lake acuity

[the_very_best]

The other two lakes supposedly harboring legendaries didn't pan out. If this one doesn't either, Bella's going to have to befriend someone who's got a Pokémon that knows Dive so she can check out the lake bottom, or pick a new lead. Zag can happily swim her around all day long, but he can't get them under the water.

...Huh. She didn't know there was somebody living here. But that's definitely a building. She can only see it because she's high above the ground, riding Rachis, but yes, in the dense forest around Lake Acuity is a lone structure, definitely artificial.

She steers Rachis, and the Pidgeot obeys.

They land neatly outside the tower, and she turns the handle on the front door curiously.

Comments

[the_very_best]

"Pfffft."

[bitofafiction]

"It is every bit as adorable as it sounds, yes."

[the_very_best]

"It sounds ludicrously adorable. My 'mon aren't jealous of Rachis. I kinda am, but she lets me ride her, so it's not that bad."

[bitofafiction]

"Neither is Dummy. Tony, of course, argues that this is because he applied the jetpack before any such feelings could develop."

[the_very_best]

"Does Dummy tend to use its jetpack much?"

[bitofafiction]

"Oh, yes. It plays tag with Ampere—that's his Emolga."

[the_very_best]

"Ha, that's probably what I'd have named an Emolga if I had one. I seriously considered it, they're a killer type combo, but ultimately I prefer stuff that evolves, and I had my balanced team of six by the time I was anywhere they could be caught anyway."

[bitofafiction]

"Tony did his rounds with an imported Charmander."

[the_very_best]

"If it can fly now, without having its own jetpack, then I would expect he did all right in his time."

[bitofafiction]

"Yes indeed he did," says Sherlock. "We're not much for half-measures in this family."

[the_very_best]

"Is it just the two of you?"

[bitofafiction]

"Yes."

[the_very_best]

"I'm sorry."

[bitofafiction]

"Thank you."

[the_very_best]

"You're welcome. Can I ask what happened or would you rather not talk about it?"

[bitofafiction]

"They left a few years ago, intending to be gone for a few days, and did not return. That is all we have ever been able to find out."

[the_very_best]

"That really, really sucks," sighs Bella.

[bitofafiction]

"Yes it does."

[the_very_best]

"I'm gonna go set up a campsite. I'd offer you a rematch against the other half of the gang but I don't want to wake up in the middle of the night with a Bibarel nibbling on my toes and all the gang tuckered out."

[bitofafiction]

"You could stay in the tower," he offers. "Where the major hazard is curious Porygon, which can be excluded by closing the door."

[the_very_best]

"Oh, cool. Of course, yours are tired too, but maybe you could borrow a couple of Tony's."

[bitofafiction]

"Indeed I could."

[the_very_best]

Bella plucks Juu's Pokéball from her belt and tosses it and catches it. "I'm stuck with what I've got, but if you tell me what you're going to swap in I'll know what to lead with and how screwed I am by my limited selection," she grins.

[bitofafiction]

"Charizard and Skarmory."

[the_very_best]

"A little bit screwed," concludes Bella. "All right. I'll toss Rachis to start, you saw her, and the others are my Sawsbuck, Branch, and my Mienshao, Juu."