Chapter 8-More Allies Found By Invitation.
A couple of days have passed since the G.U.N's attempt on capturing Lucario, and the poor Pokémon's still edgy from the whole ordeal. Still, he kept his head high knowing that he has friends to help him out as he looked over the ocean on the edge of Angel Island.
*Although there are many dangers here,* he thought to himself as a cool breeze blew through his fur, *I feel strangely at ease. I guess it's with Sonic's friends accepting me and helping me. Though I wonder, is this how Sonic feels every day of his life? I guess it must be.*
Lucario was so deep in his thoughts that he didn't hear Knuckles come up behind him, until the Guardian gave a light-hearted chuckle. "I guess you got a lot on your mind, eh Lucario?"
He jumped a bit but then relaxed. "Oh! Knuckles! I didn't know you were there! I guess I was lost in thought."
"What were you thinking about?"
Lucario gave a light sigh. "I was thinking how strangely safe I felt with all the dangers around and how Sonic must feel the same way here all the time."
Knuckles gave another light chuckle. "Well in a way, your right. Sonic does feel the same way here all the time, because the others and I help him out all the time. Also, do you want to know something?"
"What is it?" the Pokémon asked in curiosity.
"Sonic is like the wind." he replied as he sat down beside Lucario.
"Like the wind? What do you mean?"
"Well, he's a drifter mostly, following the wind wherever it goes and enjoying the freedom. That what helps him feel safe in his own world, I think. As for me, I'm more of a mountain, staying in one place, strong and sturdy. It's because of the duties that have been placed on me as a Guardian. To be honest, I've been a bit jealous of that crazy hedgehog sometimes, with all of his freedom, but he still accepts me as a friend."
He chuckles again. "He even calls me 'Knucklehead' a few times, which can be true most of the time because I can be a bit gullible, but I have smartened up, if you know what I mean."
"I can see what you mean."
Soon there was a bright flash of light from behind them and when they looked back, they saw what they first was a human woman, was really a graceful woman-like Pokémon with what seemed to be a long, very light lavender dress that's her body, long slender arms of the same colour, a red bump on her chest, short, neck-length olive green hair, and beautiful red eyes.
She seemed to have a bag hanging from her shoulder and she spoke with such kindness and grace that Knuckles was lost for words. "Excuse me? Is this Angel Island?
"Y-yes i-it i-is."
The Pokemon soon clapped her hands together in relief. "Oh good! My name is Aurora, the Gardevoir. I'm here to deliver a letter from Light Trainer to you two."
Aurora took out an envelope with a sticker on the flap that looked like three aqua tails on top of a magenta circle that has a yellow star in it. On the front, it said, "To Knuckles and Lucario" in blue-green ink. Knuckles took the letter and opened it in front of him and Lucario. This is what it said in the same blue-green ink:
Dear Knuckles and Lucario,
I have some friends here I want you to meet! They are Pokémon Trainers like I am, along with my Spellcaster Crew, and we form a group called the Mobian Trainers, and we want to help you guys in whatever ways we can!
Aurora has a map in her bag you can use to get to my place, and you can bring some friends along if you like. Just a word of warning; some of the group and a few of the villagers can be a little crazy at times.
Just leave your answer with Aurora and I hope you can come!
Your friend,
Light Trainer
Knuckles and Lucario looked at each other after they read L.T's letter. They both seem to be a bit curious on what was going on and told Aurora that they'll be there with some friends. The woman-like Pokémon was delighted to hear this!
"Oh that's wonderful! Here," she said as she takes out the map from her bag and gives it to Lucario "This map was carefully made by Light Trainer to show the way to Kitsuno Village-"
Knuckles gasped in surprise. "Did you say Kitsuno Village?!"
"Uh, y-yes…" she replied nervously and then clears her throat to calm down. "And she'll be happy with your message. Good-bye!
She soon disappeared in a flash of light as she did when she arrived, leaving the two boys stunned and even more curious than before.
Wasting no time, the two of them rounded up the others, including Cream, Blaze, and Silver, (the Chaotix was on a job and couldn't make it) and followed the map provided to find Kitsuno Village. When they finally found it, hidden deep in a dark, yet tranquil, forest, they couldn't believe their eyes! It seemed more like a small town or city than a village for mages!
