Brightclaw237: Here is the start of my Fossil Fighters Frontier and Super Mystery Dungeon fanfiction. It will take some time due to classes and the plot being so long. The hardest parts will be the dungeons. I own nothing.
"Ugh…,what happened?" I ask sitting up. I don't know what time it is, barely able to see my own hand in front of my face. I bring my right arm up to my face and press a button on my watch to light up the numbers on it. "…It's only two a.m., what happened to me?" I yawn. I blink my eyes several times to adjust to the darkness. "I thought that Leon and I were back at my treehouse with Arcanine." I growl, my eyes still not used to the dark. I can feel that I have transformed into my final form, but I can feel the power of fire deep within my body. "Wait, where's Leon and Arcanine?!" I exclaim, getting up and looking around. My eyes finally adjust to the dark, and I see Arcanine lying unconscious next to a tree, a strange growlithe-like animal next to him. I walk over to try and wake the two. When I am right next to the strange creature, I the dreaded realization hits me when I recognize the clothing it is wearing. 'It is wearing clothes similar to…Leon!' I realize, seeing that the creature has the same form as me, but is slightly bigger than me. I wake Arcanine up by nudging him with my paws. Thankfully my final form allows me to be on all fours as well as my hind legs, but I will probably have to make an excuse for doing so. 'I could probably say that I'm part riolu and poochyena. Hopefully somebody will believe me.' I think as I continue to wake my childhood pokèmon up. "Though if I someone asks where I came from, who knows what I should say?" I sigh.
Arcanine begins to stir, his eyes opening to see me transformed. "Sky, why are you transformed?" He asks.
"I have no idea, but I need you to check this guy's scent to see if it is Leon." I say.
Arcanine looks over and sees the strange hybrid of a growlithe and wolf. "He is wearing Leon's clothes. I will see if it is your friend, Sky." Arcanine says, rising to his four paws. He sniffs the strange creature, his eyes widening in surprise. "It is him, Sky!" Arcanine gasps in shock. "If I had to guess, we all must be in the world of pokèmon with no humans." He says, waking Leon up.
"Huh…what's going on?" Leon asks, confused.
"Leon, I have some bad news." I sigh.
"Sky, you're completely transformed?!" Leon gasps, standing on all four paws.
"I'm not the only one. You are transformed as well, but it's weird." I say.
"I transformed, into what?" Leon asks.
"It looks like a mix between what Arcanine used to be, and my final form." I say. I stand on my hind legs, and offer a paw to Leon. "Here, I should be able to help you get off all fours." I say.
"No, it's fine, but where are we?" Leon asks, his eyes already adjusted to the dark.
I get back on all four paws to avoid attracting to much suspicion. "No idea, but I think I can hear a waterfall nearby." I say, tilting my head to the sky to get a better sense of hearing. The sound of roaring water echoing in the distance. I then part my jaws and sniff the air. "Yeah, there's definitely a waterfall nearby. I can smell it in the air." I say.
Leon tilting his head in confusion. "Smell a waterfall? How is that possible?" He asks.
"Leon, you should know that I have a better sense of smell and hearing even as a human, but it is even stronger in this form." I explain. "You should be able to do the same seeing how you appear to be part growlithe." I say.
"Well I rather stick to my human skills than become a pokèmon." Leon sighs in annoyance, following Arcanine and I.
"That won't work out well for you in this world, kid." Arcanine says. "You have to fight to survive. This world isn't always peaceful." He says.
"What do you mean?" Leon asks.
"Sky has been in this world so many times, saving it time after time again with each threat." Arcanine explains. "Who says things will be any different this time?" He yawns.
"What exactly did you do, Sky?" Leon asks me.
"When I first came to this world, I was only seven years old at the time." I say. "I was lucky to have Arcanine by my side the entire time." I smile. "I was woken up by a squirtle by the name of Storm." I say. "I was a charmander at the time, so my life was in danger at all times whenever it would rain." I sigh.
"Why would you be in danger from rain?" Leon asks.
"If the flame on my tail were to go out, so would my life." I explain. "That flame is what keeps a charmander alive. Only when you are a charizard, it takes a bit more than a little storm to put out such a flame." I say. "As a charmander though, a small storm could easily extinguish the small flame." I sigh. "It was thanks to Arcanine that I was able to make my flame grow stronger, even against the fiercest water type pokèmon!" I exclaim, recalling how strong I grew throughout my first adventure. "Anyways, the world was in danger of being destroyed by a falling star, so my team and I had to go ask the legendary pokèmon, Rayquaza." I explain.
