Hey, everyone! Once again, Wingedpaws here~ Bet you liked the last prologue, right? *Heheh...* Well, anyway, here we go again...
Chapter 1
A thunderclap woke me. A voice screamed out-
"Hold on!"
"I-I can't! I can't hold on!" I choked out. A bright light consumed my body. "AAAAAGH!" I screamed out.
Lightning flashed and I plunged into the sea. "Ugh..." I said before blacking out.
(Time skip- 8 hours later)
"Wh- Where am I?" I said, subconscious. I couldn't open my eyes. I could feel a gritty surface below me and I could hear the soft crashing of waves nearby. I was cold, wet, and shivering. " I can't... Drifting off..." I managed to say out loud before falling back into unconsciousness.
(Time Skip- 15 minutes later)
I somehow managed to be half awake. The soft pounding of footsteps was heard and I stiffened. It's an attacker... I thought. Once again, I heard a voice.
"Oh wow!" At that sentence, I longed to be able to open my eyes. "What a wonderful sight!" There was a long pause. "When the weather's good, the Krabby come out to blow bubbles at sundown..." That gave me an idea of what time it is. "The bubbles... catching the sun's rays from off the waves... It's always beautiful." whoever was speaking fell silent.
That description made me cheerful. I could almost see this amazing sight, I just needed to find the strength to open my eyes...
"This is where I always come when I feel the need to pity myself." I heard the voice again. "But it makes me feel good, being able to come here, always. Come here is uplifting. It always cheers me up."
This was enough motivation. I forced my legs to move in an attempt in sitting up. Suddenly, I heard footsteps. Crap! I thought.
"WHAAA? Someone collapsed on the sand!" The voice said.
Maybe i'll be fine, just fine... I thought. The footsteps continued to rush towards me.
"What happened? Are you okay?" I struggled to my feet and looked the creature right in the eye. It was small, pale red, and fox-like, a big ruff of fur gathered around it's six long tails. "Your'e awake! That's a huge relief!" I could tell it was a girl by the voice. Looking around I found I was on a beach by a cliffside. One ledge far above us appeared to have rows of sharp teeth and menacing eyes, glaring down at me. I flinched slightly.
"You weren't moving- at all. I was very worried." the creature said. "Do you remember how you ended up unconscious?" She asked.
How long was I out? I wondered. What...
"Well, I'm Kaira." The creature said. "Pleased to meet you. And you are? I've never seen you around town before."
"I'm a human..." I said, that word having some meaning, but I diddn't know what...
"You are a Human?" Kaira excaimed. "You look like a competely normal Eevee to me!" Eevee? I looked down and nearly passed out.
I don't look like this! I don't think... I thought. Wait- It must be true! I've turned into A Eevee! ...Whatever that is... But, how did this happen? I had lots of questions and not enough answers.
"You are..." Kaira started. "A little odd... Is this a trick?" I looked at her, disbelieving she would think so. "Wait, you speak the truth?" I nodded. "Alright then... your name. What's your name?"
I flinched. I couldn't remember my name. Think, Think! I thought. Finally, I gave in. "I don't have a name." As a matter of fact... I can't remember anything... I thought sheepishly.
"You don't? Well, how about... Twilight... no, Sage... that's not it... I know! Rook!" Kaira suggested. I nodded. "Ok." Kaira said. "Well, you don't appear to be a bad Pokèmon, at least."
What's a Pokèmon? I thought.
"Well," Kaira said, sweatdropping. "Sorry for doubting you. More and more bad Pokèmon have been turning up, and it's very dangerous... Things are becoming lawless..."
It would be awkward if I asked what a Pokèmon is right now, wouldn't it? I thought.
Suddenly, Kaira was thrown back into a cliff. "Oww..." she squeaked. She had dropped a strange pebble sized stone on the ground. Two creatures had pushed her- one was purple, producing ominous brown clouds. One was blue, equipped with a pair of leathery wings and sharp fangs. They both were flying.
"Well, I do beg your pardon~" the purple one said in a sing-song voice, edging closer to Kaira.
"Hey! Why'd you do that?" Kaira said angrily. She had a small cut on her side. Her face showed that she was slightly in pain.
"Hehehe~" The blue figure chuckled. "Can't figure it out? We wanted ta' mess with ya'! Can't face up ta' us, can ya'?"
"Wh- what?" Kaira said, nervous.
"That's your's, isn't it?" The blue figure with wings chuckled.
"No!" Kaira exclaimed. "That's-"
"Sorry, kiddo." The blue figure said. "We'll be takin' that!"
"Noo!" Kaira said, the fox-like thing looking up at the blue creature in anguish.
"Who-ho-ho!" The purple creature chuckled. "Not gonna make a single move to get your treasure back? What a shame. What'sa matter? Scared?"
"Yeah, scared?" the blue figure echoed.
