The Escape (mod)

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Huffing and puffing out of air Drake ran through the corridors of the prison following the quick little Eevee that was ahead of him. Who were these pokemon and why were they rescuing him? Drake had no answers for this, he had no answers for anything. Ever since he woke up that day with no recollection of anything that had happened. All he knew was that he was a prisoner and he was sore. It appeared as if he had been beat, brutally.

Drake was weak as he ran stumbling many times, but he didn't stop. He couldn't stop. He finally saw light shine through an opening. As he ran through it he breathed a sigh of relief. Drake was finally free.

After stopping for a moment to catch his breath he looked at the three pokemon before him. An Eevee, a Scyther, and a Dragonite. It perplexed him that pokemon as strong as these would be helping him, a weak, souless boy. At the age of 21, having no memories was as good as being an infant with no clue about the world. Drake had so many questions but so few answers. Since the day he lost his memory to this moment the only thing he could remember was the many lashings he had recieved by the barb whip, and the man mumbling something about a noble this and a noble that. That was all he had to go on.

Drake looked down to see a bag at his feet, a jacket, and some clothing. He glanced up to see three pokemon staring at him as if waiting to anticipate his next move.

"what do you three want?" retorted Drake.

"We are waiting for your command Drake" said Scyther.

"My...command...?"

Drake was taken aback by the last statement. Was this to mean that these were his pokemon? Was he seperated from them before he was captured?

"Damn it why can't I remember"

Scyther noticed the anguish in his masters face as he drew closer and put a scythe on his shoulder,...

"Its okay, we are together again, we will find your memories, and things will go back to normal"

What was normal though? And why were these pokemon so willing to lay down everything for him. Drake had no answers but felt a spark of life in his heart, something about the Scyther made him feel okay, and he knew that his only option would be to find someone who would know what had happened. Someone like a noble. It was decided, Drake was to travel north to the noble's castle...

[Maid Melody]

Not far up ahead, a buizel was walking along the path as if was just taking a stroll, unaware of the approaching pokemon and trainer.

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Drake walked right on by the pokemon without even noticing him, but the others did.

Was it because Drake was too preoccupied in his thoughts Eevee wondered.

"The Drake I used to know would never have passed up a chance at a pokemon battle" - Eevee

"Huh?" Said Drake slightly dazed and confused.

"That Buziel back there, you just had us walk on by like it was nothing"

"Oh sorry Eevee I must not have noticed, I'll keep a better eye out from now on."

The group could sense the anguish in Drake, as if they couldn't read it off his face. It was only a matter of time until he uncovered his past, they were just going to have to protect him until that time came. Hopefully the three pokemon could help rescue Drake from the darkness enough so that he could see the light before he got to the noble, that way disaster wouldn't strike.

The group kept walking for what seemed like hours without noticing anything or anyone. It was almost abandoned around here, but thats when Dragonite's glance shifted and he took formation, had he just seen something run through the bushes? Even Drake couldn't help but take notice to Dragonite's reaction, so they decided to investigate...

[Maid Melody]

In the bushes was a wingull with an injured wing. From all appearances, it had just been in a major battle that had left it beaten and bruised.
"Gull..." it moaned, climbing out of the bushes where it had fallen.

In the distance, a barboach jumped out of the pond before spotting the travelers and resurfacing again, watching the group curiously...

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Eevee heard the faint moan of a nearby pokemon and he rushed into the bushes to find him. Drake didn't even have a chance to respond before he heard Eevee call him over the bushes.

"Drake look here, he's hurt."

Drake followed over to the bushes and peered down on a wingull that looked like it has just taken a series of serious blows.

"How could someone just harm a pokemon like this and then leave it here?" -Drake

Scyther, Eevee, and Dragonite all glared at Drake like they couldn't believe what he was saying. He was finally coming around, or at least beginning to sound somewhat like he used to. Drake squatted down and opened his bag to find the clothes that he had stashed away. He grabbed out a shirt and ripped a piece off.

"Scyther, go cut me a small piece of bark from that tree we can use it as a splint for the wing"

Scyther hurried off to go get the splint as Drake wandered over to the pond where he noticed the pokemon floating in the water. Drake had never seen a pokemon like this, but he was in too much of a hurry to inquire more, so he just nodded, cupped his hands with water, and hurried back to the injured Wingull.

After a few brief moments of washing the wound, Drake waited for Scyther to get back with the splint.

"Here Drake this should be small enough."

"Thanks Scythe."

