Slate's Day Off

Typhoon grinned as he turned to Waverunner. The others who had been off task were beaten with a pipe, but he had something special for his least favorite subordinate.

"Jumping jacks..."

The entire gang burst into laughter as Waverunner's eyes widened. "W-What?"

"You heard me," Typhoon replied. "Jumping jacks. One-hundred, count them, and if you stop for a second, you have to start all over again. Now, start..."

9:00 A.M.

Slate groaned in frustration as he looked at the clock. He never slept past seven o'clock, even on his days off, but Mona had urged him to get as much sleep as he could for the upcoming activities that were going to take place. He would much rather be investigating the gangs instead of relaxing, but he knew Mona wouldn't leave him alone until he did. However, he was still hesitant about going.

"You know what, Raichu," Slate said to his Pokémon. "I'm cancelling. There's too much work to be done..."

Slate grabbed his cell phone off of the table and dialed his partner's number. He paced around the room anxiously as he waited for her to answer.

"You've reached the awesome residence of Officer Ramona Yasmin Vitória Mica. Ramona Yasmin Vitória Mica speaking."

"Mona, its Slate. Listen-"

"Slate, I was just about to call you. Listen, I invited Dianna and a couple of other cops that are off today to come with us. You don't mind, do you?"

"Wait a minute, Dianna? Dianna Page?"

"Who else? She said she couldn't wait to see you again. Anyway, why'd you call?"

"Uh...I just wanted to say that I can't wait. Raichu and I will meet you in an hour."

"Okay, just don't eat breakfast. We're going for donuts. Wait a second, I just realized how stereotypical that was. We're cops and we're going for donuts. Officer Ramona Yasmin Vitória Mica won't fall for it though. I'm going to order a bagel instead. Talk to you soon..."

Slate hung up the phone and rushed to the bathroom. He took a quick shower and brushed his teeth before attempting to fix his hair. "Gel or no gel, Raichu?"

"Rai..."

"Okay, just a little bit of gel. Now, what should I wear? What do you think Dianna would like?"

Slate rushed to his closet and Raichu followed him. He didn't want to be too casual, but he didn't want to be too formal either. After half an hour of searching, he came across a black t-shirt and a pair of matching black pants and a black coat. He put the outfit on and stared at himself in the mirror.

"This good, Raichu?"

"Rai!"

Raichu gave him a thumbs-up and Slate headed for the door before stopping at the table in his living room. "Almost forgot my gun," he said to himself as he tucked the firearm into his coat. "Never know what might happen..."

Slate met up with Mona, Koji, and Dianna at a donut shop in Central Saffron. Along with them were two other officers that Slate immediately recognized as Terrance Matsu and Lucy Maxwell.

Terrence Matsu was a tall and lanky man with messy, raven black hair and hazel eyes. Slate had heard from other officers that Matsu wasn't exactly the smartest officer in Saffron, but he appeared to be friendly.

Lucy Maxwell was a fair-skinned woman with straight black hair and hazel eyes. Slate remembered having a few conversations with her and could tell that she was an intelligent young woman.

"Look who made it!" Mona exclaimed as she gave her partner a mischievous grin. "Saved you a seat, Slate. Right between me and Dianna."

Slate sat down and Dianna immediately ran her fingers through his hair. "Not bad, new guy," she said. "Not too much gel, but not too little. Mona, is your partner always this stylish?"

Mona grinned at Slate and he shifted uncomfortably. He definitely wasn't used to interacting with people outside of work. However, after a few moments of conversation, the young officer managed to relax. He ate and talked a bit, but he could barely think of anything to talk about other than work so he decided to just listen.

"Well, Caruso, what do we have here?"

Pickett and Caruso approached the group. They reached in the middle of the table and grabbed several donuts. "Sorry," Pickett taunted. "Did we interrupt your little tea party."

"Why are you here, Pickett?" Lucy asked irritably. "You're suppose to be at work today."

"We're on our way," he replied. "We heard you're all going to the amusement park in South Saffron."

"Yeah," Dianna answered. "Why?"

"Oh, no reason," Pickett said as he grinned at Caruso. "Have fun." Slate glared at the two officers as they made their way back to their car. He could tell that they were up to something, but he had no evidence to fall back on, so he dismissed it.

"Well," Mona started. "Now that breakfast has been spoiled by those two assholes, let's head to the amusement park..."

The amusement park in South Saffron had hundreds of people and Pokémon itching to get on the rides. As much as Slate didn't want to admit it, he was actually having fun with his co-workers. It was only noon by the time they arrived, but the hours seemed to fly by.

"Hey," Mona said as she grabbed Slate by the arm. "Why don't you and Dianna get in line for the Tunnel of Luvdisc?"

"I don't think that's a good idea..." Slate muttered.

"Why not? I know she likes you."

"Really? How?"

"Because I'm a people person. Now hurry up before she changes her mind."

Slate frowned at his partner before he noticed a large ball of fire coming from the sky. It landed right in the center of the amusement park and began spreading instantly. Loud screams were heard as the Infernos invaded the amusement park.

"Burn it all to the ground!"

"Shit!" Mona yelled as she pointed to the figure standing on top of one of the rides. "It's Harelquinn!"

"Who?"

"Second-in-command of the Infernos," Mona explained as she retrieved her gun. "I guess Incinera sent her and the others here. Looks like we better split up."

"Good," Slate replied. "You and the others make sure everyone gets out safely and round up the rest of the Infernos. I'll go after Harlequinn."

Before Mona could reply, Slate dashed towards the ride, carefully avoiding the large fire. He opened Raichu's Poké Ball and retrieved his gun as Harlequinn got down from the ride and faced him. She was dressed in a black and red body suit and had a seductive grin on her face. Slate took a deep breath as he aimed his gun. It was the first time that he had actually encountered a gang member from Saffron, but he knew how dangerous they were.

"Hey," Harlequinn started as she put her hands up. "There's no need for violence."

"S.C.P.D." Slate yelled. "You're under arrest!"

"Should I get up against the wall?" the Fire Chief asked in a seductive tone. "I won't object if you decide to strip search me."

"Hey!"

A swift kick knocked the gun out of Slate's hands and the young officer found himself staring down Johnny Rotten and Sid Vicious. Rotten handed Harlequinn the gun as the flames surrounded them. The three Infernos aimed at Slate and he immediately put his hands up.

"Damn..." he muttered. "Some day off..."

Yes, I finally updated, though I feel bad it was such a short chapter, but it primarily focused on one character. Oh and check out my latest thread at my forum that will be up later on tonight or early tomorrow. Details will be explained in the thread.