Grass Continent ~ Treasure Town Beach

[Ambyssin]

"You'll just die a spiritual death. I hear those are quite painful for ghosts."

 

[Fusion]

"You'll just die a spiritual death. I hear those are quite painful for ghosts."

Vix shrugged, as best as a candle could. "Any kinda death would be painful, it's being trapped for an eternity that get's ya."

 

[SparklingEspeon]

Necrozma chuffed. "People who claim to like me have a terrible habit of dying."

"Don't we have new bodies anyway?" Tricky chimed in skeptically. "We can die as many times as we want."

 

[Namohysip]

Please do not be reckless with those bodies. I don't think you understand how hard I worked to make those.

 

[Ambyssin]

"You're honestly going to believe that, if something happens here, your spirit will safely return to Stoogezard's abode?" Necrozma growled. "What part of 'sacrifice' didn't sink in? Our spirits are what Stoogezard is offering. Once World Ender gets them, it will learn of exactly where each of your worlds is... and proceed to destroy them."

 

[Namohysip]

I would appreciate you not making such asinine insinuations, Diyem growled. You have no proof that I am this so-called World Ender's minion.

 

[TheGOAT]

Back and forth. Back and forth. When even the Charizard was getting badgered enough speak up, Astrid knew it was time to go.

She turned back to Astrid. “Sure! Well, you can explore and I’ll keep you company. It all looks the same to me.”

“Sounds good to me,” she replied, letting the rest of the sand cascade out from between her soaked paws. Soon, she was on the path, where dirt and gravel took its place. She would definitely need to wash off later. “Just stay close to my footsteps. I bet we can go see—” auughhh “—I mean, go check out what’s at the marketplace.”

@Persephone

 

[Adamhuarts]

"Wait, you got to sign up? Voluntarily?"

Cynthian stared at him, dumbfounded, then he laughed nervously. "I was under the assumption that everyone else came here of their free will too. Is that not the case for you?"

 

[SparklingEspeon]

Please do not be reckless with those bodies. I don't think you understand how hard I worked to make those.

Tricky huffed, put off by Diyem's comment that rumbled through her head like thunder.

 

[unrepentantAuthor]

Curio let Brisa catch her breath as they walked. By the time Brisa was physically comfortable enough to speak, she'd become emotionally uncomfortable with it again. So much for burning off anxious energy in the dojo. Maybe she should talk about the fight? No, she'd sound conceited for having gone two-nil against two opponents. Maybe discuss the bizarre scenario they were in? But it wasn't as if Curio had any more idea about it than she did.

"What's life like for you, normally?" Brisa found herself asking. "Where's home?"

 

[NebulaDreams]

Curio stopped to let Brisa catch up to her. She was probably all hot and bothered after that dojo session, and the warm sand probably didn't do many favours. It probably dampened her electric powers as well.

Then Brisa asked where home was, which she couldn't help but chuckle at.

"I mean, I guess I don't really have a home; I just travel a lot. There's not much point in me settlin'. I get bored. I need to get moving otherwise I dunno what to do with myself." She chuckled again. "That probably sounds a bit sad, but I love bein' able to move from place to place, with no one tellin' me what to do. I go to different cities, watch a lot of movies, sometimes work for some grub if I can't scavenge for anythin'. But yeah, that's what life is like for me. How's it for you?"

 

[Shadow of Antioch]

Cynthian stared at him, dumbfounded, then he laughed nervously. "I was under the assumption that everyone else came here of their free will too. Is that not the case for you?"

"Er..."Flame rubbed the back of his neck. "W-well, I'm all for saving people in need! So I suppose it's okay with me. Priorities and all that, right?"

Okay, perhaps he was a little mad. But if this world truly was at risk, there was hardly time to question Diyem's methods.

... Right?

A set of new footsteps interrupted that thought process. Flame spun around to see a new duo to replace the one who'd just left. This one was made up of a Riolu and a Shinx.

His tail fire shrunk. "Holy hell, just how many people did Diyem bring here? We're basically his private army!" he whispered to Cynthian.

