Uprising

Chapter 5

With only the minimal light of the Alolan moon, Nanu pushed his way around the midnight underbrush. He had practically been running nonstop through tangled and twisted branches and tall grass and spinerak webs for the past hour now, and there was still absolutely no sign of the culprits of the police station break in. The only evidence he had that gave him some sliver of hope that the criminals were still out there was the occasional misstep of a human foot on dead leaves coming from miles ahead of him. I know they're out here somewhere. Nanu growled, his body scratched by innumerable branches and thorns, and his breathing heavy from sprinting after seemingly nonexistent persons, they couldn't have possibly gone far- this forest is only so big.

After a few seconds, he came to a clearing with a dirt path. Once he reached the road, he stopped to catch his breath and took a look around him. From what he could tell, he was surrounded by miles of forest on all sides, and the only noises he heard were the trills of various nocturnal bug-type Pokémon and the occasional cooing of a Rowlet or Noctowl in one of the nearby trees. It was useless- he was alone.

"Great." He whispered, angry at himself, "Just perfect. This forest must've been much bigger than I thought. If those crooks even ran off into this forest, they must've escaped on a different path that took them Arceus knows where. I've been chasing after the sound of my own feet for hours now. Son of a-"

But before he could finish his rant, he heard bushes rustling violently and various twigs snapping on the ground beneath him. Maybe I'm not alone in these woods after all... He readied his Pokeball, containing his sleeping Alolan Persian and unlocked his handcuffs. He stepped closer to the rustling mess of undergrowth and...

I've caught you now you....

Ratattaaaaaa!

Nanu stepped back as the frightened rodent Pokémon scurried over his feet and leaped into another nearby bush. He slapped his face with the palm of his hand in frustration, "I knew I smelled a rat somewhere nearby, but this is ridiculous..."

He took a look at the wrist watch on his arm. It was nearly two in the morning. He grumbled something inaudible under his breath and convinced himself that there was nothing he could do except admit defeat and return to the station to look after a possibly frightened Acerola. But as he turned around and began his long trek back to the Po Town outskirts, he heard more bushed rustling and twigs snapping. He stood back temporarily and observed the scene before he decided if action desperately needed to be taken. When the rustling stopped, he saw three figures- two of which were human and one appearing to be that of a bipedal Pokémon, moving around in the dark cautiously and bickering amongst themselves in low whispers. It appeared that Nanu found his suspects.

"STOP! THEIVES!" he shrieked, pointing at the figures, prompting them two to run to the left, and the other to run to the right into the surrounding wooded areas.

I've got some runners now, do I? Nanu pondered before smiling evilly and adding: Just how I like em'. Finally, some REAL action! "Persian! I choose you! Catch those crooks!" He threw a Pokeball into the air and the lion-like beast within awoke from its slumber, ready and willing to hunt. Without being commanded a second time, Nanu's Persian sprinted on the dirt road with her trainer following close behind, observing both sides of the clearing for any sign of the criminals. Once she got a glimpse of something shiny bouncing up and down on the left side of the woods, she leaped into action and began to follow after it.

"Atta girl, Persian!" Nanu cheered, "Catch me some bad guys!"

Persian let out a roar as she looked back at her trainer before completely disappearing into the night, and leaving Nanu alone on the dirt road until he reached the forest's edge, where he stopped and waited for his beloved feline Pokémon to return to him.