Sooner than I knew it, I heard the sounds of birds chirping. I could feel a warmth in the air. It was morning. I could tell. It just felt so calm and peaceful. I was so warm. I felt so happy being there. Wait. That horrible pain. Buizel and Poochyena talking! Was that real!?

I opened my eyes, only to have to squint again from how much the sun was bright in my face. Man, it was morning. I looked around to see where I was. It was some sort of… brown circular interior building I had never seen before. It felt so cozy… like home… I looked to both of my sides to see Buizel and Poochyena were gone. There were by my sides when I went to sleep… was that… just a dream?

I looked to see that the layout was impressive. Where I was laying was a simple bed that was made for three with me smack dab in the middle, with my orange and white blanket near my feet. Behind me were three beds that were attached to the wall. When I turned around to look in front of me, the only thing that was connecting where I was lying to the outside door was a normal walk way over a built-in pond/pool near the entrance for swimming and relaxing.

Where was I? I couldn't figure out where my location was. I obviously wasn't at the beach anymore, because from the outside, there wasn't any ocean and there weren't any buildings last night when I reached land. Besides, I doubt that the horrible endless void I went through would just spurt me back onto the beach. Plus, when I got out of it, I had landed on grass, not sand.

I yawned and decided to at least see what happened to me. Whatever that endless void did to me, it felt like it arranged my body. So, I wanted to look at what had happened to me. I decided to slowly crawl over to the edge to look over at the water. As my head leaned over, I saw a small Pokémon that was yellow and looked like a cute mouse.

AWW! A Pikachu! How cute! It reminded me of Old Man Fellows' Pikachu, Flash. The Pikachu looked so cute, smiling into the water and looking… back… at me?

Wait a minute. Where was MY reflection? Where was my face? It wasn't showing at all as a reflection on the water. Whoa… that Pikachu was copying my expressions. Weird. How was it doing that? I didn't understand; it made me confused.

Suddenly, something got into my left eye. I grunted and started to scrape on my eye, trying to get out whatever it was in my eye. Finally, I was able to, but my eye was a bit itchy. So, I had it closed for a while. Suddenly, I realized it; the Pikachu had his left eye closed too. What the!? How was this possible!?

It was at that moment, my brain finally kicked in and brought a hypothesis in my head. I decided to test it. I slowly raised my left arm and touched my left ear. The Pikachu did the same. I then wiggled my nose; it did the same. I moved my body to show my right side. When the Pikachu did it, it showed its tail. We both widened our eyes. This was the last test. I wiggled part of my rear, and the Pikachu then moved his tail around.

It was creepy. How did this Pikachu have the ability to mock and copy every move and expression I did? I shook my head and looked down… only to see my arms were yellow and furry, like the Pikachu. I then realized something right there and then. I stood up and looked back at the reflection. I saw the Pikachu was standing up too. It was therefore clear to me.

I WAS TRANSFORMED INTO A PIKACHU.

I couldn't believe it. I was freaking out! How in the world was this happening? I just was amazed. Was that incredible pain from last night me transforming into a Pokémon? But how? Why would I transform into a Pikachu?

… Wait a minute… was this Buizel and Poochyena's wish? Transforming into a Pokémon like them? So… does that mean… they're here somewhere? I looked around to see if I could see anyone at all, anything to find a clue on what was going on.

"THOMAS!" I heard someone happily shout.

My ears twitched to the direction of the entrance of the place I was inside. It was Poochyena, running to me with a smile on his face. He giggled in joy and approached me closer and closer with every step. I smiled. It was him; someone I could trust. It was all true; last night… he and Buizel talking… it was all true.

As he got close to me, he ran circles around me, panting happily and wagging his tail. I smiled and chuckled, watching him happily surround me. Finally, he got in front of me, stood on his hind legs, and put his front paws on me. He then rubbed his head into my face and wagged his tail. I smiled and closed my eyes, wrapping my arms around his neck for a big hug.

"It's really you…" Poochyena said, resting his head against mine.

