A/N : Huzzah, I have returned from my hiatus (and mostly likely will go on hiatus again), and I am back with another story.
Now before we start this, just a warning that this story WILL contain violence, slight blood, mentions of transphobia, and near-character death.
Without further ado, lets get started..
"Now listen to me.."
The small Sneasel stood silently, still staring at the large Weavile's blood orange eyes.
"Go near that mongrel again and you'll suffer. The clan doesn't deserve you to be friends with it."
As the Sneasel's blue eyes met up directly with the Weavile's, she knew that her clan members would prevent her from befriending any outsiders; especially a Boltund like "Oakley".
"G-Griff, please reconsider.." Pleaded Vivian.
"And not a word.."
Vivian closes her mouth shut after hearing the Weavile's gruff reply. She stood on the ground, still not understanding how furious Griff was.
"As Ice and Dark types, Sneasels like you MUST find a compatible friend, and you'll find one. As a Weavile you'll find a mate thats the same as out species, and you must NEVER find another Pokémon thats not the same species as us.."
A lot of Sneasels in Griff's clan are adults; including Vivian, but finding a mate is difficult when it comes to finding one with the same species as hers.
"You are a clan member, and you'll find another one of the Sneasels to become mates with. NEVER OUTSIDERS!!"
Krookodile tears started forming into Vivian's eyes. "Just listen to me, Griff!"
"I'm not here to argue with you for the day, Vivian. You must find another Sneasel to be an escort with. END. OF. DISCUSSION."
Oakley and her became bestest of friends since she was a pup, and Vivian just a small and young sneasel. Now an adult Pokémon, Vivian must take advantage in going back to Oakley and get her revenge someday.
The scars on her face and her bitten off ear left Griff in giving her the clan member duties; just like other Sneasels. But when they refuse to follow the rules and be friends with outsiders by light, as a punishment a sneasel gets killed by one Weavile or another with their claws. A punishment for either betrayal, or worse.
A sneasel NEVER betrays their clan leader, but with Vivian, she refuses to follow the law. By Lunala's moonlight, a part of her wants to slash Griff's neck and let Oakley do the rest herself.
But she isn't here for that. She doesn't want Griff to die, but she wants Griff to understand why befriending outsiders with villagers is okay.
And which in fact, it isn't.
She'd suffered long enough, and she wants the suffering to be over with. From getting her ear bitten off by a Mightyena, to getting her facial scars as a punishment for betraying her clan leader, to getting misgendered by some of Griff's clan members after the incident.
She wants Oakley, and she wants her back. She is not dead thankfully, but the Boltund is still around somewhere else to do her missions with the team.
'Griff is the worst.' She thought to herself.
She seethed after the severe suffering she'd received as a youngling.
She wanted to run away from that monster, and she would never come back to him ever again.
Oakley. She wanted her back. She wanted Oakley to fight him off.
But no. The Boltund isn't here, and Vivian had to end up with Griff's strict rules.
She turned her head to the bushes where it leads to the exit. Vivian wanted to escape, but never with Griff still around. Thankfully the Weavile wasn't there only to be busy with his daily duties.
With one slow step, a loud voice boomed across the forest. "THE ASSESSMENT WILL COMMENCE MOMENTARILY.."
"Arceus damn it.." Vivian groaned as she walked away from the bushes, the same bushes where it led to the outside of the border.
"Where is she?" Asked the Boltund, her steps more louder then before. She was seen running across the forest with her Snubbull partner next to her. "She was right there and now she's gone.."
"Guessing she had her assessment thing. Really hoping she would pass this time." Penny scoffed, stopping as both her and the Boltund arrived to a close.
"I'm getting worried about Vivi right now. At this rate she'll get killed by one of the clan leaders themselves.." Oakley sighed as she stopped to the nearest bush.
She opened her muzzle to say anything else, but stopped as she began to recognize the plant. It was long, dark green, and was sporting with nearly-visible spikes very enough to slightly stab a Pokémon.
"Penny, I know these bushes.." Oakley said, shocked. The Boltund had knew the same border when she was just a young Yamper. As a pup she would slide against the bushes before popping out to see a young Vivian, standing silently.
"The same border as a pup.."
Penny was befuddled at Oakley's response, but knowing that the border leads to a Weavile's clan residence could result in a large group of Sneasel to kill their prey, ordered by a Weavile one or another.
"Oakley, those Sneasels could strike you in less than a second if you're not fast enough.." The Snubbul spoke, her voice flat and stern as she tugged onto the Boltund's front leg.
