*Sigh* Wow, I'm beat! I hope you enjoy this chapter, but first, here's a little announcement-
First off, my total isolation Writer's Block is gone for a while. (REJOICE)
By the way, check out my YouTube channel, ZarolTheFlame (Once I get a new DS and a capture card, I'm going to change it to Lightstorm Gaming.) and check out my Togekiss rant. I do not show my face in any of my videos, and until I get the needed editing tools for videos, they are going to stay rants. And, without further ado (Minus the disclaimer) I present chapter 4 of GD:WHTaS!
Do I look like Nintendo to you?
That night, the newly apprenticed Exploration Team Delta went to sleep with pure excitement in their new dorm rooms, which included a nice, soft straw bed, and a beautiful view out of a nice window. Although the night blew by quickly, nothing could ever break their dreamy bliss.
Well... Almost nothing.
"HEY! HEY, ROOKIES! GET UP! HOW LONG ARE YOU GONNA SLEEP!?" A Pokemon yelled.
"WAH!" Claus squeaked loudly, completely oblivious to what's going on. "WHAT ARE Y- Oh, hey..."
Hikari jolted awake, not by the strange Pokemon waking them up, but by Claus' scream. "The heck, Claus?"
"I'm Loudred, and if you guys keep sleeping the day away, you're gonna MISS briefing. HURRY up!" Loudred said as he left the room.
"What does he mean by- OH MY ARCEUS, HIKARI WE'RE LATE!" Before Hikari could even react, Claus picked her up and ran to the main room. The many Pokemon already doing their morning cheers.
"One! Don't shirk work!"
"Two! Run away and pay!"
"Three! Smiles go for miles!"
"All right, Pokemon! Let's get to work!"
"HOORAY!"
Everybody left the main room, leaving Chatot and Team Delta there. Chatot looked at the two, and smiled. "So, how was your first night?"
"It was great, if only Loudred wasn't so... Loud." Claus whispered.
"Well, PARDON my anatomy!" Loudred yelled from upstairs.
Claus sweatdropped and Chatot spoke up. "Well, for your job... Come with me." He then began to climb the ladder to the next floor and Claus and Hikari followed. When they got up, the went to the left of the ladder to a bulletin board. "All right, here is the Job Bulletin Board. Here, you can do job requests and help Pokemon around Treasure Town. Here, I'll pick one for you." Chatot turned to the board and unpinned a flyer and began to read the job.
"Hello, My name is Spoink," The letter read. "I have lost something precious to me, my pearl. I can't live without it atop my head. I beg of you, go to Drenched Bluff to get my precious pearl back for me!"
~Sincerly, Spoink
"Wait a minute," Claus said, a slight bit of confusion and anger entered his voice. "We're just fetching an item that somebody dropped?! Why can't we go on an actual adventure?"
"Quiet! You joined the Guild for a reason, right? This is part of being an apprentice. You must deal with it. Now, off with you!"
Claus sighed, "Alright... Let's go, Hikari."
Drenched Bluff was a haven for Rock and Water-type Pokemon. Even because of that, Hikari pushed through, even though Claus had absolutely no trouble at all. That Power Band must really be helping. Plus, I feel stronger as well. Could it be my Bow?
"Hikari," Claus said, snapping her out of her thoughts. "Be careful, I sense something..."
Hikari crept along the walls of the Dungeon, which she had learned about from Chatot. A Dungeon works in many odd ways. She prepared an Ember, but was interrupted as vines wrapped around her body until she couldn't move.
"Haha! I caught you in my Constrict!" A small, yellow Pokemon said with a snarl. "My name's Chingling, and prepare to lose!"
Hikari lit a small, orange flame on the vine. Chingling unwrapped Hikari and desperately tried to put out the flame igniting on his body. He was burned. Hikari took this as her chance to attack, slowly studying the yellow Pokemon's movements. She unleashed a powerful Ember attack, along with a swift Tackle attack. Chingling cried out and turned into a shadowy ball.`"Wow, Hikari! Nice work! I... Think I see the end! Over there!" Claus said, walking through a long, narrow passageway.
The walked into a large cave room. Small waterfalls gathered into little pools, reflecting the roof of the gray cave. In the middle of the room, a small, pink sphere was settled. Claus walked over to it and glared.
"C-could this be Spoink's pearl? Let's take it back!"
Hikari nodded and picked up the pink sphere, putting it in the treasure bag to protect it from further, if any, harm.
Spoink laughed happily as they set down the pearl. "Thank you so much! I don't know what I would've done without my pearl. Here, take this as thanks!" Spoink handed the duo a Carbos, Iron, and Protein. As well as 2,000 Poke. Spoink thanked them again, and climbed up the ladder.
"Hikari, we're rich! We got rich just like that!"
"Not so fast! This is the true amount." Chatot said as he took away 1,800. Leaving them with 200.
"B-but that isn't fair!"
"Sorry, it's part of being in the Guild! I expect the same effort tomorrow. Now, come on! Dinner's ready."
The duo ate and went top their dorms. Of course, Claus was so excited that he couldn't sleep. Hikari stared to nod off, then she heard him snoring.
Asleep, I suppose... She thought as she slowly let sleep consume her.
Oi! That was a long chapter. I hope you enjoyed it! By the way, this is canon except for some things, so yeah. No blood. It's just kinda weird to put blood in a game like this. XD
