A.N. Characters from other stories will make their appearance as cameos. Good luck in guessing who they are, inclusive of characters yet to be formally introduced.
Pokémon: Wings of Beginnings
Side Story 3: Reasons
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Allen's Residence
9:03 a.m.
The Dragonite quietly fit on his clothing for today. For it was a day he wouldn't be out on missions. No, it was another day... another day to observe silently how the three he brought back were recovering.
He took all responsibility for the outcome of the mission; thus Garret Blackforest, Eabear Sweet and Ubis Ripplen are under his observation. At least, those from that reality that is long gone from visit.
No memories of the dead... Like everyone who lived in that world. He stared at his bedroom, which was spacious, but fits well for a double-flat apartment block he is in. Other than the wardrobe with a body mirror attached on the door, there is the usual necessity of a bed and drawers. He had a nightstand by the left side... On that nightstand was a picture of him and an older Noivern. He let out a sigh, then looked over the rack where he kept his weapon.
He still remembers the days when he would learn how to use it, and from his elder brother. Though ultimately while their weapons had a slight difference... The Noivern would always proved to be better than him. Even though he loved him, he wouldn't be as skilled as him. Then why...Why did that happen?
"They don't use Tepig for sausages?" He heard Garret wonder. "Pig...Maybe pigs are similar to Tepig. Chicken eggs...Okay then."
They seemed to be adjusting to the world they were in. He heard the frizzle of oil while Garret cooked.
He looked from the open door of his room and could see them. Ubis looked around the counters nearby. "Will we be alright for breakfast today?" He asks. He was dressed in an orange t-shirt and beige shorts.
Garret was seen wearing some mittens and a hairnet, for none of his fur to fall to the food. He wore a dirty white collar shirt and brown pants. It was a bit large for him, considering it belonged to Allen.
Allen looked over at Eabear sitting on a chair near the dining table. She was wearing a light pink nightgown he bought. She still held that bag close. The bag was bought from a Delphox friend, who drew the sigils around it. Using magic, which was quite vast in this section of this dimension, to power up the freezing properties inside. He knew what was inside but he could never get it away.
Ubis had already given up trying to give it a proper place. It was no longer worth the physical retaliation. Unable to let go of the memories... The one that kept her living.
Allen breathed in and decided he'd greet them. He went out of the door to the kitchen, making his presence known to them. "Oh, Another." Garret called while he sprinkled some salt on the eggs.
"Friend~" Eabear cheerily exclaimed and rushed in to hug him. Allen jumped lightly from his spot seeing the charge towards him. He evaded the hug, knowing how it could break a normal human's spine and her strength boosted by her Dynacrystal meant she could break anything twice as durable as tree trunks. And starting a day with broken bones isn't the best way to begin.
"So... how are you three doing after last night?" He asks after his evasive spin.
"We're doing alright..." Ubis replies. "The dinner is delicious..."
"..." Garret remained silent while he looked over the rice leftovers from last night. "Want some fried rice?"
"Yay!" Eabear exclaimed and returned to her seat.
"That'll be nice...!" Ubis agrees. "What can we use..."
"If you're looking for some ingredients, I can help out before I arrive back home." Allen tells them.
"But isn't this your living place?" Garret asked.
"It'll be alright."
"...Fine, but when will we go out?" Garret asked. "You kept on telling us not to go out and to look out of the terrace."
"...It's all for your own good. I don't want to know that the worst possible thing could happen to you three." Allen answers. Garret nodded with a sigh, he wanted to get some fresh air, not the one from the AC. He chopped some garlic and green onions and began cooking the fried rice. As the seconds pass with the heat under the pan, the scent begun to grow stronger from the fried rice.
Allen read about his files, he was a good cook. He learned how to after being taken in to the orphanage. He watched as he mixed the rice on the pan. Moving it up and down while tossing the rice upward. He continued to do this while the eggs and sausages cooked. He then chopped some of the bacon he cooked earlier and added their bits into the rice. Breakfast was almost ready while Allen looked at the clock.
"Will Another join~?" Eabear asked.
"Hm?" Ubis looked over at her.
"Will you?" She asked, not wanting people to leave.
Allen looked at her quietly, understanding the meaning of her words just as they did. He headed over to her and touched her paw gently. "...I won't leave you when you all need me." He assures. After a moment of consideration, Allen produces a picture from his hammerspace. "...In the case that you go out of the apartment while I'm not in, make sure you head over here before evening hours." It detailed a quaint café building.
