Soooooo…how are things?

Brandon: Good.

Me: Did I ask you?

Brandon. No. I am stating I am good.

Me: No you're not. I do most of the work.

Brandon: But I come up with the outline.

Me: No you don't!

Brandon: yes I do!

Me: POKEMON DOES NOT BELONG TO US! On with the damn chapter.

Brandon: You're not supposed to swear!

The Change of the Seasons

Chapter Three

Changes

Quiet. Everything was quiet in the pink dimension. The walls were like purple waterfalls, and the floor was wet with purple water. Light shone from above, but it was green; unusual. There were nine symbols on the ground on a circular platform made of white stone. On each symbol lay a human, all of them unconscious, their pokémon resting at their side.

Mew flew in from above in complete silence. Her bright blue eyes scanned the bodies of her victims before she let out a quiet giggle. She felt a soft breeze as her clone descended from above as well. Mewtwo landed on the stone platform, taking a close look at the humans. "They are all young." He stated. His voice echoed in the area.

"Youth is a blessing. It's just a sign I picked the correct ones." Mew replied. Mewtwo turned away from her, walking over to the unconscious Ash Ketchum, who lay on top of a lightning symbol with his Pikachu. He narrowed his eyes.

"I know this one is a good choice, but…" He muttered, walking over to the next sleeping human. It was May, resting on top of a fire pattern with Blaziken next to her. "Some of them, I don't even know." He said.

"Celebi's visions are always accurate." Mew stated, crossing her arms. The feline pokémon was rarely serious; she was usually defined as playful and carefree. But she knew when to stop being dimwitted and jolly; times when lives were on the line. This time, it was about Arceus, and all the other legendary pokémon. The humans she now held captive were probably the answer to their maladies. "Victini found data on all of them. None of them have any records we should worry about." She informed.

"I just noticed something," Mewtwo said, rubbing his chin.

"Hm?" Mew perked an eyebrow.

"These humans are all trainers. They all own the special pokémon they call 'starters': Charizard, Blastoise, Pikachu, Meganium, Typhlosion, Sceptile, Blaziken, Torterra, and Empoleon. Don't you find that odd?" Mewtwo asked, eyeing the starters. The only humans that did not have their pokémon with them were Queen and C, who had returned them to their pokeballs before being captured.

Mew sighed. "I will explain later." She said.

"Uh…Damn…"

Both psychic types had wide eyes as they realized someone had awoken. They turned around sharply to see that Ash Ketchum was now sitting, rubbing his eyes. Mew snapped her fingers in rage. "Crap, why now?" She muttered.

Ash breathed in deeply as he lifted his head. Everything was blurry, and he had a killer headache. He felt around his area until his hand landing on Pikachu's soft fur. At least, he was relieved to know his starter was intact. He could faintly remember what had gone on the other day; he could recall falling from the Ferris wheel.

"Ketchum, get up." Mew demanded in a stern voice that sounded unreal. As Ash's eyes widened, his vision cleared, and he identified Mew and Mewtwo standing in the middle of the room, right in front of him. "Don't say a word. Your comrades are still asleep." She said in a softer tone. Ash sprung up, clenching his fists, but there was no real anger in him, just confusion.

"Where am I?" He asked.

"Keep it down." Mewtwo ordered. "Or do you want everyone to regain consciousness?"

Ash stood up straight, and decided to check the area. The room was bizarre indeed. He saw eight other people sprawled on the stone, all asleep. His eyes widened as he recognized some faces: his old traveling partner May, his childhood rival Gary, his toughest rival Paul, his hyperactive friend Barry, and the girl he gave his Beedrill to, Casey. He could not recognize anyone else, though, as they were complete strangers to him. He did not understand what was going on, or why they were here.

"I see. You know these people? I guess that makes things a bit easier." Mewtwo stated.

"Why am I here?" Ash whispered.

"Good question. For now, all I can tell you is this: Arceus and I have plans for you. But don't worry! You will all be fine." Mew said happily. "When the other trainers are awake, I'll explain why I've captured you all. You know, so I don't have to repeat myself eight times." She said.

"Wait-what about Iris and Cilan?" Ash shouted, momentarily forgetting what he had been instructed. Mew face-palmed and Mewtwo sighed in exasperation as Ash succeeded in waking someone up. A shoe was thrown at Ash and hit him right in the back. "Hey!"

"Keep it down, I'm trying to sleep…!" Paul said angrily, then fell back to lay on the floor.

"A shoe? Is that the best you can do?" Ash said.

"Shut up!" Paul complained.

"If you're gonna throw a shoe, throw it like you mean it!" Ash shouted as he grabbed the shoe and chucked it at his rival, hitting him hard on the forehead. Paul finally got up and glared intensely at Ash.

"Oh, you mean like this?" He took off his other shoe and flung it at Ash.

"You know, I'm glad I got rid of you in Sinnoh!"

"That's what I was going to say. You're the worst rival ever!"

"You're one to talk; you're just throwing your filthy shoes at me!"

"They're not filthy, they're new. In fact, give them back!"

"Sure!" Ash replied and he tossed the shoes back at Paul, but the latter dodged and instead they hit Barry.

"CLEFAIRY INVASION IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD!" Barry shouted in surprise as he shot up from the floor. "Huh? We're not being overrun by UFOs?" He asked as he looked around.

"No, why would we? Clefairy are too weak to invade Earth anyway." Paul said nonchalantly.

"Eh? Hey Ash! Hey Paul!" Barry shouted with enthusiasm. Ash waved happily at him and Paul crossed his arms and rolled his eyes. Oh gods, it was fanboy time. "So how are you, Paul? Did you beat Brandon? How many symbols do you have?" The blonde asked excitedly.

"That's none of your business." Paul stated.

"Oh c'mon, don't be so cold!" Barry shouted.

"Well, at this rate, they won't need us to wake them up." Mewtwo commented.

"Let's just watch them rant for a while, shall we?" Mew invited. They sat down and enjoyed some tea Mew suddenly created.

Barry's loud mouth caused Gary to stir. After he opened his eyes, it was May who arose next. She stretched her arms, yawned, and scratched her back lazily. Gary blinked a few times, trying to adjust his eyes to the weird light.

