The rain tapped lightly against the window of a darkly lit room. The occasional nearby lightning strike would briefly illuminate the right side of the corridor. A desk sat at the end of room, organized neatly with papers put in different piles, as well as other items on the desk. A small device was playing an opera of some kind at a low volume. A darkly dressed man was sitting in a tall, dark chair sat, with his eyes closed, the gears in his head turning.

"Mr. Giovanni, the new scientist called." a man in a dark uniform stated.

The man's eyes shot open, he stood up, intentionally disturbing the pokemon next to him. The Persian stood on it's paws, stretching as its master walked to the end of the office. The nimble cat-like pokemon quickly caught up to its trainer. "Tell me, did he mention anything else?"

"Yes, he said, 'Go fetch Mr. Giovanni, the device is complete."

The crime boss nodded, grabbing his hat. "It's about time. Start the car, I'll be out shortly."


Giovanni briskly walked down the dark hallway, two higher-class grunts following close behind. He shoved the doors open, revealing a dark laboratory, illuminated only by dim, electric-blue lights. Three large glass cylinders stood in the center of the lab, wires and devices all protruding from them. Giovanni looked over the room, nodding in silent approval.

"Mr. Giovanni!" a voice exclaimed. The crime boss turned to see a man in a long white lab coat being lowered by a platform. The scientist stepped down from the platform, adjusting his glasses and stepping forward.

"Good evening Dr. Colress." Giovanni stated. "The device is complete?"

"Indeed." the scientist agreed. "You've arrived just in time. Our test subjects have just arrived, right on schedule."

Giovanni glared at Colress. "The device was supposed to be done before the Aclean League started. It's taken years to collect all of my forces, and it's all been jeopardized because you have taken your sweet time building this, thing."

"One cannot stand in the way of progress, we can only usher it along at it's own pace. Besides, what initially took me years to develop has now been done in only half the time. This 'thing' will ensure that your pokemon will even stand a chance against the Aclean League."

Giovanni nodded, a calm solemness returning to his frame. "Right, so, explain this to me, what does this do?"

Colress gazed at his creation standing intrusively in the middle of the room. "This device has the capacity to not only control any pokemon placed inside of it, but we've now perfected it to the point where they can now battle with the effects still in place."

"How is this different than what you've used before?"

"The research I've previously done only allowed me to control the pokemon for a limited time. Now, once each pokemon is processed in the machine, we can control them much more effectively. No amount of 'snap out of it!'s will do any good this time."

"Magnificent." Giovanni stated. "And their power level is increased as well?"

"Precisely, more than triple what I was capable of producing before. I can control them with a device inserted-"

"I think you mean, You."

Colress paused. "Pardon?"

"I will be controlling the pokemon. If this goes according to plan, I want the pokemon under my control, not yours, understood?"

"But, you couldn't possibly-"

"I said, do I make myself clear!" Giovanni exclaimed.

Colress glared at the crime boss, sighing exasperatedly after. "Transparently,"

"Excellent,"

"Of course, now it's a matter of getting the correct pokemon." Colress continued. "It'll be effective on any pokemon, as you'll soon see, but the more powerful the base stats of the pokemon, the stronger the effect my devices will provide."

"Leave that to me, I have agents in the Aclean League as we speak."

"Perfect." Colress mentioned. "Not even the boy can stop, er, you, now."

Giovanni smirked. "Indeed. No one will."


Happy Halloween! I know it's a long wait for a short chapter, but thanks for your patience. Be sure to leave a review to tell me how I did, I'd appreciate your feedback. Thanks!

Zippy