"Hmm..." Garret looked over. "Seems to be cute all around."
"As I said: if you do go out, make sure to pay this place a visit before evening. The food there is affordable and worth their prices."
"Oh... Café Mix..." Ubis read. At this point, Garret is setting the food onto plates for them to eat.
"It seems to be a place to relax." Garret commented. "It... feels peaceful."
"It is. ...Despite the regular chaos." Allen barely made the last line audible for hearing. Garret nodded while he placed the bowls of rice over each of their placemats. He then served the entree and got to one of the tables. He sat down to join. "What would we wear if we should head out?" He wonders.
Allen blinked for a while before he got out of his seat just as he had sat down. "I'll get the things for you all to wear if you do."
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Unita
9:54 a.m.
The three waited inside the elevator while the numbers went down gradually from the floor they were in to the ground floor.
They looked at the set of clothing they wore. Ubis has a black button vest worn over a aquamarine blue shirt. His waist has two large belts tied around it while giving the impression it held the jeans with black shoes. He fixed a baseball cap that snugs onto his head.
Garret wore a dark green jacket with a cobalt blue t-shirt saying "Are you my Master?" with an armored young woman standing over a young man on the ground, dark brown cargo pants with a black belt, and a pair of brown and green shoes. He wore a dark green beanie over his head, enough to hide some of his features.
Eabear wore a red hoodie, a necklace with a heart, white skirt, white stockings, and white shoes. She wondered about the hood if it was enough to cover her face with the ears not putting them up.
"Does these really suit us?" Ubis whispers.
"Must be to hide us." Garret answered. "Eabear is just glad to wear one."
They both look at the female in question. She hummed some kind of song while swaying around. She seemed to be okay with this, while both of them were nervous of going out to this world.
"Maybe this is why he told us about not going out," Garret realized from his earlier question.
"I... It feels... very... tense..." Ubis mumbles. What's Eabear singing, anyway...?
Hmm...Zero...Yes, it has to be that.
However...Both don't know how they learned that song. They heard another sound. But this time, it was the jingle informing them they arrived at the ground floor.
"Here we go, remember the drill." Garret told himself and eyed Eabear to do the same. She just smiled with a cute growl.
"Right." Ubis nods.
The elevator opened and they stared at...a basket filled with numerous assortments of fruit.
"Wh-what?" Was Ubis's first words out of his mouth at an instant.
Allen looked at the basket... enchanted to make the pile last a year in storage.
"Another, what is that?" Garret questions.
He turned to Garret. "Oh, this is... well, an enchanted fruit basket. It'll make these fruits last longer than days."
"Looks delicious~" Eabear exclaimed and rushed toward it, not noticing the tail coiled in front of the basket. Before anyone could warn her, an ear-splitting scream follows from the landing of Eabear's shoes onto the tail. A howl of pain follows as the tail immediately uncoils itself and is curled in front of a red-scaled... uh... dragon? That should be it, right? It was definitely for sure, no other being any of them has ever seen.
"What kind of Pokémon are you~?" Eabear asked.
"P-Pokémon?" The dragon exclaimed, holding the part of the tail she stepped on. "I know phones can be put on pockets but I am not a pocket monster. I'm...What they call it a Digimon."
"Digimon?" Eabear wondered. "You look so big~"
The dragon didn't know what she was talking about while he saw her trying to get an apple. He jolted and took it using his tail, but he was surprised of her strength. He couldn't do anything as she took it and ate it. He groaned. "That wasn't for you but for that Eidolon in the mission I barged in."
The two looked at his legs twitching. "His legs... they don't look like they recovered well... might be sore from kneeling for an entire day..." Ubis whispers.
"An entire day...Despite all those muscles, not being able to bend them caused the tendons to sore. Surprised he managed to even still stand. The wings aren't moving." Garret whispered back.
"I...better go." the dragon then left.
They watched him leave, the three turned to Allen. What was this world? Why was there someone like that dragon and... Eidolon?
"Who was that?" Garret asked.
"He... arrived earlier before you all did." Allen answers. "No one knows much either nor him himself; he's lost his memories."
"I didn't mean that." Garret corrected. "I mean, what was him saying he is a Digimon."
"Big, big!" Eabear cheered.
