Alrighty, let's continue with this story! Since I'm writing two stories right now, I might not post on one for a while because I'm working on the other. And I am considering putting Lulu and Sparky into a little relationship, but this, unlike my Ikarishipping story, will not be completely centered on romance. Okay, rant over, read away!
I blasted another Oddish with Ember. Having a type advantage, I took it out easily,but the constant flow of wild Pokemon was annoying. Plus, I couldn't get over the fact that I could breathe fire. The moves I discovered I knew were: Ember, Scratch, Faint Attack, and Tail Whip.
"All right over there?" Sparky asked, as he knocked out a Scatterbug. I nodded. I had taken an instant liking to Sparky, with his adventurous spirit and optimistic attitude. I was also grateful he'd accepted mystory with no problem.
"I don't know if you know this," Sparky panted as we dashed through the forest. "But where we are is called a Mystery Dungeon. They're normal habitats, but filled with wild Pokemon that, for some reason, want to attack you. They're filled with vital items, and if you faint in one, you mysteriously get transported to the entrance to the dungeon, but missing half your money and items. They're pretty strange places."
Mystery dungeons? This was all so hard to register. "Is that the end of the forest?" I asked, seeing a light.
"Looks like it," Sparky said.
We exited the forest, and Sparky led me to a cozy little village in a field with several tents shaped like Pokemon. "Welcome to Brook Town," he said, fondly. I knew at once that he cared a lot about his town.
Sparky started giving me a tour of the town. "First, we have Kecleon Market," he said, gesturing to a Kecleon shaped tent. "They sell all sorts of items there."
Next, he led me to a Duskull shaped tent. "This is Duskull Bank, where we can store our money."
Sparky showed me a Klefki shaped tent. "Klefki can opened locked treasure boxes," he explained.
"Next, we have Scraggy's Move Shop, where he'll buy your TMs for high prices, and help you remember or forget moves."
"Chansey's Day Care, where she takes care of your eggs."
"Marowak Dojo, where you can train in training mazes."
"And finally, Swanna's Cafe! We should get some smoothies."
We headed into the cafe, where there was a Swanna at a counter made out of wood. She smiled when she saw Sparky. "Sparky, dear! Who's this beautiful, young lady friend of yours?" she asked.
"Swanna, this is Lulu," Sparky said, putting his paw around my shoulder. "Lulu, this is Swanna, the cafe's owner."
"Pleasure to meet you," I said, politely. She smiled.
"You too, dear! Sparky, I take it you want the usual Lum Pecha Smoothie, ice cream based?"
Sparky nodded. "Yes, but this time, make two!" We sipped our smoothies, and said farewell to Swanna.
"Well, Lulu," Sparky said, as we walked out the Cafe. "It's time to see my place!" We walked over to a small wooden house on the edge of town. We entered, and there was a straw bed on the floor, a table with a box of food next to it, a couple boxes I guessed were for storage, and a fireplace.
"It's not much," Sparky apologized, dragging a second straw bed out from inside one of the boxes.
"I think it's very nice," I said, honestly, sitting down on the small bed. Sparky looked grateful. Then he looked at the fireplace, and at me.
"D'you, d'you think you can..." he said, embarassed. I laughed, and started a fire in the fireplace with Ember.
Later, as we were laying in bed, Sparky said, "Lulu, my dream is to join an exploration team. But they only accept you if you can complete a mission on the job request board. I've tried, but I'm too weak to do them by myself..."
"Well," I said, looking up. "We can try one together tomorrow."
Sparky looked at me, surprised. "Really? You would do that for me?"
"Well, yeah!"
He smiled gratefully at me. "You're the best Lulu!" And as we drifted off into sleep, I smiled, knowing that I had just made what was left of Sparky's day.
Welp, hope you enjoyed this chapter! What will happen next? *evil laugh*