Tom was sitting on his jail bed, as the remaining Pokemon Protectors came in and got locked up. The sleep powder was just starting to wear off. His cell mate, Brad, was clinging to the jail bars, trying to identify anybody from the protest. Brad was a Pokemon Protector, he got arrested for trying to steal and release a kid's Pokemon. Brad was about as smart as a sack of potatoes. He could barely read let alone count to twenty. Tom, meanwhile, was reading the newspaper. You had to request the newspaper. Brad only got it because he liked the pictures. The article he was reading said:
Team Magma Disappears from Their Hideout
Team Magma suddenly disappears from their hideout sometime Wednesday afternoon. Some locals from Lilycove City say Team Magma is gone for good, others around Hoenn still report sightings of Team Magma. No one knows why they abandoned their hideout so abruptly, but investigators are looking into the situation. Oddly enough, none of the investigators have returned from the hideout. The end of Team Magma may be a mystery.
Tom looked up from the newspaper and turned on the TV. Brad flung himself from the bars and onto his bed, and watched enthusiastically. Every cell had a TV, but only showed the news. Tom wanted to see if there was anything else about Team Magma, but there wasn't anything that wasn't already in the newspaper, so Tom turned off the TV. "Oh come on I was watching that," said Brad, disappointedly. Not wanting to hear Brad complain more, Tom threw the remote at him, and it hit him in the face. Brad turned on the TV, and threw the remote back at Tom. The remote hit Tom in the nose.
"OW!" yelled Tom, "I have a broken nose, stupid." But all Brad cared about was the TV. Tom heard yelling outside his cell. He got up and looked. He saw two Officer Jennys getting yelled at by the Police Captain. One looked real shocked and the other looked really disappointed. I wouldn't want to be them, Tom thought to himself.
"I should give you an award for arresting all those people," said the Captain, the two Jennys looked surprised, "and then take it away for burning down the Pokemon League Stadium!" continued the Captain, disappointment once again showered their faces. "But I have a better idea. I will send you two on a mission. And seeing that you two made such stupid decisions, you will be accompanied by another person." Both Jennys looked puzzled. "He is a prisoner here. His name is Tom. His cell is right down the hall. Get him and I will tell all of you your mission.
The two Jennys went together; the first Jenny had the key to Tom's cell. "Ok Tom, the Captain wants to see you," said the second Jenny. Tom already knew this and didn't act surprised when they came. Brad, however, leaped up and ran to towards the Jennys. "Whoa not you, your still stuckin this dump." said the second Jenny. Brad moaned and went back to the TV. Tom went with the Jennys to the room where the Police captain was.
"Hello Tom." said the Captain."You probably over heard us talking, so you already know why you are here. But I will tell you anyway. You are here because I want you to go on a mission. I chose you because you were arrested for the wrong reason, you were only fighting in self-defense, and also because I feel that you are smarter than these to ladies behind you. You are to find the Pokemon Protectors headquarters. That is your mission. Then you come back here, and I will forget about the two Jenny's burning down the Pokemon League Stadium and Tom, you will get a prize.
"What's the prize?" he asked. "And will I get my Pokemon back for this mission?"
It took a while for the Captain to think but finally she said, "No I think you can do it with out Pokemon."
"Well what about the prize" Tom asked again.
"The best prize is a surprise." said the Captain. After that Tom and the two Jennys turned around and exited the station, ready to start their mission.