Hello blackness… It’s been awhile, hasn’t it? Close to, what, three hours now? How are you? We just don’t talk like we used to, you know? It seems like nowadays it’s just me popping in to visit, and you just brooding there in silence, shunning me until I decide to go away.
What has driven us apart, blackness? Are you jealous that it’s Jess that’s forcing me to visit? Look, there is nothing going on between us. We’re just acquaintances, okay? Acquaintance with benefits. Why the singular, you ask, blackness? Well, I’m glad you asked! see, I get nothing out of our ‘friendship’, and she gets to kick my ass whenever she feels like it! That makes sense, right?
Brah, you’re talking to the nothingness again…
*Gasp* Brian! You take that back right this instant! Blackness is not ‘nothing’! Apologize, young man!
... How did… Frell. Crystal gave you a concussion, didn’t she?
Why would she give me a percussion? I’ma woodwind, silly!
... No words…
Then how about some pictures? Pictures are nice! I’m waiting for a couple of commissions to come in, you know!
Well… Al… righty then. You uh, just keep waiting here, and I’ll go take care of a few errands, yeah?
Okie! I wants a nap maybe…
Brian was left speechless as Fluffy proceeded to collapse in his own mindscape. How the hell did you manage to hit your head that hard when Jess only body-checked you into the room? I know you hit a table corner, but still…
Brian sighed, then popped his neck. Whelp, guess I get to play damage control. Assuming he wakes up, anyway… Meh, whatever. I’m sure we won’t miss much...
God dammit Brian! Why the heck didn’t you wake me up sooner?!
Gimme a break! I thought you needed to rest, so I let you rest!
For twenty freaking hours?!
... Yes.
... I… Brian, I swear, next time you do something like this, I just… I swear, I just can’t be held responsible for what I’m going to do to you!
Well, that’ll be a trick, considering you were already cleared of what you did to be before, and yet you bla-
Brian… shut your face before I do it for you.
Okay, sorry about that. I’m sure you’re all confused. Well, to be perfectly frank, (even though my name is Glenn) so am I! Time to do some investigating!
“Mista Fluffy!”
“Oof!”
Whelp, that’s Kaye accounted for. My head throbbed, and my limbs were still lead, but they weren’t quite as dense as before. Still as stiff, granted, but at least I should be able to manage a shamble somewhat close to walking speed, instead of the old school zombie shuffle. Improvements!
“What’s going on?” Oh wow, my voice is all crackly and raspy and stuff. Ow… Okay, guess I need some water if I’ve been unconscious for that-
No, screw that, I need a bathroom! Help! Where am I going? What do I do? “Why am I on a train?! No, screw that, I need a bathroom!”
There! The magical signs on the train led the way! Allons-y!
One refreshing trip to the restroom later, and it was investigating time! “Okay, so what the heck is going on?”
“You want the long version, the short version, or the Kaye version?”
I looked at Crystal, weighing my options carefully. Well, let’s see. Long version is probably boring, and the short version probably misses important details. That leaves…
Brah… Don’t do it…
Challenge accepted!
That wasn’t a challenge, dammit!
“Kaye ver-”
“Yayifications!”
I was plowed over by a pink ball of fluff. I really should have expected that. That was just sloppy form of me. “Okie, so Miss Rawr at Me said that, that we needed to go to the diamond on fire to talk to Princess Can Dance, and Princess Twi said she needed to talk to, to spikes, cause they’re super sharp, and there bees other Pokemons there, so we’s gonna be their friends! And that’s whai Mr. Mousie is going wiv us too! Right Mr. Flambie?”
I blinked, then looked over to Meis, who was peering rather intently at the lights in the ceiling. “Huh? But he doesn’t look anything like Flambie! How does a kid like you even know about Flambie, anyway?”
“It would seem that she and her… classmates had access to classic games, it seems,” Meis answered, glancing towards us.
“So why are you here, Meis?” I asked.
I felt shivers down my spine as his beak became wreathed in a goofy grin. He replied, “I like trains.”
Aaaand now Fluffy is cowering under a bench, clutching his tail as he strokes it. He has got issues, man! Though, to be fair, he is a fat kid. He’s bound to have issues if he turned to food for comfort.
Well, I’m bored again. Time to investigate the train for the third time, I suppose. Still, this train looked pretty cool from the outside. Had a snow-plow made from solid crystal ingrained to the engine car. Definitely looked like it would spear anything that got in its way, so that’s pretty cool.
