[Game] Lord Windos' PokeRole Adventure: Celadon City Vandel

[Dragonstrike]

Spoiler

The Quickplay Version of Reiner's Final Acts In Celadon City Part 2!

#1: 

'Yeah......don't remind me. It was necessary at the time, but I still hated doing it to her. Glad old Pixie Sticks will be back to her ol' chipper self sooner than later, though! Gotcha! Don't know when I'll see ya again, but it has been a pleasure doing business with ya! Job offer is still open too, so if you need the Poke and don't mind traveling and doing all sorts of stuff, or just miss my company that much, hit me up! Until next time, have a profitable time, so you can spend that wealth on my wares, hahahaha!'

With that said and read, all of The Merchant's messages deleted themselves from your phone. You can't say if they're a friend or not, but you'll probably be missing them the next time you're looking to spend your gains (Ill gotten or not) on something you can't get easily, but they could! Oh well, such is the nature of dealing with traveling salesman: here on moment, gone the next.

#2:

The smol artist boggled a bit at the dark humor, not expecting you of all people to start cracking jokes at a time like this, but then a tiny smile appeared as she snorted, before soon she descended into a fit of giggles, clutching her mouth as the previously tense and serious mood broke like one of your mom's china plates (though thankfully without the accompanied panic/meltdown)!

"Tehehehehe! So silly, big brother! You'd beat up anything that tried to make a meal out of you, and gobble them up yourself! Nom nom nom! Tehehehehe....!"

Ah......now that sound much better than her mopping and sighing! You recall you kaasan saying to you on several occasions that you had a knack with the young ones, though you'd dismissed her at the time. Perhaps she was right all along.......

Once she calmed down, Emily was swift to envelope you in a hug once more, this one being softer yet somehow even more affectionate than the last one.

"Thank you so much, big brother. For everything. I can't wait to your friend, 'cause she must be great and special like you are! Maybe she'll like my art too, and let me draw pictures of her Pokemon! Do you think so, brother?"

She gives you with curious excitement, childish giddiness sparkling in her gaze as looked up at you with her cartoonish eyes, seemingly undaunted by your grim but frank warnings about your own festering pile of Dragon doo doo of issues looming on the horizon, ready to topple over and stink up your whole life, or just take it away. She's become one tough little cookie (for better and worse) and has utter faith that everything will be okay so long as you can handle it, so to her she has no reason to be too worried about the future. After all, your her big brother of a superhero, who'll always save the day and win - or at least come out in one piece to fight another day!

Emily obviously doesn't mind lending Porygon over to you, though it takes a little convincing from her to get the living data construct to warm up to the idea. They're still quite a Skittish fellow, and you strike a rather foreboding figure, you know?

[Reiner might not think its normal for Emily to view him like family, but from her perspective he's done everything and then some to prove otherwise. Maybe he has a bias against the idea, or something? Hmm.....]

#3:

Got nothing to add to this scene.....except for a package wrapped in brown parchment paper suddenly manifested out of thin air and dropped on your head like an anvil! Yeoch!

Porgyon eye's widen comically at the sight, before they send another message your way:

ERROR - ANOTHER ITEM SPAWNED INTO EXISTENCE! QUERY: IS THIS RELATED TO 'FAIRY MAGIC?' ANALZYING DATA.... PROBABILITY - HIGH. FINDING SOLUTION. SEARCHING......SEARCHING.......FOUND! SOLUTION: DISPEL 'MAGIC' AROUND YOU WITH STEEL AND/OR COUNTER MAGIC, AND/OR STOP TRIGGERING IT BY CEASING ALL MENTION OR ATTENTION TO IT UNTIL IT DISSIPATES ON ITS OWN. WILD MAGIC KNOWN TO LINGER LONGER ON THOSE THAT FIXATE AND INTERACT WITH IT, SO DO NOT.

.......

#4:

Kyubi's mood brightened at your agreement, and soon enough you found yourself in her tender, loving embrace, her head settling in the crook of your neck.

".....Thank you, Master. I promise that I'll be.....fine here, and stay out of trouble. Be safe, and may good fortune be with you....."

When she lets go, she places a gentle kiss on your forehead, honoring your own request. You notice that throughout her contact with you, she felt entirely like a human woman (albiet one that had the warmth of a cozy campfire), and not the furry fox woman that she was. Your not sure how, but the phenomena is not a bad thing, so it's no cause for concern, right?

