Sausage note: Y'know, I've been planning this chapter for the longest time, but now we're finally here! I hope you look forward to meeting some more folks! :P
... Yeah, I don't actually have much to say today. So here's some voice-acting fun facts, for anybody who isn't in the know!
Kanto Ash is Manuela from Three Houses!
Sinnoh Ash is Buneary!
Kanto Brock is Seto Kaiba from Yu-Gi-Oh and Kanto James!
Sinnoh Brock is Battle Frontier Drew, King Rhoam from Breath of the Wild and many different lucarios, including the Brawl one!
Pikachu is Sachiko from Corpse Party and Japanese Morgana from Persona 5!
Battle Frontier May is Sinnoh Jessie, Piplup, Snivy and Alolan-form Misty!
Oshawott is Amy Rose from Sonic X (Rather appropriately when you think about it, lol)
Cyrus is Goku from Dragon Ball Z
Cilan is Sonic from Sonic X (the best Sonic, in my opinion, don't judge)!
Chili is Felix from Three Houses!
Cress is Arceus!
I'm sure there're more oddities than that, but those are the only ones I can think of for now. Ain't that neat? XP
Last time: Buneary had a shower, and two random people we'll definitely never meet ever showed up for fun, wacky, wholesome times on a spiky mountain!
Chapter Ten: The Shower High
Buneary felt completely refreshed~ And after having experienced such a delightful shower for the past twenty minutes or so, how could she not be?
She was still relaxing inside of it while chatting with Yamask. She'd been happy to learn that he'd personally met everyone from The Angels. She'd expected it, considering his dad had once worked in Post Town, and now directly in Paradise... but it was still really cool to hear him talk about it!
"... So we finally found Virizion's kid wandering through Stony Cave," Yamask said, finishing off on one of his Paradise stories. "He must've been tough, because he made it all the way to where the blue gems are!"
"Wow, even though he was just a little kid?" Buneary asked in surprise.
"Yep! I thought he was gonna get chewed out bad, but I think his mom was more impressed than anything. And his dad was, er... very blubbery."
"Heehee, d'aww, okay!" she replied, amused and charmed. "Gosh, you know, being in Paradise sounded so fun~" She cleaned out the fluff on her rolled ear. "Why'd you ever leave for this guild when that place seemed so nice?"
He smiled sheepishly. "Um... I just wanted to get away from the family, honestly. Anything to avoid..." He gulped, "... well, you know. Gold bars." He cringed. "... Plus, my family is kinda freaky. Especially my brother..."
"Oh... well, okay," Buneary said, also cringing. She should've figured...
"I didn't come here right away, though. I moved to Sahra Town in the Sand Continent for a bit of peace and quiet. A year or something later, I met my team leader, who convinced me to try this guild!"
"How cool~" Buneary chimed. "Who is... he? Huh?" She suddenly felt disoriented, as if she'd just recovered from a head rush. What the...?
"{Two lifeforms detected in the bathroom! Who is there?}" a squeaky, monotonous voice in her head suddenly said, startling her.
She was immensely freaked out. O-Oh, dear legends, what was wrong with her, now!? Was she going cuckoo!?
She looked to Yamask, ready to tell him that something was wrong. Oddly, however, he seemed to have acknowledged the voice, himself. Not only that, but he smiled at hearing it, too. "Oh, Elgyem! Yeah, we're in the showers!"
Buneary tilted her head at him. Seeing someone float into the bathroom, she looked over to see a strange, blue bipedal creature. It had large green eyes, a tail, colorful fingers and a massive head, adorned with some kind of black markings.
"{You are my friend: Calamity Yamask. I am pleased,}" the voice in Buneary's head said. She could only assume that it was some form of telepathic communication coming from this 'Elgyem', who had wandered into the shower with her and Yamask. It paid no attention to the water pouring down on it.
"Yeah, it's cool seeing you, too, man," the wisp replied. He stuck his little finger in his ear, as if trying to unplug it. "Er... could you just talk normally, though? Your, uh... telepathy thing is messing with my head, again."
Elgyem stared at him. Its eyes didn't emote too much. "Oh... I am apologetic." It turned to face Buneary. It had no especially masculine or feminine features, but its parts suggested male, so she assumed he was a guy. "... You are new," he said matter-of-factly.
"Y-Yes! Um, hello!" Buneary said with a wave. Realizing she'd waved with the paw that her scrubber was attached to via a strap, she quickly waved with the other one, smiling sheepishly.
Elgyem continued to stare at her, head tilted.
"E-Elgyem, she waved..." Yamask said, looking slightly exasperated.
Elgyem looked at him and then back at her. He waved, though in a stiff fashion.
Buneary smiled pleasantly, though the response made her a bit confused. Was he awkward?
"D-Don't mind him, Buneary," Yamask said with a sheepish smile. "He's nice, but, er... well, believe it or not, but he's not really from around here. So he's still getting used to our ways."
"Oh? Where are you from, Elgyem?"
"Outer Space," Elgyem replied.
She stared at him. "... Um... where's that?"
He stared back. He tilted his head again. "... I am confused. There is only one known Outer Space."
"Is... it a dungeon?"
"No. It is Outer Space."
She continued to stare, brows furrowed in confusion. Huh... the way he was talking made it seem like he'd meant... like, 'high in the sky' Outer Space.
"Correct," Elgyem said, as if replying to someone.
"H-Huh?" she said. "Who is?"
He pointed at her, fingers flashing. "You are. It is 'high in the sky' Outer Space."
She gasped and her rolled ear sprung upwards in surprise. Whoa! How had he known she'd thought those exact words!?
"Elgyem, are you reading minds without permission, again?" Yamask said, frowning disapprovingly.
"Yes. It truncates the process," Elgyem explained.
"Well, sure, but what if people are thinking embarrassing things?"
"I do not mind. In fact, it is interesting to me."
Yamask sighed. "That's not the point...!"
Ear rolled up again, Buneary looked at Elgyem in surprise. Mind reading...? Oh, gosh, no... She'd have to watch what thoughts went through her mind, or she was never going to live them down!