"So did Rayquaza help you?" Leon asks.
"Since this world still exists, yes. Only after defeating it in a battle, and the star was directly above us at the time." I say.
"How did you even survive?!" Leon gasps in shock.
"Technically I really didn't survive the blast from both Rayquaza's hyper beam attack, and the explosion from the star." I say. "None of us had survived the impact." I say, my voice not showing any hint of surprise.
Leon's expression is beyond shocked. "Then Sky, how are you still here, how did you defeat Dr. Blackraven if you died from an explosion?!" He exclaims, wondering if I am actually living at the moment.
"Though the explosion did consume my team and I, our spirits were only separated from our bodies." I say. "Our bodies were gravely wounded, yet they still did not perish from the blast." I explain. "I was a spirit though, unable to return to my body without help." I say. "A shadow appeared before me, and I recognized it as Gengar. The leader of Team Meanies." I say. "Ever since we met, our teams were always at each other. We both had completely different goals." I explain.
"How about you tell Leon what Team Meanies's goal was!" Arcanine laughs.
"What's so funny about a goal?" Leon asks.
"It wasn't their goal that was funny, it was how things turned out for our rivals in the end. Their goal was a terrible thing, they had planned to have world domination over this world." I say.
"How many members were there on the team?" Leon asks.
"That I know of, only three. A poison type known as, Ekans, and an ice and fighting type called, Medicham. Lastly, was their leader, Gengar. He was a ghost and poison type pokèmon." I explain. "My own goal was to try and get back to the other pokèmon world, but also try to help this world become a better place." I smile. "I was really young, but I think that I made the best choices while in this world." I say, looking up at the moon.
"I know that you did, Sky." Arcanine says, walking over to me. "You saved so many pokèmon, and even helped out Team Meanies when they were even in trouble." He says. "You kept your head held high no matter what you faced, even when rescue teams from all over had tried to get rid of you because of some stupid legend." Arcanine states proudly.
"Yeah, but I still miss them all. Even Gengar, I never was able to thank him for saving us in the end." I sigh.
"How did he save you, Sky?" Leon asks.
"Gengar was the pokèmon who reunited our spirits with our bodies." I explain. "If it wasn't for him, I would be a spirit drifting on the winds." I say. "Anyways, after the planet was saved, it was time for Arcanine and I to leave." I sigh, a tear rolls down the side of my face. "…Even now…it…is very…difficult to speak of…" I choke out.
Arcanine speaks up for me. "When Sky came back to this world, her partner was no longer here." He says. "When a pokèmon known as Kangaskhan recognized me, she knew that Sky had to be the pokèmon next to me." Arcanine says. "Kangaskhan said that the natural disasters started up again, but not because the world was in danger. The world was changing, and everyone had to leave Town Square." He says. "Almost all of Sky's teammates had made it out in time, but one had pokèmon had not made it out. He had stayed to help any of the young recruits to safety." Arcanine explains, and I try to stay strong. "He had to help a new recruit that was promised a place on the team ever since the team was created." He says. "It was the baby caterpie that Sky and her partner had rescued the first day they met. Caterpie survived, but the pokèmon that saved him, was never found." Arcanine says. "That pokèmon was Sky's former partner, Storm. He was a blastoise at the time, but the disasters were far too perilous. None of the legendaries that Sky had recruited were able to find Storm." He sighs. "Eventually, the rescue team fell apart, and was told as a legend to kids." Arcanine explains. "Town square eventually fell apart, but not before everyone relocated to a new area. They followed what was left of Team Fire, an absol that saved Sky and Storm when they were fugitives." He says. "Alongside Sol was Caterpie, Metapod, Magnemite, Peliper, and many more of the former team's friends. Other rescue teams followed Sol, knowing he was the only original member left of the once mighty rescue team." Arcanine explains.
"Mighty rescue team?" Leon asks, unimpressed. "How was the team so mighty?" He asks sarcastically.
