PETRAS (part 3a) "What Oak Never Wanted to Know"
Disclaimer: I Don't own the anime most of these
characters belong to (I wish I did), and I make no
profit from it (though that would be nice too).
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Watching the viewscreen, Washuu felt her lungs
wail. "Pick up that disk!"
Oak could've sworn he heard a slightly nasal
voice in the distance, but shrugged as he passed
through his main laboratory. He already had strange
visions every night during the past week of a strange,
red-haired woman. He didn't need to lose his mind to
weird thoughts during his consciousness. All those
odd feelings he had as he passed by his desk, though
he neglected them before the start of his Slowbro
evolution project. He was working towards a more
alert slowbro, but found himself becoming less awake
each day. Maybe that type of Pokemon would never go
further than a slowbro after all.
"Every day I keep thinking he'll evolve,
somehow," Oak muttered to himself, "But all he ever
does is look back at me."
Slowbro, the psychic pokemon that was with a
fused clam-like pokemon on his tail, merely looked
back to the Professor dazedly. Who knew what Slowbro
really though behind the expressionless face. At
times, Oak began to feel SlowBro and other Pokemon
like PsyDuck were just dumb Pokemon. It was too
frustrating; too hard to figure why they were like
that. Not once had he seen any expression that'd tell
him they knew what was going on.
"That disk!" Washuu began to key into her
computer a command that would have something hit Oak
on his head.
A green-haired lady formed out of nowhere into
Washuu's laboratory. Like she had once done before,
she felt no fear or cluelessness of Washuu. Sensing
the slight wince in Washuu, the green-haired lady
turned to see the viewscreen.
"A little frustrated?" Setsuna didn't wait for
Washuu to reply, "Just watch for another minute."
In less than a minute, Oak was slamming his
clipboard to his neglected desk. All that time he'd
tried figuring the slowbro problem, with no avail. If
he'd been just a little more irate, he might've missed
the yellowdisk that caught his eyes.
"Hello, what do have here?" Oak scrolled his mind
to realize he never had a disk that color.
Staring at the viewscreen in slight awe, Washuu
mouthed, "How the....did she know?"
Oak placed the disk in his computer, letting
thousands of files appear on the screen. Looking to
the first of the batch, he opened the file.
"And this is where he finds that video file,
right?" Washuu caught on to what would happen next.
Besides, she was the "greatest scientist in the
universe".
Oak watched the main file, the green-haired lady
appear to him in the video, speaking of "pocket
monsters" and the time distortion. Even for a
brilliant scientist, Oak was dumbfounded. As he opened
the file the video instructed him to try, he muttered,
"Terra incognita?"
Impassively, Setsuna turned to Washuu. "Once he
digs into the truth, it'll take him a while to
actually believe it."
"You really think he'd trust some disk?" Washuu
knew Setsuna was right. "Well, if he did, how do you
think that would prevent everything from happening?!"
"I don't. You know that." The green-haired lady's
staff glowed with the picture of a group of teenagers
sitting below two adults with enlarged TR's on their
shirts. "I just want him to give the information to
them. That's what'll matter the most."
Oak looked at his trash bin wearily. He knew it
was the truth, despite all the lies he kept telling
himself. He and his companions wasting their lives
over studying those "pocket monsters" when in truth,
all the answers were in that disk
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"You know how it'll always be," his eyes never
strayed from Misty's as he clasped her hand in his,
"I'll always..."
Gary looked to the two sixteen-year-olds with an
air of stoicism. He had been watching them for a
minute before he realized they saw him.
"Yo, Ash," Gary looked unaffected. "Grandpa
wants to talk to you."
"Huh, right now?" Ash looked a little anxious to
return to his conversation. Almost gruffly, he asked,
"What about?"
"You know, probably the usual," Gary paused and
with a slightly softer voice continued, "He also wants
to see you too, Misty."
"Um, sure," Misty stopped herself from going
overboard, "It's not about that slowbro, is it?"
Guessing exactly what Gary had, he looked to
Misty for a few seconds before catching himself. It'd
been around four years since he realized Misty and Ash
were together, and would be together for a long time.
All those years where he never heard a "no" from any
other girl were the years when Misty would repeatedly
make it clear: she was Ash's. It was during those
years that Gary struggled with the thought on how Ash
knew it all along, and was merely let it be rubbed in.
Ash himself was occupied with Misty, or he was
until Gary appeared. "Figures!" Ash sighed in his
mind, thinking of the times Ash was sent to some trip
"without Misty". All those years after they stopped
competing with each other through their Pokemon, they
were just competing with their hearts. Ash was all-too
aware of what Gary was feeling for Misty, but he also
knew Gary wouldn't win.
"If it is, Oak already sent me to check out
Rochelle Town last week," Ash stood from his past
kneeling position, "The only slowbro I saw there was
deceased."
Ash grieved every lost Slowbro, or at least he
tried to. So many slowbros were falling to the
mysterious virus. Apparently, the Slowbro virus worked
quicker than it had sounded. Every slowbro nearby it
would lose the will to eat, to live, and would
eventually turn too decrepit to survive. All the
slowbros Ash had his diggletts bury appeared so sad,
even through the masks of their impassive faces. It
was too much for Ash, too much for everyone.
