Iwo Jima
"Well thank you for answering my questions. To answer yours, I was under construction in a place called Newport News. But I was never completed, which is strange. I say around for a few years before they decided they didn't want me anymore, and I was scrapped." At this point my voice was shaking in sadness, and I think a few years ran down from my eyes. "I don't understand why they would do that, all I wanted was to serve them proudly, but I guess I was just worthless to them." I think back and remember all my sisters who had been built before me, I can say I'm at least happy for them, if also slightly jealous that they got to be built. "I don't know how I got here. The last thing I remember was being scrapped, then waking up in the memorial back where I came from. I was asking questions because I have no idea how I'm even alive, how I got here, is why I'm even here."
There is silence on the Radio for a few moments as everyone who had been listening seemed to take a few moments to consider that had been said in before the middle voice, the more mature sounding voice that had answered Iwo's question about the memorial spoke. "Well, little lady I hope that you find out how you came to be and why you're here." There's a pause as if he was listening to someone else before he continues speaking. "And after some conversation with Cap, I'd be tickled pink if'n you would join us for supper on the Monet."
It looked almost... normal. No fake anything, wildlife everywhere. It almost felt like home.
Almost.
It wasn't home, no matter how nice it was. A home was Lily telling him to stop getting into trouble, it was playing pranks with Blitz and wrestling Guts and Alexandra. A home was Ariel and Cassiel and their son Shade, who always got into trouble, and Shade's son Griffon, who just wanted a peaceful life, free of his father's adventures. Sleeping next to Frieda was home, his daughter climbing all over him to wake him up so they could go flying and he could tell her stories.
That was home, and from the looks of things, the home was a long, long ways away.
He would have to wait to see if he could recognize the stars, but he already knew in his gut that he wouldn't, foliage like this didn't grow anywhere he knew.
He was crying, he realized. He always had been a bit of a wreck without his Colony around.
He took a few minutes to calm down, before glaring off into the distance from atop the giant tree, the strange orb going ignored behind him.
This place reeked of danger, he'd never seen anything like that horse-alligator thing before, and he could already tell that things like that would be cannon fodder against what this place was eventually gonna throw at him.
But he'd seen the underworld, seen the monstrous cannibal bats of the jungle, this place was dangerous and he could tell that the ocean around it was worse, but it had another thing coming if it thought it could beat him.
He wasn't much, just a Silverwing bat, but then again he never had been anything special, and he'd seen more than his fair share of impossible things, had always managed to come out on top.
His name was Coyote.
It didn't mean anything, there was no great legend about anyone named Coyote, it wasn't a legendary name, but it didn't have to be, he'd made his own legends back home.
What's one more?
As Coyote glared at the surrounding area and thought of his home, He almost missed the slight movement on the plain to the left of him. There was a mound of Briar that had a couple of the giant furry creatures grazing around it and as he watched one of the animals walked up and punched through the briar on one side revealing a tunnel that had been hidden by the briars. The furry creature wandered back out of the hole a few moments later seemingly disinterested with the shaft but, it was still evident from Coyotes position.
"Bye Ame!" I said, having decided that giving her a nickname would be fun. Of course I didn't wait to see her reaction, that was her nickname now and she wasn't allowed to object. Instead I rushed out the door and flew air Metagross the short distance to Kyogre, idly noting that Volcarona had perched herself on top of the house while I was busy in the spaceship.
"Raahh"
"Yes I did have a good time Kyogre, also I win the bet."
"AhhhaaR!"
"Of course there was a bet. I said that there would be a cute girl in there and you said there wouldn't be."
"Rah."
"Yes it does count as a bet."
In response the Whale God glared at me as if he was contemplating the benefits of using Ice Beam.
"Oh fine I'll drop it." I said jumping off of Metagross onto my porch, recalling the Steel Type to his Pokeball for some well deserved rest. "Just take us into one of the large berths so I can anchor the house."
"Raah?"
"Yes that means you can go looking for a snack soon, just don't eat too much. We both know how long your after meal naps are." I chuckled, a sentiment echoed by all the Pokemon.
