#were-zoroark zisu

[blaiddraws]

were-zoroark zisu colors/ref! behold her 🫵

+ flats & rough size comparison. and also! her hisuian zoroark she found as a baby zorua. it is. a baby. it is baby even as an adult.

#pokemon #zisu #zisu zunday #werewolf #zoroark #hisuian zoroark #Captain zisu #security corps zisu #werewolf zisu #were-zoroark zisu #werewolf au #FOR THE RECORD this is a queued post for Zisu Zunday

[waywardstation]

So we have Kana as some kind of "villain" showing up every now and then. How she’s thinking she way more worthy of Zisu’s position and causing trouble to Rei and Akari. I wonder if she would also try and attempt to get Ingo get kicked out of his position too. She’ll be a muuuch better choice to do his part as well. Plus should we trust a guy who brings in dangerous Pokémon just for a challenge? And have you seen him? Talk about a scary guy! And his loud voice and weird way of talking!

But I imagine she would have to face Zisu’s and Akari’s wrath if she would actually try and hurt Ingo’s reputation or try and feed into his insecurities he got in Hisui.

In regards to Kana, an (original character) security corps member in Gone Fishing and Relief from the Heat.

As referenced in Gone Fishing, Kana does not appreciate Ingo, and Ingo knows it. She is upset that this outsider just came in and got a job practically made for him at the training grounds, besides Zisu. She’s pretty competent at Pokémon battles too, and Kamado knows she wants a training grounds job. Why didn’t she get a job made just for her like that?

Ingo knows she doesn’t approve of him being at the dojo, and I could see her trying to play up these insecurities of his in a bid to get him to leave - if she can’t have Zisu’s job, his is the next best one.

First time Ingo brought in three alphas to the training grounds? Kana was up in Kamado’s office, complaining that his battles are messing up the dirt battlefield too much, and that someone could get hurt next. He’s bringing in wild lvl 75 alphas, for crying out loud!

But you’re right, Zisu and Akari would tell her to knock it off. The best they can do is put up with it. Kana knows how to say and do just enough to get under people’s skin without getting in enough trouble to be moved to another corps unit.

And while I did make up Kana simply because I didn’t have someone narratively to fit the position, if I wrote her now, I would have made her Miki - the security corps member who stands off to the side of the training grounds all day with her staravia.

Twist it right, and that’s what someone would do if they were vying for Zisu’s position haha.

(And while she’s not Miki, I would like to think Kana would also have a staravia as a counterpart to Zisu’s honchkrow. I’d think she would have intentionally built up a team with Zisu’s own pokemon in mind.)

#wayward’s asks #OP you’ve brought up some very good points for an interesting dynamic thank you #and now some notes on Kana’s team #all of Kana’s Pokémon were caught in the Fieldlands #I’d say Kana has a staravia after Zisu’s honchkrow #a gastrodon as an advantage over Zisu’s luxray #a mime jr with fighting attacks taught to it #to be strong against Zisu’s ambipom #I know there is chimchar’s line #but mime jr is a mimic Pokémon #which is exactly what Kana is doing haha #and finally she has a Zorua she caught during a Fieldlands mass outbreak #because of Zisu’s zoroark and how much recognition she gets for having one #and she’s genuinely kind to it but it is not nearly as well trained as Zisu’s zoroark

[kelpiemomma]

mistake unlocked: hurting the scary warden’s daughter!

aka Akari’s initial return to Jubilife did not go as hoped

#warden ingo #akari #zoroark akari #zoroakari #zoroakari au #someone caught her illusion slipping and didn't so much as 'sound the alarm' as 'take matters into their own hand' #the sky being fucked and volo's warning of the zoroark and then death had everyone on high alert #fear makes people do stupid things #zisu managed to stop the attack (akari hadn't fought back at all) while ingo went immediately to grab the zoroark-girl #were she not in need of medical attention there would have been Drama #akari does not return to jubilife again for a hot minute. instead she gets visited in the highlands by her friends #cyllene can't really leave the office (esp w kamado out of commission for a bit) but she writes akari letters #it encourages akari to keep practicing her transformation so she can write back #laventon is upset by her death and resurrection but deals with it by bringing her her favorite foods #and asking her about her new instincts and behavior #rei takes her out to do survey work and just hang out because she deserves some chillaxing time

[nemesis-is-my-middle-name]

you can't battle zisu until after ingo moves to the training grounds meaning TECHNICALLY there is nothing stopping me from hcing that the zoroark she uses is from him

#the nemesis speaks #i mean i don't really see zisu going up to the icelands and getting one by herself. sooooo #im thinking something something he found it badly wounded in the icelands but the pearl clan refused to help it bc zoroark scary #so he brought it to her like ok we don't know each other very well and it's possible you are also going to be like wtf no scary #but- and then before he could finish she was like HOLY SHIT COOL FOX THING. SURE YEAH I'LL RAISE IT THANKS MAN #anyway and then they were bffs.

[ghostypetrainer]

what’s up have a helpful list of tags:

pla roleswap au: featuring 15 year old chosen hero Ingo and 28 year old Warden Akari, who cares for Lady Sneasler.

zoroark possession au: general tag for the zoroark possession au! there’s three main variations of it-

one where Ingo ends up in Hisui still in his human body (but damn is he weird)

and one where Ingo gets yeeted while outside of his human body and becomes the Pearl Clan’s new Noble Pokemon, with Akari as his Warden.

then there’s the modern au, which there is a separate tag for. come here if you want everyone in the Pearl Clan to be a Zoroark as they fight for survival against Champion Volo and the Unova League. Come here if you want to see Emmet get brainwashed and fight against his brother!

tfw you and the zorua that possessed you as an infant have a timeshare arrangement for your body. that’s how you get Cyan.

if you combine the roleswap AU with the lord zoroark AU, you get Akari as a Zoroark who is yeeted to Hisui and becomes Lady Zoroark, and a fifteen year old Ingo who becomes her warden.

pla ageswap au: a significantly less serious au where Ingo and Akari switch ages with one another after a mishap in a space-time distortion. They’re stuck like this for the postgame portion of PLA and for a good clip after returning to the present.

zoroark mama au: or the beta zoroark possession AU, where Ingo is abducted by a Hisuian Zoroark as an infant and raised by her for years before reuniting with Emmet.

reincarnation au: Ingo dies in Hisui. He lives again in Sinnoh. He grows up, goes on a Pokemon journey, and slowly remembers.

reincarnation au but ingo is literally reborn in Hisui instead bc he died in the space time rift and this was Arceus’ attempt to fix that.

reincarnation au but Ingo is reborn in Ultra Space and becomes a part of the Ultra Recon Squad.

team chaos au: in which Ingo and Dawn are kidnapped by the leader of an evil team, and in their place, Kuroaku and Akari are born. In order to get them back, their loved ones form a united front- both to save them, and to thwart the plans of Team Chaos’ leader.

emmet in hisui au: an AU in which Emmet is yeeted into Hisui with Ingo, BUT Ingo still loses his memories.

spy x family au: exactly what it says on the tin. Zisu is a master spy, Ingo’s a master assassin, Akari is a baby telepath and together they form a fake family.

lunar duo au: or that AU where Ingo and Akari are merged with Darkrai and Cresselia respectively.

reverse time travel AU: AU in which Ingo and Akari are born in Hisui and time travel hundreds of years to Unova’s future in order to help stop the rifts that have been forming there.

faller gene AU: Ingo/Zisu AU in which they get together in Hisui and have children- a pair of fraternal twins... only for one to end up slipping through space-time to modern day Unova.

giratina’s deal AU: AU in which Emmet dies in the rift, and Ingo sacrifices his body so he can live again, and is changed into an Alpha Zoroark by Giratina. There’s also a version where Ingo dies in the rift, and Emmet trades his body for him and is revived as Ingo’s Gliscor. You know, as a treat!

vision share AU: AU in which Ingo and Emmet have a special twin power- the ability to see what the other is seeing when they cover one of their eyes. This would be great for Hisui... except Ingo loses an eye upon arrival, and loses his power. Emmet, on the other hand...

Construct AU: AU in which Ingo and Akari are Constructs- human-shaped puppets that gain full sentience upon receiving love.

altered timeline au: AU in which Ingo and Akari were NOT meant to go to Hisui, and their actions there irrevocably change the timeline... but not if they can help it. Ingo and Akari villain arc go.

paradox au: AU in which Ingo regularly blips through time and space. He has no control of this. It leads to antics.

giratina possession AU: Ingo gets used as an unwilling vessel by Giratina. Everyone has a terrible time.

magical girl AU: Magical girl Akari takes on the frenzied Nobles of Hisui, aided by her fairy partner... Emmet who got turned into a Floette. Thanks Arceus.

ceruledge ingo AU: Ingo learns firsthand why you should touch mysterious armor- because you could end up possessed by a wrathful spirit. Oops!

#pokemon legends arceus #submas #pla akari #ingo #emmet #anyways just thought this would be helpful like in general #they're all sorted by chronological order!

[thoughtspeaker]

"Trainwreckshipping is... Well, it's not bad, but... The 'wreck' part is in the name for a good reason. I guess I can see how it came about, **but I feel like it could be handled a lot better than what I've seen of it"**

I was going through your ask posts. What does this mean? How so?

Well, a lot of ships can come about because of the idea for an interesting dynamic.

For trainwreckshipping, I believe the potential is there for an interesting dynamic, but the problem is that the way I've seen it handled tends to focus more on senseless masochism in ways that don't fit well(and believe me, there's much better ways to make it fit well), instead of focusing on the potential for growth in the characters.

Volo is an inherently selfish character, which is a fact proven easily by his willingness to try and recreate the world. When a particularly selfish character gets attached to someone, they don't tend to let go easily, which is a dynamic that I haven't seen tapped into. Additionally, getting to know Emmet, the one of the train twins who was left behind when Ingo was ripped through time(due to Volo's own shenanigans) could leave him to fester in guilt he thought long since dead and buried. This could(even SHOULD) be even more emphasized in a shipping situation between Volo and Emmet, as there could end up being the additional burden of growing guilt at the pain of loss caused in the partner.

On the other end of the potential, we have Emmet. Emmet, who speaks his mind, regardless of what others may think. The potential for that being used in a pairing with Volo could be so good, and yet it's hardly touched upon by the trainwreckshipping I've seen(most of which I've stumbled across accidentally whilst trying to find more and more submas content, but the point still stands). Emmet could easily notice and point out the ways Volo could get clingy, leading to Volo getting more aware of how attached he's getting. Emmet talking about trying to find his brother could add further guilt to Volo for not admitting he knows where that brother has gone.

There's so much potential, but the problem is how it's wasted in things like 'Oh, it's an immortal masochist Volo with a Zoroark Emmet' that ignores all that potential for character development, and interesting interactions between the two.