Inside is fairly plain, really. Just some benches, a few with cushions, some rugs… Nothing overly fancy, but it’s actually pretty comfortable. Sure is crowded, though, even with that Totodile and Moonstone not coming. Blueblood and Rarity have been chatting in the back for most of the trip, mostly about fashion, as Twilight is nearby. She looks oddly pleased, but I haven’t been able to figure out why, even with my eavesdropping. I’m going to have to investigate further at a better opportunity.
Fluttershy stayed at home, as did the hyperactive pink friend of the Totodile’s. Wisp is here, as is Princess Luna. Wait… The train isn’t really that crowded, now that I look around, but then… why does it feel so c-
“Weee! Play wiv us, Cryssy! C’mon c’mom c’mon!”
Oh. Right. Silly me… Still, at least this Crystal Empire place sounds interesting. At least it’s a place that admits it’s an empire, and not a prissy monarchy that has multiple princess and…
Wait, what do you mean, the Crystal Empire is only made up of one town?! That’s bullshit! I swear, this world is crazy! I swear, maybe I’d be better off under the bench with Fluffy. At least he’s sane enough to realise this world is frelling psycho...
That is all.
4363905 well, hopefully it would release all that tension that they have
4364393 Except you're wrong. Each move is based either on physical, or 'special' damage. Most all of the GOOD fire moves use Sp Atk, granted, but a few, such as Fire Fang, Flare Blitz, and Flame Charge are all physical attacks, and thus a Flareon would do MASSIVE damage with those moves with its naturally high Physical attack. It's just, for whatever demented reason, Flareons in the game don't get access to the more powerful Phys. Fire attacks.
4364467 I take it you didn't bother to finish reading the paragraph before commenting, nor did you notice the other half-dozen iterations of Sweaty and Sweaty Belt. 'I' had only heard their names once, maybe twice, and when 'I' was not paying attention. It's only natural that I wouldn't get their names right until hearing the names a few more times.
4364778 Yeah, we usually steam them, add a little bit of butter, and lightly dust with seasoned salt.
That's very interesting information! Thanks for sharing that!
You just do whatcha gotta do, mate. I'm perfectly fine with whatever you decide on giving us.
Heck, I'm satiated by this chapter, even if very little has occurred.
Driving the plot? Theres a plot?
4366410 Yeah, there is. Don't you remember the prologue?
/dies
(Seriously, there is one, but at the beginning, I was letting the characters do whatever, and then I decided to focus character developement, so.... Yeah.)
Then again, I haven't been SHOWING Twilight and Luna trying to work on the spell to get them home, or how much work Twilight is putting into things, so that's another part of the plot. Sorry.
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This looks interesting.
4412186 First, no, I said Brian and I MEANT Brian. (long story short, I have a minor case of dysgraphia. And after enough times of mistyping brain on Skype, I finally said screw it, and named my brain Brian so that I can use that as an excuse if my dysgraphia flares up when typing the word brain.
Second, only SOME of the Eeveelutions are based on foxes. (Or need I point out the feline Espeon or the obviously canine Jolteon/Flareon?)
As far as being relatable... Who said I WANTED a character that was relatable? This is a shameless self-insert. Anyone who can relate to me even mostly is all kinds of *ed up. I'm a kid in a 23 year-old's body. I have only JUST gotten over being made fun of my whole life, and I have intense trust issues, on top of a lot of other stuff.
I'm sorry you aren't liking the story, and if you keep not liking it... Then dislike. I don't WELCOME it, exactly, but you're at least nice enough to say what you aren't liking, so I want to give you my thanks for that.
(And as far as the 'meta' in the story... I talk to myself all the time, firstly. And secondly, this is sort of my rebuttal to the infamous story Burning Souls, which had started out interesting, but then just... went in a direction that didn't make sense to me. So then I realise if I thought that, then instead of complaining, I should try to do better, so... I tried.)
Again, I'm sorry if you don't like it, but I know I can't please everyone, and thank you for having given it a shot.
4491837 Either I am the Guardian of light or the next best thing but many call me that.
4496672 Sorry about that... The way she acts just reminds me of Runo from Bakugan.
4496684 Fair enough. In that case, how about Sanctuary or Simple and Clean?
4496701 ... Sorry if I'm short. Not trying to sound mean. But I don't need suggestions for songs. If I link a song, it's because the characters would be singing it themselves.
I get that you're a Kingdom Hearts fan. I do. But I do NOT need suggestions for songs, period. If a song is used, it's because it's either a performance, or because it'll turn into a "heart song" (What I/we/others have taken to calling songs like Smile Smile Smile, where everyone just bursts into song, joining along).
