Italics - Telepathy. Underlined Italics mean the character is reading something.
Disclaimer - "I hear by state that I do not own pokemon in anyway."
"I'd also like to say that my OC characters are creations of my own. If they act or dress similar to a character somewhere else it is simply a coincidence that you can amuse yourself with. Though if you find these similar traits somewhere else i'd like to know. It could be fun to see who my OC characters are related to by you as a reader."
I sat there in the dark of my room with only the clicks and taps of my mouse and keyboard as I played the most up to date pokemon battle emulator. If someone were to ask me if I was any good well to be honest I was pretty great. Not that I would say it to their face. I was too modest for that.
As I was playing I managed to get a clean game against my opponent. It was the tenth game in a row that I won that night. I stopped playing hoping to call it a night after being up for three days. However as I was shutting down my system a letter was slipped through the mail collector for my appartment.
I looked over at the clock and noticed that the time was Four twelve in the morning. Curiosity egging me on, I went to the box and retrieved the letter and tearing it open with little regard for the envelope.
Flipping a strand of my blond hair out of the way I began to read the letter.
Greetings Izan.
You have been chosen as a beta tester for Monsters and Battle, a new game funded by Sky Tower Corp, your hard working company for anything pokemon related.
Monsters and Battle is a pokemon battle emulator that takes things a step further by allowing the player to control a physical pokemon created in our special simulation room and do battle with an opponent.
I stopped reading for a moment as I began to brew a cup of coffee and ponder. Sky Tower Corp was a company that was responsible for the battle ban in the city but also the gene splice for pet pokemon business that grew very popular with people. The next thing you know they banned pokemon deemed a hazard from the city and you could only have one of said pokemon if you had a licence.
I scoffed. "It seems like they are a pokemon fan company that got out of hand with power." I said to myself as my coffee machine beeped signaling that my drink was done.
I sighed mostly out of tiredness as I grabbed my coffee and began reading again.
In our emulator you will be able to call on the powers of what ever pokemon you use for combat, whether it be a lightning bolt, or a fire ball. You will get to feel the battle first hand!
If you are interested in the development of this game then show the back of this letter to the front desk of your local Sky Tower HQ as your pass to play the game. You will then be directed to the location of the test sight. Don't worry about the timing as long as it's between 6:00 A.M. and 12:00 P.M. up until the games release which has yet to be determined.
There's no way a gamer like me could pass by this chance, even if it seemed like a hoax. there was only one way to find out.
The next day I awoke with a splitting headache. Though it was nothing new to me it never got any easier. I looked at the clock to see it was six forty one in the afternoon. Well if you stay up for a long time, you give up on waking up at the desired time I thought giving off a yawn.
I slipped on a pair of jeans, a black tea shirt, socks and shoes the moment I got out of bed. I didn't rely on stuff like slippers or bed robes, I got strait to the point. Today I knew exactly where I was going.
I exited my apartment grabbing a dark green jacket then walking down about two flights of stairs and exiting through the lobby. I didn't pay the lobby manager any mind as I left as usual. I wouldn't bother bonding with someone new as it always led to trouble in my case.
Exiting the building I began walking down the sidewalk hiding my face from the sunlight in the jacket I grabbed on my way out. I would have taken the bus but it was just too awkward sitting on a public transport with prying eyes all around. If someone sat next to me I would be stuck trying to ignore them.
As I walked I diverted my eyes every time someone looked my way. Better to not go there. Looking someone in the eyes meant I'd have to say something or nod to be polite. If I didn't I'd feel horrible.
Every time someone got close to me I'd casually change course to be on the side of the road away from them on the sidewalk, especially the ones with pokemon. A chill went down my spine as a girl walked by with a Furfrou.
When growing up I had trouble interacting with people. What few friends I made were close, but over time I grew more and more secluded and even my friends started to get fed up with my poor ability to properly interact around others. Soon I was left with no one by my side and not without fault on my end. However I saw it as betrayal leading to my ultimate inability to trust anything that lived. Particularly those I couldn't understand. Pokemon fell in that category. There was no telling what they were thinking or even their motives. To me they were worse then humans.
Many tests and projects were formed awhile back proving that pokemon could indeed understand each other. According to myth, humans were cursed by Arceus for believing themselves better then pokemon. Hence they were doomed to never understand them.
