Lugion
I like to singa
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Just a short one-shot I wrote up just a few moments ago. Something I've always loved about Team Galactic's story is that the entire organization doesn't simply disappear, and instead, Saturn takes over as leader after the Spear Pillar event, after having displayed disloyal tendencies during the main story. He stands out to me, being one of the very few NPCs in all of the Pokémon franchise to be given such personality, aside from the Rival, the Boss, and occasionally the Champion and a few Gym Leaders. So please, read, enjoy, and I'd very much appreciate if you left a post giving feedback! I can only improve if I know what I'm doing wrong, after all!
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9-17-2009
Today, Cyrus called a surprise meeting at the Veilstone HQ. He informed us that from now on, we, including us Galactic Administrators, would address him as “Master Cyrus”. Mars and Jupiter seemed to hold no reservations, but I... I fear this may indicate Cyrus's megalomania more strongly than any of his past actions. As usual, the old man, Charon, stood in a far corner, away from the center of attention, at first sulking but later applauding as loyally as any of the grunts. I don't see why Cyrus holds so much faith in him- he's obviously putting up a facade, and a weak one at that.
Afterwards, Cyrus called Mars, Jupiter, Charon, and I to his personal office. As usual, the scientists worked hurriedly, almost fearfully, at their depressing computer consoles in the darkness, monitoring something suspended in tanks full of glowing fluorescent green liquid. They never stopped, or even looked at us. One or two glanced at us tentatively for a split-second, and immediately returned their attention to whatever work Cyrus had assigned them to. Even we Commanders do not know what this is.
Once out of earshot, Cyrus found his Luxray outside of its Poké Ball, and promptly beat the Pokémon before returning it. He turned to us and began to ramble about how “incomplete” the world is, and how emotion is “ruining the universe”. Nothing we haven't heard before.
However, something he said after ending his rant caught my attention. I quote, “My new world is fast approaching. You will all be rewarded for your efforts.” We'd heard the “new world” speech before, but never was it his new world. Never before. What could this mean? I am intrigued by this new world he intends to create, but if it belongs solely to him, what of us? What of the grunts? What of the Pokémon of this world? Before today, it had always been our new world, never his.
Perhaps the boy is right. Luke, I believe his name was, or perhaps some variation thereof. Perhaps we are going about this all wrong. Seeing Cyrus beat his own Pokémon- one he'd possessed since his childhood- so senselessly and mercilessly makes me think that maybe, just maybe, we've been wrong all along. I believe Cyrus fears, somewhere deep in his mind, that this boy will follow in the footsteps of the other prodigies: the young trainer from the Kanto region, who defeated the leader of Team Rocket, the young boy from the Johto Region, who defeated Team Rocket's own Commanders, or whatever they call them, and the boy from the Hoenn region who defeated both Team Aqua and Magma. Oh, perish the thought, my leader. We've been preparing for far too long for our plans to simply fall through. You've proven yourself a worthy leader far too many times to just lose the loyalty of myself and the others.
Some part of me is so dedicated to see this new world, this new, flawless world, into existence, and will not stand by as a mere child dashes these dreams. Some part of me wants to see this world Cyrus is so intent on unleashing. But at what cost? At what cost?
And, perhaps, far away in the back of my mind, another, infinitesimally small part of my being wishes desperately that this boy will succeed.
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9-17-2009
Today, Cyrus called a surprise meeting at the Veilstone HQ. He informed us that from now on, we, including us Galactic Administrators, would address him as “Master Cyrus”. Mars and Jupiter seemed to hold no reservations, but I... I fear this may indicate Cyrus's megalomania more strongly than any of his past actions. As usual, the old man, Charon, stood in a far corner, away from the center of attention, at first sulking but later applauding as loyally as any of the grunts. I don't see why Cyrus holds so much faith in him- he's obviously putting up a facade, and a weak one at that.
Afterwards, Cyrus called Mars, Jupiter, Charon, and I to his personal office. As usual, the scientists worked hurriedly, almost fearfully, at their depressing computer consoles in the darkness, monitoring something suspended in tanks full of glowing fluorescent green liquid. They never stopped, or even looked at us. One or two glanced at us tentatively for a split-second, and immediately returned their attention to whatever work Cyrus had assigned them to. Even we Commanders do not know what this is.
Once out of earshot, Cyrus found his Luxray outside of its Poké Ball, and promptly beat the Pokémon before returning it. He turned to us and began to ramble about how “incomplete” the world is, and how emotion is “ruining the universe”. Nothing we haven't heard before.
However, something he said after ending his rant caught my attention. I quote, “My new world is fast approaching. You will all be rewarded for your efforts.” We'd heard the “new world” speech before, but never was it his new world. Never before. What could this mean? I am intrigued by this new world he intends to create, but if it belongs solely to him, what of us? What of the grunts? What of the Pokémon of this world? Before today, it had always been our new world, never his.
Perhaps the boy is right. Luke, I believe his name was, or perhaps some variation thereof. Perhaps we are going about this all wrong. Seeing Cyrus beat his own Pokémon- one he'd possessed since his childhood- so senselessly and mercilessly makes me think that maybe, just maybe, we've been wrong all along. I believe Cyrus fears, somewhere deep in his mind, that this boy will follow in the footsteps of the other prodigies: the young trainer from the Kanto region, who defeated the leader of Team Rocket, the young boy from the Johto Region, who defeated Team Rocket's own Commanders, or whatever they call them, and the boy from the Hoenn region who defeated both Team Aqua and Magma. Oh, perish the thought, my leader. We've been preparing for far too long for our plans to simply fall through. You've proven yourself a worthy leader far too many times to just lose the loyalty of myself and the others.
Some part of me is so dedicated to see this new world, this new, flawless world, into existence, and will not stand by as a mere child dashes these dreams. Some part of me wants to see this world Cyrus is so intent on unleashing. But at what cost? At what cost?
And, perhaps, far away in the back of my mind, another, infinitesimally small part of my being wishes desperately that this boy will succeed.
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