"What's this?" Sorrow slowly sifted out an old manuscript out of the ancient trunk, sending up small plumes of dust as he lifted it out of the chest. He put it on the table and blew on the cover, sending dust floating into the air. He narrowed his eyes, or whatever he had that passed for them, as he read the title, which was written as simply 'History.' Sorrow opened the cover and flipped through the pages, not sure when it was he was looking for. Finding a page marked with a bold illustration of a blue nine-tailed fox, he stopped and read the text beside it.
"Team Blue-vixen! If the records are to be believed, during the time of its existence, one could walk from Brine Cave all the way to Shimmer Hill without incident. By the time of its third anniversary, it had saved the world from destruction twice, it had enough members to be a top-level guild, and legendaries had begun to join the ranks. Five years later, they were indisputably number one in the world, and even the Federation no longer wielded much authority. Under the hand of their commander, Caleb, and his partner, Carmine, the team chartered the entire continent, leaving no stone unturned and no dungeon unexplored. It is said that in Treasure Town, where they made their base, gold flowed like water and silver was used like wood. Team Blue-vixen! In their days, a child's dream was to join their ranks. Team Blue-vixen! Wherever they went, they were held in awe. Team Blue-vixen! Under their rule, escort missions were abolished. Ah, yes, Team Blue-vixen!
"…But this period of wealth and luxury was relatively short. When Caleb finally died from old age, things carried on for a while, under the hand of his second son, Darren. However, Darren proved to be a less righteous 'mon than his father, and fled the town three months after Caleb's death, carrying much of the team's treasure hoard with him. Filled with grief and anger, Team Blue-vixen tracked Darren down and easily captured him, but not before he had hidden most of the hoard. When asked as to its whereabouts, he cryptically answered 'I only know of half of it,' with an ironic smile on his face. After the matter of Darren was settled and his sentence was decided, the interior of Blue-vixen's base hummed with speculation as to where the missing treasure was. This ultimately destroyed Team Blue-vixen, as greed slowly overcame sense in their searches and the component teams slowly turned on each other. In less than a year, all that was left of Team Blue-vixen was Carmine and her group of close confidents, including several legendaries who hadn't deserted. This remnant continued to function for a brief time, but the grief and sorrow heaped upon Carmine's head eventually brought her down with an incurable illness. Several teams were sent to the Miracle Sea for the all-healing Phione Dew, but they returned too late; with her dying breath, Caleb's wife had disbanded Team Blue-vixen."
He smiled. The passage had been transcribed so many times that the original text no longer remained, but Sorrow had found his starting point. [So that's what happened after I died,] he thought, amused. [Darren, a Lucario after my own heart. I bet you were surprised when you found all the best stuff in the hoard gone, eh?] He continued to flip through the pages, trying to find out where that era occurred on the timeline. For several minutes, there was no sound but the crinkling of pages. Then Sorrow closed the book. [Whatever, this is a library, right? I'll just take it with me.] he thought, putting the book to the side. [Now, I wonder, if I shake the money tree more, will I find more gold?] Sorrow laughed quietly to himself, digging through the ancient trunk once again.