Quill awoke from his sleep. It was dark outside; the sun had not yet risen. Quill walked over to the small window, and looked outside. The silver moon was near the ocean. It shone in a dim light, but each feature was clear, the craters, each line, the dark spots, everything.
Staring at the moon, Quill suddenly felt a wave of energy, as if adrenaline had suddenly started pumping. A silvery light raced across Quill's vision, before filling his vision completely.
"Please, help me!"
A feminine voice cried out.
"Solgaleo! Cresselia! Anyone! Help me!"
The light faded away, and Quill blinked. The moon had already sank below the ocean. Light from the Sun was spilling out into Quill's vision.
QUILL! QUIIIIIIL!
Quill jumped at Zigzagoon's sudden loud voice.
'What? And why is the moon gone?'
Oh my moon, I am so glad you're okay. You've just been standing here, completely unresponsive for hours. I thought you were somehow dead.
'Hours? I thought that took seconds!'
What? What happened?
Quill blinked, and thought about what he just experienced.
'It was a sort of vision, I guess. I heard someone calling out for Solgaleo, and Crescellia.'
Zigzagoon emitted a long, drawn out noise that sounded vaguely like a sigh.
Let's go to the library to research humans, later. I want to know more about what happens when a human is transformed into a Pokemon.
Quill sat down on his pile of straw.
When are you going to tell them that you're a human?
Quill's ears twitched. 'I'm not sure. I'm afraid how they'll react.'
Zigzagoon again made a noise similar to sighing.
Just wait until Totodile and Sandile wake up.
Quill sat, and waited. The Sun was just above the horizon, and Sandile began to stir. As Sandile sat up, Totodile's eyes shot open, and he sat up.
"How do you always wake up so alert?" Sandile asked. Totodile just shrugged. "Let's find a job. Maybe a rescue mission?"
The group got up, and left to look at the missions board.
The guild was quiet. Few Pokemon, save for a few dark types, were awake at this time. Altaria was swooping around overhead. Totodile skimmed the mission board for a rescue mission.
"How about this one? 'My brother got lost in the Spectral Woods', we have to find a Seedot." Totodile pulled the mission of the board.
"Spectral Woods is far away. We can't make it there on foot," Sandile brought up. Totodile shrugged. "We can just take get Driftblim to take us. We have the money."
The team left for a small building. Outside the building, a Driftblim was sleeping.
"Hey!" Totodile awoke the Driftblim.
"Hmm? Oh, sorry, what do you need?"
"We need to get to the Spectral Woods, how much will it cost?" The Driftblim thought for a moment.
"Ehh, three hundred Poke." Totodile pulled out six golden coins out of his bag. Driftblim took the coins and slid them into a slot in the side of the building, and grabbed a large basket.
"Hop in."
Driftblim started flying with Team Harmony in the basket. As they flew, Driftblim tried to strike up a conversation.
"Soooo, what are you going to Spectral Woods for?" Driftblim asked.
"We're rescuing a Seedot," Sandile answered.
"Mmm, is it that Nuzleaf's younger brother? Y'know, the one who keeps getting in 'situations'?"
"Yup."
The rest of the ride was silent. Driftblim landed right outside the Spectral Woods, and Team Harmony hopped out. Driftblim handed Totodile a small, red orb.
"When you need me to come back, just rub this orb. I'll come back in a about half an hour." Driftblim floated off, leaving the three unevolved Pokemon to face Spectral Woods.
Quill, Totodile, and Sandile continued to the dungeon, and as they passed the barrier connecting the dungeon the the rest of the world, Quill again felt an energy pass through him, causing him to shudder.
They traveled down the corridor leading from the barrier, and entered an area that opened up into three paths, with many trees forming the walls of the dungeon. Quill looked up, and saw a thick purple haze covering the sky, and obscuring the treetops from view.
"Which path do we go down?" Totodile asked Quill and Sandile.
"We need to find the Seedot quickly. Do we have any guiding wands?" Sandile asked.
'Guiding wands?' Quill wondered to Zigzagoon.
They show you where the stairs are.
'Oh.'
"Hmm, no. We don't have any. I guess we should split up. When you find the stairs, or a dead end, meet back here." Totodile started down a path.
"This isn't going to end well," Sandile muttered, and walked down the second path. Quill began walking down the third path.
'Hey, Zigzagoon, what moves can I use?' Quill asked.
Let's see... Ice Beam, Shadow Ball, Surf, and Substitute. Zigzagoon responded.
'How do I use Surf and Substitute?'
Surf really isn't an attacking move, it just allows you to swim exceptionally well. Substitute... Is hard to explain. Here, I'll just activate it for you so you can try to imitate it later. Be warned, it does hurt a bit.
Quill felt a strange warm energy flow through him, and then a bit of pain. Quill winced at the sudden pain, and a second Zigzagoon appeared in front of him in a puff of white smoke. Upon closer inspection, Quill discovered that it was actually a plush version of a Zigzagoon. It looked like a regular Zigzagoon, except it's deep brown eyes were buttons, and if you looked closely there were seams where different limbs connected. The plush had a pink line running down it's belly.
Now, you try to recreate the energy you feel when using Substitute. Remember the energy, try to recreate it and let it flow through you.
Quill closed his eyes, and tried to recreate the energy, like Zigzagoon said. He felt the familiar yet painful energy go through him. The energy dissipated. Quill opened his eyes, and found a second fake Zigzagoon in front of him.
Good, good. Now, It's best if you continued along your path.
Quill followed Zigzagoon's advice, and continued along the path. He turned a corner, and suddenly retreated back around the corner. A Phantump floated lazily just around the corner.
