BP: Hi everyone, after serious debate, I decided to start writing the Pokémon version of Danganronpa! I recently watched the playthroughs of the games (and fangame) versions and I was hooked immediately and was inspired to write a "short story" of my very own based on the game of Danganronpa, with Pokémon characters!
I am going to include Ash's various travelling companions (whether temporary or one region) as his classmates in the Killing Game and give them their own talents based on their personalities or what they do in the canon. No, I am not going to include Alola. The anime sucks in my opinion.
Not everyone would get out alive (as this is a killing game, heehee). Ofc, I am going to put a poll as to who will get killed off. Hence, YOU can decide who is the victim, or the one to be executed.
Well then, enjoy the story! I'll try to make it happen like in the anime and yet keep the elements in the game. In here, there will be Pokémon, but they do not play a crucial role, since there won't be any Pokémon battles.
Instead of Hope's Peak Academy being in Japan, this one is in PAL Region instead to fit the theme of the Pokémon World, though I do mix in some real-world elements in my fanfics, such as countries.
Warning: Will have Major Character Deaths…soon.
Everyone always wanted to go to that school. That school that scouts students rather than application. The school officials go around the world to scout high school students in order to find out if they are the best of the best in what they do. It could be anything, from flower arranging to playing the flute to cooking. That would explain why some of the students here are famous stars of their own right.
This school also has the Reserve Course where they let in talentless students, or so they call them, but with very high fees. The reputation is probably why people want to pay so much money. I suppose the other way is picking one name out of the many registered high school students and given the title as the Ultimate Lucky Student. Every year they put the names of every registered high school student into a huge lottery, and pick one out of the bunch. They enter as the Ultimate Lucky Student.
Sure, as if one lucky draw would automatically mean they are the Ultimate Lucky Student. Then again, I never understood Hope's Peak Academy's systems anyway.
Oh, right. I need to introduce myself to you. Although, I doubt I am anyone interesting, per se.
I'm Ashura Red Satoshi Ketchum. Just Ash Ketchum would do fine, I suppose. I am the Ultimate Adventurer.
[[Ultimate Adventurer – Ashura Red Satoshi Ketchum]]
I've been travelling around the regions for as long as I can remember. But I know my exploits got the school's interests, which was why I was given an acceptance letter to this school. My mother was proud of me, but honestly, I didn't think this would happen. After all, many people call me an idiot for my reckless decisions and my lack of common sense. Furthermore, being in a school full of people that have actual talents made me feel inferior to them. I mean, I know I'm not very special. I kept losing on the Pokémon Conferences and only won minor contests in small towns.
But yet, here I am, spending my years in the school with my talented classmates.
I remember I was too excited for the graduation that I arrived more than an hour early. I decided to head to the courtyard to look at the garden for the last time. As I did, I started to feel sleepy, and fell asleep. My mind went into chaos, like how a television would show static when there is no signal taken by the antennae.
Whatever it was, that ended my normal life—and started the most beastly, depraved and frightening time of my life.
The time of the Killing Graduation Trip.
Prologue: Tropical Day Ahead
"Hey…Can you hear me?" A voice said.
Ash opened his eyes to see a bespectacled boy with somewhat messy black hair and purple eyes. He was wearing a black jacket with white shirt and matching pants. To boot, he had a katana hanging behind his back.
Where was he? He could hear the sounds of waves crashing against the shore. By the way the ground shifted when he did, he was likely lying on the sand.
"Uh…" Ash said.
"You seem pretty out of it." The boy remarked. "You alright there?"
"Yeah…I think so…" Ash replied. He held his pounding head and felt like puking.
"Liar." The boy said, holding out a hand for Ash to take. Ash shakily took the boys' hand to get up and looked around. He was definitely at the beach and in the distance, there was a luxury hotel that looked like a mansion. There seemed to be a few more islands in the distance. Ash scratched his head. He knew he didn't fall asleep here.
"You need to get a grip of yourself. You don't look so good." The boy commented.
"Where are we?" Ash asked the boy.
"I am just as confused as you are." The boy confessed. "I woke up here too. I thought I was alone, until I noticed you."
Ash nodded. "You're one of the other Hope's Peak Academy students, right?"
The boy nodded in affirmation. "Yup. I'm Shiki Kurobane. I'm the Ultimate Swordsman."
[[Ultimate Swordsman – Shiki Kurobane]]
'Shiki Kurobane…the son of the famed aristocrat the Kurobane family from Japan. He could have easily been the Ultimate Heir with the influence of his family. In fact, his family was so influential if anything happened to the royal family in Japan, his family would take over as the new royal family. It was said he had learnt almost all of the sword styles known to the world and even invented some of his own sword styles. He had never lost in a sword battle.' Ash thought.
"I'm Ash Ketchum. I'm the Ultimate Adventurer." Ash introduced himself.
Shiki nodded. "That sounds like a great talent."
"Uh…thank you, I guess." Ash didn't know whether Shiki was joking or not.
After all, comparing to someone like Shiki made his supposed talent for adventuring seem pretty weak. Especially someone who could easily have more than one talent. Before Ash could continue his train of doubt, Shiki spoke again.
