"Yeah, what a dork! I knew your little brother was pretty dumb, but I never thought he would make up something like that! How could someone as cool as you get stuck with a dunce like him?"

"Dunno, Dave. He can’t even bench press a hundred and thirty. Now he’s talkin’ about going off to be a Pokémon trainer. All he’s got to fight with is that pathetic Staryu. I’ll whoop him with my Hitmonlee any day. Huh, so he says he saw Mew..." Quickly conspiring, Billy and the gang turned and headed toward Billy’s house. They couldn’t wait to see what Mr. Twilight would say when he heard Nick’s tale.

As the gang entered the kitchen, they overheard Nick talking to his dad. Billy immediately spun around and sneaked back into hall, unseen. The whole gang crouched down and listened to hear Nick tell his story.

"So you were out in that storm last night, son? Why did you go out there? Didn’t you know that those winds could have spawned tornadoes? Son, it was almost a hurricane! What were you thinking?" asked Mr. Twilight, very concerned.

"I’m really not sure, Dad. Something drew me out there. I had to go. I felt - I don’t know how to say it. It was as if I heard a...  I can’t describe it. But I had to go, Dad," said Nick looking up at his father. "I felt something; I could almost hear him..."

"Hear who? Your not making any sense! Someone told you to walk out into the rain? There was no one here but me and you!" exclaimed Mr. Twilight, struggling to understand his son. Why did these things always happen to Nick? Mr. Twilight had long thought that something was special about him; there had always been those little happenings, those tiny insights, hinting that Nick was not, quite, normal...  Nick had something Mr. Twilight had seen in no one else.  He sometimes, just knew things.

"No, I didn’t hear it -- I told you, I can't describe it..  I just knew he was there."

"And then you saw the Mew?"

"Yes, Dad, then I saw him," answered Nick, his thoughts wandering.  Nick closed eyes to escape the kitchen, and he was suddenly back outside, the night before...

At that moment, an explosion of laughter erupted from the hallway. Billy couldn’t repress it any longer. He practically fell into to the room, grabbing a counter for support.

"Whoohoo! Did you hear that! Dad, listen to him! He’s hilarious!" cried Billy, shaking with laughter. The rest of the gang came in right behind him, laughing and exclaiming things like, "What a wimp!" and "You were right, Bill! He’s a total joke!"

Nick was stung. It wasn’t fair -- this was none of their business! Why were they always on his case? And did no one believe him? These thoughts rushed through Nick’s head as he raced out of the room, furious. What a wimp..  Nick flitted through the hallway and up the spiral staircase to his room.  He's a total joke!