I do not own Pokémon

All Pokédex entries are copied from the game. I don't make any of it up

I don't have a plot either. I am making it up as I go along. (Translation: Suggestions are appreciated)

And now, Chapter 7

"Tell me about yourself." I said

"Well Joy, as you know, my name is Lisa. I like science fiction stories, Zangoose, Sudoku, Pokédolls, and walking."

"What science fiction stories do you like the most?"

"Actually it's not science fiction any more. A couple of years ago Team Rocket attacked the department store I was working at. I hid in a playhouse for little kids. They used these Poké-people to capture my coworkers and rob the place. I was scared, but at the same time I was in awe of these strange creatures. The thing that really scared me was their eyes. They where lifeless and showed no emotion what so ever. The only reason I was missed was because the rockets didn't see me and therefore couldn't tell the Poké-people to take me. I lost a lot of friends in that attack. Personally, I would rather be a slave than some mindless thing."

That can be arranged, I thought to myself.

"Have you ever heard about a team Cypher?" I asked while thinking about what she could be turned into.

"Yeah, in my opinion they are the lesser of four evils. In fact, I heard that the Rockets took another local person while he was going to an interview at this very place."

"Oh dear, I was wondering what happened to that nice boy." I said as I mentally made a note to thank a certain officer at the station.

"Between you and me, I would actually consider working for Cypher just for the sole purpose of getting back at Team Rocket."

"I understand your situation better than you think. When I was younger, around eighteen years old, I had a pet Eevee named Russell. One day, I took him with me to this little secluded spot in the woods so we could play Frisbee, and …'other' games with each other in private. I haven't visited that spot since my last, um, day of school. When we arrived, somebody had built a small house there. It wasn't there too long and it already looked abandoned. I went inside and I saw an old painting with a button underneath it. When I pushed the button a set of stairs revealed them selves to me and a group of Rockets ran out. I was beaten and my Pokémon was stolen from me. I managed to leave with my humanity because they were not interested in humans at that time. Ever since then I made it my mission to make them pay by any means possible."

"That's so sad." Lisa said. "Well that settles it. I am sorry I wasted your time Joy, but I have decided that I am going to work for Team Cypher."

For the first time in a while I actually showed a genuine smile.

"Are you sure you want to do that?" I asked the girl

"I have never been surer." Lisa said

"Well then, have a seat. In order to work for Team Cypher you need to sign this document of confidentiality. When this is signed you agree not to reveal anything about our organization. If you do, your privileges will be forfeited."

"You were trying to trick me into joining?" Lisa accused

"Well we can't have a sign out front that says 'Team Cypher is now accepting applications'. That is why I asked if you knew anything about them. Nevertheless, don't worry, if you said something about taking them down, the interview would continue but at the end we would just say 'We will call you.'"

"Okay, I still have one problem." Lisa asked

"And that would be?" I asked as I held a finger above the button under my desk to summon security.

"I'll need a pen if you want me to sign this." Lisa smiled

I handed her a blue ink pen. After she signed the document I began to explain her new job.

"Your first privilege is that you get to care for your own personal Pokémon that is chosen completely at random. Promotions are given to people who meet certain conditions. For example, we had a janitor that didn't like his Pokémon one bit, now that they made up and bonded together, they got a special promotion. Second, your Pokémon is your meal ticket. If you do not bring your Pokémon with you to lunch, then you will have to pay for your food."

"May I see your Pokémon?"

"Of course you may. Mightyena, will you come here please?"

"Yena." The Pokémon yawned as he walked out of the small well furnished dog house to sit by my side.

"I thought all the Joy's get Chanseys?"

"Well here you get a random Pokémon. It is usually the same gender as you but sometimes a mistake is made." I blush as I recall how that wasn't a mistake when I got my Pokémon. "Of course you would take care of a Pokémon that you like. However, if you can care for a Pokémon that you don't like, that shows you are able to care for any Pokémon."

"Does that mean that the two of you used to not get along?"

"Yes but we reached an understanding." I said as I winked at my furry friend. "Now I think I am a better person because of that."

My Pokémon barked again as he furiously wags his tail in excitement.

"Thank you, you may go back to sleep now." I said to my pooch as he walked back to his plush house.

