"Pokémon: Catcher for Hire"

Chapter 2 – A Day in the Job:

Still a bit rusty, it seems. But I hope this fulfills your expectations.

Location: Route 119, the route leading to Fortree City

"Uff!" Kazumi jumped off the Flygon which belonged to Tatsuya, at the same time as he leapt off the Salamence. "That didn't take long."

"Let's see…" Paying no mind to her, Tatsuya put on his visor and looked towards the nearby river after withdrawing his two dragons.

"H-Hey! At least answer me when I talk to you!"

"Hm?" He turned, and his yellow sharp eyes made a chill run up her spine. "What did you say?"

"N-Nothing!" Kazumi hid behind a nearby tree, fearing the man around her age.

"Hmph." Tatsuya turned back to the water and kept gazing at it.

"…Excuse me?"

"What is it this time?"

"So he was listening!" "What exactly is that thing on your eyes?"

"It's a Poké Radar."

"A… Pokémon Radar?"

"It's a device used to seek out wild Pokémon. I altered mine a little bit to make it more useful."

"Like what?"

"It lets me search a specific Pokémon and analyze it beforehand." His tool was certainly impressive by his description. "Alright. Found one." From his pocket, his hands drew a Prism Scale, an item very few were able to possess. It allowed a Feebas to directly evolve into Milotic without the need of maximizing its beauty through the Master Beauty Contest.

"I-Is that a Prism Scale?"

"Yeah." He took out a Poké Ball and opened it, letting out the Pokémon that was inside.

"Bibarel!"

"E-Eh…?" Kazumi stared at Tatsuya. She did not expect someone with his kind of atmosphere and appearance to possess a Pokémon such as Bibarel. Usually, Bibarels were docile creatures and most people didn't use them for battle. However, this one appeared to have angrier eyes.

"Bibarel, use Dive and take this to the Feebas by the rock. He appears to be sleeping. Be quick."

"Barel." The Pokémon took the scale and then jumped into the water, swimming much faster than Kazumi expected.

In the meantime, Tatuya opened a two Ultra Balls, letting out an Electrode and a Shiny Haxorus.

"W-Whaaa!" Kazumi fell over, Haxorus looking amazingly savage. "This Haxorus…!"

"He used to live in the Nature Preserve, but some old guy asked me to catch it so it would stop rampaging around and scaring the other Pokémon."

"T-This Haxorus was said to be as strong as Champion Cynthia's Garchomp!"

"Probably." Tatsuya didn't disagree. Suddenly, from within the water, an intense glow obfuscated Kazumi, and shortly after, an amazingly big Pokémon surfaced from it: a Milotic. The Pokémon itself appeared to be surprised by its sudden change.

"S-She doesn't even fit in the stream…"

"There aren't any Milotics in the wild, so the Feebas are fine in living in small spaces." Tatsuya informed, as Bibarel jumped out of the water. "Electrode, quick, Thunder Wave!"

"Elec!" The Pokémon started spinning around its own axis and generating blue sparks of electricity, which pulsed forwards and surrounded Milotic, leaving her paralyzed.

"Mi…"

"Bibarel, Super Fang, now!"

The Pokémon, standing on all of his four legs, growled, making his teeth glow brightly white. "Biba!" Bibarel dashed and quickly bit down Milotic's body, causing great pain.

"Haxorus, now, False Swipe as many times as needed!"

"HAX!" The Dragon's blades began to glow silver and he jumped, striking Milotic over and over again with the 'back of his blades'.

"Mi!" Milotic managed to move despite her paralysis and opened her mouth, forming a blue orb of energy.

"Ice Beam, uh? Electrode, use Light Screen on Haxorus!"

"Trode!" Electrode's eyes flashed yellow, right before Milotic released multiple lightning-shaped beams from the orb. As they were about to hit Haxorus, a yellow glass box appeared around him, protecting from the beams.

"Haxorus!" with a roar, the Pokémon continued on striking Milotic, and as soon as she started breathing heavily from fatigue, Tatsuya prepared the final step for the capture.

"Ha!" He hurled a Poké Ball whose pattern Kazumi recognized: it was a Net Ball, and kind of Poké Ball which worked best with Bug and Water-type Pokémon. It hit Milotic, absorbing her into its inside and then hitting the floor of the nearby bridge. It began shaking, and while Kazumi prayed for the Pokémon to be inside, Tatsuya was calm and relaxed.

"…Is he sure that the Milotic will stay inside?"

He approached the Net Ball and picked it up, while still shaking.

"W-What are you doing!? That's dangerous!"

Right after she yelled, the Poké Ball clicked shut, showing that the capture was complete.

"You were saying?"

"E-Eh…? Idiot!" she slapped the back of his head.

"H-Hey!" The slap didn't really hurt, but it definitely bothered him. "What was that for?!"

"You could've gotten hurt!" she yelled out. Upon glaring at him, it was suddenly broken by seeing his surprised face.

"…Stupid girl."

"Uh?"

"Who the hell is the Poké Catcher around here?" Tatsuya asked, as he withdrew his three Pokémon.

"Let's see…" Tatsuya was apparently making some calculations, while Milotic was being healed in a device he had, similar to those found in Poké Centers. "Not shiny, fully evolved, requirement of a specific item, not to mention a special Poké Ball, and taking into account the rarity and its power…"

Natsumi was praying for the price to be below 5000 Pokéns, which was the money she managed to save throughout her life and not spend in tempting products, such as the latest CD of DJ Mary's special pack, which included Podcasts and many songs personally selected by her.

"…50000 Pokéns."

"Eh?" Natsumi blinked twice and a smile of non-belief formed, twitching. "F-F-F-Fifty…?" She didn't want to believe the number. "Isn't there any way you can reduce the price to 5000?!"

"No can do."

"No way… How am I going to pay?!"

"Do you have any rare Pokémon you would care to trade for?"

"Not really…" Kazumi opened her five Poké Balls, revealing her current team: a Minun, a Plusle, a Phanpy, a Slakoth, and a Nuzleaf. "And besides… I wouldn't trade my friends for anything." She firmly stated, as Minun and Plusle climbed up to her shoulders.

"Plu!"

"Mi-mi!"

"Hmm…" Tatsuya looked at them for a moment. They were all Pokémon easy to catch, none of them interesting him. He sighed, having come up with a plan. "This is the first time that something like this happens, but I'll make a deal with you: work for me until your debt is payed. Ok?"

"Eh? Really?!" Kazumi was thankful.

"Keep in mind that implies cleaning, taking care of my Pokémon, and helping out in the field, like carrying heavy equipment."

"Yes, yes, I accept!" Kazumi spoke, happily. Tatsuya was taken aback by her cheerfulness, best shown when hugging all her little Pokémon. "So… can I stay here?"

"Wait, what?!"

"Well, I don't have a way of travelling back and forth on my own, so it would be best if I stayed here, don't you think?"

"…You're lucky I have a spare bedroom."

"Is that a yes?"

"What else would it be?" he growled at the end, but instead of receiving a fearful response, Kazumi ran up to him and hugged his body tightly. "E-Eh…" his eyes couldn't be any wider.

"Thank you, thank you so much!" she jumped away, wearing the prettiest of smiles. "Kazumi at your service."

"Umm… Excuseme? Is this the Poké Catcher's place of business?"

They both turned to the door, finding…

If anyone would care to do some sort of request, be my guest. The best suggestion will be the plot of the following chapters. Hope you enjoyed this start, and be sure to check out my other stories, including my Fictionpress account for my original storie (Otaku Hipster ' TatsuyaLZ)

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