OshaCloud
Legacy Name: OshaCloud

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“Where…where am I?”

Oshacloud opened her eyes and saw the vast blue sky. She wasn’t entirely sure where she was; the last thing she remembered was curling up in her bed. Oshacloud sat up and looked around. Apparently she was just outside of a forest. The angel torrey rose to her feet and saw a sign indicating that a city was located 2 miles past the forest. Traveling through a forest would usually not be the first option of someone who didn’t know where they were, but Oshacloud was determined to find help. Maybe someone in that city could tell me where I am, thought the torrey. A few minutes later, Oshacloud was walking through the woods when she suddenly heard a loud, unfamiliar sound. Oshacloud turned around to see the biggest mushroom she had ever seen walk out of a nearby bush! The creature was quite the oddity, too. The mushroom had arms with round hands attached to the end, and it was waving them in a steady motion. Oshacloud was bewildered and thought, Am I dreaming? Just then, the giant mushroom made eye contact with the torrey. The creature then narrowed its eyes and jumped forward to attack! Taken completely by surprise, Oshacloud turned and ran away as fast as she could. To her dismay, the giant mushroom creature was surprisingly fast as well and was closing in on her.

Just as the torrey thought all hope was lost, an orange blur flew between her and the mushroom. Oshacloud heard a voice crying out, “Flamethrower!” and turned around to see a small orange bird fighting the mushroom! The bird was spouting fire at the mushroom and was nimbly dodging attacks from its opponent. Oshacloud was in shock as she watched the brave little bird and the giant mushroom fight. Suddenly, the mushroom took a few steps back and sprayed some purple mist at the small bird! The bird had obviously not expected this attack and fell to the ground. The giant mushroom sped off, apparently having enough fighting for one day. Oshacloud rushed to the side of the orange bird. She saw purple bubbles randomly popping out from the orange bird as it struggled to get up. Obviously the creature was not in good condition.

“Are you okay?” cried the concerned torrey.

“Don’t… feel…so good…” was the reply.

“Don’t try to get up! You’re ill and need medical attention…” Oshacloud’s words were cut off and confirmed as the bird tried to stand up and collapsed to the ground. The torrey knew that the situation was dire. I need to get us to that city right away! Oshacloud thought as she lifted up the bird. She flapped her wings and took to the sky.

Carrying her new sick companion, Oshacloud flew as fast as she could through the forest. She was flying so fast that she didn’t see the giant tree branch in her path. She hit the branch and both creatures fell to the ground below with a crash. Somewhat disoriented, Oshacloud rubbed her eyes.

“Hey, what’s the big idea?” a voice called out. The torrey looked around but saw nothing.

“Over here!” Oshacloud turned in the direction of the voice and was shocked to see a blue penguin talking to her! Giant mushrooms, fire-breathing birds, and now a talking penguin??? Can this day get any weirder? thought the confused torrey. The penguin didn’t look too happy either.

“What gives?” he scowled, “don’t you know where to watch where you’re going?”

“I’m…I’m sorry…” Oshacloud stuttered. “But I was….was… OH NO! Where is he?!”

“Who?” asked the penguin, still scowling.

“My…my friend!” cried Oshacloud. “He was sick and I was carrying him…OH NO!” The torrey’s eyes darted around, looking for any sign of her friend. Suddenly, both the torrey and penguin heard a low moan. Oshacloud dashed to where the sound was coming from and found the orange bird stuck in some bushes. The penguin, now more curious than annoyed, watched as the torrey pulled her companion free.

“Whoa, it looks like that Torchic is poisoned! Did it get too close to an Amoongus or something?” asked the penguin.

“A Moon..what?” inquired a confused Oshacloud.

“Amoongus,” repeated the penguin, “they are Pokemon that look like Pokeballs and use that appearance to lure other Pokemon close enough for them to shoot their poisonous spores at them.” Realizing that Oshacloud was still confused confused, the penguin sighed and stated, “They sort of move like this.” He began to slowly wave his flippers around. A spark of realization came into Oshacloud’s eyes.

