Requiem of the Fallen Dragon
Part 2: Fenrir's Tale
Chapter 35: Whirlpool and Mushroom
Rucas, Zira, Fenrir and Leonel continued their adventure. This time, they walked from the Solar Village to the Bluewave Sea because it is not too far from the Solar Village. According to the map of Symmetria, there is a small coastal that linked Solar Village and the Bluewave Harbor. This route is very convenient because everyone can travel between two places without passing the vast desert that located between Symmetria Field and Bluewave Sea.
Along the way to the Bluewave Sea, Fenrir remembered that if the Guiding Melody will take everyone to the sacred place that they had visited, then if she played it, everyone could be warped back to the Newmoon Temple and rescued Anastasia from that place. She tried once, but when she went back to the Lunar Village, Anastasia was nowhere to be found…
"Anastasia… Where are you?" Fenrir thought.
Not knowing where Anastasia is, Fenrir and everyone decided to keep moving to the Bluewave Sea in the hope that she will reunite with everyone again.
However, the road to the Bluewave Sea is not easy. As there are many bandits along the way. According to the villagers that lived along the way to the Bluewave Sea, those bandits and several Pokemon that attacked the villages around Symmetria and threw Symmetria into the chaos are the members of the renewed Phantom Storm…
"The Phantom Storm is back?!" Rucas roared.
Although the Mad Demon had been already dead, the Phantom Storm still existed. Rucas wanted to deal with them as soon as possible, but Fenrir still say that they need more friends, so they continues their adventure to the Bluewave Sea once again…
"Phantom Storm… One day, I will banish you…" Rucas made an oath.
It took Fenrir and her friends several days to finally reach the Bluewave Sea. Fenrir and Leonel decided to stay outside the Bluewave Harbor while Rucas and Zira went into the Bluewave Harbor to buy the supplies and find Magnus.
"…"
Rucas looked around the Bluewave Harbor. Somehow, this place seemed to be different than before. First, there are ten piers that the ship can park. The first times he came to this place, all piers were full with many ships from Venturnome City, Gamma City and foreign land, but now, some piers are empty while some piers are full with ships as well as many ships that is waiting for the piers. And the empty piers didn't seem like they were broken.
Moreover, in the town area, it seemed like the town had been divided into ten small areas. Some areas are full with beautiful decoration and wealthy merchant while some areas are full with dirty houses and poor pleasant.
Rucas decided not to buy anything and went back to the cave where Fenrir and Leonel are waiting. Both of them are crafting a raft.
Rucas explained the strange situation that occurred at the Bluewave Harbor. Fenrir turned her face away after Rucas finished his story while Leonel still had some question.
"Did you find Magnus?"
"Um… We didn't walk around the town thoroughly, but we are sure that Senpai's friend is not there." Zira answered.
"Neither Magnus nor Seablade is at the Bluewave Town because their appearance and dress are outstanding. We could notice them easily if they were at the Bluewave Town." Rucas crossed his arms.
"In that case… Leonel and I had been crafting the raft while you and Zira went to the Bluewave Harbor because Leonel suggested that your friend may be at the Bluewave Island…" Fenrir looked at the raft that she and Leonel crafted. The raft was made from wood and rope, but it seemed sturdy enough for Fenrir, Rucas, Zira and Leonel to board it.
"Then, let's go to the Bluewave Island!" Rucas said.
The raft moved slowly and smoothly on the surface of the azure sea of Bluewave. Rucas and Fenrir were rowing the raft while Zira and Leonel sit in the middle of the raft because Zira was too weak to row the raft and Leonel had the type disadvantage against water type.
"Ah… Such a bright day…" Rucas hummed a song while rowing the raft.
"…" Fenrir looked at the Rucas and then she turned her attention to something not too far from the raft…
"What's wrong, Fenrir?" Leonel looked at the same direction that Fenrir is looking and became panic because there is a big whirlpool in front of the raft!
