Chapter One:
Jen stirred and blinked against the light as she slowly came to. 'Great,' she thought, 'I'm still floating in no where'. When her sight adjusted to the surroundings, she found she was dressed and sitting under a spreading, emerald tree. The clothes, however, were not hers. The garments were simple enough: a crimson long sleeve tee, loose black pants, belt, a black short sleeve button down, and a pair of fiery sunglasses were perched neatly on top of her head. Resting in the palm of her hand was a strange, electronic device.
"What .. the hell?" The device looked alien-like, as if it were something out of a sci-fi movie. It seemed to curve exactly with the curve of her hand. A large LCD screen took up most of its face and there were three red buttons underneath it. "Weird," Jen muttered aloud, but as her gaze swept across the area, she knew that statement fit better with her surroundings.
The ground was soft and spungy. The low, rolling hills looked more like a fluffy quilt and it even had patterns and designs mimicking one. There were massive toy building blocks stacked high in the air and she found that the tree she was sitting under wasn't growing fruit, but rather had teddy bears, balls, and all sorts of toys among the leaves.
"I have got to lay off the Mountain Dew before bed," Jen snickered as she stood and clipped the palm device to her belt loop. "This is some dream." A small way off she saw rows upon rows of small, round objects. With a shrug, she started off in that direction, figuring it as good a place to start as any. As she got closer, she found that the rows consisted of tiny, wicker cradles. Realizing they were much too small for a human child, she peered into one and was surprised to find it empty. Feeling flustered and confused, she threw her hands up in the air.
"What the hell is going on?" As she ranted, the device at her hip began to beep, almost like a pager, and shortly after something set up a barrage of tiny wails. "Damn it! I woke something up," Jen sighed.
She weaved her way through the rows, following the cries until she came to their source. In one of the baskets was a small, black creature with soft, crimson eyes that until this point was what had been crying. It peered up and Jen with what looked like a curious expression, although it was quite hard to tell, and soon it began to emit a soft, crooning sound. The device at her hip was still putting out a steady beep, so she sat down at the basket's side and took it off to take a closer look.
"Fuck, doesn't this thing every shut off?" On the screen was a blinking dot close to the center that hadn't been there before. Jen pushed the center button hoping that it would at least stop the noise. Luckily enough it did, but now there was a small list that scrolled down the screen.
"Hmm? Oh, let's see .."
Name: Pirromon / Type: Fire Cat / Level: Baby / Status: Healthy
"Well, Pirromon, eh?" Jen laughed and put the device back on her belt loop to concentrate more on the ball of fluff by her side. She took one more look around but the place, whatever it was, was empty except for her. Smiling, she reached into the basket and picked the ebony creature, cradling it against her chest.
Without warning, a brilliant ray of light shot out from the screen of Jen's device. Wide-eyed, she gasped as the light encircled the both of them and instinctively, she clutched the baby to her body, protecting it against whatever was undoubtedly going to happen. She pulled the glasses down over her eyes and shut them tight and the intensity of the light grew. The creature whimpered and buried itself in Jen's shirt. Even the blackness of its fur was enveloped in a piercing light.
Jen felt a single world slip from her lips just as the light completely encircled them both in a perfect, glistening sphere.
"PIRROMON!"
Jen stirred and blinked against the light as she slowly came to. 'Great,' she thought, 'I'm still floating in no where'. When her sight adjusted to the surroundings, she found she was dressed and sitting under a spreading, emerald tree. The clothes, however, were not hers. The garments were simple enough: a crimson long sleeve tee, loose black pants, belt, a black short sleeve button down, and a pair of fiery sunglasses were perched neatly on top of her head. Resting in the palm of her hand was a strange, electronic device.
"What .. the hell?" The device looked alien-like, as if it were something out of a sci-fi movie. It seemed to curve exactly with the curve of her hand. A large LCD screen took up most of its face and there were three red buttons underneath it. "Weird," Jen muttered aloud, but as her gaze swept across the area, she knew that statement fit better with her surroundings.
The ground was soft and spungy. The low, rolling hills looked more like a fluffy quilt and it even had patterns and designs mimicking one. There were massive toy building blocks stacked high in the air and she found that the tree she was sitting under wasn't growing fruit, but rather had teddy bears, balls, and all sorts of toys among the leaves.
"I have got to lay off the Mountain Dew before bed," Jen snickered as she stood and clipped the palm device to her belt loop. "This is some dream." A small way off she saw rows upon rows of small, round objects. With a shrug, she started off in that direction, figuring it as good a place to start as any. As she got closer, she found that the rows consisted of tiny, wicker cradles. Realizing they were much too small for a human child, she peered into one and was surprised to find it empty. Feeling flustered and confused, she threw her hands up in the air.
"What the hell is going on?" As she ranted, the device at her hip began to beep, almost like a pager, and shortly after something set up a barrage of tiny wails. "Damn it! I woke something up," Jen sighed.
She weaved her way through the rows, following the cries until she came to their source. In one of the baskets was a small, black creature with soft, crimson eyes that until this point was what had been crying. It peered up and Jen with what looked like a curious expression, although it was quite hard to tell, and soon it began to emit a soft, crooning sound. The device at her hip was still putting out a steady beep, so she sat down at the basket's side and took it off to take a closer look.
"Fuck, doesn't this thing every shut off?" On the screen was a blinking dot close to the center that hadn't been there before. Jen pushed the center button hoping that it would at least stop the noise. Luckily enough it did, but now there was a small list that scrolled down the screen.
"Hmm? Oh, let's see .."
Name: Pirromon / Type: Fire Cat / Level: Baby / Status: Healthy
"Well, Pirromon, eh?" Jen laughed and put the device back on her belt loop to concentrate more on the ball of fluff by her side. She took one more look around but the place, whatever it was, was empty except for her. Smiling, she reached into the basket and picked the ebony creature, cradling it against her chest.
Without warning, a brilliant ray of light shot out from the screen of Jen's device. Wide-eyed, she gasped as the light encircled the both of them and instinctively, she clutched the baby to her body, protecting it against whatever was undoubtedly going to happen. She pulled the glasses down over her eyes and shut them tight and the intensity of the light grew. The creature whimpered and buried itself in Jen's shirt. Even the blackness of its fur was enveloped in a piercing light.
Jen felt a single world slip from her lips just as the light completely encircled them both in a perfect, glistening sphere.
"PIRROMON!"