Dark Reflections: Kain's Saga

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Posted December 19th, 2011
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REWRITING IN STANDARD FORMAT!
(I know it's a little slow, but this is just introducing everyone and getting things set up. Bear with it.)

New Silver Isle. To most, the name is meaningless, just a faceless island in an unknown place. But to the elite few who have been there, New Silver is the intellectual's Eden; all of the world's greatest minds have either lived there, learned there, or worked there. Many of the world's greatest inventions were born there, yet to take part in the legendary innovations that shape the world, one must be content to live in obscurity, for all who participate in the epic experiments on that isle are sworn to a solemn vow of secrecy. Their brilliance defines all of society, and yet they all must die nameless and faceless to the world. Yet without them, the world would be a very different place. One young scientist in particular, by the name of Dr. Kain R. Moriko, very nearly brought the world to an end. On a stormy day, the good doctor, consumed in his work as usual, fell asleep at his terminal. He had no idea that when he awoke, his life would never again be the same...
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"Yes! That's it! Finally!" Across the room, a man sitting at a terminal turned towards the voice.

"Finally get it working, Kain?" The man was short, and had dark skin and short, dark hair. He wore a white labcoat that was noticeably cleaner than the other's.

"I've finally got the programming right!" The man called Kain stood and ran his hand through his short, blue hair. "Of course, it was only a matter of time; I AM a genius, after all!"

"You're POSITIVE it's right this time?"

Kain looks at him scornfully. "Did you forget who you're talking to? Of course it's right! I'm positive of it!"

"You remember what happened last time you were 'positive,' right?" He gestured at the lab around them; the place was in shambles. Paper and trash was everywhere, and the walls, floor, and ceiling were covered in scorch marks.

"A minor miscalculation, nothing to worry about. You really must have more faith in me, Carde..."

"Forgive me, sir. I just wouldn't want anything to happen to you. You're an asset to this company, you know...."

"Hahaha! Quite right m'boy; this company would be nothing without me, and they know it! Now then..."

Kain opens a drawer and removes a small bag. He empties its contetns on the table: two standard pokeballs, scrap metal, and various nuts and bolts. "Now watch!" He places the various metal scraps into a container on top of the machine. He then takes the two pokeballs and places them into slots on opposite sides of the machine. "When I activate the device, it will, through an ingenious process of my own design, fuse the two pokeballs with the scraps of metal, common base material, to create a single, much more powerful pokeball! The pokeball manufacturers would make twice the money, since any trainer worth his salt would have to buy them in pairs! Hahaha! I'm brilliant!"

"Look, Kain..."

"No time for doubts, m'boy! It's now or never!"

"Kain, everytime you've tried this in the past, it's failed. Don't you think you should focus your efforts on something more...achievable?"

Kain quickly turns bright-red. "Something more...are you daft, boy?! This device is my brainchild; it'll make me famous!"

Carde scratches his head. "Uhh, Kain? You're sworn to secrecy, remember? Credit for the invention would go to the company, not you..."

"I know that! But I'd still know that, worldwide, people were using MY invention! And besides, if I request it, I'm sure I could get it named after me, that wouldn't violate secrecy, would it? Besides, what are they going to do? Refuse? Hahahaha!"

Carde sighs and steps back. A piece of paper sticks to his foot, and he scowls, trying to shake it off. Meanwhile, Kain inputs a rather complex-looking code into the device from his notepad. He flips a switch, and the machine roars to life. It begins to hum and vibrate lowly. Carde (who has given up on the sheet of paper) glances at Kain, who stands with a look of childish glee on his face. Suddenly, the machine starts to rock violently, and emits a loud grinding noise. The lights dim. Carde takes a step back.

Kain despairs. "No! Not again! Why? How...?!"

"Kain! It's not working. Pull the plug! NOW!"

"But I was so close..."

"KAIN!"

Kain inches forward and hits a button on the machine. He slows, gives one last violent twitch, and dies. Kain stands in front of it, looking forlorn. Carde looks down.

"Well...did the pokeballs at least make it?"

Kain opens the ceter hatch of the machine, when a fused heap of slag lies. His shoulders slump.

"Kain, I'm sorry..."

Kain straightens up and speaks. He tries to sound stable, but his voice is shaky. "N-not to worry, just another...just another miscalculation. I'll get it working, even if I have to spend the entire night here again..."

"Kain, you've spent the last week -wait, no, make that ten days -in the lab. Go home and get some rest, before you collapse!"

"G-Go home?! Now?! I'm THIS close to getting it to work! I'll stay here all night if I have to!"

"Kain, take it easy! Think about Camella. What'll she do if you kill yourself from exhaustion?!"

