A Fairy's Heart Chapter 11: Goldeneye Double Sorano 7
Hey guys, its William Sloan here and I'm welcoming you back to another chapter of A Fairy's Heart. I hope you enjoyed the little 'moment' between Rick and Cana in the last chapter.
I hope that the previous chapter was satisfying enough. I've been having technical difficulties with getting the chapters uploaded, so they've been coming slower than I would want them to. I had also rewritten the last chapter a little to make it the right time for the big reveal. That won't be till the Phantom Lord arc, so bare with it.
I've decided to do away with the reviews before the chapters. I'll still be reading them, though, so keep them coming. It really helps.
To Recap: Emerald took care of Skyfall and she began her training and Rick had Sorano spare with Emerald, revealing that Sorano learned Iron Tail. With the training ending in a draw, Alexander fought with Skyfall, injuring the Grass Quill, which made Alexander think of a certain codename: Beast Killer. Rick dismissed the problem and assured that Alexander had the right to choose where he wanted to live his life. Rick noticed Cana outside and invited her in when it started to rain, unknowingly caused by Swampy's Rain Dance.
In the inky void of space, problems were coming up left and right. They varied from stars exploding to entire galaxies becoming unstable. The only expections were Rick's home, Earthland, and some other worlds.
Dialga and Palkia were rewatching what had transpired during Rick's time in Earthland. From him getting the Dread and Meadow Plates, to finding Sorano and Skyfall, they were relatively pleased.
"He's grown, hasn't he?" Dialga asked.
"Yes. He has." Palkia said, "And you seemed to have calmed down, haven't you Dialga?"
Dialga looked away with some embarrassment on his face, "I could've handled our last meeting better, I'll admit. We can't deny that with the seven Plates, he's helping to keep the universe intact." He said, trying to get the topic back on track.
Palkia looked back to face Arceus, who wasn't looking so good. "I still can't believe how they managed to keep the Plates out of Arceus."
"What's got me is how he managed caused it. And how he got out." Dialga said.
Palkia got the full inquiry Dialga was saying. How he was able to escape and even how he was able to get the attackers were beyond anything they could have guessed. Even Uxie didn't have the answers.
"How are we with the other Pokémon?" Palkia said, "and the other Plates?"
"Rick's still has a long way to go." Dialga said, "Just two more, and the universe will remain intact."
While Dialga wasn't wrong, he also knew that even with two more Plates, the universe would only remain on a hinge.
The day started out as normal as it could get. Gray and Natsu started another fight, to which Erza ended. Rick was at the bar, doing what he normally does. He had a notebook and his regular drink, and Swampy was with the other Pokémon. Sorano fought Erza, much to everyone's surprise. The Disaster Pokémon's Iron Tail and Night Slash attack, coupled with either a Swords Dance or Double Team decoy, really pushed Erza to her limit. The match went without a winner, but they both earned some valuable experience from it.
"Hey Rick." Natsu said, draping an arm around him. "What's up?"
"I'm thinking of some battle combinations." Rick said.
"Battle combinations?" Natsu said questioningly.
"Yeah." Rick said, "I'm thinking about combining two Pokémon attacks into one." He pulled out another notebook and opened it. "I already have one for Alexander and Emerald." He began flipping the pages, showing what he meant. "It's starts off with Alexander launching Draco Meteor, and Emerald grabbed the enemy and carries them high into the air. Emerald throws the enemy down straight into the path of Draco Meteor and begins using Dragon Rush. The end result would be that Emerald's Dragon Rush would hit the Draco Meteor right when its about to burst, which would deal a heavy amount of damage to the opponent. I'm thinking of calling it Meteor Dragon's Exalting Rush." He looked up and noticed that Happy, Lucy, Gray, and Erza were looking over with Natsu. "What so you think?"
"A little bit of overkill, don't you think?" Lucy asked.
"Looks effective on paper, but what are the odds someone would fall for it?" Gray noted.
"It works best when you catch the opponent off guard." Rick said, "You want a demonstration?"
Natsu was about as pale as a Shiny Mega Gengar, knowing already that it would involve a type of transportation.
