Chapter 21: Breeding Center battle
A/N: Enjoy! With Arcus's mind set on going to the Breeding Center where Giovanni had said that Cassidy and Butch are at, he abandons Ash and friends to follow Giovanni's orders...again. What will happen during his visit to the Breeding Center? Find out in this chapter. I do not own Pokemon but I own my OC and this story. Reminder: Arcus telepathically talks to his Pokemons during battles. Names of characters: Arcus, Mega Absol(Angel), Combusken(Torch), Marshtomp(Kippy), Meowth(Ace), Servine(Lily), Kabuto(Shelly), Spearow(Spear), Ekans(Venom), Eevee(Jewel).
"Do you think it was right leaving them?" Asked Angel.
The three had teleported away from Saffron City after Arcus had accepted another mission from Giovanni. Arcus said,"It's for the best. We don't want them to get suspicious of us. If Giovanni finds out that I'm a Pokemon, we are in big trouble. That's why I have to do all this to keep us safe."
Angel then said,"We appreciate that but what about you? What does doing all this help you besides keeping us out of trouble?" Arcus replied,"More Pokemons to capture and raise. The best part is that they all prefer me to their trainers like what happened back at HQ." Jewel then said,"Arcus, there's a city over there."
Looking at where Jewel was pointing at, Arcus replied,"That could be the city. Let's go check." He petted Jewel's head and he made his way to the city with Angel next to him.
Once they arrived at the city, Arcus noticed that the city looked more peaceful and more happiness were filling up the atmosphere of the city. Arcus smiled and said,"I wish all cities were like this."
Jewel then got down from his arms and she said,"look over there! It's a Psyduck!" Arcus looked over at the bench and he saw a yellow duck holding its head with its hands with a blank face.
Arcus walked over to it and asked,"Are you waiting for your trainer?" The Psyduck just stared at Arcus and for a while, it seemed to be ignoring him until it finally said,"No. I don't have a trainer. I'm just here enjoying the day on this bench." Arcus smiled and said,"How would you like to join our family then? You'll meet more Pokemons and you can relax all you want and you don't have to worry about anything."
Psyduck looked at Arcus with his blank face and asked,"Can I have something to eat first?" As Arcus took out another piece of his Pokemon food, Psyduck shook his head and said,"I want human food." Arcus sighed and said,"Fine. I'll take you to a human food restaurant."
As they were searching for a perfect restaurant to eat, Angel spotted one and said,"How 'bout this? The sign says that it's an all you can eat buffet and it's free." Arcus said,"That's weird. I don't remember anything about seeing a restaurant with free food. There must be a catch for this."
Just then, a man in a chef's uniform came out and said,"Welcome to my restaurant! What you said is true. There is a catch for getting as many of my food for free. You have to show me one of the cutest Pokemons you have." Arcus nodded and he called out his Pokemons.
First to come out was Ace and the man shook his head and said,"I've seen many Meowth coming by so, no." Arcus sighed and said,"Thanks for coming anyway, Ace." The same thing happened when Arcus introduced Torch, Kippy, Lily, Angel and Jewel even though he has never seen them before.
Arcus sighed and said,"That's about my whole team." The man then said,"Not so fast! You have a Psyduck! That's just the most cutest Pokemon that has ever caught my eyes! Come right in and have yourself anything you want if you let me play with your Psyduck." Arcus nodded and said,"Sure! But can you let Psyduck eat too? He's been wanting to eat human food instead of Pokemon food." The man nodded and said,"I have just the treat for your Psyduck. Now come in and enjoy your meal."
As he stepped in, he called out his Pokemons and said,"Alright. We got lucky right there. It seems this chef is a Psyduck fan and we're lucky to have find that Psyduck. Let's thank Jewel for spotting that Psyduck." The Pokemons all thanked her and she said,"It was nothing. At least we'll get another Pokemon in the family, right?" Arcus shrugged and said,"Only if Psyduck wishes to join."
The man soon came out with six plates of ice cream and he placed them on the table before saying,"I forgot to mention that I only sell ice cream. Enjoy!"
Arcus took one scoop of the ice cream and he fed it to Jewel and asked,"How is it?" Jewel smiled and said,"Delicious!" Ace then got onto the table and said,"I wanna try one too!" He took one of the plates and he munched down on the ice cream. The rest soon followed and Arcus decided to share the last one with Angel.
"How does it taste for you, Angel?" Asked Arcus. Angel smiled and said,"Jewel was right. It's delicious!" Arcus took one scoop for himself and he ate it. As soon as he tasted it, he said,"It is delicious! Anyone up for more?" His Pokemons all nodded and he said,"More ice cream please!"
The man soon came out with six more plates and they all began to chow down on them again. This continued for a few more times before they finally had enough and they were all ready to leave when the man said,"Thanks for coming with your Psyduck! I hope you'll come back!" Arcus nodded and they all left after he returned them to their Universal balls.
After they left the restaurant, Arcus asked,"So, do you want to join us now?" Psyduck nodded and said,"I want to relax more!" Arcus nodded as he bumped a Universal ball on Psyduck's head.
Psyduck was then absorbed into the ball and it disappeared. Arcus then looked over to Jewel and Angel and said,"Psyduck's in the family. Just hope he'll get along with Magikarp and Vaporeon. It'll be better if he gotten along with the others too."
Jewel said,"I bet he will. He'll be wanting to battle anyway once he evolves into Golduck." Arcus said,"Golduck? That will be interesting. For now, I working on evolving you into an Espeon." Jewel nodded and said,"Thanks for that!" Arcus nodded and he picked her up before they continued their path to the Breeding Center.
