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Who: Lea, Roxas
What: Trip to the Archipelago
When: Week 39
Where: Archipelago
Summary: THIS PLACE SEEMS FAMILIAR

[ The few weeks after the trip to the Archipelago Roxas has been working on getting a ride so he can go back. Which, wasn't hard since Fira was already a Fletchinder but the time that they were in another's body made it difficult to really go back.

Especially when there was someone he wanted to ask to go with him.

But after they were all in their own bodies again Roxas will ask Lea to come with him as soon as possible to the archipelago. That there is something about those islands that seem familiar to him and he wants to go back and see why. Maybe some memories will come back? He didn't get a chance to really check out the island when they first got there.

So on their way, probably nearing the place after however long as soon as they can because well... thesooner the better! ]

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[Something very familiar. Were there people there? Were they the same islands? He had no idea, and he knew he had to go and find out for himself. He was planning on making a trip himself when Roxas approached him about it. The more the merrier, right?

Lea rides on Jolokia, his oversized charizard. She's a strong flier despite being recently evolved, and is easily able to make the long trip. He's opted to leave behind the baby togepi he'd been carrying with him everywhere. He figured he'd be fine for a little while. Below him swim his Milotic, Ladon, and Sharky, newly evolved into a Garchomp. Sharky dives and darts through the water, mostly flying just above it, happy as a clamperl. Sharky is the packmule; Lea has him loaded down with saddlebags filled with supplies.

It doesn't seem to slow him down much.

The sun was a pain, though. Even though it was getting less bright with the changing of the seasons, Lea still had to wear sunglasses to keep the light from hurting his eyes. He squints towards the islands, then looks over at Roxas]

Are you and Fira doing alright? I think we can land soon.

[ The more the merrier always.

All of Roxas' remaining Pokemon that he brought with him are in his warpband, as Fira wouldn't have been able to carry them. Sora wasn't happy about that, but knows how much Roxas needed to go back to the island to give it another look so Sora co-operated.

Roxas looks ahead and sees the island chain. Yep, looks like they can land soon and although there were several he had a feeling of which one he should land on. ]

Yeah, we're alright! Let's land over on that one over there.

[ He points ahead to it. Time to go check it out. ]

You're the boss, buddy. [Lea pats Jolokia's muscular neck and urges her toward the island that Roxas has pointed out. With a powerful beat of her wings, she closes the distance and soon enough, she's landing on the beautiful white sand beach. Lea jumps off an thanks her. Sharky and Ladon come ashore. Sharky slides his fins across eachother, wiggling happily at the prospect of exploring a new place. Ladon looks every bit as disinterested in the goings on as ever. He slithers into the shade of a palm tree bearing odd, star-shaped fruit]

Man, this island is even more beautiful than the one closer to the mainland! Or maybe that's just because it's further away.

[And also... somewhat familiar? Not how it looks, but how it smells, how it sounds. The waves on the shore, the breeze blowing through the trees, the sharp, floral scent of the fruit. He knows he was born on an island, but remembers so little of it. Was it part of this chain? ... But flying over, he hadn't seen many settlements, and he had no way of knowing if they were inhabited]

[ Roxas nods and soon enough Fira is landing beside Jolokia, with Roxas jumping off her and landing on the white sand. He brings out Sora from his warpband before taking a glance around. Meanwhile Sora, who is happy to be out and about, is already prancing around the beach and enjoying himself in the sand.

Roxas was so distracted by the beach that he almost didn't hear Lea's words. ]

Hm? Oh, yeah. It is. [ He looks over to where Lea had gone over to and walks over as well, bending over and picking up one of the fallen star-shaped fruit. He stares at it for a moment before turning to Lea. ]

Have you ever seen a fruit like this before?

[Lea takes the fruit from Roxas and sniffs at it, tail flicking curiously behind him] Well... it smells familiar. But I don't think I've ever seen anything like this. Sure is a pretty lookin' little fruit, though!

[As he moves to hand it back to Roxas, something very fast and purple darts in and snatches the fruit right out of Lea's hand. The pokémon, a little purple bat creature, lands in a nearby tree to enjoy its meal]

... Apparently they taste pretty good, too. Let's go get a fresh one and taste it, huh?