I feel like, if it were handled closer to how I see the ships with Ingo in them(such as Melli and Ingo, or Zisu and Ingo), where it's more heavily focused on the potential interactions between the characters, and the changed that it could make in them, then it would be possible for Trainwreckshipping to not be seen as quite so much of a 'wreck' anymore. It just needs to dig into that potential a little bit more.

Does that make sense?

#I hope it makes sense #The best sorts of ships tend to spring up from imagining interactions between characters #I think the reason that trainwreckshipping falls into the more subpar category is because #well #People don't seem like they focus as much on the potential for emotional interactions as they do for other ships #It's just kind of disappointing to see that potential fall flat because of that

[archersxartxblog]

Master post

Happy day of hearts and chocolate. I give you chapter 22. this one was kind of fun to write, gotta admit.

Chapter 22

A sigh escaped his lips as the commander slowly stood up from his desk, and made his way to the stairs. Grabbing one of his swords and an oil lamp as he walked past.

Today had been a grim day, indeed. And with what he was about to do, it would only get worse.

They were sorely mistaken if anyone believed he had taken any pleasure in banishing Akari. She had been one of the best they had, and if things had gone differently he would have taken her under his wing and truly brought her into their ranks. But sadly things did not pan out that way. 

There had been too many Strange occurrences since she fell from the sky, and Kamado wasn't a firm believer in coincidence. Things were not adding up and Akari had to be the cause or at least one of the causes.

Deep down, Kamado hoped that he was wrong. Hoped that Akari would be able to fix the sky just as she had quelled the frenzied nobles of the clans. And feared that he had made a fool of himself, and was still making a fool of himself.

But even if Akari did fix the sky… would that not prove she had the power to do all the things he accused her of?

Slowly he descended the stairs, knowing full well he was merely prolonging the inevitable.

This was another thing he was not happy about.

No one wanted to be known as the man who imprisoned children, let alone a whole family. Yet here he was doing just that.

But the Warden was another anomaly. One who had arrived even before Akari had, around the same time the Space-time distortions were said to have started. His ‘sons’ had also appeared sometime between the frenzy and the quelling of the Noble, Electrode. 

Once was strange, twice was suspicious, three times… well, clearly there was more going on than meets the eye. 

While Akari had at the very least worked to help Jubilife and gain their trust, Kamado at least allowed himself to give her the chance to clear her name. But he could not in good conscience extend the same courtesy to the Warden and his family, nor could he simply allow them to roam free.

Irida and her clan may have been blind to the dangers, be he was not.

Sure it was risky to imprison not just a member of the Pearl clan without their consent, but one of their Wardens and his family. But he was sure the clan would not dare make a move against the village, not while the Rift was widening and the sky remained red. With any luck by the time, Irida came to question his choices he would have evidence to prove this claim. Besides, he was sure the Pearl Clan did not have the resources or the ability to start a war let alone win a war against the Galaxy team.

Captain Zisu waited at the bottom of the stairs, standing at attention next to the door that led to the prison level.

He sighed, as he was forced to push down another pang of guilt. 

Just like the rest of the Galaxy, Zisu had lost much to Pokemon. In fact, she had lost her entire family to rampaging pokemon. Yet, slowly she had been willing to trust pokemon once more.

He was aware of how she felt about those kids as she had not once denied those rumours. She had found a companion in the old Warden and family in the man’s children. Perhaps, seeing this as a second chance.

He held no illusion that she hated him for what he was making her do. A mother Ursaring always fights to protect her young after all. He just hoped that then she finally saw the truth, that it would not completely crush her.

“Commander.” she saluted like a good soldier, the look on her face as hard and old as stone.

“Zisu…” Kamado nodded in acknowledgement before taking a deep breath. “Captain…you have a Zoroark on your team, do you not?” he questioned.

Without a single word, the woman pulled a Pokeball from her belt, her grey eyes glaring at him like daggers. 

Yet still, he continued…

He had to be sure.

“Show me.” He hated that he had to do this, to make her prove her loyalty to him, but sadly he had no choice. She was too close to the prisoners after all.

Without even missing a beat, the captain flicked open the clasp and released the pokemon inside. As the flash of light died down, the Commander breathed out a sigh of relief as he saw the baneful fox form in front of him.

He felt both happy that he was wrong, and shame for doubting one of his own captains.

Zisu was a good soldier and loyal to a fault.

“Apologies, Captain Zisu.” he bowed his head slightly toward her. “But given the circumstances, I felt it necessary.” 

Necessary to prove that the prisoners below were in fact who they appeared to be. 

To Prove that the Captain of the Security Corps had not put her own feelings first and replaced them with shapeshifting Pokemon.

Quickly Zisu recalled the pokemon back into its confines, before stepping up to the door and wordlessly unlocking it for him.

“Thank you, Captain.” he took a step forward, pausing at the door. “I am aware this is hard for you, you were close to them. So you are dismissed. I will not force you to witness any of this.”

“Sir,” she saluted once more, turned her back to him then paused. “May I speak freely, sir?”

“You may.” he expected a biting retort from the caption, maybe an emotion-driven rant. But he was not about to hold it against her once this was all over, she would come to her sense.

“What happens… on the off chance that you are wrong about this?”

That was not something he had expected. 

There wasn’t much in the way of doubt in his mind, that he was in fact right. Everything pointed to it. There was no way he could be wrong, and if he was then it was only a tiny chance.

But…

If he was wrong…

Then he had just made a horrible mistake.

“If, by some chance I am wrong…” he told a deep breath as he tried to sort his thoughts. 

If by chance he was wrong then he had not only just unlawfully imprisoned three members of the Pearl clan but Warden to boot. Even worse, he had imprisoned children and that alone would be remembered throughout history. He would have disgraced both himself and the Galaxy team.

If he was willing to shoulder that blame himself, was willing to beg forgiveness from both Irida and the family he harmed, and accept whatever punishment they had for him. “Then I, and I alone will bear that burden.”

But he wasn’t wrong.

It simply was not possible.

Zisu sighed, shaking her head as she started to walk away. “Whatever you say, sir.”

He waited silently by the door until he knew she was far enough away before he started to descend into the depths. Closing the door behind him.

It was dark, the only light that could be seen was what little came from under the door, and there was a dampness in the air that made the musty smell all the more noticeable.

Kamado paused at the top of the steps to light the lamp he had brought before continuing lower, Lamp held high in one hand and his other hand resting on his sword.

There was a noticeable chill in the air that sent a shiver down his spine the closer he got to the far cell of the prison. But he merely shrugged it off as merely the dampness that crawled up through the earth with no sun to chase it away. So he continued down the hall, ignoring the groans and cries coming from the other cells.

He stopped in front of the cell, turning to see, two sets of glowing eyes looking up at him only to flinch away when he raised his lantern up. 

Kamado took a good look at the prisoners within the cell, as this was the first time he had ever seen the Warden’s children in person, and it was only fair to commit their faces to memory if they were to be imprisoned. 

The first thing he noticed about the boys was that they were identical, which was not a surprise as others he’d questioned described them as such. If he had met them before he was not sure if he would be able to tell who was who. a fact that unnerved him greatly, as who knows what kind of mischief that could cause. 

It was hard to tell what kind of body shape the two might have had, as they were currently bent low to the ground and most of their propositions were hidden under the layers of the Pearl clan tunics. But the Commander guessed they were built the same as most nine-to-ten-year-olds, if not slightly scrawnier.

The two stared up at him, the exact same fearful expression, their golden eyes squinting hard against the light of the lamp as they crouched down next to their father. Their wispy grayish-white hair fell into their faces as they attempted to shield their eyes.

Then there was their father. The Warden.

The man behind the bars turned his attention towards him, patting the shoulders of his two boys gently before standing up and dusting himself off; as if doing so would make the strange tattered coat any less disrespectful. 

“Warden.” Kamado snorted as he look down at the hunched man standing before him. There was no point in pleasantries here best to get his answers now so she could better decide the fates of the three, less the Pearl clan try and make a move. “I assume you have seen the sky and are not blind like you believe the rest of us are. Now, tell me your part in all this, Warden.”

But the Warden just stood there not looking up at him, before sneering. “Hah.”

Behind him, there was the sound of giggling, like two children, laughing over some small joke they had overheard; but it was quickly silenced as the Warden turned his head towards his boys.

“Answer me, Old man!” He barked, leaning in toward the bars, his rage starting to build as he felt the strange old man was not taking this seriously. It was odd, not once had he ever witnessed Ingo act like this, the man was always serious but then again, it just made it all the clearer that the man had been hiding his true intentions. “You will answer me! If you ever want your children to be free, you will give me the answers I seek!”

“Hah, hah” 

Kamado watched the man in shock as the warden continued to huff slightly, his shoulders shaking and that horrible mocking smile never once leaving his face.

Was he…

…Was he laughing at him?

The Commander’s rage grew tenfold and without warning he reached through the bars and grabbed a fist full of the man’s tunic and pulled him closer, causing the man’s body to smack harshly into the iron bars. “You think this is Funny Warden! I am not some Pearl clan fool you can trick with your claim of Amnesia! You Will tell me What You Are Planning! Or perhaps you would prefer if I tore the answer from one of your sons!” Kamado roared, holding fast to the man’s tunic and leaning in close to the bars.

Yet the old Warden only seemed to laugh harder.

Had the old man finally lost his mind?

“Do you truly think this is funny? Or maybe you do not believe I will do it.” the larger man hissed towards his prisoner, dragging the fist full of tunic upward, nearly dragging the warden off his feet and forcing the man to meet his eye. “I will do anything to protect this settlement from the likes of you! And that includes Tortu-”

It was then that Kamado noticed that his hand had started to go numb and there was a painful chill that was slowly creeping up his arm. 

He tried to release his grip on the old man but his hand felt frozen to the fabric. 

The Warden had stopped laughing and was staring right at him with a wide grin on his face…did he always have those red marks by his eyes… Slowly he raised a hand and grasped the commander’s arm tightly with thick bloody red claws.

“What are you…” he could see his breath in front of his face.

It was so cold…

…so very cold.

The feeling started to return to his hand, but it burned like a fiery hot poker was being placed on his fingers.

He could hear sound all around him, like a child’s laughter, but he was unable to look away from the warden to see where it was coming from.

He couldn’t look away from those piercing golden eyes.

His heart raced, as he demanded his body to move, to do something anything, but he couldn’t move.

It felt like his head was underwater.

He had to do something.

He could hear screaming all around him. Panicked and desperate cries for help.

The fire behind him casing everything in an orange glow as the fire burned his skin, the village behind him burned.

Yet he could not, could not look away from those yellow eyes.

He had to do something or the village would be destroyed.

He had to do something or everyone would die.

He had to move!

Finally, he managed to break the spell enough to reach for his sword, forcing his eyes closed as he prepared to strike out blindly…

But his hand never touched the hilt, grabbing nothing but air.

Quickly Kamado opened his eyes, only to see that his sword was not where it should be.

