Author's Notes

I was gonna write more for my Metroid story today, but I decided to go for this one instead. Think of this as a special treat chapter of sorts.

Thanks for reviewing, Team Riptide. Glad you decided to stick around.

I'm super hungry but I won't be able to eat for a long while, so I'mma write to take my mind off it. This will be a bit of a shorter chapter, but

Daisy's Point of View

I had fallen asleep shortly after laying down. I slept for a good half-morning before I was awoken to the sound of yelling. Not just the yelling of one pokémon either.

"DAISY!" Fawn cried, "There's a monster in your den!"

I shot up with a start, looking behind myself with a leaf blade prepared to fend off the intruder. I quickly lowered my guard, however, as the events of the morning finally caught back up to me. The beast let out a large snore, having fallen asleep himself.

"Oh, him?" I glanced back at my zorua friend. "He's not dangerous. I just took him in because he was injured."

Fawn gasped, backing up in shock.

"You mean to tell me..." She brought a paw to her chest, before jabbing it in my face. "You willingly brought that thing here?" The pace of her breathing began to pick up. "Are you CRAZY?!"

I just rolled my eyes.

"He hasn't attacked me, and seems fairly docile."

Fawn's eyebrows rose.

"Okay, whatever Daisy. But I'm not going in there until that thing is gone!" Fawn cleared her throat, still nervous but keeping her eyes off the beast. "Anyway, you promised to hang out!"

My ears perked up.

"Right! I did. Well, let's go then," I said with a smile. I took one glance back at the sleeping beast before leaving with my friend.

The two of us walked through the woods aimlessly; a journey without a destination.

"So," Fawn started, "this monster you're keeping."

I raised an eyebrow.

"You're not gonna let the topic go without an explanation, eh?"

"No ma'am! What is that thing?"

I just shrugged, and mumbled something along the lines of "I don't know."

"What do you mean? It's in your den, shouldn't you at least ask it what it is?"

"I certainly would ask, but he, not it, doesn't seem to speak the same language as us."

Fawn stopped in her tracks.

"So, you're telling me, you decided to help out and share your den with a foreign beast? A beast that you don't even know the identity of?"

"Yeah... When you put it that way it sounds a little crazy..."

"You think?"

I sighed.

"Well, I already went for it so I have to commit now."

Fawn groaned.

"Whatever. If you die, I'll only feel a little bad."

"Yeah, whatever."

It was a while of walking before I finally spoke up.

"Hey, why don't we ask, uh..." My voice trailed off as I realized the true implications of my request.

"Huh? Ask who? About what?"

I gulped in an attempt to swallow my uneasiness. "He Who Knows Most. About the beast."

Fawn shrank back a little. "What?! Why?! Why Fogg of all pokémon?!"

I sighed a bit and looked onward in determination.

"He's probably the one who would know the most about this, as his name implies."

The dark-type grumbled a little bit in response.

"Fine... But, I'm not going."

I gave Fawn a pleading look.

"Come on, please? It'd be comforting to have a dark type around in case uh... You know..."

Fawn was about to protest, but sighed and gave in with a nod.

He Who Knows Most would definitely be a good help. I should explain his weird name.

See, every pokémon is named at birth, of course. But, at least in this forest I call home, when a pokémon accomplishes something extraordinary they are awarded a title; it's sort of a second name which is the more respectful thing to call them by.

He Who Knows Most's real name is actually Fogg. He obtained his title by wandering the world, exploring and bringing back seemingly endless information. There's very little that he doesn't know. Despite some of his... weirder qualities, the amount of information he knew was respectable.

Out journey to the tree where Fogg lived was an uneventful one. We horse-played a bit along the way, and occasionally stopped for berries.

Soon enough, we made it to a gravel path.

Fawn and I walked toward the tree where Fogg lived. Once we arrived at the hollowed-out trunk, we gave a large knock on the makeshift door.

Soon enough, a familiar hypno stepped out.

"Ah. Fawn, Daisy, I foresaw your arrival," the large pokémon said. He licked his lips as he looked us over. "What brings two attractive young ladies such as yourselves to my humble abode?"

Fawn shifted uncomfortably a bit, so I spoke up.

