Chapter 14: Vicious Visitor
Andrew and Misty were ducked on the floor in the dark living room, behind a sofa. Rose was ducked in a dark corner behind the television. Daisy, Violet, and Lily were ducked around various corners. Standing behind the coat rack was Officer Jenny of the Cerulean City Police Department.
Gardevoir laid on the floor near Andrew and Misty, and very quietly chirped.
"All right," Andrew whispered to the rest of the room, "He'll be here shortly. I'll quickly stun him. Officer Jenny—"
Officer Jenny muttered to show she was paying attention.
"Once he's stunned, you go in for the arrest."
"All right."
Gardevoir chirped again.
"All right," Andrew whispered to Misty, "I'm gonna' duck around the couch now."
"Be careful!" Misty whispered back.
Andrew moved to the end of the couch, and ducked behind a corner just behind the coat racks. He held himself up against the wall as the doorknob began to rattle.
"Okay, here he comes," Andrew thought.
Eventually, the lock was picked, and the Paul opened the door. Brandishing a knife in his hand, he carried an insane grin as he looked around the dark room, sweating.
"Okay you little bitches," Paul muttered to himself, "It's time to meet your maker!"
Andrew began to shift away from the corner. As he charged up to Paul, he shouted, "Not if I have anything to do with it!"
Surprised, Paul looked over to see Andrew charging at him, his fist winding back. A moment later, that punch immediately threw Paul to the ground, his knife bouncing out of the door. As Paul lied on the ground, Andrew sat down over top of his arms to prevent him from moving.
"You shouldn't have messed with me," Andrew said calmly.
"How did you know I was going to be here?" Paul asked angrily.
"I have a powerful psychic Pokémon. That, and I have a bit of a sixth sense myself."
Andrew grabbed Paul by the hair, and said, "So tell me what you were planning to do here. That is, if you're not too drunk to talk straight."
"I was coming here out of spite. I came to kill all of you pricks!"
"Is that so?" Andrew asked.
"Oh yeah. Once I cleaned up here, I was gonna' go and kill you next!"
"Well then, I suppose the courts are going to like that information," Andrew said, pulling a tape recorder out of his pocket. "All right, Officer Jenny, you can take it from here."
Officer Jenny emerged from the coat rack, brandishing a pair of handcuffs. Andrew stood as Paul was handcuffed.
"You have the right to remain silent," Officer Jenny said, "Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law."
Paul bowed his head and said to himself, "I can't believe this."
As Officer Jenny continued to read Paul his rights, the others emerged from their hiding places.
"What? You were all here?"
"Of course," Rose said.
Paul sighed. "Well, I suppose this is it for me then."
Officer Jenny began to pull Paul out of the door. He turned back and said with a sad expression on his face, "I guess, then, you aren't a pansy. I suppose you're fit for my daughter."
Officer Jenny closed the door on Paul. As soon as the door was closed, Andrew said, "That was the most fake look I've ever seen."
"Like, tell me about it," Daisy said.
"Well, now that that's over with," Rose said, trailing off.
"I suppose we should get some sleep," Misty said.
"Yeah, that's probably best right now. At least we'll all be able to sleep easy knowing he's gone!"
Everyone laughed. They all went to bed, Andrew and Misty sleeping on a fold-out bed in the living room. The police department stationed four officers to guard the house that night.
The next day, they were requested to go to the police department to file a testimony of the previous night's occurrences. It was explained to them that the testimonies were needed to reaffirm Officer Jenny's statement, and add on what occurred earlier that day.
"So, when's the court date, Officer Jenny?" Andrew asked.
"You don't need to worry about it." Officer Jenny replied. "You won't need to show up, unless you want to watch him being sentenced."
"Oh, I do!" Rose said, raising her hand. "I want to watch him get what he deserves."
After Rose got the trial date, they all went up to Andrew's house. They all sat down on the couches and talked for a while.
"So," Rose said after some time in the conversation, "Are you ready for the Elite Four? Two weeks pass sooner than you think, Andrew."
"I'm not worried about it at all. I wasn't worried about it when I signed up, I'm not worried about it now, and I'm certain I won't be worrying about it the day before."
"We'll see," Rose said.
The day before the Elite Four competition, Andrew stood in front of the Pokémon League Stadium, carrying some luggage. He breathed in the warm summer air, and looking up at a couple of puffy clouds in the sky, and said, "I feel so good right now. I'm also very excited to see what will become of my battles in the next four days."
"Yeah, I definitely can't wait to see this!" Rose said.
"I'm sure you'll do great, dear," Misty said. She gave him a long kiss. Rose rolled her eyes, and said, "Oh, get a room, you two!"
Andrew looked down at his watch, and said, "Yeah, we might as well go do that now."
They all went to the hotel they had reserved, and dropped their luggage off in their rooms. Rose walked over to Andrew and Misty's room, and said, "Okay, I'm gonna' go find Becky now."
"All right, mom," Misty said.
Rose shut the door as she walked out of the room. Andrew looked over at Misty, smiled, and said calmly, "Now, what was that about doing great, honey?"
Misty giggled, and kissed him again. He put his hands at her waist, rubbing her sides. Just then, the door opened as Rose, Rebecca, and Alexander entered the room.
"Uh, perhaps we came at a bad time?" Rose asked.
"Eh, heh, no, it's fine," Andrew said.
"They're all over each other," Alexander whispered to Rebecca.
"It sort of reminds me of how we were," Rebecca replied.
"That it does."
"So, mom, has Professor Oak showed up, yet?" Andrew asked.
"No, he hasn't. He'll probably be here soon."
"I suppose I'll run around and see who's arrived."
"I'll go with him," Misty added.
"Very well, then. I'll see ya when you get back," Rose said.