I see a lot of you responded to last chapter. Heh heh heh. Yes I thought you would. You won't read, review and enjoy this chapter like the last but I hope you like it anyways! Mostly to inform you, make you think, have you learn…
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Heart pounding. Face on fire. Skin shivering. Kate still couldn't believe it. Keith liked her back. Their feelings were the same! She wouldn't have to hide her feelings around him anymore! Kate never thought it'd happen! Even better, Keith still cared about her even with her weird Pikachu appearance. He was so sweet!
They covered Kate back up and walked back to base after awhile. For a moment, there was a bit of worry. One pin-prick, it felt to Kate, and suddenly she grew a tail! Keith wrapped a jacket around her to cover it up. Though she couldn't help but notice how red his face was. So cute! And holding hands the way back? Kate's heart practically melted! Keith managed to say to the others at base that Kate had a slight fever from straining her injuries. Part of that was true, what with Kate's face burning from memories of the kiss. And what a kiss at that…
"Hey."
Keith's voice woke Kate up from the memory replay. They were in her room, away from the others.
"You think you'll be ok for the night?" He asked.
"I think so." Kate replied, though unsure herself.
"Issac called earlier today and…" Keith went on to explain the call and Issac's information. "…so I'm thinking this is part of the glitch he warned about."
"I see…" Kate stared down at her Pikachu paws.
"I'll call him again and see if there's any way to get you back to normal." Keith said.
"Keith?"
"Hm?"
Kate sprung forward and gave a quick kiss on his cheek. Right away, Keith's face turned dark red and the green eyes were wide open. Kate couldn't help but giggle; he looked so cute like that. The angel stammered something before quickly leaving the room.
"Pikachu glitch huh?" Kate whispered, feeling her ears. "…something big must be happening. I can just feel it."
The girl climbed into the covers and buried herself deep within the blankets. Sore and tired, Kate let herself fall asleep right as her head sunk into the pillow.
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Keith went straight for his cell phone, checked to see if the coast was clear and punched in the genius's phone number.
….ok. After cooling off from Kate's kiss. His heart was still racing! Wowzers! Keith hadn't felt so pumped up in a long time! What a cutie!
"Hello? Keith?"
Issac's voice snapped him right back down to earth again.
"Oh hey Issac!" Keith greeted.
"I was just about to call you." Issac said. "I was going to ask if Kate's gotten those side effects. The cells seem to be emitting small, tiny pulses that, temporarily, alter the DNA. They seem to act naturally on their own but chances of further pulsations increase when exposed to environmental stress. I think it might connect to the glitches."
"Yeah about that…" Keith sweatdropped. "You might be a little late on that, buddy. Kate's already part Pikachu."
"Excuse me?" Issac sounded like he choked on air.
"She's got the ears, cheeks, feet and hands. Arceus knows what else will come up by morning." Keith told him.
"Did the other base members notice?" Issac asked.
"We masked the symptoms. They suspect nothing. For now at least." Keith sighed, hand rubbing through his spikes. "If she turns full-pikachu, I don't even know how to explain this to the others…"
"The pulsations seem to be more active when the source is awake so Kate will, most likely, stay as is for now. Small chance of reverting to normal even," Issac assured. "Try having Kate release electric energy tomorrow morning. That could relieve some of the pressure she's under and help reverse the transformation."
"Think it'll work?" Keith asked.
"Worth a shot." Issac replied.
"When did you learn slang?" Keith grinned a bit.
"Heh…must've picked it up from Sven…" Issac chuckled nervously. "Ahem. Er…anyways…also during this time, prevent Kate from taking on any additional stress or strain. As I mentioned, this could activate the transformation again and she could change into a Pikachu. Or any other electric pokemon for that matter."
"Got it." Keith said.
"I'm continuing on with the research and I'll let you guys know if anything else comes up." Issac told him.
"Thanks so much for this Issac." Keith thanked.
"You and Kate are my best friends. And I wanted to pay Kate back after what happened at ranger school." Issac responded.
"Huh?" Keith blinked.