It was gone...

But that wasn’t right…he remembered taking it. 

He brought it just in case something like this were to happen.

So why was it not there?

“Hah Hah ha.”

Slowly, the commander turned back to look at the old warden as the man started to laugh once more.

But Ingo was no longer looking at him, but at something just over his shoulder.

There in the corner of the hallway stood the twins. One of them holding the Lamp that Kamado had brought with him and the other was standing just behind the other holding his sword. 

The man’s mind raced once more.

When had they escaped? And how?

How did they manage to not only take his Lantren but also his blade without notice?

His eye was slowly drawn to the looming shadow behind the boys, detailing something that had been far from human.

The boy holding the lantern smiled, his eyes squinting in delight as the Light from the flame highlighted the blue along his eyelids. 

“Zorua.” 

At that moment the boy extinguished the flame and drowned the room in darkness.

—

Emmet sighed as he sat with his back against the cliff, staring at the empty Pokeball in his hand as his brother and father worked to set up the temporary camp. 

It had been earlier this morning, verrrry early in fact, that Ingo had woken them all up with his cries and shouts about the sky being wrong. Upon seeing the problem their father had quickly urged them to pack up their things and help him grab what was necessary to relocate. But when Emmet had gathered up all of his Pokeballs, he had found that one of them was lighter than it should have been. 

“I’m sure Zoroark will return to you once more Emmet.” their dad broke through his thoughts as he gently set drown several heavy logs within the temporary firepit they had created within the Fabled Spring. “He was probably just spooked by what is happening and will return to your station in due time.”

“Then how come it was only my pokemon that ran away.” the younger twin pouted, curling in on himself dejectedly. It was hardly fair, Zoroark had finally seemed to be coming around and then when the sky goes all weird the fox just runs off the first chance he got. Maybe Zoroark had just been waiting for a time when Emmet would not be able to go after it to run away?

“I agree with dad, I heard Zoroarks can be kind of funny like that, or at least the ones back home are,” Ingo added, as he continued to clear a space for the tent to be pitched, running back and forth to move sticks and rocks away. “I’m sure Zoroark will come back, if not I’ll help you catch another one…you know… once it feels like the world isn’t going to end. Now hurry up and help us set up camp!”

Emmet wanted to call his brother out for being overly dramatic in his word choice, but as he looked up to the sky he couldn’t help but agree.

The sky was a harsh red colour and there was a crackle in the air that sent shivers down his spine. Worse yet, space-time distortions were popping up everywhere across the highlands, strange bubbles that seemed to bend Space and Time inside of them causing normal pokemon to become completely frenzied while inside. 

According to their father, this was far from normal.

So maybe, Zoroark really did get scared and run away.

So far the Fabled Spring had really been the only safe place for the time being.

It really did seem like the world was trying to rip itself apart. 

And if he hadn’t been so exhausted it would have been terrifying.

He really wanted to be home right now, with his brother and uncle, drinking a nice cup of hot chocolate rather than deal with this.

With a groan, Emmet slowly pushed himself back up to his feet and went over to join his family in the work. At least it would help distract from the looming threat that was currently the sky.

“Warden Ingo!” 

Emmet paused in what he was doing, looking up toward the voice that had called out. He looked up just in time to see Lady Irida stepping into the Fabled Spring, followed closely by Lady Sneasler and a rather fancy-looking man with blue and green hair tied into a ponytail.

“Lady Irida. Lord Adaman.” their dad spoke up, stepping forward to greet the two adults. “What brings the two of you here? I am afraid the highlands are far from safe at this moment.”

“Warden Ingo! thank Almighty Sinnoh you and the boys are alright.” Irida smiled running up to them as quickly as she could and grabbed his father’s arms, pushing up the sleeves of his jacket and checking his arms for something. “I had just gotten a message from Lian saying you and the twins had been arrested, I’m glad to see that he was incorrect,” she explained, satisfied by what she saw of their father, she then bent down and did the same to his brother and then himself.

“While it’s good to see that your alright Warden, I have to know if you have seen Akari around here?” the tall man with the ponytail asked as he stood next to Irida, hands on his hips as he addressed their father. 

“A-arrested?” Their dad stuttered as he simply stared at their clan leader in utter shock. “I am unsure as to where Lian has gotten the idea that I, let alone my sons have been detained in such a way.” Emmet could hear the shakiness of his voice growing stronger with every word, and his volume starting to raise. His brother’s voice did the same thing when he was trying to hide the fact he was scared of something, so hearing the same tell in his father’s voice put the youngest twin on edge. “And I have not seen Akari for the past few days. In fact, I and the boys have been put up since before dawn trying to locate a safer station. Why do you ask? Does it have anything to do with the way the sky and the rift have been acting?” he looked from the Pearl clan leader over to Man in Blue with peeling eyes. “Please, tell me what is happening so that I may conduct myself and my family appropriately.”

Irida sighed as she stood back up, looking back at the man with the fancy hair before meeting his dad’s eye. “Earlier today, Adaman and I went to Jubilife Village to speak with the Commander about the current…crisis. It was during this meeting that the Commander-”

“Akari was banished from the village.” 

“What?!” their father’s voice echoed off the cliffs, causing everyone to flinch at the volume, and Irida sent a sharp glare over his shoulder at Adaman.

“I’m sorry Irida, but there’s no point in beating around the bush about this.” Adaman sighed, rubbing at his ears.

“But why?” Ingo joined the conversation from where stood next to his brother, his eyes bouncing from one adult to the next in search of answers. “What did she make a bad drawing too?”

Irida could only shake her head as she stared at the ground, not even able to laugh at the slight joke his brother made. “I’m afraid that the Commander is in the belief that Akari is somehow responsible for the current situation.” she sighed, sadly looking up at their father. “We came looking for her with the hope to offer some kind of help.”

“Irida thought that maybe she had come looking for you for help until she got Lian’s message,” Adaman added, filling the shocked silence with an explanation. “Look, we’re gonna keep looking for Akari. But Ingo, you and your kids should probably get out of here. Lian may have gotten mixed up in his report, but that doesn’t mean The Galaxy team isn’t looking for you guys.”

“Yes, if Commander Kamado is willing to blame Akari for all this simply because she came from the rift, I do not doubt he would be willing to do the same to you and the twins, and I do not think he would be so willing as to let you all walk away.” Irida continued. “Maybe head back to the Coastlands, or even the back to the Icelands as I doubt the Commander would be so bold as to march into our settlement to arrest one of my Wardens. But you must stay clear of Jubilife Village and The Galaxy team. Leave Akari to us.”

“Did someone say they were looking for Akari?”

Just before Emmet’s mind even began to process the information they were given, his thoughts were suddenly derailed as a new voice added itself to the mix. 

He knew that voice. 

Every so often he would hear it in his nightmares.

Slowly the boy turned his head to look passed Lady Irida, and so a tall man with blonde hair walked towards them.

“Are you really trying to hold a candle to the might of Gi***ti*a?!”

“Get rid of these pests! And with any luck, we’ll have fixed our last mistake!”

Emmet didn’t remember when he had stepped in front of his brother, shielding his twin from the man as he approached, but he remembered clearly that thing targeting Ingo directly. He wasn’t about to happen again.

He was trembling, and he wondered if Ingo was too. 

The man continued closer, all smiles as he walked up to the clan leaders. His hair was pinned back in a bun, and his bangs covered one eye, dressed like one of Ginko Guild. 

He opened his eye and then opened his mouth to say something, only to stop when his single visible eye looked towards Emmet and his brother.

The smile fell away for a split second, and Emmet saw the recognition in his eyes.

His chest felt tight, making it hard to breathe as his heart hammered in his ear… and then…

A wall of black fabric stepped in front of him, cutting off his view of the man. Suddenly Emmet could breathe again as his father stepped in front of them, shielding both he and his brother from the man’s view. 

Never was he so happy to see the back of his Dad’s tattered coat before.

“Volo… What brings you to this station?” Emmet couldn’t see his dad’s face as he spoke, but he could hear a slight bit of irritation in his tone as he spoke.

“Apologies, Warden Ingo, Lady Irida, Lord Adaman. I didn’t mean to interrupt. I just happened to overhear you all talking about finding Akari, and thought I could lend a hand.” The man, Volo, replied. sound of his voice causing Emmet to lean heavily into his twin as Ingo wrapped his arms around him in a tight hug. “Akari told you had Kids, Warden, though I have to admit I didn’t expect to be running into them today. They look a lot like you.”

“Indeed…” The Warden hummed, his voice sounding curter than Emmet had ever heard it before. “I am assuming you are aware of Miss Akari’s location then?”

“Oh yeah! I found her earlier and brought her to a secret location.” the man stated proudly. “I can take you all there if you like.”

“Yes! That would be most helpful, Volo, thank you.” Adaman cut in and moved to join the man along with Lady Irida, only to pause a step later.

“Are the Warden and his…um…children joining us, or-?” the man questioned looking back at the three as they had yet to move.

Their father was silent for a moment, looking back a the twins before turning his attention back to Volo.

“Yes!” Lady Irida’s voice cut through the silence, speaking up before their dad could even get a word out. “He and the boys will be coming with us.” she looked back at the three. “The Galaxy Team plan on trying to arrest them for the same thing they banished Akari for. If this place you speaking of is so well hidden then it should be safe for the Warden and his family.”

The Warden sighed, bringing a hand up to touch the brim of his hat before nodding. “I suppose it would be safer to join you along these tracks.” he turned slightly holding his hands out for each of the boys to take. “Come along you too, try not the become uncoupled from me.”

—

Zisu stood outside Cyllene’s office waiting patiently for a sign. Leaned up against the wall, with her arms crossed over her chest.

It was only when she heard a loud bang and the sound of rattling metal did she pull herself away from the wall and entered the office. The blue hair woman glanced up at her curiously as walked passed and opened one of the windows behind her desk, but ultimately said nothing, not even when Zisu tossed the Pokeball containing her own Zoroark out the window.

Within a few moments, there was a loud bang of a door being thrown off its hinges, followed quickly by heavy footsteps pounding up the steps and a chorus of screams as passersby flung themselves out of the way by whatever was steamrolling its way up the stairs. Within moments ‘Warden Ingo’ came barreling into view as he came flying up the steps with two little ones in tow, stopping for only a second to look for a way out.

Quickly Zisu stepped out of the way, just as the ‘Warden’ flew past her, jumped on Cyllene’s desk and launched himself out the open window, sending paperwork flying everywhere.

Close behind the two ‘children’ ran by, though not as fast as their ‘Father’ could. 

the one with a slight blueish tint to his hair clearly sporting a fluffy white tail, while it helped its ‘twin’ get out the window.

“Your tail is showing.” Cyllene muttered as she stood up from the desk and grabbed the ‘boy’ under the arms and helped ‘him’ out the window. The ‘child’ let out a little ‘Zorua’ in thanks, as it and the other followed Zisu’s Zoroark out of the Village. 

