I SAW BIG TIME RUSH IN CONCERT! Haha I know I'm a freak but I had to say it! They came to our state fair and they did an amazing show. It's a night I'll never forget. Enough with the boring details of my life though. I know you guys wanna get reading Here is the next chapter. I hope you guys enjoy it as always :)
Note: Thoughts are in itallics.
Chapter 7: Some Answers, but More Questions
"My name is Markus Staffon, and I wish to create my own Legendary Pokemon."
Alex stared at the middle aged man before her with a blank look plastered across her face. Her pale green eyes looked distant, and her mind was completely numb towards the knowledge it had just absorbed.
The teen shook her head slightly and then looked into the steel gray eyes of Markus. "Wh...what on earth...why would you... how could you possibly be thinking of something like that! Legendary Pokemon are embodiments of nature, as are normal Pokemon. They shape our world and keep it in balance. To create a new one...it's unthinkable. Why in Arceus's name would you want to do something so atrocious!"
"I'm quite surprised you see them that way young lady. It's a bit admirable that someone so young as you thinks of the Legendary Pokemon in such a manner." said Markus. "You didn't answer my question! Why would you want to do something like try and create your own Legendary Pokemon!" screamed Alex.
"Please keep your tone down. I do hate shouting." demanded Markus in a stern low voice. Alex glared daggers at the man. "Trying to give me the scary eyes huh? It won't work with me, so stop trying. As for what you said earlier, my dream is by no means atrocious in any way. I'm simply doing this for the greater good of all Pokemon."
"What exactly do you mean by that?" questioned Alex.
"As you know in most Pokemon legends, a great calamity of sorts takes place, and then there is some sort of event that ends said calamity. Recent examples would be the three legendary bird trio fought and Lugia calmed them with it's song, Groudon and Kyogre exchanged blows and Rayqaza appeared to end their brawl. Dialga, Palkia and even Giritina clashed and Arcues ceased their battle. They were the peacekeepers, but they won't always be around. For example, in ancient Unova, Reshiram and Zekrom were at battle and no one was there to end it, and the world was left in a catastrophic state. What if something even more catastrophic were to take place? I don't want something like that to ever happen to this world."
"That is why I wish to create a new and more powerful Legendary Pokemon than any other before it, even that so called god of Pokemon Arceus. My Pokemon will have all the power and wisdom needed to keep peace in the world. There will be no more fighting between humans, Pokemon or a combination of the two. I shall be ruler with my Legendary Pokemon at my side, and together we can create an everlasting peace for all humans and Pokemon."
Alex stared in disbelief at Markus. He glared coldly at Alex and a shiver went up her spine.
"And I will stop at nothing to achieve that peace, even if lives must be sacrificed for the greater good."
Alex looked down for a moment and made eye contact with Jade's beautiful eyes. Something came to her mind as soon as she laid eyes on her Pokemon. "Wait. Before you said something strange, like that my Pokemon were actually yours. What did you mean by that?" asked Alex.
"Yes it's true that your Eevee and now Umbreon were kept here in their early lives. I know that the older of the two is an Umbreon since I've been keeping an eye on them since they escaped almost 5 years ago. The time has come for them to return to their rightful home." explained Markus.
Alex felt strange inside since she know knew that someone had been watching her and her family for so long. It felt a little bit creepy.
That feeling was soon forgotten as images of that rainy night soon came back to Alex. She recalled seeing the two near dead Eevee lying under the tree in the forest near her home. The fact that they were seriously hurt and starved was enough to make the teen angry, but recalling the simple terror that was glazed over Lune's eyes still burned strongly in Alex's set her emotions almost to a breaking point at the thought of her Pokemon suffering like that. She gritted her teeth in anger and held Jade closer to her.
"You call this their home? When I found them they were near dead and starved to death. Not to mention they were scared senseless by me, like they were seeing a demon or something. From what I've seen here, they have a right to be scared of this place! I can't imagine the pain these two have experienced. Whatever you did to them here I can promise that someday you will pay for it." snarled Alex.
"I highly doubt that my child. You have no strong Pokemon and you can't fight your way out of my fortress. I seriously can't believe you can do much to me in this kind of situation. Your best option is to be a good little girl and do as we say. I promise if you do try something, I'll know in an instant since I can read your thoughts. Being a Blessed One certainly has its advantages." Markus said with a smirk.
Alex remembered something again. "You keep talking about being 'Blessed'. Tell me what it means. I have a feeling it's tied to this so called goal of yours to create your own Legendary Pokemon." Markus laughed. "Nothing does ever seem get by you my dear."
Alex could sense that the man was familiar with saying that, but pushed the feeling away.
"But yes. I can explain it to you in full, about being 'Blessed' by a Legendary Pokemon."
"In order to create my own Legendary Pokemon, I've tried experimenting with certain type of Pokemon and infusing them with collected DNA of the Legends such as Suicune's ability to walk on water, or Shaymin's ability to clean pollution. The Pokemon I've used on numerous occasions were Eevee since their genetic code is so unstable. It's easy to tamper with them." explained Markus.
Alex felt her nose twitch slightly in anger and she hugged Jade again. She hated the thought of how they treated her Pokemon and the others as well.
"One thing I've also discovered is that when infused with the DNA of a Legendary Pokemon, most of my subjects died within 24 hours. They were mostly evolved or older Pokemon, so I tried with the younger subjects and they survived for longer periods of time. I've had the Eevee your holding since she was born, and the older one was brought to me as an infant. Naturally we decided to try infusing some of the Legendary Pokemon DNA into him, but he was resistant against us."
