The two electric mice gasped at the startling revelation. This glowing blue Umbreon was actually a Lucario! And what's more... this was forced upon him by the rumored Mewtwo.

They huddled closer to listen to the story that was inevitably to come.

Umbreon looked off into the distance as he relayed his story to them.

"You little ones may have heard stories, rumors about the dreaded Mewtwo which has recently appeared in the world. As a Lucario, I set out to discover the truth of these rumors; to see this brand new Pokemon, a completely new species, and to find out where it came from.

"Following the stories from village to village, I eventually came upon a cave where it was rumored to have been living.

"As I approached the cave, I could easily sense the immense energy radiating from within; an unmistakable, powerful new aura. I ventured inside to seek out this Mewtwo.

"Not long after entering, I found him. He was alone, hovering in place, his arms crossed over his chest, legs curled up toward his body, and his eyes closed. He was resting, it seemed.

"When he opened his eyes to look at me, I felt a wave of anger and blind fury wash over his aura, a burning hatred in his eyes, unlike any I have seen before. As I stared back, frozen in shock, I sensed that this powerful being somehow knew me, though I know not how.

"In his rage, he released a burst of energy from his body, obliterating the cave around us, and leaving a crater in its place. I was barely able to put up my Protect bubble to defend myself.

"When the dust settled, we stared back into each other's' eyes, hovering above the crater. Mewtwo had calmed down a bit, and was now in control of his power. He grinned at me then aimed three fingers forward to me, before clenching his fingers together in a small fist. I felt a strange feeling flow through my body as he did so. My vision began to fade out; my body became heavier, and numb. And then I could feel nothing; utter blackness surrounded me.

"I awoke in this forest, and in this body some time later. Shortly thereafter, I came upon you two and that Starmie."

He turned back to them, then blinked and took a step back. They were leaning forward, eyes wide with curiosity, and mouths gaping in awe. Then they bounced up and said determinedly, "We're gonna help you get your body back, Lucareon!"

"What? You can't come with me, the journey is far too-!... Lucareon?"

They nodded in response, "Yup yup!"

"Where'd you get Lucareon from?"

They exchanged glances and shrugged a bit, "Luca-" Plusle began, "-reon!"

Then they smiled brightly and high-fived each other with their nubs of arms.

The newly named Lucareon sighed a bit, knowing from their steely determination that he could never refuse their help. "Do you two even know where to begin?"

They blinked and shrugged, shaking their heads in unison.

He looked off toward the distance, thinking to himself, Then I'm just as lost as before I met you...

Then at that moment, Minun grinned and yelled "A wild plot device appeared!"

Lucareon blinked, "A wild wha-? Ahhh!"

The ground rumbled and shook violently, signaling the approach of something big. Lucareon quickly wheeled around to face the incoming threat; the source of the shaking was coming from the lake. The water swayed from one side of the lake to the other; ripples appearing at the center, giving way to… a surprisingly anticlimactic pokemon. It was a small blue pokemon, with pink tendril-like hair, a pair of long thin tails. It appeared almost like a small fairy.

"Greetings.. my name is Mesprit, one of the lake guardians of the land, the guardian of Emotion, and I have heard your plea, Lucareon.."

"A-actually my name is-"

"Lucareon! I shall send you on your quest! To reclaim your original form from Mewtwo, you must rise one power level above his own.. seek out the god of all pokemon; find Arceus! He is the only being in this universe more powerful than Mewtwo.. He will help you!"

"Arceus…" Lucareon bowed on four pawsbefore the blue fairy. "Where may I find him, Mesprit?"

"I know not where he resides, only how to find him.. First, you must find my brethren in the other two great lakes of the land; there you will meet Uxie and Azelf who will show you the way to Arceus.. In the far west, on the other side of the great mountain that divides the land, you will find Azelf, the lake guardian of knowledge. She will know the most of the three of us.. Now onwards! Go, noble warriors, off on your journey!"

And just as quickly as she had appeared, the ground shook again, and she popped back into the water, leaving just a couple of ripples in her wake.

"The great plot device has spoken!" Minun perked up.

Lucareon blinked to look at the little electric mouse, "The great wha- oof!"

Once again, an interrupting Plusle had broken the sentence, pouncing onto Lucareon's back.

"Hey! What are you doing up there?!"

Plusle pouted and gave a loud whine, "You think I can walk allll those miles with these little legs?" She wiggled her nubs of legs at him.

"Hey, no fair! I wanna ride too!"

"Wait what, no don- oof!" And now the Minun had pounced onto Lucareon's back, joining his Plusle companion. "Onwards, noble steed!" Minun gently kicked his side with his leg.

"Yeah! Onwards, noble steed!" Plusle joined in the kick.

Lucareon gave a loud sigh. Oh god.. this is going to be a long journey…