Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon: Here Comes The Hydroflames

The Journalist Who Seeks The Truth

"We really put in some good work huh, Ian?" Patience said.

"Mm hmm." He grunted.

"One day, our hard work will pay off, and we'll be Expedition Society members in no time!"

"Mmm."

"Are... are you snacking...?!" Patience exclaimed. She turned around to see the mudfish Pokemon, holding a half eaten Oran Berry in his hands.

"Yep." Ian replied, taking another bite into the blue colored berry. The sweet, juicy taste of the berry left him in a satisfying daze.

"It's going to be dinner time!" Patience shot back. Annoyed at Ian's glutton behavior.

"How about YOU try searching top to bottom for a pink colored Pokemon that somehow got lost in a forest like that?" Ian defended. Remembering what had happened in the Foreboding Forest. When the two had finally found the fairy type Pokemon, hunkered in a corner, almost in the brink of tears, her expression changed in an instant and hugged Ian and Patience in gladness with her soft, pink ribbons.

"I did, in that one path we didn't search because you said it was "too simple"." The fire fox Pokemon replied.

"Yeah, yeah..."

The sun was starting to set by the time the two had returned to the village plaza. The dark orange sun looming over the horizon, slowly ending the day. Villagers started making their way back to their homes marking an end to another day.

"Think we should tell Ampharos of our success?" Ian asked.

"Yeah, let's head to the Café Connection and-"

"Excuse me, you two?"

Ian and Patience turned around and saw a Pokemon, standing by the village's small pond. The Pokemon had red fur, from the neck up, bore wings, indicating the Pokemon being a flying type. The deep, grudged voice indicating being a male, a bag slung around his body and a... fedora?

"Those badges on your scarves... May I take a look at them?"

Ian and Patience looked at each other in confusion and decided to follow the Pokemon's orders and showed him their badges.

"Those badges...! There's no mistaking it! You're Expedition Society members!"

Before the two had a chance to respond, he took out a pencil and notebook in excitement.

"I'm Flecthinder, and I'm a journalist of The Poké Daily from the Grass Continent!" He said. "If you don't mind, I would like to know the Expedition Society's opinions on the uh... incidents..." He let off a short cough.

"Incidents...?" Ian asked.

Flecthinder closer examined the two Pokemon, noticing something odd.

"Hmm? Kids...?! I thought kids aren't allowed to join the Expedition Society." He said.

"That's what we wanted to tell you, we're not Expedition Society members." Patience said. "Junior Expedition Society members! At your service!" She said, her head held proudly high.

"Junior Expedition Society...? I've never heard of such a thing..." Flecthinder said, tilting his head in confusion.

"Huh...?" Patience said.

Flecthinder sighed in disappointment, and decided to not to waste his time on the two.

"If you're not actual Expedition Society members..., then forget what I said, this interview is over." He turned around and started to leave.