"Hello, Fogg. We came to inquire about something."

Fogg smiled eerily.

"Ah, yes of course. Come inside, make yourself at home."

"N-no sir, t-that's quite all right!" Fawn sputtered out. I nodded in agreement.

"It's a simple and quick question, shouldn't be more than a moment."

Fogg laughed, his scratchy tones putting me on edge.

"Nonsense! You're guests, I can't let you stand out here in the cold." The hypno beckoned us, walking inside.

Fawn and I glanced at each other warily but nodded anyway. We followed the large pokémon into the trunk. Fogg closed the door behind us, subtly latched it locked with psychic.

Fawn and I sat on opposite piles of leaves that were set up as seats. Fogg sauntered up behind me, huffing heavily into my large, leaf-like ear. I leaned away uncomfortably, and I don't think my small whine went unnoticed.

"So Daisy," Fogg murred, "what question plagues your mind to bring you two back here? I've been lonely since you last visited." the hypno ran his thin, gangly hands up my sides, gently squeezing and massaging my back. It did the opposite of what a massage should, making me tense up my muscles.

I began to sweat as I looked into Fawn's eyes, who looked just as uncomfortable with the situation as I.

"W-well," I stammered, "I found an injured beast out in the forest t-today. I-" I felt Fogg lightly squeeze the back of my neck, eliciting a squeak. "Well uh, I d-don't know what it is and w-was wondering if you could help?"

Fogg leaned down, where I could see his smile when I glanced to the side.

"Oh Daisy," he purred, "you know I'm always happy to help you, gorgeous." he gave me a nuzzle on the cheek, causing me to blush and lean away. He didn't like that response judging by the look on his face but conceded anyway.

"S-so will you help?"

"Lead the way," he said with a sigh. The door unlatched, opting Fawn and I to quickly hustle out of the log. Fogg soon followed, and we began to lead him to my den. It was this concept that made Fawn lean over and whisper into my ear.

"What are we doing?" she demanded. "He's gonna know where your den is now!"

I glanced worriedly back at her and whispered, "Oh, right... I didn't think of that..."

Fogg cleared his throat behind us, opting us to look back with a start.

"Don't worry girls," he soothed, "I don't bite." He gave a wide grin that sent shivers down my spine.

The rest of the way was walked in mostly silence, but soon we came up near the river where my den was. We walked aside it, when something strange happened. A piece of ground I stepped on suddenly collapsed despite being stable, causing me to squeal and fall in the water.

Fogg looked over with a clearly fake look of surprise.

"Oh dear! You fell in!" He gave a wide grin. "I'll dry you off, don't worry." He took a step forward.

"No, you won't," Fawn said, blocking his path. She glared up at the hypno, growling and baring her teeth.

Fogg looked down with a smile.

"Oh Fawn, always so feisty. No need to get jealous, there's plenty of me for the both of you!" he leaned down and picked up the zorua, giving her a long lick on the muzzle. Fawn scratched him in the face, causing him to yelp and drop her.

"Don't touch me, creep!"

Fogg's face darkened in anger for a moment, before he took a breath and let it go.

"Pitty. Let's just continue our journey then."

I climbed out of the water, absorbing the moisture that lingered in my fur to dry myself off. The three of us walked in silence for a few minutes, before coming accross my den.

"We're here," I noted.

Fogg's grin came back full force.

"Excellent!" he took a peek inside. "I must say, Daisy, you do a good job keeping this place clean. You're great at women's work, you know?"

I cleared my throat.

"Can you identify the beast?"

"Oh yes, hold on." He took a look inside, before shooting his head out with a look of fear.

"So?"

"Are you insane?!" he shouted. "How could you bring a human here?! They are forbidden from entering this forest!"

I squeaked and shrank back, as the hypno stepped forward, looming over me with a look of anger.

"I-I'm sorry! I didn't know!"

He leaned down and glared into my eyes.

"If he causes any trouble, you're going to be held accountable. You're lucky I don't inform the elders of this."

The hypno stomped away fuming, leaving Fawn and I alone. The human peaked out of the den at us, having been stirred from sleep by the commotion outside.