victory_road | 6th Run // The Birth of a Unicorn (to-be) and a Count (in training)

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6th Run // The Birth of a Unicorn (to-be) and a Count (in training)

[ The video comes on and yet again, it's Danny the Lucario right up in it's business. He gives an excited bark as Ash addresses him in Irish. ]

Hey, are you sending to Anthy? [ Nope but clearly all their friends (and various strangers) should see this! Danny turned the camera, to reveal Ash standing beside a Ponyta; a rather large one for the species, whom he was affectionately petting on the nose and slowly petting through her fiery mane. She nuzzled into his hands, getting a hold of his jacket and chewing on it. He didn't mind at all, merely beaming at the Gear. ]

Anthy, thank you so, so much for this! She's so beautiful. Next time we meet up I'll bring her over, I just wanted you to see her like, immediately. I named her Amalthea. Oh shit, I should call Ford too...

[ He gently pulled his jacket free of Amalthea and checked inside. Danny moved the camera so it could catch a glimpse of a small Zubat, nestled inside and hanging upside down to snooze out of the sun's rays. Danny barked at him, making Ash frown. ] C'mon Danny, you gotta hang up first so we can call him- Wait. [ Danny laughs boisterously as Ash rubbed his face. ] Well I ain't letting you handle the camera again!

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I'm sixteen. Though, counting the time I've spent in this world, this happened nearly a year ago.

[So, you know, when he was fifteen.]

I joined the army when I was twelve. We all did. That is the youngest you can sign up.

Twelve?? [ He didn't meant to shout but WHAT. What the actual fuck! ]

That's a fucking crime where I'm from! Even during the World Wars when every country was attacking each other and bombing each other to hell, they didn't take kids into the army. That's...my God, Armin.

Fuck. Okay, sorry I just- Christ. I'm so sorry. About all of it I mean. That's such a shitty situation.

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I never thought of it as something unusual. It's just... the way things are in our world.

[ That just kind of makes it even worse in a way. That nobody was saying 'hey, maybe we shouldn't send our children to war'. His shoulders slumped and he pushed his hair back. ]

Even if that's how it is...you've seen some rough stuff. Like with Mina. And that's not something I'd wish on anyone, let alone kids as young as you.

Shit. I'm giving you a hug when we meet up, okay?

[The way things are in their world, there's probably some guys going 'but what if we let them start at eleven'.

The hug will be accepted, though awkwardly from Armin's end. Mainly, he sort of feels he probably can't dodge this one even if he tried.]

It's... I really wish nobody had to see things like this but... in order to create a world like that, it is necessary some of us experience this sort of thing. I know I'm not really the best sort of soldier. And I've got selfish reasons for joining the army too but if me being a soldier means someone else might not need to be, then that is a good thing, isn't it?

Well. That is what it feels like to me, at least.

[ If you say no then he won't. Personal boundaries. But, it feels like you need a hug, okay? And he needs to hug you because this shit is breaking his heart here. ]

See, that's noble. But at the same time...it's not the sort of thing kids at twelve should be worrying about. Where I'm from, people think kids ought to have some kind of childhood; no worries except their studies, even if it don't work out that way. And everyone knows that war messes with you. Even guys who act tough and hard can get messed up by what they see out there.

[ God he just wants to give Armin a hug. Danny senses his mood and sits beside him, patting his arm reassuringly. It helps a little. ] Hey. Whereabouts are ya? It'd be great to meet up and hang out.

That sounds nice.

[Armin would've loved to study, are you even kidding him? Though, only if those studies came with a lot of travelling. Just cramming it all in his head and never experiencing it is not what he wants.]

We are headed towards Cerulean city now. I don't know if you heard, but we are in Kanto right now. I think we might stay there for a little while. The city is supposed to have a lot on offer, and I have something I need to do there.

Cerulean...shit, I've heard there's a train to Kanto but it's kinda expensive. I'd love to go over there and see what it's like, and meet up with you and everyone else you're with.

What's Cerulean about though? I just got to Goldenrod. I'm gonna be hitting up the gym eventually - I heard it's normal type? So Danny's gonna be my main man for it. [ He wraps an arm around his Lucario and gives him a one-armed hug. Danny beams and returns it, giving a cheer to the camera. Heck yeah he's the man! ]

It should be, yes. A normal type gym, I mean. That is the reason none of us challenged it the last time we were in Goldenrod. Back then, we didn't really have the sort of pokemon who could stand up to something like that.

And Cerulean's gym is supposed to be a water pokemon gym. Honestly, the guide makes it sound like the whole city embraces the water. Did you know there is supposed to be a big aquarium in town too?

[Guess who is going to visit that. and then never leave.]

