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Chapter 1-6 – Transform


For Taylor, the day was quickly shaping up to be a strong contender for 'second-best day ever'.

Beat up the E88? Check.

Meet a super-awesome superhero? Check.

Meet the Wards? About to be checked.

Now all she needed was to make a good friend, and her day would be pretty much complete.

She loved her life. It was just awesome.

Of course, every good thing came at a cost. In this case, the cost was having to take a relatively boring tour before being able to meet the Wards. She didn't like it. something about the whole PRT building felt... off, somehow.

She had to admit, there were some things that were interesting, but it just seemed... practiced. Fake, even.

There were a few parts that she had enjoyed, though.


"And this is the power testing room. It's specially designed to withstand attacks from any conceivable parahuman, from the inside-"

'Meh.' Taylor waved her hand nonchalantly. 'I could take it.'

The tour guide blinked. "Excuse me?"

'I could take it,' Taylor reiterated. 'Out. In one blow.' She was pretty sure she could, as well. V-Create was a very powerful move, but she was pretty sure there were stronger ones out there. If V-Create couldn't decimate the room, something else would. Maybe something like Spatial Rend would work, but the original Mew had trouble figuring that move out for centuries, it would take her forever to even start learning it.

She smiled as she pondered how to most effectively destroy the supposedly indestructible room. The tour guide's expression was, after all, priceless.


After that, the tour guide was considerably quicker in going through all the facilities, as well as stuttering here and there, which Taylor actually preferred. It gave the tour a much more authentic feel.

"And finally," the bedraggled tour guide said, "the Wards' base..."

'About time...' Taylor grumbled. In the background, she could hear motors whirring, and a klaxon blaring. An elevator and an alarm, huh. Odd.

The door opened and Aegis peeked his head out. "Sorry about tha- oh God, it's you."

Taylor blinked. 'I'm sorry, have we met? I mean, I know who you are, but I don't remember meeting you in person.'

"No, we haven't." Aegis replied, looking somewhat embarrassed. "I was watching you and Glory Girl yesterday, and... well, I assumed that you were Mastering her somehow."

Taylor blinked... then blushed. 'Aw crud, that must have been Synchronize.'

Aegis blinked. "Synchronize?"

'Yep!' Taylor smiled. 'I'd explain it to you, but... can we meet the other Wards first? I don't want to have to repeat myself.'

Aegis nodded, stepping aside, allowing Taylor to enter. "Please wait just a moment," he instructed calmly as he pressed a few buttons. The elevator doors closed, and the elevator started moving downwards.

For Taylor, who was a bit too busy looking around the elevator to bother with something as pointless as gravity, this meant the ceiling rapidly coming to meet her. 'Of course, just when this day was starting to look up...'

Aegis didn't even react.

Taylor nodded, a bit disappointed. For that first brief moment of surprise, he'd been really genuine, but he just went right to stuck-up and boring after the shock had passed.

Soon enough, the elevator stopped, sending Taylor to the floor. 'You win this round...' she shouted as the doors opened, showing the inside of the Wards base.

It was... cozy, for lack of a better word. There was a TV on the wall, a few other furnishing, and sitting on two of the couches were Vista and Clockblocker. The latter looked at Taylor and laughed. "Hey, it's the bubblegum of the hour!"

...So that's how it was going to go, huh? Well two could play at that game. 'Hey look, it's a walking whiteboard!' Seriously, his costume was just so... dull.

Clockblocker seemed to agree. "I told the PR department that this costume was a bad idea!"

"Ignore him," Vista suggested. "I'm Vista, as I'm pretty sure you know, and this jokester," she gave Clockblocker a light punch from across the room, "is Clockblocker."

Taylor liked her already. 'You can call me Mew.' Taylor responded. 'So... where are the others?'

"Gallant and Kid Win are on patrol right now," Aegis explained. "Shadow Stalker is currently unable to come-"

'Because of the incident at Winslow, right? I was there.' Technically, it was the truth, just not nearly all of it.

Aegis stared at her, before nodding. "We would appreciate it if you didn't tell anyone-"

'Wouldn't really do much anyway,' Taylor pointed out. 'Practically everyone in the Bay knows it.'

"You'd be surprised at what the PR department can do when they're cornered," Clockblocker retorted, probably speaking from experience. "Truly, they are the greatest evil of all."

"Oh shut it, whiteboard." Vista turned to Taylor. "So are you planning on joining the Wards?"

'I'm thinking about it.' Taylor was about to ask what the dental was like when the elevator door opened again, and Gallant and Kid Win walked in. 'Oh sure, ruin the joke why don't you.' That elevator was really starting to tick her off.

"Is that Mew?" Gallant asked as he walked in. "Glory Girl told me about you. Nice to finally meet you face-to-face."

'Same here,' Taylor replied and took the hand he offered her. Somehow, she knew that she was going to like him. 'Gallant and Kid Win, right?'

Aegis cleared his throat. "You were saying, about your powers?"

Taylor rolled her eyes. 'Fine, fine... Spoilsport... take a seat, everyone, this might take a while.'


After everyone had taken a seat (except for Mew, who was floating a few feet above one), Aegis asked his first question, one that Gallant could tell he had wanted to ask for a while. "So earlier, you had said 'Synchronize' as if it was separate from your powers. Care to explain?"