"I'll take that as a no." Rick said.
"He can't take riding on a train, let alone a ride in the sky." Sorano said, "People have their own weaknesses, mind you."
"I guess you're right." Rick said. A thought poked its way into Rick's head. He turned to face Natsu, "Something's bugging me."
"What's up?"
"From what I've been able to piece together, you can't handle any type of transportation. But from what Lucy told about your little excursion to Mount Hakobe, you never complained when Happy carried you."
Natsu's face turned into one that looked like someone just insulted him to is face, "That's because Happy isn't a mode of transportation."
"Right, and I'm a meatball sub." Rick retorted, "If I had Flashfire use Psychic on you, you're saying that because she isn't a mode of transportation, you won't get sick?"
"Absolutely."
"Willing to bet on that?"
"Any time."
"500,000 Jewel says that your motion sickness will kick in."
"Sounds fine to me." Natsu said, "But I get a rematch with you if I win."
"God, you're still hung up on the fact that you lost?" Rick whined. He looked Natsu in the face, knowing very well that he wouldn't let it go. "Fine, I accept." He pulled out Flashfire's Poké Ball and unleashed the Luring Pokémon, "I take it you know what you need to do?"
"I think so." Flashfire's eyes began glowing blue and out of nowhere Natsu was being tossed around like a ragdoll. It wasn't even a minute before someone opened the door and walked in. The one and only thing that got Rick's attention was the fact that the person wasn't a person.
It was a frog. A literal walking, air-breathing frog.
Everyone in the Guild Hall was getting antsy, as Rick was looking around.
"What's the meaning of this?" Makarov said, "The last trial already happened."
"Calm down, sir." The frog said, "I'm not here for you. I'm here for them." The frog pointed a finger towards Rick and Sorano, to which Rick pointed a finger at himself, "Me?"
"Yes you." The frog said, "The Council would like to have a word with the two of you."
"What would the charges be?" Rick asked.
"There aren't any." The frog answered, which gave a multitude of people a sense of relief.
"Alright, then." Rick said, getting up. "Let's go."
"Rick." Rick turned to face Sorano, "I don't like the feeling I'm getting about this."
"I don't either." Rick said, "But I don't think we have much choice." The three walked out of the Guild Hall, with a certain group looking on with some distasted.
After riding in a carriage for what seemed to be forever and a half, they finally reached Era, the Magic Council building. It seemed grand, given the fact that it's supposedly where the Magic Council did their business. Size wise, it was relatively large and it could easily pass as a church. In the halls, Rick and Sorano were being escorted by the frog lady and they stopped at the double doors.
"Here we are. Right this way, sir and ma'am." The pair walked in to a large room, similar to a courtroom, which raised flags for both Rick and Sorano, more with the former.
"This court is in session." The frog person said.
"Wait a minute." Rick said, showing signs that he wasn't pleased. "I thought you said that there weren't any charges being pressed."
"There aren't any." Yajima said. He was rather short and in Rick's personal opinion, he looked like an old-timey lightbulb, but he didn't say it out loud. "We called the two of you here to discuss some things."
"Some things?" Sorano asked with some inquiry.
"Correct." A man said. He had blue, somewhat spiky hair and he wore a long white long coat, similar to Rick's, except his was zipped up and the collar was longer around the neck. The main feature were the bizarre markings around his eye. "About job you partook in."
"The Sliverstraw job?" Rick asked.
"But more importantly, Seigrain." An older man said, his voice slightly louder. He was way older compared to the other members, but looked slightly younger than Yajima. He had gray hair and a lengthy beard, which was the most prominent feature, besides the bat on top of his head. "The creatures that helped you, and the one next to one." He pulled up a visual image, showing the Draco Meteor and Inferno combination. The next image was a blurry one, but Rick was able to make it out. With no mistake, that was Sorano.
"Who are you?" The man asked demandingly. "And what are these creatures?"
Rick felt like he was in a literal bind. He couldn't say who he was, for the reason that he thought that they would think he was a lunatic. He had to come up with something, but he didn't know what to say. An idea quickly came to mind, but he didn't know if it would work.
