Chapter 1: Betrayal?
It was a day like any others in the hideout. The grunts would just run from one place to the other, busy with their work. The chief would just sit in his office with his right hand discussing their plans for the team, but there was a particular grunt that wasn't following his daily journal.
Lost in thoughts outside of the hideout was the youngest, but most skilled member of Team Snagem, Wes. He was a prodigy amongst the other grunts, mainly for his battle skills and his snagging abilities. Well, the team's not called "Snagem" for any reason. They literally snag a lot of trainer's Pokémon for them and always get away with it. Sure to be the most dangerous bunch in the entire Orre region.
Wes was resting his head on the side of a cliff, lost in his mind. He had been troubled by this feeling for a while now. He couldn't help but think he wasn't doing the right thing, working with Team Snagem and all of that. Next to him were his only two, but very loyal Pokémon: Espeon and Umbreon. They both knew something was not right with their trainer and couldn't help but feel for him.
"It's all right, you two. I'm not depressed or anything" said Wes with a comforting look. "It's just that… I can't help but think I could, you know, do something better instead of just doing any job that pays off like this. It's like I'm desperate for money or something..." He really meant those words.
But he couldn't just turn his back on the region's most infamous band of thieves. "If I'm getting out of here, I'm getting out in style" he thought to himself as he walked towards the building. "You two stay here in the vehicle, I won't take long" said Wes as his Pokémon jumped in the seat of his hovering transport. "Just got something to do before I leave".
As Wes entered the semi-tore building that Team Snagem called HQ, he was greeted by Wakin, the chief's right hand. "Hey, Wes, where were you, man? We need you to report to the boss". "Yeah, yeah" answered Wes. "Gimme five minutes to leave some stuff at my room and then I'll head over there, okay?". Wakin nodded in agreement and Wes quickly went to his room in the top floor. He quickly searched through his stuff until he eventually found what he needed: His favorite bandana and of course, the remote bomb he had been holding for such long time and kept hidden from his "work" mates. Just one more thing to pick up before leaving…
As Wes made sure there was no one guarding the room to the Snag Machine, he quickly entered, closed the door behind it and set off the bomb in the wall. He then gestured to the prized possession of Team Snagem, the Snag Machine. Invented by their most intelligent researcher, this machine would alter any Pokéball held by it to capture any Pokémon, even if it belonged to someone else. Wes quickly put it in his left arm.
From a shoulder pad, a smooth wire moved along an armored sleeve and reached a metal glove. It truly made you look badass. "This is it" thought Wes. Time to get this party started!
From outside, Umbreon and Espeon were glancing at the building, wondering what the hell Wes was doing that took him so long. But as they were in the middle of thinking, a loud explosion teared off one side of the building's walls! The smoke suddenly filled the atmosphere around and they saw a faint shadow jump from the building. It was Wes! He started running towards his vehicle with a legion of Snagem grunts pursuing his back.
"Quick, guys, make room!!". Espeon and Umbreon quickly jumped to the side of the seat while Wes climbed in with a quick jump. He then turned off and like a roaring motorbike, he was off.
He quickly turned around the canyon path leading out of the hideout just to notice he was being pursued by the chief's Skarmory! "Dammit, I should've thought of…"
"Espi! Espeon!" shouted Espeon. "Right, I forgot! Espeon, use your Psybeam to knock Skarmory off and Umbreon, use your Confuse Ray if he gets too close!" Both Pokémon quickly took battle positions as their Espeon's ruby started glowing. He then started blasting off one Psybeam after another, trying to knock Skarmory down. She would dodge every one of his attacks, though! And she was also getting closer. Umbreon's turn came in and his forehead's crescent moon started glowing as well, to unleash a blinding ray of light that hit Skarmory directly. Fooled by the confusion, Skarmory started to fly stupidly and lose altitude. Then, Espeon fired another Psybeam at the bird to knock her for good… and it worked! Skarmory couldn't take it and fell to the floor, just as Gonzap, the chief, caught up to it and gave Wes one cursed look with his eyes.
Wes turned around and made a "See ya" smirk that left Gonzap raging behind. He then turned forward and was welcomed by the vast dessert of the region of Orre.
Free at last from Team Snagem, Wes felt a rush of independence flowing through him, knowing he had taken the right choice, and with one more turn, he happily said good-bye to Team Snagem forever… or that's what he thought.