Yoshi: So... just like me with Reid... you’ve been chasing Vris around?
Speara: Something like that, yes.
Yoshi: Is that how your leg-
Speara: I’d ask the same about your head...
Yoshi: ... Fair enough...
Speara: But, really though... are you going to be OK?
Yoshi: ... Yeah, eventually. I’m just following some advice from Burn-I’m still debating on how to... deal with the whole Shadow Pokemon thing for the long-term.
Speara: So he’s here too? Burn?
Yoshi: Not sure if he is anymore, but yeah, he was. He was trying to find everyone, but got sucked up into whatever happened at Carla’s old base.
Speara: Ah, right, the whole reason she’s a Shadow Pokemon and covered in those bandages...
Yoshi: Yeah... and... we still don’t know the full details on that... she ran off before Cassidy and I could get any REAL answers from her...
Speara: She’s a walking shadow detector, right? Is that really surprising she became one?
Yoshi: ... Fair enough... Anyway... if we could ever find Burn or... well, any one else, maybe we should try and have a reunion of some kind?
Speara: Sounds like a plan, but I have my own things to take care of first.
Yoshi: Gotcha, and so do I, honestly... I got to find a way to get Cherry back...
Speara: Hmm... wouldn’t that mean fighting Rteddy?
Yoshi: ... Yeah...
Speara: And convincing both Reid and Vris to do it? You do have Reid on your side somewhat, but that doesn’t mean he’ll be capable of doing the deed when that time comes.
Yoshi: ... I’ll figure it out...
Speara: If you need advice, I can give some at the very least. Even if we’re not a team anymore, we’re still friends, so I’ll help where I can.
Cassidy: About the incident at the base. We can do nothing to fix that. And even if we could... we’re not heroes, Yoshi, it’s not our roles to-
Yoshi: Isn’t that what being a Knight is abo-
Cassidy: You bring up your brother a lot... Yoshi... he tried to be a hero, right...?
Yoshi: ... Yeah, but Cassidy-
Cassidy: Hop on, we can talk and travel at the same time, we’re close now.
Yoshi: ... Alright...
Cassidy: He always had a belief back then, when we were just tools to Cipher, kept in cages, that what goes on around us, is their problem, we have to worry about us, our problems, we're Shadow Pokemon, we're tools to anyone who could deem us useful, and we're freaks to those who don't-or won't-understand us. Carla's father, Yule, changed when he was purified and he began to act like a hero. Do you know what happened to him? He died as a hero, in-front of his daughter... What did your brother do for King again?
Yoshi: That’s... not... fair-
Cassidy: Yoshi, we can’t worry about things we can’t change. If there’s a bigger threat out there, what does it matter to us? What does it matter beyond our problems? Unless it impacts us, we shouldn’t care-
Yoshi: And then everything would fall apart-
Cassidy: So? I’ve had my life fall apart a lot... I’m forever broken, Yoshi, even if I purified myself, what’s to say it’ll stay perfect? What’s to say it won’t go wrong?
Yoshi: ...
Cassidy: Your brother, Cherry, Nelda... they connected to you on a personal level-they matter to you-King, you’ve said it yourself, he doesn’t matter. Take Burn’s advice and focus on your future, here and now, right? You’re a Shadow Pokemon, do you want to stay one? Do you want to purify yourself?
Yoshi: So, I guess Carla’s a part of your personal concern...?
Cassidy: ... Yes. That’s why I don’t want her to be a hero. I don’t want her to die...
Yoshi: Cassidy-
Cassidy: I care about her quite a lot, Yoshi, like I do you, you’re friends to me... so long as I’m careful, I won’t lose them.
Yoshi: ... So long as we’re not “heroes”... like Tai...
Cassidy: If we involve ourselves with King, we could be in serious danger... you know the outcome already, Yoshi... please don’t try and involve yourself in that-
Yoshi: I hate King for what he’s done, but, I don’t intend to go out and involve myself with him anymore. If anything... I... just want to fix my friendship with Reid... and find Cherry...
Cassidy: And that means involving ourselves with Rteddy. That’s our personal problems, our goals, that’s what matters to us... not what King’s doing. That includes going after him... I won’t let you, as a fellow Shadow Pokemon, and as your friend, I think it’s best to avoid something as dangerous as that...
Yoshi: Did... did you go on this weird philosophical conversation just to tell me “don’t fight Mew”???
Cassidy: Did it work?
Yoshi: ... You’re a piece of work, Cassidy...
Cassidy: Heheh~
Yoshi: ... And Burn’s advice of understanding what my next moves should be with this Shadow Pokemon situation... do you know a lot of Shadow Pokemon that are still around?
Cassidy: Not personally, but I’m aware of a few...
Yoshi: If... we could find them, do you think they’d... accept me? I mean, technically I was part of a group that wanted to capture one of them...
Cassidy: Vris tried to convince me to abandon the Knights at one point, she showed up at the base once...
Yoshi: Wait-seriously???
Cassidy: Even if she doesn’t trust you-even if the others don’t, I’ll vouch for you-you know, if you want to stay here-
Yoshi: I think I do... even if I purify myself... what if I wind up like Carla’s dad...? I don’t... want to die like that...
Cassidy: Yoshi...
Yoshi: Our next goal is finding Lugia and a safe place right? Let’s get on with this current goal... heh!
Burn: Honestly, I considered helping out, but... maybe it’s better not to-I’d say I got lucky-if anything.
Yoshi: ... Quitting the Knights-
Burn: The only thing tying you to them was Nelda at this point, right? Nelda and the Strident King...
Yoshi: ... Not just them, but... after this, I don’t know if-
Burn: Nelda’s gone, if you mean the Swellow, Ace... he seemed pretty broken up about it all, I can’t speak for him, but, he was processing the incident for hours before he left in a panic late last night.
Yoshi: Wouldn’t be surprised if something happened in Unova...
Burn: What’s happening there now?
Yoshi: I’ll keep it simple: forest fires...
Burn: Hmm... well hopefully things turn out okay there-
Yoshi: Sure.
Burn: Hmm... well, back on topic-with King-from what I’ve gathered... they’re not the most reliable or trustworthy-do you trust the Strident K-
Yoshi: No; I’ve lost too much to trust him now...
Burn: Then, think about it. You’re a Shadow Pokemon now, maybe being around other Shadow Pokemon would be good for you-might help you decide what to do, and if you happen to run into Speara before me-tell her I said hi.
Yoshi: ... You got it...
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Ah crap, I forgot to ask him why he looks like that... damn it...!