"Well." The older man said, "We're waiting."
"Have some patience, Master Org.," A lady said. She looked around Rick's age and had long, black hair, and possibly pale skin.
"Ultear." The man, revealed to be Org, said with distaste.
"If you really want to know, I'll tell you." Rick said, clearing his throat. "My name is Richard Thyst. You see, I never had an actual human family. For all my life, for as long as I can remember, wild animals raised me. They raised me well, and they taught me how to survive out in the wild. When I was found, I was brought to a foster home, but I never did fit in. I learned some English from the kind people that I warmed up to. About 6 years ago, I left to find my actual birth parents, to find out why they abandoned me." He tried not to shed a tear, and continued his story. "About a month ago, I joined Fairy Tail for that same reason. About a few weeks ago, I did in fact take part in the Sliverstraw job, just trying to earn some money to get by." He motioned his hand to Sorano, "That's when I met Sorano. The two of us, along with some of Sorano's friends, we brought down two members of the Dark Guild Oración Seis, Racer and Angel. That would bring us to right now." Rick purposely left out the eye problem for Sorano's sake.
"So, you're saying that you and your friend over there were responsible for apprehending the two convicts?" Ultear asked.
"Wait, convicts?" Sorano asked.
"Yes." Org stated, "They broke out not long after being detained."
"Why didn't you stop them?!" Sorano snapped, which got her staves pointed at her neck.
"Watch that mouth of yours!" Org said. That little tiff almost made Rick want to give the Magic Council a piece of his mind, but he didn't explore that option, as he had stopped Sorano.
"But why was the Oración Seis even in Sliverstraw?" Yajima asked.
"I think I might be able to tell you that in exchange for something." Rick said.
"An exchange?" Org asked.
"Right." Rick replied, "But first let me ask this: Does the name Nirvana mean anything?"
That got the Magic Council freaked out a little. They were looking like Wimpods that saw a School Form Wishiwashi. It was probably an overstatement, but he got his answer.
"I thought it was just a old story." Belno said, "But I don't know anything about it."
"What is the demand you seek?" Org said.
"It's not much actually." Rick said, "If anything, I was hoping for an slightly better answer, but I make do with it." He looked at Org. "Is that all?"
Org looked at Rick with eyes that would easily make someone wet themself, but ultimately sighed, "If you have nothing else to say about the matter, then yes. You're free to go."
"Thank you." Rick said, bowing in a way to show courtesy. He really didn't want the Council on his back all the time, but it was a great pleasure that he got out of there without exposing himself. Rick and Sorano were walking in the hallway, passing the frog employees along the way.
"Well, I'm glad that's out of the way." Rick said.
"Yeah." Sorano muttered. She couldn't help but wonder about Seigrain. She felt something off about him, but she couldn't put her paw on it. 'What's up with that Seigrain? Something isn't sitting right with me. I need to figure this out before a disaster strikes.'
"Excuse me." A voice said. Rick and Sorano, who was pulled out of her thoughts because of it, turned around to face the person speaking to them. It was Yajima.
"Oh, Mr. Yajima" Rick said. "What's the problem?"
"No problem." Yajima said. He turned to face Sorano, "I'm sorry about what happened back there. You should try to keep out of trouble."
"Right." Sorano said, turning her head away.
"Actually, the reason I'm here pertains to the two of you." The Council Member said, which got their attention. "It about your demand. I can help if it's okay."
"Well, there is one way." Rick said, "You wouldn't happen to know where I could find someone to replace an eye, would you?" he asked
"Why would you? Yajima asked.
"It's for her, actually." Rick said, referring to Sorano, to Yajima's shock. To him, she looked well healthwise. Rick pulled back the fur over the bad eye and Yajima's face was one of appalled people.
"I see." Yajima said, rubbing Sorano's fur, "The Oración Seis did this?"
"Yeah, that's my idea, at least." Rick said, "That's why Sorano has such a hatred for them in the first place. You see, Sorano has the ability to predict when a disaster will strike. She sensed when the Oración Seis attacked the town and then, from my understanding, that happened."
