Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Origins
Chapter 4 - Reona's Story
~Transition~
~Reona's POV~
The sounds of birds chirping, cars driving by, and the usual city sounds of Castelia always made me want to stay asleep until the morning had passed. That is until my friend and partner shows up to wake me by drowning me in his drool.
"Hey! Zoro! Stop! That tickles!" I laughed as my Zoroark licked me awake. I pushed him off me before he could lick me anymore. "Zoro. What have I told you about licking me?"
"[Meh. Not to unless its an emergency,]" Zoro said in his usual Pokespeech.
"So what's the emergency?" I asked.
"[Nothing, really. I just wanted you to wake up,]" Zoro said honestly. I gave him a blank look and went back to bed. "[HEY! Okay. You asked for it!]"
Now I suppose you're wondering, how the heck can I, a simple human girl, understand Pokemon. Personally, I don't know at all myself. After my adventures in the Pokemon World ended a year ago, I suddenly got this strange ability to understand Pokemon speech. At first it was a major shock, but soon it proved to be an amazing ability; it helps me bond closer to my Zoroark.
As for who I am, well, it should be obvious. No? Are you sure you don't know? I'm Reona, of course! I'm now 18 years old, finally out of high school and making plans to going to college. After my graduation, I moved from my home in Nimbasa City to here in Castelia City. Sure, living in a small apartment wasn't as comfy as living in a house, but it sure beats living on the streets. Also I should mention that I'm a Pokemon Trainer...though my only Pokemon is my Zoroark, Zoro.
Speaking of Zoro, he kept using every possible attempt to wake me up. He even used my one weakness, tickling me.
"Oh not again! Zoro! Okay! I give up! I'll wake up! Just stop tickling me!" I laughed as my Zoroark tickled me.
After finally waking up, I went to the mirror to fix my hair. I really looked a fright. While I was brushing my hair, Zoro took the liberty of fixing my bed. He's so sweet.
"Zoro. I had that strange dream again," I said.
"Not again. You've been having those dreams for at least a year now. Are you feeling okay?" Zoro asked, concerned about me.
"Yes. But I have a feeling that its some sort of message," I said, finishing up with my hair.
This dream I've been having now since I came back has been bugging me ever since then. In my dreams, I see a strange shadow of a Pokemon. It actually looked like a Lucario. This shadow is fighting a giant Pokemon that had ten tentacles, most likely a Tentacruel...but with a height of 50 feet... Anyway, the dream always ends with a blood shed of many other Pokemon. I can tell its a message, but what does it mean? And why am I being shown these horrific images?
Anyway, after getting dressed, me and Zoro raced to Nimbasa to go see if anyone wanted to battle. I'm not much of a fighter, but it does make my Zoroark happy when he battles and wins. But even if he doesn't win, he still remains happy to have at least tried.
~Transition~
In Nimbasa City, we looked around the area to try to find any trainers who wanted a battle. I kept asking people, but they had their things to do. It took about an hour but I soon came across a trainer who looked not so busy.
"Hey! Would you like to battle me?" I asked the trainer.
The trainer was a girl who wore a white Official Unova PKMN League cap and had her hair in a ponytail. She wore a white shirt with a black vest and blue shorts that went as high as her thighs. She was quite a looker, that's what I was thinking looking at this girl.
"Sure. I would love to," the girl said. "I'm Touko by the way."
"Reona, nice to meet ya," I said happily.
We decided to have our battle in the amusement park so no one would get in the way. Plus, the amusement park was more the battle portion of Nimbasa than the actual plaza.
"Ready?" Touko asked.
"Bring it!" I shouted, fire burning in my eyes.
"Go! Samurott!" Touko shouted, throwing out a Pokeball.
The light that came out of the Pokeball materialized into a big otter like Pokemon.
"Zoro, go get him!" I ordered.
Zoro ran into place and awaited further orders.
"Samurott! Shell Blade!" Touko ordered, taking the first move.
"Night Slash, Zoro!" I retaliated.
Zoro ran at his opponent, who drew a sword from the left shoulder shell, with glowing sharp claws. The two attacks clashed, neither moving an inch.
"Zoro! Shadow Ball!" I shouted.
Freeing up a claw, Zoro charged up a sphere made from Will-O-Wisps and shot it in point-blank range at Samurott. Though a bit dazed, Samurott roared.
"[Is that all you've got!]" the Samurott shouted.
"[Mistress! Got anything else?]" Zoro asked.
"Don't worry, we can take this guy out," I reassured. "Flamethrower!"
Zoro inhaled some air and exhaled a large stream of fire that hit its mark.
"Eh? Strange move for a Zoroark to use, but no matter," Touko said. "Samurott! Hydro Pump!"
Samurott doused out the Flamethrower using amazing amount of water, but she didn't anticipate my true plan. Once the water was gone, she noticed my Zoroark was gone.
"Huh? Where did he go?" Touko asked, looking around for Zoro
"[I do not know. He suddenly disappeared,]" Samurott said, looking around as well.
"Zoro! Now use Night Daze!" I shouted.
Both Touko and Samurott looked up to see my Zoroark coming from above with a glowing fist. Samurott moved out of the way, but the wave of darkenergy that is Night Daze managed to send him flying.
"Samurott!" Touko shouted. Samurott stood up, ready for more. "Okay. Swords Dance! The Shell Blade!"
Samurott redrew his sword and threw it up in the air, catching it as if a baton or something. Then Samurott, holding the sword's hilt with both claws, ran at Zoro.
"Zoro! Night Slash!" I ordered, hoping for the same result as last time.
Unfortunately, the result I was hoping for did not come. Zoro was overpowered this time and sent back harshly. I should have guessed the result; the ability Torrent powering up Water-type moves and Swords Dance to power physical moves, its a very good combo.
"Zoro. Are you okay?" I asked, very concerned for him.
"[Don't worry. I'll be okay,]" Zoro reassured, standing up.
"Okay," I said. "Shadow Ball!"
Zoro charged the sphere up and this time threw it at the Samurott. Samurott used his sword to block the attacks, but my actual plan was tomake another smoke screen. After dust filled the air around Samurott, Zoro this chance to attack. He grabbed the sword and tried to take it away from the protective Pokemon.
"Samurott! Hydro Cannon!" Touko shouted.
Samurott shot a massive stream of water, a lot bigger and stronger than the Hydro Pump, at Zoro in point-blank range, sending him flying into the air. Once he plummeted back to earth, Zoro was no longer able to fight.
"Zoro!" I shouted, running up to him.
I picked him up, which made him growl in pain.
"Oops. Maybe that was too much," Touko said, scratching her head. "Sorry."
Touko was sweet, despite her harsh decision in using an overly powerful move. She helped me take Zoro to the Nimbasa Pokemon Center where he was healed to full again.
"You okay, Zoro?" I asked him.
"100% better," Zoro said, smiling his usual grin.
"Sorry about that. I got a bit carried away," Touko said.
"Don't worry. We're used to it by now," I said, scratching my face.
"[You put up an interesting fight, Zoroark,]" Samurott said, extending a claw.
"[You too, Samurott,]" Zoro replied, shaking his hand.
After bidding Touko farewell, we decided that that was enough training for a bit. At least until tomorrow. So for the rest of the day, we explored Nimbasa City and the outskirts for a bit. Afterwards, we headed for home.
~Transition~
"What a day," I sighed as plopped on to the couch.
Zoro, being the last one in, closed the door and locked it. "[Mistress. Do you mind if we order take-out?]" he then asked.
"Great idea," I said. I reached for the phone and dialed the number for the Castelia Pizza Hut (I couldn't really make anything up. Sue me.). After a couple of rings, I finally got an aswer. "Hi, can I please have two large pizzas? ... Toppings? Um. Pepperoni."
After the order was placed, I grabbed my purse and checked what all money I had. 1400 Poke is what I had, which was enough to pay for both pizzas. After recieving the pizza, we dug in, stuffing our faces until we were full. After eating a fresh meal, we made our way into bed. Zoro curled up at the bottom of the bed while I relaxed at the top. Though, my mind was still going on about my dreams. What could it mean? And again why am I being shown these images?
