Shadows of the mountain
Don't tell them what's under
The breadth and the height
Of an undiscovered first
-Undiscovered First; by Feist
"It's almost done, I promise." Lani glanced at her Marowak, seeing the pained look on his face. The Fire/Ghost Pokémon was wincing slightly, holding his flaming bone club tightly in one hand as Lani applied medication to his free arm. Lani, Marowak, and Lani's other Pokémon friend, Mimikyu, had been on the run from a group of people. In their eyes, Lani had done something unforgivable. One of them had sent out a Togedemaru, who unleashed a surprisingly powerful Pin Missile. Marowak had gotten hit by one on his arm, which caused significant damage. Lani and her Pokémon managed to escape, but it was only a matter of time before they found her again. After applying one last layer of medication, Lani bandaged it up and gave a tight-lipped smile Marowak's way. "All done," she said. "How does it feel?"
Looking at his bandaged arm, Marowak tried moving it, but gave a grimace. He couldn't move his arm that much. Looking at Lani, he nodded his approval. Lani nodded back. Marowak was a serious Pokémon, not known to openly display his emotions unless he really had to. For Lani, she had known Marowak since he was a Cubone, but he'd been a wild Pokémon at the time. Cubone had been wandering, young and alone, looking for something. He eventually came across Lani's family's farm, where he befriended a young Lani. Lani's parents refused to let Cubone stay on the property, but Lani made sure he had a place to stay nearby. Once she was old enough to go out on her own, Lani and Cubone were practically inseparable.
Though, the more she thinks about it, the more Lani has to remind herself that Marowak was, in a sense, still a wild Pokémon. She never officially captured him with any form of PokéBall. He chose to stay with her, which was why sometimes Lani would occasionally remind herself that Marowak was still wild. If he chose to, he could leave at any time. They'd spent years together, growing stronger together, and Lani couldn't imagine the Bone Keeper Pokémon leaving her out of the blue.
"(You did your best)," Marowak said softly. "(That's all anyone can ask for)."
"I still feel responsible." The saddened tone in Lani's voice didn't go unnoticed; it even captured Mimikyu's attention. The small Ghost/Fairy-type had been keeping an eye out and, for the most part, paying little attention to what her friends were doing. "You wouldn't have gotten hurt if it hadn't been for me," Lani sighed.
"(Marowak's not hurt too badly)," Mimikyu responded, trying to lighten the mood. "(You gave him some medicine and now he's all bandaged up! He'll be better in no time)."
A smile came across the young girl's face. The Disguise Pokémon had a bright side to her, knowing what to say to lighten the mood, even if it didn't entirely work. Mimikyu was relatively young, having been found by Lani shortly after the Ghost/Fairy-type had hatched from an Egg. Mimikyu instantly attached herself to Lani, and it was decided that she'd be a new addition to Lani's unofficial team.
Giving the small Pokémon a smile, Lani nodded. "You're right," she said. Looking around the small room they were currently occupying, the young girl let out a sigh. "We should probably stay here the night. Or...at least until it's done raining. What do you guys think?"
The rain started not long after Lani and her Pokémon managed to outrun their pursuers. It worried the young girl, considering that not only was Marowak injured, but also a Fire-type Pokémon. She tried her best to keep him dry, but it didn't work out the way she'd hoped. Thankfully, though, the flames on his bone club didn't get put out. It wasn't long after, though, that they found a shed. Lani hurried her Pokémon in and that was where they stayed.
"(Staying the night would be more appropriate)," Marowak said. "(Then we can leave in the morning, get some more distance between us)."
"(That's a good idea)," Mimikyu said.
"OK," Lani responded. "We'll stay the night, leave early tomorrow morning."
The three of them decided to get comfortable, it was probably going to be a long night.
. . . .
It was late into the night, and Lani found herself unable to go to sleep. Marowak and Mimikyu were sleeping soundly near the shed's only door. Despite Marowak's injured arm, he was still capable of fighting, and Mimikyu had a decent moveset, as well. Sitting up from where she slept, balled up on her side at the very back of the small shed, Lani crawled over to where her bag was. Inside, along with some personal belongings and medicine, was a single PokéBall — a Premier Ball, to be exact. Inside the Premier Ball was a Pokémon, said to be unstable and reckless. It was because Lani took this Pokémon that the group of people chased them, that Marowak got hurt.
Picking up the Premier Ball, Lani's jaw set, her brows furrowing. If she let the Pokémon out of its Ball, then it'd go on a rampage and those people would be able to find them. Lani wanted to ensure the Pokémon had a foundation of trust with her, but she didn't get the chance. It was a quick capture and go. She wouldn't be surprised if the Pokémon hated her.
Seeing something wrap around her wrist, Lani yelped in surprise before she saw Mimikyu standing there, a black ghostly arm extending from underneath the Pikachu disguise she made. The small eyes that were stationed at the belly of her disguised looked up at Lani pleadingly. Mimikyu and Marowak were very much aware of the Pokémon inside the Premier Ball, and the strength it had.
"I wasn't going to do anything," Lani said quietly. "I just couldn't help but..."
"(It's OK)," Mimikyu said softly. "(It's just...we don't want to have anything happen)."
"No." Lani put the Premier Ball back into her bag. "We don't."
(A/N):
This is my first Pokémon story, so if you guys are willing to be patient with me, I'd appreciate it. Not only that, but I'd also appreciate any help from you guys. Since I grew up with the Pokémon games/anime/trading cards, I thought it'd be fun to do a story about my most favorite childhood game/show/etc. Though I must admit, I don't watch the SUN and MOON anime series very often. I tried watching a couple episodes, but the new animation just irritates me (I know it's not a good enough reason, but the show's been my favorite since I was, like, five; so seeing the new animation did get me mad). Though I did hear about there being a few episodes where Brock and Misty returned. I don't really know if those episodes have been released yet, though.
But, as you've noticed, hopefully at least, this story will be based in the anime's SUN and MOON storyline. This story won't be following any of the show's episodes or anything, if you were wondering about that.
I own nothing in this franchise. All I own are my characters and the subplots I put in.
If you're wondering why I didn't go into detail on anything, or why this chapter may be so confusing, I'll try and go into detail on characters and everything in future updates. So don't worry too much on that.
And...that's about it.
Like I said before, help from you guys will be awesome.
Thanks a bunch.
Willow
