Poketropolis Chapter 18

The next day on PNN, the brown Liepard and Cobalion interrupted for a breaking news flash.

"Former mayor Mary Shockwool is under bars today," Said the Liepard. "Guilty of masterminding the savage attacks that have plagued Poketropolis of late."

"Her predecessor, Leroy Tajiri," The Cobalion began. "Denies any knowledge of her plot, claiming he was trying to protect the city." The scene then cut to an interview with Leroy.

"Did I falsely imprison those Pokémon?" He asked. "Well, yes. Yes I did. It was a classic 'doing the wrong thing for the right reason' kind of a deal." The scene then cut back to the Liepard.

"In related news," She said. "Doctors say the Night Howler antidote, which is made from Persim Berry leaves, is proving effective in returning the affected predators back to normal."

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In the Seaweasel apartment, Red was in a hospital bed, and he woke up. His wife Violet was by his side.

"Red?" She asked. "Oh, Red!" Violet ran towards the Floatzel and gave him a hug. "Thank you, Dawn." Dawn was happy that she turned Poketropolis back to normal.

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The next day, Dawn was giving a speech to the citizens of Poketropolis.

"When I was a kid," She began. "I thought Poketropolis was this perfect place. Where everyone got along and anyone could be anything. Turns out real life's a little more complicated than a slogan on a bumper sticker. Real life is messy. We all have limitations, and we all make mistakes. Which means, hey, glass half-full, we all have a lot in common. And the more we try to understand one another, the more exceptional each of us will be. But we have to try. So no matter what kind of Pokémon you are, from the biggest Nidoking to our first Dark-Type, I implore you to try. Try to make the world a better place. Look inside yourself and recognize that change begins with you. It starts with me. It stars with all of us." Zach then walked up to the stage and was giving an official police badge.

"Congratulations, Zach Wilde." She said. "You are now a real cop." Everyone cheered, roared, howled, growled, and squeaked with joy and excitement.

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The next week, Zach began his first day as a cop at the PPD.

"Attention, cadets!" Said Chief Taki. "We have some new recruits with us this morning, including our first Dark-Type, Officer Wilde. Who cares?"

"Ha!" Said Zach. "You should have your own line of inspirational greeting cards, sir."

"Shut your mouth, Wilde!" Demanded Taki. "Assignments. Officers Luke, Fangmire, Takamoto. Snowpoint Falls SWAT." A Lucario, Arcanine, and Luxray got up and headed to Snowpoint Falls. "Hugo, Electro Mane, Wulfric. Undercover." A Hippowdon, Manectric, and Beartic then put on disguises and left. "Lopps, Wilde. Parking duty. Just kidding! We have reports of a street racer tearing up Pewter Avenue. Find him and shut him down."

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Dawn and Zach headed out in a real police car, but were going rather slow.

"Are all Normal-Type Pokémon bad drivers, or is it just you?" Zach asked. Dawn stopped the car, and he got a Pawpsicle stuck to his eyelid.

"Oops." Dawn said sarcastically. "Sorry."

"Sly Lopunny." Said Zach, pulling the Pawpsicle off his eyelid.

"Dumb Zoroark." Said Dawn.

"You know you love me." Said Zach.

"Do I know that?" Replied Dawn. "Yes. Yes, I do." The two of them then saw a streak of red zoom by, and they chased after the car. When they finally stopped him, they couldn't believe who it was.

"Well, if it isn't Speed." Said Zach.

"Zaaaach." Speed replied slowly.

The End
Author's Note's: In the video games: it's clearly stated that no two Pokémon are identical, even if they're the same species.

A Persim Berry will cure a Pokémon of confusion if it eats one.

Pewter Avenue is named after Pewter City in Pokémon Red and Blue, as well as the remakes Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.

Well, that was my final Pokemon story, Poketropolis! On October 1st, I will review Smallfoot!

Poketropols Chapter 17

Zach and Dawn made it to the museum and were about to leave, but then they heard a familiar voice.

"Dawn!" Said the voice. It was Mary Shockwool. "Dawn!"

"Mayor Shockwool!" Said Dawn, and she and Zach ran to the Flaaffy. "We found out what's happening. Someone's darting predators with a serum. That's what's making them go savage."

"I'm so proud of you, Dawn!" Said Mary, who was accompanied by two Gogoats. "You did just a super job!"

"Thank you, ma'am." Said Dawn, who was about to hand the case to Mary. However, she felt a bit suspicious. "How did you know where to find us?"

"I'll go ahead and take that case now." Said Mary.

"You know what?" Said Dawn. "I think Zach and I will bring this to the PPD." When she and Zach turned around, Bob was back, and he was ready for revenge.

"Run." Zach and Dawn said in unison, and they started running away.

"Get them." Said Mary, and the two Gogoats started chasing after Dawn and Zach. While running, Dawn accidentally got her leg scraped by the claw of a Kabutops model.

"Carrots!" Said Zach, running towards the injured Lopunny. "I got you." He grabbed Dawn and hid behind a post. He then got out a bandana and wrapped it around Dawn's leg.

"Come on out, Dawn!" Said Mary. Dawn then handed the case to Zach.

"Take the case." She said. "Get it to Taki."

"I'm not leaving you behind." Said Zach. "That's not happening."

"I can't walk." Dawn whispered.

"We'll think of something." Said Zach.

"We're on the same team, Dawn." Said Mary. "Underestimated, underappreciated. Aren't you sick of it?" Mary and the two Gogoats were searching for Dawn. "Predators. They may be strong and loud, but prey outnumber predators 10 to 1." Mary then saw a shadow of what looked like a Lopunny, and she snapped her fingers. "Think of it. 90% of the population united against a common enemy. We'll be unstoppable." One of the Gogoats walked over to the shadow, but instead found a Marshtomp mannequin. Mary then heard clanging, and she noticed Zach running with Dawn in his arms.

"Over there!" Said Mary, and she and the Gogoats followed in pursuit. While running, a Gogoat Head-Butted Zach and Dawn into a display pit of what Pokémon looked like 100 million years ago. Unfortunately, Zach left the case outside of the display pit, and Mary carried it while walking to the pit.

