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"So you're saying you're having the same dream over and over again?"

"Yeah, and I can't tell if it's supposed to be a good dream or a bad dream. When it happened twice, I thought it was just a coincidence. However, it keeps happening every time I take a nap or actually sleep through the night. I just don't get it. It's been happening for a few months now."

"Hmm… when did this start to occur?"

"I think it started happening after we won the Phazon War."

In The Dream World

Umber opened his eyes, finding himself on a painted wood platform. He looked around to see a dusk sky that surrounded everything, and he would hear the sounds of the ocean crashing against the surface, yet there was no water near him.

"Hello dream world, it's your boy again." Umber mumbled as he stood up. "Alright, let's get through this one more time. Again." He said in dismay.

He walked through the platform until he found himself walking on air, and above a city that was bustling with the citizens completely unaware that he was walking above them… only the citizens were stick figures and one of them drove a car, only the car was a massive pine tree and the buildings were made out of staplers.

He looked up to see Pidgeotto and Pelipper flying above him, only they were flying upside down. He would also see an airplane fly directly toward the upside down birds, however the plane opened up its front to reveal giant razor sharp teeth and chomped down on the birds, where colorful confetti rained down on him.

"Am I even sane anymore?" He wondered to himself as he walked away from the confetti that rained on him as he would soon come across the ocean… only it was made out of shattered glass. He turned his head to see a neon sign pointing to the ocean.

"DANGER. Beware of radio sharks and vynal piranhas."

Umber rolled his eyes as he looked down to see that his clothing had started to change into Peach's dress… but was also barefoot. "Right on cue." He said as he walked into the sea of shattered glass, however the moment he walked in it, the glass turned into raspberry jello as he kept walking until he was completely under, but just kept walking on the ocean floor.

As he walked, his hair turned yellow and a crown formed on his head as he turned to see fish swimming by wearing Majora's Mask, however the ocean started to get more pixilated as he would see a monolith rising out of the ground, said monolith being in the shape of Missingno.

The Princess Peachified Umber walked into the monolith… and found himself in Lavender Town.

BGM: Lavender Town (Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee)

The moment he gained his bearings, he would look at the Pokemon Tower and walked straight into it, where he would see Boos licking the tombstones without a care in the world while some other tombstones grew sentient, gained eyeballs and started to walk around as Umber continued to go up a floor.

Floor two had Haunters and Gengars wearing rapper outfits and doing a rap off against some Cubone and Marowak, with a Mimikyu being a referee while a Snorlax was doing situps.

On the third floor, Umber would start to turn back to normal while seeing some constrution workers putting puzzle pieces on a gravestone and then knocked it down with a sledgehammer in the shape of Crescent Rose.

By the time he got to the top of the tower, he saw a pedestal just outside as he walked to it, and he would see three Pokemon Cards lying face down. He flipped them over as the three cards were Grass, Fire and Water.

He rubbed his chin in thought as he decided to pick up the Water card. "WHAT?! WHY WOULD YOU PICK THE WATER CARD?!" The Fire card suddenly yelled. "YOU ASSHOLE!"

"No one ever picks Grass… it's always Fire or Water…" The Grass card said solemnly.

"Guys, he picked me because I'm superior! Suck it!"

"Oh, you want to go down? Bring it!"

"I already beat you because you have no effect on me, asshole!"

"I can boil you!"

"I can extinguish you as boiled water!"

"Yeah, but can you extinguish an oil fire? I didn't think so!"

"Guys, will you just chillax for two seconds? Water is great. It purifies our souls and is vital to our survival." Umber pointed out.

"HA!"

"But I can renew life after a forest burns down!"

"I can provide photosynthesis… not like anyone cares…"

End BGM

Just then, the Pokemon Tower rumbled as Umber would look up to see the clouds parting to reveal a large being in front of them. It was a bright yellow orb surrounded by rainbow spirals. It seemed to be looking at them.

"Arceus!" The Fire and Grass cards cried happily. "Our savior!"

