VGS2's notes: Here we go! Time for our heroine and her friends to go on their spelunking adventure! Huzzah! :D
The next few chapters will be a good chance for you to learn how the dungeons work in this world. Battles and bonding are to be expected, too, of course! Hope you enjoy. :P
Chapter Three: The Wet Rabbit
Buneary followed Snorlax, Corsola and Yamask, as they wandered to the end of the hallway that the bathroom was made up of.
"Well, everyone, it's time!" Snorlax proclaimed, stopping in front of a large door, similar to the one at the front of the guild. "I brought supplies, just like I said, but I don't think it'll take us too long to go down to the final floor from here. Technically speaking, we're already on floor four... so we're about halfway there, already!"
"Oh, okay!" Buneary replied, bouncing on the balls of her heels in excitement.
After looking through some sort of tube - likely one that was connected to a periscope to the outside - the bear pulled a lever. The door slowly began to open downwards, as a result.
As it slowly opened more and more, Snorlax gestured to it. "Just to stop wild pokémon and outlaws from sneaking in," he explained.
"Ah…" Buneary mumbled. That made sense.
"Very brave or maybe very dumb outlaws," Corsola joked, earning amusement from Snorlax and Yamask.
"Well, it'll help keep them safe from Whimsicott's wrath, I guess…" the wisp mumbled.
Corsola let out a huff. "Oh, no doubt about it…"
Buneary looked at them in confusion. She didn't really get any of their jokes. To be perfectly honest, she didn't even really believe in outlaws.
Sure, some bad pokémon existed, like bullies and jerks… but her belief was that all pokémon had some good inside of them somewhere, so who would truly want to commit 'crimes,' as they were apparently known?
The door finally opened all the way, allowing them access to a small, rocky room. It wasn't unlike the bathroom, but it was rather unremarkable in comparison. Nothing stood out, aside from the rope next to the door, which she assumed was a doorbell.
Well… one thing stood out in the room. Something substantial, actually. There was a very large, square section of the floor that was cut out, forming a hole. She could see a very moist-looking cave through it. Clearly Drenched Bluff.
Buneary looked at the hole in wonder. It seemed to be covered in crystal or something, meaning that she could stand on it. Though she didn't really want to. It was fairly high up…
"Checking out the elevator, there?" Corsola asked.
Buneary tilted her head. "'Elevator'? This hole, here?"
"Yep!"
"… Um… what's an elevator, sorry?"
"You don't know what an elevator is?" Yamask asked.
"We didn't have too many, um… special things, back where I used to live…" Buneary mumbled, feeling a bit embarrassed.
"Well, don't worry about that, miss," Snorlax said reassuringly. "It was the same for me and Guildmaster Donphan, back in the day. We were so used to the absolute basics in Treasure Town that, when we travelled to the Water Continent, we were practically blown away by how advanced everything was!"
"I went to that place, once, to, um…" Yamask started. He paused to take a deep breath, "visit my uncle, who works there." He smiled. "In Lively Town, they have things like… electronics! I still don't understand most of the stuff I saw."
"Huh… well, okay, then," Buneary replied, feeling a bit more upbeat about her lack of knowledge. "The world sounds so amazing, if this is only the tip of the iceberg..."
"It is! And you'll get to see it all, too, someday. No doubt about it!" Snorlax said, making Buneary giddy with excitement at the idea. "Anyway, if you're still wondering what an elevator is, then I'll show you." He moved over to the crystal-covered hole in the ground and stood on it.
Buneary was immediately on edge. "H-Hey, um... will you be okay s-standing on that thing?" she asked.
"Of course!" Snorlax said. "In fact, this thing could probably take, like, nine people at once." He paused and tapped the crystal with his foot. He grinned sheepishly. "... Maybe more like four. But still!"
"... You're still not the best at being reassuring..." she said, pouting at him. He chuckled awkwardly as a result.
"Don't worry, Buneary~" Corsola said. She jogged to Snorlax's side and beamed back at her while posing on two legs. "I trust it~"
"I-I do, too!" Yamask said eagerly, hovering next to her.
Buneary giggled lightly. "You're floating, though..."
"Silly Yamask...!" Corsola chided.
Yamask began to blush. "W-Well... I'm just saying, if I couldn't float, then I would trust it. Y-You know?" he mumbled, floating lower as if to prove a point.
Everyone chuckled at him again, making him look even more embarrassed.
With calmer nerves, Buneary let out a shuddering breath. "Okay, I'll try it," she relented, getting small cheers in return.
She really didn't want to do this... but she had no chance of making it big if she acted like a coward, now. No, she could do this!
With slow, careful steps, she crept onto the crystal floor. She shuddered when she saw that she was pretty high up. Not enough to be lethal, but enough for her heart to nearly stop at the mere thought of the floor giving way. "W-W-W-What now?" she stammered.
"Going down~" Corsola chimed.
"Huh?" Buneary murmured, looking at her in curiosity. Her eyes widened as she saw Snorlax grin lightly and reach for a lever on a wooden part of the floor. Oh, lord Dialga, she'd just realized how it worked! "W-Wait, I-" she started frantically.
Snorlax lightly pulled the lever. The platform rattled noisily and started to slowly lower.
Buneary shrieked. Panicking, she lunged for the one closest to her, which was Yamask. She reached past his mask, wrapped her arms around him and buried her face into him in terror.
He cried out in surprise and started flusteredly saying things. Buneary was freaking out too much to really pay attention, though. Aghhhhh!
On the cave floor next to the elevator, Buneary's face was absolutely burning in embarrassment. Yamask, hovering nearby, looked just as embarrassed. If not more so.
Remembering what she'd done, Buneary's face heated even more. In her panic, she'd apparently buried her head into his groin. She'd only realized after her forehead had grown strangely uncomfortable over time.
Oh, good legends... she was going to be remembering this event for quite a while, she just knew it. At least he was sort of handsome, if nothing else. Wait, or did that make things worse...?
"S-Sorry again..." Snorlax said, smiling sheepishly. "I didn't think you'd get so upset. I even made it go down slowly, and everything..."
"It's okay...!" Buneary mumbled. "I'm just happy it's over, now, and I didn't die..."
"Now that's a bit much, isn't it?" Snorlax asked.
"You were fine!" Corsola said, giving Buneary a reassuring smile. She pointed up at the hole embedded in the cave ceiling, connected to various gears and cogs adorning the wall next to it. "It's not a very far fall, so you would've lived~"
"Barely..." Buneary mumbled, giving the elevator structure a dirty look.
The coral giggled lightly. "You're such a drama queen, aren't you...?"
"W-Well... only a little bit…" Buneary replied with a little pout.
"Let's, um... let's just... do our adventure, please," Yamask mumbled, starting to quickly float away, further into the cave. "I'm already really mortified, so..."
"H-Hey, wait up!" Snorlax called to him, jogging lightly behind. He looked back at Buneary and Corsola. "Er, off we go, team!"
