Fuzz and static, a low hum that held the consciousness for what felt like eternity, here everything was dark and time had no meaning. Numbness cushioned the shock, the sounds, the fear; but soon the low hum amplified itself. At first an endless drone, only to separate into segments of low slurs, and then gradually clarifying into what turned out to be speech. Awareness planted its seed between her eyes and slowly began making its way down, bringing feeling along with it, and suddenly she felt everything. Her whole body ached, as if she'd been tossed about and discarded; her whole left side pleaded in agony. The pain in her shoulders sang, singed even, for they felt as if someone had attempted to pull them out of their sockets. She did not dare open her eyes; so devastated was she from the numbness leaving her in such a state, and instead concentrated on the areas of pain on her body which seemed to multiply by the minute. Of all the places, those which hurt the most were her forehead, back, wrists, and ankles. It felt as if something were gnawing- no- smoldering her flesh; the sensation of being printed on or branded overtook her and this caused a ferocious panic to well up in her chest.
With a frantic jolt she sprang to her feet, eyes opening to take in the expansive world about her, and she was soon caught off guard by what she saw. Momentarily forgetting her pain she took in the odd sight before her, only a few paces away stood a Pokemon which she had trouble recognizing, for its back was to her, but this was not why she was so perplexed, no, it was speaking. Confusion however subsided and she turned her attention back unto herself, lifting up her hands she checked her wrists- which were not her own. Staring dumbly down at her ha- no these were not hands, they were paws, paws which belonged to a Pokemon. Still sluggish her mind refused to accept what she would soon conclude herself to be. For now she dropped her... Paws, heavily onto the grass below her. It was then that she realized that she was quadruped, something which did not feel right, yet not based off of memory- for she felt no familiarity with this body, which lead her to believe that she did not belong in it. Human bounced around in her heavy head and she pondered the thought for a second. Yes, this made much more sense, her having been a human.
Her thoughts were slowly clearing now, as the pain which had first awoken her was quickly receding, her aches were now cooling and she clearly felt the heat leaving her back and shoulders. Alright, she thought, so i am a Pokemon and i am becoming accustomed to this body. She cast another narrowed glance at the hollering Pokemon near her, whoever that is seems much more accustomed than i, she thought and through red eyes she took in her surroundings once more, but much calmer now. Noticing many other Pokemon in the clearing, all much smaller than the first and as equally as dazed and confused as she, she deduced that they all needed help like herself. The pain they must feel, she thought, but did not know what she could do to help the others. She looked down at her paws and tried to think hard to remember what kind of body she was in. She went over the facts in her head again, feeling for what seemed right and what felt correct. Out of the corner of her eye she saw a blur of red, instinctually she tensed and flared her nostrils, catching the scent of the Pokemon before looking at them- identifying them as a Vulpix before confirming this fact. The Vulpix had made their way to a small body of water and was, what seemed to her, readying themselves to drink- but never bringing themselves to.
That Vulpix is trying to find out what they are, she thought, and would have done so as well if she was not so afraid. Suddenly furious with herself she gritted her teeth, why was she so afraid? She was a Pokemon and if she wanted answers she needed to go find them. Thats exactly why, she found herself thinking, what if she found out what Pokemon she was and that was the only answer she'd get? What if she found out and she would live the rest of her life like this... With only the feint hint of a memory of having been human, of having had another life. Conflicting feelings raged in her and she felt a wild heat in her throat begin to build as she fumed over her own frustrations. She quickly faced the ranting Pokemon which her nose identified as an Alakazam, they obviously knew something and she would get something out of them. Of course the only thing stopping her now was the common sense that she was in an environment, a body, a world which she was unfamiliar with and she had to tread lightly. She would need someone to back her up if she wanted to get answers from the Alakazam. She scanned the clearing once again; two sobbing Pokemon immediately caused her nose to crinkle, a third that was curled up upon itself seemed beyond helping, a pair which had hidden themselves- she gave up her search then and there- everyone was still much too disoriented. Except, and her gaze travelled toward the Vulpix once again. She felt a natural inclination to approach the Pokemon and felt comfortable doing so.
Making her way on paws which she felt were much to big for her, she padded over to the Vulpix with an uneven gate much like that of a puppies. As she neared, she was consciously evaluating this new body, getting a feel for how her new muscles felt and how walking on all fours felt; which ultimately after a few moments was becoming less and less of a challenge. Remembering herself and the state of the others, however, she halted a few paces away from the other Pokemon. Yet then, out of the corner of her eye, she spotted what felt like someone approaching her and with a quick defensive jerk looked- only to see her own reflection in the pond water. The short ears upon her head pointed up in attention as her muzzle parted in momentary shock; she was a Houndour, the devilish looking fire pokemon. She looked over at the Vulpix and spoke the word which first sprang to her head upon looking at her relfection,
"I'm... I'm Zaraph?" She said, not truly convinced herself.
