Ch. 9 Arrested

{Third Person Point of View}

Bisharp and Aura meet shortly after Rui is dropped off. The two seem to laugh a bit before high fiving.

"He fell for it." Aura laughed.

"Good job." Bisharp replied.

"Yeah. The new tech works like a charm. He has no idea that I can use the internet to afflict attract on him. It's faint but the prolonged exposure finally affected him." Aura looked at the station, "He's not as smart as he thinks."

Bisharp crossed his arms, "I think he is. If he really escaped on his own, he's either sharp or crafty."

"He's neither. He was saved by someone. That's a fact but no one can save him now." Aura giggled.

Bisharp smirked, "I'll admit. The stolen clothes was a brilliant idea. Even more so by stealing it from another city."

"Yeah. Let's see if he's smart enough to get out of this predicament. He made it easier by making sure no one even knows he was with me." Aura chuckled.

"Why did you want to do this personally?" Bisharp asked.

"I know him. He used to a happy kid until his parents died. My Aunt lived across the street from him. I remember looking out the window and seeing him outside. He just played by himself. An uninteresting spoiled little brat." Aura remembered, shaking her head.

Bisharp pulled out his phone and saw a message, "Time to go. We have more important things to do now that the racist has been dealt with."

Aura nodded, "Alright. Let's get the hell out of here."

{Rui's Point of View}

-August 22nd, 2004-

I woke up and stretched. My back was killing me from sleeping on my chair. I got up, continuing my stretch as Gojiro entered the room.

Gojiro had some hot cocoa, "Sup rook. You awake?"

"Fuck off." I groaned.

"You okay?" Gojiro asked.

"My head is pounding like I had a hangover." I replied.

"Hey, that could mean you were under attract." Gojiro laughed.

"Wait, is that true?" I asked.

"Yeah. You didn't know that?" Gojiro asked.

I scratched my chin, "Wait a minute..."

"What's wrong?" Gojiro asked.

"I... never mind." I shook my head.

Gojiro asked, "You sure?"

"Yeah. I'm sure." I replied.

"Well, at least we'll be able to relax today." Gojiro smiled.

"That's good. I could use a day off." I sighed.

The intercom went on, "Beep, Rui Santos to the Cheif's office. Rui Santos to the Cheif's office, beep."

I kicked my desk, "God damn it! What now!?" I yelled.

"Employee of the month?" Gojiro suggested with a snicker.

"...Fuck you Gojiro." I replied, getting up.

"I'll stay here and keep being awesome." Gojiro smiled.

I left the room, giving him the finger, 'I hate this job...' I thought angrily.

I entered the office and found two extra pairs of eyes on me. A female white human wearing a black suit and wore square sunglasses. The other was a Darkrai to my shock, eyeing me down.

"...So... Anyone watch sports?" I asked nervously.

My police chief face palmed and dragged his hand down, "They're not here to talk about sports. They're FBI."

I sighed angrily, "...Please, for the love of god, tell me I'm getting a promotion."

The Darkrai spoke, "Opposite. We're here to arrest you."

I fell onto my back, "Of course. May I ask why?"

"You're accused of murder and theft. You're wearing the stolen clothing right now." The Darkrai answered.

I pulled my clothes, "This? I got it from Aura for free."

The woman started laughing, "That's a good one. The Aura would waste the time of day and her money on you. You're a lying sack of shit."

"Okay, where did I supposedly steal these articles of clothing from?" I asked angrily.

"Black City. You look like the trash that would commit that kind of crime." The woman answered.

"Okay bitch. Go kill yourself. You have to be absolutely retarded to think I stole from Black City."

"We have recorded evidence that you stole it. Fight that you shit." She shot back.

I got in her face, "Huh. How simple minded of you ya dumb cunt. We live on a fucking planet that has pokemon able to perfectly impersonate another person/thing."

"You thought of everything, huh you little worthless shit." She retorted.

The Darkrai got between us and glared at his partner, "You two done with running your mouths? I'm sorry but you have to be arrested. Your trial will take place in Black City."

"Do I really have to go sir?" I asked.

He presented his hands, "I'm sorry Rui. My hands are tied."

I rolled my eyes, "Dang it." I groaned.

The bitch pulled out a pair of handcuffs, "Hands behind your back." she told me.

I shook my head angrily, "This is bullshit."