Kain ignores him, and kneels by the machine. Carde sighs again and returns to the terminal.

*later*

Carde is preparing to leave. Kain is busily typing at the terminal. CArde takes one last look at his mentor. "A storm's headed this way. Just...be careful, okay?" Kain ignores him. "See you tomorrow, sir."

"Yes, yes, see you tomorrow." He doesn't even look up. Carde shakes his head and leaves. As the door closes, Kain pauses for a moment, then returns to his work.

*much later*

The storm has landed...hard. Rain pounds the lab's reinforced windows, and thunder crashes constantly. Kain is still at the terminal, but he's beginning to get sleepy...

What if I...? No, no, that won't work. That one is a better fit... He yawns loudly, and lays his head on the keyboard. Getting tired...I'll just rest my head...for a moment...then it's...right...back to.....zzzzzzzzz.......

A loud, violent bolt of lightning crashes outside, but Kain doesn't stir. The lights begin to dim...
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Kain has fallen asleep at his terminal. The storm outside is at its worst, and Carde is speeding home, hoping that Kain is okay. Little does he realize that when he returns tomorrow, Kain won't be there...

And neither he nor Kain can predict what happens next...


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Chapter Two coming right up! Now it starts to get interesting...

It's the next morning. Kain has awoken, yet he is not in the lab...and something is wrong...what strange occurances happened last night...?

