AN: Well, now that Fanfiction is back online, I decided that to celibrate, I would post the first part of this story. This story will be about Robin Dobin from ALNM, unless you've read that, this story will not make sense. Enjoy.
Robin's Rondo
My name is Dusty, and I have just been caught by a moron. Actually Dusty isn't my name, but that's the name the pants-suit-wearing idiot gave me. She said it was good a good name for a Sandslash.
What a dumbass.
I had a great life, a burrow that kept me warm and dry, and I was near a food supply. It was unusual for a ground-type in Hoenn to live outside of the dessert. I lived near the human tree city, mostly because none of my predators lived there. My thinking was, where my kind live, my predators live. If I got away from there, no one would try to eat me.
Well it had worked. For three years (human time) I lived in piece and quiet. That's all I really wanted, a quiet life. I didn't want to end up in one of those stupid balls humans carry. I just wanted to be happy.
Doesn't ever seem to be what I want that happens. When I emerged from underground, I was only going to be out long enough to grab some berries from my favorite bush. I made it two steps before I got clobbered on the back of the neck. By what you ask? No idea.
The next thing I notice is red light all over me. Who ever said being sucked into a pokeball doesn't hurt should be shot. It hurts; so much I can't put it into words. Imagine if every part of your body is pulled apart and turned into light.
It fucking hurts.
When you're inside a pokeball, it's kind of like floating in a fucking void. Your body is somewhere, you don't know where. Your mind is in even worse shape. Your mind feels stretched, well beyond its limitations. You can't put into words what it feels like, it feels horrid.
I don't know how long I floated in the void. It couldn't have been long, but one thing you need to know about pokeballs is time has no meaning. When you're in the ball, you don't age any. You don't need food or water, or even air. Hell, you only half exist.
Suddenly, the pokeball opened and I was shot out. If you think being sucked in is bad, imagine being spat out. You're literally being put back together, piece by piece. While it doesn't hurt nearly as much, it feels weird. Especially when it reaches your…private areas.
"Awe, how cute" An annoying voice squeaked. I looked up, and had to shield my eyes with my claws. The sun burned through my eyes, into my brain. In front of me was some kind of giant horrific goddess. Her hair caused her head to look like it was ablaze, the most awful shade of red I had ever seen.
She was wearing a most unusual human clothing, with buttons running up the front and large pockets on the top portion. It was bright and shiny blue, the sun reflected off of it. She had a wide grin, and stupid buck teeth I wanted to knock out. She knelt down in front me.
"Hello little one" Little? I was older then she was! "My name is Ro-bin" Dumbass said it extra slow, just in case I didn't get it. "How are you?"
"You yanked me out of my home you bitch! How do you think I am?!" I pulled back my claws and prepared to strike.
That's not a good idea, a voice in my head cried out. A new voice, definitely not my own. Whoever it was, it stopped me from slashing this Robin's ugly face.
"Now, you need a name, don't you" Robin said. "What shall I name you?"
"Humiliated, embarrassed, ashamed" I mumbled, dropping my claw. "Oh Christ, I've been captured by an idiot"
You'll get used to it. The damn voice in my head again.
"I know, Dusty!" Robin said, clapping her hands giddily. "It's just perfect for a Sandslash" She pulled out a pokeball. "Back into your new home Dusty"
"Oh fuck no"
The ball sucked me up. Fuck.
The next time I was released, even more time had passed. By now the sun had set, and the moon was high above me. This time it wasn't just me and the moron, there were five others with me. A Milotic, a Manectric (who was green?), an Altaria, a Salamance, and a Gallade. They stared at me with a mix of confusion, indifference, anger, giddiness, and excitement. Five pokemon, five different reactions, none made any sense.
"I've released you all so you can get your dinner and get aquatinted with your new team mate" The red-headed idiot said. "Have fun" None of us said anything as we left. The Salamance flew above us, blowing gusts down onto us. I finally decided I was sick of this mostly silent shit, and to break the ice.
