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❝Cila. Initiate Project Avalon. It's about time we created humanity's contingency.❞

"Cila."

The light to Fernando's personal laboratory flicker on and he shields his eyes away from the unnatural lighting. It's a few hours past midnight and he's finally compiled the last rendition of Project Avalon. All the pieces are in place and now he has the means and circumstance to enact his life's work. While the project has changed numerous times over various iteration the end objective has always been the same. He looks at the document one last time before escaping the confines of his chair, eyes red from the strain of staring at the only source of light for hours on end.

Hours of tireless work and a bad habit of not sleeping finally take their toll and he leaves his workstation to grab some coffee. At this point, there's no hope of him returning, more likely to take hours to fetch a single cup of coffee, distracting himself with house work and other menial tasks as he tries to rile himself up for a second wind. With all ingenuity, the second wind never comes and Fernando ends up passed out on his couch. Only in the safe space of his lucid dreams does creativity truly spark.

He dreams of Elysia. He awakens too soon.

—

Artificial intelligence is not a hard concept to grasp. The bastardized depiction of it in the media, often to fill some fantastical tale of science fiction, doesn't do the subject justice. Broken down to simpler terms, AI is no different than an adjustments of formulas created to give off the impression of intelligence. Do action X when environment Y is active. However, when in setting Y, if Z happens, perform X-2. The ability to adjust to a variety of variables give the program a false impression of fluidity that stems from how well the programmer can future proof the algorithms across different scenarios. Game developers do it, basic programmers do it, Silph Co. does it.

It is Porygon, the artificial Pokemon, that serves as the most exemplary example of perfected AI — discounting Fernando's personal assistant Cila, which is both private property and reserved for his own personal use. The details and work put into creating the first artificial Pokemon remain within Silph's proprietary assets but several case studies and documentation about its make-up exist in public academia. It isn't too hard to have a team of Silph programmers create a byproduct of the AI, structured around generic battling using the same logic of mainstream Pokemon battle simulators.

A database of every documented Pokemon attack, species, and general information is compiled into a single hub and used to calculate damage, likeliness to win, and simulate battles in real-time. Honestly, the project is not too different than a thorough video game, with the exception of being able to adjust to battles based off the player's input. With a completed base, Fernando can pull the project for his personal use, applying more input to allow the formulas to expand via machine learning. While the general rules of Pokemon battles apply there are always outliers, battles that should've been won or lose on paper but in action end up with an astonishing result. What he looks to create is an AI that can battle better than any trainer. All he needs to do is to train it. Surely the techniques and thought process of Hoenn's brightest could compile a trainer worthy of being Champion. Steal their strengths while eliminating their weaknesses and misjudgments through statistical probability and the speed of a computer's processor.

Truly a lofty goal, one set on tempered expectations and resolved to a finish with an undeniable tenacity. All he needs now is the time and exposure to numerous battles, using his own style as a basis and polishing it with those he finds worthy. Between the Elite Four and Hoenn's numerous Gym Leaders, Fernando has one last trump card to help accelerate the process. Now it's only a matter of time.

—

"Ladies and gentleman, I present you the future of Pokemon battling accessories. Introducing the new and improved, Silph Scope."

A round of applause is given off by several employees as they come together to marvel over their latest pet project. Silph Co. built a foundation of creating Pokemon goods for the populace. From the standard Pokeball to essential battling accessories like the X-Attack, their innovation in keeping up with cutting edge technology has allowed them to flourish. However, even technology has its limits. Eventually, all inventions are created and new ideas becoming increasingly hard to come by. With age, the potential for something both new and ground-shaking declines and the glory of being the first becomes a thing of the past. Only those that dare to think beyond, who strive for greatness realize the new avenue to success: improve and revolutionize aged solutions for modern problems.

There is no one as avid of a Pokedex user as Fernando Silph. Unlike the trainer's who rely on instinct and memory, Fernando brandishes the item like a cellphone, using it to scan any Pokemon he's unfamiliar with and referencing the tool often in order to look up his opponent's abilities and potential attacks. The issue is that the Pokedex is bulkier than it should be, requiring the user to physically hold it and thumb through the various buttons and options. The advent of the touch screen may have improved this but that still requires user input, taking away time and effort of what should be a seamless experience.

