The Time the Sky was Dark

Chatot's being nice! Maybe because of a random new Casino...?

Well, I have no idea... what to do... or say here...

I think I'll start by saying that I apologize for the idiotic messages on the board.

Seriously. I'm horrified. -_-* I wish there was a way to delete them.

Oh, the nose thing... makes me laugh. =D Io- rawr!

btw... the scenes between Loudred and Crystal...

seriously, does he ever learn?

NEW CASINO! =D actually, it's a bar... What's the difference? X3

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"UP AND AT 'EM! IT'S MORNING!" yelled Loudred into the crisp morning. Crystal jumped up and began to run towards him, but he was expecting it and dodged just in time, ending with Crystal with her nose making out with the wall.

"Ugh.. good morning..." Rise whimpered, and tried to snuggle into his hay, but Loudred grabbed him by the tail.

"None of THAT lad!" he yelled, and dragged Rise, by his tail, into the guild assembly, Crystal following and rubbing her (very) sore nose.

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"AND THREE! SMILES GO FOR MILES!" the whole guid yelled cheerfully, even Crystal, although her voice sounded rather strange.  She hoped it owuld go away by the time afternoon rolled around.

"Ok Pokemon~" Chatot's beautiful B rang out. "Time to go to work~"

The day wasn't so bad, so far. They'd done well on their first adventure in the underground sentry duty... thing. The Pokemon scattered except sunflora. "Listen, Crystal..." she whispered, eyes sparkling. Crystal turned to her. "What is it?" she asked in her nasally voice. Sunflora grinned, but was polite enough not to laugh at her strange voice inflicted by the loudmouth, Loudred, of whom she would someday take a chunk out of.

"Just wondering... but you and Rise are friends, right?" asked Sunflora. Crystal stared at her. "Well, we aren't enemies, even though he's the stupidest person I've ever met..." Crystal sighed. Sunflora looked puzzled, then giggled, "nevermind~"

And after doing a couple jobs at Mt. Bristle, Crystal still didn't know what Sunflora was talking about. It wasn't discussed at Dinner, so Crystal went to bed thinking it over. Rise kept his promise and didn't speak to  her after curfew, and as the lights went out, we find our heroine still clueless.

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"UP AND AT 'EM, IT'S MORNING!" Loudred yelled. Crystal tackled him. "I WAS WAITING FOR YOU, JERK!" she yelled, her tone full of animosity. Loudred screamed. "GET THE DEMON OFFA ME!" he yelled, squirming as her claws starting to dig into his skin.

"Heel, Crystal." said Rise, dragging himself out of bed. Crystal jumped off, and with an arrogant swish of her tail, said, "You're lucky this time, but one of these days, when Rise isn't in the room..." she grinned, and dashed past him.

"SEEYASUCKA!" she yelled, and Rise ran after her. "Crystal wait!"

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"er, ahem!" Chatot cleared his voice in a barely surpressed C. "Everyone listen up. I have an important announcement to make! Far to the northeast, then farther into it's outermost reaches, There lies a place called Treeshroud Forest." Chatot said. "In Treeshroud Forest...Time has apparently stopped."

"Huh?"

"What?"

"This can't be happening!" Outraged guild members made an uproar as they turned to each other in disbelief.