Brody's POV

"UP AND AT 'EM! IT'S MORNING!" Loudred said waking us up and left "Ugh...It's been a while since we were woken up like that...." Sim said "Yup...." I said and we wake up and go to the morning attendance.

"AND....THREE! SMILES GO FOR MILES!" We all said "Ok, pokemon! Time to get to work!" Chatot said "HOORAY!" We all said and everyone went their way "I guess it's time to get back to our guild training, Brody!" Sim said "I'm sure our teammates are gonna be happy to see us after so long" He said and I nodded "Let's work hard at it!" Sim said "Now that's what I like to see! A lot of morning pep! Impressive!" Chatot said walking over to us "Let's see you put that pep to good use today!" He said "WHAT?! You can't identify the footprint?!" Loudred asks catching our attention "What do you MEAN?!" He asks "I'm trying to tell you! I can't identify what I don't know..." Diglett said and the three of us walk over to Loudred "What's wrong?" Chatot asks "We have a pokemon visitor up top whose footprint we can't identify!" Loudred said "Diglett is an outstanding sentry" He said "So it's rare for him to be stumped by footprints!" He said "If THOSE two were doing sentry duty, that'd be no shocker...." He said looking at us "Oh, really? Cause I remember the first time we got to the guild and you guys couldn't recognize Brody's footprint!" Sim said angry "Right, Brody?" He asks and I nod "...Hmm? ....Say again? You want to meet our Guildmaster?" Diglett asks "Your name is.... Dusknoir?! Oh! Please wait just a moment!" He said "Dus...Dusknoir?!" Chatot asks "The world-famous Dusknoir?!" Loudred asks.

Soon enough Dusknoir arrived and Wigglytuff walked up to him "Thank you for visiting! What an honor!" Wigglytuff said "No, no! Think nothing of it!" Dusknoir said "The honor us all mine!" He said "There is no greater pleasure than visiting Wigglytuff's Guild! It's famous!" He said "Excuse me, Loudred?" Sim asks "What do you want?" Loudred asks "Who's that visitor?" Sim asks "WHAT?! You haven't heard of Dusknoir?!" Loudred asks "The famous explorer?!" He asks "Urk.... Well, you know, I..." Sim said "I haven't heard of him!" He said "That's not suprising, really!" Sunflora said "He's a new arrival on the scene!" She said "He came out of nowhere! Like a comet! He became famous almost overnight!" She said "They say his talents as an explorer are superexceptional!" She said "So this Dusknoir is really that amazing?" Sim asks "Yeah! Here's some great more good stuff that I heard!" Loudred said "He does things unlike anyone else! First, he doesn't work in a team. He does all his exploring solo" He said "Alone?" Sim asks "That's right! He's got to be pretty sure about his skills to do that!" Loudred said "But what's even more incredible? His wealth of knowledge!" He said "It seems like there's nothing in the world he doesn't know! That's how much he knows!" He said "Wow! He's that knowledgeable?" Sim asks suprised "So the rumor goes!" Sunflora said "But he has used his knowledge to succeed on many explorations so far!" She said "So many pokemon revere Dusknoir for his achievements...." She said "That's how I know the claims about his mighty knowledge must be true!" She said "Does Dusknoir visit here often?" Sim asks "No, this is his first time! That's why Diglett couldn't recognize him" Loudred said "I think the Guildmaster just met him for the first time, too" He said "Huh?!" Sim asks "Then why is he being that friendly?" He asks "Well, that's just how our Guildmaster is" Loudred said "Even if it's the first time he meets someone" He said "....I see. Well, that must have been quite a disappointment for your guild!" Dusknoir said "Yes, that expedition was a waste of time! Didn't learn a thing about anything!" Wigglytuff said "I had heard that Wigglytuff's Guild was mounting an expedition to find Fogbound Lake" Dusknoir said "I came here hoping to hear about your latest triumph..." He said "Sorry! We didn't learn a thing!" Wigglytuff said "Not at all! It's no trouble to me!" Dusknoir said "This gave me an opportunity to visit you!" He said "I plan to stay in Treasure Town for a short while" He said "May I visit with you occasionally during my stay?" He asks "Your guild constantly receives the latest news. Good information would be a big help on my explorations!" He said "No problem!" Wigglytuff said "Other exploration teams visit us all the time. You're always welcome here!" He said "Everyone! This is Dusknoir!" He said "He's going to stay in Treasure Town for a while. Mind yourself around him!" He said "Dusknoir is very famous and quite knowledgeable..." He said "So I bet everyone would like to get advice from him!" He said "But let's not overdo it! We don't want to be a nuisance!" He said "Now, everyone, our guest might be famous..." Chatot said "But don't embarrass us by asking him for autographs!" He said "No, no! If it's autographs you want, I'm sure that I can oblige!" Dusknoir said "But.... information? I'm afraid you flatter me. I have very little information" He said "However, I would be delighted if I may be of service to you" He said "If there is anything you wish to ask of me, please don't hesitate" He said "ayup yup! It's a great honor!" Bidoof said "Oooh! I'm so very glad to have met you!" Sunflora said "Come now, everyone! You're dismissed!" Chatot said "I think I'll go for a stroll in Treasure Town" Dusknoir said "Please do feel free to approach me with anything. Good day!" He said and left "Oh! You two!" Chatot said to us "I'd started saying earlier.... about your assignment for today...." He said "Today I want you to read over the Job Bulletin Board and the Outlaw Notice Board" He said "And take some of the listed jobs! That will do!" He said and Sim and I went to grab a few jobs and then we head out the guild and after preparing we went of to do the jobs.

