The Power of Love
A/N: *sing-songy* I'm back! *end sing-song tone* And with more of the story.
But before we get started, I want to say something to twilight sparkle, who has been a great support for all of my stories. First of all, thanks for being so supportive. It really brightens up my day. Second, about your suggestion concerning this story. I had already said that I won't put any songs in this story. But, I maybe, just maybe, put up musical one-shots later in time that would include some of these songs.
All right! Let's get on with Chapter 3! Roll it!
Italics- Pokémon speech
Chapter 3
Vow for a Broken Heart
In his room, Ash was curled up on his bed, silently shedding tears. Pikachu was beside him, patting his arm to comfort him. Rose, Azalea, and Forsythia could only watch their heartbroken young master quietly cry.
A gentle knock on the door was then sounded. "Ash?" A familiar voice softly called out into the room. "Ash?" The prince in question turned to the door, which was now creaking open to reveal his twin brother and Sparky.
Ash slowly slid off his bed. "Hey, Ritchie." He said, wiping away a few tears.
"What happened?" Ritchie asked, seeing that his brother was crying.
The elder prince slowly walked over to the door. "I...I don't want to talk about it."
Ritchie raised an eyebrow. "Not even to me?" He asked. Ash tells him almost everything, so this was a little out of the norm.
Ash looked down at the floor. "Not now." He said. "Later. I promise."
The younger prince was still not sure, but decided not to pressure him. "Okay." He said. He was about to close the door, but stopped. "Is there anything I should do for you?"
Ash nodded. "Tell Mom... the wedding's off."
"The wedding's off?" Ritchie asked, not believing what he had just heard. Seeing that Ash was not in the mood to talk anymore, he quietly shut the door and went to tell their mother the news.
Once the announcement was made, Ritchie made his way back to Ash's room. His brother was still sulking on his bed. Sparky leaped off the younger prince's shoulder and went to talk with Pikachu.
Ritchie sat down beside Ash. "So, are you going to tell me what happened?" He asked.
Ash wiped away a couple of more stray tears and began to explain everything. "After I got the corsage, I went to find Serena, and I found her... with another man."
"WHAT?!" Ritchie shouted, and Ash quickly covered his brother's mouth with his hand to quiet him. When he did, he removed his hand and Ritchie continued speaking quietly. "She was cheating on you?"
Ash could only nod. Ritchie growled and punched his open palm with his fist. "Wait until I get my hands on her!" He softly hissed in anger. "I'll tear her wings off with my bare hands!"
The elder prince placed a hand on the younger one's shoulder. "I will deal with her later, that I promise."
Ritchie took a deep breath. "So, what are you doing to do now?" He asked.
Ash's face became grim. "If love only gives this kind of trouble and pain, then, what's the point of it?" He then stood up from the bed. "So, from now, I'll never fall in love again."
"Ash, that's crazy." Ritchie said, joining his brother standing up. "You can't exactly just not fall in love. It has a way of hitting you when you least expect it."
"I'm not saying that it's smart to not do this." Ash said. "But, I have to be strong, 'cause one day, I will rule this kingdom. I can't let this bring me down all the time."
Ritchie considered his brother's words, then sighed. "Well, as the saying goes: If you can't beat 'em, join them." Ash raised a curious eyebrow. "If you will never fall in love again, then I won't, either."
"Now you're the one that's sounding crazy." Ash said. "You know that a lot of girls will be wanting to have a chance with you."
Ritchie rolled his eyes. "I'm not letting you do this alone. I've never let you do anything alone ever since we were kids. I'm not about to change that."
Ash looked over at Pikachu and Sparky, who both gave him encouraging smiles. "Well, it seems we're in this together."
Ritchie smirked as he lightly punched Ash's shoulder. "As always."
The two brothers chuckled slightly. The three Florges then came up to them. "Well, if you two young masters are going to be doing this, then it would seem that you will need to be properly dressed for that." Rose said.
Azalea floated around the two princes. "We'll be right back." She said.
"We'll come up with something." Forsythia added as she and the other two left the room.
Soon enough, the three Florges came back with some street clothes. The two princes then quickly got out of their suits and into their new attires.
Ash got dressed into a black and white T-shirt with a yellow stripe, slightly baggy jeans, and black and red running shoes. His wings were popping out of the slits in the back of his shirt, his hands were clad in black biker gloves with red trim, and on his head, he wore a red and black cap with a blue Poké Ball insignia.
Ritchie now was dressed in a dark blue T-shirt under a sea green vest with gold trim, aqua green travel pants with some patches gold and a belt, and black running shoes. His wings were shown through the slits in the back, his hands had similar biker gloves on; except the trim was aqua green, and he wore a blue cap with a gold stripe horizontally across on his head.
"I like this!" Ash exclaimed.
"Me, too." Ritchie agreed, adjusting his cap. He then turned to Pikachu and Sparky. "What do you two think?"
"You guys look great!" Pikachu said.
"Gone with the perfect prince attitude." Sparky added.
The two boys smiled and grabbed their swords. They then fastened them onto their right sides. Ritchie then remembered something.
"Uh, what is Mom going to say about this?" He asked.
Everyone else froze. They completely forgot about how to explain this to the Queen, Ash and Ritchie's mother. Then, Ash came up with something.
"I'll explain to her later." He said. "Right now, I'm up for a little sparring match. What do you say?"
Ritchie smirked at the challenge. "Oh, you're on, bro." He said. With that, the two princes left the room to have some friendly competition.
A/N: I decided to have Ritchie be more supportive towards his brother, and not be super love crazy as the character he is supposed to be representing. I mean, what is up with that? We may know girls that are boy-crazy, but Princess Dawn from the original movie is criminally insane about them. It's just ridiculous!
Anyhow, I hope y'all enjoyed this chapter. I'll see you in Chapter 4! Please leave a review about what you guys think.
Got to fly! ;)