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describe-things · 6 months ago

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A rebloggable version of this list, from 2012.

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Gender Neutral/Queer Titles

[Note: currently this page has written titles in mind. Some titles are gender neutral when spoken, ie fiancé/fiancée, as the pronunciation does not change.]

Family Titles

Mum/Dad

Parent; neutral, formal.

Per; neutral, short for parent.

Par; neutral, short for parent.

Dommy; queer, mixture of mommy and daddy (note: sounds like Dom/me, a BDSM term)

Maddy; queer, mixture of mummy/mommy and daddy.

Muddy; queer, mixture of mummy and daddy.

Moddy; queer, mixture of mommy and daddy.

Zaza; queer, based on mama and papa/dada.

Zither; queer, based on mother and father. (Note, zither is also the name of a musical instrument.)

Baba; neutral, based on mama and dada. (Note, baba means dad in some languages and grandmother in others.)

Nini; queer, based on the N in NB, similar to mama and papa/dada.

Bibi; queer, based on the B in NB, similar to mama and papa/dada.

Cennend; neutral, Old English (Anglo-Saxon) meaning parent.

Cenn; neutral, short for cennend.

Sister/Brother

Sibling; neutral, formal.

Sib; neutral, short for sibling as sis and bro are short for sister and brother.

Sibster; queer, combination of sibling and sister.

Sibter; queer, combination of sibling and brother.

Aunt/Uncle

Pibling; neutral, your parent’s sibling.

Auncle; queer, combination of aunt and uncle.

Cousin; neutral, as sometimes people say aunt/uncle for parents’ cousins, or much older cousins.

Titi; neutral, from the Spanish for Aunt (Tia) and Uncle (Tio). (however, it is often a diminutive of aunt.)

Zizi; neutral, from the Italian for Aunt (Zia) and Uncle (Zio). (Note: zizi is also a French children’s ‘cute’ word for penis.)

Nini; queer, based on the N in NB, similar to Titi/Zizi.

Bibi; queer, based on the B in NB, similar to Titi/Zizi.

Untie/Unty; queer, combination of uncle and auntie/aunty

Niece/Nephew

Nibling; neutral, combination of niece/nephew and sibling.

Chibling; neutral, the children of you sibling.

Cousin; neutral, as sometimes people say niece/nephew for cousins’ children, or much younger cousins.

Sibkid; neutral, short for sibling’s kid.

Nephiece; queer, mixture of nephew and niece.

Niecew; queer, mixture of niece and nephew.

Nieph; queer, mixture of niece and nephew.

Daughter/Son

Child; neutral, formal.

Offspring; neutral, formal.

Sprog; neutral, informal.

Oldest; neutral, refers to age instead of sex/gender.

Youngest; neutral, refers to age instead of sex/gender.

Kid; neutral, informal.

Grandma/Grandpa

Grandparent; neutral, formal.

Grandwa; queer, based on grandma and grandpa.

Grandy; neutral, short for Grandparent, Grandma or Grandpa.

Nini; queer, based on the N in NB, similar to nana and papa.

Bibi; queer, based on the B in NB, similar to nana and papa.

Granddaugter/Grandson

Grandchild; neutral, formal.

Grandkid; neutral, informal.

Godmother/Godfather

Godparent; neutral, formal.

Goddaughter/Godson

Godchild; neutral, formal.

Godkid; neutral, informal.

Relationship Titles

Girlfriend/Boyfriend (non-serious relationship)

Date; neutral, the person you are dating.

Datefriend; neutral, the person you are dating, but fitting the boyfriend/girlfriend pattern.

Datemate; neutral, a rhyming version of datefriend, the person you are dating.

Lover; neutral, often implies sexual relationship, but simply refers to someone you love/who loves you.

Boifriend; queer, boi is a particular gender identity.

Girlboyfriend; queer, for bigender or androgynous people, or perhaps binary trans people.

Boygirlfriend; queer, for bigender or androgynous people, or perhaps binary trans people.

Paramour; neutral, someone you are having a sexual relationship with.

