Maya, Rio, and Terra: The Curse of the Maw
Hey guys, so WeS RoyaL here, with a second series. So the time frame of this story will be at the same time as Pokemon: Virus Version. I don't know if I'll have Mawile appeared in Virus Version. But if I do, it'll be many chapters before that happens. I don't plan on making this story as long as I plan on making Virus Version. So back to the story. Will Maya ever purify her maw from the curse? Please enjoy and be sure to write a review.
Chapter 1: Opposite Worlds Collide
Maya's Point of View (POV)
My name is Maya, and I'm a Mawile. I swear, I despise this maw (jaw) on my head. It's been cursed by an evil spirit called upon by a Dusknoir in the middle of a pokemon battle. Now for some details about me. I used to belong to a trainer, who shall remain unnamed. Dusknoir cursed my maw, which cursed me, who cursed my trainer. My trainers lost battles, many battles with me due to my curse. He eventually ran out of patience with me. So immediately following another battle I had lost, my trainer realeased me when I was critically injured.
Location: Solaceon Town
"I don't need a sorry excuse for a pokemon like you cursing me anymore. Goodbye and good riddance," my trainer said as he released me.
"But wait don't leave me injured like this," I said.
All my trainer could hear was my generic 'Mawile' cry. I tried to run up and hug his leg to keep him run leaving, but he mercilessly kicked my like a soccerball without hesitation. I was injured, unable to move as my trainer had given up on me. He faded into the distance. I cried, but no one came to help me. The spirit that curses my maw was the only thing that kept me company. My maw thrived on nothing more than negativity and had placed a layer of sorrow around my heart. Soon, that sorrow had swallowed my heart whole, and I wandered mindlessly throughout the Sinnoh Region, alone. But my sorrow soon turned into bitterness one day when I had stopped at Lake Verity.
"It's been so long since I was abandoned by my trainer. I suppose I should be over it my now," I said trying to cheer myself up.
"Let your sorrow overtake you," Maw said.
Over time, the curse has onle gotten more powerful. The spirit grew and eventually became it's own living being in my Maw. So I call it Maw.
"No way, not again," I said.
I'm over my sorrows, and I'm sick of Maw always ruining my life. I'm ready to start a quest to rid my life of the curse of the maw.
"It starts today," I said to myself.
As the moment grew silent staring at Lake verity, a wild Starly came and greeted me.
"You look awfully lonely," Starly said.
"You guessed right," I replied.
"Well, I always like to come here to the lake to enjoy the view, but I've never seen a pokemon like you here before. I'm Star, by the way," Starly said.
I couldn't believe it. My sorrow was suddenly replaced with content for friendship. I looked at Star and got ready to introduce myself. I didn't know Star all too well, so I kept my introduction simple.
"My name's Maya," I said.
"And I'm simply Maw. I am what you hate," Maw said.
"Wha?" Star and I said confused.
"Let your negativity overtake," Maw said.
Maw had a mind of it's own that was out of control. Star was just the first of many potential friends that Maw would scare away by attempting to eat them. Sometimes Maw was successful too. Because of Maw, I had no friends. My content for friendship soon was replaced with loneliness. I cut all my ties with the rest of the world because of Maw. Maw eventually fed me the bitterness that is my personality.
6 months Later...
Rio's POV
My name is Rio. I'm a Riolu from Twinleaf town who is currently in search of power. I don't have a trainer, but that's not gonna stop me from my dream of becoming Mega Lucario. But before I can become Mega Lucario, I must get strong enough to evolve into Lucario.
I had spent my entire life in Twinleaf Town, so I was very familiar with everything there. I was friends with many humans and pokemon alike. I was describe as the epitome of and extrovert. I had everything I ever wanted, except power. Which is why I set out to venture throughout the Sinnoh Region.
"Lake Verity has the perfect low level pokemon for a beginner like me to battle. So I'll start there," I said as I left Twinleaf Town.
Maya's POV
I had settled down at Lake Verity and had spent everyday there, staring at the lake view. And everyday, I was lonely. But as for today, today would be the beginning of the rest of my life.
"You know, I've seen you here at the Lake everyday and I haven't even got the chance to meet you yet," a deep voice said from the behind the bushes that lay a few feet behind me.
I turned to where the deep voice came from, and saw that a Torterra had showed himself from behind the trees.
"Name's Terra," Torterra said."I'm the guardian of Lake Verity's spirit, Mesprit."
"Can you, like, go away and never talk to me again gramps?" I said bitterly and coldly to Terra.
"What with you?" Terra asked.
I didn't answer. Instead, I just got up and started to walk my tiny legs away.
"She has cut all ties with the outside world," Maw said.
