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Emerald got off. “We made it back...” he waved to the Mewtwo and
Drew. He then noticed Fortem’s injuries. “Oh dear...” he began
fussing over him and slowly trying to heal the wounds
"Oh, thank you!" Fortem said, a little awkwardly. He was happy he
knew the supportive Emerald. "I didn't make it all the way through
my tunnel, theres still some things left unexplored..." He
explained his tunnel, and all of the different rooms. "I think, if
the temples are similar, we might find something useful in the door
with the holes in it, though I'm not sure. I was thinking maybe we
should go back tommorow..." He suggested.
Eventually, Eri's seemingly endless excitement and energy died down
a bit, as the Mawile had sorta settled down near where Arden was
sleeping. Flori got back to her friends soon enough, as the
Lurantis adjusted the flower on her head a bit.
“Heya, Fortem and Emerald!” Drew shouted. He looked back at Fortem.
“Tunnel, ay? Pretty interesting.” Drew said. “You want to go back
tomorrow? I’m in, Although...” Drew looked at Mewtwo, then Emerald,
then Fortem. “We have got to get some healing done to everyone.”
Drew suddenly realized Darkrai might be there again if they come
back. Drew was unsure... “I don’t know, what do you guys think?”
Drew said, looking over to Mewtwo, Emerald, and Fortem.
"Ah, sure!" Fortem responded cheerfully. He got to his feet,
noticing the Riolu's wagging tail. Wow, he must be pretty happy,
too! He raced around the camp. "Try to catch me!" Fortem said
playfully, his own tail whipping around as well.
Fortem was tackled to the ground once again as Emerald caught up
and tagged him. His breathing was quick again, this time from
exhaustion rather than anxiety. "Ah, okay, okay, you got me!" He
laughed. The sky was already dark. "I think we should get some
sleep," Fortem suggested, yawning a moment later. "More energy for
tommorow,"
Emerald giggled. He went over to Mewtwo and whispered something
into his ear. The Mewtwo’s expression grew into a cheerful smile as
well. He floated over and concentrated. The energy near them
distorted slightly...but out popped a giant purple bubble!
Fortem's eyes widened as he admired the impressive bubble. "Whoa!"
He exclaimed. "That's huge!" He turned to Mewtwo, backing up from
the large, lavender sphere. "It's pretty cool. Where did you learn
to make that?" He asked.
Fortem hesitated for a moment, before leaping onto the bubble,
trusting the other pokemon to keep him from breaking any paws. A
moment after his legs connected, he went flying off the bubble,
like it was the world's best trampoline (which, not gonna lie, it
probably was). Fortem laughed as he landed back on the bubble. It
was nice to enjoy things with friends, even outside his usual home.
In the moment, he forgot about his anxieties and such, which was a
great feeling.
[Fortem]
The bubble squeaked every time it was jumped on. Emerald giggled
and pulled Mewtwo on with him. The trio would jump until the moon
started rising
After a long while, Fortem hopped off the bubble, content and
exhausted. "Okay, I think that's enough for today," He croaked,
almost to tired to speak properly. "That was a blast! Thanks
Emerald, and thank you Mewtwo!" He was glad to have made these
friends. He guessed a little good thing had come from the Luminia
disaster, like a snowdrop blooming in the winter. "I'm going to
head to my den, night!" He called cheerfully. He stumbled into his
den, his muscles aching, and drifted into a peaceful rest.
[Fortem]
But...Mewtwo pushed the bubble into Fortem’s den, thrn used Psychic
energy to place Fortem onto the bubble. You see the bubble was also
absurdly comfy. Then, Emerald climbed on to snuggle near
Fortem...Mewtwo did the same
Fortem was surprised to say the least, but didn't mind at all. The
bubble was great... as if he'd upgraded from a yard sale matress to
a king sized deluxe. The fact that he could sleep near his friends
was comforting too... "thanks..." he murmured, only half thinking,
and fell asleep to the quiet breathing of Mewtwo and Emerald.