Vigilante

Playing the vigilante will eventually corrupt you, and when faced with lawful good... you will get caught. Four-shot Darkfic.

"You're under arrest."

A bold proclamation rang out in the dimly lit halls of the Underground Path in Goldenrod City. The source of such a statement – none other than Lance the Dragon Master and Kanto-Johto regional Champion. With his entire Pokemon team out to block all the exits, Lance had one dark, abnormal figure. The foreboding figure that once stood as advocate for all things truly good in the world was trapped. Cornered.

"Under arrest? Me?" The figure laughed. "That's a great joke Lance."

"I'm not joking." Lance said softly. "Mirrow, turn yourself in."

Mirrow shook his head. "And why would I do that?"

In recent months, three influential figures within the Pokemon League were revealed as sponsors of Pokemon cruelty. Even if undeniably guilty, evidence was needed to put them behind bars. And those bastards knew how to cover up a trail.

"Don't make this harder than it already is." Lance said, unfolding his arms. "I don't want to hurt you."

"Hurt me? No Lance, you and I both know that it'll be the other way around." Mirrow said mockingly. "In case you didn't know, I can teleport out of here. You can't catch me."

"Mirrow, please." Lance pleaded. "This is the last time I'm going to ask."

"This is the last time I'm going to ask." Mirrow mocked Lance. "Why are you doing this Lance? Why are you bothering? Why are down here with me? Why didn't you stop those officials? Why did you spend your time and resources tracking me down, instead of putting the son's of bitches that committed REAL CRIMES BEHIND BARS?"

"You killed them!" Lance shouted, eyes steely. "You killed them Mirrow! Ruthlessly slaughtered them! Dismembered their limbs! Severed their heads! You paraded them across the city to hoist them on a flagpole!"

Mirrow scoffed. "They deserved it."

"It wasn't just them." Lance said without missing a beat. "What about those ex-Team Rocket members? We cleared them of their charges"

"Team Rocket was trash."

"THESE PEOPLE WEREN'T!" Lance bellowed, his voice echoing off the tiled walls. "THEIR FAMILIES WEREN'T!"

Mirrow turned his back on Lance. "The world needs to be cleansed of evil Lance."

"You have a kill count of 15, and you've hospitalized over 50 innocent people within three months. That seems pretty evil to me."

"Necessary losses."

"A four year old that didn't even know what her father did is a necessary loss?"

"That's different!" Mirrow retorted. "She ran in front of him, there was no way I could sto-"

"You're a threat to everyone but yourself." Lance spat. "It was different when you were just assisting the police forces, playing the super hero… but you've committed crimes. You've committed murder. Someone has to knock you down off your disillusioned pedestal Mirrow, and it's going to be me. You're understand, don't you? No one is above the law. Not even someone like you."

Mirrow burst out laughing. "Is that supposed to insult me?"

In a sudden instant, he was on top of Lance, his form the shape of a Nidoking with large eyes in a piercing shade of red. His claws dug into the protective layers of Lance's suit, slicing through them like butter. He snorted. "Be honest Lance; be that with what little honesty you have left. You don't give a shit about what I do! You're out for revenge… the only reason why you're trying to arrest me is because of her!"

Lance's Dragonite rushed to his partner's aid firing a Hydro Pump at Mirrow and following it up with Skull Bash.

Mirrow's body tumbled to the ground. As he picked himself up, his body grew larger. With an Iron Tail, he swatted Dragonite away, sending it flying down to the end of the underground tunnel.

"Are you angry Lance?" Mirrow taunted, his voice unsettlingly distorted. "Are you saddened by the fact that you'll never see the great Champion ever again? Saddened by the fact that you'll never get to confess your love for her?"

"Dragonite, hang in there, I need your help!" Lance said, rushing to his Pokemon's aid. He ripped his torn cape off. "Flood the tunnels!"

From either end of the tunnels, waves of water gushed in. Within seconds, the entire tunnel was filled with knee high water.

"Flood the tunnels?" Mirrow roared with laughter. "You weren't paying attention, were you?" In a flash of light, Mirrow's monstrous form disappeared from sight. He reappeared behind the Dragon Master, Mega Punching him into a wall. His small form crumpled to the floor with a splash.

"Dragonite… DragonBreath." Lance ordered weakly, coughing up blood. A mighty gust of acidlike breath blasted into Mirrow's body. He roared and charged towards Dragonite with a Take Down.

"I was doing the world justice by removing it of scum. Like those puppeteers you call League officials. Like those smarmy Team Rocket idiots." Mirrow fired a Hyper Beam at the duo. "And you! You let me do what I wanted, whenever I wanted! Tell me, who's worse? A man that killed another man, or the cop that saw the crime and turned a blind eye when he should have put him in handcuffs?" He laughed. "You're just as bad as those League officials… you covered my tracks! You planned on doing that for a while, because you believed in my cause. And then she found out."

"Enough! Dragonite, use Dragon Rage!"

Mirrow brushed away the draconic fires. "Because of you, she's gone! She chased after something too big for her and you let her do it. You let her go, and now she's dead!" The monster used his teleporting ability generously, turning Lance and his Dragonite into his own personal bouncing balls. Teleport, smash, repeat. Lance flailed in agony as he felt his ribs fracture with each bone-crushing blow.

Two silhouettes appeared in the distance. "Alakazam, use Disable!" A pulse of energy encircled around Mirrow's figure, freezing him in place. "NO!" He roared, clutching his head. "Psybeam!" A colorful beam of energy slammed into Mirrow's body, sending him into a temporary lapse of confusion.

"Sabrina!"

"Lance!" Sabrina yelled. "Come on, we have to get out of he-" A blue energy engulfed her body, restricting her movements. She hovered in the air for a moment before smashing into the floor covered in kneehigh water.

Mirrow was trying to drown her with Psychic.

Alakazam fired a Psybeam at the monster, only to be slammed into a wall by another Psychic. "Dragonite! Use Take Down!" The Dragon Pokemon's physical attack from behind broke Mirrow's focus on Sabrina. "Alakazam! Take her and flee!"

The psychic duo disappeared from sight, leaving three in the rising waters, now chest high.

Dragonite trapped Mirrow in a vortex of swirling water. Mirrow's body morphed into that of smaller, fishlike form. He surfed against the current of the Whirlpool to the top before striking the dragon type with a series Hydro Pumps. After a minute of enduring the massive torrents of water, Dragonite fell.

Lance recalled his partner into safety inside its Pokeball. "Thank you friend…"

Mirrow approached the Dragon Master. A claw-like appendage sprouted from his side, grabbing Lance by the neck, lifting him high above his head.

"It's over for you Lance. Even if you managed to Disable me from Teleporting away, I can just Transform into a water type." Mirrow said, his voice not far from a demonic announcer. "I'll survive this flood and escape. But you? You! Will! DIE!" He tightened his grip around Lance's throat, slowly choking him.

In an act of desperation, Lance reached for his belt and grabbed a dark purple Pokeball.

"Your Pokemon can't help you now… they're all outside, don't you remember?" Mirrow cackled. "Say goodbye, Dragon Master." With one final squeeze, he stole the last breath of the invincible Lance.