*Later at night-After dinner*

Third Person's POV

Everyone in the guild went to sleep and outside the guild, none other that Team Skull walked up to the entrance "Ch-Ch-Chief... We were really put in our place on that last expedition... Urk!" Zubat said "Chaw-haw-haw..... Wigglytuff wrecked us..." Skuntank said "And I'm not about to let it go! So humiliating! I need payback... one way or another" He said "But, to be brutally honest, we don't stand a chance against Wigglytuff" He said "Grrrrr! I'm so furious! It's burning me up!" He said "Whoa-ho-ho! There's gotta be some way we can get back at 'em!" Koffing said "Heh-heh-heh! I'd settle for picking on wimps. Oh! Hey!" Zubat said "Instead of Wigglytuff, how about we take revenge on the wimps in that Team Hope?" He asks "Chaw-haw! Great idea!" Skuntank said "Whoa-ho-ho! And we know that Team Hope is wimpy!" Koffing said "Time to do some plotting, boys! Chaw-haw-haw!" Skuntank said and the three left.

*The next morning*

Brody's POV

"Oh! You two!" Chatot said "Before you get to work today..." He said "I'd like you to run an errand" He said "An errand?" Sim asks "Yes, an errand!" Chatot said "Go to Kecleon Market. Ask the owners if they plan to stock Perfect Apples" He said "You want us to ask if they'll stock Perfect Apples?" Sim asks "At Kecleon Market? We should find out if they plan to sell Perfect Apples?" He asks "Correct" Chatot said "The guild's storage holds many Perfect Apples. Or at least it can..." He said "But the Guildmaster raids the storage when we're not looking and uses up our supply" He said "And you know what happens if the Guildmaster is deprived of his Perfect Apples!" He said "But having to search for a fresh load of them is always a chore" He said "Sending an exploration team to Apple Woods when the supply runs out is just too much work" He said "So, if Kecleon Market started stocking Perfect Apples, we could go buy them!" Sim said "Precisely!" Chatot said "Ok. We'll go visit the Kecleon Market" Sim said "Great! Way to take charge!" Chatot said and we left.

