A/N: WHY. DO I. KEEP. PUTTING. THIS. OFF? *facedesks*

I gotta stop doing this...I'm not even gonna try to explain why I haven't updated, you guys probably don't want to hear any excuses. I need to stop putting off updating this, because I know there are people out there like you guys who enjoy this story and want to see it continue. The last I want is to disappoint everyone. You're probably still mad though, so just let out your anger towards me I'm any way you see fit- I probably deserve it for making all of you wait so long for another chapter. And I certainly haven't forgotten about this story, it's just progress has been a little slow. Thank you, to anyone who still waited for this to update throughout this long hiatus. You guys are awesome, never forget that! :)

Okay, last time I gave you guys a short chapter. Today, though, you get a Mystery Dungeon chapter! Which means- LONG CHAPTER! And it taking forever to write! Eh... (-_-')

So, this Dungeon, if not evident last time, is going to be water-based! Even though this is gonna be the only time we'll see one, I still have no idea how this'll turn out! Still, I hope you enjoy!

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Masked Gamer: Glad you like the name! It is a neat name, isn't it? And thanks for the feedback on the floors thing!

Chapter 10: Ancient Sea

"And that's why I'll never eat seaweed again," Kite concluded.

The Mantine had been carrying Team Terra across the ocean for about an hour now. Since most would consider this boring, Kite decided to liven things up by telling the trio stories. For a whole sixty minutes. Nonstop. Team Terra couldn't wait until they arrived at this Dungeon.

"Oh! That reminds me of the day my sister-" Kite began, but soon stopped herself. "Look at that- we're here!"

The three Pokémon immediately perked up at this. In the distance, they could see what appeared to be the top of a square tower of sorts, constructed out of deep blue stone. The tower appeared to be extremely aged, and some pieces of stone had long since chipped away. The rest of the tower appeared to be completely submerged in the seawater.

Kite stopped in front of the huge platform, allowing Team Terra to jump onto it.

Kite beamed. "Welcome to Ancient Sea!"

"Ancient is right," Horizon muttered, examining the aged stone.

Clay looked around. "Uh...how do we get in?"

Dune walked over to the center of the platform, where a large, jagged hole opened up into the interior of the tower. Peeking in, he saw a problem- the entirety of it was swallowed by water. It was too deep for a non-Water-type like Dune, Clay, or Horizon to swim through, let alone the rest of the Dungeon.

Clay realized this problem immediately. "What do we do now? We won't last long in there..."

"Not unless you can survive underwater," Kite spoke up. "I know what you're going to say- 'Kite, we can't survive underwater.' Don't fret, I have the perfect solution!"

The Mantine then vanished under the water without another word. A couple moments later, she resurfaced, but this time she wasn't alone. Adjacent to her were the dark blue scales of a Lumineon. The fishlike Pokémon scanned Team Terra with deep pink eyes. Finally, he said, "So Kite, these are the Pokémon who plan to explore the Ancient Sea?"

Kite nodded. "You got it! Everyone, this is Rain."

Dune, Clay, and Horizon quickly greeted the Lumineon. Dune huffed, "How are you supposed to help us get into the Dungeon?"

Kite giggled. "Rain, do your thing!"

Rain nodded and turned to the trio. "Don't worry, this won't hurt a bit."

Without giving them a chance to respond, Rain shot the the trio with a strong torrent of water, thoroughly drenching all of them. This earned the Lumineon angry glares from all of them.

"You soaked us- great," Horizon hissed, water dripping from the spines on her back. "What exactly did that accomplish?"

"Soaked is right," Rain replied, unfazed her bitter tone. "The move I just used is called Soak. It doesn't hurt, and it turns whoever I hit into pure Water-types. It also keeps your items and Bags from being ruined underwater."

Clay blinked in surprise. "Pure Water-types? But I like being a Ground-type..."

"The effects are temporary," Rain replied. "They'll last long enough for you to make it through the Dungeon, and should wear off by the time you return to the mainland."

"Well, as long as it allows us to go into Ancient Sea," Dune replied. He walked over towards the hole. Clay and Horizon followed.

"Say...you didn't happen to see a group of Pawniard come in here before us, did you?" Horizon asked.

Rain nodded. "Sure did- came by here a little while before you three. They wouldn't say what they were doing here, though."

The Pokémon of Team Terra glanced at each other, seeming to think the same thing. So, the Pawniards they saw before were coming here...but why? There was only one way to find out.

