Remember? -A Pokémon Story-

Chapter 2

You feel... warm.

You can't make out your surroundings, everything just looks like colors blended together, however there is a sense of familiarity in the air. It makes you happy, but you don't really know why. You inhale slowly, and the smell of flowers and fruit make you smile. 

'Where am I?' you think to yourself. You know you've been here before, but you just can't quite put your finger on it. You feel as if you're not alone, but it doesn't make you panic. You feel as if you're surrounded by friends. You hear someone calling your name, and you turn around.

Suddenly, all the colors and feelings of happiness are drained and replaced with a dark, uninviting feeling. You feel very cold, and your heart starts to race. You feel like you're not alone once again, but this time, it doesn't feel like you're with friends.

You open your eyes abruptly and the bright light made you quickly shut them again. You sit upright, slowly opening your eyes so they could adjust. After realizing you were just dreaming, you release your hold on the bed sheets and your heart rate starts return to normal. Taking in your surroundings, you find yourself in a large bed with Cato lying next to you. 

Looking more closely at your surroundings, you see a large dresser across the room, a desk with some papers scattered across it, a small closet, and some doors: one across from you, and the other to the right. The morning sun lights up the room through the window to your left. You notice there's a nightstand next to you with an alarm clock and framed photo sitting in top. Picking up the photo, you see a man with some Pokemon, but you don't recognize who the man is. 

You put the photo back on the nightstand and turn your head towards Cato. Your Luxray is sleeping peacefully at your feet, and when you reach out and pet his head, he stirs a little. 

Suddenly, you hear footsteps nearing the door across from you, and your heart rate quickens as muffled voices can be heard on the other side of it. Cato jolts awake, sensing your sudden fear, and looks over to the door. He doesn't jump off the bed, but he positions himself so he can easily do so. 

You hunch over a little bit, hiding yourself behind Cato's large body. The doorknob turns slowly and the door is gently pushed open. 

A man pokes his head in and sees you staring back at him from behind Cato; you recognize him as the guy in the photo you just saw. None of you make a sound, probably because no one really knows what to say. He pushes the door all the way open and walks in slowly so he doesn't startle you.

"Hello there," he said calmly as he approached the two of you. When he got near the bed, Cato let out a low growl, warning him not to come any closer. You put your hand on Cato's back, letting him know that it's okay.

The man pulled up a chair next to the bed and sat down. "My name is Professor Kukui, what's yours?" he asks. You stare at him for a moment, debating whether or not you should trust him. When you tried to speak, no words came out, just a weird croaking sound and a few coughs. 

"Ash! Can you bring some water?" the man, Kukui, yells, a little concerned. You hear running, and suddenly a young boy bursts into the room, spilling water here and there, with a Pikachu dangling off his shoulder. You recognize him as the boy you saw when you first 'woke up' in that strange place. 

Ash offers you the now half-empty glass of water and you hesitantly take it. As you sip the drink, it becomes clear that you haven't had any thing to drink for a long time, and you chug the remaining water.

"This is Ash and his partner, Pikachu," Professor Kukui explains to you and Cato. You look up at Ash and he smiles at you.

"I'm from Pallet Town, in the Kanto region, where are you from?" he questions, attempting to make friendly conversation. You look down and furrow your eyebrows a bit as you think.

'Where am I from?' you ask yourself. 

"You've been out for a couple days, we were starting to get worried," Kukui states as he stands up. "I'm going to go find Burnet. Ash, stay with her. I'll be right back."

"Yessir!" Ash salutes as Professor Kukui leaves the room. Ash sits down on the chair and Pikachu jumps on the bed next to Cato. They sniff each other and make their own conversation, you assume.

"So.. why were you in Ultra Space?" Ash asks you. You looked at him, confused. "That's where we found you. You and your Luxray were stuck in some big crystal sleeping or something."

You didn't really know what to do with this information. Part of you didn't believe it. What even is Ultra Space? You try to speak again, but you still can't form any words: just that quiet croaking sound.

Ash gets up and takes your cup into the other room, returning with a full glass. He hands it to you and you pace yourself as you drink it, not wanting to get sick. Professor Kukui returns as you set your glass down on the nightstand. A woman follows behind him.

"This is Professor Burnet," Kukui introduces to the two of you. 

"They just got married!" Ash whisper-yells to you, and the two adults blush slightly.

"Professor Burnet studies Ultra Wormholes and Ultra Beasts, and since Ash and the gang found you in Ultra Space, maybe she can help figure out what happened," Kukui explains.

You hope they were right.