In the magical world of fables and fairies, the Easter Bunny is perhaps one of the most well-known patrons of seasonal change and new beginnings! Every year, they go out and usher in spring around the globe by hiding treats for children to find, helping flowers bloom, and awakening animals from their hibernation. However, they don't do this alone...
Easter Elves are allies of the Easter Bunny, dedicated to hiding easter eggs for children to find! Some are sweet and kind, tucking chocolates and candies in eggs; others are naughty and silly, filling eggs with tricks and gags. No matter the intent, they do not shirk in their work and make sure every nook and cranny is occupied by an egg waiting to be found!
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Happy Easter and (late) Spring Equinox!! I adore easter eggs a ton and felt inspired to draw some funny little easter adopts to itch that scratch. My grandmother has quite the collection of antique eggs both her and other relatives have made over the years and I hope I inherit them one day LOL. Anyway, these little guys that I call Easter Elves are the outcome of this experiment, and if you want to find out how to get one, go here! https://toyhou.se/38309098.easter-elves-2026
Whew! This last one was probably the hardest one to write, the first day one was the second hardest.
I just had so many ideas on what to write that I either couldn’t choose just one or was part of an AU that I wanted to work on some more. Especially if they included any OCs.Though I guess I can still do crossovers so I can flesh out or change the actual story for the AU I want to do.
I also realized, writing events like this gave me the motivation to really write for more than a day. Hopefully, I can keep it going afterwards.
The only warning for this story is extreme cuteness. Like ‘close to giving people diabetes’ cuteness. As best as I can express in writing at least.
Aside from that, enjoy the story!
Takumi wasn’t gonna lie. For being from a world where they don’t use weapons, solve almost all of their problems with battling and working together with these admittedly mysterious and fascinating creatures, not big fans of war and conflict, AND being more of a non-violent tactical commander role. These ‘Pokemon Trainers’ as they’re called…
They can be pretty darn intimidating when they want to be.
The black haired girl called Astral in particular was glaring at him with a mix of ‘should I trust you’ and ‘what do to do with you’ while stroking a foot tall yellow mouse with a lightning bolt shaped tail and puffy red cheeks, who was too distracted by the pets to even look intimidating. His smaller counterpart on Astral’s shoulder, a smaller paler yellow mouse with triangular shaped black tipped ears and pink cheeks, was trying and failing to mimic Astral’s glare for both of them. He just looked plain cute.
The other two girls, Dawn and Serena, weren’t quite so severe with their gazes as they held or petted their adorable companions. A foot tall blue bird Takumi later learned was called a ‘penguin’ being held by Dawn and a small fluffy dog, or was it a cat, like fox with brown and cream colored fur and big brown eyes having its fur brushed by Serena.
The girls, sans Astral, were there when they sought Takumi out for answers during the whole Wraith incident, but they were still suspicious of Takumi’s motives for seeking them out about the Pokémon specifically. Up until now, he never even showed interest in learning about Pokémon so what changed? Astral decided to take the initiative after Takumi expressed his desire.
“Prince Takumi Shirasagi.”
“Y-Yes?!”
“I have considered your request, but I wanted to make sure you understand the importance of accepting this task. The mission I’m giving you is just as incredibly difficult as it is rewarding. Not just in terms of earning trust with the Pokémon and Trainers living in this mansion, but also in obtaining your own partner Pokémon per your request. Are you prepared?”
Takumi gulped, mostly because of the intense gaze and the seriousness of the situation. But he wanted to do this. He’s not entirely sure there is another way to gain their trust in any way other than working together with them in battle. That method was pretty slow and he wasn’t sure if it was working or not. So he had to change tactics and as Rira quoted, ‘put himself in their shoes and see things from their perspective’.
He couldn’t really blame them for being cautious though. When he and Prince Leo had accepted to go back to the mansion and help the Smash Brothers rescue Corrin, his older siblings and younger sister, along with Prince Xander, Princess Camilla, Princess Elise, and Princess Azura had followed them to the Smash Brothers world and tried to pick a fight with everyone in the mansion thinking the Smash Brothers had kidnapped both of the younger princes, hence why he’s so nervous about this endeavor.
While the misunderstanding was cleared up and Azura and the youngest princesses welcomed with open arms, the unexpected invasion had made some Smashers, including the Trainers and Pokémon, wary of both groups of elder royals. A dilemma that Takumi feels incredibly embarrassed and guilty for, and wanted to take responsibility on behalf of all the royals involved.
Takumi looked Astral in the eye, still nervous but determined to earn their trust even with a bunch of admittedly adorable creatures trying to be intimidating being kinda funny and cute at the same time. He replied.
“I am. Whatever I must do to earn your trust after what the people of my world had committed against the Pokémon your people covet.”
Astral stopped petting her mouse, taking a moment to look into Takumi’s eyes, searching for any hints of dishonesty or ulterior motives. After a tense moment, she took a deep breath, adjusted her hold on her mouse friend, and stood up from the chair she was sitting in. She then gestured with her head.
“Very well. Follow me.”
