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Chapter 13

The Not-so-great Dusknoir finally appears

"RISE and SHINE, sleepyheads! It's morning!" Loudred woke our heroes up, as usual. After the big expedition, things were pretty normal. Peach was unhappy to be woken up while Mario and Shinji didn't mind. They did the morning cheers and were about to go to work when Loudred shouted at Diglett.

"What do you MEAN you can't identify the footprint?" He bellowed at his partner.

"He doesn't have a footprint! I don't know what I don't know!" They continued to argue. Chatot, Peach, Mario and Shinji walked up to him and asked what was wrong.

"Diglett here can't identify a footprint!" He shouted.

"I told you already! He doesn't have a footprint," Diglett hollered back.

"Shut up, Diglett," Loudred said, "As I was saying, it's very rare for him to be stunned by a footprint. I wouldn't be surprised if you three were doing sentry duty, though," He said.

"H-Hey. I did fine, thank you very much! Besides, Diglett couldn't identify my footprint, either," Peach yelled at Loudred.

"W-well, there aren't many Piplups in this area, you know," Loudred and Peach started to argue.

"Peach and Loudred! Stop your arguing at once," Chatot broke up the argument.

"What? Your name is Dusknoir and you want to meet the Guildmaster?" Diglett had apparently asked the Pokemon for his name.

"The famous Dusknoir is here?" Chatot was clearly surprised, and so was Loudred.

"Who's Dusknoir?" Shinji asked.

"You don't know who the great Dusknoir is?" Chatot said.

"Nope," Shinji said.

"Well, I'll tell you. Dusknoir is a world famous explorer who literally became famous overnight," Chatot explained. A few moments later, Dusknoir came into the guild and started a conversation with Wigglytuff. Shinji instantly had an urge to go outside, so he ran out.

"...Oh... that must have been very disappointing," Dusknoir said.

"Yeah, total disappointment! Didn't learn anything! No treasure at all!" Wigglytuff said.

"Well, I came to learn about your latest expedition..."

"Sorry to waste your time!"

"It's no trouble to me at all! Really! I got to visit your famous guild. I plan to stay here for a while, and I'm going to make more visits here during my stay," Dusknoir said.

"Other teams visit us all the time! You are welcome here," Wigglytuff said. He introduced Dusknoir to the rest of the guild and said he was quite knowledgeable. Chatot told everyone not to ask for autographs. Everyone was dismissed as soon as the talking was over. Dusknoir went for a stroll outside, and Shinji went back inside. The rest of the day was normal.

That night, while everyone was asleep, Team Skull came to the entrance of the guild.

"Chief, you really want to get revenge?" Zubat asked.

"Wigglytuff wrecked us last time. Don't want that happening again... I need payback," Skuntank said. After a while, they decided to pick on Team Pokecuties because they thought they were wimpy.

The next morning started like normal, except for the fact Chatot sent Team Pokecuties to check if the Kecleon shop was getting any perfect apples anytime soon before they do any assignment.

When they got there, they saw Dusknoir chatting with the Kecleon brothers. Shinji ran away from Dusknoir for some reason.

"Hello! You are from the guild, if I remember correctly?" Dusknoir said when he noticed them.

"Yes, we are. We're Team Pokecuties. What are you doing here? Are you shopping or something?" Peach said.

"No, I'm just enjoying a nice chat," Dusknoir said.

"He is quite famous, and knowledgeable too!" One of the brothers said.

"Then the rumors must be true," Mario said.

"What are you here for? Shopping?" One of the Kecleons asked.

"Nope, we're here to see if you plan to stock any perfect apples," Mario said.

"Sorry, but we do not plan to have any perfect apples in stock, sorry to disappoint you," Kecleon said.

"It's okay..." Mario said, a little disappointed, "Come on, let's tell Chatot the news..." Mario was about to walk away with Peach following him when they saw Marill and Azurill.

"Hey, Misters Kecleon! Someone found our Water float! They said it's on the beach!" Marill said.

"That's great!" One of the Kecleon said.

"What's a Water Float?" Peach asked.

"It's an item exclusive to Azurill's evolution family. You have to trade a lot for it, it's very rare," Dusknoir said.

