Disclaimer: Pokémon is by Satoshi Tajiri.

Pokémon BW: Yin-Yang Quest

At a camp outside of a small town, Mia watched as Taylor prepared a meal for them. She looked to their Pokémon as they enjoyed their Pokémon food. Mia sighed and slumped down on the table.

"Is it just me or are you sighing endlessly?" Taylor asked.

"Nothing interesting has happened today!" she complained as she sat up. "All we've been doing is trying to get to the nearest city!"

"Hopefully, some of my cooking should get you to change your mind," Taylor responded as he resumed preparing his stew.

"Like I said…" Mia began.

"Osha! Osha!" Oshawott whispered as she pulled on her sock leg. Mia looked down.

"What it is, Oshawott?" Mia asked.

"Oshawott, osha," Oshawott pointed to the city walls. Mia looked and saw Momo tapping a Darumaka lightly.

"Taylor, what's Momo doing up there?" Mia asked.

"Huh?" he asked as he set the stew down. Taylor looked over to find the two Pokémon. "What's up, Momo?"

"E-mon! Mo momo!" Momo called out.

The two trainers and Oshawott went over to Momo and Darumaka. The Darumaka was asleep, arms and legs tucked in. Momo gave it a gentle nudge, to which it swayed slightly, and then realigned itself.

"Hey, you'd better not bother it," Taylor instructed. "I think it's sleeping."

Mia looked up the Pokémon on the Pokédex. Momo came back to Taylor.

"Darumaka, the Zen Charm Pokémon," the Dex explained. "Darumaka's droppings are hot, so people used to put them in their clothes to keep themselves warm."

"Woobat! Woobat!"

"Emon-ga!"

The four of them turned to find Emolga and Woobat about to get into a fight. Woobat's dish was missing and so was Emolga's. Oshawott and Momo rushed over to break it up.

"Chill, you two," Taylor lectured. "Something's not right."

Mia and Taylor looked around. When Mia passed the table, a second Darumaka peeked out with Emolga and Woobat's Pokémon food in hand. It giggled mischievously.

"Ah-HA!" Mia yelled as she pointed to the Darumaka. She made a dive for the table, but missed when the Darumaka jumped, taking the stew pot with it. The table broke apart upon impact. The first Darumaka woke up and went over to the second one. They went off with the food in tow.

"Stop thieves!" Mia yelled as Taylor helped her up. "Oshawott, use Water Gun!"

Oshawott fired a jet of water from its mouth. The two Daruma Pokemon unleashed red orange flames at Oshawott from their mouths, which burned her severely. The Darumaka ran for town.

"Oshawott!" Mia said as she picked up the Sea Otter Pokemon.

"Worry about them later," Taylor said. "Woobat, return."

Woobat was recalled into her Poke Ball.

"You guys, too," Mia said.

Pidove, Snivy, and Tepig were recalled into their own balls. Emolga and Momo got on Mia and Taylor's shoulders and, with Oshawott in her arms, rushed into town.

The two made it into town with dusk approaching and took Oshawott to the nearest Pokémon Center to heal. A chime went off, signaling that her Pokémon was healed. The Nurse carted Oshawott to Mia, while Audino carried a first aid kit to the duo.

"Oshawott will be fine," the Nurse reported. "Keep some of these medicines in case any of your Pokémon gets injured again."

Taylor nodded and accepted the case. Mia hugged Oshawott happily, her Emolga smiling at this. She recalled Oshawott into her Poké Ball.

"Nurse Joy, do you know anything about those Darumaka?" Mia asked.

"Sundial Town had two Darumaka and a Darmanitan that lived in harmony with the people in the Clock Tower," Nurse Joy explained, pointing to the clock tower outside. "However, the Darmanitan went missing one day. A few days after it was announced that the tower was going to be demolished, the Darumaka began stealing food."

"But why?" Mia asked.

"I have no idea," Nurse Joy said with some regret.

Staying over at the Center for dinner, Mia had not even eaten, despite her stomach rumbling. While Taylor and the two Emolga ate, her thoughts turned to the Clock Tower. Thinking back to those two Darumaka, she couldn't help but feel some regret for them.

"Mia, you haven't even touched your food," Taylor noticed. "Something wrong?"

"It's nothing," Mia said, not turning around.

"If it were nothing, you'd be looking at me," he noted. Mia turned around.

"It's the Darumaka," she explained. "Hearing some of their backstory, I can't help but feel bad for calling them thieves. What if they just wanted to help someone?"

"Hmm…" Taylor said as he stroked his chin. "You may have a point there."

Glass breaking was heard in the kitchen as well as some angry yells about two Darumaka. Mia, Taylor, and their Emolga raced into the kitchen. The two Darumaka were jumping all around as the chefs tried to catch them.