Yeah, I'm lucky I got Danny to start with. Been getting sme tips about her other Pokemon so, fingers crossed we're ready.

[ Wait what. You can see him sit up and perk up at the mention of that. ] Holy shit. I need to get there! [ A WATER CITY. ]

It sounds incredible, doesn't it? There is supposed to be water parks and shows too.

There is something I need to do first, but when that's done, I really want to visit that aquarium.

Dude. Take me with you. [ Please. Please. ] Shit, I've always wanted to see more of the ocean and the sea. I know I can go to the beach but the beach doesn't have a water park as well!

i don't think any of us would object to you coming up and joining us for a while. I certainly wouldn't mind having someone to go to the aquarium with.

Tell you what; I'm gonna take on Whitney soon. If I beat her, I'll use the cash to drop by!

[ He had intended to save the money for a guitar but this was way more important. He could save some cash the old fashioned way after. ]

In that case, do you want me to look over your strategy for the fight? There is a lot riding on it now, after all.

There always was a lot riding on it! [ but he smiles and pulls out his pokeballs. ] I heard it's a normal type gym but I don't know how strong they are in there, so I don't want to walk in there like 'I got Danny, he'll just blow everyone back'.

It's known as the normal type gym, but in truth, the gym leader uses only one pure normal type.

I looked into it the last time we were in Goldenrod. Supposedly, Witney always uses a Girafarig, a Clefable and a Miltank in her battles. So you should definitely save any fighting type pokemon you have for her Miltank.

Well that's just misleading. A Girafarig and a Clefable...I haven't heard of either of them. Still I better make sure I can get together a good team. With everything going on lately I've kinda ended up with a lot of new Pokemon...and I ain't send them into a fight like that. [ He's not sending babies into battle, he's not a monster ]

[Armin makes a soft noise of assent. He really doesn't like sending pokemon in unprepared either. He'd rather bide his time and train up and overlevel slightly than to send in an underleveled pokemon without a strategy and have them lose the fight because he was impatient.]

Do you have any pokemon with poison type moves? Those would work great against Clefable. Plus if you can inflect poison on it, it'll lose health every turn even without you attacking.

Poison types? Lemme think...I mean, Casper is a Ghost/Poison pokemon but he doesn't have any poison moves? He's a Haunter now, I got him as a Gastly. And ur...Macavity has a move. He somehow taught himself Toxic but I didn't teach him that and Eevees aren't meant to learn it normally, so I don't know where he got it from.

And Macavity is like, actually a baby. You remember when you showed me your Voltorb, Circinus? Circlus? Sorry I can't quite remember which one it was; but he hatched from that mystery egg and was a different colour, right? Macavity's my mystery child! And damn is he mysterious. You wanna see him too?

Circinus.

[Armin correct the name a little absently, trying to figure out the mystery of the mysteriously appearing move.]

I know when you breed pokemon, you can sometimes breed them to have moves they normally would not. Perhaps that is what happened? Whoever bred the egg you received bred it from parents with that move?

[Or something like that. Armin isn't a breeder, most of this is a mystery to him.]

Sure.

[Armin had seen him just after hatching, but it'd be nice and see if he has grown any.]

Circinus! [ He's got it this time! But at the mention of breeding, he shook his head. ] Can't be that. I checked what he could do when he hatched and it wasn't there. It came up after we reached Goldenrod. I did think of something but...to be honest, I'm hoping I'm wrong.

[ He opened Macavity's pokeball and there he is, as shiny as ever. He had grown to full Eevee size, and his fur seemed smoother and a darker shade of silver, like a shiny grey. Upon seeing Armin, he lifted himself up and pawed at him. Hi friend! Ash chewed his inner cheek before continuing. ]

See, the Goldenrod Store sells TM moves, right? I didn't check them out too much at first, just picked up a catalogue to go over fully later, but - turns out Toxic is a TM they sell. But, they need people to use them, right? A Pokemon can't just use a random TM it finds?

[Hey lil' buddy.]

I wouldn't be so sure. They are incredibly smart. I don't think it would be good to underestimate them.

[Armin can't help a small smile.]

I know I probably should be laughing but... you did name him after a thief, after all. Maybe he got inspired.

Well. Fuck. [ He can't help laughing at himself a little. ] Guess I did set myself up there. Oi, what am I gonna do with ya? [ Macavity snickered, wagging his tail and hopping into Ash's lap. He pet him anyway. His no-good thief buddy. ]

If you see him getting arrested by the Jennies, gimme a ring yeah? Or if he's nabbed something he clearly shouldn't have!

If I ever do, I will, but--

[Just look at that eevee. He's pretty damn pleased with himself.]

Somehow he doesn't really look like the type to easily be caught. Just like a proper master thief.

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