08-07-2016, 08:48 AM
When the first explosion tore up the street in front of her Sabrina knew that Mewtwo had arrived. She took a sharp turn right, driving around the crater, and watched in shock as a Shadow Ball whizzed past her where seconds ago her head had been, creating another explosion a few meters further. If one of these blasts hit her, she was dead meat. With her next turn left she was able to put the smoke of the smouldering crater between herself and her pursuer, which would buy her a few seconds, hopefully.
The next strip of street was straight, allowing her to turn her head without risking to crash into something. Mewtwo was there, floating in midair. He was wearing a fluttering robe, a sickness-inducing caricature of a human. Did he - no, it - truly believe itself to be on the same level as its creators? It was smart only because it had been designed to be so, it had apparently been TOO smart though... smart enough that it had begun to think of itself as more than what it was. Fueled by the rage she materialized a Shadow Ball in her right hand and threw it at Mewtwo, who carelessly deflected it with a swing of its hand. As she had suspected, she was no match for him in terms of power just yet. But at the same time Mewtwo needed to use part of its psychic power to fly fast enough to keep up with her vehicle and create new Shadow Balls of its own to throw at her, meaning that it could not make use of its more powerful abilities, like Psychokinesis and the Mind attack it had incapacitated her with previously. And it needed to show trigger discipline with its Shadow Balls - Sabrina was still driving through streets with Cinnibarians on them who hadn't got the update on needing to go home, or worse - they were thinking that they could be of aid rather than a hindrance to the police forces. And finally, the more compliant Cinnibarians had withdrawn into their homes which were left and right along the street. If Mewtwo missed his Shadow Ball it was just as likely to hit a building and kill innocent civilians. Yes, even though they had made it to be an emotionless tool it had developed feelings, and they held it back now. She knew everything about it.
The smirk was wiped off her face when a Snorlax ambushed her out of a side street and bodyslammed itself into her. Though she was able to avoid taking the attack full-on the force of it sent her flying off to the left, losing control of her bike. Meanwhile Mewtwo's misaimed Shadow Ball hit Snorlax, who barely noticed the attack thanks to its immunity to Ghost-type attacks. Sabrina cursed and kept herself from crashing with another sharp turn. Her right leg hurt a lot after having been squished between Snorlax's belly and her bike. She was lucky that it hadn't gotten paralyzed from that attack... on the plus side, after its heavy strike the Snorlax was flat on its belly and would need a while to recover, so that was one less issue to worry about. The thought of throwing a Dark Ball at it crossed her mind, but... no, that would consume too much time.
But while she was on the subject... Sabrina briefly looked back at Mewtwo over her shoulder. The Psychic Pokemon was just charging up two new Shadow Balls. She could... yes. One hand behind her back just like so and was about to summon a Dusk Ball when an idea came to her mind and, smirking again, she summoned a Clone Ball instead. Might as well add insult to injury while she was at it... then Mewtwo threw the Shadow Balls and Sabrina's plan came into motion. She dodged one by drifting to the side with her bike, and caught the other one in midair with her Telekinesis, just as it came close to hitting her. In a broad swing she brought it around her back, making a 180° turn and aiming right back at its creator. Mewtwo had not expected such an attack but the Psychic Pokemon rapidly recovered from the surprise and batted the Shadow Ball aside with its hand. Just as Sabrina had counted on.
Mewtwo's eyes widened as the Shadow Ball dispersed and revealed the Clone Ball that Sabrina had hidden inside it during the brief timeframe when she had brought the Shadow Ball around her back and sent it flying at Mewtwo again. Touching it triggered its mechanisms and before Mewtwo could make any effort to escape the Clone Ball turned it into a ball of light to be sealed within the ball.
Sabrina immediately hit the gas again without taking the time to see the ball dropping to the ground. Or to watch Mewtwo break free. No doubt would the Psychic Pokemon be... annoyed. Infuriated, probably. But a Dark Ball wouldn't be able to catch it in such a state, and engaging it in combat was begging for defeat. Not even the two Pokemon she had caught would buy her much time. No, she needed to escape.
