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Some of that carried tension rolls off of his shoulders as the other tugs him closer. That’s all Fern needs right then, the solidity of his presence and the heat of contact that warms through him.[break][break]

But then— the part he’s been struggling to reconcile.[break][break]

“No, not me. But…Ceci died. Up there in a fight.” It probably makes no sense. She was there out in the open, sprawled comfortably in front of the heater when jayden cross walked in.[break][break]

“And then she came back. A lot of Pokémon did. People. Others…didn’t. It was sort of like a limbo.” A scoff of laughter wormed its way free.[break][break]

“And…other things came through, I think.” Those ominous shadows, and the dark emotions surrounding them. Wisps of flame and the outline of Moltres. “It sounds insane, I swear.”

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"she died?"

[break][break] jayden blinks with alarm, his gaze flying to — surely — the dragapult who is snoozing peacefully on the couch by the heater. or at least, in the direction of the other room.

[break][break] fern's words fill in the spaces where his confusion lies, yet he can't still help but feel that there's a gap in his understanding.

[break][break] "you didn't die, did you?"

[break][break] his brow furrows as he turns to look at fern, reaching up to brush their bangs out of his eyes. he didn't think fern died but... given what they'd just said, it could be possible. he looks at fern with a whole new gaze just then — critical, discerning, concerned.

[break][break] not at all unlike the look that jayden had given them weeks ago, when they'd spoken about sootopolis.

[break][break] after a moment, the rocket admin seems to be satisfied with what he's found and continues the thread of conversation.

[break][break] "what kind of things came back?" he asks curiously. "souls?"

[break][break] it does sound insane, but there are worse things that have happened in hoenn. he still remembers the unusual roar that had echoed through his bones in littleroot, and even the shimmer if something magenta as he had thrown his body in front of Chu-e Choi in sootopolis, nearly a year ago. the way that the city had changed, shifting like puzzle pieces being re-configured.

[break][break] "did i ever tell you," he says. "the day we took over sootopolis?" a pause. "i think — palkia may have appeared then too."

[break][break] it's nothing confirmed. only suggested in the reports that he had read after succeeding to admin — pieced together along with his own experience.

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[attr="id","moonpost"]"Yes. It was.." Fern's expression dims, head shaking. There's no words for it. They're just glad that she was returned to them.[break][break]

Their head shakes back and forth. Perhaps, if they were in higher spirits, they would have breathed a laugh at the question. "No, I didn't. Got throttled by the biggest man I've ever seen, but no." Their gaze drifts up toward the bed, though.[break][break]

"I didn't see it, but...I wonder if Marza might have." It's a musing thought - mingled with the garbled words she spoke before they left the mountain, coupled with the recollection of the coin toss and how they two of them had chosen opposing ends.[break][break]

The fingers brushing through their hair is soothing, but after a moment, they pull free to achingly stand again, offering a hand to help pull him up. "We should let her rest without us hovering, hm?"[break][break]

Leading him back toward the living room where Ceci is still sprawled, Fern considers what they saw up there. "Souls, yes. Ceci's found me, then returned to her body. But there were more pokemon...people." Their brows furrow then, glance shifting to Jayden's. "Flames..moltres? And..." Hm. They don't know how to describe the shadows yet, and the strange emotions they carried with them as they passed by Fern as they floated atop their haunter.[break][break]

Sitting gingerly in the remaining open space, Fern pats the seat next to them. All the want right now, is to sag against the cushions. "You didn't. Did you see palkia then?"[break][break]

All the discussion draws a sluggish thought, and their eyes lighten, just for a moment. "Oh. I have something to show you," they say as they reach into their sweater pocket. "I caught this." There's a hint of pride in their voice as they uncurl their hand to show him the fragmented primal shard. No bigger than the length of their palm.

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"larger than Felix Gallagher?"

[break][break] to be fair, jayden wasn't exactly sure if the two had met. it would have been logical to assume, however, considering the 6'7" man's position in the organization. then again, rocket was quite a large entity.

