Chapter 3
Well, shit. That was the general thought that was going through the Pokémons' heads right now(except for Zorua, she doesn't know any swear words yet). While they were running away, they somehow got completely surrounded by these robe-wearing humans, who were pointing more sticks at them. At least they all knew what these sticks were apparently capable of, Zoroark filling Chatot and Meowth in on the news.
Now, here's the thing, Zoroark SHOULD have been intimidated by all of these people around her, but there were a few reasons why she wasn't:
A, these people looked like they had next to no muscle to them, and as a result, Zoroark figured that, without their little sticks, they were easy targets. Yeah, the humans that she encountered before were still humans at the end of the day, but at least THEY were all pretty much fit, most likely because of them being trainers they had to walk around a lot.
B, these people were, for lack of a better term, scared shitless. Seriously. They were shaking in their clothes, hands all fidgety and unstable.
"They DO know what Pokémon are, right?" Meowth asked,"besides, we haven't even done anything wrong...besides break in a building, but that place was crap anyway" Meowth asked.
"Yeah, it's like these people have never seen Pokémon like us before. I mean, me, Zorua, and Meowth aren't very intimidating, the only scary one here is you Zoroark, no offense. But it's still pretty darn wierd if you ask me..." Chatot trailed off.
Zorua giggled,"Imagine if they saw a legendary like Palkia, they would prolly die from shock!". She then imitated looking shocked, and fell to the ground, to which Chatot and Meowth laughed alongside her, but not Zoroark.
Hold up, Palkia controls time right? Or was that Dialga? Zoroark's eyes widened in sudden realization. Does that mean...no, it can be. But the portals, how else would they have appeared? Also, why did Palkia decide to be a dick and suck us up in a portal?
But then she saw that the humans were getting restless and antsy, so she decided to file that thought away for after they deal with these annoying humans. Suddenly, the 4 pokémon could see that there was a commotion brewing in the crowd, as people made way for a man slowly making his way through the crowd.
Now, this man was very peculiar, at least to the Pokémon. He had a beard, a long one that reached his waist. And, like the rest of the people that the Pokémon met, he wore long robes, but he wore robes of bright lavender, a sharp contrast to the dull gray and black of the rest of the people in the crowd. And as he slowly made his way towards the creatures, a gentle grandfatherly smile was plastered on his face and arms open and non-threatening, showing that he ment no harm to them.
Zoroark didn't like it one bit.
-XX-
For the first time in a very long time, Albus Dumbledore was admittedly shocked when he had finally met these famed "dark creatures" everyone was making a fuss about, and that was no small feat. The little black dog looked normal enough, same thing went for the gray kneazle. He wasn't quite sure what the bird was, though it could easily be some foreign animal. But the last and unquestionably the most fearsome one, was without a doubt the werewolf. It looked more beast than animal, but then again, there were such cases where the transformation went wrong, thus creating monstrosities.
But back to the matter at hand, he couldn't help but sigh when he heard the cries of the people to exterminate the beasts. Really, when would they LEARN, that killing was wrong, even enemies, you should always give them second chances. No, he would first learn more about them, than respond accordingly. If they WERE threats, he would simply give them to Hagrid, no doubt he would like to know more about them.
And so, he tried to use Legilimency on the werewolf...
-XX-
Key word being "tried". When he tried to use Legilimency on Zoroark it instantly failed.
And Zoroark loved every second of it.
So the old man is a psychic huh? Zoroark smirked at Dumbledore's shocked face. If only I wasn't a Dark type, or that Mind Reader attack may of actually worked. Truth be told though, I'm kinda pissed that he would actually try that on random strangers.
"Mom" Zorua said,"why are you so angry?" To which Zoroark snarled. Everyone watching them was confused as no one had heard them speak Pokémon before.
"That bastard old man tried to read my mind!" She snapped. Everyone looked shocked.
"How rude!/What a dick!" Meowth and Chatot exclaimed(good luck figuring out who said what).
"Now now!" Dumbledore said genially, forcing the Pokémon's attention on him,"no need to be so hostile, I'm sure that we can talk and settle our differences. Us wizards have plenty of experience with creatures" He finished, expected them to comply.
They didn't.
"This guy really thinks he can try to read all of our minds, and now he expects us to just smile and pretend nothing happended?" Chatot shook his head,"he reeks of bullshit." he said, with everyone agreeing with him.
"I-I think we should go with him." Meowth timidly suggested. Their eyes were instantly on her, and she flinched, but she soldiered on,"Think about it. We know nothing of where we are, maybe he can give us useful information and plus, if he tries anything, we can always overpower him. That mind reader thing won't work on any of us, except for Chatot." Everyone stopped and thought about this. Then, after a few moments of silent contemplation, and ignoring the crowd, they came to a desicion.
