Hello everyone and welcome to the New Year. I hope you have been enjoying this fic. Thank you for reading it and for the reviews. Hope all is well. Here is the next chapter.
Also, I do not own Endeavour or Pokemon or their characters.
This will be using ideas from the Pokemon Games, Anime, and some of my own ideas.
Most of the information comes from these two sites:
/pokedex/national
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wiki/Main_Page
Summary:
Detective Endeavour Morse is probably the biggest mystery at Cowley Police Station. At least he is to his fellow police officers. He is an officer who prefers to keep quiet and not to have a Pokemon Battle when challenged. Many wonder about him, including his higher-ups.
First a Trainer, but then a Detective
Chapter Three
"Rai raichu."
Wondering through the city of Oxford was a lone Raichu. He looked like any normal Raichu except for the small golden tail ring that was kind of close to the lightning bolt on his tail.
Coming to a stop, Raichu stood on his hind legs and looked around in search for something. As he stood there, people walked around him. At least until.
"Hey, look. It's a Raichu."
Raichu turned to see two teenagers behind him.
"Cool. Lets catch it."
Surprised and a bit afraid, Raichu started to run with the two teens following close behind. Turning the corner, Raichu raced down the sidewalk, gaining a bit of distance, but the teens were not giving up.
Then suddenly Raichu saw a person, someone he recognized and he ran towards that person.
"Raichu," he called out, catching that person's attention. It was Strange.
Raichu jumped and was caught by Strange.
"Hello," said Strange and then continued to say, "This is a bit of a surprise. What seems to be the matter?"
It was then when Strange saw the tail ring. Smiling at Raichu and said, "Hey matey. It's been a while since I've seen you."
"Rai rai raichu."
The two teens appeared and stopped in front of Strange.
"Hey Officer. We were going to catch that Raichu," said one of the teens. The other nodded.
"Sorry to say, but this Raichu already has a Trainer who's a mate of mine," told Strange, looking at the two teens.
"How do you know that this is your friend's Raichu?" asked the second teen.
"Because of the tail ring," explained Strange. Raichu raised his tail to show the teens his ring.
The teens groaned and walked away.
Looking back at Raichu, Strange said, "Well matey, lets get you back to Morse."
"Rai rai." Raichu climbed up Strange and held onto him by his shoulders. The two of them headed off.
Back at the station, Morse was at his desk, writing up some reports. He did not see Strange walking in. he only looked up when he heard, "Raichu." Looking up, he saw Strange and on his shoulder was Raichu.
Morse stood up and went over to Strange and Raichu, who jumped off Strange's shoulder and into Morse's arms.
"Raichu, what are you doing here?" questioned Morse.
"Raichu raichu," said Raichu, waving his hands up at Morse happily.
"He was running from two teens who were trying to catch him. He saw me and ran right up to me," told Strange.
"He was looking for me. Been trying to come to work with me since I started here," said Morse and looking at Raichu, he said, "So you went on your own to find me."
"Raichu."
"Who's this?" They turned to see Thursday standing there.
"This is Morse's Raichu, sir," told Strange.
"Raichu has been trying to come with me to work, but I don't let him so he decided that he would come on his own and find me," explained Morse.
"But he found me instead and I brought him to Morse, sir," said Strange.
"Well," started Thursday, raising a hand to scratch the top of Raichu's head, who liked it, as he said, "I don't think it would be any trouble with Raichu being here as long as he doesn't cause any problems."
"Don't worry, sir. He won't. Right, Raichu?" said Morse, looking down at Raichu, who was still in his arms.
"Rai rai raichu," said Raichu, waving his arms around, telling them not to worry.
"Good. Now back to work," said Thursday.
"Sir," said both Morse and Strange.
As Morse was finishing up reports, Raichu was standing by his desk, looking around the whole office, at all the people and their Pokemon and the activities they were doing with curious eyes.
"Well, who's this?" Both Morse and Raichu turned to see Jakes and Sneasel walking into the office and heading towards them.
"This is my Raichu," told Morse.
Sneasel moved so that he was standing in front of Raichu.