"You should've just stayed on the Berry farm, huh?" Chuckled Mary. "It really is too bad. I did like you."

"What are you going to do?" Asked Dawn. "Kill me?"

"No, of course not." Said Mary, taking the bazooka out of the case. "He is." She then shot Zach with a Night Howler.

"No!" Said Dawn. "Oh, Zach!" Mary then took out her Pokétch to call the police.

"Yes, police!" She said. "There's a savage Zoroark in the History Museum. Officer Lopps is down! Please, hurry."

"No, Zach." Dawn told Zach. "Don't do this. Fight it."

"But he can't help it, can he?" Asked Mary. "Since predators are just biologically predisposed to be savages." When Dawn looked at Zach, he went savage. Dawn tried to run away, but it was hard to run with an injured leg. She threw a wax Amaura at Zach to buy her some time, and she hid in the grass.

"Gosh." Said Mary. "Think of the headline! 'Hero cop killed by savage Zoroark.'" When Dawn looked at Zach, he ripped apart the Amaura.

"So that's it?" Asked Dawn. "Prey fears predator and you stay in power?"

"Pretty much." Said Mary.

"It won't work!" Said Dawn, and Zach started looking at her.

"Fear always works." Said Mary. "And I'll dart every predator in Poketropolis to keep it that way!" Zach walked towards Dawn and bit her neck. Dawn screamed, but Zach was just pretending to be savage the whole time.

"Blood! Blood!" Said Dawn. "And death."

"You're milking it, Carrots." Said Zach. "Besides, I think we got it. We got it up there. Thank you, Chattering Chatot! You laid it all out beautifully."

"What?" Asked Mary, looking at her bazooka. When she opened it up, there were no Mago Balls inside, but Pecha Berries.

"Are you looking for the serum?" Asked Zach. "Well, it's right here."

"What you got in the weapon there?" Said Dawn. "Those are Pecha Berries from my family's farm."

"And they are delicious, by the way." Said Zach. This left Mary frustrated.

"I framed Tajiri." She confessed. "I can frame you, too. It's my word against yours."

"Actually," Said Dawn, holding the carrot pen. "It's your word against yours." She pressed the button on the pen, and out came Mary's voice.

"And I'll dart every predator in Poketropolis to keep it that way!" Said the pen.

"It's called a hustle, sweetheart." Said Dawn. "Boom." When Mary looked around, the police has arrived, and Chief Taki was not pleased.

"This should be good." He said.

Author's Note: If a Pokémon were to eat a Pecha Berry, it would be cured from poisoning.

Poketropolis Chapter 16

When Zach and Dawn made it to the subway, they noticed a cart that doubled as a laboratory. Mago Flowers were being grown on two large tables.

"The Gumshoos wasn't lying." Whispered Dawn.

"Looks like old Chuck has cornered the market on Night Howlers." Said Zach. A door then opened, and the two of them hid under a table. It was Chuck with a mask, and he grabbed a canister of Mago Berry juice and poured it into a pot. The pot was connected to a test tube, and the juice moved from the pot into a fancy chemistry set that turned a drop of Mago juice into a solid ball. Chuck then received a call from his Pokétch and answered it.

"You got Chuck here." He answered. "What's the mark? Manectric in Desert Resort. Got it." He then took out a bazooka and put the Mago ball in it. Zach and Dawn then saw an entire map of Poketropolis with photos of Pokémon, and all of them were predators. All those Pokémon were the ones that went savage, and Chuck was the one that turned them savage!

"Yeah," Said Chuck, who was still on the Pokétch. "I'll buzz you when I'm done. Or you'll see it on the news. Whichever comes first. "I'll see you later." Someone then banged on the door.

"Hey, Chuck!" Said a Bouffalant. "Open up! We got your latte!" Chuck then headed to the other door and opened it. Dawn took this opportunity to kick the Gogoat out of the cart and closed the door.

"What are you doing?" Asked Zach. "You just trapped us in here."

"We need to get this evidence to the PPD!" She said, and Zach simply closed Chuck's bazooka case and grabbed it.

"Here it is!" He said. "Got it!"

"No. All of it." Said Dawn, and she ran to the driver's seat of the car. She hit the gas Gage and turned the cart on.

"Oh great." Said Zach. "You're a conductor now, huh? Listen, it would take a miracle to get this rust-bucket going." Dawn then saw a lever and started to rotate it as if she were churning butter, and the cart started moving.

"Well." Said Zach. "Hallelujah." However, this didn't go unnoticed by Chuck or the two Bouffalant, Harold and Bob. Harold made a phone call on his Pokétch.

"We kinda got a situation in the lab." He said. The other Bouffalant, Bob, charged after the cart.

"And it just got worse!" Said Harold, and he followed Bob to get the cart back.

"Mission accomplished." Said Zach inside the cart. "May I do a victory toot-toot?"

"Okay." Said Dawn. "One toot-toot." He then blew the whistle on the cart. Around that time, Bob and Harold got on the cart, and Bob broke in and started Head Butting the door.

"I probably regret that victory toot-toot." Said Zach, and then, banging could be heard from above.

"Perhaps it's just hail." Said Zach, but then, Harold broke in through the window.

"Come here!" He threatened, trying to grab Dawn. Zach opened the door and let Bob crash through, knocking Harold out the window. Bob was now sticking out the window with Dawn holding on to his antlers.

"Don't stop!" She said. "Keep going!"

"No, no!" Pleaded Harold, who was now running for his life. "Please, stop!"

"Do not stop this car!" Said Dawn. Harold got to a wall to avoid getting crushed, but his stomach got shaved. Meanwhile, Bob threw Dawn off his horns, and she landed on the roof of the car. Bob used his free hand to try to hit Zach, breaking another window. Dawn then saw an incoming train shaped like a Rhyhorn. However, she saw a lever that changed the tracks. She then stuck her head in a window and spoke to Zach.

"Speed up, Zach!" She said. "Speed up!"

"There's a train coming!" Said Zach.

