A Dragon's Tail
Tail 3: Richard's Tail - Ignorance
Tail 3-2: Republic of Civilight
If anyone asked what is the most developed city on the continent of Symmetria, the answer would be none other than the Gamma City in the Republic of Civilight. This city was the most civilized place on the Continent of Symmetria as it's the capital of a nation inhabited by Electric and Steel type Pokemon, which was famous for its technology and mineral. This nation can be divided into three parts. The first part was a plain where thunder always stroked down from the sky to the earth for eternity, which was used to support the capital's electricity. This part was located south of the second part, which was the Gamma City itself. The third part was a quarry of mineral, which was located north of Gamma City and was where the industrial complex of Civilight was located.
Other than its technology, Gamma City was also famous for its complexity. The layout of the city was like a spider web. It had eight main roads that ran across eight directions of the city, and each led to eight different places. The northern road led to the Civilight Industrial Complex north of Gamma City. The northwestern road led to border of Civilight and Fireview. The western road led to the Gamma Headquarter, which was where President Voltson Millechu the Raichu, the ruler of the Republic of Civilight, resided. The southeastern road led to a residential area (This was also where Dr. Lumiere's Clinic located.) The southern road led to the Civilight Plain south of Gamma City. The southeastern road led to a slum. The eastern road led to the Civilight Harbor. And the northeastern road led to the border of Civilight and Riverbrine. In the middle of the Gamma City was a Central Square with a huge monument called 'The Civilusion Monument', which was created as a remembrance of the Civilusion War.
But other than all of that, Gamma City was also famous for one more thing,. Its high rate of crime…
"Here."
Grimlock handed something over to a Toxicroak. Both of them were in a dark alley in a slum of the southeastern road. This was also the place where Viola, Grimlock and Richard got into trouble last night.
"Nyee…. Nyee… Nyee…" Toxicroak laughed snidely as he received a pack that contained something inside. That 'something' was a gray powder… "Thanks for the Gray Reaper, punk! Here! Take this and get out of my sight!"
"…" Grimlock said nothing as he received a bag of PokeCoin from the Toxicroak and left the alley. As he got out of the alley, he joined up with Viola and both of them left the slum together.
"Finished yet?" Viola asked while they were walking.
"Here…" Grimlock showed a bag of PokeCoin he received from the Toxicroak. "It's good that we finally got some money…"
"Good?! YOU BASTARD!" Viola roared at Grimlock. "YOU SPEAK AS IF YOU WERE GLAD TO DO THIS!"
"…What about you?" Grimlock looked at the Heliolisk.
"…No." Viola suddenly became saddened. "I don't want you to do this… But… It's the only way we could help Uncle Lumiere…"
Grimlock nodded. It was not a secret to everyone that Dr. Lumiere would treat poor Pokemon for free, but as a result of this, Dr. Lumiere didn't have enough money to cover his cost. So, Viola and Grimlock decided to try to find some money for him. Unfortunately, both of them couldn't get a part-time job due to a certain reason. That left them only two ways of obtaining money; thievery and illegal trading.
With only two options, Viola and Grimlock decided to turn their life into the life of a gangster. Viola became a thief who stole from other Pokemon, but she always chose to steal from a rich Pokemon. For Grimlock, he became a trader who did an illegal business such as trading the Gray Reaper. With this, Grimlock became a leader of a small group of gangsters.
While both Viola and Grimlock didn't want to do this, they had no choice as these were the only two ways of obtaining enough money to cover their cost. They always lied to Dr. Lumiere about how they got the money so that Dr. Lumiere wouldn't know about their scheme, and other than both of them, only one Pokemon knew this; Richard.
"At first, when Richard came, I thought that he would be another burden to us…" Grimlock spoke up. "But he turned out to be a really decent guy."
"Yeah." Viola nodded. "Despite that I don't like his attitude of calling other Pokemon 'Idiot', he really helps Uncle Lumiere with his work."
Other than being a doctor, Lumiere also worked as a translator, a Pokemon who translated a book from one language to another language. This work required much effort from Lumiere, but when Richard came, he always helped Lumiere with this, making Lumiere have a much easier time with this work.
"Enough with this." Grimlock spoke up. "Viola, where will you go to do your 'usual' job today?"
"The southern gate of the city would do just fine." Viola answered.
"Whatever… Let's stop at our secret base first." Grimlock said.
