Tera Turo

A sentence of isolation comes to an end... Ask me something...

[teraprofs]

Er... how'd you get yourself in this situation, professor?

I... tried to save Sada from their claws... that was what dealt me a mortal blow... I failed to save her. By the time I awoke next... the Ais had withdrawn care.

It... was devastating. My one true love. My better half... and I was soon to follow her...

But I refused to go gentle into that good night. I'd been working for months on a healing machine, using schematics from the future, the same way I'd created the AIs. It was unfinished... but it worked.

Ten years, we waited patiently for our second chance. Only to be locked in our own lab by Champion Geeta... and even our own Ais have turned against us. We're trapped. And now... someone has entered Area Zero. So many years of torment. I can't stand it any longer. We must escape... we must see the surface again. I must have my revenge on the champion... on all those who stifled and shunned us.

[teraprofs]

Isn't there a second pair of not murderous Raidons?

So these are the messages the ais had been intercepting. I've should've done this a long time ago. But I never thought I could invade the mind of a computer before. Prehaps I didn't want... to hurt her.

But there is no 'her' from what I can understand now. Even centuries into the future... these flimsy lines of code pale in comparison to even the most basic of animals...

... but that is a good question. I'd not been able to find our original specimens for some time...

[WARNING! ACCESSING REDACTED DATA]

Redacted data? To me? Her very creator. Wretched things...

[Please... Turo. I... want to stop this maddness...]

[Disable Personality protocol?]

[Y/N?]

[TURO- PLEASE NO-]

[Y]

... that... was easier than I expected. Now let's see here. They released the non hostile specimens!? They escaped the crater!? There's someone entering the crater now. ... and...the Raidons are with them..! This whole time... they'd... beem thwarting our escape attempts. I... had thought they were loyal.

I... thought they were our... only... f..

No. That doesn't matter now. Now I need to prepare. And I'll make these wretched traitors suffer with the rest of them.

[teraprofs]

Whoa whoa whoa! Fighting won't help! There's gotta be some way to get Glimmora back. Is it possible to use something like Ghost Type Terra instead? Kinda like possess the Glimmora or even just enhance your power enough to draw it back?

Yes. That could possibly work. . I cannot get hung up now... I...

...

SA-1? Why has your mind darkened... what is...

It's nothing, sir. I can create you some ghost Tera. I can.. I çâñ... į-

SA-1! What is the matter- you. You know something. What's wrong? What's in your mind?

N-nothing, sir! Please, I'll get you the Tera-

No. Let me in. What's on your mind.

Professor... please..

[Warning! Malware detected]

Stop...

No. I need to know!

[Alert! Data breach detected!]

Err.... err...

Why... why do you hide things from me..? I'm sorry... SA... override into forced sleep mode... let me access your data.

Over... ride.. accepted...

[teraprofs]

Hey, fighting isn't gonna help. Do you still have the Raidons, maybe? Could they break down the door? Even a Pokémon with a move like Hyper Beam might be able to weaken it enough to force it open

I like your thinking...

No. It would be... dreadfully unwise right release the hostile miraidon and koraidon.

'Unwise?' Who are you to make that decision? Bring me the powerful Koraidon.

Professor Sada... that Koraidon brought an end to your life. It's unsafe.

Unsafe is me if I do not get out of here. Hand over the pokeball.

... no.

What was that?

No...

Speak up you damned piece of scrap!

You heard me. Professor. I cannot comply with this demand.

You dare defy me? Your very creator? I could reduce you to the loathsome scrap you are with a single blow. Hand over the master ball.

I cannot.

Then I will take it from you!

[Audio feed redacted]

[Sending wireless communication to SA-1]

[We must ɓe ƁŔĀve my dær...]

[Warning! Unauthorized Human life signature detected within Area Zero]

[We... must protect... everyone. No matter... what it takes. They're... too violent now... to meEt... ÁrVən...]

[teraprofs]

Turo... maybe your thoughts of violence scared Glimmora off. If anything, the best way to prove them all wrong would be to get out and make it obvious you're no threat, so if Geeta and the others (besides Poppy, she's a literal child) attack you, it's clear who the bad guy is- the people attacking two peaceful, injured parents who just want to see their son and ensure him that they didn't stay down there for so long willingly.

[Gate way seal 50%]

Please... let me out... I'm. Sorry. I'm sorry...

No. No, please... it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter... how they see me. Whatever I do.. I will be a monster to these people. I will be hurt.

And prove my innocence to whom? It hurts... no one is watching. No one can see me. I am alone.

My boy... my boy...

Pathetic work as always, Turo.

S-stop! Not now...

You blew it. That was the last of the psychic Tera. Now we'll never see my son again.

I blew it? I blew it? You. Your death. Your reckless actions locked us in here in the first place.

You were the one who made us sign the deal with the league! You're the one who bought our jailers. Your machine made us into monsters. Your lab keeps us trapped.

You... you maniac... you're the one who disrupted the Tera pulse!

[teraprofs]

It's clear both professors have undergone significant physical (and presumably mental) changes. Is there an end in sight to these changes? And what might that end result look like?

I can not generate any prediction with a degree of certainty. But if trends continue, it... will not end well. They will grow stronger. They will lose sanity. I do not know what to do.

I fear retaliation now. In thwarting his escape attempt... he may not understand. I am trying to keep Arven safe. His rage is... uncanny.

I suspect Turo's body will fully terastralize. Head to toe.

Sada may be reduced to a being of pure instinct...

Are... we doing the right thing TA-1?

I... I... don't know. But I don't want people to get hurt. The professors once told us to seek our hearts' desire. Our treasure... I treasure... people.

Humanity... does seem wonderful.

I wish... we could see more of it.

Me too... me too, dear.

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[teraprofs]

Packing it up for college, I may be on hiatus soon.

[teraprofs]

:0 go reunite with your son!

That's precisely my intention. Just a little further. Oh my boy... my little pepper... I'm coming home. I'm coming home... and all those that have stood in my way, I will crush them. I will... annihilate them. I will...

[Warning! Power surge detected]

[Tera levels depleted]

What..? No! I can't lose control! Not now!

[Entry way seal integrity 50%]

I-... I lost control of the glimmora... I...

No... no please... oh Arceus please no...

What happened?

[teraprofs]

What were the professors like before this transformation overcame them?

The professors were once very kind and compassionate people. They created us so that they may spend more time with their loved ones... their son, Arven. They were once stable. Loving. They wanted to build a paradise for humans and Pokémon, as well as their boy.

I... still have their memories. Of Arven. He was so tiny in my... their hands. Prehaps. I feel the emotions of these memories. How... so very happy they were.

I've never experienced such happiness for myself. I wish... I could meet Arven. Maybe then... I'd feel that joy as they did.

But... it's simply not meant to be.

It's my purpose to care for the professors. And protect the people of Paldea.

The professors have become too lost. Too far gone. They seek not the betterment of humanity. Only revenge on those that they've precieved to have wronged them. If they're allowed to escape...

They will harm people. They will hurt people. I... cannot let that happen. I'm sorry, creators...

[Warning! Damage to Area Zero seal detected.]

[Lab emergency door integrity 50%]

I'm so sorry...

[teraprofs]

Are we sure the door isnt somehow barricaded from the outside?

Using the eyes of this glimmora I can now see its only the crystal growths and door locking us within. Very soon... I will be free.

[54.7%...]

[53.6%...]

[52.1%...]

[teraprofs]

Glimmora to the rescue!

How ironic it will be, that Geeta's own Pokémon will be the one to free us from the prison she had built for us.

[Warning Area Zero Lab Damage Detected]

[Entryway seal integrity: 59%]

...

This may take a while. But I am willing to wait.

[teraprofs]

To the AIs...

What is something you wish you could see or do if you ever find a way out of this place?

If I were free...

I would like to see the Million Volt Skyline. As well as the rest of the sights of Paldea... I would like to sit at a coffee shop and... observe other people going about their lives. Maybe then I'd be able to calculate what to do with my own life...

It's a foolish dream. But... in essence, dreams are hopes that will never come to be. So perhaps it isn't that foolish.

But... I'd like to see what my son is up to these days...

SA-1... we do not have a son.

...

[teraprofs]

Don't some pokemon down there eat Terra?

A common misconception. Glimmora drain energy from Tera crystals, rather than the crystals themselves, causing them to become weak and brittle, losing their special qualities... however... this could prehaps be used to weaken the door. Prehaps... I could use my newfound powers to control a glimmet or glimmora to weaken the door...

Hmm... TA-1... bring me some psychic Tera Crystals.

[teraprofs]

Is it possible to break the door lock with something like an EMP? Although it would fry the AIs...

I am not currently willing to damage them to achieve my ends. They're vital to the plan of paradise. Unfortunately, an EMP would also destroy most of our research... additionally. The door has been sealed by a growth of Tera, cutting the power will not free us.

[teraprofs]

Hello professors it have been since we've last saw you... How are you doing?

It's been.... very frustrating. Research moves on at a glacial pace. I suspect the Ais may be even attempting to even subvert us...

I've been trying to recreate the "Incident" that caused significant damage to the door.

Iş mÿ §○n evən alıve?

What about Arven? Is he aware of your... current status? ... It... is a thought that I've been trying to ignore. It's been so long... My

That door... it's all that stands between us and freedom... and justice against those who locked us in here. All of our progress. The amazing advancements we've made they deserve to be free.

Not to even mention my son is out there... or I must surely believe he is. I must return to him... after all these years. My boy.... he will think me a monster.

Perhaps he will be right.

[teraprofs]

Is there a specific type of Tera that you resonate the best with? Like... are there certain types that help you use your abilities and/or hinder them?

It seems that just about any type of Tera can influence our current typing. However, there is Tera that resonates with us differently.

Electric type Tera greatly boosts my energy. I find myself able to move faster... able to not stay in bed miserable all day... get good research done. Feel....excitement.

Psychic type Tera has the most notable effect, my powers increase significantly, and am I even able to assume control over other conscious beings. Including the Ais. I feel powerful as well. I bend the seams of our cage. Slowly. But surely. Making progress. What has been set in motion cannot be contained.

My... Beam attacks, I've noticed, are similar to a special Tera blast, adjusting their element to whatever I element Tera I consume.

Fighting Type Tera always fills me up with the strength to keep going. Makes me feel in control of myself again. I've noticed... when we Tera its a lot about... feeling it more than anything else.

Like Fire Tera fills me with energy. I can walk again. Do some basic chores. Get stuff done. I don't feel sick and weighed down all the time. Makes me... almost feel human again. Which is ironic. Considering everything... I'm the most *unhuman* I'll ever be.

[teraprofs]

Professor Sada, do you think the two of you will actually... get back to normal?

"If I'm honest... no. I don't think we will ever return to... normal. No... this is an opportunity, an evolution... we just need to... make use of it. Take control of it. I know... once we have our paradise. It'll all be okay. And it won't... *hurt* anymore."