A/N: I am back with the next chapter of "Play Misty foe me". Here, news of Misty's possible involvement with the murder spreads and the investigation is dealt a blow. Happy Fourth of July!
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon
At his apartment, Ash was worriedly pacing back and forth across the floor. He had dropped of Misty back at work reassuring her that he didn't believe she was guilty which was true. Now, he was back at his apartment trying to explain the evidence against her. He called Kristi to tell her he wouldn't return to work.
"Damn, Misty can't be responsible for the killing. No way she wouldn't." said Ash.
Ash kept walking back and forth repeatedly. Then he heard a knock at the door. He headed over to the door and opened it and found both Kristi and Brock.
"Hey guys." said Ash surprised to find these two there.
"I wanted to see what was going on. You seemed worried when you called me." said Kristi.
"And I had called Kristi shortly after and came over for the same." added Brock.
"Come in." said Ash and the both did.
"So, what's going on?" asked Kristi.
"I have no clue." sighed Ash.
"Tell us." said Brock.
"Misty is begin investigated for murder." replied Ash.
"What?!" cried Kristi and Brock surprised.
"I found Gary and Officer Jenny talking about a murder and I guess her ring was somehow there. She denies being involved and of course I believe her but, I have no idea how how that could be. She was tired and knew the guy was shot before they mentioned it." explained Ash.
"That's unbelievable." gasped Kristi.
"Of course. There's no way Misty would kill anyone." said Brock.
"I know that but, the evidence is hard to ignore." said Ash.
"That is true." admitted Kristi.
"You can't seriously believe that she is guilty?" asked Ash.
"Well, you said yourself that the evidence is hard to ignore." answered Kristi.
"That is true but, I've known Misty for too long to believe she is a killer." said Brock.
"You've only hired her a month ago." noted Kristi.
"That is true but, I still cannot believe Misty would kill anyone." replied Brock.
"I agree." added Ash.
"Well, I guess that Misty is the prime suspect." said Kristi.
"I'm afraid so." sighed Ash.
"Does Gary suspect Misty?" asked Brock.
"It seemed like it." answered Ash.
"Call him. Maybe he can give you an update." proposed Brock.
"Good idea." said Ash who pulled out his phone.
("Yo, this is Gary Oak.") answered Gary.
"Hey man it's me. I was hoping for info on the case." said Ash.
("Come on man, you know that's classified.") replied Gary.
"I'm your friend man." said Ash.
("Dammit. You can't tell anyone about this.") said Gary sternly.
"You know I won't." said Ash as he put the phone on speaker, "I've got Kristi and Brock here too. They won't tell anybody either."
"We promise." said both Brock and Kristi.
("Fine.") sighed Gary.
"So, tell us what's up." said Ash.
("Well, we did have a new break.") noted Gary.
"Tell us!" cried Ash.
("Well, we got someone who sketched the killer.") said Gary.
"What was the sketch like?" asked Ash.
("A woman in her mid-twenties with red hair.") answered Gary reluctant.
"That sounds like Misty." noted Kristi.
"It's not Misty!" cried Ash.
"Gary, you can't think Misty is guilty." said Brock.
("Right now, she's our prime suspect.") replied Gary.
"Who is the the guy who made that sketch?" asked Ash.
("You know I cannot tell you that.") answered Gary.
"Please tell us. Please." begged Ash.
("If I do, you three have to promise not to tell anybody.") said Gary.
"We promise." said all three.
("His name is Tracey Sketchit.") said Gary.
"Great! Now we can talk to him and figure out if the person was Misty!" declared Ash.
("No freaking way!") cried Gary.
"Why not?" asked Ash
("I shouldn't have told you that and if anybody finds out then I'm screwed.") answered Gary.
"Gary is right." agreed Kristi.
"But, then we can't clear Misty." countered Ash.
"Yes we can." countered his brunette assistant, "We'll find a way."
"She's right. We're clear Misty's name." added Brock.
"Yeah. You're totally right." said Ash.
("Look, I will keep investigating and if things point to Misty then I will follow that.") said Gary.
"I'll prove you wrong!" exclaimed Ash before hanging up.
After Ash hung up the phone, Gary leaned back in his chair and sighed. He wasn't surprised that Ash acted the way he did, but he still felt like his friend could act more mature.
"That guy will never change." sighed Gary as Jenny entered his office.
"Hey Gary, I dug up as much info on Misty as I could." said Jenny.
"Tell me what you got." replied Gary.
"She was born in Cerulean City, the youngest of three sisters." began Jenny.
"Tell me about them." said Gary.
"They ran and stared in their own water ballet. The Sensational Sisters." replied Jenny.
"I've heard of them." noted Gary.
"They stopped three years ago. I can't find a reason." continued Jenny.
"That is odd." said Gary.
"Yeah. To make things more interesting, Misty seems to have left Cerulean City that same time." said Jenny.
"Brock said he only hired her recently so, her location in between this time is crucial." deduced Gary.