"…That's why you don't have any friends!"

"Shut up, Pika-boy!"

"Can we all just kiss and make up?"

"Ew, no Barry! We're all guys!"

"Does that matter?"

"Stay away from me, Gaylord!"

Gary rubbed his temples and scowled at the arguing trio. "Hey, morons!" He called out. Ash, Paul, and Barry all shut up and looked at him. "How about this? ALL of you shut up, and let me sleep!" Gary said, putting an emphasis on the last word, before he slumped down, too groggy to recognize Ash.

"Hey, I thought I was staying at a hotel…?" May mumbled as she smacked her lips, flinching at the foul morning taste.

"May!" Ash called happily, running towards her.

"Another one? Dang, Ash, what did you do to that blue-haired girl?" Paul asked, not really caring enough to remember the name of Ash's former traveling companion.

"I ditched her. May, are you alright?" Ash asked as he knelt down to help May up. She yawned and looked lazily at him, blinking a few times.

"Oh, Ash! Hey. How's your life going?" She asked.

"Neutral. Just got my fourth badge in Unova." Ash said smugly.

"Cool! I'm going through Hoenn!" Barry chirped.

"Who is that guy?" May asked, pointing to the amber-eyed blonde. Ash sighed.

"He's Barry, and he's got caffeine issues." Ash replied.

Mostly, the Sinnoh natives had quieted down now, and the Kanto natives were sleeping, except for Ash. Paul was checking if he still had his pokeballs, Barry was trying to wake up Empoleon, and Ash was chatting with his friend. May quickly examined all around her, asking who everyone was, but Ash could not answer about Jimmy, C, or Queen. Mew and Mewtwo would not shed any light upon May at all. They just sipped their tea in tranquility.

And so, it was Jimmy who jumped up in alarm when Mew broke her mug randomly. He looked around warily, as if ready to shout out a command to his sleeping Typhlosion. "Wha…? Where am I?" He asked. He was more alert than anyone else.

"You're in Mew's dimension. Save the questions, she won't tell you anything." May said.

"I see…" Jimmy muttered. "I'm Jimmy, by the way." He informed. Everyone nodded but said nothing. He knelt down to shake Typhlosion lightly. "C'mon, buddy, wake up!" He begged, but to no avail; the volcano pokémon was sleeping peacefully and drooling all over the stone floor.

Casey was dreaming about winning the baseball championships. "We are the champions! We are the champions!" She started singing in her sleep, which caused everyone to look at her in curiosity and annoyance. Ash went over to the sleeping girl and knelt down to shake her.

"Casey, wake up, you're dreaming!" He called.

"WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS! YOU ARE THE LOSERS!" She kept singing.

"Let me take care of that. Blastoise, Water Gun!" Gary demanded. Blastoise nodded before it drew its cannons from it shoulders.

"Toise!" Blastoise shouted as a weak stream of water was fired from its cannons. It doused the sleeping athlete and the cold water made her jolt up furiously.

"Damn Starmies!" She complained, pumping her fist in rage. "Eh? Where's the field? Where's my trophy?"

"I think she needs another dose. Water Gun!" Gary said. Blastoise obliged, and Casey was soaked yet again.

"Cut it out!" Casey demanded angrily.

"Gary, quit it, that's not necessary!" Ash scolded. Gary crossed his arms and shrugged.

"You're welcome." He said.

"Casey, how are you?" Ash asked. Casey tugged and squeezed at her ponytails to dry them. She looked up at Ash and scowled.

"Not good right now, but good to see you. And what is up with your outfit? Did your mom pick it out for you?" She asked in disgust. Gary, May, and Barry held down laughter. Paul just chuckled.

"Eh…yes." Ash admitted, fuming. That did it; May fell to the floor laughing.

"Momma's boy!" Gary laughed.

"At least I have a mom!" Ash replied. Gary went silent.

"Oh, everyone just shut up." Mewtwo said, rubbing his forehead. "You're giving me a headache." He complained. Everyone did as told and kept calm, not like they could do anything else anyway. Everything was quiet and peaceful, but not for long.

"You damn mutant cat! Where the Hell have you brought me?" Mewtwo found himself being tackled by an outraged redhead, who was apparently strong enough to knock him down. Queen was on him, pinning him down with a wrestling move. "Answer me!" She shouted. Everyone was in shock and unable to help Mewtwo.

"Release me, you insane woman! Gah! Why is this so difficult?" Mewtwo thrashed around, but Queen pinned his wrists down. "Mew! Why is she overpowering me?"

"I forgot to mention this dimension kinda halves pokémon strength…so…sorry." Mew laughed nervously, scratching the back of her head. But as she had spoken she caught the attention of the redhead, who pointed an accusing finger at her.

"You!" She snarled.

"Queen, please, you're making a scene." C walked up to the redhead and grabbed her wrist. "Now let's get you your medicine and leave these powerful legendary pokémon alone, shall we?" He said calmly. Queen inhaled and exhaled, calming down.

"Fine." She said.

"Woah," Ash had his eyes wide. "Who's that?" He asked. The other six trainers didn't have a reply.

C left Queen to rummage her bag to walk up to Ash and the others. He shook hands with everyone politely. "I'm C Galewind. That girl over there is my traveling partner, Queen." He introduced, pointing to Queen, who sat on a fire symbol. She was pouring some red liquid into a spoon.

"Hey." She said simply before swallowing the medicine.

"Alright! Now that you're all awake, I can finally do my speech!" Mew chirped, ignoring Mewtwo, who was still on the floor, not really in a mood to be standing. She was getting glares from every human and pokémon in the room.

"I have brought you here for a reason. You were all specifically chosen for the task Arceus has for you."

"Did you say Arceus?" Barry gasped. Arceus was known as the ultimate deity in Sinnoh. Sure, other regions knew that, but they revered other deities instead of Arceus, like Hoenn adored Rayquaza and Johto adored Ho-oh. Kanto was neutral, given that Mewtwo was not considered a deity and neither were the legendary birds of ice, fire, and electricity. Since Mew was but an enigma to most, she was not adored anywhere, but she didn't mind.

