Paradox Guild

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Say hi to Frost, newest member of Team Stardust :3

-Kanto Vulpix, but has Protean that allows her to change typing. Snow Cloak makes her pelt gradually change to Alolan Vulpix while exposed to snow/hail.

It's Team ADUN GEON!

Like, Hero is great and all, but they're so dumb. Partner is at their wits end and doesn't know what to do. Turns out, they're not the first person to feel that way!

The various partners throughout the years have written journals and compared notes, resulting in: How to care for your human - The struggle of Partners everywhere.

And it's just filled with nonsense like -

Humans don't have survival instincts. You are their impulse control.

Don't let your human pat every stranger they come across!

How to trick your human into going to the vet!

Teaching humans about hygiene.

How to keep your human happy (results may differ depending on the human)

Teaching your human how to control their fire/electricity/etc.

What to do if your human won't eat.

Teaching your human about their species behaviour (e.g. sunbathing, moulting, etc.)

Make sure your human gets regular exercise.

How to create an enriching environment for your human.

So, you're human is an eldritch horror?

Katya was never good with heights. Grovyle had said they were crossing the sea of time, but... well, she doubted that if she fell off of Lapras now, there'd be any sea below to catch her. So across the sky they went, Katya clinging to Grovyle, Loki clinging to Katya. It felt like it'd be an eternity before they touched town, golden clouds soaring past the four pokémon.

When the clouds finally parted, Grovyle, Katya, and Loki all took in a quiet gasp. The hidden land lied before them, in all its lush splendor. For Katya, though, something about it felt... familiar? She knew the way that the path turned into the forest, knew the shape the mountains cut into the sky. But that was impossible, right? How would she be able to know a place that existed outside of regular time and space, even if she hadn't lost her memories?

Almost subconsciously, she found herself speaking. "I'll take the lead, once we get into the dungeon."

Grovyle nodded, but Loki looked a little confused. "Katya, I know you usually take the lead, but I feel like Grovyle probably knows a little more about this place than we do. He should probably take the lead."

Grovyle shook his head. "No, I think Katya should take the head. The Hidden Land... it's where Katya is from."

...what? Where she was from? That... doesn't sound right, does it?

Before Katya could put her thoughts together well enough to even begin to form a response, Loki spoke up. "How could Katya be from here? The only way to get to and from here is to..." they peeked over the edge of Lapras' back, then gestured to the open sky below, which they had started to descend through.

Grovyle sighed. "I don't exactly know how it happened, but when time stopped, the Hidden Land stopped being... hidden. I guess you can't hide something in time if there's no time to hide it in. The reason doesn't matter right now, though. What's important is that there's a human village here, and when time stopped, one of those humans happened to venture away from home, and happened to find me. One thing led to another, and now here we are." Lapras was nearing the ground now- it was almost time to get to work.

Grovyle examined Katya, who had a bewildered expression on her face, and hesitantly reached up to her, gently placing his hand on the side of her snout. "So yes, you should take the lead. We can do this."

The affection in Grovyle's eyes... it's something that his words would never dare betray. He had a mission to carry out. A world to save. But those eyes... it was a look Katya couldn't return. She could hardly even meet his eyes. A thousand emotions swam in them as he took that last peaceful moment to look at her, but she could only return it with a sad, understanding smile.

Hero & Partner Week 2023: Day 7- Free Day

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here's my piano cover of hidden land for hero/partner week (@heropartnerweek) day 4, done by ear as usual! (the prompt chosen was hidden land of course :3)