In the forest, a boy was hiding behind a bush. This boy's name was Leon, and he went to the same school that Sam, Leah, Mae-Mae, Todd, and Seth did. He started hunting with his father and grandpa at age 7, and went on his first solo hunting trip a few months earlier. This was his 4th one. He peeked out of the green bush. The deer was still there, unaware of Leon's presence. Leon put his finger on the trigger and aimed, but suddenly, he heard a sound from deeper inside the forest. The deer's ears went straight up, and they ran away. He went to investigate the sound, and he found out it was the sound of a boy and girl yelling "Leon!". When he got closer, he recognized the boy as his classmate Todd. Eventually, he came face-to-face with Mae-Mae and Todd.
"What do you want, Todd? I was going to-WHAT THE FRICK HAPPENED TO YOU?! AND WHO IS THAT CAT?" screamed Leon. "It's me, Matthew! Or Mae-Mae, whatever. Anyways, we've been turned into Pokemon by a virus. Currently, the virus is in Seth, who's staying back at the statue. We need you to call help so that no one else gets infected," answered Mae-Mae. "Okay, fine. Wait, is this a prank?" replied Leon. "No. Why would we want to prank you?" asked Todd.
Little did they know that from staying in a Ghost type overnight, the gas cloud had gained invisibility, and was heading straight for Leon. He inhaled it, and immediately felt pain in his ears. Once he checked on them, he discovered they had become bigger...like a deer's. His brunette hair turned yellow as he was covered with pink, tan, and yellow fur. "W-What the frick?!" he yelled out as a small pink tail sprouted from his behind. His shoes ripped to reveal deer hooves, and his hands also turned into deer hooves. He screamed in pain when his face pushed out into a muzzle and his nose became black. His bones shifted to that of a deer, and thus, the transformation was completed. Leon, the hunter, had become a Deerling, the prey.
"Great. Now because of you two and your virus, I have to explain this to my family!" said Leon in a stubborn tone of voice, but also a high-pitched one. Leon had also become a female, and was now named Lucy. "Sorry, Lucy. Wait a minute, how did she get the virus if she didn't inhale the gas cloud?" asked Mae-Mae. "I think I might know. Maybe the gas cloud turned invisible overnight by staying inside Seth, who's now a Ghost type," answered Todd. "Well, that means we have to call for help right now! Come on, let's go!" said Mae-Mae, and the trio bolted off.
Author's Note: From now on, I am not going to schedule chapters. This means that chapters come out whenever I want them to, so be aware of that. Also, this story is now on the Pokemorph C2, so yay!