[Interrupting Serebiiiiiiiiii~!]

[ex_pictureimperfect647]

[Serebii had been flying from one time to another, in the same forest for the third time since coming to Isshu, basking the forest in a light that Pokemon would notice but few humans would: the leaves looked much greener, the soil a more vivid shade of brown, and the sunlight shone in so much brighter. The sound that could be heard when a Serebii travelled, known as the voice of the forest, could be heard by everyone, even if not all recognized it for what it was.

It was something of a warning, to keep a playful Serebii from dragging unsuspecting (and, therefore, not quite willing) others from one time to another.

After witnessing another failed attempt by the same Kanto-bred trainer to make friends with an aloof Isshu boy, this particular Serebii felt saddened. She could tell when someone was a loner by nature, she could peek into his life, and she knew this boy also wanted friends, once! And this coldness was a front, she knew. She's seen enough to know!

It was sad that he how he put up walls, once a would-be friend finally came along...

Then, she had an idea! Just before the aloof boy took one step in the other direction to part ways, she flew down and plucked him off of the ground.]

W-what the...?! H-hey! [Like most people who've been scooped up from under their arms like a small child, before being lifted up, past the leaves and into the sky... he panicked, kicked, and pathetically reached for the ground!]

Biiii~~ rebiiii!

[Feeling like her little plan was working, Serebii happily slipped into a portal into another time, pulling the boy along with her!]

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[friendshipfirst]

Yeah! It's a thing that takes pictures so you can remember all the memories behind them! [ He then thinks about it for a moment. This was Shootie's camera but ... the kid pinky swears. If he's really careful then it shouldn't be a problem, right? Coming to a conclusion Satoshi grins and wraps his pinky around the kid's. ] Okay, it's a promise!

[ He hands the camera over to the kid before chuckling. ]

You can just call me Satoshi!

[ Satoshi then blinks ]

You haven't? Huh...

[ Hmmm ... how strange. So this kid hasn't seen Shootie? So then where had he gone? He couldn't have completely disappeared, right? He laughs slightly when the kid says that they flew in here but he otherwise he was a little worried. He should really see about finding Shootie as quickly as possible! ]

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It's a thing that helps you remember? I could use that, I forget a lotta things!
[He blushes and grins when Satoshi wraps his pinky around his. He'll be sure to be very careful. Pinky promises are unbreakable!]

Alright, thanks, Satoshi! [He's so happy, he's chirping!

Accepting the camera, he carefully brings it up, peers through the viewfinder, and looks left and right... then, he takes a step then two back... and focuses on Satoshi and Pikachu.]

What I definitely, absolutely need to remember is... my new friends who let me borrow this camera!

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Maybe one day you can get your own camera. Then you can take lots of pictures! [ He then grins ]

No problem!

[ He watches happily as the kid looks at the camera. When he stepped back Satoshi blinked before giving him another smile. Surely Shootie wouldn't mind if the kid took one picture with his camera, right? He laughs and extends his arm for Pikachu to climb onto his shoulder before looking at the kid again. ]

Sounds good! Ready when you are!

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Yeah! I will. [He continued to smile, prepared to snap a picture of the two.] Someday, when I'm a trainer, I'll have a camera, so I can remember everything I need to beat him someday...!

Ready!

[friendshipfirst]

Yeah! That sounds like a great plan--! [ Wait a minute. Why does this sound familiar? Boy. With a camera. who wants to beat someone.

... ]

Who is it that you want to beat?

[ Regardless, Satoshi and Pikachu both smile brightly for the camera ]

Okay! Just press the button on the camera to take the picture!

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[He pressued the button, the camera flashed and then he lowered the camera down. Yes, a blonde boy with a camera, dressed in shades of orange-red and black to boot!]

The Champion of the Isshu Region... [His chest puffed with pride.] Adeku-san!

[Spoken in that very same excited, high-pitched voice.]

[friendshipfirst]

Adeku-San?

[ This is uncanny! ]

Wow ... you have the same goal as the owner of that camera! You even kind of look like a younger version of him.

[ But this really couldn't be who he resembles. He's younger, and he's a lot happier than a certain rival of Satoshi's .... right? ]

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[Now, the ever-present smile disappears as he looks confused, blinking curiously at him.]

... Satoshi?

What's his name?

[He's not really sure what's going on, but he's a very intuitive child! He's good at picking things up, even when he doesn't fully understand them, and he's picking up on Satoshi's uneasy feeling— and it's bothering him!

(Wasn't Shootie very perceptive too? He picked up quite easily on Mijumaru's problem...)]

[friendshipfirst]

Huh?

[ Oh so the kid caught onto his uneasy feeling. Quite easily too. Satoshi was pretty easy to read. He smiles a little as he answer the kids question. There isn't any harm in doing so right? ]

His name is Shootie. I met him when I first got here to Isshu.

[ ( Shootie picked up on Mijumaru's problem so yeah. ) ]

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[He blinked, losing his voice for the moment. Instead of saying anything, he simply stared.]