"R-Right behind you!" Buneary called back, hopping along to catch up.
"Don't leave us behind, you two!" Corsola called out, running along beside her.
Walking along the dark, damp floor of the cave with her teammates, Buneary glanced around. Water was constantly dripping down the moss-covered walls, and puddles of it were everywhere. She could see why this place was called Drenched Bluff, easily.
She inhaled, inadvertently taking in the scent of salt water as she did. She wouldn't lie... she was rather anxious right now. She'd explored dungeons before... but always in a somewhat big group, and never under the watchful eyes of such a famous explorer. She had to make an especially good impression, now!
She glanced around at her current teammates to ease her nerves. Corsola was skipping along to her side without a care in the world. Yamask was floating around nearby, glancing about somewhat cautiously. Thankfully, he seemed a lot calmer than ten minutes ago. He wasn't looking away from her with a blush on his face, either, which was a bonus.
Snorlax was in front, leading the group. As a result, Buneary got a good look at his back. It was strangely muscular, which was a nice contrast to his slightly round belly and... admittedly goofy face.
Ooh... now that she was paying attention, he was quite attractive from the back, actually. Especially lower down...
She blinked and shook her head. Tsk, what was she thinking? Snorlax was quite a bit older than her, at... around thirteen years old, did the stories say? It wasn't exactly taboo for a young adult like her to have an interest in people seven years older than her, but still... she wasn't too interested. After all, what would he think of her if he found out what sorts of things were going through her head right now!? She would get kicked out of the guild for sure!
She bit her lip as she kept staring. Well, all that said… she couldn't deny that she liked what she saw. His back was just too nice. If she wasn't careful, her mind would start wandering. After all, she was sure he would have a nice backsi-
She yelped loudly as a cold drip landed on her head, throwing her out of her thoughts. She shivered as it traveled down her neck. Ohhh, her poor heart. She was going to have to get used to this, wasn't she…?
"Enjoying yourself, Buneary?" Corsola asked in a slight joking tone.
"Ugh... not really," the rabbit complained. "Are all the dungeons in this region as cold and wet as this one?"
"They're certainly pretty dank in these parts, huh?" Yamask said.
"It varies a lot, you know!" Corsola chimed. "I used to live on a beach, near a dungeon called 'Marine Resort'. That place was a big ol' beach, itself."
"Wow! Really?" Buneary asked, liking the sound of that.
"Yep~"
"Ooh, I explored there with my little friend Manaphy, once," Snorlax said, looking back at them. "In the summer, the water's warm enough for a spa treatment!"
"Gosh, that's so different, isn't it!" Buneary said in excitement. She held her paws to her face dreamily. She pictured a hot, sunny beach, like the one on the island she'd once lived on. "I can just imagine it..."
"A whole beach for a dungeon... that's crazy!" Yamask replied in disbelief. "How do dungeons like that even work, anyway? I thought they were all caves and... indoors, and stuff."
"You'd be surprised," Snorlax said. "Dungeons... which got that name, I think, because so many people end up lost, and holed up in them..." He chuckled briefly before clearing his throat sheepishly. "Um, they're any big magical mazes where wild pokémon roam around a lot, and where things like items and traps randomly appear, for some reason. Some dungeons are caves, some are mountains, some are, well... beaches. There's a lot of variety! And people are always finding new passageways in them, so there's always something new to see!"
Yamask looked at him in wonder. "Ohh... so they can be pretty much anything, as long as they have those things?"
"That's right!"
"Huh, cool!" Yamask smiled at Buneary. "That means you have an excuse to go sometime, huh?"
"He's right!" Corsola agreed. "And I'm sure you'll be dungeoning up there, before you know it!"
Buneary's eyes lit up. "Ooh, I hope so~" she chimed.
Corsola giggled. Her peppiness was infectious, because Buneary giggled, too.
"Hah, oh, that's the happiest I've heard you, Buneary!" Snorlax said, sounding pleased. "I think you'll get your confidence faster than I did, back in the day."
"M-Maybe..." Buneary mumbled, smiling bashfully.
"I haven't been here long," Yamask started, "and I'm already starting to feel better about things." He chuckled sheepishly. "Even though I was a nervous wreck, myself."
"Not helped by, um... all of your shenanigans with some of the girls..." Snorlax said awkwardly. "I still can't believe we got three complaints in just over a month."
"Ohhh, don't remind me...!" he said, covering his face in embarrassment.
"W-Wow!" Corsola said, gasping. "You've only been here for as long as... well, that, Yamask! How does it keep happening?"
"Blame my teammates and my bad luck... " he grumbled, turning away. "I..." His eyes widened and he pointed towards something off to the side. "There's a wild pokémon straight that-a-way!"
Everyone quickly turned to see. Buneary's eyes widened when she saw a pink gastrodon. The sight of it would have brought her some nostalgia, if not for how angry it looked.
"You got that right! Get outta here, explorer scum!" the sea slug yelled, sounding male. "And take that dumb base with you!"
Buneary's heart skipped a beat. Oh, dear... why was he so annoyed? He looked ready for a battle, too. Not to mention really tough...
"There you go, Buneary! Why don't you try fighting him?" Snorlax said, pointing at him.
She stared at him in shock. "W-What? Why me?" she asked.
"In dungeons, you'll have to fight a lot of wild pokémon, believe me. So I just want a good look at your abilities, you know?"
"Oh, I... I-I guess that makes sense..." she mumbled. She looked at the angry pokémon in worry. She saw him sizing her up, likely after hearing what Snorlax had said.
Anxiety flowed through Buneary's chest at the slug's gaze, making her take a step back.
"Don't worry, Buneary!" Yamask said. "Wild pokémon are usually territorial, or... just mean. You'll be fine, he won't do anything nasty!"
"If anything goes south, we'll be the backup!" Corsola added. She waved her arms back and forth like a cheerleader. "You can do it, yeah~! Go, go, gooo, Buneary!"
The nervous energy from before faded as Buneary looked at her friends. Maybe... just maybe she had this. Yeah, they were right.
She frowned determinedly. "Y-Yeah, thanks! I've got this!" she called to them. She hopped closer to the gastrodon and mentally prepared herself for action. She had no idea how this was going to turn out. But good or bad, she had to try, or she was never going to get out of her brother's shadow!
The gastrodon growled and looked like he had begun to concentrate. Surrounded by an eerie glow, chunks of rock the size of Buneary broke off from the walls and ceiling. They floated towards the sea slug and hovered near him.
Buneary took a breath. Oh, this was it! She took a crouching stance, ready to dodge.
The gastrodon gave an angry cry and threw the rocks at her all at once.
She leapt to the side. The rocks suddenly changed course and pelted her.
She was sent rolling across the floor, squealing in pain. When she stopped a fair distance away, she rubbed her aching rib. Oww...! But she'd dodged out of the way! What'd happened!?
"Ancient Power lets 'em control the rocks right up until they break!" Snorlax called to her. "Gotta be careful!"