Getting back on the radio as Kyogre moved into port I decided to ask some questions "So Mr Port Authority might I ask if you can tell me about the island? I need to find a place that can selling me some sulfur, I have a Princess up here who needs a lot of it in her diet."
"Vree!"
"Oh but you are a Princess Volcarona and you know as well as I do that you enjoy it."
"Vreveee"
"Hey it's better than bland Pokechow."
"Uh, hmmm let me think." the Radio clicks off and you are left in silence for a few moments as you and your three larger friends are led to three very large berths. As the Berths come into view, your group can see In the berths closest to yours there is a large brass and copper covered sub with three large portholes on either side on the left. While on the right there is a large sperm whale sitting in a berth with people walking in and out of its mouth carrying boxes and supplies. The Port Authority man come back on. "Well, after a not insignificant amount of effort on my part I think that your best bet for sulfur would either be The Powder shack over on West Cypress or Marcos Plant and Herb shed on Bechealli Ave."
After a series of closely connected incidents, Avriel Decas was just putting down a fire extinguisher when the message came through. "You see those holes?" He said after putting on the radio headset. "The holes in this ship? Do you think they are cosmetic?" He sighed. "It's fine, I'm coming, I'm coming." With that, he set a careful course to follow the tug into a berth, and mentally prepared to disembark.
Well, let's see this brave new world, eh?
There is silence on the radio and the small tug in front of you turns and your cameras can just make out a man on the back wave you forward as it leads you and the other Sub towards a line of slightly submerged vessels, it is slow going as you have to maneuver your way through a large number of vessels but, eventually you manage to get to the berths and hey, what luck your group managed to get three berths in a row. In the berths closest to yours there is a large brass and copper covered sub with three large portholes on either side on the left and on the right, there is a large sperm whale sitting in a berth with people walking in and out of its mouth carrying boxes and supplies.
You manage to get into the berth with no trouble with help from the tug and after a small amount of climbing and a bit of physical exertion you end up on the dock next to your sub. There are several men and women in bright orange vests and hard hats speaking to on side, while a group of rough looking sailor types sitting around arguing over what looks to be a game involving dice. As you look around you streetcar stop with a group a small group of assorted people and creatures standing around and waiting for the car to arrive.
Karen follows him.
(gimme something to work with)
As Zadish and The other Zadish walk at an above average pace up the hill, you get a better look at the town. The first thing that is noticeable is that all the buildings are made of the same dark metal as the boats and where built in such a way that the farther into the town you got the taller the buildings got. the second thing was that you and the two Zadishes were not the only ones on the street. As Karen was lead farther into the town she saw a multitude of different peoples and creatures all heading in the same direction as she was: from a group of assorted bronze people, like the fisherman, to a group of four Large red snakes with human faces that are talking amongst themselves in a hissing drawn out language, Two large Armour suits stomped their way down the road speaking in UM in low grating tones.
Eventually, Zadish and other Zadish turned a corner and infront of you stood a large squat building in the middle of a lack of lava with four bridges of metal and stone leading to its doors. Zadish turns around his smile widening ever so slightly as he gestures to the building. "Welcome to the Trial Forge."
Oh. Well, that explains the strength at least. After that, Michael fell silent until the ship was nearly to the container Mia was on, then he went out onto the deck, and when possible welcomed her onto the ship with a(slightly overly dramatic), "Please come aboard, Ms. Locke!"
When she was on the ship, he continued, "So, where are these marauders of yours based out of?" After that he froze for a moment, remembering where they were, and added, "Or are they of a more mobile persuasion?"
The woman grins as you pull up next to the container, and you get a good look at her smile wich if you had to compare it to anything it would be a shark, Her teeth were extremely sharp, serrated, and pointed. She jumped onto the Minutes Notice causing the entire boat to lean in her direction. She took a seat on the deck crossing her legs and finally answering your question. " vell, zey're pazed out of zee zame bort zat I vas. Arh ! Zo, yeah I know vere zey are." She smiles again as she says that and continues with. "und I'm koing to tear zem abart ven I get home. Arh ! I mean If you vouldn't mind giffing me ein ride?"
