Hi everyone! This is a new chapter! Chapter 3! What will happen in this chapter?! Then, without further ado, let's start!
Normal POV
Ash and the others were leading the way with Aichi and the others behind them.
" Hey... Are you sure we're not lost...?" Misaki ask
" Of course not. We should be arriving at the town soon enough." Cilan said
They suddenly heard a stomach growling. They turned to Kamui.
" Sorry... I guess I'm hungry..." Kamui said
" It's okay. Why don't we all settle down for a bit and eat some sandwiches?" Asaka suggested
" Sure!"
" And the Pokemon can eat some food too!" Ren said
" Alright then!"
They called all their Pokemon out of their pokeballs and started eating.
" Hey, this sandwiches are delicious." Misaki said
" Isn't it? Ren-sama made them!" Asaka said
" Must be random food mixing again..." Kamui said
" The last time we ate his cooking was at the VF Circuit when Takuto-kun invited us to the resort since we were the participants." Aichi said
" Yeah... He threw everything including seafood in and what came out was still quite delicious. Even though I hate to admit it..." Kamui said
Ren suddenly grinned mischievously and passed a sandwich to Aichi.
" Here. Try this sandwich." Ren said
Kai noticed it.
" Aichi, it's better if you don't-" Kai said but stopped
Aichi had already bit into the sandwich. Soon, his facial expression was scrunched up.
" Brother? What's wrong?" Kamui ask
" It's salty!"
" REN SUZUGAMORI!"
" What in the world did you put inside that sandwich?!" Kamui ask
" Just a little salt." Ren replied
" A little?!"
Misaki passed Aichi a bottle of water and he gulped some down.
" It's not a little... It's totally salty... He must have poured the salt into it..." Aichi said
" Now he's in big trouble..." Iris said
But their attention were suddenly towards the Pokemon after Oshawott ate Pignite's meal. The two started arguing and Oshawott's attack sent Emolga flying into the forest. Suddenly, two screams were heard not long after. Aichi and the others recognized one of the voices and ran over to the forest.
" Wait for us!" Iris shouted
They followed them along and found two unknown people near the cliff with Emolga and a red haired boy lying on the ground.
" Emolga!"
" Ishida!"
" Naoki-kun!"
" Oh dear..."
" I-Is that you, Aichi?" Naoki ask
" Sendou-kun!"
" It's nice to see you too, Shingo-kun." Aichi said
" Is this Emolga yours?" Naoki ask
" Yes, I'm so sorry!" Iris said
" It's alright... But actually, your Emolga flew up there first then it suddenly landed onto my head..." Naoki explained
" Say you're sorry, you two!" Ash said
Pignite and Oshawott bowed.
" It's okay..." Naoki said
" Such an unattractive Emolga. Don't tell me that Pokemon belongs to you." A voice said
They looked up to see three figures.
" Unattractive?! Who do you think you are?!" Iris ask
" My name is Moira and this is the most beautiful Pokemon in the entire Unova region, Cinccino." Moira said
Ash checked his pokedex after that.
" My name is Mona and I'd like to present the second most beautiful Pokemon in the Unova region, Liligant." Mona siad
Ash checked his pokedex again.
" My name is Cher. This is the third most beautiful Pokemon in the Unova region, Roseraid." Cher said
Ash checked his pokedex again.
" I innocently let Cinccino out to get more beautiful and some fresh air, when your unattractive Emolga attacked it, putting its beauty in jeopardy. The nerve of your unsightly Pokemon." Moira said
" You tell them, my dear Moira." Mona said
" How dare you!" Iris said
" And then, there's your Snivy. It's unattractive on the outside and the inside." Moira said
" Snivy?!"
" All of your Pokemon are unattractive. Nothing more than a pile of rubbish. You should find some more unattractive Pokemon, we must leave before all of the unattractiveness rubs off on us." Moira said
The three turned to leave.
" Wait a minute." Kai said
" What? Who dares to say that?" Moira ask
" You know, people won't appreciate what you do if you act all bossy. And your meaning of 'attractive' doesn't match up to your expectations." Kai said
" And what do you mean by that?" Cher ask
" Do you want me to give you a total knockdown you'll never forget?" Kai ask
" No, Kai-kun! It's bad! Just don't!" Aichi said
" First off, your Cinccino-!" Kai said but was shut by Aichi
" I told you not to..." Aichi said
" Kai. You really need to control yourself. They're not strong trainers after all." Ren said
" Anyone would be taken down with Kai's words. That's why Aichi is stopping him." Naoki said
" Well, as much as your words are bad, you three are quite attractive." Moira said
" Uh oh..."
" Tell you what, why don't you three come to our headquarters and we'll have a little talk with each other." Moira said
" I-I'm sorry... B-But maybe we'll skip that offer..." Aichi said
" Oh we insist. Come along now." Mona said
Liligant and Roseraid used their vine whip to grab Kai and Ren while Aichi was grabbed by Cinccino's fur.