Takumi nodded, shrugging to the bewildered Trainers, and left the room. He followed Astral out to a building in one of the courtyards of the mansion, passing by lots of different small and large but docile Pokémon as they walked. Entering the building, Takumi recognized it as the Smash Bros Pokémon Center, a facility that the Trainers often go to when their partners needed to rest and relax, especially after a rough match.
The small mouse leapt from Astral’s shoulder and scampered over to a blue and black furred bipedal canine, chirping in its ‘language’ about the situation. It just sounded like it was just saying its name. The canine named Lucario, looked at the humans and nodded. He then motioned for the mouse, Takumi, and Astral to follow.
He led them to another room, where one of the tables was covered by a large tarp. Takumi stopped a foot away from it, confused by what could be hiding under the tarp. Astral however, reached forward and grabbed the tarp. She didn’t lift it yet, but did motion for Takumi to come closer. The Wild Card took a deep breath and stepped forward. Astral then spoke up.
“The others and I have kept these covered up until everything could settle down between the royals of your world. Especially since that ninja Saizo is such a hothead.”
“Y-Yes, I can’t apologize enough for what he almost committed.”
“It’s okay. You, Leo, Corrin, Kamui, Azura, and your younger sisters, Sakura and Elise amongst the others, are probably the best people from your world to start off with teaching about Pokémon. And I need to be a little more trusting in the Smash Bros and with you and your family without being forceful and guarded.”
“You were just protecting the Pokémon though. You shouldn’t feel guilty for protecting what you love. And I did things I’m not proud of either. So I have a lot of things I need to improve about me as well.”
Astral looked at Takumi and smiled gratefully seeing the genuine sincerity in the archer’s eyes.
“Thanks Takumi. Now as for what we’re here for.”
She gestured to the tarp, getting ready to remove it.
“The mission I mentioned is probably the most significant part of a Pokémon Trainer’s job in raising Pokémon. Though catching a Pokémon is one way, this is another. And one that is the most difficult but rewarding task of an entire Trainer’s career.”
Astral then slowly removes the tarp, revealing what was underneath. Takumi’s eyes widened as he gasped, his mouth opened in a little ‘o’.
One timeskip later…
“And she just let you have one, just like that?!”
Leo’s eyes were wide open as Takumi finished his explanation. The Wild Card now had a very large white egg with a pale blue flower pattern wrapped in a sling, keeping it close to his body as he gently rubbed the shell.
“Yeah. I still can’t believe it either. She actually allowed me to have one of these. It sucks that I can’t go into battle without endangering the egg, but it’s been moving around quite a bit, so it should be hatching any day now.”
A cute little ‘Ralts’ chirped up from a small white creature with a green ball cut hairdo and pink horns peeking out of the hair, currently sitting in Leo’s lap. It was looking at the egg Takumi was holding, its head cocked to one side in a curious and very adorable manner. It looked up at Leo and seemed to be having a mental conversation with Leo before he smiled and let Ralts approach the egg.
It crawled over to Takumi and started to gently pet the egg, smiling cutely as the egg wiggled a bit, making both boys surprised and Takumi smile. Leo looked at Takumi’s expression and smiled softly. Seeing Takumi smiling at the egg made Leo feel happy. Takumi had a lot of guilt for the whole invasion during the Wraith incident so seeing him happy and smiling made him happy too. Especially since his new little friend helped out.
A furry feeling on Takumi’s other side made the archer notice and look at a very long cute creature with little green eyes and tan and brown colored fur. Takumi chuckled and petted the creature’s head, making it snuggle up to him more. Leo sees this and chuckles.
“Hmhm. That little Furret is really attached to you.”
“Yeah, I think I might be its favorite client.”
Leo nodded in agreement. The Furret that Takumi was petting didn’t belong to any one person, but it’s comfortable enough to be around humans. This was because this Furret was being trained by humans to be what Serena called an ‘emotional support’ partner, a Pokémon who was trained by humans to help other humans with mental issues like depression and anxiety.
However, right after Furret finished up its training, it was ripped from its home before it could start doing the job it was training for. But, even when it was found by the Trainers and brought to the Smash Mansion, it didn’t stop Furret from seeking out patients to help.
Takumi actually ended up being one of Furret’s regular patients before Corrin was rescued from the Wraith, since he has been known to have some incredibly bad dreams that keep him up at night. Since Furret’s inclusion into his life, Takumi was feeling a lot better.
A cry from Leo’s Ralts alerted the boys back to the present moment. At the same time, Takumi noticed a bright light coming from his peripheral vision and when he turned his head to see what it was, his jaw dropped.
The egg he had been entrusted with and meticulously took care of for weeks was glowing with a bright light. The sign that the egg was finally going to hatch!
Ralts immediately used its psychic abilities to undo the sling and allow Takumi to hold the glowing egg in his arms, which he wasted no time in doing and could only stare as the glow got brighter. Leo was similarly surprised and in awe of a Pokémon egg actually hatching. As was Furret and a few others in the courtyard who noticed the glowing egg.
Finally, the shell of the egg dissolved into light and Takumi found himself holding something warm, alive, and fuzzy instead of a smooth oval shape. The new creature was still curled up in Takumi’s arms though he can see that it had four legs.
