Chapter 1

Who Are You

It was one month after the end of the Pokémon League Tournament. Silver was living in Olivine City, where he visited Jasmine every day. On this particular day, a Monday, Jasmine had called him and asked him to pick up some items for her at the Olivine City Pokémon Mart, as she was busy at the lighthouse. So Silver brought a backpack with him and went to the Pokémon Mart, ready to buy the items she wanted.

"Let's see… she wants Protein, Calcium, Iron, and an Antidote," Silver said to himself on the way to the Pokémon Mart.

He walked into the Pokémon Mart, going to the back wall behind a large container of supplies to look for the items he wanted. He found the Protein, Calcium, and Iron quite easily, but he was having trouble finding the Antidote. He decided to ask the person at the register about the Antidote.

"Where can I find this Antidote product?" he asked.

"They're all on the back wall," the register worker said.

"No, they aren't," Silver said. "I just looked back there, and there were none there."

"Well, that's apparently all we have," the register worker said.

"What?! Isn't the purpose of a Pokémon Mart to be able to have these items available for trainers?" Silver asked.

"Next," the register worker said.

"Hey, I was here first," Silver said.

"Yes, but you're just whining," the register worker said. He then turned to the next person in line. "How can I help you, sir?"

"You're helping me before you get to this next person!" Silver said angrily.

"You know, Full Heals work just as well as Antidotes," the next person in line said.

"What do you know about Pokémon?" Silver asked the person.

"People call me Super Nerd," the guy next to Silver said. "I know all sorts of stuff about Pokémon. And it's much more cost-efficient to buy Full Heals, because they heal more ailments."

Super Nerd then put his items on the counter.

"Hey, those are some Antidotes there!" Silver said. "What do you need five of them for?"

"I don't have the money for Full Heals, and I know exactly what I need," Super Nerd said.

"Can't you just give me one? I'll buy it for you," Silver said.

"Sorry," Super Nerd said, as he paid for his items.

Silver angrily waited for Super Nerd to buy his items, then stepped up to the counter and bought the three items he had.

"What's with your temper?" the register worker asked.

"That's none of your business," Silver said, paying for his items and leaving.

Outside, Silver ran into Super Nerd again.

"So, how about letting me buy one of those Antidotes off you?" Silver asked.

"I've told you, buddy, just get a Full Heal," Super Nerd said. "I got to go back inside and get something else."

"I'm not paying more for no reason at all," Silver said. "I want an Antidote, not a Full Heal."

"Sorry," Super Nerd said, going back inside the Pokémon Mart, leaving Silver fuming outside.

"What a loser," Silver said angrily, setting down his backpack, and putting his newly purchased items inside. Suddenly he remembered that his Sneasel needed to go to the Pokémon Center. As he got up to go to the Pokémon Center, he forgot to bring his backpack with him, and just took his Poké Balls, which were attached to a belt he was wearing. He then ran to the Pokémon Center.

"Oh no, what is this?!" Silver said, seeing a huge line at the Pokémon Center.

"Sorry for the delays everyone, but we're down to one Chansey today," Nurse Joy said.

"That's just great!" Silver complained. He then waited for about 20 minutes inside the Pokémon Center, before finally getting his Sneasel healed. He then walked back to the Pokémon Mart, hoping that he would be able to find an Antidote. He walked over to the Pokémon Mart and saw his backpack sitting outside the building.

"I must have forgotten this," he said, as he was about to pick up the backpack.

"Freeze, Silver!" a female voice yelled.

"Who the heck are you?" Silver said to the young woman.

"I'm Officer Jenny, formerly of Saffron City, before I was reassigned to Olivine City," she said. "I remember you from that whole deal with Silph Company and Team Rocket. I also got a call from the person in charge of this Pokémon Mart that a murder has taken place in the building, and he suspects you of doing it."

"That's impossible!" Silver said.

"Is that your bag?" Officer Jenny asked.

"Yes," Silver said.

Officer Jenny picked up the backpack, finding a bloody knife inside the bag.

"What is this?" Officer Jenny asked.

"That's not mine!" Silver said.

"That's what they all say," Officer Jenny said. "Come with me."

Later that day, Jasmine returned home from the lighthouse and called Silver.

"He's not home," she said. "That's surprising. Maybe he's on his way."

After waiting for about half an hour, she called Silver's house again, but she yet again did not get an answer.

"What could have happened to him?" she said. She walked outside, deciding to go to the Pokémon Mart, figuring Silver might be there. Once she arrived, she found the place blocked off by police. She found some police officers and asked them what was going on.

"There was a murder here earlier today," a police officer said.

"Murder?" Jasmine asked.

"A person was apparently stabbed to death," another police officer said. "We have a suspect under custody."

Jasmine suddenly became completely frightened. "Silver!" she screamed. "Tell me, did the murdered person have red hair?"

"Ironic you mention that…" a police officer said.

The police officers took Jasmine to the police station, where they allowed her to walk back to the jail and see Silver, who was in a jail cell.

"Silver!" Jasmine said in shock.

"I didn't do it, honestly I didn't," Silver said. "I was at the Pokémon Center, and I came back, and a knife was planted in my backpack, which I must have left by accident there. Trust me, Jasmine, I've been framed."

Jasmine looked at Silver for a minute, then started to get a peaceful feeling.

"I trust you," Jasmine said. "I always have, and I always will. I believe you're telling me the truth."

"You've got to talk to these police and get me out of here," Silver said.

"I'll try," Jasmine said.

The shy Jasmine walked over to some of the police officers, feeling worried about what to say to them.

"What is it?" Officer Jenny asked.

"My Silver shouldn't be in jail," Jasmine said.

"Your Silver?" Officer Jenny asked.

"He's my boyfriend, and I know he shouldn't be in prison," Jasmine said.

"So, is he innocent?" Officer Jenny asked.

"Ask him," Jasmine asked.

"We did already. Of course he says he's innocent!" Officer Jenny said.

"There you go," Jasmine said.

"We don't believe him," Officer Jenny said. "Criminals always lie. What do you think, is he innocent?"

"I'm sure he is," Jasmine said.

"How can you be sure?" Officer Jenny asked. "You probably know hardly anything about the incident!"

"Look, I trust Silver," Jasmine said. "I know he wouldn't lie to me, and I know he wouldn't commit a crime like that. You've got to trust me on this."

"Understand something," Officer Jenny said. "We don't just allow criminals to go free. You're going to need some hard evidence to free him."

"How can you incriminate someone without knowing for sure that he did it?" Jasmine asked.

"We have all the information we need," Officer Jenny said. "He has a past criminal record, stealing a Pokémon from Professor Elm, as we found in our records. He was apparently arguing with this person who was murdered, as the worker at the Pokémon Mart said. And he had a bloody knife in his backpack. What else do we need?"

Jasmine burst into tears.

"I'm sorry, girl, but you can forget freeing your boyfriend," Officer Jenny said. "We aren't offering any bail for a murderer."

Jasmine rushed back to her home, still crying, immediately calling up Whitney and Gold. They had come through for her in the past, and now she needed their help more than ever before.