[Game] Lord Windos' PokeRole Adventure: Celadon City Vandel

[Spiritmon]

Spoiler

Arial them couldnt help but feel empaty for the bug-lady who was clearly scare by the presence of Mew and Reiner. She is trembling and scare, and was begging for his help. This kinda reminde him of himself, in the beggining. He tries to take the Riza hand and gentle squeeze, trying to take out the fear.

"Shhhh...you dont need to fear anything. Darkness is not dangerous. He is my friend. Good friend. Mew is too friend of mine. They caugh you yes, but they have mercyful souls with them. Big Bug still alive. Unconscious, but still alive. And why the let you live. Two reasons: They are not completely cold killers, because they know you have good souls (kinda). And because I do not let you die. Yes you capture me, and hurt me." Arial show Riza the wounds of Yanmega Aerial Slash. "But I could see humanity inside you. You have great abilities and have a kind souls because you could kill me....but you not. We are quite similar. We fight for survive, and try our best to live in this dangerous world." Then Arial give Riza a sincere smile. "But you dont need anymore hunt woman to sustain yourself. Thanks to the efforts of everyone, we could get rid of your hungry for people, at least for now. We lone wolfs need to work together Riza. The Darkness you fear so much risk his own life to save you, so you owe him a thanks too, and for Mew itself. They work together to help you free from your own darkness. You not alone girl. Do you...want to join me? A storm is comming, and someone like you could help us survive that great storm coming."

You can not reach Riza's Hand, for everything from the neck down is all Wrapped up in Yang's body, and he's not about to let you pry his coils apart just to comfort a murderous woman. Still, your gesture and kind, gentle demeanor helped ease the nervous fear that was wracking her frame, and your speech slowly caused them to stop cowering and look at her would be murders and you with a sense of befuddlement and....awe?

{....Mercy? ....Big Bug Live? ....Darkness.....Mew No Hunt?}

{You....Forgive? Me? After Hurt You, Pokémon? We.....Same?

{Strange, Confused......Grateful? Yes....Grateful. Grateful.....Thankful. Feel.....Happy. ....Accepted.}

When you smiled at her, you could see Riza perk up at the gesture and lean just a little closer to you, but when you broke the news the bug woman's reeled back as much as it could in shock, before they just as suddenly closed their eyes, as if to concentrate on something. A short while later, they blinked open, and an expression of pure wonder took hold on former? serial killer's face.

{Hunger For Prey....Still There. But For Females? There........But Not There. Tiny. Faint. Urge/Impulse....Gone. It Gone.......}

{Free.....Me Free. Don't Have To Hunt Females No More. C-Can Be.....Nice. C-Can be....G-Good. B-Better Than M-Monster...}

{Me can be......Me.}

Tears were streaming down Riza's face, and everyone in the room could feel pure joy radiate from them as they fully comprehended this revelation. No longer did their Instinct force them to hunt women, or force them to suffer the consequence of going cold turkey. Sure, she still needed to drink some blood to live, but now....now they didn't have kill their own kind to sate that blood thirst. They could do without. They had a choice now.

Soon enough, the Metahuman calmed down, but a wide smile that was sorta disturbing yet strangely cute adorned their face as they now regarded 'Reiner' , 'Mew', and You with simple, plain, but none of the less heartfelt gratitude.

{Free Me From Urge.... Free Me From Pain.... Free Me From Suffering.....Yes}

{Yes.}

{Me Join You.}

{Me....We Together Now.}

{Not Alone.}

{Not Anymore....}

{Thank You Darkness. Thank You Grandmother.}

{Thank you Arial.}

Riza is now Arial Companion, similar to how Angelica is Reiner's servant (And functions roughly the same [As Dragonstrike about the details]), only see still has her free will about her. Expect them to be quite subservient/agreeable to your actions, however, due to in small part because of mind fuckery, but mostly because you freed her (for the most part) from her bloodlust/insatiable urge to prey on women. Nothing says eternal loyalty and devotion like freeing them from such a wretched , cursed state of existence!

She's also not leaving your side anytime soon. Perhaps never, even. Better get used to them quickly, hehehe!

[Oh, I likely! Keep extracting stories from him, and I'll make sure such effort is paid off now....]

Just as 'Reiner' rolled their eyes at you almost missing the entire point of what they tried to say (Intentionally or not), Mr. Mime choose the opportunity to come busting in with a tray that held two cups of steaming light green opaque liquid that smelled faintly of cloves, nutmug, sugar, and other unidentifiable yet inticing smells.

"Two cups of Mystic Rayquaza Matcha Tea, each seasoned with invigorating spices and containing a dose of PP Up. This should cure the worst of either or yours fatique, but not all of it I'm afraid . Will that be all, Mr. Arendse and Mew?" said the well trained butler, hovering both cups over to you and Arial to grab hold of and drink. Riza eyes the talking Pokémon with a faint look of confusion/wonder, before their focus was dragged back to the other mad person in the room to await their response/'Mew' deciding to interrupt the conversation.

[Essentially you both will be energized, but won't gain a Willpoint back right away. Probably after your next Encounter tomorrow at the soonest]

*sip*

WOW, this tea has a KICK to it!

Definitely helping 'Mew' with recovering more quickly.

...enough to jump in to this conversation with Riza, in fact.

'...well, this is all fine and dandy, but let's address the Donphan in the room.  You did kill Mina Mab, who we were supposed to be meeting.  Almost killed us.  Most everyone here is very unhappy with you, and that's putting it nicely.  You'd be dead right now if it weren't for Arial.  And let me make one thing clear: Reiner and I aren't letting you off the hook just because you're capable of being more reasonable now.'

'...*sigh*...we ARE giving you a chance against our better judgement, though.  Don't blow it.  You've got a lot to prove before anyone is going to fully trust you.'

*sip*

WOW, this tea has a KICK to it!

Definitely helping 'Mew' with recovering more quickly.

...enough to jump in to this conversation with Riza, in fact.

'...well, this is all fine and dandy, but let's address the Donphan in the room.  You did kill Mina Mab, who we were supposed to be meeting.  Almost killed us.  Most everyone here is very unhappy with you, and that's putting it nicely.  You'd be dead right now if it weren't for Arial.  And let me make one thing clear: Reiner and I aren't letting you off the hook just because you're capable of being more reasonable now.'

'...*sigh*...we ARE giving you a chance against our better judgement, though.  Don't blow it.  You've got a lot to prove before anyone is going to fully trust you.'

Riza's cheerfulness over her newfound 'freedom' almost takes an immediate nosedive as you bring up the itsy bitsy coincidental murder she committed that sparked the raging dumpster fire that everyone's night turned out to be. She hunkers back down into Yang's coils, trying her best to avoid your malcontent gaze as she timidly responds.

