FSE

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Chapter 4

The sun slowly rose again over the town, shining its rays of light in through the window onto the bed and disturbing the sleeping female who laid there. After a moment longer, the smooth-skinned creature rose from her slumber, stretching out and looking to the window. A proud smile crossed her face as she realized what day it was.

"Heh heh... oh how I've longed for this day to arrive... best not keep my superiors waiting, hm?" she deviously chuckled and left her bedroom, going to the other room to check on her parents. She stood watching over them for what seemed like a while, clenching a fist and growling slightly at the memories of the stories she'd been told of their past. Reminding herself of them seemed to always be a good motivator to get up and get in the right mindset for a big job. With a nod, she turned and made her way outside and headed for the main building in back of town. Quietly she moved, ignoring those around her, walking at a swift pace to not keep them waiting too long. The guards stepped aside and gave a salute as she walked past into the building's entrance, going straight to her superior in back.

"Ah, there you are Lin..." greeted the Serperior commander. "I expected you would be here early. I understand how long you've wished to do this." She grinned and flicked her forked tongue a moment.

"But of course, commander. This is an important mission for our people, is it not?"

"Yes, it shall help our cause greatly, that is for certain. Now then... you know what you must do, right? You will be going alone after all, we don't want you getting into any skirmishes without help and can't afford to lose such a young, promising thief like yourself."

Lin nodded, staying calm despite how anxious she was to get going. "Don't worry too much, master, I know how to handle myself in the field."

"Which is precisely why we want you to do this. Here are your supplies," the Serperior nodded to a collection of things in a small, lightweight bag on the desk. "Remember not to draw attention to yourself, and only open the vial when you arrive at the destination." Lin walked over to pick up the bag, slinging it up over her shoulder.

"I will not disappoint you, master. I will return when I have completed the mission with a status report ready."

With that, she made her leave and walked outside again, beginning her trip. Carefully the Servine snuck along through the forest, trying to stay out of sight despite the sun shining above. It was easy for her to blend in at least, thanks to her green scaly body. She kept low to the ground for cover, hiding in bushes when others passed by. Soon enough she could sense that she was close to halfway there, as she began noticing Patrat scouts scattered about and trying to stay out of sight themselves ahead.

"Hm... how cute that those silly Otts still believe such useless Pokémon can watch out for them..." Lin quietly joked to herself. She dropped down onto her stomach to slither along across the ground, staying out of sight even more so this way, using the grass and bushes for cover. The dozens of Patrat scouting for Serpent Clan members like Lin kept looking about, unaware she was among them.

Suddenly she got a devious idea to really mess with them further. She snuck off a safe distance away from the band of Patrats, staying out of sight, then chuckled to herself.

"This shall be all too easy..." chuckled the grass snake as she put her arms out, some leaves and dirt brewing up together into a funnel shape in front of her. Upon charging it up to a big enough size, she thrust the Leaf Tornado out into the area ahead as both a surprise attack and a distraction.

"What the hell is that?!" shouted one of the Patrat, as many of them were caught in the wake of the attack and knocked aside easily by the force. Lin watched for a moment with a sly grin, before continuing to sneak along past the scout team with more ease than before. Getting past that wave proved easier than anticipated, but it wouldn't be the last of them, that's for sure.

The quick-witted Servine continued her path through the forest, cautious to not garner further attention and take down any who threatened to stop her. As she finished another small band of Patrats, she peeked from some bushes to realize she'd finally reached her destination. A sly smile came over her face as she looked on, observing where the best point of attack would be. Or in this case, the best place to sneak in unnoticed.

"Well, seems the easy part is now out of the way... on to the fun part..." she calmly told herself, diving back down out of sight as a pair of Dewotts stood guard at the entrance. Lin easily avoided confrontation with them, not wishing to blow her cover or compromise the mission with such needless violence, slithering along the ground to the outer barrier of town. "Out of sight and out of mind..." she chuckled to herself as she rounded the corner without being noticed. She scouted along the wall, looking for a good spot to climb over, eventually coming across an area that seemed ideal for her motive. She fired a Vine Whip to the top of the wall to get a good hold on it, using the powerful vines to pull herself up and climb over, and wasting no time to jump down before anybody could notice.