"Oh..." Allen felt embarrassed. "...Well, Pokémon and humans aren't the only ones living here. There is a lot; much more than... uh... there." There? The group followed Allen out of the building they were in. The first sight they were greeted was...
"Wow~" Eabear exclaimed, seeing the numerous species walking around them.
"Who are... what are all these?" Ubis murmurs. He looked at one direction, humans, and another direction, Pokémon. But... what are the rest of those?
Once they had gotten out, Garret groaned in pain and held his leg. "Gah...Leg cramp!" He exclaimed, holding his pained leg. "Another, what is this? Why is magic so vast here?"
"Because it is... Well, Fidem is the centralmost dimension, the plane of reality that has the greatest concentration of magic." Allen answers while making his words try to be as simple as possible.
"I see..." Garret nodded while trying to stabilize his leg after feeling that magical surge. "Then...What are those beings? They may be biological and defy the laws of biology, their magical power...Why do I feel some attraction to them to form a pact?"
"Those... They are called Eidolons."
"...Eidolons!?" Ubis couldn't hide his shock.
"But...How are they here?" Garret muttered. "We're cut off from their presence that we can only summon substitutes like Legendary and Mythical Pokémon. Even then, summoning them knocks us out."
"The Eidolons here have a primary place where they can stay at." Allen told them.
Eidolons...Being of magic. If they were to be taken away from it, their body wouldn't function easily. It was like putting someone in an enclosed cage with no air.
"That explains why the source of magic is vast here, they can walk around until a Summoner could call them," Garret got it while he drank some potion. "But it seems it isn't needed here."
"No, it isn't needed around here mainly. Though the arts allow them to be transported to the given location."
"Alright then..." Garret sighed. "It will be confusing here but we need to get going before we lost her."
"Friends~" Eabear sang and embraced two Eidolons. "Nice to meet you~"
"Like right now?" Allen points to her.
"...Yes." Garret went to her. "Eabear, stop!"
The three went to her and got to make her let go off the Eidolons while they then went to go on their going around the place. It felt weird, everything was weird. They didn't feel anything from most having no feeling of Dynacrystals.
They were rarer but...it felt pure. Including the one which felt familiar and different from Dynacrystal energy.
"Come on... Ester, I wouldn't want to know how you'd be in the Great Library..." Allen sighs.
"The Great Library?" Ubis mumbles.
"Yeah~ Yeah~" Eabear agreed. "Great Labyrinth~"
'I didn't get through her, did I?' Allen realized.
"Sorry about this..." Garret apologized. "Great Library, isn't that right... Uri?"
"Oh, uh... Yes, Ga-Gasper." Ubis quickly corrected himself.
The three managed to get her away from the two Eidolons, both expressing pain from their backs. While they left, they wondered about how would they manage Eabear while she carried that backpack with her. They looked around this city, one that Allen told them called Unita.
Towering buildings, small buildings, one section of more hi-tech buildings, another that matches a fantasy motif... A mix of them. Of magic and technology. Equality of logic, miracles, reality, fantasy, things that should never be mixed. How was this possible?
An impossible equilibrium. That was the only thing that could be said of this unity... Unita...Where fantasy and reality converge. A possibility impossible to happen.
They continued to walk amongst the populace, mixed between humans and non-humans in harmony. They looked up to see some flying. They looked at Allen taking some license with him. A flight license.
"I need this to fly around here. Everyone who can fly has to."
Some were reminded of that dragon, his wings lifelessly swaying around with it being larger than him. As well as the tail. The group walked down the road once the traffic light turned red. They followed Allen until they stopped over a house. This house was more of falling between a quaint but simple two-storey building with brown walls, having lush greenery around as a yard with a larger spacing behind of it. The doors appear to be made of a form of wood unrecognizable to the trio.
"What is it?" Garret wondered as he didn't know what kind of wood rich people use.
Allen seemed to go onward and used the ringlet on the door. He tapped the iron on it and waited for a few seconds.
"Nightmares~" Eabear sang.
"Nightmares?" Ubis turned to her.
"Hello? It's me-" Allen begins before the door swings back.
He found himself immediately jumping to the sight of the dessert-like puppy appearing from behind. "A-...Another!" She exclaimed, rushing out, and embracing the large Dragonite. Garret wondered why she stopped at the first letter when she spotted them. "How are you? Eating well?"
"Oh, uh... I am, I am doing really fine, Vanille..." Allen blushed lightly with her pressing onto his naturally bulky body.
