*BANG*
"... What was that?"
"Meowth, Meow."
"Just you again..."
I had just started my journey as a pokemon trainer. Kats, my Meowth, was very impish, usually keeping me up all night.
"Go to sleeeep..."
"Meow, Meowth, Meow."
"You are so not nocturnal, you're like this in the daytime, too. Now GO TO SLEEP!"

*4 hours later*
"Gaaaah...
7 'o' clock...
I wanted to get started a little earlier, but whatever, C'mon Kats, let's go!!
Kats?
Buddy?"
Kats was nowhere to be seen.
I decided to check outside of New Bark. He couldn't have gone far... Right?
As I nearned the pond, I could see a figure, sitting under a tree. It was hard to make out an outline, but I finally figured out it was...