It was Sunday, an hour before noon, in a tenement house, the Karwowski family apartment, Antonio Karwowski was finishing the final preparations for the big meeting with his old love who decided to return to Poland after ten years, right now Antonio, a young twenty-five-year-old man with short gray hair and green gleaming eyes was staring at his reflection standing in the toilet between the bathtub, shower, washing machine and cupboard, looking at his reflection, a man dressed in a blue suit with a white shirt, a man who was looking slightly nervously at his mother, the black-haired Carmen who was dressed in her red dress walking around fixing the last imperfections of his outfit.
- now everything is perfect, you can go on a date with your girlfriend. Carmen said winking at her son, but in reality it was never about that but about Sisi who was standing in the doorway and watching the slightly nervous man, Carmen saw her reflection in the mirror, her big ruby turquoise eyes full of strange resignation, that strange fake smile on her blue face with a shiny horn, and that high white fur and high sticking up red tail with black tips.
Today, Carmen had another downright sick idea of sadism from the current situation, looking at this seed with her cruel brown eyes she drew great satisfaction from this moment, seeing Sisi suffering for her was a greater treasure and the crowning achievement of her personal revenge on a being from another world, a being who was ruining her image of the world.
- Mom, come on, it's just a meeting with Vera, she only asked me to meet her at the airport in an hour, nothing more, and as for the date, well I don't know how this day will go for us and I wouldn't call it a date. Antonio said slightly nervously, currently his nerves were connected both with his strangely behaving mother and what could await him, because how Vera Kaminsky left Krakow and gave no sign of life for ten years, suddenly returned to Krakow was for him both surprising and mysterious, but Carmen did not shy away from the possibility of hitting Sisi.
- Antonio, don't be so modest, what do you think why did she write a letter to you, it's not a coincidence, I believe that she still feels something for you, that's why she came back, maybe she always felt something, it's hard to say, but remember, what you have together here, today will respond to your meeting. She said Carmen, placing her left hand on her son's heart and when she looked to the right again she saw that fake smile and Sisi's lowered head, this again gave her even greater satisfaction.
Carmen showed her slightly yellowed teeth and her sneaky smile was the crowning glory of what she saw, and she saw Sisi suddenly with her head lowered leave the bathroom threshold and return to her son's room.
Antonio placed his hand on Sisi's front left paw, who responded with a gentle coo, Sisi wanted this moment to last forever, but when Antonio withdrew his hand, Sisi only felt regret and sadness, because something most precious began to escape her and maybe forever, Antonio nodded to his mother and left the apartment.
Sisi waited in the room for a minute, two, and when they passed suddenly and violently, she jumped out of bed, jumped on the green carpet and was about to run out of Antonio's room, everything was suddenly stopped by Carmen, who stood in her way, her eyes burning with anger.
- You think I don't know what you want to do, you bastard, I know what you mean, Vera is the best candidate for my son, she's rich, she has money like ice, I won't let something like that ruin my plans, I want the best for my son. She said Carmen, grabbing the door handle, ready to close it, Sisi looked deceitfully at Carmen, ready for anything.
- do you really want the best for your son?, so why do you keep hurting him, you are a degenerate mother who created a false illusion of the world where Antonio was supposed to be one of the pillars, you wanted to control him at every step, but that's it, believe me, not everything is decided by you, he will choose, not you, only he can choose Vera or not!. Sisi shouted strongly and Carmen suddenly and violently with a wild sadistic smile hit the door closing it and holding the handle tightly, suddenly the sound of the window opening made Carmen gasp.
Carmen opened the door and saw Sisi standing on the ledge of the open window and wagging her tail at her, becoming completely invisible, her power of illusion made her an invisible shadow sneaking through the streets, starting from Krupnicza Street, Carmen heard a bang below, ran to the open window and saw a green Scoda with a broken roof, evidence of Sisi's impact and an overweight neighbor screaming furiously who couldn't believe his eyes, looking at the wrecked car, Carmen growled as she looked through the window, looking at something that was like a shadow sneaking through the streets, until she lost sight of everything, Carmen hit the windowsill with her fists and hissed something under her breath, after it was all over Carmen closed the window and her not so long ago joy was on the line because now everything was possible.
Sisi in the shadow and illusion ran through the streets she knew very well, after some time, for two weeks she often walked them to come personally to pick up Antonio at the Maxim company, a metallurgical company located at the intersection also leading to the Krakow Balice airport.
