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mycupoffanfiction · 5 years ago

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His Second Chance Part 18

Bucky x Reader

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Bucky comes back from Wakanda with Steve, ready to begin his recovery from his days as the Winter Soldier, but there’s one thing he doesn’t take into account - you.

Warnings: Slight anxiety, language, fluff.

Word count: 2500

Bucky is forced to face the press, a sad discovery is made and the Reader helps Bucky to process a situation.

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A sigh passed your lips as you stood behind a large black screen, behind a stage, peeking out to see crowds of reporters and attendees. “Was this really necessary?” You sighed, glancing over at Steve while Bucky was having his microphone tested. “According to Pepper, yes.” Steve sounded just as annoyed as you felt. “According to me, no.” He concluded, giving Bucky a sidelong apologetic look. “Can’t I go out there with him? This could be more damaging than helpful.” You hissed, trying to keep your voice down while you stressed. “No, he’s gotta do it by himself.” Steve shook his head, planting his hands down on your shoulders. “We’ll be here for him when he’s finished, he knows we will, sweetheart.” Steve tried to reassure you. “It doesn’t feel like it’s enough.” You murmured to no one in particular, but Steve heard you and he didn’t say it, but he agreed.

Tony and Pepper had set up a press conference, in the hopes that Bucky speaking out publicly could help to clear the air, not that you thought it would do much good for Bucky though. The crowd, while not the largest you had seen, was still very overwhelming. You were feeling anxious for him, you could only imagine what the poor guy was feeling while he was waiting at the side of the stage.

Why do I have to wear a suit? Why do I have to do this at all? Oh god. There’s so many fuckin’ people. There’s gonna be some real pushy assholes too.

She looks worried, god she looks like she’s about to have a fucking panic attack. Bucky looked on at you while you stuck close to Steve’s side, practically smooshing yourself against him.

Bucky strode over to you both, leaning in to Steve’s side as he gave him a hug. “Can you take her out? She looks like she’s about to panic and I don’t wanna worry about my girl while I’m up there.” Bucky whispered in Steve’s ear. “You got it, pal.” Steve nodded, clapping Bucky on the back. “Good luck, bud.”

Bucky pulled you against him, squeezing you tightly and pressed a soft kiss to your forehead. “I’ll be alright doll; you stick with Stevie. I’ll be out in a while.” Bucky gave you a half smile, leaning down to kiss you on the lips. “You don’t want me here?” You sounded more than a bit offended. Shit, well done. “Pretty girl, I do, but you look like you’re about to keel over, I need you intact when I get off that stage.” He smirked, trying to play off his own nerves with light humour. You chuffed a little laugh and shook your head. “I suppose you’re right.” You reached up to peck his cheek before you backed out of his arms, uttering good luck to him before you stepped back and stood by Steve.

Steve had dragged you off to a little café around the corner, away from the press conference and tried to distract you with all sorts of random conversation, although, it didn’t work very well and you sat at the table, half listening while you chewed on your lip.

“I bet you didn’t think I didn’t noticed when I saw that Avengers comic book in that basement of your when I found you.” Steve smiled to himself, remembering the day he’d let himself in and examined your shitty living space. “You- what?” You almost choked on your tea. Your cheeks flushed red as you held your cup close to your lips to try and distract away from your flustered features. “Were you a fan?” He teased, leaning in a poking you gently on the arm. You let out a little strangled noise, embarrassment taking hold and making it very obvious what the answer was. “You were a fan!” He chuckled.

“C’mon, in all the years I can’t believe we’ve never talked about this, who’s your favourite?” He grinned, nudging you. “Steeeeve.” You groaned, putting your tea down and avoiding eye contact. “Is it me? I bet it’s Sam, no Wanda, probably Wanda.” He giggled like a school girl. “Stevie, Sam and Wanda weren’t part of the Avengers back then.” You reminded him, catching him out and he shook his head affectionately. “Don’t tell anyone, but you’re my favourite.” You smiled, looking up at him with a sweet look in your eyes. “Until I met Bucky and then he took your spot.” You grinned like the devil and Steve feigned offence, gasping and clasping his hand to his chest. “He’s not even an Avenger!” Steve cried out dramatically, the smile on his face telling you he wasn’t the least bit offended.

Bucky was peppered with questions on the panel, the host managing the crowd for him while he sat uncomfortably, gaze nervously flitting from person to person as he tried desperately to keep himself calm.

“Mr Barnes, is it still possible for you to become the Winter Soldier?”

“Was Hydra controlling you or did you have a form of choice?”

Breathe. Breathe through it, answer politely.

Bucky threw out a lot of simple no’s and yes’, but there were a few questions that boiled his blood or made him want to lecture the fuck out of the reporter. “Do you feel yourself a danger to your fellow teammates?” Not anymore. “Are you still a threat?” No. “Are you mentally able to live a regular life?” Urgh.

By the time it was over, Bucky was well and truly fed up of the array of questions that mostly felt recycled and rephrased over and over. Some felt like they were intentionally trying to piss him off and others were genuinely alright, although those were few and far between. But at least it was over and hopefully Stark would never make him do that ever again. Especially while wearing a damn suit.

“It was mostly awkward, lots of the same questions repeated with different wording, lots of uncomfortable questions about my personal shit.” Bucky groaned as he walked alongside you, top buttons of his shirt open, tie loosened and his blazer was replaced with a warm zip up hoodie instead. “You woulda’ hated it doll.” He chuckled to himself, imagining you wanting to mouth off every one of the rude reporters he’d encountered, knowing full well you would have gone into protective girlfriend mode had you been present. “I suppose it’s a good thing Steve made me go with him then.” You smirked. “Although that café wasn’t much better, I was just stuck in my head the whole time.” You sighed, leaning up against him as you followed Steve and Sam down to your usual coffee shop for some decent and well-priced hot drinks.

“C’mon sweetheart, the coffee ain’t gonna buy itself!” Steve called over his shoulder as you trailed behind him and Sam. You stopped at the window of your usual coffee shop, inspecting something while Steve yanked on the door to no avail. “They closed today? They’re never closed.” Bucky grumbled. You studied the note in the window, your heart dropping a little.

Out of business.

This was where you’d had your first casual date with Bucky, where you’d admitted feelings for each other. It was where Bucky had released all of his troubles from therapy, told you so many secrets. It was where you had experienced some of the best times of your life, albeit in a simple way. The baristas had been friendly, welcoming and you’d both become regulars. And now it was gone. It was closed and your bright, warm coffee shop was no longer there.

“Aw, of all the places to shut down!” Steve groaned. “They had the best fuckin’ coffee.” He complained, walking away towards Sam. “Language, Cap.” The pair of them immediately started bickering in the background as you and Bucky stood outside of the café. “M’sorry doll.” Bucky’s arm wound around your back, hand coming down to rest on the curve of your waist. “This place was our café.” You sighed, feeling a little silly that you were so upset about a café. “I know, darlin’.” Bucky kissed your temple. Bucky was just as attached to the memories in that coffee shop as you were, not that he was likely to say that out loud in ear shot of the boys.

“C’mon, we’ll try and find somewhere new to go.” Bucky pulled you away rather reluctantly. It’s always the good places that go. Bucky huffed to himself as he walked you over to Steve and Sam who were still playfully insulting one another as they walked down the street. “There’s another coffee place around the corner.” Sam announced over his shoulder to you both as he held his phone up with he map open, not that you could see the details at all. “Go left.” Sam prodded Steve. “Are you kidding? It’s this way.” Steve veered him in another direction, the two of them pushing each other about as Steve tried to get Sam to position the map on his phone correctly to show him that he absolutely knew the way there.

Idiots. “It’s this way.” Bucky grumbled as you caught up with them and overtook them both.

As expected, the coffee place you went to didn’t match the wonderful drinks you’d had from your usual place and you felt a little deflated from the overwhelming afternoon. All you’d wanted after Bucky’s press conference was some down time in your favourite café with your boys, but even that was out of the question.

Bucky walked into the kitchen from your trip out and stared down at a brown envelope on the kitchen island as if it had offended him. “You got mail?” Sam sounded surprised as he walked up beside him. All Bucky did was let out a gruff humph as he pulled his hoodie off. “Oh, it’s the results, isn’t it?” He sighed, leaning on his elbows on the island, trying to catch Bucky’s line of sight. “Open it, man.” Sam nudged him gently. Not sure I want to. Bucky just stared at the envelope, a part of him just wanted to put it away and open it when he’d gained the courage or impulse to actually do it. It wasn’t that he was worried he’d failed, he had a doubt in his mind, a doubt that passing would bring him any joy at all.

“C’mon, what’s the worst that could happen? If you failed then…” Bucky unintentionally blocked Sam out, his voice going muffled in his ears. He took a deep breath, eyes trained on his name on the envelope.

Imagine if ma was here. Would she be proud? Would she be proud of you dating a pretty girl with a soft heart? Would she be proud of the man you’re becoming? She certainly wouldn’t be proud of the man you were. That’s for sure.

You weren’t him though.

“Bucky? Hellooo?” Sam waved his hand in front of his face. “Where’d the Bucky of yesterday go? I miss the stupid cat photos and now you’re staring and being all silent like the day you arrived.” Sam grumbled. “Today did me in. Thought you hated ‘em.” Bucky spoke lowly before snatching the envelope from the island. “I kinda do, but they’re better than… Whatever this is.” Sam gestured at Bucky. “Thanks, Sam.” He huffed, turning to walk away. He only means well, keep cool.

“Doll.” Bucky sounded tired, bothered, frustrated even as he stood in your doorway. You hummed in response, looking up from your book as you sat nestled under a blanket. “Will you open this for me, please?” Bucky asked as he walked into your bedroom, holding out the brown envelope. You lowered your book and looked up at him from your position on your nest of cushions on the floor. “What is it?” You asked, closing your book. “Results.” Bucky replied simply, voice gruff and deep. He was in an almost reclusive mood, but you were just thankful that he had willingly come to you.

You took the envelope from him and got Bucky to sit down next to you. He awkwardly lowered himself onto your cushion pile and leant against you. “What’s got you too worried to open it, Sarge?” You asked, looking up at him. “I know it’s not the prospect of failing, Buck.” You quirked a brow before he could even think about lying to you.

Just tell her, she’ll know what to say, she always does. “M’not scared of failing.” Bucky grumbled. “M’scared of passing.” He sighed, lowering his voice to just above a whisper. You looked up at him, confusion scrunching your brows together for a moment before you processed what he’d said. “You’re not sure you want this, are you?” You asked, resting the envelope on your lap. “No.” Bucky spoke just above a whisper. But neither are you. “I understand.” You maintained a soft smile.

She never seems to judge, never seems to see you differently no matter what you tell her. Takes it all in her stride. Stronger than she gives herself credit for. Stronger than me.

“You don’t have to want it, Bucky.” You murmured. “Whatever is in the envelope doesn’t define you.” You looked down at it, fingers tracing over his name on the front. “It isn’t an order or an instruction to do something.” Gripping the envelope you picked it up. “At the end of the day, it’s just a piece of paper.”

“This paper doesn’t tell you to go into the Avengers full throttle. Doesn’t tell you to give up. Doesn’t tell you to live a different life. It tells you which doors are open and which are shut.” You handed him the envelope.

Bucky looked down at you, the corners of his lips curving slightly. A new light, a new perspective. It tells you which doors are open and which are shut. I knew she’d know what to say, she always does. Bucky took the envelope and slowly slipped his finger under the top flap, carefully peeling open the closure. With a deep breath and a slow, long exhale, Bucky pulled the papers out of the envelope.

Is this good? I suppose it is. Bucky lowered the papers, just enough for you to see the results and he shared a look with you. Bold letters, it was the only word you really saw on the paper, the rest of it could have been in another language and you wouldn’t have cared.

Passed.

“Think of it this way, all of the doors are open now, Bucky.” You smiled, his eyes softening as he met your gaze. “You can do anything.” You gripped his hand gently, Bucky squeezing your fingers slightly. “We can do anything.” You leaned up against him and Bucky let a smile crack across his lips.

As long as it’s with you, pretty girl.

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sushigirlali · 4 years ago

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Admiration - Part III (Reylo Fanfic)

Part I | Part II | Part III

Summary: Padawan Ben Solo struggles to repel Snoke’s odious influence while coming to terms with his feelings for fellow student Rey of Jakku.

Parings: Rey + Ben Solo

Continuity: Jedi Academy AU; Rey is 19, Ben is 23.

Rating: E

Master list –> AO3 | ff.net | Tumblr

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Admiration - Part III

By: sushigirlali

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Could you move in slow motion? Everything goes by so fast Just slow down a little Save the best part for last

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Ben slowly stirred, shifting as a repetitive pressure in his side started to annoy him. "Poke me once more and see what happens," he grumbled into his pillow.

"Okay, tough guy," a lightly accented voice murmured before jabbing him again.

"Scavenger," he said affectionately, blindly reaching for Rey's lithe form.

She allowed him to pull her next to him, laughing as he pinched her pert bottom. "I borrow parts from the shop one time and—"

"Borrowed?" he interrupted, turning over to face her.

"Fine," she sighed in mock exasperation, "stole, but that doesn't change the fact that I made some much-needed improvements to Master Luke's ship."

Ben snorted, trailing a hand up her body to push a few errant strands of hair behind her ear, "I still remember the look on Luke's face when we found you knee deep in engine parts."

"He was so mad," Rey grinned, taking his hand and bringing it to her lips, "but you took the blame, like always. My hero."

Ben's heart felt full to bursting. "Do you honestly see me that way? As a hero?"

She leaned closer, rubbing her nose against his. "Yes."

All his doubts seemed silly now, when only a couple hours before he'd been sure about them. But Rey didn't see him as a monster or a descendant of the mighty Skywalker bloodline, she just saw him. "I love you," he said softly, cuddling her closer.

"I know," she replied smugly.

"Hey, I'm being serious here," Ben pouted, pinching her butt again.

"None of that now," she laughed, kissing away his frown.

"No?"

"Well," she leered, "maybe some of that. We definitely have better things to do than argue."

