Hello everyone. HAPPY NEW YEARS EVE! I hope you have been enjoying this fic. Thank you for reading it. Hope all is well. Here is the next chapter.
Also, I do not own Endeavour or Pokemon or their characters.
This will be using ideas from the Pokemon Games, Anime, and some of my own ideas.
Most of the information comes from these two sites:
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wiki/Main_Page
Summary:
Detective Endeavour Morse is probably the biggest mystery at Cowley Police Station. At least he is to his fellow police officers. He is an officer who prefers to keep quiet and not to have a Pokemon Battle when challenged. Many wonder about him, including his higher-ups.
First a Trainer, but then a Detective
Chapter Two
"Now Thursday, I see no reason why Morse doesn't battle. I believe it would be for the best," said PCS Reginald Bright.
Sitting in Bright's office, both he and Thursday were discussing about Morse and his decision not to battle other officers when challenged.
"Sir, its Morse's choice if he wants to battle or not battle another office," said Thursday.
"Not exactly true. I can order him to battle," explained Bright.
"Sir, that wouldn't be right," told Thursday.
"See here, Thursday. It would be good for everyone if Morse battled. How can any officer trust him if they don't know the strength of him and his Pokemon? With battling, the others can witness this. They can see his strengths and weaknesses. I am surprised that he never had to battle since joining the Police," said Bright as he petted his Herdier, who was on his, behind his ear.
He continued to say, "I want to witness Morse in a battle. Sergeant Jakes has volunteered to be Morse's opponent. It will happen by the end of the week."
Thursday stood up and sighed.
"Yes, sir. I'll go and inform Morse," said Thursday and with that, he walked out of Bright's office.
Heading to his office, Thursday thought about what to say to Morse. He always seemed adamant about not wanting to battle, though he wondered why.
Before entering his office, Thursday called for Morse to come with him.
In his office, Thursday took a seat behind his desk as Morse stood in front of it.
"Bad news, Morse. Bright wants you to battle and he will be there in person," told Thursday.
Morse sighed and said, "I figured as much. I'm surprised I haven't had to battle sooner."
"How come you haven't had to battle? Its usually mandatory for all officers to have a Pokemon Battle when they start or going up the ranks," said Thursday.
"Someone I know told them I didn't have to," told Morse.
"And who would that be?" questioned Thursday.
"I prefer not to say, sir," said Morse, looking down at the floor.
Thursday sighed and said, "Doesn't matter anyway. The match will happen by the end of the week."
"Who's my opponent?" wondered Morse, looking back up at Thursday.
"Jakes."
"I figured as much."
Sighing, Thursday said, "You be careful. I know you helped Strange beat Jakes, but he isn't someone to underestimate. I can bet that Bright will have the two of you use more than one Pokemon."
"You don't have to worry about me, sir. I'll be fine," said Morse. His tone made it sound like it was a fact.
"Don't get cocky, Morse," advised Thursday.
"I'm not being cocky, sir. I'm just stating a fact," said Morse.
The end of the week had arrived and both Morse and Jakes were standing on opposite sides of the Battle Yard. A large crowd was in the stands, waiting for the battle to begin, mostly to see Morse in action. Thursday, Bright, and Strange were included in the audience.
As like last time, an officer stood as referee.
"This will be an one-on-one Pokemon Battle. Each Trainer will only be allowed to use three Pokemon each. The winner will be decided when all of either Trainers' Pokemon are unable to battle. Trainers will only be allowed to switch out Pokemon in between battles, not during," instructed the ref and then said, "Choose your first Pokemon."
"Go, Joltik," summoned Jakes, tossing a Poke Ball.
Out of the Poke Ball came Joltik.
"Jolt jolt."
"I choose you, Grovyle," called out Morse, also throwing a Poke Ball.
Out came a Grovyle, who had a black armband around his upper arm.
"Gro grovyle."
"Begin," shouted the ref.
"Joltik, use Electro Ball," ordered Jakes.
Joltik quickly charged an orb of yellow and orange electricity with yellow electric sparks around it in front of its mouth and shot it at Grovyle.
"Dodge it," said Morse, which Grovyle did and continued to as Joltik was ordered to continue to use Electro Ball, but none of them made contact or even got close.
