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"Well...this is the place...." The girl frowned, really wondering why of all legendaries she had to work with.....looked creepy and...almost haunted like. The girl with her colorful-red dress and tiny top hat to the side felt out of place in this dark.....eerie castle that belonged to someone known as William....whose partner is a Darkrai. Her brown hair only fluttered softly along the silent wind as the Mykola, her partner, shivers from the many presences that lived in that castle.

"Well...no choice from here my friend. It's to pay for the debt." She then slowly crept over through the gates and onto the doors to this mansion. She stood there, with her hand slowly hesitating to open the door. Her knuckle was about inches from the wooden door, giving Mykola a worried look. She then took a breath and knocked five times. "HE-HELLO!" She shouts out of fear. "I AM AQUA, I WAS ORDERED TO WORK FOR YOU!"

Mykola flinched and backed off slightly from her impulse but slowly wrapped his long snake-lie body around to form a protective barrier. He didn't like the place at all and was essentially used to the peaceful, grassy area where he was raised. So now the both could only wait until the door opened to meet the 'master' of this place.

Mykola eyes widen seeing the Darkrai in front of him. He certainly is not used to ghosts as his head slowly retreating back behind Aqua's shoulder giving a slight cry in nervousness. "Mykola, your choking me." She whispers, feeling the tightened grip around her waist. Mykola flushed and lets go and cries out again in apology. She then brushes down the dress as she gets her hair behind her ear. "Nice to meet you too....." I guess.... She was a bit skeptical about this, aware that Darkrai can send nightmares to 'victims' whenever he wanted so one mess up on her end can give her nightmares for weeks!

It's to bay the debt....ITS TO PAY THE DEBT! She told herself over and over again in her head, eyeing the 'master' for a bit. A little weary she then sighs. "Alrighty.....then.....what is it that you need me to do?.....I am a slave....and all that." Mykola wanted to hiss but stopped himself, knowing well that unfortunately both of them have no choice.

So...he never wanted slaves in the first place...must be why the people were so eager to get me here... She then stares at Mykola before following the man to the kitchen, taking note of everything that is set on the walls and floor. Mykola slithered alongside giving a hard glance on each decoration, more of guarding to make sure nothing came out of the wall.

Aqua, although finding 'William' (She was told the name by the 'people') nice and gentle, she knew she had to be on guard. Her Ma had warned her that men are bad luck on her and her ancestry, and was always told to never marry...and try hard to not date anyone. She kept that into her heart and swore it will never happen...although now it was starting to get harder to control. All my friends are dating and looked so happy....it's hard to withhold the temptation... She thought before suddenly having to be stopped to see the kitchen. She nods, seeing there are a lot of choices she can make. "So...what kind of mood are you feeling for lunch?" Mykola pokes his head in to see the kitchen, and the first thing it came to his mind: a nice cold bath.

That is not really a master if your offering a slave help..... She thought, with Mykola nodding at William, understanding. Aqua wanted her milotic to change his mind but like herself (sometimes), he is a bit of a peacemaker. So he wants Meatloaf....mashed potatoes....and mac-n-cheese....what a weird combination... She crosses her arms slightly as she had to think about this for a bit. I understand Mac-n-Cheese...and the Potatoes....the Meatloaf will be complicated.... She had to think this over for a bit before nodding to the guy and going off with her partner to get started. "Alright, Mykola....we are going to try something new....to make things quick." She then opens up a bunch of cookbooks hoping there is something about a meatloaf...which she did...

While doing so she got two pots to boil; one with the potatoes along with salt and and other for mac-n-cheese. In the meantime she preheated the oven to 350 degrees for the meatloaf. "Alright...Meatloaf....ground beef, egg, onion, milk, dried crumbs, salt & pepper, brown sugar, mustard, and ketchup. Weird recipes but let's see if it works." While the two pots were boiling, she had to get Mykola to combine the mustard, brown sugar, and ketchup to mix them while she worked on the beef, onion, egg, milk, and crumbs to a greased loaf pan. She then realizes the salt & pepper needed to be there so she did so lightly. "Alright..." She pets Mykola's head. "I am asking a lot from you, and I promise I will make it up to you. I need you to do is pour the sauce you mixed in on the meatloaf, spreading it nicely on it so it can bake." She then realizes Mykola's tail was covered in the sauce so she got him to lift it up and wash it off with a sponge covered in soap. "And I'll deal with the Mac-n-Cheese and Potatoes."

While her pokemon dealt with the Meatloaf, Aqua decides the Mac-n-Cheese should be packed too. So she added the pasta in the water, stirring it up while she reduced the heat on the potatoes letting it simmer and then be covered for 15-20 minutes. So with both the two being occupied, she focused on the Mac, stirring it around until it turned al dente. Mykola rubs Aqua's shoulders...a little scared of having his tail inside the oven. Aqua nods as she drains the water out of the pasta before getting some mittens on to continue the job on the meatloaf. In the meantime, Mykola stares at the Mac....recognizing what she is cooking so without her knowledge, gets the milk, eggs, sour cream, salt, and pepper mixing it together with his recently-cleaned tail. "You didn't have to do that." Aqua came back quick hence she sees the Milotic doing the mixing again. "Oh well, thank you." For that she pets below the sea dragon's tail making him purr before she got back to the Mac Layering the Macaroni, Cheddar Cheese, and Milk Mixture inside the pan. Before putting it in the oven, she puts Parmesan cheese and melted butter on top before putting it inside the oven along with the Meatloaf.

