With Henrietta and Chesra taking command it was quickly decided that they would battle using more or less standard rules. Both harems were fully active but each girl was allowed to only fight one battle. The first team to three victories would be the winner. This effectively put the battle in Marco's favor. Erika was good enough to be a gym leader but after a quick scan using Aura Sense it was discovered that her harems fighting potential was lacking compared to Marco's girls.
Marco had insisted that they change into their battle gear but he'd given control over to his two Alphas. Henrietta won the coin toss against Chesra and decided that they would fight using the clothes he'd bought for them. Her hope was that it would motivate them to finish their battles quickly before they could be damaged. Marco also had to admit that if they were dressed up then he didn't feel quite as awkward about how he looked.
Henrietta paced back and forth as she looked across the members of the harem. "Ok ladies, I'm not sure how much help the Jackass is going to be today so we're flying solo for now. I know brute force is normally our thing but let's show everyone there's more to us than that. Getting the win is the most important thing but try to throw a little style in there too."
"He showed us all what their auras looked like; I believe this should be an entertaining battle." Jean remarked coyly.
"That's the spirit. You're up first so show us how it's done."
"Naturally."
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Back at the office Kelly had taken over Marco's duties of watching the cameras and running Isabella's drones. Without Jean's help they would have to hit a lot harder than they had been doing. The causality rate for the Rocket tamers and their pokégirls was bound to go up. This didn't bother Kelly though; she'd thought Marco was being too easy on them for a long while. It was past time they found out why Avalanche was the best.
"Selena, Mina; the group at AP-Tango has released their pokégirls. Hit em hard and hit em fast. Renae, has there been any commotion from the cafe?"
"No ma'am, everything is quiet. I don't think they know he's actually here yet. Just give us a heads up if anything happens."
"Copy that, stay safe." She replied before going back to her cameras. "This is going better than we had hoped for. Still... I'm getting a bad feeling."
"It's always calmest before the storm hits Major. Are you sure you shouldn't be out there?" Asked Isabella. "I can handle monitoring the cameras."
"I know you can handle it but combat tactics isn't your specialty. Besides you can run those drones better than anyone else. I'll need you here for when the Colonel leaves the gym."
"I wonder how Marco is doing in his gym battle?"
"Marco, Staff Sargent?"
"Sorry Major."
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Angelica had been checking the communications channels for the teams and marking them off ever since the campaign started. She had started with thirty-six teams and was down to eight in her area. Avalanche had been doing a number on them but she couldn't find a reason to care. It wasn't her problem anymore. She was just getting ready to leave when Andzral called in over the comm. unit.
"Oh Angelica... you wouldn't mind lending me part of your team would you?"
"I would mind it very much actually but don’t have a choice. Don't tell me you've run out of drones to order around. You should back off for now and regroup."
"Ya see, it's thinking like that that got you kicked off the leadership position. You don't have the drive for this kind of thing."
Angelica scoffed and settled back into her seat. "Maybe not but I do have the ability to see the big picture, things that those with tunnel vision seem to overlook."
"Such as?" Andzral barked.
"Such as the military capturing over twenty of our agents. Now how long do you think it's going to take for those softies to spill their guts during interrogation?"
"..." The Bondage Elf was struck speechless as she thought about all the useful information contained in those heads. They were fairly high ranking tamers in the organization and what they knew could be very damaging. "Fuck, why would you bring them in if you thought this would happen?"
"Who said I thought this would happen? My plan was based on confronting Readman with an overwhelming amount of force. He would either be captured or die fighting, not thinking he would surrender. Our forces? They were brought in to fight and die, them getting captured wasn't part of the original equation... but neither was Readman registering at three gyms at once. So if I were to offer any kind of friendly advice to the new leader of the Breakers it would be damage control is the prudent option."
A moment went by then Angelica heard the cackling laughter of Andzral. "What's done is done I guess, I'll just have to make him pay when we meet. Celaboner suddenly seems like a good place to start. Campbell should be there shortly so look after him when he gets there."
Angelica knew Marco was in the gym across from her, she'd seen him walk in. But now they knew he was there as well. "And what makes you think he would be here?"
"A little bird told me."
"Do as you wish, just don't ask for my advice anymore." She snapped before switching channels. 'What happened... how did they figure out he was here? It's no matter I guess. If they don't go in with a good plan then it will be the end for them as well.'
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Erika pouted as the clouds began to roll in and the skylights closed. Most of her girls enjoyed the sunshine and fresh air when battling. She relented though and looked to her bench for her starter. "Oh the rain always leaves me a bit tired. Shiori, how would you like to be the first to entertain our guest?"
The Paperdoll stood from the bench and started towards the battle. To make better use of her grass-type pokégirls the battlefield was just that, an actual field of grass. Instead of painted regulatory lines to make starting positions and boundaries, rows of white flowers marked the area.
