Last time, on Explorers of Prehistory...

Tyberius, Bessie and Bonehead managed to catch up with Sydney and Lola, and defeat them. However, they discovered that the girls had lost the diamond, and got a strange green gem instead. Before they could discover its power, Tsa'aal stole it, leaving them out cold in the forest. He gave it to his master, who ordered him to sink Tiny Isle, as it had no place in her plan for her new world order.

And now, the stunning conclusion.

WARNING: THE FOLLOWING FAN FICTION IS ABOUT TO GET A WHOLE LOT LESS CUTESY. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

Slithering softly through the grass had never felt so good. Venom sighed happily as he headed back to home sweet home. After what seemed to be days and days of torture were done. He was going back to his happy little hole in the ground to sleep and plan his next move. No more Aero calling him Gramps, no more Cotton being a pansy, no more annoying Violet and even more annoying Lily, and best of all, no more Tsa'aal.

On the down side, no more Life Fragmant.

Venom ignored that. Sure, a stone that practically could make you a god wasn't in his (metaphorical) hands, but he could live with that. The thing was a pain in the tail anyways. Now, with it out of the way, he finally had his life back.

The Arbok sighed to himself as he saw his wonderful burrow appear in the distance. Home sweet home. Even if home was a hole in the ground.

He happily slithered over to his home, ready to sleep and forget about everything that had happened to him for the past few days. Just himself and himself, all alon-!

"GRAMPS!"

Venom felt himself die a little inside.

Aero. And Cotton. Both of them were running after him.

"You've got to be kidding me," Venom hissed. Couldn't these two take a lousy hint?

"Where have you been?" demanded Aero, as she ran up to Venom. "We've been looking all over for you!"

Venom didn't answer. He just slithered into his burrow, without a word.

Aero growled as she ran up, grabbing his tail. "Don't hide from me, you big coward!" she shouted, struggling to pull him from his burrow. "Where's that Life Fragment thing?"

"Don't have it. Go away."

"What? What do you mean you don't have it!" shouted Aero. "Don't you slide off on me!"

"I mean, 'Tsa'aal mugged me and nearly killed me, and I lost it'," Venom said, glaring at the Mawile. "Satisfied?"

"No!" Aero shouted. "You mean to tell me that you had the greatest medicine in the world and you wasted it!"

"Sue. Me," Venom snapped, slithering into his hole again.

Aero slapped herself. "I cannot believe you!" she shouted at the Arbok. "That was a priceless treasure, andyou just let it get taken away from you?"

"What, no 'Gee, Venom, I'm glad to see you're okay, seeing as how that guy was trying to kill you and everything'?" Venom drily replied.

Aero rolled her eyes. "Oh, sure, the guys talks big, but when he gets mugged, he's all innocent victim!"

Venom rolled his own eyes. "Good bye," he said, slithering back into his burrow.

Aero grabbed his tail, growling as she dragged him out. "Come on!" she ordered. "We're going to go find that crook!"

Cotton paled. (For about the millionth time this story.) "What?" she squeaked. "That's insane! He'll kill us!"

"Not to mention he has the Life Fragment," said Venom. "That makes it even more ludicrous to fight him."

Aero growled. "You mean to tell me that we risked our lives for nothing!" she said.

Venom nodded. "Bye now," he said, slithering back into his burrow.

Aero collapsed onto the ground, her eyes filled with disbelief. "No way..." she muttered. All that work, all that effort, and it was all for nothing. Their money was back at the inn, and likely gone by now. The tunnels were flooded, and now she was back where she started. No money, no food, and no ticket to the mainland. The Mawile angrily pounded her fist on the ground. "Dang it all!"

Cotton looked pretty down. "I just wanted a house..."

"Get over it," Venom called.

Aero sighed. "Let's go," she told Cotton. "We can find another treasure. We don't need Gramps for that!" she yelled.

"Go. Away," Venom replied.

Aero stuck her tongue out. "We're leaving right now! And good riddance!"

"Good!" Venom snapped.

"Yeah! Good!" Aero replied.

And so, Aero and Cotton began to walk off, leaving Venom alone. For the time being. However, fate would see them reunited, soon enough.

