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Mystery Dungeon Origins Part 1
By TheElectraflyingSquirrel
Proofread by Duncan Sparks
Note: This story is based loosely on Pokémon Black and White, and mostly based on Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates To Infinity. This is the first web story I have ever written, so expect it to “jump the shark" a little bit.
Chapter I - Oshawott
Unova is an interesting place. I constantly hear about how crazy and awesome it is in the cities, but I've never really left my hometown, Neuvema Town.
I have always loved Pokémon, and I would often befriend the wild Pokémon in my backyard, but my parents thought I was too young to have any of my own, so I’ve had to wait to become a trainer. I hear my alarm clock ringing and realize that today is the big day. I finally get to obtain my first Pokémon from Professor Juniper!
I hastily put on my clothes, eat some breakfast, and bid my parents farewell. Oh, boy… my mom decides to put on the waterworks again, stating that I'm "still her baby,” and she tries to plead me to stay home, to no avail. After my dad calms my mom down, he hands me my bag and tells me, “Have a great journey, Nate, and stay safe.” I rush over to Professor Juniper's lab, tripping and spilling my bag along the way.
By the time I get all of my stuff organized, I see the professor waiting outside the lab for me.
"I'm sorry I’m late, Professor Juniper!" I say.
"Don’t worry about it,” she replies. “Come inside the lab, and I'll let you choose your companion.”
We both enter the magnificent lab, and the professor walks over to a desk. It contains three Poké balls, and a Pokédex.
"First off, there's Oshawott, a water type.”
I nod as the adorable little thing comes out of its Poké Ball.
"Next, Tepig, a fire type.”
It doesn't look to happy to see me.
"And finally, Snivy, a grass type.”
It comes out and nods at me approvingly.
"So Nate, Which one will you choose?"
"Hmm… My choice will definitely be between Oshawott and Snivy, because that Tepig appears to hate me,” I remark.
Juniper chuckles, and I finally decide.
"Oshawott!” I exclaim.
As if on cue, the little guy rushes over to me and jumps on my shoulder. I already know that he and I will be great buddies. The professor hands me a Pokédex and tells me,
"This will help you identify the Pokémon you encounter on your journey.”
She then gives me six Poké Balls to use for capturing wild Pokémon. I thank Professor Juniper, and leave the lab. As I make my way to the tall grass at the beginning of Route 1, my younger friend Max wishes me luck.
"Thanks!” I reply.
"Next year, it'll be my turn!" he excitedly yells.
I bid Max farewell, and turn towards the grass. "Here we go..." I quietly remark, and step boldly into the tall grass.
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Chapter II - Foongus
Out of all the possible things that could happen, nearly breaking my neck tripping over a Foongus is not what I expect. I don't think it's happy about it either. I end up accidentally knocking it halfway across the path, and when I check on it, it blasts me with a potent spore. But that anger is short lived, as I eat a Pecha berry to cure my poison, and give the little thing an Oran berry to heal it. It seems pleased with me now.
"This is an awkward time to ask this, with me kicking you just now, but would you like to come with me?"
I hold a Poké Ball out at its level and it stares quizzically at me for a moment.
"I guess not,” I sadly say.
Without warning it jumps up to the Poké Ball and taps the button. It shakes once, twice, three times, and stops.
"Well, that was an interesting way to catch my first wild Pokémon." I say to Oshawott.
He looks back at me and gives me a look that just screams, "Let it out, I wanna play with it."
I happily oblige and let Foongus out of its Poké Ball. Oshawott and Foongus start walking behind me, and getting acquainted with each other. Night begins to fall when I finally get to Striaton City.
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Chapter III - Striaton City
Once I rest up at the hotel, I head over to the outskirts of the city. What luck! A Pansear jumps out at me. I have Oshawott use Water Gun, and it knocks the Pansear out cold. I throw a Poké Ball at it, and within a few seconds I have a new Pokémon.
Later that day I head up to the Striaton city gym, where I challenge Cilan, the grass type gym leader. Wow… I am so glad I caught that Pansear. He sweeps Cilan's whole team without even taking a single hit. Cilan gives me the Trio Badge, and I head in the direction of Nacrene City.
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Chapter IV - The Storm
As I make my way into Nacrene City, I see the gym leader, Lenora, waiting outside of her gym.
"Sorry, the gym is closed for the next few months,” she says.
"W-What? Why?" I ask.
"The gym also functions as a museum, and we are renovating the whole thing.”
"Okay…” I reply sadly, as I was really looking forward to that gym battle.
"But…” she says, "There is a harbor at Castelia City, where you can rent a canoe and explore the nearby islands.”