Wait... had he been peeking in on her mind while she'd been checking his gender!?
The thought made her cringe heavily. Ughh... well, he hadn't said anything about it, so maybe there was a slim hope that he'd missed that?
"Anyway, yeah," Yamask continued, "Elgyem comes from a huge, floating metal building from the Outer Space. Er, or the 'Star Continent' as his kind calls it."
Her eyes widened. "W-What!? Really!? How in heck's name did you come from there!?"
"I floated down into the stratosphere, and eventually into the Sand Continent," Elgyem explained stoically.
"That's where I met him. Eheh," Yamask added. "Not long after I met our team leader, actually."
Buneary could only offer them a befuddled look. Holy moly... Space of all places! The only time she'd ever learned about Space was after reading a line from Redemption Flareon in his book, World Rescue.
She beamed excitedly. "Wow, well... that's really cool~!" She clasped her paws together. "Ooh, ooh~ What's it like in Space? Are there dungeons in Space? Can we travel to Space?"
Elgyem paused briefly before replying. "It is cold and quiet in Space. There are indeed dungeons in various places, such as the Moon, or in any floating structures. There is no known way to reliably travel to Space, though teleportation has been suggested."
She blinked several times, trying to take what he'd said in. When she got it, she nodded eagerly, sending droplets flying off her face. "Ooh, okay~ Well, I hope we find a way to go sometime. It sounds nice!" She paused and cringed. "Well... I wouldn't enjoy how cold it is, but other than that!"
"Understandable. I am appreciative."
"You are?"
"Yes."
She waited for him to continue. When he didn't, she awkwardly continued, herself. "... That is, er... why are you appreciative?"
"You listened to my story with interest and passion. That prevents me from feeling sad."
... She didn't know whether to take that as a depressing or a cheery comment. His delivery made things hard to-
W-Wait, she needed to keep her thoughts as normal as possible and not offend him! She strained a smile. "O-Oh, well, I'm glad, El..." She knitted her brow. "Um, Elja... U-Uh..."
"El-gee-yem," he corrected.
"Just think the letters," Yamask piped in. "You know. L-G-M."
She felt her face go warm. "Ah. Um, y-yeah. I'm glad, Elgyem," she replied, sheepishly fidgeting with her scrubber.
"She's really nice, isn't she?" the wisp said, smiling cheerily.
"I am in wholehearted agreement. I wish to learn more about Buneary," Elgyem said. He briefly looked at the ground and then back at her. "That is, I wish to learn more about you, Buneary."
"Oh, of course!" Buneary replied eagerly. "I'm Wal-"
"An explanation is unnecessary," he interrupted, eyes glowing pink.
She took a step back in surprise. She slipped on the wet floor and stumbled around to correct herself. She barely managed to save herself, but caught a glimpse of a giant pink eye pattern surrounding her.
She yelped in shock. It dissipated without incident, however. Huh...?
"Er... Elgyem?" she asked warily.
The alien's eyes went back to normal. "My analysis with Miracle Eye is complete. You are Wallflower Buneary. Your gender is female. Your current moves are Dizzy Punch, Swift, Bounce and Reversal."
She stared at him in wonder. Wow... he knew all that just with a move?
He continued. "Your abilities are Klutz, Run Away and Limber. Your two natures are timid and naïve."
... Huh? What did he mean by that?
She pouted. Well, he wasn't wrong, she guessed. At least about her abilities, anyway...
"H-Hey, maybe you should quit the analysis," Yamask said, looking worried. "I don't think she likes it."
"Oh... you are understood," Elgyem replied, likely dejected, as hard as it was to tell.
"No, no, it's, um... alright," Buneary replied. It was a bit unflattering, but Elgyem seemed to be enjoying himself. Besides, she was legitimately interested.
He nodded at her. "You are understood. I am appreciative. As I was saying..." He cleared his throat, though without moving his hands, making him look slightly awkward.
As soon as that thought crossed her mind, he briefly stared at her and brought his hand up to his mouth for another cough. Oh, right. Whoops...
"... Your birthday is April 19, 991 AE," he continued. "Your egg groups are human-like and field. Your chest size is double-B for your body size. You are a highly promiscuous virgin, and your favorite parts of the male anatomy are the back and the buttocks."
Buneary nearly screamed, blood boiling so much she could literally feel her whole face go red. "N-No! No, no, no, no, that's not right at all!" she squealed, flailing flusteredly.
Yamask gasped loudly, looking utterly horrified. "E-Elgye-!" he started, stopping when he accidentally inhaled some water, putting him into a coughing fit.
"Please be careful, Calamity Yamask," Elgyem chastised. "This is why I prefer telepathy." He turned to Buneary. "Also, you are incorrect. I learned about it with Miracle Eye. It is never wrong."
Buneary pulled the top of her fluff up to cover her face in shame. "Oh noooooo...!" she cried.
"Please do not be ashamed. You are a perfect mate as far as I am concerned, so I am honored to ask if you would like the opportunity to breed with me and create children."
She nearly died then and there. What the absolute heck!?
She threw down her fluff in shock. "B-B-Breeding!? Ch-Chil- What!?" she stammered, wondering if the last six seconds had actually happened or not.
"I will explain. We are both of the human-like egg group, which makes you a perfect candidate for a breeding partner. Of course, it is possible to breed outside of the correct egg group... but it has a low chance of occurring, and I would appreciate a successful mating to produce children sooner rather than later," he explained matter-of-factly.
Buneary stared at him in the most bewilderment she'd ever felt in her life. How did one even respond to something like that!? "O-O-Oh... u-uh, um..." she stammered uselessly.
"E-Elgyem, no!" Yamask shouted, recovering from his coughing fit. He sounded mad. "I told you this before! Don't ask creepy stuff like that! It's awful!"
Elgyem looked at him. "But... Wallflower Buneary is promiscuous, so she is a likely chance for breeding," he explained.
Embarrassment shot through the rabbit again. Especially when Yamask briefly gave her a weird look of disbelief.
