Hi guys, I have a bit of news. I have decided to cancel "A Shocking Tail between Brothers", as I was reading this story recently, and I was disappointed to learn this went a total 180 from the direction I was originally planning to take it. My original plan was to make Raichu totally sinister. Make him cruel, calculating and sadistic. Like how he was in the earlier chapters. So since I messed that up, I plan to completely reboot the story. I have an example of what I wanted to make Raichu like down below, and I might include this chapter into the new story.
In the Johto Region, deep within the headquarters of the Pokemon G-men, more specifically, in the holding cells, we see a bipedal orange mouse inside a locked cell with a scowl on his face. Raichu cracked his wrists before he looked at his tail with a smirk.
'Lance is about to get the surprise of a lifetime. It might have taken a while, but I finally taught myself "Iron Tail".' Raichu thought to himself. Raichu's tail was too flimsy by itself to properly pick a lock, so he had to take a few weeks to teach himself Iron Tail. It might have taken a bit, but he got it. Raichu swiftly looked both ways to check to see if the coast was clear before frowning in concentration as he primed Iron Tail and stuck it inside the lock, working his magic.
CLICK
Raichu grinned sadistically as the cell unlocked and slid open with a clang. He stepped outside his cell before scurrying down the hall. Raichu quickly scanned his surroundings before quickly banking a left…right into a guard!
The guards eyes widened in surprise before Raichu leapt into action. He lunged forward and quickly shoved the guard to the wall, with his tail pinning his throat. Raichu smirked as he spoke in English; "Well if it isn't Jeffery Davis, I need a real favor from you."
The guard growled out as he spoke; "I'd never help a psycho like you escape from here." Raichu grinned sadistically as he spoke again;
"Oh that's just it Jeff old boy, I don't want the exit. Not yet anyway. No, I want the records room. And I know that you know where that is." Jeffery growled as he responded;
"Now why, would I tell you that?!" Raichu sighed sadly as he spoke;
"Because I know you live at Ecruteak City with your wife and daughter. I would love to pay them a visit, although it's a bit out of my way. However, you telling me what I want to know will…save them from a surprise visit." Jeffery's eyes widened in fear before he spoke defeated;
"Take the next hall. It's the third door on the right."
Raichu grinned coldly before he stabbed the guard in the throat with his tail. As the guard gurgled on his own blood, Raichu smirked coldly as he spoke; "Thanks Jeff."
Raichu quickly moved past the guard and followed his advice before reaching his destination. He grinned before plopping himself down on the seat and quickly logged into the computer and skimmed through all the files before he found the one called "Potential Recruits". Raichu quickly pulled that file before opening it and glancing at the names before he found the particular name he was looking for. He clicked on that file and found the info he wanted. Raichu's eyes narrowed as a sinister smile stretched across his face. "It seems like a nice time of year to go up north."
Raichu smirked coldly before he quickly printed the document he was on. As soon as the document finished printing, the lights went red as an alarm sounded through the base. A female voice spoke on the intercom;
"Warning, Warning. Prisoner 1819321 has escaped. I repeat; the Prisoner known as Raichu has escaped."
Raichu narrowed his eyes. It was time to go. He quickly grabbed the document before immediately fleeing the room. He scurried down the hall as fast as he could go.
"THERE HE IS, SHOOT HIM, SHOOT HIM NOW!"
Raichu immediately lunged into a roll to dodge the incoming fire of Pokemon attacks. He used quick attack to zip up to an armed guard before using Iron Tail to cut his head off. He then quickly formed an Electro Ball between his palms before firing it at the guard, blasting him halfway across the hallway. Raichu immediately took off, scurrying down the hallway.
Lance growled as he made his way through the base, his Dragonite behind him, he looked at the warden and he spoke in a commanding tone; "What happened here?" The warden frowned before speaking;
"It was Raichu; he escaped his cell and killed Davis. We still believe he's in the base sir." Lance narrowed his eyes as he spoke;
"Find him, NOW!" The warden nodded before his communicator went off;
"We got him cornered. He's in the shower room." The warden grinned as he spoke;
"Perfect, there's no other way out of there."
Lance was silent until they arrived to the showers, where they saw a hole in the center of the shower room, with a manhole cover thrown carelessly aside. Lance looked at the guard with a raised eyebrow as he spoke; "You were saying."
The warden frowned before looking down the hole as he spoke the guards; "All of you, go down after him, take your Arcanine's and find him now."
"Don't bother."
The warden turned towards Lance, as the Johto champion and leader of the G-men continued to speak; "This sewer grate is right in the center of the system. It connects to hundreds, if not thousands of different tunnels all across the region, you won't possibly be able to guess which one he went into. And with all the sewer water, the Arcanine force won't be able to properly track him. He's gone."
Lance turned and walked towards the record room as he spoke; "However, the cameras show that he went for the record room instead of the exit. What I want to know is why?"
When they arrived in the records room, Lance sat down at the computer and checked the history. Lance browsed about for a bit, before a file on a trainer came up. Lance frowned before he clicked the file, and a picture of a 13 year old boy came up. The boy had a Pikachu on his shoulder. Lance narrowed his eyes. He spoke;
"Of course, why didn't I think of that? Of course he would try to hunt him down." Lance continued to glance at the file before he spoke;
"It says here that he's currently in the Sinnoh region." Lance nodded to himself before he pulled up his X-transceiver and dialed a number in his contacts. Professor Oak picked up the phone and smiled as he spoke;
"Ah Lance. What can an old timer like me do for you?" Lance sighed as he spoke;
"Do you know how I can get into contact with Ash Ketchum?"