The power to change something is something that we all have…however, only those that are truly strong have the ability to use it.

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Fur.

It was the first thing that she noticed as she blearily opened her eyes. She had fur.

She wasn't supposed to have fur.

Her ears twitched, taking in the sound of the waves crashing against the shore.

Wait…waves?

There shouldn't be waves.

But why shouldn't there be waves?

The question echoed through her mind and yet…she couldn't find the answer. She couldn't remember.

Why can't I remember…?

Because the memory was no longer there. She frantically searched through her mind, praying for some sort of memory. Something to provide her with logic, something to show her that this is a perfectly normal situation.

Something to provide her with an identity.

Because at the moment, she didn't have one.

It was as if there was a void within her soul, a hole that she could not fill in.

She tried to get up, shaking her head in a useless attempt to clear her mind of the confusion. It was starting to make her head hurt.

The pain was an unwelcome feeling, but an unsurprising one. Her head always started to hurt when she tried to remember something really hard.

By now, she had given up on figuring this out and continued to attempt to get up. Taking a shaky step, she attempted to look around despite the blearing pain in her head. Her legs began to feel shaky and suddenly…the world went black once more.

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Taka was- for lack of a better words- bored as freaking hell.

He didn't really have much else to do to be perfectly honest. His schedule consisted of three things- flirting, training and somehow getting food.

And being the amazing riolu that he was, he excelled in all three areas. Especially flirting.

Hey, there actually is a reason for that absurd fan base of his's existence. Surprisingly. To be perfectly honest, Taka thought that they were insane enough to stalk him even if he wasn't nearly as amazing as he was.

…Sometimes I really hate being hot.

The only other thing that was on his agenda was becoming an explorer, but quite honestly, the time just didn't feel right.

Taka sighed, fingering the Relic Fragment that hung around his neck. He had always wanted to discover the key to the mystery behind its intricate pattern but it just wasn't as easy as it sounded. After countless days of nothing but research, he had all but given up on it. The only real way to discover the meaning behind it would be to actually go out and try to find clues about it, but Taka wasn't stupid. He knew he was strong. The fact that he could already form a decent enough Aura Sphere despite it being a Lucario-only trick was a testament to the long hours of training he put in every day. But it wasn't enough.

It was downright idiotic to even consider going into a Mystery Dungeon on his own. It was too dangerous and it was always good to have someone to watch your back. He also knew of his own weaknesses, such as the fact that his nose was a bit too strong and he tended to faint (or at the very least be incapacitated for a few minutes) when a particularly strong odor decided to assault his delicate senses.

Taka smiled softly as he stopped at the beach. The beach was beautiful as always. The krabby bubbles reflected the sunset as they gently floated through the air, making him feel the childish urge to go and try to pop them. The waves crashed onto the sand as the simple sound caused a soothing feeling to watch over his tired body. Taka overdid it a bit while training today, but it was nothing that a little bit of relaxing on the beach couldn't fix.

Surveying the beach, he grinned as he took note of everything. Everything was as it should be. The shells…the trees…the stones…the unconscious eevee…

…WAIT WHAT?!

A/N I just realized that apparently decided to remove my line breaks. So I replaced them with dots! Sorry about the confusion.