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So, this was the place. Well, it certainly looked like a lighthouse. Jay wondered just what sort of job he would be doing here. Watching? Supervising battles? Cleaning? It better not be cleaning…

Jay was a young man, with blonde hair and blue eyes. He had been told to just turn up, so he was wearing a light blue T-shirt with navy long sleeves and jeans. His eyes were wide and sparkled under the evening sky, the sun beginning to set in the west. This could be it, his dream job.

For this young person had a rather unusual wish: he wanted to be someone’s assistant. Anybody’s assistant. Whether they were a boss, a mentor or even an evil mastermind, Jay wanted in. He supposed it was because, for all of his life, he had been a follower. Jay was never the leader type in school, was happy to be part of a crowd. It meant that whatever was popular, he followed it, even if he didn’t like it. Just because he wanted to be part of something he supposed. Then again, maybe Jay wanted to be an assistant because he liked learning. Not so much as seriously studying to pass an exam in flying colours, but more of if something interested him or if a friend of his was really passionate about a subject, he wanted to learn all about it. A combination of being a minion and a thirst for knowledge helped in his current mind set.

Yet deep down, Jay knew he wanted his role to be as fulfilling as possible. Something useful, helpful…that would be the key. Then he could really feel like he was doing a job that the world needed. So, when he had got a rather mysterious call from a young woman (her name hadn’t been disclosed) asking for an assistant at the lighthouse, Jay jumped at the chance, no questions asked. He was kind of regretting it now, as the lighthouse was incredibly tall and there were so many stairs to climb. Worryingly, some of the floor was missing. Maybe his job would be repairing those…

At last he reached the top, Jay’s meeting place with whoever it was that had summoned him. He fully expected to see the big glow of light from electricity and mirrors, making it hard to spot the person. However, he hesitated at the end of the stairs. There was…nothing here. Just a checkerboard carpet, tall windows and, in the centre, a woman. She…was really pretty. Long brown hair, long blue dress, a white cardigan with a red bow in the centre and brown, almost golden eyes. Yet they looked…sad, tearful even. Jay felt that he would do anything for her just then.

She noticed him straight away. “You must be Jay, you’re…here for the lighthouse assistant job?”

She spoke quietly but firmly. Jay nodded enthusiastically. “Yeah! I’d love to be an assistant and do something really useful!”

“That’s good, as…well…I need someone fully prepared for this job. There are a lot of changes involved. Oh, my name’s Jasmine.”

“The gym leader? Cool! So, er, what’s the job?”

Her voice grew quieter as she explained. “Well, the job is basically lighting the lighthouse. Usually, this would be done by Ampy, the Ampharos. However…Ampy is no longer…so…”

Jay wanted to rush up and hug her. “Oh, I’m really sorry to hear that! Wait…” he stopped and paused, then his eyes widened and he found himself leaning backwards, “You want me to take his place!”

“Yes, and I’m sorry!” Jasmine blurted out, her usual quiet control fleeing, “Ampy meant the world to me and I feel bad replacing him. This job though can only be done by an Ampharos and they are really hard to find and train for this particular role. So, when a fellow gym leader recommended someone who told me of a way to change someone into a Pokémon, I…I had to consider it.”

“So…you want me to do it?” Jay asked nervously.

“Only if you are willing. I won’t force you into this and if you leave, you’re free to tell the world how crazy this is.”

Jay considered, as in really thought about. Were such things possible? If so, would he want to have all of his humanity removed? Just for a job? Yet…this job would be perfect. No doubt Jasmine would come up and see how her lighthouse assistant was doing. He would be guiding ships to safety, which would be helping others. Plus learning about being an Ampharos would be interesting. Maybe he could battle too in his free time. A good number of minutes flew by, without Jasmine saying anything and only twitching her fingers occasionally, before Jay nodded.

“Ok, I’ll do it.”

“Are you sure? Really sure?”

“Sure. It’s going to be perfect for me.”

“Well, if you’re certain…”

Jasmine came to him and held out her hand, dropping something into his. It was a simple pecha berry. Wordlessly, Jay ate it. Was this the method or just a relaxation thing because it was really sweet and tasty?

Turned out to be the former. The next thing Jay knew was that suddenly his head lifted up and he could see past Jasmine’s head, who took a large step backwards. He craned downwards and saw that his neck was now longer. It was also gaining a yellow tinge and three black lines. So this was going to be real. Well, if it made him an assistant and Pokémon, that was good. So Jay eased into the transformation.