Your good-bye requests get quick nods back, her expression still a bit sad but serious. Though being 'human' was still a new thing to her, it was becoming less confusing and more natural to her as time went on, so she could put on a convincing act by herself and Mr. Mime's help. Speaking of the butler, she'd help his help with managing everything in your absence, which is a relief to both you and her.

When you finally leave the room, Kyubi's head drops, and she stares into her lap, her belly, with a painfully neutral yet somehow sad expression. After waiting several minutes - long enough for your presence to fade away from her general vicinity, indicating you were nowhere nearby and therefore unable to listen in - she slowly place one of her hands on her tummy, and her expression fell even further as she ruminated on the secret she kept from him.

".......With my Master gone.......it will make it much easier for me and Mr. Mime to hide the....the truth of what.......what happened. Hmpt......small blessings......small....blessings........."

Her eyes grew wet as she remembered what happened, what she did, doing, and was going to keep doing to him. 

Then, she started to silently cried, all alone.

Mourning the loss of her old self's child, and keeping the truth and everything about it hidden from the one she loves the most, to spare him from the guilt and pain.

...

#5:

For several long seconds, you didn't hear anything from your police officer, though you could somehow feel that she was thinking over what you said hard, until she finally broke the silence.

".......Yes sir. I'll do my best for you, keep Team Rocket from tracking you down, and maintain a low profile. Forgive me for being frank, but I......I......don't like not being around and on hand to aid you, and I'll.....I'll miss you too. ...But I understand why. Its to keep you and Celadon safe, and prevent anymore trouble from happening. And I would do anything to protect you and this city, sir. I promise."

Angelica's voice was back to normal as she spoke. Sadden, but also understanding and determined.

Looks like you got through to her without having to.....exercise your influence over her. Thank the Dragon Gods for that!

#6:

Your baby goddess easily senses your reservations about housing her in a Great Ball, and with a panicked *Squawk* she quickly changes her mind, shaking her head back and forth wildly.
No, No! Fine With.....Special Premier Ball, Daddy! No Problem With It, No! Okay Okay.....?
Welp, she's rather eager to please you, isn't she? Not sure if that's a good thing or not, but at least it makes raising her a much easier responsibility to do!

#7:

"*Chuckles* Oh, I understand that indeed, Mr. Arendse. Very well indeed.... *Smiles, eye twinkling* I'm sure you do."

He chuckles again as you pin some of the some of the bugs you found on him, but other than that he doesn't react. Your next comment does get a particularly indulgent smile.

"Oh, not really. Usually when I try to hold a good, well meaning conversation with criminals, they just try to shut me up by attempting murder."

Valarie stares deeply into your eyes, and you could see the dark, killer sense of humor in his.

"I imagine you can guess what happens next to such unruly hooligans, Mr. Arendse."

With that said, everything is done with The Enigma! Whew, what a relief!

#8:

The former acolyte expression wavers for a moment as you absolve him of his own preceived failings, before it firmed as he nodded and extended a hand to shake yours.

".....You have my deepest gratitude, Reiner. I don't know how we'll force our home to abandon some of its harsher traditions and embrace newer ways without Team Rocket assistance, but by the Dragon Gods Above and The Goddess Below we'll find a way. Things will change, and for the better.
......I agree, Lindworm. All Will Bow to My Reiner's Will And Vision, And His And Everyone's Life Shall Be Bountiful And Good. No Matter What.
Lindworm shivers as he vows to change Blackthorn with you, but he recovers quickly enough.

"I'm prepared to leave at any moment. I've taken the precaution to having all my belonging on my person at all times since I've fled home for rather clear reasons, and I still have all my Pokemon with me. And believe me when I say that I too don't want to get caught in Lance's jaws too. Though he is a most kind and fair Dragon Tamer, his tenacity and......determined sense of justice and dedication to all matters is well known to me too. To be confronted by him at the height of his passionate sense of duty...... *Shudders* Yes, that is best to be avoid at all costs."

He's also curious as to who your 'mystery' friend is, as to his Knowledge you were a fairly lonesome person that was not popular among the youth back home, but he refrains from digging any further. He would find more about them in due time, and this was not the time be discussing such things.

