Chapter 39: Fate...
"You idiots! How could you not handle a bunch of kids?! Useless!"
"B-But sir, they shouldn't be underestimated!"
"Underestimate my ass! If you can't deal with a few brats, what kind of face will Team Rocket have left?!"
The fat man was furious.
He initially thought some organization was obstructing their mission, but it turned out to be just a bunch of reckless kids!
I had to dismiss the girls from my room just to hear this kind of useless information?!
This is nothing but a joke! If the Boss finds out about this, I'll definitely be punished!
"Handle it quickly! I don't want to hear any more of your ridiculous failures!"
"B-But—"
"No buts! Get out!"
The fat man stormed back to his room, leaving the grunt in a tight spot.
That jerk had no idea what those kids had done to the others!
He recalled the scene he witnessed as he approached where they had passed through—it was truly horrifying.
The others were beaten to the point of being bruised and swollen, stripped of their clothes, and their faces were covered in kiss marks!
Disgusting!!
As for the female grunts, it was a bit different.
They weren't stripped or anything... but their heads were completely shaved, and their scalps were covered with phrases like "I was here!", "Mark of the lone wolf," and "My saliva."
It was utter chaos! Those kids didn't act human at all!
Remembering it sent chills down his spine—he didn't want to think about it anymore!!!
Calm down... we don't know where they are right now; we need to find out first...
The grunt then looked at the Pokémon locked in the cages; most of them were either terrified or glaring at him.
And there was one rare Pokémon among them, one of the three starters from the Kanto region.
Charmander!
What a surprise! I never thought I'd encounter a wild Charmander in Mt. Moon!
Though it might not obey right now, that's only a problem for today.
The grunt grinned wickedly, pulling out a device and pressing a button, sending electric shocks through all the Pokémon.
Each Pokémon had a device around their neck, which was why they were so obedient.
Unfortunately, they only managed to put them on a few Pokémon; others, like Clefairy, hadn't been collared yet.
But no worries, because we'll get to that soon!
"..."
Huh? Why are there three dots over my head?
Suddenly, something looped around his neck, startling him as he grabbed at it.
It felt... strange, not like a rope at all.
More like... a living creature?
"AUGHHH!!"
He was being strangled, and as he looked closely, it wasn't a rope!
It was an Ekans!!
"..."
Two blood-red eyes stared at him from behind in the dark.
It was a boy, looking emotionless and cold.
"Let... go... can't breathe..."
His face started turning red, and his vision began to blur.
Until he lost consciousness, his body collapsed to the ground, and the last thing he saw was a bunch of kids staring at him from the darkness.
...They weren't human—they were demons.
***
"THIS NPC IS AWESOME! HE EVEN LEARNED OUR TECHNIQUES!"
"That's my Sugar Daddy right there."
"He totally deserves to beat us!" (What?)
Red heard the players praising him, but he didn't pay much attention.
But he couldn't believe that Ekans could be used like this.
Next time, he'll definitely use it more.
Brock, Hilda, and Fairygoth stayed with the Clefable to rest, or perhaps they just didn't want to see the brainless antics of the players anymore.
As an Admin, responsible for managing the players, he had no choice but to follow them.
When they can finally fend for themselves, he won't have to supervise them anymore (dad moment).
PIKA PIKA!
"...!"
Pikachu is here?! That means my Pokémon is still safe!
Pikachu, who was furious at the grunt for trying to electrocute her (though it didn't really work), was surprised to see her Trainer had arrived.
Kyaaa! I knew I could trust you!! My Trainer is the best!!
But those people following him... tch.
I hope they don't corrupt my Trainer... (too late).
Red saw many Pokémon locked in cages and ordered NTRslayer to summon his Cyndaquil to melt the cage (wow, now they finally decide to use their Pokémon).
Unfortunately, the cage was fireproof, which explained why it could hold Charmander.
Seeing this, Red had to search the unconscious Grunt's body and found a key.
But this key seemed to only unlock the cages that held Pokémon belonging to Red's group.
Pikachu quickly jumped onto Red's face, hugging him tightly, almost causing him to fall as he struggled to peel her off to avoid suffocating.
"Look at the relationship between Pikachu and the NPC, so jealous."
"His name is Red, remember that."
"So what if I like calling him NPC? What are you gonna do, punish me?"
Pikachu heard the players trash-talking her Trainer, and she glared at them, leaped off Red's face, and used Iron Tail to hit that guy in a nut.
"UGHHHH!!!" Zero2hero clutched that area, doubling over in pain.
The other players around were terrified, they loved attacking nut but they will terrified if someone hit they nut back.
Red looked at the Pokémon trapped in the remaining locked cages until his eyes landed on Charmander.
Charmander, who had been just as confused by these people, met Red's gaze.
The two of them stared at each other as if... well, how do you put it? Damn, I don't know how to write this.
Oh, right! It's like fate! (Or love at first sight or idk, im not good at this.)
Pikachu, who had been happily watching the players suffer, suddenly felt an overwhelming sense of danger, as if her position was being seriously threatened.
No way, right?! I'm still Red's favorite Pokémon, aren't I?!
Pikachu quickly turned to see Red and Charmander gazing at each other affectionately.
"..."
Char...
THAT LIZARD IS TRYING TO STEAL MY TRAINER!!
YOU HOMEWRECKER! I'M NEVER LETTING ANYONE TAKE MY TRAINER AWAY!!
"...Is that Pokémon getting jealous?" Lukas stared, stunned at the scene before him.
"How would I know?" Rey looked at Lukas like he was an idiot.
"Peak," Bob wiped away a tear, because to him, love knows no species
If it breedable, it breedable...
*****
It's time to establish a unique personality for Red, or else the main character role will fall into the hands of the players...
Oh and also SirFawzi, I love you (comment)
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