"So Pikachu you ready to go?" asked the Team Fairy Wind leader, Whimsicott. Pikachu, now wearing an official green scarf (the mark of the Pokémon Investigation Society,) answered, "Yes I am! Now where are we going, and what are we doing?" Pikachu had a stupid happy expression on his face.

Sylveon, another member of Team Fairy Wind answered, "Well we're definitely not going to Dark Canyon, if that's what your implying!" Sylveon laughed at her own joke. Pikachu's expression slightly changed from happy to embarrassed. Klefki pulled out a worn out piece of tan, weathered paper, a map.

"We're going to deliver a cart full of supplies for an old Mismagius that lives in the mountains! We start by going through  Apple Woods," said Klefki, the last member of Team Fairy Wind. Pikachu studied the map intently. He looked up and quickly said he was ready.

So time for some more descriptions. Whimsicott was a brown small puffy creature with a big head of fluffy white cotton. (See the picture above.) Sylveon was a white and pink dog like creature. She had big ribbons all over her. Klefki was well, a ring of keys of course. All of them though looked like they belonged on a team together.

The sun was directly over head of the group. Only a few thin wispy clouds floated through the sky. The occasional flock of tailow would fly overhead now and then. Whimsicott led the party. Pikachu walked behind Whimsicott next to Sylveon. Klefki hurried along in the back pulling the small wooden cart. A tarp was over the cart.

"So what exactly is in the cart?" Pikachu asked.

Sylveon answered, "Well, we're not supposed to look in really. It's a just an agreement we made when we took the mission." Pikachu continued walking with the group. The path was dirt road. The side of the path was lush green grass through the forest beside them. Pink and blue flowers dotted the sides of the path. It was summer so the trees were completely green. Big red apples hung from the trees. Pikachu was tempted to take one. He hadn't eaten since breakfast, and he was a big eater so...

Pikachu jumped up to grab an apple. He picked it off of a low hanging branch and was about to take a bite until Whimsicott rushed over and knocked it out of his hands.

Pikachu raged at her, "What was that for? If you didn't like apples just say so!"

Whimsicott took a deep breath to let out her anger and spoke quite peacefully, "These apples are poisonous. The edible ones are deep in the forest. We're going a different direction." Pikachu put his head down in embarrassment and continued walking. They took shifts. Now Sylveon was pulling the cart. Klefki walked along next to Pikachu. They came into an opening. Whimsicott stopped them. The setting was very quiet. Nothing moved. Behind them appeared five  Murkrow blocking the path. Soon, a line of Murkrow surrounded them. They were trapped. In front of them the leader of the gang walked out of the shadow of the forest. Honchkrow was their leader. He smirked.

"Heh! That was easy!" said Honchkrow. He laughed. Whimsicott, Sylveon, and Klefki all smiled.

"Fairy beats dark type you know!" said Klefki. Instantly, Team Fairy Wind rushed the bad guys. They all went down to their combo fairy wind attack. They tied them up and left them behind the bushes.

Whimsicott smiled, "That took a lot out of us. Lunch break?" Pikachu perked up. They each passed out a bag filled with a sandwich and a water bottle. Pikachu finished right away and decided to explore the area. He promised he'd stay near. Pikachu walked around a large oak tree. He could hear the gang talking. They were stilled tied up.

"Heh! If they wish they fell to us!" said Honchkrow.

"Yep! Little do they know that they're really delivering a bomb to a former gang leader Mismagius!" said a Murkrow. Pikachu ran back to the picnic spot as fast as he could. He didn't say anything until they were all finished.

Pikachu explained what he heard, "They said that the supplies that we're delivering is a bomb, and that Mismagius is a former thief!" Whimsicott, Sylveon, and Klefki laughed.

"That's just a joke. They probably knew you were watching, and they decided to throw you off!" said Sylveon. Pikachu's face reddened with anger.

"Don't listen to the guys who tried to kill you. Listen to us! You can trust us right?" said Klefki.