Not even a few minutes later Sisi found herself on a small hill overlooking the airport and white and colorful planes taking off, some were taking off, others were approaching to recharge, that's when Sisi saw something that shook her heart once again, first she saw a tall girl dressed in green with a jacket coming out, with shoulder-length golden braids and blue eyes that could be seen even from here, Vera went out in front of the airport, the main entrance looking at the city she had left ten years ago, after a while through the cordon of people coming in and out suddenly came Antonio dressed in blue carrying two pieces of luggage belonging to Vera, seeing this Sisi immediately ran as close as she could and stopped in front of the busy road looking at Vera and Antonio, listening to their every word and watching their every move.
Sisi, observing Vera, had already had her own opinion, this young girl, Antonio's age, suddenly started talking like that, almost constantly, talking about everything, about London, about how she missed the home she left years ago and now she was putting her hands on both of her friend's shoulders and this made Sisi's ruby-turquoise eyes boil with live fire, if she could burn with her eyes she would have certainly done it already.
- oh Antonio, it's been so long since I saw our home, Krakow, you can already see that a lot has changed but not you, you are still the same, sensitive, caring, lovely, tell me honestly, you have a girlfriend because as you know I am single. She saidVera winking at Antonio and he got embarrassed again, another element of his shy character which was only bolder with Sisi.
- me, it's actually hard to explain. Antonio tried to say, but the fast-talking Vera put her finger on his lips and started talking like crazy again.
- oh come on, it's obvious you don't have anyone, you're free, your finger is empty, you don't have any ring, and don't say anything more, I know you too well, you're free, end of story if you've met anyone there I'll gladly tear you out of the clutches of that sneaky girl, I'm mine, end of story. She said Vera and then laid her head on her beloved's chest, Sisi staring at it, until she trembled full of rage at the image of the pushy girl, the predatory girl who was pushing herself between her and Antonio.
- Vera, maybe first tell me what you want to do with the luggage. Antonio asked.
- oh yeah, I'll call a taxi, I've rented a room at the Premier Kraków Hotel, and then I'm taking you on a trip down memory lane, I know where, where we first kissed. She said Vera standing on tiptoe and stretching her big red lips, Antonio looking at her like she was crazy noticed an approaching taxi, a yellow and red car and making arrangements to turn he waved at the taxi driver, Sisi who was observing everything felt more and more furious at the impudent girl, her heart however felt a certain hope, because for the second time Antonio reacted not only timidly to her actions and words and now he also ran away from her kiss.
Hope, that was Sisi's new strength now, Antonio for now didn't behave like a man who loved Vera, but she knew that Vera wouldn't give up and had her own plan, hearing about the two places and knowing the story of Kościuszko Mound she knew where Antonio and Vera's last bun would be directed, right there, on a green mountain and small fortifications on one side, Sisi looked one last time at how Antonio put the second of the brown luggage into the trunk, Vera calmly went inside, after everything when Antonio got into the car and Sisi ran through Krakow rushing as fast as she could to get to the green mound located almost on the other side of the city that Antonio had told her about the day before, he had told her about how Antonio and Vera had kissed for the first time there, also for the last time.
Sisi sped through the city at breakneck speed, her breathing becoming more chaotic and every now and then she accidentally ran over surprised citizens who were spinning around not knowing what hit them, despite the murderous run, the fatigue hitting her, all of this was nothing compared to what could be waiting for her there on the other side of the city and the longest river in Poland, the Vistula.
Less than an hour later, the Kościuszko Mound, was a beautiful place visible from almost every place in Krakow, it was a green mound surrounded by red walls of small fortifications and a dense forest, today however it was all not green but golden, autumn was exceptionally picturesque in this place and currently few tourists visited this place and the sunlight breaking through the clouds currently gave the most extraordinary colors and reflections of colors, it was here near the Mound, a couple of lovers appeared, Vera leading and Atonio walking right behind her, it was here with a view of the mound and the fortifications in a small clearing between the fort and the forest Vera suddenly stopped in place and looked straight at Antonio, because it was here that she exchanged her first and only kiss with him, Vera looking again into his gentle green eyes closed hers for a moment, he swallowed saliva then grabbed Antonio by the hands and spoke to him in a gentle voice.
- do you remember this place.
- of course how could I forget. Antonio said calmly but his eyes were slightly turning left and right.
