Two Weeks after the Tavabrook Mining Facility Explosion, December 7

Luke

I watched as Gality walked out of the medical facility for the first time in two weeks. He walked over to me with his sling still on his left arm, and most likely some bandages still on his chest.

"They could have let me out about two days ago!" Gality complained grumpily.

"You said that three days ago." I pointed out.

"That doesn't mean it isn't true."

"I mean, you may be correct, since I don't know anything about medicine or related topics, but it's just you word versus theirs."

"Are you saying that you don't believe me?" Gality replied in his weird, angry tone.

"No."

"Well, we should be getting back to our rooms. I haven't been in mine for two weeks!" I nodded and tried to hide my concern. Something is wrong here, I thought. He's been way too angry the last two weeks. We walked down the stairs and to the elevator, which brought us down to our rooms. I went to mine to see Selena sorting her clothes into piles. I locked and pushed the anti-noise button on the door, covering the now yellow and red walls of the room with a forcefield. Selena stopped what she was doing at looked directly at me.

"What are you doing?"

"I hope Gality doesn't have ears on his own projects." Selena looked at me funny and walked over to where I was standing.

"One, that doesn't answer the question. Two, why is that an issue?"

"I feel like Gality is hiding something." Selena was shocked.

"Why would he do that?"

"I don't know, but all I have are clues. Did you notice how Jubilee was acting when she came here?"

"She was initially aggressive, and then she felt guilty for most things she had done."

"And what is wrong about that?" Selena thought about it for a moment.

"I don't know… Lucas, Honey, are you sure that you aren't just being paranoid?"

"That is a possibility, but I believe a murderer cannot change in about four days."

"That's understandable, but I would disagree."

"I know you would Selena, because your eyes are clouded by friendship. Jubilee changed almost immediately. Too immediate."

"Luke, what are you saying?"

"I think that Gality is using mind control." Selena put her hand on my shoulder and sat me down in the chair, and then she walked over and sat on her bed.

"Are you feeling okay?"

"Yes. I also know that your concerned, because you almost never use my real name. You told me that Gality read Jubilee's mind, correct?"

"Correct."

"How out of the question would it be to say that he could control minds?"

"Now, back to my original point, why?" I sighed.

"I believe that he saw potential in Jubilee, but didn't know if he could change her morals, so he did it for her."

"Do you actually have proof?"

"No. I'm going to gather some information off him. Have you noticed that he has been especially angry lately?"

"Yes."

"Maybe that can help me." Just then, there was a crack in Gality's room.

"What was that?" I hung my head low.

"That must be Gality smashing a dresser. Something about the man I call my friend is messed up. I'm going to figure out what it is."

"I'll let you, but I don't believe it. I won't believe that the person I was talking to just two weeks ago was just a shell!" Selena slammed her fist on her nightstand, splitting it in half. "Oops!" I laughed as she attempted to just lay the parts back together.

"Never learned how to control your strength, could you?" Selena nodded back and smiled. "Never stopped me from falling in love with you, did it?"

"No, Luke, it didn't. And your ability to go into complete nerd mode didn't stop me, either." Selena walked over and kissed me on the cheek.

"If you need me, I'll be playing with Helen in the park." I watched Selena walk out of the room as I hit the button, shutting off the anti-noise forcefield. I took the device that Gality made me, which was a device that blocked a psychic type from taking over my mind, and turned it on. Gality, I never thought I would use it to protect against you, I thought. Time to go into detective mode.

Jubilee

I walked off the ship and onto the new land mass that the ship had gone to, or at least the dock connecting to it "Hello passenger! Sorry, you cannot dismount the ship until the captain has signed this paper!" The Lopunny showed me the paper she was talking about. I used Telekinesis to flip the board under the Lopunny, causing the Lopunny to fall off the dock. I speed walked away, knowing I needed to get to get to the mountain to the north for a vantage point over my future victims, and an escape from the passengers getting off the boat who will notify the authorities. I walked through the vendors and through the Pokemon in what must be the main road of the town. I looked up at a poster, which read "Welcome to Growen Town, Herhen Region". Taking note of that, I hurried outside of the town limits and up the mountain a little bit. I turned around and looked at the town to see searchlights all over it, and five Pokemon who were flying and jumping all over the place. I walked up the mountain until the sun set, and until I could pretend to squish the town with my hand. Just like home, I thought. I looked around and saw a cave, and walked into it. Well, I guess I found my new home. I started to walk farther into the cave to see what was at the end, but then my body froze. I attempted to move, but my body was frozen by psychic energy.

"Who are you?!" I screamed down the halls of the cave. A cloaked figure standing about five feet tall and with long arms approached.

"Jubilee Psyspeed, I am very impressed with your power."

"How do you know my name?"

"Easy. You're a wanted fugitive all around the adjacent regions of your home region, Dernek. Your explosion of the Tavabrook Mining Facility was very impressive."

"What do you want?"

"I want you to join me in taking down the heroes of the Herhen Region." I was somewhat interested.

"What's in it for me?"

"If you accomplish this task, I will award you with the most powerful psychic move that I know of, Psycho Boost."

"I'm in, Deoxys!"

"Well, that was easy. Wait, how did you know that I was a Deoxys?" The Deoxys took off his cloak, revealing a standard Deoxys.

"Deoxys is the only one that can teach others Psycho Boost. In case you're curious, I would do anything to become more powerful."

"In that case, you're exactly who I am looking for! Follow me, and I will show you your new home." The Deoxys hit a lever behind a rock, and a small metal room showed itself. "This is the main room, and that computer," The Deoxys pointed at the computer, which had a massive screen and a limitless amount of buttons. The Deoxys opened the door on the north side of the room. "This is the treasure vault. This is where are the rewards are held." The room included gold and diamonds, along with many different types of jewels and evolution stones. He closed the door behind him as he motioned for me to sit at one of the chairs around the table in the middle of the room. I sat down and he started to click buttons on his massive computer. "Well, my name is Master Renegade Peter West, or just Peter to you. Here are going to be your eventual targets." Five Pokemon appeared on the screen. "Marty Becky, Rapidash, master of speed and fire. Ansie Des, Tyranitar, master of damage. Elisabeth Andersin, Electivire, master of electricity. Mollie Connie, Bisharp, master of gladiators. Rodney Darby, Hypno, master of the mind. Together, they are The Protectors of Herhen."

"So, how do we beat them, and why do you care?"

"Well, they put me in jail over and over, which just wastes my time, because they refuse to kill. To defeat them, we must split them up, since they are too powerful alone. Tomorrow at eleven, I will inform you of your first mission."

"Am I allowed to kill?"

"Yes, Jubilee. Try to be calculated with it." I smiled. "Well, you better be getting some sleep so you don't get jailed off your first mission. You room is over there to the right." I walked over to where he told me and opened the door to see an extremely luxurious room. I went over and sat on the extremely comfortable bed. Peter really is stupid rich, I thought. On a separate note, this region remind me too much of home, with its heroes refusing to kill. The only thing that ends crime is to stop them for good. No wonder heroes never win!