Dimensions of Darkness Book 2: The Explorers of the Core

[GalladeRocks]

OMG! This fanfic is awesome in every way. One thing I would like to point out is that when you are saying something along the lines of "The guild was always there for Chimchar and I", it's not "Chimchar and I" it's "Chimchar and me". Try it without Chimchar, and you'll see that it's me. I cannot wait for the next chapter! Please put me on the PM list.

Ok, thanks for the tip! And yep, you're on the list!

[togepilover12]

I really like your fan-fics and can I be on the PM list please?

[Locked In My Asylum]

Hey, can I be on the PM list too? I've been following this from Explorers of Nightmares. Your sense of humor is so funny! The random conversations are the best so far. Piplup and Chimchar are FTW!!

Keep it up!! 10/5!

[GalladeRocks]

Yep, both of you are on the PM list!

And, while I'm here, here's the next chapter!


Chapter 15
The Rescue Party


"Yah!"

"Hoo-ah!"

"Grr-aah!"

Grovyle jumped back, narrowly avoiding the devastating Cross Chop from his adversary. Machamp bounded after him, delivering Karate Chop after Karate Chop, but Grovyle dodged every one.

"Grr! Stand still, you little lizard man!"

Grovyle grinned slightly. "And what reason would I have to stand still? To let you beat the snot out of me?"

"Well...er, um..." Machamp scratched his head thougthfully. "Er, uh, well..."

"Careful," Grovyle warned. "If you think too hard, your brain may just turn into a muscle too!"

"Hey!" Grovyle sidestepped just in time to avoid Abomasnow's Blizzard. "Nobody can make fun of my pal Machamp's lack of brain power but me!"

Machamp smiled. "Yeah! What he said! Hey, wait a minute!"

"While I'd love to stay and hear more of your wit," Grovyle snickered. "I really must be going."

"You're not going anywhere!" the Boss screamed from the shadows. "Abomasnow, Machamp, finish him now!"

Machamp and Abomasnow leapt forward together, Cross Chop and Ice Punch both swinging forward. "Right, Boss!"

One second, Grovyle was standing before them. The next, he was gone, replaced with a hole in the ground. Abomasnow and Machamp smashed hard into each other, moaning in pain.

"Fools!" the Boss roared. "He used Dig! He's underneath you!"

"No," Machamp mumbled. "I believe that's Abomasnow." He sat up, allowing his partner pinned beneath him to sit up.

"I-I'm alive!" Abomasnow breathed. "Machamp, you need to drop a few pounds."

In an shower of dirt, Grovyle erupted out of the ground, scattering Abomasnow and Machamp like rag dolls. "Coming through!"

"Ha ha!"

The next thing Grovyle knew, he was laid out flat on his back by the Boss's silent strike with a glowing blue claw. "Uurgh!" he groaned.

"How do you like my Dragon Claw?" the Boss snickered. "Abomasnow, Machamp, finish him now!"

"Right, Boss!" the two chorused. They stepped forward and simultaneously brought down Ice Punch and Cross Chop, smashing Grovyle even deeper into the ground.

"Aaargh!" Grovyle screamed.

"Again!" the Boss commanded. "One more time! Finish him!"

Abomasnow and Machamp grinned and raised their arms again, poised for the final strike.

"Fire!"

There was an enormous explosion as Abomasnow and Machamp were slammed into the tunnel wall by the combined force of Hydro Pump, Flamethrower, and Aura Sphere. "What?" the Boss gasped. "Who's there?"

"That'd be us!"

"Yeah! We're the rescue party!"

"After all, we really know this guy needs it!"

Grovyle managed to raise his head in time to see Piplup, Chimchar, and Lucario leaping into battle with Abomasnow and Machamp. Then, unconsiousness flooded his mind and the world went dark.

"Keep it up, guys!" Lucario instructed. "These guys are total pushovers! They'll be down in no time if we keep beatin' 'em down!"

"Yeah!" Piplup agreed. "Full power!"

The three continued to fire barrage after barrage of attacks onto Abomasnow and Machamp, keeping the two off their feet and against the wall. "Wait!" Chimchar exclaimed suddenly.

"What, Chimchar?" Piplup asked.

"When we first got here, there was another guy in the middle of the tunnel!"

"Yeah. So?"

"So!" Lucario gasped. "We're only fighting two!"

The strike came from above. Piplup went first, followed by Chimchar, then Lucario. They were slammed backward by a vortex of swirling leaves. "Aaargh!"

"You were fools to stand up for your friends!" the Boss howled in triumph. He stepped from the shadows and stood over the fallen trio, prepared to deliver the final strike before they could rise. His bushy green tail twitched excitedly and the spikes on his wrists were sharpened and ready for attacking.

"Oh no you don't!"

"Yeah! Now you're meddling in the business of the Army of the Core!"

The Boss looked up in surprise as he was hit hard by Flash Cannon and Dragon Pulse. Two small figures landed before him.

"You! Why are you attacking me?" the Boss demanded.

"Why? I'll tell you why! When you attacked our target, you messed in the affairs of No. 88 and 89! And when you do that, you're in big trouble!"

