Chapter 5: The first assignment
SD's POV
Only a short time after I entered the room had to share, I noticed my Fellow Vulpix entering the room too. Even if she did her best to hide it, I could see that she was really unhappy with me being here. Not talking at all she moved her "bed" to the side so that we'd have enough space for another pile of stray. I realized that Fate was glancing at me multiple times, but still refused to talk. I decided to break the silence. A little conversation was definitely needed right know. "You can stop looking at me like that! I know that you're not happy with me being here but you'll have to live with it." "I know and I accept it, but that doesn't mean I have to like it, has it?" "No, but it would help everybody if you'd even TRY not to show you disliking that much!" She seemed as if she wanted to yell something, but luckily for her she stopped herself."I… I'm sorry. It's just… I… How can I be sure I can trust you? I want to trust you, believe me! But even if I tell myself that you can't be that bad if Thunder likes you, it just won't work!" "Well if the problem is that you can't trust me, then I'll just show you that you can! I'm used to it." She looked at me, a hint of pity in her eyes. "It's… because of how you look, isn't it?" "Wow, you surely think fast. As if it was MY fault that I was born like this!" She seemed to realize my anger and tried to calm me down. "It's alright. I already know that most of the Pokemon in this world are idiots. I don't care about how you look, I care about how you act. So… let's just finish making the beds and then go help Thunder." We did as she suggested and as we had dinner, I noticed Fate being much more comfortable around me… even if I didn't really do anything? This girl surely is something…
The next day; Fate's POV
I was woken by my new roommate the next day. "Come on, time to wake up. Don't forget, you`ll have your first assignment today!" I took my time to stand up. "Yeah, morning to you too, SD." Exactly the same moment, Thunder entered the room too. "Good, you two are already awake. Come to the kitchen, I already readied some breakfast." We had a nice little breakfast and shortly after Thunder explained what we would do today. "Well, as you already know, you'll have your first day as a member of the police today. Since you had that accident with your memories, I guess you don't know any strong moves, do you Fate?" I shook my head. "No, I don't know how to fight." "Okay, that's no problem, I already expected this. You'll have an easy assignment today. Günter just found out about the location of a single Rookie of the Slaves. He is a Dark-Type Zigzagoon (A/N: Pokemon don't know terms like "Alolan" or "Galarian", so they just mention the other forms like that. If you don't know this, a Dark-Type Zigzagoon is a Galarian one.) At the moment he hides at a clearing in the forest right beside this town. Today you'll just fight this weak Rookie. If something goes wrong, I'll just jump in and help you. I already fought so many of them, I can't even count it anymore. Any questions left?" I had no questions, but SD had one. "Yeah, I have one. Can I come too?" Thunder seemed to think about it for a moment. "Well I guess it's okay. But do not interfere if it's not necessary! It's Fate's first trial as a police women. She has to do this alone!" "Yeah, of course! I just want to see her fight too!" Thunder sweat dropped a little. "Yeah… well, are you ready to go Fate?" I felt a little scared, knowing I'd have to fight today, but I knew that nothing could go wrong. Even if I could not beat the Rookie, Thunder and SD would just step in. "I think so, yes."
It took around an hour for us to reach the centre of the forest. As we reached the edge of the clearing, Thunder stopped and signalled me to go to the centre, not speaking to stay hidden. I did as he told me to. As I went inside the clearing, no one was there. I became a little more nervous. "H… hello? Is… somebody here?" After I finished talking, I heard a strange noise from one of the trees. One moment later, a weird, black and white coloured Pokemon jumped of it. "Why are you here girl? Ya better leave quickly. You're lucky I'm in a good mood today! I will let you get away if you leave now!" I was a little surprised. I expected every Slave of the Dark to be a big and muscular devil, but this furball in front of me did not seem intimidating at all… "Are YOU the guy I'm searching for? You are not really a Slave of the Dark, are you?" The little badger seemed hurt by my words. "What? Of course, I am! I am one of the strongest Rookies ever! Why are you searching for me girl? Want to join us too?" "You wish. In the name of the police forces of Metro Village, you are arrested!" The Zigzagoon looked at me, shocked. After a few seconds he started laughing. "YOU don't believe that a mighty Pokemon, like I am, is one of the true masters of this world, but you expect me to believe you that YOU are a police women? That's the funniest thing I've heard for a long time!" "Stop laughing and just give up! I said, that you're arrested." He really stopped laughing. "You're really serious, aren't you girl? Well, if you wish to… I won't give up just now. Show me what you got!"
With these words my first fight started. My opponent did not really seem to know how to fight either. He just ran around and tried to tackle me. I used the time to figure out how to use any moves. Of course, I could tackle or bite him like he tried to do, but I also managed to spit out little flames, an attack called "Ember" as I know now. The fight did not last very long. My opponent just ran into a tree after a few minutes and collapsed on the ground. I wasn't hurt at all. I went to his unmoving body, surprised by his stupidity. I saw Thunder smiling behind the bush he was hiding behind. But the very second, I wanted to take the unmoving badger Pokemon with me, something happened. Something moved right in my direction. It looked like the dorsal fin of a shark, but it was moving right in the ground. I quickly dodged as a big, dragon like Pokemon appeared in front of me. "WHO THE HELL ARE YOU? ARE YOU ONE OF THE POLICE FORCES OR WHAT?" I was so scared of this thing that I couldn't answer. He didn't seem to need an answer at all too. "I didn't know they take weaklings like you nowadays. These idiots have to be REALLY frustrated!" For the first time I managed to talk. "I… I am part of the police force. And I want to arrest this Zigzagoon. I will just take him and leave your territory, okay?" The dragon-shark started to laugh. "YOU REALLY THINK THIS IS MY TERRITORY? DO I LOOK LIKE SOME STUPID WILD FILTH? I AM LIVING EVERYWHERE I WANT. AND SADLY, I CAN'T ALLOW YOU TO TAKE THIS IDIOT. SLAVES HAVE TO HELP EACH OTHER OUT!" He got into a fighting stance. I did the same, but I was shaking all over. I could not see what Thunder was doing, but I was scared as he did not interfere. But the fear I had at this moment was nothing compared to my mortal agony I had after he spoke his last words before starting the fight. "IN MY GROUP EVERYONE FIGHTS FOR EVERYONE! EVEN A GENERAL GIVES EVERYTHING TO SAVE A SINGLE ROOKIE. AND BECAUSE OF THIS, I, GAVIN THE GARCHOMP, WILL TEAR YOU APART!"
A/N: Today you get your first real cliffhanger of the story. Fate's first challenge as a member of the police force escalated just A LITTLE lmao. If somebody doesn't know who this Garchomp is, I suggest you read chapter 2 again. See you guys next time. I'd be happy about reviews as well.