Chapter 11: Surprise
"Good morning Exploration Team Blanket! It's time to waaaaaake up!" Urist yelled, when did I fall asleep? Must have seriously been exhausted, I can understand why Jordan was just out like a light then.
"Alright then, let's get moving! Only the rest of the dungeon to go! That's rather short, right?" I commented, with a rhetorical question, I wanted it done, there might be things to do back in town, "How long have we been in here?"
"I don't think time flows normally in these places, I've heard of a person entering after noon into Mystery Dungeons, and exiting before noon. I think the dungeon always takes one day to get to and from a town, even the furthest ones, and the largest." Jordan commented, I had something to say to that.
"Really now? Huh, that's confusing." I said, responding to Jordan.
"Alright, you wanted to move, I call forward position!" Urist yelled, I winced, he was a little too close to be yelling.
"Let's get a move on! Jordan, in between me and Urist. We've got this." I said, attempting to protect the weakest, we haven't had anyone faint yet… And we've gotta rescue Team Mirror!
"Final floor, the request should be filled just up here." Urist lead the attacks using Bulldoze, it must have hurt. Jordan spent most of his time sharpening his claws, I heard him say that it was called 'Hone Claws' and I just sat in the back, attacking any Pokémon that attempted to hit us while we were waiting for Urist to move. When we got onto the final floor I heard something.
"So you're finally here? Took long enough, hurry up and rescue us!" It was Vaporeon, though something was wrong. Urist dashed into the room, dragging Jordan and I after him.
"NO DON'T! IT'S… a trap." Espeon called, his voice showing disappointment when he saw us enter the room.
"What?" I asked, then saw a purple patch… Oh crap.
"Time to die! I never really respected you, although I can thank you for bringing so much business into town, that gives me so much more to do!" This didn't sound like someone who was sane talking, that purple patch changes you… although, how much?
"I get first move!" She yelled, and hit me with a Quick Attack.
"Watch out, she resists some of our attacks." Jordan yelled, he had used Hone Claw, then followed up with a Fury Swipes, although he only hit once, and missed his second time. I used Fury Swipes as well, and Urist used Bulldoze.
"Hydro Pump!" Vaporeon yelled, and hit Jordan dead-center.
"Ow, that hurt you Jerk!" Jordan yelled, he used dig, and ducked under anything that Vaporeon could throw at him for a while. I used Pursuit, as Vaporeon turned around to attack Urist.
"How about a Quick Attack to you?" Vaporeon asked, using Quick Attack on Urist.
"Here, let me join in!" Espeon used Hyper Beam.
"OW, traitorous dog! I'll get you when we get back." Vaporeon yelled.
I used Fury Swipes, and Jordan finished Dig. I got five hits on Vaporeon.
"Hey, if I go down, then so do you!" She yelled, throwing some sort of purple ball at me. It made contact and I felt like I just ate some Swedish Meatballs that my mother cooked, she gave me food poisoning accidentally.
"Urgh, I feel sick…" I said, Urist took a hit from Vaporeon, and retaliated… No, he used Feint Attack. Vaporeon fell over, unconscious, "Alright, now to return back to town." I said, then spat something up and passed out.
"Is he awake?"
"I don't think so"
"I am SO sorry! I don't know what came over me after I…"
"Touched the purple patch? I know, we've seen it before."
"Really? Oh hey, he's getting up~"
"How am I? What happened." I asked, looking at the faces around me, it was Jordan, Urist, Vaporeon, and Espeon. We were back in Jordan's house, "How'd we get back to your place Jordan?"
"It's simple. We used the badges, can't continue on when a member has fallen… That's just rude!"
"Yeah, but what about…"
"I'm fine now, just get your rest. I'm sorry for hurting you guys."
"No problem, it's fine, you can return home now." Jordan said, showing them out.
"Owowowowo, this feels like I've been hit by Disarming Voice again. Can I go back to sleep?"
"For as long as you want. Oh, and it's not just my house, it's Team HQ, so it's your house too." Jordan said, as I drifted into a state of quiet.
"Welcome back, I've been waiting, I let the others go, and now I can't protect them. Sorry, but they might just die!" The voice was extremely sarcastic.
"Really? That's just inconsiderate!" I didn't say that, "Although I wouldn't expect any less. The question is… How'd Derrek get through without confronting you?"
"He should ask that himself, although I suppose that it'll be hard to explain, so the best way to put it is how he entered this world compared to the others." the voice said, snide, although I did want to know.
"This tale I've heard is of a man who spent his whole life hunting giants. In the end even he could not best the final giant, his own ego." Jeremy said, rather cryptically.