"I see." Yajima said, "To be the one dragged into that. I couldn't even imagine what you went through."
"It's fine, sir." Sorano said, "While I agree with what the Oración Seis did is something I can never forget, it's never healthy to dwell in the past forever. Living beings often stumble and sway in life, but it's a natural thing. Just like natural disasters, I can't change when it happens, but I can at least save another life."
"Wiser words were never spoken." Yajima said, which Sorano took rather well. "Her name is Porlyusica."
"Who?" Rick asked.
"She's a healer and an old friend of both mine and Makarov." Yajima explained, "If there's anyone who can fix your friends eye, it would be her. But, I would be careful."
"Why's that?" Rick asked.
"She isn't one for being friendly towards other people." Yajima said, "If you tell her that I recommended you, she might just help."
"Thanks Mr. Yajima." Rick said, before running off. Not long after he ran back, completely forgetting to ask the most obvious question.
"Where does she live?" The plate wielder asked.
"In the East Forest, I think." The council member said.
"Got it. Thank you." Rick ran off again for the East Forest.
"Say hello to Makarov for me!" Yajima yelled.
"Got it!" Rick yelled back, since he was almost already out of earshot.
'That kid's a Fairy Tail wizard alright.' Yajima thought with a sweatdrop, knowing very well that he could cause some damage. Seigrain looked out a window as Rick and Sorano were heading for the East Forest, this time as a walking pace because Rick had exhausted himself before making it to the main door. When Rick had almost collapsed, Sorano had to carry him to the East Forest. Stamina wasn't his strongsuit.
'What interesting creatures.' Seigrain thought to himself, 'I wonder what power you have in store for me, Richard Thyst.'
After reaching the East Forest, Rick, who had recovered some the running inside the Council Building, was walking in the forest trying to find where Porlyusica would be living. He forgot to ask where, so he had to look around. Sorano pitched in with the search, but to no avail. Rick was currently in his Sky Plate form, trying to get a look in the air.
"Any luck?" Rick asked.
"No." Sorano shook her head. "I can't find her scent either."
"You can't find her scent because you don't have anything with her scent on it to sniff." Rick said. He wasn't far off either, because they both knew that Yajima wouldn't have anything on him that would have her scent. He noticed that the sun was going down, so he made his descend and landed.
"We better make shelter for the night." Rick said. "By the time we get back, the sun would be up."
"Agreed." Sorano said. She suddenly felt the fur on her neck stand. Rick had a feeling as to what was happening.
"Lead the way." Rick said. Sorano made a dash eastward and Rick followed.
After a good five minutes, Rick and Sorano stopped and hid in the shrubs. They took a peek and noticed that they were near a dirt road. They saw an old lady walking sown the road, carrying groceries She had pink hair that was kept in place with hairpins. She had on red clothing that resembled a robe. What got Rick and Sorano's attention was that they saw three men coming up from behind and in front of her. The men were burly and one had a sword sheathed away. The other two had Magic Guns strapped to their backs.
"What jerks!" Rick swore under his breath.
"Ganging up on an elderly lady is deplorable." Sorano spoke with distaste.
They noticed that the men were talking to the elderly lady. They couldn't make out the words, but Sorano took action when she noticed one of the henchmen drawing his weapon. Rick didn't even notice until he saw Sorano making a break for them.
"Dang it, Sorano." Rick said quietly. He snuck closer until he could get a better listen.
"What the hell is that thing?" one of the lackeys said.
"Who cares?" The boss ordered, "Shoot it!"
Before he could, Sorano summoned Swords Dance, making the illusionary blades spin, having them act as a shield. When the lackey pulled the trigger, the bullet bounced off the blades and embedded itself in a tree.
"My turn." Sorano said. Her tail turned into steel and she made a break for the henchman. "Iron Tail." She swung her tail at the henchman, striking him and sending him into a tree.
The other henchman tried running, but he received a punch in the gut, courtesy of Rick's Shadow Punch. He appeared from the henchman's shadow, his face showing that he wasn't in a good mood.
