Pokemon: Rise of the Pokemorph

Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon. Only the idea and OC's.

Author Notes:
-- This will be used for scene breaks and for when the story switches to another character, but it does not mean that a new section of the story has started.
xXx This will identify where each paragraph breaks.
'poketalk'

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Chapter 2: Meeting Melody

The group made one last stop at the Ketchem residence before taking off for Viridian City so they could catch a bus to Cerulean City. The group said their last good-byes knowing that it could be weeks before they saw each other again depending on what all happened while out in Cerulean. Jeremy grabbed his two pokeballs and backpack whilst Ash grabbed his backpack.

The group walked along with Ash and Misty talking with each other while Jeremy was talking the three Eevee the three trainers had been given.

'It is true that you're really part Pokemon?' Rebecca asked.

"That I am." Jeremy said looking at the three short Pokemon walk around him.

'That's so cool.' Lilo chimed.

"It's not a gift, I can tell you that much. I have to hide it from most people because it's not natural for humans." Jeremy said shaking his head. Jeremy then stopped. The wind around them seemed to die down. "Stop." Jeremy shouted. Both Ash and Misty stopped and turned. Jeremy took off his hat. His ears twitched in the slight breeze. Jeremy closed his eyes. The visible world seemed to die in his mind. In his mind, there was only himself and darkness. There was no color here or light here, just sound. A twig far off in the distance snapped sending forth ripples of like the water of quite pond being hit by the first rain drop.

Trees came into view that were in between Jeremy and the ripple as it expanded before vanishing. At the center of the ripple was a single broken twig and with it, the smallest visible portion of a colorless canine foot, claws stretched out grabbing onto anything they could as it ran from something. This was not the only ripple Jeremy saw. A second ripple was seen as first vanished. A foot stepped on to the wet grass, blades bending over, the foot itself a mirror image of the one that had been on the twig. These feet continued to make ripples in the emptiness that was around Jeremy. A second set of ripples appeared behind the first. Unlike the previous set of ripples, which were quick, short, and quiet, these were much rougher. The ripple went outward showing a humanoid foot that slammed into the ground. A set foot set out a ways in front of the first after the first one had vanished. These two sets of ripples charged forward coming closer.

Two additional sets of ripples appeared a ways to the south of the first set of ripples. Unlike like the pair before them, these were not made by humanoids. The first set of ripples were nearly on top of each showing the end of a pair of canine paws, claws out digging into the ground. A set pair appeared in front of the first, but these ones were spread to the left and to the right of first pair. The second set of ripples matched the first, but at a different angle showing that something was above the ground, a fallen tree perhaps, but there were no blades of grass below the feet that had made these ripples of sound.

Jeremy opened his eyes. "We have company." Jeremy said calmly, reaching for the pokeball belonging to his Quilava. Jeremy's ears were now pointed in the exact direction of the sound from that had caused him to stop. A pile of bush moved up ahead as something moved though it. A few of the small spade shaped leaves fell to ground landing on the damp grass that was to the side of the old dirt road. Ash and Misty both reached back for a pokeball from their belts, if Jeremy had heard something that he didn't trust, then it was most likely not too good. As a Lucario burst forth, fear filled the air. Jeremy could smell every last one of the large beads of sweat that hung off the body and face of this fearful creature. Jeremy could even smell the blood that coursed through her veins. He heard her heart beat rapidly, for something had this poor humanoid jackal like Pokemon on edge. Jeremy charged forward, but he did not head straight for the Lucario. He instead ran in front of her as a Machoke burst forth from the same bush nearly tearing the small plant from its roots as it charged. Something did not seem right about how powerful Jeremy's senses were at that moment. He would be sure to tell this to Professor Oak.

With a fist drawn back, this Machoke was not just showing off. Minor traces of blood could be seen on its hands, Jeremy watched as the enraged Pokemon drew closer. He drew back his own fist, now was a time when he could let his second half take over. Claws grew out of Jeremy's hands and feet as he prepared to attack. Both Misty and Ash threw forth their Pokeballs releasing a Starmie and Bayleaf. Jeremy's ears moved toward a section of bushes just down the road. With one swift strike, both Jeremy and the Machoke let their fists flew. The Machoke had no time to recovery for when his fist connected with Jeremy's, the force of Jeremy's power attack threw him back breaking bones up to the Machoke's shoulder. The attack did not stop there. As The Machoke flew back, Jeremy charged in again jumping just barely off the ground as he ran. Twisting his body into a reverse vertical flip, Jeremy let loose a power set of triple kick.

