AUTHOR'S NOTE:
Hey guys! Travis (SM) here! Well, some of you were given hints that I was doing a possible "sequel" to my last fanfic, Through the Never. Well, here's the start of it! Now...before you read, I must first thank y ou all for your support, feedback, and kindness you showed me while writing Through the Never. I had a ball writing it. And YES, I am currently working on revising it, slowly but surely, I PROMISE! Right now, with school, things are a bit tight.

Just a few pointers for this one. This is more a collection of stories than one big story as a whole. Sure it will focus a lot on our two favorite little dudes, Layne and Pyro, but will branch out. I plan to include all the special episodes from Explorers of Sky (except for Future of Darkness, as that was included in Through the Never), the story that happens after the main story of Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky, and some stories I will brainstorm, and come up with on my own. I don't know how well it will all fall into place, but it's something to do while I perhaps think of another plot to perhaps involve Layne, Pyro, and the rest of the gang in. And especially with Generation V out now, let's just say the possibilities in this and future stories are endless for me at the moment.

Anyway without further delay, enjoy this new work in progress. I recently also got on FictionPress (a site like this, only not fanfiction) so if you wanna check out some other work by me (it's not much at the moment), go ahead and go to my FF profile here and click on the link at the bottom. I also recently got started on Tumblr, and I tend to post amusing, random, or philosophical randomness that goes through my head, and I would LOVE to hear from any of you there. A link to that is also provided on my Profile here.

Again I thank you for your continued support. Here's a taste of things to come!

-Travis (SM)

It's not easy being an explorer. I've been taught this for a while now. I've only been an explorer for maybe about a year or a little more now. I've seen my fair share of strange things in life, but little can say they've seen two worlds worth. Where I come from, a place called Earth, I've seen a lot that one would call normal. Here, perhaps it wouldn't be so normal. This place I now reside, there is definitely something different about this place than the home I remember.

Granted, this place has many similarities as well. There is day and night, a sun and moon and stars. The ocean has tides, and the land is full of life. There is, however, no human life here...say for me.

About a year ago, or longer perhaps, I was sent here as a human by a pokémon, I remember as Palkia. First, I came to a world of darkness. I was met there by a pokémon named Grovyle, who introduced me to his Union and to Celebi, a very unusual yet spirited pokémon. Grovyle, Celebi and I worked to correct the world of darkness, and eventually, we came to the past, where I was introduced to the Wigglytuff Guild of Treasure Town. I became an explorer alongside a Charmander named Pyro. Needless to say, things got a little wild, and you can ask anyone in the guild about those times.

I won't go into details about what we eventually came to call the restoration of time. It was hard enough to simply come back alive. I still don't understand completely why I am still here, and I don't think anyone else does, or ever will.

But, we are still here. I remain in the past. My friends, Grovyle, and Celebi now live in the future where they always have lived, and work to perfect the world as we now know it.

Heh. I never thought I'd ever end up keeping one of these things. Keeping a journal isn't something I would think of ever doing, and that's probably because I used to think of it as an overrated activity, or because so many pokémon in the guild did it. Bidoof, Sunflora, even a few rookie apprentices started one up. Well...I only just started recently since Pyro and I graduated. I'll write up about that after this little introduction you're reading.

There is a chance that if you are reading this, I am dead. This is intended to be a log of my future explorations, expeditions, missions, anything you wish to call it, that I feel should be recorded down for the future generations of explorers, and that they come to know that amazing explorers, like Pyro and Autumn have existed, and should not be forgotten for the deeds they have accomplished.

Perhaps they'd say the same for me. Who knows.

My name is Layne. Explorer to Team Hydro Pyro. This is a log of activity that has happened since the Restoration of Time. A year has gone by in this body of mine, but I don't know if I could be any happier. I hope this log is being held in correct hands. These memories written here are invaluable to me, and if something were to happen to this, even though I carry these memories with me always, I would be sad. I feel these should be shared. I can only pray that this log remains safe. My name is Layne. Partner to Pyro...