Nuzlocke: Hearts of Gold and Souls of Silver

[16:54 - 4 days ago]

“Run you fools! I will drive them away.” Atlas screamed from distance, galloping into the forest

“What about you?” Blackburn screamed back.

“I'll find you all back on Route 34, if I don't get there until nighttime, go on with out me, I will probably be dead by then!” Atlas replied.

The three of us stood there seeing Atlas fleeing from the Beedrills, but I had something inside me telling he was in danger and needed my help

“I should probably follow him” I asked. “It's for the best. I'm his pokemon and he might need me.”

“No, Pulse.” Violet stopped me. “Atlas might be in danger, but he is trying to save us.”

“The boy indeed got in some trouble. Do you think he will come back?” Blackburn asked Violet.

“I don't know, but I hope so. She answered. They did look worried about him.

“We can't lose more time. Let's move out and meet him outside of here. If I recall correctly, we just have to follow the coast.” Blackburn got back to our journey. I followed them, despite being very worried about Atlas. But if I recall this correctly, as long as I'm here, it's a sing he hasn't been eliminated.

[19:33 - 4 days ago]

“Come on, where in Equestria is you Atlas?” Blackburn asked himself.

We left the Ilex Forest, and were now waiting for Atlas. It's been over two hours I've seen him. It seems like the worry I had over him has been passed to Blackburn and Violet. Blackburn walked around asking himself where my master was, while Violet tried not to think about the possibilities of what happened. It's been like this for over an hour now. I was taking the whole situation with calm.

“Okay, I give up, Atlas is dead.” Blackburn gave up on waiting.

“How could you say that? He could still be out there!” Violet discussed with Blackburn.

“And what do you want me to do? Go out there in the forest and search him? That is just a shot in the dark!”

I watched the two discussing what to do next, but I really saw it as a pointless discussion. I didn't like to agree with Blackburn, but he was right. The only thing we could do was to wait and see if he appeared. We needed to keep going.

When the two stopped their discussion, we started moving again.

“I miss you Atlas.”

[20:14 - 4 days ago]

We have been going through Route 34. Violet and Blackburn fought every trainer on our way. There weren't many though. I bet Atlas would have liked going through this, since he doesn't like battling very much.

“Well, well, well. Look who we found wandering around.” A unfamiliar voice came from behind. “Blackburn, how much time has it been since we last saw each other on Cherrygrove City?”

All of us turned around to see a dark green unicorn, with a even darker green hair. He somehow to knew who Blackburn was.

“Poison Strike! What do you want? If it is a battle you want, We can't battle during nighttime.” Blackburn replied.

“Well, We can't battle pokemon, but I can still fight you stallion against stallion. Handle the Umbreon and I won't harm you.” Poison Strike made an offer. Me for their safety.

“I can handle you!” Blackburn refused.

Poison Strike put on a evil-ish smile, and then whistled calling for something. Moments later, five more ponies, mares and stallions, pegasi, earth pony and unicorn, appeared and flanked us. “I'll give you ten seconds to re-consider.”

Blackburn looked at Violet, who also was unsure of what to do. They didn't have another option other than handle me over if they didn't want to end up hurt.

Blackburn came to a decision. “I'm sorry Pulse.” Blackburn apologized to me. My eyes widened.

Blackburn tried grabbed me with his hooves and held me. I tried to fight against his force, but I couldn't get off his hooves. He then handled me over to Poison Strike, who levitated me with his telekinesis.

“It's been an honor trading with you, Gents.” Poison Strike talked to Blackburn. Blackburn kept his head down. He had done something he didn't want to. But I understood it. He wanted to protect Violet, but I can't say I'd have done the same.Poison Strike and the other five ponies with him walked away, in the direction of the town.

I felt a small sting in my body, and suddendly pain started to flow through my body. Something told me that I had been stroke by Poison Strike's poison. He did stand up for his name. I started feeling dizzy and my body started getting asleep.

[00:21 - 3 days ago]

I woke up feeling a heavy pain in my entire body. I looked to my paws and I had been scratched all over, with open injuries through it all. I was probably tortured by my kidnappers. I have been trapped inside a small cage.

“What is next Boss?” I overheard a strange voice asking.

“We wait. For now our plan has been successful.” The voice of Poison Strike replied. “I didn't expect things to have turned out like this, but this is even better.”

Poison Strike walked over to my cage. I was laying there almost dead, and he just looked at me.

“That forest fire gave us something even better than just mess up with Atlas and his friends.”