Upon hearing this, I am totally psyched, as I would like to explore the islands. Oshawott seems happy too, as he is a water type. When we get to the harbor, I rent a boat from the canoe shop for five Pokédollars. We set out on the water several minutes later. It's a bit cloudy out, but other than that, it's picture perfect.
We’ve been on the water for about fifteen minutes, when suddenly a massive gust of wind blows over the canoe, and my Pokémon and I go tumbling into the water. I look up, and I see huge billowing dark clouds rapidly moving our way. I try to get back on the canoe, but the wind kicks up and knocks me down into the water again. I look at how far away the harbor is, and I try to swim there, but the water is moving me out to sea faster than I can swim. I’m beginning to make decent progress towards the harbor when a giant wave suddenly begins to crest in front of me. Before I have time to react, the wave crashes down and slams into me, and I lose consciousness.
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Chapter V - The Ruins, the Mirror, and the Voice
When I awaken, I am on a beach. The wind has died down, but it is still raining heavily. My clothes are completely soaked, my bag, containing the Poké Balls with Pansear and Foongus, is gone, and the only thing left with me is Oshawott. He is lying still in the sand next to me, and for a moment, I fear the worst. When I check on him, he coughs and looks up at me. He then surveys his surroundings and gives me a frightened look.
I survey the island that we are on. It is a grassy, hilly place with lots of trees and flowers. I notice what appears to be ruins, carved into a cliff wall, and nudge Oshawott, pointing towards the strange structure. We both decide to enter the ruins in hopes of some shelter.
Upon entering the ruins, I feel a strange sensation, as if someone is watching me. Oshawott and I step forward, and the floor tile that we step on caves in. We fall into a room, lit with ancient looking torches that shine a ghostly blue. At the far end of the room there is a magnificent old mirror.
I step forward to get a closer look at the mirror, when a voice begins speaking, seemingly out of nowhere.
“You…” the voice begins. "Are you… a human?" It asks.
"Y-Yes…” I reply, scared out of my mind. "Look, if you don’t want me here in these ruins, I’ll leave if you want-“
"NO!!" The voice thunders, shaking the entire room. I recoil.
“We… need… you…”
The voice begins to lose clarity, like a radio losing its signal.
"Our… world… in… mortal… peril…”
“…Mirror is the portal…”
“…Only a human… save our world…”
“World of only… Pokémon…”
“…Only… Pokémon… can… enter…”
The voice abruptly cuts short.
"H-Hello?" I ask as loud as I dare. The room is completely silent, save for the soft crackling of the torches on the walls.
“You want me to… save your world? What does that even mean? Oshawott… is this making any sense to you?" He looks back at me with an equally puzzled look.
We decide to see if we can find out anything from the mirror. The voice said that the mirror is the “portal”, but I’m not sure what it meant. Oshawott reaches out and touches the mirror, and his hand passes right through. I stare at the mirror, confused, and touch it myself. I pull my hand away instantly as the mirror burns my skin. Right after I pull my hand back, I begin to feel extremely dizzy. Without warning a searing hot pain travels up my body and I fall down on all fours. It feels like a semi-truck is crushing my body. For about the next minute the room appears to be getting larger, and so is Oshawott.
“What is going on?” I ask. When I look up at Oshawott, I notice that he and I are the same size. He’s starting at me with a sort of shocked expression on his face. He opens his mouth to scream out in concern. I expect him to say his own name as usual, but instead, I hear actual words.
"Nate! Are you okay?"
“Yes, I’m fine,” I respond.
Wait… WHAT? My mind begins racing. Oshawott just spoke to me, and I could understand him! I recall the voice telling me that only Pokémon could enter the mirror, and the realization hits me. I slowly turn my head towards the mirror.
A Snivy is staring back at me.
Focused on my reflection, I recoil in shock when Oshawott speaks again.
“Whoever that was said that they needed a human to save their world… but only Pokémon can enter… so I suppose his only solution was to change you into a Pokémon.”
When I finally manage to calm down, I stare at the mirror once more.
"D-Did that really just happen?" I ask in disbelief.
"I never thought I’d be saying this, but Snivy kind of suits you,” Oshawott says.
"I never thought you'd be saying anything,” I reply.
Oshawott starts to tell me something, when out of nowhere the mirror shatters. Behind it there appears to be an overhead view of a large continent. Out of the corner of my eye, I see stones on the ground starting to move towards the mirror. As they accelerate, I feel myself being pulled as well. With nothing to grab onto, Oshawott and I are helplessly sucked through the mirror, falling from the sky of another world. I see the ground rapidly approaching, and I black out.
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~ End of part 1 ~
Please leave your positive or negative feedback below. It helps me to improve what I write in the future.
