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POSTED ON May 5, 2021 22:13:21 GMT

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[attr="class","light"]"start ❤ "

the countdown had begun. agonizing scream would be heard within a facility somewhere that was neither league nor evol, but rather aether owned. this facility was spearheaded by a man some would consider...whimsical, arbitrary. a former colleague of zenji jabami from their youth as newcomers within their respective fields.

outside did a car reside. exiting the vehicle was zenji jabami . upon being granted access and dealing with the usual security check. he would come to be greeted by that colleague, "hey, hey, hey! the man of the hour, zenny boy!" a cheerful jest called the now irritated head scientist.

"james crick." zenji dryly responded.

a casual greeting exchange occurred. a light-hearted laugh shared. zenji's eccentric assistant, evan, boredly stood off to the side texting. evan was here to act as a chaperone to ensure that, the supposed-to-be bedridden, zenji didn't push himself too hard since his return from the excursion.

E M E R G E N C Y

red flashed throughout the facility. that could only mean one thing: the reason for zenji jabami 's visit wasn't going well. evan panicked, which was expected for someone with his eccentric demeanor. zenji would order for his assistant to aid him in movement. as they neared the experiment room. there were many scrambling to turn off the machine that was in use. screaming was heard inside of the pod.

james orchestrated for his research team to prepare for extraction. the medical team on standby would run to aid the individual they were extracting. zenji, for now, watched the scene unfold before interrupting james.

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POSTED ON May 10, 2021 8:36:02 GMT

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[attr="class","light"]the test subject used for the experiment was irresponsive. they were considered to be placed within a temporary coma and taken out of the testing lab. the alarm was turned off. once everything settled down the many gathered became the few. each dispersing one by one.

as james gathered information from those that remained. that information would come to be relayed to zenji. a disgruntled expression donned upon james. his fist tightened as gritted teeth, too, indicated annoyance. it was mainly not with the project, but the co-lead who was apart of this: professor francis ream.

"what a foul look, professor james."

a new voice spoke. entering the scene was the man of the hour: francis ream. "you seem displeased with the experiment, understandable. we will have to try again once subject #626 has awoken—" quickly james lunged to grab the collar of his co-admin. with fierce anger, james would say, "you took it too far again, you were suppose to stop once they couldn't handle it. they weren't ready to expand past the set time!"

the bandaged zenji merely watched. evan, who cowered behind zenji, watched as well. "without the ability to push past a limit we cannot breed result. i simply did what was best." calmly he would swipe james' hand away. "subject #626 is the only one who has come close to showing the needed results. lest you forget our agreed upon arrangements—" once more he would come to be interrupted. though, this time, by zenji with a hand risen.

"if i may interject. the purpose of the signum project is to further understand the correlation of a trainer and pokemon's bond honed by battle. i can only assume that the failure was due to a forced bond, which isn't how the relationship should work."

francis eyed the league scientist. francis' stern look would come to meet zenji's neutral gaze. "this suit has the potential to rival that of a mythical legend. the possibility to release a pokemon's potential power. yet you would rather focus on something as trivial as a 'relationship' between man and pokemon?" francis would say.

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[attr="class","light"]"it is not made to be used for that purpose, francis."

zenji countered. "the purpose of there creation is to enhance a pokemon's power through an already established bond. turning trust and unity into a source of temporary strength. prolong use beyond the recommended time limit can kill the paired hosts, possibly inflict irreparable neurological damage, or cause a great shift in the pairs psyche." all of course were simple theories formed from gathered data.

"and i rather not go beyond the threshold of testing that. i may not hold jurisdiction here, but i do have say in this project the most out of anyone here." it was zenji's creation, after all. inspiration born from the very first avatar that came to be. francis held little interest in the desire to utilize project signum to further the advancement of understanding pokemon and human relations.

professor francis ream only had one goal in mind: to weaponize the suit. and there were many that agreed with him and there were few within this research establishment who would disagree. "so you have faith that the bond between man and pokemon alone can save this region, professor jabami?"

zenji, with his usual demeanor, stood before the man with a neutral expression. little had there been any sight of waver on it. those who were within the room watched in wait for an answer...

"i do."

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POSTED ON Aug 10, 2021 3:06:11 GMT

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"such trivial ideology will be what leads this region into a dark age. everyday we leave ourselves open to unexpected occurrences. your false hope lacks both facts and evidence. science has no room for faith." francis scoffed with disgust. to zenji there were many men like him in their world. scientists who possessed little moral. it was nothing he hadn't seen or heard before.

