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"Huh, Cibus." The Sceptile placed a claw under her chin and tilted her head in a way that felt exaggerated, and yet Cal had a feeling that it was all genuine. Her personality was overpoweringly bright and impossible to ignore. Cal felt so... small. "I dunno what a Cibus is, but it sounds neat...

Buffet seemed to have the same idea, though he seemed more cautious. "I... I don't know if I should use her name," Cal said, looking down. "...Sorry. I guess maybe this was a mistake. Let's just--" A large, rounded object flew toward Cal and struck her in the false skull. It sank in...

Silence. "Eien..." Diyem nodded, but Xerneas coiled a little tighter around him, and the Charizard tensed. Seconds passed. And then he relaxed. "...It will all be over soon..." And that was all he said.

"Right..." Cal smiled, just a little, with her embers. She spent the rest of the time silently psyching herself up for whatever would be coming next. Little wisps of light trailed around them, and this seemed strange to Cal. It wasn't something they'd seen before. "What's going on?" Cal asked...

"...How do you not regret how something turns out?" Cal asked. "What happens if she gets horrified and has some crisis of her own for seeing me? Or what if she berates me and..." "Do you really believe that would happen?" Buffet asked. "I don't know!" Cal blurted. "I--I'm based on ancient...

Shaymin grinned and stood there a little awkwardly like before, but let him do his thing. Soon, they departed, and the Shaymin talked amongst themselves about their little Dark Warrior representative. The ice thawed as he left, and soon all returned to normalcy once more. <><><>

"Tch..." Cal grumbled something. Feelings. Why did people always ask about feelings? Maybe she wanted to sit and fester for a while. Maybe it was easier being mad at the world. Owen, Pop, now Luz. Why did everyone have to be so even-headed? Why couldn't they get mad for once?! Cal deflated...

Near the middle of the street of houses was a large home suited for accommodating Pokemon that were reasonably large, perhaps even larger-than-life. This was a little awkward for some of the residents, particularly Nate, but there seemed to be accommodations for smaller Pokemon to go out and...

"...I'm glad that you're doing fine after meeting her," Cal replied simply, nodding. "I dunno how to phrase it otherwise, I guess. I... uh... yeah." Not one for words, it seemed. "You mentioned someone that you're based on too, didn't you?" Buffet asked, and to that Cal said nothing.

It was a quieter point during the day for X-Eye, which usually saw most of its customers as the sun set. During the afternoon, things were calmer. Pokemon weren't quite done with their work and weren't quite out to lunch, leaving only the few on vacation or on odd schedules to populate the...

"Hmm... you'll want to be in a warm environment, so if you're going back to Destiny Village, you should ask for an artificial greenhouse or something to keep it healthy." Shaymin nodded, considering other requirements. "You look like you know the basics already. That's my only advice for making...

Protein and S'more were the only ones to go on that particular scouting mission, so there was nobody else to follow up with. Giovanni would accept that one, and while he had trouble actually holding the cards with his wings, he was nearly unreadable. If Nate ever attempted Foresight, Giovanni...

The crowd cheered as it always did. Incineroar was excitedly doing his usual calls and announcements, waving and gesturing to hype the crowd up as the four combatants entered the arena. "We have a truly heroic match for us today, folks!" Incineroar said. "The Heroes of Paradise against two...

"That's good, dear." Buffet nodded with a calm smile. "I'm glad these trips have been fulfilling. And what about you, Cal? How are you feeling?" "H-huh?!" Cal jolted, her ectoplasm churning. "Ah, oh dear, are you feeling okay?" "I'm alright."

"A Gracidea? Well, sure." Shaymin grinned, then nodded toward another one nearby, who flew off. "They are very special gifts that we give... but considering you're part of Team Spectrum, and it would help you feel at peace while battling in this foreign land, I don't really see why not! Besides...

"Well, hopefully she doesn't have the same troubles," Buffet said slowly. "It's strange. I think Brisa would like to know that, Luz. That even though the Wandering Light has nothing but praise and legends, she's still tired and may have the same plights as Brisa..." Buffet sighed. "It's hard to...

Pop seemed... okay. I bet it would have been really bad if Pop and Cola both got powered up, but I think the way things are now, he's fine... but yeah--let's keep an eye on him... Seems more like Xerneas directly powering up Diyem did it, Cal added. Maybe. Or Diyem resonating with Eien more...

Diyem glared at Miles, then looked away. "If someone were to try to harm the tree, I would... Xerneas must defend it, therefore I will as well." But we don't have a choice at this point, Owen told the others. We... need to prepare an assault against the Tree of Life. Eien's energy corrupted...

"Well," Buffet said as they flew through the astral sea once more, "how are you doing, dear? I know that it all just happened, but... initial thoughts?" Cal was once again silent during the trip.

Cal looked to Buffet, who nodded as he drifted forward. "It sounds like we're ready to return to Cibus," he said. "Take care, Luz. It was a pleasure to meet you. And are you ready?" He looked to the Luz he knew, even as Cal stepped toward Buffet, readying for the ride back.