Fenrir Reki
Guardian of Destruction
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- 15
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- Age 29
- San Jose, CA
- Seen Sep 1, 2014
I completely agree! Removing Mewtwo and replacing him for Lucario is kind of disappointing. What is wrong with having both of them in a great game? I just hope the next SSB game has Lucario... otherwise I probably won't buy it.
Anyways, the club's story hasn't been updated in a while, so i'll add to it again:
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Recap:
We followed Celebi through the almost magical forest towards Windrock City, where we would find information about the cave and the artifact.
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When we arrived at Windrock City's entrance, Celebi turned around to bid us farewell.
"I'm sorry, but this is as far as I can go. I am not permitted to enter the town, so you must go by yourselves to meet the elder."
"Elder? We will look for them, and why can't you enter? Would you mind explaining that to us?" I asked
"I'm sorry but I can't. I must leave now, take care and good luck!" Celebi quickly replied.
She then turned around and flew down the mountain path, back towards Azure Forest.
"Well that was kind of abrupt..." Takashi said.
"Besides that, i'm kind of hungry. We haven't eaten in a while anyways, so let's find something to eat in town before we find the elder. We have plenty of time anyways."
"All right then, but I have no clue where the nearest food shop or restaurant is."
"That's why we go look for it. There is bound to be a town directory somewhere around here. I can't think of any town that doesn't have one since new people who enter end up getting lost at some point anyways."
"New people like us?"
"Yes, like us."
We both laughed and entered the city, where we were quickly stopped by a nearby guard.
"Halt outsider." A guard said as he approached us.
"What are you doing? They aren't the ones, stop being so paranoid." A boy said, quickly rushing up to us.
"You're right. My apologies. Carry on, and don't do anything suspicious. We keep our eyes on outsiders like you." The guard said in a low tone.
"You should consider being nicer to the new folk. Besides, this is exactly how you end up scaring away outsiders." The boy replied.
"You never know when that thief will strike again, and you can never be to careless." The guard said, walking back to his post.
"I am so sorry. His name is Stephen. He takes his job way too seriously. My name is Drake, nice to meet you both. Are you both new? I haven't seen your faces around here before."
"Yes, we wanted to talk to the elder of this city." Takashi said.
"Oh, you mean my grandpa? He is very busy right now, but he should be available tomorrow. By the way, where are you two from? You don't look like you come from any town or city close by us. Do you live far away?"
"Uh... yeah we live quite far away from here."
"Oh cool. From what city?"
"Uh about that..."
"Sorry, i'm being too rude. Anyways, i'll escort both of you to my grandfather's palace, you can both stay there for the time being and look around the town if you want."
"Thank you... Wait, your grandfather owns a palace?" Takashi asked.
"Yeah. I come from a wealthy, respected family, which is why my grandfather is the elder of the city." Drake answered.
"Oh that explains it..." I said.
My stomach growled, then Takashi's soon after.
"It sounds like the both of you are hungry. Don't worry, i'll get you a nice banquet in the palace so you won't have to buy any food in the town. Besides, our meals are cooked by the finest chefs in our city, so you will not be disappointed."
"Thanks for being so kind but, why are you offering us so much? We are merely strangers to you aren't we?" I asked in surprise.
"Yeah, but just because your a stranger, it doesn't mean I won't show respect. Let's hurry before we all end up starving because i'm starting to get hungry too." Drake quickly replied.
Drake turned around and urged us to follow him, so we did.
On our way there, Drake occasionally stopped for a brief moment to show us where some of the buildings and other places within the city were.
"I'll just give you both a quick tour before we head up to the palace. See that road over there? If you follow it, it takes you directly into the town square. There are plenty of shops surrounding it, and if you go to the side, you will find an area full of stores where you can buy things, or eat food. Over here, is a small park. It's nothing special, but this was here even before the town was built. So I guess you could say it's ancient. We don't have time for a complete tour, but i'll show you the rest later. How are you both holding up? Are you both still hungry?" Drake asked.
"I am. I can wait a little longer however, so do not worry about me." Hideyoshi said.
"I'm hungry. How are you not starving by now?" Takashi looked at me surprised.
"I don't know. Being a Pokemon has it's advantages I guess."
We all laughed, then Drake took a candy bar out of his pocket and handed it over to Takashi.
"Here. You can eat this on our way up if you are that hungry. Oh that reminds me, I haven't asked for your names yet."
"I'm Hideyoshi, and this is my partner, Takashi." I said in reply.
"Japanese names? That's interesting. I have a Pokemon partner too, but he isn't with me right now. He is at the palace resting. We just finished practicing for the big Pokemon tournament held at Blacklight City."
"A Pokemon tournament? And where is Blacklight City?" Takashi asked.