"Alright, so tell me where they are and I'll save them." I said, knowing the voice would decline. My biggest hope would be that it would trip up and give me some information.
"No, that's for later. I'll tell you when I deem it time."
"Really? When's that?"
"Later. I would let you know… But this world is for exploration, find enough things to appease me and I'll tell you. Also, you and your sister, fiery chick, should make a great exploration team, maybe you can find your way to Derrek and Join his organization… or plan for one."
"Hey, no, don't volunteer me, I'll gladly do it, but he's gotta ask!"
"Can we?"
"Sure! Although I might have to ask Jordan… Better yet, ask us in person. If Jordan says yes I'll try to build you a house or hut nearby. You might still wanna think about your team name, it's really important" I said, contemplative of the situation, building would be really difficult, as I didn't have hands, the thatching was okay, but I only used my mouth. I would need someone to help build the structure, maybe I can get Jordan to help, "Wait, why are you so helpful?"
"I am not helpful, its just… shush! Don't tell HIM about this." The voice said, scared, but of what? "Now go! Leave me! Pathetic moldings of flesh."
I woke up, it was early in the morning, and nobody was awake. I walked out doors and looked up at the sky, it wasn't dark, but it wasn't light either. I stared out and compared it to my home, a crowded, overpopulated, and mopey city. This place is a pretty oasis, the perfect escape from my old life. I didn't miss a thing about it, the place was stuffy, smelly, and polluted. My family weren't quite up to par, and I regretted almost every choice I made. I didn't like my step-fathers values, he didn't teach me the things I needed, and tried to teach me new values. He was oppressive, and I had the feeling that he didn't love me. "What're you doing out here?" Jordan asked, evidently just waking up.
"Nothing, hey Jordan, will you help me build any buildings I wanna build?" I asked.
"Yeah, why?"
"I was thinking, and I wanted to be a carpenter in my world, so do you wanna build something now?"
"Sure, I think it should be a second bedroom, I get the feeling that we'll need it." Jordan said, shrugging.
"This should be where they are sis." The voice sounded familiar, it was probably Jeremy.
"Really? I don't know…" It was a female.
"Yeah, but at least you know what you were changed into."
"Yeah, I know, Espurr, I know very little about Pokémon though. Never even played the game, just saw some images."
"Okay then, but you still must admit that you knew what you were."
"Who're they?" Jordan asked, not hoping to get an answer from me.
"Guests. We'll ask them later."
"Alright a little longer sis, never linger."
"Yeah, yeah, I sense two people over there."
"Really? Alright, HEY! Is this where Jordan and Derrek live?"
"Depends on who you ask. Who are you asking?" I yelled back.
"Whoever's gonna answer."
"Yeah they live here, although you're gonna have to look around in order to find them."
"Really? Might I ask who's talking?"
"I am. If you wish to know, you might want to come find me."
"Alright then." He yelled, and came over. "Oh hey! Jordan, Derrek, May we join your… erm, organization?"
"Organization? What's this about?" A short silence happens, " Oh, heheh. Sure, we haven't given it a name, so you're temporarily just a part of Team Blanket… I suppose. Hit up on the request board in town, and give us erm… fifty? Yeah, fifty percent of the cash. We'll build you a room by nightfall. We'll feed you every night, and let you be associated with our organization."
"Alright, we accept. Do we get a team name? I heard something about getting a team name from somewhere."
"OH yeah, yeah. We'll write it down… erm."
"I've got this! What's your Team name?" Urist asked, pulling out a notepad, he came from nowhere, it surprised me to have him talking right behind me. "I'm not meant for job, but I can do it. I won't make it full time though."
"Okay, so you're part of their team now? Alright, me and my sis wanna be known as 'Team Pyrokinesis'. It's something that we wanted thought about."
"Alright, you're written down. I'll pass this on to whoever is next… I hope." Urist said.
"Now go out and go get some of your own fame. Make sure you treat your clientele well. Bring back fifty percent."
"We'll build your house." I said, hoping to get it done.
"Bye now!" Jeremy said, "We'll be working on it. Maybe get you your cash…"
"Wait, take these!" Jordan said, tossing them badges. "We've got some extra, but they say our team name. Now get going, we'll get it done!" They left, "Now to get wood… However we do that…"
Author's note
...Huh, Sorry 'bout posting this so much later compared to normal. Trying an experiment. Oh the plans for the future, it may seem confusing now, but it's the plans for the future. Hope you enjoyed this, I'm not gonna A/N this next couple updates. Might get too confusing. I will PAN it if people ask me a bunch of questions. Reviews and PMs are nice to see every now and then, so please do.
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