SU here. This chapter isn't very eventful mostly because writing in Latias' POV is really difficult. I tried to keep her IC so yeah, you can't really have her be crazy or sadistic. Well, the next chapter will be much more fun to read, but I guess you'll have to wait, sorry! Well, R&R as always!
FIC!
Kyogre, Suicune, Dialga, Articuno and I were gathered around the pool, Kyogre in it, Suicune resting in front of it, her paws brushing its surface. Articuno, who hadn't been a big part of the conflict was resting next to Dialga, her pale blue feathers glowing slightly from the moon outside. The steel dragon looked almost bored, but held it down the best she could. I was resting on one of the beds, eyes half closed and only watching and listening to the conversation happily.
"Ooh! Ooh! Tell me what happened next!" the arctic bird cried, the three blue feathers on her forehead bouncing slightly. Dialga sighed at her hyperness and went to continue.
"Alright... so Palkia, Raikou, Cresselia and Entei went to go get Darkrai's head, and I stayed to have a word with Latios..."
Suicune lifted her head from its resting point; her paws. "Oh? About what?" her tone was curious, almost pushing. Dialga gave the wolf an annoyed look at her nosiness.
"Yes, Dialga, what so you and my brother speak about?" I asked softly, golden eyes bright for the first time in weeks. Now that I knew my brother was alive and well, I could finally get along in my life. And that was pretty good, seeing as a year of it had been dark and droopy.
"Things, Latias, things."
"What kind of things?" Articuno asked.
Dialga's red eyes narrowed into slits, and I could feel the irritation that was building up inside of her. Any more probing questions and she would probably go into a tyrannical rage. And that was never good for the environment.
Kyogre, sensing this, spoke up, "Quit it, you two. It's bad enough that I have to listen to this. Get off it." she twitched her fanned tail and splashed everyone, "It's stupid." She was obviously in a bad mood, which matched the steel dragon's.
Articuno opened and closed her beak, "Fine then, lets play a game. I'm not the slightest bit tired."
"Like what?" Dialga asked suspicious at her giving up. This usually meant she had another plan, a plan I was was very well aware of. She was going to trick Dialga into giving away what she was thinking, and maybe even Kyogre while she was at it.
I hummed thoughtfully, resting my sleek head on my red paws, "Weeeeeelll... how about Consent?"
"?" Kyogre, Dialga and Articuno both asked at the same time. I giggled slightly at their dumbfounded looks. Suicune only gave a yawn, she knew the game well, it was a kind of psychology game that she liked to use to test what mattered most to people. It was a way of blackmail for her at least.
"It's simple, really. One person says a word, and the other person has to say the first thing that comes to mind."
Realization dawned on Articuno's face, "Okay...! Mind if I go first?"
"Go right ahead."
She turned her feathered head to Dialga, who narrowed her eyes into little red slits. This was literally a battle of the best minded, one that Dialga should have won, but didn't. When it came to probing via defense, Articuno was the boss.
"Color?" the icy bird asked.
"Blue." the steel dragon replied, never missing a beat.
"Red?"
"Eyes."
This same pattern continued for a while, and Kyogre started to chat with Suicune vacantly about something that caught my attention. The orca was upset, my emotion radar told me this. Was it about that argument from earlier? That was silly... I mean, I only heard a little about it, but it wasn't that big, right? She and Groudon fought all of the time, what made this different?
"Suicune, sometimes I just have to wonder what has been happening as of late... think about it... just for a second." Kyogre sighed, "I mean... nothings changed but at the same time so much has..."
The blue and white wolf cocked her head to one side, purple cloud shimmering in the soft moonlight. The crystal structure on her head glimmered as she went to speak. "I know what you mean, Kyogre. We've been here for what, six, seven billion years? And yet besides a few mishaps like people trying to take our powers and take over the earth and such, nothing has really changed." she closed her scarlet eyes and gave a sigh, "Thinking about it makes me sad... while the earth and the beings on it haven't changed too drastically, the bond between we legendaries has. I... until this meeting and before Raikou blew up his island and Entei's, I hadn't seen them for years. I hadn't seen or heard from any of you for years."
"And did you see Cresselia and Darkrai at the beginning of the Meeting?" I added suddenly, caught up in the conversation, "Pure tension. They used to be best friends... What happened?"
"None of us know. It just happened."
"Well, like Raikou always says... if you don't understand it, Google it." Suicune added, laughing slightly, which was a crisp, chiming sound. Only heroes and legendaries had heard that sound, and fleetingly so. She was obviously remembering something from long ago.
"AHA!" Articuno yelped suddenly, knocking the rest of us out of our thoughts. We turned to Dialga for answers, but she looked just as confused. Her deep blue head was cocked to the side, ruby eyes puzzled.
"What?"
"I have now evaluated that you (Take or leave the following) like frozen cheese pizza, are part communist, hate vegetables, like the color blue, are evil, and like legendaries with red eyes, mauve patterns and who like to make long speeches."
There was a long, awkward pause.
