Xesha

## Relationships

### Family

Lucinda Robinson (deceased biological mother), Bill Robinson Sr. (deceased biological father), Orville and Bill Robinson Jr. (deceased biological brothers), Tia Robinson (deceased biological sister), Pamela Robinson (paternal grandmother) Eve (adoptive mother), Osiris (adoptive father), Yan and Jupiter (adoptive brothers), Kylah, Gwen, Kipa, Omega (adoptive sisters), Cyrus (adoptive uncle), Leela (adoptive aunt), Akala, Neo, Huey, Kate, Mira, Lucy (adoptive cousins), Miara (adoptive paternal grandmother)

### Others

Leroy (friend; later enemy turned killed victim), Raleigh, Ezra (friends)

She is the main protagonist in *Rise and Fall*. A former human scientist who brought about the near destruction of her home planet, she is subsequently deported off-world; she is relocated to a distant planet inhabited entirely by Pokémon and winds up becoming a Pokémon herself.

## **Physical Appearance**

### **Human**

As a human, she was a petite teenage girl with long black hair, pale skin, and bright yellow eyes. She wore a yellow t-shirt, black pants, and navy blue sneakers with white soles. She wore a silver and yellow-jeweled cross around her neck and a Lucarionite bracelet on her right wrist.

### **Current Form**

She is now a large, muscular, mutated Mega Lucario with thick yellow and black fur. Her eyes remain yellow, and she has a long, bushy, swiping, black-tipped tail. Each of her black paws has two sharp gray spikes and sharp, metal, retractable claws. The entire upper half of her head is entirely black. She has four long aura-sensing appendages. Her snout, unlike most Lucario, is slightly longer and more wolf-like. She wears a black collar with a gold and black interrobang around her neck. In her true form, she is much more massive; she has four arms, five tails, six head appendages, and armor plating on her paws, torso, back, and upper arms. She has a large scar over her left eye and several more on other parts of her body,

## **History**

### **Early Life**

As a human, Lucille was born to Lucinda and Bill Sr. two years after the birth of her brother Orville. As a toddler, she was very curious about the world around her; she was also very restless and impatient, which often got her into trouble with Lucinda, who didn't tolerate her antics. This was also due to Tia's birth three years later and later Bill Jr. two years after. Lucinda began favoring Bill Jr. over her other children. To cope with this, Lucille tried to get close to her father and older brother, but they were both indifferent. Not understanding why, Lucille took out her frustration on her younger siblings, particularly Tia; the two sisters had a mutual dislike for each other, resulting in frequent fights and arguments. As she aged, Lucille grew to hate her family. When both her parents were out working, Bill Sr. put his Lucario, Gunther, in charge of watching them. Lucille, having a dislike for Pokémon, kept her distance from Gunther.

Despite this, she did well in school and didn't get into many fights like most kids her age did. She graduated middle school with Second Honors and became a freshman in Brannigan High School three months later. There, however, her puberty, along with the several kids who bullied her and her siblings, resulted in a personality change. Lucille became more aggressive and more prone to outbursts of anger; she started beating kids up whenever they touched her and developed anger issues. This led to her believing her parents were the ones responsible for the situation she was in. Lucille never grew close with her family as a result.

## ***A Girl's Rise and Fall***

### **Chapter 1**

Lucille is now a sophomore in high school. The story starts with Lucinda calling Lucille's name from downstairs. Lucille realizes it when her mother is right outside her room and springs out of bed to meet her at the door. She cheerfully greets her mother, who snaps that she should've been up and dressed fifteen minutes ago. Lucinda adds her breakfast is cold, then directs her daughter to get dressed quickly or she'll throw it out. Lucille complies and rushes downstairs to the kitchen. She wolfs down her breakfast without acknowledging her siblings, who are already almost finished eating.

She clears her place and is about to run back upstairs to get ready for school when Lucinda stops her. Lucille sees her mother glaring at her as she asks about her fruit and milk. She tells Lucinda there's no time and that Bill Sr. (her father) will take her, Orville, and Tia to school in ten minutes. Lucille adds that she has a chemistry exam in first period. Lucinda asks her if that's why she stayed up late last night so she could study, to which the girl says yes. She reiterates to her mother that she wants to be a scientist before telling her she'll have fruit and milk with her lunch and not to worry about it. Lucinda remarks she'd better and reminds Lucille she has to stay after school for extra help with history class. When Lucille says she knows, Lucinda reminds her that she and Bill aren't happy with her since her grades dropped. She adds that Lucille needs to study and work as much as possible with the end of the year around the corner.

Lucille glances at the clock, reads it, and realizes she only has five minutes now to prepare for school. Glaring at Lucinda, she asks if they really need to be having their conversation, stating she's holding her up and she needs to get ready. She wordlessly leaves to do so, then bolts outside and up to Bill's SUV. Lucille gets in the front as soon as her father comes out and unlocks the car. She sees Orville and Tia approaching the car a minute later. Orville scowls at her and yells to their father that she's in the front again. Lucille listens as Bill Sr. annoyedly yells to leave her alone, adding he has enough to worry about without his kids' petty arguments as he comes to the car. Lucille looks straight ahead as everyone else gets into the car and Bill Sr. drives the kids to school.

*More coming soon*.

### **Chapter 13**

Lucille finishes her homework and checks her grades; she is relieved to see they're improving. She decides not to tell her parents since she's angry with them and is about to shut her laptop when Gunther staggers into the room, panting. Lucille stares at him, noticing him drooling, and asks if he's alright. Gunther leans on the wall, appearing to be unbalanced, and looks at her blankly, still drooling. Lucille notices a glassy sheen in his eyes and repeats her question. Gunther looks away and shakes his head before standing up straight and leaving the room, wiping the drool off his mouth. Watching him go, Lucille wonders if there's something wrong with him since she's never seen him like this. She informs her father about it, but Bill Sr. brushes her off, saying Gunther's a little tired and he'll be fine. Lucille wonders if she should press on, but decides against it, knowing her father usually never listens to her, and retreats to her bedroom.

### **Chapter 14**

Lucille and the rest of her family watch as Bill Sr. challenges another trainer to a battle. The former brings out Gunther while the latter sends out a Tyranitar. Bill immediately has Gunther Mega Evolve into Mega Lucario, while Lucille notices that the other trainer lacks a Tyranitarite. The battle initially goes well, with Gunther's type advantage and increased power allowing him to easily overpower his opponent. Just as he's about to deal the finishing blow, however, Gunther suddenly stops and goes stiff. Lucille notices his body shaking, even from where she's sitting, and wonders if it could be related to the possible illness symptoms he was exhibiting previously.

*More coming soon*.

### **Chapter 17**

Lucille wakes up early and heads off to school without eating breakfast, to her mother's annoyance. As she walks there, she looks at the black gloves she put on to hide the black fur growing on her hands, hoping the kids won't make a big deal out of it. She then briefly thinks about her teachers and has a niggling feeling they won't want her in the classroom. She arrives just as the school opens and places her books in her locker. She enters her homeroom, and Mr. Grenwald asks what she's doing there. Confused by the hostility in his voice, Lucille explains that her suspension ended last week. However, Mr. Grenwald angrily rebuffs her; he tells her he doesn't want to see her anymore since she's caused enough trouble in the past few weeks, revealing her crimes and anger issues have tarnished the school's reputation. Lucille realizes her suspicions are confirmed and looks blanky at her former teacher before leaving. Brandon, who has recovered from his broken nose, jeers at her not to come back, but she ignores him.

As she walks through the hall, she notices many students looking at her with hostility or fear, and hears snide whispers. Several teachers look at her with uncertainty. Lucille thinks she's had enough and decides to drop out of school. She empties her locker one last time and heads to Mrs. Burkman's office. She meets the principal, who's relieved at seeing her back from suspension. Mrs. Burkman asks her if she's learned her lesson. Lucille instead informs her that she's dropping out. Mrs. Burkman becomes shocked and asks why, and Lucille tells her she's had enough harassment, recounting what happened moments ago. She bids Mrs. Burkman a final farewell and walks out, leaving the latter stunned. She walks through the hall, up to the main exit, and leaves without looking back.

