Call from Another World

Chapter 1

There was a strange, nearly unnatural storm...the day it happened. The day that everything was going to change... It's a lot to explain and I don't even know where to start. Oh wait, I haven't introduced myself yet have I…? My fault, I guess. For now, you can just call me Kenny. Or Ken if you like.

Have you ever wondered, any of the shows you've watched, any of the video games you've played actually might have been real somewhere else, in another dimension perhaps? Yeah, I didn't either. At least before then...

Despite the storm happening outside, today started like any other weekend morning, well not exactly though…

My eyes felt like they could barely open, normal for any other teen my age I suppose. I sat up in my bed and wiped my eyes clean of any debris from my terrible sleep.

I don't always sleep so badly though. I did have a really weird dream though...It was pretty vivid too at that.

There was something speaking to me, telling me that I was kind of a lazy bum and I took life as well as people for granted and that I would have to learn what it felt like to trust others and gain life experience.

Thinking about it, I laid back down for a moment. "I'm a seventeen year old guy nearly eighteen, a full adult..."

Not all too sure why I was thinking it over anyway, but for some reason it felt more real than fantasy…

"Hhm, that voice kind of was right. Sure I had a couple of friends, of course also family. But for the most part when push comes to shove I would have to protect myself. Some of those people told me I might have had pride issues, can't blame them one bit." I thought to myself.

"I already know i'm not the best person, but I know more than people think I do. If anything's for sure I still make better decisions than most kids my age." Yes, I'll admit for the most part I just play video games and draw stuff. So what, I don't understand it.

I then suddenly remembered something else, that voice said something about 10 A.M. I look towards my alarm clock only to find it 7:39 in the morning.

I stared at it in anticipation for a moment. "Why...am I up so early? How weird..." I thought to myself, I was actually getting worked up over a stupid dream.

"This is such bull shit." I laughed before I stood to my feet and went to go do my chores like any other teenager had.

While I was walking I felt a sudden cold wind blow by me, I felt myself trip and hit my head smack dab into the wall as if it was possible to trip on thin air.

"Ow…" I grunted, swearing under my breath as I rubbed my delicate head.

"Just, what was that?" I say to myself before I scramble back into my room more on guard than ever, not even realizing I was becoming more paranoid by the minute.

I looked at my alarm clock again for some reason...somehow...it was suddenly 9:23.

My rear end slammed onto the ground, I felt like my jaw was going to drop.

"What the...did I step on it? Is it daylight savings time already? I thought it was January still..." I racked my head. Looking around every clock around the house quickly, I realized it was true.

"So it must be daylight savings after all.." I concluded with a cross of my arms.

"No it isn't, child." Said a voice from nowhere. Wait, maybe it was more like it was here, but somewhere far away at the same time.

I knocked my knuckles against my noggin. I was obviously losing it but my action only caused the voice to ring inside my head much to the agony of my temples.

"Dammit, what the hell is going on!?"

"Listen here child. You have thirty minutes until the time strikes ten as I have told you before."

My jaw dropped down unable to believe what I was hearing, was that really not just a dream and something more!?

"Get whatever you think you'll need, you will be away from your home for a very long time. I am not messing around with you and no you are not still in a dream. It will be your fault if you are unprepared to head into the new world."

"Well if you're going to be that vague about it, then you should have sent me then and there..."

The voice seemed to vanish, as wind seemed to sweep through my ears, much to my relief. I could feel the sweat dripping down on my face, that was painful.

I thought Florida was a pretty normal place but for some reason, I couldn't help but gain a grin on my face all of a sudden. It was the first time I actually felt something so...exciting in a while. I looked at my clock again. 9:31.

"Yikes." I said somewhat quietly to myself, not knowing what to believe in anymore.

I thought about it for a quick moment, guessing there would be nothing wrong with just amusing myself and the voice that my head was obviously making up.

It almost reminded me of the one that consumed my mind when I looked a little too far into a certain horror game as a child. Only thing that was new this time around is that I'm not fueled by fear, or really much else to be honest nowadays.

It was all pretty much as simple as getting some clothes to wear, and food to eat, I kind of thought it would be like camping. Cut some slack if you will. I slipped on my average black shirt, blue jeans, and red shoe outfit, it was pretty much trademarked by me at this point since everyone would recognize me.

I looked into my wallet. "Dead broke. Only thirty dollars, what luck." I said sarcastically.

My bag that I packed, strapped against my back tighter than ever, I had to eventually adjust it as it was getting a little annoying.

If anything I wanted to do this alone and I was glad to be taking a step to life on my own, no one would hold me back, I could go see for myself what the beyond was like and there wasn't a limit to what I could discover!

That's kind of been my dream for a while, or you could say ambition. It wasn't that I actually hated the people that cared about me, but somethings, I feel are necessary to do alone…

Look, it's obvious that I am going nuts, it's ridiculous. Nonetheless, I like amusing myself anyway, so I sat on my bed waiting.

I was confident that it was a joke, possibly one my own desires created to give me some hope. Hope, is not a certainty in my heart though.

9:45...9:46...9:48...Ugh time is slow...9:52...9:59...10…

As I glared at the alarm clock, I couldn't help but chuckle to myself a little.

In fact for some reason, this was really cracking me up. My face was cringing up with laughter. "I can't...believe I fell for these stupid mind tricks…" I laughed so hard I could feel heat intensifying on my face...and grass under my body…?

I stopped for a minute, my face loosening up but my eyes remained closed.

"Uh...did mom already get that new carpet in...while I was laughing...on my...bed…" I opened my eyes only finding the sun, clouds, sky, a few large birds flying around.

Below me, really was grass. Around, trees. Not a sighting of my room was found, besides the bag on my back. My face became rather plain at that point as I said nothing but a simple "Okay." There were no words to describe this moment.

A drop of sweat dripped down the side of my face.

"Oh jeez, I have fully lost it now." I slowly crawled against a tree and laid against it, trying to comprehend the hallucination I was now suffering. Did I went beserk playing a certain platformer someday and I ate I random mushroom or something?

"Oh man...what if someone came by me in this state? What will they see...wait." I snap my fingers with a plan coming quickly to mind.

"I'll just sit here...and wait until it's over." I was already convinced no doubt and I have decided to relax myself without any worries. I looked around at the scenery for a while, it did seem somewhat fresh, out from the city which was a nice little touch.

I heard something moving quickly through the grass, it wasn't coming at me, but it was close enough to tell. I looked towards that direction to find some kind of bizarre creature dash past me in a weird way. Though it was moving in strange zigzag patterns, I got a good look at it...seemed familiar.

"A weird zigzag striped pattern that kind of reminds me of a raccoon. Okay. Brown and...what is that second color? White or cream? Who cares. Now that I think about it the whole body of the creature seemed to be a zigzag pattern. Wait a minute…"

I put on my thinking cap, wait a minute... no that couldn't have been a Zigzagoon...from what I saw though, it looked like that exact Pokemon.

I smacked myself in the head, remembering this was all an illusion.

I relaxed my body once more, well I started to until I suddenly heard a growling that made me jump to attention. Probably sounding something more like a deep snarl.

"Ken...it's just an illusion. Like a theater or something, just enjoy the show." I convinced myself in my head turning to where I heard the snarling from.

I was still, nearly frozen from what I saw coming my way. There was not just one, but a whole pack of Houndoom! They were like some kind of...angry rage fire!

I decided it wasn't worth to see how this show was going to end so I quickly got on my feet and ran as fast as my legs could take me and of course that wasn't too fast even if I was running like hell.

"Too fucking believe they were my favorite Pokemon too!" I whined inside my head as I realized I would have to do something I have never done before, or else surely I would be fried...I didn't like it, but...

"HOLY FUCK! OH GOD, ARCEUS, OR WHATEVER YOU PEOPLE SAY HERE SOMEONE HELP ME!" I yelled to the the top of my lungs before feeling something ram itself painfully in my side sending me near flinging into some kind of a ditch along with it.

Whatever this thing was currently was holding me down as the Houndoom continuously ran along like a herd of horses, it was as if they didn't even care that I was there.

Soon as they were gone, the thing got itself off of me. The real question now was should I decide to just get up.

I saw black paws in front of my face, equipped with huge claws. Those of which could easily tear me apart.

I continued to look up slowly trying to be careful, the black fur seemed to end around the top of its four legs. Obviously it was a canine of sorts, I continued looking, now gray fur...but two shiny black manes went down it's back...do I dare to look at the face? Oh well, yolo I suppose...

I had a good feeling I knew what this was, but now to put this theory, fact really, to the test.

Bright red nose, rhombus like ears, piercing red eyes, large fangs, if anything that would sure put the 'might' in a Mightyena.

It was then, I have realized, I was ultimately screwed.

Why is it staring at me...that way?

I slowly started to crawl back even though I would've been smarter to just sit there and die. It has been a while since I have actually felt fear like what I feel now…

The Mightyena continued to stare, quite seeming like a glare to me. It kept coming closer to me each inch I backed away but I stopped in my tracks cringing in pain as my arm suddenly started to burn badly.

"What the hell?" I cursed to myself as I held my arm in pain. "Did I miss something…?"

The pain made me not even want to move, but in my weakened state, unfortunately the canine only came closer to me. Isn't this the part where someone saves me?

"If this really is a dream...wake me up...wake me up right now! Why is all of this happening today when my schedule today was just so perfect...eating, sleeping, and gaming. Then this happens..what would probably be a dream come true became a nightmare in ten minutes flat!"

"I'm not sure if you understand me. But may I have...one final request?"

The Mightyena tilted its head questionably at my question.

"What are you talking about?" It said, wait, she said in a feminine like voice. Did I just hear that correctly, who put me under this drug?

"Sorry, but did you just speak…?" I asked her and she opened her eyes widely with an amused expression.

"You actually understood me!?" The canine showed a big grin, what was she up to?

"This is amazing. I didn't know there was a human that could understand me!" It seemed pretty enthusiastic about this, so I think this was obviously in a fantasy world like a normal Pokemon world only that I could understand Pokemon.

As strange as it was, I still tried to sneak away from her while she was distracted.

She turned her head over to me making me stop from intimidation and she walked over.

There wasn't a thing I could do now, or ever actually. She sniffed at my arm, the one that got burned from reasons I do not remember.

Could the scent of burned meat possibly be blowing through her nose at this second? All of a sudden I felt my arm was surrounded by a strange light.

"Huh?" I said as I looked at my arm, the pain was gone, no burn marks, nothing but my smooth light brown skin. I sighed in relief.

Why exactly did she do this though, I had no words to say to this. I looked her direction and she only had a smile on her face.

"You should learn to trust others a little more." She giggled as I thought to myself that those words were similar to what that voice was going on about inside my head.

"This is a weirdly specific dream." I said to myself with the Mightyena's ears twitching slightly, so I believe she heard it.

"Uh, thanks for saving me." I added with a hint of embarrassment, sure there was nothing wrong with being saved by a girl, but me being saved by anyone in general was my issue.

"Aw, no problem. You should just be a little bit more careful. Those Houndoom aren't really bad, they don't like anyone being in their way though." The Mightyena said before continuing on. "Also, did you just say that you were dreaming this whole thing?" She asked me and I nodded.

"I don't belong here, my world is much different than this, it's bland to put it simply. Also, you're probably just a figment of my imagination." I told her, she was obviously not buying a word of what I was saying. Although this dream felt strangely realistic and I normally don't feel so much pain, this still had to be a dream.

Of course I didn't prove to have too much time to think it over as the canine next to me began to growl deeply seeming really annoyed.

"Dammit, did I just offend her by saying that!? Me and my stupid mouth!" I thought silently as a toothy smirk played across her face.

"Would you like me to test whether or not this is a dream, that I am just a figment of your immagination?" She asked me making me hurriedly shake my head no, not wanting to be bitten or worse.

Her face returned to her normal bright smile as quick as it turned in the first place.

She sat next to me, her fur lightly brushed against my skin, making me feel somewhat weird but it wasn't bad.

"Okay, if this isn't a dream or whatever...alright I'll look at it as such. What's your name anyway? If you have one." I asked the Mightyena.

"It's Dalieya." She smiled at me. Actually, it was a pretty nice name for a Mightyena, in fact, it reminded me too much of someone close to me who passed on. That story is for another time though.

"Pretty nice name." I complimented, she blushed with pride, for some reason I was not sure of.

"Thanks, i'm sure you have a pretty nice name too. What is it?"

"Kenny or just Ken. Yes I know that's a weird name, just go with it." I said with a plain tone.

"I think it's a cool name, honestly." She told me, I smiled a little bit even if I didn't want to. I stood up to my feet.

"Thanks." I said to her before I began to climb out of the ditch, Dalieya of course, followed for some reason. I wondered what it could be that she still wanted from me.

"What?" I asked looking her way as her paw skipped back and forth against the grass.

"Well, since you're new to this world, as you say. You would probably need someone to protect you from other pokemon, you know." She gave me an innocent smile, she was actually right, maybe.

"You may be right, but still it's not like I can't handle whatever comes my way." I said, once again my pride forcing itself over my ego as I crossed my arms.

Dalieya only gave a laugh and walked over to me lightly bumping against my leg.

"Sure you can, big boy. Good luck when a wild Pokemon comes around looking for a snack."

She was now walking away, which I let her do for a moment before I face-palmed knowing that she called my bluff.

"Alright, come back I need you. Please" I said under my breath just loud enough for Dalieya to hear and come back with that same happy smile she always seemed to have on her muzzle.

"C'mon Ken, we'll be a team. This'll be a great thing, I'll watch your back and you'll watch mine. I won't explain this right now, but I feel I need you too." She said to me with a smile, extending her paw out to me.

I had no choice really anyway, so I shook her paw, feeling her paw somehow made me smile too. For now this won't be a bad idea, keep in mind though I am the one who made this decision.

"You have my word too, Dalieya. For now we'll work together from here."

So, I guess this isn't really a dream after all. I'm not sure where everything will go from here and i'm not even completely sure why Dalieya wants to help me out in the first place, but for now I guess I have no choice but to just go with the flow, I suppose.