Author's Note: EEEEE! I finally got Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon! After all that time... I'm gonna play this all night long! Who knows, I might even buy some diapers to last me through the night :). So, to celebrate its release, I'm uploading this chapter now. The rest of them are gonna take awhile, though... Anyway, let's get started!

Carlos woke up tiredly, getting up to stretch. Suddenly, he noticed something amiss. He wasn't in the castle anymore. Somehow, he wound up in a cave.

"What the- Where'd the castle go!?" Carlos wondered, looking around. The cave was pretty bright, but it was really cold. All of a sudden, an explosion from outside shook the cave, causing Carlos to lose his balance and fall to the ground.

"Sounds like something's wrong outside!" he said aloud as he headed for the cave's exit. Surprisingly, there was a door there. When he opened it, he was shocked to see a bunch of ice types running about, seemingly panicked about something.

"What the heck is going on?" Carlos said to himself, absolutely confused about what was going on. One second, he was safe in the confines of Wesali's palace, and next, he was in a cave full of frantic ice types.

"Carlos! There you are!" he heard someone say. Carlos looked and saw someone familiar running towards him.

"Sharese!? What are you doing here?" Carlos asked. "I'm here to get you! We have to leave, now!" she said urgently.

"B-But... where are we, anyway?" Carlos asked her. Sharese looked at him strangely. "Do you seriously not remember what's been happening for the past three months?" Carlos had no idea what she was talking about, so he shook his head anyway.

Sharese sighed. "I guess it has been a blur. The ice types have let us take refuge in their camp, but it looks like we've been discovered. We have to evacuate!"

"Oh! Um, got it!" Carlos said as he quickly followed Sharese through the cave. The more they ran, the more Carlos realized that the cave was only inhabited by ice type pokémon.

Once they reached the cave's entrance, Sharese signaled for Carlos to stop and peered through the cave's opening. She pulled back in just in time to avoid a Flamethrower.

"What was that!?" Carlos asked in shock.

Sharese glared outside. "... They're here." Carlos then noticed a pokémon running towards them hastily. It appeared to be a deino, but its skin, instead of the traditional navy blue color, was swamp green. Its fur was also a lighter shade of black.

"That deino... It must be a shiny," Carlos thought as it approached them.

"Sharese, Carlos, we have to move out! Those pokémon are relentless!" the deino said. It had a male voice. Carlos was about to ask how he knew his name, but then Sharese interrupted. "Well, we knew we couldn't hide from them forever."

Carlos was still confused at the moment, but he had heard enough to know that something was after them. "Let's just go out there and fight whatever's bugging us!"

Sharese looked at him like he was crazy. "What!? Fight them!? That's suicide!"

"No... Actually, he may be onto something," the shiny deino said pensively. "If we can preoccupy them for long enough, Matol can get the defense systems operational again."

Sharese looked at the two of them and sighed. "I guess we can try. But the second the tables start turning, we're out of there! Understand?"

The deino nodded. "Okay then." He looked at Carlos. "Are you ready to fight?"

Carlos nodded. "Yup. My Spark'll do the trick."

"But you don't know Spark..." the deino said.

Carlos felt embarrassed. "Oh, um... What moves do I know, then?"

"Remember - you're the author's pokémon. Concentrate really hard and you'll see the levels and moves of everyone on your team," the deino explained. Carlos nodded and closed his eyes, concentrating hard on himself, Sharese, and that mysterious shiny. Suddenly, words popped into his mind and he could see them.

Carlos - Level 53 - Facade / Double Kick / Thunder Fang / Wild Charge

Sharese - Level 59 - Swift / Iron Tail / Ice Fang / Discharge

Ziru - Level 70 - Body Slam / Dragon Rush / Fire Fang / Crunch

"So that deino's name... It's Ziru..." Carlos thought. "But... how am I that high-leveled?"

"Now are you ready?" the deino, who was apparently named Ziru, asked.

"... Yeah. Let's go," Carlos said reluctantly. The three of them walked outside, ready for anything. However, they were caught off guard when they were blasted off of the ground by what felt like a Hyper Beam. Suddenly, Carlos' vision went white.