PART 2 WILL BE OUT SOON!
By TheElectraflyingSquirrel
Proofread by Duncan Sparks
Note: This story is based loosely on Pokémon Black and White, and mostly based on Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates To Infinity. This is the first web story I have ever written, so expect it to “jump the shark" a little bit.
Chapter I - Oshawott
Unova is an interesting place. I constantly hear about how crazy and awesome it is in the cities, but I've never really left my hometown, Neuvema Town.
I have always loved Pokémon, and I would often befriend the wild Pokémon in my backyard, but my parents thought I was too young to have any of my own, so I’ve had to wait to become a trainer. I hear my alarm clock ringing and realize that today is the big day. I finally get to obtain my first Pokémon from Professor Juniper!
I hastily put on my clothes, eat some breakfast, and bid my parents farewell. Oh, boy… my mom decides to put on the waterworks again, stating that I'm "still her baby,” and she tries to plead me to stay home, to no avail. After my dad calms my mom down, he hands me my bag and tells me, “Have a great journey, Nate, and stay safe.” I rush over to Professor Juniper's lab, tripping and spilling my bag along the way.
By the time I get all of my stuff organized, I see the professor waiting outside the lab for me.
"I'm sorry I’m late, Professor Juniper!" I say.
"Don’t worry about it,” she replies. “Come inside the lab, and I'll let you choose your companion.”
We both enter the magnificent lab, and the professor walks over to a desk. It contains three Poké balls, and a Pokédex.
"First off, there's Oshawott, a water type.”
I nod as the adorable little thing comes out of its Poké Ball.
"Next, Tepig, a fire type.”
It doesn't look to happy to see me.
"And finally, Snivy, a grass type.”
It comes out and nods at me approvingly.
"So Nate, Which one will you choose?"
"Hmm… My choice will definitely be between Oshawott and Snivy, because that Tepig appears to hate me,” I remark.
Juniper chuckles, and I finally decide.
"Oshawott!” I exclaim.
As if on cue, the little guy rushes over to me and jumps on my shoulder. I already know that he and I will be great buddies. The professor hands me a Pokédex and tells me,
"This will help you identify the Pokémon you encounter on your journey.”
She then gives me six Poké Balls to use for capturing wild Pokémon. I thank Professor Juniper, and leave the lab. As I make my way to the tall grass at the beginning of Route 1, my younger friend Max wishes me luck.
"Thanks!” I reply.
"Next year, it'll be my turn!" he excitedly yells.
I bid Max farewell, and turn towards the grass. "Here we go..." I quietly remark, and step boldly into the tall grass.
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Chapter II - Foongus
Out of all the possible things that could happen, nearly breaking my neck tripping over a Foongus is not what I expect. I don't think it's happy about it either. I end up accidentally knocking it halfway across the path, and when I check on it, it blasts me with a potent spore. But that anger is short lived, as I eat a Pecha berry to cure my poison, and give the little thing an Oran berry to heal it. It seems pleased with me now.
"This is an awkward time to ask this, with me kicking you just now, but would you like to come with me?"
I hold a Poké Ball out at its level and it stares quizzically at me for a moment.
"I guess not,” I sadly say.
Without warning it jumps up to the Poké Ball and taps the button. It shakes once, twice, three times, and stops.
"Well, that was an interesting way to catch my first wild Pokémon." I say to Oshawott.
He looks back at me and gives me a look that just screams, "Let it out, I wanna play with it."
I happily oblige and let Foongus out of its Poké Ball. Oshawott and Foongus start walking behind me, and getting acquainted with each other. Night begins to fall when I finally get to Striaton City.
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Chapter III - Striaton City
Once I rest up at the hotel, I head over to the outskirts of the city. What luck! A Pansear jumps out at me. I have Oshawott use Water Gun, and it knocks the Pansear out cold. I throw a Poké Ball at it, and within a few seconds I have a new Pokémon.
Later that day I head up to the Striaton city gym, where I challenge Cilan, the grass type gym leader. Wow… I am so glad I caught that Pansear. He sweeps Cilan's whole team without even taking a single hit. Cilan gives me the Trio Badge, and I head in the direction of Nacrene City.
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Chapter IV - The Storm
As I make my way into Nacrene City, I see the gym leader, Lenora, waiting outside of her gym.
"Sorry, the gym is closed for the next few months,” she says.
"W-What? Why?" I ask.
"The gym also functions as a museum, and we are renovating the whole thing.”
"Okay…” I reply sadly, as I was really looking forward to that gym battle.
"But…” she says, "There is a harbor at Castelia City, where you can rent a canoe and explore the nearby islands.”
