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If I really did own Pokémon, then Ruby wouldn't have 'forgotten' his confession of love to Sapphire in the Adventures.
Anyway...
"Talking" Thoughts Pokespeech
On with the Story...
Chapter 7: Begun
Previous:
*Leaf's POV, Jihi Fukai Clan Base*
Sorry for your loss Misty...
I sighed, "We can't stay awake all night, and we only have a short time to train, so we have to spend as long as possible training. The Mujihina Clan is coming out into the open and destroying anything that comes into their path."
Everyone nodded, and then Dawn asked innocently, "We can still have the sleepover right?"
I laughed, "Sure Dawn, but until we're strong enough and our victory is set in place, everything stays HIDDEN."
*May's POV, Jihi Fukai Clan Base, next morning*
That was so much fun last night, too bad we have to train now...
Misty, Dawn, Leaf, and I were standing in what seemed to be an empty room in silence.
After a while Leaf looked at an imaginary watch on her wrist and muttered, "What is taking those boys so long?"
As soon as Leaf finished her sentence, the door flew open allowing Ash and Gary to walk casually in.
Leaf glared at then with her hands on her hips, "Why are you two late?"
Ash rolled his eyes, "Sorry MOM, we were just too busy crafting potions to come teach."
Potions? That kind of magic doesn't exist here.
Leaf laughed mockingly, "Yeah, right? What was the real reason?"
Gary sweat-dropped, "We were making potions and we lost track of time."
Leaf narrowed her eyes suspiciously, "Potions for what?"
Ash and Gary scratched the backs of their heads sheepishly, and then Ash quickly said, "Energy Potions."
Leaf nodded, but she didn't look convinced.
I feel sorry for their parents, it have been hard to raise three people that are always skeptical.
I coughed loudly, "Can we start yet, and you three have been chatting for a while?"
Leaf clapped her hands loudly, "Oh, yes. We have to teach you the basics of self-defense, first, and then we can move on to everything else. Now stand straight and tall."
The three of us did as told and stood straight with our hands to our sides, and then Leaf walked around us inspecting us.
Misty asked, "Can we go to Rudy's funeral?"
Leaf waved her hand, "It's next week, plus they are delaying all the Leagues and the Grand Festivals by a month because of his death."
Dawn sighed, "Whew that means I'll be able to participate in the Grand Festival after all."
Leaf's eyebrow rose, "I thought you wanted to become a PokeStylist?"
Dawn smiled, "I want to win at least one Grand Festival before I become a PokeStylist, and I want to prove that I didn't just quit coordinating because I lost my first Grand Festival."
Leaf nodded, "That makes sense, now stay still all three of you."
After a few seconds Leaf clapped again, "They clothes you three are wearing aren't really that movable for fighting. May, if the bandanna comes lose, then your hair will come lose and someone can use that as an advantage over you. Misty, too many layers are not good to wear, in hot environments you will faint from the heat. Dawn, a dress with boots and a scarf isn't the best choice, the scarf you could take off, but the dress could always fly up and boots like your pink ones aren't the best for fighting in, you could slip easily. We'll have to make you, new outfits immediately, so we can have you ready to fight in them and so no one will recognize you if we go out of the base. Ash, Gary, I need you two to make the clothes."
All of us besides Leaf screamed, "What? Why us/them?"
Are you crazy?
Leaf waved a hand in front of her, and then said commandingly, "Yeah, yeah. Ash, Gary; estimate their measurements and have those clothes ready by the end of today. Also prepare some new clothes for the three of us as well. You two can manage right?"
Ash and Gary nodded fearfully and left, and then Leaf turned toward us with a big smile on her face, "Time to start. I'm going to keep this simple so copy every move that I do. First we have to learn how to punch properly, hold your hand like this..."
*Drew's POV, Indigo Plateau, Same Time as what's happening in the Jihi Fukai Clan Base*
We only came to the Indigo Plateau because May wanted to see her old friend Dawn, meeting everyone else here was a coincidence.
Making new friends was a good part but having one of them die in less than two days was just wrong.
After Paul and I found Rudy's body yesterday and saw the girl's leaving, we knew the Mujihina Clan had something to do with both.
