Darkness, Dimensions and Death
A Mario/Sonic/Pokémon Fanfic
Chapter 1: The Sighting on the Mountain
"Ahh" Piplup yawned as he peacefully bathed on the soft sands of Sunyshore City Beach. "I sure love quiet evenings like this" He commented to himself.
"I just wish it could last forever, but I know it can't, so I better return to my home for the night" And with that, Piplup stretched himself, jumped up and headed for his welcoming house in Twinleaf Town, the smallest place in the Sinnoh region. As Piplup happily strolled through the large city and past the warm, setting sun, he bumped into his next door neighbour, and best friend Turtwig. "Hi, Piplup, what are you doing here, so far from home? I was searching for you" Turtwig said in a worried tone.
"Well, Turtwig, I was getting bored at home, blocked off from ideas. But then, something struck me like lightning. It was a fantastic plan to take a trip to the Sunyshore Resort" Piplup explained.
"I understand now, anyway, I have to tell you about something….something that intrigued me" Turtwig told Piplup in a mysterious way.
"What is this strange 'something'" Piplup asked, already interested.
"Well, you may not believe me, but while I was passing Mt.Coronet today, I gazed at the peak and I saw….a floating….purple….hole!
"Really!?"
"Oh yes, really. And after I noticed it, I wondered what would happen if someone touched that hole….if someone stepped into it. So I was thinking that maybe we should go through that hole…or maybe it's not a hole, it could be a portal!"
"Turtwig, are you insane!? If we go through there, we could get lost forever, or even worse, die!" Piplup exclaimed.
"Don't be like that Piplup, you know we both love adventure, and isn't adventure about taking risks?" Turtwig said dramatically.
"Yes, I suppose you are righ…"
"Well let's go then!" The kind Tortoise interrupted as he dragged the poor penguin off to the mountain that divided Sinnoh into two halves.
"I suppose I'll have to go now. Turtwig sure is ruthless when he's eager to do something" Piplup thought to himself.
"It'll take ages to climb the mountain ourselves, so I know just the Pokémon who will get us there in no time, our friendly neighbourhood bird, Staraptor!"
Piplup then unexpectedly pulled out his mobile phone from his explorer kit and dialled Staraptor's number. Meanwhile, on the other end of the phone, Staraptor was awoken with a jolt, as he heard his ringtone. Sighing, he stretched out his wing to grab his mobile, and answer it. "WHO'S TRYING TO DISTURB A TIRED BIRD FROM SLEEP!?" The winged creature yelled. Piplup was almost blown away by the scream.
"Erm.. s-sorry Staraptor, it's only P-piplup" Piplup struggled to word out. Calming down, Staraptor asked the two small Pokémon what they wanted. After several minutes of explaining, their feathered friend was on his way to Sunyshore to pick them up and off they went to Mt.Coronet.
"Wow! The view up here is beautiful! You can see all of Sinnoh!" Turtwig said, awe-inspired.
"I totally agree." Piplup replied
"Pleasure it as much as you can guys, because I'm going in for landing!" Staraptor retorted, as the three swiftly swooped downwards to the summit of Mt.Coronet.
As Piplup and Turtwig jumped off the bird's back, Staraptor made an announcement.
"Thank you for riding Staraptor airlines. I hope you find what you are looking for. Safe travels, my friends!" And as the last word was said, Staraptor flew out of view.
"What a great bird" Piplup mumbled to himself.
"Well that's what I call convenient, the portal is right in front of us!" Turtwig said amazed.
"I just wonder what's on the other side" Piplup mentioned.
"That's what we're about to find out!" And before you could say 'Alakazam!' our two adventurers had leaped into the dimensional hole. A few seconds later, a shady figure appeared on a hillside a couple of miles away from the mountain. "They've entered"
it whispered eerily.
Who is this shady character ?
What is on the other side of the portal?
What is in store for Piplup and Turtwig?
The answers will be revealed in the next chapter!