Thanks purplekitties for the review. I do actually have a plot for this thing, but a lot of it is tooth rotting fluff. Happy to know you enjoy the story.
Angel opens her eyes and grunts through her finally non-sore throat after days of her "beyond average cold" to Cynthia's phone jumping along her nightstand. She sits up and runs her hands along her face as she ponders why her guardian's electronic device is in her room and why her nightstand had went from mahogany to black. Why was there a rug on her floor? Where was her dresser? Angel knows for a fact she doesn't have a gigantic flat screen in front of her bed. The fog in her brain clears when she remembers that she had had a movie marathon of must watch kid cartoons. The child must've fallen asleep and the blonde too lazy to carry her back to her room, or they both just crashed.
The small fingers grasps the bouncing rectangle and smashes her thumb into the accept icon.
"Hello?" She clears her throat to rid the raspy tone.
"Angel? Is that you? Where's my granddaughter?"
"I don't know where…" Angel is cut off when the cell phone is taken from her hand and Cynthia presses it to her ear.
"Hello Grandmother. Sorry, I was opening a package that Looker sent me. Nothing important, just a file. Am I busy? I have a gym check in Snowpoint, but other than that…" The champion trails off and listens for a moment. "A new section in the ruins?" Excitement laced her tone as she straightened. "Yes, yes. I'll be there this weekend."
The phone is hidden beneath the fabric of Cynthia's pant's pocket and the champion reaches out to sit the child up. They slide down her sides to tickles Angel's midsection and a burst of giggles get released.
"Stop it! Mama! If this is your way of asking me to go with you then it's not working in your favor!"
The young trainer rolls away from the the assaulting fingers and flops onto the ground with an annoyed grunt. Cynthia lets out a small chuckle before dragging the noodle child onto her feet.
"Do you want to come or not?"
"Sure. Ruins are cool."
The champion smiles at the blooming history buff and pats her head. "Go pack then. Oh, and bring something warm. As it's name suggests, Snowpoint has snow."
…
Angel buries her face into Diadem's neck fur to absorb the fire type's heat. She could barely make out Cynthia's figure as rode on Garchomp via holding onto the gigantic dorsal fin protruding from its back, through the blizzard. Mystic and Togekiss had hit an incoming hailstorm on their way to Snowpoint and it had forced the duo to land before wings froze or bled from being bombarded with ice shards.
Her violet eyes look up and her head pivots side to side when she loses sight of Cynthia in the accumulating snow swirling around her body. She narrows and widens her eyes as if it would increase her vision and rubs the canine's neck in reassurance when it whines in distress.
"Calm down Diadem, we can make it out of here without Cynthia. Even though we have no idea where we are, or where we're going, or how to get here." Angel swallowed the lump in her throat.
The arcanine braced itself and his human covered her face with an arm when the gale strengthen. Angel regretted it when she almost was blown off the red creature's back. Her fingers dig into the neck scruff.
A shudder tore through her body when her hair shifts and leaves her neck bare to the frigid wind. She releases her iron grip for a minute to throw her faux fur hood over her head.
"Give me an Ember Diadem."
Sparks erupt and turn her view into a misty, permeable haze that allowed some vision through the blizzard.
"And nothing. Great… Can you see anything Diadem?" She slumps her shoulders at the negative grumble.
"Uh. Let's, uh, head over there and wait in the forest until this settles down a tad. We won't get anywhere in this snowstorm."
Calamity and Diadem use their bodies to create a small nest below a large boulder on the outskirts of the forest. The two pokemon curl around their master to give her warmth and Angel runs a hand over both of their heads. A small fire of burning twigs laid in a patch of frozen dirt that the child had cleared the snow away from. It crackled in the crystallized air.
"Thanks guys," She buried deeper into Diadem's fur, "I'm going to sleep away this cold. Stand guard will ya?"
Reassuring growls was all she got in return and she felt Calamity scooch closer to her frame as she drooped her eyes.
Her body being forced into the snow fort's wall aroused her from her slumber and her dreams of wandering the Frost Cavern back in Kalos. In theory the rude awakening probably worked in her favor, if only because the cold invading her dreams most likely indicated pre-hypothermia. She opens her eyes to see Diadem crouching over her low to the packed snow that made up the floor. Calamity growls menacingly at the large, imposing beast hovering over the small enclosure.
"Woah Abomasnow. Stand down!" A pale figure yells from her perch in a tree before she jumps down and walks around the giant pokemon and gave its arm a pat. "What's up with this absol?"
"Sorry, she's being protective. Calamity." The red pokemon russeles the scruff of fur around her neck and chest before sulking back to her trainer. Vibrations of displeasure echoed from the absol as it settles by her side. "Diadem lay off." The arcanine lifts its body away from his trainer and sits on its haunches.
"It's all right! Abomasnow must've seen you. That or she sensed your body heat. What'cha doin' out here in the cold?" The extremely underdressed girl asked as she untied her jacket from around her waist and offered it to the child.