Down the road, a set of Mightyena jumped out of the bushes. Both howled at the humans before them. Two Rocket grunts dawning their black suits with large red R's on their chests ran out of the Brush. Each had eyes that would scare any man with ease, the black pupils seemed to be surrounded by nothing but blood. There faces showed they had no intention of letting anything but death stand between them and the prize they were after.

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"That Lucario is ours." They shouted, sweat dripping from their chins. They were a little tired, see as they sweat on their faces and body suggested that they had been running for a while. Both Mightyena howled again as they prepared for battle. Neither of them showed any signs that they were the least bit tired. They opened their mouths, a glow of yellow and red flames building up in the their throats.

"Hydropump." Misty shouted.

"Solarbeam." Ash shouted with Misty.

Starmie fired first, quickly follow by two powerful streams of fire. The three attacks met in the middle of the road in a violent explosion sending smoke and debris everywhere. Both Mightyena vanished in the black smoke that now filled the area. Ash Misty covered their eyes as wave of smoke covered them. A sudden blast of powerful white light shot skyward sending the smoke outward repelled by the force of the attack. A long pain howl followed just as quickly as the attack had been launched. One of the Mightyena had been caught at point blank range in front of the large grass Pokemon just as she had finished charging for her attack. The entire center of the Mightyena's body took the full force of the attack travelling along it as though the attack was a solid pillar of light.

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Jeremy threw another fist at the Machoke. The tall blue humanoid Pokemon was fast and was able to dodge most of attacks with ease. Jeremy threw forth a punch, a look of power and control on his face as though he knew every move that Machoke would make. This look switched over to that of pain as the Machoke caught Jeremy's arm at the elbow when he failed to make a connection with the Machoke's body. Jeremy screamed in pain as the Machoke ran through the trees, dragging nothing more the rag doll after him. The rough forest underbrush filled with sharp twigs tore at Jeremy's body. He screamed in pain as the Machoke not only dragged him threw the forest, but twisted the arm he had backwards at odd angles. Finally the Machoke stopped after hearing a snap in the Jeremy's arm.

Blood splashed across the trees surrounding the Machoke and Jeremy as half of the broken bone in his arm now tore out of his skin. Bone fragments began tearing the already damaged arm, its jagged edges digging into the skin. Even more as blood continued to pour from the area around the whole that this Machoke had caused. As if this had awoke something inside Jeremy, Jeremy yanked his arm out of the Machokes grasp catching the big fighting type Pokemon off guard. Jeremy realigned the bone himself in midair as he delivered a powerful kick into the neck of the Machoke with his legs spread at about a 135-degree angle. The Machoke would have survived the attack easily if not for the tree behind him. With firm tree catching and holding him in place as Jeremy's foot pressed ever harder against his neck.

Within a matter of second, the battle had gone from the Machoke's favor to Jeremy's. Jeremy let his instincts take over as he loosened his grip on the Machoke's neck. His eyes were now black and white, fangs forcing their way out of Jeremy's mouth, and worst of all, a look of happiness spread across his face. Jeremy slammed his foot into the Machoke's neck a third time forcing the poor creature to cough up a fair amount of blood.

Looking at his work, something came over Jeremy. A single image flashed through Jeremy's head. A mess of mangled, bloody bodies, many of that were incomplete having their bodies torn apart littered across the room. A lone figure stood in the room covered in blood. Himself, but he wore nothing more then a Tuxedo that was now red with the blood of the others around him, a smile on his face as held a cup of wine. This one image set something off in him. Fear filled Jeremy's mind. His whites almost instantly returning to their natural state, he could not believe what he had done, or how he had done it. He doubled over grabbing his arm with the sudden realization of the pain that it was causing him. "What was that?" He asked. He ran back to path from which he had come forgetting that Machoke was still there coughing up blood gasping for air.

"So, rumors of your death have been exaggerated." a quite voice that had gone unnoticed stated from somewhere in the forest.

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The second Mightyena appeared behind Bayleaf. Just as Bayleaf had done to its partner, the Mightyena let loose a powerful stream of fire with its mouth right next to Bayleaf's neck. Bayleaf cried out in pain as she was not only set hurtling throw the air, but also set aflame form the devastating attack.