### **Chapter 18**

Lucille returns home to find no one is there, and leaves her books in her room before eating some leftover steak for a light breakfast; she is surprised at how quickly and voraciously she wolfs it down. She goes into the bathroom to look at her teeth and is horrified to see that they're all sharp like a Lucario's. She worriedly becomes suspicious that she's starting to exhibit a Lucario's behavior. While pondering, she hears a knock at the door and answers it to find Leroy standing there. She asks what he wants, to which he replies he needs to talk to her. Lucille asks if it can wait, but Leroy insists, so she reluctantly lets him in the house. She leads him to the living room, where he plops down on the sofa. Lucille is disgusted by this, knowing how Leroy tends to think he owns the place, but doesn't show it. She asks what he needs, and Leroy reveals he saw her walking home from school even though it had started; he states he wants to know why.

Lucille sighs and tells him she's dropping out, giving him the same reason she gave Mrs. Burkman. A shocked Leroy exclaims she can't do it, and as her boyfriend, he'll make sure she gets the education she needs. Lucille, repulsed by this, corrects that she's nobody's girlfriend, and recounts his recent distance from her. Leroy brushes this off and stands up, saying it doesn't matter. He starts approaching her and tells her he wants to sleep with her. A horrified Lucille backs away, telling him no and that he needs to leave. However, he doesn't, and she realizes that Leroy intends to force himself on her. He lunges at her, pushing her back into one of the chairs, and holds her down with one hand while trying to pull down her pants with the other. Lucille yells at him to get off her, struggling against him; her new Lucario instincts kick in, causing her to snap, and she viciously bites Leroy's left arm, drawing blood. He grunts in pain, but doesn't let go; she pulls on his arm so hard she dislocates his shoulder. Leroy screams in agony, and is distracted long enough for Lucille to lift up her legs and throw him off by kicking him hard in the stomach.

He lands on the floor and clutches his arm, groaning in pain, and gasps as his blood starts dripping onto the floor. Lucille, growling, pulls up her pants and glares at him while seeing a red haze. Leroy looks up at her in horror and cries that she bit him. Lucille spits that she indeed bit him, adding she'll do it again if he doesn't stay away from her. She snarls at him to beat it, showing her teeth, and Leroy runs out of the house in horror, bawling. She yells after him not to come back as he runs away, furiously slamming the door. She cleans the blood off the living room floor before doing the same to her mouth in the bathroom.

She finishes tidying up the living room when her family returns. Bill Sr. is the first to walk in the door and see her; he notices her bandaged arm and asks what happened. Lucille replies Gunther bit her during his rampage. Miranda panics and scolds her for not seeing a doctor, but Lucille reassures her she was able to treat the wound. She spills she's dropping out of school, to everyone's outrage. However, they calm down once Lucille explains everything. She promises she'll start looking for work tomorrow, and her parents begrudgingly agree, though they're resentful of her. Bill Sr. tells her to get some sleep, and Lucille wordlessly obeys her father.

### **Chapter 19**

The next morning, Lucille heads into town to find a job, only to learn that no one will hire her due to her age. This is exacerbated by the discovery that she has developed a negative reputation with the other citizens due to her transgressions, making her objective even harder. As a result, Lucille is banned from one or two local businesses. Despondent, she seeks to brood alone in the woods nearby. She successfully catches a Skuntank and thinks about recent events when a distant voice hails her. She notices her older cousin Spike, a Pokémon hunter, approaching her with a Gengar. Spike calls out to Lucille again, waving, and she hesitantly reciprocates. She tells him she wasn't expecting to see him and asks what he's doing. Spike replies he's looking for a Pokémon named Mewtwo. He asks what she's doing here, and she recalls the recent events that befell her and her family, mentioning Gunther's death. Spike is disheartened at this, and is sympathetic when Lucille explains she can't get a job anywhere in town. He tells her he's heard of her reputation and offers her to come hunting with him, shocking her.

Lucille asks if he really means it, and Spike answers yes, offering to pay her if she does well; the former eagerly accepts and wholeheartedly thanks him. The two head deeper into the woods, where Lucille shows Spike the Skuntank she just caught. Spike is impressed, and Lucille tells him she saw a Mewtwo before. Spike gets excited and asks for confirmation, prompting Lucille to relay her encounter with Eve. She shows her cousin the exact place where the encounter occurred and warns him that Mewtwo is an extremely powerful Pokémon, revealing that the one she met knows Aura Sphere. Spike thanks her for the info and sends out his Crobat, whom he sends off to find Eve's current location. Lucille suggests they sit and wait until Crobat returns, and Spike commends her for her resourcefulness. He reveals he has high-tech instruments to aid him in capturing Mewtwo, adding the scientists who created the Genetic Pokémon hired him.

Crobat returns and leads them to a small cave. Presuming that's where Mewtwo is hiding, Spike sets his trap and sends out his Gengar. Lucille sends out her Skuntank and suggests that Spike sends in Crobat to lure Mewtwo out of hiding. The plan works, and Lucille discovers that Mewtwo has been badly injured. The Mewtwo looks at her and Lucille recognizes Eve from the shade of the purple eye color; she tells this to Spike. The latter understands and looks up at Eve, telling she won't get away this time before sending both his Pokémon at her. Lucille orders Skuntank to stand by, and her new partner obeys.

In the air, Eve tries to fight off both Gengar and Crobat simultaneously, but gets hit the latter's Wing Attack and the former's Shadow Claw. Lucille watches as she descends to the ground and throws an Aura Sphere at her opponents. She is shocked when the attack phases through Gengar. Lucille has Skuntank use Gunk Shot; the attack lands, and though it isn't very effective, Eve is badly poisoned, weakening her even further. Exhilarated, Lucille commands Skuntank to use Dark Pulse. However, she becomes annoyed when Eve is able to avoid the attack and retaliates with another Aura Sphere. The annoyance turns to shock when Skuntank is knocked backward. Gengar, at Spike's command, attacks Eve with Night Shade, but she dodges. She flies upward, only to be blocked by the invisible electromagnetic barrier around the perimeter. Lucille hears her grunting with effort and orders Skuntank to prepare another Dark Pulse. Spike catches on and has Gengar and Crobat prepare Night Shade and Dark Pulse, respectively.

The Pokémon launch their attacks, but Eve transforms into Mega Mewtwo Y at the last minute, increasing her speed drastically and allowing her to dodge the moves. Lucille and Spike both look on, stupefied, with the former questioning how Mega Evolution is possible without a Mega Stone. The cousins continue the battle; Eve manages to dodge most of the attacks, but Lucille is able to have Skuntank land a surprise Dark Pulse on her, hindering her. Spike summons his gadgets to finish the job; Eve is electrocuted and weakened to the point where she reverts to her normal form. She falls to the ground and lies down, exhausted. Eager to finish subduing her, Spike and Lucille prepare for one final attack when a Mud Slap lands in front of them out of nowhere, knocking out Gengar.

Spike, incredulous, asks what happened, barking the question. He and Lucille look around confusedly until another Mewtwo lands in front of them. Lucille notices this one is more muscular and physically fit and realizes that Mewtwo has two Mega Evolutions, seeing that the newcomer is Mega Mewtwo X. She also realizes the new Mewtwo is a shiny female and shudders at the enraged glare in her eyes. The new opponent telepathically lifts both Lucille's and Spike's Pokéballs and crushes them, freeing their partners, much to their horror. Lucille backs up in terror, but before she or Spike can run, the Mega roars in rage, then telepathically pushes them into trees and destroys Spike's devices. Rendered completely helpless, Lucille realizes that she and her cousin are now at the mercy of a potentially lethal enemy.

However, the Mega quickly turns her attention to Eve, calling her mom and asking if she's okay. Eve hoarsely warns her to leave since she thinks there's still danger. The shiny Mewtwo, whose name is revealed to be Gwen, refuses, saying she took care of the enemies and that she'll be okay. She lifts her mother and is about to leave with her when she, Spike, and Lucille all hear the sound of Pokémon rangers approaching. Lucille gasps in horror. Gwen glares at her one last time before flying away with Eve.

