Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: A Rip in Time
Chapter 1: The Rescue Team
"Hey. You. You okay?" A voice called. "Hello? I know you're alive, wake up." Shinji opened his eyes slowly. He was really sleepy. "C'mon mom, just a few more minutes…" He yawned. "Mom? Hate to break it to ya, man, but no way in heck am I your mother." At that, Shinji's eyes shot open. There, standing over him, was a Treecko. "Wha- What?" Shinji gasped. He leapt back. "AH! A TALKING POKEMON!" The Treecko gave him a look. "Um…No duh, considering you're a Pokemon. Of course we can talk." Shinji froze like a statue. Pokemon? What was this weird Treecko talking about? Then he noticed his reflection in the pond next to him. It wasn't his normal, teenage self…The reflection was a Chimchar! "WHAAAAAT?!" Shinji cried. He ran around in circles, panicking. "NO! I CANT BE A POKEMON! THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!!!" Treecko grabbed him by the arm. "Whoa, buddy, calm down!" He said. "Sheesh! What the heck is wrong with you?"
Shinji rapidly explained how he was a human and definitely NOT supposed to be a Chimchar. Treecko burst out laughing. "Human? Hahahaha! That's a good one!" Chimchar frowned. "I can see why you don't believe me, looking like this…" He said sadly. "Aw, c'mon buddy, don't look so down." Treecko said with a grin. "Who knows, maybe you ARE a human! I mean, its not like a human becoming a Pokemon is impossible!" Shinji gave him a look. "It ISNT?" Treecko shook his head. "No way! In fact, our world was SAVED by a human who became a Pokemon one time! You see, a meteor was going to hit the Earth, and destroy us all! But a young Bulbasaur, who was actually a human, ascended into the heavens to visit Rayquaza and have him save us all! After besting Rayquaza in a battle, the giant Pokemon agreed to save the world. Firing a Hyper Beam into the sky, the meteor was destroyed and the world was saved! And that's the story of the mighty human who became a Pokemon to save us all."
"Wow." Shinji said. He had never heard that story before! But then again, he was human, and how were humans supposed to know that a Pokemon saved the world? "Hey, maybe I came here for a reason like that!" Shinji said. Treecko grinned. "Maybe, if you ARE a human." Suddenly, they both heard someone calling for help. "It sounds like someone's in trouble!" Treecko said. "C'mon, we have to go see, bud!" He took off. Shinji chased after him. "Okay! But for future reference, my name is Shinji, not bud!" Shinji said as they ran. Treecko smiled. "Nice to meetcha! I'm Treecko." Soon, they arrived. They saw an Electivire standing near a hole in the ground, panicking. "What's wrong, Mrs. Electivire?" Treecko asked. "Its my baby, Elekid!" Mrs. Electivire sobbed. "There was an Earthquake a little while ago, and this hole opened up! And my little boy fell in!" "Don't worry! We'll save him! Right Shinji?" Treecko asked. Shinji nodded. "Right!" "Oh, thank you!" Mrs. Electivire sobbed. "Alrighty Shinji! Lets…" Treecko began. Then, he grabbed Shinji's arm and dove in. "…GOOOOO!" He shouted as they fell.
The two landed with a thud a few miles down. "Ow." Shinji said. "This way!" Treecko said. He ran down a tunnel. "H-Hey! WAIT FOR ME!" Shinji called, taking off after his friend. He followed Treecko into a large chamber, where there was a sleeping Oddish. "Ssh!" Treecko whispered. "We have to be quiet! All the Pokemon that live in caves like this are driven mad by the natural disasters!" Shinji wanted to know what Natural Disasters Treecko was talking about, but he decided to save that for another time. The quietly tiptoed past the Oddish. Suddenly, it woke up. It jumped up and tackled Shinji. Shinji didn't know how to fight back, so he just wrestled with it for a while, then he got mad. He felt like his stomach was on fire. He opened his mouth and yelled instinctively, "EMBER!" A blast of fire shot out of his mouth and burned Oddish. Oddish screamed in pain and fell over, dead. "Whoa." Treecko said. "You're tough." Shinji wiped a burning piece of ash off his face. "I guess so." He said. He took off down another tunnel. "WAIT!" Treecko called.
