PMD One Wish Chapter 2: Odd Encounters
Skyler
So, get this: This aleatório Shinx shows up in the middle of a field unconscious. But that's not all. He claims he used to be human! Like, what? I'm still not really buying it, but I'm trying my best not to yell at him. And now I have to follow him around to catch a fugitive. And not just any fugitive, but the fugitive. Whatever, though. I mean, I was going to come after Marla Fumes sooner or later anyway.
We eventually reached a clearing that had an oddly minimal amount of wildlife. It was sprinkled with flores of yellow and red.
"Um... Excuse me, but I'm kinda hungry." Cass spoke.
I replied. "Okay, we're kind of far into Celestial Forest, and it's getting late. I suppose we could take a break to eat and rest up before we get moving again. Just wait right here guys, I'll get some berries." Not to mention the fact that Cass kept tripping over his own feet.
"You're on your own," Vince told Cass, "I want to be alone for awhile." He walked off into the ocean of trees. Cass looked over to me. I just shrugged and said "He does this all the time. Just stay put, okay?" He nodded. I then wandered off to begin my procurar for berries.
The woods were beautiful and vibrant. You could always see leaves flowing in the constant breeze, which felt soothing through my fur. The stars had begun to appear. Celestial Forest had por far the best display of stars in the Hikage region, if not the whole world. Not that I've been outside of this region, but I'm just guessing nothing can beat it.
As I walked, a thought crossed my mind. How does this whole mission have anything to do with Cass proving his trustworthiness? And why do we have to tag along? I thought about it for a moment. Maybe there's some deeper meaning to all of this? Maybe trustworthiness isn't the real point of the task? I would have to find out later.
I stopped when I came across a bunch of Pecha berries. I was about to pick them when I heard a shout.
"SOMEBODY HEEELP! WHERE'RE THE YOUNG'UNS WHEN YOU NEED 'EM!?"
After hearing the Southern-accented voice, I turned around and looked upward to see an elderly-looking Aerodactyl being chased por a Spearow. Like, really?
"Uh... Sure!" I used Ember. A flaming ball of hurt flew out of my mouth and towards the Spearow. He dodged it por pivoting to the right. The angry bird then turned around and rushed at me, his speed splicing the wind.
Oh, this is just great, I thought.
I used Heatwave before he hit me. Rays of heat were exerted from every part of my body and he was shot off course. He toppled over seguinte to me, unconscious.
"Why thank you, lass!" said the old Aerodactyl.
Really though, why was an Aerodactyl having so much trouble with one small Spearow? Whatever.
"You're welcome, sir."
"Why, you've manners too! Heheh, nice to see polite young'uns these days! Say, since you're out here in the woods, you must be on an adventure right?" he replied.
"Um... Right."
"WOOHOO! I get tuh stretch me ol' wings! Imma cadastrar-se ya and maybe I'll find me some company, and then Celebi fella."
"How long have you been in Celestial Forest?"
"Oohoo, longer than you've been alive, kiddo!"
Wow. We're picking up an insane old geezer. Wait, did he say Celebi!?
"Wait, Celebi!?"
"Oohoo, yesiree! Then maybe I can get'er to make me a young'un again!"
As much as I hate it, we should keep him around. If we can find Celebi, then maybe... Just maybe... Desmond can return.
"Name's Alfred, but you can call me gran'pa Alfred! Don't wear it out!"
"Uh... Skyler."
"Oh, young'un names. back and my day, we had Mathilda, Debra, Loretta, Ada... Wait! Where're you going! Wait for your elder, young'un!"
After a few annoying speeches about "Back in my day" and much berry picking, I finally reached our original camping spot in that clearing. However, to my surprise, I saw no one there.
"Wha- Guys!? Are you there!?"
"You have mais friends? Woohoo!" I ignored Old Man Alfred's comments.
"Seriously, you're starting to scare me!"
"Hm. Skyler?" I heard Vince's voice to my left and turned around to see him.
"Who is this geezer?"
"Hey! Respect your elders! I much prefer nice little young'un Skyler to you, little brat! This generation, I'm tellin' ya..." spouted Alfred.
We both ignored him. "Where have you been!?" I worriedly asked.
He shrugged. "The usual."
"Okay, fine... Wait, what about VINCE!?"
"Looking for someone?" A deep voice echoed behind me. I spun around to see a rather tall humanoid figure completely covered por a dark brown cloak. His presence felt dark and cold, and I can't even sense aura. In the man's cloaked hands was a familiar unconscious Shinx.
