Saa ryou te hiroge ano kumo wo koete
Niji no achi kugette mezasu basho he, flyaway
(Mukai kaze datte dekai kabe datte oikaze matotte
Mezasu basho he)
Kimi ga soba ni iru kara

I held your hand cuz you said
Take you to the shining place from a maze

Kimi wo shinji te dasono te atataka
Kute mistu merusono hitomi nikumorihanakute
Tsumikasane ta omoi ga kare ta daichi ni oto shita namida
Hitotsubu no shizuku ga hirogatte shoku toridorino hana wo saka shiteku

Tsuyoga rino naifu wo furimawashi te
Kizu tsukete kizu tsuite kurayami de saken deta

Saa ryou te hiroge ano kumo wo koete
Niji no achi kugette mezasu basho he, flyaway
(Mukai kaze datte dekai kabe datte oikaze matotte
Mezasu basho he)
Kimi ga soba ni iru kara

Toritachi oikaze ni notte hana tachi haazayakani sai te
It's a beautiful world ima made to chigau
Tomo ru koto naku sekai wa mawaru
Hitori mitsu metetanda boya kete fuukei
My clock has begun to work again
Kimi ga sotto te wo nobashi te hikari terasu sekai no naka e

Itsuwari nonai ashita mitsu ketakute
Zenryoku de hane bataite
Kagayaku kun no moto he

Ima hikari terasu ano sora no hate he
Kimi no te wo tsukan de hanasanai you ni, flyaway
(Mukai kaze datte deka i kabe datte oikaze matotte
Mezazu basho he)
Boku ga soba ni iru kara

Tsuyoga rino naifu wo furimawashi te
Kizutsu kete kizu tsuite kurayami de saken deta

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon 3: The Birth of New Evil

Chapter 10 - Deceived and Betrayed

~Transition~
~Uhetrus' POV~

I stood finishing off the remaining key points of the warp gate, making it far more functional. With me stood my client, however hidden in a cloak. Once I was done, I threw away the wrench (it hitting Fubuki in the head just to spite her) and wiped off any sweat I had on my head and feathers.

"So is it done?" my client asked.

"Indeed. The kinks are fixed and the warp gate is ready to go," I assumed. "First, a test run. MURKROW!"

A Murkrow, a female, swooped in upon hearing my call.

"Yes, sir?" she replied, giving me a salute.

"...(Are all the males turning coward on me?) Ahem. I need you to test out the warp gate," I said to the Murkrow. "Theorietically, you should pop out on the beach on the Southern Island where another warp should open at. Understand?"

"Yes, sir," the female responded.

Once the gate opened, she jumped in. Unlike last time, she didn't blow to bits like my last Murkrow. After a moment, she returned with a freshly picked coconut in her talons.

"IT WORKED!" I shouted in a triumphant voice.

"Excellent. Will it be able to access any world?" my client asked.

"It should. Though that's to be tested in itself," I said.

"If the test works, will you be able to access the world known as 'Limbo'?" my client asked, his eyes glowing.

"WAHAHAHAHA!" I laughed. "Of course not."

"Not! Why!" my client shouted furiously.

"To start off, a simple machine like this does not have the power to access a world like that. Only dieties like Arceus can enter and exit such a world," I replied. "...Plus, I'm not stupid. I know what's in there and I'm not stupid enough to open a gate for a god-like demon to crawl through it. Unlike you, who did not see this entirely through... Darkrai."

"...So you knew along?" the shady figure asked.

"Yes. And to answer your follow-up question, I needed an excuse to rebond with my old associates," I replied.

Fubuki, Dmitri, Mighty, and Queya stood up from their seats and surrounded Darkrai along with their henchmen.

"So you had this planned?" Darkrai asked.

"Quite so. You can't fool an old veteran like me. I know all the basic tricks of a villain. The ol' act of treason," I explained. "A Nightmare causing tree-hugger such as yourself doesn't belong here. Leaving might be your biggest option."

Darkrai stood there, quiet, before sinking into the shadows. "You'll pay dearly for this, Uhetrus," he said as he disappeared.

Once he was gone, Queya walked toward me with a curious look. "I do have to ask, Uhetrus. If you were not going to use this, why build a warp gate at all?" she asked.

"In case of emergencies," I replied simply.

Before I could say more, a Murkrow scout came in, panting horribly.

"Sir... I have something... to report... sir," the Murkrow said, breathing harshly.

"Well? Out with it!" I squawked.

"We have found out who deactivated. It was Reona's daughter, a Vulpix named Sally," the Murkrow reported.

"So its family business. Humph," I said, not really caring.

"There's more. Apparently, Reona will respond to her daughter's cry for help. Maybe we could use that to our advantage?" the Murkrow asked.

"...Anything else?"

"Oh. Kramzak, the emperor of the desert, has return from the dead," Murkrow finished his report.