"Lesse, a gourmet dinner, ginger ale, candles, a
picnic blanket," Brock was checking his bag of
supplies until he completely dropped them. "Oh, no,
where's Jenny?"
Brock could've sworn he was walking through the
forest with Officer Jenny just a few minutes ago.
Scrambling through his thoughts, he could only wonder
why Jenny would disappear, especially after they heard
the yell of some mysterious figure.
Slapping his forehead, he could only stutter,
"D..D..Darn." The Jenny from Pallet Town was just
like all the other officers. She was probably
investigating the situation, as was the instinct for
all the Officer Jennies.
Walking back to where he and Jenny heard the
"mysterious" voice, he eyed Jenny. There she was,
tapping her feet, as if she was waiting for him all
along.
"Where were you?" her eyes were slit in anger.
"Jenny, dear, I..." Brock couldn't help but feel
frustrated. Suddenly reflecting her expression, Brock
replied, "Looking for you."
It didn't take Brock very long to relent. As
with any Jenny, Brock couldn't stand being mad at one
for very long, if ever. Changing his tone to a more
apologetic appeal, his voice became almost audible.
"Sorry."
Jenny's dour expression was lifted. "That's
okay, Brock. I should've told you where I was off to,
anyway." During that reply, Brock felt like falling
over. "It was just a wild Growlithe."
Picking up the pace of the conversation, Brock
felt more light-hearted. The argument he usually went
through with Jenny would usually end quickly. "That's
a relief. So, then," Brock's voice became less
confident.
He'd been planning to ask the question the whole
past week. At every date, even with the romantic
settings, he'd either forget or be too intimidated.
He waited all his life to marry a Jenny or Nurse Joy.
Why couldn't he try then?
The setting wasn't very romantic, yet it seemed
perfect to Brock. The swamp-like forest around them
seemed to be swarmed with insects and bugs, yet there
wasn't a person in site. The hum of the butterfrees
inhabiting the swamp seemed to tell him "Will you
marry me?"
"What?" Jenny obviously heard Brock's outburst.
"Um...well, Jenny," Brock felt his voice slowly
crescendo. "Will you do the honor of being my wife?'
He said it perfectly, or at least didn't stutter
the question to her. It didn't take long to heat a
reply, as Brock's ears were flooded with the joyful
shout "Yes!"
There was a mien of uneasiness. There wasn't
much to talk about that didn't lead to more silence.
If there was anything to save the faltering
conversation, it had to come right then and there.
It was then that two gleeful teenagers distracted
the faltered conversation. One of them was a brown-
haired male with a green-linen vest. The other was a
slightly shorter female whose blue hair seemed to
stand out even in the darkness. Both seemed to be in
a daze as they approached Ash, Misty, and Gary.
"Hey Ash!" Brock held Jenny's right hand up,
"Guess what?"
The ring on Jenny's finger caught Misty's
attention the quickest. "You're getting married?!"
All through the hysterics and delight, Gary
remained silent. As if he was waiting through
eternity, he halted the conversation on the wedding
with "Grandpa wants to see us."
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"Where were you?" Oak fumed at the group before
him.
"Uh, O...Professor Oak," Ash noted the aged man.
Only a few weeks ago, the man was passionately
recalling all the heights of the Pokemon in the world.
Professor Oak was so full of scientific fervor and
youth in his old age. What changed?
"I won't tolerate lateness like this any more.
>From now on, I expect more discipline, especially with
this project I wish for you to undertake."
"Project?" Jenny wasn't sure if she was supposed
to be part of the research staff.
"Yes. I'll need all the help I can get for
this," Oak paused as he held up a yellow disk before
continuing, "This disk..."
Gary chose to take his turn in explaining by
being handed the disk. "Apparently, Grandpa
discovered the disk while researching the Slowbro
Project." He inserted the disk into a computer as he
typed a few commands. "Call this a preview for our
new project."
As a red-haired woman came onto the computer
screen, Professor Oak sighed, "You're not gonna like
this."
Onscreen was a red-haired lady. Obviously not
shy of the camera, she cleared her throat a moment
before beginning to speak.
"As you can see, I, Washuu, the greatest
scientist in the," she seemed to turn in the direction
of an offscreen woman's voice. "Get on with it."
Before continuing, Washuu sighed, then
turned back to the camera. "I, the world's greatest
scientist in the universe have discovered why you're
here."
"Is this some kind of joke?" Ash looked to Oak
for some kind of laugh, but saw the irate and
sleepless man wasn't in the mood for humor.
"When looking back into your history, it
spanned over another planet."
It took a full ten minutes before the red-haired
woman showed them the planet she meant. Beforehand,
she was only noting the history of Pokemon, and how
they were genetically altered creations by the
colonists who inhabited their planet. Who'd believe
her account of "animals" turned into "pocket
monsters"? Apparently, once she began showing the
planet, the last words of the video file caught all of
them more emotionally.
