Ch. 10 Proof I'm Innocent

{Rui's Point of View}

-Several Minutes after the end of last chapter-

I walked behind Darkrai, "So, what's happening now?" I asked.

"Your trial. Once Gojiro shows the evidence, you'll be free to go. After that, I'll need your help to find the people behind the framing." Darkrai told us.

"You got up. Where's the evidence Gojiro?" I asked.

"Right here." Gojiro answered, flashing the flash drive.

I nodded towards him, "Good." I looked ahead at Darkrai.

We approached large doors, "Fingers crossed." Darkrai whispered as he opened the door.

The court is very traditional. Several rows of seats, Jury area, a stand for people being questioned in court, windows and white walls. Guards dotted the room in a few key places. The windows were standard but seemed a bit bigger thah normal.

The Judge was a Landorus, "Welcome to our Courtroom." Judge Landorus greeted.

"Thank you." Darkrai nodded.

'Why am I not surprused?' I asked myself in my head.

Gojiro went ahead, "I have evidence to prove Rui's innocence."

Landorus raised a hand, "There will be a time for evidence after the charges are read. Everyone, sit please." Landorus tapped his gavel down on a sound block.

I sat next to Darkrai and Gojiro, "I hope this goes well." I replied.

Landorus tapped some papers, "Alright. Rui, detective of Draco City's Police Department. You stand accused of murder, theft and evading the police. What do you plea?"

I stood up, "Not Guilty sir." I replied.

"Do you have the evidence?" Landorus asked.

Gojiro got up, "Yes your honor. I have it right here."

As Gojiro got up, and presented the evidence. The only problem with our evidence is my disappearance. I had to explain, with Darkrai's backing, what I left to do. The evidence against me argued every point they could. Darkrai and Gojiro argued back. Hours passed by and the Jury finally made its decision.

"Well, what say you Jury?" Landorus asked.

"We, the Jury, find the defendant not guilty." The representative answered.

I laid my head on the table, "Oh thank god."

I started celebrating once it sank in and got up with Gojiro and Darkrai. When we began to leave, Kathy exploded into the room.

"Is he guilty?" She demanded.

Darkrai answered her, "No. He's innocent."

"Oh... I see..." Kathy hung her head.

Darkrai pat her shoulder, "Hey, I know you don't like him but-"

Kathy immediately pointed her gun at me and fired, hitting me in the stomach. She was aiming for my head but Darkrai reacted enough to push her aim down. I fell onto my back, holding the wound. Gojiro came to my aid as Darkrai handled Kathy. In the scuffle, Darkrai hit Kathy and removed her illusion. The Zoroark screamed at him, dropping a Flashbang. Now I was blinded, deaf and bleeding out. Once my vision returned to me, I saw that Kathy got away. I was taken to the Hospital and treated for my wounds. Gojiro got us plane tickets to head back home as I laid on my hospital bed. I stared at the ceiling in anger until I heard the door open. It was Aura. I was about to scream but stopped myself. She wasn't wearing Mascara this time.

"Why are you here bitch?" I growled.

I had a pistol underneath my sheets with my hand, "I came to check on you. Are you okay? I was worried when I heard."

I decided to bluff her, "Drop the act Aura. I sprayed myself with Neutralize. Attract doesn't work anymore."

Aura began to giggle, "Oh? Well, that sucks. I was starting to enjoy influencing you."

I don't know why I said this but, "...I heard your parents died in a fire too."

Aura's eyes widened before glaring at me, "What about it?"

"I didn't know your dad was a human. It was surprising. I also heard about your aunt." I replied.

Aura crossed her arms, "I'm not here for pleasant conversation Rui."

I smirked, "Actually, I need to ask. Did you send that Zoroark? The retarded inbred one that probably never got laid."

"Fuck you! I'm not inbred or a virgin!" Aura screamed.

I pulled out my pistol, "Gotcha bitch!" I yelled, shooting her in the head.

Gojiro ran into the room after the shot went off but seemed do casual until he saw Aura, "Rui... what did you do!?" he yelled.

I watched as Aura turned into Kathy, or Zoroark, "I played my mother fucking game. This bitch just lost." I replied, laying back.

"How did you know it was a Zoroark?" Gojiro asked.

"It was her eyes." I replied.

Gojiro looked confused, "Her eyes?"

"Yeah. Aura always wears Mascara around her eyes. It's what defines her looks from the other Gardevoir." I stayed silent after that.

"Rui? Are you okay?" Gojiro asked.

"..." I looked at the ceiling.

"Come on man. You can trust me with anything." Gojiro told me.

"It hurts." I replied.

"What does?" Gojiro asked.

"My heart. It hurts a lot. I almost didn't want to shoot her. Spray me with Neutralize." I told him.

"Wait, why?" Gojiro asked.

"Just do it." I groaned.