"Ash? You doing alright?" Shiki waved a hand in front of his face. "Do you want to meet the others, or..."
"Oh, you mean there are other people here…?" Ash cut Shiki off.
Shiki raised his eyebrows at Ash, but said, "Yes, there are others here."
"I see…sorry." Ash scratched his head.
"Eh, it's fine. You were asleep for a while now, so I bet you're still a little out of it." Shiki walked off towards the hotel, leaving Ash to trail after him.
"Er…Shiki…where are we?" Ash asked.
"I think we are residing at one of the private islands in the PAL Region. The school apparently bought it and used it as vacation stays at times and it's going to be used for our graduation trip! I heard we are one of the 16 that can graduate a bit earlier than our peers." Shiki replied.
Ash opened his mouth to reply, but soon found someone lounging on the deck chairs as they reached the pool that was at the backyard of the hotel. It was a girl with turquoise eyes and orange hair styled in what looked like a short bob with spikes pointing to the front at both sides of her hair and the top of her head. She was wearing a blue and white one-piece swimsuit and a white jacket over top of it leaving only her legs bare.
"About time you woke up, sleepyhead." The girl said, frowning at Ash.
"As considerate as ever, Misty." Shiki said sarcastically.
"I told you he needs to be thrown in the pool to wake up faster." The girl pointed out.
"And risk him drowning?" Shiki retorted. "Honestly Misty, if I didn't know any better, I'd say you have some mental issues."
Misty glared at Shiki, but said to Ash, "Well, since Shiki has been using my name, I don't really have to tell you, do I? I'm Misty Waterflower."
[[Ultimate Diver- Misty Waterflower]]
"Uh, nice to meet you too…" Ash was unnerved at the girl's somewhat callous attitude. 'Misty Waterflower...a famous athlete that specializes in the art of diving and has represented her region to participate in the Olympics before, winning medals for her region. With that, she is also an excellent swimmer since diving required you to go into the water. I heard she has three sisters that can put up beautiful performances with their Water Pokémon.' Ash thought.
"Well, what is your name?" Misty demanded, folding her arms across her chest.
Ash put his hand on his head. "Oh. I'm Ash Ketchum. The Ultimate Adventurer."
"Hmph…so we don't have an Ultimate Lucky Student in our ranks, huh?" Misty snorted. "Don't they choose that every year by some lottery?"
"Oh, that'll be my bad." Shiki sniggered. "The council kept picking my name, but I already had a talent, so they finally gave up."
"Of course. You're hogging the spotlight as usual." Misty rolled her eyes.
"Er…" Ash spoke up.
"I don't know about you Misty, but maybe you can develop other talents if you don't waste time honing your one single talent that would not take you far." Shiki snarked.
"How rude, Shiki!" Misty huffed. "Do you think that poorly of women?"
"No, just you." Shiki replied.
Misty gritted her teeth, as she took off her jacket and proceeded to take a swim to take her mind off things. Ash was in awe at her diving, being able to execute a beautiful jack knife into the pool. Shiki didn't seem fazed at the water as he took his sheathed katana and just deflected the water back into the pool.
Another girl with honey coloured hair in a short-layered bob and blue eyes shuffled up to the pair. She was wearing a reddish-pink fedora, a bright pink dress with a white collar. She wore a grey top underneath and had a red waistcoat with a blue ribbon on her chest, black stockings, and brown boots.
"Hello." Ash said to the girl.
"H-Hi!" The girl blushed. "It's really nice to meet you" The girl seemed embarrassed. "I-I'm Serena Gabena, the Ultimate Pokémon Performer. I hope you and I can get along! As soon as possible!" She squeaked when she realized what she had just said.
[[Ultimate Pokémon Performer- Serena Gabena]]
'Serena Gabena, huh…I've seen reports of her on the television. She was a famed Pokémon Performer aiming to be the Kalos Queen and was even offered to be mentored by the producer that had produced many successful Performers, including the current Kalos Queen Aria. That is saying something as not many people can impress the producer enough to get her to take them as a protégé. In fact, she once beat a native from a certain city in a Rookie Class Showcase despite the fact that the Showcase was held in that very city itself and that competitor was the city's favourite.' Ash thought.
"She may not have won a Master Class Showcase yet, but she is certainly very popular in her region." Shiki acknowledged. "Many Pokévision videos in the Kalos Region feature her performances in the Showcases, since Pokévisions also allow Showcase fans to watch recent Showcases. Videos featuring her garnered lots of viewers."
"Thanks for the compliment, Shiki." Serena chuckled modestly. "But I feel I have lots more to work on if I am to be Kalos Queen." She then turned to Ash, smiling embarrassedly and blushing. "Uh, may I know your name?"
"I'm Ash Ketchum. The Ultimate Adventurer." Ash smiled warmly at her.
"Oh, Nice to meet you! I hope we could hangout sometime, just the two of us!" Serena eep-ed when she realized what she just said.
"Somebody's got a crush." Shiki said in a deadpan voice. "Looks like it's love at first sight."
