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Chello? Is this thing on...? Welp, here I go…. I'm Janfica20, aaand this is my first story! I wonder what to say next... I am actually a bit excited to make this story, as it has been festering in my mind for about a year. In reality, this really wasn't an independent story, but in fact just a small scenario that I wanted played out in an Rp that I was doing with a friend on a completely different site. However, since things had happened, and I didn't want to have this idea die, I'm just gonna make it a story and see where it goes. Yes, yes I know it isn't anywhere near Valentine's Day or any given day as a celebration of love or affection, but I really wanted to do this.
~Oh…. Also, as a warning, I tend to give a lot of meat before and in between the actual plot of the story…. Not sure if this is good or bad, but I'll let y'all see if you like my style.
So, some background information before I start. This story focuses on my OC named Shine. Shine the Luxray. She's an independent and fierce Luxray who ran away when she was a Luxio. While on her own, she fought other Pokemon bravely and fiercely for her own well-being, gaining a well-known and intimidating reputation amongst the Pokemon of the forest. This, needless to say, came out to be a lonesome life. But after living alone for a good period of time, she then eventually met and befriended a young Gardevoir gijinka named Malum and an older Pidgeot gijinka named Ashtad (on two separate occasions). Throughout our Rp, the three had gone through many adventures and misadventures alike, their bonds of friendship growing stronger as they got into and out of trouble together.
As much as I want to start off with the setting of the story, I think a prelude will help give a small idea of Shine's personality.
Oh, and Pokemon of course isn't mine. It's GAMEFREAK's and NINTENDO and the maker of these wondrous monsters... Sorry, we know they're his don't hate me for not typing it out xP
Finally, I begin my story... Now!
Chapter 0: A Ridiculous Feeling
The sun was shining in the sky above the wide green forest. The rays beat down on the trees, and whatever rays pass through the leafy barrier share its warmth with the ground below. It's mid-spring, and the heat was already reaching a high temperature on its own, only to be worsened by the stuffy billows of heat that blew across the forest. The heat was even reaching this area of the forest that was marked by a cave; in front of it was a large circle of dirt with its few patches of grass that seemed to attempt to give the earth tones some sort of a splash of color. On either side were the luscious trees that led to the depths of the forest. The heat made all the Pokemon a bit irritated and tired, but it seemed to appear ineffective to a particular Luxray. She was out and sneaking around the dirt patch, crouched down as if prepared to strike.
The large feline swayed her curled tail back and forth, her eyes set on a pair of feet that were resting lazily on the cave floor. Her short mane zapped slightly with electricity and her eyes narrowed, the feline moved her shoulders back and forth as she snuck herself closer and closer to her target. She made sure her steps were silent, and her senses sharp to give herself an edge whenever she did anything like this. Anticipation building, she gave herself a mental countdown.
'Three... Two... One... Now!'
The Luxray leaped up with a roar, muscular legs pushing her off the ground and a good distance to her prey. She landed on the mark - only to be met with the cold cave floor and a half eaten Oran Berry. The Luxray murmured in confusion, lowering her head to sniff the area around the berry.
"Really? Oh come on! Where did she go now?" The Luxray asked with slight irritation. Her answer was nothing but a sudden splash of cold cave water as it magically covered itself on the Electric type's body, making her yelp as she jumped in the air with spin.
"Ahh! Malum! You teleported! And splashed me!" The Luxray exclaimed with a growl. The young girl, known as Malum, giggled and stood innocently as she faced the Luxray.
"Yes. Yes I did," Malum responded with a mischievous smile. Shine sighed as she shook her body of the water that dripped off her fur.
"How did you know when to move? Did you sense me or something? I was quiet."
"Well…. Yes and no. I wasn't really asleep, so I did kinda sense you. But on top of that, your fur was making a lot of noise. Not to mention the roar when you jumped. Perhaps you should work on controlling that," the young girl said with a giggle.
Shine huffed at Malum's explanation. She should've seen that coming. Among the many tricks she did to Shine, the most common one Malum was always known for was her feigning acts. It irritated Shine that she forgot to think of the little possibility. Malum noticed the slight frown in her friend's face and walked up to her, reaching out a hand to pet the large cat.
"Don't be too hard on yourself. You got closer this time than you were the last few times. You are getting better," Malum commented with a smile. Shine brightened her face at the statement and smiled, purring softly when the hand made contact to her forehead. Shine's eyes lowered like she was in a trance, and her tail flicked like she was close to sleep. Malum chuckled at how content Shine looked every time she was touched there, and lifted her hand before the large feline went out completely. It took a moment, but after a few blinks, Shine snapped out of her trance with a short snort, shaking her head once more as she went back to a more focused state. She blushed and lowered an ear, backing away as she cleared her throat.