He sprayed me and I felt slightly better, "You okay?" Gojiro asked.

"Ugh. My eyes burn but yeah." I replied.

Gojiro nodded and looked at Kathy, "So, you going to tell me why I sprayed you?"

"It removes the attract from my system." I answered, rubbing my burning eyes.

Gojiro pointed at Kathy, "Good. What should we do about her?"

"Leave her there. Darkrai will be back soon. Where's the plane tickets?" I asked.

"Right here." Gojiro replied, pulling them out.

"Thankfully, something went right." I tried to sit up.

Gojiro made me lay down, "Calm down. You're still hurt."

I looked at the ceiling, "Ugh. Yeah. Shit."

Gojiro went towards the door, "I'll go asked the doctor if you'll be clear for travel by tomorrow."

I waved, "Alright man." I looked at Kathy to see her blood all over the floor.

Darkrai came into the room after Gojiro left and saw the body, "Whoa. Mind explaining."

I looked at him, "Kathy tried to get close to me by impersonating Aura. The dumbass forgot to put on mascara. I easily noticed that and shot to kill."

"Luckily, there's cameras to confirm this." Darkrai replied.

I scratched my chin, "Wait, shouldn't security have responded to a discharged weapon. Also, why isn't there a group of people screaming or looking into the room?"

"The rooms are sound proof. It helps keep the psychotic patients from annoying anyone. They can scream pretty loudly. It also prevents panic if someone shoots a gun inside a room." Darkrai answered.

I gave him a weird look, "Isn't that a little dangerous. That prevents people from calling for help."

Darkrai walked over to the entrance, "No, it doesn't. Every room has both a camera and a speaker to call for help. Since the rooms are soundproof, anyone can call for help without worry."

I shrugged, "I guess that makes sense. This entire city is backwards."

Darkrai walked over to the window, "Aura is currently at a Concert with her band. She beginning to spread dialogue of hate towards racists. I don't get what she's doing at all."

"I think she's trying to get rid of everyone in her leader's way. As for her dislike of me, I just don't understand it. I feel like it's rooted into something deeper than just racism. Like she hates me for something else." I replied.

"Something deeply rooted... What do you think it is?" Darkrai asked.

I sighed in defeat, "I have no idea what she hates. It's not my humanity or what I feel for pokemon then I don't know. It makes no sense. I never met her until I joined the Draco Police Department. I only had human friends except for a Geodude. He lived on the third floor while I was on the first. I never met my other neighbors. They always scared me because of their angry looks."

"The only way you'll find out, is if you ask Aura herself. The emailer deleted the account so you can't do that. Also, she never carries a phone with her. The only way to meet her is either by chance or fan mail." Darkrai suggested.

"The fan mail is a stupid idea. She'd never read it. Do you know how many fans she has?" I asked.

Darkrai sat on my bed, "Her fan base decreased from 73% to 64%. Tulip, her bandmate, has started rumors to destroy her popularity. So far, it worked."

I smiled a bit, "Serves her right. I hate Tulip but... I think I have an idea. Tulip doesn't like Aura and wants to ruin her. I think I can use her to get Aura's popularity further down. Tulip is jealous of Aura's popularity and beauty."

Darkrai looked at me, "Beauty?"

My face went blank, "What? I'm just saying what I think Tulip is thinking."

Darkrai seemed to think to himself before saying, "Right. I'm just reading too much into it. So, do you really think Tulip will be of use?"

I nodded, "Yeah. She'll help. I just need to get her to talk to me."

Darkrai got up, "I can come up with something. By the time you get back to Draco City, I'll have a new email in your inbox. Read its contents and you should know what to do next."

Gojiro got back in the room, "The doctor said you'll be clear to leave tomorrow. What did I miss?"

Darkrai pat his shoulder, "We were just talking about the people trying to frame Rui. You'll see what I've come up with in a few days. Good luck you two. I have a code eleven at the club across town. I'll come visit Draco City sometime. See ya."

Gojiro watched him leave before looking at me, "He's so cool."

I raised a brow, "Yeah... we'll go with that. Now, I'm super hungry man. Think you can sneak in a sandwich or something?" I asked after my stomach growled.

Gojiro's stomach growled as well, "It may not survive the trip! Hahaha."

I laughed a bit, "Probably not. Just hurry up."

"I'm not leaving. I'm ordering a pizza." Gojiro replied.

I rolled my eyes, "Yeah. The pizza is never getting here."

"Oh really? How much do you want to bet?" Gojiro asked.

"A max of 0 dollars since I'm broke." I replied.

Gojiro laughed, "Good. You'd lose anyways. This hospital serves pizza."

"...No fucking way." I replied.

"I'm not lying." Gojiro shrugged.

"Then do it man. I would kill for a pizza." I smiled.

