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LS: note the disclaimer will be repeated from this point on since sign ups are closed. This way you can check to see who presented whom. Plus this way I have a quick reference to the same fact. Also I returned from my trip Monday night, but I only managed three pages over the six-day period I was gone. I couldn't get on the computer till Wednesday due to my mother, brother (mostly) and sister. So sorry if haven't responded as timely as usual. And thanks a bunch TB, this chapter is now a lot better because of you!

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2 Perspective Three: the Wild

2.1 For my memory: chapter one

Two black eyes opened to the vision of steel bars. A blank mind struggled for a moment to remember where, why and how... but failed. A name ascended from the blank conscience; Aya. She remembered her name was Aya and she was a pokémon, an aipom to be exact. But that was all. She looked out through the bars of her cage to see if anything would jog her memory. She found several other cages stacked up on each other across, above, below and to the left and right of her. The stacks of cages were five cages high and twenty long. She tapped on the cage wall to her left and asked a question. *Excuse me? Do you know where we are? *

*If you must know, we are on a ship headed for a place called the Orange Islands. At least that's what I heard them said as they brought you in, * a poliwag said.

*And do you know why I'm in here? * She asked hopefully.

*I have no clue; you were out cold. I was wondering if you could tell me? * He responded.

*I really wish I could. I can't remember anything but my name, * Aya said forlornly.

*Well that's bad. But at least you don't have anything to regret when they experiment on you he said nonchalantly.

*Experiment? * She said quietly. What every that meant, it didn't sound good.

*Experiment. We're going to a lab. Of course I was born in one, but you might not like it, * he said.

*Shut up. If these conditions are any indication, then none of us will 'like' where we are going, * said a bulbasaur across from her. *Some of us liked being free… * he said wistfully.

*Free… * Aya whispered. For a moment that word struck a chord in her. She suddenly wanted out of her cage, so she attacked the cage bars. She at first tried to bend them, but that didn't work. Next she tried to cut the bars, using scratch and fury swipes. She was surprised she knew those attacks, but she was least surprised to see the bars defeating her best effort.

*Don't bother, * the bulbasaur said. *The bars are reinforced against your type aura, * he said.

*Still, I have to try! * Aya exclaimed. (I WILL NOT STAY IN HERE!) She thought, concentrating. She screamed and punched the bars with all her heart and determination. Fire surrounded her fist as her paw burned a narrow band out of the metal. *See, all you have to do is try! * She said.

*And just how did you learn fire punch? * The bulbasaur asked.

*Fire punch! Her kind doesn't learn fire punch naturally! * The poliwag exclaimed I surprise.

Aya paused, troubled then said, *I don't know… I just did it. But it doesn't matter because we can get out! * Aya repeated her actions until she cut the bars out. Before they could fall to the floor and make a clatter her tail swept forward and caught them, pulling them in the cage with her. She agilely jumped out of the opened cage door and landed on all fours after a quick flip.

*Don't worry about us young one. We would slow you down, * the bulbasaur said as she approached his cage. *The humans will be here shortly to feed and check on us and will notice you are gone… *

*But… * she began.

*No buts. It will take you to long to free all of us and still be able to get off the ship. Heck, just talking to me any longer will significantly reduce your chances at escape. Now Go! * He yelled, interrupting her. She jumped and dashed out, surprised at his tone. As she left out of the room, she couldn't help but wonder if she choose the right door, as there were two. She shrugged, and then looked around the hall she found herself in. It was white washed excepted for the gray floors and was rather bland and dingy. She heard footsteps to her left, so she went right. After running a few minutes under white florescent lights the floor shook like something hit the ship. Aya glanced up as the lights flickered. The long tailed pokémon moved forward at a faster pace and found some stairs leading up. Climbing up, she looked out over the ship at the storm that was lashing the deck. Suddenly a flash of white and a sword of raw power crashed down and cut across the deck. The fore deck was blasted apart as four more bolts of lighting hit.

(This isn't natural…) she thought as a blue glow started to form over the center of the ship. She quickly looked around her for something she could use as a flotation device. As the lights went out on the ship, she spotted something. She quickly moved over a spare wooden board. Grabbing it she started to drag it through the wind and rain towards the edge of the ship.

"Hey, how did you get out?!" shouted a sailor wearing a black shirt with a red R on the front. Aya's eyes widened in the eerie twilight as she looked at the human. She redoubled her efforts to move the plank to the side of the ship. The rocket reached for a pokéball but an explosion cut the ship in two. They both were thrown into the stormy sea. She landed in the water fine, but her makeshift flotation devise followed her and hit her in the head as she impacted. As she sunk under the waves, a shape emerged from the Depths to great her.

