4th Sapphire Cupcake: [Video / Action for Cianwood] - Backdated to 27 April, early morning

[rather_eat_turquoise]

[The feed suddenly clicks on at an ungodly hour of the morning, on a weird angle which shows that it's obviously sitting on the floor and has been accidentally turned on. There are crashes as growling Trapinch dashes past, followed by an annoyed looking Pineco.

The feed shows the two attempting to tackle each other and dodging, hitting furniture and slamming into the walls.

At this point, if anyone is wondering where the heck their owner is, he's dead to the world, snoring on the bed. You can just hear him in the background over the noise these two pokemon are making.

The pair become tangled up in a corner of the blanket which is draped on the floor. Struggling to both get loose, they pull the entire blanket off the bed, dragging three eggs with it.

They hit the ground with a crack and the feed blinds everyone watching with a series brilliant white lights.]

Karp...karp...karp...karp.

Reeeeep, Mareep?

Hor...seaaaaaa.

[The light fades and Spike's three newest pokemon are revealed (well, at least two of them...the Magikarp egg rolled off screen). Spike's Trapinch and Pineco, obviously surprised by this development, immediately start arguing, each blaming the other for what happened.]

What? Who's there?

[Cue their bleary owner, who has finally woken up.]

What the!?! YOU GUYS HATCHED?

[You can see Spike's feet as he hops off the bed, and starts frantically running around the room]

Oh Celestia, whatdoIdowhatdoIdowhatdoIdo???

Okay, stay cool Spike...you can handle this....

Wait, YOU'RE A FISH?!?

[A beat]

Water! I need water!

[Spike's legs race past into the bathroom, and you can hear the water being turned on in the bathtub as he dumps his Magikarp into it.]

Comments

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[friendyousohard]

[She just chuckles a bit as she watches him run around.]

Hey, it happens. Don't worry about it. Did you have Pyrolepi looking after them? She's really good at helping eggs to hatch, especially since she evolved.

And you don't need to worry so much. Pokemon can be surprisingly resilient. I've seen a Magikarp flop around on land for quite some time and be no worse for the wear. That said, I'm pleased you're taking your responsibilities so seriously, not that I'd expect anything less from my number one assistant.

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[rather_eat_turquoise]

[Spike blinks. Oh yeah, someone said something about fire pokemon helping to hatch eggs...]

I haven't seen her around...maybe she came in while I was working?

[Spike puffs up a bit at the praise]

Well, I am Spike, the best assistant ever! You have nothing to worry about.

[He glances over at the one unhatched egg on the bed.]

Maybe I need to ask Pyrolepi to help my Dratini egg hatch...

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[friendyousohard]

Oh I wouldn't be surprised if she was already there, as maternal as she is. They seem to practically call her. I've been tempted to suggest we all stack any eggs we get in a pile for her to lie on.

[She seems rather amused by the idea, probably because it is kind of a funny mental image.]

Well, now that we're up and your Pokemon seem to be in decent shape, we should get to work, shouldn't we? A nice early start to the day sounds like a great plan.

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[rather_eat_turquoise]

[Spike whines, looking unhappy]

Awww c'mon Twilight! It's like...4am!

[He yawns]

It's way too early to be awake! I need my sleep! I'm a growing dragon, remember?

[Action]

[friendyousohard]

Well, I'll admit that usually I'd recommend you sleep in a bit more, but under the circumstances, I don't think that's going to be possible. These little ones do need to be watched over, after all, and it's important that they spend time bonding with you. If one of us took over, we run the risk of them thinking we're their trainer instead of you.

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[rather_eat_turquoise]

[Spike sighs, knowing that he won't win this argument.]

I guess you're right. So how do I bond with them?

What am I supposed to even do with them all? I mean, I have this breeder manual, but I'm not sure how it's supposed to work... How do you get them to make eggs anyway?