A Wake Up Call

As I left my college class, I sighed, knowing I was going to repeat this all tomorrow. Life was such a bummer, being stuck in such a place like Columbus, Ohio.

I looked at the faces of the students as I walked off the campus premises. Such dead faces, like they were sucked out of life when they woke up this morning.

I knew what I was going to do for the rest of the day though. I was going to play the game I am obsessed with because I'm good at it, Pokemon Showdown.

The battle simulator game was so fun to play. I dominated, getting up to to top 30 on the "OU" ladder.

As I walked home though, I stopped at a cross walk. When the light showed a green humanoid walking, I walked across the street.

I looked at my phone as I crossed the street, thinking I have the right of way. That was when I got hit by a truck.

I was launched across the street, going unconscious. My last thought before my life was taken from me was " Give me my life back".

I died with tears streaming down my face.

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My eyes blasted open.

I look at my surroundings, not recognizing them. The only thing my eyes were met was with darkness, not a single ounce of color to be seen but me.

I was a naked man in a void, but surprisingly, being naked was my last worry.

I remembered the horrible incident that happened before, the memory that I got hit by a truck while walking home from school.

I cursed at this. I was certain I died, what was this psychosis that was currently happening right now?

Am I dead? Is this what every single human will meet after their unavoidable death? There is no Hell or Heaven, just this bullshit.

As I float through the void, I begin to think about my past memories, as those were the only things that will entertain me in this land of nothing.

I was born into a poor family in Columbus, Ohio. Growing up with nothing, I had a pretty big dream. I wanted to be an Nba player.

I wanted to go to away games across the whole country. I didn't want to be confined in such a small place.

I was one of the hyped freshmen in my class. That was cut short though, as a brutal injury derailed my career for good, before it even started.

I tried to come back to the sport, but I wasn't as good as before. I slowly faded out of relevancy, becoming a "What If" for my family and friends.

Hell, my family fantasized more about what if I became an Nba player like I wished to more than giving me support for future endeavors.

I feel like a disappointment to my family,friends and me. My confidence left me as fast as my relevancy. I slowly became disinterested in Basketball and stopped watching or thinking about it.

I then fell in love with Pokemon afterwards, erasing the previous version of me.

Thinking on the painful memories, I cried, realizing the tragedy which was my life. A life full of dissatisfaction with myself and overall, a depressing life.

I was looking into the nothing which was the void and then something happened.

Something, or someone, materialized from thin air. He dwarfed me in size and his prescience felt somewhat godly.

"What do you wish for, mortal", The man asked me. That when I realized who this was, this was God, the entity of superiority.

I was surprised, but I thought about what he asked. What did I wish for, what did I seek more than anything right now? I thought about it before I responded.

"Give me my life back".

The god nodded at this and responded quickly." I can't give you your old life, or your old world back but I can give you a new one in a brand new dimension. Which world would you want?".

I can pick a world to reincarnate in? That's way better than the shitty one I have right now! Which world will I pick? I want one with endless possibilities for me. I thought for a minute, before answering the million dollar question.

"I want to be reborn into the world of Pokemon", I said to the man-like god.

The god smiled before continuing to speak." I would also like to give you a gift. You can pick one Pokemon that you will receive when you become a trainer".

Just as he said, a screen popped up in front of me. There were tons of spirtes of Pokemon. I noticed there was no legendaries and only first form evolution were present.

I scrolled on the screen, looking for a Pokemon. I looked at all the Pokemon before seeing the one I wanted.

I clicked on the sprite belonging to the Pokemon "Froakie". Froakie's final evolution was Greninja, a very fast and strong Pokemon. I also loved Greninja as a Pokemon so it was a no brainier there.

Another screen popped up as I clicked it. It had the compatible abilities of Froakie.

One was Torrent, an ability that whenever Froakie is low on health or at the brink of collapse, the frog's water type moves will be boosted a significant amount.

The other was Protean, an ability that changes Froakie into the type of the move he uses. It is a truly versatile ability but the last one was the best.

The last but not least was the ability Battle Bond, which when fully evolved could allow Greninja to transform into his Battle Bond mode. This ability could rival the Mega Evolutions, you had to pick it!

I clicked on the button with Battle Bond, and it dissapeared. God looked at me with his peaceful expression and told me." It's time to start your new journey, I wish you safe travels".

The void distorted, spinning me around, taking me to my new life.

As I was being transported, I had a big smile. This was a huge wake up call, I won't waste such an opportunity!

I will be free in this world, I promise!

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A small prologue for y'all. Tell me your thoughts.

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