Chapter 20: Zoey Come Back! Zoey Come Back To Me!

After awhile of playing with Ken, Zoey finally managed to tire herself out and fell asleep, hugging her new "doll" close to her. The Mew hybrid in question was currently snoring away, oblivious to the world around him.

"Well Ken," Chris said with a sigh as he picked the two up, "I sure hope you had fun."

"Sure looks like he did to me," Sora chuckled, climbing onto one of Chris's shoulders. She glanced down at the tiny form in the Clefairy's arms. "How long is he gonna stay small like that?"

"I don't know," Chris replied, a frown on his face. "Normally, the Pokémon that used Minimize would have to reverse it, but Zoey is the one who used the move, not Ken."

"You mean he might be stuck that way until Zoey decides to change him back?" Sora asked, eyes widening.

Chris shrugged. "Could be. There's also the possibility that it will simply wear off on its own after awhile, but we have no idea how long that could take."

"One more thing…" Ken mumbled, shifting slightly in Zoey's arms.

Chris laughed and shook his head. It was hard to take the situation seriously when Ken still sounded like one of the Chipmunks. He headed off towards the Pokémon Center, hoping that Nurse Joy would know what to do.

"I'll be honest, I've never seen anything like this before," Nurse Joy admitted, staring at the tiny Mew hybrid in confusion. "Minimize is supposed to shrink the user. Not the opponent. I've never heard of it being used like this before, so I really don't have any idea what kinds of effects this might have on your friend."

"Ken was acting pretty weird earlier," Chris acknowledged, glancing at Ken's sleeping form. "Kinda out of it, you know what I mean?"

Nurse Joy nodded. "That's a side effect of Minimize. A loss of size results in a loss of perspective. The user may lose touch with reality. Don't worry that's normal, at least until the Pokémon gets used to using the move. I don't think it's anything we need to worry about."

"One more thing…" Ken yawned, stretching before drifting off again.

"Don't worry, the high pitched voice is normal too," Nurse Joy laughed, noticing Chris's expression. "When the body shrinks, so do the vocal chords. That should go away after Ken returns to his normal size, although sometimes it does tend to linger for a short period of time."

"Well, how do we get Ken back to his normal size?" Chris asked, looking at Nurse Joy hopefully.

"I'm sorry, I don't know," Nurse Joy admitted, shaking her head sadly. "My best guess would be to either have the Clefairy try to reverse it, or wait and see if it wears off on its own."

"Oh. Well, thanks anyway Nurse Joy," Chris sighed, carefully picking up the Mew hybrid. "I guess we'll just have to wait until they wake up."

Taking Zoey in his arms, who made a grab for her "doll" in her sleep, Chris followed after Nurse Joy as she showed them to their rooms, hoping that Ken would be back to his old self soon.

About hour later, Chris was pacing around his room restlessly, unsure of what he was supposed to do. Ken was teensy, and there was no way that they were going to be able to continue their journey with him like that. Sighing, he headed over to the fridge to grab a can of soda, hoping that it would calm his nerves.

This is no problem, he thought to himself, trying to approach the problem logically. As soon as Zoey wakes up, I'll just have her return Ken to his normal size. Yeah, as long as we have Zoey- Chris turned to the bed where he had placed Ken and Zoey earlier so that they could get some sleep, performing the most perfect spit take anyone was likely to see.

The Clefairy was gone and the window stood wide open, the curtains flapping in the breeze.

Authors notes: First of all, I'd like to thank everyone for reading and reviewing New Species, and I have an exciting announcement: we've reached the 100+ review mark! Yaaaayyyyy! *pulls string and balloons and confetti fall from the ceiling*

Chris: Um…don't you think you're being a little too dramatic?

Me: Nope!

Anyway, as a special thank you to all my readers, I'm posting chapter 1 of Music Box, which is a prequel to New Species, and shows how Mew and Rika met and the events which would later lead to Ken's birth. So, if you've been wondering just WHAT was going through Mews head at the time, or if you're a fan of New Species, I highly recommend you check it out! ^_^