Title: Entrapment
Author: Shadow/Phantomness
Pairing: None
Fandom: Pokémon
Theme: #78, Entrapment

Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Pokemon belongs to Nintendo and Shogakukan Comics. This non-profit, non-copyright infringing fanfiction belongs to me under international copyright laws and taking it is plagiarism. Thank you. *Phantomness bows*

Notes: <> for telepathy, ** for thoughts, italics if a pokemon talks. Special-verse

Warnings: None

 

            “You tricked me!”

            “Did I?” Falkner asked placidly. “I never mentioned that I was a poacher. I was simply intrigued when I saw the three legendary beasts of Johto.”

            The bird keeper stared at him in disbelief, even as the Violet Gym Leader and police officer happily slapped handcuffs on the man’s wrists.

            “B-But we faced them together! Shouldn’t we be companions?”

            “That still doesn’t excuse the fact that you were poaching in a protected pokémon habitat.” Falkner said. “And since this area is my responsibility, I’m afraid I’ll have to take you in.” He nodded to Skarmory as they took flight into the air, the man dangling from Skarmory’s talons as they flew to the Violet City police station.

 

            “But it was a mistake!” The Bird keeper protested later, during his trial. “I would never have shown him my collection if I had known he was a police officer!”

            The judge refrained the urge to roll her eyes. The man was obviously desperate. His argument held not an ounce of sense.

            “I was convinced he was another poacher!”

            “And that excuses your behavior?”

            The Bird Keeper spluttered. Falkner allowed himself to smirk, his job done, and left the courtroom while they debated his sentence. Since he had been poaching pokémon in a protected area, it would be quite high.

            He felt no remorse. Why should he? Patting Skarmory on his head, he left the scene, quite satisfied.

 

End Fic

Completed 4/5/07

So the title totally made me think of the movie, but I couldn’t do Lance as an old man *shudder* so I’m not quite sure what to write. Wound up with General fiction instead…