Verity: Don't you have enough issues with two stories?

Daichi: Call it sudden inspiration. You see, in this, my character from Explorers of Time keeps her memory, although she still turns into a Chimchar, still meets her Squirtle companion, and still forms Team Diamond.

Tsukaimon: Please tell me you actually have ideas for this.

Vee-Vee: Heya! We own absolutely nothing, except for Violet, to some extent.

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Running. Her legs burned, although they' d been that way for so long, it was impossible to think of anything else. Gemstones loomed out towards her in the darkness. However, she didn't let that bother her.

"Grovyle. Leaf Blade."

The girl's partner, who had been with her from the very beginning, nodded. "Got it, Violet."

The attack struck the Sableye, knocking it out. The girl stepped from the shadows, revealing red hair and gray eyes.

"Well done, Gro. I hope they didn't catch Celebi."

"What have I told you?" The voice from the shadows would be startling if you hadn't spent much time around the voice's owner. However, Violet and Grovyle had each spent enough time around her to understand her strange quirks.

"You can't be caught. Now, come out, Cel."

There was a flash, and a Shiny Celebi appeared in front of them. "Are you ready to go to the Passage of Time?"

"We aren't here on a social call. Is it ready?"

"Come on."

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The Passage of Time was beautiful, being one of only a few lights in a world of darkness. When Violet stepped through, she expected a warm, calm feeling.

She couldn't have been more wrong.

Something happened, she didn't know what, and Grovyle appeared to be having a rougher time than her. Looking more closely, there was a kind of energy beam striking out at him. Odds were he wouldn't last much longer.

"Grovyle!"

Admittedly, casting herself in front of the beams probably wasn't her best idea ever. There was an amazing pain, and she felt something about her change.

She had just enough time to cry out before she fell from the time portal.

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When Violet landed in the ocean, she expected it to be tough. She never had been a very strong swimmer, and was uncomfortable in anything larger than a pond, even if there weren't any waves anymore. So, having waves would naturally be a problem for her.

It didn't prepare her for the terror she felt upon being surrounded by water. It was like when they were able to make a campfire, and Grovyle stayed as far as he could away from the flames. Like Celebi when faced with a Dark Type. Like… like a Fire Type in water.

The girl, now a Chimchar, gasped as she understood what she had become. This was a mistake, as the water burned her lungs and forced her to look around.

'Just a little longer… Must find shore…'

Eventually, when even her thoughts were no longer coherent, she blacked out.

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Benny the Squirtle was never the bravest of Pokémon. Anyone could tell you that. It got worse when it would be important. Like, say, attempting to join Wigglytuff's Guild.

He leaped off of the grate and ran toward the beach. He was holding on to a rock with a strange pattern. Eventually, he arrived at the beach, which was where he always went after a failed attempt to join the Guild.

It was sunset, and the Krabby were blowing bubbles over the ocean. Benny sat in silence until he noticed something out of the corner of his eye.

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"What happened? Are you okay?"

The voice wasn't Grovyle's or Celebi's. This instantly got Violet on edge until she remembered exactly where she was. Grovyle was nowhere around, which frightened her until she remembered that they had gotten separated.

Opening her eyes, she saw a Squirtle. "Oh, good, you're alive! My name's Benny. It's nice to meet you."

"I'm Violet. I was caught in the storm. Have you seen any Grovyle around?"

"Grovyle? No. Why do you ask?"

Violet realized what she'd just said and decided against revealing any more. If Primal Dialga sent back agents after her, it would be dangerous to leave witnesses around. Besides, the less anyone knew of her mission, the better.

"Oh, no reason. I was just curious."

Over the course of her adventures, she had learned that playing dumb was the best way to get information.

"So, where am I?"

"Just outside Treasure Town."

Well, she had obviously gone back to the right time. Places just didn't come with those kinds of names anymore. She was just thinking about what to ask next when Benny went flying into her.

"Hehehe." The Zubat laughed. "Oh, is this yours?"

Benny gasped when he saw what Zubat and Koffing had taken. However, he made no move to get it back when they went into the cave.

"Well, are you just gonna stand here, or are we gonna get it back?"

"We?"

Violet realized that she had more or less promised to stick around, but decided that it wouldn't be any issue. After all, nobody would be able to recognize her.

"Yes, we. Now, come on."

And she led him into the cave.

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For a human, Violet hadn't been particularly weak. Now that she was a Chimchar, fighting got easier. It took a bit of effort to figure out how to use her moves, and a bit more to get used to it, but once she did, everything just flew by.

After using Scratch to knock out a pair of Shellos who where poking around, she went towards a source of light, coming out in an area where Zubat and Koffing were talking about what to do with their new prize.

"You know, it's generally considered bad form to take something without planning. Oh, and we want that back, by the way."

The Pokemon turned around. "Well, if it isn't wimpy and company."

Benny stiffened but did nothing else.

Zubat laughed. "Look, he's too scared to talk!"

Violet clenched her fists. In the future, she had seen enough Pokemon getting picked on. Before, there was nothing she could do. However, now, she could and would do something.

She unleashed a Scratch attack at Zubat.

"Come on, Benny, these guys are pushovers!"

Benny joined in, likely because of how easily Violet was handling it. Either way, between the two of them, it was easy.

"Ugh… okay, take it back." Koffing tossed back the item.

"Thanks, Violet!"

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"Really, thank you!"

Violet picked up the object. "Benny, what is this?"

"It's my Relic Fragment. Well, that's what I call it. I honestly don't know what it's really called. Anyway, it's my treasure. I've always been interested in exploration, you see, so it was exciting to come across it."

"Exploring?"

"Yeah. Around here is a Guild where you can form an Exploration Team. At least once a week, I go there to try and summon the courage to apply to become an Apprentice, but, well, you know me. I always get scared and run."

"What if you didn't have to do it alone?" Violet had no idea where the idea came from, but it might work. As an explorer, she would have an excuse to go somewhere she could find Time Gears. She might even run into Grovyle on her travels.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean that I'll join the Guild with you."

"Really?"

"Really."

And from that day on, Violet the Chimchar and Benny the Squirtle were an Exploration Team.

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Tsukaimon: Wow. You honestly think you can handle three stories.

Dai: Maybe. Just for a while.

Verity: Daichi, you picked a long series, a long game, not to mention this, with the main game and the post game, to write about. You'll never finish all of them.

Dai: Maybe not, but at least I can try.