Story Notes:
(Recommended to read ANTI-POKEMON: THE NEW WORLD and ANTI-POKEMON: ELITE FORCE before reading this) Contains content not suitable for minors under the age of 18. Viewer discretion is advised. *WARNING* This story may contain: Strong Language, Strong Violence, Use of Drugs, and Strong Sexual Content.
Episode 21 - Welcome to Poseidon Markpoint
(ATTENTION: TO ANYONE WHO HAD READ THE SEASON FINALE FOR ANTI-POKEMON: ELITE FORCE, TO EXPLAIN SOME OF THE CONFUSION YOU MIGHT HAVE HAD WHILE READING IT, I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT IT WAS RUSHED AND THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A FEW MISTAKES IN NAMES SUCH AS: TIMMY WAS SUDDENLY CHANGED TO MICHAEL OUT OF NOWHERE, I THINK I HAVE FIXED THAT PROBLEM BY ADDING IN THE PEF PILOT WHO'S NAME IS MICHAEL JUST TO COVER IT UP, MY BAD... AND TRAVIS' NAME SUDDENLY CHANGING TO TREVER, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I WAS THINKING. BUT IF THERE ARE ANY MORE PROBLEMS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW)
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ANTI-POKEMON: THE UPRISING
Previously on - Anti-Pokemon: Elite Force...
I had been stuck in Nightraven Labs for most of the night after Kuimon had left us to reinforce Chaiisin Checkpoint, he trusted Sparks and I to rescue Timmy, Emma, and Apple, captured members of our group. After so much time I had realized that this place had an evil aura to it, it was being invaded by Lucifer of the Anriu's son, Constantine.
Adding to the recent unusual events that occurred in that place like a certain rare ability called 'Instincts' which enabled me to be able to see the future, the past, or things from the present without me having to be there myself, I still pressed on with all of this.
I had met a fair amount of brave soldiers while in there, barely half of them to survive, Cameron Kiddoo, one of the top 5 Strategists in Miir Cyraa was one of the lucky ones who somehow managed to meet up with one of my comrades, Sparks, the Raichu of the legendary 'Elite Force of Hoenn' and find me and a PEF soldier I found, Lindsey Ryans. When we all met up with one-another, we searched for Timmy while James and Travis searched for Emma and Apple, but Apple was killed sometime before anyone was able to find her.
As we ventured deeper into Nightraven, I found my real birthmother in an old chamber which was something that popped up at random, but even with all of my happiness this place was really not good for a family reunion.
Afterwards I was informed that a small PEF team was planning to detonate this place so Lindsey and I set out to stop them while I sent Cameron and Sparks to find Timmy while protecting my mother.
I soon discovered Lindsey was my long-lost trainer Cindy's sister before she was killed by a collapse of objects from the ceiling, crushing her. I have attempted to stop the PEF soldier trying to detonate this place, but I failed, they activated a self-destruct sequence in the core and was forced to exit the way I came in, Sparks and the others waiting for me at the Extraction Point when they rescued a PEF pilot who agreed to fly us to Poseidon Markpoint, which was my destination from the start.
But nearing the exit, the core of the laboratory pre-maturely collapsed in on itself and ended up causing the elevator I was heading near to explode in my face, pretty much disintegrating both of my paws and causing much more injuries that I may not know of.
I was somehow rescued and taken to the Extraction Point, now I must get healed up before I continue on my journey to Miir Cyraa...
We resume communication with Jherek as he is treated in Poseidon Markpoint...
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*Beep, beep, beep*
My heart was monitored on a human device, a Heart Monitor by what I have heard. And my breathing volume was increased by something, it was all so confusing for I could not tell what was happening with my eyes shut tight. I opened them to see that was taken into a hospital by the looks of it, most likely in Poseidon Markpoint for Michael, the PEF soldier who flew the survivors of the incident at Nightraven Labs out of there by an Extraction Point.
Multiple human doctors lingered over me, all of them rolling a sliding bed that I lay upon across the hallway and into an operating room. All of the doctors were dressed in cyan medical clothes, teal masks, and white gloves.
I suddenly felt my body jerk around like I was having a seizure, but then again I was doing these unusual movements not of my own will, something was definitely wrong with me. "He's reacting to the medications, hold him down!" the first doctor who attempted to un-wrap the bandages over my injured paws that have lost their claws ordered. Then out of the side of my view I saw a few Nurse Joys appear, 3 of them I believe, they all tried to calm me down but my growing pain was becoming too much to handle. I let out screams of pain as my body tried to free itself from these iron bars that constricted me down to the bed. My strength was too intense for these bars though, I was beginning to break through and the 3 Nurse Joy's all held down against me.