Viola and Grimlock then entered a dark alley, which was the very same place they got into trouble last night. Then Grimlock removed a drain grate on the ground, revealing a way to enter the sewer of Gamma City. Both of them then got down into the sewer.
The sewer below Gamma City seemed like a huge tunnel that ran across the whole City. Other than being a sewer, this place was also where most illegal business took place. This was also where the base of a gang of thugs, which Grimlock was a leader, located.
"Here we are…."
Grimlock spoke once they reached a hidden room in the sewer. This was their base. Grimlock and Viola then wasted no time and entered it, only to find that someone was here.
"Richard?" Viola spoke up when she saw a Latios, who was reading a book, in their base. "What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be at Uncle Lumiere's place?"
"That place is full of idiots during the day." Richard answered while his eyes were still focused on the book.
Viola and Grimlock said nothing when they, again, heard the word 'idiots' from Richard, and then they left the Latios alone by leaving their secret base.
"Geez…" Grimlock mumbled once they left their base. "His attitude makes me want to blast his face with my bazooka…"
"Trust me, he would be able to dodge it." Viola said. "And… don't you remember how fearsome his weapon is?"
Viola's words made Grimlock's body shivered. He then placed his paws on his helmet-like head and spoke up. "Please… Do not talk about it, Viola…."
"Right. Now if you excuse me, I have a purse to steal…" Viola said and walked up to a ladder and climbed back to the surface, leaving only Grimlock in the sewer.
"And what should I do next?" Grimlock mumbled.
Meanwhile….
"Sir! I come here to give you a report of our experiments at the Civilight Laboratory!"
"Hand it to me."
"Here you are."
"…"
"…"
"…So, our scientists finally successed with the Project Delta…"
"That's right. Thanks to this, we finally got a new specimen for our research. We decided to call it 'Experiment Delta'."
"Experiment Delta? So… Its name followed Experiment Alpha, Experiment Beta and Experiment Gamma, right?"
"Of course, sir. It's too bad that Experiment Beta and Experiment Gamma had escaped from our grasp…"
"…And what about Experiment Alpha?"
"We have made a few adjustments to it. And after our latest demonstration, it turned to be a better destroying tool than we thought…"
"It must be because… that thing… Very well… With Experiment Alpha and Experiment Delta in our grasp, our nation would be unstoppable."
"What about Experiment Beta and Experiment Gamma? Should we continue our search for them?"
"No. Let them go. They would be useless even if we got them back…"
"Very well… If you say so…"
"…Today… The November 18th… It would be one of the most memorable days of Pokemon…"
"That's right, sir. Now, if you excuse me, I shall take my leave right now…"
"Wait a minute… I have something to ask about the Experiment Delta… I read your report and found that there's no record of its type. What type is Experiment Delta?"
"We tried to create it by using the gene from all types of Pokemon. However, it refused the gene of any type other than its normal type gene. So… Basically, it seems as if it doesn't have any type…"
"It doesn't have a type?! Yet it has the gene of all other types… So, if it doesn't refuse the gene of other type, it would actually able to transform into any type of Pokemon…"
"Yes. But right now, we decided to seal its power by shackling it with a mask, thus cancels its ability to utilize the gene of any type other than its normal type gene… And, other than calling it Experiment Delta, we decided to call it 'Type: Null'."
-Meanwhile…
'Let's see what we have here today…'
Viola thought as she hid behind a vending machine and looked at several Pokemon who walked around here. Right now, she was at the Southern Gate of Gamma City. This was one of the places where the Pokemon from the outside of Gamma City came into the city. Most Pokemon who entered the city via this gate were from either Principality of Leafburg or Theocracy of Venturnome, both which were wealthy nations of Symmetria. This made Viola have a higher chance to steal more money.
'Hm…' Viola looked around this place carefully. '…Let me see… I should steal from a rich only… A rich who had enough things for their life, yet they still hunger for more…'
"I will go shopping!"
A cute voice attracted Viola's attention. She then turned her attention to the speaker and found three Pokemon who stood not too far from her. They were a Sceptile in a samurai armor suit, a Scyther in a ninja garb and… a Latias in a kimono.
"Shopping?!" Sceptile spoke up and looked at the Latias. "Didn't you shop enough when we went to the Leafburg City?!"
"But I read an advertisement and found that there's an Equinox sale at the Gamma Department Store!" Latias said with an innocent voice. "I think it's for a cerebration of something about Sun and Moon…But… It's for today only!"
