Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon: Here Comes The Hydroflames

Aftermath

"Ian, Ian wake up!" Nuzleaf ordered. The mudfish Pokemon groaned, struggling to get out from bed.

"Can someone just turn off the sun?" He weakly said. "I want to go back to sleep."

"It's almost noon! Did you not get a wink of sleep or something?"

"Something like that..."

It had only been a few hours since Ian and the others solved the mystery of the ghosts hauntings in Serene Village. The memories of what had happened were still fresh in his mind.

"Oh thank Lord almighty! Fresh air!" Farfetche'd exclaimed, squatting and kissing the ground.

Ian exited Ancient Barrow to be greeted with a gust of wind blowing into his face. He noticed a faint of blue looming over the horizon. It was almost dawn.

Gadget, who was carrying both Pancham and Shelmet came out next, immediately placing the two Pokemon on the ground and left, not even saying a goodbye.

I guess she was still upset over Patience's decision. Ian thought.

The rest of the children came out shortly after. Patience lagging behind.

"You all right?" Ian asked.

"Not sure how I'm going to explain to my Pops about all the bandages, but yeah." She said.

"One step at a time."

Everyone gathered around Pancham and Shelmet and tried to wake them up, they couldn't exactly leave them right next to the entrance of a forbidden place. After multiple attempts of the group shaking them awake, Ian got fed up and decided to launch a Water Gun on their faces, waking them up instantly. Pancham and Shelmet coughed and gasped for air, and immediately looked at the only water type among them.

"What the heck Ian?!" He exclaimed. "Are you trying to kill me?"

"That was a possibility, but I'm a good kid." He said sarcastically.

"W-where are we...?" Shelmet asked. ""What happened? I remembered being snatched by someone and then blacking out."

"And I remembered blocking an attack that was coming for... Deerling." Pancham said, looking at the deer Pokemon, who was surprised. She recalled closing her eyes when one of the "dark shadows" launched something at her, and Pancham's voice. He had jump in to take the blow for her. Although no harm is technically done now that they know who the ghosts were but she digressed.

"That's... very nice of you, Pancham." She said, half sincere and half humoring the panda Pokemon.

Pancham said nothing and looked away, Deerling could've sworn she saw his face turn slightly red.

The group explained to Pancham and Shelmet about what had happened, Patience's injury, the journey into Ancient Barrow, a battle with the ghosts and their true identity.

"Wow, what a disappointment." Shelmet said. "It was nothing more than a bunch of kids that took a prank too far."

"There's always rational explanation to everything." Patience said.

Wait, wasn't I the one who said that? Ian thought.

"Anyway, I think all of you should get back home." Farfetche'd said. "The sun's almost up."

"What about you Mr Farfetche'd?" Espurr asked. "Wouldn't it be a surprise for you to just come back like nothing had happened?"

"Ah, I'll find a way to explain it to the villagers." He said. "This whole thing will stay between us, alright?"