The captain of the survey corps sighed, as she reached up and shut the window, looking back at Zisu with an annoyed frown, unable to miss the complete mess her office had become in only a few seconds. “Was it really necessary to use my office for this?”

“Sorry Cyllene, but you kind of had the best Window for the job.” the Captain of the security corps laughed, looking around at the mess that had been left in the Pokemon’s wake. Emmet’s Zoroark had really made a mess of things. “Sides didn’t want to risk anyone in the medical bay getting spooked.”

Quickly she turned to one of her men, who was poking his head in through the door, clearly startled by the fuss that had just happened. “You! Head down to the prison and check to see if the Commander is alright, take a few others with you in case he requires help and bring him to the medical bay,” she order and the man snapped to attention before running off.

She really hoped that Zoroark had given him the scare of his life. Sinnoh knows he deserved it after what he did.

Though she was just glad this little scheme worked.

She knew there was no way her men would have been able to so easily arrest the Warden or the twins. Not without a major fight on their hands. Not her boys.

Of course, she had recognized the disguised fox pokemon the moment she laid eyes on it, and she knew just by the way it moved that it was Emmets. That Zoroark was fair to cock to be able to get humble Warden of the highlands just right, at least not to someone she knew so well.

The two Zorua had been a shock but even they weren’t able to fool her, mostly because their illusions made the twins either two identical or not enough. 

“By the way, do those two Zorua also belong to the twins? I was unaware that the twins nor their father had any Zorua under their command.” the blue-haired captain questioned as she started to slowly gather up the paper that now covered the floor.

“Don’t know. They might be Akari’s but this is honestly the first time I’ve seen them.” the redhead shrugged.

She had no idea who had planned any of this, but whoever they were were as clever as the foxes they had sent.

She was just glad to have been able to do her part, and hopefully, this would scare the Commander away from pursuing the Warden as his twins any further.

#warden's twins #submas #subway bosses as kids #subway boss ingo #Subway boss Emmet #Zoroark #Zorua #Pokemon #Pokemon AU #Pokemon legends arceus #captain cyllene #captain zisu #Lady Irida #Lord Adaman #Pokemon Volo #Fan fic #Pokemon fanfic #Kamado gets bullied by a Zoroark and two Zorua more at 11

[hisuian-history-makers]

Notices on Galaxy Hall Bulletin Board:

“Can someone please make a general map of the known Paras and Parasect nest locations? Most lost satchels I find are dropped in their territory. Will pay someone to do this as long as the map is accurate.”—Survey Corps Caitlin.

Debate; Should partner Pokemon evolve or stay un-evolved due to limited space? “Bidoof, Starly, and Shinx are plenty strong already. But I wonder if I should have them evolve to better protect Jubilife.”—Security Corps Guard Ress.

[Battle Instructor Ingo will be unavailable for the next two weeks due to his Warden Duties starting this Friday. As a result, Captain Zisu will be too occupied to tutor any new moves.]

{REMINDER: NO BATTLES ARE ALLOWED IN JUBILIFE VILLAGE AFTER SUNSET. MOVE TO PRELUDE BEACH IF THE POKÉMON WON’T CALM DOWN.—Captain Cyllene.}

|If any new recruits have questions on crafting, please find me or my cousin. We were in the Supply Corps before transferring to Survey so we can show you the ropes.|—Akari’s Ad.

(Research Subjects; We need a wider array of Cherubi for its complete Pokédex entry.)—Professor Laventon.

WANTED, Dead or Alive: The Miss Fortune Sisters. Charm, Coin, and Clover. Known Pokemon are Abomasnow, Toxicroak, Gengar, & Rhydon. “We kinda need these three alive, Captain. Dialga mentioned something about the Timeline to me so it’s important.”—Caitlin.

To the Supply Corps, “Can you please stop giving my Pikachu apricorn fruit from failed Pokéballs? He’s starting to get overweight.”—Survey Corps Rei.

“Please stop trying to summon Giratina, Vessa, or Darkrai by chanting their names three times. They can tell when someone is saying their names and keep getting distracted.”—Survey Corps Caitlin.

TEN PERCENT DISCOUNT ON PATTERNED KIMONOS UNTIL SUNDAY—Anthe.

[The Balloon Game will be temporarily taken down before the boat from Kanto arrives. It comes on the 30th so please be aware of this.]

Lost & Found: One ripped red satchel, three broken feather balls, thread-worn Diamond clan shirt, Chimecho Pokeshi Doll, broken camera flash, green curled feather, stained blanket, shed Scyther claw, and one rusty sickle.

{Please do not crowd Zoroark when he collects herbs from the fields. He’s still getting used to humans and may disguise himself. Thank you.—Doctor Akio Anvin}

“Meet me in the training fields, Cy.”—Zisu

#pokemon #pokemon legends arceus #original character #pokemon cyllene #pokemon laventon #pokemon rei #pokemon akari #pokemon ingo #pokemon zisu #random

[darkmatter-nebula]

Alright, get ready for a freshly baked chapter of my "Ghostboy in Hisui" AU. Here I go again, my dear fellas!

Chapter 10: The Trials Of The Lake Trio And The Frenzied Time Lord

Cogita had told them where to find the Lake Trio. The first stop was at Lake Varity, in the Obsidian Fieldlands. Home of Mesprit. Akari and Allister opened the cave with their arceus phones. As Akari, Allister, Adaman and Irida stepped inside, they were greeted by a Alpha Goodra! She looked a bit angry. But Akari managed to defeat her. A few moments later, Mesprit appeared. She asked Allister and Akari about their motives. After both answered honestly, Mesprit gave them 'Mesprit's Plume'. The first trial was a success!

The second lake was Lake Acuity, in the Alabaster Icelands. Home of Uxie. Again, Allister and Akari opened the cave. Upon stepping inside, the group was this time face to face with a Alpha Zoroark! Allister did not need to fight him. The Pokemon approached the little boy and nuzzled carefully his face. This was enough to let Uxie appear. She had a riddle for Allister and Akari. "Combee. Zubat. Unown. Magneton. Dusclops. How many are their eyes? Tell me each, one by one yet all at once!" Uxie spoke calm. Allister didn't hesitate to answer. "The solution for your riddle is 60131." The little boy spoke, timidly. Uxie smiled. "This is correct, Young One." She said and gave Allister 'Uxie's Claw'. The second trial was successful as well. Adaman grinned. "This was amazing, Allister!" He said. Irida was impressed too. She smiled gently at the small ghostboy.

The third lake was Lake Valor, in the Crimson Mirelands. Home of Azelf. Yet again, the arceus phones opened the cave. An Alpha Overqwil was waiting inside. Akari's Gardevoir used her move psyshock and defeated Overqwil. Not long after Overqwil's defeat, Azelf appeared. She had a very special trial. She gave Akari and Allister balms. Her trial was to be hit with the balms. But she made it a bit difficult. After a few minutes, Akari managed to throw balms at her. Azelf was satisfied and gave Allister and Akari 'Azelf's Fang'. The last trial was, of course, also an success. Now they had everything they needed for the Red Chain. Not a chain was crafted, but a red pokeball instead. The Origin Ball!

Allister and Akari heard that Commander Kamado was at the ancient temple, in the Coronet Highlands. Upon arriving there, Kamado wanted a pokemon battle against Akari. She defeated him effortlessly. Kamado was livid! But to everyone's surprise, Allister removed his mask. He had tears in his eyes. "Commander, you have to stop! Let us help, please!" The little boy cried. Kamado finally came to his senses. Zisu also had tears in her eyes. She couldn't resist to give Allister a motherly hug. He returned the embrace. Akari, Allister, Adaman and Irida stepped into the temple, Irida called for 'Almighty Sinnoh'. As it turned out, both Clans were right about their deity. Palkia was standing before everyone's eyes. The Legendary Pokemon let herself to be caught by Akari. Unfortunately, a very angry Dialga appeared very soon after Palkia was caught. But he looked different! Dialga was in his Origin Form! Allister and Akari had to soothe him with balms. It was the hardest fight both of them had so far! But, in the end, Dialga was not frenzied anymore. Akari used the Origin Ball to catch him.

The rift over Hisui closed and the sky had its normal color! Kamado apologized to Akari and Allister. "I'm so sorry about everything! I truly was narrow-minded and should have listened to you!" He now turned to the ghostboy. "Allister, I want to apologize for my harsh words towards you. Can you forgive an old fool?" Before Allister covered his face with his mask, he gave Kamado a forgiving smile. "Yes, I forgive you." Allister said timidly. "Thank you, my boy!" Kamado said relieved. The man spoke up again. "You two are no longer exiled! Jubilife Village will welcome you back with open arms!"

Back in Jubilife Village, the people celebrated Akari and Allister as their rightful heroes!

To be continued

This chapter is finished, friends! 😊

#ghostboy in hisui au #pokemon swsh #pokemon legends arceus #allister #akari #adaman #irida #allister swsh #lake trio #mesprit #uxie #azelf #zisu #kamado #palkia #dialga #fanfic

[that1nkyone]

Baneful Fox Mask AU Fic Snippets

Still not writing a full fanfic, but the scenario that takes place after with Rei being banished from Jubilife and taking the Mask with him sorta ended up plaguing me for a little while.

So here's some little snippets from that setting. Lotta hurt/comfort angst, Ingo being a Fretful Uncle Figure and Emmet giving some Wise Words.

Anyway, enjoy!

---

Ingo finally looked at Emmet.

And blinked, slowly.

It was as if his brother wearing a kind of eyeliner. Except a deep red. It was angled similarly to Elesa's style, but... no.

No, there was another thing it reminded him of.

Ingo drew in a breath. His hand rose to his own eye in question. Emmet gave a small nod, a bead of sweat appearing on his head.

The twins didn't always mirror one another, they knew. Time and space apart, and even simply being two different people would lead to such differences. But in this one respect, they seemed to mirror each other perfectly.

"I think we need to go." Emmet said, flatly.

Ingo sighed, pulling the brim of his hat down over his eyes.

"... Indeed. Let me take some things from Zisu's dojo. We don't know how much time we have."

--

"... so, let me get this straight." Adaman said, flatly.

Irida stood close to Ingo and Emmet. Ingo couldn't help but appreciate her concern, but understood that is was experience that brought her to their side. Not blind faith - not what they were asking of Adaman.

"Emmet was enthralled by a Zoroark." Adaman's voice was clipped. "The curse spread to Ingo. The curse was lifted from them both. And you didn't think to destroy the mask in question?"

"Calaba hoped the people at Galaxy Team could study it with our help." Irida said. "Not to use it, but to find ways to help others who end up afflicted."

Adaman's hand was gripping his forehead. "They should've kept that thing under lock and key."

"Rei is a high-ranking Galaxy member." Ingo explained. "He would have found some way to easily access it - whether out of curiosity or desperation."

