I thought I'd lost this, really I did o.o this is one of those stories of mine that I like, no matter what anyone says. It's old too, and wasn't sure if my style could go into this again as my writing seems to change/phase about. But I was surprised when I leapt right back into things with the unfinished chapter two- after some small edits.
Anyways: Here's the Prolouge and the first chapter. Rating is PG-13/R, mostly violence, language, etc like that.
And yes I know the title probably sucks :/ never was good with them to be honest. And don't be afraid to point out typos. :x God knows I can't find most of the ones I make. Try to get most but yeah they still hide.
Pain. That was the first thing the girl remembered. But this was unlike any other pain. It was a constant dull aching throb of knives and pins. No matter what she did, the pain stayed with her. And what caused the pain was changing her. Her once dull brown hair was turning silver at the roots. Eyes once bright brown and full of life were greying around the edges as a ring of silver was growing around her pupil.
She shivered, as if cold. But it was only in an attempt to push the pain away. To throw it off, but it stuck like glue. She would have gone mad if it wasn't for him. He had already been changed. And at first hadn't cared about the shaking form. And then slowly had opened up over the course of a year. But the young girl still was wracked with pain.
And now, finally, the boy was trying to help. A hand swept back her hair and a cloth was used to wipe her forhead. Which was akward as she was curled up in a fetus style. Words were whispered, nonsense usually, but it was comforting. The soft droning words faded as the young girl slipped into a fitfull slumber.
The boy sighed, keeping one hand on the girls head as he stopped trying to dry her forhead. He knew how bad it had been at this stage. And he knew most others hadn't survived. He barely had, but that was mainly due to being the first one to be changed. And with how things were going, the girl was the last. But the people in white didn't care. Two specimiens alive and with minds was more than enough.
The child knew this thing was something out of science fiction. This shouldn't be possible. But his liquid gold eyes and dirty gold hair proved otherwise. As the other's soon to be silver/white hair and silver/grey eyes.
And already, they had been given names. And not numbers. He formaly had been Zero Zero One, while the girl was Zero Thirty Eight. He was now Phoenix, while the girl had been dubbed Drake. He wasn't sure what they had been turned too, but it was like he was a new person. He was immune to fire and heat, he couldn't be burned. Although water scared him. More than anything. Even a glass of water caused him to act with caution.
But he wasn't alone in this anymore....
"Phoenix, are you sure we should do this?"
Phoenix scoffed at his sister's question, burning gold eyes filled with hatred at the thoughts of others in the hide out of Team Snaggem. "Yes. They were going to get rid of us, so we should do the same to them."
Drake shot a look out the window, the moon hung over the land and helped cool the heat from the previous day. Infact helped it so much there was frost forming on the window. It was like a freezer out there. But like her brother with fire, she was immune to the chill. It was the day she feared, the heat got to her like any normal human being. "Do we have to do it tomorrow?" She whispered. Clearly afraid to be caught out in the open, underneath the sun. Phoenix hesitated, then answered. "Yes, it has to be."
Drake turned her eyes from the window, and caught her brother's gaze. "I'm scared Phoenix." She said simply, and it showed clearly in her eyes. But Phoenix was there, and he wouldn't let anything harm his sister. "Don't worry Drake, I won't leave you behind."
Drake bit her lip before nodding. "Alright, but what can I do? I have no pokemon..."
Phoenix patted her on the shoulder. "Let me worry about that. All I need you to do is take my bike out now, and wait untill the morning for me to come." Phoenix knew how much she hated being alone. She clearly balked at the idea, slumping her shoulders and trying to look pathetic, but Phoenix didn't budge and Drake gave in, finally. "Alright.... just... don't leave me..." Drake said softly, taking the keys from Phoenix, only to be drawn into a hug when she went to leave. "I won't abandon you, sister." Drake clutched at her brother before he let her go. She stared at him, and then turned and left. Heading quickly for where his bike was.
Phoenix watched her go before he turned and walked down the hall. Heading to a few places this night, as he had a surprise for the humans here...
