S: after successfully managing to get better at diving, I finally got to set up a time so that me and lenn could explore that shrine together and finally find the answers to why Lenn has the ability he has right now, and today was finally the day. I head out to the ocean where me and lenn were gonna meet, wearing a pair of swim goggles on my forehead and a pair of swim shorts, wagging my tail excitingly as I look around to see if Lenn is nearby
L: Before long, a familiar anthro dolphin pokes his head out of the water nearby. Lenn smiles at you as he swims over. "There you are! Finally time to do this, huh?"
S: "Whoa! Well hi! Yeah I guess so! So your Lenn huh? It's so nice to finally meet you!" I walk over to lenn with a happy smile on my face
L: "Likewise! And I bet you're gonna be a big help in figuring out how that thing gave me my anthro form, too. I haven't made any progress on it in a while now."
S: "Well I'm sure I can help you then! I've gotten much better at diving thanks to blubby, and I feel much better about doing this now, although I'm still a little frightened about diving pretty deep down, I still struggle with that"
L: "Yeah, that shrine's really far down... Hopefully I'll be able to help you enough that you'll be okay with going that deep."
S: "Yeah... only really managed like 25 or so feet before it became unbearable to me, so I still have a lot of work to do... but I can at least hold my breath longer now"
L: "Well, getting to swim with a dolphin ought to make you feel better about going deep, huh?"
S: "I guess that's true yeah, I do feel better about it since I'll be swimming with a dolphin like you, even if your in your anthro form... your a very special dolphin that's for sure"
L: "I really am, huh? I've met both anthro and feral dolphins, none of them are like me. No mental countdown when running out of breath, certainly no changing forms... Hopefully we'll be finding out why I'm different soon."
S: "Ah right, I forgot about that little mental countdown of yours! Seriously, that's 100% sonic physics right there, heh... quite funny if you ask me"
L: "Yeah, that's really the weirdest thing about what I got from that magic, I really don't know why it would be set up to give something like that..."
S: "Yeah I don't know why either... but I guess we intend to solve the mystery right here, right now! I'm all ready to go as you can see... by the way, did I ever tell you my actual name? I don't think I did..."
L: "Don't think you ever did... Well, you know I'm Lenn, so what's your name?"
S: "I'm Emilio! Nice to meet ya! Hehe!" I wag my tail happily, giggling cutely
L: "Alright then, Emilio! Ready to get started with getting more used to deeper water?"
S: I gulp a bit but nod my head
"Y-yeah, I guess so... I'll try my best and just hope I can handle this... you said I could ride you down to the shrine right?"
L: "Yep, you can just hold onto me and I can get us both there. I've heard you're not really the best at swimming yet, so I'm fine with helping you."
S: "Mmhm, I'm still learning but I'm at least a decent swimmer as of now, least I won't have to worry about getting tired then...so thanks"
L: "Alright, let's take this a little bit at a time. We'll gradually go deeper until it starts being too much, then we'll go up a bit and wait a while. That should hopefully get you used to the water pressure over time."
S: "O-ok, I guess that'll work....let's give this a try then..." I was really nervous to do this, but I wanted to help Lenn out with this so I try to keep it at the back of my head "You did say you wanted me to be your dive buddy after all, heh"
L: "Yeah, having you here should be a big help, and not just for me!" Lenn turns so that you can get a good grip on him.
S: "Heh... well I hope so" i take off my glasses and put them away before lowering my goggles over my eyes, I then go over and hold onto Lenn, making sure to get a really good grip on him, I blush a bit at how soft his skin was
"Your skin is really soft, it's like silk! It feels great!"
L: "Heh, thanks, that's a thing with dolphins." Lenn swims out into the water some distance with you in tow. "Alright, we should be right above the cave leading to that shrine now. Get some deep breaths, and we'll start getting you used to water pressure."
S: "Oh boy...this is it ain't it? Alright...." I try my best to not get scared as I start to take some deep breathes
L: While he doesn't have much reason to do that himself, Lenn decides to do some deep breathing of his own anyway just in case.
S: after a while has passed, I seemed to be ready...but deep down I really wasn't
"Ok...let's do this..."
L: "Alright, we'll start off fairly simple..." Lenn takes one more breath and holds it, diving slow enough that you have a chance to hold your breath as well.
