"Hey… Hey! Wake up, dude! Are you dead? If you aren't, say something!" A voice shouted. I started to mumble… and then I woke up. A riolu was right in front of me. I got up, and noticed I was on four legs. The riolu poked my shoulder.

"Hey, I'm glad you're awake! You had me worried there. My name's Bandit. What's yours?" the riolu asked. I was speechless. A Pokémon? THAT COULD TALK?! I almost fell. Without thinking, I replied,

"T-TALKING RIOLU!!!"

The riolu gave me an angry glare. I sighed, and fell over. Bandit came up to me, still glaring at me.

"Hey! Just because we don't have any fancy Vulpix tails, doesn't mean you have to make fun of us, riolu! Now, what's your name?" he asked again. I blinked at the name, Vulpix.

"Uh… my name's Kitten. Um… Did you say, V-Vulpix?" I asked. He nodded.

"What else would you be…Arceus?" He joked. I ran to the nearest lake and looked at my reflection. Sure enough, he was right. I was now a Vulpix. Scared out of my mind, I freaked out. The riolu seemed confused.

"Uh, Kitten? Are you alright? I was thinking you'd be a bit calmer, since you're a Vulpi-" Bandit was interrupted by me.

"Look! I'M NOT A VULPIX!! HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO GET IT THROUGH YOUR THICK SKULL?! I AM A HUMAN!" I yelled. His face turned into an angry stare.

"WELL, YOU LOOK LIKE A VULPIX, SOUND LIKE A VULPIX, AND YOU CAN SHOOT FIRE LIKE A VULPIX, SO, I GUESS YOU'RE A VULPIX!!!"He shouted back. I stared at him, tears in my eyes. I turned away. Bandit's angry stare turned into a sorrowful face. He patted my back, and apologized.

"Look, I'm sorry. I'm usually a friendly Pokémon. I just don't really like others yelling at me like that. I've also had a pretty bad day," he explained. I wiped away my tears.

"I've been trying to form a rescue team, but I'm too chicken. I can't even get past the front gate!" he explained. I giggled. He took off his necklace, which had some kind of stone on it. He then gave it to me.

"That's what I call my Relic Fragment. I found it one day, and I still have yet to figure out what it does. Look at it, though. Doesn't it have a strange pattern on it?" Bandit asked. I looked at the stone carefully. He was right… again. (Too bad he can't even try to be right later…) Anyway, there was this strange pattern on the fragment. Bandit had an idea.

"Hey, Kitten! I think if we team up, we can figure out what this means! And we can figure out about how you turned into a Pokémon!" he insisted. I thought for a moment. I couldn't remember where or how I got here, nor can I remember anything else. Not my friends, not my family, not anyone or anywhere. Yet, he hasn't even known me that long, and he's inviting me to stay with him! It… probably won't be all bad. I could maybe find out something about myself, too. So, I guess I could stay with this riolu a bit longer. Maybe even become best friends. So, I agreed.

"Really?! Alright! Now, let's get to the guild! C'mon, Kitten!" he called. Somehow, I just knew that we were going to have some interesting adventures.