He writes in his daily journal

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 Who: N, his Pokemon and YOU
When: Any time during the curse
Where: (Part of) N's Castle on the Island
Style: Action, but can follow any
Status: Oooooopen


[Another week, another curse, another-- ... castle?!

Yup. There's a castle, or at least part of a castle up on the island. How did it get there? Where did it come from? Do you have the guts to attempt to explore it? Maybe there's riches inside, or a damsel in distress?

Either way, it's just sitting there, begging to be explored. Just be prepared for what you might run in to.]



(ooc: So the castle isn't completely there, it's just the center tower. Inside are a collection of rooms that all look more or less like small banquet rooms, except for one that looks more like a child's play room. N and Zoroark are wandering around, but the castle is more or less deserted aside from them. A rough map of the tower can be found here.)

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It is.

[Once outside, N squints at the bright sunlight, pulling the brim of his hat down a little more to shield his eyes.]

Ready, Zoroark?

[The Pokemon nods, and N brings out one of his few Pokeballs - the only one actually occupied.]

Zekrom!

[He tosses the Pokeball in to the air, catches it and throws it out. There's a flash, and from it appears a very, very large black dragon, crackling with electricity and energy.

As soon as it's out it spreads it's back wings wide and lets out a low, bellowing cry to the sky. Once settled, it lowers it's massive head, training one red eye on N. N approaches it, touching a hand to it's arm as he speaks to it.]

I'm sorry, friend. I cannot hear your voice right now.

[It makes a low rumbling noise, but aside from what may be worry, it doesn't seem terribly troubled about being roused from sleep.]

This is Fai... he wanted to meet more of my friends. I hope that's alright.

[Motioning to Fai gets Zekrom's attention towards the boy. It nods, and takes a lumbering step closer, going down on one knee to get a closer look.]

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[As soon as Zekrom emerges and Fai realizes the true size of the pokemon he freezes on the spot. Although he has some experience being around those much larger than him at this point there's a level of concern he has for not being able to communicate with each other equally.]

[The urge to shrink away is held back when the dragon comes closer... Zekrom just wants to get to know him just like he wanted to meet it, right? That's what he's telling himself, anyway. The courage to speak finally comes from somewhere and he gives an incredibly weak smile.]

Hello... I hope I'm not bothering you. My world doesn't have pokemon so it's nice to met some here.

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[N sees his hesitation, and keeps at Zekrom's side so as not to leave Fai with a feeling of being alone with the large dragon.

Zekrom can't respond verbally of course, and N can't speak for him currently, but there's still an understanding nod from it. N did speak though, and began telling the story of how Zekrom and it's counterpart came to be.]

It is said where I am from, that the land of Unova was created by uniting the warring peoples of the land by twin heroes, brothers who lived strongly by their beliefs. They had a single dragon that they both used to rule with, but eventually they started to argue over their beliefs; the elder brother sought truth and the younger brother sought ideals.

Their argument eventually caused the single dragon to split in to two - it became Reshiram, a white dragon with powers of fire who sided with the older brother, and Zekrom with it's powers of lightening, who sided with the younger brother.

But they were born from the same dragon, and neither could defeat the other and the brothers declared that there was no right side. Their peace didn't last, and their sons who had inherited Zekrom and Reshiram continued the fight. It caused both the dragons to battle again, destroying the Unova region with their fire and lightning powers before finally disappearing.

At some point they both went in to a long slumber, changing in to the Dark Stone and the Light Stone. They were hidden away deep in secret places in Unova, where they waited once more for two heroes of ideals and truth to wake them from their sleep...

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One that was split into two...

[He listened to every bit of the story, slowly growing more calm, but that part is the one that sticks with him. Because in a way he knows how that feels.]

Was it N that woke you up? Do you like not having to fight anymore?

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[Zekrom nodded to the first question, but for the second he can't really answer. It's in his nature, as with any Pokemon, to want to fight. Not just for their own strength but for the connection to humans it brings.

But he can't voice that like he normally would, so he simply bows his head. Maybe some day they can talk about it more.]

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[Fai gets the impression he might have asked a question that's too difficult to answer. At least right now. He smiles, giving a nod in return.]

Sorry, I guess I should be a little more careful with my questions. Do you like being here in Vatheon?

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You can ask him more, when the curse is over and I can answer for him again.

[N isn't bothered, but he can understand Zekrom's reluctance to make it a simple answer. It just isn't. Like many things in the world that N is starting to understand - there are shades of gray even for the black and white legendary dragons.]

We spoke about that before the curse... he's not bothered by it, but he does spend most of his time sleeping because there's just no way for him to be out like Zoroark is in the city.

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[Another nod, while he looks from N to Zekrom once the teen is finished talking.]

I'd be happy to meet again any time, if N doesn't mind being a go-between. And I'm glad you don't dislike it. Time goes by a lot easier if you enjoy being here.

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I don't mind, no.

[Zoroark tugs on his sleeve, motioning to the wound on N's arm.]

Oh. Yes, I suppose I should go have that looked at.

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Yeah, you should. Thanks for letting me help you and introducing me to Zekrom. I hope the next time we see each other you'll be doing better.

[Fai waves to both pokemon and takes a few steps away from the group. It was his way of saying he was fine with leaving but he wanted to see them head out as well.]