Rating: Rated T, for violence, blood, language, and safety.
Genre: Adventure, Friendship, slight Drama, a tad bit of Humor.
Summary: PMD3. After the destruction of the moon, Pokémon grew violent, outlaws and wild Pokémon appearing at every turn. Bullet, a Treecko who claims to be a human, and Marta, a Snivy, join the ranks as Pokémon Officers in order to set the world straight. But just who is Bullet, and will the World of Pokémon ever be the same?
A/N: I've been working on this story on and off for a few months and finally decided to finish a few chapters. If this story is a bit sappy at time…it's Pokémon, so it should be normal. So, enjoy.
The siren rang throughout Treetop Village in the dead of night. The Pokémon that inhabited this village were rudely awakened. The villagers sprang out of their beds and blocked their doorways, as this alarm meant that an outlaw had just escaped from Magnezone Prison.
In the shadows of the night under the broken moon, special officers gathered together after hearing the alarm. "Smeargle, who escaped?" a Pokémon growled, upset at having to get out of bed.
"I haven't the foggiest idea. I took my eye off the outlaws for a second and the alarm went off!" the Smeargle said, embarrassed at this fiasco he caused.
"You were probably working on one of your stupid paintings. Look at what they've caused!" another Pokémon hissed.
"Hey, one day those paintings are going be worth millions of Poké someday, Raichu!"
"This is serious, Smeargle! The chief of police is gonna be pissed!"
"I already am. ZZZT!"
The three officers jumped when they heard the voice of the chief of police Magnezone. They twirled around to face him, stiffening. "Magnezone, sir, we-"
"Be quiet. ZZZT! Special Officer Smeargle, Raichu, and Zangoose, quit loafing around playing the blame game and capture the escaped outlaw! ZZZT!"
"Y-Yes sir, Chief!" the three saluted simultaneously.
"No need. I can capture him myself," said a shadowy figure.
Everyone turned around to see a Pokémon in the shadows, and instantly recognized the shape of the shadow. Zangoose glared at the figure. "Well, if it isn't the Legendary Officer. I thought you were busy capturing Infernape."
"I caught him easily." The figure sighed. "I come home after a whole week of being gone and I find out this place has gone to hell during my absence."
"We did perfectly fine without you-!"
"Silence Special Officer Zangoose! ZZZT!" Zangoose obeyed the chief of police begrudgingly. "Legendary Officer, do you know where the escaped outlaw is? ZZZT!"
"He ran out of the village, sadly. I got a good look at him though. It's Bidoof again."
"Of course," Raichu groaned. "This is the seventh time that slippery Pokémon escaped!"
"I'll capture it. I'll be back." The Legendary Officer dashed out of the forest like a flash of light.
The lonely Snivy roamed through the trees, a drop of water from a leaf above her hitting her nose. She gazed up into the cloudy sky, wondering if it was going to rain again, until she found the source of the water. She sighed and continued to wallow in her misery as she continued through the forest.
She immediately ducked in cover as a group of Pidgey hovered over her. They were probably just passing by, but she couldn't be too careful. Sure, she had taken on a Pidgey or two in her time, but with those kinds of numbers she would become bird chow. Best she just keep her head down and keep on trudging.
Honestly, she didn't know where she was going. In fact, she barely remembered where it was. Maybe in the middle, or to the right…It was hopeless. It was completely wiped out.
"Today makes year five…" she sighed. She plopped down on the forest floor, leaning against a tree, mourning for all of those lost that faithful day five years ago…like every year.
She questioned why she did this every year. It probably wasn't healthy to keep wallowing in the past like this, but it was so hard to forget. All those images were still burned into her brain. Every time she closed her eyes she could see them running…it was all too much.
Her sorrow suddenly turned into rage. Rage about the fact that she couldn't stop it. Rage about the fact that she couldn't even find the strength to do anything about it. She was just too big of a coward. With all of her might, she blindly punched the tree she was just leaning on.
Just at the moment, a Pokémon that was apparently sleeping on a branch fell due to the punch, falling on top of the Snivy, making her fall face-first in the ground. The Snivy lifted her head and groaned. "Maybe next time I should think before I punch…" She didn't even know she had the strength to shake an entire tree.