"Sneasel sneasel," said Sneasel, sounding as if he wanted to fight. Raichu looked at the weasel Pokemon with a wondering expression.
"You've never had a Pokemon out before. Why now?" questioned Jakes.
"It wasn't exactly by choice. He came on his own," said Morse.
"So your Raichu doesn't listen to you," said Jakes with a smirk on his face.
"Its not that he doesn't listen to me. He just likes to be with you," told Morse.
Before Jakes could say anything back, Thursday came up to Morse's desk to see if he wanted to go to lunch, which Morse agreed to.
Standing up from his desk, Morse said, "Lets go, Raichu."
"Rai rai," said Raichu. He climbed onto Morse and held him by his shoulders. The weight of Raichu on his shoulders kind of pulled Morse down, but he did not complain.
At the pub, Thursday pulled out his sandwich when Morse was coming with the drinks, Raichu still on his shoulder. It was only when the Constable was witting down that Raichu jumped off, taking the seat next to his Trainer.
Morse was rubbing his shoulder when Thursday asked, "Alright, Morse?"
Looking at Thursday, Morse answered, "Yeah, I'm fine. Raichu still thinks he is as light as a Pikachu when he's riding my shoulder when he's not." As he was saying this, Morse was gently petting the top of Raichu's head.
"Raichu raichu," said Raichu as he nuzzled against Morse's hand.
He continued to say, "But I don't mind. It's a habit of his and I just need to get use to it."
"How long have you had Raichu?" asked Thursday.
"Since I was ten. He was a Pichu as the time. He was the first Pokemon that I caught," said Morse.
"But he wasn't your first Pokemon?" questioned Thursday.
"No. My first Pokemon wasn't Pichu. I already had my first Pokemon since I was six," told Morse.
"But that's illegal. You can't have a Pokemon till your ten," said Thursday.
"Well, we at first called him a Family Pokemon until I was ten," said Morse, a bit nervous.
"Smart," said Thursday and then asked, "Who was your first Pokemon?"
"You wouldn't believe me," said Morse.
"I would. You're not the type to lie," said Thursday.
"It would still be better if you saw him with your own two eyes," said Morse.
Knowing that he would not get an answer, Thursday decided to change the subject.
"Is Raichu one of your strong Pokemon that Strange told me about?" he asked.
"Yes, he is. Raichu is one of my top Pokemon, especially among my Electric types," said Morse, patting Raichu on the head.
"You should then use him in the Team Battle next week," suggested Thursday.
"Team Battle?"
"You didn't see the notice," said Thursday, sighing. He then explained, "Once a year, Cowley Police Station has two-on-two Pokemon Battles. Officers are placed into teams and battle one another. Teams are picked by the Police Superintendent."
"Whom has Bright put me with?"
"He has put you with Strange?" answered Thursday.
Sighing in relief, Morse said, "That's good. Strange would at least work with me. Who are our opponents?"
Thursday seemed a little bothered as he said, "It'll be Jakes and me."
Morse only looked a bit surprised. "At least it will be an interesting match," he said.
"So will you use Raichu?" asked Thursday.
"I don't know," said Morse. He then felt a pull on his sleeve and turned to see it was Raichu.
"Rai rai raichu."
"You want to battle?" questioned Morse.
"Rai raichu," said Raichu, nodding his head.
Sighing, Morse said, "Fine. You can be in the Team Battle."
Raichu cheered.
"Well, this will be a great battle for me. I finally get to battle you and see one of your strong Pokemon at the same time," said Thursday and then told, "Don't worry. I won't tell Jakes about you using Raichu."
When they were back at the station, Morse and Raichu went to find Strange.
Strange was in the office with his Heracross by his side. When Raichu saw the blue beetle, he jumped off Morse's shoulders and went up to Heracross.
"Rai rai raichu," said Raichu in a friendly manner.
"Hera hera heracross," responded Heracross in a friendly manner.
The two Pokemon chatted, as did their Trainers.
"I just heard it from Thursday," told Morse, quietly.
"What do you think our chances are? Jakes won't be a big problem, but Thursday is tough. He has beaten more than one opponent at once before," whispered Strange, a bit worried.
