punchandkiss | Third Viking Assault. [Video]

[Astrid is sitting somewhere in Violet City when she turns her camera on, leaning her back against a wall. Her Axew is seated next to her, holding a pokemon egg between his legs as her Sentret sits on his head, chittering at everyone who walks by.]

[She's apparently added a new member to her team, as there is a rather tiny Shinx sitting in her lap. The little blue pokemon is gnawing on Astrid's thumb, her eyes intent, even as Astrid uses her other hand to rubs her fur between her ears. The teen doesn't even seem to realize she's doing it, her attention on the camera itself. She looks...frustrated.]

Okay, I know this place is pretty big, but how long does it actually take to get to Ecruteak from Violet?

[When you've spent your whole life in one village, distances can be a bit hard to wrap your head around.]

I need to get there. It's kind of an emergancy.

[She hesitates, her eyes narrowing as she studies the gear for a moment.]

Right. Someone told me I can use this to talk to just one person? Instead of...well, everybody. ...Can't figure out how, though. So, if anyone can let me know? I'm trying to reach a kid named Hiccup again.

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Er... Didn't I tell you it would take a while? [Fiddlesticks, he knew he'd forgotten something important... Still, though. An emergency to get to Ecruteak? He might be taking that as a boost to his ego.]

What did you want to talk to me about?

That's exactly what it is. The evolved form of Growlithe, to be precise.

I just didn't realize how long, that's all.

[She frowns, and almost looks sheepish for a moment before she answers.]

Just...I was just checking on you. 'Cause your sick.

I'm really not.

[She still thought of this thing as a magic window.]

That's...pretty fast. Really fast. How can it move like that?

That's stupid. Why would he change his name?

Oh wow. But they look so small when I see them...

[Evolutions are still so strange to her.]

They grow up fast. The one I'm sending you isn't one I raised myself, but I've come to learn that the woman who did was also someone Hiccup thought highly of. So I'm sure you'll be in good paws with her.

Huh. Right. Thanks, then.

How long will it take?

Once you get to the Center? Less than five minutes.

Wait. To get from here to where Hiccup is? Or to receive the pokemon?

Until Johto comes up with a C-5 Corridor, nobody's going to be able to make a trip like Violet to Ecruteak that fast.

Getting you the Pokemon will take that long. As for the ride between the two cities, if you push Vicky to her fullest, she ought to be able to cut your trip down to only a day or two.

Maybe because it's a stupid name? Heck, even moving up to 'Belch' would be an improvement.

A...what?

Okay...that'll actually help a lot. Thanks.

How is that possibly better than Hiccup?

It's still stupid, just a little manlier.

[Congratulations Astrid, you have run the Duncan gauntlet. So, he'll be helpful in return!]

Anyway, you wanna talk to the twerp and nobody else, you just gotta get the number for his gear. If you talked to him before, you should just be able to look it up that way. Then, just call him, instead of makin' a big broadcast like this one.

There's nothing wrong with his name.

[Astrid wasn't sure why she felt a need to defend Hiccup's admittedly silly name, but she did. So there.]

...Right. I can probably find it, thanks. Someone else mentioned...filters...maybe?

Well, you're definitely better at traveling than I ever was, if that makes you feel better.

[And at that, HE GETS A GIANT DORKY GRIN ON HIS FACE.]

Oh?

Really? Why?

Are you surprised by that?

[She smirks, because modesty was never one of her strong suits, but then that 'Oh' seems to make her bristle.]

Yes, Hiccup. You have horns, of course I'm worried.

A friend of mine is sick.

[Hiccup hadn't been a slouch about exploring back home--he'd known the woods back to front, and his childhood was spent on chasing dreams of trolls, goblins, fairies, and giants. He doesn't comment, though, willing to give her that small victory.]

Oh. [This time, it's much less smug.] Right, that.

[Hey, he's great at Dragon's and she's great at other stuff. She needs that for her ego, dang it! And she can't help but grin when he looks a tad deflated, though she doesn't want him to actually feel bad.]

Right, that. Plus we're trapped in some strange world, aren't I supposed to be worried about you?

I guess. But I've been here for-- [Hold on, he has to do a mental count.] --nine months. Exactly, actually. I'd be more worried about you.

[And he does, for that reason, even if he knows how tough viking women are (her especially.) He's seen her not helpless, but...softer.]

[He has seen that and he better not mention it to anybody.] I'm managing fine, Hiccup. I've been traveling with a girl named Utena.

[And then she frowns. She knew he'd been here a while, but 'a while' wasn't the same as...well, nine months.]

You've been here how long?!

[He's pleased to hear that she's travelling with someone--and even more pleased to find out that it's not some hunky man she's gone gooey-eyed for. That just wouldn't do.]

Nine months isn't so bad. Plenty of people have been here longer.

[Yes, he misses home, but it's not like he's just going to show that outright. He is viking! Hear him roar!]

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