Author's Note: Hehe, sorry for taking so long to get a second chapter written and posted. You know how life is. Well, here you all go! The second chapter to Eon!
Eon
Chapter 2: Meet the Buizel
Irene was almost at the ocean when one of the goons chasing her threw a Pokémon proof net over her. She tried her best to get free, but it was no good. "Leave me alone!" she yelled, getting a few stares her way. Not only was a man trying to capture a Pokémon with a net, the Pokémon had actually spoke English, making even more people look in their direction. All that the Buizel wanted was freedom from her tormentors, but they continuously denied her that freedom. One of the men pulled out a knife. "You're doing to die slowly. I think I'm going to enjoy this…" he smirked, putting the tip of the knife on her bare neck. Irene was so terrified at the thought of death that she couldn't move an inch.
Luke smiled as the battle continued. It seemed like a great way to keep the day interesting. Then, he happened to look to his left and see... a Team Aqua member holding a knife to a Buziel's neck? "The hell?" he said out loud. "Chris, control my Pokémon, I'll be right back." And with that, he ran up to the Aqua goon. "Excuse me, what do you think you're doing?" he asked the goon as politely as he could.
The goon glanced over at the boy, then back at the Buizel. "This is none of your business, boy! Leave now, and I'll forget I ever saw you." he said, slowly pushing the knife into Irene's neck. She screamed in pain for a second before she started having some trouble breathing.
Luke looked down when he heard the Buziel scream in pain. "Not gonna happen, dude." he said to the goon. He took out a Poké Ball and released his Grovyle, who looked quite strong despite it not being fully evolved. "Leaf Blade on the goon, now!" Luke commanded, and Grovyle did just that.
The Leaf Blade connected with the goon, making him stumble away from the boy and his target. "Dammit, kid! You're gonna pay for that!" he yelled, pulling out a gun. Irene was angry, and now that she was free, she had a way to vent that anger. She pulled the knife out of her, still having some trouble breathing, and cut the net around her. "I will… fucking kill… you!" She said, slightly choking between words. She proceeded to throw the knife at the goon, hitting him in the jugular of his neck. He grabbed his neck, unable to talk as he fell to his knees. Irene put her paw on her neck to help herself breathe.
"Well... I guess that works..." Luke said as he saw the knife stick in the goon. "I don't want him to die, though... Wait right here." After a minute, a few nurses were putting the man on a stretcher, but by that time, he wasn't breathing. He saw Chris standing by him, and proceeded to look at the Buziel holding her throat, a bit of blood seeping through her paws. "Shit..." he muttered as he took a bandage from one of the nurses before they left and held it out to the Buziel. "Here." he said. "It will stop the bleeding."
The only reason Irene took the bandage was for her own health. After properly bandaging her neck, she looked at the boy. "Your race is despicable. Why did you help that man? He will only cause more terror should he live." She told Luke, rather rudely at that. Chris looked over at the man on the stretcher, slightly mortified. "First day in Hoenn… Hell I didn't expect it to be like this."
"I wasn't helping him. He was already a dead man." Luke commented. "I just 'hid' the body at the hospital so you won't get put down for killing someone." he said as he recalled his Grovyle. He turned to Chris. "This has never happened in Hoenn before. And I never thought I'd see a guy die by a knife to the neck."
Irene glanced over at the docks, her purple eyes shimmering slightly from the glare from the water. "Tell me when the next boat to Sinnoh is due to leave. I need to get away from Team Aqua as fast as possible." she said looking at the docks. Chris was fascinated at the Buizel."Did...Did it just talk? Huh, no wonder those guys wanna get you!"
"The boat to Sinnoh left an hour ago, and it only docks here once a week." Luke said, even though he was a bit surprised himself that a Buizel could talk. He knew some species of Pokémon could talk through telepathy, but not usually through actual talking. Irene nodded, a bit tired from running. "I appreciate your assistance." she said, walking toward the dock. She did not get far without collapsing due to fatigue. She had sprained her leg when the net took her. "Dammit, why does this crap happen to me?" she asked to no one.
Chris and Luke quickly ran over to the Pokémon and helped her up from the ground. "Are you sure that you're okay? I might have some food or something." Irene was at a loss. The wound in her neck had gotten worse and prevented her from talking. She just lay there, holding her neck. She wished the humans would just let her be, but she needed help. She allowed them to pick her up.
Luke knelt by Chris and the Buziel. "We need to heal her. Do you have any medicine on you?" he asked Chris. "I might, let me check." Christian said as he checked his bag. "I have some human painkillers, some bandages... Oh, and here's some emergency medicine for Porygon." Chris said, handing the bottle to Luke. "This should work." Luke said as he slowly took off the bandage, which was damp with blood. He sprayed the medicine on the wound, then took out a bandana and wrapped it around her neck. "Done." he said as he threw the used bandage into a nearby trash can. There was still half of the medicine left, so he gave it back to Chris.
Chris took the medicine back and put it in his bag. "Well, what now?" he asked, looking at Luke. "Honestly... I don't know." Luke said as he picked her up in his arms. He stood up. "Any ideas?" Chris thought for a moment. "Um… maybe we should find a place to stay for the night. It's getting kinda dark." Luke nodded. "Alright then." Luke said. "Follow me." He ran over to the others. "Hey... we forfeit. Me and Chris are gonna go find a hotel to rest until tomorrow. You guys wanna come with?"
Dezzi recalled her Pokémon, assessing the situation. "Okay then. What happened?" she asked, looking at Irene in Luke's arms. Luke sighed a bit. "It's a long story… I'll tell you when we get to the hotel. I know of a good cheap place. Let's go there."