The objective of the second version of the Silph Scope is to remove the trivialities of the old Pokedex. Recreating the Pokedex is quite easy. In essence, the Pokedex is nothing more than a glorified camera that references its images and video against a database of information to identify the Pokemon or attacks scanned. The Silph Scope looks to do the same, carrying an internet connection to pull the same information from a database hosted on Silph's cloud services to stay up to date while having backups should the device fail. Having an active internet connection also allows the device to send information and recorded footage back to Silph Co, allowing them to compile even more information through mere usage.

Fernando dons the sleek earpiece and taps the side of the device, triggering it to unravel as the mechanical pieces wind up. A small hololens covers his right eye and he awaits for the system to turn on the for the first time. Still in beta, his very own Porygon will be the one to navigate the device, stored properly on the device's storage.

What he expects is absolute brilliance; what this means is possibly the future of Pokemon battling.

notes:

- creates a battle simulator and applies logic to make the AI adjust during battle.
- applies algorithm that provides solution based off battle theory.
- needs to supply more information so that the AI can learn from new battle information.
- creates a prototype for silph scope v2, a wearable pokedex that can recognize pokemon and their attacks.
- it can record battles and upload information back to silph co.
- uploads his porygon onto the device to navigate it during its first demo.

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[attr="class","ihead"]HOW TO TRAIN YOUR AI

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PORYGON AI

ONCE THE SYSTEM comes to life, the hololens over fernando's eye begins to stream. compiled lines of data, recorded footage, and his porygon's parade are reflected colorfully on its stream. within his earpiece, he can hear the distant cry of his polygonal progeny. its striated sound indicates that it is hard at work, downloading and learning from the battles fernando has experienced in his past.[break][break]

it's as if he's watching a child grow. first, the porygon takes its first clumsy steps in simulated battle. but with every new piece of data, every new compilation of statistics and probability, the virtual pokemon becomes faster. more adept. more adaptable. the hues of its angular body shift and change, like a kecleon adapting to thousands of environments all at once. however, it is clear that there is still much to learn...[break][break][break]

and much to experience.

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FERNANDO SILPH, you must beat the total number of 150 using ROLLS.[break][break]
in order to roll, please link a battle thread (wild/event/social). each thread that you link will allow you one roll.[break][break]
feel free to edit your reply with another linked thread and another roll until you breach 150.[break][break]

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❝The beauty about data is that it never lies. It is up to us to decipher it correctly.❞

Fernando's obsession with his next project borders compulsion. It reminds him of simpler times; something he can cultivate like a fledgling Budew, eager to observe its growth as a prospective botanist. The more data the Porgyon parses the more refined it becomes. Its limit is endless, matched only by the depravity of his ego's perseverance.

The Silph Scope Version 2.0 is his brain child and he stakes his pride on its success. There is no greater demand someone can make of him outside of his time and that's exactly what it needs. As a man torn across many different hats and numerous organizations, he finds himself scattered in his day-to-day routine.

But he always finds time for Avalon. The nights where his bed is empty are the ones that he spends attached to his computer.

Tinkering.

Improving.

Hoenn's own Gym Circuit may leave much to be desired but that does not hold true for the rest of the world. Numerous trainers embark on their journey for glory and conquest. Fernando embraces the fandom with a devout passion. He makes up one of the many viewers that glisten with excitement at the sidelines. Every regional battle, every tournament final, every battle worth its salt with any semblance of marketing or viral attention ends up on his television. They keep him company until the wee hours of the night. The voices of several famous casters become the last thing he hears before his consciousness gives in.

Progress requires dedication. Triumph requires sacrifice.

Second hand experience proves useful but nothing beats the real thing. Fernando's own expedition into the wild ends up being more productive than first imagined. Being able to analyze his own Pokemon provides an ample opportunity to review the faults of their techniques. Where some fall short, the Porygon will stand tall. Experience is built on an obelisk of mistakes and Fernando has the resources to outsource trial and error to everyone around him.

The rise of Stormy Silph provides a textbook example.

It is the Safari Zone that becomes his playground for further testing. The hunt for the region's exotic Pokemon allows him to test a variety of his own without repercussion. Feral Pokemon are his favorite to train against; they lack the dulled instinct of domesticated Pokemon and no one bats an eye when they're disposed of.