I stopped walking and tried to shut Maw with my hands. I was an annoying task. My hands were too short.
"Ugh, would you just shut your cursed mouth," I said as I gave up.
"You are the anger that feeds your bitter, empty heart," Maw said.
I got angry. Tears fell from my eyes. I questioned why I even existed at all. To kill using this accursed Maw? I dropped to my knees a continued to cry as I realized there was no point in living in the outside world if I couldn't contact the outside world at all.
"My many years in this world have given me wisdom and knowledge," Terra said as he approached me.
"Stay away!" Maw said as it attempted to attack Terra on it's own.
Maw pulled me as it tried to bite Terra. But Terra was able to shut Maw using the vines created by Frenzy Plant.
"Ow, it's like a girl getting her hair pulled," I said.
"The Curse of the Maw," Terra said.
"What? How do you know about Maw?" I asked as my eyes shot wide open.
I can't believe it. I'm actually talking to someone other than Maw. The only reason I'm talking to Terra is because he could destroy Maw if he wanted to. So take that Maw!
"Like I said: with age comes wisdom and knowledge," Terra said. "I do know hoe and where to purify the curse,"
"Please, tell me how," I said with a smile as I started to wipe my tears away.
"Well-" Terra saidbefore he was interrupted by the sound of approaching pokemon.
We looked at the trees waiting for unexpected company to arrive. But we were decieved for only a Larvitar showed up. Larvitar was one of the pokemon Maw attacked earlier today, so I don't know why he's here if he knows the same thing will happen again.
"Remember me?" Larvitar said as he addressed me with an evil smirk on his face.
"No, should I," I said very cold and bitterly to Larvitar, still bitter towards everyone besides Terra.
"Well, my mommy is gonna make you remember," Larvitar said as a mean looking Tyranitar showed itself from behind the trees.
"Tyrona's the name. You know you and that maw of yours have scarred my son for life. Physically and emotionally," Tyrona said as I now remembered that I had given Larvitar those bite marks throughout his body.
Instead of bitterness toward Tyrona, I feared he. She looked like she could kill me in a matter of seconds.
A few seconds past before...
"Well well, if you wish to avenge your son, then don't. I'll be happy to make you share his fate," Maw said as it attempted to attack Tyrona, forcefully dragging me in the process.
"No, Maw, don't," I said trying to hold Maw back.
"Silence! I will not be controlled by you of all weaklings," Maw said to me.
As Maw approached Tyrona , Tyrona started to use Sandstorm as a form of self defense. Sandstorm was increasing in size and headed straight for Terra and I.
I gasped as I used my arms to cover my face from the sand.
"No," I said out of nowhere. "I'm in control of me. Nobody else."
I started to gain a little control over Maw. I used Maw as a shield to protect me from the incoming Sandstorm. But something weird happened. Sandstorm didn't hurt me at all.
"What the - I'm okay?" I said.
"Sandstorm doesn't affact Steel, Ground, and Rock type pokemon like you, myself, and Tyrona," Terra said while in the Sandstorm.
"I simply nodded, but Sandstorm having no effect was not gonna stop Tyrona from totally destroying me.
"Maya, you escape while I hold off Tyrona," Terra said.
"Thank you, but- " I said before being interrupted.
"- Even if I lose, I should be able to escape without major injuries, but a little doll like you could get killed in here," Terra said.
"Little doll?!" I yelled in an annoyed tone for being called little. "Fine then, Tyrona can kill you a hundred times for all I care. I'm not little," I said as I escaped the sandstorm.
I escaped Sandstorm. I thought about being called little, and I thought about Terra being too smart for his own good. I had a feeling Terra knew I would leave him to die if he insulted me. Still I for the first time, I felt guilty. Guilty about just leaving Terra to die like that. Terra was the person pokemon in a long time I could talk to besides Maw. That, and he never told me how to get this accursed spirit from Maw.
"I need to go back and help," I said to myself.
But before I turned back to go help Terra, I caught sight of a little blue pokemon staring at me. The moment was awkard because we just stared at each other. I blushed for a second before asking
"What are you looking at?" I asked coldly.
"Hi, I'm Rio. Is there a powerful pokemon in that Sandstorm I can beat?" he said.
I knew darn well I couldn't be Tyrona on my own, so I attempted to answer Rio's qestion before Maw, as predictable as ever, attempted to attack him.
"Now you die!" Maw yelled as it attempted to attack Rio.
"Get down!" I said as I slammed Maw to the ground like a girl whipping her hair.
Wow, today for some reason, I've gained a bit of control over Maw as I sat on it. Maw couldn't open it's mouth as I was sitting on it, so I was back to answering a flinched Rio's question.
"Uh, there's a Tyranitar in that sandstorm," I said with a mean look on my face.