{Hunger.....bad. Controlled Me. Made Hunt Female. Horrible Things. Unforgivable. Sorry.... Will....Repent?}

{....Understand. Darkness, Grandmother Merciful, Not Forgiving. Me Behave. No Want To Die....}

{....Thank you. Yes....Yes.}

When you brought the issue of trust, however, the former serial killer somehow shrunk further in on herself, as if deeply ashamed of their actions.

{Trust? ....Me No Deserve.....}

Arial gives Riza a nod of his head. "Don't need to thank me Riz. I just do what I think was right."

*Sip*

Arial feel his strength returning and heard Mew words about Riza actions, then he did his best to make her feel less ashamed.

"Riza, you indeed make bad things, but that doesn't mean you can't make things be right now. Today is the first day of your new life. Things is difficult now, but now you have choice now. You can make your own decisions, not anymore based in your instincts, but based in your own soul. There is much people in this room you need repented, but with your efforts and help, you can pay of your past mistakes and forgive yourself."

"Also don't forget you not alone in that journey. I kinda responsible for you now, so I can do my best to help you, so don't worry. Or perhaps worry a bit because I bit crazy, haha. And one thing..." Arial was trying to hold a chuckle in direction of Mew. "Grandmother? Pffft! When you think for a second, it makes sense. A-anyway. Anyone deserve a chance to mends things Riza. Seconds chance can come, but you need work a lot. Oh and a good new is Mina Lab is back alive too. Mew bring her back, and she is resting now if this makes you feel better. But anyway, Riza Bete (this is your true name) welcome to Reiner/Arial team! Your powers will be great help." Arial then gives Riza the biggest and mostly sincerely smile he ever made. Hopefully this will make her feel better.

[Dragonstrike]

'Yeah, Mina's alive...and so is her understandably, currently overprotective, shiny luck dragon.  And her signature pokemon is too.  Neither of which are going to be very pleased with you, Riza.  And Mina herself probably won't be either when she wakes up.' 

'Arial, you're the one taking responsibility for Riza, so it's primarily your job to both keep her out of trouble and keep everyone from killing her.  I can't guarantee Reiner and I are going to help you with that any more than we already have.'

'Riza, as for your pokemon...well, behave yourself, prove we don't have to worry about you backstabbing us, and Reiner will probably give them back to you.  He won't harm them any further for now.  As for 'big bug'...that one might be the exception.  For one, it's only technically not dead...seems it's near impossible to kill, but it's not invulnerable.  It might not be dead, but it is severely weakened after almost dying.  It'll recover, but it's going to be a looonnng time before it's back at full strength.'

'In addition, Reiner's recaptured it in one of his pokeballs due to...safety concerns.  And for some reason, it's a little bit loyal to him.  Considering the resources he's put in to neutralizing that potential threat, that might be the one bug of yours he keeps.  Of course, if you could compensate him sufficiently for the trouble caused, and we're certain there wouldn't be any danger from returning such a brutally strong pokemon, maybe he could be convinced to give that one back too...maybe.  Hacked pokeballs aren't easy to come by, ya know.'

[Spiritmon]

Arial nod his head in understanding. "Understood. Leave it to me Reiner." Then Arial look to Riza. "Well, I think this is all. Is there anything you want to ask before anything?" Arial in this moment take a look in the room too trying to see a reaction of everyone in the room. Both his Pokemon and everyone else.

Action: Wait Riza questions and see the reaction of everyone in the room: Angelica, Looker, Mew, Mina, Kyubi, Mr Mime, Gaspar, Melchior, Baltazar, Sekmet, Asura and Levias (who is inside the Pokeball but perhaps have a reaction), and Shiny Gligar.

[Lord Windos]

Arial gives Riza a nod of his head. "Don't need to thank me Riz. I just do what I think was right."

*Sip*

Arial feel his strength returning and heard Mew words about Riza actions, then he did his best to make her feel less ashamed.

"Riza, you indeed make bad things, but that doesn't mean you can't make things be right now. Today is the first day of your new life. Things is difficult now, but now you have choice now. You can make your own decisions, not anymore based in your instincts, but based in your own soul. There is much people in this room you need repented, but with your efforts and help, you can pay of your past mistakes and forgive yourself."

"Also don't forget you not alone in that journey. I kinda responsible for you now, so I can do my best to help you, so don't worry. Or perhaps worry a bit because I bit crazy, haha. And one thing..." Arial was trying to hold a chuckle in direction of Mew. "Grandmother? Pffft! When you think for a second, it makes sense. A-anyway. Anyone deserve a chance to mends things Riza. Seconds chance can come, but you need work a lot. Oh and a good new is Mina Lab is back alive too. Mew bring her back, and she is resting now if this makes you feel better. But anyway, Riza Bete (this is your true name) welcome to Reiner/Arial team! Your powers will be great help." Arial then gives Riza the biggest and mostly sincerely smile he ever made. Hopefully this will make her feel better.

Apparently you either know exactly what to say to comfort them, or your cheerful optimism for their future is that infectious , as Riza stops trying (and failing) to hide in Yang's coils to give you a clearly nervous yet still very much joyful smile.

{Yes.... Do Better Things Now. Me Free. Can Survive, No Hunt Women. Be...Kind? Helpful? Yes, Yes! Will Be Good. Try!}

The former serial killer bobs their head at you being her 'handler' , as that arrangement perfectly suited her needs/desires , and only tilted her head curiously when you commented on Grandmother. Grandmother was grandmother, so Grandmother they call Mew!

....

'Yeah, Mina's alive...and so is her understandably, currently overprotective, shiny luck dragon.  And her signature pokemon is too.  Neither of which are going to be very pleased with you, Riza.  And Mina herself probably won't be either when she wakes up.' 

'Arial, you're the one taking responsibility for Riza, so it's primarily your job to both keep her out of trouble and keep everyone from killing her.  I can't guarantee Reiner and I are going to help you with that any more than we already have.'

'Riza, as for your pokemon...well, behave yourself, prove we don't have to worry about you backstabbing us, and Reiner will probably give them back to you.  He won't harm them any further for now.  As for 'big bug'...that one might be the exception.  For one, it's only technically not dead...seems it's near impossible to kill, but it's not invulnerable.  It might not be dead, but it is severely weakened after almost dying.  It'll recover, but it's going to be a looonnng time before it's back at full strength.'

'In addition, Reiner's recaptured it in one of his pokeballs due to...safety concerns.  And for some reason, it's a little bit loyal to him.  Considering the resources he's put in to neutralizing that potential threat, that might be the one bug of yours he keeps.  Of course, if you could compensate him sufficiently for the trouble caused, and we're certain there wouldn't be any danger from returning such a brutally strong pokemon, maybe he could be convinced to give that one back too...maybe.  Hacked pokeballs aren't easy to come by, ya know.'

