Machine and Kusa couldn't believe what was happening. They were actually locked in onto each other, lips interlocked with one another, with their tongues swirling through each others mouths. But, as they continued, Machine knew what it would lead to. And it was nothing good.
But, no matter what he did, Kusa wouldn't let him go. He didn't really want it to end either. But, he knew it had to or Hakel would be furious with him. He hoped that Hakel wouldn't be too angry with him but because of their fight before he left, he hadn't apologized to him yet. Kusa and Machine were actually holding hands as they held each other in a sensation not yet felt with either of them. Finally, though, just Machine believed Kusa would never let him go, she relinquished her arms and released him from her lips.
Machine and Kusa lay on the ground with one another, both of their faces flushed with mixed emotions. They didn't really know what to do. Machine wanted to get up and walk away and act as if everything was alright but that wasn't possible. The two of them knew how they really felt about one another and they couldn't simply brush it away no problem.
"Kusa…" Machine said, as her arms wrapped around Machine's neck once more. She pulled him close and he thought that she was going to kiss him once again but she rested his head on her chest, and held him there. "Huh?"
He suddenly heard Kusa sniffling. He took a look up at her face and saw that she was tearing uncontrollably and she couldn't stop herself. "Machine…" She said, through her tears of happiness and sadness. "I'm… I'm sorry."
"There you go, apologizing again…" Machine said, as she grabbed onto pieces of her hair. "Don't be so hard on yourself, Kusa… It was an accident, that's all."
Kusa held back her crying but her tears couldn't be hindered. Tears flowed down her face and dripped off of her neck and onto Machine's head, actually enjoying the slight splash from her tears. He didn't know why but it kind of excited him to see her cry and hold him in her arms. Then, just as Machine started to get up, she pulled him back once more, and said, just loud enough so that he could hear it saying, "Machine… I wish… I wish I was… your wife instead of being drawn back to Hakel. I love you so much more." That comment rung through his head like a screaming siren. That comment was what struck a chord in Machine's body. He couldn't believe what she had just said. Was she really in love with Machine? And would she really sacrifice everything with Hakel to be with him? And for that matter, Machine had to ask him one simple question.
Would I be willingly to sacrifice everything with Yellow to be with Kusa? Do… do I actually have feelings for my best friends girl?
It was the way she looked at him when they entered the room. Her eyes were dead set on Machine and they gleamed with compassion and lust. He had to admit that his eyes were filled with the same amount of energy. It was strange but it wasn't noticeably aggravatingly poking at the inside of his brain and heart like it was now. He couldn't deny what he felt with Kusa was real. But, he knew it was wrong. But the more he thought about the fact that it was wrong, the more he knew he wanted her.
To him, it seemed there was something thrilling of being with two women at the same time when one knew that the particular person was cheating with them while the other person didn't. It was thrilling, Machine also blurted out the emotion of love that Kusa already knew he had. He felt his body became warmed in the heat of her tears that streamed down her face. She wasn't letting out any noise but Machine could hear her heart thumping faster and faster as a rush of adrenaline shot through her body.
As Machine laid there on her chest, Kusa finally stopped crying. Machine didn't even try to break away from her this time because he knew she wanted him to be there. Maybe for moral support. Or maybe for the fact that she really loved him. "Machine…" She finally spoke up to him. "I want to ask you a question."
"A question?" Machine asked, turning his head on its side so he could hear her. "What is it?"
"Do… do you love me too?" Kusa asked, as Machine opened his eyes wide. "Because, if you don't, fine. But… if you do, you have to show me."
"Show you? How?" Machine asked, not directly answering Kusa's question.
Kusa pulled his head up to hers and forced him to lie on her as she answered, "Kiss me, again."
"Kiss you?" Machine asked, with beads of sweat dripping from his face onto her clothes.
"Yes… You said that other kiss was a mistake right?" Kusa asked as Machine nodded to her. "Despite the fact that that kiss was a mistake and I knew how you felt about me from that, I want you to kiss me again. That way, if you lie to me now, when you kiss me, I'll now that you want me as much as I want you. And I'm not letting you go until you do. So, first, answer my question: Do you love me or not?"
"I…" Machine said, as he began to stutter. "I… do."
"Then kiss me to prove you-"
"But!" Machine shouted, interrupting Kusa from speaking. "I can't kiss you."
"Why not?" Kusa asked, finally letting him go. He stood on his feet and helped her back up.
"Because… you're Hakel's girl. I can't let that love you have with him go to waste." Machine said, as he started to walk away but Kusa grabbed his arm and stopped him. "Kusa, let me go."
"You're not making any sense, Machine…" Kusa said, tears returning to her eyes. "You love me yet you don't want to kiss me even though, you already did? Don't you know what you got yourself into?"
"Kusa, I can't!" Machine shouted, turning to her. "I love you, yes. More than I thought I did. More than I was willing to admit. Honestly, I don't know what's happening to me. But, despite all of my feelings… I can't do what you're asking me to do to Hakel!"
