*Mushu voice* I LIVE!
Yes, I'm still alive. Sorry it took so freaking long to update, this chapter's actually been sitting on my computer for a while, gathering dust. I suppose I owe you a bit of an explanation for my absence, so without going into too much detail, a day before I'd planned to publish this chapter I had a panic attack. It took me several weeks to fully recover from it, since I'd never had one before, and he next thing I know it's Thanksgiving week and everyone and their dog was in town and doing family stuff and it was almost Finals Week. (Midterms for you lovely british folks) I'm sorry to say that a combination of distractions and the accursed procrastination bug took over from there.
Of course, losing my plot bunny and finding two completely different ones didn't help much. BUT! thanks to two lovely reviewers and some help from the stars of this chapter, I finally managed to track the little stinker down. Now all I have to do is get it to tell me all its secrets! *Maniacal laughter and lightning flashes*
AHEM. Anywho, onto the fun stuff!
*announcer voice* Drumroll please!
It's the VIEWER REPLY CORNER! (Extended addition, since I've been gone so long)
Joining us this time are the lovely stars of this chapter, Nico Robin and Pokemon Connoisseur Cilan! Say hi guys!
Robin: *waves* "Hello."
Cilan: "Uh. Hi? Why am I here again?"
Because you're helping answer reviews, Ci.
Cilan: "I mean, why me? it's Robin's chapter."
Because I said so. And Chili bet me 20,000 Poke that you wouldn't.
Cilan: *Makes exasperated face*
Robin: "Perhaps we should answer our first review?"
Right! ONTO OUR FIRST REVIEW!
avatoa Said
Oh dear God no. Not Cilan, man. Wait a second does Ash exist here? If he doesn't, then maybe Cilan will act more normal than in in the anime. If Cilan sticks to the anime script, Zoro is gonna kill him. And I'm being super serial here.
Cilan: "... I'm not sure whether or not to be insulted."
Don't worry Ci, I already had a pleasant chat with avotoa a while ago, they were just a bit concerned since they feel you act like a dick in the anime. I'll stick a copy of the conversation at the bottom since it has some spoilers for the current chapter- that and it's a bit long.
Cilan: *kicked puppy face* "They think I'm a dick?"
Robin: "The Black and White anime did portray you as rather self-important."
Cilan: *Sits in corner growing mushrooms*
*looks at Cilan with eyebrows raised* Oh-kay then… Next review.
Pikminfan said
I love the story! More please! I wonder what Pokemon the others will get? Can't wait for the next chapter!
Robin: "Well, Miss Author-san does have all our pokemon teams picked out already, and she seems rather excited about which pokemon she paired with each of us. However, since she hasn't decided whether or not Cilan will accompany me on my journey to find the rest of the crew, he currently does not have any sort of team, save Pansage-san."
Cilan: "So I'm on probation? … does no one like me?"
Oh relax Ci, I like you just fine. I'm currently leaning towards you sticking around anyhow.
Cilan: *cheering up*"Really?"
Robin: "Of course that means you'll be put through harrowing dangers, possibly become maimed, or even die. Our adventures aren't exactly the safe variety."
Cilan: *Stares at her in slight horror*
Well. On that note, next review!
Elfyliane said
...Cela va être l'enfer avec Brook, non ? ;p
Robin: "according to google translate, Elfliane said:' ... It's going to be hell with Brook , right?'"
Since I take Latin, not French, I'm going to assume for once that the dreaded Google Translate was correct.
Robin: "Brook's appearance will most likely be an issue for him, if that is what you were implying, and Miss Author-san would love any suggestions for solutions"
Cilan: "... Who's Brook?"
*Robin and Dragon exchange a glance*
You'll find out later Ci.
Cilan: "Why do I feel like this is going to end very badly?"
NEXT REVIEW!
Alder Niis said
Ohhhhhh! I am just in love with this right now! Plus the chapter names are so cool and clever and ooooooohhhh! Sorry. But it really is very good. No, really. And I'll go now. ... BYE!
Awww, thank you! By the way, your profile pic is adorable.
Firebird0315 said
Will the crew be separated for some time then meet each other at one point or will they run into one or two of their members and form small groups before the fated reunion?
Robin: "Currently either option is plausible, though the second option is more likely."
Cilan: "The pokemon world is a big place, and there's quite a few ways to get extremely lost. Not to mention the various 'Team so-and-so's.' Since it's extremely likely that Robin's crewmates will get mixed up in trouble, the likelihood of them all locating each other in one fell swoop is not very high."
Probably an understatement there Ci, but we've got more reviews to go through. So, moving on to our next review!
Silvershark Fang said
I don't have my laptop with me right now so i'm typing this from my phone.
First, thanks for the shout out, D. This is one fine introductory chapter and look, it was a bit longer than before. I think? Anyhow, you start in Sinnoh too, yeah?
