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Alex tied a strip of cloth from his spare uniform tightly over the nose and mouth, the realistic facemask acted like skin, which meant it didn't filter air so if he breathed this in, he'd be unconscious in five minutes.
"Stay low," Alex murmured, his voice muffled, Nidoran crawled on its belly through the ferns, It hated this place as the air tasted sweet and cloying, like rotting honey. It kept sneezing, shaking its head to clear its over sensitive nose.
"Focus," Alex whispered, tapping the side of Nidoran's flank,"We need the glands, not the leaves, kk... The glands."
They were hunting Oddish and Gloom as the sale of the Oran Salve had proved one thing: Biology was currency đź’˛ in this godforsaken island, but healing was only half the equation,to survive the darker parts of the island, Alex needed crowd control, simply he needed a way to stop a fight before it started,so he needed Sleep Powder, a lot of sleep Powder đź’¤.....
Alex froze and he signaled the Nidoran to hold,ten meters ahead, in a patch of low sunlight, an Oddish was waddling in a circle.
It was larger than the ones near the coast, Level 8 or 9 , Its leaves were lush, and buried in the center of the blue bulb was a pulsating yellow sac.
[ Pokémon: Oddish ]
[ Level: 9 ]
[ Aptitude: Green (Solid) ]
[ Status: Releasing Spores ]
"It's marking territory," Alex analyzed, "That yellow dust is pure narcotic."He looked at his Nidoran."You know the drill, It resists Poison and It resists Fighting So we use flying.", Nidoran grunted.
It dug its claws into the loam, the purple aura of Hustle flickering around its body, It was agitated by the pollen, its aggression spiking. "Don't miss," Alex warned.
The Nidoran launched, It was a purple blur as the Oddish turned, sensing the vibration, but it was too slow.
"Peck!"
The Nidoran slammed into the weed Pokémon, Its horn glowed white not purple this time. It drove the attack into the Oddish's soft underbelly, flipping it over ,little Oddish squealed, releasing a panic cloud of purple dust....Poison Powder.
"Back!" Alex shouted.
Nidoran backflipped, a clumsy, Hustle powered movement that looked more like a tumble but it cleared the cloud, Oddish struggled to right itself, its short legs kicking the air.
"Finish it buddy, Double Kick."
The Nidoran landed on its hind legs and unleashed its new move.
Thud, Thud
Two rapid, heavy kicks, the first cracked the Oddish's defense; the second sent it way skidding into a tree trunk and the Oddish went limp.
[ Enemy Defeated]
[ XP Gained ]
Alex didn't cheer,He moved in fast, holding his breath and knelt beside the newly dead Oddish. He pulled out his knife and a small plastic bag he had scavenged from the trash heap, he worked with surgical precision as he sliced around the base of the leaves, clearly exposing the spore gland, it was a delicate yellow organ, pulsating slightly.
Slice,Lift, Bag
He sealed the bag instantly."Pure Sleep Powder," Alex whispered, tucking the bag into his deepest pocket. "Raw and potent,enough to knock out a Snorlax if I refine it."He thought that this would be the dream of those drug junkies in his world, a perfect narcotic weed .
He stood up wiping sweat from his forehead.
"Let's go. We have enough for..."
Click
The sound of a twig snapping behind him.
It wasn't a Pokémon,It was heavy and It was a boot, Alex spun around, knife raised and
Standing five meters away, leaning casually against a tree, was a boy.
He was big broad shouldered, with a buzz cut and a cruel, jagged scar running down his chin, he wore the same grey recruit uniform, but his sleeves were ripped off to show off thick, muscular arms.
Floating beside him was a Geodude, a small floating rock with arms. It flexed its very rocky biceps, grinding its knuckles together.
[ Pokémon: Geodude ]
[ Level: 10 ]
[ Aptitude: Green (Light) ]
[ Threat: High ]
"Nice harvest," the boy said, "You're the Chemist, right? The guy selling slime at the Outpost, i heard the rumours."
Alex didn't lower the knife, Nidoran stepped between them, growling low, "I'm busy," Alex said, his voice flat. "You are, I can see that clearly" the boy agreed. He pointed at the small plastic bag in Alex's pocket.
"and what you're holding,hand it over to me"
"Or what?"
"Or Rocky here turns your rabbit into paste."
The boy smirked."You have a Poison type and I have a Rock type, do the math dear Chemist, Poison does nothing to Rock and Ground crushes Poison,You lose, simple."
Alex looked at the Geodude, the type matchup was indeed terrible, In the game, a Ground move like Magnitude or Bulldoze would oneshot the Nidoran, even a Rock Throw would hurt like a bitch.
"You're right," Alex said, slowly reaching for his pocket. "I can't win."The boy's grin widened."Smart kid, Just toss the bag and the knife, and maybe I won't break your hand and legs."
Alex gripped the bag of raw Sleep spores.
"Nidoran," Alex whispered,"Pattern 4 Delta."The Nidoran's ears twitched, It knew the code, Delta meant: Go High.