"We do?"

"Oh, yeah," she promised, playfully pushing him onto his back again. "Nap time is over, lover."

Ben choked as she kneeled between his hard thighs. "Wh—what are you doing?"

"What do you think?" she smirked, looking him over with hooded eyes. "You really are proportionate to your size, Solo," she said appreciatively.

"Uh…" Ben's brain stalled as she grasped his manhood.

"Loth-cat got your tongue?" she inquired, squeezing him experimentally. "Like this? I didn't get to touch you much before."

"M—move your hands up and down, like—yeah! Like that," he shuddered under her shy caresses.

"Faster?"

"Uh—no," he murmured, closing his eyes against the pleasure; the visual of Rey's small fingers gripping his cock was almost too much.

"Harder?"

"No, thank you." Was she trying to kill him?

"No, thank you? Well, at least you're polite."

Ben's eyes snapped open at her clipped tone. "Rey, what is it? Are you okay?"

"No, I'm fine, just… am I doing it wrong?" she frowned, maintaining the same slow rhythm. "What can I do to make it better?"

"Oh," he said, realizing the issue. "Rey, if you make it any better, I'm going to make a mess," he admitted frankly.

She sucked in a breath, then smiled, "I'd like that, actually. I'd love to make a mess of you."

Ben blushed under her hungry gaze. "You're amazing," he sighed, touching her hair again. But this time, he wrapped his hand around the back of her head and tugged. "If that's how you feel, then would you…?"

"Yes," she said eagerly, already lowering her mouth to kiss his flushed tip. "Mmm, salty."

"Sorry, it's the—"

"Heat?" She paused to lick him again. "I already told you, I like the way you taste." And then she was engulfing him between her pink lips, bobbing her head in time with his harsh breathing. Her movements were a little clumsy at first, but she quickly got the hang of it.

"Rey!" he cried, gripping her hair for purchase. "Wait! I'm—oh, Force!" Ben's back bowed and his dick slid to the back of her throat. "Rey! Fuck! Are you—ah!" His concern dying on his tongue, Ben barely held on as Rey seemed to lose herself in tasting a man for the first time. He could feel her in his mind, probing his fantasies, his desires...

"You already know what I want," he said without conscious thought. "You're what I want. You're perfect, perfect for me." Rey hummed around him in agreement, and the minute vibrations nearly tripped him over the edge. "Wait! Stop!"

Pulling back with a disgruntled glare, Rey wiped her mouth with the back of her hand. "What? We were just getting to the messy part!"

"I want to come inside you."

"Oh!"

"Only if you want me to," he said in a rush.

Rey crawled back up his frame and hovered over his erection. "I want you to," she said, pointedly pressing her dripping pussy against him.

Ben gulped, palming her hips. "You take control, I don't want to hurt you."

"You could never hurt me," she said confidently. "I've been inside your head, remember?"

"I'll never block you out again," he vowed, clenching as she separated her nether lips with two fingers. "I love you, Rey."

"I—ah—love you too!" she gasped, slowly sinking onto his thickness. "Oh, my—Ben!"

"Rey, I—does this feel as good for you as it does for me?" he grunted, trying not to squirm as she enveloped him inch by inch. "Tell me what you need."

She nodded, bracing her hands on his wide chest. "Just—just be still for a minute. It feels good, but you're—a lot." Her thighs tightened on either side of his hips as she determinedly sank lower.

"Take your time, sweetheart," he encouraged. "There's no need to rush."

"I know, but I want—ooh!" she broke off on a moan as the fine hairs of their sex met. "I—I just can't believe this is finally happening! It's—ah! Ben!"

Fully seated within her at last, Ben struggled to fill his lungs with air. The oppressive heat and humidity outside had nothing on Rey's warmth and he felt like he was burning up. Thick fingers nipping into her waist, he made a strangled sound when she unexpectedly flexed her inner muscles. They were a tight fit, but Rey didn't seem to be in any pain. Just the opposite, in fact.

"Are you alright?" she queried after a moment, pushing sweaty strands of hair away from his face.

He cupped her flushed cheeks in answer, pulling her within range of his lips. Instantly feeling more grounded, Ben caught his breath by sharing hers. After what seemed like an eternity, she gently raised her hips, sliding almost all the way off him before forging the connection again, finding a languid pace that had them both on edge. Yet, their lovemaking remained soft and slow, existing in the space of one breath to the next. Of one heartbeat, one soul…

It was then that a word surfaced in his mind, something he had read once is an obscure tome: dyad. The exact definition eluded him, but Ben felt it beating like a tattoo in his mind. Leading him somewhere, drawing him into a separate world… but not alone. No, Rey was there too. Reaching for him… for the balance between them, light and dark. And the moment their hands touched...

Rey suddenly began to shake in his arms, her climax taking them both by surprise. "Ben, I'm—it wasn't like this last time! It's never been like this!" she panted, biting his shoulder, his chest, anywhere she could reach. "I don't know what to do!"

"It's okay, you're safe," he murmured, smoothing his hands up and down her back. "We're both safe forever," he comforted. What's more, he knew it was the truth; nothing could separate them now. They were made for each other.

"Then be with me!" she whined, still teetering on the precipice. "Be with me, Ben! Please!"

"I am." It was freeing to be in love, to be loved in return. He had feared giving into Rey's desires for so long, but now he knew that there was no difference between what she wanted and what he wanted. They were fated, just like Rey had said; soulmates bound through the Force...

Ben groaned harshly as he allowed himself to let go, to come apart in her arms, spilling his seed in an uncontrollable flood of passion. The pleasure was so intense, so sharp, it was almost painful, but then he realized why: Ben could feel Rey's ecstasy as well. "Force, Rey! Do you feel that?"

"Yes!" she screamed. "I feel it too!"

Supporting her weight as her strength gave out and she collapsed across his damp chest, Ben pumped into her a few more times to extend their shared delight. But, inevitability, exhaustion claimed him as well.

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You're an unfenced fire! (for last) Over walls we trampled! (for last) It's you I admire! (for last)

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Ben roused first this time, shivering despite the fact that Rey was still blanketing him. Though it was barely dusk, the weather had taken a turn. His once steamy bedroom was now cool, the wind wafting in through his open window chilly. "That's weird," he muttered, carefully rolling Rey onto her back as he moved to shut the window.

"Hey, come back," she said groggily, wrapping her arms around his middle from behind.

"I'm here," he chuckled, throwing the latch for good measure, "just hold on for a second."

"Don't wanna," she complained, nuzzling her face against his back.

"You are so greedy," he joked, letting her drag him back to the bed. "We'll have to work on that in class next—oh, shit." Ben froze as he felt his uncle's Force signature approach the front door.

"Are you decent?" Luke called, knocking merrily. "And there's no need to sneak out, young lady, I know you're in there," he added good-naturedly.

"Oh, no!" Rey's hazel eyes were huge in her elfin face as she tracked past Ben to the door. "Ben, what should we do?"

"Get dressed," he said numbly, hastily pulling black trousers and a matching long sleeve shirt from his dresser. He threw the latter at her and tugged on the pants, scrambling to look presentable before their master grew impatient and stormed inside. Quickly looking her over, Ben was pleased to see that his shirt fell to her knees.

"What else?" she asked anxiously.

"Hair!" he responded, grabbing his brush and motioning for her to turn around. Rey complied and he quickly put her to rights, picking up some of her pins and ties off the floor and securing her locks in an Alderaanian plait.

"All done?" Luke said with another knock.

Glaring at the door, Ben ran the brush through his own hair once, then smoothed out his rumpled bed while Rey stowed their discarded clothing in his hamper. "Almost!"

"Are you sure? I can always come back later."

"Just hold on!" they yelled together, giving the room a once over before looking at each other again.

"It's going to be okay," Rey told him, reaching for his hand.

Ben slid his fingers between hers and gave them a squeeze. "I know."

"Right then," Luke said, strolling into the hut as soon as Ben waved a hand to unlock the door. "Now that the two of you have finally figured things out, I must ask that you please cease and desist with manipulating the weather. It's not fair to the other students and inhabitants of this planet."

Whatever they had expected Master Luke to say, it wasn't that.

"What?" Rey gaped.

"Really, younglings, you must have noticed that our moderately temperate planet has suddenly experienced a change in climate today. Several changes, actually." Luke looked thoughtful. "It does seem to be evening out now, though. Likely due to the strength of your dyadic connection."

"So, it was because of us," Ben said in awe, recalling everything that had happened between them today. "Because Rey and I are a dyad in the Force."

The old Jedi texts in Luke's study mentioned Force-users powerful enough to affect the weather of whole planets, but Ben had never considered it could happen in real life. If the legends were to be believed, two Jedi Masters working in perfect harmony could do just about anything. And if those Jedi were also a dyad...

"You knew?" Rey tilted her head in interest.

"I suspected," Ben replied. "It started getting unseasonably hot when we were in the training center and then uh… you know… when we, um…" He trailed off in a mumble, recognizing that his uncle was still very much in the room.

"Ohhh…" she nodded in understanding. "But then why is it so cold now?"

"To balance out the heat?" Ben guessed.

"Precisely," Luke said, sounding amused. "So, if you're going to be together, please don't wait until the balance of the planet is at stake to, you know, be together."

"Are you giving us permission to have sex?" Ben said dumbly.

"I very much doubt I could stop you, so it seems like the prudent thing to do."

"You mean you're not throwing us out?" Rey said hopefully.

"Of course not," Luke scoffed.

Ben's mouth fell open in shock. "And we can still be Jedi?"

"Rey will obviously remain my Padawan when you graduate to Jedi Master, but yes."

"Really?"

His uncle rolled his eyes. "I can see that this conversation is going to take longer than I anticipated."

"But love is forbidden for a Jedi!" Ben exclaimed.

"For the Jedi of old, perhaps, but we are not them."

"No, we're not," Rey agreed, leaning against Ben's side.

"Uncle," Ben said, voice cracking with emotion as he put his arm around Rey for support, "thank you."

Luke beamed at them both, "You're very welcome, nephew. Now, I have some other news I wish to share with you."

"What is it?"

"Since the truth of our lineage has been revealed, your mother has suffered a blow in the Senate. She intends to come stay here for a while with your father."

"They're coming here?" Ben was astonished.

"They want to see you. To explain."

"They do?"

Luke's expression softened. "Of course they do. I'm only sorry they haven't been able to come sooner. You must forgive an old man's foolishness. I've been clinging to what the Jedi were, not what they ought to be. But we're going to change that, from this day forward. Okay?"

"Okay!" they said enthusiastically.

Still, Ben had a few reservations. "Uncle, can we talk later? Snoke's influence seems to have weakened, but—"

Luke waved away his lingering fear. "We can, certainly, but you have nothing to worry about. You will not fall to the dark side, Ben. Not now, not ever." He smiled as he backed up to leave. "Snoke doesn't know it yet, but he's already lost."

Ben knew it too, but nevertheless, it was a relief to hear the words from his uncle, his hero. "Thank you," he said again.

"No problem," Luke winked as he opened the door. "See you around, kids!"

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My living example... It's you I admire! My living example

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Rey and Ben collapsed onto his bed, laughing uproariously.

"I can't believe it!" she said happily.

"Me either!" he sighed. "All that worry for nothing."

"Not for nothing," she protested, curling into his side. "You needed to work through your fear."

"Thank you for sticking by me while I did." Ben closed his arms around her, kissing her soundly. "I'm glad you didn't give up on me."

"I'm glad you gave me a chance to get through that thick skull of yours," she teased.

"Yeah, well, it's really hard to say no to you when you want something."

"Which just proves that I have excellent taste in partners!"

"Partners?" Ben stared into her bright eyes.

"Life partners," Rey said seriously. "You're stuck with me, Ben Solo. Forever."

"Forever?" Meaning he would have someone in his life who loved him as much as he loved them? Someone who would never leave him alone again? Yeah, he could handle forever. "Deal."

-FIN-

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A/N: Thanks for reading my work! This was actually pretty therapeutic for me since I haven't been able to write much since TRoS. I truly believe that Ben should have reconciled with Leia and Luke and gone on to live and atone for his mistakes. I'll always be crushed that he didn't. Anyway, defy every cynical narrative <3

#reylo #reylo fanfic #reylo fic #ben solo #kylo ren #rey #reylo fanfiction #jedi academy au #reylo au #luke skywalker #admiration #song fic #my fanfiction #sushigirlali

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lentaska · 6 years ago

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Height Difference - Part 3

Have been busy with job and class, another crazy week passed soon :)

Note: Featuring Madman Fulton. First person POV, OFC from non-wrestling background. New oc is out and he is a good-looking asshole :) This is a work of fan fiction using characters from wrestling, I do not claim any ownership over them.

oc: Birdie (some doodles)

Tagging: @thecristsandcallihanmadness @monstersmaid @morie-leigh

Part Three “what if he loses you”

Trying new things would help people to know more about themselves, for example, this morning - the first morning of our “cohabiting experiment” - I just learned that I actually hit Fulton in sleep.

“And it’s not only the hit, you also kicked me. I woke up once around 5 am.” Fulton added more information. “The good thing is, you behaved after tucking yourself into my arms.”

Now I had the answer for why I woke up in Fulton’s arms and he looked like just had a battle.

“Sorry, I didn’t know that before. Did I hurt you?” I asked, rubbing his hand.

He chuckled, “with your strength? Of course. You will definitely defeat me in the ring.”

An odd idea popped up - it’s probably because I had watched one wrestling match and was motivated - I might be able to fight him for real.

This was also a naive idea, Fulton tried hard not to laugh at it and discourage me, although I still could see the grin he hid. He announced in joking tone, “if you lift me up for even half inch, you win.”

“I’m taking it seriously.”

“I know.” He opened his arms to me, grinning, “c’mon Birdie.”

The rule was simple. I took a deep breath, grabbed his waist and lifted him up - or tried to lift him up because he was not moving AT ALL, so I did another attempt but still failed. Wondering how this was possible, I heard Fulton’s voice, “wanna take a break?” based on the cheerfulness in the tone, he was holding back laughter.

