A New Evil Arises

The next day, I woke up very late. Once I got out of my tent, everyone else was already awake and ready to go. So, I brought all of them back to their pokeballs and skated back to Lumiose City. Once in the city, I skated down to Professor Sycamore's lab to see if he had something I probably needed. I went up to his floor and to my surprise, it looked like he was waiting for me.

    "Ah, there you are, Black! Welcome back!" he said.

    "Hey, Professor. I was wondering, do you have an incubator by any chance?" I asked, quite straightforward. 

    "Indeed I do! But before I give it to you, I have one small request. I'm sure you've heard of Sushi High Roller?"

    "Of course! That's the best restaurant in Lumiose City!"

    "Yeah, across the street from there, there's a place called the Looker Bureau. He talked to me and asked for the strongest trainer I knew to be sent there. As you have a Charizard already, I thought you would be the best candidate for whatever he wants. Will you do it?" he asked.

    "Sure, why not?" I responded.

    "Good! Here's the incubator you asked for, by the way. Don't let me down!" He gave me the incubator and I walked outside. Once out of there, I brought out the egg and put it into the incubator so it could have a normal environment to grow in. I put the incubator back into my pouch and began to skate towards Sushi High Roller. I passed by Prism Tower, where I saw that kid with the evil gleam in his eyes entering the gym. I was tempted to go watch the battle, and I gave into the temptation and walked into the entrance for people wanting to watch a battle. As I walked in, I saw that Bonnie, Clemont, and the kid were already in their spots. 

    "The battle between the challenger, Karito, and the gym leader, Clemont, shall now begin!"

    "Alrighty then, Emolga, come on out!" Clemont said.

    "I think I'll beat you with only one of my pokemon. Come on out, Umbreon!"

    And the battle began. But this kid, Karito's Umbreon had blue spots instead of the normal yellow. It was shiny! What a lucky kid, I guess. 

    "Let's make this quick. Umbreon, use Dark Pulse!" 

    His Umbreon shot a beam of dark energy at the flying squirrel. That Dark Pulse was made of pure darkness. A kind I had never seen before. I brought out Doomsday, Fronja, and Tamao so that they could watch and see this power as they need to embrace their darkness. As for the damage the attack did, it was detrimental. It OHKO'd the Emolga with ease. 

    "Gah! Emolga is unable to battle! The winner is Umbreon!" 

    "What?! Okay, come on back, Emolga. Magnezone, let's do this! Use Zap Cannon!"

    "Counter with Shadow Ball." 

    Magnezone quickly charged up a yellow-green ball of electricity before firing it off at Umbreon. But it was far too late. The Shadow Ball had already gotten close. And when the attacks hit each other, the Shadow Ball easily tore through the Zap Cannon and hit Magnezone out of the air. Of course, it had fainted as well. 

    "Magnezone is unable to battle! The winner is Umbreon!"

    "Well, come back, Magnezone. Luxray, I'm relying on you."

    "Rely all you want, it'll be useless in the end!" Karito laughed at his statement. 

    "Luxray, let's go all out from the start! Mega Evolve!" Luxray glowed and mega evolved, looking more ready for battle than ever. But it also looked a little pained. "Electric Terrain, then Thunderbolt!" 

    "It doesn't matter! Umbreon, finish this with Dark Pulse!" 

    Luxray activated Electric Terrain and fired off a large Thunderbolt at Umbreon. But in Karito fashion, Umbreon's Dark Pulse ripped right through it. It hit Luxray, knocking it right down to the floor. But it was still awake. Slowly, it got up and tried to get back into a battle stance. But then, it faltered as it was in pain, falling back down to the ground, and fainting on the spot. I couldn't believe my eyes. This kid's Umbreon was far ahead of my entire team. We're gonna have to get stronger if we're gonna participate in the league against this guy. After watching the battle, I left the gym and continued my skate towards the Looker Bureau. Once I got to Sushi High Roller, I turned around and saw that the skate shop was gone. Instead, it was replaced with a red building. I walked inside and found that it was a detective's office. And at the desk sat a man in a brown coat, with black hair and brown eyes. 

    "Hello there. I was sent by Professor Sycamore as a trainer to help a certain Looker. Could you please direct me to him?" I asked, even though I knew this was him.

    "Ah, so you're the one he calls Black, I see! Well, he sent you to me. I am Looker. I didn't expect you to be a child, but if one has talent, then one has talent! But, are you sure you want to help me? It is a dangerous request," Looker said, looking up from his computer. 

    "Sure, I'll do it. I got an incubator out of it, anyways," I responded.

    "Great! I'll give you the briefing tomorrow at 9 A.M. sharp. Stay at Hotel Richissime, it is close by and you won't have to walk far."

    "Alrighty then, sounds good." I left the bureau and wondered what I should do. It wasn't that late in the day. So, I decided to explore the city and take in its beauty once again. Basically, I just walked around a lot. Eventually, I got to the gate to Route 14. Without thinking, I walked in and got out to a playground in front of a large swamp. I walked around a bit before realizing that I would need a lot more equipment to get through this swamp. And it was beginning to get late, so I went back to Lumiose and got my room at Hotel Richissime. 

