"What kind of sick joke is this?!" yells Yuri, who has been turned into a Poliwag. "We can't really be turned into pokémon, can we? It's impossible!"
Giogio nods in agreement. "Something strange must be going on. Maybe they slipped all of us drugs and we're hallucinating?"
"Or maybe it's magic," says hopeless drily.
Suddenly, a new voice joins the group. "Zorua is correct!"
Everyone turns to see a Pichu join them. "Hey guys! Name's Raiden. Welcome!" He ignores the dirty looks he gets from everyone around him and continues in a cheerful voice, "So, as you can see, you've all been turned into pokémon. And yes, it is magic. Isn't that cool?!
"...Anyway, so I'm here to direct you all and give you a little more information. Your first task is coming up soon, so please make sure you're all ready. The first event is a battle! Everyone will participate in this. I will pair you up soon, and once I give the signal, you'll battle one-on-one with someone from another team.
"The team with the most losses will have to nominate a member to be thrown in prison.
"For future events, the team members not participating in the event will battle to become stronger.
"Any questions?"
Everyone starts talking at once - questions like "What the hell is going one!?" and "How did we even get here?" and "What do you mean 'magic'?" - but Raiden just ignores them. "No questions? Fantastic! I'll just post the current stats up on the board here, and once you've taken a look, please come to the arena. It's just through that door on the left. See you soon!"
And with that, he posts a chart on the board next to the welcome letter, and disappears into a separate area.
Night 1 Begins!