The sun shines blindingly bright down on a vast hilly area. The hills vary greatly in size from as large as a mountain to the size of a Golurk. Next to one of the more medium sized hills lay a small town and a road that stretched far to the north and south. The land was rocky and drought ridden. The Pokemon of that town did the best they could to survive on what the land had to offer but it was hard, especially during the hot summer months. Many would constantly think back to the days before the great drought, when the land was lush and green and water supply plentiful.
Few of the townsfolk left though, even if they wanted to. The journey was hard and treacherous to just make it to anothertown. What was the point in making such a journey that could easily kill you when the next town over was hardly doing any better than where you came from? Often times it would be in a worse condition. Indeed, there seemed to be no escape from the drought because everywhere was in drought.
The sun blazed down raining what felt like billions upon billions of tiny bright hot daggers on the citizens of the land as they went about their day, trying to keep as cool as possible whilst still getting their work done. Today was slightly better than normal due to a cool breeze that wafted through the normally still air. On the hill bordering the town climbed a lone Snivy who was doing her weekly task of forging for edible plants, she too, was grateful for the pleasant breeze.
So when the breeze suddenly stopped, as if disappearing out of existence, she took pause. All of the town had took pause. The moment was a small one, hardly 4 seconds, but in those 4 seconds the town felt a slight moment of surprise than disappointment at what seemed to be the loss of their wind for who knows how long. That moment didn't get to last long for very long, for soon the wind picked up again. The wind picked up fast. The wind picked up hard. The wind rushed in a swirling torrent, concentrating directly above the top of the mountain that Snivy was climbing.
The wind's mighty force threatened to drag citizens of the the small town away as they tried to desperately hang on to whatever was closest to them. The Snivy had nothing to latch on to as the gust carried her. She fumbled on the ground, seeking a grip. The earth on the hill was, however, too compact and her limbs just slid on the surface. She felt herself near the cliff edge. She closed her eyes awaiting an early painful death. She knew as soon as she was pushed off she would fall, not off a clear drop in the rock face, but would tumble down a steep crumbly stairway of rocks. A fall like that would draw out her death rather than dying instantly from a huge fall.
She felt pain erupt at her side, but not because she fell, but because the wind carried her straight into a rock. She latched on for dear life. The Snivy marveled at her incredible luck, briefly wondering if this was some sort of miracle or gift from a god. Her eyes were closed and she could feel tears running down her cheeks. Sure she was hurt, but she was alive. She was alive! Nothing could matter more to her at the moment.
The wind died down enough for her to feel safe letting go of the rock. The wind was still stronger than it had been previously but nothing like the monster it was before. Still, Snivy kept close to the rock. She looked up and saw that the clouds too had taken the same swirl shape as the wind had, almost forming what looked like a tunnel made out of clouds. The clouds... the clouds were glowing...? No... there was something in the middle of the clouds glowing. There was a bright big flash from the source of light followed by what sounded like a whip cracking as the Snivy tried to shield her eyes.
She saw a small figure fall from where the light source had once been. Too small and faraway to identify. The mysterious figure fell straight down the middle of the cloud swirl. There was a loud thump as the figure hit the earth on the top of the mountain. The Snivy winced, she doubted that anything could be alive after a fall like that unless they were maybe a flying type or an otherwise exceptionally durable Pokemon. Still, she knew she should check. So she reluctantly leaved the side of the rock to investigate.
Her side still hurt badly from her run in with the rock. She lightly layed her hand on her side and started to carefully climb to the top. She had, unfortunately, lost the basket that she kept the food she forged in the gust. At least, however, it made the climbing easier which she very much needed as she was nursing the injury on her side. As she made it to the top she had a clear view on what, or rather who, had fallen out of the sky.
In the middle of the top was a small shallow crater. Snivy leaned in and cautiously viewed over the side. There in the middle of the crater was a small brown normal type, a Pokemon who couldn't have possibly have survived a fall like that, an Eevee. And yet, even though the creature should have been far from alive, the Snivy watched in shocked fascination as they slowly got up, seemingly dazed, but not otherwise unharmed.
There was a slight yellow glow around the Eevee that was slowly dissipating that had matched the color of the earlier glow. The Eevee was slowly looking from side to side, presumably taking in their surroundings before the creatures large, strangely blue eyes caught sight of the Snivy starring down at them. The eyes widened before the Eevee tried to take a step forward before losing their balance and stumbling. The Eevee got up again and shock out their fur, their eyes noticeably getting sharper. The Eevee looked up again straight into the Snivy's eyes. This moment for the Snivy felt like time was going in slow motion as she starred at the strangely captivating blue eyes of the Eevee. This moment felt like it was precious, important-
"Hey you got any food? I'm hungry!"
"What?!"
The moment was broken.
"I said: do you have any food?" The Eevee gave a toothy grin, looking up at the shocked Snivy.
"I heard you, but out of all the things you could say, you ask me if I have food?!"
"Well yeah, I'm hungry!" The Eevee tilted their head slightly, still staring at the Snivy as her agape mouth turned into a frown. "What, do you want me to say something else?"
"YOU FELL OUT OF THE SKY!"
"I did?"
"YES!"
"Huh." The Eevee turned their head to look at their leg as they lifted it slightly off the ground. "That would explain why I feel so sore. Also, the crater. What do you want me to say about falling out of the sky?" The Eevee turned their head back to the Snivy who, by this point, was starting to grow livid.
"WHY. DID. YOU. FALL. OUT. OF. THE SKY!"
"I don't know. Can I have food now?" The look the Eevee gave the Snivy would have been considered the move Baby Doll Eyes if this Eevee actually knew the move.
The Snivy sighed and scrunched the bridge of her nose. She had come to realize that this conversation was a lost cause, until the Eevee was fed, at least. She removed her hand from her nose and looked down at the Eevee "Okay, but at least tell me your name first, I'm Ivy." The Snivy reached her hand down to the Eevee, expecting a hand shake. The Eevee instead gave her a high five.
"My name's secret."
Ivy was feeling very confused and slightly frustrated. She wasn't sure if that was a high five or if the Eevee had slapped her hand away. She also wasn't sure if the Eevee was actually named Secret of all things or if they were just unwilling to give their actual name. There were Pokemon with weirder names out there and the Eevee did all this with a smile so Ivy decided to go with the former.
"Well Secret-"
"My name's not Secret."
So it was the ladder then...? "If you're not Secret and you won't tell me your real name, you have to give me something to call you by." The Eevee seemed to contemplate this, their eyes darting to the side and their tongue tip sticking out slightly. The Eevee seemed to be in such deep concentration that Ivy was tempted to say something akin to 'Don't hurt yourself' but decided she didn't know the Eevee well enough to risk hurting their feelings by teasing.
"You know what? You can call me Secret after all."
"Well Secret, if you help me back to my home, I'll give you something."
"All right, Grub time!"
And so, Ivy and Secret made their way down the mountain, Secret helping to support Ivy with her injury and Ivy putting up with Secret's motormouth. Near the foot of the mountain they found the basket that Ivy had been using earlier to collect food and lost; It was, unfortunately, empty but all the same Ivy picked it up and layed it over the shoulder of her uninjured side. Ivy still wasn't sure what to make of this newcomer, falling through the sky, strangely focused on food, and with a weird and confusing name to go by, Ivy hoped that this couldn't get any stranger but she knew it probably would.
Time Skip
After the short trek from the mountain, the pair had arrived at Ivy's home. It was a small cottage on the outskirts of the town. Ivy lamented the lack of vegetation and the emptiness of her mailbox. She used to get letters from her parents after she had moved out but after the drought there were few Pokemon who were willing to deliver messages and even then it was for a hefty fee. Ivy opened the door for Secret and then followed them in.
The inside of Ivy's home wasn't much to look at; there was a small table with seating for four, shelves carved into the wall, and a small window and a large bed of hay at the end. The shelves didn't have as much provisions as Ivy would have liked. Secret's eyes were immediately drawn to those shelves and their big fluffy tail wagged. Ivy walked over and grabbed two apples and laid them onto the table and sat down, indicating with her hand for Secret to join.
"Can you tell me more about what you're doing here?" Ivy asked as Secret sat down down across from her.
"Not really."
"And why not?"
"I can't remember anything."
They can't remember anything? Is that why Secret couldn't tell me their real name? This is going to cause a lot of problems... I can't bring them back to their home if they doesn't even know where it is but I can't keep them here. I don't have enough food for two. While Ivy was thinking, Secret took the opportunity to dig in to the apple and had finished surprisingly quickly. They then started to reach for the other apple. Ivy snapped back to attention and smacked the Eevee's paw away. "This food is for both of us and you already ate your portion." Ivy then started to eat her own apple to prevent any more attempts from Secret.
Secret stared at Ivy while she was eating. Secret kept starring. Secret was getting really bored. They drummed their paws on the table and started moving their head to look all around the room but there wasn't really anything to look at but the pantry. Looking at that will make me feel more hungry. Secret was used to having larger meals, and a single apple seemed quite meager. They turned their head back to see Ivy's progress. Only about half way through... Ugh, how can someone eat so slow!
To distract their self they started to think of the future. They didn't know where to go, they didn't know what to do, they didn't even know what was going on with the world. Judging by what I saw, things don't look too good. I'd like to stay here but- no. No I should probably go someplace else and stay there! Yeah. Secret wasn't sure how to get anywhere though, they felt like they were trapped. Like there was no where they could go. Don't start thinking like this... there must be somewhere that's safe! I might need some help though...
"Ivy, where is here? And how far is somewhere else?" Ivy almost choked, having been caught off guard. She finished chewing and put what was left down.
"Go someplace else! that's extremely dangerous! Only the most prepared and hardy can safely make it to the next town!"
"So how do I get prepared?"
"Are you not following me? You'd get killed out there!"
"Aw, does that mean you care about me~?" Secret had her elbows on the table holding her head in her paws with a wide joking grin.
"I care about you enough that I don't want you to be killed." Ivy wasn't expecting such a question from the Eevee but now that she thought about it she did care, or at least she liked the novelty of this new comer. "You know... you can stay with me if you don't have anyplace to go. I could help you try to find a job around town or you can join me in scavenging. You don't have to leave."
"So you do care about me! But I think you and I both know that there isn't enough food in this place just for scavenging. Besides-" Secret waved her paw in a dismissing motion "I fell from the sky, I think I can survive a walk in the desert."
"It isn't just 'a walk in the desert'." Ivy made the quoting motion with her fingers and rolled her eyes. "There are many powerful Pokemon bandits who hang out on the road just waiting for someone like you to prey on!"
"Oh, so that's what the problem is? Other Pokemon? I guess I'll just have to get strong then!" Secret shot her paws into the air. "You still haven't told me the name of the town yet, though."
Ivy opened her mouth to answer but snapped it shut when there was a loud scream from outside. "My baby! has anyone seen my baby!"
Ivy quickly got up and ran for the door, deciding to ignore the fact that Secret had scooped up and was eating what was left of her apple in light of finding out what was going on outside and what she could do to help. She turned her head around and looked over her shoulder as she dashed out the door to find the commotion and saw that Secret was following her.
"Welcome to Moon Crest, Secret!"