"Bayleaf... NO!" Ash shouted as he withdrew his Pokemon. Ash drew a second pokeball from his belt and released a Noctowl from the pokeball. "Noctowl, hypnosis." Ash shouted. The large owl Pokemon let loose a loud cry as it pointed its eyes at Mightyena. To red circles that grew every larger as they flew from Noctowl' eyes quickly raced through the air. Mightyena jumped out of range of the attack landing firmly on its feet. A second Machoke shot out of the woods and tackled the Lucario before it even had a chance to move. She cried out in pain as she flew through the air hitting a tree causing it to splinter. One of these splinters dug deep into her back.

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Jeremy ran back to through the woods just in time to see the Lucario get tackled. He showed his appreciation for the sneak attack with one of his own. He threw a pokeball from his belt into the air releasing a Quilava that was larger then most. Flames shot forth from the Pokemon's back. It did not need to wait for order to attack. It just needed a target.

"Fire Blast on the Machoke." Jeremy said just barely able to shout the command over the pain in his arm. Quilava drew in a large breath before releasing a blast of fire at the Pokemon he was told to. The blast cut throw the heavy forest leaving scorch marks in everything it touched which left the smell of burnt wood in arm as the plants and trees all gave off smoke from where they had been hit. The Fire Blast landed a direct hit on the second Machoke searing its back and sending it flying much in the same way that it had sent Lucario flying before it.

"Starmie, use Hydropump one more time." Misty shouted, taking a step back, she tripped over her little Eevee who had been hiding behind her. She fell with a thud as her Starmie let loose another powerful stream of cold water. Mightyena had no time to avoid this attack and was sent flying back into the trees.

Jeremy fell to his knees no longer able to bear the pain that the Machoke he had fought with had dealt to him. He had lost a fair deal of blood already, but he would live if he got help soon.

"Machoke, return."

"Mightyena, return. You got lucky today punks, but we'll be back. The only reason we are letting you go is because we just received orders to let you live." The leader of the two rocket grunts shouted.

"Wait, they just ran off." Misty said as she got up holding her back. Quilava jumped out of the bushes.

"Quil, quil." It shouted trying to get Misty or Ash to follow it.

"Quilava, where's Jeremy?" Ash demanded not seeing him anywhere. Ash charged over to Quilava not caring to look where he stepped, he almost fell over a branch that had been knocked down during the fight, but he quickly recovered. Misty called back her Pokemon and headed for the wounded Lucario. Blood dripped from the unconscious Lucario's mouth. Misty picked it up on her back whilst Ash picked up Jeremy.

"We have to get to Professor Oak." Misty shouted.

"He'll be able to help them both and its will be faster then running to Viridian City." The two of them charged on with five Pokemon behind them. Pikachu kept an eye on the three Eevee while Quilava ran next to Ash.

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Ash and Misty charged into Professor Oak's lab. "Professor." Ahs shouted.

"What's going on here?" Gary walked in from one of the studies. "What happened?" He demanded upon seeing Jeremy and the wounded Lucario.

"Team Rocket was after this Lucario when it found us. Jeremy charged in got into a fight with a Machoke that we couldn't see." Misty explained.

"We had our own hands full with a pair of Mightyena." Ash said. He set Jeremy down on the couch.

"Gramps, get down here now." Gary shouted grabbing a large bundle of towels.

"What is ... how did this happen?" Oak shouted upon seeing the Lucario and Jeremy.

"Team Rocket showed up chasing this Lucario. Jeremy picked it up before we did and stopped a Machoke from attacking the Lucario. He then dashed off into the woods fighting the Machoke. Two Mightyena appeared behind along with a par of Rocket grunts." Misty said as she ran to get a first aid kit.

"Gary, go get my Pokemon emergency kit form my lab." Oak said as he checked the Lucario's pulse, then Jeremy's. "I was just doing some random tests on Jeremy's blood and found that most Pokemon cures will work with him. But we have to be careful. I don't want to overdose him." Oak shouted.

Gary ran upstairs and grabbed the large medical kit before running back down. He handed into Oak who opened it and pulled out a hemostat. He gave a single dose to Jeremy and a double dose of the small white pill to Lucario who was bleeding badly thanks to the splinter in her back. "We have to work fast. Someone get Delia on the phone and get her over here. I'll need help with this, too." Oak starting barking out orders trying to save the Lucario as well as Jeremy.

