#tw hyperventilating

Rise of the Parallel - Episode 4

Episode 4 of ROTP is UP!! :)

CONTENT WARNING!! - BLOOD, DEPICTIONS OF WOUNDS, AND PTSD! Viewer discretion is advised.

Written and Illustrated by ~ @indieyuugure

Voice Talents and Editing by ~ Create2Glorify

Music and Sound Effects by ~ Epidemic Sound

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To God be the glory!

~ Melissa

It’s that sick, sick feeling again. That very same feeling when he first got here, and that same feeling he got when what happened in the underground happened. He clutches at his chest, attempting to claw at the heart that aches. He can’t breathe once more. He tries to breathe, only to be grasping for air. 

It’s when he hears a sudden noise though that he leaps around in that direction and faces the incoming enemy (?) and releases an animalistic screech. Much like a sound a monkey would make in warning. 

Don’t come any closer. 

He may not speak the words right this moment, but EVERY inch of his body from head to tail is screaming in fear. 

Remus: "Hell yeah."

Janus: "Shouldn't you maybe calm down first...?"

[Kappa]

“Once we get to Undella Town, we walk along Route 13 until we hit Lacunosa Town. We will stay there for as long as we need to. After poking around Lacunosa, I want to go to the Giant Chasm near Route 13. Maybe even go to the Pokemon League. It depends.”

Kappa was talking and talking in an exhausted yet determined voice. She had waited for months to go on this trip, and now she wasn’t going to squander the opportunity. She was going to figure out what happened to her and her trainer, even if it killed her in the end.

Nema, on the other hand, wasn’t nearly as gung-ho about the adventure. This whole business surrounding the accident... to her it felt like it should stay buried. In the deepest part of her mind she knew that Kappa wouldn’t like the answers she got. Nema feared for the pain that would be brought upon her friend if she found the truth.

It was as if Nema was watching Kappa stare into a deep, dark, endless pit. Standing on the edge, waiting for the moment she could throw herself in.

“We should go shopping in Nimbasa for food and other things. Lacunosa doesn’t have many stores and Undella Towns... everything, is absurdly expensive.”

Kappa knew that Nema was already fully briefed on what the itinerary was, but she felt like she should go over it one more time, if only for herself.

Kappa noticed Nema biting her lip. She looked like she wanted to say something, but it was caught in her throat like an ornery piece of food.

[Nema]

“Kappa.”

Kappa choked. She downright hated Nemas tone of voice. It irritated her. But, she didn’t know why.

Nema spoke.

“You mentioned getting on the Super Multi Train to get to Undella, right? Well, you ought to know that that train is a train from Gear Station. Which means...”

Battle.

Battle.

Battle.

The very word rang through Kappa’s head as if her skull was emptied and the word itself was a sharp tool meant to scrape at the insides.

Battle.

The last time Kappa battled. When was that?

Battle.

Battle.

Battle.

Voices unknown to Kappa tore through her mind like rusty scissors through cardboard. They pleaded with her. Begged at her. Cried for her. ‘Kappa, Kappa’ they howled. Over and over.

‘Kappa, Kappa, Help us, Kappa’

Kappa hated battle.

Because battle always brought back the voices.

Battle.

Battle.

Battle.

“Look me in the eyes!”

Nema pulled roughly at Kappa’s beard. He pain in her chin was intense enough to to yank her from her thoughts.

Kappa only then realized that she was hyperventilating.

Nema let go of Kappa’s beard at jumped at her face. She swung her tiny arms as best she could around Kappa’s thick neck and whispered.

“In and out, right? In and out... In... and out...”

Kappa followed Nema’s instructions carefully. She felt her breathing begin to slow down, and her thundering heart begin to settle.

In that moment, Kappa felt happy that she had Nema to comfort her. In that same moment, she felt just as guilty.

Nema was just a teenager. Barely an adult, and here is Kappa. Having a freakout in the middle of the living room in front of one of the youngest members of the house. What a piss-poor excuse of an adult she was.

“Listen. We will figure it out, m’kay? You don’t have to battle if you don’t wanna. I can battle just fine on my own. But, let’s calm down and take a deep breather before we start wigging out about it, yeah?”

Kappa let out a shaky sigh.

[Kappa]

“...I’m sorry.”

Kappa returned Nema’s hug.

“I’ll be alright. Just... gimme a fuckin’ minute...”

Nema squeezed Kappa. She hated seeing her like this. She hated seeing her trainer like this. Whatever this accident was, it deeply fucked up one too many people, and Nema wished she could just take it away. But, she knew she couldn’t, so she tried to be there for Kappa as best she could.

“I’m gonna be okay. ...Don’t worry. I did plan for this. We will talk to the others and see who we should take with us.”

Hey anon! Sorry if this answer is late, I was logged out because of personal problems.

I think this is a nice request, not because of the circumstances of course, but because it shows that they care haha. No worries I understood you just fine! You can read it under the cut so I can avoid triggering people and I hope you like it <3

Warnings - mentions of passing out, hyperventilating, panicking and assuming the worst (once)

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