A/N: Taking a slight break from Why Is It Always A Kiss because I wanted to take another attempt at a "morphing" fic since I have grown a liking for them. Also, after acquiring a Zorua a few days ago that a friend of mine so graciously traded to me (I couldn't get it otherwise, and that left me heartbroken since Zorua is my favorite Pokémon next to Glaceon), this little idea came to me as I played through Pokémon White with Zorua on my team. Hopefully this will be better than my other Pokémon story, but I don't have that much hope for it.

Well, it's here for those who want to read it. So, enjoy (hopefully)!

I know we've only known each other for a short time, but it shouldn't have ended like this...My only regret is not being there sooner when you needed me the most...back when it all started...the whirlwind of our journey that was selfishly cut short.

No words could ever express how grateful I was to have ever met you. I will never, ever forget the short time we have been friends, and I know you'll never forget our time together either. There was so much we could've done, could've went, and could've become...Now, we'll never be able to experience those times again. Fate has torn us apart, both physically and spiritually. Maybe...maybe if we had never met, we wouldn't have ended up like this...

No...that's not true...It's not your fault, nor is it mine. We were both reckless, inexperienced...we thought we could take on any challenge that came our way, just to prove that we were somebody in the world. But our desire to prove them wrong costed us dearly...It should've been just me...not you...but you were willing to go with me...You stayed by my side even as I slowly began to fade away...That bond we once had, it will always be there, even though I'm gone.

...

I know. No, don't say anything. I understand. You wouldn't have done it if you didn't care about me. And I deeply appreciate everything you've done for me during our adventures. I just wish it didn't have to end so abruptly...And...you didn't deserve what they did to you. You're such a great person, and I'm so glad I met you...I have no regrets, none at all. Not when it comes to you.

Oh, look! You're ready, finally. Think of this as my gift to you, for being my most precious, irreplaceable, invaluable friend, and I will never be able to meet another person like you. I just wish I could go with you, but, sadly, I can't. But, I will still be there with you, in spirit, and in your memories.

Listen, I gotta go, ok? I don't know if we'll see each other again once I leave, though...But the connection...it's...beginning to diminish quicker than what I expected...

B-be good, ok...? M-maybe if...they'll allow me, we...could talk...again...

Well...it's time...You...enjoy your...new life...If any...one...deserves it...it's...you...

Good...bye...

Prologue:

Reborn

"Owch...owww..." My head was spinning, and the world around me was upside down for some reason. Sunny, blue skies, tall trees, green grass...At least my eyesight was fine. It took me a few seconds before I realized I was somehow upside down. I wiggled around a bit before I fell over on my tummy, which made the spinning in my head worse. I groaned and lied there until the dizziness went away, and I was able to see that I was actually sitting up against a tree while on my head. How I got here in this position is beyond me and...

"Holy...jeez, since when did trees become so huge?" Well, they were. They were way bigger than me, that's for sure! The one I was in front of right now...I'd say it was at least ten stories high or something like that. But it was odd...The trees looked to be at a normal height, and I suddenly felt small...

"Weird," I murmured, before I attempted to stand up, but it was difficult because I was so dizzy. But, I somehow manage to stay on my feet. I looked around, only to see that I was in some sort of forest. It was hard to determine what kind of forest I was in, though. There was a lot of grass, flowers, trees and whatnot. The air was warm; it had to be early summer. And by the positioning of the sun it had to be late in the morning. Still, how did I get out here in the first place?

I was feeling pretty clueless at this point, so, with nothing else better to do, I went over to the tree and looked up at it, trying to see just how high it was. It was pretty high; I'm not even sure if I could even attempt to climb this thing without falling and breaking something. I just wondered why it seemed so big suddenly...

Humming a little, I backed off the tree, then paused. I had my hand on the trunk while I was examining the height. Except, my hand wasn't a hand. Instead, in its place was a small red paw...

I gasped, stumbled away from the tree and ended up falling on my back. I couldn't stand on two legs anymore, but I was able to see another set of red paws where my legs and feet should be, and a tail that shouldn't even be there. Besides my paws, I was covered with slate gray fur, when it should have been just plain exposed skin. I panicked, rolled over and stood up again. And, just like I figured, I could only walk on all fours instead of two legs.

Something was VERY wrong here...I'm a human! But it looks like...it looks like I was turned into a Pokémon!

Panicking, I started running in a random direction. i didn't know where I was going, nor did I really care. I just needed answers. Where I was going to get them? I didn't know. But I needed to so somewhere, and find out something about this phenomena. Well, actually, finding out what kind of Pokémon I actually turned into would be a start. But the only way I could do that is if I had a mirror or something...

Wait, water is reflective, isn't it? There should be a river, stream or lake somewhere in this forest. I'll just have to find one and look at myself. Now having a new motive, I slowed down my pace so I wouldn't tire myself out too quickly. I kept heading in that same direction, until my new hearing picked up the faint sound of running water towards the west. I headed in that direction and kept a jogging-like pace until the sound grew louder and louder. It rook a few minutes, but I did manage to reach a river. I was panting a little, so I decided to just walk over to it. After a few steps, I was directly in front of it. I peered over into the water, and the despite the fact the water was running, I could see my reflection clearly.

