GigaBowserNS

What had once been a troubled stranger sleeping on her couch was now Vylet's roommate. With no place for Anrey to stay, and the fact that they had just become guild partners, it only made sense for him to officially move in with her. Not much changed about their living situation though. With no extra room, and not even an extra bed, Anrey continued to sleep on the couch in the living room.   Vylet quietly hummed to herself as she set about making breakfast while the earliest rays of the sun peeked through the living room window. As she did, she glanced over at Anrey's slumbering form. She still couldn't believe what had happened in such a short amount of time. When she had decided to let the Eevee stay at her place, she had never expected that he would become her partner in the guild.   Anrey was not much of an early riser, and certainly not as early as Vylet was. He usually started to stir once the dimness of dawn was gone and the sun was shining brightly, but would sometimes sleep in

"So, where're we going?"   Vylet glanced over at her companion, walking alongside her at a steady pace. The bright-eyed Eevee had made vast improvements in his mobility over the last couple of days. He could now walk and even jog at a standard pace without any trouble, no longer had issues getting on and off of the couch, and could even properly balance himself by raising up on his hind paws to reach something like the counter. He wasn't fully healed, especially since he still complained that things were spinning, but he could pretty much move like a normal Pokémon again. Vylet could only imagine his relief.   "Just thought I'd take you somewhere fun," she commented, flashing him a quick smile before turning her gaze back to the front, "You must be getting stir-crazy after being off your paws for so long."   "Eh, you'd be surprised," he said in response, "but it does feel good to be walking smoothly again."   "Mhm…" Vylet murmured in a distracted tone. She was only half paying

Morning arrived, and Vylet was already in the kitchen making breakfast. The sun was just barely peeking over the horizon, but Vylet had been awake for almost 15 minutes by this point. She had always been an early riser, and was especially vigilant about it now that she was working for the guild.   She was in the process of making her morning tea. While she waited for it to steep, she glanced over at the couch. Anrey must have been exhausted from sleepless nights on the hospital beds, because he had slept through the night even though he had only planned to take a short nap.   There was a little rush of excitement when she thought about what she was doing. Vylet had been raised to help those in need, but she had never helped anybody out to this extent before. She knew this was something she could look back on years later and be proud of.   Once her tea was finished, she leisurely walked over to the couch. She took a slow sip of her tea, reveling in the mildly sharp flavour. When she got

Chapter 2       "I'd give him the lowest ranking I could possibly give."   Vylet stood in a location that was now familiar to her. It was a moderately-sized office room with a large desk, shelves full of stacks of papers and books, various framed photos on the wood-paneled walls, and a rather stern Floragato looking down at her impassively.   The latter Pokémon spoke in a rough, mildly intimidating tone of voice. "You don't think that's a tad excessive?" she asked.   Vylet shrugged and shook her head. "Call it hyperbole if you'd like, but if I were a client then I wouldn't want that Quagsire handling my mission even if he were the only one working here." She started visually counting down on her claws. "Dismissive, self-centred, overly-confident, rude, abandoned his partner, not aware of his surroundings, cares more about the mission than the lives and wellbeing of other Pokémon…"   The Floragato let out a slow, even breath and folded her paws before her face. "…I see," she eventually

Chapter 1 'Okay…One last time. Go over the checklist. Make sure you've got everything…' With a deep breath to calm her nerves, Vylet opened up her adventure pouch and studied its contents carefully. The young Sneasel used her claws delicately to shuffle the items around, taking stock of everything inside. 'Food…lots of berries. Status healing…still more berries and Heal Seeds. Escape Orb…standard issue. Quick Seeds, Sleep Seeds, Reviver Seeds… Uh oh! Did I forget the Foe-Seal Orb? Oh no, here it is…' As she went, Vylet kept glancing over at the scrap of paper sitting on the ground nearby, with a pebble on top to keep it from blowing away. Written on it was her full checklist of items and precautions. Every box was already marked with a checkmark, though that wasn't deterring her from going over the list one last time. It never hurt to be prepared. "What's the holdup?" Vylet jumped slightly and lifted her head up to gaze at her companion. The Quagsire standing nearby was giving