Sweet Flavor; Bad Aftertaste
Your friends, even Arven, are somehow cursed by some toxic mochi. You and Kieran had to take matters into your hands to break the curse caused by this peachy-looking PokƩmon. Mentions of mild cursing and vomit.
Nemona went missing while you, Penny, Kieran and Arven were searching for the remote in the Community Center in Kitakami.
āWhere could she have gone?ā you asked. āShe in the bathroom or something?ā Arven asked. āNo,ā Penny said, āI was over there. I would have seen her go in there.ā āSheās not in the backrooms, either,ā Kieran said, āI was there the whole time.ā
āMaybe sheās outside.ā you said. Everyone else nodded. āWell, (Y/N),ā Kieran said, āyou and I can go out and find her. Arven, Penny, you two stay here in case she gets back.ā āBe careful out there.ā Arven said.
So you and Kieran exit the building to go find Nemona when you see a couple nearby. For some reason, they were doing what looked like the chicken wing flap with their arms, the tippy toe dance and chanting āMochi mochi!ā Even their eyes were a vivid magenta color and a dark aura was surrounding them.
āWhat in the name of Arceus is going on!?ā you questioned. Kieran was in utter shock. āTheyāre doing exactly what my sis was doing!ā he exclaimed. You and Kieran hurriedly snuck past the couple and continued on, passing the little bridge and going up the stairs to find Nemona. You both come across Kieran and Carmineās grandparents.
They, too, were doing the same dance, also with magenta-colored eyes and a dark aura. āNot you both, too!ā Kieran cried. āShit,ā you gasp, āI hope this doesnāt happen to Arven.ā āWell, as long as he doesnāt get his hands on those purple mochi. He or Penny. Though I bet you anything Nemona ate the one at Peachyās.ā Kieran said, before slightly approaching his grandparents.
āGramps! Grandma! Stop eating those mochis!ā he exclaims. The grandparents just glared at you and Kieran and continued doing that weird dance while chanting āMochi! Mochi!ā You and Kieran decided to just battle them, hoping they would snap out of it.
Didnāt work. They were still cursed.
Just then, Arven called. āYo, sweetie,ā he said, āare you guys okay? Have you found Nemona yet?ā āNot yet,ā you told him, āthough we had just came across some folks doing that weird dance Carmine was doing.ā Your voice sounded cracked like you were about to cry.
āWhoa, (Y/N), are you crying?ā Kieran asked. āUh-oh!ā Arven gasped. āArven, look up there! Itās the thing I was trying to tell you about!ā you hear Penny exclaim through the phone.
āArven, please! Whatever you guys do-ā āAAAAHH!ā Penny shrieks, then the call cuts out. āArven!! Arven!!!!ā you begin to panic, tears coming. Kieran tried to calm you. ā(Y/N)! Hey, (Y/N), take it easy,ā he reassures, āweāll head back down there to check on them.ā
So you and Kieran went back to Mossui Town to check on Arven and Penny. You ran to Arven and hugged him tight, literally crying. āOh, Arven, thank Arceus youāre okay! I was worried you would get cursed, too!ā
But Arven didnāt say anything. He didnāt even hug you back. But you could feel his motion; flapping his arms. He even uttered the word āMochi!ā āArven, stop messing around. This isnāt funny.ā you whimpered.
āUmmmā¦.(Y/N),ā Kieran said, āI donāt think heās messing around. And neither is Penny. Look at them.ā You pulled away from Arven to see his eye was magenta. Then you noticed the dark aura surrounding him. Then you looked over at Penny, also with magenta eyes and dark aura and the weird mochi dance.
āNo!! Not you guys, too!! Not my boyfriend! Not my friend! Why!?ā You fell to your knees and broke down even harder before Arven, who was awkwardly dancing the mochi dance and looking down at you.
āM-mo? Sweetā¦chi?ā There was concern in his voice, even in this curse. Almost like heās trying to resist the curse that took hold of him.
