Blame it on the Hormones

Introduction


The sun shone brightly, beaming down on the forest, with its trees and dense undergrowth.  
Nearby, there was a meadow with a clearing.  It was without a doubt the perfect spot for a 
Pokemon battle.

Which was precisely what was occurring.  13-year-old Ash Ketchum found himself in a battle for 
what had to be the zillionth time, facing the usual young and peppy trainer that had absolutely no 
idea what he was doing.

That seemed to happen a lot here.  Well, wherever here was.  True to form, Ash’s crew was lost.  
That was no surprise at all, given that he, 15-year-old Misty, and 18-year-old Brock often got lost.  

At least, they had the first time around.  Since Misty had rejoined them 6 months before, they 
hadn’t gotten lost once- until recently.  A mishap with the map and a campfire had seen to that. 
Still, that didn’t matter at the moment, for Ash was locked in battle with the young man.  His 
Skitty seemed overmatched, and he had absolutely no idea what he was doing.  Ash almost felt 
bad for the kid. He had sent out Pikachu, but this was more of a sparring session for his best 
friend than an actual battle.

“Okay, Pikachu!  Let’s use Quick Attack!” he cried.

“Skitty!  Use Attract!” the boy countered.

“Attract?  That’s an odd move, don’t you think?” asked Brock out loud. “That won’t affect 
Pikachu unless his Skitty’s the opposite gender.”

Misty absently looked on, clearly bored by the whole process.  Ash, meanwhile, was focused on 
the battle. As expected, the Quick Attack worked.  Skitty’s Attract was way off, and Pikachu 
proceeded to knock the small Pokemon loopy with the attack’s impact.  Still, the cat wasn’t out of 
it- Not by any means.

“Skitty!  Use Attract again!” the boy called out. 

“Pikachu! Dodge it!” Ash countered.

That proved to be the fatal flaw in the battle.  Not for Pikachu, of course. The Pokemon battle 
here was well in hand. However......

Skitty spun loopily around, and the beam from the Attract attack was way off balance.  
Undaunted, the Pokemon tried again.  This one was even farther off target, nearly hitting Misty 
and Brock in the process. They dove for cover, causing Ash to look their way.

“Are you guys okay?” he yelled.

“ASH! Look out!”

He turned just in time to see another Attract beam coming his way. He didn’t have time to dodge 
it.  It plowed into him, and the surprisingly strong impact knocked him backwards.  His head hit 
the ground, and he slipped smoothly into unconsciousness.

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He awoke, groggily, to Misty and Brock talking worriedly.

“It’s so strange....I’ve never seen the Attract attack do this kind of thing before.....I’d call for help, 
but I don’t know where to go....and I don’t know who’d believe us anyway.” That was Brock’s 
voice, sounding slightly overwhelmed

“Maybe if that stupid kid hadn’t gone and run away, we’d be able to straighten everything 
around!” That was Misty, clearly angry.

Ash’s eyes fluttered open. “Hey...” he said, somewhat weakly. “What happened?”

Brock and Misty glanced at each other nervously.

“Well, you see, Ash....”Brock began.

“You got hit by an Attract attack....”

“And it seems to have had a bit of an effect on you.....”

“And you kinda transformed....”

“Into something that....was...well, attractive, at least according to that Pokemon.....”

“Not to mention a few others” growled Misty under her breath.

Ash looked back at them.  “Guys, you aren’t making any sense.  How bad could it be?”

“Well...umm...Ash....you might want to take a look at yourself” Brock stammered.

He looked down.  His body seemed a little banged up from the fall, and it did seem like maybe 
his breasts had swelled a little bit and- Wait a minute! HIS WHAT?

Ash’s eyes opened wide in a panic, as his hands flew to his chest, confirming quickly that it now 
contained two large and very real mounds of flesh. Instinctively, he reached down towards his 
jeans and immediately confirmed the worst.  Somehow he was a...a....a g-....a, a.....

Girl.

His eyes widened even more. “Shit...” he whispered.

And he promptly fainted once again.