Instead of having a human teenager girl face, it was replaced with a slate gray fox-like face. I had red eyelids, as well as red circular "eyebrows" over my of hair, i had a large whorled scruff of fur tipped with a red coloration on my head, and a black fur collar round my neck. I eyes were a teal color, and instead of pupils, i had a white slit where the pupils should be.

I recognized that face immediately; Turns out I somehow turned into a Zorua. Why and how? I had no idea. Nor did I know what I was going to do from here on out. I was a human at one point; I know I was! But now that I think about it...my memory is suddenly blank. The only thing I could really remember is that I was originally a human, my name and the fact that I had a Zorua of my own when I was still a human. I know it sounds cliché, but hey, there was nothing I could do about it.

Y'know, thinking about it some more, it would be an even more cliché if I met another Pokémon who wants me to join some sort of team, and we go on these adventures. My memories slowly come back and it turns out that I'm like, some sort of hero that had to be turned into a Pokémon, and me and my partner had to stop the world's oncoming doom. But when the world's saved, I gotta leave or die or something and I leave my partner behind, but I come back because I couldn't leave my partner alone.

...That sounds like a video game I played once.

Bah, whatever. Now's the time to focus, not dwell on how dumb this sounds.

"This makes no sense," I mumbled "Where the heck am I? Why was i turned into a Zorua?"...Why do I suddenly sound like an idiot by asking myself dumb questions? Urgh...

Alright, let me get my priorities straight here:

I'm a Zorua now. I can come to terms with that (somehow).

My memories are somehow erased, except for the fact that I was a human, my name and my own Zorua. I can accept that.

I'm suddenly smack-dab in the middle of an unknown forest with no means to protect myself against the elements. I don't know how, but I'll manage.

I have absolutely no idea on what to do, where I can go, and how I can go about finding out why this happened to me in the first place. That, I had a problem with.

Yes I'm a Pokémon, but if I had to battle, I wouldn't know how to fight back since I'm stuck in an unfamiliar body. Big problem there.

And for all I know, I probably won't survive the first night on my own until I can figure out a way to defend myself in a matter of hours. I don't know how I'm going to do that.

So, looking at what I had to deal with, it was safe to assume that I was pretty much screwed. Unless I'm still one of Arceus' children, and I still have some purpose on this Earth, he'll see to it that I'll survive the first night. But I'm not going to hold my breath; not even our almighty Father and Creator can stop Mother Nature. I guess I truly am alone from here on out...

"Might as well start walking..." Well heck, I had to do something! I couldn't just sit there all day, feeling sorry for myself, and hope that someone would just happen to come by and help me. No, that wasn't gonna happen. Not by a long shot. I guess the first thing I could do is look for some food, drink some water, and test out my new body before moving on.

I took a quick drink of water from the river (better than bottled water, which surprised me) before I headed back into the forest. Looks like I was in for a long walk...

. . .

"Well, I'm lost..." Terribly lost, to be bluntly honest. I know I have wasted the last few hours just wandering around aimlessly, and in circles. I knew I was already screwed when I discovered I had turned into a Pokémon and came to terms with that, but getting hopelessly lost in a virtually unknown forest was a bigger kick in the teeth.

Though, as bad as the situation seemed, I have been using this time to get used to my new body. For instance, my hearing is more acute, meaning that I can hear thing I normally couldn't when I was human. Plus, my sense of smell is enhanced, so I can smell so much that i couldn't before. I could smell a Pecha Berry tree off in the distance, I could still smell the water from the river I was at, and I could clearly smell the grass beneath me. It was almost refreshing being exposed to all these new scents and sounds. I have yet to figure out how to use an attack, but it should come to me like instinct if this isn't a dream or illusion (see what I did there? I'm a Zorua, and they're known for illusions. Get it?...I'll stop now) that I had to wake up from.

Guuuuuuurrrrrrrggggllllllee...

Oh great. I was hungry. That shouldn't be too big of a problem though. I could smell a multitude of fruit-bearing trees off in the distance. I followed my new and improved nose to the first tree, which held the Peacha Berries. Unfortunately, when I got there, the tree was like the others; They were too big and I couldn't climb up it on my own. Great...

"Hopefully there's an Oran Berry bush around here or something I could reach..." Sniffing around some more, I bypassed some more fruit trees, which contained most of my favorite fruit, much to my annoyance. Took em a while, but I did find a fruit bush. Unfortunately for me, the only thing I could find was a bush full of Cheri Berries. Ugh...I hate Cheri Berries. They were sour, they make my stomach hurt, and they leave a bad taste in my mouth.