"Who are you!?" Vince was the first to shout.
"All in due time." If the man's face was visible, he would probably be smirking.
Vince rushed towards him at topo, início speed. Wow, he was fast, even for a Riolu! However, before he couldn't land his Force Palm on the man, he simply vanished along with Cass. Vince rolled on the grass-layered ground as the cloaked man re-materialized behind him, about three yards back.
I gasped. "He's using Teleport!"
"Heheh, and I've mastered the use of it too, you won't be able to hit me!"
I shot an Ember attack at him, but he just teleported to the side, rendering my smoking projectile useless. Hmm... Ember won't work... Aha!
I used Heatwave. The cloaked man shouldn't be able to dodge this! Oh... Guess what? He dodged it. He teleported into the the air, out of the range of my attack, and hovered there.
"Whoa, that man wasn't kidding, kiddo! Normally, you can only teleport to a very specific spot that you know like the back of your hand. It's also a very exhausting mover to use. Not only can he teleport anywhere at anytime, but he also doesn't seem one bit tired! Watch out, young'un!" warned Old Man Alfred.
He chuckled. "Alright, you win, since you are so clever. Besides, I must not be hasty. Cass' potential will be shown in due time. Heheh, you can have him back. For now."
"You're seriously giving up right now!?" shouted Vince. I tried to shush him, but it was fruitless.
"Perhaps you're not as strong as I thought. You're just a coward!"
` The mysterious man merely chuckled. "Heheh, Master wouldn't want me to rush. I'll see you later." He said, before dropping Cass and vanishing into nothingness.
"Young lad!" Old Man Alfred flew up and caught Cass on his back just in time. He then landed softly and lowered Cass to the ground.
We ran over to them as Cass slowly opened his eyes. "Is it time for school yet?"
Vince smacked him. "This is YOUR mission, remember!? seguinte time, I won't save you!"
"But I don't know how to fi-"
"Hm. Then come with me.
He darted off into the forest.
I think that Vince is being a little too hard on Cass. How can he defend himself right after recently being huma- Wait, I'm beginning to believe that now? I guess I just feel really sorry for him.
The two boys ran off, so I was left with... Old Man Alfred. Oh, that's just great.
"Hey! Young'un! I have a terrible itch on my back, so can you help an old man?"
Skyler
So, get this: This aleatório Shinx shows up in the middle of a field unconscious. But that's not all. He claims he used to be human! Like, what? I'm still not really buying it, but I'm trying my best not to yell at him. And now I have to follow him around to catch a fugitive. And not just any fugitive, but the fugitive. Whatever, though. I mean, I was going to come after Marla Fumes sooner or later anyway.
We eventually reached a clearing that had an oddly minimal amount of wildlife. It was sprinkled with flores of yellow and red.
"Um... Excuse me, but I'm kinda hungry." Cass spoke.
I replied. "Okay, we're kind of far into Celestial Forest, and it's getting late. I suppose we could take a break to eat and rest up before we get moving again. Just wait right here guys, I'll get some berries." Not to mention the fact that Cass kept tripping over his own feet.
"You're on your own," Vince told Cass, "I want to be alone for awhile." He walked off into the ocean of trees. Cass looked over to me. I just shrugged and said "He does this all the time. Just stay put, okay?" He nodded. I then wandered off to begin my procurar for berries.
The woods were beautiful and vibrant. You could always see leaves flowing in the constant breeze, which felt soothing through my fur. The stars had begun to appear. Celestial Forest had por far the best display of stars in the Hikage region, if not the whole world. Not that I've been outside of this region, but I'm just guessing nothing can beat it.
As I walked, a thought crossed my mind. How does this whole mission have anything to do with Cass proving his trustworthiness? And why do we have to tag along? I thought about it for a moment. Maybe there's some deeper meaning to all of this? Maybe trustworthiness isn't the real point of the task? I would have to find out later.
I stopped when I came across a bunch of Pecha berries. I was about to pick them when I heard a shout.
"SOMEBODY HEEELP! WHERE'RE THE YOUNG'UNS WHEN YOU NEED 'EM!?"
After hearing the Southern-accented voice, I turned around and looked upward to see an elderly-looking Aerodactyl being chased por a Spearow. Like, really?
"Uh... Sure!" I used Ember. A flaming ball of hurt flew out of my mouth and towards the Spearow. He dodged it por pivoting to the right. The angry bird then turned around and rushed at me, his speed splicing the wind.
Oh, this is just great, I thought.
I used Heatwave before he hit me. Rays of heat were exerted from every part of my body and he was shot off course. He toppled over seguinte to me, unconscious.
"Why thank you, lass!" said the old Aerodactyl.
Really though, why was an Aerodactyl having so much trouble with one small Spearow? Whatever.
"You're welcome, sir."
"Why, you've manners too! Heheh, nice to see polite young'uns these days! Say, since you're out here in the woods, you must be on an adventure right?" he replied.
"Um... Right."
"WOOHOO! I get tuh stretch me ol' wings! Imma cadastrar-se ya and maybe I'll find me some company, and then Celebi fella."
"How long have you been in Celestial Forest?"
"Oohoo, longer than you've been alive, kiddo!"
Wow. We're picking up an insane old geezer. Wait, did he say Celebi!?
"Wait, Celebi!?"
"Oohoo, yesiree! Then maybe I can get'er to make me a young'un again!"
As much as I hate it, we should keep him around. If we can find Celebi, then maybe... Just maybe... Desmond can return.
"Name's Alfred, but you can call me gran'pa Alfred! Don't wear it out!"
"Uh... Skyler."
"Oh, young'un names. back and my day, we had Mathilda, Debra, Loretta, Ada... Wait! Where're you going! Wait for your elder, young'un!"
After a few annoying speeches about "Back in my day" and much berry picking, I finally reached our original camping spot in that clearing. However, to my surprise, I saw no one there.
"Wha- Guys!? Are you there!?"
"You have mais friends? Woohoo!" I ignored Old Man Alfred's comments.
"Seriously, you're starting to scare me!"
"Hm. Skyler?" I heard Vince's voice to my left and turned around to see him.
"Who is this geezer?"
"Hey! Respect your elders! I much prefer nice little young'un Skyler to you, little brat! This generation, I'm tellin' ya..." spouted Alfred.
We both ignored him. "Where have you been!?" I worriedly asked.
He shrugged. "The usual."
"Okay, fine... Wait, what about VINCE!?"
"Looking for someone?" A deep voice echoed behind me. I spun around to see a rather tall humanoid figure completely covered por a dark brown cloak. His presence felt dark and cold, and I can't even sense aura. In the man's cloaked hands was a familiar unconscious Shinx.
"Who are you!?" Vince was the first to shout.
"All in due time." If the man's face was visible, he would probably be smirking.
Vince rushed towards him at topo, início speed. Wow, he was fast, even for a Riolu! However, before he couldn't land his Force Palm on the man, he simply vanished along with Cass. Vince rolled on the grass-layered ground as the cloaked man re-materialized behind him, about three yards back.
I gasped. "He's using Teleport!"
"Heheh, and I've mastered the use of it too, you won't be able to hit me!"
I shot an Ember attack at him, but he just teleported to the side, rendering my smoking projectile useless. Hmm... Ember won't work... Aha!
I used Heatwave. The cloaked man shouldn't be able to dodge this! Oh... Guess what? He dodged it. He teleported into the the air, out of the range of my attack, and hovered there.
"Whoa, that man wasn't kidding, kiddo! Normally, you can only teleport to a very specific spot that you know like the back of your hand. It's also a very exhausting mover to use. Not only can he teleport anywhere at anytime, but he also doesn't seem one bit tired! Watch out, young'un!" warned Old Man Alfred.
He chuckled. "Alright, you win, since you are so clever. Besides, I must not be hasty. Cass' potential will be shown in due time. Heheh, you can have him back. For now."
"You're seriously giving up right now!?" shouted Vince. I tried to shush him, but it was fruitless.
"Perhaps you're not as strong as I thought. You're just a coward!"
` The mysterious man merely chuckled. "Heheh, Master wouldn't want me to rush. I'll see you later." He said, before dropping Cass and vanishing into nothingness.
"Young lad!" Old Man Alfred flew up and caught Cass on his back just in time. He then landed softly and lowered Cass to the ground.
We ran over to them as Cass slowly opened his eyes. "Is it time for school yet?"
Vince smacked him. "This is YOUR mission, remember!? seguinte time, I won't save you!"
"But I don't know how to fi-"
"Hm. Then come with me.
He darted off into the forest.
I think that Vince is being a little too hard on Cass. How can he defend himself right after recently being huma- Wait, I'm beginning to believe that now? I guess I just feel really sorry for him.
The two boys ran off, so I was left with... Old Man Alfred. Oh, that's just great.
"Hey! Young'un! I have a terrible itch on my back, so can you help an old man?"