"We'll be getting it now! Bye!" Azurill said as they left. Peach had a very bad feeling about this for some reason. They left soon after to report the news to Chatot. The rest of the day was pretty boring for Team Pokecuties until dinner time, when Chatot had an announcement. Everybody was unhappy because they just wanted to eat.

"Another time gear has been stolen!" He announced. There was a huge fuss among the apprentices.

"Could it be..?" Peach was absolutely stunned. She hoped it wasn't Fogbound Lake's time gear. Her heartbeat was accelerating rapidly and she felt a little weak.

"No, it's not from Fogbound Lake. It's from a place called Limestone Cave," A surge of relief passed over everyone. After everyone settled down, they were ready to eat. After dinner, they all went to bed. Before they went to sleep, Team Pokecuties had a little chat.

"Hey, Peach, Shinji, Chatot said that another time gear was stolen right before dinner," Mario started the conversation.

"Yeah, when I think about it, who would want them anyway?" Shinji said.

"Maybe the Pokemon who is stealing them is crazy," Peach said.

"Okay... You know, Uxie guards a time gear, so I hope he's okay," Peach said.

"Of course he is! You know what, let's stop talking and go to sleep," Mario said. Peach couldn't shake the feeling that something bad was happening to Fogbound Lake at the very moment as she went to sleep.

Fogbound Lake...

"Why did I trust those Pokemon..? I could have wiped their memories of this place when I had the chance. Now the time gear's being stolen!" Uxie said as he lay on the ground. He had been beaten by Grovyle, who wanted the time gear. He shook his head simply.

"I didn't hear about this place from anybody. I've known about this place for a long, long time..." He said, "And I would have gotten here faster if it wasn't for her," he pointed to Himeka, who was enjoying the view. She heard what he said and got a little upset.

"I'm holding you back?" She said, a little teary in the eyes. Grovyle sighed and dove into the water to get the time gear. When he had it, they ran out together as time began to freeze behind them.

At the guild...

The next morning started normally until Loudred told Team Pokecuties that they had visitors. When they got outside the entrance, they saw the visitors were Marill and Azurill. Marill was holding a note.

"What's wrong, you two? You don't look so happy," Peach said, feeling a little concerned.

"It's about yesterday. We went to the beach hoping to find the Water Float, but we found this note instead," Marill handed Peach the note. She read it. It appeared to be a ransom note saying to come to a dungeon called Amp Plains to get the Water Float back.

"Who could have done this?" Shinji shouted. Peach shoved the note in his face to show him the excessive amounts of "chaw-haw-haw" in the note.

"There's no denying it, Team Skull did it," She said to him. She turned to Marill and asked, "Have you tried getting it from there before?"

"Yes, I have, but the electric type Pokemon overpowered me. I tried again and again, but I kept on getting defeated. So I came here to ask you to help us and get it for us! You will, won't you?" He said.

"You're kidding me, right?" Peach said.

"What do you mean?" Marill asked.

"You're seriously expecting me to go into a dungeon full of electric types and get your item for you?"

"Yeah, what's wrong with that?"

"I'm a water type for pete's sake! Electric types are super effective against water types, got it?"

"So what?"

"Ugh, fine. We'll get your item for you. Come on, Mario and Shinji, let's go..." Peach grabbed Mario by the paw and dragged him and Shinji to the dungeon's entrance.

Amp Plains 1F

"So this is Amp Plains..." Peach said once they were inside the dungeon. They walked until they found a TM for the move Blizzard. "This will help a lot. I'll learn the move so monster houses won't be as annoying. I heard there are some here," she said as she used it.

Skipping to the midpoint...

"We've climbed up far. The Water Float can't be far away now. Come on guys, let's go!" Peach said. Shinji and Mario nodded in agreement before going on to Upper Amp Plains.

Meanwhile in Treasure Town, Marill, Azurill, Dusknoir, and the Kecleon brothers were talking about what happened the previous day with the Water Float. It was pretty innocent until Marill mentioned that Team Pokecuties were in Amp Plains.

"A-Amp Plains? You sent them to Amp Plains? It's the season of thunderstorms! Team Pokecuties is in great danger! I have to save them!" Dusknoir ran towards Amp Plains to rescue the unaware team from the impending doom that awaited them.

