A Champion in a Twisted World

Chapter 3 - A Skirmish and Mirror Confused

Almost immediately after Crowley said that, he turns and starts walking again. You (yet again) jog after him since his long legs make him slightly faster than you (you know a lot of tall people, yet Crowley seems even more so unreasonably tall).

Despite his explanation of what this 'Night Raven College' is, your mind is still overflowing with questions.

What is 'Twisted Wonderland'? Is it a new region? Why does he keep confusing you as a man? How'd this robe thing get on you?

You follow him down the maze-like halls until you two step back into the room you first awoken in when the Meow- you mean, 'cat', attacked the coffin you woke up in.

Except now there's a bunch of people, all wearing the same robe as you, and except on some you see... ears and tails bearing a resemblance to certain Pokémon?

That's unusual. You've never seen 'human-Pokémon' hybrids. And yet you've witnessed an entire town except you and Kieran get brainwashed by Pecharunt with it's poisonous mochi...

Perhaps- as usual as this is- Pokémon-people hybrids are not that unexplainable. Anyways, no one seems panicked, so naturally this is probably normal in this region.

As you look around at the peacefully chatting people, you decide to pull your hood back on your head like everyone else so you don't stand out. You silently pray to Arceus no one recognizes you as one of Paldea's strongest Pokémon trainers (and just as one of the strongest Pokémon trainers in the world).

Then, you realize you don't see any other girls. You seem to be the only biological girl here. How... concerning. That makes you being here even more strange.

"We're done with orientation and dorm assignments?"

You blink in surprise when one voice speaks up, significantly louder than all the muttering of the people talking with one another. You look around until you notice who's the one talking.

A red haired boy who's noticable shorter than you (like, by an entire head), with two strands of hair in his face that form almost a heart-esc shape.

Red hair? Not too surprising to you. Hoenn's current champion (Omega, you believe his name is?) has red hair. And it's naturally that color. So while brightly colored hair is a bit rarer, it's not completely unnatural to see it.

"Alright new students, let me be clear!" The boy says, a determined and stern expression on his face, "At Heartslabyul dorm, I am the law. Break the rules, and it's off with your head!"

...he wouldn't really chop off someone's head, right..?

Well, just looking at him, you know he's going to be very, very strict. Almost unreasonably so, to be honest.

You barely realize you're nervously shrinking back as Ogerpon (best known to you as Poni) carefully and stealthily sneaks out in the faintest flash of red and white and grabs your hand with her own.

She looks up at you, not wearing any of her masks, with a sweet smile on her little orange face. The little 120 centimeter Pokémon gently nods up at you.

Strange. Usually you're the one comforting Poni. And now the roles have been reversed. Heh, amusing.

Poni- along with Moonstone- are probably your most clingy Pokémon. They're almost always out of their Pokéballs and with you.

"Yawn," You look up and see a tall (like, almost as tall as Dire Crowley, if not slightly taller), tanned boy with what look like brown Luxray-like ears and tail, and a slim scar over his right e, "Well, that ceremony was boring as ever... If you're in Savanaclaw, follow me." He absent-mindedly waves his hand and a bunch of Pokémon-eared students approach him. One even slightly shoves you, and gives you and Ogerpon a confused look.