I suggest a Lucario for Sanji. That'd be a pretty good matchup wouldn't u agree?
Anyway, good luck! Update soon!
Hey Silver! Thanks for the review! And yeah, pokemon-continuity-wise, this is set during Diamond and Pearl. Might just give your characters a cameo or two if you don't mind. Only if you don't mind. I don't wanna be an ass. As for the Lucario, although I do agree they'd be an interesting match, I've already picked out a Riolu for someone else. Not telling who though! *Evil grin*
Guest chapter 2 . Nov 16, 2015 said
Amazing chapter
Guest chapter 1 . Nov 16, 2015 said
It was very good
Assuming that you're the same guy... Thanks for the reviews!
NemesisDrive said
So cool where are the others going?
Robin: *looks at Dragon curiously*
*looks right back* Haven't decided yet. Depends on where their first pokemon's habitat is.
Robin: *Pouts imperceptibly*
CorpseNeko21 said
This story is friggin' amazing! I love how you paired up Sanji with a Torchic (*cough* Blaziken *cough* kicking moves) and I really do hope you won't give up like others, this story is only two chapters and I'm already in love. If people flame, ignore them and read the good comments. Because this is cool. And awesome.
~Continue writing and update soon please!
*Grins brightly* OH MY GOSH SOMEBODY ACTUALLY GOT IT! YAY! I totally did that on purpose. You friggin' rock!
Cilan: "? What?"
Robin: *glares at Dragon grumpily* "I really wish I knew more about pokemon habitats right now."
CorpseNeko21 said
Time for hypothesis (I'm soooo wrong):
Luffy will be getting Chimchar, Zoro might get a Oshawott and we already know Sanji already got torchic.
Luffy is a monkey like boy and Infernape uses physical attacks like punches and kicks, like Luffy.
Zoro gets an Oshawott because Samurott is a bad ss who uses swords.
Sanji gets Torchic because Blaziken kicks and is a fire type like Sanji's Jambe.
Chopper, Franky and Brook won't get pokemon (since they are weird in their own way) because it makes sense.
Soo... Hoenn, Sinnoh and Unova are on the list.
Do you guys agree?
(I have already read 2nd chapter, just that I posted on it already :P)
Yay! Two reviews from the same person! Now, let's see if I can prove/disprove your hypotheses without giving too much away. Nobody will be getting a Chimchar, the Oshawott is extremely likely but won't be the first, Brook and Franky will have pokemon, but Chopper's more likely to just befriend a few.
Robin: "So Hoenn and Sinnoh, huh?" *smiles slightly*
Dammit Robin! You are not supposed to know that!
Cilan: "I'm just going to say we should move on before something crazy happens."
*Dragon pulls out sunglasses and a Neuralizer straight from MIB*
Cilan:*eyes wide* "OK NEXT REVIEW."
Eskaya said
Awesome! Finally found a good opxpokemon FF! Pls update soon! (Sry I'm from Germany and I don't speak and write english very well. ._., )
Cilan: "Dragon is a bit… uh.. busy, right now," *winces at Neuralizer flash* "but your english isn't bad at all- at least it looks fine to me. And thank you for your review!"
Nerv said
Why would Sanji need a pokemon? He can already fly and light his leg on fire, he's more than capable of surviving on his own.
Red said
What should have happened:
Birch: "You need a pokemon to defend yourself!"
Sanji: "I fought a giant that makes regular giants look tiny, and a wolf man with a body that was as tough as iron. I think I can defend myself just fine without a pokemon."
*All evidence of the Neuralizer incident has vanished*
Alright, I'm going to address both of these at once. Sanji's Torchic was a gift. Sure he doesn't technically need Kasai, but a pokemon crossover without any pokemon is a moot point. And boring. The main justification I have for giving the Straw Hat's pokemon was already gone over by Birch- They need to attract attention, and they need to blend in. The Pokemon world doesn't have anything remotely like the Straw Hats, if they just went about willy nilly doing the impossible like they usually do, they'd get annihilated by not only the pokemon government, but hunted down by the various poke-villains for their abilities; and although they're probably not going to hold out long with their trouble-magnet tendencies, most of them aren't dumb enough to immediately antagonise everybody when they hardly know a thing about where they are, how they got there, and how to get back. I've got a fail safe for Luffy.
I should probably clarify the timeline though. This story takes place right after Thriller Bark. So no flying Sanji. No new world stuff. May or may not decide to include Haki.
Sonicxpokemon said
plz update :)
Robin: "I believe this should suffice."
Darkskeleton said
I half expected sanji to try to cook it... of course if it speak, it's ore troublesome. But I do expect Luffy to try to eat one.
True… true. And probably.
Robin: "Knowing Captain-san, he will."
Cilan: "A… live pokemon?"
Robin: "Yes."
Pretty much.
Cilan: "..." T_T "You people are crazy."
You're just now noticing this?
Cilan: "Just what have I gotten myself into?"
