Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Osmose of Myth

by Illuminatednight

Aieri, a Fennekin who has lived in a secluded village for most of her life, finds herself thrust into the outside world as a group of Pokemon attack her village in search of a rare gem. She soon finds herself meeting a wide variety of different Pokemon with their own stories to tell, soon realizing the world she lived in wasn't as peaceful and joyous as she had first thought.

1. Chapter 1

A small creature darted into the forest from the plains beyond. Any curious eyes that happened to catch a glance at the creature would be able to tell it was quite visibly shaken, despite the speed at which is was moving. It's silky golden fur laced with white and red made it easy to spot in the thick forest full of darkened oak trees, covered in rot, mold, and moss as they fought to get even a bit of sunlight. And thus making it easier prey for the creature smashing through brush and brambles alike to catch up to the smaller of the two beasts.

The monster bellowed as thistles and thorns cut its thick purple hide, but it continued on its path. The sharp spikes along its back and the large horn on its forehead glinting in the small patches of light that managed to escape through the dying leaves of the trees and reach the forest floor.

This beast would often be refered to as a Nidorino, a species of pokemon. The creature it was following after was a Pokemon as well, albeit a pokemon weaker in both stature and physical strength.

Aieri, a Fennekin, sprinted through the forest, leaping over logs and speeding past stumps, her sides heaving all the while. As much as she'd love to take a break from running and catch her breath, that wasn't really an option at the moment, as she was being chased by a particulary aggressive Nidorino, and he didn't seem to be stopping anytime soon.

She was already feeling quite weak, as she'd been running for a while at this point, and she feared she'd soon run out of energy if she couldn't find a way to escape soon. She'd thought up the best plan she could in the time she had been running through the forest, although it wasn't exactly fool proof, but it was better than running until she eventually passed out and got trampled.

Aieri turned her attention to a stump that she was nearing, and with a lot burst of energy, leapt atop of it. She then turned to face the Nidorino, trying hard not to let out a sob of fear as the monster neared her, and she prepared to release a burst of flame from her mouth.

As the other pokemon came closer, a wide smirk of his face, Aieri released a flame from her mouth. The flame, however, was a simple ember. It lashed at the Nidorino's face for a few moments, but the beast simply shrugged it off, leaving only a few burn marks behind, and the Fennekin could only stare in horror as the Nidorino neared her, thinking of how stupid she was for assumming her plan would work. She closed her eyes as the rest of her body stiffened in fear, trying to prepare herself for the pain of the spike on the beast's forehead to pierce through her chest, hoping it would only hurt momentarily...