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“We we’re walking along a trail against the cliff and a corvisquire came out of nowhere and spooked us.”
“It continues to baffle me that your fright response is always to throw your shield at whatever spooked you. You did the same thing with that gyarados.”
“Hehe yeah. But that cliff was over a river too so there was no getting it back and we haven’t figured out a replacement yet.”
@ask-team-searchlights
Nova used Zap Cannon, It’s super effective!
After gyrados faints the group make a hasty getaway from the scene.
@barraskwedabestboi
“Wait! Did you get hurt?! Are you ok? What happened?!”
Noticing Nick’s cane Basalt’s worry distracted them from question.
@greedentstripes / @thestaticsquirrel
After wandering the stalls and quizzing the festival goers the duo make their way to the shrine of Moltres. Neither knew if praying for guidance would help any, but any chance of help Basalt was willing to take no matter how slim.
Basalt crouched down and shut their eyes, copying the others giving prayers to the shine, before muting their own prayer, “S-sorry to bother you moltres… if you can hear me. I’m uh not sure how this works, or if it does. But if it does then uh, I really need some guidance.” The falink seems to slump a little as they continue, “I lost my troopers, it’s my fault I should have paid better attention to the weather. They were washed away in a tunnel flood and separated. I’ve spent weeks looking for them and I haven’t seen a single sign of where they might be. I know I’m not the brass they deserve and I don’t deserve such good troopers but I can’t leave them to wander alone with whatever dangers they might be facing. So please, if you can hear me, please give me just a hint of how to find them.”
“Well I may not be moltres but I do hope I can help you out dear.”
Basalt jerks up out of their crouch to face the new voice. A large nine tailed umbreon hybrid sat in the middle of the path, her tails swishing gently through the snow or tucked neatly near her body. “Ah h-hello miss? Do you know something about my troopers!?” Basalt’s voice cracked with surprise and desperation.
Nova chuckled, “I may know something. But first will you follow me to someplace you don’t have to wear those silly little masks. I have something that belongs with you, but would like to see your face when it’s returned. And please call me Nova.” With that the hybrid stood up and began to walk down the center of the shrines path.
Basalt scrambled to their feet and took off after the departing fox. They felt a little bad leaving Tammy behind but this was more important, they knew Tammy could find her way back and if she couldn’t they’d come back for her. But now they needed to know what Nova knew and get whatever it was she wanted to give to them. They followed her away from the shrines to a secluded corner of the main plaza. The dark fox sat in the center of the clearing with her tails folded around her body.
Basalt stood in front of her, taking off the fox mask and placing it with the other within his jacket, “What did you have for me, and please, what do you know about my troopers?”
“I know plenty about your quest Basalt. While unfortunately I am limited in helping you I can at least set you on the right path forward. I do believe that this may be what you’re looking for?” Nova lifted a tail, revealing a lone falink holding a singular shield.
The falink rubbed at their face with a paw, only recently being woken up. “Whaza? Miss Nova?” They slurred their words as they regained their bearings.
“P-PEBBLES?!” Basalt was stunned by the troopers appearance for only a few seconds before they rushed forward to greet them with a hug. The brass held the smaller falink tight enough to hurt. “Pebbles! I thought you guys were gone! Are you ok?! Where have you been?! Do you need any food?! Water?!” Tears leaked out Basalt’s eyes as they continued to babble in relief.
“Basalt?!” Pebbles' surprise quickly turned to joy at the realization that the mon hugging them was their lost leader. They hugged them back silently knowing it was better to wait until after Basalt’s ranting before answering the questions.
After a minute of hugging Basalt quickly pulled back, eliciting a small aw of disappointment from Pebbles, to frantically check over the smaller trooper for injuries. “Are you hurt anywhere? Do you need any medicine?”
Pebbles slapped away the invading paws, “I’m fine Bas, see?! I’ve been with Miss Nova since we got seperated. She’s super nice! She let me play with her daughter Bibs and we traveled all over the place! She brought us here saying there was a special surprise too!” Pebbles cheerfully chattered about their adventures with Nova and Bibs, seemingly unaware of Basalt hanging on to their every word.
At the end of pebbles stories Basalt pulled the falink into another firm hug, “I’m just so happy you’re safe Pebs. I’m so sorry I got us all lost like this I-“
Basalt was cut off by the feeling of something booing the top of their head. “Bad Bas! You know the rules, no self depreciation. Now is the time to be happy,” Pebbles hugged their leader back twice as hard.
“Heh, right sorry Pebs,” Basalt rubbed their eyes with the back of their paw before backing away from the hug. They turned to Nova, giving a small bow, “Thank you ma’am. It really means a lot to me that you found one of my troopers and kept them safe. I don’t think I could express just how much it means to me so please, if there’s ever anything you need just ask. And if you know of any of the others or find anything new please tell me as soon as you can. I am in your debt.”
Nova gave a small smile, “helping guide lost souls is payment enough for me. I can’t tell you where the rest of your group lies but I can show you the path to what you may seek. If, you’ll allow me and my daughter to join you on your journey for a short time.”
“Of course! It’d be an honor to have you join us and I’m sure Tammy won’t mind at all!”
“Wonderful. I believe now would be a good time for us to leave and find a place to rest.”
Basalt, Tammy, Pebbles, Nova, and Bibs have left the festival and now travel to their next destination together. All are open for asks and interactions!
Small warning for self doubt and depreciation from our favorite orb
“But Pebbles is only ok because of miss Nova’s help, if it weren’t for her then they could have been injured or I may have never found them. And it because of me that they and the rest of my troopers are in this position in the first place. I just... don’t think that I’m the brass they deserve, I’m bad at it. I know I’m not supposed to listen to these kinds of thoughts, but what if they’re right? What if something worse happens because I failed to protect them again? I’m sorry I shouldn’t have rambled about my problems to you, you likely have better things to worry about than my silly thoughts.”
@theforgottenmimikyu
The large hybrid watched as the two small beings played together in the snow, chuckling as one tumbled into a snow drift. The masked falink quickly popped out the snow, shaking the excess off their head before going back to chasing the young vulpix hybrid. After a few more minutes of play the two younglings began to visibly tire. It had been a long day of fun at the festival, the trip to it had been longer still. Lifting her head, the ninetails hybrid looked at the approaching falink.
“Miss Nova,” the singular trooper yawned, “thank you for bringing us here, but when are gonna sleep? I’m getting kinda tired, so’s Bibs.”
“Yeah Mom!” The small fox piped up, rubbing a paw across her eyes.
“Soon my wards, there’s something that must be done tonight. Until then you may rest with me. I’ll awake you once we need to move again.” Nova gently nuzzled both the smaller mons on the head as they settled down near her tails. Looking at the stars she listened to the evening of their breath as they fell asleep. She smiled to herself knowing that sometime soon several lost souls would find their way back to their paths.