Just as they were walking, a giant screen on a building started broadcasting an advertisement of the Breeding Center. As a woman appeared on the screen, Arcus thought That must be Cassidy.
After the commercial ended, a crowd of Pokemon trainers all dashed towards the same direction and Arcus said,"They must be heading to the Breeding Center. Let's follow them."
Finally reaching the Breeding Center, Arcus was immediately stunned by the amount of attention the Center was getting. The line for the Center was extended from the building itself to the other end of the road.
As Arcus got into the line, he heard a boy saying,"I can't wait to have my Rattata evolve into a Raticate! They say that they can evolve any Pokemons within days!" Arcus looked over at the boy and he saw that the boy was holding his Rattata while he was talking to his friend.
The boy's friend said,"I can't wait for my Squirtle to become a Blastoise!"
Arcus then said,"Your Pokemons look healthy enough to evolve quite soon. Why are you putting hem here in the Breeding Center?" The boy asked,"How would you know when a Pokemon evolves?" Arcus replied,"Of course I need to know that! I'm a breeder myself!" The boy's friend asked,"If you're a breeder, why are you here?" Arcus replied,"I just want to see if this even works."
After spending nearly an hour of waiting in line while talking to the two boys, Arcus was finally up.
As the woman from the commercial appeared, she asked,"Hello there! How may I help you?" Arcus looked around and saw that no one was there or behind him so he said,"Yes. I'm looking for Cassidy and Butch."
The woman gave him a look before she demanded,"Who are you and how do you know about us?!" As a guy with green hair came out, he said,"Cassidy, the Pokemons are all ready to be examined!" As soon as he saw Arcus, he said,"You! You're the one who's been promoted to Vice-President within a day!" The woman, known as Cassidy, gasped and exclaimed,"No way! You're just a kid!"
Arcus said,"I'm a breeder if you don't mind. Also, Giovanni was the one who was interested in my talent so he promoted me. So what do you want to discuss about?"
Cassidy quickly closed the door of the Center and she said,"Before that, we have to prove that you're really skilled enough to be the Vice-President. Raticate, go!" As she tossed out her Pokeball, her Raticate emerged from it.
Sighing, Arcus put on Sam and he said,"Jewel, you're up." Jewel nodded as Arcus ripped out his disguise to show his Team Rocket Uniform. Butch said,"I do like the way you show your uniform." Arcus replied,"Thanks Butch. I've been working on it for a few days when I joined." Butch cheered and said,"Finally! Someone besides the boss and Cassidy who knows my name without mistaking it!"
Arcus said,"It's not nice to forget a person's name after you just met him. Great name by the way. Both of you." Butch smiled and said,"Thanks for the compliment! But we still gotta test you first before we really respect you." Arcus nodded and said,"You may go first if you like to." Cassidy nodded and said,"Gladly. Raticate, use Tackle attack!"
As Raticate was charging closer to Jewel, Arcus said,"Jewel, let it have the taste of your Shadow Ball." Jewel nodded and a black ball materialized in front of her before she launched it straight at Raticate, knocking it down and causing it to faint.
Shocked, Cassidy exclaimed,"Impossible! Just one hit?!" Arcus said,"That's why Giovanni promoted me in the first place. My Pokemons are way more powerful than any other Pokemons."
Arcus walked over to Raticate and he whispered,"Helping hand." As a blue glow emitted from Raticate, Cassidy demanded,"What do you think you're doing?!" Arcus replied,"I'm just helping Raticate out. He was injured pretty badly by that Shadow Ball. I have a gift for healing Pokemons so your Raticate will be fine with a good night rest."
When Raticate got up, Cassidy returned it to its Pokeball and said,"I still can't believe Raticate lost to an Eevee. I've trained it everyday and that Eevee won with just one hit." Arcus petted her back and said,"That's why I'm a breeder of Team Rocket. I help trainers by giving them advice on training their Pokemons or help them train their Pokemons. Dr. Namba has already asked me to train one of the Charizard and a few more."
Butch said,"I guess we misjudged you, You're okay." Arcus nodded and he was about to leave when sirens were heard.
"Oh no! We're caught!" Exclaimed Cassidy. Arcus turned and said,"Don't worry. I got this under control."
Soon, the door was busted opened and Officer Jenny came in yelling,"There's no escaping! We have you all surrounded! Growlithe, use Take Down!"
A Growlithe charged into the room and it was heading straight for them. Arcus said,"Angel, use Thunder Wave!" Angel quickly got in front of Arcus and she discharged six lightning bolts that surrounded Growlithe, paralyzing it.
Arcus then said,"Angel, use Hyper beam!" A yellow sphere materialized in front of Angel's mouth and a yellow beam was shot out of it and Growlithe was hit, sending it back to Officer Jenny and causing her to be knocked down. Arcus said,"Now use Hypnosis."
Angel's eyes now glowed blue as Officer Jenny and Growlithe were both hypnotized by Angel. Soon, Officer Jenny asked,"Where am I?" Arcus said,"Cassidy, Butch, take over. I need to meet up with Dr. Namba at the expedition now." The two agents nodded and Arcus walked out as he picked up Jewel.
Soon, Arcus, Jewel and Angel were gone.
A/N: Done! With the respect earned from both Cassidy and Butch, Arcus is one more step further from being discovered of his true identity. Can this keep up? Please review and criticism is allowed. Also, please vote in the Poll I have.