Rocket Labs: RP

Kurai sprinted up 50 meters andslashed at the target, forced to obey his "trainer"'s command. The glass plate split in two, perfectly symmetrical halves, clattering into pieces on the floor. He glanced back at the second member of the Shadow Triad. Before he saw the huge, silver hair and the masked eyes, the member disappeared into lines. Those lines then appeared in front of him, marking the teleportation. He appeared as Kurai backed up, stepping on his left paw. Kurai retracted the paw in pain, yelping. Number Two picked up one of the shards of glass, and flicked his wrist twice, cutting Kurai on each side of his face as Kurai cried out.

"Not fast enough. Speed up." he whispered in a menacing voice.

As the crimson dripped down Kurai's face, mixed with a single tear, he thought about leaving. He thought about displaying Neo-Team Plasma for who they truly were. Cruel sadists. But the world already knew that. There was nothing to spread, nothing to unveil. Kurai didn't even know what they were truly planning. After that boy destroyed their Kyurem plan, he knew there was something worse. Kyurem was gone, though.

Wasn't it?

 

Training had been long and strenuous for the past couple of days. There was something odd drifting in the air and, quite frankly, it was a bit nerve wracking for this small Mawile. This was seen from her noticing how the other Team Aqua members were acting. Some of them seemed nervous, others seemed a bit more devious than usual, and the rest were just simply following orders without a second thought. Her own trainer was one of the few that seemed a bit nervous about whatever it was. But, her trainer continued to stay strong. After all, there was no need to show signs of weakness to the rest of the crew. Tera agreed with this aspect and she too tried her best to keep strong.

After she had managed to dive through the last remaining obstacles, that her trainer had placed on the ground, she flopped on her butt. Tera was exhausted from the crazy amount of training. Seeing as how tired she was, her trainer had decided that it was time for her to relax for a bit.

"You did a good job, Tera." Her trainer said while wearing a smile on her youthful face. She jogged over to her Pokémon and knelt down to her. With a simple arm movement, she reached behind her and pulled out her backpack. Reaching into it, she pulled out some Pokémon Food and handed it over to Tera. "You should take a break, right now. We can continue our training another time." She chimed to her while patting her on the head.

Unlike some of the other Pokémon, Tera loved her trainer to no end. There was nothing anyone could say or do that would change her loyalty to her. She eagerly accepted the comforting pat and the food and chimed back to her trainer. Once she started to eat, her trainer stood up to talk to one of the other Aqua grunts. It was about the eerie rumor of a scary plan being spread throughout the team.

Tera glanced up, holding the food in her mouth for a moment. Questions rose in her head as she heard the weary tone in her trainer's voice. Of course the other grunt didn't take note of it. But Tera knew her well enough to understand.

What were they actually planning?
Why was her trainer worried?
Is something terrible going to happen?
Or is her trainer just getting all worked up over a mindless rumor?

She nibbled her food a couple of times before she looked away. Tera wanted the food right now.

 

"Got it." Kurai attempted to sound energetic, or at least resilient, as he trotted out of the room. His claws clicked on the tile ground, the echoes bouncing around the room. His blood dripped down to his mane, staining the white with crimson. He wouldn't get a shower for another week, so he'd have to get used to the stench of dried blood.

He began to sprint towards the meeting room, praying he wouldn't be late. He was about five meters behind Plasmapix, and breaths sped out of his body quicker than he could reclaim them. What blood didn't ornament his mane pulsed through his body, and his heart pounded like a drum. Adrenaline electrified his veins, speeding him up even more. An alarm sounded throughout the ship, marking the start of the meeting. He was two inches away from the door when the sensors downed him.

"AGH!" Kurai screamed in agony as the adrenaline electrify was replaced with actual electricity. It struck his skin, burning the black into fuligin. It slashed his veins, frying his blood. It rattled his bones, spraining his front left leg. Kurai collapsed onto the floor, his vision shaky and blurry. They did this to beat the Plasma into members who weren't sure. The members that were insurgent.

