The Big Switch
By a lot of people
Chapter 7
Meanwhile, the other group had finally reached the device and looked at it with awe.
"This is what you need help with?" Chan asked. "No wonder. It's huge."
Brandon nodded slightly. He had a plan but he still hadn't worked out all the details off it yet which is why he hadn't told the others.
"We'll rest here and deal with it in the morning," he said. Waving a finger at Chan, he added, "Don't try anything. I know you're energetic, but it won't do any good with my barriers in you. And I wouldn't recommend fighting them."
He then took out some chain. Each end had two cuffs which Brandon fastened around Chan's and Dessa's wrists. He, then, handcuffed Pluto to a nearby rock pillar and put Chan's backpack on the other side of the cave where he would be resting.
Chan twisted at the chains in discomfort.
"Chan, knock it off. That hurts," Dessa said.
Chan continued until Dessa elbowed him sharply.
"I don't need you trying to break loose of those. We don't need Brandon mad at us..." she said with a touch of anger.
"I hate chains and cuffs. In fact, I hate being confined," Chan responded bitterly but did not try to resist the chains any more.
"Don't tell me you're claustrophobic," Dessa said rolling her eyes.
"What?!" Chan cried. "Why would I be scared?"
Dessa tried to hide a laugh. "Nevermind, Chan."
Chan twisted at the chains again until Dessa rammed him with her elbow again.
"Would you two quit fighting before I get the wrong idea," Brandon called with a slight smirk on his face.
"What idea would that be?" Chan demanded.
"Chan..." Dessa warned.
"Don't deny it. You know I'm right," Brandon replied with a laugh. "Settle down, or I WILL settle you down."
Chan growled and reluctantly laid down not believing that he would sleep. After a few minutes he felt very sleepy.
"Stop..." he groaned.
Across the cave Brandon's eyes only glowed brighter.
"You won't relax on your own..." he said.
You don't have to do all this, Dessa projected directly to Brandon. We understand why you're doing this. We agree. We'll help you of our own free will, you don't have to force us. If you had've just asked...
No, you wouldn't have. I know your kind too well. If I had've told you the whole story, you wouldn't have helped. You still don't know the complete story. You would not be so open with me if you did. The senshi knows, for she knows all of time. When you are ready, I will tell you the whole story. For now, you need to sleep. Dessa resisted, but soon, his power over came her, and she was asleep next to Chan. Are you awake, Sailor Pluto? Brandon quietly sent to her.
Yes.
You will not tell them why this was unsealed, will you?
No, why would I?
You are her trainer.
It is true, I have trained her, but she is not the pokémon I was given thousands of years ago. For someone to grow... anyone, not just a pokémon, they must learn for themselves. Dessa is my pokémon, but she is her own person. If she finds out, she will on her own. I do not interfere in her life. It is like a child who has grown old enough to move out. The parent still keeps tabs on her, but lets her live on her own. I will not tell her that you were the one that opened the device.
Sailor Pluto... Arigato.
*******
Takeshi groaned. Sitting up he yelled, "Kasumi, Melissa! If you two don't quit arguing, I'll will tie you up then tape your mouth shut."
"Do it anyway," Satoshi suggested.
"Pika!" Pikachuu agreed.
Melissa and Kasumi had their hands at each other's throats and were beating each other up. They looked at Takeshi in fear for a moment and then let go. Melissa grabbed her sleeping bag and moved it across the cave.
*******
Brandon walked out of the cave and stared at the sky. He felt depressed and nervous. He didn't want anyone to know how the device was open. Sailor Pluto knew because she controlled time. Sighing he reflected on how this had happened.
He was hiking in the woods when he came across the large cave. Curious to see what was in it, he walked in and had found the device. He didn't know what it was or what it did. Looking back at it, he realized how stupid he had been. He had used his psychic abilities to open it. It was afterwards that he found out what it did. It protected the earth from harm. Now with it open, they were all in danger. He had tried to close it but his powers were too weak, he would need to find powerful psychics in order to close it. During his search, he came across Chan and Dessa. He at first believed that they were the same species, but after watching them for awhile he realized that they weren't. Chan could morph because of his Ditto DNA. Dessa was a psychic pokémon. Though Chan was a strong psychic, stronger than Brandon possibly, he wasn't as strong as Dessa. But he figured out how to make Chan gain more powers... That part would come soon.
*******
The next morning...
