"Owww!"
A bloodcurdling scream suddenly rang out from an old apartment.
Had it not been during working hours, it probably would have drawn all the neighbors over.
Ash had never imagined that simply trying to eat an apple would end with the apple slamming into him and leaving him seeing stars.
Had this apple come to life?
Ash rubbed his slightly aching cheek and took a closer look.
There really did seem to be something off about the red apple that had rolled onto the floor.
Although it looked much like an ordinary apple, a careful look revealed strange, fang-like markings on its lower half.
There were also two leaves sticking out of its top, with a pair of little black eyes on them that gave it a lively appearance.
A caterpillar-like tail even poked out from behind it.
Was this... an Applin?!
A Pokémon from Western Europe, with the dual Grass and Dragon typing.
That was right. This was a parallel world with Pokémon.
Unlike the games, though, everything took place in the real world.
Earth also seemed to have grown larger as a result, gaining many more mountains, jungles, deserts, and oceans.
All sorts of Pokémon lived alongside humans on this new Earth. Even the nine years of compulsory education and the job market now included plenty of Pokémon-related programs and positions.
As for our protagonist-Ash.
He had originally been a twenty-seven-year-old office drone, living an ordinary, monotonous working life on an Earth without Pokémon.
Until one day, as he was driving home from work, the sky suddenly changed.
"ROOOAR!"
Two deep roars rang out from above.
Everyone had been bewildered at first, until two rifts suddenly tore open in the gray-black sky.
Violent winds immediately whipped through the area.
"ROOOAR!"
Accompanied by thunderous roars, two enormous beasts,