*At Kecleon Market*

When we arrived we saw Dusknoir talking with Kecleon and they saw us "Hello there! You're from the guild, if I'm not mistaken?" Dusknoir asks "Yes. We're Team Hope" Sim said smiling "We work at the guild. It's great to meet you" He said "So what are you doing in town, Dusknoir, sir? Shopping?" He asks "No, no. Simply enjoying a chat!" Dusknoir said "I hailed him down! The great Dusknoir is so very famous" Kecleon said "We startes a conversation! And what a suprising talk!" He said "The great Dusknoir is so worldly and wise. I'm thoroughly impressed!" He said "I guess the rumors are true!" Sim said "Dusknoir, sir, you really must be as knowledgeable as they say!" He said "May I ask, Sim, what I can do for you?" Kecleon asks "Have you come to shop? Oh, yes! Fine merchandise! Fine wares!" He said "Sorry, no. We came to ask you something today, not shop" Sim said "You see..." He said and explained what we need "Hmm.... I see... Perfect Apples?" Kecleon asks "I am sorry to disappoint you. We have no plans to stock Perfect Apples" He said "Oh, all right. That's too bad" Sim said "Chatot will be disappointed with this news..." He said "Azurill, hurry!" We heard Marill as we see the two brothers from so long ago run over "The Marill and Azurill brothers! Well, hello to you both!" Kecleon said getting their attention "Oh! Hi, Kecleon brothers!" Azurill said "Oh! And Team Hope too!" Marill said "What's up? What's the rush?" Sim asks "You know how we've been looking for our lost item?" Marill asks"Lost item? Do you mean the same one you were looking for before?" Sim asks "Yes! An item called Water Float!" Marill said "A Water Float? Now that is quite the precious item!" Dusknoir said "Yes! That's why we've been looking hard for it a long time" Marill said "And then! Someone said they saw a Water Float on the beach today!" Azurill said "We're rushing to the beach now!" Marill said.

Third Person's POV

Unaware to all of them Koffing and Zubat heard that "Heh-heh-heh! Juicy tidbit!" Zubat said "Whoa-ho-ho! Could be useful for our plan!" Koffing said "We'll bring the Chief up to speed, then get the jump on them" Zubat said  and they left.

Brody's POV

"That's excellent! It's great that it's finally turned up!" Sim said happy "Yes!" Marill said "Yep!" Azurill said "Come on, Azurill! Let's go quick!" Marill said "Yep!" Azurill said and the two left "I was wondering how those little brothers were doing with their item search" Sim said "Good for them. Looks like they've found it" He said smiling at me "I've never heard of a Water Float" Kecleon said "What purpose does it have?" He asks "A Water Float is an item specifically for Azurill" Dusknoir said "It can be obtained only by trading precious treasures again and again" He said "As such, it is said to be an exceedingly rare item" He said "Gah! Is that so?" Kecleon asks "Our line of work is buying and selling! But we have nevet heard of it. It must be exceedingly rare!" He said "To sell such a rare item! I'm afraid such a day will never come" He said "To sell...? Oh, I just remembered!" Sim said "We have to report back to Chatot about the Perfect Apples!" He said "Let's go back to the guild!" He said and we head back.

*Back at the Guild*

"What?! They have no pland to stock Perfect Apples?" Chatot asks "Squawk! What am I supposed to do now?!" He asks "Um... We could go get some Perfect Apples for you at Apple Woods..." Sim said "What?! You're joking!" Chatot said "You've previously gone to Apple Woods..." He said "You failed utterly!" He said "I just can't take that! I just can't go through all that again!" He said "....I'm sorry" He said "You two were outstanding on our recent expedition. I recognize everything that you've done for us" He said "But the incident.... with the Guildmaster and the Perfect Apples..." He said "It was a slightly traumatic incident for me" He said "Squawk! I suppose I'll have to find the Perfect Apples myself..." He said "You two should just look over the Job Bulletin Board and the Outlaw Notice Board as usual" He said and we did and then head out to do our missions.

*Later at night*

"Everyone! Time for dinner!" Chimecho said "YEAH!" We all said about to eat "Hold on, everyone!" Chatot said "Ahem! Before we start dinner..." He said "There is something I must share with you" He said "Hey, hey, hey!" Corphish said "Come on! Out with it! Let us eat already!" Loudred said "Quiet, please!" Chatot said "Ahem. Now we just received word of this..." He said "Another Time Gear was stolen!" He said shocking all of us "Another Time Gear?" Chimecho asks "ANOTHER one got stolen?!" Loudred asks "Uh, is it....maybe.... the one in Fogbound Lake?" Bidoof asks "No, it wasn't" Chatot said "The stolen Time Gear was not from Fogbound Lake" He said "It's apparently from elsewhere" He said "But that's the second Time Gear to be stolen" He said "It would be extremely bad if a third were to be taken" He said "Now, rest assured that I have full confidence in you all. But I must make one thing very clear" He said "You must never tell anyone what you witnessed during our expedition!" He said "Understood?" He asks "Of course!" Dugtrio said "I don't have a big mouth!" Loudred said "Eeek! I would never forget the promise we made to Uxie!" Sunflora said "Ok! Ok! Quiet, everyone!" Chatot said "Sorry to keep you waiting" He said "Without further ado... On your marks... get set..." He said "CHOW!" We all said and started eating.

