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Emmet stepped out of the airport, it was a new addition to Cinnabar Island. He didn't bring anything with him except some cash, it concerned some but no one really said much. Emmet just planned on looking around Kanto to see if Ingo went anywhere here. He walked down the path to try and find a hotel around, until he saw an old man rambling about some strange Pokémon, which caught Emmet's attention. He went up to the old man, "You! Will you listen to me?! I need to tell someone about this- fast! No one is believing me!" The old man exclaimed, Emmet thought this man was crazy just by what he was saying, "I'm listening." Emmet said.
"You might not believe what I'll tell you." The old man said, "But there was a Pokémon that was at the eastern shore of this here island! It felt like it was...Incomprehensible...It was 2D and it was like it was from a video game! You need to trust me on this! You shouldn't go there! I watched it absorb another Pokémon that dared to come by it." The old man said.
Emmet listened to this old man rambling, "Oh, I trust you alright." He said, slowly walking away from him. Emmet wanted to find this incomprehensible Pokémon, "I might be able to see if this thing ever knew my brother...Or at least seen him. But it might absorb me like that old man said." Emmet whispered to himself. But all he needed to do was find this thing, he headed over to a board that had a map on it, the eastern shore was scratched up, nearly unreadable, but he could still tell what it had written on it.
Emmet started walking down the path that headed to the eastern shore, he noticed that there were less buildings, less people, and less Pokémon, even wild Pokémon weren't around the area. Emmet could definitely feel like something was off. The path randomly ended, it was surrounded in forest. He could hear the distant noise of water, this would be a time where he would just turn back around and get out of there, but no, Emmet was persistent. He headed into the forest, anyone would think he had a death wish by now. He traveled through the harsh overgrowth. Thorns from bushes dug into his legs and arms, cutting up his pants and sleeves, "This hurts." Emmet said to himself, he would've cried if it weren't for him coming out of the forest to see a beautiful place, "Yeah, if I were a weird being; I would also choose this place to stay out. If I even existed..." Emmet said, he wandered around the shore, he was starting to feel like he wasted his time.
Emmet heard a noise of a crying Pokémon in the distance. He went closer to the noise until it went dead silent, he crouched down to the ground and poked his head out from a bush. There was the incomprehensible being, the thing turned to where he was hiding, Emmet saw that thing, and he knew it ate that poor Pokémon, "\/\/|-|y @r3 Y0U |-|!d!/\/g?" The thing asked, looming over Emmet, who gave it an awkward smile, "I'll see myself out..." Emmet said, standing up fully and walking away, only for the thing to go right on front of him, "/\/0. D0/\/'T l3@v3." The thing hissed in its glitchy voice, "Y0u c|earLy \/\/@nt3d to SE3 me. \/\/h@t !$ it...? WhAT <ou|d you need?" It asked, "Well...Do you know a guy named- Ingo? H-He's my brother and...He's just gone!" Emmet answered, "|3r0ther? INGO? T|-|@t 0/\/3 WHO...Got $3/\/-|- t0 @n0th3r t!me PERIOD? I d0." The thing replied, wiggling its body like how someone would wiggle a piece of paper, "He's...Where?" Emmet said, he was confused, he didn't know what this thing meant by 'another time period', "JUST GIVE UP." The thing snapped, as if Emmet had done a crime to humanity, "But that's my brother! I can't give up on him." Emmet said, he was very persistent on getting answers from this creature.
"0k@y, mAyBe w3 <a/\/ d0 $0/\/\3-|-|-|!/\/G...!f y0u can f!nd 0ut |-|0\/\/ to bec0/\/\3 @ hu/\/\@/\/ @ga!n, I wi|| $3/\/d YOU to |-|!/\/\." The thing said, it finally felt pity for Emmet, which was great, but he didn't really understand what it meant, "Uh...Perfect! Where do I start?! Will it be easy? What's your name, you odd thing that seems to be a hero?" Emmet said, he was overjoyed, not actually taking in the risks, "/\/\!$$!/\/G/\/0." The thing said, it turned into some weird goo on Emmet's leg, freaking him out, "What are you doing?" He shouted, there was no response and he was quickly covered in goo. He was thrashing about and struggling to breathe, but he was overpowered by MissingNo. Emmet felt the goo cover the rest of his body, "\/\/3||...!'|| $33 |-|!/\/\ $00/\/...~" MissingNo said, sounding slightly happy.