Buneary groaned. She had to remember that.
"Just stay down, home wrecker!" the gastrodon yelled, shaking as if to charge an attack.
She hopped to her feet and prepared herself. She saw the rocky floor around the gastrodon grow wet and muddy. It even began to bob, like water.
Buneary took the initiative and conjured up some energy in her feet. She used Bounce and leapt high into the air. She barely grazed the wet ceiling of the cave before shooting downwards feet first, towards her foe.
Muddy water sprang upwards from the floor surrounding the gastrodon. It smacked into Buneary as she came down, but she went right through and slammed her feet into the gastrodon's face. She used it as a springboard to leap a safe distance away, leaving the slug to wobble backwards in pain.
Buneary landed with a splash in a muddy puddle. Looking down at her short fluff, she cringed in disgust at how muddy it was. Eww... what a great start to the exploration this was...
Her rolled ear popped up when she heard a rumble from behind. Turning, she yelped when she saw some glowing rocks heading her way. She ducked down, letting them fly overhead. Darn it, no time to get careless...
Rolling onto her back, she saw the rocks fly towards the gastrodon to levitate next to him. He launched them back at her.
Her instincts kicked in and she brought her feet up. With Bounce, she kicked a rock away. It crashed into the other rocks and sent them flying back at the gastrodon while enveloped in blue energy, smashing into his face and launching him away.
He groaned and stayed down.
Buneary blinked. Had she... won?
She heard her friends cheer for her. When she turned to see them waving at her eagerly, her victory finally set in and she beamed brightly.
She'd done it! She'd won! Not only that, but she was being respected too! Even if just a little.
The satisfaction was indescribable. And to think… this was just the first stepping stone, too!
She got to her feet and moved over to them. "Um… how'd I do?" she asked.
"Very well!" Snorlax said. "I'll be honest, I thought you were gonna have a rough time… but I guess I underestimated you, huh?"
"I-I guess so," she replied, face warming from bashfulness.
"This can't be your first time battling," Yamask said.
"Um… not really. I used to be a part of an adventure squad. Going on small missions in big groups, and… stuff like that."
"Oh, yeah, I remember you saying something about that," Snorlax said.
"Oh me, oh my, Buneary, so you're actually a dungeon veteran!?" Corsola said with a gasp.
Buneary slowly tapped her paws together. "Not really… I did some fights, and helped out a bit here and there... but everyone just sort of... um..." She looked away. "... Did everything. And... left me in the dust." Her cheeks warmed even further. "... I'm pretty much still a novice."
"Um... oh," Corsola replied, looking a little awkward. She smiled, though it was obviously forced. "Th-That's okay! You'll improve in no time, I just know it!"
"No way you're a novice, Buneary! You're skilled!" Yamask said, frowning. "You went all out on that gastodon! He hit you, like..." He smacked a fist into an open palm, "bam with those rocks! But you got up, jumped up and flew right into his face with a woosh and a crash!" He let his hand sail through the air and slap into his golden mask, held up by his tail. " It was aweso-!" He stopped talking and stared at the three other pokémon, who stared back at him. After a short while, he brought his golden mask up to hide his intense blush. "... I'll stop."
"Um... thanks," Buneary mumbled awkwardly, feeling intense second-hand embarrassment. Especially as she realized that Snorlax and Corsola were amused at Yamask's ramble. She wouldn't lie that she was on cloud nine after all the flattery... but oh, dear Dialga, he was a bit of a nerd when he got excited, wasn't he? It was charming, though, so she didn't mind too much.
Corsola giggled at him. "My, my! And everyone thought Elgyem was the flirter on your team," she teased. "Must be rubbing off on you."
Yamask dropped his mask in shock. It landed in a puddle, splashing Snorlax and making him yelp. "W-What!? I-I'm not flirting! I'm... trying to motivate her!" he argued, gesticulating wildly.
Corsola giggled again. "I'll believe you~. ... Maybe."
He frowned flusterdly. "Ughh...!"
Overwhelmed, Buneary looked off to the side. Flirting? Well... she didn't know about that, but the idea still sent a shiver down her spine. Having a cute boy try to chat her up... oh, now that was a pipe dream.
Snorlax bent over to reach for Yamask's mask. Buneary wasn't complaining. "Hey, now, now, you two," he chided, picking it up. He flicked water off it and gave it back to the black wisp. "Save the fighting for later! We've got more dungeon to explore!" He paused before murmuring awkwardly. "Um, I mean... wait 'till never. Don't fight, please."
"Of course!" Corsola replied, amused. "Please lead the way~"
"Er, y-yeah..." Yamask mumbled, fumbling with putting his mask back on his tail. It was only then that Buneary noticed that the expression on the mask seemed to be a permanent grimace, appropriately for its owner.
"Okay," Buneary said, giggling at everyone's antics.
Buneary and her friends continued through the drizzly cave, stepping over many puddles, or walking around them as they did.
The rabbit stole another glance at her fluff as she moved along. The mud covering her was still wet, even though the battle against the gastrodon had happened about ten minutes ago.
She pulled a face. Ick... she needed to take care of that at some point. The water here was cold, though, so definitely not right now.
After a short while, Snorlax accidentally stepped in a puddle. It apparently stirred up a thought, though, because he gasped and turned to look at Buneary. "So, Buneary… how much do you know about traps?" he asked.
"Huh? Traps?" she mumbled. She tried to imagine what he might have meant until something clicked. "Oh, wait… do you mean those… picture things that pop up on the ground, sometimes?"
He nodded. "You got it! I guess it makes sense you'll know what they are, seeing that you've, um… 'adventured' before."
"I-I guess so! I didn't step on too many, though, because I was… always at the back of the group."
"Um… ah."
"You know, I haven't seen many traps on my travels, yet," Corsola admitted.
Snorlax shrugged. "Well, you haven't been with us long, either, so it's fair enough."
Corsola hopped over a puddle. "Anything to teach?"
His face lit up. "Oh, plenty! Well… like Buneary said, they're pretty much just panels with pictures, lying on the ground. They stay hidden until you step on 'em, which makes them do something, based on what the picture might be."
"Yeah, like… the one with a voltorb for a face," Yamask said. "They blow up, don't they?"
"B-Blow up? Uh oh…" Buneary mumbled. "How do you avoid that?"
"There's a few ways to avoid traps…" Snorlax replied. "Like… throwing something at them. Or using an orb that deals with them. Or… well, stepping on them." He chuckled at his joke.
Buneary and Corsola giggled lightly. Yamask just sounded confused, though. "… You… avoid them by stepping on them?" he asked. "Won't you just get a face full of it if you do that?"
Snorlax blinked. He smiled sheepishly. "Whoops. Phrased that all wrong." He shrugged lightly. "Well, you get me. It's not easy, avoiding traps. Even if you can float or fly, they'll still 'sense' that you're above them. Heavens only know why."
