Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

Bold Italics are attack moves and regular italics thoughts.

Chapter 1

Have you ever woken up and felt like you weren't the way you were when you went to bed last night? Well, boy I have. I wasn't even in the body I went to bed in last night. So I will tell you the tale of when I transformed into a Pokémon.

I woke up in a lush, green field. I looked around to observe my surroundings. A pond that was as blue as the sky next to me, it also looked like I had slept on a path that led to a small forest on my right, and on my left, a tall vast mountain range that seem to go on forever. All nature seemed to be more defined and colorful to me. I was starting to think on how I got here when suddenly a movement came from the woods on the right and out came a…Charmander?

"Come on! Why are you laying around here for?" it scolded loudly.

"It's not like I had a choice you know!!" I evened his volume as I spoke, "I was just on planet Earth last night!"

"Of you - wait, did you say, 'Earth'?" it asked in a hushed tone.

"Yes I did!" I said, still outraged.

"Hmmm, so you're the one," it said calmly "Come with me, but first take a look at yourself through the reflection on the pond."

"Okay, but I don't see why this matters," I said stubbornly. I peeked over the bank of the pond and saw, not a human face, but the face of a Cyndiquil. "OH MY GOSH I'M A CYNDIQUIL!! AHHHHHH!!" I splashed at the water with my hand, or in this case, my paw. I stared mouth agape at myself, still yelling.

"Okay. Okay! OKAY!! CALM DOWN!!" shouted the Charmander, "Come with me and you will find out why you like this!" So I scampered down the path into the forest with a Charmander toddling in front of me, talk about weird huh? We had been in the path a few minutes when I had realized that I still wasn't tired. Hmmm I thought I would have never been able to run constantly this long when I was a human. As I reveled on my newfound endurance, and small town made of huts that were made of a giant boulder that was hollowed out and windows cut out, or dried mud.

"Well, here we are! I wish it was a bit more nicer like the other cities, but it'll do," said the Charmander.

"I think it's wonderful," I said looking around in wonder. There were many small huts, each one customized to fit to its owner. We passed one that had leaf patterns etched into it, and was painted the perfect shade of green. The yard had several shrubs that had raspberries that had the perfect ripeness. Another was emanating so much heat that even I could feel it, the house seemed to have lava flowing along the sides of the rock and there was a pond instead of a yard, but it wasn't water, it was lava. A small fire was spewing out of the top of the hut and two small rocks were left not melted and they led to the door of the hut. It was amazing how much craftsmanship was put in to making these. I wanted to observe all the huts but Charmander pulled me on. We finally reached the opposite end of the town and there was a house that looked aged, but still held the beauty of all the others. A pond surrounded it with several lily pads in it and the land was raised up to form a path from the road to the door.

"Here we are, the oldest member of this town, Whiscash," said Charmander.

"Why do we have to talk to him?" I asked.

"He knows just about everything there is to know about what happened to you, and basically everything else!" Charmander replied, "Wait here." He started down the raised path and disappeared behind a curtain that covered the opening. I started looking at the customized huts nearby to pass the time. There was another grass one, though not exactly the same as the one earlier, one that had lightning patterns all over it, painted yellow, and every few minutes, lightning bolts jumped out the top and danced all around the hut before disappearing. The first time it startled me, but I grew to enjoy the periodic explosions. The yard was just a simple grass yard, not as many shrubs and trees as the grass huts, but there was no pond or lava field like Whiscash's house or the fire hut. I think the huts are made for each Pokémon's type, and customized to his or hers specifications I though. Then I heard Charmander calling me from Whiscash's hut. I spun around and looked, his head poked out and a smile was upon his face.

"Come on Cyndiquil! Whiscash is waiting for you!" called the dinosaur Pokémon. I stood up and started down the path when suddenly a large snake-like figure exploded out of the ground and I was in the air. A giant Steelix was facing me as I looked down. I screamed in terror when I started falling towards the pond. I was new to all this, but I knew one thing, fall in the water, and I was toast. The Steelix roared in pain as it looked down where an orange glow was emanating. I saw the plan and tried to direct my fall towards the Steelix's head. I landed on the back of its neck and started to slide its body length to the ground. The Steelix flicked Charmander aside with its tail and I followed the trail of its tail. I was launched off the end and landed on the raised path that led to Whiscash's hut. Steelix realized I was gone and turned on me, I was bracing for impact when suddenly a deep voice called,

"Hydro Pump!!" A beam of swirling water shot out of Whiscash's pond and hit the Steelix right in the face and was knocked out of range for attack. Devastated by the blow the Steelix leaped in the air and dived into the ground it's digging became only a low rumble quickly. I looked toward where the attack had come from in the pond and I saw the face of Whiscash.

"Now I don't think he'll be bothering you for a while" said the old sage fish, "I would have gotten here sooner but I could see that Cyndaquil was in danger of falling in my pond. Without Steelix you would have had a short time here."

"Yeah, I know what you mean," I replied.

"Come, let us go into my home," and with that he dove underwater. Charmander and I walked down the path to the curtain, I was paranoid of more underground explosions though. When we went inside, I was amazed. I knew the houses were amazing on the outside, but I never thought they would be this amazing on the inside. The outside pond seemed to continue to the inside and the inside walls were coated with the finest paintings of waves that only a master artist could do. I was so distracted that I didn't even notice Whiscash talking to me.

"So, you were on Earth you say?" he said, after getting my attention "Then I guess your wondering why you're here."

"Greatly" I replied.

"Hmm, I see. Well then, I will tell you why you are here."

"Long ago, a prophecy was made that a being that said he was from 'Earth' would come and save this world when it is in great peril. Now, people did not believe this old Pokémon because he was known for doing extremely…different things than everyone else so everyone just tolerated and ignored him all the time. So when he said this everybody went on as usual and ignored him. Except for one small Barboach. He was very interested in what the old one had said and he asked him for more information. The old one told him almost everything he knew about what would happen, but could tell no more. For he had reached such an old age, that he looked like he had lived when this world was created, and well he was ill. The Barboach went to see him and tend to him, but nothing he did helped him become well. So several days after it was made, it was time for him to move on, and he died. He was buried and they had a ceremony for his death, but no one seemed to care.

"So, Cyndiquil now you know why you are here," said the old Pokémon.

"I'm supposed to save the world?" I said, puzzled "That's why I'm here?"

"Yes it is"

"Huh. Is the old Pokémon's grave still here?" I asked.

"Yes it is, it's actually right behind my house," said Whiscash gravely.

"Wow, may I see?" I asked.

"People come everyday," he said, "I do not mind"

"Well, Okay." And I rushed outside along the path then ran around the pond to the back and there was an old wooden sign stuck in the ground and it said:

Here lies Mantine

Beloved Friend and Brother

May He Rest in Peace

So here's my first chapter. What do you think? R&R Please!

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