Chapter 1: New Pokémon, New Trainer
By Mutsunokami
A flash of light and a rushing sensation, followed by groggy
awareness. She opens her eyes to the sight of a man in a lab coat,
a laboratory, and various Pokémon with curious looks. "Hello,
Marissa. I am Professor Oak. I must admit that your case is the
most unusual one to come my way. How do you feel?"
{With my fingers.} She wiggles her fingers at Professor Oak,
and some of the Pokémon begin to chuckle. Oak only grins, saying
"Well, at least you have a sense of humor about this. You have a
bit of time to relax bef-"
Ding dong!
"Oh, now who could that be? I'll be back soon. Feel free to
associate with the other Pokémon." Prof. Oak turns and walks out
the door with twenty pairs of eyes watching him, then focus on
Marissa. She feels very self-concious, not knowing what to say.
A Bulbasaur steps forward for a closer look, then a Sandshrew
moves closer.
"Bulba bulbasaur?" *What exactly are you?*
{I'm a Mewtwo. A psychic-type Pokémon.}
"Kazam-zam. Ala-zam kazam." *Seen one before. In Viridian
City Gym.*
"Oddish-ish?" *Where you from?*
{Cinnabar Island, just outside of town.} She regrets her
answer almost immediately upon realizing she should keep this a
secret.
"Zam-alaka ka-ala zam, Alakazam." *Tell them what I see in your
mind, Marissa.*
She stares at the floor. {Up until two days ago I was a human.}
The Pokemon stare at her in shock, not knowing what to do or say.
However, a Golduck recovers first and steps forward.
"Golduck duck golduck-duck?" *Have you accepted this situation?"
{Yeah. It felt easy to accept this.}
"Gol?" *Why?*
Marissa blinks and stares off into space. Why was this so easy
to accept? She turns back to the Golduck.
{I don't know why. All I know is that it feels natural.}
Some of the Pokémon look at each other in wonder about Marissa.
The Golduck holds up his hands to get everyones' attention. He
focuses on Marissa and begins.
*A small legend is passed around by psychic Pokémon about an
ancient creature called Missingno.*
{That is almost like the sound I heard!}
*Err, yes. Please, no interruption.* Marissa nods her assent.
*Very little is actually known about this creature except that it
has a nasty sense of humor and lives on Cinnabar Island. Yes?*
{Any chance it chose a Mewtwo as my form because of that sense
of humor?} The Golduck nods his head.
*It only did something like this once before. Some kind of
fish-type. Very messy.*
Just then Prof. Oak comes back in the room muttering something
about annoying salesmen. "Where was I? Oh, yes. Marissa, I have
a trainer picked out for you. His name is Jack, and he lives here
in Pallet Town. He is coming first thing in the morning." He
turns to walk out. "Feel free to roam around the grounds. I will
be doing some research for the rest of the afternoon." After Prof.
Oak walks out Marissa feels something tug her arm. She looks down
at the Wartortle at her side.
"War wartort war-tle tort?" *Wanna go outside now?*
She thinks for a moment and then nods her head. All the Pokémon
leave the room with Marissa in tow.
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Darkness, and a low growling noise.
Oh no. Not again. Not this nightmare again.
A pair of glowing eyes appear, then a large, gaping mouth. The
growl becomes a roar.
Can't move. Why am I having this nightmare?
A long serpentine form now looms over him, the glaring eyes and
horrible mouth are looking down. Then it lunges at him.
He sits bolt upright in bed and gasping for air. Beads of sweat
roll down his face as he tries to control his shivering. Jack manages
to calm himself enough to look at his clock. Another two hours till
the sun comes up. If this keeps up any longer, I won't ever get a
good night's sleep. Sheesh. Laying back down Jack wonders what kind
of Pokemon Prof. Oak might give him, and drifts back to sleep, dreaming
of Pikachus, Charmanders and Squirtles.
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Marissa yawns and stretches after coming out of the Pokéball.
She looks around at sleepy Pokémon and Prof. Oak, who is serving
breakfast. A rumbling sound escapes her stomach and she face-faults.