#9:

Got nothing much to add here, other than the fact she's happy and a bit proud with what you've said. Nothing does a person's attitude wonders by praising them for their skills, and she's relieved to see you don't have a blind fear/hatred towards nuclear science!

#10:

Emily face lights up as she claps at the good news, and gives her digiduck a warm hug for their hard work, which they are more than happy and pleased to return it the best it could! When you bring up TYPE - NULL and offer to give it to her, though, the little miss lets out a squawk of surprise, her hands flying up to her face as you present its Pokeball to her, before she let out an overjoyed squeal and accepted it, grabbing it out of your hands and then giving you another of her Urasring hugs (ouch!)!

"Oh thank you thank you thank you brother! I'll take REAL good care of them, and teach them to be a nice doggie! Thank you!!!"

When the smol artist tries to release them (from behind you while you have a Pokemon out - she's no dummy!), though, she unable to, as the Pokeball was ID Locked. Porgyon tries to break the encryption and lock....

*Rolls*
*Rolls*
*Rolls* *Rolls*

....to no avail. Worse than that, in fact: The Ball's Emergency Fail-Safe Lockdown kicked in, COMPLETELY sealing it shut while also transmitting a signal to the local authorities!! However, Porgyon was able to stop the later entirely, so no coppers were going to know about this! Nobody's going to be opening that Pokeball now! Well, except for possibly The Merchant or someone with the tech + authorization necessary to override the Lockdown, but you don't really have the time to ask for the former's assistance or know someone in the later (Except Team Rocket Pokeball Tech Specialists, but their obviously a non-option at this point), so you're out of luck for introducing yourselves to the chimera beast tonight!

After that near disastrous disappointment, you and everyone joining you gather together and meet up with Taylor in the Lounge, where she was kicking back and sipping a glass of water. She looks over at Emily and Lindworm and blinks a few times, before an easy smile came over her as she directed her attention towards you.

"Well well, look who's made a couple of friends! Becoming a real people's person, aren't ya partner. Hehahehahe!"

The thief extraordinaire laughs for a bit, before calming down and giving everyone a knowing smirk.

"I take it they're tagging along with us as we make like a Sentret and Run Away from this city about to turn into a Beedrill nest? Mind telling me more about them first, though, partner? I trust ya have a good enough head on your shoulders to choose your friends wisely, but it be nice for me to know a little about them before we get going. After all, we'll be thick as thieves from then on, so we all should know enough about each other to get along! *Looks Puzzled* Where's Kyubi, too? Thought she was coming along with us *Smirks for a moment*, or at least that's what she told me."

Emily and Lindworm elect to remain silent and let you answer for them. The little miss was openly about your old partner, her eyes glued to the scars across her face, while your newest partner looked at them thoughtfully with a puzzled expression, as if he recognized them but had trouble determining how and why.

2. [It's just a weird feeling for Reiner since he was technically an only child growing up, and the 'younger sibling' whenever Clair was around at that, that's all.  Not biased against the idea, Reiner's just not used to it quite yet.]

"I'm sure she'll like your art, Emily."

3. "...ow...yeah, thanks Porygon...I'll keep that in mind..."

6. "Pick the one you want to be registered to, Hope, okay?  I won't be disappointed with either decision.  I was just surprised, that's all."

Reiner's adamant about that point.  This is Hope's choice, and Reiner will go along with whatever she decides.

10.  "Well, we'll crack it open eventually.  Good try, Porygon.  And good job on dealing with that failsafe before it could cause any trouble."

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"It's been a rather crazy week.  I've asked Kyubi to stay behind for now to help cover for me.  Can't have my former superiors figuring out I'm not dead the easy way."

"Lindworm, Emily, meet Taylor, the best damn stealth specialist I know.  Taylor, this is Lindworm, one of the acolytes from the Blackthorn Gym.  Or...he was, I guess you could say.  Much like me, he's in exile, mostly because he disagrees with the extremity of the measures the Elders took against me and decided he wanted to do something about it.  He's got a bounty on his head jst like I do, and our goals happen to align, so we figured it'd be a good idea to work together.

"And this young lady is a talented artist named Emily.  Unfortunately, she's had almost as rough of a week as I have, so she's looking for a way to escape from it all.  I'll have to explain more later.  It's a long story."