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Flame couldn't help a sigh as he sagged his shoulders. "Boy, you've missed a lot."

"Yeah!" Flame exclaimed, before feeling his tail flame shrink. "You, uh... do that. I'll just be over here. Cheering you on with Cynthian."

Flame frowned, arms crossed. "Not even in gratitude? Some people, I swear..." In his mind, though, he was replaying the image of the two giant Magikarp. "I'm not sure whether to feel scared, or embarrassed of feeling scared of those things," he admitted.

Finally on the ground, Flame instinctively grabbed his namesake to check it. He shot a puzzled look at Jaro, still holding his tail. "What do you mean? It's... a part of us." He clawed at the porous tip, smiling at the heat. "Plus, it's not actually on fire. That's how it works in my world...

Flame froze for a moment. "I'm not that feminine! I look nothing like him! D-do I? And—let me go!" He squirmed his legs from over his shoulder.

A dark rift opened in the air near the group, and out popped a Charmander, landing on the hard ground with a grunt. He lifted himself up with his arms, looked around—but something felt... off. "H-hey, guys?" Flame asked, with an alarmingly high pitch. "Is Diyem anywh—" His eyes widened. He...