friendyousohard | 17th Spell: [Video/Action for Ponies] (Forward dated to Saturday morning)

[The gear clicks on in the middle of a room in the Pokemon Center. Someone's clearly using it, since the sheets are rumpled and the monitoring gear seems to have seen recent use, but no one's in the bed at the moment.

There's a splashing sound nearby, muffled by a door. The gear is moving very, very slowly towards that door.]

Mmmmmmffff... huh?

[Someone appears to have just woken up behind said door, as well.]

A-AJ...?

Um... h-hey there, Sugarcube. You sure had one crazy sleep, didn't ya?

I did...? Where am I? What's going on...?

[The gear is about halfway to the door at this point.]

You passed out on us right 'bout the time we got into Celadon. We were all real worried about you.

Passed out...? The comas!

[Twilight's voice suddenly gets much stronger and there's the sound of a sudden splash, as though she's just moving around in a pool of water.]

I had one! I went back home! Well... sort of. You know what I mean, right?

I... think so?

I saw so much... My brother, and Cadence, the Crystal Empire, even Discord, there's so much to... Um, AJ?

Discord? What in tarnation's he doin' back? We sealed him up for good!

I'll explain that in a moment, but first... what were you doing just before I woke up?

... Givin' you a bath.

[The gear has almost reached the door, when suddenly a large yellow foot slams down in front of it. It wobbles and falls to the ground, showing an Alakazam glaring down at a Slowpoke, which was carrying the gear.]

And what do you think you're doing?

[The gear floats up into Starswirl's hand...]

Apologies to any who saw this and wanted to speak to my trainer. She is currently occupied, but will be with you shortly.

[And clicks off.]

A few moments later...

[The gear clicks on to show a wet haired and slightly bedraggled Twilight.]

Ah, hello everyone. It seems I've encountered one of those week-long sleeps that we go into on occasion, and gotten some new memories of home. Honestly, it feels a bit strange to be back here... but I'll adjust soon enough. If anything important has happened in the past week, I'd appreciate it if somepo- someone could let me know.

... Also, if anyone has any ideas as to how to curb the tendencies of some Pokemon to abscond with peoples' gear and pull, or try to pull, obnoxious pranks on their trainers and others, I'd love to hear them.

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Okay. I trust you.

[And out comes Blossom. The little Ivysaur shivers in response to the sudden cold. Oh my, this is nothing at all like that nice garden. Can we go back there, please?

She turns, and spots Twilight, standing not too far away from what can only be described as a mountain of fur. She calls out to her, trotting over the cold ground and over to Twilight's side. Are you enjoying the weather, Ms. Twilight?]

To be completely honest, I've been having bad luck since before I even arrived here. It's just continued indefinitely instead of letting up once I left my world...

Uh, it's called scratching your itch. Thought you might need a little help with that.

(She scratches both sides for a moment before pulling back. Done!)

[He just prefers to just be heard rather than seen, so thank you, Twilight.] I find that the threat of a ball only works so much. At a certain point, they figure out how to get back out.

I'm glad. So it was mostly a regular few... I'm guessing at least a few weeks, if you're still disoriented.

I thought that was an uncommon ability. I know Riku's Pokemon can do that, and some ghosts, but beyond that, I haven't heard very much about it.

A full year, actually, and a rather eventful one.

I'm sorry to hear that.

[She hesitates a little, not quite sure whether she should ask, before finally going ahead with:] Is it... something you'd like to talk about?

Well, a former student of mine stole a priceless magical artifact from me, presumably because I gave him a failing grade on a thesis that was factually incorrect on literally every level and forced me to make do with a vastly inferior replacement, which has made things rather difficult up to the point where my hotel exploded.

It wasn't very difficult for me to survive such a crude attack, of course, but it was the principle of the thing.

[... By Celestia's mane where does she even start. All of that makes her jaw drop but it's the last part that finally jerks a response from her.]

Someone blew up your hotel? ... Who? I mean, isn't that a little excessive?

[Or a whole lot excessive?]

[Huh, now she's blushing. Weird. She rubs her nose with the back of her hand.]

Well, thanks... how'd you know my nose itched though?

(Rainbow thinks for a moment, shrugs and laughs sheepishly while rubbing the back of her head.

Ha, lucky guess! Didn't really know it needed itching, but anytime. Couldn't do much for you while you were out; Fluttershy and Applejack had the tougher jobs, so I just sat by you every night and day.

I can't say for certain who it was, though I can rule several people out on the basis that it's far too underhanded for any of them. Anyone with a shred of honor would have come to confront me like a proper mage.

Underhanded almost seems like an understatement. How many people died in this assassination attempt?

[Awwww, that's sweet. Her mouth turns up in a sheepish little smile.]

You know that's enough for me, right? I mean... that's your whole day spent looking after me.

...Yeah, but I'd do this for any of you guys. (Rainbow's face shows slight embarrassment; she would deny admitting this upfront!)

Besides, who else is gonna be all 'Rainbow Dash, don't get a big head just because you've won your first 2 badges back-to-back; Whitney and the other Gym Leaders will be much stronger!' when we're back on the road?

Well, even if it's uncommon, my animals have figured it out. I think it's difficult, but as long as they can do it at all, it's easier to keep an eye on them when they're just on a leash. At least for the smaller ones. [He doesn't want to even try putting his Aerodactyl on a leash.] It gives more control.

A full year? [Wow that's longer than he expected.] Are you okay? I don't know how I'd react if I had to readjust after so long. [He'd probably despair at his apparent psychotic break again. Because that was so much fun last time.]

No one, actually. There was a fire announcement before the actual explosion, so all the regular guests were out of the building, which ensured that there weren't even any injuries. From that, I assumed that things were going to be handled properly, but apparently not.

Hmmm... Riku did mention that it's usually ghosts who figure out that sort of thing first. If you have one of them, that would make sense.

[And somehow, Twi just doesn't see Robo pulling that trick off.]

That's right. And honestly, I'm... adjusting, and probably will be for quite some time. Fortunately, the memories of home and the memories of Johto are both fairly recent in my mind, so being human is only a slight issue rather than extreme.

[She slumps in visible relief on hearing that, but she's still pretty rattled about knowing that a friend of hers was nearly assassinated.}

And... what happened after that? Or is that when you were taken to Johto?

Applejack, probably. She'd just say it, though, I'll explain what you need to know to deal with it.

Haha, yeah she definitely would!

(A beat, and she blinks a few times.)

...So, how do I take care of Whitney? She's got some super-strong Pokemon, right?

Well, your first problem is that you don't have any Fighting-types. Those are the only things Whitney's Normal-types are weak against.

Since you won't have a strong Fighter when you go up against her, you're going to have some trouble, especially against her Miltank. Miltank is tough, hard to damage, and can heal itself in combat, plus its Rollout attack is something Blaze will not appreciate.

(Through that entire explanation? Dash's eyes glittered with excitement and anticipation. And, she's totally planning on sending Blaze to face Miltank when the time comes.)

She's that tough to bring down? So. Awesome~! I can't wait to face her!

Yeah, I'm not surprised you feel that way. Her others aren't so difficult... Girafarig is a Psychic-type in addition to a Normal, though, so watch for that. And Clefable's metronome can be a bit surprising since it can literally pull out just about anything. Basically, take her down fast if you can, because she has a tendency to pull out surprises.

Hmm...might need a Psychic to take a Psychic...ha, if I can get him to take his training seriously, Ditzy would be perfect! And maybe Tank could handle that Clefable...

What kind of surprises did she pull on you, Twilight?

None. I have Megasoma. None of her Pokemon lasted more than a single round.

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