(Kain slowly opens his eyes. He finds himself lying on what feels like wet grass, and everything is blurry and indistinct; his glasses must've fallen off. He slowly clambers to his feet, and notices that he seems oddly shorter than usual.)
-Kain (rubs his head): <Ugh...must've fallen
asleep...hmmm?>
(He looks aound.)
-Kain: <Am I...outside? I couldv'e sworn I was in the lab...>
(He starts to walk forwards...and collides with a tree.>
-Kain (rubs his face): <OUCH! Dammit, I need my glasses...>
-Voice: <Hey!>
(Kain looks in the direction of the voice, but all he can make out is an orange blur.)
-Kain: <Oh, uh, hi. Hey, can you help me find my glasses?>
-Another Voice: <Gla-sis? What's that>
-Kain: <What? You don't know what glasses are? Uh, well, they're long, a little slender, and they've got circular pieces of glass in the middle...>
-1st Voice: <Oh, you mean these?>
(The blur extends something towards Kain. He reaches for it and recognizes the feel of his glasses. He pick them up.)
-Kain: <Hey thanks!> (Puts on the glasses. With his vision restored, he notices the person in front of him. It's...a Charmander!)
-Kain (startled): <Ah! Uh, t-take it easy...you really don't want to burn me...> (He starts to back away, but collides with something. He turns around...and sees a Bulbasaur.) <Oh hell...>
-Bulbasaur (looks at him curiously): <What's wrong with
you?>
-Kain (shocked): <Y-you can speak English?! That's incredible! How'd you learn that?!>
-Bulbasaur: <Hey, Ed? What's he talkin' about?>
-Charmander/Ed: <I dunno.>
-Kain: <You know? English? The human language? How'd you learn it?>
-Ed: <Huh? I don't know how to speak Human. What about you, Jake?>
-Bulbasaur/Jake: <Nope!>
-Kain (adjusts his glasses): <Then explain how we're talking right now.>
-Jake: <Umm...normally? You know, for a Pikachu, you're pretty weird...>
-Kain (confused): <A...what now? I'm not a Pikachu! I'm human! I think YOU'RE the one who needs glasses...>
-Ed: <You're....human?>
-Kain: <Yes!>
-Jake (disbelieving): <Riiiiiiight....>
-Kain (extends his arms in beseechment): <No, really! I'm not a-> (Kain notices his arms. They're small, yellow, and furry.) <Wh...what's...what's this....?> (Kain examines himself. He feels the fur on his body, grabs his ears, touches his cheeks, and finally grabs his tail. He sinks to the ground.) <I...I really am...a...>
-Jake: <Are you...feeling alright?>
(Kain jumps up very suddenly, causing the other two to jump back. He begins talking very rapidly.)
-Kain (breathlessly): <I-incredible! I'm a Pikachu! I've been transformed into a Pokemon! How, why? Wait! This is it! This is the thing I've been looking for! I can just picture the tourists and thrill seekers who'll->
-Ed: <Uh, hello?>
-Kain: <-line up in droves for this! I can see it all now; the royalty checks, the respect, the admiration of the entire scientific community...and all I have to do is har->
-Jake: <I think this guy might have a few screws loose...>
-Kain: <-ness the power of-of-hold on! How did this happen in the first place?! I suppose the Corporation might have something to do with it, gods only know what sort of things they're working on in the other depart-wait, what am I talking about? Of course it was the Corporation! Who else would have the technology to pull something like this off?! Well, I suppose it might've been a Poke->
-Ed: <HEY!>
(Kain stops his speech, looks up, and blinks a few times.)
-Kain: <...huh?>
-Jake: <Did you suffer brain damage when you walked into that tree or something?>
-Kain: <Is that supposed to be an insult?>
-Jake: <Maybe it is!>
(While Kain and Jake tough-talk each other, Ed notices something and his eyes go wide.)
-Kain: <Are you trying to pick a fight?!>
-Jake: <Bring it on!>
-Ed (nervously): <Uh, guys?>
-Kain: <I'm warning you, I know Judo!>
-Jake: <Just try it!>
-Ed: <GUYS!>
(They both look at him. He indicates something behind Kain. Jake looks, and his eyes go wide.)
-Kain (turning around): <What is it alrea-> (Kain is face-to-face with an Ekans. It bares its teeth at him.) <Um, friend of yours...?>
-Ed: <Uh, no...>
-Kain: <Ah, um...okay...just, uh, go away please...> (The Ekans inches closer.) <Okay, I, uh, warned you...>
(Kain attempts a punching attack, but Ekans barely flinches.)
-Kain: <Oh, hell...>
-Ed (rushing forward): <MOVE!>
(Kain falls backwards as Ed rushes up and blasts the Ekans with a fire attack. It screeches and rushes off. Kain climbs to his feet.)
-Kain (adjusting his glasses): <Thank you. That was too close for comfort.>
-Jake: <Hey, what was with that lame punching-thing? Why didn't you just zap him?>
-Kain: <Zap...? Oh, that's right! I'm Pikachu, and Pikachu is an electric-type, so theoretically speaking, I should be able to use electricity...>
-Ed: <Theoretically?>
-Kain: <Well I don't know how, obviously.>
-Ed: <You...don't know how? That's ridiculous! Every Pikachu knows how to use electricity! I mean, if you were still a Pichu, I'd undertand, but as a Pikachu? That settles it. You HAVE to be human!>
-Kain (gesturing wildly): <THANK you! You finally
understand!>
-Jake (grinning): <So you're actually human? That's pretty cool...>
-Ed: <So, how'd it happen?>
-Kain (crosses his arms): <No idea. That's what I need to find out.>
-Jake: <So, what'll you do now?>
(Kain looks surprised at the question. He becomes sullen.)
-Kain (depressed): <That...is a very good question. I hadn't given it much thought; this is all so overwhelming. I can't go back to my old life like this...my research...my friends...Cam-AH!>
(Jake and Ed both jump at this sudden outburst.)
-Ed (worried): <Wh-what is it?!>
-Kain: <C-Cam! We're going to be married in a few weeks; I can't face her at the altar looking like THIS!>
-Ed (relaxing): <Don't startle me like that!>
-Kain (shaking his head): <No, no, no, no, and no! Don't start getting all depressed now, Kain...that won't get you anywhere...think...> (closes his eyes, deep in thought)
-Ed: <Any ideas?>
-Kain: <Hmmm...I have no idea how or why I was turned into a Pikachu...nor do I have any idea how to USE this form...It seems the best move right now would be to learn to use this form. Let's see...the Corporation has an extensive database on Pokemon species, but I doubt they'd let me just waltz in there looking like this...Aha! That's it!>
-Jake: <What?>
-Kain: <Camella- my fiance- her house has a large personal library. It's got a state-of-the-art security system that I happen to have the codes to, and she's out of town for awhile, so it should be nice and private. I'll have plenty of time to learn what I need...and I might even find a lead on the transformation there.> (turns to the others) <Thank you for your help, at least now I know what to do. Goodbye!>
-Ed (stops him): <Hey! Hold on! You're not just gonna leave us behind, are you?>
-Jake: <Yeah, I mean, how often does a human-turned-Pikachu come along? Besides, you might need our help if you run into any more wild pokemon!>
-Kain: <Oh. Good point.>
-Ed: <And who knows? This might be fun!>
-Kain (looks at them): <You certainly are a strange lot...but I'm not exactly in a position to turn down help.>
-Ed (smiling): <Great! So, are you ready to go?>
-Kain (looks around): <Hmm, I think I recognize this area...okay, I think I can find the way from here. Let's go!>
-Ed: <Alright!>
(They take off.)

So, now Kain is a Pokemon. He's overcome his initial mixture of shock and amazement, and he's got a plan...not to mention a few valuable allies. But will it be enough? Can he find a way to return to normal? Or will he be forced to spend the rest of his life as a furry yellow rodent?


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