Then it suddenly happened...
The Heart Monitor that was unnoticeably informing everyone of my heart's speed suddenly went to a dead note, as if my heart stopped right there. I was struck with shock when I saw this image coming up next, all of the medical personnel that lingered over me had transformed into Nightwalkers and the Nurse Joy's into Ventriloquists, back from that dreaded place. The room was glowing black and white as all of them leaned over and began to rip off my very flesh with their teeth that grew into fangs as large as one's from a Sharpedo.
Then the vision subsided, my heart rate began to beep once again, the doctors and nurses were all trying to get control of me as I resumed my constant seizure-like moments, "The patient is crashing, he's losing too much blood!"
"Doctor, we need to knock this Zangoose out before continuing, his state is too bothersome as it is!" one of the 3 Nurse Joy's squealed in concern, "No, first we need to treat the..."
Again, they all transformed back into Nightwalkers and Ventriloquists and the Heart Monitor went to a deadline once again as my parallel vision came back to my senses, the background once again glowed black and white as all of them ripped my arms and legs off with their teeth. The worst part is... it felt so real.
As they continued with this gruesome and painful act, Constantine and Lucifer showed themselves in the background, both laughing at my pain as they both walked towards me, "Behold the pure Zangoose, father..." Constantine whispered.
"Ah... and so it is my son, so... it is..." Lucifer purred, "Subside!"
"The patient is going crazy, what the hell is happening to him?!" I was once again back to the reality world, "Doctor, Doctor, something is attempting to possess him, putting him to sleep will be a mistake!" another medical personnel woman in the background yelled out, "Possess him, what are you speaking of, woman?!"
"Doctor, listen to me, it must be the infamous Anriu, they must have had a parasite travel inside of this Zangoose when his paws were burned clean off, they are trying to take control of him, that is why he is having all of these spasms!"
"Doctor, please, put him to sleep now, we cannot hold him any longer!" the third Nurse Joy yelled as I felt myself begin to break free of their hold, "Very well... give me the potion" the doctor yelled, "This won't hurt a bit... just stay calm..."
"Doctor, no!" the woman who tried to inform him that putting me to sleep was a bad idea yelled out.
As his needle neared the remaining part of my arm, I witnessed it change from skinny and pointy to large and rusty.
The Doctor turned into a Nightwalker and had lodged a rusty knife into my arm, the same pain feeling as if the needle was this pain, "Release!" Lucifer yelled as everything subsided into a white blur and everything became dead silent.
I suddenly found myself in a large, golden room, yes, the entire room surrounded with gold. I was awed yet frightened by this odd place, but for some reason I have felt like I've been here before.
"Jherek Kuhn... or is it Jherek Anoxiian now?" someone spoke from an unknown location, his voice eerily echoing through this empty room, "Where am I?" I fearfully asked.
"Why... you're in none other than Xerxanus, Jherek, the very realm that is feuding with the Anriu over Earth's populace control..."
Suddenly the same golden Zangoose from which I have met so long ago appeared before me, the same one that appeared in my dreams before I embarked on that certain mission with Lucifer in order to save my sister.
"Xerxanus... wow, am I really here or is it just a dream?" I asked.
"Oh... I suppose you don't know then, Jherek..." he started, luring my attention to him, "... well you see, you're already dead dear boy"
His news made my world come crashing down upon me as if it crushed me into a million particles. How have I died now when I have gone so far and done so much? And so I asked him why and how I died, trying not to show my frightened and surprised side.
"During your operation back at Poseidon Markpoint, the Anriu attempted to steal your body since it was in a weak state instead of waiting for you to become a full Anriu Dark Lord, the medical personnel who were attempting to heal you eventually put you to sleep since you were moving around too much and was too hard to handle. They were successful in the operation, but once the medicine wore off... the shock from the Anriu exiting your body right then killed you..."
My knees hit the ground at that moment as I stared at what used to be my paws: they were now mechanical human hands just as the one Lindsey possessed. They shook violently as I stared at them, I was not used to this and I had no idea why they couldn't have just replaced my paws with a different set of paws. Why this?
"Jherek... your spirit has come here for we CAN bring you back to life... but at a certain price"
"What do I have to do?"
