Me: IT'S A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE!!! I posted a new chapter, HOOJAY!!
Eve: Posting a new chapter on the day before Christmas isn't exactly what I would call a "Christmas Miracle"…
Me: Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! Joyous Noel!
Eve: Bah. She's not even listening… Oh well. WhiteWolfDragon doesn't own Pokémon, She just owns me, Soren and Claire.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Chapter 6
"… Again…" Eve muttered as she opened her eyes to the same green-filled void. "It's that dream again." As if repeating last night's event, the same ghost whispers played their silent tune and the Pokémon silhouette appeared infront of Eve.
"That Pokémon… Who could it be…?" Eve said to herself, unsure that she'll get an actual answer from the silhouette. As if hearing her, the whispers became more audible to Eve. "Huh? I'm hearing better this time…" Eve exclaimed happily before she trailed off to hear the voices better.
"…What? Human? My role?" Eve asked the whispers, astonished about the things she was hearing. Suddenly, the silhouette and the voices started to disappear once more.
"W-wait. Please, tell me more." Eve called out, hoping that she could get more information. But with each passing second, drowsiness began to control Eve's eyes and body. "… I can't… Drifting off…" Eve managed to say before she fell back into a dreamless sleep.
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"Morning, Eve!" Charmander said to Eve as he walked towards his friend.
"M-morning, Charmander…" Eve managed to say before she tried to stifle a yawn…with not much success.
"Ahaha! What's the matter?" The fire Pokémon asked jokingly. "You haven't woken up yet?"
What Charmander said was true. After her dream, Eve spent the night mulling about it and only got a few hours of sleep.
"… It's just that -yawn-, I've having these weird dreams for the past few days." Eve said while arching her back, waking herself up more.
"…Oh? You've been having strange dreams? What so strange about them?" Charmander asked in an interested voice. But deep down, he was slightly worried.
So, for part of the morning, Eve told Charmander about her recent dreams in every detail.
"Hmm, OK…" Charmander said before trailing off while scratching his chin in thought. "Eve, you said you were actually a human, right?"
"Yeah… And then you called me a 'Nutcase' and laughed at my name. I have feelings too, ya know!" Eve retorted.
"So maybe…" Charmander continued, ignoring Eves' outburst. "Those dreams have some connection to how you became a Pokémon, Eve. By the way, Eve. What do you want to do? Do you want to turn back into a human?"
Hearing this question, Eve closed her eyes in thought.
"(… It's true… I haven't thought about it much, but… Do I want to become a human again?) I'm not sure…" Eve replied so quietly, opening her deep-brown eyes to meet Charmander's blue eyes.
"Huh? What's wrong? Is this a dilemma for you? Well, I hope so!" Charmander happily grinned as Eve gave him a questioned look. "It sure must be more fun to be here with me!"
Eve smiled to herself. Only for the past few days, Charmander always managed to make her feel like at home.
"Anyway, we were supposed to go to Pokémon Square today. Do you remember?"
"Unfortunately, someone nearly buried me alive yesterday and the lack of oxygen made me forget. Please remind me." Eve replied sweetly, but a chill of fear still managed to creep into Charmander's heart.
"We need to get information on how we can add members to the rescue team. Let's get going." Charmander explained before turning towards Pokémon Square… and got tripped by Eve. "Hey! What was that for!?"
"That was for nearly turning me into an archaeological dig yesterday."
"I said I was sorry already! Why won't you accept that?"
Today was already a busy day…
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"Friends are my treasures! Welcome to Wigglytuff Club! A circle of friends!" Wigglytuff announced in a singsong voice, a voice so sugary-sweet that diabetics shouldn't hear it (A/N: No offence).
"Uhhh…" Eve trailed off uncertainly, slightly creeped out by Wigglytuff's behaviour. Charmander, also, was unsettled by Wigglytuff's cheeriness.
"…Oh? Is this your first visit here?" Wigglytuff inquired the two, nervous Pokémon standing infront of her, until she saw the glint of Eve's rescue team badge tied around her neck. "Oh, I get it! You started a rescue team too, didn't you?"
"Yeah, we're Team Mystery!" Eve answered with a shy smile.
"Well, you've come to the right place! I sell Friend Areas to add members to your rescue team. Since you're here for the very first time, I'll give you two Friend Areas for free! Let's do it!"