The Darkrai glared at me, "Hands behind your back sir." he repeated.

I did as they asked, "I can't believe this is happening."

"We'll also need the clothing you stole for the evidence. Where do you live?" The Darkrai asked.

"I live here. I don't have a home." I replied.

"Then show us your office." The Darkrai ordered.

"Fine. Follow me." I grumbled.

I took the two FBI agents to our office. Gojiro fell out of his chair when he saw the Darkrai. I shook my head, mentally calling him an asshole. Justin saw them and decided to come on over.

Justin asked the chick, "What's going on?"

"We're arresting your co-worker." She answered.

"Nice. Finally! Someone's initiating sweet justice on his racist ass. Wait until Mark hears this." Justin clapped as he turned to leave.

Gojiro got up, "Why are you arresting Rui?"

"What do you care? Is he your boyfriend?" The woman asked.

I gave Gojiro such a death glare he shuddered, "No ma'am. He's my partner in the case I work on. If you're taking him into custody, could you please give me the charges?"

He sounded extremely respectful and Darkrai answered him, "He's charged with theft and murder in Black City. We have video evidence that he did it."

Gojiro gave them a weird look, "You two do know that Zoroarks are a thing right?" Gojiro asked.

I then said, "That's what I've been saying."

Darkrai replied, keeping the woman silent, "If he didn't do it, then he'll be free to go obviously. However, he's still a suspect and we need the clothes he stole."

Gojiro looked confused so I told him, "The clothes Aura gave me."

"Oh!" Gojiro grabbed what he could, "These?"

Darkrai nodded, "Yes."

Gojiro took a step forward, "I'm coming with you. I'm a witness to Aura giving him the clothing. I know for a fact she did. Not to mention the cameras all over this building counts as evidence too."

Darkrai tilted his head before nodding, "Fine. Grab all the evidence you can to prove he's innocent. Our department is already hacking into his emails and stuff. It'll show everything."

The woman shook her head, "This poor asshole is guilty."

I looked at her, "You're a GLMD fangirl, aren't you?" I asked.

"So what if I am?" She demanded.

"It makes sense now. No wonder you're so rude. You embarrass the FBI with your attitude." I glared.

"Just like how you embarrassed both yourself and this entire building? I saw the news and papers you arrogant little fuck. Do your parents even like you?" She asked.

"My parents are dead." I replied.

"Good." She smirked.

"You fucking cunt!" I yelled.

Darkrai got everyone's attention, "Enough! You, Kathy, stop being rude. You're normally so nice and respectful. I will not tolerate this behavior."

"Fine, sir. I'm sorry." Kathy replied.

"Good. Now, if everything is settled, let's go." Darkrai led the way.

Kathy pushed me, "You're lucky he's here or I'd shoot you." she whispered.

"You're fucking corrupt. I can tell you sick bitch." I whispered back.

"I'm not corrupt. You are." she shot back.

"Right. When I get the evidence to support your corruption, say bye-bye to your life." I replied.

"Your life is already over." Kathy smirked.

"So you think. However, I'm not going to lay down and surrender. I am a survivor. Always have been and always will be. I meet people like you all the time amd guess what? They always get there's. Always. You're no different." I warned.

"I'm not corrupt, so I have nothing to fear. Therefore, your argument is invalid." Kathy shrugged with a smile.

Gojiro bumped my shoulder, "Don't bother with arguing. FBI officials are nothing but assholes with rulebooks shoved up their collective asses." Gojiro whispered.

I laughed a little, "Thanks for the image jackoff. Now, I know Aura set me up. I'm just surprised by how easy she did it. Did my Neutralize come in yet?" I asked.

"Yeah. Want me to take one with us?" Gojiro asked.

"Yes. Thanks." I replied.

Gojiro punched my shoulder lightly, "No problem my brother. We'll sink together on this ship."

I chuckled a bit, "I'm being arrested but I can't help but laugh. She completely tricked me this time. I can..." Then it hit me, "She did use attract. This confirms it. I'll get her for this. I swear." I promised myself that.

"How did she do it?" Gojiro asked.

"..." My eyes widened, "Emails. My feelings began to change after reading them. Clever bitch." I grumbled.

"I've never heard that before. Do you think it's possible?" Gojiro asked.

I mumbled the response, "If it is, she found a way. Pokemon can do amazing things..."

