4 Chapter 4
Ike stood outside the Bushville Pokemon center and watched the clock.
In 10 more minutes, he'd be meeting his favorite Pokemon.
His thoughts soon drifted off to other things.
The Gabite couldn't help but admire himself, his tough muscles, strength, speed, and his dexterity. His endurance and stamina had highly improved and was more noticeable.
All that training had finally paid off.
He was ready to become a Pokemon Police Officer.
Soon ten minutes had passed and the head nurse, human nurse Dauna, told him he could go in.
Before him stood the most gorgeous Pokemon he'd ever laid eyes on.
"Hey Gabes, how was work today?" Ike asked walking into the med station.
"Oh hey...just the usual," said Nurse Gabby cleaning her tools.
The Kirlia was an assistant nurse at the Pokemon center.
All that hard medical work obviously was making her strong in some way.
"What about you?" She asked.
"We had a few calls..." Ike said smirking. "Nothing I couldn't handle though"
"I'm glad it was nothing serious"
"I'm ready to just EVOLVE!" he said angrily. "Knowing that I can be stronger is just....frustrating"
"It'll come sooner or later...evolution is a natural process..it takes TIME," she told him smiling.
"Except when it isn't," Ike thought to himself.
"I know Ike, it's different for every Pokémon." Gabby replied softly.
He thought about how all the trainers from the past forced evolutions onto their Pokemon.
"I'm famished," he told her. " Wanna get some food?
"Sure thing...let me just finish up here" Gabby said sanitizing her workspace.
Ike yawned as he left to go back to the lobby and sat down.
The moment he did, Gabby reappeared behind him.
"All done!" she said.
"Ugh"
As they left the Pokemon Center for lunch, they took a small road to the market that was in the center of town.
"Hey...look," Gabby said pointing into the woods.
"Huh?" Ike glanced over at it.
" What would you say we go look for berries in the woods, for old times sake?' she asked.
"I don't think it's saf-" he began before looking at her face.
Her baby doll eyes looked into his as she gave a sweet smile.
"Maybe we'll find Tracer..." Gabby added.
They followed the path further into the woods until eventually, it ended.
"What's wrong with going a little further?" She asked.
They walked further into the bush and away from the path.
"I like this place..." Gabby told him. " It's familiar"
"This is the same forest we found..- " He paused, not wanting to bring back painful memories.
"I know...and that's why I like coming here as a reminder," she said with a teary smile.
The Gardevoir bent over and smelled the flowers before being basked in the forest's sunlight.
"How...how is she so beautiful?" Ike asked himself.
She looked over at him and smiled, causing his pulse to quicken. Her smile faded when he nervously glanced away in embarrassment.
"Ike...what's wrong?" Gabby asked walking over. "Are you feeling okay?"
"The truth is...I'm kind of bored" Ike said nervously. " I wanted to do something else if we ever came here again"
"What were you thinking of doing?" She asked suspiciously.
"I...just wanted...- Ike stopped. If now was the time to admit his true feelings...he'd do it.
" I wanted to try and give you a kiss" he admitted.
"Well..." Gabby said as she angrily crossed her arms. "Kiss me then"
"HUH?..." Ike asked. "Oh r-right..."
He turned towards her until they were face to face.
"Here goes," he said to himself.
He leaned in and gave her a deep kiss, before pulling away.
"Not bad" she cooed. "For...a first kiss"
Ike felt himself begin to sweat.
"Well, we've been friends forever and I never knew you could kiss so well," Gabby said with a grin.
He suddenly couldn't help but imagine kissing her again, but her letting him do as he wished.
"Yeah...I guess" Ike replied, attempting to be his casual self.
"But I know you can do much better than that.." Gabby smirked.
"Um..w-what?" Ike asked uncomfortably.
"That was fun...perhaps we can do more of that"
Ike froze as he felt her body lean against his.
"How does that sound?" she said stroking the side of his head.
"G-Good..." Ike stammered.