"Sky had been able to take her team to the highest status in rescue ranks, the Lucario Rank. She was only seven at the time as well. Not even the legendary Team ACT had been able to get past gold." Arcanine explains. "It only took Sky about a year or so to get her team to such a rank. Shortly after gaining the rank, we both had to leave." He sighs. "We had not been able to return to that area ever again." Arcanine explains. "It was thanks to Sol that everyone survived." He says. "Pokèmon knew that Sol was able to sense disasters, so he led them to where he sensed very little activity. Though some pokèmon such as Kangaskhan and the Kecleon brothers had to go to new towns, where their business would thrive." He explains. "That is how we met Kangaskhan in Treasure Town, and how she told us the news of Storm." Arcanine growls. "Sky had a very hard time after that, and felt her heart break once more. It was thanks to Sparks(Luxio) who was a shinx at the time, that Sky was able to find happiness once more." He says. "It didn't last forever though, and we had to leave once more." Arcanine sighs. "Sky didn't only leave Sparks, but she also lost a friend for a month." He says. "We had been sent to save the planet from becoming paralyzed. Time was somehow stopping, and we had to stop it." Arcanine says. "Either way, Sky had to save this world yet again, and she had. Even losing a friend as they faded away from existence." He explains.
"Faded away from existence?" Leon asks.
"They did not exist because we changed the course of history, into a future where they had never been born. I knew what would happen when I discovered what Grovyle explained what he was doing, and he and his friend accepted their fates before even trying." I growl, fighting back the tears. "Thanks to the legendary pokèmon Dialga, they do exist now." I say.
"Then why aren't you happy, Sky?" Leon asks.
"Though they exist, I still do not belong in this world. I had to leave, and I was only able to say goodbye to Sparks." I sigh. "I never did see Grovyle or Fire(human turned chimchar) again." I say. "Saving this world time after time has brought great joy, but even greater pain in the end, and it only gets worse every time." I sigh. "I always lose an important friend." I growl.
Leon walks over to me, and I lean on his flank. "At least you this time I will be with you, even after everything." Leon smiles. "I don't plan to disappear or leave you at all." He says. "I will stay by your side, no matter what happens. I did promise to protect you after all." Leon says proudly, before falling into a small waterhole. "Found…the…waterfall!" Leon gasps, climbing out of the water completely drenched, his fur and clothing clinging to his body. I cover my mouth with one of my paws to hold back my laughter. Arcanine chuckles as well as Leon tries to move the wet pale yellow fur out of his face.
"Yeah, I can see that!" I laugh, falling on my back. I can't stop laughing at Leon's drenched form.
"Haha, can you hand me a towel or something to dry this fur?" Leon asks.
"Leon, there are no towels in this world. The only human-like objects that I know are in this world are houses, tables, mailboxes, and a few other things." I say, walking over to the water to get a drink. As I lower my head to drink from the pool, I jump behind Leon who had tried to push me into the pool of water. "Nice try, but I know a lot more than you here." I say, tackling him into the pool once more. I then lower my head once more, and drink the water. "You're lucky that you aren't a charmander, or you would've been killed." I say, grabbing Leon by his right paw. "You have to shake your fur free of the water." I explain. "Anyways, we're done here." I say.
"Okay, but what do we do now?" Leon asks, shaking the water out of his fur and clothing.
I take a look around to see if anyone is nearby. "Hmm, it doesn't seem like there is anyone that would be my partner around?" I say, confused to why no pokèmon are nearby.
"What do you mean, Sky?" Leon asks.
As I begin to check the area, Arcanine speaks up. "Sky and I are usually found by a pokèmon that would end up being her partner on this adventure. That is how we have always formed a team." He explains. "It is very strange that no one has shown up yet." Arcanine growls, concerned.
"My instincts aren't acting up, and I don't sense any pokèmon near us." I say.
"Who are they then?" Leon asks, pointing at three robotic-like pokèmon hovering off the ground. I focus on the pokèmon that Leon is pointing at. They are all brown with black stripes, three colored buttons on their fingers, red, green, and yellow. Their eyes glow with an eerie green in the darkness, sending chills throughout my body.
"Those are pokèmon known as beheeyem, they are psychic type pokèmon known to communicate by the colored lights on their fingertips." I explain, the beheeyem doing so as I explain. The three hover over to us. Before any of us could say anything, they attack. The first one takes a swipe at me, while the second charges at Leon. The third one prepares a psychic attack to use on Arcanine.
"Sky, we have to fight back!" Leon shouts.
"Leon, even with Arcanine, we won't be able to survive this battle! We have to run away!" I growl.
