NegaMorph Strikes Back
Chapter 2: A Warrior's Invitation
The Hawaiian Archipelago was known for many things. It was known to have a very extensive and ancient native culture. It was known to house a very wide variety of flora and fauna. But most notably, it had a picturesque climate that made it an idea vacation spot for tourists worldwide. So a very small amount of people would ever consider it as an intergalactic battlefield.
The experiments' tournament was still in continuous process. A sizeable percentage has already had their books burned in combat and sent back to Jumba's lab. But there was still several experiments who have yet found a partner to read their spellbooks. Some more ruthless experiments would try to see to it that those 'unpicked' ones would never get the chance to fight in the tournament. Of course, the tournament participants that our story focuses on are nothing like that.
The small group was currently sitting at a picnic table, having lunch and shooting the breeze. They were a rather motley bunch, and that didn't just refer to the experiments. There were two girls and one boy, all about 16 years old. One was a native Hawaiian girl named Lilo who was both pretty and somewhat quirky. Her partner was the renowned Experiment 626, more commonly called Stitch. Beside her was her best friend, the redheaded and similarly quirky Victoria. Her partner was the batlike Experiment 227, more commonly called Snooty. Across them sat a younger boy of 12 with brown hair, a white t-shirt, blue jean shorts, and sandals. His name was Nick, a relatively new friend of the girls'. His partner was Experiment 621, though he more often goes by the name of Chopsuey.
The trio of partners has only recently learned that the others had partners. Well, to be more exact, Lilo and Victoria found out that Nick was with Chopsuey and vice versa. Fortunately, neither party were the type to immediately seek out a fight, especially if the opposite party was friendly. Of course, Chopsuey was less than satisfied with not being able to fight Stitch, whom nearly everyone who knew him knew that he was intensely jealous of.
The small group was currently recounting their latest adventures. "So, you had to fight a whole bunch of experiments that were left here from previous tournaments?" asked Lilo.
"Sure did," said Nick, "They were a pretty powerful lot. It's kinda sad that they had to remain locked in pod form for so long."
"Well I think Shadow got exactly what he deserved," said Chopsuey, "I simply cannot stand someone who uses deception to get what they want."
"You and me both," said Victoria, "Taking care of that lowlife Trey for messing with Lilo was double the pleasure."
"Nothing can stop this team!" piped Snooty.
"Well, I'm glad this tournament doesn't force us to fight all the time," said Stitch, "It's nice to sit back and relax with friends."
"Like anyone's stupid enough to take us all on at once," said Lilo.
Not too far away, another trio of experiments were watching the group. Of course, they weren't like them at all. They were among the few experiments left who had yet to find a partner. One of them was a yellowish teddy bear-like experiment named Reuben. Believe it or not, he was actually Experiment 625, the same class of experiment as Chopsuey and Stitch. Of course, you'd never be able to tell by just looking at him. He was very laidback experiment by nature, more interested in eating sandwiches than fighting with his mustard yellow book. Actually, he had already found a partner, but since he caught a case of the flu, he was out of action until further notice. The other two were a rather unique case. They were Experiments 149 and 150, known better as Bonnie and Clyde. They were both created at the same time, Bonnie only getting the lower number as she was finished a few seconds before Clyde. As such, their spellbooks, Bonnie's dollar green and Clyde's copper, were compatible to the point that one would think that they were really one spellbook split into two.
"Just at 'em. Stuffin' their faces instead of practicin'," muttered Bonnie.
"I'd sure like to stuff my face with some o' dat grub," said Clyde.
"We're here to observe, not drool," snapped Bonnie.
"Boy, those sandwiches look good," said Reuben, "I'm starvin'."
"I can cook, ya know," said Bonnie.
Reuben shuddered and said, "Thanks, but da the last time I tried something you made, I think it tried to pummel my insides." The trio gave a sad sigh and went back to watching.
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Meanwhile, another party was observing the picnickers. Perched in a tree, a raven was staring intensely on the experiments and their partners having their luncheon. Of course, this wasn't an ordinary raven. It was a robotic one that looked so closely like a raven, you'd only be able to tell by the camera like motion of its eyes. Its eyes scanned the three experiments and their spellbooks, judging the amount of power that they had.
What the raven saw was being broadcasted on three screens in a darkened room. A dark figure watched the screens with interest. Then a smaller being wearing a cloak asked, "Master, shall I send an evaluation test for these trainers as well?" After getting a silent confirmation, the cloaked being said, "As you wish." He reached up and pressed a red button on a dashboard.
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"So, you said that Dr. Rupert just disappeared?" asked Stitch.
"Vanished without a trace," said Nick, "No one's seen him in days."
"Well, his partner was sent back to Jumba's lab," said Victoria, "Maybe he just needs time to himself. I sure would feel sad if Snooty were sent back."
"I just that he's ok," said Nick, "He was a really smart guy, you would have liked him."
"Ah, this is borin'," moaned Clyde, "Why don't we go steal something to eat?"
"You'll stay here till I says otherwise," said Bonnie.
