Story Notes:
In death, we are all equal in the sense that nothing matters.
In that respect, only a fool would trade even a day of his life for immortality in legend.
It is not immortality in the true sense of the word...
But what if one's life was not in the true sense of the word, either...?
EXTRA CHAPTER 2 - Armaldo and Ledian
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NOTICE! These extra chapters are two very short spoiler-less side-stories to "Forever Legendary". Made based on a request, made on a whim, made with love. Enjoy!
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-Armaldo and Ledian-
Content feelings washing over him.
Calm mingling surrounding him.
Cup of Lum Berry Brew.
The Armaldo sighed deeply as he leaned back in his seat, enjoying yet another sunny afternoon outside Spinda's Café.
"SO! THIS IS WHERE YOU'VE BEEN HIDING!" an angry voice sounded as he saw an angry Ledian approaching him with anger. Sighing even deeper, he took another sip from his brew.
"Listen, I am not traveling across the world searching for someone who jumped the tab for only one meal..." the Armaldo said taking the initiative, knowing that even if he did find the Pikachu he would just get his ass kicked again.
"I don't mean that!" Ledian kept going, "THIS! HERE! WHY THE HELL AREN'T YOU AT MY CAFE!?"
"Well..." the Armaldo said, struggling to change the subject, "Why aren't you?"
"Because I needed to go all the way here to get your lazy ass back!" Ledian yelled, making the Pokémon at the other tables stare. The Armaldo couldn't stop thinking about some poor bastard at Ledia's Café sitting and waiting for a meal that's never going to come.
"Wait, you mean... You closed the café for the day?" the Armaldo suddenly said, "... I really mean that much to you...!?"
"You know I can't afford to lose any regulars!" Ledian said sincerely, "You're all I've got!"
"L-Ledian...!" the Armaldo stammered, once again falling under her spell, "You... You really do care! I'll follow you forever!"
"Um, excuse me..." they heard a sound from below them, "You are bothering the other customers..." Looking down, they saw a very tiny Spinda looking up at them with dazed eyes.
"Oh, I'm not a customer..." Ledian said as the Armaldo smacked his forehead, "I'd need to have a death wish to eat at this place!"
"Um..." the Spinda mumbled confused as the other guests listened in, "... Excuse me?"
"Just how many Shuckles did you kill in order to make this berry juice!?" the Ledian shouted accusingly, making a nearby Butterfree spit out her drink in shock.
"Wait, we didn't..." the Spinda started, before being interrupted.
"Berries grow in forests!" Ledian continued, going on a tirade, "I don't see any forests nearby, how can you possibly claim that your ingredients are fresh?"
"We grow them in a..." the Spinda started, but now everyone was mostly ignoring his weak voice and only listening to the raging Ledian.
"These Pokémon are looking for a flavorful and healthy drink after a long hard day of work, and what do you offer them!?" Ledian shouted before picking up the cup of Lum Berry Brew in front of the Armaldo and drinking it.
She tasted it for a moment, swishing the liquid around in her mouth before contorting her face in anger.
"This corporate sludge, filled with condiments yet empty on content..." she growled in disgust, "THIS is the reason I opened up my own Café! Not for the useless money, and not for the boring regulars!"
"... Eh?" the Armaldo exclaimed, completely entranced by her charisma.
"Words cannot even describe how horrible this brew is!" Ledian shouted as she threw her many arms up into the air, "Don't believe me? Try a place like Ledian's Café, and I guar-No, I SWEAR that you will never go someplace like this again!"
"... 'Bouncers are too expensive', I said..." the Spinda mumbled to himself, "'Happy customers don't make a scene'..."
"YOU!" Ledian shouted while pointing at the Armaldo, "Where will you be going now?"
"Uh..." the Armaldo said, "... Ledian's Café?"
"Sounds like a great plan!" Ledian laughed cheerfully, "I, too, shall go there! Goodbye, dull and dreary drinks!"
The two of them left with a crowd of people staring at them, a few of them leaving their tables as well.
"We..." the Armaldo started talking as they walked away, "... Drank from the same cup."
