Grovyle: Guess who's back?
Goldwolf: Back again
Grovyle: Grovy's back
Sunny: Tell a friend.
Warning: Chapter contains slight cussing, fourth wall damage, and a pidgeot meme referrence. Most importantly it contains serious Blaze. read at own risk.
Grovyle: Wait, serious Blaze isn't a bad thing.
random crowd: Yes it is!
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Pokemon mystery dungeon: Blind Sight
Chapter twenty five: On the run
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It was 4:29 AM. All was quiet and calm. Most people take the beauty of dusk for granted. It's sad, that they do, because one minute can take the serene atmosphere away from all of us. Particularly in the beautiful region of Amatshe, along the outskirts of Opal Valleys town. Speaking of which...
Sunny slammed the beeping alarm clock, and leaped out of bed.
Somehow, the tune of reveille was blasting throughout the base, even more questionable was the lack of pokemon outside waking up.
Blazes door swung opened as a very tired charmander stomped out.
"Coffee..." The fire type moaned in agony.
"Good morning, Blaze!" Sunny over enthusiastically announced.
"You're more insane than my sisters..." Blaze radiated tired highschooler in marching band the afternoon after finals.
"Oh, I'm not insane." Sunny told him. "We have alot of time to get ahead thanks to Miss Harmony and Mister Erik. So I." She dropped a neatly packed bag at her feet. "Am trying to make the most of it."
Blaze sipped a cup of coffee, then yawned loudly. "What about the red vests?" He pointed to the two articles of clothing that weren't in the bag.
"Don't need them." Sunny shook her head.
"Sunny." Blaze sighed. "Just an honest question, but... what is your idea of cold?"
"Below seventy." She blinked. She had grown up in Olivine, Oblivia, and had never experienced much of winter before. Or she had and just didn't remember what winter felt like.
Blaze was unable to hold in a chuckle. "Well, you're gonna have a bad time. We're putting these in the bag."
"Okay, but I don't understand the need..."
"You will, believe me." Blaze began to realize Sunnys lack of knowledge on cold.
About half an hour passed.
"Well Blaze," Sunny picked up the rescue bag, which was almost full. "I believe we are ready to go."
"You can say that again."
"We're ready to go." Sunny pointed harshly to the door. "No, really. We are. Let's get a move on!"
"From now on, we're fugitives." Blaze stared off into the distance. "This trip is going to be a dangerous one, so let's not get the other team members involved."
"We won't tell them. Instead we'll just leave by ourselves." Sunny nodded. "Speaking of leaving, come on, let's go, get a move on. It is TIME for departure!"
"Sun!" a certain caterpie called.
Sunny sighed. this is what she wanted to avoid. Goodbyes...
"Sir Correy!" Blaze waved.
"We came to say goodbye to Sunny" Sir Correy explained.
"We?" Blaze questioned.
A skitty and chikorita were next. "SAL-U-TATIONS!" The cat waved. "We wanted to thank you again for rescuing my partner back then, but then we heard you were leaving."
"It's scaring me how you all knew we were leaving right at this moment..." Sunny realized.
"That would be my doing." A familiar ralts stepped out. "All of us got together and decided we wanted to say goodbye before you left."
"Oh..." Blaze nodded. "Wait, how were you able to tell? Were you spying on us?"
"Blaze." Melody snapped. "In about five minutes the adults will start waking up. I suggest you go before your caught."
Sunny nodded as she and Blaze finally got a move on. "Goodbye everyone."
Thus began Sunnys cruel and arduous journey as a fugitive...
"Hey, this is just like exploring without mystery dungeons!" Sunny smiled.
Over forbidding mountains...
"There's been an earthquake here." Blaze grabbed Sunnys hand before she fell into a fissure. "Geez, out of all of them, you nearly fall into the largest one..."
Sunny smiled slightly. "Sorry, can't see where I'm going. Thanks Blaze."
Across fields of fire...
"Is the environment out of control here too?" Sunny asked.
"Yeah." Blaze nodded. "A forest fire that no water could quell... no one lives there anymore. They all... Burnt up..."
"That's awful." Sunny gasped. "Maybe there are survivors. we should check."
"You won't survive." Blaze grabbed her hand. "No one can. It's been raging for almost a year, and Team Hydro already tried going in."
"And?"