Lucille runs over to Spike, who is devastated at losing all his means of earning money, and tells him to get up, stating they need to leave. However, she finds out that Spike's foot is broken, and he tells her to leave without him. A shocked Lucille asks why, and Spike replies that he doesn't want her to make things worse for herself. Knowing the rangers will arrive any minute, Lucille bids him a quick farewell and flees the scene. She is able to avoid getting caught and runs home, retreating to her bedroom. A while later, she goes on the internet and discovers in the news that Spike has been arrested for illegally hunting Pokémon. She panics upon reading that he had an accomplice, knowing she helped him and that the police could be after her. Spike is never seen or heard from again.

Lucille prepares for bed when she sees that yellow and black fur has been growing on her body; it is already covering her entire midsection and is spreading to her limbs. She gasps in horror and, knowing she thought that she fixed the bite, unwraps it to reveal fur where she was bitten. She calms herself and decides to keep this secret from her family.

### **Chapter 20**

A day later, Lucille finds out the police still have no leads as to who Spike's accomplice was, assuming her cousin refuses to talk. Knowing she's in the clear for now, she turns her attention to her transformation, finding that she has now grown a tail she can't conceal. She also wonders what could've killed Gunther. Believing the cause to be more than just cardiac arrest, she sneaks over to the Pokémon morgue later that night to examine Gunther's body, which is in an autopsy room. After an extensive examination of his dead body cells under a microscope, Lucille discovers multiple copies of a virus in and around the cells. She concludes Gunther contracted the virus and was unable to fight it off, which led to his strange behavior and ultimately, his death.

She examines her own body and sees she's transforming into Mega Lucario, realizing there's a link. She concludes that when Gunther bit her, he passed on the virus to her, and it is now wreaking havoc on her. She theorizes from her observations that the virus causes a disease in Pokémon that can be passed onto humans and only be diagnosed after the Pokémon's death. Lucille hatches an idea to use the virus to get revenge on everyone who's wronged her and steals a good-sized sample of Gunther's cells. She then sneaks out of the morgue and returns home, hiding the sample from her parents and lying that she went out for a jog. However, her mother slaps her in the face and yells at her, telling her not to go out without notifying her first. Miranda calls Lucille an idiot for doing something so reckless and sends her to bed without dinner.

### **Chapter 21**

The following day, Lucille is making herself a large breakfast when Miranda points out her tail. Lucille knows her mother thinks it's a fake, but Miranda mockingly tells her she'd better stop thinking she's a furry or she'll sell her to a zoo. The girl ignores her mother and voraciously wolfs down her breakfast. Miranda continues harassing her while she eats, telling her she should be more concerned about her weight than anything else. Lucille finishes her food and slams the plate down, snapping that Miranda should be more concerned about her safety, as she tends to get physical when she's angry. Miranda is about to scoff at this when Lucille swipes her wallet and holds a knife to her throat to prove her point, scaring her. She runs out of the kitchen, leaving her daughter in peace. Lucille steals all her mother's cash and hides it under bedroom pillow.

Bill Sr. later informs Lucille that he's hosting a cookout that evening and tasks her with preparing the food before the guests arrive, to her displeasure. He gives her a long list of items to get and lends her some money to buy them with before sending her off, telling her she can borrow his car. She drives to the local grocery store and purchases all the food there. While on her errand, Lucille hatches the next part of her plan for revenge: to use Gunther's tissue to concoct a chemical containing the virus that killed him to use on her enemies as punishment. She decides to break into her father's lab while her family is at the cookout to use the instruments and his formulas there to create her new chemical. Rejuvenated, she eagerly drives back home and begins making preparations in the kitchen. However, Miranda again interrupts her, angry that she forgot to do the laundry earlier. She forestalls Lucille when she tries to explain herself, saying she wishes she'd never had her before going on a rant about how despicable she is. Lucille blocks out most of the harsh words and simply waves her away, telling her to "fuck off, you pretentious slut" and that she has work to do. Incensed at the insult, Miranda storms away. Tia enters the room and tells Lucille Miranda hates her. Lucille asks why, but Tia refuses to tell her and sticks her tongue out at her before walking away. Lucille begins cooking the food while joyfully and sarcastically singing about how despicable she is to her family and peers. To spite her mother, she smashes Miranda's favorite porcelain serving dish at the end of the song. Her father's first guests arrive just as she finishes cooking. Not wanting to be a part of her family's activities, she takes some of the food she made for herself and eats it in her bedroom while watching *The Mummy*. After she finishes, Lucille finds her family still talking to the guests while it's getting dark. She takes a large duffle bag, her sample, Tia's Rattata (which is housed in its Pokéball), leaves a note on the kitchen table and exits the house without anyone noticing.

She quietly breaks into the laboratory where her father works as a chemist and disables the alarm system. She checks the security cameras and ensures that nobody else is present in the building before disabling them as well. She finds her father's office, steals his notes and formulas, and quickly manages to locate a chemistry lab where she can work. As an extra precaution, Lucille locks the door and closes the window shades so no one can see what she's doing, and immediately sets to work. After gathering all the necessary tools, she takes a piece of tissue from her sample and extracts the viruses, finding they're still alive and virulent. She tinkers with the DNA of one virus, creating a new, more virulent and lethal strain of the original virus. Interested, she injects it into Tia's Rattata after calling it out and restraining it underneath a microscope beforehand. Lucille is overjoyed when the Rattata soon begins exhibiting the same signs as Gunther before he died, and examines the Pokémon's fur under the microscope. Sure enough, she soon sees the virus multiplying rapidly on the fur to her delight, and callously watches as the Rattata weakens before recalling it. She tells herself she now knows what to do next and sets the next part of her plan into motion.

### **Chapter 22**

By midnight, Lucille has re-engineered both airborne and waterborne strains of the new variant of the virus she created. She marvels at her creations, which are now stored in canisters and sealed spray bottles. Realizing her parents might try to call her, she quickly packs everything up, cleans the equipment she used, and arranges it in the way she first saw it so no one can see it was moved. She returns her father's notes to his office, enables the security cameras and alarm system, successfully sneaks out of the building, and runs into the woods. There, she opens two of the canisters containing the airborne strain, releasing the virus and naming it the Pokémon Transformation Virus (PTV) after what it's doing to her. Knowing that she won't care if she starts a pandemic so long as her family is affected, she releases a few of the virus's waterborne strains into nearby rivers and other water sources. She then returns home, where she finds that everyone has gone to bed. Lucille sneaks up to her bedroom, shuts the door, hides the duffle bag with the virus containers under her bed, and goes to bed herself, immensely proud of what she did.

She and the rest of her family are roused by screams and roars the next morning. They all look out the windows to see that the townspeople are being chased and attacked by multiple Pokémon (both wild and captive) who are displaying unusually aggressive behavior. Lucille, recognizing the symptoms, realizes that they've been infected with her new strain of the virus. She takes this as a sign that her plan was successful and secretly rejoices. She witnesses Leroy, who is among the panicking crowd of people, being attacked and bitten by his own Lycanroc, which then runs off. He glances at her and she turns away, thinking of his dilemma as retribution for trying to force himself on her. A frightened Tia tries to hug her, but Lucille angrily pushes her sister away. Suddenly, Tia's Rattata comes out of its Pokéball and attacks her, causing everyone to scream and panic. Lucille quickly kills it, much to everyone's horror. Tia is devastated and screams that she hates Lucille, who retorts that she just saved her and everyone else's lives. However, her sister refuses to listen and hugs her mother, who comforts her.

Lucille is surprised and a little pleased when Bill Sr. and Orville thank her for saving their lives. The latter turns on the TV to watch the news; the attack is being broadcasted live, with a reporter announcing that scientists are scrambling to find an explanation; meanwhile, the mayor has ordered the entire town to go into lockdown. The reporter warns that people and their Pokémon remain indoors with the doors and windows locked for the time being. Miranda gasps in horror, asking how long they'll have to remain holed up inside the house. Lucille revels in her fear, knowing she's exacting her revenge, and retreats to her bedroom. She starts reading books while the chaos outside resumes, having to hunker down, but knowing it was all worth it.

