I sat on my bed as the time just hit 11 AM. I kept silent as I looked over my phone. I was very focused as I didn't even hear it. I only broke from my stare after a paw touched my shoulder.
Snapping out of my daze, I looked and noticed Scorch who tilted his head.
Scorch: Dude, you alright?
Shaymin: H- huh…? Sorry… Just… In my own world…
Scorch: Oh… Well, um, it's your second day here. Why don't I take you around? This place is quite big and you might wanna know where to go.
Shaymin: S- sure…
Scorch: Alright! But first, I just finished cooking some lunch. Want some?
Shaymin: Yeah… T- that sounds good.
Scorch nodded and walked out. I took a moment before getting up slowly and walked out to see Scorch placing down a plate of food. Pancakes with a piece of cake. This made me tilt my head as I looked up to Scorch.
Shaymin: Um… Pancakes and cake?
Scorch: Yeah, sorry about that. Cloud and Shock are responsible for food shopping. They didn't get a chance to go yet.
Shaymin: Oh, t- that's okay…
I smiled weakly and sat down and began eating. Scorch cleaned up quickly before joining me as he ate happily. We ate for about ten minutes before Scorch sat back and stretched.
Scorch: So…
Looking up slowly, I spoke.
Shaymin: Huh…?
Scorch: I was thinking. So we are roommates and now teammates… Maybe we should get to know each other.
Shaymin: Oh…?
Scorch: Yeah! I'm sure learning a little bit about each others can do us some good down the road.
I gently nodded as I ate quietly.
Scorch: I'll go first! My parents were pretty strict when I was little. Even when I left to join this place. But during my time with them, I didn't really mind what they thought and still did loads of things that would clearly make them mad. Heh… I'm sure they'll be pissed knowing I left to join here. But anyways… I'm here to mostly get away from them since they were suffocating me. I might be just under 20 years old, but that didn't really stop me. I've been looking for a way to escape them. And one day while in a local town nowhere near here, I found a newspaper with this place marked. It was kinda hell trying to leave… But I managed to lie about getting a very good job far away from home. And well… Here I am. Little over a year later.
Scorch smiled and stared at me as he told me about my past. I looked down for a moment before softly speaking.
Shaymin: Um… A- all my life was pretty much been living deep within the mountains… I've never really ventured down from my little house other then once or twice… Each time really made me nervous since everyone just stared… Just stared… So intensely… It really made me feel weird and ever since, I mostly stay at my place… Until one day, which was only like a week ago, a delivery Pokemon flew overhead and dropped one of the promotion fliers. I honestly almost didn't go, but ever since I was small, I really did want to join one of these towns. I… Don't know why. I just did.
Scorch: Man… All that time in the mountains alone? I'd go insane.
Shaymin: It… Wasn't that bad… I, uh, enjoy the quiet… I- I didn't have no contact… I did get visited a few times…
Scorch: Oh? Like who?
I looked to the side and explained softly that Mew visited often. He looked surprised and spoke.
Scorch: Really? I would love to meet Mew…! They just look so soft and all. Would love to snuggle one.
Shaymin: S- she was pretty soft… But, um… I… Don't really want to talk about it anymore…
Scorch looked instantly confused to my sudden shutdown of the topic but he accepted and didn't push it further. He then stood quiet and resumed eating. However after a few minutes of silent, a sudden beep made me look up. Scorch was looking at his phone. He looked at it for a moment before sighing.
Scorch: Hey, it seems like the others are gathering in the plaza. Wanna head over there?
Shaymin: Y- you did say you'll show me around. So, um… S- sure.
Scorch smiled and nodded before finishing the last bit of his food. I was already finished as he took my plate and put them in the sink. He then grabbed his bag which hung from a nearby hanger. He then looked at me and smiled, motioning me to follow.
Getting up slowly, I followed him outside as he walked down the road and into the main plaza. He looked at his phone and told me to follow him. That's what I did and he lead me straight to the others as they were outside an ice cream shop as the three were enjoying ice cream. When we walked up, Shock noticed us and spoke.
Shock: There you guys are.
Scorch: Yep, we're here. So what's wrong?
Shock: Nothing's wrong.
Scorch: Oh, alright… So… Shaymin and I were talking about some stuff before you messaged.
Shock just nodded and ate his ice cream.
Scorch: We spoke about our pasts and all. I was thinking that maybe you three should tell your stories. Make Shaymin feel at home.
Ember: That doesn't sound bad.
Cloud just shrugged as Shock agreed as well. Ember then spoke.
Ember: So… I was born far from this region. However, I moved here after getting accepted to a very well known collage. One of the best in the world. When I finished collage, I didn't really know what to do… But a collage friend introduced me to this town and all. And well… Here I am. Not much of a leader or follower. I joined up here mostly because I'm quite an expert with repairs of technology. Hell… That's why I was accepted since as I was told, I was the only one able to do so. I don't repair things day and night… Only when town tech fails.