"GAH!" Carlos cried out as he woke up. He looked around, breathing heavily. Sure enough, he was in a bedroom in Wesali. Nova, who had wrapped herself around him, was woken up by his reaction. "Carlos, what happened? I felt you panic."

"Um... Well..." Carlos stuttered, attempting to fing a good excuse, but then remembered that Nova would know anyway. "I... I had a dream."

"Really? What happened in it?" Nova asked.

"I was in a cave with Sharese... and some other pokémon. I think it was a shiny deino," Carlos said.

"Hmm... That IS strange..." Nova told him. "But we can't dwell on that now. The others are in the dining hall, and we want to talk to you about something."

"About what?" Carlos asked.

"You'll see when we get there," Nova said as she helped him off of the bed and led him out.

When Carlos got to the dining hall, everyone was staring at him worriedly, especially Diancie. There was a seat they saved for him.

"Oh, no... Did I get framed again?" Carlos asked worriedly.

Ivy shook her head. "No. In fact, now that your name has been cleared, you're well-known throughout the whole Wesali area."

Carlos blinked in surprise. "Really?"

"Yes. You've even become known in the other capital cities ," Herb added. "You're quite the idol."

"But that's not why we all need to talk to you," Zee said in a robotic-like feminine voice.

Everyone stared at her in surprise. "You can talk!?"

Zee sighed angrily... or, at least it sounded like a sigh. "Didn't we clarify this on the special episode?"

"Oh, right," Carlos remembered, as did everyone else. "So, what do you guys want to talk about?"

"Well... Do you recall what happened in that battle in Treasure Town?" Lily asked.

Carlos nodded. "This is gonna sound weird... but I think when I got really angry at Hazel, something snapped in me. And I think I saw my fur change color..."

"Yeah, then you started trying to kill Hazel!" Darkfang told him.

"What!?" Carlos said in shock. "I hated her, but I'd never go there!"

"Well, you did," Darkfang said, a bit calmer now. "But why?"

Carlos looked down. "I... I... don't know..." He didn't want the others to know that he had encountered Yveltal, or they could be in danger as well.

"Carlos, we have to tell them," Diancie told him.

Everyone turned to look at Diancie. "What do you mean?" Gears asked.

Carlos sighed. "I wasn't... in control of myself. My mind was temporarily corrupted by a legendary. She called herself Yveltal." Everyone gasped upon hearing that name. "Me and Diancie were able to fight her off, though."

"Hmm... this is serious," Herb said.

"Agreed. But what reason could she have for corrupting you?" Ivy asked.

"She wanted to use him as her slave," Diancie said. "Since I chose him, she wants to end it all by making sure he can't stop her."

"Well, she'll have to get through us first!" Raptor declared. The others nodded in agreement.

"Guys," Carlos said. "What happened while I was corrupted?"

Nova looked at him sadly. "Well..."

FLASHBACK (3rd Person POV)

(PS77: Just so you know, this is Major Boss Fight #3 in the others' perspectives, so use the same music from the fight with Yveltal.)

Carlos immediately charged at Hazel as his paw gained a dark-looking aura. "Obsidian Slash!" he yelled as he attempted to slash at her. Luckily, Ruby got in the way and blocked it with fury swipes just in time.

"Carlos, what are you doing!?" Ruby asked.

"Get out of my WAY!" Carlos screamed as he used the force from his attack to knock Ruby away.

"That can't be Carlos..." Vixi muttered.

Anubis looked at her, along with the others. "What do you mean?" he asked.

Vixi closed her eyes. "Darkfang... You feel it, right? All the dark power radiating from Carlos."

Darkfang nodded. "The kid's right... Something's wrong about him..."

Hazel, meanwhile, was able to dodge another Obsidian Slash. Carlos, however, had gotten extremely annoyed. Suddenly, he began to charge up power. "Shadow Bolt!" he shouted, firing a dark purple bolt of lightning at Hazel. It made contact, causing Hazel to scream in agony, which only compelled Carlos to put more power into the attack.

