Chapter Two: The Boss
Marcus returned to the small hotel room he had rented for his stay in Lumios and took out the canister he had stolen. He opened it and pulled out one of the three pokeballs, it was a standard pokeball with a stylized leaf on it, the universal symbol for a grass pokemon. He pressed the release and a small green and brown pokemon appeared. It had three short spikes growing out of its head along with short arms and legs.
"Chesp?" it looked up at Marcus, confused at its new surroundings. It had spent its entire life either in its pokeball or being studied by Professor Sycamore.
"This looks like a Chespin, a grass pokemon that grows to be fairly strong. It'll be a good edition. Now let's see the other two. He pulled out the other two pokeballs and pressed their release switches. He had been expecting a Frokie and a Fennekin. Instead there was a short four legged blue and black pokemon that seemed to have its eyes covered. The other was a yellow humanoid like pokemon with a long black jaw extending off the back of its head. It had a collar with a strange, multicolored stone.
"A Deino and a Mawile? What did the professor need with these two? They are both fairly common pokemon." The pokemon looked up as he said their respective names. The Deino walked forward and butted his head against Marcus's leg. Marcus knelt down and patted the dragon type, rubbing the dark scales on its head. The Chespin was still looking around in wonder while the Mawile had stayed where it was watching Marcus.
Marcus pulled out a handheld tablet and aimed the camera at Mawile, took a pic and tapped on the "scan" option that appeared. After a second of waiting a new screen popped up. At the top it said 'Mawile, Male,The Deceiver Pokemon. Ability: Sheer Force. Nature: Adamant. Moves: Poison Fang, Iron Head, Thunder Fang, Ice Fang. Original Trainer: Unknown.'
Next he aimed it at Deino and repeated the process. 'Deino,Female, Irate Pokemon Ability: Hustle. Nature: Mild. Moves: Fire Fang, Ice Fang, Thunder Fang, Tackle. Original Trainer: Unknown.' And Chespin "Chespin, Male, Spike Nut Pokemon Ability: Bullet Proof. Nature: Docile, Moves: Synthesis, Tackle, Vine Whip, Quick Guard."
"Unbelievable, These pokemon all have amazing potential for battles and the Professor was keeping them as lab rats! They all have the potential to be amazing pokemon." Marcus continued ranting for a few minutes before he remembered that he needed to report his success to his superior. He tapped the call button on his tablet and a small phone icon appeared. After a moment the screen changed to the profile of a young man wearing a fancy looking black suit over a white shirt with a grey tie. His hair was black and shoulder length, but it was combed carefully to look more formal. His eyes were a bright green and held a slight light of amusement behind their current seriousness.
"Captain Felix, Watcher Marcus reporting a successful mission." Marcus gave a small informal salute. His captain was fairly laid back, but no member liked to give him bad news due to his reputation as one of the third best battlers among the current captains.
"Excellent work Watcher. Send me a full written report later, for now I need you to head to Aquacorde Town. According to the higher ups, a group of promising looking trainers is meeting there. I'd like you to observe them and see if any might be worth recruiting."
"Yes sir. Is there anyone in particular that you want me to keep a close eye on?"
"Yes, a young female trainer named Joanne. She has short brunette hair, blue eyes and she is about your age. She looks like the best among the group. Also her younger brother Alex might be worth watching. According to our research he scored a near perfect score on his trainer exam."
"Alright sir, I'll depart immediately. What do you want me to do with the pokemon I retrieved on my last mission?"
"Keep them for now. We'll figure out what to do with them later. Good luck Watcher Marcus."