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POKEMON MYSTERY DUNGEON: Explorers of Light: CHAPTER 1: Mystery of the Dark Claw - Day 1

by Mechanist Gamma

Mechanist Gamma Pika and Vee enter the next stage of their adventure.
"Finally... I found it! Not sure how important this is in the grand scheme of things, but she's been right so far. I shouldn't doubt her."
"Hey, you! Where are you going with that?"
"Uh-oh! Sorry, but that's classified."
"Hey! Get back here!"
*Crash*




"RISE AND SHINE!"

Pika woke up. "Mornin', Vee." he said. "Good morning, Pika." the girl said. "Come on, we've got attendance." The two headed out into the main hall for the morning check-in.

"Roll call!" Chatot said. "TREEKO!" "DRILBUR!" "Whismur!" "GOLETT!" "CRANIDOS!" "KADABRA!" "MEOWTH!" "EMOLGA!" "PIKA!" "VEE!" "Alright, everyone's here." Chatot said. "Back to your jobs, everyone!" Pika and Vee decided to head upstairs to see what jobs were there.

As the lift came to a stop, Pika and Vee dashed over to the job bin. There was only one letter. Pika took it and opened it up.

Mission: Violent Pokemon on the Loose!
Job giver: Butterfree
Description: Recently, the Krabby at Seepa Shores have been crazier than usual. Namely, they've been aggressive! What's caused the change and how can it be fixed?
Payment: 2000P


"Back to Seepa Shores we go, then." Pika said. The two set off for the city, as it was a long ways away.

Pika and Vee were about to leave the guild when they spotted two familiar faces. "Bulba! Pachi! How's it been going?" Pika asked the two. "Pachi... heheh! I like it!" Pachirisu said, as Bulba stepped forwards. "Um... we were wondering... you're obviously out on a mission, so can we join you?" "WHAT?!" Pika and Vee exclaimed, surprised. "I-I mean, is that even allowed?" Pika asked Vee. "Well... it should be." Vee responded. "My dad told me about honorary members of exploration teams can just be regular citizens who want to help. There's no reason to say no." "So, can we?" Pachirisu asked. "Oh, don't worry about my shop." Bulba said. "My brother, Ivysaur, is taking care of it while I'm gone." "Well then, sure you can come!" Pika said, happily. Soon, the four explorers, honorary and official, set off for the beach.

Coming to Carvahna Cliff, the explorers sat down to rest. Pachirisu, being the best for scouting, went on ahead with her abundant energy. She soon came back, looking worried. "It looks like the Krabby have set up some sort of wall!" She said. Pika looked to confirm this. Sure enough, there was a big, wooden wall surrounding an area. There were Krabby all around and on top of the walls. "Well, looks like this is now an Infiltration Mission." he said.

Hidden in the bushes alongside the shore, Pika, Vee and Pachi crept quietly. The three of them were the infiltration team, and had found a secure route. Thanks to her small size, Pachirisu had been able to find a route all around the wall that was protected from sight for the team while remaining unseen. Bulbasaur had volunteered to be the distraction so that the three infiltrators could get in unseen. Pachi had also spotted a hole in the wall that they could get through unseen. The gap was probably where the Krabby got in and out, so Pika and Pachi would use Electro Ball and Spark respectively, and the two charges would create an effect similar to a flash-bang. The three then entered and hid behind a pillar. They then saw something terrible; a Kingler had a glowing crystal claw was facing a Butterfree. "No... please..." Butterfree said. The Kingler grunted. The claw radiated red, and the Kingler raised its claw.

Pika couldn't stand it. He attacked the claw with a Skull Bash attack, sending the Kingler flying with it. Vee also pressed the offensive, using Swift to get rid of quite a few Krabby. The group turned to the two, but a few found Pachirisu. The girl had no combat experience whatsoever. "HELP!" She shouted. That was when Bulba burst through the wall, bringing twenty Krabby with him. "LEAVE PACHIRISU ALONE!" He said, smashing into the girl's attackers. Meanwhile, Pika and Vee were piling up the feinted Krabby. Suddenly, the Krabby stopped as a shadow passed over the heads of the two explorers. It was the Kingler, with a dented crystal claw. "Oh, come back for more?" Pika taunted. The Kingler roared, and used Take Down on them. The two speedy heroes dodged. During this time, time seemed to slow for Vee once again, as she plotted her strategy.She then Tackled Kingler's back and legs, before using Bite on the crystal claw. The Kingler yelled in pain as the girl pulled the new claw off its arm. The Krabby began to charge, ready to fight, but someone jumped in front of them... the Kingler. "Stop!" the leader said.

