Novarin
The Satirical Dictator Pokemon
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Well, this is the first thing I've submitted to this site, but definitely not my first fanfic. Trust me, none of you want to see that. But I hope you'll enjoy this, even if it's short. But longer chapters are on the way, I promise.
His body was pelted from every angle, by increasingly larger weights. He couldn't think of anything but escaping this hell. Every breath brought its own pain with it, as if he was trying to breath in rocks. He couldn't even open his eyes without being blinded in the next instant. I have to get out! Where's the exit? He was frantic. Even without his sight, he clawed at his surroundings, searching for an opening wide enough to fit through. He could tell his finger nails were broken by then.
A deafening roar broke through the crashing around him. He flinched, just before something large crashed into his hands, flattening them with a resounding crunch. A scream escaped his throat, only to be drowned out by the crashing around him.
The black and read energy swept toward him, causing everything it hit to become cold and grey. Nothing was exempt. His eyes went wide as he tried to scramble backward. Find somewhere to hide, get away, anything but this. In his hurry, he tripped over a rock, crashing to the ground. His heart skipped a beat as the wave passed over him.
Every part of his body went cold instantly. It was if he'd been dropped into the North Pole after a warm bath. It wasn't long before all feeling left his toes, spreading all the way up to his head. The only thing he could feel was his heart beating in his chest. flew into a frenzy before slowing down dramatically. It was all he could do to stare up at the once-blue sky, stained black by smoke and fire.
"Hey! Are you okay? Come on, wake up!"
Tony was shocked awake by something shaking his body. And even then, it took his brain a while to catch up. Everything was... fuzzy. he couldn't make sense of anything. Just a voice. After a moment, he couldn't help but groan and open his eyes. It was then that the finally shaking stopped.
"Ugh... Where am I?"
"Oh, thank Arceus. You're up!" Finally, Tony was able to make out whatever was standing over him. It was a creature he sort of recognized. A tan monkey-like animal with red-orange fur. A chimchar? Yeah, that sounds right.
He took a look at his surroundings. He was lying on the ground, which he guessed explained why every part of his body hurt. It made sense, considering the only features in the earth he could see was hard, sedimentary rock in red and orange layers. In fact, rock seemed to be the only thing for as far as he could see. To be honest, that wasn't far. It was almost as if he was in a pocket in the face of the rock.
"Um, do we know each other?" Tony asked. He was finally able to force out some words. and convince his muscles to work correctly and sit up. He felt like crap. Every part of his body hurt, not to mention that a gigantic headache. He felt like his skull had split open. It was a wonder he was able to focus on anything besides that.
"Well, no. I don't think so," the chimchar answered. "I just found you passed out here and felt like I had to do something. I couldn't really leave you here. Some violent pokémon came by and attacked you?"
Tony's eyes went wide. Who said anything about being attacked? "Attacked? Just where are we?"
The fire-type looked confused. "What do you mean? You're here, so you've got to know, right?"
Tony wracked his brain for an answer, but couldn't find anything but more pain bouncing through his skull. It seemed to be fading at least. "Well, not really. I can't seem to remember."
The chimchar looked confused, but explained anyway. "Well, right now, we're near the bottom of Crag Mountain outside of Civet town. You don't know how you got here at all? It's kind of a long hike."
"I don't really remember much of anything... I think I hit my head or something…"
"You don't remember anything?" Suddenly, the pokémon looked very worried. "That means you have amnesia! And if you do, that's a serious medical issue! We have to get back to Civet Town fast!" Without another word, the chimchar grabbed Tony's arm and lifted him up. In the action, Tony got a glimpse of his arm. Covered in black fur, but with small white spots dotted here and there. Now that he thought about it, hehad no idea what he actually looked like.
He also finally got a look at his surroundings. The two of them were surrounded by reddish rock, most of it scaling higher up at steep angles. Tony figured it would be difficult to stray from the path, which at least meant it would be hard to get lost. In the distance, he could just make out a mountain peak piercing the clouds.
"Hey, um, can you tell me what I look like?" He asked upon reaching a fork in the road. There was a sign pointing down the right path that read "Obscured Cavern". The chimchar skidded to a stop and turned back to face him.
The chimchar stared at him, aghast. "You don't even remember what you look like? This is worse than I thought! Please tell me you at least remember your own name!"
"It's Tony… I think. Or maybe Anthony..."
He sighed, visibly relaxing "Well, at least you've still got that. Sort of. I'm Ken, by the way. And you look like an average pancham really. Just with a bunch of spots in your fur."
A pancham? He got the image in his head, a small, bear-like pokémon with white and black fur. That sounded sort of right. Kind of. Familiar at least.
"Well anyway, we might have to take the shortcut," Ken continued. "It'll take way too long to make it down to town otherwise." He hesitated, ruuning a hand through the fur on the top of his head.. "You can fight, right? Like, you're not too young? Not that you look like a little kid or anything... Not really..."
Tony's took a step back, surprised. "Fight? What are you talking about?" He chose to ignore the "kid" comment. For now.
"Look, I'm sorry to force this on you and everything, but we're going to have to go through Obscured Cavern to reach the town fast enough to get any treatment for you."
"But I feel fi-"
"And it won't be too dangerous. There's just a bunch of zubat in there. They're pretty weak, to be honest. But as long as you stick behind me, you should be fine. I can protect both of us."
"I really don't think any of this is necessary."
"Seriously, we need to hurry!" He ran ahead, taking the path on the right. "What are you waiting for? Hurry up!"