[break][break] he looks down at fern delaney, examining his face for injuries. even as fern's gaze strays towards the bed, his own stays on fern's face, examining the high of his cheekbones, the pallor of his face, the dulled teal-blue of their eyes — worried, wondering, careful.

[break][break] eventually, fern untangles themselves from him and offers them to separate to the living room. jayden blinks, thinking to take the hand instinctively, before pausing.

[break][break] "ah. wait one moment."

[break][break] jayden pushes himself to his knees and edges closer to Marza Volchitsa on the bed. he pops open the first-aid container that fern had given him moments before, flicking his tongue against the roof of his mouth. at the clicking, his gothita stops, allowing jayden to shift closer and properly examine the wound. it looks a little better than before, if still inflamed.

[break][break] he pieces apart the surgery portion of the kit and sets to work with the careful, meticulous motions that could only be a man who has done this before (perhaps too many times before). he sews the wound more properly closed, dabs it gently with disinfectant and ointment, before re-dressing the wound. it is only after that he stands up, following fern delaney into the living room.

[break][break] "souls..." he murmurs in thought, folding his arms as he considers the possibilities. it seemed unheard of that beings could be brought back to life, and in fact, part of jayden doesn't want to believe it. but he trusts fern, and he knows that they would never lie to him.

[break][break] but still, to hear that they may have seen moltres is a concern. if moltres was back, did that mean it's patron was as well?

[break][break] with MATIAS SILPH taking up another slot in league avatarship, they certainly did not need one returning from their grave.

[break][break] it was a thought that jayden would mull over for the next several days.

[break][break] the rocket admin sits on the cushions as fern instructs him to, turning so that their knees were bumping. one hand reaches slightly to brush the bangs out of fern's eyes. "no," he says. "i didn't."

[break][break] "there were too many things happening at the time."

[break][break] like how he had tried to kill Balder Schwartz to save Chu-e Choi. or how he had nearly drowned by way of a tsunami as skyler dross received her avatarship.

[break][break] curiosity lights his gaze as the gem is pulled from fern's pocket, revealing an unusual shard that he has never seen before. "can i see?" he asks, reaching for the fragmented primal shard in their palm.

[break][break] it reminded him of the shimmering crystal he had seen caged in mossdeep, with illeana reyes.

[break][break] and the feral, nearly addictive, look in her eyes when she had set it alight with NEVERENDING NIGHTMARE.

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[attr="id","moonpost"]“Ummm…maybe. He was kinda more mountain than man.” Was Gwyar Wledig larger than Felix? Fern doesn’t rightfully know, but in the chaos of the moment, it certainly seemed like it. He was way larger than Fern, though, which was the essential part of the equation.[break][break]

And they are definitely suffering the repercussions of that tangle more than any of the others, they know that for sure.[break][break]

Jayden would be hard-pressed to miss the nose splint and the bloom of bruising under their eyes, but apart from a potential concussion and maybe another swath of bruising on their ribs, that’s the worst of it. Marza Volchitsa is much worse off, and the way they believe it is obvious in how they watch on with antsy jitters as jayden cross patches up the rest of the wound with a thread and needle.[break][break]

It is swift and methodical, at least. Work that takes little to no time at all. It’s important to let her rest, as much as Fern would like to continue hovering like a fretting mother hen over his friend.[break][break]

“Yeah. Some came back, some left.” And some hovered on the border, making peace before they chose which way to turn. It was a marvel to see, but they don’t know how to make it any more convincing. But they know what they say, and as the reports start coming in from the others there, it will only further confirm what they’ve told him.[break][break]

If Jayden were to ask, Fern would say that, no, they didn’t see a person alongside moltres as it darted away toward Mt. Chimney. But it goes unaddressed.[break][break]

They lean into the sensation of fingers brushing back their hair, eyes closing for a moment. “Well, it was a sight. All of it was, but it was a bit sad to see it chained the way it was.” They didn’t ask about those prior events further, as a means to avoid making the situation heavier than it already is now.[break][break]

Fern does feel proud of what they took away from the mount thought. Something tangible that shows that they did their best to meet the objectives of their task that day. “Here,” they offer it to Jayden willingly. Already, they feel a bit possessive of the little shard, because they desperately wish to know what it might do.[break][break]

But like they told him in the days before this mess, they trust him. So they don't expect him to betray them now, either.