Angel refused the offering and stood up, "I got separated from my Mama on our way to Snowpoint. I was going to wait until the storm cleared up a little before I started moving again." The child warms her hands by rubbing them together.
The teenager repositions the green jacket around her waist, "Oh I can show you to Snowpoint. I live there after all. Where do you want me to drop you off? The PokeCenter?"
"Actually, maybe the gym? She's heading there as far as I know. Although she might be tearing a trench through your streets looking for me."
The ravenette lets out a laugh and points behind her, "Okay then. We'll go to the gym and see the damage."
…
"So, kid, where you from? You traveling with your mom for her work."
Angel nods, "Yeah, my mama's here on business. I'm from Kalos." Calamity barks in agreement. Her pendant swings around her neck.
"What's that necklace on your absol for?" The teen asks as she motions a hand at the absol's neck.
"That? It's her mega stone. Absolite. I know that Sinnoh, as far as studies show, doesn't naturally form mega or key stones; I wouldn't really be shocked if people from Sinnoh don't know much about it." Angel states as she shows the pale girl her hand that held her key stone.
"Color me surprised. I think I've heard of it, but no, I don't know much. Shame, really. It would be a cool topic to talk to my class about. Anyway I could get you to come talk to the students?"
Angel smiled nervously and tried to think up an excuse. However, an excited chirp directed her attention upwards. Togekiss flew happily overhead and flapped its wings in excitement. It bulleted to the child's side and circled Angel.
"Togekiss! Have you and Mama been looking for me?" Angel asks happily as she rubs a wing.
"Togekiss! Did you find her?" Cynthia's voice filters through as the champion rounds a corner. Her gray eyes flood with relief as she stops before Angel. "Thank goodness you're okay. I was so worried. You're alright, right? I'm sorry that I went to fast that you couldn't keep up." Guilt laced her voice.
"I'm fine Mama. This girl helped me!"
Cynthia looks behind her child and at the pale teenager staring at her in a stupor.
"She's your daughter Cynthia? Uh… Never knew you had one…"
"Angel and I just met just over a month ago. She's my foster daughter." Cynthia explains as she leans down and brings the child onto her hip. She releases a sigh of relief when the champion notices that the little girl is still warm to the touch. "Angel, this is Candice, Snowpoint's gym leader."
Angel eyes widen slightly in surprise before she turns around and flashes a smile at the gym leader. "Thanks for finding me and bringing me here."
"No problem. Thing is though, there's always a blizzard or some sort of storm going on on that route. You would've been stuck there for awhile if I didn't step in. Gym check right Cynthia?"
The woman turns and nods before placing the child on the ground and grasping Angel's hand. She follows the trainer to her gym.
As expected, the gym was running smoothly. Records of challengers were up to date, pokemon taken care of, and the building itself was stable. Angel had fallen asleep on one of the benches in the spectator box while the two older females completed the exam. Cynthia had thrown her jacket over the child and, currently, was just sitting down with Candice for a snack. Cynthia nibbles on a Tomato Berry ice cream sandwich. A tall glass of water stood on standby for when she reached the core.
"So Angel told me that her absol can mega evolve and showed me her, what was it, a key stone?" Candice inquires.
"Yes. She can. She gave me one of my own, but I have yet to use it." Cynthia answers as her tongue meets the spicy core of the sweet. Her face puckers and her eyes widen as she fumbles for her water glass.
Candice giggles as the champion gulps down the glass, "It's a wise idea to eat the ice cream and the filling together. You'll find it numbs the burn."
"As I was going to say, if you really want a demonstration, me and Garchomp could help you out. We might be a little rocky but…"
"I'm not sure if that's a good idea," Angel cuts off as she approaches the table dragging the tail of Cynthia's jacket behind her. "You shouldn't try it for the first time in front of a bunch of civilians. I've heard that sometimes when a trainer mega evolves for the first time that a pokemon can, at times, lose control. That might not be the best thing in a room full of children, eh?"
The young blonde pats Cynthia's leg and the champions arms wrap around her to help her climb onto the older's lap. Angel wraps the tail of the oversized jacket around her legs to block out the chill the air conditioner blew through the vents to keep the ice from melting. She felt warmth wrap around her waist and placed her still sleepy head on Cynthia's chest.
"You sleep a lot you know." The champion divulges as she brings the ice cream bar to her mouth.
"I'm a kid. Don't drop that onto me." Angel murmurs as she waits for her brain to wake up.
"Well, this is fun and all, but I have a class to do. You're welcome to join me if you want too, but Lake Acuity isn't too far off otherwise. I'm sorry to say that that's all we have around here Angel." Candice says apologetically as she stands and pulls her arms through the sleeves.
Cynthia looks down at the slightly awaken child, "Love?"
"Hm? I don't care. You pick." Angel buries her head into the black jacket, the faux fur carassing her face