#Zinzolin pov

[xyami-mari]

The last thing Zinzolin saw before he died...

[lunamidnight]

November 17th

Fanfiction/Original Fiction

First created: March 2021

Last updated: June 2021

General Premise: a quick story that is from the girl protagonist's POV. And it does get dark.

Other notes: not done and not sure if I will finish it.

Tw: kidnapping, threats

The first time was in Floccesy Ranch. She battled alone and defeat the man after some effort. What he said afterward however stuck with her. “You’d be a nice catch for team plasma.” She didn’t understand what that meant, but she knew she’d have to watch her back from then on. She didn’t mention it to her friend, of course, she wouldn’t have been able to since he was so engrossed in getting revenge.

The second time happened after she gave chase into Route 20 after the battle in Virbank City. The one she battled this time was a female, but she too also said something odd. “So your the trainer I’ve heard about, fresh, pure, naive, perfect for the taking.” The female grunt said just before the battle. The grunt fled without a word after her defeat. Again this wasn’t told to anyone including the best friend.

The third time was in the city sewers of the biggest city in Unova, her friend fought alongside her that time. She noticed that the two grunts both focused more on her team than his, which lead to their defeat. Nothing odd was said but their behavior suggested similar suggestions. The scientist they met afterward seems to be on his own agenda so she didn’t worry about them, even helping her get through the rest of route 4 not long after.

She battled two more grunts nearby her friend in Nimbasa City next, and nothing really stuck out to her then, but they did seem to try harder than ever before. She still won just as her friend did not too far away. In Driftveil they found out more about Team plasma, and even though the ones she met then were not with the ones she fought she still didn’t tell them about her encounters.

Now she was on their boat with her friend and the first gym leader, battling one after another, soon all were defeated. However, an old man came and command these three males to get the three of them off the ship. The old man looked straight at her as the three males appeared out of nowhere. One for each of them, grabbing them and teleporting them onto the pier. The one that held her however whispered in her ear during the teleport. “You will belong to Team Plasma.” He said before he and the other two disappeared. They were called the shadow Triad, and the encounter made a shiver go down her spine. 

Her long-time friend, Hugh, noticed nothing of course as he yelled about going after them and left in a sprint. The first gym Leader, Cheren, however, did notice. “Are you alright Rosa?” He asked with concern as he pushed up his glasses. “Yeah, just a little shaken from the teleportation, wished Hugh would stop and look around sometime you know?” Rosa replied only revealing half of the truth. Cheren watched her carefully but ended up nodding in agreement. “Yes, he’s too focused on one thing he won’t see what’s going on around him, or to the people he cares about, Hopefully, he finds peace soon.” Cheren replied before stating that he was going to check out the next route for clues. Rosa was left with her thoughts and as she looked out to the water where the ship once was, she couldn’t help another shiver go down her spine.

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In Lacunosa Town, Rosa and Hugh battled alongside each other once more against team plasmas admin Zinzolin and a grunt, Zinzolin watched her like a hawk as they battle, and it didn’t sit with her any better than previous encounters. They both won the battle, and team plasma fled, stating that their target was Opelucid City. She didn’t like that she was already headed in that direction already but she went onward anyways. Hugh ran ahead of course, but that didn’t faze Rosa by this point.

Once at the vast City she met with Drayden to talk about the legendary dragons, soon after fighting him at his gym. She won after a long battle and her team was graciously healed at the exit. Outside though the City was attacked and put on ice by a large cannon, and the DNA Splicers that Drayen hid in the gym was stolen by the shadow triad. Both Rosa and Drayen went after them in pursuit. On the far end of the city, Rosa caught up to one of them near the city gate. They battled and she won, but the white-haired man smiled before throwing down a gray ball causing it to burst out a blanket of smoke. Rosa coughed at the assault to her senses as she heard Drayen coming to her aid, but her head started to spin and she fell into the shadow’s arms before being teleported away.

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