Pondering these many things I had almost missed my stop. I now stood in front of the large building owned by Sky Tower Corp. I took in the sight of the large building that stood about ten stories up. It was by no means the biggest building in the city, but it did the trick.
As I walked into the building the lobby was surprisingly mostly empty aside from the welcome desk and a few groups of people discussing business most likely. I began walking to the front desk deciding the best course of action was to follow the letters directions.
When I got close to the desk the secretary held up her hand before I could say anything continuing her work. She finally closed her book she was writing and looked at me.
"Show me your letter." She said with a little more force then I expected.
"Uh, sure, but, how did?" I stumbled taking out the letter out of my pocket.
"I know?" she asked finishing my question. She then adjusted her glasses sending a glare my way that made me freeze up. "Lets see,messy hair, pale skin, you might as well have black eyes from lack of sleep and you had the corner of the letter sticking out of your pocket. How could I not know?" She said with a triumphant grin. "your figure reeks of shut in."
As I was holding out the letter to her a bit offended at her summary she snatched the letter from my grasp startling me back a step. She then scanned the back with a device that seemed like it would be used to read bar codes letting of a beep sound. Though I didn't see anything to scan on said letter.
"You check out. You are to go to the grey zone address one o twelve on Charcoal road." She handed me the letter and began working again as if i weren't there.
"Grey zone! But that's the worst quadrant of the city! People have been attacked by wild pokemon there it's so run down!" I exclaimed exasperatedly to which the secretary sighed.
Adjusting her glasses and putting on a smile that was definitely forced, the secretary stood up and began reciting some spiel about saving money and how it was good for the city to bring business to that location in question. It didn't take a genius to figure out she had spewed this several times.
When she finished the rant, she ended by telling me to get going and not to bother her again.
Not wanting to invoke her wrath I got out of there as fast as possible. I began walking the streets again heading back to my apartment to get away from the outside. "Today has been to much interaction and sunlight for my likes." I sighed.
"Hey Izan." A voice spoke that was right behind sending a cold chilling feel through my whole body. It can't be went through my mind as I stopped dead in my tracks hoping that it wasn't who I thought it was.
"There you are big brother. I was looking for you" It said in a monotone.
I turned around. To my horror there stood Lilly my younger sister with her Gardivoir named Ripple at her side. Lilly was somewhat suffocating at the best of times to say the least.
"Hey there, aren't you going to say hi to your little sister? Or are you going to stand their silent and trembling in joy of seeing your sister. I've been looking for you all morning you know." Trembling in joy? Is she insane I thought to myself. "Come. we can exchange pleasantries at your place." The way her voice lacked emotion was creepy as it ever was.
She was age eighteen about a foot shorter then me with brown hair down to her shoulders. She had brown eyes and she was wearing that same solid black hoodie she always would wear with a black and white plaid skirt. She was three years younger then me and chose to become a pokemon trainer and a good one at that. Despite how she looked Lilly was far from normal.
"How did you find me, are you stalking me or something!?" I asked exasperated.
"You turned down the tracking brace, so I settled for a trip sensor that lets me know when you leave the apartment." She said betraying no emotion.
"Wait, you were in my apartment and installed a trip sensor?" I asked in an annoyed tone.
"Don't be ridiculous Izan, I don't need to enter your apartment to install a trip sensor. That was when I uploaded a program into you PC that lets me know every web page you visited." She stated in her emotionless voice.
"Lilly... that is actually really creepy." I said completely baffled. "WAIT!... YOU KNOW EVERY WEB PAGE I EVER VISITED!" I yelled causing more then a few people to look our way stopping where they stood.
"Izan, why are you making such a big deal? I can keep secrets." She claimed innocently.
"Lilly, you know I love you and all, but I really have to go somewhere right now." I said in a gentle voice like speaking to a child. She said nothing as I turned and left. Despite looking the other way I could feel her piercing gaze watching me sending chills down my spine.
There was no way I could go back to the apartment with her on the lose right now. Sighing I began a course into the Grey Zone where the beta test for Monsters and Battle was being held. At times Lilly was a bit much for me, and this was one of those times. Ever since our parents disappeared she became practically obsessed with my location and what I was doing at all times.