"Yeah, right. Why would Arceus care about us? We're just regular trainers." Paul said, crossing his arms. He refused to believe the almighty Arceus was behind their kidnapping. Mew shook her head.

"You're no normal trainers. You were chosen because of your skill!" She stated. "You see, Arceus and I created fifteen pokémon species with a specific purpose long ago. They were created to be special, and extremely rare. Because of their potential, scientists around the globe started to collect them and hand them out to starting trainers." Mew explained.

"You mean…the starter pokémon? Like Squirtle?" Gary asked, rubbing his chin. Mew snapped her fingers and smiled.

"Exactly! We placed those pokémon in the Earth, three species in each region, to test trainers. Most of the great heroes of the past were worthy trainers that had grown with their starter pokémon. Unfortunately, very few trainers manage to bring their starters to their full potential." She said.

"So what you're saying is," C began. "We were chosen because of our starters."

"Sort of. You were chosen because of your dedication and skills with your starters, and the rest of your pokémon. For example," Mew went to hover above Ash, who looked at her. "Ash here refuses to evolve Pikachu, despite the fact that Raichu is a lot stronger. Even though Pikachu was never meant to be a starter, Ash does own Infernape, which is good." Mew said before floating to hover above Queen, who swatted the air lightly, but without the intention of hitting Mew. "Queen has spent her whole life with Charizard since they were both just babies." Mew stated.

"Now, how do you know that? Have you been spying on me?" Queen asked, crossing her arms and scowling.

"Well DUH, I've been stalking everyone for ages." Mew admitted nonchalantly.

"E-even in my sleep?" Casey asked.

"Yes, especially in your sleep." Mew said. Casey shivered.

"Down to the point, now." Mew's expression turned serious. She floated to the center of the platform and used Psychic to force Mewtwo to stand up straight. He glared at her. "First off, I don't have any intentions of hurting you." Mew said. Everyone felt relieved at that.

"Then what do you want with us?" Gary asked.

"We need your help, as much as I hate to admit it." Mewtwo growled, scowling. "Someone has been trying to clone the legendary pokémon, and since we cannot go near humans because of this, we need outsider help." He explained.

"That's where you come in." Mew said, pointing at Ash.

Ash perked an eyebrow and pointed at himself. "Me?"

"You and all the others." Mew stated, eyeing the other trainers.

"We would be honored to help, Mew." May said kindly. Barry glared at her.

"Speak for yourself! I have Gym Badges to win!" He complained, pulling out his badge case and showing his Heat and Balance Badges from Hoenn.

"I have a League to win!" Queen shouted.

"Hey, you're not the only one entering the Lily of the Valley Conference!" C argued. Queen turned to him.

"I know that." She said, crossing her arms.

"Listen to me! I will test you all to see if you're fit for the task." Mew stated, waving her finger around.

"Oh gods I hate tests!" Ash whined.

"Quit interrupting!" Mew scolded. "Here is what I will do. You will all be turned into pokemon." Mew stated. Everyone had wide eyes.

"What?" Gary shouted, stunned.

"You heard me. I will turn you all into pokemon. And don't refuse or try to struggle, because I will do it anyway." The psychic-type said sternly. She could sense the anxiety and confusion coming from the trainers in the room, their pokemon radiating worry. But the pokemon were feeling something else…excitement? Were they excited about what would unfold? Mew chuckled.

"I will start with you." Mew turned to Ash and gave him a devious smile. He shuddered, but tightened his fist and met her eyes with a determined stare.

"All right, if lives are on the line…I have no choice. I'm ready!" He said with a firm nod. Mew nodded and smiled. She then turned to the others.

"This is the last time you will see your friend as human for a while. But don't worry, I'll make sure you all stay together." She said. Mew then focused a tremendous amount of energy into her small paws, groaning. The energy began to form a glowing brown orb. She panted as she hovered above Ash. "This might hurt a little." She warned.

"Do it." Ash said. He kept his eyes focused on C; the only one who seemed at ease. C muttered something under his breath and gave Ash a thumbs-up.

"Here goes…" Mew muttered as she slowly lowered the sphere. The brown orb dissolved into the young trainer's body, sending shivers down his spine as the huge energy entered.

At first he felt nothing. Then came the overwhelming feeling of that power, one he could not contain. He felt an electric surge up and down.

"Ash!" May shouted in shock. His eyes widened as he wondered why she looked so freaked out. He raised his arm to his face and gasped. His skin was turning grey-blue, very quickly in fact. The thin hairs on it started to grow thicker, longer and pale. He saw everything getting bigger, but he was actually getting smaller. Then the pain hit him. His bones began to shrink as well, some even changing their shapes. His fingers all retracted into his hand, only three short ones sticking out. His hands became paws.

"What's h-happening?" Ash muttered in terror. His bones kept getting smaller, pain coursing through his muscles. His ears elongated and became covered in grey-blue fur. His raven hair turned brown and shorter, until it was merely a tuft on his head. His nose turned black and changed shape. His teeth got smaller and turned into fangs. He kept getting smaller until he was forced to get on all fours, his feet starting to change into paws as well. He felt a tug at his rear, as if something was trying to get out. His spine poked out from his rear and gathered skin, successfully becoming a tail that quickly grew brown fur with a cream tip. Finer whitish blue fur then sprouted from his neck, somewhat like a scarf. His eyes hollowed out into black, and only the hazelnut irises remained.

Only then did Ash realize his clothes were all gone, except for his hat which jus laid there untouched. Mew had incinerated his clothes right before the completion of the process.

"E…eevee?" Ash muttered. He collapsed on the floor in pain, groaning. "Eevee…" He said, looking up. Everyone had a look of amusement and horror, except for Barry.

"That…that was awesome!" Barry shouted.

"Emp, Empoleon!" Empoleon agreed.

"Hell no, that looked painful." Paul said.

"He's adorable!" Queen squealed.

"I love Eevee!" C said with a smile. Ash's new ears dropped.

"Eevee, eevee! Mew! What am I?" Ash shouted. Mew giggled.

"You're an Eevee, noob, and your friends can't understand you for now." She replied. Ash took a deep breath, trying to relax. "Okay, so who wants to go next?" Mew chirped as she clapped her hands. Barry raised his hand.

