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A whole new world by Pent Ghelsburg

Disclaimer: The characters depicted in this work are purely fictional. Any resemblance to people alive or dead is purely a coincidence. They are the original and rightful intellectual property of their creators. Some of them are depicted as underage. I use them with permission and respect. This work contains transformative and suggestive sexual content. You have been warned.

"Only the wisest and stupidest

of people never change."

-Confucius

Life is one of those things that is never constant. Every single day is a new challenge that must be met with diligence and tact. But what do you do when life seems like it's completely come to a standstill. When every day is the same and the treadmill of reality seems to run at a constant speed and with only one direction. Consistency has its benefits, but we must not become complacent at any point. For when we do, that is when we become lost in a whirlpool of continuity.

Nait was a young man who lived in the sprawling city of Mexico City. At 21 years of age, city life was all he knew. He worked pretty much every day at a local IT firm as a software developer. The company was a fairly big one and he had already been there a few years. But pretty much every day was the same. He was tasked with a huge human resources software project, which had a strict deadline at the end of the year. Every single hour of every single day he obsessed over the development of the program, however, it seemed to make very little progress no matter how hard he worked.

Nait was one of the few anthros at the place. As a male lion, he was supposed to be an apex predator. But in this society, humans were very much in control. It was very much segregated in favor of the "soft-skinned" ones. The species-ism very much wore on his mental state. Each and every day he went home exhausted and had very little desire to do anything he wanted to do. Only on rare occasions did he partake in his hobby Pokemon Go. After all he had been instrumental in the development of perfecting a "Got-cha" device, which he took special pride in.

One night Nait began to have a bit of a mental breakdown. He was regretting that his life had become sedentary. He was nostalgic for the days of old where he could go out and do whatever he wanted. Living alone was becoming tiresome as well. The lion very much yearned for companionship in a world where everything seemed to go against him. As he thumbed through his favorite app, his wander, wondering if he should go outside. But he was much too tired, his mind was shot and all he wanted to do was lay there and relax.

His phone dinged in his paw. A notification came up for Pokemon Go. It was strange since he was just in the game, but it wasn't ordinary for the program to send notifications for events. The message spewing some nonsense about recruiting new players for his favorite team, offering good rewards. Of course, he knew no one interested in the game and quickly dismissed it. Nait messed around on his phone until dinner time when his stomach reminded him it was time to eat.

Dinner was a pretty meager existence for him. Nait wasn't much of a cook and usually dined out or had one of those frozen meals. He wasn't one for intricate or overly complicated. Tonight was much of the same as he waited for his microwave dish to heat up. Even eating it was no longer satisfying. Nothing tasted good anymore. It seemed he had turned into quite the cynic. When he returned to his room his phone lighting up again. The same notification, it seemed. Nait put the phone to the side and decided it was time for sleep. Besides he was tired and had to get up early.

The tiger tossed and turned for a while before slept finally consumed him. He never dreamt much but tonight was one of those rare occasions where his mind was still active. The man imagined a world of sprawling world of open fields and awe-inspiring forests. His mind breezing snow-capped mountains and tranquil seas. It was as he could feel the breeze, even feeling a bit chilled as his body tossed and turned. He found that he could fly, seeking ever closer to the sun but not seeming able to turn back when he got to close. The heat seeming way too real to be a dream and causing him to sweat quite heavily.

It was a long night. Nait continued to writhe through his dreams. His body curling up into a fetal position and hugging itself. When he finally awoke, it was to the all too real terror of being burned alive by the burning sun before him. He was still sweating, so much that his shirt was actually wet from the amount of perspiration that he put off. As he finally came around, he found that he had quite a headache. The back portion of his body was sore, which wasn't normal for him considering he normally had no issue sleeping on his back.

"You alright?" An unfamiliar and somewhat high pitch voice sounded.

The lion could feel a somewhat cold breeze on his fur. It took a second for him to come around and his vision was a bit blurry as he tried to adjust his vision to the light. It felt as if he were outdoors. Nait felt a sudden nudge near his torso.

The source of the voice was poking at him with its hand. "You alive?"

The man moaned and sat up before rubbing his eyes. His vision eventually returned and he could finally see clearly. In front of him was a brownish critter with green covering some of its head and stretching to it's back.

"Oh, good!" The creature reached forward in an effort to help the other up.

