Chapter 12 – Found or Farce

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Time: 15:00

Location: Beryl Ward

After being released from the cell with Nero. Lucille went on her way, quickly finding Percival. And the locations of the missing officers, though one of them did not make it… Returning to the Jasper Ward Police Station to relay what had occurred so far. Lucille was rewarded with a Growlithe, whom was named Blaze.

Later Lucille returned with Percival headed to deal with the other PULSE Machine. This time, not getting captured by Nuzleaf. While they continued to search for where the PULSE was, Lucille started to explain what happened to her in her capture to Percival.

"I don't believe it." Percival shook his head at hearing the story he just heard. "He's making it up."

"No…" Lucille shook her head. "he definitely wasn't lying…"

"He is." Percival insisted. "He's the type of person to use any type of tactic to take advantage in any situation. He was trapped in there with you and told you a sob story, so next time we fought you wouldn't fight at full strength."

"But that locket we found; it was his!" Lucille responded. "It had a picture of him and a girl inside of it. He was angry at me for having it. He wasn't lying Percy."

Percival sighed at that. "Lucy-."

Though his thought was interrupted by the call of a Man with three personalities. It was an angry male. "You!"

Percival and Lucille looked surprised to see that they wandered into the right area for where the PULSE was. They looked around say ZEL, Taka, and another figure covered by cloak.

"Oh, hey." Taka also took notice of their presence.

"What is it now?" The cloaked figure asked in frustration.

"This is the trainer that defeated the PULSE in Jasper. I invited Percival and Lucille to come here so we could deal with this issue thoroughly. See?" Taka explained calmly with a smile.

The Person of Eve, from ZEL then spoke. "Percival is also responsible for destroying the PULSE in Obsidia."

"Ah. That was you." The cloaked figure looked over Percival and Lucille. "Some alley cats parading as tigers. Heroism is vainglory. But you will learn. You've stepped out of your alley, and into the world. I will introduce you to the cold pain of reality."

"You say that, but there is one common thing between a cat and Tiger. They both have claws and fangs." Percival responded reaching for a Pokeball.

"Hold it right there!" A furious cry rang out, looking at the sky everyone saw a girl with Pink hair on top of a Salamance.

Taka looked at the girl curiously. "Hey, isn't that-."

"Heather, daughter to the Beryl Ward Gym Leader and-." Eve, of ZEL continued.

"I know all too well who she is." The cloaked figure stated, both angrily and confused. "But why is she here?"

"What kind of question is that?!" Heather screamed down. "I'm stopping you evil people, duh!"

"How reckless." The Cloaked figure lectured. "Weren't you raised to be more responsible?"

"Who cares?!" Heather yelled. "People try to stop me from doing things all the time but their true rules are totally stupid anyway!"

"Just because you do not understand something does not make it 'stupid'." The cloaked figure continued to lecture. "You will learn, someday."

"Would you just shut up!?" Heather was furious with the man. "I'm here to beat you up, not get lectured, so shut up! Salamance make it so!"

The Cloaked figure threw out a Crobat in defense. "Taka, ZEL. Deal with those two and protect the PULSE. Leave the girl to me.

"Sure thing." Taka sighed turning to Percival and Lucille. Throwing out an Exeggcute.

"Um, I guess I have to..." Lumi personality of ZEL, was saddened. Tossing out a Glaceon. "Sorry, but..."

"But it's payback time!" Zero shouted with a smile.

"Ice, and grass." Percival shouted to Lucille. Tossing out Oracle, Percival's Braixen.

"B-blaze!" Lucille shouted in surprise, tossing out her new partner a Growlithe.

"Oracle! Flame Charge, on the Glaceon!" Percival commanded, with Oracle following instruction's it covered itself with flames running into the Glaceon, bring its health to 49%.

"Blaze Heatwave!" Lucille followed with back up for Percival. The Growlithe cause a surge of heat hitting both the Glaceon and Exeggcute, knocking both flat out.

"Nice job!" Percival high fived Lucille at her performance. "You're getting better with each battle."