I tried asking Professor Oak, but all he said was, "Everything in this world happens for a reason, you just need to figure out the reason."
What does the old man mean?
I had woken up early, but it wasn't like I had gotten much sleep during the night, the thought of May leaving me and falling for someone else, kept me awake.
I was broken from my thoughts when I heard Paul come over to me and place a hand on my shoulder, "Drew, we need to tell Officer what happened. She wants to know, everyone wants to know. They've even delayed the other Leagues and the Grand Festivals because of this. Everyone from the Orange League, Johto League, Kanto League, and both Battle Frontiers, the Sinnoh/Johto one and the Kanto/Hoenn one, are here, they want to know."
I got up from my position on the arm chair next to the window of the Pokémon Center and followed Paul out of the Pokémon Center to a Conference Hall in another part of the Indigo Plateau.
As soon as we reached the Conference Hall, Paul led me through the dark hallways until we reached a door in the back of the Conference Hall.
Paul knocked a few times in code, and then after a few seconds Brock opened the door, "It's only you two, come in."
Paul and I walked into the room to see that everyone that Paul had mentioned to have come was there, many of whom I didn't recognize, but Paul had traveled through all the regions so he probably knew who they were.
Paul and I sat down in two empty seats, and then Mr. Goodshow started, "You all know why we are here. One of our Gymleaders was murdered last night. Rudy Ziggy of Trovita Island was killed and we don't know why. Paul and Andrew found his body. They also reported that Rudy left the room they were sharing in the Pokémon Center because he thought he heard noises. The noises he heard were the sound of six people leaving the Pokémon Center that night; Ash Ketchum, Shigeru Oak, Misteria Waterflower, May Maple, Dawn Berlitz, and Leaf Ketchum. Unfortunately none of them can be found to explain what happened, we can only depend on what we found."
We need you right now, but where are you?
Darach (Sinnoh/Johto Frontier Brain) raised his hand, "How do we know it wasn't one of those people that killed Rudy?"
Mr. Goodshow sighed, "All of them are good people with credible backgrounds. Almost all of us have had the pleasure of meeting Ash. Shigeru is Samuel, Professor Oak's grandson. Misteria is the Cerulean City Gymleader. May is Norman, the Petalburg City Gymleader's daughter. Dawn is the daughter of emotion, bonded with Mesprit, so she has to be pure-hearted. None of us really know Leaf because she has been in a coma for most of her life, ten years total, but she is Ash's twin sister, and I doubt she will be evil. Also, the proof we have proves that none of them murdered Rudy."
Palmer (Barry's Dad, Sinnoh/Johto Frontier Head) raised a hand, "Mr. Goodshow, err never mind."
I wonder what he wanted to tell everyone...
Argenta (Sinnoh/Johto Frontier Brain) raised her hand, "How was Rudy murdered?"
Mr. Goodshow looked at me to answer so I said, "There was a dagger dug into his back, close to his heart. We don't believe that he was necessarily the target. He might have pushed the target out of the way. However, the only things that could have moved were the six people mentioned beforehand, so the target had to be one of them."
Cissy (Mikan Gymleader) raised her hand, "Do you have the dagger with you?"
Mr. Goodshow shook his head, "Officer Jenny had it taken in as proof, I cannot get it, but I have a picture."
Mr. Goodshow turned on the T.V behind him, which showed a huge picture of the dagger.
I saw Violet, Lily, and Daisy's eyes widen slightly and a word form to their lips, but I couldn't tell what.
Agatha (Kanto Elite Four) and Spenser (Hoenn/Kanto Frontier Brain) gasped upon seeing the picture, "The Mujihinas!"
How do those two know what that symbol was for?
Mr. Goodshow turned toward them, eyebrow raised, "You know about them?"
Agatha and Spenser sweat-dropped, not knowing what to say, and then Professor Oak said, "I'll tell you all, and you deserve to know the mess which you are involved in now. Does everyone agree?"