"You must become a Guardian Sentinel, the very same which fights for peace in all realms which mask Earth. The bearer of the Blade of Byrentous..." the golden Zangoose proclaimed as he turned around while a golden door unnoticeably entered the room and began to open up, revealing a black robe with an insignia which showed two blades crossing over a smaller version of the Anriu Eye Insignia, a slot where a necklace should be but isn't, and a golden-bladed Katana protected by a shiny black sheath with writing across it saying, "The Guardian Sentinel" in Xerxanus' own writing.
"Jherek... does the name Seppachu mean anything to you?" he suddenly asked without any warning that he was going to drastically change the subject of this conversation. But somehow I did know what he meant, though I couldn't quite put my finger on it, I recognized the name Seppachu but I could not visualize the body. I responded positively.
"Very good, the holder of the name, Seppachu, is myself, I am the current Sentinel of Xerxanus... but my time has passed you see, the Bloodline rises from the ashes and becomes a new soul ready to defend all that is right. I was born 7,000 years ago and I have ruled Xerxanus for 6,500. But I fear my time has passed, I have grown old and I cannot help against the evil that comes to your realm, Jherek..." Seppachu lifted up his right paw, an orb of light escaping out of it and began to show me something, "... behold, in darkness the Anriu prepare their strike against Earth, he who holds two realms will be considered Almighty, if the Anriu takes Earth... we will not be able to stop them..." the orb showed the Anriu preparing their armies and raiding Earth, it showed all humans and Pokemon fight against them but unable to even do anything. At the end it showed the Earth disappear into a red mist.
"... but... how can I stop them myself, I am only one Zangoose!" I yelled.
"I have done it so many times, you do not realize the power of the Sentinels, but I fear I will not be able to explain much to you for I am in great pain... 7,000 years alive and these are the final minutes of my life... I have called you here to claim yourself as a successor for my Empire... to become the Sentinel of Xerxanus and destroy the Anriu before they destroy your realm..." Seppachu proclaimed, bowing down to me suddenly.
"Now to claim yourself as the next Sentinel... take the Blade of Byrentous... and kill me as if I was your enemy..." he whispered. I did as he said, slowly walking over to the small closet which held the robe and the golden Katana, equipping the robe first then picking up the Katana by its sheath.
"You will feel the icy sting of power transference now..." Seppachu whispered, still bowing down to where I once was.
"You... are... not... Seppachu..." a very light voice whispered from a nearby but unknown location. These items must have attached themselves to Seppachu, him being the Sentinel for over 6,500 years it was bound to happen. I suddenly felt an icy sting originating from my right "hand". This may have been the first time I have ever used opposable thumbs, but I knew what I was doing somehow, it was like I was destined to have hands and not paws.
The minor icy sting, however, changed drastically into a coldness and pain which felt like a frostbite. I began to scream as the feeling finally reached my arm where I still had feeling and moved up to my shoulder, and the next second it was completely covering my body, causing my body to become stiff and unmovable.
"You... are... not... SEPPACHU!"
The voice suddenly intensified and became a deep and evil tone. I felt my entire body begin to shake violently, tunnel vision setting in, the feeling of helplessness. Finally the climax of this odd event began, my fur began to change from white to black, but this time the dark orange section of my fur became a golden color instead of dark red. This must have been the Sentinel's transformation opposing against the Anriu, they have red while Xerxanus has gold.
"You... are... now... Seppachu Shitokiiri..."
Finally it ended, my fur turned back to its original color, the freezing sensation passed, and everything went back to normal for me except my paws, they were still hands of course.
"Now... Seppachu Shitokiiri..." Seppachu began once more, but before he continued I had to ask him a couple of questions.
"Wait, Seppachu Shitokiiri??" I asked.
"Yes... the sword now believes that you are me after the transformation you have endured... look at yourself and look at me..."
I turned around, a mirror suddenly forming in front of me. It showed me how much I have changed. My head was not covered in fur anymore, now it was covered in human-like hair which drooped over my eyes, almost blocking my vision. And somehow it fashioned itself into a pony-tail at the back, flowing down my back and stopping at my tail which seemed a bit slimmer. My hands remained the same and my body now was a perfect fit for the robe which was a bit large for me when I first put it on.
"You... are me now..." Seppachu said as I turned around, finally realizing that I had completely taken his look from him, he had become me. We must have swapped bodies somehow, but I had the younger version of him and I had to say that he was very handsome at that time when he looked like how I look right now, I am not gay or anything, I'm just saying that I might be getting a bit more looks from females now...
