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Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Lake

Chapter 3

Forest of Explanation

Dusknoir had gone ahead, leaving me with Grovyle. It was awkward, to say the least. I wasn't sure even how I felt about him, let alone how he felt about me. Since the day we'd met, over 100 years ago, at one of the last Cresselian Conventions, which had been organized gatherings of anyone who wanted to resist the darkness, I hadn't been quite myself. No one noticed but me, but I hadn't been as efficient in my duties as the Guardian Spirit of the Forest. Many invasions had seen me, not guarding the forest as I should, but daydreaming about Grovyle. But, well, what female grass- type wouldn't be smitten with him? He was… just… perfect. His fan-like tail, and the fans on his arms, with leaves as naturally fragrant as bay… the leaf that swung hypnotically from its root at the top of his head, which gave off an intoxicating scent of eucalyptus… the forest green of his back, the floral pink of his stomach and chest… and above all, the deep, yellow pools of his eyes, the color of autumn leaves…

"So how long do you think Dialga will take in getting here?" Grovyle asked me, the leaf swinging behind him like a pendulum.

"I don't know," I replied, willing my voice not to stutter, and my eyes not to roam from his face, "It depends. We don't know how far away he is."

Grovyle frowned, confused, and said, "Jayfeather said he was on the other side of the world, didn't he?"

"Yes," I said patiently, smiling slightly. He was so endearing when he didn't understand something. "But he didn't say what kind of world. Or what size. Our world is average size, but this one might be tiny, huge, or anything in between. Or, it might be one of those weird Discworlds, which are flat. So we really don't know much at all about how far away he is."

"O-oh," he said, looking slightly embarrassed, which, of course, to me, made him even more attractive. "I never realized that something like that could be so complicated"

"On some level," I said quietly, as Dusknoir returned, "Everything is complicated."

"Did I interrupt something?" Dusknoir asked as he rejoined our group, grinning slyly.

We both blushed, and Grovyle said, "N-no! Of course not."

There was a moment's silence, and then I said, "Well? What have you found out? I saw you talking with Jayfeather."

"Yes," he said, going instantly businesslike. "First and foremost, the way he knew about us was that he was sent a dream by none other than the Alpha Lord Arceus himself."

Grovyle and I both gasped. "Are you sure?" Grovyle asked.

"He has no reason to lie," said Dusknoir, "He had never heard of Arceus until his dream. But there's more. He said that Arceus himself is the reason Dialga is at the other side of the world. Apparently, the Alpha Lord intercepted him it the portal, whch he called a Tannhauser. Do you know what that means?" he asked me.

"Yeah," I said dismissively, "A Tannhauser is a type of inter-dimensional portal. Don't worry about that. Is there anything else?"

"Actually, there is one other thing. He knew how we can get home."

"WHAT!" Grovyle and I yelled at the same time. Home? How was it possible? We were dead there! We'd disappeared with the change of history! "How?" I asked quickly.

"I warn you, it may well be an impossible task," said Dusknoir softly. "Don't get your hopes too high."

"Why?" Grovyle asked apprehensively, "What do we have to do?"

"The way to get home," said Dusknoir, "Is to do what the Cresselian Convention said was impossible. To Purify the Jewel of Time."

My heart plummeted. Purify the Jewel of Time? It was impossible. That was established. It couldn't be done. Grovyle looked as glum as I did, but suddenly, a new hope seemed to spark in his eyes.

"We aren't back home anymore are we?" he said slowly.

"No," answered Dusknoir.

"So why shouldn't there be something here that can Purify it?" he asked excitedly, "There are an infinite number of universes. We'll search through all of them until we can find something that can do the impossible. That can Purify the Temporal Diamond!"

Slowly, hope returned to me too. I saw that Dusknoir had already come to the same conclusion. Suddenly, a thought came to me. "We need a team name." I said, "You remember how Star and Algator had a team name? Team Dragonlords? We need one too! We'll be the explorers of the dimensions, just like they're the explorers of Time!"

They both stared at me. Dusknoir looked incredulous, but Grovyle seemed to agree. "You're right," he told me, "We need a name. Team Forest?"

"No," said Dusknoir, "You're forgetting me."

"Team Guardian?" I suggested.

Dusknoir shook his head, thought for a moment, and suggested, "Team Soul?"

There was silence. "I like that," I said eventually. Grovyle nodded. "So from now on," I said, "We are Team Soul, Explorers of the Multiverse! Tee-hee!"

Team Dragonlords isn't a one-time thing, they'll come in later, it's the main character and his partner. Two contests: one, old: I'm still waiting for why I named chapter 1 what I did, winner gets another fluff request; and now, a freebie, Star and Starbane are the same person, Contest two is: why did I call them that? Read and (In the universal phrase) Review!