Pokemon Mystery Dungeon - Eclipse (Book 2)

Chapter 4

Geek woke up to hear snoring and other loud, unnatural noises. As he slowly pushed himself into an upright position, he saw Tsunami sleeping on the couch once again, his mouth wider than a Swalot. That was where the noises were coming from. As Geek scanned the room, he noticed one thing was missing. Something was not right from yesterday. The Treecko. The Treecko was gone. Geek was instantly awake. Had Wraith taken him back? Had he just woke up and left? Where was he? Geek got up and walked around the first floor. Then, he checked the second floor and found nothing but some of Dist's stuff.

Geek walked outside and nearly slammed into somebody. It was the Treecko. He was just standing there looking off into the distant sky above, which was just now turning orange from the rising sun. Geek just watched the Treecko, curious as to why he was here. The Treecko stood in silence, oblivious to his observer. Geek took a step forward and cleared his throat a bit. The Treecko slightly turned his head in acknowledgement of his new visitor. Geek walked up and stood next to the Treecko, overlooking the entire city below, and the land afar. The sun and everything else seemed so beautiful from up here.

"So," Geek said, cutting through the silence.

The Treecko still said nothing. Geek looked over and saw that the Treecko's eyes were closed. Geek glanced back at the sky and watched as the sun slowly rose over the horizon. Suddenly, Geek felt a sudden aura presence.

"Hello," the Treecko said, his eyes open and aware.

"Oh hey," Geek said, a little bit startled by his sudden greeting.

"So, are you the one who saved me from the eternal darkness that I felt?" The Treecko asked, now looking at Geek.

"Uh, yeah, I guess," Geek replied as he scratched the back of his head.

"Thank you," The Treecko responded.

There was a pause.

"So what's your name?" Geek asked.

"Moss."

"Nice to meet you Moss, I'm Geek."

The two shook hands.

"So, where exactly are we Geek?" Moss asked as he looked back at the broken down and mostly abandoned house.

"This is an old house that our new friend lives in," Geek said nervously, "uh, it's temporary."

"I see," Moss said, lightly chuckling.

Suddenly, there was a loud bang inside the house and a loud cry in pain. Geek and Moss bolted inside to see what had happened. They found Tsunami on the floor with smoke rising from his body, and Volt sitting on the couch with arms folded. Geek gave Volt a look.

"What? I can't stand him when he's kicking me!" Volt explained.

"What did I do to deserve this..." Tsunami said weakly from the floor.

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Geek and Moss sat next to each other at breakfast. The whole team had calmed down and finally gotten at least a little bit of control over their crazy feelings. It was obviously rough. New region, new Pokemon, a mission on their shoulders, the warning from Kyogre, the return of Wraith, it was all a lot to take in. Moss had told Geek a little more about himself. All though, Geek had to admit, it all seemed pretty strange. Of course, with everything that had been happening, Geek didn't know if strange was normal by now.

Moss had apparently just woken up in a pleasant forest area and decided to start walking around. After going through a Mystery Dungeon, he arrived at the city and started walking around. Suddenly, a dark veil engulfed him, and then he woke up here. He said he didn't remember anything other than his name, and why he was here, but he refused to tell Geek what he was here for. Geek felt pretty confident about Moss, but he also felt a bit suspicious. Things hadn't been the best for the team, so having trust in somebody other than Dist was a risky decision. Although, Geek had to admit, something about Moss felt familiar.