Bothfriend; queer, for bigender or androgynous people, or perhaps binary trans people.

Genderfriend; queer, based on boyfriend and girlfriend.

Sweetie; neutral, slightly cheesy.

Sweetheart; neutral, cheesy or old-fashioned.

[name]friend; queer, based on girlfriend and boyfriend.

Cuddle Buddy; neutral, cheesy.

Birlfriend; queer, mix of boyfriend and girlfriend.

Feyfriend; neutral, leaning towards queer.

Personfriend; neutral, leaning towards queer, based on boyfriend and girlfriend.

Enbyfriend; queer, based on boyfriend and girfriend. (note: enby comes from NB, non-binary)

Girlfriend/Boyfriend (long-term/serious relationship)

Partner; neutral.

Significant Other; neutral, quite formal.

S.O.; neutral, short for significant other.

Other Half; neutral, informal, and implies monogamy.

Boifriend; queer, boi is a particular gender identity.

Girlboyfriend; queer, for bigender or androgynous people, or perhaps binary trans people.

Boygirlfriend; queer, for bigender or androgynous people, or perhaps binary trans people.

Paramour; neutral, someone you are having a sexual relationship with.

Bothfriend; queer, for bigender or androgynous people, or perhaps binary trans people.

Genderfriend; queer, based on boyfriend and girlfriend.

Sweetie; neutral, slightly cheesy.

Sweetheart; neutral, cheesy or old-fashioned.

[name]friend; queer, based on girlfriend and boyfriend.

Cuddle Buddy; neutral, cheesy.

Steady; neutral, as in “going steady” or “steady girlfriend/boyfriend”.

Soul Mate; neutral, slightly cheesy, implies belief in soul mates.

Birlfriend; queer, mix of boyfriend and girlfriend.

Feyfriend; neutral, leaning towards queer.

Personfriend; neutral, leaning towards queer, based on boyfriend and girlfriend.

Loveperson; neutral, a person that you love.

Enbyfriend; queer, based on boyfriend and girfriend (note: enby comes from NB, non-binary).

Epox; neutral, from the French ‘époux’ which means husband/spouse.

Companion; neutral, reference to Doctor Who’s companions, or Firefly’s Companions.

Imzadi; neutral, from Star Trek, a Betazed word similar to beloved.

Fiancée/Fiancé

Betrothed; neutral, formal.

Partner; neutral.

Significant Other; neutral, quite formal.

S.O.; neutral, short for significant other, a tad formal.

Other Half; neutral, informal, implies monogamy.

Sweetie; neutral, slightly cheesy.

Sweetheart; neutral, cheesy or old-fashioned.

Cuddle Buddy; neutral, cheesy.

Steady; neutral, as in “going steady” or “steady girlfriend/boyfriend”.

Soul Mate; neutral, slightly cheesy, implies belief in soul mates.

Loveperson; neutral, a person that you love.

Epox; neutral, from the French ‘époux’ which means husband/spouse.

Companion; neutral, reference to Doctor Who’s companions, or Firefly’s Companions.

Imzadi; neutral, from Star Trek, a Betazed word similar to beloved.

Wife/Husband

Spouse; neutral, formal.

Partner; neutral.

Significant Other; neutral, quite formal.

S.O.; neutral, short for significant other, a tad formal.

Other Half; neutral, informal.

Sweetie; neutral, slightly cheesy.

Sweetheart; neutral, cheesy or old-fashioned.

Cuddle Buddy; neutral, cheesy.

Steady; neutral, as in “going steady” or “steady girlfriend/boyfriend”.

Soul Mate; neutral, slightly cheesy, implies belief in soul mates.

Loveperson; neutral, a person that you love.

Epox; neutral, from the French ‘époux’ which means husband/spouse.

Companion; neutral, reference to Doctor Who’s companions, or Firefly’s Companions.

Imzadi; neutral, from Star Trek, a Betazed word similar to beloved.

Official Titles

Ms./Mr.

Mx.; queer, from mix or X as opposed to M or F.

M.; neutral, short for any and all titles. (note: M. is also short for Monsieur, making it masculine in French speaking countries)

Misc.; queer, the word miscellaneous.

