The Wind Fish Sleeps

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The Wind Fish Sleeps
POSTED ON Mar 30, 2023 20:45:27 GMT
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The Nameless One was disappointed but understanding in the Spectrier's refusal to let him aboard. Chasing the ghostly equine was a lot of fun for Aslan, even bursts of DOUBLE TEAM failing to catch up with the blistering fast horse.

The throne room was stunning, reminding him of the Crystal Palace in Deningrad from some video game he had played a long time ago. He couldn't remember the name of the game, though the graphics were strikingly similar to what he had beheld.

The Nameless One quickly recognized the Fae Queen before him: the one that had started all this trouble. She looked tired; had she been observing all of the nonsense he had been put through? "It's...a fascinating world. A world where I can live my wildest dreams. I got to see the one I desire to meet most, even though he is dead in the outside world. Getting to see Aslan here again was great, too; in the outside world, he suffered an injury that might change his life forever. I don't know yet."

The nameless Gym Leader shook his head. "I never got your name. What is your name, fine queen, so I can properly address you?"





> Josh recognizes the fae queen, then asks for her name.



{WC: 201}
{PC: 16}

NAME          SPECIES        STATUS
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Josh          Human          ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Aslan         Pyroar**       Good
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POSTED ON Apr 1, 2023 15:13:51 GMT
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She's from where?
The Queen listened to the Nameless One's words, taking in each one carefully, her head tilting slightly.

"
This land truly is full of illusions and deceptions…and yet those falsehoods may bring joy to us, even if we know them as such." She looked up and around the throne room. "Even this castle is a half-hearted replica. Beautiful as it may appear, there is little to it barring this room."

She let out a deep sigh. "
And yet, my subjects love it. And sitting here does grant a sense of authority, hollow as it may be."

The Queen couldn't resist letting out a chuckle at the Nameless One's request. "
Well…if you intend to use this as a chance to reclaim your name, your wording needs some work. I have decreed that my subjects refer to me as The Queen, a decree they have all followed as best they could. You may refer to me as such."

"
As for the name I bear now?...well, I do know you are well-acquainted with it. The name I bore when I first came here has long-since been taken, stolen by one of the fae that once lived here. Now a Changeling, living my life, with nobody the wiser…"

She sighed once more, looking away. "
As I intend to do with yours."

The low hum from behind her throne continued to hum, filling the momentary silence she left.

"
I had you brought here for a reason, young one. It is difficult to tell time in a land with no night or hunger or sleep. I still bear some recollection of my life before here: how fares the مملكة Kingdom? Does it still stand?"

Yet as the Nameless One knew, there was no such Kingdom in their world, whether in the past or the present.

"What is the world like outside of here?"


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POSTED ON Apr 2, 2023 3:18:59 GMT
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Right, the Nameless One had his name stolen, and could not leave the realm until he got it back! "Thank you, Your Majesty Queen," the lion's rider said, dismounting and bowing in her presence. Even Aslan bowed in the royal's presence. He was going to ask about the one who stole her name from her, though it seemed she wanted to learn about the outside world first.

"Though I have never heard of this مملكة Kingdom you speak of, I can give a report of the outside world. It's... at war. In the outside world, Aslan here almost lost his life in a bitter battle with an..." the Gym Leader trailed off. How could be describe Deoxys to one who may not have had a concept of an alien? He pondered for a bit. "An unusual creature that was clearly from an entirely different realm than both of ours. My position in the outside world requires me to be on the front lines. Even if it's in this strange realm, I'm glad I was able to meet Aslan again. In the outside world, he's been bedridden for weeks."

The Nameless One went back to the topic of his stolen name. "Your Majesty, you have mentioned your name was stolen, as well. Do you have a physical description or any clues as to the whereabouts of the fairy that stole your name? If I were to somehow recover your name, would you be willing to return mine to me?" he asked, running his hand through his mount's red fur. As he did so, he felt the sting of his wounds. "Also, do you have a way to patch me up? I'm a little hurt from an... altercation or two on the way to your castle."





- The Nameless One relays the story of 99943 METENO to the Queen.
- The Nameless One offers to recover the Queen's name in exchange for having his own name returned to him.
- The Nameless One asks for his wounds to be healed.