"If I may ask, why?" Rick asked. "Why would you think of trying to rob an innocent elderly lady."
"I don't have to answer to you." The leader said, "You better leave before you get hurt, boy."
"I'm starting to think you're trying to insult me when you said 'boy'." Rick said. He had to remember that his skin was a little brown, so he had to be ready for the chance that someone was gonna say something racist. He didn't think that people were 'rasict' so to speak, but he wanted to cover all bases. "And besides, that ship sailed." He looked at Sorano, who had gotten into a battle stance. "And as much as I want to pound your face into pudding, I think I'll leave that to my friend over here." He said, pointing a thumb to Sorano, "Have fun."
"With pleasure." Sorano's claw glowed a purple color, signaling Night Slash. The robber responded by drawing his sword, which looked like Keldeo's Resolute Form's horn mixed with an Absol's. The blade was a red-orange with a notch taken from the middle. He swung the blade at Sorano, both sides being sent back, dust sent everywhere from the attack.
Taking full advantage of the dust, Sorano executed Double Team, sending the clones to surround him. Rick noticed that and smiled a little. He ran towards the lady. "You okay?"
"I'm fine" The lady said unpleasantly. Rick didn't like the amount of kindness he was getting, but he had bigger fish to fry. Taking note of the fight between Sorano and the leader of the group, Rick helped her up.
"We better find somewhere to hide." Rick said. "Can you walk?"
"I told you I'm fine!" The old lady snapped back.
Back to the fight at hand, Sorano readied another Night Slash, but the swordsman was one step ahead. Swinging the sword in hand, Sorano barely had enough time to dodge, but the sword actually cut the fur in front of the Dark-type's bad eye, revealing it for the group to see.
'What happened to that thing's eye?' Porlyusica thought. She looked at Rick, who wasn't fazed by it.
"I think it's time we wrapped this up." Rick said, "Sorano, Iron Tail!"
Sorano swung her tail at the man, knocking him out and sending him flying somewhere but there. Sorano almost fell to the ground, but picked herself up at the last moment. "You okay?" The lady's response was a slap to the head. A hard slap.
"What was that for?" Rick asked.
"That's what your friend gets for being reckless." The lady retorted. "She lucky that eye hasn't gotten infected yet." She began walking into the forest before turning around. "Well, do you want that to get treated or not?"
"Elderly female." Sorano said.
"Doesn't like people." Rick stated. He looked at the lady. "You wouldn't happen to know a man by the name of Yajima, would you?"
The lady looked a little shocked, but she didn't show it. "How do you know?"
"We were with the Magic Council earlier today." Sorano spoke up. "We're actually members of the Fairy Tail Guild."
"Well, I am." Rick corrected.
"I never would have thought that people would be dumb enough to choose to be a part of Makarov's guild." She muttered to herself, which Sorano heard, but didn't act upon.
Rick and Sorano looked at each other for a moment before realization set in.
They were talking to Porlyusica.
"Well, are you coming or not?" The healer said impatiently, "I haven't got all night."
"Right." Rick said, getting his head back to reality. "We're coming."
The Pokémon and Trainer were walking behind Porlyusica, and eventually found their way to her home. Her house looked like it was made into a tree, which made Rick think of the Lavarre City Pokémon Gym. They walked inside and noticed that it was similar to that of a hospital room, complete with a bed and medical supplies. There was a lack of anything pictures, but Rick didn't mind. He decided to make some dinner and they decided to stay the night, much to the healer's chagrin.
The next day, Porlyusica began the procedure and began working on Sorano's eye. Rick didn't want to leave his Pokémon's side, but Porlyusica didn't give him that option. She kicked him out, and Rick just stayed outside. Sorano stayed for a week, to which Rick didn't mind. He wanted to get Sorano's eye fixed since after the Sliverthorn job. But with the whole tiff with Laxus and with Skyfall hatching, he didn't have a lot of time to do so.
Rick was at home, doing some mediation with one of his old Pokémon. It was human-ish with purple-ish or lavender colored skin. On the top of its head was a small bulb like protrusion. The body was slender, but not busty. The legs stood out the most as they were red, but they weren't swollen. If anything, they looked like baggy yoga pants. There was a leg weight around the left leg.
