Elf-like Life

Chapter 2, Hello, my name is Pikachu

Everyone surely remembers the little turkey that followed behind the bicycle in the Pokémon Emerald startup animation, clumsily running and even tripping.

Now he understood what it meant to be in the same boat; controlling this little fire dragon's body was no easy feat.

Let's start with the paws!

The little dragon fell down and got up.

Fall down again, then get up again!

Then it used its short limbs to dig in the sand several more times before it got used to its short legs.

"You really don't need to worry. That's your most precious treasure, it won't run away~"

treasure?!

It turns out that these exquisitely designed message bottles are often regarded as treasures drifting at sea, and they also contain a piece of parchment with blurred writing inside.

To Pikachu, it was like a treasure that had been adrift at sea for a long time.

After much effort, the little dragon finally got close to the message in the bottle.

"And this message in a bottle is...?"

Charmander couldn't help but start reminiscing.

Having lost most of his memories, only scattered fragments of memories flashed through Charmander's mind, with no information whatsoever about the message in the bottle.

I continued to desperately try to recall everything.

As a result, I can't remember anything now, except for the sound of the howling storm last night.

However, that message in a bottle possessed an inexplicable and mysterious attraction.

Attract yourself to the past,

It beckons me to pick it up.

When Pikachu saw Charmander pick up the message in a bottle, it instinctively turned away and covered its eyes.

"Don't worry, I won't peek. Hey, does the treasure map inside indicate some great treasure?"

However, the moment Charmander touched the message in the bottle, an incredibly powerful healing warmth suddenly surged into his heart.

The message in the bottle even flashed for a moment, instantly turning the space around the little dragon into a pure white space.

But it only flashed for a moment before disappearing.

Charmander: ...

The little dragon tried to open the message in the bottle, but the cork was covered with seaweed and clogged with fine sand, making it difficult to open.

He failed.

Although the message in the bottle cannot be opened for the time being, by holding it up high, one can see the faint writing on the parchment inside through the setting sun:

The first line is so blurry that it is indistinguishable.

The second line has disappeared.

The third line, the writing has disappeared.

The fourth line has disappeared.

The last line of writing has also disappeared.

Charmander tried his best to recall one last time, but he just couldn't remember anything from the blank book, and his head suddenly throbbed with pain.

"Damn it, this bottle must be crucial, but I have absolutely no recollection of it, I can't remember anything!"

Before Charmander could even react, Pikachu reached out its soft little paw and tentatively grasped Charmander's forepaw. Instantly, a warm feeling surged through Charmander's heart once again.

"Hey, don't worry if you can't remember. I'm Pikachu, hello."

"Ah, hello..."

Seeing that Charmander didn't resist the claw grab, Pikachu's cheeks instantly flushed red like apples, and he immediately started talking:

"This is wonderful! You know, whenever I feel down, I come to this beach to watch the sunset. I never thought I would meet my first friend today. This must be fate arranged by God."

Fate, my first friend?

"Yes, the friend I was talking about is you~"

Pikachu continued happily:

"Hey little fire dragon, do you have any other friends here?"

The little dragon naturally shook its head.

Wait, Pikachu, please don't say so much at once! My brain can't keep up! How did I turn into a Charmander?! And where am I?!

However, as the old saying goes...

At home, you rely on your wife; when you're out, you rely on your friends.

Being transported to the Pokémon universe, having a friend by your side from the very first second is much luckier than being alone and helpless.

What's more, this harmless Pikachu always has a warm smile on its face.

It even helped me get rid of the snail that was biting my tail, so I must thank it.

"You're welcome."

"Actually, this is the beach outside our Treasure Town," Pikachu continued explaining.

"When we found you, you were already passed out on the beach."

"But are you really human?"

At this moment, Charmander was unaware of the seriousness of the situation; he had already been transported to a different world where only Pokémon existed.

The little elves here can not only talk, but also farm and build houses, living in the towns they've built, enjoying a happy and carefree life every day.

Varied!

Seeing Charmander's continued surprise, Pikachu continued to suggest:

"I think you must have just woken up and your body hasn't recovered yet."

"So hurry up and eat the snails and clams!"

The little dragon was completely stunned, never expecting that this thing could be eaten.

Grilled snails and clams are not only healthy and delicious, but the nutritional benefits of one snail and clam are no less than those of 50 oysters.

In mild cases, it causes nosebleeds; in severe cases, it causes someone to take off immediately.

Having gnawed on its own bottom for so long, it couldn't be let off easily, so Charmander happily started eating as Pikachu suggested.

It has a crunchy texture.

Just as Pikachu said, after eating it, I felt energetic all over, and even my little claws became sharp.

However, in the next instant, just as Charmander was about to savor the moment, a nauseating stench wafted over from somewhere.

It tasted like dead snails and salted fish dried together.

Finally, a sarcastic, wicked laugh:

"Hey, you rascals barbecuing over there, this treasure is yours, isn't it!"

Charmander + Pikachu: !!!!!

It's a gas bomb and a supersonic bat.

The supersonic bat flapped its wings, its already barely visible squinty eyes narrowing into tiny slits, as it sneered and revealed two highly venomous fangs:

"What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen our strongest expedition team before?"

The gas bomb, emanating a foul stench, immediately noticed Charmander's message in a bottle:

"Wow, it's a rare message in a bottle treasure!"

"Great, but it'll be ours in the next second!"

Before Charmander could even react, Pikachu was the first to step in front of it:

"What do you want to do? Huh, don't even think about it!"

Despite blocking, Pikachu's tiny arms were trembling, and his voice began to stutter.

The next instant, Zubat was the first to pounce:

"Tch, what's wrong? When did this spineless coward in town become so eager to show off?"

"Pah!!"

A poisonous needle was spat out from the mouth of the supersonic bat!

In a panic, the two little ones hurriedly dodged, but unexpectedly, the gas bombs surrounded them from behind and instantly unleashed their special skills, with clouds of blackish-purple gas enveloping the surroundings, mixed with a pungent stench.

In that instant, Pikachu sensed a hint of danger:

"Get down! It's black fog!!"

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh, boom—

Looking at the screen full of dazzling thunder, freezing beams, or fireballs through the handheld console, I didn't feel anything special.

It was only after experiencing the Pokémon's skills firsthand that I realized what true terror was.

This is a real battle in the world of elves!

The stench made it hard to breathe, and the thick, irritating fog made it impossible to open one's eyes.

Even if I wanted to fight, I lacked the strength.

As a newborn fire dragon, it had no combat experience whatsoever, and could only raise its claws in resentment.

In the final moments, the swift Zubat, in a flash, used a Koffing bomb to snatch the message in the bottle as easily as taking candy from a baby.

"Hehehehe, spineless cowards are just so weak~"

"This treasure, we'll take it!"

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