CHP 5
	My eyes fluttered open. I immediately brought a hand to my head, trying to dull the aching pain I felt there. It felt like my head had an ice pick lodged in it. Through the ache, I felt a softness under my fingers. Then I realized I wasn't feeling with my hand, I was feeling with my paws. I brought my paw down and saw it covered in blue and black fur. I wasn't an absol. I turned my paw around and saw a spike on the back of it. I was a lucario again. But why? I looked around the tent. Neither Soul nor Sky was inside. The flap was unzipped however, billowing in the wind. I crawled out of the tent and found both of the girls talking quietly outside. 

	[Good morning ladies.] I said. They both jumped slightly in surprise. 

	[Good morning!] they said in unison. 

	[Care to explain this?] I asked as I pointed at myself, [and my head is pounding.]

	[Well I can explain the headache] Sky started, [it's a side effect of my powers. Although the pain subsides after you get exposed more to it.] 

	[Okay... Now why am I a pokemon?]

	[Well I don't mind. The only problem I have here is whether your lucario or absol form is sexier.] Soul said in her 'sexy purr' voice

	[We may have tried to wake you up with a surprise] Sky stated matter of factly. [You were out cold though.] 

	[Before we take care of that, we need to make some progress to Haven.] I said. They both put on puppy dog eyes. [Oh no, don't give me that. We can't just have sex all the time. I'll take care of you after we make it at least halfway. If you want me that badly, you'll just have to help me get there faster.]

	The girls decided to stay out of their balls and we departed. Just before we stepped out back into the road I had a thought. I was still a pokemon! That might even mean that I could be captured... We went back into the trees, far enough off the path that we could escape if a trainer showed up but close enough that we could stay on course. 

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	A few hours later and I was human again. We began to enter the marshes where Haven was found so it was a good thing that we could get back on the paths, otherwise we would be knee-deep in water. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw something, like a glint of a shiny object. As I turned my head to look, I found myself staring into a dark cave. "Girls, we're going in. I'm curious what's inside. Here's the plan. You two are going back in your balls so we don't attract any wild pokemon. I'll send you out if I get into trouble." I recalled the both of them and took out my flashlight.

	Venturing in, I was surprised by how dry the cave was for being in a marsh. Also I didn't hear any of the normal sounds that would be associated with wild pokemon, like zubat cries. I went deeper, still not seeing or hearing anything. I eventually reached what seemed to be the deepest part of the cave. Inside I saw a flickering orange light and heard the crackling of a fire. As I came into the room I saw a fire pit in the center of the chamber. Many barrels filled with assorted foods were propped against a wall. 

	"Hello?" I called out but I received no response. Going deeper to investigate, I was startled by a loud noise behind me. I spun around to find a massive boulder wedged into the passage I had just came through. I was trapped! I immediately went into a full blown panic, running up to it, trying in vain to find a way around or move it or anything!

	*Calm yourself, human.* A voice said in my head. I spun around, looking for the source. Out of the shadows stepped a tall purple and grey feline pokemon. It seemed familiar somehow. Then it hit me. It was a mewtwo! I had only seen a few blurry pictures and heard rumors about if the species even really existed at all. But here one was. 

	*Human, still your hands. I will not be captured. Do not send out your pokemon either.* It's voice went directly into my head, filled with a commanding tone. 

	"Alright... What do you want with me? Why the boulder?"

	*I know what you are. I have meet your kind before, those with the blood of pokemon.*

	"Blood of pokemon...? Do you mean the way I can transform?" I asked, my interest peaked.
	
	*Yes. The condition is caused by having a parent of human descent and one of pokemon. The children of such unions are able to mega evolve when in contact with the opposite species and gender. Mega evolution is a temporary evolution brought on intense feelings. Most likely the only times you have experienced this has been sexual encounters. You can however learn to control your evolutions. The ability to turn into different species is received by a kiss. I have seen those who can even turn into anthromorphic pokemon. People like you also gain the powers of pokemon, including instincts when you evolve.*

	"Wait, others? How common is this?"

	*Not very. Only certain species can reproduce with humans. Then some never discover this ability. Even more never tell anyone about it. My lifespan is several times longer than a humans. This has allowed me chances to find people like you.*
	
	"But why, why do you care and why trap me in here?"