"Blastoise and his gang never came out..." Blaze stared at flowers left along the path, and a picture of a Blastoise, Feraligatr, and a Swampert smiling together with what one could assume to be other family members and friends. "I knew Swamp very well. He was a great person..."
Sunny silently grabbed Blazes shoulder.
"No, we can't talk about this now." Blaze shook his head. "We have to continue on."
But throughout it all, Sunnys team kept their heads held high.
"Do you think sand is called sand because it's where sea meets land?" Blaze asked suddenly, trying to break the akward silence that had lasted since the mention of Team Hydro.
"Maaaaayyyybeeee?" Sunny answered Blazes mind blowing question.
Without a complaint, they marched on.
"I need to eat." Blaze cried. "LOUDLY, I AM COMPLAINING THAT I NEED TO EAT."
Sunny handed him a red gummi.
Dammit Blaze, he must have had coffee because he can sense my words...
"Sunny, are you hearing any strange voices?" Blaze asked. "there's this one ominous one I keep hearing..."
"No...?"
The duo had finally reached lapis cave. Thank pidgeot my job here is over...
"My legs... are dying..." Blaze sat on a rock.
"Isn't it strange though?" Sunny asked.
"What is?" Blaze asked. "You're playing the pronoun game, Sun."
"Every place we went was struck by a disaster. And I... I feel like we should be doing something about it."
"We can't though." Blaze patted her on the back. "Not until we prove to them your innocence. Right now, we need to focus on making it to see ninetails."
"Blaze, I hear something." Sunny suddenly became pale. "We need to go. now."
(Lapis cave Floor One B)
"You do realize we could have gone around instead, right?" Blaze grumbled.
"We could've?"
(Lapis cave Floor Two B)
"I just realized, but I think you forgot something at the base." Blaze said.
"Like what?" Sunny asked.
"Your pink bow appears to be missing."
"Aww, I liked that bow." Sunny frowned. "Ah well, I won't die without it."
(Lapis cave Floor Three B)
"Blaze?" Sunny sniffed. "What's that horrid stench?"
"I don't know!" Blaze held his nose "All I did was try to remove a piece of this stone and suddenly... Stench!"
"A... Stone?" Sunny thought. "You do realize that Lapis is a stone that smells awful when cut, right?"
"Where did you hear that?" Blaze asked.
"Don't remember." Sunny answered. "Probably school."
"What's school?" Blaze was serious...
(Lapis cave Floor Four B)
"Sunny, there's something burrowing underground." Blaze pointed.
"I know." Sunny aimed a bubble at the ground, precisely where a nincada was. "I could feel the vibrations in the ground."
"But how do you-"
"Sunny grew to level twenty one." A mysterious voice announced.
(Lapis cave Floor Five B)
Blaze suddenly let out a loud cry.
"What is it?" Sunny asked, suddenly turning around.
"Stepped on a pointy thorn..." He sat down. "Can't reach foot. Help... Paiiiinnn..."
"Have you tried using the flame on your tail to scorch it out?" Sunny suggusted.
"That's a good idea..." Blaze did just as Sunny said."Sweet relief..."
(Lapis cave Floor Six B)
"Is it my imagination, or are these dungeons getting easier and easier?" Sunny stood at the top of the stairs to floor seven. "Is this all you got, world? Sunny is clearly winning, and it's almost sad."
"Sunny, don't jinx it."
(Lapis cave Floor Seven B)
The duo found themselves surrounded by nidorina, nincada, illumise, and several others.
The monster house theme started up.
"Ya done effed it." Blaze groaned, preparing for combat.
Sunny quickly grabbed a confuse orb and put it to use.
Five seconds had passed and no pokemon were left standing, except for the two.
"Too easy." Sunny yawned. "Sunny, 626: Dungeon, 1."
"One of these days Sun, the dungeon is going to win. For real. The last time doesn't count."
"Likely story." Sunny laughed. "I could probably take on moltres on my own."
"Why specifically moltres?"
"No reason." Sunny hid a braile book behind her back.
(Lapis cave Floor Eight B)
A nidorino stood in the way. "FIGHT ME PUNY CHARMANDER!"
"Okay...?" Blaze used ember, instantly winning.
"Blaze grew to level twenty!" The mysterious voice announced.
