Prologue Part 1 – Finally Caught

I was being dragged along the ground by a Sawk. He had put a blindfold over my eyes and a gag in my mouth, and was dragging me by my hood. I knew I wouldn't be able to get out, as I couldn't reach him to attack directly, nor could I see to set up an obstacle with some projectiles.

It happened so fast. I broke into the shop to steal the money, as per usual. I got all the money I could carry, and started to run out, but was stopped by a Sawk that knocked me out with a quick Brick Break to the back of my head. Now I was here.

"Still can't believe I caught you son of a bitch." The Sawk said. "And I bet you can't either huh?" I didn't have to see to know that he had that smug grin on his face. "You'll be here for as long as you'll survive."

That's what you think, I thought.

A few minutes later I heard him open a door. He dragged me inside, and I felt the ground change from the usual rough asphalt and concreate it usually was to tile.

"Holy shit." I heard someone else say. "You actually caught him." I knew that voice immediately. Hawlucha, the damn police captain.

He came up to me and pulled off my blindfold and gag.

"Nice job, Marcus. You finally got yourself captured." He took a pair of handcuffs off his belt and put them on my wrists. "Any last words while you in your last moments of being outside that cell?"

"Quit calling me Marcus, asshole."

The Sawk started dragging me to a room in the back of the police station, hidden from the front by a heavy door, and led me to a large cell with several Pokémon already locked in it.

Opened the cell door and through me in as quick as he could, leaving the handcuffs on me.

"Say hello to your new inmate, the legendary Hoodie the Scrafty. And I'll just leave you with taking off those handcuffs yourself." The Sawk said smugly.

In response to this, I lifted my arms over my head so the handcuffs were facing him, and broke them easily.

"Show off." He said, then walked away.

I walked up the, charged up a small bit of energy in my hand and pounded on it as hard as I could. I didn't even bend.

"You're not going to break that." One of the other Pokemon with me said. "Believe me, I tried. Whatever stuff that's made of, it's unbreakable."

I turned around and looked at everyone here with me. There was a Krokorok, a Zoroark, a Mightyena and a Sneasel.

"It really is you." Said the Zoroark. "They actually captured you."

I sighed and looked at the floor. "Yep." I said. "I guess the cops are smarter than I give them credit for. They actually came up with a successful plan." I sat down in between the Sneasel and the Krokorok.

"We're all like you, you know." Said the Sneasel. "We're all thieves, and we're all pretty damn good at it too. But not nearly at the same level as you."

I smiled. "How long have you guys been here?" I asked.

"I just got here this morning." Sneasel said. "They caught me in the vents of the Berry store downtown. Krokorok and Zoroark are couple that were caught last night at their hideout over by West Peak. Mightyena was caught in the ally over by the docks yesterday morning. What about you?"

"That Sawk caught me on the way out of the clothes store a few blocks away. But don't worry. I won't be here long."

"Don't get cocky yet. This place is impossible to escape unless you're smart enough and/or have like, three people at least. And even then, only one is probably getting out." Krokorok said.

"Oh." I thought for a second. "Well, I am pretty smart. And there are three of us."

"I like you already." Krokorok reached out his hand for a hand shake. I accepted.