AN: Okay, I lied. In a manly discussion between my manly friends, I managed to come up with a overall plot for the story, with me building up meat as I go along.
A bright vortex of light. All around him, there was light. He had no shadow, he saw nothing but light behind the horizon. Occasionally the light would disperse into a rainbow vortex. Otherwise, nothing. No up, no down, no left, no right.
A disembodied voice called out. It took a moment to realize it was directed at him.
"Welcome, to the land of Pokemon." Pokemon? He recognized the word, though he couldn't remember from where. It certainly excited him.
"I will now ask you some questions." Questions? What kind? "Now, make sure to answer truthfully."
It certainly seemed the voice could read his thoughts. Good thing too, because he found that he couldn't talk. He wasn't even particularly sure of what he IS, he had no form.
"As a child, what did you idolize?" "I idolized Pokemon masters, particularly heroes like the Kalosian champion."
"What do you want to be?" "I want to be… I want to be a pokemon!"
"Oh? What kind? "A super strong, heroic pokemon!"
"Very good, boy! As thanks for being honest, you WILL get to be a pokemon! In fact, I think you should be… Chesnaught! What do you think?"
"A Chesnaught?! You seem to hold fond memories of one, though you can't actually recall anything. You're not complaining though, Chesnaught was mighty indeed!"
"Now, off you go to the land of Pokemon! There, you'll find some friendly pokemon eager to help you soar to your dreams as a hero!"
A bright flash engulfed the now-Chesnaught, as he was sucked away into the unfamiliar land.
"…. I think I pulled it off well, Professor?"
"This tiny boundary between time and space, oh! How it seems so reminiscent to the actual thing! Good thing one of the guys we captured croaked, eh?"
"Save your celebrations, Professor. Look, another soul is passing at an alarming rate. It's gone through the gate."
"What?... SCOUNDREL! Why didn't you intercept it?"
"It's just a random soul, what harm will it bring? Besides, you only paid me for the first one."
… A deep flash of light brought her awake. Opening her eyes, she found that she was lying in a puddle of dried blood, with the majority stuck to her mane. She was feeling pain.
… Mane? She looked around at her body, clearly surprised to see her cocoa brown skin. Her cocoa brown fluffy skin.
Trying to collect herself, she stood up. Her mind was a complete blank, nothing came to mind at all. A few paces from her, she saw a tipped basket. Seeing as she was alone in this tiny clearing, she assumed it was hers. She attempted to walk over, only to trip and bump her chin on the soft mossy ground.
Was she walking on all fours? She didn't quite feel familiar walking. After picking herself up, she paced around the basket to learn how to walk. At first, she went like a baby, carefully balancing her weight. Eventually, she gained confidence and walked a brisk pace. Soon, she ran, absorbed in her own happiness. It wasn't until she stopped for breath and giggling that she felt a pair of eyes on her.
Suddenly struck with fear, she barely held back a scream. It would seem the figure was shocked, as she soon fell from her hiding place in the bushes. She could identify the figure in front of her as female from her long, feminine green cloak. The figure was… a pokemon?
"A-ah, I'm- I'm sorry if I walked in on your uh… ah, 'leisure time'. Um, Eevee? If this isn't a good time, I'll come back later. The Elder sure was looking for you though."
Wait… she's an Eevee? Checking herself out again, she found it to be true. Lifting a paw to her head revealed very fluffy and presumably very cute ears. She certainly did feel cute after that little running spree, though having someone walk in was certainly embarrassing.
"W-wait!"
This woman- er, pokemon seemed to know her. Maybe she could learn more.
"Um… what's your name? Actually, scratch that. Who am I and where am I?"
The silence that soon followed was much too uncomfortable. Had she said something wrong?
The pokemon seemed to take it as a joke.
"Oh, another of your antics, Eevee? I guess I'll play along; nobody will ever know. He he, so, you're Eevee, I'm Snivy and we're in Nin'ch! Well, Nin'ch forest anyways." Snivy stopped to giggle. "You really thought I'd fall for that? I know you better than anyone! I even proposed to you last week!"
Wait, what? "I-I'm sorry but, I really can't remember much of anything. Ms. Snivy? Could you maybe help me out?"
Words could not describe what happened next, as Snivy quite literally burst into tears, blubbering whatever words she could.
"S-surely you're joking? *sniff* I mean… I proposed to you and everything and you accepted and we started even talking about a going on a first date as a couple and maybe even someday get married and-and-and! W-waahh!"
