Sometimes this fic writing is like pulling teeth. I wish I didn’t have a fic quota to meet…
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Talking, talking, and talking! *Shrugs*
When Phantomness is blocked her characters don’t do much
I hate writer’s block!
Chapter 6
“Is there some high powered artifact we’re after in this life?”
“Father didn’t tell me.”
“Well, I hope not. It would be quite repetitive if there were.”
Lance half-smiled. “I know. And if Missingno shows up, I will personally tear it to pieces with my bare hands…”
Red gave a half-laugh as he sighed and looked around. “I do wish they would tell us what part we are to play.”
“It must be quite tiresome waking up with all that information inside. It’s almost like flash learning…”
“Well, you never forget it…”
“Rarely, and those lives when it is suppressed usually aren’t present. I think it just blends, one life into another, after a while…”
Red looked sympathetic for a second before he shook his head. “What about her?”
“She should not be sleeping, and the world is still safe enough for us to vacation here.”
“I would feel selfish, but we all pay the price.”
“Indeed, and she has longer life and longer duty than we….”
“Tis not an equitable trade, that. However, things shall continue on, the world endures yet, and for a while longer, we will reign.”
“I wish I knew of what you spoke, but even with memory returned to me, I have no instinct.”
“In magic and pokemon you do.”
“But elsewhere, I do not. I am not even sure I remember how to weave the lifelines properly. It was so many ages ago.”
“I can teach you, if you wish, but the tapestry is coming along fine without our interference for now. She threads her shuttle and the loom obeys her well.”
“The weave and warp are good then?”
“They are doing very well, yes, and her timing is even. Do not worry overmuch, Red. It will be fine.”
“I wish I could believe your words.”
“Have I given you reason to distrust me?”
“No… though I have given you ample cause for grief, I must admit.”
“Consider the following turns of the wheel slow repayment then.”
“I shall!”
Red frowned as he sat up, picking at his dark red robe for a few moments before finally shifting it back into his normal clothes. “And what sort of clothing is this? I don’t like the flowing robe style unless I have armor to go over it!”
“What, are you shy?” Lance raised a single eyebrow and the suggestive motion made him blush.
“I wasn’t thinking about that, you hentai!”
“Perhaps I misinterpreted your movements then.” Lance said with a hint of mocking. Red flushed again and whapped Lance lightly.
“Methinks my lord doth protest too much!”
“I’m protesting? Why I never…”
Honou and Lugia watched with interest as the two squabbled.
“Well, things turned out well enough, I would say. What say you?”
“I am… displeased with the method of cleansing…”
“Well, there were other methods of purification available, but you must admit, he brought it upon himself.”
“I wonder if your child’s harshness at the beginning was a hint of sorts. It seems that Red did not take it, despite not being Ashura…”
“You speak truth there…”
“I wish this could go on forever.”
“This peace of mind and peace of life?”
“Yes.”
“Nothing endures forever, youth primary among them, but never fear… we will forever be young.”
“All heroes die young after all…”
“And what are we if not heroes?”
“The pokemon sing our legends to the sky and perhaps, one day humanity will realize what power we have, and what price we pay for this world…”
“Until then, we must wait and hope…”
END FIC
Completed 1/17/06
Phantomness: The bunny died. *Sigh*
Red: Good beginning, horrid ending
Phantomness: I know, I know! *Bonks him with frying pan*
Lance: You know, I think you just confused a LOT of your readers. Probably the newbies you’re trying to impress too
Phantomness: Eh, I’ll write up an explanation if someone actually bothers me. But no one’s emailed me in forever…
So what happened last chapter? Red finally turned into Destiny of course! Of course, that won’t make sense if you don’t know who Destiny is and all that and the Triple Guardianship stuff…
I should make most of my fics mandatory reading… but I’m lazy…