Shiori stood proudly on her starting line waiting for her opponent to enter. Seeing Jean stand up and start towards the line caused a slight smile to appear on her face. "A Kitsune or a Vixxen maybe? Can I request that you not set me on fire?"
The referee blew the whistle to start the round but instead of charging forward Jean began to walk towards the center line. "Everyone keeps thinking I'm one of those two. Well you don't have to worry about me setting you on fire."
Though the gym was fairly quiet and she was walking on grass everyone could hear and echoed clicking of her shoes as she moved forward. Jean took a few steps and waved the single tail she had out, suddenly a two tailed image of her rolled out and kept pace on her left side. Continuing the walk she repeated the process and a three tailed image moved to her right side. Eventually she made it to the center line, a full nine images of her with varying numbers of tails waved at the Paperdoll.
Erika gasp and almost started to drool at the sight. She didn't really believe Kasumi when she mentioned the Kyubi but there it was in the flesh. "The Hu Ji Ling..." Was uttered in breathless awe.
Shiori struck first, throwing several Paper Shuriken down the field, each one weaving and bending as they curved through the air. Jean watched with a smile as one dipped low and cut the head off a flower on its approach. As the Shurikens closed in Jean used her telekinesis to take control of their flight path. She spun in a graceful pirouette and plucked them out of the air one by one. Letting one cut her hand she crushed them together then reshaped them before spinning one last time and releasing a paper cardinal she controlled with telekinesis.
Shiori's jaw hung slack for a moment. It was bad enough having her attack deflected but the Kyubi went through trouble of sending it back in style. "That's not funny!" She yelled in aggravation.
"Oh?" Jean asked as her aura expanded. "If you would like me to be more serious," her body flickered for a moment and she was instantly behind the Paperdoll. Aura of Doom putting the pressure on her opponent and causing her to shuddered in fear. "I can be much more serious."
Panicking, Shiori formed Paper Sword and swung sharply with her eyes closed. She felt her blade contact then glanced backwards as she heard two heavy thuds hit the ground. Her breathing chocked in fright as she looked upon the headless body on the ground behind her. Trembling fingers lost grip on her blade and stabbed into the ground as the pool of blood encircled it.
"No, I didn't mean to, it was an accident!" She wept as everyone ran onto the field and crowded around her.
Erika stared down at her in disgust. "There is no beauty in murder. You'll have to be level fived even if Mr. Readman doesn't insist you be executed for killing his pokégirl."
"It was an accident!" She cried again, dropping to her knees.
"Oh no, death's too good for her. I want her given to the Hunter's Guild... on a Friday." Marco hissed angrily. Friday nights was the Hunter's Guild's pokégirl lynching night but most were savagely assaulted beforehand.
Shiori's eyes went wide in shock and horror; she hugged her knees tight to her chest for comfort and laid on her side. "No not that, please, I'm sorry..."
A bored sigh was heard and as Shiori looked up all the people around her disappeared. She was still in the gym and Jean was looking down at her with sympathy. "I believe you've had enough."
The Paperdoll was still in tears and visibly shaken though relieved that Jean was alive. In fact Jean hadn't been harmed at all. The Kyubi's illusions and psychic attacks had crippled Shiori's fighting spirit though. She made it back to her feet and with a shaky grip pulled her paper blade from the ground.
Despite being made of paper the sword was as sharp as any other. She charged forward and swung in an attempt to cut her opponent. Jean stood her ground and her tails flickered to life, just as the blade was to make contact Shiori stopped. The Kyubi hadn't even budged an inch. Again she made to attack, thrusting forward to stab Jean through the chest, and again stopped inches away.
"Let it go... you don't have the will to attack me. Even if you did you'll never make contact." Jean not so much warned as much as explained.
The Paperdoll quivered as she clenched her sword in frustration. She'd made up her mind she wouldn't stop again. Her swings came in as fast as she thought she could, her intent to draw blood. But as the strikes came in one of Jean's tails glowed.
She didn't so much dodge as dance around the blade strikes. What looked like it would have left a nick still never touched the Kyubi. Her precognition told her where every swing was going to be and Shiori was too distressed to not act on instinct. The swings began to slow in frequency and ferocity until she finally fell to her knees weeping. She made the hand sign that she conceded the battle. Even though Jean's goal was to win she felt she may have gone a bit overboard, she took the girl gently by the arm and walked her back to her bench.
Erika was puzzled as to what had happened out on the field. From the centerline everyone else was out of range to see Jean's illusion, all they saw was Shiori fall to her knees as Jean's tails glowed behind her. When she stood up again she attacked with neither the grace nor form she was known for. Jean made dodging the blade look impressive but there was nothing to it. "Such a powerful ability... what did you see?"
"I... I... I'm, I don't want to talk about it." She said quietly as she took her place back on the bench. "You... You know I would never intentionally kill another pokégirl right?"
Erika moved to the bench and pulled the Paperdoll into a caring embrace. Before heading back to the tamers box she readjusted the paper flower in Shiori's hair then glanced at Jean. "I see what she did. The Hu Ji Ling is a frightening opponent, quite worthy of their infamous reputation. You rest now; we can discuss what happened later."