The next day, I got up and prepared myself to do whatever Looker wanted me to. I assumed I would have to be secretive with this, so I dressed in all black. Once I left, I quickly walked to the Looker Bureau. I checked my watch for the time, and it was 8:59 A.M. I walked in to see Looker standing in the middle of the room, looking at his watch. 

"Ah, you have come! And early, too! You must be excited to help me out, correct?" He asked.

"Well, I just wanted to come at the time you said. And you said 9. So I assumed that me coming one minute early wouldn't matter too much." 

"Well, it is now 9 o'clock, so let us get this briefing underway! Over in the alley next to Cafe Kizuna, there have been signs of shady persons going in and never coming out. It is thought that there is some illegal activity happening there. I would like you to check that out. So, go forth!" Looker said. 

"Wait, why can't you do this? Aren't you like a detective or something?" I asked.

"I think you can be trusted with this information. As a matter of fact, I am not a detective. Rather, I am part of the International Police. As for why I cannot do this myself, I am not a very strong trainer. I do not think I can handle this situation myself."

"Ah, okay. Welp, I'll be off." I left the building and put my hood on to conceal my identity. Using the back alley next to Sushi High Roller, I got to the suspicious spot very quickly. Once there, I entered the alley next to Cafe Kizuna. I walked in and what I saw was utterly convenient. And this is coming from the guy who was transferred to the pokemon world after death. 

There was an open doorway that showed stairs heading downwards. So naturally, I went in to investigate. And after what seemed like an hour of going down, I finally came to a metal door lit by a single, dim light. I tried to open it, and of course, it was locked. I brought out Fronja and Son Goku and told Son Goku to break the door. He broke it with ease and we walked in. Behind the door was a whole society of people, living down here in…

Wait, where was this? Where even am I? 

I understand I'm under Lumiose City, but is this the sewers? No, there's no rank smell. So what was this? I put the thought in the back of my head for safekeeping and kept walking around. There were houses with people in them, people were walking around, and from time to time, guards would walk about in groups of five with quite large guns. I probably should've brought a weapon or something. As I was looking around, I bumped into another group of guards. Literally.

"Hey, kid, watch where you're going!" the one I bumped into said.

"Sorry, won't happen again," I responded, masking my voice, making it much deeper.

[A.N. when you think of his masked voice, think of Corpse. but deeper, somehow]

"Hey wait a minute, how do you have those pokemon? Civilians aren't allowed to have pokemon. Who are you?!" he began asking before pointing his gun at my chest.

"Son Goku, take him out." Son Goku lunged from my side and punched the guy in the face, launching him away and knocking him out. "Now, RUN!" I started booking it away from the other four guards, not sure where I was running to. I just knew I had to get away from them. After about 20 seconds, I looked back and saw that they were far behind me. I turned into an alleyway and caught my breath. I looked out and took in a good look at this place. Y'know, it doesn't look that different from Ultra Megalopolis, now that I think about it. Which means…

There's a tower in the center, and it's the only source of light in here! That's gotta be the base of operations in this place, definitely! But how to get in is the question. There's guards out front, so I can't get in that way. Maybe there's a back entrance! No, this is an entire society. They would have guards there too…

I've got it! They've gotta have a passcode to get in, so all I have to do is hear the password, repeat it, and boom! I'm in! I left my hiding spot and got closer to the tower, but stayed in the shadows, where no one could see me. Eventually, some more guards came up and their leader said a single word to the guards at the entrance. 

Eagle.

After the guards let them in, I walked away and came back towards the main entrance, trying not to look suspicious. 

"Huh? What's a kid doing here with pokemon? That isn't possible, is it?" the guard on the right said. 

And before the one on the left could respond, I said the word, very quietly.

"Eagle."

Looking shocked, they reluctantly let me in, where I could finally get a good look in this tower. It was filled with light. I hated being there, so I knew that something shady was going on here. Looking around, I saw a lot of weird things. Lots of guards were just standing around, looking ready for battle. In the middle of this white, light room, there was a pillar with seemingly an elevator in it. I walked over to it and entered. I assumed that the brains would be at the top of the tower, so I went to the top floor. Once I was there, I left the elevator to find a dark room to find a desk with a chair with its back turned to the elevator. 

"Well, it seems you have found our base, Looke- huh?! Who are you?!" the large man in the chair said while slowly turning his chair around.

"...I am a man sent by Looker to deal with you. Please come with me," I said in my deep voice.

"You think I'll take that bullshit? Nah buddy. And aren't you a little short to be a man?" the man asked.

"I would like to not use force, but if it is needed, then it shall be done. State your name and come with me," I said.

"I'm the Team Reaper Admin Yami! And I won't be taken by the likes of you! Bisharp, come out and hit him with an Iron Head!"

"Son Goku, take care of it."