Intro:
Hola everyone, I hope you are all doing well but I wanted to say thank you again for 1k views on FF and nearly 100 hits on Ao3, it's really amazing to see where this story has gone and I can't wait for the next milestone! You guys and gals keep me encouraged to write and I am so glad you are here for the story that I am telling. I try to keep these intros and outros short because let's be real who reads these fucking things and if you do comment BBQ Pringles lmao that'll be nice to see. But without further ado let's jump back with Lucas.
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Guide:
Italics: Thoughts
Bolded Italics: Speaking to Audience
COF: Character of Focus
AND. HERE. WE. GO.
Chapter 13: Old Faces and Rivals
COF: Lucas Diamond
Lucas walked into Hearthome City and was amazed by the liveliness, people were talking on the streets, kids on their bikes and the atmosphere was almost like Jubilife City. The ground had a brownish tile effect and gave the city a more rustic feeling. The people in the city were so friendly and finally, Lucas wasn't bombarded with people asking for photos or an autograph. Lucas found a place to park his bike and decided to take Luxio out for a walk, normally he would take Monferno but he wasn't a fan of huge crowds.
"Come on buddy, let's walk around a bit," Lucas said to the thunder cat.
Luxio nuzzled Lucas' leg and walked alongside him.
Before Lucas could go to the diner, he wanted to have a look around a bit. He wanted to find three things; the Pokecenter, Pokemart, and the Gym.
After about 30 minutes of searching, he found the Pokecenter and Pokemart. Luckily they were near each other and it wouldn't be a hassle to go from one to the other. The gym was still not found and Lucas searched everywhere. He even found a church while looking.
Lucas himself was not very religious, of course, he read the Bible and learned about Arceus and the creation of the world but he never considered himself religious. He didn't pray or go to church every Sunday despite living in Sinnoh. Sinnoh itself was very religious mainly because in the bible it was the first region to be created and some believe Arceus himself lives on top of Mt. Coronet.
Out of respect, Lucas walked into the church. It was quiet and almost depressing but had a slight hopeful feeling around it, it was weird to him. The church was filled with artifacts Luxio kept clawing at the carpet on the ground, he seemed more interested in that than anything else. Normally Pokemon were not allowed to be in church but this one seemed to be okay with, Lucas even saw other pokemon with people and given they were more well behaved than Luxio nobody seemed to be bothered by him.
"You look new," An old lady said to Lucas.
"Oh, yes I am, I'm not from around here I just wanted to stop by," Lucas said.
"Fear not, all of Arceus' children are welcomed here," The old lady said with a smile.
"Forgive me but I am not very religious so this is all a bit strange to me," Lucas said looking around at the artifacts around the church.
"I was just like you when I was younger so don't feel alone, a lot of people don't practice until they get much older," The old lady said sitting down.
"It's just interesting to me to see how people practice differently, there are religions all around the world, I hear on the news about people fighting about it, is that what religion is really about?" Lucas asked, sitting next to the lady.
The old lady sighed and shook her head as if she had been asked that question a lot. Lucas felt guilty, he was a stranger here and had no right to ask such sensitive questions. He was about to apologize and take his leave when the lady pulled out a bible.
"We do not condone such violence in this church. Religion is not about being right, it's not even about proving that yours is superior to others. Religion is a way for people to come together and celebrate common thoughts, think of it as a club but much holier," The old lady said.
"I thought so, my mother told me to ignore those people and focus on what I think is right," Lucas said.
"And she's right, unfortunately, those people do exist and give a somewhat bad reputation to what is otherwise a very peaceful practice, I don't think anyone should be ostracized for thinking differently, even someone like yourself who doesn't practice," The old lady said.
That made Lucas feel a bit better, to know that he was accepted despite not being a god obeying person his whole life. The lady went on about how religion should be seen as a comforting thing when the unknowns in life such as death and the afterlife scare people because no one really knows what happens next. Lucas told the lady that he was journeying all across Sinnoh for Professor Rowan and that with all the alone time he has, something has come across his mind. The lady apparently was the priest of the church and felt a strong presence about Lucas and told him that he was welcomed anytime.
