Ch. 4 Extraction

{Rui's Point Of View}

-3 Days Later-

I think I offended the Blue Eyed Gardevoir. By think, I mean know. She's personally doing her best to humiliate me. Yesterday, she forced me to eat human meat by manipulating my mouth with her powers. Just going to say the obvious but it tasted like shit. I think half of it was decayed to make it worse. I spent twenty minutes puking it back up and ended up laying in my own puke. I could barely move because of the bindings. The warm, disgusting bile stuck to my skin and filled my nostiles with the stench. Thankfully, they did bring me to the nearby river and wash me off. I still had a bit of the stench on my skin but it was better than before. My stomach felt horrible from lack of nourishment. I was able to drink water from the river but I haven't eaten anything. I could feel my body breaking itself down to prolong my life. If my shirt is off, you could easily see my ribs. I was like a skeleton with layers of skin. I needed help. Honestly, I was desperate for anyone's help. I can't take it anymore. I don't even know what they want out of me! They just kick me around for fun! Like a barbarian tribe torturing captives for entertainment. I have nothing to give them and they just keep me around. My original hypothesis, is that they're torturing me for revenge. I quickly discarded that idea since they did do something for me. They bathed me and kept me clothed. As I laid near the village bonfire, I looked up at the sky as best I could. It was clear without a cloud in the sky and I thought I saw... wait... is that a shock pod? A loud pop rang throughout the area and startled the Gardevoir.

"Gallade?" A mohawk pokemon asked.

I saw the blue eyed Gardevoir nod towards the others, "Goir." She replied.

I think about 90% of the camp left to head towards the shock pod. Then I began to realize something. Where's the children? There hasn't been a single child throughout the camp since I got here. Could this be a kind of staging area? If so, wouldn't that mean they're part of a military? These pokemon are a lot smarter than I thought. That explains the random bits of violence against me. Was I a trophy to them? A memoir of how they destroyed our first squad on the planet. These things are far too dangerous to allow to live. Not to mention all the other kinds of pokemon. Some time passed but they returned without any bodies but carried some of our squad's supplies. That must have been our supply drop. I thought that was supposed to be dropped the day we came here? The Blue Eyed Gardevoir looked at me and brought over a small box. When she opened it, I noticed some chocolate and candy in it. She picked one piece of chocolate and waved it in my face, making me try to bite it. I missed the bite but kept trying because I was so desperately hungry. With a giggle, she brought the chocolate to her lips and ate it.

I glared at her angrily, "I hope you get cancer!"

She looked like she raised a brow, "Garde?"

"I hope you die like the bitch you are, you cunt!" I screamed.

She smirked at me before sitting in front of me. Her blue eyes were fixated on me as she took another piece of chocolate and licked it. Her tongue looked blood stained but some chocolate began to coat it. She offered it to me but I turned my head in frustration. Her hand retracted and put the chocolate into her mouth. I laid my head on the dirt and sighed in depression. A chocolate piece floated in front of me and hovered to my mouth. I didn't budge until it hit my lips and I quick bit it. I hungrily chewed on the chocolate, savoring the sweet flavor. It tasted so fucking good but I needed real food. Not candy. I heard the blue eyed bitch get up and left me alone for a bit before coming back. I looked at her to see a bottle of water. She opened it and forced me to drink some. I didn't object since I was still thirsty. After pulling the bottle back and capping it, which I found surprising, she smiled at me.

"What the fuck is your problem?" I asked, confused by her two faced nature.

"Gardevoir. Gair gardev gar." She blushed.

"...What? What the fuck are you saying!?" I yelled.

"Gedo Gardevoir gar." she replied.

I started crying from frustration, "What the fuck are you saying!? I can't understand what you're saying at all! Just stop!"

She pulled me into a kind of hug. Did what I say yesterday flatter her? Is this like a mating ritual where she rapes, kills then eats me? What the fuck is wrong with these things? Her hands rubbed my back as she forced her shard into my chest. Not inside it but into it. I could feel heat radiate off it as she rubbed it against my chest. She stared into my eyes with a light blush.