Msr.; queer, mixture of Ms. and Mr..

Mq.; queer, based on the M beginning of Ms./Mr..

Ind.; neutral, short for Individual.

Miscellaneous Titles

Ma’am/Sir

Comrade; neutral, not suitable for all situations due to leftist/communist connotations.

Friend; neutral, very informal.

Citizen; neutral.

Tiz; neutral, short for citizen.

Mirdam; queer, a mix of Sir and Madam, although it still sounds similar to Madam.

Mistdam; queer, a mix of Mister and Madam.

Sir’ram; queer, a mix of Sir and Ma’am.

Laddam; queer, a mix of Lad and Madam.

Mir; queer, a mix of Sir and Madam.

Sir; neutral, Sir is used neutrally in the military, although this doesn’t work as well outside of that.

King/Queen

Monarch; neutral.

Ruler; neutral.

Sovereign; neutral.

Your Majesty; neutral, a way of addressing royalty.

Quing; queer, mix of King and Queen.

Caln; queer, created word based on the K/Q sound of King and Queen.

Prince/Princess

Prin; queer, based on the Prince/ss ending.

Prinxe; queer, based on the Prince/ss ending.

Princet; queer, based on the Prince/ss ending.

Princette; queer, based on the Prince/ss ending.

Princev; queer, based on the Prince/ss ending.

Princen; queer, based on the Prince/ss ending.

Princus; queer, based on the Prince/ss ending.

Your Highness; neutral, a way of addressing royalty.

Heir; neutral, refers to future monarchy.

Princex; queer, based on the Prince/ss ending, POC-coined and POC exclusive.

Lord/Lady

Lairde; queer, based on the sound of La in Lady and rd in Lord.

Layde; queer, based on the sound of La in Lady and rd in Lord.

Ruler; neutral.

Liege; neutral, term of address for a Lord/Lady.

Sovereign; neutral.

Suzerain; neutral, a feudal equivalent of Lord/Lady.

Potentate; neutral, a Latin word for someone in power.

Khal/Khaleesi (A Song of Ice and Fire / Game of Thrones)

Khalsine; queer.

Khalse; queer.

Khalof; neutral, created by David J Peterson who developed the Dothraki for the show.

God/Goddess

God; neutral.

Goddex; queer, based on the God/dess ending.

Goddette; queer, based on the God/ess ending.

Goddeq; queer, based on the God/ess ending.

Deity; neutral, another word meaning god.

Boy/Girl

Kid; neutral.

Enby; queer, from the sound of NB, non-binary.

Neut; neutral, short for neutal.

Newt; neutral, variation of neut.

Null; queer, refering to someone whose gender is ‘null’.

Gul; queer, a mixture of boy and girl.

Fanboy/Fangirl

Fanenby; queer, using enby as a replacement for boy/girl.

Fanby; queer, a mixture of fanboy/fangirl and enby

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strikedenko · 2 years ago

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Part six of a collaborative story written by me and my genderfriends, Jake and Rekka.

The beginning

Previous part

"D...n…"

"De…o"

"Denko…?"

Zera's fuzzy voice drifted into her son's ears, twitching in reaction to the sound as Denko recovers from fainting.

"Denko, can you hear me?"

The first thing he lays eyes upon is mom #1's expression of worry that quickly shifts to one of relief. Blaze sat nearby with an open Max Revive, the crystal container presumably empty.

"Oh, thank Arceus, you're okay!" Zera doesn't hesitate to yank Denko into a tight hug, which the larger cat returns after a moment. "What happened?"

Denko lets out a sigh, still disappointed in himself for getting him and Jake into an unnecessary encounter.

"I...messed up..." That answer didn't help to soothe either of the mothers, so he elaborates. "A trainer spotted us, so I forced Jake to play along instead of staying on task..."

Blaze groans a little, closing her eyes and subtly shaking her head. "He's from another planet, Denko. His home world likely doesn't have our customs." His shame increases as he realizes she's not angry nor surprised, just disappointed. "I can't imagine how stressful this must be for him."