"…Rachael…" Scyther looked at the Latias. "How many clothes do you have right now?"
"Teehee!" A Latias named Rachael looked at the Scyther. "Don't worry! It's no more than 20!"
"Sigh…" Scyther sighed and turned his attention to the Sceptile. "Jasper, what do you think about this?"
"I think she had too many…" A Sceptile named Jasper said. "But… Zenpai, if we don't let her go, it will be a guarantee that she will pout at both of us for the rest of our stay in this city…"
"…I think so…" A Scyther named Zenpai nodded.
'…That Latias…' Viola thought after observing them for a while. 'She already had so many clothes, yet she still wants more… Perfect…'
Viola stealthy got out from behind the vending machine and slowly sneaked up to Rachael, Jasper and Zenpai, while waiting for a chance…
"Anyway…" Zenpai spoke up. "Let's get out of here first. We still need to find a place to stay tonight."
"Right." Jasper said. "I am tired of sleeping in the wild."
"Then…" Rachael turned her attention to the map she had just unfolded. "If we go through the Southern Road, we should reach the center square of this city…"
'That's my chance!'Viola carefully sneaked up to Rachael. She was about to steal Rachael's purse when a shuriken stopped her!
"Stop what you are trying to do, thief." Zenpai said. He held several shurikens in his paw.
"What?!" Jasper and Rachael said before they found out that someone was trying to steal Rachael's purse!"
'Crap!' Viola thought and quickly ran away from them as fast as possible.
But…
"Hey! Stop right there, thief!" Zenpai said and chased after Viola.
"We are not done with you yet!" Jasper said and followed Zenpai.
"W…W…Wait!" Rachael said and followed her brothers.
'Damn it!'
Viola thought as she ran along the streets of Gamma City. Although she was a very fast runner, Jasper, Zenpai and Rachael still managed to chase after her!
"Hey! Come back here!" Zenpai threw a shuriken at Viola, which she managed to dodge it!
'I have made a grave mistake…' Viola thought. 'I must escape to a place where they will never find me… That's right!'
Viola turned right at the next corner that she came across. Zenpai and Jasper quickly followed her, only to find that it led to a dead end, but the Heliolisk who tried to steal Rachael's purse was nowhere to be found!
"Damn it!" Zenpai mumbled. "Where did that Heliolisk go?!"
"Huff… Huff…" Rachael panted as she finally caught up with her brothers. "Zenpai, Jasper, just forget about that thief and let's go…"
"No way, Rachael." Jasper said. "If we left them uncaught, they may try to steal from us again!"
"Right…" Zenpai said. "But where did that thief go?"
"Could it be that they climbed the wall?" Rachael said.
"Impossible." Zenpai answered. "Heliolisk may run fast, but they couldn't climb a steep wall like this for sure."
"…I think I know where that thief went…"
Jasper pointed his paw at a drain grate in front of them. Jasper then walked up to it and found that he could open it easily!
"I see…" Zenpai said. "A sewer is always a hideout for criminals… So…"
"Let's go." Jasper said, much to Rachael's shock.
"W…Wait!" Rachael said.
"If you don't want to go into the sewer, just wait right here." Jasper said.
"…Fine. I will go with you." Rachael said.
"Pant… Pant…"
Viola panted as she ran along a walk path in the sewer. She then reached the door that will lead to her base and found that Grimlock was here.
"Grimlock?!" Viola said. "What are you doing here?!"
"Hm? Viola?" Grimlock looked at the Heliolisk. "I had nothing to do, so I went to the black market and bought some cool tools. What about you? Why did you look like you were running away from a Gengar?"
"WHAT?!" Viola suddenly became angry. "I AM NOT AFRAID OF A GHOST YOU OVERGROWN AGGRON!"
"Geez…" Grimlock crossed his arms. "Then, why?"
"I was careless." Viola was suddenly calm down. "They caught me trying to steal their purse, so I fled, but they still chased after me, so…"
"You decided to enter the sewer." Grimlock finished Viola's sentence. "That's a good idea. They won't have any idea about where we are right now."
"And your carelessness will lead you to your doom."
A voice came from somewhere, followed by the appearance of a Sceptile, a Scyther and a Latias!
"W…What?!" Viola became shocked. "H…How did you follow me here?!"
"Never underestimate a ninja and a samurai from Principality of Leafburg." Jasper answered.
"And now…" Zenpai spoke up. "Would you mind coming with us peacefully? We will take you to a police station, and you will get a new home, a better one, I must say."
