Lyra followed behind Blue as he sat on Arcanine, staring straight ahead with an unreadable expression. It wasn’t normal, and it worried her greatly. Blue was the one who didn’t have a mask like Red. To see him so stone-faced was so abnormal, she was having difficulty even speaking up. Eventually however, she managed to open her mouth.
“Blue, we need to talk.” Lyra trotted forward so she was keeping pace with Arcanine, watching as Blue blinked and glanced toward her. Feeling her heart give a thud, she saw the suspicion in his eyes.
“Alright.” Blue brought Arcanine to a halt, and hopped off, leaving Giovanni sitting on Arcanine. Straightening up, he brushed his hair out of his face before turning to Lyra, waiting for her to begin.
“Blue, I’m worried about you.” Lyra decided to begin honestly, knowing Blue would see through any deceptions she tried to put up. Taking a step closer, she looked him directly in the eyes as she spoke. Blue glanced away in response.
“You don’t need to worry, I’m fine.” Blue didn’t bother putting up a pretense, it was useless against Lyra. He just wished she’d stop looking at him with those eyes though. Ponies told too much with their eyes.
“But you’re not, and you know it Blue. You were almost begging Red back there, you would never do that normally.” Lyra put a hoof on Blue’s shoulder, which he shrugged off. Even as tall as she was, she was still smaller than Blue.
“That’s none of your business.” Blue turned away once more, and folded his arms. If this was all Lyra wanted to talk about, he didn’t really want to hear it. He’d had enough bad news for a lifetime.
“How is it not Blue? Do you even know why Red was hesitant to let you go?” Lyra once more gently gripped his shoulder, turning him around so she could see his face. Blue glanced to her, closed his eyes, and heaved a sigh. Turning fully to her, he rested his eyes directly on hers. Lyra felt a slight chill pass down her spine, but ignored it.
“Because he doesn’t consider me a good enough trainer to defeat Giovanni?” Blue stated it simply, and quickly. He ignored the pain in his chest, and continued gazing directly at Lyra. Lyra flinched, eyes widening in shock.
“You can’t honestly think that, can you?” Lyra tried to read Blue’s face, but found it difficult. It was as if a large wall stood between them now. She didn’t like it, Blue was cutting them off.
“Doesn’t matter if I do, it’s true.” Blue’s voice fell slightly at the end, before he turned away once more, quickly composing himself once more. He had to face the facts, there was no point in denying it anymore. Lyra reared back, unable to keep her disbelief out of her voice.
“You don’t think you can defeat Giovanni!? Blue, are you even hearing yourself?” Lyra didn’t know what she was expecting from this conversation, but she wasn’t expecting it to be this bad. She could barely recognise Blue. Was this what this adventure had done to him?
“What do you want Lyra?” Blue turned back, and fixed his gaze on her once more. Lyra forced herself to think carefully about her next sentence, before opening her mouth, and moving forward.
“I’m surprised you could get it so wrong Blue, that’s not what Red was thinking at all!” Lyra leaned back, and stood on her hind legs as she brought her hooves to rest on Blue’s chest, leaning forward so Blue couldn’t ignore her. If Blue tried to move, she would copy his action. Blue said nothing, so she continued.
“You idiot! He’s concerned about you! Every time you interact with Giovanni he kicks you between the legs! Do you really think he’d want you to battle a fight where you might get hurt even further?” Lyra kept her eyes trained on Blue’s face as he glanced away, and bit his lip. Giving a sigh, his gaze lowered to the ground and he sighed once more.
“I don’t really see what Giovanni could say that could top his last performance.” Blue once more bit his lip, before turning back to look at Lyra. He watched the emotions roll across her face. His eyes widened slightly as tears began to fall onto his shirt.
“Blue, I don’t understand. What happened to you Blue?” Lyra hung her head, looking at the ground as tears began to fall from her face. Still holding onto Blue, she continued.