"Jake took off after winning against that trainer, telling me to not get involved." Denko clenched his paws, remembering how upset the fox got. "...I should go help, it's only right." He stands up and approaches the sliding door before the balcony, though is stopped by Blaze's paw on his shoulder.

"Let him be, Denko. If he doesn't want you involved, trying to help will only complicate things."

Denko let out a droning sigh. To anyone else, he'd simply shake their hand off and go anyway. It wasn't so easy with Blaze, though. Reluctantly, he nods and backs away from the door.

...Oh right, George was here. The plant tilts its head curiously at the white cat, warranting a small smile in return. He gets down on his knees to be level with their... face? With their mouth, at least-

"Don't fret, George. Jake'll be back before you know it." He reaches over to pet the plant's head, only to be greeted by a big ol' chomp. Of course, Denko quickly pulls back, being able to discern the plant's stress just from the curvature of his mouth. Thankfully, the cat's powers allowed the damage to be quickly undone, even returning the chunks of fur ripped from his paw.

The little plant wasn't done, though, growling and spitting out a spiked iron ball bigger than what should've been possible, BARELY missing the cat's leg and putting a serious dent in the floor. A pair of thorny, vine-like stems then follow suit, extending from the pot at either side of the flower held up threateningly as it bares its teeth. It...didn't take a genius to understand he was angry, maybe even scared.

Blaze stepped forward to try and calm George, ushering Denko back. She moves down to George's level, but doesn't get very close. The stressful reaction seemed to occur from physical contact, so the Cinderace wanted to mitigate that as much as possible.

"Jake's going to be okay. Everything's going to be okay, George." His growls softened a tad, but he still scooted back a little on the table...and accidentally fell off. Luckily it caught itself with the vines, else physical contact (and a broom to sweep up the dirt and ceramic-) would've been necessary.

"I'll keep you updated, alright?" Blaze told Denko, as if he wasn't already going to keep updated on Jake's quest back to the stars. Of course, there's no way they'd be able to directly communicate between now and then, but periodically checking the New Tork Times should be enough. In a few hours, an update will surely be posted saying that the Ion was stolen back or for whatever reason returned to her rightful owner.

When that time comes, though, there's no doubt that Denko will miss the fox. Jake was the most interesting thing that happened to him in over a week. It may not seem like an awful long time, but…electric types, whaddya gonna do-

He should return to his daily schedule, though Jake being on the mind made planning that a little difficult. Denko couldn't think of any other region to visit than Unova, with his inner reasoning being to help that fox. Every time, he reminded himself that he shouldn't tag along, as his yearning for a good and fair battle was why Jake had gotten so upset.

Something then dawned on him. "Wait, he'll return for George, right?" The alien Carnivine had scuttled over to the window he'd been glancing at and pressed its leaves against the glass. Denko had his doubts that Jake would abandon something so close to him, but part of him did worry, nonetheless.

Judging by Blaze's face, she was also under the impression that the fox wouldn't just leave George behind, not even considering the contrary as a possibility. Zera was... less concerned, though that was to be expected when she's spent nearly 95% of her life in the wilderness. She knew a thing or two about caring for unfamiliar species.

Still, a seemingly predatorial alien on a planet lacking knowledge of extraterrestrial life is bound to fuck some things up. That was one of the reasons Denko hoped for Jake to stop by once everything was over and done with.

Of course, there was another. He just... enjoyed being around him for the short time they stuck together. He'd love to have his company again, if only for a minute or two. The feeling was something that's been eating at his subconscious since the first time he looked into those sky blue eyes.

...Okay, maybe not for THAT long, but it felt like it for…SOME reason or another.

Even so, it was a feeling that Denko welcomed. It was nice to have such a new, foreign (and fluffy) face around, even though his origin was ambiguous at best. All the cat knew was that Jake traveled through space and never bothered to ask more, especially after his negative reaction towards Lucario.

Maybe... Maybe if he had, things would've been different. Maybe he would've been able to temper his lust for challenge if he knew the stakes.