"Why won't you fuck off!?" K yelled.

She smiled, completely oblivious to what I'm saying as well, "Gardio var Beh voa."

"Kill me." I whispered.

"Gardevoir?" Another gardevoir asked, interrupting the her.

The Blue Eyed Gardevoir let me go and walked with several other Gardevoir into a tent. I laid there unmoving, feeling my heart drop from depression. There was no way out of this. The only way out... is if someone tries to save me from the Gardevoir. I started crying even more than usual as I laid there. I used to be afraid to die but after being trapped here, now I can't help but want it. That Blue Eyed Gardevoir is going to make me her pet. All over me saying Gardev gar. Why did I even try communicating with them when I didn't know jack shit about their language. What are they going to do next?

I heard someone approach me but didn't see anyone, "Sh. I'm here to save you."

I whispered back, "Oh thank god."

"In about three seconds, a bomb will go off. That should attract their attention long enough for me to extract you safely." He whispered.

"Wait, I thought they said that they'd kill anyone who's made direct contact with them. Doesn't that make me compromised?" I asked.

"Yes... but we're out of options on how to gather Intel. You've spent time with them. You should know more about them than anyone else. That's a risk we have to take." he answered.

I waited until a loud explosion erupted from the distance. The sun was setting in the direction of the explosion. All of the Gardevoir and Gallade instantly ran towards it. They take bait rather easily. That could be useful information. The mysterious fellow saving me, picked me up with ease. He threw me over, what I assume was, a shoulder. Even with the added weight, he was able to run with impressive speed.

"Did HQ send you?" I asked.

"Yeah. After Alpha, Bravo, Charlie and Delta went dark, scouts were sent to investigate. They found the bodies and... what some of the pokemon here do with them." he answered.

"Did anyone else survive?" I asked.

"Only 1 other and he committed suicide shortly after being saved." he answered.

"Lucky bastard." I whispered.

I felt him pat my back, "I know it's easy for me to say this but you're lucky. You're being saved. Even if you went through hell, surviving this should prove your worth. Not to mention the Intel you could provide."

I sighed, "I just want some warm food, a bed to sleep in, and a nice fucking shower."

"My scanner indicated that you were 4 days away from dying of starvation."

I was surprised, "Four days? I'd have to suffer four more days before I'd die?"

He answered quickly, "Yeah. How long have you been a prisoner?"

"I'd say a week. That's my best guess." I responded.

"Well, now you can leave this world for good. HQ is calling it quits. This planet is far too dangerous to populate. We'd have to prepare a large invasion force to wipe out all life on the planet. That's far too costly for a colony to be set up." he explained.

"What worries me more, is how the pokemon here respond to us. Yes, they eat us but something was strange about their behavior. They're not barbaric. To be honest, it's more likely that they have a military set up. Not like ours of course but for themselves. When those pokemon captured me, I could tell they did it because they wanted an extra piece of revenge. A trophy to kick around and mock." I replied.

"I think you should save your findings for the higher ups. Right now, we may want to stay quiet or risk drawing unwanted attention." he warned.

I nodded in response and stayed quiet as he brought me to a nearby area. He stopped and must have been looking around for pokemon. I didn't know why he was stopping here since there was nothing but grass. Then I heard something click as a small hatch opened up in the air. The man saving me, walked up a now visible metal walkway up into a ship. The hatch closed as we entered the hull of the ship. The man who saved me, put me down and turned off his invisibility. He wore a pure black sleek armor system that covered his entire body. On the helmet was a large V shaped visor that allowed him to see. He stood at 6 foot 2 and I had no idea what he looked like.

"So what now?" I asked.

"We leave. This ship is able to go in and out of orbit stealthily." he replied, going towards the pilot seat.