*After dinner-Brody and Sim's Room*

"Just before dinner, Chatot said another Time Gear was stolen" Sim said "That's two now! I can't imagine who'd be stealing them!" He said "What would anyone want with the Time Gears anyway?" He asks "I just don't understand...." He said confused 'I don't know either...' I thought 'But when I was at Fogbound Lake and saw a Time Gear for the first time...' I thought 'When I saw the Time Gear... Why did my heart start pounding so wildly...?' I thought 'I must be reading too much into this...' I thought 'My pulse raced when I saw the Time Gear...' I thought 'And the Time Gears being stolen...No, there's no connection at all' I thought "You know, when I think about it, Brody..." Sim said "I get this feeling that our expedition to Fogbound Lake took place a long time ago" He said "Wasn't the view fantastic? It was like being in a dream!" He said "I wonder how Uxie is doing?" He asks "I wonder if he's well?" He asks.

*At the same time at Fogbound Lake*

Third Person's POV

"Hmm..." Uxie said "I knew it..." He said "I knew I shouldn't have trusted them" He said "Soon after they left..." He said "Another Pokemon would come..." He said "But this one..." He said "It stole the Time Gear!" He said.

"I should have done it..." Uxie said "I should have taken their memories when I had the chance..." He said "I don't know exactly what you're talking about...But you're wrong" Grovyle said "No one led me here. No one told me about this place" He said "I've known about the presence of a Time Gear here.... for a long time" He said "I have no quarrel with you. But I am taking it with me" He said "The third Time Gear!" He said.

*The next morning*

Brody's POV

"Let's do our best, Brody! Just like we always do!" Sim said "WHAT?whats going on?!" Loudred asks "....Ok. Got it! Hold on!" He said "You two! Team Hope!" He said "Huh? Excuse me?" Sim asks and we walk to him "You called?" He asks "You've got yourselves some visitors" Loudred said "Visitors?" Sim asks "They're waiting at the guild entrance. Go see them" Loudred said and we head to the entrance.

"Sim and Brody! Hi there!" Azurill said "Oh! It's you little guys..." Sim said "Are you our visitors?" He asks "Yep! We wanted to ask Team Hope for help" Marill said "Help?" Sim asks "Yep!" Marill said "We need your help finding a Water Float" Azurill said "A Water Float?" Sim asks "Weren't you looking for that earlier?" He asks "Yep! Someone said one was lying on the beach. We went there looking for it!" Marill said "We didn't find it. Instead, this is what we found" He said giving me a piece of paper "There's writting on it" Sim said "Let's see. What does it say? The Water Float from the beach..." Sim said "....is now in our possession. Just try to take it from us! We'll wait in the deepest part of Amp Plains" He reads "But knowing how weak and puny you are...I bet you can't even reach us! Chaw-haw-haw!" He reads "Can't handle it? Go cry to your big-shot friends! Chaw-haw-haw!" He reads "Hey! This note! It's a...It's a ransom note! Isn't it?!" He asks "You little guys! Promise me you won't go yourself" He said "But the Water Float is very important to us" Marill said "We really want to get it back" He said "But I can't take Azurill to a dangerous place" He said "I said I would go too!" Azurill said "It's too much for you. I don't want you getying into any scary scrapes" Marill said "I went to Amp Plains by myself" He said "But many Electric-type pokemon live there!" He said "I'm no match for them" He said "I tried going many times. But I get knocked iut right away...." He said "I just c-c-can't  stand how weak I am...." He said tearing up "No problem! I know what to do!" Sim said "We'll go get the Water Float back for you" He said "Really?!" Azurill asks "You will?!" Marill asks "Yep! So no more tears!" Sim said "Ok! W-we're sorry to bother you about this. Thank you!" Marill said "You should see your faces! All that crying and laughing... C'mon!" Sim said smiling "Don't worry, though. We'll get it back for you. It's a promise!" He said "Let's go, Brody! We're off to Amp Plains!" He said and I nodded and after getting ready we went off to Amp Plains.