Malum chuckled at Shine's consciousness towards her bodily reactions, but didn't say anything to embarrass her more. She simply sighed as she went down and laid on her back, letting the sun beat down on her.
Shine had laid down in the middle of the dirt area, sighing contentedly as the water from earlier dried up from her fur. But before she could rest any more, Shine's ears picked up the large fluttering sounds of wings. She looked up and saw a female humanoid swoop in for a landing, her wings blowing a lot of wind around. Shine got on her feet and walked up to the female folding her very large wings close to her back.
"Hey Ashtad! You have a good time flying?" Shine asked with a small nudge. The woman looked over to the Luxray and gently pet her head, looking up at the sky with a sigh.
"Y-y-yes S-S-Shine… I had a go-o-ood time. B-But it is a b-bit h-h-hot…. M-might we go t-t-to the ri-iver?" Ashtad asked.
Shine, who didn't mind getting wet on a hot day, but was a bit wary of the river, lifted her head up and lowered her ears. For some odd reason, whenever Shine and her friends went to the river, something bad ends up happening. One time, an elite tracker and hunter from the laboratory Malum had escaped from found Malum and stalked her and Shine, until it was the right moment to strike. Shine, as good and powerful she was, tried her hardest to protect Malum, but the human's high-tech was quick to outmatch her. Malum was taken, but Shine managed to find the lab and take Malum back.
But there were good times at the river as well; Shine couldn't forget that. She looked over to Malum to see if she would get an answer, but she was fiddling with the grass. Most likely, she would go along with whatever Shine said. Seeing that it was all up to her, Shine nodded her head and began walking off towards the treeline.
"Alright then! Let's go to the river! I wouldn't mind splashing in the water." Ashtad smiled and spread her wings to take off over the forest, while Malum immediately got up and went beside Shine. The Luxray smiled and nuzzled Malum, then proceeded to wrap her long tail around Malum's waist to grab her. The tail sat the girl on the back, then unravelled just before Shine began to pick up pace.
"Hang on Malum, I'm going to be running for a bit," Shine said with a smile.
After a short while, the three friends got to the river, where there always was a variety of forest Pokémon playing and conversing at the banks. Most of the Pokémon were Water types of course like Poliwag and Surskit, but there were plenty of others here as well, such as Sentret and Furret, Pikachu, Bidoof and the occasional Buizel. But the Pokémon that one was sure to see were Ducklett and Swanna. Ducklett love to play in the water, and it was very natural for them to hang around with their evolved forms: Swanna. The more experienced Pokémon stayed at the river because they often protected the smaller aquatic avian even if they weren't related; they also liked to use the river as a stage, and the other Pokémon were the audiences to their aerial and aquatic routines.
The Ducklett liked to watch the Swanna when they do their dances; all the Pokémon at the river did. When Shine, Malum and Ashtad got close to the river, they heard the sounds and noises of many Pokémon. Shine's demeanor changed quite a bit from the playful feline to the serious, anti-social Luxray that everyone knew about.
As the three drew closer to the water, some Pokémon looked over to see the three females approach the water, giving mixed reactions depending on who they were referring to. Some of the Pokémon knew about Malum despite her closeness to Shine, so they didn't really say much about her. They didn't know nor see Ashtad that often, but they seemed to figure that she was just as shy as they were, if not more.
Towards Shine herself… It was a bit different.
Shine snorted at the whispers, figuring that they were talking about her. Malum tapped her head and gave her a supportive look, then went on to go play in the water. Ashtad did the same, tiptoeing her way into the cooler water and stopping when she was satisfied with how far she was. Shine didn't do anything but drink some water and lay near a Pecha berry bush, ignoring the stares from the other Pokémon.
Eventually, the other Pokémon went back to their own business; but not even five minutes had gone by before the commotion grew a bit, and Shine was prompted to lift her head to see what the matter was. Apparently, several male Swanna were dancing, and their movements were putting the other Pokémon in awe. Shine watched them with a flick of her tail, her interest hidden under her unimpressed facial expressions. She turned her head a little to see Malum and Ashtad pausing to see the performance, shaking her head with a chuckle when she saw how intense their attention was.