"Or the professor let him have it." Emmet suggested. "For science."

Adaman peered through the gap in his fingers, staring at both Emmet and Ingo.

"... so, why is it affecting you both again?" he said, cautiously. "Neither of you are the type to wear makeup."

Ingo and Emmet shared a glance. They could already tell that despite their best efforts, the changes had begun to push slightly further than facial markings. Ingo could feel sharpened teeth, and Emmet was doing his best not to fidget with new claws. They appeared and receded every so often. But no full change came, like last time. Just something tugging at the very edge of Ingo's mind.

"We don't know." Emmet said, simply. "When I wore the mask, it only affected Ingo."

Adaman blinked. "... because you were brothers?"

"Calaba mentioned that something similar happened in other cases." Irida said, slowly. "The curse could reach out through souls that were connected to one another. Whether it was a significant other, or a close friend, or even family."

Ingo stilled at that. He felt claws emerge again, and this time he looked down at them. Scarlet red and stark amongst his fingertips.

Adaman's eyes narrowed. But Emmet's smile grew dim.

"... I'm confused. I know you and Rei looked out for one another." he said. "You were both on the same line. But I am Emmet. I took a very different path. I don't think Rei saw me as anyone special."

Ingo blinked, slowly.

"... Rei looks up to you, Emmet." he said, his voice unusually quiet. "He always has, since you arrived. He asks how to talk to you in ways you'd like. He hasn't approached you?"

Emmet's eyes widened. Then, he glanced down, a little sad.

"He has. I didn't realise." he muttered. "... I always hoped we'd get along. He's like us. He likes Pokemon and Battling. He likes talking about whatever comes to mind. He's always listened very well, even if he doesn't know what I'm talking about."

Emmet's gaze hardened. "But he's just a kid. He's doing all this on his own. He shouldn't be. If he's been cast out like this, where is his Station? What's his destination? He can't move forward without knowing that. He'll be lost."

There was a small gasp.

"Emmet?"

Emmet's gaze snapped up. Ingo was staring hard at his brother, next to Adaman and Irida. Realising that all three were suddenly staring at him, Emmet's hands rose to his face. They were also tipped with red claws, now, and Ingo watched as Emmet traced the faint wisps developing in his hair. He felt the pointed tips of his ears.

Emmet closed his eyes. He breathed in, deeply - Ingo realised he was centering himself. The changes receded as he breathed out through his mouth - his sharpened canines blunting once more.

"He cannot be left out there alone." Emmet said, quietly.

--

The four hurried through the cave.

"You think he'd be making illusions?!" Adaman asked as they ran. "Does it come naturally?!"

"It did to me!" Emmet said, keeping up pace. "I tricked Rei once."

Irida groaned. "He'll be even harder to find if that's the case! All we have to go on is the Obsidian Fieldlands! He was last seen here!"

Ingo fought the urge to lower the brim of his hat. Even if Rei was here, he was not recognsably so, anymore. There was a chance they would have to split up soon - but under this red sky, he was starting to wonder if that was a good idea.

Did Rei even want to be found? That was the thought that bothered him most. He could respect one's need for solitude - but Rei was without resources. Without a Station. Were his Pokemon with him?

Was he safe? Was he protected? Who was going to protect him?

Ingo felt that itch at the back of his mind. He knew he had to focus, that he was starting to derail, but it felt stronger than it had ever before.

He was too slow. He was too weak. These weren't thoughts that typically happened to him, but they were getting louder and louder - and his frustration grew. Logically, he knew there was little else he could do right now. He had to stay focused. He couldn't dwell on this.

But he looked back at these thoughts. A presence growing, steadily into himself. Had it always been there? That quiet fury?

It pushed again.

Ingo needed to be faster. Ingo needed to be stronger. He needed to go full speed ahead, with all the force he could muster.

And in the forefront of his mind, Ingo agreed.

He felt a lurch in his gut.

His ears ringing, Ingo fell forward onto the hard rocky ground. The marks around his eyes burned, and he gritted his teeth.

He heard Emmet stagger to a stop, slowly bracing himself against the cave wall.

"Hah..." Emmet sighed, as he slumped to the ground. "Ingo?"

"Yes, Emmet?" Ingo croaked back, starting to shake.

"I don't feel right." his brother growled. "I'm not... I have to be..."

Yellow flashed amongst his eyes. His teeth sharpened as he gave a snarl.

"... I have to be more than this."

Irida and Adaman had stopped their jog, having both turned to see both men collapsed to the ground. They both rushed back, only to skid to a stop as a red aura seeped from the twins' respective forms - and consumed them with a bright red light.

Ingo couldn't see, but he could feel. He pushed himself up as his muscles stretched, his hat dropping to the ground as a familiar pointed muzzle poked out of his face, his jaw stretching out. He could feel his normally-short hair travel down his now-furred back as a long mane. His hands spasmed, then he felt his fingers numb and recede - forming into large paws with three large claws.

He squinted through the rush and agony. He could see Emmet doubled over, hugging at his torso as his own changes rapidly accelerated. His mane was much wavier, befitting of the partial ghost type he was becoming. His ears lengthened, then cocked back as he slammed both completed claws to the ground, snarling in pain.

Ingo made to reach out to him, only to be caught up in his own dizzying changes. He pulled himself up to one knee as he felt his feet and legs reshape. His head dipped low as his claws found some support on the cool and rocky ground.

And finally, as suddenly as it began, he felt the energies leave his form. The changes had mercifully completed, and the blinding red light finally faded from his blurred vision.

For a moment, Ingo's mind was blank. Tired. His body shook for a moment, exhaustion sweeping through him.

"... Warden Ingo?"

Blearily, he looked up. The Leader of the Pearl Clan stood before him - studying him intensely. Seemingly looking for something in his features.

Ingo could see Adaman keeping a few steps back. His eyes were fixed on them, darting back and forth between him and Emmet, who was still kneeling on the floor.

Ingo understood why. The last time such a thing had happened, neither of them had been completely safe to be around.

But it was here when a thought seemed to cut through his exhaustion. Energise him, even.

Ingo's eyes rose to his leader, clear and silver. He gave a slow nod.

"... I am here, Lady Irida." he spoke in his mind.

The relief was visible on her features. Both hands rose to her chest.

"Thank Almighty Sinnoh." she breathed.

Ingo was quick to turn to Emmet, who was shakily lifting himself up on the ground. He gave a very canine shake, which worried Ingo initially. But Emmet's own silver eyes peered over at him when he was done, blinking slowly.

"I... I am Emmet." he said, stunned. "... That's a relief."

---

"Rei, please -"

"It's Lucas."

The boy spoke with such fury - unlike anything Ingo had seen from him before. His surroundings flickered - the living room, the furnishings - the pictures in the frames smeared and distorted.

"It's Lucas." the boy repeated, clenching his fists. "My name is Lucas, and I am home. I'm back in Twinleaf, I'm back in Sinnoh, and I'm not dealing with any of this, anymore."

The blue skies from the outside seemed to flicker, and Lucas shook his head.

"Great. Fine. You ruined it. I gotta focus all over again." he muttered, rubbing at his forehead.

Ingo's chest grew tight.

"Lucas." he said. "You are far off-track. If we leave you here, you'll be in danger! You don't even have any of your Pokemon with you!"

There was a silence.

"You don't think I can do this alone, huh?"

Ingo took a step back. Emmet's eyes flicked to his.

"... That's not what I -"

"Every time. Every time I go out, you always worry. What, do you think I can't handle any of this?!" Lucas turned around to face them, his eyes glowing blue - and the markings of his eyes a harsh red. "You think I'm dumb enough to just get snapped up by a wild Pokemon?! Is that what you think?!"

"No." Emmet said, simply. "You can't handle this on your own."

Ingo's eyes darted over to his brother, shocked.

"Emmet -"

"You wanted us here." his brother continued. "We wouldn't be getting affected by the mask, otherwise."

Lucas froze. Ingo blinked, as a stubborn expression crossed onto his features. The boy was fierce, but uncertain. He was angry - so angry and he had nowhere to direct it but the two men before him.

The illusion of Ingo's crisp, clean coat wavered as he gripped the brim of his hat.

"Could it be that you hoped we would understand?" he asked. "We three, being from the same point in time? That we would leave you to go further astray?

Ingo's eyes grew sharp.

"No. We cannot allow this. As Subway Bosses, we will not allow you to derail yourself any further."

Lucas snarled - and the illusion wavered around them once more.

"No..." he breathed. "No, you don't get it! There's nowhere else I can go!"

Ingo did his best to center himself, though the words had grieved him deeply. With a shaking breath, he stood up tall. He looked at Emmet to his right, and they nodded in tandem.

"... Then make it past us." The illusion dropped as Emmet spoke, revealing the white Zoroark beneath his original form. "Prove that you have performed your safety checks."

"We refuse to leave someone in need." Ingo let his own illusion dissolve, the black Zoroark mirroring his brother's movements. "Please demonstrate that you can make it to your next destination alone, Lucas."

He watched as angered tears started trickling down Lucas' snarling face. And with the power of the Baneful Fox Mask crackling about him, he threw head head back and cried out as the illusion grew dark and chaotic and misshapen.

And Ingo and Emmet stood tall against the torrent as Rei dashed forward with a roar.

---

... It was strange.

Ingo wasn't a very huggy person. But here he was, holding onto this Zorua for dear life. Something in his throat rumbled, and there was a feeling in the back on his mind - protect, shelter... protect.

Ingo pulled Lucas close, gently nuzzling the boy's head. He'd done something similar with Emmet, he realised. He tried to analyse the meaning... but the words came to him simply. Instinct. Family. Protect. Comfort.

Oh, he knew this. He knew this well.

He heard Lucas' voice hitch. He felt the crook between his neck and shoulder grow damp. A soft whine sounded, and claws grabbed into his fur - not to pierce through, just to hold on.

Ingo had never been great with children. He understood them well - he'd been a child once, and he and Emmet had never been ones to turn their backs on those parts of themselves. But when it came down to comfort, his face was usually too 'scary.' When it came down to answering problems or offering advice outside their usual fields, he found he didn't have many answers outside his usual fields of expertise.

Here, it was like the Zoroark he'd become was speaking to him. It blended into his psyche in some way, and he listened well. Ingo was good with words, but Lucas was hurt in a way where words could not help mend, just yet.

So, Ingo held Lucas. He held him as the kit sobbed messily against his fur. He held him as he looked up at the approaching Emmet, who sniffed at Lucas' grey muzzle.

"We are delaying our journey." he said, quietly. "It is time for maintenance. Please stay safe."

Ingo felt the weight of Emmet leaning against his back. He shifted his hold on Lucas, who stubbornly held onto his fur for a moment - only to be weighed down by both Ingo and Emmet, surrounding him in a secure cuddle pile.

