A/N Noa, back at it again with that SI bullshit that all started because I did a blind Nuzlocke of Pokémon Shield (which I have archived on my twitch channel—I eventually plan on moving it all to YouTube as soon as I find the energy to sit down and import the videos). Basically, it's why you won't be seeing me use certain Pokémon names just yet, so…try to get used to that.

Anyways, expect there to be memes and bunch of worldbuilding and headcanons, because I have a lot of stuff for Pokémon up my sleeves that I am especially eager to put to use. Though, before that, let's get that disclaimer out of the way!

Disclaimer for the whole story: I don't own the Pokémon franchise or anything related to it!

I hope you guys have fun reading whatever wacky shenanigans come out of my brain!

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You know, there's something questionable about waking up on a pile of moss in some random forest. The moss was soft, damp, and actually glowing…much like the mushrooms growing out of the ground. They're so colorful, lighting up the dark woods with its luminescent, ethereal glow.

It's like something out of a Studio Ghibli film, with trees that were especially verdant and lofty. The grass covering the ground was tall and thick, and the air was devoid of any industrial smells. It almost seemed too unreal, too…dreamlike.

Is this a dream?

I want to believe, because I know not of any forests that are near where I live. There are no roses, nor almonds—just trees and mushrooms.

"Deeee…" A strange creature appears from within the tall grass, carrying an armload of berries of varying colors and shapes. It was bipedal, with a rotund body and short, darkly colored fur with noticeable patches of white on its hands, feet, and torso. It had warm, brown eyes and weirdly-shaped horns coming out of its head that remind me somewhat of croissants.

There's an urge I have to freak out at the sight of it, but a pleasant scent wafts to my nose and all too suddenly, my eyes start to droop. My body grows lax and soon, I fall back asleep. When I wake up again, the strange creature is sitting in front of me, holding a spoon filled mashed berries to my face.

"Indeee," it cries out in a bell-like voice.

"Whaaa—?" My mouth barely opened a bit before the creature shoved the spoon into my mouth.

It's feeding me?!

The flavor was rather…strong, coming off sweet, sour, and even…spicy? What the hell?

Gulp!

I swallowed hard out of shock, regretting it almost instantly when my throat started hurting from the action. I coughed a few times, earning another spoonful of mashed berries in my mouth as soon as I was done.

"Deee…" the creature frowned, reaching to gently pat me on the head in an attempt to comfort me. Of course, that didn't seem to do me any favors, as it just caused my anxiety to spike.

Where the hell am I?!

What is this thing?

I wanna say that it looks like a Pokémon, but…is it a Pokémon? Just how did I get here?

"Reeeemmmm!" Oh fuck, that doesn't sound good… There was a noise coming from the tall grass, which was just starting to rustle rather violently. Seconds passed before a sentient hat thing just straight up jumped out and tried to fucking slam its body into me.

"Deee!" Thankfully, that creature who was feeding me, jumped in to protect me…with some sort of barrier—is it magic?

It looks like it, but…

Thinking back on that Pokémon thought…would that be Protect?

Am I really in the Pokémon world?

If that's the case, then I don't recognize these two—except making the one that was trying to feed me. Although, not completely, it just reminds me of Audino, only if it was goth and a little rounder around the hips.

Is this the elusive goth gf?

That's all I can really think, because otherwise, it's not ringing any bells.

"Indee!" Except maybe it's cry—cuz it sounds similar to a ringing bell. Huh…how weird…

There's that smell again.

Smells nice…like—really nice. "Haaa…"

I'm feeling sleepy again…

"Haaaaa!" Oh fuck—the hat just started glowing! Rainbows were shining off its body as it slammed into Audino's goth gf, which…actually hurt it.

THUD!

Ouch, that gotta hurt…oh shit—it's going after me! "Aaahhhh!"

"Deeeeee!" Fortunately, for me, Audino's goth gf made a quick recovery as she got off the ground and blasted the sentient hat with a ball of black and purple energy with purple static crackling around it.

BAM!

