//------------------------------// // Chapter 4 : Introductions...Explanations (Edited) // Story: World Anew, A New Chapter Unfold // by Uber Reaper //------------------------------// After the brief scuffle earlier, the Pie family led the three unknown beast, no, monsters into their house. It’s not like they had a choice, out of fear of getting....eaten by the monsters, they just obliged with their wishes. So here they are, within the house’s living room, cramped from the size of it, or just because the Pokémon here were just too big. The house atmosphere seems to reflect that of a typical farmhouse, but instead of animal breeding, the family breeds rock for mining purposes later on. Sally curled up in the kitchen, the only part of the house that seems to fit her size. Eric just floated near the table, intending to talk to the family right away along with Helen beside him. The Pie family seated near each other around the circular table, no one said a word due to the monster’s presence in the house and afraid of inciting their wrath. In an attempt to reduce the tension in the air, Eric got into Helen’s ear before whispering.”So what do you think we should do now, Helen?” The Serperior raised an eyebrow.”First of all, let’s give some introduction to them first about us in order to abate their fear toward us. After that is done, we can move on to the explanation from them.” Eric nodded.”Great idea, Helen.”He glanced around the table for any writing material. There is none visible.”But, how the hell are we going to speak to them. I didn’t see any writing material.” “I think I can get the family to borrow one.”Helen offered. The Pie family stared in bewilderment, as it is obvious that the two monsters, a vine snake and a three-headed hydra is whispering in front of them. They could hear the faint words, ‘Hydreigon’ or ‘Serperior’ said all over again. But they didn’t interrupt them anyway. They could hear a faint breathing behind them. Blinkie glanced backward, just in time to see the winged salamander to stare at her. She squaked and her eyes are forward once more. “What should I explain to them, Eric?”Helen asked her trainer. Eric put a head to his chin in thought. He could have snapped his fingers....if he still have one, but he subconsciously clicked the mouth of the head.”Just introduce us, summary of what we are, and our predicament. Then ask for them to introduce themselves. We can began our future discussion from there.” Helen nodded in confirmation.”As you wish, Eric.”Helen started making gestures, hoping that unlike her trainer, the family would understand. Using her vines, she make a gesture of writing by scratching on the table with one of her vines. While gesturing that she can’t speak their language by opening her mouth as if wanting to speak before zipping it shut with the second vine. The Serperior had hoped that they would understand. “What?”The twins stated rather dumbly. Helen sweat dropped, causing her to be reminded of Eric’s own denseness. “They can’t speak our language, dears.”Cloudy interrupted.”And I think she wants to write something?”Helen nodded, grateful that at least one pony understood her. Confirmed by the nod, she stood up nerveously."I'll get the quill and the paper. Please excuse me."Helen raised an eyebrow at the mention of quill. She thought that they would at least have pens. She just brushed it off. Helen glanced at Eric and nodded in success. The Hydreigon is excited by the news, knowing at least one thing went their way.”Perfect, now we can-“During his excitement, one of his wings twitched. What happens next was a world of pain when Eric’s head crashed to the ceiling when his wings during his excitement beat downward with more force than necessary. Of course, every winged creatures wing usually acted with subconscious thoughts on their own. A fact that Eric had missed because he forgot that he’s a Hydreigon now. Eric clutched his head in pain, with tears at the corner of his eyes.”Owww, what the hell is wrong with these wings?”Helen and Sally just sweat dropped. Inkie and Blinkie muffled their imminent giggling at the monster’s expense. Their parents stared, was this the monster that had just threatened them? Helen shook her head.”This is going to take a while.”The grass-type sighed. Hours later, well at least that what it seems anypony who weren’t paying attention to the clock, of course. Combined with the fact that the two pokémon and one transformed human couldn’t speak human language, they will have to make due with some more writing material, with a lot of papers as well. Of course, it will take longer than it appears. Helen tried to explain about them as best as she could without