Chapter 7
Trouble Walks in and a 'List' of Things To Do
My chapters just get longer and longer! I had to do this one in school like chapter 6 and the previous chapters. I'm lucky the teacher didn't block this, or I'd take longer to update! About the chapter, this one is Chapter 4 in the actual Mystery Dungeon game. When I finished the chapter, I REALLY did not want to play that part AGAIN! I actually stopped playing for three days to get my mind off Chapter 4. :\
In this chapter, Cyndaquil and Riolu meet their two first opponents before being an exploration team: Zubat and Koffing. This time, however, their leader comes with them into the Guild...
*The main job for this chapter is completed quickly, so this Chapter is not that similar to the actual game storyline except for the beginning and end.*
"Alright, everyone! Let's get to work!" Chatot shouted. The team members left the ground floor, and Chatot called Team FlameFist as he usually did. "I want you three to do your usual business. That is all." Cyndaquil, Riolu, and Mawile went to the second floor to pick new jobs on the bulletin boards. When they were about to walk away from the board, three Pokemon climbed down the ladder from the top floor, and she and Riolu instantly recognized two of the Pokemon: Zubat and Koffing. The third and largest Pokemon out of them was a large skunk.
"Well, well, well! If it isn't the chicken and his weakling friend! Heh-heh-heh!" Zubat laughed.
Koffing joined him and laughed, "Whoa-ho-ho!"
"Are these the guys you two were talking about?" The large skunk said.
"Heh-heh-heh! Yeah, boss. He had that treasure!"
"Whoa-ho-ho! And look where you two are at now!"
Riolu, now angered, shouted, "If I remember correctly, WE beat YOU two!"
The large skunk stepped closer and said, "Chaw-haw-haw! If you say so. I am Skuntank." He looked toward Cyndaquil and bowed his head. "Team Skull at your service. Chaw-haw-haw!"
"Why are you here?" Cyndaquil asked, trying to sound polite.
"Well, we just wanted to 'tag along'. Now who is this other guy?"
Mawile was confused by what was going on and replied, "Mawile. Is there a problem between you all?"
"Yeah, there is! These guys are horrible!"
"Riolu, calm down." Cynda told him.
"Chaw-haw-haw! Listen to your leader! Now then, I want to talk to this Riolu. If you don't mind..." Skuntank released a smelly cloud at Cyndaquil, and she fell back onto the floor, the cloud still around her and immobilizing her.
"C-Cyndaquil!" Riolu and Mawile shouted. Mawile rushed over to her, and he tried to wake her up from being stunned. The other explorers around the room could smell the stinky cloud.
"Ew! W-What is that?" Sunflora cried.
"Whatever it is, it smells t-terrible!" Chimecho said.
"I-I-It reeks!" Bidoof said, covering his small nose.
Zubat and Koffing dragged Riolu to a corner away from the other Guild members, and Skuntank asked, "So, what are you doing here?"
"W-WHat does it look like? I'm in an exploration team! What are you guys doing here?"
"Chaw-haw-haw! We're gonna find treasure using this here Guild! That's what we're doing! Why would you be here? You're nothing but a scared cat!"
"Heh-heh-heh! Tell him boss!"
"Whoa-ho-ho! He couldn't of beaten us without the help of his little friend over there! We should just forget about that extra over there!"
"D-Don't talk about Mawile like that!" Riolu said. Even though he was jealous of Mawile getting Cynda's attention, he still thought of Mawile as a friend.
Skuntank frowned (or at least Riolu thought he did) and said, "You're clearly not cut out for this job. Might as well scram with your friends over there."
Riolu shook his head and shouted, "You guys had better leave us alone! So, leave!" He knew he didn't choose his words carefully, and was only trying to sound tough. However, he knew he had to do something about this team, especially after taking his personal treasure. Skuntank and his teammates laughed at the Pokemon's 'statement'.
"Chaw-haw-haw! Expect to see us again! And as for the smell, it'll go away... but we won't stop bugging you!" Skuntank, Zubat and Koffing climbed back up the ladder, and the horrible stench was gone. Mawile helped Cyndaquil onto her feet, and Riolu came back to them.
"I can't believe they're here. I thought they would've left us alone after we defeated them in Beach Cave," Cyndaquil said worriedly.
"Well, I guess trouble always comes back," Riolu told her.
"What happened to all of you to make you treat each other like that?" Mawile asked.