{Haven't eaten since breakfast yesterday.} She heads straight over
to the food and begins to eat. {Yes?} she thought without turning her
head. The Alakazam that had reached out to tap her shoulder looked
surprised. *Heh. You are getting better.* She looks at the Alakazam
sideways. {Quite a compliment from something with an IQ of 5000.}
Alakazam stares at her silently, Marissa looks at the floor. {Sorry.
I'm nervous about today.} Alakazam's expression softens and nods.
*Don't worry. You will do fine.* He thinks for a moment, considering
something she knows is important. *Do you know how to form a bond?*
She nods. {Seems like Missingno wanted me to be prepared as a... a
Mewtwo. That's a reason why I'm going to have a trainer, so I can find
that Missingno.} Alakazam looks past her shoulder, she turns around.
"It's time, Marissa. Your new trainer is waiting for you."
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He stares in amazement at the Pokémon following Prof. Oak. It
looks to be about his height, and pink and purple to boot. "Hello,
Jack. Eh? You look tired."
"Nightmare. Woke me up too early." Jack looks back at the
strange Pokémon. "Is that my Pokémon, Professor?" It narrows it's
eyes slightly at Jack. "Oh my, yes. But be careful in what you say.
Marissa is a bit sensitive." Jack almost giggles at the- at her giving
the Professor a withering glare. "Nice to meet you, Marissa." Jack
offers to shake Marissa's paw. "Wanna go with me as my first Pokémon?"
She shrugs her shoulders and grins. {Why not? I suppose you'll have
to do.} Jack's mouth drops open. "Howdja do that? I thought Pokémon
didn't speak English." Marissa shrugs again, almost smiling. {Shows
what you know, dummy.} Jack blinks and looks thoughtful. "You remind
me of my sister."
"Sorry to interrupt, Jack, but you do have a journey to start.
Here is your Pokédex and some Pokéballs. Oh, and here is Marissa's
Pokéball. If you ever need to ask about something feel free to call."
"Thanks, Professor! Bye!"
"You both take care now."
Marissa looks back at Prof. Oak. {We will.}
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Jack and Marissa are on their way on a great adventure. They are
both excited about what they might find along the way, but Marissa
can't help but wonder if she will ever find Missingno. Now she has to
decide whether or not she can trust Jack enough to tell him her secret.
Only time will tell.
By Mutsunokami
A flash of light and a rushing sensation, followed by groggy
awareness. She opens her eyes to the sight of a man in a lab coat,
a laboratory, and various Pokémon with curious looks. "Hello,
Marissa. I am Professor Oak. I must admit that your case is the
most unusual one to come my way. How do you feel?"
{With my fingers.} She wiggles her fingers at Professor Oak,
and some of the Pokémon begin to chuckle. Oak only grins, saying
"Well, at least you have a sense of humor about this. You have a
bit of time to relax bef-"
Ding dong!
"Oh, now who could that be? I'll be back soon. Feel free to
associate with the other Pokémon." Prof. Oak turns and walks out
the door with twenty pairs of eyes watching him, then focus on
Marissa. She feels very self-concious, not knowing what to say.
A Bulbasaur steps forward for a closer look, then a Sandshrew
moves closer.
"Bulba bulbasaur?" *What exactly are you?*
{I'm a Mewtwo. A psychic-type Pokémon.}
"Kazam-zam. Ala-zam kazam." *Seen one before. In Viridian
City Gym.*
"Oddish-ish?" *Where you from?*
{Cinnabar Island, just outside of town.} She regrets her
answer almost immediately upon realizing she should keep this a
secret.
"Zam-alaka ka-ala zam, Alakazam." *Tell them what I see in your
mind, Marissa.*
She stares at the floor. {Up until two days ago I was a human.}
The Pokemon stare at her in shock, not knowing what to do or say.
However, a Golduck recovers first and steps forward.
"Golduck duck golduck-duck?" *Have you accepted this situation?"
{Yeah. It felt easy to accept this.}
"Gol?" *Why?*
Marissa blinks and stares off into space. Why was this so easy
to accept? She turns back to the Golduck.
{I don't know why. All I know is that it feels natural.}
Some of the Pokémon look at each other in wonder about Marissa.
The Golduck holds up his hands to get everyones' attention. He
focuses on Marissa and begins.
*A small legend is passed around by psychic Pokémon about an
ancient creature called Missingno.*
{That is almost like the sound I heard!}
*Err, yes. Please, no interruption.* Marissa nods her assent.
