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And the battles begin!

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Wyvern touched down just outside of Rose Tower.

Sarah checked her phone as the four dismounted, 7:30. They were right on time, then.

She patted the aerodactyl. “Rest up, buddy. We’re headed elsewhere after the party!” He trilled back, as if to say that the flight didn’t wear him out at all, before she returned Wyvern to his pokeball. She checked the clock again, for good measure. 7:31.

“Why’re we so early?” Silver glanced over her shoulder and scowled at the time. (At least, she assumed it was the time. He could be scowling at her super cute wallpaper of Sparkle.)

His boyfriend rolled his eyes. “Common wedding courtesy is arriving 15 minutes before the set time.”

Silver exchanged a look with Hugh.

“The elevator to go up also takes a while.” Sarah’s eyes trailed up the tower, the very same one where many things happened 4 years ago. Or was it 3…? She could never remember.

“Well then,” Hugh lightly shoved the two guys in the direction of the entrance, “We’ve stalled enough out here. Let’s get going.”

— 💎— 🎸—

She fidgeted, tapping her foot as the elevator slowly moved upwards. Sarah could remember going up with Hop like it was yesterday. She glanced at the other three, still thinking to herself. Would Hop be there? Would Bede and Marnie?

Sarah thought again, probably not. Galar’s hero or not, Leon probably wouldn’t want Hop going. And Piers, Marnie. Would Bede even want to go?

Her thoughts were interrupted by a tap on the shoulder. She glanced at Gladion, who gestured to the standing display that signified they were near the top of the tower.

“Brace yourselves.” Hugh looked at the other three somewhat seriously, but Sarah could see the excited twinkle in his eyes. “We don’t know what we’re in for.”

— 💎— 🎸—

The first sight was a green haired man standing in front of an elegant door. Was that door there 4 years ago? She still couldn’t remember.

“So. We meet again.” The man smiled at Sarah and her boyfriend. “Hugh,” He nodded and handed him a large, crisp envelope, “And… Sarah, right?”

She nodded, and he handed her an envelope too. Her full name was inked out in a rose gold script on the front. Just above Team Rocket’s R and Marco Cosmos’ emblems.

“N!” The girl studied the man who had (inadvertently) saved them from Ghetsis. “It’s been a while!”

“Indeed it has.” 

“Is your outfit based on-?”

“Reshiram?” He smiled, “It is.” N glanced at the other two. “Names?”

Silver only stared. “If you know them, then what’re you doing working here?!”

N only smiled. “Well, officially? Chairman Rose pays well. But if you truly must know,” His expression shifted to a more serious one, “I’m keeping an eye on Ghetsis.”

“He’s here?!” Hugh’s eyes widened.

N deliberately looked away. “You two. Names.”

“Gladion.”

“Silver.”

He handed them the envelopes. “Please read through everything. The seating chart is also in there.” He gestured beyond the doors, “The ceremony will take place straight ahead, soon. Sign the guest book along the way, if you have time.”

“But-”

N ignored Hugh’s protest, opening the doors and gesturing them inside. “Please enjoy the experience!”

— 💎— 🎸—

Sarah glanced around the “chapel,” which was just a large portion of the tower’s top floor walled off. The view of Wyndon at night was beautiful. At least the two villains had taste.

She glanced at the chairs set out, not too many. She then spotted a few people she recognized, “Leon!”

Sarah noticed that he was wearing his battle tower suit instead of his champion outfit while running over to him. She glanced back at the other three, who took their assigned seats, before tackling the champion.

“Sarah!” Leon hugged her, then ruffled her hair. “What’re you doing here?”

“I was invited! As one of Galar’s heroes, of course!” She looked around for Hop.

Leon chuckled, like he could tell what she was thinking. “Oh, I wouldn’t let Hop go. Him and the other two.” Leon shook his head, “I feel like they’re up to no good, Rose and Giovanni, but I know you’ll be alright. You’re a brilliant battler, at least!”

Sarah shrugged, “Figures.” She then looked at the other man standing with him.

“Ah, so this is the protégée you’ve been speaking of, Leon?”

Sarah excitedly grinned at the Kan-Joh champion. (She noted that he chose a simple suit with darker versions of the signature dragon-type colors.) “It’s a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Lance! My name’s Sarah!”

He extended his hand for a shake, which she eagerly returned, “You too, kiddo. Shame you fought the league while I was on vacation.”

“Oh yeah! I did.” Was that really 3 years ago? Or 2? “Karen’s pretty strong, though!”

“She is.”

