"Where am I?" groaned Kaiba as he stood up. He looked around at the
strange surroundings. A thick grey fog laced the ground, distorting
everything beyond it. Seto thought he was imagining small, flitting
creatures through it. Soon he learned he wasn't imagining it.
A pink kitten with an extreme long tail darted out of the fog and stopped a half a foot from his face. She hovered there in mid-air, glowing a faint shade of pink.
"Mew!" she said, then burst into giggles.
Kaiba looked around warily, like he was looking for an exit. But from his right another creature appeared. This one was green and had two tiny gossamer wings. Two antennas curled around his head, and it seemed to have something similar to hair.
"Mew? Mewmewmewmew?" the first one asked it.
The second creature nodded. "Celi! Celebi!"
"What is the meaning of this?" demanded Kaiba, who was looking very nervous.
"Celi-bi!" exclaimed the second.
With that a third creature flew out of the fog. This one wore what looked like a large yellow hat. A similar colored cape floated around her back. But Seto couldn't help but wonder if they were part of this creature's anatomy. Her body was white, beyond that, save several ribbons on her hat.
"Jira!" she exclaimed upon seeing the others. She turned and looked at Kaiba. "Jirachi?"
"Celi! Celi-bi-beeee!"
"Mewmew. Mew!"
"What is going on here?!" demanded Kaiba. He knew it was probably useless to get information out of them, but since they were the only other living creatures...
The cat like one looked him over for a second. Then she drifted over and put her tail across his forehead. A warm tingling sensation ran down his spine. Kaiba gasped and jerked back.
"..Still, trusting a human...?" the second creature was saying. "There's enough trainers as is!"
"It has to be him, though," argued the third. "The stars don't lie! We have to follow their course."
"You talk?!" gasped Seto, who was getting more and more confused by the minute. "This has got to be a dream."
"That's what we've been doing!" giggled the kitten "But now you can understand us."
"This will only be temporary, right?" asked the green one.
"Of course!" she answered.
"What. Is. Going. On?" asked Kaiba, slowly.
"The stars have aligned," answered the third. "They tell of danger coming to our world. But they also pointed to one who could save it. That's you, and that's why we brought you here."
"What danger? Where is here? What do you expect me to do? Who, or what, are you? Why...?" Kaiba started rattling off a whole lot of questions.
"I'm Mew!"
"Celebi!"
"Jirachi! And we're pokemon!"
"Pokey-what?"
"Pokemon!" exclaimed Mew. "We are creatures from this world!"
"This world? Where have you taken me?" asked Seto, apprehensively.
"This is the pokemon world!" answered Celebi. Kaiba rolled his eyes.
"He doesn't understand," said Jirachi.
"Then explain it!" encouraged Celebi.
"Okay... Like we said, there is something coming that is going to threaten our world. We don't know what. But the stars did speak of one who would save it. That's you. And that is why we brought you here. So, now you have to get ready from this coming threat. We're not sure how much time you have to prepare, so use it wisely."
"That made no sense whatsoever," complained Kaiba.
"You have to figure it out on your own. Most trainers do..the decent ones anyways," said Mew.
"Trainer?"
"Of course, you are going to have to train pokemon, that's essential," said Jirachi. Kaiba looked completely baffled.
"He still doesn't get it," sighed Celebi.
"Here, I'll show him!" volunteered Mew. She darted around him and telepathically pulled his deck to herself.
"That's mine!" protested Kaiba. He made a grab for it but Mew floated even higher.
"See these," she held up the top monster cards in his deck. "You know what makes them strong and what makes them weak, right?"
"Yes, now give them back!" growled Kaiba.
"Well, now you are going to use that knowledge on pokemon. It isn't that different," said Mew.
"So I am supposed to use some kind of magic on you?" asked Kaiba.
"Not magic and not on us!" laughed Jirachi. "Training is completely physical."
"And you could never handle us," added Celebi. "We are too powerful."
"You, powerful?" asked Seto, skeptically.
The three pokemon burst into laughter.
"You should know better than to judge by appearances," said Mew.
"Do you think we could have made a mistake?" asked Celebi.
"No, it's him," affirmed Jirachi.
Kaiba looked from one of them to another, then asked his next question, "How did you bring me here?"
"It took all of us," said Celebi. "I manipulated time."
"And me space," added Jirachi.
"And I worked with living things, pure hearts," said Mew. "But that really isn't important. You have different things to worry about."
