Magnus: Here goes the new chapter, with a BIG surprise included, hope you enjoy it, and remember, Read and Review!
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Chapter 15
Training
"Many people have asked me what do I fight for, they ask this because they can't understand the source of my strength, of my resolve, but the few times I have answered people are not satisfied, for the only thing I say, is that I fight for a better tomorrow, a tomorrow where the children can live happily without fear of the war, or the illness, where people like me does not exist...", –Mark Hunter-
"So...", Shadow tried to start a conversation, while steadying Ramza, who was falling asleep with Boco's rhythmic walk
"So?", Zetsumi asked, his Nightmare was clearly happy with the walk before the dawn, although, Shadow gave him a look that screamed the he wasn't the one he wanted to hear
"Mark, why did we had to leave?, I mean, we could at least have stayed one last night at the pokecenter, and there was nobody chasing us... because... nobody was chasing us... right?", Shadow asked the last part with dread, as if he just hit the jackpot... of the bad luck
"...", Mark silence felt heavier than a ton of bricks, it was hard to tell if he was annoyed, or just thinking his answer
"Mark?", Shadow pressed for an answer, and Zetsumi couldn't help but to shook his head, it was hard for him to understand why Mark was tolerating the noisy guy
"The oracle said to get out before dawn", Mark replied, not turning to face Shadow
'Good move, now he is going to ask what the heck is an oracle', Inner Mark mocked
"And what is this oracle?, why should we believe something like that?", Shadow asked, he obviously had no faith on the mystic
'Told you', Inner Mark mocked, much to Mark's annoyance
"SHADOW!", Zetsumi shouted for the first time, he hated... no, he was utterly scared with the idea of bringing that topic
"What?", Shadow shot back
"I'll explain you later, first we need to put a good distance between us and the city", Mark replied, and neither Zetsumi or Ramza were happy with the idea
Meanwhile, near Ivalice...
Felix and Illidan had become the worst enemies ever, Felix knew that hiring this specific mercenary was a BAD idea, but who hears Felix?, no one, he knew that they were in trouble since they left their base, he knew that Illidan knew, and he knew that Illidan was looking for the smallest of the windows to use him as bait to get away from trouble, the worst part?, he knew, that Illidan knew that he knew...
"Well, this is getting bad, soon night time will reach it's darkest hour...", Felix stated
"And?", Illidan monosyllable reply was very unnerving
"And we need to get a place to stay... to...", Felix tried to reach for word that will not expose him to whatever evil plan the mercenary has, after all, he was know for losing some wannabe rangers during his time of service
"To get ready for the ambush of our stalker?", Illidan replied with annoyance
"IF YOU KNEW IT ALREADY WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY IT?", Felix couldn't help but to yell, then he took some heavy breaths to calm himself
"Don't yell, now tell me, how did you know it?", Illidan asked, as if testing him
"Because it's one of my blood gifts", Felix tried to explain, although it sounded as if something was amiss
"Ok... well... since you are the wannabe, check the map, perhaps you can point us to were to take shelter, since you think I'm nothing but a stupid mercenary...", Illidan said with fake hurt, while handing the map back to Felix, who eagerly took it
"I don't think you are stupid... just ev...", Felix couldn't finished his sentence, for Illidan took this as his window to act
WHAM!
"That will keep you quiet", Illidan said, while Felix body felt to the ground in a soundless fashion, for Illidan hit him with the flat of his sword
"Come out now, so we can dance under the moonlight!", Illidan called, while his hair turned from dark to silver, and his eyes took two different colors, one golden-amber, and the other an unnatural dark blue
"Dance under the moonlight?, I have to admit it sounds romantic, and very alluring", A long platinum blond haired tan girl said, while walking into the small clear where Illidan was standing
"You look rather hungry, perhaps you want to feed before our dance?", Illidan offered, giving a small glance at Felix unconscious body
"Thank you for the offering, but blood with pokegirl genes makes me sick... although if you are offering your pure human blood...", the girl said, giving a small wink
"Speak your name", Illidan ordered, and the girl snorted at this, but replied anyway
"I'm Integra Van Hellsing, now tell me yours, so I can properly give you the thanks after feeling the joy of your pure human blood", Integra stated
"My name is Illidan Von Hellscream, and there is nothing that can stand in the way of my blade", Illidan stated, with the excitement of a psychopath that is about to slaughter a defenseless lamb
Breast Valley police department, early in the morning...
