Chapter 2
Earlier that day...
[Cliff]
We found temporary refuge in the forest, and stopped to rest. All of the worries of escaping were gone...but now...the realization of what had actually happened hit me. I had been transformed; mutated into a freak of nature. I could not step into a public street ever again without people freaking out, and running away, and screaming "Freak!" "Weirdo!" "Mutant!" I would never be able to see my family and friends again...they wouldn't recognize me. They'd just fear me and run, and cower into a corner. I had no place in life anymore. I was an outlaw. A tear formed in the corner of my eye as I sat in silence.
To sit in solemn silence on a dull, dark dock
In a pestilential prison with a lifelong lock
Awaiting the sensation of a short, sharp shock
From a cheap and chippy chopper on a big, black block...
"Hey. You okay?"
I broke my trance and looked up to Kyle. "No..." I muttered, almost inaudibly.
"It'll be okay. We'll get through this. We'll find some way to get back to normal, you'll see," he consoled. He placed a clawed hand on my shoulder. I looked away.
"It...it's just so unfair," I said. "My life was going so perfect, but then...this happened.
"I know," replied Kyle. There was another long silence. The others also seemed to be using this time to reflect on what had happened.
"Hey...when do we eat?" spoke the Misdreavus boy, breaking the silence. We all face faulted.
"I don't think we're going to be warmly accepted into some public restaurant," said Kyle, annoyed.
"Well...if our Pokémon features were hidden, then perhaps we could get in without any commotion," suggested the Vulpix girl.
"Yeah...a nice thought, but where, exactly, are we gonna get the garments needed to hide such things?" snorted Kyle. Another long silence.
"Hey," said Misdreavus boy, "we haven't introduced ourselves yet! Now would be a swell time to do that! I'm Nathan...but you can call me Nate." He looked rather cheerful, at least after what recent events had brought about. He had mysterious, red eyes and puffy, long, dark purple hair. Around his neck hung a red chain of beads. He looked rather tall, and skinny. Made sense, I suppose. Misdreavus didn't have any limbs to speak of, so crossed with a human, I wouldn't suppose his limbs should be very thick.
The Vulpix girl introduced herself as Natalie, but preferred to be called Nat. She was about average height, with brown, shoulder-length hair and a wet, black nose at the end of her snout. Her eyes were even darker brown than her hair, and her ears were round and came to a point at the tip. Everything else about her was red-orange fur. From her lower back were six tails, each one curled at the end to form a bun.
I needed no introduction from Kyle, but I suppose a description of him would be helpful to you. He was of average height and quite bulky, and his rich green eyes brought out the brown of his short, spiked hair. His skin was rough and scaled, and yellow, save his back, which was covered by thick, brown spines. At the end of his arms and legs were claws, replacing his hands and feet, and sharp claws they were. Almost knife-like.
As for me...I couldn't speak of any facial features, but I did notice changes otherwise. My legs were particularly thick at the thighs, and paws in place of my hands and feet. My whole body was covered in orange fur, save my stomach, which was white, and a few black stripes here and there. From my lower back protruded a white, puffy tail.
Once we got to know each other a little better, we needed to figure out how we were going to get back into town unnoticed. Not much was said, however, before a blinding light grew in the distance, followed by an earth-shattering "Boom". We all quickly looked in the direction of the explosion, and knew then exactly where it had come from.
Town.
[Kane]
I walked out of the building, shielding myself with a Barrier. The entire lab had exploded, thanks to me. Heh, heh...the fools. I had a satisfied grin on my face as the explosion settled and the smoke cleared. The entire town had been leveled. "I love power," I thought out loud. But...I had not yet tested the full extent of my power. I was curious to know. No ordinary Pokémon would put up any challenge. I would have to...yes. I would find other Pokémorphs like me...and use my power on them.
But another thought crossed my mind.
Why destroy them...when I could use them? Yes...it made sense. I could convince them to help me wipe out the race that ruined my life. I would get my revenge. "I will annihilate them..." I thought out loud once again. "I will annihilate...
Humanity..."
I walked towards the forest, past the torched sign that read: "New Bark Town".