Slithering out from underneath the Pokémon, she got up and dusted herself off. She indentified the Pokémon as a Treecko. The Treecko didn't get up, so maybe it wasn't asleep. Did it faint? Did it just come out of a battle? That couldn't be, it didn't even have a scratch on it. Maybe a bump to the head? The Snivy nudged it a bit to try and wake it, but with no luck.
It was at that moment the Treecko started to mumble to itself. "Where am I…?" It didn't know where it was? This is Tamira Forest, everybody knew that. Maybe he was a traveler? Or…a bad Pokémon? "…Who am I?" It…It didn't even know who it was! Oh, what was a Snivy to do?
The Snivy paced around a little, wondering what she should do. Should she be Good Samaritan and bring this Treecko to her home? It looked like a good Pokémon, but it was pretty hard to tell with Treeckos. Besides, it didn't even know who it was. So any chance of it remembering it was bad would be wiped from his memory, so there was that…
"OK, think Marta. Think!" the Snivy mumbled to herself, rubbing her temples. Eventually, she came to the decision to ask questions when the Treecko woke up. For now, she had to bring this Treecko to shelter, before something came along and gobbled it up, or worse (Even though she couldn't think of a worse death than being eaten)!
Marta dragged the Treecko by its tail to her home. Though it wouldn't be easy to get it there. Why? Well…her house was in a cave…behind a raging waterfall at Floatzel Lake.
Lucky for her, there were stepping stones behind the waterfall leading to the cave. She put them there herself. It took her almost a day or two to get it perfect like that. Now, normally this would easy, but she was lugging around a Pokémon about the same weight as her. There was no way she would be able to jump on all those stepping stone without accidently dropping the Treecko and cracking it's skull open on the stepping stones. OK, maybe that was just a worst case scenario, but still…
The only possible way to avoid this probably was to swim to the cave. It seemed pretty easy at first, but Marta lost energy quickly with the Treecko on her back. With as much speed and strength that she could muster up, she swam to the cave.
Her home wasn't too far from her village, and it was an average little home. There was a basket full of food and other essentials in one corner, some straw in another, and in the middle was her bed fashioned out of the straw. She practically threw the Treecko into her bed, and made another one with the remaining straw she had left. Exhausted from lugging the Pokémon around, she fell into her new bed, taking a little nap.
When she heard the Treecko stirring, Marta woke up and hovered over it.
The Treecko opened his eyes, his head pounding. He was greeted by a Pokémon he had never even seen before, hovering over him and smiling. Where was he? "Hey, are you OK?" The Pokémon asked.
It was at that moment the Treecko's eyes snapped open. He screamed in terror as he backed up into the wall. "Y-You can talk!" he shouted in disbelief.
A talking Pokémon? Impossible! Well, he had heard rumors of a talking Meowth once or twice, but not a talking…whatever the heck that was!
Marta gave the Treecko a confused look. "Um…Yeah, I can talk."
The strange Pokémon tried to approach him, but he just inched away, back still to the wall. "B-But you can't talk! I shouldn't understand you! A human can't understand a Pokémon!"
Marta was completely lost. "Uh…What're you talking about? You're a Treecko, and I'm a Snivy, so we should be able to talk to each other."
Treecko? What was this Pokémon talking about? Now that it mentioned it, the cave he was in looked pretty big, and this Pokémon was the same size as him. He looked at his hand, and nearly had a heart attack. It was big and green and only had three fingers. Three large, stubby fingers, to be precise.
He ran toward the waterfall at the exit of the cave, and was able to see his reflection in it. However, instead of seeing himself stare back at him, he saw…A Treecko! "WAAAH! It's true! I'm a Treecko!" The Treecko held his head, trying to take all this in.
Marta just watched the Treecko and stared at it as if it were insane. "…Did you hit your head hard or something?"
"I-I dunno!" The Treecko shouted. "I…I can't remember a thing!"
"Sounds like you hit your head to me."
"L-Listen to me! I'm not a Treecko-I mean I am, but I'm not supposed to be! I'm supposed to be a human!"
Marta frowned in confusion. "A, um…human? That can't be, there are no humans in this world. Only Pokémon. Are you just pulling my leg or something?"
"NO!" The Treecko took another minute to accept all of this. A world filled with only Pokémon? Him, a Treecko? How did he get here? He had no idea…he didn't even know who he was. "Um…Do you remember your name?" the other Pokémon asked.