Gojiro sat in the back of a black car with me. The ride and airplane flight was long and excruciating. I couldn't believe they were dragging me all the way to Black City. What makes Black City so undesirable is the business aspect that controls it. You can sell anything illegal in this city. Slaves, drugs, etc. As we drove through the city, there were corner markets. Mostly drugs but every now and then there were guns. Slaves were sold inside buildings so the slaves won't openly scream. Pokemon slaves were extremely rare and limited only to pokemon. A human isn't capable of enslaving a pokemon without getting their throat slit at night. 90% of the buildings in Black City are skyscrapers. Some were 90 floor apartments for business employees. Minimum wage in this city is about 15 dollars an hour but requires at least 2 years of college courses. One pokemon, a Nidoqueen, left a building dragging a 10 year old kid out. If I didn't have these handcuffs on, I'd have done something to help him. It's not right. How can these people act so... normal. I then saw a Gardevoir being dragged around with a collar by a Gallade. Holy shit... I never would have thought I'd see a Gallade enslave his own kind like that...

"I hate this city..." I murmured.

"Yeah... this place is awful." Gojiro agreed.

"Shut up. Our city is amazing." Kathy told us.

"You idiots made it illegal to spit on the sidewalk but allow slavery. What the fuck is wrong with you?" I asked.

"I rather live with more freedom than social limitations." Kathy replied.

"I'm starting to think the cops here are extremely corrupted by big businesses." I whispered.

Gojiro whispered back, "Makes sense. In this city, money talks."

We arrived at a rather large building, not a skyscraper but at least 20 floors high. It had an FBI sign in front of it making me question these officers. I was expecting us to head to the police station in this city. Maybe this town is protected by the FBI due to the big business. Hm... Federal Bureau of Investigation. More like... Federal Bitches of Incompetence. The Darkrai ordered Kathy to go tell their boss about us. In turn, he led me to a cell, took off the handcuffs and threw me inside. Gojiro looked at me through the bars, shrugging.

I frowned, "You know. I never thought I'd see you behind bars."

Gojiro snickered, "Nice. Crack a joke or two when you're inside."

"Hey, at least it's not shower time with Baba." I joked.

"Baba? That joke died 20 years ago when they decided to stop separating genders and species." Gojiro then looked to his left.

A Rhydon approached the cell and came inside, "Wow. A new cell mate. Think you can handle a real woman?" she asked.

"..." I looked at Gojiro, "Get me the fuck out of here now."

"No can do bro. This is FBI we're talking about." Gojiro chuckled.

The Rhydon looked at me, "You're kind of cute. Like the humans I murdered."

I grabbed the bars, "Get me the fuck out of here!" I screamed.

Darkrai came back, "All set. Come with me."

"Oh thank god." I sighed in relief.

He opened the cell and held a Folder full of files, "So, you said that Aura emailed you?" he asked.

"Yeah. What did you find?" I asked.

"They were emailed to you from a female Alakazam in this city." Darkrai replied.

"Really? That's... interesting. I'm sure it was Aura though." I replied.

"Well... what made it interesting, is the inconsistency. The female Alakazam didn't write the emails. Aura most certainly did." Darkrai agreed.

"If it matters, I was there when Aura gave Rui the clothing. Even if it wasn't really Aura, I know for a fact Rui didn't do anything you accused him of." Gojiro replied.

"Question, where was he at 5:30 p.m. on August 21st?" Darkrai asked.

Gojiro opened his mouth before thinking to himself, "I... don't know. He disappeared around 5."

"I went on a date with Aura. One of the emails is about that and she did take me out to eat. Why?" I asked.

"You, or at least someone who looks like you committed a murder at that time. In the middle of a corporate building and ran away. The company wants someone behind bars but I'm not convinced it's you. Kathy is but I think her fandom has blinded her. Plus, the footage of the murder wasn't... normal." Darkrai mentioned.

"What was wrong with it?" I asked.

Darkrai opened an elevator before saying, "I find it hard to believe that you'll escape police by jumped over them and running on foot."

"Did Kathy see that?" I asked.

"No. She left the room shortly after the murder was caught." Darkrai answered.

"Wow." I sighed.

"Does she have a history of illegal practices?" Gojiro asked.

"Not much is illegal here. Companies use their money to make the rules best fit their needs." Darkrai answered.

"Is she easily bought out?" I asked.

