Excuse me while I go sit in the corner for a second... I just saw the most disturbing thing. My mom killed an ant and half the ant was still running around while the other half was dead... *shivers*
Blech... Anyway, here's the chapter. *twitches*
After the ice is cleared, Cynthia comes on the stage.
"I hope you all enjoyed those magnificent displays of skill." Cynthia says, "Since the contest displays are over, it's time for a Pokemon battle! Here are Ash and Paul."
The students cheer, excited for a battle. Ash and Paul come onto the stage, Ash smiling and waving, Pikachu on his shoulder, and Paul with his hands in his pockets, walking to the other side of the stage.
"This battle will be one-on-one, each trainer is only allowed one Pokemon. The first trainer to knock out the other's Pokemon wins. No Spirit Pokemon allowed. Try not to destroy the stage. Begin!"
"Alright, I choose you, Gliscor!" "Honchkrow, standby for battle."
Gliscor appears on the stage standing on his tail, sticking out his tongue and winking. Honchkrow appears, hovering in place in front of Paul.
"Gliscor, use X-Scissor!" "Gli-scor!" Gliscor's claws glow and it slashes at Honchkrow in an X formation. "Dodge it." Honchkrow easily dodges to the side, avoiding damage. "Sky Attack." Honchkrow's body is surrounded in white aura and it flies into Gliscor. Gliscor crashes into the stage, in pain.
"No Gliscor! Use Stone Edge!" Gliscor recovers and flies up heading towards Honchkrow. Two rings of stone appear around him and the stones fly towards Honchkrow, knocking him down.
"Get up and use Shadow Ball." Honchkrow lifts off, firing multiple Shadow Balls at Gliscor. "Dodge'em and use Fire Fang Gliscor!" Gliscor's fangs burst into flame and he starts flying towards Honchkrow while dodging the Shadow Balls. Once Gliscor gets close to Honchkrow, Honchkrow fires one last Shadow Ball that explodes in Gliscor's face. The two flying types are blown back from the explosion to opposite sides of the stage. Gliscor lands, wincing from the damage. Honchkrow is still flying, having taken almost no damage.
"Grr, Stone Edge again Gliscor!" "Gliscor!" Two more rings of stone appear around Gliscor, stones flying towards Honchkrow again.
"Dark Pulse." Honchkrow cries out, letting loose a Dark Pulse and breaking the rocks. The Dark Pulse continues and heads towards Gliscor.
"Counter with a Giga Impact!" Gliscor flies towards the Dark Pulse and Honchkrow with a determined expression, his body getting surrounded by a purple aura and yellow-orange streaks. Dark Pulse connects but Gliscor slowly continues towards Honchkrow while taking small amounts of damage. Gliscor continues to advance towards Honchkrow, the Dark Pulse still continuing on in an attempt to stop Gliscor.
"Night Slash!" Honchkrow stops the Dark Pulse, his wings glowing black. Honchkrow dives down to Gilscor. The two crash into each other, the power from the attacks causing an explosion. Everyone watches, waiting for the dust clear.
The stage begins to clear out revealing the victor. Honchkrow stands, looking down at a feinted Gliscor.
"And the winner is Paul!" The students in the auditorium cheer, Honchkrow flying back to Paul.
Ash walks over toe Gliscor. "You did great Gliscor, thanks." "Gliii." Ash smiles, returning Gliscor to his Pokeball.
Paul looks at Honchkrow. "Return." Honchkrow bows his head as he is returned to his Pokeball.
"Great battle, both of you." Cynthia walks over to the two trainers, arms out. She turns to face the students in the audience.
"And that was a great demonstration of two battling styles here at the Spirit Academy! Thank you Ash and Paul for having a battle. Ash, you may go heal your Gliscor with Nurse Joy at the school Pokemon Center." Ash nods then jumps off the stage, running for the doors in a hurry to get to the Pokemon Center.
"Now I'm sure you're all wondering why all of you were called here today." Many of the students nod in agreement, the new students confused. "This is very unusual, I know. The staff of the Spirit Academy decided to make Spring announcements along with the new students assembly to save time. There has also been a problem lately with Team Void." Cynthia says the last part with a grim expression. A low murmur starts up from the students. "Yes, we all know the threat Team Void poses to this school, even with our defenses and skill. Lately, Team Void has taken over part of Unova and is moving to Kalos. They are still far away but we must be wary. Older students above the age of 15 from the Spirit Academy are now being requested to do missions in these regions and Sinnoh. A few missions will also be for checking up on the Ranger School in Almia."
A loud protest comes from the students under the age limit.
Cynthia smiles knowingly. "Yes, I know that 'it's unfair' and 'it's not your fault if you're not old enough.' However, this was a decision made by the headmaster, Lance and will not be changed. The age limit is for your own safety. Missions will be completed with a partner or a group to make sure you stay on track and also for safety. Partners will be assigned by the staff based upon compatibility, skill, and how well they know each other, though the last one is optional." Cynthia grins mischievously. "All students will be assigned a partner when they turn 15, new older students will be assigned one when they get settles, so next school year. Students will have at least one class with their assigned partner in order to help develop stronger bonds with each other. Learning to work together is very helpful in partnerships. This assembly is over, I hope you all enjoyed the demonstrations shown here today and welcome to the Spirit Academy." Cynthia bows slightly the walks backstage, the assembly over.
