TAMA - CHAPTER THREE - PROSECUTION
They made their way back toward the guild, only to be stopped again by the Marill brothers. They were talking with a Drowzee. "You saw it, mister? You saw our Water Float?"
"Ooh, mister Drowzee can you take us to it? It's really important to us!"
"Of course! I'd be more than happy to!" The man said with a smile. Maxie was struck by how creepy it seemed. Archie didn't seem to notice.
"With so many bad Pokemon showing up, it's good to see there's still some good out there," He said. Maxie just stared at him.
Marill, Azuril, and Drowzee made their way out of town, but the latter accidentally bumped into Maxie. "Oops! I'm so sorry about that." He apologized quickly and left, following the Marill brothers.
"Yep, not many good Pokemon like that around anymore," Again Archie's voice began to fade and the world around quickly vanished into black.
This time the world did come back into view, only it was terribly skewed, as if he was looking down on the scene from somewhere far above. It was a mountainous region, and suddenly Drowzee walked into view. "Don't make a fuss, kid. This'll go so much worse for you if you do."
He was tugging on Azuril's tail. The kid was trying to escape. "H-h-help!" He screamed loudly.
Then suddenly Maxie was back to reality (or what currently passed for reality) again, staring up into the bright sunlight. "Jeez, what the hell was that?" Archie's voice. He turned to look at the Wartortle, who was crouching beside him. "You just crumpled up like a ragdoll and fainted! What's the big idea, huh? If I hadn't been there, you would'a hit your head or something!"
"That kid, Azuril, is in trouble." Maxie said, trying to sit up.
Archie's hand knocked him back down. "Oh no you don't! You just fainted, you really think you're well enough to be runnin' around?"
"Are you even listening?"
"Not particularly."
Maxie grit his teeth together. "Then start, Archie. Azuril is in trouble. That Drowzee isn't a good Pokemon. I saw it."
"Uh huh. Torchics aren't Psychic-types."
"I didn't mean like that! I just know it, okay? We have to go help him." Maxie couldn't believe he was saying that. It wasn't any of his business to look after children who were stupid enough to get themselves kidnapped by creepers. But somehow or other he felt he had to go rescue the kid. And if he was being forced into it, then so was Archie. "Come on."
"We can't. We're supposed to help the guild out. So even if what you're sayin' is true an' all, there's nothin' we can do 'bout it." Archie got to his feet and helped Maxie up. "We can tell Wigglytuff, I guess..."
That would have to do, Maxie supposed. The two quickly made their way back to the guild, only to be stopped near the entrance by Bidoof. "Oh there y'all are! Ayup, are you ready to pick a criminal-type to take down?"
"Not now, we've gotta see the Guildmaster." Archie tried to push him aside, but the brunet was relentless.
"That can wait. You've gotta pick someone to go after first! C'mon, the board's over here." Bidoof led them rather unwillingly to the board on the opposite side of the ladders. "These are the outlaws, yup yup. Let's see if we can find you one..."
"There! Look, Maxie!" Archie snatched a notice off the wall and handed it to his partner. Maxie's expression hardened and the two quickly ran off, wanted poster in hand.
"Wh-what?" Bidoof asked after them. "Didn't you want to see the Guildmaster...?"
Mt. Bristle wasn't much different from the other dungeons the two had been through. They raced through it even faster than the previous ones though, taking out anyone stupid enough to get in their way. Archie didn't question Maxie's vision any, nor did he even bother asking why Maxie had it in the first place. For the record, Maxie wasn't questioning that either.
Drowzee walked into view. "Don't make a fuss, kid. This'll go so much worse for you if you do."
He was tugging on Azuril's tail. The kid was trying to escape. "H-h-help!" He screamed loudly.
"Stop right there!" Archie pointed dramatically at the Drowzee. "Let him go!"
