Hey guys! I'm here with another chapter! Now, I have something to say. Lauren, yes, Lauren herself had left a review on this story. I knew it was her because she had information about Sara's fucked up idea for a fanfic, how she stopped being friends with her, information on Becky, Mr. Johnson, and just a lot of things. Don't believe me? Go read her review.

Now, after reading Lauren's review, she seems like a really cool person and I would hate to keep making her look like a dumbass on Sara's side, so, I'm making a change in the story that you will find out in this chapter.

Important stuff aside, enjoy!

Note: A character will die in this chapter, but don't worry! It's a character we hate!

Chapter 8: Detective Work

Lauren and Josh blinked open their eyes and saw that they were still at the side of the road. "We need to go!" Lauren said frantically, but when they tried to move, they saw that they were tied up in chairs.

"What the?" Josh asked. The two looked up to see Fox, Pikachu, Warrior Kitty, and Frost step out of the darkness and approach them.

"Well, well, well. Look who's awake." Fox said. "We have some questions to ask you two."

"And you will answer them." Frost said, wearing a detective hat.

Josh narrowed his eyes and scoffed. "Like we'll tell you guys anything!"

"Oh you will." Warrior Kitty responded. "Or we'll release Light on you." As she said that statement, Falco, Sonic, and Pichu walked up with a snarling Light on a steal leash. The mega absol tried to lunge at the two, but the leash held her back.

Josh growled. "Look, you dumb pokemon will never-"

"Zip it!" Frost snapped, holding the blade of her katana at his neck. "You will answer our questions whether you like it or not. Now, Mighty, Yoshi, take notes." The vulpix and dinosaur saluted and took out notepads and pens.

"Now tell us," Pikachu said to Lauren. "Where in Subspace is Sara hiding the other smashers?"

Lauren smirked. "I wouldn't tell you, if they were there." She said.

"...Huh?" Fox asked, clearly confused.

"They currently aren't in Subspace." Lauren responded.

"Then where are they?" Pikachu asked.

"She's not telling!" Josh said.

"He didn't ask you, hunky!" Frost snapped, pointing her katana at him again. She then pointed it at Lauren. "Now answer the question!"

"Nope." Lauren simply said. "I'm not telling you liberals anything."

"Hm, perhaps the point hasn't gotten across." Warrior Kitty wondered aloud. "Pichu."

Said pokemon held out a 50Lb weight in front of Light. The mega absol bit it and teared half of it clean off with her mouth. She chewed it up a few times and spit it out like gum. Light glared at the two captives and snarled. Warrior Kitty turned back to Josh and Lauren, satisfied to see looks of fright on their faces.

"Would you care to answer now?" She asked.

"Never!" Lauren spat defiantly.

Pikachu sighed in frustration. "This is getting us nowhere!" He muttered.

"Looks like we're gonna have to interrogate." Warrior Kitty said to him. She then hopped up on the girl's lap and glared at her.

"What are the whereabouts of the smashers you and your moron friend brainwashed?" She demanded. "Tell us or we'll be forced to use force!"

Lauren scoffed. "Like I'll tell you!" Warrior Kitty growled and began swishing her ribbons across her face in an attempt to slap multiple times. Lauren stared bluntly at the sylveon. "This doesn't even hurt."

Warrior Kitty thought for a moment then smacked her with her metal baseball bat. Lauren sat there, stunned while Warrior Kitty smirked. "You don't know how good that felt!" She said.

"Now tell us!" Pikachu demanded. "Where are the smashers?!"

"Bite me." Josh said through clenched teeth.

"That's it!" Frost shouted, throwing her detective hat on the ground in annoyance. "I've had enough of you two! Release Light!" Sonic and Falco unleashed the mega absol from the steal leash. Once she was free, Light roared like a tiger and ran toward Josh and Lauren. She pounced in the air and landed on Josh with a snarl. She began to bite and scratch at him and he let out screams of pain.

Everyone nervously backed away and Lauren stared in horror as her friend's brother got mauled. This kept up until Light finally snapped her jaws on his neck and a sickening snap echoed around them. Josh's eyes widen and then became sightless then his body went limp. Lauren went pale as she stared at his lifeless body.

