Chapter 5: Plazadulce
Dray and the others walk through the grassy Route 4. It's a peaceful route, with tall wild grasses and small flowers which Lily occasionally stops to pick. Small bug Pokemon like Combee gather around the flowers, and flowers that were once thought to be found only in the faraway region of Kalos reside here, evident by the Flabebe floating around. But the most notable feature was the sweet smell and pink hue that engulfed the pleasant path.
Lily takes a big sniff of the air. "It smells so good around here!" Her Sonarie agrees with a blissful chirp.
"It's too strong to be from the flowers. It's probably coming from the factory in the next city up ahead." Says Dray.
"You mean Plazadulce?" Asks Wayne.
"Yep, that's it. Plazadulce has a giant factory that makes all kinds of treats. It's even safe for Pokemon to eat too. They even make oriental candies like Polock and Poffins. But what they're really known for are their gummy candies that give special effects to Pokemon."
"Oh yeah! I know! Don't they also give free tours?" Asks Lily.
"I believe so."
"Can we make a stop over there for a quick tour? Please, please, pleaaaase??" Lily pleads.
"Goddammit Lily. We don't have time for that. We need to make it to Frutago or else we'll end up walking out here at night!"
"Lighten up, Vi. I kinda wanna go on the tour too. It's probably an hour tops." Says Wayne.
"Yeah! And I wanna know how the candies are made!"
"Ok then, I'll give you the quick version: Make, Sell, Buy, Eat, Shit, Done. And we all go on with our lives. We're not stopping for some bullshit candy shop. And if you guys are gonna side with her, then-"
"It says here they're testing Marisim bud extract in one of their candies-" Dray says looking at his phone.
"WELL HOT-DIGGITY-DOG FELLERS! LET'S GET TO PLAZADULCE!!" And so, Violet runs towards the city, only to be caught up after half a mile exhausted.
After some more miles, the group arrives in the city of Plazadulce. It is a small, slow-paced city with the buildings sporting light, pastel colors. Every person Dray and the others pass give them a smile or a polite "How're ya". The smell, of course, intensifies. And in the distance is the factory spewing a pleasant smog from its tall chimneys. Violet, seeing the factory, runs towards it and busts through the doors, going towards the receptionist.
The receptionist, surprised, greets Violet. "O-Oh, hello. May I help yo-"
"MAKE ME HIGHER THAN L.A.'S COST OF LIVING!"
"I can see that you've heard of the Marisim extract.." The receptionist says skeptically, rolling her eyes.
Dray, Wayne, and Lily walk in. "Uh, she's with us. We're here for the factory tour." Dray says.
"Lucky for you guys, you took the 4 last spots today! I'll let Mr. Dulce know you're here."
The receptionist goes in another room, and after a few minutes, a man comes out wearing a brightly colored suit and hair down to his ears, almost similar to a bowl-cut.
"Welcome children, to the factory! Where happiness and sweets live in harmony- *cough cough*" The man puts on a fake high voice, but can't keep up with the act, and switches to a surprisingly deep voice. "Look, I'm not in the mood to do my usual act, so come along for the tour please."
And so, they follow Mr. Dulce into a large warehouse. They pass by large pieces of machinery that make all the candies. On a catwalk, they see the workers pack in the candy and loads them on trucks. They then pass by a large greenhouse that grows all sorts of fruits and berries.
"And here is where we grow our ingredients! Our confections are made with 100% real fruits!" Mr. Dulce hands the four each a small cup of juice to taste.
"This is better than I expected!"
"It's so sweet!" Exclaims Lily.
"We grow the best! And we also use ingredients imported from the town of Frutago. You see, there is an expert Kalosian juicemaker who provides us with delicious extracts to use in our candies. She's even a gym leader!" This got Dray's attention, and ponders about the gym leader he will fight.
"Grass type.. Hmm." Dray says under his breath.
"Now come along! We have so much to see!" Says Dulce.
And as they walk, Violet suddenly catches a whiff of a familiar weed scent. She gets seperated from the group and finds herself wandering the facility until she spots a creaked door which the smell is coming from. She looks in the room, and sees the new Marisim candies; tubs upon tubs of it. Violet automatically jumps into one of the large bins, munching on the small green candies to her content. Feeling the effects of the edibles, she ends up falling asleep. Little to her knowledge.. changes begin happening.