The priest blessed Lucas and he was on his way out. Luxio had carpet in his paws and it annoyed him and kept whining.
"Don't look at me, you did that to yourself, maybe you'll learn not to do that," Lucas said sternly.
Lucas tried to love his pokemon to his heart's content but sometimes a little punishment and tough love were needed to make sure they behaved. He would never hit them or anything horrible like that but sometimes he wasn't so cuddly with them.
20 Minutes Later
After walking around, Lucas went to the diner where Dawn asked him to meet up. He was excited to see her again. Dawn never wanted to go on a huge adventure through Sinnoh and it was something she and Lucas bonded over when they were kids. She was more interested in science and being with her father.
"Yo dumbass you're late, that's a fine," Barry said walking up behind Lucas.
"Yeah, yeah sorry about tha…..wait aren't you late too?" Lucas asked.
"aReN't yOu lAtE ToO, not about me Lucas for once think about something else besides the godly nature of myself," Barry said.
"Yeah totally, godlike," Lucas said.
God of being an arrogant douche you're like Trainer Blue.
Lucas and Barry walked into the Diner where they met with Dawn. The three of them hugged, it had been a reunion they wanted for a long time. Barry automatically told Dawn how great of a trainer he was. Dawn looked at Lucas and he had this look of "yeah I know, this is what I have dealing with" but also with a smirk.
"Soooo, what's the haps Dawn," Barry said sitting down.
"Yeah, what's up," Lucas said.
"Well guys I have a very big announcement," Dawn said with a smile.
Dawn was so proud to tell her best friends what the big news was until Lucas and Barry started to act like well Lucas and Barry.
"You're pregnant," Barry said.
"Yeah that's what I was gonna say," Lucas said sipping some water.
"I'm-...wait what," Dawn said looking confused and dumbfounded.
"You….got…..a…..baby….in….you," Barry said slowly.
"I'm not deaf you idio- ," Dawn said, being interrupted.
"We are going to be awesome uncles," Lucas said fist-bumping Barry.
"Oh yeah for sure, I'm gonna buy the baby clothes," Barry said excitedly.
"I'll get a baby carriage, wait who's the dad?" Barry asked.
"Oh yeah," Lucas said looking back at Dawn.
"Is it him?" Barry mouthed while pointing to Lucas.
Dawn was both in shock and relieved to see that they haven't changed one bit.
"Guys, I'm not pregnant," Dawn said laughing a little.
"WHAT," Barry said shocked.
"Oh...okay," Lucas said.
"Very far away from that talk boys," Dawn said laughing.
"Damn it I had so many ideas for baby names," Barry said throwing his hands up.
"So what's up?" Lucas asked.
"Well, I am now the new professor of the Sinnoh region," Dawn said, both nervous and excited.
Barry and Lucas were wide-eyed and Barry even spat his water out, onto Lucas that is. Dawn just giggled at both what just happened and their reactions.
"Holy shit," Barry said.
"EW DUDE WHAT THE FUCK!" Lucas shouted.
"Oh don't be a baby," Barry teased.
"Oh my god you two," Dawn sighed.
"Wait….Professor Rowan is retired?" Lucas asked, wiping the water off of him.
"Yeah….dad has been wanting to retire for years now and he thinks I am ready to take over the lab," Dawn said.
Barry and Lucas were happy for Dawn they really were but a small part of them was sad. The man who acted as a father figure to them is now gone from such an important position. Barry loved Rowan because his dad was always away and he stepped in while Palmer was away. Lucas's dad passed away from sickness when he was very young so Professor Rowan also took care of him and gave him that fatherly love he gave Barry. Lucas and Barry were both thankful for the old man and respected his wish to give the lab to Dawn.
"Well, that's awesome congrats, Dawn," Lucas said.
"Yeah, now you can tell us where all the legendary pokemon are," Barry said excitedly.
"That's not how it works but I do have something for you," Dawn said, pulling out two devices.
"What are those?" Lucas asked curiously and examined them.
"These are communication devices for your Pokedexes, now that I am running the lab I will not be able to respond on my phone very often but these devices will connect you to the Lab's computer," Dawn said, putting the devices on the boys Pokedexes.
"So with this, we can almost instantly contact you and the lab." Lucas assumed.