- yes, I also remember this place all too well, because this is where my life changed the most and it was thanks to you. She said Vera pulling Antonio towards her standing almost nose to nose, and both being almost similar in height looked into each other's eyes at the same level, Vera only had to stand slightly on her toes and her smile was literally shining with happiness.
- yes I remember that day, but.
- shh, but, why does there always have to be some but, I'm sick of these words, in my house in London there was too much of it too, I heard it too often, now listen to me Antonio. Vera said in a slightly hushed voice and then she began the final blow aimed at breaking all stubbornness in the heart of her beloved.
- it was a long time ago, it's true, but I never forgot, neither do you, I know you, I can see it right away, I just have to look into your eyes and I can see that you're in love, it never goes away, first love never rusts. She said Vera, bringing her lips closer to Antonio's.
- this, first love and infatuation are two different things, me, Vera. Antonio said that the last one was his last word because Vera suddenly kissed him and hugged him tenderly, it was a moment of strange emotions when Vera feeling happiness and fulfillment Antonio also felt it, until suddenly his eyes opened suddenly, full of panic and something he did not understand until now.
The sight of the two lovers, however, caused a deep wound, hidden in the shadow of the tree and golden leaves Sisi felt it all too clearly, because another nightmare was coming true before her eyes, someone was leaving her again when she was so close to her happiness, and this happiness was taken away from her again by another girl, Sisi clenched her teeth tightly, her claws on the ground, but she was no longer angry at Vera but at herself, because she had once again placed her feelings in someone she shouldn't have loved, her fate had struck her again, Sisi clenched her eyes full of tears and turned around quietly going to the only place where she wanted to end everything, her despair hit her so hard that before she took the first step she fell in the leaves and began to cry in a quiet muffled voice, but today, now she didn't care if anyone saw her, she wanted to die.
- enough!. Antonio shouted suddenly pushing Vera away from him, the girl in green looked at him confused, Antonio's sudden scream hit Sisi once again who raised her head abruptly and looked back wiping tears from her eyes.
- Vera please it doesn't make sense, so many years have passed and now that you kissed me I know it was just infatuation, I know it perfectly well now, me, Vera please, it won't work out, let's stay friends. The word friend usually meant one thing, Vera's defeat and an explosion of hope in the tearful Sisi, Sisi suddenly jumped to her feet and her muscles tensed quickly to the limit, her heart was beating faster and faster because what had been a nightmare suddenly burst like a burst soap bubble.
- Antonio what are you talking about, don't you know why I came here, for you, please don't do this to us, we are meant to be together, for ten years I've only thought about us, Antonio please don't throw me away like an old used rag. She said Vera with clenched teeth and her words were becoming more aggressive and dangerous, Sisi who was listening to her focused all her attention on her watching Vera's right hand which she had hidden in the pocket of her green jacket, Sisi to see better what Vera was planning made a quick turn to the right and walking to the right into the shade of the forest and green-rusty grass with a view of the red fortifications of the fort and the green mound, she watched with a watchful gaze how Vera was holding something in her pocket, something that could be deadly to a person.
- Vera, please understand, it won't work, please understand this, I, I understand today why we were so close ten years ago, you were afraid for me and I for you, it was concern like for a sister that I didn't have, now I see it, Vera please it won't work. Antonio said trying to touch his left hand but Vera abruptly withdrew her left hand and showed a clenched fist.
- I'm not stupid, I know what I feel and you either go with me, you'll love me or you'll regret it, there's no one here, I can pull you down at any moment, and what do you think will happen next, you'll be accused of evil, so, Antonio please. She said Vera Kaminsky with her left fist clenched, but Antonio felt no fear of provocation, Antonio took two steps back and looked pitifully at his ex-girlfriend, who was now downright aggressive and threatening, and Sisi, who was watching everything from the shadows, was gritting her teeth with rage, ready to make marmalade on the green grass out of Vera.
- I'm not afraid of that, Vera please you have to understand me, it doesn't make sense. Antonio said trying to turn and leave, but the click of the magazine made his eyes twitch and the glint of a silver handgun flashed in his eyes, it was an elegant pistol for elegant ladies, capable of hiding in a purse or under a stocking, now Vera and her furious eyes were keeping Antonio in their sights.
