Here is lalalala1 bringing you another chapter of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Days of Darkness! There was a question asking me if there was going to be anything about humans in this story. There is, but only in this chapter. There will be no further mention of humans after this chapter. And humans aren't actually going to be in this chapter, humans are only going to be mentioned. Hope that clears it up. Also, there is a quote from Avatar: The Last Airbender in this chapter.
DISCLAIMER: I own nothing but the story.
Line
"Madame Delsi, do you understand that you are this child's appointed guardian?" King Dracen asked. Madame Delsi lowered her head. I stepped forward.
"Stop! I fought the Tyranitar of my own accord! She didn't allow me to go, but I disobeyed!" I cried out. King Dracen stroked his chin as he pondered this, Queen Aradite quietly observing.
"Under normal circumstances, we would fine you, but since you saved the kingdom," King Dracen paused, "I think we can make an exception this time." King Dracen said the last line with a warm smile and warm eyes. Madame Delsi and I said our thanks, bowed, and left the palace. We started walking home, or so I thought.
"Auntie Delsi? This isn't the way to home," I stated.
"We are going to the hospital."
"Why?"
"There is someone I was supposed to meet there." We reached Bliss Hospital, and went in. We went into the room with the crowd. It was the same room I found Madame Delsi in before. It was the one with the unconscious Meditite. When we went in, the Meditite seemed to have healed.
"Who are you meeting?" I asked.
"Ssh," Madame Delsi replied.
"Why is everyone still looking at me?" the Meditite spoke up. It had been sleeping before.
"Kausha, it's time to go." Madame Delsi said.
"Kausha?" I raised an eyebrow.
"Who is Kausha?"
"I'm Kausha." the Meditite clarified. She held out her hand.
"You must be Hercules. Nice to meet you," Kausha said with a smile. I shook her hand with a puzzled look on my face.
"Madame Delsi told me your name, but she never went into detail," Kausha explained. We started walking toward a strange building, and I was still confused.
"I have to do some paperwork. Wait here," Madame Delsi said as we went into the office of the strange building. Madame Delsi went into the hall.
"Madame Delsi is filling out papers that'll make her my official guardian," Kausha said.
"I… still don't know what's going on," I told Kausha.
"Do you know why I was in the hospital, unconscious?" Kausha asked me.
"You were knocked out by a Wild," I replied.
"Alright then, do you know why I was traveling alone?" Kausha questioned.
"No," I answered.
"I'm from Urcea Village."
"Isn't that the village that was annihilated in a Wild raid, not too long ago?" I asked.
"Yes. I'm the only survivor. I was traveling alone because my home was destroyed."
"I'm so sorry… you must be an orphan then, like me."
"You're an orphan too?"
"Yeah."
"I remember the genocide as if it just happened. That day changed me forever."
*Flash back*
"GO NOW!" Mom shouted at me.
"But what about you?" I asked, tears filling my eyes.
"I'll die happy." Mom smiled.
"NO! MOM!"
"GO! YOU'LL DIE IF YOU DON'T LEAVE THIS INSTANT!" I had no option but to flee. I busted through the walls of the house, and ran as fast as I could away from Urcea Village. A lot of the village was frozen over, and I could see multiple people dead. The destruction raged on.
*End of flash back*
"I found food and water, and I was attacked a lot. Every time, I was really lucky to get away. Then, I was right outside this kingdom. I was knocked out, and the next thing I remember was waking up in the hospital with a lot of people staring at me," Kausha went on.
"That's because things like these don't really happen around here. Survivors are rare. We have at least a couple Pokémon murdered by the Wild every few nights. And… I'm really sorry about your mom. What happened to your dad?" I asked.
"He was sent on a scouting mission for Urcea Village, but... he never came back." Kausha lowered her head.
"I lost my entire family in the last raid on Poké Land. My aunt, my uncle, grandparents, mom, dad, brother…"
"Grandparents? Whose side of the family?"
"Dad's. Mom's parents already died of old age."
"I'm really sorry…"
"It's not your fault. Do you see this anklet I'm wearing?" I pointed to my right leg.
"Yeah, what about it?"
"This is all I have left of my family." I lowered my head and put a grim expression on my face.
"…It's not enough, is it?" Kausha asked, but it was more like a statement.
"…No. It isn't." Tears started welling up in my eyes. There wasn't anyone but Kausha in the room to see them.
"When did this happen?" Kausha questioned.
"Three years ago."
"I lost my family about a month ago, maybe a little more, maybe a little less."
"I guess you're still depressed."
"When I looked back, my mother had fainted. Even though she had already fainted, she was hit with an Ice Beam that was fired by a Kingdra. The next second, I saw her lifeless body. She sacrificed her own life to ensure my survival."
"She died a noble death. I guess she was happy knowing that she would die to let you live."
"Sometimes, I wish I was dead. I wish I was murdered like my mom was, so I wouldn't have to deal with the pain of the loss of my family."
"What species were your parents?"
"My mom was a Medicham, while my dad was an Alakazam."
"My parents were both Lucario. They were killed before my eyes by a Ninetales. My brother was slaughtered by a Mightyena, also before my eyes."
"It hurts even more when they were killed before your eyes and you knew you were helpless to stop the Wild."
"It does. You know, my favorite stories are about humans, whatever those are, turning into Pokémon and saving the world. My parents told me those stories every night. The Legend of the Bittercold, the Legend of Team PokéPals, and the Legend of Ginji were my favorite stories. Those stories seem to have a common mural. That friendship is important. And I treasure that. Because friendship is all I have left without my family. I treasure those stories even more than I did before I lost my family."
"Those stories must mean a lot to you."
"They do." Just then, Madame Delsi came back.
"The papers are all filed. Let's be on our way," Madame Delsi stated. We walked to our home in silence.
"So, I'm going to be living with you guys from now on?" Kausha asked.
"Yes. Hercules already told you about his past, right?" Madame Delsi said.
"I did. I'm not the only one that lost their family to the Wild." I answered. We arrived, and we went in.
"Feels nice, having someone that cares about me again," Kausha stated, referring to Madame Delsi. There was a look of nostalgia in her eyes. I felt empathetic. Madame Delsi smiled.
"Welcome to your new home, Kausha."
Line
So… HOW ABOUT THAT? Sorry if this chapter wasn't what you wanted, it focused on Kausha and her past. The introduction of a new character takes a whole chapter! Wow! By the way, Dina (who is my friend that is reading my story), if this chapter was way too sad for you, 2BADSOSAD! Hope my answer in the first author's note answered your question, Guest-who-asked-me-about-humans. PLEASE REVIEW, BTW! P.S, if you're wondering how I came up with the name "Urcea", I took the name "Arceus", removed the "s", and rearranged the letters. Pretty "creative", huh Boa (who is another friend reading my story)? P.P.S, the quotes "It's not enough, is it?" "No. It isn't." come from Avatar: The Last Airbender. It's when Katara meets Haru and they talk about the war's toll on their families.