NoSignalBlueScreen said
This appears to be promising!
Cilan: "If by promising you mean Zubatshit insane, then yes. That's exactly what this is."
Cyber Orteck said
Yay for Sanji! I think the Pokemon should be wary of them, ooh I can't wait to see more! Sanji and Torchic are perfect together! Both are fiery kickers! Update this please!
IT HATH BEEN UPDATED. Also, thank you for your excited review!
minchen0897 said
Gosh
This is awesome!
I just was curious about this cross-over thing and since i'm currently fangiring One Piece like a mad(wo)man i looked there- got curious about Pokémon Cross Over and-
found this amazing piece of work!
WOW! I'm flashed. Your writing-style is really nice and i think you catch Sanji (and in the previous chapter the others too) quite well in-character.
Same goes for Professor Birch, for as much as i can say :D
Well done! I hope you will keep on updating this story, i want to know what happens next!
OMG Yay! I'm so glad you liked it! You and Cyber up above are the ones who helped me kick off my procrastination bug, and update this darn thing. Also I am thrilled I have corrupted you to the ways of the Crossover my friend. *Nods solemnly*
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Cilan: "Do you have any idea what they're talking about?"
Robin: "Not a clue."
Alright Folks, that just about wraps this up! *announcer voice* Now, for the moment you've all been waiting for… THE STORY!
"Human Speech"
'Human Thought'
'Pokemon Speech'
"Pokemon Thought"
Important Terms (Generally on a one-time-only basis, the only exceptions being time or place-skips, titles, and stuff in my author's notes. )
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon or One Piece. If I did, Brock would still be in the show and Ace would be among the living.
'The Munna and the Demon! Introducing Pokemon Connoisseur Cilan!'
Meanwhile, in the Dreamyard just outside Striaton City in the Unova region, an odd little pokemon was floating about. It looked rather like an upside down dollop of light pink cream with shiny salmon colored eyes and a single salmon oval on it's forehead. The back half of the creature was covered in a floral pattern, the petals a dark purple and the centers the same salmon as the oval. This is a Munna, a pokemon only found here in the Dreamyard. This particular Munna was currently peeking out from behind a small ruined wall at a smoking crater not too far away. Why exactly? Concidering all of the other pokemon in the Dreamyard had run as far away from it as possible. The reason was actually quite simple.
Munna eat dreams.
They quite literally eat dreams of pokemon and humans alike, though they love to eat nightmares the most. Since they consume dreams as a food source, they've become quite adept at sensing them; and there was something in that crater having one heck of a nightmare. The question was, what was it? The Munna shivered subconsciously.
Maybe it was a monster or an alien.
Did it eat Munnas?She didn't know, but that curious part of her she'd had since she'd hatched practically begged her to go find out. After a few more moments of internal debate, the Munna's hunger joined forces with her curiosity, and she floated towards the smoking wreckage.
She kept as quiet as she possibly could, doing her best to not disturb the dreaming thing. It wouldn't be good if she woke it up, it might eat her after all, she wouldn't get to eat any dreams either. As she hovered closer through the dispersing smoke, the feeling of the dream grew ever stronger.
What kind of horrors would a creature have to go through to have such a nightmare? The Munna couldn't even see the creature, but she could feel its nightmare pushing at her subconscious, begging to be eaten. But first things first. She wanted to figure out just what this thing was before she began poking around in its head.
For all she knew it could give her indigestion.
As she drew closer she began to see a form up ahead. The shape didn't look like a pokemon, maybe it was some undiscovered- wait. She'd seen forms like that before. But where- A human.
A human girl.
An injured human girl.
Oh my.
And her dream, no, her nightmare. It was so strong. So terrible. She had to help. Find help. Yes. Human help. But who could, perhaps, yes. Into town. To the gym. Find help. Must find help. But first. Ease her pain. Eat the nightmare. Turn it to mist. Make it go away. She floated closer to the girl. She hovered above the sleeping form. She breathed it in. The nightmare. She was there. In the dream. Watching. For a moment. Like always. There was the girl. She was younger? A town. A big tree. Who are- no. Oh no. The clover man. Then flames. Remember to laugh. Oh no oh no ohnoohno ohArceusnopleasenodon'tdoitnopleaseno. Running. Fear. OhArceuspleaseno! The stone. Not right. Dream gone. Falling. Saved. Didn't want to be. Found. Stayed. Happy. For a moment. Scared. Worry. Something to lose. Running. Gave up. Torture. Horrors. Ended.
It was over.
Hell.
That was what she'd seen.
That woman's life had been hell.
Not even Darkrai could create such horrors.
She needed to get help. Now. The girl's slumber had become dreamless, but she was still hurt. She'd fallen from the sky after all.
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The Munna blasted through Striaton City fast enough to make Rayquaza jealous. She was on a mission. Totally oblivious to the cars and people swerving and dodging to get out of her way. She was looking for a specific building. There. Striaton City Gym. Home of the Trio Badge.
