Wow, my story is rather popular! Thanks to everyone who read and reviewed my story, and also thanks to everyone for being patient for my next chapter. For some reason stories on particular servers can't update and this is one of them. People have found a way to get around this by using another story that can be updated. That's what I'm doing. But it seems this problem has been resolved, so I will be deleting this other story if I can upload this with no problems.

If anyone has reviewed my story and pointed out Brock is in Pewter City, I know, I forgot to add in the words "in the next town" at the end of Paula's sentence. These things happen when you write a story before bed. So I changed her line, and Dana's response a little.

Disclaimer: Pokémon, along with any people, places or things from it are not mine, nor do I claim it to be. The only thing I do own is myself and the dream this all started from.

Blinding light shone through the window as my eyes opened to a new day. Though I had spent a full day in the Pokémon world now, I was still shocked that it wasn't all a dream. I blinked a few times to let my eyes adjust to the light then climbed out of bed.

After showering, putting on clean clothes, which I'm glad my mother packed for me, and packing my backpack I walked into the main room of the Pokémon Center. Glancing around I found my friends sitting at the same table they were at before we went to sleep last night. I walked over and joined them.

Samantha handed me a plate and through a mouth full of food mumbled, "Have some breakfast. It's delicious!"

I looked at the plate, "Where did the food come from?" I asked, "All of the food in the game consists of berries and those three drinks from the vending machine."

Dana laughed, causing herself to choke on a mouthful of food.

"Nurse Joy gave it to us," Paula said between bites, "She is very cheerful and polite. She always says she hopes to see us again. It was nice the first few times, but it's already getting annoying."

I smiled and nodded before shoving a fork-full of egg into my mouth, "Do you suppose these eggs are from a Chansey?"

Dana stopped eating and looked down at her plate, "Hm, maybe," she replied, "Where would the bacon and milk have come from then? There aren't any pigs or cows in this generation."

"Maybe they import," Samantha suggested, "from places like Jotho for their milk and Hoenn for bacon."

We all thought about this for a minute and we all put our forks down. It wasn't too appetising to think about your food having been a Pokémon.

"So where is everyone going today?" I asked.

"Samantha and I are going to challenge Brock in the next town," Paula responded, "We did a lot of training yesterday on Route 1."

"I'm not sure," said Dana, "I should probably keep training since I have a Charmander. Even though Viridian Forest still stands in the way I'm sure Charmander will benifit from the training now."

I nodded, "I'm off to Route 22. I need to keep training and also catch another Pokémon. Route 22 would be a good place to start."

"I'll go with you!" Dana exclaimed with much more excitement than I thought my statement invoked.

The four of us returned our plates to Nurse Joy who gave them to a Chansey to take care of. Then we exited the Pokémon Center and Dana and I said good bye to Paula and Samantha before we parted ways.

"Let's get moving!" Dana said enthusiastically.

"Alright," I said, still confused about Dana's excitement.

The two of us travelled west from the Pokémon Center and we came across a person in an area surrounded by trees and water.

"Ah, the inaccessible person," I said staring at him, "or at least until we get cut." We wandered over to the small tree blocking the way into this area.

"You know," said Dana glancing down at the puny tree sticking out of the ground, "I could probably break this myself."

I chuckled, "Yes I know, but I'm sure that person standing to the north of us would tell us to stop like that guy on Route 1 did with the ledge."

"You're probably right," she answered.

Both of us continued along the west bound path until it switched to running north and south. At this point we heard a voice call, "Smell you later!"

"Ah, I get why you wanted to come with me now," I said glancing at Dana, "because that was obviously the voice of..."

"Blue!" Dana interrupted before rushing off down the path.

I sighed, rolling my eyes in mock impatience. I followed the path that Dana had dashed down only a second earlier. Then I walked up through the grass and found Dana staring at two boys, one with a hat and the other with spiky hair.

"Er..." said one of the boys, the one with the abnormally spiky hair, "Who are you?"

If a person could melt I'm sure Dana would have, "I'm Dana," she said after a long pause, "I can't believe I'm finally meeting you!"

"I don't even know you, how do you know me?" responded the boy.

"You're Blue from the Poké..."

As soon as Blue asked the question I ran over and, just in time covered Dana's mouth with my hand, "Don't mind my friend," I said awkwardly, "She just...had heard a lot about you, that's all."

"And what am I?" the other boy said, "Dirt?"

The hand covering Dana's mouth dropped to my side. Dana and I, at the same time gasped, "You can talk?"

"Of course," he said, obviously annoyed, "Why wouldn't I be able to?"

"Well in the ga..." my hand clamped down on Dana's mouth before she could say any more.

"You were just so quiet this whole time," I said making up an excuse on the spot, "So, you're Red, right?" I asked hoping to change our first impression on the other boy.

"Yes," he replied, "It's wonderful to actually be recognized," he said before storming off toward Viridian City.

"What's with him?" Dana said after prying my hand from her mouth.

"I just beat him in a battle," Blue boasted, "You're lucky he didn't faint, since that's what normally happens when people win against him."

Dana and I turned to each other and stifled a laugh.

"Yeah, pretty pathetic," said Blue sensing our amusement, "Well, I'm going to challenge Brock now..." he trailed off.

"It was nice meeting you," I said.

"It was a dream come true!" said Dana.

I mouthed the words 'Just ignore her, she's crazy,' to Blue before he walked off in the same direction Red had.

"What was all of that for?" Dana demanded when Blue was likely out of ear shot.

"You do realize the Pokémon games never existed here," I told her to explain my actions, "This is their actual world. It wouldn't be right to just flat out tell them it's all just a game."

Dana looked taken aback by the revelation, "I guess you're right," she responded, "I never would have thought about it that way."

With that, Dana and I walked back to Viridian City.