Pokemon Y - Looker Bureau Part 3

I headed back to the Looker Bureau to find out what the newest job was, though before I got there I fought a couple Trainers along the way and got a Nugget for my efforts.

When I got there, Looker told me that he was worried about Emma, the new girl living there. He said that ever since she started living at the office, she seemed to be stressed, and so he's worried about her. He asked if I thought something could be wrong, and I told him yes, I felt something was bothering her.

Looker told me that when he invited Emma to live there, he was hoping to act as a guardian to her, to do everything for her as a parent would. He worried that his feelings of responsibility were burdening her, but I didn't think that could be the problem.

Before we could discuss it further, a Japanese woman ran in shouting, though I couldn't understand her language. Looker wondered what it was this tourist wanted, and she continued to shout, too quickly for Looker to understand her. She repeated her message, and Looker thought she had been given offense for not being offered tea...

Looker ran off to get some tea, and the lady continued to shout out to him. Emma came soon after, with her Pokemon, wondering who the old lady was. She kept shouting and while I couldn't understand her at all, it appeared that Emma could in fact speak Japanese, and the two had some kind of discussion before Emma realized I had no idea what they were saying.

Emma asked her Pokemon, Mimi, to use her power to allow me to hear the woman's thoughts. It turned out that the reason the woman was so upset was because her Pokemon were stolen. It turned out that her Pokemon were stolen at the train station; while she was walking along, a man sneaked up behind her and stole her bag with her Pokeballs.

Emma had an idea about who the guy was, and Looker returned, still thinking the lady was upset because of tea... Mimi went up to Looker and broke off the mental connection I had, and Emma told him why the woman was there. Looker wanted to go to Lumiose Station at once, but Emma told him that the guy who stole the old lady's Pokemon was probably part of the Lumiose Gang. She warned us that they're tough, and getting involved would mean a battle for sure.

Even with that warning, Looker ran on ahead, and Emma asked me to help Mr. Looker, who didn't even have any Pokemon. She said he told her a story that a long time ago, he had a Pokemon as a partner, but during one particular case things went bad, and the partner Pokemon didn't make it. She knew that he wouldn't stand a chance without a Pokemon by his side, and I was forced to run off after him.

I ran off to North Boulevard to find the Lumiose Station, and I quickly found Looker confronting some punks. It turned out they knew Emma, and hated Looker for taking her in because she doesn't come to hang out with them anymore. It turned out they stole those Pokemon just to get Looker into their turf, hoping to fight him. If he won then he'd get the Pokemon back, but if he lost then he'd have to stay away from Emma.

Unfortunately for Looker, he didn't have a single Pokemon, much to his embarrassment. Before I could even question him on the wisdom of fighting crime without even a SINGLE Pokemon, they decided that I could fight for him.

I took on the first punk, and her Mandibuzz went down easily against Gabriel and Logan, after the former was switched out by Whirlwind. Gabriel grew to Level 75, and the battle was over with two more punks to go.

I took on the second punk, and she sent out Pangoro against Jack. It could do little before Jack knocked it out, and then Bouffalant was sent out next. It also went down hard against Jack, and the battle was quickly over.

The third punk sent out a Druddigon against Jack, and after one blow Jack suffered massive damage, and I was forced to switch out with Cadence, who knocked it out with Moonblast. Krookodile was sent out next, and I sent Logan out against it, and after he Mega Evolved his Energy Ball struck hard  to knock it out in a single blow. Cadence grew to Level 76, and the battle was over.

All three were defeated, and immediately after that, Emma ran up to us telling them to stop. She demanded that the gang leader return those stolen Pokemon, and he revealed to us that SHE was the leader and that there wasn't a point to their group if she didn't come around anymore.

She told him to shut it, that she told them not to count her in the gang, that they went ahead and called her boss without asking what she wanted. She told him to back off before she really lost it, and he was scared enough to listen and return the Pokemon, as well as to apologize to the old lady they stole them from, and Looker as well.

Looker told them that if they promised to change, to no longer perform cruelty to people or Pokemon, that they were welcome to come by the Looker Bureau to visit Emma as her friends. With that, we returned to the Looker Bureau, where Emma apologized for what happened. He said he was shocked to find out she was the leader of their gang, but she revealed that they began calling her boss after she took them down one time during a big fight.

