Hello everyone I'm suffering a Writers Block for "Rise of the Legendary Trainer" so I decided to type this PMD Story. Beware this does contain heavy spoilers. Please enjoy this story.

Edit: I fixed the paragraphs as best as I can.

Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon or PMD that belongs to Nintendo, only the OC characters is what I own.

Key:

"Speech"= Talking

"Speech"= Thoughts

PMD Explorers of Time

Chapter one

Lighting flashed across the sky as a storm raged through the night. Voices were heard then there was a scream before it was drowned out by the storm. The next day at sunset at the beach, a black creature with red spike came floating down to the shore. The creature stirred before saying, "Ugh. W-w-where am I. No I can't… I'm blacking out." and lost conscious.

Meanwhile on top of a plateau with a tent shaped like a Wigglytuff with a closed gate at the entrance stand a Pikachu who was in deep thought. "Hmm…" spoke the Pikachu as it walked left and right before turning back to the entrance and says in a male voice, "No! I refuse to delay this any longer, today I will join this guild." The Pikachu then step forward on to the grate. "Pokémon detected! Pokémon detected!" shouted a voice beneath the grate. "Whose footprint? Whose footprint?" answered by another voice. "The footprint is Pikachu's! The footprint is Pikachu's!" shouted the voice from earlier. "Waah!" yelled the Pikachu as it jumped back form the grate. "That was scary!" said the Pikachu before calming down. "Ugh… I just can't…" said the Pikachu as it pulled out a stone that had an unusual symbol on the surface. Looking at the stone the Pikachu continued, "Even bring my treasure didn't help me gain the courage to join…" The Pikachu put away the stone and turned to leave before looking at the entrance one more time saying, "I feel such a coward…" After the Pikachu left, out of a bush came a Koffing and a Zubat who were watching the Pikachu. "Hey Zubat. Did you see that?!" said the Koffing in a male voice to his partner. "You bet I did, Koffing." Answered Zubat in a male voice. "That wimp has something good, right?" said Koffing. Zubat answered, "That wimp had something, that's for sure. It must be some kind of treasure." "You want to get it?" asked Koffing. Zubat answered, "Yes. Let's get him." Both let out a chuckle and followed the Pikachu.

Back at the beach with the sun setting even further, a bunch of Krabby came out and started to blow their bubbles into the evening sky as the same Pikachu enters the beach. The Pikachu turned to the ocean and saw the sight of sunset of the ocean with the bubbles floating around. "Wow! What a wonderful beautiful sight!" said the Pikachu as he continued to watch the beautiful scene. "When the weather is nice, the Krabby love to come out at sunset and blow their bubbles. With the bubbles reflecting the sunset it is always beautiful whenever I come to see this sight as if it heals my spirit when I feel down." The Pikachu then turned and said, "Huh? What is that over there?" The Pikachu moved closer and saw somebody was out cold. "Oh-no! Somebody collapsed!" shouted the Pikachu and he rushed toward the person only to stop dead in his tracks when he got a better look of the creature.