"Kay. I'm going in," Rio said as he ran in Sandstorm without hesitation.
"Man he's stupid. He's trying to be some idiot hero like some little kid," I said to myself.
I thought of the irony of me, a 'little doll', labeling someone else a little kid.
"Hmph, like I'm one to talk," I said to myself as I smiled.
I had gained some control over Maw and I was ready to face Tyrona as I ran back into the Sandstorm to support 'old man' Terra and 'little kid' Rio.
Rio's POV
Finally, a chance to increase my power. As I approached the scene of a Torterra and a Tyranitar battling in the middle of a sandstorm, I was buffeted by the sand.
"Ow, that certainly hurt," I said as I was knocked to the ground.
The Torterra then stopped and looke at me and yelled.
"Who are you? It's dangerous here! Leave at once!" Torterra yelled.
I wasn't gonna back down from a challenge. I always had everything in my life handed to me on a silver platter. So for once in my life, I was going to earn something. And the 'something' was power, which why I ignored what the Torterra said.
"No way. I'm gonna be a powerful hero someday. And in order to do that, I've got to start with the first rung right here," I said.
Oh, and did I mention I want to be a hero as well? Haha
"How stubborn can you get? If you wanna get killed that badly, then go right ahead. It's not like any of us will care when you're dead," Mawile said bitterly as she approached me.
"Wow. What a sassy girl you are. Oh well, I'll just win you over anyway when I epically destroy Tyranitar," I said as I charged straight for Tyranitar.
"Ugh, what a dog," Mawile said.
I am a dog in case you haven't noticed, Miss Sassy.
I then turned to Torterra and got distracted as I said "Don't worry gramps. 'Hero Rio' is to the rescue here.
"You fool," Torterra said.
I realized that I had taken my eye off of Tyranitar. And I payed a heavy price. Tyranitar was so powerful, it left me in critical condition after landing just one Dragon Claw on me. Then, I prepared for the worst as Tyranitar readied to finish me. I was startled and couldn't move. Suddenly, Tyranitar had launched a Dragon Pulse headed straight for me. I heard Dragon Pulse impact, but not on me. The Sandstorm had cleared and I could clearly see what happened. I saw that Miss Sassy had taken the blow for me. But it didn't look like Mawile had taken any damage.
"Uh, Dragon Pulse hit. So why aren't you hurt?" I asked.
"Dragon type moves don't seem to affect Fairy type pokemon," Torterra said.
"What he said," Miss Sassy said without a smile.
"I'm just saving you for later after we defeat Tyrona. No one makes a fool out of me and gets away with it," Mawile's mas said.
"No one except EVERYONE!" Miss Sassy said as she sat on her maw again."Now shut up."
"Huh? Look out," I said as I realized Tyranitar was about to fire a super effective Flamethrower at Miss Sassy.
Miss Sassy dodged Flamthrower. And Maw was once again free. Tyranitar was so caught up in trying to attack Miss Sassy, it completely forgot about Torterra, who had a perfect opportunity to land a critical hit using Frenzy Plant. Tyranitar was hit and fell to the ground.
"Mother!" a Larvitar said as he appeared from behind the bushes. Was Larvitar hiding behind the bushes this whole time?
"I believe it would be best if we left this scene," Torterra said as he started walking away from Lake Verity.
"Wait a minute," I said as an exhausted me worked up enough energy to run up to Torterra. "That Frenzy Plant was so awesome. You went totally hero on that Tyranitar, old man."
I didn't even know what I was talking about.I was talking so much, I lost focus on everything and everyone else as me and Torterra started walking away from the Lake.
Maya's POV
"Well, at least I won't have to deal with that little kid anymore," I said to myself.
"You might want to double check what you asked Terra," Maw said.
"Shut up!" I said bitterly to Maw.
But Maw wasn't just rambling this time. I suddenly remembered that I wanted to know how to get rid of the curse of the Maw. So I followed Rio and Terra. Of course Rio and Terra didn't know I was following them. It's been so long since I've had to ask for something in my life, I didn't know how to approach the subject.
One hour later...
We were now a distance away from Lake Verity. I could still hear Rio ttalking. All I hear from him is blah, blah, blah. How annoying. Why did I even save him in the first place? During Rio's brief moment of silence. Terra spoke loudly.
"You know, following us covertly won't get anything accomplished on your part! Show yourself," Terra yelled as he knew I was secretly following him and Rio.
Gasp. I've been discovered...
To Be Continued...
So Maya is beginning to open up to other pokemon, which has led her to a Terra that knows how to purify the curse of the Maw. What information does Old Man Terra have for Maya? Stay tuned in the next chapter and be sure to write a review.