Chan awoke from his deep sleep. He closed his eyes and rolled over where he encountered Dessa. She woke up and pushed him off.
"Dummy," she said.
"Sorry," Chan replied. "I forgot that we were chained together. That's what happens when you're fast asleep."
Dessa felt like elbowing him but when she saw the smirk on Brandon's face she decided against it.
"You two like each other," he said.
"No we don't!" Dessa and Chan replied in unison.
Brandon laughed. "Prove it."
Dessa thought he looked tired.
"Did you get any sleep?" she asked.
"No," Brandon replied.
"Why?" Chan said.
"Heh. It's not that simple when you have thoughts like mine running through your head," the psychic replied.
"What kind of thoughts?" Dessa asked curiously.
Brandon avoided her gaze and went outside. Dessa got up and followed him, dragging Chan behind her until he managed to get up.
"Why won't you tell me?" she demanded.
Brandon didn't answer. He was busy looking at a campfire which he was building to make them breakfast.
"Fine, I'll ask Puu," she said turning around and stomping back into the cave, nearly running her friend over in the process.
"Um... can you free us from these chains?" Chan asked Brandon as he was dragged away. "I fear she'll kill me if she keeps trying to run me over."
"Puu!" Dessa said, "What is Brandon hiding?"
"I can't tell you that," Pluto said. "It's not my business to give that out."
Dessa growled and sat down.
"I wish I knew what it was," she said. "It's driving me crazy."
Chan rolled his eyes and coughed. At least she's not moving, he thought.
*******
Angelina smelled smoke. Campfire smoke.
"Takeshi?" she called.
Then she realized that she probably had just made a big mistake.
"That was stupid of me," she muttered.
"No kidding," came a voice behind her.
It was Brandon.
"What?!" she yelped.
*******
"Hey, is this a friend of yours?" Brandon asked as he dragged a struggling Angelina into the cave.
"Yes," Dessa replied.
"Good," Brandon commented. "She can keep you company."
Dessa sighed.
"How'd he find you?" Chan asked.
"I was right outside the camp and shouted Takeshi's name. He heard me," Angelina said as she walked over to them. "Why are you chained together?"
"It's a long story, and it's going to get even longer before we're done," Chan said.
*******
Original # of parts: 4
Chapter 7
Meanwhile, the other group had finally reached the device and looked at it with awe.
"This is what you need help with?" Chan asked. "No wonder. It's huge."
Brandon nodded slightly. He had a plan but he still hadn't worked out all the details off it yet which is why he hadn't told the others.
"We'll rest here and deal with it in the morning," he said. Waving a finger at Chan, he added, "Don't try anything. I know you're energetic, but it won't do any good with my barriers in you. And I wouldn't recommend fighting them."
He then took out some chain. Each end had two cuffs which Brandon fastened around Chan's and Dessa's wrists. He, then, handcuffed Pluto to a nearby rock pillar and put Chan's backpack on the other side of the cave where he would be resting.
Chan twisted at the chains in discomfort.
"Chan, knock it off. That hurts," Dessa said.
Chan continued until Dessa elbowed him sharply.
"I don't need you trying to break loose of those. We don't need Brandon mad at us..." she said with a touch of anger.
"I hate chains and cuffs. In fact, I hate being confined," Chan responded bitterly but did not try to resist the chains any more.
"Don't tell me you're claustrophobic," Dessa said rolling her eyes.
"What?!" Chan cried. "Why would I be scared?"
Dessa tried to hide a laugh. "Nevermind, Chan."
Chan twisted at the chains again until Dessa rammed him with her elbow again.
"Would you two quit fighting before I get the wrong idea," Brandon called with a slight smirk on his face.
"What idea would that be?" Chan demanded.
"Chan..." Dessa warned.
"Don't deny it. You know I'm right," Brandon replied with a laugh. "Settle down, or I WILL settle you down."
Chan growled and reluctantly laid down not believing that he would sleep. After a few minutes he felt very sleepy.
"Stop..." he groaned.
Across the cave Brandon's eyes only glowed brighter.
"You won't relax on your own..." he said.
You don't have to do all this, Dessa projected directly to Brandon. We understand why you're doing this. We agree. We'll help you of our own free will, you don't have to force us. If you had've just asked...
