Snoopin an Slurpin

[Watarigarasu]

"Ah, this is the life." Krony sighed, sitting alone on one of the tables outside the Shroomish Shack. It was a nice quiet day at the mall, most pokemon were outside enjoying the sun, and the normally deafening roar of the shopping crowds had faded down to a quiet buzz. Slurping up the last few drops of a smoothie Krony leaned back in her chair, her eyes protected from the sun shining down through the windows by a pair of pink-rimmed glasses, which she was wearing to disguise herself. "This is perfect..." She murmured, letting her mind wander and her muscles relax.

"Lieutenant! This is Sergeant Krae, can you hear me?" Groaning, Krony sat back up, reaching up to one of her golden hoop-like earrings and pushing a concealed button. "Reporting sir... what is it?" She asked in a bored tone, irritated about her relaxation period being interrupted. "Awesome, you can hear me! These walkie talkies from Electivire's Electronics really do work!" Krae cawed excitedly, Krony growing increasingly more agitated. "Krae, get to the point!" She snapped.

"Oh yeah! Right! I just got a communique from the boss, he wants us to survey the area inside the mall, see if there's anyone suspicious about. I'm currently positioned outside Crobat's Closet, what's your location lieutenant?" Krae asked, Krony unable to resist a smirk as she replied. "Sir, I'm currently observing the area around the Shroomish Shack. It's a location of high strategical value, lots of pokemon come here during their free time, lots for me to watch." She said, trying as hard as possible not to giggle.

"Ah, excellent job lieutenant! You stay right there then! Sergeant Krae, over and out!" Turning off the radio Krony leaned back into her chair again, a satisfied grin on her face. "Ah, the sacrifices I make, confined to an air-conditioned paradise in the middle of the mall..." She muttered to herself, raising her wing to call for another smoothie.

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Just as Korny was ordering another drink another Pokemon came in to order a drink as well, but he wasn't just your average looking pedestrian. He was a Lucario wearing a suit of gold and black armour with a long black cape on his back and an unusual sword around his side. He walked up to the Shroomish Shack and even before he got to there the Pokemon had already made a drink for him and quickly went to other ordering Pokemon, they obviously didn't want to talk to him at all.

With a grunt in the back of his throat he layed some money on the counter and walked over towards a nearby table to sit down and relax on. He then opened the lower mouth part of his shiney helmet being sure no one would see his face and drank the smoothie through the straw as he leaned back on his chair a bit and just tried to relax a bit.

(I would suggest looking at this guy's pic to know what he looks like, go to the Alastar Bio)

[Watarigarasu]

Krony watched the stranger out of the corner of her eye, her sunglasses helping to hide that she was spying on him. Tall, shiny armour, and... some kind of massive sword!? Either he's a cosplayer, or some kind of freak. She thought, reaching out and taking a sip from her smoothie. None of the bar staff seem to want to talk to him... strange, they're usually very friendly. Picking up her smoothie she put it to her lips, reaching up with her left wing and pushing the button on her earing again.

"Lieutenant? Hello?" Tipping her head back Krony began sipping her smoothie, disguising her mouth movements in the process. "Sergeant, keep it down. I've got a situation here." She whispered, slurping noisily. "A situation? Report lieutenant!" Cawed Krae, Krony placing the drink down and wiping her mouth with a napkin. "He's tall, creepy, and kitted out with a shiny suit of armour and a great big sword. None of the bar staff will talk to him, and I have my suspicions why." She said as calmly as she could, starting to get a creepy vibe off the armored pokemon.

"Yes, that definitely qualifies as suspicious. I'll be with you soon, but I'll be in disguise. Keep an eye on him and hold your position. Krae, over and out!" Turning off the radio Krony gulped down the rest of her smoothie, taking out a makeup mirror and watching the stranger through it. Man, why do I always get the weird ones? She thought, rolling her eyes behind her sunglasses.

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Alastar still just slurpped on his drink until it was about half done. He placed it on the table infront of him and slightly opened his chest armour to pull out a large map of the island and setted it onto the table right by his drink, then he pulled out a wanted poster of an Haunter and began looking around at the map again.

But for some reason he had the strange feeling that he was being spyed on by another Pokemon, now that was a feeling he hadn't felt for years now. He didn't bother to look behind himself knowing that the Pokemon could easily hide their equipment quickly, so instead he used the reflection of his armour as he still pretended to read his map. He saw a Murkrow with a mirror, slowly he closed his eyes and opened them again as they now glowed in a golden colour to see if this Murkrow could be a possible enemy. Her aura seemed to be more of a reddish colour.

He closed his eyes and re-opened them again as he pressed a button on his arm revealing a laser pointer. Im being snooped on huh? Well see how YOU like it punk! He said in his mind as he brought the beam to his armour which reflected sraight towards the Murkrow.

