Verity: Give it up, Daichi.

Dai: You are so supportive.

Axis: Besides me, those two own nothing.

Dai: Axis...? Why are you here?

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As the light that was once Axis the Axew vanished into the sky, everyone at the Pokémon Paradise expected things to go back to normal. They were wrong.

Hydreigon, of course, was the first to notice anything odd. Yet he could do nothing as Oshie the Oshawott vanished into thin air. Next to vanish was Emolga. Then went Keldeo.

Less than an hour later, the Pokémon Paradise was completely deserted, and anyone who came to investigate, would vanish as well.

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Axis Black blinked awake in her house in Nuvema Town. Looking at the calendar, it was the exact same day she had left for the other world.

Had it all been a dream, then? No. In her pockets were her Power Band, her Team Badge, and Oshie's Frism. Besides that, when she looked in the mirror, her once brown hair was now green, and her eyes had changed from gray to red.

Well, no one would notice her change in eye color. The bigger problem would be hiding her hair. Fortunately, she had just the solution.

Digging through her closets, she eventually came out with a hat that she could tuck her hair into. She then remembered that it was the day she and her friends Cheren and Bianca would be getting their Starter Pokémon from Professor Juniper. Carefully, she put on the outfit she had chosen for that day. As an addition, she tied the Power Band around her neck and pinned the Team Badge to her shirt.

Running out the door, she startled a group of Pidove, who flew off muttering about overexcited humans. She stopped, puzzled, and broke out into a grin. So, she could still speak to Pokémon after all.

"Sorry about that, guys!" Axis shouted, continuing until she reached the entrance to the lab, where Cheren was waiting.

"Oh, Axis. I'm surprised. You're normally as late as Bianca."

"I'm not that bad!"

"I suppose. Either way, I can't believe you're actually early for once."

A bit later, Axis and Cheren's friend Bianca came running up.

"Did I keep you waiting?"

"No. You've actually arrived right on time."

As if on cue, Professor Juniper opened the door.

"Come on in, you three. It's time to pick your Pokémon."

When they saw the three Pokémon in a line, Axis gasped. The Oshawott, clinging onto a Defense Scarf with a Team Badge attached like his life depended on it... was Oshie.

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Oshie had woken up in a forest just outside of a place with things that looked like all the descriptions he had ever heard of humans. Distracted by exploration, he had not seen the Poke Ball until it was too late. The female human said something about needing an Oshawott to give out to beginning Trainers, whatever those were.

He had been let out and told to sit down, and she went to get three young humans. The one in the middle had her features covered and let out a gasp when she saw him. The other two looked somewhat indifferent.

The adult human turned to the children. "Now, whoever takes the Oshawott, he is at a much higher level than most Oshawott given to beginners. However, he was also the only Oshawott I've seen all month, so, unless someone doesn't mind waiting for a chance to leave, one of you will have to go with him."

"That'll be me." The girl in the middle spoke out.

"Seriously? You want to do that?" The boy asked her.

She nodded. "Professor Juniper should have gotten all three Starter Pokémon before setting a date with us, but none of us are gonna lose out on our Pokémon journey."

Oshie's new trainer picked up his Poke Ball and clipped it to her belt. She picked him up and smiled.

"Well, Oshie, it seems our adventure isn't over yet." she whispered.

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Bianca went on to pick out Tepig, leaving Cheren with Snivy. Professor Juniper then handed out some devices.

"These are your Pokedexes. They will give you information about all Pokémon you need to know about." Axis tucked hers away in her bag, where it would never be seen again, except for in very rare cases. Since, you know, she's run into nearly every Pokémon the Unova region has to offer.

"Hey, Bianca, you wanna battle?" Cheren asked. "I'd ask Axis, but I have no clue just how much more powerful than our Pokémon her Oshawott is."

"So, now would not be a good time to tell them I'm level fifty?"

"No, it wouldn't. And keep quiet. I don't want to have to explain how I can understand you."

Walking outside the other two called out their Pokémon while Axis and Oshie sat on the sidelines. Cheren started first.

"Snivy, Tackle."

"Tepig, respond with your own Tackle."

This continued for a fair bit of time, until Snivy collapsed.

"Bianca and Tepig are the winners."

"I think that was obvious."

"Yeah. That's mostly just formalities."

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After leaving town, and getting away from Cheren and Bianca, Axis asked Oshie, who was currently sitting on her head, a question.

"Oshie, is anyone else we know here?"

"To be honest, I have no clue. One second I was checking the Board for jobs, the next I was just out of that place."

"It's called Nuvema Town, and that was Professor Juniper's Pokémon Lab. She gives out Tepig, Snivy, and Oshawott to beginning trainers."

"So, I was lucky enough to be the Oshawott she was offering when you came in?"

"More of, you were lucky enough to be the only Oshawott in Nuvema Town. If there were others, we might not of found each other. After all, it would be easier for most to train a level five than a level fifty."

While walking, Axis nearly tripped over a Lillipup.

"Sorry! I wasn't looking where I was going."

"Lillipup?" Oshie jumped off of Axis' head. "Is that you, Lillipup?"

"Oshie?"

"Yeah, and that's Axis!"

"Hey, Lillipup, can you tell me what happened?"

"Well, no one from the Pokémon Paradise came to town at all, so Swadloon and I went to investigate. The place was completely deserted when we came. We were trying to figure it out, but Swadloon disappeared before my eyes. A few seconds later, I found myself here."

"So, everyone from the Pokémon Paradise is gone?"

"Yeah. And since Oshie is here, everyone else should be, too."

Axis and Oshie exchanged glances. Everyone from the Pokémon Paradise. In this world. With no clue how things worked. This was bad.

Axis pulled out an empty Poke Ball. "Lillipup, humans can't normally understand Pokémon, sand some can be cruel to them. So, I'm going to put you in this and bring you with us, okay?"

"Okay."

She tapped Lillipup with the Poke Ball, sealing him inside. Originally, she hadn't been up for catching a large number of Pokémon, but it now seemed like a necessity. After all, a large number of Pokémon had lived in the Pokémon Paradise. Add that to visitors, and this meant... Amanita's PC would be quite full by the end of this journey, that was obvious.

Either way, she could do it. She'd saved the world from the Bittercold, this would be easy in comparison. She just had to keep telling herself that.

"Look out world! Axis Black is coming for you!"

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Axis' Pokémon team:

Oshie (Oshawott) level 50, male

Lillipup, level 15, male

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Dai: Ever notice how the Pokémon Professors seem blind at the start of each game? Well, at least it's better than Gates to Infinity, which gives you no gender selection! Which means I can't play as Pikachu!

Verity: Just suck it up.

Axis: Hello? Does anyone remember I'm here? Hello...?