The Next Day-7:00 AM
Red Dorm
A dorm shared with Misty, May, and Dawn on the edge of the 15-18 dorm building. With one main room and three bedrooms connected to it. The main room door opens up to a red couch facing a flat screen TV sitting on a maroon colored TV stand. The three bedrooms connect to the main room from a small hall, left of the hall is Misty's room, directly to the right is Dawn's, and directly to the front is May's. Each bedroom has a small bathroom connected to it.
"Ahhhhhhh!" A loud scream rings throughout the dorm, waking Misty.
"Daaaawn!" Misty storms out of her room and into Dawn's. Dawn is currently looking in the mirror, freaking out about her bed hair. "Why does this always happen!?" Misty glares at the back of Dawn's head, Dawn still facing the mirror.
"Sorry Misty! Piplup, come on out!" Down holds out her arm and a bright light flashes, Piplup appearing. "Can you help me with my hair?" "Pip-lup!" Piplup let's off a stream of bubbles from his mouth, dampening Dawn's hair and fixing it. Misty sighs and walks out of the room, leaving Dawn to prepare for the day. Closing the door, Misty knocks on May's door.
"May? You awake?" Nothing happens. Misty opens the door and walks in the room, seeing a still sleeping May.
"May, wake up." Again, nothing happens.
"Don't make me do this." Misty crosses her arms, holding a Pokeball threateningly. May rolls over, ignoring Misty.
"Well you made me. Staryu, Water Gun!" Misty throws the Pokeball and Staryu appears. Staryu uses Water Gun, soaking May and completely waking her up.
"Misty!" May jumps up, making Staryu lose its balance and fall off the bed. "Oh, sorry Staryu." Staryu seems to make a nodding motion.
""Staryu, return." A red beam of light appears, returning Staryu. "You were asking for it, you gotta wake up or we'll be late for class." May moves some damp hair from her face and walks to the bathroom, giving in to Misty's command. Misty rolls her eyes then leaves to get ready for the day.
Gold Dorm
About the same as the Red Dorm just with a gold theme. Ash has the left room, Drew the middle, and Paul the right room.
"Drew, Paul, you guys up!?" Ash knocks on Paul and Drew's doors loudly. Paul opens his door, glaring at Ash. Drew walks out yawning.
"What?!" Paul faces Ash angrily. Ash flinches away, holding up his hands defensively. "Sorry! We got some letters that tell us who our partners are."
Paul calms down slightly and Drew looks interested. "Can you at least give us our letters?" Drew flicks his hair, looking pointedly at Ash.
Ash chuckles nervously then hands Paul and Drew their envelopes. "Sorry again. I'm going to get breakfast! See you guys later!"
Ash runs off, Drew and Paul sweatdropping. "I'll just..." Drew backs into his room to prepare, holding his envelope. Paul rolls his eyes, doing the same.
Cafeteria 7:15 AM
Ash runs in the cafeteria and quickly gets food. He then runs over to the table where Misty, May, and Dawn are at. A little while later, Drew and Paul walk in.
"Did you three open your letters yet?" Ash asks excitedly, holding his unopened envelope.
"Not yet." Misty holds her envelope up. "We were waiting for you three to come." Dawn also holds her envelope up to show Ash, Drew and Paul finally sitting down at the table.
"I wonder who my partner is?" May pauses, a thoughtful look on her face. "Just open the letters already." Paul says flatly, his letter already opened.
The rest of the table sweatdrops then start to open their letters also.
"My partner is..." Ash quickly scans through the letter. "Misty! Misty, you're my partner!" Ash turns and hugs Misty, shaking her around. "That's great! But I. Can't. Breath." Misty struggles and Ash lets go, grinning.
"My partner is, hmm..." May reads through the letter after giggling at Ash and Misty. "Drew?! You mean Grasshead is my partner?!" Drew looks slightly offended. "Is it really that bad? I'm the one that has to deal with your skills." May looks offended.
"Looks like my partner is Paul. Guess we're partners then!" Dawn smiles at Paul. Paul just grunts, turning his head. Dawn pouts then checks her watch. "Guys, class starts in 10 minutes."
The other four in the group look at Dawn. "Then I guess we should go to class then! See you guys later! C'mon Misty, we have our first class together." Ash jumps to his feet and runs out the door, dragging Misty behind him.
"See you in Spirit Class and Contest Class, June. As always." Drew smirks and walks out the room, a raging May following.
"We have Spirit Class together, like usual. Then we have, um..." Dawn checks her letter for a second. "Pokemon Care right after that. Don't be late! Bye!" Dawn quickly walks out of the cafeteria. Paul follows slowly after.
Secret Location
"Is it done?"
"Yes sir, the experiment is finished."
"Good. Has it been tested?"
"Yes sir, it was tested successfully. Unfortunately there was a side-effect..."
"What was it?"
"The test subject listened to no one and attempted to escape, viciously attacking two of the scientists."
"Good, good. Then it is successful. Be sure to give it to the new recruits and we shall begin preparations for the grand plan."
"Yes sir, preparations will begin soon. Orders are now being relayed."
"Good. You are dismissed."
"Yes sir."
Hi. Might just try to update every week or so. Yay! I hope you guys enjoyed this little chapter and the battle in the beginning, it was fun to write. I still need to make these chapters longer. (^.^;)
Think I'm gonna put some little bits of character info in these author notes. We'll just see.
Hope you enjoyed,
BlueCookies7
