Chapter 29: Endings
Steve and Andy had saved the world twice by preventing time from freezing and stopping Darkrai's scheme to cloak the world in darkness. All of these events made them famous within Treasure Town; many Pokémon knew and recognized them.
One evening, Andy walked through town, waving to anyone who said hello. He was searching for Steve, who had excused himself to go somewhere.
"Where did Steve go?" Andy asked himself. He ran to the crossroad, looking at the guild steps, then at the path to the beach. "Maybe he's there." Andy ran down to the beach, determined to find his partner.
The Pikachu arrived at the beach and glanced around. Then he noticed the Riolu simply sitting by himself on the sand, staring out at the sea. Andy breathed a sigh of relief and approached.
"Hey, Steve," Andy said. "I've been looking for you. What are you doing here by yourself?"
"I dunno," Steve replied, glancing at his partner. "Just thinking."
Andy sat down next to him. "About how we saved the world and stuff like that?"
"Yeah." Steve looked out at the waves of the sea. "I can't believe that all this happened. It just seems so unreal…"
"Who'd knew that we'd save the world and become famous," Andy said with a chuckle.
Both Pokémon had a good laugh at the remark.
"I mean, I was a coward back then. I was too scared to even go into Wigglytuff's Guild," Andy said, reminiscing. "But then you came, Steve. You helped me overcome my fears."
Steve looked at his partner. "I know, buddy. You kinda told me that already."
"Really, Steve. Thank you so much for everything that you've done for me," Andy insisted. "I'm so, so grateful to have you as my partner."
Silence fell between the two of them. A moment later Andy asked, "Hey, do... Do you want to stay here? As a Pokémon?"
"Yeah," Steve replied. "I don't have anything to go back to in the future. Besides, being a Riolu is kinda cool."
"I hope Grovyle and Celebi are okay," Andy said.
Steve nodded, agreeing. They were somewhere in the future, and he hoped they were safe and sound. Silence came over the two of them. The gentle waves of the sea and the bubble blowing Krabby were the only sounds heard.
"...You know what?" Steve said after a minute.
"Hmm?"
"Tag! You're it!" Steve tapped Andy on the shoulder and began to run.
"What?!" Andy jumped to his feet as Steve ran. "No fair! Get back here!"
The Riolu and Pikachu spent the rest of that hour chasing each other around the beach while splashing seawater and having fun.
My first story is complete!
Originally I was only going to write the main story of the game, then I decided to do the post-game as well.
I will admit I posted the first 20 chapters in one day. I should space the chapters apart next time.
I've read at least 3 novelizations of the Explorers games, and they've inspired me to write my own version. I'm also a fan of PMD stories in general.
Tell me what you think about my story. Constructive criticism would be appreciated.
Bye!