"Really?" Buneary asked. When Snorlax nodded, she glanced down at the soggy ground worriedly. "Wow. Traps are so mysterious…"
"Pokémon still don't know why they appear in dungeons, either," the bear continued. "Some pokémon like to lay them down, I guess for mischief or to protect their territory… but they're so common that it starts to look too weird for it to be just that."
"Ooh, so… some cool dungeon magic, maybe?" Yamask asked, sounding impressed by the very idea.
"Probably! Same as orbs, scarves, wands and that sort of stuff."
"… Wands?" Buneary asked. "Not like… magical fairy godmother wands or something, right?"
Snorlax grinned at her, looking amused. "Er… they're not quite that fantastical, but the idea's sorta similar. Point and shoot." He reached into his bag and pulled out a jagged stick decorated with yellow swirls. "Here, why don't you try it on the next enemy? Should have a few uses afterwards, too!"
"Oh, um… o-okay! Thanks," she replied, taking it as he passed it over. She had to hold on with both paws, careful as not to drop it. Thankfully, it was small enough for her to grasp without too much hassle.
"Have you ever used an orb, Buneary?" Yamask asked.
She turned her gaze away in embarrassment. "I… wasn't really trusted with them…"
"Huh? You weren't?"
"Nuh-uh…"
"Well, I trust you!" Corsola said with a friendly smile. "Next orb I find in this place can be yours~"
Buneary smiled back. "Well… thanks, Corsola."
"Don't mention it!"
Content, the four pokémon continued down the cave. Eventually coming across a fork in the road, they decided to turn right, into a corridor. Not long after, they ran into a strange plant creature, which Snorlax revealed as a lileep.
"… I need food. Gimmie yours," it said, drawing closer. Buneary couldn't tell its gender from its voice or appearance.
"Oh, good, it's hostile!" Snorlax said, sounding a bit too pleased at that for Buneary's liking. He smiled down at the rabbit. "Now, Buneary! Zap 'em!"
Her eyes widened. Oh, right, yeah, the wand! Panicking, she held it upwards with both paws. With a war cry, she brought it down in front of her and shouted, "Uh, fire, wand-! Whoops!" It flew out of her grasp and smacked against the floor. A jagged beam of yellow energy shot out of its tip and hit Yamask, making him squeal.
"Wah! Yamask!" Corsola cried out.
"S-Sorry!" Buneary called out.
"Um… whoops," Snorlax said. Because of her sensitive hearing, she could faintly hear him mumble a comment to himself about how he could 'see why she wasn't trusted with orbs'. Though saddened, Buneary only sighed and didn't say anything.
An odd, wall-eyed look came over Yamask, and he wobbled drunkenly as he hovered. "What's… where… why…?" he said in a slur, looking around.
"… Huh?" the lileep said. "… I'm confused."
"Not as much as Yamask," Snorlax said. He pointed at the black wisp. "Watch out, guys! That was a confuse wand, so-"
"Oh, v-villains! They're here!" Yamask yelped. He brought his hands together, conjuring something. He flung several purple, fiery balls in Snorlax's general direction. They went off course and veered into Buneary, making her cry out in shock. She paused when she noticed it simply dissipate without even a hint of pain, though. Huh?
"Are you okay?" Corsola called out. She was about to say something else, but the lileep sprayed some orange gunk over her. It sizzled on contact and made her scream. Uh oh, was that acid? Ohh, Buneary had really messed up, this time.
"Whatever. I want my food," the lileep said, not caring for Corsola's pain.
"Um… not now, please," Snorlax replied. With some light grunting, he began to lift the lileep, his paws glowing. What appeared to be its feet clung to the floor, even stretching to stay attached, until they came loose with many loud pops.
The lileep yelped as it was hoisted upwards. Unable to resist the temptation, Buneary looked under it as it rose. She noticed that subtle, featureless bump all males had, kept decent by coverings such as fur, scales, or… whatever lileeps had. Wow, that thing had been a boy? Not a very attractive one, then...
The lileep choked on air, clearly surprised. "W-Wait...! My Suction Cups didn't wor-?" he started.
Snorlax didn't wait for him to finish. Enveloping him in a dark aura, he effortlessly threw him so hard that he went careening down the corridor. He disappeared into the darkness of the cavern before Buneary could see him land.
Whoa, what strength was that!? She couldn't stop staring at Snorlax in awe. Wow… it was clear to her that he had great back muscles for a reason, then.
She shook her head and moved over to Corsola to check on her. Thankfully, the acid had dissipated, but…
… Ow. Ow! What the heck? Buneary checked herself over and noticed that red patches had started appearing on her body in random places. It felt like she'd been burned, though why was she just feeling the pain now?
She gritted her teeth and tried to bear the pain as she checked over Corsola. It felt like her skin was on fire, but still, she tried her hardest to put that aside for Corsola's sake. "A-Are you okay?" she asked.
"Ohh, that burned something fierce…" Corsola grumbled.
"I know how you feel…"
"Will you be okay, there?" Snorlax asked, looking concerned.
She grinned and pulled a small pose on two feet. "Yep! It's nothing I… can't handle~"
"That's… that's good," Buneary replied though the soreness.
Snorlax nodded in agreement. He reached into his bag for something. "Alright, um… I didn't think we'd need it, but I guess I'm glad I brought this then," he said, pulling out a persim berry. He carefully moved over to Yamask. "Open up wide, Yamask!"
Yamask opened his mouth wide, took a deep breath and sprayed out some dark, black mist in the bear's face, making him stumble backwards. It spread, soon enveloping the entire corridor.
Buneary had to squint in order to even see the ground in front of her. Yeesh, what move was that? She wasn't complaining too much, though. It left the air surprisingly cold. The frosty chill against her burns was nice enough for her to let out an involuntary breath. Maybe the cold wasn't bad all the time…
"Oh no, not Haze…" Snorlax mumbled. He sighed and, from the sounds of things, began to fumble around in the fog. "C'mon, Yamask… take your persim berry!"
"I-I don't want gold bars!" Yamask yelled incoherently from a small distance away, down the corridor. Buneary heard Snorlax's heavy footsteps follow after the voice.
Deciding that the man knew what he was doing, the rabbit took the moment to rest her stinging burns. Well, at least this wasn't as bad as that time she'd accidentally touched a lava puddle. That had stung to high Heaven and back.
"Wow… Yamask has a powered move, already?" Corsola said, sounding impressed.
"A… A what now?" Buneary asked.
"It's just like what it sounds like, Buneary. A move that's more powerful than normal~"
"W-Well… I guess so…" Buneary replied sheepishly.
The coral giggled before continuing. "Haze usually just lets you shoot off some mist, which brings everyone's power changes to normal. What Yamask shot off was strong enough to be some crazy smokescreen, too, though, huh?"
"Yeesh…"
"I know, right? I hear you'd have to train for, like, ages to be able to pull those off, normally! Yamask must be skilled. When he's not, um… making his 'mistakes.'"
