#lloyd pikachu

The Pikachu bounces in excitement at the Flareon’s question, quickly grabbing a few books and papers to gush about a topic.

“Aw man, okay so-- Ultra Wormholes! They’re not too different from Hoopa Rings, in practice-- Some people even theorize that Hoopa is connected more closely to Ultra Beasts because of this!”

“Unlike Hoopa’s rings, though-- Ultra Wormholes are Mostly Natural. They more easily connect different universes, though it’s dangerous to travel through them.”

“And you might be wondering-- Why not do a mass evacuation to another world through an ultra Wormhole, if they lead to different universes? Leave the snow to this world.”

“We did the research and-- the resulting instability by sending an entire world’s population through would destroy both of the connected worlds, not just the one.”

“So, There’s only a certain amount of people allowed to go through ultra wormholes-- mostly researchers, like me! I have an Ultra Wormhole license!”

“And-- as for your question, radio person--”

The Pikachu clears his throat, flipping through a few papers,

“Humans can go in-- but the north is absolutely too dangerous for humans to be in for any extended period, plus the regular dangers of traversing ultra space without protection--”

“Pokemon are made of Sturdier stuff than most humans! We can shrug off a lot of attacks that’d otherwise kill a human, you know! So We’re fine when we go through.”

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While the Frozen north could hardly be considered hospitable, there were times you were able to go and rest for the day. This was one of these days, and Lloyd was sitting himself not far from a warm fire, resting up.

Another thing about the North, however, is you don’t normally hear meows. Much like the meow that came from the door.

“Is that...? Who would... Who’d be out this far and Meow? “ 

He got up, going over to the door and opening it to the Sylveon. Which, admittingly, itself was an unusual event.

“Oh my gosh-- You must be freezing! Come in, Come in-- Sit by the fire, I’ll get you something to warm up.”

He Motioned for them to come inside, while he went to the kitchen, already getting some things out.

Pokemon probably get to these events many different ways. Portals, dropped off by legendaries, magic-- or even ‘Taking a Shortcut,’ as some people would put it. There might even be a little bit of people who took the same one Lloyd would be taking-- Ultra Wormhole.

It’s through one of these where Lloyd would walk out of, looking about-- and smiling at the cheer.

“Wow! Look at all the pokemon arriving-- and it’s so... Warm compared to home!”

“And that Smell-- Is that Cinnamon? Aw man, I haven’t seen this many Pokemon together in quite some time!

“Shame it can’t be like this forever...”

The Pikachu offers Aizin a bowl of soup, before turning to address the others, too.

“Well-- I do now, but I wasn’t always alone out here. My Mentor taught me all I need to know about tinkering, and staying alive in the cold-- He took me in after--”

“...”

“After it, ah, became Necessary after the initial frost. I hope you don’t mind if I, er, don’t talk about it more.”

“I do still keep in contact with my old Mentor! This was his old place, before he decided to go back where it was warmer. Here, I have a photo of him!”

Lloyd then hands you a photograph, allowing you to see his mentor in all his glory.

[The Mentor, Professor Chronotis, is drawn by @moonmarbles ! (They also currently have emergency PWYW commissions, you gotta check them out!)]

[I’m so sorry it took me so long to answer this! This is a fantastic ask, Thank you so much for this! And aaaaaa Thank you for liking Lloyd and his world!]

“Well, you guys– at least, the ones not talking in person– You’re all talking from the Radio I’ve got. It’s how a lot of conversation happens out here in the wastes. 

“Although, It’s not too uncommon to see travelers out here. They’re mostly drawn to the nearby ruins. 

“As for who and what did this– I’ve touched on this before, but a refresher course wouldn’t hurt, I suppose.

“Pandirror, known as UB-Mirror, came to this world about 15 years ago. Not to far from here, since this is Ground Zero, the Crater nearby. It then caused a storm, which would eventually create the Great frost.

This would spread across the North Hemisphere, only to be stopped by the combined efforts of Ho-Oh, and Solgaleo, working in tandem. They haven’t been able to undo the effects, but it hasn’t spread to the southern Hemisphere.

The unfortunate side effect is that now the southern half of the world is overcrowded. all the World’s population in an area half the size of it. So, some people work up here in the Great Frost, to escape the overcrowded mess of the south, to reclaim some lost tech up north, or, Like me, try to find a way to undo it.

“As for countering any Cooling of natural heat sources-- Thankfully we still have like Heatran and Groudon to keep magma flowing. There’s some places out in the Great frost that use Volcanic heat to combat the cold!”

“Well--  It’s not Hard on how it got here, That’s the Ultra Wormhole.-- the bigger question is why It’s here, and why is it only growing in strength, even after all this time.”

“Though-- I think I found something while looking over Ice found in the Crater!”

“It’s unlike any of the surrounding ice-- Not the Ice caused by Pandirror, nor any of the Mirror duplicates.It doesn’t seem to melt, no matter how hot it gets, and--”

“...”

“And... It has a slightly worrying thing when physically touched. It seems to-- And, this is odd-- It seems to drain you of happiness, and can paralyze you to the spot, with some sort of Crushing... almost depression.”

“Not half bad, if I do say so myself!”

“Though, since most of the enemies you’d face, Aside from raiders, are the Ice clones Pandirror makes, so mostly Ice types. Thankfully, there’s tools to help with these!”

“This glove here– I use my electricity to heat the Coils, effectively making any punch a firepunch!”

“I wouldn’t exactly call anyone ‘Near’ out in the Great Frost. As it is, the closest Settlement is about… 30? 40 miles. About a Day’s trip with the right equipment.”

“Whiiich I have, Invented from Scrap from the nearby ruins! I Can even make the trip in half a day if I get a clear sky!”

He nodded, going into the next question. 

“As for What happened– Pandirror happened. UB Mirror. Solgaleo and Ho-Oh stopped the ice, but they haven’t figured out how to undo it. Something is Making Pandirror stronger.”

“Which is why I’m out here– Ground Zero. If there’s something making Pandirror stronger, it’s most likely here.”

“… I haven’t had too much luck yet. It’s still pretty dangerous down in the Crater.”