"She's almost ready..."
Solar gallops onto a path of dirt leading upward in a mountain, several stones and rocks thrones the area and to the side of the trail is a upward steep rolling cliff. The afternoon sun shining down on him and his customers while some clouds passes by. Lucina pulls onto his reins, slowing the flaming unicorn down to a trot, then completely stop. The horse-like pokemon then takes down a offensive stance, looking around while lowering his horn, ready to attack.
Flame looks around while Lucina closes her eyes. The Riolu then pat the side of the Rapidash's shoulder. "It's fine, there are no dangers about." The Rapidash drops his stance and upright his head. "...Solar, what can you tell me about the mystery dungeons of this mountain?"
"Hm..." Solar looks to his right. "The only one I know of goes by the named of Rockslide Cavern. It's on the eastern-most path of the mountain. It's a very popular but dangerous location for training."
"I can feel one nearby to the left. It's a bit far, but it's definitely one of them. Phantom, can you see it?" Lucina ask while pointing at the steep rocky wall on her left.
Flame looks toward where she is pointing. "...I can see a weird patch of black far away in the wall, but otherwise that's about it...Except for some Armadillos sleeping in the ground."
"Wait, what?" Lucina looks back toward him.
"Yeah, Sandslashes and Sandshrews, that's what Flame said." The Scorbunny shrugs.
"Will you guys visit it?" Solar ask.
Flame squints his eyes while leaning and moving about, slightly floating on the saddle."It doesn't look like its' possible to get anywhere near it unless you dig."
"Even with the access, it's still pretty dangerous. It must be new since last year I didn't feel it with my Dad." Lucina says while giving a hit with the reign, Solar begins to trot, then gallop. "If we had more time on our hands, I bet it would have been fun to at least get around it!"
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Destiny wakes up nearby of a bonfire. She looks around while getting up, her body reeling. Not too far of her she spots several Scorbunnies, some Raboots and one Cinderace discussing with a female Indeedee. In front is the mansion overlooking the little group and her. She pats at the icy grass underneath her.
"Oh, hello Destiny! I hope you don't mind being outside!" The maid-like pokemon peeps up to her.
"Hi Destiny!" The Scorbunnies acclaims in unison, waving back to her.
"Ugh...Where am I...?" Destiny ask with a dozed look, her stomach slightly bloated.
"You've encased yourself in ice! You gave quite the scare to me and my sister! ...You are outside from the mansion, and I've taken the children for a session on language! Would you like to participate?"
"Um...I don't know...?" Destiny wobbles about, woozily looking down on the ground. Her voice reflecting her tired state.
"'Please don't feel too bad! Everything is fine, you've only had to be melted down before something bad happens!"
"Huh...? Something bad...?" She looks up to the Indeedee, who produces a spark from her eyes.
Solar slows down his gallops as he reach a wide lake, then trots toward the water. All around are trees with their leaves beginning to turn into another color while a cool autumn breeze passes through. Some pine trees can be seen nearby, and some leaves are softly falling down from the wind. The afternoon sun is shining down and several pokemons are wandering in the wild. A large mountain thrones behind the trail which the Rapidash is on. "I'll be taking a short break here. I hope you guys don't mind."
"I don't mind! What about you guys?" Lucina ask while looking back at Flame.
The Scorbunny yawns and stretches while the Rapidash leans for a drink. "Nope, not one bit." Flame says before unhooking two bags through telekinesis and getting on the ground with them, sitting up like an indian and taking out a water gourd to drink it from a bag.
Lucina hops down and get a berry out from the other bag. "Why drink from the gourd? There's a fresh supply of water right next to us!" She points at Solar drinking from the lake.
Flame rise a paw toward Lucina while chugging down the drink, then let a satisfied 'Ahh' before getting up. "You'll see why." He then goes toward the lake to fill the gourd up.
"Shouldn't you let Flame go?" Lucina ask in confusion.
Flame comes back to her side and makes a sort of circle on the ground, ripping some grass apart through telekinesis. "Yeah, but I want to teach you guys how to boil water first." He then makes a bunch of wooden sticks appears onto the soil, he takes one up and uses his nose patch to light up the end of the stick before placing it onto the wood, forming a water. He then hovers the gourd over it. Phantom then pops up of him. "I wouldn't want you guys to get sick."
"Why would we get sick?" Lucina ask in confusion, she then looks back at the lake. "If the lake was filthy, I doubt Solar would drink from it! ...And so would I and my Dad last year!"