My name? the Treecko thought. Honestly, he didn't remember his name. But he couldn't just tell it – or her (it sounded like a girl to him) – that. So he took it upon himself to come up with a temporary name for himself for the time being. "Um…my name is…Bullet." He smiled. Bullet…Sounds like a nice name.
"Alright Bullet, my name is Marta. Nice to meet you." There was a bit of an awkward silence between the two, until Marta spoke up. "Um, why don't we go for a walk? Maybe that'll help clear your head."
"Yeah…That sounds good."
Bullet followed Marta out into the forest. He looked up and saw some clouds parting in the afternoon sky. They wandered around the forest for a few minutes before Bullet decided to break the ice. "So Marta, if you don't mind me asking, what kind of Pokémon are you again?"
"Well, I'm a species from a faraway place. I'm a Snivy, the Grass Snake Pokémon. As of now, I'm an endangered species."
"I see…"
Marta stopped, and so did Bullet. "Bullet," she began, "are you seriously a human? You're not trying to trick me are you?"
"I'm not tricking you, honestly!" Bullet shot back. "Why don't you trust me?"
"I'm sorry…" Marta sighed. She should learn to be more trusting of other Pokémon. Being suspicious all the time probably isn't the best way to live. "It's just that more and more bad Pokémon have been springing up lately," she continued.
Bullet blinked. "Why's that?"
The bushes behind the duo suddenly started to shake. The two backed away from it, more alert, unsure whether whatever was in it was friend or foe. A Combusken emerged from the bushes, collapsing in front of the two. They were quick to come to its side.
"What happened?" Marta asked with a concerned tone.
The Combusken lifted its head, only able to keep one eye open. "That Bidoof…I underestimated it…" It took him a minute to realize that two Pokémon were huddled around him. "You two! Please help! An outlaw…An outlaw attacked us, and he took my little brother! He should still be nearby…Hurry, before he hurts him!"
Bullet shot up and leered into the forest. "Marta, let's go," he said, not giving it a second thought.
"B-But…" Marta wanted nothing more than to help this Combuskin, but...She was too much of a coward. That's why she couldn't even find the guts to become an Apprentice Officer…
"No buts! Come on!"
Bullet immediately took off to the forest. Marta stayed in place, paralyzed with fear. She scowled at herself for not being able to join him, and for being foolish for not believing him. She pushed aside her cowardliness and ran after Bullet.
Meanwhile, the outlaw known as Bidoof, who was two times as fat as a normal Bidoof I might add, was running with all his might into an open area in the middle of the forest, holding a captive Torchic, who was sobbing violently. The Bidoof put his hand (paw…whatever it had) over its beak, trying to shut it up. "Quiet down! If the Legendary Officer catches me I'm a dead Pokémon!"
Bidoof started to pace around, a million things running through his head. "Why is the Legendary Officer after me? I would have through it would've been a Junior Officer or something, but…Oh man, I'm so dead!" He turned to the Torchic with a wicked smile on his face. "But not if I use you as a hostage."
"BIG BRO!" Torchic shouted, only to be silenced by Bidoof.
Bullet and Marta happened to hear said scream and ran to the source. Marta was paralyzed once again when she saw the outlaw. This was it. Could she really fend off a dangerous outlaw? She forced herself to speak up. "H-H-H-Hey! Y-You!" What was that! That was intimidating at all! Marta scolded at herself in her mind.
Bidoof nearly jumped at the sound of a voice. His nerves were calmed down when he saw they were only two harmless Pokémon and not the Legendary Officer. He glared at the two "What? Scram, kids! Before I make you!"
Marta was taken aback, but still stood her ground. "W-We…Y-You…You let that Torchic go or I-I'll…I'll…"
Bidoof started to laugh, and Marta just stared at the ground. I knew I couldn't do it… she thought.
"Oh ho ho! This is rich! You two really think you can stop me?" Bidoof continued to laugh.
Bullet looked Marta and saw how much she was hurting. He couldn't stand back at watch this charade for any longer. He barely knew Marta, and he was just getting used to being a Pokémon, but he had to do something. Besides, she helped him, so now it was his time to return the favor.
