The littlest Mew
Maybel floated high in the air. She'd been taking a break in her and Danny's game of tag. Danny would find her eventually. The point however was to have fun, which they were.
She sensed the humans and pokémon below her. Maybel felt connected to them. The lands below felt as much a part of her as her own body did.
I found ya!
Maybel darted her head back and forth. That was Danny. His excitement filled her, enhancing her excitement. She floated though the air, wondering where Danny was.
Distress from two humans halted the game. Maybel looked in the direction of the distress.
Closing her eyes, Maybel concentrated on the humans. She felt water rushing against her body and a cold wind chilling her. A sensation of rocking back and forth made her feel sick. Maybel was feeling the same thing the two humans were.
They must be on a boat.
Maybel heard a loud crash resembling an explosion.
They're stuck in a thunderstorm!
Something floating beside Maybel broke her from her trance. Danny was beside her.
"There's two people trapped in a boat at sea. We need to help them," Maybel said.
Danny did three back-flips in the air. "Sounds like fun. Oh oh, isn't what one of those things where they won't let us interfere?"
"They?" Maybel asked.
"You know, those legendary guys," Danny said.
"We can do more then talk silly. Think it," Maybel said.
Danny's eyes glowed. Maybel received emotions and meaning from Danny that would take volumes to communicate. She knew he wanted to help those people. However, Danny was worried. He and Maybel could get into trouble.
Maybel replied knowing that even if they did get into trouble, it'd be worth it to save two lives.
Danny's demeanor changed. A cartwheel though the air accompanied his projection of how fun it would be.
Maybel concentrated on the location of the two humans. She imagined being there. A tingle and warmth flowed through her body. Maybel felt a fleeting sense of being in nothingness. It was almost peaceful. That sensation led to a chaotic sensation of a storm at sea combined with the emotions of the two humans whose lives were in danger. The contrast would have been sharp enough to cut a diamond had it been something physical.
The boat with the two terrified humans was a few meters below Maybel. Rain pounded the protective bubble surrounding Maybel and Danny. Maybel wished that her bubble had wipers to wash away the rain.
We can always make em.
Maybel didn't have time to react before Danny materialized a pair of wipers.
"Joking aside, we have to help them," Maybel said.
Maybel didn't have to hear what Danny's suggestion was. She saw the image in her mind as clear as though Danny had said it aloud. Maybel had wanted to create a bubble around the humans and fly them back to land. Danny however, wanted to make the two humans better able to survive in the water.
"Will the special guys let us do that?" Maybel said.
A grin worthy of a Cheshire cat plastered on his face; Danny grabbed his feet and executed a trio of backflips.
"Probably not but it'll be fun for us and for them!" Danny said.
Maybel looked down at the boat. The two humans, a male and female, aged thirty and thirty-one, named Hank and Keiko respectively perhaps might not mind if it let them survive and if Maybel changed them back after. Maybel remembered that humans and those without telepathy valued their privacy and vowed not to read their minds unless they gave her permission.
The boat was breaking up. Maybel knew that she and Danny needed to act soon.
"I've never seen a Buizel before," Danny said.
Maybel pictured a Byousel. She then looked at the humans and imaged their bodies as one. It took all of her concentration. However, she knew it was worth it if it would save two lives and make Danny happy.
---
People described hell with images of infernos, lava and unbearable heat. For Hank and Keiko, hell was wind, water, rain and cold.
What had started as a relaxing afternoon had turned into a struggle for survival as dark clouds had obscured the sky, shrouding the sun. The rain and winds had come soon after.
Now Hank and Keiko were holding on, hoping and praying for the best.
Hank felt something beneath him as he clung to Keiko. Their boat was starting to fall apart!
Water seeped through cracks beneath the duo. Its cold sting was a reminder of how close they were to the apparent end.
The duo held onto one another.
"This is my fault. I should have known this storm was coming!" Hank said.
"I could have checked the weather! You can't blame yourself for this!" Keiko replied.
"I guess but that doesn't change the fact that…" Things took a turn not for the better or worse but for the bizarre. Hank watched as his life preserver and then Keiko's life preserver shrunk and changed in shape from a jacket into a small inner tube around their necks!
Keiko touched at her life preserver and gasped. "I – I can feel it. What's going on…"
Hank touched his. "I can feel mine too."
"What's happening to us?" Keiko asked.
