Pokémon BW2 - Saving Unova, Again? ✔

Ch.28 | The Dream Monster

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"This is just a disguise!" Rosa heard a whisper and looked around, finally noticing Hugh holding onto a grunt by the collar. "I'm with ex-Plasma!" When Hugh's grip loosened, he freed himself and pulled down the mask over his mouth while adjusting his hat.

Rosa smiled and joined them, glancing around to find that they were hidden from the sight of the other minions. "What're you doing here, Levin?" She never noticed before but most Plasma grunts had ginger hair (likely dyed) and blue eyes, while some didn't. They even had different body types. Levin was pretty lanky with fiery-red hair and green eyes.

He returned the smile with a grin. "I was sent aboard as a spy. There are quite a few of us here."

Hugh furrowed his brows, giving the man some space. "It must be a hard job, keeping an eye on your former allies." He caught a glint of sadness. "Say, do you know anything about a Purrloin stolen from Aspertia City?"

Surprised with the sudden question, Levin shook his head. "Sorry, I don't."

"That's what I figured. I wouldn't expect someone from a group bent on world domination to be all that quick on the uptake." Rosa saw the man twitch uncomfortably at that. Irritated, she tried to push her friend, but found that he wasn't there anymore.

"I- I honestly wanted to save pokémon..."

"Don't mind him, Levin." The brunette patted his arm, offering a smile. "Hugh's just upset. He was very young when he encountered Team Plasma and they weren't so kindly to him and his sister." She received a nod, his face showing a hint of understanding. "By the way, would you happen to know the password for the barriers upstairs?"

"N- No." He felt bad for being useless to them, but Rosa was quick to assure him.

"That's alright." She looked over at Jano peeking around the corner, eyeing the Plasma members. "I don't mind searching for it." She waved at Levin before moving on. "Stay safe!"

She managed to beat a guy who mentioned the password containing the letter Z, but that wouldn't suffice. Just as she entered a room, a dining hall, an intercom sounded above. "Intruders! Intruders!" Although the five people in the room looked her way, only two of them bothered fighting her.

"Yo." A woman called, seated with her back against the long tablet. "Ever saw Reshiram and Zekrom?" Curiously, Rosa shook her head, approaching the grunt with hesitant steps. "They're pretty cool! I've wanted to see them with my own eyes when I was a little girl, but two years ago I finally got to! It brought me to tears!" She sniffled in a dramatic manner and dabbed a napkin below her eyes, then pushed a book over to Rosa.

The brunette blinked and grabbed the book, the first two pages containing a single photo that seemed to have been taken from afar. Rosa took a guess that this book was the lady's journal and she had snapped these pictures herself.

The left page showed a black dragon, Zekrom, in flight just above a tall tower. The photo wasn't very clear so she could barely make out much else, but as she looked more closely, something green was on its shoulder. "What's that?" She turned the journal to show the older woman, who tried to hide the sparkle in her eyes.

"Team Plasma's old king, Lord N. He abandoned us long ago." Despite the venom she tried to spit, it was obvious she didn't dislike him as much as the others.

Rosa nodded, intrigued, and went on to observe the other photo – the white dragon, Reshiram. It was absolutely beautiful, from what she could tell, as this photo was a tad more clearer. The lady seemed to have taken it while in hiding when Reshiram was on the ground, supposedly in a forest judging by the trees. "Wow..."