Hello! I'm back and ready to kick ass! Thanks for waiting. I'll be trying my best to finish this fic by next week so we can move on to the next fic in the story. So these are going to be short chapters, due to how short the situation will be, aside from the last two. I hope you understand. Enjoy the chapter!
Chapter 32-Playtime with space squid
Landing just outside of the Akala motel, Collin and Guzma gave their thanks to Charizard and entered the room. Only Anabel was present and when she saw who was standing beside Collin, she looked like she was ready to attack.
"HALT!" she shouted, making Guzma jump. "Guzma, leader of Team Skull you are under arrest." She got out handcuffs and walked over to him, with Guzma backing away.
"Hold on there! I ain't going to jail when I done nothing!" he said, continuing to back away. It wasn't until Collin got in between the two that made them stop.
"Anabel, if you arrest him you can forget about me helping you." he said bluntly. Anabel was taken aback by his boldness but stood her ground.
"You do realize that this man is a criminal?"
"Of course. But he's strong enough to take these things down. So either you let him help me, or you get no help at all." Guzma was shocked. No one has ever stood up for him in such a way. Even that, he never seen anyone stand up to the fucking police and still have the high ground. Anabel looked like she was ready to talk back, but seeing as there was no choice, she kept her comment to herself and sighed.
"Fine. But one wrong move and he's out." she said, Collin not answering, seeming like he doesn't care. "As of now we are waiting for Looker to come by with the location of the first Ultra Beast. He should be here any moment now." Just as she said that, the door flung open and hit the wall with a bang. Standing by it was Looker, looking all sweaty and out of breath.
"È un disastro!" he shouted, getting confusing looks from everyone in the room.
"Looker, in English please." said Anabel.
"Sorry! It's a bad habit. But we are in trouble! We just got word about a UB sighting right here in Akala Island. From what we are told, it was seen near the exit of Diglett Tunnel. Who knows what can happen!" he said, almost running around the place in a panic. Anabel sighed at the sight.
"Looker, calm down." she said with a stern voice. "You two, get ready for anything. Take these." She handed weird looking Poke Balls, the same ones that looked like the one Lusamine had back in Ultra Space. "Wicke of the Aether Foundation gifted these to you to catch the Ultra Beasts. They are called Beast Balls, the only ball that can catch them. Take good care of them and only use them when there is an opening."
"Thanks Anabel. Where's the Ultra Beast sighted again?" asked Collin.
"Outside Diglett Tunnel, close to the Ruins." said Looker, finally catching his breath. "Be careful, these things are powerful."
"I know. Let's get going Guzma." Guzma remained silent throughout the whole thing but followed Collin out of the motel. "We'll walk the way, no point in calling Charizard because it's so close." The two walked along the path, with something bothering Guzma.
"Why did you stop her from trying to cuff me?" he asked. Collin chuckled at the question.
"Like I said, I wouldn't have helped them if they did." he said. "That and I want to get to know you more. If this is going to work, we need to talk. You up for it? We got a while before we reach the Tunnel."
"I guess. What do you want to talk about?"
"What was mom like with you?" asked Collin. The question made Guzma stop for a second, not expecting it so soon. "I mean we have to talk about this sooner or later. But honestly, what was she like?"
"A diamond. That's the best way to say it." he said, walking along side him. "You know how my old man was back there? Every time something like that happened, she'd take care of me. She was my rock, my sanity."
"I can imagine." said Collin, continuing along the path. Something came across his mind and it caused him to frown. "I guess I wasn't planned then huh?" Guzma looked at his son, or possible son, maybe, in the face unsure how to answer.
"...I would be lying if I said you were. But it's not a bad thing, I mean your here and..." he said, stumbling over his words. "Look I'm not good at explaining it. Sorry."
"No, I get you. Let's focus on this for now and we'll come back to it after. Maybe you'll be able to explain yourself better." Without another word, the two continued their way to Diglett's Tunnel, ready to face whatever was waiting for them.