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"That was the stupidest thing I've ever heard." Kyogre said, "I mean, seriously. That would imply that Dialga even eats human food, supported Stalin, and even likes colors. I can agree with the hating vegetables and being pure evil, but the only legendary male that has red eyes, sissy colorings and bloody long ridiculous speeches would be Palkia."
"And that's just impossible, right? You hate Palkia, I mean, more than Darkrai and Cresselia hate each other."
"More than we all hate Jynx...?"
There was another pause.
"Alright..." Dialga said, "Not that much."
Articuno was about to retort something about that comment, but a yell from the other side of the field stopped her. I saw Suicune tense; it was Raikou, and it was obvious that something else was up.
"Should we?" Kyogre asked.
"They're idiots, of course we should. Many things may change but that won't." Suicune retorted. The whale gave a look that clearly said 'good point' before rising out of the water, the cool droplets slipping off of her dark blue back in small waterfalls. The wolf got to her paws and led the rest of us outside, where the clashing of thunder shook the building. Flames followed and then a blast of energy I linked with Rayquaza soon after them. Whatever it was, it was huge.
Articuno flapped her icy wings and became airborne, Suicune dashed, Kyogre and I floated, and Dialga, seeing no reason to be rushed (At worst they could already to dead) slowly followed at a relaxed pace.
"Take that!" I heard Raikou shout, and another shower of sparks clashed with the night air. They were pretty, almost, and as they hit the ground, they continued to glow like electrical fire. Distracted by this, I barely noticed that the tiger wasn't dying or being murdered.
"Please! My grandmother could do better!"
"You don't even have a grandmother!"
"Exactly!"
"Then why'd you..." the tiger looked confused, his show forgotten, "Oh, I get it!"
"Idiot..."
Entei shook his head before rearing onto his hind legs and slamming them into the dirt. Chasms opened up, about as thick as a small book and spewed out blue flame, which twined sweetly like grapevines as they rose to meet the sky. With a bark, the flames changed shape and exploded like fireworks, leaving the audience in awe.
The emerald dragon scoffed, "Psh, a microwave could have done a better job."
With this, Rayquaza leaped into the sky, his tail being the last thing to disappear in the dark sky. Entei and Raikou both snorted.
"He probably ran away."
This was proved wrong when a small white speck slowly made its way down the sky, slowly increasing in size. My gold-amber eyes widened at the beauty of it as I realized it was one giant collection of stardust. I shut them just as the object hit, but it didn't make any noise at all. When I opened my eyes, I felt like I had been dropped into Antarctica, snowfall without the cold, for the stardust hovered as it lightly hit, leaving the competition speechless.
But the sky dragon wasn't done yet. Out of nowhere, an Aurora Beam hit the silvery dust, and the effect that followed made me feel like I was in that place... heaven. The rainbow colored lights hit the snow-like material and bounced off of its reflective surface, making the area glitter like diamonds and a disco ball all in one. It was magnificent.
"WOW!" I cried.
My cry had finally made the three aware of our presence. Raikou gave a yelp, and Entei tried his best to try and pretend that he hadn't been doing what he had a few minutes ago. Of course, Suicune acknowledged all of this, and was on the verge of doing something, though I, even with my emotion reading powers, could not tell what.
"... Were you just..."
Dialga, finally having caught up, came behind us, "What going- Whoa! Did Jirachi explode or something?" she had obvious spotted the stardust.
"Contesting. You guys were just contesting..."
"No!" the three males yelped at the same time, "Not at all!"
Then, Suicune did something I, nor the others had ever seen before. Something that not even Arceus had.
She completely cracked up.
"Ahahaha! I can't believe it!" she collapsed onto her back and waved her legs in the air, trying her best to laugh, talk and breath at he same time, "I mean, seriously! Contesting! Ahahahaha!" she giggled for about three minutes, while the tiger, lion, and dragon watched in embarrassment. Finally she managed to calm down and speak without releasing another storm of snorts and giggles.
"Aw man, I know what to get you guys for your birthdays now...! Poffin!" this brought on another fit of laughs and she was literally rolling on the ground in laughter that continued for eternity.
TWENTY MINUTES LATER.
"Do you think its healthy to laugh that long without stopping?" Articuno asked quietly.
Dialga shrugged, "Dunno, probably."
Finally the wolf stopped and sat up, fur messy and dirty from her emotional conflict. "Man... thats one thing I love about you guys... some how you manged to do something even more ridiculous than before..."
Entei looked uncertain, "You aren't going to kill us?"
"Kill you? Nah, but this blackmail will probably last for the rest of your eternal lives."
"Anyone have a rope?" Rayquaza asked.
Meanwhile, Raikou, never one to feel shame for very long, pounced on Suicune, "Oo! Oo! Did you like mine?"
The wolf was about to retort with a sharp comment, I could tell by the look on her face. But then, something changed, her eyes softened. This was odd... to say the least.
"I loved it."
That all! Well, see you later. By the way, another Challenge is posted on my profile! Why not give it a try? 'Til then R&R and see you later!