Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Spirit of the Sun

Chapter 1: Prologue

Welcome! This is the portal that will take you to a world completely inhabited by Pokémon. However, before you depart, there are several questions that I must ask you. So please, answer them with pure honesty. Now, are you ready?

Y-Yes.

Okay. Now let the questions begin. Do you have any dreams that you wish to accomplish?

Yes. I have a lot of dreams. But the one I want to accomplish the most is to make more friends. I really want to come out of my shell and become more social with other.

Do you often feel ashamed of yourself whenever you mess up?

Well...it depends. If it's something major, then yes. But even if it's just a minor mistake, I take it as a heavy loss.

So you really don't like to mess up. Do you believe that one can be born with an extraordinary talent?

Yes. I knew someone that was considered a prodigy by everyone.

So you do believe it. When you fail hard, do you give up? Or do you try again?

I...I don't give up. I'm not one to give up. Giving up means not trying, and not trying means not believing in yourself. You will never get better at something unless you try.

A very hard-working one, I see. Do you ever feel that people underestimate your true potential? Does anyone ever look at you and think that you can't accomplish big things?

Sometimes. There...There are some who misjudge me based on what they see, and then there are some that know me. The real me. I...I don't really have a lot of friends, and it's kind of hard for me to make any. No matter how hard I try, it seems like I can't even gather the courage to say hello to someone. Even when I have a chance to actually talk to someone, I just end up blowing it every time.

So you are a shy one?

Y-Yes.

I see. Now we must analyze your spirit. Your spirit is the essence that really defines you, the essence that lets others know who you really are. Now just relax, this won't take long. Stay perfectly still. Take a deep breath...and now exhale.

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It is done. Your spirit has been analyzed. Your spirit is the color of a golden yellow. A golden yellow that is like a marigold blooming in the gentle spring wind. A golden yellow that shines in the dark and will never fade. A golden yellow that's as bright and radiant as the sun itself.

A spirit that's the color of the sun? What does that mean?

You will find out soon enough. And one more thing. What is your name?

My name...Kayla.

Kayla? Quite a pretty name. Thank you for answering those questions. You seem to be...the diligent type. You really value your dreams and your friends, but sometimes that hard work can hinder your social skills. You're always trying your absolute hardest to accomplish your goals, and when you fail at something, you just get back up and try again until you succeed with flying colors. There may be some who will doubt you for what you can really do, and there are some that will misjudge you for what they see on the outside. But once you discover the true potential that you have inside, you will have the power to prove to the world that you can really shine in the spotlight. So a diligent type like you would be...

...a Popplio.

A Popplio?

Yes, that is what you are. Now it is time to pick your partner. This will be your companion, your lifelong friend. The one that will stick with you during the entire course of your adventure. The one that will stay by your side through thick and thin, and will always be there even in the darkest of times. So please, choose wisely.

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I see. Great choice. Well then, everything is all set. Your adventure in the Pokémon world is about to unfold. You will forget everything about this event and also your previous life. You will also forget everything about yourself, but do not fear. This is your chance to come out of your shell. This is your chance to accomplish your lifelong dream. This will be your moment to shine in the spotlight!

Twilight Woods. A calm and gentle forest by day, but by night it was a danger zone. Nighttime is where the rather hostile nocturnal Pokémon come out and hunt.

Through the silence of the forest, two Pokémon were trekking through. The first one, an Ambipom, lead the way through the quiet woods. Following close behind her was a Breloom, who seemed to be rather nervous as he followed.

"A-Are you sure about this, Ali?" The Breloom asked nervously.

"Yes, I'm sure, Brein. I saw the space object fall in this direction. The crash site must be through this forest." The Ambipom named Ali replied as she continued to walk along, using the hands on her tails to push through the brush. The Breloom named Brein followed, but it wasn't the crash site that he was worried about. Dusk was falling upon them, and he knew that they had to hurry up and make their way back to where they came before the night came.

