Hey guys. I'm back. I am sorry that this chapter took so long to get out. We have been doing a lot of home renovating lately. In fact, I just finished putting in the flooring in my room last night. Anyways, let's get onto the reviews
Monpoke: Honestly, I only know a fraction of Spanish. The rest I leave up to a translation app. So I don't know if I am understanding the review or not. I am trying to learn Spanish, but the people running the schools in the U.S. are idiots and don't teach foreign languages in elementary school when the brain is still readily accepting knowledge.
Devanor: Yep, but hey that is how life is. Some people just aren't real caring. As for why Lawrence blames Caleb, well basically Maggie lied. But Caleb is the one that kept that secret. He should have told Katlyn about the deceit, but instead he kept it a secret.
Mades: Yeah I was thinking about that. I just haven't had a lot of time to write. It is one of those 'once I get around to it' things.
Phillip Harbindinger: I was kind of hoping that since they knew about Katlyn and Caleb's group the entire time that it would take away from the cliché. You are right though. New ideas are hard to come by for these situations.
Failed plans should not be interpreted as a failed vision. Visions don't change, they are only refined. Plans rarely stay the same, and are scrapped or adjusted as needed. Be stubborn about the vision, but flexible with your plan. John C. Maxwell
Chapter 37
Caleb's POV
I looked around the almost fully lit room. Out of the nine challenges I had started, I passed eight of them. The one I failed was on a technicality. All I had left was one single challenge. I took the key out and placed it into the little keyhole underneath the small pillar. After another flash of lights, I found myself in the last place I would have expected.
"Caleb, I'm cold. Why did you stop moving?" I looked down to find Lawrence shivering in my arms.
"I'm back where it all started!" I shouted. Lawrence flinched at my sudden outburst and whimpered a little. "Lawrence! I forgot! I'll get you somewhere warm!" I shouted as I took off. I already knew what this challenge would be. Being back in this exact forest at this exact time made it easy to figure out. I ran until I found the cave we had originally found MK. I repeated my memory to the letter, except I purposefully did a few things different. I built a fire and gently placed Lawrence next to it. "I should have done that the first time around." I said out loud to no one in particular. Lawrence snored softly as he dried off. I felt for my empty Pokéball. Pokéball in hand, I walked to the back of the cave. I found the baby Mew sleeping soundly against the rock where I found him originally. MK looked so much different then he did now. His fur was light pink wisps and he was quite a bit smaller also. Instead of trying to catch him, I sat next to him and waited for Mew to appear.
When MK began to cry, I knew that it wouldn't be long. Lawrence appeared about a minute later and he was mystified by the sight of me sitting next to a legendary.
"Caleb! What are you doing here? Where did he come from?" Lawrence asked. I shrugged.
"He… was just sitting here. I am just waiting for the parent to get here." I replied. Lawrence sat next to me and we waited. I could feel the time coming. It felt like a nearing tsunami that would wash me away. Then it happened. Mew appeared out of thin air in a rage. I looked solemnly up at the legendary Pokémon.
"So, are you the real Mew or are you just part of this memory?" I asked calmly. The Mew's facial expression contorted from rage to mild surprise.
"How did you know that it would actually be me?" Mew asked out of surprise.
"I had a hunch. Since I was right, something tells me that this is going to be the ultimate test or something. Am I right?" Mew shrugged.
"Something like that." she grimaced.
"So, what happens? If I lose, I automatically die?" I asked.
"If you lose, the challenge will count just like the rest. However, I will not do the age transfer. I still want you to prove yourself to me. Since you can't fight outside, we will do it here." Mew explained.
"How do I know that this won't be rigged?" I asked suspiciously.
"You have my word." Mew pledged.
"No offense, but your track record hasn't been all that great. You said that you couldn't turn me back when this began, but then you tell me that you lied and can fix me.
"You are lucky that I am giving you your human form in the first place." Mew's eyes narrowed dangerously.
"Fine, how will this battle work?" I asked. Mew eased up a little.
"It will be a standard Pokémon battle. You will be in your Pokémon form." Mew said. With a snap of her fingers. I reverted to my Vulpix form. "For this to be fair. You may want one of these." Mew snapped again and a fire stone appeared directly in front of me.
"You want me to evolve?" I asked out of mild disbelief.
"For it to be fair, yes. I can't fight at my fullest if you are fighting as a small Vulpix. As a Ninetales, you at least have a chance." Mew replied.
"Thanks, but I don't need it. I will fight you as I am. This is me and it wouldn't be fair to have a handicap." I said sincerely.