Mew nodded. 'Basically, my powers can mostly be divided into moves, abilities, and stats. Moves, the like Confusion and Astonish I used against the E88 earlier today, are more active, while abilities, like Synchronize, are more passive. Stats, meanwhile, basically determine how fast I can move, how many hits I can take, and how hard my own attacks hit.'

Clockblocker whistled. Gallant didn't need his powers to tell that he was impressed "That's Brute and Mover right off the bat."

Mew was awfully confused – did she not know power classifications? - but continued. 'Right now I know fourteen moves and three abilities. I'm learning more all the time...' A grin appeared on her face, and Gallant could definitely feel how mischievous she was. Carefully, she opened her mouth and breathed out some small flames, producing a small round of surprise. 'Scratch that, fifteen moves.'

"Holy crap," Clockblocker muttered. "You just keep coming up with more and more powers?"

'Pretty much!' Mew giggled. She was really enjoying this. 'I've already got a pretty decent variety, from psychological ones like Mean Look, Confide, and Fake Tears, to light offensive ones like Ember and Confusion, to movement ones like Bounce and Teleport, to odd little ones like Hail, Bestow, or Tail Glow to... well, remember that flare from the docks?'

Gallant was pretty sure that he heard a pin drop. Victoria had told him that Panacea said she was powerful, but she hadn't mentioned that.

"...You're V-Wave?" Vista whispered.

'Some have called me that,' Mew replied as if affirming a casual nickname. 'The move's called V-create, by the way. Oh, and there's also Mirror Move, which lets me use whatever move I just got hit by.'

That was a high Blaster and a Trump rating. "What can't you do?" Kid Win muttered.

'Build tech.' She floated in midair for about a second. 'That's it, I think.' Oh God, she was actually being serious.

"So basically," Clockblocker summarized, "You're a Tinker: No, and an Everything Else: 'Yes, and if Not Yes, Soon', and you're joining the Wards?"

'I... guess? I mean, I'm thinking about joining the Wards, but I do want to.' She really did want to join, but something was keeping her from immediately saying yes. Instinct, perhaps?

"One question," Clockblocker interrupted Gallant's thoughts, giving Mew what Gallant could only assume to be the most serious stare he could muster. "What god should we praise for sending you to us?"

The emotion Gallant detected nearly made him fall off the sofa. It wasn't mirth or exasperation, like one would expect from one of Clockblocker's jokes, and it wasn't really confusion either, not entirely.

For a split-second, Mew had felt shock, the kind when someone reveals they know something they shouldn't.

Then it was gone, and Mew was back to her normal self, but Gallant could no longer focus on the conversation they were having, only barely making out Mew swearing vengeance against elevators.


It was around six when Taylor finally teleported back into her living room. 'Dad, I'm home!'

"I'm in the kitchen!" Danny called. "How were the Wards?"

'Good!' She called back. 'Especially Gallant and Vista, they were really nice!'

"That's good!" It smelled as if he was cooking something. Wait, was that one of Mom's old recipes that he was trying to make? Yeah it was! "Do you think you want to join them anytime soon?"

Taylor almost answered positively on instinct, but something stopped her. Did she want to join the Wards? they had all been friendly enough, but she still remembered how the PRT building made her feel uneasy. Something just wasn't right about that place.

Before Taylor could answer, however, the doorbell rang. "Did you invite someone over, Taylor?"

'I'm as confused as you are,' Taylor sent to him - and only him. Telepathy was awesome.

As Danny got out of the kitchen and walked toward the door, Taylor hid behind a chair, ready to teleport away if something went wrong. the person who knocked on the door was an attractive girl in her teens, with blonde hair and a vulpine face.

"Hi, my name is Lisa Wilborn." Taylor frowned. This girl seemed hurt, not physically, but emotionally. "I'm not sure if you'll believe me, but I'm in deep trouble, and I need Taylor's help."

Danny sputtered, but before he could do anything, Taylor flew out of her hiding spot. 'It's okay, Dad. I think we can trust her.' She turned to Lisa, beckoning her inside. 'Don't worry, whatever's going on, I'll help you as best as I can.'

The girl, Lisa, seemed shocked by something, but she nodded and quickly walked inside. "Thank you," she said. "You literally have no idea what this means to me."

Taylor smiled. 'Don't worry, you're safe here.'

Make a good friend? Check.


AS: Ten Thousand Views, WOOT!

Also... how did this chapter get so long?!

LW: And even at your longest, the chapter itself still doesn't break the 2k words mark.

TH: I swear, the day it does is the day I make Emma Barnes a legendary.

AS: Oh no, they've teamed up...

LW: Anyway, looks like we're getting a bit of mystery in this chapter! Big enough fans of Pokémon might have already figured out what exactly is going on...

AS: That's my job!

LW: Not anymore! Remember, the poll is still up! The votes so far are-

AS: Secret! I don't want the early results to affect the answers! Remember, the choice of Taylor's first Pokémon to create is between:
Ralts,
Alolan Vulpix,
Caterpie,
Feebas,
Magikarp,
Eevee,
Purrloin,
Wishiwashi,
and Pidgey,
and the voting period ends on October 30!

TH: And as always, read and review! And also tell me whether or not I should turn AilingStar into a Kirlia!

AS: WHAT NO DON'T DO THAT! VOTE NO GUYS, VOTE NO!

LW: VOTE YES, VOTE YES!