"Slash go get Officer Jenny!" Jack commanded as he threw his oldest companion's pokeball, as he rushed the man who was abusing a Cyndaquil whom looked to injured to defend itself.
"You. Useless. Piece. Of. Tras-" the man did not finish his sentence before Jack tackled him to the ground.
"Don't," Jack began to punch the guy letting out every once of rage he had, "ever beat a pokemon like that. They are not just some type of animal." he growled.
The man grabbed Jack's wrist and began to twist it, "What I do to my pokemon is none of your business kid."
Jack used his free hand to grab the pokeball of his only other companion, "Zeta I need some help." he said as he dropped the pokeball just right so it would send the pokemon out of it.
When the pokeball opened a shiny metang appeared, "Jack what have you done this time?"
"Just get this guy to calm down please."
The man under Jack looked absolutely terrified when he realized that there was a metang about to try and do something to him, but right before Zeta could do anything Officer Jenny and Slash, who is a Grovyle, arrived, "Jack, what is going on here?" she asked.
"Sorry Jenny. I saw him abusing that Cyndaquil and I couldn't stop myself. You know how I am when it comes to pokemon abuse." Jack stood and stepped away from the pokemon abuser.
"Yes Jack I know, but you can't keep doing this." Officer Jenny said as she walked over to the man.
"What would happen if I don't?"
Officer Jenny grabbed the man "Let me bring this guy to the station while you bring that Cyndaquil to the Pokemon Center. Nurse Joy will be told to expect you."
Jack nodded and grabbed the Cyndaquil and ran to the Pokemon Center followed by his two pokemon.
"Come on Feraligatr lets get to the Pokemon Center, so we can retrieve that Cyndaquil once it is healed." a woman wearing dark clothing said after watching the seen on the northern road of Mauville City.
The door to Mauville City's Pokemon Center opened, "Hi and welcome to the Mau-"
"Nurse Joy. This Cyndaquil needs help now." Jack said still running towards Nurse Joy.
"Oh dear."Nurse Joy looked around and spotted one of the Chancey she had at the center, "Chancey get this pokemon to the ICR and start treating its injuries. I'll be there in a second."
"Chancey!" the Chancey saluted and took Cyndaquil from Jack and hurried out the room.
"Now, do you mind telling me why that poor thing is in such a bad condition?" Nurse Joy said with a hint of annoyance in her voice.
"Well Nurse Joy, Cyndaquil is not my pokemon to begin with and if it was we would not be having this conversation right now because I only care about my pokemon's safety and happiness." Jack retorted.
Nurse Joy sighed, "Do you at least know what happened to the poor thing?"
"I only know that I saw its trainer beating it senseless on the way out of town. Officer Jenny already has the trainer in custody so don't worry he won't be touching another pokemon."
"Very well. I will be back when Cyndaquil is stabilized." she turned and went through the same door that Chancey went through.
"Still the same hard headed boy I grew up with I see." a female voice said.
Jack turned towards the front door, "Arya, how have you been?"
"Good, and you Jack?" Arya asked siting in one of the chairs in the lobby.
"Fine. I hope your not here to arrest me for some ridicules crime I did not commit again."
"Come sit down, and I will tell you why I am here." she patted the seat next to hers as she finished speaking.
"First off where is your Feraligatr?"
"Out side with your two pokemon so we could have some privacy."
"OK, I guess I'll sit, but you do realize that we are in the lobby of a Pokemon Center. We will not be getting any privacy." Jack walk over and sat next to Arya. "So why are you here?"
"At first I was here because of that guy you got arrested, buuuuut now I have another objective." Arya gave Jack a mischievous smile.
"And what is that other objective, if I may ask?" Jack is oblivious to Arya's movements as she moved closer to him.
"To do this." before Jack could say anything Arya pulled him into a deep kiss.
The pair failed to notice that Nurse Joy had reentered the room. They did however notice the front doors opening and their pokemon walking in. Jack immediately pulled away from Arya blushing heavily and out of breathe, "Arya! Why in the world did you do that?" Jack almost shouted.
Arya just looked at him with a hurt expression, "I like you Jack. I always have. I just thought that we could be mo...." her voice drifted off as she began to cry.
"Arya, I..I didn't know. I'm sorry, please stop crying." Jack reached out to comfort his child hood friend only to have his hand slapped away.
Arya stood and ran out the Pokemon Center followed by an aggravated looking Feraligatr, "It could have been worse you know."
