True Dedication
Chapter 5
Author's note: I kind of have writer's block on this story, so I may not update for a little while. That's why this chapter is a little short... TT
SLIGHT UPDATE: And I have school work too. Therefore this little worked-upon story shall be neglected until I have free time! I'm so sorry.
Damian blinked. He could see a room full of cages through the window of his own room. If only... if only he could open the door and see what was inside.
He could see those two weird doctors murmuring to each other. One of them turned to a cage containing an Espeon with brilliant green fur. Oh, so the cages contained Pokèmon... Damian stared curiously.
"A shiny?" Damian murmured. "Poor thing must have stuck out because of her colouring."
"Now now." Dr. Zwei muttered, obviously trying to calm the psychic creature. "This won't be so bad." Dr. Ein took the cup with the chemicals in it and held it close to the Espeon.
"Hey! Let me go!" Damien could just about hear her say. "I'm not drinking that weirdo gunk!"
He wanted to help. He had to. He began throwing himself against the door madly. It was just a faint hope, but if he was strong enough... perhaps he could break it down. The scientists had temporarily stopped to look at him. Good. That would buy the Espeon some time.
He continued bashing the door as hard as he could. No use... His shoulder stung and he was already exhausted from the training course. He whimpered. The Espeon was too stunned to do anything.
"What is that crazy animal doing?!" Dr. Ein spat. "Stop him now. We need him for experiments. He's not much use if he ends up breaking something!"
"Yeah, I'm on it. Keep an eye on that Espeon though."
"Alright, no problem." Dr. Ein held the Espeon out at arm's length. Her eyes sparked with barely repressed fury. She lashed wildly out with her paws. It had no effect, so she resorted to trying to bite him. However, she couldn't quite bite hard enough to hurt him.
"Don't do that, or you'll end up in this cage for the rest of your days."
The Espeon's fur prickled. She relaxed; she knew when she was beaten.
Damien meanwhile was busy trying to fend off the approaching Dr. Zwei.
"If I wanted to, I could make things a lot worse for you." He muttered, kicking out at Damian's injured leg. The Flareon winced as his leg slipped out from under him, making him fall onto his side.
The fight in him wasn't completely extinguished. He growled a warning and prepared to attack.
"You're in no shape to fight. Not yet anyway." The scientist turned away and began to walk out. Damian tried to stand up again, but his leg ached. It wasn't strong enough to stand on at the moment.
"Right, he's dealt with." Dr. Zwei muttered, closing and locking the door behind him.
"You know how great things will be if this works?" Dr. Ein smirked. "We'll finally-"
"Yeah, yeah, how many times have I heard this one. We're going to get promoted, we're going to be famous, and we'll be the scientists who made a human a Pokémon." Dr. Zwei groaned.
"Anyway, it can only be a good thing."
"Although, the kid's Pokémon - "
"What about them?" Dr. Ein asked.
"Well, don't you think they may be a problem?"
"What kind of problem?" He paced the room as he always did while thinking.
"Well, a Pokémon's attachment to its trainer is said to be very strong..." Dr. Zwei looked pensive.
"Let's worry about this another time," Dr. Ein said, placing the Espeon back into her cage. "It's a pity though, I really hoped to see how this would turn out."
"Pfft, you old fraud. The only reason you're so happy is that this formula actually worked."
"Why shouldn't I be?"
"There's always some tiny flaw." Dr. Zwei and Dr. Ein left the room, flicking off the lights for the lab.
Damien was plunged, very suddenly, into darkness.
Author's Note: I'm sorry this is so bad! (If you think it's bad...) I just wanted to update for you loyal readers. I'm not dead, I swear! More updates will come with more spare time...