"You obviously have no idea what a handicap means. They are meant to even out the odds." Mew explained.
"I realize that, but life isn't fair. If it was, then Katlyn would be able to get fixed as well. I'm doing this for Katlyn. Not just myself. Even if it is impossible to beat you as I am, I won't use that stone." I said vehemently. Mew grinned widely. "What? What did I say?" I asked.
"You just passed the test." Mew said.
"What?" I asked. Mew giggled at my reaction.
"The last test was meant for two things: testing your fear of fighting, and testing your motives. By not using the stone, you proved that you would not give up, even if the odds were against you. You stated your true motive very clearly. What was it again?" Mew feigned forgetfulness.
"I didn't want my sister to be alone this time. I wanted her to have the best brother she could have. If she can't go back, then that is the least I can do." I played along.
"That is what I wanted to hear. I am almost done with the transformation. You will wake up shortly. When you do, you will be human again. Just a slight warning, you may notice a few things that aren't quite the same. They should change over time, but I can't guarantee anything right now." Mew said.
"What kind of things?" I asked nervously.
"Nothing that will make you stand out. Just your hair will probably be different, and your canines may be a little sharp." Mew said. She quietly muttered, "You may feel slightly pained when touching cold water for a few months."
"I can live with different hair and little sharper teeth… wait. What do you mean that I'll be pained by cold water!" I yelled. "It's just a few side-effects. Nothing harmful." Mew assured me. I wasn't buying it.
"If anything is out of place when I wake up, I am going to beat the crap out of you." I threatened.
"Nothing will be out of place. And, none of the side-effects are going to be too severe."
"What do you call not being able to touch water?Is that not severe to you?"
"You could have a tail, or Vulpix ears, or claws. In fact, you could be a hybrid of a Vulpix and a human.
"I guess that's true." I muttered. Mew smiled and closed her eyes to teleport. "Wait, can we have a quick battle?"
"Don't you want to change back as quickly as you can?" Mew asked with a gleam in her eyes.
"I do, but I want to see how well I would do against you." I replied. Mew smiled then snapped her fingers. The room transformed back into the Raum des Willens.
"First, you must activate the finally pillar." I nodded and took the key in my mouth. I trotted over to the pillar and stood up on my hind legs to reach the pillar's keyhole. Once the key was in, the pillar began to shine a bright green the entire room was bathed in mash colors. I looked back Mew and she snapped her fingers again. The room disappeared and was replaced with a room similar to the one we saw Mew in the real world.
"We will start on three. I don't want you getting hurt in here because it could cause complications. We are going by the one hit rule." Mew said as she got ready to start.
"Wait, what is the one hit rule? And what do you mean that it could cause complications?" I asked nervously.
"The one hit rule is where each fighter can only get hit one time. It is a test of speed and agility mostly. As for the complications, if either one of us gets hurt too severely in here, it could affect the transformation process. That is why we are only doing the one hit rule; to make sure that doesn't happen." Mew said.
"Ok, I understand." I said. I got into a battle position and waited. Mew did the same. Mew made the first move. She formed a large blue circle in between her paws. The ball expanded into a very large Aura Sphere. She then launched the sphere at me. I jumped out of the way but just barely. I then returned an Ember attack. Comparing my Ember with the Aura Sphere would be like comparing a row boat with a battleship. It was nowhere near the same level, nor did it come anywhere close to hitting Mew.
"You have to do better than that if you want to hit me." Mew taunted. She threw her hands in the air and light began to gather in between them. I choked. When I saw her start the Solar Beam, I imagined how I would disintegrate as it hit. When I finally snapped myself out of my fear induced paralysis, the beam of dense light came flying at me. I couldn't dodge the wave since it was too wide.
"I hope this works!" I yelled as I began to dig into the ground. How that was possible, was beyond me. It wasn't like there was dirt in my mind. The beam sailed over the hole I had dug. I jumped up out of the hole and shot more Embers at Mew. She knew what I was doing and threw up a barrier. When the smoke cleared Mew's pink barrier remained visible without a hint of damage.
"I really need to hurry this along. As much as I want to, I can't play all day." Mew sighed. Mew's barrier disappeared and she quickly ripped open a purple hole and flew inside. I frantically looked all around me. Mew was nowhere to be seen.
"Behind you." Mew said. I turned around and a large purple rift formed. Mew shot out. I didn't even feel the hit. I just collapsed. I gasped for air. Then my mind began to go blank. "Darn it! I knew that would over do it! I better get out of here and make sure everything on the outside is alright!" I heard Mew say before my mind shut down.