And them. Those boys. Those nice boys. Wild pokemon liked them. They were trustworthy. They cared about pokemon. They cared about people too. The Munna slammed through the doors of the gym, startling the restaurant patrons as she zoomed about, looking for those boys.
The gym leaders. Fire. Water. Grass. There. She zoomed straight up to Fire.
'Help! Help! I need your help!' she cried, trying to make him understand.
"What in the world? A Munna?" asked Fire, a man with cherry red hair reminiscent of the name wild Pokemon called him.
"Why on earth is a Munna here?" asked Water, brushing his dark blue hair out of his eye for a moment.
"She seems rather distressed. What's wrong?" asked Grass. The green haired man. The kindest, at least to the Munna's knowledge.
'Help! There's a girl who needs help! In the Dreamyard!'
"Maybe she's hungry?" asked Fire.
The Munna shook her head vigorously. 'No! No, No No! I'm not hungry! There's a girl! A girl in serious danger!'
"Don't be ridiculous Chili, Munna eat dreams as their main source of food." Water stated calmly.
"I'm not so sure Cress, she sounds pretty hungry to me." Fire retorted.
'For the last time I AM NOT HUNGRY! There is a girl in danger! A GIRL IN DANGER!'
The Munna was at her wits end. Perhaps these boys were helpful, but Arceus they were dense! Luckily for her, all of her worried yelling had caught the attention of one of the gym leader's pokemon, more specifically Grass's; and Pansage popped out of his pokeball. Pansage was a small monkey pokemon, mostly green with a small tree on its head and two leaves on the tip of its tail.
'What's all the commotion about?' he asked.
'Thank Arceus, another pokemon! Mr. Pansage-san! I need your trainer's help!'
'Help with what?'
'In the Dreamyard! There's a critically injured girl! A human girl! She needs help, fast!'
The grass type's eyes widened.
"Pansage? Do you have any idea what Munna here is so worked up about?" asked Grass.
'We don't have time to chat Cilan, Miss Munna-chan, help me pull my trainer! It will take to long if we wait for them to sort it out!' She nodded to Pansage and quickly grabbed the front of Grass's shirt, the grass type pushing his leg in the same direction, attempting to drag him out the door.
"What the? You want me to follow you?"
'YES! We need to go, NOW! No time to lose!' the Munna cried.
"You might as well go with them Cilan, it's probably nothing serious, and it's a slow day anyway." Water suggested.
"Alright then, Munna, lead the way." Grass stated, nodding determinedly.
'Thank Arceus.' Sighed the Munna. 'Come, now, quickly! We don't have much time!'
She began a charge through downtown once again, though a bit slower to make sure Grass could keep up. However she still caused quite the stir.
Meanwhile, Cilan wondered to himself just what could have gotten this Munna so stressed out. He had a bad feeling that his brother had been way off base when he said it wasn't serious. Yet he somehow felt like this was supposed to happen, though for the life of him he couldn't figure out why.
He followed Munna throughout town, thanking Arceus he was in good shape because, damn, that pokemon could move fast. As they went farther and farther away from town he began to wonder just where they were taking him.
His question was soon answered.
"The Dreamyard?" he wondered aloud. "Why the Dreamyard?"
'This way! This way! Hurry! Hurry!' the Munna cried.
Pansage, clinging to Cilan's shoulder for dear life, wondered as well- but about much different things. Like what was so special about this girl that got a wild Munna to try and assist her. He quite quickly found out. Laying in the middle of the Dreamyard in a huge crater was a woman.
Perhaps in her late twenties, she was quite striking, with shoulder length black hair and an attractive body. Her clothing fit her quite well, a pair of knee high black leather boots and a short black leather dress that showed off her curves. She was completely unconscious, and her arm… Arms were not supposed to bend that way.
"Oh hell." Cilan breathed. "So this is what caused all that commotion. We need to get her to a hospital. Pansage, return please." he zapped Pansage back into his pokeball, and began slowly making his way towards the strange girl, finally arriving at her side. He winced when he got a good look at her arm. Arms were definitely not supposed to bend that way. He gingerly picked her up bridal style, careful not to jar her arm. He looked at the Munna.
"I don't suppose she's your trainer?"
Munna shook her head. 'No. In all honesty she might not even be a human at all. She did fall out of the sky after all. Perhaps she's an angel."
"Didn't think so." Sighed Cilan. 'She sure is pretty though.' He thought to himself. 'GAH! FOCUS! Injured lady here! wait until AFTER she's safe before you start thinking she's pretty!' He shook his head slightly to clear it. "Let's get her to the hospital right away."
'Right. I hope she'll be OK. She's been through enough already.'
He quickly began his trek back into town, extremely careful not to jar the girl's arm or wake her. He spotted Striaton's Officer Jenny soon after reaching the outskirts of town. Munna got her attention with a Swift fired into midair. Swift was a rather simple normal type move that shot star shaped beams at an opponent. In any case, it got Jenny's attention.
