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Old PEFE HQ - Sometime Around Three or Four Years Ago

-A young Bagon is facing an exposed concrete wall, staring it down-

<Nadia (Bagon): "Yah!">

-And exhales a small Ember that sails off and strikes the wall... And dissipates leaving a small amount of soot on the site-

<Nadia (Bagon): "Argh! Why can't I make it any bigger than that?!">

-And headbutts the wall out of frustration-

<Nadia (Bagon): "I don't understand! I'm doing everything that everyone's been suggesting! I've been taking deep breaths, I've been focusing, I've even been sticking my tongue out! (What's that even supposed to do anyways?) And I can barely burn a newspaper!">

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Old PEFE HQ

-A certain Salamence has come out to sun herself and perhaps take a flight when she notices a certain Bagon facing a concrete wall-

Draca: <What's that hatchling's name again? Nadia, I think.>

-Looks at the small scorch mark made by her Ember-

<Looks like she's having some trouble.>

-And decides to walk over-

<Nadia, what are you doing here?>

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Old PEFE HQ

-Shyly, in a slightly nervous tone-

<Nadia (Bagon): "Oh... Hi, Draca...">

-She was once a Bagon like me? But... She's huge! ... And nothing like me...

... I wish that I could be like her... Strong... She's not afraid of anything... The sky's her playground-

<Nadia (Bagon): "I was just practicing fire breathing... But... It always seems so weak...">

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Draca: -Cranes her neck down to look at Nadia- <Hmm...have you eaten any platinum? Tried using a Shout?>

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<Nadia (Bagon): "... 'Platinum'? I mean... I know that Tracer's given me a couple silver-colored beads to swallow... Is that it?

... And what do you mean by 'shouting'? I mean, I yell when I attack sometimes...">

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Draca: -Tilts head- <You don't know what a Thu'um is Nadia? It's not like yelling.>

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Old PEFE HQ - Sometime Around Three or Four Years Ago

-Staring blankly-

<Nadia (Bagon): "A 'Thu-'... A 'Thumb-'... Wh-What?">

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Draca: -Sighs- <"Fu-um ", Dovahzaan, Dragon Shouts. I see you're not well versed in Draconic.>

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Old PEFE HQ

<Nadia (Bagon): "... What does that all mean? And what's so special about 'Draconic'? What is it?">

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Draca: <Our tongue Nadia, it's a gift from the divine. Thu'um would translate into something along the lines of "Storm Voice" in this tongue.>

-Sighs-

<Though it seems most dragons have forgotten it.>

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-Words... A gift of the divine? ... But... How did Draca get it...? ... Can I have it too? And why does it sound so funny?-

<Nadia (Bagon): "... A god came up with it? Ho-Oh? Lugia? I still understand why it's so important. What's this 'Storm Voice' do?">

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Draca: <If I were to be honest with you, it can do anything with the right Rotmulagg, Words of Power. The Archwrym Himself, Dialga, gave it to us sometime before humans even existed.>

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<Nadia (Bagon): "... Dialga? What is he like? ... Is he fluffy like an Altaria? Iggy says that there's supposed to be a Pokemon that some people call a god that's like that... And what are these words anyways? And how do you use them?">

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Draca: <Dialga is the dragon god of time. His perch is supposed to be on top of Du'ul Strunmah , far to the north of here in the land of Loan. Now watch.>

-Takes a breath-

<YOL TOR SHUL!>

-And uses a Fire Blast. However, unlike a normal one it appears to have been literally spoken into existence along with being much stronger-

<That is that power of the Thu'um.>

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-Instinctively shrinking back from the massive burst of flame-

<Nadia (Bagon): "Meep!">

-And cautiously reapproaches Draca after some internal reassurances-

<Nadia (Bagon): "... So I just say those words... And I can do that? ... But why those words in particular? What did that mean anyways?">

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Draca: <You can't just say them, anymon can do that. You must feel them at the very core of your being.>

-Turns around, taking care to not knock Nadia over with her tail-

<Since you're young, we'll start with Yol.>

-Turns back around-

<In this tongue, the Word simply means "Fire." It is change given form. Power at its most primal. That is the true meaning of "Yol." Suleyk. Power. You have it, as do all dov. But power is inert without action and choice. Think of this as the fire builds in your su'um, in your breath. Su'um ahrk morah. What will you burn? What will you spare?>

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-... Thinking? But... How am I going to have time to think while I attack? I mean... I can think now... But what if an awful bug ambushed me and tried to eat me? And why would a god make 'Yol' so important? Why not just 'Fire' or whatever seems to come to mind...?

... At least it was better than Audrey's suggestion of 'Kafrizz'... Where's that from anyways?-

<Nadia (Bagon): "... Huh? But how would I know what I want to burn or not? I mean, isn't it just an attack? And mons can attack so fast!

... How do I think of all that on top of everything? :/">

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Draca: -Seemingly thinking back- <Trust me, in a real battle you'll know who to burn really quickly...>

-Faces Nadia-

<Now, I want to feel your Thu'um. Don't worry, my hide's too thick for you to actually hurt me.>

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-Inhaling deeply, while also deep in thought-

-Okay... So... Fire... Burning... I'm supposed to burn Draca... But... How could my pathetic little cinders hope to burn a mon so big and tough like her?-

<Nadia (Bagon): "Yol!">

-And exhales an Ember in Schrodinger's Condition With Room for Improvement at Draca-

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Draca: -Gets hit by the Ember- <It's decent, but not quite there yet.>

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<Nadia (Bagon): "... But... What am I doing wrong then? I mean... I was thinking about what I wanted to burn... And I was thinking about fire...

... Am I not thinking about it the right way?">

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Draca: <Remember, you need to feel it at the very core of your being, not just say it. When you use a Thu'um, it becomes part of your being. Remember, you are change.>

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<Nadia (Bagon): "... But how do I feel fire like that? (... And I think that sounds kinda painful...)">

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Draca: <It comes naturally, trust me. You just have to focus, it's not something I can put into words.>

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<Nadia (Bagon): "... Okay... I can do this...">

-Fire... Fire... Burning... Smells like a fireplace... A barbeque... Mmm... Barbequ- No! Focus on fire! Embers... Heat... Orange rising up around a pit... Ashes... I'll make ashes... And it burns bugs... They don't like it... They'll leave me alone, then... You'll be ash, bugs! You can't eat me, I'll eat you!-

<Nadia (Bagon): "YOL!">

-And exhales an Ember of Schrodinger's Quality-