As Aero and Cotton walked through the plains, another Pokemon crawled through the grass, following them. Green eyes blazed angrily in the night as their hidden follower stalked them.

Without any warning, the Pokemon sprung out of the bushes, landing in front of the two girls. Cotton screamed as Kiara landed in front of them, an angry expression on her face.

"Alright, kiddies," the Persian growled as she stalked foward. "Where's the snake?"

Aero jumped back, assuming her defensive position. (Which she had gotten used to, by now.) "You again?" she snarled. "Didn't you learn your lesson last time?"

Kiara bared her claws as she stalked towards the Mawile. "I'm in a bad mood, kiddo," she hissed. "So spare with the act and tell me where that snake is! Him and I have a score to settle now!"

Aero laughed. "Oh, really? That beating he gave you guys last time hasn't scared you off?"

Kiara growled. "He only beat Shade, remember? This time he fights me! Maybe Shade doesn't want to fight him at his full strength with the injuries that he took in that fight, but I'm at full strength! I'm beating that snake into the ground and taking him back to Shade. Then, he'll beat him in the ground too!"

"Sheesh," Aero said. "You're a giant coward! Attacking someone when they're tired!"

Kiara rolled her eyes as she stalked foward. "Whatever. Now tell me where he is, or else!"

"Or else what?" Aero shot back.

"Or else I'll take you two down, too!" Kiara shouted.

Aero held her ground. "Works for me!" she growled.

Cotton wordlessly stood next to Aero. "Right!"

Kiara looked amused. "You two?" laughed. "Last time we fought, you guys were shaking like leaves!"

Aero growled. "I've had a lot of practice!" she said. Tsa'aal is way harder than she is, and I'll bet on that.

Cotton put on her best brave face. "Y-yeah! Venom protected us before, so we need to help him when he needs it!"

Kiara blinked, surprised. When had these two gained guts? "Fine!" Kiara said. "Then I'll take you two out first!"

Aero clenched her fists. "Bring it on, kitty!"

Kiara did. "Night Slash!" she roared. Her claws glowed with a dark aura as she swiped at Aero, struggling to get a hit on the Mawile.

Aero gritted her teeth as she attacked back with a powerful Brick Break. The two Pokemon swatted and punched at each other, neither getting any hits, but always coming close. Cotton managed to join in the fray, though she had as much success in striking her foe as both the others.

Kiara leaped back, breathing heavily. "H-how? How can you be this good?"

Aero grinned. "Like I said," she panted, also out of breath. "Lots and lots of practice."

Kiara bared her teeth. "That won't save you, brat!" she snarled, raising her claws.

"QUIET!"

Before Kiara or Aero could attack again, Venom emerged from the tall grass, a very irritated look on his face. He glared at Kiara and Aero, who simply stared back awkwardly.

"I'm trying to sleep and forget about all of you!" he snapped. "Be quiet!"

Kiara regathered her senses. "You!" she snapped. "You're the one I'm looking for!" She charged at the snake angrily.

Venom stared at her, sighing. "You again."

"Yeah, me again!" snapped Kiara. "You're coming with me, ugly!"

Venom rolled his eyes. "Oh, haven't learned your learned your lesson, or are you just dumb?"

Kiara snarled angrily. "I'm taking you back to Shade, and we'll see you be so smug when he roasts you!"

Venom rolled his eyes, before leaping at the cat, digging into the ground as she swiped at him. He leaped out of the ground, his fangs nearly missing the Persian.

Kiara leaped back, before shooting back at him, biting the snake. Venom snarled, biting at her as the two struggled.

"Stupid... lousy... snake!"

"Idiotic... moronic... kitten!"

The two continued to struggle, coils, fangs and claws flying as they wrestled, scratched, bit and screamed.

"Should we help?" asked Cotton.

Aero shrugged. "And miss a chance to watch Gramps get brought down to earth? Not a chance!"

Cotton blinked. "Huh? The why did you fight for him in the first place?"

Aero blinked, unable to find an answer. "Uh... Because I don't need that cat to tell me what to do! That's why!"