Most interesting of all is that the Type:Null he's acquired from a Global Wonder Trade. It costed him a small fortune of highly sought after Pokemon but the chance to uncover more about an unknown Pokemon prove too tempting for him to pass up. Watching it flounder in the Safari Zone with a limited move pool ends up more conclusive than his initial hypothesis. There's still a lot he doesn't understand about the Pokemon but it seems capable.

That too goes into his research and it compile nicely into his data set.

The real test is to see how it fares against a live opponent. Fernando uses the cover of his Gym to act as his quality assurance. He goes even further beyond with several mock battles against himself.

Fernando doesn't settle for mediocrity.

"Cila. I've finished."

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- reviews dozens of battles across different regions.
- applies his own battle against Stormy Silph.
- supplements proper battling with his safari zone battles.
- acquires and researches TYPE:NULL.
- records his gym battles and tests his AI against challengers.
- battles against his own AI.

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AVALON

SILPH'S RESEARCH THREAD

OVER THE YEAR, the ai has amassed an exorbitant amount of data. the initial simulation had provided the silph ceo with promising results— but nothing perfect. every run through brings about smaller increments of refinement, like a previous ore being chunked down from a large geode to a sensitive slice of treasure.

progress requires dedication.

much has happened. new data must be submitted. new variables must be considered. as new forces stake their claims upon this world and unknown powers come to light, the ai must learn to adapt to these new circumstances. thankfully, fernando has been witness and participant to hoenn's ever changing tide. the ebb and flow. as waves leave, new ones rush to shore to take their place.

to refine the ai further, fernando must submit new data and run the simulation once more. he requires 5 PORYGON2s (that will not be sacrificed), and a post that references 5 EVENTS INVOLVING BATTLE that he has witnessed.

FERNANDO SILPH, please post in research threads after you have posted.

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❝The culmination of human ingenuity—once thought impossible. It will live on. I swear.❞

“Again.”

Infinity is an idea. Not a number.

There is no ‘closest to one’ in the same vein that there is no such thing as perfection. It is merely an illusion. Only progress, the tried and true, infinite and enduring, holds steady. The tangible results that dots every semicolon keep him sane in the unyielding pursuit of excellence.

The goal was never to be flawless. It was to become better. To be the best version possible and improve from there. It just needs to be good enough—nothing less, never less—in an escapade to build up from there.

“Again.”

Some nights end in enlightenment. Others end in madness. The cycle is always cylindrical. Where there is success there is also failure. But each failure only propels him to double down in a bid to meet the impossible expectations set by his own ego; a toxic spiral that sacrifices his health and sanity for raw results.

Each strike feels like a match struck out in darkness, illuminating, hot to the touch.

“Again.”

All the data he’s collected until now get parsed into blocks. Dividing them up into ‘pieces’ allows the module to parse the data within itself. Each entity ends up working within their own subsection, which, when factored against the raw size of his project—millions of piece scattered across his millennium puzzle—allows it to run without lag time.

It runs in an inverse to the time spent, smooth and effortlessly, a testament to its own automation. Each piece, no matter how inconsequential by itself, represents a child of his. They work on their own, sprouted from his own seed of knowledge, blossoming into a family that will become an unstoppable empire.

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What they had called a millennium puzzle, an equation that would take a thousand years to solve, spills from his projector, gradually coming together before his very eyes.

“Again.”

His Porygons school together as they construct a symmetrical shape by wedging each piece into a mosaic of red and blue. Each evolution finds a place at the table. None get denied as long as they put in work—equality at its finest.

“Loading trainer data: SILAS BLACKWELL , kyle lopez , Stormy Silph , cait alfric , ALEXANDER STONE , FERNANDO SILPH .”

Porygon. The original. Plain and considered outdated by most. They can handle the rudimentary calculations with rigid precision. It is on the backbones of these workers that Fernando drafts the bones of his project. They are necessary to gauge the minimum requirements for processing power, the perfect surrogate for compressing it small enough for practical use.

“Loading Legendary data: Tapu Fini, Zygarde, Type:Null, Shaymin.”

Porygon2. The improved. An upgrade by all measures of the word. They are the bread and butter of his operation. Their computing power is second to none. The curvature of their shape fills in the holes left by their predecessors. Adaptable to a fault, Porygon2 prove smart enough to grow past any obstacle they may come to face. Adding in a single one is enough for the project to grow exponentially in power and complexity.