" Brother..."
" Ren-sama! We'll find you later!" Asaka shouted
" I'll be waiting!" Ren shouted
" A-Aichi! We'll find a way later!" Naoki shouted
" Please hurry!" Aichi shouted
They could only sweat drop. But only Iris was mad because of what Moira said. She chased after the three as the bus drove off.
" Oh dear..." Misaki said
" We are in so much trouble..." Naoki said
" Y-Yeah..."
" What's wrong?" Kamui ask
" Everyone. What are you guys doing here?" A voice ask
The others except for Ash and the others flinched and looked behind them. It was a girl with blond hair wearing a uniform that was like a Knight's. Her hair was pinned up with a red pin. Her shirt was white and her long sleeved white vest was decorated with strips of grey along the edge and buttoned upwards by grey buttons. Her skirt was short and grey with a belt with a red buckle that was covered by the extra cloth that works like a tailcoat that extends to the point that it almost reaches the ground. Long white heel boots completed her outfit. Misaki looked at the black hairband tied around her wrist.
" H-Hello, Kourin..." Misaki greeted
" Where's Aichi?" Kourin ask
" That's really the first question in her mind..." Kamui muttered
" What? Misaki, be honest with me, what happened?" Kourin ask
" W-Well..."
She explained the whole situation to Kourin and they were given a scolding after that.
" What?! And you allowed them to take him with them?! Are you crazy?! What if they were enemies?! You guys are lucky that none of the other Knights are here!" Kourin scolded
" I-It's not so bad... They weren't enemies too..." Shingo said
" Even if they weren't, you shouldn't have allowed those three to do that! If they find out about Aichi's identity then we're going to bring him back to that place again! So you guys better find him or else!" Kourin scolded
" Y-Yes..."
Ash and the others blinked.
" Aichi's..." Ash said
" ... identity?" Cilan said
" That's why we don't want to tell you..." Naoki said
" Whatever! Just get Aichi out of there before I call the others Knights here and let them pass on the Judgement!" Kourin scolded
" No! It's fine! W-We'll go now!" Kamui saluted
They ran off to the town where the bus drove off to while Ash and the others followed.
Meanwhile, the three boys arrived at Moira and her friends' headquarters. Discovering that they were the only boys that have went into the headquarters, they figured that only girls were allowed to go inside the headquarters.
" If only Kai didn't opened his mouth, then we wouldn't be in this mess..." Ren whispered
" Now we can only wait for the others to come... What should we do...?" Aichi whispered
" Naturally, boys weren't allowed to come into this place but if we can sneak out of here, then we can escape..." Kai whispered
" I don't think that's possible..." Aichi whispered
" Well, figuring out a way is better than just staying here... What about Mew? Can't she use teleport?" Ren ask
" Yes, but... She's currently sleeping..." Aichi whispered
" Then what should we do...?" Ren whispered
" Mona, please get some tea for our guests." Moira said
" Yes." Mona said
She opened the door and went out.
" So now, what kind of Pokemon do you use in this region?" Moira ask
" Oh, a Pokemon? Well... If you want to know my cutest one, it might be... Frillish!" Ren replied
" Well... I do have a Swanna..." Aichi replied
" Can't let them know I have Mew..." Aichi thought
" Hmph." Kai said
" Oh, he has a Munna too! Since it reminds him of-!" Ren said but his mouth was slapped shut by Kai
" Oh, they must be quite attractive then! Can we see them?" Moira ask
" Sure..."
The three sent out their Pokemon as they went beside their owners.
" Well now, they are quite cute..." Moira said
" But what's taking Mona so long?" Cher said
" Now that you mentioned it... Please wait here for awhile." Moira said
The two left as the three peeked outside the door and were dumbfounded. All three were trying their best not to laugh at the sight in front of them.
" T-That's..." Aichi said
" No doubt about it..." Ren said
" My name is Iris. This is Ashley and Cilanar."
" My name's Naokin and this is Shingoi."
" N-Naoki-kun and... Shingo... kun...?" Aichi said
" Amazing costumes..." Ren said
Naoki and Shingo looked behind the three girls to see Ren snickering while Aichi, covering his mouth to stop himself from laughing and Kai, eyes and mouth twitching.
" Now then, let's go. We'll show you how to become a good performer. The three of you can follow us too." Moira said
" Okay..."
They followed them as they see through the lessons. Then when the balance beam battle gave some determination to Aichi, Ren and Kai to fight them in the last battle.
" Hey, Iris. Can we take over for a bit?" Ren ask
" Huh? But we..." Iris said
" I want to try battling them. I wonder if they're really strong..." Aichi said
" Me too." Kai said
" Huh? But we wanted to test those girls." Moira said
" So the rules are that the loser of the battle falls into the mud with the trainer, right? Then let's go." Ren said
" A-Alright..."
