I awoke to my bed at home, assumedly flown home by Mom. Among the people inside were Mom, Obsi and Carcha, and Emilee. I was told that I was knocked out hard by Mr. Dennis' Counter, and afterwards I started glowing like a lightbulb for hours on end. "Why do I feel so different," I said. "I can't move my arms and legs much, I feel incredibly stiff, and my back feels boxed in.

Mom put a mirror in front of me and drops the bomb on what happened. The hit caused me to evolve into a Shelgon. The desire to protect, combined with not having the moves to do so, caused the armor on my head to envelop my entire body. I tried to get up, but even in strong, unmovable, biological armor, your every joint isn't immune to damage or soreness. I was told to lay back down, and to just spend this Saturday talking to other people who come to visit.

My siblings wondered if it was like being inside a closed package. Mom wondered what I wanted for lunch. Emilee asked if I was still me on the inside, if I was still brave, caring, and strong, while still being naive and headstrong. In order, I told them yes, something with Hondew Berries, and yes, except now I can protect people easier.

After a few minutes of talking to Emilee, Mom brought me a Hondew Stew, and I found out one of the difficulties of being a Shelgon. Eating as a Shelgon isn't the easiest thing to do when your mouth is always covered. Luckily, a slot in my shell below my eyes opened up, and that was basically my mouth. After that, I asked to be alone with Mom. When everyone else left the room, I asked her something.

"Why do I happen to be Shiny and have great IV's? Were you really tricked into having me?" "No, Kilian, I wasn't tricked. I asked him to help me have you because I wanted my first child to love battling. That even if they were ever captured, that they would able to enjoy every second of it." "Well, thanks, because you succeeded."

Just then, Emilee came in, because she found something bad. She found out that not only does Gary have a channel on DexTube, the only video site worth using, but he posted a video of him beating me with Dazzling Gleam, and then ranting on about how that was what should have happened compared to what did happen. It ended with, "You hear me Kilian? You may be superior in IV's and abilities, but at least I'm not some miscolored freak that looks like a giant marble! And your defeat against me only hindered your stats!" Then he just starts maniacally laughing for about 10 seconds before the video ends.

"Boring," I said. "More Hondew Stew please!" "How could you not be worried about it? He just threatened to hinder your battling skills!"

"He didn't threaten to do it. He did do it, but I negated it. Why do you think I'm eating Hondew Berries? Knocking out a Gengar gives 3 Special Attack EV's, while Hondew Berries reduce Special Attack EV's by 10 points." "Ah, smart move," she said.

"And, after learning that I happen to be a rare color and genetically engineered to be a great battler, and taking an attack that caused me to grow a shell that will let me protect my allies, Hondew Berries taste like Rare Candies blended with Sitrus Berries!"

I must of been pretty forceful with that delivery, because I saw Emilee on the verge of tears. I got up, walked over to Emilee, and noticed that she wasn't wearing her charm necklace. "Wait a second, you aren't wearing you charm necklace!" "I was told not to wear it when evolution happens to someone I'm close to," she said. "Well, that's interesting," I said, as I had never seen her without it.

"So, Emilee, would you do me the honor of being my date to the dance next week?" Emilee started freaking out, as she had been waiting for me to ask her for a while. She was acting like I had made her the happiest she's ever been. Right after she said yes, she fell to the floor, and like what happened to me, started glowing. I decided to put her on my back and carry her home, as she lived a house or 2 down. When I got to her house, I explained to her father what happened, and was told to take Emilee to her bed and to wait until she woke up from her evolutionary state.