Here, I try to reconcile Kellyn and Kate working together in the game Shadows of Almia since they never meet each other. But I promise this is a great story on its own! Credit for this story goes to Pokemon, as well as characters.
The only thing I own here are the speech and words from Kellyn and Kate.
For the Bride and Shaymin!
Chapter one
It was another clear and sunny day upon the Almia region and it was a quite a while since the Pokémon Ranger's raid on Altru Tower. Kellyn and Kate, Pokémon Top Rangers of the region, had been called for some reason to the Ranger Union by Professor Hastings himself.
"Okay, Kellyn," said Kate as they entered the doors. "You know how hasty Professor Hastings is, we better not keep him waiting. "
Kellyn knew this already. He had taken some time to send his Grotle and Kirlia back to the Partner Farm at Chicole Village, where he lived. By the time Kellyn and Kate had retained their Pachirisu partners, they received a voicemail from Hastings to go to the Ranger Union immediately. They captured two Staraptor and flew to the Union doors at the northwestern part of Almia.
They climbed quietly up the escalator from the Ranger Union's first floor and went up the second. Kate was the first to rush up to the Union's third floor, where Professor Hastings and Chairperson Erma waited.
"You're late!" Hastings shouted. "Honestly! It's been only ten minutes since I called you, and you show up at ELEVEN minutes! You should know how to keep better time, you two! Being Top Rangers…"
Chairperson Erma cleared her throat, which was enough to silence Hastings.
"Professor, what are we doing here?" Kellyn asked. "Are we given a mission? Rescue, perhaps? Or… what? Is it an emergency?"
Kate shook his arm and murmured. "Let him talk!"
"I'm just asking a few simple questions! No harm in doing that, right?" Kellyn snapped.
"Argh… Kellyn!" Kate said with teeth gritted.
"Kate!" he shouted. "Why don't you let the professor talk?!"
Hastings shook his head. What a pair… he thought.
Kate and Kellyn finally calmed down and let finally Hastings talk, who was impatiently hitting his walking stick on the floor.
"Ahem! Kellyn, we've received a wedding invitation on your behalf," he said and moved his gaze to Kate. "You're expected to receive one too, Kate."
Kellyn looked astonished. Kate on the other hand looked excited. She was about to speak up but Hastings impatiently hit his stick on the floor again.
"Until the wedding ceremony, it's a secret as to who is marrying who. You may have fun enjoying who the loving couple many be. Hahaha!" he laughed.
Kellyn and Kate's faces were blank with shock.
"Professor…?" Kate finally managed to ask. "I'm… never mind."
"What is it, Kate?" Hastings said in a loud tone. "Time is the essence!"
Kate's Pachirisu, and Kellyn's, took this as a command and ran down the escalator to the main floor. But Kate still had to ask.
"I'm wondering if anyone else is coming. How big is the ceremony?" she asked.
"Oh, that. The entire Vientown base is coming to watch the presentation," Hastings responded. "And the ceremony is pretty massive."
He walked up to Kellyn and Kate. "The wedding ceremony's to be held in Altru Park. Let's go together."
Down the Union Road, where it led east to the harbour city of Pueltown in the middle of Almia, the two Rangers, their Pachirisus, and Professor Hastings walked quickly through the grassy path.
"We're one minute late!" Hastings yelled. "Come on, now!"
But Kellyn and Kate were stuck on other thoughts.
Altru Park… Kellyn thought. Something big is going on…
Kate was thinking the exact same thing. Except what puzzled his was how big the wedding ceremony was going to be. Altru Park was the sort of place to hold performances for the Go-Rock Quads or important public speeches from the Altru Corporation. Who'd have the money to rent out the entire park? Kate thought.
As the Rangers and Hastings passed the river on the side to the final stretch of the Union Road, the familiar and white-clean stone pavement of Altru Park came into sight.
"Oh, wow. Kellyn…" Kate stopped as she walked to the centre of the park; an isle with grass, flowers, and a wide podium where the events took place.
Kellyn stopped too, because it was evident that there was a long red carpet that led to the podium stage. But what else they saw was that the circular barrier around it had white curtains and flowers hanging from it. Hastings on the other hand went on to meet the crowd that gathered at the podium. Kate and Kellyn followed without raising questions.
When Kate and Kellyn managed to arrive at the centre at last, they were immediately swarmed by their fellow friends from the Vientown base.
"The bride is fabulously pretty!" squeaked Luana, a sophomore Ranger older than Kate and Kellyn by a year. "Did you see her?"
"I have to say I – am – thunderstruck," said Crawford, another Ranger of the base. "I'm floored and amazed by these two as a couple."
"Crawford!" Kellyn shouted. "We can't even see them!"
But no one took notice of Kellyn's words, and instead Barlow, the lead Ranger said. "The weather's great. There are no incidents, either. It's going to be one great wedding, wouldn't you say?"
