PMD: Stargazer Chronicles

Overlord- Lodestar

The cool night air seeped into Furret Abigail's fur. She shivered moving about in her room doing random things instead of reading like she normally would. Most of it was anticipation, but the slight tingle in the air prevented her from settling down.

Bellossom Helen came up to her room, decorated with small, bright pink flowers on her floral dress and a small, silver necklace. Abigail looked up and down fast in her direction when she came through the door, unsure what to say.

"You ready?" Helen asked.

"Uh, yah," Abigail said.

"Alright."

Abigail watched Helen turn around and head down the ramp to the first floor. She adjusted her brown cape to cover herself up from the night air better and pulled down on her necklace to make it look nice. She breathed in deep, then exited.

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Bumper to bumper traffic congested the streets. Furret Abigail clutched her cape and necklace close to her, occasionally pointing her face up to get a breath of the freshest air she likely ever would tonight.

Any electric carriages that would normally be on the road were gone. The empty space in the roads meant for them were filled with pokemon instead. The noise stopped Abigail from talking to Bellossom Helen, but she had promised her that the place they would watch from would be comfortable. Her friends, apparently from high school, that helped Abigail apparently picked the spot strategically.

Abigail could recognize the building before they were moving straight towards it. It was a salon; a rectangular white building in the middle of the maze that stood a tad taller than its neighbors. The bottom floor appeared empty, but cone lights on the ceiling shed light across the tan, wood floor.

Helen opened the door. Inside, Breloom Anne paced back and forth a little as she stared off into space until she heard the door open. She smiled.

"I think we might have two winners after all," Anne said.

"Oh, stop," Helen smiled. "You look good too, Anne."

Abigail agreed. Anne had a necklace of the same small pink flowers on Helen's dress. As she turned, Abigail noticed a steel ladder behind her going through an open square hole in the ceiling. She turned to Helen and nodded for her to climb up first.

Abigail waited for her to reach the top before climbing up herself. The cold bars chilled her paws and feet, but they were cold to begin with.

After climbing up, Abigail's gaze went upwards. Stars came out in full force again tonight. They seemed fainter, but she still managed to pick out a constellation or two. Breloom Anne closing the lid of the roof snapped her out of it.

Even colder than the ladder, the top of the roof left Abigail rubbing her arms for warmth. Towards the front edge of the roof Salazzle Eleanor, Snubbull Maria, and Pancham Mary covered themselves with soft, brown blankets sitting on small cushions. They were also wearing the same small, pink flowers around their necks.

There were three more cushions that weren't taken. Abigail took the one in the center with Helen and Mary on her sides. She stretched out, then curled her tail around.

"Not bad, right?" Pancham Mary asked. "Excited?"

"I guess. Getting a close look isn't bad," said Furret Abigail. "So, uhm. How are you all doing?"

"I was having a rough day here with a few customers yesterday," Breloom Anne said. Her hands fell on her legs as she sat down with them crossed. "I'm relieved I have a break."