Chapter 2: The Dream Message
Sir Espeon: Hey everyone. We're back for another chapter. Well... at least I am. Lilypad's away for the week and can't really write so I'm writing this chapter. Sorry if it took a bit longer than expected, Lily will be back next week.
We do noticed that you guys left reviews about the switching POVs being confusing. I'll try to have us both work on that.
For now, enjoy the chapter!
Alex's POV
Charla kindly flew us to Flora town, where I got myself patched up by an Audino nurse. Turned out my injuries weren't all that serious, which was good. We then headed for the recruitment of the guild.
"Ace! We got ourselves some new recruits!"
On cue, a Flygon who's wearing extra-thick goggles flew to us from the stall.
"Oh, I see you finally returned from your usual 'recruitment search' Charla."
He said with a sarcastic voice.
"Hey, I can't help it. We're a bit too picky on the recruits this year. We haven't even got ten recruits yet!"
I feel Jasmine twitched a bit in shock. Maybe we were really lucky that Charla laid her eyes on us.
"Well the council agreed that we should be picky! We don't even have that much space left!"
I turned to the two draconic Pokemon who are having quite the heated discussion.
"Oh come on Ace! We can always expand the guild. Funding has never been our problem."
"Seriously Charla, you can never learn how to save money, can you? We had to pay like 50000 P for the damage that we accidentally caused on our last exploration. We can't just go and throw money out the window!"
Okay... I decided to nudge Jasmine to tell her to leave these two be. We made ourselves to the sign-up counter where a Butterfree is waiting for us to get signed up.
"Welcome to the Miracle guild. I'm Butterfree, glad to meet you."
We each politely greeted Butterfree.
"Well, I'm supposed to get you two signed up as a team... So, what would you guys like your team name to be?"
I think over it on my mind. A good team name for us... We don't know about each other that much to have a really fitting team name.
Then, I remembered the voice that talked to me in the vision before I met Jasmine. It did say something about my destiny of being a hero...
"How about team Destiny?"
Then, I realized both of us said the same sentence at the same time. We both looked at each other for a second of surprise and then both cracked friendly smiles.
Butterfree seemed amused at this.
"Sounds like Destiny to me."
She scribbled down our team name in the recruiting list.
I can see Jasmine's face is one full of excitement.
"You two can now go get prepared for tomorrow. We're departing for the guild at sunrise right here. So I do recommend you two get rested up."
"Thanks Butterfree."
Jasmine said genuinely.
"No problem."
She turned towards me. Her face seemed a bit pink which I found confusing.
"Well, since you don't have any where else to go... would you stay at my house tonight?"
Okay, that explains why her face was pink.
"Sure. As you said, I don't really have anywhere to go."
I felt good when seeing her expression relieved.
"Great, let's go get dinner then."
She led me through Flora Town and eventually stopped at a big brown building. I noticed there was a Kangaskhan standing behind the counter in front of the building.
"Jasmine, where were you? You had me worried sick."
She asked with a genuine concerned voice.
"Don't worry Mama, I just went to Judgement Lake to get some fresh air."
I could see her expression relieved. Then, she turned to me with an interested look.
"And who might this be?"
Jasmine turned towards me with and awkward smile.
"This is Alex, I saved him from drowning at the lake. In return, he protected me against some bullies."
Kangaskhan's face again turned to one of concern.
"Drowning? Why did you get yourself in that situation dear?"
Me and Jasmine looked at each other with confused expressions.
"To be honest, we're not too sure."
Kangaskhan's tilted her head to the side.
"What do you mean you don't know?"
Jasmine looked over to me for permission. We have discussed about this on the way here. I gave her a reassuring smile and an approving nod.
"Well... Alex said he was a human that got turned into a Pokemon and fell into Judgement Lake."
Kangaskhan's expression turned to one of interest and surprise.
"A human?"
We spent the next hour telling her what happened. She wasn't fond of the fight that we got in but was overjoyed when heard about us coming to the Miracle Guild.
"That's wonderful news! This cause for a celebration!"
She immediately headed into the kitchen excitedly.
"Apple and Berry pie for everyone tonight!"
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Kangaskhan was a really fast and skilled cook. She prepared two mouth-watering pies in just about an hour. While me and Jasmine talked about ourselves and the guild of Miracle, we could smell the attractive scent of the two pies being freshly baked. That was probably one of the best dinner I've ever had (part of it because I forgot the rest). We feasted on the pies along with something called Gummi juice. I found the yellow one, which was apparently for Electric types, very addictive. The taste was quite shocking. According to Jasmine, there's a type of Gummi for every type of Pokemon, which I found amusing. These Pokemon aren't actually far away from the level of humanity when it comes to civilization. The evening was going by wonderful until Kangaskhan noticed that for having only met for a day, Jasmine and I seemed quite close.
"You two seemed pretty close kids, is there something I don't know?"
