Authors Note:
Given that I have successfully avoided to put any work into Electric Roses for nearly an entire year, it's safe to say that I am a terrible author. However, I want to stop being such a butt, so I've decided to try and stay dedicated to a story by starting fresh with this one. I've been planning different ideas for fics, and since this one frequently came up in my mind, I'm going to try and write it. Right now, I'm not working on Roses unless I get any more asks for to make more. However, I don't think any of what I'm saying matters, because any sane person would have moved on to the story. So I only have one more word to say - smoopbuzzle. That is all.
EDIT - I rewrote this portion of the story to make it seem less cringy! Just moved some things, but I hope this is better!
Today could have gone better. Heck, it wasn't awful, but seeing as Ash Ketchum lost what seemed to be the the best championship match of his entire career, it wasn't great.
After the match was finished and Alan was declared the Official Champion of Kalos, Head of the Kalos League, Superior Trainer Over All in the Region, and other official stuff that everyone was too disappointed to pay attention to, Serena decided that we should all go out and do something in Lumiose to help us forget the day's troubles. Although she had a movie and a nice dinner in mind for the four of us to enjoy, it was Bonnie who decided that we all go to Silly Spinda's Pizza Parlor. Since Ash was ok with that choice and Bonnie tends to throw a fit when we say no to anything she suggests, Serena and Clemont reluctantly agreed.
After we got a table, Clemont and Bonnie went out to play some games. Serena decided to use this opportunity to talk to Ash about the match.
"Hey, Ash, you feeling any better?"
He paused from eating his pizza to answer her question. "Funny, no matter how much I try, I just can't seem to drown my sorrows in this greasy pizza."
At that point, she couldn't help but giggling. "Dang, then his truly is an important issue - you always forget your problems when you eat, along with everything else!"
They both broke out in laughter at that remark, nearly flipping over the table as they doubled over. However, Ash's face soon went back to being solemn, remembering the match.
"Honestly, Ash," she spoke as we fixed the table, "is everything ok?"
He leaned back against the booth we were sitting in and sighed. "I just can't believe that I could have lost. I thought that my experience from Kalos would have made me a better trainer, one good enough to be champion." He leaned forward to face me better, "I guess I was wrong."
Serena was frustrated at Ash for being so sad yet so ignorant at the same time. "Ash Ketchum, you have grown so much as a trainer since I met you at the beginning of our journey. I even think I grew a little just by being here with you. If it weren't for you, I may not even be as strong as a performer as I am now. I'm so glad that I met you."
A little bit startled, Ash sat up straight in his seat, trying to come up with a reply. He looked around in astonishment, even blushing a little over her speech. "Wow… I didn't really think about it that much. You guys really are one of the best parts of this adventure, and I don't know what I would be without you. Thanks, Serena, for making me feel better."
She was still beaming as Clemont and Bonnie sat back down, Bonnie holding a stuffed buneary in her arms. "Hey Serena!" Clemont said as they both sat down, "What have you been up to?"
"Just giving our champion a little pep-talk, how about you?"
Before he could reply, Bonnie shoved her stuffed Pokémon into Serena's face "Look at this! Clemont won me this bad boy, and I'm so happy! I'm going to name him Dave, and I shall treat him like a king! So, we're y'all kissing or something?"
Serena began to break out in laughter, while Ash mimicked a gagging noise. Clemont however, was not impressed - he immediately went red from embarrassment and began to take Bonnie away from their seat to scold her.
Serena began to calm down, while confused at the same time - for a small harmless joke like this, Clemont sure seemed to be taking it seriously. Taking her mind off the topic, she turned to ask Ash about his plans now that the league was over.
"Well, I was planning on heading home to Kanto, but I think I can hold that off for a month to spend here!"
She was overjoyed - they all got to stay together for an extra month! "Since we had to go here today, do you want us all to go to the movies tomorrow? I hear there's this really good smoothie place right by it, and I've read about this nice comedy movie…"
"Relax Serena!" Clemont had been coming back over to the table with a red-faced Bonnie next to him. "I think we'd all like that!"
Feeling a lot better than he had before, Ash wakes out of the restaurant alongside his best friends. The next month would be perfect - he almost wished he could stay forever!
…
Today had been an awful day. Definitely awful, given that humanity's last hope for redemption has just escaped from Lysandre's care
He was furious when he received word of Zygarde's escape. Even worse, the Team Flare grunts in charge of watching it apparently had "no idea" how it escaped - one minute it was located in its pokeball, the next it had left without a trace. Of course, everyone in charge of its containment was fired immediately.
"Tell me, Xerosic," Lysandre was extremely furious at the scientist watching over the development of their ultimate plan, "do I look happy to hear about your failure to watch over a single Pokémon?!"
"N-No sir!" Xerosic replied, afraid of the potential punishments he may endure because of his actions. After all, when you work with an illegal business, no one cares about the normal employee safety laws. Knowing that at the very least he will probably lose his job because of this, Xerosic quickly made an offer. "I'll find the Zygarde and bring it back to you! I swear on my job!"
"There's no time for that, Xerosic - it took us months to find it originally, there no way we can get it now! You'll have to come up with another method of carrying out our plan by our original deadline - the time right after a championship is the best time for our attack, and I don't want to settle for anything less than ideal."
"That's impossible, Sir! We can't create another weapon that quickly - no one on earth would have access to those resources!"
"Maybe not everyone."
Both of the men looked to the entrance of Lysandre's office to see a woman appear in the doorway. She had dark skin, and was wearing a dark blue blazer dress with black heels. Her black hair was pulled up into a bun, shielded by a large sun hat on her head.
"And might I ask who you are?" As one might expect, Lysandre doesn't usually appreciate strangers barging into his secret criminal hideout - at this point, this woman should be killed immediately. However, he was interested with her case, so he let her continue.
"At this point in time, my full name is unimportant, however you can call me Madam B, head of DexyTech 7. What is important is that I understand that you are in a bit of a crisis regarding your plan of humanity's rebirth. I have similar ideas regarding the fall of this nation, as well as the means to do so. But in order for our plans to be fully enacted, me and my team must have access to more resources - this is where Team Flare comes in. If we were to work together, our overall mission of a more successful humanity would be done not in the next month, not even in the next week, but even by tomorrow afternoon we could have a reformation of society in action, with the two of us as its rulers. Now, will you take my offer?"
It seemed too perfect for Lysandre to believe, extremely too perfect. "No sane person would make this Indy of offer without expecting payment in return, so what do you desire from me, Madam?"
B smiled at Lysandre and answered his question. "Eventually, I will require some form of reimbursement in the future, however those terms can be discussed at a later date."
This entire plan was extremely risky, with a lot of important loopholes in the offer - it was suicide to agree to this plan. However, He didn't have a choice in the matter - either he agreed to this plan or risk the loss of everything he had been working for, the loss of an entire perfect future for Team Flare. He had no choice. Within an hour, technicians from DexyTech 7 were beginning to produce the future hope for salvation: a clear chemical that would destroy civilization as they knew it
Sorry about the short chapter - it's getting late, and I wanted this to be up quickly. Let me know what you think about the story, and if you want me to continue Electric Roses!