"But, I told you!" Kusa shouted to him. "I don't love Hakel! I love you!"
"Stop denying the truth, Kusa! If you love me, why didn't you tell me earlier about this?" Machine asked, as Kusa's eyes opened wide and she turned away from him.
"I… I don't know." Kusa answered truthfully. "All I knew was that when Yellow got her claws into you, that you would never let her go. I could never get close to you. We were always away from each other and it was soon becoming clear that you could never love me back. I… I was shy back then. But now, I know! I know who I really love! And it's you!" When she said this, she looked back into Machine's eyes. He saw that she wasn't lying to him. She was being as truthful as much as she knew how to. Kusa jumped into Machine's arms, hugging him tightly, finally letting out all of her tears.
"Kusa… Come on." Machine said, as he turned away from her and pulled her along. They ran together and hid behind a broken door that was just tall enough for them to hide behind.
"What's going on? Why are we-" Kusa started to say but Machine cupped his hand around her mouth, quieting her.
"Listen." Machine said, putting his ear up to hear what was going on outside of that room. Kusa did the same but was still too focused on Machine to truthfully pay attention.
As they started to listen, they heard a familiar shout out in their direction, "Master Miror B.! It's… It's them! Their the ones that took from us!" Damn, they knew that had been spotted before they were able to hide. Kusa and Machine knew there was fighting ahead. So, for the time being, they would drop what was going on. They had more important things to do.
"You two can come out of that room! We already knew you were there before you hid away!" Someone with a strange voice called out to them.
They walked out of the room and stepped out into the hallway they were just in. They stood face to face with a powerful enemy of Cipher; Miror B although he didn't look too frightening at the time.
He was a man with a gigantic two-toned afro, which seemed to resemble a Poke Ball on its side, and he wore garish glasses with a golden sequin-studded leisure suit. He looked ridiculous but Machine and Kusa held their laughter in. They found that this person was more dangerous than he seemed. However, behind him, stood the two thugs from earlier that had Rui in a bag. They were his Peons, Folly and Trudly. Folly was the one that called them out earlier.
"Oh, you boys are frightfully pathetic." Miror B. said, grinning at Kusa and Machine. "You mean to tell me you were bested by these darling infants?"
"Darling infants?" Kusa asked, becoming annoyed with this Miror B. person already.
"Darlings, what are your names?" Miror B. asked, as Machine stepped in front of Kusa.
"We're the Pokedex Holders. My name is Machine and this is my… friend, Kusa." Machine said, introducing himself to this person.
"Whatever." Miror B. said, brushing him off. "I so don't like saying this but we're not at liberty to keep your lady friend at liberty. That sweet young thing, she can see things that ordinary people aren't supposed to see."
"Ordinary people aren't supposed to see? What the hell are you talking about?" Kusa asked, walking to the other side of Machine.
"That just will not do for what we're planning to do. No, it just won't do at all." Miror B. said, completely disregarding the fact that Kusa had just asked him a question. "If you don't like pain, like most people, you can avoid the pain by keeping your noses out of places it needn't be."
"Like cocaine?" Machine asked, as Miror B. glared at him.
"No, you little wise ass." Miror B. said, turning around to Folly and Trudly. "Boys! Oh, boys!"
"Yes! Yes, we will!" Folly said, as they both stood up straight and saluted their master.
"Will what?" Machine asked, becoming seriously annoyed with these morons.
"Boys, I shall make my return to base now. Do remember that I will be waiting for you to return with that little lady." Miror B. said to them. "Am I making myself clear? I won't accept failure from you again, boys." As he turned back to them, he made some idiotic pose reminiscent of the Ginyu Force and said, "Let the music spin! Let's get it on!" Then, he walked out of the charred ONBS Building but as he was leaving, Kusa and Machine could swear they could hear a Latin-styled dance theme. It was strange but they figured it didn't mean anything. It was probably just their imagination.
"You, you, you!" Trudly said, walking toward the two of them. "Last time, you caught us off guard! That's not gonna happen again!"
"Trudly, let's go for a double battle! You and I versus those two! Come on!" Folly said, standing side by side with his partner.
"Yeah, that way, we'll be able to defeat that guy and take that girl he's got with him!" Trudly stated, as they both took out individual Poke Ball's.
"What do you want with me?" Kusa asked, not understanding what they meant. "Are you saying that I'm the one with the 'special abilities'?"
"Yes, you! That's right! Now, either get your offense up or get yourselves smacked down!" Trudly shouted, as he winked at Kusa.
"Fine then!" Machine shouted, taking out his own Poke Ball. "Let's do this! We'll take you on! We've been dying for some action since we haven't gotten any in the last few chapters! Come on, Kusa, you ready?"
"Of course I am! Let's beat them down, Machine!" Kusa shouted, taking out her Poke Ball.
