Chapter 2

"The Strange Guildmaster."

9/1/16 - 9/2/16

Kana and Kimba stood in front of the black and red tent that was the Zoroark Guild.

"So this is it?" Kana asks him. Kimba nodded.

"This is it. Many Exploration Teams have graduated here. It was once called the Wigglytuff Guild back in the old days, and it's been passed down from each Pokemon that was from a team who had the Guildmaster Rank."

Kana inspects the tent's surroundings. It had four torches that lit up the tent in an orange glow, and there was a grate smack dab in front of the entrance.

"How do you get in?" She asks Kimba.

"You have to step on the grate and wait for someone to identify your footprint."

Kimba shivers.

"It's just a bit weird…"

Kana flicked her ear and pads to the grate, surprising Kimba. She stands on the grate and waited for a voice…

"Pokemon detected!"

Kana almost leaps out of her fur when that voice popped out of nowhere, but Kimba jumped in the air out of fright.

"Who's footprint?"

Kana waits for an answer… But she heard no one.

"Sentry? Who's footprint?!"

"Uh… I think it's Eevee's."

"YOU THINK?! C'mon, Daichi! Clean that crud outta your eyes!"

Kana and Kimba look at each other quizzically. The tent's gate opens up to reveal an Elekid.

"Oh, it's just two kids." He said.

Kana frowned at him.

Kid? Your voice is still high - you're practically in post pubescence!

"Me and Spike are the Gatekeepers here." Elekid explains.

"We make sure sketchy looking Pokemon don't trespass. It's a bit weird to find Eevee here, since they're so rare nowadays, but you two don't seem like trouble."

Elekid gestures to let Kimba and Kana inside. Elekid jumped down a ladder as the Eevee and Shinx witness it.

"Ladies first!" Kimba said. Kana glared at him briefly, she puts one back paw on the step and climbs down. Kimba follows her. Kana and Kimba made it to the second floor.

They saw different kinds of Pokemon going around and picking notes off bulletin boards. A Braixen and Fennekin, sisters, picked out a note and quickly climb up the ladder.

"Look at all these Pokemon!" Kimba said excitedly. "I bet they're all Exploration Teams!"

"Speaking of which. How do we sign…?" Kana trailed off when she feels her spine turn cold. She slowly craned her head and sees a tall, dark blue frog with a huge, long tongue that was wrapped around its neck like a scarf.

Kimba follows her gaze to the frog, and jumps back out of fear.

"Are you the visitors Static told me about?" The frog asks in a feminine voice.

Kimba blinks. "Yeah, we are."

"I'm Amaya, a Greninja." She said. "I'm the Guildmaster's second in command and trusted adviser. If you two are here to give out ads and surveys then I suggest you leave at once."

"No we're not!" Kimba insisted. "We're actually trying to enroll here, we want to become an Exploration Team."

Amaya blinked at them.

"... Seriously?"

"Seriously." Kana put in. Amaya remains silent for two minutes, then claps her hands together.

"Very well. You'll need to be registered for our program. I'll take you to the Guildmaster immediately."


Kimba and Kana follow Amaya to the ground floor, and stands in front of two red curtains.

"This is Guildmaster Sachihiro's chambers." She said.

"Under no circumstances should you be rude to him."

Kimba nods, but he notices that Kana was looking outside the window with her tail wagging.

"How can you see outside, but you're underground…?"

"Excuse me!" Amaya snapped. Kana jumps and quickly runs back to Kimba, sweating profusely. The Greninja stared her down and turns her attention to the curtains.

"Guildmaster? It's Amaya, I'm coming in!"


The room was a mixture of black and red, the floors were crimson red with black walls and ceilings, and… A Wigglytuff was sitting in a chair.

Amaya looked very annoyed.

"Seriously? Guildmaster-."

"Hiya!" Wigglytuff exclaimed. "I'm Guildmaster Wigglytuff!"

"... No you're not." Amaya said calmly, walking towards the Wigglytuff.

"Yes I am! I-!" Amaya pokes her finger on Wigglytuff's nonexistent nose.

A purple cloud of smoke exploded from Wigglytuff as a Zoroark took his place.

"Aww!" Zoroark whined. "A-chan! You always spoil my fun!"

Amaya showed no emotion as she stands aside to show him Kimba and Kana.

"I would like to show you two children who wish to join our guild."

Sachi blinked and smiled.

"Kids? Finally, some fresh faces! It's always good to have some young Pokemon interested in our work."

"I'm Sachihiro, but you can call me Sachi. None of that mister or Sachi-sama stuff, makes me feel old…"

Amaya coughed, but said nothing. Sachi crosses his arms.

"So you guys want to join. Then what's your Team Name?"

"A-A name?" Kimba echoed.

"Can't be a team without the name, pal."

