Destiny Village ~ Library

[Fusion]

"Ever thought that maybe whatever's fightin' against us is usin' us for some bullshit convoluted reason? All we're doin' is gettin' stronger and stronger, and I'd imagine it'd be pretty easy to take that power once we're as strong as possible. Or who knows, maybe somethin' will happen and we'll be at each others throats." Puddle sighed, crossing its arms. "Soda himself already made it hard for everyone to trust each other, an' he's bein' controlled by someone else."

The Scraggy sat down on the table, its simmer fading away as it looked down at itself. Safe to say it was frustrated about something. "I dunno how you think of me, but you're basically family to me. I ain't lookin' to losin' you. I know you'll be fine, but... I can't not be worried about you anyway."

 

[Ambyssin]

"You are inevitably going to lose us regardless the outcome here," Bahamut said. "Either we fail and perish or we succeed and return to our own worlds, losing the memories of what happened here. And you certainly cannot follow any of us back to our homes. I can't speak for the others, but I would kill you on sight in my real body."

 

[Fusion]

"...Yeah, I know," Puddle grimaced, simmering again. "I'm fine with losin' y'all when it's the time for y'all to leave. I've... already come to terms with y'all forgettin' me, and I ain't surprised you'd try to kill me if we met after you left. But I ain't gonna act like I don't care about you, or anyone else. As long as I can help y'all make it to the end of this lil adventure, safe and sound, I'll be happy."

A sigh, and Puddle looked up to Bahamut, sympathetic. "I know what I might grow up to be, and I know what somethin' like me did to you... and I'm sorry. Really... really sorry, Bahamut."

 

[Ambyssin]

Bahamut pet the shade with his tail. "You have nothing to apologize for."

Silence ensued, then, "Vix must've known good souls if her memories were able to produce you."

 

[Fusion]

Puddle clammed up, not expecting anything that just happened. It wasn't prepared at all. Not at all. This couldn't have been Bahamut, the stoic, grumpy dragon crystal thing, that was probably the only logical explanation.

"Th-Thanks..." Puddle blipped, holding its head, then cleared its throat and put on a grin to cover that. "I mean, uh, thanks. For helpin' me with this."

"For what it's worth, you're a good soul too, you know? I'm glad I had a chance to meet you, and stuff." It was unaware of its tail, usually lifeless behind him, wagging in delight.

...Were reptiles supposed to wag their tails like that?

 

[Ambyssin]

Debatable. Bahamut kept that one to himself. "Mmm. Well, I suppose you can point Karat in my direction whenever. I'm sure he can sense my aura or... whatever it is he does." His head tendrils bristled. "I wouldn't say I have the best track record with mewtwo, so I won't be going out of my way to find him."

 

[Fusion]

Puddle hopped to its feet, smiling brightly. "I'll be sure to tell 'im, yeah. He'll be happy to know that Deoxys won't be asleep for long. Hopefully."

"Thanks, again, for helpin' me out. I was kinda... plannin' on bein' at this for a while longer. Didn't expect to find a solution so fast," Puddle chuckled, then hummed, thoughtful. "I might stick around here still, readin' ain't all that bad, turns out. You can... stay if you wanna, but I ain't gonna stop you if ya got somewhere to be."

 

[Ambyssin]

Bahamut waved an upper wing. A new wormhole crackled into existence. "I have to prepare for the battle that lies ahead. If I can't shield Diyem, then our team's journey reaches an abrupt end."

He floated into the portal, which snapped shut behind him.

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[Navar]

For someone who liked reading a lot, he never came to the library before. Granted, now that he was inside... the place seemed lovely.

"Neat spot, but I still have no clue what to read..."

He made a mental note to shush himself, not wanting to talk loudly inside a library.

 

[Namohysip]

While he was quiet, nothing could really mute the rumbles of footsteps that came with everything Owen did while moving. He tried to keep his footing light and even further tried to mute anything he did. The Blacklight Charizard rounded the corner, however, and spotted Shiron. "Oh," he said, "hey, Shiron, er--" He glanced around. Probably better to find a study room that he could fit into so they could talk. "How're you doing?" It seemed Owen had a book already.

 

[Navar]

While distracted by all the books, Shiron didn't hear the footsteps. Not at first.

"Hm?" Shiron paid attention again, now noticing the Charizard and giving him a friendly wave. "Oh, hi Owen! I'm pretty good myself, kinda wanted to read something... what about you?"

 

[Namohysip]

"Same." Owen raised a book that seemed to be about local berries native to the Sand Continent. "I might forget all of this, but I'm hoping that maybe a tiny bit of it will stick with me in some way, y'know? Wouldn't be the first time."

 

[Navar]

"Oh, neat!" Shiron took a quick look at the book and smiled. "Same here, hopefully I get to remember my friends... everyone here is so nice!"

 

[Namohysip]

Owen nodded. "One way or the other, you might eventually," he said. "Just depends on when... Something about the Hero's Aura fading, or something. Maybe once something is accomplished in the world you came from." He headed into a study room and gestured for Shiron to follow. "Crazy to think that it's almost over..."

 

[Navar]

Shiron nodded, following him into the room. "It's been a ride. And I haven't even been here from the start! I... honestly, I'm probably gonna miss this place. And being a hero, too."

 

[Namohysip]

"Living a quiet life isn't so bad, either," Owen admitted. "I guess it's one of those things where the other way of life seems better when you're stuck with the first, though..."

 

[Navar]

"Fair point," Shiron shrugged. "I guess I'm just enjoying the freedom I never really had... if that makes sense."

 

[Namohysip]

"Freedom?" Owen asked. "You mean, the power, or something? I don't think we're... too free here, in a way. We're here for a duty, a job to save the world, you know? I've already felt... that would be what takes the most of my attention. It's only when I'm recovering that I can really relax..."

 

[Navar]

Shiron nodded. "The power, yes, but compared to my home, I'm allowed to do... way more stuff here. Hell, I didn't even have friends back there! Or a loving family."

 

[Namohysip]

Owen frowned. "Well, maybe that could change one day," he said. "You've still got time, after all. Who knows!" He sighed. "I guess I'm a little biased, though. Even with everything I've gone through, my friends and family helped me through it..."