Jack jumped when he heard the sudden comment, "How? How could it have been any worse? Me and her grew up together. We started our journeys together and we stayed together until she joined the Pokemon Rangers."
"She could have said she never wanted to see you again, but instead she just ran."
"And that means what other than I screwed up?"
"It means that she might come back." Nurse Joy walked over to the video phone booth, "Cyndaquil is doing better by the way, so if you want to go watch over her for the night you can."
Jack stood and went to the room that Cyndaquil was in.
Nurse Joy watched Jack leave the room. She then dialed the number of the local police station. Not long after she dialed the number the call was answered, "This is Officer Jenny speaking what is the problem?"
"Jenny it's me, Joy. I'm calling about that Cyndaquil's trainer."
"Don't worry Joy I have taken care of him. He is no longer permitted to be a pokemon trainer."
"Isn't that a little extreme for a single case of pokemon abuse?"
"No, it's not because this is his sixth time being arrested with that charge."
"So what will happen to his pokemon?"
"They will be given to the Pokemon Rangers for rehabilitation."
"What about that Cyndaquil?"
"Yes Cyndaquil will go to them also."
"Can't we give Cyndaquil to the trainer who brought her here?"
"We can but it will cause trouble down the road."
"Send me her pokeball."
"Won't you as-"
Officer Jenny was cut off by Nurse Joy, "I said send me her pokeball. There is something about that trainer who brought her here. I would feel better knowing that she went with someone who would take care of her."
"OK, here," Officer Jenny grabbed a pokeball and put it on the transfer device and sent it to the Pokemon Center, "Just tell him to be careful around Pokemon Rangers."
"I will." Nurse Joy ended the call and grabbed the pokeball. "I hope he is not going to let me down"
The Next Day
"Cyn" the Cyndaquil looked around the room she was lying in.
"I'm glad your alright Cyndaquil. I just wish I could have found you soon so that maybe you wouldn't have been so beat up." Jack calmly spoke to the small fire type.
The door opened and Nurse Joy walked in, "I talked to Officer Jenny last night, and she gave me this to give to you." Nurse joy held out a pokeball.
Jack looked at her in disbelief, "Is that Cyndaquil's pokeball?"
Nurse Joy nodded, "Yes, it is. I have to warn you that if you take Cyndaquil with you, the Pokemon Rangers will not be happy."
Jack looked at Cyndaquil then back at Nurse Joy, "I understand, and I am ready to take responsibility for this Cyndaquil."
"Thank you for doing this. Now I think she might want a name." the Cyndaquil quickly nods her head.
"Lets see here. Blaze would work if she was male, but it could also work for females." Jack stopped and thought for a second, "How about Amber." the Cyndaquil looked at Jack for a moment before nodding her head, "Welcome to the team Amber."
One Year Later
"They are gone." Zeta said as he watch the team of Pokemon Rangers run towards Lumiose City.
"Good" Jack said as he grabbed five pokeballs, "Come on out everyone." after Jack received Amber from Nurse Joy he started to expand his team to include; one Shedinja, a Blastoise, and an Aerodactyl.
"Scept?" Slash asked in a worried tone.
"I'm sure they won't find us. There is a reason that Zeta is on lookout duty." Jack responded.
"Unless I decide to be mean." a feminine voice said from behind Jack.
Jack spun around to see who said the sudden comment directly behind him, "Arya! I thought you hated me?"
"Me, hate you? No, I was just a little butt hurt when you freaked out at the Pokemon Center in Hoenn last year." Arya smiled.
"Well you ran of so quickly I didn't get to do this." before Arya could speak Jack pulled her in for a kiss.
After a moment they pulled apart, "Well that solves one problem." Arya said trying to hide the blush on her face.
"You didn't give me a chance to respond other than my initial freak out last time." Jack said smiling at Arya not caring about the possible threat standing in front of him.
Arya walked over to one of the logs in the clearing and suddenly collapsed. Jack unsure of what just happened and what to do. He just stood there looking at his childhood friend's prone body, and suddenly he too collapsed.
“Rest now my children, for when you awake a whole new world shall be your home.” echoed threw the minds of all present pokemon and humans alike.
"Man, what happened?" Jack said as he stretched his front legs, "Where are my hands and why am I covered in fur?" he said looking at his legs that are now covered in goldish-brown fur.