	*As a legendary pokemon, my species is incredibly rare. This makes procreation a problem. To combat that problem, I seek a human, with the blood of pokemon, who is strong enough to give me strong offspring.* My cheeks flushed at this. *You are weak however. You must train yourself, in addition to your pokemon. So I will keep you here, until you can free yourself. Do not use your pokemon to break through that rock. Do it by your own strength and go free, or die in this cave.*

	"So you show up, explain everything like some fairy and then threaten my life? What the hell is wrong with you?!"

	*I am no fairy. I am Mewtwo. And I do not do this out of hate. I want you to be strong and this is the best way.*

	"Listen to me, I will play your game, for now, but if you threaten the safety of my friends... my mates, I will-"

	*Say no more. Comply with my wishes and train with me and I swear no harm will come to you, Soul or Sky.*

	"How do you-"

	*I am a psychic type. A very powerful one. Your mind is wide open before me.*

	"And can you stop interrupting me?"

	*My apologies. I am eager to see your potential. We have enough food and water to last for several weeks. Do well and I will even allow you to let out your pokemon, as long as you do not use their help.*

	"Alright then, how do we start this?"

	Mewtwo turned around as a glob of fire lifted out of the fire pit. The floating fire hovered over its shoulder, lighting the way deeper into the room. It lead me deeper in, to a small spring.

	*Sit here in the water and focus. When you can become a pokemon on command, we shall continue.*

	"That's, um, vague." I was about to sit down in the water but Mewtwo stopped me.

	*Take your clothes off. Pokemon do not need them.*

	"But I'm only half pokemon. I guess I shouldn't get them wet..." I obeyed and stripped my clothes of, folding them next to the water. Mewtwo sat on a boulder and watched. I lowered myself down and sat in the water, it coming up to my seated thighs. I looked over at Mewtwo and saw it watching me intently. As my eyes drifted down, I saw an almost invisible slit parting its crotch. So it was a girl, then. With what she said earlier...that meant...she wanted to train me to be her mate? Just as I saw it, she crossed her legs, hiding it from view. *Well, what are you waiting for? Meditate.*

	"Uh... how?" She gave me an irritated look. *I can't tell you everything. Some things must be discovered alone.* "You didn't seem to have a problem explaining everything earlier..." I muttered. *Silence! You are only distracting yourself.*

	I closed my eyes and tried to meditate. The best idea I had was the usual cliché thing. I made an attempt to focus on the feel of the water around my legs. It had a flow to it, coming from some source deeper in the spring. Quickly I became bored and began to think about things, just random stuff and whatever came to my mind. As I grew accustomed to the background noise of my thoughts, I felt a small 'itch' in my head. It was almost unnoticeable but it was distinctly not mine. I focused in on this feeling, ignoring my own thoughts. As I stopped thinking, a new thought rose into my mind. It was a memory of last night, of me having sex with Soul and Sky. 

	I slowly opened my eyes. Mewtwo had hers closed. She had a small smile on her face, a blush and she was lightly panting. Both her paws were in her lap but by the movement of a finger and the small twitches of her hips, she was busy. "Mewtwo, were you reading my thoughts?" She jumped and violently threw her arms up. *N-n-no, I was doing my own meditation.* The sheen of liquid on her fingers said otherwise but I let it go. I closed my eyes again and went back to my task. 

	Several hours later and I had made no further progress. I was bored out of my skull but I didn't have many other options. As I was thinking over my life recently, I came to the way I had left home. I didn't really regret leaving, but the way I just walked out... I felt bad about it. Continuing on, I thought over the feelings I had for my mates. They were not important to me just because I had had sex with them, they started as my friends but we were more than that now.  I had never had a girlfriend or someone significant to me before but everything I heard about what it was like did nothing to describe the feelings I had for them. It was my job to protect them and care for them, but up until now, they had done most of the work. 

	Eventually my thoughts came to Alex and the way he had treated Sky. I knew he wouldn't be the only person who hurt their pokemon. I couldn't stand people like that. Those who would hurt others to further their own goals... are scum! My jaw clenched in anger. My mind ventured deeper into the darkness, thinking of the ways trainers could treat pokemon like dirt, my rage and hate growing exponentially as this train of thought continued.