Suddenly, the three of them heard the sound of heavy footsteps coming their way. They looked behind them and saw a huge robotic boar coming right towards them. "Ok, I says otherwise," said Bonnie.
"Good enough for me," said Reuben and the three experiments jumped out of the way of the charging pig bot.
The three trainers looked up to see a huge robotic boar enter the picnic area. If anyone else was there, they'd have been scared off. The boar snorted and pawed the ground with its metallic hooves. "Where'd that porker come from?" asked Victoria.
"I don't know," said Lilo, "But I think it's looking for a fight."
"Then he came to the right place," said Nick as he pulled out Chopsuey's spellbook.
"Let's show you how we fight," said Chopsuey as he got into battle position. The boar roared and charged at them, its sharp metal tusks coming in at a dangerous speed.
"IAEDO!" shouted Nick. Chopsuey's fist charged up with energy and he fired a blast of green fist-shaped energy right at the boar. The mechanical hog got knocked aside from the blast and a large dent appeared in its hide. But it was far from finished and got up again.
"Let's take care of this cy-boar," said Victoria as she opened her book, "GIKAIR!" Snooty spat out a blast of green energy right at the boar. It scored another hit and caused even more damage. But the boar was still online and started charging them again.
"Let's finish this," said Lilo as she held up her book, "PUNCHITO!" Stitch ran forward, his fist glowing with blue energy. The boar ran up to meet him. Just when they were about to collide, Stitch threw his punch and hit the boar right in its metallic snout. Not only was the boar sent skidding backwards, but its head was knocked off. That finally took the pig bot offline and it stopped moving.
"Why did it attack us like that?" asked Snooty.
"What I'd like to know is who built it," said Chopsuey, "Cause unless I'm mistaken, robot pigs aren't naturally found in the wild."
Just then, the raven flew down and perched on the table. Before any of them could respond, the raven opened its beak and a small robotic arm with an electronic card on the end extended out. Then the card started projecting a hologram of a small cloaked figure. "Congratulations, experiment trainers" said the hologram, "You have proved that you are worthy. I bear an invitation. You have been chosen from a select group of experiment trainers for a special gathering. It will be hosted by my master, the world's greatest experiment trainer at his palace on New Island. A charted ferry will leave from Old Shore Wharf to take you to this island this afternoon. Only trainers who bear this invitation will be allowed to attend. If you wish to attend, please reply at once. My master awaits you." The hologram shut off. Then the raven's chest panel opened and another small robotic arm bearing a paper card on it came out. The card simply had two words on it 'Yes' and 'No' with a checkmark by each word.
"Hmm…" said Lilo as she took the card, "This sound interesting."
"Sounds kind of suspicious to me," said Victoria.
"You know, that guy on the hologram looked kinda familiar," said Nick, "I'd think I want to go and see him."
"Well, I want to see if this 'world's greatest experiment trainer' is as good as he's cracked up to be," said Chopsuey.
"Same goes for me," said Stitch.
"Ditto," said Snooty.
"Well, I've never turned down a challenge," said Lilo as she took out a pen and marked a check by 'Yes'. "Let's see go to that party. Not like we have anything else to do tonight." She handed the card back to the raven who took it back with its beak. It immediately took off and started flying away.
However, before it could very far, a robotic arm came out and grabbed it. Clyde retracted his arm and said, "Hold it right dere, laser-beak."
"We wanna find out what's so special about the twerp trio's special delivery," said Bonnie. The raven squawked angrily and the invitation card fell out of its beak.
Reuben picked up the card and said, "Hey, look at dis."
Clyde looked at it and said, "Yeah, but to what?"
The raven managed to squirm its way out of Clyde's grip and pecked each one of them on the forehead. Then it grabbed the card and flew off. "Whatever's going on, we're going along to find out what," said Bonnie.
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Meanwhile, in the darkened room, the monitors have changed to look at the skies outside. In the chair, the mysterious figure raised up his left hand. His started waving it around in a seemingly-lazy fashion, his three black fingers clinching as they drew near his body. But then the hand became covered in a red aura. Outside, storm clouds were rapidly glowing. Only the area immediately surrounding the small island was untouched. The sea underneath the storm cloud became increasingly choppy. Soon, huge waves were forming, strengthened by the howling wind and the increasing rain. Soon, the storm will be at its peak and ready for his plan.
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On a small distant planetoid, a bit of activity was taking place. At the bottom of a lake in a beautiful landscape, a bubble contained a sleeping creature. But the creature opened its green eyes and looked upwards. Then the bubble started floating towards the surface. Once it got above the water, it popped and let the small white blob out. It nearly fell, but then its power lifted upwards. Then a green portal opened up and PosiMorph flew into it.
There's another chapter. As you can see, I've taken a few changes from the movie. NegaMorph's way of evaluating and inviting warriors is a lot different from what Mewtwo did. I have Bonnie, Cylde, and Reuben fill in for Team Rocket for mostly comedy relief and to expand another part of the story. And just to remind you, this story isn't part of any canon. This story takes place after Kioko's False Love and the Shadow Saga from ngrey. And this chapter's simply the start of the story. The real action will start to start with the next chapter, which should be ready soon. Until then, please review.