"So which Pokémon am I going to get?" Lisa asked me

"Well, I took the names of the five Pokémon that you gave me over the phone and I put them into this computer program that picks a Pokémon. The Pokémon you get is Seviper."

"No!" Lisa exclaimed and then quickly added "Way I love Sevipers!"

"Well that's luck of the draw for you." I said as I pulled out a Pokéball from my desk and gave it to her. "Mightyena, it's lunch time." I said as I stared at my pet's resting form.

"You too Seviper, it's lunch time." Lisa said as she tossed her new partner's Pokéball in the air.

"Why don't you come down from those pipes, Zangoose?" Alvin said

"First, my name is Dan. So remember it! Secondly, because you're probably still mad at me for stabbing you like I did. Finally, Swalots can't jump." I said from my perch from a pair insulated water pipes that ran through the walls of our cell just below the ceiling.

"I hate to admit it but we are in the same boat now. I never realized how much trouble I caused you."

"If you think what you did to me was rotten, then I am sorry to say, you ain't seen nothin' yet." I said to my ex boss.

"Explain."

"Have you ever met the dark team?"

"No, I can't say that I ever had."

"They would be a nice group if they where treated better."

"How so?"

"Their cell is flooded with light twenty four hours a day, seven days a week. They are forced to sleep in the light when it is dark outside. There are so many lights that a shadow cannot be cast." I began to explain. "It is twelve o'clock right now. Do you know where they are?"

"At lunch?"

"Get your mind out of the cafeteria! No! They are working in the gardens, on the roof, in the heat of the day. Do you know what it's like to wear a black fur coat the entire day without shade? They are only given hats. That's it. They get no gloves and nothing to keep the dirt out of their fur. That should be a job for the grass morphs, which by the way, are deep in a mine shaft away from the sunlight as we speak." I said with a slight growl in my voice.

"I knew about the grass morphs." Alvin said.

"And you did absolutely nothing to help them?" I spat

"Of course not, I am better than them."

"Have you looked in a mirror lately? You are a morph, just, like, them." I complained from my perch. "In fact, you need to get used to the fact that every human in this hell hole is better than you."

"Keep it down in there, you freaks!" a human on the other side of the door yelled.

"You better take that back!" Alvin yelled

Suddenly, the small food door was opened and a tazer was shoved through.

"YAAAAAA!" Alvin screamed as 50,000 volts of electricity course through his thick skin.

"That should keep you quiet. Give this to your cell mate. You don't get one." The guard says as he throws a small packet of Poké chow in through the door as he removes the shock stick. After the door is closed I take the opportunity to grab the food and jump back up to the pipes I rest my life on.

"Groan, what the hell happened?" Alvin said as he got up off of the floor.

"You were just punished for talking back. Just like when you punished Kevin twice for asking a question."

"I never realized how much that hurt. I should do something to take them down a notch."

"You have a lot of spirit Al. Cypher is going to enjoy crushing that spirit. They won't stop until you do what they say, when they say it. You learn to play by a new set of rules when you play on Team Morph's side."

"I never wanted to play on your side in the first place."

"What makes you think I did?" I retorted

"When's lunch?" Al said while trying to change the subject.

"That guard dropped off a single serving while you where knocked out. He told me not to give you any. If you were any other morph I would split it with you. Since you are a Swalot, I'll give you the wrapper."

"You expect me to eat that or something?"

"Yes I do. In your case everything is on the menu, the pillow, the mattress, the entire bed, heck if you can figure out how to dissolve those bars then the steel door is fair game."

"That's disgusting."

"Well it only gets worse. The poison morphs are the only morphs that get the 'privilege' of working in their element. In fact, you are going to be glad that Swalots have no sense of smell or taste."

"Why do you say that?"

"Think about it. All of those chemicals used to make morphs, the rejected formulas, and even trash; it all has to go some ware. Guess who gets to dispose of it. Instead of hiring some disposal company to get rid of the stuff they will just have you eat it. If you don't then they will force it down your throat."

"I would like to see them try." Alvin said with a smug look on his purple face.