Just as she went out, a head went out, wearing a headdress that the two tried to sniffle their laughter. Eabear just laughed as it looked cute. "You went ahead out before I could greet them properly," Darkrai grumbled and looked at Allen. "Another, welcome."
"I made him wear a maid dress when I began working at the café." Vanille explained. "Doesn't it fit him?"
"Uh... it... does suit the appearance." Allen replies. "Speaking of which, we can go to the café right now."
"Oh, but...Don't you want to visit him?" Vanille wondered.
"I've asked Luca to head over at my place tonight." Allen explained.
"No, not my husband, him," Vanille pouted.
Allen realized. "...Oh."
"He's doing fine, lost a bit of weight but I gave sufficient nutrients to keep him going," Darkrai told him.
"Oh... thank you, Darkrai."
"I am a Summoner's Legendary bond partner of this family," he told him. "It extends to his parents' friends."
"Him?" Garret wondered quietly.
"I appreciate it, he's really young, but he's thoughtful..." Allen smiled to Darkrai.
"Young?" Ubis was surprised.
"Just as long as not using 'password' as his password."
"I think he'll learn..."
"Also, Vanille..." He picked up some of his allowances and gave them to her. "...Piquant Pikachu Curry."
"Okay, Darkrai, take care of the house!" Vanille waved and turned to Allen. "I'll see you at work then!" She bolted out, the two were shocked over her speed. Disappeared like a tornado. A pink tornado.
"Yes... see you... later, Vanille." Allen murmurs.
"What was that?" Garret murmured.
"Wow~ Cool~" Eabear exclaimed.
"So... fast...!?" Ubis spat out.
"Mhm." Allen nods. Wait... this is normal for that... Vanille!? "All but footprints from a tornado..." Garret muttered. "She is literally a dessert, full of energy."
"Like as if... she is on sugar rush all the time..." Ubis mumbles.
Darkrai remained neutral and looked at the group. He remained there, beckoning Allen to enter if he wanted to visit that "him".
Allen looks quietly. "I suppose a few minutes wouldn't hurt..."
"He is your brother..." Darkrai reminded.
"...We'll wait then." Garret told him. "Just...be there...for your loved ones." Garret...Even in that world, he still had that connection of people. Not wanting to lose them.
"...Thank you..." The Dragonite then enters the household. He looked around this house. The interior always had a simple feel to it. Walls kept maintained and having their coat refreshed just a month ago. The furniture he could see are all tidied up, most likely from Darkrai's housework. It's actually a wonder how this house isn't turned upside down from the dessert puppy's energy.
Where was his room again? Oh right, it was on the second storey of the house, in the guest room on that floor. He went in, he was impressed of how sanitized the room was. He could hear some of the machines keeping a comatose patient alive while they were in the dreamless darkness. The room was warm, warm to keep an almost naked dragon not to suffer hypothermia.
After some needed silence, Allen breaks it. "...Ela... I'm back here today."
He looked at the same Noivern on the bed. Asleep and not moving, only the rise and fall of his chest. No signs of waking up... He took a chair from the nearby table and sat on it. "...Um... There're some things you should know about first, but... How can I say them well..." He studies the movements carefully. "...Marian gave birth." He breathed in again.
He stayed silent for a few moments, thinking what he should tell him. Not like a comatosed person could hear.
He wondered about the children of this family. The three of an ending world he saved. "...Uh, Ela. I should tell you that... Well, Luca and Vanille got twins. I heard Luca fainted at the revelation because they were expecting one... I wish some of us got to see it. Looks like his family will be very busy from now on..." He looked at the ceiling. "And... one of my most recent missions, I saved a trio, they had Dynacrystals. It felt as if I've failed on that terribly..."
He looked down and opened his phone. Logging in into Elazul dal Fable's account, he looked into the achievements he had. "You were always so incredible... You worked very hard, made a mark..." He looked down, he logged out and logged in into his account. His own achievements... How it just... pales in comparison. Sure, the years of work is still a fair gap, but still... "I didn't start off early as you did... and it still feels I have a long way to go..."
Allen got up, still had some work to do. "...I'll be heading out. I've got my work to do today. Ela..." He manages a small smile. "Please... get better..."
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Ezperanda Residence
11:42 a.m.
"..." Garret was stunned with silence while he read some old newspaper. The term called Heavensfall, an event that ended a decade ago. Even then, it still left a deep scar on Fidem.