As I walked the street grey zone people would change their course to avoid me or just walk away. It was strange having roles reversed as this was how I treated the people in the white zone where I lived. Not daring to ask directions I forged forward not really knowing where I was going for awhile until I noticed the road sign for Charcoal road.
Walking down the road to the right address I heard a clang in the alleyway next to me. Looking down the alley I saw that a trashcan lid now lay next to it's respective can. atop it sat a Raichu, and digging in the can was a Pikachu.
I stopped in my tracks just watching not moving. The Pikachu seemed delighted to find a small brown paper bag that it tossed down to the Raichu which seemed just as glad at the find. They then turned to leave the alley only to see me on the side of the road.
Both parties just stood there looking one another down. Finally the Raichu handed the bag to the Pikachu and seemed to tell it something. The Pikachu nodded and ran off with the bag leaving just me and the Raichu.
Staring me down the Raichu got on all fours with sparks spiking from it's cheeks causing me to take a step back. This was like one of my nightmares.
"There you are Izan." came Lilly's voice from down the road making me look away from the Raichu.
"Lilly, am I glad to see you! Down there!" I pointed towards the alley.
Needless to say, I wore a confused expression when the alley was empty. Ripple and Lilly looked down the alley, and then just stared at me.
"Izan, there is nothing there. Are you feeling okay?" she asked in her usual emotionless voice.
"I'm fine, I just had a fright." I sighed. "Are you following me again?" I asked wearily.
"Izan, I think we should head back to your home. While we're there we can talk about where to put the cameras as you recover." Lilly declared
"Lilly." I simply stated.
"Yes Izan?" She asked.
"I would really like to play the quiet game right about now." I answered.
When we reached the beta testing facility thankfully in silence, it was only a two story building. I had to double check this was the right place, seeing as it looked like any other building on the block.
Upon entering the building there was a lobby with one single person standing in front of the welcome desk dressed formally. "Ah, more testers. This way." He gestured with his hand to a Double door.
"Actually i'm the only tester here. This is my sister." I told the man.
"It matters not. I'm sure a guest wouldn't hurt." He walked to the doors and opened them for us. Lilly didn't say a word. She and Ripple just stared at the man. making his composure falter just a bit.
"Lilly, you're making him nervous." I said as if this happened all to often. I looking over at her to which she broke her gaze and looked at me instead.
"I was?" She inquired.
Sighing I walked through the doors and was greeted by the sight of a lounge like area that had circular tables and chairs with vending machines in the far back. At least Seven people were seated at tables talking amongst themselves. four were at one table two another and one back by the vending machines seeming to watch the others.
As I walked in, some in the group of four seemed to notice instantly, one even flagged me down.
"I'm sure the other testers will get you started. Some have been here all day." The man that Lilly was staring at just a moment ago explained before closing the door.
Left with little choice I walked over to the group. "The man at the entrance told me you guys could tell me how this all works." I stated.
"I figured that would be the case, they seem pretty laid back about this." One said
"Yea, don't look when I say, but the guy in the back with the vending machines, we're sure he isn't even a tester. He just came in off the street and sat down back there and has been watching since, not talking to anyone." A different tester said.
"Huh, Interesting, well could you tell me what it's like when in game?" I asked genuinely curious.
"It's like no feeling you've ever felt. Everything feels so real when you are in there." The first tester said. "Being electrocuted wasn't fun." He sheepishly scratched the back of his head. "Na man don't worry about that, the experience more then makes up for it." He quickly said after seeing my expression. "You'll have to see for yourself, the battle rooms are in the back." He said pointing to a double door leading further into the building. We're taking a break as of now.
Wasting little time I thanked the testers for their help and passed through the doors to the back rooms with Lilly trailing behind along with Ripple. The first thing I noticed were viewing windows. When we passed them I saw battlefields ranging from Rocky to swampy with battling pokemon on many of them. A couple of testers were scattered here and there watching battles.
"You don't have to be here if you don't want you know." I directed to Lilly.
"Izan, if I can't stop you from wasting your life away on pointless games, I can at least make sure nothing happens to you when you are." Her gaze looked accusing now.
"I don't need a chaperone." I responded. Though when I thought about it I wasn't even sure why I bothered. At least I knew someone here.
