A Pikachu named Jack.
"Where am I? How did I ended up here?"
Those were the toughts of Jack. A normal teenager boy. He was 15, had black hair, dark as the night, and beautiful green eyes. He was thin, agile and intelligent. In short, he was an extremely attractive boy, and every girl´s dream boyfriend.
Altough he lived in a Pokémon world, Jack was not a Trainer. He had plans to start his own journey with his first Pokémon, but on the day he was going to get his starter Pokémon (he had Snivy in mind) he was attacked by something that dragged him off to Unova Route 1. He blacked out after this and when he woke up, he was in the middle of a rocky area.
He got up and looked and the area around him: he could hear the sea waves, and could see the sea itself.
- What the…. I was at Nuvema Town! Why am I in these rocky cliffs? I remember…. Being dragged to Route 1 by…. Something. I don´t remember anything else…. – grunted Jack.
He took a few steps and said:
- Well…. Staying here won´t bring any answers. I should climb down the cliffs and try to figure out where I am… and why I´m here. –
He took some more steps and tripped on a rock. The rock rolled down, and it revealed itself to be a Geodude.
Mark laughed:
- Oops. Sorry about that, buddy. –
The Geodude growled:
- Watch where you´re going, you idiot.-
Mark jumped back, surprised to hear the Geodude speak. Mark said, trembling:
- Wh- what?! You´re talking! But you´re a Pokémon! Why are you talking?-
The Geodude grunted:
- Why are you so surprised? I should have know. You Electric- Types are more stupid than a newborn Rhyhorn. Now see if you open your eyes. I will use Self-Destruct if you step on me again! Dumb yellow rat… -
The Geodude rolled away and Jack scratched his head, thinking:
- "W-what is this? Have I gone crazy? I just heard a Pokémon speaking…. And he called me a "Electric- Type" and a "Yellow rat"? What´s going on here?"-
Jack then looked at his hand: it was yellow. Scared, he noticed a puddle of water near him, and ran to there: he had the face of a Pikachu. Yellow, and with two red cheeks.
Jack screamed in panic and looked back: he could see his thunder shaped tail and two brown stripes on his back. He screamed again:
- W-WHAT?! I´VE TURNED INTO A PIKACHU! HOW IS THIS MADNESS POSSIBLE?! WHY?! –
Jack slapped his face several times, while saying:
- Wake up, Jack! WAKE UP, DAMNIT! –
He realized he wasn´t dreaming, and he said, twitching:
- But…. How is this possible? If this is not a dream…. Have I really gone insane? How can a human turn into a Pokémon in a matter of…. Hours? This…. This…. –
Jack sighed and sat on the floor. He turned to look at his yellow hands, and said:
- Well…. This sure is a fine mess. I turned into a Pikachu, I´m in a place I don´t even know…. But I need to find anwers. Why have I turned into a Pikachu? Why am I in this place? Staying here and wondering isn´t gonna help. I better get up and try to reach the nearest town…. –
Jack stood up and started to walk around the cliffs. He looked at the sea beneath them, and then looked around: he could see some some Sewaddles eating leaves, and when he looked up, he saw two Pidove flying, and talking to each other:
- Looks like Summer has arrived, eh, pal? – asked one Pidove.
- And at last. I love this hot and relaxing days! –
Said the other Pidove.
Jack sighed. It was so confusing to hear the Pokémon talking. He used to think Pokémon could only communicate using their cries and saying their names. He said to himself:
- "Well, at least I made a scientific descovery. Now I know that Pokémon can communicate between themselves just as well as humans."-
Jack keeped walking, until he saw a town in the distance.
- That´s…. that´s Undella Town! Boy, I´m far from Nuvema Town then! How in the world could I end up here turned into a Pokémon? –
He noticed that in order to get to Undella Town, he would need to cross the sea. But how could a small Pikachu do that? Jack was a great swimmer, but he knew that crossing that sea would be too difficult for a small Pokémon. He decided to try, anyway. Staying on those cliffs was not going to help. He entered in the water and swam as fast as he could, but swimming as a Pikachu was very hard. He could barely keep his head out of water.
He then heard a voice saying:
- Are you lost, little mouse? –
Jack turned around and saw a Sharpedo. He gulped and the Sharpedo laughed:
- How convenient. My lunch came to me! –
- Wait! You can´t eat me! I´m a human! I know I look like a Pikachu, but I´m actually a human! Please believe me! –
Said Jack, in a desesperate manner.
The Sharpedo growled:
- You think I´m stupid?! You think I don´t know what a human is? You look like a normal Pikachu in every way to me! In fact…. You look like a ordinary lunch in every way to me. –
Jack said, trembling:
- No! Please! Believe me! I´m a human! I´m dead serious! –
- Enough of this!- screamed the Sharpedo, attempting to bite Jack.
Jack tried to swim away, but it was useless. He could not outswim a Water-type Pokémon. And he knew he had a type advantage, but he didn´t know how to use his electric powers. He saw some Wailmer swimming by and jumped on one of them, asking:
- Mind giving me a ride to Undella Town, buddy? I HAVE A SHARPEDO AFTER ME! –
The Wailmer saw the Sharpedo and screamed:
- AH! INCOMING! –
The Wailmer started swimming away as fast as they could, but the Sharpedo lunged to Jack, nearly getting him. Jack quickly jumped to some rocks nearby, still with the Sharpedo after him. Jack finally jumped off the rocks and was at Undella Town. The Sharpedo roared, furious:
- GET BACK HERE, YOU USELESS RODENT! –
Jack ran to Undella Town, leaving the Sharpedo roaring in fury.
Jack approached the town: there were people relaxing on the beach and even having Pokémon battles.
Jack walked trough the town, sadly and not knowing what he would do next. He had to get back to Nuvema Town, but no one would recognize him. He was in a tight spot.
He then heard a voice saying:
- See you tomorrow! -
He turned around and saw a Purrloin, who approached him and greeted him:
- Well, well…. I never saw you around here. Are you a newcomer? –
Jack said:
- Well, yes. I´m new around here. In fact, I´m actually a human. –
The Purrloin looked at him, surprised, and said:
- H-human? Are….. are you serious?! You… -
Jack sighed:
- Yeah, I know I look like a Pikachu. But I am a human. I turned into a Pikachu. Look,if you don´t believe me, that´s fine. Just don´t make fun of me. I need to get to Nuvema Town. –
The Purrloin said:
- Well…. A human who turned into a Pikachu…. That seems impossible to me. –
Jack said:
- That´s the problem. This is supposed to be impossible. Yet it happened. This makes no sense, I know. I need to solve this mistery…. But I don´t know where to start. –
- Ah…. What´s your name? – asked Purrloin.
- Jack. –
Purrloin said:
- So, Jack…. You said you wanted to get to Nuvema Town, hey? I can help you. I have no idea whether you´re being honest or if you´re just insane…. But I´ll help you, I guess. –
- How? – asked Jack.
- Let´s just say I…. have some contacts. I know Unova better than the oldest human resident. From Castelia City to White Forest, I know how to get you in all kinds of places. Hell, I can even get you to Sinnoh, Kanto, Johtto or Hoenn if ya want. – said Purrloin.
Jack sighed:
- I just want to get back to Nuvema Town for now. I don´t even know what I´ll do when I get there, but I have to start somewhere. –
Purrloin started to walk away and said:
- Well, follow me then. I´ll get you there before the sun sets. –
Meanwhile, in in the middle of Route 2, hidden in the trees and the bushes, a dark figure was talking to another hidden figure, saying:
- You know what you must do. Make no mistakes. You know how much I hate mistakes. –
- It´s not the first time I work for you. – said one of the misterious figures.
- Get going then. Strike while the iron is hot and boy is confused. –
Said the dark figure.
Back to Jack, he was walking alongside Purrloin, who took him to the back of a house in Undella Town, where there were a Glameow and a Meowth, who were sharping their claws. Purrloin said:
- Whassup, y´all? Look who I met today. Jack, a Pikachu. –
Meoth said:
- Hey there, Jack. What brings you to this wee town? –
- A good question. – sighed Jack.
- Anyway, Jack, this the "Cat Gang". We are a travelling pack, and we stopped for a while here. – said Glameow.
- Ya see, the kid wants to get to Nuvema Town. – said Purrloin.
Meowth stood up and said:
- Really? I´ll go call the boss. He´ll help you out. –
Meowth ran inside the house, meowing:
- Boss! Boss! –
Jack looked around and asked:
- You…. You guys live in this house? –
Purrloin smiled:
- Kind of. Like Glameow said, we are a travelling gang. We stop here sometimes because the house is abandoned. But we don´t live in just one place. In a few days, we will be in another place. Maybe in other region. Who knows? We are wild and free. It´s the only way to live for me. –
Suddendly, Meowth arrived with a bulky and muscular Purugly, who had a threatening look on his face. Meowth said:
- This is Jack, boss. A Pikachu who wants some help in getting to Nuvema Town. –
The Purugly said:
- Pleased to make your acquaintace. I´m Purugly, the leader of Cat Gang. –
On that moment, a Persian and a Liepard jumped out of the roof of the house and Purugly meowed:
- And these are my right-hand Pokémon, Persian and Liepard. –
The Persian said:
- Persian here. Happy to meet you. –
The Liepard laughed in a cute and feminine voice:
- I´m Liepard. The only female in this gang. Ain´t I a lucky girl? Hee hee! –
Liepard blinked her eye and Jack said:
- Nice to meet you all. You see, I was dragged off from Nuvema Town and when I woke up, I was here, lost on a cliff. –
Persian said:
- Strange story, kid. And you want to go back to Nuvema Town? –
- Yes. I have to start somewhere…. My life became full of misteries. –
Liepard smiled:
- Oh dear. Sounds like you do have a wild life. Well, we can get you there.-
Purugly laughed:
- Sure. You came to the right place. We are experts in this world´s landscapes, and we have a lot of friends. It´s gonna be a long, long walk, so you should just fly there. And there is no one as good as that as our friend Tranquill, whom we met on White Forest. He´ll do you that favour.-
The cats took Jack inside the house, where there was a Tranquill grooming his feathers. Purugly said:
- Hey, Tranquill. Our friend Jack needs to get to Nuvema Town. Think ya can take him? –
Tranquill said:
- Ah for sure. Nuvema Town? That´s easy! –
The Flying- Type flew to the window of the house and said:
- Hope on up, kid. If we hurry up, we´ll get there by nightime. –
Jack jumped in Tranquill´s back, and said to the cats:
- Thank you very much. I own you all one. –
Purrloin laughed:
- You´re welcome. Now go. And good luck solving all that craziness. –
Jack hold on tight to Tranquill, who took flight and disappeared in the clouds, unknowingly carrying Jack to a dangerous adventure….
To be continued…..
