Chris Waters the Emolga
Hurricane Alliance: Normal Rank

As I followed the other Pokémon, I realized it wasn't just me alone surrounded by "naturals." These really were the other classmates, and all of us were Pokémon now! I was mixed with the feelings here. On one hand, I wasn't alone by myself to figure all this out, but now all of us were in this together!? And I was really wondering what this actually was and what we were supposed to do! This had to be something BIG. There's no way that girl would be like "oh, I needed you all to become Pokémon and be warped to some unknown cave because I forgot to charge my smart phone last night and maybe one of you has another USB charger handy?"

I only recognized a few of the other species of Pokémon. The Pikachu for sure, same thing with the Charmander and the Chimchar, but I didn't know what the big-jawed lizard, the moth larvae, or the parrot-like prehistoric bird were. Although the fact they were saying their names as part of the Pokémon communication really helped a lot when it came to remembering them!

"I remember the amusement park..." the parrot-like 'Archen' Pokémon recalled.

It was so weird. We... I... we were all communicating like Pokémon, and yet somehow, someway, we knew how to understand it now! That was nuts! Really, this just kept getting better and better!

"That's it!" I exclaimed, realizing this Pokémon communication was just like second nature to all of us now. "So all of you are the other classmates! Wow, and I thought it was just me alone in this crazy mess! And hey, I'm Chris by the way. I know, I look... nothing like I did before, but I swear I'm the same guy that was riding the bus with the rest of you! It's me, just... small, cute, and a little extra squirrely now, but it's still me on the inside!"

If anyone thought this trip was going to be boring, surprise! This had to be the most interesting experience I've ever done. I looked around the cave, wondering just what brought us here and what the next plan of action was. And why here was selected as our destination. Why this cave in particular? I didn't really see anything that connected us to this funky place.

"Listen, we need to find a way out of here and hopefully figure things out," I told the others, thinking it might be time to navigate out of this cave. "My guess is this had something to do with that girl and that crazy silver orb thing we all saw. Say, it might not be such a bad idea to keep these disguises and pretend to act like we've always been Pokémon, because I think we're all well-aware this... whatever just happened sure doesn't happen all the time. But we need a special code phrase to make sure we can tell each other apart from any other Pokémon we come across. If you're not sure if who you're talking to is either one of us or one of them, ask them what toppings they'd like on their pizza. And since I've never met a Pokémon that can cook pizza, that's how we can distinguish each other from the naturals!"

I looked around the group, hoping that idea was brilliant enough! Unless they knew of a Pokémon that could do that. But hey, even if it didn't work, it was at least something I could adopt!

"Anywho, let's see if there's a way out..." I told them, checking along the walls. "Whoever that was wouldn't have gone through all this trouble just to turn us all into Pokémon and put us in a cave that had no way to get out!"

It wasn't too bright in here, but I think upon closer inspection, there had to be a path that led to the outside and to some fresh air. And maybe a little explanation as to what we were here for? Maybe. First on the agenda, fresh air.

After a little checking around the walls, I thought I found what seemed like a passage further into the cave, but where it would go... who knows, but it had to go somewhere!