"Penny, I'm a strong Boltund who's known to knock out a monstrous group of dark types then an average Tyrogue. A Tyrogue could knock down a moderate group, but for me I would knock down a BUNCH of them without getting knocked out myself.." Explained Oakley as she slides her paw inside the bushes.
The spikes surprisingly haven't made contact with the Boltund's skin, so its enough for Oakley to sneak into the clan's territory without any trouble.
"Penny, hop onto my back. Those spikes'll poke you any second now." Oakley ordered the Snubbul onto her back. The Snubbull didn't have time to ask why, knowing that her Boltund friend would jump past the border.
Hopping onto the dog's back, Oakley grew a determined smile on her muzzle, and brought her legs close to her body, preparing herself to jump past the border.
With one swift movement, Oakley proceeded to jump as high as possible, enough for both dog Pokémon to trespass Griff's clan presence without sliding into the bushes.
She landed on both her feet, with Penny now frozen in not in horror, but now in shock. She was fairly surprised Oakley could jump this high for a Boltund herself. She's no flying type, but this fast dog could bounce as high as a Hawlucha.
Placing Penny on the ground, Oakley turns around to make sure nobody took notice, but Vivian to see the action as well. The Boltund raised a paw to tell the Sneasel to be quiet, knowing that Griff was already busy with his duties with others.
The battle-scarred Sneasel slowly walked over to both Oakley and Penny with a large smile on her face. "So glad you guys came back.."
"Vivian, I need to tell you something before that Weavile monster notices us." Oakley responded, the determined tone of her voice soon fades into something flatter. "Were going to get you outta here and no one; even us is going to let you die like this.."
Vivian thought for a second. Was Oakley actually going to save her from the suffering she had "gifted" as a youngling? As a matter of fact, she's going to, and no Weavile is going to stop the team from letting her meet Arceus anytime soon.
Oakley opened her muzzle to finish, but she was soon halted as she heard a booming and husky voice echo across the abandoned stage. "BY LUNALA'S MOONLIGHT.." The Boltund cursed inaudibly.
"VIVIAN. GO FIND GRIFF BEFORE HE FINDS US. NOW!"
Without time to ask why, Vivian watched the Boltund slide back inside the bushes as the echoing continued. "VIVIAN! WHERE ARE YOU?!"
She gulped and started to run off from the border just as Griff could finish crying for her attention. With the small Sneasel now out in the distance, Oakley pokes her head out of the bushes as she watched other Sneasels do their duties.
"Penny, I had a feeling Griff is gonna kill her any second now.." Oakley responded, her voice now nervous and worrying.
"Then just fight him off. It's not a big deal.." Penny scoffed as she poked her head out of the large plant, taking notice of the inaudible argument echoing across the area.
"Penny-- Shh.. I hear something.." The Boltund's ears perked up as she began hearing something across the forest. It was nothing than an argument, but she heard something that left her speechless.
"You weren't with that damn mutt, were you?!"
"Griff, I swear to it! I wasn't meeting with ANY of the outsiders!!"
"Then why do I hear distant talking OUTSIDE our premises?!
Both the Snubbull and the Boltund froze after what they have heard from the Weavile leader.
"P-Please, Griff. I'm sorry--"
"YOU'RE SORRY?! YOU HAVE ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE THE TERRITORY AND GOT YOURSELF IN DANGER WITH THOSE OUTSIDERS, NOT KNOWING OUTSIDERS ARE IN OUR PREMISES!"
"Please r-reconsider, Griff. Oakley only showed up to--"
And with sudden realization, Vivian knew she was going to get punished for betraying her leader.
"OAKLEY WAS HERE?!"
"G-Griff, no! I--"
"And who gave you the permission to lie to your leader, you worthless ice rat?!"
Oakley gasped in shock at the insult. Vivian paused for a moment, Sandile tears forming in her eyes. Griff opened his mouth to talk, but just as Vivian caught his eye, she proceeded to speak...for one last time...
Vivian's words were quick and her voice started to break.
"Oakley showed up to meet me at the clan territory to plan on getting me out of here. She wasn't there to kill me and I'm not in danger. I PROMISE--"
And with one swift movement, Griff swiped his claws at Vivian's face, leaving red gashes on her head. Blood began dripping from her wounds, but thankfully the impact wasn't deep.
"You must be punished from your actions, Vivian. And you must accept your fate.."
Both dog Pokémon watched a few Sneasels walk over to her nearly-unconscious self before Griff could finish speaking.
"You three.."
