~~Chapter 1~~
The night was unforgiving.
The only things accompanying me were my knapsack, what was inside it, and my stick. I tried to keep them as safe as I could.
It was cold, stormy, and extremely dark, as if there was a lunar eclipse tonight. I tried my best to make my way past this death-defying trek, but I failed. Lightning struck me in the most unforgiving way possible. My entire body was almost charred, and I could not regain my strength to stand up. As I tried and tried to go on, I was already being hit hard by every drop of rain. I then surrendered to nature's terrible forces, and finally fainted.
I woke up one morning, and I smelled something delicious. I tilted my head everywhere, and noticed I was in some sort of hut. I was sleeping on a nest made out of straw, and the flooring was made of wood. As I walked on the floor, the smell became even more noticeable. Curious, I ran to where I thought the smell came from.
I then knocked a wooden door that was in front of me. "The door is open!" said a voice I had never heard before. I tilted my head again, and as I wandered in, I found a short, yellow woman with some sort of mouth at the back of her head. I barely recognized this species, so I took a wild guess. "You must be a Mawile," I guessed.
She then turned to me while she was cooking. "Yes. I am one," she replied. She cooked for three more minutes, and then served me some soup. "Drink this," she insisted.
As I took a sip, I felt comfortable. Its savory taste made me forget about the danger I got myself in. "I thank you so much for this meal," I said. I finished the entire bowl of soup, satisfied. "How did I get here?" I wondered. "I found you in the middle of that field when I was walking around midnight," she answered.
I returned to the Mawile's handmade straw nest, wanting to know why I wandered in the perils of nature in the first place. My mind tried to recollect, but as soon as I did, I had another important dilemma at hand. Then, I realized my favorite stick was gone. Where did it go?
I frantically searched around the hut. Not even a single trace of the stick could be seen. "Excuse me," I said. "Have you, perchance, seen a stick?" I went on to say.
"A stick?" the Mawile repeated. She thought for a while, leaving me worried. Was my favorite stick gone? Was it swept away by the wind? Perhaps, was it eaten? Where did my precious stick go? Many more thoughts filled my head, and I was in the most serious state of worry I had ever been to. Then, I heard murmurs coming from outside the hut.
As I opened the door, I looked around. The hut I had been in was the only building amidst this road covered with trees. I took a step outside to investigate the strange noises.
I walked to the back of the hut. A beautiful creature been studying my stick. "Excuse me, but that's my stick," I said to the creature.
The creature stood up and showed its face. It turned out to be a Lilligant, one of the most beautiful Pokémon around the land. "I was just studying your stick," she informed me in a Scottish accent. She handed it back to me.
The Mawile went outside as well, to see me and the Lilligant looking at each other. "Oh. I see you have found my friend Lilly," the Mawile told me.
As I stood up and held my stick, I then started to ask: "Lilly? Then was is your name?"
"I am Grace," the Mawile answered. I was comforted, getting to know these two people. "So what is your name?" both Lilly and Grace asked me in unison. "Call me Julius," I said in reply.
"What are you doing around here?" Lilly asked me. "I was to brave a very awful storm, as I was on a quest to find something," I said in reply. "Thankfully, you girls have saved me." I then sat down on the grassy, moist ground as I tried to remember what I was actually supposed to get. "Was I here when you found me?" I asked.
The girls did not answer, but then I had noticed a patch of burnt grass at the far right. This patch of grass looked like a silhouette of me. I then realized I was there the entire time. I then tried to remember where I was supposed to go. I suddenly remembered and shuddered.
"Say, you two women seem good enough to accompany me on my journey," I said. "Why not join me?" I let out my hand.
Lilly and Grace shook their heads. "We're not fit for adventure," Lilly replied.
I then grabbed my knapsack from inside the hut. A very important document, a map, was supposed to be in there, but obviously the rain from my last escapade must have soaked it. Amongst my other ruined stuff included a journal, a handmade compass, and a drawing.
"Suit yourselves," I said as I walked out and into the woods.
