Raymond's Perspective
4 months until the tryouts, and we're still going strong!
April 6, 2020 - Pecha Town Square
In just two months we already improved a ton just by doing jobs in mystery dungeons, I also noticed that Evie got much more outgoing than before, she was now rocking a brown sable fedora and a lasso ( I have never seen her use the lasso ).
Meanwhile I got much better at combat, I can now properly use vine whip and I also learned wrap and leaf tornado.
This time we just decided to explore a dungeon for fun, this one was deep in a forest, this time all three of us went in.
Outside the entrance…
" Are you sure you packed everything? " I asked Evie, " yep " she held up a leather satchel and my medical kit, she handed the kit to me, I slung it over my back.
" enough waiting around, let's go! " Jojo said right before rushing in.
" w-wait for us! " I cried out as I ran after him, Evie followed.
Two floors in…
" take that! " Evie yelled as she used take-down on a pidgey, she grunted as she took some damage.
" You should really be careful with that move, we really don't want you cracking your head open accidentally " I advised.
" oh shut up! It's just a bruise… " okay maybe outgoing was the wrong word to describe her… snappy would be a better adjective.
Five floors in…
" What's this thing? " Jojo inquired as he picked up a seed lying on the ground, " that's a blast seed, when the shell cracks it- ".
BOOM!
" explodes… " I finished my sentence and pulled out my medical kit, it looks like someone accidently cracked a blast seed in their hand.
Eight floors in…
Jojo was panting, " a-alright guys, lets just rest for a bit… then we'll continue ", his right paw was all bandaged up from the blast seed detonation.
" yeah, whew im beat " I rummaged in our satchel and pulled out some apples, I tossed two of them to Jojo and Evie, I took a bite out of one of my own.
" Hey Raymond, I was wondering, since when did you know so much about… medical stuff? " Evie asked.
" hmm, I don't know… my mom just pressured me into studying wound treatment and stuff like that, she wants me to be a doctor when I grow up ".
Part of that was true, she does want me to be a doctor, but I actually wanted to learn things like that because I was inspired by Josuke's stand power.
" that sucks " Jojo replied, " you must've had one hell of an argument when you tried to get her permission then ".
" hmm? " I tilted my head.
" you DID tell her about the guild right? " Evie asked.
" uhh… I forgot ".
Jojo facepalmed, " we've been training for two months and you still haven't told your mom that you were going to join the guild, wow ".
After we finished eating lunch we continued to explore the rest of the mystery dungeon.
Nine floors in…
Evie's ears perked up when we entered a large room, she looked extremely nervous.
Jojo started walking forward, oblivious to whatever Evie was noticing.
" WAIT! " Evie yelled as she tackled Jojo, the ground started glowing where he was standing before, suddenly, giant spiked balls started falling from the ceiling just inches away from both of them.
Evie slowly got off of Jojo and scanned her surroundings, " there's a blast trap 1 metre in front of you Ray, walk to the right until I say stop then go forward ".
I followed what she said and came up to them, Jojo was still on the ground frozen in shock.
" You can get up now, there are no traps left " she assured Jojo.
He got up looking bewildered, " how did you know where they were? ".
" well… it's hard to explain, it's kind of like a ' sixth sense ' that I inherited from my parents, I can just ' feel ' traps around me, like how you can feel auras " she explained to Jojo.
Cool, she has a special ability, this could be really useful in the guild.
" well enough messing about, we have a mystery dungeon to explore! " Evie exclaimed.
" yeah! " me and Jojo cheered.
August 7, 2020 - Raymond's House
Alright! 1 month until the tryouts, and I still haven't told my mom…
After clearing a dungeon we all went home for the night, right when I opened the door to my house I bolted over to my room, before being stopped halfway by a vine.
" Raymond… We need to talk " my mom said.
Oh no…
She was in the kitchen, her entire body length was on top of a chair, and vines were covering her face.
" mom… what's wrong? " I asked her, a part of me already knew what was wrong.
She removed the vines from her face, " what's this I hear about a guild? " she said in an accusatory tone.
I knew it… " uhh… ".
" you've been coming home with cuts and bruises repeatedly, I knew something was happening the first time it happened ", uh oh.
