Lush Prairie

[Namohysip]

A healthy flatland of green, tall grass covered acre upon acre of the Lush Prairie. The wind never seemed to stop in this peaceful part of the Grass Continent. North, a great waterfall decorated a tanned mountain of flat cliffsides. West was a forest filled with towering Oran trees, and south were more fields and, further south, the southern sea. West was, far away, the main settlement of the Grass Continent, Treasure Town.

But it was not so peaceful at the Lush Prairie today. Huge pits carved the fields, plants crushed under some great weight…

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The transition from the white hall of Diyem’s abode to the open fields was jarring. Still, Owen knew he had a world to save, and had no idea how to do it! But the first thing he decided to do was get some height on the grass that towered over him. He crouched down and stretched his—he didn’t have wings. That was unfortunate.

“Uh, Diyem? Why didn’t you make me a Charizard?”

No answer. Did it even work that way? He shook his head and scanned through the grass for a rock to stand on. Even if he was a Charmander, he still had to do something, right?

Ah! A rock! Owen remembered rocks. He used to have a pet one. Then it broke. He had been sad for a while about that one. Why was the ground shaking?

The tremor toppled Owen over, and the flame of his tail slapped against his nose. “Uff.” He rolled and scaled the boulder that was a few heads taller than he was and got a better look at his surroundings.

Magikarp.

Just one. That was the world-ending disaster of this world.

Which was understandable, because this Magikarp was the size of a three-story building. Its shadow darkened a good portion of the field, though its flopping back was facing Owen, and he already had a good idea what that meant. This giant Magikarp’s rampage—it must have been heading to a town! Or a village, or—someone!

Magikarp has entered the battle! She must be stopped!

 

[Namohysip]

The land had been ruined, carved by so many overlapping Magikarp imprints that each individual one was unrecognizable. Packed grass and mud covered half of the field, but this was indeed where the two Magikarp had suddenly grown large. Nearby was a river, which was where they had climbed out.

A tear in space appeared, and Maple stepped through first. She waited for the others to emerge, one of them being Owen, who winced at the carnage. He remembered being here... His body was starting to ache with the memories that came flooding back.

 

[Disco]

Mellow had not stopped at her garden. Or at anywhere within the forest at all. She kept going and going until she reached an open field. Everything was wrong. Everything was falling apart. How could she fix this? How could she get out of all this safely?

The stress of everything coming together all at once was too much too fast. She had to find a way out. Had to leave. Mellow curled into herself and tried to breath but it only made things worse. Something in her needed to get out. She felt it course through her and build up in her throat. The more it did the more she felt angry instead of scared. So, so angry.

Mellow growled, her anger making her feel lighter and lighter, like she could take on all the things that were getting to her lately. She'd power through it. She would! The Charmander looked up at the sky and screamed at the top of her lungs:

Mellow used Radiant Solar Beam! ...But there was no target.

She gasped for breath. But she wasn't done. She screamed again and a beam of light went through the grass, scorching it wherever it came in contact. It was after the second one that she began to feel lightheaded and dizzy. Unable to stand or move without stumbling, Mellow lay down on her back and glared at the sky.

 

[Namohysip]

Energized after weeks of recovery, many of Team Spectrum relished the idea of getting out in the sun, in the warmth, and in fresh and open air. The sky was a brilliant blue and only a few clouds in the sky. Lush Prairie hadn't been touched too badly by the cataclysm, though some parts of earth had been upended, and in this part of the prairie, near the edge, a few trees still looked a bit wet.

Still, it was relaxing. It was a bit strange, however, that Bean, of all Pokemon, elected to come with them. Diyem seemed just as confused, though he wasn't about to disobey a prospective Overseer when he'd spent a whole half-year not getting any demands whatsoever.

They wound up starting a small picnic to pass the time. They brought all the fixings, and for some, it would be the first outside meal they'd enjoyed in weeks.

"Oh, it's so nice to see all of you up and out again," Bean said with a cheerful smile. "How are you all feeling?"