He stepped forward. "Hey!" he called out.
Bidoof glared at him. "What?"
"You really think you're all that tough? I've seen Magikarp more threatening than you." Bullet said with a sly smile. Marta looked at him with wide eyes. What's he doing! Marta thought.
Bidoof glared daggers at the Treecko. "What did you say?"
"You heard me. You dare call yourself an outlaw? Look at you. Eaten a bit too many Gummis have you?"
Bidoof gritted his teeth. "I eat an appropriate amount of Gummis! I'm big-boned! And besides, Gummis make you smarter, doofus! Maybe you should eat more of them!"
Bullet rolled his eyes. "Whatever, Bidoof. What kind of threatening name is Bidoof anyway?" He laughed mockingly, and Marta couldn't help but join in.
Marta saw what he was doing. He was trying to raise her confidence to fight. And it worked. She was ready to take anything, as long as Bullet was by her side.
Bidoof, on the other hand, was steaming mad. His face was red, he was snarling, and they could've sworn smoke came out of his ears. "YOU…WILL…DIE!"
Bidoof charged at Bullet head-first, using the move Headbutt, but he was able to easily dodge it. Instead, Bidoof hit a nearby tree. He groaned, shaking it off, but this left him in the open. Bullet used this opportunity to use Pound on the Bidoof.
Bidoof got up and dashed toward Bullet once again, this time preparing to use Hyper Fang. Bullet once again skillfully dodged it. He was amazed he was doing this good in battle, despite never being in a battle before. Bidoof instead bit into Marta who was behind Bullet at the time. She screeched in pain. Marta slammed Bidoof into a nearby tree constantly (which was pretty hard considering his weight) until he retracted his teeth. He followed his attack up with Headbutt, which flung Marta into a tree.
Bullet spat seeds out of his mouth, using the move Bullet Seed, but the seeds just bounced off the Bidoof's lard. Bidoof took his attention off Marta and started attacking Bullet. Bullet fended him off until Marta got the strength to get up. By that time, Bidoof knocked Bullet to the ground.
Bidoof was about to finish the Treecko off until Marta intervened. The leaf on Marta's tail began to glow green. She dashed toward the sleeping Bidoof. When she got close enough to him, she twirled in the air, before sweeping down, slashing him with the leaf. Marta landed down gracefully, finishing the move Leaf Blade, before Bidoof fainted.
Bullet clapped for Marta, which caused her to smile. "Great work, Marta! I knew you could do it!" he cheered.
"You're not half bad yourself, being a human and all." Marta's playful smile turned to a frown. "Listen, I'm really sorry about not trusting you earlier. You forgive me right?"
Bullet smirked. "Water under the bridge."
Bullet and Marta turned to face the sobbing Torchic in the corner. They ran over to comfort him. "Hey, it's OK. Bidoof won't hurt you anymore." Marta assured him.
"Thank you…" Torchic sniffed.
At that moment, Combusken came out from hiding in the bushes and watching the battle. Torchic pushed aside Bullet and Marta and ran into his brother's arm. "Combusken…I was so scared!" he sobbed.
"Don't worry Torchic, it's over now…" Combusken said, holding his brother. Bullet and Marta couldn't help but smirk at this scene.
The four Pokémon soon gathered around the fainted Bidoof, staring blankly at it. "…So what do we do with him?" Marta spoke.
Bullet's eye fixated at a nearby stick, which he didn't hesitate to pick. He began to poke the fainted Pokémon several times, laughing to himself. "Don't do that," Combusken sighed.
Bullet turned to the Young Fowl Pokémon. "He kidnapped your brother," he reminded him.
"…Hand me a stick."
Bullet picked up another stick for Combusken, but Marta slapped both sticks out of Bullet's hands, using the two vines she sprouted on her back. "Ouch!" Bullet cried. "Killjoy…"
"Maybe I could bring it back to Treetop Village using Vine Whip," Marta thought aloud. The Snivy wrapped the two vines on her back around the Bidoof and tried to lift it, but it was no use. The Bidoof was way too heavy to be lifted. She gave up and retracted her vines. "Well that didn't work…"
"Stand aside," said the voice of a leader. The four turned around to find the source of the voice. Combusken, Torchic and Marta all gasped, which confused Bullet. "No way! It's the Legendary Officer!" Torchic said in disbelief. Legendary Officer? Bullet thought.