That sent the sentient hat flying a few yards away from us, landing roughly in a tall, patch of grass. Moments passed, and the patch of grass remained still. I'm guessing Audino's goth gf managed to knock it out…though…are you okay?

"Dee?" Audino's goth gf tilted her head to the side. I'm not even sure if it's female, and I honestly don't want to assume…but at this point, I don't think it matters. If it turns out I'm wrong, then I'm wrong and I'll apologize for it. In the meantime, it's just me and her. "Deee."

She walked back to my side, patting me a few times on the head before going back to feeding me again. This time, I was a lot calmer, letting her continue to feed me. It was still weird, but after all that had happened…things could be worse. Like—so much worse.

We could be getting attacked by a sentient hat.

Instead, we're just eating mashed up berries and…was I always this small?

Did I shrink?

I know I wasn't that tall for a person, but this is freaking ridiculous. My hands are so tiny, and my arms and legs…they're missing a few scars that were faint, but otherwise there. My skin tone seems to be a shade darker, though it's hard to say, with this lighting here.

Let it be known that glowing shrooms aren't the best source of light.

They do their job in making sure I can see shit, but…other than that, that's it. The colors make it difficult to discern the colors of items…like whatever that weird creature thing is doing.

"Iiimppp!" It was sticking its tongue out at me, laughing like the little shit it was. That was when a similar-looking creature, with a darker color scheme and black hair just jumped in to pull the smaller creature away with an annoyed, "Mooorrrg."

Interesting.

Signs keep pointing to Pokémon, but I can never be too sure… And honestly? I didn't get an official confirmation until a couple days later, when Audino's goth gf (who I've started referring to as Mami) took me to a small pond to clean up. That's when I caught sight of a pony-like creature with cloud-like, fluffy hair. It had a horn coming out of its head, like a unicorn, and was slowly making its way over to the water to take a drink.

Is that supposed to be Ponyta?

That's when it came back to me, like getting hit in the chest with a softball, only…not as painful. Although, my confusion did attract another of those sentient hat things, which Mami had to quickly dispatch of before it had a chance to attack me.

So this is the Galar region…

Were it not for that Galarian Ponyta, I would've likely remained in the dark until further notice. Thankfully, that is not the case, although…that still does raise a lot of questions, like…how in the hell did I end up in the world of Pokémon?

Doesn't stuff like this usually end up with me becoming a Pokémon?

So much for Mystery Dungeon, but it's probably for the best. The last thing I need is to either leave behind my partner, or for my partner to leave me behind as soon as the main story is done. Like, fuuuuuck that—I ain't about that life.

I'll cry.

Which is the last thing I should be doing in this forest that is filled with sentient hat Pokémon that are extremely likely to vibe check the hell out of you if you even show the faintest of strong emotions. How did I figure out that it was strong emotions?

Well, it all started after I bumped my head rather hard on a tree trunk and…yeah, Mami had to jump in again to save my ass. Speaking of Mami, she's pretty protective of me, which is…also strange, but I ain't about to look a gift horse in the mouth.

Wouldn't that be a gift Ponyta in this world?

Who knows… I honestly don't care, as all I really want to know is why I haven't seen any people around. Like…who the heck leaves a child unattended in a dark, spooky forest filled with glowing shrooms? Someone sure did, and I'm only fortunate that Mami picked me up, instead of ignoring me like most of this forest's inhabitants. She feeds me, keeps me safe, and also helps me clean up whenever I get dirty. She's like a mother to me, only…a bit more lenient than my actual mother.

My own mother wouldn't let me out of her sight when I was younger. Meanwhile, Mami gives me enough freedom to wander off on my own. She only steps in whenever it's time for her to feed me or when I've accidently set off Vibe Check the Pokémon. Other times also include whenever I get too aggressive in whatever fights I get with a pink-colored imp Pokémon.

I think they're called Impidimp?