"This must be the entrance to Amp Plains" Sim said "I can't imagine what sort of bullies would do something like this..." He said "I mean, threatening little kids like those brothers really stinks" He said angry "We have to get their Water Float back, Brody!" He said and I nodded.

Eventually we reached the midpoint of the dungeon "We must be getting closer to the deepest part, Brody" Sim said "I don't know what awaits us. We'd better go really cautiously" He said and I nodded and we go on.

*Meanwhile at Treasure Town*

Third Person's POV

"Ah, I see! That's what happened to your Water Float!" Kecleon said "What a mean thing to do!" He said "So, Brody's team is on the way there right now, yes?" He asks "Yep!" Azurill said "They said they would go get it for us!" Marill said "Good for you! You can rest easy knowing Team Hope is on the case!" Kecleon said "Yes. That's true!" Marill said "They once saved Azurill too. We're so grateful for their help!" He said "Good day to you all. Is something the matter?" Dusknoir asked walking over "Hello, Dusknoir, sir! We're talking about Marill's lost item" Kecleon said "Do you remember? We discussed that very same thing here not long ago" He said "Of course. I believe you're referring to the Water Float?" Dusknoir asks "I seem to recall you'd heard that it was on the beach" He said "Exactly! Exactly! But now there is more to the story..." Kecleon said and explained to him what has taken place "I see. That is terrible indeed" Dusknoir said "It's hard to imagine why anyone would do something so wretched" He said "It must take some pathetic thugs to stoop so low" He said "I just couldn't agree more! To be so mean spirited to children! And to children so young as these brothers!" Kecleon said angry "It's utterly unforgivable!" He said "One more thing.... Where has Team Hope gone?" Dusknoir asks "They went to Amp Plains" Marill said "Pardon? Did you say Amp Plains?" Dusknoir asks "But in Amp Plains, at this time of year.... It's the season for..." He said "No! This is ruinous!" He said "Team Hope is in grave danger!" He said "What?!" Kecleon asks "I must leave for Amp Plains immediately!" Dusknoir said and left "What?! Wait!" Kecleon said.

*Back with Team Hope*

Brody's POV

Eventually we reached the Amp Clearing and looked around "Urk! What a menacing place!" Sim said and lightning strike "Waah!" Sim said startled "It's incredible! It looks like lightning can strike this place anytime!" He said "We should get away from a place this scary as fast as.... Huh?" He asks "Over there!" He said as we see something ahead "Is that it, Brody? The Water Float?" Sim asks "Let's get a closer look" He said and we started to walk but we stop when it got dark all of a sudden "Wa-waah!" Sim said "Why did you come here?!" Someone asks "This is our territory!" He said "There's someone here! Hide, Brody!" Sim said and we hide behind a rock "Hee hee hee. So you're going to hide like that? That's kind of cute..." The pokemon said "All right. We'd actually be grateful if you kept doing that" He said "We'll sneak quietly to get as close as we can......" He said "All right...Let's take them out!" He said "Ugh... Not like this! If we stay here, it's over!" Sim said and we come out of hiding "Who are you?! Show yourself!" Sim said bravely "Ha ha ha!" The pokemon said "My name is Manectric!" He said "I am... I am the leader of these Electrike!" He said as it's not dark anymore and we see Manectric and eight Electrike surrounding us "Waaah!" Sim said "Now, prepare to fight!" Manectric said and a battle starts.