Upon hearing this, I am totally psyched, as I would like to explore the islands. Oshawott seems happy too, as he is a water type. When we get to the harbor, I rent a boat from the canoe shop for five Pokédollars. We set out on the water several minutes later. It's a bit cloudy out, but other than that, it's picture perfect.
We’ve been on the water for about fifteen minutes, when suddenly a massive gust of wind blows over the canoe, and my Pokémon and I go tumbling into the water. I look up, and I see huge billowing dark clouds rapidly moving our way. I try to get back on the canoe, but the wind kicks up and knocks me down into the water again. I look at how far away the harbor is, and I try to swim there, but the water is moving me out to sea faster than I can swim. I’m beginning to make decent progress towards the harbor when a giant wave suddenly begins to crest in front of me. Before I have time to react, the wave crashes down and slams into me, and I lose consciousness.
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Chapter V - The Ruins, the Mirror, and the Voice
When I awaken, I am on a beach. The wind has died down, but it is still raining heavily. My clothes are completely soaked, my bag, containing the Poké Balls with Pansear and Foongus, is gone, and the only thing left with me is Oshawott. He is lying still in the sand next to me, and for a moment, I fear the worst. When I check on him, he coughs and looks up at me. He then surveys his surroundings and gives me a frightened look.
I survey the island that we are on. It is a grassy, hilly place with lots of trees and flowers. I notice what appears to be ruins, carved into a cliff wall, and nudge Oshawott, pointing towards the strange structure. We both decide to enter the ruins in hopes of some shelter.
Upon entering the ruins, I feel a strange sensation, as if someone is watching me. Oshawott and I step forward, and the floor tile that we step on caves in. We fall into a room, lit with ancient looking torches that shine a ghostly blue. At the far end of the room there is a magnificent old mirror.
I step forward to get a closer look at the mirror, when a voice begins speaking, seemingly out of nowhere.
“You…” the voice begins. "Are you… a human?" It asks.
"Y-Yes…” I reply, scared out of my mind. "Look, if you don’t want me here in these ruins, I’ll leave if you want-“
"NO!!" The voice thunders, shaking the entire room. I recoil.
“We… need… you…”
The voice begins to lose clarity, like a radio losing its signal.
"Our… world… in… mortal… peril…”
“…Mirror is the portal…”
“…Only a human… save our world…”
“World of only… Pokémon…”
“…Only… Pokémon… can… enter…”
The voice abruptly cuts short.
"H-Hello?" I ask as loud as I dare. The room is completely silent, save for the soft crackling of the torches on the walls.
“You want me to… save your world? What does that even mean? Oshawott… is this making any sense to you?" He looks back at me with an equally puzzled look.
We decide to see if we can find out anything from the mirror. The voice said that the mirror is the “portal”, but I’m not sure what it meant. Oshawott reaches out and touches the mirror, and his hand passes right through. I stare at the mirror, confused, and touch it myself. I pull my hand away instantly as the mirror burns my skin. Right after I pull my hand back, I begin to feel extremely dizzy. Without warning a searing hot pain travels up my body and I fall down on all fours. It feels like a semi-truck is crushing my body. For about the next minute the room appears to be getting larger, and so is Oshawott.
“What is going on?” I ask. When I look up at Oshawott, I notice that he and I are the same size. He’s starting at me with a sort of shocked expression on his face. He opens his mouth to scream out in concern. I expect him to say his own name as usual, but instead, I hear actual words.
"Nate! Are you okay?"
“Yes, I’m fine,” I respond.
Wait… WHAT? My mind begins racing. Oshawott just spoke to me, and I could understand him! I recall the voice telling me that only Pokémon could enter the mirror, and the realization hits me. I slowly turn my head towards the mirror.
A Snivy is staring back at me.
Focused on my reflection, I recoil in shock when Oshawott speaks again.
“Whoever that was said that they needed a human to save their world… but only Pokémon can enter… so I suppose his only solution was to change you into a Pokémon.”
When I finally manage to calm down, I stare at the mirror once more.
"D-Did that really just happen?" I ask in disbelief.
"I never thought I’d be saying this, but Snivy kind of suits you,” Oshawott says.
"I never thought you'd be saying anything,” I reply.
Oshawott starts to tell me something, when out of nowhere the mirror shatters. Behind it there appears to be an overhead view of a large continent. Out of the corner of my eye, I see stones on the ground starting to move towards the mirror. As they accelerate, I feel myself being pulled as well. With nothing to grab onto, Oshawott and I are helplessly sucked through the mirror, falling from the sky of another world. I see the ground rapidly approaching, and I black out.
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~ End of part 1 ~
Please leave your positive or negative feedback below. It helps me to improve what I write in the future.
PART 2 WILL BE OUT SOON!