S: I take a last breath and held it as well, but as we submerged I got too nervous, getting off of lenn to go back up, whimpering
"I-i-i...." I clearly seem shaken up by this whole thing
L: Lenn comes back up. "...You're too scared, huh? That's alright, we can take this as slow as you need it to be..." He gives you a hug.
S: I hug lenn back, frowning
"I'm sorry lenn I was trying to act tough but I'm really nervous about this, especially with how far down we are gonna be..."
L: "We'll figure out some way to get you comfortable with going down there, I know we will. Just gotta give it some time..."
S: "Well I don't wanna hold this up all day and waste our time... but I honestly don't know what to do... I've never been so nervous like this before!"
L: "I don't really know either, but yeah, I don't want to waste much time... I may as well tell you, I can talk clearly underwater, maybe that'll help."
S: "I guess I should have seen that coming, maybe it could help..if I could talk clearly myself... and I can barely even talk underwater as of now which may prove to be challenging during this experience... this is getting really difficult now..." I frown sadly
L: "Yeah, it's mostly a natural thing, but I've heard of people being able to learn with enough effort... I really don't think there's much we can do to make this better for you..."
S: "Oh well... maybe this isn't ment to be then cause I don't know what else to do...I could just suck it up and try to be braver and stop acting like a chicken! Dang it!!" I get upset when I released how big of a chicken I am for not doing this, and I'm normally not scared of anything
L: "...I mean, I wasn't gonna say it, but yeah. There really isn't much to be scared of here, even once we go into the cave."
S: "I don't even get scared that easily... unless it's my dad heh... yeah yknow what, I'm gonna stop being a chicken and try this thing again!"
L: "Alright, nice! Let's do another round of deep breathing and then finally head down!" Lenn starts preparing again.
S: "Hopefully so... alright" as I held onto Lenn again, I start to prepare myself as well with deep breathing, hoping this time I'll actaully dive under
L: After a little while longer, Lenn is ready and assumes you are as well. "One more breath!" He holds his breath and starts slowly going under again.
S: "Don't chicken out! Don't chicken out!" closing my eyes briefly I took a last deep breath and held it as well, and eventually we both submerge underwater
L: Lenn smiles as you successfully go under. "There you go! Shouldn't be all that bad from here." He starts swimming deeper.
S: I was jealous that Lenn could talk so clearly down here, I decided to not talk for now and just nod my head, my cheeks puffing up as I pinched my nose shut and held on to lenn with the other hand as we swim deeper
L: Lenn keeps going down, slowing down a little as the depth increases, ready to stop whenever you start feeling that the pressure is becoming too much.
S: my face was already turning a tad bit red as we went deeper, eventually I started to really feel the pressure and whimper nervously, blowing a few bubbles from my mouth
"Mmm mmm! Mmm mmm!"
L: Lenn immediately stops where he is. "Alright, we'll stay here for a while so you can get used to this depth."
S: I look up at the surface which is a good distance away and try to calm down and get used to this depth, and even tho we still had ways to go I wasn't sure if I could handle it, it was getting a little too much as this was already way pasted my previous dive record
"...nblo!"
L: Lenn starts swimming up some. "Okay, a little higher up then... Hopefully we'll find a good depth for right now."
S: my face turns more red as I try to keep holding my breath, being a little higher up does help a bit, but it's clear that I'm pretty miserable, looking at Lenn desperately as I didn't seem to be having any fun with this
L: "I know this sucks, that's just how practice is... Do you want to just head back up for now?"
S: I nod my head, I was deeply sad that the pressure was gonna be a lot more hard to deal with then I originally thought
L: With a nod in return, Lenn swims back up to the surface, exhaling once he gets there. "This isn't going very well..."
S: I gasp in a bit heavily for air
"Not at all, this is gonna be harder then I thought... I told you I'm terrible when it comes to going down super deep..."
L: "Yeah, um... If someone else were here, that'd probably help, but I'm pretty sure we're the only ones around..."
S: "Yeah, I don't think that'll happen... we're all alone... it's fine, maybe this really is not ment to be... I feel like giving up at this point... there's no way I'm going all the way down there to that shrine"
L: Lenn sighs. "I guess I could at least get you some pictures sometime, I've got a waterproof camera. Better than nothing, I suppose."