Gonzap was going over some plans, they were going to hit Phenac city today. And with the new snagging machines, nothing would stand in their way. Smirking, he stood up as some of his underlings flocked together in little huddles, talking excitedly over this new plan.
And then their world exploded as the hide out shook from a massive sound of thunder. Grabbing his desk for balance, Gonzap roared in anger. Who had dared tried to attack them!?
Then a grunt by the name of Wakin appeared. "Sir! Sir! It's Phoenix! He's-" He was cut off as another explosion rang out in the base. And Gonzap all but exploded. "Get Him!" He roared, charging out of the room with a few lackies in tow while the rest stood stunned. Then quickly charged after their boss.
Phoenix laughed as he escaped through the hole in the wall, Espeon at his heels. The newer snagging device was clutched in one hand while in the other he held a silver cylinder. Giving a sharp whistle, the Espeon charged ahead at the vocal command from Phoenix as they rounded a slight corner. Behind him, Phoenix heard Gonzap's bellowing and he grinned, getting ready to press down on the red button.
"Catch!" Phoenix called out to Drake, startling her awake with a snort. Catching the object thrown at her, Drake looked at her brother with confusion clearly written on her face. "Brother?" She queried, but he ignored her question as he quickly recalled Espeon and jumped onto the bike's seat. Gunning the engine as he turned the key's, coaxing the machine to life as he turned the ignition. With a gutural roar it thundered to life and Phoenix took off. Only now pressing the red button, which caused the bomb to explode, gutting the entire building, and would have killed anyone if they were left inside.
Phoenix grinned evily. They should have been greatful that he had Drake for a sister. If at all, as he hadn't wanted to see her get upset over their deaths. Glancing over at his sister, he watched at how she was squinting even now in the early morning sun, and it'd only get worse as the day progressed. Carefully he rached up and grabbed the visor from his head, and passed the silver colored object to his sister. It'd fit her coloring better than him anyways.
He could barely hear her thanks over the roar of the engine as he focused on driving towards the nearest place; The Outskirts. It was a stand made from an old Train's engine and a couple of car's attached to it. From there him and his sister could get enough supplies to head to somewhere else.
"Phoenix?" Drake called out the question. And this time her brother responded.
"Go back to sleep Drake, it's gonna take a few hours to get there."
Drake was silent before agreeing with her brother and settled down into the side car, one hand clutching what her brother had thrown at her while the other curled underneath her head as a makeshift pillow.
Several hours later, and Phoenix had made it to the stand. It'd take the others from Snaggem atleast a day to reach this place, as most, if not all of the newer vehicles were destroyed. As he slowed the bike down, and ignoring how he was slowing the bike down. As the motercycle could take it. Even if it was the engine taking the brute force. He reached over and grabbed the snagging device from his sister. She grumbled and searched for it, and started to wake up.
"Whaszit?" Drake grumbled out as she tried to wake up. But unlike Phoenix, she was not a morning person, and took a good five minutes to wake up on a good day. Her answer was Phoenix throwing his coat at her. A muffled yelp of surprise came from underneath the blue and black fabric as his sister acted like she was being attacked, called out for her brother while trying to find the way out.
Laughing at her child like antics, Phoenix carefully slid the device onto his left arm. Leaving his right free and more maunuverable. Hissing slightly as the blue and red item settled onto his arm and locked itself there. Pressure came from where the silver spot on it was situated. And then finally it felt like an extra addition to his arm. Slightly bulky, but now pretty much as move-able as his arm had been before the snagger device had been attached. Which was saying alot as the device had been like solid rock in trying to move it.
Phoenix took his coat back and stared at it. Ignoring the angry look his sister shot him, Phoenix ripped the left arm of the cloak off and pulled it on. Just able to get the snagging device through the arm hole. But he knew it would never have fit in the sleve of the shirt.
Drake sighed, shaking her head. "And another coat ruined..." She murmured, forgetting her anger at him for now as she slowly got out of the side car, following after her brother as he headed for the stand a few hundred feet away. Pulling the silver visor down tighter around her eyes, she tried to ignore the heat that seemed to try and wiegh her down. Drake mad a sound in the back of her throat, but Phoenix chose to ignore the whine. She always did this when outside for too long. It was part of what made Drake, Drake.