Misty called Delia as soon as she set the first aid kit down.

"Gary, get that splinter out of that Lucario before it get stuck in deeper." Oak shouted. Gary wasted no time and set off to get a pair of pliers. "Ash, hand that gauze now." Ash handed Oak the whole roll of gauze. "Quilava, seal the wound now."

Quilava let out a small concentrated jet of flame over Jeremy's arm sealing the wound and killing off anything that would try to infect the wound. Oak then began wrapping the gauze around Jeremy's arm.

"I got it out Gramps." Gary held up a large wood splinter as blood spilled from the now open wound. "I'll need a whole Super potion for this." Gary said. Quilava handed him a fresh spray bottle and Gary began to apply the mixture to the Lucario coating each and every wound he found. "I need some bandages now to help cover this wound." Gary asked.

"In the first aid kit. I've got my hands full." Oak said as he began to apply a burn salve to Jeremy's arm where he had asked Quilava to seal it. Delia ran in with Misty seconds later.

"What happened?" She demanded.

"Rocket attack or so I've been told." Oak said, his voice full of command. "Quick, Gary needs some help with that Lucario."

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After a few hours, everything had settled down. Gary had been able to save he Lucario, and Jeremy was back on his so to speak.

"I told you to lay down." Misty shouted at Jeremy who instead stood up.

"I have to go talk to Professor Oak. Its very important." Jeremy insisted only to fall back onto the bed.

"Look young man, I don't care what you are. You're hurt and need your rest. Now you lay back down and get some sleep." Delia shouted over Misty. "If you need to talk to Professor that badly, then I'll have him come to you."

The videophone began to ring.

"I'll get it." Ash shouted. Ash hit the button and the device lit up, but did not reveal a face, only the message of audio only. "Hello?" Ash asked.

"I believe that there is a Jeremy as he now calls himself. He'll most likely be hiding his head from others because of his strange ears." The voice said.

"I'm sorry, who is this?" Ash asked unsure as to whether answer whoever was on the other end of the line.

"Just an old friend who thought he was dead. I've heard rumors that he was still around." The voice replied. The voice was male, no doubt there, but it just didn't quite sound human. Every word seemed to have the faintest of hums behind it. "May I please speak with my friend?" The man asked.

Misty walked in after hearing the conversation. "I'm sorry, I think you have the wrong number. We don't have any Jeremys around here." Misty said.

"Ash, could you go get Professor Oak for me. Jeremy wants to talk with him." Delia shouted more then loud enough for the person on the other end of the line to hear.

"I thought you said that you didn't have any Jeremys in the area." The voice countered.

"That Jeremy that was mentioned isn't a human." Misty said.

"I know, but he was at one point." Before Misty could hang up, the line was disconnected.

"Who was on the phone?" Delia asked as she walked out of Jeremy's room.

"I don't know." Ash responded. "It was an unlisted number."

"They seem to know me." Jeremy said, once again out of bed.

"What did I just get done telling you. You need your rest." Delia practically screamed.

"I need to talk to Professor Oak. I think my Pokemon side may be evolving." Jeremy said.

"What, when did this thought come up?" Misty asked.

"That last fight. Before when I heard things, I just heard them. Before that last fight, I saw parts of them." Jeremy said.

"That is interesting." Professor Oak walked down the stairs. "But I don't thinks that's enough to say that your Pokemon side is evolving. Rather, I think that you are learning to master your Pokemon side." Oak commented as he walked over to Jeremy. "Now then, I must agree with Delia. You need your rest."

"There's more, but I'd rather talk to you alone about it." Jeremy said.

"Very well. I'll come and talk with you if you head back to your bed." Oak knew Jeremy was strong, but not invincible. Even his Pokemon side had its limits.

"Deal." Jeremy walked back to his room. Oak followed him and closed the door.

"So what is that you wanted to tell me." Oak asked.

"In that last fight, something else happened." Jeremy stated as he lay back on the bed. "I was fighting the Machoke and had a fair chance of winning when it grabbed my arm and began to drag me through the trees."

"That explains all of those scratches on your body." Oak stated.

