I began to walk with Naruto and Sasuke through a part of the woods. It was beautiful. I noticed that there were other houses that looked like the base that belonged to my brothers. Were those bases too? Or were those houses?

"Hey, guys," I asked, "What are those buildings used for?"

"Those?" Sasuke said, "Those are all Rescue Team bases. They shelter and provide as homes for all the Rescue Teams that reside there."

"But there are only a handful of them…" I said.

"That's because some of the other teams live in other parts of the town, you silly Pikachu, you," Naruto said, teasing me.

I smirked and nodded. I had to get used to the fact that I no longer was a human. I was an electric mouse. Hahaha! Geez, that's definitely a wake-up call for a person if I ever experienced one. I looked to see in front of me a tiny wooden bridge that went over a river. I blinked at it as Sasuke obviously saw that I was a bit perplexed at the bridge.

"This is the west side bridge," he explained, "This connects the West Rescue bases here with the town."

I nodded as all three of us calmly walked over it. But before we could even get over the bridge, I saw it. Pokémon Square: the place on which the rest of my life would live in. I looked around and saw that tons of Pokémon were all over the place. I watched as there were buildings and all around me. The whole area was covered in a beautiful forest area. I looked around and saw a healthy town with wonderful friendships.

"Thomas, welcome to your new home," Naruto said, wagging his tail.

Sasuke smiled and said, "I won't introduce you to everybody now, but there are a few people that will introduce to you soon. But first, we'll give you a quick general tour of the buildings. I won't do them all, because there are too many. I'll just do the ones located the closest to the Square."

I nodded as he showed me around. We stopped in front of where there was a building and stand that looked like a shop. There was a green Kecleon and a purple one who were working behind it.

"That's the Kecleon brothers. We call them by G.K and P.K," Sasuke said, "They run the Kecleon shop and wares. They offer a wide range of items for anyone to purchase."

He then pointed to a building that looked like a Kangaskhan. I blinked at it and nodded.

"That's Auntie Kangaskhan's storage place," he said, "It's run by Auntie Kangaskhan and Uncle Raichu. That's where you want to store things you can't hold onto."

"Wait, uncle and auntie?" I asked, raising an eyebrow, "Are those Pokémon your parents? Shouldn't they be called your mom and dad?"

"No, not exactly," Naruto giggled, "They're more of our legal guardians."

"Okay," I said and nodded.

I did not want to get into why the two didn't have parents. I just got here and I don't want to invade into their personal lives. Remembering on what they had said, it could have been the natural disasters. Aha… maybe that's the REAL reason they went back. They thought that maybe if they changed the past, their parents could come back. But anyways I watched as Sasuke smiled at me.

"We'll introduce you to them later after we do something. But for now, the rest of the tour. Okay, see that building over there with the Persian?" he asked.

"Yeah?" I answered.

"Well, that's the Felicity Bank. Persian runs it. Whenever you have money you need to put away, you can put it away there. Our account is our Team's money," he explained.

I nodded as Naruto said, "And that building next to it is run by Wigglytuff. It's called the Wigglytuff Club. It allows other Pokémon to go into different areas around here and for them to stay connected."

I nodded as Naruto continued, "The pink building is called Gulpin's Link Shop. Gulpin runs the shop. It allows Pokémon to relearn moves they have forgotten."

"I don't think that's gonna help me… I don't even know how to build up electricity or even attack," I said chuckling.

Naruto walked over and snuggled into me. Sasuke and I smiled, as I pet his head.

"Don't worry, little brother," the puppy said, "We'll teach you about the Pokémon world. We're just giving you a quick tour."

Sasuke pointed to the south beyond that and said, "Down to the south is Makuhita Dojo. Makuhita runs a training gym where different types of areas that support types are run. It allows teams to practice their skills by going into mock environments. It's usually where Naruto and I mostly went before meeting you. It's also where the South Rescue bases reside."

I smiled as he stepped closer into me. He grinned as he rubbed his fur into mine. I enjoyed that feeling it gave. I loved it. He felt so warm. Naruto wagged his tail and pointed to the East.

"To the East, past the East Rescue bases, is Pelipper Post Office. That's where Pelipper and other Pokémon work. Also, it's where mail is sent and delivered," he said.

"It's also where the available missions are placed on the message board," Sasuke added, "but in order to accept it, you'll have to go north."

"Why north?" I asked.

"To the north, which is surrounded by the North Rescue bases, is Whiscash Pond," Sasuke explained, "It resides as the home of our town's leader, Whiscash Elder. He gives the teams their missions and looks out after everybody. He also knows many amazing tales and stories."

"He sounds like the ideal leader," I said with a smile.

"He's actually the first person we're gonna meet. You see, we need to get in some more registration stuff done for our team," Sasuke said.

"W-What? But I thought you were one of the strongest teams," I asked confused.

