Scream at the ghosty
Deeper and deeper they went into the woods, never stopping nor slowing until Hazel dropped from sheer exhaustion. It seemed as though they had run for hours, which was actually pretty close to true. Along the way Jayce had been knocked clean out from the rough ride and Nao’s insistence of him being quiet instead of screaming. The big red bump on his head would tell exactly how well that had worked out. Around them the forest had darkened considerably, even the trees seemed to be a bit darker in comparison to the rest of the forest. Worse the canopy above had become so dense that the sun was no longer visible and getting a firm setting on direction would be incredibly difficult to get.
On the ground panting, Hazel seemed to be happy beyond his heart’s content, to the point where Nao could swear she could see hearts floating above him. “That was so much fun can we do it again…huh huh…” Woops there went the little air he’d had in his lungs which caused him to start coughing. “Yay.” Would he be quiet? Not really in his personality it seemed. “Maybe we can run to that Canterlot place.” His head went to Jayce who had fallen next to him after his collapse, though he didn’t seem to notice the bump on his head, no Jayce was only asleep. “Jayce Jayce Jayce.” Repeating over and over again as he poked and prodded his sleeping trainer…
Either Jayce didn’t hear him or he wasn’t having any of it since he just laid there motionless.
This wasn’t something Nao could allow much longer even if she had been the one to cause this. Stepping carefully around Hazel to avoid the pokes and prods, she got to Jayce’s side and stared down at him. “Wake up Jayce.” Normally she’d do her best to try waking him up gently with some amount of affection, but this time...not so much. “Dream Eater.” The energy surged which brought a glow to her eyes as the move took effect.
Needless to say Jayce had been having a very lovely dream about colorful ponies and a fluffy Nao he couldn’t stop cuddling. The dream didn’t last long as Nao seemed to start to grow bigger and bigger before attempting to eat him. Now normally this might have been amusing, but right now she was quite scary. “Gah!” Jayce scream as he shot straight up, his face colliding with Hazel who happened to get a bit too close while Nao tormented him. After a few moments of sheer panic he was finally able to actually breathe thanks to the pain in his head which reminded him this was real. “Really Nao?” Oh she was lucky she was adorable or else he might actually have been mad instead of mildly annoyed.
A devious smile crossed Nao’s face as she helped pull him from the ground. “You wouldn’t wake up. Hazel’s been trying so I helped.” Reaching a paw out she would pat the larger bump on his head from where she’d smacked him.
“Next time I’m out like that just wait. Don’t do that again.” Whenever one of his team had been knocked out he let them sleep it off while tending their wounds so yeah he hoped they’d return the favor a bit. Choosing to pace a bit rather than stomp about and grumble he’d ask the question which was bugging him. “Where are we? Before I went out I know Hazel was running…man can you run Hazel.” As awesome as that was though, it may have put them in a bad position or at least really far from their destination.
Hazel beamed with the compliment but didn’t get up. Well... he tried to, but it just didn’t work quite yet. “I ran way far away, it was great. I’m like Super Hazel, I run at the speed of Hazel and can leave things that Hazel can leap.” Now all he needed was his red scarf back and it’d be absolutely perfect.
That’s what was worrying Jayce as he stopped to pull out the map. What sucked was being this deep in the forest there was really nothing to use as a landmark, but at least they had a compass. “Alright I think I can fix this.” Oh how he hoped he could cause if he couldn’t then they were severely screwed, like being up the river without a paddle. “Nao which way did Hazel run from where we left?”
Walking over Nao would look at the map before pointing. “About this direction.” She pointed to the directly to the East which put them in the deepest part of the forest. “And it’s been getting darker so it’s either turning night, some dark types messing around, or both.” That had been something worrying her, not so much of going the wrong way more of the who or what is around them. “I hope you can work some more abilities.”
Hazel sat on the ground still beaming with pride.
Right now he could only come up with a rough estimation of where they were. As it was the forest looked quite thick which told him they were closer to the middle of the forest rather than the outer skirts. “I can try, miracle eye might be a good move to practice while we’re here.” That was ability he often wished Nao could learn but it simply wasn’t in her move set. “Alright so if we take the path I think is right we should be able to round back and get to the train tracks.” That had been the original intent anyway.
“Once Hazel can stand you mean?” Nao pointed out since it had been rather obvious.