Ash smiled as he sweatdropped. He had only met three people so far, and they seemed to be quite the bunch. He thought Shiki seemed to be the most normal guy so far, with him being helpful and mentoring to him.
"Well, let's see where the others are." Shiki sighed, reminding Ash that there are still twelve other people for him to meet.
"Bye Ash, Shiki." Serena gave Ash a shy smile and wave. However, Misty didn't say anything.
'Not a surprise.' Ash thought, wiping the sweat that had gathered at his forehead. He wondered which part of the afternoon are they at now, with the sun glaring so bright.
As he followed Shiki into the hotel, he had to admire the thick, deep carpets and what looked like polished white wood or marble that formed the receptionist counter which was inlaid with gold. A fancy looking chandelier hovers above them and Ash was ready to bet that they were made of platinum and thousands of crystals were used to make the chandelier. Various velvet couches and chairs also placed all over the lobby area, and there are vending machines that dispensed both snacks and drinks. There was also a magazine rack filled with various magazines and newspapers for entertainment.
At the lift lobby, Ash could see six elevators, presumable leading to various facility rooms or hotel rooms.
Sitting at one of the velvet couches reading Pokémon Friend was a tan-skinned boy with spiky brown hair and closed eyes. He wore a green collared shirt, an orange vest with brown trim, khaki pants with knee stitching, and blue high-top sneakers.
"Oi, Brock!" Shiki called to the boy.
Brock looked up confused. "Who…is this? The boy who slept in?"
Ash inwardly rolled his eyes. 'Of course, all they know about me is I was the last to wake up…typical.'
"I'm Ash Ketchum, Ultimate Adventurer."
Brock glanced over at Ash with an interested look. "Brock Harrison. Ultimate Pokémon Breeder."
[[Ultimate Pokémon Breeder – Brock Harrison]]
'Brock Harrison. I heard many people go to him for advice on how to raise Pokémon better. His Pokémon grooming skills and nutrition knowledge had also won him various Pokémon breeding competitions from all over the regions. His dream is to become a Pokémon Doctor and he was offered a Pokémon Veterinarian course to get him to enrol here despite the fact that he had a large family to take care of.' Ash thought.
"Nice to meet you." Ash said.
"Oh yes, very nice to meet you too." Brock nodded. "If you need any assistance relating to Pokémon, come to me. I'd be glad to help. Oh, I've been studying medical science for humans as well, just in case a Pokémon's biology is somewhat similar to a human's so I can be qualified to treat all Pokémon."
"Wow, that's ambitious…" Ash acknowledged.
"I can make some Pokémon food if your Pokémon ever gets hungry. I know what is needed to make the most nutritious." Brock declared.
"Don't worry about him. He gets excited when talking about caring about Pokémon. Not that there are any here, but you never know when you need them…" Shiki shrugged. "Well, Brock, we'd love to stay and chat but he needs to meet the others."
Brock nodded. "Alright, you go on then. I'll ser you both later." With that, Shiki took to a fashion boutique. Why would a hotel have a fashion boutique? Wouldn't those who check in naturally have clothes of their own or something packed in their suitcase or luggage? There wasn't even a cashier on sight, so how would they ensure that the clothes would be paid for? At the rack that had dresses for sale, there was a girl holding up a cream-yellow mini-dress with an orange sash. It had a pinkish-red ribbon at the chest area and a white petticoat.
The girl herself has blue eyes and blue, mid-length hair. Her outfit consisted of a black V-neck top with a white undershirt with a short pink skirt and a red scarf. On her head, she wears a white beanie with a pink Poké-Ball print on it. She also wore gold hair clips that hold up her hair in front. She wore a black bracelet with two beads strung in it on her right wrist. Finally, she also had pink knee-high boots with black over-knee socks underneath at her legs.
"Oh, hi Shiki! Is he the one that you volunteered to wake up?" The girl asked in a cheerful voice.
Shiki nodded, and the girl turned to Ash.
"Nice to meet you, then. I'm Dawn Berlitz." Dawn greeted.
[[Ultimate Trendsetter – Dawn Berlitz]]
'Dawn Berlitz. Of course, I'd heard of her. Who hadn't? She was said to be the trendsetter of the Coordinating World. She had designed many of the Coordinator's outfits and even made accessories for Pokémon to show off their inner beauty and enhance their outward appearances.' Ash thought. 'She was once featured in Poké Chic magazine for her simplicity and yet unique way to showcase her Pokémon's charm. Even Pokémon Performers take interest in her designs and that was how her designs made their way to Showcases.'
"So…what talent do you have?" Dawn asked as she put aside the dress she was admiring.
"I'm the Ultimate Adventurer." Ash said.
Dawn smiled. "Wow, I'd love to go on one just to see if I can get any inspiration for my designs. A design based on nature is sure to impress the patrons. Maybe I can make a beach themed dress for a Contest."
Ash said, "Ah hah…"
"Speaking of which…Shiki, are you guiding him around the island?" Dawn asked.
"He was the last one up, so…" Shiki shrugged.
'Why is everyone on my case about me being the last to wake anyway?' Ash inwardly grumbled.
