"What do you mean she's not breathing," Red asked shocked.
"What do you think I mean Red," Blue shouted back. "She's dead! Don't you understand? Daisy, Daisy's dead," he said quietly, tears flowing down his cheek.
Red stood there silently, tears threatening to spill for him as well but he held them in. He looked at Blue who was obviously in distress at the sight of his sister. He let him mourn over the death of his elder sister for a while longer before he eventually went to stand next to Blue. "Hey," he said. "Don't you think we should take her back home? Give her a proper burial in the backyard? We need to tell Professor Oak and," he faltered as the shock of what happened finally caught up with him. He put his hands in his head as let out a strangled cry, falling to his knees in front of Daisy's body. He stayed there for a long time by Daisy and Blue until Officer Jenny showed up at the scene and brought the two of them in for some questioning.
"Now I know that both of you boys have gone through some traumatic events right now but if we want to solve the case between the bombing of the mall and your friend's death we need to ask a few questions. Remember that everything you say will be taken seriously and will help us carry out our mission," Officer Jenny said as she sat the two boys down. "I'll be speaking to you first Red," she said as she signaled for him to follow her into the room.
"Take a seat Red," she said as she eased herself into her own chair. "Now," she began. "I'm going to ask you a series of questions and I'll need you to answer them as honestly as you can and to the best of your ability. Can you do that for me Red?"
Red nodded.
"Okay," she said. "First question, what were you doing in Pallet Town Mall prior to the bombing incident?"
"We-we were there to have some fun," Red said stuttering as his mind replayed the events of the day. "It was our day off and I had suggested that we go to the mall instead of the ranch. If only I hadn't said anything," he said bitterly.
Officer Jenny quickly began writing down what Red was saying. "Second question," she said. "Upon hearing of the bombs being discovered in the mall, did you notice any suspicious activity?"
Red shook his head. "Blue and I, we didn't notice anything. It was only Daisy who saw anything suspicious."
Officer Jenny perked up at this new information. "What did she see," she pressed on.
"She said that she saw men in all black uniforms carrying large bags," he said.
"Was there anything else," she asked.
"She said that she saw something moving in the bags as if they were carrying something that was alive," he finished.
Officer Jenny's eyes widened. "It couldn't be-," she said alarmed. "Tell me Red, was there anything distinct about these people's outfits," she asked. "A symbol of some sort that might mark them as belonging to some group or team?"
Red caught onto the hint. "A red 'R' was stitched onto the middle of their shirts," he said.
"That's what I thought," she said as she reached for the phone, paging another officer. "Come to my office quickly, bring two other squad members with you," she said as she hung up.
"Red," she began as she relaxed in her chair. "Over the course of a few years our team has been seeing smaller but similar occurrences to the one you have just described. We have reason to believe that there is an organization behind the cause of this. They call themselves, Team Rocket," she said as she slid over a photo of what looked to be an image of a man in a black uniform running away from the camera. "Is this similar to what she described," she asked with an eyebrow raised.
Red nodded. "Exactly like it," he breathed.
"I just have one more question for you Red," Officer Jenny said. "Did Daisy have any noticeable enemies or people that might want her dead or hurt?"
Red shook his head. "Not that I know of. Daisy was really nice," he said. "No way anyone could hate her."
"No one," Officer Jenny asked skeptically. "Not a former friend, boyfriend or any thing of that sort?"
"I don't think so," Red said trying to think. "Wait," he said as something that had happened around three years ago occurred to him. "There was a time, three years ago. Daisy came home looking scared. She said someone was following her. We asked her who it was and she said it was someone from work, someone that was obsessed with her."
"I think I remember this incident," Officer Jenny said. "We took him into custody after we got the phone call. His name seems to have slipped my mind but he was released around six months ago."
Red exhaled loudly. "You don't think that he could be the one that did it, do you," he asked her.
"It's a possibility," she said. "We'll take any suspects we can get. However, it seems fishy that both Team Rocket and her acquaintance were there at the same time…unless," she said.
"He's a part of Team Rocket too," Red finished just as three officers came into Officer Jenny's room.
Officer Jenny stood up, addressing the group. "We have a suspect for the Pallet Town Mall incident. We have reason to believe that Team Rocket is behind this and one of the members of the group are responsible for the murder of Daisy Oak. Go on patrol, find out everything you can and then report back here," she told them.
They nodded and left the room.
Officer Jenny sighed. "Well, that's it for your little session with me. Let's call Blue in now shall we," she said as she made her way to the door. "Blue, it's your turn," she called out only to be met with silence. "Huh," she said as she checked around but Blue was nowhere in sight. She quickly pulled out her phone. "This is Officer Jenny, there is a missing witness that was here ten minutes ago. Tall, brown hair, green jacket, and black top. Find him."
Red chose that moment to walk out. Seeing the commotion he blinked. "What's going on," he asked.
"Your friend is missing," she said. "We don't know if he was kidnapped or if he left by himself though it's most probably the latter," she cursed. "Stay here," she told Red as she ran outside.
Red waited thirty seconds after she left and then ran around the backside of the police station and through the back door exit. He had been there enough times to know almost everything about it. Blue, he thought. That idiot, where could he be? Red ran to their house first. "Blue," he called as he walked in. "Are you here?"
"Oh Red," he heard a familiar voice say. "I was wondering when you three would be back."
Professor Oak.
Red cursed this time. He didn't know about Daisy, or Blue for that matter. "Sorry old man, gotta go," he yelled as he ran outside and went to the second most obvious place where Blue would be. Red ran straight to Pallet Town Mall – or what was left of it. He didn't see anybody in the vicinity as he drew near but that didn't stop him from searching further. Where could he be, Red thought as he stepped on a boulder trying to look for him at a new height. He was uneasy, throughout the time that he had gotten close to the mall he had felt as if someone was watching him. He turned around quickly when he heard something that sounded like the scamper of footsteps but was met with nothingness. He scanned the area, looking for something, anything that would help him find his friend. He had looked past the mall a couple of times when he saw it. The shadows of a person cast by the streetlight illuminated near the rubble.
Red made his way towards the shadow he saw. As he neared it he saw the shadow began to move away from him. Red gritted his teeth as he ran to catch up with it. "Blue," he called. "Is that you? It's me, Red," he said as followed the shadow. "Blue this isn't funny," he said growing tired of this chase. He turned the corner and to his surprise he saw him, Blue to be exact. "Blue! What the hell man? Why were you running," he asked accusingly.
"I was looking," he said.
"Looking? Looking for what?"
"Clues. Hints. Anything," he said. "I can't rest knowing that the person who murdered Daisy is still alive. I need to know what Team Rocket was planning and when I do," he said as his eyes flared. "I'm going to crush them."
Red was taken aback. Blue had never been so fired up about something before, it was a shock compared to his normal cool composure. Before he could say anything in return he heard a rumbling sound that made him stop and look around. Crap, he cursed as he noticed they were a bit underground, deep in the ruins of the mall. "Blue," he called. "We need to get out of here," he said just as the ruins came crumbling down.
AN: Well did I say the next chapter would come quick didn't I? -shot- I had the whole day off today so I thought why not? Might as well. Oh that reminds me, I have to bring Green in at some point...maybe in the next chapter hmm? . Review!
