Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon: Here Comes The Hydroflames

Founders Day

One week later, somewhere over the ocean south of Lively Town.

Pelipper flew gracefully with the wind as he adjusted his course, making sure he was headed to his intended destination. Inside his usual letter bag only contained a single letter, one that was of great importance.

Just this morning, he had been informed by the post office that he had been asked to to deliver a letter from the Expedition Society chief and send it to an island, south west of the continent. "It was a letter of the upmost urgency." Pelipper recalled the words of his boss, when he handed him the letter. Pelipper didn't bother to ask any questions, why should he? Many Pokemon have told him their letters were just as important before, it made no difference to how he performed his job.

As he flew over a small island, it was then that Pelipper began to notice the lack of other flying Pokemon around, he also suddenly felt a sense of dread, as if someone has just threw a rock onto the water bird Pokemon's face. Pelipper was too late to react when he finally noticed the large, purple beam heading straight towards him, before his vision went dark.

Meanwhile, down below on the small island, a lone figure stood watching the skies above to see what was once a living, breathing Pokemon fall down to the ocean below, turned to stone. The figure broke into a dash and hopped onto the back of Sharpedo, his colleague. He grabbed hold of the shark Pokemon's upper fin as Sharpedo sped up and headed towards the direction of Pelipper's crash site.

When the two reached the site, they arrived just in time to see the stone figure of the water bird Pokemon rapidly sinking to the ocean floor, possibly never to be seen again. The figure wondered if that would be a fate worse than death, trapped in your own body, at the bottom of the sea, he couldn't imagine the thought of that. The figure noticed Pelipper's delivery bag floating aimlessly nearby, he instructed Sharpedo to approach it as he scooped up the soaking bag. He opened the bag and saw the warning letter stored within in, he tore the letter apart and dumped it into the ocean, as he grabbed another letter he had on hand and placed it into the bag.

"Everything is in place." The figure said. "Now to pay Entei a little visit."

Entei walked out of the small cave he called home and inhaled a breath of fresh air as he greeted another morning.

Well... technically it was more volcanic ash than fresh air, but it's the thought that counts. Entei said to himself as he went back inside. He grabbed a relatively cold cup tea from his table as the intense heat of his body warmed the cup of tea almost instantly, satisfied with the result, he sat down on his chair and continued reading his book, "How To Look Less Intimidating Around A Mate". He read for a few minutes, when suddenly he heard a knock on his cave door.

"Come in." He said, not even looking up from his book. A figure walked into the room as his eyes met his. It was Houndoom, with a piece of paper in hand.

"A letter, addressed to you." Houndoom said, as he handed the paper to the volcano Pokemon. Entei sighed, annoyed that he couldn't enjoy his morning in peace, he lazily took the letter from the dark Pokemon, and unfolded the piece of paper, his eyes widened as he began reading the words on the letter.

'Dear Entei,

It seems that you are a becoming a nuisance to my plans. Your investigation into finding me is starting to get too close for my comfort.

So that is why I would like to make a simple request: A challenge.

We both want each other out of the picture, so why not keep it clean and simple? You defeat me, and I'll willingly accept my arrest. But if I defeat you, I'll turn you into stone and you'll be enjoying the rest of your life in the Voidlands.