“Supplementing scenario data: Regirock, Navel Rock Tower, Mossdeep Invasion, Aqua Summer Fest, Slateport New Years, Tower of Strength, Three Day War.”

PorygonZ. The anomaly. A distortion in their programming makes them more unpredictable than useful. The methodology behind their machinations are alien. It extend to the point that they are able to solve questions that have no answers. It makes no sense but there is a beauty in their computation that bleeds fluidity. They are the X-factor that fills in the gaps left by Fernando’s blank entries.

Waves of nostalgia ripple from the excerpt of REGIROCK’S TOMB. It marks his first adventure into the underbelly that is Hoenn’s chaotic cycle. It’s neither concrete nor complete by any means but what he recovers is more than enough to create a standalone theory as to Regirock’s prowess. The various conjectures he’s compounded with Lucas Lane intertwine with his own Ditto’s TRANSFORMATION as they come to an inevitable conclusion.

His visit to the NAVEL TOWER to retrieve JIRACHI is compared to the data he’s referenced in climbing the TOWER OF STRENGTH. Both visits provide a bit more insight onto the two topics he lacks expertise in: magic and Galar. Over time, Fernando’s exposure to both has cemented his dataset but there is still more to learn. He can only hope that one day Remiel Calcifet ’s Zekrom will make up one of the composite pieces in his ultimatum.

MOSSDEEP INVASION is something he only knows about through second hand accounts. The data compiled is all created through the mathematics derived from the aftermath. The radius of the blast, the distance of missing debris. It’s his only regret from partaking in the LIBERATION OF VERDANTURF but putting Jirachi’s Wish Tag to use proves too valuable to pass up.

The AQUA SUMMER FESTIVAL is both the most boring events between his recollections and the most profitable. There is value in simplicity. The momentary spotlight of the TAPUS along with SOLGALEO is enough to provide him a preliminary insight into their power. Being crowned Avatar only cements this research further. A thin film of MISTY TERRAIN congregates around his ankles, a platform to elevate him higher than thought possible.

But it is the last piece that puts it all together. Earth proves too small to provide him with the ingredients he needs craft his masterpiece. Ultra Space however is fraught with powers they have yet to decipher. The samples he’s pilfered in the wreckage is being put to good use, reparation for the destruction they’ve brought with their failed invasion. For that, he is thankful, clicking his tongue as the last segment of code is compiled and built out.

This has been a long time coming, a painstakingly tedious effort to pull together everything Hoenn has to offer.

And finally, the brain sits within the palm of his hand. It is time to ensure the world will find the promised land.

Fernando will bring them to AVALON.

notes:

- continues to refine data by recompiling repeatedly.
- splits his project into piece that can run on their own.
- puts it all together so it runs smooth.
- uploads trainer, legendary, and event data.
- finishes phase one.
- events mentioned:

regi raid,
navel tower raid,
invasion of verdanturf,
aqua summer festival,
tower of strength,
slateport new years,
three day war.

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AVALON

SILPH'S RESEARCH THREAD

FINALLY, THE NEW DATA HAS BEEN COMPILED. refinement takes a long time, for the gathered data is monstrous. in a short span of time, hoenn has experienced the most dramatic of peaks and the most dramatic of valleys— and in turn, so has FERNANDO SILPH.

the AI is now at a suitable state of completion. from alpha to beta. from barely formed to reaching realization.

now, this data can be packaged and moved. but to what? synthetic or not, a suitable vessel must be found to bring the data from the alien dimension of cyberspace to the "real" world.

instructions

for the next part of your research thread, you must use the following abilities and moves creatively to fulfill the prompt of your choice below: DOWNLOAD, IMPOSTER, RECYCLE and PSYCHO SHIFT.

TRANSFER THE DATA INTO SOMETHING IN THE REAL WORLD (WHETHER IT BE A POKEMON THAT WILL FAINT/DIE OR ROBOTICS)

COMPILE THE DATA INTO A SINGLE CYBER ENTITY (I.E. A PORYGON, A B&B 'MOB' OR CHARACTER, ETC.)

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❝Processing sample #788. Acclimated. Processing RKS sample #773. Memory acclimated.❞

It all boils down to this: forking the repository from a digital, electronic storage and into a synthetic vessel. In theory, the transmission should work as long as the neurological pathways are structured with a one to one relationship.