"No need to worry, ok, Ash?" Dawn said cheerfully. "No one is going to kill you here for being the last to wake."
"Thanks, Dawn…" Ash said uneasily, as he went off with Shiki again. The Ultimate Swordsman decide to take him to some other place. While Ash was tired of the travelling, he knew he had only met Shiki, Misty, Serena, Brock and Dawn. He still had ten more people to go.
Shiki led Ash to a fancy looking restaurant. It was with red carpet and marble walls, with gold coloured chairs that had red cushions at the back and at the seat of it. White tablecloths adorned every table with doilies beneath ming vases that had different variety of flowers in each vase. Above them was chandeliers and Ash thought the air-conditioning was on at full blast as he felt cool despite the weather outside.
Sitting at one of the tables were two people at the same table, chatting.
Ash felt that they were the most unlikely pair to be together, as one was a tall and slender young man with slicked back chartreuse green hair with a four-pointed tuft that sticks up, and grass green eyes. He was wearing a long-sleeved white shirt under a black waistcoat with two large gold buttons. He also wears black straight trousers with a black belt, and flat brown shoes with golden buckles like his brothers do. He also wore a green bow-tie.
The second was a dark-skinned girl with purple hair and brown eyes. She wore a cream-colored top with a pink collar and cuffs, a pink skirt with a big ribbon, white leggings which are coloured yellow at the ends of the legs and pink and white shoes with yellow straps.
Both of them looked over to Ash and Shiki when they approached.
"Oh, Shiki. Nice to see you again. Is he the last student?" The green-haired boy asked.
Ash nodded. This was getting old. "I'm Ash Ketchum, the Ultimate Adventurer."
"Pardon me...I have not introduced myself yet. I'm Cilan Dent, the Ultimate Chef. It's a pleasure to meet you, Ash."
[[Ultimate Chef- Cilan Dent]]
'He sounds a bit formal.' Ash noted inwardly. 'Cilan Dent, the one who runs a restaurant with his two brothers. Their restaurant was very popular with the quality of food that Cilan makes to serve the customers. I heard his service as a waiter was excellent as well. He was also an A-Class Pokémon Connoisseur, being able to tell the compatibility between a Pokémon and its trainer.'
"I'd love to talk some more, but Iris and I are in the middle of a relishing conversation at the moment. I'd like to talk to you over a homecooked meal if you like." Cilan offered. "A meal that would guarantee to trigger your taste buds to wanting more!"
"Yeah, so beat it, kid." Iris said.
"Tell him your name first, Iris." Shiki rolled his eyes.
"Ugh, fine." Iris puffed out her cheeks. "Iris Cuasorome. Ultimate Herbalist."
[[Ultimate Herbalist – Iris Cuasorome]]
'Iris…she knows how to make herbal remedies to heal sick Pokémon. Her extensive knowledge of natural remedies allowed a publication of a book with ink drawings of plants, and neat handwritten blocks told their names, where to gather them, when they come in bloom and their medical uses. As someone who was said to have survived in the wild, she there were also entries on plants that are for eating, which was useful for travellers like me.' Ash thought.
"That wasn't so hard was it?" Shiki raised his eyebrow as he motioned for Ash to follow him. "By the way Ash, do you know that there is a rooftop garden at the hotel? Lots of people gather there for the scenery."
"That sounds good." Ash nodded. As they made their way to the elevators, he noticed a fountain outside the front of the hotel. He was in awe as it looked extremely expensive and it was made out of solid gold and just like the restaurant where Cilan and Iris sat, it was surrounded by bushes that grew a variety of flowers and wooden benches for people to sit on.
"Well, Ash. I think I'll leave you to explore now." Shiki suddenly announced. "I'm a bit hungry and I'll be heading off for a bite to eat. You'll be fine, right?"
"Yeah, sure…" Ash nodded absent-mindedly, not really registering what Shiki was saying.
However, he was startled when he heard the shutter of a camera. Who was taking a picture? Shiki? No, the person standing behind him was a girl with light brown hair, and having green eyes. Her hair was collected and with a tuft of hair that protruded from her forehead. Her outfit consisted of a tight black and red shirt, and the collar and cuffs were white. She also wore tight grey pants, brown boots and a fanny pack worn on the waist. She also had two yellow earrings and had red nail polish on her nails.
She was currently looking at the pictures of her camera with one hand and writing in her notepad with the other, attempting to keep the notepad up with her right knee.
"Ah…what a nice photo." The girl commented. "You are Ashura Red Satoshi Ketchum, Ash Ketchum for short, no?"
"Yes…?" Ash was looking unnerved that the girl knew his full name.
The girl nodded. "As I thought. The information I collected wasn't wrong. I'm Alexa Pansy. A pleasure."
[[Ultimate Journalist – Alexa Pansy]]
'Alexa Pansy…her information gathering was second to none, or so they say. She reports the truth and nothing but the truth and never sugar-coats anything. Hence, she never writes gossip and whatever she writes can be believed by the public in general. No one is safe from her publishing the truth, not even influential figures such as the government. Her skills are such that it was enough for her to be writing for a popular magazine in the Kalos Region and her journalism skills was even written about by others.' Ash thought. 'Furthermore, she is also known for her skill at taking pictures of people.'
