The Dreamyard
As Evelyn and I were about to depart from Striaton City, I heard a familiar voice calling out to me, "Kyle, wait up!"
As I turned around, I saw Professor Juniper running at me along with… Brian! Evelyn and I ran to him cheerfully.
"Brian, what are you doing here?" I asked as I gave him a high-five.
"Well, you see, after Zach and I finished the Musical," he responded, "we found Professor Juniper and she told us that she needed help on something, so I came long with her while Zach is training with Oshawott."
"Nice!" I told him.
As we talked, Professor Juniper and Evelyn got acquainted with each other, and the professor even gave her a Pokedex! "Thanks, Ms. Juniper!" squealed Evelyn.
"No problem," Juniper responded. "So Kyle, how is Snivy doing? Any problems?"
"No way!" I told her. "Snivy and I are the perfect match!"
"Can I see your and Evelyn's Pokemon real quick?" Juniper asked.
"Sure! Snivy, Lilipup, get out here!"
"Monferno, you too!"
As our Pokemon came out, Juniper examined them along with Brian, who I forgot for a while, wanted to be the next Pokemon Professor.
"So," Evelyn stated. "What's that errand you two were gonna run here?"
They explained to us about this place called the Dreamyard where a pair of special Psychic-types lived there, so they were going to collect some data on them and the special mist they created.
"Awesome!" I said. "Can we come too?"
"Of course!" Juniper said. "Why don't we leave now?"
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While we journeyed down a little route in the woods, our Pokemon seemed to have a great time with one another, and so did we.
During the talking, a pinkish mist enveloped us. "That must be the Pokemon's mist!" analyzed Brian. "I can't see anything. Patrat, can you see anything with those super-eyes?"
"Patrat," it said, nodding.
"Well, can you lead us to the Dreamyard? Here's a picture of it," Brian informed Patrat, showing it a picture of a run-down site.
Patrat lead the way for what seemed like hours, until the we entered a zone that was to covered with mist. "This must be it!" exclaimed Juniper.
It seemed like we were in the Dreamyard, which basically looked like a building that had exploded, leaving only parts of the building around.
"So, I guess we're looking for the Pokemon," said Evelyn. "Where do you think we'll…. UHHH!"
Suddenly, a pink, round looking Pokemon ran into her, ramming her to the ground. "MUNNAAAAAAA!" it cried.
"Is that it?" I asked the Professor.
"Yep, that's Munna." she responded.
"Munna, the Dream Eater Pokemon. Munna can eat the dreams of people and Pokemon alike, and then project those dreams by emitting Dream Mist from its body."
"Oh, so you're Munna?" asked Evelyn, standing up. "I'm Evelyn. Nice to meet you."
As Evelyn held out her hand for Munna, Munna hopped onto her, making her fall. "MUNNA,MUNNA, MUNNAAAAAAAAAA!" it cried again.
"Dream Mist," I said. "So that's what covered the Dreamyard! But who's dreams was Munna projecting, and why didn't we see anything?"
"Munna can sometimes use its mist to hide itself, like some sort of defense mechanism," said the professor.
"But who would it be hiding itself from?" I asked, looking at the tiny Munna huddled up in Evelyn's arms.
"Us, you idiot!" a familiar voice shouted from the air.
Suddenly, two figures dropped from the air and landed right next to us.
"Is that…" Professor Juniper asked.
"Team Plasma!" Evelyn shouted. "So you're the ones causing troubles with this Munna!"
"Who else, you dumb twerpette?" asked Becky, sarcastically. "We need this Munna for highly classified reasons."
"I suggest you hand it over to us before you get hurt," said Barry.
"Not a chance," snapped Brian.
"Alright, then!" Becky exclaimed. "Oddish, Pichu, come on out!"
"I'll pitch in too! Magby, join the rumble!"
Of course, we sent out our Pokemon too.
"Patrat, I choose you!"
"Monferno, you too!"
"Lilipup, third one's the charm!"
This was a three-on-three battle. Lilipup started out by using Tackle on Magby, but Magby sent it back with a vicious Flamethrower. Monferno used it's newly learned move, Mach Punch, on Pichu, but Pichu used Thunder Shock and shocked it before it could get any closer. Patrat did manage to execute a Hyper Fang on Oddish though, injuring it badly.