She rounded a corner and a straight line to the port came into view. The diplomat's ship was there... and a man dressed in fine red clothing was descending, surrounded by half a dozen armed men in those white suits, as well as two giants in heavy suits of armor - as Sabrina would soon find out, they were Space Marines. No doubt were they his elite bodyguard. If she could get there before...
That was when Mewtwo broke out. The Clone Ball didn't just break open, it exploded into a massive fireball and sent debris flying as the enraged Pokemon freed itself. Now it wasn't going to hold back any longer... it raised both hands above its head and began materializing a Shadow Ball that was much larger than its previous ones, a true sphere of destruction that wouldn't leave as much as smouldering remains of Sabrina if it hit. She gulped and hit the gas, but it was no use. Mewtwo's eyes glowed bright as it exerted its Telekinesis, holding Sabrina in place so she had nowhere to run. The ball grew larger and larger and Mewtwo flexed its pitifully small arm muscles to throw it. The only flaw in its plan was that its Telekinesis could only hold Sabrina in place, not restrain her movements or powers. And that was what she could use to her advantage.
With a scream of effort Sabrina focused her powers onto the bike beneath her and threw it straight at the Psychic Pokemon. Mewtwo was forced to release her from its Telekinesis to block the attack, allowing her to land safely. Mewtwo dropped the bike and tried to reach for her again but this time Sabrina was prepared and forced her own Telekinesis against it, engaging in a brief struggle that she knew she was destined to lose. However it bought her enough time to duck into an alleyway and escape Mewtwo's sightline, which stopped his Telekinesis. Not that it cut out the threat... Mewtwo's looming huge Shadow Ball was still there.
For the next five minutes Sabrina dodged Mewtwo's presence by hiding in the alleyways that led to the port. She had to get there at any cost... before he found her. The last run was the deadliest, because of the promenade which brought her out into an open field. A prime target for Mewtwo's Shadow Ball. What she had not accounted for however was that the psychic Pokemon could simply change its strategy. While chasing her it dispersed the Shadow Ball and instead readied a volley of psychic arrows and waited near the promenade. When Sabrina saw no sign of Mewtwo and bursted out into the open she was ambushed by the Psychic Pokemon and only barely escaped being pinned to the wall by dodging most of the volley in a breakneck dive. But two arrows pierced her right leg. She screamed, drawing the attention of the Stormtroopers who now finally noticed the presence of the two fighters. Sabrina limped towards them as fast as she could as Mewtwo landed behind her and prepared another Shadow Ball to finish the deal. It had to be now or never...
"You there! Imperials! Help me!" she yelled. When they pointed their guns AT her rather than to defend her she hastily added: "I have information that will interest you! Mewtwo is trying to betray you! Don't let me die!"
"Weapons down", a fine voice spoke. While clearly belonging to a man it was enticing and soft like an intriguing woman's that seduced her victim with sweet words, a silvertongue like no other. No doubt was that the diplomat speaking. "What is the meaning of this?"
"An interloper, Sir Medaeus", replied Mewtwo. The Shadow Ball was in its hand but it didn't hold it ready to throw. "Listen not to her lies, she merely wishes to use your good will." Mewtwo bowed, although visibly reluctantly. "I haven't recieved any announcement of your arrival, I am afraid. I wasn't expecting you."
"The message must have gotten lost, then." Medaeus's lie sounded so innocent and self-convinced that Sabrina immediately wanted to believe him despite knowing that it wasn't the truth. Or maybe she'd misheard, maybe she was at fault? She blinked, noticing how a simple few words were making her doubt herself like that. It was no surprise that this man was a diplomat. "If that is alright by you, Lord Mewtwo, we can postpone the greetings by etiquette. The situation appears quite... special, and extraordinary situations require extraordinary reactions."
