((Here it is! The second M&M special! Oh yeah, I just realized that the title is technically "M&M" and that the colors of Malik, Tyler and Taylor are the Pokemon Go team colors. Why it took me so long to realize that, I don't know. Alright, enough rambling, let's get to it))
In the dark, cold, empty void of space, a dangerously size asteroid was making it's way towards the planet we called home. Luckily, a space station noticed the rock ahead of time and fired a concentrated beam that destoyed it without much issue. When the asteroid exploded, no one noticed the small cystal that was inside of it enter the atmosphere. The jewel crashed in a field not far from a campsite. When the impact shook the tents, I climbed out and groaned
"Ugh! It's too early for this! Or late! Or whatever!" I complained
Mawile crawled out of the tent and rubbed her eyes "Mawile..."
"I know, I know..." I sighed
I looked around and saw some smoke about a mile out. When Tyler and Taylor came out, I told them that there was something out there
"What did you see?" Tyler asked
"Nothing. But I felt it" I said
"Should we check it out?" Taylor wondered
"I think we should, for story purposes" I shrugged
I led everyone in the direction of the smoke I saw. When we got there, we were standing on the edge of a huge crater. Taylor warned us that it could dangerous but I was already making my way down. I got to the center and saw something covered in dust. It was kind of orb
"What is that?" Tyler asked walking up behind me
"I don't know but... it feels alive" I said holding it up to the moonlight "What should we do with it?"
"We should probably leave it here. We don't know what it is" Taylor worried
"What if it's worth something?" Tyler grinned
The thought of getting a ton of money made me smile widely but the feeling that it was living being brought me back to my senses "I think we should hold onto it for now. Just 'til we think of something else"
I started making my out of crater
"I just know something bad's gonna happen..." Taylor sighed
"Something bad's always gonna happen, Taylor. We're magnets for that stuff" Tyler smirked
Taylor shrugged "Well, you're not wrong"
We left the crater a little while before a bunch of vans pulled up around the crash site. A tough looking man stepped out of one of the vehicles and up to the crater. He was tall with white hair and was wearing a dark green suit. With the man was the Legendary Pokemon known as Arcanine. A scientist walked up holding a small monitar. The screen showed a trail of energy leading into the forest
"Tell me something good" the white-haired man demanded
"Sir, whatever was here is gone" the scientist said
"Do you know where it went?" the man asked
"I can tell what direction it went but it doesn't seem to be giving off much of a signature. It will be a while until I can pin it down" the scientist answered
"Make it happen" he nodded
The next morning, we let all of our Pokemon out for breakfast. After I ate, I sat on a rock and looked over the orb. When I looked at it in the sunlight, and saw the sphere had a pink-ish, dark purple color to it. I couldn't shake the feeling that I was holding something that was alive
Taylor walked over and sat next to me "You okay?"
"I have a feeling..." I mumbled
"Good or bad?" Taylor asked
"Just... a feeling" I shrugged
Taylor laughed "I would say it's nothing but it's always something, right?"
I nodded and looked at the object again "I don't know what you are but... I'll make sure you're alright, cool?"
I smiled at the orb and wrapped it in cloth. I sat the orb by my stuff and went over to hang out with my team. Noboby noticed but the sphere started to glow faintly when I started to run around and play. All of the Pokemon were doing their own things for a short while just before they all started growling at various parts of the forest
"What's with them?" Tyler asked
I got worried when I saw my partner tense up "Mawile? What's up?"
"Mawile" Mawile growled
The ground started to rumble and a bunch of scary looking vans pulled up all over the place
"Ah!" Taylor gasped
"What's going on?!" I yelled
A man riding an Arcanine came into view
"Remain calm! My name is Carter, the Sergeant Major! We're just here to find something! I promise none of you are in any harm!" Carter announced
"Find something?" I thought as I looked towards the orb out the corner of my eye
Carter, being as skilled as he is, saw my actions and had the scientist activate his monitar. The device showed the same type of energy from last night
"That's it, sir!" the man said
Carter got off of Arcanine "Good. Arcanine!"
The large dog shot forward
"Hey!" I gasped
Vigoroth quickly grabbed the orb and dove out of Arcanine's way. Vigoroth ran over and gave me the object
"Good job, bud" I smiled then glared at Carter "What was that?!"