"Indeed, call if you need any info on cities or pokemon," Dawn said with a smile.
Lucas was in awe with the news and the device. This was so useful, now he could get first-hand intel on pokemon and places with a push of a button. Barry on the other hand saw this as a cool knick-knack to learn about trainers in the area.
The three went on about their recent adventures and of course, Barry took up most of the talking time. Lucas was happy to see Dawn again and even happy to hang out with Barry. With all the Team Galactic business going on it was nice to just relax and have some fun.
2 hours later
Lucas, Barry, and Dawn left the diner and were laughing and talking when Dawn saw the contest hall. Hearthome City was famous for its pokemon contests but Dawn was smiling for a different reason.
"Guys, let's check out the contest hall," Dawn said.
"Uhhhh why?" Lucas asked.
"Yeah, I'm busy doing anything else," Barry said.
"Come on, one look it's the most famous contest center in the world, no choice we're going," Dawn said walking towards it.
Despite Lucas, Barry, and Dawn treating each other as equals, whenever Dawn wanted to do something they did it. Even if Lucas and Barry didn't want to, Dawn's choice was final. They didn't know why things were like that but ever since they were kids that was the rule.
The three walked in and while Lucas was excited he wanted to get the gym badge first before going to the contest hall and Barry felt like going to hell was a better alternative than watching a Pokemon contest. However, to their surprise, Johanna and Rita were on the inside waiting for their sons.
"MOM," Lucas shouted and ran to hug Johanna.
"Holy shit….mom," Barry said, also running to hug Rita.
Johanna and Rita knew Lucas and Barry were on their way to Hearthome City so they decided to surprise them and Dawn knew all about it. The two boys were happy to see their moms, they hadn't seen them in months at this point and while they call their moms, it wasn't the same. Johanna was checking Lucas for injuries and Rita was just happy to see her son walking in the footsteps of his father. Dawn smiled and even texted her mom in the wake of all the motherly love.
"I saw you on tv, I am so proud of you," Johanna said, kissing her son's head.
"Your father and I are very happy for you son," Rita said to Barry.
The boys got this overwhelming feeling of joy after seeing their family so much so that they wanted to show them how good they both were. Both of them were thinking about it but as usual, it was Barry who would make that thought a reality.
"HEY LUCAS," Barry shouted.
"WHAT," Lucas shouted back.
Barry walked up to him and pulled out a Pokeball. With a grin on his face and his confidence at an all-time high.
"Let me show my ma here how much better I am than you," Barry said.
"Is that so, you're on," Lucas said with a smirk.
Rival Battle: Lucas Diamond vs Barry Platinum (5 on 4)
A crowd of people gathered around Lucas and Barry as they went outside to the street. Both of the trainers had the biggest look of determination on their faces.
"I got too much riding on this to lose, Staravia you're up," Barry shouted as he sent Staravia into the room.
Staravia came out of its ball and flew around to make an entrance, definitely something Barry would teach his pokemon.
"Luxio, win this for us," Lucas shouted, sending Luxio out.
Luxio came out and roared as if he had been waiting for a fight. Lucas stared a hole through Barry, this was redemption for last time. Barry was also staring down Lucas, his whole life he wanted to make his mom proud and this time he wasn't going to disappoint her.
"Staravia, use Quick Attack," Barry shouted.
Staravia wasted no time and quickly sped right to Luxio, normally Luxio would stand no chance against this type of speed but training was slowly paying off for him.
"Luxio, dodge it and use Spark," Lucas ordered.
Luxio narrowly dodged the fast bird and hit it with a ball of electricity. It was super effective against the flying type but Barry had a trick up his sleeve.
"Staravia, attack with a Wing Attack," Barry commanded.
Barry had two plans for this attack, either he would hit the Quick Attack giving him the first hit advantage or if he missed Staravia would be close enough to 100 percent hit a Wing Attack. It worked Staravia punched Luxio back with her wing giving a massive hit of damage. Lucas cursed at himself for not seeing that attack but this wasn't the end of the world.
I still have the type advantage on me, if I keep getting these electric attacks off I can take out one of his best pokemon.
"Luxio, keep on her and use Spark again," Lucas ordered.
