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Keiko was getting out of the pool when it happened. Her friends still swimming start choking their bodies turning gross shades of purple. Yusuke manages to pull himself halfway out of the pool and reaches for her. Scared more than anything else she presses back against the wall. Seeing for the first time a small humanoid creature pressed against his back. The creature grins at her and seems to start sinking into his skin. He moans in agony and she runs for the locker room.

Once inside she searches for a place to hide. Picking a shower stall she crouches down in the corner hoping that whatever they are they’ll just leave her alone. The door slams open and wheezing echoes off the ceramic tiled walls. The girl pulls her legs tight to her chest and tries to manage her breathing.

In the end, it doesn’t seem to matter as the curtain is ripped aside. Before her stands the very boy that begged for her help. Screaming she dodges around his arms and runs, searching for a way out. He corners her against a marble counter and he grins proudly, like he’d just broke the record for the 200m Freestyle medley. Gripping the counter, her knuckles white from the force as she cowers hoping that this small amount of purchase will keep him from dragging her away.

The monster laughs and lunges for her and she kicks out at it and it catches one of her ankles in its slimmy grip and she watches in horror as her skin starts taking on that same purple color, the discoloration crawling up her calf as he reaches for her shoulder. She kicks at him again with her free leg and tries to wrench the other free, but doesn’t succeed.

Kurama and Cutie seem to come from nowhere tackling the monster. Her leg drops but her skin is still changing.

[Keiko wakes with a start. Her pokémon are hovering at the foot of her bed as they have each night since the nightmares began. She isn't amused and less so knowing she won't be going back to sleep anytime soon. Apparently her hopes were misplaced the other night.

Moments later two texts go out.]

This is becoming a repetitive question but, is anyone awake?

Anyone in Goldenrod awake and hungry? I'd be happy to make some snacks to help pass time.

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[capax_infiniti]

In most cases I wouldn't advise it, but I was fortunately to not suffer the ill effects during that time. In this place I must adhere to a proper sleep schedule. It's quite annoying, and this compounded on it is very displeasing.

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[topoftheclass]

I guess it would be if you're still adjusting to having to sleep again. Hopefully, this nightmare stuff comes to an end soon. I think all of us will have better nights once it does.

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[capax_infiniti]

It seems quite sudden, to be honest. I had rarely had nightmares even before my sleepless times. Now, they are of the most unsettling sort and rather widespread. It may be a sign of something to come... given the abilities of pokemon, it should be no surprise.

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[topoftheclass]

I think a lot of things here are sudden. I wasn't exactly prone to nightmares myself before I got here.

I never really thought about how much the pokémon have an effect on that sort of thing.

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[capax_infiniti]

Pokemon seem to be the biggest source of power here, outside of the technologies that maintain them. It should be no surprise that they can do things that affect people in more ways than just battles.

The legends speak of pokemon that controlled elements and even reality itself.