Pokemon Umbral Pierce's Sidequest: Revenge and Retribution

[Dracorion]

Pierce made sure to flip Gardenoir the bird before the door closed behind him.

Cunt.

As soon as the entrace closed, Pierce's hangover seemed to redouble it's efforts, pissed at being ignored ever since he heard about Horace.

Pierce walked through the auditorium. He noticed the cameras watching him but paid them no mind. He made his way to the double doors that seemed to be an elevator. The panel next to them seemed to indicate they were locked, but damned if that was going to stop him.

He pressed his ear against the door and knocked. Damn, solid. For elevator doors, they were thick. Adamantitar wouldn't be able to break them down, and Blaziken couldn't blast a hole in them. He looked at the panel. Nah, using Aria would just permanently lock the thing from the outside.

He considered having Blaziken weld the doors shut, to keep anyone from escaping through the elevator.

No, that would just clutter the hallways, which seemed to be how he was going to get through the facility. Though he didn't like Gardenoir very much, or trust her, he didn't think she'd let the people who subjected the pokemon she was trying to save through horrible experiements go. And Jeanette was sure to get a call from Faynoc soon, and she'd bring PATCA.

Sighing, Pierce headed for a door in the far right corner of the room. This one was open, but he had a feeling...

He stepped through.

Yep, the door locked behind him.

He only took a few steps before his head split open, and he fell to his knees.


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The little boy stood outside the kitchen, his Larvitar beside him, neither of them making a sound as they listened.

"... they were found in their tent. Their bodies... umm..."

The took a minute to stifle her sobs. "Please... go on." She said, her voice breaking.

The officer obliged. "The bodies were... severely mutilated and dismembered. It was hard to identify them, but the woman was wearing this."

The officer held up a plastic bag. Inside was a silver pendant. The image of an angel shone in the light that filtered through the window.

The girl broke down right then. The officer grabbed her, and pulled up a chair for her to sit down. "That was... that was mom's..."

"The leading theory is that it was a few Ursaring. Two or more. Why they would is indeterminate. The tent wasn't anywhere near Ursaring country." The officer hesitated, placing a hand on the girl's shoulder. "Miss... we'd like you to come down to the morgue and try to identify them."

"I... of course." She wiped her tears on her sleeve. "What- what are we going to do now?"

The boy stepped into the room, and the girl and the officer shifted their attention to him. His eyes were watery, but he didn't cry. He wouldn't let himself cry. He ran to the girl and hugged her tightly. "Don't worry Sam. I'll protect you, I promise."

Outside, there was a bright light, and Pupitar stood in the hallway.
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Back in the present, Pierce stood up slowly. The pain in his head subsided, though it was still there.

Now that... that's not a hangover.