Here's Special Episode 1: Bidoof's Wish. What my current plan is that Special Episodes will be treated like they're part of the main storyline as well and as such, they'll be after the chapter where you'd get them in the main storyline. Enjoy!
Jude POV
"Hey Bidoof, can we hear about your story now?" I asked. It had been a few days after our mission at Mt. Bristle had passed and we were at the guild with nothing to do for the rest of the morning so we decided to look for Bidoof. We had found him at the Job Bulletin Board going over some of the requests.
"Well sure. I got the time, yup yup," he replied. He then led us to some nearby benches and motioned for us to sit. "So you want to know about my exploits, eh?" he asked us.
"Yep. Sounds exciting," Sapphira replied.
Bidoof laughed a bit before continuing. "Well it sure was. So here's how it all began…" he started.
Bidoof POV
"It all started a few months ago…" I began to retell of how I got here.
Several months ago
It was a nice morning today. That was part of the reason why I was so happy today. The other reason was that I would finally get to train at the Wigglytuff Guild. My mom and siblings wanted to wave me off so we were all gathered outside our little home. To be honest, I was a bit hesitant to leave my family and friends behind, but I had to in order to fulfill my dream of being a great explorer.
"I know you've been excited for this, Bidoof, so here's a little something from all of us," Momma said as she came over to me and gave me a bag. When I opened it, I was shocked! Inside was seven-thousand Poke! They were giving me this much money?
"If you're wondering where we got the money, don't worry about it. We've all been saving up," Momma said, knowing what I was thinking.
"B-But what about you guys?" I asked, concerned for them.
"Don't worry about us Bidoof. If you're ever in trouble, you're always welcome back home. Now, you'd best be going, it's a long trip towards Treasure Town," Momma replied. With those words, I started to leave the place where I spent most of my early life. Before I left, I turned towards my family one last time.
"By golly, I won't let you down, everyone! When I get back, I'll be a great explorer," I said confidently. And so I set off for real this time, hearing my family encourage me as I went on towards Treasure Town.
When I was accepted into the guild, I was overjoyed! The training, on the other hand, well… it was… more difficult than what Chatot described, at least for me anyway. There was this one time where Loudred had me go fetch a Reviver Seed but since I didn't know what a Reviver Seed looked like, I mistakenly brought him a Doom Seed. Gosh, to this day, I haven't heard Loudred yell as loud as that time. There's other times too but gosh, it's too embarrassing to say.
But then, something happened that I wouldn't forget for the rest of my life. One morning after we did our cheers, Chatot called me over.
"Bidoof, I need you to head and check how many Oran Berries are on sale at Kecleon Market," he instructed. I thought it was something important but it was only this? I frowned a bit after hearing Chatot's words which made him tilt his head to the side.
"What's the matter? You do these errands all the time," he said.
"That's the point, yup yup. I'm always doing errands. Can't I do a request from the Jo Bulletin?" I asked.
Chatot squawked in surprise and said "Nonononono! Ur… I mean, It's not time for that yet, Bidoof." I sighed.
"Golly, Guess I wasn't cut out to be an explorer after all…" I said sadly. Chatot seemed to pity me since he said something after.
"Don't take it that way, Bidoof. You're just slower than others," he said. Way to be direct... "But I know the day will come when you'll be a great explorer. You just have to make it happen, little by little," he encouraged. I guess he was right. Golly, I hadn't thought of that. With Chatot's words in mind, I promised myself I'd do harder.
"By golly, thanks for the words of encouragement, Chatot. I'm gonna train harder from now on!" I stated proudly. Chatot even smiled at this. "Glad to hear that. Now go to Kecleon Market please," he asked nicely. I nodded and headed off towards Treasure Town.
It was a beautiful morning in Treasure Town and there wasn't anyone at Kecleon Market so I was in luck. I approached the shop to ask.
"Hello there, Bidoof. Come to shop today?" the green Kecleon asked me.
"S-Sorry to disappoint, but not today," I replied. My response made the green Kecleon sigh.
"Le sigh, just asking about inventory again… so disappointing… But that's alright! Anything for the Wigglytuff Guild," the younger brother replied. "So, what item are you inquiring this time?" he asked.
"Oran Berries," I replied. The younger brother asked me to wait a bit while he checked in the back and I agreed. While he was gone, I began to space out a bit. The other Kecleon apparently noticed this so he snapped his fingers, grabbing my attention.