S: "Oh well... this was a failure..." I start tear up, clearly upset
"B-b-b-but...I really don't wanna give up tho, I wanna see that shrine and help you out...I really do... I'm not one for giving up so easily..."
L: Lenn hugs you. "We can keep trying if you want, there has to be some way to get you okay with going down there..."
S: I hug lenn back
"I wanna keep trying... I don't wanna give up so easily... but I don't know what we could do to distract my mind from the intense pressure I'm gonna be feeling...hmm" I try to think of something that could work
L: "We could try hugging down there, maybe that'd work? Definitely couldn't hurt, at least."
S: "Hmmm...well I guess we could try that ok, but I still don't know... I mean I do already feel calmer when you hugged me earlier"
L: "Alright then, one more round of getting ready. If this doesn't work, I really don't know what we're gonna do..." Lenn once again gets himself ready.
S: "Yeah... I guess so then..." I get myself ready as well, hoping that our new strategy will work this time, and eventually both of us seemed like we were ready
L: Lenn dives again, starting to swim back down to the deep part he and you had been at.
S: I held my breath when he dived under, hoping this time I can relax myself and not freak out, pinching my nose again as well
L: When he and you are at about the same depth as before, Lenn hugs you, hoping that'll help you stay calm this time.
S: as I felt the growing pressure again I whimper once more, but when lenn hugged me it seems to help me a lot, I sort of already hug him back since I'm holding onto him, I smile a little and gesture for lenn to keep going down deeper while we still can
L: "Seems like we're already doing better..." Lenn keeps going deeper, the cave entrance becoming visible far below.
S: "I dibldnt thblink hblugs wblould be thblis effectiblve" as I bubble that out my face turns a little red again, but I try to stay focus as we keep going, trying to ignore the pressure
L: "I kind of didn't either!" The water pressure keeps increasing as you and Lenn go deeper, getting closer and closer to the cave...
S: "Mmmm.... nblow tblhe preblesure ibls reblally hublrting mble..." I bubble in pain, but we are so close to the cave, just a couple more feet...I whine as my face is more red
L: "Hang in there, we're almost at the cave! Just a little farther!" Lenn hugs you a little bit tighter.
S: I hug lenn back tighter, squeezing my eyes shut as my whole face turns red from me bubbling in pain from the pressure, but luckily we finally arrive at the cave towards the shrine!
L: "Made it! I'd start going in, but you don't look like you're in any state for that... There ARE air pockets in there though."
S: "L-lblets jblust gblet to oblne...I nbleed ablir rbleally babldly!! Ublgh tblhe prblessure..." I cover my mouth and nose now, continuing to whine as my face turns blue
L: "Okay, I'll make it quick!" Lenn rushes into the cave with you, quickly making his way through the tunnels.
S: eventually we find an air pocket and surface up into it, I gasp heavily for air and pant a little to catch my breath
"Hah...hah...hah...good golly! I didn't think I was gonna make it! We're so far down... I'm scared"
L: "We're lucky I thought to set these up before today, otherwise this really wouldn't be going well... Not a whole lot farther to that shrine."
S: "Lenn...i-i don't know if I wanna go back down there in that pressure mess... it really hurt me... like a lot! I'm gonna lose so many bubbles of air..."
L: "You'll have to go down there again at some point, otherwise you're just gonna be stuck here! Besides, you're so close!"
S: "I know...but this pressure is insane! I don't even know if I can think clearly and all" I whimper sadly and hug lenn "What do I do? The hugs just aren't gonna do for me all the way down here"
L: "Maybe we could just wait a while so you can get more used to it? I don't really know what else to do..."
S: "I don't wanna delay this any more then I have to...since I don't know what else we could do either... maybe I should just suck it up and go back down so we can hopefully solve this mystery of yours, cause I still wanna solve it"
L: "Yeah, and that might help you get more comfortable over time too... Alright, how about we just start making our way over there?"
S: "Okay then... maybe this mystery will help take my mind off being so far down underwater" I held onto Lenn again and start to take some deep breathes, hoping I'll be able to last long enough for this
"I'm not planning on getting scared about this any longer... I'm gonna be brave!"
L: "You've got this, and I'm gonna do everything I can to help you!" Lenn does some deep breathing as well.
S: "Thank you Lenn! I know I can count on you to make sure everything goes ok" eventually both of us seem ready and I hold my breath again and wait for lenn to go under
L: Lenn gasps one more time and dives again, resuming swimming through the cave's tunnels.