“Synapses are nothing more than organic circuitry,” Satoshi Fuji, world renown neurologist speaks aloud. He gives Fernando a nervous smile before wiping the sweat from his brows. Feeling a byproduct of his own body proves visceral.

“And times have changed.”

The mention of time causes him to look at his wrist on reflex. 12:04 AM; an ample window for them to finish before daybreak.

Doctor Fuji, a visage worn well past his years, proves more jubilant in person than his biography paints him out to be. For that, Fernando is thankful. A tirade of indecision went into picking who he should enlist for the actual act. Ultimately, the grandfather of neuroscience and third Nobel Prize winner proved too vast a set of credentials for anyone else to surpass.

“Cila, initiate sequence EDEN.”

Electricity surges through the walls around them. oscar clayton upholds his end of the deal with a power supply that circumvents Fernando causing a block-wide blackout. Wires singe as the smell of burning rubber fills the room in a wisp of cackles and sizzles.

“Initiating sequence Encyclopedia Dichotomous Extraction Network.”

“Memory extract: Tapu Fini.”

Several Porygon variants execute their preprogrammed task. Their focus is on DOWNLOADING the battle AI and creating a new dataset under the simulation of deploying each battle routine into Tapu Fini’s body. It’s all theoretical but the resulting applications prove critical.

“Memory extract: Zygarde.”

These blank discs, dubbed MEMORIES by the general public, prove useless in ignorant hands. Those deprave enough to entertain Cotillard’s errand list find a novel purpose in Silvally. Fernando goes beyond, applying a use unthought of. Other engineers may pioneer new uses but none of them will match this ingenuity. It requires the genius of a generation—or a collection of them brought under one banner.

“Memory extract: Heatran1, Heatran2, Heatran3.”

Each drive is spat out in sequential order as they’re filled. His vast collection of MEMORIES afford the Porygon enough time to RECYCLE the data for subsequent use. All within noted calculation.

“Memory extract: Glastrier, Spectrier.”

anya fowl’s experimentation serves as the container for this data. A mutated mass of Ditto tissue is kept on the center table. Doctor Fuji continues to massage the horrendous amalgamation to relax it into accepting. A pair of Natus, vigilant in their FUTURE SIGHT, assist with a psionic PSYCHO SHIFT of data into living memories.

“Assimilating Genesis 132.”

MISTY TERRAIN radiates from his excitement. Years of toiling through every field, suffering through every burden, becomes undone in a matter of minutes. He can’t help but guffaw; his sacrifices was not for naught. The way his smile reflects in the polished mirror of the examination table proves cathartic.

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He can taste it. A hedged bet between conflicting centuries concludes in front of their very eyes. Despite his loss, Doctor Fuji embraces the discovery before them. They are witnessing history.

"Memory extract: Zeraora1, Zeraora2, Zeraora3."

The IMPOSTER takes form. The missing JIRACHI WISH TAG is the last link in the equation.

THE LEAGUE has facilitated the brain.

TEAM ROCKET has finalized the body.

Now all they need to forge is the binding: WILL, SOUL, PURPOSE.

notes:

- enlists the help of doctor fuji.
- starts to upload his battle ai into synthetic flesh.
- uses the backup generator acquired from oscar clayton.
- extracts and processes data from silvally memories.
- data from the ai becomes living memories.
- the host is a mutation of dittos spliced by anya fowl.

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AVALON

SILPH'S RESEARCH THREAD

AND INDEED, history is made. In this midnight paradigm, the bitter stench of scientific ambition—the concotor of this emerging progeny—swells like the MISTY TERRAIN Fernando exhumes.

Doctor Fuji's soothing of flesh-pastiche is a morbid exercise in monstrous sculpture— but perhaps, nothing is as monstrous as the hand that carves its shape.

As data drips and floods into the amalgamation of mimicry and memory, the creature expands and fidgets like the violent branches of lightning bolts. Twisted limbs. Swelling boils and warm trenches. Cork-like skin. Perforated then smooth. The smell of tenpenny nails rotting underneath desolate suns— then finally, it decides.

The perfect shape for everything that it carries within itself. Inherited and learned over a Hoennian history— one that belongs to the land Fernando stands upon, and the wider realms wrapped in and around it.

