Chapter 54 Dark Dungeon Part 2
Ash, Lillie, Draga, and Natalie move forward as they get to another room with the white light.
Natalie: Another one...And right in front of our next chamber. It's starting to seem like this is deliberate.
Draga: But who, or what, could have done this?
Natalie: I'm not sure... but when we get through this, there's just one more part of the cave. Are you ready?
Lillie: Yeah...let's get this over with.
Then they are blinded by the light once again, but this time, Ash notices only Lillie, Pikachu, and Snowy by his side, while the others aren't there.
Ash: Draga? Natalie? Where are you?
Lillie: Ash...I think this time there are only us...
Ash: Maybe we would find them if we continue forward.
They find two Bagons acting like Strength Boulders as they push them around, and then they walk past five moving trash cans until they arrive at the end of the room, where a Litwick is waiting for them.
Ash: Hey...you are...
Litwick: Ash! It's nice to see you again!
Lillie: (Turns to Ash) You know this Litwick?
Ash: It is the same Litwick from the dream when I came to this region...I already told you the whole story when we were at the Mysterious Mansion.
Litwick: And I assume you must be Lillie, I am Litwick, it is nice to meet you.
Lillie: (Feeling weird) Okay...it is nice to meet you.
Litwick: So what brings you here?
Ash: We're taking here by a strange light. Two of our friends are missing and we are trying to search for them and get out of this strange place.
Litwick: (Thinks) You came with friends, but you can't find them? It sounds like you two are in a dream, like when we first met!
Ash: Wait, we are dreaming? I mean...everything is just a dream?
Litwick: You'd eventually wake up and return to where you were before, but I can wake you two up now. Your friends should return to the same spot when they wake up. They're probably just having different dreams than you two. After all, sometimes those you know are in your dreams, and sometimes they're not!
Lillie: If we are in a dream...Didn't Fable say something like we'll be awake and dreaming at the same time. Not daydreaming, not hallucinating, but dreaming like we were asleep.
Ash: So we just did another False Fortune. But what about the light?
Litwick: As for the light, I don't really know myself. It's possible someone or something used some kind of power to send passersby into dreams. It's probably funny to the dream caster, but not as funny if you're caught in it and have no idea what's going on!
Just then, Litwick takes out a Universe Fragment, which surprises both Ash and Lillie.
Litwick: Why don't you take this as compensation?
Ash: (Takes the Universe Fragment) This is the third fragment...I guess we need 2 more...
Litwick: (Nods) The scientists in Pokemon Research Institute have been trying to figure out what these are for. I know what they are, but where's the fun in showing them a full picture of the puzzle when they don't even have all the pieces?
Lillie: I guess you're right.
Litwick: I'll send you back now, with a healed team, too! See you around, Ash and Lillie! Have fun exploring the rest of Ceolis!
Just then, the Litwick glows and now Ash and Lillie are back to the Dark Dungeon. Like the first time, the white light disappears and it reveals an entrance to the next room. Draga and Natalie are also awake as they are glad to see both of them.
Natalie: Where were you, Ash and Alice? We couldn't find you anywhere!
Ash: The reason why you couldn't find us is that we were actually having different dreams. (Looking at the entrance) The light isn't absorbing us, but it is just like Hypnosis or something else.
Natalie: Oh...so these are dreams?
Draga: I hope if there's any more, we're not all separated...but it does seem like we'll wake up eventually no matter what happens.
Natalie: I'm running out of ways to say how bizarre all of this is. Let's just keep going. We're almost there.
After getting through the entrance, they manage to get to the final lights.
Draga: Three this time...I guess they're going to make us split up...
Natalie: It's hard to tell, but I think I see the outline of a person on the other side of these lights?
Lillie: We'll find out soon enough, I guess.
After they are sleeping again, Ash, Lillie, Pikachu, and Snowy find themselves in a room where a Rayquaza and a Komala are playing rock paper scissors.
Rayquaza: That's not fair! You cheated!
Komala: As someone who used to not play by the rules, I know sketchiness when I see it!
Coffee Cup: You went a second after Ash and Lillie!
Audience: Do over! Do over! Do over!
Ash: (Turns to Lillie) I guess this really is a dream...I never knew a Coffee Cup can talk...but it seems like we should play the game with Rayquaza...
Lillie: Lake what Natalie said, I'm running out of ways to say how bizarre all of this is.
Then she goes for Rock while Rayquaza chooses Scissors.
Coffee Cup: Lillie wins!
The audience is cheering while the light glows again, but this time, they see that Natalie and Draga are still sleeping under the white light, and they find that they are not alone. In front of them is no other than Delicia's sister Felicia.