"There it is, Brein!" Ali exclaimed, and Brein quickly looked over to where she was pointing at. In the clearing of the forest lay a large crater, and smoke was billowing into the air and several wild Pokémon scattered from the sight. The two of them quickly rushed over to the crash site where they entered the deep crater, and a strange polygonal object lay in the middle of it. Ali picked up the strange object and examined it cautiously.

"What is it, Ali?" Brein asked.

"It's another one of those Prism Shards." Ali concluded, putting the strange space object in her bag. "Let's go back to base and tell the Guildmaster about what we found."

Nighttime came. The wild nocturnal Pokémon had come out.

Deep in the heart of Twilight Woods, there was girl lying unconscious against a tree. It was unknown how she had gotten there, but the wild Pokémon mostly just ignored her.

The girl slowly opened her eyes, only to be met with the dark of the night. She looked around to see that she was surrounded by countless trees, and she could hear the cries of several unknown figures.

'Where...Where am I?' The girl asked herself. She then got up and tried to walk, only to fall over and land flat on her face. She looked up and she could barely see that instead of having legs, she now had a pair of flippers. She then spotted a pond nearby and quickly rushed over to it on all fours. When the girl saw her reflection, she gasped at what she saw.

'What?! I've...I've been turned into a Popplio! But...how did this happen?' The girl asked herself in shock. She tried to remember how she had ended up here and how she became a Pokémon, but for some reason, she couldn't. All she could remember was two things. 'My name...is Kayla, and...I was once a human.'

Kayla then looked around the forest for anyone, but there was no one around that could help her. It looked like she had to find her way out herself. Struggling to adapt to her new sea lion body, Kayla began to make her way through the treacherous forest.

Twilight Woods 1F

The first thing Kayla noticed as she made her way through the forest was that the landscape was changing in rather odd ways. The trees and the bushes were becoming all bunched together to create rather thick walls, almost as if it was becoming a maze. The forest was now nothing but a series of countless hallways and corridors that she could very easily get lost in, but she kept forward and wouldn't stop at nothing to get out.

Suddenly, Kayla heard an eerie screech in the dark. She quickly looked around, but she couldn't even see anything. Another screech filled the air, and before she could even figure out what it possibly could have been, something flew right at her and attacked her from behind.

Kayla quickly turned around and saw a small blue bat flying around rather erratically. 'It's...It's a Zubat. It looks like it wants to fight, but...what moves do I know?' The Zubat began to dive straight for Kayla, and she quickly reacted with a pound right to its chest.

The Zubat flinched slightly from the attack, and then it let out an ear-splitting screech at Kayla.

Kayla tried to attack the Zubat again, but she quickly found herself unable to. Her head was in a spin and her vision was extremely blurry. She then felt the Zubat strike her in the head and knock her to the ground. Kayla suddenly began to feel something bubble in her belly, and then she blindly fired a blast of water from her muzzle.

There was nothing but silence. Kayla quickly shook her head, and her dizziness went away. She then opened her eyes and to see the Zubat lying on the ground, its body completely drenched and it was knocked out.

'I...I did it. I defeated the Zubat.' Kayla then noticed a staircase lying in the corner of the room. She had no idea why there was a staircase in a forest, but she figured that it could help her get out and she quickly went over to the stairs.

Twilight Woods 4F

The last two floors of the mysterious dungeon wheren't that hard for Kayla. Luckily, she hadn't faced too many enemies as she continued to make her escape through the forest.

There was then some rustling in a nearby bush, and a wild Rattata popped out and attacked. Kayla quickly reacted with a Water Gun to the Dark-type rat, instantly knocking it out. She could already feel herself getting stronger with each enemy she defeated, and she hoped that the staircase would finally be the one that led to the exit.

At long last, Kayla had finally made it out of the dreadful forest. However, there was still no sign of intelligent life as she was now standing atop of a cliff. She looked around to try to find any way around the cliff, but she was completely exhausted from running through the forest and fighting wild Pokémon. Kayla then noticed a cave right next to her, and luckily there was nothing inside it. She decided to enter the cave and take a rest for the night. As she lay on the floor, Kayla wondered where she was or how she became a Popplio, but her eyes quickly gave out before she could really think about it.