soggypastry | 013 [Video/Action for Goldenrod Pokemon Center]

[It's known to quite a few people that Lightning has been sleeping for a week now. What isn't quite as well known, however, is that her Lucario hasn't left her room no matter which human is at her side. So when the gear clicks on to show Lightning still sound asleep, there's the edge of a black paw on the feed. That pretty much clenches who's recording this.

Recording what, you may ask? Well, just watch the human on the bed as she slowly comes back to the world of Johto. She blinks for a bit, obviously still half asleep, before she slowly raises a hand to her forehead.]

Fal'Cie...

[And, before she can say anything else, Lightning is tackled by her Lucario. Over the happy yips and other noises he's making, the sound of the gear clattering to the ground isn't heard by anyone in the room.]

Current Mood: exhausted

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From:

paladinlost

...Those crystals she asked us to find. They were most than mere crystals; they were the remains of her power. Once we obtained them all, she was powerless. Chaos took advantage of that.

[True darkness indeed.]

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soggypastry

[After a moment to take that in, Lightning's eyes flash. Someone's a little peeved now. Fal'Cie, if that woman ever shows up here, she'll---] Would it have killed her to mention that before we got ourselves killed?

From:

paladinlost

Had we known, we would have refused to seek them. And her death would have been the death of everyone else, without their power protecting us.

[Not that he approves of the plan either. He's seen too many sacrifices to like them.]

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soggypastry

[She raises a hand to scrub at her face, then sighs. It's over now. There's no point in dwelling on it.] What matters now is it's over. No one else is going to get trapped in that mess.

From:

paladinlost

Certainly not. Chaos accepted his defeat, and nine of his warriors died both during the Conflict and in their original worlds. There is no need for another war.

From:

soggypastry

Even if there was, he wouldn't have anyone to fight in it. [Relief back on her face.]

From:

paladinlost

The few remaining Manikins, perhaps. But I believe he has lost the will to do so.

From:

soggypastry

[Eyeroll. Those Manikins won't do him any good against actual warriors.] He better. But I'll kick his ass if I ever see him here.

From:

paladinlost

At least he'll not have access to those flames and swords and arms of his, in this world. That should make defeating him easier.

From:

soggypastry

Maybe. I'm not counting on that. [Lightning doesn't count on much of anything, really.] We'll have to be ready for anything if he ever shows up.

From:

paladinlost

We outnumber him, and we have our Pokémon. We'll have the advantage, no matter what.

From:

soggypastry

[After a moment's pause, that's a nod. Cecil's right: they outnumber Chaos by at least three to one. They'll be fine.]

Right. He won't know what hit him.

From:

paladinlost

On the contrary, he'll know all too well. We'll make sure of it.

From:

soggypastry

[That's something she can do, for sure.] Yeah. You're right about that.

From:

paladinlost

We could even keep him paralyzed while we tell him, with the right attack.

From:

soggypastry

[At that, a thoughtful expression crosses her face. She'd fought through being poisoned or with her vision shot. Could a person fight through paralysis?]

Would it work on humans, though? Not everything from here works on humans.

From:

paladinlost

Esuna's Stun Spore does, and her attacks are quite accurate. Who would suspect an innocent butterfly?

[Everyone from this world, but who cares about the details?]

From:

soggypastry

[This look, Cecil. This look.] You really want an answer to that?

From:

paladinlost

There's no need. I was familiar with the concept of butterfly monsters long before I arrived in Johto, and I have no doubt I am not the only one.

From:

soggypastry

[Nod.] After fighting plants for hours, seeing butterflies attacking wouldn't be a surprise.

From:

paladinlost

The ones in my world would attack us alongside their caterpillars, almost like Caterpies.

[...Cecil, you should not sound so happy about it.]

From:

soggypastry

[He shouldn't, really, but Lightning doesn't seem to mind at all.] We only had the caterpillars and slugs. But at least they're easier to fight than turtles taller than most buildings.

From:

paladinlost

...Those sound much taller than the turtles we fought in the underworld. Much, much taller.

From:

soggypastry

[Nod.] They were about four or fives times taller then the Chocobos in the area. Weren't anything you'd want to fight, either. [Frown. She's speaking from experience!]