"Trust me." Said Dawn. "Speed up!" Zach sped up the cart, and they were about to crash into the train.

"Stop the cart!" Pleaded Bob. Dawn then appeared on the roof.

"Need some help?" She asked, and she kicked the Bouffalant out of the window and he landed on the lever, changing the tracks in the nick of time. Now the cart was going so fast that it leaned on the side, and it entered a tunnel.

"I think this is our stop!" Said Zach, and he and Dawn jumped out the cart, which unfortunately exploded when it finally stopped.

"Everything is gone." Dawn said mournfully. "We've lost it all."

"Yeah." Said Zach, pulling out the bazooka case. "Except for this."

"Yes!" Cheered Dawn. "We gotta get to the PPD. Cut through the History Museum!"

Poketropolis Chapter 15

A week later, Dawn returned to Diggersby Dunes and became a Berry farmer. She was at a stand wrapping up Cheri Berries for an Azumarill and an Azurill.

"Two dozen Cheri Berries." She said. "Have a nice day." When the Azumarill and Azurill left, Mark and Elaine couldn't help but notice how sad Dawn looked.

"Hey there, Dawn." Said Mark. "How are we doing?"

"I'm fine." She replied.

"You are not fine." Said Elaine. "Your eyes don't lie." Dawn then let out a sigh.

"Why did I think I could make a difference?" She asked.

"Because you're a trier, that's why." Answered Mark.

"You've always been a trier." Said Elaine.

"Oh, I tried." Said Dawn. "And it made life so much worse for so many innocent predators." A truck then honked.

"Not all of them, though." Said Mark. "Speak of the devil. Right on time." A truck parked next to the Berry stand, and a familiar face walked out. It was Keenan White, who was now a Ninetales.

"Is that Keenan white?" Asked Dawn.

"Yep." Answered Mark. "It sure is. We work with him now."

"He's our partner." Said Elaine. "And we never would have considered it had you not opened our minds."

"That's right." Said Mark. "Keenan is now one of the most successful pastry chefs in the Tri-Burrows." Dawn then walked over to Keenan.

"Keenan White." She said. "I'll be darned."

"Hey, Dawn." He said. "I'd just like to say I'm sorry for the way I behaved when I was a Vulpix. I had a lot of self-doubt, and it manifested itself in the form of unchecked rage and aggression. I was a major jerk."

"I know a thing or two about being a jerk." She said.

"Anyhow," Said Keenan. "I brought you all these pies." He then brought out pies from his truck. Mark and Elaine then saw two Bunnelby and a Buneary running through the garden.

"Hey, kids." Said Mark. "Don't touch those Magomarja Hibiscuses." The kids then stopped.

"There's a four Nugget word." Said Keenan. "My family always just called them Night Howlers or just Mago Berries."

"What did you say?" Asked Dawn.

"He's talking about those flowers." Said Mark. "I use them to keep Bug-Types off the produce, but I don't like the little ones going near them on account of what happened to your uncle Terry."

"Yeah." Said Elaine. "Terry ate one whole when we were kids and went completely nuts."

"He bit the dickens out of your mother." Said Mark. Gears then started turning in Dawn's brain.

"A herbivore can go savage." She said. "Night Howlers aren't Mightyenas. They're flowers! The flowers are making the predators go savage! That's it! Thank you so much!" Dawn then got in her family's truck and headed back to Poketropolis.

"Did that make sense, Elaine?" Asked Mark.

"Not one bit." She replied.

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When Dawn arrived in Poketropolis, she spotted Fax's truck, but when it opened, there was no Fenneckin inside, but a Delphox. Fax has evolved.

"Who is it?" He said, lighting up a stick in his paw.

"I need to find Zach." Said Dawn. "Please."

"He's sunbathing near a bridge." He said. Dawn then headed to the bridge where Zach was sunbathing, and she was happy to see him.

"Oh, Zach." She said. "Night Howlers aren't Mightyenas. They're toxic flowers. I think someone is targeting predators on purpose and making them go savage!"

"Wow." He said sarcastically. "Isn't that interesting?" He then took off his sunglasses and walked to the other side of the bridge.

"Wait!" Said Dawn, trying to catch up. "Listen, I know you'll never forgive me! And I don't blame you. I wouldn't forgive me, either. I was ignorant, irresponsible, and small-minded. But predators shouldn't suffer because of my mistakes. I have to fix this. But I can't do it without you. And after we're done, you can hate me all you want, and that'll be fine." She then started to cry. "Because I was a horrible friend, and I hurt you, and you can walk away know that you were right all along. I really am just a dumb Lopunny." Zach then pressed a button on his carrot pen, and it repeated what Dawn said.

"Don't worry, Carrots." She said. "I'll let you erase it in 48 hours." Dawn ran over and hugged Zach.

"You Normal-Types are so emotional." He stated, and the two of them headed to Downtown Poketropolis. Zach was tasting a pack of Pecha Berries.

"Wow, Carrots." He said. "These Berries are to die for. So, what's the plan?"

"We are gonna follow the Night Howlers." Said Dawn.

"How?" Asked Zach. Dawn then showed a picture of Gummy Shoes with her Pokétch.

"Do you know this guy?" She asked.

"I told you before." Said Zach. "I know everybody."

"Good." Said Dawn. "Because we need to find him.

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In Downtown Poketropolis, Gummy Shoes was trying to sell pirated video games.

"Check this out, folks!" He said. "All your favorite video games are right here." He pointed to Super Pichu Bros, Drifloon Fight, and The Legend of Magearna. "We even have games that aren't even released yet!" He then pointed to Smeargle Splatoon, Regice Climber 2000, and Kid Emolga Uprising. Zach and Dawn then appeared in from of Gummy.

"Well, if it isn't the king of bootlegging." Said Zach.

"We know those weren't bananas you were stealing." Said Dawn. "What were you going to do with those Night Howlers?"

"I'm not gonna tell you." Said Gummy. "And there's no way you're gonna make me." Zach and Dawn had no choice but to bring him to Mr. V.

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Zach and Dawn took Gummy to Snowpoint Falls and brought him to Mr. V.