Meanwhile Flame rubs his butt and fetch a berry from one of the bag. "Yeah, there's no way we'd get sick from that!"
Phantom rolls his eyes at the sight of Flame. "Yeah, but I come from a place where the water can be polluted to hell and back with a ton of viruses, bacteria and other shit. The last thing I want to see is you two getting sick because of that-Even if you guys are definitely not gonna get sick since we've got magical wands and healing items." He then look back at the Rapidash's saddlebags, then back at the group. "...And you three might just be immune to your world's microbiological dangers. Maybe.-But it doesn't mean it will be like that forever, so we better make sure we have clean water if something happens."
"My stomach's already boiling hot so you can bet I'm immune!" Flame says while patting and rubbing his belly before chomping on his berry.
Lucina groans. "I guess that makes sense, can you do that for foul water? Like you can smell it's bad and poison types went in it?"
"Yep. Else that would beat the point, wouldn't it? I'm fairly sure I could filter the water too with just my telekinesis, but that would mean making super tiny holes and I got no idea how to do that."
"So there are two ways to cleanse water?" Lucina ask.
"There are more, but they're the main one I can use. The other would need technology and other things." Phantom respond back. "I'm not a technician either so that won't happen soon enough."
"OH! ...Wait, so all the cool stuff like cars, computers, video games, you can't actually make them?" Flame ask in confusion.
"Nah, they don't teach you that at school! You have to take a course or two, or be interested enough to look up the information." Phantom chuckles. "Beside I think you guys already are on the path of making your world close to mine, just give it a hundred year or two."
Lucina gives another groans. "But we won't be alive to see that!"
"Unless we get to Phantom's world! ...We can already experience it in our dreams, and I bet we can find more information on EVERYTHING in there!" Flame peeps up.
"Yeah, but I'm not a big ass book! There's only so much I know, but they're all about video games so it's not much of help except for dungeons and the likes." Phantom explains. As the water boil in the gourd, he removes it and packs it up.
"It's still more than enough, maybe we'll even find out why you are here in the first place! Tonight, me, you, in the bed, we'll get it going!" Lucina winks back to the little ghost. A flustered look quickly overtake her while looking at the little ghost who laughs back. "NEVERMIND! STOP FEELING THIS WAY!-" She looks back at the Rapidash. "SOLAR! ARE YOU READY TO GO?!" She gets up and hop on his back.
"Yeah, just enjoying that sight of the lake. There's some black clouds coming our way but chance it's gonna just pass." He trots toward Flame and Phantom. "Are you two ready?"
Flame looks back and forth at the two in confusion. "Yeah?"
Phantom heads back into Flame's body. "Yep, give me a moment." He takes up the bags through telekinesis, then hook them up to the saddlebag before floating behind Lucina. He then wraps her with his paws, then coos to her ears. "...You know, if you'd like I can teach you some fun things in bed~"
"NO! RUN, SOLAR! RUN!" She shouts while taking the reins and slamming them hard on the Rapidash's back. The flaming unicorn happily grins as he start to gallop back toward their destination.
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Destiny walks into a sort of ice land, snow falling down all around her. She spots a house in the horizon and quickly makes her way to it, running as fast as her can. Icicles falls down nearby of her from the cloud covered sky as she tries to evade them.
As she reach the house, it's disappears into thin air as she falls down into an abyss. She let out a scream as she tries to move away. Downward a large head comes out, the head of a female Indeedee. "There is nothing to be afraid of!" The maid-like respond as the ice type vulpix covers her eyes in fear.
She feel her body hit something comfortable, a bed. She looks around revealing pink walls, a desk and a laptop on it. A large mirror nearby of her, some shelves and drawers. "I'm...Home?" She looks at herself, seeing her arms, legs, blonde hair and wearing pajamas.
She gets up and look at herself at the mirror, seeing it completely fogged up. She takes out a clothe from her drawer and swipe the surface of the mirror, more fog appears as she tries to clean it. She then looks back at the clothe, seeing it clean. She let out a groan, walking toward the door of her room with the clothe at hand. As she opens up the door, She takes a moment to look back at her room, noticing it's night time outside the window.
She then looks back outside her room, looking at three closed doors, and a path leading downstairs. She knocks at the first. "Ethan...?" She knocks again. No response. She heads to the second one and knocks, this time louder. "Mom? DAD?" She then let out a groan, looking back downstairs. "IS ANYBODY HERE?! ...POOFY?! DIMITRI?!"