“It’s warm-up.” I explained indignantly, making myself sound tough.

“Alright, alright.” Fulton snickered, “take your time.”

In a match or challenge related to strength, longer it took, less chance to win because the strength would come to exhaustion eventually, hence my third attempt was much worse and I couldn’t help gasping. I knew Fulton was built and strong, but I didn’t expect him to be this... heavy. This man was a brick wall, if I ever accidentally knocked against him, I would be dizzy for a while.

“Are you ok?” asked Fulton.

Managed to catch breath, I found myself the worst excuse, “I’m... hungry. You know, I have no strength when I’m hungry.”

Fulton nodded, pretending to believe my words.

I gave up, “I can’t do this. I was being silly to think that I can fight you.”

“Let me see...” he check the clock, “Five minutes, good job.”

“Take that smirk back.” I elbowed him gently.

Fulton grimaced and acted like he got hurt from my “attack”.

Rolled my eyes at him, I asked, “are you still taking me to your match tonight?”

“Of course, but this time you don’t need to make script about what to say to my friends.”

I guess he would not let go of any silly thing I did. He thought those things were “cute”. Like the time I freaked out on his Jason costume on Halloween and screamed “don’t kill me”, he still brought it up. It didn’t annoy me though, probably because of the affectionate way he used.

When I arrived locker room with Fulton, the ambience was uneasy, the Crist brothers and Sami looked anxious, I had never seen them behave in such way, something serious happened.

I looked up at Fulton, who responded with the same confused expression. Noticed our appearance, Jake waved at us first, then Dave and Sami came to us.

“Do you know that your opponent is replaced?” asked Sami.

Clearly Fulton was not informed in advance, “whom I’ll be facing then?”

“The new guy just joined 3 weeks ago, we don’t know much about him.” Dave shrugged, “I don’t remember his name.”

Jake let out a sigh, “How can you forget one simple name... his name is Vasiliy. ”

The name brought Fulton on the alert. Subconsciously, I grasped Fulton’s hand more tightly. I did this when I was on nerve and I found myself doing this more often since dating Fulton, mainly because I had panic every time he had match. “Is he difficult to deal with?” I asked, praying that Vasiliy guy was just a regular wrestler.

Sami snapped in detestation, “he is plague.”

If the Death Machine himself commented a person so negatively, then this person was a real trouble.

“Sami is right.” Jake frowned and turned to me, “although it’s highly unlikely, if you ever run into that guy, leave immediately.”

Another Crist nodded, “something is wrong with him.”

I froze at their words. There was one moment that I wanted to ask Fulton not to go, but I couldn’t, it’s his match and I needed be supportive. I took a deep breath, said - more like to comfort myself, “Fulton will win easily, I have faith in him.”

I was very wrong.

When Vasiliy showed up, I had goosebumps. He wore a plain mask with antlers, both hands were covered by bandage, and he was holding barbed wires. The audience had two contrasting reactions on his entrance, some cheered him while the others hooted in disapproval, but one thing was for sure, the world was almost when he took off the mask. It’s not exaggerated to say, Vasiliy had the most angelic face I had ever seen.

However, his moves were far from “angelic”. He hit Fulton right on belly several time with barbed wires twined around his hand, and then his face. I almost screamed in shock. Since I was close to the ring, the excitement on Vasiliy’s face was clear enough to make me sick.

“We shouldn’t let the fun end too soon, shall we?” the man chuckled, dumping one of the boxes which were set in the ring for their match. It’s a box of Lego blocks.

Fulton struggled to get up, but one foot stomped on his back maliciously. Grabbed a full hand of blocks, Vasiliy gave a harmless smile, then he forced Fulton to open his mouth, stuffed the blocks in and smashed his face to the ground.

My stomach twitched in agony. I knew wrestling match could be violent and wrestlers were trained to limit the hurt to opponents, but I could tell that Vasiliy’s doing was on purpose. He wanted hurt his opponent in the most painful way.

Although Fulton gained the upper hand later on and won the match, the prince was high, he almost collapsed due to multiple wounds and exhaustion. It hurt me to see him in such terrible shape, so I left auditorium and found my way to the backstage, all I wanted was to return to the locker room and hug my dreadlock bear.

But I ran into someone I shouldn’t. The black-haired man whom Sami referred as “plague” blocked my way, smiling innocently. The aura of him was like poisonous mist, whirling and tangling

“Vasiliy...”

I took one step back. The Crist brothers cautioned me against getting involved with him, plus what he did in the ring, he was the last person I wanna see now.

“My honor to be remembered by you.”

“It’s a... nice match” I said, against my will.

“I can imagine how much you loved to witness Fulton’s victory.” he giggled. “But I did have fun in making him bleed.”

The memory of him stuffing Lego blocks in Fulton’s mouth and smashing his face disgusted me. I wasn’t sure how this match went into such way, but that scene made my stomach twitched in agony. And now he said making Fulton bleed was “fun” with no regret? Was the personality and behavior he showed in the ring actually a reflection of himself in life?

I forced myself to be polite, “it’s late, I have to go...”

“To find your boyfriend?” he tipped his head a little, in the most harmless way I could imagine, but somehow I was alarmed. “Although joining this brand happened only weeks ago, I consider myself to be informed. I know Fulton loves you dearly. I’m quite curious: what if he loses you?”

I saw the excitement on his face, his smile twisted. He was serious.

Vasiliy’s eyes locked on me, “when I was seven, mother bought me a parakeet. She was beautiful and docile, I cherished her with my heart, but a stray cat killed it. Beautiful things never last long, do they?”

In the next moment, his hands were on my neck, I heard his sweet but malicious voice, “how adorable you are, I wonder what your scream sounds like.”

The strength pressed on was squeezing air out of me, I struggled, the suffering from suffocation and instinct for survival made me fight back for the slenderest hope, even though what I could do was nothing comparing his power.

“Scream, lil’ bird,” Vasiliy sneered, “or you prefer to suffer?”

Tears welled up from fear, it might be easier if I just screamed - he might let me go - but I could not let him win.

I attempted to get out of him by kicking and smacking, although I got him couple times, those attacks didn’t help me but instead stimulated his desire for destruction.

When I was about to give up, I heard Fulton’s furious roar, “you fucking leave her alone!”

The pressure on my neck was released, I was pulled into a firm embrace. Fulton had one arm locked me tightly, another arm was in defence posture. Based on how messed up Vasiliy looked, he already got punch on face from the mad dreadlock bear.

Stroking where Fulton hit, Vasiliy chuckled, “you’re almost late to save her. I was about to make her scream but she’s a tough one.”

Fulton gnashed, almost rushed out to give him another good punch, “you touch her again and I will break your fucking face, you hear me?!”

“‘Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn’t misuse it’, you never know how naive you are, but it’s fine. We will meet again and have better game to play.” the angelic-looking man waved goodbye at me.

“Don’t worry, I’m here for you.” Fulton checked on me, “what else did he do?”

“Nothing besides strangling me.”

Unbuttoned my collar, Fulton’s face clouded over with anger. I was nervous, “what’s wrong?”

“You should see it by yourself.”

In the phone camera, I saw faint hand print on my neck.

“I’m gonna kill that scum...”

“He was serious about hurting me, but why? I didn’t even know him.”

“Vasiliy was new in the brand but he had feud with Sami in another brand, and it’s not only in rings. We act like crazy and bad dudes in the ring, but he is different. His personality in real life is what he shows in the ring.” Fulton wiped away my tears and patted my back, I saw how scared he was. He thought he would lose me.

“So he attacked me because I hang out with oVe?”

He nodded, whispered, “I’m sorry.”

“You did nothing wrong. And don’t think I’m gonna keep distance from you guys, because I like your friends and I will learn to protect myself. If Vasiliy ever does stupid thing again, I’ll kick him between legs hard.”

Chuckled, the dreadlock bear stroked my cheek. “That’s my girl.”

Yet I didn’t realize Vasiliy would become the most horrifying nightmare.

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vennilavee · 6 years ago

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golden hour - part VII

golden hour masterlist

Pairing: bucky barnes x reader

Summary: a series of moments when everything sparkles, shines and glitters, just like it’s gold.

Warnings: a car accident. maybe a curse.

Word Count: 2076

A/N: I got into an accident recently and... Here we are.

Bucky and Steve are heading home from their grocery trip, discussing their weekend plans. Bucky tells Steve that he was debating joining you and your friends for a night out tonight, but then his ring tone cuts the air between them.

It’s you- a picture of your smiling face pops up on his phone. Steve shoots Bucky a sly side glance that he pretends to ignore.

He hears silence for a few moments- maybe you called him accidentally? But then he hears quiet, labored breathing. You sound like you are struggling to catch your breath.

“Bucky,” Your voice is strangled, “I...”

“What’s wrong, darling? Are you alright?” Bucky hears you sniffle through the phone. You take a few more moments to answer. He hears the sound of traffic, of tires hitting pavement.

His stomach lurches painfully.

“Umm... I got into a small car accident,” You mumble, voice shaky. His heart drops with a thud and the hairs on the back of his neck stand up. He realizes that it must not have been a major accident, if you’re able to call him.

Bucky’s pulse slows by a fraction.

“Are you hurt? Anyone else hurt?” Bucky asks. He hears your breath hitch minutely and you are silent before answering.

“N-no- I’m fine, everyone is fine. Everything’s okay,” You reply airily, maybe more to reassure yourself than to answer him, “Will you come to me?”

“Of course, darling. I’m in the car right now with Steve, I’ll be there soon.” Bucky reassures you. Tears come out of your eyes even faster at his response, not that he can see them. You tell him your location quickly and murmur him a ‘goodbye’, eager to dissolve the lump in your throat that just won’t seem to go away.

With his enhanced hearing, Steve hears all of the conversation. But he still waits for Bucky to tell him what happened. Bucky lets out a worried exhale, his brows furrowing in distress. His fingers tap against his thigh restlessly.

“She said she got into a small accident,” Bucky says slowly, as if the weight of the situation only just soaks into him, “She got into an accident. She got into an accident but she said everything is fine.”

Everything is fine.

Bucky can hear your heart racing, as if it’s trying to beat right out of your chest. He can’t see you yet as he parks in front of you on the side of the highway where you are pulled over.

But he can hear your racing heart. Your shuddering breaths. Your shaky voice as you apologize once again to the driver of the other car.

You turn your head, watching Bucky speed-walk to you. Steve walks a little slower behind him, giving you both a moment.

The driver of the other car looks on with wide eyes as the former Winter Soldier and Captain America strut towards them. You catch her eyes float behind you and you would have laughed at the awe in her eyes if you weren’t so shaken.

Your legs feel like jelly and your throat closes up again when Bucky locks eyes with you as you turn your head. Steve is right behind him, assessing your car briefly and eyeing the woman standing in front of you.

“Hi, ma’am, Steve Rogers,” Steve introduces himself to the woman, so that you and Bucky can have a moment of privacy, “You alright?”

Bucky tugs your fingers into his and walks you towards your car. He gently places you against the side of your car and you exhale shakily. He cups your face, cradling your soft skin with his rough hands. Bucky catches a few stray tears with his thumbs as he gently sweeping across your cheeks.

You rest your hand over his and lean into his touch on your cheek. You close your eyes briefly, enjoying the way his touch calms you down.

The gold that he has so frequently begin to associate with you has dimmed.

Bucky hears your heart beginning to slow. But you still shudder in front of him, despite the yellow sweater you are wearing. He wraps himself around you, hands tight and warm and reassuring and welcoming. You sniffle a few times again, tears melding together in his shirt, some against his neck. You pull away from his embrace first, looking at him through red, weary eyes.

“You’re alright,” Bucky is the first to speak, “Everyone is alright.” He runs his hand over your cheek again. His soft touches slowly begin to make you light up from within. Make you want to smile at him.

“I’m alright,” You repeat, “She is alright.” Your eyes flicker to the woman behind Bucky.

“She seems more than alright,” Bucky jokes, attempting to lighten your mood. You grin, letting out a watery laugh. Bucky pulls your fingers again, walking over to the front bumper of your car.

“We can fix this,” Bucky says firmly. You shrug, wrapping your arm around his bicep and leaning against him. It’s not a big job at all. There are only a few scratches and one small dent.

He smiles affectionately down at you, knowing that you aren’t upset at the damage. You’re upset because you caused this silly error that could have been avoided, if you had been paying more attention, if you had been more aware of your surroundings.

If you hadn’t been so stupid.

He knows of the not-so-nice thoughts running through your head. Bucky is tempted to kiss your hair and to kiss your forehead. As if his affections for you could pour out of his lips and mold into you, pushing away the not-so-nice thoughts. Leaving room for nothing but pure gold.

But he knows that it doesn’t work that way. That a simple kiss, or even a deep love can’t always get the bad thoughts out.

He wants to kiss your hair, anyway. But he hasn’t reached that step with you yet. Bucky has only just started holding your hand of his own accord.

But he still wants to kiss your hair. He thinks it would smell nice, like coconuts and fruits and mangoes. Sometimes he catches a whiff of coconut or mango around you.

Bucky’s eyes settle on yours, but you’re looking away from him. Your lips are bitten and your bottom lip is currently in the grasp of your teeth. He’s sure you are biting hard enough to tear through skin and draw blood. But you give no indication that it even hurts. Bucky doesn’t even think about it as his thumb gently pries your lip out of the cage you’ve locked it in.

“You’re going to make your lips bleed, darlin’,” Bucky breathes as he watches your lips pink up a little bit.

“I’d let ya kiss ‘em better,” You grin, mischief twinkling in your eyes. He doesn’t answer- his mouth goes dry at the thought of your lips and his lips connecting, bound together by that invisible, golden thread that he’s certain ties him to you.

Bucky is dizzy, lovedrunk, and a little bubbly at the thought. A small drop of champagne, of sunshine, bursts in his belly at the thought of being able to kiss your lips freely, pouring some of this bubbly sunshine he feels within him into you.

He knows you feel it, too, from the way your heart picks up speed again. From the way your eyes shine a little more brightly than before. From the way your eyes glitter like molten gold.

