Chapter 19 – Sins of the Parents

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Time: 15:45

Location: Beryl Ward

Last Chapter, Percival and Lucille went to find more information about how the Gym Leader system in the Reborn Region was. They learned about where the Poison Gym Leader resided, in Reborn's Wasteland. Finding the only way to get there was with a Key, they went to look for the only person known to have it, Cain. They managed to track his whereabouts, with reluctant help of Fern, to Beryl Ward, more specifically the Beryl Ward Cemetery. Percival, Lucille and Cain then discussed about what was happening. And in exchange for the key, Percival would have to beat Cain in a Pokémon Battle.

They the trio soon found a space away from the graves, a nice place where they could have a small battle without disturbing any graves. Lucille stood between Percival and Cain, being the referee. "Okay, so this will be a four on four battle, Switching Pokémon is allowed. Ready?"

"Ready." Percival smiled.

"Oh, I'm always raring to go~" Cain responded with a sly smile.

"ugh…" Lucille sighed at what Cain meant, then raised her arm. "Okay! 3… 2… 1… GO!"

Both sides tossed out a Pokémon. From Cain, he tossed out a Brionne. Percival had tossed out Steel, his Metang.

"ah, is this you're Popplio?" Percival took note on Cain's Team. "Seems to me it is almost at the level of its final form."

"yeah. And your Metang will be going max soon as well." Cain studied it for weakness. "Looks like Brionne was the best choice for this. Bubble Beam!"

"Steel Zen Head butt!" Percival called out as Cain declared his own attack. The Brionne was able to land the beam of bubble first, putting Steel at 64%. While after that steel charged head first putting Brionne at 56%.

"Ah… we seem to be just below even. So Brionne come back, Grimer peg down those pesky psychic moves!" Cain cheered, switching just as Steel charged with another Zen Headbutt.

"Dang, a switch to a dark-type now." Percival in curiosity… Looked to Steel, Steel looked back as if thinking 'I can take em'. Percival response smiled, "I know this is fool hearted, but Steel Metal Claw!"

"wha?" Cain was expecting Percival to switch as well, but he didn't. "Okay Grimer Knock off!"

The Pokémon collided, Steel Barely surviving at 1%, and The Grimer was knocked to 73%. Though Steel managed to raise its attack.

"Good, now keep going!" Percival called out, with Steel charging to swipe at the Grimer. Bringing it to 33%.

"Ah… Geez… It just had to survive at one percent. Well, no matter Grimer Knock off again!" Cain called back in retaliation, taking out the Metang with the next hit. "Come on Percival… you seem to be fairly stubborn."

"I can be hard headed at times, but I do also listen to what my Pokémon believe to do in battle." Percival smiled, taking out Artemis his Gardevoir next. "Now, Artemis. Give the Grimer a good night kiss if you will."

"gar." Artemis rolled her eyes at Percival's pun on Draining Kiss. Though still knocked out the Grimer with the move.

"damn, can't say that wasn't well played. But I'm not out just yet! Marowak!" Cain called out sending an Alolan Marowak to the field.

"Artemis, Psychic." Percival commanded with Artemis nodding in conformation blasting the Marowak with psychic energy. Bringing it to half health.

"Why do I get the feeling if you used this one first you could sweep through my entire team." Cain looked at Percival questioningly, Percival shrugged with a sly grin. Cain then sighed, and called out a command for his Marowak. "Marowak Shadow Bone."

The Marowak made the bone weapon it held turn a purple-ish black and swung at Artemis, bringing her down to 8% in just one shot. Percival squeaked in surprise to that, but seeing that Artemis survived. "Thank goodness. Now Psychic once more!"

With that next hit the Marowak was taken down as well. "Ah… Really, you are just one tough cookie, Percy."

"What can I say." Percival laughed.

"Well let's get this one down for sure! Brionne! Aqua Jet!" Cain called, with the jetting hit from the aquatic seal. Artemis was then knocked unable to battle.

"Ah… should have expected that. Though, this time I have a perfect counter this time. Geissler!" Perceval said bringing out his Eelekrik.

"Oh, come on." Cain said, seeing the unfairness in this battle. "We can't give up just yet! Brionne bubble Beam!"