— 💎— 🎸—

Sarah wandered back to her assigned seat, watching as guests arrived. A man, who looked like Rose, arrived with two girls- one she thought might be about her age. A man who had wild orange hair (was that the Lysandre guy from Kalos?) arrived with… Professor Sycamore? What was he doing here??

When Ghetsis arrived, she kept glancing at Hugh. He sent her a reassuring smile, as if to say, “Don’t worry, I won’t make a scene. But I still hate him.”

Giovanni’s executives arrived together. She couldn’t remember any of their names except Proton’s, who sent her a friendly wave which she returned.

She stopped really paying attention when a portal shimmered open from the floor, which Cyrus stepped out of. He took a seat, but the ghost of a chain on his ankle still shimmered in the air.

A few other people arrived, but she didn’t fully recognize them. Maybe they were from other universes, haha.

To the left of the altar, she and the others sat with Leon, Lance, and some of the people she didn’t know.

Everyone took their seats at 8:15, as the executives moved to the front. Proton stood with the blue haired guy on the left, the purple haired guy and the red haired woman on the right. (From her appearance, and the way Silver kept glaring at her, Sarah guessed that she was his mother.)

When the lights dimmed, she snapped out of her thoughts.

— 💎— 🎸—

Giovanni walked down the aisle (pre-decorated with rose petals) in a black suit and a red tie, done in Rose’s signature style.

He was soon followed by Oleana, who stood behind him. Was she really qualified to be the priest?

When Rose walked down the aisle, his suit a brilliant white and his tie matching his fiancée’s, she barely spared a glance at him. Neither did her friends. They stared at the woman walking him down the aisle. Her dress was a pale yellow with splotches of color shimmering at the bottom, and her blonde hair styled back elegantly. She walked him up to the altar, and sat down next to Cyrus.

Lusamine smiled at her niece and her son, turning back to the altar when Oleana cleared her throat.

— 💎— 🎸—

“We are gathered here today to celebrate the union of Galar’s own Chairman Rose Azalea, and Kanto’s Giovanni Rocket.” People clapped politely, which Oleana silenced with a dramatic hand flourish.

“Gio.” Rose smiled, “We’ve known each other for quite some time…”

The chairman kept talking, but Sarah zoned out. She wondered what moments of her life led up to this moment. She really should have just not come.

Giovanni started speaking, but she didn’t listen to that either. Hugh could probably just tell her what they- oh wait, no. He was too busy glaring at Ghetsis behind her back.

When Oleana started talking again, she tuned back in.

— 💎— 🎸—

“-Rose, do you take Giovanni for your lawful husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do you part?”

“I do.”

“Giovanni, do you take Rose for your lawful husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do you part?”

“I do.”

Oleana nodded. “The rings?” Everyone turned as Giovanni’s persian confidently walked down the aisle, a pillow with the rings in his mouth, before sitting at Lusamine’s feet. (Because of course he did.)

The two each took one and placed them on each other’s hands.

Oleana smiled as she stepped to the side, “Now you may kiss the groom.”

— 💎— 🎸—

“Cocktail hour sucks.” Silver scowled at no one in particular, “We can’t even drink.”

“These hors d’oeuvres are good, at least.” Sarah plopped down her plate, which had a bunch of deviled eggs, cheese cubes, and a few sausages.

Hugh shook his head, “The limit was two per-”

“Pffft.” She popped a cheese into her mouth, “It’s the least Rose can do.”

Gladion chuckled, “Sarah-”

“Shhh, wait. This is the best part of Galarian weddings.”

They turned to the center of the room, where the center of the floor sunk in and revealed a battle court.

Giovanni and Rose walked towards the center, where they sent out their nidoking and copperajah respectively.

“What are they-”

“Part of the Galarian tradition is that the couple has their first battle at the reception!”

They kept watching as the two pokemon exchanged blows, but copperajah eventually fell.

Rose healed his pokemon as someone passed Giovanni a microphone.

Silver smirked. “Heh. Looks like it’s the Kantonian part of the wedding, then.”

“Huh-”

“My dear guests,” Giovanni grinned at everyone seated, “Let the battles commence. Whoever beats me and my husband the swiftest shall receive a… reward we’ll say.”

Sarah glanced at Hugh. “You wanna-?”

“You didn’t even have to ask.” They grinned and exchanged a fist bump.

Gladion grinned at his boyfriend, “Guess that means-”

“Yeah, yeah. Whatever.” Silver’s smile didn’t match his tone.

— 💎— 🎸—

Sarah grinned while watching the two girls fight. One had a tyrantrum and the other a sylveon. She couldn’t help but feel bad- based on type matchups alone, they were screwed. The thought must’ve jinxed something, because the second she turned back to the court, both pokemon were being returned.

