Awakenings
Chapter 1
"You Can Run, But You Can't Hide"
As Laureen, your average 18-year-old girl returned home late from work, all she could think about was climbing into her nice warm bed and hopefully get 6 hours of sleep before she had to get up and go to college the next morning. She got in bed and fell asleep almost instantly.
Later that night, Laureen felt a stir. She felt a huge wave of fear and anxiety come over her. The slight tremble jarred her back to consciousness. "Uhhhh...Is it morning?" She shrugged her head, passing off the feeling she had felt. Then, just as she was rolling over to edge back into the world of dreams, she looked up and saw it: a ceiling, whose great height loomed above her in no way that resembled the low-pitched ceiling so familiar to her before she had began this sleep. But...something was odd. Was she still dreaming? She pinched herself and let out a small yelp. No. This was real. She sprang to her feet and saw her bed was now a ghastly black couch. Her room was now a world she had never experienced before. This was something different alright...and wherever it was, it certainly wasn't home.
Still a little shaky from the shock she just received, she walked around the huge room she was in. giant floating balls of green light hovered just under the seemingly endless ceiling, and she noted how the beautiful yet eerie green light bounced off the shiny surface of the pure marble walls and floor. Laureen walked towards the wall, wanting to examine it closer when she noticed her footsteps echoed loudly on the marble floor.
Her heart racing, Laureen frantically looked for a hiding place-she couldn't risk someone detecting her presence. Her eyes searched the room till she saw some large pillars in the rear of the enormous room. She walked as quietly as she could over to the pillars and hid behind one.
"Who am I kidding?" she thought. "If someone is looking for me, they would see me easily in this big room."
Laureen looked to her left and saw a door leading to another room. Several thoughts raced through her head.
"I could go through this door and hopefully find a better hiding place." Impressed by her seemingly ingenious plan, she put her hand to the door, but another thought crossed her mind.
"What if there's someone on the other side of the door? Or even worse, what if someone already knows I'm here and is waiting in ambush?" Laureen silently cursed. She didn't know what to do.
Her thoughts were suddenly interrupted when she heard scratching noises on the marble floor. Her heart sank.
"Oh no! Someone knows I'm here!"
Laureen could feel her beating of her heart get faster as the scratching sounds came closer and closer, then let out a sigh of relief as they drifted away.
"Hurry up and find her! We don't have all day!" A huge booming voice called.
"Great. Someone is looking for me." Laureen muttered.
"Yeah, yeah. I know." a voice said, answering the first.
"Bring her to me when you do." The deep voice commanded.
"Yes boss" the other responded.
What did that guy want from her? She felt sick in the stomach, knowing that she would almost certainly be captured.
Her attention was instantly drawn to growling noises that seemed to be just a little to close to her. She gathered enough courage too look around the pillar. She caught a glimpse of an orange scaly tail attached to two strong legs with large claws on them. She guessed that those claws where making the terrible scratching sounds she heard. The stranger lifted up various objects in the room, searching for Laureen's hiding place.
She then heard another growl, but it was much closer this time. She quickly hid behind the pillar again.
There was a very abrupt period of silence. Either her pursuer had found her or moved on to look for her in another area. She resisted the temptation to turn her head and check. Laureen felt all the blood drain from her face as she heard the all-too-familiar scratching sound grow closer and closer. He had found her!
There was another period of silence. She looked out from behind the pillar slightly and could see his large wings stick out from the sides of the pillar. She now knew for sure that he knew where she was. She slid to the left a little, in hopes that she might be able to make a run for it. But to her surprise, he just moved to his right. So Laureen moved left again, and the dragon moved left, she went left, and he again moved right. Laureen was now growing very irritated, as she knew he was just playing with her now. He was just waiting for the right moment to capture her. They continued moving around the pillar for a few moments. Then Laureen decided to be bold. She took a bigger step to her left, but this time, the dragon also took a big step to his left. There they stood. Face to face. "Peek-a-boo." he said mockingly.
Laureen screamed as loud as she could and bolted through the door to her left.
The dragon rolled his eyes. "I hate it when they run!" he said with a scoff. He flew through the door so fast it almost came off its hinges.
Laureen ran as fast as she could through the room, which appeared to be the kitchen. She quickly turned around and saw her pursuer closing in on her. She had to think fast. She grabbed a pot off the wall and hurled it at him, and he easily dodged it.
