Pokémon Ultra Sun 2 (GladionXReader)

Chapter 8

          

The area by the docks was normal. The Aether Foundation Employees blissfully unaware of what was going on in the floors above them. Gladion, Hau and I made our way to the elevator where Gladion punched in his password. The elevator took us upstairs and that's when we noticed everything wasn't as it seemed.

We were expecting it to take us to the floor that lead to the mansion, but instead it took us to the conservation area, completely bypassing the mansion. The sight before our eyes horrified us.

The Pokémon that were kept there were running around, terrified, as members of Team Sun were running around with nets trying to catch them. Some were already captured and the Team Sun grunts who had them were making their way back to the elevator. I clapped my hands over my mouth, my eyes widening. Gladion looked positively pissed off and Hau reached for his pokéballs.

I knew Team Sun meant business, but to go after the Aether Foundation? The foundation that, after Lusamine, dedicated itself to the protection of endangered Pokémon? This was something else entirely. When the Team Sun members neared the elevator and saw that it wasn't unoccupied, I reached for my pokéball, an aura of rage and disgust surrounding me.

"Where is the president?" I growled at the nearest grunt.

Either the grunt was stupid or just couldn't pick up on how pissed I was because the bastard challenged me. "Beat me and I'll tell you," he said, a cocky air about the man.

I reached for the pokéball that contained Silvally. I was about to throw it when Gladion caught my arm. I shot a glare at him and was about to yell at him for stopping me, but he was looking at Hau. My expression softened and I looked at my friend.

Hau was shaking, his head bowed. His hands were gripping his pokéball so hard that his knuckles were turning white and I almost thought that he would crush the device. I lowered my arm and took a step back while Gladion let go, putting his hands in his pockets.

"You don't even know how big of a mistake it was to attack the Aether Foundation," Hau said and raised his pokéball. "Now tell me where Lillie is!"

The battle was quick. The Grunt, despite his big talk, wasn't much of a challenge. Especially for a member of the Elite Four. Guess this dumbass didn't really know who we were. Just goes to show just how educated these people were. After Hau returned Decidueye to its pokéball, he walked up to the fallen Grunt. He took the Pokémon out of the bag and released it again before crouching by his head.

"So I'll ask this one more time," he said and smiled a little too sweetly to the man. "Where is Lillie?"

Gladion leaned over. "I didn't know he could be so scary," he whispered in my ear.

I nodded. "He learned a few tricks while you were away."

The grunt sputtered. "I-I don't know!! B-Blayne went after her when we got here! I think they went to the labs!"

"Blayne? Who's Blayne? A new friend?" Hau said with that still too sweet smile.

The grunt covered his face with his arms. "Please don't hurt me!!"

I walked up to Hau and put a hand on his shoulder. "Come on, we won't get any more information out of him. Let's try someone else."

Hau turned and looked at me and the creepy smile melted away into a look of intense worry. "What if we don't get to her in time?"

"The Labs have locks with special pass codes," Gladion said. "If Lillie is in one of them, then it would take some time for this Blayne person to get in there. We'll just have to trust that Lillie is smart enough to lock herself in one."