“Ooh, that means it’s our turn!”

Hugh grinned in return, “We mop the floor with ‘em?”

“You know it!”

— 💎— 🎸—

“Sparkle!” Sarah then did a weird… gesture? Dance? Giovanni and Rose exchanged a look, eyes widening when energy shimmered around her. “Extreme Evoboost!”

Her eevee channeled the Z-Power, and a blue aura shimmered around her.

“Bouffalant, Psych Up!” The bovine copied Sparkle’s double omni boost.

“But that shouldn’t be possible-”

Sarah grinned proudly. “Cobalion taught him! My Cobalion!”

Giovani chuckled to himself. “Of course they did. Nidoking, Megahorn. Target the eevee.”

“Copperajah, Iron Head! Follow nidoking.”

“Sparkle, use Freezy Frost on nidoking!”

“Bouffalant, hit copperajah with your strongest Close Combat!”

— 💎— 🎸—

The two plopped back down at the table.

“That must’ve been record timing!”

The duo turned to Silver, who showed the timer on his phone- 5 minutes. “And most of that was just me dancing!”

“Speaking of time,” Silver turned to Gladion with a scowl. “Hurry up.”

“I’ve gotta pick the right disk.”

“They don’t share any weaknesses.”

“Ooh, water might be good. Resists steel.”

“Hah!” Gladion plucked the blue disk from his case, “Knew I could count on you, cuz.”

— 💎— 🎸—

“Think they’ll beat them?”

“I think they’ll take out nidoking, but I don’t know what they’ll do against Coppera-”

“Silvally, use Flamethrower!”

“Weavile, Brick Break!”

“…I stand corrected.”

— 💎— 🎸—

“Congratulations, Sarah. And your boyfriend too.” Rose handed her a 300P gift card for Smoliv Garden.

“…Thanks Rose.” She pocketed it.

“That’s Chairman Rose to you.”

“Yeah, yeah,” She grinned, “Thanks Rose.”

She watched as Rose and Giovanni left the room. Likely for pictures. She checked her phone again, 10:25. Dinner was at 11. There was still a while to hang out…

— 💎— 🎸—

“Sarah.” A voice called out to her, and also patted her shoulder.

She looked up from her arms and very eloquently blinked at Hugh. “Huh.”

“Dinner.”

“It’s 11?”

“Yup. You fell asleep.”

She shook herself awake, still disoriented. “Did the others-”

“Yeah, they’re already in the dining hall.”

“Alrighty then, let’s go!”

— 💎— 🎸—

“…Serving Kantonian and Galarian food is a weird choice.”

“You’re telling me.”

Sarah and Hugh sat with the others, each picking up a menu. 

“Wow. They’re really going for legit stuff.”

Sarah’s eyes widened, “This is like, four separate caterers!”

“You gonna get ramen?” Gladion glanced at his cousin, who was going down the menu. 

“Probably.”

Gladion nodded, “Figures. I think I’ll do the same.”

“Might try the curry.” Hugh smiled at his girlfriend, “Won’t be as good as yours, though.”

She grinned proudly as Silver rolled his eyes.

“Think I’ll get seafood.”

Sarah skimmed the seafood menu. She then shook her head, she was never fond of fish and was allergic to shellfish. There was no point in even looking. About to flip back, the small logo in the corner caught her eye. She smiled slightly to herself as she realized that the caterer was the same resteraunt as the one he’d taken her and Sonia years ago.

They typed their orders into the screen on the table.

— 💎— 🎸—

When the lights dimmed and the couple strutted through the doors, sitting at the head table, Sarah knew they would start droning on again.

“My dear guests. I thank you all-”

She was close to putting her head down and falling asleep again, but decided to just zone out. She snapped back to reality when she saw Lance (who also seemed to be zoning out) peek up out of the corner of her eye.

“-and a thank you to our special guests: Champion Leon, Champion Lance, and Champion Sarah! Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedules to be here and celebrate with us!”

The three looked at each other from their respective tables, before all three grinned awkwardly at the polite applause.

“And to that, I toast you my friends!” He raised his glass of champagne and everyone followed suit. (The minors only had water in their glasses, but still obliged.)

“Cheers!”

— 💎— 🎸—

Sarah wolfed down her food when it was served.

“I didn’t starve you, did I, dear?” The other three turned to Lusamine, while Sarah kept slurping.

“She’s just like this, Mother.” Gladion frowned, “Now tell us what you’re doing here.”