The young man willingly took the little paw as a helping hand up. Surprisingly the thing didn't seem deterred by the size difference. Once Nait was standing upright, he got a better look at the thing in front of him. It looked to be a child of some sort. Some of its fur was covered in grass, but the turf actually seemed to be growing out of it.

The critter extended out his paw in a gesture of greeting. "I'm Zach and who are you?"

"Uh...Nait...Where I am?" Looking around the lion realized he was no longer at home anymore.

The lion looked over the small beast in front of him. It looked strangely familiar to a Chespin. He pinched himself to be sure he wasn't dreaming.

Of course, that definitely wasn't the case.

"You're in Kalos. Where did you think you are?" The rodent scratched his head in confusion.

Nait listened to his response and stood stupefied for a moment. "And you're...a chespin?"

"Yes? Are you feeling okay?" Zach's face dropped at just how naive this fur seemed to be.

The lion nodded, feeling it would be keen to play along. "Yeah..."

"You seem lost. What's wrong?" The Chespin eased himself over and rubbed the man on the back.

Nait couldn't help but smile at the boy's helpful nature. "This is the Pokemon world...isn't it? I'm not supposed to be here..."

"You're not? Hmm...Maybe we should see Wigglytuff. She might have some information we can use to get you home. Come on" Zach waved one of his arms forward to goad the other to continue going on.

Nait brushed himself off. His body was still strangely warm but he could see the sun gazing overhead. It was a warm day to be sure, even despite the breeze. A strange tingling sensation coursed through his body as he walked forward. Yet, he had no other choice than to follow the little Chespin. They walked through a small outcropping of trees and the lion could see a small village in front of them. A sign stood out front with some poorly scribbled handwriting. It read "Treasure Town."

Looking at the sign made him feel even more uneasy. The name seemed strangely familiar, though he couldn't remember from where. There were houses and various buildings about with all sorts of Pokemon running back and forth. Nait rubbed his eyes, unsure if he should believe what he was seeing. His gut swirling with unease as he tried to process everything he was taking in. When he moved his hands from his eyes, he found that his paws had taken on a more blueish tone of fur.

"Come on, we're almost there!" Zach saw that the man had stopped in his tracks.

Nait felt compelled to comply and soon continued to follow the Chespin to a building near the back of the town. All of the roads were dirt, unlike the pavement streets like he was used to at home. Many of the Pokemon eyed him warily. As they neared it the lion could see a large building with a large pink fixture for a roof. The top of the architecture resembled the head of a Jigglypuff.

"Wait here!" The chespin disappeared for a moment after he descended down a lift in the opening of the building.

A pelipper flew by and dropped off a few letters of mail at the nearby box. The bird paying him no mind as it went about its normal business. Nait still unable to kick the queasy feeling in his stomach. Soon Zach reappeared with a taller Wigglytuff at his side.

"Wigglytuff waved aggressively to him. "Oh big-person, hello!"

"Go on and ask...maybe she can help you?" Chespin suggested to the bigger lion.

"Uh..." Nait wasn't sure how to do his problem into words. "I'm lost?"

"Lost? You no lost! You here! You friend! HA PUFF" The balloon puffed out its chest in frustration.

A chill went through Nait's body and it made him cringe a bit. His clothing seeming a bit looser on him than he recalled.

"But, I'm from Earth. I'm not a Pokemon!" Nait almost shouted his words as if he couldn't control himself.

"TUFF!" The wigglytuff's body emanated a pink aura around it. "No Sense. Yes. Pokemon.!"

The lion stopped short of responding as he could see he was making it angry. Zach began to approach him again.

The Chespin reached out and touched him. "Don't worry. I believe you. We can try asking Xatu if you want?"

"Yes. Good. Adventure. Bring many Apple!" The pink aura began to fade around the wigglytuff as it returned to its base.

Nait found himself able to move once again. He felt strangely beset by fear around the Wigglytuff but now that it was gone he was able to act.

Zach walked forward and waved the lion onward. "Come on!"

The man nodded and trudged forward. As he did the shoes on his feet slipped off. Not even realizing it, he carried on as nothing had happened. The Chespin smiled and led the way back out of town.

"So where is this...Xatu fellow?" The lion was eager to find answers to his problem.

The Chespin stopped to think a moment. "Legend has it he is in the Great Canyon among the Desert of Echoes."

