Disclaimer: I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again… I. Don’t. Own. Pokémon. Period. I do, however, own Genesis and his past, in part. Oh, and the whole Hybrid thing is definitely not my idea. It belongs to FireHybrid, who, by the way, writes some really good fan fiction. I suggest you read his fic, New Beginning. But first, of course, please R+R this fic. It’s not my first, and I’ll be damned if it’s my last. Enjoy!!

Beneath the Moonlight

Part 1: Evolution

By Umbreon (Master of Darkness)

Character Profile:

Name- Tobias "Genesis" Jacobs

Hair Color/ Style- Light, almost white, blond. Parted in the middle, really wavy (Looks sorta like Yugi Muto’s hair minus the magenta/black part in the back. If you watch Yu-Gi-Oh!, then you know what I’m talkin’ about…)

Eye Color- Human: Silver/ Blue Eevee: Dark Brown Umbreon: Blood Red

Age- 9

Height- 4’ 3"

Favorite Quote- " Life isn’t short, it’s just that you’re dead for so long!"

{10: 31 PM All Hallows Eve Pallet Town 31. 10. 97}

" Hey, stop that!" I yelled, running toward the vandals. They were just a pair of kids really, about my age.

The older one, a boy with spiky auburn hair, leered at me. He took one of the eggs that were being hurled at my house and threw it at my feet. I jumped, just barely missing the fragile projectile.

I glared at the pair, my anger increasing. I knew these two boys… They were my friends!

" Nya nya! Whatcha gonna do, Toby?" the second boy smirked. He, too, launched an egg at me feet, once again causing me to jump.

I tripped and landed flat on my face. " … Ash…" I growled, glaring at my assailant, my so-called "friend".

A new type of anger pulsed through my system. It completely consumed my mind, body, and soul…

That’s when it began. I wasn’t quite aware of it at the time, but I was changing. No, I don’t mean like puberty. I mean like really physically mutating.

My skin itched and burned as a wave of chocolate brown fur spread across my features, except my chest, which had a bit of cream-colored fluff growing from it. My ears elongated and slid to the top of my head, causing all the surrounding noise to become at least twenty times louder than before. I could hear the nauseating squishing sounds as my organs rearranged themselves.

Looking down, I watched my ten bare toes melt together to form six larger ones, a single black claw on each.

Finally, after a twinge of pain, a long fluffy brown and white tail sprouted from the base of my spine with a soft fwoosh-ing sound.

I, however, could’ve cared less about the changes. Snarling viciously, I lunged at the tallest of the pair, a boy by the name of Gary Oak.

He jumped to the left, just barely escaping my sharp incisors.

A sharp pain coursed through my body, originating at the base of my spine. Turning around, I found that Ash had grabbed my newly grown tail and was pulling on it as hard as he could.

I snarled at him and attempted to bite his hand. He let go of my tail and began to run, following Gary.

As I chased my assailants down the block, I noticed that my surroundings were becoming brighter. Looking up, I found that the moon was full.

That’s when the second set of changes occurred. My soft brown fur became jet black as my tail elongated and became sleeker. My "paws" became larger and the once black claws turned silver.

Although these enhancements took but a few seconds, that was all the time that was needed for my former pals to escape.

I sat down on the sidewalk, staring at my hands. They were covered in smooth black fur, as was my face and legs, among other parts of my body.

" TOBIAS!" a voice shouted. I cowered slightly, the sudden sound hurting my ears.

Turning around, I saw my "Mom" (she wasn’t my real Mom, I knew that from day one) running toward me.

" TOBIAS, I’M SO GLAD YOU’RE OKAY!!" She wrapped her arms around my neck.

" Eon! Mom, umbreon stop yelling bre?" I moaned. I then sweatdropped, realizing what had come out of my mouth. ‘ Did I just talk like an Umbreon?’

" I’M NOT YELLING, YOUR EARS ARE HUGE!!" she roared, pointing to my now long black ears.

" Umbre, what’s going eon? What umbreon to bre?" I asked, trying to stay slightly calm, and failing miserably. My voice kept changing back and forth between human and Pokémon.

She looked at me, her eyes filling with tears.

" KAREN, WHERE’S TOBY?!" another voice yelled.

Peering from behind my Mom’s embrace, I saw my Dad running down the road.

" Daniel, shhh!" my Mom whispered, once again pointing to my ears.

" Umbre, excuse bre, umb what breon happened?" I asked, my anxiety overwhelming my voice.

" Let’s go home. I’ll explain everything there," my Mom said in a soft voice.

I stood up, not sure what to do. Finally, I decided to follow my parents back home…

*~*~*~*~*

" It started about six years ago…" my Mom began as the three of us collapsed on the couch. (Actually, I was the one who collapsed, my Mom and Dad each sat down gently, holding hands.)

" When we first learned that I was unable to conceive, we figured that we’d might as well adopt…

When I went to the adoption center, you were the first one I noticed. You were about three years old at the time. The reason you stood out so much is because, well, you weren’t exactly well, human. You looked more or less like an Eevee, long brown ears, soft brown fur, and a long fluffy fox-like tail. To tell you the truth, the reason I wanted you was because I pitied you. No other parents wanted you because of your looks…"

I blinked twice, trying to understand what my Mom had just said. I knew I was adopted, but I had obviously missed this part of the story…

"… It took a bit of convincing, but I eventually persuaded your father to adopt you…

You were such a good baby. There were a few instances where you had done some, um, unusual things… Like when you somehow managed to climb on top of the refrigerator… I had to try to get you down with a broom…"

She paused and elbowed my Dad, who was currently laughing hysterically. I, on the other hand, saw nothing funny about any of this…

"… Anyway, after a while, things started to look bad. You were becoming rather adventurous as you aged. We weren’t quite sure what to do. We couldn’t allow the neighbors to see you.

Finally, your father informed me of an experimental procedure being preformed at his job… He works for Silph Co., as you know…

It wasn’t a very dangerous thing. All it was was a simple shot. The serum forced your DNA to convert into a human form. There were several unmentioned side effects, however… The serum only worked once, and if you were to get extremely excited, the sudden rush of Adrenaline would counteract the chemical, causing it to stop working. Another problem was the fact that, well, your memory would be erased a few minutes after the injection…."

"… Which is why umbreon don’t remember bre," I finished, dazed. Soon, another rush of anger consumed me. " Why didn’t umbre tell bre?"

This time, my Dad stepped in. " We didn’t want you to know because we didn’t know how you’d react. We were afraid that you wouldn’t understand and that you would do something drastic. We just wanted you to live a normal life…"

I stared at them for what seemed to be hours, although in reality it was but a few seconds. They had lied to me my entire life. Finally, unable to contain my rage, I ran to my room and slammed the door.

‘ They don’t want me anymore. I’m a freak…’ I thought bitterly, tears welling up in my eyes. I grabbed my knapsack and shoved several shirts, boxers, shorts, and jeans into it. I had made up my mind. I was going to run away…