"...Gasper?" Allen asks.
"Hm?" Garret looked up. "Just cleaned your apartment this morning and found this. Why do you keep a lot of this?"
He looked down. "Uh... that's..."
"Friend~" Eabear wondered.
"...Another, whatever you are keeping, do so when you're comfortable to explain why you went to our world," Garret told him. "Just remember, you got to be wary that I love investigating things. Must be from someone I've forgotten and...Make sure...to keep your brother close."
"...I will." Allen nods quietly.
"...Darkrai said you're going to be late." Garret stood up while Eabear carried Ubis out. "Better go."
"Oh, right." Allen nods and he got out of his seat. They prepared to head out of the household, but not before giving Darkrai a quick goodbye.
"Quick, friend to Cafè Mix~" Eabear rushed out with the begging Goodra.
"E-Ester...!" Ubis shouts.
"Uri, Ester..." Garret sighed. "Another, let's go before we lose them."
"Right..." Allen nods.
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Café Mix
12:32 p.m.
Cafè Mix... Garret, Eabear and Ubis were already seated, looking around them. Pokémon, more Pokémon, and more of those species they are learning... Including that dragon earlier with a... uh... Some kid with his head hidden with his eyes being yellow, glowing orbs.
"It's so... cheery around... the atmosphere..." Ubis whispers.
"It is really welcoming that...I want to stay longer." Garret read the menu. "...Gratin a la Pumpkaboo and Teddiursa Iced Tea...Hm, looks nice."
"Torchic Rice Over Omelet~" Eabear cheered. "Drink Bouncy Brionne Soda!"
"...I think I'll take a Gossifleur Combo Plate and an Eevee Latte." Ubis decided.
"Yeah, that's about nice," Garret nodded, eyeing the Abomasnow and Gallade at a table nearby. Something about that Abomasnow... There seemed to be something... so... familiar... but what...? His head was hazy... Only silhouettes came.
He took another look. The Abomasnow was now looking down... at himself. More specifically, the flab of his belly.
...The silhouette did the same. What... was going on? It was as if... both the hazy figure... and the Abomasnow he is looking at... are the same...?
"One order of Gratin a la Pumpkaboo with Teddiursa Iced Tea, Torchic Rice Over Omelet with Bouncy Brionne Soda, and one Gossifleur Combo Plate with Eevee Latte."
"Oh." Ubis looked over at the Dragonite serving them their orders. White collar shirt with brown-orange jeans and a orange waist apron, short neckwear and beret hat covering his horn.
"Another, when did you change?" Garret mutters while the red dragon screamed when Vanille ran over his tail.
"After I went to the back of the café." Allen replies.
"But...we just got here ten minutes ago."
"Enough time to head to the back and change."
Garret was just calculating about how he did it. There was no way he could change that fast with those things around him, right? Then, how did their food get served this fast?
"Anyways, try the food. It's, as I've said, really delicious." Allen smiled at the trio before he heads off to other tables to take and serve orders.
"No! I want the lady with the enormous rack to serve me!"
A Torterra peeked out from the table she was serving while her hat flipped. She seemed to be very embarrassed about... something. Something... as in, the large, massive shape of mounds hanging from underneath her body hidden behind her top. A... familiar thing...
They shook their heads then began to eat their dish.
"This... is really delicious...!" Ubis munched onto the greens of his meal. Behind him, the Abomasnow fired a blast of ice aimed towards the red dragon which was intercepted by the Gallade, freezing him solid. It was more frightening that the ice concentrated at the strike area and didn't spread around. The fact nobody reacted much meant this was a common occurrence. Though it reminded the three of something.
That this felt... it felt like they have seen this reaction before... That they know it happened.
"What would you like today?" They heard Allen address a table. Eabear was the first to look while she sips her soda. There, he was speaking to a Feraligatr looking at the menu.
"Hmm... I can't find what I want on the menu..." The Feraligatr says. He then closed it and directed a flirtatious look at Allen. "...'Cause it's in front of me."
"Roan, be serious. The food's here great." Allen replies. "You can't be here just to hit on any guy." While he spoke, a Typhlosion and Haxorus were trying to get inside. Both were barking at each other.
"Your manners are lacking," the Haxorus snarked. "Would you please let me in?"
"Let you in?" The Typhlosion barked. "We had a deal that I won but you wanted to back it out when you saw today's offer!"