Pokemon Medical Center
Chief Charizard walked into the hospital room and glanced at the two Pokemon in their separate beds.
"How are you feeling you two?" he asked.
"Wonderful" Duke told him.
"Much better..." Keni said.
The Mienfoo tried to sit up but winced as pain shot through his body.
"Don't rush yourself" Charizard told him. "Just relax"
"He's doing good, but the doctor said I should be able to be out a bit sooner" said Larry.
"Duke....do you remember who else was with the Primeape at the night of the robbery?" Charizard asked.
"I couldn't see anything" the Frogadier said. "It happened too fast...."
"And that other Pokemon....they knew how to fight.....like...like..." Keni said.
"Ike or Tracer could've disarmed either of those perps in seconds," Duke said.
"Speaking of Ike....I didn't see him at all the night of the incident, even when the backup was called" the Mienfoo suddenly remembered.
"Strange....strange indeed" Charizard said rubbing his chin."Alright, you two rest up....I'll have you on the job in no time"
"YES SIR!" they said.
Bushville Police Department.
"Shiloh, I need you to search all police records for a Primeape" Chief Charizard said as he left his office.
"Right away sir" the Buneary replied as she typed on her computer.
After a few seconds, she glanced at her screen.
"Well....the only thing that is coming up is a male Primeape named Gibson, and his record isn't exactly...CLEAN" she said.
"Hmm...tell me everything you have on him" Charizard said.
"Gibson" Shiloh began. "Wanted for burglary, theft, aggravated assault...he ran around in a street gang until he was incarcerated at a prison in Unova..."
"There was a riot, and he escaped among the chaos"
"And now....robbery," he told her. "Be sure to add that..."
"Yes sir"
"And does it say how he escaped?" Charizard asked.
"No, but it is believed that there was a riot at the facility, and he escaped among the chaos" Shiloh told him. "He had no known accomplices"
"Hmm....that'll be all for now, thank you Shiloh," the Chief said turning to leave.
As he did a nervous Combusken tried to sneak past the secretary's desk.
"Please don't..." Scorch thought to himself. "I just have to get by..."
"Oh, hello Scorch," Shiloh said smiling.
"Urk!"
"I ALMOST didn't see you there"
"Ha, y-yeah...I should get goi-" Scorch began.
"Speaking of sight, are you seeing anyone?"
"Uh, no...I was actually going to go help the Chi-"
"Is there something you want to ask me?"
"NO"
"Are you SURE?" she said smiling.
"Would you to like have lunch with me?" he asked sighing in defeat.
"With ME, such a gentleman?!" she said feigning surprise.
"It'll be one second, let me get my bag"
"I hate my job," Scorch thought to himself.
"I'm ready!" she said turning back around.
He had run out the door.
Elsewhere
Ike and Gabby had walked out of the woods and were back on the road again.
"You've always wanted to kiss haven't you?" She whispered.
"What?" Ike asked playing dumb. "N-NO!"
"Don't hesitate to ask again now..." Gabby giggled.
"Whatever..." he said turning red as he looked away in an attempt to hide it.
He had finally done it.
He'd gotten his dream girl, and she wanted to be with him.
Why was he so nervous?
And the best part, Tracer had disappeared.
But where HAD he gone?
"Too bad Tracer's not here too... to join in on th-" Gabby began sadly.
She began crying.
"W-What? Uh, Gabs, it's ... it's alright " Ike said wrapping his arm around her.
"Maybe we'll see him again one day, he'll come back...I know it " he told her.
"I...I hope so" she sniffled between sobs.
"Let's...uh...go" Ike told her.
"I can see why.." she smiled wiping her eyes.
The two went out for lunch and took a walk in the park.
"Geez, she really...doesn't want to let go," Ike thought as she held his arm close.
"Yache berries....aren't those your favorite?" she said smiling.
"Uh, y-yeah...why?" he asked.
"Just asking"
She smiled warmly before laying her head on his shoulder.
"We'd better head back now.....your next shift is starting soon," Ike told her.