Emmet heard this, but just barely since goo was filling his ears. It was so uncomfortable, goo was everywhere and he could barely see, "MissingNo let me--" He said as much as he could before goo started to fill him mouth, preventing him from saying anymore things. Emmet felt himself breaking away, literally though, it hurt, a lot. He would've moved but MissingNo had him locked in place, his legs were completely wiped from this world, making him bleed out, he started to cry, goo covered his eye completely and some went in his nostrils, making him unable to breathe. There was a jab of pain for a moment, "|-|3'$ G0/\/3." MissingNo said, it took back its regular 2D form.
Emmet woke up in an unfamiliar place, he looked at his hands, only to see he became a sneasel in his clothes that have now become oversized, "Uh, are you...Good?" Someone said from behind Emmet, it was a pikachu, she was in a white scarf. She looked insanely worried for Emmet, "Yeah? I'm not sure. Wait a second...You can talk!" Emmet answered after a long moment of silence, "Uh, yeah? Of course I can." The pikachu replied, "I'm Citrus! You are?" She asked, trying to make things less awkward, "I am Emmet." Emmet answered. He looked past Citrus for a second to see a shiny bulbasaur looking at him from afar before vanishing, "Uh, hello? Is anyone home?" Citrus said, waving her paw in front of Emmet, snapping him out of his little trance, "Maybe you might need some juice, that might help whatever you're going through...!" Citrus said, dragging Emmet along.
The cafe was very nice looking and clean, the two sat on a couch, Emmet saw a shiny bulbasaur walk down the stairs, he was about to say something until Citrus handed him a menu. He looked at a random drink and pointed to it, "Are you sure you want it? That has alcohol." Citrus exclaimed, "Yeah, I'm sure." Emmet replied, Citrus then went off to get the drink for him. Emmet watched the shiny bulbasaur snatch a coffee with its vines and set down some pokecoins. Citrus came back quicker than expected, causing him to flinch when she tapped on his shoulder, "Thank you!" Emmet said as he took the drink from her, he took a sip of the drink; very addicting, "I'm suspecting that you're new around here?" Citrus asked, Emmet nodded as he quickly finished the drink, "Woah, you finished that pretty quickly...Do you want me to fetch you another one...?" Citrus asked, Emmet nodded again, as soon as she left, his eyes locked onto the shiny bulbasaur, it looked really suspicious to him, for some reason.
Emmet had drank a ton of those drinks, he was drunk, everyone was playing around with him in this state, including the shiny bulbasaur from earlier, "Emmet, how tall are you?" The shiny bulbasaur asked, "As tall as a skyscraper..." Emmet replied while giggling. Citrus was starting to get concerned for Emmet, "How am I supposed to deal with this guy...?" She said, "I have an idea!" The shiny bulbasaur said, it then used sleep powder, "Now you splash some water on him." It said, splashing water on Emmet, making him jump up, "What happened?" He asked, "You were drunk and you said you were as tall as a skyscraper!" Citrus said, giggling, "What...? I'm 170cm (5'7)..." Emmet said, still remembering his height from when he was a human, "Riiighhhht..." Citrus said, "What's your name, bulbasaur?" Citrus asked, "Oh, I'm Missing- M. Like...The letter M." The bulbasaur answered, the two looked at each other, they were suspicious of this bulbasaur, "Well, I'm Citrus, and he's Emmet." Citrus replied, "We should leave, it's turning to night." Emmet said slipping a glance at Citrus, "Oh, wait, really? I might just follow you two. I like you both." M said.
The trio started walking up the stairs, M was the slowest. The two waited for M to get up the stairs, it brough a bag of pokesnacks with it, "You always need some...!" M said, the three laughed, "Well, where do we camp at?" Emmet asked, "I'm saying Starshine Town, it's not too far anyways, plus, we can sleep outside and watch the sky." Citrus said, M nodding in response, "I can take you both!" M said, putting Citrus on their neck area and carrying Emmet with its vines.
They made it quite fast, and everyone was set down, "Thanks, M." Citrus said as she laid on her back to watch the stars, Emmet only sat down, looking up, it was a full moon, "Do you think a lycanroc is going to come out and howl?" M joked, "Now don't make me nervous to be out here!" Citrus said. Emmet watched the two chat and make jokes. There was something about this scene that made him feel comfortable, like as if he was with Ingo again. But he knows he has to find out how to become a human again to get his brother back, he would have to leave these two new friends behind for someone else, Emmet just didn't know whether to tell them now or later.
Emmet slid down to reach them, he was in the middle. M tossed them some pokesnacks and ate one themselves. Three were having a good time together, and Emmet didn't want to tell them now and ruin their jolly time. This is really what he wanted. He just wished his brother made this a quartet instead of a trio. M was drifting off to sleep, Citrus was the first to sleep. Soon after, M fell asleep while cuddling up to Citrus. Emmet decided to join them and got close and fell asleep.