Name: Dallas Yukira
Location: Dorm Courtyard
Dallas and Megami made their way toward the meeting site where they'd meet Jenna. He walked behind Megami, her long, blue hair, flowing in the cool breeze. As they did, he felt his cheeks getting warmer. He tried to make his eyes scan the landscape, but as much as he tried, his eyes would always stare at the back Megami's head.
"Hey! It is about time you two!" Jenna called.
This allowed his mind to snap back into focus. He couldn't help, but imagine his father grinning with his dumb smile.
"Hey!" Dallas yelled.
"Jenna!" Megami yelled, waving.
The three friends took a seat around the fountain.
"Had to get some alone time did you?" Jenna smiled.
Dallas felt his face warming, and Megami kept looking down, "I-It isn't like that." Megami said. "I just went to get him at the docks."
"Oh watching the sunrise together?" Jenna poked,
"No!" Dallas yelled. He took in a deep breath, "I was listening to the sea, exploring the Halloween scenery. It reminded me of my family. When I was younger, we went to Kanto and to a Fish Market around this time of the year." Dallas explained.
"Ok ok. Just kidding. So what are we doing today? Actually first, can we eat? I'm sooooo hungry." Jenna said, looking toward Megami, Dallas doing the same thing.
She seemed to be thinking about something, "Oh! Sorry!" Megami said, pulling a container out of her bag. While she did, "Oh Dallas look!" Jenna said, standing up, showing off her outfit, similar to Megami's but still different.
"Really mom?" Dallas said, putting his hands to his face.
Jenna smiled, "Now we all match! Like a big happy family!" This caused Megami to drop her bag.
"So-sorry. The food shouldn't suffer, it is in a pretty good container." Megami said, picking her bag up.
Dallas watched her. He was about to help her, but when he started to reach, Jenna coughed. Dallas looked over at her and saw her shaking her head.
"Why?" Dallas mouthed.
"Not now." Jenna mouthed back.
Dallas wondered why Jenna has told her not to help, Megami, but it caused him to stop. She pulled out the food. It was a number of Onigiri or rice balsl. It was a dish very popular in Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh. It is a Kantoian dish that is white rice molded into triangles and wrapped in seaweed. It was sometimes filled with different types of food. Dallas could smell the garlic and pork.
"I had it this morning. I had a feeling we might need it today." Megami said.
"Thank you Megami." Dallas and Jenna said at the same time, but Jenna was first to grab the rice balls and started eating them right away.
Dallas grabbed one and closed his eyes and took a bite so that he could focus on the taste. The pork was cooked perfectly and made a pop sound when taking a bite. The combination of the two were amazing. He really appreciated the garlic, it being his favorite flavor. He also could taste the honey and which coated his entire tongue. He opened his eyes, Megami looking right at him.
"Is it.... good?" Megami asked.
"It's awesome!" Jenna answered, but Megami was still looking at Dallas.
"It's amazing. The flavors match well, and after that battle with that boy earlier, it is exactly what I needed." Dallas smiled.
"Thank Arceus! Here! I also made some Hot Chocolate." Megami said, taking out three disposable cups and a very tightly sealed container. She quickly poured three cups of the drink and handed them out. Finally, she started eating herself and they all enjoyed the meal.
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"I hope you are as good a cook as she is Dallas, or you will be joining me in Entei." Jenna reminded him after the finished eating.
"We are friends Jenna, but you can still dream on." Dallas laughed.
"We will see." Jenna smiled.
Dallas looked at Megami. She seemed to be void of life, putting stuff away like a robot.
"Are you ok?" Dallas asked.
Megami finished and looked up, "Battle me."
"What?" Dallas asked.
"Battle me. I want you to battle me." Megami said.
"Right now?" Dallas asked.
"Yes. I want you to battle me, right here, right now Dallas. Please." Megami said, her eyes burning for a battle.
Dallas looked at Jenna who shrugged, "Ok Megami. I accept. I don't want to use Edge though. He has already battled."
