Prologue

"Ladies and gentlemen, students, colleagues, and my fellow scientist. Today I am about to show you a machine that will revolutionize pokémon battles forever!"The audience members in the amphitheater fell silent. Ready to hear what this man had to say.

"For generations humans and pokémon have lived together in perfect harmony. They have become close friends and family to many people." Said the scientist who was scanning the crowd for questions. "Trainers train and use their pokémon to fight others in battles. This is of course team work between humans and pokémon. The pokémon becomes stronger because of its trainers skills in tactics, and this strengthens the bond between a pokémon and its trainer."The audience remained silent ready to see were this was going. A man in the audience raised his hand slowly until it was visible among the crowd of heads.

"Yes you in the back…behind the man in the blue suit" said the scientist as the man slowly rose from his seat.

"Professor you mentioned this idea of a bond that forms between humans and pokémon, but that idea isn't new it was already proven by the great professor Oak 40 years ago" the young scientist said weakly.

"Yes I know it's not a new idea, but what I'm about to show you today could make that bond even more powerful and useful to both the trainer and his partner." The young man sat back down trying not to make any eye contact with anyone else.

"Now if there aren't any more questions I would like to reveal to you all what I have been preparing to present." The audience was silent not a single person moved. The excitement and curiosity was thick, and some were ready to demand a further explanation.

"I present to you the machine that will change the idea and style of battle forever. I present to you The Mind Meld Project!" roared the scientist standing on the stage. The curtains rolled back revealing a strange machine. Two chairs with strange belts and wires sat on the left and right. Above them two monitors displayed a graph with was labeled as a brain wave wires and tubes were all attached to two metal arms that connected to a central pillar that was connected to a strange box in the middle. The audience was speechless, and the machine was huge and it looked more like a torturing device then a scientific invention.

"What is this supposed to be?" yelled a confused, angry audience member "You said you would show us a device that could change the way of Pokemon battles forever. Not a machine that helps people play musical chairs! I hope you don't ask for a volunteer." As soon as he said that the audience began whispering fearfully, some began making bets, while others hoped that they would be spared.

"Everyone please calm down. No this is a high tech piece of machinery not a child's science fair project, and no I will not be asking one of you to test it. I will be the one to sit in that chair and show you that it works." The audience fell silent and watched as the man on the stage and his assistants prepared for the demonstration.

"Now Oaks theory says that there is a connection between humans and pokémon. This machine will link the two minds together by creating a link. This allows the human to give the pokémon commands without moving his mouth, and it allows the human to feel the emotions being emitted by his partner. However this link can only be established if they share a close bond. Otherwise it will fail" said the scientist scanning the audience for anyone who wanted to machine came to life with flashing lights and sounds. The screens came to life showing a showing two straight lines. The scientist toke his seat in one the chairs and he was quickly strapped in. The other chair was occupied by a Haunter who was also buckled in.

"Please pay attention to the screens and wait for the spike. That will tell you when the link has been established." Said the scientist before a helmet covered his entire head. The assistants also put a helmet on the haunter covering its entire body.

"Mind meld project ready in 3...2…1.. Preparing mind link in 5..4..3..2..1"said an electronic voice. The audience looked above the two figures at the screens which were placed above the chairs. They waited in pure silence, the only sounds came from the machine and the technicians monitoring the computer between the chairs. The audience let out a collected gasp as spikes appeared on both screens and then slowly leveled out until a straight line appeared. The machine was turned off and the two figures were unstrapped the scientist looked toward the crowd. He stood up and the haunter slowly rose.

"Now for the demonstration said the scientist! Bring out the target" ordered the scientist. His assistants scrambled to the side of the stage and brought out a crude bag dummy filled with straw. The screens changed showing the area behind the dummy to prove that the link worked. The room remained quiet waiting to see the so called spectacle. Suddenly the haunter began forming a shadow ball. The audience looked at the professor to see if had moved, but to their surprise he just stood there gazing at the back of the haunter. The shadow ball began to grow in power and size. Then the haunter launched it at the dummy. Straw, pieces of bag, and the wood holding the bag rained down upon the stage. The professor stood there motionless, and then sighed. He turned to the audience

"Ladies and gentlemen I present he mind meld project. The Topaz Project!"

The auditorium was filled with applause and cheering. Everyone began to rise until the entire room was standing. The professor and his haunter bowed to the standing audience. Once the audience had settled and the room once again became silent the professor looked out to the audience.

"Are there any dyeing question, concerns, or comments?" No one moved. A figure stood and raised his hand. "Yes you way in the back. With the jet black hair. The scientist who stood had jet black hair that spiked up in the front. His lab coat was unbuttoned revealing a red shirt. He also had black pants that seemed to fade into the darkness.

"Yes I just have one question." said the man "Is it true that this machine was used to combine things together, and it is true that you not only used it to combine gems and metals but an apple and a bandanna?" A sudden quiet murmur rose from the crows. "Fused things together?" "Could it combine living tissue?" "What do you call that a Banapple? An Appanana?" The professor looked at the standing scientist. "To answerer your question…yes this machine was once designed to combine metals and gems and we did combine an apple and a banana, but as you can see we reconfigured it create a link between humans and their pokemon. Essentially it combines brain waves together."The man raised his hand again

"Could you combine a human with a pokémon? If it was redesigned back to what it was before?" The professor thought about it and sighed "Yes…you could do that, but that's impossible it would take years to do that." The mysterious man smiled "Well then lets test that theory." Just as he said that three loud gun shots rang through the room. "Everyone get out!" BANG BANG BANG. Some of the audience members tore away their lab coats to reveal dark brown jumpsuits, and painted on the chest was a bright red S. They again fired their guns and people began running toward the exits. The mysterious man began calmly walking toward the stage. The professor was surrounded by the mysterious group. Some of most trusted researchers walked toward him wearing the strange jumpsuit. Two of them pointed their guns at his head "Don't move!" one of them hissed. The room was empty except the professor, a few of his assistants, and a few audience members who were unable to make it to the exit doors. The roof of the auditorium exploded letting in rays of sun light that blinded the professor. The sound of helicopters filled his ears. His loyal haunter leapt at one of the team members but was quickly blocked by a bisharp. The bisharp grabbed the haunter and held him in his arms. The mysterious man looked down at the professor and smiled

"Now then let me lay down the law. You will cooperate with us or…" He waved his hand and the bisharp raised one of his hands and created a blade of pure darkness. "Or your little friend won't live to see another moon rise! You know he can't help you ghost are weak to the powers of dark types. As long as he's in bisharps grasp he won't be able to escape. So professor you will help us. You will help us remake this abomination back into the Topaz Project." The professor looked at his poor friend. He helplessly struggled against the bisharps grasp. He looked at his lab assistants as they were being forced into a small cage. There was nothing he could do he looked up at the man and sighed. "Ok…fine…I'll help you…just please don't hurt my friend or my assistants." The mysterious man yelled out a command. "Cuff him and put that haunter in an electro cage. Also get the machine ready for transport. Break it and you will be speaking to the head…the head of Team Sandstorm."

Their reply besides yes sir was "Long live the storm! Long live the Topaz Project!"

Thank you for reading my intro for my story. I know it's a bit rough, but hopefully as time passes it becomes easier to write down my ideas. Please do leave a comment. Hope you are excited for the first chapter to this story. Thanks again for reading and see you guys next time.