“Oh, no! That creature tried to attack me…and..and…” she looked down at the weakened Torchic moaning on the ground.

The penguin nodded and replied, “Well, there's a village a short distance from here that can give Torchic some needed medical attention. Follow me!"

"Thank you…wait who are you?” Oshacloud asked, dashing after the penguin. The penguin halted. “Me? My name is Piplup.”

Sometime later, after a few hiccups, Oshacloud and Piplup finally reached the Pokemon village and had gotten Torchic under the care of the local healers, Audino and Chansey. As the torrey and Pokemon awaited the results of Torchic’s examination, Piplup tried to elaborate more on the world that Oshacloud had come to. “This world is inhabited by us Pokemon. We Pokemon spend our time gathering food, hanging out with each other, and on occasion, battling. Sometimes battles between Pokemon are a friendly competition and sometimes battles are done to get out of dangerous situations. That encounter you and Torchic had with Amoongus was the latter example.”

“Piplup and…Oshacloud?” The creatures stood up at the sound of Chansey’s voice. “Torchic will be just fine. She really did have a bad bout of poisoning, but we were able to cure her with some Pecha berries.”

“Thank goodness,” sighed Piplup, “things can go south very quickly for a poisoned Pokemon.”

Torchic finally appeared with a smile on her face. “Thanks for saving me,” replied the fire chick Pokemon.

“Thanks for saving me,” stated Oshacloud with a shudder, “otherwise I might have ended up being the one poisoned.”

Torchic cocked her head to the side and said, “What kind of Pokemon are you anyway?” “Um…apparently Oshacloud isn’t really a Pokemon at all. She’s something called a torrey,” replied Piplup.

“A torrey? Are you sure you’re not a Pokemon? You look like a cousin to a Fennekin.” Torchic pointed out, “where are from?”

“I’m from a place called Subeta,” replied Oshacloud.

“Subeta? Is that a different region?” asked Piplup.

“Sounds like it,” admitted Torchic, “I know that Chikorita lived in the Johto region before she came here.”

Oshacloud shook her head. “I’ve never heard of a place called Johto before. I don’t think Subeta is connected to this world in any way…”

A few days later, Oshacloud was in the forest again with Piplup and Torchic.The three had quickly become friends after the Amoongus incident, and they had ventured out into the forest to gather fruit and berries.

“I sure hope we don’t run into any Amoongus this time,” Torchic stated, “I’ve had enough of encountering that Pokemon for a while. That ability to poison can give them an edge, even over Fire-types like me.”

“Piplup couldn’t take on an Amoongus?” inquired Oshacloud.

“Piplup?!” Torchic laughed, “he’s a Water-type Pokemon! Grass-type Pokemon can take out Water-type Pokemon pretty easily thanks to their Grass-type moves. And most of Piplup’s attacks are Water-type, which would hardly leave a scratch on a Grass-type like Amoonguss!”

Piplup was about to speak when suddenly they heard a loud roar. Soon a blue sea lion Pokemon named Popplio and a green four-legged creature named Chikorita came rushing toward them. “AHH! RUN!” cried Popplio.

Piplup grabbed Popplio and asked the blue sea lion Pokemon, “What’s going on?!”

“IT’S A BEWEAR!” cried Popplio.

Piplup, Torchic, and Oshacloud were confused. “A…what?!” they cried in unison. Suddenly a big fluffy-looking bear crashed through the bushes. “Oh…” went Piplup, “that’s a Bewear.”

“Bewear are greatly feared because of their immense strength! In this enraged state it could wreck the village into rubble if it gets there!” cried a horribly frightened Popplio.

“What do we do?” gasped Oshacloud.

“Go and get help from the other villagers! We’ll stay here and try to hold off the Bewear!” Piplup told Popplio. Popplio raced towards the village as fast as she could while Piplup, Torchic, and Chikorita began to attack Bewear. “Bubblebeam!” “Flamethrower!” “Razor Leaf!” Each pokemon called out their respective attack.