She let out a sight before looking back at the doors. She goes to the first one and open it up, revealing a room filled with clothes lying on the ground, monster cans at a computer desk, crumbs of chips on the floor, a bunch of video game posters, some with babes and a television hooked to the wall in front of a messed up bed. "Ew..." She closes down the door and head to the second one nearby, opening it up.
A orderly room with a king sized bed stands in front of her. She shudders and closes the door, then head to the third one. Opening it reveals a bathroom encased in a cube of ice. "Huh...?" She press a hand onto the ice, then looks back at her hand. She then looks back at the bathroom and pouts, closing the door.
"Come on, it's not funny! Where is everyone? Why is the bathroom made of ice?" She ask while heading downstairs. "I need to use it too! It's really not funny!"
She looks back around at the entrance, no shoes nearby. No hats. Nothing. She then heads into the living room. Three person are sitting on a couch face away from her. "EVERYONE! YOU'RE HERE!" She runs up to them, all three gets up and turns toward her...Revealing the female Indeedee's face on each of them. Destiny screams up and covers her eyes at the sight.
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Solar trots along the road as rain pours down the road and lighting bolts can be seen in the horizon. Flame looks up at the water falling down onto a invisible disc upward of him while his ears are completely flopped down. Lucina has her eyes closed, her paws onto the reins.
Destiny opens up her eyes, taking a moment to look at herself. Back as a ice type vulpix...And her stomach entirely bloated. She then looks around without moving her body. Behind her a fire cackles and cracks. Around her is a room, and looking at the window, she sees dusk settling in. She press her head back onto the floor, a defeated look settling onto her face.
"Are you okay?" A Scorbunny ask from behind.
Destiny tries to look at her, but then rest her head. "No..."
The scorbunny goes in front of her and lean onto the floor, she smiles back to her. "I know it's scary, but can you keep being happy for me?"
"Huh...?" Destiny gives her a confused look. The Scorbunny points nearby of her.
Destiny looks back where she is pointing, seeing a female Indeedee. A sparks makes her shut her eyes.
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As Solar goes upward onto a large steep hill, Phantom floats along to the side while keeping his eyes on the flaming unicorn from behind. Dusk settling in. Lucina looks back to the little ghost. "Phantom, stop being scared for him. We'll be safe."
Meanwhile Flame clings onto the Riolu, eyes closed and completely scared. "That's easy for you to say! One step and we're falling rocks!"
"You kids are Wimpods! I've done this run a million times! You think that's high? Wait until we hit the ice!" The Rapidash teases while laughing.
Destiny opens up her eyes looking around. She looks back down to herself, seeing her stomach completely normal. She then looks back at the back of a female Indeedee while she gets up. "What happened? Where am I?!"
"I'm sorry Destiny..." The female Indeedee respond back.
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"Welcome to the Village of step mountains! It's a bit chilly here as you can see." The Rapidash says while looking around, trotting along. The night sky shines down onto the area with the two moons and the planet overlooking the area along with the stars. A large mountain with a icy peak is in the front while both entirely turned up trees are around with several pine trees. Wooden houses are around, some with signs to indicate what sort of shop they are. "I bet you kids are tired after all that ride! Tell me you aren't so we can just go straight to the dungeon!"
"Nah, Flame's too tired for that." Phantom respond back from Flame's body.
"I wouldn't mind! I could stay up for two more days if I want to!" Lucina teases.
"I don't think I could split you guys and head to the ice gates, hm?" Solar ask while stopping in front of a large building.
Lucina looks back to Flame, who shakes his head."Sorry, guess we'll sleep tonight!"
"Then so be it. Here's the Inn for the night. For a free room, say "The Noctowls are creepy." They'll understand what it means. You can take your bags or leave it on my saddle, nobody in the village will try to steal from you guys. If you need me, I'll be nearby at the local farm, it's gonna be on your left side when you'll exit the Inn tomorrow. Don't make me wait too much, okay? I want to be in the mountain before dinner!"
"Thanks, Solar!" Lucina pats his shoulder before hopping down.
"Yeah, thanks!" Phantom peeps up from Flame's body while taking off the three team backpacks from the saddle.
"Night, kids!" The Rapidash upright himself, then trots away toward his next destination.
Phantom pops up from Flame. The Scorbunny stumbles about and shakes his head while rubbing his butt. "Finally! Some sleep!" He head in first into the Inn.
"Phantom, you don't mind if I get my own room tonight...? And that you sleep with Flame instead?" Lucina pouts back to him.