"... That is correct, Calamity Yamask. She is," Elgyem said, apparently replying to Yamask, whose eyebrows became furrowed in bemusement as a blush dusted his cheeks.
Ten times more embarrassment shot through Buneary. "N-No, I'm not! I promise!" she exclaimed, voice cracking.
"W-Well, anyway, whatever, it doesn't matter!" Yamask said, shaking his head and giving the alien a stern frown. "You're gonna creep her out and make her embarrassed!"
Elgyem stared at him and then at her. "... I am confused. You are promiscuous, yet you are embarrassed."
"Well, I dunno if she is or not, Elgyem, b-but she still won't want the whole world to know, will she?"
"S-Stuff like that is secret..." Buneary mumbled. She gasped and shook her head. "N-Not that I'm really like that, of course!"
Yamask wiped some water she'd accidentally flicked into his eyes. Whoops. "Er, y-yeah..." he agreed.
"... Does this prevent friendship?" Elgyem asked.
"I-It could do, I dunno!"
Buneary nodded. "Y-Y-Yeah..." she mumbled. She'd never have children with someone so... randomly! And definitely not with a stranger, either! Yeesh...
"Oh..." Elgyem replied. His arms went slack and the lights on his fingers dimmed. "No more friendship with Wallflower Buneary. No more friendship with Calamity Yamask. This causes sadness..." He abruptly floated out of the shower and out of the bathroom.
"H-Hey, wait, man!" Yamask shouted, reaching out to him. "That's not what I-!" He let his hand droop with a big sigh. "Ughh, I was just speaking generally! I didn't mean our friendship!"
Buneary suddenly felt guilty. Oh dear, she'd only just been absent-mindedly agreeing with Yamask. She was still interested in being friends with Elgyem, because he seemed nice enough, if not, um... really quirky.
"Um... j-just gimmie a sex, please," Yamask asked, turning to Buneary.
Her eyes widened. "... Uh... you, too?" she asked.
He clasped his hands around his mouth. "N-No, I... Th-That slipped out! I-I meant gimmie a sec, I promise!"
If she weren't so embarrassed and worried for Elgyem's wellbeing, she would've giggled. As things were, though, she just smiled sheepishly. "Y-Yeah, I got you," she reassured.
He let out a sigh of relief before smiling back just as sheepishly. "Th-That's good. Eheh, um... I'd better go sort things out. Gimmie a-" He paused and shook his head. "... Be right back." He zipped out of the shower and out of the bathroom, not seeming to notice that he was trailing water everywhere.
Buneary let out a long, drawn out breath. Oh, the things she had to go through...
Well, at least that Elgyem seemed like he was trying to be nice. For him to think that she would be that easy to have a fling with, though... She was very interested in boys, sure, but she wanted to date one before trying anything like that, at least! Yeesh...
Deciding that the whole ordeal had made her feel warm enough - particularly around her face, and... perhaps other places - she pulled the lever for the shower, cutting the stream of water. After flicking the water off her scrubber and putting it away into her bag, she made a beeline towards the furnace. It seemed like a good way to dry off, so why not?
Holding her short fluff up for the fire in front of her to dry, Buneary gave a pleased huff. She was being treated, today! Heat from the shower and a nice fire, to top it off. It almost made up for all of the day's shenanigans!
The furnace was very interestingly built. It was in a room of its own, and had a special slot for burning the wood in. It was underneath what seemed to be a large container connected to many pipes, presumably where the water was being stored. It also had vents for smoke to go through, preventing the place from becoming too smoggy. Wow, she'd never had anything like this on Wellware Island!
She wished she could talk about it to someone, but Yamask and Elgyem hadn't returned yet. It had only been about five minutes or so, but still, she hoped they would come back, soon.
... That said, she'd had the oddest feeling she was being watched for a little while. It was weird... but it was probably nothing, so oh well.
Ignoring the feeling, she let her thoughts drift. Hmm... how was she going to go about drying herself off after having more private showers, later on?
She couldn't exactly just meander into the furnace room butt naked. It was far too risky. Especially since she couldn't just hide herself away on a whim. She had to do a lot of shuffling around for her lower parts - though having fluff helped a lot - and she didn't have her brother to help her with her bosom. Tsk... she was going to give it some thought.
She frowned. Wait... Yamask's Mummy had eliminated her Klutz ability, hadn't it? She could have just packed herself away, after Marowisp had undone her chest fur! Aghh, darn it! If only she'd known, she could have made things far less embarrassing!
Sighing, she shrugged and hummed a random tune to herself to pass the time and take her mind off her mistake. Turning around to dry her back, she nearly jumped a foot in the air when she saw a small golden ring on the wall near her, with a green and yellow eye peeking through. W-What the...!?
She stared at it. It stared back. "Um... hi?" she asked.
"... Hey...!" it replied.
"... Can I... help you?" she asked.
"Naww, don't mind me," it replied. Its voice was somewhat high-pitched and seemed to crack a lot, though it was definitely boyish. "I'm just an innocent... eye! In the wall!"
Buneary continued to stare, confused. Seriously, why was there an eye in the wall? "Um... who are you, Mr. Eye?" she asked.
"... Uh... just your friendly security system!"
Buneary's eyes widened in intrigue. "Ooh, a security system?"
"... Uh, yep!"
She stared at it in wonder. Oh, wow, how exciting! Was this one of those special 'technologies' Snorlax had mentioned? Ooh, maybe it was even sort of like all the fancy stuff the Expedition Society had in her book, Supernatural!
"So why don't'cha just turn around and keep drying off?" it continued. "I'll just stay here, bein' completely innocent."
"Well... okay~" She turned around to face the fire again. After about half a minute, she remembered that she was supposed to be drying her back. Whoops, silly her~
She turned around again. For a brief moment, she saw the eye in the wall staring straight at where her bum had been. It quickly widened and looked straight at her face again.
"Um... is something the matter?" she asked, wondering why she was being investigated. "You... don't think I'm an intruder or anything, do you?"
"Oh, naww!" it replied. "Just doin' my job, for sure!"
"Er... okay?" She fidgeted uncomfortably. "Do you have to stare at my, um... rump, though?"