S: I try to hang in there and hope the shrine isn't much further, I'm slowly getting used to the pressure over time
L: After about half a minute longer, you and Lenn arrive at the shrine. It looks a bit like how an ancient temple would, though it's only taking up part of the chamber. In the center of it, a circle is drawn the floor, surrounded by strange symbols.
"This is the place! It's cool to not be alone here for once."
S: "Hmmm...." I get off lenn to go explore around the place, looking at the circle drawn on the floor, letting a few bubbles loose from my mouth
L: "That circle there is exactly where that weird magic happened. It was unfinished when I got here the first time, but there was a guide on how to do it nearby."
S: I float in place to think for a moment before saying
"Whblere ibls thblat gublide?" I needed more information so I can try and piece together how this happened
L: "It's right over here, I put it in this little box so it wouldn't get lost just in case." Lenn swims over to a small box nearby and opens it, revealing several sheets of paper inside.
S: "Lemblme seble iblt" I swim over to lenn so I can see the sheets of paper "iblts watblerproof?"
L: "Sure seems that way, it looks the same as when I first found it. Maybe that's more magic, but I'm not sure."
S: "Hmm...leblts takble a lokblok"
adjusting my swim goggles I look at the papers, and eventually I find some kind of pattern with them, I completely ignore the pressure for now to study the papers
"Hmmm....Exblactly whblat dblay and mblonth dibld yblou gblet thblese poblwers?"
L: "Um... March... 17th. Is there something important about that?"
S: "Webll...accordbling to theblse papblers, evblery oblther monblth thblis speblical ritblual tablkes plblace riblght hblere, anbld onble luckbly pblerson whblo surblvives tblhe plublnge doblwn hblere, wibll gblet a unblque poblwer thblat fiblts thbleir personblality... so sinblce yblou gblot thblis ibln mablrch, thblat meblans yblou trbliggered tblhe ritblual foblr thblat moblnth, thble lablst onble happblened in Januarbly befoblre yblou cablme alblong...fascinatinblg..." my face turns a little more red after I spoke all that
L: "Huh... I somehow never put that together... That means it's happened a few times since then, too."
S: "Yblep... sinblce iblts Octobbler rblight nblow thblat meblans thbleres nblo ritublal, onble mublst hablce happenebld lablst monblth... thblats cblool!"
L: "Is there anything that might give us a lead on who made this? I've been stuck on that for a really long time..."
S: "Hmmm... wblell I havblent chbleck thblis lablst papbler hblere... I wblas savinblg iblt foblr lasblt...leblts see..." As I pull out the last paper, I read a quote for a certain someone that may have created this, and it was signed...the God of all Pokémon
"Holbly shbloot! Thblats arceubls!"
L: "Wait, you know who that is!? Th-that's awesome! Where can we find them!?"
S: "Webll I hbleard arblceus oblnly appblears foblr speiblcal reblasons...we doblt knblow exblactly whblere thbley arble in thble worblld, we jblust hblave to gblet lucblky...but iblt wblould be eblpic to mbleet thblem!!"
L: "Aw, we have to just hope they show up? I guess that's still better than nothing..."
S: "Mmhm... whblo knblows, we mably enbld ublp gebltting lucblky" little do they know, it may happen to them soon then they think
L: "Guess there isn't much else to do here... Come on, let's head back outside."
S: "Okably thblen..." As my face turns more red I hold onto Lenn again, ready to head back out
L: Lenn swims back out through the tunnels toward the air pocket again, a bit disappointed but still happy to have made a little progress.
S: once we surface in the air pocket I gasp in for air
"Well, we at least have an idea on why this happened to you... I'll have to do some more research on my own on this, but for now I guess that's technically it"
L: Lenn lightly gasps as well. "Thanks for the help, I'm really happy to finally know for sure who Arceus is after all this time."
S: "It's no problem, but for now...let's get outta here, I wanna see fresh air again" nodding in agreement and after another round of deep breathing, we go back underwater holding our breathes as we head back outside the cave...however as we make our way back up, we get stopped just about halfway...Arceus appears right in front of us!
"Blbl!!! Whblaaa?"
L: Lenn: "Ablh!" He jolts back a bit in surprise.
Arceus: "I apologize for startling you two. I've simply come to congratulate Emilio on diving so deep, despite the proper reward not being ready yet."
