The trek from the Command Center to the gate that would allow Akira to leave the compound was almost over. Though as he was walking towards the gate, he saw that Ash along with Forrest and the Tamer known as Lara Laramie were making their way towards the gate as well.
Since the group wasn't moving that fast, Akira was able to catch up with them rather swiftly and once within earshot he started to speak. "Hey guys, where are you headed?" Akira inquired of them as he started matching the pace that they were going.
Thankfully the group wasn't startled by Akira's sudden appearance and as such they were quick in a reply to him. "Lara is taking us to a place that is right outside Pewter City where we can swim and fish. Would you want to join us?" Forrest replied to Akira. From the look on Forrest's face, Akira could tell that Forrest was hoping that he would say yes. Though since he had just taken a contract, Akira knew that he wouldn't be able to stay but he would be able to walk with the group to this location.
"I have just taken a contract in Pewter City so I wont be able to stay but I will walk with you." Akira explained to the party of three.
The fallen look on Forrest's face told Akira that he was slightly upset over him not being able to join them but just as suddenly as the fallen look appeared, it vanished. "Since you won't be able to join us, I will just go with you to complete your contract. Two heads are always better than one." Forrest responded with a rise of his eyebrows. The way that Forrest's eyebrows moved up told Akira that the younger male would soon try to get inside him once more.
Akira shook his head to clear the sexual thoughts that had entered it from his mind. Since the two male Tamers were talking amongst themselves, Lara and Ash had gained some distance on them though since they weren't all going to the same destination it didn't really bother Akira.
By the time that Akira and Forrest had finished speaking the group was already halfway to the destination that Lara was leading herself and Ash to. While Akira and Forrest were walking side by side, Akira heard something rustling in the tall grass that lined the road they were walking on. Though Akira didn't sense any danger coming from the grass, he was curious on what was making the noise and some voice inside himself was telling him that someone could be in danger.
With this in mind, Akira decided to push his contract back for a moment so he could focus on the noise. Since Akira was focusing on the noise so intently he was able to follow the trail to it and once he did, both he and Forrest came bursting out into an open field.
What Akira saw in the center of that field was something that would scare about anyone and currently it seemed to be scaring the life out of a young teenage boy who was currently trying to get away from a wild Pokémon.
The boy in question was a tanned skinned male with slightly long black hair that had a piece of hair in the front of his head that seemed permanently stuck in the air. This boy was currently running directly at Akira and Forrest with the wild Pokémon a few feet behind him. Seeing that now they would also be in trouble, Akira and Forrest both got ready to call out their own Pokémon.
"Mistral!" Akira called out just as Forrest called out "Hokari!" This revealed that both Akira's Sneasel and Forrest's Sandshrew were brought out into the world to battle the wild Pokémon.
This wild Pokémon was one that Akira had seen before though it looked completely different than the other one that he had seen. In the air flying towards them was a Scyther with pitch black scales as well as blood red scythes and from the manhood that Akira could occasionally see on the creature, he knew that the Scyther was male. Though the most curious thing about the Scyther was that upon it's neck was some strange device that seemed to be causing the creature quite a bit of pain.
Seeing this gave Akira a battle strategy, one that he was quick to inform Forrest about. "Forrest, take Hokari and get that boy to safety. Mistral and I will handle the Scyther." Akira ordered the younger Tamer.
Forrest knew that Akira changed in battles to become someone he wouldn't want to disobey and as such he moved to do as he was told. Once Forrest was in range of the other boy, he jumped and tackled him to the ground just as the Scyther swung his blades at the boy. Seeing that Forrest and the unknown male was out of immediate danger, Akira jumped into action. "Mistral, use Ice Beam on Scyther's collar and then follow with a Mega Punch!" Akira ordered his Pokémon.
Hearing her Master's orders sent Mistral on the attack. Jumping into the air just as she started charging up the Ice Beam set her directly at the level she needed to hit the collar. The moment that the attack was ready she sent it at the Scyther. If Scyther had been in a little more control of himself he may have been able to avoid the attack but since the collar was obviously causing the creature to go on a rampage, he was struck directly by the Ice Beam that froze the collar as well as his wings.
This sent Scyther crashing towards the ground and as he crashed, Mistral charged up her second attack and then went charging at her opponent. Once Mistral was on top of the Scyther she smashed her glowing hand right on the collar which caused the strange technology to burst apart as well as caused enough damage that it knocked Scyther out.