"Isn't this great!?" Ledian giggled happily, "I managed to turn this situation into a sales pitch, just like that!"
"... That's..." the Armaldo continued, his face heating up, "... An indirect kiss."
"Huh?" Ledian asked, having been lost in her own little world, "What was that?"
"Oh... Never mind..." the Armaldo mumbled.
"Don't worry!" Ledian snickered, "I'll get you some REAL brew once we get back to my Café! From what I tasted, that stuff must've been horrible to force down!"
The Armaldo could still feel the taste of the Lum Berries on his tongue, and honestly thought it was slightly better than what he was used to.
However, even that familiar taste was washed away as he imagined the taste of Ledian's lips.
"It was... Terrible" he said, as they went along their way.
About a year later, Ledian was caught by a trainer passing through Ilex Forest as she was picking berries. Stubborn as ever, the trainer couldn't get her to listen to him and stuffed her in the daycare center of Goldenrod, where she would eventually be forced to breed with whatever the trainer could find.
After Ledian's Café had been closed for two days in a row, The Armaldo set out on his own journey to locate her. He only had to make it to Goldenrod to find her, and broke into the daycare to save her. The local authorities issued an "Renegade Pokémon" warning, and they were chased down by the police. The officers were very powerful, but fighting side by side they managed to make it back to Ilex Forest, where the other regulars of Ledian's Café came running to lend them a hand.
Making it back to Azalea Town, Ledian's Café was reopened. Business started to flourish after this event, as Ledian and the Armaldo became a local legend. A couple, defying even the law in the name of love.
While Ledian was always too busy with work to spend much time with him, at long last the Armaldo felt that he had finally found what he had been longing for all this time.
Content feelings washing over him.
Calm mingling surrounding him.
Cup of Lum Berry Brew.
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Chased renegade Pokemon, at first
Backup arrived, 3 hours too late
Held my own against 2 enemies, until then
Made it into Ilex Forest, at long last
Overwhelmed by enemy forces, instantly
Hospitalized, 2 months
... All in all, not a good day, today
Requesting reassignment, tomorrow
(Not in the police force, never)
To a hospital lacking fire-type nurses, on weekends
- Scizo
NOTICE! These extra chapters are two very short spoiler-less side-stories to "Forever Legendary". Made based on a request, made on a whim, made with love. Enjoy!
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Content feelings washing over him.
Calm mingling surrounding him.
Cup of Lum Berry Brew.
The Armaldo sighed deeply as he leaned back in his seat, enjoying yet another sunny afternoon outside Spinda's Café.
"SO! THIS IS WHERE YOU'VE BEEN HIDING!" an angry voice sounded as he saw an angry Ledian approaching him with anger. Sighing even deeper, he took another sip from his brew.
"Listen, I am not traveling across the world searching for someone who jumped the tab for only one meal..." the Armaldo said taking the initiative, knowing that even if he did find the Pikachu he would just get his ass kicked again.
"I don't mean that!" Ledian kept going, "THIS! HERE! WHY THE HELL AREN'T YOU AT MY CAFE!?"
"Well..." the Armaldo said, struggling to change the subject, "Why aren't you?"
"Because I needed to go all the way here to get your lazy ass back!" Ledian yelled, making the Pokémon at the other tables stare. The Armaldo couldn't stop thinking about some poor bastard at Ledia's Café sitting and waiting for a meal that's never going to come.
"Wait, you mean... You closed the café for the day?" the Armaldo suddenly said, "... I really mean that much to you...!?"
"You know I can't afford to lose any regulars!" Ledian said sincerely, "You're all I've got!"
"L-Ledian...!" the Armaldo stammered, once again falling under her spell, "You... You really do care! I'll follow you forever!"
"Um, excuse me..." they heard a sound from below them, "You are bothering the other customers..." Looking down, they saw a very tiny Spinda looking up at them with dazed eyes.
"Oh, I'm not a customer..." Ledian said as the Armaldo smacked his forehead, "I'd need to have a death wish to eat at this place!"
