Based on Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky. My interpretation of what happened to the partner after the hero's disappearance and before their return. I'm using the names of my hero and partner here, but I keep their species ambiguous. Just a bit of a warning, I'm delving into issues with anxiety and depression. If that's a trigger to you in anyway, well, you have been warned. I only touch upon briefly, so don't worry too much. Partially inspired by a Periphery song of the same name. The meaning behind the song is being unable to let go of the past, so I thought it would be appropriate for this story. Disclaimer: Pokemon Mystery Dungeon and all of it's characters belong to Nintendo, Game Freak, Creatures Inc. and Chunsoft.