Before Eve and Charmander could figure out what Wigglytuff meant by what she said, the mentioned Pokémon broke out into song.
"Wigglytuff~ Wigglytuff~ ! Let's be friends… Taaaaaaah! Congratulations! You can go to the Wild Plains now. You can also go to the Mist-Rise Forest. Now you can recruit Pokémon that live in these two Friend Areas. Isn't that wonderful?"
"…That's super…" Eve muttered to no-one in particular. "Anyway, how are we supposed to recruit Pokémon without being considered a free meal or chew toy?"
"Well…" Wigglytuff trailed off before grabbing a book from behind the counter and began flicking through the pages. The title of the book, as Eve and Charmander could see, was entitled "Selling Friend Areas for Slowpokes (No Pun Intended)". Somewhat satisfied with the page she had read, Wigglytuff hid the book away and continued. "If you're fighting Pokémon that live in a Friend Area. Sometimes, they will come to admire you as a friend. In that case, they may ask to join your team. Just keep trying!"
Suddenly, as if by coincidence, or probably the fact that they were stalk-I mean-following Eve and Charmander for most of the morning, the two Magnemite from yesterday floated over to the three Pokémon before them.
"BZBZBZZT! IF YOU'RE GIVING FRIEND AREAS AWAY… CAN YOU GIVE MY FRIENDS ACCESS TO THE POWER PLANT FRIEND AREA?" The first Magnemite asked Wigglytuff. "I ALSO WANT TO JOIN THEIR RESCUE TEAM."
"OK! Gotcha!" Wigglytuff said to the Magnemite, Eve and Charmander. "I'm giving it away just for today! Wigglytuff~ Wigglytuff~ Let's be friends… Taaaaaaah!"
"Why does she do that for?" Eve asked Charmander in a low whisper.
"That mystery has plagued the minds of all of us for a long time…" Charmander replied, also watching the level of his voice.
"Congratulations! You can go to the Power Plant now." Wigglytuff cheered, fortunately, blissfully unaware of the young duos whispered conversation.
"YES!" The first Magnemite cried in joy whilst dousing a shower of sparks around itself. "I CAN JOIN THEIR TEAM! YAY! BZBZBZZZT!"
"SORRY." The second Magnemite said to Charmander. "I KNOW MY FRIEND TURNED DOWN YOUR OFFER TO JOIN YOUR TEAM YESTERDAY… BUT AFTER MULLING IT OVER ALL LAST NIGHT… MY FRIEND DEVELOPED AN OVERWHELMING DESIRE TO BECOME YOUR TEAM MEMBER. I APOLIGIZE. BUT COULD YOU ALLOW MY FRIEND TO JOIN YOUR RESCUE TEAM?"
"Oh, wow!" Charmander started, accompanied with a huge grin on his face. "Don't forget, we were the ones that asked your friend to join us. So, yes, that'd be awesome! Glad to have your friend on board!"
"Just make sure to control the amount of electricity that comes out of you." Eve said to the Magnet Pokémon.
"Eve, why would you say a thing like tha- HA!" Charmander laughed, accompanied by giggles from Wigglytuff and chuckles from the Magnemite. Standing in front of them was Eve with an annoyed expression, her fur standing on its end while it crackled with static electricity.
"Yeah, yeah. Laugh it up…" Eve muttered casually as she placed her paw on Charmander's back, giving an electrical charge to her partner.
"OUCH!" Charmander yelped in surprise.
"Heh, heh, heh…" Eve chuckled.
"DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT." The second Magnemite assured Eve before turning towards his friend. "GOOD ON YOU! BZBZBZZ! DO YOUR BEST, AND TRY NOT TO HINDER YOUR RESCUE TEAMMATES! BZBZBZZT!"
"YEAH! I'LL DO MY BEST! YAY! BZBZBZZ!" The first Magnemite replied before turning towards Eve and Charmander. "I'LL BE RESTING UP IN THE POWER PLANT FRIEND AREA. IF YOU WANT ME ALONG FOR A RESCUE, COME GET ME AT THE POWER PLANT. BZBZBZZ!" And with that, both Magnemite left.
"That's all the giveaways today!" Wigglytuff said to Eve and Charmander. "If you want more Friend Areas, you'll have to buy them now. Have a super duper day!"
"How do we get to the Friend Areas, anyway?" Eve asked Charmander as they went to Felicity Bank to drop-off the Poké they collected during their travel through Mt. Steel.
