Quilava yawned as he slowly padded through the forest. Beedrill had yelled at him for sleeping in "his tree". Quilava hadn't taken him seriously, which made Beedrill sting him. Espeon saw the whole thing and yelled at Quilava, telling him to do something useful rather than getting in everyone's way.
Quilava looked around the forest. Perfect place for a nap, but he needed something to eat. He looked to see if he could find any berries. Sadly, there was none. "Must've been picked clean." He muttered under his breath. "The locals can't seem to hold themselves."
He yawned. Two things were on his mind—Finding some food, and a nice place to rest. According to the traveling Alakazam, Quilava was special. He doubted it as much as everyone else. Everyone thought he was a lazy good-for-nothing, even though he took down a Blastoise during spar practice.
They seemed ruder towards Quilava after witnessing that battle.
Quilava stopped as he saw something up ahead. At first he thought it was an Oran berry. His favorite. But it was too big to be it. The shade of blue was also too dark. He sighed sadly, proceeding forward to see what it actually was.
As he got closer he squinted. It was moving towards him. He suddenly realized what it was, or who it was. Dialga. Quilava stopped. He didn't know what to do. Should he bow? Should he begin a conversation? Or should he ignore him?
Dialga passed by, giving him a nod. Quilava stared. He hadn't seen Dialga since he was a baby. He didn't remember much, but he remembered seeing Palkia there as well. Quilava decided he should return to the village. He took the shortcut he and Pikachu had made.
Pikachu and Quilava had known each other for a long time. Ever since they were just Pichu and Cyndaquil. Pikachu was the only one of the few that didn't criticize him. Everyone thought that they would be Typhlosion and Raichu as well.
Quilava smiled at that thought. That morning Pikachu left with Eevee and Nidorina for a walk. "Girls day out." Quilava had said to her that morning. He suddenly wondered if she had returned. He quickly rushed back toward the village.
One he arrived, he saw Pikachu eating by the fire. He walked by smiling at her. Pikachu smiled back. He went towards the pond. He was thirsty after running through the shortcut.
He quickly gulped down as much water as he could from the pond. Despite him not liking to get wet, he loved to drink water. He loved it so much he refused the sodapop Espeon wanted to give him and instead took the water.
Once he finished someone pushed him, screaming. He yelled as he fell into the water. Swimming back up, he glanced at the shore, watching Shinx laugh uncontrollably. He quickly swam towards the shore, trying to shake off all the water.
He glared at Shinx, pinning him down. Shinx looked up at him with tears in his eyes. "Heh, good one, right?" He said smiling.
"I swear if it wasn't for you saving me the other day I would bite you right now." Quilava said.
"Geez calm down. You needed a bath anyway." Shinx said.
"Oh hush." Quilava said, releasing his grip.
"I'm serious. You need to smell good if you want to be in the presence of Dialga." Shinx said, getting up.
"Why bother, royalty always overlooks me. They find interest in Espeon." Quilava grumbled.
"Not this time, Dialga has requested to see everyone in the village." Shinx said. "Including you."
"Whatever." Quilava said, walking past him. If the almighty Dialga requested his presence, he might as well go. If he didn't show up, what Espeon might do to him would be 1000 times worse than Dialga's infamous Roar of Time.
Quilava walked towards the clearing, sitting down next to Pikachu. Shinx took a seat next to him.
"Now. One of you lucky pokèmon will recieve a gift. This gift shows that I trust you. Details will come later." Dialga said in a deep, bellowing, almost-scary voice. "This pokèmon I have chosen is someone very important. Someone whom I know is destined to a great future. Someone who I find, rather interesting."
Quilava sighed. He wasn't interesting. He wasn't very important, according to Crobat. Only greatness in his future was hopefully winning that lottery that happens every Monday.
"I spent a lot of time thinking about this. The pokemon I have chosen..." Everybody got real quiet. Shinx was shaking in excitement. "...is Quilava!" Quilava's mouth fell open. Everybody stared at him.
"YEAH WOO GOOD JOB! IM SO PROUD OF YOU!" Shinx said. When Quilava looked at him he looked away, blushing.
"Come on up here!" Dialga said. Quilava slowly got up.
"Good job!" Pikachu said, smiling at him. Quilava walked towards Dialga, and stopped right next to him. He felt Dialga's gaze fall on him.
"Quilava." Dialga said.
"Dialga." Quilava said, trying to be as respectful as possible.
"You have been chosen. Take this satchel and put it on." He said, handing Quilava the small bag. Quilava wrapped it around him and tightened the strap so it wouldn't fall off.
"Inside this satchel lies 3 things. A green bandana and the Azure Flute. The bandana is enchanted. When you wear it, you will feel energized. Underneath those is a sheet with the notes of the ancient melody passed on since Arceus created the universe. I want you to memorize them. A year from now, I want you to visit me in my cave. I am trusting you." Dialga said.
Quilava had so much to ask, but he just said "Thank you, sir." Dialga nodded.
"It's time for me to take my leave. Thank you for your time. Take care!" Dialga said, and he walked towards the exit. Quilava sat there staring. Had that really just happened?
Hope you enjoyed the chapter, I sure did love typing it. One thing: I would like to ask the readers if they would like to help me make the cover art for the story. Pm me if you are interested! I will provide details when you message me. Anyway peace out my fans!