"Thanks." Lucille smiled.

"Ah! No, Glaceon!" The voice of Lumi Cried out at the defeat of her Glaceon.

"Lumi, it's alright I'll take it from here, Espeon!" Eve took control sending out her next Pokémon.

"Seriously? Again, wasn't Nero supposed to be helping us?" Taka said, bringing out his Chatot. "I know you released him from that Nuzleaf cage last night. So where is the idiot."

"Probably waiting to come in at the last moment like does." Eve responded, "But for now focus on the battle at hand. Espeon!"

"Okay, Chatot Chatter!" Taka commanded, with the intent on Oracle being the target. With the one sound wave hitting, Oracle was knocked out.

"Ah…" Percival was a bit startled by that.

"Blaze! Bite the Espeon!" Lucille commanded, with Blaze. The Growlithe ran up biting onto the Espeon bringing it to 59%.

"…" Percival looked curious at the Espeon as it hadn't used a move yet, but threw in his next Pokémon to battle. "Phoebe…"

"Espeon, Psybeam!" Eve commanded her Espeon to target Percival's Milotic.

"Chatot Chatter again!" Taka again targeted Percival's Pokémon. Brining Phoebe to 56%.
"What are?" Percival questioned their motives before attacking with an Ice Beam on Chatot. Where Chatot barely survived at 2%

"Blaze Finish off the Chatot!" Lucille asked giving back up to Percival. Where Blaze followed with another bite attack on the Chatot.

"Hm… just one more turn." Taka sighed as hit Chatot fell.

"One more?" Percival questioned, then looked straight at the Espeon. "Oh, for the, Lucille attack the Espeon!"

"As if that will happen!" Zero shouted, throwing out a Umbreon to the field

The voice then changed back to Eve, "Espeon! Psybeam on the Milotic again!"

Phoebe took another hit of Psybeam going down to 33% "Phoebe, Water Pulse!"

"Blaze Bite the Espeon!" Lucille shouted as well. Following the instruction of their masters, the Pokémon attacked the Espeon causing it to fall.

"Darn, Future sight was just almost able to occur." Eve's voice said.

"Just have to make sure they can't hit then!" Zero's voice was next. "Umbreon! Sand attack!"

The Umbreon then kicked sand at the Growlithe and the Milotic. Though even though Phoebe had sand in her eyes, Percival smile. "Sorry to burst you bubble, but my Phoebe gets very Competitive."

"Zero, you imbecile!" Eve's voice then yelled scolding.

"How was I supposed to know it had that!" Zero's voice fought back.

"Oh well…" Taka sighed. "Time for the big guy to join in. Tangrowth!"

The machine holding the PULSE Tangrowth creaked as the huge creature moved. Having dealt with this creature twice before, Percival was the first to react. "Phoebe, like last time, Ice Beam!"

"Mii!" With its eye's closed, the Milotic, Phoebe listened to Percival's command and aimed at the Tangrowth hitting its target dead on. Brining the Tangrowth to 33%

"Ah! Blaze Heat Wave once more!" Lucille asked from her Growlithe, where it summoned another wave of heat firing it off at the Tangrowth and the Umbreon. While the Umbreon was practically unaffected at 83%, the Tangrowth was taken out. Just like the other two PULSE Tangrowth's, once defeated the Pokémon turned grey and slowly crumbled.

"Well, that's not good." Taka stated as the multiple plants started to retract.

Eve's voice sounded. "The PULSE has been deactivated. There is no longer any purpose in defending this location."

"In that case, I'm just gonna make myself scare. You coming?" Taka turned to ZEL asking.

"Um... I... I guess so..." Lumi's voice shakenly said. Then the two of Taka and ZEL Fled the area.

"Tch, and so they just run away. Crobat, return!" The Cloaked figure returns his Pokémon and runs off as well.

"Hey, wait! Where are you going!? Salamence, return!" Heather exclaims returning her Salamance to her pokeball then chased after the cloaked figure.

