I do not own the poem that goes along with these opening scenes. for those of you who are interested, it is taken(though one word was changed to better fit the pokemon world) from Robert Gogberg's A Tale Untold. As you can see, it gave me so many ideas for opening scenes that I felt I just needed to include it along with them when I heard it. In addition, (obviously) I do not own Pokemon.

Onto the story at hand: It's definitely an M rating. I designed this story with a sort of Elder Scrolls-esque view in mind, and that means lots and lots of adult themes, and lots and lots of death. Which actually may become like a thing in the book depending on how it goes. You see, unlike most stories, every important action taken, by any character, has its success determined by logic, as well as a d20. With that in mind, I haven't really created any...Teammates...for the Main Character's Mercenary Team (They're Mercenary Teams in this story, so there are good and bad groups that both go into this business.) As such, if any of you are interested in submitting some OCs for teammates, please go ahead and leave any and all OCs in the reviews or in a private message look to the end of this chapter for more details.


There Once Was A Legend

There once was a legend, about treasures and gold…

Four pokemon, A Tyrantrum, a Machamp, a Nidoking, and a Talonflame, all wearing green scarves gather in the bowels of a dark cave as the Machamp opens up a large blue and gold chest full of golden coins called poke and various emeralds. The pokemon look at each other with grins.

About all things Typed…

A large circle of eighteen pokemon(so that there is at least one of each type) is gathering around a round table to hold some sort of meeting. Most pokemon there seem to be adhering to the Aegislash giving out various orders. When the meeting starts, the Aegislash seems to be residing over the discussion the pokemon are having rather than actually participating herself.

About a girl…

A young Riolu, wearing a purple scarf, is training intensely against a roughed up and beaten training dummy in a small yard outside a hovel of a home with a small purple flag depicting a black crescent moon stuck in front of it. The Riolu has evidently been training a lot judging from the large amount of already discarded or broken dummies lying against the wall of the small hovel.

And her boy…

A Chimchar, also wearing a purple scarf, walks out of the hovel yawning, looks at sees the Riolu training, and summons her back inside. It is past midnight, and the Riolu needs to get some rest in. The Riolu excitedly runs back into the hovel as the Chimchar shakes his head and closes the door behind him.

Wizards and Dragons…all creatures you'll find...

A Delphox, Gothitelle, and Gardevoir, are all facing off against a Reshiram, residing atop a ruined tower, made of marble, while storm clouds circle overhead, and fires rage on the ground below.

In the depths of your dreams…In your heart...In your mind…

The scene depicted above is revealed to be a painting, the only painting, hanging in the hovel where the Riolu and Chimchar are both now resting, sound asleep...Their purple scarves lying on a nearby dresser next to an official looking envelope that seems to have been torn apart in a fit of excitement over the contents.

Far across the land, high above the sea…There's a land of adventure… A home for you

Outside of the hovel, far away from the town, past deserts and mountains, and marshes and tundras, through forests and jungles, and valleys and caverns, past rivers, lakes, ponds, and wastelands, perched high on a cliff overlooking the vast ocean, is a large building, nearly castle-like in structure. In through the windows lining the building, the eighteen pokemon being led in discussion by the Aegislash are being dismissed.

A Blaziken then goes to look at the exact same painting that was hanging in the Riolu's house, only this time more prominently displayed.

And me…

The Blaziken smiles at the painting, and brushes over it. It's only a copy after all. The artist's name is revealed to be Symona Smeargle. The Blaziken stares at the painting for a while longer, before leaving the room.

This is your path! To greatness, you are sworn!

The Blaziken lays down in his bed, which is near all manner of trophies and journals which must be very old judging by the dust they've collected. The Blaziken looks up at the ceiling, contemplating something, before closing his eyes and falling asleep.

The world will come to witness a true hero...Reborn!"

As the Blaziken falls to sleep, the Chimchar in the Riolu's hovel is sleeping in much the same position, before he wakes up suddenly.

Now, take a deep breath, as the story unfolds…

The Chimchar notices the Riolu is sleeping, and smiles as he quietly walks outside and looks up at the starry night sky. He seems to be conflicted about something, though what he's conflicted about is a mystery.

Because this is the legend…Of a tale...

The Chimchar's eyes widen as he sees a shooting star in the sky.

...Untold!

The Chimchar closes his eyes, and asks, in a whisper…

"When can I go back... ...To the human world?"

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: The Last Legend

By Doobop

(Note: Does not take place in any in game locations. The world and its inhabitants are different from any of the PMD games.)


Once again, I'd love OCs for Teammates for this Chimchar and Riolu duo.

If you have an OC you'd like to submit, there's four rules you'll need to follow:

they have a name other than their species(Most pokemon do, but some don't, names are a new(ish) concept in this world), the name must start with the same letter that the species starts with (ie, Frisk the Foongus)

OC can't originally be a human (bc the plot sort of revolves around the prophesied coming of a human in pokemon form)

aware that anyone on this team, except the Chimchar and Riolu main characters, can perish at any time if they are unlucky enough. It's not a forgiving world this one...

don't have to, but I'd prefer you to submit your OC in this format:

Name of Character:

Species and Sex:

History:

Personality:

Anything Else Doobop Should Know:

If any of those are unclear to you: Here's what I'm looking for in each of them.

Name of Character: (Exactly what it says, you can leave blank if you want your pokemon to just go by their species name)

Species and Sex: (Is Your Character a He a She or an It and what species pokemon are they?)

History: (Character History is always important. A whole lot of this story is about what happened in the past. What was your character's past like? Include major events that helped shape them into who they are today.)

Personality: (What Your Character acts like on a regular basis. Your descriptions can range from as simple as 'lawful good' or 'chaotic neutral' to as intricate as a paragraph about quantum mechanics)

Anything Else Doobop Should Know:(Anything you feel is important to tell me about your character that I might have overlooked when making this submission form)