"Ooh, ooh, me, me!" Barry shouted. Empoleon rolled its eyes.

"You're such a moron." Paul protested. Mew looked at him and perked an eyebrow.

"Looks like we have a winner!" She chirped as she flew to him.

"Wait, I didn't say anything!" He argued, glaring at the feline. She rolled her eyes and gave him a 'duh' face.

"DUH! But you'll probably get pissed off at whatever I turn you into, which will be amusing." She said rubbing her chin. She then put her hands together and began to focus on her powers. The trainer from Veilstone sighed and crossed his arms.

"Alright. Make it quick." He said. Mew smirked as a violet sphere formed between her hands. She slammed it into the boy's forehead and he stumbled back. "Hey, that hurt!" He protested.

"Quit whining, kitty!" Mew teased.

"Wait, kitty?" Paul noticed his skin turning a dark shade of purple and growing fur of the same color. Like Ash, his bones started to shrink, his fingers retracting into his palm and forming paws. His nails extended into sharp, thin claws, on which he saw his reflection. He grew a whitish muzzle and his teeth were replaced with fangs. His hair was simply fur now. His ears extended to the top of his head and had sharp ends. He was totally tiny, about Ash's new size, and his spine extended to form a long tail. Unlike Ash's, his was thin and was curved vaguely to represent a scythe. Long, tapered magenta markings extended from above his eyes. His neck, shoulders, back, and hind legs were whitish colored. His irises were still onyx black, but narrowed; feline.

Paul couldn't see; his now-oversized blue jacket was covering his body and vision. Mew tossed it elsewhere with Psychic. However, the status of the rest of his clothing was unknown. "There, you're done!" Mew chirped.

"Purrlo?" Paul muttered. His voice sounded smoother now, and, as much as he hated to admit it, almost feminine. "Lo! Purrlo!" He seethed.

"Oh, you don't know what you are. Does anybody have a mirror?" Mew asked, tapping her chin. Queen quickly tossed her pocket mirror to Mew. "Thanks! Take a look, kitty." Mew smirked.

"PURRLO? What? I'm a stupid Purrloin?" Paul screeched. Mew rolled her eyes. She waved her hand and a ball of pink yarn appeared.

"Stop complaining. Here, have fun." She said as she placed the yarn in front of the Purrloin.

"If you think I'm going to stoop to such a low level…ooh, pretty!" Paul began to play with the ball unwillingly. It was an uncontrollable urge to play with the pretty yarn, clawing at it and rolling it around. He felt so humiliated right now.

"Oh my gods, Paul! No! Now how is he supposed to be an awesome trainer?" Barry protested, yanking at his hair.

"Oh well, at least he's adorable now." May said.

"Okay, next victim!" Mew chirped.

"Do me!" Barry said.

"Alright, honey! Here I go!"

Barry's changes probably weren't as painful as everyone else' were, but it wasn't pleasant at the slightest as he began to shrink. His skin color changed from a normal skin color, to a bleached white. The fingers on both of his hands all fused together and giving him two digit-less, white arms which also became somewhat shorter than they were before. Barry then fell to his knees and was unable to get up as his legs started to change.
His white colored legs stayed folded as they began to grow shorter and change to an unnatural shape. Each of his folded legs melded together to resemble the stubby feet that Ralts had except Barry still human feet were sticking out at the ends of his new legs but that was about to change. The remains of his human feet on each of his new legs both flattened so that his legs now had the dress-like appearance that a Ralts had. After his legs finished changing, his torso became considerably thinner than the average human torso and his neck became smaller and at appeared that he had no neck at all but rather his head was connected to the torso. His head changed shape and became more round and circular.

His body had stopped shrinking and Barry was just over a foot tall when the final change began. His hair had changed color from a blonde to a pale green color and stretched over his head and changed so that it was no longer hair but rather a skin like structure that resembled a green helmet that covered his eyes. The next change to his body was two large red horns that had sprouted through the small openings that his helmet had left on the front and back of his head. Lastly, his teeth changed shape to small fangs and the insides of his body changed to match that of a Ralts' anatomy that he was now. And with that the changes had been complete.

"Ral…I can't see! I can't see!"

"Just put your hair or cap or whatever it is up." Ash said.

"Ralts! Okay!" Barry lifted up the green obscuring his vision and saw everything was bigger now! "Ralts, ral! Woah! This is awesome!"

"Oh gods, I hope I'm not next…" Jimmy muttered.

"Queen, what're you doing?" C asked as he turned to the redhead. She was rapidly sending multiple text messages with her Blackberry phone, a determined look on her face.

"I'm telling all of my friends and relatives I'm off on a vacation to the Orange Islands. I hope they believe that." She said as she sent the same message to multiple contacts.

"But you aren't on vacation…" C muttered. Queen gave her a dull look.

"Really, C? Really?" She asked in disbelief. The red-eyed male shrugged.

"Gary Oak, get yourself ready!" Mew announced. Gary's eyes widened.

"Aw, crap! Could you at least turn me into something cool?" He asked.

"Hm…sure." Mew said as she focused. A dark blue sphere of energy formed between her hands. Cold air radiated from it. "Here goes!" She shouted as she plunged the sphere into his chest. Gary took a step back and groaned.

Gary felt a tingling sensation on his body as dark blue fur started to sprout from all over his body and he began to shrink. As the fur continued spreading, his ears changed shape to become pointed and moved to the upper sides of his head. His left ear was notably larger than his right ear and was covered by some reddish-colored fur rather than the dark blue fur covering the rest of his body giving it the appearance of feather on his head. Gary then felt an intense pain in his head as it reshaped itself to become more oval-shaped and his brown hair had fallen off of his head revealing his scalp also covered by the dark blue fur. His mouth also had pushed out a bit into a slight muzzle and the teeth inside his mouth had reshaped themselves into sharp fangs. His eyes also became somewhat larger than they were before and his eyelids changed drastically to look sharp and pointed and his eyes looked like there was black eye-shadow around them.
Gary felt pain in his hands and feet as his hands turned white and the fingers were fusing together. On each hand, his thumb and index finger fused together and the same happened with the remaining three fingers leaving him with two for each hand. Both of his hands then hardened and his fingers became sharp, leaving him with two clawed hands. Gary looked down at his feet and noticed that not only had his legs had grown shorter but his feet had also gone through a similar change that his hands had went through with two claws on each foot. Gary had stopped shrinking as the final changes commenced. Gary felt something grow out from his rear and looked back to see that three feather like growths with the same color as his left ear had sprouted out from above his rear. The last change to his body was two yellow markings that had surfaced from beneath his dark blue fur appeared on his chest and on his forehead. With that out of the way, the change was complete and Gary was now a Sneasel.