Felicia: It took a bit of strain, but I managed to make the wake-up times for the four of you different.
Ash: You're Felicia...the magician from Team Portal, right? Why are you doing this?
Felicia: I wouldn't want to have to battle the four of you at once, after all~ Dream manipulation is normally outside my list of talents, but Darkrai lives in this cave.
Lillie: Darkrai...then it all makes sense...
Felicia: I can take some of its overflowing energy here and use it as a base to activate a dream portal. It takes a lot of concentration to do though, and there's a limit to abilities I borrow from the environment. Editing the wake-up time takes a lot of work, and I can't enter your dreams. I don't even know what kind of dreams you all had. I'm pretty close to my limit with magic right now, but it shouldn't affect my battling! I know you two, Gladion, and Emily have excellent teamwork, but let's see how you hold up one on one~
Lillie: If you want a one-on-one, I'll battle you.
Ash nods as he watches both females battle. Felicia goes for her first Pokemon, which is her Sylveon named Neapolitan, and Lillie goes for Perrserker to battle.
Felicia: Let's set up with Light Screen.
As the Light Screen is set up, it also goes for Misty Terrain.
Lillie: It's a good thing that Perrserker is a Physical Attacker.
Then she goes for the Iron Head, which deals a lot of damage to Sylveon. And in the end, it uses Metal Claw to knock it out, but it still takes a lot of damage from Moonblast because of the Pixie Plate.
Felicia's second Pokemon is Vanilla, her Delcatty, by using Attract, Perrserker is infatuated, and with the move Assist, Return, Perrserker is down, so Lillie goes for Garbodor to battle. Garbodor uses Gunk Shot to make Delcatty poisoned, and then it goes for Body Slam, knocking out Delcatty.
The third Pokemon Felicia uses is Meowstic named CottonCandy, and Lillie knows that she is at a disadvantage as she changes into Centiskorch to battle.
Felicia: I see you are going for a Bug Type. But I'll use Fake Out.
As the Fake Out makes Centiskorch flinched, it goes for Shadow Ball, which deals some damage. Centiskorch uses Lunge, which is super effective, and eventually, Meowstic is defeated by the Fire Lash.
Ash: So far her three Pokemon were the same as the Wonky Woods...but if she has six Pokemon...then I wonder what other three Pokemon did she have.
Felicia: My fourth Pokemon is WhiteChocolate!
Her fourth Pokemon is Absol, it goes for Perish Song immediately, and after three turns, both Centiskorch and Absol faint.
Ash: Now I start to wonder why those who have Absol would want it to use Perish Song...
Felicia: My fifth Pokemon is going to be StrawberryShortCake!
She sends out Pyroar to battle, and Lillie goes for Medicham to battle, Pyroar uses Work Up to raise its Attack Stat, and it uses Hyper Voice, which deals a lot of damage to Medicham. And with Medicham missing the High Jump Kick, Pyroar uses Flamethrower to knock it out.
Lillie: I'm sorry, Medicham...
Lillie recalls her Medicham and sends out Gliscor, and Gliscor goes for Earthquake and X Scissor to knock Pyroar out.
Felicia: My final Pokemon is going to be BlueMoon.
The final Pokemon is a Luxray with the Air Balloon, but it is still no match for Gliscor as it uses X Scissor to break the balloon and then goes for Earthquake to knock it out.
Felicia: Enchanting! (Recalls Luxray) You never cease to amaze me, Lillie~
Lillie: (Recalls Gliscor) Thanks?
Felicia: I heard what happened in Norall from Pandora. She told me to stand guard here in case you came through. She still doesn't know we already met before, haha. I couldn't stop you, but I slowed you down. You can go to Tullborn. The other two should wake up soon. These forced dreams only go for half an hour max. If you do make it to where we are in time, say hi to Delicia for me!
Just then, she leaves with the magician's style, much to Ash and Lillie confusion. And the light dies down with Draga and Natalie waking up from slumber.
Natalie: That dream was a little longer than the others, but Tullborn is just ahead!
Draga: Finally... I can go back home!
Ash and Lillie are also delighted as they walk to the exit of the Dark Dungeon.
Here is another new chapter, and as you can see, the whole dreams are made by Felicia to slow them down for Team Portal's work in the Underwater Hotel, and this is where Ash and Lillie are going for the next chapter. I hope you like this chapter.