I didn't pay much attention to Sword and Shield after a certain point, as I wanted to go in as blind as possible for whatever Nuzlocke challenge I was gonna force upon myself. I'm kinda regretting that now, but whatever—no point in crying over things I can't change. And as much as I wanted to complain, I don't think Vibe Check the Pokémon would appreciate that—especially since the little guy seems to have family that accompanies it. At one point, I saw a witchy-looking thing with a similar color scheme to Vibe Check the Pokémon, only…taller and more menacing. I saw that thing slap the utter shit out of some loud toy that one of the Impidimp brought into the woods with them.

Holy fucking shit.

"Haaaaa." As soon as the toy was destroyed beyond recognition and permanently silenced, the Pokémon turned around, smiling a bit too sweetly at the sight of a tiny little hat thing that peered out of the tall grass.

"Naaaaa?" It was far smaller and quieter than any of the other Pokémon that shared its color scheme.

Almost like a baby…

The tall, witchy-looking Pokémon used the "hand" hanging from the tassel connected to its hat to pick up the tiny Pokémon off the ground. It whispered a few things to it before slowly floating off into the tall grass. A couple of the other hat Pokémon followed after it, leaving a couple of displeased Impidimp behind to quietly express their annoyance.

That didn't last long, since the Impidimp were interrupted by a Pokémon that I believed to be its evolution. It was the same, imp-like creature that was taller and possessed black hair. It gave the Impidimp a slight scare that stunned them into silence, before ushering them back into the tall grass as a loud cry called out to them.

I'm guessing that's Mama…or Papa.

That same Pokémon came back to drop off a couple of things with Mami. There seemed to be some sort of understanding between the two of them, for the other Pokémon to act this way towards Mami. Mami seemed to appreciate it herself, from the way she was practically beaming. She gave the Pokémon a couple of pats on the head, which the Pokémon quickly shook off with its hair. It stuck its tongue out at Mami before going back into the tall grass.

Mami didn't seem at all offended, only laughing quietly behind her hand. She then turned her attention to me, her eyes glowing with some strange light before I was lifted off the ground with some weird, psychic energy.

I'm guessing you're a psychic-type.

You'd think I'd get a clue in the past two weeks I've spent with her, but no… I'm that dense.

Better now than never, I guess.

Also, living in the woods wasn't as hyped up as adventure stories made them out to be, especially when you're fighting off Impidimp who refuse to leave you alone while you're doing your business. It's awkward, and fairly embarrassing—so I rather not talk much about that fiasco.

Every few days or so, Mami would sit me down to brush out some of the tangles in my hair, using a brush that Pokémon with the black hair had brought her. It's quite the experience, since it can get a little painful. And when there's pain, there's emotions of distress, and with those emotions, you get Vibe Check the Pokémon coming in to give you a good thrashing. This time, their witchy mother made an appearance and gave me a death glare as it stared us down through the protective barrier Mami had set up.

Ominous.

It stares menacingly at me, its hand softly patting its child's head when it let out a distressed cry. It freezes still when a soothing, aromatic scent wafted right by its nose. It blinks a few times before sighing, its body growing lax and its expression almost softening.

"Reeeene." She sounded a lot calmer now, her gaze turning away to look at the child by her side. Like its mother, the smaller hat Pokémon was as calm and even a bit affectionate, from the way it rubbed its head against Vibe Check the Pokémon, who no longer seemed interested in beating the utter shit out of me. A couple of minutes passed and soon, the three Pokémon were making their way back into the tall grass.

By then, I had also calmed down considerably, almost falling asleep as soon as Mami was done brushing my hair.

I guess it's nap time…

You know, it'd be nice to say that the only thing that happened to me was that I shrunk down, but it's more than that. I was a child again, around the age of maybe three or four—it's hard to tell, since this body isn't exactly mine. How do I know that?

Well, it all started when I finally got a good look at my reflection, thanks to a compact mirror I wrestled off an Impidimp—you can get a lot of good stuff from them if you know when to go after them. Anyways, my hair was still the same dark-brown color and as thick as ever, so nothing's really changed in that department, aside from the lack of frizz.

