(A/N): Whoa! That took forever! HAPPY FRIDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING!
Ah, well, it's done.
Now I must warn you that there are a lot of added scenes here, and I skipped 9/10 percent of dungeon exploring. Considering the fact that I'm writing off a walkthrough on Youtube AND there's so much dialogue AND I don't like writing action (Because I suck at it) I stuck to the other features!
Since there are quite a few characters I need to have named by the next two chapters, If you win the QOTD, you get to name a character, even if somebody answered right before you. And Jaegothis7 can play again this time.
ZEPHYR: "I had pie yesterday! PIE! SO MUCH PIE! AND TORCHICS!" (Torchics are Turkey BTW)
THAT IS CANNIBALISM.
Okay, time for the QOTD! Did you know that I make these up on the spot? It's true! That's why they come out weird!
Which of these Pokemon was NOT available as a partner in Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky: (In general, disregarding your typing)
Phanpy, Riolu, Meowth, Totodile, Skitty, Pachirisu, Torchic?
Enjoy the chapter and my cheesy logic on Mystery Dungeons!
"Whoa!" the eevee cried, swerving away as the woobat snapped at her shoulder.
"Hey!" Jeffery yelled. "Come on, the staircase is over here! What are ya dawdlin' for?"
"Er…right, right!" she said, swinging her silvery tail at the woobat. She was surprised at how naturally the battling came to her, and was even more surprised when the woobat let out a little shriek and flew away.
"What now?" she asked, looking at Jeffery.
"The staircase! I showed you how on the last floor, remember?" Jeffery waved a hand at the mouth of the tunnel they were in, where a large block of stone shaped like a staircase stood in the middle of the 'room'.
"Oh, yeah." the silver eevee said. Jeffery had showed her how the staircases were like portals to the next floor of the dungeon, and eventually they would lead you out of the maze-like places. Everything was still so confusing to her, and it made her even more confused when she remembered that she was a Pokemon now.
"Well, come on then!" Jeffery cried. "I can see a-"
She didn't hear the rest as a stabbing pain hit her side.
"Staaaaaannnttt!"
"Ugh, a stantler!" she hissed under her breath. The deer-like Pokemon was pretty bulky and hard to knock out.
"Hang on now, I've gotchya!" Jeffery shot a Razor Leaf at the stantler. It let out a whinny and stumbled away, calling out angrily.
The next minute, as the eevee climbed to her feet, she heard the loud pounding of hooves.
"GAAAH!" Jeffery cried. "He's brought himself reinforcements! A whole herd!"
She turned to see what must have been two dozen stantlers running and stampeding at the two of them, bellowing and snorting.
"Oh no!" she cried, running past Jeffery, who was less than a foot behind her. They ran into the room at last, gasping for air as they looked back to see the angry deer-Pokemon galloping after them.
"Quick-touch the staircase!" Jeffery panted, winded from the frantic sprint.
"No! You'll be left behind!" she said. "Hurry-come on! We need to touch it at the same time for it to work!"
"Young-uns!" Jeffery cursed.
"STAAAAAAAAAANNNNNT!" The herd was stomping into the room, snorting angrily. Jeffery yelped and pressed his hand against the staircase, the silvery eevee placing a paw on it just in time.
Immediately she was hit with the same dizziness she had felt when she had entered the dungeon and when she had exited the first floor, the kind that was so bad it made your vision too blurry to see. She gulped, wishing the rushing sensation would go away as soon as possible.
She found herself stumbling out of the dungeon and back onto the forest path. Jeffery was in front of her. Soon they both skidded to a halt and started panting.
"I'ma-strugglin'…" Jeffery gasped, clutching his knees and panting very loudly. "I reckon we should have us a bit of a break here….but…."
The nuzleaf turned to look back at the dungeon's exit. "Them fellers that attacked us all of a sudden…they're a kind of Pokemon called Beheeyem, I do believe…"
Suddenly Jeffery's worry turned into anger. "What're they followin' you for?" He asked, his voice accusing. The eevee took a step back in surprise as the angry nuzleaf went on. "Did you cause em' some kinda trouble?"
The eevee stayed silent, not knowing what to say.
"Why, your childish prank even got me caught up in your mess, I reckon!"
"Ch-childish pranks?" she stammered. I guess that answers the question about my age...
"I haven't done anything!" she said. "I have no idea why they attacked me!"