[friendshipfirst]

[ huh... that wasn't the reaction he was expecting. But why? ]

Uh... did I say something wrong?

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[He finally found his voice.]

T-that's my name!

[friendshipfirst]

[ Satoshi looks completely stunned when Shootie speaks to again. ]

W-What?!

[ He has realized the resemblance and the similar dreams but... this kid was so nice! And the Shootie he knows... well... ]

What's going on here...

[ This was confusing in more ways than one! ]

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[He doesn't really get it and seeing Satoshi look just as confused, instead of reassuring him (because he was older!), Shootie became worried— if an older kid didn't know what to make of the situation, what could a little kid like him do?

He clung to Satoshi's leg.]

... Satoshi, where did you meet this other Shootie?

[He frowned.] Where did you come from? There's something weird about this...

[He doesn't know much, but he gets that much! He moves one hand away, the one still holding the camera, to point up at the sky.] Is he back where you came from?

[friendshipfirst]

[ Satoshi was caught a little by surprise when Shootie clung to his leg. But he understood. He would be worried too if something like this happened, right?

He crosses his arms and thinks hard about this. ]

I met Shootie at Dr. Araragi's lab in Kanoko Town.

[ He furrows a brow ] I was in this area! But this place seems different than before. Maybe ...

[ Then it hit him ]

Ah! Right when he was about to leave something plucked him from the ground and flew off with him! I tried chasing it but it went through a portal and the next thing I knew I was falling from the sky! But what does this mean?

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... b-but I'm Shootie from Kanoko Town. [That just spooked him even more.] And I'm the only Shootie there!

[He tries to think about this.]

Then, you're not from here. You and your Shootie came from, an, um, artinate dimension, maybe!

[friendshipfirst]

[ Aw man. This needs to stop being so confusing! ]

Artinate? [ ... oh. ] I guess it's possible that Shootie and I came from an alternate dimension.

[ Wait, he's been in a similar situation like this before he reached Hiun City. A Gothiruselle brought them into her memories. Maybe it was something like that? But it wasn't a Gothiruselle he saw take Shootie away. And they used a portal, which didn't happen before.

Something still needs to be off about this, but right not an alternate dimension sounds reasonable. ]

If I can figure out what Pokemon it was then maybe I can figure it out!

[ Sadly he only caught a quick glimpse of it before it flew into the portal. ]

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[Hearing Satoshi have more of an idea of what could possibly be happening, Shootie calmed, looking a lot less frantic.]

Then, then, let's go find out more! Maybe we could find out something if we ask someone who knows more or— or look in a book or something!

[friendshipfirst]

[ The once confused Satoshi quickly turns into a determined Satoshi as he hears Shootie's suggestion. ]

Yeah, let's go! We're not going to figure anything out by standing here!

[ex_pictureimperfect647]

Yeah!

[He happily nods, carefully hands back the camera, and then holds out a hand for Satoshi to take.]

[friendshipfirst]

[ Satoshi takes the camera and pockets it before noticing Shootie's hand and taking it. He still can't believe that this kid could very well be Shootie. They just act so different!

After taking Shootie's hand he starts heading back in the direction he came. He doesn't know if there is a library but maybe someone will know something. ]

[ex_pictureimperfect647]

[And whatever town he emerged from seems quite different: fewer shops, a different sign on the same building, faces in the crowd he's passed before are younger, differently dressed. Maybe a pair he could recognize as a family with an baby are now only highschool-aged and trying to outdo one another in arguing about who makes the best Coordinator and bragging about their ribbons and which region has the more difficult competition.

All rather subtle, but altogether, they give off a very unsettling feeling.

Shootie walked towards a library.]

[friendshipfirst]

[ The differences were not lost to the Pokemon trainer. Nor were they lost to his fellow Pokemon companion. Noticing the younger version of a woman who they asked directions from just moments before this happened was strange. And now that he's noticed just how much this Shootie looked like a younger version of the Shootie he knew seeing the younger versions of others became easier.

The sooner they get to the library and figure this out the less confusing and unsettling this will be to Satoshi and Pikachu. ]

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[Shootie ran to the library, up the three steps, then, very suddenly, he became very quiet. He tip-toed in, holding his breath for a moment as he tried his best to open the door without making a sound.

Libraries had to be quiet, right? He shouldn't disturb other people while they're reading! It's proper manners, so Shootie tried his very best to keep quiet!

It was a gravely serious matter to him, but to one more mature, it was all very silly in how over-the-top it all was, but small children take small matters very seriously. Of course, he had to remember to smile when he approached the librarian!]

[friendshipfirst]

[ Satoshi watches the small boy's sudden actions, smiling and holding back a chuckle. Shootie was quite the opposite of when Satoshi was younger. When he visited the library he was loud and often times was scolded by Shigeru or his mother to keep it down.

Once the two of them made it inside Satoshi quickly tried to think of what they could ask the librarian to narrow their search. Still, he didn't hesitate to speak up after the approach and smile. ]

'Cuse us miss, could we ask you a question?