As the pecha landed and fizzled in his stomach, his tummy began bulging. It was becoming increasingly round and swollen, although his insides felt as if they weren’t changing a lot. Having said that, Jay could feel a little spark that jolted occasionally around his nervous system, causing the odd twitch. His main focus was on his expanding middle though as his T-shirt was becoming tight, and quickly too. Jay attempted to get it off but all his efforts met in failure. He looked over to Jasmine.

“Errr…a little help over here.”

Jasmine gasped, having been too startled by the transformation. It seemed as if she wasn’t sure if it had been real or not either. “Oh, sure.”

With Jasmine pulling and him wiggling, the T-shirt eventually came off. Jay was about to work on his jeans when he found that they had been pushed downwards anyway and were now falling against his legs. He could now see his white middle that extended up to his neck line, the rest of him being yellow. He gently touched himself. Fur, and slightly cotton, almost wool like fur. It was really pleasant and he couldn’t help but sigh at that.

He saw Jasmine backing off again, looking at him worryingly. Jay gave his master a thumbs up, stopping short in the brain. Master? Well, she probably was now. Didn’t matter for soon he found that he couldn’t make the thumbs up sign. His fingers twitched before forcing themselves together creating a pointed paw on each hand. His muscles grew around his elbows but at the same time his bones began shortening. The same bright yellow that covered most of his body formed over him. The same electrical impulses sparked around them. He felt…powerful.

Then he collapsed on the ground as his legs suddenly cracked and he found them getting shorter. Soon he was back to a more normal height and no longer able to see past Jasmine’s head when he stood. Jay wouldn’t realise that for a little while as he managed to strain himself into a sitting position, just as his thighs bulged and his knee shortened. Yellow fur tickled these limbs as they ran down to the feet. Unlike his hands, the ankles bulged a bit, causing his feet to become round. His toes merged as one then gained a white polished sheen, one smooth claw on each foot.

A yelp, now at a slightly higher pitch, came from his mouth as he felt something forming on his backside. His spine stretched out before him, muscles collected and then fur encased it as a tail grew out before Jay. It was a long tail at that: yellow, then a black band, followed by more yellow and so on. At the third black mark, his tail stopped then inflated. A round red orb grew. Jay felt the sudden urge to make it glow, to show everyone what it could do anywhere in the world, from space even, but he didn’t want to blind his new master.

Then his head began popping as his skull reformed, causing Jay to emit more cries. Why did this have to be so painful compared to the rest of his body? Forming into a more pointed skull, Jay’s nose and mouth moved with it. Jay’s nostrils were lost in the yellow fur, as were his lips, though he knew both features were still there. He coughed and spluttered a little as he spat out his canines, molars growing in their place, although all of his teeth felt smaller now, as if they wouldn’t be seen when he opened his mouth. Jay’s blonde hair merged and shortened with his new fur as his ears shot towards the top of his head. The thickened, grew longer and gained the same black and yellow bands. Jay’s hearing was vastly improved; he could even hear the battles downstairs. His eyes became shorter and the pupils consumed his irises and whites. Now they were just beady black dots against his face. Finally, pulsing at the very top of his head formed another sphere of red that would glow when he needed it.

Jay looked at his body, stood up, felt all around it. So he was an Ampharos now. Awesome! He looked over at Jasmine, his new master. She still looked worried. Well, as her assistant to the lighthouse there was only one thing to do. He ran over and hugged her, shouting thank yous out in his new language. Jay looked down and saw Jasmine smile a little.

“You’re still in there, right Jay?”

“Amp!” he cried. It was a little bit of a shame to lose his speech, but now all his life’s wishes had come true.

Jasmine nodded, then beckoned him to stand to the middle. “Then you’re job begins. I will be up to see you every so often.”

He turned and saw that the sun had indeed set. Jay nodded and ran to the middle, then let his orbs shine brightly. He felt good. Any ships would be able to come into port safely, guiding people in without harm. This was his purpose. Jay continued to reflect happily as Jasmine picked up his fallen clothes and teeth and left him too it.

As she was going downstairs, trying to accustom her mind to what she had just done, Jasmine bumped into someone and gasped. It was that woman again, the one who gave her the pecha and was recommended to her by Maylene. She knew what she wanted, even without the other woman speaking, and gave her the fallen clothes and teeth.