S: my eyes go wide
"I-iblt knblows mbly nablme!! Omblg! T-thblank yblou sblo mucblh!!"
L: Lenn: "Wait, are you Arceus?"
Arceus: "I see you've heard of me. Indeed, I am, and I know you as the diver that claimed the ritual's power on March 17th, Lenn. It's nice to meet you in person."
S: "Thblis ibls reblally hablppening...I'm mbleeting thble reblal Arceblus!!!" my face was a tiny bit red from all the excitement, I get off Lenn to swim closer to Arceus, smiling and wagging my tail
L: Arceus: "You've certainly improved as of late, Emilio. Simple underwater swimming is no issue to you any more. I must say, I'm impressed at how quick that change was."
Lenn: "I helped him out with it, and so did Blubby if you know who that is!"
S: "Mmhm, hblaving a bublddy reblally dbloes hblelp yblou oblut..." I couldn't help but swim a little closer to Arceus, still so surreal that they are actaully here "Yblou dblont neebld aiblr doblwn hblere, riblght?"
L: Arceus: "I don't need to breathe unless I want to need to. It's an interesting challenge sometimes, when I opt into it."
Lenn swims around Arceus, taking in their appearance.
S: I swim around Arceus myself
"Hblehe! I beblt I'll be inbltresting watblching the gblod oblf all pokeblmon holbld thbleir breablth blown heblre! I beblt yblou loblok cublte doiblng iblt!" my face flushes a bit more red but I clearly didn't care
L: Arceus: "I could show it off for you, I don't mind." Their chest glows a little for a moment, and they puff up their cheeks as tiny bubbles leave their nose. "What do you think?" Arceus' voice is still clear.
Lenn: "Haha, he's right, that does look cute!"
S: "Whbloa!! Chbleck yblou oublt!! Sblo cublte!! I lblove it!" my own cheeks puff out, tiny bubbles leaving my own nostrils as I watch arceus, giggling as well
L: Arceus smiles at you and Lenn. "This is certainly the first time someone's called this cute... Thank you. Maybe I should do this more often..."
S: "Ybleah! Yblou shblould!" I smile happily at Arceus "Iblm veblry jealoubls thblat yblou and lblenn cblould tblalk clblearly unblderwater, sombletimes I wiblsh I cblould do tblhat..."
L: Lenn: "Yeah, it must really suck to not be able to do that..."
Arceus: "Ah, let me help you with that. At least for the remainder of our time together, you'll be able to talk clearly here." Your neck feels weird for a moment.
S: my eyes go wide again as I felt something weird on my neck
"Are you serious?? Whoa!!! I can talk clearly!!! This is so cool!!! Dan would be so jealous...heh" my face turns fully red by now
L: Lenn: "Man, Arceus can just DO that? That's awesome!"
Arceus: "Do you want some air as well, Emilio? I'm aware some people enjoy pushing their breath holding abilities, but I don't imagine you're one of them."
S: "Yes please... I definitely don't like to push myself at all... I still kinda suck at holding my breath, but seeing you hold yours makes me feel a little better, maybe you'll be good for practice then... I wanna see what it looks like when you are struggling a bit on your own breath not gonna lie...if you were willing to do that....heh"
L: Lenn: "I kind of want to see that too actually, I think that'd be interesting."
Arceus: "Alright then, here's some air first." A large bubble appears in front of you, staying in place. "And I'll push myself for you two as well, I'm in the mood for that anyway."
S: I grab the bubble and inhale it, my face returning to normal
"Cool!" I then blush again from not needing to breathe "Could I um, give you a hug Arceus? I've always wanted to hug the god of all pokemon!"
L: Arceus chuckles. "Sure, I don't mind." They swim a bit closer to you and hug you. It's a little awkward given the size difference and Arceus' lack of arms, but it certainly works.
S: I giggle out a few bubbles and hug arceus back a little tightly to savor the moment as my tail wags even more
"Mmm...well this feels even better then I thought!"
L: Arceus: "And you've certainly now gotten the right to brag about having hugged me, as well."
Lenn: "Haha, I'd totally brag about that too!"
S: "Yeah! I'll totally be bragging about this to Dan, he's my other buddy... and he won't believe any of this! But for now, i just wanna watch you push yourself Arceus!"
