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I DO NOT CLAIM TO OWN THE POKÉMON SERIES OR ANY OF THE CHARACTERS WITHIN THE OFFICIAL SERIES
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The very first thing he saw when he opened his eyes was black...fur? He stumbled up and looked around in confusion, only to be immediately smothered by fur again.
"Oh jeez I'm crushing you arent i? here, let me..." was the only thing that the mass of fur said before it moved itself off of him, revealing itself to be a deino. Said deino then turned to address someone else in the room, his expression clearly full of joy. "Thank yoouuuuu! Thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou! It's really him! Its really, really him!"
A light voice chuckled from the shadows of the room. "Not quite, sweetie. It merely looks like him. I assure you that this is someone different, though it seems that the poor thing doesnt even know what's happening." The voice speaks as if the currently confused pokémon was a lost pet. Why don't you go and fill him in? I won't need your services for a while anyhow."
The deino bows its head and walks towards the aforementioned pokémon. "Lets get going. She doesn't like it when I linger around for too long. Can you walk, Es?"
He perks up a little upon being addressed...probably.
"...Es...?"
"It's short for Esther, which is your name! I'll explain outside the altar room."
The deino helps Esther up and guides him towards a set of large oaken doors. As the pair walks through the exit, Esther trips on his strange new paws. He wasn't sure if he'd always had them, but hey, they were definetly here now. Once outside the altar room, Es began to take notice of his surroundings. The hallway was made of a dark blue stone, with periodic inlets set for torches, all of which were lit with an eerie blue flame. The hallway was very wide, as if it were designed for something much larger than them...
"Es? You still with me?"
The deino's voice pulls Es from his thought for a moment. "..Yeah.."
"Good. C'mon, I'll explain as we walk."
"So this is the Moonlit Temple, the resting home of Cresselia, Goddes of the moon and peacful sleep, as well as several other minor deities. You were just brought here; from where, I have no idea, but I digress. As for how I got here...my...friend passed away in a rockslide a while ago." The deino's face darkens as he speaks. "I came to the temple to ask for help, and my wish was heard. All I had to do was promise to do whatever I was told for a year, and I would recieve what I wanted most. That year was up today, and I finally got you back, Es!" The deino seems overjoyed just to be in Es's presence, though, despite the explanation, Es couldn't understand why.
"...Who...are...you...?" Es stammered, though much more clearly than the last time.
A crestfallen look comes over the deino's face. "You don't...?" He falls silent for a second before continuing. "She was really serious about you not being Es, wasn't she... Well... my name is Avior. But you can call me Av. Or Avi. Call me whatever you want, just don't call me late to eat!" Avior lets out a light laugh, though it's clear he's still proccessing this new info.
"I...like Av...it sounds...kind..." Es manages to stutter, before falling silent once again.
Avior, or Av, feels heat begin rise into his face before composing himself. "W-well, since you're not Es...what should your name be? I dont want you to feel like I'm forcing anything on you."
Es frowned slightly and stuttered, "...But...i like..the name..Esther...I want...to keep it." Es thought for a moment before speaking again. "Is that alright...with you?"
Av, while surprised by the request, was happy to hear of Es's preference for the name. "Of course it's okay with me. Like I said, I just didn't want to force anything onto you."
The pair came to an abrupt stop at the end of the hallway and another set of large oaken doors. Av moved to open them, warning Es to cover his eyes, and began pushing tbe doors. As they slowly creaked open, soft blue moonlight flooded the hallway before revealing a central plaza style area. There were shops lining the courtyard, with evidence of there being more of them along several side paths, as well as a large statue depicting an oddly shaped gear and several pokémon surrounding it.
"Is it beautiful? I can't really see too well, but I always thought it was nice place, even if it's nightime right now." Av's voice pulled Es back from focusing on the plaza. His tone is tinged with sadness, as if the place held bittersweet memories.
"...Come here..." Es had an idea, and was somewhat curious as to whether it would work. If it did, he might be able to take that sadness out of Av's tone. Av walks straight to Es, curious as to why Es called him over.
"...Closer..."
Giving a little smirk, Av bends his neck down so that him and Es are practically face-to-face, really curious now as to what Es was planning. Es procedes to take a paw and gently move most of the fur out of Av's eyes, parting it bit by bit. Slowly, Az's eyes, previously hidden by fur, are revealed. Eyes a rich fuchsia color, with an iris as blue as the night sky they were standing under gaze blankly at the shinx in front of them.
"...Your eyes...they're...beautiful..." Es states, his own golden eyes marveling the deino with wonder.
Realizing what Es was attempting, Av gives a sad smile before letting his fur cover his eyes once more. "Thank you, but...it's not the hair that won't let me see clearly." He straightens himself up and turns toward one of the many side streets. "Let's head to my place for now. It's not safe to be out, especially not on a moonless night."