“What happened to the Blue that simply shrugged off something bad happening.” Lyra leaned forward, causing Blue to take a step back at the unexpected weight.
“What happened to the snarky jerk that took everything you threw at him and just laughed it off like your efforts were a joke.” Lyra raised her head once more, looking at Blue, pain in her eyes.
“What happened to my friend?” Lyra searched his eyes, before returning her gaze to the ground, tears finally drying up.
“His wall broke,” came his simple reply. Lyra raised her head, seeing the downcast gaze as he looked away from her. Silencing her tears, she pressed.
“Your wall? For what?” Lyra watched Blue look up, before returning his gaze to their side.
“Holding back thoughts.” Blue closed his eyes, and they twitched for a moment before he opened them again.
“Why didn’t you share them with us? We’re your friends.” Lyra saw Blue once more glance to her, before finally turning his gaze entirely to her.
“There are some things you don’t share with your friends.” Blue let Lyra absorb that, gazing at her evenly. Maybe finally she would leave him alone.
“What could be so secret you couldn’t share it with us?” Lyra felt herself be pushed away as Blue took a step back, and his face became contorted with frustrated anger.
“What couldn’t I share with you! What do you think Lyra! Maybe it’s every single agonising letter Giovanni has spoken this entire trip!” Blue grabbed his hair, and began to pull at it as he shouted to the sky.
“Maybe I didn’t want to share the fact I despise Red because Green picked him. Maybe I didn’t want to share the fact I have never won A SINGLE FREAKING BATTLE against my rival! I’m a RI-VAL, I am supposed to be on his level but instead I’m so far beneath he doesn’t even trust me enough to take on Giovanni! Giov-freaking-anni!” Blue turned his glare on Lyra, moisture beginning to from in his eyes.
“Maybe I didn’t want to share the fact I barely defeated the Elite Four, and Red swept through them so fast he caught up to me literally 5 seconds after I got the Champion title! Maybe I don’t want to share the fact it hurts seeing Red win so easily when I have to struggle to win one battle against trainers without all badges! Maybe I don’t want to share the fact I feel like a terrible trainer who can barely keep his pokemon leveling at half the speed Red is. Maybe I don’t want to share-” Blue cut himself off, and turned away, his voice growing quiet.
“Maybe I didn’t want to share how much I hate myself for being such a freaking loser.” Blue crouched down and held his head in his hands, unable to face Lyra anymore. Lyra stood there absolutely stunned, unable to even think after Blue’s outburst. As her mind began to form thoughts, she realised Blue still hadn’t moved an inch.
Lyra knew she had to think of something to cheer up Blue, but all her thoughts seemed muddled and confused. It was hard enough realising she was still standing in mute shock without mentioning the addition of cohesive thought. She took a step toward Blue, and another, before coming to a stop behind him.
“Blue.” Lyra began, thoughts finally starting to form in her mind. Blue lowered his hands and glanced to her, both ignoring any moisture present. He stood up, and looked her straight in the eyes.
“Have you ever wondered why Red is always right behind you?” Lyra watched Blue’s eyes carefully as he considered the question, before shrugging.
“Yeah, why?” Blue frowned, unsure where Lyra was going. Lyra took another step forward, eyes glinting in the sunlight.
“And why he spent so long at the top of a mountain after becoming the champion?” Lyra took another step forward, eyes furrowed with concentration.
“Well, yeah.” Blue wondered why Lyra was bringing this up, but assumed she had a point. And as she once more stepped forward and leaned on his chest so they were eye-level, he began to hear it.
“Don’t you see Blue? Red is following you!” Lyra leaned in, eyes sparkling as she revealed what she hoped would be the final key to the puzzle.
“Red has always followed you! After becoming Champion you stopped doing things that would allow Red to follow you, so he went to the top of a mountain to think to himself.” Lyra leaned in, watching Blue’s eyes widen as she got very close.