L: Arceus: "He'll definitely be jealous to hear about all this. And don't worry, I've given myself a fairly short breath hold." They're already beginning to blush just a little.
S: "I noticed that, your face is already blushing a little, hehe!" my own face blushes a tad too again, but again I hardly care for the moment
L: Lenn: "It's gonna be neat to see someone like you struggle..."
Arceus: "This is definitely a rare thing for me to show, I generally try not to allow anyone to see me like that."
S: "I guess I could understand why, must be pretty embarrassing for someone like you to be struggling like that, but me and lenn don't mind...I'm more curious then anything"
L: Lenn: "Yeah, I'm not gonna tell anyone we watched you get low on breath!"
Arceus: "...Thank you. There are interests of mine I'd generally rather keep secret, and this is one of them."
S: "I see, what other interests do you have if you don't mind me asking?"
L: Arceus: "There's only really one I would be okay with explaining. When there isn't much for me to take care of for a while, sometimes I enjoy giving myself a mortal body and just living on Earth for some time. You actually once met me when I was doing that, as well."
Lenn: "So you ARE a god, and not just using really strong magic..."
S: "Wait wait hang on, you can do that??? Jeez what can't you do?? And wait we actaully once met you while you were doing that? When?"
L: Arceus: "Just you, not Lenn. Some time ago, you met a frog person that you spoke to for a while. That was me."
Lenn: "Woah, that's so cool!"
S: "Huh?! Wow I knew there was something interesting about that frog person, wow! Ain't that something!"
L: Arceus: "Admittedly, I'm not particularly good at behaving like a normal person. I suppose I came off somewhat more godly than I'd intended."
S: I giggle out some bubbles a tad
"Yeah, most definitely...anyways, I'm just gonna sit here and watch the show, your face is getting more red hehe!"
L: Arceus: "Y-yes, I'm certainly feeling the need for air now... I'll be fine for a while longer."
Lenn: "I should be able to stay for the whole thing too, still feeling fine."
S: "I may need another bubble if I'm gonna be able to stay for the whole thing, but I'm feeling fine for now... I'm not missing this show!"
L: Arceus: "I'll make one whenever you need one..." A transparent glowing surface appears beneath you, them, and Lenn, and Arceus lays down on it to relax. Lenn soon sits as well.
S: I sit down next to Lenn
"Cool!"
I then get comfortable and watch arceus hold their breath, wondering how long ill take for them to actually start to struggle
L: Arceus' face is fully red, and their chest is heaving as grunts start being audible from them.
Lenn leans against you a little as he watches.
S: I smile and lean back against Lenn, wrapping an arm around him as well
"Ooooh, I hear those little grunts...nice that it's not coming from me, hehe..." I cover my mouth and giggle as I continue to watch
L: Over time, Arceus starts to squirm in place a little, despite doing their best to stay calm. Bubbles gradually leave them more frequently over time as they're starting to properly struggle.
S: a few bubbles leave my nose as I watch arecus struggle, my face flushing a little more red but I still don't mind for now
"Don't push yourself too much... I don't feel like actaully watching you drown and everything, heh... maybe at least till your blue or something"
L: Arceus: "I-I won't drown, I'll make a bubble at th-the last moment..."
Lenn: "Alright, good to know."
S: "Alright..."
a few more minutes pass by, I needed to breathe and arceus gave me a bubble which I inhaled, then as I saw arceus' face turning blue I start getting concerned
"I think that's enough, I'm satisfied here...heh"
L: Arceus nods. A bubble appears around their head, and they immediately gasp, panting some. "W-well, there you go..."
Lenn: "That was fun to watch, thanks!" He's blushing a little by now, but he doesn't care yet.
S: "Dang it! I should have recorded it so I could show Dan, oh well... thanks for doing that for us Arceus!" smirking a bit, I swim over to pop the bubble that formed on arecus' head once they got to breathe, quickly swimming back while giggling at their reaction to not getting a breath in before that
L: Arceus stops for a moment, then laughs. "You're both welcome. Now, how about we all get some fresh air?"
Lenn: "Yeah, think it's about time we surfaced."
S: "Sorry, I couldn't help it...but yeah, let's get some fresh air now... I miss it" I swim over to hold onto lenn again so we can surface, once I do we all head up to the surface...getting there safely and gasping in the air
"Ahhh...."