Unfortunately, a more urgent issue broke the duo from their wonderment. The wood of their boat cracked and creaked. The sides of it broke apart and fell into the water. A torrent of water rushed into the boat; they were sinking!
Hank's clothes felt looser. The water soaking them didn't chill him as much as it had only moments ago. Hank assumed it was his imagination.
When he looked at Keiko, he saw that she seemed to growing a beard and moustache! Her beard however was beige instead of the red of her hair.
Just what is going on?
"You – you're beard is growing. I thought you shaved this morning – how come it's beige?" Keiko asked.
Hank felt his face with damp fingers. Indeed, he had a thick coat of hair on his chin and jaw! He saw orange hair growing around the rest of Keiko's face. Her red hair was shrinking. It was as though someone was cutting it but there were no scissors and no hair was falling.
The water in the boat was drenching the couple.
"What's happening now?" Keiko asked.
"I don't know – are you shrinking?" Hank asked.
Indeed, Keiko's clothes appeared a size too large for her. Hank saw orange hair was growing on her arms. My God! What if it's fur? When Hank looked at Keiko's face, he saw a pair of black lines beneath each of her eyes. Like a Furret, but where have I seen those elsewhere?
Hank noticed that his medium sized tee shirt now seemed like a large! His shorts now looked like pants. Hank watched Keiko's shorts grow longer. They covered legs that Hank swore orange fur was covering!
A large wave slammed into the boat, washing Hank and Keiko into the cold water. Their boat split in two before its debris floated away.
"No!" Keiko yelled.
However, instead of sinking, the duo floated on their back. The inner tubes that were now a part of them inflated, acting as flotation devices.
Hank's shirt was now floating around him. His former shorts turned pants were now a size too long for him. He would have tightened his belt (which was now several holes too large for him) if it weren't for his pants falling off him as though someone had pulled them off. His underwear was the next to go. Nudity however was the last thing Hank was worried about.
"My pants!" Keiko yelled.
Hank looked to see that Keiko was equally as half-naked as he was. He also saw that her legs were shirking and something was growing between her legs.
I'm not even going to assume the dirty explanation for this. So, she must be growing a tail! Hank shook his head; growing a tail, yes, that's normal – happens every day.
When Hank felt something between his legs in the water, he had the feeling that Keiko wasn't the only one developing a new limb.
"We're turning into pokémon. But why and which one?" Keiko cried.
Hank felt a need to protect his mate. He swam over her. The shirt he wore was far too large for him. Besides, my fur's protective enough and it's waterproof. Why let a soaking wet shirt draw heat from my body? As though on cue, something pulled his shirt from his body.
What am I thinking?
This new will alarmed Hank. However, protecting Keiko took precedent. Turning onto his belly, Hank felt a new ability from inside. He spun his tail (which spit in two halfway) like the propeller on a motor boat and sped toward Keiko.
Keiko's human hair was gone. Her nose was now black and small. Orange fur had covered her face where the beige had not. Hank somehow still recognized her.
"Hank, that's you isn't it?" Keiko asked.
Hank nodded. He felt stronger now. The alarm of the storm wasn't there.
"Now I know what you – we are. We're Buyosel! Look, you even have the fins on your arms!"
Hank looked at his arms. Indeed, on the outside, leading from just below his elbows to his hands, Hank had a half circle fin!
"You still have some clothes on. They'll just make you cold," Hank said.
Keiko looked at her shirt. It was soaked and offered her no protection. With Hank's help. She managed to slip it and her bra off. All that remained of their human clothing was their shoes and socks. Both were now far too big for the former humans.
Whatever had changed them seemed to sense that they didn't need them any more and yanked their socks and shoes off without effort.
"We should get underwater where it's safer to get to land," Keiko said.
Hank nodded his head. "Let's try out these bodies."
---
Maybel giggled as she watched the two Buizel deflate the devices around their necks and submerge. She sensed how much they enjoyed the swimming they did soon after. They hadn't even noticed they were speaking in the Buizel tongue once they were Buizel. Maybel was happy to both save two lives and make them more interesting.
"See, that was a lot more fun then just using a bubble to transport them to land," Danny said.
"I could tell ya liked it," Maybel said.
Even with her physic abilities, Maybel wasn't ready when Danny floated toward and kissed her on the lips. Nothing in Maybel's human experience could have prepared for the rush of emotional energy. It would be like comparing jumping up and down to flying through the clouds.