"You spaced out there, buddy, something the matter?" he asked. Should I tell him about my predicament? Maybe I should…
"Well, recently… it's just… I always seem to mess up on my guildwork. I don't know why but I'm usually a hassle to other people," I said, inadvertedly sniffing.
"Hm… I think I have what you need to stop being a burden," he said, filling me with hope. He rummaged through under the counter where I couldn't see and soon showed me a circular, gray disc while smiling. "Here is the answer to your troubles, friend," he said proudly.
"This TM contains a very powerful move. The move Hidden Power," he continued. Gosh, should I buy it? It's true it could make me a better explorer…
"Uhh… how much is it?" I asked. After hearing those words, he seemed to take more interest in the conversation.
"Interested in buying it, eh? Well, it'll be around… 6,500 Poke," he said. My mouth dropped when I heard how much it cost. Golly, but to be fair, TMs are really rare and the better TMs can only be found in Mystery Dungeons.
"Mind if I think about it first?" I asked politely.
"Go ahead. Take as much time as you need," he replied cheerily. I turned around a walked to a nearby patch of grass to sit. Hm, to be honest, I can afford the TM since I usually carry the money Momma gave me. But… she said I should only it use when there was an emergency… Just then, I remembered Chatot's words earlier.
"I know the day will come when you'll be a great explorer. You just have to make it happen, little by little."
Getting what Chatot meant, I decided not to buy the TM. I went back to the stall and told the Kecleon that I wouldn't be buying the TM. I saw the disappointment in his face for a moment but it quickly faded.
"I understand. But don't worry, I offer many kinds of TMs. Feel free to examine them anytime," he said. I thanked him once again and then the other Kecleon came out of the tent.
"After a bit of searching, we have two Oran Berries for sale," the younger Kecleon said to me. I nooded and thanked him as I said that I needed to report to Chatot.
"Farewell, come again anytime," they both said as I made my way back to the guild. When I reached the center of Treasure Town, I saw a Snover running towards me.
"E-Excuse me, p-please take this," he said in a hurry. He pushed something to me and ran off before I could respond. Before I could see what he had given me, I heard footsteps rapidly approaching. I turned to the source and saw a Bagon and Gligar approaching. Gosh, they sure look scary… and they were approaching me…
"Hey Bagon, you see him yet?" the gligar asked to which the Bagon shook his head. Suddenly, the bagon turned it's attention to me.
"Hey, you! You see a lone pokemon run through here?" he asked me. Lone Pokemon? Like that snorunt?
"Uh… I saw one go over there," I said as I pointed to where the Snover ran off to. Are they friends?
"Thanks. Let's go, Gligar!" the bagon said as both bolted down the direction I pointed at. Gosh, those pokemon were scary… I don't wanna be involved with them. Quickly realizing I was wasting time, I hurried back to the guild.
Later that night after dinner, we headed to bed early since we all had a long day. But for some reason, I couldn't sleep. Glancing around our room, I saw both Corphish and Loudred fast asleep. Good for them that they could sleep so easily…
Knowing I had to get up early tomorrow, I tried to get to sleep but after a few minutes of failing, Loudred started snoring. Grrr… I hate it when Loudred snores since it's too darn loud! Oh well, since I won't be able to sleep for another few hours, I started to recall the day's events, most notably those Pokemon I met… Oh! I completely forgot about the thing that Snover gave me. I hid it under my bed before I reported back to Chatot. I carefully pulled the object out from below my bed, careful not to accidentally break it and I saw what looked like a dusty old map.
Opening up the map quietly, though Loudred's snoring easily overpowered the sound of me opening the map, it had a picture of the region on it. But the most noticeable thing was that there was a cave encircled in red at the southeast part not too far away from the guild. Written next to the words was the name of a dungeon that would forever change my life: Star Cave.
So yea, here's the first part of Special Episode 1. Sorry this took so long, this chapter was kinda boring in my opinion due to the excessive dialogue in the introduction. But alas, I know it gets worse so I'll just have to deal with it. Anyway, I'll try to get the next one up on time since I'm sure you'll actually control your character now. Also, from now on, I plan on each chapter being at least having 1,500 words barring the A/Ns so there's that I guess.
Until next time, bye!