"An Exploration Team? Here?" Drowzee let the kid go and turned to them. "Agh, I can't believe my rotten luck! Followed me all the way up here... How'd you even know where I was?" He was about to continue when he seemed to notice something. "You're shaking. You're not really an Exploration Team are you? You're completely new to this!"
"No, actually I'm shaking with pent-up rage," Archie corrected good-naturedly. He then punched Drowzee square in the face.
About thirty minutes later Magnezone and a couple of Magnemites showed up. Archie explained that they served as the cops here, and they quickly carted Drowzee away.
"What was he tryin' to do to you?" Archie asked Azuril as the boy waited for his brother.
"He wanted me to go into this cave for him. Said there was treasure there, or something." Azuril sniffed, rubbing his face on the sleeve of his over-sized blue sweatshirt. "I told him I didn't want to. I can't believe he lied about seeing our Water Float! What kind of guy would do that?"
"A bad one, clearly." Maxie stated with a frown. He did feel (sort of) bad for the kid; it truely took a terrible person to betray a child's trust. He had never done that. Had he? Suddenly Maxie wasn't sure anymore.
Marill arrived, thanked them, and quickly took his brother home. The two returned to the guild as the sun began to set. "Well, we sure as hell had a long day." Archie yawned as they returned to their room. "Though I gotta ask, how'd you know that Drowzee was gonna do that?"
"I saw it." Maxie shrugged. "Almost like a vision, I suppose."
"A vision?" Archie shrugged off the backpack and sat on his cot, waiting for Maxie to continue.
"When I fainted, that's what I saw. That scene. I don't know how it happened. It just... did."
"That's a pretty cool ability. Bein' able to see the future an' all."
"Hmm. I suppose."
"D'ya think it has anything to do with your past? With how you became a Pokemon?"
"I don't know." Maxie laid back on the cot, signaling that the conversation was over. Archie did the same moments later and the two drifted into silence. Finally Maxie said, grudgingly, "I don't remember anything. Except you. I don't know why or how, but I know you somehow."
"Kinda funny how these things work, huh? Well, I'm guessin' you'll get answers one way or another."
"Hmm. I suppose..."
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"Ooh, mister Drowzee can you take us to it? It's really important to us!"
"Of course! I'd be more than happy to!" The man said with a smile. Maxie was struck by how creepy it seemed. Archie didn't seem to notice.
"With so many bad Pokemon showing up, it's good to see there's still some good out there," He said. Maxie just stared at him.
Marill, Azuril, and Drowzee made their way out of town, but the latter accidentally bumped into Maxie. "Oops! I'm so sorry about that." He apologized quickly and left, following the Marill brothers.
"Yep, not many good Pokemon like that around anymore," Again Archie's voice began to fade and the world around quickly vanished into black.
This time the world did come back into view, only it was terribly skewed, as if he was looking down on the scene from somewhere far above. It was a mountainous region, and suddenly Drowzee walked into view. "Don't make a fuss, kid. This'll go so much worse for you if you do."
He was tugging on Azuril's tail. The kid was trying to escape. "H-h-help!" He screamed loudly.
Then suddenly Maxie was back to reality (or what currently passed for reality) again, staring up into the bright sunlight. "Jeez, what the hell was that?" Archie's voice. He turned to look at the Wartortle, who was crouching beside him. "You just crumpled up like a ragdoll and fainted! What's the big idea, huh? If I hadn't been there, you would'a hit your head or something!"
"That kid, Azuril, is in trouble." Maxie said, trying to sit up.
Archie's hand knocked him back down. "Oh no you don't! You just fainted, you really think you're well enough to be runnin' around?"
"Are you even listening?"
"Not particularly."
Maxie grit his teeth together. "Then start, Archie. Azuril is in trouble. That Drowzee isn't a good Pokemon. I saw it."
"Uh huh. Torchics aren't Psychic-types."