Gary kept staring at his new body in awe. Blastoise began to chat with its trainer, glad to finally be able to do so. Gary cared not for the disappearance of his clothes, although his pendant remained around his neck.

Mew flew over to May. "I'm next, aren't I?"

Mew said nothing as she formed a light blue sphere in her hands and fired it at May. May would of gave a look of a annoyance at Mew but she was too distracted by the strange tingling sensation she felt all over her body.
As her body began to shrink like everyone else' did, the first thing that she noticed was that her lips turned a dark blue color and hardened as they began to stretch into a beak. While the beak was forming all the teeth in her mouth had vanished for her new body and her nose and ears had disappeared . In addition to her beak, a small piece of fuschia-colored flesh known as a cere had formed around her new beak.

The changes were far over as her arms started to deform. Her arms grew shorter and re-shaped a bit to an unnatural shape which had them become very thin without any hands at all and were now more stiff than they were before. She could still move her arms but they were less flexible than they were before.
May knew that she was going to change into some flying type Pokemon based on the changes so far so she wondered why no feathers have appeared on her body yet. Just then blue feathers sprouted throughout all over her skin with the exception of her feet which were to change later. When the feathers reached her head, her hair fell off of her head leaving her bald. On her arms, long feathers sprouted from the ends of her arms to form her new wings. Despite the fact that she would be able to fly she wouldn't come to realize that yet as she was still pretty pissed off at the moment.

Most of the feathers on her body had light blue colored feathers but the feathers on her chest were a pale blue color which formed a heart shape on her chest. On the back of each of her wings, there was a stripe of the same pale blue color that was on her chest which was surrounded by two patches of dark blue colored feathers. On her back, there were dark blue feathers that formed a stipe that was surrounded by pale blue feathers.
Suddenly, May felt pain in her legs as they started to grow shorter in length. When they were done diminishing, only the feet were left of her legs when they two started to change. On each of her feet their color changed to a fuschia color and then her toes started to change. Her big toe fused with her second toe and the two toes right next to them also fused together leaving her with three toes for each foot which then repositioned themselves to match the appearance that most bird Pokemon had. The last changes to the toes on her feet were that their nails had turned a dark blue color and had sharpened and extended themselves into sharp talons.
May's chest then puffed out a bit as her torso re-shaped itself and became smaller to match that of the Pokemon she was changing into. When the changes to her torso were finished, she noticed that she now had a small tale that was protruding from her rear end.

May knew that only her head was now left to change as her neck compressed and her head started to fuse with her new body. While her neck was shrinking, her head also re-shaped itself a bit becoming more round in appearance and in addition to that, her eyes had changed a bit (although she still had her blue irises) and a spiky, crest-like arrangement of three feathers had protruded from the top of her head.
Once her neck finished compressing, it seemed that May no longer had a neck but she still did. In fact, her neck was now more flexible as she could now move her head in ways she could have never done before. And with that the changes were complete and May was now a Shiny Pidove.

May was totally freaked out when she couldn't find her expensive red dress. Her red bandana was still around her head, but nothing else she had been wearing was anywhere to be seen. Ignoring the enraged Pidove, Mew hovered above the athlete's head.

"Is it going to hurt?" Casey asked.

"It is. But try to focus on something else and it'll be over quick." Mew advised as a green sphere formed in her hands. Mew gently shoved the orb into Casey's body through her ear. The Electabuzz fanatic quickly put her hand to her ear and groaned. With the brown-eyed trainer could realize it, Mew used her Psychic powers to remove Casey's bat and pitcher mitten, laying them on the ground.

The first thing Casey felt was the growth of fur around her body. Her skin turned light tan slowly, but the fur was bright green. Her violet hair started to fall off and onto the floor, leaving her bald (but thanks to her baseball hat, nobody could see her head, although her pigtails were gone). Her thumb and pinky retracted into the palm of each hand. Her remaining fingers shortened and shed their skin, the bones revealing themselves. "Oh, gods…" Casey muttered as she stared in horror at the bones, which were reshaping themselves to form dull claws. Her legs kept getting shorter and shorter, bringing her closer to the ground. Her feet started same process her hands had gone through, except they only grew two claws each. Her torso enlarged, as if she'd gotten fat. A tail sprouted from her rear, a small, round, puffy one. Her ears went into her skull and new ones sprouted on her head with semi-circular shapes. Finally, a bundle of fur was magically slashed off her forehead, leaving the shape of a crescent moon. She now had a round black nose. Her eyes got more intense, but kept the brown color.

Focusing on those around her had really made her ignore the pain entirely, except for some burning. Her muscles were sore, and Casey slumped onto the ground. "Ursa…" She muttered, rubbing her eyes with her new paws. "Ursa, ursa?"

Casey's outfit was gone. She didn't seem to mind, though, as she was busier staring at her reflection on the polished stone platform.

"You look so cute!" Mew squealed. "I'd snuggle you but I have three more to go." Mew said as she waved happily at the confused, shiny Teddiursa.

"Oh, Jimbo!" Mew sang. Jimmy looked as frightened as if he were staring into the eyes of a serial killer.

"That's not my name." He stated, slowly backing away from the legendary pokémon.

"Now, now, don't you try to escape." Mew said in a sing-song tone.

"Would you like me to restrain him with Psychic, m'lady?" Mewtwo asked, holding up his spoon. Mew shook her head. A bright yellow sphere was already forming in her paws. When it was ready, she held it in one hand next to her head.

Typhlosion snarled at Mew, but Jimmy put a hand on his stomach. "Don't worry, buddy. Everything is going to be alright." He promised, although he had stammered for a moment. Mew approached the teen. She then slammed the yellow orb into Jimmy's arm. He grasped it and flinched.