"Ahh, you two look new!" A Sky Tower techie exclaimed to us. "I am the one who will get you accustomed to the game, I assume you will be trying out our new simulation rooms?"
"I am, though I can't speak for her." I made a gesture to my sister behind me. The techie locked eyes with Lilly an expectant look on his face.
"I'm busy." She said staring back at the techie. I was slightly annoyed that she didn't even try to act normal in public.
"So be it, I won't pry." He said looking not the bit displeased. "Name please." He directed to me, to which I gave him my name. "Izan hmm, we expected you sooner or later. I'll get a test room ready for you so you can learn feels of the game."
Counting the rooms I noted there to be six in all as we walked to a back area with a smaller room just like the larger ones but no doubt for testing.
Looking through the viewing window the room was barren. The floor however was made up of dark navy blue tiles with little gold lines sprawled all through them in patterns I could not identify.
Opening a sliding door to the room the techie cleared his throat to get my attention. I walked into the room getting a chill from the cool temperature of the room. Lilly didn't seem to notice the temperature drop at all.
The techie then grabbed something mounted on the wall. Upon closer examine it was full helmet with a thick black wire connecting to a glove with plastic plating and a small screen mounted on it. Looking content after a moment of scrutiny the techie handed it to me.
"I have a question." I looked to the techie who hummed in acknowledgment. "Those pokemon were beta testers in the other rooms were they not? How is that possible?" He stayed quiet for a moment.
"Ah yes, of course you would be curious, though you must understand it's not like we transform your actual body. Naturally you can't see the testers body when a simulation is running because we place them in a safe box. ...Now miss, since you aren't here to participate, I would kindly ask you wait outside." The techie gestured to Lilly and towards the door.
"I understand, but again how does it work? This is far from where current technology lies." As I asked this Lilly walked out the door but continued to look in.
"Of course, it would seem that's the question many are asking. Allow me to explain." He shifted to the standard idle position with his hands behind his back. "This is the dawn of new knowledge. We have made a machine that can make an unstable body structure. We then have the conscious of the one wearing that helmet you now hold to temporarily link to it with no issue. This is thanks to the body having no conscious of it's own. With your body under an artificial induced sleep, you have complete unconditional control of the unstable body we have generated for use."
"You accomplished all this?" I was amazed at this turn of events.
"You forgot to mention the real accomplishment." Lilly stated in her tone still lacking emotion from the doorway. The techie hummed once more as is to ask what she meant. "You made a machine that can put together a body like a kid playing with blocks that degrade after one use. You then made a helmet that could focus the practically non existent aura levels of the human wearing it and project their conscious to the new made body which was made easy by recent research on how psychic pokemon can link minds with other beings. These were not the real accomplishments though, were they?" Lilly then pointed at the techie as if in a dramatic scene. "The real accomplishment was that you somehow provided the bodys with an actual aura of their own, isn't it?" Lilly stated slightly raising her voice.
The techie remained silent for a long while before slowly clapping his hands. "I must say, you my young lady, are cut from a different cloth." You don't know the half of it I wanted to say but I held my tongue. "The other testers never brought it up, but your right, an attack from a pokemon requires aura, but i'm afraid that I can't part with how we did it." The techie then shrugged with a small frown. "As a simple employee, I can't speak on behalf of the company. Whenever you are ready, you may put on the helmet and choose the settings you want with the touch pad." He directed to me.
When I donned the helmet I heard a beeping sound come from the glove on my hand. Looking down at the touch screen it now had a menu on it. Option one being pokemon. Option two was landscape, and option three was attunement. Option three was grayed out at the time. There was an option for time, however that was locked at ten minutes.
Deciding that the best place to start was an avatar I clicked pokemon bringing up a list of available pokemon.
Scrolling through the list I found lots of interesting options but noted that many names were grayed out. Guess that's why it's in beta came to my mind.
I stopped my search when I came across Absol leading me to look no further. When I clicked the name, the screen returned to the menu with a check mark next to pokemon. Wasting little time on landscape I chose lakeside moving on to attunement where I first became confused. It was simply the type chart.
