Chapter 7

That whole night while every one was asleep I tried to think about my next move. I knew what was going to happen to me. I knew that if I said I would allow it my team would have to leave and find there way out their in the world. But then I had a thought. 'If I have to become a Pokémon just to make a wish come true then I am going to have to strike a deal.' I thought.

So I went out to the cliff face. I knew that if I fell asleep that night I would see it again. But I wanted a personal chat. It worked thou. The same creature came to me again. "Well I was going to wait until you slept but this will do." It said. "Look I have thought about what you said to me." I said. It just looked at me. "And what came to that mind of yours." It said.

"Well if I have to do this then if I do I want to be able to go back and fourth." I said. It just looked at me confused. "I want to be able to change back whenever I want. That's the only way I will do this." I said. It just laughed. "That's funny. It really is." It said. But I wasn't laughing. "Ok, if that's the way you want it. But know this, if you are ever caught or stay in it for an entire year, you can never change back." It said

I just nodded saying I understood the terms of what he was saying. "Fair enough. Now I have to go. We have a heck of a walk tomorrow." I said about to leave. But it stopped me before I could go. "I hope you enjoy your journey. You wont have that much time to enjoy it." It said. I just starred at it for a bit. And then turned to walk on.

I made it back and laid down on my bag. "I don't know what I am getting myself into. But I hope I made the right choice." I said to myself. That night I had dreamed of my sister a week before the accident. I was just sitting next to her happy. We had watched a movie on a man who was trying to find his missing love and he had to go threw many challenges just to find her.

"Man, this is spot-on. This dream must be connecting to my past." I said. I just watched the scene play out. Then I heard a voice. "This is so cute it's hard not to watch it." I turned around quickly looking to see who invaded my mind. "Who's there?" I said looking around. "Honestly you looked like you both were happy." That voice said. I kept looking around.

"Get out my head. This is a private memory." I said looking around. Nothing was there. What was it that was talking inside my head I had no clue. "I don't think you ready to meet just yet. But I hope we do someday." It said. And with that I woke up sweeting. I looked and the sun was up and Leaf was looking at me. "Are you ok Erick?" She said. I just nodded.

I had no clue what was going on. I had voices in my head I met a creature that was responsible for me being in this world and I am talking to Pokémon. I had no Idea of I was ok or going insane. "Yeah I am fine Leaf I am just fine." I said. I just kept my mind clear. I didn't want anything else getting inside my head. I got up and packed up my things.

This was far beyond normal for me. I didn't have words to show how I felt about the events taking place. I mean I had agreed to the wish with a minor condition and now some body or thing is going into my head viewing my private memories. It was like I was a doll just to be messed with really. But at the point in time I didn't really care about that. All I cared about was my friends.

They had no idea what was happening to me yet. And by the time they figured it out. I probably will be halfway to the very first change. But secretly, I didn't mind it. I would have Leaf to show me how to live that way when I would be in that form. I just didn't want to tell them all about it thou. Not yet at least. I had to figure out why I was chosen and not some one else.

I looked at shadow in my arms. I had taken him in after those big ones attacked me. And I felt like he was more of a son then a friend but I didn't know why. I mean I was only 17 years old. Way, way too young to have a kid. Yet, I didn't feel that way. I felt that since it was probably my fault that his parents left him. Then I should take care of him till he was old enough.

We had walked down the road and I didn't know we reached a town until it was too late. "Guys I know I said I wouldn't do this to you. But I feel like I need to put you into the balls for safekeeping. I'll take you out when I found a place for the night." I said. I looked at leaf then at shadow. "Keep him out at least Erick. I think your two need some time alone." She said smiling.

I brought out their Poke-balls and returned them. "Shadow wake up." I said. He looked at me with big eye. He was cute for a black pup. I walked into town with him awake in my arms. "Why are we here." He said trying to hide in my chest. "I need a place for tonight. And then we figure out where we are tomorrow." I said.

"Ok." he said. I could feel shadow shaking. "Hey don't worry. I wont let you be hurt or taken ok." I said. And I could feel him relax. I then started to walk for a while until I found the same looking building that I brought Leaf to when I first meet her. "Here goes nothing." I said. We entered and saw the nurse behind the counter.

"Hello my name is nurse Joy how may I help you." She said. I just froze. "Aren't you working in that other town?" I said. She looked at me and laughed. "You must mean my sister, Joy. " Nurse Joy said. I fell on my face, almost. "Ok this is going to be confusing." I said to myself. "Um yeah you know where I can stay tonight." I asked. "Theirs a poke lodge right next door." She said.

I nodded and walked over to it. And as I got to my room Shadow spoke. "Erick I was wondering. Since you have been so nice to me and all. I was wondering. Could I call you dad?" He said. I just blushed a little. I had this Pokémon asking me to adopt him basically. I guess it was cause I could understand him. I looked at him and smiled "What ever you think feels right shadow." I said.

He smiled and dug into my shirt crying happily. "Thank you." Shadow said. And after that I let every one else out and find a place to sleep. I did take one off the two beds to myself thou. I changed into night cloths and laid in the bed. "Night all." I said not realizing they had already fallen asleep. I chuckled and laid down. "Um Erick." Shadow said.

I looked at him on the floor. "Let me guess you want to lay with me tonight right." I said. He nodded and looked down. "Ok but don't bite me in your sleep ok shadow." I said. He nodded and climbed up. "Night dad." He said. It made me jump a little. I had forgotten that he asked to call me that earlier. 'If you could see me now sis' I thought and fell asleep.

But what I saw in my dream that night wasn't pleasant. I saw a creature running threw the woods with people hot on its tail. Then I heard it. "I know your here Erick. Don't worry little brother. I'll find you." It said. I shut up a little to see it was the middle of the night. I looked at the mirror across from me and saw my eyes turned yellow like leafs.

"She's not dead." I said to my self quietly. I had to say it or my mind would tear it self up. I knew that when they said they couldn't find a body I should have put the pieces together. I thought Becky was dead. But something told me that if she was alive. She didn't look like her old self. In fact something told me that her old body must have died but her mind was moved here.

I looked around the room at my friends and sighed. "Well either way. I still have a family to go to now." I said lying down. I looked and saw shadow in front of me. I grabbed him and brought him close into a hug. "I am really glad to have meet you all I really am." I said quietly to him. I saw him yawn the rub against my chest. It felt oddly comforting and I fell asleep that way.