"Yes ma'am."
Back on Marco's side of the field the team was quietly celebrating their victory. Considering they couldn't see what Jean had done either there wasn't much to talk about. As she passed by Marco he took her by the arm.
"Master?"
"I saw what happened out there... was that the only way?" He asked in a tone Jean couldn't quite place.
"It was her primary fear that I focused on. The thought of accidentally killing her opponent isn't something every girl has come to terms with. I didn't dive deep in her mind but she must have had some kind of close call in the past." Jean thought sadly. "There were other things I could have done but a crippling fear isn't the kind of thing you can just will yourself through... trust me, I know."
Marco nodded and gestured her back to the bench before approaching Erika. "I believe Jean may have gone a bit too far. See to Shiori and we'll continue when you're ready."
"Much appreciated Mr. Readman. A half an hour should suffice, and then we can continue with the battle."
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Back outside Avalanche was taking up positions in a half mile radius to the gym. Team Rocket had been thoroughly spanked at the other locations and Delilah informed them of their remaining numbers. The vast majority of teams in Celaboner City had been ordered to leave their original positions and go to opened areas. They were also told to return all pokégirls except for their Alpha and disguise as normal tamers. Now it was a waiting game; Team Rocket waiting for Marco to emerge, and Avalanche waiting to them to attack.
With Chesra and Henrietta in the gym battle and Kelly back at the base it fell on Mina and Selena to head things in the field. The Caphoochie was really starting to enjoy her position as Field Beta, her level headedness and need for balance had been the main reasons for getting the position. While not the tactician Marco or Kelly was; she knew her sisters and how to arrange them so their powers would help each other. Even though Mina outranked her she didn't mind letting the Echo's secondary take charge. The shadows were where she did her best fighting after all.
The only one without a partner was Arianna. Her position was at the outside of the city and downwind. While Zianna was equally qualified for scent detection thanks to her evolution; Arianna already had the scents they needed memorized. It was still going to be a while before it rained but as the wind picked up it brought some familiar scents with it.
Taking a big sniff of the wind her blood started to boil and she clicked her headset. "Andzral and Tessa are in the area, moving to find and engage. Everyone stay alert."
Nikki and Quinn had taken positions in the park and were waiting patiently. The gym battle hadn't been going long so aside from keeping an eye out there wasn't much to do. The Sexslash was hoping everything would be settled before the rain started. She'd adapted to fighting water-types and rain water was different from attacks but she still wasn't a fan.
Quinn waved meekly to get her partners attention then lowered her head. "Um... bathroom."
"Again? Go and hurry back." She waved then watched the Airmaiden speed off. Nikki continued to sit there for another five minutes. "I've never met a girl who had to pee more than her. Hum... can pokégirls have bladder problems?" She said to herself.
"Only if you hit them in the kidney and they don't get healed." Spoke the low yet lighthearted voice from behind a tree. The statement was quickly followed up with a maniacal laugh.
Nikki jumped from her position just as Arianna's transmission came through. She'd heard the voice before, she just couldn't place it immediately. "Who's there?"
From the shadows stepped the Hunter Bondage Elf. Her eyes focused on her prey and with a click she turned on the portable radio jammer. "I was really hoping for the War Hound or that Skull bitch so I could settle some scores... even my favorite Fallen Angel so I could give her this weapon back." She spoke in a haughty tone, letting Chesra's warhammer impact with the ground in front of her foot.
Nikki's heart started to race as her eyes fell upon Andzral. Her Beta lost to her, she almost killed Carrie and her Colonel, and even managed to give the Echo Beta a run for her money. Nikki knew she was no match for the Bondage Elf and pressed the panic button on her receiver. "Hold it; you are under arrest by the authority of the Indigo League Military! Get down on your knees and prepare to be detained!" Nikki spoke with confidence. She was terrified but would put up a brave face and good fight until her backup arrived.
Andzral glanced at her signal jammer then wagged her finger at her opponent. "Ah, ah, ahhh; no calling for help. You're a big girl, you'll be just fine."
The Sexslash was in street clothes to keep from drawing attention to herself; consequently it meant she didn't have any of her extra weapons either. She moved into her fighting stance and prepared to attack when she was hit in the chest by the warhammer and sent into a tree. Her body fell lifelessly to the ground and over the weapon as she curled up in pain.
Andzral snickered and teleported in front of the downed girl before dragging her to her feet by her neck and rubbing her now sore foot against her shin, then picking up the warhammer. Kicking the hammer wasn't the great idea she thought it would be but still effective. "Ok... maybe you won't be fine." A rustling sound was heard as a small group of tamers walked into the area. "Perfect timing, now hurry up; strip her, take whatever you want, then do what you like with her until I return. I need to get some tools." Andzral commanded before throwing her back into the tree and teleporting away.