Before the two could say anything else, a sound cut them off. A sound louder than thunder. The earth beneath them shook, and both fighters paused.

"What the...?"

A massive crack opened up in the ground, nearly swallowing Aero and Cotton. Both girls screamed in horror as they jumped aside, narrowly avoiding falling into the abyss.

Kiara's eyes widened. "Let's get out of here!" she shouted, terrified.

The fight forgotten, the Pokemon ran, speeding to outrun the ground as it collapsed behind them. No one said a word; they didn't have the breath to. All they could do was run. Run away, and hope they didn't fall.

Their escape attempt was sadly in vain. The ground collapsed underneath them, and they plunged into the sea below.

The frothing, salty brine filled their mouthes, and they struggled to surface as rock plunged into the sea beside them, nearly striking them as the island collapsed over them. The noise was awful. Rocks crumbled and splashed into the sea.

Aero struggled to stay above the water, but she couldn't. The waves crashed over her, and the water seemed to be pulling her down. She still struggled, unwilling to go down.

Then, a rock struck her head. She couldn't see how big it was, or how far it had fallen.

Everything went black.

Meanwhile, across the island, a trio of Pokemon began a slow and sad walk to the trading post.

Bessie, Bonehead and Tyberius had awoken in the forest, drowzy, tired and diamondless, out on their own. They had decided that returning to the post was for the best.

Bessie was nearly paralyzed in fear. She had been gone all day. It was night now. Her mother would kill her. Bonehead felt awful for her friend. She had lost her diamond and her mother would likely punish her severely for not coming home on time.

"Oh, I'm so dead," she lamented. "My Mom is going to kill me!"

"Sorry..." muttered Bonehead, sadly. She was feeling really down too. They had been badly beaten, and she was still feeling drowzy from the sleep seeds.

"It wasn't your fault," Tyberius said. "Nor your's, Bessie. It was mine. If I had been able to fight them off alone, you would have your diamond back." He closed his eyes. "I have to get stronger."

"Hey!" Bonehead said. "It isn't your fault!"

"Yeah," Bessie said. "We were outnumbered. It's not like we could of done anything..."

Tyberius sighed. "Netherless, the murderer has escaped, and I could not prevent it. I must return to the mainland, and inform the Gardevoir Guild!"

"The Gardevoir Guild?" asked Bonehead. "What's that?"

"It's the largest guild on the mainland, in the Dragonite Kingdom," explained Tyberius, walking towards the docks. "The Dragonite Kingdom is the largest of all the kingdoms of the mainland, and it has hundreds of tribes of Pokemon living within, in general peace. The Gardevoir Guild is in charge of all explorations and bounty hunting in the kingdom, headed by Guildmaster Silvia. Any mission that goes on needs her approval." Tyberius' eyes narrowed as they approached the ticket stand. "She needs to know that Tsa'aal was here, on this island. You!" he said, turning to the ancient, sleepy looking Snorlax who ran the ticket booth. "When can I get a ticket to the mainland?"

The Snorlax yawned. "The mainland?" he asked, sleepily. "Sorry. No boats until next week!"

Tyberius gritted his teeth. "Blast!" he swore. "Tsa'aal will be long gone by then..."

The ground began to shake. Roughly.

Bessie fell to the ground, screaming. "What's going on?"

"Earthquake!" said Tyberius.

A massive chasm split through the ground, nearly swallowing up Bonehead. "We have to get out of here!" the Cubone shouted, panicking.

Water began to swallow the sinking earth. "Come on!" Tyberius shouted, as he grabbed the two girls and ran, just as the docks, and the poor souls still there, began to plunge into the frothy sea below.

Tyberius ignored his fatigue and jetted through the forest, the two girls in his arms screaming in terror as the earth collapsed behind them, dust and sea water flying through the air. The Gallade ran into the forest, gasping as the ground continued to sink away.

He placed the two girls on the ground, and turned to the largest, thickest tree he could see. "Psycho Cutter!" he roared, slicing through the tree. The massive oak his the ground, the crash drowned by the roar of the earthquake ripping through the island. "Get on!" ordered Tyberius.

