"Uhhh…"
Sheila's eyes opened slowly, the bright light of the room blurring her vision. As it cleared, she realized someone was bending over her, and reflexively, she swung her fist upward.
"Yow!" yelled the brown-haired boy, clutching his nose. "Wob wah dat foh?"
"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Sheila sat up slowly, rubbing her aching head. "You just surprised me…"
"Ah, id's ogay," muttered the guy. Damn, his nose hurt. His partner could pack quite a punch… He had a feeling he didn't want to get her mad.
"Who are you?" Her bright Mew-eyes blazed into his own, matching pale purple. He yelped and smacked a hand to his head – the psychic power streaming from her was POWERFUL, dang it!
"My name is Matt Thompson. You are…?"
"Sheila Burkes." She suddenly noted his odd features – the eyes, the skin, which was pale white. "Wait a minute. Are you…like me? What is this place? And…" she grimaced with a mix of anger and fear stamped on her features. "Who was that scientist guy?"
Matt nodded at the questions. "I guess I'll have to explain this as well as I can.
"The scientist guy is named Dr. Dawes. He's the guy who created Mewtwo off in Kanto a few years ago. This place is his research and training facility.
"Yep, I'm like you, but I was created-" he spat the word bitterly "-from Mewtwo DNA. Of course, since I was a prototype, they couldn't risk letting me out of the lab."
She frowned. "I'm sorry. Huh?" She peered down, at the two strange creatures who gazed up at her with wide, dark eyes.
"Oh yeah," said Matt, scratching his head. "Oops. We've been grouped together for training, along with Ralthi and Ultimateon here. We were supposed to go as soon as you woke up."
"Training? What training?"
"Psychic and combat training for all of us," Matt looked worried. "Look, if you're still too tired I could tell Dr. D-"
"Nah. I'm fine, I guess."
"All right. If you insist."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
It was a long way to the training room.
Along the way, Sheila tried to memorize the various twists and turns of the corridors, and hunted for an exit sign. Finally, Matt noticed what she was doing and shook his head.
"It took me years to memorize this place. I know where the exits are, I've tried to escape myself. Once. I'm begging you, don't try it. Giovanni punished me…in ways…I can't talk about. I don't want the same to happen to anyone else."
Her eyes widened. "Isn't there a way to teleport out?"
He chuckled. "That's one of the first things I tried. This place has some weird kind of shield on the walls…My head almost exploded trying to get outside. Inside's okay though."
She nodded, and they walked the rest of the way in silence.