Their boots crunched loudly over the sandy terrain as the duo approached the store. Or rather, the old style train engine. A few vehicles were parked infront of the establishment, and in the back of one, Drake noted as she passed by it after her brother, was a sack that seemed to wiggle slightly.
Creeped out by the sight, Drake sped up and almost slammed into her brothers back as he waited for two others to pass down the ramp. He didn't even flinch as his sister slammed into him, or move for the matter.
Gold eyes trained on the two figures. He had seen the before. Phoenix was sure of it. The one in the lead; a blonde guy wearing sunglasses, a black sleeveless shirt and cargo pants. He was talking about something they had aquired somewhere when the guy following the blonde guy, having heard the collision and turned his head. And caught sight of Drake as she came out from behind her brother, rubbing her head from the pain of slamming into his back. Which meant she didn't see the leer in the eyes of the wierd hat wearing teenager. Or the way her brother shifted infront of her and to the side, his eyes all but holding the glare for a challenge at his actions. The grey haired boy seemed to cower a moment before straigtening his back and turned... swiftly following his fellow to the green truck like vehicle.
Phoenix watched them for a moment as they drove off quickly, and then turned to his sister. "Drake."
"Yeah?"
"Don't leave my sight."
"... okay..." Drake said, confused by Phoenix's words as he grabbed her by the wrist and slowly walked inside the stand. Fuming about other males. He knew that they looked ‘exotic’ thanks to their coloration of hair and eyes, but that didn't mean he liked it when the female snaggers oogled him, or the males oogled his sister. But atleast there, they knew not to try and do anything. The first and last one to do that had to make a living someplace else. As the loss of a hand severaly hampers stealing. And the warning was clear to them all. Any body part that touched his sister; gets cut off.
The screams from the terror filled idiot had helped drive the threat home. Even to Gonzap.
Drake let herself be dragged into the store, and then over to the counter. The man eyed Phoenix as he himself was eyed. "Are you wearing an apron?" Phoenix demanded, eyeing the choice of clothing on the man. He recived first silence, then a hearty chuckle as the man regignised Phoenix finally before saying: "The usual?"
"Yeah." Phoenix muttered, grabbing a wad of cash as five canteens, a pack of rations for humans and pokemon, some healing items and a pack of poke`treats were placed on the counter. slamming the money down, he grabbed one of the canteen's, and the other stuff while Drake settled for the four other water containers. Not voicing anger at not having anything else to carry as the water was for her, really. Grabbing the lid of one she made to drink some of it but was halted by her brother as he shoved his canteen at her. "Don't waste your water."
Nodding, she re-capped her own canteen and placed it with the others as she followed her brother out of the train engine, neither hearing the news report that flashed on the screen.
Gulping the water down greedily, Drake eyed their surroundings as Phoenix mused on what to do. "Where should we go?" Phoenix asked aloud to no one really. Drake wasn't listening to him. Her mind had travled back to the sack in the back of the green hover car. How it moved...
"Phoenix." Drake started, pulling the canteen from her lips as she re-capped it, having drank her fill. Her taller brother turned, taking the offered item back again as he continued to stare at her, waiting for her to continue. "Why don't we go to Phenac?"
Phoenix toyed with the idea and then relented. "Alright. Phenac it is." He said, making his way to the bike. Drake followed along behind him, trying to ignore the heat as it bore down on her. Knowing it was only going to get worse as the day wore on. A sudden gush of sand from the far left broke Drake out of her surroundings, and she turned her attention to it for a few moments as more sand seemed to gyser up into the air for no reason before she finally pointed at it while saying: "Phoenix, what's that?"
Phoenix looked to where his sister pointed. "Hm ... seems Gonzap was a slight exagerater... those are Trapinch, Drake. You know, you've seen one that I snagged a year or two ago."
"... that squat little reddish bown thing with the giant head?"
Phoenix nodded his head. "Yes. That was a Trapinch."