"Now... Seppachu..." he said, "Kill me..."
I neared him, unsheathing my golden Katana near his bowed down body which he now turned around to face me. I stared at the sword then at him, "You shall become a God, you... are... Seppachu!" he yelled as I flipped the blade over into a knife-like position and slashed straight up the middle of his body, his blood splattered on the ceiling as he fell over with a smile on his face. The blood on my sword deteriorated quickly as I sheathed it once again, a small chuckle escaped my lips.
"Sentinel..." I whispered as the chuckle became a loud and hearty laugh, I felt power rising from my body, so much power, what COULDN'T I do with all of this energy...
I felt myself fade away from Xerxanus most likely because by killing the original Seppachu I must have triggered something to let me back to my world, I was going to live once more and I guess he held to his side of the bargain as will I too, I become the next Sentinel and I will live once more, now I have to do my part, to become a full-fledged Sentinel, I must retrieve that necklace from the Sneasel who owns it now.
My vision tunneled out as I lay there on a hospital bed, the Heart Monitor at first showed no heart activity but suddenly started beeping once more, I had come back to life. I checked myself, the hands were still there. I guess that was not an illusion. But upon checking up I found out that I still wore the Sentinel's robe and still possessed the Sentinel sword, my hair drooped over my eyes still and I felt my pony-tail against my back through the robe, the sheath was strapped to the belt that Litira had given me long ago, surprisingly it was still there.
"I guess it wasn't all a dream..." I whispered to myself, "... but I have been given a huge responsibility, in every story there is a hero who must resolve a huge conflict... and I guess if this was a story of my life then I would be the main character. I won't let you down Seppachu... or should I say Jherek?" I began to laugh at myself, finally halting to a stop then lifting my head up off the pillow behind me.
"Seppachu Shitokiiri... it has a nice ring to it... and I guess that is going to be my true identity from now on..."
Suddenly several black mist origins appeared before me, they seemed to have been forming bodies but it also did not seem like it at the moment. But it was all an illusion, my body was still attempting to form up back in Earth and it finally was done, then my eyes widened as I saw so many friendly and familiar faces appeared before me and they all reacted like I just woke up once I saw all of them, "Jherek!" they all screamed at the top of their lungs. Next thing I knew I was being licked by an Eevee, and this wasn't just a plain old Eevee, "Cindy!" I yelled as I hugged her, I have not seen her in so long, ever since I was back in Slateport city and that female Umbreon begged me to take her somewhere safe, I guess I succeeded in that mission.
"Oh yeah... we have figured out her name, it's Michelle" I looked up to see the 3 Alakazams that I trusted with her, I was glad to see that they took well care of her.
"Michelle, eh?" I chuckled. I looked to my left and saw Sparks, Cameron, and Kuimon sitting there. "What's up guys?!" I yelled, "Heya!" they all replied in unison. But I took a second look at Kuimon when I noticed something was wrong with him, "Kuimon! What the hell happened to your face!" I yelled when I saw that he had his face completely covered with black straps like he was trying to hide his identity, only his left eye was not covered nor the top of his head.
"Well... funny thing actually, back at Chaiisin I was trying to help some injured soldiers back to the medics, but then a CE popped out of nowhere and ripped the skin and fur from my face off... go figure" he said calmly with a smile on his face, well... I could tell by the way his left eye moved up a little, "Youch..."
"Wow... look at you, I see someone has been growing out their hair" a feminine voice announced, I turned to the direction where I heard the voice and saw Yurrei plus Belisivious standing there, "Wow... I'm so glad you guys made it!" I said.
"Yeah, it's so good to see you again!" Yurrei squealed as she ran up to me and hugged me with both of her front paws, burying me with her yellow Jolteon fur, she was so warm it was unbelievable for this entire place felt like it was below 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
"Yes... it is indeed good to know that you haven't kill yourself" Belisivious finally said as he walked near me and had a good look at my face, his small Alakazam eyes staring into mine, "... and indeed you have changed quite a bit" he continued.
"Yo!" Kaine and Riolynn both yelled at the same time as they both jumped on my bed, two little rascals, Kaine a male Raichu and Riolynn a female Pikachu, "Hey, I'm glad to see you guys made it out of Nighthawk Outpost!" I said.
Then something troubled me, if I was dead for all of this time how come no one knew? But for the moment I did not have to worry about that, I have felt them and now I know they are no hallucinations and that took a huge load of pressure off my chest knowing that this is the real thing.
