Author Notes: Hey guys this chapter is a lot shorter than the previous two, as this chapter is introducing a few of the excepted OCs.
Now for those of you who I said when I accepted your OC you might remember that I said this.
"You can expect to see your character in chapters 3 and forwards"
This was just a rough estimate on when I wanted to introduce the OCs. Anyway all OCs should be introduced by chapter 5. Here you guys go I hope you enjoy.
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A mature lucario pokemorph who was on the verge of turning seventeen sat within a Road of Fate ministry office. His neatly kept blue and black hair was combed back to reveal his deep red eyes. On the top of his head were two lucario ears, and his tail was neatly placed at his side. His style was quite professional, as he wore a navy blue suit with a black tie, and some formal shoes.
A woman with bright red hair entered the quiet room with him. She sat right in front of the lucario and slid and envelope in front of him. The lady was quite flustered and frustrated, but this was due to the law and was something she had to do.
"So Alastair Vernna, I'm sure you know what this envelope entails," The lady said.
"Wendy, don't worry I already know what this is. It's a check up sheet for the notice I received last year," Alastair said.
He took the envelope in one hand and sliced it open with one of the spikes the jetted out from the back of his hand. Upon opening the letter a few documents slid out a few forms he had to sign.
"You know you wouldn't have to do this if you'd just meet your assigned wife right?" Wendy said.
"Haven't I already explained to you. I'm never going to meet her, this whole Road of Fate law is one of the dumbest laws ever created. Why would the government choose something that is so personal for you," Alastair said.
"Well if we're getting into technical things here. The Road of Fate algorithm that chooses who you're going to be paired up with is designed that you end up with the best person possible. It takes into account your personality, DNA, family status, and along with many other factors involved," Wendy said.
"Ya well the algorithm is broken. I've seen many times where the algorithm has made matches with two people who don't get along at all," Alastair said.
"Fine then if you're going to be like that then think about it this way. Is avoiding your assigned wife fair to her? You do realize she got her notice the exact same time you did, that was three days after her sixteenth birthday. She has been waiting almost a full year to meet you, and yet you've been avoiding her all this time," Wendy said.
"Ya so what, it's not like I'll fall in love with her anyway," Alastair said.
"You never know, your parents probably fell in love over time. The notices are quite a incredible thing, and 98% of the population would agree with that, you're the rare 2% that thinks the notices are the worst. I'm sure you know the consequences of not following the notices right? You do study law after all, with your education you might be able to avoid the consequences, but will your assigned wife be able to avoid them? She isn't nearly as intelligent as you are," Wendy said.
Alastair scoffed at the idea that his own choices would affect a person he has never met before, but his inner rationalist told him that it was a possibility that his assigned wife would have to face the consequences if he didn't meet with her. He thought on it for a little while and left the ministry office after signing every sheet.
He took in the world as he walked out of the ministry office. He took in the fresh air and the deep orangey sky at the time. The tall buildings reached up to the sky, and the traffic on the local streets weren't nearly as bad. Despite it being well after school hours, he still saw students walking back to their homes. He decided that it might be a good time to head home as well. He picked up drink from his favourite coffee shop, of course he didn't pick out coffee instead he had a calming cup of tea.
Everything about his walk home was quite calming until he turned the corner of a tall foreboding building. His cup of tea was forcibly ripped from his hands, but not because it was taken, more because he had bumped into someone. His hot tea spilled all over the ground, and he stuttered back a bit.
Looking forward he saw a noivern pokemorph who had her head completely down. She had long wavy violet hair that was tied into three braids. On the side of her head were the signature noivern ears her species was known for. She had a thick white fur mane around her neck, but the thing that stood out the most was her wings that extended out as they were attached to her arms.
She wore a unbuttoned black jacket with a few hints of grey. The jacket reached down to her waist. Underneath her jacket was a light purple shirt and a silver necklace that had a ruby gemstone as its center piece. Looking down she wore a some dark coloured slim fitting dress pants, and a pair of black high heel boots
No matter how she looked, she still spilt over Alastair's tea, and something about the whole situation needed to be said.
"Hey, look where you're going," Alastair said.
"You sound grumpy, I'm sorry I split your tea," The young girl said. She tilted her head up to reveal her red button nose and grey eyes with white pupils.
Alastair looked down on her left hand and noticed the ministry ring she had. But more importantly he noticed she was completely blind with the ways her eyes were coloured.
"Uh... sorry it was my fault. I wasn't looking where I was going, but I do see you have a ministry ring around your finger there. Are you headed to the Road of Fate office?" Alastair asked.
"Yes I am. I need to sign some progress sheets, my assigned husband and I haven't even met yet. It's almost been a whole year, kind of crazy right? Anyway I'm going to go negotiate my way out of the consequences, the name is Natalya, we might meet again, your voice sounds familiar, we might go to the same school," Natalya said.
Alastair had a crazy thought walking home that the noivern girl he met earlier might be his assigned wife. Even though the chances were slim, he just thought it could be a possibility. When he got to his house, his lovely red brick house, he was very happy to see a bright blue car pull up beside his house. Out of the car was his neighbour and best friend.
It had been quite awhile since Alastair had seen his best friend, as his best friend Alto was on vacation. Alto's vacation had lasted nine months, and he was finally back. Alto was an altaria pokemorph. He had light blue hair and brown eyes. Like usual he was wearing a blue and white sleeved sweater with a bit of white fur trim on it. He wore his signature baby blue jeans and a pair of black and white top sneakers. Around his neck were some head phones that had had a musical note engraved on them.
Alastair walked up to Alto and held out his hand in a fist formation. "Hey man, what's up. Haven't seen you in quite awhile,".