"I shall clarify." The techie began back to his idle position. "Since you already know we succeeded in making an aura, this will be much simpler to explain. Pokemon with a certain type naturally have an attunement to that type, but they also have the ability to attune to at least one more type beyond their natural typing. Of course they won't be as well off with a type not of their own, but they can manage. When a pokemon uses a type not befitting of it, trainers call it their hidden power. Some pokemon like the one you chose are very adaptable and have been known to be able to pull off full blown thunder attacks even if they are not electric type."
"So choosing an attunement is like taking a secondary typing then." I stated mostly to myself.
Not knowing if I would even be able to pull off an attack I quickly chose ice completing the process.
"Excellent, now if you would enter the safe container in that corner there, the rest will handle itself!" The techie exclaimed exiting the room and closing the door behind him.
When I opened the door to the safe container it was filled with some kind of gel pad at the back. I stood back in the container and closed the door. I let out a breath of nervousness from being in a dark confined space.
"Your simulation test will begin shortly, please relax." A computer generated voice stated after I was standing for about ten seconds. I then felt the container leaning back until I was no longer standing but laying on the gel pad in the back. "Configuration complete, starting simulation." I felt a shock run from my head down to my feet as my body became completely unresponsive and numb.
It seemed like several minutes of nothing before I was suddenly greeted with the small testing room I stood in before the simulation. This time though it was a small grassy plain with a small body of water nearby.
I felt strange to say the least, and the lights seemed extra bright. I shook my head and moved a foot forward, no wait, a paw? Shock spreading through me I started panicking and shuffling my legs around only to fall backward into a sitting position.
"Izan, this is all part of the game, you need to relax for a moment." came a voice from somewhere I couldn't tell, but I recognized it as that techie.
I didn't move. Instead I sat there trying to slow down my breathing. Eventually I caught my breath and convinced myself that I was okay and that this wasn't permanent.
"Good, i'm going to guide you through the tutorial. Now this may seem a little strange, but learn to walk." The techie said through the speaker. I took note of the fact I could see Lilly, Ripple and the techie though the viewing window.
I got out of sitting position and tried to walk in a random direction. The first thing I noticed was my legs didn't wobble. If anything my body and muscles seemed to be pretty stable as if they were used often. Though this didn't stop me from stumbling multiple times.
After losing my rhythm several times and nearly face planting or falling backwards, I finally began to get the hang of moving at walking speed. I felt utterly ridiculous walking on four feet.
"Okay, now that that is out of the way, we can move on to trying an attack. Normally we would have you try running first, but we already used a lot of our time up. Now, what I need you to do is focus heavily on your bodies pulse and muscle structure. You should feel a sort of dormant energy."
Doing as the techie commanded I began to concentrate on my body. Surely enough I found it. Some kind of energy was flowing through me.
"Focus on where you want that energy. In this case lets try your claws. Then flex your muscles as though you were guiding that energy to them." The techie commanded me.
Taking in a deep breath and slightly kneading my claws in the dirt. I then focused on the energy and tensed the muscles in my front right foreleg bringing a tingling feeling to my claws. Lifting my paw just a bit from the ground I looked down to see bits of light that were traveling from the muscles in my leg to my claws making it look as though they were shining. It faded soon after I stopped concentrating.
"Congratulations, you have learned to call on idle energy. Each pokemon has focus points to which they can easily call energy to. In your current case, you have seven. Your horn, each leg, mouth and tail. Now it's time to get you to activate that energy." I merely nodded in acknowledgment of the techie's words as I toyed with my new found ability of shifting which focus point I sent the power.
"While you have called idle energy you should notice that the energy that you are pulling from will now seem to have it's own muscle structure, use that structure." He commanded.
After a second I realized there was indeed a structure to the energy I was calling. Now that I knew about it I felt as though it were a piece of my very body. It was like I could make that energy do what I wanted. Focusing the energy towards my claws again using my new found link, I found the results to be quite different. Instead of a shining effect my claws were encased in a white glow that made them appear about two inches longer.
"Of course calling energy will become practically habit. With a bit of practice you won't even need idle energy anymore." The techie stated as I stared in awe at the power of aura. "The energy you use right now is known as normal energy."
Deciding to experiment I made the energy from my claws become the size of a short sword quickly learning how fast it wore me down. After my little test I figured that my aura level was directly related to my stamina level.
