(A/N: Thanks to your votes, ELECTRIC is next. Let's see, who takes over for Casey and Kay? Oh, I know...)
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One-Shot 2: Detective Shock

During their travels throughout Sinnoh, Ash had met a lot of people and Pokémon while trying to be the master. They soon found themselves on some sort of obstacle course. Behind it was a building that displayed a police badge. "Looks like we've found a training ground for police and their Pokémon," Dawn guessed. The course gave Ash a flashback to an earlier moment.

"This reminds me of one in Kanto with another Officer Jenny," he recalled. "Pikachu and I tried it out and couldn't complete the challenge." Brock would testify to that.

"You really struggled the last time," he pointed the past.

"That last time won't happen this time. Right, Pikachu?" The surefire confidence radiated to Pikachu who squeaked in acknowledgment. Dawn scoffed at seeing how poorly Ash would do.

"I can't wait to see you two get caught up under those barbed wires," she teased, pointing to said obstacle.

"Besides, I already told you that Pikachu's powerful enough as it is," Brock added. "The obstacle course isn't necessary." Ash could argue that it wouldn't hurt for him and Pikachu to try. However, someone else jumped in the argument.

"Is that so?" squawked a familiar voice. All turned to the voice, eying Marble and her Luxray. "If Ash has a chance with this course, I'd say let him go for it!" The booming thrill had Ash bobbing a nod. Dawn didn't see it in the same light.

"You know that course is for police use, not a Pokémon competition, right?" she informed. Marble was solid with her pride.

"Exactly! I'll need Officer Jenny for permission. Come on!" Leading the way, Marble entered the police station with an Officer Jenny waiting inside. Jenny was surprised to see those she befriended.

"Hey, it's you guys!" she welcomed. "What brings you to the police station?" Brock would be the first to greet Jenny with the only way he knew how: hearts in the eyes and hands latched on the other.

"Officer Jenny from Mahogany Town, I knew we were meant to be handcuffed at the hip!" he cheered. Ash and Dawn palmed their faces. How many more women will Brock flirt with? Luxray chose to stop Brock by using Thunder Fang on the hip. The shocking bite broke Brock's grip and shocked him to submission. "That...bites!" After he went down, Luxray dragged Brock away.

"Wasn't that suppose to be Croagunk's job?" Dawn questioned. It's better not to find out.

"Anyway, did you come to see a demo of the course?" Jenny asked.

"Well, not necessarily," Ash corrected. "Marble and I want to try the course out ourselves." The idea troubled Jenny.

"I don't know... It's a training ground for the region's K9 squad, not some jungle gym." Marble wasn't backing down.

"If I'm gonna be one of you, I gotta train like nobody's business!" she stammered. Ash and Dawn were taken back from Marble's strong demeanor.

"Wow Ash!" Dawn jumped. "I'm afraid Marble's taken your thunder!" Poor Ash shuttered in thought. The teal-haired sounded more Ash than...well, Ash.

"I should be scared, shouldn't I?" he gulped. Jenny saw the fire in Marble's eyes.

"Okay," she surrendered. "You win. Let's step outside and see what you two got." Jenny led Ash and Marble out to the training grounds...or so it was there. The obstacle course disappeared. "Oh my gosh! Where did the course go?!" A guess filled the mind of the detective wannabe.

"Someone absconded the obstacle course!" Marble shouted. "And whoever it is, they got out with more on their weight!" Ash reacted fast and released Staravia to search from above.

"Staravia, try to find the obstacles!" he commanded. Staravia flew out to search for the missing course. Marble had an idea.

"Ash, come with me! Dawn, you and Jenny head that way!" No order for Brock? Anyway, Ash and Marble followed Staravia and Luxray guarded the back while they traveled through the wooded area. It didn't take too long and this time it was on Ash but he and Marble were lost.

"Man, whoever took the obstacles found a way to disappear in these woods." That's a lot of material in such a short time.

