Chapter 4:

The Journey Begins-?

Travel to the mountains.

That's what the Eevee had said in the dream, right?

And the Ninetales had said to go to the mountains too, but not in the same way. He also said that the mountains are North, accidentally. Or did he mean to say that?

I sigh. I can see the mountains from here, and they are a long travel away. And I have no food to nourish me through the journey. And no way to know if the water around here was good to drink. And no way of climbing the mountains. And no way of knowing where in the mountains to go. Or why the Eevee was included in the dream. Or why-

I stop, realizing that worrying myself wasn't going to get me anywhere.

I walk around the area, looking for something to eat that would last me at least a fourth of the journey. Out in the distance I see a bush, filled with ripe berries. No wild Pokemon. seemed to be around it, so I decided to investigate.

Might as well get ready.

Move Selected: Mudslap.

Let's do this.

I walk towards the bush, hunger filling my belly as I see the berries. I haven't eaten in a while, and I just walked a bit, so the hunger felt like a claw in my stomach. I can't wait to get the berries in my-

Suddenly I trip face first into the ground when my feet meet with a white fat, stick.

I turn to be facing a Kakuna, the thing I had tripped on.

"STUPID LITTLE BUG," I scream, all the stress and anger from the previous day coming together.

Out of my anger I Mud-Slap it with all my power I could muster, flinging it up high into the air. I pick it up again, ready to drop kick it when something interesting happens.

I'm interrupted by a sudden buzzing noise. Suddenly, from all around me came a swarm. A swarm of Beedrills.

Time to run.

I run away as quickly as I can, the Beedrills right on my tail. I cannot run very fast, so I mostly resort to evading their attacks. Occasionally I can use a Mud-Slap if they get close, but otherwise it's just a game of getting away.

There was no way I could get out of this-not without a plan.

I start thinking. There was the option of going to the water, but that was too far away. By the time I got there they would catch up with me. They obviously wanted to go in for the kill-wild Pokemon don't think like us civils. And there aren't any civilized Pokemon around here, that what help attack the Beedrills, are there?

Then I realize the obvious option.

I head back to the way I came from, hoping that the odds would be in my favour.

I keep running, even though I was out of breath. I was slowing down, but it seem like the Beedrills have stayed at the same pace.

Then I realize the odds are in my favour.

I heard gasps from all around me.

And then one voice stood out amongst the others.

"Why do you come back, cursed one?"

I realize I still have the Kakuna and throw it at the Ninetales. And, out of instinct, he caught it.

Before the Ninetales could react, the swarm attacks him.

Hundreds of Beedrills targeting and attacking one poor, old Ninetales. I don't think he will survive until I remember one thing.

Fire is super effective against bug.

And just as I think that there was an explosion as the Ninetales used fire blast. The Beedrills were blown all over the place and disorientated. They all flew off, probably to their nest. The Ninetales had been stung many times, but was still alive.

"I told you to leave this place," the Ninetales rasps, "So now we'll have to… Deal with you."

All the Vulpixes turn their heads to me.

"So," begins the Ninetales, "Let's get this over wi-"

We all stop as a swarm of birds gathered around a clearing.

"Vulpixes!" the Ninetales shouted, "All use flamethrower!"

I chuckle.

"But you must forget," I say. "I'm a Mudkip."

"Confidence won't get you anywhere in life, kid," the Ninetales says.

"But Mudkips," I say with a grin, "Have a head fin. And I can sense my surroundings with it."

Move Selected: Foresight

The Vulpixes fire, but I use Foresight to sense it and jump out of the way.

While they regain their energy, I run to a cracked, rocky spot in the grass.

"And I can also hit things with it."

And I hit it with my head fin, cracking the rocks.

Then we fell.

You see, what I had done was used Foresight to see that there was a cave beneath us. Then, I found a weak spot and, well, bashed it with my head.

So now we were all a couple of feet underground, and while they were still dazed, I made my escape.

Finally, I reach the spot where I had originally found the berries. And I have a feast. From all that running, I really need something to eat. Too much hassle for some berries, I think.

But now I can really start on my adventure to the mountains.

And find out who that Eevee was.

But still some questions nag at me. It seems like I was a bringer of bad luck for those Vulpixes. Am I really cursed? Who brought me here and sent me the message, which came in the form of a dream? And what had happened to that poor, poor Kakuna? Was he caught in the flame or did a Beedrill take it? And what would happen if I were to meet one of the two groups that now didn't like me, the Vulpixes and the swarm. I seemed to have a bad reputation with the wild Pokemon around here.

But still, I have a journey to complete.

And I still have questions to answer. Lots of questions.

Even if I get backtracked… A lot… I will find the mountain. And I will find the Eevee.

But then I remember what the Ninetales had said.

"Confidence won't get you anywhere in life, kid," were the exact words.

Ninetales are pretty wise, right?

Well, I don't care. I will go to the mountains, I will!

Or at least I'll try.