"Ice him." He said, and a Beartic was about to plunge Gummy in the freezing water.

"You dirty rat!" Said Gummy. "Why are you helping her? She's a cop!"

"And the godmother to my future granddaughter." Said Mr. V. Izuzu then ran over to her father, and she was pregnant.

"I'm going to name her Dawn." She declared.

"Now ice this Gumshoos." Said Mr. V, and the Beartic was about to drop Gummy in the water.

"Ahh! Alright, alright!" He pleaded. "Please! I'll talk! I'll talk. I stole them Night Howlers so I could sell them. They offered me what I couldn't refuse: money."

"And to whom did you sell them?" Asked Dawn.

"A Gogoat named Chuck." He said. "We got a drop spot underground. Just watch it. Chuck is the opposite of friendly. He is unfriendly." Zach and Dawn soon headed to the subway to find Chuck.
Author's Notes: In the Pokémon video games, Pokémon actually reproduce through laying eggs, regardless of species.
As you may have found out already, Mago Berries take the place of the Night Howlers in this story. A Mago Berry restores a Pokémon's health, but may confuse it if the Pokémon hates the taste.

The bootleg games Gummy Shoes is trying to sell in this chapter are parodies of Nintendo's own properties such as Super Mario Bros, The Legend of Zelda, Splatoon, Ice Climber, Kid Icarus Uprising, and Balloon Fight.

Poketropolis Chapter 14

On PNN, the Pokémon News Network, a Liepard, which had brown fur instead of purple fur, and a Cobalion, were giving a news report.

"More bad news in the city gripped by fear." Said the Liepard. "A Sawsbuck is in critical condition after being attacked by a savage Beartic. This, the 27th such attack, comes just one week after PPD Officer Dawn Lopps connected the violence to traditionally predatory Pokémon."

"Meanwhile," Said the Cobalion. "A peace rally organized by pop star singer Utada was marked by protest." The scene then switched to Desert Resort, in which the conflict took place.

"Go back to the jungle, you predator!" Shouted a Grumpig.

"I'm from the savannah!" Said a Luxray, and Dawn was trying to prevent the two of them from hurting each other. The scene then switched to an interview with Utada.

"Poketropolis is a unique place." She said. "It's a crazy, beautiful, diverse city where we celebrate our differences. This is not the Poketropolis I know. The Poketropolis I know is better than this. We don't just blindly assign blame. We don't know why these attacks keep happening, but it's irresponsible to label all predators as savages. We cannot let fear divide us. Please give back the Poketropolis I love."
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While waiting on the bus, Dawn saw a Wigglytuff mother with an Igglybuff child. An Incineroar then sat down, and she moved her child towards her.

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Dawn then headed to Red Seaweasel's apartment to comfort Violet. Red was in a room all by himself protected by glass.

"That's not my Red." She said.

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Back at the PPD, Dawn was surfing the Internet with a sad look on her face. Chief Taki then walked over and knocked on Dawn's door.

"Come on, Lopps." He said. "The new mayor wants to see us."

"The mayor?" Dawn asked. "Why?"

"It would seem you've arrived." Said Taki. Dawn then walked past Gabe, who was packing his things in a box.

"Snorlock?" She asked. "What are you doing?"

"They thought it would be better if a predator such as myself wasn't the first face that you see when you walk into the PPD." He answered. "They're gonna move me to records. It's downstairs near the boiler." Dawn had a sad look on her face as she heard that.

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When Dawn and Taki arrived at City Hall, Dawn was looking at a poster Mayor Mary Shockwool made. It had Dawn's face and said 'Integrity. Honesty. Bravery.'

"I don't understand." She confessed.

"Our city is 90% prey, Dawn." Said Mary. "And right now, they're just really scared. You're a hero to them. They trust you. And that's why Chief Taki and I want you to be the public face of the PPD.

"I'm not a hero." Said Dawn. "I came here to make the world a better place, but I think I broke it."

"Don't give yourself so much credit, Lopps." Said Taki. "The world has always been broken, and that's why we need good cops. Like you."

"With all due respect, sir," Said Dawn. "A good cop is supposed to serve and protect. Help the city. Not tear it apart." She then let out a sigh. "I don't deserve this badge." She then took off her badge.

"Dawn." Said Mary. "You've worked so hard to get here. It's what you wanted since you were a kid. You can't quit." Regardless, Dawn placed her badge on the desk.

"Thank you for the opportunity." She said, and she started packing up to return to Diggersby Dunes.
Author's Note: The Liepard in this chapter is a shiny Liepard.

Poketropolis Chapter 13

Back at the PPD, Chief Taki was playing with an app on his Pokétch. On the screen, Utada was dancing with an Incineroar, but with Taki's head.

"Wow." Said Utada on the Pokétch. "You are one hot dancer, Chief Taki." Gabe then burst into his office, and Taki covered the screen with his front hoofs.

"Chief Taki!" He said.

"Not now!" Taki said nervously.

"Wait, is that Utada?" Asked Gabe.

"No!" Said Taki, covering the device.

"I'm Utada, and you are one hot dancer." Said Utada on the app.

"You have the app, too?" Asked the Snorlax.

"Snorlock!" Said Taki. "Can't you see I'm working on the missing Pokémon cases?"

"Oh, yeah!" Said Gabe. "About that, sir. Officer Lopps just called. She found all of them." Taki was left jaw-dropped.

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Half an hour later, police cars and helicopters surrounded Lavender Asylum. Mayor Leroy Tajiri and Dr. Audino were arrested.

"Mayor Tajiri," Said Dawn. "You have the right to remain silent."

"You don't understand!" Said Leroy. "I was trying to protect the city!"

"You were just trying to protect your job." Said Dawn.

"No." Leroy protested. "We still don't know why this is happening. This could destroy Poketropolis."

"You have the right to remain silent." Said Dawn. "Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law."

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The next day, many news reporters and spokes-Pokémon arrived at the PPD, and Chief Taki was giving a speech.

