Welcome to my newest story, this story is set in my own Pokemon Mystery Dungeon world, and is planned to be a slice-of-life/harem story. I hope you enjoy.
Rated M for: Lemons, death, gore, sexual themes, and probably a shit ton of other mature content.
Chapter 1: An unexpected guest
What began as a peaceful summer afternoon, quickly turned into a nightmarish hellscape, as plumes of debris and smoke arose from the once quiet Brightvale Forest.
A lone tree crashed to the earth as a bypedal pokemon had collided with it's trunk, the immense force from the impact shattered the wood, as the pokemon broke through, he passed over a dirt road, and crashed into a tree at the other side, leaving a large crater in the trunk, but not letting him pass through like the other.
He fell to the ground, gasping for breath, as he struggled to his feet. Their body shook violently from the unbearable pain, his back stinging fiercely from the splinters embedded within, and his side burning violently from the large gash that continued to spill his blood, making him woozy from loss of the vital red liquid.
Two dark figures walked up to the fallen tree on the opposite side of the path, one stood on two legs, while the other on four; the two legged pokemon had razor sharp claws, and a headdress of red feathers, while the one on four legs had a pair of large, curled horns, and a bone-like armour covering his back.
"Why don't you just hand over all your shit, then we might let you die a quick, and painless death," the two legged figure cackled, scraping his claws against the shattered stump of the fallen tree.
The injured pokemon spat blood from his mouth, "Fuck off, assholes! I worked hard for this gold, and you're not getting any of it" He shouted back, baring the bloody fangs within his muzzle, and covering his side with a blood soaked paw.
The four legged figure grinned wickedly, "Hah! Should I roast this punk?" He asked the other pokemon, a few embers falling from his mouth as he spoke.
The other one smiled, "Be my guest, my ice attacks won't do much anyways, but just make sure you don't burn the bag this time, we lost a hefty amount last time because of you, and the boss wouldn't be too impressed if it happened again."
The second figure chuckled, "Heh, don't worry, I got this." The pokemon opened his mouth wide, a blaze forming at the back of his throat, then within a few seconds, he unleashed the flames in an intimidating roar. His target stood motionless, only able to raise his arms, and brace for the intense heat.
After the inferno had subsided, the victim of the blaze had fallen to the ground, his body full of cuts, bruises, and burns. The two dark pokemon cackled, as they crossed the dirt path, and crouched down next to him, looting his bag, and stealing everything he had.
The last thing he saw as a blurred darkness filled his vision, were the two pokemon laughing, as they walked away with his belongings, leaving him to die a slow, and very painful death.
The sun began setting on another succeful day of foraging, the forest began growing dark as a young Umbreon strolled down the path, humming a little tune to herself, as her rings began to glow with the coming darkness.
She giggled to herself, "Oooh, Master Dana is gonna be so proud of me," she praised herself.
The happy and proud Umbreon finally reached the last path that would lead her out of the forest, and back into her home village, however, she slowed her pace when she saw a tree lying across the ground, along with the hundreds of wooden shards that surrounded the stump. She continued to look at the tree as she passed, but froze in plaze when she felt her paw dip into something wet.
She looked down, jumping back when she saw the splatter of red liquid, shaking her paw wildly to try and rid it of the substance. Taking a couple steps back, she could see even more blood spots as her view of the trail widened. A glimmer by the trail's edge caught her attention, snapping her gaze towards what looked like a very thin stream of blood, slowly flowing from behind a bush. Nearly every fiber of her being told her to run, but she didn't, thinking of the possibility that this blood might be coming from an injured pokemon, and their life could be in danger.
Being very cautious, the small fox quietly approached the bush, peeking her head around just enough to notice an unmoving leg covered in grey fur. Now worried that it might actually be an injured pokemon, she looked around a little farther, jerking back as she gasped in utter horror, now seeing the badly injured form of a Lucario, a large gash went up the right side of his abdomen, flowing into a pool large pool on the ground, the only sign of life being the very slow movement of his chest, rising and falling with his very faint, and faulty breaths.
