As the songs of the birds (or Starly) echo through the air, the waving leaves somewhat acting like a background noise, I follow Chase down the trail of sand that lead along this mountain. Looking around, I realise that this path reminds me of a hiking trip I went on with my dad once. When I was living in France with him, dad taught a class of students who were willing to learn English. He though he'd make a good teacher because he had to learn the language too, so he'd know what was hard to learn and what wasn't. One day, dad asked me if I wanted to go on a trip with him and the students. I agreed, and we went to a mountain called 'Les Dantal' or something like that. I remember we had to pass through a trail that looked a lot like this. Only this version seemed different in a way. It felt like there was more nature, even though there was pretty much the same amount in either trail. It must be because I'm in a different world. So far everything I'm used to seems new to me.

"(How the hell could this possibly happen, though?)" I think to myself. "(I didn't even think Pokémon were real until now, let alone the possibility of becoming one...)"

"So, Edge, do ya remember anythin' about ya human life?" Chase asks me suddenly as we continue to progress through the path.

"Huh? Oh, yeah, of course I do. Why do you ask?" I ask in reply.

"Well, it's just that in the stories, the human couldn't remember anythin' about his life before becomin' a Pokémon. I just wanted to see if you had the same problem." He answers. "So, what's it like in the human world?"

"Well, for me, it's probably as worse as it can get." I begin to tell him as we walk along. "I have no friends and everyone is against me. But I'm good at most subject in my school, so it isn't all bad. Besides, I won't have to deal with any of it anymore."

"...What's a 'school'?" He asks me as I finish.

"...Are you serious, Chase?" I reply, slightly shocked that he didn't know what a school was.

"Well, we don't have some of the things that humans have. I've never heard of a 'school'. Ask anyone at the village, they won't know either!"

"So you haven't been educated?" I ask him, mentally slapping myself as I remember that I'm not in the human world anymore.

"We learn most things for our..." Chase pauses for a second before continuing. "...O-Our parents... They teach use how to speak an' how to fight an' all that before we can go out on our own." He tells me.

"Wow... So no school huh?" I begin to say. "This will be better then I though, then!" I manage to joke.

"...Shouldn't ya be takin' this seriously, Edge? I mean, you're a human who's been turned into a Pokémon, you should be worried 'bout that." Chase tells me as if he was scolding me.

"I am worried." I reply. "And I intend to get back to my human body as soon as I ca-" I try to finish the sentence, but I trip over my own legs and go tumbling to the ground.

"Whoa, you OK there?" Chase asks me, lending me a hand as I get up. I grab it and get back to my feet as he pulls me up.

"Yeah, I'm fine." I tell him. "I'm just still getting used to this body."

A few more minutes pass until the shade of the trees clear up to my right. I look through the gap in the row of large trees, and see what was possibly the most beautiful thing I will ever see. There was a sparkling forest below the mountain where I stood, the leaves shining like emeralds and reflecting the light of the sun. There was a large meadow in the centre, with a rainbow-like meadow inside of it. In the centre of the meadow was a large, glimmering light. As I observe the size of the forest, I see that this meadow what a considerable distance away from the mountain. And the think forest below would surly make it longer to get there. To the right of the forest is a small beach, going along the side of the woods. Like the leaves of the forest, the sand sparkles as the sun shines down, almost like jewellery. The sea, past the beach, was no different. The light of the sun glistened off the waves of the never-ending ocean, and there were several islands scattered around the coast, some small, some large. Surrounding the forest all around (apart for the sea) were tall, imposing mountains, including this one, some so tall, there was just plain white snow at the top, as if someone couldn't be bothered to paint the top. There were hundreds of mountains going all along the sides, as if the forest was in a massive crater. Judging by the size, it would probably take most of the day to get from this side to the opposite.

"T-This is amazing...!" I manage to say, the stunning view taking up most of the space in my mind. "I've never seen something like this!"

"That's what the village is famous for." Chase tells me. I turn my head away from to beautiful landscape and towards him. "Pokémon from all over the region come here ta the village to see this view, sometimes to stargaze, sometimes to see the sunrise an' sunset." He continues. "Either way, this place is a beauty to everyone's eyes. Except me, that is." He finishes. My jaw somewhat drops.