"Geissler, Discharge!" Percival Ordered as well. The bubble beam managed to land as a critical, but still only managed to bring Geissler to only 48%. While the previously damaged Brionne was then brought down by the discharge of electricity by Geissler.

"I am sooo getting bent-over backwards here." Cain sighed as Brionne fell.

"Come now, don't be like that." Percival said. "This battle is still fun."

"Yeah… though I don't like to be on the losing side." Cain said, "Though, it's not like I can't come back! Nidoking! Poison Tail!"

"Ack! Geissler!" Percival said as the Poison Tail knocked out Geissler. "Okay… Time for you to shine Oracle."

"Delph!" Percival called out his fourth Pokémon. This being a Delphox, it had just recently evolved to its final form.

"Ah… of course… are you some sort of psychic-type expert?" Cain called out to Percival at seeing it.

"Kind of. I do wish vee… what's done is done. Oracle! Psyshock!" Percival called to his Delphox and with one shot of psychic rocks shot into the Nidoking it took it down.

"all four of Cain's Pokémon are unable to battle Percy wins!" Lucille declared judging the battle, before she looked up at the cliff side, noticing a girl with pink hair watching them

"Darn." Cain sighs. "I really don't like giving it out, but-."

Cain was interrupted as a girl shouted to them from below. "What are you looking at?"

"how… when did you get here?" Percival questioned at noticing that this was the girl, Heather. Daughter of the previous Poison type Gym Leader.

"Heather, right?" Cain called up to her from where he stood.

"Why do you know my name?" Heather looked at Cain, with confusion and worry as she didn't know who Cain was.

"My name's Cain. I heard some stuff happened, and I was looking for you because I was worried." Cain started to explain though this fell on deaf ears.

More like unaccepting ears. "What, so you can place a bunch of stupid rules on me too? Don't bother. I can be just fine all by myself!"

"…" Percival couldn't help at sigh hearing those words… knowing he's said them before.

"Hey, no, I just wanted to be friends. See, I—." Cain was persistent in saying he wasn't bad. But Heather wasn't listening.

"Just shut up! I didn't ask for anything from you!" Heather shouted anger clearly in her voice. "I don't need anything!"

"I think you need a friend." Cain persisted.

"You're so annoying!" Heather continued to shout. "I already have a friend!"

"Oh?" Cain cocked his head to the side. "Who's that?"

"She's a Gym Leader, okay?" Heather answered back to Cain. "And she doesn't ask so many stupid questions!"

"Hey, sorry okay?" Cain called out to heather apologizing. "Your friend is probably worried, so you should maybe go to her."

"…" Heather was silent for a second, actually thinking of how this might have worried her friend. But no wanting to have Cain seem to be correct. "Fine! If it'll get me away from you, I will! Salamance, let's go, it's take-off time!"

It was just in seconds, but Heather took out her Salamance and started to fly off. Cain analyze the flight path of the Salamance in the meantime. "Hm… She's flying off towards the Lapis Ward. ~She's on the road, far from home, but she doesn't have to feel alone~"

"Cain." Percival called out to him.

"Hm." Cain looked back; Cain predicted what Percival was thinking. "I'm just worried about her. I'm gonna go down to the Lapis Ward. The Gym Leader there is Shelly, right? About the key— sorry! I have to hurry before she flies off somewhere else! Maybe later!"

"*Sigh*" Percival sighed as Cain started to run off.

"What's wrong? We can follow him if it's about the key." Lucille suggested.

"No… I feel that he's just going to make things worse." Percival sighed… "I know what Heather's going through… Something bad will happen if Cain continues… We should try to stop him."

"Okay…" Lucille agreed with Percival. Though she was curious as to what Percival meant, she didn't press the matter.

Time: 18:30

Location: Lapis Ward

Percival and Lucille chased after Cain. Who was chasing after Heather, back to Lapis Ward and into Shelly's Gym? Percival hoped that he'd be able to stop Cain before he met with heather, but that was clearly not happening.

"Why do you keep following me?! I want to be left alone!" Heather screamed at Cain.

"Hey, hey, I just don't think it's good for you to be alone right now." Cain said hands, up trying to calm the situation.