"You're gonna have to do better than that!" he yelled at her. Laureen growled and went through the other door of the kitchen. She paused as she looked around this new room. There was a large banquet table, a fountain and a huge spiraling staircase that seemed to go up forever. Laureen jumped as she heard a furious flapping of wings behind her. "I've got to keep trying and outrun him!" she thought. She began to run. "Ah-ah-ah! You're not getting away this time!" The dragon increased his speed and suddenly Laureen felt a pair of hands with large claws attached to them wrap tightly around her forearms. Still trying to figure out what he was doing, she looked down at her feet and saw they were no longer on the ground. "He must be flying me to his boss!" Laureen thought. Just the be sure, she decided to ask. "Where are you taking me?!" Laureen snapped. Amused by her sudden outburst the dragon smiled. "My boss just wants to have a few words wit' cha. You shouldn't be nervous. He's a real nice guy." He said looking down at her. Laureen looked up and met the dragon's cold eyes and frowned, as she knew that this meeting with this mysterious 'boss' could not mean anything good for her. She looked up and saw they were headed for the huge staircase in the center of the room. "Y-your boss' room is...up there?" she asked in shock. "Yeah." he replied. "He sure knows how to make his guests feel welcome." she said sarcastically. She looked up to see the dragon laughing at her comment. Suddenly Laureen felt something very strange. All the anger and suspicions of her captor started to go away. She began to think that she was actually starting too like him. "No! He's part of an evil scheme!" She protested with herself. "I can't like him!" Laureen snapped out of her daydream to find that they were almost at the top of the staircase! Her heart began to pound as she thought about what was about to happen. A few seconds later, they landed in a small alcove at the top of the stairs with a huge door in the center. The dragon put her down and then turned to face her. "Alright. Now before we go in, you need to know a couple things." he started. "One. Don't say anything to piss him off. He has a really short temper. Secondly--" He was interrupted by Laureen. "Whoa, whoa, whoa! You told me he was a 'real nice guy'!" she quoted him. "Well he is...when things go his way." He responded, a little bitterly. "Sounds like he needs an attitude adjustment." Laureen thought. "Whatever. Let's just get this over with." she told him. He nodded, pushed a button and the door slid open. She motioned for him to go in. "No, no. Ladies first." he prodded. Laureen gave him a sideways smile and the dragon followed her into the room. The boss' 'office' had a circular design and was made of stone. It had a large window that encircled almost the whole room. It had a beautiful view of the sky. Laureen now realized just how high up they were. Her gaze was instantly drawn to a large chair in the center of the room, facing the window. In it was a figure, seemingly very tall as his head stuck up well beyond the top of the chair. She heard her 'friend' beside her clear his thought. "Boss, I've brought the girl." he said confidently. Laureen looked at him sharply. She was annoyed by the fact that he referred to her only as 'the girl'. She then saw the huge chair spin around and watched as the tall imposing figure started to hover over to her. Laureen's eyes widened as she tried to figure out an explanation for how and why he was doing that. She couldn't think of any, other than the fact the he was trying to intimidate her. As he neared her, she noticed that he was at least half a foot taller than the dragon, and had pale gray skin. Laureen could even see a slight resemblance to a cat in him, as he had a long, powerful tail that was colored darker than the rest of his skin. "Hello Laureen." he said smoothly. "Hello." she answered with a forced smile. "He didn't tell you my name?" there was a hint of annoyance in his voice as he glared at the dragon. The dragon blushed, as he was clearly embarrassed.
