Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Fugitives

Chapter 2 - The Hunt Begins


~Transition~
~Reona's POV~

...Again?

Hello, Reona. Remember me?

Yeah. You're the voice who give me her name.

Tee hee. Sorry.

Anyway, to what do I owe this unusual visit?

I heard went on yesterday... that must've been one rough crowd.

It was. And that Serperior got me in trouble.

Speaking of Serperior, I know of one who can help.

You do? Who?

She is a Serperior that is said to be a "Seer of Truth".

"Seer of Truth"? As in she can see anything? But Serperior don't have psychic powers.

Well. She's different. If you were a normal Pokemon, you wouldn't even learn Fire Blast because of your weak strength...no offense.

None taken.

Anyway, but you are not a normal Pokemon. You are different. And it isn't because you were once human, but because you...

I...?

Sorry...I've said a bit more than I needed. Anyway, I must leave now. If you see this Serperior, tell I said hi, okay?

No problem.

Thank you. ...The sun...I fantasize its beauty...its grace... Anyway, I've wasted time now. Before the sun rises, I suggest you leave.

I hear you loud and clear. I hope I see you again.

As do I. Goodbye and good luck.

~Transition~

I woke up to see that the sun wasn't in the sky yet. Knowing Kizone, he'll begin the search at daybreak, so we had to make a headstart now. I looked to my sides to see my two partners still asleep.

"HEY! WAKE UP!" I shouted at them, scaring them both.

Ethereal ran close to my face and shouted angrily, "Hey! What the Tyrant's hole is wrong with you!"

"Yeah... Its still early..." Jun complain, trying to go back to sleep.

"Oh, okay," I said calmly, walking back from Ethereal. "Then I suppose you won't mind a friendly visit from Kizone who is...un, oh I don't know...trying to kill us."

". . . . . . . . ."

Ethereal simply sighed and slapped Jun off his bed with her tail. Down the ladder, my teammates and I rolled out a map of the region and explained where we are to go.

"...to a Serperior who can see everything?" Jun asked out of confusion.

"That's right," I nodded.

"That's crazy. There's no such thing," Jun denied. "...except for that one Serperior."

"...Actually, Jun, there IS...I think," Ethereal said. "I've heard rumors of an all-seeing Serperior who can see even through time itself. She lives quite a bit ways off from where we are."

"The Yucor Forest then," I said, pointing to the location.

"Yep. That's where the rumors lead to," Ethereal agreed.

"Man, that's quite a hike. Going that far south," Jun complained.

"Don't be such a baby; we'll be fine," I said with a wink.

We packed as many items as we could before exiting our once-peaceful home.

"Wait!"

We stopped and turned to see Vex floating swiftly at us.

"Vex? What brings you here?" I asked.

"Well... It isn't just me," Vex said.

Usrea and Sky soon showed themselves as well, both wearing sad and depressed expressions.

"We...uh...we came here to wish you good luck and all that," Vex said, trying not to cry.

"Yeah. If anything happens, just know that we believe in you and know that you'll pull through," Sky said with confidence.

"Ja. Present have I you for. Take," Usrea said, holding out a strangely made orb.

"Ummm...? What is it?" Jun asked.

"Het is van mij en waardevolle bezit Posia's. Moeder gaf het aan ons voordat ze overleden. Wees voorzichtig van," Usrea said in her native tongue, crying as she spoke.

"You know... I understood that clearly..." I said, beginning to cry. "Thank you, Usrea. Thank you all. We will never forget you."

My team and I nodded to each other and set out for the Yucor Forest in the deepest southern part of the region.

"Goodbye!" Vex cried.

"Come home safe!" Sky cried louder.

"Tot ziens," Usrea said softly though audiable.

~Transition~
~Kizone's POV~

I, along with several others, stood in the town's plaza, waiting for the morning sun to rise. As it drew near, I explained to the ones with me what the job assignment was.

"TENTION!" I shouted, getting them to stand straight. "Welcome all fellow Pokemon who stand before me today. Today, we have a great assignment that could determine our world's fate. If we fail, our world is doomed to be destroyed. Your mission as of right now is to destroy the one called Reona."

"Um... Sir..." a Milotic called in a nervous tone. "Isn't that the...uh...Vulpix who leads...uh...Team Element?"

"Yes she is," I replied. "She has been revealed to a human who has brought a great calamity to our world... And as Exploration Team Leaders it is our duty to do our mission by the book...no matter the risks or sacrifices..."

"Hmm... And I thought she was innocent," a Growlithe whimpered.

"As did the rest of us, but we can't worry about that now," I said in a sad tone. "Now. We must separate into teams in order to succeed in our mission. Marcus and Tyrone will be one team. Adrianna and Czar will be another. And me and Kumo are going to be one as well."

"YES SIR!"

"Leave no corpse behind," I said, glaring at the sky. "No evidence. No markings. No nothing... Destroy everything that is Reona and her team. That is all."

And finally, on the horizon, the sun shined. We swiftly disappeared from the plaza, scattering to the South.

~Transition~
~Sala's POV~

I stood with Team Cruel atop a tree where we oversaw Kizone's speech. Cruel looked pleased by the results that took placed, but I was amazingly suspicious of him.

"Ah. How I love the ignorance of Exploration Teams. They scatter like flies to a cake in cake store," Cruel chuckled to himself.

"Okay. So we got the result we needed; now what?" I asked impatiently.

"All in due time, girl," Cruel said calmly.

"We should probably skedaddle now," I suggested. "The town's people will be waking up soon and I'd rather not get caught and get thrown in jail."

"Not to worry. We will leave, but not before I ask something," Cruel said.

"What?" I asked impatiently.

"Have you dreamt of ever being more powerful than your Lord Kramzak?" Cruel asked.

"Arceus no!" I shouted. "I am not as power-hungry as my deceased sister. I would never betray my master!"

"Ah yes. Your sister, Fala, was it?" Cruel said still calmly. "You and she were taken to the Cacturne Tribe Castle during Kramzak's rebellion years ago. Oh how your sister fell only because she was desperate to become ruler of the land."

"How... HOW DO YOU KNOW ALL THAT!" I shouted, infuriated.

Cruel simply laughed, making Maria laugh as well. "Trust me, girly, there are such a thing as pure death... And you do not want to see it..." Cruel threatened with his poison glowing tentacle.

The aura radiating from the tentacle made me shiver...as if the creature before me was a...deity. A strong one at that.

"...n-no. I don't want to be ruler..." I repeated.

"Hmph. Very well. Have it your way," Cruel said before turning to Maria. "Maria, ready for another round those Elemental punks?"

"Oh you know I'm ready boss," she said, eagerly laughing.

"All the pieces are coming together...just as I predicted," Cruel said softly before chuckling to himself.

My suspicions grew, but so did my fear. Who was this Tentacruel? What is he? And how did he know about the rebellion and my sister's attempt to kill Kramzak?


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