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Project Zenith
Prologue
Somewhere in Sinnoh, miles out into a quiet forest inhabited only by Pokémon, a large, silent laboratory lay, completely abandoned. Inside, it was almost pitch-black due to the lack of power, but the rooms were filled with glass tanks and machinery, most of which were inactive. However, in the corner of a small, forgotten room, a single tank and machine beside it were operating. The glass container was filled with a green liquid, and a small Pokémon was floating inside, appearing to be asleep.
This Pokémon was an Uxie, but it's normally red jewels on its forehead and two tails were clear like diamonds. It was completely still, though very much alive. The large device beside the tank gave off whirring and beeping noises that were amplified by the silent darkness. The readings on the mechanism's screen showed that the Uxie's vitals were stable, and that its brainwaves were strong and active. Suddenly, a strange sound emanated from the glass container, and the liquid inside began to drain. Soon it was all gone, and the Uxie remained hovering in place. Its forehead gem began to glow with a blue light, and the nearby machine was surrounded in a similar aura. A couple buttons were pressed down by Psychic, and the glass covering began to slide down back into the tank's base.
The Uxie smiled as he floated out of his confinement, and after making sure there was nothing living around, he slowly opened his eyes. The energy behind them gave off a bright white light that illuminated much of the room, but nothing was harmed by its memory-erasing power since nothing there was sentient.
The Uxie began talking quietly and quickly to himself. "Cloning procedure successfully completed. Estimated time of process completion is one year."
He flew throughout the lab, inspecting every room and everything inside them. "Structural support is stable. No evidence of weakness or fault, a very well-made base. Machinery and cloning tanks are fully operational, though inactive at the moment. Electrical power will need to be restored if the facilities are to be put to use."
The Uxie was very intelligent, but at the moment, his knowledge was restricted to what the human scientists had given him during his development. They only told him a few things: that he was a clone created from DNA of the real Uxie, that he was part of a secret project, and the procedures for completing his growth. He had put this knowledge to use when the scientists left, using his psychic powers to manipulate the working machines from inside his tank.
The Uxie dwelled on this as he continued inspecting. "All machinery and equipment are still accounted for. Liquidized oxygen is abundant; all materials needed for the cloning process are present. Building is relatively clean, though a thin layer of dust has formed. That will need to be removed later. Estimated time since abandonment is two months."
Entering another small room, his eyes illuminating everything inside, he caught sight of an unorganized pile of papers on an office desk. He floated over and lifted them up with Psychic, reading through all of the papers within a minute. When he was done, he set them down and closed his eyes, the room being blanketed in darkness once more.
After a few moments of silence, the Uxie clone began recounting the basics of what he had read out loud. "Project Zenith. Purpose was to create artificial Pokémon from the DNA of natural-born Pokémon, though with increased power that greatly exceeds that of the original. Project unexpectedly terminated after ten months. Cause is due to fear of possible consequences of creating subject Pokémon that may be too powerful to control."
He paused again, thinking things over, and then continued. "Subject 001, clone of the legendary Pokémon Uxie. Only clone made, still in progress. Deprivation of nutrition for development is planned on the day of termination." That was strange, the Uxie clone thought. He was apparently scheduled to be removed from his tank and left to die once all the scientists had left, yet here he was, fully alive.
He reached a conclusion fairly quickly. One of the scientists must not have agreed with the cancellation of Project Zenith. He must not have wanted everything they worked towards to be destroyed and for it all to be for nothing. Now that he thought about it, he remembered being taken away from the main experimentation room by one of them and put into the tank that he had resided in for the past two months. The room was out of the way; no one came to inspect it before they left. That man must have been the one who was supposed to get rid of him, but instead, he taught him the procedures for the process so that he could complete it himself. That man was the only one who cared that the clone had gained sentience before it was fully developed.
