Hello, everyone. For those that are waiting for an update to my story, "Mary Sue vs The Bey Girls", I'm sorry for not updating but I haven't been very motivated for that story lately. Hopefully, I'll get it back soon. Anyway, this is my first crossover story and it's between the two series that I've written for the most and focuses on two very similar couples (both of which are beloved by me). I hope you enjoy this first chapter. Read & Review.
Disclaimer: I don't own any part of either the Beyblade franchise or the Pokemon franchise.
It was a bright and sunny day at the Granger dojo but the atmosphere of the building didn't match the tranquility of its surroundings, chiefly due to two of its occupants arguing rather heatedly. One of them was Tyson Granger, who shared the dojo's name and the other was his friend/coach/secret crush (though he would never admit the last part), Hilary Tatibana.
The fact that they were arguing wasn't surprising as it was a phenomenon that had been occurring almost since the day they met and normally, the others would simply roll their eyes and try to avoid getting involved. This time however, they were arguing over something that affected the whole group so there was little choice but to get involved.
"Tyson, let me make this perfectly clear since that thick skull of yours seems to be preventing you from grasping what I'm trying to say. I don't care that you're the four-time world champion, I don't care that it's only been a week since the championship tournament, I don't care that it's nine o-clock in the morning, and I don't care that it's the weekend. We agreed that you would start back on your regular training regimen one week after the tournament was over. You've had seven days to rest and goof off, now it's time to get back to work," Hilary said.
"Well, I don't care what we agreed to and I don't care that you're technically a coach. You know that the team gets the weekends off, so why should that change just because you say so?" Tyson said.
"Because you said you would start training exactly seven days from the date of the tournament, and you didn't just make the agreement with me, but with Kai and Hiro too."
"She's right, Tyson. You can't simply back out of the deal just because you suddenly decide that you don't feel like training today," Kai said.
"Why do you always take HER side?" Tyson asked, turning to face Kai.
"I don't take sides, I agree with the one that's right, and like or not, most of the time, Hilary is right," Kai said.
"Tyson, it's just one day of one weekend. It's not going to kill you," Ray said.
"And besides, if you take too much time off, you risk becoming sloppy," Kenny added.
"Yeah, and I don't wanna fight you if you suck because you're too lazy to train!" Daichi piped up.
"Alright, fine!" Tyson said throwing his hands up in defeat. He then turned to Hilary, glaring. "Congratulations on getting your way, yet again Hilary!"
"It's not about getting my way, it's about making sure you and the others are always at your best. You of all people should understand that." Hilary walked past him and out of the dojo.
As he watched her go, still glaring at her retreating form, Tyson asked himself a question that he had yet to find an answer to. Why do I even like her?
Meanwhile, two other people were in a different predicament. Ash Ketchum was laying on the living room couch having just finished crying his eyes out at his own stupidity. His best friend and secret love Misty Waterflower had come to his house to surprise him (again) when he came home.
Ash opened the door and saw Misty sitting on the couch. She turned and smiled at him.
"Hi, Ash! Welcome home!" she said, smiling at him.
Ash gave a small smile back. "Hi Misty…"
"Come and sit with me so we can catch up," she said.
He hesitated, and slowly went over to sit down next to her almost as if he was afraid of her. "This is a surprise. What are you doing here?" he asked.
"Well, since you didn't get a chance to take a break from traveling and visit me, I thought I'd come and see you instead," she answered.
Ash's expression immediately soured. This was what he was afraid of and wanted to avoid. He felt enormously guilty for not visiting her during his travels in Sinnoh and knew that he wouldn't get to do it while in Unova. He just wanted to have a pleasant visit without anyone bringing up his neglectful behavior, but now that she'd done it, he was angry with her for making him feel worse.
"What is with you always bringing up the fact that I don't visit? Don't you think I want to? What about you? I didn't see you trying to come visit me while I was in Sinnoh!" he said defensively.
Misty's eyes widened in surprise, taken aback by his angry reply. Her expression quickly changed to angry as well.
"Well, I'm sorry Ash, but unlike you, I have a responsibility that I can't just shirk whenever I feel like it so it's not easy for me to visit you especially since you're constantly on the move. Why are you being defensive? I'm here now, aren't I?"
"Yeah, but you don't have to bring up our lack of face to face contact everytime I talk to you. It's annoying."
