Pokemon: The Wandering Guardian

After observing the Pokemon by the water and building up my courage, I walk out of the brush towards the stream. The atmosphere of the whole area became tense while the Pokemon that turned to me and halted their actions. Making it look like someone pressed pause and everything stopped moving.

Some of the a.d.u.l.t Pokemon gave me what I consider a stink eye, as they seemed to be very cautious of me.

I slowly walk to the clear stream and look at my reflection in the water. What greets me was a young boy that had a thin frame, sharp features donning black hair and light gold eyes that seemed to reflect in the water.

Snapping out of my daze. I remembered why I came to the stream, ' I really stink right now. I don't know what happened but that Wurmple must of farted on me or something.'.

Without any hesitation I dive into the stream. The water was cool and refreshing which seemed to relieve me of any prolonging fatigue. Standing up in the stream I felt a couple Pokemon brush by my legs. They seemed to be small Magikarp.

Looking around and taking in the scenery I notice the reflection of my body.

I yell in my mind ' I have a freaking tattoo!!'

The tattoo was the size of my fist and was located right where my heart was. It was shimmering gold and black and looked like a "X" with partial circles connecting the outside and a full circle in the middle. [Look at cover art].

Not giving too much thought to the mark I swim my way to the edge of the stream. When I was about to climb out I raised my head and saw a small round head c.o.c.ked to the side as if it was questioning me.

Recovering from my initial shock, I recognize that it was an extremely small Mudkip staring at me. Thinking to myself ' That is probably one of the Mudkips that was pretty adventurous from earlier it seems to be pretty brave to come up to me' .

All of a sudden the expression of the Mudkip changed. I swear it smirked at me and it opened up its mouth and shot water at my face thoroughly soaking it.

As if it waiting for my reply the Mudkip tilted its head and laughed :

"Kip Kip Mudkip!

Amused at the antics, I just slowly calm myself and reach out my hand to rub its head. Seeming to like my actions the Mudkip rolled over wanting some more attention.

After a while more and more Pokemon came over and were curious about the newcomer to the area. Some of the Pokemon even brought various plants and berries and nuzzled them to me.

One thing was for sure some of them were very mischievous especially the younger ones who followed the small Mudkip. They thought it was funny by soaking me with water and hitting me with bubbles. I ended up being soaked.

They all seemed to really enjoy this. Thinking to myself 'Good thing I don't have a shirt or it would never dry because of them'

I was fine with it as it seemed to build my bond with all of them.

Many of the Pokemon seem to possess many different personalities. The interactions when they were all together created an interesting dynamic. I really would like to see how Pokemon interact in different situations and environments.

The Sun started to set and I was mentally exhausted. Leaning against a tree at the edge of the clearing I settle down in order to go to sleep.

Hearing the howls along movement of bird and insect Pokemon throughout the forrest with the occasional splashing within the stream created a strangely relaxing ambiance.

The full moon and an uncountable number of stars that filled the vast night sky while I slowly close my eyes making everything go dark…

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