Gojiro made the call and when it is over, he gave me a thumbs up. I haven't had pizza since I've gone to a party at the academy so I was hyped. Gojiro and I began talking about our favorite types of pizza while we waited. My stomach began to growl as our conversation dwelled on food. This conversation helped me with my mood since it took my mind off the horrid events that happened recently. Gojiro is quickly becoming my best friend and he's half pokemon... My mind drifted to Justin and Mark back at the station in Draco City. They must be living it up like the lazy asses they are. Gojiro asked me what I was thinking about, so I told him that my mind drifted to Justin and Mark. Gojiro started laughing as he remembered a funny story where Mark pulled some fat guy over and gave him a box of donuts. I fucking died when I heard that story. After a half hour passed before the pizza arrived and made Gojiro's jaw drop at the price. I told him to stop being a scrouge and pay the damn man. He groaned as he painfully handed the delivery man 50 dollars.

Gojiro walked over to me, "This pizza better be from heaven or something. 50 fucking dollars."

I began to get impatient, "Stop bitching and open the damn box."

"Fine." Gojiro muttered, slowly opening the box.

I think I began crying at how beautiful the damn pizza was, "Sniff. Am I a baby bitch for crying at the sight of something so beautiful?" I asked.

Gojiro opened his mouth to speak but then his stomach growled, "...I'm hungry. Let's eat."

"Fuck yeah." Gojiro took three slices, not letting me get any, "Yo, what the fuck!?" I complained.

"I paid for it!" he countered.

"Don't be an asshole man! Give me some!" I yelled.

Gojiro allowed me to take a few slices, "Ugh. If only we had plates. This shit is kind of greasy."

Some of the grease got on my blankets, "Aw shit. Looks like an unlucky nurse is going to get to work when I leave. Ugh... too hungry!"

We started eating like we haven't eaten in weeks, "Damn this is so good." Gojiro smiled.

"Too good!" I yelled.

"How the hell can pizza be too good? Ah! I bit my tongue, damn!" Gojiro complained.

I laid down contently, "Mm. I think I burned the top of my mouth but no fucks given today. So worth it. I should get accused in other cities more often."

"What do you think we should do when we get back to Draco City?" Gojiro asked.

"Probably get back to work. What do you think everyone is doing back home?" I asked.

"Probably having a lot of fun. When we get, maybe they'll have a party for you." Gojiro smiled.

-Back in Draco City-

"You can't be serious." The Police chief says into his phone.

Feminine voice, "I'm sorry but we need you to move to a new city. Effective immediately."

Draco City's Police Chief yells, "This is an outrage! Who'll replace me while I'm gone! No one else is qualified enough to be Police Chief in this city!"

The female representative replies calmly, "Your replacement may lack experience but she is 100% qualified. Plus, it's only temporary and we've paid for your plane ticket. Either take the relocation or be fired."

The Draco City Police Chief takes a deep breath to calm down, "Just... just who is my replacement."

His doors opens as Aura walks in, "I am." She smirks.

The Police Chief looks at her in shock, "You? Just... I'll be heading to the airport soon," He hangs up, "How did you do this?"

"How? Why... I have a degree right here." Aura smirked, pulling out a degree with her name on it.

The Police Chief took it, "You graduated from the same Academy as Rui? I find this extremely unlikely."

Aura covered her mouth, laughing, "You think that racist idiot would have at least met me there? Fool. He's a complete moron compared to me. I graduated with this degree 8 years ago. I was ten at the time. My Aunt thought it was a great idea and I can see why."

The Police Chief glared at her, "Maybe Rui was right to dislike you. Besides, why now and why my job!?"

Aura shook her head, "I have nothing against you and I'm doing this for my own benefit. I grow tired of singing for a bunch of mindless retards. I want to settle down and take an easy job like yours. Plus, Tulip steals all my potential life long mates. Now that she's leader of GLMD, I'm free to find my mate."

The Police Chief got up and hung his head, shaking it, "This job is not as easy as you think and there are plenty of people in this building that would kill to marry you. Finding a husband shouldn't be difficult for a Gardevoir like you."

Aura took his seat, "Gardevoir Mating laws are not that simple. I'm looking for a life long mate, not a husband like my dumbass mother."

"So, what? You after Rui?" The Police Chief asked.

"No. I'm looking for someone of my intellectual level. Someone who can surprise me. Rui hasn't done that and, if that stupid Zoroark did her job right, he'll be behind bars by now. Rui has fallen into every single little trap I've set. In fact, he should have died when we captured him but someone helped him escape." Aura closed her eyes and started laughing, "I love the inside of his mind though. So arrogant and self righteous but so docile when pushed into a corner. A cornered Rattata will flash its teeth but he's too cowardly to fight back. In his head, he tries to reason with his cowardice by saying he's not strong enough to fight pokemon. A real racist man would fight to the death while Rui runs."

"You know, you're incriminating yourself by admitting this to me." The Police Chief replied.

