Ben, Gwen, and Kevin, now aware of why they were sent to the Pokemon world, decide to try and find a human town. Dile leads them toward New Bark Town, but they are interrupted by an attack on Cyndaquil and a new voice in Gwen's mind…
"When should we reveal ourselves, Chikorita?" Cyndaquil whispered, staring at the group from the bushes.
"Not yet. Totodile…" She corrected herself, "Dile has gone rushing in but we need to be more careful."
"But the girl talked to Arceus! It's gotta be them!"
"We still need to wait." Cyndaquil breathed a resigned sigh and laid down.
"Okay then…" Ben muttered as Gwen finished telling them what Arceus had told her. "Arceus said that there are strong bonds between humans and Pokemon. That means that there are humans here." Gwen nodded.
"That's right. We need to find a human town." She turned toward where Dile had been sitting. "Hey Dile, do you-"
"GET THE HECK OFF OF MY ARM!!!!" Kevin was waving his arm around, trying to shake Dile off. Dile was gripping his arm like a pit bull. Ben burst out laughing. "BEN! CONTROL YOUR POKEMON, WOULD YOU?!"
"Keep it up, Dile! Good boy!" Ben gasped before falling on the ground in hysterics. Gwen rolled her eyes.
"Ben, we need to find a town. You can let Dile chew on Kevin later."
"HEY!"
"Okay…" Ben walked over. "Say Dile, how about you lead us to a human town? That way, we can get food and other supplies for our journey." Dile let go of Kevin's arm and jumped into Ben's arms.
"Totodile!" He garbled, nuzzling Ben affectionately, before leaping down and running ahead. "Dile!" He beckoned for the three to follow him.
"Let's go!" Ben called, running after the little blue Pokemon.
"Let him chew on me later…" Kevin was grumbling as he ran after Ben. "Fat chance…"
"Cyndaquil, they're leaving! Let's go!" Chikorita called before bounding after the retreating figures.
"Hey! Wait for me!" Cyndaquil shouted, starting to run after Chikorita. He bolted into the bushes, trying to find Chikorita, when he ran headfirst into a wall of solid rock.
"Hey! Watch where you're going, twerp!" The rock shouted. Cyndaquil stared up fearfully at the Golem as it kicked him to the side.
"S-sorry…" Cyndaquil muttered, starting to walk around the large rocky Pokemon. Unfortunately, he accidentally stepped on a thorn. Startled, his back flared up, burning the Golem's foot.
"HEY!" The Golem picked him up and threw him into a nearby tree. "What's the idea, shrimp?!" He started to charge.
"HELP!" Cyndaquil squealed.
Dile froze in mid step and began to run back toward Ben, Gwen, and Kevin. "TOTODILE! DILE!" He was jumping up and down in a panic. "DILE!" He started running back the way they had just come just as a high pitched squeal pierced the air.
"QUIIIILLLLL!!!!!" The voice shouted.
"What the heck was that?!" Kevin blinked in confusion.
"Don't know, but it doesn't sound good!" Ben was already bolting after Dile. "Come on!"
"I'm sorry…please don't hurt me…" Cyndaquil whispered, trying to stand up. That Rock Throw attack had hit home pretty well.
"GET AWAY FROM HIM!" Chikorita came bounding toward Golem. "TAKE THIS!" She sent a Razor Leaf at Golem. Golem let out a shout as the sharp leaves cut into his hard arms. With a snarl, he curled up into a ball and started rolling at blinding speeds. 'Oh no! Rollout!' Chikorita barely dodged the attack.
At that moment, a stream of water hit Golem, stopping him dead in his tracks. "Get away from my friend!" Dile shouted, running toward Golem.
Ben rounded a bush to see Dile and two other little Pokemon facing off against a huge rocky Pokemon. 'Oh no…' He saw Dile shoot water at the creature. 'Is that normal?'
Gwen followed Ben just as the rocky Pokemon let out a roar and threw Dile to the side. It then turned and lunged toward a small black and beige Pokemon. The Pokemon let out a squeal and covered its eyes.