Alas, he didn't, and likely never will, no matter how curious he may be. Denko fucked up, and now he'd likely never see Jake again. A sad sigh escaped him. At least he'll be back home in the stars...

He should rest up a bit, it's been a wild couple of days, after all. He heads over to the guest room and settles on the far couch, getting into a comfortable position to sleep. It didn't come easily, but Mr. Sandman did eventually bring him a dream.

For about an hour, whereupon he was woken with a start by Blaze, breathless and panting, holding her laptop like a college student scrambling to finish a major project whilst running to the exact class it was for.

What she then said was far more stressful than that feeling ever could be.

"Jake was captured."

Denko could barely tell if his heart raced or stopped completely. "When?"

"A few minutes ago." Blaze turned the screen towards Denko, open on the same article, though with an addition to the headline.

"Possible Owner Discovered"

The cat could feel his heart drop. There was no doubt that it was referring to Jake. Immediately, Denko grabs his tablet and navigates to his contacts, tapping on Jake and attempting to call him.

No answer, not even from Haywire or whatever the fox's AI friend was called. Zero option to leave a message or a voicemail, the line simply died after a solid minute of ringing. Immediately, his mind began conjuring picture after picture of what might've happened.

Each mental image was more depressing and anger-inducing than the last, and each one pushed him to aid Jake that much more. If Denko had just stayed on task, paying no mind to the trainer, the fox likely wouldn't be in this troubled situation. Now, there was no changing his mind. He'd bust in there, rescue Jake and his ship, and get them both back…back into the infinite depths of space.

...Hopefully with a proper goodbye, and on better terms.

He leapt to the laptop on the desk at the opposing wall and began his research. Pulling up the article, Denko scanned for any possible lead on wherever Jake was being held. Four paragraphs in, he found that the Ion was under the care of Plasma Corp, a renowned research group specializing in pokemon behavior and, more recently, extraterrestrial encounters.

Even so, the specific location was kept in the dark. No doubt a security and privacy measure, but he couldn't care less about the privacy of this 'Plasma Corp.' Selfish humans were testing on an alien lifeform without the consent from said lifeform. THAT was the only privacy he cared for!

Off to the internet to find out whatever he can regarding their base of operations!

An hour later aaaaaaand he's made zero progress. It didn't help that his time-sensitive mindset caused him to rush through source after source without much new information. Though, he did learn that their namesake tried to rip people and pokemon apart over a decade ago, which REALLY didn't help improve his opinion of them.

A Raboot hole for another day, though. Another half hour passed, diving deeper and deeper into the web, but none of the increasingly dubious pages bore fruit.

...He found his mind sliding back to Jake. Then Kalos, it's topography specifically. Then how much time must have passed between his fainting and the article's last update. And finally, how quickly the alien could move, and how his body and the terrain could augment that. It was like the Zeraora Battle Flow™ had taken effect on his thought process.

Jake...looked like a Zorua, but his lower half was a dead ringer for that of a Zoroark, and he had at least a vague approximation of how fast they were able to travel thanks to Ren.

Looking up a map of Kalos allowed him to easily visualize the situation. If Jake started from the Coumarine-Lumiose Connection and continued west...

Wait, he'd be in the ocean by that time, much less anywhere near Unova!

The possible range just didn't make sense. Maybe Plasma Corp happened to have a location in Kalos? His research said otherwise, though. Based solely in Unova and Alola. No subsidiaries or partner organizations around here, either.

Denko was nearly about to call it quits and simply brute-force the location, though he found his tablet was left on Jake's contact information…That gave him an idea and a half. One that wasn't particularly legal, though breaking into a human scientist organization was pretty not legal as well-

There was no doubt that Jake's phone device thingie has much greater security standards, though maybe it was at least compatible with his own device? Let's start there.

Other than his success with putting the OS and software of a phone into the shell of a tablet, he hasn't really dove too deep into modding, though he did configure his device to allow for smoother modification in the future, just in case anything were to happen.

Thank Arceus for that-

He relaunched his browser in incognito mode alongside a VPN. Without those, his upcoming research would certainly provoke more hassle than necessary. From there, he looked throughout the web for a way to access the last known location of a contact.