"…Is it though?" Umber wondered as the orb started to glow brightly before unleashing laser hell everywhere as one laser came down on the Pokemon Tower, striking Umber as he felt himself disintegrating in the laser…

Before he opened his eyes to find himself in a burning building. "Ugh, just what IS that thing anyway?" He wondered as he looked at his hands to see a watery vortex. "Good, hydrokinesis." He said as he started spraying the fire around him as he walked into the next room where he saw the flames forming into Marnie and Damian duking it out.

He quickly tried to extinguish Damian, but a fire wall prevented him from getting closer as he could only watch as the fiery version overwhelming Marnie as he tried to get through the flames but he couldn't take another step as he looked down to see chains on his ankles. He heard a groan as he turned to see Sonia with him, also trapped in chains.

Umber would turn his head to see Damian impaling Marnie in the gut. "NO!" He yelled as Marnie fell on two knees and fell on her side as Damian turned to the both of them as the chains and wall of fire disappeared as he and Sonia burst through as the latter attacked Damian, where she would also pull out a Lightsaber and attacked him in a Lightsaber duel while Umber picked Marnie up and cradled her.

"Marnie…" He whispered as Marnie weakly looked at him in the eyes.

"Why… why didn't you save me…?" She weakly asked, a tear running down her cheek before she breathed her last breath before she turned into bubbles.

"HRAAAAH!" Sonia yelled, disarming Damian as she stabbed him in the chest, where Damian would let out a blood curdling Lego Yoda death sound before he fell to the ground in death. "Now go to the forums and cry like the little kvetch that you are!"

Why can't I ever save Marnie… Umber thought as he heard sobbing from upstairs. He would immediately turn to the source as he ran upstairs, extinguishing the flames as best as he could where he'd go to the top floor to see Ruby on her knees. "Ruby!" He ran over to her.

Her crying suddenly turned into laughter. "Haha… hahahahaha! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" She laughed maniacally as she suddenly split up into three, said counterparts being Dark Ruby and Chaos Ruby… all of them having dead looks in their eyes.

"Look at the bitches, they both think they're heroes!" Dark Ruby snarked.

"I'm no longer the hero of my story… and she shouldn't be either!" Chaos Ruby turned to Ruby as both of them lunged at Ruby and disappeared, where Ruby's maniacal laughter broke down into uncontrolable sobbing.

"Ruby… reach for my hand!" Umber reached out to her, but then noticed Dark Ruby reappearing and holding her scythe. She looked at Umber and sadistically winked as she readied herself. "NO!" He yelled as he ran ahead and dove for her, but them he hit an invisible wall and fell to the ground, where the ground shattered as he fell into a fiery pit before he saw himself in the flames and he opened his mouth, chomping down on himself.

He then found himself in some sort of office. "DAMMIT! Why can't I ever save Ruby?!" He yelled, his voice cracking as he punched the wall in frustration. "No matter what I do, I can't save her or Marnie…"

"Would you kindly not punch the wall? It's mahogany."

Umber turned his head to see a desk with the back of a chair pointing at him. It then turned around to reveal himself, but wearing a goatee and wearing a cape. "Who are you?" Umber asked.

"I'm you, but strange."

"You say like this whole thing isn't strange…" He deadpanned.

"Touche. Slowpoke tail?" He asked, waving his hand in a circle as a portal opened up as a bowl of Slowpoke Tails appeared.

"…No thanks, I'm not hungry."

"You sure? They're really good, especially when they're raw." He bit down into a Slowpoke tail. "Tastes just like a raw baby carrot!"

Except that the latter is more nutritious. Umber thought. "Look, me-"

"That's Dr. Lightwave to you, pal."

"Right… Doctor. Do you have any idea what goes on here? I always wake up not remembering a thing…"

"Hell if I know, I'm part of the trippy as hell dream." He would suddenly chibify himself. "Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go back to my regular shenanigans." He opened up a portal and walked in, closing the portal behind him.

Umber sweatdropped. Ever as helpful…

He turned around toward the door and opened it up, where he found Kirby on the other side. "Poyo!"

"Hey little doofus." Umber walked closer. "I should warn you, I didn't douse myself in hot sauce like I promised last-" Kirby suddenly turned into Astral Birth Void, where it proceeded to inhale him. "-TIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIME!" He yelped as he was sucked into the bottomless pit of the Void's stomach.