'What Pokemon is that?' Quill asked Zigzagoon, hastily.
It's a Phantump. If you have to fight, I recommend you use either Ice Beam or Shadow Ball. But don't try to fight, it might attract unwanted attention. Just try to sneak past it.
Quill peeked around the corner, and saw the Phantump looking like it was about to fall asleep. Quill exited his hiding spot, and began carefully and quietly moving under the Phantump. He only got a few feet in front of the Phantump when it snapped awake and spun around. Four blue flames appeared, and began spinning around the Phantump. They launched at Quill, and he ducked out of the way. Quill shot an Ice Beam at the Phantump, and it was blasted at the wall of trees. Quill then shot a shadow ball at the Phantump. The sphere hit, and the Phantump fell to the ground, unconscious.
Nice shot. You should get going now.
Quill turned away from the Phantump, and continued down the path. After a minute of walking, he came to a split path. One path led down a hall that Quill could not see the end of. The other led directly to a room. Quill walked down the short path.
As Quill entered the room he was immediately barraged by sharp leaves. He turned to face his attacker, but was met with nothing. Quill was suddenly forced forwards. He tripped and rolled on the ground. He quickly leaped to his feet and whirled around to face his attacker. A tall, large Pokemon resembling a pumpkin faced him.
The Gourgeist shot another barrage of leaves, but Quill dove out of the way. Quill shot an Ice Beam at the Gourgeist, but the Ice Beam hit an invisible barrier. The Gourgeist spat a small brown object at Quill, which exploded on impact, knocking Quill over. Gourgeist shot another Razor Leaf at Quill, which he rolled out of the way of. Quill shot a Shadow Ball at Gourgeist, at the Pokemon was hit. The Gourgeist fell down, and Quill seized the oppertunity and leaped onto the Gourgeist, pinning her to the floor. Quill shot an Ice Beam at point blank range, and the Gourgeist shrieked with pain.
"I give up! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"
Quill was startled into falling off the Gourgeist, who quickly fled the room through the way Quill got in.
'Wild Pokemon can speak?'
I guess so. I've never heard one talk, though. Until now, that it. You should get going to the other tunnel. This room is a dead end.
Quill left the room and entered the dark tunnel. He walked for minutes before crashing into a wall that felt like rock. It was too dark to see, so Quill felt around until he found where the tunnel had suddenly changed its direction. Quill went around the corner, and at the end of this tunnel, he could see light. As Quill neared the room, he got chillier. He entered the room, and it was freezing cold. Ice coated stone walls, and in the center of the room was a giant white bear Pokemon staring at Quill with fierce eyes. The Pokemon roared and charged at Quill. Quill jumped out of the way, but his paws provided poor traction on the slippery floor and he slid into the wall.
What is a Beartic doing in Spectral Woods?! The nearest Mystery Dungeon where Beartic live is hundreds of miles away! Quill, something is seriously wrong. Please, just run.
Quill's eyes darted around the room, however the only exit was the corridor Quill had just came from. The same corridor that the Beartic was now standing at. The Beartic turned around. It roared and fired a white beam at Quill. Unable to get back on his feet. Quill instead created a substitute in front of him. The plush absorbed the Ice-Beam before exploding into white smoke.
Quill was panting now. He pushed himself off the wall, and slid at the other side of the room.
'I don't think I can make another substitute, Zigzagoon. Should I attack using Shadow Ball?'
Yes, but please try to escape if you can.
Quill fired a Shadow Ball at the Beartic, but the bear swatted it out of the way, dealing minimal damage to the Beartic. Quill fired another, but was met with the same result. The Beartic began marching towards Quill, swatting away his attacks. The Beartic opened its mouth, and a ball of white energy began to form inside of it.
That's a Hyper Beam! Get out of the way!
Quill pushed himself off the wall to the other wall, and the Beartic fired. The Beartic aimed the Hyper Beam at Quill, and Quill again pushed himself away. Quill hit the wall, and was ever so close to escaping. Quill began crawling to the exit, but the Beartic roared and charged Quill, his paws glowing. Unable to push himself in any direction but at the Beartic, Quill just sat helplessly and braced for impact. A huge force rammed into Quill's side, and Quill was thrown into the wall. Quill fell to the ground. His vision was swimming and getting dark.
Please stay awake Quill. Just please, please stay awake, we're dead if you can't stay awake. Zigzagoon's words sounded distant. The Beartic began walking to Quill, but from the corridor came a barrage of fire, and hit the Beartic. That was the last thing Quill saw before everything went dark.
Well, it's been awhile. I'm honestly surprised I was able to get myself to write this chapter, since this story has been all about momentum, and I've had nearly a year break from the last chapter.
I'm sorry that this story has to die, but don't expect another chapter, since I doubt I'll ever continue this little project. My writing in this story has been sub-par, and if I went back, I'd rewrite almost every chapter.
Who knows? Maybe I'll write a few more chapters in the future, but don't expect much. If I ever return to Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Bronze, it'll be a rewrite.
My plan for a next chapter was that Totodile would reach a dead end in his tunnel, and go back, where he would meet with Sandile. THey would then go down Quill's tunnel because he wasn't back yet. They would go to the dark tunnel, and use a Luminous Orb, which would reveal the tunnel. They would see that the trees were covered in black crystals, and eventually the wall were crystal covered stone. The crystals stopped being on the walls when they could see without the orb. They would find Quill unconscious in a pool of water, and wake him. That was the end of my plan that isn't just, "continue with dungeon". Unfortunately, I cannot give any secrets in this story in case I ever return.
Goodbye.