Maybel needed a few moments to recover afterward.
"We need to change them back once they're safe ya know," Maybel said.
"Yea I know but can't we make this special. Like, do something for them?" Danny asked.
Maybel didn't have to ask what Danny had in mind. She already knew.
---
Keiko and Hank soared through the water holding hands. They were able to hold their breath for far longer then any human could.
Hank had never imagined becoming a Buizel (or any other water type). He was now almost sorry that he wasn't born one. However, without Keiko there, it would be meaningless.
When they surfaced, the storm had passed. It was but a rumble in the distance. It was like waking up from a nightmare to the sun beaming into your room.
Water dripped off their waterproof fur as they floated in the water, basking in the sun.
"It's beautiful," Keiko said.
"Yes, you are," Hank said.
"I meant the sky silly," Keiko said.
A beautiful blue sky seeming to stretch forever was in one direction. Hank saw land in the other.
Land means humans. Someone might try to capture us. How are we going to explain this to our families?
"I guess we should go back," Hank said.
"I dunno, we're having lots of fun – I mean all right," Keiko said.
"But we are having fun," Hank said.
"You did want to show my a relaxing afternoon. I'd say this qualifies. But who did this to us?" Keiko asked.
Hank grinned. "My nephew will probably want to take me battling. Why does that amuse me?"
Keiko grinned. "It might be fun. You guys could bond and stuff."
"Imagine his surprise when he finds out his Uncle is a Buizel," Keiko.
Wait a second.
"Um, Keiko, I just realized something. We're not speaking English," Hank said.
Mary Ann floated over to the left of Hank.
"We aren't?" Keiko asked. She grabbed her mouth at the realization. When she realized her mouth, she looked at her paws. "So what do we do? Stay out here and pretend we went down with the boat?" Keiko asked.
Hank stroked his chin. "We can always…"
Something that sounded like a child giggled. The sound made Hank feel good. Keiko tapped Hank's belly and pointed in the sky in front of them. Before Hank was a pair of Mew. One of them flew up to the duo and circled them with a grin on its face.
"Write your names in the sand or on a piece of paper? Use a computer?"
"Who are you guys?" Keiko asked.
The Mew flew up to Keiko and kissed her on the forehead. "I'm Danny and that's Maybel. We're your friends." Hank didn't have time to react before Danny kissed him as well. "So ya don't get jealous."
Hank had never seen these creatures before. He assumed they'd had something to do this what had happened. "Did you…"
"Yes," Maybel said.
"You saved our lives, thank you," Keiko said.
Hank nodded. "Yeah, I thought we were finished. But, why did you turn us into…"
Maybel scratched her head. "Well Danny wanted to…"
Danny flew over Hank. "It was more fun this way. Besides, you had fun, didn't ya?"
Hank looked at Keiko. She smiled a heartwarming smile. He wanted to kiss her.
"I think we had fun," Keiko said.
Hank was too busy smiling at Keiko to respond.
Danny, (in what was becoming a trademark move) grabbed his feet and preformed several backflips while laughing. "I think he likes you!"
Keiko smiled. "I know he likes me."
Danny circled around Keiko and Hank.
"Gonna kiss her?" Danny said.
Maybe grabbed Danny's arm and pulled him to her side. "Danny, let's not bother them too much."
Hank saw a playful glint in Keiko's eyes.
Keiko floated over to Hank and climbed on top of him. "He won't be able to because I'm going to kiss him first!" Keiko kissed Hank, who would have gasped if he didn't enjoy it. He may have taken it further if Danny and Maybel weren't watching. When Keiko was finished and resumed floating beside Hank, Maybel floated down.
"You guys probably want to know what happens next," Maybel said.
"How do we get home? If we can't talk how are we going to tell our families about this?" Keiko asked.
"Yeah, I mean being a Buizel is interesting but we have lives back home," Hank said.
"You could go with your nephew. That might be fun. I don't think he needs two of us, but at least you'd have fun," Keiko said.
"But it wouldn't be any fun without you!" Hank said.
"You guys don't have to worry. We can change you back. But, we can also give you something special," Maybel said.
"But first, let's play!" Danny said.
"How," Keiko asked.
Hank and Keiko watched as Danny and Maybel shifted into the form of Buyosels and landed in the water with a splash.
"Like that," Danny said.
Keiko looked at Maybel, "So, what game do you guys want to…"
Something tapping her shoulder interrupted Keiko. She turned to see Danny submerging.