The Umbreon quickly felt sickness rising within her, she wanted to run, but she didn't want to leave this poor pokemon alone to die. Making a decision, she stepped into the blood, she didn't like how warm it felt on her paws, but she pushed back the sickness she felt, and did her best to carefully hoist the much heavier pokemon onto her back, and running as fast as she could back to town, shivering as she felt his warm blood spilling onto her dark fur.
Worried he wouldn't survive the treck back, she had to stop for a moment, carfully sliding the Lucario off her back, and using her psychic energy to pull some bandages from her bag, and quickly cover the wound, before she hoiseted him onter her back again, and continued running towards town, "Please, don't die," she begged, repeating it over and over in her mind, hoping the strange Lucario would survive the trip back to the guild.
A dark ball of energy flew past the head of a yellow fox, who quickly ducked out of the way, "Hah! Nice try, Shelby, but you're too slow to land a hit on me!" The fox drew a stick from her tail, igniting the tip, and pointing it toward a somewhat taller fox with black fur, sending forward a blast of intense fire, lighting up the darkened plot of dirt they fought on.
The dark fox leaped into the air to avoid the flames, landing gracefully on her front paws, then quickly pushing off, and flipping back into a fighting stance, "Same goes for you too, Carla!" She shouted back, her long red hair blowing in the cool wind.
As the two pokemon continued to spar, a Lopunny had stepped outside onto the deck, and called over to the two foxes, "Alright girls, it's time to come in for supper..." She paused as her ears perked up, hearing the distant sound of booming thunder, she looked to the sky, and noticed dark clouds quickly coming in overhead, "Pick up the pace, girls, it looks like a storm's coming, and you know how Guildmaster Dana feels about tracking mud inside the guild."
They both looked at the rabbit, Shelby waved as she called back, "Okay, Tanya, we'll be right there!" The Lopunny nodded, taking one last concerned glance at the approaching clouds, before going back inside, leaving the door open for the two foxes. Carla and Shelby looked at one another, "Wanna finish this tomorrow?" Shelby asked, as they began walking towards the building, blinking as light raindrops splashed against their faces.
"I guess, I can wait another day to kick your ass." The two chuckled as they stepped inside, closing the sliding door behind them, and headed over to the guild's dining hall. They both took there usual seats next to each other, waiting for the other members to arrive before the food could be served. A few minutes had passed, and everyone was in the room and seated, with the exception of the seat right next to Shelby.
The Delphox sitting at the head of the large table looked at the Lopunny to her left, "Tanya, have you seen Umbra? She should've been back by now." The Delphox glanced out the window, hearing thunder rumble in the sky as rain showered the building, "Oh dear, I hope she'll be okay, you know how she gets during storms."
Tanya pat her friend on the shoulder, "Don't worry, I'm sure she's on her way back right now."
Sure enough, a loud bang echoed through the building, followed by worried cries for help, many of the guild members recognized the voice as the sweet and innocent Umbra's, but she usually doesn't sound so worried.
The Delphox stood up, along with Carla, Shelby, and Tanya, and they all rushed out of the room, a few pokemon following behind them. When they arrived at the main entrance, members crowded around the Umbreon that stood soaked from both rain, and blood, "Please! Someone get Master Dana!" She pleaded.
The Delphox pushed her way to the front of the crowd, gasping when she saw the innocent little Umbreon, carrying the beaten form of a Lucario on her back, "Everyone, give us some room!" She called, turning back to the blood soaked Umbreon, "Quick, take him to the infirmary."
The Umbreon struggled to pull the heavy pokemon, having used up most of her strength just trying to get him to the guild, Carla and Shelby noticed this, and quickly went to their friend's aid, "Don't worry," Carla said.
"We got this," Shelby finished. They both hoisted the injured pokemon up, and carried him to the infirmary.
As the two did that, Dana caught a glance at the fighting type, and noticed some hastily wrapped bandages around his torso, the right side looked soaked with blood. Dana kneeled down, "What happened, Umbra? Where did you find this Lucario?" She asked.
Umbra was having a hard time speaking, hics and sobs filled her voice "I... I-I found him in the-the woods, i-it looked like he was about to die." Umbra had begun tearing up as she remembered the sight of his mangled body.