You turn to Steve, giving him a grateful smile. He didn’t have to stay, and you are more than a little touched that he did.

“Thanks for coming, Steve,” You say. You think about maybe giving him a hug, but your relationship with Steve isn’t quite there yet. Steve shrugs.

"S’nothing. Stay safe, kids,” He says knowingly, bidding you and Bucky goodbye.

“Will you drive my car back to my place?” You ask meekly, “I don’t wanna drive.”

“Sure, darlin’,” Bucky says easily. You still shiver a little bit, feeling the aftershocks of the past few hours and Bucky wordlessly hands you his jacket. He even takes the liberty to help you into it.

Bucky takes your hand in his almost immediately once he gets on the road. His thumb rubs circles on your hand. He manages to sneak quick glances of you- sometimes peering out of the window, sometimes peering out in front of you. He even catches you looking over at him a few times, causing you both to giggle. You sink into his jacket, trying to inhale his scent subtly.

He hears it, though. But his scent is so comforting for you by now, that you don’t even care. Your smile fades slowly, a pensive, stony look replacing your face.

Bucky squeezes your hand gently and that grounds you. Brings you a little closer to him, in sync with his soothing heartbeat.

“Do you still want to go out?” You ask softly, lighting your favorite cotton scented candle at the center of your coffee table.

“Do you?” Bucky counters, taking a seat on the couch. You wring your hands together with a laugh.

“You can say no, you know,” You say, sitting next to him on your couch, “You can always say no. Or Yes. Or even I don’t know. Whatever’s going through that pretty head of yours.” Your knee knocks into his. You’ve changed into sweatpants and a tee. Your face is bare but your eyes are still tinted red.

“Okay,” Bucky says simply, “Then no.”

“Oh good,” You reply mildly, “I was hoping you’d say that. Wanna watch movies and order pizza with me?”

Your eyes are wide and hopeful. Bucky catches your fingers twitching. You want to touch him, he realizes. You want to feel his skin against yours, his hair threading through your fingers, the rise and fall of his chest along in harmony with yours.

But still he hesitates. And as if reading his mind-

“You don’t have to stay over, Buck. I’ll drive you home,” You offer with a small smile. Sleeping over with you would be a big step.

Too big. Maybe too much, for right now.

Bucky nods slowly. You jump off the couch eagerly and order a few pizzas and start popping popcorn. Bucky asks if you need any help, but you ignore him. A movie plays from your Netflix queue, but Bucky is too engrossed in the thought of you potentially being in his arms.

By the time you turn the lights off and settle onto the couch, placing the bowl of popcorn in front of you, Bucky is itching to touch you, to warm you up, to catch the scent of your hair, and to hear your heartbeat in time with his.

You sit right next to him, thighs touching, nearly on top of him but not quite. A happy buzz floats into the air, drawing him closer to you. He leans back so that his back is against the armrest and you look at him with a raised eyebrow. Bucky opens his arms to you and you beam at him, fondness in all the soft lines of your face.

But then you hop away again, darting into your bedroom and re-emerging with a thick, long blanket. And you settle against the couch easily, head tucked into Bucky’s chest and legs intertwining. As if you were meant to be there.

Your hands trail across his chest absent-mindedly, eventually linking with his fingers. Bucky wonders if you realize that he isn’t even watching the movie. He’s focused on how every part of you molds into him effortlessly, how your breathing slows in his arms. How much you trust him. How much you trust him to keep you safe.

Bucky’s fingers trail over your arms from under the blanket. You hum lazily, driven with the desire to kiss him- his jaw, his cheeks, his forehead.

But it would be too much. For now.

“Buck,” You say quietly, over the sound of the television, “Thank you. For today.”

“Always, darling,” Bucky is overwhelmed with the need to kiss your forehead.

But it would be too much. For now. So, he settles on tugging your closer to him, drawing faint patterns into your arms. Your fingers have settled along his jawline, rubbing at the stubble there softly.

Bucky thinks he could lie with you like this for hours- fleeting touches, lazy smiles, soft laughs and all.

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valerie-royeaux · 7 years ago

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Admiration

A one shot for @crashed-down-in-a-hurricane, as part of our art trade. This on is for Frey Mahariel, one of the greatest OCs I had the pleasure to know!

Word Count: 1,858 Read on AO3, or continue below.

“The quicklings are big, Frey. They are big, they are stronger… You really have to watch when dealing with them, you know? Because if they get you… You are done. Bear hug. Crack, crack, crack.”

The way Frey looked at Tamlen was not the way the latter was expecting. Those eyes were so… soft? That was not the admiration Tamlen wanted to incite on his spoiled friend. He wanted the other kind of admiration, with fear, and awe, and…Tamlen was sure Frey considered himself Elgar’nan in the flesh. “Hey, Frey, are you listening?”

And not only was he listening, his eyes were glistening, and his lips had a silly smile that actually made Frey look like he was looking up, even if he had almost a full foot over Tamlen. Frey’s nods were slow and long, a voiceless response that infuriated Tamlen.

He held the neck of Frey’s tunic and pushed him against the trunk of the gigantic tree, one of the thousands that dotted the Brecilian forest. Frey’s back hitting the bark did not make the smile fall off his face, specially when Tamlen’s was so close to his. Mahariel could smell the leaves the other elf used to chew. It smelled like old, blurred memories. “Are you paying attention, Frey?!”

“I am, I am”, Frey said in an amusing tone. “You were telling me how the quicklings can make your ribs pop.”

Tamlen did not reduce the distance, and kept his brows furrowed as he spoke, letting Frey savour the herbal breath as it came in the waves of his words. “Cracked ribs make you bleed inside. It’s no joke, Frey.”

“Oh, no?”

“No. And I know, because I have faced three of them at the same time.” Silence lingered, filled by Frey’s smile, silly and sly at once. Tamlen tried to keep the mean face, but when he noticed he was not going to be able to, he let Frey go with some chuckles, and gathered the bow and arrow he had dropped when he pressed the other elf against the tree.

“So, as I was saying, you cannot let them grab you. The Elder and the Keeper protect you too much, but you never know, right? I have to fend for myself, so I had to fight. Don’t let the quicklings grab you.”

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The man’s hands were choking Frey with all their strength, spit drooling from his lips, raining over the elf’s face. Yet the Warden smirked, showing teeth that have not yet been cracked, toughening his neck to a point the man’s grasp could not do much. Frey had allowed the human to get to this point - sitting astride him, with both hands around the elf’s neck. And now Frey had a leather garrote around the men’s neck, and enjoyed the sight of strangling the strangler, as the human tried in vain to make his ever weakening hands win the fight against the elf’s neck.

Frey’s long, beautiful red hair had been gone for a long time. The scars crisscrossing his scalp should have warned the man to stay away. He would flee from the wicked smile if he could, were it not for the garrotte keeping him in place and out of breath.

“Come on, Jimmy!” One human in the circle that surrounded the fight shouted, as he slid a knife through the dirt floor of Denerim’s market to the man on top of the elf. Members of the City garrison were among the observers, and exchanged wary looks among themselves and the man who stood in the centre of the onlooking crowd. A noble man, clearly, geared in the traditional Fereldan full plate, with a perpetual frown on his thick blonde brows,.

“Yeah, Jimmy”, Frey said with a raspy voice, taking a sideways glance at the knife. “Come on. You wanna grab that knife, don’t you? Come on, Jimmy boy.”

Jimmy looked at the elf beneath him with despaired eyes, sweat droplets joining the drool lines coming out of his mouth. He simply couldn’t breath, and his grip on the Warden’s neck was a joke. But if he let the elf go… Fuck it. He mustered what little energy he had in his muscles and lunged for the knife, leaving Frey’s top and rolling over the weapon, readying it to protect himself. He was sure Frey would roll over. But Frey was still lying down, chuckling with the saddest victorious grin on his lips, one hand in each side of his rib cage, moving his fingers along his ribs as if counting them. “Not a single crack, you fool”.

And then he gave Jimmy what Jimmy expected: a fast, true stomp on the neck after having leaped to his feet as if he weighed nothing, as if the Warden gambeson weighed nothing, as if Jimmy sitting on top of him and choking him moments before was nothing. Jimmy’s neck cracked, hands and knife fell limp across the man’s body.

Frey took a long, deep breath, as he assessed the situation around him. The neck cracking had made the circle of shems one step broader. He gathered the garrote off of Jimmy’s neck and encircled it around his own. And with a slow movement, his daggers flashed out of from their sheaths.

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“...And then I ran towards the wall of their house, and that had the quicklings wondering, right? They were not expecting that I could run so fast, let alone that I could climb to the roof. And when I climbed to the roof, they tried to come after me!”

Tamlen has understood that admiration, the silly and aloof one, was all that he was going to get. It was not the one he wanted. But at least, it made Frey look up to him. Frey, the one everyone in the clan looked up to. Tamlen actually could use this weird, affectionate admiration. It felt good. Not the right good. But good, anyway. Fair, for a change.

“So I took my bow, knocked the first arrow, and down went the first quik’. The other ones were so scared! They went and got their crossbows!”

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Denerim market had stopped to see the Grey Warden elf be attacked by that man. The so called Jimmy, one of many in the crowd who wanted to avenge teyrn Loghain’s name. But after Jimmy’s death, most of that crowd wanted distance from the elf who had it in his eyes. They stepped back, and left Ser Landry’s and his closest, armored men standing against Frey.

“You are filth for having killed filth, Warden! It is what you expect of an elf. Get him, men! I will not give this knife-ear the honor of a duel.”

The men, five of them, dashed forward. Although, for swift Frey, they were stumbling ahead with the awful clinking of metal chain links all over them. Their hauberks made them sitting ducks, slow as fat pigs. Frey, clad in the Warden’s gambeson, reinforced with ironbark plates, could not fear what could not touch him. Before the anger would set in, he actually felt sorry for the Fereldan people who would become darkspawn food soon. Their warriors were not hunters, and thus, simply prey.

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“They shot their crossbows at the same time, Frey! I leaped like Andruil from the roof, avoided their bolts, and while I was in the air, I knocked two arrows at once and loosed! Splish, splish, both arrows in between their eyes! Like that!” Tamlen was more excited about his story than Frey. Frey, who nodded along, and loved how flustered the other elf got when telling these fantastic tales of encounters with the quicklings.

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The first of them charged with sword in both hands, high above the head, shouting for honor and glory, and died with a stab to his neck before the sword could be swung down. He fell back without letting go of the weapon, gorging blood, still waiting for the glorious moment to swing his sword down.

The second one lunged forward swinging an axe from which Frey ducked. The axe hit another’s shield, got stuck, and allowed Frey to pierce him in the armpit four blurred times. As the second’s body fell down, it brought the axe stuck in the shield with him, leaving the third one exposed. Frey spinned away from the thrusting sword and kicked it away from the third attacker. This one died with one dagger hitting square in each eye, at once.

The other two were more careful, and were keeping a wary, defensive stance, one in each side of the blood bathed elf, shield held high and swords ready to thrust the dancing killer away. Frey did not hesitate. He dashed towards one of them, and slid on the dirt past the man before the sword found him. The daggers crafted by Ilen were the shooting star’s tail that hamstrung the man and rendered him helpless. The last man ran away when he saw his partner’s tongue slide in a bloodfall through an open throat.

Ser Landry had fled as well, and Frey would not let that prey go. He darted on the direction of the knight’s footprints, but didn’t need to go too far to find him. The tracks led on to an alley, and Frey stopped at the corner, listening. The smile he once gave Tamlen curved his lips. He could hear the noble’s heavy breathing, and Zevran’s soft giggles.

“You went away before avenging Loghain’s name, my lord.” said Zevran, moving a strand of hay-like hair from Ser Landry’s sweaty forehead. “How will poor Loghain be, with such mud strewn across his honor? Will he ever be able to sleep again?”

“Move away, elf!” Ser Landry shouted, pushing against Zevran’s shoulder only to find it no longer there and, with a little push from the Antivan, fall down on the muddy ground. The knight drew his sword as the got back to his feet, and raised his eyes to find Frey standing in front of him, arms crossed, with a lewd Zevran encircling the Dalish’s waist with his arms. “We forgot to tell him that we are maricons, mi amor. Fags are smearing Loghain’s name!”

Ser Landry’s response was to run for his life. He did not curse, he did not reply, he simply shouted and ran again, as fast as he could. Zevran kissed Frey’s cheek, and ran after the knight, looking back at Frey briefly to see what the other elf would do. “Aren’t you coming?”

---

“Aren’t you coming?” An angry Tamlen said looking over his shoulder at Frey, who was lagging behind as they pursued their mark.

“On my way,” said Frey, with the same silly admiration in his eyes. Tamlen frowned, shook his head, and cursed under his breath. “Don’t lag behind!”

---

“On my way,” said Frey, with the same silly admiration in his eyes. Zevran sighed and winked at the Dalish. Frey was still not used to feel that way. To receive the same admiring looks he gave Zevran. It was all new to the Antivan as well. “Just don’t lag behind. You are my shadow, remember? ”, said Zevran.

#frey mahariel #m!warden #mahariel #zevran #dragon age origins #dalish warden #crashed down on a hurricane #awesome ocs

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Roleplay Server Log #180

“A New Badge for Lost Silver, a Call From Jeb”

[Sylveon] Comes running up in a panic-

[Mb] What the actual fuck is that? Did Hello Kitty fall down the damn well?

[Sylveon] Jumps up into the spawn tree-

[Zweilous] Comes chasing after it, sniffing the air-

[CP] - Nope, that belongs to an old housemate of mine

[Doc] What in the world... it has two heads?

[Mb] Did you live with a Japanese schoolgirl?

[CP] - Nope, pokemon trainers

[Silver] Comes running up panting- Zweilous! Stop!

[Doc] Thumbs at Galvantula - That's one as well, there are lots of types. Oh, hey Silver.

[Silver] - Hey... Shit, Sylveon!

[Doc] New head I see, and some increased speed. What's with him chasing Sylveon?

[Silver] - Dragon and fairy types don't get along

[Doc] Is there some Pokemon equivalent to catnip we can use to calm them down?