"Ladies and gentlemen," Said Chief Taki. "14 Pokémon were missing, and all of them have been found by our newest recruit, Officer Dawn Lopps. She will speak to you in a moment." Meanwhile, Dawn was nervous about what to say, and Zach was by her side.

"I'm so nervous." She confessed.

"Okay." Said Zach. "Press Conference 101. You wanna look smart? Answer their question with your own question. Here's an example: 'Excuse me. Officer Lopps. What can you tell us about the case?' 'Well, was it a tough case? Yes. Yes it was.' You see?"

"You should be there with me." Said Dawn. "We did this together."

"Well," Said Zach. "Am I a cop? No. No, I am not."

"Funny you should say that." Said Dawn. "Because I've been thinking it would be nice to have a partner." She then showed an empty application to Zach.

"Here." Said Dawn, giving Zach the carrot pen. "In case you need to write something with." Mary Shockwool then saw Dawn.

"Officer Lopps." She whispered. "It's time." Dawn walked to the podium and appeared in front of the crowd.

"Officer Lopps?" Asked a Watchog. "What can you tell us about the Pokémon that went savage?" He then handed Dawn the microphone.

"Well," She started. "The Pokémon in question... Are they all different species? Yes. Yes they are."

"Okay," Asked an Emolga. "So what is the connection?"

"All we know is that they are all carnivores." Said Dawn.

"So, predators are the only ones going savage?" Asked an Ampharos.

"Yes, that is accurate." Answered Dawn.

"Why?" Asked a Grumpig. "Why is this happening?"

"We still don't know." Said Dawn. This made the crowd nervous. "It may have something to do with their biology."

"What do you mean by that?" Asked a Camerupt.

"A biological component." Said Dawn. "Something to do with their DNA."

"In their DNA?" Asked a Mudsdale. "Can you elaborate on that, please?"

"Yes." Said Dawn. "What I mean is, thousands of years ago, predators survived through their aggressive hunting instincts. For some reason, they seem to be reverting back to their primitive savage ways." As Dawn continued talking, Zach looked at the screen behind Dawn, which depicted savage Pokémon with muzzles on them. This dramatized Zach and reminded him of that horrible incident back when he was a Zorua.

"Will it happen again?" Asked a Zebstrika.

"It is possible." Said Dawn. "So we must be vigilant. And we at the PPD are prepared and are here to protect you."

"Will more Pokémon go savage?" Asked a Pachirisu.

"What is being done to protect us?" Asked a Furret. Mary thought this was too much for Dawn to handle, so she brought her off the stage.

"Was I okay?" Asked Dawn.

"Oh, you did fine." Said Mary, and Dawn walked towards Zach.

"Oh, that went so fast." She said. "I didn't get a chance to mention you or say anything about how we..."

"I think you said plenty." Interrupted Zach.

"What do you mean?" Asked Dawn.

"'Clearly, there's a biological component?'" He said. "'These predators may be reverting back to their primitive savage ways?' Are you serious?"

"I just stated the facts of the case." Said Dawn. "It's not like a herbivore could go savage."

"Right." Said Zach. "But a Zoroark could, huh?"

"Zach, stop that. You're not like one of them."

"Oh, there's a 'them', now?"

"You know what I mean. You're not that kind of predator."

"The kind that needs to be muzzled? The kind that makes you think you need to carry around Dark-Type repellant? Yeah, don't think I didn't notice that item the first time I met you. So, let me ask you a question. Are you afraid of me?" Dawn said nothing. "Do you think I might go nuts? Do you think I might go savage? That I might eat you?" Dawn flinched upon hearing that.

"I knew it." Scoffed Zach. "Just when I thought somebody actually believed in me. Probably best if you don't have a predator as a partner." He handed the application back to Dawn and left the building.

Poketropolis Chapter 12

Zach and Dawn headed to City Hall to speak to Mary Shockwool. Mayor Tajiri has given Mary an awful lot of paperwork. Dawn and Zach then saw her with her paperwork that fell to the ground.

"Assistant Mayor Shockwool?" She asked. "We need your help." Dawn told Mary about the situation and was more than happy to help them. She brought them into her office, which was basically the boiler room, and got on the computer.

"We just need to get into the traffic cam database." Said Dawn. While Mary was typing, Zach touched the wool on her head and got shocked a little.

"She never lets me get this close to her, before." Zach whispered to Dawn.

"Don't touch a Flaaffy's wool!" Said Dawn.

"It's like Cotton Candy." Said Zach, and Dawn slapped his paw so he would stop.

"Where to?" Asked Mary.

"Santalune Forest." Said Dawn. "Tangela and Cherry-Grove."

"There!" Said Mary. "Traffic cams for the whole city. This is so exciting, actually! I never get to do anything this important."

"But you're the Assistant Mayor of Poketropolis." Said Dawn.

"I'm more of a glorified secretary." Said Mary. "I think Mayor Tajiri just wanted the Electric vote. But he did give me that nice mug." She then pointed to a mug that said 'World's Best Dad', but had 'dad' scribbled out and replaced with 'Assistant Mayor'. "It feels great to be appreciated!" Tajiri then spoke through the intercom.

"Stink-wool!" He said.

"That's a fun little name he likes to use." Said Mary. "I called him a royal pain once, but he didn't like it that much. Yes, sir?"

"I thought you were going to cancel my afternoon!" Said Leory.

"Oh, dear." Said Mary. "I better go. Let me know what you find. It has been a great pleasure letting me..."

"While we're young, Stink-Wool!" Shouted Leroy, and Mary left the room to see the mayor.

"Do you think when she goes to sleep, she counts herself?" Asked Zach. Dawn ignored that and got on the computer. She found the camera that recorded their encounter with Zangief. In the video, a car drove by, and out came two Mightyenas.

"Who are these guys?" Asked Dawn.

"Ugh." Said Zach. "Mightyenas. Look at those two dumbos." In the video, one Mightyena trapped Zangief with a net, and they started dragging the Zangoose into the car.

"Bet you a Poké Dollar one of them is gonna howl." Said Zach, and in the video, the Mighteynas howled. "What is it with Mightyenas and howling?"

