1x1 Pokemon: Rainbow Superstars (WavePearlxSugar)

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"Morgan promised that he wouldn't forget Kitsune, and at sunset he went to the tree she had mentioned." Brock went on. "The man lay there fast asleep, and a beautiful Swanna was tied to the tree beside him by a red string. Morgan freed the lovely Pokémon, and led it away without disturbing its master."

He goes on over a traveling interlude "He walked on with the Swanna for some time, and came at last to a bustling shipyard. They gawked in admiration of the Swanna's beautiful plumage, and one boy, who was covered in clay from head to toe, called out..."

"Oh, if I only had one of those feathers how happy I would be!" Misty decides to jump in the role of the boy.

"Pull one out then." Ash replies as Morgan.

"...and no sooner had the boy plucked one from the Swanna's tail; the Swanna sang..." Brock interjects.

Gatrandis favel, secret, edena...., Serena fills in the familiar song.

",,,but that was as far as it got before Morgan assured it everything was okay." Brock deadpans. "Try as the boy might, he couldn't get his hand away." Giggles go up at Misty struggling to get away from an imagined object.

 

@Sugar

(Actually, this isn't the story you think it is!)

"The more he cried, the more the others laughed, until a girl who had been washing clothes in the neighboring stream hurried over to see what was the matter." Brock goes on. "When she saw the poor boy stuck to the Swanna she felt so sorry for him that she stretched out her hand to free him. The Swanna sang...

Gatrandis favel, secret, edena... Serena fills in the song.

"But that was as far as it got before Morgan calmed it, and the girl was stuck too." Brock deadpans, to some laughter.

 

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(Onwards to 200 pages!)

"When Morgan had gone on a ways with his captives..." Laughter went up at Brock's description of the stuck people. "...they met a chimney sweep, who laughed over the extraordinary little parade, and asked the girl what she was doing."

"Oh, give me your hand and set me free from this cursed young man." Misty grumbles in character as she "struggles" to get her hand away from something.

"The sweep gave the girl his hand, and the Swanna sang..." Brock narrates.

Gatrandis favel, secret, edena... Serena sings again.

"But that was as far as it got before Morgan calmed it, and the sweep was added to their number." Brock deadpans.

 

@Sugar

"They soon came to a village where a fair was being held." Brock went on over a soft festive melody. "A traveling troupe was giving a performance, and a jester was working a few magic tricks. His eyes widened with amazement when he saw the remarkable trio stuck to the Swanna's tail.

He then proceeds to role play the awkward conversation. "Have you gone nuts?"

"It's no laughing matter--this wretch has got ahold of me so tight, I feel as if I were glued to her."

As himself, he continues "Without a moment's hesitation the jester grasped the sweep's grubby outstretched hand. The Swanna sang...

Gatrandis favel, secret, edena... Serena fills in the song again.

"But that was as far as it got before Morgan calmed it..." some in the audience say along with Brock.

"Have you heard this one before?" Ash interjects, to more laughter.

"...and the jester unwillingly joined the party." Brock deadpans.

 

@Sugar

(the line translates to "I open my heart to reveal a secret power...". The whole thing translates to "I open my heart to reveal a secret power, which I promise to use to end evil's rule. The song in my heart becomes this power. Will I fight even to the end? Yes.")

"Now, in the front row sat the mayor of the village, who was annoyed by what he considered a foolish trick." Brock explained. "He was so annoyed, he grabbed the jester by the hand and tried to pull him away, in an attempt to hand him over to the guards. Then the Swanna sang..."

Gatrandis favel, secret, edena... Serena sings again.

"But that was as far as it got before Morgan calmed it." the audience fills in the blank before Brock can say anything.

"...and the mayor shared the fate of his predecessors." Brock fills in the rest. I love it when audiences catch onto the tale's refrain!

 

@Sugar

"The mayor's wife, enraged at the insult to her husband, grabbed his free arm and pulled at it with all her might...." Brock narrates, playing a trill on an F# to mimic someone pulling.

Gatrandis favel, secret, edena... Serena fills in the song.

"...with the only result that she too was forced to join the procession." Brock adds in a twist, surprising the audience. "After this no one else had any wish to join them."

After playing an interlude, he continues "Soon Morgan saw the towers of the royal city in front of him. Just before entering, a glittering carriage came out to meet him, and in it was seated a young lady as beautiful as the day, but with a very solemn and serious expression. But no sooner had she spotted the motley crowd stuck to the Swanna's tail did she burst into uproarious laughter, and all her servants and ladies in waiting joined in. 'Princess Abigail has laughed at last,' they all cried with joy. Princess Abigail stepped out of her carriage to look more closely at the wonderful sight, and laughed again over the poor captives. She ordered her carriage to be turned around and drove slowly back into the city never taking her eyes off Morgan and his procession."

 

@Sugar

"When the king heard the news that his daughter had actually laughed, he was more than delighted, and had Morgan and his marvelous party brought before him. He laughed himself when he saw them till the tears rolled down his cheeks." Brock went on.

He then proceeds to role play the next scene with Ash. "My good friend, do you know what I promised the person who succeeded in making Princess Abigail laugh?"

"No, I don't."

"Then I'll tell you--a thousand pieces of gold, or a piece of land. Which will you choose?"

As himself, Brock continues "Morgan chose some land. Then he touched the members of his party one by one with his little stick, and they were all free again, and they all ran away as if a fire were burning behind them; and their flight, as you may imagine, gave rise to more laughter."

 

@Sugar

"Then Princess Abigail felt compelled to pet the Swanna, at the same time admiring its plumage." Brock went on. "The Swanna sang...

Gatrandis favel, secret, edena... Serena sings one last time.

"But that was as far as it got before Morgan calmed it." the audience says along with Brock.

Brock concludes "And so it was that he won Princess Abigail as his bride. But the Swanna flew up into the air, and vanished on the blue horizon. Morgan received a kingdom of his own as a present, and became a very great man indeed; but he did not forget Kitsune, who had been the cause of all his good fortune, and built a shrine to her in their magnificent castle."

The cafeteria roars with applause as Miracolore takes a bow...

 

@Sugar

Brock waits for the applause to quiet before conferring with his unitmates as to what to perform next.

 

@Sugar

"Once upon a time, there lived a man and his wife who were very poor, and it didn't help that they had three sons to raise." Brock began. "Two of the sons--whose names are unimportant--were clever lads, but the third, Taran by name, was not quite as clever."

Intrigued murmurs went up as Brock went on "The years passed, and the man and his wife watched their sons come of age."