Laying on its side the creature was pitch black shaped like an hourglass with claw-like hands, a sliver plume-like hair, black skin-like tatters on its shoulders that along with its hair and tail moved like it was being blown by a breeze, and a red growth that grew like spikes around its neck. "This thing looks very scary!" said the Pikachu who was shaking like a leaf before smacking himself with his paws and said, "No! I cannot be scared now! This person needs my help." Feeling very brave for the first time, the Pikachu moved toward the creature. Shaking the creature, the Pikachu said, "Are you all right? Wake up." Hearing a groan, the Pikachu stepped back as the black creature started to float into the air before it extend two stilt-like appendages to serve as its legs and opened its eyes which were Emerald-Green. "You're awake. Great." Said the Pikachu "Where… where am I?" asked the black creature in a male voice with dark tone in it as he looked around. "I found you unconscious here. I just had to help you." Answered the Pikachu. "I… I was unconscious?" asked the black creature. "Anyways I'm Pikachu. Who are you? I've never seen you around before." Said Pikachu. "I am a human." Said the black creature. "What? You say you're a human? You look like a… a… a… well to be honest I don't know what Pokémon you are, but don't look like a human to me." Said Pikachu with a confused look on his face. "What are you talking about?" asked the black creature just then he noticed his arm and hand. "What the?! What happened to me?!" he shouted as he is checking out his body before looking at the water to see his reflection. Accept the fact that he wasn't human anymore, he said, "Ugh… How did this happen? I don't remember anything…" Pikachu sweat-dropped and said, "You're… a little odd… Are trying to pull a trick on me?" The black creature's Emerald-Green eyes widen with shock and shook his head no. Pikachu frowned and said, "You're telling me the truth? …Ok, how about your name? What's your name?" "My name? My name is…" said the black creature as he have his claws grab his head with his eyes shut as he try to remember his name then said, "Neo. My name is Neo Silver. Just call me Neo." Pikachu who was still frowning said, "So your name is Neo? OK. Well, you don't seem to be a bad Pokémon, at least. I'm sorry that I doubted you. More and more bad Pokémon have been appearing lately and a lot of Pokémon have gotten aggressive. It's just not safe anymore…"

Neo then noticed two Pokémon came charging at Pikachu and the bat Pokémon tackle Pikachu before Neo could warn him. Pikachu went flying and crashed into Neo's chest who caught him before he fell to the ground. "Ow…" moaned Pikachu. "Well, I do beg your pardon." Said Koffing in a tone that sound like he wasn't sorry at all. "Hey! Why'd you do that?!" shouted Pikachu who was still in Neo's arms. "Heh-heh-heh! Can't figure it out? We wanted to mess with you! Can't face up to us, can you?!" Answered Zubat. "Wh-what?!" said Pikachu. "Is that yours?" asked Zubat who pointed at a stone that fell out of Pikachu. Pikachu saw the stone and said, "Oh! That's…!" "Sorry, kiddo. We'll take that!" spoke Zubat and took the stone. "Aaah!" screamed Pikachu. "Whoa-ho-ho! Not gonna make a move to get that back? What's the matter? Too scared? I didn't expect that you'd be such a big coward!" said Koffing teasing Pikachu then turned to Zubat and said, "Come on. Let's get out of here." "See you around, chicken. Heh-heh-heh." Said Zubat and the two fled away to a cave. Pikachu jumped off Neo's arms as he watched the two run off with his treasure and groaned. He turned to Neo and asked, "Wh-what should I do? That's my personal treasure. It means everything to me. If I lose that…" Pikachu was close to cry before he shook his head and said, "No! I refuse to give up! I have to get it back! Can you please help me?" Neo who still confused by the events said, "Wh-what should I do?" Pikachu counter saying, "We don't have any time to waste! Let's go!" Neo countered, "But you can't just…" Pikachu interrupted saying, "That's my precious treasure… If that disappeared, then I'd… Please! Please help!" Neo knew there was one big problem and said, "But I have no memory, you can't just believe that I…" "Argh! Human, ghost, memory or not it doesn't matter. You can still help! Please!" Shouted Pikachu who was now begging Neo. "OK! OK! I will help." Said Neo. "R-really! Th-thanks! Let's go right now!" said Pikachu and he took off after the two thieves. "But I will be no good with this problem I have..." spoke Neo in his head as he smacked his head before going after Pikachu.