"Alright!" Folly and Trudly shouted, tossing out their Poke Ball's, releasing their Pokemon onto the field.
"Let's go!" Machine and Kusa shouted, tossing out their Poke Ball's as well.
All four of their Pokemon arrived on the scene, released from the light of their Poke Ball's. On the heroes side, Machine had called out his Larvitar and Kusa had called out her Phanpy. On the other side, however, Folly had called out his Chinchou and Trudly had called out his Sneasel. They already knew that Sneasel and Chinchou would cause them some trouble because they were both against Larvitar and Phanpy's type. But, when Folly and Trudly's Pokemon came out, Kusa noticed something about them.
They were glowing a dark, purple aura that consumed them and kind of frightened Kusa. "Machine!" Kusa shouted to him. "It's those two! Those two Pokemon are overflowing with a dark, purple aura! They must be…"
"Shadow Pokemon!" Machine stated, glaring at Folly and Trudly. As Machine and Kusa realized this, their Chinchou and Sneasel jumped at them both, trying to attack them first. Larvitar and Phanpy managed to jump in the way of their Trainers getting attacked, blocking each attack from each of their enemies Pokemon. "Damn… I wasn't expecting that."
"Me neither. These Pokemon must not be afraid to attack humans… We have to be careful." Kusa said as Machine nodded to her. "Hey, I have an idea… Here, take this." Kusa ruffled through her bag and pulled out two specially marked Poke Balls with the words "SB" labeled on the front with a little sticker.
"SB? What the hell is that?" Machine asked.
"SB stands for… Snag Ball." Kusa answered as Machine nodded to her, understanding what she meant. "Wes gave them to me. Now, let's put them to good use!"
"Come on then! Try us!" Folly urged, wanting them to attack them.
"Fine then! It's your funeral!" Machine shouted as Larvitar charged forward, headed for Folly's Chinchou. "Larvitar, use Thrash now!" Machine's Larvitar smashed its head into Chinchou, sending it flying backward. Larvitar came it again just as Kusa's Phanpy went rolling under it at top speed toward Sneasel.
"Phanpy, Rollout now!" Kusa shouted as her Pokemon headed straight for Folly's Sneasel.
"Sneasel, stop her Pokemon with your Shadow Break!" Folly shouted as his Sneasel stopped Kusa's Phanpy just with its arms, and then sent two large crescent shaped waves of dark energy directly into her Phanpy. It rolled onto the ground, back over to her.
"Phanpy!" Kusa shouted, catching her Pokemon in her arms to make sure it wasn't hurt.
"Larvitar, that's good! Keep going!" Machine shouted as his Larvitar threw Chinchou into the air and then jumped after it.
"Chinchou, stop that Larvitar with your Shadow Rave!" Trudly shouted, as his Pokemon blocked Larvitar's attack with its body and then sent it tumbling back onto the ground. It then slammed on top of Larvitar, sending a surge of darkness through its body so hard that it came out of the ground and made the entire place shake once more.
"Larvitar, no!" Machine shouted as his Chinchou kicked Larvitar back at him. Machine caught him and looked at him to see that part of his body was cracked slightly. That attack had done some major damage and it looked like Larvitar wasn't going to heal from it. "Larvitar, please be okay!" Then, just as Machine was about to break down in tears, Larvitar began glowing a bright white light. Kusa's Phanpy was doing the same and so, Machine and Kusa set their Pokemon down onto the ground, as they knew what was going on.
"What the hell is this?" Folly and Trudly asked, completely surprised.
"This is… evolution!" Machine shouted as Larvitar and Phanpy's began to grow and change in all forms. When the light dissipated from their bodies, two new Pokemon were left in their place.
"Huh?" Folly and Trudly asked as Kusa and Machine took out their Pokedex's, scanning their Pokemon for information for their Pokedex.
Pupitar, The computer generated voice spoke out from Machine's Pokedex. The Hard Shell Pokemon. Its body is as hard as bedrock. By venting pressurized gas, it can launch itself into the sky like a rocket. Machine smiled at his new Pokemon and put his Pokedex away.
Donphan, The computer generated voice spoke out from Kusa's Pokedex. The Armor Pokemon. It attacks by curling up, then rolling into its foe. It can blow apart a house in one hit. Kusa nodded, smiled to her new Pokemon and put her Pokedex away.
"Oh please! Just because your Pokemon evolved, doesn't mean you can beat us yet! So, don't start thinking that you can!" Folly shouted, pointing at them with a nervous expression on his face.
"Hmph, I don't know THINK we can beat you now! We KNOW we beat you now! You ready, Kusa? It's time for our second wind!" Machine shouted as she nodded to him. "Pupitar!"
"And Donphan!" Kusa called to her Pokemon.
"Let's end this! Charge!" Both Pupitar and Donphan charged forward, heading straight for their enemies. It was time to finish these two off and save these Pokemon from their clutches.