A random pokemon journey

While that whole drama was unfolding I reached the coastal area that had the safari zone in it. Contrary to what the games might lead you to believe the safari zone wasn't a gimmick with rare pokemon just free to collect as you please. There were a bunch of rules to the place that the games didn't tell you. For starters you needed to be at least a fifth badge level trainer to even apply to go into the safari zone. This was for both the good of the pokemon as well as the the trainer.-

Since the pokemon in the zone were unregulated they had the potential to reach elite or higher if they put in enough effort. The second rule was that you had a bag limit that you couldn't go over. As was shown in the game the zone had rare species living within it that were considered protected to a degree. Not all of the species were like this mind you like the Rhyhorn and Doduo lines for example but many others were in this category. This bag limit was to make sure some greedy idiot doesn't go into the zone and wipe out a whole colony of Chansey.-

The way it was enforced was that you left all spatial items at the front desk and are given pokeballs that had camouflage patterns on them to use, safari balls. Poachers weren't a thing either as there was four powerful elite pokemon that watched the whole zone and "disposed" of any trespassers. The best part was that these elites were also residents of the zone that the tycoon behind the whole thing had trained specifically for this purpose. The third rule was that if you killed a pokemon for any reason save to prevent yourself from getting killed you would be banned from every safari zone in the world.-

This rule was very heavily enforced too as you have your picture, energy signature and personal details added to the records of the safari zones everywhere making it next to impossible to cheat your way back in. There was no rule that you had to keep the pokemon you caught however so there was a great deal of jobs involving going into the zone and getting a certain pokemon for someone who can't go themselves for whatever reason. Personally I wasn't interested in the place but my system was of a different opinion apparently.

[Chain Quest conditions established!

Description: A group of poachers has taken over the safari zone and is in the process of rounding up rare pokemon to sell for profit before the league can interfere. Defeat and turn them over to the league!

Objectives: Capture poachers 0/15 , Capture the leader 0/1(optional) , Don't kill any of the poachers 16/16 (optional)

Rewards: 2x exp tickets , Next quest (optional) , 1x ability ticket (optional)]

"Alright everyone we have an new quest so look lively and listen up!" I commanded and my whole band of misfit monsters stopped and stared. Hades had been informed about the system of course but hadn't seen me use it in any tangible way so far and thus was the most curious about what was going on. "The nearby safari zone has been taken over by poachers and the system was kind enough to tell us. The catch to this mission was that we are NOT allowed to kill any of the poachers." I said and I got groans and growls from my team.-

I can't really say that I blame them either as besides Hades and Yani the rest of my team had a particular distaste for poachers or traffickers so being told not to kill them was frustrating. "With that said however there is nothing that says crippling the poachers is not allowed as well so if they breaks some bones or lose some limbs I won't be against it so long as they survive. There are a total of sixteen of them here and pay close attention to their leader , he was specified as a special interest target by the system so make sure he can still talk if you find him before me." I said before recalling all of my team excluding Hades who could hide in my pocket with his keystone.-

Walking into the safari zone a man in a uniform took one look at me and broke into a cold sweat. "Uh , sir we are sorry but the safari zone is closed at this time." he said trying to play the part of an employee here. "Hades remember ALIVE." I said casually while emphasizing the last word. The ghost cackled madly as it left my pocket and began to flood the reception area with it's smoky body incapacitating the three poachers supposed to watch over this reception building.-

Using my aura sense I found the three workers tied up and gagged in a storage closet to the side of the room and rescued them. "Anything I might need to know before I head into the zone to catch the rest of these guys?" I asked seriously after freeing them. "The guardians will attack you if you don't have a safari badge. These poachers busted up the primary machine for them but we have a back up in the safe for emergencies." A female employee with tied up brown hair who looked about thirty said seriously.-

A few minutes later and I had a badge and the league had been called and informed about the situation. "Hades we are moving on to the rest gather up." I commanded and the smoke shrunk down into the keystone in my pocket reveal three dismembered but still breathing poachers. "Happy hunting Mr. Drake!" the woman said and I gave her a thumbs up over my shoulder as I entered the safari zone proper. Besides having much less trees the zone itself was still a wildland and was quite expansive.-

I released all my pokemon except the little one and started barking out orders. "Vulcan you are the fastest here so find the leader and capture or contain them I don't want to risk that person getting wise and trying to escape. Yani you are on medical treatment , I doubt these guys have been gentle with the locals so find any injured pokemon and give aid. If you find any poachers you know what to do. Rune you are with Yani since both of you cover the others weaknesses. Gaia you are to circle the fences and find out if there is a transport waiting for the caught pokemon and if there is destroy it."-

"Hades you are with me as my guard and if necessary battler." I said and my team all split like I had dictated. I myself went straight towards the center of the zone in an aura enhanced sprint while occasionally taking a glance at the quest for progress. My team was ruthlessly efficient as within fifteen minutes of us splitting up nine of the remaining poachers were counted as captured. This meant there were still three more and the leader out here though and I soon found one of my own.