Intro:

Quick intro this time not much to say other than thank you for the explosive support over this week it's incredible to see so thank you all again. One more thing sorry this was a day late, HW got in the way and the editing just wasn't done. I don't wanna rush out a half-baked chapter for yall so I hope you understand. Enough rambling let's jump back with Lucas or in this chapter's case, Mike and Looker.

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AND. HERE. WE. GO.

Guide:

Bolded Italics: Speaking to Audience or Out of Time

Regular Italics: Thoughts

COF: Character(s) of Focus

Resort Area, Sinnoh

12:30 pm

"And then Silver fell over in the mud," Mike said, laughing.

"Dude, you gotta tell me what happened afterward," Brendan said over the video call.

"I will, I will, oh I'm here I gotta go," Mike said.

"Alright same here got some new challengers, talk to ya later," Brendan said.

"Peace," Mike said, hanging up.

If there was one thing Mike was grateful for, it was his lasting friendship with Brendan. After he became champion of Hoenn he was super busy but always made time to talk to Mike. Mike was always busy as well but he tried to find time as well. Despite Brendan not knowing Mike's situation they acted like he never left.

"Nice work buddy, take a rest," Mike said, getting off and putting Atlas back into his ball.

It wasn't often that Mike had days off but when he did he tried to do relaxing things. Seeing his family, spending the day with pokemon, or going to his one of the only friends he ever made while in Sinnoh. Mike walked up to the biggest villa in the area. It was on top of a cliff and had an overview of the whole area. Mike was always astounded at how large it was. It was almost like its own building rather than a vacation home.

"More like a mansion," Mike said, knocking on the door.

The door opened and Mike smiled at his friend, they met about 3 years ago in Eterna City when they literally bumped into each other.

"You know I never stopped being amazed by how much space you have Cynthia," Mike said.

"Well being the champion has its perks," Cynthia smiled.

Mike and Cynthia met again the next year after she became champion. They saw each other at Sunyshore's beach where they laughed off their previous encounter. From then on they became friends and started to hang out together on their days off if they could.

"Trust me, Brendan never shuts up about them," Mike laughed.

"Oh I met him I'm sure he doesn't, Steven even warned me about his overexcited nature," Cynthia said, inviting Mike in.

The villa was so inviting, despite its large exterior, the inside was cozy with a home-style look to it. The living room had a gorgeous outlook of the ocean and sunshine was beaming down from the skylights. The furniture was spotless as if maids cleaned it every day despite not being used. The floor was a shiny oak that was glossed over. The whole place was extremely nice and even though Mike made his fair share of money, but even he couldn't deny that this would be out of his price range.

"You know Flare would love an environment like this…..to burn down," Mike laughed.

"Then please don't let him out," Cynthia chuckled, grabbing two fancy cups of tea.

"Ohhhh fancy I didn't know I was with an elegant queen," Mike bowed, laughing.

"Shut up you remind me of a farmer," Cynthia laughed, putting the cups down.

"HEY, I am an extraordinary gentleman," Mike said.

"Oh yeah Mike, because your whole aurora just screams class," Cynthia said, sitting down.

"Absolutely," Mike said, sipping his tea.

"Finally got a day off from the Poke items huh," Cynthia said, sipping her cup.

Mike told Cynthia he was a supervisor of Poke-Item shipments so he traveled a lot and that's why he wasn't around as often. It's not like he could tell the champion of the region what his actual job was.

"Yeah, went from Kalos to Unova, a real pain in my ass," Mike said.

"You wanna talk about pain, I underestimated just how much paperwork goes into being a champion," Cynthia said, sighing just at the thought of it.

"I'm just glad I can relax with a friend," Mike said.

"Me too, lately more challengers are coming up, love seeing the future generation but it gets exhausting sometimes," Cynthia said.

"Lot of stress I assume," Mike commented.

"You have noooo idea, still love it though I get to experience the region's best," Cynthia said, leaning back.

The two continued to talk for a couple of hours. They caught up on recent life events, it was harder for Mike because he was essentially leading a double life. He needed to be careful about what he said to people and made sure it fit in with the rest of his lies. They ate lunch and continued to chat. Both of them really enjoyed each other's company, it was so relaxing for Cynthia to be able to talk to someone who isn't a superfan and Mike was relieved to be able to let loose, to a certain extent, and not take everything so seriously. They got onto the topic of trainers and how both of them have a pretty solid team.

"You wanna battle?" Cynthia asked.

"Don't I need to beat the elite 4 first?" Mike asked.

"Don't need it to be recorded if I am just going to wipe the floor with you," Cynthia laughed.

