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3/18/18, 10:35 AM
Mama, I think I just saw God. I can hear your voice callin me a maniac if I had actually told you in person, but I swear on your name it was God himself.
He was a Pokemon, for certain- but he was built like a person, a muscular green-skinned man floating on a cloud. His arms were crossed as he looked down upon me. I felt like he could sneeze at me and I’d turn to dust, that’s how powerful of an aura he had.
What's worse, none of my Pokemon, no matter how well trained, would ever be able to defend me against his power… I'm sure of it. It was terrifying.
He asked of me, who was right? But I don’t know who’s right. I assumed he was talking about all the people we’ve seen- Caller, and Andrew, and the Elite Four and Brindy and the government… but I don’t know.
I told him I don’t know, and he told me to go to the northwest to find answers. But we’re already so lost out here… can I really just go there on a hunch?
If we follow it, then what if there’s something dangerous there? I couldn’t forgive myself if we got hurt out here, or worse, just because I was told to go there...
And yet I feel a bit excited to go, at the same time. Despite all we’ve been through in the past few weeks, it was a stiff reminder that there will always be something more powerful than even the cruelest of people.
We’re going to save Reikioro, Mama. You were my hero, so I’ll do my best to be everyone else's. I just wish you were here to watch me.
3/18/18, 4:30 PM
We ran into a man today by the name of Sindri. Elite Four. An unpredictable man with a dangerous smile. I don’t want to stick around to discover more about him.
He seemed a bit too interested in us- and letting his friends know about us, too. So much for keeping off the grid.
There was something strange about his Pokemon, too- he had a weird crystal, like Travis. Does that mean he can turn into a Pokemon like Travis can, too? Is there anything we have that they don’t????
This is stressing me out. We need to get away from this guy, get our weather report, and go to the Northwest.
Well actually, we don’t NEED to go to the Northwest but it’d be nice. Maybe I’ll build up the guts to bring it up when we’re done looking around…
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3/18/18, 10:45 PM
Explored the remote data collection center, which was a bunch of random tools scattered throughout a little chunk of land. A bit underwhelming, if you ask me.
It was nice to see D so excited, though. We just met this girl and here she is getting along with us so well. Or is she just scared of us? Or scared of me in particular? I did barge into her tent without even knowing her… am I a bad person now? (◞‸ლ)||||||
But here she is, helping us gather all this data, visiting the hot spots with us. I wonder if she’ll get caught up in our mess after this, or if she’ll just move on? It'd be smarter to just leave, and she seems smart, even smarter than myself. But I have a feeling she'll want to stick around.
Oh, speaking of the hot spots! I had a couple of special moments with my babies today. Somehow, Chipuku managed to fly in the air! He’s a Gyarados now, but even though he’s a Flying type I never imagined he’d be able to go up so high and fly around! I'll have to give him lots of love later, I'm so proud. (´ ꒳ ॢ`๑)♡
Oh, and Delphino’s going through his “rebellious teen” phase now. He snatched my comb and started running with it! I think watching me preen my hair so much really got to him when he was a baby, and now he wants revenge for the time spent brushing myself instead of him. Maybe I need to devote some more time to grooming him when we have a chance to rest… whenever that may be.
Either way, their talent combined with my expert communication skills (jk jk haha) and everyone else’s hard work helped us find all the hot pocket spots. We weren’t quite sure what the spots meant, but we found them!
D did a bunch of complicated math and found the center of the hot spots, and when Simon, Travis’ Excadrill, dug down deep, he found something extra special.
It was made of wood and stone, and fits in the palm- some sort of totem to communicate with special Pokemon. Maybe it’s something Travis or I could learn to use, since apparently magic is real now.
I still don’t know how to come to terms with the magic. But after the Castform, and Kameka (my Stunfisk- she says hi!) and now Tornadus, I just need to embrace it. Thinking about it too hard is going to make my pompadour sag.
Tomorrow we go to the northwest. My heart’s pounding thinking about what may be waiting for us. But we’ll get there, no matter what.
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3/19/18, 10:45 PM
It’s been a long day of travel. A long, nerver-wracking day.
Something about this area feels… off. Is it the birds flying away in the distance as if they’ve been spooked? Or the intense strength of the wild Pokemon nearby? Eponine fought a Persian just to test it, and it was nearly knocking out her Pokemon even though it was normal against steel. A bad, bad sign.
I saw another Stantler today too. I was really scared- I know it’s not their fault what happened to me- but every time I see that round face, those lidded eyes, those forked horns… every time I see one I remember everything all at once. A phantom pain stabs its way into a leg that’s no longer there, an eye that’s no longer there… It hurts really really bad.
Your stories never prepared me for this. Andrew, Caller- meeting them didn’t prepare me for this. Seeing dead bodies swaying in the forest breeze didn’t prepare me for this. All the books I read didn’t prepare me for this. This is a special breed of horror custom-fitted for me and me alone, and it makes me feel like the world is ending every time it happens.
Something weird happened though. D held my hand till the Stantler ran away. It didn’t dull the pain, but at least there was some piece of reality to hold onto.
Before, when I saw one I’d just run away. I never thought to give an explanation to my friends… Hell, they’ve seen my eye, but I’ve hidden my missing leg from them since the day we’ve met. I've been so careful about not letting them know because I don't want them to know how truly frail I am.
Maybe sometime soon I can open up to them about it… but maybe just D at first. She hasn't seen me battle, so knowing I'm a little bit soft won't be world-ending to my ego. And opening up could be a way to pay back for being rude...?
No, that's just wishful thinking. Definitely need to get to baking some sick-ass cookies when we reach civilization if I want to feel like I've really made it up to her. Especially now that a cute girl had to hold my gross hand to calm me down when I was being such a weakling. Seriously, I saw God and I wasn't as scared of him as I was of a Stantler. Karma's going to get me back for this if you don't first, Mama.
In other news, I've been practicing my "magic" as Travis calls it, and I think I managed to tame a pretty powerful Pokemon! I'm not sure what it was, since no one could find it in the 'dex, but it was big and snowflake-shaped and beautiful. It blew soft, sparkly snow on us through the night. If I wasn't so sure it could destroy us if it wanted to, I'd love to try and raise it. It was pretty in a way I know you'd just love to see.
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3/20/18, 9:13 AM
Sindri found us, and brought a friend. They might try to take us away from here, but I won't let that happen.
Love you, Mama. Help keep us safe, wherever you are.
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