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AND SO, ANGELO DEPARTS ON THOSE FAVOURABLE WINDS. Before him, the blue ocean seems endless. Wingull and Pelipper are careful not to get in the way— but several flocks dare to fly near the Dragapult leading the way.

Within his plane, Angelo continues his chartography. Much of the region's islands are still unmarked. Unknown. Oddly enough, some documents or maps not too old, have led to islands that do not exist anymore. Perhaps, it is clerical error or human folly. Nevertheless, those well-versed in the nautical and aviatory realms of this region know of the trickiness of this land's mirage spots.

YOUR CHARTED COURSE

complete objectives to reach each destination.

TO UNLOCK THE FIRST WAYPOINT, complete the following objectives by fulfilling prompts or linking required threads in your next research thread post:

• link a solo or duo wild thread where you've used a flying-type move. ☐
• link a completed social thread that relates to angelo's trajectory as a pilot. ☐
• reference/tag another character that has influenced angelo. ☐
• have dragapult help you navigate through the cloudy skies in some fashion. ☐

As you fly further, the clouds thicken. Visibility begins to diminish. The steady hum of plane's engine grants Angelo comfort as the skies wreathe themselves with mystery. Suddenly, whether it be from a pokeball or a summoning from some physical place, Angelo's Latias shows itself. It cries, urging the man's attention to the glowing orb in his possession. The SOUL DEW begins to glow and uncloud itself, revealing a small island like a crystal ball.

The mists and dew inside seem to swirl into an arrow and like a compass of sight-sharing, aim to direct the pilot in the right direction.

angelo vestri, please post in research threads if you have posted.

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THE SOUL DEW BRINGS ANGELO TO THE EARTH. The land is relatively flat here, allowing Angelo's plane to alight safely upon this uncharted place. Upon departing his vehicle, Angelo sees that it is deserted. Aside from the wild Pokemon that proliferate the greenery and shore, no humans remain. Just sand, sea and oran berry bushes.

However, upon closer inspection, Angelo and his Pokemon would find remnants of housing. Infrastructure exposed, but in the ground, with no building in site. Scattered throughout this island, there are signs of old civilization. Broken beams. Sand-caked and half-buried pottery. Dull shards of old-fashioned pokeballs. People lived here before. Not anymore.

And yet, Angelo and his Pokemon stumble upon a curious flame with a triangular shape flickering within. A blue wisp (pictured top right) Like a memory caught by the fickle net of this world. Latias chirps, hovering around Angelo in excited cycles. As soon as Angelo gets close enough, he is struck with a vision. As if pulled by a mimetic gravity, his gaze zooms into its flickering flame.

Angelo seems to receive the perspective of someone. Something. Ahead, he sees two boys. They both wear light blue jinbei, the bright colour contrasted against their sun-kissed skin. In the close distance, island homes, old in make and style, can be seen.

"i saw a big blue birdy, marno. it had really short arms. a white neck." The shorter child says. His hair, jet-black, is thick and disheveled from sea winds.

"really? that's not good... every time we see that bird, something bad happens. we're supposed to tell the chief when we do and— w-wait! over there!" The taller child points over to Angelo as he picks up a rock from the ground. "get... outta here you oversized wingull!!"

The rock is tossed. Angelo feels the sudden vertigo of flight before he is pulled away from the vision. As he gathers his bearings, the blue wisp he sees burns brightly before shooting into his soul dew, siphoned by whatever power the orb holds. The soul dew becomes more vibrant: an curious, triangular symbol (pictured top right) glowing once on its curved sheen. The Soul Dew unclouds itself, and it seemingly asks Angelo to take to the skies to find another island...

YOUR CHARTED COURSE

complete objectives to reach each destination.

TO UNLOCK THE SECOND WAYPOINT, complete the following objectives by fulfilling prompts or linking required threads in your next research thread post:

• reference the blue flame/wisp/soul in your post. ☐
• link another completed social thread that relates to angelo's trajectory as a pilot. ☐
• reference/tag another character that has influenced angelo. ☐
• reference angelo's visions of the triangular shape he has seen in the wisp (ref: below). ☐

The mists and dew inside continue to swirl into an arrow and like a compass of sight-sharing, aim to direct the pilot in the right direction. However, flight becomes more difficult. Occasionally, his vision is wracked with the burning image of the triangle symbol found in the wisp.

angelo vestri, please post in research threads if you have posted.

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AGAIN, THE DEW TAKES ANGELO TO ANOTHER ISLAND. One close enough to be considered a neighbour to the previous. As they descend, they see signs of life. Nothing human.

Just Pokemon. Several Vigoroth to be exact.

This time, there are two flames. One familiar blue. One strange red; however, before Angelo can react, the SOUL DEW sucks him into its "vision" once more.

With Angelo's dewed eyes, he hears himself shouting. No language— but set aflame with the timbre of warning. One so desperate and helpless.

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He sees a crowd of angry villagers. Wielding weapons of their own creation alongside Pokemon Krabby, Exeggutor and Nuzleaf to name a few, they shout towards "Angelo."

"we'll deal with you once and for all! every time you show your face, you make things worse for us!" a man snarls. "attack! do not hold back! aim to kill!"

The perspective shifts toward the shore, where the ocean water has begun to dramatically recede. Angelo is shaken from the vision as attacks are loosed by the villagers.

The blue flame is siphoned into the SOUL DEW; however, a red flame remains. At the loss of their pretty blue fire, the Vigoroth screech angrily and lunge toward Angelo. Regardless, the RED FLAME seems to beckon for Angelo. A voice. Chipper. Spirited. Hyperactive. Who's voice is it?

YOUR CHARTED COURSE

complete objectives to reach each destination.

