Just to let you know. This will NOT be like the Explorers of Sky gameplay. It will be a bit different with different antagonists and plot. I hope this clarifies things for you guys.
The rule of humans were nothing more than a fairytale.
Thousands of years ago, the humans went extinct after a terrible war.
From the ashes of destruction, Pokemon took over as the dominant species of the planet.
The Lake Guardians took over as teachers for the Pokemon, wild, and those who lost their Trainers.
Uxie, the Being Of Knowledge, taught Pokemon how to read, talk, and how to operate like the humans with the best of their abilities.
Mespirit, the Being of Emotions, taught Pokemon how to cope with the changes in their human-less environment, and to comfort the human trained Pokemon of their loss.
Azelf, the Being of Willpower, gave the Pokemon more independence from their former beings when the humans lived.
Thousands of years today, the Pokemon thrived in the six regions formerly ruled by humans. The cities were taken down and replaced with greenery and small homes to accommodate. In a small town, known as Treasure Town, something miraculous was about to happen…
Chapter 1
"Discovery After The Storm."
8/30/16 - 8/31/16 - 9/1/16
A terrible storm drove the inhabitants of Treasure Town to seek shelter.
Inside the mouth of Sharpedo Bluff, a lion cub Pokemon known as Shinx was trying to ignore the raging storm.
He had a light blue front part of his body, and a black hindquarters and tail with a yellow star shaped symbol on the tip, and two stripes on his front legs and star shapes inside his ears, and matching yellow eyes.
Lightning crashes outside of the mouth of the cave, and the Shinx jumped in fright.
Calm down, Kimba. You're an Electric type, you shouldn't be afraid of lightning…
Still, the lightning bolt crashed again, and Kimba pulls his covers over his head and trembled.
On the beach, the waves crashed viciously against the shore. The Krabby hide in the beach cave to escape the storm. A wave splashes on the sand, and a limp, unconscious shape lies on the beach.
It didn't move, not even when the threat of a lightning strike became worse and worse as the night wore on into the morning.
The next morning, the sky was clear on the first day of the summer.
Kimba was standing in front of a tall tent in the colors of black and red, known as the Zoroark Guild.
Kimba hesitantly puts his paw forward, but he steps back.
"No." He suddenly said out loud. "I can't let this scare me, I will join the guild today!"
Kimba stands over a grate covered leaves and sticks.
"Footprint detected! Footprint detected!"
Kimba nearly jumped out of his fur when he hears the voice, and looks around wildly.
"Who's footprint? Who's footprint?"
"The footprint is Shinx's! The footprint is Shinx's!"
Kimba couldn't take it. He runs from the grate and makes a straight line for the beach, and breathes heavily from the mad dash.
He calms down, and whimpers. "I can't believe I did that… This is hopeless."
Kimba pulls out a gold locket in the shape of a heart from around his neck.
"I'm sorry, mom. I can't be brave enough to be an Explorer like dad…"
Kimba puts his locket back on his neck. He notices bubbles gathering over his head.
The Krabby blew bubbles from their mouths, and it floats over the ocean and in the sunlight, casting a rainbow glow.
"Wow…" Kimba pads toward the shoreline and sits down, gazing at the sight.
The sun was setting, and it gave the appearance that the sun was halfway in the ocean, casting an orange and pinkish hue in the sky.
My mother and I used to watch the sunset everyday before we go to sleep, back at home…
Kimba feels a tear fall from his face.
"I miss you mom…"
Kimba's eyes wander off to the left, and he sees a brown shape, lying motionless in the sand.
"What…? What's up with that?"
Kimba gets up and pads toward the shape. He realizes that it was a Pokemon!
"Holy Arceus!"
He ran toward the unconscious Pokemon. It was an Eevee, female. A brown fox like creature with a creamy brown thick ruff around her neck like a collar, with a matching cream brown tail tip. And she had long ears and small, black nose.
"Are you okay? Say something!" Kimba said.
The Eevee shivered, and she scrunched up her front paw. Eevee rolls herself on her stomach, and facing Kimba.
"Oh, good, you don't look like you're hurt." He said. Eevee twitched her ears and finally gets on her back legs, and falls flat on her back!
Eevee cursed under her breath and quickly gets on her hindquarters instead.
She looks at Kimba.
"... A Shinx?"
Kimba blinks at Eevee.
"Yeah, I'm a Shinx. My name is Kimba." He said, showing Eevee his paw.
Eevee's eyes shot open, and she stood up on her back legs.
"You can talk!"
Kimba stares at her strangely.
"Uh, I know that…"
"But your a Pokemon! Pokemon can't talk!"
Kimba tilts his head in confusion.
"But your talking."
"That's because I'm a human!"
"No, you're an Eevee."
Eevee ended up falling backwards and hitting her back on the sand.
Eevee sees her back legs, and wagging tail.