Captain Carth was actually sweating bullets, Prof. Bright has just arrived, and he had still to tell him the bad news... he wondered if Jenova had been sighted the night before...
"So, Carth, were are our wandering star tamers?", Bright asked, smiling, his arrival before the appointed time was NOT welcomed
"I... I'm afraid to tell you that we lost track of Mr. Hunter... is as if he never arrived here in the first place... no one saw him leave", Captain Carth explained, he just foresee it, a tragic accident, he only hoped to be him the one in the accident, and not his family
"Oh?, really?, now that is an impressive stealthy guy... anyway, I'm not interesting on Mr. Hunter, while maybe a strong tamer, he lacks rarity on his choice of pokegirls, I'm more concerned on Mr. Slayer's whereabouts", Bright clarified, and Carth's eyebrow raised at this
"Why interested on the funny guy?, I mean, he managed to beat Gary Stroak, but it was a lucky shot", Captain Carth asked
"As I told you before, I just want to trade with him, he happens to have a exotic pokegirl with him, and I want her for my private collection, that's all", Bright explained, his smile still there
"Oh, well, if that's the case, we suspect that he disappeared along Mr. Hunter and an unknown tamer, one of those clad in black hood guys", Captain Carth replied, and Bright lost his smile
"You wouldn't mean, this guy, right?", Bright asked, while showing a picture of Zetsumi, Carth will forever remember this day, as the worst of his career
Middle of the forest area, half way to Ivalice...
"Ok, time to train a little", Mark said, while calling out all of his pokegirls, soon Shadow did the same, and Ramza followed, only Zetsumi kept his pokegirls balled
"Well, now, I'll give eac of you an specific training, and I want you to follow it at strictly", Mark stated, and all of his pokegirls looked at him, ready to carry his orders, and get some love from their man
"Jewel, I want you to keep using Harden until it reach it's max, then maintain it for as long as possible", Mark said to the rock pokegirl, who reacted on her zealous and primitive way
"Jewel, obey, Jewel, harden", Jewel replied, and immediately began her training, she didn't care if it had any kind of purpose or not, she just loved to take his orders
"Yuki, come her for a moment", Mark called, while taking off his lab coat
"Proceeding as requested", Yuki replied, while moving to be at less than an inch of distance, Mark got slightly surprised, but didn't shown any reaction
"For now on, I'll entrust you with this", Mark said, while putting his lab coat over Yuki's shoulders, completing the cosplay of certain anime scientist
"W-Why?, I-I may end d-destroying i-it!", Yuki stammered, but fell quiet when Mark put his forehead on her's
"No, I know that this white coat not only will no be destroyed, I know that you'll never allow it to be even stained, because, your shy personality will forever keep your magnetic buffer, so no one will get to you by missile attacks, I know that your analytical part will make expert use of your little satellites, so they are used to it's full potential, with no error margin, and I know that your boisterous side will make well use of the reinforced gloves and boots to defeat anyone in close quarters", Mark replied, giving hidden orders to each of her personalities, Yuki was about to reply, but Mark stopped her, with a soft kiss on her lips
"Now, Yuki, here is your special training, I want you to live day and night with your reinforced gloves and boots, also, I want you to stop walking, from this moment, you'll be limited only to your levitation, unless I say otherwise", Mark ordered, and Yuki promptly started
"SIR, YES SIR!", Yuki shouted, she quickly folded the sleeves of the white coat, and her hands and forearms were transformed into armored gauntlets, with the spheres still visible on the back of her hands, her feet instantly turned into armored combat boots, and she began to float, Mark gave a nod of approbation that made her heart skip a beat
"What about us?", Alba ventured to ask, on Mia's behalf too, she perfectly knew that Reina was the next to be told about training, but she couldn't help but to feel the need to become stronger for her tamer
"You?... but, there is no need for special training... you are already vital to me as you are, my transportation... and Mia also is a non-combat...", Mark replied, but got interrupted by Alba, who was now hugging him, and crying, as he were telling her that she was useless and going to be dumped