"Yeah, we have to get him started on his quest," said Jirachi.
"Quest?" asked Kaiba, with a grumpy look on his face.
"Like we said, you have to train pokemon. So, it's time to get started!" said Mew.
"And how do we do that?" asked Kaiba, trying to suspend the majority of his disbelief.
"Well, first you need a pokemon," said Celebi.
"So chose!" said Mew as she spread his deck before him.
"What do you mean chose?" asked Kaiba, reaching for his cards.
"Chose two of your monsters and we'll make them pokemon," said Celebi. "That'll get you started."
"Are you sure it should be two?" asked Jirachi.
"These are special circumstances," replied Celebi.
"Do you mean you'll make two of my dragons live?" asked Kaiba, not so mad now. He looked at the pokemon with renewed wonder.
"Yep!" chimed Jirachi. "So chose!"
"My Blue-Eyes, White Dragon of course," Seto instantly answered.
"Then I'll need this!" said Mew as she plucked one of the Blue-Eyes out of his hand. Kaiba gave her a hard glare.
"And the other one?" asked Celebi.
Seto looked down at his cards, thinking his next choice through. "I chose Hyozanryu."
"We need the card, then," said Jirachi.
Kaiba sighed and reluctantly handed over the card.
"Let's do it!" chimed Mew.
The two cards hovered between the three pokemon. Each pokemon began to glow. A second later the cards began to glow, too, matching the pokemon. It got brighter and brighter. It was so bright that Kaiba had to shield his eyes.
When the light faded the cards floated back to Seto. He looked down. The picture was missing off of them.
In the air between the pokemon two spheres had appeared. They were red on the top and white on the bottom.
"Where are my dragons?" asked Kaiba.
"Here!" said Mew as she put the spheres in his hands.
Kaiba gave her a venomous look. "These aren't dragons."
"They're inside!" exclaimed Jirachi as she burst into laughter.
"Now you have to get started," said Celebi. "Bye!"
"What is going on?!" demanded Kaiba. He could feel himself being dragged off somewhere. The grey fog was slowly growing dark. "What am I supposed to do?!"
"You have to find that out on your own," said one of the glowing dots from far away. This one was Jirachi.
"Good luck!" called Mew.
"Celi-bi!" added Celebi.
Their hold on letting him understand poke-speak dissolved. So did everything else, leaving nothing but blackness.
A pink kitten with an extreme long tail darted out of the fog and stopped a half a foot from his face. She hovered there in mid-air, glowing a faint shade of pink.
"Mew!" she said, then burst into giggles.
Kaiba looked around warily, like he was looking for an exit. But from his right another creature appeared. This one was green and had two tiny gossamer wings. Two antennas curled around his head, and it seemed to have something similar to hair.
"Mew? Mewmewmewmew?" the first one asked it.
The second creature nodded. "Celi! Celebi!"
"What is the meaning of this?" demanded Kaiba, who was looking very nervous.
"Celi-bi!" exclaimed the second.
With that a third creature flew out of the fog. This one wore what looked like a large yellow hat. A similar colored cape floated around her back. But Seto couldn't help but wonder if they were part of this creature's anatomy. Her body was white, beyond that, save several ribbons on her hat.
"Jira!" she exclaimed upon seeing the others. She turned and looked at Kaiba. "Jirachi?"
"Celi! Celi-bi-beeee!"
"Mewmew. Mew!"
"What is going on here?!" demanded Kaiba. He knew it was probably useless to get information out of them, but since they were the only other living creatures...
The cat like one looked him over for a second. Then she drifted over and put her tail across his forehead. A warm tingling sensation ran down his spine. Kaiba gasped and jerked back.
"..Still, trusting a human...?" the second creature was saying. "There's enough trainers as is!"
"It has to be him, though," argued the third. "The stars don't lie! We have to follow their course."
"You talk?!" gasped Seto, who was getting more and more confused by the minute. "This has got to be a dream."
"That's what we've been doing!" giggled the kitten "But now you can understand us."
"This will only be temporary, right?" asked the green one.
"Of course!" she answered.
"What. Is. Going. On?" asked Kaiba, slowly.
"The stars have aligned," answered the third. "They tell of danger coming to our world. But they also pointed to one who could save it. That's you, and that's why we brought you here."
"What danger? Where is here? What do you expect me to do? Who, or what, are you? Why...?" Kaiba started rattling off a whole lot of questions.
"I'm Mew!"
"Celebi!"