"Wierd..." Drake murmured as she walked over to the side car, and climbed in it as Phoenix started to turn the ignition. A few seconds later, the giant bike was roaring to life and with a bang of sparks and smoke, shot off towards Phenac.
Anyways: Here's the Prolouge and the first chapter. Rating is PG-13/R, mostly violence, language, etc like that.
And yes I know the title probably sucks :/ never was good with them to be honest. And don't be afraid to point out typos. :x God knows I can't find most of the ones I make. Try to get most but yeah they still hide.
Prolouge
Pain. That was the first thing the girl remembered. But this was unlike any other pain. It was a constant dull aching throb of knives and pins. No matter what she did, the pain stayed with her. And what caused the pain was changing her. Her once dull brown hair was turning silver at the roots. Eyes once bright brown and full of life were greying around the edges as a ring of silver was growing around her pupil.
She shivered, as if cold. But it was only in an attempt to push the pain away. To throw it off, but it stuck like glue. She would have gone mad if it wasn't for him. He had already been changed. And at first hadn't cared about the shaking form. And then slowly had opened up over the course of a year. But the young girl still was wracked with pain.
And now, finally, the boy was trying to help. A hand swept back her hair and a cloth was used to wipe her forhead. Which was akward as she was curled up in a fetus style. Words were whispered, nonsense usually, but it was comforting. The soft droning words faded as the young girl slipped into a fitfull slumber.
The boy sighed, keeping one hand on the girls head as he stopped trying to dry her forhead. He knew how bad it had been at this stage. And he knew most others hadn't survived. He barely had, but that was mainly due to being the first one to be changed. And with how things were going, the girl was the last. But the people in white didn't care. Two specimiens alive and with minds was more than enough.
The child knew this thing was something out of science fiction. This shouldn't be possible. But his liquid gold eyes and dirty gold hair proved otherwise. As the other's soon to be silver/white hair and silver/grey eyes.
And already, they had been given names. And not numbers. He formaly had been Zero Zero One, while the girl was Zero Thirty Eight. He was now Phoenix, while the girl had been dubbed Drake. He wasn't sure what they had been turned too, but it was like he was a new person. He was immune to fire and heat, he couldn't be burned. Although water scared him. More than anything. Even a glass of water caused him to act with caution.
But he wasn't alone in this anymore....
Chapter One
"Phoenix, are you sure we should do this?"
Phoenix scoffed at his sister's question, burning gold eyes filled with hatred at the thoughts of others in the hide out of Team Snaggem. "Yes. They were going to get rid of us, so we should do the same to them."
Drake shot a look out the window, the moon hung over the land and helped cool the heat from the previous day. Infact helped it so much there was frost forming on the window. It was like a freezer out there. But like her brother with fire, she was immune to the chill. It was the day she feared, the heat got to her like any normal human being. "Do we have to do it tomorrow?" She whispered. Clearly afraid to be caught out in the open, underneath the sun. Phoenix hesitated, then answered. "Yes, it has to be."
Drake turned her eyes from the window, and caught her brother's gaze. "I'm scared Phoenix." She said simply, and it showed clearly in her eyes. But Phoenix was there, and he wouldn't let anything harm his sister. "Don't worry Drake, I won't leave you behind."
Drake bit her lip before nodding. "Alright, but what can I do? I have no pokemon..."
Phoenix patted her on the shoulder. "Let me worry about that. All I need you to do is take my bike out now, and wait untill the morning for me to come." Phoenix knew how much she hated being alone. She clearly balked at the idea, slumping her shoulders and trying to look pathetic, but Phoenix didn't budge and Drake gave in, finally. "Alright.... just... don't leave me..." Drake said softly, taking the keys from Phoenix, only to be drawn into a hug when she went to leave. "I won't abandon you, sister." Drake clutched at her brother before he let her go. She stared at him, and then turned and left. Heading quickly for where his bike was.
Phoenix watched her go before he turned and walked down the hall. Heading to a few places this night, as he had a surprise for the humans here...
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Gonzap was going over some plans, they were going to hit Phenac city today. And with the new snagging machines, nothing would stand in their way. Smirking, he stood up as some of his underlings flocked together in little huddles, talking excitedly over this new plan.