"Zubat and Koffing stole my personal treasure. Luckily, Cynda helped me find them and we defeated them. Now that they know where we are, they won't leave us alone!"
"Boys, I think we should just keep working. They haven't done anything to us yet besides that stink cloud. Let's go." The trio set out to go to Waterfall Cave. Their job was to rescue a Magmar that had been separated from the Pokemon that the job was from, who was also a Magmar. The Pokemon in the cave were still tough, but Cyndaquil wasn't as damaged by the attacks after leveling up yesterday. Th trio had met Magmar on the 8th Floor, and he was still healthy. Team FlameFist sent him back to the Guild, where Magmar would be waiting for them to give the reward. When the Team had finally came back to the Guild, they realized they had only been away for two hours. The sun was still up and it was still in the afternoon. The sky was a lighter purple, and some clouds were starting to appear, but not many.
Chatot saw them climb down the ladder and said, "My my, aren't you early! No more jobs?"
Mawile shook his head and replied, "Yes, we finished all the jobs on our list, and the other teams already took the leftover jobs. We don't have anything to do now!"
"Have you looked around the beach or Treasure Town? I think Diglett went to Sharpedo Bluff. A Wingull flew here and handed me this letter." Chatot handed Cyndaquil an envelope. "Oh, and a Wynaut and Wobuffet were standing in the middle of the Crossroads near that rock. That is all I can tell you about what you can do for the rest of the day, besides doing jobs." He walked into the Guildmaster's Chamber and closed the door behind him.
Riolu looked at the envelope closely. He took the envelope from Cyndaquil and looked on the back. There was a blue and yellow seal on it. Half of the seal was sky blue with bubbles, and the other half was yellow with thunderbolts. A huge smile appeared on Riolu's face, and another appeared on Mawile. They both knew it was from her and were excited. Riolu carefully opened the letter, trying not to tear the seal, and held the letter in his hands. Mawile, Riolu, and Cyndaquil started reading.
Dear Mawile,
Pikachu and I are somewhere in this strange lake. It's really foggy here, so it's pretty hard to see. We are here in a clearing near a Kangaskhan stone, and I sent my teammate, Wingull, to you and Riolu. He will give this to that Guildmaster of yours, or probably that Chatot, whatever kind of Pokemon it is. I would also like to tell you something strange. Pikachu and I were walking on the empty, sandy beach where we arrived. The sjy was really, really clear and baby blue. Then, the sky just turned purple and the sun was gone! I don't know how it happened, but i just wanted to tell you. I hope you reply soon. Maybe someone from where you are might send me the reply, but you should try and have a Pokemon from OUR region do this, because all of the Pokemon we have seen so far are Pokemon we have never seen before.
Please be careful. Pika and I aren't there for you now, and these Pokemon are tougher than the Pokemon where we're from. Maybe you can show me that other friend of yours who you talked about so much. I can't wait to meet her! I really miss you and Riolu. Pikachu is excited to see you guys again. Then, we can to talk to each other about everything that's happened! I can't wait!
Your rescuing friend,
The bottom of the letter was torn off. Riolu and Mawile were still happy, knowing that their friend would be coming soon. Cyndaquil was still confused as to who this Pokemon was, and what their name was. What was strange is Riolu and Mawile never said her name at all. They only said her and she. What was so special about her? Cynda thought. Besides never seeing her in years, what was so special about her? Cyndaquil decided to just wait and see what Pokemon Riolu and Mawile's friend is. At least both of them are happy.
Riolu asked, "Hey, Cynda. Why don't we check on those things Chatot told us?"
"Sure! Let's check on Wynaut and Wobuffet. They are closer to us." The trio walked out of the Guild to the Crossroads. As Chatot said, Wynaut and Wobuffet were looking at the rock near the entrance to the beach. They were walking around it, observing it for some reason.
Mawile walked up to them and asked, "What are you two doing?"
Wynaut looked up with a silly grin on his face and said, "We've got a shop at this rock, but we can't seem to figure out how to open it!"
Wobuffet said, "Hm, maybe we should try touching the rock in certain places! There might be a secret hard-to-find switch on it!" They both started touching the rock, trying to find the switch. Cyndaquil leaned against the rock when Wynaut and Wobuffet began talking, and the rock began to slowly move. When it stopped, it revealed stone stairs going down.
"Look! There's the entrance!" Wynaut said happily.