After another half-hour of weeding out scams, viruses, and outdated guides, he managed to stumble upon an article going over some security flaws of a past update for rotom phones. Given his search prompt was 'find contact location,' this immediately intrigued him.

His device didn't have a rotom living within, though the OS installed was similar to what was described in the article. Outdated, of course, but perfect for this situation.

After some quick scanning, he finds what he came for. Contact location.

'While the mutual security between rotom phones completely hides the location from prying eyes, third-party devices, such as an Xtransceiver, are continuously tracked without the knowledge or consent of the user.'

Now he's really thankful this was the update he decided to mod. Denko connects his tablet to the laptop and starts to work. Certainly been a while, but the knowledge came back fairly quickly, letting him blow the security wide open.

With the article in mind, there were two possible areas where Jake's location data would be found; within his Find My Device app or within the contacts. The FMD app only displayed the location of specific contacts, so he checked the contacts program first.

Soon, Denko came across a list of phone numbers, his contacts, with varying levels of code accompanying it. At the bottom was Jake's, with very little in comparison.

One portion of a few contacts' code was constantly changing, even if in minute amounts. Jake's, however, remained still, reading a pair of coordinates that pointed far off the western border of Unova.

That must be it, right?

Denko lets out a long sigh of relief, now knowing that it won't be long before he's reunited with Jake. And, of course, not long before Jake's off this planet. Can't forget that.

"I've found him!" Denko exits the office space to see Blaze and Zera watching the news on the Wyndon Broadcasting Channel. The story being covered was obviously regarding the Ion and the capture of 'a possible owner,' with talk of cooperating with the entity to further human development into the cosmos.

Yeah, there was no way cooperation was happening-

Blaze stood from her seat. "Oh, that's great, honey!" She embraces Denko in a tight hug, one that wasn't immediately accepted, but he couldn't just say no.

Zera approached to give a hug as well, but Denko raised his palm to signal 'stop.'

"Sorry, there's no time.. Where's Perce?"

The Corviknight rested within her pokeball before being let out by Blaze. Denko let her know about the situation, and she was more than happy to help.

"Where is this place?"

"It's west of Unova, I've got the coordinates saved. Just bring me to shore, I can run the rest of the way." There might've been easier ways to reach Unova quickly, though Denko had quite the tunnel vision after spending three whole hours scrambling for a solution.

Nonetheless, Perce nods and prepares a taxi carriage set for Unova on the balcony.

Before Denko could leave with her, though, Blaze sets a paw on his shoulder and sighs.

Right, Of course.

He glances back to see both his parents standing beside the couch.

"...Good luck, Denko." Zera gives him the biggest hug she can manage, one that Denko reciprocates without hesitation.

Blaze followed suit shortly after. "Stay safe.." she murmurs, drawing a nod from the larger cat.

"I will, I promise."

With a shared smile, they break the hug, Denko exiting out of the balcony into the carriage held by Perce.

"Kick it!" And with a mighty heave of steel wings, the two of them take off to the west, leaving Galar behind.

"...Hold on…" A few minutes into the flight, he noticed something…was that something in the carriage clattering by his feet, or...? He looked down and…

"GEORGE?!" Yup, The little alien flower must've snuck aboard while he and his mums were saying goodbye.

Poor fella was quivering, hiding in his pot again. Denko gingerly reached down, but George popped out before he could do anything. Instead of biting him, though, he turned to look up, side-eying him without having eyes. "You... want to come along?" The plant nodded, however shakily.

"Well...Alright then." No way he was going back to drop him off. And, who knows, maybe he'd be an asset to this whole thing. George allowed himself to be picked up and held on Denko's lap. He had to admit, having a companion like this DID ease a little tension. Must be part of why Jake keeps the little guy.

He just hoped he was okay, wherever he was.

X.x.X

Jake could've been better.

Waaaaaayy better.

For starters, he was in a cell.

