victory_road | 1st blade [Video]

[The screen flickers to life, capturing a quick glimpse of the morning sky, bright and blue, before it quickly shifts in a blur of movement-]

-pretty sure it's working.

[And a voice comes through, very close. Thankfully a sign that the video is still going, seeing as now all that can be seen is a dark haze.]

Hello? How about someone that isn't that weird woman in the house claiming to be my mother? [Which is a whole other can of worms she won't even touch, aside from the general information she'd gotten.] I mean, I heard the instructions, so I'm just guessing here. Most of the time I see things like this, they tend to explode!

[The screen shifts, again. On the upside, you can see the sunlight again! And now, a person, with a short bob of curling hair, and an unimpressed look staring down at you. A pokemon - Rowlett, to those familiar with the type - perches on her right shoulder, trilling as it rubs its face into her neck.]

I mean, how do I know if the light means it's working? This is my first time handling a magic mirror like this.

[Hoo? Goes Rowlett, who chooses to barely even look at the screen. Because it seems she's speaking to it. Such things are possible for Disney characters.]

Okay, sorry. It's technology, alright? [A frown, a sigh, but she presses on.] Hello? If I'm reading the map correctly I'm in... New Bark Town? A place I've never heard of. Don't exactly like how I can't remember getting here, or waking up in a bed I didn't pay for. So... yeah.

[Seems that's good enough for her. For now.]

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[New Bark Town may not be the biggest town, but there are still enough people milling around that she can't immediately see her friend. Still, Rapunzel looks away from her device, still talking to Cass but scanning the people nearby.]

No, I'm in the same town as you! I woke up to that... that weird lady talking to me too.

[Rapunzel isn't one to judge, but that... that's kind of a sore subject.]

Cass, where are you?? I gotta see you outside of this-!

[Definitely plenty of people, trying to mind their own business while Rapunzel searches for her best friend. Cass, meanwhile, is locked on her little device, and Rapunzel's face.]

You are? [She didn't catch wind of Corona's princess leaving the kingdom??] Then... we must have just missed each other.

[Well... Now she really can't move at all, can she?]

I think I'm at the center of town. There's... [A glance off to the right.] some kind of boat service here.

Boat service... [She's still close to the lab nestled in the north edge of town, but in the distance, she can see the glint of the sun off the water.] Okay, stay right there!

[Rapunzel is quick to gather up the items she'd strewn about while investigating what was in her backpack, and immediately takes off in the direction of the port. The sight of an eager new trainer isn't really one to turn the heads of many people, but the fact that she's currently running down the street barefoot is kind of weird; still... over the years, the amount of quirky people showing up in New Bark Town has kind of numbed them to everything at this point. So nobody stops Rapunzel as she closed in on her goal; the sound of gulls cawing overhead, the smell of the sea, the sight of such strange ships moored by the docks, and-]

Cass!

[Without even slowing down, Rapunzel runs straight towards her best friend, nearly colliding with her as she wraps her arms around Cass in a tight, tight hug.]

I missed you so much...!

I - okay!

[Her connection to Rapunzel's Pokegear goes dead, and she's.... alone. Standing out in the open, staring down at the device while she thought about... well, a lot of things. She's trapped in another world, and about to see Rapunzel again. No pressure, it's just the first time she's seen her - in person, no less - since they said their goodbyes in the castle.

As far as newcomers to New Bark Town went, Cassandra wasn't particularly strange, though her attire was definitely behind the times (a cape? And what was that necklace?), but nobody seemed to mind. Just as well, Cass wasn't sure if she could handle too many people right now.

She was just musing over whether attempting to sail home was worth it as she hears, over the din of seagulls crying, people chatting, and the waves lapping at the shore... a voice.

Rapunzel was here.]

Oof!

[Just as quick as ever, Cassandra barely has time to open her arms before the princess launches herself at her, Cassandra managing to hold her in that embrace for a moment before she tumbles back into the grass. Her Rowlett already hopped off in her shoulder to take flight, circling over the two women.]

Hey, Raps... I miss you too.

[Rapunzel can only laugh as Cass stumbles back, her grip tightening just ever so slightly so that she won't fall out of her arms. She'd almost warned the other woman before she made contact, but she just really wanted to surprise her! And it worked!]

It's felt like forever since your last letter... you have to tell me all about what's been going on with you! And this world- Cass, have you talked to any of the others here? They make this place sound so amazing....

The only sounds I'm hearing right now are you... and that weird, little... droning music. Do you hear that?

[Since when did their lives have a soundtrack? ~~Since forever.~~]

You know how it is, Raps. Life can get busy, but it looks like I've got time to tell you all about my latest adventures while we're stuck here.

... You know, now that you mention it... the music is kind of weird.

[Huh. It's nice music, that's for sure. But where's it coming from? Rapunzel reaches into her pocket - nope, not from the device. And it doesn't sound like it's coming from anywhere. It's just... drifting through like the wind.

Weird. But cool!]

But don't think you can get off that easy, trying to move around the subject like that!! [She laughs, poking Cass in the shoulder before placing her hand on it, squeezing gently.]

I'm... I'm so happy to see you again. Everything feels almost right again, except now we're missing Eugene...

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