As Nikki groaned in pain her eyes looked to the group of Team Rocket tamers. She knew she was in trouble. 'I'm nowhere near as tough as Ari... but the Colonel will find me. He'll come for me like he did for her.' She strained to roll over. 'I can fight, I can hold out until Quinn comes back. She can't fight but she can call for help... No, I can't let her get captured too. But I can't give up either.' She thought as she struggled back to her feet. Arms clutching her sides in agony and leaning against the same tree she was thrown against her eyes shifted between the tamers. Her tail struck the ground lazily as rocks began to levitate around her. "Approach at your own risk." Came out strained but quite threatening.
The first tamer to step forward dropped to the ground as she was struck in the eye with a rock. Seeing her go down the others quickly released their pokégirls, among them a Venuswhore from the female's harem eyed Nikki. The Firecat charged next, leaping forward to tackle. Though in incredible pain Nikki kicked off the tree and jammed her claws into the eyes of the Fire-type before finding herself forcefully restrained and screaming as her broken limbs shifted. One vine tightened around her neck while the other pokégirls pounced on her.
The female continued to clutch at her eye as blood trickled down her face but glared at the struggling girl. Her focus then shot to her subordinate tamers. "We need to get her out of here before the rest of them show up. Give Andzral the coordinates to find us."
"And what do we do with her?" One of the males asked, looking Nikki up and down. She had been completely stripped by now and her possessions tossed in a poképack.
Blood dripped from the eye socket of the female. "She has to stay alive... that's it; I don't care what you do to this whore otherwise."
Quinn was running back as quickly as she could and was just barely able to catch a glimpse of her partner disappearing, held hostage by a group of strangers. "Nikki!" She screamed before falling to her knees. Thinking quickly she hit the panic button on her radio.
Arianna had already been on the hunt and tracked Andzral's scent to that area then teleported the rest of the way to her location. "Quinn, are you alright? What happened?"
"I don't know, I had to go to the bathroom and ran to the pokécenter. When I came back I saw Nikki being taken away by a group of tamers. She was naked and not moving." Quinn sobbed, refusing to stand up.
Arianna growled and hit her comm. unit. "Code Red: Nikki is MIA, last seen captured by a group of enemy tamers."
Kelly's voice burst through the headsets at a volume that had everyone pulling them out of their ears. "You find her Ari; if she's still in the city I want you and Zi tracking her down right now!"
"Roger, but I can't leave Quinn here alone. Can we get someone to this location?"
Selena's voice registered through the receivers’ moments later. "Alexis, Emaline, and Renae are on their way right now; the second they get there you go ahead."
"I'm leaving Isabella in charge of the monitoring station and heading to the city as well." Kelly said quickly. "The Colonel is still in his battle and doesn't need to be distracted."
For the first time since Selena had been with the unit she began to sound uncertain about her Alpha's actions. "Are you sure it's best not to tell him?"
"I'm the Alpha; I'll take responsibility for everything if he's upset. Everyone keep their eyes opened and keep calm. Now is the best time to catch us off guard."
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The second round gym battle was just getting started. Marco could feel some anxiety coming off Kelly but continued on, trusting her to handle anything that came up. Carrie was already on the starting line and the countdown timer was nearing zero. Her opponent Venus, a Belle Awesome, was charged and ready to go.
The buzzer sounded and with a hard twitch of her hips and a spin she lashed out with lighting whip. Carrie simply moved to the side, her chainmail gown gleaming as it shifted with her movements. The two girls circled each other, Venus strutting with every step and Carrie loosening the second part to her top and letting it slide off her shoulders. As the chains buried themselves in the ground she lunged forward to seize an opening.
Venus was quick to backpedal, taking a defensive stance and widening the distance between them. Her pedal skirt and vine hair began to glow in a brilliant shade of blue as she charged her lightning attacks. Suddenly the Belle Awesome shot forward, lightning crackling around her hands. Carrie dodged to the side just in time to avoid the Lightning punches and countered with a sweep kick, knocking Venus to the ground. The Mistress was quick to follow up, her long sleeve chain gloves breaking apart and forming dual whips that came crashing down towards the Belle Awesome. Venus rolled through the grass before springing back onto her feet and producing her electric whips again. Eyes focused and the two stared each other down, prepared to really start going at it.
They charged again, locked in a strange dance of lashing weapons. Each girl was getting struck but were powering through the pain to send their own attacks. Venus struck quick, flinging both whips towards Carrie's head. The Mistress jumped backwards and flipped through the air, tangling one of her chain whips with electric ones then imbedding the chain in the ground.
Bernadette tilted her head to the side as she continued to watch the fight. "Be it just me or does it seem like her dress is starting it get a bit revealing."
Ashley nodded in agreement. "I've noticed it too. It seems like every time she moves around a few links fall off... But knowing her there's more to it than that."
"If you watch closely you'll notice they only fall off when she gets to areas of the field she hasn't been to before." Explained Chesra. "Because the field is covered in grass and not stone or dirt Venus probably hasn't thought much about it. Carrie's become pretty good at deceptive combat; luring her opponent into well placed traps and leaving them with no hope of escape one it's sprung."
