Yawn
"How long do we have to stand guard here?" one security guard said.
"Who knows?" the guard next to him replied.
Both had been standing watch in the communication room since morning.
And it was boring as hell!
"Ugh, I wish something would happen right now to break the monotony."
"Haha, no way, if we fail to stop something, we'll lose both our money and our jobs!"
"Haha, you're right."
Suddenly, chains appeared out of nowhere, wrapping tightly around their legs.
"Huh?"
Then the chains were yanked hard, causing both guards to crash into each other and share a warm kiss.
A Zubat shot poison stings into the backs of their necks, making both collapse unconscious.
"Perfect, now they can keep kissing each other," Rin snickered, while Rey was left speechless.
Zubat flew back to Rin, and she petted it fondly.
"Alright, who would've thought the communication room was this far? We've been searching forever," Rey said, wiping sweat from his brow.
"Then we shouldn't waste any more time, Senpai. The chat in my stream doesn't like waiting one bit."
Nodding, both charged toward the door.
Only to find a man sitting in the middle of the room.
"…Why do I have a bad feeling about this guy?" Rey muttered.
"Let's find out," Rin grabbed her chains and swung them hard at the man.
He tilted his head to one side, dodging the attack effortlessly.
"…Great, we've found the boss fight!"
The man stood up and approached them.
"These two kids… So young, huh? And yet you attack me with chains? That's naughty. Kids should play with things they're allowed to." His hand gripped Rin's chains tightly, making her eyes widen.
"Senpai, something's wrong!"
"Huh?"
Suddenly, the chains slipped from Rin's hands, floating in midair.
"What?!"
The man smirked and turned on the light.
The light illuminated the entire room.
He was a man with messy green-black hair, red eyes, and dark circles beneath them.
"…Uh oh, this guy's seriously dangerous."
"Hey, don't say such hurtful things, youngsters."
He then pulled a Poké Ball from his pocket and looked at them.
"Looks like you two are after this communication room. Probably want to contact the outside, right? Well, I can't allow that."
"But seeing how weak and young you both look, I'm not exactly thrilled. How about this: I'll only use one Pokémon. Sound fair?"
Wow, strong bosses always say stuff like that. We're so cooked.
"Senpai, step back."
"No way, Rin. If we fail here, it's over."
"Done talking?"
The two players looked at the man as the Poké Ball floated and summoned a Pokémon.
Slowbro!
Looking at the Pokémon in front of them, Rey pulled out his Pokédex to check.
"Water and… Psychic?"
"What's that? First time seeing a Psychic-type Pokémon? Don't worry, it's not much different from what I did earlier."
That's even more concerning!
Rin and Rey exchanged glances, then made their decision.
Fight it is! What's there to fear?
"Go, Cyndaquil!"
"Zubat!"
The two small Pokémon appeared, facing off against Slowbro.
"Cyndaquil? Oi oi… You do know my Slowbro is a Water-type, right? Are you sure about this?"
"Talk too much, old man! Cyndaquil, use Smokescreen!"
Cyndaquil spewed black smoke, enveloping the entire room.
"Poison Sting!"
Zubat took advantage of the smoke, firing poison stings toward Slowbro.
Suddenly, the poison stings that were shooting toward Slowbro froze in midair.
Then, the stings turned back, aiming for Cyndaquil.
Cynda?! (Nani?!)
"Dodge quick!"
Cyndaquil leapt to the side, and the poison stings embedded themselves into the floor.
Then, Slowbro charged out from the smoke, its head glowing with psychic energy, slamming straight into Zubat.
Boom!
Super effective!
Rin stared in shock as Zubat was knocked out instantly, then glanced at Slowbro.
'Now that I think about it, he didn't give any commands, yet Slowbro attacked at the perfect moment…'
Rey noticed this too. According to the Pokédex, Slowbro was supposed to be a slow and dim-witted Pokémon, but it was attacking so effectively… Something was definitely off.
And fighting without giving commands was just like battling Red!
"Senpai! That guy took my chains and made them float, which means he has psychic abilities and is using them to connect with Slowbro!"
"I was thinking the same! This is gonna be tough."
Rin quickly called out Koffing, while Rey brainstormed ways to counter Slowbro.
'According to the Pokédex, Psychic is weak to Bug but strong against Poison, meaning Slowbro will deal normal damage to Kakuna. So, I need to find a way to get Kakuna close to Slowbro in the most unexpected way possible…'
Then he looked around the room, filled with machinery…
…Should I take the risk?
Seeing Slowbro and the man smirking, Rey smirked back.
"HEY!"
"?"
"Get ready for our friendship attack!"
Rey gave Rin a knowing look, and she caught on immediately.
She recalled Koffing and sent out Ponyta.
Rey called out Kakuna.
"What's this?" The man raised an eyebrow, looking at the two Fire-type Pokémon and one Bug- and Poison-type.
Though he didn't know what these kids were planning, with his psychic abilities, they were already destined to lose.
"Cyndaquil, use Smokescreen!"
Cyndaquil spewed black smoke throughout the room again.
"Hmph, using that trick again? Kids really do think so simply."
Crack!
"…?"
Clang clang!!
"?!"
BOOM!
An explosion nearby startled the man.
"What?! What are you brats doing?!"
"Isn't it obvious? We're wrecking the place, duh!"
"Wrecking?! You dare destroy the very thing you came here for?!" He was utterly bewildered.
"Well, you're just too strong, so I'm going for the fastest option. If we can't have what we want, we'll just destroy it!" Rey shouted, making the man sweat.
"Stop wrecking things, you little brats!!!" He commanded Slowbro to charge.
Heh, he fell for it.
As Slowbro rushed forward, it suddenly saw Rin holding a fully hardened Kakuna, swinging it down with all her might!
Slowbro collapsed. As it tried to get up, it was hit by a kick from Ponyta, followed by Cyndaquil's Quick Attack.
"Now, Rin!!!"
Rin hurled Kakuna with all her strength toward the man.
Caught off guard by the smoke, he didn't know what Slowbro was doing, but he trusted it.
'…Something's coming!'
His eyes widened as he saw Kakuna hurtling toward him.
He quickly severed his mental link with Slowbro to focus on stopping the incoming Kakuna.
In a split second, Kakuna froze in place.
"Phew…"
Then, through the smoke, Rin and Rey emerged.
"WHAT?!"
"TAKE THIS, YOU JERK!!!!"
Both their fists aimed straight for the man's family jewels.
Crack!
"GAHHHHHHHH!!!"
He clutched himself in agony, staring at the two kids as the smoke cleared.
Only to realize they'd only destroyed the photocopier, something completely unrelated to communications.
"Damn it… You tricked… me…"
He collapsed, completely unconscious.
Rey, Rin, and their Pokémon looked at each other and grinned.
Success!