Da Future

[50shadesofprotag]

Soooo in the future! Hilda managed to woo Silver and keep him for more than a week.

When Hilda's about 26 and Silver's 24, she's finally got him doing more "couple"-like things with her.




It's a good thing they're a somewhat decent age to be parents?

Comments

[soulknight]

[There's heat circling around them. Fire Spin.

That's cute. He raises his cuestick; Weavile hops on it to use it as a boost; he's soon past the fire spin and out of the way. Silver moves just as fast as he does. Gotta move better than that if you want to catch them!

He's not completely sure what that Pokémon was, but he's got his Pokédex to confirm it for him; the second he hears "ni," he shuts it and begins to form a strategy.]

[shhhspoilers]

[While Barett stops, gasping and wheezing, Blue continues the chase!]

Spike!

[Out bounds a Jolteon! It starts running, an awful lot faster than a Weavile, catching up. It ignores the trainer, of course, it's just rude to attack a trainer! But it lines Weavile up in its sights, and...]

Signal Beam!

[HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT BUG-TYPE ATTACK]

[tsuntrader]

[That face. He recognized it.

But before he could really decide on a solid action- stealing ice cream isn't exactly on top of his concern list- Barett is wheezing, so he's heading to his side.

Hey, hey, take it easy--]

[soulknight]

Protect!

[Kinda hard to mind it if it can't quite hit. But he realizes the speed difference and hops up on Silver's shoulder, who doesn't even seem to notice the change in weight.

You wouldn't hit a trainer, would you?]

You really gotta play hero, huh? [Out comes the Pokédex again, just for the name.] I'll give you credit for catching on so quick, but not much else.

[Big words. That Jolteon is well trained.

But so is he.]

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[shhhspoilers]

It's not just about being a hero, it's about being po...lite...

[shhhspoilers]

...Dad?

[...???]

You look just like dad!

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[soulknight]

Yeah, it's real polite to take food from the hungry blind-

[soulknight]

[...]

...What?

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[shhhspoilers]

No really! Same hair, and you look like old pictures of you that grandpa has, and you've got a weavile and everything! And-- wow. Your eyes, you really are blind!

[shhhspoilers]

...



My name's Blue!

[soulknight]

[Of course he's- grandpa? What? What the hell is she--]

Real funny. [He's quick to point his cuestick straight at her neck; it's pretty precise for someone who's blind.] You sound nothing like her. Who are you? What do you want? [...Still, she doesn't sound like she's lying...]

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[shhhspoilers]

[She seems completely undaunted! She just tilts it away from her neck with a finger and continues talking excitedly.]

No, no! Daddy said I'm named after his big sister! I'm Blue Ember, and you're another version of my dad, right? Daddy did say he was kind of a time-and-space traveler unwittingly! Say, have you met any girl named Hilda yet?

[morelikethedude]

[Sis why do you have to ask the saddest questions]

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[tsuntrader]

[Yes. Yes, that's another him. Not him, but close enough...

...How the hell is he even supposed to deal with this-]

[soulknight]

[What in the hell is she talking about-]

Get your buddies to back off before this gets messy.

[shhhspoilers]

Oh come on, you're not scary. I'll pay for the ice cream, okay? That's just my dad and brother anyway.

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[soulknight]

[That can be changed-]

[tsuntrader]

Give him a little space, you two. [How the hell does he even-]

Your name is Silver, right? You're a little far away from home.

[shhhspoilers]

Okay. Return, Spike!

[Back in the ball goes Jolteon! Blue doesn't quite step back, but she does rock back and forth on her feet, humming casually. Barett is just awkwardly staring at this debacle.]

[soulknight]

[That... That sounds eerily similar to his voice...

...Was "Blue" telling the truth? No, that's impossible- no. No it's not, is it? Really strange, but not impossible. Nothing's impossible.

But why?

He nods his head, then realizes that if this guy is him, he won't be able to see, so-]

Yeah. Who the hell are you? [He's a little on edge. Sue him.]

[morelikethedude]

[Barett tugged on his father's sleeve, warily whispering.]

Do you really think he's you? Why's he blind?

[tsuntrader]

Why didn't Crys fix your eyes? [He gently squeezes Barett's shoulder- he's figuring it out.]

[soulknight]

[He can hear Barett clearly, but-

The only way he could know about that is if he was there.

There's no animosity in his tone.]

You can see?

[morelikethedude]

...Should we bring him home? You know... outta the city...

[Since he knows his actual dad doesn't like crowds or being the center of attention, which is starting to happen at this point. Blue waves at her real dad before running off to pay for the ice cream that Silver stole.]

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[soulknight]

I'm not a charity case. I'm fine right where I am.

[There's no way in hell that he's-]