Obnoxious Fate 2: Complication
Chapter 2: Diversion
"Flight 6413 will be departing for Jubilife City shortly."
"You hear that? That's short for 'Get us through before we miss our flight!'" Gold said as Ruby and Wally watched in disbelief. The security officer rolled her eyes and used a detector wand to inspect the oldest Dexholder.
"Okay, your Pokémon are checked in and ready to go." another security officer said as he handed both trainers back their Pokeballs. "Actually, if you're doing that, I wouldn't mind missing the flight..." Gold said as the inspecting officer finished her inspection.
"Are you done yet?" Ruby asked as Gold received his Pokémon. Gold nodded and winked at the security officer as the three took off. "I wonder why they picked you out for further inspection..." Wally noted. "It's because of my good looks." Gold replied.
"Here's the tickets. I'm with the green-haired kid and the prissy boy." Gold said as he handed off the tickets along with several Pokedollar bills. "Ah... it looks like I can upgrade the three of you to first-class seats! Enjoy your flight!" the man taking the tickets said. "They're sending us First-class?" Ruby asked as they ventured up the walkway. Gold scoffed and replied "Do you really think the old man would spring for that? I'm sending us First-Class. We're going to Sinnoh in style!"
On the Plane
"...We at Sinnoh Air would like to remind you that you can have one Pokémon out if it is under one and a half meters in height. Use of Pokémon Moves and Abilities, however, are strictly prohibited. Enjoy your flight!"
"So, what is Sinnoh like?" Gold asked as he turned around to Wally and slightly startled to see that he had a Roselia sitting on his shoulder. "Well, I was only in Veilstone for one day and I didn't have much time to see what the city had to offer. The weather was definitely cooler and it was raining when I was at..." Wally replied, looking down his Roselia tried to help by using Aromatherapy.
"Ah, I see... so I guess that seeing the beaches are out of the question?" Gold said as he realized that he was getting into difficult territory. "Well, all I know is that Jubilife is the capital of Sinnoh, complete with a trainer's school and has a 'Global Trade Station'" Ruby said, trying to outsmart Gold.
"There is a waterfront city, I believe it's Sunyshore..." Wally said, wanting to see other places in Sinnoh but not wanting to the one responsible for derailing the trip. "We are not making any field-trips! Crystal is counting on us to get this ready!" Ruby stated, putting his foot down. Gold lowered his gaze to the younger Dexholder and said "I'm the adult here, it's my decision!"
As an argument broke out over who was in charge on the trip, Wally decided that it would be a good time to excuse himself to the restroom if only to avoid being associated with the Dexholders as they bickered. Crystal would be so proud at the reputation that these two were giving to the Dexholders as a group.
Jubilife National Airport
"And I'm more mature!" Ruby said, trying to get the last word in the argument that occupied almost through the (thankfully short) plane trip. As the three of them watched the baggage carousal, Wally finally got the courage to chime in on the argument. "Well, the only reason why I can go on this trip was because we promised my parents that Gold would be responsible." Wally said as Gold gave Ruby a look that said "I told you so."
"Fine." Ruby said as he picked up his bags and carefully inspected them for any rips and tears. After a few minutes passed, the other two boys had their bags and were able to head out on their way.
"Let's see... where did I put the hotel information..." Gold mumbled as he started to rummage through his bag. Ruby rolled his eyes and pulled a piece of paper out of his back pocket. "You dropped this during your 'pleasure trip' through security before we boarded the plane" Ruby explained as Gold practically ripped the paper out of his hand.
"Oh. Oh no. This will not do at all." Gold said as he got out his PokeGear to make a quick call. "Gold, this is not the time to call the lonely-heart chat lines!" Ruby replied half-jokingly. "Yeah, I'm calling to request a change on a reservation..." Gold started to say as the other two boys walked away to give the older Dexholder some privacy on his call.
"Are you okay?" Wally asked as his friend rested his forehead against a vending machine as the green-haired boy put in some money. "This is not going to end well. I know it's not going to end well. Gold's going to do something really bad to get me in trouble." Ruby replied as he sighed and let the cool plastic of the machine attempt to remedy the headache that started on the plane.
"Okay, so what is the new total... Okay. Just put down on the computer that the reservations for Oak are no longer necessary... Okay, thanks." Gold said as he hung up and rejoined the two that he was responsible for. Ruby, this time with his forehead on the adjacent machine, had a Roselia trying to use Aromatherapy to heal his trainer's friend while a Cacturne was shaking a vending machine. With a thud, the lemon drink fell to the floor and Wally picked it up. "Thank you, Cacturne. Vending machines don't like me," he said as he shared the drink with the Pokémon.