"Guys, we've gotta help her!" Anubis said, watching Hazel writhe in pain.

Ruby nodded. "Everyone, focus your attacks on Carlos!" However, she noticed that everyone else had hidden, so that only left her, Darkfang, Dusty, Katty, Team Poképals, Anubis, Vixi, Sally, Raptor, Gears, Lily, Lulu, Zee, and Paul.

Ruby then decided her plan of attack. "Paul and Raptor, take the kids and princesses and hide behind us!" The two fighting types nodded and took Anubis, Vixi, Lily and Lulu to hide behind a bush.

Ruby looked back at Carlos. "Hazel, hit him with a Flame Burst!" Hazel complied and shot one at Carlos, knocking him back a bit.

"Attack, NOW!" Ruby ordered. She used Fury Swipes, Sally used Quick Attack, Zee used Hidden Power, Dusty used Slam, Katty used Feint Attack, Piplup used Bubblebeam, and Chimchar used Flame Wheel. All of the attacks collided with Carlos, and he was engulfed in a cloud of sand. The others cheered victoriously, but when the sand dissipated, Carlos was perfectly intact.

"W-What?" Ruby said in shock.

Carlos smirked. "How pitiful. Now it's time to-" Before he could finish, however, he fell to the ground with a pained face. His fur then lost its black marking and slowly returned to its original yellow color.

"That must've been when you defeated Yveltal and reverted," Zee said.

"I see..." Carlos said, looking down at the ground. All of a sudden, he bolted back to his room.

Everyone pitied him. "Maybe that was too much for him to handle..." Ruby said.

Diancie got off her chair and floated towards the room that Carlos ran in. "I should go talk to him."

When Diancie entered the room, she saw Carlos, crying into a pillow softly.

"Carlos..." Diancie said sympathetically.

"... Why me..." he said. It was barely audible.

Diancie looked confused. "Pardon? I didn't quite get that."

Carlos looked at her, his eyes slightly red from crying. "Why me!? Why do I have to be the Chosen One!?"

Diancie blinked. "Because you're pure of-"

"No! I'm not pure or anything!" Carlos screamed. "I can't do this! Everyone expects me to be some OP hero that always pulls through!"

"And you always have," Diancie reminded him.

"Have you ever considered how I feel!?" Carlos screamed angrily at her. "You say I'm pure of heart, but everyday I'm forced to kill innocent bystanders because of this darkness. And now it's making me try to kill my friends! I just want it all to end..."

Diancie sat down next to Carlos and embraced him with a hug, which he gladly accepted.

"I understand how you feel..." Diancie said after a long time.

Carlos broke away from the hug and looked at her. "W-What do you mean?"

Diancie sighed. "Being the leader of the Legendary Guardians. It isn't easy fighting an impossible battle, especially when everyone's counting on you." A single tear rolled down her cheek.

Carlos wiped away his own and stared at her. "I'm sorry... I was so insensitive before..."

"Do not worry. I understand the need to let go every now and then," Diancie said. "Do you feel better now?"

Carlos smiled. "Yeah... Thanks."

"It is no problem," Diancie said with a smile of her own. Then she grew serious. "Forgive me, but... I have a difficult favor to ask of you."

"Sure, what is it?" Carlos asked.

"I would like for you to accompany me to Crevice Canyon," Diancie told him. "It is where the Legendary Guardians meet. I would like for you to get the chance to meet them, and so that we may discuss the whereabouts of Yveltal."

"Okay, then," Carlos said. "Should I go get my friends?"

Diancie shook her head. "Crevice Canyon is our hideaway from Yveltal's forces. We would be much less noticeable if it was just the two of us. Besides, the others turned in for the night."

Carlos nodded. "I understand. Let's go, then." With that settled, the two quietly made their way down the castle halls. When they got to the gate, they were fairly surprised to find that Paul was on guard.

He soon took notice of them behind him. "Hello, you two."

"Paul, what are you doing out here?" Carlos asked.

"A guard's job is never done," Paul replied. "I'm the one who should be asking you that question. It's very late."

"It's urgent," Diancie told him. After explaining their intentions to him, Paul nodded. "Very well. Just be careful."

