Chapter 3- A New Day
I had a weird dream last night! I found myself surrounded by this white mist and there were voices around! But I couldn't understand a word they were saying and soon I found myself being poked at by Tyranitar the next morning. How annoying! If I were still a hedgehog, I would've Spin Dashed him!
Tyranitar: Rise and shine!
Me: For crying out loud! Can't a guy sleep in!?
Tyranitar: Geez! You're worse in the morning than Charizard! C'mon! Alakazam wants to see you!
Me: Oh man.
Yeah. I'm not what you call a "light sleeper" and I'm not too much of a morning person, mostly on account of Eggman attacking others in the middle of the night. I soon got myself out of bed and went outside to see Alakazam. But he wasn't alone! There was some sort weird bird-like Pokémon that seems to resemble a Native carving of some sort. It was mostly green but its white wings were covering most of its body. It also had red, yellow and black markings on its chest and wings, a long, red feather coming out the back of its head, a yellow bent beak, and a pair of eyes that seems to see through me and it scared me.
Me: Uh…Hi…*Shudders*
Alakazam: Sonic, this is Xatu. He will help out with your mystery. I asked him to come here from the Hill of the Ancients since he can see the past and the future when he stares at the sun all day.
Me: HE WHAT?! Doesn't that usually hurt your eyes?
Xatu: Not really. I've gotten used to it since I was a Natu.
Me: *Anime sweat drop* Ooooookayyyyy…
Xatu: I guess you don't understand that most Pokémon evolve under certain conditions. When they evolve, their appearance changes and they get stronger.
Me: Well that makes sense! That could explain the looks of your base, Alakazam!
Alakazam: Well that's been like that since I was an Abra. ^^;
Xatu: Before we explain evolution more, can you tell me on how you came here and before that.
Me: *Sighs* Well it happened like this: I was fighting my enemy, Dr. Eggman, he's a human in my world that's shaped like an egg with a big, bushy moustache, and he brought out this HUGE laser cannon! It looks kinda like this but bigger! *Takes stick and draws a small laser cannon in the sand* He told me that I couldn't escape from it no matter how fast I am, and I run faster than the speed of sound at top speed by the way, and he looked serious about it! So as soon as he fired the laser and I braced myself for the attack, something really weird happened. *Pauses*
Alakazam: *Calmly* Go on.
Me: Well this crazy light came out of nowhere and it stopped the attack and this jackal-like creature, one that looks like me right now only bigger-
Xatu: Kwaaaaaaaa!
Me: *Jumps back* WHA, WHA, WHA?!?!?
Xatu: I now understand what happened. The creature you mentioned, Lucario, was looking for you because our world is in danger and we needed your help.
Me: Really? How?
Xatu: I'm not sure right now but it will soon be clear once I find out.
Me: Whoa. Well thanks for clearing that up for me!
Xatu: My pleasure. Now I must return to the Hill of the Ancients. If you need any more of my help, don't be afraid to visit.
Me: I sure won't! See ya!
As soon as Xatu left, Alakazam explained more of the evolution thing to me as we went to Pokémon Square. I found out that some Pokémon evolve by leveling up, while others use items, waits for the right time of day, or get a friendship boost! Also some evolves twice, some have more than one form, and others evolve only once. I found out that in order for me to evolve, I have to have a friendship boost during the daytime!
Me: Whoa! That's cool! Then I become like that Lucario Xatu mentioned?
Alakazam: Yes! That's right! Anyway, we're here! Welcome to Pokémon Square!
It was amazing! Pokémon Square was a small community built by the Pokémon! There was the Kecleon shop full of supplies for rescue teams sold by a green and purple chameleon Pokémon called Kecleon, the Felicity Bank where a tan, sassy-looking cat Pokémon, called Persian, looks after the money here called Poké, the Kangaskhan Storage where a large, brown Pokémon with a baby in her pouch called Kangaskhan keeps an eye on your most important items, the Wigglytuff Club where a large, pink, rabbit/balloon like Pokémon with large eyes sells friend areas for new rescue team recruits, and the Gulpin Link Shop where a really small, fat, green Pokémon called Gulpin links moves for you to use at the same time for only 150 Poké. There's also the Whiscash Pond to the North where a blue fish like Pokémon with whiskers called Whiscash lives and kid Pokémon, like Caterpie, play, and the Makuhita Dojo to the south where a small, sumo-wrestler-like Pokémon called Makuhita runs to give rescue teams some training to get stronger for free.