"We're supposed to gather our own food"
"The trainer won't feed us" The Milotic said. "We have to fend on our own" I noticed when he moved, water appeared under his body for him to slide on.
"That's not true" The Gallade said. "Robin frequently finds food for us, she just wants us to bond with our new team mate" He looked down at me. "Greetings, my name is Celest, nice to meet you"
"Isn't that a girls name?" Celest frowned.
"When Robin changed my name from Ra-Ra, she thought it was more mystical, like celestial. Gender didn't matter to her" We stopped as we came to a large berry bush. "This good for every one?"
"Sure" They said. The Salamance took off to find his own food. Lucky bastard. The four of them ate, while I just stared. It was like I had been hit with a rock. The Gallade at me as he ate.
"Something wrong?" I shrugged. I looked at the Altaria.
"She's a dragon-type, doesn't she eat meat or something?" I looked at the Manectric. "I know you eat meat"
"If you knew either of us" The Manectric growled, "You would know I don't eat meat, and Krysta doesn't like to be away from us"
"I get lonely" She said happily.
"Why don't you nits run away?" I asked. "I can't imagine you like being with that red-haired idiot"
"We don't" The Manectric continued. "We can't get away"
"It's funny" The Milotic said. "You see, her pokeballs literally have a hold on us. The further away we get, the strong their pull gets. It's fascinating to think about it"
"It's shit" The Manectric snarled.
"….Or it's shit" The Milotic said.
"What is your name" Celest said, drawing my attention away from them. "Or at least the name Robin gave you"
"Dusty" I said cautiously.
"Really?" The Milotic asked. "That seems wrong for a girl"
"What makes you think I'm a girl?"
"You're a guy?" They really couldn't tell what I was, could they?
"You know, my gender isn't important" I said. "What horrid names did she slap on you guys?"
"The trainer actually recently changed our names" The Milotic said.
"My wing is a cloud!" Altaria piped up. "Isn't that awesome?!" We all stared at her, as she pecked at her wing.
"She does that" Celest said.
"Like I said" Milotic continued. "The trainer recently changed our names. She renamed me Aquana"
"Is that even a name?"
"It sounds like water!" Aquana protested. Yes, and on him it sounded like a girls name, or string of syllables that was supposed to pass for a name. "The trainer decided the old names she gave us weren't names, and we deserved better. Before, my name had been Fe-Fe"
"Sweet fuck is that name stupid" I said.
"Don't remind me" Aquana suddenly growled. He regained his composure instantly. I gave him a weird look, and turned to the Manectric.
"What did she name you?" The Manectric growled something. "Speak up, I can't hear you" She sighed.
"Shiny" Manectric growled, "Because I'm a fucking Shiny" That she was, and this confirmed it. Four of us had stupid names, let's see if we could go five for five.
"I be called Krysta" She giggled like a loon. "Because it sounds like Crystal!"
"Then why not name you crystal?" I asked.
"No idea!" She laughed suddenly. Krysta then flew straight up into the air, flipped three times, and fell out of the sky. She hit the ground hard, and laughed again. "Life is just so much fun! So very sweet! Ha ha ha" Krysta then passed out in front of us.
"You'll have to excuse Krysta" Celest said, "She doesn't get enough oxygen"
"You don't say" I said. I poked her head, and then I poked her cloud wings. My claws went through them, confirming that they were in fact clouds, not just feathers shaped like clouds! Of course, now this made me wonder how the hell did they fly? I shrugged, and turned back to the four other prisoners. "Tell me about our trainer"
"What would you like" Celest began.
"She's an idiot" Shiny said, "A complete moron"
"She's not an idiot"
"The trainer isn't very bright" Aquana admitted. "Although she's dedicated to what she does"
"Like what?"
"Well" Aquana said, "Like how she caught me. It's an interesting story, would you like to hear it?" I shrugged.
"Sure, why not"