Pokemon406: Hello everyone! I'm back with a new story!
Corey: Yay!
Hikari: The Eevee of victory is here!
Pokemon406: I don't have much to say except that this won't be your average mystery dungeon world.
Pokemon406: Here's the disclaimer
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon but I do own my OCs.
A Pikachu was exploring the forest on a bright sunny day, singing a happy tone to himself as he walked through the forest.
The Mouse Pokemon stopped singing when he heard what sounded like someone screaming.
He looked around until he realized the sound was coming from above him. He looked up to see a figure falling from the sky towards where he was currently standing. He casually took five steps back and watched as the person crashed where he was previously standing, leaving some smoke.
Pikachu coughed a bit because of the smoke. The smoke cleared away to reveal a Pokemon stuck in the ground. From the look of the Pokemon above ground, he saw two black canine legs and a silver or gray bushy tail.
"Hey! Are you looking for buried treasure down there?"The Pikachu asked.
The Pokemon stuck in the ground responded with a series of muffled angry screams.
"You didn't answer my question."
The Pokemon stuck in the ground began to shake in anger and try to get itself unstuck.
"Okay, let me help you out."
The electric type grabbed the Pokemon's legs and started pulling as hard as he could to get the Pokemon out. After a few good tugs, the Pikachu succeeded in pulling the Pokemon out of the ground. The Pokemon flew a little in the air before falling on top of the other Pokemon.
The Pikachu looked up to see the Pokemon on top of him was a Zorua that had silver or gray fur.
The Zorua groaned and opened his eyes."Ugh, what happened?"He asked out loud before he noticed he was lying on someone.
He looked down, the Zorua's purple eyes meeting the Pikachu's yellow eyes. They just stared at each other for a moment, there was a silence until the Pikachu broke it.
"Hi! I'm Hinoko the Pikachu! What's your name?"Corey asked excitedly with a goofy smile.
The Zorua in response yelled in his face and backed away from him.
"What? Is there something wrong?"Hinoko asked him.
"Y-You're a Pokemon! And you can talk!"The Zorua exclaimed pointing a paw at him.
"Of course I can talk you silly Zorua. Last time I checked all Pokemon can talk."
The Zorua looked confused."What do you mean? I'm human."He replied.
"You sure? You look like one just with a different color palette,"Hinoko explained."If you need proof then here."He pulls out a mirror from nowhere for the Pokemon to use.
The other Pokemon wondered where he got the mirror from but paid that no mind for now. He looked at his reflection and was shocked to see the face of a Zorua instead of a human.
"What?!"The Zorua looks down at his hand only to see a black paw with dark blue paw pads. Surprised by this, he looked himself over to find that he's covered in silver fur, a bushy tail, his ears were on his head, and black sock markings on his four paws. He also found he was on all fours and tried to stand on two only to wobble and fall on his stomach.
The Zorua pinched himself to see if he was dreaming only to wince in pain showing this was in fact real.
"So, this isn't a dream?"The Zorua asked. The Pikachu shook his head.
The Tricky Fox Pokemon was silent for a couple of seconds until he smiled and yelled.
"Yes! I'm a Pokemon! I can't believe it!"He bumped a paw in the air."I'm free from that prison of a house! And out of all Pokemon I turn into a Zorua! A Zorua!"He started bouncing around happily the Pikachu, he tripped a few times, but that didn't dampen his joy.
The Pikachu giggled as he watched the fox Pokemon, he was funny."Well, I'm happy that you're happy Zorua."
The Zorua stopped and pointed a paw at him."My name isn't Zorua. It's Shizuko! Remember it!"
"Okay, do you wanna be friends?"
"Sure!"Shizuko smiled, his tail wagging happily. He didn't have many friends back as a human, but as a Zorua he got one right away."Is there someplace I can stay nearby? I need a place to stay?"
Hinoko's ears perked up."You can live with me in the town that's near here."
"Town?"
"Yeah, it's named Brake Town. It's one of the places on this island where explorers and travelers restock on supplies and stuff."The Pikachu explained.
Shizuko tilted his head."What do you mean by explorers?"He asked.
"Explorers. You know like pokemon that explore mystery dungeons to rescue others, battle pokemon, collect treasure, and some other things."
"These mystery dungeons seem like my kind of place."Shizuko thought, a grin fitting a Zorua forming on his face. He would definitely have to check one out on his way to Brake Town. However, he wanted to try something before he went to town.
"Hinoko could you stand still for a few seconds?"He asked.
The Mouse Pokemon nodded. Shizuko smiled and began to circle around the electric type, analyzing the other pokemon's unique features like his yellow eyes and blue cheek pouches. After he felt like he saved this to memory. He stopped in front of the Pikachu then did a backflip in the air, a purple glow surrounding his body. When the pokemon landed on the ground, he looked like a complete copy of the other pokemon.
"How do I look?"Shizuko asked with a sly grin.