She only laughed, “Rose has been a dear friend of mine for forever. Not attending his own wedding would be quite rude, especially after he attended mine.”

Before anyone could reply, Sarah dug into her bag, pulling out the envelope and two luxury balls.

“Since you’re going to the gift table, could you put these there for me?”

“I’m regretting the pokemon-as-a-gift decision,” Silver frowned. “How do we know they won’t mistreat them?”

Sarah shook her head emphatically. “They seem alright. And they’re definitely not those two.” She jerked a thumb in the direction of Cyrus and Ghetsis.

Lusamine nodded in agreement, took the three objects, and walked away.

Hugh shook his head, “What was even in that envelope anyways-”

“A check for like, a billion P, probably.” Gladion frowned as Sarah nodded.

Silver only shook his head. “Rich people.”

— 💎— 🎸—

The night commenced with dancing. A lot of dancing.

Sarah wasn’t big on dancing, but even she was dragged on the floor for one slow dance.

The finale of the event happened as the walls lowered into the floor, making the space open once again. The windowed part of the roof opened up and a corviknight taxi flew in. The couple boarded it, calling out “Arrivederci!” and “Bon voyage!” as they showered rose petals and flew off.

Sarah glanced up at the sight, “Is it finally over??”

— 💎— 🎸—

They stalled for a bit, but soon everyone cleared out. Sarah and Hugh also changed, handing their clothes back over to the Aethers. 

The quartet stood outside Rose Tower, “…Guess this is goodbye.” Hugh sadly looked at his two friends, as Sarah moved to the side slightly. They needed their own moment.

“Blueberry’s not gonna be the same without you.” Gladion smiled sadly, as Silver nodded.

“Now we might actually have to hang out with Drayton for company.” Silver mimed throwing up, as the other two chuckled.

Gladion and Silver glanced at each other, before each exchanged an arm. Hugh hugged them both tight.

Sarah smiled slightly when Hugh and Gladion extended arms to her too. The four hugged for a while, knowing that breaking apart would mean they were closer to separating.

When they separated, they stood awkwardly.

“…I’m gonna miss you, Gladdy.” She hugged him tight, which he quickly returned. 

“I’ll miss you too. I’m… I’m glad we got to spend time together this summer.”

“Me too, cuz. Me too.” If she blinked back tears, that was between her and her eyes.

“You sure you don’t need Wyvern?”

“No. We’re going back with Mother via the flying taxi.”

“And you have everything?” 

He nodded.

“Okay.” She turned to Silver, “It was nice meeting you.” She smiled genuinely at him, “You’re good for Gladdy. Thanks for keeping him company.”

He blushed and turned away, but still muttered a thank you. He awkwardly patted her on the back, too.

“Well, you guys should get going.” Hugh frowned slightly.

“Yeah… Aunt Lusamine’s waiting for you.”

They glanced back at the corviknight taxi, like they both forgot she was there.

“Right.”

“Well,” They both started jogging backwards. “Arrivederci. Or whatever.” Silver grinned.

“Well keep in touch. Promise.” Gladion and Silver fully turned and ran to the taxi.

Gladion, Silver, and Lusamine waved from the taxi as it disappeared into the night.

— 💎— 🎸—

“Sarah. Wait.” Hugh placed a hand on her shoulder to stop her from running off.

She turned to him, confused.

“I, uh.” He took out his love ball and released applin, also taking out the tart apple she’d given him months ago. “I- We talked it over.” He gestured between himself and applin, “He’s ready.”

Sarah let out an excited gasp, cupping both his hands with her own. “Really?”

He nodded, and applin trilled in agreement.

“Consider it a… a salud to new adventures, yeah?” She nodded excitedly.

Applin touched the apple and they were surrounded in a blue glow.

Flapple filed around their heads, as they each gave him a pet. Hugh returned him to his pokeball, and pocketed it.

Sarah tackled her boyfriend in a hug, “Dawww, you getting all romantic on me, Hugh?”

He laughed, “Are you tearing up again?”

“No,” She wiped her face, “I got, uh, apple. In my eye. Yeah.”

He laughed again, cupping her face. “C’mere, you dork.”

She pulled him close, kissing him.

They pulled apart, noses touching.

“You ready for whatever’s next?”

His smile was soft, “Anything.”

Prologue fin.

— 💎— 🎸—

Cameos:

Sean from @tallgrassghosts Meg and Kyo from @askthewhiterocket and finally, @kuixotic’s Cooper! (he didn’t have a blog specified lol)

Thank you for letting me grab your chars! Hope I didn’t butcher the back of their heads too bad hehe.

