[Day 194] Hello world... how you been? [OPEN]

[unwrittenformula]

Who: The Pokemon Daycare people, some Pokemon eggs and you!
Open: Open!
When: Day 194
Where: Pokemon Daycare
What: It's finally time for more eggs to hatch
Format: Any
Warnings: N/A

[Bit by little bit, trip by trip out to those shattered remains of the world that once held hundreds upon hundreds of Pokemon, eggs were being located and brought back to the Bastion, coming under the care of an ornery Ditto and the newly designated "daycare couple".

The last time eggs had been hatched was after the festival when N, Hilda, and AZ had all received an egg each as gifts, so it was finally time for the first true arrivals from the Skyway locations to hatch.

Of course N had been preoccupied with Hilda after her injuries, and it wasn't until he was outside getting the other Pokemon fed that he realized some of those eggs were starting to move.

Woobat let out an excited noise at seeing them and quickly fluttered over, joined soon by Zoroark who was nudging the eggs with his snout in hopes of encouraging the baby Pokemon inside.]

Oh... they're hatching... !

Comments

[amnesiadragon]

Yeah. It's kind of nice.

[unwrittenformula]

Is it more uncommon where you're from?

[amnesiadragon]

Yeah. Endless - dragons - are basically gods.

[unwrittenformula]

Hm. Sounds a bit like the Legendary Dragons of Unova...

[amnesiadragon]

Really? What are they like?

[unwrittenformula]

[Time to start reciting things!]

Pokemon Mythology: Black Chapter, section 18. When the hero turns darkness to light and his heart becomes one with Pokemon, at that moment Zekrom will descend and lend the hero his power.

And then, from the White Chapter, but also section 18. When the hero turns darkness to light and his heart becomes one with Pokemon, at that moment Reshiram will descend and lend the hero his power.

The reason for these similar but differing mythos is because the legend of these two dragons goes back even further than their chapters in the Black and White chapters. You see, these two dragons were once one in the same - a single, powerful Dragon Pokemon that was used by twin brothers, princes that created the Unova region with this Pokemon.

But as time passed, the two brothers began to bicker and squabble. One believed in leading with nothing but truth, his mind over his heart. The other, ideals - heart over mind. Neither could come to a compromise, and their fighting led to the Pokemon splitting, Reshiram becoming the dragon of Truth, and Zekrom, the dragon of Ideals.

The brothers' battle turned in to a battle between Reshiram and Zekrom, but being two of the same they were equally matched and their power only sought to destroy the very land the brothers had created. They set aside their differences and ended the fight.

Unfortunately their sons resumed it, and the dragons were forced to tear apart the land they had helped create. They vanished afterwards, sealing themselves away to await the day when those searching strongly for truth or ideals would come to them to be tested as great heroes worthy of wielding such power.

[amnesiadragon]

[He listens quietly, and nods as N finishes.]

That does sound different... but it's really sad that their sons couldn't get along. Destruction... it's a horrible thing. People shouldn't hurt each other, or hurt the places they're in.

[unwrittenformula]

The dragons saw no other way to settle the dispute that would not end. The Unova that I grew up in was built from that ruins of the old, though, so it wasn't a complete loss.

[amnesiadragon]

They couldn't just... not fight?

[unwrittenformula]

Conflict and humans go hand in hand. Values differ, ideals differ, it's rare and nearly impossible for everyone ever, especially on an entire planet full of people, to agree on every single point of view.

It's how they deal with those conflicts that matters most, but unfortunately sometimes it simply comes down to fighting and nothing else.

[amnesiadragon]

... Yeah. I know. But the dragons couldn't have just not listened to them?

[unwrittenformula]

Pokemon are often swayed by the emotions of their companions, especially if their hearts have a strong connection. The brothers fighting affected Zoroark and Reshiram in such a way that they couldn't not fight.

[amnesiadragon]

That's... that's really sad...

[unwrittenformula]

It is...

[But, oh! One of the eggs is starting to crack!]

[amnesiadragon]

Ah!

[It's the ciiiiiircle of liiiiiiife!]

[unwrittenformula]

This shouldn't take too long. They might need a little help getting out.

[amnesiadragon]

Oh... how?

[Should he just... chip it away or what? How does this work...]

[unwrittenformula]

If it looks like it can't push the shell away, carefully pull it off.

[amnesiadragon]

[He reaches out and puts a hand on the shell, grinning as he feels it bump against his hand.]

That's so cool...

[unwrittenformula]

[Oop, that sure is a foot bumping against that part of the egg.]

Tirtouga seems eager to come out.

[amnesiadragon]

Oh!

[He gently taps the shell of the egg a bit.]

I'm here. It's okay to come out!

[unwrittenformula]

[A couple more bumps, and a thick blue-hued foot finally starts to emerge from the crack.]

Well it obviously heard you.

[amnesiadragon]

[He laughs, and gives the foot a friendly little stroke. He taps the egg and makes a small crack so that the little Pokemon can work it out on its own.]

[unwrittenformula]

[And there's the second one, and-- oh, is that a head? Yup, it sure is!]

Tirtouga is almost out. Hopefully the rest won't be far behind now.