"Well you've asked the right Pokémon, Eve! All we need to do is take the left path at our team base. I know this because I live there!" Charmander replied with the utmost confidence and pride as they walked towards the town square.
"Huh? What's going on over there?" Charmander said, pointing towards the center of town. "There seems to be a commotion."
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"Please help my friend!" Jumpluff begged as she tearfully glared towards Shiftry. She came all this way, out of recommendation by others, to find Shiftry, and there was no way in hell that she was going to let this stubborn, greedy bastard walk away…again. "Please, I need help!"
"Forget it." Shiftry retorted, slightly annoyed by the blue, pom-pom puffball that stood in his teams' way. This Jumpluff has being following him for almost a week, wanting him and his Nuzleaf sidekicks to help her and the only thing she could give them for payment was…one Reviver Seed! "We're not about to work for that!"
"But my friend needs a gust of wind! Please!"
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"Hi," Charmander hailed the nearest bystander, a Lombre, who stood watching the commotion. "What's going on?"
"Huh? That scene there?" Lombre turned towards Eve and Charmander; recognizing the two, he pointed towards the scene. "Well, Jumpluff's begging for a rescue mission, but not finding any luck."
"What's with Pinocchio and his wooden cronies then?" Eve indicated towards the group being blocked by Jumpluff.
"Eve…" Charmander trailed off in embarrassment. "(At least they didn't hear her…)"
"Creative girl, aren't you?" chuckled Lombre before continuing. "The one in the middle, with the pointy nose is a Pokémon named Shiftry. He's got his own rescue team. But his team's greedy and they don't work unless they get paid royally."
"Why those greedy, selfish bas-mffp!" Eve glared at Charmander, who had covered her mouth before she could finish off her…'colourful' insult.
"As I was saying," continued Lombre. "Jumpluff's been begging for their help, but… I feel sorry for that poor Pokémon."
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"Wait!" a voice behind Shiftry demanded. Startled, Shiftry and his team, Jumpluff, heck, practically every Pokémon that was watching the dilemma in the town square, turned towards the voice and gasped in astonishment.
At the entrance of the town square, stood three Pokémon, a Charizard, a Tyranitar and an Alakazam. Many Pokémon knew this group to be the best Rescue Team ever.
"Wh-what do you want?" Shiftry cursed himself for stammering infront of the No.1 Rescue Team of all time.
"Oh! It's Alakazam!" a Bellsprout whispered towards its neighbour, Snubbull.
"That's Alakazam?!" the Snubbull almost shouted in surprise, but managed to keep his voice in a low, hushed tone. Before anymore exchange of words could start, Alakazam, the owner of the voice from before, stepped forward.
"Hey. Rather cold-hearted, aren't you?" the psychic-Pokémon frowned at Shiftry and his team. "To save Jumpluff's friend, a strong is needed. It's an easy matter for you.
"Help that Pokémon out." Finished Alakazam. Everyone knew that in his tone of voice, Alakazam wasn't telling Shiftry what to do, he was demanding him.
"Grr…" Shiftry knew that he couldn't do anything now, not with everyone staring, some glaring, at him. Even his Nuzleaf partners were hesitant on saying 'no', looking towards their leader with a fearful glance. Finally seeing no way out, Shiftry gave in. "Tch! OK, We'll do it." And Shiftry ran off in a frustrated huff.
"Wow…" Snubbull looked on in awe. "That Shiftry agreed without any argument…"
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"Say, who are they?" Eve glanced towards Charmander to see if he knew.
"If you think I know them, you are sadly mistaken my fuzzy friend." Charmander sighed.
"What?" Lombre stared at the two kids in front of him. "You don't know?!"
"Well, obviously not, seeing that we've been a functioning rescue team for like… 4 days!" Eve explained to Lombre, who continued to gawk at them in disbelieve. "So, instead of having your jaw dragging on the ground, please continue, who is this team again?"
"That's Alakazam's team!" Lombre explained in rush after composing himself. "They're the most famous rescue team around these parts."
Turning around, Lombre first pointed towards the the closest Pokémon in the group. "That's Charizard. His Flamethrower can melt mountains!"
"(Logically impossile…)" Eve considered quietly.
"That's Tyranitar." Lombre continued, looking like as if he won a big contest. "He takes great pride in his armored body and amazing strength."
