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ଘ(੭*ˊᵕˋ)੭* Angel ([personal profile] brokencode) wrote in [community profile] victory_road2018-08-13 01:11 am

Where Angels Tread Once More (001)

01- Action

[The more things change, the more they stay the same. Angel wakes, knowing that it's been ages since her last arrival. She can tell by the way the sun shines through the trees outside of a window that isn't her own. It's summer, if she had to guess -- the last she'd seen, it'd been spring.


She smiles politely and nods along with "Mom's" antics. She shoulders the bag, maintains her composure for the length of time it takes to make it to a distant treeline, and then quickly tears through it until she finds the small sphere she's looking for.

Mari bursts forth in a ray of red light. She looks around, clearly confused at the change of scenery. It takes her a good second or so to turn around and notice Angel. Her pleased bleat chimes out perfectly in sync with Angel's own delighted yelp. The young woman gathers the pokemon in her arms, burying her face in the soft wool and hoping that the addition of a few tears won't end up shocking them both.

It takes a good few minutes, but eventually she's back on her feet. She approaches the start of the trail, sucking in a deep breath. She'd almost forgotten how it tasted.]


Well, Mari? [She glances down at the pokemon, then off into the woods.] Here we go again.

02- Video -- closed to fuelthefire

[She doesn't make it far into the woods, though. Once she's far enough out of the earshot of both the town and other travelers, Angel pulls out her PokeGear and settles down once more. There are a number of people Angel needs to reach out to, but no one ranks higher than her best friend. She holds her breath as she thumbs through the network, searching and searching until --

Until she finds Krieg. It took long enough to make her worry, make her heart ache all the more for the psycho she'd left behind. She felt bad enough, disappearing on him, and while she'd managed to earn a chance to say goodbye, she would have much rather stayed with him.

It worries her, the time she'd spent away. Krieg had progressed in leaps and bounds over the course of the year and a half they'd spent together. She would have liked to have hoped he'd kept progressing, that he'd stuck with the friends they'd made together and that he'd stayed strong without her.

But as she pulls up his contact information and begins a call, she can't help but worry what might wait on the other line. She does her best to put on a brave face, but her smile wobbles and her brows are tightly knit together. Off-screen, her fingers toy with her dress, at least until Mari notices and nudges them with a gentle bleat.

If nothing else, it reminds her that she can stroke the mareep's head while she waits. At least she isn't facing this alone.]


03 - Video

[When the call to Krieg has gone out, and after Angel has finally managed to dry her eyes, she turns the camera on herself once more. This time, her smile is a little stronger -- she knows Krieg is okay, and it'll only be a matter of time until they're reunited.

Still, it's hard to shake the nervousness. She worries about who she'll see, certainly, but it's who she won't see that troubles her more. Were Jean and Armin still travelling the pokemon world? Was Cissnei still off exploring the islands? Her stomach twists nervously at the very thought of any of them being gone.

And then there was the one person she hoped was gone. Handsome Jack, her father, the man who'd tried so desperately to endear himself to her over the course of her last visit.

She shakes her head and focuses her attention on the pokegear. Her forces her smile to stretch just a little wider, trying to ignore the sick, twisting feeling in her stomach that Jack always seemed to elicit.]


Good morning, everyone. I suppose the fact that you are seeing this video in your feeds says everything that I am planning to but... I can't help it.

It's... been quite awhile. Four months, if I remember my dates correctly. But it would seem that I'm back and that there are no shenanigans beyond that which brings us here occurring. It... seems safe to say that I am here to stay, at least for the time being.

I... hope everyone has been well. And I look forward to hearing from all of you -- not just those I knew before. It is... nice to be somewhere I belong again.

[She trails off, content to leave it at that. Realization hits her only seconds later, however, and she quickly finds herself stammering out one last sentiment.]

Oh, and -- ah. It's Angel. For those that might have, ah, forgotten. Or. That never had the chance to meet me in the first place.
fuelthefire: (I'M HERE TO SHANK AND SMILE)

[personal profile] fuelthefire 2018-08-14 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
Mnnn...

[He squints thoughtfully at her for a moment before looking up and away in the direction of One Island, already planning the shortest possible route in his head which will also not totally wreck Torch Dragon. The Charizard is strong and fast, but there's no way around how much ground (and sky) they have to cover to get to where Angel is. He can fly TD to the ferry, take the ferry to Olivine, slam through two Fast Travels to get to Violet, maybe slam a third depending on how much the first two make him want to vomit, and then Fly the rest of the way...]

...It's gonna be hours.

[He stops squinting into the distance to look back at her.]

Gotta take the ferry first, but it'll go faster after that. We can meet in the middle!
disarmingstrikes: (r u sure)

[personal profile] disarmingstrikes 2018-08-14 05:27 am (UTC)(link)
I mean, typically waking up somewhere without remembering how you got there even once is considered pretty bad, you know, just in general.

[The puppy is a pretty nice consolation, but he's also sort of wondering if he should maybe check for surgery scars or something.]