Suddenly, another pony walked into the room.

“Poison Strike, What are you planning on doing with that thing?” The orange earth pony who just walked in asked.

“I'll just wait for Atlas, he will eventually come after his pokemon, Freddie.”

“Whatever you do, finish that up fast, the rest of us will be waiting for you on Ecruteak City. Don't forget to send the rest of our grunts in another mission later.” Freddie finished the short conversation and got out of the room.

I had no idea of where I was trapped. The room didn't seem to have any windows, just a door and lights. When the orange earth pony went out, I could see that there was a hallway out of that door.

I was barely hanging wake. I decided to lay down and rest more.

[06:03 - 3 days ago]

Teck!

Swoosh! Scrosh! Scrosh!

I started hearing the sounds of explosions ringing, but I was weak enough that I couldn't even open my eyes to see what was happening.

Teck! Teck! Teck!

Vroosh! Vroosh!

I heard even more explosions, and at this point they wouldn't stop. The explosions stopped for a second.

“Are you afraid just because I never used magic against you before? You haven't seen anything before!” A familiar voice came into sound. It was Atlas. I made some force and opened my eyes. There was Atlas, battling against Poison Strike, but not with pokemon. With magic. The pokemon were just watching from distance, behind Atlas

Vroosh! Vroosh!

Atlas shot even more magic at his foe. This wasn't Atlas. The glow on his horn was different colored, it was red. Another thing different from him was that his left eye was snake-like, while the other was normal.

Also, Atlas didn't knew such magic level, he couldn't possible use such combat magic. But then again, it was him, he had came after me. There was something off about him, but besides the different eyes, I wasn't really sure what it was. He was raging. He was barely giving Poison Strike a moment to breath, but the two were holding on.

While Poison Strike was taking a lot of the hits, Atlas was untouched. From what I heard of him, he had never been the brave type of pony. He was a coward, but with a pure and caring heart, at least now. He wasn't aggressive or even with any intentions to kill, even his biggest enemy. That pony he threw over a building was an accident, he said he didn't mean to. Was that really true?

“You'll give me the key's to that jail now, or I will end you right here!” Atlas threatened his foe, after teleporting behind him. The two have been battling for minutes now, I presume.

“Very well. Take it!” Poison Strike gave the key, helpless on the ground. Moments later, he disappeared, I heard something about teleportation, so that could be it.

I was so weak that I couldn't keep my eyes open. I couldn't get up, talk or even move, all I felt was pain.

Seconds later, I heard the sound of the cage's door opening, and felt hooves grabbing and holding me. I was sure it was Atlas. I felt happy, he haven't given up on me, and went after me. On one of the hooves I could feel the touch of silk, but it was somewhat wet, maybe of Atlas' blood. Was he injured by the Beedrills or Poison Strike?

“Don't worry Pulse, You're gonna be okay!” I heard Atlas' voice speaking.

I felt sleepy again.

[14:25 - 3 days ago]

“Are you sure he is going to be okay here?” Atlas asked.

“Yes, The ponies here care deeply for pokemon, that is why it's a Day Care!” Blackburn's voice calmed Atlas. “And after we a done with this, we will take on that leg of yours.”

I had been awoken by the conversation of the two. My body was feeling much better now. Atlas might have healed me with potions or took me to a pokecenter, but I still felt the wounds in my body, and if I tried to move, they would hurt, so I tried my best not to move. I just kept my eyes open. They would be cured by the time, I was sure of it. I wasn't sure why we were going to a Day Care.

I was carefully dropped on a table.

“Hello, I heard that you guys take care of pokemon, right?” Atlas' asked someone, probably a receptionist.

“That is right young boy. We from the Pokemon Day Care take care of your pokemon for how much time you want for a certain price, we also train them, but that would cost you a little more.”  The voice of a female old mare spoke.

“No, no training. I just want him to take some rest, to heal some of his wounds.” Atlas explained the situation. He wanted me to stay here for some days and take sometime to heal, but I could heal during the trip. Why would he leave me here? “Could you take care oh him for some days for me?”

“That would be a hundred bits”

“Deal.” Atlas accepted the deal and payed the old mare. He then turned back to me.I handled some of the pain and got on my paws again, looking directly at Atlas. His eyes have turned back to normal by now.

“Why are you leaving me here Atlas?” I asked.