The inside of the ship was made of the same sleek black metal. Several handles, buttons and seats were laid out inside. However, with its small size, only a couple of people could fit in here. I walked over to the pilot's seat and notice there were three monitors, over a hundred buttons and a radio surrounding the pilot seat. As he sat there, his hands pressed a variety of buttons as the ship began to turn on. There was a seat next to him so I quickly sat there and clicked in my seatbelt. While going up, one of the monitors showed that the Blue Eyed Gardevoir was watching us leave. That wasn't normal. If the ship is invisible, how is she looking at me through the camera?

He must have noticed my sudden discomfort, "What's wrong?"

"That Gardevoir... she was staring directing at me." I whispered.

"I think you're just imagining things now. You're tired, hungry, and really fucked up. You deserve some rest." He replied with a chuckle.

I watched as the Blue Eyed Gardevoir turned to leave, "Yeah... I hope so." I whispered.

The ship flew higher into the air, almost turning into a flaming bullet. Then, I felt completely weightless. After we left orbit, we immediately went to the ship.

"Kelion, this is Phoenix. I have one survivor; requesting to dock." The elite soldier spoke into a radio.

The radio began to talk back, "Copy that. You are free to land Phoenix."

"Your name is phoenix?" I asked curiously.

"No. The name of the ship is Phoenix. I'm just Scout." Scout replied.

I raised a brow, "Scout?"

"Every elite soldier replaces his name with the corresponding corp. I'm part of the scouting and infiltration corps. That's why we're called Scouts. Simple." Scout shrugged.

"Are there other Scouts on the planet?" I asked.

Scout nodded as he began to dock the ship inside a large white metal hangar, "About 70 were sent in to try and save the survivors. 15 went to Alpha while the other 55 split up to search the other sites. The 14 other Scouts helped distract the pokemon so I could save you. Their ships should be coming back up soon. Hopefully there'll be some good news."

He slowly descended until it landed firmly on the ground, "I doubt it. Those pokemon are no joke."

The Hanger closed as gravity was turned back on. We got out of our seats and left the ship. I was greeted by Hailey holding her nose.

"Good lord! What is that smell!?" She demanded.

"Me, needing a shower and some new clothes." I replied simply.

"Request accepted, good god get the fuck out of here before you attract space flies." Hailey groaned, running off to get some fresh air.

"Ah, just as lovely as ever." I sighed sarcastically.

"Seriously, take a shower. A long shower." Scout whispered as he pat my back and started walking away.

-2 hours later-

After taking a long shower, I reported back to Hailey. If I'm honest, I wanted to cuss her out. The bullshit I went through was awful. However, I stuck with my better judgment and decided to be as calm as possible.

"So, what happened?" Hailey asked.

I stated the obvious, "Everyone died."

"Yeah, we know that but... screw it. Detailed report, now." she ordered.

"I'll just summarize it. We dropped onto the planet. We ended up scattered. I found survivors. We tried to survive. They all died. I got captured. I was beaten, tortured, nearly raped, forced to eat human flesh, and humiliated regularly."

"Forced to eat human flesh?" Hailey asked.

"The pokemon on this planet eat us. They cook our meat and eat it. Apparently, they must find out skin, meat and blood delicious." I replied.

"Jesus... they're barbaric. We never thought the inhabitants of this planet would be like that." Hailey whispered.

"They're not barbaric. That's what scares me." I replied.

"What do you mean?" Hailey asked, scratching her chin.

"They can think for themselves. They HAVE a language. The camp I was captive in had no children, it's safe to say it was a military outpost they made out of our supplies. They learn very quickly. When I was forced to show them how to remove a bullet, they mirrored it with a kind of expertise I could only dream of. These Gardevoir are dangerous." I explained.

"Gardevoir? What are those?" Hailey asked.

I began explaining, "They're humanoid pokemon that have green hair, usually red eyes and stand at 5 foot 3. They can be male or female. They wear a white dress with a green top and a red shard sticking out of their chest and a bit on the back. The green top covers their arms and hands. Their legs are thin and pure white like snow. I don't really know what kind of powers they have. I do know that they kept me as a trophy. They wanted me there to ferment and remind them of their victory. In their language, Gardevoir is a word they seem to revolve around. I just wish I knew what they were saying."