All Bullet saw was a Pokémon probably no taller than he was. It was a Pokémon with white fur with large, orange, and pointed ears that looked like a 'V,' and two tails that looked more like wings. He'd never seen a Pokémon like this before. First Marta, now this Pokémon.
Was the Legendary Officer behind it?
"Legendary Officer Victini…" Marta said, star-struck. "It's an honor."
Victini looked pleased from being recognized. "Please, you flatter me." Victini strolled up to the fainted Bidoof. "Did you guys take this outlaw out?"
Marta nodded rapidly. "Yup, Bullet and I took him out, sir."
"Hold on a second," Bullet objected, "This is a 'Legendary Officer?' He's no bigger than any of us! How can he be legendary?"
Victini glared at the Treecko. He wasn't about to let some brat undermine his authority. So he decided to show this Treecko just how tough he was. Victini dashed behind Bullet, and before Treecko could even blink, Victini kicked Bullet in the back of the head, causing him to slid across the forest floor, his head in the dirt.
The other three Pokemon didn't know whether to be worried about Bullet or be in awe at Victini. "I'm small yet quick." The legendary officer said.
"You've made you point…" Bullet said, face in the dirt. Bullet sat up and turned toward the others. He saw the Victini push the Bidoof onto its back. Taking out a strange looking badge (it was solid gold, and it looked like a Pokeball with wings) he threw it in the air. The badge broke in half and turned into gold rings that acted as handcuffs for the Bidoof. Bullet was awestruck by this. "Cool…" he muttered to himself.
The rings suddenly grew wings, a function designed for fainted outlaws, especially those too big to be carried or dragged or anything in between. They lifted the Bidoof off the ground and the lifeless body floated by Victini. "I must return this outlaw back to Magnezone Prison, where he belongs. I thank you catching him for me. May our paths cross again." Victini walked away, the flying Bidoof following him. Combusken and Torchic followed him from a distance; just to be sure they got back to Treetop Village without being attacked by an outlaw or wild Pokémon.
Marta helped Bullet up, and Bullet dusted himself off. "I guess I should learn to keep my mouth shut," he chuckled.
Marta laughed as well, and then spoke. "So, Bullet, you've been transformed into a Treecko, and you've got nowhere to go. What're you gonna do?"
Bullet frowned. He got caught up in all the excitement he practically forgot about his current situation. She was right; he had nowhere to go, there were probably more outlaws or wild Pokémon out there that would hurt him. There was only one thing he could do now.
"Marta…If you don't mind, I'd like to hang with you for a little while," he suggested.
Marta smirked. "Sure!" Bullet smiled. That was one problem solved.
Marta looked up at the sky, looking as if she was contemplating something. After working up the courage, she decided to say something. "Um, Bullet…if you're hanging with me for a while, can I ask you for a favor?"
"Sure, shoot."
Marta sighed. "Well, you see," she began, "I've always wanted to be a Pokémon Officer. There are so many outlaws and bad Pokémon popping up nowadays, that I want to help lock away. I want to become an Apprentice Officer at Magnezone Prison and learn how to be a good officer like Victini. But I'm too scared even sign up…"
Bullet could see where this was going, but he let her continue. "You really helped me get the courage to face Bidoof. If it weren't for you I would've avoided the whole situation. I think if you were to become an Apprentice Officer along with me, then maybe I wouldn't be so scared." Marta looked up at Bullet. "So, what do you say? Will you help me?"
Bullet contemplated this for a brief moment before deciding he should help Marta. If he was going to stay with Marta for a while, the least he could do was help her. Besides, maybe by becoming a Pokémon Officer he could learn who he is along the way.
It's settled then, Bullet thought to himself. "Alright, I'll help you!"
Marta grinned ear to ear. "R-Really? Thank you so much!" She could barely contain her excitement. Finally, after years of dreaming, she would finally enter the ranks as a Pokémon Officer!
Bullet held out his hand. "Alright Marta, from this moment on, you and me are going to be partners. We'll always have each other's backs. Got it?"
Marta put her hand on top of his and nodded. "Got it!"
A/N: Wow, that was longer then I thought it would be…Anyway, the story gets better. Reviews are appreciated!