Kate tried to fight her way past everyone, but she got pushed back while everyone kept on their constant conversations with her and Kellyn.
Finally Barlow decided to restore order. "Err… ahem," he took a breath. "Laddies and generals!" he barked.
Everyone was partly amused at Barlow's order, and Barlow desisted.
"Err… l – ladies and gentlemen," he corrected himself. "Please allow me to introduce our bride and groom. May I direct your attention to the stage, please?"
To Kellyn and Kate's relief, every cleared their way for them to see the couple standing on the podium which gave the twosome a clear view.
"The bride: Almia's greatest Mechanic, Elaine!" Barlow stated. "And the groom: Ollie! A nice guy who knows the meaning of gratitude!"
Kellyn's jaw dropped. Standing there was a red-haired man dressed in a blue tuxedo and a dark blue bow tie. It was Ollie; one of the base's workers and a former but innocent member of Team Dim Sun (he used to fuel their machines). Kellyn found it difficult to see him married right now, and he wasn't even told about it!
Kate's reaction to this was no different, except this time she was looking at Elaine who wore a beautiful light pink and white dress with a veil behind her head. In her hands was a lovely bouquet with pink flowers and soft green leaves that looked a lot like fur...
"Err… ahem," Barlow continued and stammered. "As you should know, Almia's weddings are known for their lack of formality. So, please, do feel free to mingle around and socialise with other guests. Please! Go on ahead."
Everyone disbanded and talked with each other while Barlow said to himself. "That was nerve wrecking…"
Kellyn stayed near the back, being a non-social type. But unfortunately for him, Kate dragged him into it. "Come on! It'll be fun!"
Ignoring his complaints, Kate grabbed Kellyn's arm and she walked to Hastings first.
"Well, the wedding couple do seem suited for one another," he said.
"Tell me about it!" Kate said back. "Who'd have thought? Ollie and Elaine… wow."
Hastings eyed the couple (the wedding couple, not Kate and Kellyn) with interest, and walked away to talk with the other Rangers.
Kate moved to Crawford next, who was talking with Barlow. And which by that point Kate had let go of Kellyn and allowed him to follow her.
"…what do you suppose made them fall in love with each other?" said Crawford. "I reckon it was when she said her heart rolled over when Ollie cried while eating Big Bertha's milk pudding."
Kellyn spoke up. "Ah… yeah, I remember. He was eating several dishes of it before he could stop! I figure it was when he got better that…" Kellyn thought about it before speaking another word. "…that Elaine fell in love with him."
"Is that so?" Barlow laughed with Crawford. "That Ollie…" he briefly glanced at him. "I think he was already falling for Elaine when she treated his burns."
Crawford looked at Ollie, who was laughing with his own friends.
Next, Kate walked to Ollie's mom. "Congratulations! Wow, I couldn't picture Ollie getting married today!"
Ollie's mom replied. "The people at the Ranger Base turned him into what he is today. I hope you and Kellyn will stay good friends with him and Elaine."
Kate smiled. "Of course we will! Hey, Kellyn!"
Her co-worker turned to her. "Yeah? What is it?"
Kate grabbed his arm again by force. "Come on, let's talk to Ollie and Elaine!"
Kellyn sighed, and yet he was enthusiastic to talk with the wedding couple. "Okay."
Ollie and Elaine were quietly and excitedly talking to each other (which Kate suspected that they were talking about honeymoon plans). At least it was until Kate and Kellyn walked up to them.
"Thank you," Elaine said wholeheartedly and clutched her bouquet confidently. "I'm feeling so overwhelmed by all this. I feel like I'm in a dream…"
Elaine looked at Kate. "Kate. Truth be told; my heart feels like it's bubbling over…"
She looked on the verge of sleeping. Kellyn, however, focussed his attention on Ollie with face still hinted with astonishment.
"Ollie…" Kellyn tried to say. "I – I'm appalled… No! I'm stunned. C – Congratulations!"
Ollie chuckled. "We wanted this to be a surprise. We're sorry for not telling anyone."
Kellyn was surprisingly silent, which caused Ollie to laugh.
"It was worth it to see the look of surprise on your face, though, Kellyn."
"No sweat," Kellyn grinned.
Kate was chatting with Launa and the base's Operator and Kellyn joined them.
"I'm going to be a bride one day, too!" the Operator declared.
Kellyn said, out of curiosity and out of humour. "When would you like us to come to your wedding? It won't be long now."
"Oh! Kellyn!" she shot back. "That's a long time from now! Then again, maybe not…"
"I hope I can wear a dress like that one day!" Luana interrupted. "The one Elaine's wearing!"