"Since you are in a dark type body, we will work on that type. You must know that in calling any type you must know it's workings and focus on the effects you want. Dark energy is often associated with justification, or a means to an end. If your resolve fails your attack will as well."
If this is the case, why do people consider dark to be evil I pondered as I made my way to the the water's edge seeing my reflection for the first time during the simulation. Of course I didn't see me looking back, but rather an Absol. I was surprised to find that there was a scar across the right side of my face as though a pokemon went for my eye with a slash seemed that the details were so real.
"Now Izan. When you are using the structure to your energy reserves I want you to try and force the energy to alter itself. When calling upon the dark type, think of using it to accomplish something even if it's just to learn how to do it."
I want to use dark aura. I thought to myself over and over taking the techies advise before activating my claw attack again with the intent of using a dark attack. After I felt the faint tickling feeling in my claws again, I saw that they now had a kind of dark glow to them. Albeit a small flickering one.
"Nicely done!" the techie exclaimed. "But of course you and I know that attack could hardly hurt a fly. Remember Izan, the dark type is volatile and responds to your resolve. It's strength is based on your will to use it. when you are backed into a corner or are feeling threatened are times it shines the strongest."
I had an epiphany realizing that it would work best for those who live lives of risk and reward. This was why it was seen as evil. Upon learning this I then thought about how much I disliked being around people. Readying my attack again I slashed my claw through the air as if I to remove an imaginary person crowding my space. To my surprise the attack became more solid then the first time leaving a dark trail of energy as I swung.
"That is all I can teach you with the time allotted. For the remainder of your time I suggest learning to use your body better. I'll leave you to it." With that the techie left no longer watching through the viewing window.
I Decided to practice running up until my vision started to become dark and the landscape around me started to degrade as the simulation powered down.
The next thing I knew I was awake in the safe container with the door opening to reveal Lilly and her Gardevior Ripple.
"Uuuuggh." I groaned as I stumbled from the container. Never had I felt this mentally drained.
"How do you feel Izan?" Lilly asked. Though rather than concerned she looked more curious, both her and Ripple were leaning closer making me a little uncomfortable.
"I feel like I just spent twenty four hours reading an encyclopedia, but without the gain of knowledge." I complained as we left the test room.
"What was it like during the simulation?" She pressed on.
"It was great like I had all the power and ability of an Absol, However I felt ridiculous being in the body of an animal." We walked in silence until we hit the lobby with me slumping down in one of the chairs back near the vending machines.
"For what it's worth, I think you'd make a great dog." Lilly stated innocently.
"Too exhausted to explain how much I find that insulting." I said laying my head on the table in front of me.
"Hey man, don't worry, it gets easier after a bit." Someone at the same table spoke.
I lifted my head up to meet the gaze of the same person I saw over here when I entered the lobby for the first time who was sporting a light smile.
"Oh, i'm sorry, I didn't notice you there." I lightly rubbed the back of my head forcing a smile.
Now that I was up close I took a moment to examine him. He had long black hair that would obstruct his vision much like my hair would. He was wearing a navy blue jacket, shirt and jeans. I guess he must have really liked dark blue. The most interesting thing though was his eyes, they were purple, almost like they were glowing.
"No problem man, I get that a lot. My name is Hidone, pronounced Hid - doe - nay, if you have any trouble." Hidone held his hand out.
"Izan, nice to meet you." I shook his hand after giving my name.
"And what might your name be?" He directed to Lilly who just stood there for a long while staring at Hidone until she finally gave him her name but said nothing else.
"Uh, nice to meet you." Hidone then held out his hand towards her to which Lilly made no movements.
"Um, I must apologize, she doesn't like to interact with people." I explained as Hidone slowly closed and lowered his hand giving off a light chuckle like he was embarrassed.
"Hey, how about you and I do a couple of sessions in the simulation rooms?" Hidone asked once again sporting a smile. "I can give you some pointers."
"You use the simulation rooms?" I asked slightly caught off guard. "Some of the other testers seemed to think you were just sitting here all day."
"Oh, You see, they sent out the letters for the beta when it was ready, but some came late. I was here the day before. Your letter must have came later." Hidone explained.
"In that case why not?" I inquired feeling recovered enough to move again.