Lucas continued to bury his muzzle into Ingo's fur. But he held tight to Emmet as well as he tried to catch his breath, letting out a few more sobs.

His breathing took several minutes to grow steady, and rhythmic. And the illusion around them wavered, and slowly disappeared.

Ingo drew in a deep breath as he took a cursory glance up at the red sky.

That could wait.

Right now... Lucas needed to be looked after.

--

Ingo froze at the figure standing before them.

"... Lady Sneasler." he said, startled. The Pokemon's eyes had grown wide at his approach, but narrowed as she immediately closed the distance between them.

She said nothing at first. Simply sniffed at his face, staring at each eye of his intently. Ingo found it similar to being inspected by a parent - but even if he believed he was far too old such things, he was not about to rebuke the Noble Pokemon's actions.

Finally, Sneasler withdrew. She was still frowning.

"... What mess have you gotten yourself into, now?"

Her gutteral and growling voice startled Ingo. He gave himself a harried reminder that this was not the first time he'd understood her speech - but back then, he had barely remembered who she was. Being sternly spoken to by Sneasler with all his memories intact left him a little lost for words.

"It is complicated." Ingo heard Emmet speak up from his side. "But the circumstances are different."

"I can see that." Sneasler was looking between them, now. "Your eyes are sharp. You don't reek of Thrall."

Her eyes landed down to Ingo's arms, and widened slightly.

"... You have a kit."

Ingo blinked. "Er... yes."

Sneasler knelt down to inspect the Zorua. His eyes were still half-lidded, but they rose to her own. They sparked briefly in recognition, but he remained silent.

Sneasler gave him a small sniff. Her gaze grew fierce.

"You are Rei." she said, quietly.

"You can tell?" Emmet asked, intrigued.

"... he smells too much like a human. You all do." she said, gesturing with her claw. "That Mask is on his face. I smell tears. Too many of them."

Ingo took in a small breath. "It... it will not come off right now, my Lady." he admitted. "We have tried. Rei has, too."

Sneasler remained crouched by Lucas. Ingo wondered if she was about to try pulling off the mask, herself.

Instead, the sharpness of her gaze gave way to something far more gentle. A claw rose, though she seemed to opt to gently pet Lucas' head with a knuckle. The Zorua flinched at first, but then leaned into the petting.

"Where did your strength go, little one?" Sneasler sighed. "What makes you hide like this?"

Ingo shook his head, as Lucas' head seemed to bury itself back into his fur.

"He needs shelter, my Lady. I was hoping we could... if you would allow us to -"

"Without question." Sneasler huffed, standing back up. "My den isn't far. All three of you are staying there to rest. I'm not hearing otherwise."

Lucas shivered in Ingo's hold, and the Zoroark tried to hold him tighter. It was cold out here, with or without fur - but it seemed the Zorua was having trouble keeping warm.

"You are holding him like a human." Sneasler observed. "Give him here."

To Ingo's own surprise, his hackles rose almost automatically. But he at least had the self-awareness to not look Lady Sneasler in the eye. He would not challenge her, but he realised he was hesitant to let go of Lucas.

He shook his head, trying to rid himself of those instincts. That was unbecoming of him.

To his surprise, he heard Sneasler's rough chuckle.

"Don't give me that attitude, Kit. I'm giving him straight back."

Ingo looked up to see that she was holding her claws out expectantly. A little too embarrassed to meet her gaze, Ingo handed Rei over.

"I am sorry, my Lady." he said, quietly. Sneasler gently held Lucas, who tiredly looked up at her. Despite her long claws, she was very gentle - the experience she'd had wrangling Sneaslets all the more evident when she cradled him.

"Alright. Stay still, Ingo."

Ingo was surprised to see Lady Sneasler walk around behind him. Before he could turn to face her, he suddenly felt something being pushed into his mane.

That something was small and a little weighty, but it did not pull on his fur in the way he expected. He felt the something squirm a little, as if to make itself comfortable, and then grow still and warm on his back.

Sneasler withdrew from him, claws free.

"I'm surprised you didn't know how a lot of Zoroark carry their young, with the way you were about to stare me down." she said with a small chuckle. "He will be warmer in there. And your claws will be free. Do not shake yourself too hard or he will fall out."

Emmet blinked. "We rarely see Zoroark where we come from." he admitted. "I did not think they carried Zorua like passengers."

---

"What about you?"

Ingo slowly shook his head.

"I... I have faith in him. But I doubt he will see me as reliable."

Sneasler snorted. "And why is that?"

Ingo's gaze hardened.

"... it seems he was keeping much to himself." he said, quietly. "Not unusual for someone his age. I was very much the same."

The Zoroark gave a deep sigh.

"... but he confided in us at his lowest point. And when we had no choice but to intervene..."

Ingo closed his eyes.

"... he has every right to be angry. We took away what was comforting him. It was doing him harm, but... but he fought tooth and claw for that feeling of safety. Jubilife Village cast him out, and I could not give that safety back to him. I -"

Ingo felt a lick on his head. He blinked, startled.

"Strange. You think like a Protector. And yet you have the confidence of a Kit."

---

He felt Ingo shift slightly, below. Rei found he didn't need to hold on very much - the mane kept him secure, and he was far too small to fall straight out.

Rei's eyelids were heavy. His throat was sore from screaming, and crying. He wanted little more than to sleep for days. His body felt too heavy to move.

But he quietly poked his head out of Ingo's mane.

Sneasler's den hadn't changed much - minus the Sneaslets all having fallen asleep in a small pile. He could see Emmet curled up, nearby - and was surprised to see his eyes half-open, staring distantly into the embers of the nearby flames.

His ear twitched.

Rei felt a small pang of irritation of being heard so quickly. But he pulled himself out of Ingo's mane, into a waiting furred arm. Ingo stared down at him, blinking himself awake.

"Hey." Rei said, simply. "Sorry. Didn't mean to wake you."

If he'd been speaking with his actual voice, it probably would've sounded very raspy. But Ingo gently brought forward a dish across the ground.

Water. Thank Arceus.

Rei squirmed out of his gentle hold to the bowl, lapping up as much as he could reflexively, before reminding himself to slow down. He found it strange that he knew how to do so immediately in his current form. Maybe that was another part of the mask's magic.

"How are you feeling?" Ingo finally asked. His voice, even mentally, sounded slightly cautious.

Rei turned to face him. "... Tired." he admitted.

"You can't sleep, though." Emmet's voice stated, rather than asked. He hadn't gotten up from his curled up position, but he watched Rei, gaze softening.

"Not really." Rei said, stepping over to the fire. He sat down to face it, alone.

There was a silence for a little while. Rei could feel both pairs of eyes on him, and he bristled. He was suddenly very self-conscious, and why wouldn't he be?

He'd shouted at them both. He'd screamed at them - told them to go away, leave him alone. He'd attacked them. Revealed a side of himself that was ugly and angry and childish - and for a moment, he'd lost himself to that anger.

It wouldn't happen again. He wouldn't let it happen again.

"Let what happen again?"

Rei's ears pricked up, as he realised he'd spoken through his mind. He looked over his shoulder at Ingo, who was still sitting up straight. Giving him some distance.

"... I'm sorry." Rei said. He turned himself around, facing both Ingo and Emmet fully. It must have seemed a little silly - he was so small, now, compared to them. Anything serious he said probably seemed cute or inconsequential.

Still, he tried.

"I'm sorry I acted like a brat." Rei said. "It was stupid. I was stupid. I just... it won't happen again. I won't ever get mad like that again. And I'll get it if you don't wanna see me after all this. I just-"

"Lucas."

Rei's breath hitched. Ingo was staring at him now. And to his surprise, there was a deep sadness in his eyes. It wasn't an expression he'd ever seen him make as a human.

"Lucas, why on Earth would we not want to see you, again?" Ingo said, slowly and deliberately.

Emmet shifted his head on his paws. His usual smile remained, but he suddenly looked very tired.

Rei swallowed.

"I... I hurt you guys." he said. "A-and... and it's my fault you guys are like this, too... And the Mask won't come off... I was stupid - I just ran off without saying anything and - "

"That wasn't smart." Emmet said. "And that wasn't nice."

Ingo's gaze darted to Emmet, as if to reprimand him. But something seemed to stop him, as Emmet's head rose. The sadness was in his eyes, too.

"You are Rei. You are Lucas." he said, simply. "You are angry. You are hurt. You are scared. That's too many things at once. How are you expected to operate smoothly?"

Rei didn't know how, but somehow, he was not out of tears. He felt himself shake, the tears leaving heavy tracks down his fur and plopping to the ground.

He took in a shaking breath, grateful that he didn't need to use his mouth for speaking. But despite that, the voice he projected from his mind was wavering.

"I shouldn't have done any of this." Rei said. "I should've known better. I have to know better."

Ingo, at long last, leaned forward onto his forepaws. He lay down facing Rei, still holding himself back. Still giving him space.

"... do you know how many people are involved in running one locomotive?" Emmet asked, quietly.

Rei blinked in confusion. "... Huh?"

"Two!" Emmet said, simply. "One is an engineer. One is a conductor. Both are important. You can't expect one person to do both at once."

Rei started wiping away the tears with one paw. "... I-I don't get it."

"... he means you shouldn't expect yourself to manage something so large on your own."

Ingo's voice was quieter than usual. His eyes were sharper, now. More certain.

Emmet nodded. "Right! You are trying to be conductor and engineer for a large, multi-car locomotive! That's verrrry tiring. Impossible, even."

Rei bristled, slightly. But Emmet tilted his head.

"I have tried this a few times, before." he said. Both Rei and Ingo looked at him, now.

"... you tried to juggle both our responsibilities when I was ill." Ingo said, flatly. "I thought you knew better than to try that again."

"I did." Emmet said. "But I did it again, anyway. When you ended up here, in Hisui."

Rei swallowed. "... you tried to do everything alone?"

"I did not last long." Emmet said. "I refused to let anyone take the controls from me. And then, I crashed."

There was a pause.

"... that is a metaphor, right Emmet?" Ingo asked, eyes wide in concern.

"I didn't crash a train in the subway." Emmet clarified. "I was just hospitalized from sleep deprivation."

"That's not much better!" Ingo was up on all fours, now. "Why haven't you told me this?!"

"I think I'm ashamed."

Rei blinked. Ingo stared hard at his brother, his eyes suddenly deeply sad.

"It seems like I should've known better." Emmet said. "But I didn't know where you were, Ingo. There was a lot to do. I didn't think clearly. I was conductor. And I was engineer. As long as I was thundering down the rails, I didn't have to think about why that was."

Emmet sighed. "You are Rei. You are Lucas. You are pulling more than you should, to parts unknown. You are trying to be conductor and engineer. Shouldn't you be letting others take one of those roles?"

Rei took in a slow, shaky breath.

"... I didn't think I could." he said, quietly.

Ingo crouched down next to him. His gaze was perhaps more intense than he intended.