"Oh haha not all of us can be the region's best, besides I told the team no battles today," Mike said, sipping his tea.

"Fine maybe next time but we will have a battle at some point, Mike," Cynthia teased.

"Yeah yeah and when I win don't cry," Mike chuckled.

"Oh, I'll be sure to keep my tears to a minimum. Oh did you see this new trainer has been rising in popularity lately?" Cynthia asked.

"Does he or she actually have badges this time Cynthia?" Mike asked.

"Yes he does, his name is Lucas Diamond, I met him myself, very polite guy," Cynthia said.

Lucas's name was something Mike was hearing more and more often, not only was he becoming a better trainer but an even bigger thorn in Team Galactic's side. Mike still wasn't too sure about him but even he had to admit his accolades for a trainer of his status was impressive.

"Oh yeah, I heard about him, you have a crush on him," Mike smirked.

"Ha no, much too young for me," Cynthia said.

"He is 18, the legal age," Mike winked.

"Oh shut up," Cynthia said.

Mike kept laughing and looked outside and saw the sun in a different position. For some reason, he always lost track of time whenever he hung out with Cynthia.

"What time is it?" Mike asked.

"3," Cynthia said, looking at her watch.

"Oh shit, I gotta go. My mom wants to see me later tonight and I have errands to run," Mike said, getting up.

The two got up and Cynthia escorted Mike to the door. He wanted to stay longer but he had some really important business to do. As for Cynthia, it was nice to have company and even a small part of her wanted Mike to stay longer but she understood he was a busy guy.

"It-um, it was nice to see you, Michael," Cynthia said, looking at him.

"Yeah, you too….you look good," Mike said.

"You too, call me it's always nice to have fun with friends," Cynthia smiled.

"Are you making a move on me champion?" Mike smirked.

"Only if you think so," Cynthia smiled as she closed the door.

Mike got back on Atlas and laid back for the ride back to the HQ. It was always nice to see Cynthia she was fun to hang out with despite her elegant nature seen on tv or in interviews. In-person she was a very laid back woman with a hint of confidence that was rightfully deserved. Mike always wondered what it would be like to battle her, after all, he did have all eight Sinnoh badges he could technically take on the league but that wasn't for him. He just wanted to hang out with her more, she was so funny and so comfortable to talk to. Seeing her more and more made him constantly think in his mind, what would happen if they dated?

Chapter 17: Insurance Policy

COF: Michael Rollins/Hunter "Looker" Langley

Team Galactic HQ, Veilstone City

4 pm

Mike sat at his desk analyzing files. He had some grunts raid Team Magma's old HQ because he knew he could find something on their old drives. Ever since they disbanded other organizations and even the IP have tried to take all the intel they could get their hands on. Most people knew Maxie was an IP agent and to Mike that meant if anyone was going to have useful intel on them, it was him. He was looking for names and faces but couldn't find anything.

Come on, Maxie you were an IP agent yourself, you're telling me you never stored old agent files for intel.

Team Galactic had a mole in it and Mike had a feeling he knew who it was but he needed proof. He figured Maxie and his old archives would be his best bet. The IP didn't retrieve all their data, there was a secret bunker room they never touched, Mike found out about it because he knew Maxie wouldn't have kept all his information in one place. No, he would hide it in a bunker just in case something happened, it's what he would do himself.

After 30 minutes of digging, he finally got something in an old personal folder Maxie had on his personal drive. Something he never thought he would see. It was a classified IP file, seeing something so secretive in Team Magma's possession was suspicious to Mike.

"Counter-Terrorism Squad 437?" Mike read the name.

Mike read the file, all of it. He was shocked by the amount of intel that was in it, a secret team tasked with assassinating Giovanni's second in command at the time. The contents of this file must have been so secret that even some specific details were blacked out. Mike wasn't interested in their mission, he was interested in names, why would Maxie have this buried deep in the archives?

Members of the team, Aaron Black, Oscar Ramirez…..Max Lanes, son of a bitch Maxie you did some secretive shit didn't you.

Mike saw one last name, it had a picture too. It was a face he knew well, someone he had seen before. It confirmed his suspicions, he knew exactly who it was.

Cyber Security Room, Team Galactic HQ

Hunter "Looker" Langley/ Farid Rome

Looker printed more files on Team Galactic, he had a special drawer for his findings. He had a cycle, he would work all day, and any files he found he stored them in the drawer and gave to his contact once a week. Being undercover was hard for Looker, seeing the things Team Galactic did and just sitting there made him pissed. He was an IP agent and seeing bad things go down without so much as blinking was hard for him. However, it was all part of the job he knew that all the work would pay off soon enough.