Soon they reached the Pokemon Center and walked inside, hand in hand.
"WHERE WERE YOU!?" boomed a voice.
They spun around to see Chief Charizard walking in behind them.
"Where were you the night of the robbery?" Charizard asked abruptly.
Ike was caught off guard at first, but he quickly began thinking of an answer in his head.
"I.....I...was..here" he lied
"Why!?" Charizard. "I want an answer now son!"
"He was.....SICK!" Gabby blurted out.
"He wasn't feeling well that night, and he came to the infirmary to let me treat him" she quickly told him. "Then we just talked for awhile"
Ike gulped silently as he met eyes with the Chief.
"Uh...y-yeah"
"Talked huh?" Charizard asked as his gaze shifted back and forth between the two. "I suppose that's believable"
Charizard stomped off as he left the two lovers standing there.
"What's with him?" Gabby asked.
"I gotta go," Ike said pulling away from her.
"Ike..."
"Yes?" he asked.
"Where were you really?"
Ike only glanced at her shortly...before turning away and walking out.
The Underground Arena.
Over 50 miles away.
Tracer was now in a larger room with three other Pokemon.
They were the first ones he'd seen since he'd gotten to this place, but none of them had looked him in the eye or made any attempt to talk to him.
A Hippopotas, Tyrogue and a Toxicroak....and Tracer guessed they'd all been here a while from by the battle-hardened look on their faces.
The Tyrogue was doing pushups in the corner, The Toxicroak stared at the ceiling,and Hippopotas gave Tracer an 'If looks could kill' glare.
Suddenly the iron cell door opened.
"It's time," Voss said smiling. "Win me this first fight, and I'll think about keeping you"'
"Understand...?" he asked glaring at him.
The Grovyle quickly nodded in fear.
"But if you don't...."
The henchmen standing behind him cracked his knuckles.
"Wait here while we decide who you'll be up against," Voss said as he walked out of the room.
Tracer knew if now was the time to act...he needed to do it.
"Hey....HEY!" Tracer said trying to get their attention.
"You guys, have you tried to get out of here yet?"
They only ignored him, and Hippopotas narrowed his eyes as if he was looking at fresh prey.
"Hey..you shut up!" said a burly man walking over to Tracer. "Don't talk to them!"
He knew he couldn't hear what he was saying, but Tracer decided to keep trying anyway.
"Hey...help me!"
The three continued ignoring him.
The man suddenly walked up and kicked him in the head.
"That'll teach you to listen...."
As Tracer sat up with skull-pounding headache, Voss came back.
"Alright, time for the moment of truth" he said with a smirk.
"I'll keep it a surprise"
Two henchmen grabbed him and took him down a hall before stopping in front of an unfamiliar doorway.
"All you have to do is win" Voss yelled from behind.
Tracer was shoved into a large wooden room with a steel gate in front of him.
As he got up, he could see a blinding light through it.
Suddenly he heard a noise and the gate began slowly rising.
He slowly stepped out of the room to see....an even larger room.
It was an underground...ARENA.
For battling.
"Oh my Arceus..." Tracer said shaking in fear.
Tracer caught a glance from above as his heart stopped.
There were people behind steel fences.
Watching him.
CHEERING.
He observed the soft, pale dirt.
There was a body of water in the middle...nothing else.
Tracer suddenly flinched as he heard a noise.
He looked up to see two other gates rising.
"No!" He thought. "Already!?
He spied his two opponents.
To the right was a Pokemon he'd never seen but knew.
A Heracross.
"This...is going to tough" Tracer told himself sighing. "But if you can beat Ike you can beat him"
To the left...
A Furret.
"Uh....is this some kind of joke?" he thought.
He looked and saw the Pokemon trembling and obviously unaware of its surroundings.
He ran over to the Furret before the Pokemon screamed and shook uncontrollably with fear as it began releasing urine.
"Hahaha...look he's pissing himself!" yelled someone from above.