[Watarigarasu]

The laser sight reflected off Alastar's armour and onto Krony's mirror, projecting a red dot onto her forhead. He knows! She thought, lowering the mirror. There's no way that could've been a coincidence. This guy is sharp. Glancing around the mall, she spotted Krae, who's idea of a disguise was a Piplup mask held up over his face. Ugh, great. Way to draw this guy's attention even more...

Seeing Krae duck behind a pillar, Krony felt her earing begin to buzz and pushed the button. "Lieutenant, you may not recognize me, but rest assured, I am with you now." Rolling her eyes, Krony glanced over at him peeking at her from behind the pillar, and he instantly ducked behind it again. "Negative sir, I don't see you around anywhere. Just a Piplup disguised as a Murkrow." She muttered. "Caw-hawhawhaw! Well lieutenant, that's actually me!" He cackled, totally oblivious to her sarcasm.

"Sergeant, have you spotted him yet?" Krony asked drearily, blushing underneath her black plumage. "Affirmative lieutenant, I see him. Yes, he does look pretty strange. I think we should continue to monitor him. Just in case." Krae squawked, watching the stranger from behind the pillar. "Yes sir, but be extremely cautious. He knows we're here, and I get the feeling we don't want to tick this guy off. Lieutenant Krony out." She whispered, switching off the radio. Man, I wish I didn't have to stay here, this guy's giving me a bad vibe. Maybe he's in the crime business too? She wondered, placing a primary under her chin as she speculated the origins of the mysterious stranger.

[<[-Nalani-]>]

Alastar just grinned under his golden helmet when he saw the Murkrow slowly bring down her mirror realizing that he was onto her little snooping tactics, but a little after that he began reading his map and 'Wanted' list again. Only to find out a few minutes later as his eyes moved away from the paper that another Murkrow was spying on him, but this guy wwas wearing a pathetic Piplup mask on him. What the hell? Great, Im being tracked by a bunch of freaking idiots!

He then put a hand on his helmet feeling degraded right now, years ago he would be out in dangerous areas with his pals arresting dangerous outlaws, now he was being spied on in a mall by two bafoons. I've gotta get out of here He said to himself as he put his map and his 'Wanted" lists away and began walking away from the two Murkrows.

[Watarigarasu]

Seeing the mysterious armored pokemon walking away, Krae began following him, ducking dramatically behind a potted plant. "Lieutenant, the target is moving away from this area. I'm going to after him, you follow behind in case I need backup." He commanded, tiptoeing after the mysterious armored pokemon and ducking frequently behind objects in a manner so suspicious passing pedestrians couldn't help but notice him, turning their heads and watching him as he followed after the armored pokemon.

Rolling her eyes, Krony stood up from her table, calmly walking over to the Shroomish Shack and placing a handful of coins onto the table. "Keep the change." She said sweetly. That way I know where it is in case I need it later. Making her way over to a toilet, the door banged shut behind her, opening again a few seconds later to reveal the cubicle seemingly empty. "I told Krae he should've kept his Faint Attack instead of forgetting it to learn Thunder Wave... at least those smoothies restored my energy, I won't run out of PP for a good while." Krony muttered to herself, spotting Krae and casually walking after him, stopping to glance at the occasional shop window but always keeping him in sight.

[<[-Nalani-]>]

Alastar just began getting even more angrier the longer these two Murkrow kept on stalking him around the whole mall. Arceus, can I at least get ONE day of relaxation with no worries what so ever? He said to himself as he kept a sharp eye on the one wearing the stupid Piplup mask on his face, he just kept on thinking about what an idiot this guy was but honestly who wouldn't?

He was getting really fed up with the two Pokemon following him all over the place and who knows how long they'll keep on doing it. I guess it's time to turn the tables on these two now now. He said as he turned around and began walking up towards Krae.

[Watarigarasu]

Krae tensed up as the massive armored pokemon turned around and began moving towards him, his eyes riveted on the sword in the stranger's hand. Unable to contact Krony out of paranoia that his cover would be blown, even though unknown to him it had never really existed in the first place, he stood stock still, unable to say or do anything as the armored pokemon descended upon him like some angel of death.

Oblivious to all this Krony was looking into a shop window at a new hat she was considering buying, not only would it hide her conspicuous crest whenever she disguised herself, but it was pretty and covered in sparkly objects, always a bonus for a Murkrow. Meh, Krae won't get far, even if he'll be easy to spot from the air, along with that armored guy. She thought to herself reassuringly as she stepped into the shop, leaving Krae alone outside with Alastar.

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Just as soon as Alastar was only 4 feet away from Krae he stopped as he just glared at him though it wasn't noticable through the helmet, he just stood there for a minute or so before walking right up to Krae's face and ripping off the Piplup mask, grabbing his throat and holding him up in the air right up to his face, Of course the pedestrians around him were shocked to see this and just watched in horror.