Kimba tilts his head. "I…never thought of that. Kana?"

The Eevee was watching the conversation and was surprised by Kimba's voice.

"What should our name be?"

A name?... Maybe if.. Yeah, I like this name.

"How about Sonic DX?"

Kimba blinks at her.

"Team Sonic DX? Yeah, I like it."

Sachi quickly pulls out a small yellow box from his mane of hair and places it in front of the two.

"Ta-da! Here's some items to start you off on your training. Everything you need is inside this box."

Kana uses her paw and opens the box - secretly relieved that it actually opened without the use of thumbs.

She sees a light green scarf and a cobalt blue scarf.

"This is the Zinc Scarf, it strengthens your Special Defense as long as you wear it." Sachi said, pointing to the green scarf.

"And the Cobalt Scarf raises Attack, Special Attack, Defense and Special Defense all at once. Scarves like these are rare, so take good care of it."

Kimba pulls out the Zinc Scarf and wraps it around his neck. Kana just holds the Cobalt Scarf in her paw. It had a deep, blue color that mesmerized her, and reminds her of a certain blue, fast running hero…

"Kana." She looks at Kimba. "Do you need help with your scarf?"

Kana nods. Kimba takes the scarf and wraps it around her neck, her fluffy ruff looks almost nonexistent.

"It looks great on you." Kimba told her.

Kana found something more in the box. She pulls out a bag, two badges and a map.

"That Treasure Bag will hold items you have, and those badges are proof of that you guys are an Exploration Team. When you complete a job, it can warp you out of a dungeon. And that map tells you locations of different areas around Treasure Town."

Kana could see a faint continent in the very far right of the map.

"What's this…?"

"That's the Sinnoh region, it's one of the former lands run by humans." Said Amaya. "The map is only focused on our continent, so you won't have to worry about the Sinnoh region."

Kimba smiled at Sachi.

"Thank you, Sachi-sama!"

The Zoroark blushes.

"Seriously, call me Sachi, everyone does. You two will be put on your first assignment tomorrow morning, so make sure you get some sleep early. Amay?"

The Greninja nods. "I'll show you to your rooms, follow me."

Kimba and Kana follow Amaya outside. Sachi watches Kimba leave with a smile on his face, and a wave of nostalgia.

He's just like you at that age, so he must be your kid…

I hope he's tons of fun, too!


Kana and Kimba were in another room, with two nests and a window looking outside.

"This will be your room for as long as your training with us. Remember to sleep early for tomorrow."

Kana looks to Amaya, but she was gone in a spurt of water.

Weird.

Kimba flopped on the nest.

"I love it! Try out the nests, Kana, it's so soft."

The female Eevee slowly approaches the nest, and touches the middle with her paw.

He's right, this feels just like a bed!

Kana climbs in the nest and curls up.

"Kana?" Kimba said. "Thanks for joining me, I wouldn't have done it without you."

Kana nods silently.

"Um, Kana? Why don't you talk?" He asked. "You haven't spoken much since we met Amaya, except when we decided a team name. Why is that?"

Kana remained silent as she goes through her mind.

Would he believe me if I told him? I don't think Pokemon have the same disability like me, but…

"I just choose not to speak." She replied. Kimba stares at her, and realizes that she wasn't going to tell him anymore.

"I'm excited about tomorrow." He said quietly. "I wonder what job they have for us…" He trailed off when he sees Kana's flank rising and falling.

She fell asleep.

Kimba rolls on his back and stares up at the ceiling. He brought out the gold locket and admired it.

I did it, mom. I'm one step closer to being just like Dad.


In the Sinnoh region, in Floraroma Town, a Bidoof was watering the flowers that night when he notices a strange Pokemon holding a mirror.

The Pokemon places the mirror on the ground and ran away.

The mirror turns into a smoky black color, and it explodes in a column of shadows. Bidoof drops his watering pail in fright.

The column hits the ground as a whirlpool of shadows grew bigger and bigger.

Bidoof screamed and ran. The black hole grew and grew until it swallowed up its inhabitants and stops near the borders of Floraroma Town.

The strange Pokemon watched in satisfaction with the results. He takes his bag of corrupt mirrors and went to the next unfortunate town.

Kana and Kimba become an Explanation Team! Sonic DX is actually my team name. ^^

I hope you liked Amaya and Sachihiro.

Amaya's name is a girl's Japanese name, meaning "night rain", and Sachihiro is a boy's name for "extreme happiness". At least I hope that's how it translates, I'm going with what I learned from Google gave me.

And that strange Pokemon is causing black holes to appear through mirrors. If you've seen your Pokemon movies, it should be a hint to who's causing this trouble.

And who do you think Sachi is referring to when he sees Kimba?

Next chapter, we're introduced to the guild members.

Reviews are appreciated. ~ Kyubi.