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001. [Video/Action for Goldenrod Rocket HQ]

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_{[Victims of motion sickness beware, because there's about to be a good two minutes of jerky, dizzying footage of the floor, the ceiling, an upside-down bed, and what appears to be the foot of a small child. The telltale sounds of hands grappling with a PokeGear are what dominate the audio feed, but murmuring in the background are what sound like deep, rumbling growls and a youthful, high-pitched voice-- probably belonging to the owner of that foot.]

[And then all at once the camera stops and gives everybody a great view of a pair of nostrils and, somewhere above them, a slightly more pleasant-to-behold pair of bright blue eyes.]}

--ink... I think it's a toy.

But not the kind you chase.

The other kind.

Um.

A puzzle.

_{[The screen jitters again-- now it's mostly tangled black hair on the screen, and a bony shoulder poking out a shirt that's way too big for it. Behind it is an expanse of leathery-looking flesh probably belonging to whatever's doing all that growling.]}

Ahuh... yeah, it's definitely a puzzle. I can tell 'cause it's got a lot of buttons.

_{[A chorus of deafening beeps sound as the kid promptly sets about trying to solve the puzzle by PRESSING EVERYTHING until the PokeGear is gently removed from his grasp by a set of bulky, blunt-clawed hands. And then, at a proper angle for the first time in this entire broadcast, a Kangaskhan's face appears in front of the screen, rumbling softly in greeting. She knows what a PokeGear is for! ... But then almost immediately a pair of pale little hands pop over the Pokemon's shoulder and try to grab the camera back.]}

No, no, I wanna solve it! I wanna solve the puzzle! Please? Please! Pl-- whoa!

_{[Standing all the way up, the Kangaskhan holds the camera in front of her and starts to plod across the small, undecorated dormlike room they're in, presumably towards the door, and presumably with her pint-sized trainer dangling from the 'puzzle'. Aaaand after some jostling, the feed cuts.]}

[Action for Rockets]

_{[In a building full of sneaky people, another sneaky person doesn't really stand out unless they're particularly bad at sneaking.]

[It just so happens that Wrath is not exactly the best at this.]

[Give him trees or bushes and sure, he can creep around like a good little let's-not-run-into-this-thing-in-the-dark. But all these winding hallways are slightly more alien territory, and there's only so many ways you can hide behind a corner without getting spotted. Especially when your GIANT KANGASKHAN STARTER KEEPS ON MARCHING STRAIGHT DOWN THE HALL LIKE SHE DOESN'T EVEN CARE IF THEY'RE SPOTTED.]}

Mama!

_{[This flustered hiss comes from behind an open door, where Wrath had ducked upon seeing a couple of much-taller Rocket Grunts go strolling past. Now he's peeking out, expression somewhere between frustrated and oh my god WHAT ARE YOU DOING AAAA]}

Don't do that, they'll see you!

_{[HE DOESN'T KNOW WHO THESE PEOPLE ARE. Only that they're humans, and they're wearing uniforms. Uniforms that are drastically different from the ones he's used to seeing, of course, but he's had precisely one (1) significant experience with dudes in uniforms, and it was a really bad one. MIGHT AS WELL NOT TAKE CHANCES.]

[The Kangaskhan, however, has other plans. She's marching towards the Mess Hall and seems a little exasperated that her trainer isn't following her. :I HUMANS.]}

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I'M not an idiot, YOU'RE an idiot!!

_{[This is such a productive conversation. If this doesn't get you a gold star for effort, Lust , who knows what will.]}

... WHAT berries?! Why would I eat BERRIES?!

_{[He's still not buying that bit about being human now.]}

You're the one who doesn't even know how his 'gear works.

Because you'll get hungry and your body will hurt and start to not work right.

You have an animal with you, yes?

[Lust pities the poor Pokemon.]

_{[Before Wrath has a chance to make a snotty retort, Mama decides that's her cue to step in. The camera jerks as it's taken away from Wrath (again), his livid face replaced by the Pokemon's.]

[Ignoring the faint "HEY!" from her trainer, the Kangaskhan rumbles and gives Lust a look that's somewhere between apologetic and stern. She knows he's being loud, but name-calling is hardly necessary, missy! You are an ADULT.]}

Khggrooowrr.

[Well, that eases Lust's worry about Wrath's Pokemon. The Kangaskhan can certainly handle herself.]

I hope you're a patient creature, your Trainer is...sheltered and unstable.

[To put it kindly, Lust thinks. But she knows the Kangaskhan can't explain anything to Wrath, and he needs to understand as best he can about Pokemon.]

Wrath, this Pokemon is one of many that are native to this world. They're smarter than animals back home, and have a vastly different physiology. They have a sort of symbiotic relationship with people, it's difficult to explain. But you're responsible for this Pokemon's health and well being, do you understand me?

[YEAH Wrath couldn't hurt this Pokemon if he tried. Fortunately.]

[Mama obviously can't respond in kind, but she's a smart creature. She understands what Lust means just fine, and dips her head in an ackowledging nod. She kind of got that idea already from her interactions with the kid so far, but she'll keep that in mind all the same.]

