risingwinds | Twenty-Eighth Shooting Star

[Late at night, those who dare venture the woods may hear a sharp snap. The rustling of leaves, and... a cough? Seems someone's in the neighborhood, though from a distance, it looks like nothing more than a disembodied flame.

Should one venture closer, they'll find Ven with his clothes smudged with dirt, twigs poking outta his hair, and big, baggy circles under his eyes. Quite a departure from his normal, tidier appearance.

He continues on his way towards the village, eventually stopping at the plaza and plopping down at the edge of the fountain. Briefly, he catches glimpses of familiar faces walking by. Fuuko. Terra. Aqua. Vanitas.

Minako...

And each time, he shouts out their names. Tries to get up, but his legs are about as sturdy as rubber, and he finds himself back where he started.

After a while, he finally opens his journal and speaks.]

So, uh... I guess I've been missing a lot, huh? [Cue some sheepish laughter.]

Guess that's what happens when you go to the beach before a big Shift! I couldn't even use the teleporters to get back, so I kinda had to... walk. A lot, and then I got kidnapped.

[Tsk. What a pain.]

I'd ask what was up with that Shift, but I'm honestly just glad it's over. Couldn't even summon my Keyblade while that was going on.

[After a long pause, he heaves a soft sigh.]

Anyway, all these weird ghosts showing up got me thinking... A lot of my friends are gone now. Some have been gone for years. So I guess what I'm trying to say is... well, does anyone wanna be friends? My name's Ventus, and I've been here for a really long time. So if any of you guys are still new, I'm more than happy to give pointers. Or talk about some of my adventures in other worlds, maybe. Just uh... I think I could use some company right now.

[Anything to keep his mind off of those images.]

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Not exactly. Crawling Fire makes this giant fireball that moves around like it's crawling after your enemies.

And Fission Firaga makes this huge ring of exploding flames over your head! Kinda like setting off fireworks.

Just above your head? Can you make it go off somewhere else?

Hmm, probably with a little practice! I'd kinda have to tweak the spells a little, but there are other ways to use fire that aren't as strict. Like, if I use Fire Surge, there's this big ring of fire swirling around me wherever I go.

Or Flame Salvo, where I can shot tons of little fireballs at a whole mob of enemies!

Do you try and find new ways to use your magic? You should do that if you don't! You always want to be learning new moves and improving them!

Well, I did a little command melding! Which is like taking two totally different spells, smooshign them together, and getting something totally new.

Maybe I should try and see if I can get some new commands that way. You think I could mix Filial magic with my magic?

You won't know unless you try. [ uh huh ] I'd try it!

Well, not like I've got anything better to do!

You ever try messing around with Pokémon attacks?

To make new ones? Of course I do! That's how you learn how to do new attacks to throw off your opponent. You've got to make sure they can keep doing it too so you can use it on command!

One we did, my Saur can take in energy from the sun, but it takes up time to build up and absorb, so we worked out a way to make quicker and smaller versions of it! Cool, huh?

[ He's in the clinic right now nerding about pokémon attacks. The life of Pokémon Trainer Red. ]

Whoa, so you use sunlight to make energy blasts?

[That is so cool. Ven's kinda jealous of his skills now.]

I mean, I can use pillars of light and stuff, but that's not really from the sun. It's just light.

Do you mean you can make pillars of light? That's still handy too- and you know, you can learn other different kinds of magic. It's not easy finding out what a pokémon can do - I only found out recently that Snorlax can make and use electricity.

Snorlax... So what's he look like? Or she. I don't wanna assume!

Heheh, he's a guy. And he's huge! He's pretty tall and fat, and he's got a blackish short fur around him? Except on his stomach and his face, but it's not all gone. There's a creamy white fur in the middle of his head and stomach and the black fur's around that. Oh, and he's big paws and feet too, and ears like... like cats do!

But you've gotta remember he's fat! Like the hugest!

But is he soft? And does he like getting hugs? With a description like that, he sounds like a giant, living teddy bear.

...Er, teddy cat? Something like that!

A teddy bear cat? I've never heard of them, but I've seen a bear. They're not round. [ Nope nope, absolutely not the same! ]

But no, he's not big on hugs. He likes being grumpy more. And eating. Eating is his favourite hobby ever. That's what all snorlax are known for! Eating and sleeping.

Aww, that's too bad! But I guess I'd be grumpy too if somebody woke me up from a nap.

But how's he fight if he's sleepy all the time? Is it like sleepwalking?

[Sleep fighting actually sounds kinda awesome, come to think of it. Awesome and scary.]

He's not sleepy all the time. Or maybe he is? You can wake him up but he doesn't like it, but he wakes up any time I've got food for him. [ Magic. ]

But he can attack if he's asleep too! I haven't practised him doing that much in a while... but he loves fighting anyway, so he doesn't care if it's for training.

Oh, I get it! So he's one of those big, tough guys who doesn't like to show any soft spots.

Guess it's like they say! The best way to get on somebody's good side is through their stomach. Even if that somebody is a giant monster.

Hey, giant monsters count too! They just need more food, is all.

And he's still soft -- his belly, anyway. He can bounce anything off it, even weapons! He's really cool, you know. Grumpy McGrumpy Grumps, but cool.

So is his belly like a trampoline? Maybe not for people, but... I dunno, smaller Pokémon, maybe something like a ball?

[He's just trying to imagine this now, and it sounds fantastic.]

Like a ball pokémon? Um... [ He is thinking about someone in particular. ] I don't know, I guess they could, but other pokémon can do it too! A few have anyway when he's napped. I've thought about it, but... he's so hard to climb onto! And I don't wanna wake him up in a mood! And you wouldn't jump up and down on a person, right?

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