Sam's POV
"What do you mean that I would learn the lesson first?" I demanded angrily.
"Jim, set up that gadget that the boss sent with us." the mystery man ordered. The man named Jim, who turned out to be the rude snob, opened up a metal briefcase and pulled out a small tripod. He pulled out a microphone and a small rectangular box. He screwed the box onto the tripod and plugged in the microphone.
"What is that?" Devin asked nervously.
"This is a Mark seven logistical recorder and translator. It can take the sounds of any language, human and Pokémon, and translate it for everyone to understand. It is a really nice piece of tech. You won't find it anywhere else except for Team Rocket. Charlie, everything is ready to go." Jim said as he flipped the on switch.
"So what do you have to say for yourself, agent?" Charlie asked.
"All I have to say is that I am sorry that this is happening to you, Samuel. My name is Joshua Marik, and I am an operative of Team Rocket. Albeit, a not very willing one." Marik said.
"You… you are with… with them?" I stammered in shock. Marik nodded slowly. My heart filled with ice. My emotions turned to bitter rage. One of my only friends I could completely trust was a spy. "How long?"
"Since you released me from that Pokéball for the first time." Marik replied. "Sam, you have to believe me when I say that it was painful for me to betray your trust."
"Why? For all I know, you aren't even a real Pokémon!" I yelled. The group of Rockets fell silent.
"I'm not even a real Pokémon, I'm just a twenty year old kid that can't keep food in his Mom's and his sibling's mouths." Marik replied quietly.
"I cannot believe this! Not only is my only Pokémon a turncoat, he is also a human nobody!" I yelled, seething with anger. After everything that had happened. Promising to help Caleb, escaping from the CPS, beating my first gym. Everything was a lie. A very elaborate lie. All of the people that helped me on this journey are not what they look like, whether they intended to deceive me or not. Caleb was really human, Katlyn was so much older than what she looked, Devin is the older brother, and Austin is the younger brother. I was fed up with all of the intrigue. All of the lies. If this was what a trainer was like, then I did not want any part of it. If I didn't have four guys with guns all around me, then I would have left right then and there. My emotions were a wreck and I didn't care. "I… don't… care anymore. You can shoot all of us. Or at least me. I am done with all of this secrecy and lies." I burned with hatred, anger, and malice.
"We aren't here to kill any of you. We just need to take the Mew with us. I assure you that we aren't here to hurt you or your friends." Charlie reassured.
"I don't care!" I roared as I lunged at the man. I had my hands balled into fists and was ready to hit when a stunner dart stuck into my side. The electrical pulse sent waves of pain throughout my body. I landed hard on the ground and began to convulse. However, my anger was sending to much adrenaline into my blood stream. I rose shakily to my feet and slowly walked towards the leader. When the waves of pain disappeared, I hardly noticed.
I had just about made it to Charlie when a soft hand touched my arm. I turned like a zombie and looked at the owner of the hand. It was Katlyn. She had been crying. Her face was dampened by the excess tears. She looked at me with pleading eyes.
"Samuel, don't do this. You don't have to do this alone. I'm here for you. We all are, but you just have to wait a little longer. Please wait. Please, do it for me." She pleaded. Her eyes showed so much sorrow. My icy heart began to defrost like the northern glaciers on a warm summer day. I regained my senses and looked at Katlyn dead in the eye.
"I won't let them harm you. I promise." I whispered. Katlyn's expression lifted greatly. She threw herself into a hug. I quietly hugged back. She started to cry again. This time she looked at me and smiled. I looked at her, and the anger began to return to my eyes "Katlyn, they need to pay. I am going to make them pay."
"Don't worry, their sins will find them out. Don't let the same thing happen to you." Katlyn said softly.
"I hate to break up your little brother/sister moment, but you guys are hostages. Start acting like it!" Jim demanded. Katlyn took a step back. I waited a few seconds and followed suite.
"Jim, don't you ever listen to the briefings? They aren't even related." one of the other soldiers spoke up.
"I realize that. You take things to literal sometimes Johnson. One of these days someone is going to order you to jump off a cliff and you are going to do it." Jim laughed. Then a thought came across Jim's face. He smiled wickedly. "Dillon, hand me the briefing file again., will ya?" the soldier asked.
The quietest man pulled out a roll of papers from one of his many combat vest pockets and handed it to Jim.
