The next morning came, and with it the awareness, that fur can heat up quite a lot under a blanket. Travis didn't seem to be affected by that, well of course not, he's a fire type, heat doesn't bother him at all. I was really thirsty, and Jess was still asleep. Lucky me Jess left the door to the bathroom open, so I could go in there. Now I just needed to reach the Washbowl somehow. 'Damn it, why do I have to be so small? So, how do I get up there?' I saw that the toilet wasn't too far away from the Washbowl, so maybe I could jump from there. I climbed up the toilet. The jump seemed pretty far but doable. I jumped and got a hold at the edge of the Washbowl, good thing my body isn't heavy so I could easily climb up there. I turned on the water and started drinking. When I finished drinking, I also splashed some water in my face. 'Ah that feels great. Guess that comes with being a Water-Type.' I turned off the water and left the bathroom.
When Jess finally got up, she packed her stuff and we went down for breakfast.
Travis and I got Pokéfood and some Berries. Jess then gave the key to our room back to Nurse Joy and we left the Pokémon Center.
"So, we need to stock up our supplies. Our next goal is Violet City, and we need to pass Route 30 and 31 to get there. I've also heard, that there's a lot of trainers on that route, so I'll better buy some potions, too."
We headed to the Pokémart.
Jess sure knows what she does. That's pretty impressive since she's so young... I told Travis.
Young? She's older than both of us together. Travis gave me a questioning look.
'Oh right, I may be 16 years old but I also just hatched from an egg yesterday, I should be more careful about what I say, or I'll just tell Travis the truth...but how will he react? Will he even believe me?' I hesitated a little and was afraid of his reaction. 'I was getting along with him pretty well, but I don't wanna lie to him all the time. I don't really want to hide it any longer.'
Travis, I think I have to tell you something, but before I do, can you promise me that we'll still be friends afterwards?
Travis looked slightly confused. Err sure? Just tell me.
I know that sounds unbelievable, but I'm actually a human and not a Pokémon.
Really? You do look like a Pokémon, though
Yeah, I look like a Pokémon, but when I woke up yesterday I found myself inside that egg that I hatched from and turned into a Pokémon. I don't even know how this happened, and I can't remeber anything but some details about my past life.
That sounds awful. What exactly do you remember?
Only my name, that I'm actually 16 years old and that I used to be a Pokémon trainer from the Unova region.
So your name is not Nick?
No, that's just the name Jess gave me, my real name is Martin, but you can call me Nick if you like. It's only getting confusing if I get called different names and also, this is a new part of my life and maybe it's better to go with another name then...
Alright, I'll stick with Nick. So do want to go back to your human life again?
At first I wanted to, but now I'm not sure anymore. I sure miss some things I had as a human, what bothers me the most is being so small, I used to be a lot taller than this...but on the other side, being a Pokémon is really fun. Jess is a nice trainer, I've got all those new amazing abilities like breathing underwater and using moves, and battling other Pokémon is actually quite fun, too. Ah screw it! Being a Pokémon is awesome!
I'm glad you like being a Pokémon.
Yeah, and could you please keep this as our secret? Also I don't want you to treat me any different. I'm a Pokémon, you're a Pokémon and we're on the same team, so we're friends. By saying that I kind of finally accepted my new life as a Pokémon. I was also relieved that Travis now knew about me.
Of course, It's our secret and we'll stay friends forever.