*After the fight*

"Rrrrroooaarrrrr!" Manectric said charging up "You...you dare?!" He asks  "W-w-wait a second!" Sim said "We honestly haven't come here to make claims on your territory!" He said "Enough! Take this!" Manectric said "Stop!" Dusknoir said stopping the attack getting infront of us "Stop this instant! Their words are sincere!" Dusknoir said "They trespass, but they don't intend to make claims on your territory!" He said "Dus...Dusknoir!" Sim said suprised "You! Who are you?!" Manectric asks "I am the explorer Dusknoir!" Dusknoir said "Manectric! You have every right to be angry!" He said "Especially in light of what your tribe has suffered on these grounds..." He said "Your hostility toward any that tresspass here is natural!" He said "This place is your haven! A place where you find solace!" He said "I understand that completely!" He said "On behalf of these unwitting trespassers, I offer the sincerest apology!" He said "They entered here unbidden, but did so without malice! They mean no harm!" He said "We will leave you in peace as soon as our errand is complete!" He said "Please, believe me! Manectric!" He said "Hmm.... You seem to know much about us, Dusknoir" Manectric said "You make the claim.... that they mean no harm...." He said "So be it! I choose to believe your words, Dusknoir" He said "I will allow you some time. I expect you to be gone by our return" He said and they leave "Whew!" Sim said in relief "Thank you, Dusknoir, sir!" He said "You saved us!" He said "But... Who were they?" He asks "A group of Manectric and Electrike" Dusknoir said "They are a nomadic tribe that always stays on the move" He said "They roam in constant search of places that are hospitable to them" He said "And Amp Plains is often lashed by thunderstorms this time of year" He said "They find it to their liking, so they dwell in Amp Plains this time of year" He said "But, tragically, they were once attacked by enemies here without warning..." He said "And I understand that they suffered terrible injuries" He said "Ever since, Manectric's group has been very sensitive about trespassers here" He said "So if anyone trespassed upon these grounds, well... they would strike first, for fear of being stricken!" He said "Somehow, at some point... That became a law among Manectric's group" He said "Oh, I understand now. That's why they were so intent on attacking" Sim said "It's no wonder they refused to hear our arguments" He said "Oh! Iforgot something!" He said "I recall seeing the Water Float over there..." He said and we walk to it "It's here! This is it!" Sim said "Dusknoir, sir, is this the...?" He asks "There's no mistaking it. Without a doubt, this is a Water Float" Dusknoir said "Really?!" Sim asks excited "We did it! Let's return the item to Marill and his little brother right away!" He said and I nodded "There's something I don't understand, though. How did this Water Float end up here?" Sim asks "I would imagine that it was put there deliberately" Dusknoir said "Whoever did this knew that you would eventually get to this spot" He said "The fact that Manectric protects its territory is well known..." He said "Someone expected a confrontation between you and Manectric.... You were set up" He said "Wasn't that your intention.... you sneaking scoundrels?!" He asks looking behind us and we did the same to see Team skull come out from hiding "Chaw-haw-haw! So you knew all along! No point in hiding, then!" Skuntank said "Hey! It's you thugs?!" Sim said "Whoa-ho-ho!" Koffing said "Heh-heh-heh!" Zubat said "Chaw-haw-haw!" Skuntank said "So you guys did it! But why?" Sim asks angry "We were going to wait for you to get stomped by Manectric..." Koffing said "Then we were going to step in and mop up afterward!" He said "Heh-heh! But we didn't count on this guy meddling!" Zubat said "Shall we settle this?" Dusknoir asks "Chaw-haw! Sure, if it was just Team Hope. You an bet that we'd rough 'em up good!" Skuntank said "Shut up! You set this up because you're a bunch of cowards that can't fight us fair and square!" I said angry "Shut it. But against the world-famous Dusknoir...?" Skuntank asks "Let's skedaddle, boys!" He said and the three run away "What stinkers!" Sim said "They'll never beat us fair and square so they are just a bunch of cowards!" I said "I'm never forgiving those thugs!" Sim said "They certainly are quick when it comes to....skedaddling" Dusknoir said "It's a waste to go after them" He said "I think we should deliver the Water Float to the young brothers" He said.

