Everything was calm at the Team Magma base that night, as the leaves on the trees swayed gently. However, Camerupt still had a worried feeling in his stomach. Something just wasn't right. He could feel it in his bones. As he ate his dinner, Crobat noticed his worried expression. "What's wrong, Camerupt?" he asked. Crobat's voice was dark in brooding, like a vampire's. He had the accent too, for some unknown reason. "Wha- oh, I'm fine, Crobat. Just some unsettling feelings is all." Camerupt replied, trying not to sound nervous. Camerupt sounded a bit like the nerdy kid at your high school, like his voice would start to crack like a preteen's. But his voice would go to the occasional stutter. "You don't look fine. You look worried." Mightyena chimed in, his gruff voice sounding almost like a bark. Mightyena was a pokémon who didn't like seeing weakness. Especially in his team, even though he did care for them, a whole lot. During their training he would try not make them feel bad about themselves, because he hated low self-esteem the most. "Well, Master received something from the admins today after their search." Camerupt explained, taking a bite out of a poképuff. "So?" Crobat and Mightyena asked in unison. "Well, It worries me. It looks like a face, and it glows. It gives me this undeniable feeling that something bad is gonna happen." Camerupt made a slight whimper. " So it's a bit unsettin', that's okay. You'll get used to seein' it. It's probably nothin' to worry about." Mightyena said, trying his best to confort him. "Yeah, you're probably worried about nothing. Ya just a little spooked." Wheezing said, losing breath a bit afterwards. He then coughed, sending smoke across the room. "Sorry about that." he said, zooming around the room to remove the smoke. Mightyena and Crobat rolled their eyes. "It's okay, Wheeze. We know you can't help it." Camerupt said, holding his nose with his hoof. "It's gettin' late. Let's stop talkin' about evil face thingamajigs and get ready for bed." Mightyena said, cleaning his plate and going into their specific room. "Agreed." Crobat said, as his glided in as well. Wheezing followed, holding in a cough. "I'll get a sip of water. I'll be back." Camerupt said, walking into the kitchen.
Maxie sat in his office, gripping his head in his hand. "This is hopeless. We're no closer to finding Groudon than we were ten weeks ago. Archie and his band of goons are catching up with us, sooner or later they're going to find Kyogre and-" He paused out of frustration and groaned. "Maybe I should have did what my mother said and became a writer. Then I wouldn't have to be dealing with all this bullsh-" A green glow coming from the right side of the room interrupted his thoughts. He turned to face the mask he had placed on the wall. But, it just sat there, emotionless and still. But, Maxie could feel it pulling him forwards. An aura he couldn't explain, like someone grabbing you by the collar and forcing you to look at them. He grabbed it off the shelf, and studied it closely. He could have just seen a spark of light from the outside, or it could have just been his imagination. He flipped it to the other side, examining its features. It glowed again, seeming as if it was going vertically to the left. "Wha-?"
He inched it closer to his face, trying to find out what would cause a phenomenon like that. Suddenly, it leaped out of his hands and latched onto him. In a dazed surprise, he reached to get it off. But, he couldn't. It was air tight, and it just keep sticking onto him when he got it a little loose. He started to panic, as it felt like he couldn't breathe. It squashed and stretched all over his head, wrapping around every feature. He felt dizzy, and it seemed like he was losing oxygen. Without warning, he started to whip around with such force. Like a tornado or a hurricane, he was going so fast that he couldn't make out anything in the room. Lighting lit up the room, and he was literally bouncing off the walls. Suddenly, he felt relaxed. Like he didn't need to worry about what was happening to him. Comfort washed over him in waves, and he was still confused.
He stopped spinning. But he didn't feel dizzy, like twirling around at 50 MPH didn't do anything to him. He looked around, feeling . . . off. "I feel strange-" he said, his voice was warped and bouncy. He walked over to his mirror, almost seeing someone he didn't recognize. His outfit had turned into a black, leathery suit. With fiery red seams and a red undercoat. His hair was neatly combed, and it looked like it normally did, but it looked like it had just been cleaned. His glasses had darken lens,and they were not as noticable now. He was wearing a nice fedora, too. The one thing that stood out the most was his now oddly green face. It was a very bright color, and it almost looked like it was glowing. He was very confused, but it felt like he was in a dream-like state. He looked away from his mirror, looking at his gloved hands. His eyes glowed a bright red, and he grinned. "I don't know if I should be worried about this." He turned to face his mirror again. "But I'm stuck up with being a repressed tightwad! It's about time Team Magma Leader Maxie steps out and steals the show for once!" He looked outside to see the bright lights coming from the nearby city.
"Watch yourself, Team Aqua! I'm coming after you first!" He zoomed out of his office at what seemed to be the speed of light, leaving everything in a mess from his transformation.
However, he didn't know that Camerupt, who had walked in for a sip of water, saw what happened. The poor thing stood there dumbfounded, wondering what the hell just happened. He trampled back to the other pokémon's room. He had to tell someone about this.