Dana pat her on the head, "I'm proud of you, you've come a long way since joining the guild." Dana stood up, and turned to her assistant, "Tanya, please get a bath ready for Umbra, she looks like she could really use one."
The Lopunny nodded, and lead the Umbreon to the guild's bath. Meanwhile, Dana decided to go to the infirmary, and check on their unexpected visitor. With everyone so distracted by what was happening, no one paid any mind to the Ninetales within the crowd, glaring at the Lucario as he was carried into the infirmary, scoffing, and going back to the dinning hall once thay had shut the door.
Daylight began shining into the room, reflecting off the many glass jars on the shelves that contained different coloured medicinal herbs and concoctions. In one of the beds, lay the injured Lucario, his old bandages had been replaced, and the splinters were removed from his back.
He groaned as he slowly opened his eyes, he began to sit up, but yelped and grabbed his side in pain, alerting the Lopunny within the room.
She stood up from her seat at a small table, and walked towards him with a bowl of ground herbs, "Oh good, you're finally awake," she said, with a smile.
The Lucario looked around, he let out a loud cough, and a short wheeze, "Wh-where am I? How did I get here?" He asked, his voice raspy and dry.
The Lopunny picked up a cup of water from the bedside table, and handed it to him, "Here, drink," the Lopunny told him.
He took the cup, and downed the water quickly, not realizing how thirsty he was, "Thank you, but can you answer my question now?"
The Lopunny nodded, taking the cup, and setting it on the table, "You're currently in our guild's infirmary, one of our members had found you in the forest on her way back from her foraging job, you lost a lot of blood, and we were worried that you wouldn't wake up."
He scratched his head, "How long was I out?"
The rabbit shyed away, "Uhm... About two days."
The jackal's eyes widened, "What? I was out for two days?" He thought for a moment, "Huh, no wonder I was so thirsty." Immediately, his stomach began to growl, "Eheh, you wouldn't by any chance have anything to eat would you?"
"Mh-hm, I'll go get you some berries," she handed over the bowl she was holding, "but first, I need you to take this, it'll help you regain a bit of health."
He looked at the bowl's contents and shrugged, taking the wooden spoon from inside, he scooped some up and ate it, there was a hint of bitterness, but it was nicely masked by the mixed taste of pecha and oran berries, he ate the small amount of medice, and handed the bowl back to the Lopunny, he thanked her, and she left the room to fetch the stranger some food.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the door, Umbra sat on a bench, with Carla and Shelby by her sides, when they noticed Tanya leaving the room, they entered to check on the Lucario; seeing that he had finally awoken, the three curious girls approached him.
"Um, hello?" He greeted, his voice sounding very confused, Carla and Shelby thought nothing of it, but Umbra hid behind the Zoroark for protection from the stranger. He noticed this and spoke up, "What's with her?" He asked.
Shelby lifted her arm and checked on the Umbreon, "Oh, she's just really shy, even though she was the one who brought you back here."
The blue canine perked up, "Really? Well... thanks a lot, I thought I was gonna die out there."
Carla stepped forward, "Speaking of which, who did this to you? You were on the verge of bleeding out when Umbra got you here."
"So that's your name?" He asked, looking at the cowering Umbreon, whom only gave a small nod, "Well, I might as well introduce myself first, I'm Vincent."
Carla sighed, impatiently pointing her thumb at herself, "My name's Carla, the Zoroark is Shelby, and you already know who Umbra is. Now, what happened while you were in the forest?" She asked again, her tone growing serious, and a bit irritated.
Vincent leaned his head back a bit, looking at the Braixen curiousely, "Nice to meet you?"
Shelby placed a paw on Carla's shoulder and stepped forward, "Sorry about her, she's got a bit of an attitude," she said, looking at Carla, who just looked away and huffed.
Vincent looked at them, still unsure about the three, "Well... to answer your question, I was just passing through the forest, but I got attacked by some pokemon for no reason..."
"Wait, you were attacked?" Carla asked. Vincent grew curious about the fire fox, wondering why her emotions seemed all over the place.
She was swatted lightly by the Zoroark, "Carla, let him speak." Shelby sighed, and faced Vincent, "Sorry about that, but did you see who they were?"