"Let's go open our shop!" Wobuffet cheered. They went down the stairs quickly, and Cynda, Rio, and Mawile followed. The two blue Pokemon had lit the lanterns around the room, and the room looked like a restaurant. There were a few tables and chairs with a small flower on the middle of the tables, and there were two stalls on either side of the room. The stall on the left was large, and a Spinda was standing happily inside. There were jugs of orange, green, and other colored liquids around the stall. Wynaut and Wobuffet were in the other stall, which was slightly smaller than Spinda's. There were two racks filled with a large variety of items behind the two Pokemon. Wobuffet was taking out a set of red, blue, and yellow cards out of a bag, and placed them on the stall's counter top. Wynaut was lighting a few other lamps to brighten the darkened corners of the room. When the whole room was lit and the stalls were ready, a few Pokemon were starting to arrive. An Octillery, Cubone, and Pachirisu walked in. Octillery sat in one of the chairs and closed his eyes, relaxing. Cubone went over to Spinda and asked for something the trio couldn't hear, and Spinda gave Cubone a cup of gray-white liquid. A smile appeared on Cubone's face when he finished drinking, and he thanked Spinda.
Riolu walked over to Spinda and asked, "What did you give Cubone?"
"I gave him one of my delicious gummi drinks! Drinks made from real gummis! Here! Try one!" Spinda gave Rio a cup filled with chocolate brown liguid, and he took a sip. Riolu closed his eyes for a moment, tasting the flavor of the gummi drink, and then had a large smile on his face.
"Wow, this is really great! How did you make this taste so good?"
"I used the last gummi in my inventory. It was a Brown Gummi. That type of gummi is delicious to Fighting-types!"
"Thanks for the drink, but since that was your last gummi-"
"-in my inventory for TODAY. Don't worry, I have another shipment of gummis from another region! BUT if you want to, you can bring me your OWN gummis, and I can turn them into these drinks! So drop by anytime for Spinda's super-duper, extra delicious gummi drinks!" Cyndaquil and Mawile were sitting at one of the tables waiting for Riolu to be finished with Spinda. Mawile took the letter out of the Treasure Bag and looked at the seal. He soon drifted into a flashback to when he was with Pikachu and his friend.
Mawile, Pikachu, and their friend were laying out on the grass on top of a large hill. The sky was clear and blue, no clouds in sight. She was playing with a pink flower, and from what she thought, was from a different region.
Mawile asked, "So, you two are really going to leave and go to another region?"
"Yeah. We heard from one of the townsfolk that there are more Pokemon out there! We want to see them, and help them!"
She looked over at her teammates and said, "Of course, we will still be a rescue team. But Mawile, are you sure you don't want to come with me and Pikachu? I know that you want to continue your dream of exploring every region, but are you absolutely sure?"
"Yes. I'll be fine I promise, -
"Mawile?" Mawile's eyes snapped open upon hearing Cyndaquil's voice. "Are you OK? It looked like you were almost asleep!"
"Oh, sorry Cynda. Just having a flashback about her." There's her again, Cynda thought to herself.
"Mawile, what is so important about her? You and Riolu seem really excited. Besides not seeing her in a long time, why are the both of you so excited?"
"Well, she's special. There's something special about her, like you. I know you were human before Cynda. I knew what you and Riolu were talking about."
"Oh. So, do you believe me? You know, about me being human?"
"Well, I'm not sure yet. But you are special somehow, I just don't know how you are though. All I can say is you are special in personality." Mawile's voice drifted while saying the last sentence, not realizing what he said until he finished talking. Cynda giggled as he said this, and both of them were blushing a bit. They heard Riolu say good-bye to Spinda, and they tried to make the blush go away. Luckily, this worked just as Riolu turned around and walked over to the table.
"Alright, guys! That's two things crossed off our 'things-we-can-do-for-the-day' list. Now we only have one thing left to do. Go to Sharpedo Bluff!"
"OK, let's go!" Cyndaquil said. The trio left the two shops and entered Treasure Town. Soon, they reached Sharpedo Bluff. Near the edge of the cliff was Diglett, looking out over the sea.
Diglett looked behind him and said, "Oh, hey guys!"
"What are you doing?" Cyndaquil asked.
"Oh, just looking at this beautiful view. My father, Dugtrio, told me that if I have something on my mind, I should just watch the sun set, or look over the ocean. He does this too, and he said that it relaxes him. So, anyways, do you know where that horrible smell in the Guild this morning came from?"
