Nerd: Huh. Did we skip a chapter or something?
Demon: I don't know…
Derp: Confuzzling.
AnonJolteon: I don't really know… and I don't own Pokemon!
Demon: Pfft, nice mood change.
AnonJolteon: Thank you!
Nerd: We'll continue backstage…
*Starts up projector*
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Chapter 7: New Abilities
"Ughhh…"
What seemed like forever, I woke up from that horrible dream that I was engulfed by a pink cloud…
"What are we going to do with Serena?" A brand new female voice came into earshot.
"Well, I don't know! She did this for her love's sake!" Another brand new voice, though male, came in.
"I'm the one who should plan things out! I know her, I was the first companion of her!" Another mysterious voice was sounded.
I leaned up from the blankets, which were probably set up by Clemont, and looked at who was talking.
"Yay" I couldn't see a thing, since a mix of red, orange, pink, white, and dark gray covered my face.
"Whoever is on me, PLEASE GET OFF!!!" All the weight stacked upon my face diminished to none, where I saw only 3 souls in my vision.
My own Pokemon.
"We were so worried!" "You seriously took the risk that far?! We didn't even get to decide if your choice is a good one!" "I'm just happy you're okay!" Braixen, Pancham, and Sylveon all opened their mouths in a talking manner.
"Who said that?"
"I don't know…" Braixen was the only one who opened their mouth.
"Wait, if your talking right now, then…" Frustrated to find out what's going on, I screamed. "AM I GOING CRAZY?!"
During my insane blow-out, my hat flew off, then my Pokemon gaped at me.
Pancham went to my bag, dug around for a bit, and found a mirror.
"I believe you might want to check this out…"
I look into the mirror, to see my usual appearance…
...BUT WITH EARS ON THE TOP OF MY HEAD?!
"WHAT IS THIS?!"
"This must be what happens when she took the pink stuff into her body…"
Then everything blacked out.
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"I wonder if Serena is okay…" Clemont pondered in worry.
"Don't worry, it'll be fine. Leaving her on a random couch with no one with her is a good idea, right?" Ash questioned.
"Wellllllll… yeah. We should go back."
"Don't forget the food!" Bonnie reminded the two of them.
The gang plus Lilia, who is still with them and hasn't been requested to propose to Clemont by Bonnie (yet), and minus Serena, who is currently resting nearby the couch they left her at, started heading back to the couch, where they find…
"Did Serena buy Sylveon ears?" Serena was out cold on the couch, with her hair slightly tainted pink and peculiar pink Sylveon ears, complete with the bow.
Lilia walked towards the passed-out girl, and poked one of the "fake" ears. It had a furry texture, and was at body temperature.
"These are real."
"I have a feeling that the syringe was supposed to change the victim into a Sylveon…" Clemont stated. "Good thing we didn't inject the entire thing."
"Hey Clemont, cook up something for Serena when she wakes up." Ash turned her attention towards Clemont, then back to Serena.
10 Minutes Later…
*Yawn*
"Strange, she didn't sleep for the proper amount of time." Clemont stated.
"Huh?" Serena leaned up into seating position and started rubbing her eyes.
"Hey Serena, you okay?" Ash asked.
"Yeah, but I think I'm hallucinating… I have ears on my head…"
"That's what Clemont concluded."
"...and my Pokemon can talk to me…"
"So? They do to me, they do it to everyone."
"No like, I can understand them…"
"Hey Serena, I think it's because of your new ears…"
"Hey Serena!" Sylveon bounded straight towards her, knocking her down in process. "You look like you have my ribbons!"
"SEE?! She said, 'You look like you have my ribbons!'" Everyone looked to Sylveon, who was nodding in agreement. "I'M GOING CRAZY!!!"
Sylveon made a cute smile. "I could teach you how to use these ribbons!" Sylveon started flailing her ribbons around. "You can control them like 4 more paws, or 4 more fingerless hands for you!"
"I DON'T WANT TO USE THESE!!!"
"Oh. Oops. Still shocked?"
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Our heroes are preparing for their departure back into the wilderness to fix Ash, but first, a quick snack.
"Try picking up the potato chip!"
Serena had gotten used to the ears, which was hidden by her hat, bowtie, which was hidden by her shirt, and tail, which was mostly hidden by her skirt. Now, she's trying to use her newly-found ribbons.
A ribbon came out from her shirt, glided along to the chip bag, then furled around a chip. Serena controlled the ribbon to squeeze slightly harder, but…
*Crack*
"Heheh… whoops." Serena accidently put too much pressure on the chip, breaking it in process.