"Hmmm..." Jeffery crossed his arms, giving her an odd look. "An' that's what ya reckon Ya don't know?"
"Yes! Or...no...I'm confused." She shook her head. "All I know...a little bit earlier today I woke up in the forest for some reason and they attacked me."
"What'chya mean, for some reason?" Jeffery asked, narrowing his eyes at her. "Did ya sleep there or did you sleep at home and teleport yerself there r' somethin'?"
"I-I'm not sure," she admitted. "I woke up and I couldn't remember anything."
"What now?" Jeffery asked, looking surprised. "You ain't got no memories at all?!"
"No." the shiny eevee said, shaking her head. "I can't even remember my name!"
"WHA?" Jeffery looked shocked. "No...yer messin' with me, aren'tchya? Playin' a dirty trick, are yeh?"
"No! I'm not!" she insisted. "I seriously can't remember anything...except...I think I was a human before I turned into a Pokemon..."
"WHAT!?" Jeffery looked shocked. "A-A-a-a HUMAN?! That's insane! This is all a trick, ain't it? Yer pulling off some kind of prank, eh?"
"N-no!" the eevee said, starting to get annoyed at Jeffery's stubbornness. "Seriously! I'm telling the truth here!"
Jeffery was quiet for a minute, and then he let out a long sigh. "That's a bit of a breather for me…wow….Alrighty, kiddo, normally, I'd say yer off the rocker, but I reckon I believe ye for some strange reason. No name, huh?"
She school her head. "No. Nothing except being a human…"
Jeffery tilted his head at her. "Y'know, I never mentioned it before, but you've got quite the coat there."
"Um…"
"Yessery, I've a-never seen fur so shiny and silvery than yers! It's quite rare to see silver like that!"
"Er….thanks?"
"But aboutcyher name, I'd say we'd better give you a nickname for now, since you've got amnesia. Hrmmmm…" Jeffery put a hand on his chin, thinking for a little bit. "You look like a Shayla ter me! 'Zit all right if I call you Shayla till you can remember yer name?"
"Sure." she said. "I guess that's okay."
"It fits ye mighty well, ya know." Jeffery said. "Shayla. Yup, I like that!"
"Okay…" Shayla said, a little confused. At least he didn't choose anything lame or embarrassing...
"BEHEE!"
Shayla turned to see three large brown Pokemon with big heads floating up to them.
Flicker Flicker Flicker….(The three beheeyem flickered their lights at each other)
"EEEE! IT'S THEM BEHEEYEM!" Jeffery cried. " I reckon we ought to get runnin'!"
Shayla nodded and ran after him, but she felt a cold hand-like thing grasp her tail. "OW!"
"Jeez! Shayla!" Jeffery cried, trying to pull her away.
"IT'S GOT ME! HEEEELPPP!" cried Shayla, but the beheeyem who had gotten ahold of her was raising her into the air.
"What's it doin'?" Jeffery asked in shock.
"I'm not sure!" Shayla responded, panicked. The beheeyem was holding her high over it's head, not letting go as she thrashed under its steel-tight grip.
"Behee! Behee!" Without any warning, it slammed Shayla down with enough force to do permanent damage to a Pokemon. Shayla let out a wail as she hit the ground, and everything went all black.
"Hey, Shayla, you okay?"
"Urrgghh…what happened?" Shayla asked groggily. Everything was spinning and she felt sore.
"Them beheeyem knocked you out cold! You weren't movin' at all! I had to drag you all across the first floor of this dungeon before I could find somethin' to revive you!"
"Are we in a dungeon?' she asked, too disoriented to move.
"Yep, I'm pretty sure it's called Lush Forest r' somethin'." answered Jeffery. "I had to pull you in and drag you to the staircase. We're on the second floor right now. Errr…sorry that I got you all muddy…"
Shayla saw her silver fur was smeared with dirt, mud, and dust, and it was covered with bits of moss and grass."
"Are you hurtin'?" Jeffery asked anxiously.
"Yes. Let's keep moving before the beheeyem catch us." Grimacing, she got to her paws and flicked some grass off her tail.
"There ye go, puttin' on yer brave face!" Jeffery said. "C'mon now, you're lucky I revived you so close to that staircase!"
The rest of the trip went by quickly, and soon they found the final staircase.
Shayla burst out of the dungeon, dizzy and panting.
