While you're tending to Litten, the rest of your Pokemon companions have seen fit to make a circle around Arceus—as pointless as it may be when Arceus can disappear into thin air.
The female Snover looks over her shoulder at you as she hears you speak, trying to make eye contact. She's confident that she has the best chance right now, but she's still seeking your permission to act.
Snover leaps up, raising her hands to bring them crashing down in a powerful Wood Hammer. The force cracks her wooden body a little, but Arceus staggers back instantly.
"...I see. I have witnessed thy determination. Thou and thy team would fight until the very last moment. I need nothing further from thee, except to know thy desire."
[Vicious straightens as he realizes Arceus is done fighting, still holding Litten close to his chest.]
I wanna keep battlin'. You or whoever else. With these guys, or...
[He trails off. He feels like continuing to fight with these Pokemon is not going to be an option, somehow, and he feels weird about it, at the same time he feels like there are definitely other people he wants to fight with.]
Well, anyway, this was fun. I wanna keep havin' fun.
[another pause.]
...But I do also wanna know what I'm forgetting. I bet there's fun stuff in there too.
"I can sense that thou hast had many battles in thy time. And thou hast had many amusing and inspiring encounters as well. They are not all my stories to know... Even I, in my magnificence, may be humble in the face of vast eternity. But I shall present thee, a guest in the Original One's presence, with a deal. I shall convert thy bonds with these Pokemon into energy, and this energy shall present thee with thy lost memories. The human Ingo shall experience the same."
"These Pokemon are not real. They are illusions of the human's mind, though they may reflect his feelings for thee, or his perception of thee. But thy feelings for them are not hollow. That power is meaningful. And it will restore to thee the bonds with others in the waking world."
Whaddaya mean, they're not real? They're right here. Why should I care more about bonds with people I don't even remember who are off somewhere else than the Pokemon that've been helpin' me out the whole time?
[In the course of this argument Vicious forgets to be skeptical that he has feelings for his Pokemon.]
"Have I instructed thee to abandon thy love for these children? That is unnecessary. I will use thy power without trespassing upon thy emotions. But either way, thou wilt not be able to touch them or see them any longer. This is fate."
[Vicious pets Litten automatically, but once he realizes what he's doing he is brought back around to thou wilt not be able to touch them and he frowns deeper.]
...This is stupid, is what it is. You're usin' all that thee-and-thou shit to dress it up, but the whole thing is dumb.
"I will not stop thee from trying to defy fate, after everything is over. Perhaps if thou art resourceful and dedicated, thou canst find a way to have everything thou desirest one day. Even bringing forth abstractions into reality. For now—"
The other Pokemon start gathering more closely around you, because they are starting to sparkle ominously.
[This threat loses some of its bite by the fact that Vicious is not even looking at Arceus in favor of fussing over his Pokémon. He quickly places Litten back on his head so he can attempt to gather everyone else back into their places too, sparkles be damned.]
Litten hops right back off your head to rest on your shoulder. He's been comfy there until now, but he doesn't want to be out of your sight right now, meowing insistently.
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—What? No! C'mon, Litten!
[After a moment observing the wave in horror, Vicious immediately ignores Arceus to dash after Litten.]
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Vicious immediately scoops him up in his arms protectively, making sure he's still conscious before turning to glare back at Arceus.]
Oh, you're gonna pay for that one.
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The female Snover looks over her shoulder at you as she hears you speak, trying to make eye contact. She's confident that she has the best chance right now, but she's still seeking your permission to act.
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...Heh. If you wanna take a shot, then go for it.
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She breaks formation in the circle, rushing in to confront the Water-type Arceus head-on.
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Ha! Yeah, you show 'im!
[She gets a 9!]
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"...I see. I have witnessed thy determination. Thou and thy team would fight until the very last moment. I need nothing further from thee, except to know thy desire."
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[Vicious straightens as he realizes Arceus is done fighting, still holding Litten close to his chest.]
I wanna keep battlin'. You or whoever else. With these guys, or...
[He trails off. He feels like continuing to fight with these Pokemon is not going to be an option, somehow, and he feels weird about it, at the same time he feels like there are definitely other people he wants to fight with.]
Well, anyway, this was fun. I wanna keep havin' fun.
[another pause.]
...But I do also wanna know what I'm forgetting. I bet there's fun stuff in there too.
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[Vicious sounds a bit skeptical even as he continues hugging Litten close and looks over at his other collected Pokemon wistfully.]
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Whaddaya mean, they're not real? They're right here. Why should I care more about bonds with people I don't even remember who are off somewhere else than the Pokemon that've been helpin' me out the whole time?
[In the course of this argument Vicious forgets to be skeptical that he has feelings for his Pokemon.]
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Litten leans in, purring soothingly.
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...This is stupid, is what it is. You're usin' all that thee-and-thou shit to dress it up, but the whole thing is dumb.
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The other Pokemon start gathering more closely around you, because they are starting to sparkle ominously.
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[This threat loses some of its bite by the fact that Vicious is not even looking at Arceus in favor of fussing over his Pokémon. He quickly places Litten back on his head so he can attempt to gather everyone else back into their places too, sparkles be damned.]
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