"I feel weird…" He muttered as he let go, staring at the afflicted area. He raised his red sleeve and gasped when he saw his arm turning yellow. The fine hairs matched the skin, but kept their original length. More thin fur grew all over his body. His bluish-black hair fell off and left him bald, which caused some sniggers across the room. As all before him, his legs and arms began to shrink. All of his fingers retracted, and his hand became tiny paws. He longer had legs, but kept his feet. His feet however, reshaped like ovals, and eliminated the toes. His body became tiny, even smaller than Ash's, and round. He felt a great ache as his spine elongated, tearing through the muscle and skin and rearranging itself to look like a lightning bolt. Muscle and black skin quickly covered he bone and created a tail. Jimmy's ears shifted up a little higher on his head and stretched, gaining a diamond shape and growing black fur at their tips. His nose got so small it ended up like a black dot. His cheeks inflated into red pouches. As a finishing touch, his eyes grew wide and round, emphasizing his navy blue irises. "Pichu, pich! I feel so small!" Jimmy protested.

"Welcome to the club." May said with sigh.

"Holy crap, buddy! You're a Pichu!" Typhlosion exclaimed, staring at its trainer with wide eyes.

"Pichu! I noticed…" Jimmy tried to fold his arms, but they were too short. Instead he threw his head back and groaned, realizing everything he had been wearing, except for his hat, had magically disappeared!

"There, all done. Now, if you'll excuse me…" Mew said as she left him.

C and Queen were tense as Mew headed towards them, ready to support one another, whichever one had to go first. "Okay, so who wants to be my next victim?" Mew asked, admiring her imaginary nail uncaringly. Neither trainer said a word. Mew was getting impatient. "I'm giving you the liberty to volunteer. If not I'll choose myself." She threatened.

"Okay, okay, I know!" C said, turning to face Queen, holding up his hand and closing it into a fist. The redhead did the same.

"One, two, three…" They counted as they shook their fists. After three, they each opened, Queen revealing paper as well as C. A tie. They tried again, but both drew rock. C growled when they tied again, this time with scissors.

"One more time!" He said. In the end, Queen emerged victorious; scissors beat paper.

"Ha!" Queen laughed smugly.

"Dang it!" C snapped his fingers. "Beaten at my own game…" He groaned. He stepped back on the symbol he'd awoken on, which was that of a leaf. Mew giggled as she collected energy, a pure white sphere of light forming between her hands. She raised her arm, thinking of where to impact the young man.

"Please, give me a moment." Queen suddenly interrupted, stepping in front of C. He perked an eyebrow at her. "I don't know what pokémon we will be transformed into or for how long, but I do know this," The redhead said as she put an arm around C's neck and gave him a pat on the back. "We will stick together like the best friends we are, no matter how weak we might become!" She exclaimed with enthusiasm. There was a smile on the red-eyed teen's face.

"Best of buddies forever, Queen. Oh gods, those people, err, pokémon at staring at us." C said as he hung his head in embarrassment. Queen had an offended look on her face as she turned around on her heel to face the herd of pokémon, starters and trainers, with a scowl.

She clapped her hands and spread her arms. "What are YOU looking at?" She shouted. The pokémon all skedaddled in alarm, except for Paul and Gary who deemed themselves too amazing to be yelled at.

"Sneasel, sne! You want a piece of me?" Gary said, pointing at the redhead with his sharp claws as a threat.

"Lo…Idiot…" Paul just rolled his eyes and walked away, often stumbling due to being unused to being on all fours.

Queen and Gary began barking insults at each other, and although Queen had no idea what Gary was saying, she knew it was bad. "We were having a b.f.f. MOMENT, you know!" She scolded as she picked him up by his tail feathers.

"Snea! Put me down!" Gary yelled.

By now, C was more embarrassed of his friend than anything else. "Please, let's just do this so that I can take a nap." He said, unzipping his jacket and folding it. He placed it on the floor.

"Oh, looks like you're smarter than the others." Mew commented with a grin. C took his shirt and placed it on his jacket on the ground. "Nice muscles, kid." Mew said with a wink. C chose to ignore the action. He took off his shoes and pants but stopped at his boxers, which were white with a lot of red heart designs. "…Very manly, but keep them on. Nobody wants to see that." She said.

"Alright, hit me." C said with determination.

"Open wide!" Mew shouted as she lunged toward the pale teen. C blinked a few times and opened his mouth, soon to have to swallow the bright white ball. Afterwards, he put his hand to his throat and coughed.

"That tasted awful!" He complained.

"Well sorr-y if I cannot produce flavored balls!" Mew shouted, crossing her arms. C snickered at that statement, but Mew didn't know why. "What? Did I say something funny?" She did not receive a reply, because C was silent as the transformation began.

C felt pain all over his body as he started to shrink. His skin changes from its normal skin color to a light yellow color. His legs begin to absorb back into the body until all that is left is the feet. Then his feet start to change. His big toe fuses with the second toe and the other three toes on each foot also fuse together making a two toes for each foot. His feet also reshape to become short and stubby.
As he continued to get smaller, his torso began to decrease in size a bit and reshape, becoming more oval-shaped and less human. Then, a white egg shell starts to form over his torso from where his body met his feet to just below his head near his neck. The part of the shell that met near his neck had changed shape a bit to give the appearance of an egg shell busted open, the same busted-open appearance also was shown around his arms and feet only less noticeable than the head part. When the shell finished forming, a familiar pattern of blue and red shapes appeared on the shell, the pattern that belongs on a Togepi's shell.

His arms then began to be absorbed back into his body much like his legs leaving only the hands left. The fingers on each his light yellow hands all fused together to make two short, stubby, and fingerless arms for his body.
His head and neck were all that was left of his humanity but that was about to change. First his neck started to sink in to his round body to merge his head with his body. As his neck sank in, C's hair started to fall out of his head leaving him bald and his head re-shaped itself as it widened a bit to match his oval-shaped body. When his neck disappeared with his head now merged with his body, his nose flattened out and became pretty much invisible. C then felt the insides of his body change and shift places to match the anatomy of a Togepi's. His teeth also reshaped themselves to match that of a Togepi's. The next change to his body was very painful to C as five spike-like structures emerged from around the base of his head making it look like a crown. When the changes had finished, C had shrank so much that he was literally only a foot tall.