"Momo, Quick Attack! Catch those Darumaka!" Taylor commanded.

"Mo mo!" Momo yelled as she jumped off his shoulder. A white streak trailed behind her as she dashed to the Darumaka. One of them jumped away, causing her to miss and grab onto a pan handle before she could crash land.

The two Darumaka jumped out the window. Mia took out a Poké Ball. "Follow those Darumaka, Pidove!" she commanded as she threw the Poké Ball. Pidove came out and flew out the window after them.

Pidove reported back to Mia what she found: they went in the Clock Tower. However, when she and Taylor got to the tower, the secret entrance the Zen Charm Pokémon took was too small for the Trainers to fit through. "We may not be able to fit in there, but our Emolga can!" Mia suggested.

So Mia's Emolga and Momo went inside and into the inner workings, while Mia and Taylor took the long way up. It was there they found the two Darumaka with a Darmanitan in Zen Mode and using Psychic to keep a large bell in place. The two Darumaka presented the food to it. The food gained a blue aura and floated into Darmanitan's mouth.

The two Emolga looked at each other and ran down to the others. "E-mon?" Momo asked. "Mo-ga?"

"Makka!" the Darumaka panicked.

"Mo-ga, Moga!" Emolga assured them. "E-ga?"

"Darumaka…" the two Darumaka said as they looked at each other.

"When the bell on the tower was about to fall down on you guys," Mia began. "Darmanitan caught it and changed modes to keep it steady."

"Changed modes?" Taylor repeated.

"When Darmanitan's health is low and it has the ability Zen Mode, it takes a different Forme and gains Psychic as an extra type," Mia explained.

The two trainers had arrived at the top of the tower and learned the whole story from the Darumaka. They had been stealing food since their friend couldn't move in Zen Mode. Cracking was soon heard and Mia looked down.

"The floor it's sitting on could break at any second!" Mia realized. "We need to do something!"

"E-ga!" Momo pointed out. She found a metal hook in the shape of a question mark and carried it over to them.

"Good eyes, Momo," Taylor complimented.

"It needs to be bent in an S-shape in order for it to hold the bell and hook it back onto the foundation above Darmanitan," Mia planned as she pointed to a metal bar above them.

"Darumaka!" the Darumaka volunteered.

"You want to help, too?" Mia asked.

They smiled. Mia and Taylor got out their Poke Balls. "Let's do this! Oshawott, Tepig, come on out!" she said as she threw their Poké Balls. Out they came, ready to go.

"Need some help here, Woobat!" Taylor said. Woobat came out as well. "Momo, throw that hook up!"

She did so.

"Tepig, use Ember!" Mia commanded.

Tepig fired a cloud of flames at the hook, while the Darumaka fired their Flamethrowers. This heated the metal up to the point where it was glowing red.

"Woobat, use Air Slash!" Taylor commanded. Wings glowing blue, Woobat sent the discuses to the hook, shaping it into the position Mia wanted. Mia nodded at this.

"Okay, Oshawott, cool it down with Water Gun," Mia instructed. Oshawott sprayed a blast of water on the hook. When the steam cleared, the hook had cooled down upon landing. Emolga picked it up and gave a thumbs up to signal it was okay.

"That's step one done, now for step two," Mia reported. "Fixing the bell."

Darmanitan's eyes glowed light blue. Mia, Emolga, and the hook were lifted into the air covered by a light blue aura. They were taken up to in between the metal bar and the bell.

"Thanks, Darmanitan!" Mia thanked. Emolga gave her the hook.

"Watch your heads!" Taylor warned from below them.

Mia reached for the metal bar. It took some struggling, but she got the hook in place. Psychic wore off suddenly, leaving Mia and Emolga hanging on to the hook, and sending the ball falling. Darmanitan got out of Zen Mode and made a few nimble leaps. It caught the bell and jumped to them, to the delight of the Darumaka. Darmanitan grabbed the two and hooked the bell back in place.

"Darman!" Darmanitan thanked.

"You're welcome!" Mia replied.

"E-mon!" Emolga replied.

"Don't steal food again, okay?" Taylor lectured as the three of them got down. The Darumaka gave sheepish grins, but took his word for it.

"Mia, Taylor! Good news!" Nurse Joy called as the two left Sundial Town the next morning. Nurse Joy caught up to them.

"Hello, Nurse Joy," Mia greeted in surprise.

"E-mon," Emolga greeted likewise.

"What's the word?" Taylor asked.

"The Clock Tower will not be demolished, just repaired!" Nurse Joy told them.

"Great!" he replied.

"E-ga!" Momo cheered.

"That's wonderful news!" Mia stated. She looked up to the Tower to find Darmanitan and the two Darumaka. 'Especially for them,' she thought happily.