Rocky Road ~ House of Diyem, Eien, Mellow, and Toast

[unrepentantAuthor]

Brisa handed over the core with a sigh of trepidation. If it turned out that she'd tried so hard to save this pathetic creature only for him to perish... Gods, that would feel like shit. Even if he recovered fully, he'd been an empty vessel for violent commands all his existence. He'd need so much care...

She closed her eyes. She'd begun to feel so tired again...

"Y'all did great," she said, quietly. "Glad we managed that. Good job."

They'd sealed a creature that had never known kindness in a rock. Good job. Good job...

 

[Ambyssin]

Bahamut was eyeing the pile of dust with a frown. "Uh, I'm not exactly an expert on metaphysics or whatever you call these godly powers, but I'm not sure that's a good sign." He pointed at it with his tail. "That's Mewtwo's body, isn't it? Or... it was."

 

[unrepentantAuthor]

"Got a new body now," said Brisa, gesturing at the core she'd just handed to Diyem. "We'll see what comes of it."

 

[Namohysip]

"Do not worry," Diyem said. "I've gotten more than enough negativity from you to make this work." He spoke briefly with Nate, showed the core that glowed rhythmically, and then placed it in his own pouch. "In the coming days, perhaps you can see him.

He let out a soft sigh. "...That will be all. Thank you all for the help. And you, Red..."

The Charizard nodded.

"I saw what you were doing. It was quiet, but you were trying to speak with Mewtwo, were you not? ...You helped keep him stable. That was important." And perhaps, this was Diyem's way of thanking someone.

"I will let you know if Mewtwo's condition changes soon. But we have other matters to prepare for, don't we?"

 

[unrepentantAuthor]

"Hint taken, Chief. Keep doin' what yer doin'."

Brisa paced out, with a curious glance at the silent human-charizard. He gave her weirdest vibes. Not bad, exactly. Just . . . confused.

Well, she had enough to be getting on with already.

"Be seein' y'all."

 

[Negrek]

"Yeah, we got other shit to do," Nate said with a sigh. He glanced at the parasite still struggling under containment. Was that where Telum's dark matter had ended up, or no? He was feeling like no. Which meant it was still floating around in Maple somewhere, or out there causing trouble. Goddammit.

Not the time for that. They did good. He deserved a break.

"Thanks," Nate said, glancing around at the others arrayed in Diyem's creepy forest house. "Later, I guess." He followed Brisa out, with Rocky marching cheerfully along beside, already itching to talk about the Voidlands and the mewtwo and what they were going to do next.

 

[Ambyssin]

"Mmm. Onto the next thing."

Bahamut floated out of the house, then whipped out his badge.

[S0urdough > Pop]: Where are you on the project? Time's dwindling. Let me know when it's time to start the process. Someone familiar with this should be there to make sure nothing happens.

 

[Namohysip]

As everyone shuffled out, Diyem looked at Owen who remained, nodding. "To the lab, then," he said. "I will make sure this will be a safe transfer... and also make sure Chip doesn't do anything dubious with Mewtwo."

[Pop > S0urdough]: It's ready. Feel free to go to Destiny Tower when you are prepared. It shouldn't be long.

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[Namohysip]

On the days that followed, Diyem and Eien took the time to recover as well as they could. The moon's orbit was strange, but it wasn't in the sky for the time being, and the pair occasionally went flying together in the skies. It apparently helped Eien better acclimate to the atmosphere of whatever planet she visited, when she had the opportunity.

But now, they were resting at home. Finally, Diyem's foresight--and perhaps, a rare sense of optimism--paid off, and the gigantic home was just large enough to handle Eien's suppressed form's presence.

 

[Ambyssin]

Bahamut was sleeping in the middle of the road where the team's houses were. Of course it was hard to tell he was actually sleeping given his lack of proper eyes. It really just looked like he was lying there. Like a hobo or something.

 

[Namohysip]

"...Bahamut?" Owen frowned, arms crossed. "What're you doing in the middle of the road?"

"I think he's sleeping," Cal said.

"No, he is. But, uh." He looked left and right, then back at Bahamut. "I'd say it's out of the ordinary, but at the same time, it could just be the next step in the pattern..."

 

[Ambyssin]

Grumbling, Bahamut sat up. "Well, I was sleeping. What do you want?"

 

[Namohysip]

"We were thinking about checking on Eien and Diyem, but then, uh, we found that you... were... here." Owen paused. "Is everything alright? You know, there's still time to get a home somewhere on this street."

"Does the air around you get steamy when it rains?" Cal added helpfully.

 

[Ambyssin]

"Check in on them? Pah." Bahamut lay back down, flicking an upper wing dismissively. "Have you not seen them flying around at night? If joy wasn't anathema to him, I would expect them to break into some fairy tale musical number."

 

[Namohysip]

"Well, that's partly why I want to check on him," Owen admitted. "Diyem kind of lost it the last time he got exposed to Eterna energy. Just want to make... absolutely sure he's okay and stuff."

 

[Ambyssin]

"... fine."

Bahamut flicked a wing to open one of the house's nearby windows. "Oy, luvidscs. Owen and his kid are coming in. You better be decent."

Owen was too large to push through the window, but Bahamut could scoop Cal up and plop her on whatever was on the other side of the window.

 

[Namohysip]

"Hey! I'm not some tiny kid anymore, you know!" Cal protested, slithering into the window.

"Tiny to us," Owen hummed, deciding instead to take the door. He could already tell what was inside, though, and that the door was unlocked, so he pushed it open and stepped through.

Diyem was lounging in the back room. Eien was curled around him in a large coil, and Toast was growling somewhere in the corner while tearing apart some kind of chew toy for teething kids.

"Oh, hello," Eien greeted. "Bahamut. Glad to see you're doing well. I was a little worried, seeing you in the streets like that..."

 

[Disco]

"Wuh--??!", said Mellow, looking up from her current project.

Raven looked up and blinked, waved to Bahamut, then went back to studying whatever it was she was studying. Probably something about lunar energy and atmosphere.

 

[Ambyssin]

"I don't live in a house," Bahamut said. "More importantly, why is there a sentient loaf of bread?"

 

[Namohysip]

"Oh, Diyem tried cooking a few weeks ago," Eien explained.