"That's fine. I just want to battle. Two on Two. Me, Turtwig, and Skiddo." Megami said.
"If you two are going to battle then I want to film it. I will use my GO Cam and I will be the ref." Jenna said.
They nodded.
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Confused by the sudden challenge, Dallas took up the opposite side of the battlefield from Megami.
"Hello everyone! Welcome to this early Halloween morning showdown between the two friends Megami and Dallas! Out of a sudden burst, Megami challenge Dallas to a two on two battle!" Jenna spoke.
Dallas put his hand to his waist, Megami doing the same.
"Are you both ready?" Jenna asked.
Megami raised her arm, "Skiddo go!"
"Volt, let's go!" Dallas cried.
"Both trainers have called out their newest members. If both are ready, let the battle begin!!" Jenna cried.
Megami started the battle and told Skiddo to use Leech Seed, but with a quick command for Volt to use Quick Attack, Volt was able to avoid the life sucking seeds. Dallas shouted a follow up command, using charge. Volt cried and an electrical orb formed around the pokemon, but after a command, Skiddo attacked with a Tackle attack, bashing into the zebra pokemon. Another wave of seeds came at Volt, but again the pokemon dodged with a quick attack, this time ramming into the goat. The Skiddo used a razor leaf which scratched Volt, but Volt used Charge once more at the command of Dallas, this time followed by a quick attack and then another Charge. Vines shot out from Skiddo with a vine whip, tangling Volt. But this caused Dallas to smile and he commanded Volt to use Shock Wave. Volt unleashed a charged Shock Wave that Dallas had been waiting to do. The electric traveled down the vines and shocked Skiddo. Skiddo cried out and the vines released. Skiddo fell.
"Skiddo in unable to battle! The first win goes to Dallas!"
Dallas quickly realized that Megami was a fierce battler, causing him to grin. The fierceness and the commands had been far more than he expected.
"Volt return! Freeze, let's go!" Dallas cried, as the Alolan Vulpix appeared.
"Turtwig, your turn!"
"Both trainers have chosen their longest pokemon, if both are ready, begin!" Jenna called.
Dallas started this time, telling Freeze to use Dark Pulse, slower, Turtwig took a hit and then it used razor leaf, but without much effort, Dallas commanded Freeze to use Powder Snow, destroying the leaves. Freeze then used Moonblast and Turtwig fell, but it rose up again.
"Seed Bomb!" Megami cried.
"Oh crap, use Hidden Power!" Dallas cried, being caught of guard by Seed Bomb. Freeze launched Hidden Power and struggled to throw it back. Razor Leaf was launched by Turtwig, followed by another seed bomb. Freeze was unable to push it back, but managed to dodge a large amount of damage, but still took a good amount.
"Powder Snow!" Dallas cried and Freeze unleashed a powdered snow. Turtwig was unable to move dodge, already weak from the earlier Moonblast. The snow hit home and the turtle fell, unable to stand again.
"Turtwig is unable to battle. Dallas wins the battle!" Jenna cried.
Dallas ran and picked up Freeze, throwing her in the air and catching her, then giving her a hug. It was his first win with a competent trainer. He walked over to Megami who took a knee beside Turtwig, petting it. The Turtwig was sad as she returned him to the ball as she stayed on the ground.
"Megami?" Dallas asked.
She wiped her eyes and smiled, "I had a feeling that was going to happen! Great battle! I need to go the the Pokemon Center. I'll see you in Oak Town ok!" Megami said, as she ran over to the table and walked off.
Dallas frowned as she walked away, his stomach suddenly aching, "Bye."
He turned to Jenna who was looking at the ground, "Dallas, I think you should know something."
"What do you mean?" Dallas asked.
"It's Megami. She has told me some things... She told me not to tell you, but I think you need to know." Jenna said.
"What's wrong?" Dallas said, "Good job Freeze, we will train more later." Dallas said, returning Freeze to her pokeball.
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Jenna and Dallas walked over to a bench, covered in Halloween decorations. A pumpkaboo floated over to them, but they both declined.