The gang leader came in and told us that while Emma may look like a cute kid, she's actually crazy strong. Looker was surprised to see them visiting already, and the guy told Looker that they were planning on getting honest work. With the promise of visiting Emma later, he left, and Emma reflected on how she doesn't do any work at all even when he asked her to be his assistant.

She wondered if it was really okay for her to be there when all she did was learn things from Looker, and he admired her questions, and all that she had been learning since she got there. He told her that learning is very important work at any age, especially for her now. He told her to put her heart into her studies, and that she didn't need to worry.

She brought up the problem of Looker almost never having clients, and she asked if her and Mimi were just getting in the way. She brought up that he turned down taking money from the tourist lady, and she asked him directly if it was okay, moneywise, for her and Mimi to stay there. Looker told her that she didn't need to worry, that he has savings set aside. He didn't sound all that sure though, and I could tell that things were very tight.

I left, and headed for a Pokemon Center to heal my team. Along the way I got another message from Looker, telling me there was a situation that he needed help with. It seemed my work was far from over.

Current Team:

Jack (Greninja, Water/Dark, Lv. 75)
Axel (Raichu, Electric, Lv. 75)
Gabriel (Talonflame, Fire/Flying, Lv. 75)
Logan (Venusaur, Grass/Poison, Lv. 75)
Brody (Diggersby, Normal/Ground, Lv. 75)
Cadence (Florges, Fairy, Lv. 76)

Pokemon Y - Looker Bureau Part 2

After some time away from the world of Pokemon, I returned once again to aid Looker in bringing justice to the Kalos Region.

The new task I had from Looker was from a Lumiose City mothers' group, concerned about kids spending lots of time in back alleys recently. The job required that I go to these alleys, and get the kids to stop hanging around. It seemed like it would pay well, at least.

Looker advised me to check South Boulevard first, and gave me a list of all the locations that I could find alleys, before I left to search for these kids. I looked in one alleyway, only to find a Chef who wanted to battle. After that, I checked the alleyways of Estival Avenue, and while I found a Trainer who wanted to battle in one of them, I was unable to find any kids.

It seemed that Looker's hunch was completely wrong, so I went to North Boulevard to check the alleyways there. I reached Autumnal Avenue and looked through the alley there, then I continued along as the alleyways in North Boulevard generally link up together. I continued along, battling Trainers I found in the alleys before I finally found the kids in an alleyway near restaurant Le Nah on South Boulevard.

There were several kids there, and they demanded I beat them all before I was allowed to enter their secret base. Through all the battles, Logan, Axel, AND Jack all grew to Level 75. Finally I got through all those kids, and was about to meet one named "Mimi" before Looker came running.

We heard a Pokemon nearby, and went to investigate, finding a couple girls and some little gray Pokemon named Mimi. It turned out that the girl who named it wasn't a Trainer, and she had just befriended the Pokemon. Looker asked her what they were all doing in the alley, and she explained that they were just playing, and that all the kids were friends of hers.

Looker could see they were all good kids, and asked why they picked a dark alley like that to play in, and she told us that she always lived in alleys. It turned out that the girl was an orphan living on the streets, and Looker invited her to stay at his office, the Looker Bureau. He offered her the chance to live in his office in exchange for her work as an assistant, as well as Mimi.

Unfortunately, Mimi didn't like the idea, and ran off, leaving me to look for her. The girl explained that Mimi is usually scared of humans, especially grownups, and that she wouldn't leave the Pokemon behind. Looker ordered me to go find Mimi and befriend her, and I left to do just that.

I searched the alleys along North Boulevard, and soon found Mimi near Cafe' Triste, where I gave her a smile before she ran off. I found her again in another nearby alley, and did a dance for her, which she seemed to really like. Mimi and I met up with Looker and the girl once more, and we all headed to the Looker Bureau together.

Looker told her that she was free to live there as long as she wished, and that he was happy to have her as an assistant, before he asked for her name. She told us her name was Emma, and with that the case was closed.

Soon enough though, I got a call from Looker on my Holo Caster about a new job, and I knew I'd have more to do soon.

Current Team:

Gabriel (Talonflame, Fire/Flying, Lv. 74)
Jack (Greninja, Water/Dark, Lv. 75)
Axel (Raichu, Electric, Lv. 75)
Logan (Venusaur, Grass/Poison, Lv. 75)
Brody (Diggersby, Normal/Ground, Lv. 75)
Cadence (Florges, Fairy, Lv. 75)