A/N: The names have been chosen!!! Houndoom gets Keiran, and Blastoise gets Azure. Thanks to all the supplied the names, I'll write a proper thanks later ^_^
Disclaimer: Little Bo Beep, lost her sheep. Little ol' me, lost the chance to own Pokèmon. Life sucks dun't it?
Freedom
Our life belongs to us
Sitting up on her bed, rocking back and forth, the young, battered and bruised Raichu hybrid stared up out of the window, her arms wrapped around her legs, hugging her knees to her chest. The young human-like hybrid sat watching her, wondering how the Raichu had taken the knowledge she'd just been given. Unfortunately, she hadn't taken it very well, and was muttering something to herself. Letting her gaze wander from the poor creature, Melete, the name she had given herself, focused upon the others in the room.
Since Circe had huge wings growing from her back, she found it painful to sleep upon her back, so she was resting in an upright position, sitting with her knees under her, head lowered, hidden under her folded wings keeping her body warm, although Asel has slipped the blanket over her during the early hours.
Chrysies was worn out, still sleeping after the test she had been put through the night before. She was curled upon in her bed, blanket pulled tight around her, an ear twitching now and again. Amoura too, was sleeping. Only two beds were left unoccupied. One was Ember's, who had yet to return, and the other belonged to the last hybrid yet to have even been freed from her watery prison.
Closing her eyes, Melete let her mind wander, searching for the girl who had yet to join them. As if she was walking along the halls of the research facility, Melete soon found the pod room, with pod number thirteen still occupied. The girl inside had yet to make any movement, and so Melete stayed, watching her, until another person entered the room.
"She better hurry up and wake up, we're getting demands that she be tested on" came a voice, familiar to all the Pokèmorphs, the Professor.
"But, sir, do you suppose she's dead?" came a question from the other scientist in the room with him
"Does she still have a pulse?"
"Yes sir"
"Does she still have brain activity?"
"Yes sir"
Thwack! The Professor lowered his clipboard while the scientist clutched his now bruised head. "Then she's still alive"
"Yes sir, sorry for making the judgment sir"
"Oh do shut up boy, your making yourself sound stupid"
"Yes sir"
Sighing, the Professor turned, leaving the room, only for him to be replaced by the dark and sinister looking man. He slowly approached her tank, placing his hand upon the glass, muttering soft, silent words to her. The scientist raised a brow at the man, saying nothing. Shrugging away his curiosity, he went back to his work.
'Why are you so intent on her? What is so important about her? How do you hide the information I seek from me?' Melete asked herself, only she won't get answer from the unspoken voice, since she was then unheard voice. 'She's an Eevee, what is so great about her? She's the weakest of us all, and yet you seem so intent on making sure she lives. If only I could find out some answer'
Sighing, she went back to watching the room, only to be pulled back to where she was by Asel shaking her shoulder.
"Mel. Mel wake up, your wanted."
"Wha? Huh? Wanted?" she asked, looking up into the girl's pink eyes with her own blue ones.
"It's your turn Melete" she said sadly.
Melete sighed, looking up at the two women that stood at the doorway to their room. Sighing again, she pushed herself up from the bed and began walking towards them. They each gripped her arms tightly, one injecting something into her arm, and she fell unconscious.
Staring at the sleeping hybrid with tears in his eyes, Jale had finished packing his things away, and was now watching her while she slept. Not even gone yet, and already he was beginning to miss her. Rising from the wooden seat he'd been watching her from, he moved and sat down upon the bed at her side, placing his hand on her shoulder.
"By the end of this day, you won't be the creature I remember, you'll just be a beaten shell, hardened for battle, no emotion running through your soul, infact, they'll probably find a way to take that away from you too. In the day I've known you, you are the most incredible thing I have ever met. No, your not a thing are you Ember? You're a person. You'll be an individual until they smash you and break you, then you'll become a thing" he thought to himself out loud as he looked at her.
"Then don't let them" came her soft, silky voice
"I can't Ember, I'm not allowed"
Turning onto her back, she looked up at him with her huge red eyes. "Why?"