No one objected to Professor Oak continued, "I'll give you the shortened version. Back in the war that threatened to destroy Kanto and parts of Johto, 2,000 years ago, each side formed an assassin clan to use as a last resort. The side of light formed the Jihi Fukai Clan, which means Merciful Clan. The side of darkness formed the Mujihina Clan, which means the Merciless Clan. Sir Aaron, stopped the fighting between both sides, but the Mujihina Clan was restless and would not accept the treaty, so the clans that should have dissolved after the war lived on. The Jihi Fukai Clan only lived on to prevent the Mujihina Clan from destroying the world. The Mujihina Clan has decided to attack the world again, now. The only reason they chose this opportunity is because the Jihi Fukai Clan Leaders in their minds are weak, for they are only teenagers."
Karen (Johto Elite) asked, "How do teenagers lead an assassin clan?"
Professor Oak sighed, "They've led the clan since they were children, and it's been eleven years for them as clan leaders."
Mr. Goodshow nodded, "How do Agatha and Spenser know about this then?"
Agatha sighed, "Back before Samuel and I divorced, we were two of the three Jihi Fukai clan heads. Spenser is one of the martial arts instructors of the clan."
Gary seems to have a really interesting family.
Everyone's eyebrows shot through the roof, "You two were married?"
Agatha rolled her eyes, "Yes, I implied that."
Erika raised a hand, "Who are the current Jihi Fukai Clan heads?"
Professor Oak waved to Mr. Goodshow who changed the picture to a picture of three young kids, two brunettes and one raven haired, "These were the three heads back when they were much younger, we don't have any current pictures of them together, though we have individual pictures... Do you want to see the individual pictures?"
Everyone nodded and Mr. Goodshow changed the picture, into three pictures side by side.
Some sort of reaction of shock was seen/heard from everyone in the room that didn't know the Clan leaders until then.
Noland (Hoenn/Kanto Frontier Brain) got up, slamming his palms onto the table, "This is impossible, there is no way Ash could possibly be an assassin."
Agatha sighed, "It's always the ones you would least expect. Leaf has been in a coma for ten out of past eleven years, so none of you should know her more than what you saw form her battles. Shigeru, who is more commonly known as Gary, is mine and Samuel's son, so he has good credibility. Trust me, none of them are evil, they only fight to protect others. They've only killed those who which to kill others and have no good left in them. They're good children."
The group of League members stayed quiet knowing that Agatha was right.
Agatha sure does know how to make a crowd turn to her side...
Professor Oak's expression turned grim, "I know most of you are shocked at the identities of the clan leaders, but that is not our point in coming here. The Mujihina Clan is killing people some without cause, they must be stopped. Ash, Gary, and Leaf have already given up a lot to help stop the Mujihina Clan, now it's the League's turn to help."
We owe a lot to Leaf, Ash, and Gary, most of us that were here two days ago wouldn't be alive if it wasn't for them.
It's the least we can do.
*Dawn's POV, Jihi Fukai Clan Base, Later that Day*
That training was murder.
Leaf had Misty, May, and I practicing all day.
Under Leaf strategic guidance, the three of us mastered many different; fight stances, types of punches, types of kicks, and training exercises in only a few hours.
When we were dead tired and had taken a break, Ash and Gary walked in with bundles of clothes in their arms.
Ash and Gary glared at Leaf, and then Ash said, "We finished the clothes. Let's just hope they fit properly, it's not like we measured you guys."
Ash walked over to Misty first, giving her; a light blue t-shirt with a dark blue wave design on it, dark blue flair jeans, dark blue gloves with a light blue wave design, sneakers with white and different shades of blue, a dark blue cloak and a blue hair ribbon.
Blue just like the sea...
Gary walked over to me and gave me; a pink shirt that had black sleeves with black lace at the ends, a black skirt with a pink bow, that had shorts sown on inside, pink gloves with a black bow on the top of each, black and pink ribbon flats, a dark, almost black, pink cloak, and two pink, black streaked hair ribbons.
(A/N: Ribbon Flats are flats that have ribbons you tie around your ankles.)
Kawaii and so me.
Ash handed May; a red halter dress with a rose design, red shorts to wear under the dress, red gloves with a rose design, red female knee high boots, a dark red cloak, five red hair ribbons, and one red headband.
Someone is obsessed with roses.
Gary handed Leaf; a white shirt with little green leaves, white pants, green gloves with white leaves, white and green sneakers, a dark green cloak, and a white and green headband.
