Paradise Pokeball System

PP SYS Ch 22: No… It’s Not Cute

The next morning I awoke with Cosmog, and we kissed and fooled around, but nothing like last night. When we were done, I left the Paradise Ball with a smile on my face, but there were two bald-headed Team Snagem members staring me in the face.

[This might present a problem. Stall while I create an attack plan if the need arises.]

"Where did you just come from?!" One of the members asked if he was holding a strange metal handle with a hand attached to it.

"I was just walking around, minding my own business, and came in the back of my tent," I said calmly, trying to think of how I could get out of this situation.

The Team Snagem members glanced at each other before raising their weapons and pointing them at me threateningly. "Give us the Cosmog now or else!"

"I don't know what you are talking about, but I would like to know what you are doing in my tent?" I asked as I stood up, and I was just a bit taller than the first and half a head than the second. "I don't think that this is somewhere you should be, isn't it? What is that stupid thing that you're holding in your hand?"

The Team Snagem member holding the metal handle replied, "This is a Snagging Machine! We use it to steal Pokémon from trainers who can't stop us. Now give us that Cosmog, and we won't have any problems!"

I shot them an icy glare before saying. "You really think I'm going to let you just take my Cosmog? Where is this Cosmog? Do you see her?"

"Man, you're brave for someone who has no other Pokémon." The second Team Snagem member said as he raised his arm and put on the snagging machine.

Cryo's voice filled my head again; [Now is the time to act, Landon! Use Psybeam!]

I felt a surge of energy within me, and I pointed my hands at both members before shooting out two purple beams of light. Both were hit by this attack and were sent flying through the tent wall into the water outside. I floated over to the wall and looked outside; both were unconscious in the water, but then one of them suddenly disappeared.

I tried to run out of the tent to the water, but the second member of Team Snagem vanished under the water. I wanted to help them, but they were also trying to take my Pokémon away without even giving me a reason.

[There is a Pokémon in that lake that is strong, so I do not suggest that you go after them.]

I nodded and returned to the tent, and sat down to think about what had just happened. The tent was ripped, but I could repair that with a patch. This feeling was strange and cold from seeing both the men get pulled under the water. I wasn't upset, but I also wasn't glad, like I had just witnessed something that shouldn't have happened.

[You did when in the situation. It is clear that these people seem to run free and outside of the law, so it is up to you how you want to deal with them, but going and killing them all isn't a good idea. Not all of them are bad. I am proud of how you handled yourself, but try not to get too carried away with emotions. We have bigger issues at hand.]

I became aware of the bigger picture now, and while part of me wanted to go after them, I knew that Cryo was right; there were larger things at stake here than just my Pokémon or even me getting hurt. This conflict between Team Snagem and those who would oppose them wasn't going away anytime soon, and there was Cipher as well.

"What do you think I should do?" I asked, and I went to clean up my backpack, sighing that my water was still there.

[You need to access a computer terminal. Preferably a storage terminal; that way, I can get coordinates to a more secure location and out of Aether Paradise sights. With the two members of Snagem being sent for Cosmog specifically means that they have either been watching you or they are connected with Aether Paradise. Either way, we need to get you and everyone else to a safe location. ]

"Okay, I'll get to it then. Thanks, Cryo," I said as I put on my backpack.

[Just leave the tent here, but be careful. Team Snagem will be wondering where their people are, so you need to go straight to the Poke Center, but that does not mean you will be safe. Keep your eyes open and remember that the world has many dangers you have yet to face.]

"I will," I said before heading out of the tent, but now there was something else in front of me. It was an ugly brown fish.

[That is a level 14 Feebas who will evolve into Milotic when you can increase her beauty high enough. You should send out Cosmog and then catch that Pokémon. She will make a good addition to your team.]

I nodded and sent out Cosmog before I summoned a Paradise Ball from my inventory.

"What is that ugly creature? It's... no, it's not cute. I tried, but it looks like dried dirt with eyes!" Cosmog said as she looked at Feebas in disgust.

"It can evolve, and it will be really beautiful," I explained to her before tossing the ball. Luckily, it caught Feebas, and I picked her Paradise Ball.

Cosmog gave a snort of contempt but then smiled at me when I petted her head and hugged my Pokémon close to me as we left for the Poke-Center. Since she was in her cute white summer outfit, she stuck out like a sore thumb, but she stuck out even worse without it, so halfway back to Phenac, I had to put her away.

It only took a bit more to get to the city, and with Cryo’s help and my trusty path to guide me, I made my way to the Poke-Center.

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