"Looks good if anything else."
By now Carrie's once floor length chain gown was a short dress, reaching just above mid-thigh and giving her better mobility. Venus was getting rather frustrated about how the battle was going. Her electric abilities should have given her a definite edge over the Mistress but she couldn't make a solid shot. Anything that did hit just barely slowed her down but Carrie's counter attacks were swift and brutal.
Finally, the Belle Awesome was starting to mount a counter attack. A solid hit with Electric Whip stalled Carrie just enough to get ensnared by Probing Tentacle. Pleasure vines began to work their way across the exposed flesh and up the thighs of the Mistress. Carries face reddened as the tentacles worked their way across her body but clenched her fist in resistance.
"Don't struggle sweetie, just submit to the pleasure." Venus purred seductively. "It's a great way to lose a battle."
"I'm... I'm not done yet." Carried fired while holding back a pleasurable moan. "But since you think it's a good way to lose I may as well try it on you."
The field began to vibrate and rumble as Carrie expanded her powers. A pair of chains shot from the ground, wrapping around Venus's ankles and locking her on that spot. One by one, more of the links formed around the body of the Belle Awesome until she appeared to be wearing the missing half of Carrie's gown. As the chains tightened they also began to vibrate, sending a pleasurable wave coursing across her body.
"Hoooold ooon a second. Ahh." Venus groaned from Carrie's Chained Pleasure. She struggled against the binds but in doing so caused the chains to rub against more of her erogenous zones. "Can't uhahaa can't we just taaalk this over?"
"You're bound. You can either give up, I can switch to attacking while you're defenseless, or I can send you into a fit of orgasms." Carrie grinned maliciously. "I wonder... if I manipulate your electric sack will you aid me with pleasurable shocks?"
"It's actually pretty fun!" Ashley yelled from the sideline.
Venus fell to her knees as the vibrating chains found one of her hidden pleasure spots and flushed red. The chains that once bound her feet loosened and began to travel her body, one going up her skirt while the other moved to encircle her neck and tighten. The Belle Awesome let out a guttural moan and looked weakly to Erika. Wave after wave of pleasure crashing against her body and eventually sending her over the edge. Finally the gym leader had seen enough, turning quite red herself, and recalled her Belle Awesome. The chains broke from her body then reformed around Carrie, putting her gown and gloves back to normal.
"Mr. Readman that was quite a... exhilarating finish." Said Erika with a deep blush.
Marco loosened his tie in response. "You're telling me, I can only imagine how the next round is going to go."
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Back at the café Angelica was stuck entertaining Charles Campbell. She didn't quite hate the young man, as far as she was concerned he didn't have enough presence to be worthy of hate, but she didn't trust him either. Time and time again his cursed blood had caused unnecessary trouble. He just couldn't quite see when something was going wrong and opted to stay the course even it was a bad one. She continued to sit across from him and ward off his Charmer Mindbending, already knowing what kind of person he is. The secondary effect of his Mindbending was slightly more difficult to stave off but her iron will kept the arousal at bay.
The poor waitress on the other hand didn't have it quite as easy. She had already given him several refills as well as comped his meal and appeared to be a stone's throw from sliding under the table and administering an enthusiastic blowjob. Angelica let her displeasure at the girl’s behavior radiate enough to set her straight and earn a rueful look from Campbell. The young girl retreated quickly, thinking the two of them were together, and prepared to return with some cake as an apology.
"Come on Angie, she was really looking forward to it." Campbell whined. Angelica just shut her eyes and continued to wait around like instructed. "I could always help you loosen up a bit. You know... a little after meal taming."
"I've seen what's left of your toys when you get excited, so I'll pass. Besides you're far too young to satisfy me. So how about we sit here quietly?"
He reached to his belt and activated a pokéball, releasing a ShieldMaiden. Young, tan, and with black hair; sparkles instantly began to form around her as she laid eyes on her beloved tamer and her spacial shield formed. Just as quickly as he pointed down she disappeared under the table. He let out a gratified sigh and put his hands behind his head while Angelica let out a snort of disgust. "It's the best way to finish a meal."
Andzral picked just that time to show up with Evelyn and Tessa. All three of them noticed the head bobbing in his lap but only Tessa and Evelyn looked away. Andzral cleared her throat. "Hurry up and finish. As soon as you're done I'll have a job that will require your touch."
"Ahhhh, sure thing, just tell me what you need."
"First, either Orla or Uma to come and assist me."
Campbell slid his hand into his jacket and activated a second pokéball. The girl to appear looked remarkable like the one under the table, just with more tattoos. Upon her release she plastered herself to Campbell's side and looked down at her sister. "Switch; Orla you’re going to help Andzral, Uma, you pick up where she left off." He waited for the two girls to get situated again then glanced back to Andzral. "What do you need her for?"
