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Moon Version, Part 7: When Pokémon Attack

  • Nintai3301
  • Dec 5, 2016
  • 5 min read

Nuztai wandered into Route 8 and paused for a moment to take it in. As the road turned, the view of the ocean through the palm trees was stunning. He found himself wandering closer and closer to the shoreline. Suddenly, a splashing sound caught his attention. He looked down into the waters and saw an odd rock formation that began bubbling. Without a thought, he pulled out his fishing pole and tossed in a line, instantly catching a Magikarp.

“This is interesting.” He thought to himself. “This would be my first encounter for the area, so I’m supposed to keep it for battling.” Nuztai saw it’s white whiskers and decided to name her Mary. “Mary looks pretty hungry.” He thought, and searched his bag for something to give it. That’s when he saw, at the bottom of his bag, a few rare candies he’d been given. With a smirk on his face, he fed some to Mary, and laughed with an evil delight as she began to glow and transform into a mighty Gyrados.

He began her training for the fun of it, having her challenge every trainer on the route. She was mighty and won every battle. But realizing the next trial was in a place called Lush Jungle, he swapped Mary back out using the PC in the Pokémon Center. He didn’t want to risk his new powerful friend’s life in such a risky place. But the Lucifer the Salandit he caught in the Wela Volcano Park should be easy doom for grass type Pokémon. They began training together immediately.

Eventually, the time came for Nuztai to challenge the trial at Lush Jungle. Shortly inside, Nuztai finds a giggling young girl with long green hair.

“Hi! I’m Mallow! You’re the nuzlocker here for my trial, right?” She calls out giddily as she sees Nuztai approach.

“Yeah, that’s me. So what would you have me do in a place like this? Climb trees?” asked Nuztai as he looked around. Nuztai couldn’t believe how many Pokémon sounds he could hear from every direction in the jungle.

“Oooo, that would be fun! But no, I need your help gathering some ingredients! We’re gonna cook up a recipe that’ll bring out your Pokémon’s full flavor!” Mallow said excitedly, handing Nuztai a satchel.

“That sounds way creepier than I think you…”

“Now what I need,” interrupted Mallow, “is a tiny mushroom, a Miracle Seed, a Mago Berry, and a Revival Herb. Once you’ve got everything, bring it back here, and we’ll get cooking!” Mallow began pushing Nuztai away into the Jungle.

Nuztai realized quickly that he had just the right Pokémon for this. He sent out Rufus the Herdier and Lucifer the Salandit. While Rufus went sniffing for ingredients, Lucifer was on guard duty, throwing Ember attacks at any wild Pokémon that approached. It worked well and quickly, as Nuztai found all four ingredients with incredible ease.

“Here.” Nuztai said with a tone of annoyance while handing the full satchel back to Mallow. “Everything you asked for.”

“Oh good, then we’re just in time!” said a familiar female voice from behind Nuztai. He whipped around to see Lana, followed closely by Kiawe. Everything about this began to give Nuztai the chills.

“We have the items you asked for, Mallow. I’ve not seen you need such specific ingredients before.” stated a solemn Kiawe. “You must be planning a special delicacy for our fine young nuzlocker friend here.” Kiawe shot a side glance to Nuztai while handing over some bones to Mallow.

“Here, Nuztai, hold this!” instructed Mallow as she shoved an overturned Rocky Helmet into Nuztai’s hands, which began to bleed from the sharp edges. “And now we add these…” Mallow poured the ingredients from the satchel inside. “And now mash it up real good into a thick goo!” She finished as she stuck a bone into the bowl for Nuztai to mash with.

Mallow’s eyes widened as she watched Nuztai work. She grew more and more obviously excited as he continued, giggling gleefully but trying poorly to hide it behind her hands. As the ingredients came to form a paste, and incredible aroma hit the air. That’s when Nuztai noticed it. He stopped mashing to look up at the others to see if they’d noticed it, too. But they were no longer looking at Nuztai. How could they not notice that all the Pokémon noises had stopped? What were they looking at that could be so interesting… and apparently hysterical to Mallow… Where are they looking, anyway.

The sound of snapping twig behind Nuztai and it hit him. The aroma had attracted something and it was right behind him. He dropped the bowl and tried to turn around to throw a pokeball, but it was too late. The giant pink Pokémon was already on top of him, and with one swing knocked Nuztai a clear ten feet away. It devoured the paste in the helmet hungrily, ignoring Mallow and the others, who simply watched with smirks on their faces.

“This Totem Pokémon will surely give you a challenge like you haven’t had before!” called Mallow. The Pokémon finished the meal in the helmet and lifted it’s head sniffing the air. That’s when it occurred to Nuztai to look at his hands. They were covered with just enough paste from stirring to give off a faint amount of the floral aroma. Nuztai once again reached for a pokeball as the Totem Lurantis began to charge at Nuztai lying on the ground. He tossed the ball, sending out Lucifer who started right out with a Flame Charge. Lurantis stumbled back from the powerful attack and immediately used Synthesis to heal itself. Nuztai wasted no time. He got to his feet and performed the ritual to use the Firium Z that Lucifer held. She charged up energy and released a massive flaming ball that engulfed the Totem Pokémon as well as the three captains.

As Nuztai limped into the Pokémon Center, Hau was sitting at a table eating a Malasada. Hau looked up to see the injured Nuztai stumble up to the counter and begin handing over his pokeballs. He rushed over, leaving his half eaten Malasada behind.

“What happened to you?! Are you ok?” Hau asked with a shake in voice.

“These captains are nothing like the gym leaders of other regions. They don’t treat regular trainers like this either. They’re after me, Hau. There’s much more than a simple island challenge happening here. It’s because I’m a nuzlocker.” Hau helped Nuztai to a chair and split the rest of his Malasada for him. Hau thought deeply for a moment, and sprung to life with an idea!

“Let’s go see Professor Burnet! She might have some answers for us, Nuztai!” suggested Hau with excitement.

“Professor Burnet, huh? Yeah, alright. Why not? But tomorrow. Right now, I need a night to heal.” replied Nuztai. He lay his arm on the table and looked at the shiny new Grassium Z attached to his Z-ring.

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