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Hello everyone, this is probably my most try-hard fanfic I have ever made ever, so...yeah. Hope you enjoy!
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My name is Andrew. Andrew 'Loki' Lane. I am...was a student at the University of Science. I've never even thought of owning a Pokemon, much less being a trainer. I just think they're a waste of time. And I've never really thought about what I would do in my future. Until today...
''Hey Loki!'' Drax sneered, smashing his fist into a nearby locker. ''Guess what you're going to have for lunch.''
I sighed. Drax the Destroyer, conquer of straight 'F's, all time bully, and winner of hot dates and girls. Well, except for one. Drax was wearing dark blue jeans, a football jockey jacket, and a white singlet. His chest was ripped with muscles, and they flexed every time he moved. He leaned against the massive dent he created.
''I told you already. Stop calling me Loki!'' I snapped, weariness surging through my bones. ''Oh wait, i'm guessing that's the only word you know in your vocabulary.''
Drax scoffed, which meant that he had no idea what I said. ''You got a date with these bad boys.'' He cracked his knuckles. All around me, other students shuffled past me and Drax as if I wasn't even there.
I pretended to look around. ''Oh, I'm sorry! Were you referring to these?'' I smirked, pointing to his fists. ''These are certainly bad, all right!''
A few students suppressed their laughter, but Drax snarled at them and they instantly fled. He turned to me. ''Still as big-headed as ever. I can't wait to smash you in a locker!'' He rubbed his fingers menacingly.
I shrugged. ''That's the only thing you'll ever be able to smash. Now, if you could smash a wall, then I would be impressed. Too bad you can't.''
''Yeah? Watch this!'' Drax brought his fist down the side of the wall. It shuddered violently, and a crack had appeared on the surface, but Drax was howling like a dying puppy. He flapped his hands uselessly and jumped up and down on the spot.
''Great shot, man. I hope you still have enough strength to smash me in a locker.'' I said smugly, waving him goodbye as he continued howling at the corridor. I turned on the next corner, and ran into Marble.
She wasn't actually called Marble. Her real name is May Belle, but it rhymed so much with Marble, I couldn't resist teasing her about it. Still, she's the only person that could actually take me seriously as a friend, so I try to tone it down when I'm with her. Slightly.
She looked as beautiful as ever, with turquoise eyes and short, blonde hair. She was the only person I knew that had eyes like that, and her hair was too short to be 'girl standard'. She wore the same as everyday:The school uniform, a dark blue skirt and a pink ribbon on her hair. Which made me feel really self-conscious around her. So I try not to look at it too much. She's also the only girl in this school that seems to despise Drax, which pretty much made the rest of the girls shun her. In other words, she's the female version of my life.
''Hi Marble.'' I said, waving at her. She glared at me, her ribbon bouncing in her hair. ''Stop calling me Marble!''
''Okay, Marble.'' I said casually, which I knew angered her a lot. She stamped her foot. ''I will call you Loki if you don't stop!''
She looks really cute when she's angry...I mean, um...damn.
She must have noticed my embarrassment, because she asked ''Hey, Andrew, why do you look so...mesmerized?'' She tilted her head, just like an Eevee.
The levels of cuteness...too much...
I shook my head. ''Nothing!'' I quickly turned so she couldn't see my reddening cheeks.
''Okay!'' She resumed her happy pose. ''So what are we having for today?''
''History, math, english, and science. All in chronological order.'' I said blandly. I memorized the timetable for the entire year, so May usually asks me for the schedule.
''I still don't get how you can memorize a complete timetable.'' May shook her head.
''Maybe you should get a brain that isn't made of marbles!'' I joked.
''Stop teasing me!'' May turned red.
''Wow, marbles change color when they're angry!'' I laughed. She snapped and chased after me.
''Help! Rabid Marble!'' I yelled, shoving people out of the way. Some of them snickered while others took pictures.
