Author's note: This is one of my first fanfiction stories, but I have done some writing in the past. I would appreciate some feedback and suggestions.
"You know, in all our years of exploring I can't believe we've never entered this mystery dungeon before!", Almond the Vulpix said to her partner, Quartz the Rattata.
"Come to think of it, you're right! Let's rectify that.", the rodent Pokemon replied as the pair entered a large cave. With its entrance obscured by trees and a small hill, the exploration team quickly disappeared from sight. Large, iridescent crystals protruded from the roof of the cave, refracting the small amount of light from the entrance into countless beams scattered throughout the dungeon. A few of the crystals even appeared to give off light of their own.
"It's beautiful!", said Almond, "What do you think they're made of?"
"It's hard to tell, but I wonder if the guildmaster will let us take some and hang them in our room."
After some distance, the light in the cave dimmed, prompting Almond ignite a small flame from her mouth so they could see. Eventually, they reached a point in the cave where the ground beneath them took a sharp drop. Strangely, they could see light flickering at the bottom of the valley. A brilliant white shine emanated from what seemed looked like a single point, like a lone star in the night. Carefully, they descended, being careful to watch where their paws landed.
"Watch out!", Quartz shouted as the loose rock that Almond had stepped on gave way. She struggled to regain her footing as she tumbled down the steep incline. Quartz coasted down after her, trying his hardest not to lose his footing as well. As they descended, they caught a clear view of the source of the light: a flat, roughly circular disk that appeared to be floating in mid air. The center was a piercing white while the edges flickered erratically. The last thing Almond heard was her partner calling her franticly before she disappeared into the anomaly with a bright flash. Her vision turning completely white, then black.
"Report!", captain Janeway instructed as she entered the bridge.
"Sensors show a clear path straight ahead.", Tom Paris said in a laid-back tone.
"There's a Class M planetoid five lightyears off our port bow, it's uninhabited, and might contain dilithium." Harry Kim added.
"Run more scans when we get within range." Janeway said as she took her chair.
"Captain, I am reading a power surge on deck three, section five." Tuvok stated.
"A malfunction?" Janeway asked.
"The phenomenon seems to be naturally occurring.", as Tuvok finished, an explosion shook the ship, followed by a cacophony of alarms.
"Captain? I'm detecting an alien life sign at the site of the power surge!", Harry Kim shouted.
"Red Alert! Seal off that area and send a security team!", Janeway responded.
Almond strained to keep her balance as her paws suddenly found themselves on a metallic floor in the middle of a long corridor. She winced as a piercing pain rung through her head.
"W… Where am I? Where's Quartz?", she managed to say. In the distance, footsteps could be heard approaching, and soon, she could see tall figures rounding the corner toward her.
Almond immediately turned around in an attempt to avoid the creatures, but soon hit a wall that she could not see. Sharp pain raced through her front paws as they made contact with the wall, causing flashes of light to appear. She tried to run in the other direction, but was stopped by another invisible wall. Almond whimpered as the creatures now approached from both sides. They walked on two legs, and in their hands held grey, oblong devices. With a flash, both walls disappeared as the creatures surrounded her.
"Alien life form, you had no permission to board this vessel!", the lead creature said as it raised the device it was holding, pointing it to her head. Several other creatures did the same. They were closing, with some seeming ready to capture her. In desperation, Almond turned her body toward the lead creature, took a small step back, and used Ember. A fireball took shape from her mouth and flew toward the creature, which screamed as it was knocked to the ground. Almond turned toward another one of the creatures, but before she could attack, a beam of light emanating from one of the creatures' devices struck her in the back of the head, causing her to collapse.