"As I said, Sir Medaeus, I am merely dealing with an interloper who disturbs the peace of our island. Your offer for aid is appreciated but is with all due respect unnecessary." It raised its hand to throw the Shadow Ball, but Medaeus made a motion of his finger and one of the Space Marines stepped forward and positioned himself so that he stood between Sabrina and Mewtwo, blocking the path with his body. Mewtwo was dwarfed by the massive figure, yet Sabrina doubted not that the Psychic Pokemon could tear this armored hulk apart in seconds. No amount of armor or muscle protected from a psychic attack. The mind could only be fought with another mind. But Mewtwo couldn't tear a diplomat's escort apart without risking a war with the Empire. It frowned and asked: "What is the meaning of this, Sir Medaeus? Why are you interferring?"
"I would like to hear what this girl has to say for herself. Surely Cinnibar holds a trial where the defendant is heard before being judged, right?"
Mewtwo frowned more and gritted its nonexistant teeth, but could not act. Sabrina knew she had won.
Medaeus stepped forward and looked down at Sabrina. She could see that he was aged... sixty, perhaps sixty-five years old, with wrinkles on his face and friendly-looking eyes. A nice grandpa, was what he looked like. But she had heard his words, she knew that out of the group he was more dangerous than even the giant bodyguards. Sure their weapons could kill hundreds, but this man's words could sway thousands. "Now then, who might you be?"
"I'm... Sabrina, my Lord."
"Please, call me Edgar." He smiled as he pulled the oldest trick in the world with those words. She knew that what he wanted was information, not to make friends with her, and that he could just turn her in if she didn't say the right thing. He wouldn't bat an eye with giving her to Mewtwo after squeezing every bit of info out of her if he deemed that she had exhausted her use.
"I am a Pokemon Trainer and former member of an organization known as Team Rocket under whose orders I conducted experiments - among others, I supervised the creation of Mewtwo in the Pokemon World. That is..."
"... the reason why he is pursuing you?"
"One of them. The other is that I know the truth." She looked back to Mewtwo, who glared at her, then spoke to Medaeus again. "It lied about not knowing of your unannounced arrival. It believes that you have intentionally not announced yourself because you pursue another goal and intend to distract it." She paused for a moment then explained on: "That is why it hatched a plan that was going to involve me, as I have psychic powers myself."
"What a convoluted story. And you say that you were chased by Lord Mewtwo because he intends to silence you?"
"That is... correct." She swallowed. Now was the crucial moment. She held her hands out before herself with her wrists next to each other as if to allow herself to be handcuffed. "I request to be put under Imperial protection and brought back to Coruscant for questioning. I fear for my life if I stay here."
"And with good reason." Medaeus laughed and made a motion with his finger, to which two of the Stormtroopers stepped up. "Bring her onto the ship. Have Lara administer first aid and ensure her safety. We're taking her back to Coruscant."
"Hold on", spoke Mewtwo. "You are still on Cinnibarian territory, as such this woman is to be judged by me. You can't take her away without grounds."
"That is correct, Lord Mewtwo", replied Medaeus. "However your grounds are right here: if her words are to be believed something is going on here that you are attempting to conceal from us and I must fear for my safety. If it reveals itself that Miss Sabrina was lying we will of course deliver her to Cinnibar care along with my sincerest apologies." He made a motion with his hand and the Stormtroopers escorted Sabrina onto the ship. "Besides, I have reports of a pair of Stormtroopers of a Prime matching Miss Sabrina's description very accurately who is cooperating with the Empire. As such she would be considered an Imperial citizen who is illegally spending time on your territories and must thus be escorted away by an imperial official. There should be no problems with that, right?"
"..."