"NO!NO!I'm not going to hurt you....I"m a....well..WAS a police officer In training..I want to get out of here!" Tracer said tried to convince him
The Furret flinched before looking up at him with mucus pouring from his eyes and nose.
"Please help me....I don't know where I am....I just want to go home!" the Furret said as tears streamed from his eyes.
"We have to fight him..okay?"
"I don't know how!" cried the rodent.
"I can, stay behind me" Tracer whispered. "I'll protect you"
"O-okay!"
"What the hell are they doing....why aren't they fighting!? screamed a person in the crowd.
Some people began booing as Tracer and his ally turned to face their common enemy.
The Heracoss was glaring at the two before he was huffing and preparing to charge.
"H-Hey buddy...r-relax," Tracer said. "We're all friends here"
The bug pokemon let out a roar before charging full speed at the two.
Tracer swiftly dodged it while using his arm to push the Furret out of the way.
"I've got to use my speed...it may be my only advantage!" he thought.
The Heracross roared with anger as it caught him off guard, and chased after the two.
Tracer stopped and jumped over him right as his opponent attempted to use Tackle.
He quickly tried to retaliate by using Pound.
Tracer quickly used it to hit Heracross's body.
Nothing.
Heracross chuckled as he leaped forward with Horn Attack
Tracer jumped back, exposing the Furret.
"No!" he thought.
The small Pokemon screamed as it took the force of the blow.
He flew back and slammed into the wall.
Tracer charged the bug pokemon but Heracross smashed him to the ground with Close Combat.
He walked over to where the injured Furret was lying and put his foot on top of the tiny Pokémon's spine.
"AHHH! AUUUGHH! AAAAHHH! HEEEELLLP MEEEE! HEEEEEL-" he squealed as the Heracross began applying pressure.
An audible 'CRACK" was heard.
"Did he just..." Tracer thought in fear.
The Furret was dead.
The Heracross felt no signs of remorse as it continued its advance towards the Grovyle.
"Woohoo! Kill the greenie!" yelled someone.
Tracer dodged his next attacked but couldn't think of what to do next.
"What do I do!?" He thought, "He's too strong!"
Heracross caught him off guard and smacked him into the large pool in the center of the arena.
Tracer fell into the water as he felt himself strangely become stronger.
He swiftly swam to the surface as noticed Heracross had fallen in as well.
He swam over and grabbed him from behind before using Mega Drain.
The bug screamed as they wrestled underwater before he felt himself getting weaker.
Heracross slowly rose out of the water as he came face to face with Tracer.
Tracer narrowed his eyes before using Quick Attack.
Heracross flew back and hit the dirt hard, before passing out.
"Finish him! yelled someone in the crowd.
'Yeah....Kill'em!" yelled another.
The crowd soon began joining in as everyone began chanting the words 'Kill Him' over and over.
Tracer looked around and gave a sullen expression, before walking away from the Heracross.
"What a little bitch!" someone yelled.
Tracer heard a noise before he turned to watch the gate slowly rise up again and three iron masked men approached with poles.
The first man extended his pole....no, a claw.
"What the-" Tracer thought.
The man quickly opened the claw and closed it around his neck, ensnaring him.
Tracer began thrashing to free himself as he pulled away.
The second man pulled out a very familiar-looking object.
A tazer.
Tracer immediately stopped and stared at him.
The man ignored this and thrust it forward, and began tazing the Grovyle's chest.
"AH....AUGHH....AHH...AHHH!" he wailed in agony.
"Ha....music to my ears," said one man.
"Hurry up," said another.
"Is this what winners receive !?" Tracer thought to himself.
Soon the drug him by the neck down a hall as they took him back to his cell.
They threw him to the floor before slamming the door shut and locking it.
"Maybe I'll get rewarded....some food hopefully," he thought rubbing his side.
The door began unlocking again as Tracer quickly stood up in anticipation.
He gave a proud smile as he watched the man walk in.
"SIT THE %@$# DOWN!" Voss barked angrily as he forced Tracer on his knees.
"What the hell!?" Tracer thought. "I just won my first fight!"