"I, um, I kind of agree with him." Shelly muttered out. "I mean. I'm really worri—"

"Hey, don't take his side!" Heather then turn her anger on to shelly, who then felt guilty for lashing out at her.

"I—I'm sorry, I didn't mean to…" Shelly started to shy away.

"You've been through a lot. You're hurt and—" Cain tried to speak, but was promptly interrupted by Percival.

"ENOUGH!" Percival's voice shook everyone, and quickly quieted the room. "*Sigh*, Not that I like raising my voice, it just seems that I have too. First, Cain, I see you have the best intentions, but you clearly don't understand how to handle this."

"Percy, I do understand. I've been there too. but—" Cain was interrupted by Heather next.

"But nothing! You don't know me!" Heather yelled, looking at both Percival and Cain.

"You'd be correct in saying that." Percival nodded along. "Neither of us know how you lived, but just from battling Corey. I feel like, we've had similar Fathers."

"…" Heather continued to glare at Percival, as if thinking you wouldn't understand how I feel.

"but because I don't know you, I could only speculate in how you feel." Percival said to heather in a calm voice. "Right, now… you probably feel angry and scared at everyone, you feel like you can't trust anyone and you feel like they don't understand what you're going through. am I wrong?"

"…" heather continued to glare. "Shut up! Look, he said I needed a friend, right? Well here she is! You're my friend, right, Shelly?"

"Y-yeah, of course…" Shelly stuttered out. "You're my only friend, after all…"

"See?" Heather said, noticing that she was hurting Shelly, but feeling distrust from Cain and Percival she didn't know how to fix it, but try and do that she wanted Cain, and Percival to leave. "Is that good enough for you? Then go away! Shelly, tell them to go away."

"um… Ah, umm… I'm sorry, Percival," Shelly didn't know Cain so she asked Percival. "b-but… um, heather says that um, you guys should… She says, you should um, leave…"

"*Sigh*" Percival sighed, and nodded. Knowing that this was just going poorly.

Before Percival could try to move Cain, or convince him to move. Cain said something. "You know Heather, most friends don't boss each other around like that."

"Don't tell me what to do!" Heather yelled. "I've had enough of that!"

"I'm not, haha." Cain tried to laugh his way out. "I'm just saying, shelly seems a little scared when you yell at her. Shelly, would you like her to be nicer to you?"

Shelly unsure what to say, agreed. "Um… Y-yeah, I guess? Sorry…"

Though that, sent all of the stress Heather was under over the edge. To right now, Heather had just lost the only person that she could trust. "I wasn't DOING anything! Ugh, whatever! You're all just ganging up on me! I'm leaving! Don't try to stop me!"

Cain did however stand in front of her, though to his mistake… Heather was a good kicker, aiming straight for the vitals between his legs. Seeing Cain fall to the floor, screaming gibberish, Percival let the girl through.

Percival then proceeded to face palm saying. "That could've gone better."

"S-shelly, Percy, Quickly!" Cain quickly picking himself off the floor. Chasing after Heather. "She's only going to keep hurting herself like this!"

"Ah, um… but… um, wait for me!" Shelly yells following after Cain.

"Hopefully, it'll go better this time." Lucille smiled next to Percival.

"I seriously doubt it." Percival sighed, being a little pessimistic. "Come on, we need to get going."

They chased after Heather; a pit of worry started to form for Percival as he noticed the direction they were headed. The Lapis Ward Orphanage. When Cain, Lucille, Percival, and Shelly finally caught up to Heather, they noticed she ran into someone.

"Um… Th-that's…" Shelly slightly panic as she saw the guy.

"Who's this guy?" Cain asked in curiosity.

"No one good." Percival said, recognizing the man as Doctor Sigmund Connal, 'caretaker' of the Lapis Ward. Percival started walking closer hoping to get between Heather and the Doctor.

"Would you just get out of my way?!" Heather shouted at the man.

"That is absolutely no way to speak to your elders." Sigmund said at Heather, bothered by her disrespectful behavior.

"I don't care, just shut up and move! Ugh!" heather shouted trying to pusher her way past.

"You seem usually animus, child." Sigmund responded still upset with her Behavior. "Haven't you parents taught you any manners?"

