The Hypno was kneeling in a big room that looked like a temple hall. Giant marble pillars were aligned at the side, and between them various followers of Kada Brahma were standing.
In front of him, sitting atop a pedestal and looking like the image of an ancient god, dressed in archaic robes and holding a spoon, was the Kada Brahma. While he was a Kadabra as many of his followers, he was by far the most powerful of them, so he was their superior leader.
"Master, forgive me," the Hypno begged. "I thought those children would make excellent disciples... I never imagined they would be that powerful. And now one of your followers is gone..." He lowered his head. "I have failed you..."
The Kada Brahma raised his hand. "Now, don't be so harsh with yourself... True, we lost a follower, but... you did well by discovering the power those children seem to possess. They will make excellent guardians in case the dragons will attack us... we just need to... 'convince' them a little harder. You couldn't know, loyal servant... You are forgiven!"
"Thank you! Thank you!" The Hypno lowered his head again and again. "You are most kind, my master..."
Kada Brahma rose from his seat and walked back into the shadows of the room, where he entered a hidden door.
In his office (where he was taking care of financial and other mundane affairs), a small statue slid aside as Kada Brahma entered through another hidden door, this time dressed in one of his expensive business suits.
His secretary, an attractive Girafarig, handed him some papers. "Sir, those are the numbers of loyal followers that joined your ranks today... and the exact amount of money that has been transferred to your bank account."
"Good, good," the master nodded as he took a look at the papers. "This money will serve our Brotherhood well... soon, we will be able to bring our Lord Mewtwo into this world! Oh, and Vision: Please, call Mr. P. I have important business with him."
"No need for that," a calm voice came from the corner of the room. "I'm already here!"
Vision let out a gasp, startled by the intruders presence. Kada Brahma seemed surprised as well, but he smiled. "Simply amazing! You Unowns surprise me every time I welcome one of you within my walls... Even I didn't notice your mental presence, P."
The other man shrugged as he stepped forward. "Such is the power of the collective..."
He was one of the most mysterious-looking half-Pokémon ever seen... His entire skin was pitch black... and he had no fur, feathers, scales or other body coverings. He also had no true face... The whole front side of his head was being covered by one, single eye, an enormous eye that stared at the two other occupants of the room without blinking.
On the left sight of his round head (from Kada Brahma's point of view), two strange protrusions were extending, giving his head the looks of the letter 'P'... the same letter of which his whole name consisted.
"We have watched the battle of your servant," P told his business partner. "And we also witnessed the formidable abilities of his opponents. It was obvious that you would be interested to acquire them as... guardians, so we prepared everything, just in case..."
Kada Brahma nodded gratefully. "That's what I like about your group, P... You're always thinking ahead. You think you would be able to access their minds?"
"Only one of them," P explained. "And even that would be an enormous strain for us... even with all of our powers combined."
"All right... but be careful that his friends won't get suspicious... we wouldn't want to have such powerful opponents on our trail, understand?"
P seemed to smile, even if he had no mouth to do so. He snapped his fingers. "Consider it done!"
"Finally!" Kada Brahma said with glee. "With such a strong warrior, the Dragon Clan will think twice before opposing us..."
P didn't response, but there was a strange glitter of light shining within the Unown's pupil...
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In the Dragon Clan's hideout, Tatsu was relaxing within his private quarters. On his lap sat a pretty young Flygon-girl, which he cuddled. He whispered something into her ear, and she giggled.
Suddenly, a knock interrupted them. "What is it," Tatsu snapped in an annoyed tone of voice. "I told ya I wanted to be left alone for the next hour..."
The door opened, and his right hand Dora looked into the room. "I'm sorry, boss," the skinny Kingdra said. "But Mr. D is here to see you!"
"Aw man, can't that eyeball come when I have some time for him? Tell him... Aw, whatever... Let him in already..."
Dora nodded and left. Tatsu gave his girlfriend a small peck on the cheek. "Sorry, babe... Business is calling, ya know?"
"Awwww..." Odona whined. "But call me if you have some time left, 'kay?" She slid off his lap. "Bye..."
When she left the room, someone else entered. It was the Unown D... A guy whose presence always gave Tatsu the shivers, but whose group has helped him multiple times within the last days.
"Yo, D!" he grinned. "What's up?"
"Please, we have to time for formalities..." the Unown said and stared. Well, he was staring all the time, actually...
D sat down in a chair without waiting for Tatsu's invitation to do so. "We have just learned that the Kada Brahma has planned to acquire several martial artists into his rows... VERY powerful martial artists, Tatsu..."
"DAMN!" The Dragonite slammed his fist onto the table. "I bet it's those guys from Nerima... the same ones that saved that Dratini girl."
He stood up and began pacing through his room. "Well, how to get out of this mess? If Kada Brahma has a few of those over-powered fighters at his call, we're done for! We need some fighters as well..."
"Actually, our collective may have a solution for your problem," D spoke up.
Tatsu turned around. "Oh, you do? Well, out with it!"
D made a small pause, then continued: "We found out that the girl... the Dratini your men were pursuing... has the potential to become your strongest warrior ever."
Tatsu rubbed his chin. "Sounds interesting! Go on..."
"We believe that, if you would train her accordingly, she would evolve faster than any Dratini of your army did previously... and that's not all: I believe she has the potential to evolve even further after reaching her third stage..."
"Whoa, whoa... You mean, further than a Dragonite? But I always thought... Never mind! What I want to know is: How will I be able to keep her subdued if she will become stronger than even me?"
"Don't worry about that." The Unown snapped his fingers. "We will be able to control her... for a slight rise of the usual fee."
Tatsu grimaced. "That's what I like about you guys: You're sneaky, back-stabbing little bastards! All right, you got yourself a deal! We bring you the girl within the next week. You will get the loot after we're sure that you're actually able to control her."
D stood up. "As always, it's a pleasure doing business with you, Tatsu!"
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