Those two were unfamiliar but Allen still didn't falter from the Feraligatr's advances. "If you can't seem to make up your mind, how about I make a selection?" Allen raised a brow.
"Ooh, this cute waiter's going for it~? The Feraligatr hums.
"...How about a Cheesy Rowlet Pizza, a Yummy Yamper Pasta, a Miltank Mix Au Lait, a-"
"Aww, not too much."
He didn't budge one bit. His face showing clear annoyance but it didn't tether from his professionalism. He looked at the two pushing each other from going inside. "By the way... looks like two Pokémon are trying to head inside. Seems to be looking at your direction." Allen informs.
"Two?" The Feraligatr took a look. He was immediately met by a foot. Allen didn't budge from the impact followed by an explosion as powerful as a small nuke. No damage was done to the cafè's endurance. The Feraligatr was naturally off his seat, though marked with a shoeprint on his snout, he didn't seem to take any excruciating damage. Instead, all he says is, "...Ouch."
"Wow~ Eabear exclaimed. "Fireworks inside~"
I would have died from that attack... Garret thought.
And everyone... isn't even fazed... No, wait, how did that Feraligatr even brush it off like a bruise!? Ubis screamed in his mind.
"...Happy Snorlax Loco Moco." the Typhloshion grumbled and stepped on the Feraligatr's foot. "Hot Litwick Cocoa too."
"Cheesy Rowlet Pizza and Eevee Latte, please." the Haxorus went at the opposite end.
"Of course. I'll send in the orders." Allen bowed at them after jotting down the orders. He left while the two were impressed by his skills before...An angry squawk. They turned to see a pale yellow feathered bird beginning to generate electricity starting from the top of his head, glaring at the direction of the red dragon. The boy was pulled out of his seat by the Abomasnow as the bird screeches out the following:
"FUCKING ASSHOLE!"
At that, he blasted the red dragon with an incredibly concentrated discharge of electrical energy, flashing the entire building with brightness that could be seen from the outside. Lights were all out quickly from the power outage that was created soon afterward.
"..." Garret stared in silence while he counted the amount of damage that he would pay for doing it.
Eabear just continued savoring her food.
Ubis kept opening his mouth and closing it repeatedly. Everyone was treating all of these... outrageous happenings... as if it was part of their daily life!
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Outside Beary Joy Circus
3:21 p.m.
"So...He never gets sued by that..." Garret muttered.
"And this happens... nearly everyday? A citywide blackout?" Ubis mutters in disbelief.
Allen nodded while they walked down one city block. The power was back momentarily as if nothing happened. Including some appliances being okay afterward.
"See? Power's back to normal right now." He tells them.
"..." Garret was still in disbelief. "...This defies the logic of our world."
"After a few days experiencing these, you'll eventually get used to it."
"Except her."
They turned to Eabear just frolicking on the streets. She seemed to be okay of the chaos this city had. The result of fantasy and reality in equilibrium.
"...Maybe except for her."
"E-Ester!" Ubis headed over to her side. "Stay close to us..."
"Another~ Boop~" she pushed his nose.
He touched his snout. "...Ester..." Allen sighs.
She skipped around while Allen looked over the sign. About the place where the...He spotted a polar bear there. "This... The Beary Joy Circus..." he blinked a few times and looked at Eabear, shutting his eyes for a moment. That arm... and the bear he knows... they are...
They are the... same!
For the first time...He saw her smile disappear, replaced by a confused scowl. What was this? Why... Does she...
"Eabear..?" Ubis mumbles under his breath.
She only got to reach out before a shout came. "Wait, no-!" A deep baritone exclaimed when the ground shook.
The ground then begun to break, causing land to rupture and fall without their own support beneath them.
From here, Eabear and Ubis were tossed about and fell on top of the backs of...Dragons? Allen was knocked back from the impact.
"W-what's this!?" Ubis shouts.
Eabear didn't bother to question while she rode one. Garret and Allen rushed in to help.
"What are these!?" Garret exclaimed.
"Hold on, ease! Ease!" Allen shouts. "Earth Dragons, heel!" Allen was knocked up by one and began to ride one. Garret tripped and fell into the hole where a winged dragon flew up. "No, heel! Halt!"
"What are these Earth Dragons and why is there some that can fla-ay!" Garret exclaimed while he tried to control this flying variant.
"What are they even-aaaah!" Ubis screamed with the buckling he's getting.
"Ride...?" Eabear muttered while holding on the railings each Earth Dragon had.