Both would turn to look at Hazel who was playfully swatting at a flower in front of him, clearly having zoned out of the whole conversation. Feeling the eyes staring into him though was enough to get his attention back on track. “I can run now.” Shakily he would push up to his hooves looking more like a newborn rather than a kid. “Whoooooa the leaves are spinning.” And down he went again.
That was going to be troublesome. “Just stay down a bit and rest Hazel I think we’re safe for now.” He would say as calmly as he could at this moment before walking over and plopping on the ground next to Hazel. “We can all rest for the moment actually.” His breathing had started to pick up by this point as well and with each breath it seemed to get harder for him to breathe.
Joining Jayce, Nao would plop down and lean against him. “I know that look Jayce, you’re putting too much thought into it.” Reaching a paw out she’d motion to the forest around them. “It’s probably just night setting in. We’ll be fine.” If she didn’t calm him down, either Jayce would start to hyperventilate or even lose control over his power and both situations were equally bad for different reasons. “Deep breathes Jayce.”
Oh hyperventilating was coming on at this point though Nao always seemed to be able to calm him even in this mindset. With her reassuring him Jayce was able to return his breathing back to normal. “Yeah…I know I do that.” Mouth open, mouth close, mouth open, mouth close, it was a mantra he had started to get very good at repeating. They weren’t in a horribly bad situation it wasn’t even a dangerous situation at the moment, no they were just lost in the woods. “We’re just lost in the woods, we have a compass and map. We should be good.” Breathe returning to normal he would perk his head around. “Let’s break for camp tonight and move on in the morning.” With a soft squeak he’d pull himself up. “Firewood and some tinder and…” A snore from behind him caught his attention. “A sleeping Hazel.”
Spreading out from the others just a bit, still in eye sight, Jayce would get to work getting the things as he always had. “Nao go on and get some sleep.” It was already getting a bit too dark to go much further or he’d lose sight of them so the kindling wouldn’t be too much. At least if they needed firewood they could take down a tree, at least in the morning that’d clear a bit of the canopy as to get an accurate time. “I hate cutting down trees.” Muttering to him, there was something innately wrong with the act especially since he was a Pokémon now. Trees were friends…
“I’ll sleep when you get here like always.” Jayce always tried to get her to sleep but she never really did without him, only when she was hurt or sick did she sleep so much. Instead she’d start clearing away a small spot away from Hazel for the fire to actually be started. Away from Hazel because he was a grass type and they had a notorious dislike of fire. “Well…” Mostly, Hazel liked the fire so long as Jayce was there petting him or something along those lines. Finding a decent spot she would start by pulling out some of the grass before resorting to using a move. “Scratch.” The familiar glowing claws came out of her paws before she went to town on the patch of ground.
A few minutes later Jayce returned with an arm full of sticks, twigs, and leaves, it wasn’t a lot considering their size but by the same measure they weren’t that big and were covered by fur. Fighting off the cold was not the objective here they were simply wanting light. Looking down at Nao as he returned he noticed the hole in the ground and that she was cleaning her paws. “Uh nice work…and yeah”
“I got annoyed with digging.” Holding up her hands the claws had retracted which left the dirt to rest on her paws. “And this was easier.” It had allowed her to tear up the dirt, grass, roots, and whatever else might have been there.
Now Jayce had a choice to make, teepee or log cabin style…if he remembered right teepee was to get more smoke while log cabin burned longer and that’s what he wanted. Building the fire with the tender in the middle and the larger thicker pieces of wood around it he’d start to search for the flint and steel. “Alright and we have….fire…now we have fire…” Three strikes and you were out or so he was told but Jayce had to strike the darn thing upwards of a dozen times. “Fire…”
It would have been an impressive feat if this wasn’t how it went almost every time they made a fire. “I thought we decided to let me make the fire since fire doesn’t like you.” Sometimes she thought his hands were fire retardant since he could build a fire, put a stick in, and it just dies out.
“Because I’m a guy and I like to do things on my own just so I feel manlier.” Yep that was the excuse he gave every time even if it wasn’t true. Honestly he liked to push his luck with fire building, since sometimes it rained, sometimes wind was strong, and sometimes freak accidents of nature put the fire out like rampaging Diglett. Don’t ask, you really don’t want to know. “Thank you for getting the hole dug though, the last thing we’d want is a forest fire.” Something about an Ursaring with overalls and hat saying ‘only you can prevent forest fires’ popped into his head at that moment. “You remember that commercial a while back during the Finals about Ashy? That Ursaring haunts me every time I make a campfire.”