Light hopped off of Josh and spat out a piece of his shirt. She glared at Lauren and began stalking toward her, teeth bared and snarling. Lauren stared at her, frozen in fear and panic. However, Pikachu noticed something about her that caught his attention. He looked into her wide eyes and saw an unnatural green glow in them. Seeing this, he gasped in surprise.

"Wait! Stop!" He shouted. Warrior Kitty looked at him questioningly and signaled toward Pichu, who took out a fishing pole with a picture of Link on the hook. She dangled it in front of Light, who stared up at it and smiled, and led her away from the tied up girl.

"What's wrong?" Warrior Kitty asked Pikachu.

Pikachu turned to her. "Lauren's being mind controlled." He responded. The others looked at him in surprise.

"What? She is?" Sonic asked.

"How do you know?" Frost questioned suspiciously.

"She has a the green glow in her eyes." Pikachu answered.

"What does that mean?" Mighty asked, tilting her head.

"We found this out when Master Hand was un brainwashing the smashers before you guys came." Fox responded. "When they're brainwashed, they have a green glow in their eyes. That's how we knew who was controlled and who wasn't."

"And Lauren has this glow." Pikachu confirmed. "She's brainwashed."

"Well, how do we snap her out of it?" Frost asked.

"I don't know. Master Hand was the one who un brainwashed smashers. He used magic to do that."

"Well, we don't have magic." Falco mumbled.

"Here, let's try this." Warrior Kitty then approached Lauren and bashed her at the back of her head as hard as she could. Lauren then went unconscious.

"Well that solved nothing." Falco muttered. "Ya knocked her out!"

"Hold on." Warrior Kitty then stood on her hind legs and whispered into the girl's ear. "Lauren, Light's coming to tear you apart."

Lauren's eyes snapped open and she sat up straight. "DON'T DO IT! I'M INNOCENT!" She shouted. She then blinked and a look of realization dawned on her face and she smiled. "I'm not controlled anymore. I'm free!" To make sure, Pikachu looked into her eyes. The green glow was gone.

"She's normal." He confirmed with a smile. Frost then sliced the ropes that held her to the chair and Lauren got up.

"I have to apologize for this entire predicament." Lauren said. "Sara can tend to be..."

"A bullshitting moron?" Light asked.

"Yeah, that. She told me her idea before she came here to do this. I didn't like it all that much and I stopped being her friend. Well, then she brainwashed me and proceeded to do everything anyway. I'm sorry."

Warrior Kitty smiled. "It's okay. We forgive you for being part of Sara's plan, after all, she was controlling you."

"Yeah, you couldn't help it." Mighty added.

"In fact, why don't you join us!" Light suggested. "So you can get back at Sara for doing all this! What do you say?"

Lauren thought it over for a moment then smiled. "Sure!" Everyone smiled then, suddenly, a blueish light started to surround Lauren and soon engulfed her entire body. Everyone stared in surprise as her body began to shrink and change shape. After a moment, the light disappeared and standing there was a pikachu with white fur on her chest and a purple bandana around her neck. The pikachu blinked open her eyes and looked at her body, surprised.

"What the- What happened to me?" She asked.

"Lauren, you're a pokemon." Warrior Kitty said then looked around in confusion. "But...how...?"

"It's probably because she's part of our team now." Pikachu answered. "Master Hand only turned you four into pokemon because no normal human could face Sara as their selves. So when Lauren agreed to help, the spell could've emitted from you all and changed her form."

"Oooohhh." Everyone said in understanding.

"This is actually, really cool." Lauren smiled, looking at her paws.

"So Lauren, do you know where Sara has the other smashers?" Mighty asked.

The pikachu nodded. "Yes. They're at the Party Central Place. It's a place where you can hold parties. Sara's having her birthday party there, all the smashers will be there. It's located in a small town near the Subspace Emissary land."

The others took in all the information. "Alright." Pikachu said. "We know where the other smashers are now."

"So all we have to do is head to that party place." Frost said.

"Then we should get going." Fox suggested.

Sonic then smirked. "Who's ready to crash a party?"

Ta da! Lauren is now on our side to help take down the bullshitting moron that is Sara! *Confetti* Let's celebrate! Thank you guys for reading! The next chapter should be up soon, see ya!