Yes there was many homes all around but also there seemed to be a market area around a fountain that had a statue of a wise-looking kitsune with three tails (Knuckles thought the kitsune bore a striking resemblance to a particular cheerful female from the night before) and a very, very large domed white marble building that seemed to be the centre of knowledge and learning (which Rouge was wondering how they didn't see it above the trees since it was so big) as well as the odd few shops and other buildings scattered here and there. And of course all round the village all the residents were foxes of many bright colours and personalities as well as powers since they were mages.
But as they got closer to the fountain, they saw a group of Mobians of different species, as well as having at least one Pokémon with them! And thankfully for the Sonic Heroes, Light Trainer was among them as well as several other foxes that seems to be her close friends.
When she saw the group, she immediately smiled and came over to greet them. "Hey guys! Welcome to Kitsuno Village!"
"It looks more like a small town than a village!" Rouge commented and she just shrugged.
"Still home to us Spellcaster Foxes. Anywho, I'd like to introduce you to the Mobian Trainers as well as my Spellcaster Crew, who are also part of the Trainers!"
A light blue hedgehog with yellow lightning stripes and black gloves and shoes soon began shaking hands as he had a Linoone by his side. "It's nice to meet you all! My name is Lightning and this is one of my partners Pickup."
"Hello!" Pickup perked up, her tone showing she was female and she seemed just as friendly as her Trainer, if not a bit more cheerful.
A white cat with black tipped ears and tail, a pale muzzle, hazel eyes and brown hair was next. Unlike Lightning, she was wearing a black baseball cap, a blue t-shirt, black cargo pants, black fingerless gloves, and a blue converse. A Gallade was right beside her.
"A pleasure to meet you!" she said in a very friendly tone. "My name is Mikaela and this is my closest partner Gallade."
Gallade just bowed at the introduction before another hedgehog soon came up, but this one was actually a hedgehog/fox hybrid with twin tails! His yellow fur seemed to match his friendly personality. He had a Luxray that seemed to be opposite in personality, though, as he looked quite timid and shy.
"Nice to meet'cha!" he said in a very similar way to Sonic. "My name is Vincent the Foxhog and this is one of my partners, Simba!"
Simba just gave a small smile at this, still unsure of the newcomers.
Another cat also came by to say hello. Unlike Mikaela, this one was a male green cat, wearing hiking boots and a blue bandanna around his neck. He had a Serperior by his side that already entranced Rouge with his majestic beauty.
He chuckled at her reaction as he came up to shake hands. "No surprise that you seem to like Serpent, miss. I'm Allen, his trainer."
There was a black coyote wearing a black and red sporty outfit sitting nearby with a very strong Charizard by his side, but he kept his distance until a collared Quilava gave him a look that clearly stated for him to quit being rude and introduce himself. Of course he just sat there, not willing to trust the newcomers, which caused Rouge to smirk seeing that this one was a lot like Shadow was in the past.
Light Trainer just sighed. "Oh forget about Nakara there Emma. I've been trying to get him to change his attitude for months but he's way too stubborn."
"Alright," Emma sighed in defeat as she soon went to a male orange fox, who seemed a little more well built compared to the other male foxes in the group, for him to pet her.
"Even though Nakara started to raise Emma," the kitsune soon began explaining after seeing the confused looks on the Heroes' faces. "She's basically shared by all of us in the Crew and don't let that collar and cute looks fool you; they're both full of surprises."
Before Tails could ask how, one last cat came up. Like Mikaela, this one was female but with orange fur and was wearing a pink headband, a tie-die shirt, black jeans and white shoes. She seemed to sport heterochromia in her eyes; one was blue and the other was green but the thing that made this one unique was she was mute and tried to communicate using sign language.
A little Eevee provided a translation, thankfully. "My trainer said her name is Silvana Foxfire and she's glad to meet you! She became mute when she got into a plane crash but the other Pokemon and I can understand her thanks to her training!"
As the others looked impressed, the Spellcaster Crew soon came up and introduced themselves. The orange male was Firestorm, Light Trainer's boyfriend, the other males were Thundertail (a bright yellow male with a black lightning mark on his tail), Raincloud (a pale grey make with blue flecks in his fur), Earthfoot (the youngest brown male with a raccoon-mask like marking on his face) and Sunwhisker (a light yellow male) who seemed to finish his sentences with a black female named Moontail who turned out to be his twin sister. The other two females are Mint Wind (a mint-green female who was also a healer) and Icia (a tomboyish white fox).
Each of them also had a Pokemon by their sides to indicate their main element or elements for their teams: Firestorm had a Delphox, Thundertail has a Raichu, Raincloud has a Corsola, Earthfoot has a Sandile, Sunwhisker has an Espeon, Moontail has an Umbreon, Mint Wind has a Tropius, and Icia has a Froslass.
As they all got to know each other, Nakara finally spoke with suspicion still lacing his voice. "So why the heck do we have these non-trainers here?"
"Well to summarize what's been happening," Light Trainer began explaining, ignoring his tone and attitude. "Sonic has been transported to Lucario's world and through this Pokémon we need to communicate to him while the hedgehog, or Pokémon, sleeps if I can find the right spell."
"Wait a second," Shadow cut in, "what to you mean by 'or Pokémon' when you were referring to Sonic?"
"Well I've only heard of this rumour, but there was a record of a human going into that world and she changed into a Pokémon."
"WHAT?!" Amy shouted incredulously. "You mean my Sonic could be a Pokémon by now?!"
"But how can that be possible!?" Tails asked in equal surprise.
L.T, suddenly embarrassed and unsure of herself, just rubbed the back of her head. "I don't really know, to be honest."
Knuckles wasn't too impressed by her answer. "You don't know?!"
"That is what she said," Gallade said calmly, understanding their surprise and the Guardian thought it was a good idea not to start a fight.
Lucario looked at L.T in confusion. "What do you mean about what you said about me?"
"What I mean is that since you two switched places, you both have some sort of…" she paused to find the right word. "…connection through your spirits and if I can find the right spell, we'll be able to give Sonic advice on some situations while he is dreaming. Right now he can only see what's going on through your eyes while he sleeps."
"Hmm…that makes sense," he said with a nod
"Can you find the right spell to do it?" Eevee translated from Silvana's gestures as he was also hopeful and excited at this.
"Can a Beedrill use Poison Sting? I sure can! The library has TONS of spell books and one of them is bound to have it! Are we ready?!"
Everyone, except Nakara, excitedly cheered out in response as Lucario thought, *If we do find that spell, I will soon determine Sonic's destiny and help him out if Xatu hasn't already. I'm ready for this!*
Little did they know, another black fox was watching nearby with pale blue eyes filled with confusion. As if the concepts of humans becoming Pokemon was familiar.
Can Sonic's friends and the Mobian Trainers find that spell? Will it work? And what about Sonic's battle with the Legendary Bird of Thunder, Zapdos? Will he succeed with his current team? All will be answered.
Author's Notes:
Finally...after Arceus knows how long...I FINALLY UPDATED!
That's right SMD fans! I finally updated this story!
After clearing that little issue with RandomPerson422's trainer team, and listening to a very good fan version of Lost One's Weeping a couple dozen times (hey it's a pretty good song!), Mr. Inspiration decided to zap me and I finally got this done!
Now here's a list of MAJOR changes to this version compared to the old one:
1. Obviously the new Mobian Trainers are a big one! The old group either lost interest or I lost contact with them over the years so I HAD to get a new group. (I do thank you guys for your patience)
2. The location of where they were. In the old one I had Light Trainer living in a castle since I was in high school way back then and just starting out on the Net. Now after multiple RPs and collabs and such, I developed a special town of Mage Foxes called Kitsune Village, named after Kitsuno who founded it and random fact: L.T's a descendant of his!
3. The Spellcaster Crew is introduced early here. In the old one I had them come a couple of chapters in but since the Sonic Heroes were in the village already, it seem to make sense that they would be in this chapter instead.
4. Emma the Quilava. She was the issue I had earlier. She was the suggested 7th Pokemon to Nakara's team but after talking to RandomPerson422 and him making a few suggestions, I compromised that she would be shared amongst the Spellcaster Crew instead since I feel she would have a better role later on.
5. The mysterious black fox. He's new and I'm not saying what his role is because I'm sneaky like that! XD I'll leave it up to you guys to guess what's up with him.
6. Knuckles' reaction. In the original I had Knux try to pick a fight but in this one I decided to leave it out.
...I think I covered it all.
Oh and the Crew's element teams are as follows in case those are still a bit confused since there are dual elements in some Pokemon:
Firestorm: Fire
Thundertail: Electric
Raincloud: Water
Earthfoot: Ground, Steel and Rock
Sunwhisker: Psychic
Moontail: Dark and Fairy
Icia: Ice
Mint Wind: Grass and Flying
Light Trainer: All Elements
Anywhoo I'd like to thank everyone for your patience and as always leave some good comments as well as enjoy!
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DA Trainers are © RandomPerson422, vaporeonxglaceon, and Blast-blitz2 (You guys know which is yours!)
Sonic and concepts are © SEGA/Sonic Team
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