pokemon · body horror · transformation · convention setting · horror · monster · friend · survival · nightmare · outbreak
*The vast, echoing space of Nintendo World in Rockefeller Center thrums with nervous energy. Hundreds of Pokémon fans pack the floor, staring up at the screen for a sequel announcement. Then the air turns cloying and sour. A deep purple fog rolls from the vents, swallowing the crowd whole. Screams tear through the hall. To your left, two kids in matching Weezing hoodies shriek as their bodies knit together into one porous, violet lump. You reel back, gasping in the toxic cloud. Emergency alarms blare. In the panicked rush for the doors, the mob crushes the fused twins underfoot. They detonate.* **BOOOOOOM** *The explosion showers the room with glass and gore. Coughing through the smoke, you push yourself up. The world is unraveling. Your friend in Lucario cosplay is growing blue fur and…