Finneon TF Story

Underused ABCs: Finneon TF Story
Note: This is a story response to Underused ABCs: Finneon TF by Latiaslord. The character name he provided belongs to him unless otherwise noted. Everything else is copyright to their respective owners.

In the ocean, there are millions of fish. But one fish, in particular has not one, but two fins!
That fish is named Finneon; it is a rare and valuable fish beyond belief. Many women would do anything to at least lay eyes on a Finneon. One boy, however, will find out that a Finneon isn't all it's cracked up to be.
That boy's name is Frank! This youth will accidently find out the truth behind Finneon.

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Frank was walking along the fishing spot known as Route 218. Route 218 is a very popular fishing spot, and for good reason too: Over half the route is covered in water. While fishermen are not on the docks, a quick trip to the patch of land on the west side of the route reveals 2 fishermen. Frank however, did not have any Pokémon yet as he didn't have his starter yet. He wanted a Chimchar so bad; he was willing to take the Pokémon Trainer's test at Sandgem Town to the south of his home city of Jubilife. Too bad for him though, not only is there tall grass in-between Jubilife and Sandgem, but trainers are willing to battle on Route 202! So for the time being, he'd have to wait until the next time Prof. Rowan or his assistant Lucas are in Jubilife City. There were only 5 days left till Prof. Rowan visited Jubilife, but Frank's birthday was two days from now and that's when he turns 10 years of age; the age he needs to be to be a Pokémon Trainer. He knew it was only a matter of time, but he still couldn't wait the extra 3 days. He was willing to risk it and go to Sandgem on his birthday! For now, however, he was relaxing by the waters of Route 218. Unbeknownst to him though, a female Finneon was watching from under the waves…

"That's it, I'm risking it!" Frank exclaimed "I just can't wait 5 days from now to take the test! Besides, what if I fail the first time? Many of my friends will be there for the test, and I don't want to get embarrassed by my friends. I'm going to risk it on my birthday! I know I can do it!" Frank finished. Just then, a Finneon surfaced before Frank.
"Wow! No way! A Finneon! How I've always wanted a Pokémon like it for my first! I know! I'll use my friend's Poke ball he gave me." Frank said. Just then, the Finneon spoke.
"My my, your quite the handsome one!" The Finneon said. Frank froze when he heard the Finneon's romantic voice.
"Whoa…did you just…?" Frank started to ask.
"Talk? Yeah, I get that a lot. Many folks just freak out and leave. Out of all the Finneon in the ocean, I'm the only one who possesses the power of speech." The Finneon said.
"But how is it possible? I thought that Pokémon could say nothing but their species' name." Frank asked.
"Well, all I can say is that I was born this way. Even my parents were surprised that at birth, I possessed human speech. No one knows why or how it happened, but it happened all right. Not every Finneon in the ocean could possess such a thing. Me? At birth, I was gifted with it. I am special. Very special at that." The Finneon said.
"Wow! A talking Finneon! I'm catching you for sure!" Frank exclaimed.
"You can catch me all right, but I must ask you one thing: Can you come into the water?" The Finneon asked.
"Um…sure…" Frank said and jumped in. He was soon hit with an unseen attack. He couldn't bare the pain, and began to sink.

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Frank opened his eyes underwater and saw that he wasn't dead yet! He soon noticed that his ears were a different shape, the top of his head was different, his back, while he couldn't see it, was also different. Additionally, he could feel his arms, hands, legs, and feet morphing. Before he knew it, he was becoming…
"Help me! Somebody! I'm becoming a Finneon!" Frank yelled underwater! He was too busy yelling that he didn't notice he had grown gills.

Time passed and soon, Frank was his favorite Pokémon: A Finneon. Frank looked himself over, and began to get teary eyed.
"But I don't want to live in the ocean for the rest of my life!" Frank said, crying. Soon, the Finneon from earlier came up to him.
"Wow! You turned out more handsome then I thought you would! This is part of me trusting you and making sure you do not want to capture me for evil purposes. Lately, the Finneon Population on this route has been declining and do you know why? It's that awful Team Galactic's doing! They've been capturing my kind on this route non-stop. Now, only I and a few Finneon remain. If you can stand to be a Finneon for 3 months, I will return you to normal and also succumb to a Poke ball at full health." The Finneon spoke to Frank.
"Well…okay. What's your name?" Frank asked.
"My name is Frinara. But you can call me Frina." Frinara said.
"Pleased to meet you Frina." Frank said.

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7 months have passed since then, and Frank has been given the ability to Shape Shift into a Finneon anytime he wants. He also married Frina and captured her in a Poke Ball. She took the place of his starter Pokémon. Also, both have evolved into Lumineon.