The Witch took a heavy risk in going out alone, she felt it was for the best due to her fear that Cipher would easily spot them. She carefully sneaked out and with Lamont’s help, she avoided Cipher’s eyes. Making her way to the caves of what was once Victory Road some years ago, now entering a different cave system…
What felt like an eternity, she finally found a familiar modern Zoroark guarding the entrance. Anastasia popped out from her Poke Ball as she walked up to her dark type counterpart. The two softly nuzzled as Aries made herself known. “Howdy, it’s been awhile, huh?…”
The dark type Zoroark nodded as he and Ana entered the cave. Aries quickly followed after to see the ruins of the castle. “I hope he is here…” She whispered to herself as she descended to the stairs and entered the ruins. Making her way through carefully while following the two Zoroarks, she looked over the ruins of what was once old Team Plasma. She felt sad for those who were part of the original Plasma; deeply believing they fought for what was right…only to be manipulated and tricked by the man she’s helping…she didn’t like it a lot, yet she is doing it to protect those who she calls her friends.
Her thoughts ended as she saw the two foxes stop and looked in a room to find… Him. “N!” Aries called out, as the sound of running footsteps made the man turn around to see her.
“Aries!” N spoke with joy, as the two embraced each other. “I’m relieved you and your Pokémon are okay, I’ve heard that Cipher has been getting worse by the day…” He looked worried, as he saw Aries' face begin to tear up.
“Yeah…and I feel like they’re doing a great job of breaking me…N…I’m scared for everyone…Both sides of Plasma, the people I befriend, my own Pokémon…as well as You and your own Pokémon… They are after the three Legendary Dragons to create the Original Dragon again…Cipher is hurting Pokémon and people to get what they want and…it’s scaring and breaking me…” She frees N as she holds her arm for comfort. Tears swelling up as they begin to fall. “I’m failing everyone around me…I’m failing you…I’m failing my own family… I’m…not doing enough…” Aries spoke with a broken voice as tears fell more, until feeling hands cupping her head as she looked up to N.
“You are doing the best as you can, Aries. Cipher is doing this to make you FEEL that you are not doing enough…they are wrong. You’ve done so much for everyone, a rare chemical reaction that I’ve seen so far! I believe if you haven’t helped Neo Team Plasma…Unova and the entire world would be in danger once again… Don’t you ever give up for what you truly believe in. Keep fighting till the end, but always remember this: You are not alone in this fight anymore.” N gave a supportive smile to the Witch, making Aries’s tears stop for a bit as she blushed.
Soon Aries gave a smile as she held his arms while he was cupping her head. “You goof…I’m only a Fool with the Slowest Heart…yet hearing that from you…I’m glad I’ve met you and everyone. You, my Pokémon, my family, and friends…you guys are the only reason why I have to keep going… Thank you for reminding me of that, love.”
(OOC: I hope you enjoy my attempt on drawing and writing about N here TuT and I wanted to make something wholesome since Aries is facing shit ;u;
And oh boy, I hope nothing bad happens here ;u; (Cipher, don’t! Including you Ghetsis! >:,o) Note: Aries is unaware that N’s father is Ghetsis. So she’s in for a surprise ;u;
If anyone wants to join in, ya are free to rp about this one. I just wanted to draw and write something wholesome. :,3)
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WIFE (One Shot for Regal)
The stars were out, and she could finally rest.
Magdalena let out a breath as she clicked the door shut, closing her eyes in relief. She did not foresee that the celebrations would last all day, but once her people found out about the marriage, many who were close by traveled to the castle. Not only did Volais gain an Emperor, but a peace without limits and the benefits that come with it. Trade will be bountiful, magic can finally find its way back into the lands, and war… War will slumber once more.
“Magdalena?” A gravely voice interrupts her thoughts, making her skin prickle at the sound of her name.
Right. These are not solely my chambers anymore.
Turning her body around to lean against the door, Magdalena spots the culprit sitting in soapy waters with a tired smile on his face.
“Who said that you could use my bath, your majesty?”
“My own conscious, once I realized that you had not escaped nearly as quickly as I did. You would not want your new husband to reek of politicians, would you?”
The empress quirks a brow, only for it to immediately lower in response to her eyes finding his bare… everything. With burning cheeks, she grasps her hands in front of her middle and makes a beeline for the vanity. She was exhausted when she entered the room, but now her heart cannot seem to stop hammering her ribcage.
It is just Luca. This is not your nightmares. He will be kind.
With shaky hands, Magdalena starts to take off her jewelry. She is almost regretful that she dismissed her handmaids, even if it is supposed to be her wedding night. This will take her an eternity.
The sounds of splashing water fill the room as her husband leaves his bath, causing her throat to tighten. He dresses painfully slow, the anticipation rising in Magdalena’s stomach until she cannot take it anymore and drops an earring.
Suddenly there is a hand to her left, offering her the pearl. When she looks back to the mirror, she finds Luca’s handsome face wearing a caring expression. “Need assistance?”
“…If you do not mind.”
“I will never mind,” he mutters, smiling as he starts to unclasp her necklace. “It gives me an excuse to be close to you, after all.”
Her whole body seems to retract into itself as his fingers brush the nape of her neck. Goosebumps form on her skin.
“We do not have to do anything tonight. In fact, I am fully prepared to not do anything for quite a long time,” Luca reassures his wife, placing a gentle kiss on her hair before moving away.
What? Magdalena asks herself. He… does not want to? She was surprisingly disappointed, regardless of her previous anxiety.
“Are you certain?”
Her husband chuckles, crossing his legs in the arm chair he found himself in. “Yes…? I thought you did not wish for us to advance so quickly.”
She purses her lips, turning away from the mirror so that she can look at her husband face-on. “I-It is not that I did not wish for us to advance… but it is expected of us. I am expected to bear a child now that I am married.”
Luca stares at Magdalena with his mouth slightly ajar, brows furrowing as if he is trying to decipher a code written on her face. “Surely you do not believe that we always have to do what is expected of us, Magdalena. Especially when it concerns our private affairs.” He stands slowly, his tunic shifting to reveal a chest his new wife is trying her hardest not to focus on. “Especially when we have already determined that this marriage was for us and not for them.”
“I understand, but—“
“No, you apparently do not,” Luca cuts her off, walking towards her with waves of concern radiating off of him. Taking both hands in his, he says, “We had our first kiss yesterday, Magdalena. And your nerves were unhinged the moment you saw me bathing. Did you think I would not notice?”
The empress gulps. She is unused to someone knowing her this well. Even her sister is not this good at picking her apart.
“I may be bold, but I am not that bold to assume you would want to lay with me after one day of being mine,” he jokes, a wet curl falling onto his forehead. “I will even sleep in my old room if you are not ready for my hairy legs in your bed.”
A laugh bubbles out of Magdalena, the tension releasing from her body as suddenly as it appeared. He is the only one that has gotten her to relax so easily in years, and she is sure that no one else will ever be able to achieve the same feat.
A few nights later, after days full of meeting with important people and drawing up official documents, after constant moments of catching the other staring across the room, after a vulnerable minute in the stairwell when they finally got alone and kissed like they had been deprived of air… Magdalena no longer had any fears left.
That is why Luca retired that night to find his new wife, clad in her nightgown, standing by their bed with a certain glint in her eye.
“Was my Empress waiting for me all this time?”
“No,” she said quietly. “Your wife was.”
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