friendyousohard | 15th Spell: [Video/Action for Violet City]

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15th Spell: [Video/Action for Violet City]

[Wrapped up in the snuggest winter coat she could find and a decent muffler, Twilight thought she'd been fairly well prepared for the rigors of flying on dragonback in winter.

She was wrong. As Spike touches down outside of the entrance to the Violet City Pokemon Center, she's shaking like a leaf from the cold. Maybe it's just that she had him fly so fast... or, well, the weather and how high they'd been in the air probably had something to do with it, too. Either way, she's still frigid, and she doubts her friend sitting behind her is doing any better.]

Th-th-th-thank you, S-S-Spike. [She slides off his back, wincing a little as her legs make it plain how upset they are at her for keeping them in a riding position for so long. She staggers a bit, leaning against her Dragonite before she gets her balance and offers a hand to Fluttershy.]

C-c-come o-o-on. L-l-lets get inside q-q-quickly.

[Once Fluttershy is off and a tired looking Spike is returned to his ball, they quickly make their way inside where it's blessedly warm. One drop off of their Pokemon to be treated later, and Twilight's sitting in a chair with her Pokegear on, ready to ask an important question.]

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So, what's the best way to keep yourself warm while flying on Pokeback in the middle of winter? I bundled up to what I thought was a decent amount, but I'm still freezing!

Also, Fluttershy and I are now in Violet, where we'll be staying until... probably the new year, at least. We're hoping to see you soon, Rainbow.

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And I realize I'm probably fairly late on this, but if anyone's running an investigation on what happened in the gym and you want my help, consider me at your disposal.

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I could do that... maybe layer up on the pants too, and find thicker gloves. The fingers and toes are the worst of it.

[She blinks in surprise, then smiles widely.] Rainbow, that's great! At this rate they'll both hatch by the time you get to Violet and you'll be able to start training them right away!

Yeah! You can only blow on your hands for so long, especially out here. Kinda makes you miss your hooves, doesn't it?

That's great! I'm almost close to the cave you mentioned last time, but I'll just head right by it for now.

A lot of things make me miss my hooves. Walking around barefoot and stepping on something, for instance.

Good plan. You'll have plenty of time to go there later... especially after what happened.

(Rainbow misses more than just her hooves, but no need to tell Twilight her worries.)

Yeah...I heard about what happened to Falkner's Pokemon. He's the Gym Leader I would've faced, isn't he?

That's right. Don't worry, you'll still get your chance. There's no way the people who stole his Pokemon can keep them for long. Consider it a chance to get some practice in.

...Yeah! That way, I'll be strong enough to take him on head-to-head. Or at least, my Pokemon will.

So, how'd you like flying Pokeback?

Cold or not, that was quite an experience. Spike flies fast, but still smooth, and he's big enough that neither I nor Fluttershy had any trouble staying on. I really wish I could have just ignored the cold part, because the rest of it was just... exhilarating! I think I see why you like flying so much.

Yep! 'Course, I like flying for more than just the speed and exhilaration but you heard that story already.

(Though Rainbow's smile is genuine, her eyes can't totally hide a hint of sadness behind her words.)

Yeah, I know, I know... You and flying is like me and magic. Just feels wrong to be without it.

[A little "I know what you're going through" hint, there.]

But my point is, maybe you can keep a bit of it around. Judging by how great riding Spike was, if you could teach them to do tricks and the like, maybe you could get something similar out of Flying Pokemon. Just a thought.

...Thanks, Twilight.

(If she was there, she'd totally give her friend a hug.)

Yeah, I could teach them some tricks! I'll start with Blaze or any other Flying Pokemon I catch down the line. I'd ask to train yours, but maybe you wouldn't want yours to have awesome tricks like mine.

And why would I object to that? I mean, as long as they didn't start pulling fancy tricks in the middle of carrying me and throw me off. That I'd have a problem with.

(Rainbow has to laugh at that suggestion. A Pokemon pulling fancy tricks like that is like...a pony bucking Twilight for 8 seconds before throwing her off!)

No way! Nothing that serious, maybe something like a triple spin or a mid-air rescue dive...moves that'd really show their brand of style and awesomeness. Sonic Rainbooms probably aren't possible here, though.

Actually, I heard that Garchomps can break the sound barrier. It only results in a sound, though, the rainboom's not part of it.

The strangest part is that Garchomps are Dragon/Ground. They don't even have a flying type component to them.

...Wow! Really? Better not tell Fluttershy, then.

(A beat.)

She still scared of dragons? Grown-up dragons, anyway?

It depends on the dragon. She's fine with Spike, and I know she's tried to talk to a Garchomp before... maybe it's the fact that these ones aren't quite as big as most of the ones back home? I mean, they're big, don't get me wrong, but only a bit bigger than the Princesses.

Yeah...that's probably it! Long as they aren't bigger than the Princesses, she won't be scared of 'em.

Still, a dragon that can't fly...doesn't seem possible...Spike can't, 'cause he's still too young, hehe.

(Obviously Rainbow meant Twilight's #1 assistant.)

Well, a lot of what they call "dragons" here are just so very different from the ones back home. Not that ponies know all that much about dragons to begin with...

[A point driven home so hard to her when her assistant had pleaded with her to tell him more about his species.]

For all we know, there could be all sorts of dragons out there. The dragons we're familiar with could be their equivalent of pegasi, and there could be earth dragons and magic using dragons that nopony's ever seen.

... I don't think it's likely, mind you, but it's possible.

(...Yep, Twilight's Poke-nerd speak. At least she didn't start snoring.)

Yeah, don't know if I'd wanna meet the Pokemon version of a Pegasus pony up close. Not without proper backup, anyway.

What other types are out there? You mentioned psycho-types a while back.

I wasn't even talking about Pokemon for most of that, but... nevermind. It's psychic. Psycho is... well, like when I thought I was going to be late for my friendship report to the princess. Psychic is having mental powers. It's a bit like magic, but unique in ways that it would probably bore you if I tried to explain, so you might as well think of the Psychic-type as the Magic-type.

The full list of types are as follows: Normal, Bug, Flying, Fire, Water, Rock, Ground, Steel, Ghost, Psychic, Dark, Fighting, Ice, Dragon, Electric, Poison, and Grass.

Hehe, now that some time's passed you gotta admit it was a little funny - your psycho act nearly tore Ponyville apart!

(Keep in mind Rainbow, Twilight saved you from joining that melee.)

...That's a loooong list.

Not... really the best way to phrase it, Rainbow.

[Accurate, though.]

Seventeen, to be precise, though since they can have two types at once, it's possible to get all the different types with only nine pokemon.

...Ponyville nearly got torn apart 'cause of your psycho act?

Just 9 Pokemon...pretty decent number, I guess.

Just... nevermind, just let's get off that particular subject.

Of course, that's only if you pick exactly the right Pokemon to spread their types out like that, and that kind of limits your options. Plus you wouldn't be able to have any single type Pokemon, so you'd already be unable to do it. Not that you have to gather one of each type, mind.

(Yeah, she'll leave it alone for now.)

...That's not my style, picking exactly the right Pokemon.

No... I guess that's more me, isn't it?

Speaking of which, last time we talked you mentioned you'd found five pokemon you were interested in. I assume Squirtle and Pichu were two of them, but I never did find out what the other three were. So what caught your eye?

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