Dunno if I should be happy or sad about that…

It's conflicting, but I think I can live with that. My skin was bit darker than how I remember it being in my baby pictures, and to add to that, my eyes were no longer the same shade of chocolate brown. In fact, they weren't even brown at all.

That'd be too normal.

Instead of brown, they were purple. And not just any purple, but like a lavender color that almost seemed to glow. It's like something out of an anime, which…isn't that far off, considering the Pokémon world can let people have purple hair and yellow eyes that are completely natural.

I'm looking at you, Leon.

Speaking of Leon…he should be Champion, right? Does that mean I get to face him one day? Wait…do I want to challenge the Pokémon League?

Hmmmm…

I'll consider it, but like…I think I'm stuck here until I either get noticed or find a way out of this forest. And honestly? I don't think I'm getting out of here anytime soon, since most people tend to avoid going any deeper into the woods, no thanks to Impidimp line and Vibe Check the Pokémon. Any time I try to wander off too far from Mami, and she straight up uses Psychic on me to take me back to bed for the day.

I don't know about you but getting put to bed early just sucks when you barely have much to do, so I have long since given up on trying to find a way out of here. It's not like I'm in a bad place—I've never felt safer, despite the fact that I throw hands with a bunch of imp-like Pokémon on a weekly basis. The only real threat that exists is the sentient hat line, with their witchy mother, but Mami knows how to deal with them now.

Every once in a while, a Galarian Ponyta approaches me and lets me pet it, so that's also something. And once, I ran into this weird cup of tea that was a sentient ghost, so I can only assume that little thing probably evolves into a Polteageist.

Oh my gosh, I want one!

I wanted to befriend that sentient cup of tea, but the little rascal went on its way as soon as it saw an opening and I never saw it again.

Dang.

A part of me wonders if it's purposely avoiding me…or if someone managed to catch the little guy. Either one would work, since most of the Pokémon in this forest associate me with Mami, who has made a name for herself from how often certain Pokémon would approach her for a challenge.

Like this one Oranguru that likes to test its wits against Mami in a battle. Oranguru might have the advantage in intelligence, but Mami likes to think outside the box, which puts the odds in her favor from time to time.

There's also a group of Passimian that pass through this part of the forest every so often, earning the slight ire of a certain witchy mother whenever they get too loud. Usually, that leads to Mami using what I believe to be Heal Pulse and whatever medicinal herbs she had collected with that Oranguru to help heal any injuries the Passimian might have sustained from that encounter.

I had fun with those Passimian—they taught me how to climb trees. It's a nice skill to have when you're chasing after Impidimp who have stolen your berries.

I swear to god, I'm turning feral because of these guys.

At one point, I managed to lay the smack down on their older sibling after they tried pulling a prank on me. Not my proudest moment, as I only won because I kept tugging on their black hair. It felt completely unfair, but the Pokémon didn't seem to feel that way, from the way it flashed me a genuine smile devoid of any mischief. I got dogpiled by a bunch of Impidimp right after that, earning a couple of berries from them as some sort of reward.

Huh.

I didn't think much about that encounter at first, until a few days later, when I finally caught a good glimpse of that Pokémon that would usually call out to the Impidimp and their older sibling. And let me just say, holy shit.

Is that the Green Goblin?!

It was tall, bulky, and covered in black hair, with sharp fangs protruding from its mouth. A bunch of Impidimp were sitting on its shoulders, with a few of them hanging off its arms. The Impidimp were chattering amongst themselves, one of them having the absolute audacity to point at me.

"Imp imp!" it cried out, causing the taller Pokémon to focus their gaze on me.

"Grimmm…" Its voice was deep, and somewhat ominous, which only added more to its already intimidating appearance.

"Hhhhh…" I can only hope that this Pokémon wasn't anything like Vibe Check and their witchy mother.

Mami?

"Indeee." Mami was currently in the middle of picking some flowers, as calmly as she possibly could.

Seriously?

Welp…this is gonna suck. "Huh?"

"Grimmm!" that Pokémon spoke again, sounding a lot more affectionate as it reached down to pat me on the head.

Excuse me?

