Ash is where

Ash is where?…………….2

Author; Arraye

Disclaimer; All these people don't belong to me apart from Sarah.

Previously I've written in the style of an interview a style I'll continue to use for a few chapters at least. However to convey the rest of the story next chapters are likely to be in the form of diaries, descriptions or anything else I can think of.

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Chapter 2

Officer Jenny

The young officer shuffled through the files scrambled on her desk; despite their efficient skills in solving crimes none of the officer Jenny's was particularly organised. Though this one had more of a reason than the rest; for years of working on the same case doesn't exactly make a person more enthusiastic in their work.

In fact the rest of her work had begun to slip; so much so in fact that she had been politely offered to transfer the case to someone else. But she had been working on the case to long now; she needed an answer as much as his family did. Despite months and months of following up new leads; nothing. It was hard to believe that someone can just disappear into thin air. Someone out there knew something. They just had to.

She had begun to see herself still on this case long after she had been retired. I'm almost the black sheep in the family now, she chuckled, for no Jenny had ever not solved a case.

But things could be better; if rumours were true. After searching pretty much every part of Pallet; she was sure she now had enough answers to convince someone into telling her something.

That someone had lied to her previously and now she mentally chided herself for not noticing. The tell tale signs had been there; a much less competent officer would have picked them up. But then it was no good going down this trail. It only led to questions about whether she had missed other vital clues. Clues that could mean life or death. No it was no good thinking about that now.

But it didn't make sense, and the more she tried to work it out the more it confused her. Why? Why would he try to protect her? What did he have to gain? Motives………..well there was the obvious rivalry. But still, so he lied…he doesn't seem like a…a….. Like a criminal….a murderer, whatever boot fits. No, she shook her head, it was more than that, it went deeper than that. That much she was sure of. Small towns always had their secrets, whether it was the affair between Erica, and that Pokemon nurse in Lavender town, or it was that robbery planned by the whole church community in Mount Moon. But, the benefits of covering up were obvious in those cases, lust, greed. What was the benefit of covering up a boy's disappearance? A boy nonetheless who had brought glory and fame to Pallet Town? Jealously maybe, a jealous trainer.

Team Rocket? She looked down at the file in her hands, several team rocket members had been present at the exact time the Ketchum boy left Pallet and disappeared. But questioning that Misty girl and several others gave her the impression they weren't a threat. Hapless criminals who couldn't steal a Pikachu from a bunch of kids, let alone organise a kidnapping.

But the whole business with Team Rocket was too curious to dismiss. Insiders had told her of conflicts inside the gang of criminals, coincidentally coinciding with the boy's disappearance. Also members off the Team itself had disappeared, in fact one of them had been tracking the boy with his partner for two years. The disappearance of not only the Ketchum boy, but the Rocket member who followed him as well, was something she couldn't ignore. The two were linked, did that member kidnap him? But then what part did that girl play?

Every time, everytime I think I've got something I tie myself up in muddles. Something big is going on here and it not only involves members of Team Rocket but the citizens of Pallet Town as well. This time, this time I've got more though…I'll get answers……….. I won't stop until I've got answers.

She placed the file down on her table, this time. Try lying to me this time……try it… Slowly she bent down to the intercom on the table, taking time to look at her appearance. Not great, but then who would look great under these conditions. She straightened her jacket with her hands, and pulled the strands of her hair that had tangled. "Viridian Jenny, please will you bring him in."

"Now?" came the voice on the other side. She sounds almost hesitant.

"Yes now…" she said tiredly. This time, try it………………………….

The End

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