"Alright, let's see what we're dealing with here... 3 Pecha Berries, an Energy Root, and some Fresh Water. Well, I don't have to worry about the Fresh Water, so I'll just focus on the other ingredients," Matthew said.
Matthew began cautiously trekking through the forest. He eventually came across a clearing with a large rock in the middle, and at the base of it were small bushes with a few berries in them. After thoroughly searching each bush, Matthew found a few Chesto Berries, a Sitrus Berry, and a Cheri Berry.
"Darn... There's not any Pecha Berries in here. I'm not seeing any Energy Roots around here either," He said in disappointment.
Matthew was about to head deeper into the forest when a pokéball hit him in the back of the head.
"OW!" Matthew yelled in pain.
He turned around to see two girls standing there. One had blue eyes and short, curly hair. The other had green eyes and long, smooth hair.
"Huh? It didn't work." said the short haired girl.
"Maybe it has a trainer already. Hey there, are you lost?" the long-haired girl asked with concern.
The girls approached Matthew and noticed the list in his hand.
"Oh? What's this?" the short haired girl asked.
"Looks to be some kind of list. Perhaps this Ralts was sent on an errand?" The long-haired girl responded.
"Okay, then let's do our best to help it get what it needs!" the short-haired girl said with excitement.
"Yeah, we'll help you look, little guy. Cmon' follow us!" said the long-haired girl.
Accepting their offer, Matthew followed the girls deeper into the forest to look for the ingredients. Along the way, they came across a tree with some Pecha Berries in it. Matthew stopped walking and pointed to the tree, hoping they got the message.
"Huh? Hey, I think it needs those Pecha Berries," said the short haired girl.
"Leave it to me!" the long-haired girl exclaimed.
She pulled a pokéball out of her pocket and slung it in front of her, causing it to spin in the air. Mid-flight, the pokéball opened, and a Leafeon came out of it. After landing, the Leafeon looked back at the long-haired girl, awaiting instructions.
"Leafeon, use Vine Whip to reach those berries!" she commanded.
Suddenly, two vines emerged from the Leafeon's back and slowly grew to a length that could reach the berries. Each vine wrapped around a single berry and brought them down. Then the vines went back for a third berry and brought it down, too. The long-haired girl picked up the berries and put them in her other pocket. Then Matthew, Leafeon, and the girls continued their search.
"What are we even looking for? It hasn't pointed at anything in a while," asked the short-haired girl.
"I don't know. Here, let me see that list," the long-haired girl said while holding her hand out to Matthew.
Matthew politely handed her the list, and she began looking over it.
"Okay, we already got the Pecha Berries, and the Fresh Water has been crossed out. Meaning... the only thing left is one Energy Root," the long-haired girl said.
"Hmm... I think we should split up to cover more ground. We can meet back up here at this tree stump at noon if we don't find anything. Gwen, I'll take our friend Ralts here, call me if you find it," said the short haired girl.
"Same for you, Ava," Gwen replied.
Gwen and Leafeon headed to the right. Meanwhile, Matthew and Ava headed left. They eventually came across a much smaller clearing with a Scolipede sleeping in the middle. It was massive, and it was right next to a patch of exposed Energy Roots.
"Do you think you can grab one without waking it up?" Ava asked.
Matthew nodded and began to sneak over to where the Scolipede was sleeping. Once he reached the closest Energy Root, he began to tug and pull, making no progress. He then moved on to another Energy Root and tried again, only to get the same result. Matthew pulled on root after root until one happened to be loose. Expecting it to give resistance like all the others, he pulled as hard as he could only for the root to shoot out of the ground, knocking him over from the recoil.
The Scolipede woke up from the sudden noise and let out a mighty roar. It then charged at Matthew and flung him high into the air with its large horns.
Thinking fast, Ava performed a running jump and caught Matthew midair. Spinning back around, Ava slung a pokéball towards the Scolipede, and out of it came a Girafarig.
"Girafarig, quick! Use Hypnosis!" Ava commanded.
A swirling purple ray emerged from Girafarig's head, which caused the Scolipede to promptly fall asleep.
Ava returned Girafarig to his pokéball, and quietly walked away with Matthew under her arm.
Once they returned to the stump, Ava called Gwen and let her know they found the Energy Root. After a short wait, Gwen returned with Leafeon in tow and then returned her to her pokéball. The two girls then escorted Matthew out of the forest to make sure he didn't get lost.
Gwen pulled out the berries from her bag and handed them to Matthew.
"Alright little guy, this is your stop," Gwen said.
"Good luck on your way back!" Ava added.
They both waved goodbye, and Matthew waved back. He stumbled his way back to the Pokémon Center and then teleported inside.
*Gasp* "Ralts! You're finally back! I was getting worried that you got lost..." Naomi said, relieved.
Nurse Joy rushed out of the back room to receive the ingredients and took Matthew with her when she went back in.
After placing the ingredients onto a table, Nurse Joy turned to look at Matthew.
"Switch!" Nurse Joy instructed.
Matthew quickly switched places with Wigglytuff and began using Heal Pulse on the weakened Krabby.
Nurse Joy and Wigglytuff immediately got to work on making the Antidote, and after about 5 minutes, the solution was ready. Nurse Joy carefully administered the Antidote to Krabby through an IV, and soon enough, he was healthy and full of energy again.
Nurse Joy carried Matthew out of the back room, and after stepping aside, Wigglytuff pushed Krabby into the lobby on a stretcher.
"Your Krabby is nice and healthy!" Nurse Joy beamed.
"Thank you so much, Nurse Joy! If anything happened to Krabby, I don't know what I would do..."
The boy then turned to Matthew.
"I'd like to thank you as well since you're the only reason Nurse Joy got the ingredients to save Krabby," the boy said. He then returned Krabby to his pokéball and walked towards the door.
"Oh. We still have the door problem."
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Pokémon Dimensions
AdventureA teenage boy named Matthew wakes up in an unfamiliar place and soon realizes he's not quite like himself anymore. He has somehow turned into a Pokémon! Lost and confused, he seeks out help from the first human he comes across, but he doesn't end up...