"A Munna?" She asked, noticing the pokemon first. "Cilan? Wait, what-? Oh my."
"Officer Jenny, this girl is in pretty bad shape, we need to get her to the hospital right away." The Grass-type gym leader managed, attempting to catch his breath. Jenny nodded.
"Get in, right away!" She commanded firmly, and Cilan obliged, clambering into her sidecar, once again careful not to jar the girl's damaged arm. Jenny slammed on the gas and began expertly weaving her way through town at high speed. "What on earth happened?" She interrogated.
"I have no idea," He replied. "This Munna showed up in the gym and all but dragged me to the dreamyard."
"The Dreamyard?"
"Yes. This girl was in the middle of a huge crater, I have no clue what could have done that, and her arm…"
"I see, so whatever must have done this was long gone before you arrived."
"Right."
"But what about that Munna? Is it the girl's?"
"No, from what I can tell, Munna's a wild pokemon."
"A wild pokemon? Maybe it saw what happened."
"Who knows, but perhaps Munna was simply attracted to a particular flavor of this girl and decided to help."
"Maybe," Jenny began, then stopped her train of thought as she pulled to the curb. "We're here. Let's get her inside. Quickly, Cilan!"
"Right!"
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The first thing Robin felt was pain. Not extreme, but that throbbing, irritating pain one gets when something is attempting to heal. It also itched. Her eyes fluttered open. Where was she? A hospital of some kind? But what hospital helped pirates?
Wait.
The technology in this room. It was far more advanced than anything she had ever seen before, and she doubted that even the infamous Vegapunk had such equipment. This was certainly not the Grand Line- she couldn't smell the sea- perhaps that tear the Sunny had sailed through was a rip in space. Intriguing. It was possible she may have traveled through time as well. She hoped her friends were alright. Now, just what was causing that- Oh.
Ouch.
Well, at least it was only her wrist, and the cast didn't look so bad either. She rather liked the flowers.
'How did I get here?' She wondered. 'What happened exactly? It seems as though my injury came from whatever occurred when we went through that tear, and I'm assuming that our entry into this world caused all of us to be separated. Otherwise there would be quite a bit more noise.' She smiled softly at that thought, then frowned.
This would be the first time since the Enies Lobby incident that she was away from her friends. Though it was true her self-worth and confidence had improved since then, she still didn't feel quite right without them by her side. Brook's music, Franky's cola obsession, Chopper's ridiculous way of hiding, Nami's fiery temper, Usopp's lying, Sanji's chivalry, Zoro's constant training, and Luffy's -well- Luffy-ness.
Without them, she felt incomplete.
Suddenly the door to the room slid open, startling her out of her thoughts.
"Oh! It seems you're awake, thank goodness!" a sweet voice chirped. Said voice belonged to a rather sweet looking individual in a knee length modest light pink dress, white apron, and a nurse's hat. Her hair was- interesting. It was a hot pink color and done up into two low ponytails that had been pinned back up to create circles. Alright then. It was impractical, but nice enough. "You gave all of us quite the scare!"
"Pardon me Miss Nurse-san, but how did I arrive in your care? I can't seem to remember much of what happened."
"Oh! Of course you don't," the pink haired nurse stated, chiding herself slightly. "I'm afraid you were unconscious when you were brought in, and your arm was in rather rough condition. You were quite lucky my Audino's Heal Pulse was able to mend the majority of your injuries."
What on earth was an Audino and what in the world was a Heal Pulse? Perhaps it was some sort of medical equipment? Whatever it was, it was certainly only present in this world, considering the archeologist had no clue what it was. Well, she supposed it wouldn't hurt to ask.
"What exactly is an Audino?"
"You must not be from Unova then," the Nurse said, nodding slightly. "an Audino is a pokemon, more specifically, one of those that help myself and the other Nurse Joys throughout the Unova region."
"I'm assuming these 'pokemon' are rather common here, although I'm afraid I have never heard of them. Though perhaps 'pokemon' are called something different where I am from."
The Nurse, Nurse Joy, looked rather surprised, she obviously hadn't expected that.
"Well, where should I start…"
Two Hours and a Very Confusing Conversation Later…
"So you're from another world. Possibly another dimension."
"In short, yes, that is my best guess as to what occurred."
The, at this point rather frazzled, pink haired nurse sighed. "Well, I at least hope my explanation on Pokemon helped."
"Very much so, Miss Nurse-San. In fact, I'm quite intrigued about the origins of such intelligent and powerful creatures. They are truly fascinating." Robin smiled slightly at the kind woman. "I'm quite curious about how pokemon's moves may be used to assist others in need as well as human beings."