“Pulse, look here. You have a few open wounds that need some time to be healed. I'm leaving you here because I don't want you to effort yourself too much, it could open your wounds again. Blackburn, me and Violet will be in Goldenrod for the next days dealing with a few things, when I finish the Normal-type gym, I promise I'll get you here.” He talked to me, trying to calm me down, and talking to me like I was a child. I understood his concern, but if he wasn't even gonna use me, I wouldn't have to do anything and could rest.

But then again I couldn't do anything to change him, he was my master and was thinking of the best for me, even if I didn't agree with it. I always had the option to leave him and go back to the wild, but I still loved him as my trainer, I wouldn't let something like this change that. I nodded as I understood his idea. He then walked back to Blackburn and the two walked out of the house. I was taken my the old mare, who was a light blue earth pony, and she took me to the garden she had outside.

The garden was a small area, surrounded by a fence all way until the house. The house was white colored, with a red roof and had a big barn door than went inside. The inside didn't have much, just a small window and another fence. after that fence was a small computer, the table where Atlas dropped me and the receptionist stand. Back outside, outside the fence were trees, so I didn't expect to be in Goldenrod City since it was filled with buildings. I think I'm at Route 34, where I saw a house just like this one.

There were a few pokemon running around, playing with each other or training. I thought it could be at least a bit fun. Maybe I could interact with others and make some friends.

[15:07 - Yesterday]

I was resting on the outside garden, taking a sunbath, by now, my wounds have been healed by now, I was ready to go on my adventures again, however, Atlas haven't picked me up again, he was probably still having things to do around Goldenrod, as he promised me he would get me back after he fought the Gym.

I was approached by Daylight, an Espeon. Espeons were the complete opposite of my species. We are both evolutions of Eevees and evolve in the same way, by friendship, except that Espeons are created during the daytime, while Umbreons like me are created when they evolve during the night; Also Espeons were Psych-type pokemon, different from us, which are Dark-type. We were so different from one another, like the sun is from the moon, and the day is from the night. Espeons are dog-like pokemon with lilac fur, and big ears just like mine. Espeons had a small red gem on their forehead and it's eyes were purple colored.

“Hey Pulse, what do you say we go for a walk?” She invited me.

“Sounds fun. Is anybody going with us?” I asked.

“It'll be only us this time.” She answered. I didn't care about more company, so I just got up and started to walk around with Daylight. There were other pokemon around, but they were focused on what they were doing to notice us.

For the past two days I've been here, I've made some friends like Daylight, and as for now, we have a good friendly relationship. We have told each other about our trainers and our adventures thus far.

“It seemed you wanted to talk to me about something.” I started a conversation with Daylight, just so we could do something while we walked. The thing about me being a male alone with a female friend was that I never knew what to do. One move wrong would either cause us to go to a deeper relation, or destroy it all. I think I have become a little like Atlas, who until now was awkward towards the opposite sex.

“Oh, right. well... you see, Pulse, For these last days you've been a really close friend to me and... uh...” She got a little confused with her words, as she didn't knew how to properly form a phrase for what she wanted to say.

“What is so hard for you to say?” I got a little nervous as I talked to her. the "you've been a really close friend" part got me a little worried. Either she loved me, or she didn't want to be friends any more, and I didn't knew how to react to any of those options.

“I'll skip to the point okay?” She got back at herself and went straight to her point. She moved closer to me and my face. “Pulse, I... I really like you.”

“Oh... I really like you too. As friends right?” As I said, I didn't knew how to react to this, this was really awkward to me

“More than friends. Pulse I love you!” She got even closer. We were head to head and I think I was sweating. I didn't knew how to react to this

“Oh... Oh!” I awkwardly stared back to her eyes, that were focused on me. “Oh dear Arceus and Celestia, what do I do?” I thought to myself. After some thinking, I realized this wasn't exactly a bad thing. I liked her too, maybe not in the same way, but I liked her, there wasn't anything bad that could come with this. Well, so I will just go with the flow, maybe I even like it.

She was very close to me, staring at me like I was some kind of shiny object. I decided to heat things up. I moved even closer to her and gave her a fast kiss on her lips and moved back. She was taken by surprise and blushed. I just smiled. I didn't knew if this was going right, but I didn't really knew how to act in moments like this. It was the first time I had this kind of relation

She moved really close, but this time my face was free. We had stopped moving by some time now, and she just laid her head over my throat and was feeling my black fur with her face. after seconds of this, she got her face up and gave me a kiss, taking me by surprise, as I was looking around by now. Her kiss held me for some seconds. I was actually feeling good with this.

Memory Selection fully viewed.

“I already got what I wanted.”