A/n: Hey, everyone! Twinleaf2623 here with the long-awaited sixth chapter of PMD: Travelers! Now this is where the story truly begins, so before we start I must warn you that if you have not played Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon yet, expect spoilers. Oh, and don't be afraid to tell me what you think of the story, it really helps to hear from all of you guys, guest reviewers included!

On with the story!

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon or Mystery Dungeon. However, I do own any original characters, places, names, character personalities, and plot elements.

Chapter 6: 健忘症 (Amnesia)

POV: Connor (Chespin)


"In a forest of a hundred thousand trees no two leaves are alike. And no two journeys along the same path are alike." - Paulo Coelho


The first day of my new life started when I woke up near a waterfall. It was daytime, since the sun was still in the sky. I didn't know where I was. But wherever I was, I was alone. I was famished, parched, starving. Yet, I was alive. I started to get up on my feet, but my head was pounding with pain, and it felt like it was ready to burst. I limped over to the lake, cupping my hands so I could get a drink.

And that's when I saw my reflection. I was some kind of animal with a green helm-like hood with seven quills around it, my hands were dark brown, my feet now were scissor-like, and my open mouth revealing a buck tooth. I stepped back and looked at my new body. I also had a green tail with orange at the tip, a clear sign that I wasn't a human anymore.

What in the world happened to me?

I wish I still had my memory back so I would know what I was now.

I started walking around so I could get used to my new form. After about ten minutes, I felt ready to leave this spot. Then I realized that I had no idea where my destination should be. I looked around to see if anyone was visible in sight so they could point my way to the nearest shelter. My helpers came in the form of three light-brown levitating robots that looked like chess bishop pieces with hands sequined with light-bulb fingers. I walked over to them, thinking they might be friendly.

"Hello," I greeted the weird-looking robots, "I am kind of lost at the moment. Is there a place where I could stay around here? Like a city or a town or at least a cottage? I kinda need a place to crash for the night."

The robots hestitated for a moment, but soon they looked at each other and I could've sworn I saw their fingers flickering. I concluded that it was probably a form of communication they used to converse with each other. They nodded and turned back to me, staring blankly.

"So, I take it you guys decided on something?" I guessed.

One of the robots nodded, hovering towards me as they lent out a hand and stood for a moment. Almost as if it wanted me to follow the direction its hand was pointing to.

My assumptions were wrong when it turned out the robot lashed out its arm at hand, the force from the blow caused me to stumble back a bit.

Now aware of the robots' hostility, I got to my feet and made a run for it. I might have gotten a couple cuts from the thorns from some of the plants in the forest, but I kept running. I didn't know where my endpoint would be, as long as it was anywhere near civilization.

My brain was having a very hard time processing all of this mayhem, even though my memory was a blank slate.

Then I remembered something: I am now a Pokemon. A pocket monster. Yes, a Pokemon called Chespin. And those robots were really aliens - no - Beeheeyem. And if I am a Pokemon, that means sooner or later a human might try to catch me in a capsule...what was it called again? Gah, I couldn't remember.

I stopped for a moment to catch my breath. I needed food, and a lot of it. All that running must have given me an urge to devour something edible. And this was before I realized that I was a Grass-type Pokemon, meaning that I had to rely on sunlight for energy. I heard a rustle from a few patches of grass. Thinking it was the Beeheeyem, I stood in a battle stance. I somehow knew that a Chespin could use Pin Missile, a Bug-type move that hits its target two to five times. In short, I probably had a good chance of dealing at least a considerable amount of damage to one of the Beeheeyem, maybe two of them at best.

But I used the move on the wrong target, for what popped out of the grass wasn't a Beeheeyem, but an aqua-blue frog. Thankfully, the Pin Missiles missed this frog by just a few centimeters. It landed half a foot away from my current position. It turned to me and grabbed my hand - my paw - as we dashed to the nearest clearing.

"W-Who are you?" I stammered at this frog, who didn't respond and just kept running. It looked determined to get me to safety, though I didn't understand why. I noticed a Nuzleaf minding his own business, and we were about to run into him.

"Uh, dude, I think we should stop!" I warned the frog. Too late. The frog tripped over a tree root, and we slammed into a nearby tree. Luckily, the Nuzleaf didn't notice all the commotion.

"Dude, what the hell is wrong with you?! At least watch where you're going!" I yelled at the frog, who looked at me dazed.

"What doest hell cullionly?" it said. Yes, it said that!

I looked at the fro...sorry, Froakie, wide-eyed and surprised that it could talk. And then I realized that since I'm a Pokemon now, I could understand other Pokemon now.

"It-it's a human thing. It's, uh, it's a place you don't want to be in." I replied, "You wouldn't understand, Froakie, I know what it's like to be human."

"..." the Froakie just stared at me, and started snickering, which evolved into laughter.