"I didn't think you'd be such a coward." The purple creature teased. He turned to the blue figure. "Come on, Zubat. Let's scram."
"See ya around, Doduo. Hehehe~" Zubat chortled.
"Oof.." Kaira sighed. After this sudden turn of plans, I was shocked and angered. I wanted so badly to run after the duo, screaming 'Come back here you pieces of shit!' but I couldn't leave Kaira.
"What should I do..?" Kaira said, sitting down on a nearby rock. "That's my personal treasure. It means everything in the world to me." She looked up, her eyes full of hatred. I was a little shocked at this. "If I loose that forever..." She shook her head. "No! There's no time to waste. I have to get it back! Hey, can you help me? Please?" Kaira said, looking at me with pleading eyes.
"Sure~" I said. I didn't really have a choice, Kaira's treasure meant so much to her.
"R-really?" Kaira said. I nodded. "You'll to that for me?" I nodded once more. "Th-thanks! Let's go! Follow me!" Kaira lead me past the cliffs into the front of a cave.
"Now, this is a mystery dungeon." She said. "it's really dangerous, but we can find some amazing treasure down there!"
"What do you mean?" I asked, uncertain.
"There's some feral Pokèmon down there." Kaira said. "It's the only good dungeon..." she muttered under her breath.
There's the word Pokèmon again... I thought. I'll learn, I guess. I nodded.
"Great!" Willow said, and we plunged in.
Beach Cave- B1F
"You sure you got this?" Kaira said. It was pitch black, and I was afraid I might stumble and knock over Kaira with a single step.
"Positive." I replied.
"If you say so..." Kaira nodded. "Well, what we should do is find the stairs as fast as possible. Okay?" I nodded. "Great." Light shown in, startling me, it's a cave, isn't it? We were in a compact room with multiple paths leading from it. The floor was pink from the layers of coral, with tide pools scattered here and there. The walls were mossy in some areas but looked as if they were made of diamonds. A coin with the letter 'P' was nearby. I walked up to the 'P' and picked it up.
"That's Pokè." Kaira said. "it's the currency. However once we become a rescue team, we can't use it, because we can find the items in shops in dungeons." I nodded, wondering what was a rescue team. I chose a path leading south and followed it until I reached another room.
"Oooh! We found the staircase already! Without fighting!" Kaira cheered.
What does she mean by fighting? I wondered for a moment, then stepping on the stairs.
Beach Cave- B2F
"We don't have a team treasure bag, so we can only carry one item." Kaira said. "So we might want to put down the Pokè." I nodded. Following a path that lead right, I walked into another room and saw a blue berry and the stairs.
Is it always this easy? I thought. This should be a breeze- after all, we haven't seen any 'Feral Pokèmon'. I walked over to the berry and picked it up. The Pokè appeared on the floor.
"That's an Oran Berry." Kaira said. "We should carry that- eating it will heal you." She advised. I nodded and kept it safe with me, striding towards the stairs.
Beach Cave- B3F
When I arrived at the next floor, I found myself next to a seed and... the stairs. Again. I mean really. Much disappoint. However, there was a thing in the corner.
"T-That's a Shellos." Kaira said. "It can be dangerous if you run into a pack of them. They can kill you." I gulped, eyeing the Shellos nervously. It sat there, with a silly grin on it's face. Kaira picked up the seed and Shellos stepped closer, growling slightly. I flinched.
"Ooh! A blast seed!" Kaira exclaimed, picking it up. "These can be helpful." Just then, I heard a male voice.
"Water Sport!" The Shellos excaimed, shooting water into the air with invisible cannons. I tried to attack by running at it, but missed. Oh, Crap. I thought. The Shellos stepped closer. Suddenly, a instinct inside me took over. "Tackle!" I exclaimed, headbutting the Shellos.
"Ugh!" The Shellos said, falling backward to the ground and not getting up. I flinched. What have I done? I thought miserably. Kaira noticed my concern.
"He only fainted." Kaira said. "Feral Pokèmon are born from Mystery Dungeons, so they are one with it. They won't die in here." She said soothingly. I nodded slowly, unsure.
"Come on. Let's use the stairs and forget about it." Kaira said. I followed her down, shivering.
Beach Cave- B4F
The next floor had nothing in it. Good... I thought. I don't want to hurt anymore poor Shellos. I trodded along silently, Kaira following. Suddenly, a purple clam appeared.
"That's Clampearl!" Kaira said. It radiated a purple energy.
"Ugh!" I wheezed, unable to breathe for a few seconds. Kaira flinched.
"Okay.. okay. I can do it..." Kaira whispered. "Swift!" Kaira summoned glittering stars that sliced into the Clampearl, making it bleed momentarily before knocking it out. "Let's keep going." Kaira said, turning and leading me north. The following room had- get this- stairs. Why was it so easy? A seed was on the ground.
"Sleep seed!" Kaira said, thrilled. She picked it up and the blast seed clattered to the ground. She happily trodded to the stairs, me trying to copy her movements for my own good.
Beach Cave- Pit
Zubat and the purple creature were facing the wall when we ran up to them.
"Uh.." Kaira said. "Hey!" Zubat and the purple creature turned.
"Well well well." The purple creature teased. "If it isn't our old friend, the big Doduo."
"Ugh.." Kaira said, panicky. "Give me... Give me back what you stole from me! That's my personal treasure... it means everything in the world to me!"
"Treasure, ya say?" Zubat sneered. "So tat' ting' really is worth sometin'?"
"It would be worth more than we hoped for!" the purple creature said. I was enraged by this point- i'd had enough of all their teasing. "We ought to try selling it. It may be worth more than a few Pokè. Who-ho-ho-who-ho-ho! All the more reason to not give it up!"
"Wh-wha?" Kaira said.
"If ya want it back dat badly.. come an' get it!" Zubat sneered. "Hehehe~"
And with that, we launched into the battle. "Tackle!" I shouted the instinct taking over me. I was jumping and ramming into Zubat. Kaira threw her Sleep Seed at Zubat, putting Zubat to sleep immediately. "Swift!" Kaira shouted, sending her stars into the purple creature. "Swift!" Kaira screamed again and the purple creature was down and out. I tackled Zubat 2 times and he was done for. Me and Kaira hadn't suffered a single bit, except a scratch from when I tripped while tackling.
"Ugh.." Zubat mumbled, shaking slightly. "We got roughed up, Koffing..."
"Blast it!" Koffing said. "How'd we get so beaten up by such wimps?" he said, spitting out a pointy jagged tooth. "Those leaves were rock hard!" Kaira straightened up slightly, proud of herself.
"Bah." Zubat muttered. "Here ya go. Take it!" Zubat flinged Kaira's treasure well over her head.
"Eep!" Willow sqeaked, ducking. She blushed slightly and dashed after it and quickly returned.
"Wha-ho!" Koffing excaimed. "Don't you think you're so awesome. Your victory was just simply a fluke!"
"Yeh, you jus' remember that!" Zubat scoffed.
Bitch, please. I thought as the duo made a run for it.
"Oh, my Relic Fragment!" Kaira sighed happily. "I'm so glad... I actually managed to get it back." She turned to me. "And it was all thanks to you, Rook!" I puffed out my chest a little, making Kaira laugh. "Thanks, Rook." We left the Mystery Dungeon and returned to the beach.
The Beach
"Thanks! Seriously!" Kaira cheered.
I only helped becuase I happened to be there... Was that the right thing to do? I thought. I suppose so. This.. I guess she's a 'Pokèmon'... she's really grateful. It's nice to be appreciated.
Kaira stepped forward and put her 'Relic fragment' on the ground. "Here's what they stole." She said. "This is a Relic Fragment.. or at least that's what I call it." Kaira said sheepishly. "But my Relic Fragment... It's my precious treasure. You see, i've always been fond of legends and lore... like Meloetta's story... I always get excited about tales from the past! Do you feel the same? Hidden treasure buried for thousands of years... uncharted territories in veils of darkness.. and new wondrous lands waiting to be discovered!"
Just listening to Kaira made me thrilled.
"Such places must be filled with gold and treasure... and history! Wouldn't it be amazing to make historic discoveries? That's what I've wanted to do ever since I was born on a rock farm. So someday.. I came across my fragment. It's always brought me courage to look forward. So... I wanna thank you again for all this. And... I want to uncover the mystery of my fragment. Just look at the pattern on it."
There was a strange symbol on Kaira's stone, glowing slightly with all the colors of the rainbow.
"So I wanted to join the Exploration Team roster as an apprentice... Can you come with me?"
"Of course!" I said. I couldn't think of anything else to say. I wanted to follow in Kaira's footsteps, and I had nowhere to go anyway.
"Okay! Follow me!" Kaira exclaimed, and she led me up a worn path to a strange building. "Stand here." She said, pointing to a woven net.
"Pokemon detected! Pokemon detected!" some voice shouted, surprising me greatly.
"Who's footprint? Who's footprint?" Another asked.
"The footprint is... um... I think Eevee's!" the first voice said.
"You may enter!" The second voice boomed. I stepped off the net.
"The guild- this building uses that net to decide what pokemon is above and if it should enter." Kaira informed me.
"Can't peo- pokemon step around it?" I asked.
"I never thought of that..." Kaira said sheepishly as she stepped onto the net.
"Pokemon detected! Pokemon detected!"
"Who's footprint? Who's footprint?"
"Vulpix's!"
"You may enter!"
"Here we go." Kaira said as we stepped into the building.
Chapter End
So what do you think? Anyway, I have to hurry, my computer is about out of juice!