Ren was up first, battling Cher and Roseraid.
" And begin!"
" Roseraidate, poison sting!" Cher declared
" Counter it with Bubble!" Ren declared
Frillish unleashed her Bubble attack as the stings went into the bubble.
" My Frillish's Bubble is way much different than normal, that's why the bubbles don't pop." Ren said
" Then use Bullet Seed!" Cher declared
" Dodge it! And then use Bubble Beam!" Ren declared
Frillish dodged the Bullet Seeds and unleashed her attack on Roseraid.
" Don't give up! Energy Ball!" Cher declared
" Dodge it and then use Night Shade!" Ren declared
Frillish dodged it as she unleashed her attack again.
" Finish it off with Shadow Ball!" Ren declared
Frillish unleashed her Shadow Ball as the attack created an explosion and Cher and Roseraid ended up in the mud.
" Good job, Frillish. Your turn, Kai." Ren said
" Yeah."
Kai was up next, battling against Mona and Liligant.
" And begin!"
" Liligantate, use Leech Seed!" Mona declared
" Munna, deflect it with Safeguard." Kai declared
The attack was deflected.
" And then use Psybeam!" Kai declared
Munna fired her Psybeam as it created an explosion. Mona and Liligant were defeated.
" Just one shot... Kai's powerful as always and with no mercy." Ren said
" Yeah."
" You're up next, Aichi-kun." Ren said
" Okay."
Aichi went up, battling against Moira and Cinccino.
" Don't lose, Moira!"
" Good luck, Aichi-kun!"
" And begin!"
" Cinccinoate, use Tail Slap!" Moira declared
Cinccino's attack landed on Swanna.
" You okay, Swanna? Now, use Bubble Beam!" Aichi declared
Swanna shot out her move as Cinccino was hit.
" Use Hyperbeam!" Moira declared
Cinccino shot out her attack.
" Dodge it!"
Swanna flew up.
" And then use Wing Attack!" Aichi declared
Swanna's attack landed.
" Now, Giga Impact!" Moira declared
" Keep dodging it!" Aichi declared
" Hm... All are powerful moves..." Naoki said
" Moira's a fierce battler, no doubt." Cilan said
" But that's not going to bring Aichi-kun to a corner that easily." Ren said
" Stop Cinccino with Water Pulse!" Aichi declared
Swanna shot out her Water Pulse as it hit Cinccino.
" Finish it off with Brave Bird!" Aichi declared
Swanna formed her Brave Bird as it landed and Moira and Cinccino were thrown back to the mud.
" Nice job, Swanna!" Aichi said and patted Swanna
" Aichi! Let's go!" Naoki shouted
" Yeah!"
They ran out the headquarters as they panted when they were out.
" Everyone!"
" Glad you're alright, Brother!" Kamui said
" Of course. Swanna, come back and rest. Thank you." Aichi said
He returned Swanna to her pokeball.
" You too, Frillish." Ren said
" Munna, too." Kai said
They returned their Pokemons back into their pokeballs. Big laughter occurred when they remembered what the boys were dressed up as.
" I-I'm sorry, Naoki-san! It's just so hilarious!" Kamui laughed
" Hey!"
Aichi giggled.
" Not Sendou-kun too!" Shingo whined
" I-I'm sorry... But it really looks..." Aichi giggled
Ren took a commemorative photo before letting them go change. After they changed, they set off to another town again.
While they were setting off to another town, they took a cruise ship to get to the town.
" Well, at least we're finally setting off to somewhere." Ren said
" Right. It's such a nice breeze before the ship's even setting off." Asaka said
Ren looked over to where Aichi was, looking out of the ship in a daze. Mew came out of her pokeball.
" Mew, mew~!"
" Aichi. You alright?" Kai ask
" Yeah. Huh? Hey, look down there." Aichi said
Kai looked down with Aichi. A long green haired guy was staring at them and their group of friends, smiling.
" Who is he?" Aichi ask
" Who knows." Kai said
" Hey, he's gone." Aichi said
They looked down again and the guy was gone.
" Now that's weird." Kai said
A phone suddenly came in front of their faces as they saw the picture on it. Their little kiss back at Cynthia's villa.
" REN/-SAN!"
While the two was screaming at Ren to delete the photo, the others laughed at Ren's usual jokes and antics.
" Hey, come over here, guys! We found something!" Ash shouted
They ran over to him as they saw the battle field on the ship.
" That's so cool!" Kamui said
" Hey, why don't we get started and battle a little?" Ash suggested
" Sure!"
Pikachu suddenly jumped off of Ash's shoulder.
" What's wrong, Pikachu?" Ash ask
" Pika, pika."
They looked over to the see green haired guy again.
" Hey, it's that guy we saw before the ship set off." Kai said
" Yeah."
The guy walked over to Pikachu and kneeled in front of it before patting it.