"Howlers!" Said Dawn. "Night Howlers! That's what Zangief was afraid of! Mightyenas! The Mightyenas are the Night Howlers! If they took Zangief..."

"I bet they took Seaweasel, too." Said Zach.

"All we gotta do is find out where they went." Said Dawn. She followed the cameras to where the car headed, but it ended up in Snowpoint Falls. "Wait, where did they go?"

"You know," Said Zach, grabbing the computer mouse. "If I wanted to avoid surveillance because I was doing something illegal, which I never have, I would use the maintenance tunnel 6B, which would put them out right there." On the screen, the car headed outside Poketropolis and into an unfamiliar area.

"Well, look at you, Junior Detective." Said Dawn. "You would be a great cop." The car ended up in the Lavender Asylum, and Zach and Dawn knew where to go next.

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Zach and Dawn headed to Lavender Asylum, which was north of Santalune Forest. When they got to the entrance, it was guarded by Mightyenas. Zach, using his special ability to take on other forms, turned into a Mightyena and walked by. However, another Mightyena was suspicious, but before he could place a paw on Zach, Dawn, who was hiding behind a rock, howled, which cases the other Mightyenas to howl. Another Mightyena came by and stopped him.

"Gary, quit it." He said. "You're gonna start a howl."

"I didn't start it!" Said Gary. Dawn continued howling, and before long, all the Mightyenas started howling. Dawn and Zach then sneaked to the side of the building, and Zach turned back into a Zoroark.

"You are a clever Normal-Type." He told Dawn. They entered the asylum through a drain pipe, and when Dawn got out her Pokétch, she turned on the Flash app again.

"It looks like this was a hospital." She said. They then spotted a grey metal door. Zach was about to open it, but then, he pushed Dawn towards the door.

"How about you open it, since you're the cop?" He suggested. Dawn opened the door and entered an operating room.

"All this equipment looks brand new." Said Dawn, recording the footage with her Pokétch. Zach then noticed claw marks on the ground.

"Carrots." He said. Dawn walked over and saw the large claw marks.

"Claw marks." She said.

"Yeah." Said Zach. "Huge claw marks. What kind of Pokémon could..." Suddenly, a savage Incineroar appeared and tried to attack them. Thankfully, the room he was trapped in was made of stone, and Rock beats Fire. Zach and Dawn continued walking and saw more savage Pokémon, including an Ursaring, Zangief, and even Red Seaweasel.

"It's him." Said Dawn. "We found our Floatzel." Dawn then tried speaking to him. "Mr. Seaweasel, my name is Officer Dawn Lopps. Your wife sent me to find you. We're gonna get you out of here now." Red, instead, attacked them, but was blocked by a glass door.

"Or not." Said Zach. "Guess he's in no rush to get home to the missus." While Zach was getting up, Dawn was counting how many chambers there were.

"Not including Zangief, that's 14." Said Dawn. "Chief Taki handed out 14 missing Pokemon files. They're all here! All the missing Pokémon are right here." She and Zach soon heard beeping. They hid inside a vacant room, and Mayor Leroy Tajiri and an Audino entered the hall.

"Enough!" He said. "I don't want excuses, Doctor! I want answers."

"Mayor Tajiri, please." Said the Audino doctor. "We're doing everything we can." Dawn got out her Pokétch to record the argument.

"Really?" Asked Leroy. "Because I got a dozen and a half Pokémon here who have gone off-the-rails crazy, and you can't tell me why. Now, I'd call that awfully far from 'doing everything'."

"Sir." Said the Audino. "It may be time to consider their biology."

"What?" Asked Leroy. "What do you mean 'biology?'"

"The only Pokémon going savage are predators." Said the Audino. "We cannot keep it a secret. We need to come forward."

"Great idea." Leroy said sarcastically. "Tell the public. And how do you think they're gonna feel about their mayor who is a Pyroar?! I'll be ruined!"

"What does Chief Taki say?" Asked the Audino.

"Chief Taki doesn't know." Said Leroy. "And we are going to keep it that way." Dawn's Pokétch started ringing. It was her parents calling her, but she rejected the call.

"Someone's here." Said Leroy.

"Sir." Said the Audino. "You need to go now." They then exited the hall, but then the door to the room Zach and Dawn snuck in was closed, meaning they were trapped. A pack of Mightyenas then barged in and started looking around.

"That's great." Said Zach. "We're dead. I'm dead, you're dead. Everybody's dead!" Dawn then looked at the toilet.

"Can you swim?" She asked while placing her Pokétch in a plastic bag.

"Yes, I can swim." Replied Zach. "Why?"

"We're going to flush ourselves out of here!" Said Dawn. She and, reluctantly, Zach, flushed themselves down the toilet and escaped the asylum.
Author's Notes: This is one of the main reasons why I chose Zach to be a Zoroark and not a Ninetales: Water is lethal to many Fire-Type Pokémon.
Zoroark, along with it's pre-evolved form Zorua, comes with the Ability Illusion. It allows Zorua and Zoroark to transform into a Pokémon in your party. However, it will still have the same move set and Type as it was before.
Lavender Asylum is named after the eerie Lavender Town from Pokémon Red and Blue, as well as the remakes FireRed and LeafGreen.

Poketropolis Chapter 11

Zach and Dawn made it to Zangief's apartment, and Dawn rang the doorbell.

"Mr. Zangief?" She asked. "Dawn Lopps, PPD. We just wanna know what happened to Red Seaweasel." A Zangoose opened the door without revealing his face.

"You should be asking what happened to me." Zangief, the Zangoose, opened the door to reveal his face, and he had a scar on his left eye.

"Are you sure it wasn't a Sevipor?" Asked Zach.

"Yes, I'm sure." Said Zangief.

"Seaweasel did that to you?" Asked Dawn

"He was a monster! Down on all fours. He was a savage! There was no warning. He just kept yelling about the Night Howlers over and over."

"Do you know about the Night Howlers, too?" Asked Zach. "That's good, because the Night Howlers are exactly what we are here to talk about. Right?"

