PROLOGUE- To tired for this

“Where is that damn door key? I'm too tired for this tonight”. I have just arrived home after a long drive from work and I am trying to find the house key in a jungle of keys on a ring. Why do I have so many in the 1st place? I use like 3 of them, max. After circling through them for the 3rd time I finally find the right key and attempt to slot it into the lock. After fiddling around the lock I opened the door to enter. After entering, turning the light on and locking my door behind me, I look around to my lonely apartment.

It's a simple apartment, 1 bedroom, a simple kitchen with a table and chair combo next to a simple lounge room. It's enough for one person to get by with. I have a Tv, a game console, a couch, all that lovely stuff. Don't really know why though since i'm never home to use them. It ain't much to look at but I call it home.

“Oof so tired, what time is it?” I checked my phone to see that the time is 2am.

“Man I really should get to bed, I have to wake up in like 6 hours for another long drive to work. Well, time for leftovers again, yay.” I sigh sarcastically.

I pull out the leftover pizza I had last night out of my fridge. I decided to use the oven to reheat it up again, the oven just gets that nice non crispiness you know? Whilst the pizza is cooking, I grab my old 3ds from my nearby cupboard and sit at my single chair dining table in the kitchen area. I inserted Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Sky into the top of the gaming device. It is a bit expensive for a collectors game but might as well get it before it becomes really rare and expensive to find. I decided as the game started up, that no matter what the starter I'm getting I'm gonna continue and see how it goes for a run.

I start the game up, select ‘New game’, then continue onwards. I'm prompted by the 1st character selection question “did you play Explorers of time and Darkens? Yes or No” I haven't but I answered yes anyway to get access to every starter.

“Please answer the following questions truthfully so we can better understand you.” the screen asks of me with text.

I'm then prompted by the 1st real question “have you ever blurted something out without thinking about the consequences first? Yes or No” Now I answer yes as I tend to say things on my mind when I'm stressed out or tired. This one lady asked when I was working at the bar if she could get a gluten free ‘coke-a-cola’. To which I answered back to her respectfully, "Are you stupid?” now i know it was a stupid thing to reply but i was fed up with these types of questions by now. I did get a warning from the manager not to do that again though.

The screen flashes to the next screen prompt. “You discover a beat-up looking treasure chest in some ruins. What do you do? Open it or leave it?” Now obviously I would open it as why would i be in some dinky ruins in the 1st place if not to go looking for a treasure of some kind. Now it could lead to a curse that could make my life a painful one….but come on, treasure!

The 3rd question appears, “Are you close with your friends? Yes or No.” Hmm weird this question isn't on the wiki, i should know i had to study the damn thing to get the Pokémon I wanted in my previous runs. I lied and answered yes. The game pauses for a moment. A glitch? Hope not. I like owning a working game. Thank you.

The screen finally moves on to the next screen after that delay. “Are you close with your family? Yes or no”. Ok this is getting really weird now 1 question maybe but 2 that aren't there? Did the wiki righters not do all their research on this game? Why is it asking these oddly personal questions? No clue. I continue onwards by answering yes, another lie. The screen pauses again then followed by a bunch of dots “..........”. Before I can react it swaps to the next screen.

Ok once is weird, twice is a coincidence, but a 3rd question that isn't on the Wiki? This is a pattern now. To which it's another really personal question. As the next question has loaded in, it is indeed another question not on the wiki.

“Great, did I really get a broken game? This thing isn't cheap, you know?" I complained to myself.

The screen is as follows. “Are you lonely? Yes or no '' well might as well commit to the social choices now, i lie again with my answer being another no.

“Liar” the screen replies, ok this one caught me off guard, sending a chill down my spine. Was the game reading me or something? No of course not, just a coincidence. A game can't tell if you're lying…can it?

The screen flashes with a “bzzt” noise as it prompts the next question, forcing me out of my thoughts, reading as follows. “Do you seek adventure? Yes or No?” Erm ok then. I decide to answer truthfully to see if the game reacts differently now. I select Yes. I mean who doesn't seek adventure, out in the wild, battling bad guys and getting all the loot like an extreme hoarder.