Barry was shocked, it wasn't like Lucas to take an aggressive battle style.
Luxio recovered from the Wing Attack and shocked Staravia with another ball of electricity. Staravia tried to get away but Luxio kept on her and eventually shocked her into submission. Staravia was out.
"Aggressiveness, when did you grow a pair?" Barry asked with a slight grin.
Lucas just smirked back as if mocking Barry. Barry wasted no time and sent out his next pokemon.
"Ponyta, come on out," Barry shouted, releasing the fire type from his ball.
Lucas raised an eyebrow, this was completely the opposite of what he planned. However, he was paying the price for trying to predict Barry.
That's an odd choice, what's he planning.
Luxio got into a battle position and was ready for his next order.
"Luxio, Bite that Ponyta," Lucas ordered.
Luxio ran forward and noticed Ponyta wasn't moving which both Lucas and Luxio thought was strange. But as Luxio was about to lunge for a Bite attack.
"Ponyta, now," Barry yelled.
In one swift move, Ponyta tackled Luxio to the ground catching him off guard and blasting fire into Luxio's face. Barry called this move the Fire Tackle.
Luxio was out, he already couldn't stand heat much but having a whole blast to the face made it even quicker for him to be finished.
"Holy shit," Lucas said, putting Luxio back in his ball.
"What happened to that smirk," Barry said with a confident grin.
"Oh don't worry, we are just getting started, Bibarel you're up," Lucas said releasing Bibarel into the field.
At this point, the crowd was going nuts around the two. Pokemon battles were watched around the world and people loved to be as close as possible to the action. The roaring of the crowd only heightened the Trainer's determination to win.
"Shit, Revenge Advantage," Barry thought to himself.
Most pokemon battles worked like this when you lost your current pokemon you would try to use one that gave you an advantage over the foe. This was called Revenge Advantage because it would normally lead to the foe losing the other out of revenge.
"Bibarel, use Yawn on the Ponyta," Lucas ordered.
Bibarel sent out a beam out of his mouth that hit the Ponyta making it drowsy, Barry cursed at himself as he knew once Ponyta fell asleep it was all over for Ponyta.
"Ponyta, rush in with a Tackle," Barry shouted.
Ponyta ran at Bibarel and tackled him to the ground and kept hitting Bibarel. Barry had one thing in mind if Ponyta was going down he was taking Bibarel with him. It was strategies like this that made Barry a hard trainer to beat even for someone like Lucas who liked to think things through he could never plan for Barry's attacks. Luckily, Ponyta slowed faded, and fell asleep.
"Bibarel, Water Gun now," Lucas commanded.
Bibarel sprayed the fire horse with water ending the round almost immediately. Barry thought if he sent our Roserade, Monferno would just clean this up easily he had to plan.
"Prinplup, come on out," Barry said, sending out his starter.
Lucas had to think about this, he couldn't use Monferno if Bibarel was KO'd, he could try and use Staravia but that would be a strength test and she would most likely lose.
"Bibarel go for another Yawn," Lucas ordered.
If I can put Prinplup to sleep it'll give me more time to develop a better plan.
Bibarel tried to make the Prinplup drowsy but he missed to Lucas' dismay.
"Prinplup, Peck," Barry shouted.
Prinplup used the missed attack to his advantage and attacked Bibarel with his beck leaving a mark on his shoulder. Bibarel kicked Prinplup off and got up holding his shoulder.
"You alright?" Lucas asked, concerned about his friend.
Bibarel nodded and rushed at Prinplup slamming a Headbutt on Prinplup. Bibarel had one thing over Prinplup was a more diverse move set. Prinplup had mostly water and a steel move both were not very effective over Bibarel but still inflicted some damage.
"Prinplup, get in close and keep pecking," Barry shouted.
Prinplup took the Headbutt and kept close and attacked Bibarel with his beck focusing on the injured shoulder. Each attack was like a knife and it was starting to wear Bibarel down but Prinplup was losing some energy himself. Bibarel was a tank and could take the most attacks out of anyone on Lucas' team but even he had his limits. As Bibarel kept up the defense, Barry pulled out his secret weapon.
