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And now that's done, enjoy!

"Please relax as our crew prepares to set out to sea. Food and drink are available in the ship lobby, courtesy of PokéSea Cruise. Thank you, and enjoy your trip to Azura Island."

The intercom finished blaring over the ship, and the sound of the seagulls and waves returned as the ship let out another puff of smoke from its chimney.

Xavier Omnik scanned the ship and its contents carefully, and a lighthearted smile danced across his face. His green eyes shone in the midday sun as he grabbed a chair and heartily sat down on it. Releasing the shade from the umbrella located above, the redhead quickly snatched his headphones and slipped them around his head.

Another day, another adventure...


He closed his eyes and let out a content sigh as the sounds of the ocean were blocked out by blaring music.

Meanwhile, Alessandra 'Alex' Cesarini was busy exploring the cruise ship, smiling delightfully at every new object she found. Her chocolate-covered eyes matched her knee-length long hair, which flew with the strong gusts of the sea.

"Come on, Franceso!" Alex shouted gently to a boy behind him.

Franceso jogged after her, his yellow hair bouncing each time he stepped. He stopped to rest his hands on his knees and took a break.

"Careful, Alex," he panted lightly. "You don't want to fall off this ship, would you?" He smiled gently.

" 'Course not, Francesco. Follow me to the downstairs area."

Francesco shook his head and chuckled as his friend ran off down the stairs. He eagerly followed his friend in the same manner. When he reached the end, he found Alex exploring the new area, which was full of fancy tables with polished silverware and glasses set upon them.

"I'm guessing this is where the food will be served," he said. He observed the area interestingly, when he noticed a grey-haired girl staring intently at him. Francesco tried to move, but the girl's eyes followed his every step.

He finally turned his head around. "Um, excuse me..."

Suddenly, the grey-haired girl sprinted abruptly towards him. She had a smile spread across her face and leapt toward Francesco, arms wide open.

"Ack!"

Francesco could let out a small sound before the girl embraced him in a full-fledged hug, squeezing the breath out of him. After what seemed like an hour, the girl let go and Francesco looked at her more carefully. Along with her grey hair, she wore a short black sleeveless dress and white jeans. She started talking.

"Hey, aren't you so pumped up for this tournament? I know I am!" She said loudly.

"Er, I guess..." Francesco replied, still recovering from the 'attack'.

"Tawni! I told you to stop doing that!"

Francesco turned around to see a short, dark-haired girl with bangs across her face. She was carrying a bag which looked like it was carrying a stockload of books.

"Sorry, Tanni. ! Got carried away again...," the girl who Francesco assumed to be Tawni.

"Apologies for that," Tanni said. "I'm...Tanni Rua, and this is my sister Tawni Rua." Tanni finished shaking hands with Francesco and looked away nervously.

"Yeah, sorry I hugged you like that. Bad habit of mine," Tawni teased.

"Um, okay," Francesco replied. He looked to see what Alex was doing, and apparently she was watching the whole scene with mild amusement.

"Hey, what's going on down here? I could hear all the ruckus, even with my music on."

The three looked to see who was coming down the stairs, and saw Xavier approaching them.

"Everything's fine. You must have been imagining things," Tawni answered with a fake smile.

" 'Kay, whatever..." Xavier slipped his headphones back on and sat down in the corner, staring serenely out the glass window, as if in his own little world.

Tawni narrowed her eyes at Xavier from far away. "There's a party pooper," she said.

"Maybe he just wants to listen to his music..." Tanni said.

Thump, thump, thump.

Another person was heading down the stairs into the dining area. As the person reached the end, the three saw a tall girl, with platinum hair arranged in a curtain style. In it was a barrette, along with a small black-and-white polka dot bow. She had hazel eyes, a pale skin tone, and wore a white shirt with a shadowy figure of a Pokemon on it.

"Hey, why's everyone down here? The top of the ship is much more interesting; I was just fishing there," she announced. "By the way, I'm Evelyn Frost, but you all can just call me Eve. I'm assuming you're all entering the tournament?"

Alex placed herself right in front of Eve. "I'm definitely entering. I'm Alex."

Francesco strolled over to her. "I'm Francesco."

Eve stared at Francesco's yellow hair with despise for a minute. Nevertheless, she shook his hand.

"I'm Tawni!" Tawni waved. "And this here is my sister, Tanni." Tanni was sitting down reading a hardcover novel, though she did look up to glance at Eve.

Eve nodded. "Nice to meet you all. And that guy in the corner...?" She jerked her head in Xavier's direction.

Xavier must have heard her, as he stood up and walked toward her.

"I'm Xavier Omnik," he said, introducing himself.

"Cool," Eve said. "Well, I introduced myself already. To all of you, make sure you don't get on my bad side...or you'll pay for it." She finished with a dark expression on her face.

The group stared at her blankly.

"Just kidding," Eve said jokingly. "But seriously, don't. Now, let's all go up to deck, shall we?" She ran upstairs, leaving the others to follow her.

They ran up the stairs, only to be hit by a strong wind. The ship was moving fast now, determined to get to its destination.

"Hey, who's that?" Xavier pointed on the other side of the ship, to a far figure in the distance. As he came closer, the figure revealed to have dark, black hair in an angular bowl cut around his head. He wore frameless spectacles, along with a leather jacket. He spoke,

"Hey, wat's up, n00bs?"

Alex looked at him strangely. "Um, what?"

"I said, this is tournament is going to be full of epic awesomeness!111 I'm gonna PWN you all, nubs, so pack up your gear, lolz."

"What are you saying?" Xavier inquired, frustrated.

"You n00bs can't understand my l33t language," the boy said, chuckling. "Hey, any of you wanna buy one my epic-level video games?" He opened his leather jacket, revealing rows of video game chips, and two portable game platforms in his pockets.

"Lessee, for the DS I got some pretty sw33t games, or if you don't like DS, I got some awesome PSP for you all."

"...no thanks," everyone said in unison. They exchanged looks of 'who the hell is this guy?'.

"Whatevs," the boy said, walking away.

Xavier, Tawni, Tanni, Eve, Francesco and Alex watched him stroll away, then returned to what they were doing. In the midst of everything, an intercom blared:

"We have arrived to Azura Island."


Well, there's the first chapter done. If any character is OOC, PM me immediately. This is my first tourney story. And by the way, OC's are still accepted. I need much more, and if your OC didn't appear in this chapter they will definitely appear.

OC Credits-

Xavier - Me.

Alex and Francesco- Legendary Fairy

Tawni and Tanni- SoujaGirl

Evelyn 'Eve' Frost- Serpent's Ballet

Weird Video Game Guy- Me.

Just to assure you all, my OC's will not win.

Please R&R!