"Fine" Zoroark, Zorua, and Chatot said at the same time.
"We're going to have to find some way so that Dumblewhore can't read my mind." Chatot mumbled.
"So will you will you fine specimens come with?" When they all nodded, Dumbledore's eyes twinkled. It made Zoroark want to slash his stupid face. But as the crowd seemed to favor the old man, Zoroark knew they couldn't afford to do that.
Dumbledore clapped his hands,"Well then, lets get a move on, shall we?" He gestured towards his shoulders,"Grab on" At seeing their skeptical faces, he elaborated,"Once you do, we'll be able to travel to Hogwarts, the ultimate protection...besides Gringotts, but we're not storing you in a bank." He was only one who chuckled at his own joke,"Weeell? We're losing daylight." he gently chided them with a smile. Zoroark sighed before grabbing on, Zorua, Chatot, and Meowth doing the same.
She seriously wanted to gut the old man.
-XX- Harry's P.O.V
Harry and his friends sat down at the Great Hall.
He couldn't believe his bad luck. Honestly. He ALREADY had a detention! I mean, what the hell Umbridge, what did Harry do?! Hermione had assured him that, while Umbridge couldn't outright torture him with stuff like Crucio, as he was obviously high on her priority list, the detention would probably still be grueling hard "muggle work" as wizards put it. Luckily for him, he was used to hard work thanks the Dursleys making him do pretty much everything around the house.
"Harry, are you even listening to me?" Hermione's voice broke him out of his thoughts.
"Yeah Hermione, what is it?" He asked through gritted teeth. It was like everyone wanted Harry to hear their whispers about his outburst in Umbridge's class.
Hermione whispered so that only Harry could hear(Ron was currently busy stuffing his face with food),"Where's Dumbledore?" Harry blinked.
"What do you mean, he's at his office, right?" Hermione shook her head.
"I tried to go up there and complain to him that Umbridge is not fit to teach us, much less our OWLS, but the gargoyles said that he wasn't there at the moment. So where is he?"
"Well..." Harry started off slowly,"McGonagall did say that Dubledore had left for some sort of 'urgent business' I'm pretty sure." He viciously stabbed his food with his fork."I'm just wondering what the hell he was on when he hired Umbridge." His voice a little louder than he would have liked.
"Godammit Harry, lower your voice, do you want to get in more trouble." Hermione hissed in annoyance. "Anyway, I don't think Dumbledore had much of a choice. He was probably forced to either lose his position as Headmaster, or hire a Ministry supporting teacher." Harry groaned.
"This sucks." He sighed."Come on, we should probably head back to the Common Room." They then got up(Harry and Hermione had to pull Ron away from his food), and headed in for the Common Room.
-XX- Zoroark's P.O.V.
Zoroark and the gang fell to the ground gasping for air. Seriously, THIS is what these humans called teleportation? Were they crazy?!
"That... was fucking unbelievable." Chatot gasped."How did humans even learn to teleport like that in the first place?"
"They never did". Zoroark simply said. Chatot looked at her weirdly, and she sighed. "I'll explain my little theory later-in private" Chatot slowly nodded.
Dumbledore gestured over to the big castle in the distance. Actually, big was a ginormous understatement- it was ginormous! The whole castle was made up of giant stones and bricks, with four big points at each each corner. Then, the quadrio saw a really big field, with stands and tall poles with holes in them. And to top it all off, there was a huge lake, with a giant door to the castle, giving it a forbearing effect.
Zoroark blinked. Even she had to admit, this was pretty damn impressive.
"Now then, I shall get Professor Grubbly-Plank, I'm sure she will be able to identify what sort of creatures you are. Especially if you are sentient." When Dumbledore had left to go in the castle, Zoroark just slightly shook her head at this.
"She probably won't be able to" Zoroark murmured.
Chatot suddenly turned to her, "Alright Zoroark, tell us your little 'theory'." the others instantly became interested.
Meowth looked impressed,"Wow Zoroark, I never took you for the 'sciencey' type.
Zorua...she just cried.
"Waaaaaaahhhhhh! Mommy's a nerd!" Everyone slightly sweatdropped at this.
"Alright, alright I get I'm nerdy, just listen okay?" Zoroark said before taking a deep breath.
"Basically-I-think-that-the-portal-that-we-got-sucked-into-was-created-by-Palkia-I-don't-know-why-or-how-but-I-think-it-was-him-and-that-he-sent-us-to-an-alternate-dimension." She said all in one breath. Everyone looked shocked at her declaration.
"Woah woah woah, PALKIA?! Like, master of time Palkia?!" Chatot practically shouted.
"Wait Zoroark, I don't get it, why would he even send us here in the first place? Did we do something to make him mad?" Meowth asked worryingly. If Palkia was was pissed at them...