There many circumstances you can think of where it wouldn't be?
schachmeister: (pic#10593074)

[personal profile] schachmeister 2018-08-14 10:33 am (UTC)(link)
[He'll focus on Krieg first. That is undoubtedly the part she is most interested in right now.]

Krieg is fine. He's staying with us right now.

[Okay, his face still looks a bit like he got run into by a freight train on account of someone's incineroar, but Krieg seemed to be just fine with that.]

He was-- When you disappeared, I'll admit I was very worried about what he was going to do. [whether he would rampage, basically.] But he was-- Obviously fine isn't exactly the right word here, but he didn't cause any trouble.
thedifferencebetween: (would I lie to you)

[personal profile] thedifferencebetween 2018-08-14 05:36 pm (UTC)(link)
You should, sweetheart, you know I worry about you when you're traveling. Go home for a little bit - there's money and stuff, at the Goldenrod place.

At least get yourself outfitted for traveling properly. Get new gear and everything.
agent3: (Be with you!)

[personal profile] agent3 2018-08-14 06:58 pm (UTC)(link)
'M okay! Was in a mountain, now 'm in Mahogany Town! Got badges...went t'beach prom! There was jellies!

[There were Nilhilego, Thida.]
schachmeister: (pic#12138771)

[personal profile] schachmeister 2018-08-14 09:11 pm (UTC)(link)
I know that now. I... always underestimate him.

[It is not something Armin is proud of, but he has to admit it. Perhaps it is his tendency to expect the worst, perhaps it is because he is not from Pandora. He can give hundreds of reasons and thousands of excuses. But it all comes down to the fact that he didn't see the same thing in Krieg as she saw. Despite how often Krieg had proven to go beyond his expectations.]
styxiedust: and wake up on wednesday (Surprise ✿ I just want to get drunk)

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[personal profile] styxiedust 2018-08-14 09:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh!

Oh, well--this...this was unexpected!

Botan usually expected people to leave and never come back, as was the trend for her long stay in the world of Pokemon. But this...]


My darling, what in Heaven's name would make me forget an Angel like you?

[P...PUNS...MOM PUNS...BOTAN, HONESTLY.]
fuelthefire: (I TOLD YOU WHAT WOULD HAPPEN!)

[personal profile] fuelthefire 2018-08-15 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
Very safe. I won't even set myself on fire a little!

[He is absolutely, 100% teasing her, a deliberate callback to the first time he dropped everything to run and find her. It feels strange to remember something so clearly, and even stranger to relish the memory. He was elated at her presence then, and he's beyond elated now. He keeps a tight hold on his 'Gear with one hand, and begins to use the other to reach for essential travel items and pokeballs. TD is already in his ball, which makes that easy. When his hand brushes over 'Dora's ball, he pauses, struck with a thought, and turns back to look at the 'Gear again.]

I'll put your ribbon cat and your spike dog in the PC so you can take them out while you wait!

[There's a PC she can use in New Bark, right? He spent like, ten minutes there, once, and doesn't remember. It seems like there should be. Hopefully there is.]
schachmeister: (pic#10774359)

[personal profile] schachmeister 2018-08-15 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
Well. They've helped me win a few new badges. And a lot more numerous now.

[He'd have to probably check his journals to know exactly which pokemon he added in the period Angel was gone, but he knows at least one group of pokemon that weren't his when she was last here.]

I own a pod of Lapras now.
agent3: (Hurry up hero!)

[personal profile] agent3 2018-08-15 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
Oh...mm, right...[She smiles sheepishly.] Mountain stuff kinda...made ev'rythin' blurry. Sorry.

[She does try to think, though - what had happened since then?]

Umm...Jean got a coffee robot...there was memes...oh, there's a scavenger hunt? Y'go meet people in towns...like...cool people who do cool stuff, 'n put stickers in a book for it!
fuelthefire: (HURT ME MORE!)

[personal profile] fuelthefire 2018-08-15 02:44 am (UTC)(link)
Pfff! No trouble at all!

[He grins a hidden grin at her again, but his smile fades into a more serious expression as he pauses just to look at her, and to take in the reality of her once again. No, Adorababy, Skagbait, and Mari had not only been zero trouble, the trio had been much-needed comfort. The constant presence of three intelligent creatures that Angel had not only loved, but who had also loved her in return, had been a greater boon than he could ever have imagined.

When he speaks again, his voice is quieter, with even more gravel than usual, as he admits something to her that he hadn't even properly realized until just this moment:]


They kept me sane.
thedifferencebetween: (that sounds like something not true)

[personal profile] thedifferencebetween 2018-08-15 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, yeah, sure. I see how it is. Me, it's all 'oh no it's fine' and 'don't worry', but you run right to him.

[Well now he doesn't feel so shitty about not being able to pick her up.]

Great to see you again, too, princess.
thedifferencebetween: (i'm done listening to you)

[personal profile] thedifferencebetween 2018-08-15 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
...okay, I did not know that.

Look, I'm sorry I snapped, it's just...it's been hard, Angel, these last few months. Messed me up all over again. You know what losing you does to me.

....

And I mean I would have watched your Pokemon.

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