"But then something happened when that Machoke broke my arm. It felt like I wasn't in control." Jeremy recalled the events of the fight. Most of all, he recalled his feeling of power and happiness when he suddenly pinned the Machoke in the tree. "I don't know what happened. All I recall is that it broke my arm, then I found myself beating it into a tree."

"That would have been your Pokemon side. It must have been forced to act on its own to save your life." Oak thought that this was nothing at first.

"That's not was has me worried. When I pinned it in the tree, a sense of power came over me. It was like I felt happy that I could kill it and I probably would have to if not for some image that flashed into my mind." Jeremy's voice was low, just loud enough for Oak to hear.

"What was this image?" Oak asked. Perhaps Oak had been wrong in thinking that this was not all that big.

"I saw a room with dead bodies. I saw myself in that room with them, a blood stained suit. I was covered in blood from my ears to my feet. But that's not what scared me, it was the look on my face." Jeremy said, keeping his voice low. "I looked like I was happy with the dead bodies around me. Like I was pleased with the outcome of whatever had happened."

"Now that is strange. What else can you tell me about this?" Oak asked now intrigued by Jeremy's story.

"That image appeared in my mind for a second and I suddenly realized what I was doing to that Machoke." Jeremy said. "I think that my Pokemon side wanted to kill it, but I'm not sure." Jeremy said.

"It is possible that your Pokemon side has a mind of its own, but I wouldn't say that it's a murderer." Oak said. "I'll run a few more brain scans and take a look alright." Oak said.

"Thanks. Until then, I think I'd be better off taking it easy. I'm not really liking this whole idea about being part Pokemon right now." Jeremy said.

Oak walked over and opened the door.

"Well, I guess we'll take off tomorrow." Misty said as she took a seat in the hall on a bench that had been placed there.

"You can go right now if you want. I can stay here. I'll just head out there tomorrow after I get some rest." Jeremy said.

"No, it'd be better if went together out there. I'd hate to think of the crowd you'd draw if something happened." Misty said.

Gary walked downstairs. "That Lucario you guys saved has woken up. She seems fine, but she won't let me near here anymore. She won't even Let Umbreon with an arms length of her."

"May I try to calm her down?" Jeremy asked. He sat on the side of he bed.

"I don't see why not. It's not like you could do much better." Gary said.

"You need to get some rest." Delia said.

"If I can't calm her down, I'll come back down here myself." Jeremy said.

"Give the boy a chance. Its not like he'll be doing anything dangerous." Oak said. "Besides, the moment we turn our backs, he'll probably go she her anyway." Oak sighed.

"You know me too well." Jeremy laughed putting his hat back on to hide his ears thinking that they might scare the Lucario even more.

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Gary helped Jeremy up the stairs as Jeremy still had a bit of trouble walking straight. Gary helped him up to the room where Lucario was hiding. Jeremy opened the door. It was a basic guestroom. It had a bed, a dresser, a large mirror, and it's own bathroom. Oak had built it for other researchers to who came to stay with him for a while. Jeremy looked around, he could just barely see the Lucario behind dresser. She had of fear on her face.

"Give me some time." Jeremy said as he closed the door. He walked over and sat on the bed. Jeremy just sat there on the bed. The Lucario knew he was there and did not want to come out. Jeremy pulled out a bag of pokefood.

"You hungry?" Jeremy asked. He opened the bag slowly and gently set some down on the edge of the bed so that the Lucario could see it. He then backup up to the back of the bed. Lucario just crouched there behind the dresser for a little bit. "Come on, I won't hurt you." Jeremy told the Lucario, his voice soft and kind. He heard the Lucario whisper something, but he was unable to hear it. "I'm the one who saved you from those Pokemon that attacked you." Jeremy did his best to coax the Lucario out of her hiding place. Slowly, her head appeared along with a hand on the side of the dresser. The chest spike on her hand was small with a more rounded tip rather then the pointed tips of the males. Jeremy saw a few scratches on her face. "They did a number on you didn't they?" Jeremy asked, his voice showing that he meant no signs of harm. "What's your name?" Leon asked.

'Melody.' She answered lightly not expecting him to be able to understand.

"Melody? That's a nice name." Jeremy said kindly. Lucario ducked back behind the dresser. It wasn't natural for a human to understand her. "Melody, I bet your wondering how I knew what you said, aren't you." Jeremy leaned back against the headboard of the bed. "I'm not your average human. Someone changed me into what I am now." Jeremy said. Lucario's head peaked back out again. "I'm now part Pokemon. I even have a bit you kind in me." Jeremy said lightly removing his hat showing his ears.