"Prinplup, use it now," Barry commanded.
Prinplup used a combined move of his own and turned his beck into steel and used what he called Steel Beck. While Steel attacks didn't do much to Bibarel, at this point any attack to that shoulder was too much and with one final attack, Bibarel was down.
Bibarel was ashamed, he never liked letting Lucas down but even had his limits and they were reached.
"Don't worry about it buddy, you did great out there, take a rest," Lucas said, putting Bibarel back into his ball.
Barry rejoiced and looked back at his mom and winked.
"Staravia, come on out," Lucas shouted, sending the bird type into battle.
"This is it, if I can take this one out, I'm home free there is no way Lucas mastered using a Gabite yet," Barry thought to himself.
"Star, I need you to take that Prinplup out quickly, go for a Quick Attack," Lucas ordered.
Staravia rushed in quickly but Barry had a card to play.
"Prinplup, halt her advance with Bubblebeam," Barry commanded.
Prinplup launched water bubbles right at Staravia trying to slow her down but to Barry's shock, she was still coming Lucas grinned and knew that this was because of her endurance training. Staravia eventually knocked Prinplup straight down and flew back to her trainer.
"WHAT," Barry shouted.
"HAHAHA," Lucas shouted.
"Shit looks like he's been training her hard, I need to take that Staravia out, but Prinplup is weak and Roserade you get destroyed by Monferno...think Barry think," Barry thought to himself.
"Staravia, keep on him," Lucas ordered.
"I got one shot at this," Barry thought.
Staravia was racing towards the downed Prinplup and when she got close.
"Prinplup, Steel Beck," Barry ordered.
With those three words, Prinplup hit the hardest Steel Beck and slammed it right into the back of Staravia causing intense damage. Barry was about to celebrate when he saw the worse had occurred, yes the Steel Beck hit but so did the Quick Attack and it hit even harder. Prinplup was out along with Staravia.
"Double out...never seen one of those before," Lucas said, shocked.
"Me neither," Barry said, shocked as well.
Barry was cornered, but he had one more card to play.
"Roserade, you're the last one, finish the mission," Barry yelled, sending out Roserade.
"Monferno, finish this," Lucas yelled, sending out his starter.
This was it, Barry had to use his last-ditch effort, as long as Monferno went down the battle was his, and he hadn't tested this plan yet but he had no choice.
"Monferno, Flame Wheel," Lucas ordered.
Monferno launched a Flame Wheel towards Roserade but Barry planned for this and trained Roserade to evade moves much quicker. Roserade dodged the Flame Wheel and with Barry's command shot out a Poison Sting, this poisoned Monferno. Part 1 was complete.
"Shit, Mon you okay?" Lucas asked.
Monferno gave a thumbs up but Lucas knew the clock was ticking it wouldn't be a matter of time until Monferno gave into his poisoning. Barry knew he had a shot of winning but everything had to go his way or else it was over.
"Roserade, Stun Spore now, watch out for the fire," Barry shouted.
Roserade ran in and dodged one Flame Wheel and successfully hit the Stun Spore but was attacked by another Flame Wheel, this one hit and hit hard.
"Damn it," Lucas said worriedly.
"Fuck," Barry cursed.
Both pokemon were weak but Barry's plan was successful. Monferno was poisoned and stunned but Roserade was not too fresh either. Barry smiled on the inside, all he had to do was dodge Monferno's attacks and he was home free.
The plan was working, Monferno kept attacking and Roserade was dodging. Lucas was sweating, he knew that the paralysis and poison was a deadly combination and was started to feel the lost depression kick in. Barry was cockily smiling and then he looked to see his friend and how disappointed he was, he looked at Lucas' mom and saw that she could feel her son's pain. Barry wanted to win there was doubt about that but was he really willing to embarrass Lucas in front of his mom for it? Barry knew that Lucas wanted to impress his mom just as much as he did but who wanted it more?
Lucas was coming to terms with the loss, you can't win them all and he hoped that his mom was still proud of him when he heard something.
"Roserade, get in close and use a Razor Leaf," Barry shouted.
What the fuck?
Roserade looked back at her trainer curiously and Barry just nodded his head. She followed her orders and rushed in. Lucas was confused for about a second then he put it all together, that son of a bitch.