“Red looks up to you! He wants to follow you! If you do something he overcomes it because YOU set the bar! If you don’t set a bar, Red is left with no goal! Red needs you just as much as you need Red! Without you Blue, Red doesn’t have a goal to beat, because the only thing that can defeat himself is his future self!” Lyra felt a smile come to her face, it all seemed so simple.
“You don’t have to be the best, because you MAKE the best! Red would be nothing without you! You are not a loser, you make winners! You’re a perfect rival if I’ve ever seen one. If you weren’t, why would Red have followed you all those years! He would often make special trips to see you fight at your gym!” Lyra paused to take a breath, leaning closer as she tried to convince Blue of what she could see.
“Each time he saw you lower your bar slightly so a budding trainer could defeat you, but only after a tough battle, he would smile. It was the kind of smile that made me envy you! I could never earn that smile from Red, no matter how many years I was his Pokemon! You don’t realise how amazing you are Blue.” Lyra leaned closer, almost touching Blue’s face.
“And I would do anything in my power to make sure that you didn’t think otherwise.” Lyra finished talking, and looked Blue in the eyes.
And then she leaned forward even further.
In the sky, the sun shone in the clearing as trees gently brushed a breeze through it. Birds glided through it lazily, as if they had all the time in the world to glide through the clearing. Any monsters who looked into the clearing saw the guardian of fire protecting the two forms, and knew it would not be worth the battle for thin scraps. Among the trees, squirrels feasted on fresh nuts, knowing full well they would eventually have to store them for winter. But on this day, they could feast, if only for a time.
Lyra leaned back, and landed back on four hooves and turned away, trotting to the other side of the clearing. Blue scratched the back of his head, trying hard not to break into a smile. Lyra turned and gave him a smile, giving a laugh as he awkwardly motioned to Arcanine.
“We should er...Go save Green,” he spoke, motioning to Arcanine as he once more scratched the back of his head. Lyra followed him as he walked to the Pokemon, a beaming smile on her face.
“Well yeah, we kinda need to do that.” Both Lyra and Blue had to suppress a laugh at that as they once more set off into the woods.
Did not see that one coming....
4042018 YOU SIT ON A THRONE OF LIES. IT WAS INEVITABLE.
Also, one thing I really wanted to mention: if you wanted a girl to be enamored with Red, why didn't you choose Yellow instead of Green? In Pokemon adventures Yellow has the most obvious crush for Red and even has her Pikachu mate with Red's Pikachu.
4042107 *shrug* Okay I saw it coming...but I kind of forgot about it between updates.
Maybe the writer didn't play Yellow before or maybe its just personal preference. In any fandom, there's bound to be shippers, no matter how obscure the show/game/book is.
p.s:Not saying Pokemon is obscure in any way, which it totally isn't.
4042107
Mainly because if I use comic cannon, a lot of game cannon no longer works to an extent.
Also, I don't want to have to re-read all the pokemon manga, and then read it twice so I don't get facts wrong.
And someone requested Green.
And the games are Red Green and Blue.
4042121 ..Make a multiverse? i dunno..Also, her name would be Leaf if you are going by game canon.
4042429
Leaf? Either I didn't see that in my research, or I chose Green for the color trio.
Multiverse...hrm
4043464 Ya see, in the original game canon, since she didn't appear in the originals but in the remakes...She is known as Leaf. (Especially since in Japan, her original name was Blue..and before that Blue was Green.......LONGSTORYSHORTSHEISKNOWNASLEAFINTHEGAMES since she appeared in Firered and LeafGreen)
4043483
Huh. I've thought of her as Green because I know in Japan Blue is Green, and most people on DA call her Green.
4043506 Well, in the manga she is Green...but she didn't debut in the games until FireRed and LeafGreen...And Blue is indeed known as Green in Japan........Gah, my head! Still, in the games she is known as Leaf..But her original name (The Manga, hopefully noone lost track) was Green.
