CHAPTER 4
Blitz looked excited as he started to morph into a Spearow. After all, flying is amazingly good fun.
Feathers grew all over him, then his arms started to widen.
I started morphing into a Rattata. My legs let out a sudden CRACK as the bones changed, and I found myself on all fours. My tail became much less maneuverable, but was still there. My mouth, which is normally only visible while I'm eating something, grew a set of fangs. I felt short, purple fur cover my body. The one place it didn't cover was my tail.
My hearing was quite good, and my sense of smell was okay. My sight was about the same as my normal vision.
The Rattata's mind was suddenly in my head. It was easy to excite, and a little fearful. But the Rattata was quick, and that was all it really needed to be.
I looked at the Spearow - Blitz - and tensed up. The Spearow looked strong, and I wasn't sure if I could put up much of a fight.
˂Cool, I don't care if it's raining. I'm flying!˃ It was a voice in my head! But I didn't understand what it was saying. I didn't really care, either.
The Spearow opened its wings! An attack? It was staring at me.
˂What's being a Rattata like?˃
The Spearow closed its wings again.
˂Bounce? Bounce!˃
I showed my large set of fangs, trying to scare away the Spearow. It just took a step closer.
˂Yo Bounce? Hello? Big B?˃
Big B. There was something familiar about those words.
The fur on the back of my neck stood up. "Rrrrrat!" I cried. I jumped at the Spearow.
˂Bounce! What are you doing?!˃
WHAM!
I knocked the Spearow over.
˂Sorry Big B, but I gotta do this.˃
The Spearow lashed out with its talons! One talon hit me in the stomach, and the other grabbed my paw. I tried to pull away, but the Spearow tightened its grip.
˂Bounce! You're a Mew, not a Rattata!˃
That voice! It was annoying me.
I managed to wrench out of the Spearow's grip. I backed away, and hissed a warning. But then, something else appeared. A Mankey!
˂What's going on?˃ A second voice.
Two enemies. One too many.
I turned and ran off.
˂Bounce! Hey Bounce! Blitz, fly after him!˃
I paused, staring at what was in front of me. It was a group of Rattata. One hissed at me, but the others didn't really seem to notice me.
I followed them as they marched through the grass. They didn't really seem to be going anywhere in particular.
The sun was up properly now. The rain had stopped.
The Rattatas suddenly stopped, as did I. I heard something to my right.
I crept closer, along with the other Rattatas, and there was a Scyther.
Scythers! Pinsirs! Weederpies! Morphing! Pokémorphs! Everything came back to me suddenly. Yes, I was a Mew in morph. No, I wasn't really a Rattata.
˂Bounce! Bounce, get a grip!˃ Michael was yelling.
˂I... I'm okay, now,˃ I said. ˂Sorry I let the Rattata brain take over so totally.˃ I was embarrassed. ˂Blitz! I see a Scyther.˃
˂Do you?˃ Blitz said. ˂Well, bad news. I see five.˃
Author's Annotation: The characters hadn't had much trouble controlling their morph instincts until now. It's funny that the first troublesome morph was a Rattata of all things.