Beyond the Adventure - A Pokémon Story

Chapter 9: Truths Revealed pt5

        As we fly back to Vermilion City, I flip through the journal we found in the mansion.  It details many different experiments, such as experiments with evolution stones, but the one that I remain fixated on is Mew and Mewtwo.  The journal goes into details about the expedition in the jungle, where they found Mew.  The journal is filled with sketches, a few photographs glued to the pages, and lots of written entries and notes.  I start reading through them.

        “June 17th:  We arrived on an island that was recently discovered.  The island has been named Faraway Island, due to its remote location far south of Kanto.  The island is hot and muggy, and thus far, uninhabited.  We planned to begin exploring after we set up camp.  I pray we find something significant out here, otherwise our funding could be cut.

        “June 19th:  Our first official day of exploration!  We covered Sector 1 of the island, but nothing significant was found.  We did find some unknown berries.  Toxicity testing revealed them to be safe to eat.  They were sweet, delicious, and plentiful.  Our food rations have effectively been extended by many weeks.  We now have plenty of time to explore the island.

        “June 23th:  Sector 2 revealed signs of an ancient civilization!  We found a large ravine with a bridge that was definitely man-made, albeit primitive.  We attempted to cross it, but the bridge broke and we lost Joseph.  We will write to his family and send our condolences, but his death will not be in vain.  We will repair the bridge and cross it to see where it leads.  After many days of exploring, we finally found signs of life, and I am now hopeful we will find something huge.

        “June 26th:  The bridge took a while to repair, but we were able to cross it.  There wasn’t much, but we did find more unusual berries, different from the ones earlier.  Toxicity testing came negative, but these did not taste good.  They were very dry and sour.  Hee-Jun seemed to enjoy them, but the rest of the team disliked them.  I hope we find more than new fruit on this expedition.

        “June 27th:  Hee-Jun came back with the most remarkable find!  He stated he found evidence of something eating the new berries!  When he went back to get some more, he found several eaten rinds on the ground.  None of the other team members like those berries, so either Hee-Jun is playing an elaborate (and very unfunny) joke, or he has found evidence of life on this island!  We searched the surrounding area, but found nothing else.  Many of the team members seem to believe Hee-Jun is pulling a prank, but I… I remain hopeful.

        “June 30th:  The ruins of an ancient civilization were discovered near a river!  The ruins appear very old and in poor condition, but within it, we found carvings!  One particular carving depicted of a strange creature, unlike anything we have seen.  The way it is centered in the mural, it leads me to believe this was a highly revered creature, perhaps even an object of worship.  It may even be a deity of some sort and not a real creature.  I am very excited about the prospects of this significant discovery.  Further investigations will continue!

        “July 4th:  Research on the ruins continue to no avail.  Several of the team members are weary and getting spooked.  Whispered rumors of strange sightings, odd sounds, and shadows among shadows circulate through the chow tent.  Hee-Jun has gone missing as well.  Nobody has seen him for two days.  Searches for him revealed nothing.  Tall tales spread among the team members.  Asuka said she saw him head back to the ravine and jumped.  Samuel said he was eaten by a dinosaur.  Flynn claimed he vanished right before his eyes.  My team clearly needs rest.  Perhaps tomorrow we will halt all work and let them take a day of rest.

        “July 5th:  Asuka came back to camp with fantastic news!  She said she spotted Hee-Jun last night creeping past the camp.  She had followed him and watched where he went and what he did.  She stated he had filled his satchel with berries, then disappeared behind a waterfall.  I gathered the team and we went to this waterfall.  What we discovered was beyond words!  Within a cave behind the waterfall was not one, but TWO new living Pokémon!  Hee-Jun appeared to have been spending his time missing here with them.  He implored us to let them be, that they were timeless creatures and they have shown him many things.  We tried to capture them, but Hee-Jun fought to stop us.  Unfortunately, Hee-Jun was killed in the struggle.  The child Pokémon managed to escape capture, but we did get the mother using a prototype Pokéball from Silph, Co.  I will have to let them know it worked beautifully.  During capture, the creature exhibited remarkable powers!  When the net was thrown at it, it actually teleported out of it.  It also used psychic abilities to ward us off.  Eventually, Robert managed to hit it with a tranquilizer dart, causing the creature to stop fighting and allow capture within the prototype Pokéball.  With this remarkable creature, we should be able to secure enough funding to complete our research.