The creature then shifted, causing a floofy fanlike tail to fluff out. Followed by a pair of ears with a floofy cloud like tuft on its head. The creature then finally woke up fully, letting the boys see that it is a little fox with fur as white as snow with pale blue accents in the head fur, paws, and tail. It let out a cute little yawn as it opened its big ice blue eyes and looked at Takumi.
“I-Incredible! Your egg hatched Takumi!”
“I saw Leo! Wow…”
Furret lifted its paws up and cheered, congratulating Takumi and celebrating the white fox’s birth. Ralts also cheered and waved over the others in the courtyard, causing a small crowd to form. Sakura and Elise, both holding their Eevees, smiled at the little fox as their Eevees chirped a hello. Bonnie gave a big smile and introduced her Dedenne to the fox who squeaked out in greetings. Serena and Dawn smiled and cooed over how cute it was as Astral looked on with folded arms and an impressed expression on her face.
“An Alolan Vulpix, who knew? All your hard work paid off Takumi!”
Takumi looked at her and blinked, then smiled with a small blush. Though the Vulpix on the other hand didn’t seem so thrilled with all the attention, shrinking back and curling up again trying to make itself look small. Furret chirped to it, asking what was wrong and getting Takumi’s attention.
He figured out what was making his new little friend so nervous and started to pet the Vulpix, making it blink and look up at the softly smiling Wild Card.
“It’s okay, Shiron. They’re your friends. Just like I am.”
The Vulpix, now dubbed Shiron, took another look at the crowd again. Seeing nothing but friendly faces and kind smiles made the newly hatched Pokémon smile too, mewling out a shy hello. The assembled Pokémon all replied kindly in turn. Ralts also crawled over from Leo’s side and said hello as well, giving Shiron a pat on its floofy head and making it smile.
Astral smiled in approval, then told the crowd to part and give Shiron space to play with the other Pokémon. The Eevees, Dedenne, Furret, Ralts, Pikachu, and Pichu, all grouped up on the ground and invited Shiron to play too. Takumi gave Shiron a smile and set it down on the ground.
“Go ahead, Shiron. I’m going to ask Astral about food so I can make us a meal to eat later.”
Ralts also reassured Shiron it would be fine, then the two joined the other Pokémon in playing together, with the older partners watching on and Bonnie and Elise dragging Sakura by the arm to join in. Takumi couldn’t help but laugh a little, watching them all play. Leo’s musings interrupted his train of thought.
“You know Takumi? Despite everything that happened to get us here today, I’m glad that we came along and stayed.”
Takumi looked at Leo and smiled. He looked back to the playing Pokémon and leaned against the Sorcerous Prince, making said Prince stiffen then smiled and relaxed as he allowed the Wild Card to lean on him.
“Yeah, but we had a lot of drama getting here. And it won’t be the last time it happens.”
“Yes, but I think we’re going to be okay. As long as we rely on each other when things get rough.”
“Hmm, true. Though getting back to the present moment…”
“Hmm?”
Takumi straightened up and looked at Leo quizzically with a blank face.
“Who’s going to be making our partners lunch this time?”
Leo stared at Takumi, then burst out laughing at the way he delivered that question.
“Hahaha! Oh gods! Did Joker teach you how to make that face?!”
“If he did, his lessons paid off. But seriously, I know I cooked last time and most of the rice is being saved for dinner tonight.”
Leo calmed down from his laughing fit, and held out his arms for Ralts to jump into. Shiron also ran up and waited for Takumi, who also bent down and picked it up, gently cradling his new partner in his arms. They came running up at the mention of food, having worked up an appetite while playing.
“Well, we still have some bread. There should be enough to make sandwiches. Or there’s always leftovers. You do need to figure out what to feed Shiron after all.”
“Yeah, I know. I see Astral going inside, so let’s catch up before she disappears.”
“Indeed. Hehe.”
The two princes then rushed off to find the Electrifying Idol of Alola, both carrying their partners in their arms together.
Well I meant to say this for a while now. But the more I say it, the more real it is. And the more real it is, the better my mental health becomes.
I posted on here a lot from the eyes of a woman. Then my bio went through a mini pronoun roulette. I'm not sure who noticed. But it's settled on he/him. For you see, I was a man all along.
I don't want to be the kind of man who chugs Red Bulls and disrespects women. But I want to be strong in ways society has deemed masculine. I want to feel the same way as my favorite boy characters. When I gave myself to those feelings, I stopped hating myself for the first time in years.
(That's not to say women aren't strong. They very much are. But a "woman's strength" (at least as society defines it) is a little different than what I'm looking for. I do want to possess both. But ultimately, this is the side of the gender binary I belong to. I'm still working out stuff but I know that much.)
So what does that mean for the blog? Firstly, old posts that use she/her pronouns won't change (a few may have disclaimers attached). There will probably be an influx of trans related posts. Other than that- nothing. I'll keep posting a weird mix of Digimon/Pokemon-related screaming, cute creatures, OC art, and whatever else I like. I'll just feel better about myself along the way.
I want to thank @milliethesillie for helping me along this journey.
#project hail mary
#lana del rey
#photography
