Jirachi smiled and waved a friendly hello to me. It talked to me telepathically as I couldn't even blink.

"Hello, Thomas," it said.

Suddenly, I flinched in response. I recognized that voice. I got excited as I pointed at it.

"You! You're that voice in my head that has been telling me to do stuff lately!" I yelled in realization.

"Hehe, yes. That was me," Jirachi said happily, "Sorry if I scared you because of that. It's not often you get a strange voice talking to you in your head, now is it?"

"Yeah… I guess.. wait, how do you know my name?" I asked, "And why did you choose me?"

"Haha, I can't tell you all that, silly," Jirachi said, "At least, not right now. But, what I can tell you is that Buizel and Poochyena have made a wish."

A wish? Those two? I glanced down at them, as they looked back at me. With cute smiles, they closed their eyes and listened quietly as Jirachi kept explaining.

"You see, Thomas," it continued, "I'm here to tell you a secret about them."

"A secret?" I asked.

"Yes," it said, "You see, the reason that Buizel and Poochyena were on Kilyla City… is because they are not of your world."

Not of my world? You mean aliens? Like… out of our solar system alien Pokémon? I blinked in surprise and looked up at the sky. I got sweatdrops of anxiety; oh, Lord, please don't let there be some alien Pokémon invasion, because they can't find these two. But, my fears were cut with Jirachi's laughter.

"No, silly," it said, "I mean, they come from a world where Pokémon talk in English, but humans are a legend and don't exist there."

So, that's why those two were afraid of me when we first met. They had never seen a human before, and considering how trapped they were, it must've been very scary. Then again, I was terrified of them back then, so it cancelled each other out.

"I also come to tell you that I heard what you said," Jirachi especially caught my attention with that sentence, "And what you said was so impactful that Buizel and Poochyena made a wish immediately after you said that."

"Really?" I asked curiously, "What was the wish?"

"I can't tell you, or it won't come true, silly," it replied, "but I can't grant it without something. And it requires you to complete it."

I blinked as I asked, "Me? What do I have to do with it?"

"You said that you trust Buizel and Poochyena with everything you are," Jirachi said, "Well, this wish is going to test that. You see, in order for it to work, you need to trust Buizel and Poochyena with everything. Any doubt will forbid it to work. With that being said, this wish requires a great deal of trust and could potentially cause pain. Therefore, I will ask you…"

Jirachi came closer and asked, "DO YOU TRUST BUIZEL AND POOCHYENA?"

P-Pain? You mean, this wish could physically hurt me in some way? But… Buizel and Poochyena wouldn't do that or allow that to happen to me… would they?

I looked down at the two Pokémon as they watched me. Both were hoping and praying that I would. They excitedly breathed in and out as their eyes never left me. I looked down and closed my eyes. I thought long and hard… heh, NOT. Of course, I knew what my answer was!

I looked up with a grin and said, "Yes, I trust them with my life. I knew the moment we said to each other 'I love you' I could trust on these two. I'll follow wherever they take me. I'll do whatever needs to be done. I would be nothing and lonely if I lost them now. Let the wish be made; I'm not afraid."

It was then that Buizel and Poochyena cheered and ran around happily, excited from what I said. I giggled at them with a grin; I knew that they trusted me from what I've done. Now it's time to let me put my trust in them. I nodded to Jirachi as it smiled.

"Congratulations, Thomas," it said happily, "The wish has been fulfilled. Now, all that remains is only three steps. Are you ready for the three steps?"

"Yes," I answered.

"Step one: Give Buizel and Poochyena anything you do not want to lose," it said.

Anything I don't want to lose. Okay… were my things going to be destroyed? I didn't understand fully… but if this would make Buizel and Poochyena's wish come true, then I would do it. I took off my backpack and began to rummage through the necessary things I needed.

I decided that the things that would go would be the orange and white blanket and my headband. Those were the without-a-doubt stuff that couldn't be replaced that I needed. I untied my headband from my head and face it to Poochyena. He held it in his mouth as his tail wagged happily. I folded the blanket and gave it to Buizel. He held it in his arms as he smiled at me. I let the bag away from all of us and then looked at Jirachi, signaling that I was done.

"Step two: with this stick, draw a circle around yourself and do not leave it no matter what," it said, giving me a small tree limb out of nowhere.

Okay, this was getting a little weird. But hey; a legendary Pokémon said it, so I did it. It wasn't perfect; it looked more like an oval or a failed circle that you try to make perfect with that compass math tool. Anyways, I completed it and then tossed the stick to the side.

"Final step: keep your eyes closed while I count to three; only then, can you look," Jirachi instructed.

Um… okay… here it goes. I stood perfectly still in the circle I had drawn and gave on last look to Buizel and Poochyena. I smiled and nodded to them, as they did the same. I then took a deep breath and closed my eyes.

"One…" I head Jirachi count.

This was it. The mysterious wish was gonna come true. I got tense thinking about what it could be. But no matter how tense I got, I didn't move from my spot or open my eyes. Excitement started to course through my bloodstream.

"Two…"

I could feel the wind on my face, the excited murmur of Buizel and Poochyena, the ocean waves… I couldn't take the suspense! It was killing me! I grinned widely as I waited for the last count.

"Three!"

I opened my eyes to see what happened. Suddenly, my grin turned into a frown. I was no longer on the beach. I was in some sort of white void room that had no walls, ceiling, or doors; it went on forever. I looked around and there was nobody there. Buizel, Poochyena, and Jirachi were gone. Was this a dream or a nightmare? This couldn't be reality. I started to become worried.

"Hello?" I called, "Is anyone there?"

My voice echoed from the emptiness of that place. It felt cold and deathful. I was so in horror of this place. What happened? Did the wish backfire or something? I was starting to become fearful.

"Buizel! Poochyena! Where are you? Answer me! I can't see you!" I called again.

No answer. I hoped they were okay. I wanted to run and check if I could find them, but then I remembered the second instruction; do not leave the circle I had drawn out. I looked down near my feet to see the circle that I had drawn out was still there.

"What the? Why of all things is that-" I started to say, when suddenly the circle disappeared, leaving no ground underneath me to stand on.

My eyes widened as I felt my feet get pulled by gravity into the hole. With nothing to grab onto and no hope whatsoever, my heart's fear caused me to scream in terror as I fell in!

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