"Definitely! Ya never know what's hidin' in the cracks, am I right?"
She cringed from embarrassment. Wow, this security was... crass. "D-Did you have to phrase it like that?"
"You bet! 'Specially since your butt is suspiciously big!"
She cringed even more heavily. "W-What? No, it isn't!"
"It sure is!" The eye suddenly disappeared into a blue, swirling vortex, but the hole in the wall remained.
She yelped. Huh!? Where was the guild's security!?
The hole suddenly expanded, becoming a large, circular opening big enough for her to poke her whole body through.
Bewildered, she did just that, walking up to it to peek through. She could see... another buneary?
It was in a room similar to that of the furnace room. The buneary had short fluff with a large, poofy section around the top, just like her. It was also hunched over, peering into a round, golden hole.
Buneary leaned on the golden rim of her hole, bending over for a better look. She noticed the other buneary do the same, bending over to lean into its hole.
As it leaned forwards, she saw how notably large its bum was. She could even barely make out the cheeks of its bum, leaving a faint dent in the middle.
The sight was nice, but goodness, what was wrong with the security!? Had it left a hole to next door? She hadn't even known there was a next door!
"Wow, noice!" the security's voice said from somewhere behind her and in front of her at the same time.
She squealed in surprise, accidentally toppling forwards in the process. She flailed her legs to avoid falling in, but she soon crashed into the floor on the other side, face first. Ouch... she was starting to think this wasn't a security system at all.
She turned around and saw a big golden ring floating in the air. Inside of it was the furnace. Behind it was... the exact same furnace.
She stared. The... exact same furnace? The exact same flipping furnace behind the furnace!?
Freaking out, she leapt back through the golden ring. She saw the exact same scene again. A floating ring with the furnace inside of it and behind it, at the same time.
She started going dizzy from how much her head hurt from the mind screw. Oh, legends, what was going on!? Had she finally lost it!?
She turned around again, trying in vain to wrap her head around this conundrum. She suddenly saw a purple face inside the hole, staring right back at her. Its eyes widened when she made eye contact with it.
Yelping, she stumbled backwards and fell over. Lying on her back, she saw the ring near the furnace. It had a pokémon lurking behind it, peeking in from the side.
"... H-Huh!?" Buneary stammered out, unable to form any coherent words.
The pokémon turned around to look at her. Even though her vision was upside down, she could easily tell it was a pokémon she'd never seen once in her life.
He was masculine in appearance... his skin was light purple... he had magenta markings around his body, as well as magenta hair that ended in a long strand... he had large curved horns coming out of his head... and he had no legs or arms, though two hands were somehow floating by his sides, anyway. He also had a big golden ring around his torso, as well as a yellow circle etched into his forehead.
Buneary stared at the strange new pokémon. Wait... rings? Just like the holes... Was this the security?
"Aww, ya caught me. Phooey!" the pokémon said with a pout. He shrugged exaggeratedly. "Well... I wasn't tryin' very hard to hide, so I guess it doesn't matter too much."
"... Um... hello?" she asked, still staring at him from on her back. "Uh... are you still the security, or...?"
"Naww, I was just kiddin'," he replied.
She pulled a face. "Oh..." And here she'd thought she'd made the discovery of the century.
He grinned smugly and pointed at himself with a thumb from one of his floating hands. "Name's Hoopa! Hoopa of the Djinn's Bottle!" He rubbed a finger under his nose. "Well... I was, 'till I handed that dumb ol' thing to Donphan and Snorlax."
She brightened up. "Oh! So you're a member of the guild?" she asked, rolling onto her front and pushing herself up to her feet.
"You sure bet!"
"Well, pleased to meet you~ I'm Buneary!"
He put his hands to his hips. "Heh, back at'cha, Buneary!" His grin faded lightly. "I'd show ya to my team buddies, but I dunno where they went. Especially not Yamask..."
She gasped. "Yamask? Ooh, him and me were traveling through the bluff, earlier! Are you the team leader he mentioned?"
His grin came back full force. "Oh, wow, that so? Well, guess that explains that. Lucky guy, haha!" He slowly held a thumb up at himself. "Well then... guess that means you've heard of... Team High...!"
Her eyes widened. "Oh, is that your team name? I didn't know."
"Well, ya do now!"
She tilted her head. "Umm... why are you called that, exactly?"
His eyes lit up, as if he'd been waiting for her to ask that. "That's because we float up high... and then we get high!" He laughed to himself, as if he'd told some sort of joke.
... She didn't really get what was so funny, but she smiled anyway. So it was because everyone on the team floated? Made sense! "Um... okay!" She stared at the golden ring, which was still hovering in the air. It still had the furnace inside of it, somehow. "Um... did you do that? The... ring thing?"
He nodded eagerly. "Yup! Quite clever of you to notice!" He grabbed hold of it and somehow shrunk it down before slipping it onto his curved horn. The furnace within it disappeared, replaced with nothing but empty air. When he reached out, the other ring flew into his hand, allowing him to slip it onto the other horn.
She stared in wonder. "Wow, so you own these ring things?" she asked.
"Yup!" He took both of them off his horns and hovered closer to show them off to Buneary. "They're my 'Hyperspace Holes'... but I prefer calling 'em my sexy Hoopa hoops!"
"Sweet~" She chuckled sheepishly. "Um... I think I'll leave out the 'sexy' part, though. Eheh..."
"Well, suit yourself. You call 'em whatever ya like!"
Hoopa's hoops shimmered briefly and an image began to form. To Buneary's surprise, she could see her face!
Eyes widening in shock, she slowly reached through a hoop to prod her image in the cheek. Her paw came out of the other hoop and prodded her in the cheek.
Her eyes widened further still. Holy heck, so it was her! The hoops could teleport things directly, like some sort of magic doorway! Oh, how confusing...
Her eyes widened to their limit. Oh, crud! So that buneary's bum had been hers!?