“Thank you for helping me. Now, I have heard of the one you spoke of, and it was last seen in Hoenn…”

Description
So, this was the place. Well, it certainly looked like a lighthouse. Jay wondered just what sort of job he would be doing here. Watching? Supervising battles? Cleaning? It better not be cleaning…

Jay was a young man, with blonde hair and blue eyes. He had been told to just turn up, so he was wearing a light blue T-shirt with navy long sleeves and jeans. His eyes were wide and sparkled under the evening sky, the sun beginning to set in the west. This could be it, his dream job.

For this young person had a rather unusual wish: he wanted to be someone’s assistant. Anybody’s assistant. Whether they were a boss, a mentor or even an evil mastermind, Jay wanted in. He supposed it was because, for all of his life, he had been a follower. Jay was never the leader type in school, was happy to be part of a crowd. It meant that whatever was popular, he followed it, even if he didn’t like it. Just because he wanted to be part of something he supposed. Then again, maybe Jay wanted to be an assistant because he liked learning. Not so much as seriously studying to pass an exam in flying colours, but more of if something interested him or if a friend of his was really passionate about a subject, he wanted to learn all about it. A combination of being a minion and a thirst for knowledge helped in his current mind set.

Yet deep down, Jay knew he wanted his role to be as fulfilling as possible. Something useful, helpful…that would be the key. Then he could really feel like he was doing a job that the world needed. So, when he had got a rather mysterious call from a young woman (her name hadn’t been disclosed) asking for an assistant at the lighthouse, Jay jumped at the chance, no questions asked. He was kind of regretting it now, as the lighthouse was incredibly tall and there were so many stairs to climb. Worryingly, some of the floor was missing. Maybe his job would be repairing those…

At last he reached the top, Jay’s meeting place with whoever it was that had summoned him. He fully expected to see the big glow of light from electricity and mirrors, making it hard to spot the person. However, he hesitated at the end of the stairs. There was…nothing here. Just a checkerboard carpet, tall windows and, in the centre, a woman. She…was really pretty. Long brown hair, long blue dress, a white cardigan with a red bow in the centre and brown, almost golden eyes. Yet they looked…sad, tearful even. Jay felt that he would do anything for her just then.

She noticed him straight away. “You must be Jay, you’re…here for the lighthouse assistant job?”

She spoke quietly but firmly. Jay nodded enthusiastically. “Yeah! I’d love to be an assistant and do something really useful!”

“That’s good, as…well…I need someone fully prepared for this job. There are a lot of changes involved. Oh, my name’s Jasmine.”

“The gym leader? Cool! So, er, what’s the job?”

Her voice grew quieter as she explained. “Well, the job is basically lighting the lighthouse. Usually, this would be done by Ampy, the Ampharos. However…Ampy is no longer…so…”

Jay wanted to rush up and hug her. “Oh, I’m really sorry to hear that! Wait…” he stopped and paused, then his eyes widened and he found himself leaning backwards, “You want me to take his place!”

“Yes, and I’m sorry!” Jasmine blurted out, her usual quiet control fleeing, “Ampy meant the world to me and I feel bad replacing him. This job though can only be done by an Ampharos and they are really hard to find and train for this particular role. So, when a fellow gym leader recommended someone who told me of a way to change someone into a Pokémon, I…I had to consider it.”

“So…you want me to do it?” Jay asked nervously.

“Only if you are willing. I won’t force you into this and if you leave, you’re free to tell the world how crazy this is.”

Jay considered, as in really thought about. Were such things possible? If so, would he want to have all of his humanity removed? Just for a job? Yet…this job would be perfect. No doubt Jasmine would come up and see how her lighthouse assistant was doing. He would be guiding ships to safety, which would be helping others. Plus learning about being an Ampharos would be interesting. Maybe he could battle too in his free time. A good number of minutes flew by, without Jasmine saying anything and only twitching her fingers occasionally, before Jay nodded.

“Ok, I’ll do it.”

“Are you sure? Really sure?”

“Sure. It’s going to be perfect for me.”

“Well, if you’re certain…”

Jasmine came to him and held out her hand, dropping something into his. It was a simple pecha berry. Wordlessly, Jay ate it. Was this the method or just a relaxation thing because it was really sweet and tasty?

Turned out to be the former. The next thing Jay knew was that suddenly his head lifted up and he could see past Jasmine’s head, who took a large step backwards. He craned downwards and saw that his neck was now longer. It was also gaining a yellow tinge and three black lines. So this was going to be real. Well, if it made him an assistant and Pokémon, that was good. So Jay eased into the transformation.