.....but your and 'Mew's' comment about her latest victim caused her to badly startle, shiftly jerking back in surprise and necessitating the regal serpent to tighten their grip on the bug women to keep her from escaping.

{Female.....Mina Alive? Alive?! Strange,  Weird!! People Die When Killed! Yes? Then Why? Why She Live? Confused, Confused.....}

Both Arial and 'Mew/Reiner' could feel Riza reeling from the shock that Mina Mab somehow survived, as they remember tearing out their throat and gulping down half her blood! Did they somehow mess up so much tonight that she ended up breaking the fundenmental forces that govern life and death? Needless to say, they were quite confused now....

Of course, what didn't help matters any was the bodyswapped Rocket was not only telling her that 'Reiner' has her Pokémon/Hive , but that 'Big Bug' was apparently alive despite having their heart? gored out by Scary Metal Dinosaur , so much so that she started to thrash around in panic born of concern (Which Arial/'Reiner'/'Mew'  could DINSTINCTLY feel and understand, as well as why she's reacting like that) . Yang grunted in strain from their struggles and started to constrict even more to keep them safely contained; any more and he'd end up starting to deal damage to them, which would only add to the problem, not alievate it!

{Big Bug Alive?! Have Insectspector, Cuddle Bug , Dragonfigher, Buzz Burner?! }

{Not Yours! Not Yours! Give, Give! Need Know If Scared, Hurt, Ok ! }

{Me....Me Care! Love, Protect Hive! They....Friends!  Only ones, Until Arial....!}

{Please....GIVE BACK.....! No....No Want Lose Friends......Family.....}

{B-Bargin? ....K-Keep B-Big Bug, G-Give Hive Back! Me Tell Him Not Hunt You! Me No Ever Hurt You! Promise, Promise!!!}

{Big Bug....Not Mine. Good Friend. Close. We Help Each Other. But Big Bug Liked Freedom. Never Caught...}

{If Like You.....No Complain. Big Bug Decision.}

{.......P-Please, Give Family Back......}

As for everyone else in the room ('Looker', Kyubi, Mr. Mime and Your Pokémon, Since Emily and Angelica are down stairs) , they mostly got the gist what was going on from what you (Arial) was saying (Since I presume 'Mew was keeping telepathy only between them, Reiner, Arial, and Riza for now).

The kitsune looked a bit miffed/consterned that her Master's would be killer was going to be end up being spared after the hell she put everyone through, but let out a tired sigh and accepted it in the end. If her Master said that bloody serial killer stays unsmooshed and unscorched, so be it. She will faithfully follow his will in all matters and decisions, and obey all his order/decrees without hesitation! Still.....judging by the stern glare she was now affixing you, that doesn't mean she has let you off the hook yet. Far from; fail to keep Riza under control and not a problem, and both of you will likely end up bonfire kindling before too long!

Reiner's best friend in disguise, on the other hand.....he has a calculating, pensive, yet fairly relaxed expression, his eyes currently closed as he processed everything he's heard from you and could reasonably infer what his friend 'said' (He knows you well enough that you'd play carrot and stick with Riza's Pokémon, and that you've been pressuring her to behave as well). Neither you, 'Reiner', or 'Mew' could tell what he was thinking, as he was currently shielding his mind from pesky psychic snoopers, just like how he helped teach Reiner a long time ago. Perhaps he'll speak his piece once its clear that Riza's interrogation is over.....

Mr. Mime didn't seem to care all that much as to what was happening, appearing the very essense of the unflappable butler, ready to serve their master's whim at a moment's notice.

Shiny Gligar, unlike everyone else in the room, seemed vaguely intrigued by the Bug Metahuman all Wrapped up by Sparkling Dragon, though he was smart enough to keep away from her for the time being.

Your (Arial's) Pokémon had a varied  reactions. Gaspar (Still in Kybui's lap) quite obviously didn't like her ONE BIT, as their hackle were fully raised and they let out a faint terrified *Hiiiissss!* that was very remeniscant of Mega Arbok own cry, ready to bolt at a moment's notice should she get free.

Baltazar was guard for the most part, hovering in place with arms crossed and staring at his assaulter, ready to react at a moment's notice should she try anything funny. Melchoir acted quite similarly, only instead the paced around in place, giving a right nasty glare at the Vampire. Asura just gave a dismissive huff and crossed their arms at the nerdowell that decided to plague the streets of Celadon with literally bloody murder. He wasn't happy with her, but since it seems judgement has already been passed and he didn't share a strong bond/concern for Arial, it was less so than most others in the room.

Sekmet didn't really care for her Master's kidnapper either, but unlike the rest of Arial's Pokémon she seemed to.....sympathize with the as well, if that uncertain look in her eyes? Maybe because of Riza's nature charms with Bug/Bug Like types, or because both of them were considered monsters in many people's eyes? Either way, the queen of nuclear green has the least negative reaction towards your new Companion out of your Pokémon.

[Dragonstrike]

Spoiler

{Female.....Mina Alive? Alive?! Strange,  Weird!! People Die When Killed! Yes? Then Why? Why She Live? Confused, Confused.....}

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{Big Bug Alive?! Have Insectspector, Cuddle Bug , Dragonfigher, Buzz Burner?! }

{Not Yours! Not Yours! Give, Give! Need Know If Scared, Hurt, Ok ! }

{Me....Me Care! Love, Protect Hive! They....Friends!  Only ones, Until Arial....!}

{Please....GIVE BACK.....! No....No Want Lose Friends......Family.....}

{B-Bargin? ....K-Keep B-Big Bug, G-Give Hive Back! Me Tell Him Not Hunt You! Me No Ever Hurt You! Promise, Promise!!!}

{Big Bug....Not Mine. Good Friend. Close. We Help Each Other. But Big Bug Liked Freedom. Never Caught...}

{If Like You.....No Complain. Big Bug Decision.}

{.......P-Please, Give Family Back......}

'Well, there's certain perks to being friends with the mythical Mew, ya know.  People do die when they're killed, but there's ways to make exceptions, bring them back...for a price.  Not the first person I've revived this week.  Of course, I definitely would prefer to not do it again.  It's quite tiring, you know.'

'Your friends, minus the big guy, are unharmed.  Though I wouldn't blame them for being scared.  They've not left their pokeballs since Reiner took them off of you.  Calm down, and you'll get the four conscious ones back when we've determined it's safe, and Yang won't have to tighten his grip on you further.  Besides, if you're going to be following Arial around and doing tasks for him, you're going to need them back, so I'd REALLY recommend not giving Yang reason to tighten his grip.  Do we have an understanding?'