"Fine, but how will I get away?!" Leon asks. "I can barely walk on four legs, let alone run!" He growls.
"Leave that to me." Arcanine says, picking Leon up by the back of his shirt.
"This is not going to be fun!" Leon growls.
"Arcanine, get Leon out of here with your extreme speed! I'll catch up with you later!" I growl, tackling one of them into the other two.
"…Alright, but be careful, Sky!" Arcanine exclaims, hesitant at first, but runs as fast as his attack will let him.
I tunnel my way underneath the earth, and dig my way for several miles. My lungs burning from the lack of oxygen drives me up to the surface, and I collide with an unsuspecting nuzleaf. "Ow, watch where ya going!" He says in a southern accent, glaring at me. "Wait a minute,…you're just a little kid." He says, his eyes softening.
'Kid, I just turned seventeen two weeks ago?!' I think, trying to look fierce as I bare my teeth at the nuzleaf.
"What…kind of pokèmon are ya, kid?" The nuzleaf asks. I stay quiet for a moment, unsure how to answer. "Can't you talk, kid?" He asks.
"…Yes, but who are you?" I ask, still barring my teeth.
"The name's Nuzleaf, but who and what are ya, kid?" Nuzleaf asks, trying to calm me down.
'I have to think of a clever story later for myself, but better tell him the truth for now.' I think, relaxing my mind and body. "My name is Sky, and I used to be a human. I don't know how I got here, or why I became whatever I am now." I explain. "Three beheeyem are after me for some reason, and I don't want to get you in trouble." I say.
"A human, that sounds pretty strange, but how do I know you aren't lyin kid?" Nuzleaf asks. "Most kids without an adult outside like this are usually troublemakers, why should I believe you?" He asks. Just then, the three beheeyem from before find me and attack both Nuzleaf and I. "Whoa, what is wrong with you three?!" He exclaims, jumping away as one tries to attack him again.
"I told you that I was being attacked!" I growl, before being slammed into Nuzleaf by a psychic attack.
"Alright, follow me then." Nuzleaf says, running ahead.
"Oh no, isn't that one of them mystery dungeons that everyone has been talking about?!" Nuzleaf exclaims, stopping at ten entrance.
"Even if it is one of whatever those things are, we have no choice! Those three are right behind us!" I exclaim, hearing the flickering of the lights. "Let's go before they do catch up anymore!" I growl, grabbing Nuzleaf with my tail and dashing into the mystery dungeon.
"Sky, do even know what these places are, and what they do to other pokèmon that live in them?!" Nuzleaf growls in frustration.
"Well my big brother told me about them, he heard legends of places like them. How certain places would change every time you enter, and how the residents of the area turn wild." I explain. "The tale was passed down every generation." I lie, not wanting my secret to be exposed. "Though I may be some strange 'pokèmon' now, I still know how to defend myself." I say, whirling around to bite a doduo that had tried to sneak up on me.
"That may be, but you should stay by me, kid. This is no place to wander for a kid your age." Nuzleaf says, heading east. Soon, we find a slope that leads to a higher area of the dungeon.
'I'm not a kid, I am perfectly capable of taking care of myself!' I growl inwardly, following him up the slope. 'The one I'm worried about is Leon.' I think as I reach the top of the slope. 'This is his first time as another creature, and being a fire type is not as easy as it looks. I should know, having been two fire types before.' I think as I follow Nuzleaf up another slope after fighting off a small paras. As we continue through the dungeon, I feel a bond forming between Nuzleaf and I. Not a partnership, but my instincts see him as something else. I lose focus of what Nuzleaf is saying, and eventually lose sight of him. I look all around to try and find Nuzleaf, but I don't see him at all. I find myself becoming terrified, not of the forest, but the loneliness within my heart. I curl up and try to remember all the happiness that I've experienced in this world, but the realization of what could happen in the end terrifies me even more. The fear of being abandoned in the forest tries to consume my heart, and I about faint. That was until I heard his voice.
"SKY, WHERE ARE YA KID?!" Nuzleaf shouts, his voice becoming clearer to me.
"There she is!" Arcanine's voice rings out.
"SKY!" I hear Leon's voice cry out as I begin to lose consciousness, seeing his form as my vision fades to black.
Brightclaw237: That's the end of the first chapter. Another thing, though to the other pokèmon Sky and her team look like children, they are their actual ages. Sky and Leon being seventeen.