Irene needed rest, and she figured these two might be able to keep her from Team Aqua until the boat to Sinnoh arrived. "If you try any funny business, you will end up like that grunt." she said as she drifted into sleep in Luke's arms. Luke looked down at Irene. "Uhh… let's go look for that hotel now…" Chris used the rest of the potion he used earlier on Porygon. "Your binary coding should do the rest." He looked over to the others. "I'm ready. Let's go."
Irene woke up on a bed. She felt very comfortable on it. She had always slept on a hard surface. "Where am I?" Irene asked, putting her paw on her neck. It was still sore. She noticed that everyone was still sleeping in the room. Irene looked around, and she saw the human that helped her. She used a weak water gun to wake him up. "Where are we?" She asked, giving him his bandanna back.
Luke woke up with a start when the Buziel wet his clothes. He took back the bandanna, which was slightly bloodied now, and stuffed it in his pocket. "We're in a hotel. Spent the night here." he said, trying to get some water off. Irene's wound was better, but not fully healed. It hurt when she talked. She got up and headed for the door. "I'm leaving… Thanks for your help." she said. Before she reached the door, someone knocked on it. "You answer it." She told Luke, wondering who was knocking.
"Okay." Luke said, still a bit sleepy. He got up and opened the door to find a police officer, who looked at Luke. "You're a bit soaked. You didn't happen to piss a water type off by chance, did you?" He did not want to arrest the Pokémon for killing a Team Aqua member, but the law had to be upheld. Irene was fortunate. She had stood in a spot where the officer could not see her from the opened door. She ran under the bed to hide.
Chris noticed the police officers, and stood up to join Luke. "Uh… Is something the matter?" Luke saw the officer, and had a pretty good idea why he was here. He turned to Chris, giving him a small nod, and then turned back to the officer. "No, officer." he said as he shook his head. "I was fixing my hair in the bathroom, and I turned the tap on too much. Why do you ask, though?" He hoped he sounded truthful to the officer. Frankly, he wasn't sure why he wanted to help that Buziel, but he had already started digging a hole. He might as well continue.
"Look boys, I know you want to protect that Pokémon, and I would love to let it pass because the person it killed was on our most wanted list for this region. But I need you to tell me the truth. If you do, we might be able to resolve this without the Pokémon being put down." He said hoping they would tell him without use of force.
'I've already started lying, can't back down now.' he thought to himself. "Officer, I'm telling you the truth. After the incident last night, I helped heal the Buziel. Afterward, she asked about a boat to Sinnoh. Then, she left to the docks. I haven't seen her since then." The officer looked at the boys curiously. "What do you mean, she 'asked?' Pokémon can't talk." The officer began to think that these kids might be drug addicts, but he wasn't sure. Irene was getting annoyed. She wanted to slap the cop and show him that Pokémon weren't just animals.
"How am I supposed to know?" Luke asked, shrugging. "I'm not an expert on these things." He glanced at Chris, then back at the officer. "Well, I want two things from you two, then I'll release you of suspicion. First, a search through your rooms. Second, the reason why a Pokémon would kill a man." he said taking out a small notebook. Christian, sensing that Luke wanted him to say something, managed to stutter something out. "Well, uh… you can even check the boat schedule. The boat left with the Pokémon on it yesterday."
"Okay then." Luke said calmly, but was freaking out in his mind. "Go ahead and search the room. And as to why she would kill the guy, I'd guess because he was trying to cut her throat. Maybe went a little too far in self-defense, but I wouldn't really know why she wanted to kill him." The officer nodded, looking at the notepad, then at the boys. "Well, that confirms you're telling the truth." He had gotten the same story from a few of the other witnesses. "I'll warn you now. If you guys are protecting the Pokémon, make sure she isn't seen in this city. She killed a truly evil man, and I think it would be a shame to kill it for that." The officer said, walking away.
"Okay. Thanks, officer." Luke said. Once the officer was out of earshot, he let out a long sigh. "That... actually worked. I got away with it." Luke chuckled to himself. "Okay, the coast is clear." he said to the Buziel. He glanced at Chris again, smiling. Christian smiled back. "God, that was close." He said. "Is it really safe for her here?"
"I'm not too sure." Luke commented. "The only real difference from her and any other Buziel is that she has differently colored eyes and can talk..." He looked over to the Buziel. "What are you gonna do now?" Irene came out of hiding and looked at the boys. "I'm going to the Sinnoh region. Thanks for your help." She said walking to the window. As soon as she looked outside, though, she climbed back down. "Well I don't think I'll be able to get past the police as easily as I thought. The police station is across the street." She said while getting away from the window. Luke thought for a moment. "So, what are you going to do now?"
"Humans care about their laws too much. I can't live in peace because of your race. You guys don't care about Pokémon. Hell, if a human kills a Pokémon its ok, but if a Pokémon kills a human it has to be put down. Never mind the fact that he put that Pokémon through pure hell." Irene said rudely. She shivered a bit as she remember the tests done on her. Chris seemed concerned. Not too much about Irene, but about their situation. "Well, uh... We have a criminal Pokémon on our hands, we've just witnessed a murder, and now the police probably suspect us. I'd say we're in a hell of a pickle." Christian said. He then turned to Dezzi. "Uh… you're a trainer, could you calm her down?"
Author's Note: Will Dezzi be able to calm Irene down? Will everyone get out of this pickle? Will I actually update this fic in a timely manner? Find out on the next installment of Eon!