"The Professor is the one determining your fate, and the rest of the Pokèmorphs too"
Slowly, she slid her body upwards into a sitting position, looking at him, a few golden strands falling infront of her red eyes. "Why should he be the one to determine my fate?"
"He is the one that started all this research. You, well, in a way, belong to him"
"But you said another man is also involved"
Jale nodded "Yeah, he's funded the research. He paid money to the Professor to have you all created"
"So we belong to him?"
"If you look at it that way, yes"
"Oh Jale, I don't want you to go" she said, tears running down her cheeks, throwing her arms around him, crying into his chest.
Swallowing hard, he pushed her away, looking down at her "I can't Ember. Come on, you've got to get back to the others," and he stood up, turning to face the door.
Pulling back the blanket, Ember climbed out of the bed, still wearing one of those gowns given to hospital patients. Brushing it straight, she looked at his back. She opened her mouth to speak, but closed it again, unable to find the right words.
"You ready?" he asked coldly
"Yes"
"Let's go then"
He opened the door and walked out, heading towards the female hybrid room, not once looking back at the following anthro.
"Em!" Chrysies shouted when Ember entered the room, bouncing up from her bed to go over to the female she had attacked last night.
Ember turned just in time to see Jale close the door behind himself, and fell to her knees, crying into her hands.
"Woa, what's the matter?" Chrys asked, kneeling infront of her, placing a gentle hand upon the girl's shaking shoulder.
Amoura rose from where she was sitting on her own bed, moving over to the pair. The three were the only females in the room that were awake. The other was the sleeping Raichu hybrid.
"Ember, whats wrong girl?" Chrys asked, although she got no reply
"I think she's crying"
"Quit pointing out the obvious Amoura! I can see she's crying"
"Could be what you did to her last night"
"Amoura! Go back and leave her alone!" came Asel's voice as she entered the room. Only one scientist had brought her back, although the Sneasel anthro was just about able to stand, her body scorched and burnt.
Grumbling, the Meganium headed back to her bed and slumped down, staring up at the ceiling, the huge petals around her neck flowing slightly. Asel moved up next to Ember and knelt down beside Chrys.
"What's got you so upset Ember?" she asked
"He...He's leaving"
"Who?" Chrys asked
"Jale..."
"Jale? You mean the guy that brought you here Em?"
"Jale Whistler? He studies Pokèmon behaviour I think. No wonder he's here, he'd be a great asset to the team. I wonder why he's going then" Asel said, although it was mostly to herself.
"He got fired because he helped me"
"You mean the guy from last night?"
Ember nodded
"I heard the Professor shouting his name. Guess he wasn't too pleased with what he'd done"
"I don't want him to leave"
"Why Ember?" Asel asked, pink eyes watching her closely
"I love him"
The other two females gasped, Asel staring at Ember with wide eyes, Chrysies looked slightly confused. Obviously, Asel still knew most of the things she'd known from when she was a human. Chrys must have been told everything she knew by Melete.
"How can you love him? You barely know him," protested Asel "Your not even two days old"
"I know enough to know how I feel"
"Your crazy woman! You're a creation, he's human!" Chrys said
"I don't care," Ember said, pulling her hands away from tear stained red eyes. "I love him, and he's going to leave me here to die"
Chrys growled, standing, glaring at the door "He's not leaving my Em to get upset"
"Chrys! Don't you dare try anything!" Asel shouted, but it was too late.
The huge hybrid threw herself at the door, flames burning from her back. It collapsed under her weight, sending her tumbling into the hall. Pushing herself up, she looked around for any sign of the male.
"Damn!" she shouted, growling deep within her throat
"You'll have the entire facility on our backs if you carry on like that!" Asel exclaimed as she left the room, trying to pull the girl back into the room
"Let them come!"