"Thank you for freeing us." The Kingler said. "I apologize. I had lost my previous claw in a battle with a Sharpedo, and tried to forge a new one out of crystal from Caledonia Crag. This was a bad idea, as some of the crystals can twist the brain. I had the worst of it. One of these was attached to my right arm until you took it off. Again, thank you for restoring me to myself." Pika and Vee had just gained a new understanding. The Butterfree was helping to treat some wounds that Bulba had received by the Krabby in defending Pachi. "That was dangerous." Pachi said. "I promised I'd protect you." Bulba said with a smirk. Butterfree then came over to the explorers. "Thank you as well." she said. "I could have died if not for you. I found out about the crystal mind-controlling Kingler, and was captured. The only place the crystals are truly nullified are in the crag. There's some crystals there that counteract the power." Pika nodded. "As long as it worked out in the end, it's all good." Pika and Vee accepted the payment, and the four explorers were off.

Back in the city, Pika and Vee parted ways with Bulba and Pachi. "See you around!" Bulba said. "Take care!" Pachi said. Pika and Vee waved as they split ways. The two explorers then headed back to the guild. It wasn't evening yet, so they could still do something. The two decided to check, for the first time, the bulletin board. There were three posters, but they only had time to do one. "How about that one?" Pika asked, pointing to the picture of a Pokemon. "Let's see." Vee said, taking down the poster.

Mission: Capture Duskull!
Job giver: BMM police force
Description: Duskull is a wanted thief. On fourteen charges of theft, two counts of assault and three counts of resisting arrest, Duskull seemingly vanishes whenever confronted with the law. Duskull is an escape and con artist. If you manage to locate and/or capture the thief, please bring to Lagross City Police Department.
Threat level: Low
Bounty: 5000P


Pika looked as Vee. "It'll be hard to find someone who can't be found." Pika said. "Well, we haven't failed yet." Vee responded. "Come on, let's get moving." The two dashed off to the lift to head out.

After searching around in the city for a while, they finally got a lead. A Machop had told them about an abandoned building that might be a hide-out for some criminal. "Used to be a 'Haunted Mansion', apparently." he had said. The two had found this house in not too much time. There was some weird music playing. Pika and Vee found Duskull in the basement. "Duskull!" he said. "This is the end of your thieving days!" "You think it's so simple, do you?" he asked. "Well, NOT FOR ME!"

Duskull unleashed a Shadow Ball attack at Pika, but it was deflected back with Iron Tail. "NEXT." He said. Duskull used night shade, which the electric mouse dodged, but Duskull came up from behind with a Shadow Punch... that was blocked by Vee's Safeguard. "Just... try... to take... me down..." she said. Duskull was launched back by her sheer force of will. As he opened his eyes, he saw an incoming Thunderbolt.
*ZAP!*

Pika and Vee brought the fainted crook to the offices. "Thanks a lot." Wartortle said. "Oh, by the way, I'm Wartortle. I answer directly to Blastoise in the command chain." "Yeah, that's a thing, apparently?" Pika asked sarcastically. Wartortle handed them the bounty, and they headed to the guild.

Drilbur knew they were back, and they were once again the last ones back. He rang the bell that called people to the table, and they assembled for supper.

"Now, everyone, DIG IN!"
"Crunch-munch! Chew-chew! Sniffle-slurp! Crunch-munch! Chew-chew! Sniffle-slurp! Crunch-munch! Chew-chew! Sniffle-slurp! Crunch-munch! Chew-chew! Sniffle-slurp!"

After supper, Pika and Vee settled down. "I guess every day won't really be some big adventure." Pika said, sighing. "You sound disappointed." Vee said. "Honestly... I am." Pika said. "You know how I am. A loose cannon, a daredevil, a fighter. I just need that spice in life." "You'll get it some other day." she said. "Let's hit the hay." Pika nodded, and the two flopped onto the cushions.

"Hey, Pika?"
"Yeah, Vee?"
"Why do you think Pachi and Bulba wanted to come with us?"
"Well, they're our friends. They probably wanted to help us like we helped them."
"I suppose. And we did make some people happier today."
"I'd call that a win for us."
"Hahahah! Good night, Pika."
"Good night, Vee."

(Special thanks to; @EspeonTheBest, @pikapal forever, @Twilight Nova, @Shauna23, @JacobRaze and @Bulba the Curious.)
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