Introduction and Table of Contents
SparklingEspeon
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- Pronouns
- She/Her
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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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Espurr woke up in the middle of the woods without any memory of how she got there. Seeking sanctuary in a secluded village with only a gaggle of children and a hyperactive fennekin for company, it falls to her to get to the bottom of the strange events affecting the entire world... before the dark forces stalking her catch up. A darker, epic take on Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon, based upon the character of "Espurr" from the same game.
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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Espurr woke up in the middle of the woods without any memory of how she got there. Seeking sanctuary in a secluded village with only a gaggle of children and a hyperactive fennekin for company, it falls to her to get to the bottom of the strange events affecting the entire world... before the dark forces stalking her catch up. A darker, epic take on Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon, based upon the character of "Espurr" from the same game.
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
Current revision progress!
Chapters edited: 19 of 27
Illustrations uploaded: 17/28
Special Episodes: 1/4 complete
Projected Finish Date: Feb 14th, 2021
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. - Nuzleaf
4. - Monster of the Mines
5. - The Council of Baram
6. - Exam Day
7. - Maelstrom
8. - The Dungeon Test
9. - Interlude the First: Strange Things On the Horizon
PART TWO: THE SUMMER
10. - Deerling's Day
11. - The Dungeon Runners, Pt. I
12. - The Dungeon Runners, Pt. II
13. - Photos and Conspiracy
14. - The Clubhouse
15 - Fright Night
16 - Revelation Mountain
17 - The Calm and The Storm
18 - Fallout
19 - The Crooked House
20 - Salutations From the Other Side
21 - Void and Shadow
22 - All Together Now
23 - What Came After
24 - Interlude the Second: Rejected
PART THREE: THE SOCIETY
25. - Ghost Ship
26. - To Lively Town
27. - Hunt
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
Current revision progress!
Chapters edited: 19 of 27
Illustrations uploaded: 17/28
Special Episodes: 1/4 complete
Projected Finish Date: Feb 14th, 2021
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. - Nuzleaf
4. - Monster of the Mines
5. - The Council of Baram
6. - Exam Day
7. - Maelstrom
8. - The Dungeon Test
9. - Interlude the First: Strange Things On the Horizon
PART TWO: THE SUMMER
10. - Deerling's Day
11. - The Dungeon Runners, Pt. I
12. - The Dungeon Runners, Pt. II
13. - Photos and Conspiracy
14. - The Clubhouse
15 - Fright Night
16 - Revelation Mountain
17 - The Calm and The Storm
18 - Fallout
19 - The Crooked House
20 - Salutations From the Other Side
21 - Void and Shadow
22 - All Together Now
23 - What Came After
24 - Interlude the Second: Rejected
PART THREE: THE SOCIETY
25. - Ghost Ship
26. - To Lively Town
27. - Hunt
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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