Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Adventurers of Dawn and Dusk
Chapter 6: Gratitude
Hopes POV
Hane dodged quickly out of Fogspins line of fire, and Fogspin pulled up sharply to avoid having his beak introduced to the dirt. Quick as a flash, Hane Attacked him with his left Wing, which knocked him out of the sky.
Fogspin flipped back onto his talons and sprinted towards me instead, beak shining with a Peck attack ready. I bolted to my right, but I couldn't manage to get away from him, so I whipped around and repeatedly Growled at him, hoping to reduce some of the super-effectiveness of his Flying-type moves.
When his beak punctured my shoulder, I winced in pain. It felt like a flipping kitchen knife! I scooted backwards as fast as I could, watching as Satou prepared to fire an Ember attack from behind. Fogspin was still digging his beak into my shoulder, so I bit him on the cheek.
He skittered backwards, yowling in pain. Satou exhaled her Ember attack onto Fogspins feathers, which ignited quickly. He fell to the ground and rolled around, trying frantically to put out the flames.
I extended two of my buds into vines, and wrapped them around Fogspin. He kicked his talons, trying frantically to get away, so I squeezed him until he stopped struggling.
I smirked. "That was miraculously quick. You've got more bark than bite, you know," I told Fogspin, who was sulking.
Hane flapped over to Garnets purse and picked it up with his beak. He shook it. I heard a slight clink.
"Yep, this is the money," Hane announced. "Let's get back to-"
I felt a sharp pain in one of my vines, and immediately dropped Fogspin. The jerk had bitten me. He smirked, wheeled around, and tried to fly away.
Hane Quickly Attacked him before he could get far and pinned him down. I tied him up again, taking care to also tie his beak shut. Fogspin glared at me.
"Baka," I muttered.
I realised there was a warm liquid seeping down my right foreleg. I looked down, and saw that the place where Fogspin had Pecked me was bleeding pretty badly.
"Damn basta-"
"Now, now, there are children reading this, Leafbud," Hane chided. (ZOMG HANE BROKED THE FOURTH WALL)
Satou snorted as she dug an Oran berry out of the rucksack. She tore it in half and offered a piece to me. "You'll probably want this."
I took it, and scarfed it down. It tasted like a gigantic blueberry, except a lot moreso. "Thanks," I said to Satou, whose nose wasn't quite so sliced up anymore.
I looked down at my shoulder again. It had stopped bleeding, but it was still sore. My leg was also covered in blood. I sighed at the sight. "This's gonna be hard to clean up without water," I said.
I retracted my vines so that Fogspin was strapped to my back. I started walking down the mountain, followed by Satou and Hane.
During our descent, I noted, "The sun's setting."
"Guess we won't be back in time to eat supper," Satou giggled.
I rolled my eyes. "You and Hane can go find Garnet and give her the purse. I'll go take this idiot to the Federation," I told them.
"I'm not deaf, you know," Fogspin muttered from his position on my back.
Hanes POV
"This, Satou, is Spire Village."
Satou gazed around at the colourful shops and houses, gaping slightly. I named the shops as we walked by them.
"That's CaféMochas Café," I pointed as we strolled along. "And that's Ganders Bank, and Getsues Item Shop."
We walked on to go find Garnets house. I knew where it was. We were friends.
Satou and I stopped at her small magenta house. I knocked on the door and called, "Special delivery for Miss Garnet!"
We heard the clicking of talons on the wooden floor inside, then the squeak of the door handle turning. Garnet opened the door. She smiled at us.
"Thanks!" she said, taking her purse and opening it up. "You're on a squad now?"
I nodded. "Yep, Snapdragon squad. Satou here is also on it, along with a Chikorita named Leafbud," I told her.
"Will you tell Leafbud I said thanks too, please?" Garnet asked Satou. "Also, will 600 Poké do as a reward?"
She handed Satou the money, who stared at it in disbelief.
"What, not enough?" Garnet laughed. "In that case, I-"
"No, no, it's not that," Satou assured her. "It's just that I've never seen this much Poké in one place before."
"Ohhhh," Garnet replied quietly. "Anyway, Hane, will you… go on a date with me sometime?"
I could feel the skin under the feathers on my face turning a bright red. "Um, n-no thanks," I stammered.
Garnet sighed. "Oh, well. Good luck with your squad, you two. See you later," she said, shutting her door.
"Bye," I called through the closed door, then turned and started walking back the way I came, Satou trotting along beside me.
We stopped at Ganders Bank on the way back. Gander was an Ursaring with a shiny yellow ring on his belly, as golden as a coin. We deposited 200 Poké into our squad bank account, keeping the rest for anything we might need to buy.
We walked the rest of the way home after that, tired out by the work we had done.
Hopes POV
I knocked on the door to Officer Arkides office. A masculine voice commanded, "Come in." I nudged open the door with my left shoulder, careful not to let go of Fogspin, who was struggling again.
I walked into the office to see a couple of crates, a blue rug, and a Galvantula, Arkide, standing on that rug. He smiled at me, which faded into a scowl when he shifted his eyes to Fogspin.
"Thank you for catching a wanted criminal," the officer told me. "Let us head down to the dungeons to lock him up."
We walked across the hall, down the stairs, and through the smelly hallway of the dungeons. Instead of prison cells, there were large white cocoons, some larger than others. We stopped at an empty space.
Arkide then started spinning a new cocoon out of his silk. He did it fairly quickly. Before long, it was half finished.
"Place the Murkrow inside," Arkide ordered. I did as he said, careful not to touch the sticky silk. He finished spinning the cocoon soon after, leaving a tiny hole at the top for food and air.
We walked back to his office after that. Arkide gave me an orange Power band as a reward and thanked me again. I turned around, and was about to walk back home, when he called after me, "Just a minute."
I glanced back at him. He walked up to me, and stared at my shoulder. It weirded me out.
"You should get Margarine to bandage that up," he said to me.
"I'm perfectly fine," I protested.
"It'll get infected, and you were limping," Arkide told me.
"But it's barely a scratch now," I muttered.
He rolled his eyes. "Suit yourself."
I walked out the door, down the hall, and back outside. The sun had just barely set, and it was quite dark. Spurred by a sudden burst of energy, I sprinted through the woods toward Joy Hill. I only slowed when I could see the silhouette of the Hill against the fading light.
I walked up the hill and peeked inside the cave. Satou was curled up on her bed, muttering something about the letter N. I continued walking up the hill until I reached the Figy tree, where Hane was sleeping soundly on a branch.
I reached up to grab a berry with my vine. I quietly detached it from the branch so that I wouldn't disturb Hane. I ate it quickly, still disliking the spiciness, then headed back to the cave. I lay down on my bed, closed my eyes, and drifted off to sleep.
-End of Chapter 6-
A/N: Wow, I finished this in only two days? The world is coming to an end. :l
Sorry if the end seems rushed, I wanted to make up for all the lost time.
YAY CAFEMOCHA DA SMEXY LOPPUNY
Hane turned down Garnet? O.O BUT DEY WAS A PARFICT MATCH! WAIIII
Hope, Hane, Garnet, Arkide, Gander, Getsue, Margarine, and Fogspin all belong to me, Esper12.
Satou and CaféMocha belong to NewYearJirachi.
May your sails stay full and your socks stay dry!