"It was on the first day of school, when you hadn't arrived yet. Back then, I hardly spoke. All I did was bury myself in text books and avoid people. I was so nervous about the school and had no friends. Not exactly one of the cool kids." Issac confessed. "Actually, I was planning to head home to Pueltown when Kate, out of nowhere, ate lunch with me. We talked and she made me laugh for the first time in…well…a while. Thanks to Kate and Rhythmi, I finally came out of my quiet shell and started to talk to people. Now I socialize with everyone! I owe a lot to her."
"Kate does have that effect doesn't she?" Keith smiled. "You're a great friend Issac."
"You too." Issac said before ending the call.
Keith put his phone on the nightstand and sat down on the bed. What a day. Panick-y at first. But…also one of the best days of redhead's young life. Hardest assignment he's ever tackled yet the best one he could ever receive.
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"Hmmm…"
Issac adjusted the microscope and typed in some things into the computer. Hastings went to meet Erma and Hastings while the researchers either retired for the night or went to talk to friends. Perfect opportunity to research without interruptions or worry about exposure. Issac had tried to look into Kate's electricity whenever he could. Helping his friends was a huge priority.
…er…and of course the scientific curiosity got to the mushroom haired genius as well. A mysterious chemical only produced once, it's knowledge previously lost to the world. It's effects on a human girl. And the genetic science and secrets behind it? Too much to resist. Issac wanted to dive deep into the subject and discover everything he could.
The machine beeped and whirred. Issac studied the screen, jotted a few notes down and typed a few more keys. Blood cells were shown on the screen; Kate's blood cells. There they were, all colored and shaped. The blue and yellow ones didn't seem to go under the strange mutation like the red cells did. However, they did seem to multiply some. It was only a theory but Issac thought that perhaps these cells were the electricity carrying cells. Either they released along with the electricity or just held the power within them. Certainly made some sense. Further study had to be done on them. What concerned Issac more were the red cells.
Those seemed to be changing dramatically. The shape of the red blood cells used to look normal only with those weirdly shaped dark purple globs sticking on top of them. Now? The purple globs seemed to get a tad bigger and the red cells themselves looked a touch distorted. Something was taking place within these cells and Kate's body. But what?
Issac's fingers danced on the keyboard as he zoomed in on one of the cells. He went a little deeper in than usual, hoping to find some answers at a molecular level. Aha! DNA strands! Tons of them! All holding so much valuable information! Issac felt like a treasure hunter, arriving at the room full of gold coins. Finally some helpful answers!
….damn.
All of the DNA were wrapped within another coding. It was the chemical DNA code. The same chemical used by those scientists and that transformed Kate while murdering dozens of children. On one hand, it was a good thing to see the chemical's molecules. Issac wanted to study this chemical and its effects to see what could be discovered. But there was a problem.
The chemical was unstable. Wouldn't be able to push it aside or get rid of it. Messing with that one bit would cause the cell to blow up and start a chain reaction, destroying the other blood cells. There goes Issac's blood sample. Then he'd have to get another from Kate and…sigh…she shouldn't have to go through that fear again. Issac would have to leave it alone for the time being.
At the very least, Issac could see what those DNA codes were. Pokemon DNA strands! Kate's blood cells held codes to electric pokemon! Issac referred to notes to see codes for pokemon such as Pikachu, flaffy or shinx! They were all there! And…holy arceus…was that zapdos DNA? Kate held the DNA of a legendary pokemon? There were other stronger DNA strands that matched the 'rumored' DNA of other legends such as zekrom, raikou and rotom! Kate held so much power and potential within her! This was an amazing discovery!
Although…there was one DNA strand Issac didn't recognize. It was hidden behind a great deal of chemical but Issac saw it nonetheless. He tried to identify it but it didn't match any pokemon DNA. Not even outside the electric typing.
What was it?
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So what is our strange, mysterious DNA strand hidden in the blood cells? That, dear readers, will be seen in the future! For now, all you can do is wait for the upcoming chapter! It shant be long!