"Like the hell I would let you do something like that to a cute girl like me." Viola spoke up.
"Oh! You are a girl?" Jasper licked his lip. "Then, perhaps you may want to come with me instead? I will take you to a nice hotel and then we will—"
"Shut up, Jasper." Zenpai said and turned his attention back to Viola. "It seemed like you'd prefer to have a bad time…"
"The one who will have a bad time is you." Viola said and equipped her weapon, which was a crossbow. "Grimlock, help me here."
"For a battle?! You know that I will never say no to a battle!" Grimlock said and equipped his weapon, which was a bazooka. Meanwhile, Jasper took out his Emerald Katana and Zenpai took out his Peridot Kunai too.
"Rachael, stand back." Zenpai said.
"R…Right…" Rachael said and took a step away from Jasper and Zenpai.
Viola and Grimlock looked at their opponents, which were Zenpai and Jasper. All of them were now in a defensive stance.
"What should we deal with them, Viola?" Grimlock whispered.
"Both of them have great speed." Viola mumbled. "But they both have terrible defense and special defense… Grimlock… You know how to deal with this…"
Grimlock nodded. And then…
"YAH!"
Jasper dashed up to Viola with Emerald Katana in his paw. He tried to attack her, but Grimlock stepped in and shielded Viola from Jasper's attack with his body! Because Grimlock's body was covered with steel, he got minor damage from this attack!
"Take this!" Zenpai threw several shurikens at the same time at Grimlock, but Viola stepped in and countered his attack by firing several arrows from her crossbow!
"My turn!" Grimlock fired a blast from his bazooka, which both Jasper and Zenpai managed to dodge it easily!
"Don't think it's already over!" Viola opened her frill and released an attack from it! "Parabolic Charge!"
"Energy Ball!" Jasper released a ball of nature power from his paw at Viola! This made his attack clashed with Viola's attack! It also canceled both of their attacks too!
"Not bad!" Jasper commented. "It's too bad that I wouldn't have a chance of getting to know a cute and strong girl like you better."
"Shut up, Jasper." Zenpai said. "Let's just defeat them and bring them to justice."
"Do you think you could win against us?" Viola said with a sarcastic voice. "You would never stand a chance against me and my friend, right?"
"That right!" Grimlock showed his fist to Jasper and Zenpai. "We will crush you and you will suffer badly! RRRRRRRRRRRRR!"
Grimlock's roar echoed into the sewer. Then he and Viola turned their attention to Jasper and Zenpai. The four Pokemon then prepared for another round of battle!
But then…
'Click!'
A sound of someone had just closed their book could be heard from inside the base of Viola and Grimlock. The sound was soft and not loud, but it made Viola and Grimlock's body shiver!
"C….C….Crap…" Grimlock spoke up with a shaking voice.
"W…We got trouble…." Viola was in the same condition as the Aggron beside her.
"Hey! What's wrong with you?" Jasper spoke up.
"Right. Why do your bodies shake like that?" Zenpai asked.
Before Viola and Grimlock could say anything, the door of their base opened and followed by the appearance of a Latios.
"Didn't the parents of you idiots teach you anything about manners?" Richard spoke with an angry voice. He held the Chronicle of Twilight in his paw. "Oh, I forgot that idiots like you didn't have any brain to store your knowledge…"
Richard looked at Viola and Grimlock, and then he turned his attention to Zenpai and Jasper, and…
"Hm?!"
Richard's attention was on a Latias who was behind Jasper and Zenpai. When she saw him, she also had the same reaction as him too.
"You…" Richard mumbled.
"W…Wait!" Rachael said and moved ahead to the Latios she saw.
And…
Richard's Luster Pendant started glowing! The same thing also happened to Rachael's Mist Pendant too! Richard and Rachael looked at their pendant before looking at each other's pendant and saw that both pendants were almost identical!
"You…" Richard looked at the Latias in front of him.
"Could it be?" Rachael looked at the Latios in front of her.
"Rachael?!" Richard spoke up.
"Onii-chan?!" Rachael said.
To Be Continued…
Dragon of Vale: We learn about the Republic of Civilight in this chapter! And… Viola had got herself into a trouble… But at least… That brought Rachael and Richard together…
And… This chapter was out in the day Pokemon Sun and Moon was released worldwide, so, here's a little easter egg.
A special thanks to Ridin Valon for helping me with the error correction.