Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon: Here Comes The Hydroflames

You Better Beelieve It!

Scizor sat back down on his chair at his desk. His world spinning, his head hurt as if he was frozen in ice again on Blizzard Island.

"Team Orion, has been turned to stone...?!" He repeated to Staraptor, the Exploration Team Federation's messenger.

"Yes sir. It's just been confir-"

Scizor punched his metal claws into the wall of his office in frustration, leaving a huge dent.

"Dammit...! I should have told them the truth!"

Scizor, a high ranking Explorer working for the ETF had been assigned under Team Orion as their handler. Providing them information related to the mission. This time however, he had been given a cut-out from one of the higher-ups. A dangerous Pokemon was terrorising multiple places across the world with an "unnatural ability". Eyewitness account had said that the culprit had the power to "turn Pokemon into stone". The cut-out gave him a very specific order not to tell Team Orion about how dangerous the threat was. After what had happened today, he should have disobeyed that order.

"Where are they now?" Scizor asked.

"They're being transported back here as we speak sir, command had ordered for them to be airlifted back here for investigation."

"Bloody pencil-necks...!" Scizor mumbled. "Sending my team as sacrifice so they could get a better understanding of the enemy!" "Staraptor."

"Sir?"p

"I want you to fly to the Air and Mist continents, inform HAPPI and the Rescue Team Federation."

"The message, sir?" He asked.

"Tell them we might have a crisis on our hands."

"Alright class! It's time to begin Health class!" Audino said.

The class groaned at the announcement. If people thought Vice Principal Watchog's lessons were boring. They haven't seen Miss Audino's Health class. The only one interested was Ian, who, as a human, doesn't really know much about physiology of Pokemon.

"Today we're going to be talking about evolution!" She said.

"Evolution?" Ian asked.

"Yes, evolution. Now, can anybody tell me what evolution means?"

Patience raised her hand.

"Patience?"

"It's when you go through a major change and you grow bigger right?"

"You're mostly correct." She said. "Evolution is a process where your body undergoes major changes, both psychically and mentally. It's also how we classify age among Pokemon."

"Interesting..." Ian mumbled.

"Now, to move on to our next topic for today, EV's and I-"

"Um excuse me?"

Everyone turned their head to the voice and saw green Pokemon with flowers as hands slowly limping her way towards the class.

"Oh, why hello Mrs Roselia!" Audino greeted. "What can we do for you today?"

"Budew... Has anyone seen Budew...?!" She said.

"Budew? Why, no, haven't. Has something happened?"

"Bu-Budew is missing! I can't find her anywhere!"

"WHAAAAAAAT?!" The class yelled.

Wait a minute, Budew... Ian thought. Wasn't she the one from yesterday?

"If Budew is no where to be found, then... then..."

Roselia fell to the ground, to the shock of the class and Audino.

"Mrs Roselia!" Audino exclaimed.

"I'm... alright..." Roselia said. "It's just that I've been feeling really tired lately."

"Don't you pull that excuse on me." Audino said. "I'm a doctor you know."

Audino helped Roselia to her feet and took her to the Nurse's Office. Leaving the students by themselves.

"Where could Budew have gone?" Patience said.

"I don't know, but I hope she's alright..." Deerling said.

Budew went missing? Now where could a kid like her have gone? Ian thought. Come on Ian, think!

It was at that very second he realised where she could have went. That's it!

"I... I think I know where Budew could have gone!" Ian said. To the surprise of the rest of the class.

"Well don't just stand there Ian! Tell us!" Deerling yelled.

"I think she went to Nectar Meadow!" He said.

"Nectar Meadow?!" Goomy exclaimed.

"She wanted to get some honey for her mother because she had been sick as of late!"

"B-but.. Honey season is still ongoing." Espurr stated.

"If the honey season is still going on, then that means..." Ian stayed silent for a few seconds before realising the danger. "We need to inform someone about this! NOW!

Pancham laughed. To the shock of Ian.

"Fool me once, shame on me, fool me twice, shame on you."

"Huh...?!"

"You think anyone would want to believe your lies after yesterday Ian? Don't bother trying!"

"So... It was just a lie...?" Shelmet asked confusingly.

"Why would I lie at a time like this?!" Ian defended.

"Attention of course! You're just trying to gain attention by making up lies out of thin air!"

Pancham you son of a-! Ian cursed to himself. If no one was going to believe him. He only had one other option.

"If no one is going to believe me, then I'll just have to do it myself."

Ian got up from his desk and started running for the school gates. The whole class in shock at the mudfish Pokemon reckless action.

"Hey! You're skipping school!" Pancham yelled.

Ian ignored that fact. He didn't care that this was going to land him into a lot of trouble.

There was a child that needs to be saved!

Ian stopped in his tracks when he reached the plaza. Catching his breath. He scanned the plaza, making sure no one sees him. Especially Nuzleaf.

"Ian!" A voice called out from behind.

That voice...!

He turned around to see who he think it was and was right.

Patience.

"P-Patience...?!" Ian exclaimed.

"I'm skipping school as well! We got to save Budew!"

"Wait... You.. believe me...?!" Ian asked.

When Patience nodded, Ian felt as if a huge burden had been lifted off his shoulders that has been weighing him down for the past few days.

"Listen..." Ian said. "About what I said-"

"Save it." Patience replied. "We can talk about it later, right now we have more pressing issues!"

Ian agreed and the two headed off towards the village entrance.

Off to Nectar Meadow.

A/N: "Two chapters in a week? That's highly unusual." Why yes, yes it is. To be honest, I feel like I've been dragging my story a bit too long already, and in terms of story development I feel like it's been going really slow. So I want to get the fillers out as soon as possible so we can get to the good parts.

And in case you're asking, the chapter title took me only 30 seconds to come up.