Universal Dimensions PMD: Dimensional Dungeons

Taiki’s body came out from the other side of the portal, and was now floating aimlessly. As he was hit with supreme force from the portal frame, he was unconscious. Because of the impact as well, his Dimensional Amulets came out from his inventory, and too were floating towards random directions, except two that were worn by him.

Near Taiki’s unconscious body, there was a spinning blue hole that seemed to be pulling space like how a black hole does. When Taiki was close to the hole, he was sucked into the hole, and went into the universe of Pokémon. Only this time, it was a different type of Pokemon universe. One that Taiki would have never expected.

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After a long while in the world, he was suddenly conscious. “Urgh... my head hurts,” Taiki spoke. The pain from his head was extremely painful, and to him, it was unbearable. Try as he might, he could not even open his eyes due to the pain that caused him to only clutch his wounded head. He forced his eyes to open a bit, and a bright light blinded his eyes, which made him wince and closed his eyes again. He could not do anything with the pain that has momentarily paralysed his body with even more pain. Taiki thought it could be from... from what? He could not remember. He was in way too much pain to recollect his memories, and even thinking about it only caused more pain to his head.

Suddenly, the pain vanished. He was surprised; he knew that his kind can heal fast with a full belly or a health potion, but as he was a bit famished and had no potions with him, he found it quite odd for the pain to be gone in an instant. Now that he can move his body parts without the pain stopping him, he got up and used his arms to block his eyes as he opened them slowly. As his eyes adjusted to the light, he found himself in a white place. No buildings, no skies, nothing.

“Where... where am I?” Taiki asked the white space. He got up, and was surprised that his body wasn’t as badly wounded as he thought. He remembered fighting with someone, and that someone injured him and left him in a bad shape. Then... explosions... and... now he’s here. He tried to recall his memories, starting from what had caused him to be here, but nothing. He does remember about his research though, and the portal. And the Dimensional Amulets. He was about to reach for his inventory when a voice can be heard through his head.

“Human...”

Taiki screamed a bit. “Gahh!” He turned around, expecting to see someone, but he saw no one, except the endless white space. “Hello?” was all he could say, still taken aback by the sudden voice in his head.

“Human... can you hear me...?”

He looked around again. No one. How did someone speak to him but did not know where the source was from? Was it... a ghost? Was he in the afterlife? Although a bit scared to accept this unproven fact, he told the space, “Um, yes. I can hear you...”

“Really? Awesome! I’ve tried to contact a human for MONTHS! Finally, young human, I have found you at last!” the voice shouted with excitement. Taiki immediately closed his ears, but to no effect, as if... wait.

“You’re using... telepathy?” Taiki asked again.

“Wow, a smart one indeed! Looks like I may have chosen the best of the best! Thank the lucky stars I was able to find a reliable one!” The voice shouted again, and from the tone of the voice, he...or was it she... was excited about the fact.

“Ok, whatever you are, do you mind talking in a quieter voice? My ears feel like they’re about to explode!” Teiki told the voice from his head. And it was true, since the shouts were giving Taiki a really painful headache. Not as bad as before, but it was still arduous.

“Sorry! I was just excited! It’s really hard to contact someone from another world, so you gotta gimme some credit here. Anyway, are you ready for some questions?” the voice asked Taiki. Taiki was confused. Here he was, in an unknown world with a possibility of memory loss, now had to answer some questions from a voice that he did not even know yet. “What...questions?” Taiki asked the voice in his head.

“Oh, you didn’t know much, right? Well, it’s a question I cannot answer, okay? I know you are confused and much, but if I explain the situation, you may attempt to finish it quickly without much experience. So, it’s best if you don’t know anything for now.” the voice told him. Taiki was a bit irritated, but thought that it was for the best. After all, he was dreading the possibilities if the voice decided to show their wrath should he disobey, since this is their world anyway.”

“Alright, I guess,” Taiki said in a defeated tone, his head lowered and gave a short sigh.

“Good, good!” the voice exclaimed. “Now, please answer them honestly, and maybe even from the bottom of your heart, as these questions will determine yourself later on.” Taiki nodded, although unsure if the voice could actually see him nodding. Apparently they can since they started their first question.

“First question: You discover a beat-up-looking treasure chest in some ruins. What do you do?”

Taiki replied, “Um, what?”

The voice was a bit miffed. “That’s the question. I mean there will be a few more but I need your input to determine your personality.”

“Wha- why? What do you need my personality for?” Taiki questioned the voice.

“Ugh, just do it! I don’t have much energy left before I can keep using telepathy to communicate!”

“Okay, okay! I’ll... open it up and check the loot. Risk and reward, am I right?”

“I suppose. Onto the next question!”

After answering a few more questions, including the one where he was asked if he was a boy or a girl, which he did not get at all, since his voice was obviously a male tone. “Alright, good. I think I got it right.” the voice said. “Finally. By the way, what are you? What’s your name? Ever since I was in this world, you just talked to me through telepathy, but you didn’t mention once about your name.”

The voice giggles. “Oh, really? Well, you’ll know soon enough. I think it’s time for you to get going!” Just as Taiki asked “Get going? What do you mean, where do I-“, a loud, whooshing sound can be heard from all directions, and then the ground shakes violently, causing him to fall down to his head. Taiki did his best to get up, but the sheer amount of the shaking caused him to fall down again after each attempt of getting up. Then, everything stopped. The world goes dark, and suddenly, he was unable to move. His body went weak, caused him to lay down, and the only body part that was working was his eyes, but being unable to move terrified him. He closed his eyes, and prayed that it will all stop soon.

While Taiki was still busy answering questions in his dream, a portal frame appeared block by block at a wall of a hill, right inside a Mystery Dungeon. The portal suddenly became activated, as the purple aura came from all directions and filled the portal frame. And then, from the portal, out came Taiki’s body. The force that made him came out was so strong, that he was basically thrown to the ground, and the impact caused one of his Dimensional Amulets to split into 4 fragments each. Then, each of the fragments flew out from the place where they were split, and flew to random directions. The fragments gave off a trail of different colours as they flew.

One of the fragments just happens to land at a destroyed town. It was destroyed just a few days ago, being invaded by a group of Pokémon that tends to destroy every town or settlement they could find. Not much was known about the group, as the Pokémon that destroyed those towns were known to be quite ruthless, and they often leave without a trace. Some say they were possessed, others say that they are working for a goal that no one really understood. All in all, the actions that those Pokémon made has made everyone terrified and on edge.

But not one Pokémon. There is actually one more that’s still hasn’t given up hope on this place yet.

The Pokémon was wandering at the ruins of the town, with his handbag at his side. Everywhere he looked, it was only pain, destruction, and suffering. There weren’t any more Pokémon that lived in this town anymore. But, that Pokémon was still determined to get this place back up again, as his memories of this town are tight and strong. In fact, he was raised here; and before the invasion, he was living a happy, peaceful life and enjoyed the presence of the different kinds of Pokémon that live or visit here. He was especially curious about what adventures the wanderers have when they came to this town, and ever since his adventurous spirit was created and strengthened to revive this place once more.

Alright... how do I start this, though? the Pokémon pondered. It was going to be a hard journey to take, and considering that every single Pokémon that once lived here had either taken refuge at the nearby forests, stuck in dungeons, or maybe even moved on from the town and wandered to a new one. If he wants to revive the town once more, he needs Pokémon that are willing to help him rebuild, reach out to the surviving villagers, and defend in case it was going to be raided again. He actually did ask for help from the nearby villages that are nearby, but everyone laughed it off or ignored him, because he was still a kid. No one believed that a kid is desperate to revive his hometown that kept him safe, happy, and in peace. Every time he was rejected, despair was always trying to make him give up, but his determination to bring back the good old days in the town held his spirits high, like always.

“Once the town is fully replenished, I’ll show them that even as a kid, I can make big changes in the world. Just you wait!” He laughed it off and was a bit proud of this bold act that he is going to do. All he needs is some guidance and a bit of help.

Out of the blue, he noticed something flying from above, but it wasn’t a Pokémon. It looked like... an item, it seems. Odd, how does an item fly that high? the Pokémon wondered. He ran towards the direction of the now falling item, not taking his eyes off it. He had near misses of getting hit by a tree branch, some debris, and the walls of the ruins, but he just kept running, trying to figure what the flying item is. Eventually, it crashed at a small building, causing dust to scatter around the place. After a while, the Pokémon finally made it to the ruin, panting while leaning against a wall to catch his breath. He then went to investigate what the item was that caught his interest. It was... a fragment, of something. It was made out of a dark purple object, and it was his first time he had saw anything like it. When he picked it up to observe, he didn’t notice that when he took the fragment, it caused some cracks around the wall as the walls were quite fragile due to the war that happened a few years ago. The cracks went up, then across the room, and a big crack appeared right on top of the Pokémon’s head. Suddenly, the ceiling broke, and a heavy mass landed right on top of the Pokémon. The Pokémon was unable to move, unable to launch any move that could get him out from the situation. As his vision began to blur, he quickly placed the fragment into his bag, while hoping that someone could find him in the abandoned town.

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“Oof...”

“Ow...”

“What... happened...? Wasn’t I... trapped?”

“I... I think I’m free from... whatever that was... that was an awful introduction, anyway...”

Taiki rolled to the side so that his face was up onto the sky. A pleasant breeze touched his face, and it felt comforting.

“Wow... it’s pretty cool here. I can feel the pleasant breeze... I could just stay here forever, but I need to get up...”

Taiki used his... hands... to push him up. He opened his eyes but was a bit blinded by the light, but eventually, his eyes adjusted to it. Taiki looked around him. It was a small clearing full of trees, a small waterfall, and a portal frame behind him. He was a bit interested in the portal frame. “Hm. Didn’t know that portal frames created themselves when they’re in a new... wait.”

“I’m in... another universe?! I’M ACTUALLY IN ANOTHER UNIVERSE!! IT WORKED! THE PORTAL WORK- *koff *koff” Taiki was coughing profusely, but he was still laughing and smiling about it. “Oh man, I can’t believe I was the first, THE FIRST, to arrive in a new place. Speaking of which, where am I this time? Oh well, I should get *koff *koff” He coughed again. “Ahem, a drink of water. Ah, there’s a waterfall.” He walked towards the rushing waters of the waterfall, and the sounds of water splashing actually calmed his mind a bit. Closing his eyes, he used his... hands... and drank some water. “Oh... the water’s really fresh... I feel alive again!” Upon opening his eyes again to have another drink, he saw... a Pikachu.

“Arrrghhh!!!” he shouted, as he thought he saw an entity beside him. He fell into the waterfall, and into the cold water. In an instant, he got up again, still shocked that an entity suddenly came up beside him all of a sudden. But as he wiped his eyes from the freezing water, he saw no one. There were no footsteps that indicate a startled living being, nor any sign that he scared it off. But as he wiped his eyes, he noticed that his skin... was a bit yellow, with some fur. Taiki thought it was some illusion, but his curiosity eventually made his other... paw to touch it. He felt the skin, the yellow fur. Everything. Then he looked down at his reflection from the water. What he saw was a yellow face with pointy ears, and red cheeks with a rectangular-like tail behind him. He was turned into a Pikachu.

“Wait, WHAT? HOW DID I... HOW IS THIS... WHAT?! Is... this even real?” He pinched himself on the cheek, which resulted in making a small zap from it. “Woah! Ow!” he pulled his paw away from his cheek. He got up from the waterfall, and got out from it while he felt himself to see if it was reality or still a dream. He touched his tail first. He can feel it. Then, his paws. Already certain that he can. His hind paws. As real as it can be. His pointy ears. Pretty soft. But the question he had was, how? How did he transform into a Pikachu? From his book, there are supposed to be humans and Pokémon living together, but how come he was turned into a Pokémon instead? It doesn’t make any sense to him, and started to think that not all information from the book was right after all.

Although he panicked from this sudden fact, he eventually calmed himself down by taking deep breaths. Now that he was a bit calm, he observed his body, trying to remember what kind of Pokémon he was. “Alright, alright... Um, from the books, I think I am a Pikachu, which is both good and weird. So I have, like electrical powers now... judging from the zap I got.” He touched his red cheek again, which gave a little jolt.

“Then again... maybe it was from the “personality test” that happened through my dream, but it’s a hunch. But alright, although I am now a Pokémon, it’s safe to say that I should be grateful for it. I mean, being a Pokémon is way less terrifying than being a human, for the other Pokémon, at least.” he told himself. “Alright... what’s my next move though?” he asked himself, as he was still new to this universe, and he doesn’t know how to use his powers properly. He thought about it for a while, before deciding what he should do next.

“Hmm... maybe I can find someone who knows how to unleash my powers... but then again, the creatures in this world only talk through cries of their own names, so I guess I have to figure it out through body language, I guess.” On his left, he saw a path towards the deep forest. He could saw some shadows from the forest, indicating that in the forest, there’s bound to be enemies or potential allies. Feeling a bit adventurous, Taiki walked with his hind paws, and into the unknown forest, hoping to find a town, or at least, civilisation. After going through the forest, he was destined to meet a Pokémon that will become one of his best friends throughout his journey.