Aaron stepped outside of the portal finding himself just off a small dirt path. He saw a castle in the distance and began walking along the path towards it. As he neared the village, he could see a cart parked off to the side. The fabric was colorful and the wheels seemed a bit worn. He knocked on the door.
"Come in." An elderly voice went. Aaron slowly walked inside. "Hello young traveler. What can I do for thee?"
Aaron looked around the room and saw a small box of capture crystals sitting on a shelf. "Tell me about those." He put a hand to his waist reaching for the dagger holstered in it.
"Vision crystals dear. They help you see your future."
"Tauros." Aaron said tightening his grip on the dagger.
"I've never heard such tongues before. Are you possessed? I do sell spirit tapes." She held one up to Aaron who knocked it from her hand. In his other hand he pulled out his dagger and held it to the woman's neck.
"I know who you are."
"And I was told to be careful of you." She pulled a wand from her pocket with a purple stone in it. She waved it closing the door to the cart and again throwing Aaron against a wall. "Such a shame to kill one this young."
Aaron hurled a dagger at her. She noticed the dagger in her arm and continued walking forward only to be blasted by a gust of wind from Aaron. "Xatu, psychic." The Pokémon emerged from the crystal and levitated the woman upward before dropping her. "Such a shame that I have to kill you." Aaron said knocking a few shelves over and breaking open the door to the cart.
"Something I can leave you." The woman waved her wand at Aaron from under the mass of object hitting him with a spell. Aaron felt nothing as he recalled his Pokémon, walked outside, and pulled a lighter from his bag. The cart burst into flames as he walked off into the woods.
He drew the circle in the ground and recited the spell. Nothing happened. He tried again, nothing. "Why isn't this working?" He cursed loudly. He then remembered the woman casting a spell. "She sealed my powers." Aaron calmed himself down before walking back on to the path. He saw a boy with short blonde hair instructing several guards to put out the cart fire.
"You there!" He called out to Aaron running over to him. "I have not seen you here before. What is your purpose?"
"To destroy that witch." Aaron pointed to the cart. "However, she sealed my powers, and now I can't get home."
The boy looked over at Aaron. He paused and whispered something to one of the guards. "You shall come with me. Tomorrow we shall attend classes at the school."
"Sir…" The guard speaking was cut off by him.
"He comes with me. Come along traveler." He motioned to Aaron who had no better option than to follow him. "My father will want to have words with you." Aaron nodded his head following the boy through a well guarded gate and down a cobblestone path towards the castle.
"You live here?"
"Yes, I am the prince." The drawbridge lowered as they walked forward. A woman wearing a long gown was waiting at the front.
"Prince Luke, you come back with a guest." She walked forward and curtsied to him. "Your father wishes to see you and most likely, this traveler."
"Thank you, Elaine." He then turned to Aaron. "Pardon me, but I have not learned your name."
"Aaron."
"Well Aaron, let us go to meet my father." He started walking down the hall with Aaron following behind him. Aaron took notice of the columns, the statues and the armor decorating the castle. They walked into a room where a man sat in a large throne next to a woman. Both of them wore crowns on their heads. Aaron walked forward and got down on one knee bowing his head.
"Rise up young traveler and tell me your purpose for being in my kingdom."
"Finishing the quest of one of your lost knights, to destroy the witch and her cart."
"I issued no such quest. To the dungeon with this blasphemous lunatic." Two guards grabbed Aaron and began to drag him away.
"Sire, stop." A man wearing glasses and long robes said running into the room. "I issued the quest."
"For what purpose?" The king halted the guards who let Aaron down.
"Ensuring the safety of our future and protecting his world."
"So why does he not go home?" The king asked motioning to Aaron.
"My magic has been sealed by the witch."
"Silence!" The king yelled at him. "Why can you not send him home?" He motioned to the spectacled man.
"I do not have his power or any more of the runes required to imitate it."
"Is there a way to get him home?"
"Yes sire, I just need time to figure it out." The man ran off with the king yelling something at him.
"As for you, you will stay in the castle as my guest. It is the least that I can do to apologize for my wizard's gross incompetence. Elaine will take you to your room along with Prince Luke who left the castle without my permission once more."
"Sorry father." Elaine walked into the room motioning for the boys to follow her.
"Come along boys." She walked out of the room with both of them following behind her. "This one will be your room." She opened a door revealing a large bed, a closet, and a writing desk. "If you need something, please ask one of the guards in the hall." She curtsied before walking Luke to his room.
"I'll have to try to make the most of this place." Aaron sighed setting his bag down on the bed.