Chapter 58: The ugliness of the truth
Sometime after Frost's group entered the sewers
Lance, Diantha, and Cynthia climbed down another manhole, this being a completely different entry point since this one led straight to the main water channel.
"Augh! this smell will be the death of me." Diantha complained as she lowered herself from the ladder.
"Stop complaining this is a sewer what did you expect scented perfume," Cynthia replied while covering her nose with her sleeve.
"The entrance should be along the main channel it has been about 20 minutes since they entered, we should hurry if we want to catch up to them."
Nodded to Lance's words the two women quickly followed the dragon master through the tunnel system. The loud sound of the flowing sewage water masked their footsteps as they finally reached the entrance.
"This is it," Lance announced as they walked close to the door.
"That is all well and good but how do we plan on opening this?" Diantha said as she eyed the heavy metal door blocking their way.
Lance took out Dragonite's Pokeball as he said
"No problem just give us some room."
"Wait!" Cynthia's voice cut through the space as Lance stopped.
"Don't you think it is a bit weird that the door as no guards." She added.
"Now that you mention it is a bit odd." Diantha quipped as she examined the door carefully.
"Look here's the door's terminal." She added.
Cynthia moved in close to the terminal to examine it while Lance opted to check the surrounding area.
"It's faint but this terminal has traces of blood on it."
"You think Frost and the others used it to enter? But they wouldn't they need an access card" Diantha questioned.
"Yes but I don't see anyone here that is what worries me."
Flags were raised in Cynthia's head as she connected the blood to the card and the card to the dead….
As she was about to complete her thought Lance yelled
"Guys I think I found the guards!"
"What! Where?" Diantha added.
Lance who was squatting behind some crates to the side lifted his head so Diantha could see him.
As the Kalos Champion turned the corner as she yelped but soon covered her mouth with both her hands.
Cynthia joined in soon after and her fears became reality as two bodies of whom she presumed were the guards lay hidden.
Lance using rubber gloves retrieved the spike that was logged inside one of the guard's throat as Diantha silently prayed for the dead.
It wasn't like none of them had seen a dead body before working alongside the police all them had developed some resistance to seeing corpses but the shock was still there.
"Both of them had the same type of spike stuck in their throats," Lance said as he retrieved an evidence bag from his coat and sealed the spike along with the cloth in the plastic bag.
"Check for key cards," Cynthia said as Lance patted one of the bodies.
"Nothing."
Diantha knelt and checked the other body and retrieved a card from one of the inside pockets.
"Here you go." She said as she handed the bloody card to Cynthia.
Cynthia checked the name on the card 'Adam Lowe' it read as she compared the man's photo with the body's.
"So this is how they entered," Lance said as he looked at the bodies once more.
"Arceus they weren't joking weren't they." Diantha tried Dark humor as she chuckled uncomfortably
"No shit," Lance replied as he dusted himself and approached the door where Cynthia stood in wait.
She was about to use the card but suddenly she felt something move above her but before she could react the card was taken from her.
"What!" she reacted in surprise as the shadowed figure jumped behind all of them with the card in his hand.
[That wasn't a human it was a pokemon.] Cynthia summarised as those movements were impossible to execute with the human physique.
Diantha used her Phone's flash to light the area as they saw a Jet-Black greninja standing a few meters behind them.
Diantha tried to negotiate with the Pokemon but was given the silent treatment as the Pokemon just stared at the trio.
"Its Frost's pokemon, dammit he knew." Lance cursed seeing the Pokemon's reluctance to hand over the card.
"If that is the case we just have to fight it," Diantha said as she called out Gardevoir.
The fairy type twirled majestically before coming to halt in front of Greninja.
[You called for me?] Gardevoir asked telepathically to her trainer.
[Yes I need you to get that card from Greninja.]
"Gren-Greninja Gren…." The pokemon growled.
[He says to tell these three to go back.] Gardevoir communicated with all three present.
"Gardevoir ask him nicely once for the card because if he refuses we have no choice to take it by force," Diantha said sternly as Gardevoir did the same.
"Gren…"
[He is stubborn Diantha and is not willing to hand it over.]