" Pika~!"
" You're a cute one..." The guy muttered
" Sure is. Thanks. So... why were you staring at all of us before?" Ash ask
" You noticed too?" Aichi ask
" Yeah."
" I heard your friend's voice, that's all." The guy replied
" My friend's voice?" Ash ask
" I've heard all Pokemon as my friends." The guy said
" I see."
" Me too! Pikachu is my number one friend and partner." Ash said
" I like that. I can hear Pikachu's inner voice saying how much it cares about you. That caught my interest. It strikes me as rare for people and Pokemon to have such a uniquely strong bond." The guy said
" That's so cool that you can hear the inner voices of Pokemon!" Iris said
" Me too! I can hear what my cards are saying too!" Ren said
" Ren-san! You can't say that!" Aichi said
" You need to control your mouth for once!" Kamui said
" There he goes again..." Naoki sighed
" When will he learn...?" Misaki sighed
Kai, Tetsu and Kyou sighed.
" Cards?"
" Oh, it's nothing really..." Ash said
" Y-Yeah... He likes to talk nonsense." Iris said
" Pika, pika..."
" But pardon me for asking, but can you really hear their inner voices?" Cilan ask
" You know. I may have just convinced myself I am able to." The guy said
" I see. Well, speaking as a science connoisseur, I must confess that some things doesn't sit quite right." Cilan said
" That's okay. It's not important to me whether or not I can actually hear a Pokemon's inner voice. The important thing is that a Pokemon and its trainer come together as one." The guy said
" I hear ya." Ash said
" Wow. Have you ever experienced that?" Iris ask
" Yeah. It's like how much I think about how hungry I am, then I noticed Pikachu is hungry too." Ash said
" Let me introduce myself. I'm Cilan and I'm a Pokemon Connoisseur." Cilan said
" And my name is Ash. This is my buddy, Pikachu." Ash introduced
" Pikachu~!"
" I'm Iris, and this is Axew!" Iris introduced
" Axew!"
" My name is Aichi. This is my partner, Mew." Aichi introduced
" Mew, mew~!"
" Toshiki Kai." Kai said
" My name is Misaki Tokura and this guy here is Ren Suzugamori. If he ever says any nonsense, I'll deal with him." Misaki said
" My name is Kamui Katsuragi!" Kamui said
" My name's Naoki Ishida!" Naoki said
" I'm Shingo Komoi!" Shingo said
" My name's Kourin Tatsunagi." Kourin said
" My name's Asaka Narumi." Asaka said
" My name's Kyou Yahagi! Remember it!" Kyou said
" Tetsu Shinjou." Tetsu said
" My name is N. And I'm always happy to meet your friends." N said
He put out his hand.
" Me too, N!" Ash said
He shook his hand.
" A pleasure." N said
" Same here!" Ash said
" So Ash, just where are you and your friends headed?" N ask
" We're on our way to check out some ancient ruins that have something to do with Reshiram." Ash replied
N looked shocked.
" Is something wrong?" Aichi ask
" Oh no. Wow, Reshiram's great." N replied
" Great? Have you met Reshiram?" Cilan ask
" Well, unfortunately, not yet." N replied
" Then how do you know Reshiram's great?" Iris ask
" It's a legendary Pokemon, but if I ever meet it, I'll consider myself lucky." N said, pulling his hat down to cover his eyes
" For sure." Iris said
" I remember you telling us about how you saw Zekrom, didn't you, Ash?" Cilan ask
" Yeah!"
" I'd appreciate it if you'd tell me as well." N said
" Huh? Okay, sure!" Ash said
They walked towards the restaurant to get a cup of tea.
" Let's see... It was the first day Pikachu and I got onto the Unova region..." Ash explained
He explained the whole story.
" That's quite the story." N said
" I totally wanted to meet Zekrom too!" Iris said
" Axew~!"
" Now does that mean you know the story about the legend about Zekrom and the hero?" N ask
" Legend of the hero?" Ash wondered
" Come on, Professor Juniper's dad told us about it." Cilan said
" How quickly he forgets." Iris said
They started laughing after that. N explained it to Ash after that.
" There's another legend as well. Section 18, but this is from the White chapter." N said
" White chapter?"
" This is the legend that when the hero's heart becomes one with the heart of the Pokemon, it is at that moment, Reshiram will descend and lend the hero its power." N explained
" Wow."
" I know Reshiram and Zekrom are like the strongest of all dragon types." Iris said
" So how did you become so interested in Reshiram and Zekrom?" Cilan ask
" You see, I've had questions for a long time. Why are there Pokemon in our world? Why do they exist? Why is our world it is? Do we know if Pokemon are happy? There are many conflicting ways of seeing things. The things that appear to be clear is... I can't accept that. I need know the Pokemon's lives have meaning perhaps if I can meet the legendary Pokemon, Zekrom and Reshiram, I can find some answers. And maybe change the world. Sorry. I guess I got carried away." N apologized
" Nah, it's fine." Ash said
" Not that I understood everything you said." Iris said
" But it's obvious how passionately you feel." Cilan said
" Ash, would you mind telling me what your dreams are, please?" N ask
" Sure! I wanna become the greatest Pokemon Master! I only made it to the quarter final round of the Unova legion. But I just know I'm gonna win the next time I compete, right buddy?" Ash ask
" Pika, pikachu~!"
