Gah, Safari reloaded, lost about three hundred words, but oh well. I'll get this up before I go to Boy Scout Camp (again). Anyways, I actually thought of names, so I am glad! Also, I realized that one thing that I forgot was to put the size of both Gusting Plains and Grand Lake into perspective. So, Gusting plains are as long as the Great Plains are tall. For Grand Lake, imagine that the three biggest Great Lakes, which are Lake Superior, Lake Huron, and Lake Michigan, are put into the Grand Lake, but also another Lake Superior, which is the largest of the Great Lake. That is how big Grand Lake is, and it is also filled with Fresh Water. Anyways, continue!
Chapter 7: Through the Jungle
The three-some stopped for the night, and Riolu decided to look as the map again. He had already decided that the apple forest would be called Apple Stretch, but there was something else that he was focused on.
"How did I not recognize that?" he asked himself.
"Recognize what?" Turtwig asked, overhearing him.
"The first set of forest is purple, and the next set is blue-ish," Riolu replied.
"Hmm, that is interesting," Mudkip said. "I think that we will have to keep on our toes, then."
"You're right, but, for now, we need to rest, so, good night!" Riolu said.
The next morning, the three-some were ready to go a bit after dawn, and, an hour later, arrived at the entrance to the purple forest.
"This forest has a dark vibe to it, so expect Ghost and Dark-type pokemon, as well as Grass-types, okay?" Riolu said to the two. They both nodded their heads, and, after that, were inside the forest.
The forest trees were so dense that sunlight could barely reach the bottom, making it almost impossible to see enemy pokemon three steps ahead of them. This made Ghost and Dark types love this area, and, sure enough, there were loads of them. Even though Riolu's fighting type attacks would not do much to them, he still had a few moves that would work against them.
While most of the time Riolu would lead, he would sometimes let Turtwig or Mudkip lead so they would get stronger. They did well, and were able to make it to the half-way point at floor two-hundred by half day.
While they were resting, Riolu noticed something interesting about this.
"Why is there a branching path here?" he wondered. Without any warning, he set off down the path, leaving Turtwig and Mudkip behind to rest.
When he got to the end of the path, he was shocked. Right in front of him, right against the shore, was the mystery dungeon that he had spotted yesterday. He thought that it was in the middle of the lake, and therefor was a good marker, but it being so close to shore was just showing how big this lake actually was.
When he went up to the dungeon and looked down, he could see a few Mudkip in the water, playing and splashing each other. Riolu smiled at this and then headed back.
When he got back, Turtwig and Mudkip were ready, and they set off through the forest again.
In the forest, the team got a beating from all of the pokemon, and were wiped by the time they got to the end. The sun was going own when they got to the end clearing. When they got there, the three-some were immediately confronted with the blue trees which were sparkling in the sun.
Riolu immediately began to think of a name for the mystery dungeon, and before long, remembered Corrupted Jungle as the name of the mystery dungeon. Pretty soon, he, too succumbed to sleep.
The next morning, the three pokemon got up and went around to clean up the site. Once they were ready, they continued onward into the blue forest.
Once inside, many interesting pokemon began to emerge. Turtwigs and other grass types were appearing and taking them on, and, a little later on, Riolu began to appear, just like in Crystal Cave.
"Hmpf, I guess Riolus are attracted to crystal, as they appear in Crystal Cave and here," Riolu observed. Turtwig and Mudkip said nothing to this.
This dungeon was even longer than the last, and, before long, even flying-type pokemon were showing up. While they were beating these pokemon with ease, the numbers of them were beginning to tire them out.
On the 599th floor, they ran into a Staraptor that was tougher than the rest of the pokemon. It attacked relentlessly, and weakened all three of them, especially Turtwig. After the three-some almost defeated it, i went into a rage and targeted Turtwig to take down. He began to use Close Combat on him.
Riolu saw this, and, seeing no way to get Turtwig and himself out of the way, pushed Turtwig out of the way and exposed his left side to the attack.
The attack by the Staraptor hit, and it dealer a ton of damage. Most of it hit Riolu's left arm, and he felt a severe pain every three to four seconds in it. The pain kept getting worse, and, before long, darkness began to cloud his vision. About ten seconds after that began, Riolu slumped to the floor, head facing Staraptor, and the darkness almost completely covering his vision. He smiled when he saw the two pokemon take down the Staraptor, and was still smiling when he fainted.
When he woke up, Turtwig and Mudkip were trying to get him to eat an Oran Berry, trying to help him out. He thanked them, and reached out to grab the Oran Berry. But, as he lifted his left arm, the same shearing pain that he felt during the attack reignited within his arm, causing him to wince and put his arm back down.
"Sorry, guys, but just an Oran Berry won't do it," he said. "It only heals minor injuries, so we need to get to the guild as quick as possible. Also, how close were we to the end when I fainted?"
"We went up the stairs on the same floor and were here," Turtwig replied.
"Figures," Riolu said.
"Als, we can't go to the guild. It's getting dark out, and a thunderstorm is brewing, so we need to find shelter," Mudkip said.
Riolu scoffed and go up, much to his arms dismay, and began to search around for something, which confused Mudkip and Turtwig. After a few minutes, he appeared to have found something, and looked back at Turtwig and Mudkip.
"To find shelter, all you need is to," Riolu said, and then Force Palmed the ground at his feet, creating a hole that had stairs, "look carefully."
The three-some settled into the bluff's insides, and then Turtwig and Mudkip went to sleep. Riolu, however, had a hard time falling asleep, and began to think about how Vulpix was doing at that moment as the thunderstorm rolled in.
Meanwhile, at the new Treasure Town, Vulpix had just finished setting up the temporary room, and decided to try and go to sleep, but the thunderstorm was keeping her up. No matter how hard she tried, she could not go to sleep. Giving up, she decided to go into the main room, where the guild would do their morning cheers. She was surprised to see Chimecho was in their, too.
"Couldn't sleep?" Chimecho asked, and Vulpix nodded.
"One reason or two?" Chimecho asked.
"Two," Vulpix said, even though she didn't like to say it.
"Let me guess them, the thunderstorm and Riolu," Chimecho said, and all Vulpix could do was nod, tears coming to her eyes.
"Now, now, there, I'm sure he's fine. We've seen a few Riolu walk through these parts, so don't get too excited when a Riolu comes, okay? I know that he will make it, and he will be happy to see you again," Chimecho stated.
Vulpix nodded, wiped away her tears, and went back to her Guild room and had a restless night due to the thunderstorm, but nothing else.
Meanwhile, back at the cave, Riolu was looking at his reflection in the water on one side of the cave. He had already thought of a new name for the dungeon, Diamond Forest, but had other things on his mind. Right now, the gems on the side of the wall were shimmering another light into the water from the lightning, and he kept on regretting one thing. He felt like he was running away from his past, his unknown past, and he did not like it. He tried his best to get it out of his head, but he couldn't. The last proof of what he once was was staring at him right in the eyes, and he couldn't take it anymore. He broke away from the water and went to his hay bed, curled up, and tried to sleep.
Woot! New chapter is up! Next chapter will be the end of this story, but I will make another one about this team soon after I finish this one. Anyways, R&R and I will see you net time!