Phantom chuckles. "You're still thinking about that? Come on, I already said I wouldn't do it unless you want it." He winks back to her while heading inside. Lucina takes a moment to look at the little ghost getting in with the bags floating to his side. She let out a sight before heading inside.
Inside, Flame is on a seat while looking back at a male Blaziken at a counter. "And boy...The Noctowls are scary!"
The fire fighter type nods back and pass a key. "Here, that one is for the second room on your left on the second floor. You should get some sleep before you hit the floor, kid."
Flame waves the key toward Lucina and Phantom. "I GOT A ROOM!" He shouts with a tiresome, yet mouth agape and eyes shining look.
"I believe you are with him?" The Blaziken points at the Scorbunny.
"Yep." Phantom says. "Can you give this girl her own room?" He points at Lucina with his tail end.
"Hmhm, not like we get many visitors these days. It's already late." He takes a key and passes it, Phantom takes it and forward it to Lucina. "That one is for room three on the second floor. You can keep the rooms until tomorrow's afternoon. Have a good night!"
"I WILL!" Flame rush toward the stairs nearby. He turns around jumping, giving a wave toward the others. "NIGHT!" Then rush upstairs.
"Wow, Flame's pretty exited to sleep...Good thing I'm not with him. Wanna go train outside?" Lucina ask.
"Yeah, just give me a moment, I'll go pack these up." Phantom says while heading toward the stairs with the three floating backpacks. He also takes up the key from Lucina's paws.
-–
"I'm sorry for my behavior to you, it must have been very troublesome and scarring...I can't even look at you right now, I know you'd scream." The female Indeedee respond back, sitting with her back facing toward Destiny.
"Um...But why? I don't understand?"
"Are you ready to look at why...?"
Destiny gives her a confused look. "Um..." She then widens her eyes. "IS IT...THE EGG?!"
The female Indeedee nods without looking at the ice type Vulpix. "That's right! You were trying to realize you had an egg within your body...But not any normal egg." She turns around with a smile, a white egg with faded red stripes on it. "This is a fertilized egg!"
"Uhhhhhh...UM?!" Destiny taps her paws onto the ground, unsure what to do as she widens her eyes in confusion toward the egg. "HOW?!"
The female Indeedee looks back at the egg while letting a hand slide on it. "Do you remember what happened last night...?" She then looks back at Destiny. "I'm sure there must have been something odd between you and Flame, am I correct? I'm sorry if I am wrong, there are so many pokemon in this mansion!" She tilts her head.
"ARE YOU SAYING I HAD...I..." She taps her feet to the ground. "EWWW. NO! IT'S IMPOSSIBLE!" She then gives an angry look at the female Indeedee. "FLAME IS...TOO ADORABLE FOR THAT! AND NO ONE GOT IN THE ROOM, I'D HAVE WOKEN..." She then shakes her head in despair, then gives a teary look at the maid-like pokemon. "YOU MADE ME SLEEP!"
The Indeedee smiles back. "Correct!" She then frowns. "I'm saddened to say that a Scorbunny's wish is beyond what a stranger wants, therefore I had to put you to sleep by Flame's will. I'm sorry for lying and doing this little scene, but I must ensure your safety through the process and for the baby too! You've already released all of Flame's seeds this this morning, and I was fearful you'd do the same for the egg."
"BUT I DON'T WANT TO BE A MOTHER! I CAN'T BE! I'M TOO YOUNG!" Destiny screams.
"Then you don't need to be! This is a honorary family member, and your child will be treated as such! You still have your freedom, and you can do anything you wish! Please, feel free to head to the happy tree and discuss with the others about this matter, it will soothe you." She then smiles back.
Destiny glares at her, then frowns, a flush of despair arise on her face. "...That's horrible..."
The female Indeedee shakes her head. "No, that's the miracle of life! Pokemons has evolved in a way that makes them able to receive a child through getting a egg. There are hatchery around happy town with the sole purpose of receiving and taking care of the eggs from parents that cannot deal with the responsibilities, or are unable to care for them at the moment! There is no shame in doing so, so please don't feel too bad about it! it is a custom for many of them. No matter what you do, you will be safe, okay?" The pokemon smiles up while closing her eyes.
"So that it...? Flame did...And...But..."You will take care of...Our...Child...?"
She nods back. "Yep! The Indeedees here will watch over your child no matter what happens, it's a promise!" She lift a paw toward her.