- it's true, you have someone else, so here's my ultimatum, either you come with me, or in self-defense I'll shoot you, and you know I studied law and I'm a lawyer, a professor of law, so listen to me, come with me or you'll die here and now, because I won't let you be happy with another girl. Vera said, Antonio despite the threat stood with his back to Vera and took the first step, suddenly he heard a click and then a scream, and a powerful blow.
Antonio looked quickly behind him, watching as the black disk of the dark wave of power shattered the silver pistol into fragments and then a small beam of electricity hit Vera, knocking her down on the green grass, Antonio saw a white spot that flew before his eyes and landed on the shocked Vera, it was Sisi who put her large front paws on the throat of the terrified woman, looking at her with her ruby turquoise eyes, a vision of a white ghost, Vera suddenly began to breathe loudly and violently but her scream stuck in her mouth, everything was interrupted by Antonio.
- Sisi please!. Antonio shouted, Sisi now looking at him stepped away from Vera and stood next to Antonio taking her wolf form.
Terrified Vera stood up on her feet which were shaking uncontrollably, her right hand hurt her holding only the handle of the weapon which Sisi had smashed with her dark power, Vera gasped again when she saw Sisi in her wolf form standing in the way between her and Antonio taking on her true Absol form for a moment.
- You threaten him with a weapon again, believe me, I will find you even at the end of the world and make marmalade out of you. She said Sisi violently and strongly, then she returned to her true form and hugged the crouching Antonio.
- Vera, me, listen, me. Antonio said trying to say something but Vera's trembling eyes, her terrified face, the shock painted on her entire trembling body made Vera unable to accept what had hit her at the moment, Vera looked at Antonio for the last time and turned her head in silence giving one blush, Antonio looked at the ground heavily releasing another breath and the whole situation seemed to break.
Vera was panting, she still wanted to understand what she saw with her own eyes, what her ears heard, what made everything burst before her eyes, Vera looked in shock at Antonio and he closed his eyes for a moment and turned his back to her, after everything in silence Antonio and Sisi walked away disappearing somewhere in the golden thicket of the forest, shocked Vera fell to her knees shaking her head, clenching her teeth and hands tightly on the green grass and earth, but her rage was like the questions that hit her now, what was this creature, why was she protecting Antonio, and who was he to her since she had stopped her attempted murder, only one thing was constant here, Vera raising her hands dirty in the dirt looked ahead and realized that she had lost all chances and ways to put pressure on Antonio, the one she loved so much, with an almost sick feeling had left and could be happy with someone else, what was worse Vera had tied her hands since such a strange and unpredictable, and unknown and mysterious creature was defending him, Vera had a truly tied hands, Vera suddenly screamed out loud, her scream reached the cods of the couple in love who were going to the Kościuszko Mound, and when they looked at the tearful and angry girl they knew too much that her heart was broken, they did not know that her psyche had been broken for a long time.
One thing did not escape the attention, it never escaped the attention of one, there were sensors placed all over Krakow detecting Pokemon powers and finally one of them started sending an alarm signal, Mandulin himself had been patiently waiting for this for a few weeks.
Mandulin of the Jababians race, a bit hunchbacked, blue skin, with a large jaw and black eyes, has unusually strange horns on his head for the race, dressed in a black robe and sitting in front of the main projector with a large matrix in the shape of a planet with the city of Krakow displayed, he was sitting on a silver chair in the bridge playing games on a stolen tablet, until his hands suddenly trembled, releasing the Tablet which landed on his lap and his black robe, Mandulin looked with his black eyes at the screen showing a point, points, hundreds of points on the city map, which meant the use of power by Absol, but there was something strange about it.
- what is this supposed to be, are there more of these creatures, in the entire city, no, it's not that, it's something else, Nest, to me. said Mandulin, after a moment a blue Nest with stripped spots appeared on the bridge dressed in a yellow spacesuit, and looking with her green eyes suspiciously at Mandulin sitting in the chair, she waited for what could upset her, when Mandulin was about to say a word Nest was already holding her right clenched fist high.
- Nest please, do you have to have such a bad opinion of me, that's not what this is about, look, and tell me what you think. Mandulin said showing all the points, all the sensors that were turned on after Sisi used his power in defense of Antonio from the vengeful and sick Vera.
- I don't understand, I don't know much about these engineering matters, but I see one thing here, something is disrupting the signals, something that is reflecting from this place, is it some old mine, salt?. Nest asked showing one point on the map, Mandulin immediately entered the trajectories, bearings and their eyes saw the image of the old, currently museum but also exploited, Wieliczka mine.
