It was morning and the time to begin the bounty was getting closer and closer. Angel never had been able to give her thought to Dusknoir yesterday as he was excitement and liked to give the 'in your face' to Scyther, which annoyer that Pokémon more and more. When it was time to rest, she quickly felt asleep and had no chance to talk with him.

Now that it was morning, she knew it was now or never. The girl wouldn't back down from the bounty, but her partner had to know what was in her mind.

She searched for Dusknoir and saw that the Pokémon was still snoring on the ground. The child wondered why he needed to sleep when he was unwounded, but maybe the fight exhausted him. While he was still sleeping, she doubled check if they got everything for the mission. There was a small blue orb, which she didn't remember what it was used for. A map of the location they were going, rations as it was a long trip there and a few gears to restrain them.

She didn't want to begin without missing anything. Once she was done, the ghost type woke up and yawned loudly.

His red eye crossed the gaze of the girl and grumbled, "Morning stupid human."

"Morning," she replied, wondering how to bring up the subject.

He flew in the air and declared, "Hope you are ready for the mission. We have a group of Beedrills to capture. Finally, a mission with some action. It won't be as boring as the other ones."

The child hesitated to talk about it, but it helped as he brought it up, "About it… There is something making me nervous."

Dusknoir crossed his arms and asked, "What is it?"

"That… I know that I'm going to be troublesome. You know, no power against other Pokémons," she said.

The ghost type thought about it and raised his shoulders, "Sucks to be you."

"H-hey!"

He pointed his thumb at himself and replied, "Stupid human. I know you only have the power to bless the tainted spirits, given by Arceus himself, if it is true he gave it. As for the fight, I can handle them myself. Just stay out of their sight and I'll do the rest. Wasn't expecting you to participate in the fight. If you thought I was, then you are stupider than I thought," he chuckled.

"I wasn't," she grumbled.

"Then you are just a stupid human," he grinned before stretching his arms, "Which is good enough. Let's go, I want to beat some Beedrills as soon as possible," he went outside.

She grumbled at his usual insult and followed him.


Chapter 8: Beedrills Hunt Part 1

She checked in her bag the map they had as members of the Rescue Team and looked at it. From what the map was indicating, the Forest Dungeon was North of the village, in a location where three roads were crossing path together. One to Dawn village and the others to other villages. It was a commercial route and was relatively safe, until the Beedrills made the Forest Dungeon, located near the crossroad, theirs.

"Why is it called the Forest Dungeon?" Angel asked.

Dusknoir thought about it and replied, "Because the forest is divided into different sectors called floors and no. Floors aren't meaning that we go higher or lower. It's just that we are going to another part of the forest. It is a little labyrinthic and easy to get lost. So, we need a good sense of orientation, which I have."

The human couldn't disagree with he Pokémon, he knew where he was going and never looked as if he was lost. If it was the case, he had a lot of lucks and good at hiding it.

She checked the map once again and saw that the road leading to the West lead to a tall Volcano called Groudon domain. Her favourite Pokémon wasn't living that far away, and she would like to meet the legendary in person but guessed that he had a tough attitude and might be aggressive, if bringing the accident Dusknoir said was dangerous.

She bumped in the back of her partner and grumbled, "What is it?"

"I thought I heard something, but I'm seeing nothing," the Pokémon replied as his large red eye observed his surrounding. Finding nothing, he remained still on guard.

"You think there is some spirits here or bandit Pokémon waiting to ambush us?" she asked, also getting on her guards.

"Maybe. Be careful and stay focus," Dusknoir said.

They continued going forward and Angel wondered what could be waiting for them, it cannot be those Beedrills, we are not even close to the Forest Dungeon? Maybe it's that Mightyyena, but he wouldn't be on guard like that. She was growing a little more nervous but made sure to stay focus. She wouldn't want to just stand there, trap in fear like an idiot. That was the worse thing she could do. She called all the courage she had, which was little, and followed the Pokémon towards their destination.

As they marched, ready for anything, they eventually stopped at the inaction of whatever was after them. Dusknoir appeared to be frustrated and grunted, "Looks like whoever might be following us won't show himself. Stupid human. Let's just keep going. Whoever it is, it has probably nothing to do with them."

She nodded as they continued.

A voice whispered, "Close one."


When the sun reached its highest position in the sky, the duo reached the crossroad. Angel looked at the three roads and saw that the one leading to the Forest Dungeon got its name right. The other one leaded to a large plain that clearly appeared fertile, except for a part that was near the volcano. It was simply a land with black rock, where plants couldn't grow.

"Let's go. We can't make them wait forever," the ghost type chuckled.

"Wait," Angel said.

The Pokémon stopped and gazed at her, "What is it?"

"I was just wondering… How are we going to approach them? I mean. Do we have a plan to beat them?" she asked.