'What are you?' Melody asked.

"I'm not sure on that anymore. I can only remember vague parts of my past." Jeremy tilted his head down to see her face. She inched closer to the food he had set down. "Go on, take it. Its all yours." Jeremy said. Melody slowly reached over and grabbed the pieces of pokefood before working her way back to the dresser. "I got more here if you want it." Jeremy said as held up the bag.

Melody slowly ate the few pieces of pokefood she had. It was the best tasting thing she ever had, but it was good. She was used to the sweet berries of the forests she lived in, but she liked this too. Melody slowly came back out of hiding and looked at the Bag Jeremy was holding. Jeremy opened it up and slowly inched back over to the edge of the bed careful not to scare her. He set out a few more pieces and then returned to his spot by the headboard. Melody waited until he was back up against the headboard before moving out from behind the dresser to grab the food in front of her. She took it slowly just like before and then went back behind the dresser. She ate them slowly.

"If you want some more, I'll trade you." Jeremy said. Melody stuck her head back. She had nothing to trade, so that was the end of her meal, she thought. "I'll ask a question. For each answer you give me, I'll give you another piece of pokefood, alright." Jeremy said opening up the bag and pulling out a few more pieces.

'Okay.' Melody whispered still unsure about him.

"Well then Melody, do you have any brothers?" Jeremy asked. He picked a simple question hoping to start small and work his way up.

'Yes.' Melody answered softly, lightly nodding her head. Jeremy took out a piece of pokefood and rolled it along the bed. It stopped just before hitting the edge and falling off. Melody walked over and took it slowly.

"How many brothers do you have?" Jeremy asked grabbing another piece of pokefood and getting ready to roll it down the bed.

'Two, Jimmy and Tom.' Melody replied after finishing the piece of pokefood she had just taken. Jeremy rolled down the piece of pokefood down the bed like before. Melody was a little quicker getting to the bed this time. She still took a few seconds to get there, but she was starting to warm up to Jeremy.

"Alright, let's see, do you have any sisters?" Jeremy asked holding another piece of pokefood.

'No.' Melody replied shaking her head slightly. Jeremy rolled another piece of pokefood down the bed.

"Okay, what next." Jeremy said. "Can you tell me the name of your mother and father?" Jeremy asked.

'Lilly and Sonic.' Melody waited for the piece of pokefood this time rather then hiding behind the dresser. She caught the piece of the food Jeremy rolled down the bed.

Jeremy continued asking simple questions and after a while, the bag he of pokefood he had with him had gotten a little lighter. Jeremy learned that Melody was still young, only a few years old. He also learned that Melody had evolved early on to survive with her two brothers since her parents were killed in a rockslide. Melody also stated that she had walked with her to brothers to get to the Kanto Region where they thought they would be safe from poachers that were after them.

"Now, let's start with something harder. Do you know who was chasing you out in the woods?" Jeremy asked.

'No.' Melody's ears dropped down once again thinking that her free meal was over. Instead, Jeremy rolled another piece of pokefood down the bed. "Huh, but I couldn't answer that." Melody said surprised by the fact that she had another small piece of the pokefood in front of her.

"I didn't expect you to. I just want truthful answers from you, that's all." Jeremy said in the same soft voice he had been using. "Now then, do you know why they were after you?"

'I ran from them. They took me captive and I got out.' Melody said. Jeremy rolled another piece of pokefood down the bed. Melody was no longer showing signs of hesitation, but she still kept her guard up.

"Do you recall anything about what they had planned for you?" Jeremy asked.

'They caught three of us. I watched as they cut open one Tom. Jimmy broke free of his restraints and set me free. He never made it out. I don't know what happened to him.' Melody started crying remembering the event clearly.

Jeremy slowly got up off the bed. He walked over to her slowly, but she didn't seem to care. "When did you escape?" Jeremy asked. He was next to her as she was on her knees leaning into the bed.

'I've been running for weeks now.' Melody cried. This talk had once again brought back the memories of the place she had been where she had lost everything.