"Yup." Said Dawn. "So, you just open the door, and tell us what you know, and we'll tell you what we know. Okay?"

"Okay." Said Zangief, and he closed the door. Dawn then looked at Zach.

"Clever Zoroark." She said. Suddenly, clattering could be heard from inside. Dawn opened the door to reveal Zangief, but he has gone savage! Zach and Dawn started running for their lives. Dawn had to call the PPD to save them.

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Back at the PPD, Gabe was talking to a Beartic, who recently caught a Mightyena.

"Are you familiar with Utada?" He asked. "Greatest singer of our lifetime? Angel with horns? Look at this!" Gabe took out his Pokétch to reveal a clip of Utada dancing with an Incineroar, but with Gabe's head.

"Wow." Said Utada on the Pokétch. "You are one hot dancer, Gabriel Snorlock."

"It's me!" Said Gabe. "Did you think it was real? It looks so real! But it's not, it's just a new app." Gabe then heard beeping from the intercom, so he pressed the button to see who it was.

"Snorlock!" Dawn shouted through the intercom. "Snorlock, listen to me. We have a 10-91! Zangoose gone savage! Tangela and Cherry-Grove!"

"Okay, Lopps!" Said Gabe. "We're sending backup!"

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Back in Santalune Forest, Dawn was grabbed by Zach, and she dropped her walkie talkie. She then saw the gondolas nearby.

"Head for the sky trams!" She said. Dawn was about to grab a gondola, but she slipped and nearly fell. Meanwhile, Zach had a gondola ready, but Zangief spotted him and was about attack, but his foot was attached to a chain. Dawn made it back onto the ledge.

"Now, I can tell you're a little tense." Said Zach. "So I'm going to give you a little space!" Zangief scratched Zach's clothes, pushed him and Dawn off the ledge, and both of them got tangled in vines. The PPD soon arrived, and Chief Taki was not impressed.

"Well, this should be good." He said. The Lopunny and Zoroark got untangled, and Dawn told the police about the situation.

"I thought this was just a missing Pokémon case," She said, while walking back to where Zangief was. "But it's something even bigger. Mr. Seaweasel didn't just disappear. I believe he and this Zangoose went savage, sir.

"This isn't the Stone Age, Lopps." Said Taki. "Pokémon don't go savage."

"I thought so, too." Said Dawn, putting her paw behind a leaf. "Until I saw this. "She took down the leaf to reveal where Zangief was, but he wasn't there.

"What?" She said. "He was right here."

"The 'savage' Zangoose?" Asked Taki.

"Sir," Said Dawn. "I know what I saw. He almost killed us!"

"Or maybe any aggressive predator looks savage to you, rabbits." Said Taki. "Let's go!" Taki was about to leave along with his team, but Dawn ran in front of him.

"Wait, sir." She said. "I'm not the only one who saw him." Dawn then whispered to Zach, and he walked over.

"You expect me to believe a Dark-Type?" Asked Taki.

"He was a key witness!" Said Dawn.

"Two days to find the Floatzel," Said Taki. "Or you quit. That was the deal. Now, give me your badge." Dawn was about to give her badge back to Chief Taki, but Zach decided to step in.

"No." He said.

"What did you say, fox?" Asked Taki.

"Sorry." Said Zach. "What I said was 'no'. She will not be giving you that badge. Look, you gave her a clown vest and a three-wheeled joke-mobile and two days to solve the case that you haven't cracked in two weeks?" Taki gave Zach a scowl. "Yeah. No wonder she needed help from a Dark-Type. None of you guys were gonna help her, were you? Here's the thing, chief. You gave her the 48 hours, so technically, we still have like 10 left to find Mr. Seaweasel, and that is exactly what we're gonna do. So, if you'll excuse us, we have a very big lead to follow and a case to crack. Good day." Zach and Dawn then got on one of the gondolas. While on the sky tram, Dawn couldn't help but ask a question.

"Thank you." She said. "But why did you stand up for me?"

"Never let them see that they can get to you." He replied.

"So," Said Dawn. "Things do get to you?"

"Not anymore," Said Zach. "But when I was eight or nine, I was emotionally unbalanced like you. All I wanted to do was become a Poké Scout. So, my mom scrapped together enough money to buy me a brand new uniform, because by Arceus, I was gonna fit in. Even if I was the only Dark-Type in the troop. The only predator and the only Zorua. The rest of the troop included a Nidoran, a Ponyta, a Mudbray, a Bidoof, and a Blitzle. Anyway, I was going to be part of a pack. I was so proud. But before the initiation started, they ridiculed me for being a Zorua and put a muzzle on me. I learned two things that day. One, I was never gonna let anyone see that they got to me."

"And two?" Asked Dawn.

"If the world's only gonna see a Zoroark as shifty and untrustworthy," Zach concluded. "There's no point in trying to be anything else."

"Zach," Said Dawn, trying to cheer him up. "You are so much more than that."

"Boy." Said Zach, looking at the traffic from below. "Look at that traffic jam down there. How about we go out to Chuck in Traffic Central. Chuck, how are things looking on the Jam Cams?" A light bulb then went on in Zach's brain. "The Jam Cams. There are traffic cameras everywhere! All over the canopy! Whatever happened to that Zangoose..."

"The traffic cams would have caught it!" Said Dawn.

"Bingo!" Said Zach. "However, if you didn't have access to the system before, I doubt Chief Bouffalant Butt is gonna let you into it now."

"No." Said Dawn. "But I know a friend at City Hall who might!"
Author's Notes: Cherry-Grove is named after Cherrygrove City from Pokémon Gold and Silver, as well as the remakes HeartGold and SoulSilver.

I am aware that Zangoose is officially based on a mongoose, but Zangoose looks more like a cat to me. This is a Zangoose...

And this is a mongoose. Do they look the same to you?