He was still expected to get up and walk into the meeting.

As he crawled into the meeting room, in front of an audience of Team Plasma. No sympathy, no sense of cruelty, just cold, masked faces and even colder eyes, he stood up, still vibrating.

 

"What are you two doing?" Boomed a voice of another Aqua member. He emerged from behind a large boulder, a Crobat flying at his side. The man looked rather agitated with the fact the other two grunts were goofing off. The one grunt took a single look at him and darted off but Tera's trainer remained stationed to where she was.

"Taking a break. We've been training for weeks on end. Tera is getting exhausted!" She pointed to her Pokémon. She felt horrible for her Mawile. "What are we even training so hard for anyways?"

"If your Pokémon cannot handle the training; then get rid of that one and catch a stronger Pokémon that's more useful." The man bitterly said. His Crobat did a firm nod, agreeing with him. He even gave Tera a dark glare before continuing. "As for what we are training for, that is something I cannot discuss. Just keep going." With that, he and his Crobat turned and walked away.

So rude. . . Tera grimaced at the man leaving her and her trainer behind. I can totally kick your Crobat's butt if I wanted to. You should train for days on end then. You snarky jerk. She huffed and turned her face away from her trainer and the departing Aqua member.

Hastily, Tera reached down and grabbed another poke-food and chomped down on it. She was now agitated. Calling her weak was probably the biggest insult in history! I'll show them. I'm not a Pokémon to be messed with!

 

Plasmapix's words blurred and echoed in Kurai's head, hardly clear enough to be registered. He got a break. Either way, that meant going back to his small bed, where he could be snuck up on at any time. Paranoia seeped into the crevices of Kurai's mind, overflowing as he got closer to his bunk. He finally arrived, his eyes drooping closed. He had been sleep deprived, electrified, slashed, and patronized all in one day. Great day to be me. Kurai thought, his brain shaking with angst.

He trotted over to his bed, hardly making it there before he passed out.

 

Tera hadn't even finished eating her fill before her Trainer picked her up. She made a grab for another piece of her food and managed to grasp a hold of one. Pulling it to her mouth she looked up at her friend. Complete despair was written on her trainer's face.

Tera tilted her head to the side a little bit, wondering what she was going to say or do. Please don't tell me she's thinking about switching me out for another Pokémon! I've been trying! She reached out to her trainer to poke at her nose. Letting her know that she felt bad for her too! "Mawile. . ."

Her trainer gave her a small smile. "I know you're strong, Tera. I believe in you. Let's just call it a day and get some good rest. Alright?"

Tera nodded. I am quite tired. She thought.

Her trainer then placed the Mawile on her shoulder and picked up the remaining food. She handed another piece to her before making her way back to her tent that she pitched. Zipping the zipper, she then crawled inside and closed the tent.

Tera made herself comfortable in a blanket that was given to her when they first met. It was her favorite blanket! It meant a lot to her. She curled herself up and started to doze off. Her trainer said Good night to her and off to slumber land she went.

I wish I knew what they were planning. Terra thought to herself before she could fully go to sleep. She let out a small yawn. I just need to figure out what it is. It's driving me nuts!

 

Kurai shuddered and shook, he was freezing. He groggily opened his eyes, and struggled to lift his head off of the pillow. He noticed that a certain weight wasn't there. His small blanket, gifted to him secretly by the boy who took down Ghetsis and Kyurem, was gone. His only possession, the only physical object he owned, was gone. He didn't cry, he didn't even sob. Plasmapix did this when she was training for stealth. It was usually a simple nuisance, but today was the worst day she could've done it. The dried blood on his face froze, and the blood on his mane solidified. His skin cracked as well, feeble from the electricution. He slept right on top of the old ice generator. It's what kept Kyurem at a comfortable temperature. Not meant for an Absol. His mind was numb, and his body mimicked.