Alakazam: Where we're going is the Pelipper Post Office where there's a bulletin board that other Pokémon post up jobs for rescue teams to do.
Me: And you're going to get a job for the team, right?
Alakazam: Actually, I'm getting a job for you.
Me: *Record scratching* What?!? Really?!?
Alakazam: Yes, really. But be warned: there are Pokémon that have become aggressive and will attack you so you must fight back.
Me: But how? I only remember the moves I knew as a hedgehog!
Alakazam: Don't worry! Your other techniques as a Pokémon will come instinctively. *Looking at board* Now let's see…ah here we go! An easy job for you! *Passing letter*
Me: *Taking letter and reading* Hmm…A Beedrill is asking someone to look for its Weedle in the Tiny Woods…Reward is 100 Poké and another item. Uh…Alakazam? What are Beedrill and Weedle?
Alakazam: Weedle is an orange caterpillar Pokémon with a stinger on its head while Beedrill is a bee Pokémon that had two poisonous barbs on its arms and a stinger. Weedle evolves into Beedrill after becoming a yellow cocoon Pokémon called Kakuna. And don't worry; your clients won't hurt you!
Me: Oh, Okay! Whew! I thought I was in trouble there!
Alakazam: Let's get back to the base and get ready.
As we were leaving, I couldn't help but notice some blue and white pelican-like Pokémon flying in and out of the post office and guessed they were Pelipper. As soon as we got back to the base, Charizard was there waiting.
Charizard: Hey, Alakazam! Are we going out on a job?
Alakazam: Not today, I thought the rest of us deserve a break while Sonic does a few jobs to get used to being a Pokémon.
Charizard: Really? Cool! I'll get the extra toolbox for him in case he picks up any berries and other items! *Goes in base*
Alakazam: Berries can help you on a mission. Pecha berries are pink berries that cures poisoning, Oran berries are blue berries that restores strength, Cheri berries are red berries that cures paralysis, and Rawst berries are green berries that heals a burn. There are also Apples and Gummies to keep your stomach full and different bands and scarves that can help you as well, like Special and Power Bands that can boost up Special attack and regular Attack, and Pecha Scarf that prevents poisoning, just to name a few. Also there are different seeds that you can eat, like Blast Seeds for a bit of flame and Reviver seeds to bring you back from fainting, as well as throw, like Sleep Seeds and Warp Seeds.
Me: Whoa! Looks like I'll be prepared either way!
Charizard: *Comes out of base* Yep, you sure will! Now inside are a couple of Oran Berries, a couple of Cheri Berries, a couple of Pecha Berries, a couple of Reviver Seeds, a couple of Max Elixirs to keep up the Power Points of your attacks, a few Apples and a Power Band, just in case.
Me: Thanks, Charizard! *Takes toolbox* Well I'm off!
Alakazam: Tiny Woods is only a short distance west from here and it's not overly big nor are the Pokémon very strong so you'll be alright.
A soon went off to Tiny Woods to find Weedle, but as I left, I found my mind turning back to my friends. Did they know about me becoming a Pokémon, ore are they still worried? And will Eggman pull a stunt or two while I'm gone? Oh well, it's not my problem now. Maybe that Lucario will take care of things. Maybe.
END NOTES: Man FF is slow today! And all I wanted to do is upload a couple of chapters! Oh well, can't be helped really.
Anywhoo, here in this chapter we get to meet Xatu! And yes I added the "Kwaa" thing in for mostly humor. Also Sonic gets his first job as a Riolu! I wonder how that will go?
Please R&R and I'll see if I could get another chapter up when this site isn't slow!
Sonic (c) SEGA/Sonic Team
All Pokemon (c) Nintendo/The Pokemon Company/Game Freak