Lambency (Ingo x Reader)

53. Distant Memories (I)

"(Emmet)... I'm exhausted."

"We cannot give up yet."

"I can't do this anymore."

"We must keep on, Elesa."

"Even Skyla... she searched every nook and cranny in the land and in the neighbouring regions."

"For that I'm grateful, but we still have much to do."

"Emmet..."

"Fine. I won't force you to come with us. Thanks for all your support, since the beginning."

"Emmet!"

"Let's go, (Name)."

"(Name)! Back me up here. Please. Say something..."

You bite your lower lip, out of sorts. Chandelure feebly whistles.

"I must help Emmet.'', you say with downcast eyes.

"Ingo wouldn't want you to go through all of that for him!"

"Ingo would have done exactly the same for all of us.", Emmet interrupts. 

His voice is firm. Chandelure, floating next to him, glows eerily and remains strangely still.

"Then I wouldn't want any of you to lose your mind over me! It's been months! We must... you must take a break or you'll kill yourselves trying to find him!"

"Elesa..."

"I'm not telling you to stop believing! But I care about you! All of us do, I promise! (Name), be reasonnable and help me change his mind!"

Tears roll down your cheeks.

She is right, you are so, so very tired.

If you shut your eyes this instant, you would end up sleeping for a hundred years.

"..."

"Look at you, sweetie! Come here..."

Elesa hugs you and cries with you.

"Please... We've wasted enough time.", comments Emmet.

"That doesn't sound like you at all!"

"... I'm sorry... I must do as Emmet says...", you painfully murmur and let go of her.

"(Name)!"

"The sooner we find Ingo, the sooner we'll come home..."

"B-but why are you travelling out of Unova?! It doesn't make any sense, you guys!"

"We're looking for Legendary Pokémon that can help us find him. I'm going to--"

"What about ﾶɒ̴͙̄̄̾ɿ̶̩͆̕ﾉ̴̭̗̇̈́͘ʜ̸̛̜̰̒̄ꙅ̷̜̖̉͊̓ɘ̴̹̺̿̽Я̸̩̒̀̏ ?"

"ﾶɒ̴͙̄̄̾ɿ̶̩͆̕ﾉ̴̭̗̇̈́͘ʜ̸̛̜̰̒̄ꙅ̷̜̖̉͊̓ɘ̴̹̺̿̽Я̸̩̒̀̏ ?"

You touch your forehead. You are starting to feel a throbbing headache.

Something is lost

In your memory.

The truth, perhaps?

"You said Hilda and Hilbert could help, too... You said you wanted to talk to their friend, N..."

"I did, but nothing came out of it."