Hinoko gasped."You look just like me!"He exclaimed and began looking his doppelganger over for any details that could tell them apart besides the sly grin.
When he couldn't find any, he wrapped his arms around the other 'Pikachu' in a hug and nuzzled his cheek against his, releasing blue electricity from his cheeks. Shizuko flinched instinctively for two reasons, at the physical contact and from the Mouse Pokemon hitting him with a Nuzzle. He expected to feel a little pain, like a pinch or something but instead felt the electricity go into his cheek pouches.
"Err that shouldn't happen,"Shizuko muttered. His cheek pouches are supposed to be an illusion not real. So what was going on? He would figure this out.
Shizuko gave the Pikachu an annoyed look as he separated from him.
"What was that for?"Shizuko questioned.
"That's how an electric type says hello!"He answered.
"Really? I guess water types must really love electric types then."The 'Pikachu' said sarcastically.
"They do! They hit us with water right after!"Hinoko said, making Shizuko sweatdrop at the pokemon not knowing sarcasm.
"...Where's the town at?"Shizuko asked wanting to change the subject.
"Somewhere north of here, but we'll have to go through a Mystery Dungeon to reach the place,"Hinoko explained.
"Alright let the way."
The Pikachu nodded and walked in a direction. Shizuko began to follow him, but he wobbled and fell on his butt. He looked confused about what happened and Hinoko explained to him.
"Your tail is apart of your balance now."
"You're not serious?"He asked giving the Pikachu a "Are you kidding me" expression.
"Yup!"Hinoko replied and Shizuko groaned at this."Here let me help you."He came over and helped the Pokemon up.
The Pikachu helped the other Pokemon get used to walking with a tail and on four legs. Shizuko normally wouldn't want someone to help me like this, but pushed his pride down and let the Mouse Pokemon help.
In no time at all, Shizuko could walk and run like he was born a pokemon which he wasn't. Hinoko then leads him over to the entrance to what he assumed was the Mystery Dungeon.
"So, is this-"
"The Mystery Dungeon? Yes, it is!"Hinoko answered.
"...Any advice?"
"You eat anything recently?"The Pikachu asked curiously.
"Err a sandwich and a bag of chips,"Shizuko answered not expecting that.
"Then try not to vomit."
Shizuko gave him a raised eyebrow then looked at the entrance. He stared at it for a few seconds before taking his first steps into the Mystery Dungeon and was teleported.
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When Shizuko opened his eyes he found himself in a different type of forest. He looked around for the way he came but didn't see it. He suddenly fell to the ground, holding two paws in front of his mouth as he tried not to vomit. After a few seconds, he was able to stop himself from throwing up what he last ate and stood up panting.
He felt a tap on his shoulder and turned to see Hinoko with his usual goofy smile.
"Welcome to the Mystery Dungeon!"He announced."This Mystery Dungeon is named Tamato Path because of the Tamato berries that are commonly found here."He explained.
"Tamato? You sure you don't mean tomato?"Shizuko questioned.
"No, Tamato!"Hinoko corrected then reached behind his back and pulled out a pinkish red berry with spikes."Here try one!"He said before shoving the berry into his mouth.
The other "Pikachu" was caught off guard by this and immediately swallowed the berry out of reflex. He about to question him on why he did that when he felt a burning sensation building in his gut. The burning kept building until it became too and he ran around the place screaming with fire coming out of his mouth. Hinoko chuckled as he watched the Zorua, his illusion disappeared when he lost his concentration, run around the place looking for something to dose the fire in his gut.
A Dungeon pokemon appeared and tried to attack the Zorua, but fainted after he breathed fire in its face.
Soon Hinoko had enough of watching his friend run around, he came over and gave the fox Pokemon some water that was gone in seconds. He sat there, panting for a bit before he glared at the rodent for making him eat that berry.
"So, did you like the berry?"The Pikachu asked still smiling.
"What do you think?"
"..Yes?"Shizuko facepalmed at his answer.
"Let me tell some things about a dungeon. First off, to get out of here you need to find some stairs."
"Stairs?! We're in a forest! How am I supposed to find stairs here?!"The Zorua exclaimed.
Hinoko shrugged."I don't know just look for some stairs. That's the only way out besides an Escape Orb."He explained as he got an annoyed look."Now the next thing key thing is Dungeon Pokemon."
"Dungeon what now?"
"Dungeon Pokemon! Pokemon that appear in dungeons and want to kill you for some reason. I think you owe them money or something."
"Owe them something? I haven't stolen from anyone here yet!"Shizuko realized what he said and quickly corrects himself."Err I mean who said anything about stealing."He chuckled nervously.
The Pikachu pats him on the back."It's alright Shiz, you can steal the stuff in here. What do you explorers and travelers do when they come in here? Leave empty-handed?"
Shizuko breathed a sigh of relief."Don't call me Shiz."
"No promise!"The Pikachu replied before he continued."The dungeon changes layouts each time you come in here so it won't be the same as last time. If you want to enter into the same layout as someone then you have about ten seconds before the layout changes."
