4th Petal [Video, Goldenrod City]

[better2do]

[The place? A quiet area on the outskirts of Goldenrod City, the time just edging into mid afternoon. The scene? A Gastrodon, dozing in the sun as if to soak up as much warmth from it as possible, despite the cold autumn day. The 'gear filming this shifts and slips, and the top of a white head of hair can be seen as two hands reach up to fix it.]

Oops - be careful, Flappy.

Xaah.

[With the view adjusted, it's Asriel who steps into frame, walking backwards towards Pie the Gastrodon. Under one of his arms is a cardboard box with a square cut out of the side.]

Okay! So, um, I heard about this one time where people went to the moon? So I wanna practice going there. I don't have a rocket and I can't fly or anythin', but since it's just practice, this should be okay, right? Um, and if you guys could tell me if I'm doin' it wrong, I'd like that, thanks.

[With that being said, he dons his now obvious "space helmet" and climbs aboard Pie, who stirs, looks at Asriel, looks at Flappy holding the 'gear, and makes a questioning sound.]

Floooette, flo! [Pie and the 'gear turn to look at Gracie the Floette a couple of yards away. She's floating in place, and around her face a paper cutout of the moon has been carefully fitted. She waves her flower at the camera. As if prompted by her call, Pie slooooowly begins to emerge back into the frame, Asriel making hushed "pchoooo" noises as they go and Gracie cheering them on. There's about a minute of this until...]

We're goin' to the moooooooo-

[The 'gear shifts suddenly again, and whether it fell or Flappy's beak hit the off button, the recording stops. It's definitely safe to say that he's not hurt, but...uh...he certainly put on quite a show, huh?]

Comments

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[dreamsofahero]

*oh no that's adorable, but he should probably still clear up the misunderstanding before this kid gets hurt or something...*

Well, while your efforts are certainly admirable, when the event on the moon took place, transportation was provided by its organizer. No one actually traveled their under their own power...

[Video]

[better2do]

Oh, no, I didn't think the Pokemon took everybody. None of them are space-ships. You gotta go on space-ships to go to the moon, right?

[Sage wisdom from this child.]

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[dreamsofahero]

Actually, the one time it happened, everyone was simply teleported there and back.

[Video]

[better2do]

Oh! With magic?

[Because obviously that's how teleporting works.]

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[dreamsofahero]

I'm not certain, actually. Magic from other worlds certainly doesn't work here, at least, and the locals don't seem to consider the various pokemons' moves to be magical in nature, even though there's plenty that seem similar to magic...

[Video]

[better2do]

Mm, I know it's not like monster magic back home, but it's definitely magic.

[Look if the humans aren't going to call it what it is that's their own fault.]

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[dreamsofahero]

That certainly is one explanation for it, yes.

*it's definitely not like the magic of his own world, though, for that matter*

[Video]

[better2do]

[Of course not, but don't tell him that. Let him believe.]

So, if they can be so strong, can't they send people to the moon if they want?

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[oldestfriend]

[Dee giggles into her hand at the show, and rests her chin on the back of her hands.]

Definitely an A for effort, but have you thought about asking Pokemon that are connected to the moon for tips?

[Video]

[better2do]

There's moon Pokemon?

[HE WANTS ONE HE NEEDS ONE]

Where do I find 'em?

[Video]

[oldestfriend]

Well...

[Her eyes glitter.]

You could always go to Mount Moon, for starters.

[Video]

[better2do]

...Oh...a mountain?

[Union Cave had been alright, but...does he really want to go into a mountain again? Is he ready?]

Do they, um, go...to other places too?

[Video]

[oldestfriend]

Well, I do hear that there’s some ruins where a moon-shaped Pokemon lives, too….

[Video]

[better2do]

- Oh! Like the Ruins of Alph, right? I got Flappy there!

[Video]

[oldestfriend]

Bingo! It looks like you’re already pretty familiar with it, huh?

[Video]

[better2do]

Yeah! The puzzles are so cool, it's so much like home!

[With the added bonus of SKY AND GRASS AND OUTSIDE.]

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[soundtest]

um........

[Just like Frisk had once encouraged Napstablook's fake sleeping, Napstablook feels like they should be supportive of Asriel's going to the moon training.]

good job.....

[Are you feeling encouraged, Asriel?]

[Video]

[better2do]

[Somewhat.]

Oh, um, thanks. We made it in ten minutes.

[Pie is so slow.]

[video]

[toothaches]

_{[Maurice is having a really hard time hiding his laughter--it's good-natured laughter though. Asriel reminds him a lot of his family back home.]}

I think you guys are doin' great!

[Video]

[better2do]

[Oh, oh! New person! Asriel smiles into the camera.]

Yeah? You think so? I wanna practice every day, so...this is probably a good way to do it, right?

[Video]

[toothaches]

Right! And man, yeah, I have heard some people talking about the moon and a bunch of other weird stuff but I haven't seen anything...that weird happen here, y'know?

_{[He thinks about that.]}

I mean besides all a' us bein' transported here and given magical animal friends but you know what I'm not complainin'! What's your name, spacedude?

[Video]

[better2do]

Asriel. What's yours?

[Video]

[toothaches]

_{[He keeps meeting people with such cool names! The ex-pire quietly considers changing his own. Or trying to convince people that it's actually Godzilla or something.]}

Maurice. I'm from Earth--y'know folks back in my world have been to the moon but I don't think they had a party up there or whatever it is people have been talking about. What kind of Pokemon is that?

_{[He points, although it's hard to tell just which one he's pointing at because it's poke'skype.]}

[Video]

[better2do]

Yeah, I think the humans back home musta gone to the moon, that's what Ch...um, that's what a friend told me. But, I didn't see it myself.

[He blinks, looking between his two visible Pokemon.] Who? Gracie or Flappy?

[Video]

[toothaches]

Both!

_{[A thought.]}

Humans? So you didn't used to be a human either?