"You've really bit the bullet....." he told him gravely.
Voss began slowly pacing around the room for a few minutes.
Tracer gave a confused look as he watched him.
"You need to be taught a lesson"
Tracer gulped.
"The hose won't do this time....."
"But I won....." he thought to himself. "DIDN'T I!?"
"CONFUSED?" Voss asked as he gave a twisted smile.
"I..TOLD...YOU...TO FINISH HIM!"
"Finish..." Tracer thought. "He really wanted me to.."
"THE CROWD WANTED MORE....AND I COULD'VE HAD TRIPLE PROFIT IF YOU HAD DONE IT!" Voss screamed in face, letting spit land.
Tracer gave an uneasy shrug.
"Still confused huh?" Voss asked. "Here....I'll makes things more clear," he told him turning his towards to the door.
Tracer thought he was leaving the room to get something, but Voss spun back around.
The grass-type was met with a savage right jab as the man swung his fist right into the Pokemon's jaw.
Tracer fell before writhing in pain.
"THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I LOSE MONEY!" Voss shouted as he began violently stomping on Tracer's head and torso.
"DOESN'T FEEL GOOD...HUH!?"
One of Voss's goons entered to help as the two began a merciless assault.
"THE NEXT TIME I TELL YOU TO !@#$%ING DO SOMETHING, DO IT!" he screamed as he kicked the Grovyle one last time.
Tracer began sobbing quietly to himself as Voss stormed of the room before slamming the cell door.
He laid there for the remainder of the night as the blood continued to slowly dry on his bruised face.
He thought of his home.
His friends, .....were they missing him? Would they ever find him? Would they even find him?
Tracer began sobbing loudly as the thought of being trapped here forever crossed his mind.
He wanted this to end.
He wanted to die.
Bushville
"Hee hee."
Ike walked through the busy streets of Bushville with a gleeful expression on his face.
He had done it. After weeks of training and studying, he had done it.
Ike had finally passed his Police Academy Exam.
"But why am I celebrating this alone though..." he thought
Gabby would likely be thrilled to hear the news...but she was too busy to come and help him celebrate at the moment. She'd become much busier once she'd learned the move, Heal Pulse. A fact he had to angrily remind himself it wasn't her fault from time to time. Being a nurse required constant training.
If she ever got anytime off soon he knew they would run off to celebrate.
And there were other ways he could think of celebrating...
Tracer might've been another option if he were here."Congrats." Ike pictured him saying. But he wouldn't really mean it.
Scorch had also graduated as an officer and was active duty just as Ike himself
He hadn't talked to him yet.
Time slipped by as Tracer failed to reappear. Two weeks.....three weeks. A month. No one really seemed to care except for himself, Chief, Scorch, and of course Gabby. Commissioner Pyle had decided to pardon him and eventually let him back on the force.
"Fine....If you wanna leave JUST LEAVE!" Ike shouted in his head.
After everything They'd been through together, after all the training...only Gabby and himself had actually finished and become valued members of the community. Chief Charizard finally decided to train to take him under his wing and teach him everything he knew, not just the things at the academy.
Ike hadn't cared that much, but he was the best student at academy upon graduating and Chief's pupil.
He was ready to do anything as an officer to impress Nurse Gabby and win her over.
And now...he was a Pokémon Police officer.
"Who needs them? I've got my other little ways of celebrating." Ike thought.
The Gabite really didn't feel like going to the office party at HQ so he decided to spend his night wandering the streets on his first patrol.
He made a turn around the corner as his favorite confection sellers came into view.
He wasted no time to get a candied yache berry he spotted that was chilled.
"Hey, I see you got your police badge," the man said with a smile. "You must be a new Pokemon Police officer!"
Ike nodded proudly.
Ike reached for some money in his pouch but the man raised his hand to stop him.
"No need...this one's on the house!" the man said smiling. "Congratulations!"
Ike was about to rip right into the treat when there was a tap on his back. He turned around to find a Sneasel looking at him.