"You're it," Danny said.
---
Swimming was a sport Hank never excelled at. Now, Hank felt as though he could win any competition with ease.
The lake no longer felt like a potential danger to Hank. It was playground now.
Having a tail was interesting. Possessing a tail that branched into a pair of tails was cool. Being able to use that tail as a propeller was amazing.
Hank felt the rush of water behind him. If his new abilities hadn't of distracted him so much, he may have been able to dodge Keiko when she swam from above him and tagged him on the back.
The rush of Water from Keiko's tail tickled Hank's face as she swam away.
That feels good. Wait a second, she tagged me!
Hank gave chase but had to surface for air. When he did, Keiko was a short distance in front of him.
"Gotcha!" she said.
Hank grinned. A small island in the distance beckoned Hank.
"I've never explored that island, wana?" Hank asked.
Maybel and Danny surfaced a moment later.
"We'll race ya!" Danny said.
---
Keiko had never skinny-dipped before. She'd been too shy to try anything as (what she saw as) inappropriate as being naked in public. When travelling, if she came across a lake as the only option for bathing, she'd always keep her underwear on even when there was little (if any) chance of someone seeing her.
That alarm in Keiko's mind had grown silent.
As she soared through the water (in the lead, much to her elation), she felt free. She knew that she couldn't stay like this. Keiko had a family that was waiting for her to come home as well as a life.
Innocence perhaps came with being a Buizel. Perhaps, that aspect of Keiko's mind was just unlocked like a chest full of childhood toys one might find in the attic.
Keiko felt Maybel catching up to her.
A glance back showed Hank closing in on the duo.
Danny surfacing before Keiko caused her to come to a halt, splashing him in the process. A splash of water hitting Marry-Ann from behind alerted her to Hank and Maybel reaching her.
"I found something cool!" Danny said.
"Where?" Maybel asked.
Danny pointed downward.
"What is it?" Keiko asked.
"Something fun. It's a surprise," Danny said.
Danny submerged.
"Can we hold our breath for that long?" Keiko asked.
Danny surfaced. Keiko watched as Maybel and Danny's bodies glowed as though they were evolving. They reformed into their Mew form before their glow dissipated. Danny and Maybel levitated a meter above the water, water dripping from their wet fur.
"We can fix that!" Danny said.
Keiko felt as though someone were picking her up. Water dripped from her fur as Maybel created a bubble around Keiko and herself. Danny created a bubble around Hank and himself.
The invisible hand holding her seemed to vanish and Keiko was floating above the water as though gravity had ceased to exist for her. She never expected to experience weightlessness, let along becoming a pokémon. To experience both at once was almost overwhelming.
"You okay?" Maybel asked.
Keiko nodded, "yeah, this is all just a little crazy."
"Crazy's fun," Danny said. "It was crazy when we became like this but now it's fun!"
"You used to be human as well?" Maybel asked.
"Yep! We'll tell ya about it later. First, we gotta see the fun stuff!" Danny said.
Keiko wondered where Danny held all of his energy.
"Is he always this hyper?" Keiko asked.
"You should see him after he has chocolate," Maybel said.
Keiko grinned. "Does he like coffee?"
Danny zipped over to Keiko. "Did someone say chocolate and coffee?"
"Oh oh," Maybel said.
"Bad thing to say?" Hank asked.
"I wonder if I can combine Chocolate and Coffee? Oh wait, I can! Mocha of course!" Danny said.
Hank looked at the water. "What about the thing you wanted to show…"
"Oh right the cool thing! This is just as cool as chocolate! Come on, let's go see it!" Danny said.
Keiko watched the world rise from her point of view as the bubble Maybel had her in descended into the water. Under normal circumstances, Keiko wouldn't like being underwater with only a small bubble between her and a torrent of water.
These were not normal circumstances. With her swimming abilities and Mew guardian, Keiko was able to relax. Now, she could enjoy the decent into the depths on the lake.
When they neared the bottom, Keiko saw what Danny had been talking about. Although it was dark, before them, Keiko saw a sunken ship!
---
Hank watched the ship at the bottom of the lake grow closer with anticipation. It lay on its side. A large hole on the side provided access to the interior. Hank expected to see ghost types lurking about.
"Are you guys sure this is safe?" Hank asked.
"Don't worry, we'll protect ya. Anyway, it's fun!" Danny said.