"I thought I would just go there and beat them up," he replied.

"It's too risky to do this. What if they are stronger than you think? Or one of them?" she asked.

Dusknoir was about to reply, when he remembered his duel against Scyther. It was true that he shouldn't underestimate them, "You got a point, for a stupid human. And what is the plan?" the Pokémon asked.

She thought about it and raised her shoulders. The girl didn't have one right now, "As long as you don't have to fight all of them at the same time."

The eye of the ghost one shined as he grumbled, "I think I can slow down one of them before beginning the fight and use a few tricks to get another one before I have to fight all of them."

"What is it?" she asked.

Dusknoir gazed around and whispered to her his plan. Angel nodded as she heard it and replied, "That's good. Although, I don't know how I can help in anything," she thought about it.

The Pokémon raised his shoulders and replied, "A stupid human should stay out of the way when they come. The best thing I can think off is to hide. Unless you have something to knock one down."

She sighed, "I have nothing for that. Guess I'm useless in this task," Angel sighed again. She thought about it more and nothing came to her. Any idea she had was tossed aside as they were clearly bad and useless against Pokémon.

"Let's go. Waiting isn't going to help us," he said as he took the lead.

Angel thought more about it, trying to come up with a way to be at least somewhat useful and not a burden in the fight. She found nothing and wondered if the blessing Arceus offered might be helpful in a way, but since they were not spirits, it won't be the case. The human gave up on her usefulness and focused on how not to get in his way. It was easy to know that, but without knowing that the Dungeon Forest looked like, it wouldn't be helpful.

It wasn't long before they reached the entrance to the Dungeon Forest. There was a cardboard with an unknown message for the human's eyes.

"This is it," Dusknoir conformed her suspicions.

The entrance of the forest was a road with large trees on each side of it. Compared to the forest she'd been through since her first day in the world of Pokémon, this one was obviously different. The atmosphere from the forest wasn't just a normal forest. There was something she couldn't point at, but there was something abnormal with it. The trees were much large and where they were growing, didn't really allow for anyone to pass between them. The natural space between trees was absent. As for the trees at the entrance, they were much larger and taller than normal.

"The trees aren't normal here," she commented after observing it for a while.

"That is right. No one knows what's causing this, but inside feels like a dungeon, which is why it's called the Forest Dungeon. If you think the outside was strange, wait until you see how's the inside," the ghost type replied as he flew near the entrance.

She checked in her bag one last time, assuring that they had everything.

"You got the Escape Orb we buy?" Dusknoir asked as he gazed at her.

"Yes. I have it, just in case we have to get out of here," she replied.

"Good. Remember that this can only be used once, before the experts had to charge it up again. Use it only when we are together and in trouble. Understood stupid human?" the ghost type added.

She nodded, before grumbling a little about the over usage of the words 'stupid human'. She wondered if it was her, kinda, nickname or not, "My name is Angel."

"I prefer Stupid human. It would be strange to say your name at this point," he casually replied before putting his hands on his sides and asked, "Are you ready or not? I don't want to wait forever, even if I can."

"I am," the child replied before joining him.

"Never lost sight of me. Things are different in here," the Pokémon warned her one last time with a serious tone.

She nodded.

They walked in the Forest Dungeon and immediately saw he was right.

They were now in the dungeon. The sun was barely passing between the branches and leaves, leaving the inside of the place in an obscure spot. Angel had trouble seeing for a while and her partner waited for her eyes to adjust.

Once she could see better, it wasn't that bad. The trees were still forming a tight line around them and showed only one road.

"This is how a dungeon is. We have no map, so my orientation sense will help," the ghost type said.

The girl could only agree to his reply. Dusknoir took the lead and she followed close behind. The went on the only road they had right now, and it wasn't long before it split into two parts.

Before going forward, Angel thought about something and asked, "Are there any Pokémons who might try to attack us in here?"

"No. Most of us are avoiding them. Even I don't really like those places. There are no spirits, but what is going on here is unnerving. Those Beedrills, must be a little insane to hid in here, but it is a good hiding spot at the same time," he commented as he scratched his cheek.

This is not like in the game then. There is no leveing up and no grinding after all. That's a good thing. She thought relieved about that intel, wait. He didn't call me a stupid human here. Must be that dangerous for him. She concluded. Her partner was also in a serious mood now, just like when they were in the between and dealt with the spirits.

"This way," Dusknoir pointed to the left. Angel saw that there was some small damage on the trees, as if they were sting by something, which was probably the Beedrills.

They followed the road without encountering anything, are they going to ambush us first or not? Where is their hiding spot in here? She asked those important questions to herself, believing that the ghost one already thought about it.

They followed the path and as they were progressing, the slowed down their pacing, just in case they might be waiting to ambush them somewhere.