"Haha, um, yeah…" Buneary tenderly nursed a burn on her leg. "Ohh… this is why no one trusted me with orbs back in the adventure squad."
"Oh dear. Are you a little bit clumsy?"
"… Y-Yeah. And all because of Klutz."
Corsola gave a nervously awkward chuckle. "That's… really harsh to say about yourself, isn't it?"
"Oh, n-no, it's my… ability. Klutz."
"An… ability that… makes you clumsier?"
Buneary's extended ear drooped. "Yeah… and scarves won't work, either. Their energy just doesn't… flow through me. You know?"
Corsola didn't reply immediately. The fog began to fade enough for Buneary to see a cringe on her face, though. "… Gosh. Well, that's a bit depressing. I'm so sorry."
"It's okay… but I bet you won't want to give me that orb anymore, huh?"
Corsola blinked. She smiled very awkwardly. "H-Hey, no… you're still… trustable with orbs! I'll still give you one, for sure!"
Buneary sighed but tried to smile all the same. "Thanks…"
"D-Don't mention it! Anyway, let's, um... go meet up with the others." Corsola began walking down the corridor, towards where the others had wandered away to.
"Sure," Buneary replied, following after her. She passed by the confuse wand as she moved. Not knowing whether it was still useful or not, she carefully picked it up and carried it along.
Buneary and Corsola walked for quite some time. They encountered many forks in the road and quite a few corridors, but were still unsuccessful with meeting Snorlax and Yamask.
Corsola sighed when they came across another fork in the road with no teammates in sight. "I guess they went pretty far, huh?" she said.
"Yeah..." Buneary replied with a sigh of her own, gently dabbing some cold water from the walls and floor onto some of her sore burns. She was careful not to drop her wand as she did. "Does this sort of stuff happen often?"
The coral smiled at her. "Sometimes, but it's okay~. Find the way to the next floor, and you'll find your partners, easy."
"Hm... that makes sense." Buneary pulled a face as something came to mind. "But... what if your partner gets into trouble, and you're not there to save them?"
"Oh... well... Snorlax is there, so it'll be fine~"
"He won't always be there, though, right? We're not as strong or as experienced as he is…"
Corsola blinked. "Ah, well... I, um..." She scrunched her face up in thought. After a short while, she smiled sheepishly. "To tell you the truth... I dunno. Whimsicott's the brains and I'm sort of her yes-woman, so I just go along with her plans."
"… Ah." Well, that explained why she made such a good cheerleader. "Well… it's okay. Snorlax's here now, so we'll be good."
"Yup! For the meantime, though, let's get finding them!"
Buneary nodded eagerly and looked at both of the pathways. One led to the left and one led to the right. The cave wasn't especially dark, so she could see down both of them… but there was nothing notable to see. Just wet, dripping caves, either way.
"Any ideas?" Corsola asked.
Buneary knitted her brows in thought. Making any sort of plans with the stinging pain from the burns, though, made things a bit difficult.
She suddenly acknowledged the sound of running water. It made something in her head click, inspiring her to look at both paths with her ear extended. It was quiet, but she could hear more activity going on in the left-hand one. "How about there?" she asked, pointing at it.
"Okie-dokes!" Corsola started down it. Buneary followed.
Buneary and Corsola wandered through the caves some more. The rabbit liked to imagine that they knew what they were doing, but it was admittedly just aimless wandering.
It wasn't all doom and gloom, though. Along the way, they'd found an apple and a small bag of money in different locations. The way that they were just randomly dotted about really proved Snorlax's words, about things just showing up in dungeons with no rhyme or reason.
The duo had shared the apple - both halves eaten with gusto - and tied the bag of money around Buneary's waist. It was tiny, so she barely noticed it as she moved along.
She hissed in pain as she brushed her burned foot against a rock jutting from the wall. Agh… whatever move Yamask had hit her with was one she definitely wanted to avoid for the rest of time.
"Are you okay, Buneary?" Corsola asked. "You've been pulling some weird faces and making even weirder noises for a while."
"Ah, I… I think Yamask burned me, earlier," Buneary admitted.
Corsola gasped. "Ohh, really?" She looked the rabbit up and down. She pulled a face. "Oof, yeah, I can see, now. You're red as an apple in some places. Dang, why didn't you say anything before, Buneary?"
Buneary's face warmed. "I, er… didn't wanna cause a scene…" she mumbled.
Corsola let out a breath through her nose, though she smiled anyway. "Oh, that's just like you, Buneary…" She looked around and pointed into the distance. "Look, there's a big pool of water over there! Why don't we go and take care of your burn?"
Buneary looked into the same distance. She saw the glimmer of some water, confirming Corsola's words. "Oh, wonderful! Y-Yeah, let's go. This burn's getting a bit too much…"
"Poor thing…" Corsola replied. She walked towards the water. "Well, time's-a wastin'!"
Agreeing wholeheartedly, Buneary quickly went along with her.
As Buneary caught up, Corsola shot her a smile. Her look changed to one of concern as she eyed the rabbit up, though. "Gosh, are you sure you don't want me to carry at least a little bit of stuff?" she asked, pointing at the confuse wand and the bag of money the rabbit was carrying. "You're gonna turn into Kangaskhan Storage, at this rate!"
Buneary let out a giggle and shook her head. "No, it's okay. I like to be useful," she replied.
Corsola smiled again in an amused way. "Oh, Buneary, you're so special. Well, if you insist~"
They continued onwards. Once they reached the end of the corridor, the rabbit looked around. It was a huge cavern space, filled with enough water to classify as a lake. It stretched from wall to wall, practically making the whole room a pool.
She stared at the shimmering lake in awe. Wow… she'd seen her fair share of underground cave pools, but they certainly grew big down here, didn't they?
She couldn't stop herself from admiring the view. Corsola leaping into the pool without a second thought and splashing her with water threw her off, though. "Aghhh, cooold!" she wailed, shivering.
Corsola surfaced and beamed up at Buneary. "Water's great, Buneary! Come, get your burns soothed!" she called out, apparently not hearing the cries of dismay.
Buneary let out a small sigh. Well, she didn't have to worry about getting used to the temperature anymore, at least. She placed her confuse wand on the ground and slowly moved into the water, hissing in displeasure at the cold bite of the water. Once up to her neck, she felt herself getting used to it. The feeling became heavenly against her skin.
"Bet that's a lot better, isn't it?" Corsola asked.
"Yeahhh…" Buneary sighed, feeling her burns practically melt away. She could see the mud that had gathered on her begin to wash off, too.
She jerked her head back in surprise when Corsola swam closer and started to delicately rub the remaining red patches on Buneary's torso. Her hands were colder than the rabbit had expected.