"Name: Katlyn Ward. Age: Twenty. Currently a student at the University of Kanto. Majoring in psychology. That is quite the accomplishment for such a small little girl. Says here that you had a nasty run in with a Banette. By the way, we found that thing awhile back. We made sure that he wouldn't be a problem for you to worry about anymore. As I was saying, judging by your sizes, I would say that no one is going to take you seriously when you open up your practice. Maybe you can have a little stand like in Charlie Brown." the man laughed. Katlyn began to tremble. She began to cling to me to the point that it was beginning to hurt.
"Katlyn, calm down. Don't let that fool get to you. He doesn't know what he is talking about." I tried to comfort. Katlyn relaxed slightly but suddenly tensed up again. Charlie began to approach us. I shielded Katlyn by having her stand behind me.
"Jim, cut it out. I don't need any headaches today." Charlie said. He then turned towards us. "I am sorry about my subordinate. He tends to be a little cruel when he is stressed." Charlies said. "Agent Marik, I believe that Giovanni himself wanted to see you as quickly as possible. We brought a field transport unit in order to get you to the boss immediately."
"Thank you Lieutenant. Just let me say goodbye." Marik said. "Sam, Katlyn, I am sorry that I tricked you. I couldn't keep my family fed and I got desperate. This seemed like the only option."
My eyes narrowed at my former friend. "No reason in this entire world will ever outweigh the trust that you betrayed." Marik's tail and head hung limply as he walked over to the other Rockets.
"Dillon, take Marik up to Alpha." Charles ordered. The soldier saluted then led Marik to the exit.
"You are forgetting this!" I shouted coldly as I threw his Pokéball towards the door. The soldier next to Marik picked up the ball and they left.
Mew's POV
After the little battle, for lack of a better term, I left the dreamworld and began to check for any signs of stress. I was relieved when I found none and wiped my brow.
"I guess I can go get Sam now. Poor kid. This is a lot of responsibility for someone so young." I said out loud as snapped my fingers. A rift formed and turned into the archway of the door. I floated through it and was enveloped by the darkness as jumped into the normal world. The sound of the large stone doors reached my ears as a crevice of light appeared directly ahead of me. I quickly flew through it.
"Sam, I'm ready for…. Argh!" I screeched as something sharp dug into my skin. The agony increased as electricity began to pour through my body. As the pain grew, I could no longer concentrate on staying afloat. I fell to the ground. Even after the electricity had stopped, my body writhed and twitched uncontrollably. Before I could regain my senses, a net was flung over me. I tried to struggle and bite my way free but the net began to pulse a yellow hue. My strength was being sucked clean out of me and there was nothing I could do about. Darkness then began to cloud my mind.
Katlyn's POV
Everything happened so fast that Mew couldn't react. She was hit by an electrical dart and went down fast. As soon as she crashed to the floor, the Rockets tossed several nets over her. Once they began to glow, it was obvious that Mew was getting weaker. Once she completely stopped struggling, the Rockets threw her into a small cage and began to carry her off.
Charlie turned around and looked at me straight in the eyes. "Wait ten minutes before you leave this tower. If you don't we won't be able to guarantee your safety." he said. I nodded my compliance and waited for them to disappear.
"What are we going to do now?" Devin asked as soon as the men were out of sight. I didn't even bother with response. I just ran to the door Mew had exited moments before and jumped through it. The familiar darkness surrounded me as I ran to the other side. Soon, the darkness cleared out and was replaced by the room of pulsating lights. Not far from the door lay a small object. It moved slightly as it breathed. I quickly realized that this was Caleb.
"Is that your brother? Man, he sure got the short end of the stick out of this deal." Devin said with a nervous laugh. I shot him a deadly glare that could have beaten Arceus himself. Devin muttered something under his breath and looked at the ground.
"This might constitute a new problem." Austin said as he looked down at Caleb.
"What part? The part that he is a baby, the part where we don't have anything for a baby or the part where none of us have experience with babies!" Sam exclaimed slightly irritated.
"Don't forget that Mew is the only one that can make him older." Devin added. Austin looked to me, and I looked down at Lawrence. Lawrence hadn't said a word and just stared at Caleb in disbelief.
"Well, at least he is human again." Lawrence finally said.
"It's going to be a small problem when he wakes up. He is going to flip out." I said.
"What are you guys waiting for? Get him off the floor!" Lawrence nearly shouted.
"Oh, right." I said sheepishly. I took off my jacket and stared down at it for a second. It was my Dad's camo jacket that Caleb gave to me when everything started. I picked him up and wrapped him tightly in it. "Ok, let's get out of here." I said.
