Prologue
Deep in the Hoenn region, inside a well hidden laboratory, scientists in the employ of Team Aqua and Team Magma worked around the clock to complete a great undertaking, a task that had been underway for nearly two years and had put the lives of many team members at risk during the operation for gathering the right materials. The project had finally been stabilized and completion was imminent. All the scientists were optimistic, nervous, or just hoping that the project would be canceled at the last minute, before the specimen could be "activated". The latter had taking part in creating Mewtwo and had lived to regret it. They, more than anyone, knew the dangers of creating something like Mewtwo after nearly being killed by him. What made them even more nervous was the fact that this specimen was 385 times more lethal and could mean disaster for the entire planet if it went berserk, maybe even for the entire universe!
As the scientists were making final checks, Team Magma administrator Tabitha entered the room. "How much longer until the bioweapon is complete?" One scientist replied, "It should be ready for combat training in two days." Tabitha asked, "Have you programmed his cells to take on a human form?" The scientist shrewdly remarked, "See for yourself." He pointed to a stasis tube that Tabitha had failed to notice. Inside, submerged in culture fluid, was the body of a seemingly ordinary 13 year old human boy with an oxygen mask on his face, just to be safe. Tabitha thought to himself, "If this goes according to Maxi's and Archie's plan, then there will be no reason to keep fighting each other. Team Magma and Team Aqua will disappear and in their place, Team Gaia will be born!" It then occurred to him that the bioweapon may not be complete. He asked the scientist, "By the way, have you found Deoxys yet?" The scientist shook his head and replied, "I'm afraid not. Deoxys is not from this planet. It is very likely that there isn't even one on Earth right now." Tabitha sighed, "Oh well. The loss of one specie won't make much of a difference with this thing. Leave the Deoxys DNA out and proceed as planned." Tabitha turned to leave, but stopped short of the door. "What's wrong?" asked the scientist. Tabitha replied, "I almost forgot. What is the name of our bioweapon?" The scientist thought for a moment. How would they identify it? It then hit him, "XD-385." Tabitha grinned, "It's aptly named." He then gave a serious look at the scientist and said, "Actually, there is something that must be done before it is activated. Since it will be used to seize control of all capital cities in the world, it is very likely that we will meet some military resistance. We need you to run a virtual simulation of its combat abilities in order to make certain that no military force on Earth can stop him. The fate of the Earth's environment depends on how well we understand the powers of XD-385. Understood?" The scientist replied quickly with, "YES." Tabitha left the lab to report the progress to the Team leaders, Maxie and Archie.
"385 species..... We have spent far too much time gathering the DNA to fail now." Tabitha muttered to himself.
However, unbeknownst to the scientists, XD-385 had been "online" for the last minute and was completely aware of what was going on around him. Even without opening his eyes, he could "see" his surroundings using his mental powers. He then saw that the scientist that Tabitha was speaking to had begun running a virtual combat sequence on a computer nearby. He was working with just diagrams a virtual wire frames and the like, but XD-385 could see into the virtual world and watch as if it were a 3D movie. He saw himself completely surrounded by some of the most advanced military weapons on the planet in the middle of a heavily populated city. He could not understand why this virtual simulation had "him", that is, a virtual copy, on the verge of being crushed by military weapons and soldiers. All at once, the soldiers and automated weapons opened fire on him. From Gatling guns to tank shells to chemical dispensing grenades, every known modern weapon was fired at him. When the smoke cleared, XD-385 stood completely unharmed, surrounded by shrapnel and bullets. Now it was his turn.
He began trembling violently while a distant hum was getting steadily louder. A large, very translucent dome of yellowish energy was being drawn to him. It kept getting smaller and smaller as it closed in around him. When it touched his body, there was a sudden bright flash and loud boom, followed by a massive Explosion! XD-385 was temporarily blinded by the flash, but regained his vision a moment later. When he opened his eyes, countless human corpses littered the cities' ruins and nothing but destruction could be seen for miles. XD-385 was mortified. He realized that the humans who had him created were going to use him to cause mass death and destruction! His mind withdrew from the virtual world back into his body. "No...I will NOT be an instrument of death!"