"what is science without humanity? if science becomes all technique and technology, it quickly degenerates into man against humanity. if all we do is superimpose technology on the same old problems, nothing basic changes. man has no right to act as if they're the apex of all species. for, through the signum project, it will unveil to the mass that we alone cannot overcome despair without unity and equality. pokemon are more than what you believe them to be." and that's what zenji truly believed from the bottom of his heart.

francis dawned a scowl. disgusted by the words pouring out of zenji's maw. "i think it's best we take you off this project, francis." audible shock and gasps were seen and heard. whispers all over the room. francis, in awe of the decision, responded with anger, ""if i were you i'd take back that decision, jabami..." in his casted arm zenji stood firm. his expression unchanged.

"so that's your decision. fine, but this won't be the last you see of me. i'll be sure to have both your job and your badge, zenji jabami. remain smug while you can." and thus he left. escorting himself out of the research facility. never to be heard from since.

sometime after the DESOLATE LAND ARC...

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[attr="class","light"]zenji returned to the aether funded research facility. he was out of commission for sometime due to the setback from temporarily being given avatarship that led to groudon's sealing. the aftermath of the effects had quite a drawback on his body. zenji, as of late, had been placing too much pressure on his physical health. he was still in need of bed rest, but he felt as if he had been out for far too long and needed to get back to professsor james crick.

to his surprise he would come to learn that professor james crick has been missing for a few weeks. zenji would call his assistant who would explain all that he missed. "and why wasn't i informed?" he asked. it was something evan wanted to keep undercover until zenji was better. evan explained how it was a shock to all, but professor james's assistant, thankfully, kept the project afloat as police were still in search of his whereabouts.

with zenji back. he was able to oversee the project. "thank you, and i'm sorry for placing such a heavy burden on you, lyra." zenji bowed before james assistant. he could tell from her eyes how sad she was to learn that james was missing. "we'll find him." zenji said with reassurance.

"everyone, please leave for the day. you've all done well, allow me to take over."

and thus the research team was dismissed. but before lyra left, she would leave zenji with a schematic of professor james's work. it would seem as though he was nearing completion of the first signum project, and was event thinking of renaming it to the following: sygna suits.

of course it still needed to be thoroughly tested. but, by doing the math, james may have found a way to remove the potential risks that come with using the sygna suits. he wanted to share it with zenji once the no-longer-bedridden head scientist was to return. "thank you, lyra. i'll let you know my findings in the morning."

and so she left. zenji, all alone, got to work. waiting for his assistant evan to arrive. little did he know that, within this now empty facility, there lurked a being in the shadow.

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POSTED ON Aug 10, 2021 16:25:18 GMT

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[attr="class","light"]the door opened. zenji, disregarding to look back, said, "well that was fast. if only you showed up for meetings with that timely speed yours you'd actually be the first to wow me in a very long time." there was nothing but silence. normally evan was very talkative.

"well isn't this a surprise?" spoke a familiar voice. one zenji had not heard within a very long time. turning to look toward the familiar tone. it was who he'd expect, "francis." and he wasn't alone.

❝...❞

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POSTED ON Aug 10, 2021 17:36:21 GMT

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[attr="class","light"]"what's wrong? are you not happy to see two of your old colleagues?"

two? zenji would look over to the individual dressed in black. "what do you mean by 'two'...?" francis chuckled. "well, once i was dismissed from the project. i set out to further our, or rather my, research. but then i heard that you would be away and i couldn't leave poor james all on his own to finish what we started." francis would place a hand upon the silent individual's shoulder.

"the fragment we discovered during our own little excursion back then. the ones born from groudon that the league sought so desperately to find. i was able to find another. unfortunately, like the first, i had trouble extracting the negative properties within it. these fragments hold the key to understanding the bond between man and legendary—avatars. and our colleague here discovered a way to possibly replicate the stone in order to create our own artificial avatars without the potential side effects that come with the signum project.""

zenji listened as francis explained. and what he said was true. all of this research started from a fragment born from man and legend: Bailey Cooper and groudon. one of the many fragments that were once lingering all over the region had been captured by professor james. zenji, who knew the potential risk of hiding even one from the league, couldn't exactly share what he, james, and francis discovered. as james, zenji, and francis studied the fragment more. they were able to discover an anomaly that was also found in FERNANDO SILPH 's, illeana reyes 's, and Stormy Silph 's biopsy and medical reports. if they could harness the elements found within this fragment whilst utilizing mega stones as a catalyst. together, with man's technology, there was strong chance they could harness the energy between man and pokemon and convert it into power that could temporarily rival even a mythical pokemon.

at least that was what james theorized. and it would seem, by francis's being here, that he discovered the theory to be true. "where is the sync stone, jabami?" the sync stone? so that was the name james had chosen to go with. "i wish i knew myself." zenji would look over to the silent figure that stood by francis. wondering if he was who zenji thought them to be.

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