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Soon enough, Solitaire found herself back at the base. She was glad she would finally be able to escape the cold and the sorrowful news from earlier in the day.

Clutching the painting close to her chest, she entered the small tunnel that sloped down to the actual entrance of her home. The Sneasel shook herself while she walked down, letting the snow that had been piling up on her fur and makeshift cloak fall to the ground. Things were already growing slightly warmer, and when she reached the door, she took another second to brush off some leftover snow on the edges of the painting before she reached out and clutched the doorknob.

After hanging this…I think taking a long nap will do me some good.

She turned the knob and pushed the door open, sighing softly as she did and closing her eyes when the bright light of the inner room lit her face.

“I’m home…”

“Ah! You’re back, Miss Solitaire! Wonderful!” she heard Gale exclaim somewhere in the room. She turned around and slowly closed the door behind her, letting the light warmth in the room sink in. “We have visitors!”

She then opened her eyes, a bit more alert when she heard this and even more so when a familiar voice spoke up after.

“Kept us waiting, huh Sol?”

Turning around, her eyes adjusting to the new lighting, she spotted Gale standing by the usual table near the side-wall’s window. Solace was sitting on one side of the wooden table, and facing him, she recognized the Axew with the bandana around his neck, along with his Skorupi partner sitting right next to him.

“Horus…Samuel.”

The Axew, Horus, smiled gently at the Sneasel and nodded. “Hey there. Nice to see you again. It’s been about a week since we’ve seen you guys, huh? Time sure flies.”

Solitaire took the time to carefully place the painting down against the closest wall, right next to the door. Seeing the two brought back yet another unfortunate memory, and brushing a bit more snow off of the artwork with her claw tips, she murmured;

“…did you guys…hear about our failure…?”

“Ah…we did, actually. But it’s alright. Don’t worry. I’m sure you guys did what you could…” Solitaire stood back up and turned to the team. She saw the sincerity in his words, and she lightly dipped her head in response. Even if it didn’t quite make her feel better about her mistakes, she still appreciated the acceptance. She didn’t need another person calling her a failure.

“Thanks…”

She decided to join the rest of her team, standing next to Gale and not too far from Solace. A part of her wondered why they were here, but her curiosity outweighed that. Now was a better time than any other to ask her questions. “Hey. So what happened to you guys after we left?”

She remembered that when she, Gale, and Solace were heading back to the village after the events at Monochrome Tower, they made sure to pass through the clearing they had left Team Corrosive Mordant, Nirvana, and Degue in. Oddly enough, none of the pokemon were present in the area, but at the time, Solitaire had been too exhausted to really question it.

At her question, she took note of how Horus’s eyes trailed off to the side while Samuel bent his head a little lower. In fact, she realized, Samuel didn’t even spare her or anyone a glance.

“Oh…” Horus began softly. “We…returned to the village and…”

“…something happened…something bad.”

Solace had chosen then to speak up and this caught her attention. The soft yet ominous tone in his voice sounded strange to Solitaire’s ears, and looking over at him, he seemed focused on the team in front of him, maybe even observant.
“You guys have been acting really weird ever since you arrived. Especially you, Sam. You’ve said absolutely nothing. Tell us what’s wrong.”

With Solace calling them out on their strange behavior, the demeanors of both pokemon suddenly changed. Now the sadness in Samuel’s eyes was more evident, and a pained expression crossed Horus’s features while his eyes went from each face in the room. Eventually he sighed.

“…it’s Nirvana. She…

…she’s in critical condition…”

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*SOBS BECAUSE IT'S BEEN SO LONG* CONNECTION MY DARLING COMIC
TNB, MY TEAM QAQ

I can finally finish this thing. ;w; As you can see, I'll be finishing this story using writing and illustrations. But may I warn you that this is a relatively important story part, if you wish to see development in the relationship between Solitaire and Solace.
AND I HOPE YOU CAN REMEMBER THIS TEAM~!
Cameos-
Team Corrosive Mordant: etsoree.deviantart.com/art/PMD…
Team Everything: fav.me/d4u2c5x

It's a team TNB worked with during Mission 3 at Monochrome Tower ( fav.me/d477b5c ), which is the story part before this one. The other character talked about here, Nirvana, is another pokemon they worked with. ^^

Description
Soon enough, Solitaire found herself back at the base. She was glad she would finally be able to escape the cold and the sorrowful news from earlier in the day.