"I don't know who they were, and I don't remember much about the fight, all I know is it was a Weavile, and a Houndoom that attacked me, everything else is a blur." He looked towards the girls with a serious stare, it kinda creeped them out, but they didn't show it, except for Umbra, who was still behind the much taller dark fox. "Now, I have a question for you, that Lopunny mentioned I was at a guild, what guild is this exactly?"
"Oh, that was Tanya, she's the guildmaster's assistant," Shelby answered.
Carla put her paws on her hips, sticking her nose up in confidence, "And as for our guild, we're known as Burning Fox." The way she spoke made it seem she was very proud of that name, like it held great importance for her.
Vincent swore he'd heard that name from somewhere, but he couldn't recall when, and since he didn't think it mattered right now, he just brushed it off, "Well, thanks for helping me," Vincent tried to sit up again, but quickly fell back as the pain hit him.
Surprisingly, Umbra stepped out from behind Shelby, and scolded the injured Lucario, "Careful! You're still too hurt to move right now." Vincent just groaned in response.
They all looked back as the door slid open, Tanya walking in with a plate of food for their unexpected guest, "Sorry I took so long..." She paused when she noticed the three girls gathered around the bed, "What are you girls doing in here? Don't you all have work to do?"
"We finished everything this morning, besides, we're just checking up on Vincent." Carla said, her hands on her hips.
Assuming they were talking about the Lucario, Tanya looked at them all a bit unsure, "Uh-huh, well, Vincent still needs some rest, he just woke up from a two day coma, so you shouldn't be bothering him." She walked over and helped the Lucario sit up, handing him the wooden plate, "Here you go, fresh from the garden."
Vincent took the plate, "Thank you, ma'am."
"Anything else you need at the moment, a book or something?"
A smile tugged at his lips, grateful for the Lopunny's help, "I suppose something to read would be nice, anything that could keep me busy for a while."
"I think we have something that would work." Tanya walked over to a shelf, unlike every other shelf in the room, this one was stocked with books, instead of medical supplies. She glided her finger across the bindings, picking out a big, brown one, and returning to Vincent's side.
He put his plate on the bedside table, taking the book when she held it out to him, and he actually smiled when he noticed the cover, "An Adventurer's Journal?" He opened the book and looked inside, "I love reading these things, they're why I actually became an adventurer in the first place." Carla and Shelby's ears perked up in curiosity.
"Well, the guild's library is full of them, I can fetch a few more for you later if you'd like?" Vincent looked to the Lopunny, thanking her happily, and quickly flipped through the book to the first chapter. "Come on, girls, let's leave him be for now."
Umbra didn't argue, following Tanya to the door, but she looked back, and saw the other two still by the bed, "Guys? We need to go."
Vincent looked up from the book, only now seeing the two foxes staring at him, making him quite uncomfortable, "Uh, do you need something?"
"You're really an adventurer?!" The book nearly flew from his hands, as Vincent jumped from their sudden, and very loud, question. He yelped in pain from his sudden movements, getting the attention of the Lopunny, who returned to the room to check up on Vincent, sighing when she saw Carla and Shelby standing by his sides.
"What did I just tell you girls?" She asked, scolding the two.
Carla was going to argue, but Shelby grabbed her muzzle, stopping her from speaking, "We're sorry, Tanya, it's just... exciting to be meeting a real adventurer." She looked back at Vincent, the seductive hint to her voice making him gulp.
Carla smacked away Shelby's paw, "What the hell? Why'd you do that?"
The taller fox looked down at her, her hint of seduction flashing away in an instant, being replaced by full on irritation, "Because you don't know when to shut your mouth, and I'd rather not get in more trouble because of it."
As the two butt heads, Tanya went up to Vincent and sighed, "Sorry, Vincent, these two have a tendency to get like this... even though they're good friends."
"It's... fine?" He said, unsure of it himself.
Turning to the two girls, Tanya grabbed their ears and pulled down, showing a lot of strength for such a small bunny, "You two, you're coming with me to Guildmaster Dana." As she passed the Umbreon, she turned to her with a smile, "Sweetie, could you make sure Vincent is okay? I have my hands full at the moment."