Mawile asked, "How could you smell it if you were under the grate in front of the Guild?"
"I saw a Skuntank, Zubat, and Koffing step over the grate, and then this gross smell came! Were those three Pokemon the cause of it?"
"Ugh, yeah. I hope they don't join the Guild! We'll be smelling that everyday!" Riolu yelled unhappily.
Cynda thought for a moment and then said, "Maybe they won't be allowed to! There's no way Chatot could possibly allow them to join! After all, they are despicable!"
"Oh, look! The sun's setting!" Diglett shouted. The sun was slowly falling, and the sky was turning darker. The stars were starting to appear in the sky, and the clouds disappeared.
"Hey, I think we had better get to the Guild. We might miss dinner!" Riolu told them. The four Pokemon hurried back to the Guild.
When they went to the Ground floor, Chimecho chimed, "DINNER'S READY!" Everyone sat down, and Wigglytuff placed a Perfect Apple on his head. Chatot sat hear Wigglytuff and waited for everyone to settle down.
After a few seconds, he finally shouted, "LET'S EAT!" All of the explorers dug into their food quickly. No one noticed Zubat peeking into the window. Zubat flew back in front of the Guild to Skuntank and Koffing.
"Boss, they're eating like crazy! They have so much food!"
"Chaw-haw-haw, I have a perfect plan to get in there and take that food! Chaw-haw-haw!"
"Heh-heh-heh!"
"Whoa-ho-ho!"
Everyone left the mess hall and went to their rooms. Cyndaquil, Riolu, and Mawile were laying in their beds, the room cark and only having the window as a light.
"So, Cynda, do you have anything else to tell us about your human friends?" Riolu asked.
"No, that was everything I did before I turned into a Pokemon. What I want to know is what is so special about that Water-type friend of yours." Riolu looked at Mawile nervously, and Mawile did the same. They did not want to discuss what they did with her, especially because of what happened after the big adventure they had with her. They had both been there, and had felt so sorry for her.
Mawile turned towards Cyndaquil and said, "Actually, we don't really want to talk about it. It's really personal, but it's about her, not us."
"Oh, um... Alright. Goodnight." Cynda was only pretending to be asleep, and Mawile and Riolu fell for that trick.
Riolu asked, "So, we just wait until she and Pikachu come?"
"Mhm. We should. After what happened to her, I don't really want to talk about that."
"Me either. She really doesn't remember anymore."
"Well... Goodnight," Mawile said after a short silence. Riolu nodded, and he turned towards the window. He looked at the sky and soon fell asleep. When he finally did, Cynda did the same as he did, and looked out the window. After staring outside for a few seconds, she saw a white streak of a star. A shooting star!
She looked behind her to make sure Mawile and Riolu were still asleep, and then whispered, "I wish I could see my friends again. Please." She quietly walked back to her bed and began dreaming. Her dream was about Cheren, Bianca, N, and her, when she was human. Oh, I forgot to tell Rio and Mawile about N, Cynda remembered. Oh well, he was too important to me anyway, more than Touya. Cheren and Bianca were riding on Zekrom, and N and Cynda were on Reshiram. As she dreamt this, Cynda's mouth curved into a smile.
Later that night...
"Heh-heh-heh! This is where all the food is, boss!"
"Whoa-ho-ho, there is so much!"
"Chaw-haw-haw! Come on, it's dinner time... for us! Oh, well would you look. Wigglytuff's Perfect Apples! Boys, I think we have a PERFECT dessert! Chaw-haw-haw!"
Well, not as long as the last two chapters, but it's in third place for my 'longest chapter'! I added a poll on my profile about my Black and White fanfic. I'm not sure which boy to pair Touko (The main girl player of Black and White) with. So, its up to you guys to vote who she should be with! I might go with N thought, because he is ADORABLE! When I saw his picture as a child in the opening for Black and White, I went AW! HE IS SO CUTE! Then there's Cheren, the smart boy, and Touya the Pokemon trainer! Oh, boy. NO... Oh, BOYS. (That's from Hannah Montana!)
Yup. SO close to finding the name of Riolu and Mawile's friend's name! For people who are confused by this, the person they are talking about is the Pokemon you play as in Pokemon Red Rescue Team and Pokemon Blue Rescue Team. The Riolu and Mawile's friend's name is actually my REAL name, but you will know it in a LONG while! Next chapter is about the Perfect Apples the player and their partner have to get! Gonna try to update soon! See ya!~