"Perfect!" The diplomat clapped his hands. "Now as I was saying... I am terribly sorry, Lord Mewtwo, with the confusion surrounding my arrival, but I am certain that we can sort it out. I will wait at the port for a few hours to give you the time to prepare adequately... I am here to discuss the status of the DX-5 accord. The Empire would be ready to accept the demands of Cinnibar as specified on points §2.415 and §2.521 on some conditions. I am here to negotiate on the God-Emperor's behalf."
Resigned, Mewtwo took off the ground and neutralized the Shadow Ball in its hand. "This interference with our internal affairs will have consequences, Sir Medaeus, on our negotiations. However, the council and I will recieve you this evening at six as per Vasty Deep standart time, and you will be escorted by Chief Arcanine as usual. Until then the standart limitations for your freedom of movement apply."
"You need not remind me, Lord Mewtwo. I sincerely thank you for your time." Medaeus waited for Mewtwo to have taken off then turned around and went on board. Sabrina was waiting there for him. "You were speaking about a plan."
"I would prefer to explain this once my safety is assured, Sir..."
"I told you that you can call me Edgar. You have my word that you will be escorted back to Costa del Sol safely. However due to the urgency of the matter I must know what it is that our good friend Mewtwo had in store for me." When Sabrina remained quiet, Edgar sighed and clicked his fingers. One of the Stormtroopers approached, and he spoke: "Miss Sabrina requires proof, I believe. Bring me a Holotape recorder." The Stormtrooper vanished and returned a minute later with a small cubic device, which the diplomat held in hand, pressed a button and spoke to: "I, the undersigned diplomat Edgar Medaeus, ID code 5-996-2974, hereby affirm that the individual named Sabrina is officially under imperial protection and is to be delivered to Costa del Sol, where she will be released and allowed to go wherever she pleases. A copy of this holotape recording has been given to Miss Sabrina as proof of her safety. Under no circumstances is she to be given into Cinnibarian custody. Furthermore Miss Sabrina is to remain under the supervision of Stormtroopers #8.946 and #8.947. Should she go missing before the safe delivery to Costa del Sol I approve an investigation including a memory scan to ensure that nothing has occured to Miss Sabrina, and take full responsibility for her death and or banishment, should they occur." He hit the button again and ejected two small chips, one of which he handed to Sabrina and the other of which he pocketed. "Is this sufficient, Miss Sabrina?"
"I suppose so..." She cleared her throat, then explained to Medaeus what Alakazam had previously told her, in great detail. She went over some parts several times both out of her own initiative and at the diplomat's request, ensuring that no detail was left out no matter how minor. While she was speaking a woman with a band around her arm marking her as a ship doctor approached Sabrina and treated her injured leg. She supposed that that was Lara. The woman did her thing and left without a word. When Sabrina was finished the diplomat remained still for a while, thought, then finally nodded.
"Very well, Miss Sabrina. Your story is credible, and I am quite happy that you have informed us of such. We will take precautionary measures to prevent the leakage of imperial secrets to Mewtwo. As for you, you have more than proven that I was right to put you under protection. You will get two Stormtroopers to accompaign you on your way back to Costa del Sol, ensuring your safety along the way."
"Thank you... Edgar."
"You are most welcome. Though, you know... you have a smart head on those shoulders, and while what you did lacked finesse it did show bravery. Not to mention, you are a Pokemon Trainer, and as you may know the Pokemon Liberation Front has caused a fair amount of troubles in the Vasty Deep. The Empire could use someone like you."
Sabrina smiled and bowed. "I think I would like that. I will head to Coruscant as soon as I arrive."
"Very well. The holotape I gave you will prove that you spoke to me. Be sure to present it on your interview. That is everything I can do for you however... you should probably go now."
"Yes, I should... I came here by ship, I should make another. I can't wait for you to return."
"Correct. You are a Prime after all, you can will your own ship into existence."
Sabrina nodded gladly and stepped onto the port then made a beeline for the submarine that remained where she had parked it. Two Stormtroopers wordlessly followed her in and climbed through the hatch, making it a cramped space, but they could set sail. Not to worry about the size of it, she could just use Omnilium to make it bigger.