"It's alright." Jeremy said kneeling down to her level. "They can't touch you here. I'll make sure they won't." Jeremy lightly put his hand on her shoulder. Without thinking, she grabbed him and held him tightly as though afraid she would be left alone again. That's when Jeremy saw it. The second she grabbed him, he saw what she had seen as though he had been there instead of Melody. Jeremy peered into Melody's mind not knowing how he had done it. The room light up a bright blue in color as the area around him changed taking on a dark look and feel, but it was all fake. Although Jeremy did not know it, he had used sight share and saw into Melody's mind. Perhaps there was still a lot about himself that he still had to learn. No matter what the reason, he now looked through Melody's eyes from the time she woke up in the lab.

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It was quite and dark. A little blue and black Lucario lay on the table in this dark room. The air was cold as her lips slowly opened letting out a low, quite yawn. She moved her head around not realizing where she was. Slowly, her eye began to move, opening ever so slowly. Her head hurt as though there was some sort of pressure on it. Her back felt the cold of the dull gray metal table she was one. She went to go move one of her paws to her head, only something held her in place. Straps of some kind, black in color about an inch wide bound her to the table. One around each wrist and on her shoulders as well as two smaller ones above and below both of her elbows prevented her from moving her arms in any direction not even giving enough room to wiggle about. One around her neck and waist restrained her to the table. Finally, her legs were strapped together down at the bottom of the table by her ankles and knees. Restrained as she was, there was no hope of her moving anything but her head about.

She looked around slowly taking in the horrors that made up the room. Above here were a series of machines, each one having arms on it that held a different instrument of doom. There was one with a short, thin, shiny metallic blade with a curved edge much like a large scalpel. Beside it was an arm with a very circular blade, several pointed tips all shined even in the low light that was in the room. Either one of them cut easily cut through her blue and black flesh without any resistance at all. The circular blade looked like it wouldn't stop cutting even if it had hit her bones. The third arm of the device that hung above her had some sort of metal rod on it with what appeared to be a large black marble tip. Sparks ran up and down this arm dancing in the darkness above her. The forth arm was by far the scariest. It looked like it was some sort of hand as two rows of thin needles lined the tip of it. She looked away but quickly regretted doing so.

On the table next to her, was her brother, Jimmy. He was bound much in the same way she was, only he also had chains holding him in place. Melody turned her head looking to see if she could at least find her other brother, Tom. She found him lying on a table against the far wall. Very thick bands of metal held his arms and legs, but they were placed in a way that you could still see most of his body. Seeing her brothers both bound in the same room with her was not to pleasant at all adding to the fear that had already taken hold of her. She continued to look around searching for a way out.

The room appeared to be filled with all sorts of lab equipment, many flashing lights of unseen devices, and what appeared to bones that littered the floor. There was a door on the far wall. It was a large solid door, a very dull gray color with many bolts in it. It looked like a safe from where Melody lay. The door slowly opened to reveal a pair of humans, one old with gray hair. Jeremy recognized him instantly as Doctor Hellborne, only had had aged a few more years. The other was much younger, his skin appeared to have a green tint to it, but with the current light levels it was impossible to confirm this. Both wore surgical gowns, and looked like ghosts in the low light levels. Her heart raced with fear and Melody passed out shortly after they entered the room.

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Melody reopened her eyes. She was still tightly bound in place. She looked over to her left to see Jimmy on the table beside her. He was still bound up like before with chains. The cold air sent chills down her neck. She looked over at her over brother only to turn away from the sight she had seen. Her brother had the flesh of his arms and legs help open by large pins and hooks. Exposed muscle tissue pulsed as blood ran through the creatures veins. Several small tubes and wires ran in out of the muscle tissue. She held her eyes tightly shut never wanting to see the sight of her brother like that again. Voices appeared above her head.

"It looks like he is going to accept the changes nicely. He should be up and running in a few days if nothing goes wrong." An old voice said. She tilted her head upward looking for the source along the wall. The same young man from before was talking with Doctor Hellborne and like before, both of them wore surgical gowns. Once again, her heart raced with fear. She looked over at her first brother, the one bound in chains.

He looked at her and began to slowly mouth out the words 'Get ready.'

Doctor Hellborne and the younger man walked over to him. They showed no fear as they approached thinking that the Lucario could do no harm. "This one can be prepped for surgery by tonight if given the okay." Hellborne said. He rubbed his hand over the Lucario's chest. "He is a fine specimen. He'll adopt quickly to the changes we make."

