Chapter 2 – Tommy, Megan and the Stolen Gem?!
"We're almost there" Megan said as the duo kept on running to Megan's home of Destiny Town where Tommy hoped he would be able to get some answers about him mysteriously turning into a Pikachu.
"I can see it off in the distance Megan, how long til we get there?" Tommy asked his Fennekin friend.
"Not long, 10 Minutes at most" Megan replied with a smile, she was still wondering why a human would turn into a Pokémon, it didn't make any sense to her.
Unknown to them however they were being followed by a Shady Pokémon who was looking at Megan's Bag she was carrying, it could sense she was hiding something valuable in it.
"Hmmmm, time to find out if she is hiding a treasure in that bag, Hehehehe" the Pokémon Cackled as it jumped out in front of the travelling duo.
"Huh, w-what do you want" She asked the Mysterious Pokémon who was grinning evilly and was making her uncomfortable.
"Is that a Pawniard" Tommy wondered, he had seen pictures of this Pokémon before and that meant this Pokémon could mean Bad News.
The Pawniard Leaped into the air and headed towards Megan and used it's scratch attack knocking her out.
Tommy couldn't believe his eyes, this Pokémon had just hurt his friend and he didn't do anything about it, he was ashamed of himself and decided to confront the Pawniard.
"H-Hey what do y-you think your doing" He Asked the Pokémon but before he could even stop it, the Pawniard pulled out a Gem of some kind out of Megan's Bag and started to run towards the forest.
"CATCH ME IF YOU CAN HEHEHEHE" Pawniard Cackled with an evil grin and ran into the forest disappearing from sight.
Tommy ran over to Megan's side and kneeled down and tried to shake her awake.
"Megan, Cmon Wake up" He Said as he continued to shake her, she immediately woke up and saw Tommy's concern, no one had ever been concerned for her before and she wondered why he was.
"W-What happened, where did Pawniard go?" Megan asked as she got up and looked at him with worry.
"W-Well, you see the thing is um well Pawniard um….. well it rummaged through your bag and stole a um gem of some kind" Tommy replied with worry in his voice.
"What, No, but that's my good luck charm without that, I would, I w-would, please you gotta help me Tommy, I need it, WE CAN'T LET PAWNIARD GET AWAY WITH THIS" She was practically screaming now, the gem was her most precious treasure and meant the world to her, it gave her good luck but without it she always had bad luck.
"Sure, let's go get your gem back and teach Pawniard a lesson that it will never forget" He replied with a smile.
"Thank You" before Megan knew what she was doing, she went over to tommy and hugged him tightly, when she realized what she was doing she pulled away and turned away from him so he couldn't see her blushing heavily.
"A-Are you ok Megan" Tommy asked while also blushing but he was not hiding it.
"Yeah, I'm fine, sorry about the Hug, I didn't realize what I was doing" Megan said as she lowered her head.
"N-No, it's fine, friends can hug" Tommy beamed at her as she looked him into the eyes and smiled brightly.
"Yeah, I suppose anyway WE MUST GET MY GEM BACK" She Exclaimed and looked at him with a Determined expression.
"Right, Let's go" Tommy said as they started to walk into the forest.
The forest was dark and the duo could hear Noctowls Hooting and Zubat's were hanging on the branches of trees.
"Wow, this forest sure is scary" Megan exclaimed as she shivered from Head to Toe, she wasn't exactly the most bravest Pokémon in this area and was quite timid which meant she got scared easily, even at the smallest things.
Suddenly a Zubat appeared out of nowhere and used it's gust attack at Megan, she started to Scream in fear and at the moment tommy stept in front of her and blasted the bat pokemon off into the stars with a powerful Thunderbolt.
"Are you ok" Tommy asked.
"No, I'm really scared, where could Pawniard have run off to and is my Gem ok, I am really timid and I get scared easily especially when a Wild Pokémon pops out of nowhere, I bet you hate me now, I bet you think I'm stupid or-or…." Megan started to cry, this was why she could never get anyone to join her for her exploration team.
"I don't hate you and I don't think your stupid, I never would think that, it's natural, everyone is different and being timid isn't a bad thing, everyone is afraid of something and there is nothing wrong with that" Tommy told her as he leaned forward and hugged her.
"Thanks and I really like hugging you, your fur is so warm and soft and you are the cutest pokemon I have ever seen" Megan said as she pulled away and blushed.
"R-Really, you really t-think that um w-well your c-cute too and I liked h-hugging y-you t-too" He began stuttering as he blushed at her compliment.
"Y-Yeah" Megan said still flustered.
"Now all we have to do is get your Gem Back" Tommy reminded her of their mission.
"Right, let's go Tommy" Megan said and with that the duo continued through the dark forest.
After 15 Minutes of walking Megan was starting to get extremely annoyed and blurted out "WHEN WILL WE FIND PAWNIARD AND MY GEM".
"Don't worry Megan, we will find it soon" and as he said that he could notice a light in the distance that looked like it was coming from a campfire.
"Hey Megan, I see a light over there, let's go and check it out" Tommy said as he ushered her to follow him to where the light was coming from, they looked into the area and saw the Pawniard and it was holding Megan's gem.
"Right let's attack….. NOW" Megan Exclaimed and with that both Pokémon Jumped out and confronted the Pawniard.
"You Kids again, what do you want" Pawniard Smirked evilly.
"WHAT, WHAT DO WE WANT?!, MY GEM, THAT'S WHAT" Megan Screamed "GIVE IT BACK OR ELSE"
"Yeah, that Gem doesn't belong to you" Tommy said with pure hatred towards the Pawniard.
"Ok, I will give it back, Only if you beat me in Battle" Pawniard Smirked as it leaped forward and withdrew it's sharp claws "FURY SWIPES".
"EMBER" Megan screamed as she shot a Ball of Fire energy at the Pawniard.
"THUNDERBOLT" Tommy Cried and Shot it towards the Pawniard but It dodged it.
"I-It managed to dodge it but HOW?" Tommy Exclaimed as the Pawniard Laughed.
"MWAHAHAHAHAHA, You really think you can defeat me, the GREAT PAWNIARD, No one has ever managed to defeat me" Pawniard Cackled.
"THERE'S ALWAYS A FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING" Tommy Angrily Shouted at the Crook.
While Pawniard and Tommy continued to bicker Megan seized her chance and while Pawniard was looking away she sneaked behind Pawniard, leaped into the air and…."
"EMBEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER" The Young Fennekin Screamed as she shot a ball of fire towards Pawniard, Pawniard turned around but it was too later, the Ember hit it directly and it went flying causing a major explosion knocking Pawniard out as it dropped the gem.
Megan ran towards the Gem and picked it up, she had finally done it, she had finally got back her one treasure and she ran towards Tommy and hugged him causing Tommy to blush once again but enjoying the contact nonetheless.
"Let's get going Megan" Tommy said as she pulled away and kissed him on the cheek causing Tommy to blush even more.
"Yeah, Let's go and thanks for helping me, it means a lot" Megan beamed with a gleam in her eyes "Your my Hero"
He blushed even more as he said "No p-problem, well we should get going so I can find out why and how I became a Pokémon" and with that our heroes continue their journey to Megan's home of Destiny Town.
To Be Continued….
Next Chapter – There's a New Exploration Team in Town!
Thanks for Reading Chapter 2 of PMD – Explorers of Life and Death and I wonder if you can guess who I will be pairing up in the future even though you might have figured it out already, there was so many hints in this chapter :D
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