Chapter 6: Inhumanity
5:15:17 PM , 12 Kilometers Outside of Camphrier Town, Kalos
''Sir, you need to see this,'' An IRF Soldier said with a stunned look on his face.
''Some fool has just destroyed one of our reconnaissance drones.''
An older, bearded man wearing a gray uniform with a nametag that read ''Morgan'', was surprised when he heard this. So far, the drone operations had gone well in the region, no resistance from any authorities or trainers. In addition, the base was hidden under layers of bedrock, so the primitive inhabitants of Kalos couldn't invade if they tried.
Morgan had always disapproved of Kalos society, from the hordes of children armed with lethal creatures to their foolish pursuit of a ''green'' civilization. In his mind, the only way to true human success was through the use and manipulation of nature, and to an extent, people. Those who were deemed worthy of freedom deserved a better future, even if it took a few thousand deaths to create it.
This world needed to be reset.
The gruff, aging man's thoughts were broken by a question from the soldier:
''Should I send another drone to take care of this?''
''No,'' Morgan responded '', now is not the right time.''
The leader of the Industrial Reform Front understood one thing: the people of Kalos would not submit if one waste of carbon died. They needed a much larger, more deadly message: the destruction of an entire town.
And Morgan had just the place in mind.
6:00:00 PM, Aquacorde Town, Kalos
Collin and Serena had just made their way back to town, when Collin heard the all-too-familiar sound of his wonderful stomach growling.
''Hey Serena, do you want to get anything to eat?'' Collin asked.
''Sure, I'm feeling a little hungry, actually,'' Serena said back.
''Good, my blood glucose levels must be getting pretty low right about now,'' Collin said.
''Did I really just say that?'' Collin thought to himself, mentally facepalming himself.
Serena giggled a little at how utterly awkward Collin was. Normally, she would be repelled by such an awkward person, but she thought it was kind of cute when Collin said something geeky.
The two went to a quaint café and decided to sit outside so they could enjoy the nice weather.
The waitress came over to the table and took drink orders. Collin got to go first.
''I'll have a Coca-Cola.''
Collin realized his mistake when the two girls looked at Collin like he was an alien.
''I mean….uh…just give me some soda,'' Collin said, correcting himself.
Serena ordered lemonade, and the drinks arrived shortly after, which allowed the two to talk a little bit.
The two talked about family, which Serena was excited to talk about. She told Collin all about her mother, who was a famous Rhyhorn Racer. Collin, on the other hand, was reluctant to talk about his family. He saw his mother as only a contributor of genetic material, and never really had a happy relationship with her. Serena, on the other hand, seemed to have a great bond with her mother, which made Collin a little angry on the inside. What was it that Serena had that he didn't?
Collin quickly pushed these thoughts out of his head, seeing that it wasn't Serena's fault that Collin's family life sucked.
Serena then started talking about her friends, which also made Collin a little gloomy because it reminded him that he was really bad at making friends. Just as Collin thought that this conversation would never end, Serena asked Collin about his hometown.
''Which region are you from? Hoenn?'' Serena asked out of sheer curiosity.
But Collin didn't give her the response she was expecting.
''Well Serena, I'm not from any region in this world. I'm from a place called America, on a planet that isn't nearly as peaceful as this one.''
''People in my world, instead of being friendly, sensitive, and open to ideas, are greedy, aggressive, and always willing to take human lives to reach their goals.''
Serena felt chills race up her spine. How did people from this other world live like that?
''The world is torn apart by war, and humanity possesses technology so dangerous it threatens to make our world uninhabitable.''
''See, Serena, that's why we have to go on this journey. We have to stop this world, your world, from turning into a warzone.''
Serena was instantly filled with determination. She wouldn't let her mother, or anyone else in all of Kalos come to harm. She told herself that she was strong, and that she would protect everyone.
The two finished ate their meals in silence. An hour or so later, Collin decided that it was time to leave. He started walking away, making Serena run after him to catch up. She felt terrible about reminding Collin of whatever horrors were occurring in his world.
The two got a hotel room in Aquacorde Town, and Collin went to sleep almost immediately. Serena stayed up for a little while and played with Fennekin before getting in bed. She decided to make it a point to introduce Fennekin to Collin the next day. She was sure that he would be impressed that she had her own Pokémon.
She looked over to Collin, smiled, and went to sleep.
I figured that this chapter would be a good one to introduce the main villains and Collin's inner feelings about the journey and his family.
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