And then their world exploded as the hide out shook from a massive sound of thunder. Grabbing his desk for balance, Gonzap roared in anger. Who had dared tried to attack them!?
Then a grunt by the name of Wakin appeared. "Sir! Sir! It's Phoenix! He's-" He was cut off as another explosion rang out in the base. And Gonzap all but exploded. "Get Him!" He roared, charging out of the room with a few lackies in tow while the rest stood stunned. Then quickly charged after their boss.
-
Phoenix laughed as he escaped through the hole in the wall, Espeon at his heels. The newer snagging device was clutched in one hand while in the other he held a silver cylinder. Giving a sharp whistle, the Espeon charged ahead at the vocal command from Phoenix as they rounded a slight corner. Behind him, Phoenix heard Gonzap's bellowing and he grinned, getting ready to press down on the red button.
"Catch!" Phoenix called out to Drake, startling her awake with a snort. Catching the object thrown at her, Drake looked at her brother with confusion clearly written on her face. "Brother?" She queried, but he ignored her question as he quickly recalled Espeon and jumped onto the bike's seat. Gunning the engine as he turned the key's, coaxing the machine to life as he turned the ignition. With a gutural roar it thundered to life and Phoenix took off. Only now pressing the red button, which caused the bomb to explode, gutting the entire building, and would have killed anyone if they were left inside.
Phoenix grinned evily. They should have been greatful that he had Drake for a sister. If at all, as he hadn't wanted to see her get upset over their deaths. Glancing over at his sister, he watched at how she was squinting even now in the early morning sun, and it'd only get worse as the day progressed. Carefully he rached up and grabbed the visor from his head, and passed the silver colored object to his sister. It'd fit her coloring better than him anyways.
He could barely hear her thanks over the roar of the engine as he focused on driving towards the nearest place; The Outskirts. It was a stand made from an old Train's engine and a couple of car's attached to it. From there him and his sister could get enough supplies to head to somewhere else.
"Phoenix?" Drake called out the question. And this time her brother responded.
"Go back to sleep Drake, it's gonna take a few hours to get there."
Drake was silent before agreeing with her brother and settled down into the side car, one hand clutching what her brother had thrown at her while the other curled underneath her head as a makeshift pillow.
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Several hours later, and Phoenix had made it to the stand. It'd take the others from Snaggem atleast a day to reach this place, as most, if not all of the newer vehicles were destroyed. As he slowed the bike down, and ignoring how he was slowing the bike down. As the motercycle could take it. Even if it was the engine taking the brute force. He reached over and grabbed the snagging device from his sister. She grumbled and searched for it, and started to wake up.
"Whaszit?" Drake grumbled out as she tried to wake up. But unlike Phoenix, she was not a morning person, and took a good five minutes to wake up on a good day. Her answer was Phoenix throwing his coat at her. A muffled yelp of surprise came from underneath the blue and black fabric as his sister acted like she was being attacked, called out for her brother while trying to find the way out.
Laughing at her child like antics, Phoenix carefully slid the device onto his left arm. Leaving his right free and more maunuverable. Hissing slightly as the blue and red item settled onto his arm and locked itself there. Pressure came from where the silver spot on it was situated. And then finally it felt like an extra addition to his arm. Slightly bulky, but now pretty much as move-able as his arm had been before the snagger device had been attached. Which was saying alot as the device had been like solid rock in trying to move it.
Phoenix took his coat back and stared at it. Ignoring the angry look his sister shot him, Phoenix ripped the left arm of the cloak off and pulled it on. Just able to get the snagging device through the arm hole. But he knew it would never have fit in the sleve of the shirt.
Drake sighed, shaking her head. "And another coat ruined..." She murmured, forgetting her anger at him for now as she slowly got out of the side car, following after her brother as he headed for the stand a few hundred feet away. Pulling the silver visor down tighter around her eyes, she tried to ignore the heat that seemed to try and wiegh her down. Drake mad a sound in the back of her throat, but Phoenix chose to ignore the whine. She always did this when outside for too long. It was part of what made Drake, Drake.