"Well we captured one of Readman's girls and fortunately this one isn't a Dark-type. So we're going to..."
"You did what?" Angelica cut her off.
"We captured one of his girls." Andzral responded without a hint of remorse.
"Where is she now?"
"Well she injured one of the tamers trying to capture her and I did tell them they could do whatever they like until I came back. Bet she's having a taming good time."
Fear radiated from Angelica in waves high enough to make everyone tense. "Is she still in the city?"
"Should be but..."
"You either give her back or get her out of here, now!" Angelica yelled.
Campbell was still leaning back and enjoying Uma’s oral performance. "What's the big deal? We have her and they don't know where she is, nothing to worry about."
Forgoing the chance to respond to Campbell Angelica focused on Andzral. "Did you have a hand in her capture?"
"Of course, hell I'm the one who made it so she could be captured... well with a little help of course."
"Glad she's working out for you." Campbell spoke, though not really paying attention.
"Anyway, yeah, I attacked her while she was in the park. What of it?"
A shock went through Angelica as she got a premonition of disaster. The vision she got was clear as day and she didn't have long to act. Thinking swiftly she released Chio and grabbed her roughly by the hand. "Want to live, be anywhere but here! Chio, leave, now!"
The pair disappeared just as the windows crashed in on either side of them. Andzral recalled Evelyn and Tessa teleported just as quickly as Angelica did. Arianna and Zianna stood glaring at the Hunter Bondage Elf standing between them. Andzral had fond memories of the daily beatings she administered to the War Hound and grinned maliciously. "Ari, long time no see, did you miss me that much?" Her eyes then shot to the much bigger Zianna. "And I see you brought a friend with you. Are you here for obedience training too?"
"Where is Nikki?" Arianna growled, pushing the waitress aside and out the freshly made opening.
"Nikki? What's a Nikki? There was this scrawny thing I ran into in the park, she didn't seem like much but the tamers I left her with promised to take very gooood care of her until I got back. I bet she's just reeling in the throes of passion as we speak." Andzral boasted as she crouched down in preparation for the fight. "She should enjoy it while she can. Once I get back I get to have my own kind of fun."
"YOU WON'T LAY A HAND ON HER!" Howled Arianna as she leapt to tackle Andzral.
The Bondage Elf was too quick though and caught her mid-flight, rolled onto her back and launched her into Zianna. As quickly as they were knocked down they were back up. Zianna shifted to her battle form and began rotating her arm. The wind began to pick up and howl with fury as the Tornado Fist gained momentum.
Orla stepped in front of Andzral and erected a barrier just in time to meet the full force of the attack. The barrier held strong for a moment but then cracked as the strength of the Wolf Queen broke through. Quite upset at not being able finish working on her master, Uma threw up a barrier that encircled all four of them. The force of the wind was enough to effectively blast them through the remaining glass wall and against a building but remain unscathed.
Andzral wanted to continue her fight against the canine sisters but knew that it was only a matter of time before reinforcements arrived. Thinking better of the situation she gathered Campbell and the two defensive pokégirls together then teleported away. Zianna landed in the area just as they left and stomped her foot hard enough to send a tremor through the ground.
Arianna was already sniffing around for any trail they could have left and spoke into her receiver. "We've lost Andzral. I repeat, we've lost Andzral. Continuing the search for Nikki."
"Damn it! I know she could have led us to her." Kelly barked from her position with Selena and Mina. "Was it just Andzral or where there more with her?"
"From the smell of things Angelica had taken off just before we got there. Along with Andzral were two more pokégirls and a young man she disappeared with."
"Is it possible the young man was a hostage?"
Arianna vividly remember the angry look the girl gave her when she came up from underneath the table. "No, not in the slightest. Do we tell the Colonel now?"
"Not yet..." 'I really fucked this up; I have to get Nikki back.' "I'll cross that bridge when that's all there's left to do."
"Understood Major. Isabella, have you managed to get a signal on her locator watch yet?"
"If I had a signal I would be directing you to where she is, now wouldn't I?!" The Mecha Musume was having a fit. She couldn't find hide nor scale of their missing teammate and the fact that her tech was letting her down didn't set well. "I'm sorry... I'm sorry, I'm trying everything I can to get a signal but if it's in a pokéball or poképack I won't be able to find it until it rematerializes again."
"Don't worry; Zi and I are going to keep searching. Just do what you can and we'll be ready to move when she comes back up."
Kelly was pacing a hole into the ground. There was nothing she could really do to find her missing ally and it was eating her up inside. 'Marco trusted me, he trusted me to look after everyone and I let him down. I let Nikki down.' She thought. "I should have been here instead of at the office. I could have done something."
"Like what?" Asked Mina, stepping in her way. "We didn't know she was gone until Quinn radioed for help and by then it was too late."
"Did anyone think to ask Quinn why she wasn't there to help her partner?"
"She said she had gone to the bathroom and came back just in time to see her being taken away."