Shock: Well, err… Me next. My parents sorta sheltered me. But not those types where you cannot leave their sights. When I became old enough, I wanted to leave the small town I lived in for my entire life. My story… Well… My journey was very rough. I got caught in a very, very nasty storm. Hard rain, constant thunder. Ugh. I tried getting down a mountain side which was very stupid. I know. And to make it simple… I ended up slipping and slid down. I tried my best to keep balanced to reach the bottom. But a damn vine or something stuck from the ground and my foot got caught on it. Next thing I remember was darkness then waking up here in the medical ward. What happened was that I was found laying unconscious by a team just out enjoying the morning. Quite a gash across my forehead too… But wasn't anything too serious and healed in a few weeks. After that, I sorta just stayed here. Felt like a new home…
Cloud: Hmh... I guess that leaves me then. What to say… I came from right here in this region not even far from this town. I don't want to kill you with boredom. So I'll keep it short. I am the most resourceful Pokemon here. And yes… I know I am. I don't actually care much about this place. But I joined for the hell of it since I wasn't going to do normal work or sit inside my house all day. Everyone here knows not to mess with me because I don't take any crap from anyone and the past one who did so, heh… Anyways, yeah… Everyone knows not to mess with me…
I listened and it did make me feel a bit better knowing them a bit more. These Pokemon were complete strangers and it made me nervous to be around them. But after hearing a small amount of their story, it made me feel better. I then retold what I told Scorch. They all looked surprised as Shock soon spoke.
Shock: Man…
Shaymin: Huh…?
Shock: You mean you never had interaction other then a few times? Like… You must've had contact with some other legends.
I looked to the side and slowly nodded.
Shaymin: I- I have… Mew… Azelf, Latias, Virizion and… Arceus...
They all looked surprised other then Cloud who just shrugged and kicked back while on her phone. Scorch seemed to be the most stunned one there.
Scorch: S- seriously…?! You only said Mew. But you also had contact with Arceus?!
I slowly nodded as they still looked at me.
Shock: Well then. That's pretty sick. Didn't expect you to have contact with Arceus himself.
Before I was able to reply, Cloud made a very annoyed groan. I looked over as she was on her phone and looked quite angry before getting up quickly, nearly knocking her chair down. She growled and quickly turned before walking off. I looked very confused and stood quiet. The others stood quiet too until she was gone. When she was out of view, Shock looked at me.
Shock: Don't mind her. She does that often.
Scorch: Yeah… Probably some business or something.
Scorch then shrugged and sat back into his seat. I just accepted this and looked down as Shock soon got up and stretched.
Shock: Well, I need to do some stuff of my own. Wanna meet back at the house later?
Shaymin: S- sure…
Shock smiled before leaving. The other two got up and explained that they need to do some stuff too. I agreed and remained sitting.
Scorch: I know I said that I would show you around… But we can do that later today, okay? I needed to go visit someone that I nearly forgot.
Shaymin: O- oh. It's okay… M- maybe later then.
He smiled and nodded before running off, soon followed by Shock. I was then alone. I just sat there for a bit and looked down at the table. It took about ten minutes of sitting before I decided to get up slowly and shivered. I then looked back towards the housing area. Starting to think, I thought of going outside of town. It was bright and sunny out, so it seemed like a good time to do so. Somewhat not wanting to stay inside on such a nice day, I decided to do so. I slowly looked down and began walking towards the entrance of town.
Before I left the town, I was stopped by a Meowth who nearly ran into me as he was running into town. I managed to avoid him but he wasn't lucky enough to stop in time as he tripped, thinking we would've hit each other. As he fell with quite a painful thud, I slowly walked up to him and looked down.
Shaymin: S- sorry… Are you okay…?
The Meowth slowly stood up and shook his head, dazed from the impact.
Unknown: Y- yeah…
The Meowth bent down and picked up a bag that he had dropped upon falling.
Shaymin: L- looked pretty painful.
Unknown: It was… But don't worry…
He then looked at me and tilted head.
Unknown: Huh… Never seen a Shaymin before.
I looked away and nodded slowly.
Shaymin: I… Came here just yesterday…
Unknown: Really? Dang. I'm glad to see someone as powerful as you here.
Slowly nodding again, he smiled and spoke again.
Mila: You can call me Mila.
I smiled weakly and accepted.
Soon after, a Buizel smacked the back of Mila's head gently. He explained that he saw Mila fall and chuckled before looking at me. He didn't say anything. Just nodded and told Mila to follow as they were on a tight time limit. Mila looked at me and gently smiled and chuckled nervously before running off, waving at me. I gently waved back and looked back to the gates of the town. I then walked out into the fields.