"You know what's annoying? Your attitude right now! We haven't seen each other in almost two years and instead of being happy that your best friend came to visit you, you're acting like a jerk just because I stated a fact!"
"Well you know what? Stop stating it because I'm sick of hearing it!"
"Why are you being such a jackass?"
"Why can't you get through a conversation without rubbing my not visiting you in my face?"
"You know, I was hoping that this would be a nice visit but obviously you're hell-bent on making sure that doesn't happen! You're not even glad that I came to see you! You're a lousy friend, you know that?"
Ash gasped out loud at her words. That had hurt. He knew that he wasn't being nice right now, but did she really think he was a bad friend? His eyes narrowed into slits.
"A lousy friend? After everything we've been through, you really have the nerve to say I'm a lousy friend? Well, if that's what you think, then get out! I never wanted you to be here, anyway! In fact, you can go back to Cerulean City permanently!"
Misty eyes widened in shock and soon tears appeared. She put her head down for a moment and when she looked up, her face betrayed no emotion except for the unshed tears. "Alright Ash. If that's what you really want, then fine. You won't have to worry about me ever visiting you again because I'm never coming back."
Ash's anger faded immediately and he opened his mouth to apologize but before he could, she continued.
"And to make it better for you, you can never come to the Cerulean City Gym again, for any reason. Goodbye, Ash."
Now it was Ash's turn to be shocked. Misty got up and walked out of the house and he was frozen in place, unable to believe what she'd said. When he heard the door slam, Ash turned around to see that she was really gone and the gravity of the situation hit him. He buried his face in his hands and sobbed.
Delia, who had heard the whole thing, initially thought about scolding Ash for his attitude toward Misty but after seeing her son on the couch crying, she knew he already felt bad enough.
STUPID! IDIOT! RETARD! JACKASS! JERK! BASTARD! PRICK! SHITHEAD!
All these names and more ran through Ash's head as he continually beat himself up for his earlier actions. Pikachu couldn't understand why Ash had done what he did but could see that he was remorseful. Unfortunately, there was nothing the little yellow mouse could do to cheer its trainer up.
"I HATE MYSELF!" He shouted into the pillow he was currently lying down on.
"Ash, please calm down. You're going to make yourself sick if you let your stress go uncontrolled," Delia said.
"I don't care! I'd deserve it anyway. I just drove the girl I love out of my life forever! I repeat, I hate myself!"
"You didn't mean what you said, did you?"
"Of course not! I just…I feel so guilty about not keeping in touch with Misty like I should and everytime she brings it up, I feel even worse. I know she doesn't mean any harm, but it upsets me when she reminds me that I haven't bothered to contact her in months because I know it hurts her. It's like she's rubbing the fact that I hurt her in my face."
"Why didn't you tell her all this instead of getting irate with her?" Delia asked.
"I don't know. I guess I just snapped when she brought it up this time."
"Well, before doing anything else, you need to calm yourself down and stop degrading yourself."
"Maybe you don't understand what just happened. Because I couldn't keep my emotions under control, the only girl I'll ever love walked out that door and out of my life for good! I have every right to degrade myself. I'm a piece of trash!"
"Ash, stop it! You are not the horrible person you think you are. You made a mistake and it can be rectified."
Ash didn't answer and continued to lay there. His mom was wrong. Misty would never forgive him for what he'd said.
Then, a wondrous thing happened. They say that the Universe is at best apathetic to its inhabitants, not caring about the lives and problems of humans one way or another, and at worst, the Universe is a mischievous, slightly sadistic entity, playing with humans' emotions and generally making life as difficult and strife-ridden as possible, for pure amusement. But in this moment, the Universe seemed to take pity on these two pairs of people in the throes of confusion and heartache. In order to remedy the situation, It took matters into its own (non-existent) hands.
Back at the Granger dojo, Hilary was watching Tyson's practice match, trying not to focus on the earlier argument and failing.
Why doesn't he understand that I only want what's best for him? If we're friends, it should be obvious.
No sooner had this thought formed in her head when the sky darkened to literally pitch black. Yet, light still shone on the Granger dojo.
"What's going on? There wasn't a cloud in the sky a second ago," Max said.
In answer to his question, two beams of blue light came down from the heavens and enveloped Tyson and Hilary. The two shared a fearful glance before being transported away.