CHAPTER 8

I was tired, I was angry, and I was still shaking from my Pinsir encounter. But there was no time for fear. No time for anger or fatigue.

Those three Weederpies could be giving themselves the morphing power right now. I had to stop them!

I managed to bound several yards before I felt Blitz grab my tail.

˂Hold on Bounce! We need a plan!˃ he pointed out.

I froze and started to calm myself down.

Yes, we needed a plan, or we would just get in another terrible battle.

˂But the Weederpies -˃

"They probably don't even know what the Ditto Device is," Rachel said in a calm way. "And even if they did, Pinsirs and Scythers don't have very good hands, so they won't get very far."

Yes, she was right.

"Alright. A plan, we need a plan," Lisa said. "Um... Rachel, Blitz, Bounce, Boris; go acquire a Scyther each."

"How come I have to listen to you?" Boris demanded.

Lisa blushed for a moment, but recovered quickly. "Because if you don't, I'll strangle you."

"Er... good point," Boris said.

We went to the Scythers and acquired one each, except for Lisa and Michael. Lisa acquired the Pinsir and Michael just sat there.

"Okay Michael," Lisa said. "We're going to distract the Pinsirs and that Scyther, and we need you to try and get the Ditto Device to safety."

˂Yes ma'am!˃ Michael said, saluting, which looked funny considering he was a Mankey.

Lisa paused, then said, "If we're not in control when we morph, we're counting on you to remind us we're human." Then, she added, "And Mew."

She closed her eyes and started to concentrate.

I did the same. I focused on the Scyther, then began to change.

I've morphed a male Nidoran, Spearow, and Rattata so far. But this morph was weirder.

The first change was my arms. They grew longer and heavier, and I stuck out my tail to maintain balance. But my tail was shrinking.

I fell forward.

˂Ha ha ha!˃ Blitz cried, laughing uncontrollably.

My feet became large claws, and my legs grew much longer. I managed to climb to my feet.

I glanced around at everyone. Boris, Blitz, and Rachel were half-morphed to Scyther, like me. Michael was just standing there, looking nervous. Lisa was a horrendous combination of Pinsir and human.

My skin became a light-green color, and wings suddenly sprouted on my back.

I glanced around with my sharp Scyther eyes. There were three other Scythers, one Pinsir, and a Mankey.

I felt uneasy. So many others around... it would be impossible to keep an eye on them all.

I buzzed my wings and started hovering.

˂Okay guys, are you in control of your morphs?˃

I couldn't hover very high, but I could still hover.

˂Guys! Remember? Human? Mew? Duh.˃

Oh, that's right!

I suddenly remembered who I was.

˂Thanks Michael,˃ Lisa said. ˂Everyone ready? Come on!˃

Author's Annotation: The Scyther morph put up less of a fight than the Rattata? Interesting. Perhaps it's just because the Rattata brain caught Bounce off-guard.

And there you have it, the reason Lisa is the leader of the Pokémorphs: because otherwise, she'll strangle you.