Now, it needs binding, for how can it be filled to the seams when there are none to speak of?[break][break]

instructions

FOR THE NEXT PART OF YOUR RESEARCH THREAD, you must respond with Fernando's (and his assistant's) further actions to bind the creature together. You may also heed the following prompt that will eventually be required toward the end of the thread:

CREATE A TIMELINE OF THREADS THAT HAS CULMINATED IN FERNANDO'S ULTIMATE CREATION.

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❝You are the start. The Prime. Alpha and Omega. X and Y.❞

WHAT CONSTITUTES A SOUL?

is it our hopes and dreams?

or is it the moral compass that guides the pinwheel of our decisions.

do we beholden ourselves to our upbringing? the culmination of our nurturing? or is the nature of our character—the legacy of our forefathers?

where do we drape the shadows of grey worldviews?

this lifelong question is the last obstacle in his path. there is no answer—no way to quantify observations that will define what makes sentience concrete.

for that is the wonder of life. that’s what makes it special. valuable.

it is what makes the advent of PROJECT AVALON impossible.

the years have not been kind but progress is steady. WILL drives him forward. EGO keeps him accountable. but it's his SOUL, the very fabric of his being—what makes fernando a silph—that brings him to the final stage.

the SOUL exists. it goes beyond a series of sparking synapses wired from the brain. he knows this because life extends past expiration. once the organic body ceases to be, the spirit remains.

and for that, he is thankful. TAPU FINI is the prophet he needs. maybe that is why it chose him.

but he refuses to acknowledge their encounter as providence. to put purpose behind what may be coincidence breeds faith and self importance. it detracts from the worst case scenario. that this is nothing more than luck. randomness.

fernando adopts the pessimistic approach. to proceed with a caution that looks to align every possible variable underneath his thumb. the more he controls the less things can go awry.

so what binds the SOUL?

himself.

the WISH TAG.

the covenant that has gone unrealized since SILAS BLACKWELL’s death.

if this works, the WISH TAG will become the SOUL he needs. but that isn’t enough. what is to stop the creature from becoming a mad beast?

how can he prevent it from wiping him and everything around him off the face of the planet?

that’s where the EGO comes in. his ego, specifically.

that’s the only way for it to fit what he wants: for it to become him. that’s why he houses the WISH TAG. that’s why he allows it to alter his mind and dictate his personality. the benign symbiote has become a parasite in recent months. the more it influences him the more it’ll adopt his personality.

until they become one in the same.

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he lets it develop. he lets it grow proper and whole. and that’s when anya fowl harvests it. he still has scars from where her scapel skimmed skin from flesh, flesh from bone, and somehow filleted the tag without leaving permanent damage.

the pain doesn't come until afterwards. only when she mends and sews him up does his arm react like the subject before him. cells boil at a microscopic level until his skin forms blisters. their hideous nature betrays the fact that it’s alive—one last parting gift as fernando regains his singularity.

it leaves a bond that can never be severed. one that will last his life time and the next. an unbreakable WILL that signifies its creation.

“it’s time.”

here, on the pedestal of his labors, is the final touch.

two empty MEGA STONES, inert, carved from the METEOR SHARDS recovered from the METEOR FALLS EXCURSION, lay within his hand. each sphere is wrapped in what remains of the WISH TAG, kept close so as not to stretch the paper thin cloth. his fingers curve around them like talons right up until he plunges them, along with his hand, straight into the creature’s abdomen.

it has taken a more distinctive shape but the biology remains the same. his choice in DITTO is specific for its cause. it needs to be able to store and manifest the dna of every pokemon it can acquire. only then will it be able to replace it should the occasion arise.

that’s the human contingency plan.

that’s the advent of PROJECT AVALON.

that’s the bare minimum of what he needs to achieve in this life time to make it all worth it.

because despite all his selfishness fernando seeks out one truth: a better tomorrow.

when the flesh coils around his hand, he releases. all three objects are left behind as he pulls his hand out. the cells—their cells—react accordingly. he can feel a sharp pain trace along his flesh as the meat on his arm tries to pull toward the creature, almost magnetic.

“battle routine set.”

tomorrow starts today.

