There was a time when Pokemon of legends still walked the land freely. There was a time, where all humans knew a Pokemon. They didn't own them, but it wasn't the other way around either. A time when Groudon and Kyogre still fought, Giratina still lived in the light, Uxie's eyes were open and Azelf didn't have to stay in a lake to stop the world ending.
Arceus still walked the highest mountains, king and yet subject-less. There were no pokeballs, no potions and no Pokemon gyms. It was a natural time. A primal time.
The last thing I can remember are those eyes. Uxie's eyes. I vaguely remember that you weren't supposed to look at them, but not why. They were amazing. Deepest blue with flecks of gold and black. Amazing. Had I said that already? I can't remember. Just as I reach out for the-
"Rrrraaaf! Rrrraaaf!"
I sat up to find myself staring into the face of a poochyena that was sitting on my lap. It barked at me again, then ran a few paces away and sat down. Staring around, I saw I was in a small clearing in an open forest. Sticks had been piled up in the gaps between almost all the trees, letting only some of the dusk light in, leaving me with a hollow about the size of two big logs each side.
Strange. Did the Poochyena do that? Where am I? Who am I? ...Um...Ethan. Pretty sure I remember being called Ethan. Well, there's one problem solved. Not a helpful one, but who cares.
Looking around, I guessed the hollow was the Poochyena's nest. Considering there was a small Oran berry bush, and a little pile of leaves in one corner, I was probably right. It ran up to me and nipped my ankle. It really hurt! "Rrrraaaf!" It barked. I laughed. "Like me, huh? Want a name?" It nodded. It always amazed me how smart Pokemon are.
Why can I remember that, but not anything helpful? Like, where the heck am I? Oh, Arceus above, this is frustrating!
I looked at the little poochyena for a second. "Hmm.. How about Kade?" It growled. "Darius?" That seemed to go down better. Even though it still had the normal red eyes and perpetual frown, I could tell it was happy with that. "Okay, Darius. Is this your.. whatever you call where you live?" He nodded. "Rrrraaaf!"
Just then, Darius' tail fluffed up. He turned and dove into the pile of leaves. I was confused. Did I do something? It turned out I hadn't.
A large explosion echoed through the air, followed by a blood-chilling roar. A loud screech echoed from far away, almost in answer.
I shuddered. That noise could only have been made by a really big Pokemon. No wonder Darius was freaking out.
After a few minutes, I finally coaxed Darius out of the leaves. He takes stubborn to a whole new level. I settled him down on top of the leaves, then turned my attention to food. The small Oran berry bush worked fine for that. Oran berries are pretty filling. I managed to uproot some of the tall grass and make it into a bed for me. As I slowly drifted off to sleep, I faintly noticed a smell of burning...