"Damn you...Plasmapi-" Kurai cut himself off by passing out again.

He really hated working for Team Plasma. What other choice did he have, though? He couldn't break free.

 

Unlike her trainer, Tera had a rough time trying to get to sleep. All her mind kept doing was going in circles. The same questions all being asked but none had answers. Oh how she hated that! Mysteries always should be solved. And this mystery definitely was on the list of things that must have an answer.

Shooting her eyes open, Tera sat up and glanced around the tent. Her trainer was sound asleep, holding onto her pillow tightly. She must have been dreaming about something fun because she had the brightest smile on her face. Tera gave her a smile back and stood up. She quietly walked over to her friend and pulled the covers up to her shoulders.

I wish I could sleep so sound. Tera sighed as she thought about it. Why did her and her trainer get stuck doing guard duty, outside their base? Even though they've been training all day and since she was sleeping, she was being a bad guard. Why was Tera so worried about Team Aqua's plans? Though It wasn't like it's abnormal for a team of ruffians to cause trouble, right? Of course not. But something was odd in the air and she could sense it. I think too much. she bitterly thought to herself as she turned towards the exit of the tent.

Slowly, she unzipped the zipper just enough to where she could squeeze through. Her trainer didn't even budge from her slumber. Once she got through, she stood at the front of the tent and glanced around. She could notice a couple other grunts standing guard. Some of them had Poochyena, Zubat, Golbat, Psyduck and Poliwhirl. It was an odd combination of Pokémon but Tera didn't bother to complain. She was an odd choice herself.

She walked around the tent for a little bit, trying to shake some of the questions out of her head. Unfortunately, only more questions rose and she placed her hands against her head, shaking it. Come on dummy. Just stop thinking and let me sleep. Let the thinking happen during the daytime. Sheesh! She shook her head one last time before she heard something move behind her.

Quickly she jumped, spinning around and getting ready to strike. But it was only a Grunt's Poochyena. He had come over to see what was going on. Once he noticed that it was only Tera, he let out a gruff snort and turned away. "Hey!" Tera shouted to him as she jogged over to the Poochyena. "Do you know what's going on with Aqua? Everyone is acting funny."

"You don't know?" Poochyena asked with disbelief. He saw that Tera shook her head. "Neither do I. I keep asking around and yet, no one knows anything. Though I think my Master knows but he doesn't talk about it much. I think he's scared."

"Scared?" She tilted her head. "Wonder why?" She tapped her chin thoughtfully. "My Trainer keeps acting strange too. She doesn't know what's going on."

"I have to get back to my post." The Poochyena interrupted her. He apologized for his rudeness before he trotted over to his Trainer who happened to be looking for him.

Tera saw the trainer glance at her and she waved. The Grunt snorted and turned away. This made Tera rather annoyed and she marched her way over to her tent. She poked her head inside to see that her friend was still sound asleep. She let out a solemn sigh and crawled inside the tent once more. However, she kept her head poked out, trying to get fresh air and keep guard. But her eyes grew heavy and she drifted off to sleep.

 

Kurai awoke again, smothered in warmth. The blanket that Plasmapix, who he now wanted to call Inferno for some reason, was back. He'd had enough sleep. He was ready to go back into training. Well, he was able to go back into training. In Team Plasma, it meant the same thing. At least when it came to Kurai. They always saw him as not good enough, or lazy. But he easily trained the most, he was easily one of the best they had. The only reason Ghetsis hadn't taken him in was because of that stupid Hydreigon. He even beat that thing once.

"I'm underrated." Kurai sighed.

He jumped up and slashed at the vent, slicing it clean off it's hinges. He caught it and slipped into the vents, rescrewing what he broke. He crawled over to the room where he trained for stealth. A warp panel area. He snuck along the piping running through the the top of the ship, looking for a grunt. He finally saw one and took aim. He jumped down from behind and smacked the grunt with the blunt of his blade. The grunt fell unconcious, slipping to the floor. Kurai examined his work for a brief moment before making his way back into the vents.

