Team Mystic (A PMD story)

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Pokémon.

?'s P.O.V

I was woken up by a baritone voice. It boomed its way around wherever I was. "Now that you're awake, will you answer a few questions?" I nodded. The room I was in was multicolored. I saw my reflection in the floor, but it was completely black.

"Umm, so when do we start?" I asked as I looked around for somebody. The room was completely empty and there was nobody there.

"Question number one, what would you do if you saw somebody being bullied?" The voice asked.

"I would put myself in the line of fire, I don't mind being bullied." I answered with no hesitation at all.

"What would you do if you saw a cake lying around and nobody was watching you?" It questioned.

"I'd leave it there, it's not mine and even when you think nobody's watching you, someone is." I responded.

"What would you do if that was your cake and someone stole it?" He asked.

"I would kick his… wait I shouldn't say that. I would beat him up." I laughed. Almost cursing in my response.

"Good answer," They complimented, "Now, how would you react if someone dumped a bucket of water on you?" These questions were getting worse and worse.

"I'd laugh and douse them with water too." I was getting bored already.

"Hmm, are you gay, straight, or bi?" It asked. I jumped backwards, shocked from the question.

"Umm, I-I'd rather not answer that question!" I stuttered.

"You have to!" The voice commanded.

"Oh gosh… I don't really know yet. Straight?" I asked as if it was a question. I kind of blushed for no reason.

"Finally, are you a boy or a girl?" I sighed, I did not like these personal questions.

"A boy." I said flatly.

"Have a great time!" They cheered.

"What?" I asked. Next thing I know, the room disappeared, and I was falling from the sky. "Aaaaaagghhh!" I screamed as I barreled downwards. I was falling at extreme speeds. If I hit the ground, I surely wouldn't survive. Below me was a forest. I was going to crash into one of the trees with my bad luck.

I blacked out while I was falling down. I was woken up later by someone. I'm still alive? I thought. I saw a young… Wait! Is that a Pokémon!? I jolted my head upwards and crab walked backwards, away from the Pokémon.

"W-who are you!?" I screamed. I looked around to see if anyone else was nearby. Nope. It was just me and the other thing in front of me. It looked very strong. It had a few areas of red around its waist and on its neck and head. That was a Mienfoo.

"I'm Nika, who are you?" Okay, this was very strange. A Pokémon had just answered my question!

"P-Pokémon can't talk! How are you talking!?" I exclaimed.

"You're a Pokémon too, besides, it's completely normal." She explained.

"I am NOT…" I paused as I pointed at her. I didn't have fingers, but I did have a paw with three digits on it. My whole arm was completely orange, except for a blue fin thing that protruded from my elbow. I looked downward towards my stomach, It was tan. My feet were also paws and they were orange too. "Holy… I AM a Pokémon!"

"No kidding?" Nika said, "Now will tell me who you are?" She walked a little closer to me. I stood up and dusted myself off.

"Oh yeah, sorry, my name is Clyph." I cheerfully said. "Nice to meet you."

"Okay, before we go anywhere, you need to get cleaned up. Just look at yourself! You're covered in dirt and mud!" She laughed. I didn't see what was so humorous about that, but I laughed along with her. "There's a pond nearby, we could try there." She showed me the path to where she was talking about.

I looked at my reflection in the crystal-blue pond. I had emerald-green eyes and two black marks under each of them, like a football player. "Hmm, awesome!" I shouted. I'm pretty sure I was a Buizel.

I dove into the water and cleaned myself off. Getting rid of any dirt on my fur.

"Say Clyph, would you like to form an exploration team?" Nika asked. I sat down on a rock and let my feet dangle in the air.

"What's that?" I asked curiously. I looked at her and tilted my head.

"You're eyes are so beautiful when you do that." She muttered, probably to herself. "Oh, sorry, I was thinking out loud. Anyway, an exploration team is a group of Pokémon that rescue others and explore new areas. Sometimes we can even find treasure!" She seemed very excited when she was explaining all this.

"Well, the first thing is, thank you for the compliment, and second, that sounds fun, but how do you know we could find treasure?" I asked. I was just joking, but she took that seriously.

"Well, I don't, but other exploration teams have." She said. I ran a paw through my fur on the top of my head.

"Oh my Arceus, that's so cute!" She whispered, but I overheard it again.

"Wow, you're just showering me with compliments today! And I only just met you!" I laughed. She began to blush. "Anyway, I'll make an exploration team with you, it sounds like fun!"

"Awesome, but can you come up with the name?" She requested. I nodded my head and began to think. She sighed as she stared at me. "He's so adorable."

I smiled, but didn't comment, because she didn't need to know I heard her. "How about Team Mystic?" I suggested. I got off the rock and walked closer.

"That sounds almost as amazing as you look! Oops! I didn't say that!" She shouted. She was turning bright pink. (Note: say that in a Gangsta voice! Lol, one of my friends told me to put this note here.)

"Awesome and thank you!" I thanked her.

"Let's go tell my parents! There are actually two Floatzel who live beside me and my parents, maybe they'll take you in and accept you as their own." She skipped along the dirt path through the forest. Even for being a Fighting-Type, she acts like a little girl. She appears to be around my age, which is… never mind. I'm like fourteen.

We traveled along the path for a few minutes. She wasn't looking at me, and she was humming a song to herself. We arrived at her parents' place. She knocked on the building, which was made of stone. A Mienshao stepped out and greeted her. "Hello Nika! Who might this young boy be?" They gestured towards me.

"Oh, that's umm… He's Clyph, he's kind of new, and I just met him. We were thinking of taking his to the Floatzel couple next door." She explained. I just smiled and stood there.

"Well , he is a very handsome young man, and that would be very nice to find him a home. He doesn't seem like a bad kid either." Her mother said studying me. I felt kind of awkward standing there.