"You're an Eevee. Now tell me were we are and why I can understand you" another Eevee said lying on the desert ground in front of Jack.
"You can understand me because you are an Eevee also." Jack respond as he looked over the female Eevee in front of him, "Why does her voice sound so much like Arya's?"
"What!" she shouted jumping up and looking at her legs in disbelief, "This can't be. I was just at my friends campsite outside of Lumiose City."
"Wait did you just say you were at a campsite outside of Lumiose City?" "Please. Oh, please Arceus let it be her."
Arceus shivered "Mortals."
"Yes, I did." after a moment of thought she said "Wait is that you Jack?" all he could do is nod before she tackled him, "Its me, Arya. I'm so glad we weren't separated."
"So am I, but we need to figure out were we are and hopefully why we are no longer human." Jack said trying to remove the clingy Eevee that has him in her grasp, "Arya if you let me go we can start to search for our teams and hopefully civilization because I don't know about you but I do not like being in a desert."
"Ma'am, I found some more of those weird animals!" a strange voice from above yelled causing the two once humans to look up and see a strange flying ponyta above them.
"Keep them in your sights, so that we can grab them and bring them to the boss!" a female voice yelled.
Jack and Arya looked around to try and see the source of the second voice, but only saw large amounts of sand. They then gave each other worried looks, "Think we should run?" Jack asked still under Arya.
"No, with that one," she pointed in the direction of the flying ponyta, "up there would never escape. If what ever it is was on the ground we might have been able to get away." Arya responded as she climbed off of Jack and sat next to him as he sat up, "So what do you think that ponyta meant when he said that he found more weird animals?"
"I don't know but it might not be good," Jack answered brushing some sand from his coat, "but since it would probably be worse if we ran, lets just do as they say so we won't get hurt."
Arya nodded, "Well I will cooperate so long as we can stay together."
"You two would be perfect for the boss's daughter. She just loves small fluffy pets." the same female voice from before said from behind them.
Almost in perfect sync the two ex-humans turned around to face the voices owner, who is a gray ponyta with a horn and black mane with electric blue streaks in it, "What type of ponyta are you?" Jack asked but all the mare heard was 'Ee eevee?'
"Don't worry little fella, me and my friend are going to bring you somewhere safe, and we will let you two stay together since you are obviously close." the mare smiled as she spoke to try and ease the minds of the two Eevee in front of her.
"I have an idea." Jack said as he started to draw in the sand.
"Jack what are you do-" Arya cut herself off as she read what he wrote in the sand.
'We can speak but it appears that you can't understand us.'
The mare's jaw dropped when she read what he wrote, "Give me a second and I can fix that problem if you will allow me to." Jack and Arya looked at each other and nodded, "OK just give me a second," the mares horn started to glow the same color as the streaks in her black mane. After a short moment the glow faded, "Try to talk now."
"Hi, my name is Arya and this is Jack." Arya said motioning to Jack.
"Good it worked," the mare sighed in relief, "My name is Lightning Storm, nice to meet both of you, but lets continue introductions at my camp so you two can meet my team."
"Well Ms. Storm, we will be happy to accompany you back to your camp." Jack said politely.
"Please just call me Storm or Lightning." Storm said as she turned and motioned for the two to follow.
"So.... Storm how many Pokemon have you captured?" Arya asked.
"Well I don't know what a Pokemon is but me and the rest of my team have captured quite a few strange animals."
"Those 'animals' are probably Pokemon like us." Jack corrected.
"So why do almost all of them look completely different if you are all Pokemon?"
"Well there are different species of Pokemon. For instance we are Eevees. Last time I checked there was seven hundred something different species total counting the numerous legendaries." Jack said calmly as he reached the top of the dune and look at the 'camp', "Storm is that your camp?"
"Yes and no. Yes it is were we have been spending the nights, but no it is not were we are operating from or where we are storing the Pokemon as you call them. I'll show you that place tomorrow as for now this is Dodge Junction. This little town is full of really nice ponies so don't worry none of them should be scared of you two." Storm responded obviously not happy to be staying here.
"Well it is starting to get late," Arya said looking at the sun as it slowly drifted downwards, "so lets get to the town so that we can get some rest."
"Agreed, it gets quite cold out here in the night." Storm turned to face the Eevees, "Race you there." is what she said as she took off full gallop towards Dodge Junction.
Both Jack and Arya groaned before they took off after her.