"I know it couldn't work with one suspect, that's for sure." Suddenly, Luxray pawed Marble for attention. Did Luxray find something? "What is it?" Luxray shot its head to a trailing divot heading in a different direction. When Ash spotted the trail, a conclusion emerged.

"Looks like the crooks went that way. The drag marks lead over here." Marble would be impressed if her unapologetic mentality didn't get in the way.

"Just as I suspected. Still, why go through all the trouble in taking an obstacle course?" That's a good question, especially with what some of the obstacles have like barbed wire.

"We'll find out if we follow this trail." The chase continued until a step poked Ash in the foot. "OUCH!" He clasped his poked foot and hopped on the good one. "That's sharp!" Pikachu got worried about how hurt Ash was from his misstep. It was then that Marble caught Ash before he fell on the wire.

"I gotcha!" Held tight, Ash could rest and let his foot heal. Marble thought the barbed wire cut further in his foot than he felt. "Let's sit you down for a second." Hobbling to a tree and sitting him, Marble undressed the shoe from his hurt foot, the sole bleeding from the puncture. "That's a pretty bad poke." Tell that to Ash's face, it's like the barb hit a bone or tore a tendon.

"You think?!" A quick-thinking Marble got Ash's bag off his back and scurried through, finding a first-aid kit tucked deep in it.

"I hope I'm doing this right..." She dabbed iodine on a gauze and wiped the wound with it. The stinging burn irritated Ash, gritting his teeth. Next, she sprayed some Potion on the spot and then wrapped it up with a bandage and tape. Ash was surprised with the quick action of someone going to work with police. Ash got his sock and shoe back on but walking started taking a backseat. The moment he stepped on the foot, a sharp pain raced through his body. The gimp forced Marble to catch him once more. "Yeah, you're not walking for a while." Ash wasn't worried about how much pain he had. He needed to get that obstacle course back to its rightful owners.

"I'm not resting until that course is back in police custody." One, it's their property and two, it's evidence. Giving in, Marble carried Ash as the barbed wire started moving away from the group. "Where do you think it's going?" Marble was stumped.

"You're asking me." He had a reason to ask.

"You're the detective." Not willing to get in an argument, they proceeded after the wire with Marble acting as Ash's crutch. Before long, they found an all-too-familiar sight: Team Rocket working on making a new trap to get Pikachu.

"This plan is brilliant, James!" Jessie growled at James. "Not only will it save us money, the police won't workout like they normally do." Behind the thieving trio, the obstacle course. She and Meowth watched James wind up a spool of barbed wire, notably the one Ash stepped on.

"When I suggested stealing, the last thing on my mind was a police station, Jessie!" growled James. As they gathered the wood, Ash and Marble had a plan to stop the thieves.

"I know Luxray can use Charge Beam but what if we use it with some extra kick?" Ash suggested. Marble wanted to know what Ash had in mind. "I can let Pikachu use Thunderbolt on Luxray so that it can store electricity for his Charge Beam attack." Marble pondered for a second about that attack and enjoyed it a little much.

"I was about to say just that!" Too bad Ash said it first. Not bothered, Ash was ready to execute the attack.

"You still wanna do it?" A nod from Marble set the plan in motion. Meantime, Meowth returned pulling a huge drill behind him.

"Da trap's set!" he announced. "Dose twerps won't see da hole to get da cops' stuff! We've got da drop on dem!" Jessie continued admiring the idea while James sensed that it wasn't going to work.

"I still feel like it's a bad call," James shared his displeasure. "Just because we've covered the pathway here, I think those twerps will get the drop on us!" Jessie wasn't worried.

"Come on, James!" she calmly assured. "We've got the only way here blocked off. How else can they get here?" Through the woods, perhaps?

"Fire!" shouted Marble. Realizing it wasn't either of the three, they all turned to the woods which for a second was all green...before a yellow laser beam blasted through the scene, nailing everyone. When the Charge Beam passed, Team Rocket looked stunned...literally. Shaking off the shock, again literally, the Rockets got back up and turned to Ash and Marble standing in front. "Hey Ash, did Luxray's Charge Beam hit?"

