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Posted: Tue May 04, 2021 12:48 pm
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Posted: Wed May 05, 2021 2:00 pm
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Posted: Fri May 07, 2021 2:59 pm
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Posted: Fri May 07, 2021 6:47 pm
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Posted: Fri May 21, 2021 5:20 pm
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Posted: Wed May 26, 2021 1:20 pm
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Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2021 11:30 am
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Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2021 11:49 am
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Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2021 1:56 pm
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Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2021 3:15 pm
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Keiko calmed down a bit, a realization dawning on her that took some of the fight out of her. "I... get where you're coming from. I understand wanting to protect your child. And I get that you didn't get to spend much time with her before Ein killed you. But this isn't about you. Or me, or anyone else here. This is about Ulla. If what you want right now was better for her in the long run, I wouldn't stop you. But she won't be able to take care of herself if she relies on you the rest of her life."
Normal-type energy rushed out of Keiko like a pink haze, rising up and out of her body and creating the illusion that her hair changed color to pink as well. On top of that, her muscles expanded, increasing her strength and to a lesser extent her speed. "Leon isn't the only one that's been taking care of Ulla. I won't let you stunt her growth any further."
As Keiko leapt up to strike Naga with a punch aimed at the woman's head, and more importantly away from Ulla, she opened her hand intending to grab Naga's face and throw her down, using Agility to drag the woman's head against the dirt for a few dozen feet. Since Ulla was in Naga's arms, and Keiko was trying to throw Naga on her back, Keiko assumed Ulla wouldn't be at risk.
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Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2021 11:19 am
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Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2021 11:44 am
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Keiko was indeed sent flying, but once she got on the ground, she dug into it just enough to prevent herself from sliding on the ground. Her first instinct was to immediately use Agility to regain lost ground, but the amount of energy Lucario gave off as he Mega-Evolved caught Keiko off-guard, and made her think of her own Pokemon.
Natalia, Keiko's Xatu, would be let out of her ball as Keiko focused the frantic, hateful energy of Frustration. While Keiko moved toward Naga, Natalia flew toward the Fairy Channeler's Gardevoir, gathering Ghost-type energy in her wings. Once in position, Natalia would blow an Ominous Wind at the enemy Gardevoir. With any luck, the super-effective move would distract Gardevoir enough for Lucario's Aura Sphere to overpower her Moonblast and strike true on its intended target.
Meanwhile, once Keiko had the amount of Normal-type energy built up that she desired, she flung herself upward and forward with Agility, summoning energy clones of her arms as she soared. Once ready, Keiko used another burst of Agility to send her body toward Naga like an air-to ground missile, releasing her Frustrated Dizzy Punch at Ulla's biological mother. As she swarmed Naga with powerful punches, Keiko roared. "The only thing preventing her from making a full recovery is YOU!"
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Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2021 12:47 pm
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Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2021 1:46 pm
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As Lucario got his hands on Ulla, Natalia flew between him and Gardevoir, spreading her wings and preventing Gardevoir from attacking Lucario. She could use her psychic powers to levitate without needing to flap her wings, so she could use them to block Gardevoir and level another Ominous Wind at it if necessary.
Once Keiko was on the ground with Naga's hand at her throat, she let the energy clones of her arms dissipate and grabbed Naga's forearms with both hands, applying her Frustrated strength to cause enough pain to get Naga to let go. "I don't care what you think about me. Ulla needs her own channeling strength to get out of her cycle of dying and resurrecting, and the only one stopping that is-"
Keiko cut herself short when she heard Ulla's voice, and the shock from it cause her Frustration to subside, the energy aura dissipating entirely. Her hands relaxed instinctively, giving Naga the opportunity to let go of Keiko's neck. Then something shocking happened. Keiko assumed Ulla was calling Naga mama, she was quickly proven wrong. As Ulla stood beside her, apologizing and starting to cry, Keiko sat up. The fact that Ulla was talking to her when she said Mama make Keiko happy enough for Return to trigger, but it didn't. That was because Keiko realized that in this situation, it didn't feel right.
Keiko wiped away Ulla's tears and gave her a gentle hug. "I'm glad you're okay, but I think there's something you should know. She and I," she explained, motioning to Naga, "were fighting because we both wanted what we thought was the best for you, but we disagreed on what that meant. Her name is Noga. She's your biological mother."
Keiko felt a twinge of worry as she let that sentiment sink in. It felt like telling Ulla that was the right thing to do, but Naga could easily use the opening Keiko was giving her to continue smothering Ulla, and that wasn't okay. Keiko wanted to explain further, but she thought Ulla would need time to process what Keiko just told her. so she kept quiet for the time being.
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Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2021 2:48 pm
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Ulla dried the rest of her tears as she looked at the heart broken Naga. She stood up and walked up to Naga. The woman looked at the small child and knelt down to hold her tiny hand. "Ulla...Sweetie. I'm sorry you saw what you saw." Naga started as she was holding back tears, remembering how destroyed Ulla felt and seeing how Leon was when they saw how Naga and their father died. "I should've fought harder for you. I should've fought harder for the two of you. You two were the best things that happened to your father and I. I failed you two as a mother. I failed you two as a parent." She was about to break down crying but then stopped herself as she felt Ulla's tiny hand rest on her head.
Ulla had tears in her eyes as well, but held onto a smile. "...Big brother was right...'Mom was scary and monstrous. But she had the biggest heart for us two.' I'm happy to finally meet you." With those words, Naga could imagine Leon was there as well as she hugged onto Ulla so tightly. As she held onto her, she kept apologizing to Ulla.
"Good, it looks like Ulla's mind is active." Sucellus broke the mushy air as he walked over to the group. "Master?" Ulla looked around as she realized that she wasn't in her regular body, as she saw herself on the stone throne with her Pokemon asleep. She looked around even more, only now realizing that they were in the Fairy Realm. "W-What happened?! Why are we in the Fairy Realm!? What happened to the tournament?!" She asked as Naga finally let her go. "That's not important now child. But I will tell you this." He said as he pointed his staff at Naga. "Your mother was left dormant in your heart to breathe life into you. She's been with you for a very long time. But you had an accident when you tried to use your channeling. Instead of using your own channeling, you used your mother's that was keeping you alive. Because you were unfamiliar with it, it just spilled out of you which caused you to faint. So, you are here now trying to recover." Succellus said. He left out the parts where she was a stillborn and how she died twice before this. Probably she wouldn't go into shock.
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