"Tochi, tochi! You have GOT to be kidding!" C shouted in despair. Queen, after hearing the pokemon's cry, turned around and dropped Gary suddenly, who cursed. She ran up to where her human friend once stood.

"Oh…you're a Togepi…" Queen was holding down laughter, her cheeks puffing up and her hand flying to her mouth.

"Tochi! You promised!" C complained, even though she couldn't understand (yet).

Queen inhaled deeply. "Okay, okay…I'm fine, you're fine. See? I never break a promise." She stated, picking up C into her arms. He could do nothing but flail his tiny feet around. "You're so cute! Coochy-coo!" She cooed, tickling his shelled chest.

"Tochi, tochipriii! I'm not a baby!" C complained. Queen sighed and set him down.

"Okay, space cat, looks like I'm up!" She shouted, jogging in place. She seemed excited, but was actually nervous on the inside. When she noticed C's clothing were on the floor, she realize it'd be better if she undressed as well.

Mew said nothing as she focused her remaining energy into a bright red sphere that radiated heat. Queen shrugged off her red jacket and it fell to the floor. She took off her sneakers and socks and placed them under the jacket. She would've kept going, if it weren't for the pokémon that were sitting just a few feet away from her with happy looks on their faces.

Gary was the one sitting at the center. Queen perked an eyebrow. "Who would've known? So young and such perverts…" She scoffed, uncaringly taking off the sleeveless shirt and tossing it with her jacket. Ash's eyes widened. He huddled next to May.

"Ev? M-May…what…what is that?" He said motioning with his head. May put a wing over Ash. "Pidove, pidove. Ash my friend, that is what we call: a brazier. The next time you see one will be when…never mind; I have a feeling that's the first and only bra you'll ever see." May said, patting his furry back.

Queen shamelessly took off her jeans and stayed in her underwear, crossing her arms. Mew perked an eyebrow. "Hm? What about your glasses?"

Queen brought her fingers to them, but didn't take them off. "…I can't see without them." She informed.

"Very well, I will have that fixed. Now, here…goes!" Mew said as she tossed the sphere into the air. She whipped around and swung her tail at it, sending it flying right at the redhead. Because of her quick reflexes, she caught the sphere in her hand. She admired it for a moment, heaved a heavy sight, and looked down at her human body one last time. She hesitantly closed her fist, the energy entering and circulating through her veins. The woman gritted her teeth at the initial, slight pain, her fists trembling.

Queen's tan skin started to turn red-brown slowly, fur of the same color quickly covering her limbs, head, and torso. The skin on her hands and feet were a dark brown color. Her face elongated into a canine snout, her teeth sharpening into fangs. Queen flinched as her fingers and toes retracted into her palms and feet, which then morphed into paws. Soon, Queen was forced to the ground on all fours as her limbs got shorter. The underside of her belly had grown cream fur. Queen's ears took a different and longer shape at the top sides of her head. She whimpered as her beautiful curly hair, which she adored, was magically slashed off. It landed on the floor. What little remained shaped itself into locks at the top of her head and bangs falling over her forehead. Now came the painful part.

As most of the other pokémon, Queen was experiencing the growth of a tail. Or at least, that was what she thought. Her vertebral column lengthened, piercing through her muscles and skin until it was long enough. But then her spine began to divide into more, which caused the woman horrible pain. She stayed silent, though, and clenched her jaw. The bone kept dividing until six extensions had grown from the main bone. Not a second after, muscles, skin, and fur covered the enlarged spine, finally creating six orange tails that were curled at the tips. Queen heaved a sigh of relief. It was over.

C ran to Queen, but tripped in the process. "Tochipi! Damn, these small feet!" He growled.

"Vullllllpix." Queen yawned. "Pix! Oh, I'm a Vulpix! I love those!" She chirped. She noticed C walking up to her, struggling on his feet.

"Toge, tochi! Well, we're pokemon now." He said with a sighed. Queen's eyes twicthced as she tried to hold down laughter.

"What? What's wrong?"

Queen then burst laughing. "Pix, vul, Vulpix! You voice!"

C perked an eyebrow. "Toge, toge." He mumbled, and his eyes widened as his voice had gotten high-pitched.

"ATTENTION!" Mew shouted suddenly, making the pokémon jump. They turned to face her.

"Eevee, eve. So…what do we have to do to pass this test of yours?" Ash asked, staring up at the pink pokémon.

"I want to see if you are worthy. Here's what I'm going to do…" Mew said, creating a large holographic screen in the air. The screen faltered for a second before it displayed a beautiful landscape of mountains and trees. Far away from the center of attention, there was a tall, ominous mountain. A strange kind of swirling dark vortex could be faintly seen at the top of the mountain. Lighting was coming down from the dark clouds at the apex.

"That's Mt. Coronet," Paul stated. "In Sinnoh. What does it have to with anything?"

"See that dark energy at the Spear Pillar? It's the portal to the Reverse World. Somebody opened it a few days ago, but for some odd reason, an evil power repels any and all pokémon." Mew explained.

"So?" Barry asked.

"We want you to go up to the Spear Pillar and close the portal. If you succeed, you will regain your human forms, and will have passed your test." Mewtwo said, his arms crossed.

"You said no pokémon can come near it," Gary started. "Doesn't that contradict what you just told us to do?"

"No. You see, you are only half pokémon. You are humans on the inside, and for that reason, you shouldn't be affected by the evil energy." Mew said.

"Alright! That sounds easy enough." Casey said.

"No, here comes the hard part, just wait for it…" Jimmy muttered. He mentally face-palmed at the sound of his high-pitched voice.

"However," Mew began, rubbing her chin.

"You see! It's just like in videogames!" Jimmy complained. Mew ignored him

"You have exactly one month to complete your task. By the time you reach the Spear Pillar, you must all be fully evolved. If you reach the deadline without closing the portal, you will stay as pokémon forever." She said, a solemn look on her face.

"Vul, Vulpix! But my wedding is next month!" Queen snarled.