Me, being oblivious as I am, didn't get what she was implying. However, Jasmine knew exactly what she meant by asking that question. I could see her face heated up and turned red. What was so embarrassing that?
"Mama! I just met him, there's nothing like that!"
Kangaskhan and her baby giggled. I didn't see what was so funny about this. Is there something I'm not getting?
"You're just too cute my little Eevee."
Jasmine's face continued to heat up to the point she couldn't really take the embarrassment anymore.
"It... it was a nice dinner mama... but I think Alex and I should head to my house to rest... we're leaving early tomorrow."
Kangaskhan stopped giggling and turned to Jasmine with a proud look. She picked the Eevee up and held her in a gentle hug.
"Have fun at the guild my dear. This is your destiny, what you're meant to be, don't let the bad memories get to you and live your life okay?"
Jasmine's eyes turned teary.
"Yes mama... I will..."
They hugged for a minute in a warm silence before pulling away.
"You should get going if you really want to be able to get up tomorrow."
She pushed us out the door in a hesitant manner. Jasmine took one final look at her caretaker.
"Bye mama, I'll write often."
Kangaskhan cracked a happy smile.
"Bye dear."
We headed towards the outskirts with the waving from Kangaskhan and her baby from behind. We soon reached a small shack at the rear of the town.
"Well, this is my house."
Jasmine opened the door and we headed inside. It was pretty simple, one hay bed at the center, around it lies some essentials, no decorations or real furniture.
"It's pretty crappy but it's all I have."
I flashed her a comforting smile.
"I think it looks decent, not that bad."
Jasmine kept silent but she seemed to appreciate the compliment.
"Come on, let's get your bed set up for the night."
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After we got everything set up, we both lay down on our respective beds.
"Jasmine?"
"Huh?"
I thought over it again if I really wanted to ask the question.
"Is Kangaskhan your real mother?"
Silence covered the shack for a moment before Jasmine answered.
"What makes you ask that question?"
"Oh... just curiosity, that's all."
Silence once again covered the shack.
"Well, Kangaskhan isn't my mother even though I called her mama."
Curiosity started filling my mind even more. However, for Jasmine's sake, I decided not to ask her the next question on my mind.
"Okay... goodnight Jasmine."
"Goodnight."
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"Alex..."
Ugh, is someone calling me in my head?
"Alex..."
That voice sounds oddly familiar, but I can't really make it out.
"Alex..."
Who can this be?!
"...you have to... go to... Mystic Cave..."
Wait, it's fading! No, let me hear more!
Aura's POV
"Really cheeky there kid!"
In front of me was a big Squid-like Pokemon. He was staring at me with pure anger.
"Sending a message to your through Telepathy, really smart indeed."
I gulped. What is he going to do to me?
"Now that you've done that, I'm afraid I can't let you keep your head."
He fired a Psybeam at me. My instincts kicked in and I could feel aura flowing in my body. I swiftly dodge the Psybeam and shot past him unexpectedly and headed out of the forest. As I ran through the rows of trees, I could feel him following closely behind me. My heartbeat started racing, my breathing became heavy.
"Alex,... please follow the message... I... I need your help..."
Jasmine's POV
I woke up at the break of dawn. The glorious morning sunlight shone through the window. The cool breezes caressed my fur. Silence covered the whole town. I got up from my bed and looked over at Alex's. Wait... he's not there!
I frantically scanned the shack for any signs of him when I saw the Shinx was looking out of the window. I approached him slowly.
"Couldn't sleep?"
He turned around to face me. I could see a hint of tiredness in his eyes.
"Oh, I had some sort a dream that made me ponder all night."
I raised my eyebrows interested.
"A dream? Why don't we talked about that on the way to the meet up."
Alex looked confused for a second before snapping out of his trance.
"Oh yeah, we're going to the Miracle Guild today."
"Yup, let's get everything ready then."
I packed some food and essentials for the trip. I also kept some P with me for future use.
We quickly moved to the meet up point at the other side of town. Alex insisted on carrying the bag to my disapproval. As we reached the meet up point, Pokemon were already there and were checking in.
"Oh look, there's Jasmine and Alex!"
That was Charla, she was standing next to Ace the Flygon and Butterfree, who was holding a list of all the recruits.
"Good, then we're full!"
Charla cracked a wide grin at everyone.
"Okay then! Everyone, we're setting off for the guild of Miracle!"
Everyone went wild, creating a lively atmosphere in the middle of the serene Flora Town.
"Let's go to the place where miracles happen, Miracle Lake!"
Sir Espeon: I hope that I have skimmed the POV changes enough.
Lily did tell me some of you asked for an OC form so here's one:
-Name
-Age
-Gender
-Moves
-Personality
-Hobby
-Like
-Dislike
-Special Notes (about gender, love interest, dreams, backstory) - not necessary.
Okay, that's about it. See you all in the next chapter! Sir Espeon in place of Lilypad signing out!