The fools...
Earlier that day...
[Cliff]
We found temporary refuge in the forest, and stopped to rest. All of the worries of escaping were gone...but now...the realization of what had actually happened hit me. I had been transformed; mutated into a freak of nature. I could not step into a public street ever again without people freaking out, and running away, and screaming "Freak!" "Weirdo!" "Mutant!" I would never be able to see my family and friends again...they wouldn't recognize me. They'd just fear me and run, and cower into a corner. I had no place in life anymore. I was an outlaw. A tear formed in the corner of my eye as I sat in silence.
To sit in solemn silence on a dull, dark dock
In a pestilential prison with a lifelong lock
Awaiting the sensation of a short, sharp shock
From a cheap and chippy chopper on a big, black block...
"Hey. You okay?"
I broke my trance and looked up to Kyle. "No..." I muttered, almost inaudibly.
"It'll be okay. We'll get through this. We'll find some way to get back to normal, you'll see," he consoled. He placed a clawed hand on my shoulder. I looked away.
"It...it's just so unfair," I said. "My life was going so perfect, but then...this happened.
"I know," replied Kyle. There was another long silence. The others also seemed to be using this time to reflect on what had happened.
"Hey...when do we eat?" spoke the Misdreavus boy, breaking the silence. We all face faulted.
"I don't think we're going to be warmly accepted into some public restaurant," said Kyle, annoyed.
"Well...if our Pokémon features were hidden, then perhaps we could get in without any commotion," suggested the Vulpix girl.
"Yeah...a nice thought, but where, exactly, are we gonna get the garments needed to hide such things?" snorted Kyle. Another long silence.
"Hey," said Misdreavus boy, "we haven't introduced ourselves yet! Now would be a swell time to do that! I'm Nathan...but you can call me Nate." He looked rather cheerful, at least after what recent events had brought about. He had mysterious, red eyes and puffy, long, dark purple hair. Around his neck hung a red chain of beads. He looked rather tall, and skinny. Made sense, I suppose. Misdreavus didn't have any limbs to speak of, so crossed with a human, I wouldn't suppose his limbs should be very thick.
The Vulpix girl introduced herself as Natalie, but preferred to be called Nat. She was about average height, with brown, shoulder-length hair and a wet, black nose at the end of her snout. Her eyes were even darker brown than her hair, and her ears were round and came to a point at the tip. Everything else about her was red-orange fur. From her lower back were six tails, each one curled at the end to form a bun.
I needed no introduction from Kyle, but I suppose a description of him would be helpful to you. He was of average height and quite bulky, and his rich green eyes brought out the brown of his short, spiked hair. His skin was rough and scaled, and yellow, save his back, which was covered by thick, brown spines. At the end of his arms and legs were claws, replacing his hands and feet, and sharp claws they were. Almost knife-like.
As for me...I couldn't speak of any facial features, but I did notice changes otherwise. My legs were particularly thick at the thighs, and paws in place of my hands and feet. My whole body was covered in orange fur, save my stomach, which was white, and a few black stripes here and there. From my lower back protruded a white, puffy tail.
Once we got to know each other a little better, we needed to figure out how we were going to get back into town unnoticed. Not much was said, however, before a blinding light grew in the distance, followed by an earth-shattering "Boom". We all quickly looked in the direction of the explosion, and knew then exactly where it had come from.
Town.
[Kane]
I walked out of the building, shielding myself with a Barrier. The entire lab had exploded, thanks to me. Heh, heh...the fools. I had a satisfied grin on my face as the explosion settled and the smoke cleared. The entire town had been leveled. "I love power," I thought out loud. But...I had not yet tested the full extent of my power. I was curious to know. No ordinary Pokémon would put up any challenge. I would have to...yes. I would find other Pokémorphs like me...and use my power on them.
But another thought crossed my mind.
Why destroy them...when I could use them? Yes...it made sense. I could convince them to help me wipe out the race that ruined my life. I would get my revenge. "I will annihilate them..." I thought out loud once again. "I will annihilate...
Humanity..."
I walked towards the forest, past the torched sign that read: "New Bark Town".
The fools...