Trails of the Travelers
By Mecha-Mightyanador
Book 1: Besieged
Chapter 1


Mecha: Hello and welcome everyone to a whole new...AAAUUURRRGH! *is shocked*
Rika: *chuckles* Hey everyone! We're back!
Mecha: You...fat...ugly...bitch...not even a whole sentence into it...and you shock me!?
Inferno: *stretches* Hey folks...it's been a long time.
Sky: Yeah...apparently our kids got caught up in a big adventure that Mecha just had to write about.
Bane: So he invited us to help do the commentary.
Rika: What happened to the ninetales and the blue haired mightyena? Did your little girlfriend dump you?
Mecha: *cannon pops out and blasts the raichu* No...actually she's here...but she's a bit...indisposed.
Death: *walks in with Ferra* Wow...way to go Mecha...how many kids you expecting?
Rika: No way!
Mecha: *blushes lightly, chuckling* Yeah, she's pregnant. And if you're curious...Xehta left to do things of his own.
Blaze: Congratulations metal mutt.
Tia: And to your beautiful mate too.
Ferra: Cue Rika's mean comment in 3...2...1...
Rika: I hope your kids take after Jewel...all you got for them is ugly, dumb, and small. *is blasted repeatedly*
Mecha: And now...on with the story.



The sunlight of a new morning spread across the small and tranquil forest. As the nocturnal pokemon that resided in the area returned to their homes to sleep, the morning mon began to slowly stir, one after the other. The early rays of light cascaded over the spread of green, a few glints of other colors visible through the trees, either from pokemon or flowers blooming. The silence made the whole scene complete, with the only disturbance the occasional call of a morning goer. Morning dew glistened upon blades of grass, upon the leaves of the trees, even upon the moss that clung to the stones.

And somewhere amidst the forest, located in a large area that was worn from all the pokemon that traveled through it, was a small, quiet gathering. The spot was the center of a pokemon "village" of sorts, a large number of different pokemon called the place home, living together in peace, calling caves, hollow trees, holes in the ground, and holes within or under trees home. And the pokemon gathered in this spot...were celebrities amongst the village. There were 16 in total; eight of them were aged adults, the other young, barely past puphood.

The adults consisted of: a male houndoom, who had a horn broken halfway, a scar over his right eye, which was red while the other eye was a dark black or purple...his pupil barely standing out; a female absol, who stood proud, white fur neatly groomed and displaying her beauty to all, but it was a beauty that belonged to the houndoom beside her; a female raichu, who stood as an opposite to the absol, her fur messy, but a fire in her eyes that spoke of her tenacity; a male mightyena whose fur was messy, but with several scars across it...such was to be expected; a peculiar male typhlosion, his fur a contrast to any other of his kind, black upon grey instead of blue upon a cream color, alongside purple fire upon his back; a female tyranitar, who body betrayed the gentle soul she had inside the shell, which looked to be cracked all over, but a close look showed that it was in fact markings, odd coloration to be sure; the most peculiar of the group was another male mightyena, but upon his back was a set of dragonite wings, from his sides came two long tentacles, and all over his body were the scars of several terrible battles; and finally a female floatzel, who's back showed two white spots, despite the fact she was female, and the spot upon her belly...was in the shape of a heart.

The young mon who stood facing the adults were: a female houndour, a shiny one, with brilliant blue fur, and around her neck was a golden chain necklace with a houndoom making a heart shaped flame, with a heart shaped ruby inside the flame, eyes of a dark violet; an male absol, with a black spot upon his forehead, unlike other absol, who had the spot the same color as their skin, and upon his back was a sword, a little smaller than him, and deep dark red eyes; a male quilava, with the same coloration as the adult, black over grey, but upon his fur were several cracks that displayed the opposite color, possessing eyes of bright crimson; a male Pikachu with black fur on his front paws and feet, the markings resembling that of a mightyena, with brown eyes; a female poochyena, with black tipped ears and eyes of similar brown coloration; a male buizel, with dragonite wings on back, a tentacle coming from each side, he also possessed the black mightyena eye markings and deep blue eyes; a female buizel, who also possessed the wings and tentacles, and emerald colored eyes; and a female poochyena, who like the previous two, possessed tentacles and wings, along with brilliant sapphire eyes for her shiny colored body.