"That fucking girl, I guess her bladder needs training too."
"How long can Nikki last Major?" Asked Selena.
"I don't know. She's much older than most of us so she may be able to keep her mind steady longer. It all depends on what they do to her."
"Which will break first, her body... or her mind?"
"I wish I had an answer to that. Arianna is a Dark-type and has loyalty traits attached to her breed. No matter what she could hold out a lot longer than most of us. We just need to pray that we find Nikki soon."
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Andzral kicked the door to the room opened and gazed upon the Sexslash, pinching her nose as the strong aroma of sex hit her. She appeared to be unconscious now but judging by the state of the room they had been careless in handling her. The tamer she had left in charge was having her eye looked at by a Night Nurse. The female would have preferred a Nursejoy's care and bedside manner but took what she could get. The eye had to be removed completely then regrown and while the Night Nurse was able to do the surgery quickly she couldn't perform the magical healing that was needed to regenerate the eye.
"I walk away and she manages to take one of your eyes?" Andzral sighed.
"I took one of hers too so we're even. This bitch had better be important for all the damage she caused."
"I'm about to find that out now. Did she have a wallet on her?"
"Yes ma'am." Reaching into her poképack she retrieved the aforementioned item and tossed it at her.
"Nikki... so that's a Nikki. Staff Sargent Nikki, Sexslash, Security: TS-O. Ooh yeah, she's going to know something."
"How are we to proceed? It's going to take hours to tame her into submission and then we run the risk of putting her into taming shock, who knows how long that could last."
"Hell, if she's as smart as I think she may be she could fake taming shock to stall for time. I have a much quicker way of doing this." She motioned to Orla then released Evelyn. "You two, I want you in her mind. Evelyn, you do the probing while Orla keeps you shielded in case she attacks."
"I can work better if I know exactly what I'm looking for, was there anything particular?" Evelyn spoke as she began approaching the restrained girl.
"Base locations, unit composition, pretty much anything that will help us gain the upper hand..." Andzral commanded then paused as her phone started beeping. "Oh, and the location of Colonel Readman's family."
The Espea had gotten within five feet of Nikki and stopped as the barrier formed around her. The Sexslash's left eye had a patch over it as well but blood continued to ooze from the wound. She stared with her good eye and struggled to move forward but was still being restrained by the Venuswhore. Evelyn knelt down to meet her at eye level and put her hand out as she concentrated on her powers.
"Just relax and give in. Open your mind and tell me what I want to know."
Bodily fluids had dried on Nikki's scales and in addition to her battle wounds her missing eye was a source of constant pain. She could feel the tingling psychic pull of the Espea bearing down on her mind and clamped down with her own mental resistance. Taking a deep breath she spit towards the Espea and watching as it landed against the barrier. "I'm not telling you shit, work for it you cunt."
"Have it your way."
Andzral up righted a chair that had been knocked over in the struggle and took a seat before clicking her still beeping phone. "What is it Angelica?"
"You bloody fucking idiot." The Breaker spoke calmly. "Do you have any idea what kind of shit storm you're opening us up to?"
"Its fine, we're at a secure location for now. As soon as I'm done with her I'll drop her off at the pokécenter and all will be more or less forgiven." A piercing scream echoed through the room causing Andzral to look towards the female tamer and Night Nurse. The nurse had her down on ground to start her surgery but didn't bother with using anesthetic. "Hey! Can you two keep it down, I'm on the phone."
"I don't think it's going to be that easy."
"Okay okay, so he might not forgive me. But if all goes according to plan he's going to be too busy to worry about me."
"What are you planning to do Andzral?"
"Now I can't tell you that. Even though I appreciate you giving us a heads up before that unpleasantness at the café, your loyalty is still suspect for the time being. You just sit back and wait for your punishment to be decided. After that's taken care of I can let you in on any additional plans."
"Anything that happens to me will pale in comparison to the feeling I'm getting about whatever you're planning to do. You've caught one of his girls, let that be enough for now and walk away." Angelica warned.
The lighthearted tone Andzral normally carried slowly drifted away as she spoke. "Listen... you don't know how much Mr. G wants him hurt. One girl isn't going to make up for the forces we lost today and you know it. He'll want retribution for everything that's happened since we started going after Avalanche, for looking like a fool so many times. It won't just stop with Readman, his harem, and Avalanche. Colonel Marco Readman is now to be considered toxic; anything linked to him is going to get burned."
Angelica stayed silent for a moment. If that was the attitude their boss was taking then things were looking bad for her as well. She'd openly defied him and refused to go after the target, he wouldn't take that well. With her finger poised over the end call button she spoke one last time.
"Must I at length the Sword of Justice draw?
Oh curst Effects of necessary Law!
How ill my Fear they by my Mercy scan,
Beware the Fury of a Patient Man."