One of the scientists thought he heard a cracking sound as he approached his colleague at the computer. He spoke up, "Do you hear something?" Before his colleague could respond, the stasis pod behind them shattered, spilling the culture fluid all over. XD-385 took a few steps out of the ruined pod and glared at his creators. One of the scientists who had witnessed the birth of Mewtwo was frozen with fear, he knew what was about to happen.
With a massive telekinetic strike, XD-385 sent all the scientists against the walls and damaged the machinery in the lab. This, consequently, set off an alarm throughout the base. Tabitha had just finished his report when the alarm went off. Maxie shouted, "What set it off?!" Archie responded, "It came from...no...it can't be." In the lab, XD-385 spared the badly shaken scientists and made a dash down the corridor. He heard security guards coming his way and ducked into the nearest room, which happened to be a laundry room. It was then that he took the time to notice he was nude. Thinking it wouldn't be proper to run around in the nude, he grabbed the nearest set of clothes and put them on, hoping they would fit. When he examined himself in a mirror, he found that the clothes were a perfect fit. The clothes were a prototype Team Gaia uniform, having features from both Team Magma and Team Aqua uniforms and was green, but lacked a symbol. It seemed that they hadn't decided on a design for Team Gaia's symbol.
Thinking that he was perfectly disguised, he stepped out of the room, only to be incapacitated with sleeping gas. When he awoke, XD-385 found himself carefully bound to a wall with bands made of a strange purple energy that hurt when he struggled against them. Behind a glass barrier were the most highly ranked Magma and Aqua members, including the leaders, arguing amongst themselves. Apparently, they thought that the other team had sabotaged the project. The argument was settled when the topic about what to do with him was brought up. Maxie said, "His power is far beyond anything we have ever known. It's too dangerous to keep him here!" Tabitha replied, "I suggest we bury him in the ocean so no one can get to him." Archie then demanded, "It would be best to send him into space where he will be a threat to no one. I also have a way to make sure that he'll sleep forever." They all agreed on Archie's suggestion. Shortly afterwards, XD-385 was placed in a sphere shaped pod which was then filled with water, and then frozen. All entry points were sealed and, with stolen rockets, the prison capsule was launched into space.
After being set into Earths' orbit, a few pieces of the outer shell came lose, letting in the void of space. With constant exposure to the freezing void, the ice would never melt. XD-385 would remain in a cryogenic slumber for eternity. Or so it was thought. A few months had passed when the capsule collided with a surprisingly large piece of space junk. This altered the capsules' orbit. In minutes, it was falling through Earth's atmosphere, toward an area of the Hoenn region where three children and a teenager were preparing their evening meal at a campsite.....
As the scientists were making final checks, Team Magma administrator Tabitha entered the room. "How much longer until the bioweapon is complete?" One scientist replied, "It should be ready for combat training in two days." Tabitha asked, "Have you programmed his cells to take on a human form?" The scientist shrewdly remarked, "See for yourself." He pointed to a stasis tube that Tabitha had failed to notice. Inside, submerged in culture fluid, was the body of a seemingly ordinary 13 year old human boy with an oxygen mask on his face, just to be safe. Tabitha thought to himself, "If this goes according to Maxi's and Archie's plan, then there will be no reason to keep fighting each other. Team Magma and Team Aqua will disappear and in their place, Team Gaia will be born!" It then occurred to him that the bioweapon may not be complete. He asked the scientist, "By the way, have you found Deoxys yet?" The scientist shook his head and replied, "I'm afraid not. Deoxys is not from this planet. It is very likely that there isn't even one on Earth right now." Tabitha sighed, "Oh well. The loss of one specie won't make much of a difference with this thing. Leave the Deoxys DNA out and proceed as planned." Tabitha turned to leave, but stopped short of the door. "What's wrong?" asked the scientist. Tabitha replied, "I almost forgot. What is the name of our bioweapon?" The scientist thought for a moment. How would they identify it? It then hit him, "XD-385." Tabitha grinned, "It's aptly named." He then gave a serious look at the scientist and said, "Actually, there is something that must be done before it is activated. Since it will be used to seize control of all capital cities in the world, it is very likely that we will meet some military resistance. We need you to run a virtual simulation of its combat abilities in order to make certain that no military force on Earth can stop him. The fate of the Earth's environment depends on how well we understand the powers of XD-385. Understood?" The scientist replied quickly with, "YES." Tabitha left the lab to report the progress to the Team leaders, Maxie and Archie.