(Lapis cave Floor Nine B)
"So, Sunny." Blaze asked. "I'm curious... What are you reading?"
"Thats..." Sunny paused, hiding the braile book behind her. "I dunno, I just have it with me. It just sorta appeared in my hand way back when... Pretty helpful."
"Okay...?"
(Lapis cave Floor Ten B)
"Hey Blaze,"
"Yeah Sun?"
"I'm curious, but do you actually know where ninetails lives?"
"No, but... there are a few mountain ranges up ahead."
"I'd guess Ninetails would pick a cave within the mountain, so we should ask about caves in the mountains."
"There's actually a small village at the beginning of the range, so we can start there."
"Could you tell me about this small village?"
"It's apparently called Lon Lon." Blaze explained. "Beautiful place, and it's completely untouched by natural disasters."
"Really?"
"Except the pokemon there are a little different."
"Why do you say that?"
"They wear clothes all the time. It's not really weird or anything, but you might ruin clothes if you fight in them..."
"It's a different region, isn't it?" Sunny smiled. "Things there are bound to be different. I mean, look at Insanitonio, or Johto."
"Joh...to...?" Blaze asked. "Never heard of it."
"Very different, trust me." Sunny smiled. "You don't want to go there."
(Lapis cave Floor Eleven B)
"Why not?" Blaze asked.
"Because..." Sunny paused. "Humans enslave pokemon to do their bidding. Trainers, they call themselves."
(Lapis cave Floor Twelve B)
"And that's all of what I've remembered about Johto." Sunny finished.
"It's all wrong and backwards..." Blaze whined.
(Lapis cave Floor Thirteen B)
"Y'know what's sad?" Blaze asked.
"What?" Sunny asked.
"Why are there more pokemon in dungeons than towns?"
"Good question..." Sunny thought. "Most of them seem like they aren't all there, but a few have challenged us, so maybe they are bored with everyday town life, ooooorrr they're being paid to try to make this dungeon more challenging for others."
"By who?" Blaze thought. "Unless..."
Meanwhile, in the palace of insanity...
A grovylewith a bow and arrow, a tyrunt in a hat, and a shiny lucario with a sword and shield sat in a conferrence room.
"crap, they know..." The lucario watched from high above.
"Blaze has become too smart for his own good..." The tyrunt tilted his hat. "We'll have to break him of that..."
"Chillax guys, I have a plan." the grovyle held up a large roll of parchment paper titled Script.
"What's Blazingsun?" The lucario asked.
"It's all part of my nefarious plan..." the grovyle laughed maniacally as thunder sounded.
The other pokemon joined her, as lightning flashed all over the palace. Loud winnys of ponytas could be heard...
( Lapis cave Floor Fourteen B)
"There's the exit, I am so done... DONE with this place..." Blaze took the lead.
"Hey, wait!" Sunny followed his footsteps.
(Outside Lapis cave)
Blaze and Sunny sat down on the rocks of the cave.
"So glad we're out..." Blaze panted.
"I'll agree with you there." Sunny nodded. "After being in that cave, I needed fresh air..."
"Hey, you made a rhyme." Blaze pointed.
"it's no big deal, I do it all the time." Sunny rhymed again.
"Alright, I'm done. I think that's enough."
"So no more rhyming?" Sunny asked. "I think that's rough..."
"No more rhymes and I mean it." Blaze quoted something.
"Anybody want a peanut?" Sunny opened the snack bag.
An hour had passed.
"Nightfall already..." Blaze stared at the rising moon.
"And not a peep from any pokemon coming after us." Sunny listened.
"Maybe we could set up camp for the night." Blaze suggusted.
"Good idea." Sunny nodded. "We can each keep watch for..."
Sunny listened closely to the sounds of a mob from inside.
"Actually, looks like we're on the run still."She commented picking up the two bags. "Let's go."
And so, the two fled the scene... faster than you can say cliffhanger...
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Grovyle: It is GOOD to be back. *Sips a drinkable grass gummi, whilst sitting in a pool floatie*
Sunny: So, what now?
Grovyle: Now we wait...
Sunny: For what?
Grovyle: My nefarious plan, of course...
Sunny: Ah, that thing I can't read, but you won't shut up about... That...
Grovyle: It's friggin foolproof!
Sunny: Whatever floats your boat.