"Then you know what that means right? It means you better get your job done before the deadline if you wanna walk down the aisle!" Mew said. She then made a gesture to Mewtwo, who nodded.

"Alright, everyone, step onto your symbols." Mewtwo instructed. She flicked his rist and snapped his fingers, lifting the pokeballs that were on the floor into the air. He tossed them at the starter pokémon in the room and returned them to their pokeballs. "I will pack your things." He stated. Using psychic powers, Mewtwo began to stuff the pokeballs and clothing into the bags of the trainers they belonged to. All the bags shrunk down to a comfortable carrying size for the transformation victims.

They did as they were told without argument, knowing forming one would lead to nowhere. Gary grabbed his backpack, which had been reduced to his comfort. Ash needed Barry's help to get his on. May, since she had not been with a bag at the time, picked her small purse with her beak. Paul didn't find it hard to get his, since, thankfully, he could stand erect and use his paws. Casey had nothing with her except her baseball outfit. Shrugging, she put on her cap and grabbed her mitten, deciding to leave the rest behind. Jimmy couldn't get his backpack on, for he had no shoulders for it to hang from, so Mewtwo turned it into a purse. Much to his disgust, but out of options, Jimmy settled for the brown man-purse. C simply couldn't reach his bag with his short fingers, so Queen did him the favor of carrying his backpack, as well as her own.

"Time to fly!" Mew said as she slammed her tail onto the symbol of an arch on the platform. The room trembled before a light started to beam, from underneath each symbol.

"Whoa, what's happening?" Barry questioned as he admired the blue rays.

"I'm going to teleport you near Pastoria City." Mew stated.

"Wait, Mew!" Ash called. Mew perked an eyebrow.

"Yes?"

"What if we need your help?" He questioned. Mew smiled happily, glad to have been asked that question. A small, clear blue box materialized from thin air and placed itself in front of Ash.

"This is the Music Box. If you ever need me…you may summon me by playing the lullaby. Just, please, don't spam! I have things to do." Mew explained. Afterwards, she placed the Music Box into Ash's bag using Psychic.

The beams of light engulfed all of the pokémon, so they closed their eyes to shield them from being blinded. Soon they felt as if being flung into the air, and then tossed down a profound abyss…

It was a beautiful, sunny day at the Valor Lakefront. Everything was peaceful.

A huge pink portal appeared in the sky, causing the wild pokémon from the area to stare at it in cynicism. They ran away when they say something emerged from the portal, quick to plummet to the ground.

Ash was screaming the whole way down. "Shut up! Look, Lake Valor! We'll be fine." C exclaimed, pointing down at the grand lake as he fell. Ash gulped and silenced himself, only to find out that pretty much everyone else was screaming in horror anyway.

Several hundred feet later, eight of the pokémon sunk into the lake. The impact had been painful, but all quickly swam up to shore.

"Hey, where's Ash?" May asked as walked onto land, panting in exhaustion. Who knew swimming with wings could be so hard? She was soaked from head to talons.

"I'm sure he landed on a tree somewhere." Paul said nonchalantly as he came out of the water, shivering at the cold, but refusing to address it. He was really wet and it felt awful.

"Oh please, why would you…?" Barry was cut off as he heard the leaves rustling.

"Wah! Guys, help me down!" Ash was ensnarled in vines as he dropped from a tree, wriggling in his prison.

"I got it right." Paul mumbled. "Hey you, redhead," He called, turning to the Vulpix. Queen turned around to look at him.

"What do you want?" She asked briskly. She was in a bad mood: aside from being rushed, she was dripping wet! And it actually hurt!

"You're a fire-type now, think you could maybe light us a campfire?" Paul asked.

"I'm not too sure about that. I don't even know how I'm supposed to use moves." Queen said in an apologizing tone.

"Hey, that's okay! We're all clueless, too, anyway." Casey said, patting the fire-type on her back.

"Thanks. And you are?" Queen asked, looking up at the green Teddiursa.

"My name is Casey. I play for the Electabuzz." The girl replied smugly.

"Impressive. I'm Queen. You better remember that, too, kitty." Queen said, shifting her eyes to the dark-type. Paul just groaned and laid down on the cold ground.

May finished cutting the vines that had trapped Ash with her beak. He had a harsh landing, though. As they walked back to the others, May could notice some of Ash's blue fur had been left on a bush.

The sun had started to set over the horizon. The group of pokémon had taken the time to at least learn each other's names. Gary had managed to start a fire by rubbing dry wood together. Their pelts were nice and dry as they lounged around on the soft grass.

The moon had risen. "Hey, you guys," Ash started after a long yawn.

"Yeah?" Barry replied. The rest only answered with tired grunts.

"We need to stick together if we want to succeed. We cannot be stuck like this forever…" The blue pokémon stated. Resting on a tree branch, Paul stared down at Ash.

"I'm sure I won't, as long you don't get in my…Wait no, I agree. Let's stick together. Just don't expect me to put up a façade around your friends." The feline said in all honestly, no actual coldness behind his words. Ash grinned and chuckled.

"I'm not. Good night, everyone, we'll see how things go…tomorrow morning."

Full credit goes to my partner for writing the transformations of May, Gary, C, and Barry (the hardest for him; he just didn't know how to do the leg! Lolz, give him special praise for pulling it off guys, he deserves it). I wrote Ash's, Paul's, Casey's, Jimmy's, and Queen's. Those were our very first transformations EVER! I think we did quite well.

When you review, please give us your critique about how the nine transformations were.

Sorry about the long update, but you know me! Never one to update quickly! Oh, and just incase you forgot:

Ash - Eevee (shiny)

Paul - Purrloin

Barry - Ralts

Gary - Sneasel

May - Pidove (shiny)

Jimmy - Pichu

Casey - Teddiursa (shiny)

C - Togepi

Queen- Vulpix

Also, I want absolutely NO spam reviews! Anything but: "LOVED IT UPDATE SOON!1111!1!" No, those are just depressing. Please.

Brandon: Flames will be used to roast our marshmallows.

Me: Hell yeah! No flames can keep us down!

Brandon: Except for that Farla person…

Me: Oh right…STAY AWAY FROM MY FANFICS, FARLA.

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