Chapter 15
IRON ISLAND
The girls sat around the small table in Riley's small home near the docks. It had been an hour or so since the four of them arrived upon the island and were greeted by the time displaced Aura Guardian.
"So why can't we head into the cave system yet?" Azula asked, she held Zuzu in her hands while stirring some spiced wine.
Riley strolled over to his larger chair on the other side of the table, "First, you all just got to the island, this is allowing you to get some things situated. Second, we need some time for the stronger Pokémon to wake up and roam, they tend to be more active later in the day."
"Is this place still predominately Zubat, Onix, and Geodude lines?" Sakinah asked.
"Mawile, and Sableye were found here some years ago. Bronzor, Riolu, Ferroseed, and Nosepass lines have been transplanted her in recent years. You know those regional transplants that happened just a couple years ago?"
"Oh, do Saki and I know," Miracle laughed, "A week into my journey I came across a Shellder in the bottom of a lake in a cave. And then I caught my now Steelix in a cave earlier than expected to."
"Yeah, and you can come across some other random Pokémon," Riley sighed, "Trainers dumping their under leveled Pokémon that under perform. Last week I caught a Krabby, and this new Pokémon I'd never seen before popped out of nowhere but I was unable to catch it." He opened his watch like poke Dex and showed the girls a pic he took, "It's not a great pic but I got some piece of it."
The photo was a little blurry and the pic was what could be the Pokémon's mid-section. It was almost a powder like blue, smooth like steel, and one long tail like segment.
"That thing is huge, it's almost as big as my Steelix!" Miracle yelled in dismay.
Sakinah slapped her arm as Azula laughed out, "Watch the innuendo Ketchum!"
"Snake!" Harmony cheered.
"Riley, why did you have to show and tell her this," Saki murmured, "This will now be her sole purpose on this trip now, and it's not going to go well."
"Well, no one has been able to identify this Pokémon yet, but I'm rather limited in my ability to contact people. Another reason you are here is for Bill and his friends to lock on to your poke Nav's and create a hub port location for the GTS network to be able to relay into, so this island and ports of Galar and Paldea can be super-synched up with the rest of the world."
"Isn't there an issue with the Battle Resort construction as well?" Saki added in thought.
"Oh, thanks for reminding me. There has been some disappearances and weird vandalism at the excavation site. Workers have disappeared for days or a few weeks out of the blue, only to found naked less than a week later. And it is seriously slowing down the site as a whole, I convinced the company to give us a few days to get to the bottom of it."
"A mysterious Pokémon and a haunted excavation site," Miracle smiled, "And it's not even my birthday. Hahaha!"
"Are the two possibly mutually you know...Linked?" Azula asked.
"Not many of the people who returned seem to remember this blue Pokémon with their disappearance." Riley spoke.
"Were these workers tortured? Or were they fine except their lack of clothing." Sakinah said.
"Minds were wiped from events that immediately followed their abduction, but the abduction is pretty clear," Riley answered, "Several large shadow-like entities popped out of nowhere and they felt themselves being pulled into the earth or walls."
"Ok i need to bust some shit up," Azula growled, "How much longer till we can head out?"
"We will leave in a few hours, its actually best if you get some rest, cuz it will be non-stop once we start." He pulled his hat over his eyes as he fell into his own meditation, then went to sleep.
"I can take mini us and rest on the couch if you two want the bed?" Miracle said, as she grabs Harmony. The trio smooched and went to bed, hoping the next adventure goes well.
Sakinah laid next to Azula, facing her electric lover, staring into her eyes, "Still your mind Zula, you don't need to worry right now."
Azula looked deeply into the eyes of her one lover, and slowly began to break down into Sakinah's arms. Her terror, strife, anger and depression melting into Sakinah's loving embrace as they fell into a sleep.
What they didn't notice, yet again, that pokeball with Darkrai had more superficial cracks pop up over its surface, and with a feminine anger radiating from it, "I will end her!"
A FEW HOURS LATER- Near Cave Entrance
Azula's cathartic rest really pepped her up, she had grabbed Harmony and was twirling and twisting and tossing the happy baby into the air.
"God i needed that rest babe," Azula spoke, "Some of that weight from earlier seems to have fluttered off my back."
Miracle smiled and grabbed her around the waist, "Sometimes all it takes is just letting go." And pecked her on the forehead. Saki smiled and winked to them all as well.
"Okay ladies we are now at the precipice of the adventure," Riley laughed, "Through this cave is a winding labyrinth of wild Pokémon and some random trainers, and actually not too far from this entrance is the exit that will lead to the resort site."
Mira cocks her eyes and then sighed, "Ok I'll take bets."
"Before we get half way there or just as we get to that exit," Sakinah spoke up.
Azula smiled, "Can I put money on both?"
"BOTH, BOTH!" Harmony cheered.
"It's like a foregone conclusion," Saki and Azula spoke in unison, this made Miracle smile and laugh.
"How about this," Mira spoke, "How about Azula and I do the dungeon diving for this mysterious Pokémon, while the of you head straight for the resort area?"
Riley looked perplexed, "Why would you knowingly split up?"
"Listen here sense warrior," Azula spoke up, "Mira wants to locate this thing and I want to beat some shit up. Sakinah loves mysteries, and Harmony is more protected at the resort with you two." Riley still couldn't wrap his head around what he knows is about to happen.
Saki placed a hand on his shoulder, "It's just easier to just let them have this." And in saying this the two hyper women took off into the dark.
"Bye momma and zap mommy!" Harmony cheered.
"So shall we proceed," Saki asked with a smile, "Don't worry Riley those two just want to blow off some steam. They will be fine, and will catch up to us in no time." And with his jaw still scraping on the ground, Saki and Harmony ushered him into the cave, smiles all around.
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