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PART NINETY FOUR

“OVER HERE!.....I FOUND HIM!”

A voice called out, Jack felt a claw like hand grasping his shoulders and shaking him, he wanted whoever it was to just leave him alone; to just leave him inside the dark void that surrounded him, at least here no one could hurt him. Soon the voices fade into silence again as he started to consciousness, Jack prayed to Arceus that this time he would not wake up again that perhaps he might be permitted to remain within the safety of oblivion.

“Help me get him inside and someone wake that lazy bitch toph!”

Was the last thing he heard before everything else became to silent to muffled to hear, a large pair of talon tipped digits slid under him forcing his eyes to open but a slither to see Blaze’s face looking ahead as she carried him. He wanted to tell her to just leave him alone but words refused to form, as he tried to look away, he froze as her eyes hardened; he couldn’t look away no matter how much he wanted to do so. It was as if she was refusing to let him just give up and surrender to the despair that had a hold of him, as she walked her eyes never left his.

“You never once gave up on me no matter what I did to you, you never gave up on any us even though it would have been so much easier to do so!......And Arceus be dammed if I let you give up on yourself now.”

The Blaziken rumbled firmly, her eyes softening as she let Jack press his face up against feathery chest cry against hers. She said nothing more but instead drew her talon like hand to rest against the back of his head as she carried him back into the motel room where the others where waiting for him, Toph there stretching the kinks out of her body.

_ “Lay the human down upon the bed” _

The psychic eeveelution spoke using her words rather than her mind, Blaze complied as she laid him out on the bed. Their trainer went curl up but froze before he could even begin doing so, his eye glazed over as the Espeon spoke a single word laced with formidable will that surpassed the that of his earlier assailant.

_ “Sleep!” _

Toph sighed softly as she climbed up over his chest with the red gem upon her forehead glowing with a soft pulsating glow, tendrils of psychedelic energy emanating from purple lens like eyes before attaching themselves to his face. For a moment his body arched as she pushed herself into his mind, then his body relaxed as she took full control.

“One intends to numb the humans unwanted experience, after which one shall render those hazy memories into a neigh on dream like state, thus retuning the subject unto their former mental state.”

She spoke with little care for any reply or opinion from the rest of the group, Toph had little understanding why she felt so angry let alone hollow inside to see him like this; after all he was just a means to an end, right? A mere tool to discard once his usefulness came to an end...so why did she care what state he was in; she could just reprogram Ahsoka’s mind to become a completely different personality while abandoning this bunch of misfit pokémon. It would not be the first time she had done something like that, so why; why did the thought of doing that now fill her with so much dread. Around her the voice of the Oni; Blaze; Bunny and Lucy became distant like whispered sounds upon the wind to feint to understand but still present, she channelled them out with practiced ease.

“His mate is still searching for him; someone should bring her back here”

Oni growled to no one in particular, she had been leaning against the far wall with eyes closed and arms crossed.

“WHAT DOES THAT MATER JACK’S HURT, WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING!”

Lucy howled, her arms wrapped around herself as she looked between each of the faces, her eyes open wide; her chest heaving as Oni opened her eye showing the dangerous ice-cold glare. Bunny stepped up next to the lucario slipping a paw into Lucys, squeezing it gently as the jackal pokémon made a move to reach out for the weavile.

“Don’t, if you value your life and wish to be around when Toph fixes him…don’t”

The lopunny whispered with a hushed voice, Lucy looked down at the rabbit pokémon then back towards Oni; their eye met and Lucy felt her bowls spasm in absolute terror as she realised just how close she currently was to her own demise. Clamping her jaw tightly closed she stepped back with head bowed in a submissive gesture while the weavile left.

Outside She could feel cold night air hit her square in the face calming her burning fury enough to let her mind to gather some semblance of rational control allowing her finally Oni drop her visard, her face was now filled with neigh on blinding rage. She was grateful for Bunny for having stopped Lucy, she had been but moments away from eviscerating the Lucario. The weavie could understand that Lucy was scared; angry; confused even, it was not easy seeing Jack so utterly broken like that. He had always been her anchor for far longer than she cared to remember, just his scent would act like stabilising element to her fits of frenzy. Looking up at the stars of that clear cloudless night; a whisp of ice cold breath escaped her inhuman lips, she imagined the unforgivable things she would do if she ever got her claws upon the one responsible for doing this to her Jack. Such terrible; insanely vile acts that she would inflict upon those responsible, only once they begged for death would she show mercy by slowly snuffing out their wretched life.