Garret grabbed onto the rails to prevent himself from falling off a great height. He was really shocked about how muscular and powerful these creatures were. Who even raised these dragons?
They were hearing a voice shouting over from the back. "Guy, did you seriously removed the pen?" He asked. "Get back here, the contract said just 4, not 8!"
"It's fiiiine~ Everyone's having some joy and laughs~" A cheery voice answers.
The Rhydon sighed. "Just be sure none would get hurt and rally the dragons back to their pens." he reminded him. "And you'll be paying extra."
"Suuuure~" The polar bear looked at the direction of the dragons. He then got on an Earth Dragon and went off. The Rhydon just looked at the children and went back to work.
"What is thaaa-aaat!!" Garret screamed while his swerving mount entered a string of hoops at the upper areas of the circus building. There were many assortments of effects from each hoop, maybe they were not in use right now, but it didn't stop this dragon's flight through them. Garret didn't know what he was doing but he wondered how trained this dragon was. He got into the reins and began swerving around the hoops. He saw the Beartic ahead taking out some gasoline and sprayed on hoop with fire.
"Hell no!" Garret exclaimed while he tried to stop the dragon with the reins, it only caused it to do a barrel roll. "Ahhh!!" He spun about with the roll, nearly catching fire from the turn upside down. The dragon went upward and spread its wings with fire dispersing around it. Like a majestic phoenix with Garret holding the reins.
Ubis, meanwhile, was being bucked up and down by his Earth Dragon. He looked up and could see something ahead of their path. "Trampolines-" He begins before replacing afterwards with a scream as it jumps and lands on one.
It did several flips midair that Ubis felt his breakfast and lunch go out of his stomach. He can't even tell where is up and where is down with the bouncing from the trampolines combined with the maneuvers through the air as he held on for dear life. Despite the impressive tricks it could do before it dove into large bodies of water.
Ubis nearly felt his nostrils get clogged up from the rush of water, trying to get the oxygen he needed. He could, while the dragon performed a dance underwater with the audience at the lower section watching it dance. The camera broadcasting it to the audience above. Ubis spotted some device thrown into the water while he kept his cap from flowing away. That was a portable oxygenator.
He got it and placed it on his mouth and breathed while clogging his nose with the bubbling technique he learnt from swimming lessons.
There... I can breathe now... Ubis thought. But where're the others right now...?
Eabear rode the Earth Dragon balancing on a giant ball avoiding several obstacles inside a maze.
Eabear didn't mind anything. She was still shocked over the sight of him. That polar bear... his ditzy appearance as he moved around the circus in surprising agility, betraying how he seemingly appears lazy. He took out his bardiche and pointed it at the dragon the held a sword on its mouth. Allen held the reins, he knew that the dragon he held was the Beartic's opponent in this Brave Bear's Bounty Battle act.
Here we go again... he thought to himself.
"Ahhh!!" Garret exclaimed while diving down toward Ubis' dragon, who jumped out of the water.
"Aah!?" Ubis gasped as his oxygenator left his mouth, seeing Garret and his dragon coming in close.
The dragons flipped around gracefully as they passed each other. The crowd cheered over this spectacle with the riders. But for a different reason. Garret and Ubis realized that they'll kiss.
"Ohhhhhhh noooooooo..." Garret exclaimed in slow motion.
"Nooooooooo..." Ubis says in the same manner.
Their faces were a foot away from each other. About to connect. Then Eabear covered the scene when her dragon escaped from the maze before the camera got the moment. As she dropped down, Garret and Ubis separated with their bodies bent forward over their dragons with their own descent.
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Beary Joy Circus
6:00 p.m.
The group went out of the building with sourer moods. Allen was able to assess the situation so that the Beartic wouldn't know who they were. Their cover was saved but not the dignity of the two. Eabear wasn't in her usual mood while she held the bag she had.
"..." Ubis covered his mouth again. He looked like he was ill. But the same could be said for Garret.
"I don't remember what happened but...The Beartic was bowing when the show was over..." Garret grumbled.
"...He holds a circus in the city. It has always been his dream to run a circus to spread smiles to people." Allen finally speaks after that ordeal. To spread smiles to people... That felt familiar too... did someone have that dream?
"Hmmm..." Eabear just groaned, her mind was tired.
Allen studied their current behaviors. Perhaps they should head home after all of those happenings... They were from a different world after all, their concept of normal was vastly different than from here. It must be a pretty exhausting experience for them to see new things.