Eevee felt a gigantic wave of guilt. Were she and Snivy lovers? It does sound like they had a little romance with this whole dating business. She honestly didn't remember if that was the case. The next few minutes or so were spent in calming Snivy down, assuring her it wasn't a break-up, that Eevee wasn't an imposter, etc. Eventually, she calmed down enough that she finally noticed the fairly large blotch of blood on her fur.
"E-Eevee! You have blood on you! Stay here!" Snivy ran over to the dormant basket on the side, where a large napkin laid along with plenty of other stuff Eevee didn't see. Snivy licked the napkin wet, and laid it upon the stained fur of Eevee, surprising her.
"W-wait! Why did you just lick the napin!?"
With a sly, mischievous grin, Snivy winked. "If this is all just an act, you'll remember my love eventually and let your guard down! And if you really lost your memory, this has got to trigger the love inside you! Either way, I'm determined to finally go on a picnic with you!"
Picnic?
"You and I scheduled a picnic in this forest after I confessed, remember? You came to look for a nice clearing and I even packed you a snack so you wouldn't get hungry!"
Throughout the trip out the forest, Snivy kept talking about the moments they shared, hoping to bring back her memories. When that failed, she started talking about their friends.
"… and there's Cleffairy! She was the one who helped convince me to admit my feelings! There's also Vulpix and Mawile and Delcatty! They helped prep me up for my awesome ice-breaker confession!"
"So… was it a confession or a proposal? They're different and I can't really tell what you're talking about."
"Well, both." Snivy's eyes glimmered. "Since, you know, you'll soon be mine anyways!"
At this point, Eevee couldn't help but wonder if Snivy was previously a stalker with a crush that had planned out their entire lives together. Oh dear, what if she had… body pillows?
Regardless, Snivy felt like a nice enough person, one that she felt safe around. Eager to learn more about herself, Eevee asked a question.
"So… why did you come looking for me anyways?"
Snivy's jaw dropped and she stopped dead in her tracks. Had Eevee said something wrong again?
"OH NO! I totally forgot! Like, Elder Xatu sent me to get you because you accidentally overpaid your taxes and she wanted to return the extra so she sent me to get you and now I went in this forest and I saw you on the ground and I wiped up your blood and you had amnesia and now were walking towards the village and the path we're walking just so happens to be my house which is on the opposite end of the village from the Elder's house and-and-Auugh!"
Snivy stopped for breath, her face red from worry. Eevee was quite surprised that Snivy could talk for so long without break, she hadn't even heard anything Snivy said apart from the taxes bit.
"Come on! You're getting Poke dollars from the Elder! YOU'RE GETTING FREE MONEY SINCE TECHNICALLY YOU HAVE AMNESIA AND IS NOW A DIFFERENT PERSON!"
With a swift motion, Snivy's tail hooked onto Eevee's forelegs and literally dragged her to the Elder's house. Eevee herself struggled to meet Snivy's speed lest she was whacked around like a ragdoll. Running on her hind legs was quite hard, as Eevee found.
Well, at Snivy was perky, energetic, cute and most importantly, nice. Eevee could certainly see how she would have accepted her confession.
"Who knows, maybe I just might fall in love with her, given that we're technically already in a dating relationship. She's dead set on me, that's for sure."
"ELDER! ELDER! IBROUGHTEEVEEPLEASEDON'TBEMADATME!"
"Snivy, hush! I can hear you just fine, dear."
Wow, Snivy sure was fast. Just like before in the forest, she described the events that had transpired at top record speed. Even stranger, the Elder actually kept up and understood it all.
"Wow, guess she puts up with Snivy quite often. I'm quite envious, she's way too fast!"
"So, you're saying Eevee here has amnesia? That's certainly peculiar, a simple stroll in the woods is more than enough for her to handle. You're saying she had blood on her? Do you have any blood for us to sample?"
"Yay! I'll get it from the clearing!"
Snivy blazed out of the Elder's hut at another record speed. It was then that Eevee realized they had somehow climbed up to the summit of the village, as all the other villagers seemed like tiny dots. She couldn't even make out the Snorlax picking berries; those things were massive.
"Y-yikes. I-I-I b-better watch my step. Gulp. H-how will I even get down?"
"So then, Eevee. Would you mind telling what you remember while we wait for Snivy? Oh, but wait. Zweilous! Fetch Cleffairy and Medicham!"