"Next up, Inferno." Kurai grinned.

He crawled through the vents again, the air whipping his fur around. He finally came across the Museum where Inferno trained. He slipped out of the vents, quiet as a mouse, and crawled along the highest point in the Museum. He came across Inferno and took aim with his blade. Finally, he lunged, ripping through the air, and cut a bit of Inferno's fur, along with skin. He sprang backwards into a midnight shadow and took hiding.

She,quite literally,never knew what hit her.

 

Tera was in the middle of a dream when she heard some commotion in a distance. At first she thought it was a part of her dream, since she seemed to be in a warehouse-like environment. But it seemed much too real for her. She woke herself up and let out a big yawn. The weird noise she heard, was still happening.

What in the world? She tilted her head and glanced back to her trainer. Tera shook her awake and pointed out the tent.

"What's wrong, Tera?" She asked as she let out a huge yawn and rubbed her eyes.

Follow me, dummy! She grabbed her hand and pulled her trainer towards the exit of the tent. Tera didn't waste time to wait for her and continued towards the source of the noise. The young Aqua grunt stumbled after her and followed the Mawile over.

Upon getting to the source, Tera noticed a "new" grunt standing watch. She had never seen this grunt before and stopped, looking up at her. Little did she know that this trainer had knocked out a fellow Aqua Grunt!

"Hey Tera! What's going on-oh. Uh. . . Hello." Tera's trainer said to her. "Sorry. My Mawile has been acting odd today. Don't know why." She bent down and picked Tera up who fought against her.

Noooo! Let me go! Something is up! She fidgeted and fought her trainer. But her fighting was useless as she was still held.

 

"Thanks for the tip, Inferno. That kind of sucked...I'm not as good at stealth as you are. What can I say? I'm an Absol." Kurai looked around. The Museum was the best place to train for stealth, undoubtedly. Many shadows, high places to jump from, a small vent system, it was perfect.

Yet, Kurai always seemed to fail. Not just in stealth, either. Even in what he was supposed to be good at, physical attacks, he always lacked in something. Brutailty, speed, ferocity...he was never enough.

Kurai decided he was done.

"Inferno, get down here. I need to talk with you about something." Kurai called up. "Stealth training." He lied.

 

"Huh? It is?" The trainer leaned over and looked at the monitor. "i wonder what happened to it? It's odd that one of our cameras got messed up like that." She looked to Rocketchu's trainer while wearing a skeptical look on her face.

Almost as if it were on cue, when the trainer mentioned the cameras going out, Tera began to fidget angrily in her trainer's arms. The girl struggled to keep her Pokémon from slipping out and falling to the ground. Of course she knew that Tera would catch herself but she still didn't like the idea of her dropping. "Come on Tera. What has gotten into you?" She blinked and tried to hold her down again. "Please chill out or you're going into your Pokéball."

Ugh! There is something wrong you dummy! Let me down! Tera continued to kick out and fight her trainer. The grip was too much and the thought of just chomping down on her arm did cross her mind. She would have regretted it later. "I WISH I COULD ACTUALLY COMMUNICATE WITH YOU!" Tera shouted.

All her trainer understood was Tera saying "Mawile." She struggled to keep a hold of her. "Sh-Should we go inv-vestigate the room?" She asked Rocketchu's trainer. "I-I don't know what's in there. B-Because I don't even know where half of the stuff is-or what's going on with the boss! N-No one tells me anything--Tera stop!"

"Come on! There's something really weird going on! Dummy! You big big dummy! I don't recognize this grunt! She smells different! All you pirates smell like ocean water and wood!" Tera continued to shout out loud.

"Tera! Keep it down! Please stop it!" She whined to her as she placed Tera into a tight hold. "Jeeze for a tiny Pokémon, you sure are hard to keep a hold of."