"How can you not find this pretty?!" I exclaim.

"I've grown up in this place, so I see the view everyday. I've pretty much gotten' used to it now." He says, answering my question.

"How can you 'get used to this'? This is incredible! Like nothing I've ever seen!"

"Heh, ya thing this is cool, just wait for the sunset!" He tells me. "Come on, we're close to the village now." Before walking down the trail again, I take one last peek at the magnificent view.

"Just purely amazing...!"

It only takes me a few seconds to notice a fence in the distance through the dense trees. There were patterns painted on it in yellow, blue, and red, like lines travelling through the parameter of the wooden boards.

"Is that your village up ah-" I begin to say, but stop myself before I can finish. "No, nevermind." I say to Chase, telling him not to answer my obvious question. Never-the-less, he does indeed answer.

"Yup, that's Starside Town up ahead." He tells me. From here, I could hear voices of tones of people (or Pokémon, in my case) coming from behind those fences.

"It must be really busy there..." I say to Chase.

"That's for sure. There's always plenty of Pokémon here. That's why the Kecleon Brothers sent me to pick those Berries." He tells me.

"...What berries?" I ask. Chase looks at me suddenly, his eyes wide.

"M-My hut is the first one left to the gate, I just gotta go get somethin' quick!" He cries as he goes rushing down the path we came from.

"W-Wait..." I try to call out, but he's already dashing down the trail before I can react. "...OK then..."

As I walk through the gates of the village, I see a vast diversity of Pokémon, all the way from Generation 1 to 4, but no Gen. 5 or 6 Pokémon could be seen. Is this why Chase had never seen a Snivy before? I look to my left, and see a small hut, which was apparently Chase's. There was a hole in the top half of the door with a frame of glass filling it up. There was red paint surrounding the walls of the building with various plants scattered around. I had never seen any of the vegetation before. But then again, this isn't the Earth I know. Thinking that Chase was going to take a while, I decide to look around the village before going inside to wait for him. I walk down the path that lead through the village, observing my surroundings. There was a cliff wall to the left of the village, just behind the fence. It stood tall, as if it was protecting the village. There was a fence on both my sides, possibly dividing the village into thirds. But through the think crowd of Pokémon, I see a gap in the fence, allowing access to the other parts of the village. As I walk down further, I see that the quality of the buildings increase as I go deeper into the village, getting larger and having more finely crafted doors and such. Most of the Pokémon who I passed gave me strange looks, seeing that they probably didn't even know that a Pokémon like me existed. Most of them were a lot larger then me.

"(...Wow. I'm thinking like I've been a Pokémon all my life.)" I say, replaying the sentence in my mind.

I pass through the crowds of Pokémon, receiving the same look from many of them, and reach the back fence of the village. There were multiple stalls, selling a vast array of objects and foods that I had never seen before. Golden seeds were being passed around, exotic looking berries were being given out, and shining blue orbs were being sold. In the centre of the fence, stood a Kecleon Market. I'm about to go and check out what was in the right par of the village, when I notice Chase walking past me, holding a large basket. He was breathing heavily.

"Here...Here are the Berries, Kecleon..." Chase tells them between breaths, placing the basket on the stall, making a 'thud' noise. The basket must have been heavy with whatever was in there.

"Thank you so much, Chase!" I hear the green Kecleon say.

"We're sorry to put you through so much trouble!" The purple Kecleon next to him says, most likely his brother. Their voice sounds very similar to each other.

"N-No problem!" Chase says to them. "I can do this anytime!"

"Thanks again!" The brothers call out simultaneously as Chase walks off. He notices me standing there. "Oh, hey Edge. Sorry to keep ya waitin'" He tells me.

"Oh, it's no problem." I reply. "I went to look around the village, as you can see. It's pretty nice! Not to mention different from a 'village' you would find in the human world."

"Well, that's not surprisin'." He says to me. "This ain't the human world, after all." There is a brief silence, which Chase soon breaks. "I'm gonna go get your bed ready at my hut. Wanna help out?" He asks me.

"OK then, sure." I answer, following him through the village and towards his home.

"I guess we're housemates for a while, then!" Chase says, opening the door to what was going to be my new home.