A few Sneasels turn back at their leader before they could start finishing Vivian off.
"Do me a favor. Finish her off. And leave her dead body outside the border."
Oakley winced in horror after hearing what the Weavile had said to them. "Penny, we're not leaving Vivian out to die like this.."
The Boltund slowly slid out of the bushes to stop and watch a small group of Sneasels make their way to kill Vivian.
"And for betraying your leader.. Your death belongs to the clan itself, and there's no pleading."
An average-sized female Sneasel grabbed Vivian by just both her shoulders, squealing in pain as she felt sharp claws dig against her skin. Another female; taller than Vivian, sharpened her claws as she was ready to attack.
And lastly, a male was there to watch; including Griff. However the male Sneasel keeping an eye on the ritual will have to do some serious cleaning.
"Now.."
As the average female Sneasel held onto Vivian with both her shoulders, the taller female raised her left claw towards the defeated victim.
It's over. She is going to die, and her death belongs to the entire clan...until all of a sudden,
"DON'T KILL HER YOU JERKS!!" A loud voice boomed across the area where Vivian was supposed to die, but luckily the attacker stopped as she lowered her hand and watched the Boltund run by, now with her Snubbull friend about to lock her jaws onto the taller Sneasel's arm.
The average female dropped Vivian onto the ground and made her attempt to escapee from Oakley, but she was too late as she felt Oakley ram her head onto her back, sending her flying.
Griff watched in shock as he saw the average-sized Sneasel land onto the ground, going unconscious. Without time to figure out why, he then ordered a few of his clan members to finish off the outsiders.
"EVISCERATE THESE MUTTS!! AND THROW THEIR MOTIONLESS BODIES OUT OF OUR PREMISES!!" Griff yelled so loud, a few of his clan members finally came into action.
Oakley turned around and watch a smaller female Sneasel about to strike her in the face, but she avoided the attack and swung her head against the smaller Dark/Ice type's body, knocking her out.
Penny out in the open fields, locked her jaws against a taller male's arm. He screamed as he swung his arms against Penny to break free, but the Snubbull's grip was too tight enough to let go.
Oakley continued on tackling each Sneasel remaining until there were little to no groups left. With only a Weavile and a couple of male Sneasels still standing, sparks began flying across her body.
With Vivian still frozen in shock, Oakley let out a shout, ordering her to leave the area immediately. "VIVIAN! RUN!!"
And so Vivian did as she was told. Griff watched the Sneasel head towards the bushes, and was about to make his way to grab her, but he was soon halted as he turned back and watched one of the last remaining clan members fall into unconsciousness.
It wasn't Oakley though, but it appeared that Penny had learned a new move, "Moonblast". Pink mist and white sparkles dance across the unconscious Pokémon before it all soon faded away.
The Boltund didn't have time to figure out where that blast of light came from, but less thinking more fighting.
"PENNY! NOW!!" Ordered Oakley, and the Snubbull did as she was told.
The small bulldog proceeded to snap her jaws onto Griff's arm, locking her fangs onto it as hard as possible. She whips her head back and forth to keep the Weavile from moving. Griff's scream started to grow louder, but the rest of his clan members; except for Vivian, laid motionless on the ground.
Penny kept her jaws locked, but Griff had shown no signs of giving up. His right hand became to show a dark ball of light, and threw it towards the Snubbull, but to no avail Penny started to swing her attacker with only his arm now-locked by her jaws.
It didn't have no effect, now that Griff managed to land on the ground without getting knocked out. He swung his hand and struck the Snubbull with all of his might.
Penny flew away from the Weavile before landing on the grassy floor, with Oakley next to her as sparks continued to fly across. Thankfully the impact was severe, but it was enough to weaken Penny.
"And don't even try knocking her out, you monster.." Oakley snarled before she proceeded to scramble her paws onto the ground, more sparks fly across her body.
Her body was bordered with a glowing white flash, and large sparks now fly across her full being.
"Wait--" It was all Griff could say before Oakley rammed her head against his body, sending a large explosion towards them, sending both attackers flying.
Oakley managed to land on all four of her paws, but the Weavile was slammed onto the ground, fully motionless. He was caught in the electric explosion, and so did the Boltund.
Thankfully it did little effect to her, but the explosion was enough to knock out Griff.
Penny rubbed her eyes before gazing her sight upon the now-senseless Weavile. "I...I can't believe you just did that.."
"You're damn right I did.." Oakley laughed as she turned back at Penny, before gazing her eyes upon Vivian, still standing not in shock, but in awe.