Shortly after that we had found an empty simulation room to use. As we battled Hidone kept to his word and gave me tips which allowed me to execute my attacks much easier then before. He still couldn't help with agility though as I would use Absol while he would use Lucario which only had two legs opposed to four.
Over the course of our battles I had learned that if you lose consciousness you would be forced awake in your real body and the simulation would end. I also learned during our breaks that Hidone was not just a gamer, but also a pokemon trainer that believed it was an invaluable experience seeing things from the perspective of a pokemon.
For the forth time that day I awoke from a simulation defeated by Hidone. When the door opened to my container Hidone had helped me out as the next testers entered the room to start their own simulation.
"Man, it seems like I can't beat you even when you don't use your type advantage." I claimed slightly off put by another defeat. During our battles I had learned to breath fire by using my aura thinking it would help me against Hidone since he used a steel type, but he always seemed to see it coming. He said it was something about being able to see my aura pattern.
"Don't let it throw you off, I think you have grown exponentially over the course of our battles." Hidone returned.
Returning to the lobby once more I looked to our usual spot near the vending machines to see Lilly now sleeping. Of course with Ripple at her side I knew no one would dare approach, but there's still something to say for acting decent I thought slightly annoyed at the sight.
"Well, It has been fun, but it's time I left. Have a great night man." Hidone said holding out his hand with his fingers spread in a form of goodbye.
"Yea, hope we meet again. I'm curious how it would turn out." I stated as Hidone turned and left.
I looked at the clock suddenly realizing just how late it really was. It was no wonder Lilly fell asleep.
Looking around the lobby I saw many others were now leaving as well. I zoned in on the techie that guided me through the tutorial who seemed to notice me as well.
"Ah, Mr. Izan, we are closing the beta for today. You may hang around for awhile if you wish, but i'm afraid the simulation rooms are unavailable at the time. Have a good night, we hope to see you again." With that the techie left following the last testers that had left before him leaving the lobby empty aside from Lilly and I.
Everything seemed so quiet. It would have been peaceful if not for Ripple staring at me from beside a sleeping Lilly.
"Hi." Someone said behind me breaking the silence. I turned around to find someone that was wearing a white hoodie with the hood covering his face and blue jeans for his lower body. All I could tell was that he was male by his voice.
"Uh, hi." I said somewhat thrown off.
"Bummer that I got here so late, I was hoping to get in a run at the test rooms before going home." The guy said casually.
"That tends to happen when you show up at twelve o clock at night." I stated with a shrug.
"Hey, that's not a problem, your here after all. if your up for it I can get us into a game." He claimed putting his hands behind his head just as casually as he spoke
"Don't they close the simulators though?" I asked.
"Of course, but I know how to power them back up of course." He said holding one hand out to the side as though to make a statement.
"I don't know, that doesn't seem right." I uttered unsure.
"Come on. lets go a round. I mean in the long run were only helping the company with their beta tests anyway. It's not like were hurting anyone." Without further warning the guy walked toward the test rooms.
"Uh, I guess, but only one round." I stated while glancing back at Lilly once more with Ripple still beside her before following the person to the simulation rooms.
When we reached the simulation rooms the quiet feeling of the night gave me an eerie vibe. It was almost like the very hallway was watching my movements.
"Lets use this room." The hooded person declared leading me into his chosen room. "Okay, Put on your glove and helmet, then enter the safe container while I get the simulation room running." He commanded.
I had paused a moment before deciding that there was no going back now. Deciding to get it over with I quickly entered my specs in preparation for the simulation and walked into the safe container closing the door leaving me in total darkness.
"Your simulation will begin shortly, please relax." The computer generated voice I was familiar with by now had stated. The container then leaned back so I was in laying position. "Configuration unknown, starting simulation."
"Unknown?" Was all I had time to say before I felt the most brutal pain I had ever experienced. It was like every memory and feeling was being ripped from my mind. Throwing my hands up to my head only being able to handle so much pain I screamed in agony for what seemed like an eternity until my throat must have bled. I thrashed and continued to wail as my body spasmed uncontrollably. Before long my vision then flashed red and slowly faded back to black as every thought and feeling left my mind.
Darkness and silence consumed Izan. That night at 00:07 A.M. Izan's life was changed and would never be the same.