"Blaze, let's go!" Lucille takes off running after Heather, calling back to Percival. "What are we just going to let a young girl do all the work!?"

"Phoebe return!" Percival shouted then proceeded to chase after them. As Percival chased after The Cloaked figure, Heather, and Lucille. He continued to notice that there was no Police Presence near. It was very strange to Percival. "(Didn't the Police Chief say that he'd send back up to the Beryl Ward? I haven't seen any officers in the area…)"

Soon Percival caught up to where Lucille and Heather were with Heather complaining. "Ugh, he got away."

"dang… I was hoping to catch a member of Team Meteor to ask some questions…" Lucille was also depressed at this.

"I find it strange… We helped out the Police… Why haven't they shown up?" Percival questioned what was going.

"Whatever, I'm going home…" Heather sighed out. "Oh, yeah. You guys probably heard those freaks say so earlier, but my dad is the Gym Leader. Sounds great, right?"

"yeah kind of." Lucille responded with a smile.

"Yeah, no," Heather coldly responded. "He's totally no fun at all. He just tries to keep me home all day and says I shouldn't do anything at all ever."

"Sounds… like a strict father." Percival said. Thinking back to his own, and all those battle lessons that his father drilled into him.

Heather looked toward Percival noticing that he had some gym Badges. "Feel free to drop by the Gym and beat him up for me. I'd do it myself, but he doesn't even want me to battle with Pokémon yet. Like, what else are they for?!"

"It depends on the person." Percival said… he'd continue but he saw that heather probably wouldn't listen.

"Ugh. I'm serious." Heather turned away from Percival and Lucille. "One of these days I'm just gonna… leave. I'll fly away and never come back…"

"Oh, come on. Don't say that." Lucille tried to reassure heather. "He might have strict rules, but he might just really care about you… Right, Percy?"

"…" Percival was oddly silent at Heather's declaration.

"No. I don't think that's how it is…" Heather said walking away.

Time: 17:00

Location: Beryl Ward Gym

This was inside of the Beryl Gym, a secret room. A room that was unknown to Corey's Daughter, heather. Within the room were people: The Three of ZEL, Taka, Nero, and the Gym Leader Corey.

"Nero, where the hell were you?!" The voice, Zero of ZEL shouted.

"…" Nero rolled his eyes at him.

"Oh, the silent treatment? Is that how this is going?" Zero continued to shout. He attempted to take out a Pokémon to attack Nero but was stopped.

"Zero, what done is done." Eve's voice took control. "Even with Nero's help the situation may have been unchanged."

Taka looked at Nero who was covered in dirt, with the majority of his Pokémon covered in scrapes. "Nero… who did you fight?"

"…" Nero stayed silent uncaring.

"Nero." The voice was strict, this was Corey. "Where you, and what were you doing? If you remain silent, I will tell Solaris, what happened."

"Fine." Nero responded with a heavy sigh. "I was covering all of your asses."

"What?" Taka and ZEL were confused by Nero's statement.

"Explain." Corey demanded.

"okay, you know how we had scattered the Police force." Nero started his explanation. "Turns out Blondie and Shiro, helped them regroup. So, while you all were failing to defend the PULSE from Them and your Daughter. I was fighting to make sure they didn't get any help from any police officers. I mean really. I was helping you guys out. Can you not give me this attitude?"

"As if I wanted your help." Zero stated annoyed walking out of the room.

"I'm sure he means thanks." Taka said, also leaving. "I'll go check to make sure."

"…" The room was silent after Taka and ZEL left.

Corey looked at Nero once more. "Does this have to do with what you saw?"

"…" Nero was hesitant but answered him. "I might not have had the best relationship with my father. And I know you and Heather have just the 'best' relationship as well. But, I just had the feeling that your daughter, might not want to know your dirty little secret before you go."

"…" Corey sighed.

"Absols man," Nero smiled. "They are called a disaster Pokémon for a reason. They can only ever foretell what bad event will happen."

"So, my time has come." Corey said. "Then I'll accept death for when it comes."