TRANSPARENCY ~ PROLOGUE
Golden beams of sunlight reached down and touched the earth. There were no clouds to block the arms of light. The joy of the sun radiated in everyone's mood that day. It was a day of success, of congratulation, of confusion.....
OAK: Well Ash,
Congratulations! You've beaten ALL the Pokemon Leagues!
ASH: Yes sir, It took me 4 years, but I did it! I've finally reached my dream of
being the Greatest Pokemon Master!
OAK: Well that's not entirely correct....
Ash fell over in stupidity (anime style)
ASH: *Sweatdrops* What do you
mean???
OAK: Well you're a Pokemon Master Yes, but not the greatest. To earn that title,
which only one person can have, you have to enter in the Master League.
ASH: But I thought you said I beat ALL the Pokemon Leagues!?!?
OAK: Yes, you did! You beat all the REGULAR Pokemon Leagues, the Master League
is for all the Trainers who beat all the others! There's no traveling for
badges, you just compete in a elimination type competition at all the local gyms
and arenas against the other Master League members. Their the ones you see on TV
Ash...
ASH: WOW! Sounds great! I want to get started right away! Sign me up!
OAK: I'm not entirely sure you'll want too. You see, you won't be able to travel
around with your friends, and it will be hard to see your mother. You'll have to
be constantly flying from battle to battle. I'm not sure if you want to do that,
a lot of people choose to open up a Pokemon Gym instead. The Master League is a
large group of VERY dedicated trainers, The battles will often be in one city
Monday and across the world to another battle Tuesday. They eat, sleep and live
constant Pokemon battles and for a lot of people they don't want that life.
Ash just stood their in a sort of trance, he was deep in though...
MISTY: *Puts her hand on Ash's shoulder*
Ash, are you OK?
OAK: Maybe you'd like some time to think about it. Go home and make your
decision, call me with what you decide...
ASH: *Barely Audible* Yea..........Decide......
Ash, Misty and Brock silently made their way to Ash's house. The sun still shone as brightly as ever, the rays still touched the souls of every being. But now there was a cloud visible in the sky, it was stone gray, and it looked to be getting steadily larger.....
MISTY: *Breaking the unbearable
silence* Well if you ask me Ash, I'd open up a gym of my own! You'd get to
battle other trainers, raise more Pokemon, you'd be close to your family and
friends, and you'd still have time to do what you like to do! Whatever THAT is I
don't know....
BROCK: It's not that easy Misty. The Master League is probably a lot of fun too,
there are advantages and disadvantages to each. That's what makes it such a hard
decision.
ASH: *Barely Audible again* Yea.........Decide......
The group reached the Ketchum residence and noticed a note on the door:
Ash,
Gone to the supermarket.
Will be home around 4:30 to make you your favorite dinner.
There are cookies on the table if you want a snack.
Love, Mom
BROCK: It's almost 3:00, she must
not have left too long ago, and Ash's favorite dinner must be HUGE if she needs
an Hour and a Half or more to buy all the ingredients!
MISTY: Well knowing Ash it will probably be a feast! *Looks over to the hunched
over and sulking Ash* What is your favorite dinner?
ASH: *Barely audible (yes AGAIN)* Yea.........Decide......
*Misty quickly pulls out her mallet and bops Ash upside the head*
MISTY: *In her big head and mouth anime style* WILL YOU STOP SAYING THAT!!!?!
No response from Ash, not even an "Oww!" from the mallet
MISTY: Well I'm going inside!
The sun beamed through the window of the small house. It had to battle now, the once small cloud was now threatening the earth with a storm. Rays of light could still be pierced through the ever darkening menace and that's what the sun would do, and continue to do, until it lost the battle.....
It was silence, silence that Misty just couldn't bear, she had to listen to something. She could barely hear the faint song of one bird outside and that was all that was keeping her from going mad. The bird stopped, and she screamed.....
MISTY: I CAN'T TAKE THIS ANY LONGER! IT'S TOO QUIET! I'm turning on the TV.
She marched over, snatched up the remote and was about to press POWER, when she heard it....
ASH: I've decided.
Brock and Misty just stared at him, waiting for his answer.
ASH: I'm joining the Master
League. I vowed to be the Greatest Pokemon Master and that's what I'm going to
be. If I don't enter the League I'll never have a chance.
MISTY: Are you sure Ash, this is a very important decision and you'll want to
make the right one. *Her heart ached as she pushed out the words, it would hurt
without him*
ASH: I'm sure. Don't try to change my mind, cause it's already made up.
He picked up the phone and dialed Professor Oak.....
This story is © Rainflower
Thank-You to Nintendo and Game Freak for letting me use their characters (even
though they don't know it).
All original Pokemon characters, etc. are © Nintendo and Game Freak, not me!