[Silver] - Nope... Zweilous became more aggressive with this evolution so it's not listening as well as usual...

[Doc] Don't you need some kind of emblem to make the pokemon listen to their trainer?

[Silver] - The badges? I normally haven't... Then again my game was glitched and I have all my badges

[Doc] And this one is from a different game... maybe it's time to go do some battles?

[Silver] - It's been a very long time since I've done that...

[Doc] Yeah, but you're all set up for it now! Your pokemon are in good shape and you are too.

[Silver] - But which gym would I be fighting?

[Doc] Well, lets do some research... - Xe pulls out hir command block - Lets see, Deino evolves at level 50 ... the game after yours is Ruby/Sapphire and you need a badge to control over lvl 50... You need to beat.... Lavaridge gym, someone called Flannery? And you get the Heat badge.

[Silver] - So Lapras will be my powerhouse for that fight, and Ponyta will be useless...

[Doc] You know, mine could use some exercise too. Maybe Deerheart's as well. We could keep the wild ones off you so you're fresh for the fight at least.

[Silver] - I'm not sure how pokemon from later games will work if brought into an older version, so Sylveon and some of the others may be useless...

[Doc] We're glitches, I think we can figure it out.

[Galvantula] Bounces around a bit since it's got tons of Doc's excess energy.

[Silver] - I don't know...

[Doc] MissingNo is old enough, aren't they?

[Silver] - Yeah, they're from the original game

[Doc] Have you had any luck training them?

[Mb] Are you two actually speaking English?

[Silver] - Not much...

[CP] - Shut up asshole

[Mb] I'm gonna go start building a house. Later losers.

[Lie] - Welcome to the server Mb

[Mb] Grumbles-

[Mew] *Glides down from above to try and land on Doc

[Galvantula] Makes a playful jump for Mew

[Doc] These things take time Silver. MissingNo might not even be able to understand you all that well. They are pretty scrambled.

[Mew] ! ! ! *Flicks tail at Galvantula, trying to trap it in a bubble

[Silver] - Yeah...- Flickers to his gray tones briefly

[Doc] Nonono, Don't be sad! - Hugs Silver warmly. - It'll be okay. If all else fails I'll try to untangle their code myself.

[Silver] Hugs back- Thanks

[Doc] Gives Silver a good squeeze and holds his shoulders. - Come on, lets go on a little adventure. I think being in your element will give you some confidence at least.

[Silver] - Oh... Okay...

[Doc] Calls out to Deerheart over the chat - Love? We need to go out for a bit. Can you bring our pokemon and meet us at the spawn? - turns to Mew - Would Glitchy like to come as well?

[Deer] - Sure

[Doc] Cp? Lie? Would either of you like to go?

[CP] - Do we really wanna leave the newbie here by himself?

[Mew] Meewww.... *Shrugs and glides over to Silver, pawing at him

[Mew] Call, or I can go ask him

[Doc] Understood. I know the Shuppet won't obey you anyway.

[Silver] - Alright alright- He brings up his pokedex- Glitchy? Can you hear me?

[Lie] - I wouldn't mind if you guys take Vulpix with you

[Glitchy] Yeah, what is it?

[Silver] - I apparently need another badge to help control Zweilous, wanna come with us?

[Glitchy] ... Sure, should we drag Strangled with? It might be good for him.

[Silver] - Ah Lie, that might be a bad idea... You don't want Vulpix to accidentally get switched to another trainer

[Silver] - You can try

[Doc] Good call. It's okay. Me and Deerheart each have two, that should suffice.

[Glitchy] I'll get him, where should we come?

[Deer] Rides up on Mudsdale with Goomy and Shaymin riding behind her-

[Silver] - We're at spawn

[Glitchy] We'll be there in a bit. Is my mew with you? They ran off a bit ago.

[Silver] - Yeah- Pats Mew- They're here

[Glitchy] Good, alright, we'll be there in a bit.

[Silver] - See you then

[Ponyta] Trots along behind Mudsdale-

[Silver] - Ponyta...

[Doc] That one just loves hanging out with Mudsdale. It's so cute.

[Silver] - I've noticed...

-Espurr and Lapras arrive as well-

[Doc] You don't think... they can breed.... do you?

[Silver] - I mean, technically yes? But it would end up as one or the other...

[Doc] Well, I guess we'll see. I have no idea what sex either of them are, and frankly I had no idea the Gastly would be able to breed with the Chain Chomp. That pretty much blew my mind.

[Glitchy] It'll be fun, stop giving me that look. -Herding Strangled into spawn, flareon bouncing around behind them both

[Strangled] - I'm hating both of you right now...

[Silver] - Ponyta is female

[Glitchy] Oh hush.

[Silver] - Hey you two

[Strangled] - Just what the fuck are we doing?

[Doc] Silver neeeds a new badge for his Zweilous, we're going out for a bit.

[Strangled] - Against what?

[Silver] - Fire types

[Strangled] - Do you wanna use Onyx? He'd be strong there

[Silver] - No, that's alright, I've got Lapras

[Doc] Lapras is a bad-ass. That's such a lovely creature. I read online they're super rare.

[Lapras] Nudges Silver-

[Silver] - Yeah, they kinda are

[Doc] I guess I'm leading. Since Cp is going to stay to watch the noob. But I trust Deerheart to help us get back if we get turned around.

[Silver] Calls his pokemon back to their balls-

[Doc] Offers the containers for Galvantula and Goomy and they hop in. - I've been meaning to try this anyway. - Xe sticks the two balls to hir belt. - That works.

[Mew] -Glides over to Glitchy and drapes around his shoulders like a scarf-

[Glitchy] Hey bud. -Pats the Mew's head affectionately-

[Deer] Dismounts and calls hers into their balls as well-

[Doc] Deerheart? Should I carry Yaunfen? Or do you want too?

[Deer] - Whichever you prefer, but I get the feeling you'll be busy wanting to pet everything

[CP] - Well, we're leaving

[Lie] - CP, don't be rude

[CP] - What?

[Doc] Thank you both for the emergency help. And thank you Cp for the boost. That was excellent thinking on the fly. Should I bring you anything for your pokemon? Gyms usually have a center and a shop nearby.

[CP] - Don't you dare

[Lie] - Only if you want to Doc

[Doc] Okay. Are you guys ready to go?

[Glitchy] I am. -returns his flareon to it's ball

[Silver] - Yeah

[Strangled] - Don't want to

[Deer] - Absolutely

[Doc] Oookay..... - Xe makes a hole in the wall and ushers them outside before closing it up again. It's dark and staticky in the null space, but the way isn't that far.

[Silver] Shifts nervously-

[Strangled] Groans-

[Doc] Reaches back to take Deerheart's hand and strides confidently into the dark.

[Deer] Glances back at the server, still getting nervous about leaving it-

[Doc] Gives her a little squeeze and kisses both her and the bitty dragon lightly-

-Glitchy follows Doc, humming slightly and checking to make sure Strangled and Silver follow

[Yaunfen] Squeaks and tries to gum Doc's nose-

[Doc] Ffft! Silly.

[Strangled] Grumbles the whole way-

[Doc] Keeps an eye on them so no one gets lost-

[Silver] Perks a little as they get closer to the pokemon game-

[Doc] Opens a portal into Pokemon Ruby and holds it for the others. They're on the outskirts of a town, there's lots of rock and lava everywhere. A few trainers are wandering around.

[Deer] Shifts around a little- This ground is really hot...

[Silver] - Here- Tosses Ponyta out- Ponyta is a fire pokemon, the heat won't affect them. Climb on

[Deer] - Thanks- She carefully climbs onto the the smaller equine pokemon's back, careful of it's mane

[Doc] Xe leans over a lava pool and washes hir face. - Ah, that's nice.

[Glitchy] Home sweet home.. -Looks around fondly-

[Silver] - Any of our games feel good

[Doc] Which version is yours Glitchy? And how are your eyes doing lately? They should be nearly if not all the way healed by now.

[Strangled] Stretches a little-

[Doc] Jumps suddenly as a small animal bites hir boot - OW! Fucker! - Xe pulls the galvantula ball from hir belt and the spider leaps from it, growling at the small animal.

[Glitchy] Red. And they're better, I haven't had any problems yet, although I think I might need to keep the glasses..

[Strangled] - Try going through that several times a day for years

[Doc] Good! Nothing wrong with glasses, they just make you look distinguished. - Xe copies the empty ball in hir hand and tosses it at the Trapinch.

[Trapinch] Vanishes into the ball with an irritated squeak-

[Doc] Anyone else need empties? - Pets the spider gratefully. -At Strangled- Yeah I can see how that would be annoying, but then we can't take a step outside at night without being mobbed by monsters either.

[Silver] Let's Sylveon out-

[Sylveon] Shakes itself before rubbing against Silver and wrapping a ribbon around Silver's wrist-

[Deer] - Do we want to get anything for TLOT and Steve?

[Doc] Maybe? I don't want to get all impulsive, they have plenty of responsibilities as it is. Come on guys, you should challenge some of these wandering yahoos.

[Silver] - I should reserve mine for the gym battle...

[Glitchy] I wouldn't mind fighting them...

[Deer] - I think I'd rather look around for now

[Doc] Okay, I'll go into town then. I want to visit their Pokemon center. I have an idea...

[Deer] - I'll go with

[Silver] - I'm coming! Glitchy, Strangled, do you want to meet us at the gym?

[Strangled] - Sure, why not

[Doc] Heads off down the little road, - Hey, they have hot springs here. That's nice.

[Deer] - We may have to come back again, bring Lie... Maybe have a girls day

[Ponyta] Snorts and shakes her head a little-

[Doc] Oh, that's a great idea! Let her Vulpix romp a bit too. Ah, here it is. Does anyone need healing? They do that here.

[Silver] - All mine are good for now

[Deer] - I think Shaymin has been keeping on top of things...

[Silver] - It's probably very low on PP, that allows it to use it's moves. You probably should have nurse Joy look at it

[Doc] Sounds good to me - Holds the door-

[Deer] Climbs off of Ponyta and steps through while Silver calls Ponyta back into the ball-

[Doc] Is already talking to someone near the stairs. -

[Silver] Motions for Deer to follow him and approaches the pink clad nurse behind the counter- Nurse Joy? We have a Shaymin here which needs a check up

[Joy] - A Shaymin? I've never heard of that

[Deer] Pulls Shaymin out-

[Joy] - Well, it's obviously a pokemon, let me take it to the back. We'll be back real quick

[Deer] - Alright...

[Doc] Vanished up the steps-

[Joy] Is gone for several minutes before returning with Shaymin- Here you go! They're all better! They were really low on PP. You may want to buy some ether to keep it up so it doesn't run so low again

[Deer] - Thank you, I understand

[Joy] Looks at Sylveon- I've never seen that variant of Eevee, what type is it?

[Silver] - Oh, this is Sylveon, they evolve from love

[Joy] - I see- She holds out treats for Shaymin and Sylveon- Well, enjoy your time here and stop by whenever you need anything

[Sylveon] Grabs both treats with a ribbon and hands one off to Shaymin before eating it's own-

[Doc] Comes back down with a huge grin- Xe passes three balls to the nurse with a respectful nod and waits while they're charged and returned to hir. One of the balls is now a moddled green and white instead of the usual red.

[Deer] - What is that one love?

[Doc] Lets go outside first and I'll show you. It's a bit indulgent but I couldn't resist trading that naughty Trapinch away. I got a bit involved wheeling and dealing and this one just seemed special.

[Deer] Nods in understanding and follows Doc outside while Silver follows both of them-

[Doc] Gives the ball a gentle toss and a bunch of large seeds appear in a cluster. Their faces run a gamut of emotions, but mostly relieved.

[Deer] - Eggs?

[Silver] - Why those?

[Doc] I don't know, they just caught my eye. They're apparently psychic too. Might be useful.

[Silver] Sighs-

[Deer] I think I'll go see what that hot spring is like...

[Doc] You have to have one to get rid of to start out, but the trading is fast as hell on the second floor. You could always catch a random thing and try to upsell it.

[Deer] - We'll see what I find

[Silver] Looks in the direction of the gym- I'm so glad I have the unknowns...

[Doc] What do they do? I mean, apart from help you get around when you didn't have limbs.

[Silver] - They would help protect me

[Deer] Has gone off to the springs-

[Doc] No, I mean what kind of moves do they have?

[Silver] - Hidden power, that's it

[Doc] Mysterious, I like it. Wanna help me name the eggs? They came with one, but I can fix it with an anvil tag.

[Silver] - You do realize they all become one creature, right?

[Doc] That's neat! Well, they all fit in one ball, I figured the result would just be something with several heads, maybe?

[Silver] - Yeah, looks like a tree

[Doc] A... tree?

[Deer] - Doc! I need you over here!

[Doc] Hmm? Oh! Deerheart! What is it?

[Deer] - I need a bit of help!

-There's a tan colored fish pokemon with blue fins desperately trying to get out of the hot water on the far side of the pool-

[Doc] Holy shit!- Xe spawns a bucket of water and wades in to scoop it up -

[Feebas] - Fee...

[Silver] Growls under his breath, his cold spreading out and cooling the water and causing more steam-

[Doc] We need to get this one to the center, stat! - Xe rushes back to the building with the bucket and clunks it on the counter- Little help please?!

[Joy] - Where did you find it!?- Her Chancy is already bringing out a stretcher

[Doc] In the hot springs!

[Joy] - Oh dear, we'll get it taken care of right away!- She rushes to the back with her Chancy

[Doc] Lets the other two pokemon out as xe paces and the Galvantula and Goomy sniff the Exeggcute curiously-

[Silver] Sits in a chair, listening and happens to overhear a conversation-

[MTrainer] - I can't believe that one guy was boasting about abandoning his Feebas!

[FTrainer] - I know! Poor thing, I know their pretty useless in a battle, but he still could have at least found it another home...

[MTrainer] - Hopefully he left it in a stream or somewhere safe...

[Silver] A small bit of ice forms around him-

[Doc] Gives a little hiss of irritation. - If they can't fix it, I will...

