Yami Yame
By: Gardie
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon and related things. I just enjoy it and write fan fiction.
I would like to thank my reviewers. Thank you for finally appearing.
Thank you PRECIOUS MOMENT,my first reviewer, and Marie the Hedgecat
Chapter 3: Experiment 1-5-0Despite being slightly sore from their wounds Ash and his friends followed Matt into Yame's forest again. Ash, Misty, Brock and Pikachu glanced around them nervously but Matt led them straight down the path, clutching a loaded machine gun he collected from who-knows-where, some extra loaded magazines clipped on his belt.
They passed the spot where they had been attacked previously, the ground still stained red with their blood. Ash shuddered as some Murkrow feathers blew past him in a breeze.
Apart from the occasional sighting of glowing, red eyes and shadowy figure watching them nothing happened. No pokemon attacked or tried to scare them off, maybe they knew what Matt's gun could do.
"Look here," said Brock, holding up a piece of a chain-link fence.
"It must have been part of the perimeter fence," said Matt.
"There's more here," said Ash, pointing to another piece.
"It can't help us," said Matt, "Let's just get to the building."
They walked a short distance before they stood outside the building. It was a large, grey, concrete structure with only small windows set high up the wall. The walls were covered with small cracks making it look as though it was laced with spider webs. The only visible door was made of solid steel with a faded sign hanging above it.
"Has this place ever been used?" asked Ash, "There's no sign anyone was ever here other than the building and the fence.
"I guess it must have been," answered Matt, "Maybe there's another entrance or something. What's that sign say?"
"Uh," Brock squinted harder than usual to read the faded words, "Team Rocket. Research Facility X. No trespassing."
"No trespassing," echoed Misty, "What if there are still people in there, we could get into trouble."
"I doubt it," countered Matt, "The explosion was too strong for anyone to have survived and there is no sign anyone came after that."
"Alright," said Ash, taking hold o the door, "Let's solve the mystery."
He strained and the heavy door opened with a groan. The four friends stepped over the threshold and into the building.
"Close the door," commanded Matt once they were inside, "We don't want the pokemon from the forest following us in here."
Ash closed the door, cutting off most of the light. They waited a bit until their eyes adjusted to the darkness before following the corridor.
The floor was dusty with pebbles, paper, wood splinters and pieces of glass scattered around. They followed the passage deep into the building, passing the bloody corpses of dead scientists. As they walked the walls became more damaged and blacked, it was obvious they were approaching the source of the explosion.
"Look!" shouted Ash.
He was pointing at a bolted door marked 'Pokemon Containment Area'.
"Do you think they're," began Misty.
"I doubt it," said Brock softly.
"We better not open it," said Matt, "It can't be good."
As they passed Ash tried to look through the keyhole. It was too dark to see anything inside but Ash was sure he could her panting and low growls inside. He hurried to catch up with the others.
In Corridor 7 they saw one door that had been blown out its frame and crushed against the opposite wall. As usual the room was labelled.
"Observation room," read Brock.
"Well then, let's observe," said Matt dryly and he stepped into the room.
The room was mostly empty and had only been used to see what was happening in the second room. Between them there had been a large one way, glass wall. The glass wall was now smashed and the pieces lay all over the floor. On one wall were a few monitors and gauges but other than that and a few fallen chairs the room was empty.
"That room was where the explosion happened," decided Matt.
The second room's floor and remaining walls were black with ash. The roof had caved in and large pieces now lay on the cracked floor.
"Wow," said Ash.
The glass wall was twenty centimetres thick.
"Let's go," suggested Matt, anxious to keep moving.
They others agreed and they continued on their quest for an answer.
At the end of the corridor was a glass door in front of a small flight of steps. Two broken security cameras hung from their wires in front of it. Through the door they could see the control room. Matt took them a short way back and threw a grenade. There was a loud explosion and the door was disintegrated. They walked down the stairs and into the control room. All of its walls were covered with screens and computers, there were even tables in the middle of the room with more computers. None of them were on. The only sign of power was a glowing red switch marked, 'Emergency power'. Matt flicked the switch. The room was filled with the hum of cooling fans and one by one the computers flickered to life. Mat sat at one of the computers and began typing.
"Here," said Matt, after a few minutes, "The last recording. Maybe this will tell us what happened."
Everyone crowded around the screen.
A scientist appeared on the screen.
"Experiment 1-5-0 has been progressing well, at this rate it shou- ZZZZZZZ"
The screen was covered by static for a short time before coming back on again.
"Gio-ZZZZZZZ-ed us to create the ul-ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ-kemon and I am sure we will succeed. Experiment 1-5-0 is stronger than any-ZZZZZZZZ-here. However it appears to be mentally unstable, and is becoming more and more dangerous. It has also developed a tendency to poses-ZZZZZZZZ. It is now being taken to observation."
The Scientist suddenly looked behind him and a dull explosion could be heard through the speakers.
"Oh cr-ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ"
The screen flashed purple and went blank.
"They created a new pokemon and it did this?' asked Ash.
"It seems like it. Experiment 1-5-0. I guess it's still around here and possessing pokemon. Maybe it is strong enough to posses a dark pokemon. I'll print a picture."
A printer quickly printed a file labelled as a picture of the experiment. The paper came out upside down and before Matt turned it over Ash tapped his shoulder. A red-eyed Houndoom had just stepped into the room, flanked by two red-eyed Houndour.