No, you wouldn't have. I know your kind too well. If I had've told you the whole story, you wouldn't have helped. You still don't know the complete story. You would not be so open with me if you did. The senshi knows, for she knows all of time. When you are ready, I will tell you the whole story. For now, you need to sleep. Dessa resisted, but soon, his power over came her, and she was asleep next to Chan. Are you awake, Sailor Pluto? Brandon quietly sent to her.
Yes.
You will not tell them why this was unsealed, will you?
No, why would I?
You are her trainer.
It is true, I have trained her, but she is not the pokémon I was given thousands of years ago. For someone to grow... anyone, not just a pokémon, they must learn for themselves. Dessa is my pokémon, but she is her own person. If she finds out, she will on her own. I do not interfere in her life. It is like a child who has grown old enough to move out. The parent still keeps tabs on her, but lets her live on her own. I will not tell her that you were the one that opened the device.
Sailor Pluto... Arigato.
*******
Takeshi groaned. Sitting up he yelled, "Kasumi, Melissa! If you two don't quit arguing, I'll will tie you up then tape your mouth shut."
"Do it anyway," Satoshi suggested.
"Pika!" Pikachuu agreed.
Melissa and Kasumi had their hands at each other's throats and were beating each other up. They looked at Takeshi in fear for a moment and then let go. Melissa grabbed her sleeping bag and moved it across the cave.
*******
Brandon walked out of the cave and stared at the sky. He felt depressed and nervous. He didn't want anyone to know how the device was open. Sailor Pluto knew because she controlled time. Sighing he reflected on how this had happened.
He was hiking in the woods when he came across the large cave. Curious to see what was in it, he walked in and had found the device. He didn't know what it was or what it did. Looking back at it, he realized how stupid he had been. He had used his psychic abilities to open it. It was afterwards that he found out what it did. It protected the earth from harm. Now with it open, they were all in danger. He had tried to close it but his powers were too weak, he would need to find powerful psychics in order to close it. During his search, he came across Chan and Dessa. He at first believed that they were the same species, but after watching them for awhile he realized that they weren't. Chan could morph because of his Ditto DNA. Dessa was a psychic pokémon. Though Chan was a strong psychic, stronger than Brandon possibly, he wasn't as strong as Dessa. But he figured out how to make Chan gain more powers... That part would come soon.
*******
The next morning...
Chan awoke from his deep sleep. He closed his eyes and rolled over where he encountered Dessa. She woke up and pushed him off.
"Dummy," she said.
"Sorry," Chan replied. "I forgot that we were chained together. That's what happens when you're fast asleep."
Dessa felt like elbowing him but when she saw the smirk on Brandon's face she decided against it.
"You two like each other," he said.
"No we don't!" Dessa and Chan replied in unison.
Brandon laughed. "Prove it."
Dessa thought he looked tired.
"Did you get any sleep?" she asked.
"No," Brandon replied.
"Why?" Chan said.
"Heh. It's not that simple when you have thoughts like mine running through your head," the psychic replied.
"What kind of thoughts?" Dessa asked curiously.
Brandon avoided her gaze and went outside. Dessa got up and followed him, dragging Chan behind her until he managed to get up.
"Why won't you tell me?" she demanded.
Brandon didn't answer. He was busy looking at a campfire which he was building to make them breakfast.
"Fine, I'll ask Puu," she said turning around and stomping back into the cave, nearly running her friend over in the process.
"Um... can you free us from these chains?" Chan asked Brandon as he was dragged away. "I fear she'll kill me if she keeps trying to run me over."
"Puu!" Dessa said, "What is Brandon hiding?"
"I can't tell you that," Pluto said. "It's not my business to give that out."
Dessa growled and sat down.
"I wish I knew what it was," she said. "It's driving me crazy."
Chan rolled his eyes and coughed. At least she's not moving, he thought.
*******
Angelina smelled smoke. Campfire smoke.
"Takeshi?" she called.
Then she realized that she probably had just made a big mistake.
"That was stupid of me," she muttered.
"No kidding," came a voice behind her.
It was Brandon.
"What?!" she yelped.
*******
"Hey, is this a friend of yours?" Brandon asked as he dragged a struggling Angelina into the cave.
"Yes," Dessa replied.
"Good," Brandon commented. "She can keep you company."
Dessa sighed.
"How'd he find you?" Chan asked.
"I was right outside the camp and shouted Takeshi's name. He heard me," Angelina said as she walked over to them. "Why are you chained together?"
"It's a long story, and it's going to get even longer before we're done," Chan said.
*******
Original # of parts: 4