A really bright one. Probably designed with all sortsa prisoners in mind; A bed suspended against one wall by a cable covered in a single blanket, a food dish beside a desk straddling the other wall, some kind of…portable toilet, and a small square of artificial grass just beside that. That, alongside the buzz of a long overhead light, incessantly screamed 'all purpose cell' to him.

He'd circled the cramped space dozens of times to keep active, but that was the only thing even approaching a positive about all this. His left paw reflexively kept moving to the space that USED to be occupied by his charm.

He'd always hated the prickly feeling of his hair and tail flaring up, and now it was happening 24/7. There had been one other thing in the room: A mirror, but he'd smashed that thing the instant he woke up.

Once again, he went over the events that led him here:

-Got dragged into some ritualistic battle by Denko.

-Shot two goons and threatened their master into shutting up.

-Abandoned Denko to his death.

-Transformed and flew to this continent, following the map to this complex.

-Got spotted by a patrol while trying to find a way in.

-Got a prison sphere thrown at him.

-Broke out and almost shot the fuck dead, but... something had made him hesitate. Denko's voice in his head.

-That let him take a blast of some kinda tranq powder to the face.

Next thing Jake knew, he was here. Alone. Disarmed. Trapped. Isolated. Powerless. Nursing wounds triggered by a knee-jerk reaction. Possibly about to be brought back to his shitbag dad.

...Yeah. Yeah this was the one time he wouldn't hold back with crying. He finally stopped pacing, the feeling of a sandworm coiling around his heart finally too much to bear. Roughly leaning against the wall, he felt every follicle of hair on his body stand up as he slid down to the floor, hugged his knees to his chest and bawled into them.

So...yeah. Yeah, he was having a really shit time.

X.x.X

The mental images weren't helpful in the slightest. Perce was going as fast as she could, but it could never be fast enough for Denko. Had he not felt so... unstable, he'd have leapt out of the taxi already.

There was another reason why he didn't, though. George. The potted plant sat atop his lap, shaking and rattling from the wind. Fellow was putting on some semblance of a brave face, but the Zeraora instinct to protect never went away, especially over such a small creature. He owed that much to Jake.

During the ride, Denko tried to zone out to distract himself from the possible causes flashing through his mind. Imagining Jake getting hurt over and over was heart wrenching, and his body desperately wanted to do... something. So he counted his breaths.

1, 2, 3…

1, 2...3…

1...2…3

1...?

Something was nudging him. George had extended back out of his pot and was gently pressing its face into his chest. Something about his antsiness must've shown physically, so...maybe it was a learned thing from Jake?

The primitive vocalizations George was making could...Almost be called cute, in a strange sort of way. It was like a mix of a growl and a purr, similar to a sound Zera would probably make. Denko shifts his paw to give George a pat, though hesitated for a moment.

No bite, which was good, though odd considering what had caused George to chomp down prior. Maybe he's just saving those chomps for the bad guys. Jake did mention he was an ambush predator-

The little fella could be quite endearing when he wanted to, though. Enough that when perce informed them: "We're coming up on Unova." It came as a bit of a surprise.

Denko snapped back to reality to look at what awaited them, and the shore was indeed approaching. Quickly.

By now, he would've jumped out, but he had Jake's sentient potted plant with him. Couldn't really do that, at least not without warning.

"Brace yourself, George."

Having realized Denko's intent, George whimpered and retreated into his pot and covered his 'eyes' with its leaves. Denko wrapped an arm around the pot and stood up, which wasn't easy with the wind rushing through, trying to keep him seated.

"Don't wait for me. I'll call you when we're done," Denko yells up to Perce, the latter nodding before beginning to slow down. Feeling the deceleration, Denko covered George with a paw and leapt out of the carriage in the direction of Unova.

West of Unova... The given coordinates were beyond the region itself. His landing target was just off the western border, where he'd then pull out his tablet to double check the destination.

With an uncannily clean forward roll, he sticks the landing before lifting his paw to check on the plant. "We've landed, George."

It was shaking like a leaf (a fact he'd have chuckled at if it weren't for the situation) until he peeked out and saw they were on terra firma, whereupon he practically leapt from Denko's paws. He took a quick look around while George celebrated with a little spin, something that drew an "aww" out of the big cat.