{WC: 293}
{PC: 17}

NAME          SPECIES        STATUS
                             ♥♥♥♥
Josh          Human          ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Aslan         Pyroar**       Good
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POSTED ON Apr 7, 2023 0:06:20 GMT
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The Final Question
The moment the Nameless One brought up their cluelessness regarding The Queen's home kingdom, her eyes widened, the exhaustion over her seemingly wearing off. "You've…never heard of it?! But how? It was so grand, the sun never set upon it! It had all but eradicated war…not even beings from another world could pose a threat. How could you never have even hear of it?!"

Yet she only needed to listen to understand the Nameless One was not deceiving her. "
The world you describe…it sounds nothing like what I know. I fear time must have rendered it unrecognizable. I know not how long I have been here…if we even share a world to begin with."

That brief jolt of energy dissipated, The Queen once more slumping in her throne. "
If the Changeling is even still alive, you've no chance of finding them. You need a name to leave this world, and one can only return to the world where their name belonged. If you even had the means to retake it, it's a pointless endeavor."

She glanced to the side, muttering something to herself. She didn't seem to acknowledge the Nameless One's request at first, but with a snap of her fingers, the wounds upon the Nameless One would leave as if they were never there in the first place.

After a moment, she looked upon the Nameless One once more. "
There is one more thing I wish to know from you. It sounds as if you are a warrior of some kind, battling against whatever threat may trouble your realm. But that can't be all you were; I don't believe you are as simple as the denizens of this world."

"
So tell me this, Nameless One. Answer this question, and I will permit you to leave."

"What does it mean to be ?"

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POSTED ON Apr 9, 2023 7:21:59 GMT
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It seemed the fae world and the real world were truly separate from one another. The only word of Hoenn that had come to The Queen was what the Nameless One had relayed. With a snap of her finger, a wave of healing energy washed over him, energizing him completely. "Thank you, Your Excellence," he politely replied.

"You are correct; I am a freedom fighter in the realm beyond yours," the Pyroar knight elaborated. The name the Queen mentioned sounded familiar, though he couldn't quite put his name on it. Was she trying to tell him who he was? Deducing that may be the case, he began to describe what he was all about.

This would be a great opportunity for an introspection.

"To be means to pursue the Beast of Thunder, Raikou. To be means to go fast - perhaps more so than anyone else out there. To be means to be competitive yet friendly. But most importantly, to be means to put others over oneself. To be the shield that complements another's sword, no matter the peril. To be there for others when they are in their moments of greatest need."
He paused. "With great speed comes great responsibility," he recited the phrase, "the slogan of Mauville Gym and Mauville Racing Grounds."

"And that... is what being a Champion is all about."







{WC: 227}
{PC: 18}

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Josh          Human          ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Aslan         Pyroar**       Good
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POSTED ON Apr 15, 2023 19:52:42 GMT
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A Pleasant Ending

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Final Moments
A Freedom Fighter.

A Seeker of the Beast of Thunder.

One who seeks to be faster than all others.

A positive Competitor.

A Selfless One.

A Gym Leader.

And above all, a prospective Champion.

All these were just parts that the Nameless One shared with The Queen, all about what it meant to be . She listened as they listed each part, her expression gradually becoming dour.

"
It seems there is a lot more to being than I could have expected," she said. "There's so much that I couldn't even put it under a single title, like 'Ruler' or 'Rider'. Perhaps I've forgotten more of my life than I'd thought. It's exhausting bearing this crown, and I'd do almost anything to once again be free. But to take such a life from you, to take the role of …I could never be the kind of person that could fulfill those obligations."

There was a brief moment of silence, before The Queen let out a sigh.

"
As The Queen of this realm, I hereby return the name of to you." The No-Longer-Nameless One would find their name returned to them, that constant sense of emptiness they'd felt when they first entered the Kingdom gone. They could once more speak their name freely, without prompting.

OBJECTIVE COMPLETE: NAME REGAINED

"Now then…the portal is just behind my throne. With your name restored, it should lead you right back to your home world. You will be free to live your life, to fulfill the many purposes belonging to ."

With another resounding sigh, The Queen once more slumped in her throne. "
Though…do remember, your companion accompanying you must remain here. An Escorter still has their duties, after all - there may be others that find their way here that require their aid. Merely using another's name for them isn't enough."

