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Jared was a bit of a "job-hopper." He never quite had to stay put in one place ever since he started working. He started babysitting as a teenage, and various neighbors and friends would pay him to do various tasks for them. Some of the older citizens had him do their grocery shopping for a fine amount of pay while others paid him to clean their house or mow their lawns. It paid decently well, enough to allow him to live on his own anyways. He was never too strapped for cash but often he wouldn't have much to spend on anything but the necessities. A small part of him wished that he would be able to get out of this loop and be able to truly have fun again.

Despite everything, the one job he would happily do no matter what the pay was babysitting. He absolutely loved kids. He saw them as a way he could shape the future with. They were always different experiences to. Some were tough while others were incredibly simple. It was kind amazing how the kids were all unique in their own right. He himself had a rather good childhood, not having to worry about all the things you have to as an adult is nice.

Although, one job would end up changing Jared's life for quite some time. One of the more...odd neighbors had contacted Jared for the usual babysitting job, that was his specialty after all. The one thing Jared was a little confused about was the woman, Ms. Johnson, didn't have any kids. Jared shrugged this detail off and figured maybe she adopted. Some of his friends were advising him against going to the gig, but Jared was insistent on it. Sure Ms. Johnson was a bit strange, but did seem like someone who'd care deeply for a child.

The day came for Jared's job for Ms. Johnson. It was a nice pay, and it would give him a little extra spending money for fun, so that'd be a nice bonus. He arrived at Ms. Johnson's house shortly and rang her doorbell, the noise echoing through the home. There was a long silence, before the door opened, oddly enough no one was there to greet him. Jared took a deep breath and walked in a bit nervously, the door shutting behind him. Jared quickly turned around and found no one behind him.

"Hello? Ms. Johnson? It's Jared..." he called out looking around the house, of which was eerily darkly lit. He walked nervously down the long hallway seeing pictures of Ms. Robinson, but not any of any kind of child. "Is this the young one playing tricks with me? I've had a lot of this you know!" Jared called out, his nervousness starting to become more noticeable in his voice.

From that, a few noises could be heard coming from the other room. This didn't help Jared's uneasiness. He decided to brave it out and walk towards the source of the sounds. His trail leads him to a closed door with a strange glow. Jared stops for a moment and thinks about turning back, but quickly puts his hand on the doorknob, he's come too far to turn back now. He opens the door and a bright flash of light blinds him, knocking him unconscious.

*****

After a good hour Jared finally awoke, however his surroundings were much different. The most notable part was that he was in a kind of cell almost, bars all around him. However they were tinted a baby blue and it was somewhat high off the ground. Looking around Jared also noted that everything seemed a lot bigger than before, which was odd for him. On top of this, Jared felt an odd energy surging inside of him, however it was too feint to be able to experiment with. He looked down at his body and let out a high pitched squeal.

*****

Earlier...

While lying on the floor, Jared's body was going through a strange process. He lost a great deal of height as his clothes very quickly became too large for him. Shrinking down to just over a foot tall, his shirt was as big as he was now, his body buried inside of it. The maturity of his face left him as his years followed, regressing down to the very early years of his life, now no older than two years old. His body and mind also went down a bit, certain concepts he had a firm grasp on starting to fade away as if he never learned them.

It didn't stop there however, his body was growing yellow fur all over, save for a zig zag pattern just below his neck. Jared's legs became almost nonexistent as his feet became larger, turning into paws as they lost two digits. His hands almost seemed to fuse with his arms, his fingers leaving completely save for two digits. At his cheeks, two large faded red dots formed. His nose became much smaller and a mere dot while his lips lost their color. Jared's ears became pointed outward as black fur grew along the edges as they became much larger. Lastly a small black tail formed behind him.

Once the transformation was all over, Jared could sense footsteps coming towards him, but he was no where near strong enough to move his body to look, or even open his eyes. Someone picked him up, which was oddly soothing and was eventually put back down, albeit in something quite soft and nice. Eventually, Jared's consciousness was finally returning to him.

*****

Now...

"I'm a Pichu!" Jared squealed out, unable to do so in English, and only a Pichu's cries came from him. "How did this happen? This is a dream, people can't just turn into a Pokemon!" he said trying to calm himself down. "I just got to wake up, that's all. Maybe it's a lucid dream! I'll just turn myself back!" he commented, closing his eyes and tensing his body up. Jared opened his eyes and let out a very defeated sigh. "Why am I like this...?"

"There you are!" a woman's voice said as she entered into the room. Although Jared knew she had something to do with this, it was soothing and relaxing to hear her voice. "There's my little baby Pichu!" she added as she walked over and picked him up under his arms.

"Put me down!" Jared said as he tried to wiggle free.

"You can't escape, your arms aren't big ans strong!" the woman giggles. "You're my little baby now, yes you are." she teases at Jared.

"Why did you do this?" Jared asks with a puppy dog look on his face.

"Aw...the little baby's sad." the woman said down to Jared almost condescendingly. "Don't worry, you'll have your whole life to get used to it!" she giggles.

Jared's expression began to turn into horror. Somehow he had turned into a Pichu, and now assumingly forever! He had to get away from here before she changed him anymore. His mind raced through all kinds of possible ways to escape, and he realized something. He was somewhat an animal, and his teeth were a bit sharper down. His bit down on the woman's hand, who let out a yell and dropped Jared to the floor. Although it hurt, he quickly ran down the house, trying to find a way to escape.

"Get back here you! You're my son! Listen to mommy!" the woman shouted down to Jared starting to chase him down.

Jared's small body, although nimble was much slower than the woman's much taller one. As she turned the corner Jared look frantically for a way out, something like a window. His eyes darted upward and noticed drawers sticking out just enough for his body to climb up like a staircase, and the open window would be right there. He quickly began to climb up them, however he was stopped when the woman picked her up.

"Bad, bad boy!" she scolded. "You're in so much trouble!"

Jared had come to far to give in and be defeated, and his mind raced on how to get out again, she was wearing a special kind of glove that made biting useless. That's when he realized something. He WAS a Pichu, and that meant he had electricity at his disposal. He took a deep breath as if to say "Here goes nothing" and channeled his focus at his cheeks, while began to discharge. This shocked the woman quite a lot and she fell to the ground trying to sooth the pain, and in turn let Jared go. He quickly went back to the old plan and hopped out the window, running into the forest behind the home.

Once Jared was sure that he was safe, he sat down against a tree and caught his breath. "So I'm a Pichu now..." Jared said to himself. "At least I don't have to worry about money anymore, and maybe someone nice can find me and I'll have a home that's not crazy. I wonder where Ms. Johnson was though...it looked like her but I know it wasn't..."

Jared walked over to the river and leaned down to splash water in his face, which did feel nice with his new fur. He then decided to see what it was like to take a bath in his new form. He went into the river, which wasn't flowing harshly so the rapids were nonexistent. The water against his soft fur was something he'd never felt before, and he even let out a happy little cry. He got out and shook the water off of his fur. That was something he'd always wanted to do looking and dogs do the same. He had to admit it did look good.

Jared set up camp near a tree far away from the home and even the town itself. He was going to be starting a new life, as an animal; a Pokemon no less! It was going to certainly be a whole new experience, but on the bright side all of his responsibilities were gone, and he only had to worry about food, of which was easily found in the forest. It might not be the most ideal situation, but Jared was gonna make it the best he could.