Movie Review: Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life

Movie Review: Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life                                                                9-16-18

Based on the book by James Patterson, Middle School: Worst Years of My Life is about a preteen boy named Rafe Katchadorian (Griffin Gluck), who, after being kicked out of two schools in one year, starts at a new school called Hills Village Middle School. The school is run by the super strict Principal Dwight (Andrew Daly), who enforces the kids to wear ridiculous clothes, loves the BLAAR (Baseline Assessment of Academic Readiness) tests, and hates creativity. That's a problem because Rafe loves to draw. After witnessing Principal Dwight drop Rafe's sketch book in a bucket of acid, his best friend Leo (Thomas Barbusca) suggests that he should take revenge and pull epic pranks on the principal.

When I first saw a trailer for this movie two years ago, I was afraid that it would be like 2010's Diary of a Wimpy Kid. I personally hated that movie because I thought it was mean-spirited and disgusting. Also, I found the character Patty Farrell was a one-dimensional Helga Pataki clone.

Now what do I think of this movie? Well, I enjoyed it a little more than Diary of a Wimpy Kid, but no where near as much as Captain Underpants. For starters, the acting from the kid actors is pretty impressive. In fact, they acted better than most of the A-list actors in the movie!

The pranks are also awesome and skillfully pulled off. My favorite has defiantly got to be the trophy case replaced with a fish tank.

Unfortunately, the good qualities of this movie are outweighed by the bad. Rafe is as bad of an influence as Bart Simpson with only a handful of redeeming qualities as Bart. Also, I feel that the subplot involving Jules, Rafe's mom, getting remarried could've been removed.

In conclusion, Middle School: Worse Years of My Life is a disappointing film that could've been kid-ified a bit more, but may interest teens.

Rating: 2.5 stars out of 5.

Poketropolis Chapter 10

Phil drove the car to Mr. V's mansion, and Bill watched Dawn and Zach like a Watchog.

"What did you do to make Mr. V so mad at you?" Dawn asked quietly.

"I may have sold him a very expensive rug made from a Hippowdon." Replied Zach.

"Is he weak against Ground?" Asked Dawn.

"Yes." Answered Zach. The Beartics eventually arrived at Mr. V's mansion and brought Dawn and Zach inside. A door swung open, and a tall Beartic came out.

"Is that Mr. V?" Asked Dawn.

"No." Answered Zach. A taller Beartic came out of the same door.

"How about him?" Asked Dawn.

"No." An even taller Beartic came through the door.

"That's got to be him." Said Dawn.

"Stop talking." Whispered Zach. The tallest Beartic then placed his paws on the table and revealed a blue Dedenne. This Dedenne was Electric/Ice instead of Electric/Fairy so it could tolerate the extreme temperatures. This was Mr. V.

"Mr. V, sir." Said Zach. "This is a simple misunderstanding."

"Oh..." Said Mr. V. "You come here, unannounced, on the day my daughter is to be married."

"Actually," Said Zach. "We were brought here against our will, so..." He then gave out a nervous chuckle. "The point is, I did not know that it was your car, and I certainly did not know about your daughter's wedding."

"Meh." Said Mr. V. "I trusted you, Zach. I welcomed you into my home. We broke bread together. Grandmama made you a Poké Block. And how did you repay my generosity? With the rug made from a Hippowdon, which is the Keldeo's heal of my species. You disrespected me, Zach. You disrespected my Grandmama, who I buried in the Hippowdon rug." Mr. V then looked at a portrait of a Dedenne, and a Beartic crossed his heart in respect. "I told you to never show your face here again, but here you are snooping around with this.... What are you? A performer? What's with the costume?"

"Sir." Said Dawn. "I am a..."

"Mime!" Interrupted Zach. "She is a mime. This mime cannot speak. You can't speak if you're a mime."

"No, I am a cop." Said Dawn, while Zach face palmed himself. "And I'm on the Red Seaweasel case. And my evidence puts him in your car. So intimidate me all you want. I'm going to find out what you did to that otter if it's the last thing I do."

"Then I have only one request." Said Mr. V. "Say hello to Grandmama for me. Ice them."

"Whoa!" Said Zach, as a Beartic picked him up, and another picked up Dawn. "I didn't see nothing! I'm not saying anything!"

"Then you never will." Said Mr. V. A Beartic removed a rug to reveal a door that lead to ice-cold water. Another blue Dedenne, this one in a wedding dress, walked over to Mr. V.

"Oh, Daddy!" She said. "It's time for our dance!" She then saw was happening.

"What did I say?" She said. "No icing anyone at my wedding!"

"I have to, baby." Replied Mr. V. "Daddy has to. Ice them." Izuzu, the female Dedenne, then looked at Dawn.

"Wait, please!" She said. "She's the Lopunny that saved my life yesterday! From that giant doughnut."

"This Lopunny?" Asked Mr. V.

"Yeah!" Said Izuzu. "Hi!"

"Hi." Said Dawn. "I love your dress."

"Thank you." Said Izuzu.

"Oh." Said Mr. V. "Put them down." The Beartics covered the water up and placed Dawn and Zach back on the floor. "You've done me a great service. I will help you find the Floatzel. I will take your kindness and pay it forward." Mr. V then kissed Dawn on both cheeks.

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Zach and Dawn then attended the wedding party, in which nearly all the guests were Dedenne, and Mr. V started giving details on Red Seaweasel.

"Seaweasel is my florist." Said Mr. V. "He's like a part of the family. He had something he wanted to discuss. That's why I sent that car to pick him up, but he never arrived."

"Because he was attacked." Said Dawn.

"No." Said Mr. V. "He attacked."

"Seaweasel?" Asked Dawn.

"Seaweasel." Replied Mr. V. "He went crazy. Ripped up the car, scared my driver half to death, and disappeared into the night."

"But he's a sweet Floatzel." Said Dawn.

"Hmm." Said Mr. V. "My child, we may have evolved, but deep down inside, we're still Pokémon. If you want to find Seaweasel, talk to the driver of the car. His name is Zangief, lives in the Santalune Forest. Only he can tell you more." Zach and Dawn then headed to the Santalune Forest.
Author's Notes: Izuzu is named after the Japanese car company of the same name.
Poké Blocks are snacks Pokémon can eat in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, as well as the remakes Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. They help Pokémon with specific contests, in a similar fashion to the Poffins in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum.