A curious Cyndaquil peered through a window and watched the famous Pokeball creator, Kurt, work. He was creating some sort of new ball, but the fire-type just couldn't tell what kind it was. The white, grey, and red on top; he just couldn't put it together.

Guess I'll just have to wait and see...

A few days later, a Pokemon trainer barged into Kurt house, asking about a new Pokeball he requested. As soon as he noticed they were talking about a ball, Cyndaquil jumped to the window and began to overhear the conversation. He liked to learn about the types of Pokeballs, and Cyndaquil had to know about that new one.

"Is it done yet?" The trainer questioned, walking over to Kurt. He peered over his shoulder to see him working on the strange looking ball he asked for.

Kurt noticed him, stopped what he was doing and turned to him. "Here," The Pokeball creator grunted, tossing the ball over to him. "Take it, it's finished."

The trainer caught it in midair and stared at the new ball in his hands. It shined in the sunlight pouring in the window, and it did seem to be a strange looking Pokeball. He then looked up and nervously asked "...Has this been tested yet?"

"Of course not!" Kurt snapped back, making the trainer jump. "Your the trainer, you do the testing! Now get out of my house!" After getting screamed out by the Pokeball creator, the Pokemon trainer quickly walked out of the house, the odd, new Pokeball in his hands. Cyndaquil noticed he was leaving, and began to follow.

I've gotta see what that ball does... it seems interesting enough to follow a trainer for, right?

He quickly paced after the trainer.

But what if I get caught? ...Naw, he won't even notice me... will he?

Thoughts crossed over his head as he continued to follow, but unfortunately, Cyndaquil didn't notice how close he was getting.

I can always turn back now... but, I can't miss-

His thoughts were interrupted as he bumped into something, making him snap into reality. He looked up, fear washing over his body as he saw what he'd bumped into.

The trainer felt something bump the back of his leg, so he looked down and noticed the small Cyndaquil before him.

He had the chance to flee, but he was too shocked to move. The trainer was expecting it to run, since most Cyndaquils are timid Pokemon, but then he realized that he was too frightened to run away. Taking the opportunity, the trainer dropped his new, strange Pokeball onto his head. It all seemed normal. It looked like nothing was unusual. But Cyndaquil didn't know his life was about to take a drastic change.

The ball bounced onto his head, absorbing him as a red light. But the ball itself also became a red light and teleported away. The trainer stared a bit in confusion where the ball was last, but then he shrugged it off and continued to walk off. But for the Pokemon, the scenario was different. He was teleported to a new place, a strange new place, one that he'd never seen before.

Large forest trees loomed over him, casting out all sunlight except for a few beams. The scent was different from the familiar fragrance of Azalea town, and the Pokemon there seemed different than the usual Johto Pokemon. Cyndaquil glanced down and noticed that same, strange ball in front of him. This thing must've transported me, He thought, assuming that's what happened. But before he could do anything else, a pink, cat-like Pokemon dashed past him, calling "You'll never catch meeee!" The fire-type was a bit confused, but then began to hear something in the distance. Immediately, a large pack of Zigzagoon darted towards him, making him jump up and quickly race up a tree. He glanced down and watched them dart on by, but he was soon interrupted by a voice.

"Hey," The pink Pokemon said. The silver chain around her neck barely shined in the faded light. "What are you doing up here?" Cyndaquil looked up to see a Pokemon he'd never seen before.

"What... what are you!?" He said in surprise. What did that ball do to me?

She just laughed and replied "A Pokemon, silly. Skitty, to be exact." She then walked over to the fire-type, staring him right in the face. Cyndaquil's face flushed as he was getting stared down by a feminine Pokemon. "Your a Cyndaquil... right?" She finally questioned, backing off.

"Um... y-yes..." He stuttered. He then asked "Uh... where am I? Is this Johto?"

Skitty looked at him like he was the stupidest Pokemon in the region. "This is Hoenn, duh..." She stopped and thought for a moment."Wait, your not from around here, right?" She finished, staring into his face again.

Cyndaquil looked down, trying to put all that just happened into words. "It's hard to explain... you see-" He then cut off, realizing he was missing something. He rushed down the tree, followed by a confused Skitty, and he soon found the strange Pokeball that brought him here in a grassy patch. "It's safe..." He sighed in relief, holding the ball close.

"That's a Timer ball..." Skitty said in a confused tone, peering over at it. "...What's so special about it?"

Cyndaquil looked up at her and sighed. "I'm not that sure how to explain it..."