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Post by Blahsadfeguie on Dec 7, 2015 2:21:56 GMT -5
"Tch... some all-powerful artifact you turned out to be."
Somewhere in the middle of Nirocci Field, there sat a lone Floatzel against a tree. This tree made up part of a tiny grove where he had taken shelter the past night or so; not the most inconspicuous, but it was as much cover as he was going to get in the middle of nowhere. A few feet in front of him, laying in grass that was slightly scorched, was a faintly glowing red gemstone no bigger than his paw.
He and his partners had risked their necks and doomed a small village to extinction to obtain this gem, all for the promise of immeasurable power the likes of which was used to form the very universe they occupied. A promise which the artifact had yet to fulfill.
Supposedly, the gem had the ability to tap into the most primal of forces, and to bring those forces out in the wielder, elevating them to the status of a minor deity who could bend the elements of heat and fire to their whim. However, when Franz tried to activate this power, he ended up nearly burning his limbs off. All he could do was drop the stone on the ground and eye it warily from a safer vantage point.
But that was fine, he thought. Time was on his side. Both of his partners had insisted that they go off on their own for a while, leaving Franz to look after (and try to comprehend) the Fire Diamond. They'd done a well enough job of covering their tracks, all things considered. What were the chances that he'd be discovered before he mustered up the will to try again?
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Post by Willy on Dec 15, 2015 0:17:57 GMT -5
Before too long, a voice came from the very tree Franz was sitting under. "Hey mister!"
The voice sounded very young, and was coming from a Pachirisu sitting on one of the lower branches. "Mister! Are you gonna try pickin' up that rock again? My pals told me you looked pretty funny tryin' it last time. And it's gettin' kinda late." The Pachirisu was keeping his balance on the thinnest part of the branch he could find hanging directly over the Fire Diamond.
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Post by Blahsadfeguie on Dec 21, 2015 23:28:15 GMT -5
Franz jumped visibly as the voice unexpectedly called out from above him. He cast an aggressive glance upward. How long had this Pachirisu been here?
Realizing that the Pokemon seemed fairly young, Franz calmed down a bit. The kid couldn't possibly be a threat. Regardless, he wanted to make sure the diamond was still secure. He quickly looked back at it. As soon he confirmed that it was still sitting there, he edged casually toward it, returning to watching the Pachirisu carefully.
"Heh... your pals thought that was funny, huh?" he replied, the spite in his voice faint but still notable. "What I'm doing here with this rock is none of your business. You should leave... what would your parents think if something happened to you out here?" He knew better than to lower his guard; even a young Pachirisu could damage him with electricity if he wasn't careful, and he wasn't about to risk losing everything he worked for to a child. Even an innocent one.
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Post by Willy on Dec 22, 2015 0:52:50 GMT -5
The kid shook his head. "Nah, they'd be alright with it. 'sides they're the one who told me to come all the way out here anyway."
The Pachirisu started spiraling down the tree, climbing down to the ground. He moved in, getting closer to Franz, but still keeping his distance. "They heard my buddies talkin' about you playin' with that rock and they wanted me to give you somethin'. You're with the Dimensional Guard, aren't ya? That's what they said anyway."
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Post by Blahsadfeguie on Dec 22, 2015 3:40:58 GMT -5
Something about the kid's response didn't settle well with Franz. Either the tyke was too ignorant to realize that he was being threatened, or he just wasn't fazed by it. Regardless, Franz knew there was something to this story that he couldn't tell from just the Pachirisu's words and demeanor.
The Floatzel's eyes narrowed and his stance lowered instinctively as the kid approached. What could they possibly want to give him?
His eye twinged as the kid mentioned the Dimensional Guard. Franz had not gone out in public much since joining with the Creator's personal army, and he wasn't a Lucario. The fact that the kid knew this much about him struck him as even more suspicious. "Maybe I am in the Guard," he responded. "Or maybe I'm not. Like I said. It's none of your business." He crossed his arms impatiently. "Now what do you have for me? If I humor you for just a moment, will you leave me alone?"
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Post by Willy on Dec 22, 2015 14:38:41 GMT -5
"Yeah, it won't take too long." The Pachirisu grinned as Franz basically confirmed what the Pachirisu had asked of him. "They just wanted me to give you... your official Discharge."
Just then, sparks filled the air around the Pachirisu and Franz.
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