As Lilipup tried to get up, Pichu used Sweet Kiss on it, confusing it badly. Magby gave Monferno a huge Fire Spin, trapping it for good. Patrat avoided Oddish's Absorb and used Bite on it, knocking it out.
Now, only Patrat was in a good enough state to take down Magby and Pichu, but it couldn't have possibly done so.
Filled with the idea that it was unable to help its Trainer, Patrat got mad at itself and its opponent, so mad that it Tackled Magby and used Bite on Pichu, releasing Monferno and Lilipup from their individual ordeals. But that gave enough time for Oddish, who seemed fainted, to grab Munna out of Evelyn's grasp and hand it over to its Trainer.
While the devilish duo and their Pokemon tried to make a run for it, Munna released some sort of mist that put Team Plasma to sleep, and it escaped. That gave the chance for Patrat, Monferno, and Lilipup to use their strongest moves (Hyper Fang, Flame Wheel, and Take Down) to blast Team Plasma away.
As we ran to our Pokemon, something was off with Patrat. It seemed really nervous as Brian congratulated it and complemented it, kinda like it was gonna…
Suddenly, a blue light came over Patrat. It was evolving due to that really tough battle against Team Plasma! Out of the blue light came a brand new Pokemon, a taller version of Patrat.
"Watchog, the Lookout Pokemon, and the evolved form of Patrat. Watchog's body contains luminescent compounds, which allow its eyes and stripes to grow."
"Wow, a real life Watchog!" exclaimed the joyous Brian. "I thought they evolved at, like, level 20? I haven't done much battling with it."
"Well, apparently, you caught a high-leveled Patrat!" said Professor Juniper. "Kyle, I'm also glad that your first instinct was to grab your Pokedex to learn more about this."
"What can I say?" I responded, looking at Watchog and Brian play with each other. "I love learning about Pokemon."
"I see that," Juniper responded. "Evelyn, someone here seems to be waiting for you," she then said, pointing at the Dreamyard.
There was Munna, looking expectantly at Evelyn, and Evelyn, returning the stare, slowly approached it. "Munna, I think you're a really cool Pokemon! The way you used the mist to hide yourself and later put Team Plasma to sleep… I really thought that was incredible. If it weren't for you, Team Plasma would have what they wanted and our battle would have been for nothing. What I'm trying to say is, I would love for you to come along with me and Monferno on this journey and grow with us!"
Munna stood silently for a second, then shook its head. Evelyn was sadly about to walk away until Munna rammed into her with a playful face. It did want to come with us!
"You were kidding all along?" Evelyn asked. "Then all right, I have the perfect PokeBall for you!"
She pulled out a special PokeBall, the Luxury Ball, and tapped it to Sunna's forehead. Munna happily went inside its PokeBall.
"Alright!" exclaimed Evelyn. "I just caught my first-ever Unova Pokemon! Munna, come on out!"
Munna came out of its PokeBall to greet its new Trainer.
With a smile on her face, Professor Juniper said, "You cared for Munna when it was being attacked by Team Plasma, and I guess it thought highly of you for that."
"Mu, Munna!" Munna said, as if to agree with the professor.
"Well," said Brian, "I hate to say this, but now that our job is over, the professor and I got to leave to do some research back in Accumula Town. Plus, I can't just leave Zach alone!"
I looked to him somewhat sadly and said, "I understand. You're following your dreams to be a Pokemon Professor, so goon. It was really nice seeing you though."
"Same here," said Evelyn. "Monferno really liked hanging out with Tepig and Patrat….. I mean, Watchog. Say hi to Zach and Oshawott for us!"
"Sure will!" said Brian. "Good luck on both of your Gym Battles in Nacerene City! I heard the Gym Leader, Lenora, is one of the toughest leaders you'll ever face!"
"Not too strong for us!" I said to Brian. "See you soon!"
"Take care!"
"Sni, Snivy!" said Snivy.
"Lili!" said Lilipup.
Tepig and Watchog looked to their Pokemon friends and called back to them, parting ways.