Still a bit shy, but not wanting to disobey her, Umbra nodded her head, "O-okay, I'll do my best." Tanya thanked her, turning her attention back to the other two, and dragging them by the ears to the Guildmaster. Umbra turned to Vincent, seeing him hiss and grunt through his teeth, as he tried to adjust himself on the bed. She still felt very shy around the Lucario, but she was given a job, and she intended to do it, "H-hold on, I-I'll help."
Vincent watched the Umbreon walk over to his bed, she did her best to support him as he moved into a sitting position, picking up the book next, and passing it up to him, "Thanks," he told her, but Umbra shyed away, mumbling something under her breath, "Huh?"
She sighed, working up enough courage to increase her volume, now only talking above a whisper, "Your welcome." She walked around the bed, and started walking towards the door, but stopped when she heard Vincent call to her.
"Hold on a minute, Umbra. I... wanna talk to you about something." She slowly turned around, her tail starting to curl between her legs, as she walked up to the stranger. Vincent rubbed his neck, "Look, Umbra, I wanted to thank you, for everything... I would have died out there if it wasn't for you..."
Umbra still felt very shy, but surprisingly, she actually started to calm down a bit, her tail slowly uncurling too, "It's okay... I'm sorry for Carla and Shelby, even though they argue a lot, they want to become the guild's greatest exploration team, but they are really good pokemon, and I wouldn't be here right now if it weren't for them..."
"Wow... Well, if there's anything I can do to thank you for saving me, just let me know, okay?"
Umbra blushed a bit, she'd never been spoken to so kindly by a male, "It's fine, I'm just glad you're going to be okay."
Vincent looked forward, staring at the book in front of him, "You say they want to be an exploration team, right?" Umbra looked at him confused, confirming his words, "I guess if they want, I could tell them a bit about my travels."
"Vincent, you don't need to-"
"It's fine, Umbra... You said you wouldn't be here if it weren't for them, so you wouldn't have been able to save me, so, I guess I owe them as well... And this might be a good way of doing it."
Umbra looked unsure, "Are you sure? You don't have to."
He gave her a friendly smile, "It's fine, really, tell them to come by a little later, it'll give me some time to think about what to say."
"Okay... Bye, Vincent." Umbra walked to the door, putting her paw into a small indent to slide it open, and walking out into the main room, making sure to shut the door right after.
The sun began to set on another succesful day at the guild, each member had gathered in the dining hall for supper. Sitting at the table, quietly eating her food, Umbra was between her two friends, who were still upset with each other, but have actually calmed down a bit since earlier.
Umbra sighed, deciding to let them know about Vincent's request, "Carla, Shelby, I talked with Vincent after you guys left."
"Yeah? What about?" Shelby asked.
"Well, he offered to tell us about his travels." Carla and Shelby both looked at the Umbreon, making her a bit uncomfortable, "W-what?"
"For real? You got him to tell us about them? How'd you do it?" Carla asked.
"N-no, I didn't make him do anything, he offered to after I mentioned you guys liked adventures," she explained.
Shelby rubbed her chin, "Could he be trying to impress us for some reason?"
Carla crossed her arms, "If he was, why would he have told this to Umbra, and not us? Maybe he's attracted to girls with smaller, flatter butts?"
Umbra blushed, glancing back at her rump, shifting her tail a bit to the side, "I'm not that flat... am I?"
Shelby shook her head, "Maybe he just likes shy girls, I mean, the two of us are probably too outgoing for his taste, and he probably wants a submissive girl for se-"
"Guys!" Umbra shouted, getting flustered and raising her voice, catching the attention of the two, plus a few others.
"Umbra? Is something the matter?" Dana asked, concerned for the young fox.
"N-no, Guildmaster... I'm fine..." Everyone went back to eating, although a bit surprised by the shy Umbreon's outburst, they didn't pay her any mind.
Dana sighed, "Umbra, you hardly ever raise your voice, so there's obviousely something going on. If you'd like, we can talk about it in private."
Umbra quickly shook her head, her blush growing, "No... I was just trying to tell these two that Vincent wanted us to stop by, but they started taking it the wrong way... it's not important."
