I absolutely love the Mystery Dungeon games, and decided to make my own story of one. I hope y'all like it. Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon
Chapter 1: Into the Night
"Lucy, it's time to go!" My mother's irritated voice came from the other side of the door.
I sighed. Why did I have to be the princess? Why did I have to be the first-born?
"I'll be out in a minute!" I shouted.
"Well hurry it up, we don't have all day!"
Groaning, I banged my head against the wall, completely exasperated.
Brushing my fur till it was nice and smooth, I proceeded to tuck a Gracidea flower behind my right ear, which signified royalty.
I hated life here, it was boring, and I couldn't stand being a princess.
Everyone treated me the same damn way. I didn't have any friends, mother never allowed me to mingle with 'commoners'.
The only Pokémon I ever got to talk to were my siblings, Riley and Azula, who were still in their Riolu forms.
Today was supposed to be a 'special' day though…the choosing of my mate.
I've met each of my suitors, but I didn't like any of them.
One was a Lucario named Woolrick, a Gallade named Nexus, and a Greninja named Crona. Each one of them was the prince of their respective tribes.
The Greninja clearly had the disadvantage being a Dark Type against two Fighting Types.
The goal here was to join our tribe and one of the other three tribes together through marriage. Of course, I had to be the oldest child. I do wonder though if any of them liked me, or if they were forced into this.
Sighing once again, I exited the house and met up with my parents. Riley and Azula were staying with our grandparents while the fight went on.
Mother was very impatient, annoyed that she had to wait on me while father was very calm, the complete opposite of mother.
"You look beautiful, dear." Father smiled.
"Thank you father."
"We must go now or we'll be late." Mother tapped her foot impatiently.
"Alright, calm down, we're leaving." Father rolled his eyes.
I followed me parents to a bit arena where the 3 potential mates, their parents, and our tribe's inhabitants were at.
The princes all waved at me with smiles plastered onto their faces and I waved back, forcing one onto my own.
We exchanged greetings with their parents and went to sit in our chairs.
Honestly, out of the three, I hoped that the Greninja didn't win I mean, I don't really like any of them, but the tongue scarf thing wasn't very appealing to me.
Father stood from his chair. "Ladies and gentlemen, the time has come the choosing of Princess Lucy's mate. Asking for her hand in marriage is Prince Woolrick of the Northern Lucario Tribe, Prince Nexus of the Gallade Tribe, and Prince Crona of the Greninja Tribe. Gentlemen, I wish you luck. Now, let the battle begin!"
The battle commenced, but I paid little attention, daydreaming instead.
I dreamt of exploring and going on adventures. Father used to tell me stories of famous exploration teams when I was just a little Riolu.
I've always wanted to be on an exploration team since then, but I never did. I've barely even been outside the village.
Thunderous applause slapped me back into reality. Inside the arena, only one Pokémon was left standing: Nexus the Gallade.
I sighed in slight relief. At least it wasn't the Greninja.
Nexus walked proudly to his parents, then to mine, and finally, me.
Bowing, he smiled. "Princess Lucy, it is a great honor to be your chosen mate."
Nodding, I gave a small smile. "A pleasure, Prince Nexus."
He took my hand and kissed it, leaving afterwards.
There was a rule here that the groom/bride was not allowed to see each other until the wedding day…that just so happened to be tomorrow.
Why couldn't it be a week from now? That way I could enjoy what little time I have left of being single, and later tonight, there would be a celebration among the tribe in order to commemorate my wedding with Prince Nexus.
This wasn't going to be a very joyous occasion for me in the slightest.
I was ushered back home and into my room where I was told to prepare for tonight's celebration.
Sitting on the floor, I sighed. Why couldn't I just get away from this place? Why can't I just leave?
Wait a minute…I can just leave! I could run away!
That option had never occurred to me, I had just endured my time here.
I would have to wait till right before the celebration though while everyone was at the main square.
Judging by the sun's position in the sky though, that wouldn't be till another two or three hours.
Now I just had to wait...
~Someplace else~
The lone Machoke fell to the ground with a heavy thud, knocked out by a powerful Flamethrower from the Shiny Zoroark in front of him.
"Humph, and they doubted my abilities. A Type disadvantage won't be enough to bring me down." He sneered.
Taking some rope out of his bag, the fox began to tie the Machoke's hands and feet together so he couldn't escape.
"Now, back to the Guild with this one." He hefted the unconscious Pokémon over his shoulder, groaning at the weight.
On his way back, the Machoke woke up and started squirming around.
The Zoroark dropped his captive to the ground, cursing. "Dammit, shut the hell up!"
Punching him in the face, the Fighting Type became quiet once again, falling into unconsciousness.
An hour later, a large building came into view.
It looked like a castle from an old storybook, complete with towers and everything, and had a sign out front that read "The Four Seasons Guild".
~Lucy~
It's about time, another hour and everyone would be in the village square.
My parents won't be here until that time, so I have plenty of time to myself, and won't have to worry about leaving early.
Would I miss this place? Arceus, no, what I would miss was my father, grandfather, and siblings.
I could probably live with that though. As long as I could get out of here before tomorrow, I would be fine.
I hope there aren't any guards though. Even though I'm confident I could best them in battle, I would prefer not to make a scene.
A knock on my door came. Has it been an hour already? "Lucy, it's time to go! Don't keep us waiting!"
"Yes, mother!" I called.
Shit, I've got to go now. Mother is very impatient and it won't be long till she comes back.
I looked out the balcony. It was a two-floor drop down and there was a tree next to the wall.
It was an easy climb down. Quickly reaching the bottom branch, I hopped off and landed safely onto the ground below.
After looking to see if anyone was around, I dashed off towards the forest, only to be grabbed from behind as I reached the safety of the trees.
Turning around to Power-Up-Punch my captor, I stopped mid-punch.
It was my grandfather, head of the guard.
"G-Grandfather!"
"Lucy…you're…running away aren't you?" He asked sadly.
I flinched under his gaze. "Y-Yes…" There was no point in lying, he already knew my intentions.
To my surprise, he slowly let go of me and sighed. "I figured as much…you never really liked it here, did you?"
Shaking my head, my voice started to crack. "No, I hate it here! I hate this life and I don't want to marry Nexus! I can't stay here anymore!"
Suddenly, he reached up and gently took the Gracidea Flower off my head. "Then go. You deserve to have a life of your own, not the one that was chosen for you. I'll take the Gracidea Flower elsewhere, without it, it'll help you blend in with the people around you."
With tears now steaming from my eyes, I embraced him tightly. "That you, grandfather, I love you…"
"I love you too, Lucy. Always remember that, and always have faith and courage by your side. Now go before they notice. The nearest place is Daylight Square, it's a three day journey from here…. have a safe trip, and a wonderful life."
We let go of each other with one last goodbye, not looking back as I raced through the trees.
Yea, I decided to not go with the usual human turning into a Pokemon thing. I just wanted to do something different, especially since three of my current ones having a human that transformed into a Pokemon. Anyways, I really hope y'all enjoyed this, Chapter 2 will hopefully be done soon.