" Pokemon battles? I don't agree with the idea of forcing friends to fight." N said
" What do you mean?" Iris ask
" But you're a Pokemon trainer too, right?" Cilan said
" Let's try it. Talking too much while taking action is a habit of mine. Sorry." N said
He started walking away.
" Where are you going?" Ash ask
" I'm going outside to get some fresh air." N replied
" Sure."
~ After awhile~
Cilan had permission to go into the ship's galley and prepared their meal for them.
" Hey, I wonder where N ran off to." Ash said
" He's such an interesting person. He gets so intense and excited when he starts talking about Pokemon." Iris said
" I was so into it, I kinda wish he wouldn't stopped." Ash said
" I agree." Cilan said
" We'll find him later." Iris suggested
" Sounds good. First, let's dig in to this great food and then battle." Ash said
" Awesome! I'm right with you!" Iris said
" Pika!"
" Axew!"
~ After the meal~
They started battling as Aichi and the others observed from the side.
" So what did you think that N guy was talking about?" Naoki ask
" I don't know. But he's quite interesting like Iris said." Shingo said
" But it's weird... he can hear the Pokemon's inner voices..." Ren said
" There must be a reason why he didn't want to say anything." Kai said
" Yeah..."
That was when Aichi spotted Axew following a trail of berries and followed him along, worried that something might happen to him while the others were busy watching the battle.
" Axew! Don't run off like that! You'll worry the others!" Aichi said
" Axew..."
" It's alright. Come on, let's go back before Pikachu finds you missing." Aichi said
" Pika!"
They turned to see Pikachu standing by the stairs.
" Don't worry about Axew! He's fine! He just picked up a trail of berries!" Aichi shouted
Pikachu sighed and jumped to Aichi's shoulder.
" Come on, you two. Let's go back before we worry the others. I even forgot Mew back there." Aichi said
" Pika!"
" Axew!"
Just when he was about to pick Axew up, a cage formed around him.
" What's this?!" Aichi exclaimed
" Everywhere Axew goes, a twerp and Pikachu will follow." A voice said
They turned to see three figures.
" Oh no!"
Axew felt helpless as he shouted. The others heard it and found their friends missing and ran to the voice.
" Aichi!"
" Axew!"
" Pikachu!"
They turned behind to see the others by the stairs.
" Everyone!"
" Who are you guys?!" Ash ask
The three removed their outfits and Team Rocket was revealed.
" Not again!" Iris said
" Give Pikachu back!" Ash shouted
" And Aichi!" Naoki shouted
" All the primo Pokemon go to the Boss and that's the twerp's lost." Jessie said
" And the mystery twerp was a double score!" Meowth said
Their balloon appeared behind them as they got on and the cage followed along.
" You're not getting away! Snivy, I choose you!" Ash said
Snivy came out of her pokeball.
" Reel them in with Vine Whip!" Ash declared
The whips grabbed onto the balloon's poles as Ash grabbed Snivy and started to help her pull.
" Twerps never learn. Amoongus, use Body Slam!" James declared
Amoongus appeared and slammed down on Ash as he fell over.
" No, Ash!" Aichi shouted
" Are you alright?!" Cilan ask
" Frillish, Shadow Ball!" Jessie declared
Frillish came out and used her attack on Snivy and Axew.
" Look out!"
N suddenly jumped out and protected them both.
" Are you two alright?" N ask
" N..."
N got up.
" You're a bunch of fools." N said
" Excuse me?" The three team Rocket members ask
" It's because of selfish human beings like you that the Pokemon world remains imperfect." N said
" Huh? Turn it up louder." Jessie said
" Project." James said
" Over that big yap of yours!" Meowth said
" Why do you speak the language of people? Pokemon should be speaking the beautiful language of Pokemon." N said
Meowth was surprised.
" N, thanks a lot. We're okay now." Ash said
N nodded.
" Okay, Snivy, return now. And... I choose you, Unfezant!" Ash said
Unfezant came out of her pokeball.
" Frillish, use Bubble Beam!" Jessie declared
" Quick, dodge it!" Ash declared
Unfezant dodged the bubbles.
" Use Aerial Ace!" Ash declared
Unfezant started to use her Aerial Ace.
" Aichi and Pikachu, crouch down!" Ash shouted
Aichi crouched down with Pikachu as Unfezant sliced the top of the cage off and they could get free.
" Pika!"