...Scyther lit up with joy as his master called him by his old nickname. Nothing in that moment could have difused the feeling that soared through the Scyther, but Drake continued to mend the Wingull like nothing had happened. He hadn't even noticed that subconciously he had remembered something that he had long forgotten, something as simple as a nickname.

After a few tedious minutes of placing the splint to where it would help the wound heal, Drake tied the torn shirt around it to hold it into place.

"There you go Wingull, give it time to heal and you should be good as new. We can stay here over night with you if you would like to make sure nothing happens"...

[Maid Melody]

The barboach was curious as to what they were doing to the wingull when it noticed that it was hurt. Alarmed now, it looked over at the wingull, concerned.
"Bar?"

The wingull looked grateful for the assistance and nodded, holding its wing close to its body with the new splint on it.
"Gull!" it cried happily, flapping its good wing before hopping over to Drake, obviously feeling a little better now.

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With the wingull safe and sound Drake had Dragonite fly over the skies to make sure that nothing would attack during the night, and had Scyther keep watch on the woods.

After talking to Eevee and wingull for awhile Drake noticed the Barboach sitting off to the side looking concerned.

"Hmm Eevee, it seems we have only a few rations of food to spare, we will have to stock up soon somewhere, but why don't you go give our remaining spares to the onlooker over there.

Eevee did as told and left the food floating on top of the water near the barboach. He then returned to where Drake was and sat patiently waiting for a reaction...

[Maid Melody]

The wingull seemed tired after its long ordeal but still looked around warily, even after Drake had helped it out, as if it was expecting something to jump out and get it again. After looking back at Drake and the huge dragonite flying over them, the wingull finally relaxed enough to close its eyes and sleep.

The barboach looked at the food curiously and then started to eat, munching away happily. Before long the food was gone and the barboach was jumping happily in the water, showing off for Drake as it did flips and twists in mid-air.

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As the wingull finally began to fall asleep, Drake gently picked it up and walked it over to the edge of the water, where he sat back down and let him rest on his lap. Dragonite shifted positions above and Scyther stayed patrolling the woods. Eevee on the other hand had be mystified by the playful nature of the barboach this whole time. Drake also acknowledged the fun spirited pokemon, but didn't laugh. Drake never laughs. Not anymore anyways.

"Barboach, we will only be remaining here for a few more hours before we decide to take off. We are going on a journey north to find the noble of the north. It will be long and stenuous, but we will open the same invitation to you as we will to wingull when he wakes, you are more than welcome to come with us, it is all up to you..."

[Maid Melody]

The barboach stopped its antics for a moment when Drake spoke and tilted its head to one side, curious to say the least.
"Bar? Barboach?" it asked, wanting to know where exactly Drake was going.

The wingull shifted a little in its sleep and cuddled closer to Drake, feeling safe and secure in his arms.

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The curious expression on Barboach's face instantly told Drake that the pokemon was curious. He shifted his weight a bit to accompany the Wingull in his lap, and then quietly spoke so to not wake the pokemon,

"We are heading north. I was captured by the nobles you see, and I can't remember anything. We are hoping that there are answers up north for me, once I have those, we will finally be able to decided what to do with out lives. So I guess you could say the possibilities for us are endless."

With this Drake cracked a smile. This was nothing like a full grin that he used to wear on his face all the time, but it was more comforting to himself and the other pokemon to see that he was slowly returning to his old self...

[Maid Melody]

The Barboach seemed interested in Drake's talk of adventures and nodded its head.
"Bar! Barboach!" it said in an excited voice, basically saying that it wanted to come with Drake.

The Wingull stirred and woke, yawning before realizing that it was in Drake's arms. The Wingull didn't mind this at all though, in fact, it rather enjoyed it.

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Drake peered down to see the wingull awaking. It appears as if his attempt failed.

"Well then, now that everyone is awake, I would say it is time to get going, it could be any moment that someone comes after us."

Although Drake knew that according to the way the prison appeared to be abandoned that no one was coming, but he thought it would be best to get moving just incase.

Drake dug through his bag to find two empty pokeballs. Setting his bag down once more he put one in each hand and gave them a firm grip. The scars on Drakes hands stretch as he tightened his grasp, showing the extent to how bad his previous injuries were.

"Well you two, if you would really like to join us, then this is your chance, just settle inside these pokeballs and we will be on our way."

Drake first held his left hand down to the Wingull in range so the Wingull could touch his nose to the ball, and he took his right hand and placed it at the edge of the water, well within reach of the Barboach...

[Maid Melody]

The Barboach looked at the ball and jumped out of the water, managing to hit the pokeball in the process. The pokeball sucked the Barboach inside and then lay still before the ball made the DING that indicated the pokemon had been caught.

