Broken But Unbowed

[onaroll]

Last night, Amelie had a screaming meltdown as five years of trauma repression finally caught up to her. She then proceeded to receive sympathy and understanding from a group of children literally half her age before being bundled off to her wife for the night. She spent a while explaining everything to Apple before crying herself to sleep and waking up to a delicious Japanese-style breakfast prepared by a friend of Ash's, and then it was time.

The Kahuna of Poni Island, Hapu, invited her to participate in her Grand Trial. To 'repair the person that is Amelie.'

She takes a while to prepare - changing her hairstyle to her old low ponytail, swapping out her miniskirt and blouse combo for her suit, and capping the whole thing off with a lapel pin shaped like a spray of white apple blossoms.

With a gesture, she opens the menu and warps to Poni Island. She's ready.

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[cidery]

"We'll be there too," said a voice as everyone turned. There, standing was Apple, her wife, and her parents as well, along with Serena's mother Grace who was noticeably pregnant. A minor footnote, but no one was really paying attention to that. Except for Tzareena who hovered protectively over her.

Cat's out of the bag but, despite this, the situation was no less happy as Grace, Amelie's Grace, sweeps her into a hug.

"I'm so proud of you, my darling girl," said Grace, her father following close behind.

"You found your closure, my wife," said Apple, smiling her thousand watt smile. "Let's go have some cake. Right, papa?"

Tadashi nodded. "I've never had an all expenses paid trip to Alola. Let's make the most of it."

[onaroll]

Amelie returns the hug, clinging to her mother for a moment, before returning Tyrantrum and sweeping Apple into a kiss, her hands going up to run through her wife's hair. As she disengages, she takes Apple's hand in hers and looks around - at her family, at her friends, at all the people that supported her.

"Ah! Je vous aime tous!"

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[duck_npcs]

As the group headed through the teleports back to Melemele, Hapu paused to look over at Tapu Fini who was lingering in the skies over the battlefield.

Tapu Fini was staring over onto the moon for a long moment. "Tapu Fini?" she asked, curious.

Tapu Fini looked over at the cliffside and Hapu followed it. There, a man stood, looking over. He was looking over a Duck Menu as well, watching the proceedings.

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[duck_npcs]

The man smiled.

He bowed and vanished. But not before sending a message to the Duck.

"What ominous statements," said Hapu, having seen it on her own phone before she followed the group through the portal.

"Patch 3.0 approaches. Please Look Forward To It."