Alexa was nodding in satisfaction. "The story I write next would be of this graduation trip. Normally, it isn't a very well received topic, but since we are students from this prestigious school…they'd want to know how we spent it, don't you think?'
"Er…" Ash started to say, but Alexa cut him off.
"Yes, they will!" Alexa was enthusiastic. "Oh well, that doesn't change the fact that it's still just a school trip…maybe something interesting would happen that will make my readers intrigued." As she said this, she was scribbling something on her notepad.
"What are you doing?" Ash asked.
"Oh, nothing much. I'm just writing some information. You are…the Ultimate Adventurer, correct?"
Ash gave her a look. "Did one of the others tell you that?"
Alexa scribbled some more. "People like to know about others in newspapers and magazines. I'm not one to gossip or sugarcoat anything, however. So, Ash…do you have a girlfriend?"
Ash frowned at her. "Isn't it rude to ask personal questions like that when we just met, Alexa?"
"Oh well, my apologies. Maybe we can have a nice little chat over a cup of tea, no?" Alexa asked, gripping Ash by the arm and dragging him out of the hotel lobby.
'Whatever happened to personal space?' Ash thought. As Alexa dragged Ash along, he looked around for Shiki. Where had he gone? Alexa had taken him to a small teashop located at the street near the hotel, which was filed with other shops as well. The bell over the door of the teashop announced customers in a tuneful tinkle as Alexa dragged Ash to a table, which was decorated with lacy napkins and china sugar bowls.
There was one other customer there, sipping a cup of cappuccino. He had auburn hair and black eyes. He wore a black collared shirt, purple cargo pants, a black necklace with a lavender bead, purple wristbands. He also had a light grey fanny pack, and black sneakers. Over his outfit, he wore a long white coat. The boy turned to face Ash before he could say anything.
"Hello?" The boy said. "Are you the person who was last to wake up?"
Ash nodded. "Yes." Inwardly, he was irritated at how this was what people know him as.
"Pleasure to meet your acquaintance. I am Gary Oak, the Ultimate Fossil Researcher."
[[Ultimate Fossil Researcher- Gary Oak]]
'Gary Oak…he was the grandson of Professor Oak, who was the Pokémon researcher of the Kanto Region. His specialty was Pokémon Fossil, successfully resurrecting a living Aerodactyl and researching the habitat of supposedly extinct Shieldon. Those achievements lead him to be revered as one of the youngest yet most talented Pokémon Researcher in his region. He was also a childhood friend of mine as we lived in the same hometown. I'm not sure if he remembered me though. After all, it's been years since we saw each other.'
Gary had an interested look in his face. "And what is your name?"
"I'm Ash Ketchum. Ultimate Adventurer." Ash greeted.
"Oh hey. Are you…" Gary started.
"Am I?" Ash was curious.
"You are! I knew it…I just knew it…" Gary snapped his fingers, and pointed at Ash. "You're the same Ash Ketchum that lived in Pallet Town with me!"
"Oh, do you two know each other?" Alexa was curious, as she looked from Ash to Gary.
"That's right. Nice to see you again, Ashy-boy." Gary gave him a wave.
"I'm surprised you actually remembered me." Ash said dryly.
"Of course I do. We did grow up together after all. Until our adventures separated us." Gary replied. "It's nice to find someone I know here at least."
"Yeah, me too." Ash smiled at his old friend. "Glad to see that we'll be on this trip together."
"Come on Ash, let's get something from the teashop and we can walk around and have a little chat." Alexa said, as she looked at the menu at the counter. "While we chat, I can introduce you to the others!"
"Oh…you mean the others that I haven't met?" Ash asked Alexa.
"That's right. There are still six other people in here, so I'm guessing you haven't met them." Alexa stated cheerfully.
"Still meeting the others, huh?" Gary asked Ash and he nodded. "Well, look out for Jessie though. Personally, I think she is a bit too full of herself. We can talk more later once you meet the others."
"Thanks for the warning." Ash said, as Alexa brought back two cups of strawberry and cream tea for them and dragged him out of the teashop for a walk. Ash wondered who he had left to meet as Alexa had just said that there were six people left.
As if on cue, a boy was seen wandering around, sketching something on his notepad. The boy had olive green hair and black coloured eyes and he was wearing a short-sleeved, green shirt with a darker green border on it, dark red shorts, an orange headband and wore shoes that are purple and bright orange in color with white soles.
"Oh, hi!" The boy waved to Ash. "Shiki told me about you."
'Of course.' Ash thought.
"It's nice to meet you! I'm Tracey Sketchit, the Ultimate Pokémon Watcher. But really, if you ask me, it's just a fancy term for saying I like to sketch Pokémon."
[[Ultimate Pokémon Watcher– Tracey Sketchit]]
"So really, it's great to see you." Tracey smiled.
