Da Future

[50shadesofprotag]

Soooo in the future! Hilda managed to woo Silver and keep him for more than a week.

When Hilda's about 26 and Silver's 24, she's finally got him doing more "couple"-like things with her.




It's a good thing they're a somewhat decent age to be parents?

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[tsuntrader]

[A call from his Pokégear, from a number he doesn't recognize. Okay, sure. It's something to keep him from panicking while looking for his kids, right?

He picks up.]

What is it?

[morelikethedude]

Neither of your kids has a peanut allergy, right?

[It seems to be the person in the alley! They are staring straight up at you, Silver.]

You and I need to arrange a meeting.

[tsuntrader]

[What...

Oh he'll arrange a meeting. In fact, he's flying down right now.]

[morelikethedude]

Ah-ah-ah! No Pokémon, fly-boy, or we can't make an arrangement at all.

[tsuntrader]

[...Alright, alright. He lands an adequate distance away from the guy before recalling Honchkrow. No Pokémon. Is that what he wants?]

[morelikethedude]

[He'll still talk on the phone!]

Good, good. Now, we've been looking for an old friend of ours. We'll call him Gene. We need Gene back, and that's what we're going to arrange an exchange for.

[tsuntrader]

[Gene?

...Genesect. Is that what they're after?]

And if I refuse?

[morelikethedude]

Well, let's see... I think the little girl's name should be something like Jenny, don't you? Something cute but inconspicuous on a passport.

[tsuntrader]

[...]

Where should I bring Gene?

[Is it wrong to hand such a powerful Pokémon over to some dangerous guy in exchange for a couple of lives? Probably, but Silver can't bring himself to care. He'll come up with a plan. He can already think of a few.]

[morelikethedude]

We've got a ship, and I'll tell you the location when you hang up and come over here. Just let it be known, if I'm not back with my buddies exactly on time, they're taking off for good.

[tsuntrader]

[That's more than enough of an incentive to get moving. He's quick to hang up, but makes sure he seems calm and casual before heading over.

And he's good at it. The lack of any present stress could even be unsettling.]

[morelikethedude]

[The person in the alley is wearing just a generic suit, but has a mask and gloves on. He tucks his phone in his chest pocket, and casually puts his hands in his pants pockets.]

So! Nice to meet you, Mr. Silver. We'll be anchored north of here, outside the Seaside Cave. We're not looking for a fight, so the only Pokémon that should be on you is Gene. Arrive at 6:25 am tomorrow. If we see you coming with other Pokémon on your belt or with tipping off the cops, we'll set sail. And we'll give you your kids when you pass us Gene's ball.

Capiche?

[tsuntrader]

You got it. I've never been a big fan of the cops anyway.

[Shorter than him- 5'8"? 5'9"?- and of a pretty unimpressive build. He stands casually, but it would be easy to knock him off balance. Either he's really cocky or just plain stupid.

But the most defining trait is that he's not dead yet.

Tomorrow. Tomorrow will fix that.]

[morelikethedude]

[He's got that cockiness of "I've got you where it hurts so I know you won't hit me" going on.]

Alright, then. You stay here in Undella until then. Ciao.

[He gives a two-fingered salute, before turning around and heading off.

Enjoy that, Silver!]

[tsuntrader]

[Enjoy it. Right.

He stays in Undella town as directed; he has Honchkrow fly off with his Pokémon outside of Genesect at some point in the day. He even takes his jacket. So much for his Pokémon helping him out, right? It's not like his Pokémon can ask for help. They know better.

Yeah right. Once Honchkrow's a good distance away, he lets out Weavile to round up some of the Sneasel and Weavile living nearby. Weavile heard the plan from his ball. He knows what to do. Honchkrow then heads home to find Kingdra, who takes off into the water to gather her own forces in the water. Feraligatr and Gyarados would stand out too much. From there, he heads out of the house again and wanders around with the frustration that comes from knowing that he has to wait.

He doesn't sleep; there's no way he could get to sleep after something like this, and he can't head home or risk missing the time anyway. When the time finally comes, he heads over to their ship- once again, he's completely calm.]

[morelikethedude]

[Silver will arrive, the massive ex-Plasma ship anchored. But there's no signs of a crew, and things are silent. No one seems to be outside of the ship or looking to the shore to look for Silver. Perhaps the ladder was supposed to be lowered at exactly 6:25?

But the minutes pass, and nothing. Not a sound from the ship, aside from the water slapping against its sides.

Time is passing, but there's no response whatsoever from the ship.]

[tsuntrader]

[There's only so long he can wait before deciding to just enter the ship. There's no way he can jump and grab onto the ledge from this distance and there's nothing that he can use to help himself up nearby...

...He settles for swimming and looking for some kind of leverage to get up and into the ship; luckily Kingdra is there and gives him a boost up to the edge of the ship so he can haul himself up, over, and onto it.

Time to search for his kids. Sure, he's soaked, but beyond that, it shouldn't be too difficult to sneak around and find his kids...]

[morelikethedude]

[No, it absolutely isn't hard - sitting right there on deck is Barett, clinging onto his sister. Next to him is his Ninetales, looking beat up and worn out.

But everything on deck is charred and burned. There's people, who aren't burned to death but have been beaten up and knocked unconscious. It's a surprisingly gritty scene, and Barett's ninetales growls before recognizing who it was that was hopping over the edge.

Barett doesn't look, staring coldly at the floor.]

[tsuntrader]

[What happened here what's going on where-

...Blue? Barett? They're... Sitting together...?

Taking in the scene takes him a second; so does finding his legs. He pets Ninetales for a moment in thanks before getting up and running over to them.]

Hey, Barett! Blue! [Are you two okay please don't be hurt please be okay-]

[morelikethedude]

[Barett looks up, a frightening look on his face. A look that Silver's worn, himself, on occasion.

But it melts away in an instant, as Barett stands up and grasps his father. Blue scrambles up, too, waking up from sleep and hugging him, too.]

[tsuntrader]

[He doesn't have anything to say. He simply holds onto both of them a far too tightly- he's glad they're okay, he is so glad they're okay--

No. Enough of that. The two of them must be terrified, being kidnapped and dragged on a ship like this. They didn't deserve this. This never should have happened to them.]

You two aren't hurt, are you? [That's a good start.]

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[morelikethedude]

They made me... I told them to leave us alone, but they wouldn't.

...I never want to fight again.

[shhhspoilers]

...But he was so cool, dad, Barett's like really strong.

[tsuntrader]

[He tries to be reassuring. He really, really tries.

But he can feel it. He can feel that burning hatred boiling up inside of him. Besides, this situation doesn't call for it. They're not completely safe yet.]

I want you two to get off the ship while I take care of rounding these guys up. Kingdra's right outside and Weavile's nearby. If you see anyone else approach the two of you, yell as loudly as you can.

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[morelikethedude]

No!

[The coldness breaks away in an instant, as Barett clings to his father as hard as he can. He starts crying.]

Please, please, I just wanna go home!