Hazel rustled at the sound of Ashy the Ursaring. “He’s a real hero.” He would mumble in his sleep as he turned back over so that his face was facing away from the fire. “Not like me though…”
Jayce couldn’t keep himself from going d’aww at Hazel, somehow no matter what mood he was in Hazel had the ability to do that. “Guess that’s why he’s my little brother huh.” And he had always thought of Hazel that way ever since he was first caught. The poor Skiddo’s story was as sad as Jayce’s so it was a wonder he could be still so happy and innocent.
Now that the fire was started both Jayce and Nao could settle down together and actually relax a bit. While being with Grace and Rocky had been nice the atmosphere had been a bit odd for them. After all meeting the indigenous people, or ponies in this case, of a new world was far from a normal experience. That and Joy had really pushed their nerves a bit but out here in the forest they could be themselves and not worry about anyone judging them. The two pressed as close together as they could, Jayce with his arm around Nao and their tails twined together.
“I…don’t know what could be better than this.” They had never been able to get this close; it was normally Jayce holding Nao in his arms but now that they were of the same size? Holding each other was so much better.
Rather than agreeing or disagreeing Nao took this moment to smile deviously. There had been a lot of things Nao had wanted to do and now that Jayce was not only small enough but the same species most of the things were doable. Releasing his tail she would use her own to pull him backwards and with the use of her paws she’d render him helpless on the ground. “I know how.” Saying as she climbed up to sit on top of him. As Nao did this a red blush had formed under her eyes which lit up her face.
The same coloring of red appeared on Jayce as well. “Nao what are you doing?” Of course he wasn’t stupid and this was something they had often tried back in the other world, no he just wanted to make sure. “Because you know it’s…”
Before he could finish the statement the area around the campsite started to get darker, not night dark but as if something was blocking out the light all together. There were a few Pokémon that could and would do this though there was no laughter so a few could be ruled out right from the start. A scream and a shout from the South or what they assumed to be South completely shattered the moment they were hoping to have.
Rolling off the top of Jayce, Nao would walk towards the scream, not quite leaving the safety of the fire. They’re moment was gone and neither of them were too happy about it. “What do you think that was?” The tone of her voice said she wasn’t very happy about the disturbance and to be honest neither was he, but Jayce was a bit more…soft?
Sitting up from the ground and shaking his head to get his mind back on track Jayce would let out a sigh. “Doesn’t matter who or what it was, whoever it was needs our help.” Turning to look at Hazel he was clearly hesitant to leave him behind. “Hazel?” Crawling over he’d push the sleeping Skiddo on the side a few times to rouse him from his sleep. “Hold on I know.” Why hadn’t he thought about it before? Pulling over his pack he’d rummage through it looking for…cookies. “Ah ha.” Opening the cloth they were wrapped in he’d lay them out in front of Hazel with a slight smirk. Who didn’t have a sweet tooth on his team?
As expected Hazel started to move a bit well really just his nose sniffing around for the cookies. His nose stopped right at the cookies where he remained still for a moment or two. Suddenly his eyes snapped open with a burning fire. “Muuuuunchlax!” He shouted just as his mouth made contact with the entire pile of cookies, scoffing them down as if they were well...cookies. “Mine mine mine mine in my belly.” Crumbs were going everywhere and a weaker person might be truly terrified of the scene before them. When it came to sweets Hazel wasn’t a hero, no he was in fact the worst villain ever. In seconds the entire stack of cookies were gone leaving behind a very content looking Hazel. “Lax…I mean yum.”
Shaking his head Jayce would pet him on the head. “Alright since you ate ALL the cookies I take it you can move now. Really? You know those were meant for all of us right?” There was no shame on Hazel’s face nope he was proud of the destructive force he had towards cookies. “I knew it. Alright up and at’em Hazel we’ve got work to do.”
“Work but I just woke up?” Asking as he got to his hooves and shook, trying to get his matted fur to not be so thick. “Do I get to run again?” Obsession wasn’t healthy but at least he wasn’t sitting around getting fat like an actual Munchlax. Another scream sent a shiver down everyone’s spine including Hazel’s who may or may not have jumped a little bit. “I ain’t afraid of no ghosts.” Except for the fact his eye were twitching a bit as he looked back and forth frantically.