It wasn't really important how it happened, though; he was alive, and that was all that mattered. "Project Zenith… a wonderful name. A name is essential in creating an identity, after all. I am not the original Uxie, so this is what I will call myself; Zenith."
The newly named Zenith left the room and flew to the very end of the hallway. To the right was a locked room. The lock was a scanner that reacted to certain DNA, but since there was no power, the door was incapable of opening. Not that it bothered Zenith, of course; he could teleport. So with one quick flash of light, he was on the other side.
While he couldn't see them directly with his eyes closed, his psychic abilities allowed him to know what was in the room just the same. It was a storage room and the walls were lined with shelves. On each shelf there were dozens of small containers holding fur, feathers, scales, and anything of the sort. It was the Pokémon DNA storage room.
A smile found its way onto Zenith's face; he was absolutely delighted. His scientific and calculating mind was already coming up with possibilities for what he could do with his find. He quickly settled on the one that he liked the most.
"Project Zenith was cancelled ten months after it began. Now, it will begin again two months after it ended." Zenith said, lifting one of the containers, which contained small white hairs, up to his face with Psychic. "I will finish it. The project will see its completion. There will be others like me."
~OC Template~
Name: (If your OC is a clone, it picks its own name, but other than that, pretty self-explanatory)
Species: (I'll take a few legendaries, but they should be small enough to fit into a cloning tank)
Gender: (Male or Female, legendaries get genders)
Experiment number: (Not that important, but Zenith tends to refer to characters by their number rather than their name. Clone only)
Clone or Hunter: (Clones are Zenith's creations, Hunters are the Pokémon sent by the humans to capture or kill the clones)
Personality: (You all know this, the more detailed, the better!)
History: (You really only need to do one of these if the OC is a hunter. Clones don't really have histories, but you can still put something if you want)
Moves: (No more than six, please)
Thoughts on main characters: (Thoughts on Zenith and Shard)
Other: (Most clones have an appearance difference that sets them apart from others of their species. Any clothing, appearance differences, anything else that needs to be put here)
~Examples~
Name: Zenith
Species: Uxie
Gender: Male
Experiment number: 001
Clone or Hunter: Clone
Personality: Zenith is a scientist, through and through. As a clone of Uxie, his intelligence is one of the highest in the world, but he seeks new knowledge now that he is fully developed. He sees the clones he creates as a chance to watch the growth of newborn Pokémon and see what it is that causes changes in things like personalities and such. He talks at a fast and blunt pace, and doesn't really care about feelings so long as he gets his point across. Nonetheless, though, he sees himself as the leader of the cloned Pokémon, and is determined to protect them. He sees the world and everything in it as experiments for him to observe and analyze.
History: The first clone created from Project Zenith. He revived the project on his own and created all of the other clones, giving them basic personalities so that he could watch their mental growth and development.
Moves: Psychic, Future Sight, Extrasensory, Shadow Ball, Energy Ball, Protect
Thoughts on Shard: "Such innocence, it is truly interesting. I gave you a warm and sweet personality, true, but I am interested to see how these feelings grew into what they are now. I shall continue to observe you."
Other: Zenith has clear, diamond-like gems on his forehead and tails.
Name: Shard
Species: Pachirisu
Gender: Female
Experiment number: 008
Clone or Hunter: Clone
Personality: Shard has the mind of a young, hyperactive child. She is always active and doesn't like to stay still for long periods of time. She is almost always cheerful and innocent, though she can also be very naïve. She is the nicest of the cloned Pokémon, always showing warmth and affection towards others and never saying anything bad on purpose. Despite the way she acts, Shard understands a lot that goes on, and is smarter than most give her credit for.
History: The eighth clone created, and Zenith's seventh creation.
Moves: Discharge, Swift, Thunder Wave, Hyper Fang, Sweet Kiss
Thoughts on Zenith: "You're like our daddy! You take care of us since we're clones, so you're kind of like our parent!"
Other: Shard's cheeks are light blue.