After what felt like ages, they two made it out of Diglett's Tunnel the first thing they heard was the sound of children laughing. Collin looked to his right and saw a group of kids running around and laughing. At first he didn't pay attention, until he saw what was next to them. An Ultra Beast, the same Ultra Beast that attacked him at Aether. Instantly, his protective instincts kicked in.
"KIDS! GET AWAY FROM THAT THING!" he shouted. This caught the attention of the kids and the Ultra Beast. "THAT THING IS DANGEROUS!"
"But mister, we are playing with our new friend!" said one of the boys. "He hasn't done anything wrong."
"Not yet, but these things can hurt you really badly. You should step aside while I take care of this!" he said, almost snarling at the scared looking Ultra Beast. "Guzma, have my back."
"Yeah...sure." he said, unsure how to feel about the situation.
"Okay, go Gardevoir!" Out came the Pokemon, showing her beauty to everyone around her. "Okay, let's try to make this quick! Psychic!" he shouted. Gardevoir attempted to use her psychic attack on the Ultra Beast, but before she could even try the kids stood in front of the scared Ultra Beast. "Kids! I said get away from it!"
"NO!" a little girl shouted. "He's afraid! He was lonely and we wanted to play with him! He's done nothing to us!" she claimed. Collin had a good look at the kids and noticed there wasn't any signs of pin openings on their skin. However, Collin wasn't convinced.
"Maybe so kids, but I can't risk having you getting hurt with this thing around." he said, ready to attack again. Suddenly, Guzma stepped in front of him. "Guzma, the hell are you doing?"
"Listen to the kids!" he said, louder that he was supposed to. "Look I don't like this either but we have to take their word. Can't your Pokemon talk to it?" he asked. Collin began to think about it and let out a sigh.
"Fine. Gardevoir, see if you can get anything out of the Ultra Beast. If it attempts to attack you, don't hesitate." Gardevoir nodded and slowly walked over to the Ultra Beast. Gardevoir seemed to be surprised that it could understand her, and vice versa. She spent about a minute talking to the Ultra Beast before coming back to Collin, using her psychic abilities to tell Collin what was told. His eyes widened at the fact.
"Well, what did she say?" asked Guzma.
"The kids were right. It means no harm. It just wants to go home." he said, feeling guilty about the situation. He slowly walked over to the Ultra Beast and faced it. "Sorry about that, you don't blame me for thinking this right?" The Beast seemed to nod, understanding what Collin said. "Well, I can take you home." he said, taking out a Beast Ball and lightly tapping it onto it's head. It entered the ball and in a few shakes, it was captured.
"Well...that was anti-climatic." said Guzma. "I was for sure we were going to have a battle."
"Honestly, same. Then again something like this is way better than an actual fight. Thank our lucky stars that this one was playful and not the ones we saw in Ultra Space." he said. He turned to the kids and bent down to see them face to face. "Sorry kids, I shouldn't have yelled at you."
"That's okay mister. Will Jelly be going home?" asked one of the kids. Collin laughed at the nickname they gave to the Beast and smiled.
"Yeah, Jelly is going home. Thanks for looking after him."
"No problem mister!" The kids ran off to play again, leaving Guzma and Collin on their own.
"You must be good with kids huh?" said Guzma.
"I guess." replied Collin. "I mean I'd like to have a kid one day, but that's then, this is now. We better get back to Tweedledee and Tweedlestupid." Guzma couldn't help but let out a loud laugh at the names he gave Looker and Anabel.
"I'm totally stealing that! Who's who?" he asked.
"Whichever one you decided." he said, laughing at his own joke. The two finished up their work and made the long journey back to the motel.
So yeah, I hope this was good enough for a comeback. I hope to be able to get back into the swing of things soon. Reviews and comments of any nature are welcomed and as always, I'll see you in the next chapter. Cheerio!