"We will. Thanks!" Carlos said. Led by Diancie, the two of them walked towards a rocklike formation in the distance.

"Well, here we are," Diancie said as she looked around the dungeon entrance. "Crevice Canyon."

Carlos looked around too. "Wow, it's a lot dustier than I thought it'd be."

"Yes, well there's no time to waste," Diancie said as she and Carlos entered the mystery dungeon.

Crevice Canyon

1F - There was barely anything to keep him from falling off of a cliff, so Carlos made sure to be extra prepared for any kind of sneak attack.

The two of them made their way down a narrow corridor. An ariados was heading their way, but they saw it long before it could ever reach them.

Diancie fired a Moonblast at the spider, making it instantly faint.

"Look. The stairs are in that next room," Diancie said, pointing towards the room that the ariados came from. Carlos nodded and they walked towards them.

2F - They had the luck to spawn right in front of two dodrio. Carlos was then bombarded with a series of Fury Attacks from the both of them. He tried to hit one with Spark, but they both ran out of the way with Agility. One of them then decided to attack Diancie. However, she was able to one-shot it with a Diamond Storm.

Carlos, meanwhile, was still failing to hit the other dodrio, as it kept taunting him by using Agility.

"Stand still!" Carlos yelled in frustration. He leapt at the flightless bird with his fangs covered in blue electricity and bit down hard, causing the foe to instantly faint.

Carlos got up. "Whoa..."

"It appears that you have learned Thunder Fang!" Diancie said happily.

Carlos thought of his moves, but he wasn't able to remember Spark. "well, let's keep on going," Carlos said. Luckily, the stairs were just in the next room.

3F - "Ah, it appears that luck is on our side," Diancie said, noticing that the stairs were right next to them.

4F - Unfortunately, their luck had to run out sometime. At least they were able to find a grass gummi, 156 poké, and an odd-looking box.

"What IS this thing?" Carlos asked.

"A link cable," Diancie said. "It's complicated, but basically you and another pokémon can use it to link two of your moves and perform a combo move."

Carlos seemed very pleased by the idea. "Cool, I'll be sure to hang onto this," he said, putting the link cable in his bag. As they walked further, they finally found the stairs, but not before being intercepted by a bunnelby, which began by picking up globs of mud with its ears and throwing them at the two protagonists. Due to their typing, both were fairly hurt.

"Carlos! We must power through!" Diancie said as she fired an Ancientpower at the bunnelby, fainting right after Carlos followed up with a Bite.

"Come... Let us press on..." Diancie said, once again leading Carlos up the stairs.

5F - The two of them spawned next to the stairs and 67 poké. "Thank goodness..." Diancie said. Carlos picked up the 67 poké.

"Diancie, you need to rest," Carlos said, pulling out two apples from his bag. He held one out. "Let's eat."

Diancie smiled as she took the offered apple. "Very well," she said. The two of them sat for only a minute or two before ascending the stairs.

6F - Carlos saw an oran berry. When he tried to put it in his bag, however...

"Dang it! My bag's full!" Carlos complained.

"You may have to use up a few of your items or put them in storage," Diancie said.

"Hmm..." Carlos said, pulling out two pure seeds. He looked at Diancie, who caught on to his idea. He ate the pure seed and was suddenly teleported to the staircase.

7F - Diancie soon appeared beside him.

"You can eat it this time," Carlos said, holding the seed out to Diancie, who took it politely. "Thank you," she said, eating the seed and promptly teleporting away. It only took Carlos two seconds after that to feel the sensation of being teleported.

Carlos and Diancie, finally done with the dungeon, kept on walking down a straight path that led to a summit.

"That dungeon was kind of short," Carlos remarked.

Diancie nodded. "We figured that that it was the least suspicious place." As they climbed to the top of the mountain, he took the time to marvel at the amazing view.

Diancie floated up next to him and stared into the distance as well. "When we rid the world of this darkness... I hope that everyone can admire a view this beautiful." She then went over to a particular rock and pressed her hand against it. Carlos was confused, but suddenly, one of the rock's sections slid apart, revealing a hidden stairway.