4043530
Just another reason why I probably call her Green, having read the manga.
Let's just say she's Green, it's far too late to change it now.
4043536 ..Hrmm...
And that brings to mind the Multiverse idea again...
You could have a sort of mash-up between the Games and Manga..And perhaps the anime, too..
4042121 There was also a pokemon yellow game
If you think about it, in the games, the first battle isn't fixed in anyway. I've lost to him in Yellow more times than I'd like to admit. Usually because he landed a Critical Hit. So, Even taking that into account, Lyra's Right.
Blue Set The Bar.
4044645
I know, but it doesn't factor into the first game trifecta until later, making it not a part of the trifecta.
4044629
No
4044655
Aka luck. Blue only wins that battle by luck, and while I don't know exactly how tough the first game is(meaning to play it, only played the remakes etc etc), I do know the rival is normally easy during the first battle, except if he lands a critical.
Red doesn't need luck to win.
4043658 Also... Why would Oak make 4 Transporters (curse my brain I forgot the name: PASS)? Could it be that Oak had Yellow in mind?
4046101
Blue Red Lyra And Green
4047191
Once again Thank you.
4047191
You didn't say the word to replace it with though ;)
4045605 Actually, In Pokemon Yellow..It's kinda difficult.. I think it is because Eevee's Special is higher than your Pikachu's special..and your only offensive move is Thundershock...
4047965
Is it? Huh.
the one time I played yellow was my cousin's game, he loaded up his save to show off his smexy pikachu that didn't like him. That was more or less it.
4047982 Hrm...Well, You know..I don't think copies of Pokemon Yellow are that rare..there are at least three in a single store nearby...
And i live in West Texas. We still have brands that went out of popularity in the 80s. I am in a cultural dead-zone. And that includes video games.
4048198
The only place where I live that sells games doesn't sell GBA anymore. There's always ebay though.
4048519 .......It's a Gamestop, isn't it?
4048591
EBGames.
4048602 Oh god that is much worse....
4048702
It could be worse.
4048818 The only way it could be worse is if you had one of the idiots trying to sell an NES for a thousand big ones owning the only game store.
4049351
Well, there was this garage sale...
4049388
.....No......That didn't happen..did it?
4049565
No
4049570
Oh...Good.
I was about to smack a bitch.
Someone was gonna get shot.
4049578
I had to continue the joke You understand.
4049588
..What?
Sorry, i was doing something.
*The gun cabinet is open, revealing a line of guns that clearly can't be legal*
4049904
Reeely
4049939
4046158 But... what happened to the one Giovanni stole? Did I skip over something?
4062780
Lyra isn't wearing a Pass.
4063754 Then how did she get there?
4064263
The pass opens a portal. As long as you have one pass you can let anyone through.
How else would Giovanni have gotten all those grunts through?
4064394 True. Thanks for the clarification
4064416
Sorry, I thought I'd already explained it, but that's stories for you.
4068639
Couldn't find the second quote
Thanks again ^_^
4074630
Glad you liked it, I tried to make it as close to the game while keeping it Blue.
Into the woods we go!
It wasn’t normal she couldn’t read his expression
Giovanni has spoken this entire tip
1. It wasn’t normal that she couldn’t read his expression.
2. Trip.
4179176
Thanks again, what do you think so far?
I am kinda working on the final chapters, but battle scenes are so annoying to write.
4181326 I'm thinking that so far, there is quite a bit especially revolving around Lyra. Because she is now a psychiatrist for Blue
But so far, it's interesting to see where the dual Giovanni's will go in this story.
And that rare candy lake spam. HAAAXXXX!!
I also have zero experience with battle scenes so unfortunately I can't help much except give words of encouragement
4182044
Now I have to think of a ingenious plot to use the two-Well that was surprisingly easy.
It's mainly I desire not to do them so much I'd find myself starting at the screen. I'll get it soonish, I'm feeling the itch build up again.
4325265
About what?