"Oh really? With what? Security Cameras I deactivated and a recorder I turned off the moment I came into the room. I know everything you idiots would do. It's too easy getting away with crime. Especially since I've went to your pathetic Police Academy and graduated with flying colors. Plus, who would believe you? If you try to tell everyone what I've done, they'll just think you're a racist, angry human like Rui. Do you really want that? Do you want to put your family in danger by exposing them to that? I know where you currently live and if you don't cooperate then you'll never find them. I have plenty of disposable phones and emails that'll connect me to my contacts. They'll murder them without a seconds' hesitation. So, hush hush." Aura giggled.

"I can't do that. I'm not letting a corrupt bitch like you do-" He paused when Aura began to glow.

Her eyes began to glow as well as the pupil grew into slits, "Oh? Well... that's unfortunate. Looks like someone has to disappear today."

A very loud pop was heard as the Police Chief suddenly disappeared without a trace.

-August 25th, 2004-

{Rui's Point of View}

I stepped out of the Taxi with Gojiro and stretched. My wound still bothered me but not enough to cripple me.

Gojiro pat my back, "Home sweet home. Let's go see everyone."

I nodded, "Yeah. I'm so happy to be free of those charges. With any luck, Darkrai will have something for us in our emails."

We walked inside and looked to see a crowd around the main desk, "Everyone back up!" Justin yelled.

I looked at Gojiro, "What the hell's their problem?"

Gojiro shrugged, "Ugh. I don't know. This fucking city is turning upside down and I blame you."

I saw Gojiro's smirk but still went with his joke, "How is it my fault?"

"Everything went to shit when you arrived so naturally its your fault." Gojiro teased.

I shook my head and yelled, "Yo Justin! Where's the fire?"

Justin ran over to us after pushing away the crowd, "You two won't believe what happened after you were arrested. Oh, nice to see Justice wasn't served... again."

I smiled, shrugging, "Yeah, well... It's kind of hard for me to commit a crime in Black City when I can't get there."

Gojiro got his attention, "So, what happened?"

Justin answered his question, "The chief just disappeared and ended up being replaced."

"By who?" I asked.

"By her." Justin replied.

The crowd began to separate as Aura approached us, signing an Autograph, "Hello boys. Welcome back to my Police Station." She greeted.

"..." My eues opened as my mind began to register, "No way. How the hell did you replace our chief!? You never went to the Police Academy!"

"Oh? Then why do I have a degree in Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement from the same Police Academy you attended?" Aura asked.

I rejected that statement, "That's impossible. You never went to that academy."

Aura stood in front of me, "Whether you accept it or not, I'm your boss now dumbass."

"Dumbass? I'm not a dumbass, you stupid cunt." I replied.

"Cunt? That sounds like insubordination. Come with me and we'll discuss your punishment." Aura grinned.

"I'm not following you anywhere! You're an evil psychopathic bitch!" I yelled.

"Come with me or you're fired!" Aura yelled.

"Fuck you! I'd rather live on the streets than take orders from your slut ass!" I yelled.

"Justin, Gojiro, lock the door." Aura ordered.

They did as she asked, "What are you doing Gojiro?"

Gojiro stayed silent as Aura grabbed my arm, "They listen to me now thanks to my special power." Aura whispered.

"Special power? Didn't you mention that on our date?" I asked.

"Maybe I did but I never specify my Succubus ability. I studied Tulip's Cute Charm." She giggled.

I didn't understand what she was getting at, "I don't understand what you're hinting at slut!"

Aura started laughing, "Slut? You really have no idea, do you? I never liked you, since you caused me all that bad press. I planned everything that happened to you perfectly. Well... almost perfectly. I still don't know who saved you. That bothers me greatly."

"So what were the dates for?" I asked.

"We never went on a date. What? Did you you think I have enough spare time to date your stupid ass? Those were all Zoroarks just performing to the script I had them memorize. This whole time, your pathetic wretched love life was a lie. You were in love with a fake. Like a stupid fanboy that dates a cardboard cut out of me. I almost pity you." Aura chuckled.

I bit my lip before trying to get some information, "Just... get on with your explanation."

Aura dragged her hand along my arm, "I found a way to make those that love me, stay mine forever. My 'police fetish' was never a thing. Once I screwed a man, they are mine forever. That's why I'm a Succubus. I seduce a man, fuck him and make him mine. I own every man in this station. Why do you think they're all male with female pokemon? We officially own the police force. Now, you were difficult. You rejected me so violently. Still... I can see that same arrogant little boy I met years ago."

I was confused, "What do you mean? I never met you when I was younger."

Aura laughed, "Oh really? Are you sure about that? Well... that doesn't matter. You're trapped in this building with me. So, tell me. Are you coming with me willingly or do I have to drag you to my office?"

(Damn... Aura fucking played everyone!)