It has been eight hours since we left Porto marinada and we are still on the barge heading to the island. Thankfully I know how to pilot a boat this large from my ranger days. Who knew steering submarines and cargo ships would happen on a regular basis with all the poachers and villains. The girls are all around the boat doing their own things from lapis reading a faded journal, Rythmi looking over the supplies on board with the officer Jenny(Rasha), the nurse Joy(Jeanne) looking over the Pokemon, and finally professor Aspen checking on the vehicles, apparently they are hers. The door to the cabin opens and nema walks in and sits on a couch facing me.
" So I know it's a little late but are you ok?" She asks me. I sigh and look at her before replying," honestly I kind of expected this to happen. Most of my life has been one tragedy after another."
" Hey you have a few friends," says nema," that makes it better."
" Somewhat," I say shakily," I have trust issues and you know that. And the only one's I know are you, Rythmi and lapis. The other three I'll have to get use to."
She nods and stands up before hugging me. I stiffen at the unexpected touch but soon I just one arm hug her. "It looked like you needed a hug, and I wanted to thank you for all the times you helped me and my family."
" It's fine nema," I say as I let go she kisses my cheek and walks away leaving me a little stunned. I take a deep breath and sigh as she leaves the boats cabin.
By mid morning the next day the island comes into view. Huge rocky cliffs line around the Islands coast as several large caves push water in and out. A large bay comes into view.
After docking the boat, we disembark and look around at the new home. A large two story log cabin style home with a large wrap around porch. The cabin has seen better days with its faded paint and some spots missing in the porch decking. A few of the windows are cracked and the shutters are all torn apart. The screen door is barely hanging on. Definetly a fixer upper.
A large single story concrete building sits close to the large fence that wraps around the property. Sitting on top is a old radio tower and weather sock the generator outside is old and rusted. Several breakers outside under a covered portion is open and missing. A watteral nest resting inside the missing portion. The building has a broken door and shattered windows.
A large concrete garage has several holes in its roof and the whole car bay is trashed. The concrete floor is cracked and uneven with standing water. Broken gutters hang down as well as a large tree that's fell across the garage generator.
The fields are over grown and boulder filled. The pond and water pump/filter system is busted as several feet of pipe is missing as well as most components.
The fence has several spots that have holes in the boundary. Several logs are rotted away as water has pooled in the area. The dock itself is in shambles with the concrete having huge chunks missing as well as several spots in the wooden part rotted away.
" Ok this is a dump," says lapis disgusted at the place. I smile and shake my head and say," just my fucking luck."
We head to the house as professor Aspen unloads the RV, since we will probably be staying in it. Entering the house huge cobwebs greet us as well as bowed floors, missing wall sections that split the rooms. The fire place is in shambles, and a colony of woobat fly out exiting through one of the many holes in the roof.
The rooms are all in shambles with missing wall sections, torn floors, leaks, sagging doors. A lot of work ahead of me as I feel everyone back out to the RV. Nema says," um we're staying in the RV but there's only six bunks so you're on your own."
I sigh as I start looking around for any sort of salvageable things when something inside me clicks. A green screen with a pokeball logo appears in front of me.
System: loading data....
Data loaded.
Loading missions...
Missions available.
Loading.... Loading.... Loadiiiiinnnn....
Error code damaged.
System basics available.
Mission one: Home sweet dump (1/10)
Goal: fix the living room
Floor(0/1)
Fireplace (0/5)
Fix the walls (0/4)
Fix the balcony (0/1)
Fix the electrical lines (0/1)
Fix the counters (0/2)
I look at the screen in front of me as my phone goes off and I receive a message.
Arceus: I'm truly sorry for the dilapidated living requirements it was the best that I could procure in a short time.
I sigh as I walk out to the RV and enter it as everyone is sitting around inside. " I'll start fixing up the place but it will take a while," I say as I sit down and grab some water nema handed me. Taking a sip I look at them as they nod. After a bit of a break I leave the RV and look around the property. Several bins marked wood, metal, stone, and plastic sit empty and above them are small screens.
Wood (0/50)
Metal (0/50)
Stone (0/50)
Plastic (0/50)
System: a mission has been added
Mission: catalogue one new Pokemon.
Reward: filled bins
As the mission starts a rustling appears inside a bin and something comes crawling out. As I watch the Pokemon crawl out I think of a regional variant of a Meowth but when it falls to the ground and turns I'm in shock.
Palico, the bipedal cat partners from monster hunter. Part of the lynian race in monster hunter and some story topics and discussions.
As it turns around and brushes its leather apron it looks up and sees me standing there. It's eyes widen and it panics as it flails around saying, in a female voice," meownster meownster, don't eat mee-ow." It runs straight into the bin knocking itself out.
' well that just happened.' I think picking up the palico and heading to nurse Joy to heal the Pokemon/monster.