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I don't know where I am. I don't know what's going on. I only know one thing:

Something is in front of my face.

I groaned and started to sit up, and I heard someone say, "Hey, take it easy! You look pretty beat up…"

I felt like it, too. Everything hurt. I sat up completely and rubbed my head. "Ugh, my aching everything…"

"Oh good, you're awake! What's a Greninja like you doing in a place like this?"

I opened my eyes and looked around, taking in the rocky landscape. "Why do you ask?"

"Well, Greninja aren't usually found in mountains."

I looked around, not seeing who was speaking. "Where are you?"

"Um…look up."

I did, and I saw something hovering over me. "Whoa!"

Out of reflex, I threw some shuriken made of water. The thing dodged and said, "Hey, hold on! I'm not an enemy!"

My senses kicked back in and I rubbed my head again. "Ugh…who are you?"

The thing landed, and I recognized it as an Eelektross. "I'm Veric, affectionately known as Sparky. What's your name?"

"Uh…"

"When someone answers that question with 'uh', it's a bad sign. C'mon, I'll take you to the guild."

"The what?"

"The guild. It received word of an outlaw in these parts, but I found you instead." She gave me a look. "You're not an outlaw, are you?"

I shrugged. "Hell if I know." I looked down at my hands. "I don't know anything, really…"

Veric gave me a concerned look. "You need help."

I nodded. "Yeah, tell me about it…so where exactly is this guild?"

"It's not far. Maybe a few hours travel…I'll give you the tour."

"Right now, the only thing I want is…ugh…sleep." I passed out in Veric's arms.

I woke up in a comfortable bed. I sat up and looked around, feeling much better. "Veric?"

She appeared in the doorway. "Yeah, what's up?"

"Is this the guild?"

She nodded. "Nice place, huh?"

I nodded slowly. "Yeah…very nice. So…who's in charge?"

"An older Pokémon named Goodra."

All of a sudden, I stood straight up, my eyes glowed white, and almost robotically, I started to recite, "Goodra. Dragon type. Final evolution of Goomy. Strong against Dragon. Weak against Ice, Dragon, and Fairy." I started to fall, but Veric caught me.

"How did you know that? Goodra aren't exactly common…"

I shook my head. "I don't know…aren't there records?"

She shook her head. "None of Goodra. She likes to keep to herself."

"So…somehow I knew the strengths and weaknesses of a Pokémon that has never been put to paper?"

She nodded. "Pretty much. C'mon, I'll take you to her."

I nodded, and Veric led me through the guild. I looked around at the rock walls, and when we got to an open area, I saw a window looking out onto a plain. "Where are we?"

"The foot of the mountains I got you off of. Beautiful scenery, but we have no time to gawk."

She led me to a door in the area and opened it, gesturing I should step inside first. I did so, and she followed, closing the door behind her.

Two Pokémon at the far end looked at us. One of them, a Noctowl, said, "Veric, you know the rules! No outsiders!"

She grimaced. "Sorry, Horatio, but this is a special case. This one knows nothing, literally. Not even his name."

Horatio's eyes widened. "Really? Fascinating…" He came over to me and examined me. "What do you know?"

I shrugged. "That's a good question."

He sighed. "You know I'm a Noctowl, right?"

I straightened up, my eyes glowed white, and I began to recite, "Noctowl. Normal-Flying type. Evolved form of Hoothoot. Strong against Grass, Bug, and Fighting. Weak against Electric, Ice, and Rock. Should not challenge a Ghost type due to Normal typing unless it knows Foresight, which can be learned as part of its basic moveset." The glow faded, and I staggered, Veric catching me again.

Horatio's eyes widened further somehow. "Remarkable. You read a book."

Veric looked at him. "He also knew that for Goodra, minus the super weakness."

My eyes glowed, and I murmured, "Goodra should not challenge Fairy types unless it learns an offensive Poison or Steel move." The glow faded.

The other Pokémon in the room said, "How does he know that?"

I stood shakily and I said, "I wish I knew, Goodra."

"Call me Farleen. And…what do you mean?"

"I don't know anything…not even my name."

She pursed her lips. "Hm…that's troubling. Horatio?"

He nodded. "Veric, take him straight to the infirmary. We might have something for amnesia."

She nodded and said, "What about the outlaw?"

"We'll find him again later. For now, worry about this one."