Then to my surprise someone knew came in, a female human, but then I realized it was none other than...
"Cindy..." my long-lost trainer who I have not seen for so long was here.
She was speechless and so was I, she slowly walked up to me then suddenly squeezed me tightly, silently crying with joy, "Don't ever leave me like that again..." she whispered.
I was so happy, too bad my mother was not here to see this, she must have been in a different room being treated by doctors.
But this made me almost forget what had happened in Nightraven Labs, what horrors I have faced in that dreaded place. Now I'm just glad to be alive, that horrible nightmare is over...
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ANTI-POKEMON: THE UPRISING
Previously on - Anti-Pokemon: Elite Force...
I had been stuck in Nightraven Labs for most of the night after Kuimon had left us to reinforce Chaiisin Checkpoint, he trusted Sparks and I to rescue Timmy, Emma, and Apple, captured members of our group. After so much time I had realized that this place had an evil aura to it, it was being invaded by Lucifer of the Anriu's son, Constantine.
Adding to the recent unusual events that occurred in that place like a certain rare ability called 'Instincts' which enabled me to be able to see the future, the past, or things from the present without me having to be there myself, I still pressed on with all of this.
I had met a fair amount of brave soldiers while in there, barely half of them to survive, Cameron Kiddoo, one of the top 5 Strategists in Miir Cyraa was one of the lucky ones who somehow managed to meet up with one of my comrades, Sparks, the Raichu of the legendary 'Elite Force of Hoenn' and find me and a PEF soldier I found, Lindsey Ryans. When we all met up with one-another, we searched for Timmy while James and Travis searched for Emma and Apple, but Apple was killed sometime before anyone was able to find her.
As we ventured deeper into Nightraven, I found my real birthmother in an old chamber which was something that popped up at random, but even with all of my happiness this place was really not good for a family reunion.
Afterwards I was informed that a small PEF team was planning to detonate this place so Lindsey and I set out to stop them while I sent Cameron and Sparks to find Timmy while protecting my mother.
I soon discovered Lindsey was my long-lost trainer Cindy's sister before she was killed by a collapse of objects from the ceiling, crushing her. I have attempted to stop the PEF soldier trying to detonate this place, but I failed, they activated a self-destruct sequence in the core and was forced to exit the way I came in, Sparks and the others waiting for me at the Extraction Point when they rescued a PEF pilot who agreed to fly us to Poseidon Markpoint, which was my destination from the start.
But nearing the exit, the core of the laboratory pre-maturely collapsed in on itself and ended up causing the elevator I was heading near to explode in my face, pretty much disintegrating both of my paws and causing much more injuries that I may not know of.
I was somehow rescued and taken to the Extraction Point, now I must get healed up before I continue on my journey to Miir Cyraa...
We resume communication with Jherek as he is treated in Poseidon Markpoint...
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*Beep, beep, beep*
My heart was monitored on a human device, a Heart Monitor by what I have heard. And my breathing volume was increased by something, it was all so confusing for I could not tell what was happening with my eyes shut tight. I opened them to see that was taken into a hospital by the looks of it, most likely in Poseidon Markpoint for Michael, the PEF soldier who flew the survivors of the incident at Nightraven Labs out of there by an Extraction Point.
Multiple human doctors lingered over me, all of them rolling a sliding bed that I lay upon across the hallway and into an operating room. All of the doctors were dressed in cyan medical clothes, teal masks, and white gloves.
I suddenly felt my body jerk around like I was having a seizure, but then again I was doing these unusual movements not of my own will, something was definitely wrong with me. "He's reacting to the medications, hold him down!" the first doctor who attempted to un-wrap the bandages over my injured paws that have lost their claws ordered. Then out of the side of my view I saw a few Nurse Joys appear, 3 of them I believe, they all tried to calm me down but my growing pain was becoming too much to handle. I let out screams of pain as my body tried to free itself from these iron bars that constricted me down to the bed. My strength was too intense for these bars though, I was beginning to break through and the 3 Nurse Joy's all held down against me.
Then it suddenly happened...
The Heart Monitor that was unnoticeably informing everyone of my heart's speed suddenly went to a dead note, as if my heart stopped right there. I was struck with shock when I saw this image coming up next, all of the medical personnel that lingered over me had transformed into Nightwalkers and the Nurse Joy's into Ventriloquists, back from that dreaded place. The room was glowing black and white as all of them leaned over and began to rip off my very flesh with their teeth that grew into fangs as large as one's from a Sharpedo.