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	Mewtwo opened her eyes to see Seth with a scowl on his face. She could almost feel his anger, even without her powers. She tried to look into his mind but his thoughts were a chaotic mess, she couldn't decipher anything. Then she saw it. His skin began to bristle outwards, like he had goose-bumps but they quickly grew larger and blue and black fur began to sprout from him. He slowly grew into a normal lucario, much slower than she had seen him do in his memories. 

	But the changes didn't stop there. Once he had fully transformed, his growth continued, his muscles bulking out and becoming slightly visible through his fur. Black lines appeared in his fur and his tail fluffed up with the same yellow fur on his chest. More spikes grew out of his paws, feet, and shoulders. Finishing his changes, his head ornaments became longer, the tips turning red. He had...

+++

I opened my eyes and realized I was sitting higher up than I originally was. It wasn't much, but I was defiantly taller. I felt something touching my back and reached behind me. I felt my fur under my paws but I also felt my aura sensors. When I had turned into a lucario before, they were small and out of the way but now they were longer and touched my middle back. I looked down to see my reflection in the water. From the distorted image in the water I looked similar to a lucario but I was different. Then it hit me. I was a mega lucario! I had only seen one once before, in my mother's old photos of her and Luke in the league. I looked up to see Mewtwo staring at me wide-eyed. 

	*You...you have made substantial progress in so little time. I am amazed. Who are your parents, human?*

	"It's Seth. My mom used to be one of the best trainers in the pokemon league but she's retired. I never knew my dad, my mom said he died before I was born."

	*What was the first pokemon you became.* She was not asking, she was leading me somewhere.

	"A lucario."

	*And your mother's only remaining pokemon was a lucario named Luke.*

	"How do you-"

	*A lucario who could mega evolve, just like you." She continued on without even acknowledging me. *A lucario who was exceptionally strong, with great potential, much like you. And lucarios are classified as human-like pokemon.*

	"What are you saying? I've known Luke all my life, he was like my best friend." Suddenly the dots connected in my mind. "No... there is no way." Luke was my...my... father. All these years... all this time, he was my father. I fell onto my back, raising a hand to my head at the sudden realization. I was immediately covered in water, my entire body getting soaked and water getting into my nose. I leapt to my feet, coughing. I tried to shake my coat out, the water weighing me down. How could my mother have lied to me like this, for my entire life!? 

	*Now you understand.* 

	"Shut up! Just...just stop. I just found out my best friend was my father, that my mother had sex with a pokemon, and that I'm the result of that. Let me think for a moment."

	*I apologize.*

	After a few minutes of me standing there in the water, my fur dripping, Mewtwo spoke up again. *I fail to see how your mother and you are any different in your relations with pokemon.*

	My ears perked up and I walked past her. I broke into a full run and slammed my fist into the boulder. It shook violently but did not budge or even crack. 

	*Seth! Calm down! You are going to injure yourself!*

	I ignored her, taking a step back. "I am leaving!" My aura sensors flowed to my sides, becoming rigid. An energy began to build up in me. I instinctually focused it into my paws, forming it into a sphere. I threw it at the boulder and ran behind it. It hit the boulder with a loud thud, a crack forming on the surface. My spiked fist hitting the same point sealed the deal, the crack splitting wider as the boulder began to fall to pieces. 

	*Come back...* I heard faintly in my head as I darted out of the cave, faster than I have ever run. 

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	The sun had set and I was still a lucario. I had gone on a rampage, smashing trees to quell my fury. I had time to think, coming to terms with things. Now I knew what I was doing. I was going to become something great, worthy of my parents, better even. As I calmed down, I realized I had left my pack in the cave. 

	I ventured in, scanning it with my newfound aura powers, sensing nothing. I reached the cave where my stuff was. The fire was out and the rubble from the boulder had been moved aside. I gathered my things, putting my clothes in my pack for when I turned human. I thought about letting Soul and Sky out but... I didn't want to talk about things right now. I set out in the dark, with my pack in hand and my pokemon eyes seeing just fine. As I began walking down the path, I found I was not even worried about any trainers seeing me.