Caribbean Blue - Latias TFTG
by TheLastHetaira, Apr 10, 2012, 11:00:58 PMLiterature / Fan Fiction / General Fiction
A/N: Yes, this story contains TF. Yes, it is safe for work. Yes, the warm, fuzzy feeling at the end was intentional. Yes, I'm working on a much meatier commission; this was a welcome breather. Credit goes to Dsarvess for making me feel hearts and rainbows inside.
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A salty sea breeze greeted Stephen as he left the damp, cold air of Victory Road. It was quickly followed by the refreshing scent of wildflowers. He did not need to see the sign that said what was up ahead. The shadow of the building ahead was enough to let him know he had reached his destination.
Stephen looked up at the massive building before him. After earning all eight badges in the Hoenn region and trekking through the tirelessly long cave of Victory Road, he had finally made it to Ever Grande City - the island home of Hoenn's Pokemon League.
"We made it, boy," he said. One would have thought he was off in the head had the air not started shimmering at that very moment.
As if by magic, a strange Pokemon appeared in midair. It had a long, feathered neck like a giant gray swan. Its head was a feathery dewdrop with a blue shield sporting an elliptical mark. Two tufts of slate-gray feathers stuck up above its head like strange ears. Between its head shield and its mouth was a pair of almond-shaped, dark eyes. Its body was like an armored, blue egg with tatters for feet, narrow, fast wings like a jet plane, and a red triangle stamped where its heart would be. Most people would struggle to describe it with words, either because it was a legend in certain parts of Hoenn or because it was simply bizarre. The PokeDex called it "Latios."
Steve smiled. He had met that Latios in the house of Mr. Briney, Hoenn's finest sea captain. The strange Pokemon had come to the young Stephen in the form of a blue-colored egg decorated with red triangles. Stephen gawked as Briney explained how the egg had come into his possession.
"This weird egg washed up on the shores of Lilycove City," he said. "I only need Peeko here to keep me company, so you can have it."
"What's inside it?" ten-year-old Stephen asked.
"I don't know," Briney admitted. "All I know is that it came from the sea."
The egg took half a year to hatch. When it finally did, the baby Latios - unable to fly and covered in a layer of fluffy down - looked at the human before him in confusion.
"La?" he asked, tilting his head.
"Hello," Stephen had said. "My name is Stephen...welcome to the world."
The Latios remained bewildered until Stephen let out his other Pokemon: a Torchic, a Zigzagoon, a Taillow, and a Seedot. Stephen's Torchic was more than a little excited to have a new playmate. The poor baby Latios was almost bowled over by how much energy his future best friend had.
Stephen's PokeDex correctly identified the small Pokemon as Latios, one of the two Eon Pokemon that wandered Hoenn. He was a rare find, and once he shed his baby feathers, he quickly became one of the strongest Pokemon on Stephen's team. Latios and Blaziken frequently "bro-fisted" each other after long or double battles.
It had taken Steven over three years total to reach the building atop Ever Grande Island. Not only was the building magnificent to look at, but its position on a cliff gave trainers a view of most of Hoenn.
"Take a good long look," Stephen said. "We've worked so hard to get here, Latios, and our first reward is an amazing view."
Latios looked over the sea with his trainer. Memories began to flash before both of their eyes: there was Littleroot Town, the place where Stephen's journey had started; sparkling off in the distance was Dewford City, where he had learned the hard way that Latios was weak to Dark and Ghost attacks; over there was Slateport City, where he had had some of the best cotton candy he had ever tasted.