"Forgive me sir." he said quickly. He motioned to his boss. "Mewtwo...Laureen." he said, looking at Mewtwo then at Laureen. Laureen wondered why he had a name like "Mewtwo". It seemed like such an odd name. "...And Laureen, Mewtwo." He said, finishing the introduction. "Thank you, Charizard. That will be all." Mewtwo said. "So Charizard's his name! That's such a cool name!" Laureen thought. "Yes sir." Charizard answered. He backed away a few steps leaving Mewtwo and Laureen to talk. "Come on. I'd like to have a little chat with you." Mewtwo said cheerfully. He motioned her to the other side of the room, with the chair. Laureen looked at the chair closely and was amazed by how big it actually was! Noting her surprise in the chair, Mewtwo smiled. "You can sit in it." Laureen hesitated. "Go ahead." he reassured her. So, she sat down, and looked out at the fantastic view of the sky. There was quiet for a while. Then Mewtwo unexpectedly broke the silence. "Lovely weather today huh?" "Yes. The clouds look so beautiful from up here" Laureen replied. "You know, this palace was built over 500 years ago...though no one really knows who built it." Mewtwo told her. "No one knows?" She repeated. "That's right. In fact, people say it suddenly appeared one day...just like that." he added. Both fascinated and disturbed by the story, she could only mutter a "wow." There was another long pause. Laureen began to wonder if he was avoiding having the talk he wanted to have with her just to irritate her. She tried to think of a way to ask without angering him. "Excuse me, but didn't you say you wanted to talk to me about something?" To her relief, he didn't get angry. He actually smiled, as though he was waiting for her to ask. "Oh, yes of course. I am sorry." he said, though there was no note of apology in his voice at all. He turned to face her. "You see...Laureen, you have a gift not many people have." Mewtwo started. Laureen didn't know what to make of that. "W-what do you mean?" She asked, unable to hide her fright. Mewtwo's mouth curled upwards slightly into a sinister smile. "Give me your hand." Laureen hesitated, and then held out her hand. Then Mewtwo put his palm against hers. "Now, close your eyes." She obeyed, and Mewtwo did the same. "Now, just relax. You might feel a little sting, but it wont be for long." Mewtwo said. Laureen still didn't know what he was doing, and braced herself. Mewtwo released a surge of psychic energy from his palm and Laureen let out a grunt of pain as she felt the stinging sensation going through her body as Mewtwo described. "Don't worry. We're almost done." Mewtwo told her. Laureen endured the pain for a few more seconds. Then the pain abruptly stopped. Mewtwo opened his eyes and was pleased with himself as he looked down at Laureen's hand. "You can open your eyes." He commanded. She looked straight into his cold, deep violet eyes, and waited for him to give an explanation. He realized she was very anxious to find out what had happened, and simply said, "Look at your hand." Laureen looked down at her right hand in horror. There was a tiny globe of light hovering just above its surface. "What is that?!" she demanded. "Believe it or not, you created that, not me." Mewtwo explained. "I just helped to awaken your power." Laureen was still too dumbfounded to say anything. Mewtwo leaned in a little closer. "Congratulations, Laureen. You can now use magic." Mewtwo finished. Laureen was absolutely stupefied. "Magic? I can use...magic?" she mumbled. A thousand different thoughts raced through her head. "Why did he want to awaken my magic? Certainly not because he's a nice guy. And how did he know I had it in the first place? And from the way he was talking, it sounds like he's done this before--" Her thoughts were interrupted when she felt something on her shoulder. She looked up to see Charizard looking down at her, smiling. "You better believe it, kid." He said, responding to her question.
--TO BE CONTINUED...
Chapter 1
"You Can Run, But You Can't Hide"
As Laureen, your average 18-year-old girl returned home late from work, all she could think about was climbing into her nice warm bed and hopefully get 6 hours of sleep before she had to get up and go to college the next morning. She got in bed and fell asleep almost instantly.
Later that night, Laureen felt a stir. She felt a huge wave of fear and anxiety come over her. The slight tremble jarred her back to consciousness. "Uhhhh...Is it morning?" She shrugged her head, passing off the feeling she had felt. Then, just as she was rolling over to edge back into the world of dreams, she looked up and saw it: a ceiling, whose great height loomed above her in no way that resembled the low-pitched ceiling so familiar to her before she had began this sleep. But...something was odd. Was she still dreaming? She pinched herself and let out a small yelp. No. This was real. She sprang to her feet and saw her bed was now a ghastly black couch. Her room was now a world she had never experienced before. This was something different alright...and wherever it was, it certainly wasn't home.
Still a little shaky from the shock she just received, she walked around the huge room she was in. giant floating balls of green light hovered just under the seemingly endless ceiling, and she noted how the beautiful yet eerie green light bounced off the shiny surface of the pure marble walls and floor. Laureen walked towards the wall, wanting to examine it closer when she noticed her footsteps echoed loudly on the marble floor.
Her heart racing, Laureen frantically looked for a hiding place-she couldn't risk someone detecting her presence. Her eyes searched the room till she saw some large pillars in the rear of the enormous room. She walked as quietly as she could over to the pillars and hid behind one.
"Who am I kidding?" she thought. "If someone is looking for me, they would see me easily in this big room."
Laureen looked to her left and saw a door leading to another room. Several thoughts raced through her head.
"I could go through this door and hopefully find a better hiding place." Impressed by her seemingly ingenious plan, she put her hand to the door, but another thought crossed her mind.
"What if there's someone on the other side of the door? Or even worse, what if someone already knows I'm here and is waiting in ambush?" Laureen silently cursed. She didn't know what to do.
Her thoughts were suddenly interrupted when she heard scratching noises on the marble floor. Her heart sank.
"Oh no! Someone knows I'm here!"
Laureen could feel her beating of her heart get faster as the scratching sounds came closer and closer, then let out a sigh of relief as they drifted away.