[Lea grins. Now he knows to watch for low-flying fruit bats. He heads over to the tree and grabs one of his chakrams from his back. With a well-aimed throw, he slices one of the fruits from the high branches and catches the falling fruit in one hand and his returning chakram in the other.

Always a stylish showoff.]

Yeah. I've never seen it before in Union ...

[ Roxas jumps a little when the little purple bat takes the fruit out of Lea's hand, but calms when he sees it in the tree.

That bat isn't like the other bat he's seen before. The kind that does really scare him for some reason or another.

He shakes it off though and nods his head in agreement. He grins a little once Lea is done catching the fruit he had fall from the tree. ]

Show-off.

[ Gonna snatch ( or try anyways ) that fruit you have in your hand to taste it. ]

It probably wouldn't grow there. It probably needs this sandy soil!

[No, that's a little dragon bat. Though he doesn't look much like a dragon yet. He just looks like little purple fruitbat. The noibat makes quick work of the fruit and flutters back into the jungle]

If you don't have style, you don't have anything.

[Lea holds it out of Roxas' reach] Hold on a second there! [with another quick flourish, he slices the fruit in half with his chakram, then presents half to Roxas. The inside of the fruit is creamy white and juicy, with a few seeds in the core. Lea sniffs it before taking a bite]

Yeah. This sand is a lot softer than on the beach near Union. Really white too.

[ Roxas stops midway from trying to snatch the fruit and pulls back. He'll take the half presented him and after a quick inspection takes a bite himself. ]

Mmm... [ he swallows his bite before he says anything more ] This fruit is really good!

Right? I'm gonna take my shoes off here in a second. Gotta get my toes in this stuff.

[Lea is positively delighted by the flavor] It's great! It kind of tastes like a leppa berry? But it's more... sweet and floral. I don't know. [he examines the fruit, savoring the flavor] ... I swear, I've tasted this before. But you know what? This would make great ice cream. We have to bring back some with us.

[Lea finishes the fruit, spitting the large seeds into the sand to grow new trees, then sits down on a log. He pulls his boots and socks off, revealing his clawed toes, and puts them into Sharky's bags. He digs his toes into the warm sand and sighs]

It's like silk!

... Yeah, it would.

[ He bends down and has the sand fall through his fingers. ]

Wow, it really is! I should take off my shoes too.

[ Though the sand actually reminds him of something else. Something that they spoke of so many months ago. ]

Hey, do you think a place like this would have some good seasalt?

Yeah, go for it! It's not too warm, either. At least uh... I don't think so.

[for a fire type, it was very pleasant and toasty. For anyone else, well, the surface might be a little warm. Lea snaps his fingers] Yeah! If there's any villages out here! I brought some stuff to trade with in case we found anyone. And you know the great thing about seasalt ice cream? You don't need a whole lot of salt. A little goes a long way. If we could just get half a pound, we'd be set all year.

It's a little warm to me. But it's not scorching hot either.

[ Still, if he takes his shoes off it probably wouldn't be for too long. He stands back up and glances around the area. ]

I wonder if there are any villages here? I didn't see any when we were landing...

The deeper you dig in your toes, the cooler it is. Of course, you could come over here in the shade!

[Lea scratches the back of his head, thinking] I didn't see any, either. But they could be hidden in the jungle. Wanna go look?

[ Roxas considers it for a moment before looking to the jungle. ]

Yeah, let's go take a quick look. We can come back and enjoy the beach some more after.

[ After all, they do have all day. And who says they can't spend a night here aswell?]

[No reason why they can't! After all, some of the things in those saddle bags are a tent and a few sleeping bags. Lea was a ranger once, and he hasn't forgotten all his training. He nods]

Just a second. No reason to carry all this crap.

[Lea walks over to Sharky and adjusts his packs, dropping a few of them onto the sand; probably the camping supplies. He instructs Ladon to guard their stuff. The milotic rolls his eyes, then slithers over to wrap himself around the packs. Lea shakes his head and pulls a round object from his pocket; a compass.

He also makes the wise decision to put his shoes back on]

Alright! Into the jungle we go.

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