As this was happening, in the stands, Thursday said, "He's doing pretty well."
"But still, using a Grass type against a Bug type. He's at a disadvantage," said Bright.
"Pokemon types doesn't always decide a match," said Thursday.
Back to the battle, Jakes shouted, "Fight back, Morse."
"Why? None of your attack have even gone near Grovyle," answered Morse.
Jakes growled and yelled, "Joltik, use Bug Bite."
Joltik's fangs began to glow white and grew a bit. She charged at Grovyle at a quick pace.
When Joltik was close to Grovyle, Morse ordered, "Grovyle, Bullet Seed."
Grovyle suddenly shot out glowing yellow seeds at a rapid rate at Joltik, which made contact, pushing the yellow spider back.
"Now, Energy Ball," commanded Morse.
Putting his hands together, Grovyle formed a green ball of energy in between them and once it was ready, he then brought his hands forward and fired the ball at the Joltik before she could recover from the last attack. Again, the attack made contact, pushing Joltik back even further.
"Joltik, slow Grovyle down with Electroweb," instructed Jakes.
Sparks of yellow electricity appeared in between Joltik's mandibles and she fired it as a stream of yellow electricity into the air. As it flew through the air, the tip opened up and expanded, forming into a large spider web of electricity.
Grovyle did not make any moves to dodge it.
"Why isn't Morse telling Grovyle to dodge it?" questioned Bright, Neither Thursday nor Strange answered.
Finally, Morse ordered, "Grovyle, use Leaf Blade. Cut down that web."
The three leaves on Grovyle's forearms glowed white with a green outline and combined into one long sharp blade. He was able to easily cut through the web.
Everyone who was watching was surprised. Nothing Jakes and Joltik were doing seemed to be working.
This bothered Jakes, who shouted, "Joltik, use Slash."
Joltik's front legs glowed white and she charged at Grovyle.
"Grovyle, Dig," said Morse.
Grovyle quickly burrowed into the ground before Joltik could get near him.
Joltik stopped and looked around. Her legs ceased to illuminate.
Everyone began to look around, wondering where Grovyle would come out from, except for Thursday, who was watching Morse.
Thursday had mainly watched Morse throughout the battle. It surprised him how calm Morse was in battle. He stayed in control and did not get excited when the battle was going his way. Morse seemed to be a natural at battle like it was second nature to him. Thursday had never seen anything like it.
Back on the field, Grovyle had not yet appeared. Jakes and Joltik kept looking around for any sign.
Then suddenly Morse said, "Grovyle, finish this."
With this, Grovyle popped out of the ground from right under Joltik, sending the yellow spider into the air.
When Joltik landed, she was knocked out.
"Joltik is unable to battle. Grovyle is the victor," announced the ref. the audience started to cheer, except for Thursday and Bright, though Thursday did clap for Morse.
What surprised some was when Morse had Grovyle return to his Poke Ball.
"Why would he have Grovyle return? He wasn't injured," questioned Bright.
"He probably doesn't want to wear Grovyle out. He may also want to show the variety of Pokemon that he has," suggested Thursday. Bright nodded absentmindedly and they went back to watching the match.
"Don't think this is over, Morse. It isn't by a long shot," said Jakes and he tossed another Poke Ball, calling out, "Go, Primeape."
"Primeape prime."
"Typhlosion, come on out," shouted Morse, throwing a Poke Ball.
Coming onto the field, Typhlosion roared, "Typhlosion," summoning flames around his neck. Just like Grovyle, Typhlosion had a black band around his arm.
The audience was surprised to see a Typhlosion as most of them had never seen one.
This time Morse was the first to attack.
"Typhlosion, use Swift," commanded Morse.
Typhlosion shot out multiple golden stars, all of which speedily went at Primeape and made contact without fail.
"Now Flame Charge," shouted Morse.
Typhlosion repeatedly stomped on the ground until a cloud of dust covered his body and he emerged from the cloud, covered in flames, and charged at Primeape, smashing into his foe.
"Primeape, Karate Chop," shouted Jakes.
"Dodge it," quickly said Morse.
Primeape went at Typhlosion and started to attack him with chopping motions, but Typhlosion evaded the assault and was not hit once.
"Typhlosion, fight back with Swift," ordered Morse.