"I'm having second thoughts now. I feel like I may want to join you," Grace thought. "Grace!" Lilly shouted in disagreement.
"We rarely ever go outside! Besides, this guy is an explorer. He must be very experienced.
Lilly rolled her eyes and decided to join us on our adventure.
Then, we walked into a very, very dark forest. I was sure I was supposed to travel here to get what I wanted. Lilly and Grace were slightly unnerved. "Don't worry," I assured the ladies. "I know where we are going." The duo were still shivering a little.
I ordered Lilly and Grace to stop. I went to investigate a strange sound, which sounded like a drill. It was very loud. As I walked further into the woods, I saw a birdlike Pokémon, just like me. However, it had a long neck, a thin, elongated beak, a red sort of "cap", and brown-orange plumage. I recognized this Pokémon somewhere.
"Terry," I spoke. The Fearow had stopped drilling into a tree and quickly shifted his gaze at me. "Julius," he had replied. "Nice to meet you on this fine morning," he continued. His stern glare tempted me to smack his thin head with a stick.
He then looked behind me. "It appears you have companions," he commented. "Are you still looking for the treasure?" he asked rhetorically. "Haven't you given up yet? I was waiting literally seven months for you to get back on foot so we could continue the race."
"Haven't you?" I asked back. Terry then laughed at how weak my insult was. "I've never given up. You, on the other hand, have every right to surrender!" he replied, giving me a greater urge to smack his pretty head. Terry then flown away. "Ta-ta," he told us.
I was infuriated at him. "Who was that?" Lilly asked. "Terry. An old friend of mine," I replied.
Terry and I were, indeed, friends, but that all changed one day.
Years ago, Terry and I had been searching for a fossil that would make us rich. It was a long flight, but we managed to make it to the heart of the desert.
We went to rest there, because we were told this was where a huge fossil would be found. Terry and I dug the sand up for almost an hour, until we had found some bone.
"I found it!" I exclaimed. Using our wings, we had brushed off the sand and finally revealed the Anorith fossil.
"Let's try to dig this up," Terry said. Using every bit of our force, we pulled parts of the fossil up. Last was the jaw. It was ridiculously heavy. "Alright. We both lift on one..." I ordered. "Two... Three!" Using our strength, we managed to lift it, but suddenly we broke it.
We both stopped carrying the jaw parts, dropped it back in the sand, and glared at each other with rage and frustration.
"If it weren't for your ridiculous strength, we would've finally unearthed it!" I shouted to Terry. "Oh, please. You're obviously to weak for this." I was offended. By my best friend, even.
"If that's how you really feel, then we can finally go without each other!" I shouted as I flew from the desert. "Fine!" Terry replied, flying away from the fossil.
Back to present day, Grace, Lilly and I were still walking through the woods. We encountered many small bodies of water, a few large mushrooms (which I kept due to their rarity), birch trees, and circles of soil without grass on them. Lilly was a little frightened of the bugs that would have appeared here.
Near the end of our journey through this part of the woods, we encountered a pair of Servine who seemed slightly suspicious to me. I then approached them. "Excuse me," I said. The Servine had noticed me and stared at me, as if I bothered them. "None of your business. Don't run into us again, or else..." one of them informed me. They both ran off.
I was confused. Then, I decided to shake it off and continue our journey. Lilly was just relieved there wasn't a single bug to bite her.
Then, we stumbled upon a village of Aipom. The village looked quite clever, and the houses looked satisfyingly bizarre. "Hello, and welcome to Simius Town," one Aipom greeted us. "I hope you enjoy your stay, if you will," he continued. We then walked around the village, looking at how peaceful the village was. No crime, no war, just...peace and the sound of children playing with kites. We observed Aipom building houses, some selling goods, and others playing with an elderly Ambipom.
We realized we were still hungry, so we went into a diner in the village. We were served fruits, and as we took a bite, they were delicious. Lilly and Grace asked for more, while I decided what I ate was enough.