"Jirachi! And we're pokemon!"
"Pokey-what?"
"Pokemon!" exclaimed Mew. "We are creatures from this world!"
"This world? Where have you taken me?" asked Seto, apprehensively.
"This is the pokemon world!" answered Celebi. Kaiba rolled his eyes.
"He doesn't understand," said Jirachi.
"Then explain it!" encouraged Celebi.
"Okay... Like we said, there is something coming that is going to threaten our world. We don't know what. But the stars did speak of one who would save it. That's you. And that is why we brought you here. So, now you have to get ready from this coming threat. We're not sure how much time you have to prepare, so use it wisely."
"That made no sense whatsoever," complained Kaiba.
"You have to figure it out on your own. Most trainers do..the decent ones anyways," said Mew.
"Trainer?"
"Of course, you are going to have to train pokemon, that's essential," said Jirachi. Kaiba looked completely baffled.
"He still doesn't get it," sighed Celebi.
"Here, I'll show him!" volunteered Mew. She darted around him and telepathically pulled his deck to herself.
"That's mine!" protested Kaiba. He made a grab for it but Mew floated even higher.
"See these," she held up the top monster cards in his deck. "You know what makes them strong and what makes them weak, right?"
"Yes, now give them back!" growled Kaiba.
"Well, now you are going to use that knowledge on pokemon. It isn't that different," said Mew.
"So I am supposed to use some kind of magic on you?" asked Kaiba.
"Not magic and not on us!" laughed Jirachi. "Training is completely physical."
"And you could never handle us," added Celebi. "We are too powerful."
"You, powerful?" asked Seto, skeptically.
The three pokemon burst into laughter.
"You should know better than to judge by appearances," said Mew.
"Do you think we could have made a mistake?" asked Celebi.
"No, it's him," affirmed Jirachi.
Kaiba looked from one of them to another, then asked his next question, "How did you bring me here?"
"It took all of us," said Celebi. "I manipulated time."
"And me space," added Jirachi.
"And I worked with living things, pure hearts," said Mew. "But that really isn't important. You have different things to worry about."
"Yeah, we have to get him started on his quest," said Jirachi.
"Quest?" asked Kaiba, with a grumpy look on his face.
"Like we said, you have to train pokemon. So, it's time to get started!" said Mew.
"And how do we do that?" asked Kaiba, trying to suspend the majority of his disbelief.
"Well, first you need a pokemon," said Celebi.
"So chose!" said Mew as she spread his deck before him.
"What do you mean chose?" asked Kaiba, reaching for his cards.
"Chose two of your monsters and we'll make them pokemon," said Celebi. "That'll get you started."
"Are you sure it should be two?" asked Jirachi.
"These are special circumstances," replied Celebi.
"Do you mean you'll make two of my dragons live?" asked Kaiba, not so mad now. He looked at the pokemon with renewed wonder.
"Yep!" chimed Jirachi. "So chose!"
"My Blue-Eyes, White Dragon of course," Seto instantly answered.
"Then I'll need this!" said Mew as she plucked one of the Blue-Eyes out of his hand. Kaiba gave her a hard glare.
"And the other one?" asked Celebi.
Seto looked down at his cards, thinking his next choice through. "I chose Hyozanryu."
"We need the card, then," said Jirachi.
Kaiba sighed and reluctantly handed over the card.
"Let's do it!" chimed Mew.
The two cards hovered between the three pokemon. Each pokemon began to glow. A second later the cards began to glow, too, matching the pokemon. It got brighter and brighter. It was so bright that Kaiba had to shield his eyes.
When the light faded the cards floated back to Seto. He looked down. The picture was missing off of them.
In the air between the pokemon two spheres had appeared. They were red on the top and white on the bottom.
"Where are my dragons?" asked Kaiba.
"Here!" said Mew as she put the spheres in his hands.
Kaiba gave her a venomous look. "These aren't dragons."
"They're inside!" exclaimed Jirachi as she burst into laughter.
"Now you have to get started," said Celebi. "Bye!"
"What is going on?!" demanded Kaiba. He could feel himself being dragged off somewhere. The grey fog was slowly growing dark. "What am I supposed to do?!"
"You have to find that out on your own," said one of the glowing dots from far away. This one was Jirachi.
"Good luck!" called Mew.
"Celi-bi!" added Celebi.
Their hold on letting him understand poke-speak dissolved. So did everything else, leaving nothing but blackness.