Something hit me. "Jed."

"What?"

"I remember…someone called me Jed."

Veric looked at Horatio, then back at me. "Are you sure?"

I looked at Veric. "Yeah, I'm sure. This feels right, too…my name. Jed."

"Very well. Should we take you down to the infirmary?"

I shook my head. "No. If I'm going to remember, it should be on my own. I shouldn't have to rely on others unless I absolutely have to."

I said it like it had been repeated, and Horatio asked, "Who taught you that?"

I shrugged. "I don't know." I was getting tired of that answer…

Farleen came over to us. "In that case, Veric, you have a new team member."

Veric looked at me, then back at the Guildmaster. "Um…my track record's not good with teammates…"

Horatio and Farleen bowed their heads. "True, but for now, the best plan is to put him with you until he decides to leave."

"Well, that depends. What exactly do you do here?"

Farleen looked at me. "We take in requests from all over the Pokémon world and send the teams to take care of them."

"Teams?"

"Yes, we have several. You'll have the chance to meet them later. But as part of Veric's team, your specialty is hunting and capturing outlaws."

"And by capture, you mean…"

"Beating the crap out of them until they faint, then dragging their asses to the police."

I punched the air. "Yes!"

Veric looked at me oddly. "Why are you so happy?"

"I don't know why, but I love to fight!"

They all backed up reflexively, and I said, "No, I mean fighting for a reason, not just fighting for the hell of it."

They relaxed, and I said, "So what's first?"

Farleen said, "First you get acquainted with the guild, then you start your first mission tomorrow." She looked at Veric. "The one that got away."

Veric beamed. "We get another chance?"

"He's your outlaw. I don't see why not."

I nodded. "Will he be in the same place?"

Horatio shook his head. "If only it were that easy. No, by this point, the outlaw has likely moved to another dungeon."

"Another one? It's hard enough getting out of those things as it is…"

Veric gave me a look. "You know about dungeons?"

"Yeah, pockets of reality where time and space are a little wonky. Wild Pokémon run rampant throughout them, which makes it very dangerous for normal Pokémon to venture throughout them. That's why the Guild was formed in the first place: To explore dungeons and help the general population of Pokémon."

They all looked at me like I had multiple heads. I don't think I did…I patted my neck to be sure, and I noticed something. A long scar, running from the front of my neck to the back. "Hey, Horatio, what do you think of this?"

He examined it. "It was made…a few months ago by a sharp object. I can't say much more than that…"

Hm…interesting. "So where do I sleep?"

Veric turned to me. "Same place as where you woke up."

"Cool." I brought a shuriken out and fiddled with it out of habit.

Farleen said, "What are you doing?"

"Hm?" I looked at the shuriken. "Uh…dunno. Feels natural, though, so…"

She sighed. "You've both had a long day. Get some rest."

I nodded. "With pleasure."

"Not you, Jed. Veric, some privacy."

She nodded and left, closing the door behind her. I looked at Farleen. "What is it?"

"We have a Pokémon here, a Lucario. Recently, he says that he's been feeling a dark aura. Then you show up."

I sweatdropped. "And you think it's me? It's not!"

"How would you know? You don't even know who you are!"

I had no answer for that, and she continued, "Be cautious as you go about your duties. If you something that even slightly makes me suspicious…" She fired a Dragon Pulse close to me.

I nodded quickly. "Yes, ma'am."

"Good. Now go."

I ran from the room and through the Guild, all the way to my room. I ran into Veric, and she said, "What's the Guildmaster want?"

I erred on the side of caution. "Nothing, just wanted a private word."

Veric gave me a doubtful look but shrugged it off. "If you say so." She pointed. "That one's yours."

I went over to it and laid on it. Before I went off to sleep, though, I asked Veric, "What happened to this other teammate?"

I got no response, and I assumed she was sleeping. Then I heard her say, "Not yet, Jed. I can't…not now."

"Very well. Night, Veric."

"Night, Jed."

I drifted off to sleep, excited for tomorrow.

Elsewhere…

Horatio and Farleen were meeting in the Guildmaster's room. "Horatio…what do you think of this new recruit?"

"I can't get a good read on him, even with my Foresight. He's hiding something, whether he knows it or not."

She nodded. "I think we should keep a close eye on Jed…very close."

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-Wedrestamos*