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// Rebirth (in progress of being re-written) 
// Story: Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Equestria 
// by Boxo-pony 
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'Thank you and goodbye my friend' were the last words Kyle heard from his partner. Kyle could only tear up as he watch Zuruna slowly vanish with a smile on her tearful face. Before he could utter a word, he was now staring at the cold ground where Zuruna once stood. Kyle broke down on the floor crying with sorrow. "Its not fair!" Wailed Kyle. He and Zuruna just defeated Primal Dialga and prevented the world paralysis and this is what happen? " Please don't leave me..." 

It was Zuruna that Kyle been able to become a explorer. Kyle has not always been the brave and tough type. He was a quiet little Treecko with an ambition in becoming a great explorer. He managed to become a explorer when he met Zuruna. It was her that he managed to become braver. Zuruna was quite the naive and impish type but she was willing to help anyone in any circumstances. 

Kyle could still remember seeing her at that beach unconscious. She had no recollection of her memories and even stated that she was a human. Despite her position, she help out a stranger in retrieving back their belonging and help them overcome their fear. Then when they became explorers together and form their team (Team Midori) they encounter many dangerous dungeons but also dungeons that fulfilled their role of an explorer and help out many fellow Pokemon along the way.

Kyle eventually got back on his feet and wipe his tears off. "No I can't stay like this, Zuruna wouldn't like seeing me like this. I got to get back to Treasure Town and tell everyone." Kyle then slowly left Temporal Tower, each step felt like someone just punched him in his heart. He took one last look back before departing back to Treasure Town.


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"Uhhhh..." Groaned Zuruna as she barely opened her eyes. She found herself lying on grassy ground as she regain consciousness. Slowly her mind were putting pieces by pieces until her eyes widen and she quickly got up. "Temporal Tower...world paralysis...fading...Kyle" were the things going around her head like a storm of memory's attacking her mind all at once. She took a look around her surroundings and see that she was in a forest clearing, a rather dark and mysterious forest with a ominous feel to it. 

There were hardly any sunlight as the twisted looking tree branches were covering up the sky. But it was dim enough for Zuruna to make out her surroundings. "Great it feel like I'm in Dusk Forest again." Mumbled Zuruna under her breath.

She noticed that her feet felt weird. She placed a hand on her forehead to check if she going lightheaded except that it wasn't a hand she felted. It felt like a harder like substance in her hand place. It was covered in fur and the fur was a vibrant orange colour. 
Zuruna checked her other hand and sure enough it was a bright orange coloured hoof. 
The bewildered Zuruna felt like going back asleep and pretend she never saw anything. She eventually snap out of her gaze at her new hoof. She looked around again and saw a tiny (convenient) puddle a few centimetres away. 

She quickly ran over to the puddle only to fall flat on her face. Turns out her feet are also hoofs. Trying to adjust to her new features, she took step by step closer to the puddle.

Once she got to the puddle she took a glance not hoping for the worst to come. The puddle was very murky and look like something died in it. However, it was still possible to see her reflection. The moment she saw her reflection, she knows she not a Chimchar anymore. 

She almost look just like a Ponyta except that her hair was still in her Chimchar style which was in a fire like symbol but was also longer then usual. Her eyelids still had the bright red highlights. The Chimchar chest symbol was also still there. Zuruna noticed that she was in a Ponyta like body but still had the features of a Chimchar. But a feature she does not recognise is a red horn on her head. "Well this is new."

She also had a pony like tail but it was on fire. Zuruna however is not affected by the fact her new tail is on fire. Since Chimchar is a fire type Pokemon and Zuruna still had some features of her past body, she felt that it was a part of her now. That however does not explain the red horn. She began tapping her hoof against the ground in an attempt to think. "...I got nothing." 


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Zuruna sat down staring at her reflection in the dirty puddle (which is soon to evaporate) touching her old red scarf. One thing she was glad that she still have her red scarf. It was the day Kyle and Zuruna both become explorers that they been giving some items. 
Kyle had a green defence scarf while Zuruna had a red scarf. It was the only thing closest to home for her. It's the only possession with her right now.

Being stuck in an unknown location with no idea to get home inside a new body is sure to freak somebody out. But the lone ex-Chimchar is not about to give up and cry on the floor. Instead, the ex-Chimchar took a step to the closest tree and ram her head against it.

"Ouch!" Yelled the collapsed equine. "Okay this is not a dream then." Noted herself.

After getting back on their hoof, Zuruna decided as a explorer to roam around this untrusting forest. Maybe finding someone will help her back home. "Surely this forest must end at somewhere, it's not like it's called the forever lasting forest or something." Thought Zuruna.

Before choosing which direction to choose from, a loud ear piercing scream came from somewhere in the dense forest. Zuruna natural instinct told her to go in that direction, so she did before falling flat on her face again. "Oh right, new feet." Grumbled Zuruna.

So the lone ex-Chimchar eventually began their trek to the location of that scream in the mysterious forest. It is unknown to her that it is a scream of fear,cry,help or anger.