Part 5: Unbelievable Circumstances

Editor's Note: These chapters have been getting shorter in length. However, it will start to pick up as it goes. I was just never good at explaining in detail.

* This entire story was written on a Nintendo 3DS *

Vale and I stood there for a few moments. We couldn't believe our eyes. The Umbreon stared at me, yearning to say something. That's when I realized.

"Vale, go ask Charmander for a translator." She went down the ladder, and returned up the ladder not a few moments later. "What now, Cloe?" I took the collar and handed it to the Umbreon.

The Umbreon had a little difficulty putting it on. After a few attempts, it fell off, and Vale hesitantly helped put on the collar. It was a fairly loose fit, but it didn't seem to matter. It seemed to work any other way.

"What is this for?" The Umbreon said, questioning the device. "This is a translator..." I paused a little. The voice sounded familiar, that's when I knew. "It allows Pokemon to understand other species of Pokemon, Katherine." She looked at me, not really surprised I knew who she was. "Cloe, it's nice to finally be able to talk to you."

I gave a warm smile. "I feel the same way." Katherine looked at Vale. "Oh... What's your name? I don't think we were properly introduced." Vale for the first time, showed signs of shying away from the answer. I reassured her, "It's alright. Remember, she did say she wanted to meet you."

"My name is Vale. It's a pleasure to meet you, Katherine." With introductions finished, now came the bigger question. I looked at Katherine, "How did you turn into a Pokemon?"

"Trust me, it's such a long story." Katherine replied. "Even skeptical people don't believe my story." Katherine had this hung over look on her face, like she's told the story many times, but no listener has believed her before. "Try me." Vale said with a warm smirk on her face. "After what I just saw, I'll believe anything."

Katherine giggled a little, then let out an accepting sigh. "Alright. Can we find a better place to discuss this?" I thought for a moment. "We could go back to the apartment. It's much more secluded there." Katherine agreed, and the three of us left for the apartment.

We arrived through the fire escape, and opened a slightly cracked window. Katherine proceeded to jump onto the couch, knocking the box to the ground. The box was yellow, with a similar look to the yellow box I got at registration. Inside were two things. One was a badge. This badge was extremely similar to mine. However, the gem in the center was a different color than ours. The other was a small cold rock. Even in the heat, it felt as cold as ice.

"Both of these are memories. Memories of my past." Vale was curious. "What happened in your past? Why do these two items remind you of your past?" Katherine paused, and cracked a warm smile. "Let's begin from the beginning of it all. The reason why I know so much about rescue teams. The reason why that stone is important."

Let's begin with the very first time I was transformed into a Pokemon...