''I'll give you a punch of marbles!'' May was getting really close to me now. I stopped in front of the door to our next lesson and grappled the handle.
''OPEN YOU STUPID DOOR!'' I yelled at the inanimate object. ''I'm so dead. Oh my god...''
I looked at the enraged Marble tearing across the hallway, at me. ''I want to thank my parents for raising me, I want to thank myself for being awesome...'' I mumbled, as May closed the distance between us.
''Help! I'm not ready to die!'' I screamed at the door. The lousy piece of wood finally swung open, and I was about to charge into the room, when May crashed into me and sent us tumbling towards the floor...of history class.
''Oof!'' We both said. I landed on the floor first, wheezing as May landed on top of me. The class all made some love whistles and some started to sing the marriage song. This was not made better than the fact that May looked like she was hugging me.
''Andrew, if you wanted to propose to May, you don't have to be so dramatic about it.'' Mr. Leaf, our teacher, sighed. I felt my cheeks burn as I hurriedly tried to get up. Some of my friends had already taken pictures. We scrambled to stand up.
''It's not like that!'' We both protested at the same time. ''Oohh!'' The class all jeered, and some even made some heart symbols.
May turned as red as a rose. ''I hate you, Andrew.'' She could have breathed fire on me at that point.
I smiled sheepishly. ''Sorry?''
''You can do whatever you want after school, Andrew Lane. But this is my lesson now, so take a seat.'' Mr. Leaf said monotonously. Don't you feel the butthurt when a teacher calls you by your full name?
May stormed to her seat and started pulling her books out. I did so too.
''Stop looking at May, man!'' Tom chided me. ''You want to embarrass yourself further?''
''I can't help it!'' I blushed. ''I made her embarrassed in front of all these people...I feel terrible.''
''You know, people say that you are falling in love with someone if you start to care about their feelings.'' Tom smirked.
''Shut up, please.'' I rummaged through my bag, only to find no history book.
''Where's my book?!'' I panicked. ''It's gone!''
''Why do I have an extra history book?'' May pulled out a textbook with the words 'Andrew Lane' stamped on the cover. The class burst out laughing.
''Eh...may I please have my book back?'' I blushed, remembering yesterday, when I bumped into her on accident. She must have picked my history book up and...I wish I was sick today.
She handed the book to me gingerly. Tom was clutching his sides, laughing. I watched in embarrassment as the whole class roared at us. May's cheeks flushed, and she stared at her textbook.
Even Mr. Leaf was smiling. ''Back to the point. Last lesson we discussed the reasons for why Argmentus killed Remus in the 17th century. Does anyone remember?''
I remembered every last word, but I just shook my head. ''Ah, Mr. Lane! Stand.'' He pointed at me. I slowly stood up.
''What do you think caused Argmentus to behave in this way?'' He asked me with a piercing gaze.
''It's simple, really.'' I shrugged. ''Argmentus was jealous that Remus had a girlfriend, so he wanted one as well. When he couldn't, he killed Remus in revenge for his petty arguments.''
''How did you know that?'' Mr. leaf demanded. ''We have not even gone through Argmentus' character!''
''Child's play. Argmentus was strict to people he doesn't know and lenient to the others. He believed in meritocracy, and was extremely spiteful and vain.'' I said.
''How did you know all of this!'' Mr. leaf was sweating now. He pulled out a packet of tissue paper.
''I just looked at Drax for 20 minutes and I figured out Argmentus' character,'' I said.
The class giggled. ''Well, excellent work, Mr. Lane!'' Mr. leaf went through nearly half of the packet. I'm impressed.
I sat down, and noticed May was staring at me intensely. She blushed when I noticed her, and looked away.
The rest of the lessons were a blur. It just seemed like every single teacher was bombarding me with questions, questions I knew the answer to, but I just decided to keep quiet. No point in attracting attention. The school ended with a final ring, and the entire class rushed out of the lab, crying with glee.
