Shielded Memories 2: Don't Trust The Plush

((This is a sequel to my pokepasta, Shielded Memories go read the 1st one before this one Shielded Memories also please give constructive criticism so I can improve my writing thx and enjoy the pasta -pikachuloverh ))

My name is Jayson. My friend Seth always tells me he wishes he was in the pokemon world, never thought he'd actually succeed. I'm writing this letter in hope that someone can help.

 

I walked back from school and decided to give Seth a visit, he stopped texting and calling me for some reason. I was about to knock on the door until I heard a scream. I look in the window, nothing but a switch on the floor, and an umbreon plush staring at me. I know it’s just a plush but I felt an unsettling, maybe even threatening sensation.

 

I knocked and this time the door opened I looked, no one was there. I walk in. “Seth? Are you here? You stopped talking to me, I was…” I stopped to look at the plush it’s now looking at the switch, like it’s telling me to pick it up.

 

I walked to the switch and picked it up. I turned it on and entered the home menu. The only game that was there was Pokemon Shield, which was odd, I knew he had other games like Mario kart and undertale, they’re all gone now.

 

I looked at the plush, it had a stain on its chest area. I decided to clean it, least I can do right? I did enter without permission I got a rag and some water and started to clean the stain

 

I know this is gonna sound crazy but, I think the plush is moving in my hand. I put the plush down to find a sink, I look back and it’s gone! I was freaking out then I found it looking at the switch again I heard a voice, one that sounded familiar “play the game” it said, I heard this voice before, I just don’t know where.

 

I texted Seth I’m at his house and asked where he was, he wasn’t at school either. My heart sank when I heard Seth’s phone vibrate on the couch next to me I pick up is phone and unlocked it, he told me his pin

 

There was a note that was titled “help” I tap on it and it read

 

“Idc who’s reading this but don’t trust the plush, he’ll mess with your mind and force you to play with him, I don’t have much time. Idk what he’s gonna do but hopefully you can stop it”

 

My mind was racing. I looked at the plush, it’s gone.

 

I open Pokemon Shield, hoping it’ll answer some questions. The game started normally with the intro, like I started a new game. It skipped the character customization and gender choice. The game started in the house, something’s wrong, the game design of the house you start in looks a lot like Seth’s house, and the character looks a lot like Seth, and the name of my character was Seth.

 

Seth had a constant frown on his face and he looked depressed, his movements are slow and he’ll sigh every now and then. I checked my party, all I had was an Umbreon named “MIKEY.” when I exited the menu I was greeted by an umbreon standing in front of Seth a text box appeared

 

“Do you wanna play a game?”

 

It said I only had 1 option “Yes” well, I had a No, but every time I’ll select “No” The game would get glitchy and ask again so My hands were tied to yes

 

“Great, this time maybe not call for help, the last one was really annoying”

 

Another textbox, wait “call for help? Last one?” Am I not the only one Seth tried to reach out to? Then everything clicked, last week another friend of mine went missing, a day later he came back but he acted weird, he was scared of nothing before he disappeared, now he’s afraid of toys such as dolls and...plushies. I look around to find the plush, it’s nowhere to be found. I looked at the umbreon from the game, it had the same stain as the plush, I remember a week ago a child got murdered, he was 16 and that was about the same time Seth went missing.

 

The umbreon plush is the same umbreon in the game, it can transfer from the game into real life, and it can take people in the game! The reason why the character’s name is Seth is because that IS Seth, I dropped the switch. My friend is trapped in a game because of a teenage ghost. I look at the switch. “Don’t worry Seth, I’ll get you out...somehow” I said. Mikey smirked and went into plush mode in the real world.

 

A text box appeared on the screen “and how are you gonna do that?” it asked, it continued

 

“I propose a deal, we play a game, if you win, I’ll let Seth out, if I win you 2 are gonna be my playmates in the pokemon world forever”

 

I nod, I’ll risk it all for Seth’s freedom, he looks so sad being in the pokemon world. “What’s the game?” I asked Mikey just smirked and I got transported to the pokemon world “find me and catch me” Mikey disappeared.

 

Seth and I looked around, we were in the wild area, in giants mirror, “we can find umbreon in a max raid here” Seth said “you don't think we have to battle him in a max raid do we?” I asked “he did say ‘find and catch me’” Seth said

 

About an hour of searching dens for an umbreon we found one, a screen came up with my pokemon from my game. At this point I’m not surprised. I selected my lucario and Seth selected Kommo-o. After we selected our pokemon, we were dragged into the den, once we got down, a giant umbreon with the same chest stain stands before us.

 

We send out our pokemon. I dynamax my lucario and used max knuckle, Mikey set up a barrier, of course the barrier has 5 slots, he’s not making this easy. Mikey used max mindstorm it 1 hit KO the Kommo-o, the storm got stronger

 

Many battling later Mikey’s in the red. My lucario used power-up punch and Mikey was defeated, seth threw a giant dusk ball and Mikey was caught inside

 

One wiggle

 

Two wiggles

 

Three wiggles

 

Mikey broke out of the pokeball and laughed. When we got outta the den Mikey stood in front of us, normal size “you lost the game, you’ll be stuck here forever with me” Mikey laughed. I tighten my fists and punch him. I wanna go home, to my family and my dogs. Mikey looked at me

 

“You punched me” Mikey smirked, I snarled at him “fine maybe not forever, for you” Mikey said to me, “Seth's staying here forever, I’ll let you out when I feel like it” he said with a sigh

 

It’s been at least 3 weeks and I’m still trapped I can only leave you this;

Don’t trust the plush.