After Neo catch up with Pikachu, Pikachu turned to Neo and said to him, "You lead, I have this feeling that you would do a better job as the leader." Neo let out a sigh and moved in front as he took the leaders job and both entered the cave. The cave was damp as Neo lead his team through the cave until a Kabuto attacked Neo with a Scratch attack. Neo hissed in pain slash Kabuto with his claws in retaliation. "Use a move Neo." Said Pikachu. "I can't, I don't even know how. This is what I was trying to tell you earlier that I don't know how to defend myself." Snapped Neo as he took another Scratch attack from the Kabuto. "Just let your Pokémon instinct guide you." Said Pikachu, but seeing Neo was making any progress jumped and used a Thunder Shock on Kabuto. The Kabuto yelped in pain and charged to Pikachu. Neo didn't know what he was doing, but moved in front of Pikachu and felt ghost energy which turned into a ball in his clawed hand. A black ball with blue electricity appeared in his hand and Neo threw the ball at Kabuto whose eyes widen with fear as ball came towards it. The ball exploded when it hit Kabuto and it went flying and crashed to the cave wall out cold. Neo turned to Pikachu and asked, "Are you alright Sparx?" "I'm fine thanks. Wait Sparx?" asked Pikachu. Neo shrugged and said, "It is a nickname I gave yeah. Come on those thieves aren't going to wait for us." The two traveled even farther into the cave until they reach a dead end with the two thieves trapped.

Pikachu nervously moved forward and said, "Um… Hey!" Which catch the attention of Koffing and Zubat and Koffing said, "Well, well… If it isn't our old friend, the big chicken." Pikachu step back before moving forward again and shouting, "Give me… Give me back what you stole from me! That's my personal treasure! It means everything to me!" "Treasure, you say? So that thing really valuable, huh?" asked Zubat. "It could be worth more than we'd hoped for, I'd say. We ought to try selling it. Who knows? It might get a good price. Whoa-ho-ho! All the more reason not to give it back!" said Koffing chuckling with greed in his eyes. "You can't!" shouted Pikachu shocked. "If you want it back that badly… Come and get it! Heh-heh-heh!" said Zubat taunting Pikachu. "If you asking for a fight, you're gonna get one! Come on Sparx, it is time to teach these bullies a lesson!" challenged Neo. Pikachu bravely started the fight with Growl. Neo felt an Icy Energy which he unleashed into the wind by instinct. Both Zubat and Koffing yelped in pain as their speed decreased from the Icy Wind attack. "You think that is going to stop us? Take this." gasped Koffing as tried to ignore the pain and he unleash Smokescreen that filled the entire cave. Zubat using Supersonic to guide him though the smoke used Bite on Pikachu. Pikachu screamed in pain and retaliated with a Thunder Shock on Zubat. Neo felt the Ghost Energy again and by instinct used an attack. This time however the Energy went into the wind and Neo unleashed an Ominous Wind. The Ominous Wind not only cleared the Smokescreen, but damaged both Zubat and Koffing. "Zubat no!" cried out Koffing as the Ominous Wind became too much for Zubat and he fainted. "It is all over Koffing. Take this!" said Neo and he shot a Shadow Ball at Koffing who fainted from the explosion.

Sometime later a voice said, "Owowow…" It turned out to be Koffing moaning in pain. "Ugh… We got beaten up…" moaned Zubat as he and Koffing rosed back into the air. "B-blast it… How'd we get wiped out by wimps like them?" asked Koffing to Zubat. Zubat turned to Neo and Pikachu and said to them, "Bah! Here you go. Take it, then!" Zubat then threw the Stone to Neo and Pikachu. "Whoa-ho! Don't think you're so awesome. Your victory was a fluke!" Shouted Koffing and Zubat added, "Yeah, you just remember that!" Then the two thieves fled with Neo saying under his breath, "Wimps." Pikachu turned to his stone and said, "It's my Relic Fragment! I actually managed to get it back." He picked up the stone, turned to Neo and said, "This happened only because you helped me, Neo. Thank you so much, Neo!"