I still stayed quiet, I stared at the floor in front of me.
" Then while I was out shopping Leafeon told me that her granddaughter, Evie, was going to join a guild, with you ".
All of that was correct…
" is this true? " she raised my head upwards with vines.
" y-yes… " I said shakily.
She sighed, " you studied so hard to be a doctor and now you want to throw all of that away for some guild all of a sudden… " she released the vines from my head.
" go to your room ".
Jojo's Perspective
August 8, 2020 - Deep in The Underground
" place your bets everyone place your bets! " a staff worker hollered out in the audience.
I was sitting on a chair on one corner of the ring, putting on boxing gloves, on the other side was a Geodude, he growled at me as he slipped on his pair of gloves.
" good morning ladies and gentlemen to the Pecha Town Underground Fight Club! " the announcer, a Meloetta, roared into the microphone.
" on one side of the ring we have Rocky Johnson, undefeated for over five years! " part of the crowd was chanting Rocky's name.
" and on the other side we have Joseph Joestar! " a part of the crowd chanted " JO-JO ", including Lucario, is this really what she does in her free time?
" now… fight! ".
I got off of my chair and got into a fighting stance, Rocky charged at me ( floated towards me ) and swung with his right fist.
I ducked under the fist and jabbed him in the face, he stumbled backwards in a daze, I followed up with grabbing his arm and tossing him off of the ring, I have no idea if that was an illegal move or not...
Meloetta came down to the outskirts of the ring where Rocky landed, he was struggling to float back up.
" one! " she tapped the ground, Rocky still wasn't getting up, " two! ", he shifted around on the ground, did I hit him that badly? " three! ".
DING DING DING!
" Joseph Joestar wins! " Meloetta cheered.
She held up my arm, the feeling of the crowd cheering me on felt so good.
Later…
" and here's your reward " Meloetta gave me a huge bag of coins from the audience's bets.
I nodded and stuffed the coins in my satchel, she tapped my shoulder.
" how about something extra too~ " she winked.
" uhh no thanks " I said as I hurriedly walked out of the fight club.
Lucario was waiting for me outside, " what's with all the hastiness all of a sudden? ".
" I don't think I wanna attend the fight club anymore, the announcer was being ' weird ' with me ".
A disgusted scowl formed on her face, " I'll go have a talk with her then ".
" wait wait wa- " I was too late, she already went back in,
I sighed and made my way to the town square.
The place was bustling with activity, a few people I knew said hi to me, what caught my eye was a Oshawott playing the guitar on the side of a building, he was using his scalchop as a guitar pick.
He was absolutely rocking it, there was a guitar case with a few coins inside of it, no one seemed to pay him any attention.
I walked over to him and tossed a bunch of coins into the case, he beamed with gratitude, " oh thanks dude! Any requests? ".
" hmm… " I rubbed my chin, I didn't know any songs that the people here sang…
Oh wait! There was one that Evie always sang, " do you know… The Partisan? ".
" oooh a patriot are you? Of course I do ".
He cleared his throat.
He strummed once, " when they poured across the border… ".
Later…
" then we'll come from the shadoooows " he finished and sighed, we noticed that a whole crowd was around us, and his guitar case was filled to the brim.
The crowd clapped and went on their way, he noticed the amount of money he got, he smiled at me.
" say, what's your name dude? " he asked me.
" its Joestar, Joseph Joestar… my friends call me Jojo ".
He holstered his scalchop and placed a paw on his chest, " my name is Oliver, nice to meet you Joseph ".
We shook hands, " say… I saw you on the news, I also got invited to the agency ".
I was taken aback, " really!? Why… not to offend you but… you're just a guy with a guitar ".
He chuckled, " not just any guitar ", he threw it in the air and it started floating, it then disappeared right in front of my eyes!
" it's my stand power, I call it, 「Delta Blues」, it's named after a music genre from way back then.
" Well good luck on the tryouts then Oliver " we both fist-bumped and I walked away
Narrator
Nighttime - The Speedwagon Estate
A dusk-form Lycanroc was taking a nap in his luxurious bedroom, he was woken up by a Braixen poking him in the head with a stick.
" Mr Speedwagon the guests are here, I advise that you prepare yourself and meet them in the main hall ".