"Um… well, my name is Eevee, I am an Eevee, I overpaid my taxes and apparently Snivy and I are dating. Also, I uh… seem to be afraid of heights."
"Good enough start. I'll make arrangements for our local caretakers Cleffairy and Medicham to check on your health, physical and mental. Meanwhile, you shall stay the night over at the guild." The guild? What was that?
"The matter of your amnesia is of great concern, the guildmaster Mienshao will personally examine you as well. You do not remember, though our world is currently suffering from various abnormalities, no doubt courtesy of the human world."
Wow, that's quite a lot to take in. As if reading Eevee's thoughts, the Elder chirped in.
"Ah, those matters are of no concern to you at the moment. First, we must handle your situation, no? For now, acquaint yourself with the villagers of Nin'ch. Perhaps that may just trigger your memory."
Good idea! … Except it involves climbing down the stairs to the Elder's hut, which Eevee was not eager to do. What if she broke her neck from falling? Actually, what if she slipped and fell at all?
"… Very well, Eevee. You may wait for Snivy. All the better, as she can introduce you."
Huh? Could the Elder read minds or something? If so, she had better watch her thoughts.
A short while later, Snivy returned, having soaked up the blood with a white cloth. While Cleffairy examined the cloth, Medicham tested Eevee's mental capabilities.
"Now, we'll try to recall knowledge. What is the name of our village?"
"Nin'ch!"
All in all, Eevee's mind had no obvious flaw. Cleffairy had also determined that the blood's owner was Eevee herself, so Xatu deemed the incident as an unfortunate mishap. Unfortunately, Eevee still had to meet Mienshao."
"Here is the money, Eevee. Snivy, introduce Eevee to whoever possible. You are to report to the guild by midnight."
… And that was how Eevee ended up parading around the village, wearing a dress Snivy bought with the money. Even if the dress was cute, having to talk to everyone was embarrassing.
"Hey hey, Eevee! Remember Kecleon? They sell stuff, both of them!"
"Nope."
"HEY! Eevee! Remember Cleffable? She's Cleffairy's sister and she also takes care of pokemon! Children, usually."
"Eh, sorry."
"EEVEE! Remember Machoke? He builds stuff!"
"Still no."
"Hey, hey! Listen! Remember-"
"Snivy! We just talked to Hypno! He's the creepy bank guy!"
"Oh right, I forgot."
Eventually, midnight came. Eevee was a sickly purple shade, having to keep up with Snivy for the past few hours. Worst of all, she had just realized that she never ate anything. She was starving and Snivy was beginning to turn into delis-
"No, Eevee! No eating your friend!"
"Oh… sorry, Eevee. Maybe I should have saved some money for food. If we hurry to the guild, I'm sure they'll still have food out!"
"Who eats at midnight!?"
"Snorlax, dummy!"
True to Snivy's words, Snorlax had a giant stockpile of berries in the kitchen and Eevee wasted no time in devouring everything alongside her giant buddy. Luckily, she had taken off her dress prior to entering.
While Eevee and Snorlax were left to their bonding time, Snivy yet again described what happened to Mienshao. Snivy didn't go quite as fast, as Mienshao was particularly intimidating. She didn't want to get berated.
"So, Xatu thinks this is a mere mishap? Fool."
"U-um, maybe you could let it go this time? I mean, there's really nothing wrong with Eevee right now…"
Mienshao had a look of doubt, though she eventually sighed.
"Very well. I shall give Xatu the benefit of doubt. If Medicham declares her safe, I have no reason to doubt the truth. I will humor this for the time being. A room has been prepared for Eevee, where we may monitor her for signs of abnormality."
"So… am I-"
"Dismissed. Yes."
Dejected, Snivy exited out from the ground level door, as she couldn't climb the ladder with Eevee's dress in her hands. Remembering that Eevee had once given her a key to her house, she entered and placed the dress on Eevee's bed, neatly folding it.
"Hehe, someday, I'll be living in here as Eevee's wife! Or husband?"
Snivy still wasn't sure of what she and Eevee would be called in their relation. Nin'ch was tolerant of same-sex marriage, so she would consult someone in the morning.
"Nighty night!"
Waving to nobody in particular, Snivy winked and blew a kiss. Who knows if the house was sentient or not?
Anyways, Snivy figured she and Eevee had plenty of catching up to do. She had better started in the morning! Love awaits!
