authors note: after dealing with depression and annoying course managers as well as scribes that are more sensitive than a hair trigger i have this chapter done *plops the chapter on your lap and takes a bottle of milk and limps off*
As zenith carried alex into the garden alex wished he could spin his head 360 so he could get a look at the lushus green garden, "this is where our cook gets all her veggies for her food" zenith said as they passed a patch of potatoes and carrots "well i suppose that makes it easier to get your haaaaaaa-" alex says stopping his sentence as he sees a familiar venusaur and alex looks over zeniths shoulder as if hiding his face would make the giant reptile plant thing go away.
"Ah mistress a pleasure to see you" the venusaur says as he waters some plants "aw sweety he isn't going to harm you" zenith says rubbing a hand on alex's back, "well i mean he did shoot me" the venusaur said with a hearty laugh as a rustling came from the bushes and 3 bulbasaurs came charging out like little blue cannon balls.
"DON'T WORRY WE WILL PROTECT YOU DADDY!" one of the bulbasaurs said as they surrounded their fathers foot "stand down he isn't going to hurt me" the venusaur said smiling, "y-you are not mad at me?" alex asks and the venusaur looks shocked "well you did shoot me but i did tell zenith to get something that can knock you out cold like a ghost type oh and the name is duncan and i am at your service" duncan said with a bow.
"Daddy don't bow he he might shoot again" one of the other bulbasaurs said and duncan chuckled "come on you three enough about me getting shot we have a garden to tend to" duncan added leading his children away, "well i hope that brought some closure duncan is our gardener along with his 3 sons" zenith said as she carried alex to a bench hanging from a tree branch by chains and sitting down with alex resting against her chest.
"Well that is somewhat calming" alex says looking around at all the plants around him "i was planning on having a playground over there for when you recover all of your strength, so you and your friends could play" zenith says pointing to a large patch of grass.
Alex began to blush again thinking about acting like a child but alex couldn't shake the feeling of someone watching them, zenith could also sense something watching them and looked out towards a tree far away, the glint of binoculars could be spotted and zenith goes wide eyed "alex baby boy i think we need to go inside now" zenith said carrying alex back inside.
Meanwhile at the tree:
"You idiot they spotted us" a ghillied man said to a female in a ghillie suit who was looking through a set of binoculars "well i told you we should of brought the glintless ones, just tell the boss that he is being brainwashed by those things" the female said venom lacing her tone, "but we don't have any information about how to get onto the property it looks locked down pretty well i heard most of those pokemon were elite mercenaries" the man said unconfidently. "You honestly believe those beasts have any concept of what a mercenary is? Either way you have a point we need some elite troops for something loud or quiet" the lady says as they get out of the tree and make their way back into the forest, "mercenaries are no match to the councils army" the man said smiling in his suit.