*Later at Treasure Town*

"Oh wow! You got our Water Float back!" Azurill said "Yay! Thank you! Really!" He said "You saved Azurill way back when, and now this!" Marill said with tears "I don't know how we could ever thank you!" He said "But, really...thank you!" He said "Oh, please! It's ok" Sim said smiling happily "If you want to thank anyone, thank the great Dusknoir!" He said "If Dusknoir hadn't been there, we wouldn't be here now!" He said "Thank you very much!" Marill said "Thank you, Dusknoir, sir!" Azurill said "No trouble at all. I'm very happy for you" Dusknoir said "It's wonderful that your Water Float has come back to you" He said "I must say! It is so like the great Dusknoir to be so modest!" Kecleon said "And I must say that Team Hope has also been superb!" He said "After all, the team has again completed a difficult job!" He said "When rescuing Azurill, you were so fast at pinpointing the child's whereabouts!" He said "And so fast at reaching our young friend too!" He said "Oh...about the Azurill rescue, we have to admit something..." Sim said "It would be great...if it truly happened the way Kecleon said..." He said "But that's not really the truth" He said "We didn't pin down Azurill's location before we rescued him" He said "My partner here just happened to see it in a dream" He said "Excuse me? A dream, you say?" Dusknoir asks "By dream, what do you mean?" He asks "Oh! That's right!" Sim said "Maybe the great Dusknoir will know what it all means!" He said "You see, my partner occasionally gets strange dizzy spells when touching something or someone" He said "And then my partner sees or hears events that happened in the past! Or just about to happen in the future!" He said "What?! Well, that's....that's..." Dusknoir said "The Dimensional Scream!" He said suprising both of us "What?!" Sim asks "Dusknoir, sir, you really know something about this?!" He asks "In that case..." He said "Should we ask if Dusknoir knows even more?!" He asks me 'Ask about what?' I thought 'Oh! Right!' I thought 'About my own forgotten past!' I thought "It's ok to ask, right, Brody?" Sim asks and I nod "Dusknoir, sir, we were wondering if we could get your advice about something" He said and we take him to the beach.

"I see...so you found our friend uncouncious right here" Dusknoir said "Yes, right here exactly" Sim said "Then you regained consciousness" Dusknoir said "Though you'd lost your memory" He said "Yes. With a memory of a name...and the memory of being a human before this!" Sim said "I beg your pardon?! H-human?!" Dusknoir asks "But our friend here seems to be a pokemon in every obvious way!" He said "That's true...." Sim said "I guess this is even beyond the great Dusknoir's understanding" He said "But we're certain that something caused my partner's memory loss..." He said "...and caused the transformation from human to pokemon!" He said "A human....with the Dimensional Scream ability...." Dusknoir said "You...are...? You said you know your name, at least?" He asks and I nod "My name's Brody" I said "Ah! I see..." Dusknoir said "You're...Brody..." He said "Does that name mean anything to you?" Sim asks ".....no" Dusknoir said "It means nothing to me, unfortunately" He said 'Uh, what?! Did I just see...the faintest...Did Dusknoir just hide the faintest of smiles?' I thought 'Or did I imagine that...?' I thought "I'm sincerely sorry I couldn't help you with that..." Dusknoir said "However..." He said "I do know about the ability that Brody possesses" He said "Oh, really?! What is it?!" Sim asks "The ability to see the future or the past by touching something..." Dusknoir said "That ability is known as the Dimension Scream" He said "Dimensional...Scream?" Sim asks confused "Indeed" Dusknoir said "How such an ability is learned, that is unknown" He said "But sounds and images slice across the boundaries of time, breaching objects and reaching into pokemon...." He said "To manifest as visions..." He said "And that is all that I know about the extraordinary ability" He said "So Brody has an ability as special as the Dimensional Scream..." Sim said and Dusknoir "Well, perhaps this is why we became friends" Dusknoir said "To help unravel the secret of Brody's transformation into a pokemon!" He said "I offer you my full cooperation!" He said "Oh! You will?!" Sim asks "Yes. To be perfectly candid..." Dusknoir said "I can't stand knowing that there's something I don't know!" He said "Quite honestly, that is the full truthbof it!" He said "Ha-ha-ha! Hoo-hoo-ha!" He said "It's thrilling to know that we have your help, Dusknoir, sir!" Sim said smiling at me happy "Isn't this great, Brody?" He asks and we notice something fly by and we all look up "Hey! Look at all the Pelipper!" Sim said "There appears to be a lot more in the air than usual...." He said "Could something be the matter?" Dusknoir asks "Hey!" We hear Bidoof said running over to us "Hello, Bidoof!" Sim said "I f-finally.... f-found you all...." Bidoof said "What's the big hurry? You're all out of breath!" Sim said "The call has been put out!" Bidoof said "All the apprentices are to report to the guild immediatey!" He said "Uh-oh. Something is up!" Sim said "I will go with you!" Dusknoir said "Hurry, everyone!" Bidoof said and we quickly run back to the guild.

To be continued