[Lord Windos]

Spoiler

'Well, there's certain perks to being friends with the mythical Mew, ya know.  People do die when they're killed, but there's ways to make exceptions, bring them back...for a price.  Not the first person I've revived this week.  Of course, I definitely would prefer to not do it again.  It's quite tiring, you know.'

'Your friends, minus the big guy, are unharmed.  Though I wouldn't blame them for being scared.  They've not left their pokeballs since Reiner took them off of you.  Calm down, and you'll get the four conscious ones back when we've determined it's safe, and Yang won't have to tighten his grip on you further.  Besides, if you're going to be following Arial around and doing tasks for him, you're going to need them back, so I'd REALLY recommend not giving Yang reason to tighten his grip.  Do we have an understanding?'

Your first comment does little to calm down the growing panic Riza is experiencing over her Pokémon/Hive current status (though it does clear up that conundrum for her), but the second did the trick. Instantly the insectoid woman ceased her struggle, causing her improtu restraint to let out a sigh of relief, as despite how fragile/puny she was compared to him, the night stalker sure could put one heck of a resistance when she put her mind to it!

{......Ok. Me....Calm. Don't Want Squished. .....When Safe, Give Pokémon Back? Me Promise Behave.....}

[Dragonstrike]

Your first comment does little to calm down the growing panic Riza is experiencing over her Pokémon/Hive current status (though it does clear up that conundrum for her), but the second did the trick. Instantly the insectoid woman ceased her struggle, causing her improtu restraint to let out a sigh of relief, as despite how fragile/puny she was compared to him she sure put one heck of a resistance when she put her mind to it!

{......Ok. Me....Calm. Don't Want Squished. .....When Safe, Give Pokémon Back? Me Promise Behave.....}

'Good.  Yes, you'll get your main four back when we're certain we're safe.  The big guy is going to be sticking with Reiner for now, as it's currently completely comatose while it's recovering.  And when it wakes, I want to know why it's even a little bit loyal towards him.  Gonna be awhile before that happens, though.'

'Mew' then turns to 'Looker', a curious, somewhat unamused look in 'her' eyes.

'Well, have something to say now that we're done with this 'talk'?'

[Lord Windos]

'Looker' , now without Angelica or Emily hovering over his shoulder (He figures Kyubi is aware of his true identity, due to thinking she's your girlfriend), broke character in a big way for the first time this night shaking his head at your look and letting out a bemused chuckled, as if it was completely ineffective from cowling them. "He He He....now why are you leveling that glare at me for Mew? Far as I know, I've done a smash up job playing my role tonight, and haven't did anything to personally cheese you off like, say, stealing a saucer of Moo Moo Milk from under your nose? Unless you count passing out on the job by taking that Grudge for your partner and my buddy, in which case I believe you'd give Arianna a run for her money being such a harsh, catty woman! Meow~!"  

Your disguised best friend continued to laugh to himself for a few second, before he let out an amused sigh before their Business Face on: serious, sharply intelligent, and just a hint of swagger, charm, and ego. "Well, since your curiosity hasn't killed you yet, I might as well share my own Insight on our resident serial killer over there" - Riza shrinks as Petrel casually threw that barb at her like it was nothing - " and the assessment I've come up with from the conversation you four where busy having without me. Hard to chip in when whatever that woman saying sounds like complete gibberish to my, and neither of you seemed keen on keeping me in the loop until now, you know," they said, giving Reiner and Arial a rather bemused yet pointed looks as he uttered his last remark, before shrugging it off and continuing onwards.

"Alright, he's the skinny on I think about keeping that bed bug alive and under your wings: I'm all but certain its bound to cause you both no end of headaches and trouble! Now, before you give me my own headache Mew, let me be crystal clear and tell you that ain't saying this 'cause I have no faith you won't be to keep The Vampire over there all nice and on a leash," the disguised Executive says, waving at the aforementioned woman and causing her to shrink even further in themselves, "Far from it. See, I know you probably read through my buddy Reiner's skull like an open book and know everything under the green Earth about him, but I'd like to think I know him just as well as you do. Relatively speaking, of course. Can't read his mind myself without employing a Psychic type for the job, and I'd sooner call Arianna fat and ugly than do something like that to my friend! Anyway, point is, over the years we've work together, hung out and chewed the fat, playing pranks on Proton and see if we get away with it, I'm confidante enough to say that I know my Dragon loving friend and what he's capable of, and both hearing and seeing for myself what he's gotten up to on the Boss' special assignment only cements it in my mind."

His expression grow even more serious, cunning, and now admiring as he say the next part of his small speech: "Reiner (He looks at 'Reiner' as he says this, not you), you're about the most competent, skilled, talented, and downright mean and devious Rocket I've come across. Only people that beat you out is myself, Archer and the Boss, of course, but I'd say you've all been giving us a run for our Poke this week with the stunts you pulled! Befriending Mew at the get go, chasing of Valarie with his tail between his feet, making off like a bandit and bending the Prim Princess herself to Rocket's demands? Heck, let's add taking down a world infamous literal monster and a literal Eldritch Abomination while we’re at it! Buddy, if you weren't a shoe in to becoming an Executive before, in my mind you are one! Only thing that stopping it from being a reality is that your technically still doing the mission, but you and I both know that's semantics at this point, right? That's why despite the huge risk you two are putting yourselves in, I feel pretty good saying you got everything nice and neatly in hand. Heck, might as well throw some praise Arial's way and say I think he won't screw this up! From what I see, he ended up nixing the Vampire's Bloodthirst and endear herself to him in the process, and by the looks of his Pokémon he is shaping up to be quite the legitimate threat. Nowhere near Reiner's level yet, but you'll get there yet at the rate you’re going!"

