Title: Zeldamon
Word Count: 1,201
“Squirtle, use water gun!” my trainer, Link commanded. I obediently shot a blast of water out of my mouth, hitting the opponent’s Charmander dead-on.
“All right, Squirtle, we won!” Link shouted excitedly.
“Hey, little green parrot!” our ship’s captain, Linebeck, called from the dock. “Want to ship out? There seems to be nothing left to do on this island. Your fluffy friend better come too.”
“Stop calling me names!”Ciela, Link’s “fluffy” friend (a fairy) yelled.
“All right, Twinkletoes.” the captain shouted back. Ciela’s eyes narrowed.
“Come on.” Link beckoned to her, and we all boarded the ship.
“All right, Link, you’ve got the map. Chart me a course!” Linebeck yelled.
“Link, you’re holding the map upside-down!” Ciela yelled. Link quickly turned the map over, and proceeded to draw a route to Mercay Island. Then he handed it to Linebeck.
“Mercay Island, huh? Are you going to the Temple of the Ocean King?” Linebeck asked.
“Yup,” Link replied.
“I see…” Linebeck said, “Well, we’re off! Don’t forget to man the cannon, Link!” he yelled, and ran over to the steering wheel. We started to move. Suddenly, the Spirit of Power jumped out.
“I think I’m getting seasick…” he said.
“Already? We’re barely even moving!” Ciela said.
“…Never mind,” the Spirit of Power said. Then, the Spirit of Wisdom jumped out.
“Are we going to Dee Ess Island?” he asked.
“Nope, we’re going to-PIRATES!” Link yelled, noticing three ships closing in on us. We had absolutely no protection, and Linebeck wasn’t helping by running around like a fool, crying “Help us! Someone help us!”
I saw a look on Link’s face, and knew that an idea had sparked.
“Linebeck, release your Totodile!” he yelled.
“How is that going to help when we’re being ambushed by-
Linebeck never got to finish his sentence, because at that moment, three cannonballs hit the ship at the same time.
“W-we’re going down!” Linebeck yelled.
“Release your Totodile!” Link shouted again.
“Fine!” Linebeck yelled back, and he grabbed a Poke Ball from his belt and threw it. “Go, Totodile!” he cried, and in a flash of red light, the Pokémon was out.
“Now grab on to it and jump off!” Link yelled.
“Are you crazy?!” Linebeck shouted.
“Just do it, Linebeck!” Link yelled, and he grabbed me, ran, and jumped off the ship. We were almost immediately submerged underwater. I knew exactly what to do, and I swam towards Mercay island. I looked up and saw the spirits following us above water. I looked behind us and saw that Linebeck wasn’t having much luck. He was grabbing onto his Totodile, and it was following us, but every few seconds it would chase after a fish, or a squid, or something like that. I yelled to it,
“Totodile! Concentrate!” Totodile’s head snapped up and it swam as fast as it could towards us. Eventually, it and Linebeck were in line with us. By now, we were at the dock of Mercay Island. Link and Linebeck climbed up onto the isle, and the spirits followed them. Linebeck threw out his Pokeball and returned his Totodile. Link bent down and helped me onto the island.
“Shoo, little green parrot!” Linebeck yelled. “Go find the last two sea charts!”
“Would you stop calling Link a parrot?” Ciela said to Linebeck, the tone of her voice telling us that she was annoyed with him.
“No way, Twinkletoes.” Linebeck responded.
“Hmph. Fine.” Ciela responded. “Come on, Link, let’s go find those sea charts!”
“All right, Ciela,” Link said, “Come on, Squirtle!” I jubilantly ran after him as he ran after Ciela. I was one happy Squirtle, in the care of a swordsman who was in the care of a fairy. Then, I realized where we were going. The Temple of the Ocean King. With its corridors patrolled by Phantoms and Darkrais.
I stopped in my tracks. Link turned around.
“What’s wrong, Squirtle?” he asked. I shook with fear to indicate that I was scared.
“Don’t worry. I won’t let anything happen to you. You’re safe with me.” Link said, picking me up and carrying me towards the temple.
When we arrived at the entrance, Link put me down.
“I know you’ve never been in here before, Squirtle.” he said. “Let me explain how it works.”
I nodded.
“As you know, the corridors of this temple are patrolled by Phantoms and Darkrais. You need to hit one in the back to temporarily stun them. While they’re stunned, you can push them into pits to kill them. Got all that?” he asked.
I nodded again.
“All right. If you see a Phantom or Darkrai, run to a safe zone. Those are the purple spots on the floor. Magic keeps the Phantoms out of them. Got that?” he asked.
I nodded yet again.
“All right then, let’s go in!” he said, and we ran into the temple. Link immediately walked out of the safe zone we were in, oblivious to a Phantom nearby. I followed him. Suddenly, the Phantom cried out. We were caught. Link ran to the left, where there was a safe zone. Link ran into it, but as soon as he stepped on it the floor where he was crumbled. All I could see was a bottomless pit, and it was too late to save Link. So, I jumped down after him.
It was a long fall, and it was pitch black. Eventually, I landed on something very soft. I almost jumped for joy when I heard Link’s voice.
“You okay, Squirtle? I- huh?” before he could finish, two lanterns floated into the room.
“Are those- Phantoms?” Link asked.
“No. My senses tell me that they are humans.
“Prepare for trouble.” a female voice yelled.
“And make it double.” a male voice shouted. The two lanterns were swung backwards to reveal a woman’s face, complete with makeup and long red hair, and a man’s face, with blue hair shorter than the woman’s, but not really that short. Suddenly, Ciela yelled,
“I found something!” and she flipped a switch. Immediately, the entire room was illuminated by a fluorescent light bulb, located at the top of the room.
“Hey! You ruined the effect!” a Meowth shouted.
“Never mind the motto, let’s get on to this.” The woman said.
“We’ve got the last two sea charts.” The man said.
“And you’ll have to beat us in a Pokémon battle to get them!” The Meowth said.
“Who are you, anyways?” Link asked.
“I’m Jessie.” the woman said,
“I’m James.” the man said,
“I’m Meowth.” the Meowth said.
Duh, I thought.
“And we’re Team Rocket-IN YOUR FACE! The three shouted simultaneously.
“Actually, no. You’re not in our face. You’re standing about five feet away from us.” Ciela replied.
“Whatever, let’s just battle.” Link said wearily. “Go, Squirtle. Use water gun.” he said, and I sent a blast of water at all three of them. They were instantly blasted into oblivion. While they were flying away, a faint “We’re blasting off again!” could be heard. Link walked over to the two treasure chests in the corner and opened them, obtaining two more sea charts. I happily followed him. Like I said before, I’m probably the happiest Squirtle there is.
