Chapter One

Talon never wanted to be a fugitive. He just did what he needed to do to survive. Living on Mt. Mistral had forced him to take some desperate measures. He saw that gummi in the Kecleon shop and… well… You can infer what happened next. He barely escaped to the next floor, and was now in the process of running for his freedom.

"Talon! Give up now! You have nowhere to run!" The leader of Team Eastside called. Talon closed his eyes and gritted his beak, flying swifter. He had to escape... he had to get away...

"Hydro Pump!" The second member exclaimed. Talon looked over his shoulder as a powerful jet of water headed straight for his face. Talon braced for impact as he was knocked out.

"Zzt!" Magnezone looked at Talon with unblinking eyes. He then looked back at the beaming Team Eastside. "Thank-you for your continued assistance! Zzt!" Talon scoffed as he was shoved towards the ladder up.

"Hey! Easy on the plumage!" Talon joked. It was the only thing he could do to lighten the mood. Four magnemite stared up at him with emotionless countenances. Talon sighed. "Well, I guess… you're taking me to jail… huh?"

"Zzt! Affirmative." A magnemite responded. Talon frowned when he saw the jail located at the top of a steep rise. It appeared cold and melancholy, he saw several outlaws he recognized from "Wanted" posters within its walls. Talon quickly averted his dumb-founded gaze when he saw a rather tough looking zangoose eyeing him from behind a metal fence.

"Don't worry. You haven't committed a major crime. You won't be boarded with them… Zzt!" Magnezone stated over his shoulder. Talon's gaze darted back, but the zangoose was gone.

"Phew… I thought I was dead for sure…" Talon thought as he was shoved inside the prison. The young Braviary was quickly 'escorted' to his 'room'.

Talon shivered as he lay down on the cold concrete floor. Sleep claimed him soon after.

Talon woke up to a luxray staring at him from the outside of his cell. He blearily blinked his eyes, forgetting for a moment the events of yesterday. Once he came-to, he noticed the Pokémon staring.

"Waah! What- what are you doing… staring at me?" Talon screamed. The luxray laughed. It sounded more like a roar to Talon.

"You must be new here, from the look of it." He looked at Talon shivering. "I'm Fang, leader of Team Wilderness. Since there aren't any important outlaws to catch, we volunteered to help Magnezone guard this place." Luxray finished.

"You still haven't answered my question. Why were you staring at me earlier?" Talon asked, eyeing Fang through the bars.

"Oh, that's an easy one. You were drooling and snoring at the same time." Fang laughed. Talon blushed in embarrassment. He ruffled his feathers out a little bit, wincing as he aggravated an injury from yesterday. Talon quickly folded his wings to cover up his pain. Fang raised an eyebrow, and then looked around to make sure nobody was looking. He quickly took an Oran berry out of a pouch in his Treasure Bag and tossed it into Talon's cell, between two bars. "Eat that, it'll help." Fang smiled. Talon cocked his head in confusion. Why would a Rescue Team leader be decent to a criminal? It just didn't make any sense at all…

"T-thanks?" Talon took the berry in his beak and swiftly swallowed it. He hadn't realized his hunger until now. "Oof… I haven't eaten since yesterday…" He thought painfully as his cell door opened. Talon cocked his head.

"Zzt! All Pokémon report to the mess hall for breakfast!" The metallic voice of a magnemite echoed around the prison. Talon sighed in relief as he followed the other Pokémon towards the mess hall.

Author's Note:

I do not own anything! (Except my OCs... but since they're Pokemon... I'm not sure if that counts)

This is my first fanfiction... I hope you guys like it! Chapter two will be coming up soon! I'll be working on less dialogue and lengthier paragraphs! Please review and favorite! It's the fuel to my writing.

Hint: He'll be getting into some conflict during breakfast!