After that rather stunning show of complete and utter confidence in your ability (And modicrum of respect for Arial's own), Petrel deflated somewhat as he let out a tired sigh and refocused his attention back onto you with a thin, worn out smile. "So with the question of my support behind your and my friend laid well and truly to rest, let me exhaustingly explain why I think not doing the same to Miss. Blood Sucker over there"- another gesture, more slinking from her -" isn't the wisest idea. I'll be blunt here, that woman has made an awful big name for herself as of late, and has pick up some choice enemies along her rise to 'fame'. First, you got most of the Celadon City Police busting a nut trying capture or squash her, along with anyone else that enlist to help them do their job for them " - he gives 'Reiner' a knowing look - " which would be just dandy enough problem on their own for her to deal with, but then you see that ain't even the tip of the iceberg. "

"Second, we got the best criminal organization this side of the world, and perhaps someday all of it, Team Rocket! When The Vampire decided to snack on a couple of our female recruits, one of them being Arianna herself -He He, it’s my job to know this type of stuff, Reiner, so what's with the look of surprise?- , she all but declared open war with us. The Boss wants her head almost as much as the Malcom Duo, and Arianna.....oh boy, I wouldn't want to get between her and whatever decided to cross her THAT badly. Might be possible for the both of us to convince the Boss to be lenient with her if we wait out the rest of the festival and let the fuss she kicked up cool down a few degrees, though. If I know them he wouldn't want to waste her......talents if it was clear she could be put to good use for Team Rocket without being a massive liability, but I know there's no way in hell you'll EVER convince Arianna to let go her grudge. You'll just end up being grouped together with The Vampire as her targets of complete unfettered HATRED, and she'll gleefully relish making all of your lives a living hell whenever possible. Might even try to kill you, if she finds a way to get away with it....no, on second thought, she'd DEFINATELY tried to axe all of you the first chance she got. She's the meanest, toughest, and most violent woman I've ever had the 'pleasure' of knowing, so when I say you don't want her as an enemy, you really don't want her as an enemy."

"Third and Last, but certainly not least, is that up until now I've been jawing as if she's only pissed in the cornflakes of Celadon's resident thugs, when in fact her infamy is far more widespread. Want to take a guess how much, Reiner? Well, you don't have to, 'cause I just going to tell you: she's international sensation, buddy! Been all over the world, sampling the local populations of Unova, Kalos, Alola, Jhoto, Kanto obviously, Hoen, Sinnoh, and more, and she sure has been gaining quite the few admirers along the way! I know for a fact that Interpool wants her brought in, and Hoen's Imperials Machinimas have made her a priority threat to be taken down when the opportunity presents itself! And those are only the big regions she's decided to pay a visit to, but need I say more?"

"I don't think I need to summarize to you just how much Tarous shit The Vampire has gotten herself into, but I'll do so anyway: it goes well past her head at this point. The only saving graces she has is that nobody knows what she truly looks like , they can't reliably pin down her location wherever she ends up setting up shop, and that typically her type of killings tend to get overlooked for a while, as each region usually has more important cases to handle than a strange serial killer. She is, in many ways, absolutely fucked if she ever gets caught.....and she'll end up dragging down anyone that is connect to her in the process. See where I'm going with this now, Mew? Reiner? Arial?"

He pauses at this moment, letting everyone absorb what he said with a patient smile, his hand now crossed behind his head as he leaned against the bed, totally chill and relaxed. "I bet $1000 Poke you do. Getting tied up with The Vampire? Like I said, no end of headaches or trouble. If you ask me, you’re better off throwing her to Arianna for her to turn into mincemeat, and scrap whatever remains of them to the Police. Save both of you a lot of grief, and you'll be much better off for it. Course, that's just my opinion. All I'm trying to do is telling it to you straight as I see it, just like you asked me. Ultimately, it’s up to you whether you want to listen or not. I'd like it if you did, ‘cause I want the very best for you guys, I do, but I won't mind if you didn't. I trust you'll do a good job no matter what you decide, Reiner, and Arial......well, you mad enough to make any idea work, so there. I've said my piece. Take it as you will, He He He."

It is at the final remark he goes silent, idly eyeing the everyone in the room with an affable look you'd swear was completely innocent if you didn't know Petrel as well as you did. He's looking for how people will react to this. Or he's just watching to see how it all plays out. Either way, he's doing what he does best: play his part, and watch the scene unfold.

[Spiritmon]

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Arial gives Riza a nod of his head. "Don't need to thank me Riz. I just do what I think was right."

*Sip*

Arial feel his strength returning and heard Mew words about Riza actions, then he did his best to make her feel less ashamed.

"Riza, you indeed make bad things, but that doesn't mean you can't make things be right now. Today is the first day of your new life. Things is difficult now, but now you have choice now. You can make your own decisions, not anymore based in your instincts, but based in your own soul. There is much people in this room you need repented, but with your efforts and help, you can pay of your past mistakes and forgive yourself."

"Also don't forget you not alone in that journey. I kinda responsible for you now, so I can do my best to help you, so don't worry. Or perhaps worry a bit because I bit crazy, haha. And one thing..." Arial was trying to hold a chuckle in direction of Mew. "Grandmother? Pffft! When you think for a second, it makes sense. A-anyway. Anyone deserve a chance to mends things Riza. Seconds chance can come, but you need work a lot. Oh and a good new is Mina Lab is back alive too. Mew bring her back, and she is resting now if this makes you feel better. But anyway, Riza Bete (this is your true name) welcome to Reiner/Arial team! Your powers will be great help." Arial then gives Riza the biggest and mostly sincerely smile he ever made. Hopefully this will make her feel better.

Apparently you either know exactly what to say to comfort them, or your cheerful optimism for their future is that infectious , as Riza stops trying (and failing) to hide in Yang's coils to give you a clearly nervous yet still very much joyful smile.

{Yes.... Do Better Things Now. Me Free. Can Survive, No Hunt Women. Be...Kind? Helpful? Yes, Yes! Will Be Good. Try!}

The former serial killer bobs their head at you being her 'handler' , as that arrangement perfectly suited her needs/desires , and only tilted her head curiously when you commented on Grandmother. Grandmother was grandmother, so Grandmother they call Mew!

....

'Yeah, Mina's alive...and so is her understandably, currently overprotective, shiny luck dragon.  And her signature pokemon is too.  Neither of which are going to be very pleased with you, Riza.  And Mina herself probably won't be either when she wakes up.' 

'Arial, you're the one taking responsibility for Riza, so it's primarily your job to both keep her out of trouble and keep everyone from killing her.  I can't guarantee Reiner and I are going to help you with that any more than we already have.'

'Riza, as for your pokemon...well, behave yourself, prove we don't have to worry about you backstabbing us, and Reiner will probably give them back to you.  He won't harm them any further for now.  As for 'big bug'...that one might be the exception.  For one, it's only technically not dead...seems it's near impossible to kill, but it's not invulnerable.  It might not be dead, but it is severely weakened after almost dying.  It'll recover, but it's going to be a looonnng time before it's back at full strength.'

'In addition, Reiner's recaptured it in one of his pokeballs due to...safety concerns.  And for some reason, it's a little bit loyal to him.  Considering the resources he's put in to neutralizing that potential threat, that might be the one bug of yours he keeps.  Of course, if you could compensate him sufficiently for the trouble caused, and we're certain there wouldn't be any danger from returning such a brutally strong pokemon, maybe he could be convinced to give that one back too...maybe.  Hacked pokeballs aren't easy to come by, ya know.'

.....but your and 'Mew's' comment about her latest victim caused her to badly startle, shiftly jerking back in surprise and necessitating the regal serpent to tighten their grip on the bug women to keep her from escaping.

