[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

Earthpower: (4)(1)(5)(4)(4)(1) (3)(4)(4)(3)(3)(4) (6*)

With Gallade softly humming, and Heart waving the Moltres Egg around and drawing symbols around Marco's Kadabra form, a relative hush falls over the fortress. Suddenly the symbols start glowing with purple energy, and rearrange themselves into the images of spoons and bits of Kadabra's body. The yellowy Pokemon features fall away, trapped in the little bits of MSC Heart is sprinkling everywhere. Bit by bit, familiar human traits come into view, until, at long last, Marco Warren stands in the center of the "magic" circle. Still dressed for exploration. As the ritual completes, he collapses to the floor, but you see the light come on in his eyes. His Pokemon rush to his side and help him up, then respectfully part as he turns. They form an aisle between Marco and Nathan, and the older man stumbles painfully to his long-lost son.

Marco Warren embraces Nathan Warren at last.

Heart, being connected through the ritual, is filled with a share of their emotions at this reunion, and tears come unbidden to your eyes, difficult to choke back. You feel an incredible sense of pride at breaking such a difficult curse, too - no one has ever done it before!

And Nathan eagerly returns that embrace, rushing forward at speeds that seem to dwarf even what he's usually moving at.

Nathan has no words right now as he hugs his father tightly. He doesn't need them yet.  Much like Heart, he's got tears of joy in his eyes.

Forget any other troubles that are happening right now.  This is the first time Nathan's seen his dad in three years.  Nathan doesn't know how long this moment is lasting, nor does he care. It can't last forever, obviously, but Nathan is going to enjoy it while he can.

His family's finally going to be reunited again.  It'd be hard for him to feel any happier.