"Indee!" Mami let out a content cry as she offered the Pokémon the flowers she had finished picking. One of the Impidimp hopped off the Pokémon and scurried over to grab the flowers, which it quickly shared amongst its siblings as soon as it returned to them.

That's adorable.

After seeing them act like a bunch of brats, it's hard to accept that they're also capable of acting just as cute as a bunch of Spritzee fledglings. Speaking of which, there they go—floating along with the wind.

"Spriii!" How cute…

Gosh, they smell nice.

If the mother Aromatisse wasn't staring me down from a tree branch, I'd reach out to pet one of the Spritzee. Instead, I hold my ground as the Impidimp's older sibling jumps out of the tall grass to tackle me to the ground.

You wanna go?!

"Moooorg!" Oh shit, it learned a new move!

"Ahhhh!" That thing just chopped me in the throat! "Haaack!"

That threw me into a violent coughing fit, just loud enough to attract Vibe Check's witchy mother, who was about ready to obliterate me like she did with that loud-ass toy, but she stopped upon seeing the tall, bulky Pokémon with the Impidimp.

"Haaa…" Witchy mother seemed somewhat annoyed to see this Pokémon, while the Pokémon felt the complete opposite from how it just smiled at her.

"Snaaaaarl!" It moved closer to the witchy mother, reaching out to offer her one of the flowers that one of the Impidimp had finished giving to it.

The witchy mother stared at the flower that was being offered to her, her eyes narrowing as she hesitantly took the flower into her hand. "Reeeennn."

A content growl left the bulky Pokémon's mouth as it moved closer to the witchy mother. It gave her a slight nudge with its nose, earning a light tap to its head from the witchy mother.

Are they friends?

Uhhh, I think that might be an understatement, from how witchy mama was letting the bulkier Pokémon nuzzle her affectionately. Welp…I'm guessing that's Mama and Papa, then.

Damn, that's a lot of kids.

Speaking of kids, there's Vibe Check about ready to beat the utter shit out of me… At least, that was the plan before the Impidimp's older sibling jumped in to Sucker Punch them into the tall grass. It let out a mischievous laugh after that as it stood its ground, completely unaffected by whatever psychic-type attack that Vibe Check threw at them.

"Reeeeemmmm." Vibe Check pouted angrily, staying absolutely still when that bulky Pokémon turned its attention away from the witchy mother. It reached down to pick up Vibe Check, holding it up in the air as it tried its best to appease its sour mood. Somehow, it worked. "Haaaa~!"

"Deee." Oh, hey, I guess it's naptime, because Mami just used Psychic to lift me off the ground.

"Byyye." I waved my hand at the Pokémon we left behind.

We didn't see them for like a whole week. After that, I caught sight of that bulky Pokémon carrying a bunch of pink-colored eggs in its arms. It seemed so happy, from the way it just stared at those eggs. The witchy mother stood near it, bringing it food every so often with some psychic energy.

Vibe Check and its siblings were playing a game with the Impidimp, which looked like a modified version of tag. Impidimp's older sibling tried to drag me into their game, but Mami stepped in to stop them.

"Moorg." It gave Mami an annoyed look before going on its way to catch one of its newly hatched siblings—yet another Imidimp.

Is that one blue?

Holy crap, I think that's a shiny…

"Deee." Alright, Mami—I'm listening. I'll go dunk myself in the pond if that's what'll make you happy…

I wasn't allowed to play with the Impidimp until a few weeks later, when all the eggs had hatched. Out of all of them, only one of them took after the mother—that being the witchy mother. Everyone else was an Impidimp.

Interesting.

This is certainly throwing out everything I know about breeding in the Pokémon world. Then again, we have long since thrown out every possible game mechanic since this went from an actual game to reality.

"Imp imp!" Oh hi—you're new. "Diiii!"

And then that Impidimp proceeded to bite my hand with its sharp, tiny teeth.

Yeah, well fuck you too.

I'm only lucky that this little thing was a baby, otherwise, that would've hurt. "Alright, get off."

