When I came to, I could feel injuries on my body, as well as the feeling of being on a soft bed. I opened my eyes to a yellow, sunbathed room. When I groaned, I heard footsteps, and a figure blocked the light.

"You should go back to sleep, sir. You haven't fully recovered from your injuries yet." I could recognize the voice slightly, but I was too tired to do anything. I just fell asleep again.

(A day later)

I woke up again, and while my injuries didn't hurt much at all, they still were there. I still couldn't remember how I got them, however, I could tell from the way it looked when I saw them; they appeared to be slashes from large claws. I noticed that two people were talking outside my room, and I could hear one as the voice of the same nurse. The other sounded female, but her voice had something mysterious behind it. They opened the door, and when they saw me looking at them, they came over to look at my wounds.

"You are very lucky to be alive. These wounds could have caused more bleeding if they hadn t been taken care of in time. You should thank this woman for saving your life." I looked at said woman, and took in her figure. She wore a red shirt, along with a white skirt and white shoes. Her hair was blonde, being long enough to drape down slightly past her shoulders. Her face had a calming look, but her eyes caught my attention. Their color was brown, with a slight tint of gold in them as well. I found a bit of strength to say something.

"Thanks, for... saving me."

"You're welcome!" It was quite enthusiastic. However, the door opened again, revealing a man who wore pretty much blue all over. He motioned to the girl, and after she had placed a comforting hand on my shoulder, she went with the man. The nurse then asked me a question.

"What happened, sir? You look like you had been mauled by a Dragon Pokemon..." Pokemon? I thought, I'm in the world of Pokemon? Then how did I... Then, it all came flooding back. The shadow dragon, his influence of shadows, the portal, everything! I was fighting a very powerful shadow dragon, who had nearly corrupted the entire world when a portal suddenly opened before I could slash at him for the final blow. Now I remember how I got the injuries. His claws were too sharp for a normal dragon... I also couldn't believe that I had been transported to the world of Pokemon because of it too.

"Yeah I can't remember well, but all I can remember is sharp claws before I blacked out. Who were those people that came by, anyway?"

"They didn't say their names."

"Okay. Um..."

"Nurse Joy."

"Nurse Joy. Did they happen to bring anything with them? Like a long case?"

"I think they did. Is this it?" She reached under the bed and showed me the sheath for my sword. Luckily, it was still in there, as evidenced by the hilt.

"Yeah, that's it. Thanks."

"No problem, sir." She put the sheath back under my bed.

"By the way, the name's Drake."

"Okay, Drake. Make sure to sleep a little longer, because although the injuries are healing at a relatively fast pace, they're still too deep for you to even try to move your limbs." She left the room after that. Of course, since I couldn't do anything, I just went to sleep again.

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Soon after Drake had fallen asleep, an invisible figure flew through the window, putting its clawed hand on his forehead, as if feeling for something. A tiny light appeared there, seeming to disappear into Drake s head. Whatever it was, it seemed to put Drake more at rest as he fell into a deeper sleep. The figure then left and disappeared into the sunlight, which was now slipping into the horizon.