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The world of Pokemon was definitely a strange one - filled with adventures, interesting creatures, groups with crazy schemes and scientists that researched everything from the Dynamax phenomenon to why everyone just loved Pikachu that much.


But of course, scientists didn’t all research pokemon - some were also dedicated to the study of their companions - the human trainers that caught, raised, battled and, most importantly, befriended the many creatures of this world. Professor Tulip was one of these professors. And while those researching pokemon often got most of the attention and glory, Professor Tulip had a hard time finding people as fascinated for his chosen area of research:


The use of pokemon medicine on humans. With a sigh, the professor looked up from his desk and over towards the one person who responded to his call for paid volunteer testers. Of course, he was planning with at least 30 participants, but this would have to do.


Standing in front of the desk was a scrappy looking, lanky trainer. The data in his smartdex said she was called ‘Sonje’ and her accompanying Houndoom was known as ‘Chompy’. The professor’s brow went up as he saw her wave at him with enthusiastic abandon.


“Hey there! I’m here for the trial!” She said with a voice that probably could still be heard in the building next doo. Chompy, on the other hand, seemed to hide away behind the woman, ears folded down a little and seemingly uncomfortable with the whole situation. The professor sighed again.


“All right, I assume you two have filed all the forms?” He asked, looking over their registration forms again. Both of them nodded, the anthro Houndoom seeming a little apprehensive at the whole deal.


“Okay then. Here’s your first weeks’ worth of dosages. Please eat one of those for your next meal, and if you notice any side-effects, note them down on your smartdex. If nothing goes wrong… See you in one week!”


Sonje nodded, nodded and nodded again, barely paying attention. She was most excited for the payout at the end of the week. With that little bit of extra cash, she’d have no trouble upgrading her smartdex very soon! Sure, Chompy was against it, fearing for possible side-effects, but that had never deterred the adventurous spirit of his trainer before!


“Okay Chompy, here’s the plan: We go and get us some ice cream, I take the pill and then we go to the park to play fetch! You know, to work off the ice cream! What do you think?” - The anthropomorphic Houndoom pondered for a moment, but nodded quickly. Both of those sounded quite nice. He loved spending time with Sonje, even if she tended to be a bit overwhelming at times. With a quiet voice, he responded with an “okay” as they left the lab.


The professor shook his head. If this was how his DynaMini candy would have to be tested, then that was just what he had to accept for now.


As they arrived in the park, Sonje with a triple-decker chocolate-chip-cherry-marzipan explosion and Chompy with a simple poke-chow blend, they found the park to be quite empty. It had been pretty cloudy that day and spring had not quite yet kicked in, but Sonje was generally used to much colder, northern climates, so she really didn’t mind a stiff breeze on a cloudy day.


She had taken the pill before the first lick and strangely, now that she had finished her ice cream, she actually felt a bit of a chill going down her spine. She felt a little dizzy for a moment and looked around the place, trying to regain her orientation. It all looked… Strange, all of a sudden.


The flat, green towering things weren’t there before, and neither was the large shadow cast over everything. It looked almost like… Almost like…


“Chompy!” She squeaked out in utter shock as she recognized the towering figure blocking out the sun. He had curled up next to her last and his ears twitched with irritation as she yelled out - doubtlessly with an almost imperceivable volume!


Confused, Chompy raised his head and looked around. When he noticed that his trainer had gone missing, he jumped to his paws, the massive size difference now leading to a ‘boom’ that shook Sonje’s world and made her fall backwards. Holy crap… He was big all of a sudden. Or rather, she had become very very small… Somehow, she had to get his attention.


The Houndoom anthro started to feel a little nervous. It wasn’t like his trainer to just disappear like that. Granted, she tended to be scatter-brained and a little wild at times, but she had never just… Forgot about her pokemon partner before! Despite being a dog pokemon, he didn’t really enjoy being loud at all, but the sudden disappearance of Sonje did worry him quite a bit.


“Sonje?!” He barked out with a mix of concern and confusion. It wasn’t super loud yet, but he still flinched a little at his own voice. Down in the grass, his trainer squeaked again as she heard and felt his voice ring out and wash over her like that! She never thought of her companion as a particularly powerful pokemon - after all, he was rather short - but hearing and experiencing this sudden size-change sure put things into a different perspective! A perspective that also showed the muscles and sinew move under the short fur and skin of the pokemon - something she never really had paid that much attention to before.


She had to take a few steps back out of the sheer awe she now felt for her companion. When the pokemon did a step back himself, and a paw that, to her, was the size of a semi-truck, slammed down in front of her, this point was driven home even more clearly. She felt the ground rumble under this simple action and did a little jump in reaction to it. “Chompy!” She squeaked out once more, and she could see him stop and listen for a moment. Urgh, this was getting nowhere!


Sonje looked around for options once more. There had to be something she could do, use… Her eyes fell onto the paw. It was very close so… Maybe it was best to do it now while it was close. If Chompy ran off, her chances of him finding her would be… Miniscule, in the truest sense of the word!


As such, she did the only thing she could think of: Break into a run for that paw that had just displaced some of the dirt around it! It was quite good that she did, as well, as she arrived just in time to leap onto that short-furred paw before it moved again. She yelped out again and clung to one of the toes, however it once more didn’t quite get the hoped for attention from the lumbering Houndoom.


“You always were terrible at noticing the small things…” She said with a sigh while clinging on for dear life. That said, this new position gave her a bit of an idea. There was one way that was always sure to get her companion’s attention: A little pinch! She waited for an opportune moment as the Houndoom stopped again and barked out for her attention. Just in that moment, she used all her might to pinch the skin and fur on the poor Houndoom’s toe, using both her hands and arms in a monumental effort to get his attention.