Hank wanted to know where the ship came from.
What happened to its crew? How did it sink? When did it sink?
"Let's find out!" Danny said.
"How did you – oh yeah, you guys can read minds," Hank said.
"Sorry, I know it's a little rude. I'll try to stop," Danny said.
Danny and Maybel took Hank and Keiko through the gaping hole. A part of Hank expected to find a treasure chest guarded by a skeleton that would come to life as soon as they opened the chest. Hank worried that a dozen ghost types were waiting for them.
What if they defeated Danny and Maybel? Keiko and I would have to fight them off! I don't even know how to fight!
Hank's fear gave way for fascination at the sights around him. Despite the murky waters, Hank could make out enough to see where they were going.
"Why don't we split up?" Danny said.
Maybel nodded. Hank watched the bubble containing Maybel and Keiko float away into the darkness.
"It's so cool – I mean fascinating. This wreck might be hundreds of years old. There might be shiny things – arg artifacts here," Hank said.
Danny did a trio of backflips. "Na, you mean shiny things. It's okay."
"What if a ghost type gets upset that we're in its ship?" Hank asked.
"We're just explorin' we're not hurtin' anyone," Danny said.
Hank looked back and forth. He felt almost unworthy of being able to see these sights. To read about such a finding in a book or newspaper was one thing. To be within the walls of the ship was another and only added to the wonderment the day had held for Hank.
"Can you sense what happened to the ship?" Hank asked.
"Maybe a little," Danny said.
"What do you mean?"
Danny rubbed his chin. "It's like I can hear someone in a crowd. He's saying something but he's quiet and I've never heard his voice before."
"Sounds hard," Hank said.
"Yeah but that just makes it more fun when I figure out what he's saying," Danny said with a smile.
The duo floated into a cabin that from the décor, Hank assumed was home for the captain. On a desk inside, a pair of candles floated beside a book and fountain pen.
"Captain's log?" Hank asked.
"Let's see!" Danny said.
Hank watched Danny float the book toward them and into the bubble. Holding the book, Hank read though it. Water and time had smeared most of the ink. Hank found that sad as it was a piece of history lost though time.
By luck Hank was able to find an entry, detailing what had happened to the crew.
"Look at this," Hank said. "It says that something hit them while travelling through this lake to get supplies. Maybe a larger water type mistook them for a threat and attacked them. They were sinking when a pair of creatures they'd never seen before saved everyone by taking them to land."
"He didn't have time to save anything," Danny said. "Everyone had to get out right away. The Captain had to leave his books, journal and even his pocket watch."
"How'd you know that?" Hank asked.
Hank held onto the book as Danny floated them toward the bed at the other end of the room. Sitting on the pillow of the bed was an old pocket watch. Danny picked it up and brought it into the bubble. Hank saw that as with the book, time and water had worn and rusted it. However, it was intact.
"I can sense it from these things the Captain held," Danny said.
"These belong in a museum. I'll make sure they get there," Hank said.
"What's it like being able to sense things like that?" Danny asked.
"It's hard to explain. When I'm near those things and concentrate on them, I feel like I can remember an old friend. But it's kinda hard, which is a bit sad," Danny said. His somber expression gave way for a smile. "Oh well, at least we got to see cool stuff and bring something back. I wonder what we'll do tomorrow. Every day's a new adventure!"
Hank looked around their surroundings. "Yes, I suppose it is."
---
Danny took Hank to the opening in the ship where they met up with Maybel and Keiko. The girls had found some of the rooms of the other officers on the ship as well as the mess. They'd brought some utensils with them that they'd found.
"I think we need to be getting home. People might be getting worried about us," Keiko said.
Hank nodded. "Yeah, I guess we do have to be human again."
"You don't have to if you don't want to. Why not stay this way? We could go on lots of adventures and everything!" Danny said.
"Danny, we can't leave them that way," Maybel said.
"Okay, okay," Danny said. "There are change rooms on the beach. Go there and we'll change ya back with a fun bonus," Danny said.
Maybel and Danny took Hank and Keiko to the surface where they released the two from the bubbles, making sure to keep the artifacts they'd found safe until Keiko and Hank were safe on land.
Hank and Keiko sped toward land.
When they arrived on the beach, they climbed onto the sand to see several humans were there. Hank worried that one of them would attempt to capture he and Keiko.