Aichi carried Pikachu as they jumped down from the cage.
" Are you crazy?! You should've waited until we got a Pokemon out to catch you!" Naoki shouted
" Sorry, I forgot!" Aichi shouted
Epic anime fall.
" You're not getting away! Frillish, use Shadow Ball!" Jessie declared
Frillish fired the Shadow Ball at Aichi and Pikachu.
" Look out!"
Aichi tightly held onto Pikachu as a light surrounded both of them.
" No, don't! Aichi!" Kourin shouted
The Shadow Ball exploded but the light remained there. The light disappeared with Aichi and Pikachu still safe.
" Sorry if that scared you..." Aichi said
" Pika..."
" Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!" Ash declared
Pikachu jumped up a little and sent out his attack.
" Amoongus, use Stun Spore!" James declared
Amoongus sent out its Stun Spore at them as the Thunderbolt also hit. Aichi and Pikachu tried to cover their noses from the Stun Spore but it got to them as they continued to fall.
" Pikachu!"
" Aichi!"
Ash and Kai ran over to Pikachu and Aichi. Ash caught Pikachu in the nick of time and so did Kai as he caught Aichi.
" Pikachu! You alright, buddy?! Unfezant! Air Cutter!" Ash declared
Unfezant sent out her Air Cutter at the balloon as the balloon burst and Team Rocket was sent away.
" Pikachu, hang in there!" Ash said
" Aichi! Come on! Tatsunagi!" Kai called
" I got it!" Kourin said
She removed her red pin as she held it over Aichi and closed her eyes. The red pin glowed and Kourin opened her eyes after the glow dissipated. She pinned the red pin back onto her hair.
" The effects of the Stun Spore has put both of them in bad shape. But they should be able to help us." Kourin said
" Right!"
" Hurry, Ash! Place Pikachu down! We're going to do something about this!" Naoki said
" R-Right!"
They set the two down as Kourin came in front of them and took out a card.
" Come forth, my Jewel Knight of the light! Jewel Knight, Hilmy!" Kourin chanted
The card glowed as a small animal with a water jug appeared from her Vanguard Circle. She kneeled down in front of the small animal.
" Please, Hilmy. Heal Pikachu and the king from the Stun Spore's effects with your healing water." Kourin said
" The king?!" Ash exclaimed
Hilmy saluted and walked over to Pikachu as it poured the water from its jug into his mouth to let him drink it. Then it moved on to Aichi and did the same before moving back to Kourin and nodding.
" Thank you, Hilmy. Come back." Kourin said
Hilmy turned back into a card and went back to Kourin. She turned to the others.
" They're alright now." Kourin said
They nodded as Aichi and Pikachu got up.
" What happened...?" Aichi ask
" Pika...?"
" You were affected by the Stun Spore's effects along with Pikachu. Kourin used Hilmy to heal both of you. You feelin' alright now?" Naoki ask
" Yeah..."
" Hey, buddy. You alright now?" Ash ask
" Pika!"
He jumped onto Ash's shoulder.
" That's good to hear." N said
He looked over to Aichi and his friends.
" Let's go to the room and talk." Kourin said
They helped Aichi up as they headed to the room. Letting Aichi rest a little, they sat on another bed to prevent disturbing him.
" Sorry we didn't tell you guys this earlier. We just find it hard to." Misaki said
" You do know, well except for N, that our units manifested from the planet Cray, right?" Ren ask
" Yeah. You told us before when we were out walking in one of the forests once." Iris replied
" You see Cray is the kind of planet that goes into wars. The first users were me and Aichi-kun. We were used to settle the war of the Royal Paladin and Shadow Paladin." Ren explained
" Light and dark..." N said
" That's right. But in the end, it ended up with both accepting each other when Aichi-kun had beaten me with both light and dark. He accepts that as himself and goes with it. In the end, winning against me and making me realize it as well." Ren said
" Awesome..." Ash said
" But the second time was taken up a level when Psyqualia was once more activated to settle another war..." Ren said, his expression turned serious, " The war to free our avatars after they were sealed by Void."
" You mean, that Void that you told us about?!" Iris ask
" Yes. It appeared out of nowhere one day on the once again peaceful planet. All the clans joined together and created an army of a large scale... But our avatars, Blaster Blade, Aichi-kun's avatar. Blaster Dark, my avatar. And Dragonic Overlord, Kai's avatar. The three leaders were sealed by Void and the army lost their will to fight causing the rift on Earth, of the three clans, Royal Paladin, Shadow Paladin and Kagero to disappear. Takuto, the one who gave us the Psyqualia, replaced our memories of our decks with Gold Paladins to replace Royal Paladin and Shadow Paladin while Kagero was replaced with Narukami." Ren explained
" But the weirdest thing was that Aichi lost some of his memories but he still remembers the three lost clans for some reason. He lost the memories of how many times he fought with the Royal Paladin but the fact that he didn't lose the memories of everything that has happened that had something to do with the three clans was weird. All of our memories were replaced but his wasn't." Kai explained
" That is weird..." Cilan said
" Then the battle to help them started when the four of our teams were gathered at the space between Cray and Earth. The ones who lost in that space is immediately sent back to Earth and unable to fight against Void again. We managed to free them in the end and got our respective clans back, but Kai and Aichi-kun stayed with Narukami and Gold Paladin." Ren explained
" Then what happened?" Iris ask
They looked down and had mixed emotions on their face. Kai had a guilty face as he walked over to Aichi's bed and sat beside him.