"Please!, I want to become stronger!", Alba cried, and Mark couldn't help but to sigh
"Ok, you will come with me and Reina... Mia, do you remember which plants I told you to eat?", Mark replied, and asked to the bovine pokegirl at the end
"Yes, the sour tasting healing herbs", Mia replied with a cute smile
"Good, I want you to locate and gather them, I'll check them on my return", Mark stated, and Mia happily want to work
"Mark, can I ask you something before you leave?", Shadow asked, as Mark turned around to face him, he noticed a slap mark on one of his cheeks, and an angry looking Maggieton behind him
"What is it?", Mark asked back
"Well, do you have a spare lab coat in your bag?, you'll see, Rin wants to keep dressing just as her sister, and, I don't have anything that resembles that clothing, so, can I get one, please?", Shadow asked as politely as possible, and Mark looked at him in the eyes, the silence lasted five seconds
'Remember, give him your hand, and he'll pull your entire leg', Inner Mark warned
"No", Mark coldly replied, and then turned to leave
"But...", Shadow tried to call again, when he felt a hand on his shoulder
"Let's follow him, and see what kind of secret training he is preparing for his Amazonwu", Ramza whispered into his ear
"Do you mean spy on him?, and what about our girls?", Shadow asked back, with a less subtle whisper
"Don't worry, my girls will put in line yours, now let's go!", Ramza stated, and then both followed Mark
On a forest clear, near Ivalice...
The sun was bright over their heads, it's precious light gave Illidan's blade a beautiful shine, it's precious light enhancing to angelical levels the beauty of the vampire, only one was standing
"You, are worthy, who would have thought that a Vampire could withstand the sunlight in such way!", Illidan shouted in happiness, for he would not have to kill this pretty blood sucker
"Stop mocking me... if I had my full strength... I would have killed you", Integra stated, her body so sore for the beating, that she was unable to move
"Maybe, but you were fool enough to not feed, and that was your downfall", Illidan replied, knowing that even at her full strength, the result would have been exactly the same, with him maybe slightly tired
"Are you going to finish me now?... or do you plan on killing me with your lectures?", Integra said, and Illidan couldn't help but to admire her attitude, rebellious and daring to the very end
"I don't think so... I like you so much to let you go", Illidan replied with a devil and dark grin, while redying a pokeball
"Don't you dare!", Integra shouted, but it was too late, she got caught without much resistance, she had no strength to fight back
"Ooowww...", Felix pained groan made Illidan to change back to his false form, silver hair returned to it's dark shade, and his eyes turned to the usual steel grey
"Rise and shine, girlie, we have an investigation to make, and you already overslept", Illidan said to the rising form of Felix, who looked at him with very unfriendly eyes
"Jerk...", Felix said at his back, but Illidan only laughed, he was simply too happy to pay attention to minor guys and their complains
'Secondary target confirmed, Engineered pure human blood has been detected on the mercenary, requesting further orders', Felix asked through a mental link, which is a common yet super secret technique among Rangers
'Play along for the moment, just keep observing, and do not lose track of him, Illidan is very hard to find', the Commander replied, and Felix didn't liked it a bit
'Understood... Commander, I also have to report that the target has captured a Vampire, of the Daywalker variety', Felix reported once more, pressing for a more direct approach
'I see... very well, just keep on observation, and make sure that bitch does not directly bites our secondary target... much less our first', the Commander added, and then cut the mental communication, making Felix sigh, he just hated playing weak
"Come on, girlie, we don't have all the time of the world!, if you don't meet Mr. Hunter, I won't get paid!", Illidan shouted again
"I'M THE ONE GIVING THE ORDERS HERE, YOU MORON!", Felix shouted, and then gave chase after the mercenary
"Whatever, girlie!", Illidan shouted back
River side, a little later...
