"Hey. Heeeeey!"
A pokemon sat alone without being able to see. He could feel himself bound back to sitting and felt a cold floor under him.
"Wake it up." a voice complained, "The efficient days start early."
"Where am I?" the bound pokemon asked.
"First things first. What do you remember?" the voice asked.
The pokemon thought about it for a short while.
"Nothing." the pokemon said, "I don't remember anything."
"You poor thing..." the voice said, "Goodness. Do you remember your age? Name?"
The pokemon shook his head. He remembered his name was Luke and he was a Buneary, but didn't want to say.
"I didn't know how calm you'd be or not." the voice answered, "You're a pretty calm amnesiac. You look about... Thirteen, fourteen?"
The Buneary felt his bindings and struggled against them slightly. He found it easy to tear his arms from the bindings and took the blindfold off of his eyes. He looked up to see the face of a surprised Riolu.
"Wow, you're pretty strong." he said, "You broke through that rope like butter. That should be pretty good for here!"
"Here?" Luke asked.
The Buneary drew his attention to their surroundings. They were out on a prairie with mountains and forests visible in the distance.
"It can be anywhere you want!" the Riolu smiled, "Right now, we're in a different plane of reality. We can go everywhere from everywhere!"
"What's that mean?" Luke asked.
"Time and space is pretty broken in here." the Riolu explained, "We need to escape as quick as we can."
"How are we getting out of here?" Luke asked.
"Follow me." the Riolu said, "You have to see it to believe it."
Luke sat up and walked following the Riolu from a short distance. The Riolu didn't seem to be walking towards anything in particular, but the scenery started to shift somehow. Luke didn't blink as the scenery seemed to fade away like an illusion revealing an underground cave. Shining blue rocks lined the huge walls giving everything a blue gleam. Luke just stared bewildered.
"I can control where we go to make things a lot quicker." the Riolu said, "But this world doesn't make a lot of sense.I wish we could go to the real one..."
"I think I'd like more of an explanation other than bad." the Buneary frowned.
"Well... I'll tell you later." the Riolu said, "We need to get started on getting out of here right away. This world impacts the mind too, so it'll help you get your memories back."
"You're giving me a story with so many holes in it I could fall in and never get out..." Luke hissed, "Fine, we're trapped in a weird place. What do you want to do?"
"Well, reality's really distorted around us." the Riolu said, "I can get us out, but I need help."
"He's not a great listener..."
"Lead the way." Luke accepted.
"Alright." the Riolu nodded, "We're going to step through this sort of gate to get to a different place."
"Where is it?" Luke asked.
"I can make them!" the Riolu smiled, "I'm able to control where we are here."
"Is that what happened earlier?" Luke asked.
"No, actually." the Riolu said, "That's just reality being weird. To get to the bends in reality, it's all on me."
The Riolu moved it's arms in a strange circular motion as lights started to erupt slowly from the ground. The lights were dim enough so that Luke could keep looking, even though they were growing brighter. The shape of the red lights made a circle with peculiar patterns and a larger orange light in the center. Incomplete circles also extended into the air and were spinning above it.
"He clearly has a lot of control here somehow..."
"This is called a Magnagate!" the Riolu said, "It takes you to the bends in reality."
"And what exactly are they?" Luke asked.
"They're called mystery dungeons. Have you heard of the age of mystery dungeons?" the Riolu asked.
"The ancient past." the Buneary nodded, "What causes these here?"
"Well, creation's not unstable anymore to cause them, but there are certain beings in the world that have enough power to impact and make one." the Riolu explained, "The same pokemon trying to get me. And you."
"I don't want to go along with this without knowing what I'm getting myself into." Luke said.
"Look, long story short, this is the way out and it's dangerous here. I don't mean to be pushy, but we've got to get to a place I know." the Riolu said.
"Fifty-fifty if I can trust him. Let's try it."
Luke nodded.
"Alright, let's go!"
The Riolu waved as he stepped into the Magnagate with Luke following. A huge light surrounded them as Luke squinted to see they're surroundings change quickly. The light dimmed as a forest was uncovered as the scenery.
"Just stay behind me for this one." the Riolu said, "I'll show you the basics as we go."
Luke nodded again as the pair started to move. The Riolu was moving swiftly enough for Luke to tell he was in a bit of a hurry.
"Enemy pokemon may appear sometimes, but they're not a concern." the Riolu nodded, "I'll handle all of them for now. Let me know if you see anything."
"Gotcha." Luke agreed.
Luke noticed a Gloom approaching from the Riolu's line of sight. The Riolu quickly dashed forward and jabbed it to send it flying into a tree with a hard impact. Luke cringed at the force until he noticed the Gloom seem to disappear.
"Can't be real. They aren't rational... But what are those things then?"
"If you see a Magnagate, that's the way forward." the Riolu said, "Alright, let's keep going. This dungeon only has the one floor, so let me know when you see it.
Luke rubbed his eyes from the scenery. Although they were in a forest, there were constant walls around them.
"Guess that's why it's a dungeon."
"Up ahead. Almost there!"
The Riolu and Buneary made a final rush to Magnagate. The Buneary stopped running as their surroundings changed again. Instantaneously, they were warped to the inside of a large room. The room was lit like strobe lights and the Buneary decided to keep his focus on the Riolu.
"Where are we now?" Luke asked.
"We're in an old government base from the ancient past." the Riolu said, "The way to get us back into the real world is here."
The Riolu pointed to a tall point in the room. Luke looked at the highest point to just see a small object pointing out of a rock.
"That thing there keeps us trapped here. We just have to pull it out, but I need someone strong." the Riolu said.
"What is it?" Luke asked, "I still don't know anything."
"This pokemon put a curse on us to trap us in this weird world." the Riolu said, "Look outside. Those are windows you know."
The Buneary's ears perked up as he looked outside surprised. Color were random and everywhere. Random cliffs were next to buildings, and different city ibjects were defying various rules of physics. The sight made his heartbeat rise in fear.
"It's really dangerous. A lot of things could go wrong just leaving this room. We can help each other find out who we were."
"Ok." Luke agreed, "Yah, I got it."
Luke quickly approached the are with shaky feet. Getting closer, he was able to make out older looking stairs. They were cracked all over, but Luke couldn't ascertain anything's true color in the weird lights.
He slowly grasped the handle with shaky hands and pulled it upwards. Although it was physically easy, the stress made Luke's chest burn.
As soon as he pulled it, his adrenaline spiked for some reason. His thoughts started racing before it overwhelmed him.
The Buneary rubbed his eyes on his backside. Looking upwards showed a normal blue sky and a brown wall next to him. Although his adrenaline spike felt like moments ago, he felt sleepy.
"What..." the Buneary blinked, "Ugh, was that a dream? Where am I?"
Luke used his arm to drag himself up off of the tree he was next to.
"I owe you one. See you soon." Luke heard.
"Wait, I don't have my memories... What the..."
Luke dragged himself off the ground and saw that he had a high elevation. Wind was kicking the trees as he looked down and off of a cliff-side to see a huge looking city.
"Cheese and crackers..." he uttered.