After some time, Dray notices Violet is absent. "Hey, where did Vi go? The girl that was with us."
"I'm sure she'll come up eventually. Probably in the bathroom. Now, our recent candy we've been working on is an edible! We are now heading to the section that we manufacture and store them. However, we are working on a way to fix an.. unintended side-affect after consuming large quantities of them."
"And what's that, Mr. Dulce?" Asks Wayne.
Walking to the same door that Violet went through, they see a passed out furry, green figure on the ground, in Violet's clothing. When it gains consciousness, everyone is shocked at what they see. It's like a Marisim, but in human-form. Upon closer inspection, they realize that it's Violet. She looks at her reflection on one of the tubs with her now bloodshot eyes, and she is horrified at what she sees.
"THE FANDOM FOUND MEEEEEE???" Violet shrieks, clearly high out of her mind.
"Aaaand, that's what happens for now. 'Scuse my language but it fucks with your DNA and you turn into some Marisim hybrid." Mr. Dulce says, disappointed at what he sees, then taking out a syringe full of a light blue liquid. "Look Viola, Violet, whatever your name is. You need to hold still and let me give you this. It'll neutralize this mess and revert you back to your old self."
Violet, scared, confused, and seeing the sharp needle, freaks out and climbs the pipes with her new agile and flexible hybrid body, running out of the room and scurrying across the facility in a panic. Mr. Dulce, now clearly agitated, takes out a pocket radio.
"GET SECURITY ON THIS MUTANT BITCH! WE CAN'T LET THE PUBLIC SEE THIS IF SHE ESCAPES!"
Security officers in SWAT-like uniforms block all exits and a team chases Violet deeper into the facility. She jumps through a glass window, shattering it, and finding herself in a grey, dimly lit lab-like section. The officers entering and surrounding her, Violet has no other option but to jump and cling onto some pipes and try to climb onto a catwalk over a large vat of the same liquid presented to her in the syringe. However, the pipes bust, causing Violet to fall into the vat.
1 hour later
Violet wakes up on the floor, now reverted back to her old form, looking around, seeing an angry Mr. Dulce crossing his arms.
"That's an experience I'll remember.. hehehe.." Violet says, chuckling.
Suddenly, out of a fit of rage, Mr. Dulce swings his fist at Violet's face, hitting her cheek. "YOU STUPID BITCH! YOU DAMAGED A PIPE AND RUINED. THE TOOOOUUURRRRR!!"
"Dude you can't fucking hit a girl-" Violet is cut off by the enraged man, now holding a charged taser. "Okay! Okay! I was wrong and I take it back!"
Mr. Dulce then storms out of the room, red as a tomato for a few minutes, then walking back in with a big unsettling smile on his face, talking in a fake high voice. "We at Plazadulce Confections thank you for going on this tour, and we present you your own candy makers! With it, you can make your own candies by using berry juices." He says, giving everyone a small box, shoving it firmly into Violet's chest. "We hope to see you all again soon! Now get out!"
As they walk out, Dray seems a bit skeptical. "I will never understand why there's a biological laboratory in a candy factory."
Dray and the others leave the factory, now on the way to Route 5 towards Frutago. Mountains are up ahead.
Violet rubs her stricken cheek, chuckling to herself. "That was so fucking worth it dude. So worth it, haha!"
"Whatever Vi, let's just get to Frutago." Says Dray, rolling his eyes.
"Haha, alright. And hey, Dray?"
"What."
"When I was out in my high, you were in it."
"The hell are you talking about?"
"You were in it. In the high, you were standing on some old ruins facing the mountains... and you were battling these two things... I don't know what they were, but they were crazy strong. I think they were some sort of Pokemon. But you won, and strangely enough, you got a girlfriend out of it!"
"Was it you?"
"The hell? Fuck no dude. It was some Indian girl or something."
"You mean native Amorigan or the 'thank-you-for-calling-customer-support' kind?" Asks Dray, laughing.
"HAHA! The first one, man. Now shut up and keep walking."
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