"385 species..... We have spent far too much time gathering the DNA to fail now." Tabitha muttered to himself.
However, unbeknownst to the scientists, XD-385 had been "online" for the last minute and was completely aware of what was going on around him. Even without opening his eyes, he could "see" his surroundings using his mental powers. He then saw that the scientist that Tabitha was speaking to had begun running a virtual combat sequence on a computer nearby. He was working with just diagrams a virtual wire frames and the like, but XD-385 could see into the virtual world and watch as if it were a 3D movie. He saw himself completely surrounded by some of the most advanced military weapons on the planet in the middle of a heavily populated city. He could not understand why this virtual simulation had "him", that is, a virtual copy, on the verge of being crushed by military weapons and soldiers. All at once, the soldiers and automated weapons opened fire on him. From Gatling guns to tank shells to chemical dispensing grenades, every known modern weapon was fired at him. When the smoke cleared, XD-385 stood completely unharmed, surrounded by shrapnel and bullets. Now it was his turn.
He began trembling violently while a distant hum was getting steadily louder. A large, very translucent dome of yellowish energy was being drawn to him. It kept getting smaller and smaller as it closed in around him. When it touched his body, there was a sudden bright flash and loud boom, followed by a massive Explosion! XD-385 was temporarily blinded by the flash, but regained his vision a moment later. When he opened his eyes, countless human corpses littered the cities' ruins and nothing but destruction could be seen for miles. XD-385 was mortified. He realized that the humans who had him created were going to use him to cause mass death and destruction! His mind withdrew from the virtual world back into his body. "No...I will NOT be an instrument of death!"
One of the scientists thought he heard a cracking sound as he approached his colleague at the computer. He spoke up, "Do you hear something?" Before his colleague could respond, the stasis pod behind them shattered, spilling the culture fluid all over. XD-385 took a few steps out of the ruined pod and glared at his creators. One of the scientists who had witnessed the birth of Mewtwo was frozen with fear, he knew what was about to happen.
With a massive telekinetic strike, XD-385 sent all the scientists against the walls and damaged the machinery in the lab. This, consequently, set off an alarm throughout the base. Tabitha had just finished his report when the alarm went off. Maxie shouted, "What set it off?!" Archie responded, "It came from...no...it can't be." In the lab, XD-385 spared the badly shaken scientists and made a dash down the corridor. He heard security guards coming his way and ducked into the nearest room, which happened to be a laundry room. It was then that he took the time to notice he was nude. Thinking it wouldn't be proper to run around in the nude, he grabbed the nearest set of clothes and put them on, hoping they would fit. When he examined himself in a mirror, he found that the clothes were a perfect fit. The clothes were a prototype Team Gaia uniform, having features from both Team Magma and Team Aqua uniforms and was green, but lacked a symbol. It seemed that they hadn't decided on a design for Team Gaia's symbol.
Thinking that he was perfectly disguised, he stepped out of the room, only to be incapacitated with sleeping gas. When he awoke, XD-385 found himself carefully bound to a wall with bands made of a strange purple energy that hurt when he struggled against them. Behind a glass barrier were the most highly ranked Magma and Aqua members, including the leaders, arguing amongst themselves. Apparently, they thought that the other team had sabotaged the project. The argument was settled when the topic about what to do with him was brought up. Maxie said, "His power is far beyond anything we have ever known. It's too dangerous to keep him here!" Tabitha replied, "I suggest we bury him in the ocean so no one can get to him." Archie then demanded, "It would be best to send him into space where he will be a threat to no one. I also have a way to make sure that he'll sleep forever." They all agreed on Archie's suggestion. Shortly afterwards, XD-385 was placed in a sphere shaped pod which was then filled with water, and then frozen. All entry points were sealed and, with stolen rockets, the prison capsule was launched into space.
After being set into Earths' orbit, a few pieces of the outer shell came lose, letting in the void of space. With constant exposure to the freezing void, the ice would never melt. XD-385 would remain in a cryogenic slumber for eternity. Or so it was thought. A few months had passed when the capsule collided with a surprisingly large piece of space junk. This altered the capsules' orbit. In minutes, it was falling through Earth's atmosphere, toward an area of the Hoenn region where three children and a teenager were preparing their evening meal at a campsite.....
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