I lightly flicked Impidimp's nose, earning myself a bout of Fake Tears. Not very effective, but damn, it's acting too cute…

"I'll move out of the way." I scooted over to the side, letting the little brat sit next to me on the soft, mossy ground. It curled up into a little ball and fell asleep, very much content with its soft bed. "Little brat."

I ended up falling asleep right after it, waking up with a bunch of sleeping Impidimp surrounding me. Mami was nearby, messing with a tattered hoodie that the Impidimp's older sibling brought her. She seemed to be patching up some of the serious tears in it, before finally offering it to me. I looked down at my clothes, which…weren't looking that good after all the roughhousing I've done these past…months?

Ehhh?

I honestly lost track of time of how long I've been in this forest. Time really flies when you're just spending most of the day sleeping and eating. It's not that bad, but that's probably because it's Pokémon, dammit—I'm still so fucking hyped to be around these nifty little monsters. It's why I haven't exactly broken down just yet to the fact that I might never see my families and friends again.

That and Vibe Check is ready to slam me to the ground the instant I show any strong emotions. This is the calmest they've been around me, and I rather not ruin that with a sudden bout of the feels.

We can't let anyone know we feel.

About a week later, the weather got a little chilly, so more often than not, I would wake up under a pile of sleeping Imidimp, with Mami nearby just working on making a new bed using the fluff she's been collecting from wandering Cottonee. As the days go by, the number of Impidimp I wake up to increases, while the bed that Mami makes grows larger to accommodate to our new guests.

By the end of the month (I think it's been a month), Vibe Check and her siblings have joined us, as have their parents. Mami says nothing to this, as she is too busy finding ways to keep me clean while the water is too cold to bathe in. She manages after Oranguru teaches her how to heat up water using this fire-type move that Mami somehow knew. It was a combination of Mami's fire-type attack, Oranguru's psychic abilities, and a large wash basin that Impidimp's older sibling stole from somewhere to make this work. And that's how I ended up having bath time with a bunch of baby Impidimp who were too curious for their own good.

Splash!

"Impimpimpppp iiiiimp!" Hey, no splashing!

Splash!

"Alright, you asked for it!" And that's how bath time came to a quick end—with a huge splash that made all the Impidimp laugh as I realized my mistake far too late.

Tis I, Booboo the Fool!

Making the biggest mistakes around these little brats. I swear, these guys are enabling me…

"Spriii!" Oh hey, a Spritzee. "Spritzeee!"

The little fledgling was gliding downwards, making a soft landing in my somewhat damp hair. He let out a few chirps, moving around a bit before finally going still. A sweet scent followed his arrival, soothing whatever nerves I might've had. I yawned loudly, earning an annoyed, "Reeeennnn," from the witchy mother. That's as much of a warning as I'll ever get from her, so I should consider myself lucky that she wasn't in any mood to deck me into a tree or something.

"Deeee." Mami came up to wrap me in a fluffy blanket made out of Cottonee fluff. "Dee?"

"Neeeee." There was a Cottonee in that blanket, looking especially comfortable with its current location as it snuggled against the rest of the fluff surrounding it. It stayed still, even after Mami wrapped me with the blanket. In fact, the little Cottonee cooed as it pressed itself against me, finding my body warmth especially comfy.

Little by little, the other Impidimp joined me under the blanket, snuggling up against me with their surprisingly soft bodies. Feeling curious, I poked a somewhat chubby Impidimp in the stomach, earning a small squeak from them before getting bit on the finger.

Yeah, I deserved that.

The days grew shorter, and the nights grew longer. It was hard to deny that it was winter at this point, especially when we received some visitors in the form of the Vanillite line, who came with the snowy weather and left as soon as it got warmer. I spent most of those days in cuddle piles with the Impidimp, a Cottonee, and a Spritzee that liked my hair.

I managed to befriend a Vanillite that had issues socializing with others from its pack. Why it had issues, it likely had to do with its pinkish coloration.

Yet another shiny.