"Um..." the Spinda mumbled confused as the other guests listened in, "... Excuse me?"
"Just how many Shuckles did you kill in order to make this berry juice!?" the Ledian shouted accusingly, making a nearby Butterfree spit out her drink in shock.
"Wait, we didn't..." the Spinda started, before being interrupted.
"Berries grow in forests!" Ledian continued, going on a tirade, "I don't see any forests nearby, how can you possibly claim that your ingredients are fresh?"
"We grow them in a..." the Spinda started, but now everyone was mostly ignoring his weak voice and only listening to the raging Ledian.
"These Pokémon are looking for a flavorful and healthy drink after a long hard day of work, and what do you offer them!?" Ledian shouted before picking up the cup of Lum Berry Brew in front of the Armaldo and drinking it.
She tasted it for a moment, swishing the liquid around in her mouth before contorting her face in anger.
"This corporate sludge, filled with condiments yet empty on content..." she growled in disgust, "THIS is the reason I opened up my own Café! Not for the useless money, and not for the boring regulars!"
"... Eh?" the Armaldo exclaimed, completely entranced by her charisma.
"Words cannot even describe how horrible this brew is!" Ledian shouted as she threw her many arms up into the air, "Don't believe me? Try a place like Ledian's Café, and I guar-No, I SWEAR that you will never go someplace like this again!"
"... 'Bouncers are too expensive', I said..." the Spinda mumbled to himself, "'Happy customers don't make a scene'..."
"YOU!" Ledian shouted while pointing at the Armaldo, "Where will you be going now?"
"Uh..." the Armaldo said, "... Ledian's Café?"
"Sounds like a great plan!" Ledian laughed cheerfully, "I, too, shall go there! Goodbye, dull and dreary drinks!"
The two of them left with a crowd of people staring at them, a few of them leaving their tables as well.
"We..." the Armaldo started talking as they walked away, "... Drank from the same cup."
"Isn't this great!?" Ledian giggled happily, "I managed to turn this situation into a sales pitch, just like that!"
"... That's..." the Armaldo continued, his face heating up, "... An indirect kiss."
"Huh?" Ledian asked, having been lost in her own little world, "What was that?"
"Oh... Never mind..." the Armaldo mumbled.
"Don't worry!" Ledian snickered, "I'll get you some REAL brew once we get back to my Café! From what I tasted, that stuff must've been horrible to force down!"
The Armaldo could still feel the taste of the Lum Berries on his tongue, and honestly thought it was slightly better than what he was used to.
However, even that familiar taste was washed away as he imagined the taste of Ledian's lips.
"It was... Terrible" he said, as they went along their way.
About a year later, Ledian was caught by a trainer passing through Ilex Forest as she was picking berries. Stubborn as ever, the trainer couldn't get her to listen to him and stuffed her in the daycare center of Goldenrod, where she would eventually be forced to breed with whatever the trainer could find.
After Ledian's Café had been closed for two days in a row, The Armaldo set out on his own journey to locate her. He only had to make it to Goldenrod to find her, and broke into the daycare to save her. The local authorities issued an "Renegade Pokémon" warning, and they were chased down by the police. The officers were very powerful, but fighting side by side they managed to make it back to Ilex Forest, where the other regulars of Ledian's Café came running to lend them a hand.
Making it back to Azalea Town, Ledian's Café was reopened. Business started to flourish after this event, as Ledian and the Armaldo became a local legend. A couple, defying even the law in the name of love.
While Ledian was always too busy with work to spend much time with him, at long last the Armaldo felt that he had finally found what he had been longing for all this time.
Content feelings washing over him.
Calm mingling surrounding him.
Cup of Lum Berry Brew.
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Chased renegade Pokemon, at first
Backup arrived, 3 hours too late
Held my own against 2 enemies, until then
Made it into Ilex Forest, at long last
Overwhelmed by enemy forces, instantly
Hospitalized, 2 months
... All in all, not a good day, today
Requesting reassignment, tomorrow
(Not in the police force, never)
To a hospital lacking fire-type nurses, on weekends
- Scizo