Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity

Chapter 15

Chapter 15: TRAITORS!

They aren't evil, are they?

I can't help but wonder why Munna would go out of her way to call my friends traitors. They couldn't be! I mean, Cheeka's already flawed terribly by her cursed powers, and Ember has made his sole duty to the world protecting the scrawnier monkey, so I can't see either of them betraying us. My eyes glint in the dark shadows all around me, and for maybe a second a small flash of color erupts into the night scene out the window. I flinch. WHAAT?!

I saw them; I saw them both. I feel a cold thought harden in my mind, and even though it feels wrong, I completely believe it. All I care is that I must save Munna, so that maybe my lonely Liffey can end and my friends and I can have real fun.

This must mean that the psychic pig was right! I shove all of my doubts aside and turn around in my bedding. My green finger lightly raps against white fur, and a loud yawn slides into the air. "Zoey!" I hiss. "Espa and Umbre; now!" I know that our newest recruits will listen, since I've became much nicer to my other friends after our exploration. Zoey stares at me, her river-blue eyes mixed in confusion. I sigh. "I'll tell you on the way there,"

I dash towards the left of our house. I heard that the Gurdurr Crew had made a forest area in this direction, and that was my best guess where the eeveeloutions chose to live. Once some late-autumn leaves skid across my body, I can't help but shiver. Ugh, I hate forests. Luckily, my eyes start to adjust to the midnight gloom with help from the full moon, so I don't have to touch any more leaves. I notice a small field being prepared to the side, and watch with an ounce of concentration as Gurdurr crawls out from under a tree's leafy canopy, followed by... Mina?! I'll concern with that later...

Soon I stop, nearing a small, tree hollow entrance. Two light brown roots wrap around an opening under the tree like snakes, coiled in position to trip unaware Pokemon. The opening reveals two red slits staring up at me, timid at first. "Uh, what're you two doing up so late?" Umbre yawns. "It's almost midnight!" I lean towards Espa and point at her. She needs to hear this, also. Once both cat-like creatures are awake, I explain. "I just had another weird dream, and I need to go to this place called Mount Killeona. These dreams..."

After around half an hour of telling my scientist friends about my strange dreams of Stella, and then Munna, the two nod in agreement. "Yes, we should save Munna before those jerks kill her!" Espa proclaims, her fur sticking up in anger. "Looks like we're going to pull of an all-nighter," Umbre sighs, his black smudge of fur prickling with unease. "Won't this be fun..." I quickly nod to their words. Then I feel a splotch of damp -scratch that: always damp- fur lean against me, and Zoey lets out a small yawn. "Llana, since you'll be leaving around noon tomorrow, I'd suggest getting some sleep. You'll need it, especially since you'll be not only give a speech about those dreams, but packing up, all by yourself" Espa says, talking reason into me. I lightly slap Zoey's tired face, and "WUZZAT?!" springs out from her mouth.

"Zoey, I'm leaving for destiny tomorrow, remember?" I reply, slowly starting for the path back into Paradise. "Wait, I gotta say goodbye before... wait, JUST you?" She stammers, sadness obviously filling her up while all tiredness evaporates from us."I'm supposed to save Munna, like Stella said, so I think I'm supposed to go alone," I explain. She sighs. "Yeah, I guess that makes sense," The county oshawott murmurs. "I guess I'll see you in the morning." Tiredness must've gotten to Zoey right then, because soon a small, white, furry head crashed in front of me, snoring. I decide to leave her there, and start for a shop I know all too well. I can't believe I didn't tell him before!

I strut over to the small, gray-and-red building. I see a figure hunched-over and sleeping on the floor, and soon recognize the gap in his teeth and know that it's Burr. I slowly side step past the mound of snoring fur and make my way into the small shop, kind of sort of inviting myself in. I know that Tim would be fine by it, and I saw Gurdurr with Mina back at the forest, so it should be OK. Soon a voice quietly emerges from beside me. "Llana, what are you doing here?"