Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Freedom Fighters by GlassSuicune

Note: Pokemon belongs to Nintendo. I guess I own the characters in here. XD Anyways, this idea mostly came from me anticipating the inevitable Black/White Mystery Dungeon games like nobody's business, and then wondering what the 'teams' would do. For some reason freedom fighters popped into my head, and I decided to write this... So, in essence, I guess you could say this is my idea for a Mystery Dungeon game.

Chapter 1: Wing's Wish.

"Aile, seriously..." a Totodile said to a gold-coloured Charmander, "Get to sleep... We're in for yet another rough day! Do you seriously want to make yourself even more tired?" The Charmander, Aile, looked at his friend and replied, "I know, I know...but I can't help it... Drift, ever since we were born we've been trapped here, working day in, day out... I feel like something's going to come that will end this... I feel like we're going to be a part of it..."

"Everyone does, Aile..."

"So you've lost faith, then?"

"Not exactly. I just don't see the sense in yearning for something that may not even come to us..."

"I understand..."

"Good. Now get some sleep for Pete's sake!"

Drift then laid his head back down, closing his eyes. Aile took another look at the necklace he had been staring at before, then got into the uncomfortable straw bed, hid the necklace, then quickly fell asleep. His conversation with Drift had gone completely unnoticed by the other Pokemon in the room, as they were sound asleep.

The next day...

"Quit day-dreaming and work!" an angry Gabite snapped, threatening Aile with a Dragon Claw. Aile chose to ignore him, but did quicken his pace a little, pushing the clay block further. The Gabite seemed less angry now, but still kept a careful eye on him. Drift was close by, working together with a female Riolu to put a couple beams in place. A female Electrike was right next to Aile, looking sick, though it was pretty obvious that the Gabite either didn't notice, or didn't even care, as he chose to threaten her for not working fast enough.

"Hey!" Aile shouted, growing enraged, "Can't you see she's sick?" The Gabite stared at him. "Is that supposed to be an excuse?" he scoffed, looking ready to attack Aile.

"Don't you get it? Topaz can't work...!"

"What did you say?"

"I called her 'Topaz'. What of it?"

"Do you think saying one of your pathetic names would get me to care?"

At this point, the Gabite shoved Aile to the ground while Topaz watched helplessly. Drift, the Riolu, and a few other Pokemon took notice of this. "Do you want to fight me, little kid?" the Gabite spat, looming over Aile, "I'll crush every bone in your body!" Topaz was growing horrified. "Stop it!" she cried, trying to attack the shark-like dragon, but her body was too weak. The Gabite smacked her away while setting his foot on Aile, forcing him into the ground.

"Hey! Get off my friend!" Drift cried, spraying a weak Water Gun at the Gabite. It was enough to make him get his foot off of Aile, who took a huge gulp of air. The Riolu backed off only slightly as the Gabite approached her and Drift. The other Pokemon who were watching, which consisted of a Treecko, a Chimchar, a Trapinch, and an Eevee, all looked very uneasy. The Gabite readied Dragon Claw, about to make short work of Drift...

"Gate! Enough with this idiocy!"

The Gabite, Gate, let out a gasp and canceled his attack, turning to face a very ticked off Garchomp. "Y-yes Master Keye!" he said shakily. Keye seemed to ignore him for a moment, choosing to look at Topaz. "Have her do easier labour for now..." he said harshly, "It'd be a waste to have another one die..."

"Understood, Master!"

"Now then... Take care of her and come to my cabin. I'd like to talk with you and Chain about what you found earlier today..."

"Yes sir."

Keye then took a glance at the other Pokemon. "Get back to work!" he yelled, before walking away. Gate grumbled and lead Topaz away. Drift then looked at Aile in disbelief. "I'm not going to stand and do nothing..." Aile said bluntly, answering the question before it was even asked. He then returned to his 'job', and the others did as well. "Yeah!" the Chimchar declared for no reason whatsoever.

Later, at 'dinner' time...