Oshacloud had fallen back and had hidden behind a log. She actually was a more experienced fighter compared to other torrey, but she did not have any weapons that could potentially dent this enemy’s defenses. Oshacloud soon noticed that Bewear had knocked Piplup to the ground and the bear Pokemon was about to smash Piplup with its huge paw! Oshacloud quickly noticed some rocks on the ground and threw one at Bewear to distract it. The rock hit Bewear’s ear, which caught its attention. It turned around and spotted Oshacloud, who had moved to get a better aiming view. Oshacloud gasped as the angry bewear charged toward her! Thinking fast, Oshacloud curled up her body and rolled out of Bewear’s way. The Pokemon watched with amazement as Oshacloud evaded Bewear’s attacks as if she was a pro at battling. However, Bewear was able to knock Oshacloud into a rock, momentarily stunning the torrey. Bewear took advantage of the opportunity and began to charge at Oshacloud again to land the final blow. Fortunately, a yellow light flashed across the sky and stopped Bewear in its tracks! Oshacloud and her allies looked up to see a brown owl-like creature carrying a yellow mouse with red circles on its cheeks.

“It’s Rowlet and Pikachu!” cried Torchic.

Pikachu motioned to Rowlet to fly higher so Bewear couldn’t grab them. As Rowlet flew up, Oshacloud saw a huge stream of water smack Bewear right in its face!

A small otter Pokemon named Oshawott emerged from the bushes. “Take that!” she said.

More Pokemon appeared, shooting various forms of energy at Bewear. All of a sudden, Pikachu and Rowlet descended from the sky. However, everyone noticed that the pair looked completely different. There seemed to be a strange yellow substance covering the two Pokemon’s bodies.

“Okay, Rowlet, this is it! CHARGE!” yelled Pikachu. Rowlet swooped down toward Bewear, shouting “Leaf Blade!” as Pikachu charged up his Thunderbolt. Bewear, distracted by the other Pokemon’s attacks, didn’t see the duo until it was too late. The combined attack was enough to knock Bewear down to the ground.

“I can’t believe…that this all happened because of a thorn. ” muttered Torchic.

Everyone had returned to the village, celebrating a joyous victory and chatting about the strange turn of events that had occurred after Bewear’s defeat. After Bewear had been knocked down, a small Grass-type snake Pokemon called Snivy had performed the attack Giga Drain on the giant bear. The attack drained away the last of Bewear’s energy, ensuring that it wouldn’t attack the other Pokemon again. That’s when Oshacloud’s eye caught something attached to Bewear’s foot. She cautiously approached the giant Pokemon and saw the object was a large thorn. With Chikorita and Piplup’s help, Oshacloud was able to get the thorn out.With the thorn removed from her foot, Bewear’s demeanor completely changed. It turned out the thorn had caused her enough pain to make her crankier than usual.

“Pikachu, I can’t believe that Thunder Armor idea of yours actually worked,” Rowlet said with surprise.

“Yeah,” Oshawott agreed, “it worked much better than that ‘aim for Rhydon’s horn’ incident.”

Pikachu frowned. Once, a Rhydon who had newly arrived to the village had startled Pikachu so badly that the electric mouse Pokemon had attacked by aiming a Thunderbolt at Rhydon’s horn to drive it away. However, Rhydon was a Ground-type Pokemon, and a Ground-type Pokemon can easily shrug off Electric-type attacks. As a result, the thunderbolt attack didn’t hurt Rhydon but left it pretty shocked and confused to say the least. The incident was not one of Pikachu’s finest moments, and he wished the other Pokemon would just forget the incident. As the other Pokemon laughed at the memory of Pikachu’s folly, Piplup approached Oshacloud and Torchic and motioned for them to follow him.

As the trio stepped outside, they saw Popplio waiting for them.