The two girls didn't need to be told twice. They jumped onto the log and held on as the ground collapsed underneath them. The tree plunged into the sea below with a terrific slash, water spraying through the air as the log bobbed the the surface, the three Pokemon gripping on it for dear life as the rocks caused waves of water to rise and fall, carrying the makeshift boat as it carried its passengers, saving them from the desolation of Tiny Island. The log flew through the waves, carried by the water and twisiting in the sea. Bessie, Bonehead and Tyberius struggled to hold on. They sat there, holding on for dear life,their eyes closed and waited for roar of the sea, and the screams of those sinking, to cease.

"Stupid... lousy... do-gooder!" ranted Sydney as she and Lola stared at the ruin of their hideout. "That took weeks for me to build, and they broke it down in a matter of seconds!"

Well, I actually did most of the building, but she's right! Lola thought. Those two runied all of our work! They'll pay for it - no matter how cute they are!

"I'm gonna clobber that brat!" snapped Sydney. "I'll show her what it means to cross me!"

"Y-yeah!" Lola said.

"And I'm gonna clobber that Bonehead runt too!" the Sneasel continued. "No one messes with the Sydney Gang and gets away with it!"

"But what about that really big guy, Tyberius?" asked Lola.

Sydney froze. "Uh... Okay, he can get away with it. But the other two won't, and that's that!"

"YEAH!"

The rant was cut off by... You guess.

"Hey," said Lola, freezing. "Did you feel that...?"

"Feel what?" asked Sydney.

The tremor rocked the ground. "That!" said Lola, grabbing onto a tree to support herself. "What's that?"

"That?" said Sydney. "You're scared of a little quake?"

The ground behind the two gave way with a crash.

Sydney almost turned white. "Waaah!" she shouted. She jumped on Lola's back. "Lola! Get us out of here!"

"WHa-?" Lola said. "I have to fly both of us again!"

The ground beneath their feet began to give way. "DO IT!" shouted Sydney.

Lola flapped her wings and took off. The two thieves screamed as they flew away as fast as they could, the island behind them collapsing.

"HELP!"

The panicked cry barely echoed over the roar of the sea as Lily and Violet struggled to stay afloat. "Help!" Lily shouted as she struggled to keep her head above water. Squirell's and cats weren't made for swimming.

"Help us, please!" shouted Violet.

The only answer was the ocean.

One minute ago, everything was almost fine (Violet was fuming that Venom was no where to be found, but fine) when suddenly they were dropped into water and drowning, the island collapsing into the sea. Neither girl had been more scared in their entire life; their entire home and just sunk into the water, dissapearing from view. Hundreds of people, their homes, and the trading post were now submerged into the sea, never to be seen again. All they had were each other, the the bleak thought of drowning and joining their home.

Still, they persisted, wading in the ocean water as best they could, and still screaming, "Help! Help us!"

"Come on! Please! We're sinking! Waaah!"

"Lily!" snapped Violet. "Stop screaming like that! You're wasting your breath!"

"No I'm not!" said Lily. "I'm trying to keep us alive! Scream with me!"

"No!" shouted Violet. "Just... keep treading water! I'll think of something!"

"I've thought of something now!" said Lily. "HELP! HELP US!"

"Lily!" snapped Violet. "Be qui-! Hey, is that... A boat! Lily, it's a boat!" screamed Violet.

Lily turned and saw a small sailboat in the distance. "Ohmygosh, what do we do?"

"HELP!" shouted Violet, waving her paws. "Help us!"

Lily glared at her friend before joining her. "Help! Help us!"

The boat didn't seem to move.

"Oh no... Now what?" asked Violet.

"I know!" Lily said. She fired off a spark in the air (unintenionally giving Violet a jolt). The electric burst exploded.

The boat slowly began to turn and sail for them.

Violet grinned, despite the situation. "Come on!" she shouted. "Keep screaming!

"Yes ma'am!"

Hey everyone! Sorry it took so long to update! But don't worry, I'll work harder to make the next one faster!

Well, Tiny Island is gone now, so it looks like they need to head to the mainland! I mean, I haven't shut up about it, so they might as well. Next time, we get new OCs! Thanks for reviewing and being patient folks!