#ask sarah and co #otherblogs #askthewhiterocket #wr: kyo #wr: meg #thanks for including the gals!

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They're not galar-based but feel free to use Meg and Kyo if you'd like!

pssssst. if you have any human chars (preferably an adult and galar based, but I don’t rlly care) can you share them w me. thank you.

#ooc #noblejanobii squeaks #you can also find their references on the blog in case tumblr devours the quality of these images #doing this from my phone bleh

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Well in light of Pokemon Legends Z-A now seems like a great time to repost my Kalosian Buizel, Floatzel, and Rapidash concepts from several years ago! The Buizel line is inspired by fashion shows while the Rapidash is inspired by the Unicorn Tapestries!

#rapidash #regional variant #floatzel #buizel #pokemon legends za #pokemon legends z #pokemon art #wr: rapidash #noblejanobii arts #it's not spoilers if they're on the cast page lol

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“… thanks.”

“Aw that looks like it was crafted with love~”

“Love is not the word I’d use here, Meg.”

Bracelet for Kyo from @askthewhiterocket

Material List:

Charms: Big Letter R, Rocket Keychain, Gold and White Glass Beads, Psychic Eye, Tuft of Rapidash Fur, A Certain Brand of Lollipop, "You know why the frowny-face is there."

#ask the oger #askthewhiterocket #other logs #wr: kyo #this is the funniest shit ever #i’m dying squirtle #brb wheezing myself to death

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Mod Note

Okay so like as stated before the event kinda takes place in a weird time limbo, but for all intents and purposes just know that the next few updates/asks will take place BEFORE the event itself occurred. Thank you~

#noblejanobii squeaks

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Pokeask Magi Retreat Exit Post

Kyo meandered along the beach with the towels in hand. Her clothes were still wet but at least she wasn’t nearly as drenched as she was before. She spotted Meg a little ways away, currently wringing out her jacket to try and get some of the water out of it. 

“Meg!” Kyo called out, holding the towels in the air so she could see them. 

“Oh Praise Zygarde. I am soaked to the bone and even the warm sea air can only do so much,” Meg said as she ran over to Kyo. 

Kyo chuckled and held them out to Meg. “They won’t do much to dry our clothes but it will be at least something.”

“Appreciate it nonetheless,” Meg responded as she began to dry off. “Folks seem to be wandering off. Suppose the festivities are ending soon?”

Kyo glanced out towards the ocean and nodded. “Yeah, sun’s rising finally.” Kyo’s eyes widened as she spotted something moving across the horizon and hastily used her hand to lift Meg’s face. “Look! Out there!”

Meg looked out just in time to see the Magi flitter across the sky before disappearing along the horizon. She smiled and glanced back toward Kyo, taking in her gentle expression illuminated by the sunrise. Meg wasn’t sure she’d ever seen Kyo this relaxed before. “I’m glad we came. It’s been a nice break from everything, even if it was just for one night.”

“Agreed. Though, we should head out soon. Still have more questions than answers about…” Kyo gestured vaguely. “everything.” She frowned a little, knitting her brows together in worry. “Plus, I don’t want to attract that… thing here. I doubt Nathaniel and his family would appreciate that.”

Meg pat Kyo’s arm and offered her a smile. “Agreed, but do try not to fret too much. I’m sure they’d welcome us back if we ever needed to crash here again for a brief respite.”

“Yes, that’s true.” Kyo smiled at Meg in return, possibly staring for a bit longer than she should. It was hard not to though. The sunrise brought out the vibrancy of Meg’s hair and eyes. She really was quite pretty. “But alas, all good things must come to an end. Now come on, let’s depart before Nathaniel or someone else comes to chase us off.”

Meg let out a laugh before linking her arm with Kyo’s. “Of course, of course. You’ve been chased off enough by them, haven’t you?”

“Ugh please don’t remind me.”

Kyo and Meg have officially departed the event!

#askthewhiterocket #pokeaskmagiretreat24 #pokemon ask blog #poke ask blog #written ask blog #chrono #wr: kyo #wr: meg

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Parranda!

Nothing like parading around playing and singing songs to get in the celebratory spirit, why not join in?

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This is the main post for the drawpile for the event! As more participants get added, the canvas can be extended to accommodate everyone.

I'll keep track as best I can for new additions, but if it makes it easier you can also send me a transparent file through dms so I can add it in. This drawpile's final composite will be on January 30th, 5:00 PM EST, so hopefully that's enough time for everyone!

#pokeaskmagiretreat24 #yaaaaayyy thank you for including my last minute entry #wr: halley #otherblogs

[askthewhiterocket]

Parranda!