"Let's return home." Allen informs them. He took a look at the time displayed on his phone. "There is still some time before dinner."
"Sure..." Garret sighed.
"..." Eabear still remained silent.
"...Al...Alright." Ubis nods. Allen looked at the three of them and at his arms and then glancing at his wings. "...How about taking a flight?" He suggests. They looked at him and wondered about the three of them on him while he flew. Could he handle them all?
"...Who will be held by my arms?" He asks first. He flexes his arms a few times. "I've got Strength to carry you." They remained silent for a while before all nodded. Garret went to one arm and Ubis at the other. Allen looked over the silent Eabear.
"...Eabear, my back?" He asks her.
"..." She just followed what he told her, he could hear her mumbles. "Friend...friend...disappear...no...here..." It was filled with despair... She must have had realized it too... He couldn't do much to help her without making it worse.
"Come on," Garret told Allen.
"Alright." The Dragonite prepped his wings and he took off from his spot, carrying the trio along with him. He flew above Unita, the three held their hats and goggles worn to avoid the wind pressure from hurting their eyes. They looked down to see that Unita was quite easing on the bustling of activities through the streets as night prepares to make its entrance from the skies after evening.
This sight showed that life goes on. No matter the time, it will always flourish and they must keep on protecting it. Protecting the fragility of life itself... They passed through a view of an office with the staff seen all engaged in their work activities, then another building... a family having dinner. It was only seconds of that sight, but they are enjoying their time together, that much could be seen.
"...I feel that...I wanted to maintain that sight..." Garret muttered.
"..." Allen gazed down at Garret. He quietly continued his flight through the buildings until they reached a familiar building.
Back home, he took out some keys and unlocked the door leading inside his apartment. Back to that living space the four had been living in together for a while now. Allen contemplated what to do. What would Elazul do now.
There was a jingle of some kind. That jingle... it felt triumphant... as if a battle to decide between destinies will occur. They looked at Allen, him taking out his phone. It was from Luca Ezperanda.
"Hold on..." He picked up call, putting it by his side. "Hello?"
"Hello, about that thing you wanted..." he heard Luca call him. "I've talked with the Matron of Time after the Priestess of Time left. She would gladly help us go to a new timeline for them. A stable timeline."
"She did? That's great news... a stable area for the three of them..." Allen nods attentively.
"However, it will take for a while for it to be ready." Luca told him. "For the time being, help them prepare for their upcoming battles. And...Will you be there to help?"
"I'm..." He looked at the trio. "They went out today... I'm not sure they're ready for these sudden changes to their life right here...":
"I don't blame them." Luca told him. "It was the same as me when I grew older. But...The Matron of Time told me that they will face adversaries stronger than they've faced before so...I want you to train them. Train them and have them learn why they fight."
"..." Train them... and have them learn why they fight... Allen knew why he is in the Organization in the first place: First, it was to follow his own idol, his elder brother. Now, it was to help in this conflict... and to find a way to wake him from his slumber. And when he thought about it, he told the trio to never give in to despair.
He gave them a reason to live, it is his responsibility to lead them until the time when they no longer need him to guide them.
"Will you be up to it?" Luca encouraged with a dare. He did truly change from that timid Politoed. Allen showed a determined look. "...I am. I can do this, they can do it." He accepts.
"Thank you, Allen." Luca thanked before ending the call. Allen put his phone away and he turned to Garret, Eabear and Ubis.
"Hmm..." Eabear murmured. She held her bag carefully...
"What is it?" Garret asked.
Allen looked at their eyes. Took the time to study them carefully before he finishes with a nod. "...Are you alright? With taking training lessons?"
"Training?" Garret was surprised. "You mean...You want us to get stronger?"
Allen nods. "It can help. If you become stronger... you can find it."
"Find..." Eabear mumbles. She cradled the bag softly before looking up. "Fine, train me, Another."
"...Me too. I don't want to keep feeling like I am on the sidelines every time even if I do something." Ubis stepped forward.
"...If moments like the family and these crazy events that happened this day were to be kept..." Garret stilled his heart. "Then, let me in." Allen got his answers. They want to be better... So they can prevent the rise of tragedies... "...I wanted to hear those words in the end, huh... Alright. Let's begin tomorrow morning."
No more backing down, it was time to move forward.
Side Story 3 Concluded