They traveled through the second floor of the dungeon. They spotted something moving. Then, it was revealed to be an Aipom. Aipom turned to face them, then launched itself at them with an evil look on its face. Treecko jumped towards it and slapped it in the face with his tail, yelling out "POUND!" Aipom hit the wall with a sickening crunch and landed on the ground. "Good thing that these dungeon dwellers don't live long any way or I'd feel guilty." Treecko said. Seeing Shinji's confused look, he said, "If you live in a dungeon, you have to adapt to it. And adapting takes time and shortens your lifespan. Well, for dungeon dwellers at least, since there's never a lot to eat here." Shinji understood. They kept moving.
They reached the final floor. Elekid was sitting on a rock, crying silently. "Elekid!" Treecko said. "We're here to help you!" Elekid screamed, "NO! DON'T SAY ANYTHING!" He clamped a hand over his mouth and whispered, "He'll come back!" "Who's he?" Shinji asked. The room started shaking. "I think we're about to find out!" Treecko cried. With a loud boom, a part of the wall shattered to reveal a Cranidos with red eyes. "A Cranidos?" Treecko said in surprise. "Oh, I get it! It must have been hibernating down here, and its thousand year sleep was interrupted by the earthquake!" Then Cranidos charged, with a demonic sounding cry of "HEADBUTT!" It rammed Treecko, sending him flying into a wall. "YEEOWCH!" Treecko yelled. "He nearly broke a bone!" He ran up to the Cranidos and swung his tail, which sent seeds flying from it onto Cranidos. The seeds planted on him and rapidly grew. "ABSORB!" Treecko yelled. Cranidos glowed green as its HP was sapped by the seeds and transferred to Treecko.
Shinji charged and yelled "EMBER!" His blast of fire hit Cranidos, leaving burn marks all over the ancient Pokemon. "RAAAAAAAGH!" It roared in pain. Its skull suddenly started to glow multicolor. He yelled "ZEN HEADBUTT!" And rammed Shinji. Shinji yelled in pain as the attack made contact, but he also took the opportunity Cranidos had unsuspectingly given him! "CLOSE-RANGE EMBER!" Shinji said. He fired an Ember at Cranidos, and since he was gripping Cranidos' skull, the attack did more damage. Cranidos yelled even louder. "POUND!" Treecko yelled, running over and smacking Cranidos with his tail. With a cry of pain, Cranidos flew to the other end of the room and crashed into the wall, filling the room with dust. "Did we cough win?" Treecko called. "I cough don't know! cough" Shinji said. The dust cleared, and the duo saw…Cranidos, lying in a pile of rubble. Instead of being dead, it was snoring, sleeping like a baby. "Huh. I guess defeating it put it back into its sleep." Shinji said. Elekid hopped off of the rock it was sitting on and ran over. "That was so cool!" He said gleefully to them. "Gee, thanks kid!" Treecko said with a smile.
"Thank you thank you thank YOU!" Mrs. Electivire cried. She was gripping Elekid tightly. The duo had just exited the dungeon, giving Elekid back to his mother. "Aw, it was nothing." Treecko said. "Are you kidding me?" Elekid cried. "Momma, they actually had to defeat this mean old Cranidos to save me! Bam! Pow! They defeated it in no time! You shoulda seen it!" Mrs. Electivire gasped. "My my! You had to go through that just to save my little boy? I owe you at least a reward!" She handed them a few Oran Berries and 15 Poke. "I know this isn't much, but its all I have right now." She said. "That's okay." Treecko said. "We're just happy we could help!" Shinji finished. "Thanks again, boys!" Mrs. Electivire said as she left.
"So, Shinji…What are you going to do now?" Treecko asked. "Huh?" Shinji asked. "I mean, you're a human, and you don't know how to become one again, so what are you gonna do now?" Treecko said. "I don't know…" Shinji said sadly. "Well, I know what you should do." Treecko said. "You see, with all these natural disasters that have been happening, lots and lots of Pokemon are in trouble and need help. So, the Pokemon of the world got together and decided to form Rescue Teams, made specifically to help Pokemon in need. You see, it has been my life long dream to be on a Rescue Team. And I'd like YOU to form a team with me!" "Me?" Shinji asked, surprised. "Yeah!" Treecko said. "We're friends, and you're really tough! So what do you say? Partners?" He extended a hand. Shinji considered this. He didn't know what to do with his life as a Pokemon, and the way he saw it he probably would never become human again, so…"What the heck." Shinji said happily. "Partners." He shook Treecko's hand.
And so begins the legacy of Shinji and Treecko, Team Firegrass! Next time, Shinji and Treecko embark on their next rescue mission…And discover someone who may know how Shinji became a Pokemon! All next time, on PMD: A Rip in Time!