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"Ah, Cal and... you!" Joule said, immediately announcing their presence. Too late to hide. Nothing they could do. "Welcome! To what do we owe your visit?" As usual, Joule was bombastic as ever, and his smile was somehow brighter than his body. Pop tilted his head. "I am curious about the sudden...

Flesh fidgeted a little at that. "...Well. Ultra Beasts like me are usually born in the chaos of Ultra Space. I'm no different. But I was... lost for a while. Starving. Our kind are... very hungry. But they helped me handle that in other environments, because I wasn't... normal. I was lonely. My...

Cal made the long walk from the park to destiny Tower to the far east of Destiny Village. It was glowing like usual, but it was quiet. After following the usual procedures, they took the teleporter to the highest floor. "Hey, um, Pop?" Cal asked. "Can we ta--" She froze. He was there. Joule...

Flesh drooped a little. "I hope they can get better. I used to be afraid of Joule. But he's just a big bright plush toy. I think he's kind by nature. Even when he's in his weakened form, he tries not to be violent, even though it really hurts. But I don't know how to convince them. Especially...

"Maybe... Pop could definitely have a word with Joule, right? M-maybe. Yeah. Let's... go and try to see him now!" Cal hopped up onto her feet. "I bet maybe we'd get something out of this..."

"Yeah." Cal sighed. "Too bad we don't really know how to actually do that. Joule's just... stupidly powerful. Remember what he did to... t-to, you know. To the team? And that was when he was corrupted and out of control. What happens when he's in control, and fully powered up...?"

Owen, upon seeing this, took what had been thrown out and stored it in his home's closet for when "Diyem gets better."

"Yeah..." Cal hesitated, halfhearted. "But then we might be kinda lonely if it's just us forever or something... Bunch of Ultra Shades wandering around without a place to go..."

This seemed to surprise the Guzzlord. He growled a little, and Luz might be able to glean the surprised, curious voice in his tone... "You are? I thought most of you were afraid of that because of Joule. It sounds scary... He's taking everything about you. I... don't like that... But maybe he...

"Y-yeah. You can stay with me. Definitely." Cal was replying automatically, but it seemed like she meant this one. She brought her knees to her chest. "...Maybe if we band together, Joule won't be able to get to us. Maybe we'll find a way to hide..." Her claws dug into her arms. "Dad doesn't...

Cal pulled Ivy under her arm. "Owen won't let that happen," she said. "He... he won't. E-even when he has to go away, I bet he'll find a way to... t-to..." She shouldn't have said that part out loud. Now it was compounding onto her. "G-god... that's right... soon it'll just be me..."

"Yeah, well, that makes the two of us," Cal said, kicking at a nearby root. "I can't believe I'm part of him or whatever. It doesn't make sense. Like, right in my bones that I don't have, I feel like that's just not right. And yet... Millijoule's..."

More growling, which was still quite loud. "I don't really know how to talk to people a lot. The delay is awkward. And I'm scared I'll squish them. The fire dragon tries to talk to me sometimes. He's nice." He waited for the device to finish, and then growled into it again. "Talking terrestrial...

He fiddled a little more, roaring something at Luz idly, and then suddenly it burst to life. The orb expanded outward and balanced itself on one of Flesh's claws, and a monochrome, cyan hologram appeared. It did not appear to be technology native to Cibus. The hologram was of Soda. "Hey," it...

Cal stared, bewildered, at Ivy. "I'm not upset. I'm pissed! I'm pissed because that dumb light dragon thinks he's all-that when he's just... a creep!"

Flesh seemed to understand her. He lumbered back a few steps, then hesitated, like he was unsure. Perhaps he'd never gotten this far before. A low, chest-shaking growl followed, and the body language accompanied by it suggested he was inviting her inside for tea. Whatever tea was for him. He...

The whole earth shook rhythmically to the steps of the Guzzlord that lived on the other side. The door lurched forward from his sheer weight as he bumped into it, followed by a scratching, fumbling sound as one of his claws fiddled with the door. It opened, revealing the massive creature. The...

"Yeah." Cal formed her body back completely, legs crossed and tail wrapped around to her front. "I dunno if I want to go Charizard yet. I feel like I can do it pretty easily at this point, but, you know. I dunno. Guess I'm just... not really in the mood for it."

Cal fizzled. "It's Cal," she said. "Close, I guess..." She collected around her Core, starting with her head and continuing with the rest over time. "Taking on a new look, huh? Guess you wouldn't be the first one to do that..."

"...Right... well..." Soda looked at Cola, waiting for his answer. The hazy, baby god shrank back. "I... need time." "Well, where are you gonna go if you need that time? To Pop?" Soda crossed his arms. "I, I, I mean... wh-where else do I go? He'll get worried if I don't come back and I always...