"Good... now that we're inside, let's see if we can't find a safe spot to hide until the time is right..." a low dark chuckle escaped her lips as she flicked her tongue and ducked down to slither across the ground behind a nearby building. The clueless Otts inhabiting town continued about their business, blissfully unaware of their intruder, just the way she wanted it. Carefully and quietly she moved along following back alleys and roads less traveled, out of sight and out of mind. She stopped for a moment to check the map she'd been given, to judge how far from the target she was.

"Ah, not much further I presume..." she chuckles quietly, tapping her finger on the map on her destination. With a sly smirk, the Servine continued on her way, finding a good safe spot to hide near where she wanted to go. With her hiding spot secured, she settled down and camped out there, waiting for the daylight to end.

The time passed on, the sun slowly went down, the Otts of the town continued with their business. The moon rose up to bring its own brand of light onto the area. Lin took notice, and slithered out from her hiding place to greet the night with an evil smile.

"Hm, it would appear the time is right to continue this mission..." she told herself, glancing about to see if anyone was around still. The coast appeared clear, but she played it safe anyway by staying in the shadows. Following her map's direction, she came up upon a house that appeared to be the one she wanted. But before she barged in and jeopardized the entire mission, she climbed up to get a look inside from one of the windows. "Let's see if I'm correct..."

Inside the house an unsuspecting family was sitting down for dinner, waiting to be served their food. A Samurott male and his Dewott daughter were seated on the floor; she appeared to be around her mid-teens from the looks of it, and the elder Ott...

"Wait, I believe that's him..." Lin hissed quietly to herself. She ducked down again and reached in the bag to pull out a picture of her target, nodding her head and flicking her tongue. "Yes... that's the one alright..." She stuffed the picture back in the bag, then looked around to see if there was another way in that they wouldn't see. Her search led to the bedroom window, and with a grin, she easily stood up to push it open and slither her way inside quietly, sliding it back shut to keep any suspicion they would have to a minimum. She chuckled to herself as she found a hiding place underneath their bed, watching the doorway for when they would return.

Meanwhile in the other room, the Ott family ate their meal without a care. They didn't seem to notice their uninvited guest yet... just the way she liked it. After a while Lin could see the Dewott girl stand up and courteously bow to her parents before leaving the table and the room.

"Good... would appear they are finishing now..." she stated with a smirk. It wasn't long before she saw the feet of one of the Samurott walking into the room as a light went off behind them in the other room, the second entering shortly after. The Servine stayed quiet and waited under the bed, watching as they both disappeared from her view and the bed above seemed to push down a bit from their weight. She waited a while longer, wanting to be sure the couple were asleep first before she came out of hiding. Eventually things went quiet above and a devious smile came over her face, slithering back out again into the open to peek up at the bed.

"Heh heh... perfect..." Lin quietly thought to herself as she looked over the sleeping Samurotts. She reached down into her bag again, digging around a moment before pulling out an empty syringe and other supplies. She pulled out a small vial with a dark red substance inside it, filling the syringe with it and grinning as she looked it over. Once everything was set, she put the objects back into her bag and stowed it away to the side, flicking her tongue as she carefully moved over to the male's side of the bed. She grabbed hold of his arm while he slept, raising the device high and stabbed it into his arm, injecting the contents into her victim.

"Alright... now to get out of here..." Lin said with a proud smile, before removing the needle and going back to her bag. She replaced the syringe inside it, slung it back over her shoulder and eyed the window again, pushing it back open and climbing back outside into the cool night before closing it again. Lin took a moment to watch from the window to be certain she had gotten away with it cleanly. Inside, the Samurott still slept, blissfully unaware of what troublesome deed had been acted in his house. His rest seemingly undisturbed, and only a very small mark left behind to show for her work. Assured of her success, the Servine smiled and got back to her hiding place from before.

"The deed is done, and success is mine..." She paused for a moment and looked to the ground, closing her eyes. "Revenge is sweet, isn't it mother?" With her mission accomplished, Lin stood back up and began making her way back out of the village to report it to her master, possibly even inform her parents of a job well done. At least the trip back would be easier than getting in, and she could finally rest easy knowing she'd completed what she set out to do.