Aya shot up and looked around at the sun lit beach she was on. *How come I didn't die? * She asked no one in particular.

*Not the first question I would ask, but it is an important one, * a chipper voice said. Aya turned and faced the ocean behind her. Looking out over the waves, she noticed a blue head pokeing out of the water. There was a short single horn in the middle of the head and a pair of wings on the sides. A blue sphere imbedded in the pokémon's neck and she could see a bit of a white blue underside. Soulful black-brown eyes met pure black ones.

*Who are you? * Aya asked the dragonair.

*My name is Kanzellia, and you? * She asked smiling.

*My name is Aya, II guess you are the one who saved me? * She asked.

*And that would be a correct guess. I pulled you out of the water and you have been asleep for the whole night, * Kanzellia said.

*Thanks, * Aya said. Two sharp pains notified her that all was not well. *It seems I have a terrible headache, and I'm hungry. Do you know if there is anything to eat around here? * She asked.

*Sure, there are some wild grapefruit trees behind you, along with some coconut trees, * She said pointing behind the seated aipom using her tail, which had two more spheres near the end, one smaller then the first. Aya rose to her feet a bit unsteadily. She regained her equilibrium quickly and found her way to the trees her newfound friend indicated. A few moments passed and the two pokémon shared the fruit she had found. While Aya was trying to open the shells, she found she knew another attack move. This time she used rock smash with out even realizing it. Kanzellia commented that she had only seen pokémon with humans use that, unless she learnt it naturally.

Aya paused while eating a piece of grapefruit, shrugged then said, *I guess my body remembers things my mind forgot. *

*No memory huh? Well I heard of some one who could help, but they live on the Kanto/Johto mainland. I could give you a ride, and point you in the right direction once you got there, * the dragon type suggested.

*Would you really? That would be swell! * The normal type exclaimed excitedly.

*Sure thing. After all, if I lost my memory I would want some help too, * the other said. So after breakfast the two headed out, with Aya riding on Kanzellia's back. The dragon type picked up speed then began to skim and skip over the surface of the water, the wings on her head extending. In no time at they left the Island behind.

(Soon, I shall find my past, and maybe my future,) Aya thought as the she looked at the sun shining over the spray. (Soon.) After a few hours of swimming, Kanzellia spoke up.

*The shore is up ahead. When we get there give me a few moments. I have a friend who knows where to go and I have to contact her. Wait for me for a while when we reach the beach, * She shouted.

*Right! * Aya exclaimed. In no time at all they had landed on a rocky beach. There was a large cliff with a worn path gorged out of it leading to the top. Aya waited as Kanzellia dove back under the water. Aya amused herself in the hour wait by jumping from rock to rock. She found she was quite fast and agile. Taking a break by a tide pool, she looked at her reflection. A smaller then average aipom stared back at her from the calm clear waters. She had a three black strands in the purple Mohawk on the top of her head. She had large oval shaped ears with peach insides a peach face with round black eyes and no perceptible nose, a purple body that seemed out of proportion to her larger head, purple furred arms that ended off in rounded mitts, a round cream underbelly, purple furred legs that ended off in oval shaped, peach paws and a long purple tail with a peach round three-finger hand like end. After peering at her image, she found it brought back no real memories. So she continued what she was doing before. She had just completed a jump from one large rock and was about to land on another when she heard Kanzellia's voice calling her. She pulled short and had to flip and rebound off it. She landed on the ground in a roll and ended up on her feet unharmed. She turned to her right when she heard clapping and found a creature that could only be another pokémon.

The pokémon was bipedal with a large thick tail and looked somewhat like a dinosaur. She had slightly spiky round blue ears with peach and cream insides. There was a short blue horn on the end of her snout, a cream lower jaw and a blue head. In fact the only other parts of her that where not blue was the area around the breasts, around her belly which where the same cream white, and the three claw like fingers and her two claws on her feet which where white. Also, single spikes ran in constant intervals down her tail, stopping before the reached the end. And her legs and arms where covered in natural armor along with the rest of her. The nidoqueen stopped clapping and turned to her dragonair companion who was curled up next to her.

*Well Kanzy, it looks like your instincts where right; it's is going to be an adventure travailing with this one, * she said to the dragon type. She turned and addressed Aya. *I know about you, but you don't know about me. The name's Kerrigan; adventurer and pathfinder. * She said with a short bow. Aya looked at her in confusion and with a little apprehension.