Corsola let out a soft giggle. "Whimsicott hates my 'icy hands' technique, so I hope you like it a bit more~"
"Y-Yeah, thanks," Buneary replied, a little embarrassed at the intimate contact, but appreciating the much-needed cold against her still tender skin. She could see that her fur was rapidly returning to its usual brown state. Oh, thank goodness…
"I can't even begin to think what being a grass-type's like. Being so weak to burns and ice, and all that." Corsola pulled a face. "That said, grass really hurts me, so…"
"I guess you're sorta one to talk, then, huh?" Buneary joked, chuckling.
Corsola also chuckled, though awkwardly. "Umm… just a bit." She cleared her throat, as if to change the topic. "So anyway, Buneary! How're the first impressions going? Could'ja see yourself joining the guild?"
Buneary nodded happily. "Definitely! I, um… I-I was worried it would be a bit like a boot camp, or something. But everyone's so nice, aren't they?"
"Yep! Nothing like that nasty Wigglytuff's Guild." Corsola let out a small sigh. "Y'know, me and Whimsicott tried to join those guys, first… but they're soooo strict! The vice-guildmaster wouldn't stop yelling angrily at us, the guildmaster acted like he was a little bit, um… high on gas from a confusion trap, and, well… there weren't all that many guildmembers, really. They didn't look all that happy to be there, either. Especially that real boyish pancham..."
Buneary laughed, incredulous. "Wow. I'll, um… bet you didn't stay very long, did you?"
"Not a chance! We ran on day two~"
"I don't blame you…" Buneary replied. Well, now she was really happy she'd chosen this guild and not that one.
She suddenly noticed something in the distance, across the water. She saw Snorlax and Yamask, both on land. Technically, in the floating wisp's case. They didn't seem to have noticed the girls, yet.
Buneary pointed it out to Corsola, who looked over, brightening up at the sight of them.
"Ooh, lovely!" the coral chimed. "I guess that cuts out the middleman of finding the next floor~"
"I-I guess so, but... what about the water?" Buneary asked, indicating the water separating them.
Corsola looked at her, confusion plastered on her face. "Huh? Well, you can swim, can't you?"
"A-A little bit, but there'll be wild pokémon in the water, won't there? If it gets too deep, I won't be much of a fight…"
"Um... uh oh. You might be on to something..." Corsola mumbled, frowning worriedly. She looked around and pointed at the walls while perking up. "You could… maybe sidle along on the sides, or something?"
Buneary looked around at the walls. She hoped to find some ledges, or some shallow parts of the lake to carefully tread across. It wasn't looking good, though. The only land she could see was a small island against a wall, far in the distance. "Ah, I dunno…" she mumbled. "It looks a little bit too… impossible? Maybe?"
Corsola's happiness deflated. "Ah. Well, if not that, then maybe, er... we should, um..." She sighed. "... I dunno."
Buneary let a breath escape her nostrils. To be honest, there were plenty of other things they could do. Shouting to catch Snorlax's and Yamask's attention... backtracking through the cavern and taking the long way around... swimming and hoping for the best... or maybe even sending Corsola over to get their attention.
Ahh, but those options didn't feel right, somehow. Most of them would take too much time, and almost all of them wouldn't help her become a great explorer, would they? Relying on other people too much, again. Dang it, what would her brother, Blazing Chimchar, do?
She was about to settle on shouting for the boys' attention. However, she thought of something else that made her eyes go wide. Wait... she knew what to do! "Corsola, I've got it! Let's start a pokémon tower!" she suggested excitedly.
The coral blinked blankly at her. "... You want to build a tower? Like... to catch their attention?" she asked.
"O-Oh, um... not a real tower. I mean... you're a better swimmer than me, so... if I hop on top of you, we could go together! Um, i-if that's alright with you, of course."
Corsola smiled in realization. "Oh! So you want to use me as a boat, is that what you mean?"
Buneary smiled sheepishly. "It sounds a bit selfish of me when you put it that way. S-Sorry..."
"No, no, that's not selfish. I am a bit bigger than you, after all! Sure, let's do it to it!" Corsola faced away from Buneary and sank under the water slightly.
Taking the invitation, Buneary retrieved her confuse wand and happily climbed onto the coral's back. As she carefully stood up - making sure not to slip on the wet, rubbery surface - Corsola rose, allowing her face to be above water level.
"Away we go!" Corsola chimed. She started swimming towards where Snorlax and Yamask were.
As they went along, Buneary found herself enjoying the ride. Wow, it was just like travelling on Lapras' back, when she'd left Wellware Island.
Her fun was cut short when another lileep burst out of the water a short distance in front of them. It stared Buneary and Corsola down with a scowl, obviously wanting to pick a fight for some reason.
Buneary took a breath to calm her nerves and frowned. "Corsola, I-I think we've gotta fight!" she called down.
"Well ahead of you~" the coral sang, nodding. She gave a cry and started up a move.
Feeling the energy of the move from under her feet, Buneary tapped into it. When she could sense it flowing into her, she used the same move.
The fluff on her body and ears stiffened, becoming hard to the touch. She could feel Corsola's body becoming harder, too. Like a rock, almost. Was the move she'd used Harden?
The lileep moved closer and extended the petals on its head. The petals shot forwards and wrapped around her body and Corsola's before either of them could react.
They squealed in surprise. They squealed again when the petals constricted, crushing them. The hardened fluff on Buneary's body helped to lessen the pain, though, and she was sure things were similar for Corsola.
The branches on Corsola's body started to glow blue, and icy pillars began to form all around her body. Though, thankfully, not on top where Buneary was standing.
Taking note, Buneary tapped into the move and caused icicles to form all around her ears. Corsola fired off all of the icicles at once, which all went into different directions, either missing or barely grazing the lileep. Buneary followed suite and also fired off her icicles at the lileep.
The dozens of small icicles slammed into the pokémon. It shrieked and started to quickly swim away. "Ohh, screw this!" she said in an obviously feminine voice. "I wanted a good fight. Not pain!"
After the lileep swam a fair distance away, Buneary let her fluff soften again, breathing a sigh of relief. Well, that went well.
"Wooow, Buneary!" Corsola shouted in surprise. "You know Icicle Spear, too!?"
"Oh, n-no, not me," Buneary corrected, failing to stop a proud grin from forming. "When we form pokémon towers, we can fight together and share moves!"
"Ooooh, not bad~!" Corsola chimed. Buneary couldn't see her face from where she was, but she sounded quite happy. "I've got to tell Whimsicott! She'll wanna try that out as soon as we can! Gosh, you're a smart one, Buneary."
Buneary bashfully fidgeted with the wand she was still holding. "Well... it's nothing, really. Me and my brother's squad would do that all the time."
"You're so modest! Well, in any case, you're better at shooting things down with icicles than me. My ability, Hustle, makes it a bit hard to aim straight."
"Oh, man... that's worse than Klutz," Buneary mumbled sympathetically.
"Oh, hardly. They say my ability makes my attacks tougher, so at least I have that going for me."
Buneary blinked. She held back the urge to pout jealously. "Ah, well... um, I guess so."
Corsola made a sound of content. Shortly after, she started swimming again. "Say… how do you, er… share moves, again? It sounds complicated."