Before Heather could lash out against the doctor, Percival walked between them. "Sorry to bother you, she just isn't in a good mood right now. We'll be going shortly."

"hey!" Heather then turned to Percival, Percival giving her a worried look.

"Ah… Percival. I was hoping to see you, again." Though it was a perfectly nice smile, the smile on the doctor's face sent shivers down Percival's spine.

"Hey, woah there, geezer, lay off will ya." Cain noticing this comes up to try and help defend them.

"Excuse me." Sigmund says insulted. "I am not a "Geezer". I am a doctor. I've worked many hours for that title; in turn, I expect to be addressed appropriately."

"Fine then." Cain gives him more sass. "Back off, Dr. Geezer."

"Pfft." Heather struggled to not laugh at that.

"What," Cain smiled. "Did I actually get her to laugh? Success!"

"I wasn't laughing!" Heather yelled back angry that she was heard. "I just had something in my throat!"

Cain joked and said. "You had a giggle stuck in your throat?"

"While I do HATE to break up your giddy humor, I'm afraid I must." Sigmund said, looking directly at Heather. "Little girl, where are your parents?"

"Would you shut up about that?!" Heather yelled at the Doctor.

"Um…" Shelly then interjected stuttering. "D-doctor, um her parents are, um… they're not… here anymore."

"Is that so?" Sigmund scratched his chin; Percival swore he saw an evil glint in the doctor's eyes "I see. So, who is now your primary caregiver?"

"No one!" heather shouted. "I don't NEED anyone! I'm fine all by myself! That means you too, freaky boy!"

"Hey, hey…" Cain said trying to calm Heather down.

"No Guardian?" Sigmund said in keen interest. "How unfortunate. In that case, I may have a solution. You see, I myself run a service for the children of Reborn. I give home to those who have none. Food, shelter and even many friends, just like yourself. Does that sound nice to you, Heather, Percival?"

"I don't want anything from you!" Heather shouted.

"you just included me." Percival said, worry clear in his voice.

"No need to be rude. I'm offering you a home." Sigmund said. "I'm offering you everything you need to get your life back on track. Why do you both resist?"

"Because I'm on the track to be on." Percival declared warily of the Doctor.

"Because you're a creep! No girl would ever want to be around you!" Heather yelled spitting insults

"…I see. Well I would say that you leave me little option; however, it is you who does not have a choice." The doctor says taking some sort of radio, clicking a button. "Under Article 4, Section 9, Clause 3 we are legally responsible for the actions of all orphaned children in the city of Reborn, wherein the status of an orphan as defined as one who has no known living parents nor legal guardians willing and capable of providing care for the subject. Under Article 7, Section 2, Clause 2 we are granted the authority to adopt into custody any discovered orphan within the city limits. Provided he or she cannot produce legal documentation of guardianship in or outside of the municipal district. Orderlies, seize them."

"Heyy, no, not cool. Back off, Dr. Old guy." Cain yells as orderlies come out grabbing on to both Percival and Heather.

"Get off me! Let me go right now!" Heather shouted

"What the bloody hell, my parents are still alive!" Percival shouted.

"Yes," Sigmund answered. "But between the last time we met, I've contacted both yours and Lucille's parents."

"…" Percival goes silent, in surprise at this.

"While, Lucille had the permission." Sigmund said. "You ran away from home. Where I've also learned you've been disowned by your parents as well."

"What?!" Cain, Lucille, Shelly, and even Heather all shout in surprise.

"…" Percival however just sighed. "Figures the bastards would do that."

"Take them." Sigmund then tells the Orderlies, who start to pull both Percival and Heather away. Noticing that Cain and Lucille were reaching for their pokeballs. "I suggest you not interfere. Physical interruption to this procedure qualifies as personal assault and severe delinquency detrimental to standard city functions, and can and will result in a criminal record and lawsuit against your name. Do have a good day."

"What the fricking hell!" Lucille shouts in complete confusion.

"What's he got up his butt?" Cain cursed as Percival and Heather were forced away.

"Oh my god… I j-just…" Shelly starts to hyperventilate, then starts to run back to her gym.

"Shelly!" Cain and Lucille both shouts, chasing after her.