[Silver] - Nurse Joy can pretty much fix everything Doc.. We should speak to Officer Jenny though

[Doc] This game has police? They won't arrest us for trespassing right?

[Silver] - Yes it has police, and no, she won't arrest us, especially if we were saving a pokemon

[Doc] Goes to the counter and flags down a person - Can you call the police please?

[Person] - Oh, uh sure...- They call and briefly speak. Within minutes Officer Jenny enters the center

[Jenny] - I was told somebody here needed me?

[Doc] Yes, we found a fish pokemon abandoned in the hot springs.

[Jenny] - In the hot springs!? Did you see who left it there?

[Doc] No, but we rescued it. The nurse is working on it now. Some kind of brown and blue fish.

[MTrainer] - We saw who it was, he was bragging about leaving the Feebas

[Jenny] Goes over to the other trainers to get what information she can-

[Doc] I hope they throw the book at him, what a dick move.

[Jenny] After getting all the information- Alright, I'll alert my other cousins in case I somehow miss him, but I'm going to search the roads now. I'll have Joy update me later on the Feebas- She turns and leaves

[Doc] Good. -Turns to Silver- I'm glad you're good to your Pokemon, - hugs his shoulders- I'd give you so much shit if you weren't. Ha.

[Silver] - Never... Never... They become your family...- His ice is still having a bit of an effect

[Doc] Brr! - Xe turns hir glitch up like TLOT taught hir, there's a slight smell and a bit of the chairs plastic sags under the heat. -Oops.

[FTrainer] - Is somebody's Numel burning something?

[Doc] My bad! Sorry! - Pulls back to spare the furniture.

[Joy] Is absent from the counter for a few hours, luckily no trainers needing her come in. When she comes back out it's with a healthy looking Feebas- It was a little difficult, but we did it

[Deer] Enters the center having gone to the store to get some stuff and to distract herself while they were waiting for the Feebas-

[Doc] Love! Look! The little fish is all better. So glad you spotted them!-

[Deer] - Oh thank goodness!

[Joy] - Normally I'd say we'd wait for it's trainer to arrive, but that won't be an option here...

[Deer] - We'll take it, we have room on our teams

[Joy] - Are you sure?

[Doc] Of course. I only have these three and she only has two. - Xe pulls out a spare ball and hands it to Deerheart.

[Deer] Approaches the Feebas- Well, do you want to come with us?

[Feebas] Jumps a little and touches the ball, being pulled in-

[Deer] Smiles happily-

[Doc] I'll make some fish flakes while Silver is at the gym.

[Deer] - Good idea

[Silver] - I wonder where the others are...

[Doc] Most likely still doing random fights or catching things outside the town. They can't help you with the gym anyway, right?

[Silver] - No, I have to do all the fights by myself

[Doc] Well I can still help. - Xe takes out a potion and some healing slime and multiplies it. - Just to keep everyone's hearts full. They work on my pokemon, should be okay for yours too.

[Silver] - Ah, I think that counts as cheating...

[Doc] Can't you use potions to heal as you fight?

[Silver] - Well yes

[Doc] Then it's not cheating. Don't be silly.

[Phanpy] Wanders out and towards Glitchy and Strangled-

[Glitchy] A Phanphy... huh...

[Strangled] - You can fight it

-Glitchy lets out his shiny sneasel, which immediately moves toward the phanphy, claws raised-

[Phanpy] Uses tackle-

[Doc] Can we cheer for you Silver? Or is a solem thing?

[Silver] - I don't know... They may challenge you as well...

[Doc] Let em! I think we're good. You're the only one who needs the badge, we just have to survive.

[Silver] - But I still have to do all the fights, you can't help me with those

[Glitchy] Ice Punch.

-Sneasel gets hit with the tackle, and uses the closeness to try and jab the phanphy with a freshly ice coated fist-

[Doc] I know. You lead, we'll follow. This is your world.

[Phanpy] Tries growl-

[Silver] - Then let's go- Silver leads them out and heads towards the gym

[Sneasel] ...? -Head tilts a bit-

[Phanpy] Continues to use basic attacks-

[Sneasel] .... -Looks back at Glitchy and Strangled, gesturing at the Phanphy in a "Do I have to fight this?" manner-

[Doc] Enters the gym behind Silver and looks around. Hir pokemon are just bounding along beside hir-

[Silver] Puts his hand on his poke balls as he approaches the first trainer- Let's do this

[Doc] Deerheart... you should let yours out too, so they can watch. No one seems to care if they're loose anyway.

[Glitchy] At the very least weaken it so I can catch it, Tricks.

[Sneasel] Sneas! -Turns back to the Phanphy and starts attacking it, mostly with ice punch. Freeze that phanphy solid much?-

[Deer] - Oh, okay- She let's the Shaymin and Mudsdale

[Phanpy] Is considering running-

[Glitchy] -Tosses a simple Pokeball at the Phanphy-

[Phanpy] Is caught-

[Glitchy] -Picks up the ball and pets his sneasel's head- Good job.

[Strangled] - Can we go now?

[Silver] Starts his fight with the first trainer using Espurr, quickly winning- Good job Espurr!

[Doc] Does a little cheering for Silver but not so loud they'll be asked to leave. Their pokemon are similarly encouraging.

[Silver] Makes his way towards the next trainer, dropping down through boards and rising through vents-

[Doc] This building is crazy....

[Silver] Fights the next trainer, Espurr almost faints and so Silver changes it out for Sylveon who finishes the fight- Alright, just a few more

[Doc] Stay hydrated, it's hot in here!

[Silver] - I'm fine for now! What about you Sylveon?

[Sylveon] - Syl!

[Silver] Smiles and gives Sylveon some fresh water which heals it some-

[Glitchy] Are you bored Strangle? -Raises eyebrow at Strangled as he tosses the pokeball in his bag-

[Strangled] - These are small fry and you know it

[Doc] Keep it up! We believe in you Silver!

[Silver] Picks Sylveon up as they head for the next trainer-

[Exeggcute] Bounce and wiggle over to Deerheart, their little faces looking up at her and Yaunfen - Exxxe?

[Yaunfen] Is freaked out by the pokemon-

[Deer] - Yaunfen please, hold still, I don't want to drop you

[Glitchy] Duh, but it's not like we could go fight this game's Red.

[Glitchy] ... Could we? I mean... -Thoughtful look-

[Exeggcute] Spins back a bit in case the dragon falls off of her or something. -

[Doc] I think they're just curious. They can read minds after all.

[Strangled] - No! There's already enough of us as is

[Deer] Makes soothing noises at Yaunfen-

[Silver] - Has made it to the next trainer and starts the fight, Sylveon taking very little damage, but the fight is long

[Glitchy] It'd be interesting though... But you've got a point. We don't need to be Red Cubed. To the gym now?

[Strangled] - Yeah why not

-The first trainer has fully healed there pokemon at the center and returns-

[Trainer] - Are you guys here to fight for the badge too?

[Doc] Nah, we came to cheer our friend on. We're newbies at this sort of thing. We don't even have full teams.

[Trainer] - I see, well if you have any questions, feel free to ask

[Doc] Any tips on getting into a Shuppet's good graces? Or taking care of a Feebas?

[Trainer] - A shuppet? I'm not actually sure... But the dark pokemon gym may have some ideas

[Doc] Is there a place to buy a map?

[Trainer] - Maybe the general store? Most people just follow the routes, you eventually get where you're going

[Doc] Ah, well, it is nice countryside from what I've seen. Apart from the Trapinch's.

[Trainer] - Yeah they can get annoying, looks like your friend is at the last battle before the gym leader

[Doc] Awesome! Cripes I hope this goes perfectly, he really needs that badge.

[Silver] Is at the last trainer and has switched Sylveon for the unknowns-

[Trainer] - Why?

[Doc] I don't know, apparently they only have one move, but it's supposed to be something special.

[Trainer] - No, I meant why do they need the badge so badly

[Doc] Oh! Sorry! They have a higher level pokemon that won't behave since it evolved. Some kind of plant dinosaur thing. Deino.

[Trainer] Shudders- Those things are very aggressive...

[Doc] From what I've gleaned it's mostly because they're constantly hungry. They must metabolize crazy fast.

[Trainer] - Still, they cause a lot of damage...

[Doc] I put a helmet on it so it would stop bruising itself bumping into things too. -looks down- Well my team is just lounging. What are you carrying?

[Silver] Wins against the trainer and enters the gym leaders area-

[Goomy and Shaymin are laying on the Galvantula.]

[Trainer] - A Koffing and two Slugmas

[Doc] Can I see? Not trying to pick a fight, I'm just curious.

[Trainer] Shrugs- Sure- He lets his pokemon out

-The slugma's immediately head for the lava-

[Doc] Coughs a little because of the Koffings mist- Wow that's strong! OH! Don't go over there! You'll get hurt- Chases after the Slugma -

[Trainer] - They're fine, they like the lava

[Doc] Has already picked it up- Oh sorry! Well I'm warm too- Turns up hir heat again- Xe walks back with the slugma in hir hands-

[Trainer] - What are you doing!? They need to keep moving! They'll harden if they don't! That's why they head for lava, or any other heat source! It slows the hardening process down!

[Doc] Oh, But I'm super hot too, here- they stand in front of the trainer and the blistering heat is flowing off them like a fresh pool of lava-

[Trainer] - I don't care! Put my pokemon down!

[Doc] Sorry... here- Xe releases the little slug and steps back, already cooling down again. - I'm used to working with young creatures who go right for anything that will hurt them. Mom instincts...

[Trainer] Is ignoring Doc and checking his pokemon over. There's a loud boom overhead as Silver and the gym leader battle-

[Doc] Leans against Deerheart- I hope he's okay....

[Deer] - He'll be fine love

-After several tense minutes Silver emerges-

[Silver] - I won!- He shows the badge

[Doc] YES! - Xe grabs him and swings him around in a big hug, before putting him down again - So proud of you!

[Silver] - Thanks, should we see if the reds are here?

[Doc] Yes, I thought they'd be here by now, they must have gotten hung up with catching and fighting.

[Silver] Starts heading out of the gym- There they are!

[Doc] Guys! Look! Silver got his badge!

[Strangled] Is grumbling as he and Glitchy approach. He does perk at the news though- Really? That's great

[Glitchy] Glad to hear that. I caught a Phanphy and all Strangled did was stand around like a sudowudo..

[Strangled] Flips Glitchy off-

[Glitchy] You know it's true though

[Strangled] - Just shut the hell up

[Glitchy] Whatever -Rolls eyes-

[Doc] A Phanphy? Are you going to keep it, or trade it off?

[Glitchy] I’ll keep it. Even if it is underleveled.

[Silver] - Should we head back? Or go forwards?

[Person] Walks up holding a pair of googles - Who beat the gym? This is for them.

[Doc] What are they for?

[Person] So you can traverse the sandstorm outside the pass.

[Silver] - Sandstorm?

[Person] Yeah, there's a trader out there with some good stuff, I don't know why he won't come into town.

[Doc] Might be good to get something for Lie...

[Silver] - Okay, well I beat the gym, so I guess they're mine?

[Doc] Mind if I copy them?

[Person] Hands them to Silver-

[Silver] - Go right ahead

[Doc] Makes several copies and even puts a pair on Yaunfen before holding out the rest. - I'm up to trade at least.

[Strangled] Sighs- Fine- He takes a pair

[Doc] Blinks under the coke bottle lenses - Been a dogs age since I needed a pair of these, I feel all nostalgic. -giggles- I need a big lever to pull while shouting.

[Sneasel] Sneas! -Tries to grab Glitchy’s pair from his hands before he puts them on-

[Deer] Takes a pair as well-

[Silver] - You should probably put all your pokemon away...

[Deer] - Oh, okay

[Silver] Holds the goggles out of reach before putting them on-

[Doc] For their safety too, I wouldn't want anyone to get lost. - Xe pulls out a lead and starts making it longer before tying the end around Silvers waist. - We'll make a chain and stay on the road.

[Deer] Takes the rope and starts connecting everybody-

-Glitchy returns his sneasel to it’s ball-

[Doc] I know this isn't your game Silver, but you should still lead, if only because your team is the strongest. We can always exit back into the null space if it gets too nasty.

[Silver] - Oh look, Officer Jenny is back

[Doc] Hello Officer! Any news?

[Jenny] Is escorting an angry looking trainer- Oh hello, it's you guys again. How are you?

[Doc] Right as rain with two new pokemon and my friend here got a shiny new badge for his collection.

[Jenny] - Good, hey, would you do me a favor?

[Doc] Sure. What is it?

[Jenny] Motions to the trainer she's escorting- Well this is the guy who abandoned the Feebas and apparently it's not the only one he abandoned. Could you guys keep an eye out for a Ralts and a Vulpix?

[Doc] Of course, how far away were they dropped? We're headed out into the sandstorm.

[Jenny] - That's just it, they could be in the sandstorm, I found him exiting it since he didn't have any goggles...

[Doc] Got it. Do you want us to bring them back if we find them? Or do they need new owners anyway?

[Jenny] - They'll need new owners, he's having all his pokemon confiscated and redistributed to other trainers

[Doc] Ha! A fitting punishment for a bad pet owner. For shame.

[Jenny] - Anyways, please do be careful in the sandstorm and keep an eye out for those two pokemon

[Doc] Makes a little salute. - Of course. You guys ready?

[Silver] - Yeah

[Strangled] - If we must

[Deer] - Let's go

[Glitchy] Yep

[Doc] Ah, don't be so sour Strangled. I'd think some fresh air would do you good. You can't just hide in Silver's room forever.

[Strangled] - Oh shut up

[Doc] I'm still willing to be your friend. I'm sure Silver will vouch for me on that at least.

[Silver] - Come on Strangled, please?

[Strangled] - Fine... Whatever

[Silver] - Okay, let's go then- Starts leading them into the sandstorm

-The group tromps down a rocky path between two cliffs and the sand blows down from above until the reach the other end, where it's whirling in every direction over a dusty road and a flat plain scattered with rocks.