### **Chapter 23**

Four days later, Lucille wakes up and sees her transformation hasn't progressed any further. She goes downstairs to watch the news and is slightly surprised to hear that the lockdown has ended. However, she shrugs it off now that she can start having more alone time. She goes to the kitchen to make breakfast and sees Tia there eating a bowl of cereal; her sister glares at her, but otherwise doesn't acknowledge her. Lucille makes herself some eggs and sits close to Tia to deliberately get a rise out of her. This works, as Tia stops eating her cereal and glares at her again. Lucille, while eating, callously smiles back and asks her what to say for saving her life from a vicious Rattata. Tia replies that she killed her best friend, and Lucille replies she had no choice, as Rattata had rabies. Her sister, sniffling, finishes eating and puts her bowl away. Lucille continues taunting her, saying that Rattata deliberately contracted rabies because it didn't want to be her friend. Tia finally snaps and screams at Lucille to shut up. She yells again that she hates her before running up to her room. A while later, Lucille notices Tia leaving the house. She heads to the front door and, seeing her sister heading for the woods, begins following her from a distance.

Upon entering the woods, Lucille uses her new Lucario abilities to track her sister. As she follows Tia's trail, she briefly glimpses a male Mega Mewtwo Y flying above the treetops. The girl hears Tia crying out Mewtwo moments later and panics, thinking that the Pokémon is going to attack her sister. She heads into the woods, picking up the Mewtwo's aura and following his trail, stopping at the edge of a large clearing. There, she finds the Mewtwo with his back towards her curiously looking down at Tia, who is excited now. Lucille becomes even more frightened when the Pokémon slowly approaches Tia and bursts into the clearing. She runs toward the Mewtwo and hollers at him to get away, calling him a monster. He turns to face her as she approaches. Lucille rushes in front of Tia to shield her and snarls at Yan to leave her sister alone. Taken aback at Lucille's aggressive attitude, the Mewtwo stares at her, speechless, until they both hear Eve calling his name, which is revealed to be Yan. He looks in the direction Eve's voice came from, and gives Lucille one last glance before flying away. Lucille angrily grabs Tia by the arm and forcible drags her home.

When they return later on, the former commands the latter not to breathe a word to anyone about the encounter. Tia questions why, stating that Yan didn't look angry when he approached her. Infuriated at hearing this, Lucille slaps her sister across the face, calling her a fool and snapping that Yan could have killed her. She tells Tia that Yan is a Pokémon, and to never think of Pokémon as friends, declaring that every one of them is a monster. Upset but knowing better than to argue, Tia complies and promises not to tell anyone about Yan, or seek him out. Lucille tells her to leave, and when Tia doesn't, the former bites her arm, making her scream, and snarls the command again. Tia runs off, crying. Lucille watches her go and realizes she went too far, suspecting that Tia may notice something is off about her. She looks at her hands and gasps in horror upon seeing that they've transformed into 5-fingered Lucario paws. She quickly examines the rest of her body to find out that every part except her head is now partly that of Mega Lucario. Lucille realizes her transformation is halfway complete. The virus in her system then causes her body to shake violently.

Miranda yells Lucille's name, causing her to panic and run back out of the house. She bolts back into the woods to prevent anymore people from seeing her. She flees into the grove of trees where she first met Eve and collapses onto the ground, exhausted. However, the calm doesn't last long, as Lucille feels a ripping sensation throughout her entire body. She realizes that she'll soon be a Pokémon and no longer human; knowing this, she accepts her fate. She screams in agony as she feels her body changing and soon passes out.

### **Chapter 24**

Lucille wakes up hours later to find that it's now dusk. She feels power surging through her body and easily gets up. She sees her tattered clothes, which have torn off her body, lying on the ground, but decides to abandon them since she's no longer human. The only thing she is still wearing is her necklace. She leaves the grove and stops at a puddle, where she examines her reflection; the black and yellow head of a Mega Lucario stares back at her with menacing yellow eyes. Finally relieved that the ordeal is over, Lucille decides that she has to kill Tia to keep her from reporting her strange behavior. She runs through the woods and returns home as dusk gives way to night.

She notices that nearly all the lights in the house are out except the one in the living room, deducing that almost everyone has gone to bed. She locks both doors from the outside, ensuring Tia has no escape, and quietly enters through the front, keeping to the shadows. Lucille notices Tia playing with Pokémon plush toys and snickers to herself. This catches Tia's attention; her sister looks up and asks who's there, and Lucille calls to her in a sing-song voice. Tia annoyedly asks what she wants, and Lucille, grinning malevolently, enters the living room, revealing herself.

Tia drops her toys and stares at her in what Lucille senses to be a mixture of shock, horror, and disbelief. The latter asks if she recognizes her voice, which the former confirms. Shuddering, Tia asks what happened to her, and Lucille replies that she's too young to understand. She approaches her sister, extending her new claws while telling her she now has a new Pokémon to play with. Tia shies back and stammers for Lucille to go away, adding what she's doing isn't funny. Lucille tells her this isn't a prank and it's all real, growling menacingly. Tia looks at Lucille's necklace and gasps, realizing the Lucario in front of her is her sister. Lucille snaps that she told her and comes closer. Tia, shuddering in horror, tries to scramble away, but can't, as Lucille is between her and the exit, and ends up backing onto the couch instead. She begs for her life as Lucille pins her, promising to never reveal what happened to anyone. However, Lucille isn't fooled, knowing she can't trust any of her family, and tells Tia she doesn't believe that. Growling, she opens her mouth wide, showing her new teeth. Tia screams in horror as Lucille lunges forward with a snarl and crushes her trachea in her jaws, ending her sister's life.

Lucille releases Tia's throat, and she falls limply back onto the couch with blood welling from her throat. The Lucario then hears the sound of Bill Jr. crying and realizes she woke him up. She grins, knowing one or both of her parents will wake up in turn to soothe him and turns off the living room, leaving the entire house in darkness. She leaves the living room and cautiously stands near the stairs. She listens as Miranda walks above her into Bill Jr.'s room and soothes him to sleep before reemerging in the hall, where she meets Bill Sr. Miranda tells her husband that she heard Tia scream and she's going to check on her. Lucille hears them both sniffing, and Bill Sr. remarks he smells blood. Miranda gasps, and Lucille hides in the dark hallway as they both come downstairs. She watches as they enter the living room and discover Tia's body.

Miranda screams, and Bill Sr. runs out of the room. He pelts down the hallway where Lucille is hiding, unaware that he's about to become her next victim. She pounces on him with a snarl, drags him into the bathroom, shuts the door, and turns the light on, throwing him into the bathtub. Her father looks up at her and asks if it's Gunther. Lucille replies she isn't Gunther and asks if he recognizes her voice. Bill Sr. tentatively asks if it's Lucille, and the answer is confirmed when he sees her necklace. Noticing the blood on her mouth, he asks his daughter what happened to her and if she killed Tia. Lucille replies that she did, adding it will be just like she kills him. She snaps it's time for him to pay for all the stress and abuse he and the others put her through and approaches him menacingly. Bill Sr. begs for his life, but Lucille snarls it's too late for that and viciously slashes him open from neck to waist, spattering his blood all over the place. She watches as her father lets out a choking agonized scream and goes limp, his eyes clouding over.

She walks out of the bathroom, looking for her mother. She hears Miranda crying over Tia's body and Orville rushing downstairs and into the living room, asking what happened. Her brother soon runs out and throws up all over the floor, collapsing with shock soon after. Miranda continues crying, and Lucille decides to save her for later. She silently sneaks upstairs into Bill Jr.'s room, where he's starting to stir again. She growls, and the baby starts fussing, prompting her to pick him up out of his crib. She takes off his clothes, flinging them aside, and feels his delicate skin under her furry paws. Bill Jr. starts wailing when Lucille's claws prick his skin, and her new predatory instincts kick in; she crushes his head in her jaws, abruptly cutting off his cry and killing him. Savoring the taste of his blood in her mouth, she swallows it and viciously throws his body aside. She hears a splat on the opposite wall, followed by a thud, indicating he fell on the floor. She stalks out of the room and back downstairs.