Name:
Species: Barboach
Gender: Male
Ability: Hydration
Personality: Playful and fun-loving, this Barboach will never pass up an opportunity to play with other pokemon or show off what tricks it can do. He is very kind and often tries to help other pokemon in need even if this means merely bringing his trainer's attention to the problem.

The Wingull looked at the pokeball then up at Drake before nodding and making a purring sound in the back of its throat before touching the ball with its beak. The ball sucked the Wingull inside before it DINGed indicating that the Wingull had been caught.

Name:
Species: Wingull
Gender: Female
Ability: Rain Dish
Personality: Kind and considerate, this Wingull adores her trainer and will do anything for him. She trusts him with her life after he helped her out when she was wounded and as a result is very protective of him. She always keeps a watchful eye out for any signs of danger and will utter a very loud warning cry if she sees anything strange.

A little further up ahead a Granbull was calmly drinking from a little pool it had found, unaware of Drake although it was eying the Dragonite that had been flying around warily.

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Drake clutched the pokeballs in his hand. It apppeared as if his generosity got him somewhere after all, he had made two new friends.

"I think I will call you Gully" Drake said as he looked at Wingull's pokeball. Drake then proceeded to look at Barboach's pokeball and say "And I will call you Boa."

He took the pokeballs and shoved them in his bag. It was then that he noticed once again they had no more food. They had traveled quite a distance, in fact they wern't too far from the heart of Era, the market district. Stopping here for a little R and R would be a good idea Drake thought, especially if he began to capture more pokemon. He would have to leave some in the PC while he was away. So Drake released Gully, Scyther, and Boa and said...

"Alright guys, we are going to take a little detour on going north. We are going to stop and rest in the upcoming towns. There we can get food and any other supplies we need. On top of that we can get you checked out Gully to make sure everything with your wing is okay."

"Alright!" Said the Wingull.

Drake couldn't believe it. Gully could talk to him too. So this must only mean that Drake can speak with pokemon that he captures. This was fascinating. He was stoked, and with that he began his march to the market district with Dragonite, Eevee, Scyther, Gully, and Boa by his side...

[Maid Melody]

The Granbull seemed to relax slightly when the Dragonite landed by a man and was now looking curiously at the trainer, wondering what he was doing here.

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Drake thought he heard something and turned around to see the Granbull sitting there looking at the Dragonite with a weird expression. It seemed a mix between relief and contempt. Drake smiled and nodded and then continued back to what they were doing, the crew picked up their belongs and moved east towards the central part of Era.

After hiking for what seemed like days, had really only been around 12 hours. It was then that Drake decided everyone was to return to their pokeballs except Dragonite.

"Guys, this is nothing against you, but you all have far more stamina than I do, I can't walk for hours on end like most of you can. I am going to have Dragonite fly us the rest of the way, I'll let you know what is going on when we arrive at the central part of Era."

With that Drake brought out pokeballs and returned everyone except the Dragonite. Once again Dragonite had a giddy expression draped across his face as if he was the favorite because he was helping Drake more than the others could at this point.

"Alright Dragonite lets go!"

Dragonite squatted down and brought his wings together, allowing room for Drake to hop up and position himself. Once settled, Dragonite began to lightly flap his wings to get a soft take off, as he didn't want to blow Drake off the back of him. Once he got about 100 feet up into the air he began to gain speed and zoom towards the city...

[Maid Melody]

The Granbull hmphed when the Dragonite took off and ran away, not wanting to see anymore strange things appear out of nowhere.

A pidgeotto took flight from a nearby tree, landing by the same pool the Granbull had been earlier.

From the middle of the lake, a sinister pair of eyes surfaced...waiting for the right moment to attack..

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The unsuspecting Dragonite flew right toward the pond. He was quite preoccupied with the fact that he was carrying out Drake's orders, just him alone. He flew with pride weaving side to side and up and down. He would even let out a random grunt when he was really have a good time. Drake rolled his eyes and snickered and kept on going.

It appeared as if Drake was finally lightening up to the idea that these were his pokemon and that this was how it was supposed to be. Certain characteristics about him started to come around, which brought up the overall atmosphere of the situation, that was until Dragonite narrowed the gap between him and the pond. He was only a few feet away from the center now...

[Maid Melody]

Without warning the Gyarados burst out of the water, startling the Pidgeotto into flying away.
The Gyarados roared and used hyper beam at the Dragonite, attempting to defeat the huge pokemon that had DARED enter its territory.