Some other Pokemon were out and about, just enjoying their days as they spoke or did some random stuff. I tried not thinking about them as I walked off and to somewhere more quiet.
I walked down the field and found a quiet enough area for me to relax at. I sat against a tree and sighed softly before closing my eyes slowly. The sun felt amazing and it caused me to fall asleep.
3 Years Ago
7:29 PM
Moon Dazzle Forest
Unknown: Shaymin?
Looking up from a blue tornado flower, Mew stared with a somewhat judgmental look.
Mew: We'll never get there if you keep getting sidetracked.
Shaymin: Sorry… I never seen such flowers and plants… They just look so pretty.
Mew scoffed and looked away in a playful manner.
Mew: I already told you many times. This is nothing to the actual place.
Shaymin: I know, I know…
Getting up from the dirt path, I took one last glance at the flower which blew gently in the wind. Smiling softly, I started to follow Mew who already began walking. I jogged up to her and she wagged her tail slowly. She gently brushed it against me and soon wrapped it around my arm.
Mew: We're almost there.
She let out a small smile as I looked down to her. Mew looked up and giggled softly before climbing up to my head as she wrapped around it. Her tail hung in front of my face which acted as a compass of some kind.
Mew: Okay, take a left here then a right… Then we'll be there…!
Shaymin: What's so special about this place anyways? Heh… Seems like we've been walking for hours.
Mew: Well, since you live in the mountains, we had to climb down it which took a good two hours.
She slapped my face gently with her tail and giggled.
Shaymin: I enjoy my place though.
Mew: I know. I'm just playing with you, heh. It's a very beautiful place you picked.
I smiled and nodded slowly as she continued leading me to where she wanted me to go. It took about ten more minutes before she stopped me and got to the ground.
Mew: We're here! Stay close, okay?
Shaymin: Okay?
Mew wrapped her tail around my arm and began leading me into a thick batch of forests and bushes. She managed to avoid all the branches due to her height. However for me, I had to brush them away. I had to do this for a bit before we finally reached the other side. Once we were on the other side, I stopped and looked with wide eyes. Mew giggled from my reaction as I stared at a large field within a crater.
Shaymin: W- whoa, um…
Mew: Like it? Knowing how you love nature and all… I think you would've liked this.
Gently nodding, I walked down to the crater. The grass looked fresh with a small stream of water running through the middle of it. Stone walls surrounded the location and a shade of moonlight shined upon it. I smiled and went towards the stream and looked at the crystal clear water that ran into a cave to the side. Mew joined me and sat next to the stream.
Shaymin: S- so peaceful here…
Mew: I knew you'd love it, heh.
This place looked so beautiful as I sat and stared. Mew laid against me and had her arms around my own arm. She rubbed her head against my arm and let out small purrs of enjoyment. I smiled at this and gently rubbed her head with my free arm.
Shaymin: It's getting kinda late… And… I don't want to leave so soon.
Mew: Then why not stay for the night?
Shaymin: Heh… Was thinking about that.
Mew nodded and remained on my arm.
Mew: I'll stay too since I don't want to have you alone here.
Smiling, I hugged her gently and laid down. Mew snuggled against my chest and curled into a ball as her tail wrapped around my leg gently. It was so quiet and peaceful. It made me feel so calm. Mew being here too made me feel better as well.
I gently closed my eyes and kept hugging Mew softly.
Current Day
10:15 PM
Outside Hexa
I awoke suddenly and it was pitch black out.
Shaymin: H- huh…?
Looking around, I noticed the moon out and it surprised me. I didn't expect to have slept so long. I got up quickly and stumbled around for a moment.
Shaymin: I- I should get back quickly… Hope… The others aren't worried…
Shivering slightly, I started to walk home. I entered the town and quickly made my way towards the housing unit. It was very dark with a few lamps lighting the path. No one was around and it was eerie. Foe some reason, I had a feeling that I was being watched. But I guess that was my normal reaction when outside other then my home. I tried ignoring it as I got to my house and tried opening it. Locked.
Shaymin: L- locked…? I… Didn't take my key…
Breathing in, I tried knocking gently so it wouldn't wake others in other houses. I waited for a good few minutes as I knocked for about 4 different times. Luckily before I started knocking for the fifth time, I heard the door unlocked and opened. Cloud was the one who opened and she looked quite pissed at me.
Cloud: What the hell are you doing…? It's almost 11 at night…
I looked to the side and shook heavily.
Shaymin: S- s- sorry… I… F-
She cut me off.
Cloud: I don't give a damn of what you were doing… Just get inside.
I didn't attempt to stare at Cloud as I quickly rushed in. Cloud closed the door somewhat forcefully before locking it and walking back into the bedroom. I shivered at her hostility, but I understood. My body shook gently as I sat on the couch and looked down. The rest of the night was like this as I finally managed to get some sleep about an hour later...