"Monferno, Burning Mach Punch," Lucas ordered.
Monferno used what strength he had left and sent Roserade back with a punch ending the battle with Lucas as the winner.
The crowd went wild and applauded the two trainers for a great battle. Johanna ran to her son and hugged him she had tears in her eyes, she had never been this proud of anyone in her whole life. Lucas hugged back and looked over at Barry who had a small grin on his face. Lucas nodded as if saying thank you.
"You're welcome," Barry whispered.
Rita went over to her son and smiled at him, she knew what he did and she was even more proud of him.
"Sorry, I lost," Barry told his mother.
"You lost with dignity rather than winning without morals, and that is even more impressive," Rita said, hugging her son.
Dawn was on the sidelines watching and not only was she happy for Lucas, but she also gained a new level of respect for Barry after what he did.
Within the crowd was the town's gym leader, Fantina who thanked the boys for a wonderful show and was impressed with both of them.
"Yeah, that's what I do," Barry said with a grin.
"You two don't seem to be from around here, would you like to take on this town's gym?" Fantina asked.
"Hell yeah!" Barry shouted.
"What else are we here for?" Lucas asked with a smile.
"Excellent, I'll see you at the gym, I can't wait for our battles," Fantina said, leaving the two.
A couple of hours later, Rita and Johanna said their byes to their sons and took the train home. Dawn eventually made her way back to the lab but now she was less sad because she knew they could contact each other much easier. After a while the two boys were alone.
"You know I didn't see that coming," Lucas said, watching as Barry and his pokemon played together.
"See what coming?" Barry asked, pretending to not know what he was talking about.
"Thanks...really," Lucas said, smiling at him.
"I know the feeling of wanting to impress your mom, it's a lot of pressure I have to live up to my dad and that's tough sometimes," Barry said.
"Yeah you got a lot to live up too but knowing you you'll kick those expectations out of the fucking water," Lucas said with a laugh.
"Just this once though, next time we're gonna see what you're really made of no more going easy on you Lucas," Barry said with a grin.
"Trust me, you won't need to go easy anymore," Lucas said with a grin of his own.
The two boys spent the night chatting and hanging out like the friends they are because they knew that tomorrow it was back to being rivals.
Team Galactic HQ
Michael Rollins
Mike walked to Cyrus's office, as the advisor of Team Galactic, Mike received all the plans and looked them over. This newest plan they had was critical for their success so Mike wanted to make sure everything was iron solid and he found some flaws in them that he wanted to talk out with Cyrus.
"Cyrus, can I come in?" Mike asked, knocking on the door.
"Yes yes come in," Cyrus said.
Mike entered the room and it looked just as fancy as it always had. The office was big and the walls were painted a dark blue that gave the room a classy villain vibe that Mike liked. There was a carpet from the entrance to Cyrus's desk and two chairs in front of it. Cyrus had the biggest window behind his city with this gorgeous overview of Veilstone City. Mike had a similar one in his office but not to this degree.
"What can I do for you Michael," Cyrus said, leaning back in his chair.
"It's about the plan, I found some flaws," Mike said, sitting down.
"Such as?" Cyrus asked.
"Well for one, attacking one lake at a time can give the IP time to guard the others, I think we should attack them all at once," Mike suggested.
"That's a lot of manpower Mike," Cyrus said with a raised brow.
"Cyrus, you're a smart man you know how the International Police operate, they get wind of this and the whole operation goes south," Mike said.
"Michael Michael, you think too much my friend," Cyrus said, pulling out a bottle of alcohol.
"That's my job man," Mike said with a chuckle.
"And while you do a great job at that, sometimes you have to think about relaxing, drink?" Cyrus asked, pulling out two glasses.
"Yeah sure," Mike said.
"I understand your concern and I agree with you but with such manpower, I want to bring it up with the rest of the group," Cyrus said, pouring two glasses of Kanto Vodka, the most expensive alcohol in the world.
"Kanto Vodka, are we celebrating boss?" Mike asked with a smirk.
"Not yet my old friend but soon we will," Cyrus said, putting the glass in front of Mike.