"Let's see how the Potatoes have come along..." She opens the pot, letting a lot of steam come out. She tests the potatoes by poking them with a fork, seeing that they were done. She gets Mykola to get cream and butter together to melt in the microwave while she drained the potatoes and puts them inside a bowl. Once the cream and butter were done, she added them inside and mashed them with a potato masher on the bowl, having Mykola add the milk to achieve the consistency of the food. With a bit of salt and pepper, the Potatoes are done. She knew they might be hungry so she got the finished product inside a cart so Mykola wouldn't burn his sensitive skin. "What does he like to drink?"

Both had confused looks on their faces as they stare down at the cart with the finished mashed potatoes, plates, cup, and utensils. "Let's just fill the bottom part with drinks they have and see what they feel like." With that both filled it up with Milk, Orange Juice, Grapefruit Juice, and Tea. She did see there was soda but she refused to have ANYONE drink that with the meal she made and shuts the refrigerator. "Another favor Mykola, bring the cart to William so he can get something on his stomach at least." With that the Milotic drags the cart by the tail, leaving Aqua to look after the Meatloaf and the Mac-n-Cheese.

Mykola dragged the cart down to William, feeling the ominous presence of the Darkrai. Although scared, he refuses to back down and knew he just would have to deal with it for awhile. So for now he just waits to see what drink he preferred.

In the meantime, Aqua had to wait for a bit until the Mac-n-Cheese was done, putting it in a hotpad before taking it back to where Mykola was. She can see he was already done setting things up. "One more to go." She puts down the Mac-n-Cheese before checking on the meatloaf. It only had one minute but she just decided to test it by poking it with a toothpick. "Good....right on time." She gets it out and also brings it over. "Well it took probably a bit more than an hour but we got it." She then grabs Williams plate without asking him and serves it up with Meatloaf, Potatoes, and Mac-n-Cheese. Then she wipes her forehead, feeling the heat along with Mykola...alas he is not used to it and kind of wished there was a lake of water around. "Alright....there ya go."

Although somewhat of shock, Aqua decides it is probably best to cool down Mykola. "Hey, maybe you should do as he suggests...your not used to the heat." With that the serpent nodded but stares at the food in hunger. "I figured, let's see." She picks up a steak knife and goes over the meat, increasing the size of the meatloaf piece until Mykola made a sound saying it was good. "You want that much?!" She asks in a surprised tone as he pretty much wanted like 1/2 of the big meatloaf...which would serve 4 hungry people. Mykola twitches his tail in response, liking the smell if the meat.

Although it was a bit funny, Mykola wasn't really much of a carnivore...he preferred food based off a herbivore diet. But when given the opportunity (like a treat from Aqua and Ma), he would eat meat.....but he doesn't have strong teeth so it has to be easy to chew up. Aqua rubs her head as she just decides to do so I didn't really want the meatloaf anyways.... She told herself as she cuts up half of it and chops it down to tiny pieces so he can swallow it more easily. Mykola made a happy sound before retreating with the food down to the 'pound'.

"I swear, I think part of the debt is his stomach...." She says to herself before sitting down, well...as instructed by William anyways. She did get herself a plate with a glass of milk before eating not really making a noise as she was a little bit homesick but she knew staying here meant paying it off and make her Ma happy with no worries on how to pay it off. In the meantime, she did have to wonder why the 'master' was nice...unless he is like Wallace from 'Gloomverse' and acts nice for the first day, and then be a sociopath the rest of the time. She shrugs it off though, knowing fully well it is less than likely to happen as she took a bite of the mac-n-cheese....not really amused by how she did.

Aqua could only watch the two as she pretty much had observed Darkrai was a bit...territorial. Not too the point he'll get aggressive quickly, but he did act like some sort of watchdog. Reminds me of someone with a Houndoom....that dog was REALLY protective... She thought as she now started to have second guesses when the pokemon just basically washes off the cup William had drank and give it back. Oooooook? She thought, now starting to wonder why he....or actually...why the legendaries needed slaves in the first place. Why?

She was taking her last bite when William asks if he can ask her a question. Which basically got her curious. "Uuuuuh....sure....what is it?

In the meantime, Mykola had reached the pound where it was cooler. He made a relaxed sound as he got right into eating the meatloaf, satisfied with the taste and how full his stomach was in the end. During his eating, a ghost pokemon, Ghastly, tried to get a bite out of some food...obviously not belonging to the manner. Mykola immediately whipped his tail to guard the food and hiss, REALLY hungry right now.

The intruder yipped and took off, not wanting to mess with a big pokemon. Mykola 'tched' and continued eating.