Kellyn stared at Elaine's dress. "Hmm… it looks a little too pink for my taste, and the tuxedo Ollie's wearing – well, seems too blue…"
Kate punched his arm (forcing him to say 'ouch!'). "You have no taste in style, do you, Kellyn?! Besides, you and I will be married sometime, too!" she blurted out.
"First of all," Kellyn kept his voice calm and even. "I have a much different style than that of yours, Kate. And second… you said WHAT?"
In the heat of the moment, Kellyn and Kate fell silent. Luana and the Operator stared for a few seconds and came to realisation of what Kate had said. Soon, Luana had put her hands on her nose and started giggling, the Operator followed suit.
"What's so funny?" Kellyn demanded. He could feel heat rushing, and rising, in his face.
"Oh, it's nothing. Kellyn…" the Operator cheerfully sang, crossing her arms tightly. "We all knew Kate would say something…"
"I didn't say anything!" Kate protested.
Fortunately for Kate, Barlow called for attention again. "Ladies and gentlemen, may we please have some quiet, please? The bride and groom wish to say something. First, Ollie, the groom. After you, Ollie!" Barlow gestured.
All of Altru Park went quiet, and even the park itself seemed to have joined the people in waiting for Ollie to speak and the Rangers' Pachirisu had to be called back too. More importantly to Ollie, Elaine turned to look at him, too.
"Ehehe… uh, thank you," Ollie nervously said into a microphone. "I'm Ollie, as you know. Uh… This is so awkward…"
"Um, thanks to all of you for taking the time out of your life to join us on our wedding d –"
"HOLD IT!" a voice cut off Ollie's speech.
Everyone, surprised, turned around to look at where the interruption came from.
Kate saw them first and Kellyn groaned: a man and a woman dressed in tones of black and purple came rushing up to the group.
"What the…?!" Luana screamed. "It can't be! Team Dim Sun?! What in blazes...!"
Professor Hastings was beside himself.
"What are YOU CREEPS doing HERE?!" Hastings pointed angrily at them. "DON'T TELL ME YOU WERE INVITED TO REPRESENT THE CRIMINAL ELEMENT? If not, how DARE you INTERRUPT THIS JOYOUS OCCASION?"
The Dim Sun male took a step back in fear, and spoke coolly. "Now, now, Mr. Hastings, you don't want to get too excited…"
"Don't 'now, now' me!" Hastings replied angrily. "What do you –?"
The Dim Sun remnant cut in. "Let's make this simple: all we want is the bride's bouquet. There's no need for any rough stuff, right?"
At that point; Elaine screamed. "Yikes!"
Ollie saw it too. "The bouquet! It moved!"
Kellyn, Kate and everyone else turned to look; lying down on the floor in front of Elaine was what her bouquet was, but now it was apparent now that it was a Pokémon.
The two Dim Sun remnants ran up in front of the podium.
"Ahahahaha!" the female cackled. "That's it! We're after that moving bouquet!"
The other remnant began to jump onto the podium to grab the Pokémon, but the Pokémon miraculously jumped high over them, landed, and in spite of having small legs hurried away from Altru Park.
"Aww, no!" the Dim Sun remnant stamped his foot. "The Shaymin got away! Chase it down!"
He ran after the Shaymin. The female turned and said. "Don't you see? We need that Shaymin for resurrecting Team Dim Sun! Catch you later."
And she ran off, too.
This left the group in a state of confusion.
"Shaymin?" Barlow raised an eyebrow. "Team Dim Sun's resurrection?! What on earth is a Shaymin? Anyone know?"
Kellyn was about to speak, but Professor Hastings beat him to it.
"Shaymin is an extremely rare Pokémon, last sighted in the Sinnoh region," he explained. "When it curls up, it appears as if it were a bunch of flowers…"
"Pachi! Pachirisu! PACHIRISU!" Kate's Pachirisu yelled.
Professor Hastings came to his senses. "Ack, this is no time to be giving you a lecture! It's an emergency Mission!"
The Rangers paid close attention at this. Hastings said. "Find the Shaymin before team Dm Sun and take it under protection! This is an ORDER!"
Luana shook her head apologetically. "I feel terrible for Elaine…"
Elaine took Ollie's hand with hers. "We're beyond happy just being together like this. We'll be perfectly fine! I mean it! Go on, guys, do what you need to do to help others in their time of need."
Ollie blushed. "Elaine will be fine with me. Go and help that Shaymin!"
As Leader, Barlow took command. "All right, everyone. Let's move!
Kellyn and Kate posed quickly by flashing their Vatonage Stylers upward while Barlow, Luana, and Crawford did standard and regular poses.
Hastings walked to Barlow. "I'm in. Having a bigger search party will gain us the upper hand."
"Not a problem, Professor," Barlow agreed. "Let's go."
The team ran their way to exit Altru Park, leaving Ollie and Elaine behind.
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