*You're still coming on strong, * said Kanzellia. *And I thought I told you not to call me Kanzy, * she added with a smile. *Don't mind her bluster, she knows more about this continent then anyone else, so she'll be able to show you the way. *

*The way to where? * Aya asked further confused by the obvious camaraderie between the two.

*Not where, but who. Kanzellia told me about your lack of memory and I know just the guy who may be able to help you. But he travels around and you have to know where he is going to be or you will have to hope to bump into him accidentally, * Kerrigan said.

*Oh, well for a moment I thought you know how to help me yourself. But if you know someone who can, then let's get going! * Aya exclaimed.

*His name is Galador, a curious fellow. He's good at healing and things like that, and you can trust him, * Kerrigan said as she started to walk toward the path leading up from the beach. *He should be moving though the Viridian Forest and we will miss him if we don't hurry. * Aya started to follow when she noticed Kanzellia wasn't following.

*Aren't you coming? * The aipom asked.

The dragon type shook her head and sadly said, *Sorry, I don't want to go exploring at the moment. I was just on my way back from a trip and I want to see my family again. *

*I think I understand. If I had a family I believe I would want to go back to them too. Hey, who knows, we may meet again, * she said to the friendly dragon type.

*Yeah, so this is just a temporary parting. Well you better get going Kerrigan is getting impatient, * she said glancing in the direction of the poison/ground type who was watching from the stairs with a small smile. Aya nodded, then took off like a shot. She stopped and looked back over the beach when she reached the nidoqueen, but the dragonair was gone.

*Didn't you say, So long? * She asked as the larger pokémon headed up.

*Before we met up with you. Besides what you said on the beach is true, with her any goodbye is just for now, * she said with a fond smile. The two reached the top, and before they set out across the grass field ahead of them, Kerrigan picked up a bundle made up of woven grasses. *Food supplies, * she calmly responded to an unasked question. The two started to hike from south west of Pallet Town to the north. They traveled into the night and camped to west of Viridian City, just south of route twenty- two. The two dined on the nidoqueen's supplies then when to sleep. As Kerrigan slept beneath an Oak tree, Aya slept in its branches and the aipom dreamed of her past.

It was dark. Oh so dark. Then there was a voice.

*We have gathered here today to see the end of the traitor, * the voice said.

*I'm no traitor! * Shouted another voice. *I was trying to… *

*Silence. We know what you where trying, that is when we caught you, * said a third. *We caught you in the act and you know what we do to traitors, * said third.

More voices started to come in chanting, howling voices filled with anger and outrage. The first, second, and third continued to argue, louder and louder as colors and images flashed by. The confused and chaotic din was cut across with one loud word with shocked her to wakefulness. She shot up almost falling out of the tree, only saving her self from a nasty fall by grabbing the branch she was in with her tail. She shakily climbed back up and looked at the crescent moon.

*Death, * she whispered holding her aching head, that one word the only thing she remembered. (That blow to the head must've jarred something loose,) she thought as she resettled herself. (I at least I hope that was a memory and not a nightmare… any memory is better than none at all.)

The next day found them both in the vast green sprawl of the Viridian Forest. Aya rode on Kerrigan's head as the larger pokémon followed a path only she knew. She stopped about mid-morning for at the base of the largest tree Aya thought she had ever seen. She might have seen one bigger, if only she could remember! After they where finished eating, the pathfinder looked around the clearing the tree stood in and apparently found what she was looking for.

*He hasn't been here yet, so we haven't missed him, * she said to the aipom who had come down from her explorations of the large tree.

*How can you be sure? * Aya asked.

*Simple, * she responded with a wink. *See there's a small depression he uses for a campfire sometimes and it hasn't been disturbed yet. Plus the mark he always leaves isn't here. It's all about knowing you quarry when tracking. *

*Nifty! So how long do we have to wait? * She asked.

"If you are waiting for me, no time at all," said a gentle voice from the edge of the clearing. Aya and Kerrigan both turned startled that someone could sneak up on them. On the edge of the clearing a human stood. But the human had pointy ears, platinum green hair, and purple grape eyes. He stood at six-seven and weighed one hundred eighty pounds. He wore an old dirty brown cloak over light clothing, and he carried a small bag with various survival items in it, food, supplies, and whatnot. He wore an amulet that indicated his heritage, which looked like three triangles interlocked at their points. The odd young man calmly walked into the clearing. "Kerrigan what can I do for you?" he asked.

*Hey Galador, it's not me that needs your help but my friend here, * the nidoqueen said to a curious Aya. As Galador walked deeper into the clearing and stopped in front of the large tree, the aipom climbed on to his shoulder and looked over him closer.