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"mountain than man..." he murmurs, trailing off in thought. he had heard similar phrases used to describe their admin of defense; given his 6'7" height and broad shoulders, he was a monster of a man. the shield of rocket, where jayden was it's sword.

[break][break] eventually, they retreat to the den and as jayden sits alongside them, his thoughts begin to wander at all the implications of the events. palkia. dialga. moltres. how much power did the DRK triad hold, and how much of it was pure coincidence?

[break][break] "in littleroot," he says, thinking back to the sight of the horse look-a-like. how menacing and intimidating it had looked, yet sad at the same time, being chained by the members of the drk triad. "we saw an unknown chain wrap around dialga," he says, with a frown. "and once released, dialga vanished into the aether."

[break][break] he glances over at fern as they offer the crystal shard to them, and he tentatively takes it in his own hand. the admin is no scientist, but he knows at the very least how to handle such a specimen — with meticulous care, gentle, as he lifts it into the light. "how did you find it?"

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[attr="id","moonpost"]As soon as they sit side by side, Fern sinks against him. Tucking into his side like there’s nowhere else that could possibly provide them the comfort they’re looking for. They’re so tired. Tired and sore and mentally drained on top of it all. Frantic worry has kept them awake, but now that his friend has been stabilized, it’s easier to relax.[break][break]

Just the tiniest bit.[break][break]

Still, they try to sift through everything they can recall immediately. It comes to Fern sluggishly, but they can practically see Jayden’s mind moving. Amused, they wonder if it ever really stops. They hum, brows furrowing. “Something similar happened on Pyre. With palkia and all the unown.”[break][break]

They don’t know as much. They’re not as familiar with the DRK triad, and how it all ties together, but it obviously does. Somehow.[break][break]

All Fern can focus on, though, is what’s right in front of them right then. They watch him examine the shard and that little flutter of pride returns. “I caught it. Or, well, my haunter caught it. We were trying to get to the primal point when it tripped, but the beam bounced back on it, and…well.” They wave a hand. “It sort of imploded.”[break][break]

And they were in the right place at the exact right moment. “I think all of the others were pulled into a spacial rift that palkia created.”

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Palkia and Dialga together. Likelier than you'd think.

[break][break] Given the context, and everything they already knew about the DRK Triad, Jayden knew this to be more than mere coincidence. But he didn't have the same intelligence that the upper echelon of their organization had. He would have to pry the thoughts of people like oscar clayton or Lulu Flint, who knew more about ultraspace than he ever hoped to know.

[break][break] As he observes the crystal shard, he eventually hands it back to him. As much as he was tempted to keep it for himself - maybe probe it under a microscope in his own lab - he knew that it was Fern's win. And the last thing that he wanted to do was to take it from them.

[break][break] "Good job," he says, with a nod, before glancing at him. Concern lights his gaze briefly. "I'm glad you're okay."

[break][break] He sits up proper.

[break][break] "A spatial rift?"

[break][break] Like the one that Sootopolis had been dragged into? Or something else?

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[attr="id","moonpost"]Admittedly, Fern isn’t as savvy about prior events. Not as much as they would have liked. They’ve tried to glean information as they go, but this was their first real experience with being in the thick of it. Honestly, they’re not sure how anyone keeps track of it all in the middle of all the chaos.[break][break]

“Thank you,” for the first time since before everything happened, a brighter smile stretches across Fern’s mouth. It’s short lived and fades fast because it makes their broken nose ache, but it’s there. Tinged with pride at having received a good word from the other.[break][break]

“I’m glad you are too. I don’t know what I would’ve done.” Pocketing the shard again, they tuck against him, exhaling a shaky breath of relief. Finally allowing the Or as much as they can when Jayden sits up.[break][break]

They glance up, stubbornly rooting against him. “Multiple, from the way it looked. There was a lot going on all at once. All overlapping.” Their eyes fall shut as they explain. Not to sleep, but they’re so sore from the lack of it.

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