"(Could stand to lose a few kilos…)"
"And that's the leader, Alakazam."
"(Heelllooo!)"
"Alakazam doesn't like physical attacks. He fights with his psychic powers. He's endowed with an amazing brain and an IQ of 5, 000." Lombre sighed like a school-girl, which freaked out Eve and Charmander. "Apparently, he's memorized everything that's happened in the world."
"(Would that include the day when he got Lombre as a crazy, self-proclaimed fan?)" Eve thought to herself, and noted to tell Charmander the joke later.
"Alakazam does all the commanding in the team. He's clearly in charge."
"Hmmm…" Eve trailed off in thought. "Alakazam… Charizard… Tyranitar…! A.C.T! Naha!"
"What?" Charmander looked skeptically at his friend. "Your going to call them Team ACT?"
"Not ACT! A… C… T! Duh! First letters of their names." Eve said as if it was the obvious thing in the world.
"Team A.C.T…" Lombre stared dreamily at Alakazam's team, oblivious to anything around him.
"(I think he's crazy.)" Eve pantomimed to Charmander, who replied with a curt nod.
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"Th-thank you." Jumpluff blubbered with relief and astonishment. Nobody, aside from her friend who was currently in dire need of being rescued, has ever stood up to help her before.
"No need for thanks." Alakazam replied with a small chuckle. "It is only natural that you get help. If anyone turns you down again, come see me. Take care."
"Cool…" Snubbull whispered to Bellsprout as they watched in awe as Alakazam and his teammates walked towards the Pelipper Post Office. "I wouldn't expect less from a gold rank team."
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"…!" Something wasn't right when Alakazam passed Felicity Bank. The feeling wasn't bad, it was just …odd.
Like himself, others of his kind have the ability to sense things in other Pokémon. It could be an emotion, a repeated thought or, in some cases, the essence of the soul. Quite useful when you're part of a rescue team.
After years of passing through this humble town, Alakazam has been able to identify everything and everyone…or so he thought.
This new feeling, which he identified as a soul essence, was coming from right behind Alakazam as he turned to find the source. The psychic- Pokémon's eyes fell on three Pokémon in front of him, a Lombre, a Charmander and an Eevee.
In a blink of an eye, Alakazam had immediately found the source. It wasn't Lombre, who Alakazam already knew was a resident of Pokémon Square.
The Charmander, though they've never met or even seen each other before, Alakazam had sensed him in other areas of the town before.
The Eevee, on the other hand, looked and felt different. Some of the other Eevee's that the psychic- Pokémon had met before had quiet and shy personalities and souls. This one not only had a somewhat…energetic and childish personality (A/N: Me: ALAKAZAM SEES ALL!!), but her soul…is different to others of her kind, different to all other Pokémon, in fact…
…different to ANY Pokémon, as if she was….
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"Wah!" Lombre yelped in surprise as Alakazam suddenly turned and started staring at him, Charmander and Eve. "What's wrong?"
Hearing the clatter behind them, both Charizard and Tyranitar turned and saw that their leader had stopped.
"What's up?" Charizard asked his friend. Alakazam, who had now snapped out of his thoughts, turned to his comrades.
"… It's fine" the psychic- Pokémon said, turning his head back behind him before shaking it. "Nothing. Let's go." And took the lead once more.
Shrugging to each other, Charizard and Tyranitar hurried to catch up without a second thought.
"Whew! That was scary!" Lombre sighed in relief before shivering in nervousness. "Sheesh!"
"… C-cool…" Charmander whispered with dazzling eyes before turning towards Eve. "Whew! Eve! We need to become like them! Let's recruit more members and make our rescue team first-class!"
"As long as I don't get eaten alive, I agree to your plan!" Eve replied with a cheeky smile whilst giving her partner a high-five.
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He had seen everything.
He had seen the verbal fight between Jumpluff and Shiftry. He had seen Alakazam help Jumpluff and sent Shiftry packing. He had seen all of that.
But the only thing that interested him was those two. How they agreed to make their noobish team into the greatest rescue team of all… How cute!
"But not if I can help it! Kekeh!"
Me: Well, that's the end of Chapter 6 and I hoped you all enjoyed it.
Eve: Hopefully, the next chapter will come more quickly. Right, WhiteWolfDragon?
Me: Heh, heh…(^-^;)