If only they were as common in my games as they are here… But let's just throw that salt away, because Sorbet needed help and I managed to help her out by earning her the respect of her pack by challenging her to a battle that she would most definitely win.

So cold…

I spent the next few days recovering from a nasty cold from that battle, but hey—at least Sorbet's doing better. Before she left, she gave me this weird block of ice that wouldn't melt.

Never-Melt Ice…

I don't know what I'm going to do with this, but I'm keeping it. I'll probably use it to cool off if it ever gets too hot… In the meantime, the Impidimp and their older sibling are having the time of their lives just playing a modified game of keep away with it. And what do I mean by modified?

"Aaaahh!" You son of a bitch—that was my neck!

Yeah, you basically run away from the one holding the Never-Melt Ice (basically, keep away from them), otherwise you'll get touched with a very chilly block of ice. It does not feel good, and that earned the older sibling a light swat to the head from Mami.

"Deee." Mami wasn't in the best of moods after the initial panic she had upon seeing me all feverish and crap. Since then, she's been a lot more protective of me and while it's rather sweet of her, it's also rather annoying because there goes some of my freedom.

There it goes, with the rest of the fucks I have to give.

"Phaaaa!" By the way, did you know there are Phantump in this forest? "Tuuuuuuump!"

Well, they're there—and it's kinda creepy, because these guys are basically the spirits of deceased children who got lost in the forest and possessed a tree stump… Well, that's how their Pokédex entry goes, but I don't think that applies to all of them. Like this particular one—I think I saw it spawn out of the ground one day, in an area where I could've sworn I saw a Trevenant…

Hard to say, when this forest is known for making those wandering within capable of seeing things that likely do not exist. You can blame the forest's local Shiinotic population—which isn't much, as far as I can see…compared to the Morelull, at least. Either way, you're better off not being on your lonesome, otherwise, you risk passing out and waking up feeling very, very hungry.

Basically, what happened to me last week.

Damn sentient shrooms, and their witchy fairy magic…

Anyways!

This particular Phantump is likely a baby, with a very protective Trevenant for a mother that was actually real and not an illusion. Trevenant, by the way, are very kind to the Pokémon inhabiting the forest they dwell within… Me, on the other hand…

"Treee…" I'm on thin fucking ice. Every time she so much as sees me, she starts making ominous growling noises.

I ain't gonna cut down your trees.

I live here, dammit—why would I do that to my home?

Home?

I guess this is my home—it's all I've ever known, since waking up in this forest.

This is my home!

And these guys…these guys are my family! We might not all look the same, but…it's fine.

This is fine!

I'm okay with this, because…

Because…

Because…

Because…

I'm not alone.

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A/N So like, I want everyone to know that I went into this fic with a plot in mind, only to get sidetracked by Impidimp and Hatenna lines, especially when it involves Hatterene and Grimmsnarl. I went into this fic with the hope I could get to the main plot by chapter two, only to get slammed with a bunch of Grimmsnarl/Hatterene feels that I wasn't expecting to have.

So here we are, with our currently nameless SI OC and their adoptive family of sorts. By the by, as a heads up, I'd recommend ignoring most game mechanics, especially if it involves breeding.

Also, keep your Sword and Shield salt to a minimum, because I honestly don't give a shit what people have to say about it for what it did. I say this now because I am absolutely tired of the hate this game has been getting as a result of the crunch time it had to endure. I'm getting that off my chest as soon as possible, because I'm not ever talking about it again after this chapter.

I enjoyed Shield as much as I was hoping to enjoy it, regardless of the Nuzlocke challenge I forced upon myself. If I could, I'd restart my game so I could play it all over again, except I rather not, because I'd grown so attached to my Pokémon.

So instead, here I am, writing fanfic for a game I've only owned for like a couple of weeks. That's just how it be on this bitch of an earth and I only hope that you guys are willing to stick around for this wild ride.

This is all I have for now, so if you guys have any questions, feel free to ask in a review. Otherwise, don't be shy! I always crave that validation—it really does motivate me, yeah?

Until next time, everyone! KD out! XD