She gets up and looks at her paws. Paws. Eevee was silent with shock and dismay.
How did this happen…? I can't remember, no matter how much I try to think…
Kimba looked at her warily.
"You're...odd. Are you pulling a trick on me?"
Eevee snapped her attention to Kimba.
"N-No I'm not!"
Kimba was still skeptical.
"Okay, what's your name then?"
"... It's Kana Shizuko."
"Kana?" Kimba nods. "Okay. I'm glad you're not a bad Pokemon."
The Shinx sweat drops.
"I'm sorry for doubting you… There's a lot of bad Pokemon around these days, you can't be too careless about what goes on…"
Kana suddenly sees a blue bat shove Kimba toward her, and a gold locket flew from his neck and lands in the sand.
"Oops! Sorry about that, kid!" The Zubat cackled. Kimba quickly gets off of Kana and glares at Zubat and Koffing.
"What the heck was that for?!"
"Are you that oblivious?" Koffing scoffed. "We're mugging you! Duh!"
Kana gets up as Kimba exclaimed. "What?! You can't-!"
"Is that yours?" Zubat said, holding the gold locket with his wing. Kimba's eyes shrank.
"That's-!"
"We'll be taking this off your paws." Zubat said, flying into the beach cave.
Koffing sneered at Kimba.
"What's the matter, scared? I never knew that a lion Pokemon can be such cowards! See ya later, chicken!"
Koffing followed Zubat in the cave. Kimba's tears formed in his eyes.
"No… I can't let them have it…"
He turns to Kana.
"That heart locket was the last thing my father gave to my mother. If I lose…"
Kimba shook his head.
"Kana, can you please help me?"
The Eevee wasn't so sure that she should get involved, but Kimba looks so upset…
"Okay." She said.
Kimba brightened up hearing her agreement.
"Thanks a lot! Let's go!"
Kimba ran ahead while Kana follows slowly, wondering if this was the right thing.
Beach Cave, BF 1
Kana and Kimba found themselves in a cave with water splashing on the lined pathways.
"We need to find the stairs." Kimba told Kana. "You take the lead, I'll be close behind you."
Why can't you do it?!
Kana sighed and nodded. She chose the left path and went five feet down and entered a different room until she steps on a purple clam.
The clam shot up and glared at her.
"Who do you think you are?! I'll show you twerps!"
The clam shoots a spray of water that hits Kana, sending her flying into a wall.
Kimba rushes to her aide.
"Wild Pokemon like that Shellder sometimes attack us in here. We have to use our own attacks to protect ourselves, watch."
Kimba stood in front of Shellder, and tackles with his whole body. Shellder flew into the water, and faints. Kimba nods to Kana, the Eevee shook the dust off her fur and regroups with Kimba.
Coincidentally, she sees a staircase going down. Kana and Kimba go down.
Beach Cave BF 2
Kana appears in the next floor and was immediately attacked by another Shellder.
Not this time!
Kana and Kimba dodged the attack. Kana turned around and tackles Shellder, causing it to faint. Kana and Kimba goes straight down the path and came across another set of stairs and quickly went down before they attract more Pokemon.
Beach Cave BF3
Kana and Kimba didn't run into any wild Pokemon, but Kana came across a blue fruit on the ground.
"That's an Oran Berry." Kimba told her. "If you're injured, you can eat an Oran Berry and you'll feel better."
Kimba picks up the berry. Kana found a set of stairs in the next room, and heads down with Kimba.
Beach Cave BF4, final floor
Kana and Kimba sees Zubat and Koffing staring at a pond at the dead end of the cave.
"Uh… This worked better in my mind…" Zubat said to himself.
Koffing glared at Zubat with a red vein on his head.
"No kidding! I shoulda known better than to follow your plans!"
"Hey, you!"
Zubat and Koffing turn their attention to the Eevee and Shinx. Kimba's fur stood on end when he realized what he said.
"Well, lookie here," Koffing mocked. "If it isn't our old pal the coward."
Kimba swallowed and almost backed away. He glances at Kana, who was watching his next move, he took one step forward and cried,
"Give me back that locket! That's my one treasure - it means everything to me!"
"Treasure?" Zubat echoed. "Well tickle me pink! This worn out rock must be worth something, huh?"
"We could probably sell it and make millions in the market." Koffing laughed.
"All the more reason not to give it back!"
"What?!" Kimba gasps. Kana felt a small fire burn in her chest and yelled,
"That's not yours! So stop being jerks and give it back!"
Zubat scoffed.
"If you want it so badly, then you runts better take it back!"
Koffing made the first move.
"Poison Gas!" He spewed a purple, foul smelling gas over Kana and Kimba.
Kana turned around and kicked up sand that hits Koffing in his eyes.
"Gah! I can't see!" He exclaimed.
Kana leaped up and used Tackle to hit him. Zubat flies teasingly over Kimba.