wasting too much ink or papers for that matter. The family already slack jaw, slacked even more all the way to the ground, figuratively when the explanation when on and on. "First of all, we are not mere mindless monsters, we are creatures called Pokémon. The short version of Pocket Monsters. We are as intelligent as any sapient species, etc. The catch is that, we couldn’t speak normally. Only with the help of another pokémon creature called Psychic-type can their speech be translated through the use of telepathy with the ones they wanted to speak with." "There is a type rare pokémon that were capable of human speech, though they were very rare." Helen didn’t write anymore information regarding those pokémon, not seeing it relevant. "Let me get this straight. You are all capable of thinking like any sapient creatures. And are called...pokémons?" "That's right, we are pokémons. Let us introduce ourselves. The three-headed dragon is Eric, he's a former human...now a pokémons liek us. We don't know the cause. The one with the red wings behind all of you is Sally. And, finally, my name is Helen."Using more papers, Helen introduced herself, her trainer, and finally Sally who still staring at them like they still might try something funny. Vigilant eyes still trained on them from behind. She also didn't mention that Eric is her trainer, they could probably take it the wrong way and think that she's a slave. The families quickly got a grasp on who they are. Eric is the creature called Hydreigon, once a former creaure called hooman or something like that. He awkwardly waved at them with one of his heads. The giant blue-scaled and winged salamander is called Sally. And finally, the giant vina snake with the red slitted eyes is calling herself Helen, seemingly the most rational out of all of them. The grass-type snake also mentioned in her writing that it’s up to these so called hooman to name the pokémon or just call them by the name of their species. Leaving the fact that Eric is their trainer, knowing it probably might cause the wrong kind of reaction by the locals. Helen brushed the paper aside, to the growing pile of papers on the table and took another one. Writing some more with the rather ancient quill writing instead of pen. Why don’t you all try to introduce yourselves. Don’t be nerveous, sir and ma’am. After seeing what’s on the paper. The girls quickly introduced themselves.”Hi, my name is Inkie. Nice to meet you!”The mare known as Inkie with the straight, dark grey mane alongside light grey coat and magenta eyes introduced before quickly looked away as fast as she introduced herself.”I’m sorry about, um, earlier?” The mare with the grey mane, grayish purple-coat alongside a couple of hazel eyes introduced herself next.“My name is Blinkie!”She looked away awkwardly like her twin.“And I’m sorry too!”Blinkie added into their apology with puppy dog eyes that it seemed ridiculous to Helen instead of funny or cute. She sweat dropped at the scene in front of her. Helen already wrote a reply. It’s no trouble. All is forgiven. After all you are just defending your home. The girls sighed in relief at this. Thinking they were going to be eaten. The grey old mare with the seaweed mane in a bun introduced herself.”My name is Cloudy Quartz,”She pointed at the brown pony with graying mane and beard.”This is my husband Igneous Rock. Nice to meet you all.” The pony in question just huffed. The family had already relaxed a bit after the little bit explanation that it was confirmed that they are intelligent creatures, just couldn’t speak their language. Sally proceeded to explain their predicament. Detailing on what happened after they were dropped onto this pony planet. Where they met with each other and looking for their friends when they heard Inkie’s scream. All of them quickly rushed to the scene and faced off against the Pyroar in an effort to protect Inkie, only for her to rush off in fear. Regardless the twins felt even more sorry for what they did earlier with Inkie felt guilty not thanking them for saving her. The prospect of learning that they were separated from their friends caused the twins to coo.