//------------------------------// // Calm Mind (Unedited) // Story: A Permanent Vacation (We're Young, We're Dumb) // by RiotWeavile108 //------------------------------// It is said to have an IQ of approximately 5,000. Its overflowing psychokinetic powers cause headaches to anyone nearby. -Alakazam; Sun Everfree Forest: 1400 Years In The Past Rei's POV Pain... That's all I felt when I awoke and found myself..in a forest? Wasn't I in the convention hall before? More importantly why am I in a forest, specifically a clearing? But what do I know, I'm lying on Mother Nature's blessing to us mere mortals; the dirt. "Hello?" I called out into the unknown. I noticed considerable difference in my voice. I sounded like a female Lloyd Asplund if anything else now. I take my right hand to my throat and immediately noticing my fingers being sharper than usual. I mean, I sharpen my nails often but their not that sharp. Come to think of it, why do I feel fur on my neck? I finally look down at my hand and neck and come face to face with a furry grayish blue arm attached to three claws at the end and my body is covered in the same blue fur as my arm. As I tried to process this revelation, only one thought crossed in my head: I then proceed to try and calm down(and by try, I mean hyperventilate in fear because WHO WOULD'T?), close my eyes and count to three, and nope they were still here I slowly feel my head and notice some sort of headdress that wasn't there before. I trace my new appendages over my body, noticing my smooth skin has turn into blue fur and my neck now has collar feathers. and found out that my feet also have three claws. I try to pull the collar off and was met with pain and realization hit me like a brick to a window with 2 things: (1) I'm not dreaming. (2) I've maybe turned into a living, breathing Weavile. After coming to that conclusion that three things were going through my head right now; HOW the Fuck am I a Weavile, WHY the Fuck am I a Weavile, and WHERE the Fuck am I? After panicking like any person whose body has been transformed, I tried sitting up and looked around at the surrounding flora, a couple of daisies and willows as well as the oddly tall thick trees(That's what she said) and saw my razor claw and life orb on the ground about two feet away from me. I proceed to pick myself up... and realize how fucking short I was(now I know how Eddy feels)...and how fucking hard it is to walk with two lithe legs and three claws as feet. Thank Arceus for making me a biped. It took me a good thirty minutes to get used to this new body and tried to pick up my newly acquired necklaces with my new claws. I then notice a stream a little ways for the clearing and decided to see if this was real or not. I walk up to the stream and look at the surface of the water and my jaw nearly dislocated as I found myself staring at a weasel. But it wasn't an ordinary weasel. Grey fur all around the body. A red headdress adorned my head.Two short thin red ear feathers suck out from the side of my feline face, signifying I was still a female. Short red collar feathers formed around my neck. I couldn't believe my eyes. I was a Pokemon. I was the Sharp Claw Pokemon. This was my new body. I was actually a Weavile. I stared at the face in the pond for a good few minutes and tried to splash at the water to see if my eyes were still playing tricks on me...it can't be real...Right? As soon a my claw hit the surface, the area around the claw froze into ice and I instinctively pull my claw back in shock at what had occurred. As I was recovering from the shock, I heard rustling in the the nearby bushes. I shook myself out of my stupor and pointed my right claw at the bush and called out in faux bravery, "Whoever's there, come on out! I'm not afraid to attack!" A familiar female voice rang out from the bush,"Whoa there, I mean no harm. Let me just get out of here" The bush rustled a bit more until something, or in this someone, came out. I was shocked as I came face with a biped like myself...Wait a minute? Blue skin, white gown, arm blades, grey gladiator's crest? I also noticed a backpack on her as I lowered my claws as I stared in disbelief the owner of the voice. The voice definitely reminded reminded me of someone but the tone was very familiar to me. "...Jupiter?" "Kiddo?" "So...We're both stuck here, huh kiddo?" "Guess so." Its been about an hour and half since me and Jupiter found each other though not in the way I expected. She too turn into a pokemon like me, only difference that she turn into her fan made creation, Garlade. We decided to try and test the water with our powers for a while with some logs we collected earlier and see if what moves we could learn since we're both pretty pow;Jupiter trying to perfect her telekinesis and found out she can use Leaf Blade, Night Slash, Slash, Psycho Cut, Heal Pulse, Hypnosis, Disable, Shadow Sneak, Confuse Ray, Mean Look, X-Scissor, Thunder Wave, Fire Punch, Ice Punch, Will-O-Wisp,Psychic, and many more. I had to train myself to control my inexplicable freezing and learned Ice Shard, Slash, Night Slash, Dark Pulse,Embargo, Nasty Plot,Revenge, Shadow Claw, Poison Jab, Brick Break, Swords Dance,and among other moves.I asked her how she did after waking up. She told she woke up in a clearing farther from mine. She then had to learn to work with her new arms and telekinesis and after wandering around for a while, she found me at the now frozen river. She also found not only her Gardevoirite and Galladeite but also the backpack for the convention and found a note in the bag that wasn't in it before. The note was from a certain