We made it to the top floor and hit another snag. There was no real way to get out of the tower when there was no ladder to get out with. Plus Caleb was too small to make any climb safely, not to mention Devin's arm. After about ten minutes of discussion, Austin and Sam went off to find something that could help us climb. Devin wandered around the room for a bit. I really didn't pay him any attention since I was holding Caleb. It wasn't until Devin began tapping me on the shoulder, that I began to pay any attention to him.
"Katlyn, look at what I just found." Devin said as he offered me a piece of paper.
"I can't really take it right now. What does it say?" I asked.
"It's a message from someone in that organization. It has the coordinates of the base where they took Mew."
"How do you know that?" I asked skeptically.
"It says so, smart one. The notes says and I quote, "We are not all like we seem. If you want to find Mew, you will find her at fifty-four degrees north and twenty-five degrees west. Do not come here without the authorities. It is too dangerous. Signed anonymous." Devin read. I looked at him in disbelief. I practically juggled Caleb to free up my other arm to grab the paper. I read it then reread it.
"You need to give this to your brother when he gets back." I said with a hint of excitement.
"Give what to me?" Austin said as he walked up behind us.
"Your brother found something pretty interesting." I said.
"We found something interesting as well." Sam added. Before I could ask what it was, a pink blur floated right into me.
"MK! Where did you come from!" I exclaimed as the little Mew floated erratically around me.
"They took my mom! They took her! Please! You have to get her back!" MK pleaded as tears rolled down his pointed little face.
"Sshh. We will get her back. Don't worry about it. Besides, we need to find her anyways."
"Why? She already helped Caleb didn't she?" MK asked.
"Not quite. She made him human, but he is in a pretty big predicament." I explained. "In fact, here he is."
"Wow, he is a lot smaller than I thought he would be. I thought he would be bigger because Mom told me that he was old."
"He isn't that big because he isn't that old you twit." Lawrence said as he rolled his eyes. MK began to say something else, but Sam cut him off.
"What did you find?" he asked.
"I found a note from one of the Rockets. It has the coordinates of the base they took Mew." Devin said excitedly.
"Really? Let me see." Austin said as I handed him the paper.
"This is great! Now we just have to get there and..."
"And what? Storm the castle? We can't just go in there. That would be suicide!" Sam interrupted. "IF, and that's a big if, we do go to this base. How do we get inside? How do we know it's not a trap? And what do we do with Caleb?"
"We can just leave Caleb with my parents. That is easy enough." I answered.
"It can't be a trap because they had us trapped earlier." Devin explained.
"I'll admit those do make sense, but how do we get in? We can't just waltz through the front door." Sam said.
"We cross that bridge when we come to it. For now, lets get back to Emily and the others." Austin said.
Emily's POV
"Teresa! I just got a call from Austin, they want me to meet them at the hospital. They sent Katlyn and Caleb back here and want you to wait for them here." I called as I grabbed my jacket. I prayed silently that everyone was ok and opened the door. Katlyn was already standing in the doorway preparing to knock.
"I see that Katlyn is already here. Where is Caleb?" Teresa asked.
"Yeah, I just got a call from Austin what happened?" I asked.
"Devin fell and broke his arm. As for Caleb, things didn't got quite as planned. He… He changed back but he isn't… well, see for yourself." Katlyn moved a small bundle in arm into a position we could both see.
"Why am I not surprised?" I muttered as I looked at the sleeping baby wrapped in the bundle. "This is getting a little weird for me, I'm going to go see Austin and Devin. Teresa, can you help Katlyn?"
"Of course, I would be happy to." Teresa exclaimed. I sighed at her enthusiasm.
Emily's POV
The hospital was right across the street. By the time I got there, Austin and Devin were standing outside the hospital. Devin looked somewhat pale, as if something had scared him, but Austin seemed somewhat upset.
"Austin! Devin! What happened?" I asked as I ran up to them.
"Well, a certain somebody didn't listen to me and got his arm broken." Austin said as he jabbed his thumb towards Devin. Devin smiled sheepishly.
"I was right, though. It was way more exciting than sitting around listening to Teresa." Devin beamed. It only lasted for a few seconds because Austin gave him a good slap upside the head.
"This is serious! You are lucky there weren't any ghost type Pokémon in there!" Austin.
"What would they be able to do to me? Scare me to death." Devin retorted.