"What's wrong?" Dallas asked.
"She has worried about you, but I guess you already know that. It seemed like you two had spoken at the docks." Jenna said.
"She has been so happy lately. I don't understand why she would suddenly be sad."
"No. She hasn't. She hides it around you, but she hasn't been as happy as you think." Jenna spoke, her normally cheery and carefree attitude gone.
Dallas listened, not being able to say anything.
"She doesn't remember how she ended up in the mountains. She told me she lied to you so you wouldn't worry. She remembered being in her room and the next moment, in the mountains. She was able to break the trance she was in, but when she did, she was attacked by the Malamar." Jenna said.
"What? Did she tell a teacher?"
"She was told that she had possible been controlled by a pokemon." Jenna said.
"The... Malamar..." Dallas said, thinking about his dream.
Jenna nodded, " She also told me that she had been bullied by a boy and girl, siblings, ever since the night you caught Edge. They have put her through a lot."
"What? Why?" Dallas asked.
"Because of you I think. I think these two might have something to do with your father or maybe their father had something to do with your's. I think that Malamar belongs to them." Jenna said.
Dallas thought of the three boys that had attacked him in Oak Town on the first day. He was able to beat them easily, but thinking about Megumi he doubted she could have handled them at the time. Had she been attacked like he had?
"Why are they targeting her and not me?" Dallas asked.
"They are... Dallas.... I know about the nightmares."
"What does that have to do with anything though?" Dallas asked.
"They have a pokemon, that can be used to give someone nightmares. They forced this pokemon on Megumi and she is forced to use it on you. If she doesn't, the Malamar will take control. Depending on who controls the pokemon, depends on how bad the nightmare is."
The realization hit him like a train, "So... she..... she is the one giving me nightmares?"
"Not her, but the pokemon. She is being forced to do it. If not, you would have significantly worse nightmares."
"And you know this for certain?"
"I hid a camera in her room and recorded the whole thing for a few nights. They come and get the pokemon every morning, so she doesn't keep it, release it, or tell you about." Jenna answered.
Dallas watched the video. Sure enough a unfamiliar pokemon was in her room. Malamar, outside her window. Then in the morning, possibly at about 6, a female enters the room and takes back the pokemon.
"Because of this, she has become terrified of both Malamar and ghost pokemon, because she is forced to command their pokemon to use nightmare. She told me not to tell a teacher, so I haven't yet.... but if this continues, just imagine what could happen."
Dallas looked at Jenna, "Why hasn't she told me?"
"Because, she is afraid you will be bad and you two stop being friends. There is a reason for that. Her father's birthday was the same as yours. Her father died from a sickness a few months before she came here. Not only did you both have the same birthday, but her father's favorite pokemon was a Bisharp. That was his starter pokemon. She saw you catch Edge and since, she has been reminded her of her father. Which reminded her how helpless she was, not being able to save her father, so she strives to prove herself. Malamar can only control her mind because she thinks she is useless. We.... no you, must remind her. I think there is only one way to do that. The night you cook for me, you must challenge the two siblings to a Food Battle and beat them." Jenna said.
"Wasn't that supposed to be tonight?"
" Yes, but this time, we cane push it back. In Unova, we have a tradition in Autumn. It is called Thanksgiving. That is when you will battle them in a cook off." Jenna said.
"Ok."
"One more thing. She wanted to give you this, because she couldn't. Her father had given it to her when she was younger." Jenna said, bringing out a poke ball that was grey with blue bubbles on top. Dallas himself thought it was a bit random. Why would she give him a poke ball like this?
"It is called a Heavy Ball, used to catch heavy pokemon and this is from me. The remaining piece of the clothing set. You now have everything for your outfit! While you track those two siblings down, I will go finish cooking some stuff to sell later in Oak Town. I know enough about cooking where I can cook cookies."
Jenna said, giving Dallas a hug and then walking off. Dallas watched her go and then looked toward the direction Megami went.