I sighed and snuggled him. It felt good, his fur into mine. It was so warm; warmer than it had felt against my human skin. It was like something in my body was reacting differently than before… like I liked it to happen. It was a craving for that feeling. I soon felt it leave as Poochyena stood back on all fours off me. He looked into my eyes and grinned excitedly.

"I can't believe it! It actually worked!" he barked excitedly, closing his eyes, "The wish actually worked!"

"The wish?" I asked confused.

I then was shocked inside; I was able to speak again! I couldn't understand why, but at the time I was more interested in why Poochyena was talking. I paid attention as he snuggled into my body.

"Don't you remember, Thomas?" he explained, "It was that wish that Jirachi told you about. The one we wanted for you."

"You mean… your wish for me was…?" I asked.

"Yep!" Poochyena barked, "The wish was for you to become a Pokémon like us!"

I was amazed… and honored. I was so happy. Their wish turned me into a Pokémon. I bent down on my knees. I glanced down at the water back at my reflection as Poochyena joined me. I smiled at my reflection. I was happy with this wish… no… not just happy; touched too. I stared into the water and smiled at my new appearance.

That's when I saw him. Buizel slowly appeared behind me with a smile and wrapped his arms around me. I saw him close his eyes, smile gently, and snuggle into me, as he tightened his hug around me. I closed my eyes and snuggled into him.

"Hey, Thomas," he said, nuzzling me, "I was waiting for you to wake up."

As I stood up and allowed him to hug me more, I giggled and felt his warmth on my fur. I loved being nuzzled. It was so good for some odd reason. Just to feel it… it made me long for it… like I didn't ever want him to stop. I sighed in relaxation as I heard a giggle. I opened my eyes to see Poochyena get on his hind legs and hug me from the front. It made me giggle, to feel both of them against my body. I was so overjoyed and so touched at this.

Soon, both let go and quietly led me back down to sitting on the bed. Both faced me; Poochyena on my left and Buizel on my right. I watched them smile at me and begin a conversation.

"We're guessing you have a million questions for us," Poochyena said, lying down on his belly.

"Y-yeah…" I said, scratching my head, "Where do I even begin asking?"

"How about before we start asking questions, we start by telling you our names?" Buizel said smiling.

I blinked in shock as I said, "Wait… you have names like me?"

"Yup!" Poochyena barked happily, "We do, just like you, Thomas."

"If that's true, why didn't you tell me back home? I would've called you by your real names," I said perplexed.

Both blushed a bit out of embarrassment. That's a first. I never saw anyone blush after having that question asked. ... Eheheheh, then again I've never asked that question to anyone. Okay... this is getting awkward. Anyways, Buizel stuck his tongue out and chuckled.

"Well, it's just… when you called us Buizel and Poochyena… it kinda felt cool to hear you call us that…" he said.

I sort of blushed at that statement. I giggled and rubbed under my nose.

"Yeah… but still, it would be nice to know your names," I said.

Poochyena nodded and grinned proudly, saying, "I'll go first. My name's Naruto. And Buizel's name is Sasuke."

Naruto and Sasuke? Haha! Like my favorite Japanese manga/anime! I loved those names. The name Naruto had several definitions like spiral, while Sasuke meant assistance. I grinned and nodded.

"Okay… Naruto and Sasuke, I'll remember your names," I said and then asked, "Is it popular for Pokémon to have names, or are they born with them?"

"Oh, no no," Sasuke said, waving his paw at me, "Actually, some parents of Pokémon will give their children names and some won't. So, the Pokémon world has uniqueness already just by getting a name or not."

My ear twitched when I caught that and said, "Wait… did you say Pokémon world? Does that mean we're…"

"Yes, it does!" Naruto said, wagging his tail as both smiled, "Thomas, you're in the Pokémon world now!"

I gasped and realized that fact. I was in another dimension, another world… where humans don't exist in anything but legends. That endless painful bone-shattering experience I went through sent me here and changed me, so I could fit in. However, now I realized something. I was in a different world, away from my friends, with no way to contact them. I was gonna be here… for a long time.

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