With nothing more to say Angelica cut her transmission and left Andzral to consider her warning. The Bondage Elf sat back in the chair and thought on her plan. Angelica wasn't the only one having doubts, Haures had also voiced his concerns about their boss's almost obsessively destructive actions when concerning Avalanche. By now it didn't matter what kind of payoff could be had by bringing in the unit; the pokégirls, tamers, funds, time, and information they lost during today's operation alone was absurdly costly.
Those things weren't her concern though. Getting up she walked back over to where Evelyn and Orla were working. Nikki had become much more docile since they had started and sat motionless in concentration. "Making any progress?"
"Some." Nodded the Espea. "She has considerable mental defenses, a byproduct of her training I'm sure. But I have the location of Marco Readman's childhood home. It's on Foreplay Island."
"Good work; keep at it, get the other information I asked for and write it down. I have a few calls to make." She said sternly and started to leave. As she passed by the female tamer she was grabbed around the ankle. "What?"
"What do we do about her when she's done?"
Andzral glanced back at Nikki. "Cut off her arm and leave it for me, I'll pick it up later. Have her level-fived then left at the pokécenter in Celaboner. But wait until you have conformation that Readman has left the gym. When you drop her off tell the clerk you're turning in a lost pokéball and give them his name. Your job is done after that."
The tamer strained to sit up but was forced back down by the Night Nurse. "I thought the boss wanted the entire unit. And what do you need an arm for?"
"It's necessary to get the one up on our enemy so he'll understand. And I don't have time to explain it to you so just do what I say." She replied harshly before yanking her leg away and dialing her phone. 'Beware the fury of a patient man huh. When people are upset they make mistakes, so let’s see how well he deals.' "Campbell... I'm sending you to Foreplay Island... No, you're going to make a house call."
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Foreplay Island, Readman residence
Though everything appeared bright and calm the winds were picking up for a storm approaching from the east. Most of the residents were out shopping; picking up supplies in case things got really bad. This left Erica, Nadia, and Kitty to keep an eye on things until the others returned. The Gun Bunny was busy in the kitchen cooking lunch for her nieces but kept a watchful eye on the horizon. She didn’t think much of the approaching storm. The local Kaftara’s warning could be heard across the whole island and if she didn’t see anything wrong then nothing was wrong.
Further down the road a young man and a group of pokégirls practically glued to his side slowly made their way towards the house. His eyes continued to shift between the addresses on the mailboxes and the navigator on his pokédex. “327… 329… 331… seriously, where the hell is this place?”
“Bet you it’s the big one down at the end.” Orla suggested, looking down to the large house way at the end near the water.
“335… 3…37, wow, that’s one hell of a house.” Campbell whistled. “Now you all remember what Mr. G said right?”
“Yes sir, kill the men, love ball and capture any women, children, or pokégirls.” The group said in unison.
Campbell nodded and began straightening his shirt and jacket then ran a comb through his hair. “That’s right but I think I’ll make my introduction first. Kate, you set up with the APLM and wait for me to draw them out… that is assuming they don’t just follow me on their own.”
Nadia was lying on the couch watching TV when she heard a sharp knock at the door. “Asshole door to door salesmen out in this kind of weather…” The teen griped as she started towards the door. Grabbing the handle she flung it opened. “We don’t want… any…” There he stood: a little older than she was with chiseled good looks, brown and silver eyes she could get lost in, perfect hair, the body of a model, and a smile that lit her on fire. “Or maybe we do.” She mentally cursed herself for her verbal slip and had to admit he wasn’t normally the type of guy she was into, but couldn’t help the warm feeling she was getting all over.
“Who’s at the door sis?” Yelled Erica as she rounded the corner. The younger teen’s eyes instantly locked on the visitor and she felt an incredible urge to run up and throw her arms around him.
Chuck slid his finger under Nadia’s chin and lifted her head up, focusing on her eyes. “My fair maiden; what is thy name that I may speak it and bring a halt to my throbbing heart?”
The teen swooned under his touch and felt her knees buckle. “Nadia, Nadia Readman…” She uttered breathlessly.
Campbell fingered the Love Ball held in the pouch at his back and smiled. “Perfect.”
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Alpha- Kelly- Duelist |
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Delta |
Echo |
Indigo |
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Beta- Chesra- Archangel |
Beta- Henrietta- Ghostrider |
Beta- Mina- Kunoichi |
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Arianna- War Hound |
Field Beta- Selena- Caphoochie |
Zianna- Wolf Queen |
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Kim- Bombshell |
Rebecca- Smokey |
Renae- Ice Princess |
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Nikki- SexSlash- Captured |
Alexis- Cherub |
Isabella- Mecha Musume |
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Emaline- Fire Maiden |
Lily- Belle Awesome |
Tam- Catgirl |
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Ilene- Imp |
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Leona- Lamia- KIA |
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Harem
Chesra- Co-Alpha
Henrietta- Co-Alpha
Carrie- Mistress (M)
Ashley- Peekabu
Jean- Kyubi
Bernadette- Piratit
Quinn- AirMaiden
Handler
Christina Reynolds
Ariel- LawFoxx