"Why don't you pick on somebody your own size?!" Kevin leapt at the rocky Pokemon and slammed a metal mallet into its head. The creature let out a howl of agony before falling to the ground in a dead faint. He smiled in satisfaction before surveying the area. Gwen was comforting the little rodent Pokemon. Hadn't there been another one? He scanned the ground carefully before locating a tiny green Pokemon with a leaf on its head. He started to walk over. "Hey. You okay?" The Pokemon looked up at him before letting out a yelp and darting into the bushes. Kevin felt a flash of regret as he ran after the retreating figure. "No! Wait!" There was something about that little green creature. Was it…his partner? "Please!" His voice had an edge of desperation as he lost sight of it. He came to a halt and stared around with a forlorn expression on his face. "Don't be afraid…"
"Steady, Dile. Man are you brave!" Ben muttered, feeling much pride for his partner. As he picked him up he asked, "Say…is that normal? Can all Pokemon shoot water?" Dile shook his head.
"Dile! Totodile!"
"Oh…so there are different moves then!" There was a pause. "Hey! I'm starting to understand you!"
"Quill…"
"Is that your name, boy?" Gwen cradled the timid shrew-like Pokemon in her arms, talking softly. He nodded.
"Quill." He nuzzled her hand a little.
"You're certainly friendly, Quill. Are you one of the partners we are meant to have?" Quill nodded before looking around.
"Quill?"
"What is it?" Gwen followed Quill's gaze. "Oh. You're right. Kevin's not here…and where's your friend? The little green one?" At that moment, Kevin came trudging back toward them, sulking. "What's wrong, Kevin?"
"It ran away from me…" Kevin grumbled. "Even on a different planet, I'm a monster.
"What ran from you?" Though Gwen already knew.
"The green Pokemon. It took one look at me and bolted. I was so sure that it was my partner…I could just tell…" Kevin breathed a sigh and sat down. "I hate being a freak…"
"You're not a freak, Kevin." Gwen sat down next to him and hugged him. "You're just different. That's a good thing." Quill looked cautiously up at Kevin.
"Your partner seems to agree with his friend." Kevin acknowledged sourly, noting Quill's obvious fear.
Gwen shifted Quill so he was closer to Kevin. "It's okay, Quill. Kevin is a friend." Quill sniffed Kevin's hand curiously. Kevin tentatively began to stroke Quill's fur. The little rodent made small purring noises and nuzzled his hand a little. "That's it." She smiled at Kevin. "See? Dile liked you immediately and now Quill likes you."
"Yeah…" Kevin stared off into space. "But I won't be satisfied until I see the little green Pokemon again…I mean-OOOOOOOOOOWWWW!!!!" He suddenly sprang to his feet and began shaking his leg like a crazy person. Dile was cheerfully gnawing on Kevin's foot. "NOT THE FOOT! NOT THE FOOT!" Kevin shouted, trying to shake Dile loose. "BEN!" Ben was too busy laughing like crazy. "GWEN?" Gwen grinned sheepishly at him.
"I did promise Dile that he could chew on you again." Kevin gave her a shocked and betrayed look.
"SERIOUSLY?!"
Gwen chuckled a little at Kevin's struggles but suddenly stopped as she felt a penetration to her mind.
"……….Water……..must……….flood……..storm…….humans……..go……..evil……..ice………..rain………springs……..lake……..waves……..die………"
"Who's there?!" She called out mentally.
"…………..Will……….kill………..human?.............who…………is……?.............pain…….much……….pain………..help…………me……….water………boils………ice………..melts………..save………………………CUUUUUUUUUUUUNE!!!!!!!!!!!"
The sending ended with a melodic, though pain wrought howl that shook Gwen down to the core. She shivered violently and slumped against a tree. Dile let go of Kevin's foot and trotted over.
"Totodile?" His red eyes were full of concern, as were Quill's.
"Hey, Gwen? What's up?" Kevin sat next to her and wrapped an arm around her shaking shoulders.
"You look like you're about to faint." Ben placed a hand on her forehead.
"I don't know…something was contacting me…it was all broken and weird. I only caught a few words. It was in pain." Exhausted, she closed her eyes and fell asleep snuggled against Kevin. Quill curled up and also fell asleep.
"This is getting weirder and weirder." Kevin groaned as he held Gwen. "Something tells me that this won't let up much…"
"HELP ME!!!!!" The blue water wolf barked, his voice cracking in his utter agony. "IT HURTS!" He writhed on the ground for a moment before leaping to his feet and letting out a roar. Rain began to fall in torrents all around him. "THE HUMANS!! ALL OF THEM!!! THEY CAUSE THIS!!! MUST! DESTROY!" Ice forming at his feet, he darted into the darkening forest.
How are you liking it? I'm sure you know who the blue water wolf is. ^_^ I'll try to update soon. Happy Thanksgiving!