And like that Sabrina left Cinnibar Island behind, with two "souvenirs" of it in the now quiet Dark Balls under her skirt. Who knows when she would return?
The next strip of street was straight, allowing her to turn her head without risking to crash into something. Mewtwo was there, floating in midair. He was wearing a fluttering robe, a sickness-inducing caricature of a human. Did he - no, it - truly believe itself to be on the same level as its creators? It was smart only because it had been designed to be so, it had apparently been TOO smart though... smart enough that it had begun to think of itself as more than what it was. Fueled by the rage she materialized a Shadow Ball in her right hand and threw it at Mewtwo, who carelessly deflected it with a swing of its hand. As she had suspected, she was no match for him in terms of power just yet. But at the same time Mewtwo needed to use part of its psychic power to fly fast enough to keep up with her vehicle and create new Shadow Balls of its own to throw at her, meaning that it could not make use of its more powerful abilities, like Psychokinesis and the Mind attack it had incapacitated her with previously. And it needed to show trigger discipline with its Shadow Balls - Sabrina was still driving through streets with Cinnibarians on them who hadn't got the update on needing to go home, or worse - they were thinking that they could be of aid rather than a hindrance to the police forces. And finally, the more compliant Cinnibarians had withdrawn into their homes which were left and right along the street. If Mewtwo missed his Shadow Ball it was just as likely to hit a building and kill innocent civilians. Yes, even though they had made it to be an emotionless tool it had developed feelings, and they held it back now. She knew everything about it.
The smirk was wiped off her face when a Snorlax ambushed her out of a side street and bodyslammed itself into her. Though she was able to avoid taking the attack full-on the force of it sent her flying off to the left, losing control of her bike. Meanwhile Mewtwo's misaimed Shadow Ball hit Snorlax, who barely noticed the attack thanks to its immunity to Ghost-type attacks. Sabrina cursed and kept herself from crashing with another sharp turn. Her right leg hurt a lot after having been squished between Snorlax's belly and her bike. She was lucky that it hadn't gotten paralyzed from that attack... on the plus side, after its heavy strike the Snorlax was flat on its belly and would need a while to recover, so that was one less issue to worry about. The thought of throwing a Dark Ball at it crossed her mind, but... no, that would consume too much time.
But while she was on the subject... Sabrina briefly looked back at Mewtwo over her shoulder. The Psychic Pokemon was just charging up two new Shadow Balls. She could... yes. One hand behind her back just like so and was about to summon a Dusk Ball when an idea came to her mind and, smirking again, she summoned a Clone Ball instead. Might as well add insult to injury while she was at it... then Mewtwo threw the Shadow Balls and Sabrina's plan came into motion. She dodged one by drifting to the side with her bike, and caught the other one in midair with her Telekinesis, just as it came close to hitting her. In a broad swing she brought it around her back, making a 180° turn and aiming right back at its creator. Mewtwo had not expected such an attack but the Psychic Pokemon rapidly recovered from the surprise and batted the Shadow Ball aside with its hand. Just as Sabrina had counted on.
Mewtwo's eyes widened as the Shadow Ball dispersed and revealed the Clone Ball that Sabrina had hidden inside it during the brief timeframe when she had brought the Shadow Ball around her back and sent it flying at Mewtwo again. Touching it triggered its mechanisms and before Mewtwo could make any effort to escape the Clone Ball turned it into a ball of light to be sealed within the ball.
Sabrina immediately hit the gas again without taking the time to see the ball dropping to the ground. Or to watch Mewtwo break free. No doubt would the Psychic Pokemon be... annoyed. Infuriated, probably. But a Dark Ball wouldn't be able to catch it in such a state, and engaging it in combat was begging for defeat. Not even the two Pokemon she had caught would buy her much time. No, she needed to escape.