L: Lenn gasps as well, while Arceus calmly exhales, swimming on the surface next to you and Lenn.
Arceus: "It's been a while since I've had fun with people like this, thank you."
Lenn: "Oh, no problem! Feel free to come talk to me whenever!"
S: "And me as well!" I give arceus another big hug, my tail happily wagging "I do wish I ended up going down there during the ritual month so i could get a cool power too, but oh well..."
L: Arceus hugs you back. "I do have to take back that underwater speech ability I sort of "loaned" you, as well... But make sure to come by here again when that ritual's ready. I'll have it be included with what you get from it." Your neck feels weird in the same way it did before.
S: "Awww lame!" I was clearly sad by the fact I couldn't keep it
"Ugh... alright then..."
L: Lenn: "I guess that's fair, yeah..."
Arceus: "I apologize, I can't just hand out powers like that. But, if you'd like, I can leave you with something of your choice for the rest of today."
S: "Huh??? Like you'll give me a power for the rest of the day?! You serious??"
L: Arceus: "As both thanks for spending some time with me, and a reward for getting to where the ritual is, even though it's not active yet."
Lenn: "Woah... Might want to give it some thought, Emilio."
S: "This is unbelievable...ok I gotta think about this!" I spent a little time thinking about what power I could have for the remainder of the day, eventually one popped in my head and I whisper it to Arceus so ill be a surprise to Lenn on what I picked... the power to fly even without any wings! I was really testing to see if he means this
L: Arceus: "I can certainly give you that." You feel a bit lighter... "Just think it, and you'll do it." They seem to have picked up on you wanting to surprise Lenn.
Lenn: "What did you pick?"
S: I giggle as I felt myself get a little lighter, then after briefly closing my eyes I zoom up into the air and successfully got the power of flight!
"Whoa!!!! It actaully worked!!"
L: Lenn: "Woah, that's awesome! Man, I'm SO jealous!" He wags his tail as he watches you fly.
S: "Hehe!" I happily fly around, even doing a few tricks in the air before I hover just a few feet above the water "Thanks arceus! I'm gonna make use of this power! Lenn I'll see you later! And Arceus i really hope we meet again someday!" I hug both lenn and Arceus, waving goodbye before I zoom off, flying over the beach and I even fly over Dan's house were I would clearly be visible
L: You can see me happen to look up at you, and you can just make out the shock on my face at seeing you up there.
S: I look down and notice you before I giggle and start to head down towards you, hovering a few feet above the ground
"Hi Dan! Look what power I got for the rest of the day!" I do a little trick in the air
L: "How did you get that!? That's incredible!"
S: "Well, remember that shrine I told you about that I was gonna explore with Lenn? Well not only did I manage to go down to it with lenn but apparently that was created by arceus! And we got to meet Arceus himself! And every other month a ritual takes places for whoever makes it down to where the cave and stuff is, which is how lenn got his powers! We hung out with arceus, I even got to see him hold his breath which was a rare sight, and he gave me the power to fly for the rest of the day!"
L: "That's all so cool! Man, I wish I could've been there to see all that!"
S: "Hehe! Yeah I had a pretty epic day! Now I'm trying to make sure of my flying power!" I zoom up a little higher and fly around happily "I love this!!"
L: "You're definitely making the most of it, yeah! That looks like a lot of fun!"
S: "Hmm..." I float back down to stand next to you "Yknow, you may be able to join in on the fun, I could probably carry you around with me...I'm pretty strong in general, would you like that?"
L: "Y-yeah, that'd be awesome!" My tail starts wagging in anticipation.
S: "Alright! Let's do this then!" I then hold your hand and smile "3....2....1! Hold on tight!" I zoom up into the air, carrying you up with me almost effortlessly "Yahoooo!!!"
L: "Woah! This is amazing!" I look down below us at everything getting farther away.
S: I fly up higher until we get to a good height, pausing for a moment to look at view, and making sure you hold on tightly to my hand
"Check out this view! Makes me wish I had this power permanently, but it's only for today so im gonna make the most of it!"
L: "Man, you being able to always do this would be awesome... If you ever get the chance, see if you can convince Arceus to let you keep this!"
S: "I'll try to at some point but for now, let's have some fun!" I zoom away, carrying you with me doing all kinds of tricks and just enjoying the rest of the day with you
to be continued....
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