Brutaka's Nominations

“Wait… you don’t remember anything?” Blitz asked, tilting his head slightly.

“No, I don’t… Heh, that’s weird, ” the Mienfoo said, a small confused smile crossing his face.

“So… You don’t remember who you are, how you got here, or what happened to you?”

“Nope! Not at all!” the Mienfoo replied, seeming oddly amused by the strangeness of the situation he found himself in.

“That… doesn’t sound good…” Sera said, looking somewhat concerned.

“Maybe we should ask nurse Giselle over at the rescue team HQ if she can take a look at him?” Blitz asked.

“Sounds like a good idea, ” Sera responded, before turning to the Mienfoo. “What do you say? Want to come with us?”

“Sure!” the Mienfoo replied enthusiastically. “It’s not like I have anything better to do, or at least, not that I know of!”

“The mushroom agrees with the Shinx, that mission is too much for you two!” a strange monotone voice called out to them.

Blitz and Sera turned to see that an orange bug Pokémon with a large mushroom growing on its back was the one who had just spoken to them, the Parasect staring at the two with its blank white eyes.

“Hey, I think I’ve seen you around here before, ” Blitz said. “You’re Mirage’s teammate, aren’t you? Or do I have you confused with another Parasect?”

“You are correct, I am indeed Mirage’s teammate, ” the Parasect clarified, speaking in an almost robotic way. “My name is Cordyceps, by the way.”

“But didn’t Mirage already have a mission she intended to do today?” Sera asked.

“Indeed, but the mushroom thought it might be a good idea to check what other missions are available, in case we find something Mirage might be interested in, ” Cordyceps explained.

“Well, I think there are some missions with a high reward on here, ” Blitz said, gesturing to some missions on the board with his paw. “They look kind of difficult, but I guess that is why they pay off so well…”

“The mushroom thanks you for making this observation, this pleases the mushroom, ” Cordyceps replied, picking off a mission from the board with his orange claw. “Mirage will be pleased as well.”

“You’re welcome?” Blitz felt a bit creeped out by the orange bug that was apparently being controlled by the mushroom on his back.

“I will be taking this as well, ” Cordyceps picked off the mission Sera had been looking at. “The mushroom thinks it would be better for an experienced rescue team to handle this, and that you kids should handle something easier.”

“Hey! Who are you calling a kid!?” Sera seemed a bit offended by the Parasect’s remark.

“The mushroom is merely making the observation that you two are too inexperienced for a mission like this, ” he responded.

“Cordy? You coming?” a somewhat deep, but still feminine voice called out. The Pokémon turned to see what appeared to be a large duck like creature with flame like patterns on her body. “Mirage is waiting.”

“The mushroom apologizes for being late, ” Cordyceps responded as he crawled over to the Magmar. “However, I found some missions that I think Mirage will be interested in.”