"Not at all! You just have to… um… feel my energy, and um… use it."
"… Ah."
"Does that… make sense at all?"
"Not much, I won't lie to ya."
"Oh…" Buneary sighed. She was so bad at this… "Okay, well… next enemy we see, I'll use Bounce. So just, er… try and sense it, won't you?"
"Got'cha~"
They went forwards a little bit more. Snorlax and Yamask seemed to be dealing with a battle of their own against a hoard of shellos, so they hadn't noticed either of the girls.
Buneary frowned worriedly. Oh dear, were they in the middle of a 'monster house'? One of those big groups of hostile pokémon, gathering to attack someone for one reason or another?
Well, Snorlax was there, so it would probably be alright.
They almost reached land until something flew in from the side. A big, nasty-looking bat with scales, a white mane and dish-like ears. "Explorers! Prepare for a thrashing!" he screeched in a manly voice, flying closer.
"Uh oh. I didn't know a noivern lived here!" Corsola said, sounding worried.
"N-Now, Corsola! Let's do it!" Buneary cried out. She started her Bounce attack.
"R-Right!" The coral grunted, as if trying to charge something. She gasped. "Wait… I can feel something! Is that the Bounce?"
Buneary nodded eagerly. "That's the Bounce!"
"That's the Bounce~!" Corsola sprung up high into the air. She narrowly dodged a noisy laser, which uselessly crashed against the water.
The duo cheered as they went up. Wow, it had worked better than Buneary would've guessed! Maybe she was okay at doing... this... Uh oh.
As the two reached the ceiling, Buneary got a good look at how high they were. Oh, Lord Dialga, she didn't like this.
She gulped. N-No, this was fine. She could handle it.
Corsola went careening downwards with another cheer. Buneary screamed.
Panicking too much to think straight, the rabbit tossed her confuse wand and threw her arms around Corsola.
The coral yelped in surprise. The air around Buneary suddenly grew colder. Daring to crack an eye open, she barely noticed that icicles had surrounded Corsola again, with some even jutting out from under her. She clamped her eyes shut when she noticed she was still falling like a brick.
"What the-!? Aghhh!" the noivern yelled. Buneary felt a harsh thud, as if Corsola had crashed into him. They all tumbled down into the water with a splash.
Still gripping to Corsola for dear life, Buneary stole a quick glance around. She saw the noivern floating in the water under Corsola, having fainted. Corsola was standing on top of his huge body.
"Ooh... that was, um... pretty cool!" Corsola said.
"Y-Yeah..." Buneary mumbled. Her muscles refused to let her move her arms, so she stayed wrapped around Corsola.
The coral gave an awkward chuckle. "I would'a never thought that, um... I could combine your Bounce with my Icicle Spear to make my feet spiky and, um... yeah."
"U-Uh huh..." Buneary mumbled, hoping her heart would settle sometime this century.
"... Buneary, uh... how long exactly are you gonna be groping my titties, for?"
Buneary blinked. She absentmindedly felt around at where her paws were. It was squishy, and Corsola made a sound of displeasure.
Buneary squealed in shock, immediately let go and hopped to her feet. She nearly slipped because she got up so fast. "Oh, Lord Dialga, I'm sorry!" she yelled. "I got scared and did that without thinking! I-I didn't know!"
Corsola giggled loudly. "Buneary, you're so special. Please, don't panic so much!"
"B-But..."
"Really, it's fine!" The coral paused. " ... Now."
Buneary pouted. "That means it isn't fine."
"Th-That's not what I said," Corsola said quickly. "I mean it. Though... maybe you should watch you don't get a reputation like Yamask's. Am I right?"
"Hmph!" Buneary retorted.
Corsola giggled again.
"Hey, who's talking about me?" Yamask's voice came from nearby.
Buneary turned around with Corsola. The rabbit saw Yamask floating closer to them, over the water.
"Hooray, you noticed us!" Corsola chimed.
"Did you see us coming for you, across the water?" Buneary asked with a smile.
Yamask pulled a face. "No, er... I was fighting some people with Snorlax, and then this thing hit me on the head." He held up the confuse wand Buneary had been carrying earlier. "Glad it didn't go off. Eheh…"
"Oh dear, it must've been while we were using Bounce," Corsola said. "She was so scared, she must've thrown it."
Buneary felt her face go red hot. "Oh... s-sorry..." she mumbled, shrinking back from embarrassment.
"Th-That's alright," Yamask replied. He rubbed his head. "... I think I'm starting to get a bit fed up of this wand, though."
Buneary gave a light, awkward chuckle. "Y-Yeah..."
"Oh, hey!" Snorlax said, wading up to the group. He was apparently big enough to not need to swim. "I saw what happened with that little balancing act of yours. Very impressive!"
"Thank Buneary for that!" Corsola said. "She taught me how to do it! Sharing moves with a pokémon tower!"
"Ahh, so that's how you leaped into the air, is it? Using Buneary's Bounce?"
"Yup! That's how I got 'the Bounce~'" she chimed.
Buneary giggled lightly at the wording. Now that she thought about it, they'd worded that so weirdly, hadn't they?
"A pokémon tower? Nice!" Yamask said, looking starry-eyed. "It's sorta like that Team Blast thing I learned from watching The Angels fight, back at Paradise! I'm so impressed!"
Buneary's face went warm for a different reason than before. "Oh, well... it's nothing, really...!" she replied, grinning bashfully.
"Like heck it isn't!"
Snorlax nodded. He gave a tilt of the head. "I've got to ask, though... I heard you screaming in terror from across the lake when you were both in the air," he said.
Buneary stared at him, wide eyed. "You... You did?" she asked, embarrassment creeping in. Oh, whoops.
"Yeah. Er, and it made me wonder... why... do you have Bounce? If you're terrified of heights?"
Buneary awkwardly fidgeted with the poofy part of her fluff. "W-Well... it's... different when I Bounce."
"It... is?"
"... Yeah."
Snorlax scratched the back of his head. "I... see."
Buneary looked away in sheer embarrassment. Ohhh, well, there went her ego boost.
"Oh, I get it!" Yamask said, clicking his fingers. "It's because you're in control when you Bounce, isn't it?"
Buneary gasped and nodded, shooting Yamask an appreciative smile. "Y-Yeah! When I Bounce, I know how it's gonna go! And if I'm not using Bounce, then it's... scary," she explained.
"Ahh, I get you," Snorlax said. He chuckled. "Well, in any case, I'll bet you sure are glad you're not a bird pokémon, huh?"
Buneary stared at him. An image of her sailing high above the clouds came to mind. Her mind immediately shifted to her falling straight down, coming closer and closer to the ground.
She shivered and tried to shut that line of thinking off immediately.
Snorlax and Corsola seemed amused by her reacting to her own thoughts. Yamask just gave an awkward chuckle while fiddling with the confuse wand. Buneary was just embarrassed...
