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Eleventh Transmutation | [video] Home again, home again...?

[Hello, Johto. Here's a face that hasn't been around for a while! Al frowns and scratches his neck, looking more than a little awkward.]

Um, I know it might not be the best time with the whole 'natural disasters everywhere' thing going on, but...I just wanted to let anyone who remembers me know I'm apparently back to stay? At least for a little while.

[A long, awkward pause, before Al chuckles nervously.]

So, uh, what'd I miss?

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At the very least, you've missed a visit to the moon, and also quite possibly the land going mad. Madder than usual. That would depend on when you were last in this world.

[A beat.]

...Welcome back, and may you not be trampled by an angry Donphan on your way out of town.

Oh, I came back in time for the moon party! That was quite a thing, ehe. Last I was here before that was, um...January, I think? It wasn't the same months after I went home, so It's kind of hard to remember.

[He can't help a small snort of laughter there.] Yeah, I heard about that! I'm trying to figure out how to calm the poor thing down, but Eddie's an electric type, so I'm at a bit of a disadvantage here...

Ah, I'm glad to hear that. It was such a wonderful gift to us, and the host was so delightful, that it would have been a shame to miss it.

[That beautiful fluffy kitty would have made any visit worth it.]

Do you happen to know where it is at the moment? My team and I are on our way, but with all those panicking Pokémon it's difficult to find it from up here.

Yeah! It was really nice, I'm glad I was able to be here for it.

[That cat is Al's new favorite legendary, let's be real here.]

It's about half-way down the route right now...I don't know the exact distance. If you see me and my Luxray we can guide you on foot, I'm trying to keep an eye on it for now.

About halfway, you say? We'll be able to see it soon, then. Expect an Altaria on your position within the next twenty minutes or so.

[Offscreen, the Altaria in question trills in agreement.]

_{[--AND AL'S BACK TOO HOLY SHIT. Maybe, just maybe, the others'll... nah, she's not gonna get her hopes up. But she will touch base, at least.]}

Al!

Hey, where are you?

_{[She seems to be outdoors somewhere.]}

Oh boy. Where do we even start?

[Folding his arms, Riku cocks his head slightly to the side, while his brow creases.]

Well, first we had a whole mess of glitches. Then people started changing ages and swapping bodies. There was that party on the moon...

Basically, it's been a wild ride.

[Alphonse laughs and grins--he saw her at prom, sure, but it's still a relief to see her!]

Back at Mom's house, where else? Well, Route 29, technically, but you know. Looks like we've got a bit of cleanup to do around here, though!

_{[Prom or NOT, she's used to all the familiar old faces she gets to see on those strange weekends being a temporary treat-- it had been great to see Al but she hadn't been expecting to see him again. At least not until another one of those weekends rolled around again, anyway.]}

--Mom's house?

You got stuck all the way back there?!

_{[... well, she shouldn't sound TOO surprised. She, Envy, and Henry are god knows where at the moment, too.]}

[As much of a surprise as it had been to see Al up on the moon, it hadn't really been unexpected. People come back for those weekends all the time, then vanish again until maybe the next time one rolled around.]

[They don't usually come right back, not for real.]

[And Envy has no idea what to think about this. He's angry that Al is here, but it's not the same sort as it was the first time his half-brother had arrived. No, he's angry because he's not nearly angry enough. He's even sort of relieved to see him, which doesn't make any sense and clearly he can probably write that off as relief that Wrath and Heather will be happy about the return. But he shouldn't be relieved himself. He hadn't even wanted to miss Al being around in the first place!]

[He's so angry.]

You dumped Pokemon on me when you vanished, you know that?

[HE'LL BE...HUFFY ABOUT THAT, HE GUESSES.]

Glitches--swapping bodies? Jeez, and I thought that whole fusions business around October was weird!

Alright, we'll both be on the lookout!

[Al snaps a little salute, and a large black-and-blue nose shoves into screen with a low rumble.]

Ha, try waking up in the body of a Charizard.

One guy wound up inside a girl's body, and I'm sure there were even weirder switches going on in the background.

[Shrugging, he adds--]

You're lucky you missed out.

[Cecil smiles at the salute.]

Excellent. See you soon.

['Soon', in this case, means that approximately seventeen minutes later an Altaria descends from the sky and approaches Alphonse's position. Air support incoming!]

Al!!

[Sorry Al, he may have...shouted that a little, but can you blame him? First Jack shows up, and now you. This is honestly making Jimmy's week, on top of getting to go to the moon and everything.]

I can't believe you're back! I missed you, yaknow?

[Alphonse has been alternately watching the sky and keeping an eye on the nearby Donphan rampage, so he doesn't notice Cecil right away. But when he does he waves up at him and moves to give the Altaria plenty of room to land.]

Over here!!

Eh, I can think of worse things...

[Living in a suit of armor for a few years for example. Cough, cough.]

Yeah, let's just hope Johto doesn't kick it up another notch of weirdness now that I'm back again, huh?

[Oh, gross.]

[Envy isn't the only one struggling with that strange anger/relief/frustration combo pack right now. Being away from Envy for so long and back with Edward had put some distance from the...whatever their relationship had started to become, but for all he wants to just hang up in Envy's face Al just can't bring himself to.]

Well, that's not my fault! Like I would have chosen you in the first place!

[He probably didn't even let them out of the PC, the asshole.]

Yeah, and apparently I got switched over to being a trainer. So even if I did have Clara with me, I wouldn't be flying anywhere.

[He doesn't mind the hiking so much, but he just wants to be home right now, damnit.]

Where are you at?

[The crackling from the speakers only takes Al off-guard for a few moments, and he laughs when he sees who it is.]

Jimmy! Oh man, I missed you too, how have you been?

[Mist appreciates all that free space, truly. She gives Alphonse a nod that manages to be both thankful and haughty as Cecil dismounts, smiling.]

Hello. I'm glad to see you are still safe. The target is close by, I assume?

I've been great! Same old, pretty much.

What about you? Have things been going okay back home?

--ugh, seriously?

_{[She can never tell exactly what's going to happen to people when they come back-- if they can truly just pick up where they left off after retrieving any remaining Pokemon, or if they really do just have to start all over.]

[Groaning, she shades her eyes to look around.]}

I don't actually know, exactly.

Envy, Henry and I woke up somewhere in the mountains. My best guess is that the terrain is Blackthorn-y but further south than the city.

None of us have any of our flying Pokemon with us so we're effectively stuck walking until we reach civilization.

_{[They don't have any sleeping bags, changes of clothing, or food with them either. Pray 4 them.]}

[Al nods back to Mist with a kind smile, though Eddie lets out a low rumble at her haughty air. Dragon-types, honestly.]

Yeah! I'd say I can lead you, but the noise is enough indicator from here, honestly--

[There's a sudden large crashing sound amidst the distressed roaring, and Al flinches with a grimace.]

Ehe...you see what I mean?

Oh man...at least it's summer this time around.

[Al takes a moment to revisualize the map of Johto (it's been a while okay?), and frowns a bit before smiling.]

Well, if you are where you think you are, we can at least meet back up once you get down those ledges! We can rock-paper-scissors for who gets the sleeping bag, heh.

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