{Female.....Mina Alive? Alive?! Strange,  Weird!! People Die When Killed! Yes? Then Why? Why She Live? Confused, Confused.....}

Both Arial and 'Mew/Reiner' could feel Riza reeling from the shock that Mina Mab somehow survived, as they remember tearing out their throat and gulping down half her blood! Did they somehow mess up so much tonight that she ended up breaking the fundenmental forces that govern life and death? Needless to say, they were quite confused now....

Of course, what didn't help matters any was the bodyswapped Rocket was not only telling her that 'Reiner' has her Pokémon/Hive , but that 'Big Bug' was apparently alive despite having their heart? gored out by Scary Metal Dinosaur , so much so that she started to thrash around in panic born of concern (Which Arial/'Reiner'/'Mew'  could DINSTINCTLY feel and understand, as well as why she's reacting like that) . Yang grunted in strain from their struggles and started to constrict even more to keep them safely contained; any more and he'd end up starting to deal damage to them, which would only add to the problem, not alievate it!

{Big Bug Alive?! Have Insectspector, Cuddle Bug , Dragonfigher, Buzz Burner?! }

{Not Yours! Not Yours! Give, Give! Need Know If Scared, Hurt, Ok ! }

{Me....Me Care! Love, Protect Hive! They....Friends!  Only ones, Until Arial....!}

{Please....GIVE BACK.....! No....No Want Lose Friends......Family.....}

{B-Bargin? ....K-Keep B-Big Bug, G-Give Hive Back! Me Tell Him Not Hunt You! Me No Ever Hurt You! Promise, Promise!!!}

{Big Bug....Not Mine. Good Friend. Close. We Help Each Other. But Big Bug Liked Freedom. Never Caught...}

{If Like You.....No Complain. Big Bug Decision.}

{.......P-Please, Give Family Back......}

As for everyone else in the room ('Looker', Kyubi, Mr. Mime and Your Pokémon, Since Emily and Angelica are down stairs) , they mostly got the gist what was going on from what you (Arial) was saying (Since I presume 'Mew was keeping telepathy only between them, Reiner, Arial, and Riza for now).

The kitsune looked a bit miffed/consterned that her Master's would be killer was going to be end up being spared after the hell she put everyone through, but let out a tired sigh and accepted it in the end. If her Master said that bloody serial killer stays unsmooshed and unscorched, so be it. She will faithfully follow his will in all matters and decisions, and obey all his order/decrees without hesitation! Still.....judging by the stern glare she was now affixing you, that doesn't mean she has let you off the hook yet. Far from; fail to keep Riza under control and not a problem, and both of you will likely end up bonfire kindling before too long!

Reiner's best friend in disguise, on the other hand.....he has a calculating, pensive, yet fairly relaxed expression, his eyes currently closed as he processed everything he's heard from you and could reasonably infer what his friend 'said' (He knows you well enough that you'd play carrot and stick with Riza's Pokémon, and that you've been pressuring her to behave as well). Neither you, 'Reiner', or 'Mew' could tell what he was thinking, as he was currently shielding his mind from pesky psychic snoopers, just like how he helped teach Reiner a long time ago. Perhaps he'll speak his piece once its clear that Riza's interrogation is over.....

Mr. Mime didn't seem to care all that much as to what was happening, appearing the very essense of the unflappable butler, ready to serve their master's whim at a moment's notice.

Shiny Gligar, unlike everyone else in the room, seemed vaguely intrigued by the Bug Metahuman all Wrapped up by Sparkling Dragon, though he was smart enough to keep away from her for the time being.

Your (Arial's) Pokémon had a varied  reactions. Gaspar (Still in Kybui's lap) quite obviously didn't like her ONE BIT, as their hackle were fully raised and they let out a faint terrified *Hiiiissss!* that was very remeniscant of Mega Arbok own cry, ready to bolt at a moment's notice should she get free.

Baltazar was guard for the most part, hovering in place with arms crossed and staring at his assaulter, ready to react at a moment's notice should she try anything funny. Melchoir acted quite similarly, only instead the paced around in place, giving a right nasty glare at the Vampire. Asura just gave a dismissive huff and crossed their arms at the nerdowell that decided to plague the streets of Celadon with literally bloody murder. He wasn't happy with her, but since it seems judgement has already been passed and he didn't share a strong bond/concern for Arial, it was less so than most others in the room.

Sekmet didn't really care for her Master's kidnapper either, but unlike the rest of Arial's Pokémon she seemed to.....sympathize with the as well, if that uncertain look in her eyes? Maybe because of Riza's nature charms with Bug/Bug Like types, or because both of them were considered monsters in many people's eyes? Either way, the queen of nuclear green has the least negative reaction towards your new Companion out of your Pokémon.

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{Female.....Mina Alive? Alive?! Strange,  Weird!! People Die When Killed! Yes? Then Why? Why She Live? Confused, Confused.....}

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{Big Bug Alive?! Have Insectspector, Cuddle Bug , Dragonfigher, Buzz Burner?! }

{Not Yours! Not Yours! Give, Give! Need Know If Scared, Hurt, Ok ! }

{Me....Me Care! Love, Protect Hive! They....Friends!  Only ones, Until Arial....!}

{Please....GIVE BACK.....! No....No Want Lose Friends......Family.....}

{B-Bargin? ....K-Keep B-Big Bug, G-Give Hive Back! Me Tell Him Not Hunt You! Me No Ever Hurt You! Promise, Promise!!!}

{Big Bug....Not Mine. Good Friend. Close. We Help Each Other. But Big Bug Liked Freedom. Never Caught...}

{If Like You.....No Complain. Big Bug Decision.}

{.......P-Please, Give Family Back......}

'Well, there's certain perks to being friends with the mythical Mew, ya know.  People do die when they're killed, but there's ways to make exceptions, bring them back...for a price.  Not the first person I've revived this week.  Of course, I definitely would prefer to not do it again.  It's quite tiring, you know.'

'Your friends, minus the big guy, are unharmed.  Though I wouldn't blame them for being scared.  They've not left their pokeballs since Reiner took them off of you.  Calm down, and you'll get the four conscious ones back when we've determined it's safe, and Yang won't have to tighten his grip on you further.  Besides, if you're going to be following Arial around and doing tasks for him, you're going to need them back, so I'd REALLY recommend not giving Yang reason to tighten his grip.  Do we have an understanding?'

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'Well, there's certain perks to being friends with the mythical Mew, ya know.  People do die when they're killed, but there's ways to make exceptions, bring them back...for a price.  Not the first person I've revived this week.  Of course, I definitely would prefer to not do it again.  It's quite tiring, you know.'