[Strangled] Perks as he hears some soft noises- There's something over there...

[Doc] As a group then. - moves with the others.

-There's a small crevice in the ground and a little bit of light can be seen down in it, the Raltz and Vulpix are down several feet. The Vulpix used ember to create some light-

[Doc] I can dig down to it. Unless someone has a flying Pokemon that can grab them?

[Mew] -Slides off Glitchy’s neck and glides halfway down to the Ralts and Vulpix-

[Glitchy] Guess Null has it.

[Mew] -Waves paws and the two pokemon are enveloped in bubbles, which float up with mew- Got them.

[Vulpix] Seems frightened and Raltz tries to calm it-

[Silver] - Poor things, I can't imagine what they've been through...

[Doc] Well you're safe now little ones. Do you want to come with us?

[Vulpix] Frightened noises-

[Deer] - Let me try something- She let's Shaymin out

[Shaymin] Releases healing energy-

[Vulpix] Calms a little-

[Deer] - I think that one will do best with Lie, I think having another Vulpix around might help this one

[Doc] Good idea Love.

[Person] Coming up the road. They're totally wrapped up with just goggles showing and a large backpack - Oh! Hello. Not used to seeing a group on the road, did you find something in the mirage rocks? Wow.... I've never seen those kinds of pokemon before. [He thinks Yaunfen is a Pokemon too.]

[Deer] - Oh, well, thank you

[Silver] - And you are?

-Mew returns to it’s perch on Glitchy’s shoulders-

[Sprig] I'm Sprig, I hunt fossils out here and sell or trade them to trainers.

[Strangled] - Not fossil pokemon...

[Sprig] What's wrong with fossil pokemon? They're lovely to display and pretty strong if you have someone revive them.

[Doc] There are fossils.....? - Is unbinding hir part of the rope.

[Strangled] Grumbles-

[Silver] - There are fossil pokemon in every game, Strangled actually has one...

[Doc] That's so cool! What is it? Is it a dinosaur?

[Strangled] - Fuck off

[Doc] So mean... - Xe takes out some gems - So... do you have any to trade? I love fossils.

[Sprig] I've got a Root fossil. Some kid came by earlier and got my other one. I need to go dig some more.

[Doc] Trade me for this? - Takes out a large sparkly diamond-

[Sprig] Jaw drop-

[Strangled] - Is that your solution for everything?

[Doc] Would you prefer I beat him up and took it?

[Sprig] Gulps -

[Doc] Gems are good currency in just about any game.

[Strangled] - Ugh

[Sprig] Makes a quick trade and hands Doc the dinner plate sized fossil. - Oh, I have to give this to Lie! It looks like a little plant!

[Deer] - So she'll be getting two new pokemon then

[Silver] - You still need to find someone to revive it

[Doc] You think I should? I was just going to give her the fossil as decoration.

-a wild shiny lunatone runs right into doc's back-

[Silver] - You know her better than I do

[Doc] Ah, you're right. I'll have someone revive it. If it's a plant thing it should go well with the rest of the contents of her greenhouse... What the?! There's something on my shoulders!

-lunatone seem to being having trouble in the sandstorm it doesn't seem for around this area-

[Doc] Lunges around trying to grab it-

-lunatone is grabbed but is panicking now not know what doc is trying to do-

[Deer] - Ah! Hold still love!- She looks at Shaymin who once again releases calming energy

-lunatone calms down thanks to the energy- Tone Tone

[Doc] It looks like a little moon?

[Sprig] That's a Lunatone! It must be super lost.

-lunatone uses it's blue eyes to look at doc-

[Doc] It's pretty isn't it? And we know someone who loves space, don't we?

[Deer] Giggles a little- Yes, yes we do

[Doc] Wanna come live with our friend? She has a Minior, a Serperior and a Mimkyu you can hang out with.

-lunatone make a kind of happy nod-

[Doc] Then it's a done deal - Xe taps the Lunatone with an empty ball and holds it out to Deerheart to carry. - I want to try something if you guys can wait for me for a minute.

[Deer] - Sure, do you want to ball the Vulpix and Raltz too?

[Doc] Oh! Sorry... Here, I can make lots of empties easily. - Xe multiples the item in hir hand and holds them out to share.

[Deer] With Silver's help, balls the two lost pokemon-

[Silver] Takes some for him and Strangled-

[Doc] Pulls out a diamond pickaxe-

[Sprig] A little too quickly - I have a magic flute, trade?!

[Doc] Huh? I guess? I can always make more tools. Here-

[Sprig] Pulls out the little flute and passes it before taking the pick with gusto-

[Doc] I can't play, but it's kinda neat anyway.

[Strangled] - I can take that for now if you want

[Doc] Sure, I need my hands free anyway. - Xe takes out another pick and starts chopping away at a nearby rock formation. The bitty pixels fly everywhere as the hunks of rock despawn-

[Strangled] - Wow... That's gonna be slow

[Sprig] They seem to be doing okay. Do you have a better idea?

[Strangled] Tosses one of his pokeballs and his Onyx emerges- Yeah, a faster one

[Doc] Jumps as the huge pokemon appears - WHOAH.

[Sprig] Bolts back into the storm-

[Strangled] - Onyx! Rock smash!- The pokemon begins smashing rocks

[Doc] Hey.... Thank you Strangled. That's really helpful.

[Onyx] Leaves whatever is found behind-

[Doc] Picks around in the rubble and gives a trimphant yelp- Look at this! - Xe runs back to them - It's got a little feather in it. I love it! You guys have such a cool home game.

[Silver] - Each one is different

[Doc] But still fun. So you said something about reviving them? Would it be easier to go to your game for that? Or a newer version so no one is weirded out by whatever this is?

[Silver] - There should be someone around here who can do it

[Doc] I'll hunt for a map online. Do you want to go on foot, or go out and come back into a different area manually?

[Silver] - Going out and then back in would probably be better

[Doc] Got it, give me a sec.... If you guys want to try for some random encounters, go ahead-

[Strangled] - Yeah not interested, Onyx? Come back- He pulls Onyx back into it's ball

[Doc] It looks like we need to find the Devon Corporation building in Rustboro City and talk to a scientist on the second floor. That's good with me, this sand is chafing. - Xe makes a portal out and the sand despawns as it blows into the blackness beyond.

[Deer] Quickly steps through-

[Silver] Leads Glitchy and Strangled through-

[Doc] Makes another hole and they step out into a verdantly green area.

[Strangled] - Can we hurry this up?

[Silver] - Always impatient

[Doc] I didn't want to make a hole where anyone would see it. The city is just up the road. I think we can lose the rope now too.

[Strangled] Once everyone is free he loops it up for himself-

[Rival] Waiting at the gate, is super suprised to see the group- Uh...

[Silver] - Who wants to deal with him?

[Doc] Who is he?

[Strangled] - Can I kill him?

[Doc] Is that nessesary?

[Silver] - The rival of the protage

[Doc] So it would mess up the players game to kill him, right?

[Rival] Suddenly looks afraid.

[Strangled] - So?

[Glitchy] They can hear us, and you’re scaring them..

[Rival] There's uh.... Pokemon League gym in this town... -sweating

[Strangled] - Not interested

[Rival] Right... then I'll just.. just be going....

[Doc] That would be for the best I think.

[Rival] bolts-

[Doc] that was easy-

[Deer] - As much as I'm enjoying this, could we hurry a little love? I think I'm starting to get a headache...

[Doc] Oh, I'm sorry Deerheart. Here, have a healing potion- offers- I'll hurry it up. Let's find this scientist and book it.

[Deer] - Thank you

[Doc] Starts walking with the map open on hir gold carrot. No one else can see the small heads up as xe navigates the streets and stops in front of an office building.

[Silver] - Do you want any of us to go with you?

[Doc] Could you at least? You're more appropriately dressed for this game. As far as I know I'm asking for a favor.

[Silver] - Sure

-There are a few NPC's wandering around in the building-

[Doc] Heads for the second floor. Xe's carrying a fossil under each arm so it's obvious why xe's there-

[Silver] Follows, cautiously looking around-

[Scientist] - Hello there!

[Doc] Hi! - Xe's suddenly moved by the sight of someone in a labcoat that isn't barking mad or being shot at. Hir voice cracks a little- I... I need someone to wake these up for me?

[Scientist] - Sure, let me see them

[Doc] Gingerly hands over the fossils, Hir hand lingers on the surface of the feather one as it's taken.

[Scientist] Cleans them up a bit before putting them into a machine. It whirs to life and after a few moments there are two poke balls which the scientist hands over- Here you go

[Doc] Takes them gently - Is... there anything I should know? I don't even know what they are.

[Scientist] - Well, just open them and find out

[Doc] Presses the button on the first one and a purple and pink plant creature flops out.

[Lileep] Lileep?

[Scientist] - Oh cool! A Lileep!

[Doc] IT'S ADORABLE. Lie is gonna go nuts.

[Scientist] - Well let's see what's in the other one

[Doc] Hurredly hits the button and a ball of feathers flaps awkwardly to the floor. It's colorful and the face is like a dinosaur.

[Doc] Oh... this one is mine. Absolutely.

[Archen] Arch?

[Scientist] - That's an Archen

[Doc] It's so fluffy! Like a rainbow chicken with a fantail. I love it.

[Silver] - They are neat

[Doc] Is overwhelmed and hugs the scientist- Thank you!

[Scientist] - Your... welcome?

[Doc] It's just... damn... - lets go- It's so nice to see someone else doing this and... not getting the torches and pitchfork treatment. I'm moved... seriously. - wipes away a tear.

[Scientist] - What are you talking about?

[Silver] - Doc, maybe we should get going...

[Doc] We're travellers, where I come from... it's not so nice for scientists and doctors with more experimental methods... but yes, probably.

[Scientist] - Okay?- He seriously thinks Doc is insane

[Doc] Thank you again- Xe leaves quickly, practically running with a pokemon in each arm. - Deerheart! Glitchy! Strangled! Look at them! They're great aren't they?

[Glitchy] Yeah!

[Doc] Snuggles them - Aww. We should head back now, unless you guys have any objections?

[Doc] I can't wait to give Lie hers, Cp might punch me again, but I know she'll appreciate it.

[Deer] - There's always a chance of him punching you love

[Doc] True... He seems to take a special kind of enjoyment out of it... Anyway... - xe puts away the two pokemon and makes another portal- shall we?

[Deer] Happily walks through with the others following-

[Doc] Leads them back to the server with a minimum of fuss and closes the wall behind them. - it's fun going on little trips, but it's even nicer to be home.

[Deer] - Very much so

[Strangled] - Oh joy, back to this hell hole

[Doc] Strangled... Is there anything I can do to make you more at ease?

[Strangled] - Jut leave me alone- He starts walking off

[Silver] - Strangled...

[Doc] Silver? Do you think I should offer to just send him back to the mansion? He seems so determined to be miserable...

[Silver] Sighs- He's always like this, I'll talk to him in a little bit.

[Doc] Okay... But I know someone you should talk to now... - types out a quick update for Splender-

[Splender] Teleports over with Pinwheel- Yes?

[Doc] Guess what Silver did today!

[Splender] - What?

[Doc] Gives Silver a little nudge- tell him!

[Silver] - I... I got another badge...

[Splender] Switches Pinwheel to a tendril as he gasps happily and hugs Silver- OH HOW WONDERFUL!

[Doc] And it should get the Deino under control too. It evolved into something a bit more rambunctious.

[Splender] - Oh good, that's very good

[Doc] We've got some new little friends as well, a bird, a fish, a fairy, a fox, a plant critter, and Glitchy here got a teeny elephant thing.

[Splender] Another happy gasp-

[Doc] is letting hir Pokemon out to stretch and gestures for Deerheart to do the same. Only the ball with the Lileep stays closed.

[Deer] Let's all but the Feebas out- We should probably let Feebas out by the water

[Doc] I wonder... Do you think Stevie might like it? A fish is a pretty low-stress pet.

[Deer] - Stevie? Well it would be a second pet for him and Alexis...

[Doc] it's too big for her kitten to annoy it much...

[Deer] - That's true, and it might be good for him, I have a feeling that CP may have had a habit of killing his pets in the past...

[Doc] Just frowns- yeah... I'd mop the floor with him if he tried that shit now. Give Lie a call, Cp is probably sitting with Markus. No need for his bitching just yet.

[Deer] - Understood- She briefly concentrates and there's a quick response from Lie- She'll be here soon

[Doc] Silver? You gonna let yours out to play too? They did good today.

[Silver] - Oh, sure- He let's all of his pokemon out

[Doc] Is just petting and playing with all the critters, Yaunfen as well as the Pokemon.

[Lie] Arrives with her Alolan Vulpix- Hey, what do you guys need?

[Doc] We come bearing gifts! But Deerheart should go first. She has something for you.

[Deer] Smiles and hands Lie a pokeball- This one is kinda timid, it's former trainer was a bit abusive

[Lie] Gives Deer a curious look before pressing the button on the ball letting the normal Vulpix out- Oh, hello there little one

[RVulpix] Makes a scared little noise and cowers-

[AVulpix] Jumps down from Lie's arms to investigate-

[Doc] just like our little floofs... One red and one white, aww.

[AVulpix] Sniffs at RVulpix who whines a little-

[Lie] - Poor thing seems terrified...

[Doc] Ah I think that will change, they just need love, and the low resolution may be freaking them out a bit too.

[Lie] - Yup- She's crouched down to be closer to the pokemon's heights

[Doc] Lie.... I had the most amazing experience!

[Lie] - Oh?

[Doc] We got some fossils and took them to this really clean cut place, like an office almost, but with scientists everywhere, and it wasn't bombed out or anything! There weren't even people with guns around anywhere!

[Doc] And I gave this really polite, calm one, the fossils, and he put them in a big whirring machine and brought them back to life! And nobody got mad, or hurt, or anything! They just acted like it was a totally normal thing to do! I almost cried...

[Lie] - Doc that's wonderful!

[Doc] is super giddy- Look what I got! It's a little dinosaur-bird! An Archen! Isn't it great?!