"Well, I'm afraid that's a bit out of my area of expertise, but I'm sure that Professor Juniper would love to debate about that with you. By the way, how is your wrist feeling? I never got a chance to ask, I suppose I got a bit sidetracked, it was the only part of your arm that Audino's Heal Pulse couldn't completely mend."
"My wrist is feeling fine, and I will admit, I rather like the cast."
"That's good to hear. I thought you might like the design, you see, you were originally found by a wild pokemon; more specifically a Munna, who has point blank refused to leave the premises since she helped bring you here; the pattern is the same as hers."
"I was rescued by a pokemon?"
"Well, more like she brought someone to help you and acted somewhat like a mother bird-type since then."
"I suppose I should thank her then, along with whoever helped her."
"That's not a bad idea, I'll let Munna in so you can get to know each other while I call Professor Juniper and see about getting you registered as a trainer. I can take you to meet the man who brought you in afterwards."
"Thank you for your assistance Miss. Nurse-san."
"No trouble at all! It is my job." Nurse Joy smiled brightly and opened the door, her eyes widening in surprise for a split second before she ducked, allowing a light pink blur to shoot into the room. She blinked, straightening, then walked out of the room as the door slid closed, pretending that nothing had happened.
'Oh my Arceus I thought she'd never let me in.' the Munna said 'Are you alright miss? Well, I don't suppose you can actually understand me, but I still hope you're ok!'
Robin looked at her, rather surprised. From what Nurse Joy had said, the ability to understand pokemon was absurdly rare, yet she could understand this Munna perfectly. Interesting.
"I am alright Miss. Munna-san, and I can understand you."
'Oh thank goodness you're alright! Though you probably ca- Did you just say you can understand me?'
"Yes, I can. Though I am unsure as to why or how, though I wonder if it has anything to do with the accidental interplanetary travel."
The Munna was stunned. Apparently this girl who'd fallen from the sky was not only from another planet, but could understand her as well. Well. Why not. Might as well take advantage of this.
'If you can understand me, then I have a few questions for you.'
"Go ahead."
'Are you aware you fell from the sky like a downed Pidgey?'
"I was not. I have no memory of arriving in this world, there is a blank space between entering what I suppose was a interworld rift with my friends, and awakening here."
'What is your name?'
"Miss. Munna-san, isn't more appropriate to introduce yourself before asking someone their name?"
'Considering the majority of wild pokemon, including myself, don't have individual names, it is a bit of a moot point for us.'
"Understandable. In my world, last names are generally stated first, but I understand that it is the opposite here. So, my name is Nico Robin, or in your world's terms, Robin Nico."
'Robin-san? If you are from another world, what was it like there? I, um, I'm not quite sure how to explain this… but, Munnas like myself consume dreams as a part of our diet, and while we are; for lack of a better term, eating, the dream, we experience part of it. It depends on the strength of the dream, how much we see. When I found you, you were having a nightmare.
'I myself, along with the majority of my species, enjoy eating nightmares the most; for two reasons: nightmares are both very nutritious and good tasting, and because of the fact that we remove the pain of someone suffering… I wanted to help you, so I ate the nightmare, and… Did all of that, really happen? Is…'
"Yes. That nightmare was made from my memories. Though the ending was a bit different. I was rescued. By some extraordinary, people. People who had become my family, my nakama. They declared war on the world, just to save me. And they won."
'They sound like amazing people.'
"They are. They truly are. And I have no doubt that they have arrived in this world much as I have, so I will not rest until I find them. We will return home. Together."
The Munna was floored. No human she had ever seen or even heard of would do something like that. Even for their friends. Robin and her friends were truly special, and perhaps, she could be too.
'Robin-san. I- I wish to come with you. I want to help you find your friends, whatever it takes. Will- will you allow me to accompany you on your journey?'
"You want to come with me?" Robin was thoroughly surprised. "I wouldn't want to take you away from your home."
'You wouldn't be. Besides, I'd rather be caught by you than some doofus with no backbone.'
Robin smiled, happy that she had a new companion to help her on her journey. "Very well then."
The Munna squeaked with joy as she landed on Robin's lap, just as Nurse Joy walked back in.
The pink-haired woman raised her eyebrows in surprise, then smiled. "I see you two have made friends. That's wonderful!" she said. "Oh! I almost forgot, here Robin-san, your pokedex and your pokeballs." Joy handed the still seated Archeologist the dark purple and light pink device and the standard set of six pokeballs. "I'd suggest heading to Nuvema town to get a starter, but I think you may have already found one." she nodded kindly to the Munna.
Robin smiled as the Munna nodded as best she could, floating up a bit off the bed as Robin got up. She was quickly forced to brace herself on her new companion as her legs nearly gave out from sitting for so long.
The Munna didn't mind as she helped her trainer-to-be stay balanced. The archeologist whispered her thanks as she put five of the pokeballs into her jacket pocket, and, following Nurse Joy's previous instruction, expanded the remaining pokeball. At the insistence of both the Munna and Nurse Joy, she waited until she had regained her balance (and by extension feeling in her legs), before she stood fully on her own.
