Genesect’s Genesis

[NOTES: Lightning speaks with emotions. He uses :D :) and :( to speak regularly. He’s already partially digital, and he can convey these emotions through his pixelated eyes.

This is also a Pokémon fanfiction, set in a storyline where legendary Pokémon control the multiverse that I call the Emberverse, due to it involving a shapeshifter named Ember that works for the legendary Pokémon.]

## Genesect’s Genesis

**“Lightning, come to my office in the Dome at 6:42 PM.”**

Arceus’s voice echoed in Lightning’s head as he wooshed through the tube, the main entrance into the Dome. It was now 6:00, and the sun was beginning to dip down into the horizon. Arceus didn’t like it when creatures were late, so Lightning often came either very early or extremely late, depending on his current mood towards the white fence goat.

He stepped out of the tube.

The Dome was a gigantic glass dome on the bottom of the ocean floor. It was the main attraction and namesake of the Domian region.

Humans scurried around the dome, ignoring Lightning, as he was in the simple disguise of a Boltund with Pikachu aspects, a common species on Pika Island, a neighboring island.

He padded up to a fountain in the back. It was a nice fountain. Ancient, polished granite, with a nice stone Domian Dragonite at the top, smiling and spouting water from the gem on his tail and forehead.

Lightning smiled. It captured the Dragon Pokémon pretty well. He would know, as DD was one of his closest friends.

He dipped his talon into the water and whispered into it, “Kaminari.”

A small doorway opened in the fountain, and Lightning stepped through, the door closing behind him.

Lightning stepped out and smiled. He was now in the true Dome, the Dome that was the headquarters of the legendary Pokémon in charge of the multiverse.

“Hello, Gladiolus.” Lightning greeted the plant as he walked by.

“Oh, you’re here.” Gladio grumbled.

“Yes, I am :D.”

“Leave me alone.”

“Okay :D.” Lightning continued to walk.

“Greetings, Lightning.” Lunala said as she soared by.

“Hiya, Lunala.” He grinned. “How’re you doing?”

“I am doing well. What of you?” Lunala dipped her head.

“Pretty great. Fence goat called me to his office.” Lightning inclined his head.

“Oh? I hope everything is alright.” Lunala drifted away.

Lightning nodded and then reached the door to Arceus’ waiting room.

He went inside, and there was one other creature waiting, along with Arceus himself.

“Hello, Lightning.” Arceus said, in a voice so akin to Professor Snape’s from Harry Potter, Lightning had to restrain himself from laughing.

“Hiya, Arkoos.” Lightning waved.

“Wait a moment. I need to replace his drive.” He flicked his tail at the insect-like biped standing there.

“Who are they?” Lightning peered at the strange purple creature.

“Genesect.” Arceus said shortly.

“Okay. Hiya, Gene!” Lightning waved.

“Make yourself comfortable.” Arceus took a small square out of the cannon thing on Genesect and then walked out of the room.

As soon as Arceus’ footsteps were only a faint murmur in the distance, Genesect was in front of Lightning.

“I’ve heard of you. You’re the one made of the energy from the creation of Gladiolus and Flake?” Genesect questioned.

“Yep!” Lightning smiled brightly.

“Then you need to hear my story.” Genesect said urgently.

“Okay. I’m listening.” Lightning sat.

“…have you heard of Lord Helix and Dome?” Genesect asked cautiously.

“Of course! It’s a hatchery story, isn’t it? Kabuto and Omanyte, two ancient, immortal beings that fought for good and evil!” Lightning struck a talon in the air.

“…It’s not just a story.” Genesect turned his head towards the exit in which Arceus had left.

“Oh, are they working here?” Lightning asked, turning his head in the same direction.

“…one of them is.”

“Cool! Can I meet them?” Lightning asked.

“Haven’t you wondered why the sea isn’t at war with itself anymore?” Genesect turned his head back towards Lightning.

He shrugged. “I didn’t really think about it. Maybe they made peace?”

“They haven’t. Not willingly, At least.” Genesect paused. “Haven’t you wondered what happened to them?”

“Not really.” Lightning blinked. “Should I?”

Genesect looked at the ground. “Well, they evolved. Omanyte became Omastar. Kabuto became Kabutops. And then came Arceus.”

“You mean that they’re older than Arceus?” Lightning blinked.

“Plenty of creatures are. Kabuto and Omanyte. Bidoof. Ken Sugimori.” Genesect waved an arm.

“Oh.”

“When Arceus came in, he saw Omastar as a potential ally and Kabutops as a threat. He knew Helix and Dome were fighting. Getting rid of Kabutops would just be two birds with one stone, wouldn’t it? Doing a favor for Helix and getting rid of Dome…” Genesect trailed off. “You can guess what happened. Arceus captured the threat. He then turned him… turned him into a cyborg and then set him with an evil team.”

Lightning whacked the ground with his tail. “Really?”

“The cyborg escaped. Arceus realized that he couldn’t just imprison Kabutops and hope for the best. He realized that if he wanted to truly capture Kabutops, he had to find a way to control him. So he created the five drives. Neutral, Douse, Burn, Shock, and Chill. These five drives not only gave Kabutops additional coverage, but also allowed Arceus to control him. Control Kabutops by turning him into a machine that follows the instructions coded within him.”

“Oh.” Lightning looked at the ground. “Sad.”

“Do you know who he is?” Genesect asked quietly. “Do you know who Kabutops is, now?”

“No.” Lightning looked at the ground.

“They renamed him Genesect.”

Lightning looked up at him, shock registering within him. “You?”

“Me.” Genesect nodded.

“Wow. You’re old.” Lightning blinked.

Genesect sighed. “Yes, I suppose I am. We have to hurry up. Arceus will be back.”

“Yeah.” Lightning glanced at the wall.

“The point is, he turned me into nothing more than a machine. A machine, running on instructions programmed into me with code. And he’s going to do the same to you.”

Lightning faltered, flickering a bit. “W-what?” He said, his voice small.

“Lightning, Arceus is going to change you. He may have done some of it already. Have you noticed anything… different about you, since you were ‘fixed’ by Arceus?”

Lightning nodded slowly. “D-Domian Dragonite helped, though. A lot of the changes w-were to make sure I didn’t kill everything.”

“The next modification?” Genesect asked softly.

“W-well, I started flickering more a-and I said strange things that weren’t me. I-I tried talking to Manchineel, a-and something stopped me from telling him anything about it.” Lightning looked at the ground.

“Then there’s only one mod left before you turn into a complete husk of yourself.” Genesect said.

“Oh.” Lightning looked at the ground.

“If I am correct, he plans to do that modification during your ‘meeting’ with him.” Genesect looked in the direction Arceus had left from.

Lightning twitched, nervous.

“Lightning. Would you like an alliance?” Genesect asked, his tone serious. “We could ally together and make sure this happens to no other creature. Ever.”

Lightning considered.

“We are running out of time. You must make the decision now, or I’m afraid we’ll never get an opportunity like this again.” Genesect’s voice wavered.

Lightning paused. Then, he looked up. “I accept your alliance.”

“Then let’s go.”

The two exited the Dome in stealth and silence, silently communicating plans to each other with small electric shocks, translated and made with Lightning’s semi-electrical aspects and Genesect’s electronic aspects as they left.

**“So what are we going to do?”** Lighting asked.

**“We might have to kill Arceus.”** Genesect replied.