The Lycanroc stirred and forced himself to get off of his double-king-sized-bed ( which only he sleeps in ), he walked up to his closet and pulled out a checkered top hat, he placed it on his head and yawned.
The Braixen was standing by the door, " do you need help getting down the stairs Mr Speedwagon? ".
" Ah humbug… " the Lycanroc named Speedwagon snapped back.
Speedwagon walked out of his bedroom and clumsily stumbled down the stairs, while reluctantly being helped by his assistant Braixen.
He approached the door to the main hall, " I hate parties " he muttered to himself as he opened it.
The main hall was filled with pokemon of various shapes and sizes prancing about, all of them in the upper class.
He was hosting a charity night in his manor, to fund some orphanages in the city, he always did something like this every year.
Speedwagon walked into the crowd and greeted several of the patrons, before getting temporarily blinded by a news reporter's camera's flash bulb.
" Mr Speedwagon sir! We just have a few questi- AH " the reporter was tackled by a bodyguard Rillaboom.
Speedwagon walked away from them and continued to enjoy the party, while he was conversing with the guests, he was tapped on the back by Braixen, " Mr Speedwagon, another one of those Lucarios are here and they want to speak with you ".
Speedwagon grunted and looked behind Braixen, there was a long-furred Lucario in a red cloak.
He instantly knew who this was, " we mustn't speak here in public " he motioned for the Lucario to follow him, they both went into a different room from the main hall.
" Mr Speedwagon… " the Lucario began, " I am- ".
" an ambassador from the Hamon Clan, yes I knew you would be coming, we still havent found anything on the red stone nor the pillars ".
" that is most disappointing, the world here is at stake Mr Speedwagon, we have to find the red stone before ' they ' awaken ".
" I assure you, the Speedwagon Foundation is doing everything in their power to find it ".
" I hope so… " the Lucario walked away and left the manor.
Speedwagon sighed and went back into the main hall, the Braixen was smirking.
" whats with the face? " Speedwagon asked nervously, every patron in the manor was looking at him.
Braixen handed him a microphone, " ' you ' have a speech to make ", he silently cursed under his breath and raised the microphone to his face.
" hello ladies and gentlemen, thank you all for coming to my humble estate… and drinking all of my booze~ " the crowd chortled.
" well, I'm not much for speeches, I am a 'mon of action, not of words, so all I can say is… "
He raised a wine glass in the air, " enjoy the party! ".
August 9, 2020 - Charles's Cafe
Evie's Perspective
Wow, Charles really cleaned the place up ever since Jojo scared off the mafia.
The floor was now made out of squeaky-clean white tiles, while the walls were plain blue.
" oh hey Evie! " Charles greeted me, I pranced over to the barstool and sat down, " the usual? " he asked me.
" the usual ".
He went to the back and served up a nice cup of green tea.
I took small sips of it while enjoying the music playing on the vintage radio he had on a shelf.
The front door opened and a pikachu walked in, he was wearing an aviator helmet and a leg brace, oh… he must've had some sort of accident.
He limped over to the barstools and sat down.
Charles came over, " oooh hey Tinker Tom, been in another accident? ".
Tinker Tom chuckled, " yep, another gadget malfunction, third broken bone this month, it's almost a new record ".
Third broken bone? Wow, I feel bad for him.
Charles went to the back and brewed some coffee, he handed Tom a mocha.
The Pikachu took a sip, " heh, you still got it Charles! " they both laughed.
A minute passed, then the Pikachu turned to me, " say, weren't you that Eevee that was on the news? "
" y-yeah, I'm Evie ".
He outstretched his paw, " the names Tom Gardiner, just like you I've been invited into the Agency ".
" you were!? "
" yeah, I'm an inventor, the guild recognised my intelligence and invited me in ".
" oh really? " I smiled, " what's your IQ? ".
" 210 ".
" wow… "
We had a nice conversation and wished each other luck on the tryouts, then we parted ways.
September 4, 2020 - Peacekeeper Agency Headquarters
Jojo's Perspective
We stood in front of the doors of the headquarters, nervous as hell.
" todays the day…lets do this ".
To Be Continued - Chapter 13 End