[Wrath's head pokes back into view, still looking aggravated.]

Pokemon? You mean the chimera? She's a chimera. Right?

No, she isn't a chimera. She's a Pokemon.

[It's easier to talk to him when he's calmed some.]

Like the big eyed pink thing on my lap here. And every animal you'll see. They're all Pokemon. That is a Kangaskhan, specifically. You're her trainer now. And that means you're responsible for her well being. You have to take care of her.

Big-eyed-- wha--

_{[Oh THAT thing. He'd... he'd sort of thought it was a toy or something. He'd watched the kids outside that woman's house carrying around similar things-- dolls and such.]

[He watches it in mingled fascination and unsettlement as Lust continues. It's a little mind-boggling... truth be told, if she hadn't outed herself as a DIRTY NASTY TRAITOR before he'd come here, he might have settled right down into Obedience Mode.]

[She was, after all, delivering orders just like she once had before Master had punished her.]

[Wrath frowns deeply, glancing at the Kangaskhan. She seemed perfectly capable of taking care of herself. He's not even sure HOW to take care of things.]}

Why're you telling me this stuff?

Why should I believe it?

She's a Jigglypuff. Her name is Chanteuse.

[And she would continue staring at Wrath until she was acknowledged.]

And I'm telling you this because while I don't much care about you, your Pokemon shouldn't suffer from your lack of knowledge. Just be kind to her.

--I wouldn't be mean to her!

_{[Mostly because she's big enough to turn his head into pulp by squeezing it between two fingers, but, you know.]}

She's nice!

_{[NOT LIKE YOU. >8(]}

She's nice like Mommy.

And BOY, will you be sorry once Mommy gets here. You betrayed her, too!

There's no guarantee anyone will show up, Wrath.

[Though at this rate, Lust isn't going to be surprised.]

And there's a great deal you don't understand.

_{[A smoulder of frustration enters his eyes once again, and he clenches his fists, leaning upwards to try and make full, glaring eye-contact.]}

No!

You heard her, just like I did! Just a few hours ago!

She said she'd only be gone a little while. She wouldn't say that and then not come find us!

_{[Other world, okay. Chimeras being called 'Pokemon', fine. But one thing Wrath really cannot wrap his mind around even without his stubbornness getting in the way is the time disparity.]}

Wrath...

[Lust struggles to make her tone as comforting as possible, but it's difficult.]

I've been here for months. I know that's difficult to understand, but it's the truth.

_{[Well, you've been enjoying his confusion so far, so now you get to enjoy watching his brain cave in trying to process what you're saying.]}

W... wh... what are you...

_{[Tears well up in his eyes. How is that possible? Had he stayed dead for that long? And if he'd been dead, why hadn't Mommy come back and saved him?]

[Where had he been moved to?]

[What's happening]}

You... y-you're lying...

_{[His voice is a tearful croak. He's more scared than angry now.]}

No, I'm not.

It's just a strange thing that happens, time moves differently here. It's...it's alright, calm down.

Nnno, it's NOT all right!!

_{[His voice grows loud again, hysterical.]}

You betrayed us and Mommy's gone and we're not in Amestris, and-- oh, ohhh, Master's gonna be so angry...

She'll kill us.

She'll kill us.

Master isn't here, no one's going to kill us. And even if she did show up, no one would let her hurt you. She doesn't have any power in this world at all.

[Maybe his distress and confusion will make it easier to convince him of the truth.]

Master was a bad person Wrath, do you understand that? She used us, she treated us cruelly, she never cared about us at all. She lied and led us all on.

NO! No, no, no!

_{[He shakes his head wildly, hair falling around his face like a ridiculous, shaggy mane.]}

No she's NOT!

She takes CARE of us!

She does it even though nobody else would!

Who CARES if she lied? If it weren't for her, we'd be-- we'd be...

We don't really know what we'd be.

There's nothing wrong with what we are, she's the one who told us the world hated us. She only took care of us so she could use us. This world doesn't hate us at all.

You'll see. Even you can't ignore your own experiences.

_{[Oh Lust... it's not exactly her fault, especially since she's telling the truth... but...]}

I'm NOT ignoring my own experiences!

I-- I never even met Master and everybody already hated me! They hurt me, they... they strapped me to things, they tore my clothes, they tried to kill me! I didn't even know then-- I didn't even know what I was! I didn't even know why until Envy came, and told me!

Don't lie, don't you lie, maybe Master isn't gonna make us human but she was telling the truth about everything else!

_{[His voice cracks again.]}

It'll always hate us! We don't even hafta do anything and it'll hate us!

You'll have new experiences here.

There's nothing I can say that will change your mind, but people aren't going to hate you here unless you act in ways to earn it.

That's rich comin' from you!

_{[Anger had once again squeezed its way into his voice, which drops to a venomous whisper.]}

Traitor.

_{[As far as he's concerned, Lust has more than earned his hate. HMPH.]}

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