'Your friends, minus the big guy, are unharmed.  Though I wouldn't blame them for being scared.  They've not left their pokeballs since Reiner took them off of you.  Calm down, and you'll get the four conscious ones back when we've determined it's safe, and Yang won't have to tighten his grip on you further.  Besides, if you're going to be following Arial around and doing tasks for him, you're going to need them back, so I'd REALLY recommend not giving Yang reason to tighten his grip.  Do we have an understanding?'

Your first comment does little to calm down the growing panic Riza is experiencing over her Pokémon/Hive current status (though it does clear up that conundrum for her), but the second did the trick. Instantly the insectoid woman ceased her struggle, causing her improtu restraint to let out a sigh of relief, as despite how fragile/puny she was compared to him, the night stalker sure could put one heck of a resistance when she put her mind to it!

{......Ok. Me....Calm. Don't Want Squished. .....When Safe, Give Pokémon Back? Me Promise Behave.....}

Your first comment does little to calm down the growing panic Riza is experiencing over her Pokémon/Hive current status (though it does clear up that conundrum for her), but the second did the trick. Instantly the insectoid woman ceased her struggle, causing her improtu restraint to let out a sigh of relief, as despite how fragile/puny she was compared to him she sure put one heck of a resistance when she put her mind to it!

{......Ok. Me....Calm. Don't Want Squished. .....When Safe, Give Pokémon Back? Me Promise Behave.....}

'Good.  Yes, you'll get your main four back when we're certain we're safe.  The big guy is going to be sticking with Reiner for now, as it's currently completely comatose while it's recovering.  And when it wakes, I want to know why it's even a little bit loyal towards him.  Gonna be awhile before that happens, though.'

'Mew' then turns to 'Looker', a curious, somewhat unamused look in 'her' eyes.

'Well, have something to say now that we're done with this 'talk'?'

Arial was almost say anything to calm down the situation, but Mew was more then capable to handle the situation. Thanks Mutios they have a strong Legendary Pokemon in their side who is the mother of all pokemon. Arial say a few words before Petrel begin to talk. "Well, consideraty our problably next mission, you will perhaps begin to work Riza. But we have to discuss some information later."

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'Looker' , now without Angelica or Emily hovering over his shoulder (He figures Kyubi is aware of his true identity, due to thinking she's your girlfriend), broke character in a big way for the first time this night shaking his head at your look and letting out a bemused chuckled, as if it was completely ineffective from cowling them. "He He He....now why are you leveling that glare at me for Mew? Far as I know, I've done a smash up job playing my role tonight, and haven't did anything to personally cheese you off like, say, stealing a saucer of Moo Moo Milk from under your nose? Unless you count passing out on the job by taking that Grudge for your partner and my buddy, in which case I believe you'd give Arianna a run for her money being such a harsh, catty woman! Meow~!"  

Your disguised best friend continued to laugh to himself for a few second, before he let out an amused sigh before their Business Face on: serious, sharply intelligent, and just a hint of swagger, charm, and ego. "Well, since your curiosity hasn't killed you yet, I might as well share my own Insight on our resident serial killer over there" - Riza shrinks as Petrel casually threw that barb at her like it was nothing - " and the assessment I've come up with from the conversation you four where busy having without me. Hard to chip in when whatever that woman saying sounds like complete gibberish to my, and neither of you seemed keen on keeping me in the loop until now, you know," they said, giving Reiner and Arial a rather bemused yet pointed looks as he uttered his last remark, before shrugging it off and continuing onwards.

"Alright, he's the skinny on I think about keeping that bed bug alive and under your wings: I'm all but certain its bound to cause you both no end of headaches and trouble! Now, before you give me my own headache Mew, let me be crystal clear and tell you that ain't saying this 'cause I have no faith you won't be to keep The Vampire over there all nice and on a leash," the disguised Executive says, waving at the aforementioned woman and causing her to shrink even further in themselves, "Far from it. See, I know you probably read through my buddy Reiner's skull like an open book and know everything under the green Earth about him, but I'd like to think I know him just as well as you do. Relatively speaking, of course. Can't read his mind myself without employing a Psychic type for the job, and I'd sooner call Arianna fat and ugly than do something like that to my friend! Anyway, point is, over the years we've work together, hung out and chewed the fat, playing pranks on Proton and see if we get away with it, I'm confidante enough to say that I know my Dragon loving friend and what he's capable of, and both hearing and seeing for myself what he's gotten up to on the Boss' special assignment only cements it in my mind."

His expression grow even more serious, cunning, and now admiring as he say the next part of his small speech: "Reiner (He looks at 'Reiner' as he says this, not you), you're about the most competent, skilled, talented, and downright mean and devious Rocket I've come across. Only people that beat you out is myself, Archer and the Boss, of course, but I'd say you've all been giving us a run for our Poke this week with the stunts you pulled! Befriending Mew at the get go, chasing of Valarie with his tail between his feet, making off like a bandit and bending the Prim Princess herself to Rocket's demands? Heck, let's add taking down a world infamous literal monster and a literal Eldritch Abomination while we’re at it! Buddy, if you weren't a shoe in to becoming an Executive before, in my mind you are one! Only thing that stopping it from being a reality is that your technically still doing the mission, but you and I both know that's semantics at this point, right? That's why despite the huge risk you two are putting yourselves in, I feel pretty good saying you got everything nice and neatly in hand. Heck, might as well throw some praise Arial's way and say I think he won't screw this up! From what I see, he ended up nixing the Vampire's Bloodthirst and endear herself to him in the process, and by the looks of his Pokémon he is shaping up to be quite the legitimate threat. Nowhere near Reiner's level yet, but you'll get there yet at the rate you’re going!"

After that rather stunning show of complete and utter confidence in your ability (And modicrum of respect for Arial's own), Petrel deflated somewhat as he let out a tired sigh and refocused his attention back onto you with a thin, worn out smile. "So with the question of my support behind your and my friend laid well and truly to rest, let me exhaustingly explain why I think not doing the same to Miss. Blood Sucker over there"- another gesture, more slinking from her -" isn't the wisest idea. I'll be blunt here, that woman has made an awful big name for herself as of late, and has pick up some choice enemies along her rise to 'fame'. First, you got most of the Celadon City Police busting a nut trying capture or squash her, along with anyone else that enlist to help them do their job for them " - he gives 'Reiner' a knowing look - " which would be just dandy enough problem on their own for her to deal with, but then you see that ain't even the tip of the iceberg. "

"Second, we got the best criminal organization this side of the world, and perhaps someday all of it, Team Rocket! When The Vampire decided to snack on a couple of our female recruits, one of them being Arianna herself -He He, it’s my job to know this type of stuff, Reiner, so what's with the look of surprise?- , she all but declared open war with us. The Boss wants her head almost as much as the Malcom Duo, and Arianna.....oh boy, I wouldn't want to get between her and whatever decided to cross her THAT badly. Might be possible for the both of us to convince the Boss to be lenient with her if we wait out the rest of the festival and let the fuss she kicked up cool down a few degrees, though. If I know them he wouldn't want to waste her......talents if it was clear she could be put to good use for Team Rocket without being a massive liability, but I know there's no way in hell you'll EVER convince Arianna to let go her grudge. You'll just end up being grouped together with The Vampire as her targets of complete unfettered HATRED, and she'll gleefully relish making all of your lives a living hell whenever possible. Might even try to kill you, if she finds a way to get away with it....no, on second thought, she'd DEFINATELY tried to axe all of you the first chance she got. She's the meanest, toughest, and most violent woman I've ever had the 'pleasure' of knowing, so when I say you don't want her as an enemy, you really don't want her as an enemy."