"I can't find anything about Misty from the time she left Cerulean City and the time your friend Brock says he hired her." noted Jenny.
"The incident on New Island and the death of Professor Oswald were two years ago. There could be a possibility she was involved." said Gary.
"It looks that way." replied Jenny.
"Do you think Team Rocket could be involved?" asked Gary.
"That's a blast from the past. They've kept a low profile for a while now." answered Jenny.
"Yeah. They pretty much dropped off the face of the earth." noted Gary.
"It's been several years now." said Jenny.
"Roughly two years." said Gary as his eyes widened.
"It seems this Misty is somebody we need to keep a close eye on." said Jenny.
"It would seem so." admitted Gary uneasy.
Tracey Sketchit had packed up his pad and pencils as the sun had set on another day. He made sketches of people on the beach for a living while he tried to reach his dream of becoming a professional artist. Tracey had made this walk countless times and was fine. However, this time he felt like somebody was following him.
"This isn't good. It's dark and I don't have anyway to defend myself." thought Tracey to himself.
"Why don't you stop running away like a pussy and face me." spat the woman following him.
"Okay." sighed Tracey who turned around and was stunned by what he saw, "It's you!"
"Indeed. I'm the redhead who killed Professor Helms and now I've come for you." said the woman.
"But, why?" asked Tracey asked scared.
"You drew that sketch for the cops. I can't have you live." answered the woman.
"Please don't kill me!" cried Tracey.
"That's really not an option." replied the woman.
"I promise that I won't tell the police anything else." begged Tracey.
"You've already given information about me to the police, you know I might kill you and you've seen my face. There's no way I can let you live." said the woman.
"Please! I don't want to die like this!" cried Tracey.
"Then you really fucked up." said the woman.
"I didn't mean to." said Tracey.
"Yes you did. If you did mean to then wouldn't have given that sketch to the police. You're lying to me and that pisses me off." snarled the woman.
"No." gasped Tracey.
"Yes." said the woman sinisterly.
"I have dreams and hopes. If you kill me then I'll fulfill those." said Tracey hoping this would work.
"Well, I don't give a fuck." replied the woman casually.
"How can you be so heartless?" asked Tracey.
"I do this for a living." answered the woman.
"So, you just kill innocent people without a second thought. You're just a sociopath." deduced Tracey.
"Wrong. If that were the case I'd get a thrill from killing which I don't. It's just business." explained the woman.
"That doesn't make it any better." said Tracey shaking his head.
"I really don't care." scoffed the woman.
"You're a heartless woman." said Tracey somewhat disgusted.
"Stick and stones can hurt my bones but, my bullet can blow your brains out." said the woman.
"There's nothing I can say to make you spare me." realized Tracey.
"Smart boy. Now, it's time you die." said the woman pulling out her IMI Desert Eagle pistol.
"This is it. I'm really going to die." said Tracey to himself.
"Any last words?" asked the woman as she took aim.
"Please. Please if you do have a heart then let me live." answered Tracey.
"You're going to grovel." noted the woman.
"I have a family that love me and all the potential in the world of being a big artist. Look into your heart and let me live." begged Tracey.
"How pathetic." spat the woman before killing Tracey.
The next morning Gary was awoken by a phone call. Jenny was on the other end and she told him to come to the Vermillion City docks immediately. Gary wasted no time in getting ready and racing to the destination.
"Hey Jen, I came as fast as I could. What's up?" asked Gary finding the woman.
"See for yourself." answered Jenny pointing to the body of Tracey Sketchit in the water below.
"Dammit all to Hell!" cried Gary.
"The first murder in five years and it was on my watch. I'm a disgrace." sighed Jenny.
"No you aren't." reassured Gary.
"We found the shell casing." noted Jenny.
"Let me guess, they came from an IMI Desert Eagle pistol." replied Gary.
"Indeed they did." said Jenny.
"So, we're dealing with the same person." mused Gary.
"Isn't it interesting that he died the night after we interviewed Misty." said Jenny.
"But, she wouldn't have known." said Gary, "Unless, Ash told her."
"Well, we need to start looking for leads." said Jenny.
"I might already have one." replied Gary pulling out his phone and dialing.
("Hello?") came the voice of Ash on the other end.
"Hey Ashy boy it's me." said Gary, "By any chance did you talk to Misty last night?"
("Yeah. I called her after dinner last night.") answered Ash.
"I wanted to see how things were going after yesterday." lied Gary.
("Misty's pissed off about being suspected in the murder but, otherwise she's fine.") replied Ash.
"Okay that's good. Well, I have work so I'll catch you later." said Gary.
("Bye man.") said Ash who hung up.
"Jenny, it seems we have a prime suspect in this killing." said Gary uneasy.
A/N: Well, there is chapter eight and to reply to an anonymous review for the last chapter the killer is not Jessie. I am not one for character bashing (unless they deserve it) the characters who die do so because it's needed to advance the plot. I know many people hate Tracey but, I have nothing personal against him myself. Things are heating up and they're going to get hotter. Next time, the investigation gets more intense. Please review.