Dr.Daleos leaned against the wall outside a room where roars seemed to echo from. Her head was pushed up against the cold stone, tear filled eyes staring up at the ceiling, until she heard soft footfalls coming from further up the hallway. Lowering her gaze, she rubbed her eyes, clearing her vision, and spotted Jale wandering along, bag slung over his shoulder, long black trench coat replacing his white lab coat
"Guess you found out your fired then?" She asked, pushing away from the wall, looking straight at him
"Yeah" he muttered, coming to a stop infront of her
"They've had to send people over there to calm the Typhlosion down. Apparently she was upset about something. The Ninetales was crying too"
He glared at her "You talk about them like they're objects!"
"Isn't that what they are?"
"You know damned right they're not! I know your crying because it's Bret in that room!"
"So?" she asked coldly.
"He's your Pokèmon woman! Your just letting him suffer!"
"It'll make him stronger"
"And into a soul-less beast"
She shrugged, looking at him. "So? Either way, the only problem he is to me is my pay-check"
"Your know that's not true Sam. I know you care. Your not cold"
"Your so cold now. I've lost my hold on you and you've drowned and I can't dive in and save you, the tide has swept you away. Is that how you see me Jale?"
He sighed when she used his own words against him "Yes" he answered
"And what would make me not cold? If I were to fall in love with one of those hybrids would I be back to the girl you used to know?"
"No Sam, I'm not asking you to do that. I'm asking you to care for their safety. I know your hurting inside every time you hear his roar. Do something to stop it"
"Forget it Jale"
"I know why Ember was crying. I'm leaving her to suffer a fate created for her by mad scientists like the Professor. I told her everything they're going to do to all of them, and then left her, after telling her I loved her!"
"And your telling me this because?"
"I feel like I'm suffering as much as Bret is in that room! If you ever want to prove yourself to me Sam, save him"
Sam stared at him blankly. He made a grunting sound, then stormed off down the corridor.
"Jale, wait!" came her voice from behind him, the sounds of her heels running up behind him "Your not fired yet. The Professor has to tell you when your fired, and as of yet, he hasn't even found you. He's too busy with Leevee"
"Leevee?" he asked, turning to look at her
"That's what she's been named. The Eevee girl"
"You mean she's not out yet?"
Samantha nodded "And none of us know why. Some people in this place think you might know why"
Jale just looking at her, then shrugged lightly
"How am I supposed to know?"
"I don't know. They're worried that since she was made differently from the rest, and that her DNA is overly complex, it might of affected her brain somehow. Since you're the one with the most knowledge on psychology, both mental and physical, and they all seem to like you, we were hoping you might lend us a hand"
"But what if he sees me Sam?"
"If you can get her out of that tank, then he might not get rid of you"
"I'm not staying. I can't, not now"
"Your going to leave them all to die then?" she asked him, looking up into his blue eyes.
Jale sighed, lowering his gaze to the tiled floor. After thinking for a few moments, he looked back up at her
"I'll help if you promise me something"
"What? Anything?"
"Help me get them out"
"What! Jale, your asking me to do the impossible!"
Melete opened her eyes, gazing around the room. It was cold, so cold. Her wrists and ankles felt like they were wrapped in ice, as did her neck. Blue gaze roamed around, and she soon found out she was being suspended in a room, chained to the walls. Taking a few deep breaths, she clamed herself, even though she was calm to begin with. She'd been with many of the others when they went through the tests, so she knew what was expected of her. Well, most of it.
The door slowly opened and the Professor and the dark man entered, looking up at her. She wasn't too high up, but they need to look up at see her face.
"So this is the one?" asked the man
"Yes. This is our Mew product. Her mind is far more advanced than even the MewTwo clone. She could destroy a man's brain in the blink of an eye" explained the Professor
"Excellent. She's perfect, and she's survived. Too bad about the other though" said Giovanni, with an evil grin on his face (A/N: Yeshums, he's our dark evil man)
"We said he may not live, as we said about her and the other girl"
"So, can she attack us now?"