Nothing like parading around playing and singing songs to get in the celebratory spirit, why not join in?

-

This is the main post for the drawpile for the event! As more participants get added, the canvas can be extended to accommodate everyone.

I'll keep track as best I can for new additions, but if it makes it easier you can also send me a transparent file through dms so I can add it in. This drawpile's final composite will be on January 30th, 5:00 PM EST, so hopefully that's enough time for everyone!

#shaymin #minior #pokeaskmagiretreat24 #pokemon ask blog #poke ask blog #shaymincafe #askthewhiterocket #noblejanobii arts #wr: halley

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(@askthewhiterocket) Meg eyed Kita and Sylvia with excited fascination. "You're both absolutely beautiful," she remarked, "I don't think I've ever encountered a Sylveon or Ninetales capable of walking on two legs before. Were you two raised by humans or something?" she asked, keeping Cassie close by to help translate their answer.

Translated via Kita's telepathy.

So yea, he still love us even after this terrific transformation. Because he still the family...

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#sylveon #ninetales #aro pokeverse #askthewhiterocket #otherblogs #wr: Meg #thanks for answering!

[askthewhiterocket]

Kyo took the offered towels and started to offer her thanks until Nat cut in with that smug look of his. Kyo's face flushed with color. She fumbled for a moment, unaccustomed to this sort of teasing. "I-I um-"

She could deny it. Pretend she had no idea what Nat was talking about. But clearly, he had seen at least some of it, so there was no point in Kyo acting like he hadn't. Perhaps dancing around it was the proper tact then?

Pulling the towels closer to her chest, Kyo finally answered, "Yes, we did. It... it was nice to come here and relax."

'You should hear her thoughts right now,' Meowstic chimed in telepathically, 'She's all in a flurry about-'

"Zip!" Kyo cut in. "That is enough out of you." Kyo cleared her throat awkwardly. "Pay no heed to her. She likes to be nosy with my thoughts."

'It's not my fault you're practically broadcasting your inner gay panic to the entire island.' Meowstic sent back.

"Meowstic-!"

(Askthewhiterockrt) After hemming and hawing for a few minutes, Kyo approaches Nat, completely drenched head to toe from her escapades in the water. “Hello Nathaniel, sorry to bother you, but could you help me locate some towels perhaps? Meg decided to take a dip in the water and dragged me with her.” Her Meowstic seems to snicker at that, causing Kyo to wave her hand in its face. “Hush you,” she mumbles.

[Nat himself seemed to have recently gotten out of the water as well, evident by how his hair fell with the sea water. Near him was a few piles of towels, wordlessly handing over a couple.]

[His amusement was tangible to say the least, looking between Meowstic and Kyo.]

Well, I don't want to toot my own horn, but I'd like to think I'm pretty observant of the happenings on this island here. I take it you both had some fun, yeah?

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#pokeask #pokeaskmagiretreat24 #pokeaskblog #asktheisle #askthewhiterocket #otherblogs #Nat and Meowstic just over here like >:3c #thank you for humoring me skdlfsd

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(askthewhiterocket) "Look Kyo, look! I think it's the Magi!" Meg pointed excitedly as three streaks darted through the sky above them. Kyo squinted, the streaks appearing to have some forms beneath them, but she couldn't quite decipher what they were. Meowstic adjusted her seat on Kyo's shoulder and stared at the Magi in awe, enamored by their true forms. "Oh great Magi," Meg said with a bow, "please take these berries and water, along with our gratitude for allowing us to visit this isle."

[The trio of lights seemed to dance around the small group, seemingly amused and thriving off the joy the pair in specific were having during the event so far.]

Much like you, this island was the one to welcome us with open arms. It brings us much joy to be in the presence of such liveliness, time and time again!

[Each of the lights bestow a different type of flower each- Amaryllis, a crown of Daises, and Diphylleia.]

We can only hope that you stay determined in each of your efforts, and that cheer may be derived from those displays of faith with total clarity.

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#pokeaskmagiretreat24 #shaymin #victini #jirachi #meowstic #asktheisle #wr: kyo #wr: meowstic #wr: meg #otherblogs #thanks so much for answering!

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(asktheisle) Gabe approached the duo, a twinge of familiarity due to recognizing them as people his cousin described in the past. He gave them both a nod, a polite smile as he addressed them.

"I've heard a bit about you both from Nat, I feel like I spotted you when Ho-oh was here too. Finding everything okay, need anything?"

Meg turned around to face Gabe, just as Kyo took off in a different direction. She seemed to have been a bit lost in the moment.