"Catch!" Alex shouted, he didn't throw the bag to the boy, but he threw it at the geodude,the plastic bag sailed through the air into the geodude.
The boy blinked, confused. "What the ...."
"Rock Throw!" the boy commandedans very instinctively, Geodude wound up and simply punched the incoming object.
POOF
The bag exploded and a massive cloud of concentrated yellow pollen erupted directly in the Geodude's face.The Rock Pokémon didn't have lungs, but it had sensory organs, and those sticky, cloying powder coated its eyes, its mouth, and its rocky surface.
"Geooo?" It faltered, swinging blindly at the air, It wasn't asleep, inorganic Pokémon were hard to sleep but it was blinded.
"Now!" Alex roared. "Double Kick!", Nidoran launched itself fast, boy realized too late that the matchup wasn't as simple as he thought.
"Crush it!" the boy screamed but the Pokemon couldn't see, It swung a heavy fist at empty air and Nidoran slipped under the guard with Hustle engaged, the power output was surged.
CRACK , CRACK
The Double Kick connected, Fighting is Super Effective against Rock, Nidoran's legs, hardened by days of running and hunting, slammed into the Geodude's rocky torso with the force of a jackhammer.
Geodude was knocked backward, spinning through the air and It got slammed into a tree, leaving a dent in the bark, and slumped to the ground.
It struggled to rise, groaning.The boy's face went pale, He reached for his belt, for a second Pokéball? A knife?, but Alex was faster. He lunged forward, closing the distance while Nidoran kept the Geodude suppressed.
He didn't stab the boy, no he just grabbed the boy's wrist, the one reaching for the belt and twisted it hard.
"Gah!"
Alex swept the boy's legs, sending him crashing into the dirt and then pinned him, the rusty knife pressed against the boy's throat.
" First math lesson ," Alex hissed, his mask inches from the boy's terrified face.
"Fighting beats Rock, and never try to teach a teacher, boy..."
The boy froze., as he stared up at the cold emotionless face of Ares."I... I yield," the boy stammered. "Take the points,Take whatever you want ."
Alex stared at him, the temptation to kill him was there, he was annoyed with this epstein Island shit, it was efficient and It removed a threat, But killing a recruit over a bag of weed and pollen? That was kinda bit sloppy, embarassing and he didn't want to be a murderer who killed for smaller things , he wants to be a survivor.
"I don't want your points," Alex lied as he couldn't take them anyway, he reached into the boy's pocket with his free hand and then pulled out a Potion, A real, official Team Rocket Potion, "I'll take this as a teaching consultation fee," Alex said.
He pocketed the spray bottle.
"Nidoran, back.", Nidoran hopped away from the Geodude, still growling. Alex stood up, keeping the knife leveled.
"If I see you near my harvest spots again," Alex said, his voice dropping to a calm, terrifying register, "I won't use the spores next time, I'll use the venom and i wouldn't teach you next time , it will be practical ."
He backed away into the foliage, fading into the shadows like a ghost.The boy stayed on the ground for a long time, clutching his wrist, staring at the spot where the demon had vanished.
Safe in the crevice, Alex slumped against the wall and his hands were shaking again.
"That was close," he exhaled, he checked Nidoran and the rabbit was looking smug, It had taken down a Rock type and It felt kinda invincible.
"Don't get cocky," Alex chided, tossing it a piece of dried meat. "If that Geodude had hit you once, you'd be paste, we just got lucky to make him blind."
He pulled out the stolen Potion.
[ Item: Potion (Standard) ]
[ Effect: Restores 20 HP instantly]
He looked at his inventory, he had lost the bag of Sleep Powder in the gambit, a whole afternoon's work, gone in a puff of yellow smoke."Cost of doing business," Alex muttered.
[ Nidoran ]
[ Level: 8 -> 9 ]
[ Move Proficiency: Double Kick (Medium) ]
"Level 9," Alex noted."
He looked at the Nidoran,"more level till you can evolve and after you evolve into nidorino ," Alex promised, "we're going to find you a Moon Stone, I don't care if I have to dig up the whole island."
Alex recalled from the briefing "they said we have to return to the base for Evaluation."
He tightened the strap of his watch.
"We need to be ready, the other recruits will be desperate and it is sure thing that killing will start in earnest now."
[ STATUS WINDOW ]
Trainer: Ares (Alex Hales)
Points: 47
Inventory: Knife, Mask, Potion (x1), Sharp Beak, Oddish Leaves
[ POKÉMON TEAM ]
1. Nidoran
* Level: 9
* Type: Poison
* Aptitude: Red (Dark)
* Ability: Hustle
* Moves: Peck, Leer, Poison Sting, Focus Energy, Sucker Punch, Double Kick.
* Condition: Healthy - Confidence : High
2. Feebas
* Level: 5
* Status: Stasis (Inventory)
Alex Hales closed his eyes, listening to the jungle then he took out the MP3 player and played the music.
Haan Aaja Chhore
Naacho Naacho Naacho Naacho
Naacho Naacho Veere Naacho
- RRR
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