As the male Swanna danced in the water, Shine noticed there was one in the middle that was easily seen as the appealing one to the female Swanna. Shine had no doubt in her mind that he was a top pick for possible partners. When his dancing made the females swoon, Shine groaned in annoyance and rolled her eyes, unfazed by his seemingly irresistible dance moves. The moment the middle Swanna grabbed a female Swanna and danced with her, Shine groaned in annoyance and turned her head, unwilling to continue watching such a performance. The dance went on for a few more minutes before it ended, resulting in the Pokémon to cheer happily and excitedly as the Swanna bowed. Shine once again shook her head in a growl, wishing for the noise to quiet down.
Strangely enough, the same dancing Pokémon flew over to our side of the river and talked to Malum, puzzling Shine at first until she heard their conversation.
"Forgive the intrusion, but are you the human girl that happens to play sweet sounds with strange human objects?" the bird asked.
Malum nodded her head with a chuckle. "You mean my Violin? Yes I am," Malum replied. Shine cocked her head to the side - where was this conversation going?
"So, you are the peculiar girl my fellow Pokémon have been talking about. My friends have told to me in the past about a human girl who could make music a Swanna would seem to be unable to stop himself from dancing to. It would be interesting to listen to this famous music. Who knows, it might be helpful of getting the females' attention," the Swanna said with a chuckle. Shine narrowed her eyes and snorted loudly. She didn't like how he said that statement. The Swanna turned his head and blinked rapidly at the sight of a Luxray narrowing their eyes at him, making him a bit nervous.
But he tried to mask his nervousness and walked up to the Electric type.
"Is there a problem?" The male swan asked. Malum watched with crossed arms and an unreadable look on her face.
"Is that all you dance for? Hoping to pick up females everywhere you go?" Shine asked with a scoff in her breath. The Swanna seemed a bit insulted at the question, and put a wing to his chest as if he had been hit.
"How dare you! I, Swanton, do not dance for the hopes of 'picking up' females…. They just seem to fall into my wings," the Swanna added with a light chuckle. Shine growled and flicked her tail in irritation - something that Malum picked up on.
'Shine, you better calm down before you end up doing something that scares the other Pokémon. I don't want to interfere here,' Malum told Shine with her telepathy. The Luxray snorted but nodded her head, taking her friend's warning by heart. She didn't want to be whacked on the head again. But at the same time, this Swanna was getting on her nerves. Was it the heat?
"Humph…. That's ridiculous! You probably make them fall for you with a move or something…. No way your flapping makes them do that," Shine said with a snort. The Swanna gasped and pointed a wing at her.
"I'll have you know that my 'flapping' has made me a top pick in my flock. With my beauty and grace and superior moves I win any battle that comes my way," Swanton said with a haughty voice. The moment he said the word 'battle' Shine perked her ears up in interest.
'He wins any battle? Mmmmmm….. How interesting,' Shine thought with an intrigued flick of her ears. If there was anything that made Shine interested, it was battle. She loved to fight - it got her blood pumping and excitement going. The Luxray stood up on her paws and smiled an uncharacteristic grin, her teeth slightly showing themselves to the water bird as she towered over the Swanna. "So you win any battle huh? Well then, let's see if your statement is true. Battle me," Shine said as some electricity sparked around her mane. Swanton craned his head back and gave a 'humph', as if he couldn't believe he was being challenged.
"Like I would ever fight the likes of you. You wouldn't last a minute fighting me," Swanton said with a huff. The claim made Shine's fur spark even more with excitement. She wanted to see if this Swanna's claim is true and any good. Besides, she was beginning to feel a bit bored laying around.
"Oh really? Then you shouldn't have any trouble fighting me. What do you say 'Mr. Superior'?" Shine asked as she drew her face closer to the Swanna's face. The Swanna suddenly seemed to be a bit nervous, seeing that he made a claim of a fight….. To an Electric type. He stammered slightly in his response, but hearing the cheers of the other Pokémon and female Swanna made him feel like he had no other choice. He swallowed his fear (or whatever amount of fear he could swallow) and agreed to the challenge, resulting in the Pokémon of the river to cheer. Shine smiled and lifted her head up, grinning to the thrill of battle she'll experience.
Before the battle, Malum pulled Shine to the side and spoke to her.
"Shine, you be careful when you battle okay? We don't want you to activate your… Condition right?" Malum asked with a knowing and concerning tone of voice.
Shine lowered her ears and nodded her head, for she knew what she was talking about. "Yeah Malum. I'll be careful," Shine assured. The Luxray walked away from Malum after a small nod of her head, and went to begin the battle the Swanna.
Malum watched as the two Pokémon backed away from the river and into a decent space for their battle. She stood in the middle and turned her head to each of the Pokemon. "The first one to be unable to battle is the loser. Understand?" Malum asked. Both Pokémon nodded.
"Alright…. BEGIN!"