"Umm, so can we… head over there?" I asked while scratching head. She nodded, grabbed my paw, and took me over there. I lazily stumbled behind her.

She knocked on the other house's door, which was also made of stone. A Floatzel opened up the door and asked, "What can I do for you Nika?"

Nika turned around and pointed at me. "Actually, I was doing something for you guys. If you'll accept him. His name is Clyph." The Floatzel hugged Nika and thanked her.

"Thank you sooooo much Nika! Hello Clyph, would you and Nika please come in?" I nodded and we both walked in. My new home was amazing! There was an indoor pool, and it had a natural feel to it, because it was surrounded by rocks and plants. The floor was made of stone tiles, and the place looked very huge from inside. It smelled like the beach!

"I can see by the look on your face that you already like this place. Is it really that amazing?" The male Floatzel asked. I was going to have to get used to calling him "dad".

"Yeah!" I exclaimed. I was really excited about living here. There were actually quite a few rooms in the structure too, but I didn't have time to check them all out.

"Well I'm glad you like it. This'll be your home. How did you end up all alone?" 'Mom' asked me. I wasn't going to tell her the truth, because she would think I was crazy and kick me out.

"I don't really know. The last thing I remember is being found by Nika. I was unconscious before that." I explained. I was getting nervous, because I had never met these Pokémon before.

"Clyph lost quite a bit of memory from whatever happened to him, because he couldn't remember anything except for his name." Nika helped me out. I sighed with relief. I thought she was going to tell the truth.

"Alright, you two can go outside and 'play', or whatever you young kids call it these days." My 'dad' told us. I happily walked out of the house with Nika.

"All I really do is exercise." Nika explained to me. My eyes lit up with excitement.

"Really!? Me too! Let's go do some exercises right now." I suggested. I was very eager to get some exercise. It had been one my favorite things to d human.

"I don't know if I already said this, but you're kind of cute." She reminded me. I flashed a smile which caused her to blush.

"I think you did." I sarcastically replied. "So, what kind of exercises do you do?"

"Well, I practice some of my attacks, like this." She put her hands out as if she was pushing something, and a white ball appeared. It began to grow in her hands. Nika turned and shot it at a rock, which blew up with a huge explosion. "That was Focus Blast. You try something."

"I don't know if I can." I admitted. I tried anyway. I held my paws in front of me and closed my eyes. I felt something touch my paw, and I opened one eye. I could see that a giant water ball formed in my paws! "Wow, this is awesome!" I shouted with excitement. I doused a nearby tree with the water, but no serious damage was done. "That was fun!" I laughed.

"High five!" She shouted. I missed and fell over, and she fell on top of me. We lay there for a while. "Your fur is so soft." She whispered. How many compliments was that now? I had lost count.

"Your fur is too." I whispered in return. I was becoming uncomfortable with the position I was in. I crawled out from underneath her. I got up onto my feet and questioned, "Can we do something else now?"

"Yeah, but I'm going to have to leave soon. What do you want to do?" What do I say? I want to do something fun, but it'll take too long. Maybe we can… My thoughts were cut off by Nika. I hadn't realized that I was staring at her the whole time I was thinking.

"Umm, that may not be appropriate for now." She said. She was slightly blushing. She must really like me if that's what she was thinking!

"Oh! That's not what I was thinking… I think." I stated. I really didn't know what I was thinking. Saying that just made her blush more. Her mom stepped out of the house and shouted something.

"It's time to come in Nika!" I think that's what she yelled. Nika waved goodbye and ran to her house. I walked back to mine.

"You're back so early?" My dad asked.

"Yeah, Nika had to go back home." I sighed. I had just met her, but I was still upset. I never got to do what I wanted. It was something like a race, but it wasn't.

"Oh, well we've made some food for you." My mom said, obviously trying to cheer me up. It worked. Just the thought of food was enough to make me happy.

There was a bowl of fried fish sitting on a rock next to the pool. I ate it all quickly.

"You must be hungry!" My dad exclaimed. I shook my head.

"I'm not hungry, it's just that I love food." I laughed. My parents laughed along. At least they know what children think is funny. They must be young.

I walked around the house, checking all the other rooms. The only places left to go were the bedrooms, and an extra room. They were all at the end of a hallway.

"Don't go into the room on the right." My dad advised me. I respected them and avoided that room. I left my parents' room alone too, so there was only my room left.

Right before I stepped in. A paw and arm blocked the doorway. It was another Buizel! "Who are you!?" They growled. They were inside the room, so I couldn't see them. The voice indicated that the speaker was male.

"My name is Clyph, can I come in?" I politely asked. The paw moved and waved for me to come in. I looked at their face. They were obviously older than me. The fur on the top of their head was longer than mine. Their eyes were a dark blue color. They were leaning against the wall, trying to make himself look cool or something. That kind of stuff didn't work with me.

"So you're my new brother?" I nodded. He had a small fang that would show every time he opened his mouth. "I've been hearing about you. Good things. Tell me, are you a good kid?" I shrugged.

"I wouldn't consider myself good, but others do." I grinned, it seemed like that was good enough for him.

"I think you'll make a good brother." He muttered. "My name is Huntly. Nice to have you as a brother." He really didn't look too nice, but I might have to spend time with him to figure out. "Are you gay, straight, or bi?" It was that same stupid question again!

"Straight! I don't like personal questions like that." I told him. Huntly didn't seem like he would try to harm me, but I wouldn't know.

I yawned and slumped myself in a corner. "Clyph, you can sleep on the cushions, I wouldn't care." I hadn't noticed the cushions on the other side of the room.

"No dude, I'm fine." I replied. I only called people I considered 'friends' dude. I wasn't ready to accept him as a friend, but who cares. I dozed off quickly in the corner.