She quickly got to work on flattening out the fluff on her bottom, face going hot again. Because of the hoops focusing on her face, she could see exactly how red it was going, too. Ohhh, how could this happen? Was it because it had gotten so wet, lately? She was bad at fixing it up, due to Klutz, so maybe... Ughh, she hoped nobody had seen that.
Hoopa put his hoops back onto his horns. "Aww, no need to cover up that sweet ass!" he said, as if to answer her thoughts.
She did a double-take. "E-Excuse me!?" she yelped, instantly putting both paws against her bottom.
"What? It sure was a nice sight!" he replied, doing an 'okay' sign with his hand.
That didn't help the warmth in her face at all. "W-Wait, so you were looking!? Ohh...!" she whined.
He put his hands behind his back and smiled innocently. "Well, uh... I sorta had to, y'see!"
She frowned in confusion. "... You did?"
"Sure! It's 'cos I'm a mythical pokémon!"
She gasped in wonder. "M-Mythical? Like... a mew, or celebi?"
He smiled smugly. "You got that right! And not just any mythical, but a genie mythical!"
She gasped again, paws flying to her face. "Wow! You mean the wish-granting kind!?"
"Yup! But, uh... to power my wish-granting... powers, I have to stare at a nice lady's butt for a good long time. Then I'll grant anything ya want!"
She beamed. A wish! Oh, the things she could wish for! Like... becoming a great explorer, or a mountain of sweets, or... anything! "Hee, say no more~!" She turned around and, after taking a second to suppress her embarrassment, bent over. "Um... p-please tell me when you're ready to let me wish!"
"W-Wait, you're actually doing it!?" he exclaimed in what almost sounded like a yelp.
"Well... y-yeah," she replied, trying hard to not become too self-conscious. "If I want to wish, then I've gotta... right?"
"Ahhh, well..." he replied, sounding oddly unsure. His voice perked up. "I'm not feelin' it today, anyway, so you'll have to try some other time."
She frowned in sad disappointment. "Aww, really? B-But I even-"
"Who's in there?" a deep, clear masculine voice asked from outside the furnace room. A green, blocky head poked around the corner to look inside. "I don't recall hearing that voice... before." He stared at Buneary with his blue, square eyes. They didn't move, but his eyebrows told her just how bewildered he was.
She stared back in shock.
"Oh no... not Charjabug!" Hoopa said worriedly, like the devil had wandered into the room.
'Charjabug' crawled into the room. He moved his body in the way a caterpillar would, so Buneary guessed that he was one. "... What's going on?" he asked, his look of confusion turning to a stern one, though it was a little hard to tell with his unusual eyes.
Buneary's head finally caught up with the situation, reminding her that she was bent over in a compromising position. Barely suppressing a shriek of embarrassment, she stood up straight faster than she could blink. "I-It's not what it looks like! I just wanted a wish, I-I-I promise!" she said a little bit too loudly, both paws against her bum.
Charjabug stared at her. "A wi-...?" He let out a heavy sigh and turned his attention on Hoopa. His previously hidden pupils were suddenly glowing green in anger, surprising her. "What is the meaning of this, Hoopa? Did you trick her into a perverted act?"
"Oh, nawww!" Hoopa replied, sweating and smiling very nervously. "She was just... showing me how good having a fluffy butt is! It sure makes me wish I had some fluffy butt...ness!"
"Your nervous mannerisms suggest otherwise, Hoopa. Please give me the truth, now."
"Hey, I'm definitely giving the truth! When do I ever not give the truth?"
Charjabug stared at him, eyes still glowing. "... Are you joking? Am I supposed to believe that after what happened with Swadloon, last Wednesday?"
Hoopa frowned at him. "Hey, I totally explained myself back then! I was just floatin' into the bathroom, ready to clean myself... and then I just happened to accidentally get a glimpse of her sexy naked body! It's not my fault if I didn't notice there was someone there, already."
Charjabug continued to stare. His eyes seemed to glow brighter. "... If I recall correctly, from various reports... you entered the bathroom ten minutes before she noticed you peeping. From a Hyperspace Hole. On the ceiling."
Hoopa looked like he was going to argue, but he stalled, eyes widened. He sheepishly rubbed the back of his head. "Err, well... okaaaay, so maybe I peeped a little bit, but I'm still not known for lyin'!" He stalled again before shrugging nervously. "Well... most of the time...?"
Charjabug opened his jaws wide. Buneary was startled when she noticed how sharp his shiny fangs were on his sideways mouth. "... Prepare yourself, Hoopa," he warned, edging closer. He clanged them together as they glowed green. "This will hurt."
Hoopa started screaming in a very unflattering way, his voice warbling all over the place.
Buneary started feeling awkward for a very different reason than before, and not just because the air had grown tense, though it wasn't helping matters. So... had Hoopa been lying the whole time? She sure hoped not. She still wanted her wish!
"H-Hey, what's going on in here?" she heard Yamask call out all of a sudden. He poked his head around the corner, behind Charjabug. He looked appropriately worried. "Hoopa? Why're you screaming? W-What's happening?"
"I am sensing fear," Elgyem said, hovering over him. He seemed less sad than before. "The pitch and tone suggests it is due to justified retribution, judging by past incidents."
"You got that right! ... That first part!" Hoopa shouted, edging toward the side of the room, away from Charjabug. "Charjabug's gonna put me through the wringer!"
Yamask sighed in obvious exasperation. "Oh, Hoopa... what did you do?" he asked, pinching the bridge of his large nose.
"Tricking Buneary into an indecent act," Charjabug replied, continuing to edge closer. "I'm punishing him appropriately."
"Ughh, sounds about right..."
Buneary tensed up at the imminent conflict. "Y-You know, i-it's okay, everyone..." she mumbled, faltering under the tension. "It wasn't all that... um..."
"Oh, forget this!" Hoopa shouted. He held a hand upwards and he began to glow pink. "Time to switch!"
"Hoopa, don't you dare use Ally Sw-!" Charjabug started.
He was ignored as Hoopa disappeared in a pink flash of light. However, he'd left something in his place. Or rather, someone. A... strange gray and black lizard Buneary had never seen before. It had a red streak trailing down its body and across its tail, purple eyes, and was standing on its hind legs, which bent outwards. Its face and build were rather feminine, so Buneary guessed female.