She rounded a corner and a straight line to the port came into view. The diplomat's ship was there... and a man dressed in fine red clothing was descending, surrounded by half a dozen armed men in those white suits, as well as two giants in heavy suits of armor - as Sabrina would soon find out, they were Space Marines. No doubt were they his elite bodyguard. If she could get there before...
That was when Mewtwo broke out. The Clone Ball didn't just break open, it exploded into a massive fireball and sent debris flying as the enraged Pokemon freed itself. Now it wasn't going to hold back any longer... it raised both hands above its head and began materializing a Shadow Ball that was much larger than its previous ones, a true sphere of destruction that wouldn't leave as much as smouldering remains of Sabrina if it hit. She gulped and hit the gas, but it was no use. Mewtwo's eyes glowed bright as it exerted its Telekinesis, holding Sabrina in place so she had nowhere to run. The ball grew larger and larger and Mewtwo flexed its pitifully small arm muscles to throw it. The only flaw in its plan was that its Telekinesis could only hold Sabrina in place, not restrain her movements or powers. And that was what she could use to her advantage.
With a scream of effort Sabrina focused her powers onto the bike beneath her and threw it straight at the Psychic Pokemon. Mewtwo was forced to release her from its Telekinesis to block the attack, allowing her to land safely. Mewtwo dropped the bike and tried to reach for her again but this time Sabrina was prepared and forced her own Telekinesis against it, engaging in a brief struggle that she knew she was destined to lose. However it bought her enough time to duck into an alleyway and escape Mewtwo's sightline, which stopped his Telekinesis. Not that it cut out the threat... Mewtwo's looming huge Shadow Ball was still there.
For the next five minutes Sabrina dodged Mewtwo's presence by hiding in the alleyways that led to the port. She had to get there at any cost... before he found her. The last run was the deadliest, because of the promenade which brought her out into an open field. A prime target for Mewtwo's Shadow Ball. What she had not accounted for however was that the psychic Pokemon could simply change its strategy. While chasing her it dispersed the Shadow Ball and instead readied a volley of psychic arrows and waited near the promenade. When Sabrina saw no sign of Mewtwo and bursted out into the open she was ambushed by the Psychic Pokemon and only barely escaped being pinned to the wall by dodging most of the volley in a breakneck dive. But two arrows pierced her right leg. She screamed, drawing the attention of the Stormtroopers who now finally noticed the presence of the two fighters. Sabrina limped towards them as fast as she could as Mewtwo landed behind her and prepared another Shadow Ball to finish the deal. It had to be now or never...
"You there! Imperials! Help me!" she yelled. When they pointed their guns AT her rather than to defend her she hastily added: "I have information that will interest you! Mewtwo is trying to betray you! Don't let me die!"
"Weapons down", a fine voice spoke. While clearly belonging to a man it was enticing and soft like an intriguing woman's that seduced her victim with sweet words, a silvertongue like no other. No doubt was that the diplomat speaking. "What is the meaning of this?"
"An interloper, Sir Medaeus", replied Mewtwo. The Shadow Ball was in its hand but it didn't hold it ready to throw. "Listen not to her lies, she merely wishes to use your good will." Mewtwo bowed, although visibly reluctantly. "I haven't recieved any announcement of your arrival, I am afraid. I wasn't expecting you."
"The message must have gotten lost, then." Medaeus's lie sounded so innocent and self-convinced that Sabrina immediately wanted to believe him despite knowing that it wasn't the truth. Or maybe she'd misheard, maybe she was at fault? She blinked, noticing how a simple few words were making her doubt herself like that. It was no surprise that this man was a diplomat. "If that is alright by you, Lord Mewtwo, we can postpone the greetings by etiquette. The situation appears quite... special, and extraordinary situations require extraordinary reactions."
"As I said, Sir Medaeus, I am merely dealing with an interloper who disturbs the peace of our island. Your offer for aid is appreciated but is with all due respect unnecessary." It raised its hand to throw the Shadow Ball, but Medaeus made a motion of his finger and one of the Space Marines stepped forward and positioned himself so that he stood between Sabrina and Mewtwo, blocking the path with his body. Mewtwo was dwarfed by the massive figure, yet Sabrina doubted not that the Psychic Pokemon could tear this armored hulk apart in seconds. No amount of armor or muscle protected from a psychic attack. The mind could only be fought with another mind. But Mewtwo couldn't tear a diplomat's escort apart without risking a war with the Empire. It frowned and asked: "What is the meaning of this, Sir Medaeus? Why are you interferring?"
"I would like to hear what this girl has to say for herself. Surely Cinnibar holds a trial where the defendant is heard before being judged, right?"
Mewtwo frowned more and gritted its nonexistant teeth, but could not act. Sabrina knew she had won.
Medaeus stepped forward and looked down at Sabrina. She could see that he was aged... sixty, perhaps sixty-five years old, with wrinkles on his face and friendly-looking eyes. A nice grandpa, was what he looked like. But she had heard his words, she knew that out of the group he was more dangerous than even the giant bodyguards. Sure their weapons could kill hundreds, but this man's words could sway thousands. "Now then, who might you be?"
"I'm... Sabrina, my Lord."
"Please, call me Edgar." He smiled as he pulled the oldest trick in the world with those words. She knew that what he wanted was information, not to make friends with her, and that he could just turn her in if she didn't say the right thing. He wouldn't bat an eye with giving her to Mewtwo after squeezing every bit of info out of her if he deemed that she had exhausted her use.
"I am a Pokemon Trainer and former member of an organization known as Team Rocket under whose orders I conducted experiments - among others, I supervised the creation of Mewtwo in the Pokemon World. That is..."
"... the reason why he is pursuing you?"
"One of them. The other is that I know the truth." She looked back to Mewtwo, who glared at her, then spoke to Medaeus again. "It lied about not knowing of your unannounced arrival. It believes that you have intentionally not announced yourself because you pursue another goal and intend to distract it." She paused for a moment then explained on: "That is why it hatched a plan that was going to involve me, as I have psychic powers myself."
"What a convoluted story. And you say that you were chased by Lord Mewtwo because he intends to silence you?"
"That is... correct." She swallowed. Now was the crucial moment. She held her hands out before herself with her wrists next to each other as if to allow herself to be handcuffed. "I request to be put under Imperial protection and brought back to Coruscant for questioning. I fear for my life if I stay here."
"And with good reason." Medaeus laughed and made a motion with his finger, to which two of the Stormtroopers stepped up. "Bring her onto the ship. Have Lara administer first aid and ensure her safety. We're taking her back to Coruscant."
"Hold on", spoke Mewtwo. "You are still on Cinnibarian territory, as such this woman is to be judged by me. You can't take her away without grounds."
"That is correct, Lord Mewtwo", replied Medaeus. "However your grounds are right here: if her words are to be believed something is going on here that you are attempting to conceal from us and I must fear for my safety. If it reveals itself that Miss Sabrina was lying we will of course deliver her to Cinnibar care along with my sincerest apologies." He made a motion with his hand and the Stormtroopers escorted Sabrina onto the ship. "Besides, I have reports of a pair of Stormtroopers of a Prime matching Miss Sabrina's description very accurately who is cooperating with the Empire. As such she would be considered an Imperial citizen who is illegally spending time on your territories and must thus be escorted away by an imperial official. There should be no problems with that, right?"
"..."
"Perfect!" The diplomat clapped his hands. "Now as I was saying... I am terribly sorry, Lord Mewtwo, with the confusion surrounding my arrival, but I am certain that we can sort it out. I will wait at the port for a few hours to give you the time to prepare adequately... I am here to discuss the status of the DX-5 accord. The Empire would be ready to accept the demands of Cinnibar as specified on points §2.415 and §2.521 on some conditions. I am here to negotiate on the God-Emperor's behalf."