"Hurry up and find her! We don't have all day!" A huge booming voice called.
"Great. Someone is looking for me." Laureen muttered.
"Yeah, yeah. I know." a voice said, answering the first.
"Bring her to me when you do." The deep voice commanded.
"Yes boss" the other responded.
What did that guy want from her? She felt sick in the stomach, knowing that she would almost certainly be captured.
Her attention was instantly drawn to growling noises that seemed to be just a little to close to her. She gathered enough courage too look around the pillar. She caught a glimpse of an orange scaly tail attached to two strong legs with large claws on them. She guessed that those claws where making the terrible scratching sounds she heard. The stranger lifted up various objects in the room, searching for Laureen's hiding place.
She then heard another growl, but it was much closer this time. She quickly hid behind the pillar again.
There was a very abrupt period of silence. Either her pursuer had found her or moved on to look for her in another area. She resisted the temptation to turn her head and check. Laureen felt all the blood drain from her face as she heard the all-too-familiar scratching sound grow closer and closer. He had found her!
There was another period of silence. She looked out from behind the pillar slightly and could see his large wings stick out from the sides of the pillar. She now knew for sure that he knew where she was. She slid to the left a little, in hopes that she might be able to make a run for it. But to her surprise, he just moved to his right. So Laureen moved left again, and the dragon moved left, she went left, and he again moved right. Laureen was now growing very irritated, as she knew he was just playing with her now. He was just waiting for the right moment to capture her. They continued moving around the pillar for a few moments. Then Laureen decided to be bold. She took a bigger step to her left, but this time, the dragon also took a big step to his left. There they stood. Face to face. "Peek-a-boo." he said mockingly.
Laureen screamed as loud as she could and bolted through the door to her left.
The dragon rolled his eyes. "I hate it when they run!" he said with a scoff. He flew through the door so fast it almost came off its hinges.
Laureen ran as fast as she could through the room, which appeared to be the kitchen. She quickly turned around and saw her pursuer closing in on her. She had to think fast. She grabbed a pot off the wall and hurled it at him, and he easily dodged it.
"You're gonna have to do better than that!" he yelled at her. Laureen growled and went through the other door of the kitchen. She paused as she looked around this new room. There was a large banquet table, a fountain and a huge spiraling staircase that seemed to go up forever. Laureen jumped as she heard a furious flapping of wings behind her. "I've got to keep trying and outrun him!" she thought. She began to run. "Ah-ah-ah! You're not getting away this time!" The dragon increased his speed and suddenly Laureen felt a pair of hands with large claws attached to them wrap tightly around her forearms. Still trying to figure out what he was doing, she looked down at her feet and saw they were no longer on the ground. "He must be flying me to his boss!" Laureen thought. Just the be sure, she decided to ask. "Where are you taking me?!" Laureen snapped. Amused by her sudden outburst the dragon smiled. "My boss just wants to have a few words wit' cha. You shouldn't be nervous. He's a real nice guy." He said looking down at her. Laureen looked up and met the dragon's cold eyes and frowned, as she knew that this meeting with this mysterious 'boss' could not mean anything good for her. She looked up and saw they were headed for the huge staircase in the center of the room. "Y-your boss' room is...up there?" she asked in shock. "Yeah." he replied. "He sure knows how to make his guests feel welcome." she said sarcastically. She looked up to see the dragon laughing at her comment. Suddenly Laureen felt something very strange. All the anger and suspicions of her captor started to go away. She began to think that she was actually starting too like him. "No! He's part of an evil scheme!" She protested with herself. "I can't like him!" Laureen snapped out of her daydream to find that they were almost at the top of the staircase! Her heart began to pound as she thought about what was about to happen. A few seconds later, they landed in a small alcove at the top of the stairs with a huge door in the center. The dragon put her down and then turned to face her. "Alright. Now before we go in, you need to know a couple things." he started. "One. Don't say anything to piss him off. He has a really short temper. Secondly--" He was interrupted by Laureen. "Whoa, whoa, whoa! You told me he was a 'real nice guy'!" she quoted him. "Well he is...when things go his way." He responded, a little bitterly. "Sounds like he needs an attitude adjustment." Laureen thought. "Whatever. Let's just get this over with." she told him. He nodded, pushed a button and the door slid open. She motioned for him to go in. "No, no. Ladies first." he prodded. Laureen gave him a sideways smile and the dragon followed her into the room. The boss' 'office' had a circular design and was made of stone. It had a large window that encircled almost the whole room. It had a beautiful view of the sky. Laureen now realized just how high up they were. Her gaze was instantly drawn to a large chair in the center of the room, facing the window. In it was a figure, seemingly very tall as his head stuck up well beyond the top of the chair. She heard her 'friend' beside her clear his thought. "Boss, I've brought the girl." he said confidently. Laureen looked at him sharply. She was annoyed by the fact that he referred to her only as 'the girl'. She then saw the huge chair spin around and watched as the tall imposing figure started to hover over to her. Laureen's eyes widened as she tried to figure out an explanation for how and why he was doing that. She couldn't think of any, other than the fact the he was trying to intimidate her. As he neared her, she noticed that he was at least half a foot taller than the dragon, and had pale gray skin. Laureen could even see a slight resemblance to a cat in him, as he had a long, powerful tail that was colored darker than the rest of his skin. "Hello Laureen." he said smoothly. "Hello." she answered with a forced smile. "He didn't tell you my name?" there was a hint of annoyance in his voice as he glared at the dragon. The dragon blushed, as he was clearly embarrassed.