Lucille steps over a still-shocked Orville and enters the living room to find that Miranda is gone. She turns the light back off, hearing her mother running upstairs and screaming in even greater horror, deducing she discovered her infant's body. Miranda then runs back downstairs, screeching for her husband. Lucille lunges out of the shadows, snarling, and sends Miranda into a panic. She sadistically taunts her mother while chasing her around the house, causing a mess, and quickly catches her in the dining room, pinning her to the wall. Miranda recognizes Lucille's voice and asks what happened. Lucille replies it's a long story, but tells her it's time to pay for all the stress and abuse she suffered at her hands. Miranda begs for mercy, but Lucille learns Power-Up Punch and viciously beats her to death with her bare fists, leaving her bloody battered body slumped on the wall.

Her last target is Orville, who has recovered from his shock and is wondering what happened. He asks for his parents, unaware that they're both dead. He calls for Lucille, and she responds by lunging at him and slashing his arm. He screams and tries to run away, but trips over his own feet and falls again. Snarling, Lucille places her hands on his back, pinning him to the floor. Beneath her, Orville rasps that he can't breathe. Lucille tells him that both their parents are dead, and her brother, having recognized her voice, rasps her name. He asks what she's done, and she responds that she's freed herself from her family. She reveals that she killed everyone in the house and that Orville should prepare himself to join them. Orville gasps and begs for Lucille to spare him, but she callously tells him she'll watch him die in agony. She jumps on him, and the force of her feet landing on him crushes his ribs, driving them into his lungs. She steps off him and watches as he slowly dies, noticing blood pooling beneath him. Relieved that her abusive family is finally gone, Lucille decides to renounce her name, changing it to Xesha. She goes upstairs and takes a long shower to get the blood out of her fur, then goes to bed. The next morning, she packs up and goes on the run, knowing the police will eventually find out what happened.

### **Chapter 27**

Xesha is apprehended for her crimes and brought to federal prison in chains and a muzzle. During her trial later that day, she serves as the defendant and confesses to her deeds, pleading guilty; the jury delivers the guilty verdict and the judge sentences Xesha to permanent exile from her home planet. She is escorted by police back to her old house, which was the former crime scene, and packs all of her possessions to ensure there was no trace of her presence. She loads everything into a moving truck, and is transported along with it to the spacecraft docking station. After the moving truck drives onto the carrier that Xesha learns will be transporting her, the Lucario notices the craft is heading for the planet Kiria. She is escorted onto said craft and into a holding cell, where she is chained to the wall above her bed. As she feels the ship begin to take off, Xesha reflects on her short lifespan before everything spiraled out of control.

### **Chapter 28**

The spacecraft eventually arrives on Kiria, and Xesha is awakened by the vibrations the ship causes when it lands. She is handcuffed and escorted out of her cell by the police and into the moving truck, wearing a restraining collar to prevent her from hurting the driver. She is then driven to a large house miles away from the docking station, arriving at a moving facility run entirely by Pokémon. There, Xesha is forced to help the driver unload his truck and move her things into another larger truck driven by a Golduck named Brandy. The human driver bids Brandy farewell and reassures him that Xesha won't hurt him. Xesha gets into Brandy's moving truck and watches the scenery as he drives for miles. She is about to doze off when Brandy arrives at a large yellow house and notices a another Mega Lucario and a Zeraora standing in the front yard, apparently waiting for her.

Brandy stops the truck, prompting Xesha to jump out and help him unload some of her things. The Lucario and Zeraora introduce themselves and Kaylah and Delilah, respectively, and help with the move-in. Xesha remains weary of the duo and does her best to avoid interacting with them whenever possible.

### **Chapter 30**

Eve and Osiris bring Xesha to their house to meet their family; thinking they'll abuse her like her parents did, Xesha tries to escape the moment the Mewtwo turn their back on her. However, Eve catches her and grabs her arm. Xesha, angered, viciously bites Eve's wrist, causing her to yell in pain and let go. She then tries to escape again, but Eve uses Psychic to lift her into the air and sharply commands the Lucario to stay. She adds if Xesha bites her again, she'll be punished. Xesha calms down, and Eve releases her, giving her a warning glare. Xesha stays put and follows her when commanded to. Eve then summons her children; while she's doing so, Xesha sneaks off again. However, Eve sees this and grabs her again, prompting Xesha to bite her a second time. Angered even further, Eve retaliates by hitting her with her tail, knocking her to the floor and subduing her. She then muzzles Xesha, drags her to a bedroom, declares it's hers, and puts her to bed as punishment for her behavior.

### **Chapter 31**

The next morning, Xesha wakes up, takes off the muzzle that Eve put on her and throws it out the window. She gets out of bed, leaves her room, and goes downstairs. She hears voices in the kitchen and smells food, but thinks she won't be welcome to join the family and decides to get her own food elsewhere. She opens the front door and quickly leaves, heading for the nearby woods to hunt. After catching a Houndour for a meal, she is about to eat when Eve teleports to her location. The Mewtwo confronts her and asks why she's not wearing a muzzle. Xesha growls at her to stay away and backs up. However, Osiris and the offspring suddenly teleport to her location, causing Xesha to turn hostile. She turns away from them and starts eating her food, but Omega kicks it away from her, exclaiming she shouldn't eat that. Xesha angrily snarls at her that it's her food, but Gwen walks up to her and grabs her arm, pulling her away from it. The Lucario resists, and Osiris warns Gwen not to be too rough on her, but Gwen accidentally pulls too hard on Xesha's arm and dislocates her shoulder.

The pain causes Xesha to snap and attack Gwen with Shadow Punch, shocking everyone. Xesha manages to push her shoulder back into place. Gwen recovers from the attack and glares at Xesha, asking if she wants to fight. Xesha calls her a bitch and snarls at her to bring it. Gwen runs at her and hits her with Power-Up Punch, and Xesha retaliates with the same move. Osiris yells for them to stop and rushes over along with Kipa to grab Xesha to stop her, while Eve and Kylah do the same with Gwen. Xesha snarls at them to let go of her and attacks with Night Slash, slicing Osiris' face and Kipa's left shoulder, while Gwen fights off her sister and mother. They try again to stop the two from hurting each other, but their efforts are futile. When Xesha attacks everyone else by mistake while trying to get to Gwen, they get dragged into the fight themselves and angrily gang up on her. As they attack her, Xesha's low pain tolerance and anger cause her to lose control and mutate into a four-armed, armored version of herself, and she uses her new armor to deflect their attacks back at them. Xesha retaliates with Bone Rush and Dragon Pulse after realizing all her stats were boosted, and she initially has the advantage. However, the Mewtwo family's coordinated attacks, as well as Gwen's fury, prove too much, and she flies into a rage, striking back with Outrage and several other moves. Gwen finishes the fight by drop-kicking Xesha with High Jump Kick, defeating her and causing her revert to her normal form. Xesha glares at everyone, snarling defiantly, before collapsing from exhaustion, and watches as her opponents all fall over themselves before she blacks out.

She later wakes up in a Pokémon run hospital...