"Hey, Farid," A supervisor called.

"Yeah," Looker called out.

"My office, now," A supervisor called back.

Great, now what?

Looker got up and went to the office, whenever he was called over by authority it was nerve-wracking. Especially with criminals you never know what they are gonna do or what they found out. He went into the office and sat down. His mind was already going over the tens of situations that could happen. As an IP agent, Looker is trained to have an answer for basically any question while undercover. He took specialized training for the job and found a new level of respect for anybody who is undercover for long durations of time.

"Farid, have you finished your reports?" The supervisor asked.

"Yes sir, well most of them I have a couple left to do but the printer ran out of ink it's always something isn't it," Looker laughed.

"I hear that just make sure you have the rest done by tonight as a supervisor you need to set an example for the newbies, cybersecurity is a tough job for our organization so having example leaders is important to our success," The supervisor told Looker.

Despite Looker having the supervisor title, he was still under the watchful eye of higher-ups and even older supervisors. They had to be sure Looker was the right man for the job and it was stressful for Looker not only did he have to be in charge of some things but he had both the Team Galactic deadlines and IP deadlines to follow.

"Also, Mike wants to see you in his office, get up there and get back to work, dismissed," The supervisor said.

Looker was curious, why would Mike wanna see him? The dinner went well but he hadn't seen Mike since. He packed up his remaining reports and went up to Mike's office. He knocked on the door and heard a come in.

"You wanted to see me, sir?" Looker asked.

"Yes Farid please sit down," Mike said with his feet up.

"I have a lot of work to do so can this be quick?" Looker asked.

"Oh don't worry it will be," Mike said, pouring two glasses of vodka.

"Sir, I'm on the clock," Looker said.

"So am I, kinda, it's one drink what are you a lightweight?" Mike asked, laughing.

Looker took the drink, he knew it was risky god knows what could have been in it but as a UC he had to do a lot of things he wasn't comfortable with but did it to fit in.

"The mole is still giving out information, have you found anything?" Mike asked.

"Actually I have a lead, I think our mole is within the scientist area if you let me get my notes," Looker said, getting up.

"No, no it's fine, sit," Mike said with the same smile.

Looker sat back down inside he felt something was wrong, he didn't know Mike much but he also knew he didn't drink with people he has met with only once.

"The scientist area huh," Mike said, sipping his drink.

"Yes sir, you know a lot of people in that area are shakey of our work," Looker said.

"I also know people in cybersecurity are wary, Farid," Mike said, reaching into his drawer.

"But who sir?" Looker asked.

Mike pulled out a file and opened it. He looked at it and gave Looker a nod.

"You tell me...Hunter," Mike said, slapping the file on the desk.

Looker froze, he was compromised.

"Who?" Looker asked, trying to keep a character.

"Cut the act, agent, I know who you are, Hunter Langley aka Looker," Mike said, leaning back.

Looker tried to assess the situation but he was screwed, there was no way out.

"Give me one reason why I shouldn't have you thrown off a roof and sent back to the IP in a body bag?" Mike asked.

"Killing an agent...doesn't seem like something you would do, Michael," Looker said, dropping the act.

"Impressive work, Squad 437," Mike said.

"That's classified information you won't get shit from me," Looker said.

"I don't care about that, your former friend Maxie kept a record of it so I have all the information," Mike said.

"He's not a friend anymore he's a criminal, like you," Looker said, glaring at Mike.

Mike got up and slowly walked over to the door. Looker remained in his seat frozen, he had to show no fear and keep a level head.

"Hunter, I'm a simple guy I understand your job and I even respect it," Mike said, shutting the door and closing the blinds.

"If you're suggesting something just say it asshole," Looker hissed.

"One call I make and your ass is dead, understand me?" Mike asked.

Looker just stared at the wall. Mike was right, but his loyalty for the IP rose above that even then he was saying goodbye to his friends and family in his head.

"Or...we can make a deal," Mike said, putting his hands on his shoulders.

"Like what?" Looker asked.

"Hmmm let's see I want an Insurance Policy," Mike said, walking back to his chair.

"The fuck does that mean?" Looker asked.

"I let you keep working your assignment, get rid of this file, keep you alive basically and in return, full immunity," Mike said, leaning back in his chair.

"Go fuck yourself," Looker said.

"Fine," Mike said as he reached for the phone.

"Wait...," Looker said both with regret and plea.

"Yes?" Mike asked.

"Fine...you get rid of that file, keep this a secret, AND you tell me Team Galactic's masterplan...you got your immunity," Looker glared.

"I can give you what I know and that it involves a special pokemon, reshaping the world and it's happening on Spear Pillar," Mike said.