Then the vision subsided, my heart rate began to beep once again, the doctors and nurses were all trying to get control of me as I resumed my constant seizure-like moments, "The patient is crashing, he's losing too much blood!"
"Doctor, we need to knock this Zangoose out before continuing, his state is too bothersome as it is!" one of the 3 Nurse Joy's squealed in concern, "No, first we need to treat the..."
Again, they all transformed back into Nightwalkers and Ventriloquists and the Heart Monitor went to a deadline once again as my parallel vision came back to my senses, the background once again glowed black and white as all of them ripped my arms and legs off with their teeth. The worst part is... it felt so real.
As they continued with this gruesome and painful act, Constantine and Lucifer showed themselves in the background, both laughing at my pain as they both walked towards me, "Behold the pure Zangoose, father..." Constantine whispered.
"Ah... and so it is my son, so... it is..." Lucifer purred, "Subside!"
"The patient is going crazy, what the hell is happening to him?!" I was once again back to the reality world, "Doctor, Doctor, something is attempting to possess him, putting him to sleep will be a mistake!" another medical personnel woman in the background yelled out, "Possess him, what are you speaking of, woman?!"
"Doctor, listen to me, it must be the infamous Anriu, they must have had a parasite travel inside of this Zangoose when his paws were burned clean off, they are trying to take control of him, that is why he is having all of these spasms!"
"Doctor, please, put him to sleep now, we cannot hold him any longer!" the third Nurse Joy yelled as I felt myself begin to break free of their hold, "Very well... give me the potion" the doctor yelled, "This won't hurt a bit... just stay calm..."
"Doctor, no!" the woman who tried to inform him that putting me to sleep was a bad idea yelled out.
As his needle neared the remaining part of my arm, I witnessed it change from skinny and pointy to large and rusty.
The Doctor turned into a Nightwalker and had lodged a rusty knife into my arm, the same pain feeling as if the needle was this pain, "Release!" Lucifer yelled as everything subsided into a white blur and everything became dead silent.
I suddenly found myself in a large, golden room, yes, the entire room surrounded with gold. I was awed yet frightened by this odd place, but for some reason I have felt like I've been here before.
"Jherek Kuhn... or is it Jherek Anoxiian now?" someone spoke from an unknown location, his voice eerily echoing through this empty room, "Where am I?" I fearfully asked.
"Why... you're in none other than Xerxanus, Jherek, the very realm that is feuding with the Anriu over Earth's populace control..."
Suddenly the same golden Zangoose from which I have met so long ago appeared before me, the same one that appeared in my dreams before I embarked on that certain mission with Lucifer in order to save my sister.
"Xerxanus... wow, am I really here or is it just a dream?" I asked.
"Oh... I suppose you don't know then, Jherek..." he started, luring my attention to him, "... well you see, you're already dead dear boy"
His news made my world come crashing down upon me as if it crushed me into a million particles. How have I died now when I have gone so far and done so much? And so I asked him why and how I died, trying not to show my frightened and surprised side.
"During your operation back at Poseidon Markpoint, the Anriu attempted to steal your body since it was in a weak state instead of waiting for you to become a full Anriu Dark Lord, the medical personnel who were attempting to heal you eventually put you to sleep since you were moving around too much and was too hard to handle. They were successful in the operation, but once the medicine wore off... the shock from the Anriu exiting your body right then killed you..."
My knees hit the ground at that moment as I stared at what used to be my paws: they were now mechanical human hands just as the one Lindsey possessed. They shook violently as I stared at them, I was not used to this and I had no idea why they couldn't have just replaced my paws with a different set of paws. Why this?
"Jherek... your spirit has come here for we CAN bring you back to life... but at a certain price"
"What do I have to do?"
"You must become a Guardian Sentinel, the very same which fights for peace in all realms which mask Earth. The bearer of the Blade of Byrentous..." the golden Zangoose proclaimed as he turned around while a golden door unnoticeably entered the room and began to open up, revealing a black robe with an insignia which showed two blades crossing over a smaller version of the Anriu Eye Insignia, a slot where a necklace should be but isn't, and a golden-bladed Katana protected by a shiny black sheath with writing across it saying, "The Guardian Sentinel" in Xerxanus' own writing.