As the pecha landed and fizzled in his stomach, his tummy began bulging. It was becoming increasingly round and swollen, although his insides felt as if they weren’t changing a lot. Having said that, Jay could feel a little spark that jolted occasionally around his nervous system, causing the odd twitch. His main focus was on his expanding middle though as his T-shirt was becoming tight, and quickly too. Jay attempted to get it off but all his efforts met in failure. He looked over to Jasmine.

“Errr…a little help over here.”

Jasmine gasped, having been too startled by the transformation. It seemed as if she wasn’t sure if it had been real or not either. “Oh, sure.”

With Jasmine pulling and him wiggling, the T-shirt eventually came off. Jay was about to work on his jeans when he found that they had been pushed downwards anyway and were now falling against his legs. He could now see his white middle that extended up to his neck line, the rest of him being yellow. He gently touched himself. Fur, and slightly cotton, almost wool like fur. It was really pleasant and he couldn’t help but sigh at that.

He saw Jasmine backing off again, looking at him worryingly. Jay gave his master a thumbs up, stopping short in the brain. Master? Well, she probably was now. Didn’t matter for soon he found that he couldn’t make the thumbs up sign. His fingers twitched before forcing themselves together creating a pointed paw on each hand. His muscles grew around his elbows but at the same time his bones began shortening. The same bright yellow that covered most of his body formed over him. The same electrical impulses sparked around them. He felt…powerful.

Then he collapsed on the ground as his legs suddenly cracked and he found them getting shorter. Soon he was back to a more normal height and no longer able to see past Jasmine’s head when he stood. Jay wouldn’t realise that for a little while as he managed to strain himself into a sitting position, just as his thighs bulged and his knee shortened. Yellow fur tickled these limbs as they ran down to the feet. Unlike his hands, the ankles bulged a bit, causing his feet to become round. His toes merged as one then gained a white polished sheen, one smooth claw on each foot.

A yelp, now at a slightly higher pitch, came from his mouth as he felt something forming on his backside. His spine stretched out before him, muscles collected and then fur encased it as a tail grew out before Jay. It was a long tail at that: yellow, then a black band, followed by more yellow and so on. At the third black mark, his tail stopped then inflated. A round red orb grew. Jay felt the sudden urge to make it glow, to show everyone what it could do anywhere in the world, from space even, but he didn’t want to blind his new master.

Then his head began popping as his skull reformed, causing Jay to emit more cries. Why did this have to be so painful compared to the rest of his body? Forming into a more pointed skull, Jay’s nose and mouth moved with it. Jay’s nostrils were lost in the yellow fur, as were his lips, though he knew both features were still there. He coughed and spluttered a little as he spat out his canines, molars growing in their place, although all of his teeth felt smaller now, as if they wouldn’t be seen when he opened his mouth. Jay’s blonde hair merged and shortened with his new fur as his ears shot towards the top of his head. The thickened, grew longer and gained the same black and yellow bands. Jay’s hearing was vastly improved; he could even hear the battles downstairs. His eyes became shorter and the pupils consumed his irises and whites. Now they were just beady black dots against his face. Finally, pulsing at the very top of his head formed another sphere of red that would glow when he needed it.

Jay looked at his body, stood up, felt all around it. So he was an Ampharos now. Awesome! He looked over at Jasmine, his new master. She still looked worried. Well, as her assistant to the lighthouse there was only one thing to do. He ran over and hugged her, shouting thank yous out in his new language. Jay looked down and saw Jasmine smile a little.

“You’re still in there, right Jay?”

“Amp!” he cried. It was a little bit of a shame to lose his speech, but now all his life’s wishes had come true.

Jasmine nodded, then beckoned him to stand to the middle. “Then you’re job begins. I will be up to see you every so often.”

He turned and saw that the sun had indeed set. Jay nodded and ran to the middle, then let his orbs shine brightly. He felt good. Any ships would be able to come into port safely, guiding people in without harm. This was his purpose. Jay continued to reflect happily as Jasmine picked up his fallen clothes and teeth and left him too it.

As she was going downstairs, trying to accustom her mind to what she had just done, Jasmine bumped into someone and gasped. It was that woman again, the one who gave her the pecha and was recommended to her by Maylene. She knew what she wanted, even without the other woman speaking, and gave her the fallen clothes and teeth.

“Thank you for helping me. Now, I have heard of the one you spoke of, and it was last seen in Hoenn…”