Author's note:

Well this is my very first story i've ever made and posted online so don't expect too much from me ^^". Before you start reading there are somethings that you need to know that isn't told in the story. This is a fan-fiction based off the pokemon mystery Dungeon games and follows team Sky Fire, Which consist of a Shinx[[Anter]], Charmander[[Zip]], and an Eevee[[Noa]]. The first chapter is in the future of the story where the three of them are in their final evolutions and will move into a flash back. So without further delay i present to you A year without rain, part one.

As the sun began to set over the ocean shore the sky turned magnificent shades of red and pink. Anter walked across the sand slowly as he watched the natural display of the sky. It was hard to believe how long he had been away from this amazing sight that he used to see on a daily bases. It had been five years, five years away from his hometown, and five years since he last saw his friends. As he walked further down the shoreline he soon found the place he was looking for. A small cave carved out at the side of a cliff that had a small flickering light coming from a fire in it. As he proceeded towards the cave he could hear the two distant voices of his old teammates that he hasn't seen in the past five years. As he finally reached the cave he took a deep breath to relax himself to appear calmer then he really was. As he entered the cave he found his friends, Noa, A shiny female umbreon and Zip, a rather large charizard. They were smiling and exchanging small chat over what they had been doing the past years. The first to notice his arrival was Noa, who happily smiled at him as he came closer to the group. "Hey guys. Long time no see?" He said smiling a bit as his teammates nodded at him with smiling faces.
"Yes Anter, it has been quite a long time." Noa said smiling a bit as she walked over to him and raised her paw up for a high-five. Anter chuckled a bit as he hit his paw against hers as he looked up to Zip. "I see your still the same muscle bound punk like when I last saw you." He taunted the larger Pokémon who puffed a flame at him in annoyance.
"And you still don't know when to pick your fights do you?" He taunted right back as the old rivalry kicked back up once again just like it was five years ago. Anter laughed a bit with a smirk on his face.
"You really don't change at all do you, still can't take a joke." He said smiling, Noa laughing lightly at the two of them.
"Alright you two that's enough. Now shall we fulfill the promise we all made?" She asked her two larger teammates who smiled a bit before nodding as they went further into the cave. As they kept going further into the dark cave Zip took the lead, using his tail as a flashlight Noa keeping close to his side.
"Still haven't gotten over that old fear?" Anter asked in a bit of surprise as he walked behind them, his yellow eyes glowing bright, piercing through the darkness.
"Oh shut up! It's not my fault we became friends at night time!" She complained as Zip and Anter laughed a bit as she pouted before smiling before she saw a torch hung on the wall, unlight. With a huff, Zip light it with his flaming breath, lighting a circular room with three beds made of straw and hay covered in a blanket. There was a chest in the back that had a map on it, held down by two small rocks. In between the three beds was a box with a small note saying: "Do not open." in big bold words. Zip took the not off and tossed it in the torch, letting it burn away quickly. Anter walked up to the box with a smile on his face.
"Anyone remember what they even put in here anymore?" Noa asked as she walked up beside him looking at the box.
"I don't." Zip said as he joined the other two as they gather around the box. "Well Anter, it was your idea, would you like to do the honors?" Zip asked as he looked at his friend. Anter nodded smiling a bit as he walked up to the box before blowing some dust off of it. He placed his paw on it and lifted the top up slowly as some dust blew out from the inside, causing him to turn away and cough a bit. After a few seconds he lifted the top up all the way and smiled softly at some of the things in it he left behind five years ago. Zip and Noa gathered around him and were soon digging through the box, laughing a bit at old nick-nacks they left in there five years ago.
"Hey look! It's our old team badges!" Noa exclaimed as she pulled out one of the three badges that were worn down and have lost their luster. "These were our first team badges weren't they?" She asked the other two smiling.
"Yeah, I can't believe we actually kept these." Anter said as he dug around further into the chest and pulled out an old photograph. "Hey guys remember this?" He said as he showed the picture to the others. In the photo the three of them were still in their first stages in front of a tent in the shape of an alakazam head. Zip was in the center of the picture, standing with crossed arm staring straight into the camera with almost no expression on his face at all. Anter was to his left making a peace sign and Noa to his right staring off into the distance, like she didn't know the photo was being taken.
"Hey wasn't that taken the day we entered the guild?" Noa asked smiling a bit as she looked the picture over. Zip laughed a bit, saying he looked good even back then, Noa replied with a groan. "Man does this take you back or what?" Noa said as she looked at all the assorted things in the box with her old friends as they began to reminisce their years past.

End chapter one