Andalusst Shorts- The (Un)Luckiest 'Mon in Parai!

AThere was once a Flareon. He was given the title of "The Unluckiest 'Mon in Parai". Where he travelled, natural disasters would definitely follow. Because of this, he wasn't welcomed anywhere. If he set foot on a new piece of land, others would chase him out.

He was a very sad and lonely Flareon. Nobody liked him. He tried to find a cure to his problem, he tried to settle down in a place where no 'Mon would cross his path. He tried to end his own pathetic life.

And so he travelled. For a good 3 years he travelled.

One day, he trek through a forest, having lost his way due to exhaustion. He had been travelling non-stop for the past 3 days, no food and no water.

Slowly, slowly, his energy drained and he fell on the forest floor. The last thing he could remember was the wind lulling him to sleep.

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"Hello?" He heard a voice call. "A-Are you alright?"

"NNnnnggghhh..." He slowly opened his eyes, groaning. "I'm alright... Get away from me..."

"G-Get away from you? W-Why would I do that?" The Flareon opened his eyes and saw a Jolteon with unusually long fur, sitting beside him worried. "I-I need to help you back to my den!"

"Girl, you need to get away from me before bad things happen..." He said, waving a paw at the Lightning Pokemon weakly, as if shoo-ing him away.

"I-I'm a male! S-Shut up and just come with me!" He pouted and blushed, standing up. "T-There's no way I'm gonna leave you like this!"

"Argh... Fine..."

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"Thanks." The Flareon accepted the Oran and proceeded to place it in his mouth.

"D-Don't mention it!" The Jolteon smiled, popping one himself.

"What's your name?" The Flareon tilted his head, wondering why he's been so kind to him.

"Eh? O-Oh! M-My name is Raiken, but you can call me Rai!" Raiken bowed cutely and introduced himself. "W-What about yours?"

"Ashita." The Fire Eon sighed, smiling. "Quite the ironic name, isn't it."

"'Tomorrow'?" The Jolteon cocked his head in confusion. W-Why would it be ironic?"

"You see..." Ashita scratched the back of his ears, wondering whether should he tell him the truth, but decided to do it anyways. "I was given the title of 'The Unluckiest 'Mon in Parai'."

"How so?"

"Wherever I travelled, natural disasters would definitely follow, and I'm always the one to blame." He sighed again, resting his head on the table. "And then I would be chased out and forced to travel, where the cycle repeats itself."

"That's...bad." Raiken frowned. He didn't expect the Flareon to have such a background, and he couldn't do anything about it except just...feel sorry for him. He did notice something else, though. "But hey...they hadn't occured yet, have they?"

"They'll come soon, so I'll better be going." Ashita said as he stood up, facing the exit. "Thanks for your...everything, I guess."

"H-Huh? You're leaving already?" The Jolteon frowned even harder. "A-At least let me guide you out of this forest? I want to talk to you more."

"What's so fun about talking to strangers anyway?" He chuckled before reconsidering. "Alright, fine. I'm kinda lost around here anyways. Lead the way."

"Thanks."

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"So... You're a fugitive with nowhere to go and just travelling around?" This was the first question Rai came up with to warm up with the Fire Eon.

"Heh. It's not called a fugitive when you have nowhere to even return to." He laughed and shook his head, following the Jolteon's lead. "I'm just a traveller."

"Oh... W-Well then..." Raiken kept walking until another question popped into his mind. "Hey, Ashita."

"Yes?"

"You said you were dubbed the unluckiest 'Mon in Parai, right?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Then how did you survive all those natural disasters?"

"..." The Flareon stopped dead in his tracks, lowering his head to consider. "I...don't know."

"Y-You don't know!?" He rose an eyebrow and looked at him.

"Maybe just luck I guess..." He answered nonchalantly.

"B-But weren't you the Unluckiest 'Mon in Parai?" He smiled.

"Wait... Yeah..." The Flareon nodded in agreement, though he's still drowning in his own thoughts. "The fact that I survived all of the natural disasters...would surely make me the luckiest 'Mon in Parai, wouldn't it?"

"Yep!" He said, beaming with optimism. "It's time you change that title of yours!"

"Well...aren't you an interesting one..." He chuckled. Just by changing the perspective, the Jolteon was able to see the good out of the bad. "Thanks for cheering me up."

"Y-You're welcome!" Raiken smiled as joyful as he could at the Eon, glad to have made somemon's day.

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"From here, just walk for a few more minutes and you'll be out of the forest and into the plains." The Electric Pokemon pointed his paw at a specific direction. "I...hope I can see you soon..."

"I'll definitely be back." He patted his head and went ahead without the Jolteon guiding him, turning his head back as he walked. "Raiken, see you soon."

"I'll be waiting...Ashita."