Mystery Dungeon: Ribbons of Love - Red

Red

IMPORTANT: This takes place a year after the events of "Explorers of Sky". I also changed it a little. In this story, it was THREE pokemon who saved the world, not two.

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Also, I don't own pokemon....I'm sad now.

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He adjusted the red ribbon on his arm as he watched her dance. Her movements were as graceful as she was. Her long silk white dress swayed with her movements. Her team moved at her side, following her example. They moved with such grace that you would think they did it for a living instead of going on adventures and hunting for treasure.

Truly, there was no better example of beauty and power going hand in hand than Team Charm. But while her teammates were certainly quite graceful and elegant, he only had his eyes on her.

It was the day of the annual Treasure Town festival, an event held in honor of Treasure Town's long history. Many activities took place on this day such as contests, games, and even fighting tournaments. There was also a talent show which was currently in progress. A large wooden stage was set up at the center of the town where many pokemon would display their talents for all. Many pokemon took part, but the only one he was really interested in was the one dancing on stage with her team.

He vaguely wondered if she was aware of her beauty. If she was aware of her...effect on him.

Sometimes, he would purposely try not to think about her when she was close by, because he feared that she would use her psychic powers and read his thoughts.

Other times, he tried to hide from her...which wasn't exactly very easy to do when you're the only Typhlosion in town. Things like that tend to make a pokemon like him stick out.

Of course, there were moments when talking to her was inevitable...times when he'd be at the Kecleon market and she'd just happen to spot him while walking by...times when she and her team would go to Sharpedo Bluff just to visit the trio that saved the world twice...times when their teams would bump into each other while on a mission.

It was those moments that really made him appreciate Smoke Scream.

He didn't know why he was so nervous around her. No, wait, scratch that, he knew exactly why.

He just found it odd. He fought Palkia, Darkrai and even Dialga without any fear in his heart. In fact, there were many pokemon that he fought without fear (well, except that one time when he and his partners fought that Gyarados. He nearly wet himself that day). Then again, those were battles when he had Jack and Charmy along his side.

However, this wasn't that type of fight...and there definitely wasn't a timid Riolu or a cocky Ledian to help him this time. Although...the same couldn't be applied in the day when he first met her.

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It was about three months after the whole Time Gear incident. He was just a Cyndaquil at the time, someone who was finally starting to get the hang of his Dimensional Scream ability...but no vision of the future could've prepared him for what happened that day.

He wasn't expecting it; none of them were. How could they? They were just minding their own business when they were suddenly grabbed by their ribbons and dragged into tightest hug they had ever felt. Stuff like that doesn't happen everyday, folks.