Skipping to the top of Amp Plains...

Team Pokecuties walked ahead and saw the Water Float in front of them. They ran to it to get it, but before they could grab it, everything went dark.

"How dare you trespass in our territory! You shall pay dearly!" A voice boomed from close by. It startled Peach and her teammates, so they hid behind a rock.

"You do know we can see you, right? You can't escape from us!" A bolt of lightning struck the rock, destroying it. Several more bolts struck the ground rapidly and a Luxray and a few Luxio suddenly appeared. "We are the Luxray and Luxio tribe! Try to take our territory and pay!"

"We're not here to take your territory! We're-" Peach was cut off by Luxray.

"Silence! We will not listen to your reason! We know you're here to claim our territory!" He shouted. Luxray and the Luxio attacked and a boss battle started. Peach showed off her new Blizzard attack, knocking out all of the Luxio, leaving only Luxray. The next few minutes were not worth mentioning because Team Pokecuties basically swept the floor with Luxray. After they were all defeated, they just stood up again. "We will not give up our territory!" Luxray roared and slashed the team, weakening them. He was about to fire a bolt of electricity when Dusknoir appeared out of nowhere. Shinji struggled to run away.

"Stop this at once! These Pokemon are not here to take your territory," He said.

"And how can we trust you?" Luxray asked.

"I know that you come here every season of thunderstorms. Once someone tried to take your territory and failed. That is why you are so hostile towards strangers," Dusknoir said.

"Fine, we trust you. We're going to leave for a while and you better not be here when we get back," Luxray and the Luxio walked away.

"Thank you, Dusknoir, for saving us," Mario thanked him.

"It was nothing. Now let's get the Water Float and return it to Marill and Azurill," Dusknoir said. Peach picked up the Water Float and led her teammates home.

"Thank you, Team Pokecuties," Marill thanked them once he and his brother had the Water Float back. They were at the Kecleon shop with Dusknoir. Shinji wasn't there because he had "some business to take care of."

"We didn't do it alone," said Mario, "Dusknoir helped us."

"Yeah," Peach looked at Dusknoir. "If it wasn't for him, we'd be dead."

"It was nothing," Dusknoir said, "I did it out of the good of my heart." Peach felt a sudden chill when she heard him say "good in my heart." She didn't know why. Was it coincidental? Or was it not? She thought it was just a mere coincidence and thought nothing more of it.

"May I interrupt?" Kecleon asked, "This is the second time you've helped these brothers, right? The last time was amazing. I mean, the way you found out little Azurill's location. It was like magic!"

"It wasn't magic," Peach shook her head. "I saw where he was in a dream." She remembered how strange it felt the first time she had a "dizzy spell." It was like her heart was beating a thousand times faster. It wasn't one of her favorite memories.

"A dream, you say?" Dusknoir was highly interested.

"You know something about it, Dusknoir?" Peach asked him.

"Yes, I know a little about it... If you want to know more, come to the beach with me," He started walking away. Peach and Mario followed him to the beach.

"So, Dusknoir, what do you know about that dream that my partner had?" Mario asked once they were at the beach.

"That wasn't a mere dream, that was the dimensional scream," Dusknoir started, "It's a rare ability that lets the user see visions after touching certain objects."

"Wow! That's amazing, Peach!" Mario exclaimed. He could never imagine that his own friend had such an amazing ability.

"Oh, I don't know your names. What are they anyway?" Dusknoir asked.

"I'm Mario and this is Peach. We have another teammate named Shinji, but he's never here when you're around," Mario told him their names. When Dusknoir heard Peach's name, for a split second, he smiled. Peach noticed this and asked if her name rang any bells.

"No, it doesn't at all, sorry," Dusknoir said. Peach was a little creeped out and wondered why he grinned at her name. Suddenly, Bidoof ran to the beach, panting with a distressed look on his face.

"Team Pokecuties! I've been looking all over for you! You're needed at the guild this instant! It's an emergency! Come quick!" Bidoof shouted.

"If there's that many exclamation points, it must be urgent," Peach said. Dusknoir, Mario, and Peach ran as fast as they could to the guild.

Ok, that's the end of the chapter! Please review!