.:so this is how you spend eternity:. {Arceus characters}

[Eonia]

Icyspiral looked at Dimity. "You sound as if Xap will be disappointed...in a way," she said.


*Booooring! Why do they have to have those boring talks? Why not play?* Eonia wondered.

[Dimity]

*The best place I know we can avoid them is my ex's home,* said Dimity.

"I see," said Sundance. "Well, I'd just do whatever you can and during that time maybe you can work out better arrangements."

[Icyspiral]

Icyspiral listened quietly.

[Dimity]

Lully finished suckling, and bounded back over to play with Eonia. She reached out and tagged the baby latias gently on the side and then dashed away, giggling.

"All right," Dimity knew she had to make a decision. "We're going now."

Just then, the portal opened and Xap reappeared.

"Uh...did I miss anything?"

[Eonia]

Icyspiral glanced at Dimity.


Eonia squealed and tried to run after Lully.

[Xap]

"We have to leave," said Dimity as Lully ran around her and now Xap. "There's danger, coming from the Nexus."

"..The Nexus? That thing's real?"

"Very much so," said Sundance.

"...That's awesome," said Xap. "Uh, do I know you?"

"I'm Sundance," she said, "your grandmother. You must be Xap."

[mockingdove [inactive]]

Icyspiral looked at Dimity. She nodded.


Eonia was too young to yet comprehend what they were talking about, but instead reached out a paw to tag Lully.

[Xap]

"Yeah, that's the name, uh...cool," said Xap. He'd never even known he had a living grandmother. "Uh, so you came by to get in touch and just hang out? Cause yeah, this is awesome."

"Unfortunately no." Sundance explained the same thing she'd told the others.

"...Oh."

"And we have to leave for now, and I know the best place we can take refuge." Dimity told him where.

"....Oh."

[Icyspiral]

Icyspiral looked at Xap. He seemed to be hesitant. Or so she thought.

[Xap]

"Why there?" said Xap. "Out of all the millions of places. There's got to be somewhere better. You think this chick doesn't know about Aranuka's family? Sure, she might not, but shemight, IK mean, i got no idea."

"Well, there's a bigger chance she knows about you," said Dimity, "being as she's on your side of the family."

"She knows about you to some extent," said Sundance. "You are not a target, but it is best that you get out of the way of being noticed by her as soon as possible."

Xap sighed. "Fine. It's to Alcatraz we go then. I guess we can be okay with that. If he's okay with it. Kind of a stretch. I guess we could just hole up nearby if he's not."

"He will," and Dimity's voice was sad.

[Icyspiral]

Icyspiral looked at them. "Alcatraz?"

[Dimity]

"I used to sort of...have a relationship with him," said Dimity. "Till he was sent off on training and my family moved us away too. My family didn't really approve of him. Then when I went to find him anyway..." She sighed. "He'd run off with a suicune."

Xap snickered, then stopped. "Sorry."

[mockingdove [inactive]]

"Oh." Icyspiral said, then glanced at Xap, icy blue eyes surveying him for a second as he snickered. Not the right time, she mouthed.

[Dimity]

Dimity looked at Xap.

"I'm sorry," he said. "But yeah that's just pathetic., who would do that? Guess I'm glad he did, wouldn't want you winding up with that."

Dimity frowned. "Let's go."

She opened up a portal. "Lully, you ready? We're going on a fun little trip. Eonia?"

[Eonia]

Eonia let out a squeal, thinking it was some sort of game. *Yes!*


Icyspiral fluttered closer to Dimity and Xap.