"I need proof, get me proof you got a deal but let's make one thing clear, you don't allude to this at all any screw-ups or one word and the deal is off, sure you'll kill me but I will have agents storm this place and arrest everyone in here and your ass will rot in prison," Looker hissed.

"You got a deal, Langley, I keep a secret, get rid of the file, and supply proof on what I know and I get full immunity from punishment," Mike said, extending a hand.

Looker shook his hand, he felt dirty but this was the only way to keep the mission going and staying alive.

"And how do I know you'll keep your end of the deal?" Mike asked.

"...the IP will contact you and inform you of your deal. I'll make sure your cooperation is in writing and signed by you and the IP, you'll get your immunity," Looker said.

Mike smiled and leaned back in his chair, he looked at Looker with the biggest "fuck you" grin.

"Pleasure doing business with you, Looker oh wait sorry Farid, now get the fuck out of my office, I've got dinner plans," Mike said.

Looker left the office full of anger, how could Maxie be so careless and copy a file of Squad 437. Even after he was in prison he screwed him over. At least he was alive and the mission as far as he was concerned was still active. However, he had one awkward phone call to make.

Solaceon Town, Sinnoh

4 pm

Michael Rollins

Mike arrived in Solaceon Town for dinner. Angela told him they had a guest, he was always excited to see who his family brought home. He sent Atlas back into his ball and walked over to his house. On the way he thought about his deal with Looker, he was going to keep his word but as long as Looker kept his. He knew his job was going to crash and burn eventually so in his eyes having a plan B was the least he could do. Now he had immunity but he did need to get proof on the information he told Looker. He brushed it off, right now he had to be with his family.

"HELLO!" Mike yelled as he entered his family's home.

"Michael, welcome back sweetie," Macy said as she kissed her son's cheek.

"Hi mom, where is everyone?" Mike asked, returning the cheek kiss.

"Oh the living room dear, our guest is so wonderful and so polite and funny too," Macy said.

"Does Angela have a new boyfriend?" Mike asked.

"Oh no, he's a traveler, stopped by the town and came for the night you two might become friends," Macy said with a smile.

"Where is the bastard," Mike laughed.

"Michael, you behave yourself now go meet the guest, dinner is almost ready," Macy said, walking back to the kitchen.

Mike walked into the living room to find Angela and his dad talking to someone. As soon as he saw his face he was wide-eyed. There was no way it was him.

"Michael, hi," Daniel said.

"Hey bro, this is Lucas," Angela said pointing to Lucas sitting on the couch.

Lucas and Mike looked at each other and both their faces turned straight. Lucas finally got to meet the mysterious man Team Galactic hired and Mike finally got to meet the so-called local hero of Sinnoh and thorn in his organization's side.

Outro:

Oooooo what's gonna happen with that. Thought I'd leave the ending with a twist, hopefully, it grabs attention. Thank you again for the overwhelming support over the recent days it's really encouraging to see. I hope you all enjoyed this chapter as much as I did, I love writing Mike having an OC is so much fun for me. Leave a comment telling me what you liked, dislikes, etc. PM with any questions or if you wanna tell me Google Translate could perform a better sentence than me then LMK. I'll see you all in the next chapter!

Don't forget to smile!

-Shocker

Question of the Chapter: Would you like to be an IP agent? What was your favorite part of the chapter?

-I would like to be an IP agent but at the same time, I don't because of the stress and danger of it. Also, my favorite part of the chapter was Mike and Looker's segment. Having both of those personalities really colliding was fun to write.

Important Events/Ideas (Spoilers):

-Learned about Mike and Cynthia's friendship

-Mike learns about Farid's undercover role.

-Looker is confronted by Mike

-Looker exchanges immunity for Mike's cooperation with the role.

Mike's Team (6/6):

-Silver (Swampert): Waterfall, Dive, Ice Beam, Surf, Hammer Arm, (unknown full moveset)

-Blacksteel (Aggron): Earthquake, Dig, Rock Slide, Cut, Rock Smash, (unknown full moveset)

-Rogue (Dusknoir): Psychic, Brick Break, Confuse Ray, Fire Punch, Shadow Ball, Control Touch, (unknown full moveset)

-Lyon (Magnezone): Thunder, Shock Wave, Thunder Punch, Flash, (unknown full moveset)

-Atlas (Salamence): Dragon Claw, Fly, Aerial Ace, Zen Headbutt, Toxic, (unknown full moveset)

-Flare (Flareon): Flamethrower, Fire Blast, Bite, Quick Attack, Strength, (unknown full moveset)

Next Chapter: Aggressive Meetings

Two people with different paths collide!