"And Vivian must be proud of you for saving her." Replied the Snubbull as she walked over to the last Sneasel remaining out in the open territory near the border.
"But we're getting her out of this mess before Griff gets up and notices. We don't want her to suffer again, do we?" Oakley asked before Penny could nod at breakneck speed.
"Now, book it, Oakley! This is our chance!!" The Snubbull grabbed Vivian by only her claw as she pulled her out of the bushes. Oakley, aware of the situation, went with Penny soon after.
Moments later, the taller female slowly got up and noticed that Vivian appeared to be missing...apparently she went with the same Boltund who had saved her from getting killed.
"You know what? How about if she comes back, we'll kill her...for real this time.." The tall female Sneasel requested as her vision begins to clear.
"Just wait and find out. She'll get the claws the next time she goes back." The other Sneasel; another female, quickly got up and dusted herself. "Lucky I haven't died from that mutt's electric boogaloo yet."
Time has passed, and Lunala's moon had climbed in the sky. Penny is at the explorer post and Vivian is outside, sitting down as she was leaning against the tree.
Oakley appeared to be missing. Without her, Vivian would've been with Penny instead. Thinking that the Boltund is gone, she heard a loud THUMP next to her.
Turns out, it was just Oakley, jumping off the largest branch nearby! The sneasel sighed in relief now knowing that the Boltund didn't go missing after all.
"Hey, Viv.." Blurted out the dog as she sat beside the sneasel. Vivian gazed her eyes upon the large Boltund, staring at her in those yellowish-green eyes. She appeared to be happy as well, knowing that she saved her from getting killed by not Griff, but one of his clan members as well.
"I'm sorry about what happened earlier. I just.. we just wanted you to be safe so we had to get you outta there from that monster."
"It-It's fine, Oakley. I was abused by him before which is why I wanted to run away and..start a new life.." Vivian let out a sad sigh as her sky-blue eyes met Oakley's. "When I was a kid, I ended up getting those facial scars because I betrayed him."
"You mean Griff?" Oakley asked, unaware of the abuser at first. "OHHH, you mean this guy! Yeah, he's pretty much of a jackass.."
"I first met you when you were a Yamper, and...and.." Vivian paused to hold back any tears. "When we first met, Griff had to stop me from doing so. He even threatened me that if I see you again, I would be dead."
"A Weavile clan can't kill younger Sneasels despite that they disobey their leader, but as adults, it's even worse. One Weavile or another would..." Oakley paused for a moment, but she refused to finish. "It's best not to say the rest to you explicitly.."
"No, it's fine. Griff's not here anyway.."
The Boltund turned away and rubbed her head with her paw. She was hesitant to say the rest, but it was Vivian's decision. With a long pause, Oakley took a deep breathe and began to speak.
"One Weavile or another would...strike their claws against a Sneasel's body until their wound is deep enough to kill them."
Vivian tried her best to hold back bile. Oakley took notice of the wincing Sneasel and stopped talking. "Sorry, Viv. Was it too much for you?"
"Probably. Some clan member almost killed me earlier.." Vivian gulped before she could finish speaking. "With that bitten off ear of mine and those facial scars, I knew I had to run away from that abusive freak."
"Griff's a sick freak, isn't he?"
"Not a sick freak actually, but more like..just a freak in a physically abusive way.." Vivian responded, trying her best not to choke out a sob.
Oakley placed a paw onto the Sneasel's back and nuzzled her head against her shoulder. "Look, Vivian. Ever since we first met, I love you, and there's no way we're letting you meet Arceus so quickly."
Vivian gazed back upon the Boltund's yellowish-green eyes, and began to grow redder than a Charmander's flame. "I..I love you too, Oakley."
The Boltund was about to lick Vivian on the cheek, but she was soon halted as a loud voice echoed across the village. "ARE YOU GUYS GOING TO BED OR NOT! CAN'T SLEEP WITH YOU GUYS TALKING SO LOUD!"
"Penny, we're going to bed soon!" Shouted Oakley. "Jeez.."
"Maybe one peck on the cheek before we check in for the night?" Vivian requested. Oakley paused and turned back at Vivian. Her plan on kissing her was soon interrupted by her snarky Snubbull partner, but since she's still inside, Oakley soon places a kiss onto the Sneasel's cheek.
"I'm heading to bed. You coming?" Asked the Boltund as she was about to head inside the explorer post. The Sneasel began nodding at breakneck speed before running towards Oakley by the doorway.
"Penny, we're checking in for the night. Don't be so rude just because Viv and I are talking.."
THE END.