"No. The collar around her neck nullifies her mental power. She's unable to do anything psychic while wearing that, although telekinesis is still possible"
Melete's eyes opened wider, fear running through her. She'd relied on her mental powers even before any of the hybrids had begun awakening. Her long pink tail swung around madly
"She seems a little frightened" Gio stated
"This is probably the first time she's worn the collar. We know from monitoring her, her brain has been functioning long before she was removed"
Her secret was out. How much did they know about her? She couldn't scan the two men to find the answers either. Her head felt empty.
"What test do you have her set up for?"
"Levitation" replied the Professor
"And how do you propose doing that?"
"I'll explain it all to you outside" he said, then turned and walked out of the room.
Giovanni looked up at Melete and grinned
"You will be the perfect edition to my collection. No one will be able to stand against you and your power. You and the girl will be the two most powerful creations on the face of this earth. Your power will forever be unmatched, even by the creatures you were created from"
Looking smug, he turned and left the room, following Giovanni.
"Get the pit ready! Raise her to highest level!" ordered the Professor from the control room overlooking the room Melete was suspended in.
"So, your going to drop her, and hope she floats?" asked Giovanni, watching from the room while Melete was dragged upwards by her chains.
"Certainly. She's not fearless, yet"
Giovanni grinned evilly. "Perfect..."
"Remove the floor!" shouted the Professor
Melete nearly screamed when she watched the floor disappear from beneath her, revealing a huge pit full of spikes. She was really scared now.
"Now, your going to be dropped over those spikes. If you do not levitate, you'll die" came the Professor's voice over the audio system.
She hoped he was lying, when suddenly, the chains around her arms and legs let go and she began falling. Screaming, she closed her eyes tightly, feeling the air rush past her as she fell until it stopped.
"Yahoo! She's done it!" came the Professor's voice
Opening one eye slowly, Melete looked around. She was hovering in mid air just above the pit. Swallowing hard, she pushed herself up and away from the pit. Looking around the room, and examining the pit carefully, she saw several feathers littering it. Feathers that looked very much like the feathers in Circe's wings.
'They must of put her in this room too, only trying to make her fly. Nothing was harmed, so she must of succeeded. I really need to keep an eye on them all from now one. I could be going into any one of the tests they've been subjected too. I could also use the information to help them through one's they might have to go into. If I can get this collar off' she thought to herself.
The door opened again, chains flying out of the walls, grabbing Melete's every available limb. She screamed when the cold metal touched her skin, then glared down at dark man that stood below her.
"You've passed the first test. Now time for the second"
"I'm not your puppet to be played with" she snapped
He chuckled "From where you are, and how your being held, you look more like a puppet than a creation"
"I'm not a creation, I am Melete. The others are not puppets either"
"Oh, they aren't are the Melete?"
"You can bruise us. You can better us. You can tear away our every limb and we still refuse to be your puppets. You can drop us from great heights, and we still will refuse you. Our life belongs to us, not to those scientists, not to that Professor, not even to you, but us."
"You seem so sure of yourself Melete, yet it is not you who has the power"
Closing her eyes, she focused her mind on the task she had completed earlier. Levitation. But, she was not going to levitate herself, but the man that stood below her. A grin spread across her face when she heard him as she lifted him from the floor.
"It is I who has the power"
"You let me down this instance or you will regret it!"
"What are you going to do to me?" she asked, opening her blue eyes to look down at him
"You will put him down this very second Eight!" boomed the Professor voice
"What will you do to me? Anything you do will make me stronger!"
"Release the floor" said Giovanni
"What!? If I drop you, you'll die"
"And so will you" he replied with a smug grin.
The floor below moved once again, revealing the pit she had nearly fell into. Gasping, Melete tried to steady herself, when she felt the chains letting her loose.
"Fine! I'll put him down!" she shouted, and the chains gripped again, the floor closing up. Slowly, she placed the dark man onto the ground
"Good Eight. You passed test two without us even having to put you in the situation" came the Professor's voice as Giovanni headed out of the room. Melete was too busy to notice him leave.
A/N: Woohoo! Next bit done. You'll have to wait and see if Jale and Sam succeed or not. I think I've also decided on the names for my two Pokèmon males ^_^
R&R or I'll set my rusty cheese sandwich on yoooo!!