*Very little is actually known about this creature except that it
has a nasty sense of humor and lives on Cinnabar Island. Yes?*
{Any chance it chose a Mewtwo as my form because of that sense
of humor?} The Golduck nods his head.
*It only did something like this once before. Some kind of
fish-type. Very messy.*
Just then Prof. Oak comes back in the room muttering something
about annoying salesmen. "Where was I? Oh, yes. Marissa, I have
a trainer picked out for you. His name is Jack, and he lives here
in Pallet Town. He is coming first thing in the morning." He
turns to walk out. "Feel free to roam around the grounds. I will
be doing some research for the rest of the afternoon." After Prof.
Oak walks out Marissa feels something tug her arm. She looks down
at the Wartortle at her side.
"War wartort war-tle tort?" *Wanna go outside now?*
She thinks for a moment and then nods her head. All the Pokémon
leave the room with Marissa in tow.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Darkness, and a low growling noise.
Oh no. Not again. Not this nightmare again.
A pair of glowing eyes appear, then a large, gaping mouth. The
growl becomes a roar.
Can't move. Why am I having this nightmare?
A long serpentine form now looms over him, the glaring eyes and
horrible mouth are looking down. Then it lunges at him.
He sits bolt upright in bed and gasping for air. Beads of sweat
roll down his face as he tries to control his shivering. Jack manages
to calm himself enough to look at his clock. Another two hours till
the sun comes up. If this keeps up any longer, I won't ever get a
good night's sleep. Sheesh. Laying back down Jack wonders what kind
of Pokemon Prof. Oak might give him, and drifts back to sleep, dreaming
of Pikachus, Charmanders and Squirtles.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Marissa yawns and stretches after coming out of the Pokéball.
She looks around at sleepy Pokémon and Prof. Oak, who is serving
breakfast. A rumbling sound escapes her stomach and she face-faults.
{Haven't eaten since breakfast yesterday.} She heads straight over
to the food and begins to eat. {Yes?} she thought without turning her
head. The Alakazam that had reached out to tap her shoulder looked
surprised. *Heh. You are getting better.* She looks at the Alakazam
sideways. {Quite a compliment from something with an IQ of 5000.}
Alakazam stares at her silently, Marissa looks at the floor. {Sorry.
I'm nervous about today.} Alakazam's expression softens and nods.
*Don't worry. You will do fine.* He thinks for a moment, considering
something she knows is important. *Do you know how to form a bond?*
She nods. {Seems like Missingno wanted me to be prepared as a... a
Mewtwo. That's a reason why I'm going to have a trainer, so I can find
that Missingno.} Alakazam looks past her shoulder, she turns around.
"It's time, Marissa. Your new trainer is waiting for you."
----------------------------------------------------------------------
He stares in amazement at the Pokémon following Prof. Oak. It
looks to be about his height, and pink and purple to boot. "Hello,
Jack. Eh? You look tired."
"Nightmare. Woke me up too early." Jack looks back at the
strange Pokémon. "Is that my Pokémon, Professor?" It narrows it's
eyes slightly at Jack. "Oh my, yes. But be careful in what you say.
Marissa is a bit sensitive." Jack almost giggles at the- at her giving
the Professor a withering glare. "Nice to meet you, Marissa." Jack
offers to shake Marissa's paw. "Wanna go with me as my first Pokémon?"
She shrugs her shoulders and grins. {Why not? I suppose you'll have
to do.} Jack's mouth drops open. "Howdja do that? I thought Pokémon
didn't speak English." Marissa shrugs again, almost smiling. {Shows
what you know, dummy.} Jack blinks and looks thoughtful. "You remind
me of my sister."
"Sorry to interrupt, Jack, but you do have a journey to start.
Here is your Pokédex and some Pokéballs. Oh, and here is Marissa's
Pokéball. If you ever need to ask about something feel free to call."
"Thanks, Professor! Bye!"
"You both take care now."
Marissa looks back at Prof. Oak. {We will.}
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Jack and Marissa are on their way on a great adventure. They are
both excited about what they might find along the way, but Marissa
can't help but wonder if she will ever find Missingno. Now she has to
decide whether or not she can trust Jack enough to tell him her secret.
Only time will tell.