### **Chapter 32**

A week after the fight between Xesha and the family, Eve, Osiris, Gwen, Yan, Horus, Kylah, and Omega are all resting in a room in the hospital not too far from their house, with Imhotep working as a doctor and tending to their wounds. Xesha, having recovered from her injuries during her jail time, enters the room with several revival herbs to help their wounds heal faster. Thinking everyone's asleep, she tiptoes to the nearest table, right next to Eve's bed, and places the box of herbs before quietly opening it. However, Eve opens her eyes, revealing she's fully awake, and looks sorrowfully at Xesha. The others do the same except Gwen, who is still hostile towards the Lucario. Eve apologizes for giving Xesha a hard time and tries to touch her, but the latter pulls away. She snaps to eat the herbs before glaring at Gwen and snarling. Gwen calls her evil, but Xesha is amazed when Osiris and Eve come to her defense instead of their daughter's. Eve tells Gwen that Xesha has been punished enough for her actions. Osiris adds that she's not evil, just misguided. Xesha, however, corrects him, and proceeds to tell everyone her past before she became maniacal. When she finishes, she tells everyone that she's mentally broken, as the only family she had was abusive and neglectful towards her. She stops herself from breaking down and realizes she needs to leave. She tells everyone she has to go back to jail, shocking them. Eve asks why, to which Xesha replies she destroyed a lot of property during their fight and she must pay. The Lucario lies she'll see them when she gets out and leaves the room, noticing Eve watching her sorrowfully. Xesha again remembers this expression as she plots to escape jail.

### **Chapter 33**

Xesha leaves the hospital, and Delilah meets her outside, announcing she's taking the Lucario back to jail. Realizing she can't run from the law forever, Xesha decides to serve out the rest of her term instead of escaping, knowing it would be pointless. Delilah escorts her into a police car and drives her back to the county jail where she's serving out her sentence and walks her into the building. The Zeraora takes Xesha to her cell and shackles her to the wall.

### **Chapter 34**

Three months later, Xesha has served her jail term and Delilah, who is also a guard, escorts her from her cell. Before letting her go, Delilah sternly warns the Lucario to stay out of trouble, and Xesha obliges. Satisfied, Delilah allows her to leave the building. The moment she steps outside, however, Xesha is then confronted by a pair of male Houndoom, named Mason and Vargus. Xesha snarls at them to get out of the way, but they refuse, with Vargus telling her they're after a large bounty on her head, shocking the former. Not wanting to cause a commotion, she turns and flees. Vargus and Mason, eager to get the bounty, chase her into the woods outside the town. Xesha dodges their Flamethrower attacks, but is soon hindered by Vargus, who attacks her with Crunch. The intense pain causes her to retaliate violently with Power-Up Punch, raising her Attack stat and sending Vargus flying into a tree before doing the same to a stunned Mason. Xesha is briefly satisfied with how winded they both are from the super-effective attack. She then flees the scene, wanting to put as much distance as possible between herself and her pursuers.

Despite the head start, the Houndoom brothers are able to quickly catch up with her, and she notes their eagerness and persistence. Despite being outnumbered, Xesha is able to hold her own against them due to her strong aura. Noticing their attacks aren't coordinated or planned, she uses this to her advantage by simply tricking them into hitting each other. She dodges Mason's Dark Pulse, and the attack hits Vargus instead, knocking him to the ground. Mason runs over to apologize to his brother, and Xesha uses the distraction as another escape opportunity. She flees further into the woods while hearing Vargus yell that she's getting away.

Xesha soon approaches a train track when the brothers catch up and attack her once more. She fends off Vargus' oncoming Crunch with Bone Rush, which she then uses to viciously knock him away. He crashes into Mason, and Xesha spits at both them to give up since they're no match for her. However, they quickly regain their footing and prepare to attack her again. She dodges away in the nick of time and bolts toward the train track in an attempt to put the rapidly approaching train between herself and her pursuers. With Vargus and Mason right behind her, she puts on a spurt when Vargus almost bites her tail and gets ahead of them. She uses Taunt on Vargus, who falls for it, and crosses the track, ensuring her escape. Vargus tries to attack her, but he and his brother are both hit and killed by the passing train.

### **Chapter 35**

Xesha continues running through the woods away from the train track after her encounter with the Houndoom brothers when she sees Darwin eating some berries. Knowing she needs to keep going, she runs past him and ignores him completely. Later that same night, he accidentally spooks her when he enters the small cave she's sleeping in. Darwin introduces himself, and when Xesha asks what he wants, informs her that he needs help returning home. Xesha harshly declines, upsetting him, and he runs off. The next day, Xesha continues her journey, finding that Darwin has been following her. She demands to know why, and Darwin explains that the direction she's going in leads to his home in the mountains. He again pleads for her help getting there; knowing it would indirectly be her fault if he dies, Xesha agrees. Darwin jumps for joy, and the two set off toward the mountains. Xesha carries Darwin on her back whenever he gets tired of running.

They reach the base of the mountain range, only to be confronted by a male Kommo-o, who recognizes Darwin. Xesha asks him if he and Darwin know each other, and the Kommo-o reveals that he's Darwin's father. Darwin explains that he got lost and Xesha brought him back. His father thanks Xesha and leaves with Darwin riding on his back. After saying goodbye, Xesha turns to head to a nearby valley, but senses a powerful aura. Kipa suddenly appears in front of her, revealing Osiris sent her to pick up Xesha due to his work. The Mewtwo demands to know why Xesha escaped, and Xesha tells her she doesn't want a family, as she still thinks they're no better than her previous one. Kipa reveals everyone already knows that before grabbing Xesha and teleporting her back home.

### **Chapter 36**

When they get there, an infuriated Gwen yells at Xesha, admonishing her for her actions. She spits that she have finished her prison term, but it doesn't mean she can run around doing whatever she feels like. Gwen asks if Xesha had any idea how worried everyone was

### **Chapter 37**

Xesha is sent by Osiris to a school whose body is comprised entirely of Pokémon to learn how to adapt to her new life. She is initially pleased, thinking she can get away from Gwen and have time to meet new characters. To her chagrin, however, Gwen, Kipa, Yan, Kylah, and Omega attend the school as regular students. Even worse is that they're all in the same class. Many of the other students are hostile towards Xesha due to her destroying their home city as well as her criminal record being leaked upon its arrival to the school. Xesha quietly asks Kylah how they obtained it, to which the latter responds that it's a private affair. Despite the environment, Xesha simply ignores the antagonists, not caring about them, and focuses on coursework, which she excels at.

At lunch, Xesha decides to eat alone outside since nobody allows her to sit with them; her Mewtwo siblings, however, insist she stay with them and become acclimated to being around others. After the meal, Xesha is confronted by some other students, who still haven't forgiven her for her actions. She is unrepentant and snaps that they mean nothing to her before leaving. Gwen later scolds her for this. she then heads to the bathroom and purges all the food she ate with the intention of committing suicide through starvation.

Later on, Xesha learns about Type Day, a day where Pokémon of the same primary typing are required to spend at least three hours in a relaxation room to reduce their stress levels. She discovers that today is the first Type Day and is escorted by Gwen to a room designated for primary Fighting-types. As Gwen walks with her, she explains that dual-type Pokémon may choose to go to the room designated for either of their two types. Hearing this, Xesha asks her where the Steel-type room is, but Gwen refuses to tell her and grabs her arm to prevent her from running off. They enter the Fighting-type room, where Gwen is greeted warmly by several of the occupants who know her. Gwen introduces Xesha, but they immediately turn hostile towards the Lucario for her previous actions. Gwen informs them that she's a student now and she'll one day learn that it's better to make friends rather than foes. Raleigh, another Lucario, challenges Xesha to a battle, but the latter has the sense to decline, simply turning her head away. Gwen explains that she'll have Xesha do anything they ask, much to the latter's dismay, and the others reluctantly accept.

Xesha, expressing her displeasure, states she doesn't want to be here and tries to leave, only for an annoyed Gwen to stretch her arm and carry her back, holding her by the collar. Gwen tells Xesha they're doing it and has her face the others, asking what she can help them with. Raleigh begins by fetching a xylophone and ordering Xesha to play it. Gwen coaxes her, and Xesha sighs before playing the instrument, during which she discovers she has an affinity for music. She plays *Smoke on the Water*, briefly impressing the audience with her musical talent. After her performance, a Hawlucha tells her to do 30 push-ups, which she does with ease. The others have do other tasks, which she all accomplishes, before allowing her the remaining hour to herself. Gwen leaves to use the restroom, and Xesha sighs in relief. However, Raleigh mocks her on her scarred visage and starts pestering her, resulting in Xesha snapping at her. She snarls she's behaving like this because her life has been a living hell and that she's sick of being harassed. Raleigh argues back that it was no excuse to destroy others' homes. Gwen returns and stops the argument before it escalates. Xesha, infuriated, walks out, and a Medicham persuades Gwen to let her go when she tries to follow her.

Xesha storms through the hallways, snapping at everyone she comes across, and goes into the restroom. There, she starts to ponder about recent events and remembers Cyrus' advice two weeks earlier, wondering if he's right. After she cools off, she leaves only to run into Gwen, who says she's been looking everywhere for her, as the whole student body is waiting for her in the meeting hall. The Lucario deduces that Gwen wants her to apologize; Gwen affirms this and pins her arms behind her back before walking her to the hall. When they get there, Xesha sees all the students stop chattering and stare at her. She asks Gwen if this was her idea, and Raleigh calls out from the crowd, affirming it. Xesha growls at her, but Gwen makes her stop and escorts her up on the stage to face them. She lets her go and steps back. Xesha looks at her, and Gwen glares back before giving her a small nod.

Xesha faces the crowd and asks if they want her to apologize for her actions. Several students affirm this, and Xesha stares back at them, becoming nervous as she doesn't know what to say. She then reflects on her actions and Cyrus' advice before sincerely telling them that they've shown her patience and grace despite all the horrible things she's done to them. She continues by saying she doesn't deserve their forgiveness and doesn't expect anything to change after today, but apologizes, surprised at feeling remorse for the first time. She senses Gwen's and everyone else's surprise and deduces they felt the apology's sincerity. A delighted Gwen walks up to her and tells the students to give it up for her, but Xesha jumps off the stage and walks out. She packs up her belongings as the bell rings for the end of the day and leaves without talking to anyone.

### **Chapter 38**

The next day, Gwen catches the flu and has to stay quarantined at home. Kylah volunteers to watch Xesha, much to the latter's annoyance. At school, Kylah sits next to Xesha as their class learns about battling and later spars with Xesha outside. Xesha initially gains the upper hand by using tricks and tactics, but Kylah's quick thinking, greater power, and type advantage results in her loss. Kylah congratulates the Lucario for putting up a good fight, and Xesha reluctantly congratulates her as well. Xesha later watches as Kylah defeats all her other opponents. She notices Kylah watching from the sidelines as she begins a sparring session with a male Krookodile. Her opponent puts up a tough fight, but Xesha wins despite the type disadvantage, and Kylah cheers for her, to her surprise.

Kylah keeps watching as Xesha spars with Raleigh, who soon begins to go all out to test her abilities while mocking her loss against Kylah. Xesha retaliates, and the spar turns into a vicious fight, with both Lucario damaging each other terribly, to everyone's shock. This causes Xesha to lose control of her power due to only recently finishing her transformation, making her movements unpredictable. She violently attacks Raleigh, who realizes she went too far; the latter tries to defend herself, but is no match for Xesha's heightened power, and the fight turns into a one-sided beat-down before Raleigh is thrown aside, badly injured. Xesha is then about to go on a rampage when Kylah stops her by using Psychic to lift her off the ground. Kylah commands one of the other students to take Raleigh to the infirmary, and waits until the other Lucario is gone before lowering Xesha and releasing her grip. The Lucario, unable to distinguish friend from foe, attacks Kylah, who Mega Evolves into Mega Mewtwo X and stops her head-on. Kylah calmly looks her in the eye and speaks to her, urging her to relax and stating she's not her enemy. Despite her frenzied state, Xesha is able to hear Kylah's voice and stops attacking. However, she retains her aggression, prompting Kylah to take her home.

After they return home, Kylah tells the adults what happened. Eve suggests that Xesha stay home for a while for special training to prevent the incident from repeating, and Kylah and the others agree. Xesha overhears their conversation and tries to sneak back out of the house, only to get caught by Kylah. The latter warns her not to leave, and subdues Xesha when she tries to anyway. Xesha violently fights back, but Kylah puts her to sleep by injecting her with a sedative syringe to prevent her from losing control again.

### **Chapter 39**

The morning after, Xesha prepares for school, only for Kylah to tell her she'll be staying home for a while. She tells Xesha to be good before leaving with her siblings and cousins. Xesha watches them go and recalls the incident before angrily thinking Raleigh deserved a beating. Eve forces her to spend the day training with her, both physically and mentally, to get her to calm down. Xesha is initially uncooperative and shifts to her new form to attack violently and get Eve to give up; however, Eve is persistent and manages to calm her down. She learns that Xesha's low pain tolerance is partly to blame for her losing control, as well as her new power, upbringing, and personality. After the session, Osiris arrives, having heard of yesterday's incident, and decides to physically examine Xesha to see what else might be contributing to her aggression. He discovers that Xesha's blood pressure is dangerously high due to her high stress levels and immediately sends her to bed, as resting will lower it, and gives her heavy sedation. While being sedated, Xesha hears Osiris telling the other adults that her vitals will have to monitored constantly for the time being. The others agree, and all turn to stare at Xesha before she falls asleep.

### **Chapter 40**

Cyrus and Leela's children, the cousins of Gwen and her siblings, all move into the house, which is large enough to house all the current residents. They're introduced as Akala, Neo, and Huey (the sons) and Kate, Mira, and Lucy (the daughters). Xesha is initially reluctant to meet them

### **Chapter 41**

A day later, Leela has Xesha train to control her powers and emotions while Osiris and Eve work and Cyrus takes care of Gwen. Leela and Xesha first battle to help Xesha practice controlling her physical strength, with the latter noting that the former goes all out. Afterward, Leela has Xesha sit with her to practice conversation and respond better to tough situations. Leela is noted to be pleased with Xesha's progress and tells her to keep it up. Xesha is about to leave when Leela tells her to hold on before removing her collar. She leaves with it and returns moments later, then fastens it back around Xesha's neck, telling her she can leave. Xesha walks out of the living room and sneaks outside before jumping over the fence and running off into the village.

She discovers a forklift. Curious, Xesha gets on it and tests it before driving it around the village. She notices the residents staring at her and waves to them, saying she found a new hobby. The Lucario soon takes a joyride through the village, caring to watch out for pedestrians while also using the forklift to help people move things. An hour later, she is joyriding at a faster speed when Osiris barks her name, abruptly prompting her to stop. She looks up to see him approaching her and nervously greets him. Osiris, who decided to take some time off from work, demands to know what she's doing, and Xesha quickly explains that she was joyriding while simultaneously helping the village residents. Hearing this, Osiris commends her for willingly helping others, but sternly commands her to return the forklift where she found it. As she does, Xesha asks how he found her, to which Osiris says he can sense her aura. After parking the forklift in its original spot, Osiris takes Xesha home and gently chides her for going around unsupervised, as many of the villagers don't trust her yet. He informs her he's concerned about her and gives her a hug, which she hesitantly reciprocates. Osiris tells her to stay in the house for the time being and walks away. Watching him leave, Xesha remembers Leela taking her collar before returning it to her shortly after and wonders if she did something with it. She is later informed by Akala, her adoptive cousin, that she has a doctor's appointment tomorrow.

### **Chapter 42**

The next day, Cyrus and Eve take Xesha to the hospital where all the adults work for her appointment. They leave her in the waiting room to work after warning her to be mindful of her surroundings. While she waits, Xesha notices the room's size, and the other patients look at her with uncertainty. She smiles nervously at them, and is relieved when they reciprocate. However, a Mega Garchomp confronts her and snarls that she knows her from school. Xesha tries to ignore her, but the Garchomp plants a scythe on her chest; she remembers the Garchomp's name to be Agnes. The latter growls she can't be trusted before picking her up and throwing her across the room. Xesha flies through the opposite wall into an exam room; she looks up to see Agnes charging at her. Gasping in shock, the Lucario runs out of the room, and a chase ensues. Agnes quickly catches up with her in a chamber above an operating room, where Xesha sees Cyrus and Eve working with other doctors.

Fueled by rage and hatred, Xesha and Agnes begin fighting, damaging each other terribly, causing a commotion. After a short bout, Agnes kicks Xesha out of the chamber, sending her flying into the room below, shocking everyone present. Xesha crashes into the wall; she looks up to see Agnes flying at her and knocks her back with Dragon Pulse. She roars in rage and transforms into her mutated state before charging at Agnes; she dodges around Cyrus when he tries to stop her, not wanting to hurt him. Xesha rams into Agnes, who slices her torso, and retaliates by breaking her arm in her jaws. Agnes screeches in agony and fights back, leading to a bloody brawl. Eve yells for them to stop, but her command falls on deaf ears as Xesha and Agnes continue fighting. After Agnes burns her with Flamethrower, Xesha hits her with Outrage and knocks her out, emerging victorious. Panting, she calms down and sees everyone looking at her in shock, but she reverts back to normal due to the combined stress from her power and the battle. Cyrus asks if she's alright; in response, Xesha vomits blood and faints from her injuries.

### **Chapter 43**

Xesha later wakes up in a recovery room with Eve standing over her. The latter hugs her, glad she's okay, and informs her that Agnes was arrested for assault and disturbing the peace.

### **Chapter 44**

Three days later, Gwen, who has recovered from her illness, takes Xesha home from the hospital. When they arrive, everyone immediately celebrates the Lucario's return; Xesha feels an unusual warmth welling up inside her and realizes it's genuine joy.

### **Chapter 45**

Two weeks after Xesha returns from the hospital, Osiris' cousin Matt comes to visit. Xesha immediately becomes nervous upon seeing how tall he is, and Matt isn't too thrilled to meet her, having learned of her past crimes. Osiris tries to persuade his cousin that Xesha is reforming, but Matt remains skeptical. Xesha snarls at him, ignoring Osiris chastising her, and walks away. When she leaves, she overhears Matt directing Osiris to bring Xesha to his house soon, where he'll decide whether to accept her or not. Xesha becomes nervous again when Osiris agrees to the proposal.

### **Chapter 46**

The next day, Osiris wakes Xesha early and tells her they're going to Matt's house. Xesha vehemently objects to this, citing Matt's reaction towards her yesterday, but Osiris is adamant, using Psychic to lift her up when she refuses to move willingly. He takes her to Matt's house, where Matt himself is waiting for them. He greets his cousin in a friendly manner but again looks at Xesha distrustfully, which she returns with a growl. Osiris wishes them both luck and leaves. A nervous Xesha tries to edge away from Matt, but he stretches his arm and grabs her by the scruff of the neck before bringing her back towards him. Matt asks if she's scared of him, to which she replies yes. Matt tells her he understands why, putting her down, and orders to come with him into the house. When Xesha refuses to move, he picks her up again and carries her in, saying she's only making it worse for herself.

Matt takes her upstairs into his bedroom, warning her not to go anywhere. Xesha asks why he's bothering with her, prompting him to respond with a glare. Matt simply tells her he needs to go to the bathroom. He leaves, and Xesha waits a while before hearing him go into the bathroom. She sees a chance to escape and quietly sneaks downstairs, opening the front door. She shuts it just as Matt comes out of the restroom. Matt angrily yells Xesha's name and she runs away from the house in a panic. She thinks he's frightening and that she wants nothing to do with him.

Xesha runs into the nearby woods with Matt in hot pursuit. Matt angrily shouts that she won't get away from him as he launches several Aura Sphere attacks at her. Xesha dodges them all and continues fleeing from him. Her first few attempts at hiding from him fail, but she eventually manages to lose him by jumping into a nearby lake after outrunning him. She hides underwater, holding her breath, and watches as Matt floats above the lake's surface looking for her. He soon gives up and flies away. Xesha decides to wait in case he returns, but he doesn't. She resurfaces and scans the surroundings for any signs of Matt's aura, but finds nothing. Relieved, she shakes herself and continues her trek through the woods.

She later hunts a Blitzle and finishes gorging herself on its meat when she senses Matt's aura approaching her location. Xesha panics and flees into a nearby cave, hoping that Matt won't think about following her inside. She keeps running in case he does, eventually losing herself in the maze of dark tunnels. A while later, Xesha hears Matt's voice echoing inside the caves far from her and again senses his aura nearby. She runs away from the voice, soon finding an exit. Sensing nothing, Xesha sighs in relief and is about to walk away when an Aura Sphere flies at her from seemingly out of nowhere. She dodges it in time, falling into a large puddle of mud and dirtying her fur. She looks up to see Matt descending on her at a frightening speed. Xesha screams in horror at this. She scrambles to her feet and tries to reenter the cave she emerged from, but Matt uses Psychic to cause a rockslide and block the entrance, effectively cutting off her only escape route.

A terrified Xesha looks up at him, shuddering. Matt lands on the ground and glares at her, asking if she really thought she could get away from him. She doesn't answer, and he replies that she can't no matter how hard she tries, as he's faster and stronger than her. He then smiles and compliments her managing to avoid him for as long as she has, much to Xesha's confusion. Matt then lifts her into the air with Psychic and flies back to his house with her. He telekinetically carries her into the house, scolding her for getting dirty. Xesha becomes unnerved at his tone, which now sounds like he's baby-talking her. Matt takes Xesha into the bathroom and puts her in the tub, restraining her to the walls while smiling teasingly at her. Xesha growls at him and looks away.

Matt laughs, and Xesha notices how his attitude towards her took a 180 in less than an hour. She sighs and sits still as Matt proceeds to give her a long bath.

## **Known Moves**

### **Fighting-type**

**Aura Sphere:** The user lets loose a pulse of aura power from deep within its body at the target. This attack never misses. Xesha forms a bright blue ball of energy between her hands and fires it at the opponent.

### **Steel-type**

**Meteor Mash:** The user hits target with a hard punch fired like a meteor. This may also boost the user’s Attack stat.

## **Skills and Abilities**

* **Hunting:**
* **Tracking:**
* **Fighting:**
* **Telekinesis:** As a Mega Lucario, Xesha can perform impressive telekinetic feats and due to her insanely strong aura, possesses power that can rival even her adoptive father's. In her mutated form, this telekinetic power drastically increases.
* **Bite Force:** Her bite force is a whopping 12,000 PSI, allowing her to bite through practically anything.
* **Martial Arts:** Xesha, as a Fighting-type, is extremely adept at martial arts, able to quickly block oncoming attacks and throw punches with blinding speed.
* **Strength:** She is immensely strong due to her physiology and muscle mass, capable of throwing extremely strong punches and upturning the ground with one foot/fist.

## **Type Effectiveness**

As a Fighting/Steel-type, Xesha is weak against Fighting, Fire, and Ground-type attacks. She is immune to Poison-type attacks and is resistant to Bug, Dark, Dragon, Grass, Ice, Normal, Rock, and Steel-type attacks. Her primary type moves are super-effective against Dark, Ice, Normal, Rock, and Steel type Pokémon, and her secondary type moves are super-effective against Fairy, Ice, and Rock-type Pokémon.

## **Quotes**

Leroy: "You bit me!"

Lucille: "Yeah, and I'll do it again if you don't stay away from me. Now beat it!" - Lucille exhibiting Lucario behavior while chasing Leroy off after he tries to touch her, Chapter 18

## **Crimes Committed**

* **Assault:** Lucille has attacked others with or without provocation on multiple occasions, earning herself a criminal record.
* **Truancy:** Right before dropping out, she skipped school several times to avoid being harassed by her classmates.
* **Familicide:** She murdered her entire family in a single night as revenge for their mistreatment of her.
* **Bioterrorism:** She deliberately made a chemical with contagious viruses with the intention of the spreading the new pathogen she found in Gunther's cells.
* **Voluntary contagion:**
* **Breaking and Entering:**
* **Burglary:**
* **Illegal Hunting:**
* **Murder:**
* **Aggravated Assault:**

## **Trivia**

* Her favorite instrument is the piano, which she can play quite well, and she also likes other percussion instruments; she dislike brass instruments, with her least favorite being the trumpet.