They didn’t need to wait long before the source of the scream flew straight through the middle of the camp. The source in question was a Vivillon and the cause sent shivers down everyone’s spine. At the edge of the camp, a swirling mass of purple mist, green dots covered the mass and in the center were eyes and a mouth.
Spiritomb the Forbidden Pokémon.
There weren’t a lot in the world they came from that knew a lot about this Pokémon other than the fact it could be very bad. “To me…for me…you shall be…part of me.” The voice was dark and with every word more shivers spread across their bodies. Rumor had it that a Spiritomb wrecked havoc on a town in another region. It entered camp as if the others weren’t there as its primary focus was still in front of it. “Forever shall we be.”
“Running? I think running would be appropriate right now Hazel.” This was not a Pokémon they could handle especially if it was running after a Vivillon. “Nao! Let’s go!” Shouting as he jumped on the back of Hazel, Nao must have read his mind as she was already running to them. “Hey! Fly that way!” Calling out to the Vivillon, his paw was pointing to the North West which just happened to be the direction Hazel took off in once Nao was on. “Hi ho Hazel!”
Vivillon took the hint and took off in the right direction as well, she certainly was a fast Pokémon. “Got it.” Saying as she put all of her effort into flying as fast as she could. Her breathing rate and the sweat that covered her showed that she’d either been flying for a while or at the very least actively searching for something. That was until the Spiritomb popped up which gave her new reason to fly for her life. Literally.
The Spiritomb had already changed course and was following behind them though losing ground at a rapid pace now that there were several targets. “All shall be….with me.” If distance was a problem it certainly didn’t show it as it floated along the ground. The difference between the living and the ghost was that they didn’t need to stop to take a break. No, he would continue to chase them until they were one with him.
Letting Nao sit further up Hazel’s back Jayce would stand at the back of the running Skiddo while relying on his cat like reflexes to keep balance. “Alright let’s get this show on the road.” Moving his paws out to the side he’d let the power flow to his eyes and ears which caused the former to glow. “Trick Room!” In his mind he visualized what he wanted to see and before him the area started to warp and change as reality started to shift. This had been a move he’d looked into back in the other world and even managed to find a technical machine which showed its use but the problem was it was beyond Nao’s move set. Luckily he’d watched it as many times as he tried to get Nao to.
The problem was that the move wasn’t meant to stop a Pokémon but rather disorient enough that other moves might be able to land. Unless they put in a large amount of distance between them Spiritomb would be able to follow and even strike at them while they rested. As it was the Spiritomb was already starting to look around trying to figure out the illusion.
Biting at his lower lip Jayce would have to come up with something else. “Can you land on Hazel’s back? We’ll make some room for you, and that way Hazel can go all out.” He said to the Vivillon who was flying side by side with them now. A nod was the only confirmation they got before she tried to land which gave them a moment to get situated. Once the Vivillon was on, they would really get some speed going. “Alright little brother, Seed Bomb the ground followed by Double Team!” Yeah Jayce was still a trainer at heart.
Following Jayce’s orders Hazel would smile brightly. He loved to battle as much as he loved to run. “Seed Bomb!” Tilting his head down Hazel would blast the ground they were running over which caused a curtain of dirt to rise. “Double Team.” Quicker he would run and move from side to side until there were multiples of them which shot out from the smoke. The loud boom might be enough to draw the Spiritomb’s attention but with the doubles out and about it wasn’t likely that it could follow.
“Sorry about running through your camp.” The Vivillon called out over the air that was rushing by them. “I’m Viola.” Reaching an arm, hand thingy, forward to shake Jayce’s once he offered it. “And you are?”
Jayce took the hand as soon as Viola’s hand was there. “Jayce, nice to meet you even under this circumstance.” And he meant it too since meeting people and trainers was one of the things he enjoyed most about traveling. “Don’t worry, we’ve got a course plotted too so long as Hazel doesn’t run too fast again.” Letting go of the hand he’d lean forward to wrap his arms around Nao. “Next time.” He would whisper softly enough that only she could hear him.
A shiver ran down Nao’s spine as her face once again turned red, suddenly glad that she was at the front where no one else could see her. “No interruptions.” Muttering softly as she leaned back against Jayce. This was something that they both had wanted ever since she had evolved and now that it was within grasp nothing would stop them.
“Would you two happen to know where we are? And uh…how did we end up this way?” Now that they were away from the Spiritomb for the time being Viola could actually breathe and come up with the questions that were bugging her. “And um…you wouldn’t happen to have seen another Vivillon or a Surskit anywhere around here would you?
Those questions might have seemed innocent enough but it had a cold water effect on the two. Why couldn’t she have waited to ask until tomorrow? OR at least when they stopped for the night or evening, whichever came first. “As much as I want to answer those can we wait until we know the Spiritomb isn’t following us?” Yep quick thinking Jayce, at least this would give him enough time to come up with some way of explaining without scaring the lady. Well better than he had with Joy or Jenny but really? Those two sort of had it coming.
It was going to be a long night…
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Are you really trying to breath or just mimicking a goldfish?
Wonderful chapter!
Shouldn't it be ate instead of at?
In any case, I got a good chuckle out of Hazel pretending to be a Munchlax and saying "my cookiez" in the face of an annoyed Jayce.
Wooo this story just got featured alright alright!
4598092 Thankie for catching that :D I'll fix it here in a few minutes
And as Conig said the story got featured, I owe it to everyone.
That make me smile like an idiot.
And I am not from the US, nice touch.
A nice chapter. Hazel is as cute as always and another Gym Leader enters the fray.
And that Spiritomb... holy crap that thing was scary.
When you add other pokemon Trainers or Gym Leaders can add a link to their site likt this: Viola
Protect, Reflect, Light screen, Trick Room, Helping Hand, and Psyshock. The question is does author believe in the 6 move rule set forth by the game or the use it as needed approach of the anime.
And now for something completely different. Keep up the solid work
4604803 I'm more for use as needed, so long as the moves are in the Pokemon's moveset.
4604803 I don't believe in a move limit like in the games, if a pokemon knows a move there isn't a reason for the to suddenly forget the move when learning something new. Its some what of a problem i Have with the games. And to be fair this season of Pokemon has been a bit limiting too. Now that they have effects for using moves like agility and such I think ash could stand to use some of the more basic skills.
Pikachu in this season so far only relies on iron tail, thunderbolt(shock?), lightning ball, quick attack, and possibly one more.
Sorry for ranting a bit, someone jumped me about it irl a few days ago.
4604963 totally
This xhapter doesn't really feel as good as the others, its not exactly clear who is doing what at some times. Did you change your proofreading/editing process? If so, I suggest you change it back to how you did it before.
4626622 lol to me that's how it's always been for the two, jayce has a little bit of a bleeding heart as it were while Nao is the one that 'tries' to protect jayce from things that'll harm him both physically and emotionally.
hmm... this makes me think of one of the Pokemon theme songs.
It's a whole new world we live in
it's a brand new way to see
it's a whole new place
with a brand new attitude
but you still gotta catch 'em all
be the best that you can be!
Jayce and Nao holding paws?
...
Found it!
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4646968 Pretty clever right?
4651643 I adore that picture
4652758 Ponymon Johto?
It's a thought.
4671395 Indeed I was. The Blaziken is from the main story, (although by the time of posting this he is now in Ponyville) and the Lucario I referenced is from the first side story The City is Always Bustling on the Other Side.
Sorry it's taking me so long to put out chapters, I've got things going on irl that have caused me to drag my feet a bit.
I'm really enjoying how this story is going at this point. Mainly because of the cute moments.
The only thing I'd recommend is that you have somebody look over all your grammar in these chapters. It's a bit off in places, and some phrasings sound clunky (such as some instances when you use "would").
Aside from the grammar, I like the flow of the story and where it's headed in general.
4701002 Thank you for letting me know, once I'm happy with the chapter count I'll go back and do some reviewing and editing. Sorry again for the long wait but the chapter's finished, just letting a few people look over it before publishing it.
On a side note I am working on another story that's unrelated to this series, hopefully once I get it to a place I like it I'll put it up.
4711142 No worries about the chapter wait. I never have problems with such due to my own lack of chapter updates. Actually, mine's caused by a lack of writing and laziness, so that's not really in the same boat.
If you ever want another person to look over what you've got, I might be able to help. I can't consistently write, but I at least know grammar.
I hope your other story will do well! And I hope to see it when it does come out.
wut. WUT what then fuck is this madness. spiritomb. what. what is going on. why is a spiritomb there it make no sense. screw it I'm leaving