"It's whirlpool! Senpai! Quick!" Zira spoke in fear.
Rucas and Fenrir tried very hard in order to row the boat away from the whirlpool, but the whirlpool was slowly dragging the raft into itself!
'Damn it!' Rucas cursed.
At last, the power of Pokemon lost to the power of nature…
The scorching sunlight pierced through the eyes of the Master of Mercy. The Zoroark slowly opened her eyes. She remembered that she and her friends were dragged into the whirlpool and she fell unconscious.
Fenrir looked around and found Leonel, Rucas and Zira. They were still unconscious. It seemed like the wave washed her to a beach. But this is not the beach near the Bluewave Harbor. It seemed like the beach on the island…
'…Maybe this is the Bluewave Island…'
For some reason, Fenrir felt very weak, but she endured her pain and woke her friends up. They acted in the same way she did.
"This is… the Bluewave Island." Rucas mumbled.
"Yay! At last! We did it!" Zira cheered.
"…My power… was drained…" Leonel mumbled.
"You too?" Fenrir asked.
"The whirlpool… It caused us serious damage. With this pain, I doubt we will survive if we run into any enemies…" Rucas crossed his arms.
"Let's eat some berries…" Zira looked around and realized something. "Senpai! My bag was missing!"
"What?!"
Leonel, Rucas and Fenrir looked around and realized that their bags were missing too!
"Damn it!" Rucas cursed.
"Well… At least our weapons are still with us…"
Leonel was right. Rucas's Crystal Knuckle, Zira's Amber Staff, Fenrir's Jasper Scythe and Leonel's Ruby Spear are still with their owner.
"Then, let me heal you…" Zira was about to heal her comrade when the Hero of Justice protested her.
"Don't do it, Zira! If you heal someone with your power, you will lose your own health!"
"Then, what should we do? We must eat something or else we will not survive!" Zira cried.
Rucas looked around the beach. There is no berry tree anywhere around here. The only thing that they can use to replenish their health is…
"That."
Rucas and his friends walked up to something on the ground near the stump. There are several mushrooms grew up there…
"Senpai?! Don't tell me that you want us to eat this?!" Zira looked at the mushrooms with the disgusting sight. The mushrooms are red, pink, purple, dot. They seemed poisonous.
"… I protest against your idea, Hero of Justice." Leonel crossed his arms.
"… I, too, don't want to do it, but we have no choice. Those mushrooms are the only source of energy for us around here. If we don't eat it soon, we will be in the hard time…" Rucas mumbled.
Rucas reached his hands at the mushroom and picked one. He looked at the mushroom and became hesitance for a second. He decided to push his hesitance away and put the mushroom into his mouth.
"…"
Fenrir, Zira and Leonel watched as Rucas slowly devoured the mushroom. After a second, Rucas swallowed the mushroom.
"It's not too bad. Come on! Try this!"
Fenrir, Leonel and Zira became hesitance, but since the mushroom didn't affect Rucas, they may be safe for them too…
The mushrooms were not so bad for them, but they replenished the health of everyone to full!
"Ah… My health has come back to its fullest again…" Leonel spoke before he felt strange. "Um….Yawn… Such a pleasant day…"
After finished saying, Leonel lay down on the soft sand of the beach and fell into a deep sleep.
"Leonel! You shouldn't sleep here! You are such a…yawn…Lazyhead….yawn…" Zira yawned and followed Leonel into a deep slumber.
"Leonel?! Zira?! What's wrong with you? Don't tell me that…yawn…The mushroom…got you….And it seemed like…yawn… it got me too…yawn."
Rucas sit down near Zira and fell into a deep sleep, leaving only Fenrir that is still waking up.
"Hm… As I thought… The mushrooms got them… Luckily, they will not work on me. But what should I do next?" Fenrir mumbled to herself before she remembered something. 'Wait, now they fell asleep, and I still wake up and be the only Pokemon around here… It's my chance!'