The Delphox sighed, looking at the two troublemakers, "I understand, once you're finished eating, you can go see him, but please, make sure you don't cause any trouble," she looked down to the Umbreon, "can I trust you to keep these two in check?"
She gulped, "Yes, Guildmaster, I'll do my best." Dana nodded, and they continued eating; Carla, Shelby, and Umbra going to the infirmary once they were finished.
When they arrived, Vincent looked up from the book he had recieved earlier, he was genuinely happy to see Umbra, though he wasn't quite too sure about the other two yet, forcing a smile as he closed the book, setting it down on his lap to read later.
"Hey, guys," he greeted, trying his best to genuinely sound happy about the two troublemakers in the room.
Shelby smirked, starting to walk towards him with a seductive sway to her hips, "Hey, handsome, you wanted to see us?" She asked, crossing her arms under her modest C-cup bust, and intentionally pushing them up to make them seem bigger.
Vincent gulped, shifting the book a bit, as he was starting to think that maybe this was a bad idea, "W-well, Umbra told me you two were into adventures, so I figured I could at least share some of my travels..."
Carla walked over and leaned up against a support beam, crossing her arms under her moderately smaller bust, "So, what kind of adventures have you gone on? Have you discovered any great treasures? Beaten any really powerful pokemon?"
Vincent looked away, his face looking a little guilty, he didn't think their expectations would be so high, "Well, uhm, you see..."
"Something wrong?" Umbra asked.
"You didn't lie about being an adventurer, did you?" Carla questioned, raising a brow.
"N-no, I am an adventurer, I just didn't think you'd have such... high expectations of me."
Shelby dropped her arms, putting her paws on her hips, and cocking them to the side, "Well, I got my hopes up for some great adventures, but some smaller ones might be able to help me sleep just as fine."
An irritated vein showed up on Carla's forehead, she glared to the far wall, mumbling "Fucking wierdo" under her breath.
Vincent sighed, "Look, I've gone through a lot of dungeons and areas, but I can't even complete the low level ones without some sort of help."
Carla almost looked pissed, feeling like her time had just been wasted, "Well this has been riveting, I'd love to stay and chat more about it, but I'm headin' upstairs, goodnight." She didn't even try to hide the sarcasm in her tone, as she started walking away to the door.
This time, a vein appeared on Shelby's forehead, "What the hell is your problem, Carla?"
She turned around and snapped back at the taller fox, "Well sorry for thinking Vincent was some powerful explorer!" Carla paused for a second, remembering what Dana and Tanya had said before leaving supper. She took a breath, and kept calm, "Look, I'm just dissapointed right now, I was really hoping to hear about amazing adventures, it doesn't mean I'm mad at him, just a bit upset... anywho, night guys." Carla walked to the door, exiting the room, and leaving the other two alone with Vincent.
Shelby turned back to the Lucario, "Sorry about that, Vincent, she's just a bit of a hothead, we've always dreamed of becoming great explorers, but neither of us can even complete a C-rank job without the other," Shelby let out a quick yawn, "anywho, it is kinda getting a bit late, we should be heading back upstairs and turn in for the night."
Vincent watched the bypedal fox walk to the door, her hips swaying like earlier, but much more naturally this time. The smaller dark type fox yawned as well, "Probably a good idea, I have a few more foraging jobs I need to do in the morning, so I need to get some sleep, goodnight, Vincent." Umbra followed Shelby to the door, Vincent once again shifted the book on his lap, watching the Umbreon's butt from the corner of his eye, as it swayed while she walked out of the room, and turned out of sight.
Shelby was about to step out too, but glanced back to the Lucario with a seductive smirk, "Goodnight, Vincent, sweet dreams." She stepped into the main hall, looking back one last time with another smirk, "By the way, try not to be too loud down here, the walls don't do a very good job blocking out the sound," she told him, glancing down at the book on his lap.
Vincent felt his cheeks grow warm, turning away as he shifted his legs, "Uhm... okay?" He meakly responded. Shelby chuckled, closing the door, and leaving Vincent alone in the room. After he heard the footsteps leave, he moved the book to reveal the large bulge had been hiding the whole time they were there. He held his paws to his face and sighed, "Oh, Arceus, what've I gotten myself into this time?"
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