Aile set the Oran Berry down, laying his head against the wall. It had once more been a horrid day, and after all the work he had done, he felt sick to his stomach. He closed his eyes and touched the collar around his neck, which was made of pure Everstone, letting out a long sigh. Every Pokemon that was forced to work here was stuck with these kinds of collars, so they wouldn't be able to evolve, and thus, overthrow Master Keye and his followers. No matter how hard they tried, they could never remove the collars, as they resisted any attack. But he had thought of a way to destroy them...

"Are you okay?" an unfamiliar feminine voice asked, tearing Aile from his thoughts. The salamander opened his eyes and turned to face the owner of a voice, seeing a tiny Eastern dragon staring at him, which made him wonder what the heck a Tsutarja was doing in this country, let alone HERE. "Oh, I'm fine..." Aile lied, "How'd you get here, anyway?"

"Well, I woke up in a forest, wandered around a bit, and the next thing I know, the All-Brawn-and-No-Brain Brothers drag me here. Very impressive hospitality, I might add."

"You mean those nasty Gabites, Gate and Chain?"

"Are those their names? Very, very tasteful."

Aile barely noticed Drift covering his mouth to keep from laughing. "Wait...what were you doing in the forest anyway?" Aile asked. "I don't remember..." the Tsutarja replied, shrugging, "Besides, you probably wouldn't believe me if I told you..."

"Told me what?"

"I'M HUMAN! THAT'S WHAT!"

All the Pokemon in the room stared at the Tsutarja, all with varying emotion. "Yeah!" the Chimchar cried, causing the Riolu and Trapinch to stare at him.

"W-wait!" Drift cried in disbelief, "H-human?" The Tsutarja rolled her eyes. "I'm not some mental case," she said angrily, "I remember having been human once...clear as day!" Drift still looked skeptical. "You look like a Tsutarja in every way..." he told her rather bluntly, "You even act like one..." The crocodile quickly found out that was not a smart thing to say, as the snake-like dragon now had him pinned against the wall, her red eyes filled with fury. "What...is...that...supposed...to...mean?" she hissed, coming close to choking Drift ( which is an accomplishment for her species, as they generally wrapped their snake-like bodies around their victims, rather than using their tiny paws).

"C-calm down!" Aile cried, managing to pull the Grass dragon off his friend. The Tsutarja still glared at Drift, who was busy massaging his throat. "Look... I believe you..." Aile said out of nowhere, causing everyone to stare at him. The Tsutarja blinked, before managing to wiggle out of Aile's grasp and face him. "You do?" she questioned, "Or are you just saying that to mock me?"

"No no no! I'm sincere."

"You better be..."

"...On another note, my name is Aile and my friend that you almost choked is Drift. What's your name?"

"Aeolus..."

The other Pokemon were busy staring, trying to comprehend what the heck was going on. "Is that all they do?" Aeolus scoffed, not at all impressed. "I'd like to see you keep that attitude after a few days here..." the Treecko immediately shot back, "After all, what did you spend today doing?"

"Sitting in a terribly fascinating cell for a few hours, then getting dragged out and forced to clean various rooms of this place. Why? Am I missing something even better?"

The sarcasm laced within her voice didn't go unnoticed by the Treecko, so he decided to bite back. "Why yes..." he said darkly, "Wait until they take you out of there and outside with the rest of us..." Aeolus opened her mouth to make a smart reply, but was stopped when the door creaked open. "Everyone to their rooms!" Gate shouted, as he and a Persian walked into the room. Followed by the Persian, the Pokemon all got up and left, Aile, Drift, and Aeolus being the last. "Not you!" Gate growled, grabbing Aeolus by her collar, "Master Keye wants to see you." He then lead her away, Aile looking over his shoulder and seeing this.

"No Aile..." Drift whispered, well aware the salamander was about to do something crazy. Aile looked at him seriously. "We've waited too long..." he whispered, "I know my plan is a long-shot, but we have to try. Especially for her sake."

"...Fine..."

Aile then ran to the Riolu, whispering to her that the shaky plan they had formed would be enacted. The Riolu's eyes widened, but she nodded nonetheless, and went to the tell the others. Eventually, everyone had made it to their rooms, and the Persian closed the stone doors and locked them with steel bars almost carelessly, as if he didn't expect anything to happen.