Kieran was trying to deal with Penny in her mochi-crazed state by battling her. āCheeeee!!ā Penny chants. āIām snapping you out of this,ā Kieran said, āwhile (Y/N) is dealing with Arven.ā
āSnap out of it! Please, Arven!ā you begged. Arven may be cursed, but it seems heās fighting to stop dancing funny. āMochi-chi-chi-chi? Baby-chi? Oof!ā You knocked the wind out of Arven by punching him in the stomach, hoping he would somehow chuck up the toxic mochi.
Arven slightly curled, but he didnāt throw up. āTry sticking a finger into the back of his throat and touch his uvula!ā Kieran called to you as he was just now trying that to Penny after defeating her Eeveelutions.
āOh, dear Arceus,ā you groaned, āforgive me.ā You grab Arven from behind and forcefully shove a finger into his mouth; reaching for his uvula. You could then hear Arven gag and he was still dancing.
That did it. Arven threw up. You pulled your hand away from his mouth just in time for him to expel the chewed-up mochi. Kieran succeeded with getting Penny to throw hers up, too. She and Arven fell to their knees, coughing and breathing heavily.
āArven?ā you spoke to your boyfriend, hoping heās back to normal. The dark aura was slowly fading. Both him and Penny groaned. Penny then spoke, āUgh! Guessā¦that didnāt agree with my stomach.ā
Arven sat himself up, eyes closed; gut acid dripping from his lip. You took a tissue out of your pocket and wiped his mouth with it. āYou feeling better, honey?ā you asked.
Arven turns his head towards you and slowly opens his eyes. They were back to its original aquatic color. You were relieved, though you still had tears in your eyes.
āIā¦I feel better, I guess,ā Arven said, until he noticed your tears, āoh, sweetie! Youāre crying?ā You nodded, gently pulling Arven into your arms. āI was scared I lost you.ā you quietly sobbed.
Arven hugged you back. āIām still here, baby,ā he said, āyou didnāt lose me.ā ā(Y/N)! Arven! Watch out!ā Kieran yelled. You and Arven look up to see the peach PokĆ©mon preparing to fire off more mochi. It looked furious.
It fired mochi at you and Arven, but you both dodged them. You quickly pulled out your Hydreigon. āHydreigon, use Dark Pulse! Terastallize!ā you ordered as you threw your Terastal Orb at Hydreigon. It Terastallized and unleashed its Dark Pulse at the ghostly peach.
The PokĆ©mon, Pecharunt, was defeated and caught in no time. Just then, you see all the people around return to normal. āNicely done, (Y/N)!ā Kieran cheered. Arven hugged you again. āYou did it, baby,ā Arven said, āyou saved us all again.ā
Penny shudders, seeing all the purple mochi scattered everywhere. āNot eating those ever again.ā Arven looks down at the puke spill on ground. āWas that from me?ā he asked.
āYes,ā you said, āI had to force you to throw up. That mochi was the cause of everyone around to act weird. And that PokĆ©mon, called Pecharunt, was using those who ate the mochi as its puppets.ā
Arven shudders. āCreepy thing.ā he said. Just then, Nemonaās voice was heard. āGuys,ā she called, āhow did I end up at Loyalty Plaza?ā
Kieran shook his head. āNevermind, Nemona,ā he said, ātoo long of a story to tell. (Y/N) had already found the remote for the TV in the Community Center. Letās just go and relax.ā
āWell, before we do,ā you said, looking at the mess of puke and mochi on the ground, āwe gotta make sure this gets cleaned up and disposed of. We donāt want to leave it around for some other folks to get ahold of.ā
Everyone else agreed. Your Quaquaval, Arvenās Cloyster and Pennyās Vaporeon sprayed away the puke spills while everyone else picked up all the scattered mochi and chucked them in the trash so nobody can get ahold of them again.
Soon after, you and everyone else relaxed in the Community Center and watched a movie. The rest of the week was spent attending the festival.