Chapter 35
Wigglytuff
General P.O.V.
Luna sighed as she reached the top of the stairs leading to the exploration guild. She hadn't been here in so long. It doesn't look like the outside has changed since the last time she came here. She walked up to the grate and heard voices shouting up at her just like the last time, but they seemed different from the last time.
"Footprint detected! Footprint detected!" The first voice shouted.
"Whose footprint! Whose footprint!" The second voice shouted.
"The footprint is Glaceon! The footprint is Glaceon!" The first voice shouted.
Then they gave her the all clear and she walked in. She walked down the ladder to the second floor and walked to the center of the room. It seemed that this place hasn't changed much at all. Chatot happened to walk in at that moment and noticed that she looked familiar to him but he couldn't figure out why. He walked up to her with his professional attitude.
"I'm Chatot, the guildmaster's right hand and head of intelligence here at the guild" Chatot said. "What can I do for you?"
Luna smiled at hearing that phrase and turned around. That's when he noticed the scarf and she began to look even more familiar to him.
"It's nice to see you again, Chatot" Luna greeted. "You haven't changed a bit."
Chatot looked at her confused, which caused her to chuckle.
"I came here three years ago looking for the place of Pokémon evolution" Luna explained. "Since it was my first trip to the mainland and I didn't know much about it, you were happy to help me out."
That was when he remembered who she was. She was that energetic Eevee that he met so long ago!
"I thought I recognized you from somewhere" Chatot said. "It's just been so long that I wasn't completely sure who you were."
Luna just smiled and nodded.
"No harm done" Luna answered. "You get a lot of people through here. New apprentices and new Pokémon who have job requests."
Chatot nodded.
"So what brings you back here?" Chatot asked.
Luna smiled softly.
"I came here to talk to you and Wigglytuff" Luna answered. "Do you have somewhere we can talk alone."
Chatot nodded.
"Of course, follow me" Chatot said.
She followed him down to the lower level and to a door with a symbol on it. He then turned to Luna.
"This is the Guildmaster's chamber" Chatot explained. "We'll be able to talk alone in here."
Then they both walked in and Chatot closed to door behind him. Luna noticed Wigglytuff working on something when he noticed the door open and saw Chatot and someone he didn't recognize walk in.
"Chatot, who is this Pokémon?" Wigglytuff asked.
"This is that Pokémon that came here three years ago and gave our place that compliment" Chatot explained. "She said that she wanted to talk to both of us about something."
Wigglytuff nodded. Luna then sat down in front of him before looking up at them.
"I suppose I should introduce myself properly" Luna said. "My name is Glacia and I'm here because of a favor a mutual friend of ours wanted me to do. You remember Kita?"
Both Wigglytuff and Chatot's eyes widened in surprise.
"You know Kita?" Wigglytuff asked excitingly.
Luna nodded.
"She's a childhood friend of mine" Luna explained. "She's the one who takes me to the mainland when I want to leave our island home. She also works for my godfather."
Wigglytuff and Chatot nodded.
"How is Kita doing?" Wigglytuff asked.
Luna smiled.
"She's doing very well" Luna answered. "She actually sent me here because she wanted me to check up on you both. I was rather surprised to learn that Chatot was the one she saved back then. I honestly had no idea when we met that she saved you, but I wasn't too surprised. That's just how Kita is. She can't stand by while someone is hurt without doing something to help."
Wigglytuff nodded.
"We've been doing rather well for ourselves" Wigglytuff said. "Our apprentices have been really good and our place is doing well. Even our expeditions have turned out well."
Luna nodded.
"I'm glad" Luna said. "Maybe one day the Pokémon I see as a little brother will finally get the courage to join this guild."
Wigglytuff smiled.
"Is this Pokémon from around here?" Wigglytuff asked.
Luna nodded.
"I met him during one of my trips here" Luna explained. "I've grown rather fond of him and I did train him enough so that he can handle most normal opponents. He'll need more training if he wants to make his dreams of being an explorer a reality. You'll know who he is for he'll carry a fragment of a relic of my homeland. I gave it to him today because I believe if anyone can figure out its purpose it would be him. Besides, it might give him more incentive to join like his friend Electra did."
Wigglytuff nodded.
"I'll look forward to the day he does join, but we won't go easy on him just because you're fond of him" Wigglytuff said.
Luna smiled.
"I don't expect you to" Luna answered. "I never gave him any slack during his training, so why should this be any different. If he ever mentions my name, then you can tell him how you know me and how I see him as even if he already knows."
Wigglytuff nodded and Luna got up.
"Well, it's time for me to go" Luna said. "I've got a meeting with a friend before I head back home. I look forward to the day our paths cross again."
They both nodded and she left the guild and walked down to the crossroads. There she found Lia waiting for her. She nodded to her and they went towards a slightly beaten path out of view from everyone else. They knew this was a conversation they didn't want anyone else to overhear.