friendyousohard | 22nd Spell: [Video/Action for Route 38]

[The video clicks on with a view of a Magnezone hovering over the long grass, peering around as though looking for something. After several moments, it turns back to the gear and shakes its body back and forth, looking remarkably like a shaking head.]

Well, it's not surprising. I did have to search for weeks to find you, after all.

[The Magnezone bleeps unintelligibly at the gear. Even those who can understand Pokemon (and other Pokemon themselves) will only hear noises that sound oddly like R2-D2.]

Maybe someone else has one you can talk to. [The gear turns around to show Twilight's face.] A question. Well, two. First off, who out there has a Pokemon from the Magnemite line? And second, does anyone else have... trouble communicating with them? Of course most of us can't understand Pokemon when they talk, but even my other Pokemon can't seem to understand anything Tesla has to say. Are there other Magnemites who seem to have that issue? For that matter, other Pokemon in general? It's something I've never even heard of before.

Hmmm... and on a more general topic, here's something I've been wondering about for a while. If you were to take six Pokemon, start them at level one, and try to train them together as a coherent team, which ones would you pick? I've been considering the idea for a while now, and while I'm not certain it's practical to start right now I'd like to start gathering input.

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That's all you have to say? "Yea"h? Look... I realize I sprung that on you pretty suddenly, and I've been trying to give you some space to think about it, but for Celestia's sake, AJ, I've hardly seen one of my best friends for almost a month now! I could care less if you want to pretend it didn't even happen at this point, just... talk to me.

[Her voice tapers off from "angry rant" to "plaintive plea" close to the end there, and her hands hang limply at her sides as she stares almost pitifully at Applejack, just not knowing what she did so wrong.]

[She sighs softly. It seems every time she speaks to Twilight lately, she lacks the ability to form words. Instead, she takes Twilight's hand, unintentionally roughly, from the speed, and presses the contents of her own hand into Twilight's palm.]

Ack! Hey, what-

[She stops mid sentence as she feels what's in AJ's palm. What is that... it's cold, and round, and hard.]

AJ... is that...?

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[She nods. In Twilight's hand is a ring. The ring she gave to Fluttershy on the night she asked her out. The ring that she has no memory of before being told of it's existence. The ring that's been haunting her every thought for the last month.]

I don't... know if I can be the gal you want me t'be.

[And, suddenly, it all makes perfect since. Of course. AJ's still lamenting how she could never remember what she was like with Fluttershy, how she unintentionally hurt the poor girl. But honestly, Twilight isn't all that concerned about a repeat of the incident.]

... AJ, the girl I want you to be is you. The same you I've been with this entire time. I don't want any part of you to change. Just... I want to be with you a little differently. A kiss here and there, a touch... That's all. I think I've finally figured out why I've been so confused about this whole love thing from the beginning, actually.

[She turns her head away.]

But what if I disappear again? What if everythin' we do amounts to nothin' but a weird dream? I don't wanna set you up for disappointment. I ain't gonna let you get hurt because of me.

You could say the same thing about every friend you've ever made here in Johto, you realize. Would you pull away from them just because you'll one day leave?

But I ain't in love with them, Twilight!

[Her eyes go wide the instant she lets those words free. Damn her honesty. Why did she have to say those words? Now, of all times. Her, of all people.]

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You...

[She blinks once, then twice, analyzing what AJ's said, and then slowly, quietly begins to smile.]

Applejack... I think you may actually be more dense about this sort of thing than I am. And until now I wasn't sure that was possible. [Yes she's smiling while she says that. Actually... tearing up a bit too. Okay...]

You act like... that's rare.

[A small smile creeps across her own lips.]

AJ, nopony should be less adept at the art of romance than I am. It's quite honestly unnerving.

... Look, I know you might vanish on me at any moment. How can I not after spending as much time as I have here? But doesn't that just make every moment we do have together more precious?

[She reaches out and takes Twilight's hand.]

It does... but I'm gonna make a promise t'you right now. I don't care what happens t'us here, whether we go back home or stay here forever. No matter what happens. I ain't gonna forget this.

["You shouldn't make promises you can't keep" is the phrase that pops into her mind. But she doesn't, and won't, say that. It's just too unnecessarily depressing.]

Alright. I hear you loud and clear. [She squeezes AJ's hand gently.] Are we alright now?

Hm...

[She hesitates, for a moment, before leaning in and planting a brief peck on her lips.]

I reckon so.

[Well that gets a little blush out of her, but she steps in close to hug her friend... her girlfriend. Nuzzling her head into AJ's chin, she pushes her head up against her neck.

She hasn't felt so safe and secure in some time.]

Good.

[AJ's hands wrap around Twilight's waist. She leans backwards against the tree she was previously sleeping against.

This was much more comfortable.]

So... didja find any more Magnemite?

No such luck, I'm afraid. [She moves with AJ as she talks, as easy as breathing.]

Not that I'm particularly surprised. It took me weeks to find Tesla the first time around.

You need any help?

Well I wouldn't object, but what did you have in mind?

22nd Spell: [Video/Action for Route 38]

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