E hadn't even hung around long enough to see Eden duck and roll out the way. In fact, he was smart enough to not loiter any longer than he had to. 

'I think we need to run from this!'

Well yeah, obviously. E had already started running, Munchlax in tow. Wait, Munchlax was not in tow. Skidding to a halt and looking back, E's amazing plan of running away had already failed. Munchlax was somewhat intrigued by the junk pile and wanted to find scraps. "Stop being gross!"

Running back and scooping up Munchlax, E could already smell the junk this pokemon had chewed up. "Spit! It! Out!"

E shouted this while proceeding to perform some sort of Heimlich manoeuvre on the pokemon. Munchlax would start spewing out chewed up berries and other 'things' as they ran, like some strange fountain of junk trailing behind them.

"You know what, Eden, that's a pretty good fucking point." E wholeheartedly agreed, hand on hips. Why was there a sign for Petalburg so far out into the forest. This was highly unusual, and the broken bike too? "I don't know, I haven't seen one before." 


But yes, wild garbodor do live in the forest (apparently). 


Bursting forth from a mucky heap of rubbish and bushes, was an even bigger heap of rubbish. A stinky pile of sentient garbage slammed down onto the ground, defensive of its territory, "Garbo!" Taking a liking to Eden, the wild pokemon's arm extended as it swung its strange limb towards the trainer. 

E retreated a little and watched, glad he was not caught in the initial crossfire. He looked down at Munchlax, wondering if it would help, to which he was greeted with a burp.


"Eh." Probably not.

"Away from the creepy thing in the forest, I don't know."

E was surprised by the sudden grab of his hand, he was pulled back hard enough to keep him from walking, but gently so he didn't fall. "Sorry?" E raised an eyebrow, maybe he should have been more cautious of this stranger. First he grabs his wrist, who knows what he might do next!

Wait, what?

Did E hear that right, Eden didn't know where to go? E slowly took his hand back, standing awkwardly straight in front of him with a concerned look. "Dude..." He sighed, then turned to point at the giant wooden sign that said 'PETALBURG CITY - THIS WAY ->'.

E continued to point at this sign for almost a minute, silently staring in an uncomfortable awkwardness. Ah, he shouldn't be too rude, maybe this person didn't know how to read. "Come on."

"Right." E cocked his head to one side, confused. That was strange, a pokemon doing such freaky things. Ghosts were weird, he thought. Cute, but weird. "Mine aren't smart enough to do that." 

Looking down at Munchlax, he watched as the pokemon started chewing on a snapped branch, his eyes half open as he started falling asleep, a bit of drool swinging from his chin as well. E nodded proudly to himself. Yup, that's his first pokemon. The pokemon his mother got for him. Likely to have stood there longer, it was maybe a good thing the litwick started booking out a bit. 

"Oh?" A strange flame, a weird sensation, and a creeping shadow in the distance. Then to top it all of, Eden has to ask his pokemon if everything was ok. 

Hell. No. 

"Fuck this I'm outta here." In one swift set of movements, E scooped up munchlax with one arm, grabbed his bag with the other, and stared hurrying back to the city.

Upon initiating the handshake, E would excitably shake it with both hands, gripping firmly and pulling Eden in close to him. "Oh wow, our name's are quite similar!" His eyes sparkled, "Except your parents decided to actually finish it properly. Aha..."

His laughter trailed off into an awkward silence as the trainer got distracted. Eyes wandered into the forest, where he stopped and silently watched for a moment. Was there something there in the shadows? He wasn't sure, but it also made Munchlax look too, "Munch?"

...

"YOU KNOW!" E abruptly roared, snapping back into reality and carrying on the conversation, "Maybe that's why I haven't nicknamed my pokemon, I must have got it from my parents."

Munchlax snapped in annoyance, slapping his belly with a frown and pointing to the forest. 

"Huh? Oh, there's nothing there. I was just thinking."

"Munch!"

"Oh shush."

"Munch, munch." E's pokemon grunted, plucking a fallen berry from its trainer's hair. Quickly, the pokemon began chewing before hopping down and aimlessly walking around in search for more. 

Staying in the same position, E continued laying in an uncomfortable position, rear in the air and was looking at the other upside-down. "I'm fine. Did I scare you?" 

Eventually, E would shift his body around until he was sat cross legged, staring with a blank expression at the trainer. "Wait, are you a trainer?" Without waiting for an answer, E would hold out a hand and lower his head in greeting, "My name is E and I am also a trainer! Do you want to be friends!" He screamed loudly, squeezing his eyes shut and not even making eye contact with them. 

An orange glow spread across the forest tree tops, some light breaking through the cracks in the leaves above. It was a scenic place, gorgeous no matter how you looked at it. The wild pokemon, the lush greenery, it was all something that E always thought was so peaceful. It calmed the soul, helped him think. But now was different, having set out much earlier than now, the boy had completely lost track of the time. By now, he should have been in the next town. After all, he had actually set out today with the plan on starting a pokemon adventure. A little late, some may say, but not to him. He kept putting it off, always going back to the city where his home was. It was comfortable there, and the idea of having to properly fend for himself was tough. 

But! Here he was, running at full speeds through a forest he knew well. In front of him was a buzzing light, which he was in hot pursuit of. "Almost!" He cried with glee, twigs and branches smacking into him as he ran. Despite his small frame and overall pathetic-looking appearance, he was taking this like a champ. Covered head to doe in cuts and bruises, all from being a little bit too boisterous. 

"Gotcha!" He burst out of a bush, comically posed like a runner in mid air. Somehow, the greenery had obscured his vision greatly and disguised a small cliff edge that went down to a clearing. "Ah." 

Falling down, he flailed about frantically until landing abruptly in front of another person. Munchlax also did the same, landing with a soft thud on E's head. 

"Munch."

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