punchandkiss | Sixth Viking Charge [Video]

[Astrid is sitting on the ground when she turns on her gear, her back resting against the flopped-out form of her Luxray, Crackletail, who looks pretty beat but his tail wags occasionally. The viking teen has a smile on her face, and after a few seconds she holds up the violet city gym badge.]

I got it!

[She tosses it in the air and catches it, a big grin on her face.]

It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be...I guess I spent a little too much time training and letting these guys get so big. Look at Crackletail, I could probably ride him if I wanted to, and he used to fit in my lap! Actually, he's still kind of small for that, maybe...

[But she is suitably impressed with evolution at this point.]

And Tuskgrinder evolved into this huge...I don't even know. It's amazing. But he won't come near the gear, I think he's embarrassed. I'm not sure why, he's really strong now.

Anyway, I'm done here in Violet. Hiccup, where are you guys now? I'll try to catch up. Once this guy stops

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_{[Astrid can probably HEAR the grin in Heather's voice.]}

Kicked Falkner's butt, huh?

May the proud smiles of many generations shine on you.

... Or something.

[She smirks.]

That seems a little grand for the first gym.

Eh, maybe, but that guy's a pompous putz, so it always warms my heart when someone fries his chickens in a fight.

[Astrid smiles and gives a little bow.]

Glad to help. Anyone else you want me to deflate for you?

Once you get to Goldenrod, be sure to give Whitney a good trouncing.

That chick is annoying as hell.

[Astrid grins.]

Well I can certainly do that. Hiccup's picking me up, so I'll even be there soon.

--Oh, that's right!

_{[Cue a grin on Heather's part that's big enough to be heard.]}

I told you they came back sometimes.

Yeah...[She can't help but smile too.] He didn't come back where he was supposed to, though. He showed up back where he disappeared.

Really? That's weird...

_{[It's the first time she's heard of something like that happening, but then again, she's heard a LOT of different variations. And it's hard to tell if lots of different things are happening or if it's just yet another case of events being distorted by being passed along through hearsay. There are a LOT of people in Johto, after all.]}

But I guess I stopped trying to keep track of how these things happen AWHILE ago. Every time I've talked to someone about it, it always winds up being something different. So man, who knows?

There should be some kind of order, though. Why would it always be different? We all appear the first time in the same place, that's a pattern, right?

_{[... WELL...]}

Heh, actually...

Not everybody shows up in New Bark Town.

That's just where most people show up.

...Really?

Where else do they show up?

A few different places.

Mahogany and Goldenrod, usually. Not too often, but I've heard of it happening.

Dunno why, though.

Of course.

Is there anything about this place we do understand?

Not much.

Honestly, after awhile I kinda just threw my hands up and said SCREW IT and stopped wondering.

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