"Forgive me sir." he said quickly. He motioned to his boss. "Mewtwo...Laureen." he said, looking at Mewtwo then at Laureen. Laureen wondered why he had a name like "Mewtwo". It seemed like such an odd name. "...And Laureen, Mewtwo." He said, finishing the introduction. "Thank you, Charizard. That will be all." Mewtwo said. "So Charizard's his name! That's such a cool name!" Laureen thought. "Yes sir." Charizard answered. He backed away a few steps leaving Mewtwo and Laureen to talk. "Come on. I'd like to have a little chat with you." Mewtwo said cheerfully. He motioned her to the other side of the room, with the chair. Laureen looked at the chair closely and was amazed by how big it actually was! Noting her surprise in the chair, Mewtwo smiled. "You can sit in it." Laureen hesitated. "Go ahead." he reassured her. So, she sat down, and looked out at the fantastic view of the sky. There was quiet for a while. Then Mewtwo unexpectedly broke the silence. "Lovely weather today huh?" "Yes. The clouds look so beautiful from up here" Laureen replied. "You know, this palace was built over 500 years ago...though no one really knows who built it." Mewtwo told her. "No one knows?" She repeated. "That's right. In fact, people say it suddenly appeared one day...just like that." he added. Both fascinated and disturbed by the story, she could only mutter a "wow." There was another long pause. Laureen began to wonder if he was avoiding having the talk he wanted to have with her just to irritate her. She tried to think of a way to ask without angering him. "Excuse me, but didn't you say you wanted to talk to me about something?" To her relief, he didn't get angry. He actually smiled, as though he was waiting for her to ask. "Oh, yes of course. I am sorry." he said, though there was no note of apology in his voice at all. He turned to face her. "You see...Laureen, you have a gift not many people have." Mewtwo started. Laureen didn't know what to make of that. "W-what do you mean?" She asked, unable to hide her fright. Mewtwo's mouth curled upwards slightly into a sinister smile. "Give me your hand." Laureen hesitated, and then held out her hand. Then Mewtwo put his palm against hers. "Now, close your eyes." She obeyed, and Mewtwo did the same. "Now, just relax. You might feel a little sting, but it wont be for long." Mewtwo said. Laureen still didn't know what he was doing, and braced herself. Mewtwo released a surge of psychic energy from his palm and Laureen let out a grunt of pain as she felt the stinging sensation going through her body as Mewtwo described. "Don't worry. We're almost done." Mewtwo told her. Laureen endured the pain for a few more seconds. Then the pain abruptly stopped. Mewtwo opened his eyes and was pleased with himself as he looked down at Laureen's hand. "You can open your eyes." He commanded. She looked straight into his cold, deep violet eyes, and waited for him to give an explanation. He realized she was very anxious to find out what had happened, and simply said, "Look at your hand." Laureen looked down at her right hand in horror. There was a tiny globe of light hovering just above its surface. "What is that?!" she demanded. "Believe it or not, you created that, not me." Mewtwo explained. "I just helped to awaken your power." Laureen was still too dumbfounded to say anything. Mewtwo leaned in a little closer. "Congratulations, Laureen. You can now use magic." Mewtwo finished. Laureen was absolutely stupefied. "Magic? I can use...magic?" she mumbled. A thousand different thoughts raced through her head. "Why did he want to awaken my magic? Certainly not because he's a nice guy. And how did he know I had it in the first place? And from the way he was talking, it sounds like he's done this before--" Her thoughts were interrupted when she felt something on her shoulder. She looked up to see Charizard looking down at her, smiling. "You better believe it, kid." He said, responding to her question.
--TO BE CONTINUED...
