Ch. 44: The City of Artist
Outside a large walled city with the wall covered in graffiti, Celes stands outside looking at the graffiti curiously.
"I never really understood this town." Celes says looking at the artwork. "Maybe it just takes a special eye."
As she stares at the wall a boy with black hair wearing a blue outfit rides up on an Arcanine alongside a Smeargle.
"It's not a special eye, it's just creativity." The boy says to Celes.
"Creativity?" Celes asks curiously.
"Well if you can't understand it then you're probably lacking creativity." The boy says explaining things.
"Well, I'm sorry if I'm lacking in your special creativity." Celes says insulted.
"Well you're not the most creative person I've met." Vera says appearing in the middle of the duo.
"Wait Vera!" Both says surprised by her appearance.
"Hello everyone, it looks like I managed to wander my way back home." Vera says dismissively
"Wait Vera, where did you go when you left Okeanos City?" Celes asks curiously.
"I was in the desert when I found a new little Pokémon." Vera says happily.
"Wait, how'd you get from the desert to here, that takes at least a week to walk that far and you did it in a few days?" Celes asks curiously.
"I don't know, I was just wandering about." Vera says thinking about things.
"Vera, you finally came home." The boy says to Vera.
"Oh, hello George." Vera says happily.
"So you know this jerk." Celes says jokingly.
"Yeah, he's my neighbor." Vera says happily.
A while later the trio walk through the city streets with Vera looking around happily and George still riding his Arcanine.
"So you live here Vera?" Celes asks curiously.
"Yeah, I lived here back when I was a kid with my grandparents." Vera says happily.
"So then where you two friends or something?" Celes asks George curiously.
"Well not really, we're just associates." George says explaining things.
A minute later the trio arrive at a small house in between two studios.
"Okay then." Vera says before opening the door. "Grandma, Grandpa I'm home."
Vera runs into the house excitedly with Celes following behind her.
"You're not coming?" Celes asks George curiously.
"No, I really should be off now." George says riding off.
Celes walks into the house and notices the emptiness of it all, with a layer of dust on practically everything.
"Your grandparents live in this place?" Celes asks curiously. "It looks like it's been abandoned for years."
Eventually Celes makes her way to the backyard where she sees Vera standing alongside her Pokémon in front of two graves dug in the backyard.
"See Grandma, Grandpa these are the little ones I managed to make friends with." Vera says happily to the graves.
A minute later Celes sits in the kitchen as Vera's Pokémon wanders around the area, as Vera comes along with food for them all and water for Celes.
"Sorry if it taste a little stale, it's been a few months since I've been here." Vera says to her Pokémon. "And here goes something for you."
"So then, how long has it been?" Celes asks curiously.
"You're talking about my grandparents." Vera says thinking about things. "They've been gone since I was a small child, leaving me alone."
"Your lonely?" Celes asks curiously.
"Well I was, that might be why I started wandering around like I have been." Vera says thinking about things. "But I'm not lonely anymore, I've got a lot of friends now."
As Vera says this her Pokémon run up to her happily.
"You see." Vera says with a big smile on her face.
As Vera and her Pokémon look on happily, Celes looks down onto her right hand and looks seriously at her Poke'balls, as she takes her left hand towards her Poke'balls she relents quickly forcing her hand back onto the table.
"Celes, is something wrong?" Vera asks curiously.
"Nope it's nothing." Celes says. "Nothing at all."
A while later the duo make their way to the large wall covered in graffiti.
"So then where are you gonna go?" Celes asks curiously.
"I don't know, I'm going to probably pass out soon and wander off again." Vera says thinking about things.
"I really think you should have someone see into that, but it's your choice." Celes says jokingly to Vera.
As Celes starts to walk off, she turns back to look at Vera and notice she's not there.
"Well I guess she was right, oh well I wanted to ask her about that orb." Celes says thinking about things.
As she walks along a figure floating in the sky looks down at her seriously, before flying off into the sky.
