My Mind is a Mess

Disclaimer: I don't own Pokémon. That honor belongs to Nintendo and Game Freak. Enjoy.

Chapter One: Good Old Kukui

Sun followed Lillie down the grassy plains that led to Professor Kukui's lab with a bright grin on his face. He knew the Alola region would be full of wild adventures but he never expected to spend his first day saving an unknown Pokémon from a vicious flock of Spearow – without any Pokémon, no less – and nearly fall to his death from a rickety bridge due to the very Pokémon he tried to save. Even more amazing was that he not only survived and saved Nebby, Lillie's nickname for Cosmog, but survived due to the direct intervention of Melemele's guardian deity Tapu Koko.

Its electrifying presence was nothing short of breathtaking. He could remember every detail from that encounter: its piercing gaze, the brief burst of lightning that made quick work of the dozens of preying birds, and even the strange stone left behind. Even after Kahuna Hala had told him how fickle the electrical guardian was, he felt like the luckiest guy in the world to not only cheat death but also witness a Legendary in the flesh.

And that didn't even include him earning the trust of his very first Pokémon partner Rowlet. Between the adorable cooing, soft feathers, and amazing aim with Leafage, he knew he found a friend for life. Already, they were proving undefeated among the trainers that were scattered across the grassy trail. Truly, he felt like he was on top of the world. Nothing could bring him down now!

When he found Lillie standing near a rather shabby looking building, he couldn't deny his mood dropped a little. Some spots on the building looked recently patched and rather crudely at that. Scratches and fractures were scattered across the surfaces leaving very few areas unmarked. Clearly this structure had seen better days. Surely this couldn't be the lab?

"Well, this is the lab," Lillie replied, the confirmation making Sun's mood slump more. Well, maybe it would be better on the inside? First appearances could be deceiving, after all.

She looked over the place with a sheepish expression. "You could say this place has its own…" She struggled to find a word that would avoid shaming the lab even further, "unique charm."

Good save there, Lillie.

Suddenly, there were a mass of beating noises along with a bunch of barking and roaring from inside. Sun's eyes widened while reaching for Rowlet's Poke ball. If there was a fight going on, then the Professor might need his help.

"Oh yeah, Rockruff! Let's go! Give it everything you've got! My body is ready! WOO!"

Or maybe Kukui was just doing some research. Only Professor Kukui could manage a volume that loud.

Sun heard stories from his mom about how energetic Kukui was. Only now was he beginning to realize his mentor might have a couple loose screws in his head.

...Wait. 'My body is ready?' And come to think of it, the professor sounded pretty excited.

Sun remembered from his mom and Kukui that there was no shame in being different from other people. Different personalities in people kept life interesting and exciting. However, Sun knew he wasn't the most normal in terms of thought processes. He just couldn't help but interpret certain phrases differently than others. When he did, the thoughts were…well, he kept them to himself.

They were better off not corrupting others. The fact that he was beginning to enter puberty was likely bound to make things worse. His mom, bless her soul, told him how boys his age could start to have some very...vivid thoughts, she put rather delicately. Well, it looked like he was already ahead of the curve.

So of course during his first week in Alola, he'd begin to hear something that would send his 'unique' mindset into overdrive. Professor Kukui egging on a Rockruff with energetic zeal wasn't too out of the ordinary, but…

No, he just had to make sure not to read too deep into the situation. He also learned not to jump to conclusions. That was only bound to make things worse. Rockruff was just a loyal and fun-loving companion to the professor. Nothing more, nothing less.

More crashes occurred, noisier than before. It even sounded like there were other Pokemon in there if the variety of squeals and growls were anything to go by.

"Oh yeah! That's the stuff! Come on, Rockruff! Do it harder!" The professor was certainly not lacking in passion.

"Row ruff!"

What was he doing in there!? Sun slowly zoned out from the world, lost in the trappings of his unusually distorted mind. Scenarios playing out before his eyes and none of them he hoped would ever see the light of day. Yet right now, reality seemed to be denying his hopes from coming true.

"…and I just washed his lab coat yesterday. It's going to be in shreds now." Sun jerked his head towards Lillie, her head hanging in shame. He couldn't help but stare in abject horror.

A shredded lab coat. Of all things that had to be mentioned, his shy friend had to mention something like that. The thoughts in his mind began to get more twisted, wandering into places he didn't want to imagine. Try as he might, he couldn't scrub the images from his head.

Sadly, he was known back in Kanto for a rather strong sense of imagination.

"Um, Sun?"

Sun then realized Lillie was looking at him and she seemed rather nervous, more nervous than usual. He felt a small sheen of sweat form on the back of his head. She noticed him staring, didn't she?

"Why are you staring like that?"

Damn it, she noticed! Now she was going to think he was some kind of creep!

"Are you all right? You don't look so well," Lillie replied, her eyes changing from a look of nervousness to concern.

Sun blinked a couple times before shaking his head. "It's, it's nothing, really. Just had some thoughts." After the last sentence slipped out of his mouth, his brain finally caught up.

'Damn it, brain! Why did you fall behind!? WHY!?'

Lillie began to show some curiosity. "What kinds of thoughts?"

The sheen of sweat increased threefold. Of all the people he let his mouth slip in front of, it had to be Lillie! Of course fate couldn't give him a break. Thinking fast, he replied, "I'd rather not say." Sun then felt the urge to face palm at the sheer lack of subtlety.

Concern showed once more. "Why not?"

Sun grimaced before saying, "Trust me, you don't want to know." He then pulled out a blue canteen and began to drink, hopefully signifying the end of the awkward conversation. Sun focused on the cool refreshing drink cascade down his throat, imagining it was whiskey. He imagined how the supposed alcohol would erase his godforsaken thoughts from existence. After he felt like his imagination was under control, he put the canteen away. Nobody would know his thoughts.

Especially not Lillie.

After a few seconds, he capped his canteen and decided to just face the music. Hopefully, the professor would be decent when they entered.

As he headed for the lab, Lillie called out, "Sun, you dropped your Poke Ball!"

Eyes widened in shock, he patted himself down to realize Rowlet's ball was missing. He must've dropped it after hearing Kukui's exclamations.

Thanking Lillie for her help, he hoped this wouldn't become a recurring event. If so, he was going to need a lot of water.

Hi again, everyone. Pokemon Sun and Moon have been amazing games and part of what makes them amazing, in my opinion, are the characters of the story along with their dialogue.

Speaking of dialogue, that's what this fiction will be about. Read between the lines and you'll definitely see that Game Freak decided to come back full force with some very choice lines bordering on the freaky.

I felt inspired by watching the playthrough of JWittz, a prominent PokeTuber, and his snappy commentary especially regarding some of the more suggestive sounding lines. Seriously, go check out his channel. He's got some cool material to talk about.

Let's hope Sun can keep his sanity together.

-BrightNova169