160: Sneaking Into Stinger Pirates

"Take a sit first, Redd. Let's not talk about this for now."

Captain Crook motioned Redd to a chair while pouring himself a glass of wine.

"Want some wine?"

He asked.

"No, captain."

Redd shook his head.

"I have something on my mind right now, and I would like to hear your opinions about it."

He said after sipping some wine.

"You know about Hunter J, right? I have received a piece of information that she has a semi-legendary Pokemon egg with her right now."

Redd's eyes widened slightly when he heard that.

"Captain, do you want to steal that Pokemon egg from her?"

"Yes."

He said with a shrug.

"Captain, her team is much stronger than ours. If we fail, they will surely try to take revenge later."

Said Red, a little worried.

"Yeah, but that's the egg of a semi-legendary Pokemon. Remember, this is the Orange Islands. No matter how strong she is, she is only an outsider. Here, we control this place."

He replied with a smile.

"What's more, I don't think they dared to take revenge against us later. Hunter J is a very famous criminal in the world. Many people are looking for her. She cannot stay in one place for too long."

He added.

"I understand."

Redd and did not say anything else. He had been with Captain Crook for almost twenty years. He knew very well what kind of man he was.

Captain Crook looked out the window and quickly thought of a plan.

"Try to delay her for an hour. We will start when her team arrives with the money."

"Yes, captain. I will tell the men to get ready."

Said Redd while standing up.

Captain Crook nodded, "Alright, but don't tell everyone. I don't think those guys can keep their mouths shut. Choose only a few people that you trust."

***

Somewhere on the sea near Stinger Pirates' base.

A Lapras suddenly surfaced from the calm water. Hisoka let go of his hand that was holding onto her neck and took off the diving mask from his face.

"We should be getting close."

He looked around with a map in his hand.

Right now, he was heading toward the Stinger Pirates' base.

About an hour ago, he slipped away from Ken and the others after he found out the location of the Stinger Pirates' base from one of the survivors he rescued.

He gently patted Lapras' head and handed her some Pokeblock.

"Let's take a break first."

"La!"

Lapras nudged his hand affectionately after eating the Pokeblock.

After they rested for some time, Hisoka put the diving mask back on his face and signaled to Lapras to dive. As they got closer to the Stinger Pirates' base, he saw many boats patrolling around the area. He had to be careful not to be found.

"Hu!"

Lapras nodded and took a deep breath. Before long, they all disappeared from the surface of the water.

***

At this time, an airship had just landed on Stinger Pirates' base and a red-haired man carrying a metal box stepped down. He had a white shirt underneath a long, black coat. He also had a pair of gloves, along with black shoes.

"Walker. Are you there?"

Suddenly, a woman's voice came from his headphones.

"I'm here, sir. I have just arrived."

Replied the man respectfully.

"Good. Don't forget to bring the cash with you."

The woman replied.

After the call was cut off, he picked up the metal box at his feet and strode toward the building ahead, followed by four other people.

As they stepped away from the airship, a thin man came up to them.

"Hello, you must be Hunter J's men. I'm Redd, Stinger Pirates vice-captain. I will take you the meet her."

Redd greeted them with a smile.

"Okay, lead the way then."

Walker replied impassively.

***

As the sun was setting down, Hisoka finally reached the Stinger Pirates' secret base. After making sure that no one was around, he quickly made his way to the shore with Lapras.

Once he reached there, he put Lapras away and removed the diving mask from his face. After changing into dry clothes, he began to get acquainted with his surroundings.

Soon, he found himself standing under a cliff. When he looked up, he saw a bright shining light. Seeing that, he released Weavile and told her to knock out any person she saw.

Sometime later, she returned and gave an okay signal to him. When he climbed up with Gardevoir's Teleport, he saw a couple of people unconscious on the ground.

"Great job, Weavile."

He flashed her a thumbs up.

After tying them all up, he asked Gardevoir to interrogate them. From their heads, he was able to understand the layout of their base, along with a few other pieces of information like a group of Lapras in their captivity and the infamous Hunter J wanting to buy those Lapras, which was unexpected.

He also got a surprising find from one of them. It turned out that Stinger Pirates was ready to betray Hunter J for a Garchomp egg.

'Garchomp's egg, huh?'

To be honest, he was quite tempted too. No one can refuse the opportunity to get a semi-legendary Pokemon egg, not even him.

Although Garchomp was a Dragon/Ground-type Pokemon, it surprisingly could still fly, and it was fast too. Back then, it was one of his favorite Pokemon to catch in the game. Not to mention, it could still Mega Evolve, which made it even scarier.

"It's decided then. I'm going for that Pokemon egg."

After hiding them in a bush, he sneaked into the building.

***

"Boss! There are a total of forty-two Lapras. Aside from a few scars, they are no problems with them, and they all appeared to be healthy."

A man reported to Hunter J after he did some medical check-ups on those Lapras inside the cage.

"Very well, let's pack everything up."

Hunter J said with a satisfied expression. She then gave a look to Walker next to her.

Walker nodded as he stepped forward and handed the metal box he was carrying to Captain Crook.

"150 million, as we discussed earlier."

Said Hunter J.

Captain Crook accepted the box with a calm smile and handed it to Redd after telling him to count the money. When Redd later confirmed the amount of money was correct, he finally let out a pleased smile.

He then turned to Hunter J and held out his hand.

"Nice doing business with you, Hunter J. Would you care to join me for dinner before you leave?"

Hunter J thought there seemed to be nothing wrong with that as she accepted his offer and shook his hand.

"I would love to."

"Please, follow me."

As they were leaving, Captain Crook gave a slight nod to Redd, who nodded back in return.