" It's alright if you don't want to say it." Ash said
" No, it's fine... Everything started so suddenly... Black rings emerged in front of cardfighters' eyes all over the world, posing a threat to destroy the world. Cardfighters started to act oddly, Reversing every people whether they were cardfighters or not. You guys should know the rest." Ren explained
" Back at Cynthia's villa, right?" Cilan ask
" Yeah..."
" So... Who was actually posing the most threat at that time?" N ask
Naoki suddenly banged the table.
" Sorry... I got emotional... Don't worry about me..." Naoki said
He sat back down after calming himself down.
" There's no need to say it, Ren. You want to know the answer? It was me." Kai admitted
" Kai? You were the worst threat?" Iris ask
" Second worst. Link Joker was the worst. I accepted that power to get on even grounds with Aichi. I know that was selfish of me to do that. Even I thought about that." Kai said
" After that incident was over, we thought everything would finally be back to normal but then this sudden news came to us about Cray's King. After we helped Takuto to get back his body, he gathered all of us. Accepting the news was hard, the one who took the blow hard was Aichi-kun. After hearing the news, he ran out of the building. We tried to chase after him but by the time we arrived back to the ground floor, he was gone." Ren explained
" So what happened to him?" Ash ask
" He didn't show up for a few days and we got worried. So when we wanted to go to visit him, his family said that he'd been missing since that day." Naoki said
" Why didn't they tell you anything?" Cilan ask
" I guess they didn't want to worry us. But the fact that Aichi had been missing for a few days meant that something must have happened to him when he took the blow and ran away, so we went on a search for him." Misaki said
" So you mean, you went to search for him in different places?" N ask
" Yeah. But all of those places that we've searched, he wasn't there... It was almost as if he was gone... Gone from the world... But we searched the last place where we think we could find him at. We went to the Tatsunagi Corporation to ask Takuto-kun." Shingo explained
~ Flashback start~
They ran into the Tatsunagi Corporation, in hopes that Takuto knows the whereabouts of their missing friend.
" What?! Aichi-kun is missing?!" Takuto exclaimed
" Please, Takuto! You need to help us find him! After you told him about him being Cray's King, he took it as a big blow and ran away to who knows where!" Kourin pleaded
" Alright! I'll call on the Quatre Knights to search for him too!" Takuto said
" Please!"
After the Knights were also gathered, they began searching for Aichi once again.
" Aichi!"
" Aichi!"
" Aichi-kun!"
" Sendou-kun!"
" Brother Aichi!"
" Aichi-sama!"
" Aichi-dono!"
" Sendou!"
" Aichi Sendou!"
They gathered again.
" No. I can't find him anywhere..." Misaki said
" Me neither..." Kamui said
" Where could he have gone?!" Naoki pondered, ruffling his hair
" At this rate, we might need to keep searching until we find some clues to where he could be..." Leon said
" I'm not going to rest until I find him..." Kai said
He walked off to find any clues after that.
" Come on. We need to keep going!" Miwa said
" Yeah!"
They ran off again to search for their friend again.
~ After a few hours~
They gathered once more after searching more areas around Japan.
" Still nothing..." Naoki said
" Me too..." Miwa said
" Has anybody tried calling him these few days?" Misaki ask
" I tried before but he didn't answer." Koutei said
" Try again." Misaki said
" Alright!"
Naoki tried contacting but it failed. Shingo tried this time but he also failed. Koutei tried again but failed. Miwa tried as well but failed. Misaki also tried but failed.
" Kai! Get over here and help us!" Kamui said
" I don't have his number..." Kai said
" What?! How can you not have his number until now?! Aren't you his lover?!" Miwa ask
Kai glared at him. Miwa put his hands up in defense.
" A-Alright... I'll give you his number..." Miwa said
Miwa gave him Aichi's number as Kai contacted him. His eyes suddenly were wide opened after awhile.
" Well?"
" It got through..." Kai said
" See! Even he keeps your number!" Miwa said
Kai glared again as Miwa once again put his hands up in defense. Kai turned on the loudspeaker.
" Aichi. I know you're there. Where are you? Everyone's worried about you. Where have you been?" Kai ask
It was silent on the other line.