"What... did you do?" Ruby asked as he felt a little more energized thanks to Wally's Roselia. Gold scratched his nose and replied "There was a little mistake with the Professor's arrangement. I made a couple of 'corrections' to the itinerary."
"Oh no..." Ruby mumbled as he wondered what Gold meant by that statement. "First of all, he wanted us to take a smelly taxi! That won't do!" Gold said as a limo pulled up and a chauffeur opened the door. Wally's jaw dropped far enough that a Butterfree could fly in. "Ladies and Gentlemen..." the chauffeur said as he opened up the back door for the three. Gold entered the limo with a proud look on his face, Ruby rolled his eyes and entered, and finally Wally entered as he wondered if Gold just committed some form of credit card fraud on the Professor.
"Is this really necessary?" Ruby asked as Gold turned on the television and ignored him. "I mean, the hotel is RIGHT THERE." Ruby continued as he pointed at a building that was slowly shrinking away behind them. "We're not going there." Gold said as he fiddled with the television without breaking his glance.
"I saw the paper. It says we've got reservations at the Jubilife Hotel and Convention Center."
"I know and, as I said, I've made a few little changes. Sit back and relax, Prissy Boy."
"Gold, why can't we do something without you fu-"
"This is route 202. Keep going south?" the driver asked, cutting off Ruby's little slip of the tongue.
"Yes. That'll do. The hotel is just a bit into route 219." Gold said, choosing to ignore the fact that Ruby was feeling stressed out enough to use that kind of language. "Okay, so you've changed hotels... I guess that'll be okay." Ruby said as he tried to figure out how this situation could be fixed. If it could be fixed.
"Yeah, it'll be fine. Instead of a bustling airport hotel, I just made a change so that we're in a nicer place over by the Pal Park. There's even a beach. Bet you wish that you've packed your swimsuit, right?" Gold said as he looked at the scenery changing as the limo left Jubilife and transitioned to the nearby wooded route.
"FOR THE LOVE OF ALL! WE'RE HERE TO GET READY FOR A CONVENTION NOT TO SIT BY THE POOL AND HAVE FUN!" Ruby shrieked, causing Wally to wince and cover his ears as he was sitting right next to Ruby.
"Calm. Down. One more outburst and you're riding on the roof. Listen, when Crystal said she'd be going straight from the 'airport to the lecturn', that's because she's crazy-busy. We just have to sign a few papers and make sure that all of her props are ready by the time she goes up on stage." Gold explained.
"But... no. You know what? You're the adult. Fine. You're in charge. When this train-wreck ensues, it will be on you. I'm just going to sit back and watch this all unfold." Ruby said as he threw his hands up and in the process elbowing his green-haired friend in the chest. "Oh no! Are you okay?" Ruby quickly asked as Wally started coughing. Wally nodded and pulled out an inhaler from his pocket and used it. "I noticed that you don't have your body armor anymore." Gold said, trying to derail the conversation before Ruby could continue assuming that Gold would screw everything up.
"Yeah, my attacks are down to a couple a week and I can control them with this inhaler." Wally explained as he put it back into his pocket. "So, you can do whatever you want?" Ruby asked, never really wanting to bring up his friend's "disability". Wally nodded and added "Well, within reason. I can ride a bike, kick a ball, swim, climb a tree. Normal people stuff".
"So, where is Crystal going that is more important than this convention?" Ruby asked. "She's going back to the orphanage to help out. She's also dragging Emerald along." Gold replied as he turned to look at the scenery passing by.
As the limo traveled down the road, a flash of purple caught Gold's eye. He shrugged it off as a Gliscor swooped past and perched on a tree. The Fang Scorp Pokémon landed on a branch, snickered as the limo passed on the road below and finally spit on the ground before flying off towards the traveling group.
Next Time: Obnoxious Fate 2: Complication Chapter 2: Unhappy Reunion 2
Author's Note: Sorry that it took me forever to get this chapter up! This has been a hectic couple of weeks for me. Keep your reviews coming!
To address something brought up in the reviews: the title, "Obnoxious Fate", has different meanings between the two stories. One could say that Kakeru Tomois' fate was quite obnoxious and you can say that another character's fate will also be "quite obnoxious" before the end of the story.