Darkrai sighed, leaning against the elevator wall, "I don't know. I've noticed some extra cash in your pockets but never brought it up."

"What do you think of this?" Gojiro asked.

Darkrai crossed his arms, "I think it's bullshit. Aura and her group always rubbed me the wrong way. You never came to this city and here you are as our only suspect. Kathy was so quick to arrest you that she ran out of the building."

"So you know it wasn't me?" I asked.

Darkrai shrugged, "Protocol says to never doubt anyone. Still, it's impossible for a racist like you to be in Black City without a plane ticket or Pokemon transport."

"Exactly. The people behind this, want me gone. In my years at the academy, I've never heard of this. It was straight forward. They would kill me if they wanted to. I guess their methods evolved to best keep them in seclusion. I'm just curious as to their end goal." I looked up in annoyance.

Darkrai extended one hand and said, "With the evidence you have, it proves you're innocent. After that, we have thousands of Zoroarks as a suspect."

"Not to mention Kathy's insistence that I'm the one who did it." I added.

"What did you do to piss them off so much?" Darkrai asked.

"Well... I escaped their grasps once and caused Aura a lot of bad press." I answered.

"Are you sure that's why they're doing it?" Darkrai asked.

"Well... does me being human influence it?" I asked.

"Yes and no. Being human does considering humans have become common mates recently. It's the fact you're racist that influences their dislike. Perhaps they feel threatened by your presence." Darkrai suggested.

I looked down, "Perhaps... or maybe they want to control Draco's police force. They're all fans already. Maybe they'll convert some into members of their gang. They could also try a hostile takeover and replace them with Zoroarks."

Darkrai chuckled to himself, "That wouldn't work. It's extremely difficult for Zoroark to impersonate another person effectively. It takes time, knowledge and a lot of luck to pull that off."

Gojiro nodded, "He has a point there Rui."

Darkrai got off the elevator first, "What do you think we should do?"

"I'm not sure. I don't know that much about Aura to begin with." I replied.

Darkrai began telling me what he knew, "She was born and raised in Draco City. Mostly raised by her Aunt, a Gardevoir named Silvia. Her aunt disappeared 7 years ago and was found dead 2 years later. The skin and head was removed from the body, leaving the rest to rot. The murderer was never found. Aura wasn't affected by this news and seemed to have profit off it. After forming GLMD when she was 14 years old, Aura became known to visit Police Stations. Reports describe her as a willing participant to random sex. Her music group became famous a year after forming with a cult like following. If I were to guess, I'd say she has 73% of the population following her."

"How did she profit off her Aunt's death?" I asked.

"School officials described her as 'distant' from her aunt. Bruises and burns often covered parts of her body leading police to believe it's abuse. Her aunt responded by telling them it was a normal part of training. Aura told police that her Aunt was telling the truth, even though she didn't like it. When her aunt died, Aura gained a large sum from the life insurance company. That's how her band got it's money and began touring." Darkrai told me.

"What about her parents?" I asked.

Darkrai looked at me, "Her parents were dead before she hatched. A male human and female Gardevoir died in a fire. Her Aunt raised her all her life."

My eyes opened a bit from shock, "So... her parents died in a fire too... how?" I asked.

Darkrai answered after a pause, "Some pokemon didn't take too kindly to the fact that her mother was married to a human. They were another pair of people victimized by our society. Just because two people are different doesn't mean they can't love. I guess you wouldn't understand that though..."

I looked down a bit, "Yeah. I never liked the thought of a pokemon being with a human. I still think it's disgusting. Aura tricked me into thinking I liked her but now..." I paused.

"You know it is okay to like someone, no matter who it is right?" Darkrai asked.

"I don't think that's true. I believe we were born to mate with our own kind." I replied.

Darkrai shrugged, "I've lived a very long life. Longer than your entire family tree. I've seen countless of humans just like you. Smart. Full of Potential. Then he ends up squandering it and loses all hope of happiness. You really shouldn't follow down that path Rui. It leads to nothing but anger and sadness. Trust me."

I hung my head and thought, 'I'll just make sure I find someone. That way I'll never change my mind and still be happy. There are plenty of humans in Draco City. I know I can find the one for me.'

(Hm... Rui's been arrested and Aura really is a treacherous bitch. With the Rura shipping really be a thing or will Rui end up alone?)