Buneary looked at her in pure confusion. Had... Hoopa transformed into a lizard woman with his genie powers? Or had he teleported this girl in, somehow?
The rabbit looked around at the others. Charjabug's eyebrows were scrunched up in disappointment and his pupils had dimmed to the point where they couldn't be seen. Yamask was suddenly looking very worried as he eyed up the lizard, for some reason. Elgyem's expression was unchanging, though his fingers were flashing rapidly.
Tilting her head, Buneary looked back at the lizard, who didn't seem to have noticed she was in a different location yet. Facing the wall, she was scratching away at a block of wood with a sharp metal stick, singing a tune to herself.
"Yeahhh, no horrid missions~! Or scary pokémon~! 'Cos iiiit's my day off~" she sang in a melodious voice, tail swaying from side to side. She paused and shivered as her voice warbled nervously. "... Well... except for having to cook with that scary murder bug, tonight. Oogh... Scary...!"
Buneary heard Charjabug let out a quiet breath at that. Was he the scary murder bug she'd meant? That was a bit much...
Scary, though... well, the rabbit sort of saw what she meant. Charjabug certainly came across as rather stern, from first impressions.
Well, either way, Buneary could only wonder who this new arrival was. A member of the guild, maybe?
"{She is Runaway Salandit. A member of Team Valiant,}" Elgyem's voice suddenly said in her head, snapping her to attention. She noticed him staring straight at her.
Oh... Salandit? The girl whose name she'd heard several times over the course of the day? Huh... that was strange. She seemed pretty normal right now.
"{She is often scared by other pokémon. One of her notable flaws, amongst others.}" He looked at the floor briefly before looking back at her. "{Incidentally... I am apologetic,}" he continued telepathically. "{Earlier, I was 'creepy', which is not my goal.}"
"Oh, i-t's okay," she replied without thinking about it.
Salandit shrieked in surprise. Startled, Buneary practically twirled on the spot to face her, and was met with one of the most horrified expressions she'd ever seen in her life, staring her way.
"W-W-What the heck are you doing in my room!? How-!?" Salandit shouted. She frantically looked around, dropping what she was holding as she did. "Wait... this isn't even my room!" She slapped her hands against her cheeks. "It's finally happened! I've been kidnapped!"
"N-No, no one was kidnapped!" Yamask said frantically. "Th-There was just a mishap with-"
"Oh, legends, no!" Salandit interrupted loudly. She pointed at Charjabug. "If that w-wasn't bad enough, m-my captors are the murderer..." She pointed at Yamask and Elgyem, "... the rapists..." She pointed at Buneary, "and the...!" She briefly paused to frown in confusion, before going right back to looking terrified, "... a-a-and the stranger! Oh, I'm screwed!"
"I was afraid this would happen..." Charjabug murmured, eyebrows wrinkled. He spoke up. "Salandit, you're being hysterical. Please remain cal-"
Salandit clasped her hands over her eyes while wiggling around in pure terror. She definitely didn't seem to be listening to reason. "D-Don't murder, rape or be mean to me! I've got money and wood carvings! You can have all of it!" she screeched. The red markings on her tail suddenly flared up into flames, releasing some kind of pink gas.
"I-Is that poison!?" Buneary said in surprise.
"U-Uh oh!" Yamask yelped.
"Damn it," Charjabug growled. "Everybody, cover your noses and mouths! Now!"
Startled, Buneary held her breath and put her paws against her nose and mouth. The gas washed over her harmlessly.
She glanced back at the others. Charjabug was pressing his face against the smooth, stony floor... Yamask was jamming his mask into his face... and Elgyem was simply holding a flashing finger to the tip of his nose and mouth. It was clear he hadn't understood that he needed to hold his breath, too.
Buneary wanted to call out for him to do it properly, but she didn't want to get gassed out, either. Thinking fast, she remembered his telepathy and began making desperate thoughts for him to save himself. Come on! He had to hold his breath as soon as possible!
The gasses coated him before he could even acknowledge her thoughts. No!
His fingers stopped flashing. A few seconds later, they started flashing in a wavy pattern, and his eyes glowed bright pink. "... For some reason, my desire to breed with Runaway Salandit has increased tenfold. I am attracted." He floated towards Salandit with arms outstretched. "Please allow me to nuzzle you and persuade you into sexual relations."
Salandit's response was to scream louder. "I knew it! It's raping time!" she yelled, rushing for the room's exit, bringing her pink fumes with her. The speed at which she dodged and swerved around everyone to lunge out of the room was admittedly impressive.
Elgyem wasted no time in following her, floating over everyone to leave. Salandit's screams echoed through the bathroom until they faded into the distance.
Buneary stared in shock. Well... that had been a thing. Gosh, had Elgyem really not learned his lesson about saying that sort of thing to girls? Had the gas poisoned his brain and made him go strange? How bizarre...
As the gasses cleared, Buneary finally took a deep, fresh breath. Everyone else did the same.
"Oh, for crying out loud..." Yamask mumbled, putting his mask back onto his tail. "Well, at least it wasn't me messing up, this time..."
"Hmm," Charjabug said in an agreeing tone. "This incident is solely due to Hoopa's misdemeanor."
"Yeah..." Yamask sighed dejectedly. "Seriously, though... why do I have to be the rapist?" He pulled a face. "It's not my fault she blasted me with her pheromones that one time, when I accidentally caught her in the toilet..."
Buneary tilted her head at him and Charjabug stared, eyebrows wrinkled in concern.
Yamask looked at them, blinking. He gasped and frantically waved his arms. "N-N-Not that anything bad happened, of course! All I did was chase her for a while, and-" He slapped his hands over his mouth.
Buneary frowned worriedly, and Charjabug's eyebrows wrinkled further.
"... Er..." Buneary mumbled with a sheepish smile, "whatever... happened wasn't all that bad, I'm sure. Right?"
"R-Right..." Yamask mumbled, blushing.