TO LEAVE THE SECOND WAYPOINT YOU HAVE JUST UNLOCKED, complete the following objectives by fulfilling prompts or linking required threads in your next research thread post:

• defend against the vigoroth swarm. ☐
• reach the red flame and interact with it. ☐

The mists and dew inside continue to swirl into an arrow and like a compass of sight-sharing, aim to direct the pilot in the right direction. However, flight becomes more difficult. Occasionally, his vision is wracked with the burning image of the triangle symbol found in the wisp.

angelo vestri, please post in research threads if you have posted.

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"Death of Latios" - Pokemon Heroes

THE VIGOROTH ARE BLOWN BACK. Their electrocuted bodies lay in various heaps across the island floor.

When he grabs the flame, his hand does indeed burn. But it is brief. The stinging fades as the ball of flame is attracted to the SOUL DEW. It does not enter it— but it does try. For now, it orbits the orb like a satellite.

You think you can hear a voice within the flame. A chipper one. Almost childlike in its timbre. But nothing discernable. Unbeknownst to angelo vestri, this is the same flame FERNANDO SILPH heard in Route 113's Glass Workship before almost suffering an untimely death.

REACHING THE THIRD ISLAND, angelo vestri sees further desolation. Broken homes. Splintered landmarks. Severed lives. There is another blue wisp. The final one.

ANGELO'S GAZE ZOOMS INTO THE BLUE. Pain pulses across his body as he assumes this being's vision. Injuries from the islanders. As "he" is hunted down, a horrible shadow stretches the shallower sea.

The tsunami is encroaching. With the horde of islanders behind him, the Latios rushes toward the wave— but they are blinded by their bloodlust. Some Pokémon like Exeggutor attack like mortar from the beach, firing searing SOLAR BEAMS. However, Angelo can feel the dew of determination contained within this memory. It almost burns.

Amassing all of its strength, the LATIOS calls upon its soul. The spirit manifests as a translucent sphere that phases out from the chest. Suddenly, it rushes toward the tsunami wall and spreads like a wave of its own. And for awhile, it seems to be working... The wave is contested, its violent obliterated and subdued as the Latios attempts to wear it down— but suddenly, Angelo chokes.

An arrow strikes through its neck. Latios turns back, blood building in its skewered throat to see its assassin. Marno, the child from before, lowers his bow. Drops it in fear of the incoming wave. Angelo feels the Latios resign itself to its fate, and as it falls into its watery grave, the screams of the late islanders become tragic drumming in the wave's crash.

When Angelo comes to, he realizes the wisp has returned to the dew. The flame orbits around it still— but the orb feels heavier. More complete. As LATIAS chimes joyfully, the swirling dew melts out from the orb into an invisible veil in his hands. It slips through his fingers before pooling out in front of him.

In mid-air, a LATIOS materializes. The same Latios from the visions Angelo has seen. Quickly, the Latias reunites with its sibling. They fly around, holding hands in jubilee as they celebrate unification after ages gone past. Misty-eyed, they return to Angelo, nuzzling his head in generations old gratitude.

However, they all notice an unfamiliar glow. In the orb that Latios' soul was once housed in, the red flame he had siphoned from the previous island rests. Sometime during the celebration, the flame found itself in there— presumably, because there is finally space.

Nevertheless, the Latios communicates with you psychically. It thanks you for taking care of its sister for so long. For that reason, the Latios will become your ally as well. However, it asks you to find a trainer worthy of its sibling's companionship. Through the visions Angelo has experienced, he has become linked intimately with Latios' soul— and thus, it is only natural that his sister find someone else that can offer the same bond.

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TIME TO FLY HOME

YOU ARE NOT DONE YET! complete the following objectives by fulfilling prompts or linking required threads in your next research thread post:

• find another delivery boy to entrust Latias to in a thread. ☐
• use Latios in a conflict 3 separate times. one of these must be against Team Rocket. ☐
• discuss the red flame in the orb with someone (does not need to be a separate thread). ☐

Furthermore, the Latios intends on entrusting you with some of its power. Yet, you must pass a few trials. Bond further with it in combat or conflict. In Hoenn, you must pick a side or be swallowed by the waves.

Feel free to add LATIOS TO YOUR PC and choose its moveset like a CUSTOM POKEMON REWARD (not gachapon).

angelo vestri, please post in research threads if you have posted.

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REUNION comes sweetly after remembrance. Though the world is tumultuous and everchanging, there are constants to be found. Particular people. Particular Pokemon. Particular bonds.

From the SOUL DEW, a dewy orb emerges. It is quick to harden when exposed to the elements, and when the process completes, angelo vestri would find a LATIASITE.

Within the SOUL DEW, a partial SOUL FRAGMENT RESTS, UNABLE TO PASS ON.

MAP COMPLETE!

TIME TO FLY HOME

CONGRATULATIONS! Please take heed to the following developments:

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• a LATIASITE. For now, only angelo vestri can use the LATIASITE until Locke Jamison demonstrates thorough and consistent bonding with the LATIAS.
• you now possess JOINT CUSTODY OF LATIAS with Locke Jamison; each player may determine SEPARATE MOVESETS for the Latias.
• angelo vestri posssesses the SOUL DEW WITH A VICTINI SOUL FRAGMENT.
• Latios can now SIGHT SHARE with angelo vestri at any distance, using him as a vessel to communicate PSYCHICALLY what it can see. This SIGHT SHARING can extend to a limited people around angelo vestri as well.

In the future, perhaps, Latios may be able to bestow angelo vestri with further powers or choose him as an AVATAR. However, the Pokemon understands the risks involved with such a process. In the future, should angelo vestri choose a definitive side in the League vs. Rocket conflict, this alternate route may open.

angelo vestri, please post in research threads if you would like to ARCHIVE THE THREAD. Feel free to post once more or not.