With his other hand he pressed a button on the lower part of his helmet making it open up, when it did there was a low growling noise that the Lucario was making before saying in a deathly whisper to him, "Listen here you, I don't know who you are or what you want with me, but if you want to see your feathered hide on your fleshy body tomorrow when you wake up, then I would suggest backing off." After he whispered those things hoarsely to the Murkrow he let go of his neck and began walking off again while the lower part of his helmet closed back up again.

[Watarigarasu]

Krae dropped down to the ground as the Lucario released his grip, gasping for breath and holding his hands to his neck, which felt sore and painful from where the Lucario's metal glove had bit into his flesh. His fear turning into blinding rage as he watched the Lucario calmly walk away as if nothing had happened. Once his breathing was steady, he stood up slowly, taking a small black box with a set of antennae out of a pocket on his belt.

"Lieutenant Krony, change of plans, we're going for an all-out attack! This Lucario has openly assaulted me, thereby declaring war upon us!" He squawked, placing the box back before Krony could respond and flying through the air towards the Lucario, spinning around like a torpedo with his beak aimed for the back of the Lucario's head, a Drill Peck attack.

Bursting out of the shop she had gone into Krony skidded to a halt, her new hat wobbling. "Oh no... why today? Why on my shift?" She asked no-one in particular, although it was passively directed at Arceus. "Although, I suppose on the bright side I might get promoted... no! What am I saying? I have to save him before he gets himself killed!" She exclaimed, running awkwardly towards the fighting pair, one wing held over her new hat to stop t falling off.

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Alastar heard something from behind and quickly tilted his head a little bit, just as much for one eye to see what was going on behind him. He just saw the Murkrow that he told to stay away from him just charging towards him with a full-on Drill Peck He just smirked a grin underneath his helmet. What a foolish Pokemon, thinking he could hurt a Guardian of the Island. He said to himself before moving his body to the side and letting Krae just moving right by him.

He then opened his hands widely as blue flames began surrounding it, then he drew out his sword which then blsted into blue flames as he held it with both of his hands. "You brought this to yourself you know!" He growled loudly as other pedestrians where running away from the area not knowing what to do about the crisis going on.

[Watarigarasu]

Having missed his target, Krae stopped spinning and landed a few feet away from the Lucario, putting a wing to his forehead as he waited for the world to stop spinning. Turning around to face the Lucario once his balance was sufficiently restored he was about to charge again when suddenly with a rustle of black feathers Krony appeared, standing tensely between the two, holding onto her hat tightly.

"WAIT!" She cawed commandingly, the pedestrians watching the fight unable to help straightening themselves up a little in response to her commanding tone. "This isn't the time, or place for a fight! If either one of you so much as twitch I'll be forced to sing a Perish Song!" She said threateningly, the people left in the crowd gasping with horror and running away from the scene of the battle.

"Alright then, let's try to settle this peacefully." Krony said calmly, walking over to Krae and giving him a look that meant don't do anything stupid. "I'm Lieutenant Krony of the Skaejre Army, and this is my impulsive superior Sergeant Krae. Now stranger, tell us your handle and why people keep looking at you like you're some kind of psychopath, and then maybe we'll stop following ya, and we can all avoid fainting and waking up in the emergency ward tomorrow." She said in a level tone, looking at the part of the helmet where she assumed the stranger's eyes were and coughing in the back of her throat, prepping herself to sing should she have to.

[<[-Nalani-]>]

Alastar just stood there as he listened to the other Murkrow that was spying on him and said her name 'Lieutenant Kroney' and the other character 'Sergeant Krae'. Of course he was a little stunned to know this idiot was actually a higher-ranking Pokemon then the more intelligent on right by him. He just sighed when she asked who he was and why others looked at him oddly, though he actually didn't want to he kind of had to right now. He didn't want the pedestrians around him to get hurt because of not telling them information, he was a Guardian after all.

"Fine..." He said in a horase voice as he put his sword away and let the aura comming out of his hand fade away and he just glared at the two. "But not here, somewhere else..." He said moving his hand in a 'follow me' kind of way as he began walking away from the others.

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Krony nodded and turned around to Krae, who was glaring at her furiously. "Lieutenant, I'm in charge here." He reminded her, irritated that she had taken charge of the situation and he had not. "I apologize Sergeant, but this way we can find out who he is without having to spend the afternoon stalking him and running the risk of getting ourselves cleaved in two. Feel free to place me on reprimand if you feel you have to, but sir, I think that this is the best way." She replied in a clear honest tone, looking into his eyes. Saluting him to help appease his ego, she turned on her heel and began marching after the Lucario, keeping herself on guard and alert in case he was trying to trick her or lure her into a trap.