- Wieliczka!. Mandulin shouted and his eyes started to make a few right and left turns until his hands trembled and started to make a few turns.
- this is it, maybe we won't need the Pokemon himself, Nest, go to the mine as soon as possible, to Wieliczka, maybe we found the source of the power. Mandulin said quickly, until a discharge leaked from his nose, at which Nest stood with her back to him, feeling another disgust.
- First of all, do something about your nose or I'll throw up, secondly, it's important that this something is the source, but on the other hand, I don't know, call it a woman's intuition. She said Nest, wiggling her tail, Mandulin suddenly pulled her tail, then Nest jumped high, when Nest stood face to face with Mandulin, she clenched her hands and showed them in front of the eyes of the amused alien.
- Once again, you pervert. She said Nest through her hiss.
- So if I'm going to leave you alone, you better go, take your brothers and fly there, now, time is running out. Mandulin said, not hiding his amused mood. Nest, clenching her teeth tightly, looked at her employer once more and then walked out firmly into the silver corridor.
Mandulin crossed his hands and watched the round matrix with the displayed mine object again, his eyes were turning in circles feeling that what he was looking for was already within reach and all he needed was one thing, to reach for the desired power and take over the rule in the War Galaxy which was the inspiration for the aliens working on the Warhammer 40k world.
Meanwhile, Krakow's Spodek, in an underground base twenty floors underground, covered with glass and a silver wall of tables, Agent H sat at one of the tables, who, like the other two agents, were eating round buns called doughnuts from a shared plate, dressed in black, the Agent watched the round bun with curiosity with his blue eyes and his freshly grown dark beard was currently a bit dirty from powdered sugar, Agent H took another bite with satisfaction, chewing the package rhythmically so that even his dark hair did not move a little, suddenly a scream shook everyone, Agent H suddenly clenched his jaws tightly on the doughnut with such force that part of the marmalade suddenly shot out of the doughnut like a bullet hitting Agent L sitting on the other side.
- H, quickly. Shouted the black agent M, rushing into the cafeteria.
- aaaa, I got it, I'm bleeding!, what!. Agent L shouted in shock, running his hand over his black jacket and something that looked like blood, but it was never blood.
- M what happened. H asked, getting up from the table and looking at the agent in black, with her wide brown eyes and trembling lips, that expression of excitement, even her black hair was standing on end slightly.
- come to the center, something seems to have moved, come on quickly, you'll see what our sensors have detected, it was completely by accident. She said Agent M, waving to her friend.
They both ran into the main center where they were usually received, visitors from other worlds, where the briefing was taking place and various agents were performing their duties, but this time, most of the agents were looking at one large monitor that was an observatory of the aliens' activities, but everything turned out to be different today, everything was incoherent and the image was directed at Krakow and the signal was trembling throughout the city.
- what could it be. M asked and her friend approaching the table and the high screen already knew what anomaly caused strange interference to be seen on the luminous matrix and in the entire city.
- these are Positron transmitters, searchlights with strange power, our friend, the pervert Mandulin, has placed searchlights all over the city that were supposed to help him locate this creature, this Pokemon, this Absol, but something is blocking everything, his searchlights, are so strong that their signal has reached us, we are receiving it, and this something rests here, this is the mine in Wieliczka. Agent H said and his face was full of determination and certainty about one thing.
- H, so what do you suggest?. M she asked instinctively, not taking her eyes off her friend.
- only one thing, our friend from Jababians, was looking for Absol, that Pokemon, so that she could lead him to an unknown source of power, now he probably accidentally found a way to get around it, we don't have time, M behind me, quickly. Agent H said in a slightly raised voice, and his friend the last race, looking at the displayed point, Wieliczka, nodded, grabbed her weapon, a small pistol with paralyzing bullets, and together with H ran through the corridor to the hangar, quickly getting into the black Ford, and time was moving in only one direction, the salt mine in Wieliczka.
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There were many shocks here, but even in the face of her defeat, is Vera ready to let go, and in the shadow of these emotions and disputes between Sisi, Vera and the critical point that is Antonio, a new race was underway, perhaps for the very source of power, perhaps the Golden Token, perhaps the White Star, or perhaps the Black Crystal of Power, which lies in the mine in Wieliczka, this secret was to be discovered soon, and with it another war was coming.