'Tracey Sketchit. He was born in an influential family of artists. He took an interest in Pokémon since he was a kid, and decided to dedicate his art skills into replicating the beauty of Pokémon to carry on the legacy of artistic excellence in his family. His artworks had won some national awards had been featured in some local museums, such as the Lilycove City Museum. I heard he even had some contracts from foreign museums as well. He had recently started a project on been using colours for his sketches, with much success.' Ash thought.
"I got an idea! Why don't I try making a sketch to cheer you up?" Tracey asked. "Maybe a sketch of Pikachu in a suit, or no maybe an Eevee in a cute performing dress?"
Ash frowned. "Uh…why would you do that for me?"
"Ah, I heard from Shiki Misty was being mean. So, I thought it'd be nice to give some positivity to you." Tracey had a finger up like he had an idea.
"Oh, that's nice, but it's ok…" Ash gave him a reassuring smile.
"No, I insist, it'll be a gift." Tracey said. "Well, there are some others who headed back to the hotel. I'd tell you their names, but wouldn't that be a spoiler and ruin the surprise?"
"Yup, that would!" Alexa nodded, finishing her strawberry and cream tea and tossing the plastic cup into the bin. "I'll show you around to them!" With that, Alexa dragged him back towards the hotel, while Ash inwardly tried to drink his tea without spilling it.
'Slow down, Alexa.' Ash thought, just as an explosion occurred at the park, and someone coughing. "Oh, not again!" A male voice said. When the smoke cleared, Ash could see a blonde bespectacled boy with blue eyes and wearing a blue jumpsuit rummaging through his backpack and the remains of a ruined invention.
"Hey, what are you looking for?" Ash asked.
"Yikes!" The boy jumped up. "Don't scare me like that!"
"Hey, I'm sorry if we surprised you, Clemont." Alexa said. "Are you experimenting with inventions again?"
"Yeah…" Clemont said sheepishly, scratching his head. "I thought it'd work if I added a few more variables. But 'trial and error' is the best the way to go, eh?"
"Right." Alexa nodded. "Just like how I draft many of my articles before publishing them."
"Exactly!" Clemont's eyes gleamed. "Just wait until I get some more parts, maybe I'll get this invention to work this time. The power of science can solve any problem!"
"What…" Ash was unable to understand what Clemont was talking about. He knew Clemont was a name he had heard of, but never knew all too much about. Apparently, his inventions that are actually successful allowed him to get filthy rich, but more often than not, his inventions usually fail. However, that didn't spur Clemont to give up, for right now he was trying again.
"Is he the new guy?" Clemont asked, pointing to Ash.
Alexa nodded. "Oh, right, uh, this is Ash! He's the Ultimate Adventurer! Isn't that such a cool talent?"
Clemont chuckled. "Yeah. Nice to meet you, by the way, Ash. I'm Clemont Citron, the Ultimate Inventor…or so I aspire to try to be. I'm going to be as great as the previous holder of the title and prove to him that I am worthy of succeeding his title!"
[[Ultimate Pokémon Inventor– Clemont Citron]]
"Who's the previous Ultimate Inventor?" Ash asked Clemont.
"Phillip Robinson. You should know him. His inventions go all over the world! He never stops thinking of ideas and never fails in making his ideas work!" Clemont babbled praise about Phillip.
'Must have graduated.' Ash thought. 'I have heard of Phillip Robinson. I could tell why Clemont idolizes him.' Looking back at Alexa, Ash sighed as he realized that Alexa is writing down notes on Clemont's new ideas. This means he was on his own again, despite Alexa's promise. Then again, Alexa is the Ultimate Journalist, so whatever scoop there is, she will get.
His decided to go off by himself towards the hotel and saw a tall girl with fuchsia pink hair that she wore in a bun strutting around the outside of the hotel. She wore a very short sleeved and dark magenta short dress, a red belt on her waist and brown flats. To complete her outfit, she was wearing emerald shaped earrings with a pink round pendant necklace on her neck. Furthermore, she was carrying a purple fan.
Ash thought what she wore was rather extravagant and was not fitting at all for a student. Before he could say anything, she turned and saw him staring. Angered, she walked over to him, like she was a very important person or something and knows it.
"Yes?" The girl's voice was somewhat high-pitched, and almost unsettling in a way. It was clear she was talking to him in a condescending tone.
"Uh, I haven't met you…" Ash said.
"Of course not. You are the person who was asleep. Be grateful I have graced you with my presence today." The girl snorted, as she closed her fan.
"Right…" Ash said. Was she the one Gary said to look out for?
"Well, then. Better remember my name, twerp. I am Jessie Musashi, the Ultimate Diva." The girl pointed her closed fan at him, bopping him on the head in the process.
[[Ultimate Diva- Jessie Musashi]]
'Oh great. It's her.' Ash thought. 'The very person who is demanding but yet blows people's minds on the stage when they have the chance. Her performance at Contests and Showcases was noteworthy, but not the best but she relishes all the attention she can get through creating her own style and never letting others influence her. No wonder they gave her the title of Ultimate Diva.'
"And what might your name be, twerp?" Jessie asked.
"Why would you want to know if you're calling me that?" Ash pointed out.
