" I cannot accept this !" Rihan smacked the round white table with his tanned palms," I cannot accept that a trainer from the Ballonlea gym pays for one of the actions of my men! "
Bea only sighs sadly while Nessa growls vexed, of course, they didn't approve of that stupid request! What Piers was asking for was madness! Swapping a human life for a few more days, what kind of moron would do that?
" I still don't understand what happened, tell me again Gordie," Leon replied calmly his gaze moving from one gym leader to the other.
Gordie sigh.
" As you know, we have a pact," he referred to the understanding made years ago," that we don't trespass territory. Well, yesterday, on the day of the dragon festival in Hammerlock, Piers and his team "crashed the party" accusing the Hammerlock gym of breaking the pact and stealing something from him. " Gordie took in a deep breath," they give us 3 days to bring what was stolen back or he threatens that team yell will wreak havoc in Galar. "
"As you know while Spikemuth was an oasis of delinquents, they also keep secrets to themselves, locked up in their secure town, it's been proven most difficult to gain a badge there. So it is unknown to us what was stolen since no one poses any info of what's behind their walls."
" And what proof did Piers bring to the accusation? "
" A video from one of the cameras guarding the said warehouse," explained Bea who saw with her own eyes the footage," whoever he was he was wearing a hammerlock uniform ."
" That proves nothing" Leon sighed brushing his forehead with his thumb," anyone who takes the challenge or works in the gym can get those uniforms ."
" He didn't believe it, "Melony spoke at last," he said that he knows he can't trust dragon-type trainers and that we either bring what was taken from him back or there will be hell to pay for."
" As you know, "Kabu bug in" while Spikemut is an isolated small town, it hosts the biggest radio tower in Galar, which Piers uses to broadcast his songs, however, years ago, during a team rainbow Rocket takeover, they dispatch a ray that turned all the pokemon savage. The gear wasn't destroyed after their defeat and neither was it removed from the location. They might be a bunch of hooligans, but Piers is smart, if he learned to use the ray, we are all doomed."
This time it was Leon's turn to sigh.
" So, if we don't fulfill his request, he can ruin us all."
" But won't the ray affect them too?" Melony raises a question innocently.
" You are too naive darling," Bede made an arrogant remark while twirling a hair behind his ear," their town is completely isolated, no one enters unless they are smart enough to do so. An enraged Pokemon has bigger chances to go after an open town full of civilians than bouncing his head on a metal gate. Must admit it's a smart move, it's like they were waiting for this to happen, just to let us perish like dust while they are safe in their dark comfy eden. "
" Wicked," Bea sighed sadly, " I am afraid Leon."
" What does the girl have to do with that? "
" Piers said he wanted a queen, Leon. We give him that and he extends our time to one more week, we don't, well it's war."
" Piers is 22, what does he want with a 19 years old girl?"
" Believe me, the trough of a teen girl alone between all these hooligans brings nothing but night terror," Milo winched in disgust," I don't wanna think of the humiliation she's subjected to right now. Can't believe Bede let her go,"
To that the fairy-type leader grim, an all-to-present smirk on his face when establishing a smart remark.
" Ayu is not an object of the gym, she's a young woman that serves our city with honor and grace. Ballonlea gym members won't stay with the finger up their a* while our region is in danger. She went willingly to buy us time. And she doesn't need help, just because she's a lady doesn't mean she can't handle herself. I trough Dame Opal taught you all that a long time ago."
" Still-" Rihan tried to protest before Nessa stopped him with a gesture of her hand.
" We are wasting time, if Piers unlashes that ray the whole region will fall into madness. Let's just search all the hammerlock members to find the guilty. "
" That would take too much time Nessa, and time is what we lack."
" Do you have a better idea, fairy boy?"
Bede remained silent, they all turn to Leon, their champion.
" How can we bring him something if we don't know what we are looking for?"