"Um, hello...can I help you?" Ike asked.
"Uh hi, C-Could you help me find a way out of the market and to the Pokemon center?"
"Uh, sure kid," he said nervously. "Are you hurt....lost?"
"N-No, I just wanted....uh..to meet some friends there," the Sneasel said.
Ike thought for a moment before turning away and pointing in the opposite direction.
"That way"
"T-Thank you " She said shyly before walking off.
"Wonder where her parents were" he asked himself.
"Now, where was I?" Ike thought.
It was time to forget about what happened at the Pokemart.
He was going to try and start being the real hero Gabby deserved, even if Tracer wouldn't.
He closed his eyes and took a deep breathe, before immediately biting into the berry.
"GAAAH!" Ike cried. "WHAT THE HELL!?
Pieces of gravel fell out of his mouth, Gabite looked back to the treat he was holding and found a smooth pebble bitten in half.
"Ha ha ha!" laughed a voice.
He whirled his head to that mocking laughter and saw the Sneasel running off a distance away.
"Y-You tricked me!" Ike screamed, "Get back here!"
She raced across the plaza as he ran after her.
"The old switcheroo works every time," she said gleefully holding up the sapphire-colored treat.
She climbed atop a stand and began leaping from rooftop to rooftop.
"Give that back!" Ike yelled sprinting after her.
Sneasel put a finger to her eye and mockingly pulled down an eyelid, and out stuck out her tongue.
"You little!" Ike shouted.
He ran after her as she turned around and started running off. She was quite fast, quickly darting between the crowds of people without slowing down, she seemed very familiar with the streets.
"Needs directions my ass!" Ike yelled. "Alright, move it! Everyone make way! Move it or lose it!"
"Gaaar! GRAAAR! Graaa!" was all they heard.
"Hmm?" A man looked up after hearing some odd-sounding roars. In the distance, he could see a Gabite who looked none too happy coming at him like a train.
"WHOA!" he cried.
He barely got to the side in time as the Pokemon shot past him. Others were forced to follow suit, in order to get out of the way of the Gabite coming in like a storm.
"Damned Pokemon police officer!" the man yelled.
"GIMME BACK MY BERRY You TWIT!" Ike yelled.
Sneasel turned her head back in surprise. "You're still there? Alright then."
She made a left turn coming up to a big wooden fence. Putting the berry halfway in her mouth, she did a somersault, pushing with her claws to spring back to her feet and used the extra momentum to jump all the way to the top of the fence.
"Haha!" Sneasel chuckled and dropped off on the other side..
She looked victoriously down at the Gabite who was glaring at her from below.
"Well it's been fun but I gotta go, thanks for th-
*CRASH!*
She was interrupted as part of the wooden fence shattered causing wood to go flying. Sneasel shielded her eyes and fell backward as a familiar figure stood in front of her.
"Ha! You're in trouble now, I'm with the Pokemon Police see?" Ike said pointing to his chest
Sneasel squinted to where he was pointing. Sure enough, there was a red glimmering badge, just BARELY visible due to Ike's red chest. A fact she'd cursed she hadn't noticed.
"I can't wait to see the look on your parent's faces when they find that you stole from a law officer," Ike told her.
"I don't have parents," she said bitterly. "Or WANT any."
"Whatever, you're gonna pay for stealing my-"
"GRRROOOOOOOOOWWWWLLL"
The Gabite stopped at the peculiar sound before realizing it was the thief's stomach. Sneasel blushed and angrily covered her stomach with a clawed hand.
Ike paused for a moment, just now realizing how scared Sneasel getting caught.
It was starting to make a bit more sense.
As he was pondering what to do next, a large shadow appeared over them. The two of them looked up to a Charizard wearing a red badge make his descent.
"Chief!"
He immediately went rigid as the chief landed and looked around, his eyes focusing on the broken fence in dismay.
"I'd heard there was some sort of disturbance here so I came. OFFICER Ike, did you-"
His eyes flickered to the cowering Sneasel.
