Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon: Here Comes The Hydroflames

Starry Night

Entry #9

We've finally reached the other side of Sheer Mountain Range. It wasn't an easy task, it took us another 2 hours of climbing up before needing to climb all the way down. By the time we reached ground level, the sun had already begun to set.

Gadget said we should camp by this plains near a river, said its the perfect spot as she has used this place in the past. We're close to the next dungeon, Gentle Slope Cave, after that, it's a smooth journey to Lively Town.

Being all the way out here makes me realize how much I actually miss Serene Village. The peaceful atmosphere, the villagers and my classmates. With everything that has happened, I almost forgot that I used to even be a human, weird right? You would think that was the one thing I would be worrying about. But I guess this world just has a lot of things to distract me from that thought to ever cross my mind.

A part of me wish it stayed that way, while the other still wants to know what is my purpose here.

Guess only time will tell.

Ian looked up from his notebook to see Gadget with Patience watching, trying to start a fire for the campfire with a pair of rocks. She repeatly strike the stones together, hoping that the friction would cause enough heat to ignite the wood, but to no avail. Patience rolled her eyes and launched Ember onto the pile of woods, igniting it instantaneously. Gadget looked at Patience in surprise, then at the fire and face palmed herself in embarrassment at the sudden realization. Patience giggled shortly after.

Ian smiled at the interaction of the two girls. It was nice seeing the two interacting together in a time like this, really lightens up the mood. The mudfish Pokemon flipped to the end of his notebook, where he had placed all the letters the villagers of Serene Village had given them, folded and arranged nicely together to fit into his notebook. Next to it was the drawing received from their classmates.

"We won't let you guys down, we promise." Ian said to himself, looking at the drawing before closing the notebook and placing it back into his bag. He walked over to Patience and Gadget who were both removing food from their bags.

"I hope one of you know how to cook." Ian said. "Because I don't want to burn this entire forest down."

Ten days, they still had ten days before he strikes again.

Ampharos read the letter for the fifth time since leaving Pokemon Square. Although he couldn't exactly see the words written on the paper, with it being the middle of the night and almost a few hundred kilometers from land, He remembered it by heart.

"But where? Where is he going next?"

"Hmm? Did you say something back there?" Lapras, their sea transport back to Lively Town asked.

"No, just thinking out loud." Ampharos replied. The lighthouse Pokemon kept the letter back into his bag and tried getting some shut eye on the very uncomfortable, but spacious back of Lapras. Mawile, who was next to him, had her arms crossed and head facing down, sleeping soundly. The lighthouse Pokemon was confused at how she is doing so, either she had done this enough times to find the perfect position of sleeping on a Lapras, or she's just a very heavy sleeper. Ampharos sighed, he envied Mawile for being able to sleep, because he couldn't.

Sleep is both be a miracle and a curse, it can help a Pokemon forget all the troubles and worries throughout the day temporally. But it's just that, temporally. Once they wake up, it's business as usual, no amount of sleep can make a problem go away.

Ampharos looked up and was greeted with the sight of countless of stars, some shined brighter than others, while others were of slightly different colours, he sighed, the starry night only reminded him of someone whom he had taught the many constellations to, someone he honestly wished would come back so he could help.