And yet, in a time like this, I couldn't afford to be a picky eater. It was too bad, but I was going to have to eat them to satisfy my hunger. They were gross, but I ate a few of the berries one by one (it felt so weird eating fruit that I usually rinse off before eating. I hope I don't get sick from this), and I had to force myself to eat them. If i had it my way, I would've gotten one of the apples or Pecha Berries.

"I'm never eating these again...eww..." If I'm lucky enough to find another food source I could reach, then yes, I will never touch another Cheri Berry again. But I needed to put something in my stomach, so I just had to deal with it.

I dug my head into the bush after seeing a rather large berry in the back. I was inches away from grabbing it when I heard some deep growling and hissing. I paused, only to discover that the noises were coming from behind me. I pulled myself out of the bush and turned, only to see a pack of Liepards glaring at me with their fangs and claws bared. There were clearly agitated at me, but I couldn't understand why. Then it hit me:

I couldn't help but to notice that this area was heavily coated with the Liepard's scent. On top of that, the trees I passed before settling on the bush had claw marks that were similar in size on the trunks. This was the Lipard's territory, I trespassed on it without permission and ate some of their food. I was now their enemy, and they were going to eliminate me to protect what is rightfully theirs. It didn't matter if I was smaller than them, and considered a child. I trespassed, and I was going to pay the price.

But I couldn't let them kill me. I know I wouldn't escape out of this without some sort of injury, but I refuse to die like this. Not out here, not without finding out what had happened to me. I had to live, but I wouldn't be able to fight back. I was heavily outnumbered, and considering that I have not figured out how to actually attack like this, I was screwed. I was going to look like a coward, but if it would help me live, then I have no choice.

I fled.

I ran as fast as my little legs could take me. I was scared - no, terrified. Death was virtually chasing me down, and if I made one wrong move, I was as good as dead.

I could hear the Liepards hissing and yowling angrily behind me, but the sounds were so close it was as if they were breathing down my neck! The forest had turned into a blur of green and brown. Driven by fear and the will to survive kept me going. I jumped over logs, dodged what I believe was a Shadow Ball from one of the Liepards, weaved through trees and fought my way through tall grass. Time seemed to have slowed down - or possibly sped up - as I ran. It could've been a few minutes, or a few seconds, until I had reached a little clearing. Believing that this was the end of the Liepard's territory, and my ticket to safety, I picked up speed and ran straight into the clearing. Unfortunately, my happiness turned into bitter disappointment when the clearing turned out to have a cliff face. But that wasn't all...

It was also a dead end.

"No...No! Please...! NOO!" I desperately ran over to the giant rock formation and began clawing at it, with tears beginning to develop in my eyes. I heard the Liepards come into the clearing, and they were just as angry from when I first encountered them. But I could hear a slight change in their voices. They were still angry, but also excited. Their prey was cornered and practically given to them. They were closing in, claws drawn, fangs bared, getting ready for the sweet victory of being able to kill the trespasser.

This was it...I was going to die...Now I'll never be able to find out what happened to me and why I turned into a Pokemon...I backed myself up against the cliff and curled into a ball, bracing myself for the oncoming pain, and eventually death.

A larger Liepard that was covered with scars was the first to approach. He was scowling deeply, with anger burning in this eyes and fangs bared. He was just a few feet away from me when he suddenly crouched, getting ready to pounce. The lesser Liepards in the back were hissing and meowing with excitement, eager to see their leader disembowel and utterly maim the trespasser, and possibly get in on the fun.

At this point, I accepted my fate. The only thing I didn't like was that my death was going to be very painful...This was not the way I wanted to go out; falling prey to a pack of Liepards had to be one of the most gruesome ways to die. But there wasn't a thing I could do...

The leader Liepard took a few more strides towards me, while his minions spread out, making escape impossible. By some sort of miracle, I had stopped myself from shedding a tear. i had no reason to cry anyway...In just a matter of seconds, it would all be over...All my question will go unanswered once I die. All of this was for nothing...

The leader was upon me now, and he raised his paw, getting ready to cut me open with one swipe. I covered my eyes with my paws, and as a last ditch effort, I pleaded to the sky.

"Please! Somebody! HEEEELP!"

E/N: Crap ending, I don't care what you people say :/

Quick note: This has nothing to do with Mystery Dungeon, or the main plot of Pokémon Black or White. And no, the protagonist is not going to become some sort of hero that has the save the world later on. It's strictly a romance and friendship fic that becomes a bit depressing close to the end. Also, I'm debating on whether or not I should have humans throughout the fic or none at all until the very end. I will most likely decide on that by the first chapter, but it's still up for debate. Or, you guys can tell me your opinion in a review (IF you so wish you leave one).

I know I missed a few mistake, but now with Proofread Writing installed, finding them should be a problem. But if I still miss a few, I apologize and will go back to correct them.

Thanks for reading! If you like it, great! I hope you'll keep reading it! If you don't, then I would greatly appreciate you just clicking the Back button and look for a better story to read other than leaving a long drawn-out rant/flame about how this could be better and whatnot. Trust me, you'll do us both a favor (not trying to sound mean, mind you).