[ WP ] A single pokemon appears in the real world .

`` All right. I'm stepping out of the capsule now...'' 
 
 The man in white slowly descended the ladder, his body adjusting to his weight. The feeling was strangely unfamiliar, despite rehearsing it thousands of times. Part of him half expected to be swallowed whole by the ground, despite it holding firmly against the capsule. 
 
 *You've got this, * he thought. *Breathe normally. Just like in training. * 
 
 He was at the end of the ladder; his right foot touched the ground, the hard unyielding ground, with a decisive *thud. * He did n't hear it, nor did he need to. 
 
 `` Yes,'' he said. `` The surface is fine and powdery. I can kick it up loosely with my toe. It does adhere in fine layers to the soles and side of my boots, like powdered charcoal. I only go in a small fraction of an inch, maybe an eighth of an inch, but I can see the footprints of my boots and the treads in the fine, sandy particles.'' 
 
 His companion soon descended with a small bundle. `` Neil's unveiling the plaque now, the one we brought with the rest of our gear,'' he chimed in. 
 
 Neil took the plaque from his companion, hopping a short distance from the capsule, before setting it into the soil. He stepped back, taking a photograph for the folks at home: 
 
 **HERE MEN FROM THE PLANET EARTH FIRST SET FOOT UPON THE MOON** 
 
 **JULY 1969, A.D.** 
 
 **WE CAME IN PEACE FOR ALL MANKIND** 
 
 *Neil A. Armstrong, Astronaut* 
 
 *Michael Collins, Astronaut* 
 
 *Edwin E. Aldrin, Astronaut* 
 
 *Richard M. Nixon, President, United States of America* 
 
 His companion's shadow fell across the plaque, followed by a third. Unlike the two humans', the third shadow was rounder, accentuated by two triangle-shaped ears on its top. 
 
 Neil looked up, startled, to see a small pink creature that looked like it was blushing. `` Houston,'' he said, surprised. `` Are you getting this?'' 
 
 `` Jim did n't say anything about this last year,'' the other astronaut said. `` It looks like a stuffed animal?'' 
 
 The small pink creature, carefully watching the two astronauts, hopped over to the capsule. A tiny pair of wings and a curly tail helped keep it aloft as it bounced in the lunar gravity. The two followed; there was a chance that it would damage the capsule, and if they could n't lift off, they both knew they did n't even have four days' worth of supplies, no less the four months it would take Apollo XII to pick them up. 
 
 `` Buzz, what do you think it's doing?'' Neil asked, watching the pink creature waddle around the capsule. It took slow, deliberate steps as it made its way around, then to the ladder. 
 
 `` Sssh. Whatever it is, it looks like it's curious,'' Buzz said as he and Neil watched the creature climb into the capsule. Alarmed, the two ran for the capsule, stopping when they saw the creature step to the top of the ladder. It pushed a small curled tuft of fur (? ) into place with one tiny clawlike hand. 
 
 `` Clefairy! < 3'' it said with a happy, girlish voice. It gave a small bow, then hopped over the two astronauts. Neither one was sure just how it managed to speak without air or a radio, but they *knew* it had spoken to them. 
 
 `` Buzz, let's... let's just get back to *Eagle, *'' Neil sighed, watching the pink thing bounce into the distance. 
 
 `` Do we tell Houston about this?'' Buzz asked. 
 
 `` We're getting a quarantine as it is when we get back to Earth. Do *you* want to tell them we saw a moon fairy? We'll spend the rest of our lives in the nuthouse.'' 
 
 `` Good call. We'll just tell Houston and CapCom to junk this.'' 
 
 `` You do n't think she was the only one of those up here, do you?'' Neil wondered. 
 
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 Cleffie hopped back to the rest of her clan, taking refuge in a small hole on the Sea of Serenity's far side. `` Clefairy fairy!'' she called out. Others like her peeked out, bounding around her. They knew right away their hero had returned. 
 
 `` [ Did you see them? ]'' a taller being, one with spiked wings, asked. `` [ Are they friendly? ]'' 
 
 `` [ I... I think so, Fablish, ]'' Cleffie said. `` [ They looked like they were busy doing grown-up things. ]'' 
 
 A star-shaped creature, almost resembling Cleffie, pushed his way forward through the crowd and asked, `` [ Did they bring nice toys? ]'' 
 
 `` [ They had a really nice big toy! It looked like our spaceship! ]'' Cleffie smiled, then pointed to a small blue dot in the sky. `` [ I think I saw enough of it to fix ours up, but they scared me away. ]'' 
 
 `` [ So we can go dance on the Blue Planet? ]'' Fablish asked. 
 
 `` [ I wan na dance on the Blue Planet and the Red Planet! ]'' the star-shaped one added. 
 
 `` [ Do n't worry! All of us can fix up the spaceship, and we'll go to all the planets! ]''