"If you're wondering if I'm going to let you fist me, then you are completely wrong," Alto laughed.
The two friends talked about Alto's vacation to the neighbouring kingdom Tsu, and how visiting his family was quite fun. Alto talked about how lovely the music in that kingdom was, and just how incredible the food was. He told Alastair a few stories about his family over there, and a few of the fun experiences he had while on vacation. But the one thing that came up in the conversation was the simple fact that Alto had a ministry ring around his finger.
"Alto, you got your notice?" Alastair said.
"Ya, I got it while I was on vacation. I'm going to be meeting my assigned wife today, apparently she received her notice a few months earlier than I did. It's kinda crazy how I'm going to be meeting the person I'm going to spend the rest of my life with in just a few minutes," Alto said.
"Well you know my opinion on the law, but I hope your assigned wife is a really good person," Alastair said.
"Thanks, alright I'm going to head over to the ministry," Alto said.
"Alright then, good luck," Alastair said.
Alto said his goodbyes to his friend and headed off to the ministry. The walk was sort of surreal, as he didn't love the Road of Fate law, but he knew that it was just a normal part of life. His heart was pounding in both excitement and nervousness. He walked into the ministry office, that nice smelling beige coloured office. He walked up to the front desk to see a young lady with red hair at the front desk.
"Hey I'm here to meet my assigned wife for the first time. I got my notice nine months ago when I was on vacation, so I wasn't able to meet her," Alto said.
"Ok well why don't you have a seat over in the waiting area, and we'll call you in when she arrives," Wendy said.
"Thank you," Alto said.
He walked over to the waiting area, and sat down in the ergonomic chairs. He looked at the rich beige walls and the many wedding pictures up on the walls. The pictures were the wedding pictures that the ministry takes when you and your assigned wife finally get married. The ceiling fan made the room feel nice, in the unbearable amount of time he had to wait.
Alto was counting the minutes of him just waiting in that room. The countless times he had fiddled his thumbs eventually made his own thumbs sore. Alto closed his eyes and did one of his favourite things in the world. He began to hum a song which ever came to mind. Mostly the song he hummed was original with recent pop influences. He was starting to get really into his own little jam session pretending to play the drums, guitar and even an air microphone, until he heard a soft voice right beside him.
"What song is that? It sounds really good,".
Alto's eyes shot open and a bright blush struck across his face. Sitting right beside him was a small noivern pokemorph. She had her head completely down and she began to hum the same tune that Alto had just made up, she tried to make up a few lyrics for the song as well. Alto noticed how beautiful her voice was, but was really embarrassed how a stranger was humming a tune that he made up.
"I kinda just made it up on the spot. It's probably not that good," Alto shyly said.
"Not that good? It's pretty good to my ears," Natalya laughed.
Alto let out a small blush, but it was just because he was completely embarrassed. He rubbed the back of his head and decided to ask for this girl's name. "So... uh... you got a name? Might as well ask for it you know,".
"Natalya Hizora, how about you?" Natalya said.
"Alto Hawke, it's nice to meet you. Anyway no one comes to a Road of Fate ministry office just to visit, what are you here for?" Alto said.
"I'm here to negotiate my way out of consequences, I haven't met my assigned husband yet, and I don't think he plans to show himself. Now that you've asked me that question, what are you here for?" Natalya said.
"I'm actually here to meet my assigned wife for the first time. I'm a special case as apparently she received her notice earlier than I did, I also got my notice on a nine month vacation, so I wasn't able to visit her. Either way I hope that you do get to meet your husband eventually, and I certainly wish he'll treat you right," Alto said.
"Really you mean it! I need to ask you, do you believe in fated love?" Natalya asked.
"Of course I mean it. I wouldn't want someone as nice as you to end up unhappy. But what do you mean by fated love?" Alto responded.
"You know how there's someone out there who's truly mean't for you. Wether or not their your notice or not," Natalya blushed.
"I think you may be watching too many movies," Alto laughed.
"Hee hee, perhaps," Natalya laughed.
Both Alto and Natalya heard a squeal coming from right across them. Both their heads darted in that direction to see Wendy, the young desk lady. She had her hands over her mouth with the brightest blush and sparkle in her eyes that Alto had ever seen.
"Oh, has my assigned wife arrived yet?" Alto asked.
"You're already talking with her, and it looks perfect," Wendy squealed.
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Author Notes: Hey guys so tell me what you thought of the new chapter that would be great. Also tell me what you thought of the new character that I will add below, as I have to give credit where credit is due.
Alastair Vernna - Created by "kazumiokazaki"
Really nice job on this character, did you know he was the first character that I accepted into the fic, and he was the one to set the bar really high early on. Anyway from the OC sheet you gave me, I fell in love with the character instantly and knew that he'd be a great addition to the fic.
Natalya Hizora - Created by "1Glimmershine"
Really cute, I lover her character so much, and yes I do agree with you that she'd be a perfect fit for Tyler, but what point would it make for the Road of Fate law to match people who are identical? Anyway I love her so much she is actually probably up there for one of my favourite submitted OCs that I've received across all of my stories. And if anyone who does follow me knows, if I like the character a lot we're probably going to be seeing that character a lot.
Alto Hawke - Created by "Jayden Illusion Doe"
You made me cry reading your OC sheet. It's very rare that happens. Surprisingly though that this character wasn't a sob story. I cried because of how relatable the character was, and how fully flushed out the character was. Alto is very well thought out and all the tiny references in his name, personality and clothing was seriously the icing on the cake.
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Anyway with all those out of the way I will see all of you in the next chapter!