"hmm, let's just explore that shall we." Austin pulled out his Pokedex and began scanning through the pages. "Here we go. Drifloon; know to drag children off. Litwick: known for sucking out people's souls. Shedinja: known for sucking your soul out of you. Duskull, this one is especially for you. Duskull wanders lost among the deep darkness of midnight. There is an oft-told admonishment given to misbehaving children that this Pokémon will spirit away bad children who earn scoldings from their mothers." Devin's face paled even more than before.
"Holy Crap! This places puts A Thousand Ways to Die to shame! At home it's a thousand ways to die but here it's like a billion ways to die!" Devin nearly shouted.
"And you wonder why I don't want you disappearing from view or not listening to me. I know a lot more about this world than you. I know how dangerous it can be. You need to listen to me." Austin chided.
"I realize that, but you need to realize that I can do a lot more than you give me credit for. Besides, how do you think Mom would feel if she knew that you went up against guys with guns and how do you think she would feel if she knew that we got separated for more than a week?" Devin asked.
"Look, we both decided that it was neither one of our fault for getting separated. As for the whole gun thing, I really don't think that stunners count as guns." Austin said. "Just because you were able to survive a week without me doesn't mean I want you doing anything stupid or dangerous."
"Ok guys, the round has ended. Devin, I didn't know if you were stuck here or not so I brought this with me." I said as I hand Devin the stuffed animal. His face brightened up for a second, but then it turned to a deep red blush.
"T-that's ok. I d-don't want it. Did you have to bring it in public?" Devin asked nervously.
"Devin, You look like a kid, nobody is going to think twice about the stuffed animal." Austin said with a sigh.
"Oh alright. I'll take the stupid thing." Devin muttered. Despite Devin's charade, we all knew that it would act as a comfort for him.
"I'm guessing that you wanted me down here besides just to walk with y'all back to the room. What did y'all want to discuss?" I asked.
"Well, we ran into a snag, the Mew got captured by the Mafia." Devin said rather loudly.
"What do you mean "Mafia"?" I asked uneasily.
"They are an organization called Team Rocket. They basically are the equivalent of the Mafia back home. They snagged Mew the moment she came out to get Sam. She needed Sam to donate a few years so Caleb wouldn't be stuck as a baby.
"So that's why he was a baby. That was really bugging me." I said as I connected the dots. "So what does that mean for us? Is our part done? Or, do we have to save the Mew in order to go home?"
Austin shook his head slowly, then looked between me and Devin.
"Devin thinks that we did our part, that all we had to do was make sure that they found Mew. I think that we have to make sure that everything is completed. That we have to find and free Mew." Austin said.
"That is a dilemma. Honestly, I want to go home. I want this to all be over, but I also want to make sure we do this right. I don't want to meet up with Celebi and she say that we can't go back because we didn't finish the job." I said. Austin looked as though he was about to gloat, but I interrupted him. "However, your little note book says that we only had to make sure that Katlyn and Caleb made it to Mew."
"Come on guys. This kid got his whole life shaken upside down. He makes it back to being human, but he has to start all over because of someone's greed. We need to help him!" Austin tried to persuade.
"Austin, I don't think we are supposed to take down this world's equivalent of the Mafia. Caleb gets his humanity back, he should be happy that he got that. Sure it will suck for him to grow all the way up again, but that is just how the dice rolled." Devin said quietly.
"Look, we will think about helping. Let's give it a day or two to think about." I said. A downtrodden Austin nodded slowly.
Dr. Mitchel's POV
"Doctor, your newest project is on it's way." Giovanni said with a self-satisfied smirk on his face. I sat calmly in a chair in front of the man's desk. The room was unnaturally bright which, seemed to reflect the man's mood. I shuddered as the man slowly rubbed his Persian's head.
"Does that mean that you have acquired the Mew, sir? Not just a fossil?" I asked.
"Yes, Doctor Mitchel. I first want to get thirty DNA test samples, just in case something goes wrong. Then I want you to do a full anatomical analysis of the Mew. We need to learn as much as we can about the Pokémon. I don't want any invasive procedures done, before I give the ok."
"Yes, sir. I will make sure that the specimen does not come in contact with any sharp objects." I jested. Giovanni didn't like my sense of humor one bit, but I interrupted him before he could make a comment. "Sir? Are you expecting trouble?"
"As a leader, you always fear for the worst. That is how you survive." Giovanni answered. "Doctor Mitchel, before you go, you should find a particular Ninetales in your lab. Because of your success with reinventing the nano probes, I have decided to return your Grandson to his normal form. Don't make me regret my decision."
"Yes, sir! I won't let you down sir!" I said excitedly, I knew that my grandson would be excited as well.
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