"Jherek... does the name Seppachu mean anything to you?" he suddenly asked without any warning that he was going to drastically change the subject of this conversation. But somehow I did know what he meant, though I couldn't quite put my finger on it, I recognized the name Seppachu but I could not visualize the body. I responded positively.
"Very good, the holder of the name, Seppachu, is myself, I am the current Sentinel of Xerxanus... but my time has passed you see, the Bloodline rises from the ashes and becomes a new soul ready to defend all that is right. I was born 7,000 years ago and I have ruled Xerxanus for 6,500. But I fear my time has passed, I have grown old and I cannot help against the evil that comes to your realm, Jherek..." Seppachu lifted up his right paw, an orb of light escaping out of it and began to show me something, "... behold, in darkness the Anriu prepare their strike against Earth, he who holds two realms will be considered Almighty, if the Anriu takes Earth... we will not be able to stop them..." the orb showed the Anriu preparing their armies and raiding Earth, it showed all humans and Pokemon fight against them but unable to even do anything. At the end it showed the Earth disappear into a red mist.
"... but... how can I stop them myself, I am only one Zangoose!" I yelled.
"I have done it so many times, you do not realize the power of the Sentinels, but I fear I will not be able to explain much to you for I am in great pain... 7,000 years alive and these are the final minutes of my life... I have called you here to claim yourself as a successor for my Empire... to become the Sentinel of Xerxanus and destroy the Anriu before they destroy your realm..." Seppachu proclaimed, bowing down to me suddenly.
"Now to claim yourself as the next Sentinel... take the Blade of Byrentous... and kill me as if I was your enemy..." he whispered. I did as he said, slowly walking over to the small closet which held the robe and the golden Katana, equipping the robe first then picking up the Katana by its sheath.
"You will feel the icy sting of power transference now..." Seppachu whispered, still bowing down to where I once was.
"You... are... not... Seppachu..." a very light voice whispered from a nearby but unknown location. These items must have attached themselves to Seppachu, him being the Sentinel for over 6,500 years it was bound to happen. I suddenly felt an icy sting originating from my right "hand". This may have been the first time I have ever used opposable thumbs, but I knew what I was doing somehow, it was like I was destined to have hands and not paws.
The minor icy sting, however, changed drastically into a coldness and pain which felt like a frostbite. I began to scream as the feeling finally reached my arm where I still had feeling and moved up to my shoulder, and the next second it was completely covering my body, causing my body to become stiff and unmovable.
"You... are... not... SEPPACHU!"
The voice suddenly intensified and became a deep and evil tone. I felt my entire body begin to shake violently, tunnel vision setting in, the feeling of helplessness. Finally the climax of this odd event began, my fur began to change from white to black, but this time the dark orange section of my fur became a golden color instead of dark red. This must have been the Sentinel's transformation opposing against the Anriu, they have red while Xerxanus has gold.
"You... are... now... Seppachu Shitokiiri..."
Finally it ended, my fur turned back to its original color, the freezing sensation passed, and everything went back to normal for me except my paws, they were still hands of course.
"Now... Seppachu Shitokiiri..." Seppachu began once more, but before he continued I had to ask him a couple of questions.
"Wait, Seppachu Shitokiiri??" I asked.
"Yes... the sword now believes that you are me after the transformation you have endured... look at yourself and look at me..."
I turned around, a mirror suddenly forming in front of me. It showed me how much I have changed. My head was not covered in fur anymore, now it was covered in human-like hair which drooped over my eyes, almost blocking my vision. And somehow it fashioned itself into a pony-tail at the back, flowing down my back and stopping at my tail which seemed a bit slimmer. My hands remained the same and my body now was a perfect fit for the robe which was a bit large for me when I first put it on.
"You... are me now..." Seppachu said as I turned around, finally realizing that I had completely taken his look from him, he had become me. We must have swapped bodies somehow, but I had the younger version of him and I had to say that he was very handsome at that time when he looked like how I look right now, I am not gay or anything, I'm just saying that I might be getting a bit more looks from females now...
"Now... Seppachu..." he said, "Kill me..."
I neared him, unsheathing my golden Katana near his bowed down body which he now turned around to face me. I stared at the sword then at him, "You shall become a God, you... are... Seppachu!" he yelled as I flipped the blade over into a knife-like position and slashed straight up the middle of his body, his blood splattered on the ceiling as he fell over with a smile on his face. The blood on my sword deteriorated quickly as I sheathed it once again, a small chuckle escaped my lips.
"Sentinel..." I whispered as the chuckle became a loud and hearty laugh, I felt power rising from my body, so much power, what COULDN'T I do with all of this energy...