Nevertheless, he smiled curtly and waved at the new arrivals. "Hey. I'm..." His hand and smile drooped simultaneously when he saw the tense expression on Brisa's face. "... F-Flame. But, don't worry about me. Do your thing."

 

[Adamhuarts]

"Holy hell, just how many people did Diyem bring here? We're basically his private army!" he whispered to Cynthian.

"Well they say there's strength in numbers, and honestly I'd rather have more companions to rely on," Cynthian whispered back with a wink.

Cynthian then raised a brow at Curio and Brisa who'd arrived. He wondered what brought them to the beach too.

"Are you two out here for a swim?" he asked.

 

[unrepentantAuthor]

Curio's vocabulary was a little unfamiliar, but Brisa got the gist. It sounded... different. She thought of her daily routines. Days and days passing without note. Then finding Gil, making that journey, finding herself here.

"You wouldn't care for my old life, I expect. In fact, I used to see so few new faces that in just the last hour I've had to learn as many names again as I knew yesterday."

She was about to mention Gil and ask after Curio's relationships in her own world, when she saw Cynthian with the charmander from the Veritas City briefing and some other very strange beachgoers. The charmander had noticed them approaching, and Cynthian called out.

"Let's meet a few more," she murmured, anxiety rising in her chest.

"Hey again, Cynthian," she called. "No swimmin' for me, I reckon. Who're yer companions?"

 

[Adamhuarts]

"Oh, this charmander is Flame, Tricky's the Fennekin. She's a nice fellow. And..." He glanced at the other nearby group. "The... Prism mon is Necrozma. I believe you've also met him before, Curio, that is if you remember that night too."

Did he even know if anyone else remembered the campfire night? Cynthian found it hard calling it just a dream as there's no coincidence that will make him meet the same people with the same names elsewhere.

"Wait, could this all just be a crazy dream?" Cynthian asked, holding his head with widened eyes.

 

[Shadow of Antioch]

"Well they say there's strength in numbers, and honestly I'd rather have more companions to rely on," Cynthian whispered back with a wink.

Flame's heart sputtered. Did... did he just flirt with me?

"Are you sure? The water's wonderful!" He sent a terse glance in its direction. "I'm s-sure it is, anyway. Um..." He stared blankly at Brisa.

Argh! What's her name? What's her name? Eyes flying about, he quickly put his smile back on. No matter. "Are you okay? You look... winded."

Quirking a brow at Cynthian's question, he aimed for his flower hand and spat a tiny ember. "Does that help?" he giggled.

 

[unrepentantAuthor]

Brisa allowed Curio to pipe up with her own personal introduction.

"I'm Shinx Brisa," she said afterwards, "from... from Frontier Town in my home world. This sort of thing is a first for me, but it seems real enough, and where I come from, heroes travellin' between worlds and havin' new bodies made for them is well-documented. I just never expected I'd be one."

 

[Adamhuarts]

Cynthian let out a scream that sounded more like a squeak. He frantically shook his flower repeatedly and then he distanced himself from Flame hid behind Curio.

"You didn't have to do that!" Cynthian said with a frown. "I could've gone up in flames, you know?"

A moment later, he realized who he was cowering behind then swiftly moved away from Curio. "Excuse me."

 

[NebulaDreams]

Before she could’ve replied to Brisa, Flame and Cynthian entered the picture. So a Grass-type and a Fire-type partnering up, huh? So opposites did attract after all.

"The... Prism mon is Necrozma. I believe you've also met him before, Curio, that is if you remember that night too."

“Yeah, I remember that tin can.” Curio winced. “Bleh.”

Cynthian let out a scream that sounded more like a squeak. He frantically shook his flower repeatedly and then he distanced himself from Flame hid behind Curio.

"You didn't have to do that!" Cynthian said with a frown. "I could've gone up in flames, you know?"

A moment later, he realized who he was cowering behind then swiftly moved away from Curio. "Excuse me."

“Watch it, you potted plant.”

 

[Adamhuarts]

“Watch it, you potted plant.”

Cynthian shielded his face with his flowers and drew away further from her. "Please don't hit me."