𝐃𝐔𝐒𝐊 ☄

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ᅠ✰;; “𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.”✰
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[𝐃𝐔𝐒𝐊 ☄ @xMidnightRuff]

“Since I've heard about any Pokémon, honestly.

Anyways... what'd I miss?”

[Keaton @RokkuInu]

He's just going to not tell him new ones are coming-

‘‘...Since you heard about Darkrai-?’’

[𝐃𝐔𝐒𝐊 ☄ @xMidnightRuff]

@Troublepanda That's... a big crowd. It feels weird to see a bunch of people nowadays.

Slowly peering over... what's going on?..

[𝐃𝐔𝐒𝐊 ☄ @xMidnightRuff]

@dreamingism “You've... been waiting all this time just for me?”

Questions the Lycanroc, slowly pulling away to meet the turtle face to face. Though, he'd still gently rub his head.

[𝐃𝐔𝐒𝐊 ☄ @xMidnightRuff]

Squint.

That short lil turtle... could it be... -

[ᴢᴇɴɪɢᴀᴛᴀ ᴜᴍɪᴋᴏ 🇵🇸 @dreamingism]

"That Lycanroc... They look really familiar to me..."

[𝐃𝐔𝐒𝐊 ☄ @xMidnightRuff]

“Oh. ��
it's been a long time, my bad.”

[Keaton @RokkuInu]

‘‘....No??
Dad, the fuck?
Darkrai are as new as lucarios.

So not new at all..’’

[𝐃𝐔𝐒𝐊 ☄ @xMidnightRuff]

“... Dark what? —

Are there new Pokémon /again??/”

[Keaton @RokkuInu]

‘‘. . .Darkrai exist, dad...
So yeah, possibly?’’

[𝐃𝐔𝐒𝐊 ☄ @xMidnightRuff]

@dreamingism “Ehehe...
Well, I didn't exactly mean to leave... uh, an incident sorta happened. Long story.

What matters now is that I'm back.”

Even if Zeni let go, Dusk wouldn't have. It's been what feels like forever...

[𝐃𝐔𝐒𝐊 ☄ @xMidnightRuff]

“Ya think I would've vanished cuz of a bad dream? —”

[Keaton @RokkuInu]

‘‘Uh wow...

...Are you sure you didn't have a bad dream?’’

[𝐃𝐔𝐒𝐊 ☄ @xMidnightRuff]

“The latter.

And let me fuckin' tell ya, THAT was something I've never..
ever expected..”

[Keaton @RokkuInu]

‘‘Did... Something crawl out of the tvs?
We're you dragged into the tv-? ’’

[𝐃𝐔𝐒𝐊 ☄ @xMidnightRuff]

@dreamingism Seeing his old friend like this made the canine tear up. He hadn't realized just how long its been since the two have been in each other's lives.

“Zeni... —
Eheh... you really know how to flatter a guy, yknow?”

[𝐃𝐔𝐒𝐊 ☄ @xMidnightRuff]

@dreamingism The Lycanroc chuckled a bit after being tackled. Honestly, he forgot just how... strong the lil guy is.

“Woah...
Has it really been that long? —”

Hugging Zeni tightly... rubbing his lil head.

[𝐃𝐔𝐒𝐊 ☄ @xMidnightRuff]

“Broke em.
Long story short, we got some real shitty TVs.”

[Keaton @RokkuInu]

‘‘What-?
...what happened to the tvs?’’

[𝐃𝐔𝐒𝐊 ☄ @xMidnightRuff]

@dreamingism “The one and only.”

Giving Zeni a somewhat iconic toothy grin, he'd open up his arms.

“C'mon, bring it in!”

[𝐃𝐔𝐒𝐊 ☄ @xMidnightRuff]

“It's... a long fuckin' story but... right now? I'm good.

.... But when we get home, we need to buy new TVs.”

[Keaton @RokkuInu]

‘‘You probably should check on Keaty and uh, other dad.

But uh... In the meantime, how have you been..?’’

[𝐃𝐔𝐒𝐊 ☄ @xMidnightRuff]

“—!”

Dusk smiles widely, hugging his son back tightly.

... his tail is wagging a lot.

[Keaton @RokkuInu]

He opened up his arms and gave his ol dad a hug, aww.

[𝐃𝐔𝐒𝐊 ☄ @xMidnightRuff]

@dreamingism “... Zeni?”

He muttered, walking forward a bit and crouches down in front of the squirtle.

“Sheesh...
You haven't aged a day..”

[𝐃𝐔𝐒𝐊 ☄ @xMidnightRuff]

“... What is it? -”

Bracing himself.. —

[Keaton @RokkuInu]

‘‘I mean, last time we saw each other, we saved Keaty and the VP's dad....

Then I kinda neglected to come home after being on a few tours.

So I'm not gonna yell and be selfish, just gonna do one other thing though..’’

[𝐃𝐔𝐒𝐊 ☄ @xMidnightRuff]

“... Oh.
So maybe I wasn't gone for that long...

Or... was I? Huh...”

[Keaton @RokkuInu]

He just sighed and shook his head

‘‘Dad, you're acting like I'm Forty... Or worse, Sixty...
I'm eighteen.
And according to you know who, slightly less of a bizzkil than before.’’

[𝐃𝐔𝐒𝐊 ☄ @xMidnightRuff]

“....
Sheesh, I probably should've uh, showered first but—

I..
... I can't believe how much you've grown...

I can't believe... how much I missed it.”

[Keaton @RokkuInu]

‘‘. . .I thought I smelled you . .’’
Nevermind-

‘‘I.... Didn't want to get my hopes up just in case it wasn't real...
.....again..’’

[𝐃𝐔𝐒𝐊 ☄ @xMidnightRuff]

“... Heh.
Don't be silly.

I've walked through the Abyss. Wandered through layers of endless.

And even with the pale I've seen, I can still identify beauty.

And I see it within your eyes.”