Alex internally cheered for her Umbreon for his fighting spirit, even at a young age.
"Eventually we thought of him to be a failed experiment so we fused him with a strand of unknown DNA just to see what would happen. Surprisingly the thing survived, and that's when we learned that young Eevee's were our best candidates for test subjects. That's when we dubbed a Pokemon who had the DNA of a Legendary Pokemon infused with their own, and to also inherit some of their powers as being 'Blessed'. Not long after that case the younger sister was born here, and as soon as she was of age we were going to experiment on her with a DNA sample. It was that same day that the two of them escaped my fortress. I've longed to get them back, and now half of my job is completed." said Markus.
Alex glared at the man and said, "So what are you going to do?"
"Oh nothing at the moment. I'll leave you and your precious Eevee alone so long as you do as I say and don't try anything funny. All that's left to do is bring Lune home again and you can be on your way my dear."
Alex stared at Markus and then sighed heavily. "The only way I'm leaving this place is with my Pokemon."
"That's too bad really. I can't allow you to go running around with my plans in your mind. I'm afraid that your going to be staying here for some time, or at least until your no longer needed. Behave and you shall have your freedom again."
The young trainer hated being in this position. There was nothing she could do to help her Pokemon, and she wouldn't be able to do much in making sure her Pokemon could escape from this man's clutches safely.
Something beeped on the Markus's wrist, but Alex couldn't see clearly what it was exactly. The man looked pleased about something, and the teen didn't like the feeling that was settling in her gut.
"Now I have some business to attend to, so I'm afraid our meeting here is adjourned. Damon will escort you back to your room. Don't make trouble, and I will be seeing you again shortly my dear."
Alex felt a hand be placed on her shoulder as she stood up, and was surprised to find a silent Damon standing behind her. He steered her from behind the couch and out of Markus's office, where the man was returning to his desk to finish some unknown business.
Another replacement had come to take Grunt Thomas's place, and as soon as Damon had led Alex and Jade out of the office and had shut the heavy door with a thud, the trio made their way back to the teen's room.
As the group walked quietly through the fortress Jade quietly crooned to her trainer. The young Eevee was obviously worried about Lune. Alex couldn't even pretend things were going be alright. The young teen barely whispered to her Pokemon, "I don't know what I'm supposed to do now. I'm so sorry Jade."
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A meerkat like creature stood on a stone balcony overlooking the never ending sea. She was standing on two paws with purple markings covering half of her legs with a thin tail waving around in the breeze. Halfway was a band of pale purple that extended around her slender torso. She had two long arms with extensions going past her hand and the ends of the extensions forked and were the same purple as her leg markings. She had a curved head with two thick whiskers that forked with yellow tips right below her narrow red eyes. All in all she was a sleek and graceful looking Pokemon. She spoke with an airy tone and sounded like a proper English lady.
"Yes. You've located their whereabouts? Your with them? Very good my darling. Very good indeed. I shall send my troops out to collect you all soon enough. Do you wish me to accompany them so I can meet you? No? Yes. Alright then if you insist. Be ready to commence with the plan in five days time, my love. I shall be with you soon again."
The Mienshao clicked her wrist communicator off with a touch of her wet nose. She sighed and stared out at the sunset over the glimmering waters of the ocean, longing to be with the one she loved when a sudden flapping caused her to be snapped out of her daze. She turned around to see a fat Honchkrow landing on the balcony.
"What is it now you blundering obese excuse for a pigeon?" snarled the Mienshao. She hated being disturbed, and especially now since she was in a particular foul mood.
"Fo...forgive me Lady Mienshao. I do not wish to disturb one of the strongest Pokemon of the Master, but Markus request's your presence in his office. He wants to know how your operation is coming along ma'am." squaked the Big Boss Pokemon.
"Well alright then I suppose." The Mienshao scoffed and raised her nose in the air. With her chest out and both of her paws in front of her, she looked like a delicate lady in a kimono. The Honchkrow flinched a bit as the Martial Arts Pokemon climbed onto his back and took a seat behind it's wing joint. He hesitated for a moment before raising his wings out to the sides of his body, and that was a mistake.
Mienshao took one of her arms and lashed it out in front of the Honchkrow, causing her extension to act as a whip and scaring the poor bird Pokemon in the process.
"Well are you going to keep me waiting? Get going you fool!" screeched the fighting type Pokemon.
Honchkrow cawed out in fear and took off from the balcony in a frenzy of flaps and glided across the ocean from the island where all of Markus's Pokemon stayed to the fortress where he worked.
Mienshao loved scaring the dark Pokemon, and it was a bit sadistic in a way. She knew he hated loud noises, but she enjoyed seeing fear in others' eyes as she lashed out and attacked them. She smirked and thought as she flew to meet with her equally sadistic master.
I wonder who he is going to let me play with today?
Wow! That was ALOT to write. Hopefully this all makes sense, and let me know if it isin't! I'll be happy to go back and fix the chapter if needed, so review if everything seemed clear, and review cuz I love reading what you guys have to say! Alot of questions are in your head, and alot of answers are coming your way in the next few chapters. I hope you guys are locing the story as much as I am writing it! I'll update whenever I can. Until then, be safe and eat a cookie!