Hellborne turned his back, his first big mistake. As if Jimmy had never been bound, the chains around his body snapped off. Hellborne turned as Jimmy grabbed one of the chains and wrapped it around Hellborne's neck before jerking the chain toward him with all of his might. Hellborne's neck snapped and was nearly ripped right off. Blood shot out of the tears in his skin quickly staining his surgical gown a deep shade of crimson as it fell to ground with a plop as though it had hit a puddle. Before the younger man had a chance to react, Jimmy summoned forth a large blue bone in his hands and slammed it into the side of the younger man. Ribs broke on contact with the Bone Crusher attack, the sound they made echoing in the large room. The young man flew across the room landing hard on the far wall breaking vials and beakers upon impact. The shards of glass glittered in the low light. Jimmy ran over to Melody and yanked at the straps that had held her in place.

'How did you?' Melody asked. She had never seen her brother so strong before. She knew he could lift a lot, but to be able to break the chains like that must have taken all of his strength, but still he was moving like it had been nothing.

'They've been pumping me full of liquids for the past few days. Whatever they gave me has increased my strength.' Jimmy said as he ripped the last band that held Melody to the table. 'Now go, get out of here.' Jimmy shouted. He slammed into the door leaving a large dent in the door. A second shoulder slam attack resulted in the door falling off its hinges. Where ever they were, it was in a large forest. The wall outside door a few windows on it, all covered by large green trees. Only the faintest strings of light managed to penetrate the think number of leaves that covered the windows. Melody looked to the left and to the right, Several other large steel doors lined the hall. Jimmy brought his hands to one side and gathered energy in the space between his hands. A large blue glowing orb, an Aura Sphere was growing in his hands.

The younger man that Jimmy had slammed into the wall got up. He tilted his head to the left and to the right stretching the sore muscles. He stood as though he was perfectly all right despite the blood that leaked from his mouth. The gown he wore was no longer white, but a mix of colors from all of the broke vials and beakers. A small number of larger shards of glass had tore through the gown and were lodged in his skin. The damage he had taken should have prevented him from even crawling around yet he stood and began to pull the shards out of his body showing no signs of pain, just anger. "I'll not have rebellious creations under my command. You will die and your body will be used as spare parts." The young man hissed. His eyes seemed to give off a rose colored light as he talked.

'Go, I'll hold him off.' Jimmy shouted as he fired the Aura Sphere that he had created at the window. The Aura Sphere hit the window shattering it on impact and would no longer hold its shape. A violent explosion rocked the building they were in as shard of glass flew around outward in all direction like shrapnel from a bomb as the hall filled with smoke. Melody was behind her brother, so she took no damage from the flying glass shards. Jimmy turned showing just how many new scars he would have as the smoke cleared. Multiple small, very thin lines of blood, none of which were serious, now littered the front of his body. 'Go, get out of here.' Jimmy shouted as he charged back into the room. The young man charged forward as well proving that he was not human. He moved just as fast if not faster then Jimmy. Melody jumped into the window, the few remains of the window that were still in the frame dug into her paws, but she ignored them not having time to deal with the pain. She jumped down just in time to hear the thud of body hit the wall she was just standing by. Looking up she could see several flashes of light followed by a string of loud explosions that shook the forest.

Melody ran through the forest. She wouldn't dare to stop. Behind her, several voices sounded, all of which were too far away for Melody to understand. Alarms blared behind her. She knew she was in danger and her body would not let her stop. She had no reasoning skills, she just ran.

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Jeremy's eyes stopped glowing the light blue they that they had been. Jeremy had thought that the images he saw were shown only to him, until Gary said something. "Hellborne, what have you been doing?" Jeremy asked himself. All he knew is that Hellborne had some major role in his past and whatever was happening in the forest. He had to find out where this place was. If Hellborne was there, maybe the answers to his past were as well.

"What was that?" Gary shouted.

"What was what?" Jeremy asked.

"That place. It looked like sight sharing." Gary screamed surprised by the new skill he had just seen that the places he saw. He had seen the whole event. "What was that place?"

"Ask Melody. I saw it through her eyes." Jeremy said as he held the still crying Lucario in his arms.Chapter End Notes:I've decided on the pairings for this story and have changed the rating/warning as needed. Pairs will be Ash/Misty, Jeremy/Melody, Ash's Pikachu/ a second Pikachu