Clutching the painting close to her chest, she entered the small tunnel that sloped down to the actual entrance of her home. The Sneasel shook herself while she walked down, letting the snow that had been piling up on her fur and makeshift cloak fall to the ground. Things were already growing slightly warmer, and when she reached the door, she took another second to brush off some leftover snow on the edges of the painting before she reached out and clutched the doorknob.

After hanging this…I think taking a long nap will do me some good.

She turned the knob and pushed the door open, sighing softly as she did and closing her eyes when the bright light of the inner room lit her face.

“I’m home…”

“Ah! You’re back, Miss Solitaire! Wonderful!” she heard Gale exclaim somewhere in the room. She turned around and slowly closed the door behind her, letting the light warmth in the room sink in. “We have visitors!”

She then opened her eyes, a bit more alert when she heard this and even more so when a familiar voice spoke up after.

“Kept us waiting, huh Sol?”

Turning around, her eyes adjusting to the new lighting, she spotted Gale standing by the usual table near the side-wall’s window. Solace was sitting on one side of the wooden table, and facing him, she recognized the Axew with the bandana around his neck, along with his Skorupi partner sitting right next to him.

“Horus…Samuel.”

The Axew, Horus, smiled gently at the Sneasel and nodded. “Hey there. Nice to see you again. It’s been about a week since we’ve seen you guys, huh? Time sure flies.”

Solitaire took the time to carefully place the painting down against the closest wall, right next to the door. Seeing the two brought back yet another unfortunate memory, and brushing a bit more snow off of the artwork with her claw tips, she murmured;

“…did you guys…hear about our failure…?”

“Ah…we did, actually. But it’s alright. Don’t worry. I’m sure you guys did what you could…” Solitaire stood back up and turned to the team. She saw the sincerity in his words, and she lightly dipped her head in response. Even if it didn’t quite make her feel better about her mistakes, she still appreciated the acceptance. She didn’t need another person calling her a failure.

“Thanks…”

She decided to join the rest of her team, standing next to Gale and not too far from Solace. A part of her wondered why they were here, but her curiosity outweighed that. Now was a better time than any other to ask her questions. “Hey. So what happened to you guys after we left?”

She remembered that when she, Gale, and Solace were heading back to the village after the events at Monochrome Tower, they made sure to pass through the clearing they had left Team Corrosive Mordant, Nirvana, and Degue in. Oddly enough, none of the pokemon were present in the area, but at the time, Solitaire had been too exhausted to really question it.

At her question, she took note of how Horus’s eyes trailed off to the side while Samuel bent his head a little lower. In fact, she realized, Samuel didn’t even spare her or anyone a glance.

“Oh…” Horus began softly. “We…returned to the village and…”

“…something happened…something bad.”

Solace had chosen then to speak up and this caught her attention. The soft yet ominous tone in his voice sounded strange to Solitaire’s ears, and looking over at him, he seemed focused on the team in front of him, maybe even observant.
“You guys have been acting really weird ever since you arrived. Especially you, Sam. You’ve said absolutely nothing. Tell us what’s wrong.”

With Solace calling them out on their strange behavior, the demeanors of both pokemon suddenly changed. Now the sadness in Samuel’s eyes was more evident, and a pained expression crossed Horus’s features while his eyes went from each face in the room. Eventually he sighed.

“…it’s Nirvana. She…

…she’s in critical condition…”

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Previous: fav.me/d4rvoe0
Next Part: fav.me/d6cb2vr
Application: miamaha.deviantart.com/art/PMD…

*SOBS BECAUSE IT'S BEEN SO LONG* CONNECTION MY DARLING COMIC
TNB, MY TEAM QAQ

I can finally finish this thing. ;w; As you can see, I'll be finishing this story using writing and illustrations. But may I warn you that this is a relatively important story part, if you wish to see development in the relationship between Solitaire and Solace.
AND I HOPE YOU CAN REMEMBER THIS TEAM~!
Cameos-
Team Corrosive Mordant: etsoree.deviantart.com/art/PMD…
Team Everything: fav.me/d4u2c5x

It's a team TNB worked with during Mission 3 at Monochrome Tower ( fav.me/d477b5c ), which is the story part before this one. The other character talked about here, Nirvana, is another pokemon they worked with. ^^