"Let's tango! Leech Life!" Zubat flew down and bites Kimba on his shoulder. The Shinx growled and rolled on the floor, crushing Zubat in the process.
Kana finished off Koffing with another Tackle and sees Kimba facing off against Zubat.
Zubat flew up and dove toward Kimba. Kana prepared to scream when she forms a big, jet black ball and launches it at Zubat.
A puff of smoke explodes from impact, and Zubat fell out of the air and faints.
Kimba looks at her.
"You know Shadow Ball?"
Kana blinked and rubs the back of her head.
That explains it…
Zubat and Koffing fly - or float - back in the air, badly bruised.
"We got roughed up, man." Zubat said to Koffing.
Koffing growled. "Just give 'em the stupid thing!"
Zubat threw the gold locket on the ground.
"Don't get cocky, you're victory was just a fluke!"
Kana glared and took one step forward, and Koffing and Zubat quickly ran away.
Kimba quickly picks up the locket.
"Finally… I'm so relieved that I got it back." He whispered. Kimba looks at Kana with teary eyes.
"And it's all thanks to your help that I was able to get it back."
"Thank you!" Kimba hugs Kana, but the Eevee cringed at the sudden physical contact. However, Kana allows Kimba to hold her.
Outside on the Beach
The sunset was still present when Kana and Kimba came out. The male Shinx was thanking her every step on the way back out.
Sheesh. All I did was help him out, was it such a big deal?
Kana instantly regrets her thoughts when she remembers Kimba's distraught face.
That locket must mean something to him. Kimba wouldn't have been so worked up if it weren't important.
"Here." Kimba removes the locket from his neck and shows it to her.
"This is what they stole."
Kana inspects it closer. It was definitely a gold locket in the shape of a heart.
It had small writing on it, neatly written in cursive.
"To my son, Kimba"
"This was given to me by my mother." Kimba told her.
"She said my father made this for me while I was still an egg, and told her to give it to me when I hatch. She also said that it had something inside of it, but,"
Kimba uses his claw to put inside the keyhole.
"It doesn't unlock, no matter what I do."
He shrugs.
"It's not even worth getting worked up over. My mother told me that my father was an Explorer. He got to see all kinds of Pokemon, discover any kind of treasures and new continents."
"Doesn't that sound awesome?" Kimba said to Kana.
"I mean, you get to travel and discover all sorts of things and meet different Pokemon. That's what I wanna do. I want to be in an Exploration Team and explore like my father!"
"So I tried to join the local Zoroark Guild, but," Kimba lowers his head in shame.
"I bolted when it got too much."
Kimba looks at Kana.
"What about you, Kana? You're an Eevee and you got nowhere to go, do you have any idea what to do next?"
… I didn't know that. Kana bit her lip when she couldn't come up with a solution.
"Um." Kimba spoke up. "If it's not too much trouble, would you join me in an Exploration Team?"
Kana suddenly stared at him strangely, Kimba sweat drops.
"What is it?"
"What's the catch?"
"There is none-!" Kimba cuts himself off. "Well, okay, I'm a coward. There's that, but I saw how you handled Koffing and his sidekick. I believe that you have the talent to become a first rate Explorer, Kana. So please, would you help me form a team?"
Kimba's serious… I can't remember jack, and I guess going on my own won't be any better. So I guess it wouldn't hurt to stay with Kimba for the time being.
"Sure, I'll help." Kana replied.
Kimba's tail lights up as well as the stripes on his front legs.
"Really?! Thanks, Kana! We'll make a perfect combination."
"We just need to go to the Zoroark Guild," he said. "We'll receive proper training on becoming an Exploration Team."
Kimba held his paw out.
"Let's be the best team in the world, Kana."
The Eevee stares at his paw. Kana slowly raises her paw and bumps it with Kimba's, a fuzzy feeling took over Kana's stomach.
She had a feeling that this was start of something big.
Guess who got their 20th anniversary Victini event in 3 in the morning today?
This one!
*laughs, but quickly falls on the floor from exhaustion*
My brain is so tired…
But yeah, this will be my first Pokemon Mystery Dungeon story.
And this is the pair I started out with on my Explorers of Sky cartridge,
Eevee and Shinx.
I first started playing PMD for the GameBoy Advance, and I started as Eevee.
And when the Explorers Of Sky came out, and I saw the partner line up, I flipped when I saw Shinx.
If you're going to bring back Eevee, then add my favorite lion based Pokemon into the mix as well, you know you made my dream come true! ^^
Anyway, Kana's name is a Japanese name for baby girls, it mean "One who is powerful", and her last name means "Quiet Child", which I found on another fanfic story for Japanese names and figured that it fits her.
Updates might be slow as I'm working on another story, but I'll try to do as much as I can.
Reviews are appreciated. ^^ ~ Kyubi