"You can." he said. "Perhaps we are not your first choice, Lucas, but we can assist you. We want to help you."

Rei blinked in confusion.

"... my first choice?"

Ingo blinked back.

"You stated that you wished for us to leave you be. That we... That I had no faith in you." he said, slowly. "If... if I have ever made you feel as such, I am truly sorry."

He sighed. "I want to respect your wishes. But I still want you to know that we will be here, should you need us."

And then it clicked to Rei.

Ingo wasn't keeping his distance because he was angry, or disappointed in him. He was giving him space. The space Rei had asked of him.

And Rei crossed it.

He didn't have arms to hug with. Such was the ordeal of being a small quadrupedal fox at the moment. But he buried his head along the side of Ingo's startled face and nuzzled, squeezing out any remaining tears with the motion.

It was instinctual. Rei wondered if the mask had sensed his need to give affection and simply allowed a way to provide it as he was.

"I'm sorry." he said. "I was really angry. I thought you were, too."

He didn't know what the right words were. But he felt two claws gently surround him, pressing against his back before lifting him up to be held against Ingo's chest.

"... Forgive me, Lucas." The Zoroark sighed, nuzzling him back. "I was very worried. It seems I am not good at containing that in this form."

Rei gave a small laugh.

"You've never been good at not worrying, Ingo." came Emmet's voice.

Rei felt Ingo shift a bit, and looked over to see the white Zoroark leaning back against him. The older twin sighed.

"... it appears so." he muttered, thoughtfully. Emmet's silver eyes looked back over to Rei, shining.

"You'll be the conductor of your own journey again, when you are ready." he said, simply. "We'll be your engineers in the meantime. We're a three-car train right now, Lucas. Do you understand?"

Rei found himself nuzzling against against Emmet's snout as it neared, as well. He was a little worried when the White Zoroark seemed to still in response - though was quickly reassured by a gentle lick on his head.

--

"You are far better with words than you credit yourself for, Emmet." Ingo said, quietly.

---

Akari's expression hardened as the two Zoroark approached the camp. She kept her hand to her hip, ready to grab a Pokeball if necessary.

"... You are beaming, Ingo." Emmet observed. Ingo shook his head.

"She's come very far in her journey. I can't help it."

Behind Akari was Professor Laventon, who was wringing his hands. And to his right, to Ingo's surprise, was a familiar-looking Abra.

Was Captain Cyllene aware of what was going on? Was she keeping an eye on them all?

Ingo's thoughts were interrupted as he felt Rei shift on his back. He felt him step onto his shoulder and then leap down on the ground before them.

"I'll go first." Rei said, looking up at them both. "I wanna talk to them."

Ingo nodded. "We'll be behind you."

Emmet's smile grew fond.

Akari's face softened in surprise as the Zorua approached. Rei was much smaller now, but he walked with much more confidence - and he sat down about a metre away from the girl, staring up at her. Giving her space.

Professor Laventon slowly approached. His eyes were fixed on Rei, and Ingo recognised the pained and worried look in his eyes.

He wondered if it was inevitable that the good professor, too, would begin developing Zoroark Markings around his own eyes at this rate.

"... Akari, my girl." he said, slowly. "Do you think..."

Akari looked up at both Ingo and Emmet. They were closer to the camp, now - but they, too, were keeping their distance. Zoroark were dangerous, for good reason. Even their presence was enough to set anyone on edge.

Ingo saw the girl quietly process what she was seeing. The realisation must have hit her, because her eyes grew wide and she'd placed a hand to her mouth.

"... You can't be serious." she mumbled, quietly. "Even if Irida said -"

She looked back down at Rei, who gazed back up at her. She knelt down to face him, the professor doing the same at her side.

"... Rei, my dear boy." Laventon said, his voice trembling. "Please... is it really you?"

Ingo could not see Rei's expression. But he saw his foreleg rise and gently paw at his muzzle.

Something inside Ingo's chest shifted, as if he were being jostled. He shared a startled look with Emmet.

"Your face...?"

Akari reached forward, eyes focused. She tapped the sides of Rei's muzzle - and he must have given her a look, because her mouth curled into a small smile, despite the mood. But his paw rose again, and he guided her hand to the very side of his face.

Akari's eyes grew wide.

"Oh..."

And with both hands, she wrapped her fingers around either side of the mask. And she lifted it off Rei's face.

The ground spun beneath Ingo. The same feeling of something releasing his entire body spread from head to toe, and he stumbled - not dizzy enough to collapse, not pained enough to curl into himself.

The Zoroark instincts retreated away from his mind, as if satisfied, before the light took over his form. It wasn't long before he felt the fur dissolve away, replaced by his coat, pants, robe and a familiar light pressure on his head.

The first thing Ingo saw as the light faded was Rei - perfectly normal and human Rei - crouched on the ground. He stood up carefully, clenching and unclenching his hands as his legs shook.

"... Whoa." he muttered.

Akari stood there, wide-eyed - the mask in her hands. Her expression gave way to tears - and Ingo wondered if she had been doubtful of the Zorua's identity up until this very moment.

The mask clattered to the ground, and Akari threw her arms around him - Laventon wrapping both children in a large hug. Ingo could see Rei's expression - his eyes closed, but relieved and content.

Ingo smiled warmly, adjusting his hat (Sinnoh, he'd missed it) and looked over to Emmet. His brother, restored to his human form, had also grabbed the brim of his hat. He was slightly glassy-eyed.

"... They look like they were verrry worried." he muttered. "I wonder if he knew that?"

--

Ingo didn't know what to do.

He felt his insides twist, felt himself torn so cleanly in two directions. He could not intervene. But he had to do something. He could not protect this child. But he had to save him.

The markings around his eyes burned, and he felt that whisper in the back of his mind crescendo into a roar. Rei was in danger. He was in danger, all alone and defenseless.

Except he wasn't. He had his Pokemon, he had his wits and his skill and that infernal Mask.

Ingo gripped the fabric around his chest as he watched the Zorua evade yet another strike from Almighty Sinnoh - from the God of Time, itself. This wasn't fair. It had never been fair. Why had this fallen to a child? Why had all this fallen to Rei?

... why had it always fallen to those so young? Irida, a leader of an entire Clan - told to carry so much on her shoulders at such a young age. In Unova, the fate of their home had lay in the hands of two youths - Ingo was sure of it, now. Their Pokemon had given them the strength to move forward, to carry what they alone could not.

This is a child, his mind cried and the Zoroark roared. A kit, still so far from being an adult. He should not be doing this.

This is also Rei, his mind added. The most capable person on Team Galaxy. Who had sought out the help of the Lake Guardians, who had quelled each Frenzied Noble.

This is a boy, came the protest, who has had to prove his worth many times to a paranoid and small-minded crowd, and he should not have had to - he never should have had to.

This is also Lucas, who was a talented and determined trainer, who had given so much to save Ingo and Emmet from a terrible fate.

Ingo was so afraid and so proud and so angered and so amazed and he realised now that the Zoroark's instincts were mirroring all of that in their own way. He wanted so badly to have the claws to try and rip open the barrier that kept the rest of them shielded from the battle, he wanted so badly to throw forth an illusion of his own to distract the creature.

But Rei...

Rei had not called for them, yet. He moved with purpose. He moved with thought, conducting his own thoughts and strategies as he evaded each ray of energy, shifting back and forth between the Zorua and his own human state as he threw the strange sparkling balm towards the frenzied Sinnoh.

Rei had mapped out his course. Ingo could not derail it.

So Ingo kept his claws sheathed. He felt the markings of his eyes burn, but he watched on, even as the turmoil continued within him.

And he nearly gave in to shifting as an attack hit Rei off his feet, sending him stumbling - no time to avoid the second attack, no time to roll to safety -

"REI - STAY ON TRACK!!" Ingo all but roared, his eyes blazing.

And then Rei rolled once in his little Zorua body, and stumbled to a stop and stared hard up at Mighty Sinnoh and a white energy seemed to crackle through him - and a pale blue light consumed him, entirely.

And Ingo was shaking as the fox Pokemon grew larger, shifting his balance onto his hind legs. And as a terrifying blast built up in the maw of the frenzied Sinnoh, Rei leapt up high - the light dissolving off his slate fur, shining blue eyes and his new claw gripping one last balm that was hurled down onto the deity itself.

The new Zoroark landed in a crouch on the ruined floor, before rising slowly to his feet. Rei reached for his face, shifting the mask aside and allowing his human form to return in a brief flash of light.

Ingo drew in a deep breath as Rei removed a Pokeball from his belt, still staring at the momentarily stunned Sinnoh.

It would be full speed ahead from here.

#Pokemon Legends Arceus #Arceus Spoilers #Baneful Fox Mask AU #submas

[r0-boat]

I don't have the mental capacity to write this in any way that makes sense. but have this thought that has plagued me about the ingo stuff:

-Kitsune

------

The hero of hisui, that title has plagued you since you 'saved' everyone. You were no saviour, you were just someone doing what was necessary. Sure the praise and adoration was nice, for awhile, but now it's a little tiring.

You feel one note, like a little doll of a person for everyone else to enjoy. Even your pokemon have noticed this change inside you, and they've all become deeply concerned.

What if one day, you just decide to flee? Escape into the Coronet Highlands or maybe even the frozen tundra to the north would do..

No one knew where you went, in the end. Not a trace of you or your pokemon was left.

The Ladies and Lords of the region knew though, they helped you escape after all. Ursaluna covering your tracks, Wyrdeer running across the land with you on his back. Even Lady Sneaseler helped, though she knew how much pain it would cause her warden.

You see, Ingo had a fancy towards you. Most of the eligible people of the region did, really. Melli, Volo, Adaman. Even Zisu and Mai had made the odd off handed comment about you.

It drove the warden mad, in a way. To be so close to being able to finally confess his feelings towards you, only to suddenly find the object of his desires gone. Like they never existed to begin with.

Not even Cogita knew, much to Volo's irritation, where you had gone.

It was months before anyone had heard from you, or your pokemon, and the Ladies and Lords weren't much help in tracking you. Always making sure to lead them on a wild goose chase.

On a whim, in your little hidden away paradise, you decided to send a letter. Requesting the aid of your favourite Braviary Lord to deliver it.

One letter to each warden you knew had a fancy to you, and one for the Galaxy Team as a whole.

The overall, the letters were simple. Informing everyone that you were alive, and well. However instructing them to cease searching for you, as they will never find you. The land Palkia has created is vast, and there are many little places to hide away in.

However one in specific, was the only one with any hint towards where you have hidden yourself away. This letter was addressed to Ingo, the only person who ever seemed to treat you as You once you became the Hero everyone all-but-worshiped.

It came as a shock to everyone, after months of not a single word, suddenly you reached out for contact?

Ingo didn't care though. He knew something no one else did, which was an interesting feeling for him, as his memories hadn't fully returned yet. Nevertheless, he asked for Lady Sneaseler's aid in finding you.