"Ok, what are we going to learn?", Reina asked, eager to learn something new, Alba was jumping, happy to learn something useful
"Well, today I'll teach you how to fish... without other tool than your bare hands", Mark replied, and both girls stared intently at him
'Sounds like fun!', Alba immediately thought
'I do wonder how this will help me?', Reina thought, she had faith on her tamer, but fishing seemed like something that had nothing to do with fighting
"Fine, now, just let me take off my shoes and socks, I hate to get wet...", Mark meekly stated, making his girls to giggle, meanwhile, Ramza and Shadow were spying them behind some bushes
"What are they doing?", Ramza asked, for he couldn't understand why Mark was now in the river, with the water almost reaching his knees, bent down as if searching for something
"It seems that he is fishing...", Shadow replied, yet he was puzzled at this behavior
"Without a cane?, or a spear?, or a net?", Ramza asked in disbelief, but his question got answered when Mark pulled out of the water a big fish, which was making very little effort to get away
"NO WAY!", both Shadow and Ramza shouted in disbelief, while Mark's pokegirls applauded him, they kept watching, first, Mark taught Reina how to do it, it took her around 15 mins to do it, but managed to do so, surprisingly enough, Alba did it quite fast, possibly her avian nature gave her some advantage, this continued a little more, until they had a handful of fishes, and then turned to leave
"Let's try it!", Shadow suddenly said, dragging Ramza to the river
"You can try it, I'll watch", Ramza replied, while Shadow entered the river
"I saw it once in a Shaolin show, it shouldn't be that hard", Shadow stated, and while the word shaolin was very alien to the blond, he decided to ignore it, and chose to throw stones into the river
"Come on, catch one already so we can go back, this is boring", Ramza said after a few minutes
"If you stop throwing stones into the river, I may get this done", Shadow shot back
"Whatever!", Ramza finally shouted, throwing one last stone with a little more strength, hitting something
"OW!", a girlie cry startled the tamers, who slowly turned their heads to the source of the small cry, they spotted a cyan looking girl, with a firm B-cup breasts... and six tentacles coming from her back, Shadow quickly scanned her
TITAKREN, the Kraken Pokégirl
Type: Near Human/Animorph
Element: Water
Frequency: Rare
Diet: Carnivore (prefers fish)
Role: Small naval vessel hunter
Libido: Average
Strong Vs: Fire, Ground, Steel
Weak Vs: Electric, Plant
Attacks: Constrict, Lust Sting, Paralyze Sting, Water Spear, Whirlpool, Quick Attack, Recover, Tentacle Frenzy, Tentacle Dance
Enhancements: Enhanced Lung Capacity, Enhanced Speed (x6 in water, x3 on land), Enhanced Strength (x3), Enhanced sense of Touch (x3), extra appendages
Evolves: None
Evolves From: Titacool (Water Stone + Battle Stress)
"Oh shit!", Both Ramza and Shadow shouted, and the Titakren didn't lost a second to launch her attack, little they knew that the tentacle girl was more horny than angry...
That night, in the middle of a camp...