"Are you certain you wish to come with me?" she questioned the Munna.
'Of course!' she replied, rather forcefully. 'I'm coming with you no matter what!'
Robin smiled once again, and threw the pokeball in a light underhand toss, allowing it to gently tap the Munna's head and transport her inside in a flash of red light. The pokeball shook once, then with a 'dong' signaled a successful capture. Robin picked up the device and smiled.
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"Munna: the Dream-Eater pokemon.
Munna can eat the dreams of humans and pokemon alike, and then project those dreams by emitting Dream Mist from its body. How this process occurs, and its effect on Munnas and their 'dream hosts', is currently unknown.
This Munna is Female.
This Munna's Ability is Telepathy, which allows it the pokemon to anticipate other's thoughts and actions. This improves depending on a pokemon's knowledge of its target.
This Munna knows the following moves: Swift, Sleep Talk, Psywave, and Yawn."
Dextra's clear robotic voice intoned.
'Sounds about right.' the Munna hummed, floating beside Robin in front of the hospital section of the pokemon center. They were currently waiting for Nurse Joy to pull up with her van, since she'd insisted that Robin should take it easy for a few days before she 'went running around like a rapidash' and had turned a deaf ear to Robin's assurances there would be no running. 'Though I know exactly what my dream eating does, unlike those scientist guys.'
"I suppose I now have a decent idea as well." Robin nodded. "Miss. Munna-san, you mentioned that trainers sometimes give their pokemon companions names?"
'Yes, though from what I've heard, it's not a very common practice.'
"Would you like one?"
'Really?!'
"Really."
'I would love a name, but I say you should choose what it is. After all, you are my trainer now.'
"Are you sure you don't have anything in mind?"
'I don't, but you do.' she laughed at Robin's surprised expression. 'My ability is Telepathy, remember? Besides, I wanna know what you came up with!'
"Alright. I was thinking about calling you Tsuki, it means 'Luck.' I thought it fitting since you saved my life."
'I love it Robin-san!'
"Tsuki it is then." Robin finished, just as Nurse Joy pulled up in her van.
"Ready to go girls?"
"Certainly."
'Duh, we've been waiting on you.'
Robin had to stifle a laugh as she and Tsuki climbed (or in Tsuki's case, floated) into Nurse Joy's glaringly pink van.
They pulled up in front of the Striaton City Gym not long after.
"This is the place?" Robin questioned.
"Right! The Striaton City Gym, home of the Trio Badge, and a part-time restaurant. The man who brought you in is one of the Gym Leaders here."
'Yup! Grass! That guy! He's nice, though his brothers are weird. Fire's dense, and Water is overly logical. Grass' Pansage is also pretty cool. He helped.' Tsuki chittered, nodding sagely, as Robin once again had to stifle her laughter. Earning her an odd look from Nurse Joy, since she didn't know Robin could understand pokemon. The pink haired Nurse shook her head as she parked her van, opting to ignore her otherworldly patient's oddities. She stepped out of her van, followed by Robin and Tsuki, and led the way into the restaurant Gym.
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"Cilan! Focus!" Hollered Chili as his brother was getting thoroughly pounded by the gym's latest challenger. "This is a Gym Battle remember?!"
"Calm down Chili. You know full well why Cilan's distracted." Cress stated.
"Yeah, but he doesn't even know who the girl is, and Nurse Joy is the best in the business. She'll be fine, nothing he needs to loose a Gym Battle over!"
The Water Type Gym leader sweatdropped. "Breathe Chili. The girl was in critical condition you know. Cilan was the one who brought her in, it's natural he'd feel responsible for her."
"Natural smatural."
"That's not a word Chili."
"Whatever! The point is he's hardly trying!"
"..."
"COME ON! REALLY?! YOU ARE LOOSING TO A FREAKING MAGIKARP. WHO ONLY KNOWS SPLASH. HOW ARE YOU LOOSING?!"
"Alright. I'll admit it. That's just sad."
"Hello boys! How's the Gym battle going?" Nurse Joy asked politely as she walked into the arena.
"Awful. Cilan's loosing. TO A FREAKING MAGIKARP!"
"Chili. Volume."
"WHATEVER!"
Robin walked into the arena, followed by Tsuki, and surveyed the room, raising an eyebrow at the ...battle. If you could even call it that. The challenger was literally shouting the word 'SPLASH!' at the top of his lungs and jumping into different poses like a bizarre cheerleader, while his Magikarp was spamming said move.
Which wasn't supposed to do anything.
But was somehow doing damage to a baffled Pansage.
And apparently confusing Magikarp as well.
Cilan looked just as confused as both pokemon, and was attempting to regain control of the battle- and failing miserably.
'How in the name of Reshiram is that Magikarp winning?' Tsuki muttered, looking thoroughly baffled. 'Splash isn't supposed to do anything, let alone win a gym battle.'