"Hah….hah…I think we done lost them beheeyem…" Jeffery panted, wiping his brow. "We lost 'em…I reckon…"
The exhausted nuzleaf collapsed to the ground, leaning against some dry dirt. "Whoo-eee! I sure am beat!"
The two of them were still for a moment, besides their chests, which were rapidly rising and falling as they gasped in exhaustion.
"B-but I calculate we got away from them troublemakers!…Phew…"
Jeffery stood up and turned to Shayla, looking angry and annoyed. "Consarn it! You sure did drag me into a fine mess! And me havin' nothin' to do with any of it!"
Then his expression softened. "But…I reckon I could forgive you this one time…us bein' all right n' all…"
Jeffery turned away. "Adios, friend." he said. "I'll be heading' home now." He turned back to Shayla. "I reckon you ought be careful on your own way home, too."
Shayla blinked, unsure of what to do. She stood where she was and didn't respond. A thin, cool breeze blew at her, ruffling up the white main covering her chest. The sky was starting to darken.
Jeffery began to walk away. Another breeze wafted through the air. After a few paces, the nuzleaf turned back to her. "Ah. But then you done carried on about yourself vein' a human or some such?"
"Yes." Shayla said quietly, nodding a bit.
"Huh. So that'd make you from the human world…"
Shayla nodded again. "I guess so."
Jeffery swallowed hard. "That sure enough is a hard pill to swallow, all right…" He paused. "But supposin' I did believe you…Then what in the world are you fixing to do now?"
"I-I'm not sure." Shayla said. It was nearly dusk, and her paws seemed to be getting colder. "I…" She trailed off.
"Got no idea, huh?" Jeffery asked. Shayla shook her head in agreement. "Hardly a surprise…Well, I can't pay no nevermind…as to where yer fixin' to sleep tonight, you might better go find you someplace."
With that, he began to walk off again. Shayla felt sad watching him go. What will I do now? Then he turned to her again. "Good luck to you, friend." he said. "Fare thee well."
And with that, Jeffery walked clean away, the huge trees swallowing him up. The leaves rustled as a big gust of ice-cold wind blew over the treetops.
It's a-gettin' mighty cold out…Jeffery thought uncomfortably. That poor lil youngster...
"Ugh…no…" Jeffery sighed, not wanting to turn around. But he did anyways.
A dirty, confused little eevee with a light gray coat that should be soft and warm, not cold and grubby like it was. Shivering. Sniffling. Fur bristling with fear and uncertainty. Just that was enough to make him feel terrible guilt. And then he saw her eyes. They were huge, big blue pools, sad and hungry and confused and so pitiful he felt his heart twinge with pity and guilt. How could he leave that poor child out alone like that? It was obvious she would freeze and starve out here, and, why, them beheeyem might come the second he turned his back!
"AH, CONSARN IT!" Jeffery cried, running back to Shayla. "Don't go lookin' at me with them big baby-doll eyes like that! Why, them beheeyem might come along and attack again at any moment!"
Jeffery let out a troubled puff of air. "I can't hardly leave no child here all alone and hungry an' cold in such conditions, no sir!" He sighed again. "I calculate I'm plumb outta options. Er...You could come to my place..."
Shayla looked up. "Really? D-do you mean it?"
"Of course I mean it! What, didya think I was lyin' to ya?"
Shayla stared at him, wide-eyed.
"So you wanna come?"
"Thank you!" Shayla said excitedly. Jeffery accepted it warmly.
"Yeah!? I reckon we oughta get movin'!" he said cheerfully. He pointed forwards. "My village is just over yonder."
Jeffery turned back to Shayla. "Now, it's a fair bit of a walk, so I reckon you stick real close to me and don't go gettin' lost!"
Shayla nodded. "Thanks so much!"
Jeffery nodded gleefully. "We'd best be on our way!"
And so Shayla ended up heading to Jeffery's village together with him.
Traveling down deep valleys and up over rugged hills...
And camping out underneath the stars when the night fell upon them...
Until...at long last...
Jeffery led Shayla up a lush green hill. The nuzleaf stopped. "Oh! There it is! You can see it now!"
Shayla stood beside him, looking at where he was pointing. Jeffery went on. "I reckon we're finally here!"
The two Pokemon were looking down at a big blue lake. Very close to the lake was what looked like several buildings and houses clustered together.
"You see that there lake?" Jeffery asked. "That there little village on the shore is where I live...
Serene Village."
(A/N): INSERT AUTHOR'S NOTE HERE...
-Static Eevee 198