"Oh! Hello there. Yes, we were here for that. It was a quite wonderful sight to behold. It's not every day you get to see Ho-oh up close like that." Meg enthused.

"I appreciate your checking in on us. Everything has been wonderful, but we could use some towels if you have any to spare? I think Kyo just took off to go get some, but I'm not entirely sure she knows where she's going."

@asktheisle

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[askthewhiterocket]

Fanarts done, thanks so much for the nominations! I had fun drawing the varieties of them, I hope I did them justice!

1st Batch:

Ayumi from @casteliacityramen

Reshi from @lightofunova

Wen from @ask-no151

Kyo from @askthewhiterocket

Tide from @asktidethegastrodon

Esmeralda from @the-shinentist

2nd Batch:

Gladius from @omniandco

Henry from @tallgrassghosts

Sylvia from @aro-pokeverse

Kuni from @teamnextgen

Deo from @askdeoxys

Isabelle from @ask-elliotgang

#YOOOO #thanks to whoever nominated Kyo!! #she looks so great tysm!!! #wr: kyo #wr: fanart

[askthewhiterocket]

Sparkling Tides

Meg gasped in delight as she took notice of the shimmering ocean waters. The gold and silver display captivated her, becoming almost entrancing to look at. “Kyo!” Meg called, getting the attention of the nearby trainer. “Come look at the ocean waters!”

Kyo swiftly moved to Meg’s side before following her gaze towards the ocean. “Oh, yes, I remember Nathaniel mentioning something about this. Something about the shoreline lighting up in a brilliant display twice a year? He mentioned that it’s tradition on the island to dunk yourself under the water at least three times to wash away the negativity of the previous year, or something to that effect.”

“Oh, fascinating!” Meg looked over the tropical waters for a moment before suddenly taking hold of Kyo’s hand. “With all the negativity we endured last year, we should definitely take our blessings where we can. Come on!” 

“Huh-? Wait, Meg, our clothes-!” Kyo shouted as Meg yanked her into the ocean water. Kyo reacted quickly, taking off her glasses and tossing them towards Meowstic, who still sat on the shore, clearly amused by the whole ordeal. “Don’t give me that look, you overgrown feline!” she called to Meowstic, who only continued to smirk as she caught Kyo’s glasses with her psychic powers.

Meg waded out deeper into the waters, clutching Kyo’s hand until they reached a spot she deemed suitably deep enough for dunking. “Oh I’m soaked to the bone already,” she said with a laugh.

“It’ll be even worse once we dunk ourselves under the water. We’ll have to ask Nathaniel for some towels, no doubt,” Kyo pointed out, a small smile crossing her face. 

“A price well worth paying for a bit of good luck into the new year.” Meg took Kyo’s other hand in hers and squeezed them both. “Now come on! Let’s do this! Together on three!” she grinned. “One, two, three!”

Kyo and Meg dunked themselves under the Tano waters. Saltwater slightly burned the inside of Kyo’s nose as she went underwater, but the warmth of the ocean made the experience a bit more tolerable. Not nearly as frigid as those she was used to in Kanto and Unova. Resurfacing, both girls took in deep breaths. 

Kyo rubbed her nose a bit, trying to clear off some of the water. “Agh, it burns.”

“Oh, come now, it wasn’t that bad! Come on, two more dunks! Ready?” Without waiting for Kyo’s response, Meg began to countdown. “One, two, three!” Meg quickly pulled Kyo back underneath the water for the second dunk. Kyo was prepared this time, anticipating the rush of saltwater around her as she went underneath the waves, but that didn’t keep it from still stinging just a bit. 

They resurfaced quickly, taking another deep breath as they came back up. “Not as bad the second time,” Kyo remarked, earning a laugh from Meg. 

“Oh dear, should we do the third one then? You might not want to leave the water after if you’re adjusting to it this quickly,” Meg teased. 

Kyo scrunched up her nose a bit and broke one of her hands loose from Meg’s grip to splash her with the ocean water. “Oh shut it, you!” 

Meg squealed and quickly retreated further into the water to escape Kyo’s splash attack. “Hey, no fair! You can’t launch a surprise attack on me while engaging in a sacred Tano tradition!”

“Oh yeah? Says who?” Kyo chased after Meg, using both her hands to splash Meg this time. 

“Says me!” Meg raised her hands to try and block the onslaught of splashes coming her way to little avail. 

Kyo quickly closed the distance between them and grabbed hold of Meg. “Well, then we better finish that tradition then.” Without giving Meg a chance to react, Kyo quickly counted. “One, two, three!” and pulled them both under the water.

