Sorry this took so long to update, I have no excuse and am so sorry... I own nothing except the Charecters and the plot of this story.
FORGIVE ME
"Are we sure of her location?" the man wearing a Pidove colored suit with a burgundy shirt and a purple tie almost sighed at the question as he fell into a chair. A man sat in the shadows across from him the only thing obvious on him was the small golden pin on his black suit coat.
"Problems, Accel?" the man's tone was light, almost playful as he moved slightly in the darkness his hair and a set off parallel scars catching the light for a moment.
"I raised her Damn you…"
"Oh? Then how do you fell with her taking up with brood of dear dead Gregory?" The shadowed man could see his compatriot twitch.
"Silence would be recommended, Monsieur…" the screens around them flooded with images and small clips of the Brood in question with Bethany, him saving her, carrying her, protecting her.
"Well I will say he is much stronger then the fool that you recommended to her…" The man in the shadows laughed as Accel stood and turned quickly his coat catching the draft for a moment as he stomped away. "Remember dearest Accel, it was you who came to me with this deal, you want her spared; bring unto me that which is my inheritance." The man in the shadow started laughing as sets of eyes opened behind him deep in the darkness.
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Damian awoke to a happy sight; during their sleep Bethany had sifted hugging herself closer to him snuggling him so that her forehead rested against his. The content smile on her face gave him a small grin of his own. Today they would finally leave that small town, and they should make it to Santalune City within the next three days, even with training breaks. They could actually make it in a day if he decided to drive straight through, but that wasn't Beth's style. Besides, her team needed some training and Damian would be damned if they wouldn't get it on the way. He realized that he was more jarred than he originally thought over yesterday when he wouldn't let the girl out of arms reach for the rest of the night. He felt the girl snuggle in to him a bit more and letting out a sigh. Looking over the small girl he saw the time blinking.
"Come on Beth, it's time to get up," he almost laughed as she shook her head snuggling in as far as she could to him.
"Don' wanna."
"Beth, if you hurry we can get some training done in the area and grab some breakfast at the little café in town, fresh cinnamon rolls…" he did laugh when her eyes popped open and she locked a glare on him. She almost growled at him.
"You are cheating… fine I'll go take a shower" sighing the small girl kicked off the sheets and made her way out of the bed and into the shower stopping at the door when she heard the bed groan. "Oh, and you're not invited."
"Damn." Damian fell back down into the messy bed with a smile, stretching a bit he picked up his pair of vid glasses and tapped his watch shifting to gesture selection he decided to do some research. Lost in the research he didn't even notice when Beth walked back out of the shower and dressed. He finally noticed something was off when he felt a small nudge, looking down he saw an Esspur sitting in his lap… he knew what was coming, the cat like creatures eyes started to glow and Damian almost dislocated his arms moving as fast as he could grabbing the pokemon's ears and holding them close. He had been woken up by an Esspur before and he was not going to ever let that one happen again. The pokemon thrashed about slightly but Damian held on glaring over at Beth who threw his belt over her shoulder like a bandolier and touched the first two balls. He switched his hold on the small pokemon and started to scratch its belly and waited for the quiet purring to fill the air. Standing and cradling the small pokemon in his arms he grabbed his own clothes and walked into the bathing room. After a shower and a short soak Damian rose from the bath and toweled off his mind going through the results of his research; there was a swarming affect going on along the route that he was going to take Beth, which would mean an influx of flying types and bugs, perfect for training. Slipping on his clothes he walked out Damian strapped his Com-Link back onto his wrist and looked trying to see where Beth had wandered off to. Not seeing her he looked at the balcony and smiled at the sight of the short girl's blonde hair caught in a strong breeze. Walking forward he put a hand on her shoulder.
"You ready to go kid?" Damian saw her nod and turned leading her out of their room and down to the centers lobby, getting his belt back from Beth Damian made sure it was synched properly before getting his dex back, slipping it into a pocket of his long coat he smiled at the Joy who bowed to the two of them.
"We hope to see you again." Beth bowed back lightly before noticing that Damian was already gone; bowing again with an embarrassed smile on her face she ran after him. Damian put his bag into one of the side pouches on his bike and held it open for Beth who tossed hers in as well. After the pair mounted up and drove off the Joy let out a sigh behind her counter. Tapping a button on the side of the counter an image of a man who was mostly in shadows, sitting on a throne of some sort, a pair of red eyes opened behind the man.
