Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon (honestly, why would anyone think I do?)

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I'm Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town, and I am a rookie pokemon trainer. I can get a little sidetracked every now and then, but that happens. I just want to live my own personal fantasy story, like all trainers.

My first pokemon ever was a Drowzee. It's an odd choice for a starter, but it was a gift from my parents on my sixteenth birthday. It was about two years before I could leave to begin training, so I spent a lot of time with him. The little guy ended up growing on me a lot. Now, I'm actually glad I had him as my first partner.

For those unfamiliar with the species, Drowzee is a psychic pokemon. It's somewhat infamous for its tendency to hypnotize people and pokemon and then eat the dreams of their victims while they sleep. It's said that when you have a dream that you can't remember, it's because a Drowzee ate it. Which is a little creepy…

Drowzee himself isn't exactly the cutest pokemon out there either. To be blunt, it's short and fat. Beyond that, it's got squinting eyes, a short trunk, and pointed ears. It walks on its hind legs and has three fingers on each hand. The skin on its upper body is yellow, while it's lower body is brown. Its appearance is almost imp-like. It really does look like something that would eat your dreams while you sleep.

Despite its looks, Drowzee is a very smart pokemon. Because of its physique, however, it can't fight its opponents conventionally. It's body is too weak, so it needs to outthink its enemies. It's more subtle with its mental powers than other psychic types such as Alakazam. It fights by predicting its opponents' movements, reading their thoughts, and putting them to sleep instead of telepathically throwing them across the room. Subtlety – that was an important lesson I learned from Drowzee early on.

I realized eventually that he was eating my dreams at night while I slept. It actually took me about a month to figure out what was happening. Like I said, he's a subtle little bastard, and also very sneaky.

This scientist, Professor Oak, lives in my home town. He tells me that a Drowzee's psychic powers are underutilized by trainers. They have an incredible influence over the minds of humans that remains largely untapped. He gave me a few books to read about the subject, and I spent some time over the next several months studying them. That's when I first began to consider the possibilities of Drowzee's hypnosis.

I doubt most people would want to waste too much time learning about hypnosis, so I'll just give a quick summary of how it works. This might be a little hard to understand, but it's interesting stuff so bear with me.

Hypnotism requires that the person first be put into a special state of fsleep that is called a suggestive state, so that their conscious mind becomes inactive. The hypnotist is then able to communicate with the person's subconscious mind while their conscious mind cannot interfere. While in this state, the person will obey commands that the hypnotist gives them within reason. The catch is that the person will not follow any orders that they truly do not wish to obey. This is because their subconscious mind will still be aware that they do not wish to follow that command. There is, however, a way to overcome this limitation.

There is a command that can be given to someone under hypnosis known as a post-hypnotic suggestion. This is a command given to a hypnotized person that they continue to follow even after they are no longer under the hypnotists direct control. This way, the person's subconscious mind can slowly be tricked. If, for example, a post-hypnotic suggestion is given that makes a person feel happy whenever they see a certain pokemon, then eventually their conscious mind will be fooled into thinking that the pokemon is what is making them happy, even if they originally didn't like that pokemon. And, if the conscious mind is convinced of something, then that can convince the subconscious mind also.

It's a little complicated, but I did have to spend a long time studying it.

I'm not really a scientist, but I still want to take a scientific approach to this. I've gathered the data and formed a hypothesis, so next comes an experiment. I just need a guinea pig to use. Anyone will do, as long as the person doesn't know about what I am doing. One of the books said it is critical for the person to not realize that they are being hypnotized. If they do, then their subconscious mind will realize the trick and it won't be fooled. Therefore, I need to perform the test in secret.

My rival and neighbor, Gary, seems like the best choice. He lives near by, making it easy to not only access him for the hypnotism, but also to study if it has any affect on him. Most importantly, however, I hate his guts, so I don't really care if his mind gets fucked up in the process.

It's late at night and I have Drowzee with me. We snuck out and are now standing outside Gary's house. I have to admit, I feel a little nervous. I am about to break into a person's house after all. But, whatever, I just want to get this test over with.

"Let's get started, Drowzee."

"Drowzee," he responds. Like all pokemon, Drowzee can only say his name.

Even if Gary and I hate each other, our families are still very close. I borrowed the spare key to his house that his parents left with my mother and we let ourselves in. It feels really weird sneaking into Gary's house. I don't feel like I'm being a criminal at all. I'm dressed in my usual clothes, not all black or anything like that. It almost feels like I'm not doing this right.

We slowly work our way upstairs to Gary's room. I know my way around the house, so I lead the way. I've been here several times before. Finally we make our way all the way into Gary's room. Now comes the moment of truth.

Drowzee begins by using hypnosis on him. This way, we're sure that he won't wake up and Drowzee is able to put him into the suggestive hypnotic state. About a minute passes before Drowzee nods to me to tell me he's ready.

I had planned ahead, and I already know what post-hypnotic suggestion I want to give Gary. Something simple, that would be easy for me to observe the effects of, but not obvious enough that it would be suspicious to someone who didn't know about it. I just have to give Drowzee an order.

"Alright, Drowzee. Whenever Gary lies down to sleep like he is now, he should feel restless so that he can't lie still."

"Drowzee", he nods and begins to concentrate on hypnosis again.

This is the way that post-hypnotic suggestions work best. Firstly, whenever Gary does one thing, he will think or feel something else. By linking these two things, his mind will eventually combine the two, making him just have difficulty sleeping in any situation. Secondly, if the person who is hypnotized can see or feel one of the things involved in the post-hypnotic suggestion, then that makes the suggestion stronger. In this case, Gary is already lying down and sleeping.

Basically, I am having Drowzee give Gary an artificial sleeping disorder. I know, it seems a little stupid, but if it works, he won't be nearly as much of a pain in the ass. Anyway, like I said, I'm trying to be subtle here. I could have had Drowzee make him moo every time he hears a bell, but the point of this experiment is that no one realizes I was ever here. I want to make a change in the target without anyone figuring it out.

I stand by the door, keeping an ear open for anyone out in the house, while Drowzee continues. I can see the hypnotic waves coming from his head to Gary. They look like faint gold rings. After a few minutes, it looks like Drowzee has finally finished.

"One more thing, Drowzee."

"Drowzee?"

"If he's having any good dreams, help yourself."

Drowzee gives me an evil-looking smirk before jumping up close to Gary and beginning to eat his dream. This part is especially creepy. Drowzee actually sucks the dream out through his nose! I believe I already mentioned; I really don't like Gary.

A few more minutes pass and Drowzee is finally done, which means it's time to get out of here. As we start working our way back downstairs we here a noise from around the corner. Shit! It's Gary's sister, Daisy! She is in the kitchen in the next room. I glance around the corner and looked in. She's sitting at the table writing something. Had she been there when we came in? It's a miracle she hasn't noticed us.

Wait, where's Drowzee? I glance around the corner into the kitchen again. There he is! He's standing behind Daisy. When the hell did he get over there? Again I see the yellow rings from hypnosis floating towards Daisy. Her eyes close slowly until she fell asleep on the desk in front of her.

With the coast finally clear, we managed to sneak home. After what happened with Daisy, I have to admit, I have much more confidence in Drowzee's abilities than before tonight. With the experiment over, the only thing left to do is to sit back and collect data. If this works, and Gary does develop a sleeping problem like I hope, then there will be nearly endless possibilities for Drowzee's hypnosis powers.

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This is going to be my first story. Turns out it's really hard to start writing a story. Hopefully, it'll get easier from here on out. Any feedback that anyone can give me would be greatly appreciated; I'm still learning here.