Diantha sighed as she said
"Then we have no choice Gardevoir use MoonBlast." She commanded as Greninja took a fighting stance.
The fight was about to start with Gardevoir charging up but suddenly a sharp and loud sound cut through the air.
"GUNSHOT!" Lance yelled as the three of them were alerted.
"STOP RIGHT THERE ALL OF YOU." Rain's voice was crystal clear.
"Rain what the hell!" Diantha yelled as she got out of cover.
"That is my line champion I didn't recall letting you come down here." She replied sternly as she slung her rifle over her back.
Diantha bit her lip as they were busted.
Of course, they had a trail on them there was no way Frost was going to let her go unsupervised, Cynthia face palmed internally.
Rain walked over to the now relaxed Greninja and gave him an affectionate head pat which was surprisingly well-received by him as he handed the card over without resistance.
"Thank you." Rain said as she examined the key card.
After a bit of silence, Rain spoke again
"Champions this was not agreed upon."
Something about the way she said made all their hair stand and it looked like all the champions were being scolded like kids.
Silence
"Seriously you rob cards out of dead bodies but can't answer to me what are you guys…." Rain chuckled as she realized she might have overdone it.
"We wanted to see with our own eyes…." Cynthia began.
"Hooo… but haven't you seen enough already." Rain said as she pointed at the bodies.
"Kalos's peace was threatened and I didn't even know about it." Diantha began visibly distraught.
"So I wanted to make sure they pay for what they did."
Rain looked over to Lance for his explanation as he huffed
"Why are you here Dragon Master Lance." Rain emphasized.
"I don't trust any of you so I needed to come here and see the truth of the life all of you live with my own eyes."
Rain looked at the three Champions
[Cynthia is curious as usual, Diantha wants revenge and Lance wants the truth.]
"Frost told me to keep an eye on you, Cynthia, because he expected you to do come here… he said something about her is stubborn and truth-seeking." Rain began as Cynthia smiled.
"Champions this is dangerous…."
"We know and all three of us agreed to do this keeping that in mind," Cynthia added.
"That is not my point, if you walk on you may see something you cannot unsee, it is your mental health in question not physical well physical is also in question but just a little less in comparison."
As Rain said this the communication device on Greninja beeped as it activated and the Pokemon handed it to Rain.
"Frost, can you hear me?"
"Yes, this is about them only."
"They are outside the entrance I am with them."
"What do you want me to do with them?"
"Yes… they saw the bodies."
"Alright."
Cynthia could just listen to one side of the conversation as Rain handed her the earpiece.
"Cynthia, he wants to speak to you."
Putting the device on she spoke
"Frost…."
"Cynthia…"
She could hear the strain in his voice even through the comms.
"Why do you keep complicating things?"
She couldn't reply
"Cynthia are you still there?" he asked.
"Yes, I am here."
"Do you not trust me?"
"I do more than you think."
"Then why….."
Cynthia had to answer convincingly anything else and Frost would make Rain send them away.
"Because….. because I want to do better I want to be better."
Hearing him sigh on the other side made her heart sink.
"And you think this is the way to do so."
"I have to experience it to answer that."
"Stubborn woman…. Fine"
Cynthia's face lit up as he said that
"Pass it to Rain."
And Cynthia did, Rain put the device on and walked away to complete her conversation, she returned shortly after and handed Cynthia the comm and the keycard.
"He said come to the first lobby, you have 10 minutes."
After saying that Rain and Greninja turned around to leave.
"Wait you aren't coming along?" Diantha asked.
"No, I am not because some people decided to leave their tasks and come play hero so I need to cover for them." Rain said teasingly.
"Here take this." Lance gave her a cellular device.
"What's this?" Rain asked.
"Use to get in touch with my G-men they were replacing us three."
Rain smirked as she accepted the device and left the Champions.
"I hope you find what you are looking for Champions but I can't guarantee that it is something that you'll like."
After she disappeared in the darkness Cynthia turned around to her companions.
"Let us go."
Author's Notes:
Gardevoir vs Greninja I think I missed on a good fight there. Anyways if you are enjoying the story be sure to follow and feel free to ask questions in the PM or then
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