"I didn't mean like that! I just know it, okay? We have to go help him." Maxie couldn't believe he was saying that. It wasn't any of his business to look after children who were stupid enough to get themselves kidnapped by creepers. But somehow or other he felt he had to go rescue the kid. And if he was being forced into it, then so was Archie. "Come on."
"We can't. We're supposed to help the guild out. So even if what you're sayin' is true an' all, there's nothin' we can do 'bout it." Archie got to his feet and helped Maxie up. "We can tell Wigglytuff, I guess..."
That would have to do, Maxie supposed. The two quickly made their way back to the guild, only to be stopped near the entrance by Bidoof. "Oh there y'all are! Ayup, are you ready to pick a criminal-type to take down?"
"Not now, we've gotta see the Guildmaster." Archie tried to push him aside, but the brunet was relentless.
"That can wait. You've gotta pick someone to go after first! C'mon, the board's over here." Bidoof led them rather unwillingly to the board on the opposite side of the ladders. "These are the outlaws, yup yup. Let's see if we can find you one..."
"There! Look, Maxie!" Archie snatched a notice off the wall and handed it to his partner. Maxie's expression hardened and the two quickly ran off, wanted poster in hand.
"Wh-what?" Bidoof asked after them. "Didn't you want to see the Guildmaster...?"
Mt. Bristle wasn't much different from the other dungeons the two had been through. They raced through it even faster than the previous ones though, taking out anyone stupid enough to get in their way. Archie didn't question Maxie's vision any, nor did he even bother asking why Maxie had it in the first place. For the record, Maxie wasn't questioning that either.
Drowzee walked into view. "Don't make a fuss, kid. This'll go so much worse for you if you do."
He was tugging on Azuril's tail. The kid was trying to escape. "H-h-help!" He screamed loudly.
"Stop right there!" Archie pointed dramatically at the Drowzee. "Let him go!"
"An Exploration Team? Here?" Drowzee let the kid go and turned to them. "Agh, I can't believe my rotten luck! Followed me all the way up here... How'd you even know where I was?" He was about to continue when he seemed to notice something. "You're shaking. You're not really an Exploration Team are you? You're completely new to this!"
"No, actually I'm shaking with pent-up rage," Archie corrected good-naturedly. He then punched Drowzee square in the face.
About thirty minutes later Magnezone and a couple of Magnemites showed up. Archie explained that they served as the cops here, and they quickly carted Drowzee away.
"What was he tryin' to do to you?" Archie asked Azuril as the boy waited for his brother.
"He wanted me to go into this cave for him. Said there was treasure there, or something." Azuril sniffed, rubbing his face on the sleeve of his over-sized blue sweatshirt. "I told him I didn't want to. I can't believe he lied about seeing our Water Float! What kind of guy would do that?"
"A bad one, clearly." Maxie stated with a frown. He did feel (sort of) bad for the kid; it truely took a terrible person to betray a child's trust. He had never done that. Had he? Suddenly Maxie wasn't sure anymore.
Marill arrived, thanked them, and quickly took his brother home. The two returned to the guild as the sun began to set. "Well, we sure as hell had a long day." Archie yawned as they returned to their room. "Though I gotta ask, how'd you know that Drowzee was gonna do that?"
"I saw it." Maxie shrugged. "Almost like a vision, I suppose."
"A vision?" Archie shrugged off the backpack and sat on his cot, waiting for Maxie to continue.
"When I fainted, that's what I saw. That scene. I don't know how it happened. It just... did."
"That's a pretty cool ability. Bein' able to see the future an' all."
"Hmm. I suppose."
"D'ya think it has anything to do with your past? With how you became a Pokemon?"
"I don't know." Maxie laid back on the cot, signaling that the conversation was over. Archie did the same moments later and the two drifted into silence. Finally Maxie said, grudgingly, "I don't remember anything. Except you. I don't know why or how, but I know you somehow."
"Kinda funny how these things work, huh? Well, I'm guessin' you'll get answers one way or another."
"Hmm. I suppose..."
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