Their boots crunched loudly over the sandy terrain as the duo approached the store. Or rather, the old style train engine. A few vehicles were parked infront of the establishment, and in the back of one, Drake noted as she passed by it after her brother, was a sack that seemed to wiggle slightly.
Creeped out by the sight, Drake sped up and almost slammed into her brothers back as he waited for two others to pass down the ramp. He didn't even flinch as his sister slammed into him, or move for the matter.
Gold eyes trained on the two figures. He had seen the before. Phoenix was sure of it. The one in the lead; a blonde guy wearing sunglasses, a black sleeveless shirt and cargo pants. He was talking about something they had aquired somewhere when the guy following the blonde guy, having heard the collision and turned his head. And caught sight of Drake as she came out from behind her brother, rubbing her head from the pain of slamming into his back. Which meant she didn't see the leer in the eyes of the wierd hat wearing teenager. Or the way her brother shifted infront of her and to the side, his eyes all but holding the glare for a challenge at his actions. The grey haired boy seemed to cower a moment before straigtening his back and turned... swiftly following his fellow to the green truck like vehicle.
Phoenix watched them for a moment as they drove off quickly, and then turned to his sister. "Drake."
"Yeah?"
"Don't leave my sight."
"... okay..." Drake said, confused by Phoenix's words as he grabbed her by the wrist and slowly walked inside the stand. Fuming about other males. He knew that they looked ‘exotic’ thanks to their coloration of hair and eyes, but that didn't mean he liked it when the female snaggers oogled him, or the males oogled his sister. But atleast there, they knew not to try and do anything. The first and last one to do that had to make a living someplace else. As the loss of a hand severaly hampers stealing. And the warning was clear to them all. Any body part that touched his sister; gets cut off.
The screams from the terror filled idiot had helped drive the threat home. Even to Gonzap.
Drake let herself be dragged into the store, and then over to the counter. The man eyed Phoenix as he himself was eyed. "Are you wearing an apron?" Phoenix demanded, eyeing the choice of clothing on the man. He recived first silence, then a hearty chuckle as the man regignised Phoenix finally before saying: "The usual?"
"Yeah." Phoenix muttered, grabbing a wad of cash as five canteens, a pack of rations for humans and pokemon, some healing items and a pack of poke`treats were placed on the counter. slamming the money down, he grabbed one of the canteen's, and the other stuff while Drake settled for the four other water containers. Not voicing anger at not having anything else to carry as the water was for her, really. Grabbing the lid of one she made to drink some of it but was halted by her brother as he shoved his canteen at her. "Don't waste your water."
Nodding, she re-capped her own canteen and placed it with the others as she followed her brother out of the train engine, neither hearing the news report that flashed on the screen.
Gulping the water down greedily, Drake eyed their surroundings as Phoenix mused on what to do. "Where should we go?" Phoenix asked aloud to no one really. Drake wasn't listening to him. Her mind had travled back to the sack in the back of the green hover car. How it moved...
"Phoenix." Drake started, pulling the canteen from her lips as she re-capped it, having drank her fill. Her taller brother turned, taking the offered item back again as he continued to stare at her, waiting for her to continue. "Why don't we go to Phenac?"
Phoenix toyed with the idea and then relented. "Alright. Phenac it is." He said, making his way to the bike. Drake followed along behind him, trying to ignore the heat as it bore down on her. Knowing it was only going to get worse as the day wore on. A sudden gush of sand from the far left broke Drake out of her surroundings, and she turned her attention to it for a few moments as more sand seemed to gyser up into the air for no reason before she finally pointed at it while saying: "Phoenix, what's that?"
Phoenix looked to where his sister pointed. "Hm ... seems Gonzap was a slight exagerater... those are Trapinch, Drake. You know, you've seen one that I snagged a year or two ago."
"... that squat little reddish bown thing with the giant head?"
Phoenix nodded his head. "Yes. That was a Trapinch."
"Wierd..." Drake murmured as she walked over to the side car, and climbed in it as Phoenix started to turn the ignition. A few seconds later, the giant bike was roaring to life and with a bang of sparks and smoke, shot off towards Phenac.