Resigned, Mewtwo took off the ground and neutralized the Shadow Ball in its hand. "This interference with our internal affairs will have consequences, Sir Medaeus, on our negotiations. However, the council and I will recieve you this evening at six as per Vasty Deep standart time, and you will be escorted by Chief Arcanine as usual. Until then the standart limitations for your freedom of movement apply."
"You need not remind me, Lord Mewtwo. I sincerely thank you for your time." Medaeus waited for Mewtwo to have taken off then turned around and went on board. Sabrina was waiting there for him. "You were speaking about a plan."
"I would prefer to explain this once my safety is assured, Sir..."
"I told you that you can call me Edgar. You have my word that you will be escorted back to Costa del Sol safely. However due to the urgency of the matter I must know what it is that our good friend Mewtwo had in store for me." When Sabrina remained quiet, Edgar sighed and clicked his fingers. One of the Stormtroopers approached, and he spoke: "Miss Sabrina requires proof, I believe. Bring me a Holotape recorder." The Stormtrooper vanished and returned a minute later with a small cubic device, which the diplomat held in hand, pressed a button and spoke to: "I, the undersigned diplomat Edgar Medaeus, ID code 5-996-2974, hereby affirm that the individual named Sabrina is officially under imperial protection and is to be delivered to Costa del Sol, where she will be released and allowed to go wherever she pleases. A copy of this holotape recording has been given to Miss Sabrina as proof of her safety. Under no circumstances is she to be given into Cinnibarian custody. Furthermore Miss Sabrina is to remain under the supervision of Stormtroopers #8.946 and #8.947. Should she go missing before the safe delivery to Costa del Sol I approve an investigation including a memory scan to ensure that nothing has occured to Miss Sabrina, and take full responsibility for her death and or banishment, should they occur." He hit the button again and ejected two small chips, one of which he handed to Sabrina and the other of which he pocketed. "Is this sufficient, Miss Sabrina?"
"I suppose so..." She cleared her throat, then explained to Medaeus what Alakazam had previously told her, in great detail. She went over some parts several times both out of her own initiative and at the diplomat's request, ensuring that no detail was left out no matter how minor. While she was speaking a woman with a band around her arm marking her as a ship doctor approached Sabrina and treated her injured leg. She supposed that that was Lara. The woman did her thing and left without a word. When Sabrina was finished the diplomat remained still for a while, thought, then finally nodded.
"Very well, Miss Sabrina. Your story is credible, and I am quite happy that you have informed us of such. We will take precautionary measures to prevent the leakage of imperial secrets to Mewtwo. As for you, you have more than proven that I was right to put you under protection. You will get two Stormtroopers to accompaign you on your way back to Costa del Sol, ensuring your safety along the way."
"Thank you... Edgar."
"You are most welcome. Though, you know... you have a smart head on those shoulders, and while what you did lacked finesse it did show bravery. Not to mention, you are a Pokemon Trainer, and as you may know the Pokemon Liberation Front has caused a fair amount of troubles in the Vasty Deep. The Empire could use someone like you."
Sabrina smiled and bowed. "I think I would like that. I will head to Coruscant as soon as I arrive."
"Very well. The holotape I gave you will prove that you spoke to me. Be sure to present it on your interview. That is everything I can do for you however... you should probably go now."
"Yes, I should... I came here by ship, I should make another. I can't wait for you to return."
"Correct. You are a Prime after all, you can will your own ship into existence."
Sabrina nodded gladly and stepped onto the port then made a beeline for the submarine that remained where she had parked it. Two Stormtroopers wordlessly followed her in and climbed through the hatch, making it a cramped space, but they could set sail. Not to worry about the size of it, she could just use Omnilium to make it bigger.
And like that Sabrina left Cinnibar Island behind, with two "souvenirs" of it in the now quiet Dark Balls under her skirt. Who knows when she would return?
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