HEALTH INSURANCE
A PURI CULT member becomes extremely ill after receiving surgery, leaving the gang's doctors to scratch their heads over what to do. Nothing they were providing was improving their patient's health, which began to pose as an eventual threat to their life. This was eventually accompanied by the declining health of a MEDIC member, who also sought help for their suffering. With all options off the table, they could only consider one frame of reference:
Improved physique through the genetic mutation of MEGA EVOLUTION.
It was risky, given what had recently been learned from military experimentation at Santalune. But they were left with no other choice, even if it meant having a target on their back for the rest of their lives. The issue was figuring out where stones could be obtained, which eventually led the patients and a small search party to JACORE TOWN, as the city was known for its mega stone industry.
You can see large gashes ripping through the walls of the buildings and plastic thrown around by the wind. All of the flags are torn, indistinguishable from one another. Everything had lost its own identity… Shattered windows gave birth to glistening glass shards on the floor, like the jewels they were on the hunt for themselves.
CHAUMET
With the help of a nomadic survivor, the group is led to an infamous shop in the heart of JACORE TOWN. Upon entry, however, the scavengers notice that the store must have already been raided at some point, leaving very little to be found.
It's when their newly found friend departs that the group makes another encounter . . .
A mega audino mumbles to herself, sifting through the inventory left in the shop. She eventually notices the group and greets them warmly.
"AIMEE COSETTE" @unifae
"Well, it sure is rare seein' some friendly faces around here..."
And she leans back against one of the destroyed cabinets.
"Or I sure hope, the lot of you is friendly. It's been awhile... since.. . . "
Her gaze softens, seeing how. . . frail, the two of 'em look.
AIMEE COSETTE told the survivors that she used to work in Chaumet, and would be willing to help them find whatever they needed. Everyone gathers in the back of a storage room, where Aimee digs around for the mega stones.
but what's that sound . . . ?
DIOR MICHON climbs out
of the van,
revealing herself as a CPL of the Kalosian military.
@M0NSUTAA
Now standing behind the survivors is ARMAGEDDON,
who introduces himself as a SGT of the Kalosian military.
@terrortusk
And it is AIMEE COSETTE who reveals a far more sinister plan when she pulls out a syringe, injecting a SCEPTILE HOSTAGE.
@draakkii
"MEGA SCEPTILE" @draakkii
DO NOT RESIST.
The hostage screams for mercy as he violently evolves, becoming an undead mega beast. He is not alone, however, as a mega blaziken is called with blood from the back of the van. The noise attracts Jacore zombies, creating an intense, violent battle.
Lives are nearly lost, and survivors are almost kidnapped during the chaos. The sick survivors mega evolved to survive, and took that as the opportunity to flee.
By stealing one of the military vans, the survivors are able to drive off to safety...
TL;DR
A PURI CULT member and MEDIC member become sick, with the only solution being mega evolution.
Them and a small search party locate JACORE TOWN for mega stones.
The survivors come across a woman by the name of AIMEE COSETTE, who claims to have owned the mega stone and jewelry store, CHAUMET.
It is revealed that Aimee was lying, introducing DIOR MICHON and ARMAGEDDON as military personnel, along with herself.
Aimee injects a sceptile hostage with a strange vial, which violently transform him into a mega zombie.
A violent fight breaks out, but the survivors manage to escape.
A military van is stolen for the retreat.
WHAT CHANGED?
This marked the first time any GANG has had immediate, physical contact with living military personnel.
AJNA PURI, who originally resented the TOXIC FIST, acknowledged their offering in shelter to his injured gang members. This put PURI CULT and TOXIC FIST on neutral terms.
This event would be what starts to stir the tides in activity between the MILITARY and the EASTERN KALOSIAN GANGS.
Continued in Infiltration 01