"Good luck, all of you!" Kite called after them. "I hope you find what you're looking for!"

The three of them stood in front of the hole, looking into the cerulean water. Clay asked shakily, "You know, do we really have to go straight into the wa-"

Horizon shoved him in before diving in herself. Dune soon followed.

Ancient Sea- BF1

Clay sank into the water immediately, and soon his feet were touching the stone floor. He opened his eyes- the water made his vision somewhat blurry, but at least he could see. Plus, he could breathe! It wasn't long before Horizon and Dune were next to him.

"Uh...can we talk down here?" Clay asked. A few bubbles resulted from this, but his speech was more or less understandable.

"Apparently so," Dune replied as he swam (it was more slowly walking) to the only opening in the small room- to the right. Clay and Horizon followed him through the aged passageway that soon led into a bigger room. Not too far in front of them, a set of stairs seemed to lead downwards.

When Dune approached it, he was almost Crunched by a Carvanha. The red and blue Water Pokémon nearly crashed into the wall when Dune dodged, but went for Horizon instead. She quickly knocked it out with Gyro Ball, but took damage from its Rough Skin ability.

"I hate when things have that..." Horizon muttered as she followed Dune and Clay down the stairs.

Ancient Sea- BF2

Team Terra came to a huge room. Bigger than they had seen so far (not that they were very far). The stairs were on the other side of the room- but between them was a pair of Huntail, another Carvanha, a Sharpedo, a Starmie, and an Omastar.

"Well then," Dune said, taking in the situation calmly. "I think I know what we should be doing at a time like this."

"Find a way around them?" Clay asked.

"No. We're making a run for it," Dune replied simply.

"Heh?" Clay and Horizon asked simultaneously.

Dune let out a battle and surged ahead. Clay and Horizon, after getting over their shock at such a reckless action by Dune, quickly followed.

The Starmie spun at them with Rapid Spin, but Horizon countered this with Gyro Ball. Dune finished off their foe with Crunch. Meanwhile, as Clay took out the Omastar with Drill Run, one of the Huntail blasted him with Water Pulse. Had the Excadrill not been turned into a Water-type beforehand, the attack would've been devastating. Instead, it only did some damage, and allowed Clay to deliver a Focus Blast at the serpentine Pokémon.

The other Huntail went for Dune, but was knocked away by his Iron Tail. Then, Sharpedo sped at Horizon with Aqua Jet, but she used Dig to dodge it. She managed to defeat the Sharpedo- but was hurt by the Rough Skin. "Ugh, not again!"

As Dune took out the Carvanha with Stone Edge, he looked around to make sure no Pokémon were left. Sure enough, the room was empty, and there was nothing in the way of Team Terra getting to the stairs.

Ancient Sea- BF3

This area was much more tame. Heading through the left opening, then taking a right, they found their way to the stairs. Luckily, they didn't meet any resistance along the way (although Clay almost woke up a sleeping Sharpedo).

Ancient Sea- BF4

When Team Terra entered this room, they saw there were passageways on all four walls.

"Well then..." Horizon muttered. "Trail and error, I guess."

She swam to the northern wall, but Dune swam east. The two Pokémon stared.

"Ya know, I really think this way will lead us to the stairs faster," Dune said matter-of-factly.

Horizon frowned. "No, it's this way, I can feel it."

"How can you feel it?" Dune replied, crossing his arms. "It's not like you can see through the walls!"

"Oh, and I suppose you can?" Horizon retorted. "This is trail and error anyways!"

"And I'd prefer it if it were more trail and less error!"

"If you're going to have a comeback, have it make sense!"

Then, Clay poked his head out of the south corridor. "Hey guys? I found the stairs."

Dune and Horizon stared.

"Yeah, there was a Starmie and Omastar there, but I took care of them," Clay continued, not acknowledging the duo's argument. Dune and Horizon glanced at each other and followed Clay through the passage. It was a lengthy hall, but at the end was a small room with a stairwell in the corner.

"See? Right there," Clay nodded, proud of himself. Dune and Horizon both looked shocked (and a little embarrassed, though Dune did a better job of hiding it) as they descended.

Ancient Sea- BF5

Immediately, the trio were blasted by a Water Pulse made by Carvanha. It hit Dune square in the snout, but didn't do as much damage thanks to his new Water-typing. Horizon hit the Water- and Dark-type with Dig, taking it out.

