(A/N: Well, after perhaps many months of waiting, I'm sure a lot of you have been looking forward to this. I apologize for only just now starting on this, but a lot's happened in the past five months. I also know that I have other projects still being done but for one of them, I kind of need an inspiration boost and the other well… I kind of need the internet more often than the morning so that I can get all the facts straight. In other words, the shortage of internet is causing my one story to be delayed. Anyway, I feel right now is a good time to stop and to start things off I will use the song "Opening Theme/Bombing Mission" from Final Fantasy VII.)

Chapter 1: Forever Fugitives

*Ever since I was born, I always knew there was something…different about me. Of course, I figured perhaps I was just a rare occasion for a Pokemon, or perhaps one with slightly modified genes. Yeah, like a Pikachu such as I could be "special." Still, it makes me wonder.

I wish I could ask my parents, but last I saw of them I was only an infant at the time. All I can remember, or at least I was told thereafter, was that one day a group of humans wearing strange uniforms came into the forest and they were stealing and capturing wild Pokemon. Naturally, my mother and father went off to confront them, force them out of our home. I never saw them again after that day.

I… I'm not sure how I made it through all those years by myself. It was like someone was watching over me, protecting me. I couldn't remember at the time but now I know he was indeed a friend of my parents and I. My story only exists because of his, or some could put it, my "legacy." But it's best for me to perhaps explain his story, for his spans years and years ago, almost sixty years before I was born…

Skylone Facility, Kanto; 1936

Officially, the Skylone Facility was created to study Pokemon and their abilities while all Pokemon were to be kept in highly habitable sections throughout the entire building. Unofficially, these same Pokemon were tested on illegally, kept in cold metal cages, and were food only rations of food per day. But the worse part was that Pokemon were not the only beings being held captive.

It was late in the night, already past one o'clock when the sudden explosion rumbled through the facility, creating a large hole in the eastern side. The alarms went off instantly as a message blared via the intercoms. "Prison outbreak in Cells 14-42! All personnel lock down all available exits in the facility!" Unfortunately, there were not many security guards present at the facility at the time, for the thought of a prison outbreak never came to the minds of the higher-ups. That, and the fact that Pokemon always had unlimited power.

Through that same hole that had been blown open came out two Pokemon, an Arcanine and a Luxray. Drex and Thane had both met when Drex had first been brought into the dreaded facility. However, they both were not ordinary Pokemon. In fact, you could say they were out of the ordinary. "It really worked Thane!" Drex said as they made their way away from the facility grounds.

"All in good time my friend," Thane replied as they kept running. "That was what you heard me keep saying. Let those words teach you a lesson in the future."

Indeed, those six words would have a greater importance in the future. During the next several years, Drex and Thane's strengthened and they were able to find others just like them and they all formed a tight bond. However, lately things were different and the latest mission had Drex feeling opinions than what the others felt.

Viridian Forest, Kanto; Present Day

Drex had been standing in the same spot in the bushes for almost an hour, waiting. He was finally relieved to see that the group of Mightyena arrived into the forest. As he expected, they paused where they were to scout around and take a small break, since they had been doing some traveling. "Why not just warp from A to B?" Drex thought. Perhaps it was to prevent suspicion, but the "target" they were after was all the way in Pallet Town, perhaps twenty or thirty minutes away on foot. Still, this would make things easier.

Drex was not alone of course. He was accompanied by his own group, about five Growlithes who were under him and were loyal to him 'til the end. Of course, they were "assigned" to him by Thane, but they were the closest to friends he had at the moment. Still, Drex wasn't a hundred percent comfortable with this idea, for if someone were to find out, he'd have a lot of explaining to do. "Then again, these guys belong to Caix, so why should I care?" Drex and Caix were not the closest of friends. In fact, compared to all of them, he hated Caix the most, if not anyone else. Lately he and Thane had been working a lot closer together than usual and it made Drex worry a bit. After all, it was Caix's fault that Sirius had left and started his own endeavors. It was hard to watch Sirius fall, but even he should have known the consequences.

"Xylan," he then said, calling to one of the Growlithes. "Do you trust me?"

"Absolutely," Xylan said encouragingly. "All of us do."

"And you're all willing to do this without question?"

"No question at all," Xylan said.

"Very well," Drex said, still keeping an eye out. "Then do it now, and be quick." They all nodded and without missing a beat, they jumped out of the bushes, catching the Mightyena off guard and quickly attacked them. Drex watched as the Mightyena were all slain. The plan worked off perfectly, and no was hurt in the process. Did he feel guilt? Slightly, for these Pokemon were only doing their jobs, but he had to reach Pallet Town first and he had to be quick before Caix found out what happened to his group. And just what was this target?

"A Pikachu," Drex thought. "Don't worry my friend, I'm here to help."

(A/N: And now roll the credits. For that part, the song I picked was "Forever Fugitives" from Final Fantasy XIII. I hope that this story can be just as good, if not better, than the first Pokemon Beginnings. This will definitely have a bit darker storyline and you can expect a lot of fighting and such as well as good music so I really suggest checking this story out. Before I go, I want to remind everyone I do not own Pokemon or any of the songs that are being used. They belong to Nintendo and the artists who made them, respectively. So now then, this is FoxMcCloud7921 signing off!)

Pokemon Beginnings
Pikachu's Legacy

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