The adult houndoom look at the young pokemon, "You kids be careful out there. Azur, Flint...you both know from experience that a little trip can be beset by a lot of trouble."

The houndour and young absol both nodded, the female nodding, "We know daddy." She smiled, "But we came out on top didn't we? Flint and I will be fine. And so will everyone else."

The raichu nodded, "We know you will...but don't get cocky...you never know what will happen next." The female than nuzzled into the normal mightyena, "Of course...that's not always a bad thing."

The Pikachu groaned, "Mom! We don't want to see you and dad all lovey dovey!"

"Oh hush Rein." The unaltered mightyena spoke, "And take good care of Cryst you hear? And the others too of course."

The young, wingless, poochyena looked down, speaking pretty low, "We'll be okay dad." The mightyena smiled, nodding.

The tyranitar picked up the quilava, and hugged him, "You take care now Taze." The little male nodded, and was set down. The typhlosion than gave him a pat on the back, "You're strong Taze...don't forget that. And don't let anyone push you around. Hear me." Once again the quilava nodded, smiling lightly.

The winged mightyena flicked his wings out, "I expect you three to be strong and brave while you're traveling." He looked to the three who shared his wings and tentacles, "Don't forget you're my kids...and that means you don't let anyone mess with you or your friends."

The lone male of the 3 rolled his eyes, "You don't need to tell us twice...I'll mop the floor with anyone stupid enough to pick a fight with me."

The floatzel smiled, "Just don't go picking fights yourself Mako." She turned to the other buizel, "Blair...try to stay somewhat calm. And Derra...keep an eye on your brother...make sure he doesn't do anything to get himself hurt." The winged poochyena girl nodded, smiling happily at her mother.

The buizel girl sighed, "Come on come on! I wanna go now...there's just so much out there to do...I can't wait I can't wait!" she giggled excitedly. "Adventure! Love! Romance! Dancing! Songs and legends!"

That was reason for this gathering. The eight parents had gathered to see their offspring off. Their kids had wanted to go out into the world...see what their planet had to offer. It wasn't a surprise of course...they had been the same. In fact...the reason their children had wanted to go off on their own travels was because they had heard so many tales of their parents' exploits. Overcoming armies, led by vile and twisted monsters...standing against odds that greater than any mountain. Of course the young ones knew that it wasn't all glory and victory...one of them had stood in defiance at first...fighting against the others...before succumbing to the good in their heart and fighting with them rather than against them.

And, by far the most somber story...being that one of them had died. By the hand of an evil monster, one of them had been slain...then brought back from the dead to fight his old friends.

But those tales were long past now, the parents had since settled down, intent on raising their families and living together as a big extended family. And those bounds shone through in their children, who weren't just friends...they acted like siblings.

The houndoom sighed, "I guess you guys should get going. Remember...don't do anything foolish. And never forget...you're family...no matter what."

The kids all nodded, all giving their parents one last hug, before they turned their backs to their old home...and set out into the large world. Leading the way was Azur, the blue houndour smiling big as she walked along the path. Flint was just beside her, silent save for the shuffle of his sword on his back. The others were following, quiet themselves, as the mood of their departure weighed heavily on them...they would no longer have their parents around...they only had each other...but...that would be enough.

As they left the tree line of the forest, Azur took a sprint forward. "Alright...time to show the world we're just as good as our parents!"

The others stood behind her, looking out over the world before them. The bold statement had raised their spirits, plastering smiles on their faces; they were confident they could live up to that boast. Mako crossed both his arms and tentacles, "Standing here and talking won't do much oh fearless leader...we need to get moving...and to do that we need a destination."

Rein nodded, sparking up, "I'm eager to go myself...but where will we go. It has to be a place where the people...especially the ladies...can see I'm such a great and impressive Pikachu." He grinned, "And when they see me in action...poof...they'll be falling over me."