"Hmph. So that I would know which twerp I'm calling." Jessie replied. "Now hurry up!"
"Ash Ketchum. Ultimate Adventurer." Ash rolled his eyes.
"Hm…I see. Disappointing." Jessie opened her fan again.
'Did she just call my talent disappointing?' Ash thought angrily, but said, "Excuse me?"
"Did I stutter, twerp?" Jessie scoffed. "How is an Adventurer going to be any good? At least I entertain people by my performances."
'What a bitch.' Ash thought, rolling his eyes.
"And don't you dare roll your eyes at me!" Jessie screeched.
Ash gave her a glare, and just like that, he was gone. Jessie refused to speak to him after her remarks. After a few more minutes of exploring the surroundings of the hotel and not finding anyone, he decided to head back. This walk was nothing to him, him having walked an entire day multiple times from his travels, but he'll take it.
He noted that the architecture of the hotel was beautifully sculpted, and it was one of the tallest buildings he had ever seen. As he walked in, he saw a girl eating a bowl of noodles at the lobby. She had long brown hair with a single fringe at the center with three edges secured a green and white kerchief and blue eyes with long eyelashes. She wore a sleeveless orange tunic with a black collar, white gloves with black fingertips, and white pockets and stripes over black cycle shorts with black ankle socks and orange, white and black shoes.
The girl was gulping down noodles like no one was watching, and drank a glass of what looked like Coke to down her food. When she saw him gaping, she choked on her Coke.
"What are you doing here?" She spluttered.
"Exploring?" Ash replied, giving her a look.
"Oh right!" The girl wiped her mouth with a napkin. "You're that person who woke up last."
'Of course…' Ash thought.
"Right! Nice to meet you! I'm May Maple!" May said, grinning as if Ash did not see her gorge herself a few moments before.
"Ok…" Ash cracked a small smile at her attempt to smooth things over.
May placed a fish on her upturned palm. "Oh, right! My talent! I'm the Ultimate Pokémon Coordinator."
[[Ultimate Pokémon Coordinator- May Maple]]
'May Maple…many people call her the Princess of Hoenn from her performances at the Grand Festival. Granted, she never won one before but her appeals, battles at the Contests and overcoming odds against opponents time and again garnered her enough attention to be called the Princess of Hoenn in other regions.' Ash thought.
"Now, I know what you're thinking, right? There's no way that someone like me would be an Ultimate Pokémon Coordinator!" May said, pointing a finger at him. "But I'll have you know! I take my performances very seriously! Someday, I will take the Contest World by storm by winning a Grand Festival!"
"Oh Ash, there you are!" Alexa said, running into the hotel. "Sorry, got caught up with Clemont's invention ideas. There would be a new article published by this week!" As she said this, she enthusiastically waved her notepad, which was full of scribbled notes.
"Hi May." Alexa waved. "I see you met Ash here."
"Hi Alexa. Of course. You told me he's the Ultimate Adventurer, right?" May replied.
"I was escorting him to meet the others. Although he might have met some others on his own while I was with Clemont." Alexa frowned.
"I met Jessie and May here." Ash confirmed. "Still left with two more."
"If you're looking for James, he's upstairs at the lounge room, with his so-called 'collection'." May suggested.
"Is James by himself again?" Alexa folded her arms.
"He said he needed some "alone time". More like 'guarding his collection', if you ask me." May said, looking slightly disgusted.
"Well, that makes… sense. Well, then, Ash, let's go up!" Alexa said enthusiastically.
Before Ash could protest, Alexa had already walked away; simply assuming that he was already walking with her. They went up another flight of expensive looking stairs until they reached tall, white lined with gold double doors.
"Hey James!" Alexa threw open the doors. "Someone here for you to meet."
"Would you mind?" The boy protested, hugging his collection of knick-knacks to him. Among them Ash could see rare bottle caps, Poké Balls and some dolls. The boy had shoulder length lavender hair with a single fringe sprouting from the center and green eyes. He was wearing a dark blue formal suit jacket with a white long sleeve button shirt with a black tie at the center, dark blue formal pants and black shoes. "You almost made me drop my collection!"
"Collection, whatever." Alexa waved her hand. "You can leave it for five minutes to meet Ash."
"Oh, my, uh, bad." James said, putting his collection on the table. "Didn't realize he awoke. No one came to tell me, or anything."
"That's because you're holed up in here." Alexa huffed. "Only Jessie ever comes here and she monopolizes you and never tells you much."
"Well, hello there, twerp" James said. From that moment, Ash wondered if he spent too much time with Jessie. "I'm James Kojiro. The Ultimate Heir."
[[Ultimate Heir- James Kojiro]]
'Oh right…James was born in a wealthy family that afforded him luxuries and time to become well versed in various activities, including Pokémon Haiku, Pokémon Orienteering, and PokéRinger, among other things.' Ash thought, wondering why he didn't recognize James earlier. 'He does his best to meet the demands, riches, and expectations he gets as the only heir to his family. This resulted in interviews, being on the news, and the like.'
"I don't really like being judged by my family background, to be honest." James admitted sheepishly. "I would much rather be free and have an adventure, like you."
Ash nodded. Maybe this guy wasn't so bad, if it wasn't for his bad taste to spend time with Jessie.
"Well, I was being protective over my collection because someone spilled milk over my collection of bottle caps. Couldn't she see it was-"
"Important?" A bored voice spoke up from behind Ash. "No, because I don't care."
Ash turned around, only to see a girl with long black hair and amethyst eyes. She was wearing a pair of black medieval boots with white ribbons tied around her ankles, black, and a pleated dark blue skirt. Around her shoulders is a black blazer with grey accents and gold buttons, with a white blouse underneath. Around her collar was a black ribbon.
"Oh no, not you again!" James groaned.
"Shut up. I don't have time for your whining." The girl replied, before looking to Ash. "Well, look who finally woke."
"Hi…" Ash looked at her uneasily. "I'm Ash Ketchum, Ultimate Adventurer."
"Your full name, please." The girl said.
"Ashura Red Satoshi Ketchum." Ash replied. How did she know? Getting uncomfortable at her icy stare, he said, "Uh, what's your talent?"
"You'll find out soon enough." The girl replied. "Name's Pakura Ameyuri. I'd say nice to meet you, but I'd be lying."
[[Ultimate ?- Pakura Ameyuri]]
'Ouch. Brutal, straight to the point.' Ash thought, wondering why he never heard of her.
Despite this, he was in a strangely good mood. Perhaps it was because they had just finished meeting everyone? He thought It felt nice to finally meet everyone that is with him in this place.
"Well, that is everyone!" Alexa said enthusiastically. "I think we should-" She was cut off by a loud, static screech reverberating throughout the hotel.
Pakura rolled her eyes, looking up at the speaker in the lounge.
"Mic test, testing!" A voice said. The voice sounded cartoonish and happy, but somewhat chilling. It was like a killer singing a nursery rhyme as they got their victims.
"Great, everyone can hear me, right? Good! That means progress!" The voice said. "This is a message from the Hope's Peak Academy Administrative Team! Gather around to the fountain located at the front of the hotel. And that's an order. No protest in any form, such as if, ands or buts. Got it?! Great! Come on down! Now!"
While it was repetitive and the voice sounded cheerful, Ash felt like his life was threatened, but did not know why.
"Should we go?" James asked, twiddling his index fingers, clearly uncomfortable.
"Well, whoever said that sounded serious." Alexa said, unnerved. "It might be a bad idea if we didn't go."
"Right…" Ash said, while Pakura merely shrugged, unfazed by the voice. With that, the four of them made their way to the fountain to find what or who was awaiting us. While he did wish that he would not need to leave, he had a feeling something worse awaited him should he not go.
While Ash was not sure what, he was sure that something was wrong. That there was more than meets the eye, be it how he found himself here with 15 others.
BP: (Read here, it's important)
Ok I finished this chapter mainly because I am so PISSED at Ben losing to Green Lantern and the hosts giving half assed reasons as to why Green Lantern won because they left out things about Ben that they failed to take into account when animating the Death Battle. Based on the comments, many people share the same sentiment. What do you mean none of Ben's OVER ONE MILLION aliens stand a chance against Hal Jordan but Alien X? What about the Omnitrix's fail safe ability to prevent Ben's arm from being cut off?
Don't say about reaction speed because the Omnitrix would have sensed it before Hal cut it off. I hate the way they downplayed Ben, as to me it's a blatant favouritism of DC at this point (with DC winning 7 times in a row). I really want a rematch or at least an alternate ending.
Ok moving on….
Guess what, readers? I am putting a plot twist on this one. I will plan how the murders are carried out, but guess who gets to choose who lives or dies? That's right, YOU do! Here's how it works:
At the start of each chapter, I would put up a poll to let you decide who gets to live past this Chapter. Whoever has the least votes would be the Victim of the Chapter, and whoever has the SECOND least votes would be the murderer. Depending on the votes, I would decide the murder sequence from there and the execution planned for the killer. However, I will not update until I get a clear number of votes for each of the students since I need the poll to see who would be taken out next. So do choose wisely.
So anyone can die, even Ash or Pakura if their votes turn out to be the least number of votes, because their fates are up to you!
Of course, Pakura knows her Ultimate talent, but her talent is one of the options from the previous poll, I would keep it a secret as to which one won until then.
I am so sorry for lack of updates, but I promise as soon as my exams finish in June, I will try to update my other Pokémon stories, such as the PAL Chronicles and the Dark Chronicles. In fact, I already have started on the chapters for both of these stories. If I could, I would finish PAL Chronicles within two more chapters and then I can work on Heartsong Symphony or PAL Academy.
I know these characters talents are lame-ass but I wanted to base them on the characters from Pokémon and what they are actually good at. As for surnames, I just used their Japanese names or searched them up to the best as could as I did not want to deviate from their real names. Maybe some are OOC at the moment, but please forgive me as I was writing while agitated due to the aforementioned reason above and not thinking too straight, so I figured venting by writing a story would make me feel better.
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