someone that made my blood boil as we read the note, but at the same time leaving me with other feelings; curiosity and intrigue for the unknown: Dear Valued Customers, I hope you enjoy what you bought from my stand but you both know what this is about right? I'm sure you have many questions. "Where are we?" "Why are we Pokemon?" How do we leave? Of course, there are are many other questions in those big brains of yours. First let me start off by being blunt: You're in a different dimension, courtesy of 'moi' The chances of you getting back are slim to none but possible(if you want to that is) As for the world you are in, you'll see for yourselves sometime soon. The reason you are is that I transformed you into what you were cosplaying as you two dropped into this world. As you are in unknown territory in your case, I sent your bag with you with all the supplies needed for camping and surviving in the wilderness. I also put in 2 portable PCs for both of you as well as the tall one's iPod(Both with unlimited battery :D) You'll know what the PC's use for yourself ;). To further explain your current predicament, I may have sent you to a universe so far away from your own that there aren't many other universes in the general er... 'vicinity' shall we say making it a crap shoot whether you can return to your own world or not. Oh one more thing, I gave both of you a uh... pretty interesting power/side effect alongside the stuff I sent you. You'll figure it out yourself. Till we meet again. -Shade 'The Merchant' Benedict After reading, a pregnant pause settled in the clearing I woke up as we let the contents of letter sink in. Now I've heard of people recently disappearances at convention and the fact that was consistent with all those cases was that they were all cosplayers. Akasuki, Organization XIII, hell I think even someone dressed as Bowser was one of the victims. And to think we are now part of those disappearances. Jupiter broke the silence with a long drawn out tired sigh and said "Well we've got work to do," and started to dig out the camping supplies from the bag. She then proceeded to pull out 2 long poles from the measly bag within her telepathic grasp. "How the actual... ," Jupiter muttered at the absurdity of what was laying in front of our eyes...I just looked like a dying fish. We both blankly stare at the poles then at the bag, then back at the poles, then the bag. Both of us decided that we both valued our sanity and silently agreed to will ALL suspension of disbelief. If we became Pokemon then why can't hammerspace exist too? (ie,think of the object, said object will appear) I'm not going say how long it took for us to set up camp but let's say that 5 years of camping experience for both of us made things so much easier. After we set up, I rummaged through the bag to find the 'PCs' that creep was on about. I manage to find, to my shock, 2 Pokegears(the HGSS ones, not the piece of shit Gen 2 ones(no hate on Gen 2)(Eat your hearts out Gen 2 Pokegear)) from the bag. After both of us sat on I flipped it open and rotate it sideways to map mode as the screen flashed to life to the map screen. The moment I saw the map, my jaw nearly dislocated what the map was and a red dot indicating we were in a certain forest next to a not so ruinous castle. So not only were we sent to another by merchant creep and turned into Pokemon, we were dropped in Equestria AND in the past. ...Murphy, why u do dis? Now don't get me wrong, I love LOVE MLP as must as the next fan, but why in Arceus almighty were we dumped into Everfree Forest? Now if only I had some music to back up how I feel about this fore- Rei.exe has stopped working... ... ... ... ...Are you fucking kidding me? That conniving bastard made us living music speakers? Don't get me wrong, the music fits but really? Common sense? Yeah? Remember what I said about willing all suspension of disbelief? Yeah? Keep doing that please? I don't think I can handle all this. M'kay ... ... ... "...ei, Rei, OI REI!" Jupiter shouted pulling me out of my stupor, which in turn stopped the song "WHAT?!" I snapped. I really didn't need this now "How and why," was the question flung in my way. "I don't know, I just thought of a song it just played. I think it was that jackass merchant." "Oh what tipped you off? The cosmic salesman who dropped us in a black void or the note said salesman sent?" Jupiter remarked with a smirk. "...Good point," I point my right index claw at her. I then look back to the Pokegear and notice a semicircle contraption in the on the left side of the rotated device. I was perplexed as to what this was and tried to figure out how to open it. I then on the touch screen, there was something I haven't noticed before on this modified phone. On the selection tabs there was a 5th additional tab with the iconic Pokeball as the selection icon. I look to my left to call over Jupiter to voice my finding and to my mild surprise, she was looking back at me. "You found it too?" she asks. "Yeah. Wanna count to three?" "Why the hell not. Not like have anything better to do," Jupiter replied while straightening her self upright on the rock. "Now on the count of three,One!" "Two!" "Two!" "THREE!" "THREE!" We both shout out the countdown out loud and tap the icon and the screen faded and showed a very familiar screen menu: (Sorry about the cruddy image. This is the best I could find) At the same time, the semicircle slot opened up and slid out a flat slide. And if your definition of flat is a metal plate with a semicircle dug into the middle of said plate,the congrats. Hmmmm, can't imagine what that should hold, I think to