She wasn’t quite sure if she was just imagining it or if the sparkling waters actually did have magical properties, but Kyo could swear she felt some sort of tingle run over her body as they went underneath the waves the third time. As they resurfaced, Kyo admittedly did feel a bit lighter than before they’d entered the ocean. Perhaps the tradition had worked its magic after all.

Meg clung to Kyo tightly, smacking her arm a little as they floated in the water. “You’re so mean!” she grumbled.

“Oh? Didn’t like it when I returned the favor of being unexpectedly submerged underwater?” Kyo teased back. Meg stuck out her tongue in response, earning a sharp laugh from Kyo. “Okay, okay, I got it. Come on, let’s get back to shore and see if we can borrow some towels from Nathaniel.”

“That would be nice. Maybe something warm to drink too. It’ll be really cold the minute we step out of the water.”

“And whose fault is that?” Meg smacked Kyo on the arm again before erupting into laughter alongside Kyo. 

Exiting the water, the two girls were absolutely soaked from head to toe and the once pleasant sea breeze now sent shivers up their spines. Meowstic watched them with a bemused look on her face, Kyo’s glasses still in her paws. Using psychic, she lifted them towards Meg.

“Thank you, Meowstic,” Meg said as she took the blue frames from Meowstic’s psychic grasp. “Kyo, look here.”

“Hm?” Kyo turned towards Meg just in time for her to put the glasses square on her face. The world suddenly came into clear focus again, Meg’s face at the center of it all, and everything hit her all at once. Kyo froze up a bit, feeling her face flush bright red. She stammered a moment before adjusting the glasses to properly rest on her nose. “Th-Thank you…” she mumbled. “Let me- um… l-let me go get those towels real quick.” 

“Ah- Kyo!” Meg started, as Kyo quickly took off down the beach in the direction of the dance floor.

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[askthewhiterocket]

(askthewhiterocket) Wandering near the beach with her Meowstic on her shoulder, Kyo spotted Aya in the process of making her sandcastle and drew her brows together in confusion. She looked around frantically for a moment before drawing closer and bending down near Aya. "Excuse me, little one, but... where are your parents? Are you here by yourself?"

“My dads always say I should be carful and I can’t go down into the villages, but I’ve met so many people and they’ve all been so nice! And there was this fun festival that wasn’t even in a village on the island- so, I went by myself!” Aya explains with pride. “I’m sure they’ll be fine, they won’t even notice I’m gone!”

Meanwhile, back in the mountains….

“KENJI!!”

“I checked Aya’s playhouse!! She’s not there!”

“Wh-what about the rest of the house??? Your workshop?? The garden???” Tomo asks. The Monkedori curled his hands into fists, trying to keep them from shaking.

“Y-yes, and she’s not there!” Kenji sputtered, sweat beading on his forehead and slipping down his cheeks. “I-I’ll go double check- I-“

“I’ll fly around,” Miu spoke up, tone stern. “I’ll ask Ichigo and check all the other places she likes. Don’t worry, she- or whoever is behind this- can’t have gone too far.”

- - -

Featuring Kyo and her Meowstic from @askthewhiterocket!

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[askthewhiterocket]

"Given recent conservation efforts for regional variants, probably a fair few. Unova, Kitakami, and Alola are just the ones I'm aware of, though admittedly I'm not sure the Alolan one has any Hisuian variants. They're more focused on preserving species native to Alola that are endangered, like Corsola and Staryu," Kyo explained.

"The institute in Unova is part of the Terrarium in the Blueberry Academy. As far as I know, they have managed to preserve a few Hisuian Pokemon, specifically the Hisuian variant of Qwilfish and Kleavor."

Kyo tilted her head to the side a bit, scanning Fuku up and down in thought. "I can't say I know much about Hisuian Zoroark being preserved though. There may be a few others of your kind out there though. Some isolated members of various now extinct species do find a way to persevere from time to time."

(@askthewhiterocket) Kyo raised her eyebrows a bit as she spotted Fuku. "A Hisuian Pokemon... now that's not something you see every day." She motioned for Meowstic to be at the ready to translate Fuku's answer as Kyo asked a question. "Are you a Pokemon originally from Hisui? Or are you from one of those preserves like those in Alola or Unova? I've heard ghost Pokemon like yourself have surprisingly long lifespans, but I'm not very familiar with your species, so I'm not sure exactly how long is "surprisingly long"."

Possibly in a surprising twist to Kyo, the Zoroark spoke in perfect human.

"I was aware of there potentially being a preserve in Kitakami, but not in Alola and Unova? Just how many Hisuian nature preserves are out there?"

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