"All the same," Charjabug murmured in exasperation, "please watch your wording in the future, Yamask. People may get the wrong impression."
"I-I know..."
The caterpillar's features went neutral. "I know what you mean, however. I wish I knew why she has decided that I'm the so-called 'murder bug'."
"Yeah... she sure does that sort of stuff a lot, huh?"
"Hmm."
"Yeesh..." Buneary mumbled, cringing. "I guess I'm starting to see what Octillery meant, earlier..." She rubbed her chin in thought. "What was up with that poison gas, though? Were they the pheromones?"
"Yes," Charjabug replied. "They work on the opposite gender in a similar way to Attract. A quirk of her species, I believe. Though she has less control over them than others of her kind, as she tends to release them when she is stressed, or frightened."
"Oh, okay. Oh dear..." she replied, cringing even harder at the idea. She wouldn't be able to stand it if she produced pheromones every time she got too scared. Because of her ability, Run Away, it would happen on pretty much every adventure she went on.
Well... if it only affected the opposite gender, at the very least she was safe from being 'Attracted' by Salandit's pheromones. That was an embarrassing thing to be inflicted with, for sure...
"On a different note..." Charjabug continued. He got onto his stubby back legs and took a bow towards Buneary. "I apologize for Hoopa's actions, and everything that occurred afterwards." He landed back on all legs. "I assure you that he will be punished for what he has done."
She smiled. Oh, he was surprisingly polite! "O-Oh, thanks, but it's, um... i-it's okay! I don't think he needs punishing, or anything."
His eyebrows raised in surprise. "... Pardon?"
"Well... nothing especially awful happened, or anything. So I think it'll be okay."
"She's really nice, so there's no way she'd want Hoopa to get in trouble," Yamask said, smiling. He scratched the back of his head. "... Even if he sort of deserves it..."
Charjabug nodded. "I see. That is reassuring to hear," he replied, the corners of his lips seeming to rise as he spoke. His face went neutral again as he faced Buneary. "All the same, please do not excuse Hoopa for his childish antics. I do not wish for you to fall victim to them, even if you feel he is not at fault."
"O-Oh, sorry..." Buneary murmured guiltily.
"There is no need for apologies." He paused. "... By the way, I do not think we have been formally introduced." He gave a light bow of the head. "It is nice to meet you. I am known as No-Nonsense Charjabug. Likely because I am seen as stern, and not particularly fun." He let out a breath. "Despite that, please do not feel as if you need to walk on eggshells around me. I do not stir up trouble without good reason."
"Okay, fair enough! Pleased to meet you, too~" she replied happily. "I'm called Wallflower Buneary. Because I, um..." She pouted sadly to herself, "... don't stick out very much."
"I see."
"S-She's really cool, though, so don't let that title fool you!" Yamask praised.
"I do not think there is anything inherently wrong with not sticking out. I prefer people like that to those who are all too happy to flaunt their ego."
"Well... I-I guess there's that," Yamask replied.
Buneary smiled. "Uh... thanks!" she said to Charjabug, deciding to take it as praise. Well... she had been praised on being easy to talk to in the past, so maybe there was some small pride in that. Not too much, but a little, all the same.
"Don't mention it," Charjabug replied.
She hummed happily. She looked at the exit to the furnace room in worry. "Um... should we be worried about Salandit and Elgyem?"
"Oh, Elgyem won't do anything funny, don't worry," Yamask reassured. "I, uh... should go save Salandit from him, though. My team's responsible for all this, after all, so..."
"Please do," Charjabug replied. His eyebrows scrunched up in displeasure. "I believe it was her turn to cook dinner tonight, along with me. Even though I always follow the recipe to the letter... I have been told that my cooking is bland, so I was looking forward to the help."
"Yeesh, yeah, that's sorta rough," Yamask replied. "Well, I'll, er... do my best with things."
"Appreciated. Be sure to take a Zen Band with you, or a mental herb. They will allow you to avoid the effects of the pheromones, as Sneasel has told me."
Yamask looked surprised. "Oh, that really works? Well, sure, I'll see if I've got any. Thanks!" He turned to Buneary and smiled awkwardly. "Well, er... see you later, Buneary, I guess!"
"Eheh, yeah..." she replied, returning the awkward smile. It turned pleasant as she waved him goodbye. "See you tonight! And best of luck!"
"Thanks! You too! Um, seeing you tonight, that is. Haha..."
"Heehee, thanks!"
"Best of luck," Charjabug added. He let out a breath. "Sadly... you will probably need it."
Yamask pulled a face. "Yeah, probably... Well, thanks, Charjabug. See you later!"
The wisp, looking less than pleased, left the furnace room and went in the same direction Salandit and Elgyem had run away to. Buneary hoped he would be alright.
"I hope he is successful," Charjabug said. "My cooking depends on it."
"Oh, there's no need to be so harsh on yourself..." Buneary chided. "I'm sure your cooking is fine!"
He shook his head. "There is no need for flattery. I do not mind hearing criticism. It will help me improve in the future."
"Well... still..."
The corners of Charjabug's mouth raised. "Yamask was correct with his assessment of you. You do appear to be the kind sort." His features went neutral. "You are a new recruit, I take it?"
"Oh, that's right! I'm hoping to get enrolled today, but I have to wait until Mr. Snorlax and Miss Donphan are finished discussing how I did today. Er, on a test journey I did for them, that is."
"I see. In that case, I doubt you will have become accustomed to the guild. Shall I show you where everything is?"
She beamed. "Oh, sure! I'd love that, thank you~"
He nodded. "Very well. Please, come with me."
Charjabug walked out of the room. Well, wiggled, more like. He had a strange biology about him. Still, despite his intimidating appearance and straightforward manner of speaking, he seemed very friendly, so she was happy to have him show her around~
She quickly followed him, making sure to grab her bag as she passed it.
TO BE CONTINUED!