"Anyway, gang..." Snorlax began, beckoning towards land as he moved towards it, "let's get ourselves going! We've still got some floors to go down!"
"I just hope all the shenanigans are done with..." Yamask mumbled. He grunted lightly, as if remembering something. "Oh, yeah... I'm really sorry about attacking you guys, earlier."
"That's okay~. You were confused," Corsola reassured.
Buneary nodded with a light frown. "Yeah... no thanks to... me?" she started. She stopped and looked around when she heard something. "Wait... what's that... rumbling noise?"
Everyone gave her a look of either confusion or concern.
"What rumbling?" Yamask asked.
Buneary extended her rolled ear. She realized that the rumbling was coming from above and sounded... explosive. Like a raging fire, or something.
Her head snapped upwards. Everyone followed suit and made noises of surprise. There was blue fire coming from the cave ceiling, high above.
She nervously furrowed her brow. "Why's... there fire coming out of the ceiling?" she asked.
"This dungeon's supposed to be watery, isn't it? What the frick!?" Yamask exclaimed.
"D-Did someone step on a trap!?" Corsola yelped.
The raging fire continued to slowly descend. It looked like it was descending faster and faster, too.
Buneary whimpered in fright. Ohhh, this wasn't good.
"Er... don't worry, guys!" Snorlax said with a nervous chuckle. "Whatever it is, I'll sort it... out..." She noticed his eyes snapping open. "... Uh oh. I think I know what that is. Or... who that is."
The fire very quickly descended all of a sudden, almost as if falling. Just before it hit the water, it stopped in place, and Buneary got a good look at what it was.
What had appeared to be blue flames was actually coming out of the arms and the underside of a huge creature, about double the size of Snorlax. The creature was a giant dark-gray statue-like figure. It was coated in glowing green lights, brown straps and had a brown patch across its black chest.
As it hovered in place, Buneary could almost swear that its skin was shimmering slightly. Was it... a shiny? Did that mean it was a pokémon!?
"... Holy... shit!" Yamask proclaimed, looking like he was about to drop his wand.
TO BE CONTINUED!
Finished: 06/05/2020
Word count: 9,359
VGS2's sexy notes: Who's that pokémon!? It's Angela Anacondamon! *Yu-Gi-Oh theme plays*
Naw, seriously, get your butts ready for some giant pokémon action! :D ... Except, I'm out of buffer that's been proof-read, so... it might take a little longer to come out than the previous chapters. Not too long, but still!
That said, maybe if you go and read/review ravengal's fic, Birds of a Feather, she might just give me the all clear a bit quicker. Eh...? :P (Disclaimer: Just kidding. ... Maybe.)
Today's shameless promotion: Bandits of the Forest pt1: Rising Stardust
Author: PokeMaster64
Universe: Medieval times (with a little bit of Wild West)
Main species: A buneary and a pikachu. (There are lots of other characters, though, mind!)
Summary: Princess Melissa Penworth, a timid, but ambitious heir to the Verde Kingdom, finds her life thrusted into a spiral of disarray as she becomes pressured by the roles forced upon her. In her desperate act of freedom, she runs away and unwittingly joins with a group of criminals called the Foresters. Through their actions, she may just learn she isn't as powerless as she believes.
Romance: Very up and down, but mostly yes!
Wackiness: A fair amount!
Lewdness: A tiny bit! (Mostly because of a certain mawile…)
Action: Extremely yes! (Especially if you like swordplay-based combat, though it has traditional pokeyman combat, too)
Grittiness: A decent amount!
Length: Very long! (It's even got a second fic up on the site!)
It's some good stuff, so make sure you go read and review it! It's come a far way since it began a few years ago, so it deserves more love! :P
Also, while ravengal was glancing through, recently, she even spotted some berry bacon in one of the chapters. If you've ever read any of my other stuff, I'm sure you know that I approve greatly. XD
Mistakes of the day: #1: '"Oh, okay!" Buneary replied, bouncing on the balls of her heels in excitement.'
(Those are two completely different parts of the feet, so, um... XP)
#2: "'Elevator'? This hoe, here?"
(Um… I missed a letter. XD Don't go up and down on a hoe.)
#3: "I-I do, too!" Yamask said eagerly, hovering net.
(I knew it! You're James' yamask, aren't you!? Ready to throw a net onto Pikachu to try 'n' nab him.)
#4: "Ready to throw a net onto Pikachu to try 'n' nap him."
(How kind of Team Rocket to help with Pikachu's insomnia problems.)
#5: 'She barely grazed the wet ceiling of the cave before hotting downwards, towards her for.'
(Lewd.)
#6: 'Ooh... now that she was paying he was quite attractive from the back, actually. Especially lower down...'
(Paying for Snorlax's special services, I see. Oh dear.)
#7: 'f in disgust when she noticed how muddy it was.'
(What an impolite way to pay respects.)
#8: "Th-That's okay! You're improve in no time, I just know it!"
(... She said to me when talking about my ability to write... XP)
#9: "What sorts are they?"
(Whoops! That's a funny looking 'there'. XP Let me try again...)
#10: "What sorts are their?"
(… Shit.)
#11: 'She was about to say something else, but the lileep sprayed something purple and nasty onto her, which sizzled on contact.' *Doesn't say anything else and nobody says anything to her for ages*
(Whoops. She fizzled away, I guess. XP RIP)
#12: 'She couldn't stop staring at Snowlax in awe.'
(Look, it's Newregional Snorlax! Normal/Ice type, and looking nothing like the original, I'll bet. Making you wonder why it's not a new mon, instead.)
#13: 'She grit her teeth and tried to bare the pain.'
(The day Buneary tried to strip a character from Metal Gear Solid 3.)
#14: "Alright, um… I guess I'm glad I brought this then," he said, pulling out a pecha berry.
(How long have you been at this, now, Snorlax? He's not poisoned, you div!)
#15: '"A… A what not?" Buneary asked.'
(No, not that.)
#16: 'Buneary pulled a face as something came to mine.'
(This is either a joke about explosives, Minecraft, or something lewd involving me, the author.)
#17: "After a shot while, she smiled sheepishly."
(How do you shoot the passing of time? And I don't mean Dialga or Celebi.)
#18: 'Daring to crack an eye pen'
(Here Buneary is, breaking something that sounds like it worked with Playstation 2. The eye pen for the eye toy. XP)
#19: 'making sure not to slip on the wet, rubbery surface - Corsola surfaced,'
(There's a lot going on, on the surface.)
#20: 'Buneary tuned around with Corsola'
(Gotta help each other find the correct radio station.)
#21: 'Buneary tilted her head, but took his work'
(Buneary the plagiarist.)
#22: 'She realized that the rumbling was coming above and sounded... explosive.'
(Lel, looks like the action was a little bit too hot for whoever that giant was.)
Well, that's all of me screw ups for today. Thanks for all the favourites, follows and reviews so far, and thanks for reading! Tata for now! c:
