#Next up: AU where Drayden finds out where Ingo is VIA Clay

[flamyangelwings]

Still not going to write this, but I came up with a general plotline of my ideal Submas Reunion fic

-Ingo has been gone for three years, seven months, and twenty days and Emmet is...Functional. He has bad days still, but they're getting father and fewer between.

--It took Emmet time to reach Functional, but he had Elesa, Uncle Drayden, and Iris to get him there.

--Emmet still runs the Battle Subway, Single Line in the morning, Double Line in the evening.

---The Multi Line is closed. Indefinitely

-Ingo has been gone for three years, seven months, and twenty days and there is a family visiting from Sinnoh that is about to accidentally change his life.

--In the family is a young kid with a fascination with ancient Hisui history and a brand new book to read on the trip.

---The kid sees Emmet and is like "ARE YOU DRESSED LIKE WARDEN INGO ON PURPOSE?! YOU LOOK JUST LIKE HIM!! SEE??" And shows Emmet...Ingo?? In a history book?

----Kid let's Emmet photograph the book pages while he infodumps

-Emmet does research and makes a plan

--Emmet was supposed to be going on vacation to Kanto. Uncle Drayden's orders.

---[Functional does not always account for things like 'taking time off', but that's what family is for.]

-It isn't hard to go from Kanto to Johto.

--Finding Celebi is harder, but not impossible

-Ingo has been gone for three years, eight months, and nine days and Emmet has acquired Celebi, and is now going to Sinnoh.

--Unfortunately, Emmet is so hyper focused that he hasn't noticed his X-Transceiver is still on Travel Mode and none of his messages have gotten through to the others.

---You know, like email for Drayden and Elesa with a photo of himself and Celebi as well as all his proof on where Ingo is.

----And his daily updates such as "I've befriended a Celebi who will take me to Hisui."

-Meanwhile, Emmet has been gone for three days and Iris, who is Joltik-sitting, goes into Emmet's room to find stray Joltik's and finds a...familiar mess.

--Oh no, Emmet found another 'lead', no wonder he stopped arguing about the vacation!

---Elesa and Drayden make calls and find out that no, Emmet isn't in Kanto, he got on a boat to Johto almost right away.

----Everyone prepares for Emmet's eventual despondent return, just like every other time he thought he found a lead on where Ingo was

-----Everyone also prepares to scold Emmet for vanishing without a trace.

-Ingo has been gone for three years, eight months, and fifteen days and Emmet and Celebi go to Hisui.

--He literally appears in front of one of the other Pearl Clan Wardens

---"I am Emmet! I am looking for my brother!"

---"How did you just appear like that?"

---"I got help from Celebi to travel several hundred years into the past. You are in this photograph with my brother. Where is he?"

-Emmet is brought to Irida, who happens to be with 'Akari' and Rei. Rei runs off

--Irida isn't buying it, but Akari does and mentions what Ingo remembered about a man in white who looked like him and smiled

--I should clarify this would 100% also be an 'Uncle Ingo' fic.

---Emmet was already aware from the history books that Warden Ingo had no memory, he is overjoyed that Ingo did in fact remember him.

----"Also...Are you Dawn Berlitz?? The missing champion of Sinnoh??"

-----Emmet has been paying attention to Missing Person Cases

-----"She's the Champion of WHAT?!"

------Cue casual reveal that Hisui is called Sinnoh in the future and that Dawn is the strongest trainer in the whole region

-----Akari/Dawn: "Huh...That feels...right."

---Emmet brought a miniature photo album of himself and Ingo, since he knew Ingo was missing his memories.

----It's pretty convincing

-Ingo shows up, having been fetched by Rei when he saw Emmet

--Ingo still doesn't FULLY remember, but the moment he sees Emmet, he knows Emmet's name and knows for sure who Emmet is.

---Cue hugs

--Ingo DOES fully remember after saving Emmet from something stupid

---"SAFETY CHECKS EMMET!"

----Emmet is too happy Ingo remembers to pay attention to the scolding he'd receiving

-Emmet finally notices that none of his messages were sent.

--"Oh...Iris, Elesa, and Uncle Drayden are not going to be happy with me..."

--Ingo, resigned: "Emmet, what did you do?"

--Emmet: "Nothing!"

--Ingo: "Emmet..."

--Emmet hands Ingo his phone "there is a good chance we are both missing people now..."

--Ingo: "EMMET!!"

-Emmet stays in Hisui with Ingo and Dawn until she finishes the Pokedex and then they all go home to their own time.

--Emmet releases Celebi

-Ingo has been gone for three years, ten months, and eleven days and Emmet has been gone for two months and five days when they return to Nimbasa City.

--Coincidentally, it is the EXACT date Emmet was due back from his vacation.

---Emmet: "Right on schedule!"

--Emmet goes shopping and Ingo takes a nap on the couch, being cuddled by his, completely ecstatic, Unovan team.

--Drayden and Iris stop by the apartment with groceries hoping, but not really expecting, that Emmet will be there.

---The door is unlocked, this is a good sign

----Cue this scene.

--Meanwhile Emmet has been spotted getting groceries and Elesa finds out and leaves work for the rest of the day to chew him out.

---She arrives at his apartments five minutes after he gets back with groceries, by which point Drayden is already scolding him while Iris and Ingo are putting the groceries away.

----Record scratch

-----"WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?!"

------Ingo and Emmet at the same time "Ancient Sinnoh."

-------"WHAT?!"

But again, not writing this, just getting the ideas out of my head where other people can enjoy them.

Also sorry about the format, I don't know it's my theme or the Hellsite itself but bullet points weren't working right so I had to make do