Seeing as how the room had only one path- left- they went through there. The hallway split, with one path going ahead and the other turning right. Team Terra decided to go ahead, but soon came to an abrupt dead end. When they turned around, a Sharpedo was charging at them with Skull Bash. Dune countered this with Stone Edge as Clay used Focus Blast, causing huge damage.

They turned right this time, and entered a room where a Huntail and Carvanha slept. The stairs were on the other side, however. Carefully, Team Terra navigated the room until they were right in front of the stairs-

-then Clay stepped on the tail of a Huntail. Horizon's eyes widened. "Just go, just go!"

They ran down the stairs to avoid a confrontation with the irate Pokémon.

Ancient Sea- BF6

This floor appeared to be another huge room, yet there were less Pokémon in it than before, and the stairs were closer- only a few yards in front of them. When a Starmie appeared in the passageway behind them, they hurried to the stairs to avoid a fight. They wanted to complete this Dungeon quickly, after all.

Ancient Sea- BF7

Upon entering this floor, Team Terra saw a sleeping Starmie near the one passage leading out of the room. Since there was no visible way they'd be able to get past it without a fight, Dune rushed towards it with Crunch and Clay finished it with Metal Claw. Moving ahead, they were blocked by an Omastar, who rushed at them with Spike Cannon. Horizon smashed the Omastar with Brick Break twice before it was knocked out. Once again, this floor wasn't too hard to navigate- a few twists and turns, and a couple of Pokémon that didn't see the trio. Soon, they found the stairs...and realized just how uneventful this floor was.

Ancient Sea- BF8

Luckily, this floor was much more eventful. Yes, the stairs were in that same room- but four Sharpedo blocked the way through.

"Well- I think I want to go back to when there was hardly anything to fight," Clay gulped.

"Oh, we can handle these guys," Horizon replied dismissively. "We're close to the bottom, I'm sure."

Dune didn't partake in the discussion, instead slamming an Iron Tail into the side of one Sharpedo. A second one used Poison Fang on him and threw him across the room. The Krokorok wasn't poisoned, luckily, and hurled a Stone Edge at them. The first one was hit and knocked out, but the second Sharpedo dodged and slammed into Dune with Aqua Jet. Dune countered with Crunch, knocking both of them backwards.

Clay rushed at a third Sharpedo with Aerial Ace, doing neutral damage. The shark-like Pokémon charged with Skull Bash, which Clay countered with Drill Run. The Sharpedo fell back, dazed, and Clay took the opportunity to blast it with Focus Blast.

Horizon slashed at the fourth Pokémon with X-Scissor twice. The Sharpedo was hit the first time, but dodged the second time and used Screech. The Sandslash covered her ears, and the Sharpedo took the opportunity to ram into her with Aqua Jet. Horizon quickly recovered and nailed her opponent in the head with Brick Break.

Once Dune was finished with his fight, the room was devoid of anyone else except Team Terra. Horizon said, "See? We could handle those guys."

"Can we just go now?"Clay asked, as if afraid something else would come and attack them.

Dune rolled his eyes and descended the stairs.

These stairs seemed longer than the others. As the team descended, the area became increasingly darker. Finally, they arrived at a circular chamber with various lanterns attached to the walls. They lit up the room with a bright blue color, atoning for the ambient darkness along the stairs prior. A large opening in the wall revealed a long hallway, also lined with the lanterns.

"Well, this is nice," Clay commented as they swam down the hallway. "The lights are a nice touch."

"We're not here to complement the interior decorating," Dune replied. "We're here to find those Pawniards and see if they know-"

Before Dune could finish, the area began to shake violently. Then, as quickly as the quake began, the room at the end of the hallway erupted into a bright blue light, which filled the hallway outside of it in an instant.

A/N: And on that note, I leave it off here! Now, I have something important to sat regarding Pokémon Legends...

This story is going to be put on hold for a little while. What does that mean? Well, it's not being discontinued- don't think that, this story is still very much continuing. However, there are a bunch of other stories I want to work on, so Pokémon Legends is no longer going to be my main focus. That's not to say updates will stop- I'll still update this from time to time. Like I said, though- it won't be my top priority. Eventually, I plan to come back to this full-time. When? I have no idea.

But anyways, thanks for sticking by this story this far. It's been a pleasure writing so far, and I hope you guys continue to be patient throughout this semi-hiatus. And thank you all for...over 500 views? That's a LOT! Maybe not as much as other stories, but nonetheless- a lot. THANKS EVERYONE! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!