''They left in 6.9 seconds. Wow.'' I said in amazement. The teachers had already left for their break, and the only people left in the lab was me and May.
''You're disgusting.'' May shook her head. I gave her a lopsided grin. ''I'm a genius.''
''Keep dreaming. Come on, let's go.'' She gestured to the school entrance. Me and May live really close to each other, about two houses apart. That did not help my public image with her. We walked out of the school and into the main road.
''May...can I ask you a serious question?'' I said. Night was already beginning to creep in, and the only sources of light were the street lamps.
''Sure,'' May said dismissively. ''I know you're being serious when you call me May.''
''Slip of tongue!'' I protested. ''Well...yeah, I'm really serious now.''
She stopped walking, and turned to me. She looked really pretty in the dim light, her eyes sparkling and reflecting the moon, her ribbon swaying softly in the wind, her hair falling short at her neck. I nearly failed to breathe.
''You need a doctor?'' May asked. I shook my head and gulped.
''May...do you...do you like me?'' I asked. May shrugged. ''As a friend, of course!''
''I mean...as a lover?'' I managed to blurt out. May instantly turned red and turned away from me.
''I...I don't know.'' She fiddled with her fingers. ''I need to sleep now! Bye, Andrew!''
And she ran away, not once looking back. My heart felt like it was being torn apart. I just watched her getting smaller and smaller until I couldn't see her anymore. I slumped on a street lamp.
''You just botched your only chance of a girlfriend,'' I chided myself. ''All this brainpower in me, and I couldn't even get a date.''
Suddenly, I heard whispers in the dark. ''He's alone! Perfect...''
''Who's there?'' I demanded, clenching my hands. ''I know kung-fu!''
I could barely lift a 5 kg weight. The voices sounded more distinguished now. I listened closely and realized there were two men.
''He's alone! Give him the virus now!'' The first man yelled, grabbing me.
''Hey stop!'' I squirmed in his arms, but he didn't budge. ''HELP! ANYONE! I'M BEING ASSAULTED!'' I screamed as loudly as I could.
''Dammit! Give him the damn virus now!'' The first man barked. The second moved in closer, brandishing a taser like object. He pressed it against my body, and I felt my skin begin to cut. The object injected something cold into my bloodstream, and the man let go of me.
''What...did...you...do!'' I yelled, making a grab for his taser, but I stopped dead in my tracks. ''I feel...so numb...so cold...'' I mumbled, holding my sides. I felt the liquid seep through my bloodstream, making me feel cold everywhere. Then, the pain just came.
I screamed. My body felt like it was on fire, and I fell to the ground, gasping for air. Then, the pain subsided...and it felt like my head and my spine were taking the full impact. My ears were about to burst from pressure, like I was in space or something, and my spine was pushing out of my body. The pain...too...intense. I felt nothing but numbness, breathing heavily. The two men quickly retreated to the shadows, leaving me to my demise.
''It hurts...'' I mumbled, before I passed out. The last thing I heard was ''Andrew!''
''ASSAULT!'' I screamed, waking up suddenly and smashing into May's forehead. We recoiled from the impact, and May landed on her bum. I looked around to see a familiar sight:my bedroom. With May. Alone.
''Andrew! Are you okay?'' May yelled, grabbing my shoulders. I was surprised that she didn't mind me knocking into her head. Which meant...
''Something happened,'' I guessed. ''Something really big and serious. What is it?''
''Do you really want to know?'' May asked. I nodded. She sighed, and pulled out a mirror from my drawer. And I saw my reflection.
''Wow, this is cool!'' I admired the Umbreon ears I had. ''They look so realistic too!'' I reached out to touch them, then it dawned on me. ''These...are...real...''
May lowered the mirror. ''You have Umbreon ears and...something else.'' She tried not to look at my lower body.
I uncovered the blanket, and was shocked to see a black furred tail waving around. ''A tail. Wonderful'' I muttered. Suddenly, I felt really tired and weak, like my body was still trying to recover from my sudden limb attachment.
''It hurts...'' I mumbled, tucking myself deeper into my bed. ''I feel like I just ran a marathon and went into space. Without a helmet.''
''Is it really that bad?'' May asked worriedly. She pulled some kind of berry from her bag. It looked blue and juicy and...I was drooling.
I quickly wiped it away. ''What is that?'' I asked eagerly.
She snorted. ''You, the most smartest person I have seen in my life, asking me about this?'' She waved the berry at me.
I blushed. ''I don't know what that is! I've never seen it before in my books.''
''It's an Oran berry. It heals Pokemon!'' May said, passing me the berry.
''So...I'm going to eat this...and heal...like a Pokemon?'' I grumbled. She nodded.
''No way! I'm not going to eat the same stuff as Pokemon!'' I folded my arms.
''Your tail doesn't say it.'' She pointed to the appendage. It was waving around happily.
''Why. Do dogs. Have such. Tails.'' I sighed. ''Seriously, I don't feel happy with this thing! Now everyone knows what I'm feeling all the time!''
''One, Umbreon is not a dog. Two, it's not like you haven't poured your heart out! Even without your tail, I can still understand your emotions just by looking at you!'' May giggled.
''What am I thinking now?'' I said sarcastically, weighing my tail down so it doesn't show my feelings any more. May kept looking at my tail. ''No fair! You cheated!'' She pouted.
''Back to the point. I HAVE POKEMON EARS AND A TAIL!'' I yelled. ''WHAT AM I GOING TO DO NOW?!''
''What do you mean? Just go to school like always!'' May shrugged. I facepalmed.
''Does anyone else know?'' I instantly panicked. What would my parents think of me? What would my friends...acquaintances think of me? Will Drax ever let this slide? Probably not.
''Don't worry! I didn't tell anyone!'' May assured me. I felt so relieved, I slumped back into my bed.
''Aww, your ears are so cute!'' May giggled. ''They wave around so much it's adorable!''
''I can't believe you're taking this as a game.'' I sighed. ''Where's an adult when you need one...''
''Hey!'' May protested, but a man holding a briefcase for a battering ram barged the door open. He coughed at the wooden splinters he just made.
''I need a new door. And a plaster.'' I said, looking at where the tiny splinter hit my tail. ''It hurts...''
''No fear!'' The man, who was Professor Oak, hammered his chest. ''I'll take care of this!''
''When I said I need an adult, I don't need a nutcase.'' I sighed. Professor Oak pulled out some tweezers and a plaster from his briefcase.
''...You're not doing what I think you're doing...are you?!'' I raised my hands helplessly, my tail staying still.
''Don't be so scared.'' Professor Oak said. ''Your ears.'' He clarified when he saw the look of incredulity on my face.
My ears were laid completely flat on my head, and they almost looked like a part of my hair. ''Stupid things.'' I muttered. I tried pushing them back up, but they kept flopping back down.
''You can't move them. It's part of your nature.'' Professor Oak sighed. ''Unless you experience a different emotion.'' He inched forward eagerly.
''May! I'm scared!'' I whimpered, grabbing her arm nervously. ''It looks painful!'' My ears pushed on my head even more.
''Don't worry, it's going to be fine!'' She cooed, rubbing my head softly. ''It's going to hurt just a little bit! I promise!''
I felt really ashamed I was actually listening to her calming me down like a three-year-old, but at the time, I felt really relieved. ''Here, just look at me!'' May raised a finger. ''Now follow!'' She waved her finger around, and I followed its movement.
''Ow!'' I yelped in pain. Professor Oak brandished the stained splinter proudly. ''All done!'' He proceeded to bandage my tail.
''See? It's fine! You don't have to worry!'' May said gently, stroking my ears. It felt really good, and I rested my head on her arms, letting her stroke me.
''Wow, Andrew! You've shown me a side I've never seen from you before!'' May exclaimed. ''Childishness.''
''Hey!'' I protested, my ears perking. ''I'm not that childish!''
''Would you rather me say you look cute?'' May smirked.
''No way, that's for Pokemon and pathetic girls.'' I dismissed. When I saw the furious look on her face, I giggled a little. ''Unless you call yourself pathetic, that which I can understand why you're angry.''
''You win.'' May sighed. ''I can never beat you at witty retorts...''
''All done!'' Professor Oak said proudly, then tightened the bandage. A lot. ''Um, are you trying to suffocate my tail?'' I asked, noting the increasing discomfort my appendage was feeling.
''Pressure will cut off blood flow!'' He said. ''You got that right...'' I mumbled. He unraveled the bandage and I saw that the cut wasn't bleeding anymore.
''Wow, thanks! You should be a doctor!'' I said happily.
''I am a doctor. I take care of Pokemon,'' Professor Oak said.
''Oh...'' My ears drooped. No wonder he knew how to fix me up.
''So what's the story?'' Professor Oak took off his slightly bloodstained gloves. I nearly gagged on that. ''How'd you get these?'' He pointed to my tail.
''When Andrew waved me goodbye, I walked into my house. Then when he screamed ''Assault!'', I turned around and saw two people, one of them holding him, and another one injecting some kind of colorless liquid into him. Then they ran away, and I checked on him. He suddenly grew a tail and ears when I carried him to his house.'' May said. I noticed that she didn't include the part where she rejected me.
Professor Oak stroked his chin. ''May...by any chance...do these people have a symbol on their shirt that looks like this? He took out a pen, and started drawing something that looked like a radiation symbol with a tiger's claw grabbing the circle in the middle.
''How did you know?'' May asked. ''This...is bad. The mere fact that they can change humans now...this is really bad.'' Professor Oak muttered to himself.
''What are you talking about?'' I demanded. He sighed. ''Well, since you're their first subject, it would be unkind to withhold information from you. The organisation that did this to you is...'' He paused dramatically. ''Antiqua imitatores.''
''Huh?'' May shook her head. ''It means The Ancient Followers in latin...'' I breathed. ''Who are they?''
''Long ago, when Pokemon and human first existed, there was a legend. A legend that humans were once Pokemon.''
''No way!'' May said. Professor Oak nodded. ''Nobody believe them, but a few did.''
''The Ancient Followers...'' I guessed.
''Correct. They claim that there is a small part of your DNA infused with a Pokemon's DNA. They swore a long time ago to make dreams into reality. To turn humans back into Pokemon. Nobody thought that it was possible. Even me,'' Professor Oak sighed. ''I didn't believe them.''
''But I'm their first success.'' My ears drooped. ''Yes. And you can be sure they will keep monitoring your progress. You won't just turn partially into an Umbreon. You'll change fully.''
My heart froze. ''F...Fully?''
Professor Oak gave a great big sigh. ''You have to leave this place, Andrew. This organisation doesn't play around. They will find any way, any technique to locate you. You're the first person that has changed. And you can be sure that they'll want to find you.''
''But don't worry! I'm sure we can hide you!'' Professor Oak laughed. ''I think I can make a slight loophole in the-''
''The what?'' I asked. Professor Oak said nothing, May too. May pointed to my tail.
''What?'' I looked down, and saw that my tail has a blue ring of fur running through the middle. I pulled down my ears and saw that they had the same blue rings of fur too. And suddenly, they started to glow brightly, illuminating the room with blue light.
''Oh no...'' Professor Oak muttered, his face lit by the eerie glow. ''This is bad.''
Well, that was the prologue! Hope you liked!
And, just to clarify, the formula that the two people injected Andrew with was not specific:You would change accordingly to what kind of Pokemon DNA is stored most in your blood :D So I'm gonna have some fun with that tiny bit of info :)
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