"You say they usually have red eyes. Was their a different one?" Hailey asked.

I answered quickly, hoping to avoid talking about that particular Gardevoir, "Yes. I don't really know if she was a leader or not but her eyes were blue."

"How do you know she was female?" Hailey questioned.

Now I felt like I was being interrogated, "I don't know exactly why but she began making... advances... towards me. Overall, it was... horrible... to say the least. I think she was trying to get me to submit but I refused."

"Mmhm..." Hailey eyed me.

"When will the other ships be here?" I asked.

"The last one just docked. HQ is ordering us to pull out unt-" She stopped as the power suddenly went out.

"Uh... what was that?" I asked.

The power came back on, "That's... not normal." A soldier whispered.

"Get on the comms, we need to find out what that was." Hailey ordered.

"Yes ma'am." Three soldiers replied before leaving the room.

"I've got a bad feeling about this..." I whispered.

"It's probably just a minor malfunction." Hailey replied.

A female voice began to talk over an intercom, "Fire on level 3, 7, 8, and 37. Life support is down in sectors 15, 23, and 31. No survivors. Warning, alien life present in the docks and parts of the ship. All available combat units, neutralize the threat. All levels of force is authorized."

"...Really. Just a power malfunction!?" I yelled.

"Just go back to your room! We'll handle this! I'm calling for more reinforcements from HQ!" Hailey yelled.

"Fine!" I screamed.

I started heading back to my room until I heard an explosion from nearby. I began to run as fast as I could with several squads of soldiers running through the halls. How many pokemon got on board!? Only 70 ships came back with enough room for... 5, maybe 6, pokemon. Worst case scenario, only 350 pokemon are on board. That's not enough to take over the whole ship... I hope. I could hear gunshots and grenades going off. It sounds just like the day we landed on Aura. Only, we should be winning. If not, this would be bad. Really bad. The pokemon on this planet could use our own ship to invade Sera. Maybe there's a self-destruct button somewhere. If not, then losing is not an option our soldiers have. I got back in my room and barricaded the door. While sitting on the bed, I stared at the door intensely. After a couple of minutes, all the fighting died down. Hesitantly, I got up and unbarricaded my door. I looked into the hallway and didn't see anyone. I went to another door and opened it, only to be met with the Blazing blue eyes of that Gardevoir. I stumbled back in shock as she smirked at me. Her face said it all. It read, 'Oh, did you think you could get away?' and I couldn't believe it. How did she know I was here!?

"N-No! There's no way this is happening." I replied.

She spoke with a very elegant voice, "But it is happening."

"You... you spoke!" I yelled in astonishment.

"We learn very quickly. Now tell me... what is this place?" She asked.

"Fuck you!" I screamed before running away.

She shook her head, "Running away won't help! I'll always find you!"

I sprinted down the hallway until I felt some kind of force grab my leg. I tripped onto the floor and did my best to crawl but couldn't. I looked back to see the Blue Eyed Gardevoir walking towards me. I still tried to get away but could barely move. Two soldiers appeared at the end of the hallway but they ended up shooting each other. I couldn't understand why until I looked at her eyes. They were glowing a bright blue as she smirked at me.

"What is your problem!? Why can't you just fuck off and leave me alone!" I screamed.

"I'm not letting you get away. We beat you fair and square. We deserve to own you." she told me.

"Why are you so fixated on me!?" I demanded.

"You're our second human trophy. My. Human trophy." She started to grin.

I started crying, "I don't want to go back there with you!"

She smacked me, "Shut up! You're going back with me and you WILL be mine forever."

I glared at her, "Go kill yourself Gardevoir."

"That's not my name." She glared.

"I, do not care. Hey look, soldiers." I said looking past her.

"Sorry, not falling for that. Night night." She smiled before knocking me out.

When I woke up, I was back on planet Aura... with the gardevoir standing over me. She had a knife ready to cut me and as she lunged, I screamed. I ended up waking from a dream, screaming in my room. It was just a nightmare, I fell asleep while watching the door. ...I need a vacation.