“Would you help those in need? Yes or No.” no weird reaction this time. Still another question not in the wiki. Ok never trust wiki. This question though is a bit vague. I mean, would I help those in need? If it means someone who's in danger then i would, i'm gonna assume it means in a moral way, help an innocent from the baddy Etc. I answered yes.

“Would you help us? Yes or no.” what another stupidly vague question again. Who are we asking about, are the “us” good or bad? Pft guess I'll answer yes since i seem to have selected the heroic social type so far.

Before I get to the button the screen flicks with a loud “bzzzt” noise, giving me a little jump. Changing the prompt screen to another one. “Once selected, there's no turning back” it warns. Ominous much. Maybe it means that i can't change my character once i select it, well too bad game i can just delete the save. Heh wouldn't that be cool though, isekaied through a DS system, heh. Oh man, I'm tired. Getting a bit delirious now. I select yes without really giving it much thought.

The screen pauses for a short bit before moving to the next screen “Press your thumb on the bottom screen to read your aurar.” ah this is a bit more normal now. A scanner thingy to make it a bit more personal when you get your character. Bit of childlike wonder didn't hurt no one. I press my thumb to the screen as it asks.

“Scanning…..scanning…” this goes on for a bit before finishing with a little ding noise.

“Please raise your thumb now. Ace.” The text on the screen asks. Erm ok what, how does it know my name, i don't recall giving any details about myself to the game, even my 3ds has a different username so i have no clue where it could've gotten my name from. This is starting to worry me a bit. 1st it gives me personal questions and calls me out when i lie about them, then it somehow knows my name. Like how does it know!

Ok, ok calm there's an obvious reason as to why this is happening, and the answer is….pleh, no clue, dam. Argh, too tired to overthink about this now.

The screen changes again to the message “Your aura and personality have been read. You appear to be a…” the screen then flashes to reveal my character. A Bulbasaur.

“You will be reborn as a Bulbasaur, prepare yourself now. For a new life, a life of dangers, treasures, friendships and Adventure!” it continues throughout the screen.

“Ok nah i ain't dealing with this tonight, I'm gonna get my pizza, eat it, then off to bed. I do have work soon after all.” I would normally be all over this but I've been up for 18 hours now with the last 2 being on the road, so I'm especially tired now. I get up leaving my 3ds on my table. I open the oven’s door to check on my pizza. A bit burnt, great, only I know how to burn pizza so masterfully. Not burnt enough to make it not edible but just enough to make eating it unenjoyable. I pull the pizza out of the oven and place it on the stove part. When I'm about to turn the oven on, I'm suddenly assaulted by this wave of tiredness. It's not the same as fatigue but like something is literally draining me of all my energy.

“Uh oh, I need bed now, Urgh what is with this sudden tiredness” it's not the same tiredness as being awake all night, it's like someone is slowly turning my brain off. I fall back onto the oven to stabilize myself. My hand slips down the oven dial turning it on to max heat. Oop better turn the oven off, don't want to leave it on. It's a fire hazard after all.

“Not good, not good. '' I mumble to myself before my legs decide to give up on me. I stumble forward onto my table knocking it over with my 3ds landing in front of me, open and screen pointing at me cracked. Weirdly though the screen is all white and I swear I can feel a pulling sensation towards it. Like…it's draining me.

I try to call for help but it proves to be fruitless as I just don't have it in me to yell or even mutter anything from my mouth. I flicker in and out of consciousness,when I flicker in I notice a nice warmth like being near a nice fire pit, I fade. I flicker again to notice a loud beeping noise with smoke and an even greater heat around me. And for the final flicker I'm on a moving bed or something with people yelling mumbles at me and loud sirens going off. Before I fade all I can see is that screen, that white screen pulling me towards its light, I'm engulfed in it then nothing.

Prologue End