After a moment, Tony followed. He figured this was probably the best option for now. He just hoped being able to fight was a "muscle memory" sort of thing.
His body was pelted from every angle, by increasingly larger weights. He couldn't think of anything but escaping this hell. Every breath brought its own pain with it, as if he was trying to breath in rocks. He couldn't even open his eyes without being blinded in the next instant. I have to get out! Where's the exit? He was frantic. Even without his sight, he clawed at his surroundings, searching for an opening wide enough to fit through. He could tell his finger nails were broken by then.
A deafening roar broke through the crashing around him. He flinched, just before something large crashed into his hands, flattening them with a resounding crunch. A scream escaped his throat, only to be drowned out by the crashing around him.
The black and read energy swept toward him, causing everything it hit to become cold and grey. Nothing was exempt. His eyes went wide as he tried to scramble backward. Find somewhere to hide, get away, anything but this. In his hurry, he tripped over a rock, crashing to the ground. His heart skipped a beat as the wave passed over him.
Every part of his body went cold instantly. It was if he'd been dropped into the North Pole after a warm bath. It wasn't long before all feeling left his toes, spreading all the way up to his head. The only thing he could feel was his heart beating in his chest. flew into a frenzy before slowing down dramatically. It was all he could do to stare up at the once-blue sky, stained black by smoke and fire.
"Hey! Are you okay? Come on, wake up!"
Tony was shocked awake by something shaking his body. And even then, it took his brain a while to catch up. Everything was... fuzzy. he couldn't make sense of anything. Just a voice. After a moment, he couldn't help but groan and open his eyes. It was then that the finally shaking stopped.
"Ugh... Where am I?"
"Oh, thank Arceus. You're up!" Finally, Tony was able to make out whatever was standing over him. It was a creature he sort of recognized. A tan monkey-like animal with red-orange fur. A chimchar? Yeah, that sounds right.
He took a look at his surroundings. He was lying on the ground, which he guessed explained why every part of his body hurt. It made sense, considering the only features in the earth he could see was hard, sedimentary rock in red and orange layers. In fact, rock seemed to be the only thing for as far as he could see. To be honest, that wasn't far. It was almost as if he was in a pocket in the face of the rock.
"Um, do we know each other?" Tony asked. He was finally able to force out some words. and convince his muscles to work correctly and sit up. He felt like crap. Every part of his body hurt, not to mention that a gigantic headache. He felt like his skull had split open. It was a wonder he was able to focus on anything besides that.
"Well, no. I don't think so," the chimchar answered. "I just found you passed out here and felt like I had to do something. I couldn't really leave you here. Some violent pokémon came by and attacked you?"
Tony's eyes went wide. Who said anything about being attacked? "Attacked? Just where are we?"
The fire-type looked confused. "What do you mean? You're here, so you've got to know, right?"
Tony wracked his brain for an answer, but couldn't find anything but more pain bouncing through his skull. It seemed to be fading at least. "Well, not really. I can't seem to remember."
The chimchar looked confused, but explained anyway. "Well, right now, we're near the bottom of Crag Mountain outside of Civet town. You don't know how you got here at all? It's kind of a long hike."
"I don't really remember much of anything... I think I hit my head or something…"
"You don't remember anything?" Suddenly, the pokémon looked very worried. "That means you have amnesia! And if you do, that's a serious medical issue! We have to get back to Civet Town fast!" Without another word, the chimchar grabbed Tony's arm and lifted him up. In the action, Tony got a glimpse of his arm. Covered in black fur, but with small white spots dotted here and there. Now that he thought about it, hehad no idea what he actually looked like.
He also finally got a look at his surroundings. The two of them were surrounded by reddish rock, most of it scaling higher up at steep angles. Tony figured it would be difficult to stray from the path, which at least meant it would be hard to get lost. In the distance, he could just make out a mountain peak piercing the clouds.
"Hey, um, can you tell me what I look like?" He asked upon reaching a fork in the road. There was a sign pointing down the right path that read "Obscured Cavern". The chimchar skidded to a stop and turned back to face him.
The chimchar stared at him, aghast. "You don't even remember what you look like? This is worse than I thought! Please tell me you at least remember your own name!"
"It's Tony… I think. Or maybe Anthony..."
He sighed, visibly relaxing "Well, at least you've still got that. Sort of. I'm Ken, by the way. And you look like an average pancham really. Just with a bunch of spots in your fur."
A pancham? He got the image in his head, a small, bear-like pokémon with white and black fur. That sounded sort of right. Kind of. Familiar at least.
"Well anyway, we might have to take the shortcut," Ken continued. "It'll take way too long to make it down to town otherwise." He hesitated, ruuning a hand through the fur on the top of his head.. "You can fight, right? Like, you're not too young? Not that you look like a little kid or anything... Not really..."
Tony's took a step back, surprised. "Fight? What are you talking about?" He chose to ignore the "kid" comment. For now.
"Look, I'm sorry to force this on you and everything, but we're going to have to go through Obscured Cavern to reach the town fast enough to get any treatment for you."
"But I feel fi-"
"And it won't be too dangerous. There's just a bunch of zubat in there. They're pretty weak, to be honest. But as long as you stick behind me, you should be fine. I can protect both of us."
"I really don't think any of this is necessary."
"Seriously, we need to hurry!" He ran ahead, taking the path on the right. "What are you waiting for? Hurry up!"
After a moment, Tony followed. He figured this was probably the best option for now. He just hoped being able to fight was a "muscle memory" sort of thing.
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