Denko pulls out his tablet and opens his mapping application, his destination still marked. "Should be over there." He points in a direction further west, to which George began scuttling at a surprising speed for being confined to a plant pot.

"Hey, don't-" Clearly, Denko wasn't quite ready to embark on this mission. "Ah, well, the sooner we get Jake back, I guess…" He mutters to himself before following, keeping his tablet out to keep tabs on the map.

The Unovan wilderness was quiet. Peaceful, yes, but his ears were primed and ready to pick up even the tiniest of sounds. He still didn't know for sure who or what had captured Jake, so he had to remain vigilant!

Although, the closer he got to the destination, the more he began to doubt what the readings said. At the very least, Denko would've expected a bunker entrance nearby. Nope, absolutely nothing.

He looked upwards. Nothing in the sky, only the tips of trees reaching for the stars. Downwards, just dirt. It didn't make sense. Perhaps some kind of EMP went off while Jake was at this spot?

George, however...

The plant sniffed the ground around there, like it picked up a scent and was trying to find the source. After a moment, its face shot up, and he scuttled forward, snatching something out of the grass and returning to Denko.

It...It couldn't be...! "Jake's Charm?!" George dropped it onto Denko's paw, allowing him to inspect it up close. After seeing the fox grip it like it held some special power, he was curious...but he couldn't really sense anything special about it. Hm.

Well, they now had a lead. If Jake was attacked here, then the base must be close by, right?

"UNAUTHORIZED PERSONNEL DETECTED. LEAVE IMMEDIATELY."

A voice boomed into his mind, sounding as if someone yelled directly into his ears. Definitely not a fan, and judging by how George reacted, he wasn't, either-

The little fella roared, shockingly loud for his size, and slammed the ground with some thick vines, growling deeply. How the hell did a POT contain this thing??

"...Well, guess we found where Jake's being held."

Denko held a defensive stance, prepared for whatever may come the pair's way.

Stomp. Stomp. Stomp! A venusaur appeared and steadily approached, letting out a low growl as it stared down the two.

...Was that all? No, there must be something else... Jake certainly would have defeated a lone venusaur.

Denko closes his eyes for a moment, concentrating his divine energy to see into the future.

…

!!!

He catches a Master Ball thrown at him from behind, staring down the guard who had thrown that purple sphere before crushing it within his meaty paw. Not a moment sooner, the venusaur charged forwards, hoping to ram into the larger intruder.

The overgrown toad was surprisingly fast, but nothing compared to the zeraora, slamming a fist between its eyes.

...It barely slows at all!

"Shit!"

Staggering from the Venusaur's unimpeded charge, Denko thought he'd have to back off and try another method, though George leapt in and chomped at the grass type's ear, diverting its attention momentarily.

Whew, that was lucky. Denko was just about to follow with another attack, before something else entered his radar, coming from behind. He swiftly dodges the oncoming attack and sees the source: That guard who had attempted to capture him.

...Smoke could be seen rising from their hand that made contact with the ground. Was their fist lit aflame??

Coming to that conclusion, Denko suddenly felt a chill down his spine. He knew of the organization that sought to lend the abilities of Pokemon to humankind, using... immoral methods, to say the least, but it had collapsed 5 years prior!

Gah, one thing at a time. Jake was in danger, so he needed to focus. Catching the next fiery punch, he counters with a knee to the guard's face, which... surprisingly does very little. Denko must still be concerned about the possible return of WIND.

The guard puts their arms up in a cross formation, protecting themselves from attack. He supposes it's either Protect or Detect. Rather than attacking, Denko took the brief lull to dart his eyes between the many trees, looking for something akin to a bunker entrance.

Before his attention could go back to the fight, though, some kind of powder is thrust onto Denko. Initially confused, he shifts back to combat mode to counterattack, but begins to stagger and grow drowsy.

"Sleep Powder!"

In a matter of seconds, his vision blurs as his eyes struggle to remain open. His waking consciousness fleeting, the giant zeraora begins to fall backwards.

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