*Do all humans look like you? * She asked after figuring he wasn't a pokémon.

"Not at all. I am not a human. But they do look somewhat similar to me and I could pass for one if I tried," he said.

*Oh. Well maybe I'll remember what one looks like now that I've seen you, * she said, jumping down as he knelt at the base of the tree. He held out a hand, palm facing to the base of the tree. A small yellow-green glow flashed for a second, an odd blue flower sprouted from the ground.

*See that's the problem, * Kerrigan finished a few moments later. She had explained the situation as she helped him clear out the fire pit.

He thought for a moment then said "I know of an herbal brew that is suppose to help with memory. I haven't ever had the chance to use it, but I think it should help."

*That's great. Do have the ingredients on hand? * Kerrigan asked.

"No, not all of them. The ones I am missing do grow nearby, so it shouldn't take me long to make it," he responded.

*Great! Super! Fantastic! I'll be able to remember my past! * Aya exclaimed, happy and bouncy. Both her new friends smiled to see her so excited. Galador nodded to Kerrigan as he left to find the herbs he didn't have on him. Kerrigan got the aipom's attention and motioned her to come with her to collect firewood. That afternoon all three met back up again, Kerrigan with some large kindling, Aya with a couple of small sticks that could be used for a starter and Galador with some herbs and stuff. In short order he had gotten a small but hot fire going and he had placed a kettle with the ingredients mixed with water over the fire. The group relaxed in the early fall twilight. Aya was watching a group of venomoth fly by when she noticed out of the corner of her eye something larger coming toward the clearing.

*Hey you two look out! * She exclaimed as a flying shape hit the ground roughly. The other two shot up and looked at what had crashed in on them. It was Kanzellia! The dragonair was some what ruffed up from her crash landing and she also looked like she had been in a battle before hand.

*Kanzellia! What happened? * Kerrigan asked racing over to her friend.

"Wait let me help her before she exerts herself. It looks like she came a long way, * Galador said. He kneeled down and touched the exhausted dragon type on the head and a light pink aura surrounded her. Kanzellia's wounds seemed to just to close up and heal while the other two pokémon watched. "There, now she just needs to rest a bit." Kanzellia coiled herself and took a moment to catch her breath and talk. When she was settled she looked around the clearing to double check she was in the right place.

(Dad, I knew you wouldn't let me down,) she thought when she spotted Aya. *Aya, I came all this way to warn you, * she said out loud.

*Warn me about what? * Aya asked warily.

*Some weirdo pokémon attacked me when I was almost home. I was in trouble and if my mom hadn't shone up I would have been in real trouble. He said I had to pay for helping you. Mom scared him off, but as he flew off saying he would deal with me after finding you. Dad managed to help me find where you were quickly and I rushed over here to find you as fast as I could, * she explained.

[And led me right to her,] cold voice said into there minds. The group, except Kanzellia, looked around for where the voice came from. The dragon type looked up and quickly spotted the owner of the voice.

*You! * She exclaimed angrily. The other gazed up in the same direction she was looking and saw a pokémon that was floating in mid air. The pokémon hovered down and landed across from them and they got a good look at him. He had two short squared ears, and intense black eyes. He had a thin neck and a tube come from his upper back to the back of his head. Natural armor on his chest and two thin but powerful arms that ended in hands with three rounded fingers. He had light black fur, with a darker belly and tail that was somewhat thick but flexible. He stood on two rounded toes and had a third partially up his elongated feet. The black mewtwo started at them with out any feeling at all.

*Who are you? * Aya asked suddenly very scared.

[Desolation,] he sent telepathically. A dark blue aura surrounded him as his eyes started to glow blue. A matching aura appeared around Aya who was lifted off the ground and thrown violently in to the large tree.

*What was that for, * Kerrigan said getting in to a defensive stance. Desolation didn't answer her with words. Instead he sent a fire blast toward the stunned Aya. But Galador grabbed the normal type and pulled her out of harm's way. The five-sided figure of flame hit the tree and washed over it, causing it to burst into flames. Kanzellia didn't waste words and launched a thunder wave, but the paralyzing electric attack was blocked by the mewtwo's safeguard. Kerrigan attacked with a shadow ball. The move caught the black mewtwo off guard and was a direct hit. The enthrall energy exploded in a purple-black blast. But it barely seemed to cause the psychic type to flinch. He countered with a massive psychic assault that threw her across the clearing. Aya attempted to jump him from behind, was caught with one of the mewtwo's hands. The psychic type punched her into the rising Kerrigan with a dynamic punch. She was instantly knocked out. Kerrigan caught her and stumbled back from the impact. She noticed the large bruise on the aipom's chest, and the fact she was now breathing a bit raggedly.

