A van carrying twelve Arcana is bobbing up and down a bumpy road. The sky above Sinnoh has darkened to nearly a pitch-black, and has completely covered the whole of the region, now steadily encroaching onto other regions.
Strangely enough, it could still rain.
Misty had glanced at the falling droplets, tracing the jagged lines flowing down the window, feeling oddly melancholic that she would be missing Brock's funeral. The thought had lingered in her mind until she finally fell asleep.
"So, is no one going to talk about the elephant in the room?" Drew asks.
May, sitting beside him, snorts. "What room? We're in a van, if you haven't noticed."
Her parents' abduction and the abrupt farewell have taken a toll on her, and she's snappy.
Extra snappy , Drew thinks.
"Not elephant. Elephants . And I'll start with the most obvious: where the hell are we going?" Gary grouses. He is appeased by the fact that he has managed to grab the much coveted front passenger seat.
Alain is at the wheel, and he replies succinctly, "driving away from the Sinnoh League."
Indeed, they have been on the road for ten minutes and the huge pillars of flames and clouds of dense smoke rising behind them at where the Sinnoh League once stood are still visible.
"That's not exactly a destination," Drew points out.
"Didn't Cynthia advise us to start by looking for the Sinnohians' cards? Namely Paul and Dawn?" Cilan reminds them. Iris is dozing off beside him, and when her head hits Cilan's shoulder, her eyes snap open.
"Oops, sorry," she says, straightening her posture.
"It's fine, you can rest." Cilan smiles.
"I'd rather you guys not." Paul cuts in. "How can we make a decision if half the girls are asleep?"
Cilan glances around.
Serena looks like she has fainted from sheer exhaustion, Mairin's eyes are closed and her head is leaning against the window, and Misty is snoring. He can't blame the girl since she had a really tough day, what with knowing her friend has passed away and suddenly being tossed into the middle of the crisis.
Only Dawn is awake with bright eyes. She's used to sleeping at absurd hours, or even not sleeping at all, due to her tight schedule. Once she stayed up all night filming a commercial for D&P.
In hindsight, that was... totally not worth it.
"We should figure out where we're going, and then they can sleep." Paul says.
That makes sense.
"Actually, we just need us, don't we?" Dawn gestures at herself and Paul. "In fact, I think I can sense something. Like, a tug? A pull?"
"REALLY?" Ash exclaims excitedly.
That prompts Serena to stir.
"Five more minutes, Mom..." She mumbles.
Gary snickers. "That sounds like you, Ashy boy."
"Don't call me that," Ash counters, though lacking his usual bite.
Cilan glances at the two childhood friends, feeling like they have become less childish. A bit . Perhaps this journey will be a wake-up slap for all of them.
"Yeah, kind of? I don't know, but I feel like we're going the right direction, even if I'm not sure where it is. Or what it is." Dawn tries to explain, but even she herself isn't very sure. "What about you, Paul? Can you feel the tug?"
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Arcana: The Parelle Saga
Fanfiction"You are the Arcana. The Major Arcana. And you will save this doomed world." The unlikeliest group of twelve teenagers must band together, learning to harness the powers of the Arcana to fulfill their destinies amidst the resurrection of a returning...