"Wait, so you've never been?" Nait muttered in fear, perhaps a bit under his own breath.

Zach turned around and pounded his chest. "Nope, but it's an adventure. Who cares? Let's go!"

The cheery and exuberant nature of the Chespin was surely contagious. Nait couldn't help but feel a bit more confident in their journey, even if the Pokemon had never met. The Chespin made a quick stop at Kecleon's shop and bought provisions for their task. If nothing else years of being in the Junior Pokemon Rangers club had taught him to be prepared. Once he had stocked up, he handed the man a small yellow scarf that matched the one he was wearing.

"Partners?" The rodent extended his paw out again to motion for agreement.

Nait knew he didn't have much of a choice, reaching his own paw out to meet the boys in front of him. "Sure."

The moment their hands met, a chill went through the lion's body. A soothing pulse went through him. He couldn't budge. Zach smiled as he watched the man slowly diminish before him. The felines head fur began to take a blue hue and his ears started to round. A static shock sparked from a newly formed yellow cuff of fur around his wrists causing him to pull back his grasp in surprise.

Zach smirked roguishly. "Come on, let's go see Xatu!"

The Chespin was not one to wait and rushed forward out of Treasure town.

Once Nait began to talk again, little did he realize that his pants virtually slipped off of him. Even despite the cool breeze present in the area, he didn't seem to notice he was almost naked from the waist down. The lion felt obligated to follow the young Chespin. After all, he really had no other choice and the only other Pokemon he'd met so far hadn't believed his story. He had put all of his faith in the rodent in hopes that Xatu could get him back home.

They began their journey outside the town and passed back into crossroads where they entered the vast Exbel fields. The huge sprawling plains of grass were only separated by a small stream that jutted its way through the grasslands and spilled into the ocean to the south. The Chespin kept his lead in front of the two and walked right along the streams shore. As they neared its end, they came upon a vast waterfall, where the fount of water sprayed onto them.

"Let's take a swim!" Zach wasted no time and dove right into the water.

Nait contemplated for a moment to strip his own clothing off. Yet, the Chespin seemed so nonchalant around him and his playful attitude was surely infectious. So without any further thought, the lion streamlined for the lake in front of him. Soon he crashed into the pond with a quiet splash. The lion's underwear being pushed off by the current as he pushed against it, leaving him in just socks and an oversized t-shirt.

The lion could feel the cool water surrounding him. It put him at ease and he flattened his body and allowed himself to float along the surface of the water. Meanwhile, Zach was doggy paddling around the lake, circling around the other male. The Pokemon heading over to him and getting the keen idea of tickling him. Slowly the rodent inched towards the other male, making as little noise as possible. Soon he was within a personal distance from him.

Nait was completely unaware and seemingly lost in a state of relaxation. The Chespin knew this was his opportunity. Reaching in he snagged off the other male's socks. They slid off quite easily and revealed Nait's now pitch black paws and yellow paw pads. Some static discharged from his feet into the water. Slowly Zach began to stroke the bottom of the furs paws. It didn't take long before the lion began to writhe and giggle.

"H-hey!" The lion kicked lightly.

But this wasn't enough for the pokemon to stop. Instead, he took his own claws and gently stroked them over the sole of Nait's paw. The lion began to feel light-headed as a sense of whimsy came over him. A static pulse began to course through his body, sending small jolts of electricity through his form. However, it wasn't painful. His shirt began to single from the electricity boiling around him. The emission of energy didn't seem to be bothering Zach much as he had experienced far worse in battles through his young life.

It wasn't long before the lion passed out from the explosion of power. Nait's fur began to thin a bit, replacing his thicker brown and tan fur with more blue and black. His tail had lost its prickle to be replaced by a sparkly star. He very much resembled a Shinx now in pretty much every way but size. Zach halted his advance, the chespin licked his finger and opened his mouth for a moment. Spitting into his hand, the rodent produced a small seed. Slowly he guided the seed into Nait's maw and gently pushed it inside.

The Chespin smiled and went about playing while waiting for his new friend to awaken. A few minutes later, Nait began to come along. His body was pretty sore and achy and he couldn't think straight. He couldn't remember much of anything and began to look around. Memories of his old life were beginning to fade. Nothing remained of his job, instead replaced with false ones with his life as a Shinx. A teenage pokemon who had been assigned a younger partner to mentor.