Normal: Fearow, Meowth, Tauros, Snorlax, Miltank, Blissey, Zangoose, Castform, Lopunny, Porygon-Z, Stoutland, Audino, Bouffalant, Furfrou, Toucannon, Silvally, Dubwool, Obstagoon, Smeargle, Ditto
Fighting: Poliwrath, Machamp, Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, Heracross, Hitmontop, Hariyama, Medicham, Lucario, ?, Conkeldurr, Scrafty, Mienshao, Pangoro, Hawlucha, Bewear, Sirfetch'd, Falinks
Flying: Pidgeot, ?, Noctowl, Xatu, Skarmory, Swellow, ?, Staraptor, Honchkrow, Gliscor, Unfezant, Swanna, Braviary, Talonflame, Oricorio, ?, Corviknight, ?
Poison: Beedrill, ?, Tentacruel, Muk, ?, Crobat, Qwilfish, Dustox, Swalot, ?, Skuntank, ?, Scolipede, Garbodor, ?, ?, ?, Naganadel
Ground: Nidoqueen, Nidoking, Quagsire, Donphan, ?, Camerupt, Claydol, Torterra, Gastrodon, Mamoswine, Excadrill, Krookodile, Golurk, Diggersby, Mudsdale, Palossand, Sandaconda, Runerigus
Rock: Golem (A), Kabutops, Aerodactyl, Sudowoodo, ?, Tyranitar, Cradily, Relicanth, Bastiodon, Rhyperior, Gigalith, Archeops, ?, Amaura, Carbink, Lycanroc, ?, ?, Stonjourner
Bug: Butterfree, Venomoth, Pinsir, Ariados, Scizor, Ninjask, Volbeat, Illumise, Armaldo, Vespiquen, Yanmega, Leavanny, Crustle, Accelgor, Vivillon, Araquanid, Golisopod, Frosmoth
Ghost: Gengar, Marowak (A), Shedinja, Sableye, Banette, Drifblim, Mismagius, Dusknoir, Cofagrigus, Jellicent, Chandelure, Trevenant, Gourgeist, Decidueye x2, Mimikyu, Dhelmise, Polteageist, Cursola
Steel: Sandslash (A), Dugtrio (A), Forretress, Steelix, Aggron, Metagross, Empoleon, Magnezone, Escavalier, Ferrothorn, ?, Stunfisk (G), Bisharp, Aegislash, ?, Melmetal, Perrserker, Copperajah
Fire: Charizard, Arcanine, Flareon, Typhlosion, ?, ?, Torkoal, Infernape, Magmortar, Emboar x2, Simisear, Darmanitan, Larvesta, Pyroar, Salazzle, ?, Cinderace, Centiskorch
Water: Blastoise x2, Kingler, Gyarados, Feraligatr, Mantine, Ludicolo, Milotic, ?, Floatzel, Lumineon, Samurott x2, Seismitoad, Greninja, ?, ?, Pyukumuku, Inteleon, Drednaw,
Grass: Venusaur, Vileplume, Meganium x2, Bellossom, Sceptile, Shiftry, Cacturne, Tropius, Roserade, Serperior, Lilligant, Sawsbuck, Chesnaught, Gogoat, ?, Tsareena, ?, Flapple
Electric: Pikachu, Jolteon, Lanturn, Ampharos, Manectric, Plusle, Minun, Luxray, Electivire, Rotom, Zebstrika, Galvantula, Eelektross, Heliolisk, Vikavolt, Togedemaru, Boltund, Toxtricity
Psychic: Alakazam, Slowbro (G), Starmie, Espeon, Wobbuffet, Girafarig, ?, Chimecho, Bronzong, Gallade, Musharna, Gothitelle, Delphox, Meowstic, ?, ?, Orbeetle, Indeedee, Unown
Ice: Ninetales (A), Dewgong, Cloyster, Jynx, Lapras, Delibird, Glalie, Walrein, Abomasnow, Glaceon, Froslass, Vanilluxe, Beartic, Cryogonal, Avalugg, Crabominable, Eiscue, Arctozolt
Dragon: Exeggutor (A), Dragonite, ?, Flygon, Altaria, Garchomp, Haxorus, Druddigon, Zweilous, Tyrantrum, Goodra, Noivern, ?, Kommo-o, Appletun, Dracovish, Duraludon, Drakloak
Dark: Raticate (A), Persian (A), Umbreon, Houndoom, Mightyena, Sharpedo, Crawdaunt, Absol, Spiritomb, Weavile, Liepard, Zoroark, Mandibuzz, Malamar, Incineroar x2, Thievul, Grimmsnarl, Morpeko
Fairy: Clefable, ?, Mr. Mime, Azumarill, Granbull, Gardevoir, ?, Togekiss, Whimsicott, Florges, Aromatisse, Slurpuff, Sylveon, Primarina, Ribombee, ?, ?, ?
LMU: Pheromosa, Celesteela, Stakataka