PMD: Born from Darkness (PG13)

[VGVentus]

Born from Darkness is my first fanfiction, and I hope it won't be my last.

Comments in general would be nice, thank you.

And now, for better or for worse, behold, Born from Darkness!

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[*]Unknown -
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“…Will he…?”

“…I see…”

“…Take him to…”

Those few words were all he could remember; the rest of his memory was blank. He couldn’t tell if those words referred to him, or were directed at him, though either way, he still had no other memories. He tried to bring himself round, and succeeded the first thing he could see however, was a hooded figure looming over him. Too weak to move, he began to drift away, the last thing he could see was the figure, continuously staring down at him.[list]
[*]Shedinja Guild -
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“C’mon! You can do it! All you have to do is walk up to the gate, and ring the bell!” a Mawile with her jaw-like hair wrapped in bandages was standing in front of a large, Shedinja-shaped structure with her friend, a young Buneary with a bright pink bow tied to her small, fluffy tail.

The Buneary looked at the building, and set her gaze on the entrance. Where the large Shedinja’s chest should be, was a small opening, closed off by a gate made of oak twigs and Spinarak web string. Above the gate was a bronze bell, which was hung from a sign that said: ‘Ring me twice if you wish to enter’ this, surprisingly, didn’t make the simple task of walking up to the gate and ringing the bell any easier.

“Seriously Heart? You’re finding it [b]that [/b]hard to ring a bell?!” the Mawile, Koto, groaned, putting extra emphasis on one of her words.

“But Koto! I…I can’t just walk up there…” the Buneary, Heart, stammered, her uneasy gaze resting on her steel type friend. The two were there to enroll as apprentice explorers, unfortunately, Heart was too timid to attempt to gain entrance, and whenever Koto offered to go in her place, Heart would hurriedly tell her not to go, and that she wanted to go ring the bell.

Koto and Heart had been friends since as long as they could remember, and the two would always fantasize about fulfilling their dream of becoming legendary explorers. Unfortunately, there was a problem, and that was Heart’s notable lack of courage.

“…That’s it! I’ve had enough!” the Mawile shouted, grabbing Heart’s ears with her hand.

“We’re going to ring that bell! Right now!!” Koto dragged her Buneary friend to the gate, ignoring her protests. When they reached the gate, Koto released her grip on Heart’s ears and pointed at the bell, glaring at her friend.

Heart didn’t need her friend to speak to know that she was sick of this, and inside, she was as well; shaking, the Buneary grabbed the string that hung from the inside of the bell, and shook it, making the bronze bell chime. The two friends waited, until loud thumping noises sounded from the other end of the gate. Before Koto even saw anyone on the other side, she spotted Heart making a run for it, wailing.

“…She’s such a coward…” Koto sighed, at this point, she wasn’t sure if she could keep doing this over and over again. The Mawile decided to confront her about what had just happened, and left in order to catch up with her.[list]
[*]Pathway to the Beach -
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Heart needed time to think, hopping along the worn, stone pathway that led to the beach. She always headed to the beach when she was like this, frightened and confused; Koto caught up with Heart however, grabbing the Buneary’s paw and yanking it. Heart immediately fell to the flaw, landing on her bow. The Buneary got back up onto her feet and looked at her friend.

“Heart! I thought you promised that we would finally ask to sign up as apprentices! Why did you run off like that?” Koto asked Heart, her hands on her hips.

“…I don’t know…I just…” Heart trailed off, her sad eyes wandering about, unable to focus properly. This wasn’t the first time she ran away, in fact, she had done this multiple times in the past week, each time she had been getting progressively closer to getting in, today being the closest she has ever got to entering the guild.

“If we’re ever going to join the Shedinja Guild, you need to work up the courage to stay after you ring the bell! You can’t just keep running off like that! Or we’ll never get in!” Koto gripped Heart’s shoulders with both her hands, before looking into her eyes.

“Why can’t you be braver?!” Heart flinched when Koto shouted at her, squinting as if she had been physically wounded, rather than shouted at. The Buneary freed herself from Koto’s grasp and turned away from her.

“I wish I could-“ Heart was about to tell Koto that she wanted to be braver when she spotted the hunched form of a tall, hooded figure walking up the pathway towards them. Even Koto had stopped shouting at the Buneary once the presence of the mysterious stranger became known to both of them.

“You girls, over there!” the figure called to them, hobbling towards them until he stopped besides them. The figure was obviously male, his voice was rough, but had a youthful undertone. His tan cloak obscured his features from view, making it impossible to deduce his appearance underneath. The two girls looked up at the figure as he stood only a few feet away from them.

“I need your help, I lost something of mine on the beach, but I’m late for a meeting, would be as so kind as to look for it on my behalf until I get back?” the man asked, receiving a reply from the Mawile only seconds later.

“Of course! We wouldn’t mind, right Heart?” Heart attempted to reply, but Koto was already dragging her off to the beach, leaving the hooded figure alone, smirking underneath his tan-colored hood.[list]
[*]The Beach -
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“Koto, why did you decide to help that man back there? We didn’t even know him!” Heart moaned, her and her friend’s feet leaving imprints on the sand. Koto rolled her eyes at Heart’s comment, and glanced back at her.

“Heart, if we do good things for people, it’ll give us a good name when, or should I say, if, we ever joined the guild, meaning it’d be easier for us to receive personal requests from townsfolk!” Koto explained to her friend, coming to a halt besides a small rock. Heart was about to ask her steel typed friend something when she saw something on the sand further ahead, passing Koto by. When she reached the object, the Buneary gasped when she realized what the shape really was, immediately causing her to call to her friend.

“Koto! There’s someone unconscious on the sand!” the Mawile’s eyes widened in shock, when she heard Heart calling her, and she dashed over to where she knelt over the body. The two friends looked down at the body of a male Riolu wearing a red scarf; his fur was damp and smelled of wet dog. Koto checked the Riolu’s pulse, and looked over at Heart.

“He’s still alive, just unconscious…” Koto said, Heart exhaled a sigh of relief, so the Riolu was okay, but they still had the problem of finding him medical attention. Before one of them could suggest a course of action, however, the Riolu suddenly gasped and sat up, shocking Heart and Koto. The two friends managed to calm the Riolu down, as he had been panting.

“Are…Are you okay?” Heart asked the Riolu, he looked at her after a few seconds of staring into space. The Riolu opened his mouth to speak, but struggled to say anything. The Riolu’s crimson eyes darted about wildly, attempting to identify where he was, before finally resting his vision on the Buneary. He took a few more seconds to catch his breath, before he answered Heart’s question.

“No…I can’t remember anything…”[/spoiler]

[Dr. Cakey]

Try hitting your head against your computer until that spoiler works.

[Phantom Roxas]

I've fixed the spoiler, so you should be able to open it to read now.

[VGVentus]

Oops, that was embarrasing, it won't happen again!