Nait straightened up his body and waded in the water. "You alright Zach?"

"Yup, you ready to go? The Desert of Echo's awaits." The Chespin swim his way out of the water and shook himself dry.

Soon the Shinx joined him on dry land. By this point, Nait's shirt was annoyingly long. So much so that he couldn't stand it anymore and stripped it off. Standing up he was still a good deal taller than the other boy, though it was nowhere to the level where it had been earlier in the day. Still, that didn't seem to matter much to him. Picking up their bandanas and putting them back on, the two Pokemon were ready to restart their journey anew.

Zach continued to keep the lead of the two. Despite being the younger, he very much preferred being the leader. Nait was more than willing to take point since he wasn't quite as sure what was going on anymore. Eventually, they moved past the wildlands into the Desert of Echos. It's vast sprawling sandy wastelands stretched before them. All sorts of ground and fighting pokemon could be seen wandering about in the distance.

There wasn't much else about. Only an occasional tree or cactus sprouted up to decorate the otherwise desolate area. It was dry and sand picked up quite easily to spray in their eyes as they trekked forward. The only noticeable feature of the area was the geographic feature that had become known as the Spine. It was the remains of the legendary Rayquaza, who had marshaled this land in the time of the Great Strife. The now-retired team led by Allakhazam had been sent to tether him but ended up having to fell the beast since it would not listen to reason.

Now all that remained were the bones of it's corpse and it had collected much debris over the 20 years since that fateful day. It was by far the most obvious and distinguishable feature of the region. Zach knew from his time in the Junior Rangers that adventurers often used the Spine as a marker for the way to the canyon. So he decided that it was best to follow along the old bones of the legendary beast.

"Come on slowpoke." The Chespin looked back and saw his friend was lagging pretty far behind.

The tease made Nait hesitate for a moment. His body seeming unable to respond to his mind's commands. The shinx's body began to itch and tingle as he remained motionless. The squalls of sand beating against his body as he stood there. Zach watched as his friend diminished in the distance. Losing much of its maturity and taking on a more soft look, even perhaps gaining a bit more body fat in the process. The chespin smiling as he knew it wouldn't be long before Nait was completely in his paws.

Soon the Shinx was able to shrug the sense off as if it were nothing. Now only keen to return to his friend. Finding himself only barely just able to look over the chespins grass-like quills.

Nait puffed out his chest in a show of confidence. "Coming..." His voice cracking a bit as he spoke.

The two friends continued on their way, making their journey across the spine in a pretty good time. When they finally arrived at the entrance to the Great Canyon, the sun had just begun to set.

"Maybe we should camp here for the night?" The Chespin yawned as it had been a pretty long day.

Nait shrugged. "Yeah, it's late and at least the hillside will provide us some protection from the wind"

"Cool." Zach disappeared for a few minutes and returned with the brush for a fire. "Light it, please?"

The shinx held out his paw and zapped it with a small jolt of electricity. It caught fire and soon emanated heat for the makeshift campsite. The Chespin pulled out some of the food he had brought for the journey and handed one to his friend so they could roast it on the open fire. It was nothing more than some berries and an apple each, so it didn't take long to cook. Zach even going as far to share his own version of a scary story

Once the tale was finished, Zach reached over and hugged his friend. Nait edging his own arm over the other cub and enjoying his closeness. After all, they had been friends for so long. They had been partners for ages. It only made sense that they were the best of friends. The Shinx even feeling a bit bubbly for the other Pokemon. The two stared for a moment gazing into the fire as it burned and fizzled into the night sky above.

It had been a long day and they were quite tired. Nait, especially felt sore as if his muscles had spent an exceptional amount of energy getting there. Zach glad to finally have a friend around his own age to enjoy his time with. Of course, he had no plans of returning the lion to his original form knowing full well that Nait had no recollection of his past. Instead replaced with a new reality to replace his old boring and mundane one. All in all the newly minted Pokemon seemed please with the turn of events.

The night grew old and eventually, they turned to sleep. Nait coaxed Zach into his grasp and the two shared the space despite there being plenty of it around then. The Chespin warming up to the idea and nuzzling into his friend's chin and succumbing to sleep. The larger cub guiding his paw over the side of the other boy. Soon also losing himself to slumber, thinking to himself of how nice it was to have a best friend as good as his own.