Finished: 11/04 (April)/2021
Word count: 7,619
VGS2's sausage notes: In today's chappie, we had some very special guests! Namely Charjabug and Salandit, who were OCs generously donated to me by MewLover54 and PokeMaster64, respectively! They even gave me really nice, detailed bios that left enough space for me to add an extra detail or two of my own. Cheers, lads! :D
I guess to be boring and professional, I should make a disclaimer saying that, seeing as they're the fic's characters, they're liable to be treated the same as everyone else in the story. So no preferential treatments here!
Plus, if anyone wants to write a fic of this fic or draw fanart, or something (not to be egotistical or anything, lol), they can use the submitted OCs, too. Though to be nice, you should give their submitters a shout out, too, if ya use any of 'em.
Alright, that's it. The tl;dr of it is: please don't fall out with me and sue, ML54 and PM64! If you do, I'll be sad and broke! D:
Today's shameless promotion: My Otter Half
Author: odd34
Universe: Pokémon Anime (Unova)
Main species: Piplup (Dawn's), Oshawott (Ash's), Pikachu (Ash's), Buneary (Dawn's)
Summary: "I've heard the saying opposites attract. Two halves make a whole. But this, this is extreme! I mean, how is it possible that my other half...is you?"
Romance: Definitely, though it'll probably be tsundere and gay. Also, PikaBun exists!
Wackiness: Fairly grounded!
Lewdness: Amusingly common!
Action: A small amount! (Might be more later!)
Grittiness: Not at all!
Length: Average length, from the looks of things!
This fic is a charming little tale, indeed! If you're a fan of the fics you'd expect to find in the 2012's, then I think you'll like it quite a lot. Its story is simple and to the point, its jokes have a habit of catching me off guard and amusing me, and the romance is quite cute, too!
It updates pretty fast, too, which is a nice bonus! Go and give it a big ol' read, review and favourite!
Fun mistakes of the day:
#1: 'The Shower Hill'
(A very drizzly and soggy Sonic stage, for sure.)
#2: 'Buneary felt cop'
(In literally the first three words of the chapter, I made Buneary a police officer. Good start!)
#3: "Understood. I am appreciative. and appreciated."
(How wholesome.)
#4: 'Elgyem gasped loudly, looking utterly horrified.'
(Wrong fecking character... XD I guess he finally learned to have a bit of shame.)
#5: 'She threw down in shock'
(Did she fight Elgyem in shock? Did she throw a duckling at someone? Or did she throw down a face down? Mysteries...)
#6: 'I dunno if she is, or bot,'
(The epic twist: Buneary is secretly Laura from PokeMaster64's Ryder fics! (On that note, didn't they have a robo-pikachu episode, lately? It's easy to forget, because Journeys did fecking nothing with it as always, but still, Laura's the first thing I thought of. XP))
#7: '"Um... j-just gimmie a sex, please," Yamask asked, turning to Buneary.'
(This line may be canon now, but, admittedly, it started out as a ridiculous mistake ravengal convinced me to roll with. XD The X and C keys being next to each other is a sin, for sure. XC)
#8: 'particularly around her face, and... perhaps other planes'
(Does she mean other planes of existence, or an actual commercial airliner? Maybe it'll be like The Langoliers, or whatever that movie was called.)
#9: 'Maybe it'll be like The Lagoliers.'
(The movie in which giant lagomorphs rain down from the sky and eat the past, instead of giant metal meatballs with spastic teeth. XP)
#10: 'As Buneary leaned on the golden rim of the hole, bending over to go even deeper into the hole,'
(Sounds... wrong, somehow. O,o)
#11: 'Ouch... she was starting to thin'
(I think I missed a letter. XP Ah well. Dieting hurts at first, but it'll stop you from being a chubby bunny, so keep going!)
#12: "Sit yourself"
(Gonna need you to take a seat over here, Buneary...)
#13: 'Oh, the things she could wish for! Like... becoming a great explorer, or a mounting'
(Pfft! Um... no jokes necessary, I'm sure. XD)
#14: 'Charjabug: "... Are you joking?"'
(Aww shit... I committed the ultimate sin of Fanfiction, second only to midway author's notes... Script formatting! D: Blame all my note taking for the Mystery Dungeon games. I've taken to writing down all the chatter that takes place outside of the story like this, you see, so... whoops. XP)
#15: "Hoopa? Why're you scream?"
(Don't turn into a popular horror movie, Hoopa!)
#16: "Charjabug's gonna put me through the ringer!"
(Well, you already go through rings, so it's fine, right?)
#17: Charjabug's eyebrows were crunched
(Ouch!)
#18: 'Buneary hooped he would be alright.'
(No, Buneary. The time for hoops has passed! For now, at least...)
#19: 'She wouldn't be able to stand hit'
(Buneary's praying that Pikachu won't be a domestic abuser. Or a certain Dragon Ball Z character I didn't know about until the fighting game came out.)
#20: "I do not think there is nothing inherently wrong with not sticking out."
(Three negatives in one sentence! How confusing! :S)
#21: "I prefer it to one who is all too happy to flaunt their egos."
(Their multiple egos? I think they call that Multiple Personality Disorder. Or 'Dissociative Identity Disorder' these days. Do I need to install a psyche ward into this guild?)
-While jotting down certain things for my Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon research (Believe it or not, but I actually do bother to do the research. Sometimes.)
#22: 'Nuzleaf: *When Tootodile tries to use a move instead of waiting*'
(Little known fact: When you play as a totodile, there's a one in a thousand chance that it'll begin the game as a Yoshizilla Rhedosaurus OC.)
#23: 'Chimchar: *Determined* "Let' go, Totodile!"'
(Stop eating your partner, Totodile! Don't give into your feral instincts!)
#24: Spoink: "'boing boing'" *Glee* "Life is all about the bong!"
(Kek, I'll bet Spoink's gleeful. XD Gotta unwind after a long day of bouncing somehow, I guess.)
Alrighty, that's it! Thanks for reading, my lovely reader. And thanks for favouriting/following if ya did that, too! :P
I'm trying to keep up with thanking everyone who does that with a PM, but sometimes I screw up and miss peeps, or my emails fail to show me that someone actually did it. So forgive me if I ignore you rudely!
Ah well, tata for now! c:
