Chapter 1 – A Stressful Awakening
New
LutherAmarine
Gremlin
- Location
- Somewhere...
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Hey'ya! So... I've been wanting to write my own PMD story. At first I was wanting to do my own variation of Rescue Team's story, but I wasn't really feeling my idea for it. So instead, I've decided to go for my own storyline. I will admit, this is my first time writing a proper fanfic, although I have roleplayed and played D&D a few times in the past. If anything, I feel this might be a good experience for me to get into writing. (Also, I am hoping that I stick with and commit to this!)
Anyways, do feel free to give any criticisms, especially involving spelling and grammar issues! While I did reread and proofread, sometimes I do get the feeling that I missed a mistake or two.
I'm not sure if a content warning is necessary, but just in case, this chapter contains a small fight scene and a near death experience.
Music: Final Fantasy VI - Awakening
It was another tiring and depressing day at school today. Another usual round of being bullied and another usual round of being alone. Ever since my friend disappeared a year ago, I just couldn’t bring myself to approach others again. I just didn’t want to talk to anyone today, or even play my usual games. I just wanted to go to bed immediately. I opened the door to my apartment, thankfully my mom always let me have a spare key. Walking in, it already feels lonely. The TV was playing my mom’s usual favorite lifetime drama shows and already she was passed out on the couch. I couldn’t help but to feel bad for her, I know how stressful things have been for her. Life have been rough ever since dad left us.
Well, either way I didn’t feel like thinking about it right now. I just wanted to go to sleep already. I flopped onto bed without a second thought, not even bothering to cover myself in blankets. And almost immediately, I began to drift off into sleep…
My bed felt so cozy and comfortable… I could lay here for the rest of the day. Homework? Dinner? Setting up an alarm? Forget about those. I just want to sleep as long as I want. I don’t want to think about anything.
...Except for maybe… the heat. I don’t know why, but it starting to feel like it was getting hot… I’m glad that I didn’t sleep with my blankets on, but… why does it feel like it’s getting hot all of a sudden?! I’m starting to find it hard to keep sleeping… I don’t want to wake up… but… ugh, I can’t take it anymore!
Upon opening my eyes… I was unable to comprehend what I was seeing. All I could see was red, orange, and black. All three of those colors are merging and mixing together. It felt extremely hot, a loud beep was going off, and I was hearing a bunch of incomprehensible screaming. What was going on?!
Music: Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon - Welcome to the World of Pokemon!
Everything went so fast, when all of a sudden… I found myself in a strange ethereal zone. It was very wavy with meshes of blue and green flowing through each other. My sudden displacement happened in a blink of an eye. In fact, it feels like everything is happening in a blink of an eye! Was this a dream? Or maybe a nightmare?! Soon after, I heard a voice call out to me… I couldn’t understand everything they were saying. All I could hear was “We need a hero… one with a human heart…” I… couldn’t find myself able to respond. I was still feeling severely hot from earlier. The only thing I could do… was to shake my head.
“Listen… we don’t have much time… we need a hero… plus, I saved your life!”
I wanted to clench my head. It was in pain, but… I couldn’t find myself able to move my arms.
“We cool? Okay, we cool!”
Wait, NO! I’m not cool with suddenly being taken away like this! I shook my head and tried to protest.
“Look buddy… we don’t have much time… besides, you owe me!”
…I suppose I’m not in a position to refuse. Although I just couldn’t understand what they meant.
“Alright… just remember… Look for The Warlock… that is your mission.”
Look for The Warlock… okay… is that all?
“Oh, but first… look for a blue star… and walk away from it… got it?”
...I guess? I could only nod in response.
“Alright, off you go, hero!”
Suddenly, I found myself falling… and falling… and falling! The waves of blue and green rushed by me with extreme speed. I tilted my head downwards to see where I was falling into within this mysterious, colorful void… and what I saw was a large, golden ring. I closed my eyes and grit my teeth as I fell through the ring… and soon after I felt my descent was slowing down. I slowly opened my eyes again and saw that my body was slowly going through the ring… not only that, but I felt like my body was… changing forms… I wasn’t sure what was happening to me! And soon after the golden ring passed by my head, I soon found myself in another location. I wasn’t in my room, no… I was outside, looking up at the night sky.
Music: Breath of Fire III - Sandy Sound
I put my small, stubby claws on this soft and coarse ground to push up my upper body, going from laying down to sitting down. Shaking my head and regaining my senses, I immediately took a look at my surroundings. All I saw… was just sand. Loads of sand. Plains of sand and dunes of sand, everywhere. Some cacti and rocks scattered here and there… and a bone sitting right next to me. I couldn’t help but to be fixated on this bone. Normally I’d freak out to randomly come across a bone lying next to me, but… something about it felt like I should grab it.
I reached for the bone, grabbing it with my small, brown, scaly hand… wait… what now?! I immediately jumped up to my feet and looked all over my body! Not only was I smaller and stubbier, but my skin looked smooth and scaly. I even looked behind myself… and saw that I have a little tail. Lastly I felt my head, as I feel like I was wearing a strange mask. It was covering my face completely, but it felt like it was made out of bone. Once again, I looked at my hands… my tiny little hands and claws… it was when I realized that I was no longer human.
I was a Cubone… and alone in the middle of the desert!
This… was bad. I quickly grabbed my bone, knowing that it’s all I got to defend myself, and that’s assuming that I even know how to fight! But honestly, I have even worse problems, as I am stuck here with no directions to find any safe civilization! I paced around and began to panic… what was I gonna do? Where was I gonna go? And if I get jumped, I’m all alone, and I don’t have… have… someone… to defend me… someone did protect me back then… but… I can’t remember them! And I knew I was a student, but… what was I doing? And did I have any family? The more I thought about it, the more I panicked. I continued to spiral into my despair, until I shouted…
“Come on, Tristan, pull yourself together!!”
Tristan… yeah. That’s my name. Okay, that’s what I remember at least! So I didn’t forget everything, that’s at least a relief! But first… I need to find a way out of this desert. I tapped my skull helmet with my claw, trying to think of a solution… that’s when I remembered that mysterious voice…
“Look for a blue star… and walk away from it…”
It is night time, so the stars must be visible. Especially since there’s no excessive amount of light to block out the night sky. Oh yeah, that was a thing I remember dealing with back at home… anyways! I need to find the blue star in the sky. I scanned the night sky to look for that blue shining dot… there was the moon… a red star… another red star… and… bingo, the blue star, shining high above the sky! I wasted no time facing away from the blue star and making my towards what I hope is someplace safe. It was the only lead that I had.
I continued to walk in this direction, hoping to come across something. So far it’s just been cacti and dunes of sand. Despite being night time, it wasn’t that hard to see where I was going. It must be due to the clear skies and the moon shining down onto the vast desert. I kept walking across the dunes of sand, hoping to find something in the distance. It wasn’t too long until I could see an orange glimmer in the far distance. That, I could only assume to be a settlement of some sort. I suppose that I should be thankful that whoever teleported me didn’t place me too far away from it. Either way, all I can do is just continue walking. Thinking about it, it’s probably going to be a very long walk…
All I could do is just walk and think about the situation I’m in. Considering that this is going to be a very long trip, I’ve decided to ask myself, “What do I remember?” Well, I was formerly a human and a student, my name is Tristan, and I had a close friend that would protect me. That’s all I can seem to remember about myself specifically. But what else do I remember? Anything about my home? Well, I do remember being in the city and excessive light pollution. That always made it hard to see stars in the night sky, and it always made the nights feel so dull and dreary. I did yearn to see the starry skies like I saw in photos that I’ve seen. It feels strange, it feels like my memories just have various holes in them. The only thing I could recall are just bits and pieces, at least until something reminds me of my past. Actually, now I wonder, how do I know what a Cubone is? Was it just instinct, or did these species exist back home? I thought about it for a moment… and managed to remember seeing various creatures back home. I think… they were called Pokemon? I vaguely recalled the term “Pokemon Trainer”… Oh! Yeah, that I do remember. I had no idea what I wanted to be when I grow up, but I do remember being disinterested in being a Pokemon Trainer. I think I’m starting to get somewhere…
Another thing I wonder to myself: Who is this “Warlock”? Whoever sent me here intends for me to become a hero that will stop this so-called Warlock. I don’t understand why they picked me, or why someone with a human-heart is necessary to defeat someone like that. They could’ve told me more, but it seemed like they were in a rush. I just can’t help but to feel that they have picked a poor choice for a hero...
I snapped back into reality as I realize that I almost walked right into a purple stinger. I let out a shocked gasp as I jumped away from it, nearly getting pierced by it! The mysterious assailant leaped out from the sand, hissing right at me! It seemed to resemble a purple bug with two pinchers and a stinger… I do believe that’s a Skorupi. I began to sweat and panic, realizing that not only do I have no experience with fighting as a Cubone, but I’m all alone and in the middle of the desert! If I lose this fight, or get poisoned… no, I mustn’t think about that! I need to focus!
Music: Suikoden V - Time for Confrontation
I gripped my bone club tightly in my hand, trying to stay calm. I kept my eyes on it to anticipate their movements. It let out a low hiss… and it attempted to stab me with its stinger! It didn’t reach me, but it certainly felt like it could! I let out a gasp as I jumped back on reaction, feeling unsure on how to approach them. I would rather not fight them, but they’re standing in between me and potential civilization. I tried to step to the side to walk around it, but it also stepped to the side to keep in front of me. No matter what, it always tried to block my attempt to walk past it. Thinking that maybe it’ll go away if I leave, I attempted to back away from it. As I backed away, it followed after me anyways. At that point, I knew that there was no way I could run away from this fight.
“Pl-please, just go away!” I stuttered towards the Skorupi. It didn’t seem to acknowledge what I said, as it did not change its stance. It raised its tail up, looking like it was going to strike. I shouted at them, “I don’t want to fight, go away!” It hissed then suddenly lunged right towards me with its stinging tail! I tried to jump out of the way, but it ended up piercing my shoulder. I let out a scream as I felt the sharp pain. Words of panic start to fill my head upon being struck.
Oh no, please tell me that I didn’t get poisoned!
I’m gonna die here!
Please, just go away, I don’t know where I even am!
??????, PLEASE HELP!!
Fear and panic overtook my mind as I screamed. I ran towards the Skorupi with reckless abandon, swinging my bone club around wildly. Every pinch, every sting, I felt them. I couldn’t tell what was happening as I wildly struck and bashed the scorpion. I wasn’t even sure if I was even hitting them. It all happened so fast, that the next thing I knew, I was exhausted and woozy. I was breathing heavily, staring at my opponent. The Skorupi looked like it was exhausted, as much as I could tell anyways. Its tail was lowered, looking like it was about to back away… and thankfully, it fled. I could not gather the energy to chase after it, even if I wanted to.
I wasn’t sure how, but… I managed to fend off my opponent. But I could not make it out unscathed. Looking all over my body, it seemed that I have sustained a lot of damage. Suddenly, I clenched my right shoulder in pain, finding myself unable to move it much, if at all. It may have been likely that I’ve been poisoned… the reality of the situation started to sink in within my mind.
Music: Final Fantasy IV - Suspicion
I might actually die here.
But I couldn’t give up here. Not yet. I held my bone club in my hand, trying to head towards the orange glimmer. At least, I think I was. Everything was starting to become blurry in my eyes. I was feeling weak and in severe pain. I kept trying to walk… and walk… and walk…
Until I couldn’t walk anymore.
I collapsed into the sand, unable to stand up anymore.
“Please… help me… anyone… I’m dying here…”
Nobody came.
“Please… somebody… HELP!!”
I laid in the sand for what felt like forever. I didn’t know if anyone was going to come to my rescue, or if I was going to succumb to my wounds, or if a wild Pokemon was going to finish me off, or worse…
I then began to hear someone in the distance. I slowly turned my head towards their direction.
“Hey! Dude, you okay?!”
I could not respond.
“Dude, don’t die on me!”
It felt like I was being lifted up. I could not tell who it was. Everything felt numb to me and everything was blurry. It wasn’t too long that my world began to be covered in darkness.
“Arlene, quick! We’re going back to Sahra Town!”
“Yeah, hang on, Jason!”
Not too long after… I could see nothing but darkness as my consciousness faded away...
Anyways, do feel free to give any criticisms, especially involving spelling and grammar issues! While I did reread and proofread, sometimes I do get the feeling that I missed a mistake or two.
I'm not sure if a content warning is necessary, but just in case, this chapter contains a small fight scene and a near death experience.
Chapter 1 – A Stressful Awakening
Music: Final Fantasy VI - Awakening
It was another tiring and depressing day at school today. Another usual round of being bullied and another usual round of being alone. Ever since my friend disappeared a year ago, I just couldn’t bring myself to approach others again. I just didn’t want to talk to anyone today, or even play my usual games. I just wanted to go to bed immediately. I opened the door to my apartment, thankfully my mom always let me have a spare key. Walking in, it already feels lonely. The TV was playing my mom’s usual favorite lifetime drama shows and already she was passed out on the couch. I couldn’t help but to feel bad for her, I know how stressful things have been for her. Life have been rough ever since dad left us.
Well, either way I didn’t feel like thinking about it right now. I just wanted to go to sleep already. I flopped onto bed without a second thought, not even bothering to cover myself in blankets. And almost immediately, I began to drift off into sleep…
My bed felt so cozy and comfortable… I could lay here for the rest of the day. Homework? Dinner? Setting up an alarm? Forget about those. I just want to sleep as long as I want. I don’t want to think about anything.
...Except for maybe… the heat. I don’t know why, but it starting to feel like it was getting hot… I’m glad that I didn’t sleep with my blankets on, but… why does it feel like it’s getting hot all of a sudden?! I’m starting to find it hard to keep sleeping… I don’t want to wake up… but… ugh, I can’t take it anymore!
Upon opening my eyes… I was unable to comprehend what I was seeing. All I could see was red, orange, and black. All three of those colors are merging and mixing together. It felt extremely hot, a loud beep was going off, and I was hearing a bunch of incomprehensible screaming. What was going on?!
Music: Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon - Welcome to the World of Pokemon!
Everything went so fast, when all of a sudden… I found myself in a strange ethereal zone. It was very wavy with meshes of blue and green flowing through each other. My sudden displacement happened in a blink of an eye. In fact, it feels like everything is happening in a blink of an eye! Was this a dream? Or maybe a nightmare?! Soon after, I heard a voice call out to me… I couldn’t understand everything they were saying. All I could hear was “We need a hero… one with a human heart…” I… couldn’t find myself able to respond. I was still feeling severely hot from earlier. The only thing I could do… was to shake my head.
“Listen… we don’t have much time… we need a hero… plus, I saved your life!”
I wanted to clench my head. It was in pain, but… I couldn’t find myself able to move my arms.
“We cool? Okay, we cool!”
Wait, NO! I’m not cool with suddenly being taken away like this! I shook my head and tried to protest.
“Look buddy… we don’t have much time… besides, you owe me!”
…I suppose I’m not in a position to refuse. Although I just couldn’t understand what they meant.
“Alright… just remember… Look for The Warlock… that is your mission.”
Look for The Warlock… okay… is that all?
“Oh, but first… look for a blue star… and walk away from it… got it?”
...I guess? I could only nod in response.
“Alright, off you go, hero!”
Suddenly, I found myself falling… and falling… and falling! The waves of blue and green rushed by me with extreme speed. I tilted my head downwards to see where I was falling into within this mysterious, colorful void… and what I saw was a large, golden ring. I closed my eyes and grit my teeth as I fell through the ring… and soon after I felt my descent was slowing down. I slowly opened my eyes again and saw that my body was slowly going through the ring… not only that, but I felt like my body was… changing forms… I wasn’t sure what was happening to me! And soon after the golden ring passed by my head, I soon found myself in another location. I wasn’t in my room, no… I was outside, looking up at the night sky.
Music: Breath of Fire III - Sandy Sound
I put my small, stubby claws on this soft and coarse ground to push up my upper body, going from laying down to sitting down. Shaking my head and regaining my senses, I immediately took a look at my surroundings. All I saw… was just sand. Loads of sand. Plains of sand and dunes of sand, everywhere. Some cacti and rocks scattered here and there… and a bone sitting right next to me. I couldn’t help but to be fixated on this bone. Normally I’d freak out to randomly come across a bone lying next to me, but… something about it felt like I should grab it.
I reached for the bone, grabbing it with my small, brown, scaly hand… wait… what now?! I immediately jumped up to my feet and looked all over my body! Not only was I smaller and stubbier, but my skin looked smooth and scaly. I even looked behind myself… and saw that I have a little tail. Lastly I felt my head, as I feel like I was wearing a strange mask. It was covering my face completely, but it felt like it was made out of bone. Once again, I looked at my hands… my tiny little hands and claws… it was when I realized that I was no longer human.
I was a Cubone… and alone in the middle of the desert!
This… was bad. I quickly grabbed my bone, knowing that it’s all I got to defend myself, and that’s assuming that I even know how to fight! But honestly, I have even worse problems, as I am stuck here with no directions to find any safe civilization! I paced around and began to panic… what was I gonna do? Where was I gonna go? And if I get jumped, I’m all alone, and I don’t have… have… someone… to defend me… someone did protect me back then… but… I can’t remember them! And I knew I was a student, but… what was I doing? And did I have any family? The more I thought about it, the more I panicked. I continued to spiral into my despair, until I shouted…
“Come on, Tristan, pull yourself together!!”
Tristan… yeah. That’s my name. Okay, that’s what I remember at least! So I didn’t forget everything, that’s at least a relief! But first… I need to find a way out of this desert. I tapped my skull helmet with my claw, trying to think of a solution… that’s when I remembered that mysterious voice…
“Look for a blue star… and walk away from it…”
It is night time, so the stars must be visible. Especially since there’s no excessive amount of light to block out the night sky. Oh yeah, that was a thing I remember dealing with back at home… anyways! I need to find the blue star in the sky. I scanned the night sky to look for that blue shining dot… there was the moon… a red star… another red star… and… bingo, the blue star, shining high above the sky! I wasted no time facing away from the blue star and making my towards what I hope is someplace safe. It was the only lead that I had.
I continued to walk in this direction, hoping to come across something. So far it’s just been cacti and dunes of sand. Despite being night time, it wasn’t that hard to see where I was going. It must be due to the clear skies and the moon shining down onto the vast desert. I kept walking across the dunes of sand, hoping to find something in the distance. It wasn’t too long until I could see an orange glimmer in the far distance. That, I could only assume to be a settlement of some sort. I suppose that I should be thankful that whoever teleported me didn’t place me too far away from it. Either way, all I can do is just continue walking. Thinking about it, it’s probably going to be a very long walk…
All I could do is just walk and think about the situation I’m in. Considering that this is going to be a very long trip, I’ve decided to ask myself, “What do I remember?” Well, I was formerly a human and a student, my name is Tristan, and I had a close friend that would protect me. That’s all I can seem to remember about myself specifically. But what else do I remember? Anything about my home? Well, I do remember being in the city and excessive light pollution. That always made it hard to see stars in the night sky, and it always made the nights feel so dull and dreary. I did yearn to see the starry skies like I saw in photos that I’ve seen. It feels strange, it feels like my memories just have various holes in them. The only thing I could recall are just bits and pieces, at least until something reminds me of my past. Actually, now I wonder, how do I know what a Cubone is? Was it just instinct, or did these species exist back home? I thought about it for a moment… and managed to remember seeing various creatures back home. I think… they were called Pokemon? I vaguely recalled the term “Pokemon Trainer”… Oh! Yeah, that I do remember. I had no idea what I wanted to be when I grow up, but I do remember being disinterested in being a Pokemon Trainer. I think I’m starting to get somewhere…
Another thing I wonder to myself: Who is this “Warlock”? Whoever sent me here intends for me to become a hero that will stop this so-called Warlock. I don’t understand why they picked me, or why someone with a human-heart is necessary to defeat someone like that. They could’ve told me more, but it seemed like they were in a rush. I just can’t help but to feel that they have picked a poor choice for a hero...
I snapped back into reality as I realize that I almost walked right into a purple stinger. I let out a shocked gasp as I jumped away from it, nearly getting pierced by it! The mysterious assailant leaped out from the sand, hissing right at me! It seemed to resemble a purple bug with two pinchers and a stinger… I do believe that’s a Skorupi. I began to sweat and panic, realizing that not only do I have no experience with fighting as a Cubone, but I’m all alone and in the middle of the desert! If I lose this fight, or get poisoned… no, I mustn’t think about that! I need to focus!
Music: Suikoden V - Time for Confrontation
I gripped my bone club tightly in my hand, trying to stay calm. I kept my eyes on it to anticipate their movements. It let out a low hiss… and it attempted to stab me with its stinger! It didn’t reach me, but it certainly felt like it could! I let out a gasp as I jumped back on reaction, feeling unsure on how to approach them. I would rather not fight them, but they’re standing in between me and potential civilization. I tried to step to the side to walk around it, but it also stepped to the side to keep in front of me. No matter what, it always tried to block my attempt to walk past it. Thinking that maybe it’ll go away if I leave, I attempted to back away from it. As I backed away, it followed after me anyways. At that point, I knew that there was no way I could run away from this fight.
“Pl-please, just go away!” I stuttered towards the Skorupi. It didn’t seem to acknowledge what I said, as it did not change its stance. It raised its tail up, looking like it was going to strike. I shouted at them, “I don’t want to fight, go away!” It hissed then suddenly lunged right towards me with its stinging tail! I tried to jump out of the way, but it ended up piercing my shoulder. I let out a scream as I felt the sharp pain. Words of panic start to fill my head upon being struck.
Oh no, please tell me that I didn’t get poisoned!
I’m gonna die here!
Please, just go away, I don’t know where I even am!
??????, PLEASE HELP!!
Fear and panic overtook my mind as I screamed. I ran towards the Skorupi with reckless abandon, swinging my bone club around wildly. Every pinch, every sting, I felt them. I couldn’t tell what was happening as I wildly struck and bashed the scorpion. I wasn’t even sure if I was even hitting them. It all happened so fast, that the next thing I knew, I was exhausted and woozy. I was breathing heavily, staring at my opponent. The Skorupi looked like it was exhausted, as much as I could tell anyways. Its tail was lowered, looking like it was about to back away… and thankfully, it fled. I could not gather the energy to chase after it, even if I wanted to.
I wasn’t sure how, but… I managed to fend off my opponent. But I could not make it out unscathed. Looking all over my body, it seemed that I have sustained a lot of damage. Suddenly, I clenched my right shoulder in pain, finding myself unable to move it much, if at all. It may have been likely that I’ve been poisoned… the reality of the situation started to sink in within my mind.
Music: Final Fantasy IV - Suspicion
I might actually die here.
But I couldn’t give up here. Not yet. I held my bone club in my hand, trying to head towards the orange glimmer. At least, I think I was. Everything was starting to become blurry in my eyes. I was feeling weak and in severe pain. I kept trying to walk… and walk… and walk…
Until I couldn’t walk anymore.
I collapsed into the sand, unable to stand up anymore.
“Please… help me… anyone… I’m dying here…”
Nobody came.
“Please… somebody… HELP!!”
I laid in the sand for what felt like forever. I didn’t know if anyone was going to come to my rescue, or if I was going to succumb to my wounds, or if a wild Pokemon was going to finish me off, or worse…
I then began to hear someone in the distance. I slowly turned my head towards their direction.
“Hey! Dude, you okay?!”
I could not respond.
“Dude, don’t die on me!”
It felt like I was being lifted up. I could not tell who it was. Everything felt numb to me and everything was blurry. It wasn’t too long that my world began to be covered in darkness.
“Arlene, quick! We’re going back to Sahra Town!”
“Yeah, hang on, Jason!”
Not too long after… I could see nothing but darkness as my consciousness faded away...
Last edited: