It had been quite the shock when Looker had gotten a call from a young man in the Unova Region, and an idol at that. However, the story he told...it didn't sound like he believed it himself. "So what you're telling me, is a friend of yours passed away under odd circumstances, and another friend wanted you to get an investigator, namely me, because he feels the young lady was killed?"
"Preciously." The green haired boy seems exhausted. "Welcome to my world." His eyes are closed, and he's murmuring, nearly asleep.
They had spoken for a few minutes before, and Looker had been able to get the contact information of the boy who was apparently going to be paying for his assistance.
Ending the call, Looker wasn't about to wake the boy, he seemed like he needed some rest. Instead, he begun his own research. Mei, the girl he was told had died, wasn't very shy of the lens over in Unova. She and a group of her friends had toppled a criminal organisation, one which had resurfaced after a few years of being dormant. Though that wasn't unlikely to happen, and it could even happen again.
However, he searched back to the first mention of Mei in the news. He wanted to do everything in chronological order, just to make sure there wasn't anything he could possibly miss. The first article was for a very unknown paper. Looker had never heard of it, which was rare considering he did many jobs like this, starting out with this sort of information gathering.
Contained in the article was just a few words under a picture, naming each of the children in the image. Mei, who was holding a Snivy, next to her a young boy who looked as though they could be related, however the black and white image didn't give too many clues to confirm this suspicion, and next to him, another young lad, though this one more stern - by his feet a Tepig. An Oshawott was jumping in front of part of the picture, blotting out nearly the entire foreground. Looker assumed this Pokemon was of the boy standing in the middle of the group.
His search continued for a few more hours, mostly that of the girl's progress of collecting gym badges. She was gaining popularity quite fast, but a lot of trainers drew attention from the media. There were probably at least a couple kids her age who were in the media far more often, though they weren't his concern. The next image of Mei was in a large city, she had a few more Pokemon around her, and her Snivy had evolved. Many of the species were unknown to the detective, but the names below picture included; Rufflet, Servine, and Lillipup.
Looker was beginning to wonder how a girl such as her, who seemed to be known for her great health, could fall ill so easily, and die the next day. He had to admit this Hyuu character seemed to be somewhat right with having a gut feeling, but Looker had learned with experience that your gut, could be wrong. He took a moment to excuse himself from the computer screen to get some coffee.
"Looker," A co-worker had stopped him, the woman held a newspaper under her arm, as well as two cups of coffee. "You didn't go home last night," she observed, and handed him the pipping hot drink.
"Yeah, got a call from a kid over in Unova. He wants me to investigate the death of a young trainer. Didn't even realize it was morning." the detective is scratching the back of his neck as he chuckles softly, though he feels as tired as his contact had looked.
"...You're too kind Looker, it's sad yes, but people die everyday. Is it really worth loosing sleep over?" She's sipping at her coffee, and Looker finds he's not sure how to feel about her statement.
"Yes, I know," He begins, though doesn't seem like he's really ready to give up the potential case yet. "I haven't accepted it yet, but I think there is more to the story than I've heard so far." He shakes his head, turning towards his office. "Look, if I haven't found anything by noon, I'll drop it, and tell the contact I haven't any real proof that there is a case here." He doesn't say any more on the matter, but the man is much more determined to make sure if there is - he'll find it.
Looker's break came at about ten in the morning, four hours after his coffee had been completely drained. Not that his energy had been restored any. However, after sifting through a seemingly outrageous number of reports, from how many Pokemon she had caught, how often she battled with what Pokemon, to even how many poke balls she had used in her adventure. (Seriously, how many reporters without a life stalked even the most up and coming trainers to get that amount of information.) He had stumbled upon a article written obviously to try and incriminate the girl, but the small section it had on the page, along with the much more interesting stories, it hadn't been brought up again.
On the edge of one of the middle pages of the paper, Looker found a somewhat blurry image taken at night. Mei's form was easy to distinguish considering Looker had been looking at pictures and reading everything he could find on her... However the figure next to her was something a bit concerning. It was nearly a silhouette, taken late at night and with the blur didn't help at all. However it was a bit obvious to conclude the shape was male. Though this wasn't what had him worried. More so the significant height, and the fact the form didn't look in the least juvenile...Unlike the girl, who was but fifteen.
Dialing a number left by Idol Christoph, which Looker had scribbled on a sticky note, he waited a while until a family - yet angry looking boy appeared on the screen.
"Who are you, and how did you get this number." It was definitely not a question.
"Hello, Hyuu. I am Detective Looker. I'll be handling your case concerning Mei." He wasn't much in the mood to explain over the phone. Instead he was furiously typing away and printing the more incriminating news articles, and other papers. Mostly documents stating if he needed medical information he could get it. "I will be disembarking for Unova within the hour, expect me in Aspertia City by tomorrow morning." And he promptly hung up, not wishing to waste any more time. It wasn't clear cut, but small things were adding up.
Being a trainer who was nearly qualified for the league was much more dangerous than most people realized. Some people would do absolutely anything to have badges, weather it was so they could more easily capture and keep strong Pokemon, to be able to get into the Pokemon League without doing the work or collecting the badges themselves, or even as bartering chips to pay off for other crimes.
Looker had a bad feeling whoever the man was in the photo, may have been after Mei's badges, her Pokemon, or even worse, Mei herself. His own Xtranserver was ringing, with the number for Hyuu, Looker switched the device off. He was in a hurry as he barged from his office. Briefcase in one hand, and his jacket slung over his other shoulder.
"You actually found something, didn't you." Looker can't help but smile as he nods. He maybe able to help these people get the answers they didn't know they needed after all.