Umber opened his eyes, finding himself falling into an endless dark abyss, but he saw a faint red light as it got darker before he positioned himself and crashed into a theater chair, finding himself staring at a stage in front of him.

"And now, ladies and gentlemen, on to the main event of Monokuma Theater, give it up for Umber versus… Ultra Necrozma!" Monokuma's voice rang out as Umber would see a random guy cosplaying as himself going toe to toe with Ultra Necrozma.

"Yah! Yah! Take that, you measly asshole! Rah!"

"Ugh… I swear, the acting gets worse every time…" Umber grumbled.

It was then that he would witness the curtains opening up as Umber would see a certain someone behind it. You… He growled as he tried to get up, but chains popped up from the arm rests and grabbed Umber by the wrists. "Rrrgh!"

"Hahaha! Going somewhere?" A voice chuckled as Giovanni walked through the curtains, and he was joined by Team Magma/Aqua, Cyrus, Ghetsis, Lysandre and Faba.

"Rainbow Rocket!" Umber snarled.

"We have you trapped right where we want you." Lysandre said.

"You meddlesome brat… you will pay for what you have done." Faba said. "And lookie here, the girl will watch your end!" He smirked as Monokuma came in and pushed Lillie down, who was wrapped up in rope and had a handkerchief stuffed in her mouth.

"Bastards!" Umber spat as Giovanni called out Mewtwo, Archie and Maxie called out Groudon and Kyogre, Cyrus called out Giratina, Ghetsis called out Kyurem, Lysandre called out Yveltal and Faba called out a Nihilego.

To make matters worse, Groudon and Kyogre proceeded to go under Primal Reversion.

"IIIIIIIIT'S PUNISHMENT TIME!" Monokuma yelled, swinging his gavel down on a button.

GUILTY

Umber Lightwave has been found guilty by being a meddlesome pest

It's punishment time!

Giovanni smirked. "Execute him." He ordered as the Pokemon unleashed their signature moves all at once while Lillie managed to spit out her makeshift gag.

"UMBEEEEEEEER!" Lillie shrieked as Umber got hit.

"GYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" He screamed as he was launched out, tearing a hole through a wall as he fell into the abyss, where Umber weakly looked up to see a giant Giovanni.

"If you've come to bargain, you will be disappointed, boy." He opened his mouth and inhaled him where Umber would find himself falling toward a ruined city as he smashed into the ground.

"Nnngh!" He grunted, sprawled out on his back as he looked up at the dusk sky. "…I hate them so much…" He grumbled as he got back up, seeing that he was in Hau'oli City, but it was in ruins. Oh no… He thought.

SLAM!

Umber paled, seeing a Guzzlord right in front of him. "Aheheheh…" He grimaced.

"RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGHHH!"

BGM: Battle! Ultra Beast (Pokemon Sun/Moon)

Mr. Glutton - Dream Guzzlord

"Alright, let's get this over with." Umber said as water formed around his feet and propelled himself toward Guzzlord. The Ultra Beast swung down his arm with a Hammer Arm, only for Umber to propell himself up to avoid it as he landed on the arm and sprayed the face with water before backflipping off, quickly throwing down water cutters at it.

Best part about having this dream over and over again, you learn new tricks with hydrokinesis. Umber thought as Guzzlord used Dragon Rush, but he propelled himself out of the way. "Ole!" He smiled as he threw water bombs at the Ultra Beast.

Guzzlord snarled, unleashing Stomping Tantrum to try and cause debris to fall on him, but Umber casually sidestepped as he moved his arm in a circle where water formed. "WATER PULSE!" He yelled, unleashing Water Pulse on the Ultra Beast. "HYDRO PUMP!" He unleashed a torrent of water that pushed the Guzzlord into a building.

"RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGHHHH!"

Guzzlord lunged at Umber, grabbing him by the claws as Umber smirked, turning himself into a liquid and splashed on the ground, then the puddle of water lunged at Guzzlord's face as the water reformed into Umber and Water Kicked him, backflipping as he gracefully landed on the ground. "I've always wanted to try that."

Guzzlord attempted to use Crunch on him, but he jumped to the side as Guzzlord smacked into a ruined skyscraper as he turned around to glare at Umber. "Hey buddy, you might want to look where you're smacking into things!" He said as the skyscraper started to fall right on top of Guzzlord.

"RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGHHHHH!"

Umber quickly sprayed water around the base of the ground, cutting through it as not only did the skyscraper fall on him, but the ground caved in and the Guzzlord fell into the dusk sky abyss.

End BGM

Umber dusted his hands. "I'd say that's a new personal best."

He put his hands in his pockets and walked over to where he made the Guzzlord fall into the abyss. "…Eh, what the heck." He jumped in as he found himself surrounded by Fire Flowers, Mushrooms and Hammers as he landed on a pier.

Water splashed against the pier as he looked around. "I swear, I feel like I've been here before outside of this dream." He said as he walked ahead while putting his hands in his pockets.

"Ahoy, welcome to-"

"Rogueport, I know." Umber walked past a friendly Bob-omb. "Sup Pa-Patch."

"Pleasure to-… HEY! How did you know my name?"

"Call it a hunch." He smiled as he walked into Rogueport Square, humming to himself as he walked straight to Zess T's house.

"HALT! I dropped my contact lens! Do not move a single step!" She ordered as Umber rolled his eyes and took a step. "AIYEEEE! WHAT HAVE YOU-"

"Not this time." Umber said, picking up Zess T and walked back to the pier.

"Put me down! Put me down! I DEMAND THAT YOU PUT ME-" Umber soccer kicked her into the pier. "-DOOOOOOOOOOOOOWN!"

Splash!

"Invest in some glasses, ya old fart." Umber chuckled as he walked back, where he casually walked into Zess T's house.

He walked over to a cookbook as he opened it up, seeing a question appear in the pages.

"What do you most desire?"

"Honestly, my deepest desire is to protect my friends no matter what." He said as he walked to the kitchen and started to cook something for himself. "Aaah, nothing like a nice refreshing-"

The window suddenly opened up to reveal Rawk Hawk. "WAKE UP OR GET RAAAAWKED!"

"GAAAH, DON'T RAWK ME, MISTER CHICKEN MAN!" Umber yelled as he shot up from his bed in a cold sweat. "Hah… hah… oh, good, back to normalcy." He put his head on his pillow. "Ugh… what is that dream about… and why do I keep forgetting it!"

Two Days Before The Events Of 3D Land…

"I don't even know if I'm even sane anymore… I keep having this same dream over and over again, and honestly… have I gone mental?" Umber turned his head to see Byleth looking at him in concern. "That's why I came here to pick your brain… just to see if you have any insights."

"Well, I can't help much if you can't remember anything about the dream." Byleth explained. "That and dreams aren't much my specialty… did you ask anyone else?"

"I asked Kamek and he believes it could be a premonition… what that premonition is, I don't even know! And Palutena's… Palutena, bless her heart, but I've heard she's not the best therapist."

"Yeah…" Byleth nodded. "Hmm… do you feel anything after the dream?"

"Frustration."

"Besides that?"

"Well, I… do sometimes feel like I have a need to protect others. Of course, this feeling had been around ever since what happened with Rainbow Rocket." He sighed. "I feel like I've let Marnie down and… I feel like I have to protect Ruby from… something. I mean, she got blasted with Phazon for Arceus's sake!"

"Phazon… I wonder, do you think this dream started happening after you got hit with Phazon?" Byleth guessed.

"Honestly, I doubt it… I've been cured."

"Right…" Byleth rubbed her chin. "This is a tough one… I'm sorry, Umber, I'm drawing a blank."

"No, it's alright. I figured this wasn't gonna work but it was worth a shot."

"I do know this, however. You are not crazy." Byleth gave him a reassuring smile.

Umber gave her a smile before frowning. "Honestly, sometimes I feel I'm not myself anymore…" He said as he got up. "Enjoy your time with your family." He said as he walked out the door as Byleth watched him walk away from her home.

Byleth looked down. "If only there was something I could do…"

Me: So how crazy do you want Umber's dream to be?

Yoshi: Make it trippy as FUCK. I want the readers to question what the hell is going on.

Me: LSD, got it.

Ibuki: ...Even Ibuki's questioning what the hell Umber-chan's been dreamin'.

Ah, so it worked! Yay!