Hello there! This is my PMD fanfic! Hope you like it!
Prologue: Princess Maya
Another job posting, the work never seemed to die down now. The Snivy who owned the base that got the request came out and checked the mail. Sure enough, just another job request. The snivy sighed, nothing exciting ever happened around here! To be honest, it was getting quite frustrating.
"Falio, what's your problem?" A totodile asked. It was Shino, Falio's best friend. The Totodile and Snivy had been great friends since their late childhood. Now, they were working on their job to become the world's greatest exploration team. Sure, it was going to be tough, but Shino and Falio were sure they could do it! However, the pace of their work had been slow so far. Sure, the locals knew about them, but other than that they were nobodies. Sometimes, it upset the duo when they acknowledged it.
"Just another job request. I swear, does ANYTHING fun happen around here? This place is staler than month old bread left in the sun!" Falio said. His statement got a chuckle from Shino. Realizing the hilarity of what he said, Falio began to laugh. "Ah, a laugh, I almost forgot what it feels like!" Falio said.
"Agreed, there hasn't been to much to laugh about. I mean with the king falling ill like that. Everyone worries about him. Heck, even outside kingdoms are beginning to worry about him! I mean, it's getting pretty crazy. I'm beginning to think we may need a new king!" Falio looked over to his friend.
"Don't say that! You CAN'T say that. The last king caused so much grief for our parents. I do not wish for that family to return to the throne. The streets were too quiet when they were in rule according to father," Falio said. As he said that, someone walked up to them. This Empoleon had Bisharp guards protecting him. Who was h-, wait a second! "M-Milord! What brings you here?" Falio and Shino said at the same moment.
It turned out that Empoleon was none other than the king! "Ah, so I see you do know your manners. Anyways, this involves my daughter, Maya." A Piplup walked in front of him, taking a proud pose. Which she got a silent glare from her father for.
"Ah, what could we do for Princess Maya?" Shino asked. He got a bump from Falio, whom had noticed Shino looking at Maya a bit too long. However, Maya just rolled her eyes. Did this Snivy think her dumb enough to not notice?
"I would like you to let her join your team. I had been telling her to pick a team, and she wanted a low profile team. So, I'd also like to ask you to not call her princess. Kind of defeats the purpose, huh?" Falio nodded in response. The king nodded back before beginning to talk to Maya. "Now, please stay out of trouble aalright dear?" Before Empoleon could leave Shino asked something.
"Milord, i thought you were sick!" Empoleon merely laughed.
"I still am, but just in case I should pass, I want my daughter to be happy. She has always dreamed of being an explorer! Amazed I made it out here? I am to! It's like the great arceus himself wishes for Maya to be here!" Shino and Falio still thought there to be something fishy about the whole thing. With a wave, Empoleon and his guards set off. There was a bit of an awkward silence between Maya, Falio, and Shino. None of them knew what to say!
"So, uh, what are your names?" Maya asked.
"I'm Falio and Mr. Gogo eyes here is Shino," Falio said. Then, the snivy recieved a stomp on the foot from the totodile.
"Hehe, yea, if you think you get away with staring at me like that," Maya then slapped Shino across his face. "you got another thing coming." Falio began laughing so hard, he thought he might bust a lung. It would be fun seeing his friend try to win Maya's affection. Although, it was a bit strange, he seemed to not even care that she was a princess. "Anyways, what's that you got in your hand Falio?" Maya asked the snivy.
"Oh, I almost forgot! This is our job request. Hmm, the dungeon we're going to seems easy enough, want to come with us?" Maya nodded in response. "Well, take this and put it on you." Falio reached into the treasure bag and handed a bow, not like the weapon, but the kind you wear, to Maya.
"Ok, what's it for?" Maya asked as she put it on. Sure, it looked pretty, but did actually do anything useful?
"It what female explorers wear around here instead of badges. Er, but I mean if you're like, for lack of a better word, a tomboy, I can give you a badge instead," Falio said as politely as he could manage.
"Yea, I'd rather use a badge. Lots of people say I'm a tomboy, which I'm fine with," Maya said as she tookoff her bow and handed it back to Falio. "It comes from many things. My love for adventure is one of them. However, one of the biggest things is from my social like. Unlike most of the girls, I was never too interested in finding a guy. Granted, I'm not into girls, I just think that love will find ME." Well, it seems her and I have one thing in common, Falio thought.
"What!? The girls where you come from chase the guys? Talk about a role reversal!" Shino yelled out. Maya laughed.
"I know right? I always thought it was weird! I mean, after that point, the guy takes control of everything! It was the main reason I turned down every guy who came up to me! You get ALOT of proposals when you're a princess. Most of them were power hungry, while others from my childhood actually cared. It was sweet of those guys, but I wanted to marry somewhere where I wouldn't virtually become a slave!" At this point, the group began to walk to the dungeon. It was quite a long walk so they were prepared to set up camp when it got dark.
"Woah, that's some story alright! Can't imagine how tiring the whole situation got after a long time," Falio said.
"Oh you have NO idea! It just got so old that I locked myself in my room for as long as possible each day. I avoided public areas as much as possible. Being a princess isn't easy. You get way too much attention. Luckily, I avoided becoming a spoiled brat like my sister. I mean, she just thinks she's the best thing in the world! She acts like she is Arceus's gift to the world!" Wow, to Falio and Shino, Maya's sister sounded like the world's biggest brat! Talk about polar opposites!
After a couple more hours of walking, it became clear that they wouldn't reach the dungeon on that day. Good thing Shino and Falio knew how to live off the land for a night. Plus, it would give them a chance to teach maya a thing or two. After all, what could the piplup possibly know coming from a huge castle?
"Well, we need to set up camp," Shino said, pointing out the growing darkness in the sky.
"Right, need to conserve our energy for tomorrow." Falio agreed as he got some items out of the treasure bag. Maya, meanwhile, didn't quite understand.
"So, uh, where are we going to stay? I don't see a house or anything for us to stay in." Falio and Shino laughed. Then, Maya realized what they meant. "Wait, we're gonna sleep out here!? Oh man, that sounds cool!" Falio was surprised, it wasn't the reaction he was expecting. Quickly, the group gathered fire wood, and using a new item someone in the village created, called a 'fire lighter', he set the wood ablaze. As if magic, the fire wood was engulfed in flame instantly.
"Huh, so the thing works just like the traveling merchant said! Quite amazing, I wonder how it works..." Falio wondered. You see, he had a tendency to want to analyze new and fascinating technology. He just loved to know what made things tick. Shino chuckled.
"Entering nerd mode again, Falio?" The totodile asked. Falio rolled his eyes before putting the item back in the treasure bag. Meanwhile, it had seemed that Maya had already fallen asleep.
"Huh, wondered what got her so tired," Falio said.
"Well, I mean, she probably hasn't done that much walking in a day ever. So, I'm not really surprised. Either way, it doesn't change the fact that she is a new member of the team. Something we had been trying to get for awhile now. Plus, she's the fricking princess! I mean, you can't get much cooler than that!" Falio glared at Shino. "What?"
"Quiet down, we're in bandit territory, and i'd rather not have to fight off a gang of bandits right now. I'm awfully tired myself to be honest." Falio yawned. Shino smiled at his friend, typical, he always got tired first. perhaps it had something to do with there not being any sun during the night. Yeah, that was probably it.
"I'll take watch as usual." Falio nodded before laying down.
"Hey, no funny business, 'kay?" Falio said before he fell asleep.
"Wasn't considering it," Shino said, understanding what his friend was joking about.