[Archen] Flaps it's little wings like a chicken - Ar-ar-ar!

[Lie] - It's adorable Doc!

[AVulpix] Jumps around trying to get the other to play-

[Doc] Lie.... I found one for you too... I traded a man gems in a sandstorm for it. I was going to leave it just as a fossil for decoration, but given the opportunity to bring it back to life... I couldn't resist. - Offers the ball to Lie.

[Lie] Curious, she opens the ball, letting the Pokemon out-

[Lileep] Pops out, waving it's skinny pink tendrils in confusion. It's obviously a plant, but moving like a small animal on tiny nub legs at the bottom of it's stem. - Lileep! ep? ep?

[Doc] I think it might need a lot of watering. But it's pretty vigorious.

[Archen] Is fluttering around and manages to land on Galvantula

[Galvantula] Just crackles a bit.

[Lie] - Duly noted, it's a cutie

[Silver] Watches as Sylveon cautiously approaches the vulpix's-

[Doc] Does Evee begin as a dog type Silver?

[Silver] - Hm? Oh, yeah

[Doc] As long as everyone plays nice, I guess that's the important thing. You know.... it wouldn't be a bad idea to arrange some play days for all the Pokemon on the server. Just to keep them socialized and in shape. I wouldn't mind going out into the wilds of one of the games as a group either just to train a bit on wild encounters and random trainer battles.

[Silver] - I'm not sure how well it would work since it is a single player game

[Doc] Maybe on your glitched version? Would that help any? I mean, as long as we stay away from Lavender town?

[Silver] - Maybe... And the big four would be a no go too...

[Doc] No, of course not. I don't want to beat the game, but I know my Joltick wasn't the only one that could evolve. And they seem scrappy. I don't want them getting bored and picking fights randomly.

[Deer] - Love, I still have Lunatone... If you take Yaunfen I'll take the Lunatone to Gem

[Doc] Of course! Let me have our little one- holds out hir arms for the dragon

[Deer] Passes Yaunfen over before heading off to find Gem-

[Lie] - Deer wait, I'll come with you

[Deer] - Alright

[Lie] Carefully she picks up the Lileep and her new Vulpix while the Alolan version follows behind her-

[Deer] And Lie pass Lie's house where she mentally checks on CP before taking a couple of Lie's horses the rest of the way to Gem's place. Once there. Deer knocks on the door- Gem? Aven? BEN?

[aven] -opens the front door- hey guys

[Deer] - Hello Aven, how's BEN and Hyrule?

[aven] ben is protective as always and still mad about hyrule's first word and hyrule got a fairy to protect him. so what brings you guys out here?

[Deer] - We went on a little outing with the pokemon trainers to help Silver, they apparently needed a different badge to control one of their pokemon. We got something for Gem as well

[Lie] - I'm just along for the visit

[aven] well gem is with her pokemon right now in there rooms you can get there though the horse pen.

[Deer] - Thank you, do you want to come with us?

[aven] sure -walks out side and closes the door behind her-

[RVulpix] Is shaking in Lie's arms-

[Lie] - Shhh, it's okay, your safe

[Deer] Motions for Aven to lead since she's still not too familiar with the layout of their home-

[aven] -goes back down to where the horse pen then heads in there is a door on the back wall and stairs with fences on the front wall aven leads them down those steps gem is in the middle of the room playing with her pokemon-

[Lie] - Hello Gem!

[gem] oh hello lie hello deer.

Deer] - We have something for you Gem- She holds out the pokeball

[gem] a pokemon? -takes the pokeball then lets them out-

[lunatone] -pops out- luna?

[gem] -makes a little squee noise- a lunatone thank you so much!

[Deer] - It was caught up in a sandstorm and lost, it literally flew into Doc

[gem] awe the poor thing -offers lunatone a berry which it happily takes-

[Lie] - Something was mentioned about my new vulpix having been in a bad situation?

[Deer] - Yeah, an abusive trainer who left it for dead in the same sand storm where we found Gem's new pokemon. It's why it's so scared

[gem] the poor thing do you want a berry to offer it?

[Lie] - That probably isn't a bad idea

[gem] -hands lie some berries-

[Lie] Offers one to the vulpix and it shies away- This is going to take some work...

[mimikyu] -comes over to the vulpix- mimik?

[Rvulpix] Squeaks and hides it's face while it's counter part eagerly jumps around Mimikyu-

[mimikyu] -playfully chases after the aloan vulpix-

[Lileep] Watches curiously-

[serperior] -gets closer to lileep- ser?

[Lileep] Sniffs at Serperior-

[Lie] - Well at least the pokemon are having fun

[serperior] -sniff's back-

[gem] they sure are -minior and lunatone are running around gem-

[Deer] - Doc was just mentioning how they wanted to create some pokemon playdates

[gem] that wouldn't be a bad idea they could all get together and play

[Lie] - And we'd get some time to just watch them

[gem] where are we going to do that or have we not decided?

[Lie] - Nothings really been decided yet

[gem] well do let me know if anything is I am sure these guys would love to all play

[BEN] - AVEN! HYRULE IS PUKING AGAIN!

[aven] -goes running up the stairs to help ben-

[Notch] is half-asleep and groans in irritation as his phone starts buzzing again-

[CP] - Oh for fucks sake what now?

[CP] - Reaches over to grab the phone-

[Jeb] Markus? I Think it's safe to talk now if you want. Dare I ask how things are going?

[CP] - Well it's been an interesting addition asshole

[Jeb] shit... Hi-hi- Cp... What's wrong?

[CP] - Well the brine you gave us was the one that originally gave Doc their glitch

[Jeb] I... I didn't know! Is that bad?!

[CP] - At first, but I think we've gotten him at least a little calmed down...

[Jeb] Oh, that's good. I mean, I know he's probably a handful or they wouldn't have put him down for deletion, that's pretty damn rare. But you especially are so damn op I didn't think it would be an issue.

[CP] - Had to trap him in a dream for a bit

[Jeb] ... You can do that? That's kinda terrifying...

[CP] - Oh yes, and you can only leave them once I allow you to

[Jeb] is frankly terrified - I- I see.. Um.. Is Markus okay? Since you answered his phone....

[CP] - He's a bit preoccupied... And bed ridden...

[Jeb] Bed-ridden?! Why? What's wrong with him?!

[CP] - Eh, he's just transitioning from physical to digital

[Jeb] you say that like it isn't equal parts magic and total impossibility...

[CP] - He's not the first, though he hasn't received as much help as Lie

[Jeb] I believe you... It's just... Damn. Is he just stuck there now?

[CP] - No, I can still bring him back into the physical world, He'll just have to go through immense amounts of pain to regain his physical form

[Jeb] So probably stuck. Geeze.... What an ironic fucking fate... Will he at least get some weird powers out of the deal?

[CP] - Don't know, but he has had his blood replaced with that of several brines

[Jeb] Several?! I can't even... Wait, are you the one that's actually taking care of him?

[CP] - Stevie and I are sharing responsibility for that... My wife's idea

[Jeb] Oh, well... Take care of him okay? We fight a lot, but we used to be pretty good friends. Is there anything I can do?

[CP] - The fucking hell should I know? Unless you want me to drag you back in

[Jeb] No! I mean... no thank you... Sir. I gotta go. Give him my best.

[CP] - Whatever- He then hangs up and tosses the phone back onto Notch

[Notch] Rings the little bells - from what I did hear you handled that nicely. Thank you Cp.

[CP] - HOW FUCKING LONG HAVE YOU BEEN AWAKE!?

[Notch] Blinks at the sheer volume - just a few minutes.... I didn't feel like talking to him.... When I already feel this shitty.

[CP] Grumbles and looks at the time- You hungry yet?

[Notch] Maybe? I... could try something thin.

[CP] - Let me go see what we have- He goes upstairs and rummages through the food trunk until he finds some plain broth which he suspects Doc left for them which he takes to Notch

[Hope] Peeks into the workroom and mews-

[Notch] Gives the flowers another little shake before forcing himself to sit against the wall and take the bowl. - thank you

[CP} - Whatever

[Hope] Trots over and jumps onto the foot of Notch's bed-

[Notch] Takes the broth in careful sips until there's only a skim on the bottom, he offers the little bit to the cat-

[Hope] Licks at the bowl, purring-

[Notch] Good kitty

[CP] Twitches at the phrase-

[Notch] Sweet little thing, I thought I saw Doc leave with some of the creepypastas over the chat a while ago. Is everything alright?

[CP] - They came back so I'm guessing so

[Notch] Did I miss something?

[CP] - Not much then a bunch of fighting with the new brine

[Mb] Has gotten bored and is listening quietly below one of the windows.

[Stevie] Enters the workroom- Brother? I'm back

[CP] - About fucking time

[Notch] Thank you for standing up for me, your brother too. I'm proud of you both.

[Stevie] - What did I do?

[Notch] Sometimes just standing your ground says volumes.

[Stevie] Is a bit confused but just accepts it-

[CP] Stretches- Well, I'm off to find my mate

[Notch] Sinks back down on the bed in obvious pain.

[Stevie] - Ah, father, if you'd waited a moment I would have helped you!

[Notch] it's okay, just.... I just need to sleep...

[Mb] is waiting for Cp to come outside.

[Stevie] - Then rest father, I'll watch you for now

[CP] Teleports outside to the top of his tree, trying to sense where Lie is-

[Mb] swears softly and tps up just below him before poking him in the ass roughly with a stick from below-

[CP] Growls- What?!

[Lie] Is already coming back with Deer so Gem can bond with her new pokemon-

[Mb] Tps above Cp and gives him a hard whack in the head with the staff

[CP] Growls and immediately takes off after Mb-

[Mb] Is obviously enjoying himself and leads Cp on a merry chase around the yard before tripping him with a quick teleport.

[CP] - I WILL FUCKING PUT YOU BACK IN A DREAM!

[Mb] Turns around and tosses a second staff in front of Cp before bracing to fight him.

[CP] Easily grabs the staff and jabs at Mb-

[Mb] Does a little spin, evading and swinging for Cp's feet-

[CP] Jumps over the staff and aims for Mb's head-

[Mb] Takes a glancing blow and jabs at Cp's stomach. He's grinning madly all the while -

[CP] Grabs the staff with his hand and attempts to yank it from Mb's grip-

[Mb] Goes with Cp's momentum and aims a fist at his jaw in an uppercut-

[CP] Dodges, but it's still a glancing blow-

[Mb] Does a turn and tries to sweep Cp's leg-

[CP] TP's out of range-

[Mb] Kicks the corner of the barn instead and the cats scatter in fright into the yard.

[CP] - You fucker! Leave my wife's animals alone!

[Mb] Next time stay still and I'll kick you instead! Ha!

[CP] Lunges at Mb-

[Mb] Throws a punch at Cp's face-

[CP] Takes a blow as he throws a punch of his own-

[Mb] Gets hit hard in the eye but does the same to Cp, the two roll in the dirt punching eachother-

[Lie] Spots the two brines as she rides up- What is going on here!?

[Mb] Stops for a second- We're fighting! What the fuck do you think?

[Lie] - NOT AROUND MY ANIMALS!

[Mb] Oh now it has to be a certain spot?! LAME.

[Lie] - I will not have you scaring my animals! Now stop

[Mb] Tps away from Cp - Wouldn't want to get you in trouble with the little woman. Ha.

[CP] Growls at Mb-

[Lie] Sighs- Well at least this time your body is intact...

[Mb] Can't have any fun at all around here. And what's with all the cute fucking animals everywhere?

[CP] Notices the new pokemon- Why are there more?

[Lie] - Doc brought them for me

[Mb] Spawns a stair block and sits down to watch what he senses wil be an entertaining explosion.

[CP] - THAT FUCKER!

[Mb] Sniggers-

[Lie] - CP calm down, the new Vulpix was abused and I don't want you to scare it even more

[Mb] What about the purple thing?

[Lie] - It's an ancient pokemon

[Mb] It's weird.

[CP] Sighs in irritation-

[Mb] Doc was at the spawn last I saw...

[CP] - I'll be right back

[Lie] - CP stay

[Mb] Is ready to follow Cp-

[CP] - But I want to beat the crap out of them!

[Lie] - No CP, come on, let's go inside

[CP] - Why?

[Lie] - Because maybe I'll give you something

[Mb] Is grinning hugely at Cp getting bossed around, it's basically a consolation prize.

[Lie] Sends him a mental burst of what she means and CP grins-

[CP] - Oh fuck yes I can get behind that

[Mb] Just fades into the shadows. Somewhat annoyed.

[Deer] - Doc? CP's gotten into another fight

[Doc] Is basically laying on the ground playing with the pokemon and their dragon- Huh? Is he hurt?

[Deer] - I don't know, but it was him and Mb

[Doc] Well they did agree that that was going to be a regular thing. But I also know he won't ask for help if he's hurt-

[Deer] - Should we go check on them?

[Doc] I guess so. Come on guys, we're going for a walk.

[Deer] Takes Doc's hand as they walk-

-They're basically being followed by a crowd of pokemon and Doc is carrying Yaunfen-

[Doc] What a lovely day.

[Deer] - Of course it is, why wouldn't I make it so for you?

[Doc] You have no idea how warm and fuzzy that makes me feel. But you know me, I like it when it rains too. A cozy storm, us curled up by the fire- purrs

[Deer] - Maybe this evening

[Doc] Such a smitten face- I love you.

[Deer] Kisses Docs cheek- I love you to

-Lies house comes into sight and everything seems quiet-

[Mb] Slips out of a shadow - Don't bother. He's inside, with his wife tending his wounds.

[Doc] Shit... I should still check on him then, just in case Lie needs help.

[Deer] - Knowing how CP is with injuries? I agree

[Lie] Is walking CP across the bridge to their room-

[Doc] Yells up- Lie? Do you need any help with Cp?

[Lie] - No, we're good

[CP] - Fuck off asshole

[Doc] Well then....

[Deer] - Are you sure CP? [CP] - I'm fine!

[Doc] Chuckles-

[Lie] - Really Doc, he is this time, he just had a slightly black eye and it's already gone

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