Shizuko nodded and began walking in a direction."Wait there's one last thing I need to tell you!"
"I don't need anymo-"He began but fell down a hole in the ground.
Hinoko walks over and shouts into the hole."There are traps in this place."
"Thank you Hinoko!"Shizuko yelled back.
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Once Shizuko was freed from the hole, the two pokemon explored the dungeon looking for the stairs while also battling a ton of Dungeon Pokemon. In Shizuko's case, he just punched or kicked the pokemon to make them faint since he didn't know how to use moves yet. Hinoko told him that he shouldn't rely on brute force and needed moves to fight, but the fox pokemon ignored him on this.
Each Dungeon Pokemon they defeated faded away like they were illusions or were never real in the first place. Shizuko was confused by this and asked Hinoko, but the electric type told him that it was a mystery that explorers are still trying to figure to this day.
Eventually, they found the stairs and the Zorua went through them...only to find himself in the forest again, but with no stairs. He questioned his rodent friend on why they were still in the dungeon and he explained that they had to go through the stairs multiple times to get out.
The Zorua was so annoyed by this that he accidentally released a purple shock wave that knocked away several Dungeon Pokemon, but surprisingly not his mouse friend. What the Zorua didn't know was that he just used Night Daze without even realizing it.
The two pokemon after going through three stairways, Hinoko told him that they were on the last floor of the dungeon much to Shizuko's joy. They searched the floor and found the stairway. However, something stood in there way more specifically four some things that looked like living cherries with stubby feet.
"Hinoko am I seeing things or are those cherries alive?"Shizuko asked confused, he knew a few pokemon but not these ones.
"You're not seeing things. Those are Cherubi, but I would be careful fighting them in groups."
The Zorua's stomach growled."...Do they taste good?"Shizuko asked.
"I guess, they look like cherries so...wait you want to eat them don't you?"Hinoko questioned.
Shizuko glared at his friend."And if I am? Look we've been battling pokemon all day or whatever and I'm hungry. I am NOT eating another Tamato berry!"
"Well if you're hungry I do have another berry that might-"
"Is it a Tamato berry?"Shizuko asked.
"...No,"Hinoko answered, but the Zorua wasn't buying it and charged at the berry looking pokemon, intending to eat them.
"Get in my belly!"Shizuko yelled as he pounced on one of the Cherubi.
Hinoko sweatdropped as he watched his friend get Leech Seed by three of them. He was then tackled by all four of them repeatedly while having his energy drained each second until he fainted on the spot.
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When the Zorua regained conscious he found himself on the back of his friend walking in a forest at night.
"Nice to see you awake sleepy head,"Hinoko said having felt the dark type stir awake on his back.
"What happened?"Shizuko asked tiredly.
"You fainted after they ganged up on you. I then knocked them out with a Thunderbolt and carried you out of the dungeon."The Pikachu explained.
"...Sorry."Shizuko said after a few seconds of silence.
"For what?"Hinoko asked curiously.
"For being overconfident in thinking that I could defeat pokemon without moves,"Shizuko explained.
"Oh, that,"Hinoko giggled."It's alright as long as you learn from your mistakes."
"...Thank you,"
Hinoko just nodded then continued walking for a few seconds before suddenly stopping. Shizuko gave his friend a confused look as he laid him on the ground.
"Why are we stopping?"
"To rest and eat silly! We can go to town tomorrow."Hinoko explained then pulled out two big apples out of nowhere and handed one to him.
"These are normal apples right?"He asked the Pikachu.
"Yeah, except they taste better than the apples from your world."He answered before eating his apple.
The Zorua was about to ask him how he would know that when his stomach reminded him that it was starving. He looked at the apple in his paws for a second then took a tentative bite. His eyes widened at the taste and ferociously devoured the fruit.
Once he was finished, he laid down against a tree to sleep. He was about to fall asleep when he heard shuffling and felt something lean against him. He opened his eyes to see Hinoko leaning on him.
"What are you doing?"
"Getting comfortable."The Pikachu replied.
The fox pokemon gained a tick mark."Do I look like a pillow to you?"
"Yes!"Was Hinoko's cheeky answer.
Shizuko growled, but other than that did nothing. Hinoko giggled and shuffled a bit on the Zorua until he comfortable then closed his eyes and fell asleep.
And
Stop!
Pokemon406: I hope you enjoyed this chapter! I hope I did a good job of showing these two becoming friends in this chapter.
Pokemon406: Sorry this chapter was short. I'll try to make it longer next time.
Pokemon406: Next time the two pokemon finally make it to Brake Town and the Pikachu shows him around the place.
Pokemon406: Pokemon406 signing out(Salutes at camera then disappears using Instant Transmission)
Hikari: Hikari signing out(Does victory sign at camera then disappears in a flash of white light)
Corey: Corey signing out(Sticks tongue out at camera then disappears in a flash of lightning)