A Second Chance [Draco x Shinygiratinaz]

(OOC: Sorry this took so long to get up! I thought I had a good idea to start with, but then I decided I didn't like it after all so I had to come up with a new idea haha. It's not the best start or title, but we can build on the plot as we go. I hope I gave you enough to go on at the end there. If not, let me know and I can add more. Feel free to add anything you want to the area description if you think of anything.)


The sun shone bright in the blue sky overlooking a beautiful and wide meadow surrounded by jungle. It was a secret place, hidden between the mountains and away from humans. A sanctuary of sorts for a wide variety of wild Pokémon who wished to live out their lives in peace.

This place had everything they could ever need to thrive. Plenty of different foods, from berries and other fruits, to honey that seeped out from the lush green trees. For the Pokémon that enjoyed pollen and nectar, there were many flowers and other plants that produced it year round due to the area's location, which made it like spring almost every day. The sanctuary even had its own waterfall and river that ran down from high up on the mountain. But there was one resident of this place that was mostly a mystery to those living there.

Higher up lived a reclusive and supposedly powerful Pokémon. Some referred to him as their protector or guardian, while others were a bit suspicious since they had never actually fully seen this Pokémon. All they knew of him was that he was large and could fly, rarely leaving the caves he lived in. When they did catch quick glimpses of him, it was always dark, so all they could make out was a shadow or silhouette before it disappeared. No one dared to go up to find out more than that. Not since a group of young and reckless Pokémon had snuck out one night to climb up the mountain, hoping to discover more about their mysterious neighbor. However they were quickly scared away upon reaching the caves by a mighty roar that had seemingly shaken the whole mountain, which was even heard by those in the sanctuary below.

They had all feared they had angered the unknown Pokémon within the mountain, and that he would attack their peaceful home, but no attack occurred, much to their relief. Since then, while others were typically discouraged or prohibited from adventuring near the caves, there still remained a few Pokémon whose curiosity would only grow as they did.

One such Pokémon was a young Mawile named Ronin. Found alone, crying and afraid just after hatching, he had been adopted and raised by a motherly Altaria who brought him back to the sanctuary. Growing up, Ronin turned out to be a thoughtful and curious Pokémon, always asking questions, whether from his adopted mother, or others around. Inevitably the story of the Pokémon of the mountain had come up and it had immediately stolen his interest. But getting answers about this subject wasn't easy, as not much was known to tell.

That day he was out in the meadow with his friends to play when he couldn't help himself, asking, "Do you guys ever wonder about the mountain?" His gaze shifted to said mountain as he spoke.

 

At the light teasing from the Vaporeon, Ronin blushed a bit embarrassingly. "N-no..." He began, looking away and fiddling at the grass between his legs a moment. "...Okay maybe a little bit." The Pokémon confessed, then continued with, "I can't help but wonder whats up there. My mom told me she found me up in those mountains. Maybe whatever Pokémon lives in those caves knows a little bit more about where I came from, or something...Anything..."

Not that he didn't appreciate and love his adopted Altaria Mother, but there had always been that egging curiosity ever since she'd told him about how she'd found him. Had his parents just abandoned him? Had something happened to them somewhere along the mountain? There were no other Mawile around the haven, and none of the Pokémon that lived here had seen or heard of any around the time Ronin had been brought back. "I just wanna know is all..." He trailed off into silence, looking up at the mountain again.

"But what if that Pokémon had something to do with why your parents are gone?" Quietly, almost fearfully, said another one of their friends, a Tropius named Gabe. He was young like them, but large for his age due to his Father being a Torterra. Gabe was probably the most shy one of the group, usually only speaking up if spoken to, or if he had something important to say. He also didn't have the best eyesight, which made the world around him a bit scarier. At first, it had taken Ronin days to just get the Tropius to come play with him, along with encouragement from his parents. Even now he was still hesitant about going too far away from home when they played in the surrounding jungle, but he had opened up some to them now, and enjoyed spending time with the group. "Doesn't that scare you? I wouldn't want to go near that mountain if I were you..." A shudder than through him, and he wrapped his leafy wings around himself briefly.

Hearing that Ronin shrugged a bit, his red-violet eyes shifting from the mountain, to Gabe, back down at the ground. "Yeah I guess..." What he didn't want to admit however, was he was growing restless. Not that he didn't think of the haven as home, but he was getting a bit of wanderlust as he grew, wanting to know what was beyond the jungle and mountains that surrounded their little sanctuary. "None of you have ever thought about leaving here, eventually? Nothing ever happens here..."

 

(Sorry for late reply, after work got back to normal, its been raining here almost non-stop. I always get headaches when it rains, so I haven't been feeling the best Dx)

Gabe saw the Lucario looking at him and his worried frown deepened as he glanced around to his friends again nervously. "Why would you want to leave? We have everything we need here, right? Don't you listen to the elders? There's all kinds of danger beyond this place! You could get hurt or worse!" The stories some of the older Pokémon that had come from beyond the mountains' borders had at times given him nightmares of large, dangerous Pokémon attacking or chasing him. And not only other Pokémon, but humans were also a threat out there.

"Yeah, there probably is..." Came Ronin's voice thoughtfully, snapping Gabe out of his thoughts. "But that's what makes it...interesting, I think. I bet there are other places like this one somewhere else too. It would be pretty fun, don't you think? You're never curious about what lies beyond these mountains?" Gabe quickly shook his head, and the Mawile found himself confused as he stood up to face his friend. "But you can fly! You could go anywhere you wanted!" He threw his arms up in the air for emphasis.

At this the Tropius looked a bit embarrassed and turned is head away."You know I'm not that great a flier Ronin..." He muttered. "And I'm even worse at landings." He was beginning to think he would never be able to fly properly like the other flying types in the haven. The way they described flying made the experience sound amazing! Until he tried himself and got scared, usually panicking as a result.

"You're getting better though, I've seen you practicing with your parents." Ronin offered. Seeing the other's embarrassment, he glanced to the others for some back up.