"Whoa..." Carlos said in awe.

Diancie led Carlos down the staircase. Soon, the two of them arrive in a white room with doors on each side.

"Stay here. I'll go find the others," Diancie said, going through a door on the left.

Carlos took that time to look at the room he was in. Most of it was ivory. Well... the whole thing was ivory. Including four pillars that must've been the foundation of the whole rooms. Carlos noticed a large, square table in the middle of the room, along with short cylinders that he could only describe as chairs. They were assembled around the table in a 3 by 3 manner. Each seat had a red velvet pillow for comfort. To top off the room's posh design, green and golden wreaths adorned the walls.

"NOOOOO!"

Carlos was instantly snapped out of his observation by the all-too familiar scream. He bolted for the door he saw Diancie enter. When he opened it, he saw the room's style. It was in shambles. The most visible aspects were the torn walls and destroyed artifacts.

Diancie was on the ground, looking at a note in her hand, tears in her eyes.

Carlos ran up to her. "Diancie, are you okay!?" Carlos asked in worry. The legendary slowly shook her head and showed Carlos the note. He read it.

If you ever wanna see your friends again, you'll surrender yourself and that "Chosen One" of yours over to the darkness. You've got 20 days! Starting tomorrow!

Yveltal

Carlos looked back at Diancie with sympathy. "Oh... I'm so sorry."

Diancie, however, merely wiped her tears away. "Wait... There is... another way to get them back..."

Carlos' ears perked. "Really? There is?"

Diancie nodded. "Yes... Carlos. Will you please stand by me the whole time, even if it gets tough?"

Carlos nodded. "I will, don't worry. So, what do we have to do?"

"We must seek out a pokémon by the name of Hoopa," Diancie said. "We do not know the whereabouts of the other Legendary Guardians, but he will. For now, let us return to the palace and tell the others of our plan."

"Got it," Carlos said as they left the wreckage that was once Diancie's hideout. As they walked back, Carlos rubbed his head in pain. It was just flooding with questions. He thought about the Legendary Guardians. "Who are they? They must've been close to Diancie, but... What do they have to do with all this? Why would Yveltal kidnap them?"

That caused him to think about Yveltal. "Who is she? Why does she want to bring darkness? And why does she make a big deal out of making me some kind of servant to her? Does she think I'm powerful... or is there another reason at play?"

His mind then drifted to the alakazam he saw before he was framed for murder. "That alakazam... his name was Magul or something. How did he know that going to the guild would get me into a situation like that? Who is he? Is he on my side? Will he ever warn me again?"

He thought about Sharese. "Just who is she? One second she tries to kill me, then she tries to help me, then she wants me to join her. I wonder... Up until now, I thought Sharese was the leader of some criminal organization, but... are she and Yveltal connected somehow? Maybe she works for Yveltal?

He thought about the mysterious deino he saw in his dream. "His name... It was Ziru? But I've never seen him before, so why was he in my dream? And why did it end so abruptly? Wait... my Dimensional Scream... maybe that dream was some sort of premonition! But a premonition of what? What if it isn't a premonition at all?"

He thought about Hazel and Nova. "Nova... she's amazing, but... that kiss Hazel gave me back in Fogbound Lake... It's still fresh in my mind. But why? I like Nova, but... was I too hard on Hazel? Should I... forgive her? And Nova... could there be anything she's hiding from me? How is she the leader of a clan? And why did she fall for me so quickly? She didn't even know me."

Finally, he thought of himself. For that, there was only one thing he wanted to know:

"Who am I?"

Author's Note: Well, there you have it! Sorry, I wanted to post this on Friday night, but I got the game, and... Procrastination issues. Which I'm sure you're used to seeing out of me. Anyways, I still need to take a bit of a break, so the next chapter will probably be uploaded by early January. Sorry, but I think I should write a few in advance. After all, this is a REALLY long story arc. See you then!

BTW, what team would you want in that game? For me, it's one of my favorite pairings - a male Riolu and a female Fennekin. Also, yay for capping 100k words!