After dodging another chop, Typhlosion fired another series of golden stars at close range. This time Primeape was knocked back and did not land on his feet.
"Primeape, use Rage," commanded Jakes.
Primeape quickly got up onto his feet and his body turned red as he charged at Typhlosion, attacking in a wild manner.
But Typhlosion, not even having to be told to, dodged the attacks.
"His Typhlosion doesn't even have to be told to dodge all the time. That's surprising. Most Pokemon wait until they are told to move," said Thursday.
"I wonder why he hasn't told Typhlosion to use an attack like Flamethrower. That attack would certainly finish this battle or at least cause a lot of damage," wondered Bright.
"Sir, Typhlosion hasn't yet learn Flamethrower," said Strange. Thursday and Bright turned to look at him.
Strange gulped and finished saying, "Morse's Typhlosion just recently evolved from Quilava. This is Typhlosion's first battle since evolving."
"I'm not sure it was wise of Morse to use Typhlosion. It's not usually wise to send out a freshly evolved Pokemon without knowing that Pokemon's strength," suggested Bright.
"I don't know about that, sir. Typhlosion seems to be doing well. Just like Grovyle, he hasn't even been hit by any of Primeape's attacks," said Thursday.
"Well, we will just have to watch and see what happens," said Bright.
On the battlefield, Typhlosion was still dodging Primeape's wild attacks. It was then when Morse said, "Typhlosion, use Swift and then Flame Charge."
Typhlosion struck Primeape with third series of golden stars, putting some distance between them before stomping on the ground again to make a cloud of dust that covered his body and he charged from the dust, body surrounded by flames and made a critical hit.
"Typhlosion seems a lot faster than before," noticed Strange.
"When Flame Charge is used. It raises the user's Speed. To a degree though," explained Thursday.
Back on the battlefield, Primeape was badly hurt and was having trouble getting up, but he would not stay down.
"Typhlosion, lets finish this with Solar Beam," commanded Morse. A lot of people were surprised at this. A Fire type Pokemon knowing a Grass type move.
A bright light began to form in Typhlosion's mouth and was charging.
"Get up, Primeape," shouted Jakes, but to no success.
Once it was ready, Morse shouted, "Fire."
Typhlosion shot the beam out and it made a direct hit. Smoke covered part of the field where Primeape was. When it cleared, Primeape was knocked out.
The ref announced, "Primeape is unable to battle. The battle goes to Typhlosion."
Typhlosion roared in victory. The flames around his neck went out and he suddenly ran up to Morse. Once he was in front of Morse, he nuzzled his Trainer's hand and received a pat to his head.
"You did really well, Typhlosion. Take a break," said Morse, having Typhlosion return to his Poke Ball.
"I have to say that was unexpected. Typhlosion knowing Solar Beam, but it is smart. Knowing a Grass type move takes care of a Fire type's weaknesses of Water, Ground, and Rock types and earlier with Grovyle knowing a Ground type move like Dig takes care of a Grass type's weakness against Fire and Poison types. Morse thinks about the weaknesses of his Pokemon and teaches them moves that can fight it. Very smart," said Thursday.
Bright did not say anything, but he did glance at the Inspector before looking back to the battlefield.
On the battlefield, Jakes said, "I still have a chance, Morse. I'm not backing down."
"Good. I don't like Trainers who give up in the middle of a battle," said Morse.
With a Poke Ball in his hand, Jakes said, "Lets do this, Buizel." He threw the Poke Ball and out came Buizel.
"Buizel bui."
"Frogadier, standby," called out Morse, also throwing a Poke Ball. Frogadier came out. She also had a black band around her arm.
"Frog frogadier."
"Buizel, Water Gun," called out Jakes.
Buizel released a spiral stream of water from his mouth.
"Use Water Pulse, Frogadier," commended Morse.
Frogadier formed a blue sphere between her hands released it.
Both Water attacks hit each other in a head-on collision, which caused a small explosion and smoke filled the area between the two Pokemon.
"Frogadier, Ice Beam," ordered Morse.
Suddenly multiple beams of light blue energy shot out of Frogadier's mouth and went through the smoke, making a direct hit.
No ice formed on Buizel, but the orange weasel received a bit of damage through it was not much since the attack was an Ice type move.