Zoroark sighed, none of this added up.
"Well, it kind of explains why the humans here are so odd, and why they're unusually physically weak. For now, I guess we have to get used to this place." She admitted grudgingly. Then Zorua yawned.
Zoroark smiled at this. If it wasn't for her baby's innocence, she would've went insane a long time ago. Even if it was that very same innocence that made her go crazy at times. "We should probably head in for the night. Seriously though, when's Dumblewhore coming?" As if on cue, Dumbledore returned with they assumed was Professor Grubbly-Plank. She was an old timer, with close-cropped gray hair and a very prominent chin. She also looked like she had a bit of muscle to her too, which was sort of surprising considering that all of the 'wizards' that they've seen so far were weak. Also with them, was a mini Toxicroak...wait no...that was a human?! Zoroark gave a look of disgust at her bubbly and warty face and body, and my god so much pink!
"I hate pink" Zoroark grumbled to herself. "way too bright for me..."
When Professor Grubbly-Plank reached them, they all tensed, not knowing what to expect from her. They could only hope that she was NOT like Dumbledore.
"Hmmm..." She looked like she was deep in thought at the sight of these 4 strange creatures. "I don't believe I have ever seen these types of creatures before in my life...although the bird resembles one I've seen in South America..." She looked at Zoroark directly in the eye,"You understand what I'm right now, correct?"
Zoroark was a bit shocked, but she slowly nodded. Grubbly-Plank gave a sound of satisfaction, then turned to Dumbledore,"Well, that settles it Umbridge, they won't have to be restrained." The pokémon gave a gasp of disbelief, before glaring at the toad-like woman.
Said abomination smiled a smile so sickeningly sweet, it made the pokémon instantly hate her even more than Dumblewhore, which they didn't even know was possible.
She coughed,"Professor Grubbly-Plank, are we really going to give free reign for these beasts?" At this the pokémon raised their eyebrows, but the Professor just shrugged.
"Certainly, they don't seem to be very hostile...except against you, but really that's understandable. I say innocent until proven guilty. Besides, I would like to study them at a distance, with them having their privacy and space of course. This is a golden opportunity for us." She said before Dumbledore gave his 2 cents to the situation.
"I believe that union upon all creatures is most vital, especially nowadays, so lets let them live in Hagrid's Hut, I'm sure he won't mind." He said in a sage like voice that Zoroark guessed was supposed to sound ancient and wise.
Professor Grubbly-Plank nodded at this, but before she could even reply, Umbridge lost it against Dumbledore.
"How dare you go against the Ministry! I will report this to Minister Fudge this instant!" She took several breaths, in an attempt to calm herself down.
Dumbledore sighed,"They have done no wrong as of yet, Dolores. But I can assure you, if something does happen, I will take it upon myself to protect the students." Or perhaps I can let Harry deal with it? I am a busy man after all Dumbledore secretly thought.
Umbridge huffed like an angry child,"FINE!". She stormed back to the castle.
Professor Grubby-Plank then said to the pokémon,"Don't worry about her, she usually has her wand up her arse most of the time. Anyway, there should be some food for you in Hagrid's Hut if you want it, good night." She said before heading towards the castle to turn in for the night with Dumbledore following suit, but not before giving a piercing stare at the pokémon, specifically Zoroark.
She just sighed. Honestly, she was too tired right now to deal with his shit.
"Come on guys, lets turn in, we have a long day ahead of us tomorrow."
"Alright"
"That sounds good"
"Food!"
When they reached said hut, they cautiously opened the door. It was a cosy little place, with several tools and a cracking fireplace. Then they noticed that there was actually a dog sleeping on the floor near the fireplace. They slowly moved so as to not disturb him.
"Alright guys, let eat" They managed to find some raw meat for Zoroark, Zorua, and Meowth, and berries and nuts for Chatot.
They didn't even finish their meal before the cosy fire dulled them all to sleep.
-XX-
"My lord" Lucius Malfoy said before kneeling before said lord,"I have most interesting news"
He was talking to a pale figure, too pale, and with slits for nostrils.
"You seem very eager, Lucius, so don't keep me waiting, I've waited too many years for that." Lucius immediately regretted not getting to the point.
"S-So sorry, my lord. As I was saying, there have been recent reports of a very strange werewolf seen"
"Elaborate on 'strange'"
"Yes well, people say that it was able to shrug off a direct Stunning Spell, with no magical protection."
If Voldemort was shocked, he did not show it, and merely raised his eyebrow.
"Really..." Voldemort looked deep in thought for a moment, then asked,"When was this 'werewolf' last seen?"
"It-It was last seen with Dumbledore, my lord."
"..."
"Er-my lord?" Lucius hesitantly asked.
"Interesting..." Voldemort replied, his eyes glowing a bright yellow,"Very interesting..."