"Young man, please cooperate" Cater grumbled
"What do you what with this?" I growled
"That's classified. Arcanine!" Carter yelled
"Vibrava!" I called out
Vibrava flapped her wings low to the ground to whip up a wall of dust. When Arcanine ran through it, my group had vanished
"Find them!" Carter demanded
Taylor, Tyler and I returned all of our Pokemon, except Mawile, Plusle and Minun, to their Pokeballs and ran through the woods. I kept the orb close to me
"Told you something was gonna happen!" Taylor panted
"We gonna find somewhere to hide!" Tyler told us
I wasn't listening to my friends. All of my attention was getting us somewhere safe. Mawile looked at the orb as it started to glow again
"Mawile?" my partner mumbled
We finally stopped when we hit a river. We took the chance to catch our breath
"Malik, what's the plan?" Tyler asked
"Uh... Keep running?" I shrugged
"That's not a plan!" Tyler snapped
"I don't hear you coming up with anything!" I countered
Tyler and I got in each other's faces forcing Taylor to seperate us
"Enough!" Taylor yelled "Malik, you said that thing felt alive, right?"
"Yeah" I nodded
"Are you sure? I mean, are you really sure? 'Cause if it's just some rock we should give it to them and hope they let us go" Taylor said
"Taylor, it's alive. I know it is" I answered
The twins looked at each other and nodded
"Alright" they both said
We all calmed down and tried to come up with a plan. The best we could come up with was find a town or something and hope someone could help us. We picked a direction and walked for a while. We eventually saw a small town with a tall clocktower in the distance. We were on our way there but when Mawile, Plusle and Minun started to growl, we all hid in some bushes. Four Golbat and a single Crobat flew down from the sky and checked the area
I patted Taylor on the shoulder and gave her the orb "Take this"
"Why?" she asked
"Mawile and I will lead them away and meet you in the town over there" I explained "Up for a run, partner?"
"Wile" Mawile grinned
Tyler scratched his cheek "Hold up, I don't think that's a good-"
Before Tyler could finish his statement, Mawile and I jumped out of the bushes
"Hey!" Tyler and Taylor gasped
"Mawile, Fairy Wind!" I ordered
"Ma!" Mawile blasted the bats away
The Poison-and-Flying-types came back with a vengance. Mawile and I ran away and they chased us
"We gotta help him!" Taylor worried
"He'll be fine. Come on!" Tyler replied pulling his sister towards the direction of the town
Mawile and I ran through the woods dodging Crobat's repeated Shadow Ball attacks
"Flash Cannon!" I called out
"Wile!" Mawile fired her laser but only hit one Golbat
A couple of the vans from before cut off our path. I looked around but I didn't see Carter anywhere. The grunts threw out various Nidokings, Electabuzz, and Pinsir. I could see that even if I used all of my Pokemon, I couldn't beat them. I wasn't gonna put my Pokemon in danger for no reason. Mawile was about to fight back but I told her that it was alright and that I'd think of something. The soldiers took my belt with my Pokeballs on it, cuffed me, and put a metal band on Mawile so her arms and jaws were restrained. Mawile and I were forced on our knees as another man with blue hair, who introduced himself as Danji, walked up. Crobat floated next to him. He asked me where the object was and I told him that it was far away from here by now
"Why do you want it?" I asked
"Why are you trying to protect it?" Danji grumbled
"I asked first" I deadpanned
"We have reasons to believe to believe that... thing... has come with bad intentions" Danji said
"I don't believe that. Whatever it is, it's dormant like it's alseep. And it's scared... I can feel it. You're making a mistake" I explained
Danji brushed me off "The opinion of a child means nothing"
Back in the forest, not far from the town, Carter was walking alongside Arcanine. Taylor and Tyler were still hiding. Carter had caught up and cut them off before they got to their destination
"How did he find us out here?" Taylor whispered
"Arcanine is a Pokemon known for it's strong senses and speed. It's really not all that surprising" Tyler shrugged
"Glad to see you're not worried" Taylor glared
"Well, what do you think we should do?" Tyler asked
"If make enough of a commotion, maybe some people will come out of here and help us" Taylor suggested
"That's your plan?" Tyler questioned
Taylor raised her eyebrow "Do you have a better one?"