"...but if you don't believe this, then the
Pokemon you care for will..."
"Will what?" Plenty of awful thoughts entered the
Pokemon trainers.
Washuu paused as she rubbed her temples a
moment. It seemed as if she as affected by the
information she was giving. "If you truly care for
the welfare and freedom of your Pokemon, I suggest you
not only review these files, but develop your forces
soon."
What affected Officer Jenny the most was the
military factor. The forces of their world were
almost nil, even with the local police stations in
each town. If the Pokemon that protected the people
needed help them, who'd supply it? The only type of
large army Jenny heard of being developed was
consisting mainly of Pokemon. The factor of having
another dominating world was too overwhelming.
"I can't help but feel sorry for them." Washuu
sighed at he viewscreen.
"Don't be." Rei allowed the confusion in Washuu
come from the comment. "Everyone has a purpose. Mine
is to make sure they carry out theirs."
"Didn't see you there."
For the first time, Washuu saw Rei smile.
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Spoiler note: For Extreme Evangelion fans, if you
didn't watch the end of Evangelion, or didn't read the
scripts, or just don't wanna know what happened, avoid
this story for awhile...
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RECAP: (But if u read the parts before this, why
bother?)
1. Pokemon: So far, Jesse was introduced as a second
SailorMars, much to Raye (SailorMars in SailorMoon)
and Jesse's own distaste. Brock, dressed in a tuxedo
with a rose in hand, was just sensing danger and was
off on another crusade. A male in another tuxedo
appeared to Brock with a yellow rodent on his
shoulder.
2. Evangelion was the term for a machine that'd be
piloted by young individuals. Shinji Ikari, a
dispirited young adult, was sharing an island with the
girl who constantly nagged him in his past life. Asuka
was rambling of "seeing only Shinji" while on the
island with him. Though thinking they were the only
survivors of the third impact (where every human on
earth was turned to liquid), a classmate was having
troubles of his own.
Only a few months ago, Touji appeared on what
seemed to be another world (the world of Ranma1/2) to
greet a green-haired lady and a clumsy, blonde girl.
With no recollection of the world he came from, he
somehow ended up falling for Serena. Just recently
falling in love with the girl (Serena A.K.A.
SailorMoon), Touji kept noticing something was wrong
with her. By visiting his adopted parents' friend, Dr.
Tofu, Touji began recalling visions of Evas, and
possibly the past he had forgotten. With the addition
of a past classmate, Kensuke, Touji himself was
recovering his past.
3. Tenchi Masaki (a boy who found out he was a
prince from the world of Jurai) had dealt with unusual
proceedings in his home. Dealing with the space pirate
(Ryoko) and a relative who happened to be a princess
from Jurai (Ayeka) was tough enough. Ryoko and Ayeka's
fighting over him wasn't enough. Tenchi found exactly
what Washuu discovered (Shinji and Asuka on one of
Washuu's homemade worlds.) and met a green-haired
woman (Setsuna from SailorMoon). Another experiment or
creation of Washuu's went wrong (Just like usual).
4. Ranma Saotome and Akane Tendo had their own weird
lives in Nerima before meeting a green-haired lady
(Setsuna). Ranma was a guy who turned to a girl when
splashed with cold water, who'd usually go into harsh
situations to turn back (with hot water) to a guy.
Akane was the martial arts school owner's daughter who
was set up to marry Ranma. Combining their weird
fianc�es parents, enemies, and whatever came their
way, their lives became a great mess until they were
finally married. Only five years after their marriage,
they both realized Ranma wouldn't be able to give
Akane a child. Once Setsuna came to them in their
fifteenth year of marriage, they were more than
willing to accept a child and whatever would happen
next.
A year after Serena's arrival, Touji came (read
part2) and somehow fell for Serena (literally and
figuratively). Both Serena and Touji knew nothing of
their past in their own worlds (from the aid of a
certain green-haired lady), yet began recalling it by
visiting Dr. Tofu. From seeing inkblots, Serena lost
more control of her mind than Touji, letting herself
recall her past as SailorMoon and the guy she once
loved (Mamoru A.K.A. Tuxedo Mask). Unknowing of
Serena's past, Touji merely let himself and Serena
fall further from each other.
5. SailorMoon (known as Serena in SailorMoon) wasn't
the only character with bad recollections. When
Setsuna sent Serena from her world to Ranma's, Jesse
was sent in her place as SailorMars2. Handling
everything as well as they could, the other sailor
scouts merely let Jesse be a Sailor Scout, except
SailorMars (Raye). Setsuna (SailorPluto A.K.A. the
green-haired lady A.K.A. the protector of time) went
over to greet Washuu on a "little" disturbance in
time.
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Author's Note: Okay, I wrote this as Prologue
part 3a, cuz there's more to "What Oak Never Wanted to
Know". I just had 2 cut this off here, so I could
submit it for this week.
C&C (Congratulations or Criticisms or both)
to Undine2040@yahoo.com (Wise Crystal)
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