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POSTED ON Apr 17, 2023 19:19:18 GMT
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Josh was truly a complex figure. Prior to becoming a Gym Leader, his life was relatively simple: race Pokémon and try to turn pro. Chase Raikou. Other than that, live a normal life. Ever since becoming Mauville's Gym Leader, though, he found himself swept up in political subterfuge, total war, and even the supernatural. There was even more to him than he explicitly listed; that was all that came off the top of his head.

He was once more.

"Thank you. And thank you for letting me meet with Aslan again," Josh replied, dismounting the lion. Before he headed through the portal, he buried his head in the fire-type's red fur and cuddled the great jungle king. "Your Excellency, I just have one more favor of you. If you would, keep Aslan here in your prayers. In my home world, he is extremely unwell, and may not survive. I hope and pray he does. But in the event he does not make it... I will have your world to remember him by. To see not only him, but Raikou... even if the Raikou was a mere illusion... it warmed my heart. It really did." He slowly walked to the portal's edge before turning around one more time.

"Your Excellency, may our paths cross again."

With that, he stepped through the portal while waving goodbye to Aslan and The Queen.







{WC: 231}
{PC: 19}

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                             ♥♥♥♥
Josh          Human          ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Aslan         Pyroar**       Good
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The Wind Fish Sleeps
POSTED ON Apr 18, 2023 18:01:43 GMT
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Farewell, Named One
The Named One offered some more words to The Queen, who could only look on with exhausted eyes. "I know not what good my prayers would do for one outside my realm, but I will offer them regardless. Though much of this world was false…it is good to know the illusions brought you joy."

"
Perhaps it would be better if we don't meet again. But one could hardly predict the whims of fate, now could they?"

The Named One said their goodbyes, leaving the Kingdom through the portal. Whether or not they'd return, only time could tell. And whether or not they would meet The Queen again was a different question entirely. Would their obligations keep them from being able to return, even if they wanted to? When their initial arrival was a complete accident?

Perhaps that would be a tale for another day. The portal would close right after the Named One passed through. The Queen's words followed behind them, perhaps for the last time.


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"Congratulations on finding your way through this ordeal."

Josh's exit from the dream would be as abrupt as it started, sitting just as he'd been when he first went under, once more within the treehouse. The Dream Mist the two Musharna had let out was being filtered away by a Galarian Weezing, reality becoming clear once more. A small *thump* could be heard as Hideo closed the book, a smile on his face.

"Now that you're back to reality: You did a good job, Josh! It's easy to get lost in a place where the rules of our world don't apply, but you were able to persevere and reclaim your name - and I think the answer you gave The Queen was a good one!"

Hideo lifted the book up, a Hatterene taking it and placing it aside.

"Now then: do you have any questions about your journey? Was there anything you would've done differently if given the chance?"
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Josh breathed a sigh of relief; it seems he had passed 's test with flying colors. "It definitely made me think outside the box. That sort of adventure makes me want to get a Musharna for myself, even though I could never use one as a Gym Pokémon. Even if it's only in a dream... I still want to befriend him." A sanctuary, where only Josh was welcome, to blast across the land on the back of the Beast he admired--no, at this point, worshipped. "I just spoke my mind to her. Everything I told her is how I truly feel. Being able to prove myself worthy to the Beast of Thunder is a dream I would love living and reliving again and again."

Hideo posed Josh a question about his journey through the Fae Kingdom. "Perhaps not being so direct with the Chaser." He had seen that Pokémon before on a trip across western Hoenn with . "I wanted to get on his back and see how fast he could go. Reflecting on it, though, it probably wasn't possible within the confines of the dream. Not without resorting to... overly drastic measures, anyway. Other than that, though, I wouldn't have done anything differently." He paused to further reflect. "I... I hope Aslan will be alright. That Pyroar's suffering. I just want to be with him again. He means a lot to me, and I'm glad I got to spend time with him, even if it was only in a dream. It's been two months of pure hell without him."







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Hideo smiled, nodding along as Josh answered him.

"An unconventional situation does require unconventional solutions. You had to be clever to find where the Hider hid on its third attempt, and rather than tire yourself, you had the Hider reveal itself with The Fairy. It can be easy to forget Pokemon can do more than just battle with their attacks, after all."

"And it was kind of you to indulge in each fae's purpose, even as they obstructed you. You could have chosen to try and incapacitate the Hider, but you played with it anyway. You could have ignored or rejected the Imposter, but you instead spoke with it. Even the Riders had a chase to battle you atop their mounts."