*Slap* The Sylveon smacked her own ribbon on her face.
"Still, you've got the proper skill to do this!" Ash stated, fueling Serena with confidence.
While Serena is practicing her new "abilities," Ash eating chips, and Bonnie grooming Meowstic, Clemont and Lilia are working together to figure out what happened.
"So, this serum is supposed to change a person into a Sylveon, then does it contain any Sylveon DNA?" Lilia started cracking down onto the problem.
"Let me take a scan… I tinkered the Poison Detector to scan entire objects." Clemont pointed his attention to Serena's Sylveon. "Can I get a single strand of hair from you?"
"If it will help Serena." The pink eeveelution responded.
"She said yes." Serena translated her pokemon's Pokespeech to her friends.
"OK." Clemont took out a pair of tweezers, and plucked one hair.
"OW!"
"Sorry Sylveon, but it's over now." Clemont scanned the hair, located the DNA, and compared it to the DNA-like substance found in the syringe.
"Indeed, it has the basic components… but it also has another chemical bonded to it. Since this syringe contains only the DNA, sleeping chemical, and the unknown substance, I think that unknown substance is the key to the transformation!"
"Whoever this 'Everest' is, their chemical expertise is very powerful. This compound has a complex structure!" Lilia, even if against Everest, was at awe of their skills.
"OK, now we need to find out what Ash's serum was…" Clemont dug out the older syringe. "Hopefully this has enough serum."
Clemont pulled out as much green liquid using a small vacuum, where he barely got enough to test. He separated the changing substance into a tube, then he dumped the sleeping compound, since it could be easily made.
"If Everest did the same tactic with Ash, then maybe this new DNA is a female human's." Clemont turned his attention to his little sister, who was still combing the Meowstic.
"Bonnie, is it okay if I take out one hair?" Clemont kindly asked.
"Why me?" Bonnie asked without looking away from the Meowstic. "There's Serena, Ash, and Lilia!"
"Serena has a genetic change, Ash is not completely female, and Lilia is…" Clemont paused to think an excuse. "...my lab partner!"
"Oh?" Bonnie put on a smirk, which obviously meant that trouble was coming straight towards Clemont. "Did you pause to think of an excuse for your dear Lilia?"
Both of the brainiacs blushed, but only Clemont reacted heavily.
"BONNIE, SHE IS NOT MY LOVE! She's just a friend!" Clemont retaliated.
"..." Lilia just stared straight at Bonnie.
"Heehee, I'm just playin' with ya!" Bonnie giggled to herself, amazed at how much of emotion and rage this joke could bring out.
"Well, I still need a strand." Clemont reminded her.
"Oh yeah!" Bonnie gripped a piece of hair which was out of place, and pulled it out. "Here you go!"
Clemont investigated the DNA, compared it to the one in the serum, and concluded: "Only the gender portion of the DNA code exists! In order to make an antidote for Ash, we need to get a male DNA portion and chemically combine it to the changing substance, then give it to Ash."
Not only Ash and Serena were interested by this, Meowstic turned their direction.
"So that means I can turn back to normal?" Ash asked.
"Yes indeed." Clemont answered with a nod.
"Wahoo!"
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"So, da boss got new info on da leader twerp, right?" Meowth asked.
"Yes, he gave us a special job. We are promoted and if we prove successful, then we will get another promotion!" James responded.
"I can almost smell the chocolates and feel the dresses I could buy with the new promotion! LET'S GET THAT PIKA…" Jessie was fueled with determination until…
"Hold on. The boss said that we can't attack the twerps, since they are the best evidence we can get." James interrupted. "In some cases where we won't reveal ourselves, we have to protect the twerps if they are in danger."
"Oh." Jessie and Meowth responded.
"So, we just keep a parenting eye on them?" Jessie asked.
"Yes indeed. Let's get that promotion!"
"And RAISE!!!"
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AnonJolteon: So, that chapter before was just a mess of 0s and 1s, right?
Nerd: Yeah, I guess.
Demon: I don't even know what it means.
Derp: 1s and 0s, I've heard dat b4.
Nerd: That's because you said 1s and 0s before, when you went bonkers.
Derp: There iz a gap of memory from end of chap 3 and end of chap 4…
Demon: So that wasn't you who said that gibberish?
Derp: Yas.
AnonJolteon: Oh well. Time to end this!