"Don't worry about it. I've battled many tough Trainers. Also, I'm going to be using Raichu, but we need to practice team battling. It's a lot harder than most people think," muttered Morse.
Strange spoke softly, "I can't believe that you are using Raichu. I thought you would never use one of your strong Pokemon. At least not so openly in front of everyone."
"Raichu wanted to battle and it has been a while since he has been in a proper battle. Most of the time he is in a practice battle with one of my other Pokemon," whispered Morse.
"So practice at your place this Sunday?" questioned Strange.
Morse nodded.
"See you then."
The day of the Team Battle had cam and it was time for the battle between the team of Morse and Strange against Thursday and Jakes.
The ref stepped up and instructed, "This will be a two-on-two Pokemon Battle. Each Trainer will only be allowed to use one Pokemon each. The winning team will be decided when either team's Pokemon are unable to battle. Choose your Pokemon."
"Go, Sneasel," shouted Jakes, tossing a Poke Ball.
"Sneasel sneasel."
"Lets go, Heracross," called out Strange, also tossing a Poke Ball.
"Heracross."
In the stands, the audience was watching with wonder. All of them were curious about which Pokemon Thursday and Morse were going to use.
"Go, Arcanine," announced Thursday, throwing out a Poke Ball.
Out came an Arcanine, who barked, "Arcan arcanine."
"I choose you, Raichu," summoned Morse, throwing out a Poke Ball too.
"Raichu raichu."
The ref looked at the two team's Pokemon and shouted, "Begin."
"Raichu, Dig," commanded Morse just as Strange ordered, "Heracross, up in the air."
Raichu quickly burrowed into the ground at the same time as Heracross flew into the air.
"What are they up to?" questioned Jakes.
"They're making sure that they get the first hit in," explained Thursday.
"Raichu, now," shouted Morse.
Just then Raichu came out of the ground from right below Sneasel. He attacked the dark weasel.
"Arcanine, help Sneasel. Take Down," ordered Thursday. Arcanine charged at Raichu.
"Heracross, block Arcanine with Stone Edge," called out Strange. Suddenly several stones were flying at Arcanine.
"Arcanine, dodge it," commanded Thursday. Arcanine was barely able to dodge the rocks, only taking minor damage, but he was unable to help Sneasel.
Back with the other two Pokemon, Sneasel took damage and went up a bit into the air.
"Raichu, send Sneasel flying with Iron Tail," said Morse.
"Raichu's tail began to glow silver and he made a direct hit on Sneasel, sending him into the air.
"Now," said Morse.
"Now Heracross, use Brick Break," shouted Strange.
Heracross's hands started to glow white as he flew at Sneasel and struck him.
With that, Sneasel came falling at high speed to the ground and made impact.
Raichu backed off to the other side of the field and watched to see if Sneasel would get up or not.
Sneasel tried to stand, but he fell and was knocked out.
"Sneasel is unable to battle," called out the ref.
Jakes returned Sneasel to his Poke Ball and turned to Thursday, saying, "I'm sorry, sir."
"Its alright, Jakes. Arcanine is tough," said Thursday. He then ordered, "Arcanine, Flamethrower on Raichu."
From his mouth, Arcanine shot out a stream of fire at Raichu.
"Raichu, Thunderbolt," commanded Morse.
Electricity crackled from Raichu's cheeks and released powerful bolts of lightning.
Both of the attacks collided. This caused an explosion and smoke filled the field. As the smoke began to clear, Morse nodded at Strange, who shouted, "Heracross, Aerial Ace."
Heracross dived down so fast that he became a blur and made contact with Arcanine, who slid back, but stayed on his feet.
"Raichu, Iron Tail," ordered Morse.
Raichu charged into what was left of the smoke, his tail glowing silver. Coming out from the other side of the smoke, Raichu went at Arcanine and struck the fiery canine with his tail.
This again pushed Arcanine back, but stayed on his feet.
"Take Down on Heracross, Arcanine," shouted Thursday.
Arcanine charged at Heracross at a great burst of speed and before anyone could do anything, the fiery canine tackled the blue beetle.
