Chapter 1: Shitty Beginnings
Cottonee absolutely hated his life. He could hardly speak because of his own stupid cotton, he was out in the wild, and the wind was the worst thing Arceus ever decided was necessary. He was originally belonging to a trainer, along with his so-called friends, Petilil and Sewadle. He doubted he'd hate them if they actually allowed him to speak his mind, which he couldn't do if he tried. They were in the wild because Sewaddle thought she wanted to go adventuring, and the wind blew Cottonee near her. Petilil thought it was a horrible idea and Cottonee agreed, but nobody could see that. Sewaddle thought that the "majority ruled" and went off dragging her companions with her. They probably would have been found and returned to their trainer if it weren't for the fact that a massive wind picked up and blew Cottonee away. Petilil and Sewaddle had chased after him for quite the distance before he landed, and he was to blame for venturing so far. He was infuriated, but they could hardly tell.
That had all been two years ago. In that time, Sewaddle had evolved twice, and was now Leavanny. The group went wherever the wind took Cottonee, which was distressing when he found a place he really liked. He had never had a wind quite as powerful as the first one, but a recent one came close. He had been blown, rolled, and practically tossed by the wind to the mouth of a cave. Petilil had been following him the entire time, begging him to return with her to Leavanny, as if he had the option.
"Oh!" she said as she arrived at the cave with him "You came here looking for a sun stone so we can evolve, didn't you?" Cottonee wanted to say no, but the thought of evolving into a Whimsicott was very appealing. He would surely have more control over his actions, and he would be able to speak his mind. He decided to just roll with it, and rolled into the cave, Petilil following happily behind him.
The cave was dark, but Petilil knew flash. When he thought about it, he would rather be exploring this cave with Petilil than Leavanny, for more reasons than flash. He had always had a little crush on Petilil. She was cute, kind, and innocent, even if she seemed so oblivious to him. Even still, he hated her. He hated her, he hated Leavanny, he hated his trainer for giving up on finding them, and most of all, he hated the wind. The wind was the reason for almost all of his suffering.
The two had been attacked several times in the cave, but it was nothing they couldn't handle. At last, Petilil thought she saw something twinkle in her light. When they had reached it, they were attacked by an Arbok who had made her nest around it. She lunged at them, her mouth wide open. She could have easily consumed one of them. Petilil grabbed Cottonee and jumped to the side, causing Arbok to sink her fangs into the hard stone. From there, Cottonee used Grass Whistle. The Arbok fell asleep, and Petilil scrambled to to source of the glimmer she saw. Surely enough, it was a sun stone.
"Can you believe it?" Petilil asked "We get to evolve now!"
No shit. Cottonee thought. He was just as excited though. He was finally getting everything he had dreamed about. Petilil sort of grabbed the Sun Stone, and Cottonee did his best to hold on to it. He could feel it's power. It was warm, and the feeling was flowing into him. He could feel himself change. He had never been this happy in his entire life.
Whimsicott looked down at his body. It was glorious. He could move by methods other than rolling. He was sure he could resist the wind's pull. His face wasn't covered in awful fluff. He was ecstatic. He began to laugh. It started out as a chuckle, then into a triumphant roar. This startled Lilligant, who was inspecting her own new form.
"What's so funny?" she asked.
"Nothing is funny!" Whimsicott loved the sound of his voice. "I'm just overjoyed that I'm finally free from that shitball I used to live as!"
"Really?" Lilligant was shocked. She had never thought of Cottonee as discontent, but then again, he kept to himself as much a s possible. "What was so bad being a Cottonee?"
"Everything! I couldn't enjoy anything at all! I had to deal with not being able to speak my mind or make any decisions by myself! If I tried to show one thing, you and Leavanny would do the complete opposite! And the wind! Oh, the fucking wind!" Whimsicott got angrier and angrier just thinking about it, to the point where he was visibly enraged.
"Ar-are you alright?" Lilligant asked, but she knew the answer. She backed up, not knowing what Whimsicott might do. She was a foot taller, but she was better safe than sorry.
"You know what?" Whimsicott asked as he felt around the ground. He picked up a sharp stone "Everything that happened to me, was either the cause of my friends, or the wind, and I can't get payback for the wind." As he approached her, she backed up, until the reached a wall. She was scared and had no idea what to do. She thought He was her friend; she couldn't hurt him. She knew he didn't share that mindset. In her frustration, she began to tear up.
"Would you look at that!" exclaimed Whimsicott "When you think of all the times you've made me cry, don't you think it's only fair that I get to do the same to you?" Lilligant didn't answer. "Well, it's a shame to see such a pretty one go..."
Her screams couldn't travel enough to reach out of the cave, let alone get to wherever Leavanny was searching for the two.