"Kramzak?" I asked. "WAHAHAHA! Now that's amusing. If the soft-hearted loser is back... Things are just infinitely going my way! WAHAHAHA!"

~Transition~
~Reona's POV~

I sat in the living room with Kramzak. He and I were each enjoying a cup of tea.

"So what are you doing back alive, Kramzak?" I asked. "The last time I saw you were stabbed through the heart by one of your own before we could properly make peace."

"...I was revived for a certain purpose... You must already know of the one called 'The Dark One', yes?" Kramzak asked.

"I am. And I told Gira that I was going to fight a battle I don't want to be involved in...especially in my current condition," I replied, looking down at my cup of tea. "I visited the Doctor as she told me straight up that my lungs are getting worse as the days go by. If I'm unlucky, I'll probably die in my mid 30s or 40s...sadly."

"Better to enjoy life as it lasts," Kramzak said before sipping his tea. "So where is your husband?"

"Jun's been active lately... More than me even," I replied.

"And my ex-minions? What is happening with them?" Kramzak asked.

"Well... Most died from Cruel's evil invasion or are otherwise currently unknown. Sala has had a sort of rough life when you died, but she's okay now," I explained.

"That's good to hear," Kramzak said, taking another sip of his tea. "I kinda wish I knew more..."

"Oh look at what we found."

We looked around the room before we saw two ghostly figures come through the wall.

"Toxic! Maria!" I shouted, recognizing their sillouettes.

"Aww... So you do remember us. How sweet," Maria giggled.

"What in the great ball of fire are you doing here?" I asked, glaring at the duo.

"Just eavesdropping. Got anything against that?" Toxic asked rudely.

"Maybe she would to be like poor, weepy Sala after we told her her boyfriend was dead," Maria told Toxic.

"Boyfriend?" Kramzak asked.

"Yeah...um... Ekro? Fearow? Questo? Starlow?" Toxic guessed.

"Anyway, after we told her that her boy toy died, she cried a river of tears. IT WAS DELICIOUS!" Maria laughed psychoticly.

"Ebro!" I shouted, realizing who they meant.

"Yep. That's him. Poor guy... NOT!" Toxic shouted, laughing with Maria.

I stared at Kramzak and then looked back at the still laughing duo. My tails glowed with fiery energy which was released in the form of Fire Blast, making the two leave.

"...Now then, I'm going to the desert to rebuild my castle and then return the army to its former glory...only this time, we shall be peaceful rather than cold-hearted," Kramzak said, standing up. "I do hope we meet again."

"Yeah, I hope so too," I said.

Before Kramzak could leave, my ears twitched to some noise coming from Sally's room.

"Sounds like she's angry at you," Kramzak stated.

"Hmph... Same can be said about me. She broke my trust twice," I said, looking down. "Ugh... I better tell her to be quiet."

I went to her door and opened it. But on the other side, there were floating black feathers and no sign of Sally!

"Wha? Where is she?" Kramzak asked as he walked to my side, looking over my tails.

I quickly ran to the window to catch the sight of a couple of Murkrow carrying Sally away. "SALLY!" I shouted as I helplessly watch her disappear in the night sky.

Tears went down my face as my rage filled up. Uhetrus was going to pay dearly for this.

~Transition~
~Dew's POV~

After saying my goodbyes to Agent S, I made my way to another hoard of treasure. But I quickly stopped when I heard screams and shouts coming from nearby; and then a couple of Murkrow flew overhead carrying a familiar Vulpix in their talons.

"Sally?" I mumbled to myself as I watched. "This doesn't look good."

To be continued...

Kawashita hazu no nai yakusoku ga
Kyou mo bokura no mirai o ubaou to suru

Hoshigatteita mono o te ni shitemo
Sunao ni umaku waraenai no wa naze darou

Afureru namida wa yowasa ya koukai janai
ITAMI ga unda KAKERA de

Donna shunkan datte unmei datte
Hitotsu dake tashikana mono ga aru to shitta
Hitori de kangaechatte ima o mayou yori
Ashita o mukae ni ikunda

Zutto mottetai kokoro no jirai SUICCHI wa kittenai
KAWARANAI MIRAI KOWASHITAI
Itsumo boku o miteru arifureta MERODY ga

Kudaranai to hito ni warawaretemo
KIRAKIRA naosara kawayaku no wa naze darou

Nani ga hontou de uso ka RIKUTSU janakute
Kanjiteitai KOKORO de

Kitto aijou nante gensou datte
Gomakashitakunai yo kizutsuita to shitemo
Wakariaitai to tsuyoku negau hodo
Butsukaru koto mo aru kara

Nakeru kurai aozora kousaten de te o nobashita
Juu nen go mo konna fuu ni irareru kana isshouni

Donna shunkan datte unmei datte
Hitotsu dake tashikana mono ga aru to shitta
Genkai datte konran datte akirametakunai yo
Kono mama hanasanaide
Kataku nigirishimeta kimi no migite no nukumori
Koko ni aru kara