"Ah Ms. Joy what a pleasure how is Nevedime town doing today?" his voice was smooth as honey but a certain strength that made the Joy blush was clearly there.
"They just left sir they're planning on hitting the café within the hour, after that they're heading north to Santalune, they are likely to spend the night in Vaniville but I can't be sure." She saw the man nod a flash of red hair appeared for a second on the screen that the Joy ignored.
"Very good Ms. Joy, very good indeed, as promised we will leave Nevedime alone for the next couple of months, and don't worry about the routes in and out of town; you're under our protection now, and as you requested we will be subtle." The large head of a black Haxorus swung around and the shadowed man scratched the scarred area near the base of the pokemon's blades. "Rocket thanks you madam, and have a pleasant day, we hope to see you again."
The screen blacked out and the Joy slumped to her knees, she had done it made a deal with the devil for the protection of her home… she could only pray that she made the right choice.
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Damian pulled them up to the café and killed the engine letting the bike roll into a stop. Feeling Beth get off and walk ahead, he felt a buzz on his watch. He slipped his glasses on and smiled at the figure waiting for his answer. A larger man sat behind a desk, a pair of Magnazones hovering and manipulating files all around a lab.
"Henry, how are you my friend?" Damian watched one of the Magnazones spun around and chirped happily the magnets spinning quickly. The large brown haired man looked up from a disassembled pokeball rig.
"Good, good, hey, you going to be heading into town the next couple of days?" the man, Henry, reached backwards as one of the hovering tanks dropped a small parcel in his hands. He used his other hand to push his rectangular glasses higher on his face. "I need a runner, and you are the best I know, you're still in the game right?"
"I'm happy to run an errand for you Henry, but I'm not a runner anymore."
"Sure, sure, like you could ever leave the game Damian, you're a legend, hell no one else can get a delivery from Sanstrum to Snowbelle in less than two days on the ground without the aide of a pokemon." Damian chuckled lightly as a hand raised above his head scratching the back of his neck.
"I'm a trainer now dude, officially, and I don't know if I could pull those speeds still, I'm not a solo traveler anymore."
"Fair enough but then again I just need a delivery to the Old capital, one of the Knights that holds residence there is in need of an upgraded com, the current one will hold. He' held up with official duties and can't make his way down here, even with a flight so can I count on you, after all you do still owe me for…"
"Yes. We'll make the run for you, but I expect full pay. Call you later tonight with more details."
"Whatever… NO GURDER NOT THERE, THE MASS ALTERATION RELAY GOES…" Damian hung up and entered the café looking around for a moment and walking over to the table that held three plates of Cinnamon rolls and cups of good strong espresso. Sliding into the chair across from the girl devouring roll after roll Damian picked one up and slowly ate it savoring the layered flavors of the baked good.
"So what was the call about?" Damian looked over the cup of coffee with a raised brow at his short companion as she stuffed another half of a roll into her mouth. How the girl could eat so much and still be as thin and flexible as she was confused him to no end.
"An old friend of mine wants me to run an errand for him. I'm paying him back from an old debt, but more importantly, we'll get paid… well." Finishing his roll Damian stood and put some money on the table, the two officers who were kind enough to give him a lift to the station the previous day walked in, out of uniform, but in black suits, black hats pulled low and black scarves pulled up high over their faces their eyes though, Damian never forgot a set. "We need to go, now."
Beth sighed and reached for the last roll as she was pulled away by Damian muttering under her breath about food…
"I'd rather not spend today getting you away from Rocket again; we do have a plan for today after all." Seeing her eyes go wide at the word rocket she started to turn around. "Don't you dare… these guys, they respond to looks, they're in touch with their inner coward. They'll respond to a look like a search light." Damian led her around the through the kitchen and out the back door slipping one of the waiters a tip as they went. Kicking his bike on Damian looked over his shoulder one of the officers stood at the door and nodded his head slightly, nodding back Damian took off.
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Pulling up to the gatehouse to Vaniville Damian looked up at the twilight sun setting behind the city walls, slowly driving over to the vehicle entrance he saw an attendant as well as a pair of police officers waiting for them. Beth stirred on the back of the bike, her helmeted head coming off his back and her arms tightening around him for a moment before she looked around.
"When'd we hit main roads?" Damian smirked at the question, after spending most of the day in a designated training area Beth was only with him for about an hour before she fell asleep.