"Thou art well enow with me. Allow me to introduce myself. Mine own name is Franklin. Sir Franklin the Frog, at thy service!"

"Charmed..." I didn't think Franklin would grasp the Christianic concept of heaven and hell, due to the fact that their religious system was sort of similar to the Greeks and the Romans. How I knew this I had no idea.

"Doth thee has't a name?" Franklin asked.

"Um, Connor." I introduced, "Look, could you simplify the English a bit, please? I'm not that good at understanding Shakesphere."

"Shakesphere? Huh?!"

"Oh! I forgot that I'm talking to a Pokemon here!" I snapped at him.

"What?! You are a Pokemon too, you know?!"

"Franklin..." I began, but stopped myself suddenly, "Augh! Forget it!"

"What is it?"

"...Okay, look, th-this is going to sound crazy, but...I'm a human who has been turned into a Pokemon. And I don't remember anything about my human life except my name. When I woke up, I had a splitting headache. I think my still hurts. Ow..."

"What in Blaziken is goin' on 'ere?!" Franklin and I turned to find that the Nuzleaf we almost ran into heard our conversation. We looked at each other at Franklin explained.

"There were these three Beeheeyem, and they attacked this Chespin here." Franklin pointed at me as he was, indeed, referring to me, "I saw him running from them, and the Beeheeyem hit me with a Psybeam, so I bumped into Connor and..."

"I'm sorry," I interrupted Franklin, "you were attacked by a Psybeam?!"

"Yeah, I was!"

"Oh, okay, at least you're alive and..."

"Woah, woah! Hold your Horsea!" the Nuzleaf calmed us down. I figured that he heard quite enough.

Suddenly, we heard a beeping sound, sort of robotic-like. It was the three Beeheeyem!

"I'm guessin' those three varmints are the Beeheeyem you were talkin' 'bout?" Nuzleaf whispered.

"Yeah..." Franklin and I pushed Nuzleaf in front of us. "Your move!"

"Wha-What in tarnation are y'all doin'?!" Nuzleaf exclaimed.

"You're a Dark-type, mister! Beeheeyem are Psychic-types! Their moves won't affect you! TYPE MATCHUP LOGIC!" I yelled at him.

The Beeheeyem attacked Nuzleaf anyway, and he flinched as a result.

"Gah! I'm scared! Run!"

As we ran, I told Nuzleaf about my dilemma. He was taken aback by the fact that I was once a human and now a Pokemon. However, he said he understood my situation and asked if I remembered anything other than my first name. I said I didn't know anything else.

We stopped at what seemed to be an entrance to...

"A mystery dungeon?!" Nuzleaf exclaimed, seemingly nervous and hesitant to enter the dungeon. The Beeheeyem were coming so, obviously, I had no choice but to enter the 'Open Pass', as it said on a nearby sign written in...English?! The sign, upon first glance, was scribbled in what looked like footprint runes. But, for some reason, my brain decoded the nonsensical writing.

'How was that possible?' I thought.

In two floors, Nuzleaf and Franklin lectured me on the basics of these mystery dungeons: what they are, what to do when in one, how to battle wild Pokemon in them, et cetera, et cetera...you know, Mystery Dungeon 101.

We eventually entered another dungeon called 'Lush Forest', about twice as long as Open Pass. Franklin, Nuzleaf and I gained a few battling experience as we traveled through the dungeon.

Soon, we stopped to catch our breathes. I turned around to check if the Beeheeyem were still following us.

They weren't, thankfully.

"Well, I reckon y'all got to scurry on back home! Your parents must be worried sick!" Nuzleaf started to leave us...alone.

"Hey," I called out, "You can't leave us here...alone...in the wilderness...all by ourselves. I-I mean isn't there, like, any place where we can crash for the night?"

Nuzleaf froze, I could see his body shaking, and I could hear a low moan.

"GAH! Okay, you youngsters come along with me!" Nuzleaf shouted at us.

And we did. We traveled through treacherous terrain and merciless mountains. In actuality, we only dashed through a few small hills, a short and knee-deep river, and a boulder that was about a foot taller than me. After what seemed like a week, but really only three hours, the three of us finally arrived to Serene Village.

Where I was somehow destined to meet a certain someone...


A/n: Finally! The sixth chapter is finally finished! And the best part is...I've reached 360+ views! Woo-hoo! Since chapter 3 kinda gave you a brief "Mystery Dungeon 101", I decided to shorten the Open Pass/Lush Forest dungeon scenes to make it short, sweet, and to the point. So, if you guys are into long chapters, I will try to make the next chapter long, or at least long enough.

Oh yeah, I almost forgot. If anyone is wondering about where I got the awesome cover, well...

I made it myself! Yeah, that's right! I drew it all myself! And how? With my Deviantart account! Yep, I, Twinleaf2623, am now on Deviantart! So, check it out if you haven't already!

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