A Pikachu wearing swim trunks sat on a beach chair sipping from a glass through a straw. A young boy, maybe nine or ten stood by the pikachu, talking to several girls who seemed interested in petting the pikachu. Hank saw another Pikachu on the boy's shoulders. By the appearance of its tail, it was a girl.
"Who's that?" Keiko asked.
"I don't know," Hank said.
Looking around the beach, Hank saw a Furret lying on a beach towel watching a Marowak standing at the water sticking his right toe into the water as though testing it out.
What the heck is going on?
Hank wondered if Danny and Maybel had anything to do with it.
"Where are the change rooms?" Keiko asked.
Hank scanned the beach until he located them. "Over there. Heh, how ironic, changing back in a change room," Hank said, pointing them out.
"Even as a Buyosel, you're still a smart ass," Maybel said.
"You shoulda' seen me as a kid," Hank said.
Hank noticed that several people had noticed them. Two of the girls that had been watching the Pikachu approached Hank and Keiko.
"Should we run?" Keiko asked.
"Na, let's see what happens," Hank said.
The two girls, both about ten by Hank's estimate stopped just short of Hank and Keiko. They towered over the pair. Both were almost twice Hank and Keiko's height. The one on the right had red hair and wore a bikini. The one on the left had black hair and wore a skirt and blouse.
To see a child from this perspective was a bit disturbing for Hank. They could capture him, which wasn't something Hank wanted to experience.
Then again, it might be a new adventure. No, I can't do that; I have a job and stuff. I can't afford to disappear.
"Hey, you guys are cute. What are you?" The redhead asked.
"You've never seen a Buizel before?"
"No. I've heard of them but I didn't think they lived around here," The redhead said.
"They must be special to be here!" The brunette said.
Keiko tapped Hank's shoulder. "Hank, they're gonna want to capture us!"
The redhead knelt down and started to pet Keiko. "You want to come and stay with me?"
Keiko shook her head.
"Do you have owners?" The brunette asked.
Hank nodded his head.
"Where are they?" The redhead asked.
Hank pointed in the direction of the change rooms.
"Oh well. Was good to meet you guys though," the brunette said before she and her friend walked off.
"That wasn't true!" Keiko said.
"Yeah, I know. But did you want to get captured?" Hank asked.
"Well, no, I guess not," Keiko said.
Hank and Keiko walked into the dressing rooms and waited. Maybel appeared in Keiko's dressing room and Danny in Hank's.
A tingle surrounded Hank's body and the process that made him a Buyosel reversed itself, leaving Hank standing in the dressing naked. Keiko was in a similar state of undress until Maybel used her abilities to create a new set of clothes for Keiko from the sand. Danny did the same thing for Hank. However, he also retrieved Hank's keys and wallet from the water.
"Why not just get out clothes from the water?" Hank asked.
Danny backflipped and giggled. "This was more fun!"
Hank walked out onto the beach now clad in shorts and a tee shirt where me met Keiko who had a miniskirt and blouse on.
"That was quite the experience. How are we going to explain it to everyone?" Hank asked.
"What's this fun bonus you mentioned?" Keiko asked.
Danny (who was now carrying a small box) floated around the two humans in a circle. "Ya both can now shift between human and Buyosel form whenever ya want! Isn't that cool?"
"You mean it?" Keiko asked.
"That's pretty cool," Hank said.
Maybel looked at Danny. "Well guys, it's been fun but we need to be moving on."
"Oh yeah," Danny said. He handed a small box he was carrying to Keiko. "The stuff we found is in here."
Hank nodded his head. "Thank you again for saving our lives and for that little adventure."
"Yes, we owe you everything," Keiko said.
Danny floated beside Maybel. "Giving you guys a fun time made it worth it!"
Hank and Keiko watched as Danny and Maybel floated higher into the air until they were out of sight.
"So, we can become Buizel at will now huh?" Keiko said.
"That should be interesting," Hank said.
"But first, we need to explain about the boat," Keiko said.
Hank gulped. "That too should be interesting."
---
Maybel and Danny floated high above the beach, watching Hank and Keiko walk off.
"That felt good. I wonder if they'll have fun with their new power?" Maybel asked.
Danny grabbed his feet and grinned. "They can go between Buizel and human any time they want. They'll have tons of fun!"
Before Maybel could react, she felt Danny tapped her left shoulder.
"Speaking of fun, you're it!" Danny said as he flew off into twilight.
Without another word, Maybel gave chase.