"Well, technically, we just started," Naruto giggled blushing as Sasuke blushed too and rolled his eyes, "However, we have the skills enough to surpass different ranks."

"So… what kind of ranks are there?" I asked.

Sasuke answered, "There are seven ranks total. Normally when you start, you have a Normal Rank. But because we had exceptional talent as beginners, they decided to put us at a Silver Rank. As you complete missions, your rank gets higher, but the difficulty of the mission that become available to your team get harder. In order from least to greatest, it's Normal, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, and lastly Lucario."

I tilted my head in surprise and blinked at that. They named a rank after a specific Pokémon?

"Why is there a rank named after Lucario?" I asked.

"That's because Lucario lives here," Naruto said happily, "And he's the strongest Pokémon in the world. Nobody can beat him or stop him when his team is on a mission. He also serves as the right hand Pokémon to Whiscash Elder. So, come on. Let's head over there!"

"Hold on," Sasuke said, catching both Naruto's and my attention, "Thomas… I'm really sorry about this."

With that, before I could even get a word in, Sasuke actually brought his right paw down right smack onto my head. I suddenly felt pain shoot through my spin as my fur stood up on end. Naruto gasped as I yelled.

"YEEEEOWWW!"

I immediately clutched my head to where my older brother actually hit! Sasuke hit me! What in the world?

"S-Sasuke! What'd you do that for? Thomas didn't do anything!" my other brother stood up for me.

"I know," Sasuke said as he advanced towards me.

He then slowly wrapped his arms around me in a hug and snuggled me. I was stunned. Did I do something wrong? I just stood there and watched him let go and look at me.

"I'm so sorry, Thomas," Sasuke said, "It hurt me to do that to you."

"But what did I-?" I tried to ask.

"Nothing," Sasuke answered, "However, Naruto and I made an alibi for you so your "secret" is safe from anybody knowing."

"Oh, I remember now," Naruto nodded and said, "You needed to hit him to leave a bump on his head."

I was confused at first, but then when I felt my head, I flinched at a new tiny but not seeable bump on the top of my head. I felt like one of those Looney Tunes characters who had an anvil drop on their head and it grew. Nevertheless, I trusted them on what they were doing. So, I went along with it.

"Now, we can head out," Sasuke said.

Thus, we continued over to the town. As we walked in, everybody went about their busy day as usual. But the… thing that bothered me… was that when they looked over at us… they did a double-take and then began to either stare or occasionally glance back at us. Maybe it was me or the way I wore my headband. Maybe it was because of Sasuke and Naruto's ability to gain a good ranking just by starting. Or maybe... it was something that happened that I didn't know of. But no matter what it was, I felt a bit uncomfortable from everybody staring at me.

"Thomas, it's okay," Sasuke said, "Just ignore them. You'll be fine."

I nodded as we walked through the square and up north to where I saw a waterfall gently rushing. Before that and the pond, there were several buildings that seemed to have rescue teams working at it. I guessed at the time it must be here that the Rescue Teams headquarters for Pokémon Square resided here. As we approached the entrance to it, both my brothers stopped me and turned to look at me.

"We'll just be a minute, Thomas," Naruto assured me, "You can't come over, because you're not part of a Rescue Team. But we'll be back shortly."

I nodded and thus they turned back and walked into where the buildings and pond were. I leaned against one of the entrance posts as they slowly left the sight of view. I began to think about some stuff. They were just beginners? But they had wiped out Pokémon that belonged to the trainers we battled in the human world. They showed off and took them out without a bead of sweat like it was nothing. Does that mean in this world, Pokémon are stronger here than in the human world? And if Sasuke and Naruto are "beginners", how powerful are Lucario and the others who are considered the best?

And the rescue team thing sort of bugged me too. I mean, I wasn't part of a team; I didn't even know how to fight. Does this mean that I would be left behind here when they go on missions? And if that's the case, who could I trust here to help me while I am here? And what if Sasuke and Naruto got hurt in a mission and I never got to see them again?

All this thinking was suddenly cut short when a rock (thrown at who knows how many miles per hour) smashed into the left side of my forehead. I let out a bit of a yelp as my head went backwards and I fell down. I gritted my teeth in pain as I held my head. That hurt… who even threw that at me?

Suddenly, those thoughts were cut when I heard a bunch of laughter getting louder. I looked up to see a gang of Pokémon walking towards me. Among them who seemed to be the leader was a Charmeleon. He was smirking as the group stopped a few feet away and he approached me.

"Jeez, you're lame. I can't believe you got hit by a rock," he said, "Anyone with a brain should've sensed it coming and dodged it."

The group behind him snickered and giggled a bit, leading him to smirk. Considering I didn't want to get into an argument, I took a different approach to it.

"Well, that's one way to make an entrance," I said, rubbing my head, "So, who are you?"

The Charmeleon scoffed and grinned as he said, "My name is King, and this is my territory, so you better be smart and leave Pokémon Square if you don't wanna get hurt."

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