First of all; I do not own any characters, places, creatures, or organizations that appear in this story. Also, I do not take credit for any real life people or shows that may appear within the story. The only thing in this story that I do take credit for is the storyline. This is my second fanfic ever and I would really like as much feedback as possible. Please review.

September 28, 2011

"Welcome back to 60 minutes. I'm Barbara Walters and joining me tonight is Professor Oak, the discoverer and foremost expert of the Pokémon; the new evolution happening throughout the animal kingdom." Professor Oak nods his head. "So Professor, the animal kingdom has never gone though changes like this. Has there been any discovery as to why or how this came about?"

Professor Oak runs his hand through his hair. "Well to be completely honest, how it happened is still a mystery. It happened so quickly and without any real warning, making the discovery of the process every hard to find." Professor folds his arms. "However as far as the reason behind it, we, mankind, are the cause of this change."

"Barbara Walters looks at the twenty five year old Professor Oak with shock in her eyes. "What do you mean? How could we have caused something like this to happen?"

"Mind you, we didn't cause it purposely. Our involvement is indirect but it was still a root cause." Professor Oak folds his hands. "You see, this change first began with bugs and rodents."

"But how does that make it our fault?"

"Our destruction of forest areas and building and expansion of cities has forced them out of their homes. This not only forces them to live in places that they are not accustom to but it also places them in danger. Because they have fled from their normal homes, the predators that feed on them are more aggressive about finding them." Professor Oak uncrosses his legs and places a hand on his chin. "In order to defend themselves, these bugs and rodents were forced to find ways to defend themselves. We first noticed this with caterpillars. The first specimen we managed to acquire was extremely different then the caterpillars we were used to."

"Was it just the looks that had changed or was there some a change in the behavior as well?"

"Well it is a little bit of both. This particular specimen was about a foot long and weighed 6 pounds, bigger than any caterpillar we had ever encountered. During our time with it, we discovered that the caterpillar had also gained a defensive ability. While trying to acquire a blood sample, one of our interns was wrapped in a cocoon created by the caterpillar. Soon after, we released the caterpillar back into the wild. Afterwards we found that there were other forms, evolutions if you will, of this particular caterpillar. One form being its cocoon state and then the final form being its butterfly form."

"So then animals haven't completely abandoned their original ways for completely new forms?"

"True, some have just gotten bigger and developed new ways to protect themselves. We must remember however that we are now living in a world with animals that can be more aggressive and dangerous then ever before."