*Galador, watch her! * She ordered as she handed Aya to him. Kanzellia was firing dragon rage after dragon rage, the blue-white fire lancing around Desolation who easily dodged each one. Kerrigan charged him firing poison sting as she came. A blue barrier shimmered in place as the needles hit with no effect. Desolation raised a three-fingered hand to the sky and a blizzard of snow and ice cut through the air. Kanzellia barely dodged the powerful ice attack. Kerrigan finally got close enough to attack the psychic with a psychical attack. She swung forward with a clawed swipe but the mewtwo easily caught her arm. He caught the other and the two grappled a bit. Both used strength at the same time and Desolation was the winner. He actually lifted Kerrigan over his head then smashed her into the ground. Kanzellia hit him with a slam attack to the side, but he didn't even flinch. A bubble of psychic power erupted from him blasting both pokémon back and leaving the mewtwo floating over a small crater.

(Ugh, I'm level eighty and this guy is throwing me around like I'm nothing. How strong is he?) She thought as she staggered up. She turned and noticed Kanzellia was out of the battle. (Well then, I guess it's just me,) she thought. She looked at Desolation's eyes started to glow blue again. Kerrigan again irrupted him with an unexpected attack. She pounded the ground with one fist and sent a crack of energy in an earthquake attack. The black mewtwo stumbled and lost his concentration for second, and in that second three things happened. One, Galador dove toward Kerrigan holding Kanzellia and Aya. Two, Desolation was nailed by a future sight attack. And three, a xatu floated down and teleported all of them out of there. Desolation looked around at them empty clearing by the light of the still burning tree. He looked around trying to detect a psychic trace, but the future sight had over saturated his psychic senses and he had no idea where they had gone.

When Aya opened her eyes she looked around at a small cave. She found that she felt perfectly all right. (Did I just dream that battle? No I'm somewhere different. The others!) She shot up and headed to the cave entrance. She found Kanzellia, Kerrigan, Galador and a xatu who was perched in a low tree branch.

*So you're awake, * Kerrigan said.

*Galador said you would be the last to wake up since you were the one the most injured, * Kanzellia said quietly.

"We did some talking, and from what we can figure out, that pokémon was probably over level ninety five, maybe one hundred. If my shadow here hadn't shown up, we would all be dead," Galador pointed to the psychic/flying type who just silently stared. "Do you realize he hasn't said a word ever since he started to follow me years ago?"

*I'm glad you all are all right, * Aya said relieved. (Level one hundred, what would a level one hundred pokémon want with me?) She thought.

*So do you have any idea why that guy was after you? * Kanzellia said.

*Not even a vague memory. Now I really wonder who I was, * Aya said. Galador rummaged around in his bag and pulled out a canteen.

"Well this should help. While Kanzellia and Kerrigan were keeping that guy busy, I poured the medicine in this canteen," he said.

*Hey, that was some fast thinking, * Kanzellia said a bit more like her happy self. Galador nodded as he poured the some of the mixture in a small shot glass. He handed it to the aipom who glanced in it. The medicine looked like green tea and had a slightly mint-ish smell to it.

"It should gradually restore you memory. I hope you the answers you need are there," he said as she drank the contents of the glass. "I don't know when and the order of the memories will come back, so at first they may not make sense," he warned.

*Don't worry about it. I'll be fine. And at least I will know who I was, * Aya said looking at the crescent moon.

*Well we should get some sleep. We've had a long day, * Kerrigan said. The others nodded and followed her advice. They all slept deeply and dreamlessly. The next morning find the group of pokémon about to part ways from Galador and his silent comrade.

"Well my friends, I have a lot of others I can help. I also have my own quest to fulfill," he said.

*And we have to make tracks so that nut case doesn't find us. Until Aya's memory comes back we don't have a clue what he's capable of or why he's after us, * Kerrigan said.

As Galador was leaving, Aya asked him a question. *I just have one question. If you're not a pokémon or human, what are you? *

He laughed as he walked away and yelled over his shoulder, "If you must know my curious friend, I'm an elf."

*WHAT! * She and Kanzellia exclaimed as he vanished into the trees. Aya had a feeling that this was one more surprise in an adventure that would be full of surprises. She heard laughter as Kerrigan chuckled at the expressions on their faces. Aya smiled, and then joined in. Soon the forest echoed with the laughter of three pokémon.