Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: The Future
Of Darkness
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon in any way. The game designers are the geniuses here.
Those of you who have played Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky, you will know that the ending is one of the saddest in Nintendo history. You discover (in game) that you were a human from the future and were assisting Grovyle in learning the locations of Time Gears so you can save everyone. This story is about that time; a time when time was nothing and darkness was all…
Chapter 1: Friends in Darkness
"No chance, you're not getting by me!" the Grovyle said,
"Watch me," said the Infernape challenging him, "This is gonna be my turf."
The Grovyle smiled, "Then take it from me."
The Infernape powered up a Fire Punch, "With pleasure."
The Infernape dashed forewords and slammed his flaming fist into the Grovyle's stomach. The Grovyle coughed out some blood. The move had been super-effective and the Infernape was no pushover. The Grovyle had been expecting a simple fight; he'd knock out this Pokémon and keep his territory. This wasn't how he'd imagined it.
The Infernape smacked him to floor with another Fire Punch, "My turf now."
The Infernape was about to finish him off, when something collided with his side, winding him and knocking off to one side, "You sure you want to do this, then you'll have to go through me"
The Infernape growled and stood up, "Who do you think you are?"
His eyes widened when he saw what had hit him, "A human?!"
It was, a human with blonde hair and blue eyes and a pretty sly smile.
"Yeah, a human," he said, "Does that make a difference for when I beat you up?"
The Infernape smiled, "Oh sure, what are you gonna do? You can't use moves."
The human smiled, "Who needs 'em," suddenly he was in front of the Infernape and raining punches and kicks on him. One last kick sent the poor Pokémon sprawling in the dirt, "Now scram!" the human said, putting a blast seed into his mouth and blasting the Infernape with a burst of fire.
Despite being a fire-type Pokémon, the fire burned him. It was too much. Like many of the Pokémon in this twisted world, they were strong on the outside, but highly timid on the inside. The fire made him run.
The human had no expression on his face as he turned back to the injured Grovyle, "Can you stand?"
The Grovyle looked up, "Barely."
The human put his hand out and the Grovyle took it. The human pulled him up, but then the Grovyle almost instantly fell to his knees. The human supported him, "Don't worry, I've got you."
He looked at the Grovyle's stomach and back, "Burns," he muttered. He reached into the little pouch he always carried with him and took out a heal seed, "Here, eat this."
The Grovyle took it and put it in his mouth. The burns disappeared instantly, "Thanks," he said. The human reached into the pouch again and took out an oran berry, "Eat this."
The Grovyle did and he felt energy surge through every part of his body as his health was instantly restored.
He stood up, a little wobbly, and moved his hands a little. He felt fine. He threw a few punches at the air. Still fine. Finally he powered up a leaf blade and took a swipe at the air. Still good.
"Thanks," he said, "but why help me?"
The human smiled, "Why not? Someone's in trouble and I had to help. Besides," he smile grew, "I've been watching you for some time and I got bored."
The Grovyle raised an eyebrow, "Right…" he said slowly, "Who are you?"
The human was still smiling, "Name's Sam."
"Grovyle," said Grovyle.
Sam's smile grew even wider, if that were possible, "Ah, Pokémon originality at it's finest."
Grovyle scowled, "Whatever. I'm still trying to get over the fact that you can understand me."
Sam stopped smiling, "I don't know. I've never even thought about it. I was born around talking Pokémon, so it's not weird."
Grovyle shrugged, "Fair enough," a thought suddenly occurred to him, "Wait, why were you watching me in the first place?"
"Because I'd heard things about you. Acts of bravery and," Sam chuckled a little, "Taking down some of the bad guys."
"Bad guys?" Grovyle asked,
"Yeah, you know, Dusknoir and his Sableye."
Grovyle looked at the floor, "Oh yeah, that."
Sam smiled, "I've got to thank you for that, those guys were really starting to bug me."
Grovyle looked up at him, "You know them then?"
Sam nodded, "Not that I want to. You see, they're after me because of what I'm doing."
"What are you doing?"
Sam looked away. He seemed distant now, "I want to alter this world, to save the Pokémon from this perpetual darkness."
"Why does a human want to help US?"
Sam shrugged, "I don't have anyone else to do it for. I'm the only human on this planet. I want to restore time."
Grovyle was giving him a very hard look, "And?"
Sam looked back at him, "So I can't do it alone. I need help."
"I doubt that, you can handle yourself pretty well in a fight."
For a moment, anger flashed in Sam's eyes, then it was gone, "And what if I get caught? You think I could handle myself fine then?"
Grovyle said nothing.
Sam was sounding slightly desperate now, "I can't do this alone! I don't just need help," Sam looked Grovyle straight in the eye, "I need a friend."
Grovyle stared back at him, but said nothing. Tears began to form in Sam's eyes, "Please! I'm the only human on this planet and no one will help me!"
Grovyle stayed silent Sam turned away, "Fine, I'm sorry if I've wasted your time."
He began to walk away, "Wait."
Sam turned around. Grovyle was walking towards him. When he got close enough, he stuck his hand out, "Handshake?"
Sam's eyes widened and they almost seemed to sparkle, "You'll help?!"
Grovyle smiled and nodded. Sam wiped the tears from his eyes and smiled too, "Thank you."
He took Grovyle's hand and they shook. Grovyle was still smiling, "We'll change this world. We'll make time something again."
Sam nodded, "And bring light back to this darkness."
"We'll do it together!" they said in unison.
So, what do you think? Alright? Good? Bad? Anyway, this is how the story, within the story, began. But now, Grovyle and Sam will have more than the time trouble to worry about. A certain Pokémon knows about them and he won't stop hunting them until they're both gone, forever…