The Lady had taken a vow, never to reveal your location. However she knew, deep down, it was best for the both of you.

So off they went, from their own hide away in the highlands, to where Sneaseler knew you and your pokemon had hidden yourselves away.

It took awhile to arrive, maybe a two week journey, Sneaseler was never as fast as Wyrdeer on the ground after all, but they made it.

Ingo climbed out of the carrying container Sneaseler carried him in and looked around in amazement. It was like a hidden world no one had known of. Full of vibrant colours, pokemon running around without a care in the world.

And in the center of it all, was a fountain. One that nearly made the stolen away warden weep, for the person sitting at the fountain was one he thought he would never see again.

---

You had grown accustomed to this new life you lead, being a sort of warden of yourself now, in a way. A Lord the world had forgotten about was now in your care. The battle worn Zoroark had protected this land, using illusions to keep any unwelcomed individuals from finding this place.

It was peaceful, a life away from everyone. One where you could choose your own destiny, and not have one chosen for you by the expectations of the world.

However magical and almost perfect your life had become now, you still felt a loneliness you had never felt before. In a way, you did miss your old life.

Surprising Ingo with visits of meals hes either forgotten, or never had before. Your long philosophical discussions with Adaman. Volo was usually a treat as well, the way he would raise questions about the world you barely even pondered. Even in the village, being able to have potato mochi with Akari and Laveton weekly was a nice routine..

Perhaps it was time you sent them all a letter..

Taking your time writing them, making sure to leave out just enough details to not allow them to simply come and drag you back to Jubilife village.

Except, for when you finally got to Ingo's letter. Something inside you decided that he was trust worthy enough to allow to visit. After all, he was solitary enough to begin with no one would follow him..

Taking a break, you wandered off to find Zoroark, the Lord of the Secret Valley, as you had decided to call him. Which didn't take very long, Zoroark had always made sure to keep close enough where you could find him so you choose.

Sitting down on a fallen log, you looked to your friend. "Zoroark, do you think it would be okay if I allowed someone to visit us? Or.. perhaps even join us?"

The Lord seemed, taken aback by your request. However much he pondered for awhile, in the end he nodded. Trusting you to only choose that who will never let this secret place's location out.

Smiling, you hugged him. Your face resting against his chilled fur. "Thank you, Zoroark." You whispered. "I'll fill you in on who I've chosen once I've called for Braviary, okay?" You promised, the old Lord let out a haunting chuckle before nodding.

A wolfish smile stayed on the Lord's face as you scampered away to the hut you and your pokemon built your first week here.

Finally sitting down, you began to carefully craft your letter to Ingo and before you knew it, you were signing your name at the end.

Using combee wax dyed white and red then swirled together, you sealed each letter carefully. Making sure it was obvious who each letter was for, with large lettering of their names on the fronts of each letter.

Finally, Braviary arrived and you handed him the sealed basket of letters. "Fly safe, my dear friend." You said to the large bird before he flew away towards civilization.

---

It had been awhile, in a way you had forgotten about the letters completely. You hadn't of course, but time was strange in this place so to you what was a month, may have been a mere two weeks of travel.

You were filling up a water container to bring into your hut when you noticed a commotion. Looking up curiously, you turned your head and suddenly, the sounds of surprised pokemon all made sense.

Your eyes locked with silver and you almost dropped your water container. Scrambling up, you ran towards the warden and tackled him into a hug before he really had time to fully process it was really you he was looking at.

"Ingo!" you said happily, pulling away from the hug to look him over before suddenly it dawned on you.

How did he get here?

Seeming to sense your confusion, he held up the opened letter with a small weary smile, another arm wrapped securely around your waist.

"Oh." You merely responded before excitement washed over you again, "Come come come! There's so much you need to see, and I even have someone for you to meet! Lady Sneaseler and my Lord have met before, but you haven't!" You said excitedly, honestly just dragging him around the place in the end.

It had been so long since Ingo had seen such life on your face, he barely could catch his breath at your beauty enough to ask any of the questions he had been pondering on his journey. Or even some of the new ones, mainly. Who was this Lord you spoke of??

In the end, however, those questions could wait. You two had a lot of catching up to do, after all...

Ah! Beautiful I am obsessed with the idea I'm living my life in a cabin in a sort of magical Hidden World with just me the magical animals and my husband ufhfjf

#ro.chatting #ingo.thirst #pokemon ingo

[blaiddraws]

an assortment of were-zoroark zisu doodles. no one is safe from my creature-ification beam

#her mane is curlier and her snout is a lot shorter #these are all from the past handful of days. past weekend #i drew a few more today so I'll post those later as well. maybe on sunday #pokemon #pla #pokemon legends arceus #zisu #Captain zisu #werewolf #were-zoroark zisu #zoroark zisu #security corps zisu #pokemon au #zoroark #my what big chompers you have 😳

[waywardstation]

What’s Ingo’s thoughts on Hisuian Zoroarks? has he encountered one ? has it tried to use tricks on him?

Ingo has met Zisu’s Zoroark. And just like how Lady Sneasler wanted to check Zisu out, Zisu’s Zoroark wants to check Ingo out when they first meet.

Unfortunately, they use their wispy fur to feel out new people and Pokémon. Zisu keeps telling him it’s fine. The zoroark is growling. Ingo isn’t sure he should move.

Perhaps Zisu’s Zoroark does plays tricks on Ingo. But they might be mean-spirited; it might not like him at first as in general it is not fond of people who are not Zisu.

Ingo’s few encounters with Zoroark in the wild are different from this one though; the wild zoroark were actively spiteful and aggressive. Zisu’s Zoroark is just petty.

#ingo: COME GET YOUR DOG #Zisu: it don’t bite #ingo: YES IT DO #I love that Zisu has a hisuian Zoroark so much #wayward’s asks #submas #ingo #warden ingo #zoroark #hisuian zoroark #Pokemon legends arceus #pokemon legends #pokemon #waywardstationart #zisu’s petty zoroark

[blaiddraws]

OUGH I LOVE THE WERE-ZISU POSTS, ESPECIALLY THE DRAEING WITH YER EYES AND HER MARKIJGS AJD HER LITTLE FANG,,,,,, I LOVW WHEN SEEMINGLY HUMAN CHARACTERS HAVE THESE LITTLE TELLS THAT THEYRE NOT ACTUALLY HUMAN <<<333 And she's living too...... how would other hisuian Zoroakr react when she turns and happens to be a living Zkroark 👀 cause all of the ones we know in Pla are dead

AWAWAWAWAWAWA HEHEHEHEE I LOVE WHEN HUMANS HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF BEASTLY HINTS TO THEM AS WELL <33333333

hmmmm the hisuian zoroarks.... that's a good question! I think they'd be, like. weirdly obsessed with her, but also they keep their dentist. they're like when adult cats unexpectedly see a little kitten so they just go O_O without looking away. whenever she gets near the icelands there's just a group of zoroark just kinda following her around from a distance. they don't bother her so she doesn't do anything about it, other than occasionally try to talk to them

they just stare at her without responding, for a while if she approaches they retreat. but eventually she does start Actually communicating with them, even to the point where one of them decides to come with her to jubilife!

#were-zoroark zisu #answered #werewolf au #screaming crying etc at the number of unanswered asks in my inbox there's. SO MANY

[blaiddraws]

Hello there! I been a silent admirer of your blog and I love the Submas and DojoShipping content here! Your Placeholder AU is fire and Ithe new WereZoroark! Zisu AU as is noice. Will it turn into a full blown AU because so much could happen in it! Like how did she turn into a WereZoroark? What about Ingo turning into a WereZoroark himself but maybe Hisuian or even a WereLuxray and Zisu helping him with his new self? Emmet’s reaction to her and maybe Ingo not being human anymore? So much fun stuff and thanks so much!

Whether or not something turns into a full blown au is completely out of my control. it is entirely up to the whims of my own brain, you see. lol

that being said. i REALLY DO enjoy drawing Big Dog Zisu, and consequently have had some vague thoughts about it all. For one, I know for a fact that Zisu was a were-zoroark Before she and the rest of the galaxy team came to hisui. I've been considering her being born like that, or just having become one in her childhood or as a young adult. Still undecided on that.

Probably not gonna have ingo be a were-creature here! nor any other people, except maybe one or two? odds are, it'll be someone in the galaxy team or ginkgo guild regardless, since the were-creature stuff came from elsewhere than hisui

were-zoroark zisu IS fully Aware and all that in her zoroark form, she's just got a few more animalistic behaviors as a consequence of being a creature at the time. so she's Not going to be going feral and biting anyone, and therefore spreading the were-zoroark.

#her shifts into a were-zoroark are relatively consistent and short #.... except when the red sky happens and messes up spacetime #she basically gets stuck in zoroark form the entire time #but she's still aware of everything! so she ends up going out and helping the pla protag #(protag is very confused why this MASSIVE weird zoroark suddenly started following them around but hey. it's helpful so whatever right?) #answered #were zoroark zisu #(haven't said it before now but. thinking of making the protag Rei for this one since i think i've got more akaris than reis as protag)

[waywardstation]

Happy WIP Wednesday!

Here is a WIP from a fic that I started writing for something but had to put on hold for now. If you remember this poll from a bit back, it was for this fic!

Enjoy! As always, wording is apt to change.

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“You got it?” Blinking the literal stars from his vision, Ingo realized Akari was leaning over the fencepost, staring back down at him, and Rei was holding his hat out to him – it must have been knocked off.

“...I ah, appreciate the offer Miss Akari, but I believe I can handle it.” He brushed the dirt off of his coat as he got back to his feet, his tone somewhat betraying the determined resolve in his expression. “The route may be a bit more rough than anticipated, but even when some passengers cause more of a disturbance than others, I always ensure they reach their intended destination. I have yet to report a permanent derailment, and I intend to keep it that way.”

Receiving his hat back from Rei’s outstretched hand, Ingo situated it back on his head, before casting a glance back at Zoroark, standing hunched on the battlefield. Lips were pulled back to expose gnarled teeth in a display that would have suggested aggression at first glance. But beneath his undulating wisps of fur, his eyes were crinkled in unmistakable amusement.

The gangly pale creature actually seemed to be laughing at him.

Zisu’s zoroark was not unlike his wild kin out in the icelands. He was just as unpredictable as every other living spectre he’d encountered. Just as intimidating. Just as viscerally connected to the ingrained disposition the entirety of his species seemed to act on.

Except, the rest of his species used it to fuel their vicious actions, fully leaning into a dangerously aggressive hostility.

Zisu’s Zoroark, it appeared, simply resigned himself to being petty.

#submas #ingo #warden ingo #akari #Zisu’s Petty zoroark #pokemon akari #rei #pokemon rei #pokemon legends arceus #pokemon legends #pla #pokemon #wip wednesday #yeah sure I’ll put this in main tags