'Where am I?' Everything was dark around me, when I opened my eyes. I was in a really narrow place. I could hardly move. 'What happened to me? Did I get caught? I can't remember...wait I can't remember anything! Who am I? Oh wait, I do at least remember my name. It's Martin, but that doesn't help me that much. Who am I? I think I'm a Pokémontrainer, I'm 16 Years old...and I'm from Unova...but last I remember I wasn't in Unova...I was in Johto...but what did I do there? I can't remember...What is this place here? It's so narrow, but those walls don't seem to be made of stone or steel. Well, at least it's warm in here. How long have I even been in here? Have I been sleeping all the time? Alright, I need to stay calm. Those walls don't seem to be too stable. Maybe I can somehow break them down.' I tried pushing against the walls. To my surprise, the walls actually got a small crack. I heard a voice from outside. I couldn't understand what it said, but it sounded like a young girls voice. I pushed harder against the wall and the cracks widened. Soon, light started to shine through the cracks. The voice from outside started to talk again, this time more excited. But I still couldn't figure out what it said. I wanted to know what's going on here, just a little more and I'm out of here...I pushed even harder against the wall, until I finally broke a small hole through it. Light bursted through the hole, blinding me. 'I must have been really long in here if my eyes can't adjust to normal daylight.' I thought. With my eyes half-closed I expanded the hole in the wall until it was big enough for me to get through. I crawled out into freedom and slowly opened my eyes to adjust them to the daylight. I was lying in a grassy field. The grass seemed kinda big. I looked around me and I saw a huge girl smiling down at me. She was about three times bigger than I was. From her looks she seemed to be about 12 Years old, she wore blue jeans that covered her legs down to her knees, she wore light-green and white sneakers, and a white t-shirt. Her hair was dark brown, long and bound to a Ponytail. On her head she wore a black cap What's going on here? Why is that girl so huge? And why is she smiling at me like that?'
"Oh, you're so cute, come here you little one."
She said grabbing me. I was paralyzed in fear and confusion, so I let it happen. She lifted me and pressed me against her chest, giving me a big hug. "Oh, you're so cuddly" she said. I felt a little embarrased, being pressed against her breasts, but I could't say I didn't like it. But I still didn't know what's going on here. And why did she call me cute and cuddly? She released me from her hug and held me in front of her inspecting me. 'Wait a moment, what is she looking at?'
"So you're a male, then your name will be...(she was thinking a little)...Nick."
It was at this moment that I realized that I was naked, and I felt embarassed. I looked down at my body but what I saw there was just unbelievable. My body wasn't a human body anymore. My chest and belly were covered in light-blue fur, my arms had white fur and my feet dark-blue. On my belly there was a yellow shell attached to it. I couldn't believe it, I was turned into a Pokémon. But how?
"What's wrong with you? Don't you like your name?" The girl said, knocking me back to reality.
I decided to just smile at her, as I didn't know what else I should do. 'Looks like Nick is my new name then...'
"Fine, you like it, then wellcome to my party Nick! My name is Jess, that's short for Jessica. Well, it's not actually a party yet, I've just started my journey and you're my second Pokémon. I got Travis here from Professor Elm in New Bark Town." She put me down to the ground again, allowing me to further inspect my new body. I didn't have any Fingers, just some small claws at the end of my paws. My feet looked like flippers with 3 toes each, the toes were connected with web. My Legs were so short It looked more like my feet were directly connected to my Belly. Looking behind me I saw a flat Tail covered in dark-blue fur. 'Oh great another thing to get used to.' I thought. I tried moving my tail and I figured it's just like moving an arm or a leg. 'Ok, it's still a little weird to have a tail but I might get over it. But what should I do now. It looks like I'm an Oshawott, I think I've seen them before but I can't really remember. The girl - Jessica - mentioned New Bark Town and Professor Elm before, so I'm still in the Johto region. I looked further around me and I saw a broken eggshell. 'Wait, did I just...hatch from that egg?!' In the meantime Jessica pulled a Pokéball from her belt. "Come out Travis." In a flashy light a Cyndaquil appered before her, looking around curiously. "Travis, this is Nick, he's your teammate now. Say Hello to him."
The Cyndaquil looked at me and smiled. Hi I'm Travis, nice to meet you Nick!
I stood there in shock. You can talk?! I asked, realizing that my voice sounded higher pitched than it used to.
Of course I can talk, you can talk, too silly. Only humans don't understand our language
'Oh right I'm a Pokémon now, so I can understand Pokémon language, but that also means that I won't be able to tell Jess who I really am. Would she even believe me if I could? Should I even tell anyone who I really am? I'm basically a baby Pokémon that just hatched from an egg. But if I won't tell anyone, that means that I'll just have to accept what I am right now. And that means travelling around with Jess as a Pokémon and having to fight other Pokémon. Kind of scary when you think about that, but it also means that I don't have to worry about food or anything else. I mean she looks like a nice trainer and -'
Hello? Are you awake? Travis interrupted my thoughts You're a little weird.
Oh sorry, I was just thinking about some things. 'Better not tell him anything yet.' Err well, we're going to travel around together a lot, soo... Wanna be friends?
Friends? I always wanted a friend! Yes, let's be friends! As he said that, his back was suddenly on fire.
What was that just now?
Oh, I'm just really happy and I can't control my flames yet, so they'll always fire up when I'm really happy or angry.
Ok, Jess just said that you just started your journey, where are we here?
This is Route 29, leading to Cherrygrove City. At least that's what Jess told me when we left New Bark Town.
"I see, you two get along well, so we want to continue, I want to get to Cherrygrove City before Dawn."