"Third and Last, but certainly not least, is that up until now I've been jawing as if she's only pissed in the cornflakes of Celadon's resident thugs, when in fact her infamy is far more widespread. Want to take a guess how much, Reiner? Well, you don't have to, 'cause I just going to tell you: she's international sensation, buddy! Been all over the world, sampling the local populations of Unova, Kalos, Alola, Jhoto, Kanto obviously, Hoen, Sinnoh, and more, and she sure has been gaining quite the few admirers along the way! I know for a fact that Interpool wants her brought in, and Hoen's Imperials Machinimas have made her a priority threat to be taken down when the opportunity presents itself! And those are only the big regions she's decided to pay a visit to, but need I say more?"

"I don't think I need to summarize to you just how much Tarous shit The Vampire has gotten herself into, but I'll do so anyway: it goes well past her head at this point. The only saving graces she has is that nobody knows what she truly looks like , they can't reliably pin down her location wherever she ends up setting up shop, and that typically her type of killings tend to get overlooked for a while, as each region usually has more important cases to handle than a strange serial killer. She is, in many ways, absolutely fucked if she ever gets caught.....and she'll end up dragging down anyone that is connect to her in the process. See where I'm going with this now, Mew? Reiner? Arial?"

He pauses at this moment, letting everyone absorb what he said with a patient smile, his hand now crossed behind his head as he leaned against the bed, totally chill and relaxed. "I bet $1000 Poke you do. Getting tied up with The Vampire? Like I said, no end of headaches or trouble. If you ask me, you’re better off throwing her to Arianna for her to turn into mincemeat, and scrap whatever remains of them to the Police. Save both of you a lot of grief, and you'll be much better off for it. Course, that's just my opinion. All I'm trying to do is telling it to you straight as I see it, just like you asked me. Ultimately, it’s up to you whether you want to listen or not. I'd like it if you did, ‘cause I want the very best for you guys, I do, but I won't mind if you didn't. I trust you'll do a good job no matter what you decide, Reiner, and Arial......well, you mad enough to make any idea work, so there. I've said my piece. Take it as you will, He He He."

It is at the final remark he goes silent, idly eyeing the everyone in the room with an affable look you'd swear was completely innocent if you didn't know Petrel as well as you did. He's looking for how people will react to this. Or he's just watching to see how it all plays out. Either way, he's doing what he does best: play his part, and watch the scene unfold.

Arial was let a few minutes absorbing and thinking about all this information. Yeah, Arial plan is a full shit Taurus like "Looker" say. Its bring a lot of trouble. Who knows what type of dangers Arial and Reiner brough to themselves, keeping a Serial killer to their side? And there is Arial Pokemon reaction too. Arial always survive trusting in their instincts and the instincts of their pokemon, and their insticts are saying "DANGER! DANGER!" It would proplably better give the Vampire for Ariana and end this story once and for all and follow the life. But for some reason, their instics is saying too to keep Riza with them. Not just because Arial simpatize a little with her (he noticed Sekmet strange look so he might ask her a few things) but because of they might fight soon against some stronger pokemon inside the Nuclear Factory. And in the future against future Cursed Arms users. If this night teach something for Arial is: Cursed Arm users always atract other Cursed Arm Users. There still the mystery behind the Cursed Arms. If he finds out anything about it...perhaps he can find what they are capable and even perhaps some way to change Riza back to her human form. At least is this what Arial think. Strange. Arial never trust or do anything for other humans (except Orlando) but he trying to help a Bug-Woman, so its not considerad human. He dont like humans, but Riza is not one.

"I aware of that Looker. I take full responsability of the situation. Since I joined the Rockets I do many shit mistakes. But now the situation is dired different now. I was hired to be the bodyguard of Reiner so if things got complicated I will do my job and do what I must do. If we caugh, I will offer myself to autorities and let Reiner survive. Its not like they can do a bigger mess then they already do. I already receive torture, both physical and psyquich. Also there is there is the thing about my natural block to mind read. Aaaaand of course I a masoquist so pain its not a problem for me. And I must be positive Looker, we will take care and careful this time. If something happens, I will take all the blame. Also, I have a debt with Reiner, since he save my ass not one, but twice. I perhaps a madman, a masoquist, maniac and a hater of humanity in general. But I a madman, masoquist, maniac and hater of humanity who was some decent, code and word. With reminde me...."

Then Arial looks to both Reiner and Mew. "I think I owe you some information. You let me talk with her and let her join us, so I owe you information. When you want to talk, just tell me."

[Dragonstrike]

"I aware of that Looker. I take full responsability of the situation. Since I joined the Rockets I do many shit mistakes. But now the situation is dired different now. I was hired to be the bodyguard of Reiner so if things got complicated I will do my job and do what I must do. If we caugh, I will offer myself to autorities and let Reiner survive. Its not like they can do a bigger mess then they already do. I already receive torture, both physical and psyquich. Also there is there is the thing about my natural block to mind read. Aaaaand of course I a masoquist so pain its not a problem for me. And I must be positive Looker, we will take care and careful this time. If something happens, I will take all the blame. Also, I have a debt with Reiner, since he save my ass not one, but twice. I perhaps a madman, a masoquist, maniac and a hater of humanity in general. But I a madman, masoquist, maniac and hater of humanity who was some decent, code and word. With reminde me...."

Then Arial looks to both Reiner and Mew. "I think I owe you some information. You let me talk with her and let her join us, so I owe you information. When you want to talk, just tell me."

"Now is as good a time as any, Arial.  Exactly WHAT is so important that you deemed it worth withholding to ensure I didn't just hand her over to Ariana?  You are walking on THIN ice right now.  And dragons don't like ice."

That oughta explain why Reiner let the Vampire live to Petrel.