Their minds were as clear as crystal.
"When in darkness, everything is okay." The Pokémon said in a calming manner, "Listen to the breeze in the trees and relax."
Rick was trying to listen to the instructions given to him by the Pokémon, but he couldn't bring himself into clear tranquility. He had Sorano on the mind, which was something that his meditation partner caught on to.
"You okay?"
Rick looked stressed, and he wasn't gonna deny it. "I don't know, Medicham."
Medicham looked to a tree's leaves swaying in the breeze. "It's about this Absol." The Mediate Pokémon looked back to face Rick, "Sorano, is it not?"
Rick was baffled to say the least. He never disclosed Sorano's name, much less revealed her to the rest of the Pokémon he caught from the different regions back home. He knew clearly that Medicham had used Mind Reader, which also gave Medicham the ability to look into a person's memories. The Fighting and Psychic type also knew about the destroyed eye, for lack of a better word. Medicham also knew abut what Rick's objective was, which she agreed with.
"You never cease to amaze." Rick muttered. He sighed a little, "I can't lie about it. I'm worried for Sorano."
"And you want to go and check on her, right?" Medicham questioned.
"Meh, more or less." Rick answered.
Medicham got up from her meditation position and stretched out her legs, "Well, I'm ready to go."
Rick looked at Medicham with a look, one that can't be easily explained, "You really want to meet her?"
"Seeing how the opportunity is presenting itself, I don't see why not." Medicham answered calmly.
Rick and Medicham took their leave and left for the East Forest. They were walking along a trail when a herd of Gorians blocked their path.
"Have we met before?" Rick asked.
"We've got a bone to pick with you." A Gorian said.
"We heard what you did to the leader, and we won't stand for it." Another one
"You mean the Gorian that was on my property?" Rick added for a rebuttal. "The Gorian that had the Meadow Plate
"I don't think that they'll listen to reason, Rick." Medicham said, getting into a fighting stance. "Say the word, and I'll enter the fray."
"If you want to." Rick said under his breath, "Medicham, Mind Reader then Drain Punch."
Medicham's usually black eyes began glowing a greenish blue, then she appeared right in front of a Gorian's face, and delivered a fierce punch, which looked like a mini Giga Impact, to the face. The Gorian was sent hurdling back and crashed into a tree. Medicham glowed green, signaling the energy recovery.
"Psycho Cut!" Medicham delivered a devastating axe kick to a Gorian, which send a pink crescent of energy to another, knocking them both out.
"You okay, Medicham?" Rick asked with concern.
"I'm not even breaking a sweat, Rick." Medicham said, "I would like to step it up, though."
Rick knew precisely what Medicham was talking about, but he didn't want to overuse it. He had already used it with Angel during the Sliverthorn job, and again to get Natsu and Gray to stop bickering, to which Rick thought back on and agreed with what he was currently thinking. He didn't want to use Mega Evolution unless it was absolutely necessary, like with Angel.
"I don't think we'll need that." Rick said, "But how about I join the fray?"
"By all means." Medicham agreed.
Rick shifted into the Fist Plate, and began an assault on some Gorians. He used a flurry of Fighting type attacks, including Double Kick, Rolling Kick, Sky Uppercut, Hammer Arm, Karate Chop, Low Sweep, and Mach Punch, and Focus Punch, to which Medicham had to provide protection so that Rick could use it. After onslaught, the Gorians ran off, leaving the two catching their breaths and relaxing.
"That was hectic." Rick wheezed. He used Recover, and he glowed a bright yellow-green. His fatigue just melted away.
"Yet, completely worth it." Medicham said, "I've been wanting a workout for a while. While meditation has its perks, some hand to hand combat doesn't hurt either."
"Ready to keep going." Rick asked.
"Yeah."
With that, the pair made their way to Porlyusica's home.
After a while, they were in front of the house and Rick (who had lost a game of Lycanroc, Paper, Scisor) knocked on the door. Porlyusica only grunted when she opened the door, letting the pair inside.
