Disclaimer: I do not own anything in the Pokémon series, including Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time/Darkness.

AN: I didn't think I was going to be writing a story like this, but as I played Explorers of Time, this idea sort of popped into my head. So, I decided to write this out. This is only a prologue, which is why it's short. There will also be spoilers as the story continues.

The day began just like every other day in this dark world. The wind didn't blow, the sun never rose in the sky, and the sea would no longer roll in and out. Time had stopped all around the world. It was as if the planet itself had been paralyzed, leaving the humans and Pokémon to live in this bleak world.

One of these humans was a young girl, and she hated the state the world was in now. She used to love when the wind would blow and ruffle her short brown hair. She missed the warmth of the sun and she wished everything would just go back to the way they were.

But this wish got her in trouble with the one who ruled over this dark land; Primal Dialga.

Christy hid behind a darkened tree, putting her hand over her mouth to muffle any sound that would come out of her. She listened very carefully, waiting for the Sableyes to pass her hiding place. These Sableyes were the underlings of the ghost type Pokémon, Dusknoir, who served Primal Dialga.

Her nerves felt unusually jumpy, but she had her reasons. The brown eyed girl had been chased by Dusknoir and his Sableyes ever since they had discovered her wish. They must have feared that she would act on her words, and would try to find a way to reverse the problem. Either that or they were acting on the orders of Primal Dialga. However, the reasons didn't matter, as she knew they planned to eliminate her.

After a few minutes of silence, Christy let out her breath. "That was close," she said with a relieved sigh. "I thought they had me for a minute there."

Slowly, she slid to the ground, sitting down on the gray grass. "I hate this," the brunette murmured to herself. "All I've done these days is run around, trying to avoid the Sableyes and Dusknoir as best I can. My family must be really worried about me, but I can't return to them. I'll just get them in trouble too."

A rustling sound in the nearby bushes suddenly caught her attention. As the wind could no longer make this sound, she knew what this meant. Someone was hiding within those bushes and she found her heart beating hard against her chest. She had a terrible feeling she knew who was there, but this was one of those times she wanted to be wrong.

Her hopes were dashed when a Sableye jumped out in front of the brunette, causing a gasp to escape her lips. "No!"

The ghost type Pokémon laughed as an evil glint appeared in his jeweled eye. "I found you!" he gloated.

Most humans could not understand the language of Pokémon. To many people, it sounded like they were just saying their names, or something else. Christy, however, was a rare case. She was the only one in her family that knew the language of Pokémon, which was how she found out that these ghost types were seeking her to destroy her. She happened to overhear some rumor, and having a terrible feeling, she left her family behind. She left a note to explain why she had to leave, but didn't say where she was going in case the note fell into the wrong hands.

Christy attempted to stand back up, but the human soon found herself completely surrounded as other Sableyes came out of hiding. An evil laugh in front of the girl caused her to look up, and she gazed upon the agent of Primal Dialga; Dusknoir. As the ghost type Pokémon loomed closer to capture the poor brunette, she knew that her chances of escape were small at this time.