"Buddy..." Drift said with a wry grin, while wrapping his arm around Aile's shoulder, "If this kills us all...I'm going to end you." Aile responded with his own wry grin. "I wouldn't have it any other way." he told the crocodile. Topaz and the Trapinch both looked nervous, well aware the plan that seemed to be their only hope of freedom would now be enacted. Needless to say, they really doubted it would even work, as Keye and his guards were too strong.

"Aile..." the Trapinch started, almost hoping he could reason with the Charmander, "Are you really sure this'll even work? Every Pokemon that has tried to escape has failed! An escape is impossible..." Aile looked at him with a strange gleam in his eye. "How do you know, Storm?" he asked, "We've never tried as one before."

Storm didn't respond in words, but with a sigh, showing that he wouldn't press the matter further. Topaz was too sick to say anything, but she did look slightly reassured. Afterwards, the three healthy Pokemon turned their attention to the door. Drift mustered up as much strength as he could, and put it all into a Water Gun attack, in an attempt to weaken the door, while Storm mixed a Sand Tomb into it, creating a whole mess of mud, Aile readying Metal Claw.

"Guys, is that the best you can do? COME ON!" the Riolu shrieked, hoping desperately the Cranidos and Shieldon didn't squish her flat with their ramming into the door, "Luna, keep helping Chomper and Ram out!" The Eevee responded by warily using Helping Hand, strengthening the two dinosaurs' attacks, as well as the Riolu's. "Understood, Lia!" she cried. Chomper and Ram then got to the very back, and charged towards the door, ramming their rock-hard heads smack into it, causing it to crack, while Lia slammed it with a Force Palm, making the crack even larger. Lia then immediately got out of the way as the tiny dinosaurs went for the kill, smashing the door into pieces.

"What the?" the Persian, Slash, cried out, hearing a door meet its demise from where the slaves slept. Growling under his breath, he ran to that area, ready to make short work of whoever broke the door. When he got there, he found Lia, Luna, Chomper, and Ram standing proudly in the hallway. "You little...!" Slash started, but was unable to finish as the door he was standing in front of burst into pieces, sending him flying a few feet. "That worked out perfectly." Aile mused, as he and the others walked out, "Topaz, are you well enough to release the others? This could get ugly..." Topaz nodded and went off to unlock the other doors, as Slash got up.

"You're going to pay for that!" Slash yelled angrily, readying the move that was his namesake. Aile gulped and readied Metal Claw in response, making sure everyone else was ready. Slash quickly charged towards them, his claws glistening in what little light there was. Aile immediately ran out of the way while Chomper jumped at the cat, his head glowing. He managed to successfully strike Slash with a Zen Head-butt, though all things considered, there wasn't really much peace within it. Slash was pushed back slightly, the attack doing more damage than it normally would have thanks to Luna's constant abuse of Helping Hand.

"Little whelp!" Slash yelled angrily, smacking Chomper and sending him off to the side. He immediately went for Luna, and she took notice, shrieking and running out of the way. Before his claws could touch her, Storm had slammed him in the side with Faint Attack, while Aile slashed the back of his head with Metal Claw. And to top that off, Ram decided to live up to his name and rammed his head into Slash's in a fierce Take Down.

"I'm through going easy on you!" Slash yelled as he recovered, shaking Aile off his back and readying Water Pulse, much to their panic. A stray Thundershock promptly hit the growing blast of water in his mouth, sending him flying again. Everyone then turned to see Topaz trying to wake up a now unconscious Pichu, all of the other Pokemon standing behind her. Slash got up and noticed them all, his pupils shrinking. "Yeah!" the Chimchar cried, readying Flame Wheel. "You got it wrong!" a Bagon cried, readying Head-butt, "It's...FREEDOM!"

Slash let out a blood-curdling scream as the small army of Pokemon overtook him, showing once and for all just how powerful he really was.

Note: Yeah... That's the first chapter. XD Or rather, part of it. The original Chapter 1 was nearly ten pages long on my word document, so I split it into two chapters. Which is the reason I chose to post both at the same time. Anyways, review please?