"So to recap I suggest we use explosives on all three lakes at the same time catching the IP off guard and giving us a better chance at capturing these pokemon before they escape," Mike said, picking up the glass.
"Again great idea but a plan like that takes a lot of people, we'll discuss it in the next meeting we still have a bit before we have all the explosives," Cyrus said, clicking the two glasses together and taking a sip.
"We also have a mole among us, I am trying to figure out who it is but God knows they are sneaky as a fucking Rattata," Mike said sipping his beverage.
"In time we will find them, Mike, in time," Cyrus said.
One hour later in the Server Room
Hunter "Looker" Langley/ Undercover
"Hey, Rome we need an update on that firewall now," A grunt told Looker.
"Got it, give me a couple minutes," Looker said.
Looker had assumed the role of Farid Rome, a cybersecurity employee for Team Galactic. This assignment was tough as Looker had been undercover only one time but being an IP agent is about doing uncomfortable things. After all one time, he had left to die in the desert of Orre.
Looker was in charge of getting information on Team Galactic and figuring out their endgame but he kept hitting a brick wall. Only the top leaders knew about the plan and while he was in Cyber Security, it was nowhere near as important as Commander. Looker finished his reports and updates and left the server room, his base of operations was an unused radio room deep in the base of Team Galactic where he reported into the IP once a day and with any new information he had collected.
Normally Looker would have a gun to defend himself in case he was compromised but right now he was on his own. IP agents are to work in the shadows and keep things one hundred percent deniable which means no screwing up. It was a lot of pressure but Looker had things under control. At first, it was hard because he was new but after a month he was able to get his current position and use the Team Galactic Cyber Systems to his heart's content. He learned the names and locations of potential operations which were met with gratitude by the International Police
Looker went to the break room where he was met with someone who he was especially curious about.
"Hey Rome," Mike said, pouring some coffee.
"Hey Mike, how's it going?'', Looker asked.
"You know the same old, trying to find this mole we have," Mike said, mixing some creamer in his coffee.
"I'll keep on the database and let you know if I find anything weird," Looker said.
"Yeah….you do that," Mike said, walking to the door.
"You know man we should grab dinner sometime," Looker said, looking at him.
"I could grab a bite at around 9 tomorrow night," Mike said, looking at his watch.
"I'll see you then," Looker said, sipping the coffee.
Looker watched as Mike left the room. All he could think about it is the lack of information Mike has in the Team Galactic database despite having a rather important role. But tomorrow night, Looker was going to learn more about Team Galactic's Advisor.
Outro:
Much more significant chapter than the last one imo. Lucas' mom has my heart. She is great and Barry is an absolute blast to write. I plan to do a Looker chapter for chapter 15 so hopefully you guys like that. I hope you lovely people enjoyed this one and feel free to leave a review telling me what you liked, disliked, etc. PM me with any questions, suggestions, or if you wanna tell me a Chile Limon Potato Chip has better taste than me then hmu. I will see you in the next chapter!
Don't Forget To Smile,
-Shocker
Question of the Chapter: What is your favorite type? Also, what was your favorite part of the chapter?
For me, I really like Ice Types because they look the coolest for me and to me, Ice Type moves to destroy a lot of the stronger types like Dragon. Also, I like the little meeting Looker and Mike had. It gives some tension and how skeptical they are of each other.
Important Events:
-Lucas beats Barry (L: 3 B: 1)
-Lucas and Barry get an instant communication connection to the lab
-Lucas and Barry reunite with their moms
-Learned about the Lake Trio Plan for Team Galactic
-Learned about Looker's undercover role in Team Galactic
-Looker secures a dinner with Mike to obtain information
Lucas' Team (5/6):
-Monferno: Ember, Mach Punch, Flame Wheel, Cut, Leer
-Luxio: Spark, Charge, Tackle, Bite, Flash
-Bibarel: Water Gun, Headbutt, Rock Smash, Yawn
-Staravia: Wing Attack, Aerial Ace, Quick Attack, Tackle
-Gabite: Slash, Dragon Claw, Dig, Take Down, Iron Tail
Next Chapter: Lucas vs Fantina
Lucas comes face to face with Hearthome City's ghost gym leader, Fantina!