Chompy’s eyes went wide as he suddenly felt an unexpected jolt of pain in his paw and yelped rather sadly. Despite the size difference, he certainly felt that one. His head gaze finally dropped to inspect his hurt paw. He raised very confused brows as someone - someone very small, but suspiciously colour-coded like his very own trainer - waved their arms around with vigorous excitement.


If the houndoom’s eyes weren’t wide before, they certainly became it now as he saw what could only be described as a miniaturised version of his trainer! Sitting on his toes, no less! He yelped out in a mixture of surprise, happiness and shock, much to the chagrin of Sonje, who had to press her hands on her ears to not get overwhelmed by the high-pitched utterance of excitement!


As quickly as some well-warranted care would allow, the Houndoom flopped on his backside to bring the footpaw up to his eyes and inspect the unexpected passenger. Said passenger was waving wildly, but aside from the occasional squeak, the stood up ears didn’t provide much context for the pokemon partner.


To make it a little easier, Chompy raised a furred and claw’d finger to his toes and nodded towards his trainer, whispering. “I can’t hear you… I’ll bring you closer to my ears!” There was a nod coming from the little creature as she climbed onto his outstretched index finger. A small blush crept over his cheeks as he watched her clamber up there and felt her arms and legs against his lone digit. She was so small! Gingerly, he moved the finger closer to his ears and made sure to listen very closely.


Meanwhile, Sonje found herself in a world of extremes. Her stomach dropped a little and she squeaked, clinging to the toe she found herself perched upon. The face of her houndoom loomed large over her after the sudden ride on the paw. Which - to make things more interesting - was the size of a car to her! The deep, hazel eyes of her pokemon loomed like window walls in front of her, and his whispering voice still rolled over her like a deep rumble. She could even feel the warmth in his breath so up close!


In her awe of the big Pokemon, Sonje didn’t even quite pay attention to what he was saying, but decided to still climb onto the offered finger. Despite the shortness of the houndoom’s fur, it was still warm, soft and kind of comfy! And when she was moved closer to his ears - pointed to listen for her and the size of a two story building to boot - she quickly realised what he was trying to do. Right! That made sense. She had to… Just… Really give it her all!


Sonje took a deep breath and yelled towards that ear towering in front of her. “You’re SO cool!” A blush crept over Chompy’s cheeks and he rumbled, carefully answering back. “Th… Thanks Sonje… Ehm… You’re pretty cute like this too!” A goofy grin spread over his face and he peeked over to her, before seemingly remembering the situation they had found themselves in.


“Ah! H… How did you become so small, Sonje?” He asked with newly found concern, holding her as close as he could to watch her while still being able to hear her. Sonje tilted her head. What a… Surprisingly boopable TV-Sized snoot… She shook her head to clear her thoughts for a moment. “Must’ve been the Dynamini trial!” She yelled out towards her pokemon’s ears, before adding, more quietly mumbling. “The name’s a bit of a dead giveaway honestly…”


“Wha…?” The Houndoom cutely tilted his head to the side in confusion, clearly not having heard the last part of her utterance. Sonje waved her arms in the air, dismissing the statement. “Nothing! Don’t worry about it! You just got… Whoaaa!” She squeaked as she was suddenly moved around and fell onto the fluffy finger for clinging purchase.


A grinning Chompy giggled a little as he saw and felt her trainer cling to him like that. He gave her a little nudge, having moved the finger close to his nose. “Hop on! We’ll go back to that professor! But… I wanna be able to see you!” Sonje aww’ed and snickers, placing her hands on the warm snoot and eliciting a slight giggle from her pokemon. “I… It tickles!” He said in protest as she made a slightly disgruntled face at the sudden vibrations, but got on after a little bit.


The Houndoom had to go cross-eyed to see his trainer, but giggled once again. “You’re so tenny!” He squeaked out with barely-veiled excitement. It definitely was a change of pace, seeing as he had always been significantly shorter than Sonje. His trainer, on the other hand, crossed her arms and huffed with a blushing pout. Of course, this was quite the change for her as well. Even if… She somehow kind of liked it.


“B… Better get us to that professor, okay?” She said with embarrassment in her voice. Chompy nodded and began walking. Behind him, she could occasionally see his tail swish back and forth at speeds that were usually reserved to seeing an old friend again after a long time. She giggled as well, and flopped forwards to give her pokemon a ‘hug’ over the bridge of his nose.


“Well, in any case, I am glad you were there when I got uh… Miniaturised.” She said with a smile and could feel the heat radiating from the pokemon’s cheeks rise and radiate out towards her. “Mw… Mwah… I am happy I found you…” He stuttered in response, eliciting a bright giggle from his trainer. She yelped out in surprise as suddenly, the ground jerked upwards and the sense of vertigo washed over her for a moment.


“D… Did you just do a little skip!?” She asked in faux indignation. “Y… Yes, sorry…” The dog pokemon replied with an apologetic little whimper. “... Okay, you get this one, because you’re adorable. But no more, okay? I want to be able to stay on… You… Until we’re there!” She scolded, a permanent and wide smile plastered on her face.


Finally, they did arrive at the professor, who seemed remarkably unconcerned with her newly diminished stature. “It should wear off in a few days.” He said. “Until then, just imagine the savings you’ll make on food! I say it’s a total win!”


Thankfully, after a week of Chompy taking careful, playful and very attentive care of her, Sonje did awake at her former height one moment - easily having outgrown the little bed she and Chompy had snuggled up in together the previous night. Somehow… She would miss these intimate moments of closeness between the two of them.


But then, there were still quite a few pills left.