{On hiatus} Pokemon; A Johto Adventure

Corruption

"Pardon for the interruption, but this is a special news report. Ecruteak City is experiencing traumatic abnormalities:"

"Those attending today's contest have found themselves trapped in the contest hall without a trace of who is behind the activity. The hall was quickly lifted off the ground and is currently rising higher through the sky. More at the scene with Bert..."

"Thanks, Whitney! I'm currently at the scene, just below the hall in my van. We are trailing after the floating building but there doesn't seem to be a sign of any chords or tampering. It literally hangs in the air by itself."

"What do you mean, Bert?"

"Well, Whitney, there seems to be some kind of paranormal activity of sorts. The hall pried itself off the ground and went. The police are currently under heavy investigation o the strange phenomenon. Back to you, Whitney!"

"Thanks, Bert! Well you've heard it hear first guys and gals. We will keep you all up to date on the occurance. This is Whitney signing off at the Goldenrod City Radio Tower!"

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*Lyra's POV*

Silver's words drew at my yearning curiosity. I repeated, "Mew Two?"

What made me so curious was the idea of a second Mew, a Pokemon said to be the ancestor of all Pokemon and people. But in this instance, Mew Two carried a quite different appearance and stature.

Silver whipped his hand at nothing. "That damn science experiment! What was he thinking? Idiot!"

Giovanni's head tilted to us from the front row he stood from. His sly grin curled upward in a formerly evil fashion, asking, "Is that any way to talk about your father?"

"Giovanni," I choked, "what exactly is Mew Two?"

The man brushed his hand through his dark, slicked back hair. He shut his eyes, scanning for information through his mind before replying, "A failed clone of the famous Mew, whom I'm sure you've heard of. In my attempts to replicate the devious feline, I created a more powerful monster. I used the new creation for my previously abandoned plot before things went out of hand. What a shame things have found themselves..."

"Bullshit!" Silver spat. He whipped his hair back in aggravation with a single jerk of his neck.

"And how am I lying? Did I leave something out?" Giovanni's face went blank as he honestly seemed confused by the sudden outburst.

Silver twitched.

He shook his head.

He furiously held back his forming tears.

Silver gritted his teeth before shouting, "You forgot the part where you killed my precious Nidoran... and you used its power and the power of many other Pokemon you stole to use as database for the replication of transformation abilities the real Mew would have. And by the looks of things, it still doesn't fucking work!"

Giovanni's lower lip quivered.

"I'm... I'm s-"

"We don't have time for apologies," Leaf blurted, "we need to save at the people here!"

Giovanni placed a sassy hand on his hip, "Ah, yes, but how do we do so?"

I stroked my pigtails nervously between my tiny fingers. No one seemed to be who they claimed to be. No one is truly honest and no one is completely good. Everyone is a liar with their own back stories. How do I at all fit in with them?

"-Lyra, okay?"

I resumed my presence with a, "Huh?"

Leaf smiled to me warmly like she always did. "Silly," she giggled, "you're just coming with me!"