Devon the Totodile
[Glyph's Guild - Guild Member's Quarters]@NinianNodding at Lilisette's observation, the former human nestled himself a bit deeper into the hay as he closed his eyes gently.
"Yeah....It's really soft."Keeping an...earhole out for his Psychic room mate's ramblings, Devon opened his eyes again and attempted to shake his head. Though, it was a bit awkward due to his position.
"Don't beat yourself up about it. It was Ember's choice to go, and I think she's really brave for doing it. Once we get some money from guild work, we could find places to eat out with just the four of us. But we're probably gonna be stuck with the guild dinners for awhile. It'll be good for both me and Ember if we all at least went to a few of them."When the blue Kirlia began to speak about the odd Feraligatr, the Totodile opened his maw to speak, but slowly closed it as she went on. He also, pushed himself up into a sitting position to stare over at her.
Raiden...I still don't know what to think about him....He seems to show up around us alot.....I'll keep an eye on him. At least didn't try to kill me on the first meeting... Lilisette's form seemed to flatten, her words causing Devon to look off at the small glowing flame atop of the large red candle in the corner.
"I know. It's not gonna be easy. Saving the world isn't exactly something I've done before, but..." Looking back to his friend, the croc's face hardened with a determined frown. Brown eyes drilling into Lilisette's red ones.
"I'm going to give it my all. I'll learn how to use my new body to save as many as I can, and I'll always have your guy's backs. I promise." Looking back to the candle again, the Water-type's wide eyes narrowed. Drawing his head back a bit, he flung it forwards to spit a small burst of water across the room and onto the tiny flame. The liquid extinguishing the light source with a low fizzle, leaving the room almost completely dark save for the bit of moonlight escaping through the northern windows curtain. A sharp toothed grin spread over Devon's maw as he flopped back into the hay on his belly, Tail wagging a bit.
"See? I'm already getting better with shooting water. I can be a Totodile, no problem." A cute little yawn forced the young Big Jaw Pokémon's mouth wide open, his eye lids and mouth closing shortly after as he nestled into the hay and began to drift into the unconscious void.
"Anyways, you're right. Sleep sounds good to me. Good night Lilisette."
Huh?....Am I still asleep?Blinking, the only thing that greeted Devon's eyes was an odd, inky blackness. The confused and sleep dazed Totodile pushed himself up into a sitting position, craning his head through the empty area, before looking down at himself. His clawed blue hand touching against his bare, scaled chest.
My bandages are gone....But I don't remember taking them off? "There you are... I've finally found you."A wispy vision of the winged Gardevoir appeared before Devon's ethereal interpretation of himself. Cackling escaped her lips,
"I'm sure you still have not the slightest idea of why you were sent here. No matter, let me show you your failure."The sight of the Gardevoir stunned the Totodile, simply staring at the phantom before him with wide eyes filled with fear. Many actions went through his mind. Running, attacking, speaking up, but all these commands seemed to fall deaf to his mind.
The Gardevoir...! Lilith! What does she even mean?....Why can't I move or talk!?In an instant, a vision of a horrific future flooded the forefront of Devon's mind. Death, destruction. Ruined, empty villages, all across the four continents. A large, dark fortress towered above all, remaining shrouded in the northern most part of the Mist Continent. Hoards of feral Pokémon stood guard, each one fully evolved.
That's the army Lilisette was talking about!? They....They did all this destruction....But why? It's insane...Inside of the Keep, a dark, sleek figure stood before him, as well as three other Pokémon. The shattered bodies of Selena and Ember laid at Devon's feet, their bodies being consumed by a dark aura. Kneeling before the towering creature was a nearly dead Totodile, bloody wounds and dark bruises decorated it's body. Tears streamed down it's face as the menacing being began to lift it's limp body with an invisible force.
The shocked blue crocodile stared down at the near lifeless corpses before him, with an expression that can only be described as pure terror. The sight was awful, but no matter how much he seemed to struggle, he couldn't seem to take his pin pricked eyes off of his defeated friends, or his own bloodied clone.
No! NO! That's not gonna happen! I won't let it! I won't! Stop showing me this!"Why bother, Devon...? You'll fail everyone. Everyone you have ever cared for will have died, all because of you."A silent snarl came from the tortured Totodile as his hands flew to his head. A painful headache cracking down on his skull as his eyes slammed tightly shut.
LEAVE ME ALONE! I DON'T BELIEVE ANY OF THIS! I HAVE TO TRY! I....have to....because....t-they're....
The small blue reptile's eyes fluttered back open. However, instead of being met with the castle and corpses, all he seen was a rough wooden ceiling. Devon laid on his back in silence as he stared blankly into space. A cold wet feeling trailing from his eyes, a pain in the base of his tail, and some sort of odd dribble of yellow falling down the side of his snout.
"C-Counting on me..." He whispered.
A low snort came from the depressed Totodile as he sat up in the hay. The moon light pouring in from the cracks in the curtains shining a dull pale light on his form. His stubby blue arm reaching up to wipe away some of the snot from his nose as he snivelled quietly, and tilted his head to the floor.
Am I really gonna be able to do this? I've never had so many Pokémon depend on me before....I already almost died twice today....I know I have my friends but....Do I really want to lead them into this? If I screw this up they....More tears rolled down his scaled face and fell to the dampened hay below. Devon sniffled a bit more as he glanced to his right; Lilisette still sleeping soundly in her own little bed.....But something caught the Water-type's gaze. A small, flat yellow rectangle laid out on the floor between him and Lilisette. Curiosity got the best of the human-turned-Pokémon as he stifled a cry, and reached out to pick up the sheet of paper. He turned it over in his claws a bit, and then squinted at the pages scribbled contents.
Devon,
I know what you're going through. It's tough to have the weight of the world on your shoulders. I wrote
this letter to tell you that you can't let it get to you. No matter what, you
need to stay strong.
Not only for the world....But your friends too. That's the key to staying confident. Your friends are,
without a doubt, your greatest treasure. I know, that even though you just met, you care greatly for them.
They care for you too. In moment's like this, you need to be brave, and they will return the favor.
You will not lead them to ruin if you simply remind yourself that you have the power to do this.
~Cipher
Devon's wide eyes went even wider as he finished reading the note. His arms lowering as he looked out into the darkened hall of the Guild, and spotted nothing. Looking back down at Lilisette, his eyes drifted back to the note.
They're right...If I doubt myself, they'll notice.....And they'll start giving up too....I won't let it get to me. I'll just focus on training with Lilisette, Ember, and Selena, there's nothing that can keep us down as long as we give it our best....But, I wonder who wrote this?Gently laying down the note next to the hay pile, Devon wiped away his remaining tears and rolled back onto his side to curl into a tight ball. His eye lids locking him away into a peaceful, dreamless slumber.