After the two exited the cave, the sun was almost completely gone. "Thank you very much." thanked Pikachu again to Neo. Neo who was frowning thought, "… I only helped because I happened to be there and not to mention that I was dragged into it. Was that the right thing to do? I guess so. This Pokémon is clearly grateful." Pikachu pulled out the stone and explained, "Here's what they stole. This is a Relic Fragment. … Well, at least, that's what I started calling it… But this Relic Fragment… It's my precious treasure. You see, I've always liked legends and lore… I always get so excited when I hear tales from the past! Don't you feel the same way? Hidden troves full of treasure and strange relics…" Pikachu turned to the setting sun with his eyes sparkling with stars as he continued, "…uncharted territories veiled in darkness… and new lands just waiting to be discovered! Such places must be full of gold and treasure! And history! Wouldn't it be dramatic to make historic discoveries?" Pikachu turned back to Neo and said to him, "That's what I always dream of. It's all so exciting to me. And it just so happened… that I found this Relic Fragment. Sure, it does look like junk, but take a closer look." Pikachu jumped on to Neo's shoulder as Neo picked up the Relic Fragment in his claws to take a closer look. With Pikachu pointing in the middle of the stone, he said, "Look there. See that strange pattern inscribed on it?" Neo said as he looked at the symbol, "It is true. This is a strange inscription. I've never seen a pattern like this ever." Pikachu who was now clutching his fist with his eyes still sparkling with stars said, "There must be some meaning to this pattern. This Relic Fragment must be the key to legendary places! To areas where precious treasure lies! At least that's the feeling I get. That's why I want to join an exploration team. This fragment must fit into something…somewhere! I want to discover where that is. I want to solve the mystery of my Relic Fragment! So earlier, I tried joining an exploration team as an apprentice…" Pikachu then frowned lowering his ears and said, "But… I was too cowardly to join…" Pikachu jumped off Neo and Neo handed back the Relic Fragment to Pikachu.

After he put away the Relic Fragment, Pikachu who was still frowning turned to Neo and asked, "What about you, Neo? What are you going to do now? You lost your memory. And you somehow turned into a Pokémon… Do you have any place where you can stay?" Neo crossing his arm while frowning said nothing. Pikachu then asked with a little hope in his voice, "If not, can I ask a big favor? Would you form an exploration team with me? I think we could make a good exploration team together, Neo. So will you do that with me? Please?" Neo with his arms still crossed widen his eyes as he thought, "Whoa! What should I do? I'm being asked out of the blue! I don't even know what an exploration team is…" "Are you…?" asked Neo, but didn't finished the sentence. "Huh? Am I what? What do you mean, "Are you…?"" asked Pikachu. Neo let out a sigh and said, "You're trying to talk me into it?" "What?! Talk you into it?! The thought never crossed my mind!" gasped Pikachu before frowning and continuing, "Well, I'm a complete coward… Honestly… I mean, yes, I thought I could depend on you, Neo… But during that fight with Zubat and Koffing earlier… Having you there with me, I felt really brave. I think I could do anything as long as you're helping me, Neo. So come on, I'm begging you. Let's form an exploration team, you and me." Neo thought, "It's true, I do have nowhere to go… I don't have any clue what I should do next. I guess it wouldn't hurt to team up with Sparx for now. Maybe I will eventually discover who and what I was by hanging out with this Pikachu. OK then its settled!" After making up his mind, Neo said, "Yes I will from a team with you, Partner." "Oh? Really?! You'll really from an exploration team with me?" asked Pikachu who almost couldn't believe it. "Yay! Thank you!" cheered Pikachu who jumped and hugged Neo before letting go. He looked at Neo and said, "We're going to be a great combination! Let's make this work! First, we need to go to Wigglytuff's place and sign up as apprentices. That's where we can get the training to become a proper exploration team. I think the training will be very tough… So let's give it our best, Leader!" Pikachu raised his paw up into the air and cheered with Neo nodding his head. This is the beginning of the greatest Exploration Team ever know to Pokémon kind.

And that ends the first chapter. Please leave a review as I work on the next chapter when I have time. Snivy24 signing off.