I wake up early, like every morning. In my fish tank, a bubble pops – signaling that it's time to get out of bed. I jump up in fright, until I realize that am hanging from the ceiling fan. The green walls of my room suddenly start to quake, so I let myself fall down from the fan. Something is wrong.

So I dash into the kitchen. Brilliant shining pans are camouflaged against the silver walls. From below me comes a deafening crash. It's most likely my pet Wigglytuff, Balcony, trying to jump over mom's car again.

I hurry to stop her before she demolishes the house. I rush to her room as swiftly as my stubby legs carry me. I am greeted by a smash and a bang. Balcony has escaped here cage, and landed in the pantry. I dart to the near by pantry and open the door. There is a grunt of satisfaction from the bunny, and then she falls on me. It hurts – a lot.

Mother asks me to deliver some goodies to an old woman who lives in the middle of the lake. Old people scare me, but I do as my mom says anyway.

I ride my bike past my dear friend Mijumaru's store, and down to the lake. Along the way many of the town's people see me, calling out, "How ya doin' Skipper?" or, "Nice to see yak, Skipper!"

When I get to the lake I park my bike along the marshy banks. Taking a deep breath, I plunge into the icy water.

As I swim to the house in the middle of the lake I only think one thing. "This water is COLD!" I suddenly I believe that I am nearing shore because a strong pull is tugging at my legs. Downward! It shouts to me. Downward! My instincts tell me this force is just gravity.

Sadly, it is not gravity. To me, it seems more like quicksand; the more I struggle, the farther I sink. Darkness is enclosing, like a cold snake wrapping Its was around me. I let go of my goodie basket, hoping it will help me escape, but it doesn't.

In front of my eyes floats a strange yellow bubble that almost looks like a hamster ball. Inside, something is struggling. It looks as if it were one of those metallic ants with glowing red eyes that we pokemon call Durant.

It blinks, and then nods at me. I just close my eyes, and hope this is only a nightmare.