Cryst rolled her eyes at her brother's actions, "Well...we could..." she spoke softly, which quickly brought forth a call for her to speak up, which made her blush, "Umm...well...maybe...we could go to...one of the places...our parents went to?"

Blair grinned, "oh yeah! That sounds so cool! We should so totally do that! Hey! How about that place where that one snake guy was!? What was his name...potochi? Munochi?"

Derra giggled, "Orochi, Blair. And that does sound kinda fun." She looked to the others, "Orochi did make our parents a big name..." The golden furred poochyena said with a cheerful tone, happy with the idea.

Mako scoffed, "Not our mom and dad Derra...remember...dad was still a big asshole at that time. And mom wasn't anywhere in sight."

Derra nodded, "Point Mako. But...still...Koshi castle could be a fun place."

Taze raised his paw, "umm...do we even know where Koshi castle is?"

"I know...mom and dad told me...since that place was so important to them." Flint spoke out, quickly calling the attention of all the others. Flint's previous travels with their parents had made him an object of respect...more so than Azur. While the houndour had indeed been present during the adventure, she admitted that Flint had done a lot more than her. The absol continued, "But...mom and dad said the castle collapsed down to the ground after Orochi's defeat. I doubt we'll find much."

Azur nodded, "Maybe...but it's the best we can do right now. I'm sure we'll find something when we get there...maybe even before." She smiled, "Come on! We're going to the ruins of Koshi castle! Grave of the once mighty Orochi!" She raise one of her paws, and pointed toward a direction, "Onward!" Flint rolled his eyes, adjusting her paw's direction by 90 degrees...toward where Koshi castle was. Azur cleared her throat, "like I said...Onward!"

The houndour quickly took off, forcing some of the others to run after her. Flint and Mako were the only ones who didn't go running, choosing instead to go at a leisurely trot. Mako shook his head, "Idiots." Flint remained silent, looking to the horizon with a subdued expression on his face. He knew that they wouldn't face anything like what their parents had fought...in fact they most likely wouldn't fight any major evil whatsoever. But they would still face challenges...and that struck fear into his heart. What on earth would happen when he came upon those challenges...what would he become in the eyes of the others.

"Flint! Mako! Hurry up you slow pokes!" Azur called out, standing on her hind paws, waving at the two of them, prompting them to move faster...slightly.

*****

In a dark room, in a stronghold, somewhere in the world, stood several figures. Two of the figures were tall, one of them long, most of the body across the ground. The last figure was small in comparison to the others. They all stood before another, this one sitting in a grand throne. The long one spoke, "You called usssss massster?"

The figure in the throne spoke in response, "Yes...the time has come at last. The preparations are complete...and we can start moving. As such...you lot need to get to work on specific tasks."

One of the two tall figures spoke up, "Yes sire...what do you need done?"

Upon the throne, the figure gave a malevolent smirk, eyes shining, "A few things need to be done actually." His cackle echoed out in the room, the low chuckles of his followers adding to the chorus. The vile melody of laughter left the confines of the room thanks to a high window...allowing the mass of soldiers outside to hear the joy from their leaders.



Mecha: And so that's that.
Inferno: Not bad. It was pretty sad seeing the kids off...but it was for the best.
Sky: Mecha...who are the guys plotting?
Mecha: *shakes a paw* I can't tell you.
Bane: ...this sucks. I liked it when we were here last time...we at least knew what was going to happen.
Rika: My babies better be safe and sound when this is over you metal assed mongrel! *sparks up*
Mecha: *shrugs* The story is already over and done with...I can't change what happened. You'll just have to live with it.
Death: It's pretty obvious what one villain is though..."ussss massster" *rolls eyes* Sheesh...how cliché.
Ferra: I hope the kids will be okay...that evil group...something about them I really don't like.
Tia: *smiles* I know Taze will be a strong boy. They'll make it through guys. No worry.
Blaze: Say Mecha...I've been meaning to ask...what was with that sign that read, "Auditions Inside"?
Mecha: ................Don't ask. Just...don't ask.Chapter End Notes:Please review.

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