PMD: What a Curious Team!
Chapter 1: The Guild
"You're so slow, Jordan! Hurry up!" a buneary calls as it bounds up the stairs to the guild.
"Oh, shut up, Taylor. Just because you're the fastest of us all, it doesn't mean you have to rub it in our faces." Jordan, a roselia, replies as they walk up the stairs. The third pokemon, a kirlia, shakes its head at them.
"Must you argue all the time?" the kirlia asks as it closes its eyes and levitates.
"No fair! Why do you get to levitate, Alex? You could do with the exercise..." Jordan asks as Alex floats past. Taylor hops up and down at the top of the stairs.
"Stop complaining already and climb those stairs!" Taylor yells, causing Alex to lose concentration and fall while Jordan cracks up, laughing.
"Hahaha! Alex, that must be the best fall I've ever seen!" Jordan says between laughs. Taylor starts laughing as well, causing Alex to blush in embarrassment.
"Shut up. Listen to Taylor and climb the stairs already." Alex says, walking ahead as Jordan attempts to calm down. Taylor hops up to the grate.
"Oh, this must be the sentry post!" Taylor exclaims, pointing down the hole the grate covers. Alex hears rustling and sees Jordan make it up the stairs.
"Someday I would love to give you a taste of my Sludge Bomb, Taylor..." Jordan says, panting from exhaustion.
"Oh, lighten up! I was only teasing!" Taylor responds, turning back to the grate. "I'll go first!"
Taylor steps on the grate and a few seconds later, a voice calls up.
"Footprint detected! Footprint detected!" the voice calls.
"Whose footprint? Whose footprint?" another voice calls, this one much louder.
"The footprint is Buneary's! The footprint is Buneary's!"
"Oh good, this must be the new team Chatot mentioned. Get your other team members on the grate, Buneary." Taylor steps off the grate and Alex steps on.
Footprint detected! Footprint detected!"
"Whose footprint? Whose footprint?"
"The footprint is Kirlia's! The footprint is Kirlia's!"
"Good! Are there any more of you?" the second voice calls.
"Yes, one more!" Jordan calls while stepping onto the grate.
Footprint detected! Footprint detected!"
"Whose footprint? Whose footprint?"
"The footprint is Roselia's! The footprint is Roselia's!"
"Okay, you can come in!" While the voice says this, the gate opens, startling the trio.
"Okay guys, let's go in, I guess." Alex says, walking towards the entrance. Jordan and Taylor follow close behind. When they enter, they see a sign and a ladder leading further into the guild. Taylor starts for the sign but Jordan puts out a bouquet.
"We can read the sign later. Let's sign up first." Jordan says, heading to the ladder and climbing down. Alex and Taylor follow, Taylor seeming a bit disappointed.
When they reach the next level, they see two notice boards with many Pokémon gathered around them. Across from them, they see a bidoof, who keeps looking around the room, as if something is going to jump out at him. The bidoof sees them and heads over to them.
"Y-you must be the visitors, right? I'm Bidoof, a member of this guild, yup yup." he says, seeming to lose his nervousness and offering a paw. Alex takes the paw and they shake.
"I'm Alex, and these two are Jordan and Taylor." Alex says, pointing at Jordan and Taylor, who wave as their names are called.
"Well then, you seem to be a pretty good team, by golly. Let's go down to the Guildmaster, yup yup." Bidoof says, leading them to the second ladder. The trio share a look and then follow Bidoof.
When they get downstairs, they look around. They see a croagunk in front of a cauldron, which appears to hold a purple liquid. Alex mentally decides that Jordan will be the one to talk to him if engaged in conversation.
"Follow me, the Guildmaster is this way." Bidoof says, regaining the trio's attention. As he walks to the door, a chatot flies into the room from upstairs and lands in front of Bidoof, creating a whoosh of wind that sends Jordan flying, but Taylor extends an ear to grab Jordan.
"Thanks, Taylor." Jordan says, sighing in relief.
"And just where do you think you're going?" the chatot asks Bidoof, puffing out his chest.
"I-I was going to b-bring the visitors to the Guildmaster." Bidoof stammers, suddenly very nervous.
"You know perfectly well that that's my responsibility! I had previously set you an errand. Have you completed it?" Chatot asks, seeming furious.
"B-but it looked like you-" Bidoof starts.
"Have you?" Chatot repeats, leaning closer to Bidoof.
"N-no..." Bidoof says, looking at the floor.
"Then go!" Chatot says, flapping his wings. Bidoof scurries away, terrified.
"Sorry about that, he actually thought to go into the Guildmaster's office!" he squawks, becoming calm again. The trio are shocked by the quick change in demeanour.
"Why couldn't he go into the Guildmaster's office?" Taylor asks, curious. Chatot flaps his wings.
"Why, only recognised exploration teams and guild members can enter the Guildmaster's office without my supervision, of course! I am the senior guild member and the head of intelligence, after all!" Chatot explains in mock horror, as if it's common knowledge. The trio sweat drop.
"Of course..." Jordan manages to reply.
"Well then, let's enter the Guildmaster's office!" Chatot exclaims, knocking on the door of the office.
Hey everyone! I know it's been a while since I last wrote anything, but I had exams, so don't be too mad... :(
Thanks to everyone that voted on the poll! I'm going to put a new one up, so look out for that. :)
What do you think of the characters? Is there anything that you found weird? Review and tell me! :)
~Green