As for what Josh would have wanted to change, Hideo raised an eyebrow? "Just that?" he dramatically asked. "Wouldn't you want to have not lost your name in the first place? It did give you a chance to enjoy the Kingdom and its inhabitants, but if you had been too slow, you might have been trapped there forever, the Queen running off with your name!"

His tone lowered, the dramatic edge gone. "…though I suppose the story where you kept your name would have been much different. Perhaps the fae would have been more hostile towards you, or you would have encountered the Chaser much sooner. There are many ways an adventure could go - and what's important was that you saw your path through to the end."

He reached into his pocket, taking out a Minor League badge. "There isn't much I can do regarding your Pyroar, but I can still offer this. I know you probably already got one of these, since you were in the Minor League before, but I'd still like to reward you with the Minor League badge. Congratulations on completing the Ordeal Badge challenge!"


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Josh was more than familiar with non-combat applications for Pokémon. First off, if he was traveling through the wilds and not in the saddle of one of his Pokémon, there was probably something horribly wrong. Second, his Ranger duties had taught him numerous ways to use Pokémon attacks outside combat. Clearing cave-ins, ice bridges... the list went on. "I've found over time and experience that whatever you do to others around you, they will pay it forward. Kindness begets kindness, after all," Josh added with almost religious resolve." When Hideo mentioned Josh not wanting to lose his name, his hands rose in front of his face. "Yes, but staying silent felt just rude. When someone polite asks for your name, aren't you morally obligated to oblige them?"

He continued listening to Hideo's evaluation of how the adventure went. "Exactly. And this path to Raikou... I want to see it to the end. Whether he accepts me or not." As the Minor League Leader seemingly downplayed the significance of Josh's challenge, he tried to reassure Hideo that his challenge wasn't for nothing. "I've been planning to go back to 's Battle Arcade for a while after getting spanked by Entei there. Every Minor League Badge you have makes that challenge easier. I hope to not have to battle Entei again until I take the actual Champion Assessment."

After accepting the Badge, Josh had a couple more things to say. "This also served as an important introspective. It's making me realize where I need to improve as a Gym Leader, as a candidate for the Champion Assessment, and most importantly, as a person. Have you considered applying for the Major League? I'm sure you would be fantastic at it." He paused to let the suggestion sink in. "Oh, and one more thing? Thank you for letting me see Aslan again. If you pray, please keep him in your prayers. He's suffering, and I'm not sure he'll make it." Badge in hand, the Mauville Leader headed back to his home city.







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"It is polite…but fae can be very tricky beings. Not that you would know she was one at the moment, but there are plenty of stories of people getting stuck or cursed because of what seemed like innocuous wording. I don't blame you for giving it when asked, but the story may have gone differently if you hadn't. For better or worse."

At the mention of self-improvement, Hideo's grin turned into a smile. "That was always the point of this challenge: for the challenger to be put in a situation that lets them learn something about themselves, about where their strengths or weaknesses may lie, and to see what consequences arise from those parts of them. You might not really know what kind of person you are until the chips are down."

He waited a moment, thinking. "I think the best way to encapsulate it was a quote I read once: 'The decisions you make, and the actions that follow, are a reflection of who you are. You cannot hide from yourself.'"

The satisfaction from that quote was clear on Hideo's face, but the confident smile wavered slightly at the mention of moving to the Major League. "...it's something I've been considering. You can almost say what I got here is testing the waters. Maybe I'll do it once I feel confident enough…and get a few things sorted out."

With that said, Hideo stood up from your seat. "Well then, I guess that concludes the Ordeal challenge! I wish you good luck battling Kyle the next chance you get, and I hope Aslan gets better. I gotta do some stuff, so Vibes'll lead you out."

With a nod, the Hatterene from before approached Josh, leading him outside the treehouse. The forest was the same forest he'd gone through finding his way to the gym, the wooden steps leading down no different than the ones he went up. Josh wouldn't risk getting lost in these woods - so long as he followed the path he came from.

But if he were to look back to the treehouse, he would see the Hatterene watching him from above. The moment eye contact was made, she would wave to him, a farewell until the next time they met. With that, she would return to the inside, to perform whatever duties her trainer asked of her.

Because that was her duty as his Pokemon.


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