Angel started to feel uneasy and anxious as she gazed more and more her surrounding. There was nothing standing our around them and the trees didn't seem to allow any large Pokémon to hide behind them.

Dusknoir was also observing his surrounding more intensely. He made sure to look at everything with the best he could with his large red eye. He didn't want to let anything pass his guard or it might cost their live. He couldn't afford a mistake, that Scyther will mock me if we fail the bounty… or won't since we might be dead at that failure.

The tension was getting more and more intense as they were getting closer to the bounties. The little light that passed around the leaves were changing colors as it slowly got more and more darker. The first sign that the night was about to come revealed itself.

"The Forest Dungeon is surely big," Angel commented.

Dusknoir nodded, "It is indeed. We also didn't even change floors yet. I would have preferred if it was smaller, we just went on and on without any fight. No wonder they've choose here to hide. No one would have the patience to search for them or the energy," he hit his chest, "But I still have all of them. Flying like this isn't like walking," he proudly chuckled as he gazed at her, "Want a break? We have been walking for a long time."

The girl nodded negatively, "No. We shouldn't stop, or we might reach them this night."

He nodded, "Night is my domain stupid human, but yours is the day, so I understand. Beedrills are also more dangerous the day rather than the night, so taking our time might give us some advantage for an ambush," the ghost type grinned at the thought of using the night to their benefit.

The child thought about it and nodded, it was a better thing to do, "If we reach it."

They continued, the girl refusing to take a break. When the day came to an end, they reached a large cavern.

"We reach the next Floor," Dusknoir said.

The duo hid behind the trees and observed it. The cavern had a large entrance and the inside was left with mysteries. Only darkness was present. None of them knew what was inside. They simply believed the Beedrills were inside.

"This is it. This is where they are," the ghost type chuckled as he quietly tapped with his hands.

"Are you attacking now or waiting for the night?" Angel asked.

The ghost type answered, "We wait for the night, where we have the advantage. When most of them are resting, I can down more of them. For now, we wait. It is the only thing we can do."

Angel agreed with it. They had to wait until they had the perfect opportunity to strike.

The night came quickly, and they waited for a while. Eventually, they noticed some light starting to shine in the cavern.

"Looks like someone is watching the entrance," Angel whispered.

Her partner nodded, "Most be the case. Since they are a group, they can do this. Doesn't complicate it a lot. If I can take care of him without sending the alert, I can take more of them before the fight really begins, making it easier for me."

Angel agreed as she searched in her bag. She took some dry food and shared them with Dusknoir. They ate a little something and were ready.

"I'll stay behind and follow you from a safe distance, just in case things goes bad," Angel said as she made sure she had the Escape Orb in her picket, ready to quickly grab it and use it.

"Let's begin," Dusknoir said before turning invisible and flying inside the cavern.

Angel remained behind, waiting for Dusknoir to give her to okay to come inside. She just added to wait for a signal, which would be easy to know if it was good or bad.

Dusknoir quietly flew in the cavern and made sure that he wouldn't bump into the enemy right now. He stopped when he saw one who was guarding the entrance. He was a little far from it but was ready for anything.

Beedrill was a bipedal yellow wasp with four legs, two arms ending with large sting, a pair of red eyes, black antennas with a sharp bend in the middle, a pair of veined wings. His abdomen was yellow-and-black split abdomen. He wore a black bandanna on his arm.

Dusknoir noticed the tired eyes of the Beedrill and knew that it wasn't really doing his job well.

"Why am I on watch?" the Beedrill grumbled as he shook his head, "No one can reach us in this place. It's a maze dammit. Should never have complain to the boss," he grumbled again before closing his eyes. He gasped as he opened them again and shook his head another time.

The ghost type knew that he had a golden opportunity for a surprise attack. He needed to make sure that one good hit would incapacitated the other Pokémon and won't be troublesome. That was all that he needed to do. He slowly flew closer to the Beedrill, knowing that he had to strike when he was visible, with everything he got. For that, he flew behind the Beedrill. Slow enough to not cause any wind, that his wings might detected.

He was closed behind his target and waited for him to yawn or start to fall asleep. He waited for his moment and it was taking a while, as if the Beedrill wasn't tire anymore. Eventually, he closed his eyes again.

Dusknoir took the moment to turn visible and use a powerful shadow punch on the back of the bug's skull and knocked him out. Without anything to attack him right now, he hoped that he stayed unconscious until they could tie him up with one of the ropes Angel brought with her.

He flew outside and gave his partner the sign. Angel nodded and joined him in the cavern. She quickly took out the rope and the ghost type attached the Beedrill with it, before throwing him outside the cavern.

Once he was inside, the Pokémon said, "Now, it's time for the hard part."

She nodded and Dusknoir took the lead. Angel followed far behind, just in case anyone would attack them.


AC: This is the end of this chapter.

Next will be the second part of this bounty.