“there”

She whispered catching Ahoska’s scent, with a sudden burst of speed Oni darted into the tree line, her eyes narrowed as she left her claws deliberate left marks upon both tree trunks as she zipped past them. This was mostly to find her way back again once she had located the female human, it infuriated her so much to leave the motel room; finding as well as keep Ahsoka safe was about all she could do right now. So that was exactly what she was going to do and Arceus help any who dared to get in her way. Vectoring in upon the female human she could hear the sound of conflict, silently the weaviel came to rest upon a branch high up on one the trees that ringed a small clearing. She could observe the bronzed giant of a woman struggling against a pack of mightyena. While it wasn’t a particularly large pack consisting of only five hyena pokémon it was still a considerable threat for any one foolish enough to wander about a forest on their own, Ahsoka’s crobat had patched onto one of the mightyena’s its fangs sunk deep into its body as it drank deeply. The bat pokémon’s victim looked groggy, no doubt poisoned in some fashioned, it was a smart move in a one on one encounter. But this wasn’t a trainer battle, the other four had already set about the bat; their fangs tearing into the membranes of its wings to dislodging the unfortunate pokémon. The crobat didn’t stand a chance once they had dragged it off of their packmate, it flapped desperately about on the floor with ruined wings, she watched as the pack tore the helpless crobats throat out before rounding on Ahsoka. The weavile had been surprised by the fact the human hadn’t recalled her crobat and tried to flee, but instead had willingly used the death of her pokémon to source out a sizable branch so as to hold her ground.

“COME GET SOME!”

The she giant bellowed charging in, this took the pack of balance completely as it was doubtful, they were used to humans trying to run away or stand there in shock once their pokémon had been defeated. The already weakened mightyena was still to woozy to react fast enough, as the hefty branch made contact with its skull dashing its brains from the sheer force of the impact and ending its life in an instant. The other four attacked now each coming from a different direction, the tree branch sent one flying as it caught it along its ribs; sending it clattering into a whimpering heap some distance away. From the sounds of it Oni was sure a number of ribs had been broken from the initial impact from the make shift weapon, the weavile smiled a wide cruel smile as her appreciation for the woman grew.

“GET OFF OF ME!”

Ahsoka roared as the other three dragged her down to the ground, two had their jaws clamped around her wrists, shaking aggressively to keep her from fighting back while the third went for her throat or rather it would have, had the pokémon still retained its head. Neither the mightyena nor Ahsoka noticed the weasel like blur that had been Oni until it was over, blood dripped along the metallic sheen of the weavils claws as they glinted in the pale moon light. The Weavile hit the ground with a roll coming up to her small rear paws as she pushed off across the grass covered dirt, keeping her body low to the ground Oni brought one of her claws swinging in an upwards arc. She could feel the resistance of to her strike as the long blade like claw pierced up under the hyena pokémons’ muzzle, too late the mightyena realised what was happening; it tried to draw its head back but the weavile only leaned in more as with a sickening crunch the tips of her claws could be seen protruded through the top its skull. Her opponent was still looking blankly at her yet to realise it was already dead, now the real fight would begin as the fourth was ready for her.

“MIGHTYENA!...MIGHT…MIGHTY..ENA…MIGHT…ENA…MIGHTYENA!”

[YOU KILLED THEM! I’M GOING TO EAT YOUR HEART FOR THAT!]

It growled with utter hate, but Oni only reaction was to raise its paw and lick a little of the blood from one of her claws, a broad fang filled smile that only provoked the hyena pokémon even more. Despite her calm outer demeanour, she was fuelled by pain; yet consumed by unyielding rage all of which now directed in its entirety towards the mightyena before her. Both pokémon stood stock still their powerful muscles tensing like coiled springs ready to launch a killing blow against their opposing foe, it was a standoff. The first to move may well leave themselves open to a killing blow from the other, so both pokémon remained still as each watched the other and waited. They did not need to wait long as it was Ahsoka not Oni hat made the first move, her heavy make shift club swinging towards them in a wide clumsy arc. The weavile leapt backwards as the heft piece of tree came up over and down towards the dark type hyena, this time it did not have enough time to react as its head was snapped back into an unnatural position.

“That last one’s injured enough for me to catch it, it’ll replace my crobat”

The woman noted in a matter of fact voice, tossing the tree branch aside she fished out a pokéball, depressing the middle button the ball like device increased in mass while letting out a chime to show it had been primed for use. Walking over to the remaining mightyena she gave it a nudge in its broken ribs, it gave a pitiful whine in pain showing it was still alive, with cruel half smile she bounced her pokéball off of it as it was digitized into a bright red light that would be sucked up into her spherical device.

“ I take it, it's time to head back?”

Ahsoka mused as the ball rocked a few times before giving another chime to notify the capture was complete, turning around headed back towards Oni who waited to lead her back to the motel.