"You two!" Piplup gasped, sitting up. No.88 and 89 stood before the Boss, prepared to strike again.

Chimchar frowned. "You're helping us? Why?"

"That's easy!" No.88 grinned, his iron head glowing white with another Flash Cannon. "We've been assigned by Bastiodon and Rampardos to capture you! If this guy beats us to it, we'd be ashamed!"

"We could never show our faces in front of the bosses again!" No.89 added.

"Don't you get it, you fools?" the Boss howled. "We're on the same team!"

"Yeah, yeah, tell it to the judge!"

"You guys get out of here!" No.88 yelled. "We can take tall, dark, and ugly!"

Before anyone knew what was happening, No.88 and 89 and been pounded into the wall by the Boss. Piplup and Chimchar sighed as Lucario rose up behind them, helping them to their feet.

"Now, fools, face your defeat!" the Boss bellowed.

"Wait!" Chimchar interrupted. "Just who are you?"

"Me?" the Boss scoffed. "All you need to know about me is that I'm a bounty hunter hired by Bastiodon to take down you guys. Same with my partners over there who you rather unkindly beat into a pulp!"

"Th-th-that's not all you are."

Everyone turned to face Grovyle. "You!" the Boss scowled. "I thought you'd been taken care of! Then again, you just can't pass up a chance to be the hero."

Grovyle's eyes were barely open and speaking appeared to be an enormous struggle. "Th-this Pokemon is more than just a b-bounty hunter."

"You know him?!" Piplup gaped in astonishment.

Grovyle nodded weakly. "Y-yes. Th-this is Sceptile. And he's...he's..."

"Allow me to finish!" Sceptile, the Boss, interrupted. "I am...his father!"



Dunh....dunh...dunh!!!!!!!!!!

[Purplepassion]

... ... ... Now that was a shock. I mean, it really was. The mention of Dragon Claw led me to think it was a Dragon-type Pokemon. I liked the plot twist.

Nice chapter overall!

[mattman324]

Grovyle nodded weakly. "Y-yes. Th-this is Sceptile. And he's...he's..."

"Allow me to finish!" Sceptile, the Boss, interrupted. "I am...his father!"!!!!!!!!!!

10 bucks that Piplup mentions Star Wars in the next chapter!

On another note, yet another good chapter by GR (inbe4GrammerNazis)

[hailflameblast]

Well, I when it was mentioned about the spiderlike thing, it was obviously Sceptile. i thought the chap might be, I dunno, an uncle of Grovyle, but the father bit makes me think that something relating to the paralysis of Time and more Time travellers being revealed is coming up.

[Mi10ticFan]

...His Father? Why on earth did his father attack Grovyle? O_o;

[Locked In My Asylum]

"Allow me to finish!" Sceptile, the Boss, interrupted. "I am...his father!"

Holy crap! I wasn't expecting that one!

Wait, if that's his father, THEN WHAT THE HECK IS HE DOING HERE IN THE PAST?! *brain fries from confusion*

Anyway, great chapter! 10/5!

Keep it up!

[togepilover12]

That was a really good chapter!

Thanks for adding me on the PM list.

10/10!!

[Torpoleon]

WHAT?! Sceptile is Grovyle's father?!?!!!!!!! Holy pie! That is totally shocking! I knew it was a Sceptile! Keep up the good work! Can't wait for more!!

[JD]

Woah I thought it was a garchomp lol

[Torpoleon]

Woah I thought it was a garchomp lol

Well, I doubt a Garchomp could hang on a wall like a gecko.

I never would have guessed that the boss was a Sceptile especially one that is Grovyle's dad. I hope we find out why Sceptile is doing all this and why he is in the future and how his allies came into play. So many unanswered questions I hop get answered.

[hailflameblast]

Actually, GalladeRocks dropped a few hints if I'm not wrong.

The passage of Time. Obviously, Sceptile must have come through that ALTHOUGH, seeing as we don't know the timespan between the present and the Dark Future, he MIGHT be from this present generation after all. As for those allies, well, he probably bullied some chaps into joining him in bounty hunting.

[GalladeRocks]

Well, I can't keep you guys going any longer! Here's the next chapter!


Chapter 16
Calm is So Calming


"You are NOT my father!"

Everyone turned back to Grovyle. "What?" they all asked simultaneously in confusion.

Sceptile smiled cheekily. "He's right. I'm not his father. But I really got you guys, right?"

"So you're not Grovyle's father?" Piplup sighed in exasperation. "Ugh, I can't take much more of this."

"Well, if you're not Grovyle's father, who are you?" Chimchar inquired.

"I already told you that!" Sceptile growled. "I'm Sceptile, and I'm a bounty hunter hired by Bastiodon to eliminate you!"

"Th-that's not all!" Grovyle grunted. He slowly rose to his feet and stepped forward to face Sceptile face to face. The entire time, he staggered precariously, on the verge of collapsing again. "Th-this Pokemon is from the future!"

"The future!?!?" Piplup and Chimchar gasped simultaneously. "You're from the future, too?"

"Ok, this is too much for me!" Lucario groaned. "Why is everybody from the future?"

"Yes, that is correct!" Sceptile declared. "I am from the future!"

Grovyle struggled ahead another step. "You're not just from the future! You plotted the world's downfall right along with Dusknoir, Dialga, and the Sableye!"

"Aaargh!" Piplup screamed.

"What?" Lucario jumped in surprise. "Why are you screaming?"

"What is it, Piplup?" Chimchar asked.

Piplup spasmed violently. "I just can't take this many surprises in one day! It's too much for me!"

"Really, Piplup?" Chimchar frowned.

"What? You're not surprised?"

"No, I am."

"And you're not spazzing out from too many brain messages?"

"No, I am."

"But you don't look like it."

"Well, I am."

"But you're so calm!"

"Yes, I am."

"But you said you're freaking out!"

"I am."

"But you're calm!"

"I am."

"But you can't be both!"

"I can."

"No!"

"Yes."

"No!"

"Yes."

"No!"

"Yes."

"No!"

"Yes. Really, it's quite simple how I'm this calm."

"How? Tell me! Tell me!"

"Well, aren't you used to getting this many big surprises in a single day?"

"Well, I guess that's true."

"Yeah. We've faced bigger surprises than this."

"Yep. That's true."

"And now you're calm, right?"

"On the outside."

"Yep. And you're freaking out on the inside?"

"Yep."

"Yep. Me too."

"Being calm is so calming."

"Yes, it is."

"Wonderful weather we're having."

"Yeah."

"Are you two quite finished?" Lucario interrupted.

"Yep."

"Yep."

"We're calm."

"Yeah. Calm."

"Well, there are better times to be calm!" Lucario interjected. "We've got bigger problems on our hand!"

Behind Sceptile, Abomasnow and Machamp rose back to their feet. No.88 and 89 still lay slumped against the wall.

"You were fools to believe you could defeat me!" Sceptile snarled. "Yes, I'm from the future! Yes, I worked for Master Dialga! But that was a different world!"

"Sceptile, what are you talking about?" Abomasnow asked. "You've never told us about any of this."

Sceptile whirled on Abomasnow. "Shut up! My business is my business, and not yours!"

"Y-yes, sir," Abomasnow mumble.

"You guys are going down again!" Chimchar declared. "We're not letting you get away with your wrongdoings!"

"Right!" Piplup agreed. He stepped up to face Sceptile. "You're going down!"

"Alright, you asked for it!" Sceptile roared. Before Piplup even knew what was happening, Sceptile was right on top of him, Dragon Claw coming down like a guillotine.

"Aaaaaaaarrrrrrgh!!!!!!"

Piplup opened his eyes and gasped. Sceptile stood a short distance away from him, eyes wide open in surprise. Then, his mouth twisted into a hideous smile. "Ha ha ha! Always the hero."

Sprawled on the ground before Piplup was Grovyle. He wasn't moving.

"Grovyle!" Piplup screamed. "Grovyle, no!"

"It was his own fault!" Sceptile spat. "He knew he'd already taken an enormous amount of damage. If he'd just be less of a hero, why, I would dare to say that his life span would be years longer! That is, if he's even still alive."

"You'll pay for this!" Piplup scowled. "You will pay!"

"Oh, really?" Sceptile grinned. "You and what army?"

Piplup whirled around. Chimchar and Lucario were gone. "What the-"

"Boss, where did they go?" Abomasnow asked. "I never saw them leave!"

"Ha!" Sceptile scoffed. "They probably ran away while we weren't looking! Cowards!"

"No!" Piplup hissed. "They're not cowards! Chimchar would be standing right here by me if he could! Something happened!"

"Well, that doesn't matter to me!" Sceptile laughed. He stepped forward towards Piplup. "All that matters is eliminating you! I'll catch the others later!"

"I'll take you down!" Piplup challenged, stepping up ahead of Grovyle's limp body.

"Oh, no you don't!"

Before Piplup knew what was happening, he felt himself being grabbed from beneath. Then, the world disappeared and all he could see was blackness.



Dunh dunh dunh!!!!

[Torpoleon]

That surely was quick! Too bad Sceptile wasn't Grovyle's dad.......... Well, at least I know he is from the future and worked for "Master" Dialga. Chimchar probably used Dig and that was why he disappeared. Where are Mew and Dusknoir are though? I can just picture Machamp and Abomasnow abandoning Sceptile in the future. (I mean near the end of Book 2) Great chapter! Can't wait for more, as always!

[hailflameblast]

Gyaooooooooooh! Ah, you just absolutely RUINED that argument I was having with Torpoleon(jk)! Nice chapter. Smell ya later!

[nathaniel2222]

Could No. 88 and No. 89 have taken them?

[Torpoleon]

Could No. 88 and No. 89 have taken them?

Taken Dusknoir and Mew? I doubt it. I am pretty sure that they did not.

[Mi10ticFan]

More Piplup and Chimchar arguments huh? They never get old xD

By the way, nice chapter, can't wait for the mysterious stranger back at the cafe though