"It's got power, every bit of it!" Ash added to the ploy.

"On the wind and pass the stars!"

"Blowing in your ears!" They butchered Team Rocket's motto. Jessie felt offended that their motto for Sinnoh was stolen. Payback's biting them now.

"That's not yours and that's not how you say it!" Jessie roared with her own brand of thunder.

"Big woop!" huffed Marble. "You say it everyday! Share the wealth!" Ash smirked to what to do with Team Rocket.

"Meantime, I think it's fair game," he mocked. "You stole police property and we steal your motto. How do you feel about that?" He's trying to put the Rockets in the shoes of the police department. Jessie didn't care who she stole from.

"I feel it's time to punish the twerps!" she snapped. "Dustox, Psybeam!" Her Pokéball opened and out popped the Poison Moth Pokémon. Ash was quick to strike.

"Staravia, Aerial Ace!" Out of nowhere, Staravia with Pikachu on board smashed at Dustox at full speed. Dustox was badly hurt from the attack and wouldn't notice Pikachu who hopped off just as Staravia landed Aerial Ace. "Pikachu, Iron Tail!" One quick slam of Pikachu's Iron Tail to the reeling Pokémon propelled Dustox to the Rockets. The strike knocked the bad guys far to where Meowth came from. CRASH! The hole Meowth created became their prison as they fell in their own snag. Dawn and Jenny arrived to the hole and found Team Rocket down and out. A hobbling Ash and Marble reached the hole where Dawn got concerned with his health. She went around the hole to reach her traveling partner.

"Ash, what happened?" she asked. Ash was thankful to see Dawn okay.

"Stepped on barbed wire. I'll be fine." The rest of the force came by as Dawn helped Marble carry Ash back to the station. The police evacuated the Rockets from the hole before cuffing them while Jenny found her missing course. Back at the station, Brock gave Ash a fresh bandage on his hurt foot. He missed out on the action.

"I don't understand why Team Rocket needed the obstacle course," he shrugged. "It's not like them to go after police equipment." To Ash's friends, it seemed out-of-place. To Marble, it was genius.

"Easy-peasy, Brock!" she laughed. "If the police found their obstacle course in the open, they'd all chase it to fall in the hole. That way, Ash wouldn't be able to protect Pikachu from a surprise attack." A complicated process from the get-go. Take out the cops and then go after Pikachu.

"Even if that panned out, they still had us to deal with," Dawn grinned. An afterthought not planned. Ash wanted to get going but his foot was first priority: healing.

"I want to go after my next badge but I can't with this injury," he sighed. Brock wanted to make Ash feel better the only way he wouldn't mind.

"How about I make dinner?" he offered. A nod from Ash allowed the breeder to go prep food. Dawn joined him to help with food. She'd regret that. This left Ash with Marble. There's the Pokémon too but even they fell to the backdrop.

"Hey, sorry about the visit," he apologized. Marble shook her head.

"It's okay," she huffed with a smile. "Besides, I need to fulfill my duties as a detective. You're under arrest for theft!" This accusation left Ash shocked.

"Th-Theft?!"

"That's right, Ash Ketchum! You stole my heart!" Ash's face read dumbfounded. Fortunately, Marble helped clear it up with a kiss. Marble wasn't letting go of these lips anytime soon. If this was what she called stealing her heart, Ash should just plead guilty. The good news is that he's not facing jail time like Team Rocket. Dawn wanted to know what Ash would like to eat but one look to see him and Marble together...saying she wasn't happy with the sight was a nice way to describe her mood.

"How...dare she?!" fumed her as she walked from the kissing scene. It was shocking for Dawn to see Marble get intimate with her friend. Marble won't need to frisk Ash for any illegal substances. She's his substance.

END of ELECTRICITY

(Okay, I'll reset the poll and let's see which element is next.)