The Way of the Dragons

The Last Ajax Guardian

"What else is there about Ajax Village?" Kat asked.

"Every year, the people of Ajax Village would have a traditional bonfire and festival called the Festival of Fire," Eric said, "It's a festival that honors Dragon and Fire-type Pokémon."

Jet and Charcoal let out happy cries, making us laugh.

"The bonfire's called the Dragon Flame because every year, they always have a Dragon and Fire-type Pokémon light it. The Festival of Fire honors these Pokémon because they helped protect their village for centuries, calling them the Ajax Guardians."

"Maybe the Pokémon preventing people from venturing into Primeval Jungle is one of the guardians!" Nina suggested.

"I don't know, Nini," Eric said sadly, "Remember, Ajax Village got wiped out by a terrible storm, and it says here that the Ajax Guardians did everything they could to stop the storm and to save the villagers."

"I'm with Nina on this one. When rumors about Ajax Village surfaced, adventures and explorers started looking for it," I said, "The same adventurers and explorers soon said that they got scared off by a Pokémon in the jungle, calling it the Primeval Guardian. That can't be a coincidence."

"Yeah, but the whereabouts are just rumors. This Primeval Guardian is probably like any other Pokémon, doing whatever it takes to protect its home from outsiders." Kat said.

I groaned in discomfort before breathing out a sigh.

Nina and I believe that the Primeval Guardian is an Ajax Guardian, but Kat and Eric disagree. Well, the only way to break this tie is by seeing it ourselves.

Jet and Charcoal soon roared to get our attention. Looking ahead, a lush jungle was becoming visible.

"That's gotta it! Primeval Jungle!" Eric cried happily.

"Alright, you two," I began, "Land on that path down there."

With a nod, Charcoal and Jet landed on the small dirt path leading into the jungle. We hopped off my Pokémon and marveled at the jungle's majesty.

"Wow. It's so much more than what the pictures show." Eric said.

"So, how do we find Ajax Village, Eric?" Kat asked.

Eric hummed as he looked down at the pamphlet.

"From what the explorers said, it looks like we wander around until we encounter the Primeval Guardian," Eric read, "Which is probably a normal Pokémon defending its territory."

"Or it really could be an Ajax Guardian!" Nina said.

"Let's split up to cover more ground," I said, "We'll share a map with our own markers."

I opened Primeval Jungle's map on my phone and sent it to the others. Looking down at my phone, four different-colored dots appeared on the screen: blue, yellow, pink, and purple.

"I'm blue." I said.

"I'm pink!" Nina said.

"Yellow." Eric said.

"And I'm purple." Kat said.

I nodded before turning to Jet and Charcoal.

"You guys can fly around the jungle's canopy. If you see anything, come find us," I said, "If anything happens to either of us, we'll send up a signal."

The two nodded before taking to the skies, eventually disappearing over the jungle's canopy.

"Let's go." I said.

Nodding to one another, we walked into the jungle, eventually splitting up. I looked around me as I saw Starly fly, Wormadam hanging around, and Yanma fluttering around. I smiled when I saw Butterfree, Spinarak, and Ledian.