"Kiku! You ok? You are staring into space..." Pikachu said, tapping me on the shoulder. I snapped to my senses.
"Yeah...I'm fine... I guess" I said. I looked down at my hands again. How did I turn into a Pokémon? I stumbled forward, my vision becoming blurry for a second. Pikachu wrapped his arms around me to keep me from falling.
"You look like you need to rest... Why don't you come to my house" Pikachu offered.
"(Should I? This Pikachu seems friendly, maybe he could help me. I don't have anywhere to go...)" I thought. Finally, I nodded in agreement.
"Ok... I'll help you" Pikachu said. He began to help me walk forward. As we walked through the lush forest, I noticed that no other Pokémon was around. It seemed strange that Pikachu would be alone deep in the thick
"Do you live out here?" I asked.
"Sorta, I live in a clearing near the edge of Morina Forest, the forest we are in now. It should be coming up very soon" Pikachu said. We soon came out into a clearing, as Pikachu said. A small wooden house stood in the middle. It was definitely small compared to a house in the human world. But to a Pokémon like a Pikachu or Riolu, it probably seemed bigger than it would to a human. Even still, it would probably only be able to house two or three small Pokémon.
"Here we are" Pikachu said, leading me inside. The interior, like the house itself, wasn't much. Two straw beds were on the floor in the center of the room. Various shelves and cabinets lined the brown walls. Pikachu helped me sit down on one of the beds.
"Thank you Pikachu" I said.
"No problem, I love helping Pokémon in need" Pikachu responded cheerfully. He sighed. "Though I wish I could help out more". He looked out the window in the right wall.
"What do you mean by that?" I asked. Pikachu turned back towards me.
"I want to create an Exploration Team!" He said in a determined voice.
"Huh?" I said confused. What in the world was an Exploration Team.
"Oh, right. You don't know what that is, do you. An Exploration Team is a group of Pokémon who help people who need help, mostly involving Mystery Dungeons" Pikachu explained. I was still confused.
"Mystery Dungeons?" I wondered aloud. Pikachu came over and sat on the other bed.
"They've been popping up all over the world! Each time you enter one of these labyrinth like areas, they change their layout. So a right turn in a hallway can become a left turn, things like that, but way more drastic. Unfriendly Pokémon inhabit these areas, attacking others on sight. And if you faint in a Mystery Dungeon, it will teleport you out and you lose some Poké and items. It's very strange, but so interesting!" Pikachu explained, his voice full of wonder. Mystery Dungeons. That sounds familiar. Where would I have heard that word before.
"So why don't you form a team?" I asked.
"You need at least two Pokémon to form a team, and I don't know anyone who would want to" Pikachu said in a depressed voice. I decided then and there what to do.
"I'll form one with you Pikachu" I said. Pikachu looked shocked.
"R-Really! You mean it Kiku?" Pikachu asked excitedly. I nodded.
"(Being part of an Exploration Team with Pikachu may restore my memories. Mystery Dungeon... Why would I know the name of something that isn't a part of my world... The mysteries kept piling up. Who was I? How did I become a Pokémon? How did I get into this world?
...Did I kill someone...