"Now use Flare Blitz on Heracross," quickly commanded Thursday.
Arcanine hurriedly jumped back before flames surrounded his body and he charged right at Heracross, who was having some trouble getting up.
"Raichu, Volt Tackle."
Raichu jumped in front of Heracross and swiftly ran at Arcanine, his body surrounded by golden electricity.
Both Pokemon charged at one another at such speeds that anyone who had blinked would have missed the collision. The impact caused an even bigger explosion than before and also made the whole area shake. Smoke again filled the field.
When the smoke cleared, red sparks encircled Arcanine's body at the same time that yellow sparks formed around Raichu, causing both Pokemon pain.
"What's wrong with them?" asked Strange.
"Moves like Volt Tackle and Flare Blitz cause recoil damage to the Pokemon that use them," explained Morse. He then said to Thursday, "Having two attacks that cause recoil damage. That's a little risky for most Trainers."
"What's a battle without a little risk," responded Thursday.
A small smile appeared on Morse's face as he ordered, "Raichu, Thunderbolt."
"Flamethrower, Arcanine," shouted Thursday.
Again both attacks collided, causing smoke to surround the field.
"Now," shouted Morse.
"Heracross, Stone Edge," ordered Strange.
Rocks flew through the smoke and hit Arcanine with full power. The fiery canine was knocked off his feet and was sent flying. He landed on his side. Even though e was severely injured, Arcanine managed to slowly rise onto his feet.
"That's it, Arcanine. We don't lose so easily," said Thursday. He then ordered, "Now use Close Combat on Heracross."
Arcanine galloped at Heracross.
"Raichu, Iron Tail."
With his tail glowing silver again, Raichu came at Arcanine from the side and slammed his tail into the fiery canine. Sliding sideways, Arcanine again managed to stay on his feet, but was shaky.
Strange was about to call out another attack, but he was stopped when Morse put a hand on his shoulder. Looking at him, Strange saw Morse shake his head and they both turned to look at Arcanine.
Arcanine was having real trouble staying on his feet, but soon he collapsed onto the ground and did not get back up.
"Arcanine is unable to battle. Victory goes to Morse and Strange," announced the ref.
The audience cheered and was soon filled with chatter. People had a hard time believing that Thursday lost.
Thursday walked up to Arcanine and petted him.
"You did well, Arcanine," said Thursday gently. Arcanine nuzzled his Trainer's hand.
Morse and Raichu went up to the two of them and asked, "How's Arcanine?"
"He'll be fine. Just needs to rest and he'll be right as rain," said Thursday.
Digging into his pocket, Morse pulled out an Oran Berry.
"Here, Arcanine. You can have this," told Morse, holding the berry in front of Arcanine.
Looking at Morse, Arcanine barked happily and gently took the berry out of Morse's hand. He ate it and once he was done, Arcanine barked cheerfully, saying thank you.
"That's kind of you," said Thursday.
"Its no trouble. I have several Oran Berries," told Morse.
"Not just that. It was kind of you stopping Strange from attacking again. Most would have just attack to make sure they had won," said Thursday.
"Well, I don't believe kicking a man when he's down and the same for Pokemon," said Morse.
"Your Raichu did well. Arcanine wasn't even able to touch him," said Thursday.
"Your Arcanine is very strong, sir. We only had the advantage in numbers," told Morse.
"But your Raichu probably would have won even without Heracross," said Strange, walking up to them with Heracross.
"Don't say that," said Morse.
"We won't know that until we have an one-on-one battle," said Thursday.
"Rai rai," said Raichu, looking at Arcanine. He looked like he wanted to battle again.
"Arcan arc," said Arcanine in agreement with Raichu.
"Raichu, now is not a good time to battle, especially with Arcanine. Both of you need to rest from the battle the two of you just had," said Morse.
"Raichu," said Raichu in a sad tone.
"We'll just have to battle some other time," said Thursday.
"That's a battle I have to see," said Jakes, who had just walked up to them.
"Me too," agreed Strange.
"What do you say, Morse?" asked Thursday.
Morse looked at all of them before he answered, "Maybe."
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