Imperfect and human are we? [Pokémon]

2~ Realisation

Started: 12th October 2022
Finished: 16th October 2022
Uploaded to A03: 16th October 2022
Uploaded to FF.Net: 30th November 2022
Uploaded to Wattpad: 5th February 2023

When he woke up next he didn't immediately open his eyes. An annoying huge ache ran through his body and he decided to give up and just lay there when his headache only got worse.

He heard sounds close but like what had happened earlier— which he only briefly remembered— it felt like it was underwater...was he actually in the water? No, then he'd be wet. He barely suppressed the shiver, he hated being wet.

He groaned, it felt like he was shocked by Pikachu. But much, much worse. Like if Pikachu was mixed with the strength of a Rhyhorn, the flames of a Charizard, the spikes of a sandslash, the evil wrath of Jessie when the trio-.

Meowth stopped himself, he could go on forever and this really wasn't helping his head.

"Meowth, old chum?" A voice that sounded so distant yet so close asked.

Meowth groggily opened his eyes- well tried to at least. "J-...Jimmy?" He asked, a wave of confusion flowing through him. Since when did James have a twin?

"You're okay!" A high pitched voice exclaimed. Ow. That could get annoying. A blonde blob- wait- was that the twerpette!? He blinked again, the blurriness fading away slightly and tried to push himself up, though not getting very far, James blinked down at him in concern.

"Meowth? Don't try to sit up yet, you're still hurt."

The cat Pokémon raised an eyebrow, "H-hoit?" And then he thought annoyed in his head, 'Urgg why is my voice so hoarse?'

Another person stepped forward, Clemont? Why were the twerps here?!

"You don't remember what happened?" The blonde boy asked, with a creepy amount of worry in his tone Meowth noticed.

"Only a bit...why are you twoips here...? Why am I here, I'm hoit?" He couldn't control it, he had so many questions and no one was answering him. He sighed and his head lulled down and his chin hit something soft. Wait. What.

His head, painfully, shot up again and he looked down in shock. Clothes? But-

Then he realises how the clothes fit his body. His body!? He sat there, agape in shock.

Then he raised a paw. No. He raised a hand.

No.

His foot twitched. His whiskers and ears probably would have too but...they weren't there.

"What." Meowth managed to gasp out. He was frozen, he couldn't move, his hand was still in the air in front of him. He manages to move his head.

He looked up at the others, with a horrified look on his face, from how the others looked it seemed they weren't fairing much better.

It was silent.

Normally when it was silent he would try to crack a joke, James would try to start a small conversation out of the most random things and Jessie would find any small thing to rant about if it meant the awkwardness of silence would go away.

No one spoke.

None of the twerps, Dedenne and Pikachu nor Jessie or James had the courage to look away from Meowth's terrified face.

They were screwed.

Then Jessie moved and turned to Ash, his friends and the two Pokémon, "All six of you leave."

Ash looked at her in disbelief, "What!? We can't just leave when Meowth is like this!"

Jessie snarled, if Meowth wasn't terribly confused he'd probably make a reference to a growlithe and the two would argue, "You don't have to leave the Hospital just leave this room, us two can handle it. Meowth doesn't need an audience of little kids."

Serena raised an eyebrow, "Little kids?"

Jessie just pushed them out of the door.

She then turned back and walked over to James and Meowth. She sat down on the edge of the catboy's bed and sighed.

"How are we meant to fix this?" James almost whimpered out from his position stood next to the bed.

Meowth let out a shaky hyperventilated reply, "Not helping Jimmy, really not helping."

Both Jessie and James looked at each other, concerned for their (previously) furry friend's well-being.

James somehow managed a deeper frown and moved forward, pulling the smaller boy into an embrace.

Jessie followed suit and huffed, "We'll fix this. We'll fix you. I don't know how but we will. We won't leave you."

Meowth finally let the tears flow free.