After an awkward silence Tyler nodded "Operation: Make Noise, it is"
As Carter and Arcanine walked past, a storm of Magical Leaf came flying at them. Arcanine got them out of the way. Carter saw the twins making a run for it with Plusle, Minun, and both of their Kirlia
Carter got on the ground and growled "Extreme Speed"
Arcanine kicked off of the ground and went at my friends with blinding speed. Everyone was blown to the ground
"They don't call it Extreme Speed for nothing..." Tyler groaned
Taylor winced and rolled over causing the orb to accidentally fall out of her hand "No..."
Carter walked up and picked up the object. The twins and their Pokemon were apprehended and brought back to my location
"Didn't make it?" I asked
"No, we gave ourselves in 'cause we missed you" Tyler said sarcastically
"Sir?" Danji spoke up
"We got it, let's go back" Carter demanded
The group loaded all of us in the back of a transport van and we drove off
"Where are we going?" Taylor asked
"Because we obviously know" I mumbled
Taylor kicked me in the knee "Don't start me with me!"
"Ow!" I winced
"Quiet back there!" the driver yelled
"If anyone's got a plan, I think it's the time to go through with it" Tyler suggested
"I'll get back to you on that..." I frowned
Tyler noticed my expression "Malik?"
"Oh come on, I didn't hit you that hard" Taylor pouted
"It's not that... I'm worried about Shiny" I said
"Who?" both twins asked
"The orb. I gave it name. I just thought of that now, actually" I explained
"And you went with Shiny?" Tyler questioned
"It is shiny" I shrugged
Tyler rolled his eyes "Anyway... we still need a plan"
"We need to get outta here" Taylor nodded
"And find Shiny" I continued
"Right" the twins smiled
By nightfall, the feeling of the road shifted. When I looked out of the window I saw that we drove all the way to the desert. The vehicle came to a stop for a moment. The ground shook and the ground opened up, revealing a ramp that went deep underground. I watched the door closed behind us as drove downward
"Oh boy..." Tyler mumbled
"This is way beyond our pay grade" I gulped
"We need a raise" Taylor groaned continuing my joke
When we finally stopped, the grunts pulled us out of van and into a room that looked like a futuristic lab. Shiny was floating in some dome. Various scientists were typing away on computers. The soldiers got us on our knees. Carter was talking to Danji and kept look over at us
"Carter! What are you doing to Shiny?!" "Mawile!" Mawile and I yelled
Carter ignored me and went back to what he was doing. After a few minutes preparations, Carter signalled to begin. Tons of electricity was sent to the dome causing the orb to glow
"Shiny!" I gasped
"Stop!" the twins begged
There was a light brighter than the sun and Shiny started changing shape. Shiny went from a little ball to a humanoid like shape. When I was able to see again, I saw a red and blue creature curled up in a ball
"Shiny's..." the twins mumbled
"...a Pokemon?" I completed
"What Pokemon is that?" Carter asked
"Deoxys..." Danji whispered to himself
Deoxys opened his eyes and the dome he was in exploded. The force sent everyone flying back. Deoxys hovered over to my group and just stared at us
"Sh-Shiny..?" I gulped
The tendrils on Deoxys' sides formed two arms. He held up his arms and Deoxys, Taylor, Tyler, our Pokemon, and I disappeared
"What?!" Carter gasped
We reappeared right over a public fountain and fell in the water
I came up from the water and coughed "Guys!"
Everyone came up and caught their breath "We're here..."
When we stood up, our cuffs and the Pokemons' restraints vanished
"Huh?" Tyler questioned noticing we were free
All of our shackles fell in front of us and we saw that they were all still locked
"What just happened?" Taylor asked
I turned around and saw Deoxys floating over the fountain "Shiny..."
Deoxys slowly descended and stood on the water
"Why did you help us?" Tyler asked
Deoxys gave us no response as he made eye-contact with me
((This looks like a good spot for a cliff-hanger, don't you think? Also, I know Deoxys has no gender but calling Shiny a he feels appropriate. Part Two coming soon. Questions, comments, and concerns are expected and accepted. Thanks for reading!))