Pikachu raised his voice slightly, "Well why don't we look in the cart?" Pikachu walked over to the cart. He grabbed the rough white tarp. Whimsicott stopped him.

"We were given strict orders on not to look inside Pikachu!" said Whimsicott.

"Maybe that's because it's a bomb!" yelled Pikachu. Whimsicott for once was not smiling.

"Leave! Go back to the Society and report what happened!" yelled Whimsicott. She pointed towards the direction to LitenBy. Pikachu was about to open his mouth, but he had nothing to say. He just turned around and trudged away. Pikachu returned by early afternoon. He decided not to tell anyone what happened. He knew that Whimsicott would let them all know what happened. Pikachu sat down in a wooden stool by a table. Torkoal walked up to him.

"Now why are you always sad when I see you?" said Torkoal.

Pikachu shrugged, "Well it's a long story."

"I've got time," said Torkoal. Pikachu explained his problem to Torkoal.

"Did you do anything to stop this?" asked Torkoal.

"No. How would I know if they're lying! It just seems strange that we're not allowed to look in. If it's just supplies, why is it such a big secret?" said Pikachu.

Torkoal sait down, "What do you think? Your instinct is your strongest tool during an investigation. You are part of a special kind of people who can just sense when something's wrong. Some people are completely blind when there's trouble afoot. You however, can tell when something strange is going on." Pikachu thought about what Torkoal said about half the afternoon. FInally he decided. He was going to go back. He was going to steal the cart from the customer and reveal it to be a bomb (at least he hoped it would be a bomb.) Pikachu set off on the same route through Apple Woods. The sun now was much  lower, painting the sky a bright orange. Pikachu this time ran through the path. He hoped he wouldn't bump into Team Fairy Wind on his way, but that never happened. He reached the house by night. It sat up on a ledge of a rocky mountain. Pikachu wondered why someone would have  a house in such a dangerous location, but he remembered that he was talking about a former world-class thief. The house was a shabby looking wooden shack. Mismagius was apparently gone (lucky him.) Pikachu walked through the unlocked door. Wait unlocked? Pikachu found the cart in the corner of the shack. He slowly walked towards it. The house was full of glass artifacts. He didn't want to knock one over. He grabbed the thick coarse tarp. He started to pull until a light flashed in his eye. It was the chief officer Magnezone. Behind him stood Mismagius.

"This is the thief! I saw him through future sight. He broke into my house. Now he's gonna steal my new supplies!" cried Mismagius. It sounded somewhat fake. Pikachu's eyes adjusted to the officers light. He tried to look straight at him, but the light was too bright.

"Is this true!" yelled Magnezone. Pikachu froze. The only thing he did was slowly pull the tarp off. Magnezone continued to yell the same question. Mismagius kept on blabbering about how she saw Pikachu using future sight and all. Pikachu kept slowly pulling the tarp. Finally he did it. He closed is eyes and pulled the tarp off the cart. Magnezone gasped.

"Criminal!" he yelled. Pikachu put his hands up ready for what was next. He opened his eyes to see them tackling Mismagius to the ground. Pikachu looked in the cart. Inside there were tons of weapons, amo, gunpowder, and all kinds of dangerous weapons. Pikachu let out a sigh  of relief. He arrived back at the Investigation Society by morning. He was escorted by Magnezone, who was buzzing him with questions the entire trip. Pikachu answered a few, but mostly he ingored him. Pikachu arrived to an angry crowd until Magnezone explained what happened.

"Oh my gosh! How was I so blind!" Whimsicott cried. She began welling up with tears as Sylveon patted her on the back. Pikachu blushed. Snivy avoided Pikachu like she was jealous or something. Pikachu went through several more normal days of work until a buzz came through the Society building.

Someone shouted, "Team Volt's back in town!" Everyone cheered and rushed out the door, even Pikachu knew what was happening.

Up Next: Team Volt!