"About three hours ago, we've just hit Vaniville, you need to get your dex out and ready. Mine too please." Damian heard her rustling around in the saddlebags as he pulled the bike to a stop at the gate and flipped the visor of his full helmet up. Beth opened her visor up also and handed the two dexes over to be scanned. Damian nodded to the gateman who nodded back "Two trainers, Damian Alexzander and Bethany Kath in town for at least two day a maximum of three days."
"Well," the guard looked at the screen in front of him and nodded his head. "Everything seems to be in order. Professor Dogwood wants a meeting with you both at your convenience."
Beth got both of the 'dexes back and slipped them back into the saddlebag as a section of the wall opened revealing a way into the city. Driving into the city proper Damian pulled the bike into the center's lot and killed the engine. Beth jumped off the bike and stretched her legs as Damian kicked himself off the bike pulling his satchel out of the saddle bag as he did so slipping it over his shoulder and adjusted it as he walked towards the center, Beth followed behind him. As they entered the center they saw the Jenny give them a nod as she accepted the 'dexes and handed over a pair of keycards in return. Smiling Beth bounced ahead Damian following behind her as they dropped their bags in the room. Beth stretched out on the bed and patted the spot next to her. Damian crawled into the bed having shed his over coat.
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Several hours later, almost midnight Damian left Fennikin curled up at the foot of the bed as he pulled a different coat from his bag; this one was also long but had buckles and clasps everywhere, the forearms had plating as did the shoulders and parts of the lower half of the coat. Stepping out through the center Ralts and Rilou on his shoulder he made his way over to a nearby laboratory. Knocking on the door he found it unlocked and made his way inside shifting through the boxes to the stairs that lead downward he found another door that was shut. Knocking he waited as the door opened a Magnazone chirping happily at him as it observed the two pokemon on his shoulder. Patting the levitating steel type he made his way into the lab.
"Damian there you are I was wondering when you'd get here." A man in a long lab coat appeared standing, his bulk rearranging as he stood, the weight that he appeared to have while sitting vanished into the man's height. Ralts and Rilou jumped off of his shoulders and took off chasing after a pair of Magnamites.
"Henry, a pleasure as always." Gripping the large man's hand Damian smiled as he was handed a cold bottle of ale as the two of them started to talk business. Taking a sip of the bottle Damian saw a Magnazone carry a metal tray over to him setting it down via magnetic fields on the coffee table. The small rectangular prism was solid black and the vid glasses took the form of a single lens. Damian took another sip and looked back up at the professor who seemed to be waiting for something. Damian sighed and took the bait, "looks cutting edge."
"OH no, far past that my dear boy, far, far, past that, that is a working concept model of the Metagross line from Hoenn's Devon Corporation, of course with some heavy modification from yours truly. That piece of tech is worth more than you could hope to make from beating the league in its entirety 10 times over." Taking the hint Damian sipped the two items into an inner pocket off his coat and with a button, zip and tuck only he would be able to find it. "How long do you think it would take, there's no rush on it, the Knight has a working com right now an old Salamance model. I'm more worried about getting it to him safely then quickly."
Damian nodded his head as he let himself lean back into his chair again finishing off the bottle with a long drink. Tossing the bottle into the bin he stood and made a short whistling sound, he felt the weight of his pokemon land on his shoulders. "Two weeks on the outside, I have to spend some time in Santalune both for personal reasons and for my companion." Damian held up a finger and shook it side to side at the professor who was in the middle of opening up his mouth. "No, you won't meet her, yes it's a her, no you can't know her name, and I swear to god if the words: Panties, boobies, Fooly Cooly, Jugs or anything else perverted I will feel no shame in having Ralts send you nightmares. Actually, he's rather fond of her he might do it on principle." The Ralts put a hand to its mouth innocently before tilting its head to the side and letting its crimson eyes glare at the man. Turning Damian gave a wave over his shoulder and returned promptly to his room where he shrugged off his coat and hung it on the back of a chair before recalling his pokemon, save Fennikin, who opened an eye before hopping off of the bed and curled up near the door to guard it as Damian took its spot and wrapped himself around his companion. The time was flashing on the clock behind him, 1:23…
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I wonder how the girl is doing… do I care about her… Should I care about her… Yes… I should… she has left on her journey… a boy was with her… a weak… pathetic excuse for a trainer… I hope she is safe… I feel that she is… I know that she is… I can barely brush her mind from here… another boy is with her now… Familiar, he… No… Wait… Yes he is… ah she is safe then for now... I hope that you are strong Young one… I hope you are strong… Ah… I see now… I've gone and done it again… Caring about another Human…
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