"Oh? Seems you caught the elusive Sneasel. This one's got a reputation here as the shadow thief. Alright, bring her along."
"Wait!"
Charizard turned back to Gabite.
"Yes?"
"This..." Ike paused. "This isn't the right Sneasel."
The chief narrowed his eyes. "Really now?"
"A-according to the latest report the Sneasel has a small scar on their right eye. And...this one doesn't."
"And you're SURE?" Charizard said.
This wasn't a question, it didn't sound like he was asking scarily enough.
"Y-yes!" he shouted.
Charizard glanced at the cowering Sneasel and then back at Ike's determined face.
"...Alright, I'll be sure to update the description."
Without another word, he took off into the air. Charizard looked back to see Ike let out a deep sigh of relief. The chief gave off a small smile as he shook his head.
Not many things made him smile, and he found it odd that this did.
He knew he had to get back on his case and look for his missing apprentice...Tracer.
"Whoo...that was intense," Ike said exhaling. "You sure ran fast"
Sneasel stared dumbly at him.
"Why did you do that?" she asked in confusion.
"I dunno." he said shrugging "I'm stupid I guess."
He started to leave when it hit him.
"AH! My berry, gimme!"
He snatched the treat away from her and looked at it. There were two small teeth marks from when she was holding it in her mouth. Ike shrugged and tossed it into his mouth without a second thought, savoring the taste.
Sneasel's face turned bright red as the dragon Pokemon had no problem eating something she'd recently had in her mouth.
"Y-you, I just had that in..." Sneasel said
"What?"Gabite muttered turning to her.
"N-nothing."
"GRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWLLL"
The sound came again, this time louder to the embarrassment of Sneasel.
"Geez....How long have you been out here kid?" he asked her.
" I can't remember, I'm on my own. I only take enough to get by" She said.
"Now don't steal again," he said walking off.
"Hypocrite" Ike thought to himself as he flashbacked to the night at the Pokemart.
Sneasel watched him leave with a slightly sad feeling.
Ike turned around. "Well? Hurry up!" he said impatiently.
"Eh?" She said pointing at herself.
"No one's gonna come looking for you with the description changed. I'll buy you a snack...this ONCE."
Sneasel's confused stare slowly turned into a cheerful smile.
"Coming!"
That evening.
"No....absolutely out of the question!" Commissioner Pyle said.
Ike narrowed his eyes.
"You want me to make her your pupil...when you've only just begun as an officer!?" he cried. "Tell him Chief!"
Charizard typed his response and the two seemed to be debating something for a few minutes.
"Fine....IF she goes through the daycare program first, I'll see if what I can do about making her your deputy ...." Pyle sighed. "But no promises"'
"THANK YOU!" Ike replied.
"That is...if she survives the police academy.."
Charizard huffed as he crossed his arms.
"She's awfully clingy too..." Pyle said staring at Roxie as she clung to Ike's leg
"She's just shy is all...." he typed.
"Police officers must be tough!" Pyle said. "They can't be scared of anything!
Roxie pretended to flinch as she grasped Ike's leg.
"You're scaring her," Ike told him angrily.
"You really are something else..." Pyle said sighing.
"What's her name anyway?" he asked.
"R-Roxie....." she murmured, barely audible.
Ike typed her name out and gave the Commissioner a handshake.
"Roxie huh?" he said. "Not bad.."
Ike caught meet eyes with Charizard as he turned for the door.
His pulse quickened as he thought he recognized a look of suspicion.
After they were done, the three left the Commissioner's office.
Ike was walking off until Charizard picked him up and slammed him against the wall.
"You lied to me....this IS the thief Sneasel from the reports!" He yelled.
"She didn't know any better!" Ike said. "She's only a kid!"
"Kid's still can do a lot of damage:
"She needs discipline"
Charizard looked down at Roxie to see her face looking up at his, almost pleading.
"Look....PLEASE" Ike said.
"You better not be wrong..." he said turning away.
Soon they walked out of the police department.