“Oh, you poor thing.”The twins Pie cooed.”Why didn’t you say so in the first place.” “I think it’s time for us to make some dinner in return. The poor things went through enough trouble already!”Inkie added. “You read my mind, Inkie!”Both hummed a merry tune while trotting to the kitchen.”Anything else you want dad?”Blinkie shouted from the kitchen “Just the usual is fine.”Igneous Rock stated absentmindedly. Still staring at them like a hungry predator. Cloudy Quartz added some of her own.”Just gave me some oatmeals, dears.”Cloudy smiled. “Yes, mom.”Inkie called out to the kitchen. Sally just looked at them like they had grown a third eye on their forehead with a bemused expression.”Poor thing? I’m a dragon-type salamander, I’m very far from a poor thing.”The Salamence stated matter-of-factly “Well you do look cute when curled up like that, Sally.”Eric added not-so-helpfully. Sally rolled her eyes. Meanwhile, Cloudy Quartz tried to make sense of all of this. These pokémon were somehow transported from another world to this one. In other words, her family had possibly made first contact with these aliens. She glanced out through the window, it was already nightfall. The mare didn’t know that time had already went by that fast in this fiasco of theirs. Meanwhile, scrutinizing them for any wrongs, Igneous stayed quiet throughout the conversation since the beginning. Helen feeling the stare, just stared back with an emotionless expression on her face. Not deterred, Helen proceeded to write some more. Can you explain where we are? Any information would be appreciated. Cloudy smiled.”Well, the three of you are in Equestria.” Can you elaborate? What species you are? Or anything else, including landmarks? "That would be a very long explanation. Are you sure about this?"The mare asked which the Serperior nodded in reply. We could bear with it. Helen replied. The mare sighed in resignation."Here goes nothing then." So Cloudy Quartz began explaining the three pony races."Our race is comprised of three pony races. Our family consist of Earth Ponies, those who take care of the lands with their greater strength and stamina. Other's are called Pegasus, they are ponies who are born with wings who had the ability to control the weather. In fact, they are the ones who manage the weather in Equestria."Eric and Helen of course, didn't believe her. Not saying anything for believing that would offend her."The last of the pony race is Unicorns. who could activaly do magic. All of us have magic inside, with the exception of unicorns, they could actively use magic. Pegasi and Earth Ponies have only passive magical abilities in their respective areas." Of course, it seems ridiculous to both Eric and Helen who frequently uses logic to explain things when Cloudy said magic. "Excuse me, ma'am. I found that quite hard to believe. In our world, there are no such things as magic." The mare frowned."A world without magic? How can you live in that world?" "The humans and pokémons alike have preserved through hard work together. It certainly helps that technology have advanced further these years." "Oohh, a world without magic and where technology were advanced. I want to know more!"Inkie said excitedly. Blinkie could say the same. The mare had certainly gotten curious, her daughters was the same. She was cut off when Helen raised her vine and wrote."Forgive us for cutting you off, ma'am, but we had gotten off the subject. Could you tell us exactly where we are in this....Equestria?" She proceeded to explain the location in which they reside."We are all in the small woods just a little bit north of the White Tail Woods just across the train tracks, one of the safest forest in Equestria from predators. It is called the Minerals Forest due to it being richest place in Equestria full of minerals, but almost completely deserted of any form of life, fauna or otherwise. It is located across the train tracks, with a small station by the track to sign the path leading into the forest. There are part of the forest where there are living trees with flora and fauna, south of the farm closer to the White Tail Woods where they had just tread earlier through the path ultimately leading to the farm. Because of that, many said this forest where the trees is bare of leaves is separate parts from the White Tail Woods." "Many ponies tread the White Tail Woods, but never encountered this field because of the path that will eventually lead back to the entrance. The only way to reach the Minerals Forest is by train or trudge through White Tail Woods all the way to the train tracks and cross it into the woods separated by the train tracks." They happen to woke up in the forest across the train tracks and stumble upon the path leading to it earlier. "There's also a famous town called Ponyville nearby." None of them said a thing when the mare continued. "You all could reach Ponyville by walking, but that would take hours due to distance and being in the isolated part of the forest. That’s where the Elements of Harmony lived the heroes of Equestria and the wielder of the elements. One of them happens to be my daughter." When hearing the rather cheesy name, Eric and Sally had to struggle not to burst out laughing while Helen sweat dropped at the name. Never noticing their reaction, the grey mare continued that. "This country is currently ruled by two rulers called Princess Celestia and the recently returned Princess Luna."Helen held up a vine, signalling her to stop for a moment. "Princesses? As in monarchy?"Helen wrote. "Yes, it is. Our country do ran on monarchy for thousands of years. There was never a queen before."Without stopping, Cloudy continued. "They are the ones that responsible for control the rising of both the moon and sun." Helen and Eric nearly fell over backward at that. Even Sally jolted out from her curled up position when hearing that. Princess Celestia moved the sun? The prospect is rather….absurd to them. Helen quickly wrote more."Move the sun and the moon!? That would be impossible, ma'am. The sun is millions the size comparred to our own planet." "How do you know that?" "Because, using technology. Humans have already calculated the size of the sun. It's too enormous."Unless the sun is here smaller than the one in back on Earth, then it's....fully possible in Helen's opinion. "Well, Princess Celestia and Luna are capable of that. We didn't really question how she did so." All further explanation were halted when a few minutes later that any further staring was dissipating when from the kitchen, Inkie and Blinkie returned. The pokémons in the room is jolted out of their daydream when the conversation abruptly ended a few minutes before. Both ponies carried trays on their back rather skillfully. “Here you go!”Inkie said cheerfully. Setting the trays on the table right in front of the occupants. “I don’t know what you guys wanted. I just go with oatmeals along with some daisy flowers.” Eric, Sally, and Helen stared at their food. It was an oatmeal, nothing is out of the ordinary, except that there’s some flower on it. Sally’s face almost become greener at the prospect of eating a flower. Right, they’re herbivores. Just like a Ponyta and Blitzle along with their evolutions. Eric thought with Helen having thought the same thing. “Sal, salamance, sal?” ; ‘I’m supposed to eat a flower? That’s disgusting!' “Hydreigon, Hydre!” ; ‘No choice here, Sally. Don’t want to appear rude here. Even if I didn't like it myself.’ “Salamance!“ ; ‘But, I’m not a herbivore!’ Sally argued. To the family, it just appears that the three-headed dragon spewed the words ‘Hydreigon’ over and over again along with the salamander. Only the salamander just said the words ’Salamance’. Helen wrote quickly in reply. Thank you for your hospitality. With that, Helen discarded the paper while silently smacked Sally on the back of the head to quit her ranting. The Serperior paid no heed to the glare she received. All of them eat in one of the most awkward dinner ever. Sally eventually and reluctantly ate her meal, nearly retching a couple of times when it comes to swallowing the flowers. “Done, dad!”Inkie shouted cheerfully. Finished after unlocking the silo door for the three to sleep in for a while. After the dinner, the three Pokémon concluded the info gathering for today. “Careful with the tools in there! Those are expensive!”Cloudy Quartz shouted to the three pokémon. Sally made a rather gagging sound on the flower she ate earlier, Eric weren’t that bothered. Both just ate the flower, not wanting to appear rude. Helen sweat dropped while staring at them from the back. Helen nodded. Eric, Helen and Sally, floated, slithered and walked over to the barn respectively. It’s just next to the farmhouse, with the decent looking wooden silo. Nothing too expensive or too cheap in it’s construction. Eric glanced at Sally and Helen, they just shrugged before moving onward. All of them were tired from today’s event as the adrenaline wore off. Once reaching the now unlocked barn, Eric nudged the door inward and peeked through the darkened space. The Hydreigon got in first, followed by his two pokémon inside. They couldn’t see much, but the moonlight peeking through some cracks is enough of an illumination for now. The silo it seems were consisted of two floors and some visible window on top of the doorway on the second floor. The floor seems wide enough for all of them to sleep in. Eric yawned.”This turns out to be one hell of a day.” “Yeah, me too.”Sally wasted no time to curl herself up on the middle of the barn.”Can’t believe all of this is happening.” “I agree, this day seems to be so....strange.”The Serperior couldn’t get the nagging thought that someone had really transported them here. So, she just asked.“Who do you think transported us here, you two? “Got to be someone crazy. Maybe some crazy Team Flare guy or something from the news.”Sally added in.”What’s with the voice in our heads before we got here anyway?” “It has to be some kind of psychic-type because it’s telepathy.”Sally concluded. The Hydreigon sighed at the Serperior. He just wanted to sleep for now.“We’ll figure it out tomorrow. For now, let’s just lay our heads down and sleep. Wouldn’t you agree?”The former human chirped in. Sally sighed.”You’re right. Let’s get some sleep and figure out this mess tomorrow.” Helen nodded in agreement. Slithering over next to Sally and coiled herself up beside her, just enough personal space for close friends, but still close for warmth. While Eric laid down in front of Sally, finding it rather awkward to sleep as a Hydreigon. “You know that you can just sleep on my side, right?”Eric stared at Sally like she had grown a second head. “I’m a pokémon now.”Eric replied rather hesitantly.”Sleeping on you as a human is fine, but as a pokémon.....I don’t think that’s proper.”His blush were all visible underneat that lavender color of his head. Sally stared at her trainer with her usual bemused expression.”Screw those rules, Eric. You can lay your head on my side like always.”She patted her side for emphasis. “But-“Eric was about to argue, but stopped himself. The knowledge of it being pointless with Sally stubborn attitude. Sally expression softened.”Eric, you’re always slept at my side for years now while outside of a city. What’s the difference about it now?” “T-that’s different!”Eric stuttered out the words.”And the difference is that, I’m a Hydreigon now!” “Tell me how you’re going to sleep, then?”Sally countered. Feeling a little bit smug, knowing Eric couldn’t sleep without something soft to prop his head. That something is her side. Eric couldn’t answer, knowing that she’s right.”Uhhhh….I don’t…know?” Sally grinned.”Exactly.”She patted her side again.”Now, just get to sleep!” Unknown to Eric, Sally blushed as well. Having Eric as a Hydreigon sleeping on her side like this. It set off all kinds of alarm bells in her head. It might not have been proper because they weren’t mates. He’s her trainer, simple as that, so she doesn’t really care. She relaxed at the fact that despite Eric being dense, but he’s still a gentlemen. Knowing enough that it’s not proper to sleep on her side. Eric hesitantly propped his head on her side before laying down facing to the side.”Thanks, Sally! Hope you don’t feel offended.” “I don’t feel offended, you know!”Sally offhandedly brushed that comment.” As she closed her eyes. She heard Eric mutter.”Her side still soft as always.”This made her blush. She shrugged it off, finally going to dreamland. The family closed the door and locking it before getting into a heated hushed whispers with each other on the table. After making sure that the Pokémon fell asleep, they quickly gathered to discuss their own predicament.”So,”Cloudy Quartz glanced at the girls on the table.”What do you girls think on our….guest?” The twins glanced at each other and nodded.”I think they’re nice!”Inkie added. “Have to agree with Blinkie, mom. These. Besides, I think they’re cute!”Blinkie continued. Cute enough for a three-headed dragon, winged salamander, and giant vine snake. Cloudy smiled while nodding, she did have those kinds of opinion herself. The mare glanced at her husband, oddly not saying anything except the part where he was asked about food.”What about you, honey?” “I don’t trust them!”The answer was short and curt. Inkie and Blinkie gasped almost dramatically.”Why, dad? They’re nice Pokémon.”Blinkie replied. “Yeah!”Inkie agreed. Igneous just huffed out a breath.”They came to our home like that and attacked us! What more reason for me not to trust them? And they’re aliens! Aliens!”He emphasized the last word on ‘alien’. “I think that was just self-defense, honey.”Cloudy added. Inkie nodded“Yeah, since we were the one who jumped on them first.”Both twins smiled sheephisly. Inkie blushed, since she’s the one who ran away after being saved before warning her parents, causing the misunderstanding in the first place. Igneous chose to ignore them.”I think we should report this first contact to Princess Celestia “For now, let’s just observe them, honey.”She glanced out one window and toward the direction of the silo.”I don’t think they wanted to hurt us, either. If they wanted to, we would have been squeezed back there.”The girls nodded.”Plus I don’t want to upset them. I don’t want the girls get hurt again.” Igneous just snorted in reply. Not saying anything, the family weren’t satisfied, but it will have to do. The family decided to turn in for the night, Inkie and Blinkie rather excited for the upcoming tomorrow. Unknown to all, the incident tomorrow will be cleared by someone.