“initialize.”

notes:

- tapu fini's avatar abilities allude to souls existing.
- fernando plans to use the WISH TAG to as the SOUL.
- he lets the WISH TAG to live within him to bind it to his EGO.
- anya extracts it from his arm beforehand.
- corrupted cells remain. this binds him to the tag.
- he sculpts two useless MEGA STONES from the METEOR SHARD.
- places it into the creature's chest.
- calls it to awaken.

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AVALON

SILPH'S RESEARCH THREAD

AND INITIALIZE, IT DOES. At the end of this sacrilegious ceremony of science and ambition is the corrupted offertory. The chest receives the mega stones. Cold hearts claimed from a hand that plays God.

The gray form stabilizes. Firms up like violet plasticine with pumping vein and pulsing memory. A tube finally forms, connecting the spine to the back of its feline-like head. Finally, it raises its chin before opening its exacting purple eyes.

In other timelines, other universes, this creature came about from natural birth. But Fernando forges this Pokémon's fate like he forges his own.

The Silph name has produced many an invention. Changed countless lives. Made exorbitant profit. But this? This is Silph's— no, Fernando's greatest creation yet.

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Fernando Silph made Mewtwo.

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❝See the world of Pokemon... Seek out all Pokemon...❞

Sunlight dawns on the birth of an abomination. Silence drips like fresh morning dew, crystal clear, refracting the kaleidoscopic dismissal of Professor Fuji from existence. That leaves the two of them alone. Staring. Gleaming.

“… are you the creator?"

Fernando is too stunned to speak. No words can encapsulate the thoughts racing through his mind. He stands there complicit. Complacent. The success of this project means that everything has changed. Forever. The world no longer requires his interference.

He can rest.

“No. You are… me?”

The tantalizing pain of his flesh is gone. Instead, he feels emotional. Attached. As if there is a sacred bond between them. Not one that can be besmirched with emptiness—like family—but something greater. It feels familiar.

“I am you. You are me. We are one.”

Every words that echoes within his head comes with a pounding migraine. There’s no doubt in his mind that it’s the Pokemon’s psychic powers. The voice is clear, both gruff and eloquent. Different. Spaced out as if from two different beings.

“What is my purpose? What is our purpose?!”

Confusion resonates from its growing volume. He can sense its frustration as it tries to come to. Understandable. To have been created with a full consciousness at the start undermines the bonding of infancy. But it’s a necessary sacrifice. They are out of time.

“You are the future. You are everything and everyone. You are eternal.”

The dubious stare does not find comfort in his words. It merely stares, tails swishing with deliberation. As it contemplates Fernando’s answer, its eyes start to wander. To adjust. And when it peers down it sees a body that does not match its expectations.

“I am a Pokemon?”

Fernando can only nod. He pulls out a Pokemon. One outfitted for the occasion. It boasts a purple skin not found on the market. An iconic M sits front and center. Symbolic. Purposeful.

“And now you seek to capture me?”

He taps the center button. A red beam shoots forward but nothing else happens. No digitalization. No shrinkage. Just a quiet little confirmation in the form of a ding.

“No. You are free. Live. Learn. Mold your destiny as you see fit.”

He minimizes the Pokeball before planting it on the desk.

“The world is a wonderful place—see it for yourself. And, should the need arise, you will be the one to save it. To restore life as we know it.”

“How?”

“Seek out all Pokemon.”

Heavy air streams from the creature’s nostrils. Pressure builds around it. The blue hues of its psychic powers start to crush the very table it was birthed on. But the Pokemon does not fall when steel crumples underneath. It floats, levitating.

And it stays there until the sun rises high enough glare at them through the laboratory’s open door.

Wordlessly, it flies off, piercing through steel and concrete as if it were paper.

“I dreamed of creating the world’s final Pokemon.”

In the background, a computer comes alive. It scrolls through the silhouettes of every Pokemon known to man. Some are labeled, filled out with an appropriate picture and Pokedex entry. Others are blank, undocumented, left with a name but not much else. Eventually, it ends, freezing on a loading screen.

“…and I succeeded.”

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And now that the contingency exists... PROJECT AVALON can resume.

notes:

- mewtwo questions its existence.
- fernando registers mewtwo to a special pokeball.
- sets mewtwo free. tells it to explore the world.
- in order to find its true purpose it must seek out all pokemon.
- mewtwo leaves, will now roam hoenn.
- a computer shows a database of every known pokemon. it's the MEWTWO project.

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