Seeing this as a chance to capture one of the Pokémon he had his eye on, Akira was quick to pull an empty Pokéball out of his bag. Once the Pokéball was in his hand, Akira threw it directly at the Scyther and as it hit the creature it brought it inside the Pokéball. Like normal Akira had to wait for a bit until the Pokéball to stop moving and once it did, he went and claimed the item that held his newest team member.
Once Akira had claimed the Pokéball that held his Scyther, he clipped it onto his belt while also grabbing ahold of Mistral's so he could recall her back inside her home. Though before he clipped her Pokéball back in it's normal spot, Akira whispered a brief thank you to his Sneasel. Now that both his Pokémon were unable to do anymore damage to the outside world, Akira picked up the broken technology that was causing Scyther to rampage in the first place. Once all the pieces were collected, Akira turned towards Forrest and the boy they had just rescued.
"Are you two alright?" Akira inquired of the pair that had now only started to get up off the ground. Though Akira had received no response from either of them, he did offer them both a hand that they gladly took ahold of. When both Forrest and the stranger were both back on their feet, Akira started to speak once more. "I am Akira Cade and this is Forrest Stone, now who are you?" Akira questioned of the stranger.
Though it took the other boy a minute to respond to what Akira had just said, he did eventually and as such he didn't upset either of the Tamers that had just rescued him. "Thank you both for rescuing me. My name is Pete Pebbleman and I hail from Pewter City." the now named male informed the two.
Upon hearing that the boy's last name was Pebbleman, Akira was instantly smiling. "You must be related to the Captain then...we are Tamers that were hired by him to help investigate a murder that happened in your town." Akira explained to the boy who was still trying to clear the dust from himself and his clothes.
Though once Pete heard that Akira and Forrest were Tamers who had come to help their city, a smile of his own formed on Pete's lips. "Yes, the Captain is my older brother. Let me repay you by taking you to him!" Pete bellowed before taking off in the direction that Akira and Forrest had come to get to where they were now. Akira had a feeling that Pete was going to be both a handful as well as helpful and as such took off after him, with Forrest on his heels.
"Sir there has been a problem with the signal of Scyther's collar. I think something has happened to the collar." a deep male voice spoke out as they knelt down.
Upon hearing that something has happened to the collar that controlled one of their strongest Pokémon, a blue haired male turned to face the Grunt with rage taking form on his face. "How dare you...I want you to go and find that Scyther!" the blue haired male roared to the Grunt who was quick to jump from the ground and do as he was commanded.
Once the blue haired male was alone once more, he turned back to the wall of screens which were quickly filled with the features of a crimson haired female. "James, why are you calling me? My base was attacked and I don't have time..." the crimson haired female started but stopped when she was suddenly cut off by the now named James.
"...If you have been attacked that means the base has compromised. Come to my location Jessie and help me deal with a problem that has occurred." James informed the now named Jessie and before the female could respond, James cut the transmission between the two.
With the help of Pete the two Tamers were able to make it to Pewter City in no time as well as to the guardhouse where Akira's client should be. Akira thought that this would have been an appropriate time to bid Pete farewell, he opened his mouth to do just that when suddenly Pete went flying past them and vanished through the guardhouse door.
"Looks like I was dead on about him..." Akira muttered to himself before making his own way towards the door. Though before he entered the guardhouse all the way, Akira motioned for Forrest to enter ahead of him which the other Tamer was all to happy with doing.
When Forrest had made his way completely inside, Akira followed after him which allowed the older Tamer to see that the guardhouse was almost empty besides for a few Pewter City guards. Though in the middle of the guardhouse Akira could see that the boy who had brought them here was standing there along with an older man that had a resemblance to Pete, since the two looked alike Akira assumed that this must be the Captain who had requested their help.
As Forrest and Akira grew closer to the Pebbleman brothers, Akira noticed that the Captain's eyes flicked towards them. Both Pete and his older brother turned to face the incoming Tamers. "You must be the Tamers that I requested..." Captain Pebbleman stated as Akira and Forrest stopped in front of them. Upon hearing this statement, Akira gave the Captain a quick nod which caused the older man to speak once more. "...I am glad to see that my contract has finally been taken as well as having my little brother here rescued from that creature."
Akira gave the older man a small smile before he gave a response of his own. "No problem Captain. I am just glad that we were able to get to him before something serious happened though you can be assured that no more innocents will be hurt by that Pokémon anymore. Now I would like to see that murder victims body as well as the location that it was found." Akira informed his client who was quick to do as he was asked.
Authors notes: Thank you to everyone who has read this latest chapter. To let you all know, Pete Pebbleman is not an original character though his brother is. As always please review and comment on your thoughts about the story and I will see you next time!