myself as a faint smile creeps up at what we could possibly have. I then look at the screen once more and see many, and I mean MANY Pokemon sprites My smile then turns into a grin that would make Pinkie Pie proud. ... ... ...Wait. If we're Pokemon, how can we use Pokeballs? Common sense, what did I JUST say? Will all suspension of disbelief? EXACTLY I wake myself from my brief subconscious battle and look back at the screen and scan the screen. As I went through box after box along with my sister using her's, we began to recognize a pattern: It was full of EVERY SINGLE POKEMON WE CAUGHT. I recognize Barbosa the Luck Shiny Gastrodon from a recent run of Platinum before the convention while Jupiter reminisces of Enker the Empoleon from HER romp in Sinnoh Wonderland. I started seeing more familiar faces from Kevlar the Skarmory(♀), Temari the Gliscor(♀), and Topaz the Aggron(♀) from Crystal, Heartgold, and Emerald respectively, to Chainsaw the Scizor(♂), Aeolus the Staraptor and Granite the Tyranitar(♂), 2 from a previous playthrough of Platinum and one of my romps in Heartgold respectively(I love Steel types, sue me), and my 2 proudest achievements, Venom the Crobat from my recent Platinum run and (somehow) the Speed Boost Blaziken Event from XY(first Pokemon to level 100...yay)(The game card was also stolen...no yay). I snuck a look at Jupiter's screen and wasn't surprised to see to most of the teams she transfered to Pokemon Bank, those including 20th Anniversary Darkrai, Steven's Shiny Metagross event, General the Sampert(♂), Lucila the Honchkrow(♀)(along with many, MANY Murkrows) , Pierce the Bishap(♂), Scar the Blaziken(♀),and many more. We then noticed a red glowing icon on the bottom middle of both our screens screen in big letters:MATERIALIZE. "Could I and should I?" I asked aloud. "Yes and I'm not sure." "What do you mean you're not sure? We're in the middle of the fuckin' Everfree, what could possibly go wrong?" "Many things now that you've said that,"-my sister shook her head-"All I'm saying is to be careful this device." "Yadda yadda with great power comes with great responsibility, we've heard that shtick a hundred times." The offender puts her hands (er... paw ehh... blade? I dunno.) in the air. "Hey I'm just saying. Now I wonder if that slimy bastard left my cigs' alone..." she starts trail off as she puts the Gear' down rummages the bag for the objects of her desire. I was about speak up but sighed. I know she know those things are bad for her but since one second we're at the convention and the next second we're suddenly dropped in the Arceus damned Everfree,(CANNOT repeat that enough) I think she deserves this smoke break. I looked back at the screen, cursor hovering Nyx, my Gengar, contemplating whether or not I should use bring it in or not, Either way you slice it, it was a tough decision overall. Should I or should I not, the question wracking my brain like persistent new neighbor wanting to greet you. I believe there would be strength in numbers but my sis has a point that could easily go to the wrong cause. Decisions,Decisions... "Goddamnit.." I was shaken from my thoughts once more as Jupiter muttered loudly to herself. A word of advice for you: don't get between my sister and her lighter. It was damn shame too since it was a custom made one with Pokeballs covering it instead of the drab red, blue, green etc colors. "We're Pokemon now, why not use Will-o-Wisp or Fire Punch or somethin'," I sugested. "You were using Psychic earlier weren't you? Why not try and let it come naturally?" Jupiter raised an eyebrow at my response. "It wouldn't kill me to try..." she trails in thought. She flicked the unlit cigarette to her mouth with Psychic, held up the her left arm to the end of the death stick and waited. After 10 short seconds of waiting, a bluish flame envelope the end of her arm as well as light the cigarette, signaling the use of Will-O-Wisp,the fire flickering like a tongue of a snake. Before long, the smell of burning vanilla filled the air. Jupiter took a moment to breathe in the breathable death before removing the cigarette from her mouth, releasing a puff of smoke and let out a soft chuckle, not even phased by the smoke;she was no beginner, that's for sure. "Somebody call staples because that was easy," Jupiter lets out a couple more titters. "Now about these,"-she points an arm to her Pokegear-"I think we should utilize these. After all strength comes in numbers," she ended with a small smile, picking up and readying her Pokegear as I readied mine. "Ready?." she asked. "Ready as I'll ever be," I answered. We then pressed the MATERIALIZE button and the Pokegears' extra addition whirs with life as a blinding light flashes and grow. After a couple of seconds, the whirs died down and in the indent of my Pokegear was something I never thought I'd see in real life. It was the iconic Pokeball. I look over to Jupiter to see that she too has a Pokeball, a Quick Ball to be precise. So many feelings were coursing through my veins, mostly nervousness and excitement; nervousness that Nyx might not listen to me and excitement that I was actually going to see a another Pokemon other than ourselves. "I've never thought to see the day..." I quietly said to myself. I took my Pokeball and took a feel for it. It felt as cool and glassy as a frosty window and metallic, but it also felt... good; like the cold was a part of me. I looked over to Jupiter, she herself looking at her Quick Ball. She looked me in the eye and nodded. I nodded back as we both threw our Pokeballs, as a red light erupted from our balls. "Come on out Nyx!" "Let's go, Lucila!"