Introduction and Table of Contents
SparklingEspeon
Insquisitabilitating
- Pronouns
- She/Her
- Partners
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You’re awake. Good! I’ve been waiting so very long…
…How long? You were out for quite a while. I was beginning to get worried about you. Although, your mind wouldn’t have survived the trip if I hadn’t put you under. Transferring consciousness between bodies is a big deal, after all!
Do you remember what we talked about? The questions I asked you? The conclusions we came to together?
Yes… We’re here. We’ve arrived at the Pokemon World. But…
I’m afraid I have to leave you now. However, I trust you’ll be just fine on your own.
You will… If you answered my questions with an honest and open heart, you should have nothing to fear.
And now we must part, dear Espurr. My heart goes out to you, in the new world…
Mist Continent
Grass Continent
Water Continent
Air Continent
Sand Continent
Title Music!
Dune Theme - Toto
…How long? You were out for quite a while. I was beginning to get worried about you. Although, your mind wouldn’t have survived the trip if I hadn’t put you under. Transferring consciousness between bodies is a big deal, after all!
Do you remember what we talked about? The questions I asked you? The conclusions we came to together?
Yes… We’re here. We’ve arrived at the Pokemon World. But…
I’m afraid I have to leave you now. However, I trust you’ll be just fine on your own.
You will… If you answered my questions with an honest and open heart, you should have nothing to fear.
And now we must part, dear Espurr. My heart goes out to you, in the new world…
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10,000 years ago, something wiped the human race out, leaving pokemon to pick up the pieces. Now, those powers stir again.
A posse of children, a wayward zoroark, two scorned researchers, and a band of misfit cartographers come together to combat the dictatorial Helping Adventurous Pokemon Prosper Institute and the dark powers driving its advance. Dangerous secrets form, mysteries gain fangs, darkness unfolds on a global scale, and soon a pressing question makes itself clear to the entire world: How do you defeat the darkness when it festers within everyone? Based upon the character of ‘Espurr’ from Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon.
Genres: Drama / Fantasy / Horror | Rated Hard T
Warnings:
Bullying, Near-Death Situations, Actual Death, Violence, Politics, (Minimal) Graphic Violence/Blood, Fantasy Discrimination, and Heavy Themes all throughout. Broad spoilers for Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon.
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10,000 years ago, something wiped the human race out, leaving pokemon to pick up the pieces. Now, those powers stir again.
A posse of children, a wayward zoroark, two scorned researchers, and a band of misfit cartographers come together to combat the dictatorial Helping Adventurous Pokemon Prosper Institute and the dark powers driving its advance. Dangerous secrets form, mysteries gain fangs, darkness unfolds on a global scale, and soon a pressing question makes itself clear to the entire world: How do you defeat the darkness when it festers within everyone? Based upon the character of ‘Espurr’ from Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon.
Genres: Drama / Fantasy / Horror | Rated Hard T
Warnings:
Bullying, Near-Death Situations, Actual Death, Violence, Politics, (Minimal) Graphic Violence/Blood, Fantasy Discrimination, and Heavy Themes all throughout. Broad spoilers for Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon.
This is a story about learning from the past, rebuilding burned bridges, and growing into a better version of yourself. It's also a story about awful people doing awful things, and a gruesome cycle of evil that many deem necessary. In more material terms, it's about a group of dysfunctional children banding together to save their village from certain doom, and the many, many reasons the world they live in couldn't do the same. It's a character study of the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon world and franchise, an expansion upon the woefully undermined plot of Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon, and an excuse to give a mostly overlooked side character the limelight.
However! That's a lot of intense stuff. So, below is a list of content warnings for those who wouldn't be comfortable reading such things. I'll stick a content warning on top of any chapters with particularly gruesome stuff, and can be messaged to provide summaries/alternate versions of chapters if you're uncomfortable reading that.
- Death, Lots of Death (though mostly implied)
- Many Near-Death Scenarios
- Graphic Scenes/Blood (though infrequent)
- Dystopian Themes, including Politics
- Intense Study of Trauma and Survivor's Guilt
- Depictions of Discrimination, Bigotry, and Fantasy Racism
- Bullying
- Under And Overtones of Horror
Much like the seasons of a television show, this fic is designed to read by arc (separated into Parts below), not necessarily by chapter. The first two arcs are also a slow burn/slice of life small town plot while the larger mystery simmers in the background, and as such there aren't many large developments or payoffs until Chapter Seven. I apologize for the slow start and will accept criticism on any part/chunk of the story, but humbly request that you factor this fic's long-term storytelling nature in when judging it.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Prologue - Those That Live In This World
PART ONE: THE VILLAGE
1. - Tricky
2. - The Dazzling Debut of the Dashing Wanderer!
3. - The Deserted Plaza
4. - Nuzleaf
5. - Monster of the Mines
6. - The Council of Baram
7. - Exam Day
8. - Maelstrom
9. - The Dungeon Test
10. - Interlude the First: Strange Things On the Horizon
11. - Special Episode I: Extermination
PART TWO: THE SUMMER
12. - Deerling's Day
13. - The Dungeon Runners, Pt. I
14. - The Dungeon Runners, Pt. II
15. - Photos and Conspiracy
16. - The Clubhouse
17. - Fright Night
18. - Revelation Mountain
19. - The Calm and The Storm
20. - Fallout
21. - The Crooked House
22. - Salutations From the Other Side
23. - Void and Shadow
24. - All Together Now
25. - What Came After
26. - Interlude the Second: Rejected
27. - Special Episode II: Inheritance
However! That's a lot of intense stuff. So, below is a list of content warnings for those who wouldn't be comfortable reading such things. I'll stick a content warning on top of any chapters with particularly gruesome stuff, and can be messaged to provide summaries/alternate versions of chapters if you're uncomfortable reading that.
- Death, Lots of Death (though mostly implied)
- Many Near-Death Scenarios
- Graphic Scenes/Blood (though infrequent)
- Dystopian Themes, including Politics
- Intense Study of Trauma and Survivor's Guilt
- Depictions of Discrimination, Bigotry, and Fantasy Racism
- Bullying
- Under And Overtones of Horror
Much like the seasons of a television show, this fic is designed to read by arc (separated into Parts below), not necessarily by chapter. The first two arcs are also a slow burn/slice of life small town plot while the larger mystery simmers in the background, and as such there aren't many large developments or payoffs until Chapter Seven. I apologize for the slow start and will accept criticism on any part/chunk of the story, but humbly request that you factor this fic's long-term storytelling nature in when judging it.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Prologue - Those That Live In This World
PART ONE: THE VILLAGE
1. - Tricky
2. - The Dazzling Debut of the Dashing Wanderer!
3. - The Deserted Plaza
4. - Nuzleaf
5. - Monster of the Mines
6. - The Council of Baram
7. - Exam Day
8. - Maelstrom
9. - The Dungeon Test
10. - Interlude the First: Strange Things On the Horizon
11. - Special Episode I: Extermination
PART TWO: THE SUMMER
12. - Deerling's Day
13. - The Dungeon Runners, Pt. I
14. - The Dungeon Runners, Pt. II
15. - Photos and Conspiracy
16. - The Clubhouse
17. - Fright Night
18. - Revelation Mountain
19. - The Calm and The Storm
20. - Fallout
21. - The Crooked House
22. - Salutations From the Other Side
23. - Void and Shadow
24. - All Together Now
25. - What Came After
26. - Interlude the Second: Rejected
27. - Special Episode II: Inheritance
Mist Continent
- Helping Adventurous Pokemon Prosper Institute (H.A.P.P.I.)
- Pokemon Paradise
- Cloud Nine
Grass Continent
- Rescue Team Federation
- Wigglytuff Guild
Water Continent
- Expedition Society
Air Continent
- Rescue Guild
Sand Continent
- Archeology Division
Title Music!
Dune Theme - Toto
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