24th Spell: [Video]

[friendyousohard]

Why is there no map for this place... You know, I think that's a project that really needs to be undertaken. Maps of all the various caaaaaaaaa- oof!

[Stepping onto one of the ice-covered floors that covers the ice path, Twilight is interrupted by suddenly slipping and sliding all the way over to the wall on the opposite side, which she crashes headlong into.]

Urgh... that was unpleasant. Alright, just need to pay a bit more attention, let's tryyyyyyy- argh!

[Another step has her legs slipping straight out from under her, and she slides across to another corner of the room on her knees, face first. After a highly unpleasant sounding crash, she lets out a low groan and slides down the wall until she's face down, making highly unhappy noises.]

I. Hate. This. Cave.

[As if to add insult to injury, the Pokemon who's been holding the gear this whole time proceeds to step out onto the ice and easily slide its way over to its hapless trainer, holding out the gear.]

What? Oh just... just shut it off, Champ. I don't even want to worry about that map idea until I'm out of this place, now. Oh, my head...

Comments

[bestofthebest]

Really? I guess that'd make much more sense.

Haha, seriously? Articuno making a trip to Johto? That would be awesome! It'd be like taking a vacation to another region.

[friendyousohard]

I imagine it wouldn't happen unless there was a pressing need for it. The legendaries seem to stay in their own regions most of the time.

[bestofthebest]

Yeah...they do seem to like sticking around their own regions...

(Ooh, look Twi; the path that starts to curve finally pops up!)

So, we'll have to go visit them! Hehe, sure we never actually ran into Johto's Legendary Pokemon but we know about 'em, right?

[friendyousohard]

I don't think finding them will be all that easy, but I'm more than happy to take the challenge if we find a place where it looks like they should be.

[She pauses at the curve and gives Rainbow a questioning glance.] This does go south, right? According to the compass?

[bestofthebest]

Ha, of course! You think we could...actually catch one if we find it?

(Rainbow practically breathes her comment, only going silent long enough to look at the compass and answer Twilight's question with a nod. No doubt about it; it pointed at the S.) Sure! That's exactly what it says, so we must be on the right track.

[friendyousohard]

That's... going a bit overboard, isn't it? Honestly, even if we could, I'm not so sure we should. They seem to be in control of some very important parts of the world, to try to capture them seems like an act of incredible hubris.

Though it would really help in taking on Team Rocket.

[She ponders the idea as they make the turn, unable to figure out if it would be truly worth it.]

[bestofthebest]

Well...you have a point there. We could take pictures of 'em, right? Just so we could say we saw them!

Hehe, Team Rocket against even one of those Legendary Pokemon? They'd be begging us to arrest 'em!

(She's trying to figure out what 'hubris' means while keeping up with Twilight during the turn.)

[friendyousohard]

Now that we can definitely do.

Yeah... it would be one hay of an assist, that's true. Of course, we'd still have to track down their base, but we'd have a much better chance of breaching it with a powerhouse like that on our side.

[Pride, Rainbow. It means pride.]

[bestofthebest]

Ha, sweet~!

They'd never know what happened when we come knocking down their door with a Legendary Pokemon having our flanks! And it wouldn't even matter which one it is; it could be Articuno, Moltres, Zapdos, Lugia, Ho-oh or even Entei, Suicune and Raikou!

(Ohhh...! She knows the word, but 'hubris cometh before a fall' makes no sense in that context.)

[friendyousohard]

See, now I'm imagining all of them charging in alongside us to bring the Rockets down. I think that'd be overkill, but in this situation I can't really argue against it.

[bestofthebest]

Hehehe, that'd be awesome to see! Definitely something cool to tell the Princess about, how we made friends with Legendary Pokemon and all.

[friendyousohard]

Yeah... probably just a pipe dream though. I can't really see them all joining up with us.

[bestofthebest]

Heh, maybe...still doesn't mean it'd be really cool if we could join up with one of them!

[friendyousohard]

We'd have to prove ourselves to them first, somehow. And I don't even know how we'd do that.

[bestofthebest]

Hmm...proving ourselves to Legendary Pokemon shouldn't be too hard! We've faced much worse than weird tests.

(Rainbow faced the test of 'knocking books she hasn't tried to read first.' And she's still being tested, in a way.)

[friendyousohard]

That's true. But we'd still have to know what exactly would impress them in order to pull it off. I mean, I've heard Ho-Oh is attracted to "those of pure heart" but what does that even mean?

[bestofthebest]

Hmm...'those of pure heart?' Sounds like one of those riddles we'd answer while facing Discord.

[friendyousohard]

Seems more like a Crystal Empire thing to me.

[Crystal Heart and all.]

But yeah, you get the idea.

[bestofthebest]

Hey, yeah! And I'd get to show off my jousting skills again.

(Of course, since Fluttershy went back home just about a year or so ago she'll need a sparring partner.)

Care to face me in a one-on-one match?

[friendyousohard]

What, on the backs of Rapidashes or something? That seems dangerous.

[bestofthebest]

Well, if we used real swords it'd be pretty dangerous! I'm sure you could figure out something else we could use instead.

[friendyousohard]

You use lances in jousting, not swords. You should know that. Either way it still sounds dangerous even if they're blunted, we'd need proper armor to absorb the blows, not to mention the impact of the fall for whoever got knocked off.

[bestofthebest]

Swords, lances...I do know that, but who says we'll run into any while we're here? And aren't being used by our Pokemon? (Referring to her Escavalier.)

[friendyousohard]

Well, lances are more likely than swords, I mean they're basically just long shafts with a point at the end. Swords are more obviously a weapon... though I wouldn't put it past Tenten to be able to find one or two.

[bestofthebest]

Hehe, sweet! I'll totally ask if she can find us a couple lances the next time we meet up with her.

(Or she could just get ahold of her on the 'Gear and ask.)