Wh-where... where am I...? Ian thought. Am I... dreaming...?
Ian tried opening his eyes, but couldn't, he tried again, but to no avail.
Just then, he heard something faint, he couldn't tell what were they at first, but it gradually got clearer and clearer.
Voices?
"We managed to obtain a sample." A female voice said.
"Good, the project can finally commence." A male voice said.
What the... Ian thought. Sample? Project? What the heck is this all about. Just then, he heard another conversation, loud beeping noises accompanied by it.
"The subject is getting unstable sir!" The same female voice said
"Shut it down! SHUT IT DOWN!" Another voice said.
A loud explosion was heard, followed by screams of agony. It made Ian froze, a chill running down his spine. He heard one final voice.
"WAkE uP! iAn! WAkE uP and SMeLL tHe AShEs!"
Ian jolted out from his sleep, sweat dripping all over his skin. He was gasped for air.
What the hell was that...?! He thought to himself, as he got his bearings.
Ian felt something on him, something, furry...? He couldn't tell at first. He hesitantly inched his face closer to the whatever that was on him. He could make out some... orange fur.
It was Patience, snuggled up next to him for some reason. He breathed a sigh of relief, but then questioned why was the fire fox next to him. Does she move a lot in her sleep? Or was it because she was... cold?
Ian couldn't really tell at that point, the warmth of the Patience's fur was making him sleepy. He tried gently pushing the fire fox Pokemon back to her bed, doing so only made the sleeping Patience resistant, and she moved even closer to Ian. He gave up and tried to continue sleeping.
"Less thinking, more sleeping..." He mumbled, before falling back to sleep.