" Aichi! Please tell us where you are! Everyone's worried about you! Where have you been?! Are you alright?!" Naoki ask
" Sendou-kun! Please! Respond to us!" Shingo said
That was when the line cut off.
" Something's not right..." Misaki said
" Ratie! Do you think you can locate him with your fairy powder?!" Gaillard ask
" I'll try..." Ratie said
She poured a bag of powder around her as a white Vanguard Circle appeared. She took her sphere out as she concentrated and the sphere floated away.
" Follow it!" Ratie said
" Right!"
They followed the sphere. All of a sudden, the sky turned gray and it started to snow.
" What's going on?" Miwa ask
" How can it be snowing in the middle of summer?" Kamui ask
" Everyone. Can you guys hear me?" Takuto communicated
" What is it, Takuto?" Sera communicated
" Hurry up. This weather is his feelings growing unstable... If you don't stop him soon, I bet even worst things are going to happen..." Takuto communicated
" Don't worry! We're following Ratie's sphere to his location!" Gaillard communicated
They turned off their communicators and kept following as they arrived at an unfamiliar place.
" Ratie, are you sure he's around this area?" Neve ask
" Yeah. I can sense a strong aura coming from this place... But... I can't find the exact location..." Ratie said
" I'm just going to charge in!" Naoki said
Naoki dashed forward as he passed through a ripple. The others nodded and followed along. When they opened their eyes, all they saw was black and a light of blue at the far distance. They ran towards the light as they saw their missing friend after a long time.
" Aichi!"
They tried to reach for the sleeping boy but a blue crystal suddenly emerged from the ground and blocked them from reaching him.
" Aichi! Please, let us through!" Miwa shouted
But more crystals emerged as they were backing away further and further away from their friend.
" Gaillard!" Sera said
Gaillard nodded and shot out his blue flames on the crystal. But none of the crystals budged and instead grew even more.
" It's not working!" Gaillard said
" We need to work together to break this! Come on!" Ratie said
The four nodded as they sent out their powers on the crystals. The crystals started to break one by one.
" Go! We'll handle this! Get Aichi-dono out of there!" Neve said
" Right!"
They ran into the area again as they ran towards the blue light. But some others were suddenly blocked by more crystals.
" Go! We'll be fine! Just go and get Aichi-kun!" Koutei shouted
The crystal emerged and covered his face as they nodded and proceeded forward. Finally, they arrived at where Aichi was. Kai kneeled beside him but then crystals emerged in front of Misaki and the others.
" Kai! Wake Aichi up! Hurry!" Miwa shouted
The crystal covered them as well.
" Aichi! Come on! Wake up!" Kai said
Aichi moaned a little before opening his eyes to see Kai.
" Kai-kun..." Aichi said
" You're alright... What have you been doing...?" Kai ask
" What...? I don't understand what you're saying... Where are we...?" Aichi ask
" What?!"
Everything started to disappear as Kai noticed a door. He carried Aichi up as he headed out of the door to see the others. The sun has also appeared as the snow disappeared.
" Kai-kun... Why was I here...?" Aichi ask
" We'll go back to Takuto first. Then we'll find out what really happened." Gaillard said
They nodded and went to the Tatsunagi building. When they arrived, Takuto used his powers to search Aichi's memory.
" Nothing... I don't understand. Your memory never showed any time or place you disappeared to. Are you sure you don't remember anything?" Takuto ask
" No, I don't. I only remember running out of the building and then... I felt like I was sucked into a nightmare and I can't remember anything after that." Aichi replied
" The only possibility... Is that something dragged you into there and used your despair to create chaos once the final push was given. And the final push, was the phone call." Takuto explained
" No wonder it was silent..." Naoki said
" Once he hears the desperate calls of his friends, his emotions will go unstable and take on a form of darkness... We're only lucky that his powers are still quite dormant." Takuto said
" What should we do now?" Sera ask
" I'll send you all to another world... He needs a new environment to get used to for now. Most of all to avoid the darkness that haunts for him, which is most probably, Void." Takuto explained
" Void?!"
" But what if we want to come back here?" Shingo ask
" That lies with the four with Psyqualia. If they find out how, then you can travel between both worlds. Aichi-kun, take this." Takuto said
Takuto handed him a blue crystal that is suspended by a metal frame and string. He hung it around his neck.
" This crystal will keep your powers in check. Don't lose it or let it be corrupted. And now... I'll send everyone off now. If you have any questions about that world, just ask their people." Takuto said
A light engulfed them as they were sent off to the world.
~ Flashback end~
" So that's what happened..." Iris said
" What do you guys intend to do now?" Cilan ask
" Well, we still want to follow you guys of course but... We still don't know what do we need to get home..." Ren said
" I'm sure you'll find out sooner or later. Just believe in it!" Ash said
" Thanks!"
Aichi started to wake up too as they got off from the ship.
And that's the end of this chapter! The last part was a little boring but thank you all for reading and bye bye!