"Oh. It's to the north of here. You should be able to spot it from the entrance. It's a giant city, and it's always lit up at night. I guess you could say, it's the main place of commerce around here since there are dozens of people who go there every day. The Pokemon tournament is a one versus one battle between trainers to see who is the best, and the winner gets a mysterious grand prize. It's probably not going to be announced until the tournament starts, unless they plan on keeping it a secret from everyone but the winner. But I want to win that tournament! I have participated in it before, but lost because of an accident. I won't explain fully what happened, but it left me and my partner unable to participate in anything completely active. But now that we are fully recovered, we want to participate again." Drake replied.
"That sounds awesome! I wish we could participate too!" Takashi said enviously.
"You could. Anyone can. All you have to do is get a sign-up forum and deliver it to the tourament center down at Blacklight City, and you are all set. Of course, the only requirement is that you have a Pokemon, but you meet that requirement already. I already signed up a few days ago."
"Well in any case, let's continue forward than. I really want to see the palace!"
"It's not all too fancy. It's just like any other house, really."
After 15 minutes of walking, we arrived at Drake's palace.
"Wow! This is really cool! You said it was a palace, but it's a mansion. But it's still cool!" Takashi said in amusement.
I surprised too. The mansion was huge. I could only imagine how nice it looked inside! There was a fountain outside, with two small gardens on both ends. Every room in the mansion was lit, and we could see butlers outside who seemed ready to welcome us at any moment.
"Oh, sorry that's just what my grandpa keeps calling it. I guess I got used to it."
As we approached the entrance, we were stopped by the butler next to the entrance.
"These are my new friends. They are permitted to enter."
"As you wish sir." The butler bowed and allowed us to come in.
As we walked inside the mansion, we were amazed by the beauty of the entire place. Not only was the outside nice, but the inside looked completely luxurious! Drake said this was like an ordinary home, but it's not even close to the kind of environment Takashi and I are used to!
We stood still for a few moments, only to realize that Drake was calling out our names.
"Hey! Are you going to stand there all day? Let's eat! Come over to the dining room! There is food prepared for all of us!"
"That quickly? That is some fast food service he has here." Takashi said as he walked into the dining room.
I followed soon after, and when we went inside, we took our seats to start eating.
"Wow! There is so much food out! You didn't have to prepare this much food for us!"
"Don't worry about it! Besides, there is plenty for everyone and we are friends now, so you can thank me later."
A butler walked over to us and placed a plate with seasoned chicken on the table, followed by another plate of barbeque.
"Please enjoy your meals, and if you would like more food, or any other food to be cooked, just ask us at any time."
"Oh it's all right, we are fine with these, thanks!" Takashi replied.
We quickly ate until we were completely full. Then, Drake got up and asked one of the butlers over.
"Do you two have a place to stay at for the night?"
"Not really. We were probably going to rent a room in a hotel or something in the city."
"It's fine, I have two guest rooms for the two of you. You can have them and stay as long as you want."
"Are you sure it's okay with your parents and your grandfather?"
"Yes. I already had someone tell them of your presence and they are completely fine with it and don't worry. If you still wanted to talk to my grandfather, you can tomorrow. Anyways, i'll show you both to your rooms, follow me!"
Drake went out the door and we followed behind him. We went upstairs and down a few hallways, and then he stopped and pointed a a door.
"Here is your room. There is a bathroom, a TV, and just about everything else you need there. Well, i'm off to sleep now because i'm tired. I'll see you tomorrow, and i'll even introduce you to my partner Pokemon. Good night!"
Drake waved as he walked off towards the distance.
"Well, it's been a crazy day hasn't it? Don't forget, we still have an important job to do. Mew, and everyone else is still counting on us."
"Yes, I haven't forgotten about that."
I opened the door and went inside.
When I went inside, I turned on the light switch to realize that this was no ordinary room. It was a giant room with a giant glass window to look outside into the distance, a giant TV downstairs along with a kitchen, a few tables, a comfortable sofa, a large bookshelf with a collection of books and novels, a staircase that took you to the second floor where there were four rooms, an office, two bedrooms, and a bathroom complete with a giant tub.
"You know. This really does not seem like you average mansion. How rich is Drake anyways?" Takashi said, slowly entering the room.
"I really don't know. At least he is being very kind to us." I replied, closing the door behind him.
"Well, i'm tired, so i'm going to get some sleep now. Good night!"
Takashi went upstairs and into his room, while I sat down on the couch to relax. I was planning on staying up a while longer, but I too was tired, and my mind slowly began to drift off as I began to fall asleep...
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I was going to post this a few days ago, but I have been busy with some testing this week, so I wasn't able to.
