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When she awoke, she wasn't in the home she had been in before. She was in a large metallic room sitting on a table. There was a large machine going over her entire body that seemed to be scanning her.
"I see." said a man in a white coat who was looking at a screen on the wall.
"What is it?" asked the same chilling voice from before.
"This specimen is still very young. Only about two months old." he said as he noted this on a clipboard.
"Really? Damn...maybe I should've used a weaker attack." he said, almost amused at himself. Looking over, she looked up at his face. He had his arms crossed across his chest and was staring at the other man.
"Perhaps. But either way, she will fully recover eventually. But then and only then will we be able to experiment on it. After all, the genetic code of this particular creature is very likely to be compatible with our studies."
"So, we might be able to evolve it into..." said the man clenching his fists in greed.
"I am making no promises. I am only saying that this one looks as if it could be it. But we will have to wait and find out." said the man as he set the clipboard down and looked at her. "At the moment, she has severe burns to her whole body thanks to that beast of yours, so we will have to put her in the acceleration tank." he said.
"Do what you will. But I want this project off the ground by the end of the week." said the taller man as he walked away from them. The man in the white coat picked her up off the table, then carried her over to what looked like an aquarium. He reached up, grabbed something from above her and then fixed it to her face. She didn't know what it was, but she didn't have the strength to fight it off. As soon as he pressed a button, it seemed to mold to her face and a breath of air spurted into her lungs.
Lifting her up, the man slowly lowered her into the water of the tank. As soon as the liquid touched her burns, she felt searing pain go through her body. As she was completely submerged, it felt as if she was on fire. But she was helpless, her body powerless to move. All she could do was suffer.
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It had been two weeks and she had fully recovered. However, she was still plagued by the pain she had gone through. They had her in a small chamber now and had a device with a glowing stone shining some strange light on her. She couldn't see the culprits, but she knew by their voices they were there. Now that she was back at full strength, she felt anger towards the two.
"How are things going doctor?" asked the man again.
"Very well. Exposure to the sun stone has caused her genes to alter significantly more than projected. Although it's only a small change, it means that she is susceptible to bigger changes. And if this keeps up, then it is very possible that it could fully evolve from the changes to her genes." he said.
"Excellent." said the man, who then walked up to the chamber so that he could see her inside the small room. She looked through the glass at him and glared. "You my little friend will be an excellent machine of destruction when I finish with you." he said. Suddenly, he fell backwards and onto the console as the creature smashed into the glass, cracking it in her rage. His weight triggered the release and the chamber opened.
When she jumped out, she immediately charged forward and smashed him in the stomach with a flying attack that she hadn't known before. The force plowed him through the console scattering parts everywhere and sending both men rolling across the ground. When she stood again, the young fox ran for the door and escaped.
Furiously, the man stood up and grabbed the scientist. "There is no possible way a two and a half month old fox would have been able to crack protective shielding and spear me through a mechanical console!" he shouted. "What the hell did you do to that thing!"
"In...In order for her to heal properly I had to give her a more powerful steroid. If I hadn't the burns would have turned to scars and you would only have a crippled and burned creature instead of what you have now." said the man nervously.
The man threw him away and marched towards the door. "Had..." he said as he slammed his fist into a button that locked down the exits. "Make an announcement to the base that the pokemon is to be found and sedated. Any damage to it will cost someone more than their job." he said, then ran out the door.
"Oh my...what have I done?" asked the scientist as he stood up and walked over to the intercom on the wall.
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She was speeding down a hallway past more of the grunts, leaving them staring after her. Suddenly, sirens began to blair all around and flashing lights lit the hallways. A loud female voice came over the loudspeaker and began shouting orders. "ATTENTION...ATTENTION...A creature has escaped the science and research lab and needs to be caught immediately. A female eevee has escaped from the science and research lab and must be returned upon capture. Do not allow any harm to come to the pokemon." said the voice.
The young fox ran into another room and fled behind a desk. Three more rockets ran past the desk and she ran out into the open and ran towards the sunlight. There was a glass shield on the door however and she slammed into it, causing her to stumble backwards. Shaking her head she ran back, then charged at the door. Smashing full force into the glass, it cracked down the center.
Running back again, it ignored the pokemon that blocked its path and dashed forward again. "Mr. Mime! Use barrier!" shouted a grunt from the side of the room. The mime pokemon began to move its hands and a shiny wall appeared in front of it. However, eevee's speed and power were too much. It smashed through the barrier and slammed into Mr. Mime, causing them both to fly through the shattered door and rolling out into the grass.
Shaking the glass from its fur, the eevee fled from the scene leaving a dazed Mr. Mime laying in the remnants of the door.
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In the morning, Felix awoke and climbed off the bed. Walking tiredly into the next room, he opened his eyes and saw two men in the room looking at the computer. One of them was Mr. Pokemon, now sporting a hat and a large cigar. The other man stood a head above Mr. Pokemon, wearing a white lab coat with short grey hair.
Felix's jaw dropped when he saw the other man. "Y-You're...Professor Oak..." he said as he gasped in awe.
The man smiled. "Indeed I am. It's good to finally meet young Felix." he said holding out his hand.
"You've heard of me?" asked Felix confusedly.
The man nodded. "I have. You may not know this, but your brother and I were very good friends." he said as Felix's grip tightened. "I see. So you didn't know then."
"I...didn't." said the boy. "I don't suppose you would know where he went?" he asked looking up at the man.
Oak shook his head. "Sorry, but he has even evaded my radar." he said, watching the crestfallen look on the trainer's face. "Don't worry. Whenever he is ready, I'm sure he will show himself to you." said the older man. Felix looked up and nodded. "Now then, about why you are here..."
Felix began to get nervous again. "Uh...professor...about the PokeDex..." he said. The old man nodded. "I kinda...used it." he said.
"Oh? Why is that?" he asked curiously.
"I couldn't help it. I mean...it's been my dream to be a trainer ever since my brother left, so when I finally got the chance...I kinda took it."
"Even though Professor Elm said it wouldn't work?" asked the man. Felix nodded.
"I didn't think it would work, but when it did I got a little carried away." he said looking down with a guilty frown. Professor Oak put his hand on the boy's shoulder.
"It's exactly what I knew you would do." said the man. Felix looked up at him. "There was nothing wrong with the PokeDex to begin with. The only reason Elm gave it to you was to test you and see if you had the ambition to become a trainer." said the man.
"But...you mean..."
"If you had left it alone, it would have told me that your desire to become a trainer wasn't great enough for the task I now have for you." said the man. Felix looked at him surprisedly.
"Task? What task?" asked the boy.
The pokemon professor lifted the pokedex and placed it in the boy's hand. "You are going to help me collect pokemon." he said.
"Y-You mean...that I can..." he asked, his pulse racing.
Mr. Pokemon burst into laughter at the young ones surprise. "It means you're a trainer lad!" he shouted as he patted the boy's head. "Officially."
Felix wrapped his hands around the mechanical device and held it against his chest, allowing the thought to sink in. A small smiled formed on his face and he let out a small laugh. "Heh..."
Mr. Pokemon's eyebrow shot up as he looked at the boy. "That's strange...I expected more than that..." he said as he raised his hand and patted the boy again. Suddenly, both of the older men were startled backwards as the boy seemed to explode with glee.
"YEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!" he shouted as he jumped into the air.
Professor Oak looked at the young boy with a worried expression. "Good lord, what did you do to him?" he asked.
"Don't quite know. I think I activated a touch sensitive bomb!" said the old man who had fallen back out of his chair. After Felix's initial rush, the old man smiled again. "Aye...that's better. Now then, you know what that means right lad?" he asked, puffing on his cigar again.
Felix nodded rapidly. "I have to leave home in order to collect pokemon." he said, then his head lowered. "Leave home..." he said somewhat sadly.
"Yes. In order to be a trainer, you must leave home." said the professor. "The choice is yours Felix. After all, I can't make you do this."
"I know. I just don't know how my mom is going to take it." he said. Suddenly, his pokegear started to flash as a high pitch noise came from it. Looking at it, it said 'Professor Elm' on the screen. Pressing the screen, he said, "Hello?"
"Felix?" said Elm's voice over the gears speakers.
"Yeah. What's up professor?" asked the trainer.
"Felix, we had an incident at the lab. One of the pokemon was stolen after the lab was broken into." said the man.
Felix's expression changed immediately to horrified. "What!? Someone broke into the lab!?" he asked.
"Yes, I just said that..." came the voice again. "Anyway, I'll be sending you a picture of him through your pokegear. If you run into him, you must get that pokemon back!" said Elm.
"Alright professor. I'll find him."
"Good. And Felix, one more thing. The pokemon he took was the strongest of the three I have. So please, be careful. I don't know if Growlithe is strong enough to handle that battle."
Felix smiled. "Don't worry professor. I have a pokemon that's more than capable of handling it." he said looking at the pokeball at his side. "I'll find him and take care of him." said Felix.
"Alright. I'll be waiting in my lab for your return." said the professor.
Felix nodded, then the call ended. "Sorry, I have to go now." he said.
"Not without this." said Professor Oak as he handed the boy the pokedex. Felix's jaw dropped as he saw the small red scanner in his hand.
"I...can really have it?" asked the boy.
Oak nodded. "You wouldn't be much of a trainer without one." he said, then closed Felix's hand around it. "Be sure to put good use to it. Professors all around the world are awaiting for you to use that thing to it's fullest." said Oak.
Felix nodded, then saluted. Walking to the door, he looked back. "I'll be the best." he said, then left the house.
Mr. Pokemon looked after him. "Do ya think he has what it takes?" he asked, puffing on the cigar again.
Oak smirked, then nodded. "Yes, I think he does. We will have to see the progress he makes with that troubled Eevee." said the man. "Let's keep our ears open for news of him." he said, then sat down at the table.