"Ha....we had them fooled!" Roxie yelled as she held up her hand to high-five him.
She had been acting the whole time.
"Please, stop YELLING...." Ike said as he turned away to walk off.
Pokemon Daycare
"Well....this is it," Ike said.
"Why can't I stay with you?" Roxie asked sadly
"Because this is your home for now..." Ike told her. "Mr, Nasu will be here for you"
"My....home?" she asked.
She looked around and saw Pokemon happily playing together and together in harmony.
"BEHAVE," he said.
"What's THAT supposed to mean," Roxie said narrowing her eyes.
"No stealing..." he whispered angrily
"If you do well enough here and grow strong, they just might let me be your mentor...and possibly my deputy," the Gabite told her.
"Oh...."
"It will be alright...I'm sure you'll make plenty of friends here dear," Mr. Nasu said placing a hand on her shoulder.
"Alright....I'm gonna head out," Ike said to Sneasel.
"I heard about what happened at the Pokemart....stay safe, don't do anything brash," she told him.
Ike simply shook his head.
Of course, he knew he was lying.
The Sneasel's eyes began tearing up as she watched him prepare to leave.
She had barely known him today, but for some odd reason wasn't ready to part with him.
"W-Where are you going?" Roxie asked
"To....see a...friend," Ike told her.
"B-Bye!" Sneasel cried.
Ike looked back before smiling at her for the first time. "See you around"
Ike began walking away from the daycare center down a dirt road.
"Guess I'll head back and see Gabs" Ike thought.
But not yet.
But there was something he had to do.
Soon he came towards an intersection before continuing into town and making his way to the police station.
Ike walked to the entrance as the automatic doors slide open.
He spotted someone coming towards him as he entered the lobby.
"UH!"
Ike grunted as Scorch's shoulder slammed into his.
Something the Combusken clearly did on purpose.
Scorch continued walking as Ike slowly turned around.
"You gotta problem?" Ike said narrowing his eyes.
"If anyone does, it's YOU," the fire-type said as he stopped.
"If there's something you want to say....say it" Ike told him angrily.
"I know you're up to something...." Scorch said. "You've been more absent than usual"
"Right...I've been on duty every day," Ike said.
"You're up to something...and I'm going to find out what It is!" he yelled pointing to him.
"No idea what you're talking about..." Ike replied.
The Gabite and Combusken stared each other down before Ike turned and began walking away.
"TO HELL WITH YOU!" Scorch yelled. "YOU'LL NEVER REPLACE HIM...AND YOU AREN'T THE BEST!"
Ike ignored him as he continued walking away while whistling to himself.
"YOU'RE A DISGRACE TO THIS POLICE DEPARTMENT!"
The Next Day.
Midnight
Ike hiked several miles outside the town until he came across a familiar opening in the side of a mountain.
He looked inside the cave to see a creature feeding, living in its own filth and completely revolting.
"You disgust me," Ike said.
"Ugh...I can't eat another bite" the Primeape moaned.
"Then quit stuffing your face so much fatass," he said stepping inside.
"Yeah...hehe....BUUURP"
"You ate ALL the food...." Ike said in disbelief.
"Hehe....yep," Gibson said. "What's the status?"
"They'll trust me now...maybe" Ike told him. "The Chief...and another Patrolman named Scorch are the only ones who might have a slight idea"
He walked to the back of the cave, where various stolen goods and items had been placed.
"So...when's our *URRRP* next heist?" Primeape asked,
"Never....we're not doing another" Ike sighed as he laid down in a hammock.
"What!?" Gibson cried.
"You heard me...need I remind you the last one went horribly?" Ike said.
"Then what's your plan!?" cried the Primeape. "You gonna turn me in or something!?!"
Ike paused as he began thinking.
There was a reason he had done this.
The only reason. He needed the money and other things. But he also needed help.
There was something he wanted more than anything. Something he would use.
On himself.
The Mega Stone....
Once he had that and evolved again, he would be as powerful as possible.
"My plan....." Ike began. "Is to add a new member"