"An Ice type move? That's not a strong move against a Water type," said Bright.
"Probably better than using a Water type move," suggested Thursday.
"Buizel, Quick Attack," shouted Jakes.
In a burst of speed, Buizel charged at Frogadier.
"Smokescreen," said Morse.
Frogadier released a thick black smoke for her mouth.
Buizel ran through the smoke and came out of the other end. Coming to a stop, he turned around and looked around where the smoke was floating. The black smoke slowly started to disappear, but Frogadier was nowhere to be seen. Instead, there was a hole.
"So Frogadier also knows Dig," stated Bright.
"It is useful against Electric types and knowing Ice Beam is good against Grass types," explained Thursday.
On the battlefield, Frogadier had suddenly appeared out of the ground and attacked Buizel from the left side of the orange weasel.
Morse then ordered, "Frogadier, use Water Pulse."
Another blue sphere was charged and thrown at Buizel, which made contact.
Buizel flew back before coming to a stop on his back.
"Buizel, get up and use Double Slap," ordered Jakes.
Buizel stood up, but he seemed to be having trouble. Suddenly he began to hit himself repeatedly.
"What's wrong with Buizel?" questioned Strange.
"Water Pulse sometimes can confuse a Pokemon when it hits them," explained Thursday.
"And it seems that Buizel is feeling the effects of it," said Bright.
"Buizel, snap out of it," shouted Jakes. Buizel shook his head and then focused on Frogadier.
"Buizel, use Sonic Boom," commanded Jakes.
Buizel's two tails glowed white and he flipped around, sending a large shockwave at Frogadier.
"Frogadier, Dig," ordered Morse.
The blue frog quickly burrowed into the ground, dodging the shockwave.
Frogadier did not stay in the ground for long and swiftly attacked Buizel.
"Buizel, Water Gun," said Jakes.
Buizel quickly got onto his feet and fired another spiral stream of water.
"Ice Beam," ordered Morse.
Frogadier shot another beam of ice.
The two attacks collided, but Ice Beam quickly overpowered Water Gun and made a direct hit.
Buizel flew back and hit the ground. This time, he did not get back up.
The ref announced, "Buizel is unable to battle. Frogadier is the victor. The winner of the match is DC Morse." The audience began to cheer, except for Thursday and Bright. Everyone was talking.
"I can't believe it. Jakes's Pokemon couldn't even touch Morse's Pokemon."
"Morse is really strong."
"If Jakes couldn't even touch him, I definitely know I couldn't."
"Well, I believe that Morse has proven himself worthy, sir. I could say that he is probably one of the strongest Trainers I have seen," said Thursday.
Bright said, "As long as he doesn't get to high if himself. Just because he won one match doesn't mean much." With that said, he left.
Thursday sighed and shook his head. He stood up and was about to leave when Strange said, "Sir."
Turing to face him, Thursday said, "Yes, Strange?"
Strange took a deep breath and said, "I think you should know. Those Pokemon that Morse used against Jakes, they're not his best."
Raising an eyebrow, Thursday asked, "What do you mean?"
"The Pokemon he used are those that need a lot more training," told Strange and then said, "That's what Morse told me."
"But the Pokemon he used, they didn't even get injured. Jakes's Pokemon couldn't even touch them," said Thursday, bewildered.
"That's because Morse had watched Jakes battle before and he knew the strength of Jakes's Pokemon and how to fight him," told Strange.
"If Morse had stronger Pokemon, why didn't he use them?" asked Thursday.
"Morse told me he doesn't like to completely overpower his opponents unless he has to," said Strange.
Thursday nodded and left the stands, heading in the direction that Morse had left. Catching up with the DC, he called to him. Morse stopped and turned to face him."
"Sir?"
Once Thursday was standing next to Morse, he said, "That was a great battle, Morse. You played smart. I haven't seen a battle like that in a long time."
"Thank you, sir," said Morse.
"Though Strange says that you have stronger Pokemon," told Thursday. At this, Morse looked away.
"Don't worry. Strange explained why and I understand. Its kind of you to do that," said Thursday.
Then he said, "Maybe someday we can battle and I can see some of your strongest Pokemon."
Morse looked up at him and said, "I don't know, sir." With that, he walked away.
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