“Okay,” Piplup began, “Popplio and I talked to Bewear. She’s said she sorry about the incident and wishes to offer her services to protect the village as atonement for the trouble she’s caused.”

“That be great,” Torchic agreed, “and if she’s as strong as Popplio says, she’ll be a good guard for this place. She seems a lot more energetic and alert than Snorlax. I mean, he’s so lazy and difficult to wake up when he’s sleeping that it could turn out to be a problem if we really needed a large Pokemon to defend the town.”

“Yeah, but there’s more,” continued Piplup, “Apparently that thorn wasn’t the only factor causing Bewear’s rampage…”

“What is it?” said Oshacloud.

“It seems that Bewear….got here through a wormhole,” said Popplio.

“WHAT?!” Torchic gasped.

Piplup replied seriously, “Chikorita, Popplio and I were just as shocked as you were. The incident happened so rapidly that Bewear became confused due to suddenly being in unfamiliar surroundings. That confusion combined with the pain from the thorn in her foot made a recipe for one cranky bear.”

“These wormholes sound like a serious thing,” Oshacloud pointed out.

“I came here through a wormhole myself,” admitted Popplio, “and I’m not the only one either. Rowlet and Litten came here though wormholes as well. The whole experience is… unnerving to say the least. One moment you’re playing on the beach with your friends, and the next moment you’re in a forest trying to find your bearings. And Litten was really dazed and confused when the villagers first found him. No one is sure whether the fire cat Pokemon has his memory intact after that ordeal.”

“I’ve personally been skeptical about this wormhole thing. Until now. This is the fourth time this month something like this has occurred. First, Popplio ends up here. The next one was a small bug Pokemon, Cutiefly. The third time, we found this weird Pikachu lookalike. Turns out she was wearing a disguise to look like Pikachu, and she was adamant about us not taking it off. And now, Bewear has somehow stumbled here,” Piplup asserted, shaking his head in confusion. “To be fair,” Piplup continued, “that’s why I called you out here, Oshacloud. Bewear’s story made me think you came here through a wormhole as well.”

“Me?!” gasped Oshacloud in surprise.

“Well, you stated yourself you weren’t familiar with this area or the Pokemon that lived here. And didn’t you also mention that you weren’t really a Pokemon?” Torchic recalled.

“She’s….not a Pokemon?!” gasped Popplio.

“All I remember is getting into bed…and then I ended up here. I don’t think I had a wormhole suddenly pop up under my bed.” Oshacloud recounted.

“We aren’t going to get anywhere with this. We need more info about wormholes and how they work.” Torchic firmly asserted. “And we are going to find out….together,” Piplup asserted. He smiled and continued, “I’ve been thinking about making an exploration team.”

“What’s that?” Oshacloud wondered.

“An exploration team is when at least two Pokemon combine their skills and explore various locations together,” Torchic explained.

“The plan is to explore areas where wormholes have apparently appeared. Investigating might help us discover clues to what’s causing these wormholes. In fact, we need to gather supplies so we can head off to where Bewear first emerged from after going through the wormhole.” Piplup stated.

“Are you up for this? I know you just got here and all, but we can all give you a crash course on how Pokemon battling works so you’ll be able to face the challenges ahead. And it’s possible that exploring this world may help you figure out why you ended up here in the first place,” Torchic told Oshacloud.

Oshacloud thought about it, and then answered, “I’m up for a little exploring. And I’m not worried about fighting either. Back home I was a decent battler and could overpower enemies bigger than me. I’m confident that I’ll pick up this world’s style of battling fairly quickly.”

“Great!” Popplio clapped her hands. “But you’ll have to get Bewear to guide you. And maybe Chikorita should come along as well. She’s very knowledgeable about which plants can provide cures to illnesses,” the sea lion Pokemon added. Oshacloud smiled at her comrades. She wasn’t sure what would happen next…

But she knew that she wouldn’t be alone.

Story based on the Pokemon game series

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