Fenrir approached Rucas's body. She placed her hand on Rucas's forehead.
'Heehee! Let's have some fun, Hero of Justice!'
"Open your eyes, sweety!"
Rucas slowly opened his eyes and rubbed his head. He remembered that he ate the mushrooms and fell asleep.
"Eww… Those mushrooms got me… Wait, where am I?!" Rucas realized that everything around him had become strange. First, everything around him is decorated in the pink-toned color. Something, such as the leaves on the tree is in the shape of heart!
"Heehee! You know that if you are in love, everywhere around you will fill with pink and heart!"
Rucas turned his attention to the owner of the voice. The owner of the voice is not Zira, Leonel or Fenrir. She is a female Gardevoir! Rucas's pupil became wild. The nightmare that was haunting him had come back again…
"Maria… You are alive?!" Rucas's voice became shaken.
"Heehee! Sweety! I am alive of all time! Why did you say something like that? You want me to die?" The Gardevoir asked with a sweet voice.
"No… This must be the dream… The mushroom… gave me the illusion!" Rucas knocked his head into the sand, but everything around him is still be the same as ever, includes the Gardevoir.
"Sweety… It seemed like you were having a nightmare… Now it was over!" Gardevoir walked up to Rucas and touched his forehead. Her action made Rucas's face become red. (Even more red than when Rucas is near Anastasia.)
"Maria… You are truly alive…" Rucas mumbled.
"Sweety! I missed you so much! I missed your gentle voice and kind face so much!"
"But I… I did… I did k…"
"You are sure to have a nightmare! Forget it! Let's have some fun!"
The Gardevoir named Maria started walking away from Rucas, into the pink forest.
"Wait! Maria! Don't leave me again!"Rucas quickly followed Maria.
"Heehee! Let's play chase! The winner's prize is the loser!"
"WHAT?!"
Rucas ran into the pink forest, trying to follow Maria. And Maria quickly ran into the forest.
"Huff…Huff…"
Rucas became exhausted after a long run. He could barely stand up. He tried to hide his weakness and walked until he reached the lake in the middle of the pink forest. The water in the lake is pink and bright like the gleaming pink crystal.
"Heehee! Rucas! Let's play more!" Maria spoke. She is standing in front of the lake.
"Maria… I am tired… I gave up…" Rucas said.
"Heehee! I won! Now it's time for me to claim the price!"
Maria slowly approached Rucas. She sit down near Rucas.
"Maria?! What will you do?!" Rucas asked.
"You lost! So you will be mine!"
"WHAT?!"
"Just stay still… I will make you feel a lot happier…"
Before Rucas or Maria could do anything further, a loud roar can be heard by both of them!
"RRRR!"
"What?!"
After the roar, the owner of the roar appeared. He is a huge Feraligatr. He is holding a body of two Pokemon in his paw.
"Zira?! Leonel?!"
That's right. The Feraligatr is holding the unconscious body of Zira and Leonel in his paw. The Feraligatr roared and looked at Rucas and Maria with feral eyes.
"EEE!?" Maria screamed.
"Maria! Stand back! I will deal with it!" Rucas put on his Crystal Knuckle, ready to battle the feral Feraligatr. The Feraligatr roared and lunged forward, but it didn't try to attack Rucas. Instead, it ran up to Maria and grabbed her with his claw!
"AH!" Maria screamed and tried to break free from the grip of Feraligatr.
"Maria?! You! DIEEEEEE!" Rucas roared and dashed forward to the Feraligatr, but the Feraligatr used something to knock Rucas, making Rucas fell unconscious…
"Urrr… N…No…Maria…"
To Be Continued…
Dragon of Vale: Rucas and his friends ate the poisonous mushroom and fell asleep. And Rucas woke up and found the Gardevoir?! That's strange…
Also, if you had ever played Mother 3, this chapter is referred to the Tanetane Island in Chapter 7.