"Well isn't she just a ray of Sunny Day." Medicham whispered.
"Give her a break, Medicham." Rick said quietly so that the elderly healer doesn't overhear them.
They made their way inside where they saw Sorano, sleeping on a bed, with bandages on the left side of her face. The fur that covered the damage to the left eye grew back, which kind of alarmed Rick, but he didn't mind it.
"So how is she?" Rick asked.
"Like I said before, she's lucky that the eye didn't become infected." Porlyusica stated.
"Can the bandages come off?" Medicham asked.
"I was about to do that when you knocked on the door." The cranky healer said, swinging a broom at them. While Medicham used Detect to evade the attack, Rick wasn't so lucky as he got a broom handle to the face.
Sorano slowly opened her uncovered and looked around, seeing that Rick was there.
"Rick." Sorano said, her voice sounding hoarse. "You're here."
"Well of course I'm here." Rick said, "You're my Pokémon, so I'm gonna check in on you."
"And your friend?" Sorano asked, referring to Medicham.
"This is Medicham." Rick explained, "She was one of the Pokémon I caught while in the Hoenn Region." He turned to Medicham, "Medicham, this is Sorano."
"A pleasure to meet you." Medicham said, extending her hand.
Sorano looked a little hesitant, for good reasons. She was always ostracized for things she didn't do, so making friends aren't exactly Sorano's hallmark.
"Well, do you want to see the eye or not?" Porlyusica asked impatiently.
'Patience isn't her virtue, is it?' Rick asked himself. He got head back to the task at hand. "Yeah, let's get those bandages off."
Rick walked in front of Sorano and began taking off the bandages. They were curling on the floor with every passing second. When the bandages were finally off, all that was left was to open the eye.
Rick parted the fur covering the left eye and Sorano opened it, leaving Medicham and Rick in a state of shock, but it also left Rick with a great feeling of happiness.. But something wasn't right…
"Is that suppose to be that color?" Rick asked.
"I don't get it. I mixed the right ingredients." The healer said.
"It unique, I'd say." Medicham said.
"What?" Sorano asked, "What's wrong?"
Rick received a hand mirror from Porlyusica and showed Sorano what was 'wrong'. Instead of a red eye like a normal Absol would have, the left eye was more a yellow-ish, almost like the color of gold mixed with Platinum.
Sorano was shocked to notice that her left eye was different. To think it would be another way of being different would be putting it mildly. But she didn't mind it. In fact, tears were welling up in both eyes.
Rick was shocked to see this side of Sorano. Usually she was a quiet one who didn't really show any emotions. Was it the new eye, or something more?
"I think she likes it." Rick said. "I know you don't like human interaction, but I have to have thank you."
"The same goes for me as well." Sorano said, getting up from the bed.
Porlyusica just huffed and turned away. "Don't bother thanking me. I was just doing my job as a healer. I would recommend keeping some fur in front as so the light doesn't damage it. You should be fine with any magic that entails visual tricks, but don't get too reckless." She sternly explained.
The three made their way out and began their walk home, unaware for what they would face in the future.
With it all said and done, Rick and Sorano make their way home, along with a 'new' friend in Medicham for Sorano, and a new artificial eye for her as well. With a sense of justice relived, only the future will tell, as the story continues.
And that's it. I would like to point out that Rick has also been to the other regions, not just Alola and Kalos. So Rick had received Medicham in the Hoenn Region. I'll have more for you as the story goes on.
With Sorano's artificial eye, I had remembered that Rick's irises were blue and pink, which resembled Dialga and Palkia, but I didn't have a way to show where Giratina would play a role in terms of this, so I made Sorano's eye a yellowish in memory of Pokémon Platinum, which coincides with Rick's eyes being that of the other two Generation 4 games.
I wanted to make the title as parodic as I possibly could, so I thought up a James Bond reference.
You'll see more Medicham in the story, but I don't want to overuse Mega Evolution, but I might have her go up against Gajeel or maybe have her learn a new move against Juvia or Aria. I'll have to think on that.
Thanks for reading and I'll get the next chapter up soon.