I felt myself fade away from Xerxanus most likely because by killing the original Seppachu I must have triggered something to let me back to my world, I was going to live once more and I guess he held to his side of the bargain as will I too, I become the next Sentinel and I will live once more, now I have to do my part, to become a full-fledged Sentinel, I must retrieve that necklace from the Sneasel who owns it now.
My vision tunneled out as I lay there on a hospital bed, the Heart Monitor at first showed no heart activity but suddenly started beeping once more, I had come back to life. I checked myself, the hands were still there. I guess that was not an illusion. But upon checking up I found out that I still wore the Sentinel's robe and still possessed the Sentinel sword, my hair drooped over my eyes still and I felt my pony-tail against my back through the robe, the sheath was strapped to the belt that Litira had given me long ago, surprisingly it was still there.
"I guess it wasn't all a dream..." I whispered to myself, "... but I have been given a huge responsibility, in every story there is a hero who must resolve a huge conflict... and I guess if this was a story of my life then I would be the main character. I won't let you down Seppachu... or should I say Jherek?" I began to laugh at myself, finally halting to a stop then lifting my head up off the pillow behind me.
"Seppachu Shitokiiri... it has a nice ring to it... and I guess that is going to be my true identity from now on..."
Suddenly several black mist origins appeared before me, they seemed to have been forming bodies but it also did not seem like it at the moment. But it was all an illusion, my body was still attempting to form up back in Earth and it finally was done, then my eyes widened as I saw so many friendly and familiar faces appeared before me and they all reacted like I just woke up once I saw all of them, "Jherek!" they all screamed at the top of their lungs. Next thing I knew I was being licked by an Eevee, and this wasn't just a plain old Eevee, "Cindy!" I yelled as I hugged her, I have not seen her in so long, ever since I was back in Slateport city and that female Umbreon begged me to take her somewhere safe, I guess I succeeded in that mission.
"Oh yeah... we have figured out her name, it's Michelle" I looked up to see the 3 Alakazams that I trusted with her, I was glad to see that they took well care of her.
"Michelle, eh?" I chuckled. I looked to my left and saw Sparks, Cameron, and Kuimon sitting there. "What's up guys?!" I yelled, "Heya!" they all replied in unison. But I took a second look at Kuimon when I noticed something was wrong with him, "Kuimon! What the hell happened to your face!" I yelled when I saw that he had his face completely covered with black straps like he was trying to hide his identity, only his left eye was not covered nor the top of his head.
"Well... funny thing actually, back at Chaiisin I was trying to help some injured soldiers back to the medics, but then a CE popped out of nowhere and ripped the skin and fur from my face off... go figure" he said calmly with a smile on his face, well... I could tell by the way his left eye moved up a little, "Youch..."
"Wow... look at you, I see someone has been growing out their hair" a feminine voice announced, I turned to the direction where I heard the voice and saw Yurrei plus Belisivious standing there, "Wow... I'm so glad you guys made it!" I said.
"Yeah, it's so good to see you again!" Yurrei squealed as she ran up to me and hugged me with both of her front paws, burying me with her yellow Jolteon fur, she was so warm it was unbelievable for this entire place felt like it was below 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
"Yes... it is indeed good to know that you haven't kill yourself" Belisivious finally said as he walked near me and had a good look at my face, his small Alakazam eyes staring into mine, "... and indeed you have changed quite a bit" he continued.
"Yo!" Kaine and Riolynn both yelled at the same time as they both jumped on my bed, two little rascals, Kaine a male Raichu and Riolynn a female Pikachu, "Hey, I'm glad to see you guys made it out of Nighthawk Outpost!" I said.
Then something troubled me, if I was dead for all of this time how come no one knew? But for the moment I did not have to worry about that, I have felt them and now I know they are no hallucinations and that took a huge load of pressure off my chest knowing that this is the real thing.
Then to my surprise someone knew came in, a female human, but then I realized it was none other than...
"Cindy..." my long-lost trainer who I have not seen for so long was here.
She was speechless and so was I, she slowly walked up to me then suddenly squeezed me tightly, silently crying with joy, "Don't ever leave me like that again..." she whispered.
I was so happy, too bad my mother was not here to see this, she must have been in a different room being treated by doctors.
But this made me almost forget what had happened in Nightraven Labs, what horrors I have faced in that dreaded place. Now I'm just glad to be alive, that horrible nightmare is over...