I looked around. I was no longer in my bed in my room. I was laying on a large patch of endless green grass. There were a few clouds in the blue sky and a large forest was visible in the horizon. Behind me was a little town.
"Where am I?" I asked. I stood up and continued looking around, then began to walk towards the town, hoping I would be able to get some help on where I was.
My foot hit something. I looked down and saw a bag. I bent down and looked in it, and there was a case inside. I took it out and examined it. It was nicely polished and the luster make it look like glass under the sunlight. I was about to open it when a voice called out.
"Hey, you found it!"
A young teenager with curly blonde hair and a green and white outfit ran over.
"I've been looking everywhere for my bag," the girl panted. "Thanks for finding it."
"Uh, no problem," I said, confused, standing back up. My gaze drew to the case. "Not meaning to be nosy, but what's in here?"
"Oh, those are Starter Pokémon."
"Starter who-to-the-what now?"
"Starter Pokémon. You know, Pokémon. The creatures who inhabit this world who have wondrous abilities."
"Uh... I don't really follow." What was this girl talking about? What are Pokémon? What world was this?
"Oh, you're probably not from around here," the blonde-haired girl guessed. "Let me introduce myself. My name is Bianca. I am the assistant of Professor Juniper, who is, well, a Pokémon Professor."
"There's that word again..." I said. "What are Pokémon?"
"As I said, Pokémon are wondrous creatures who come in all colors, shapes, and sizes, who have many abilities. Hey, you must be a new Trainer. Trainers, by the way, are people who partner up with Pokémon to compete in battles. What's your name?"
"Uh, I'm Blythe. Blythe Baxter," I answered. "And, uh, yeah, I'm starting my, uh... journey."
"Then you need a Starter Pokémon. Luckily, I'm that girl!" Bianca held out the case and opened it, revealing three balls with red tops, white bottoms, and a button in the middle. "These are Pokéballs, machines that contain Pokémon. You can use empty ones to catch wild Pokémon. You can only choose one, however. Here let me show you them."
Bianca picked up a Pokéball and tossed it into the air, then it opened and a flash of white light zipped out and formed into a being. The light dimmed and there stood a little blue and white Pokémon who looked like a sea otter with a scallop on its belly.
"Oshawott!" the Pokémon squeaked happily.
"This is called an Oshawott," Bianca explained. "It's a Water-type Pokémon. And this one is a Fire-type. Meet Tepig." She threw another Pokéball and out came an orange and gray pig-like Pokémon.
"Tepig!" it cried, shooting out tiny little embers from its snout.
I think I'll choose Tepig. It's really cute.
"And here's the last one. This is Snivy, a Grass-type Pokémon." She threw out the last Pokéball and out came a green lizard-like Pokémon with a large leaf on its tail.
"Snivy?" it chirped, almost as if it were confused.
I immediately gasped. Those eyes... Those large purple eyes looked so familiar. Could it be...?
Is that Snivy actually one of the daycare pets turned into a Pokémon?!
"I'll take Snivy," I said quickly.
"Great choice," Bianca replied. She handed me Snivy's Pokéball, as well as a bag like her bag and a little light blue machine. "This machine is called a Pokédex. It will record all the Pokémon you come across. Try to fill it up with all the Pokémon in Unova. And in this bag you have five empty Pokéballs, as well as a Potion, a medicine that heals Pokémon when it's been injured during battle."
I took the bag, Pokédex, and Pokéballs. "Thanks, Bianca," I thanked.
"Would you like to nickname your Snivy while you're at it?" Bianca asked.
"Yes. I'll nickname him... Vinnie."
The Snivy immediately looked up at me with surprise in its eyes.
"Aw, that's a cute name!" the professor assistant cooed. She retreated the two remaining Pokémon to their Pokéballs. "Well, I'll see you later. Bye-bye, Blythe!" And with that, the girl ran off towards town.
"I waved to her as she disappeared, then turned to the newly gained Snivy.
"Great name," it spoke. "Kinda ironic, too."
I held back a surprised. gasp. Before I couldn't understand the Starter Pokémon, but now that I owned Snivy, I can understand it. It must be only Pokémon in my possession I could understand.
"It's not just ironic," I said, kneeling down to my Pokémon. "It's your name, isn't it, Vinnie?"
"H-How do you know?" it gasped, backing away uneasily.
I ignored his question and the tiny pang in my heart due to the fact that he didn't recognize me and pressed on. "You're Vinnie Terrio from Littlest Pet Shop. Remember? You love to dance."
"I-I do, but..." Vinnie looked down, confused, then looked back up at me. "Who are you?!"
"Don't you remember?" I asked with a touch of sadness in my voice. "I'm Blythe."
Vinnie stayed silent for a few moments, then gasped and looked back up at me. "B-B-Blythe? Blythe Baxter?" He immediately jumped up and hugged me. "Oh, Blythe. Being a Pokémon is kinda freaky! But I sure am glad you're here now."
"And I'm glad you're here now," I replied, hugging him back. I put him down and stood up. "Vinnie, do you know where the others are?"
"I'm afraid not... But I do know that if I've been turned into a Pokémon, the others have, too."
"Well, come on, then. We need to find the others!" I exclaimed, then stopped in my tracks.
That was one of the quotes from my dream. We need to find the others!
I shook my head, then turned back to Vinnie. "Come on!"
"Right behind ya!" he answered, running up to my side.