With one final Splash, Pansage was KOed. The referee raised his left flag, and stated in a rather confused tone: "Pansage is unable to battle, the winner is the Challenger Jayce from Nimbasa City."
The Challenger cheered as Cilan handed him a Gym Badge, and ran out of the building at top speed, without waiting for the green haired Gym Leader to say anything.
"He lost. To a freaking Magikarp. Who only used SPLASH." Chili groaned. "What madness is this?"
"I was under the impression that the move Splash wasn't supposed to cause any damage at all." Robin stated, finally causing the brothers to notice her. "Yet the challenger won. Intriguing."
"Who's she?" Chili asked bluntly
"Excuse my brother, he's a bit of a hot-head."
"Hey!"
"My name is Cress, and this is Chili. Judging by the fact this is the same Munna from earlier, I assume you're the mysterious lady our younger brother rescued?"
"I believe so. My name is Robin Nico, and this is Tsuki, my new companion."
'Hey Water. Sup Fire. I still think you're a doofus.'
"So she is your pokemon?" asked Chili.
"As of about an hour ago."
"I feel like this situation deserves an 'I told you so'."
"Shut up Cress."
"Our younger brother should be up here shortly, I assume you're here to meet him?"
"That would be correct."
"Great! Maybe now he'll actually win battles!"
"Chili."
"Yes, O serious one?"
"Shut up."
'You know what? I'm starting to like this guy!'
Robin smiled softly at the brothers antics. They reminded her somewhat of her crew, with a bit more witty banter and less violence.
Meanwhile, Cilan climbed up the stairs into the stands, puzzling over his rather bizarre defeat. Once he arrived at the top and spotted Cress' knowing smirk, it took one second for him to connect the dots as to why Nurse Joy was here, two seconds to notice Tsuki, three seconds to notice Robin, four seconds to curse his luck, and five seconds to realise he had absolutely no idea what to say to her and realise he was gaping like a Gulpin.
"Uh, um, hi." He managed nervously. Wow. So graceful. She was going to think he was a moron. There goes any chance he had at impressing her.
"Hello, I understand that you were the one who helped Tsuki here save my life." Robin stated matter of factly, throwing Cilan for a loop at her non-reaction.
"Er, um, yes?" Well that answer was just terrific, Chili snickering in the background was not helping his rising embarrassment, and he was pretty sure he was blushing now. Dammit.
"Thank you. My name is Robin Nico," Robin started, then deciding that she might as well embarrass him some more, continued. "Might I know the name of my rescuer?"
Dear Arceus this was like a shitty romance soap opera. Cilan was half hoping he was on a hidden camera show at this point, having to fight the urge to run screaming from the room. He took a deep mental breath and managed to calm his nerves somewhat.
"Cilan. My name is Cilan."
"Nice to meet you Cilan."
"So… Robin, how exactly did you, um, well-"
"End up severely injured in a crater in the dreamyard?"
"Yes. That."
"I am not sure you would believe me." Robin gave a slight, knowing, smile.
Cilan was oddly tempted to pout at that. What was it about her that made him feel like he's known her forever?
"Sorry to interrupt- whatever this is- but it looks like we're about to hit the dinner rush. So how's about you two lovebirds explore the city a bit?" Chilli interjected. "Or something. Cilan is really weird."
"ArceusdammitChili."
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The avatoa conversation, in case anybody wanted to read it:
Hey avatoa! I just wanted to assuage your fears here, this story takes place during Diamond and Pearl, so Ash is currently in Sinnoh meeting Dawn right about now. Ash and Cilan may meet, but not for a while. Besides that, I wasn't planning on making Ash entirely cannon, rather a bit more realistic with an age boost to fourteen. He'll also be more mature and a tad less of a dunderhead. (Since Zoro's going to be the first to meet him I figured he better get his act together. At least somewhat.)
All that battle experience and Legendary encounters had to have SOME effect, right?
The truth is I didn't even really plan on adding Cilan, and hadn't even watched any of Black and White before I started writing that chapter. I just knew I wanted Robin to have a Munna, and needed someone to get her into town. Cilan was the first character that popped in my head, and I was like 'Why not'. I've watched like ten episodes of B&W now and read his Bulbapedia page, so I've got some idea of how I want him to act. Hopefully you'll like my Cilan better than cannon Cilan!
Yours,
- Dragon
Nov 13, 2015
Phew, what a relief! [I removed a section here because it wasn't really part of my point, but it was still a lovely bit of info]
If Cilan hasn't met Ash yet, then maybe he won't be as goofy as he was in the show. And I must have misread the sneak peek title at the end because it had the word Demon in it, which refers more to Zoro as the word Devil refers more to Robin. So I apologize for that.
(I was thinking along the lines of her wanted poster when I named the chapter: 'Demon Child Nico Robin.' Sorry if there was any confusion.)