(Also, neither song really fits Jessie/Crystal that well. Being the only female protagonist... these songs don't really fit her/her background THAT well. At least, not compared to others.)
4496699 Sorry about that... I'm just saying there are some characters I can believe would be that thick, and others where it just seems out of character for them. Twi would be one of the former... Doesn't mean she's not still my favorite!
4496740 No prob. It's your story. I've actually seen others do the same. Just wanted to suggest it.
4493311 Well there are multiple "Guardians" of each element. I mean, many call keyblade wielders "Guardians of Light", so it's not impossible. Like I said, my friend Amy is a Guardian of Light, so if we ever run into you while travelling the dimensions, we'll be sure to say hi.
4499197 Just keep going through equestria one my favorite places to just relax.
4499559 True, but the version of Equestria you're visiting could be different thatn the one I usually go to. But then we get into the multiple dimension theory, and that just gets complicated. Still, if Naga ever sends me on a mission where we meet, I look forward to testing my blade against yours.
4499559 and 4500358 , not to be rude, but you've really derailed from the story. The comments are to talk about the story, and/or Pokemon in general. Please take your conversations to PMs. It's why they exist. Thank you.
4500844 Sorry.
I finally caught up!
...But now I need to wait for new chapters.
PS: What, exactly, did Crystal do between the chapters?
EDIT: Never mind, I figured it out.
4636542 Not in particular. He's seen a couple episodes, and that's it. More just general internet knowledge stuff.
4637533 Not particularly. Not that I dislike Chuggaconroy, but I've never seen him play Zelda. Only a Mario or two.
4689844 Well, it WAS a link to the clip, so yes. Yes it was. Avid Tales fan right here. X3
4689979 Now I must inquire. What would be your favorite Tales game? Mine is personally a tie between Abyss(sadistic Jade ftw) or Vesperia(at least half of the protagonists are freaking hilarious... Raven and Yuri especially)
4694055 Dude, you are MEAN, asking me a tough question like that! XD
Well, I know it's NOT Xillia. (It wasn't bad, but it wasn't amazing, either.) Nor is it Graces. (MC a pansy, love interests too transparent. (Though HubertXPascal is totes adorbs. Pascal easy MVP of that story, with Malik as honorable mention for his insanely deadly manliness.))
Abyss is definitely right up there, because, yeah, The Necromancer is just the best, and then you add in the Amazing Guy on top of that? Nuff said.
But then you get Vesperia... Where EVERY character is good/important. (Yes, I just said that Karol was important. Gimme a minute to explain BEFORE you try to kill me with torches and pitchforks, ktnxbai.)
First, you have Yuri. Just... nuff said. It's Yuri.
Then you have Repede. He... well, really, again, nuff said.
Then you have Estellise, the TwixShy character. She's just adorbs.
Then there's Rita plucking Mordio. The single most broken Mage in any video game ever period. Even IF she weren't broken as all hail, she's got an amazing personality, and her (not 100% it's a crush, but I'm calling it that) crush on Estelle is also really cute.
Judith. My gosh... Her wit is just... I would pay SO much money to see more conversations btw. her and Yuri, because they just say the darndest things.
Raven; what's there NOT to love about the old man?! To quote his skill acquired quote, "HOORAY FOR THE OLD MAN! 8D"
Then, finally, you have Karol. He is important because, by being the only kid, a wimp, and a ton of other negative things, he makes everyone else look THAT MUCH BETTER. That's right. Karol is there to be the single fall-guy for the entire team, and that, in a way, makes him awesome.
4694102 Heheheh. Aint I a stinker? The fact that you also face Raven in the story as well as the fact that he's not just an incredibly cunning character but also the obligatory womanizer in the game makes him my favorite character in Vesperia. Y'know come to think of it I don't think Abyss had a womanizer. Rare for an rpg to step away from that trope from what I've seen... That or I need to get my hands on more rpgs(that have actual human parties... so pokemon don't count for this one )
4694186 ... The Pluck you been smokin', fool?! Guy Cecil is the womanizer! Yeash!
(AND DON'T YOU EVEN. Accidental womanizing is still womanizing.)
4694195 Point taken. Though it is funny mainly because Luke and Jade pulled that little... experiment on him and he takes the fall.
Love the cover art!
4934403 I don't know. There won't be a ton, though, since nothing has been said about it yet, I think. I'm TRYING to stick with stuff from 2013 and earlier, since that's when the time on Earth is done. (Sad I can't reference Frozen or The Lego Movie, but C'est la vie.)