The fire was dying now, the fish was still warm and ready to be eaten, the pokegirls sleeping peacefully on the tents of their respective tamers, and Zetsumi and Mark were still awake, waiting for the younger tamers
"Do you really think they'll be fine?, it has been a long time already", Zetsumi asked, it wasn't the safety of Shadow and Ramza what he was concerned about, but the dangers they could drag in their direction
"They'll be fine, and don't worry, nothing will harm us tonight, there is no need to mount guard", Mark replied, still munching on a fish
"If you say so... oh, look, here they come, all wet... and giddy", Zetsumi said, pointing to the stumbling forms of Shadow and Ramza
"Just a little more, Ramza, we are almost there", Shadow whispered into Ramza's ear, which make the blond shiver, they were bad, tired, and just slightly injured, the Titakren didn't want blood, but to abuse them, which she did, of course, the greatest surprise came when Ramza's clothes went off, showing the true nature of the blond
"Here we are, now just sit, and let the fire warm you", Shadow continued, just as they made it to were Mark and Zetsumi were sitting, Ramza noticed the evil glint on Zetsumi's eyes, and the amused look on Mark's face, Ramza wanted to run away, to hide, so, Ramza began to cuddle into Shadow, who couldn't stop his blush
"So, did you two enjoy the shower in the river?", Mark asked, and Zetsumi began to chuckle
"Look, I'm not in the mood to take shit from a mystery man and someone who lives on superstitions, this is a serious matter, we need to discuss about Ramza...", Shadow tried to elaborate, when the Titakren finished raping them to her heart contempt, he made a bow to protect Ramza, not before capturing the completely zoned out tentacle girl, unfortunately, Mark was always one step ahead of him
"If you want to tell us that Ramza is a pokegirl, don't bother, we already know, if you want to tell us that you took her virginity, we don't want to know the details, if you want to confess some kind of new love and desire to be her protector, we don't mind, but your fish is getting cold, and it'll be an insult to Mother Nature to waste the food", Mark stated, his voice wasn't mockery, not all seriousness, but it shocked both Shadow and Ramza
"How did you know?", Shadow shouted, and Zetsumi decided to scan her to give him the details
DRAG KING, the Transvestite Pokégirl
Type: Very Near Human
Element: Normal
Frequency: Uncertain, assumed to be Rare
Diet: human style food, especially buffets
Role: psychological warfare, infiltration, mass confusion
Strong Vs: Ghost
Weak Vs: Fighting
Libido: Average
Attacks: Tackle, Takedown, Wrestle, Hammer, Glare, Cheap Shot
Enhancements: Enhanced Toughness (x5), can manifest any form of clothing to disguise her womanhood, Can sense when people are good, innate computer skills, excellent acting ability
Evolves: Megami (mechanism unknown)
Evolves From: Tomboy (forced evolution), Goth (forced evolution)
The silence was horrible, Shadow just stared at the description, still hugging the poor Ramza, who in her taming shock status, couldn't help but to try to bury her face on Shadow's chest, Mark didn't like it, the tension was attracting the evil spirits, and he couldn't afford to have a spiritual battle right now, so, he decided to take on another topic
"So, do you really want to know what I consulted?", Mark asked, the small camp fire at his feet giving him an air of mysticism that sent shivers through Zetsumi's and Ramza's spines
"No!", Zetsumi shouted, while Ramza shook her head no, none of them willing to take part on any kind of ritual that deals with the future
"Yes", Shadow replied with a bored expression, the topic of mysticism and superstition was bad for him, but at least it drifted the attention away from the current problem
"Fine, I'll consult the oracle in front of you, so you stop bothering me the next time", Mark stated, and Ramza and Zetsumi froze on their place, they were about to flee onto their tens, when Mark placed his hands together, and began to mumble, it was too late, running away now will mean disrespect to the oracle, and to do so would be VERY BAD to their health
"Great and wise spirits of the ancient times, I beseech you in my time of need, for guidance, illuminate my path, so my feet don't stumble, and guide my hands, so I commit no transgression...", Mark's ominous voice filled the air with power, and the hearts of the witnesses with fear, suddenly, from the small ashes of the camp fire, the flames raised, tall and terrifying, taking a strange shape, a shape that will forever plague the nightmares of the three witnesses...
Magnus: Well, I hope you liked the chapter, next will include more secrets revealed, and some upset girls, until then, see ya!