"Don't worry though. There are normal Koffing and Weezing Pokémon along with some normal Grimer and a Muk morph. There was a Koffing morph at one time, but I don't know what ever happened to her."

"Hey Swalot, your week is over early. You are needed in the chemical disposal facility." A human on the outside of the door spoke.

"I forgot to mention, humans usually will never use a morph's name so don't forget yours. It's the only thing you have left that they can't take away." I said as the door was opened.

As I sloshed out into the hallway I noticed that the guards where not wearing their standard issue uniforms. It looked like they where wearing SCUBA gear except it was designed to protect against acid. I didn't want to go with them so I spit on one of the grunt's facemask.

"You'll pay for that you worm!" The grunt yelled as he wiped the purple goop off of his mask and flung it on the floor. I was surprised that as soon as it hit the floor it started to dissolve the concrete. I was also surprised as the grunt behind me stuck me with that damn tazer and shocked me almost to the point of unconsciousness. I was prodded down the hall. After that I had to enter an elevator. After I got on the elevator the guard pressed the button for floor negative thirteen. As I was tazered out of the elevator I saw the top of a large glass sphere with a hole in the top where chemicals would fall in. I was on a platform that led to the hole and there was still another level below me.

"Welcome to your new home." The grunt said before he zapped me again causing me to fall into the container.

"Hello. What is your name?"

"I'm Alvin" I said as I sat upright in the sludge.

"Hi Alvin, my name is Grimer. I am a Muk. I used to have a human name but I forgot it. I have been soooooo alone in here. I am glad you came along I have so much to talk about. There used to be a really nice Koffing girl that I used to talk to all the time, but one day she just exploded."

"I am sorry to- " I began to say

"Anyway I have been down here for soooooo long. Do you like sludge? I love sludge, especially the glowing green stuff. It is so pretty. You should try some. It comes down the pipe every once in a while. I can't taste or smell anything. I hear the guards complain about the smell all the time. I do my best to eat it all but it is soooooo hard with only one worker here. Now that you are here to help we might even see the bottom of this glass container. Do you know acid does not work on glass? I have tried soooooo many times. It won't weaken at all. When I first came here I tried my hardest to get out. Now that I have been here for soooooo long it doesn't seem so bad. Sometimes, the guards will give me company. One time, there used to be a really nice Koffing girl that I used to talk to all the time, but one day she just exploded. Anyway, I have been down here for soooooo long."

"Nooooooooo!" I screamed up at the ceiling.

"What's wrong? Are you okay? I know what will make you feel better. Do you like sludge? I love sludge.

"Somebody, please, get me out of here!" I screamed as my co-eater was stuck in an endless loop of chatter. Apparently, this sludge had done something to this poor morphs mind. I don't want to end up like him. Am I destined to spend the rest of my life with this hopeless idiot? I thought as my partner started in his loop for a third time."

"Oh! I forgot to mention that every once in a while a blue or white disk will appear. I like those because they are different and they are hard. I like to suck on those like a lollipop. If I see one I'll let you have it. Ohhh look. There's one right now. And it's blue too." The morph finally shut up and oozed over to where the blue toilet deodorizer landed. He picked it up with a sludge like tentacle and carried it over to me.

"Here you go, you got to try this it is soooooo good. I can suck on those for hours. That one is my favorite because it makes my tongue turn blue."

"Thank you Grimer." I said slowly "I am going to go over there and try it out."

"Ok when you are done tell me what you thought of it. Ohhh look. There is a white one. I like those because they are harder and it lasts longer, but it doesn't turn my tongue blue like that one does."

"Harder? Do you want to trade?" I slowly asked the Muk morph.

"You'll do that for me? Thank you soooooo much." The Muk morph exclaimed as he quickly oozed his way through the sludge.

After we switched toilet bowl cleaners, I sloshed my way over to the glass wall. I turned the puck in my hand on its edge and I started to beat on the glass with it. I have got to get out of here. I thought as I glanced at the other morph that was in his happy place with his blue tongue.

SCUBA Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus

Sorry about the dialog in the last paragraph. Believe it or not but I actually knew somebody like that. He wasn't that bad but he wasn't all there either.

I also had a boss named Alvin. He was such a jerk.

I am also planning on removing a character, who do you think I should knock off?