Leaves as in her namesake.
As soon as all the clothes were handed out, Gary said, "These are your permanent disguise clothes from now until the Mujihina Clan is defeated, change into them right now, Ash and I will leave to give you girls some privacy."
The four of us quickly changed into the clothes and saw that they were a perfect fit and very comfortable.
As soon as we were all dressed, Leaf grabbed the hair ribbons and started fixing our hair.
Misty ended up with a loose ponytail, May ended up with a bun streamed with ribbons, the headband keeping her bands in place, Leaf's hair was normal, the headband pulling it back, and my hair was in two pigtails.
We look great and we're ready to fight.
As soon as we were completely ready, Ash and Gary walked in wearing their new clothes.
Ash's hair was no longer spiky, but came down in layers, and he was wearing; a dark gray t-shirt with a dark red flame on the side, dark gray slacks, dark red gloves with dark gray flames, dark gray and dark red sneakers, and a dark gray cloak with the hood down.
Gary's hair was in the same spikes, but he was wearing; a black t-shirt with dark purple lining, black slacks, dark purple gloves with black lining, black and dark purple sneakers, and a dark purple cloak with the hood down.
As soon as we finished examining Ash and Gary, Ash said, "I hope you guys like your clothes, because we are never going to make new ones for you again."
All us girls rolled our eyes, knowing that if Leaf tried to convince them to make clothes again they would listen.
Leaf clapped her hands to get our attention, "I know you can't believe that Ash and Gary have good skills at making and designing clothes, but we all have to get to bed. This time you will not sleep in my room, but your own rooms. I'll show May to her room, Gary will show Dawn to her room, and Ash will show Misty to her room. Tomorrow, Ash will teach you all how to act, not as flawlessly as he can but as good as you can learn in a day. The day after that, Gary will teach you stealth and speed. Finally on the third day from now, our martial arts master will test all you have learned. After that we'll go out in the field. Let's go, it's getting late."
Ash and Misty?
Is she out of her mind?
Doesn't she know that those two are having problems with each other?
This is going to end badly...
*Misty's POV, Jihi Fukai Clan*
Why did you have to leave me Rudy?
Why?
Why?
Why?
And why did I have to be stuck with Ash?
Ash and I were silently walking down the dark hallway to my room.
I hadn't been in a mood for talking the entire day.
After a few seconds Ash stopped walking, causing me to bump into him and fall flat onto the ground.
I sat up and rubbed my back, "What was that for?"
Ash rolled his eyes and coldly said, "This is your room."
I got up and opened the door to my room and my jaw fell to the ground.
Is this room really for me?
The room had three windows on one wall giving plenty of light from a setting sun and a view to a beach.
The walls were a light blue with water Pokémon prints scattered around on them while the floor was a white carpet.
The room had a white desk, a white nightstand with a blue bubble design lamp, a white bed with blue wave design sheets.
There was a door to an empty closet and a door to a bathroom decorated similarly to the room.
I gasped, "This is so beautiful and so me."
Ash scoffed, "We had the rooms suited to your tastes. May has a rose themed room and Dawn has a ribbon themed room. Since this place is on the Seafoam Islands you have a view to the beach and the windows aren't windows they're sliding doors so you can go out to the beach."
I only complimented it he didn't need to ruin my mood.
I smirked, "I thought the Seafoam Islands were owned by the owners of the Yosha Fashion Industry. That means the Jihi Fukai Clan base here is built on someone else's private property.
Ash smirked, "This isn't really an official Jihi Fukai Clan Base, more of a vacation spot. Besides, Gary and I own the Yosha Fashion Industry."
I turned towards Ash in complete shock, "You and Gary own a Fashion Industry?"
Ash rolled his eyes, "I implied that, we aren't that bad at designing. Besides, Yosha means mercy when translated into English if you knew Japanese, which is pretty much a dead language, you would already know that."
I placed my hands on my hips, "Why are you so rude to me?"
Ash crossed his arms, "Rudy died because of you?"
Why did he have to bring that up again?
My expression broke, "I already knew that. He died saving me from a dagger that was aimed at me."
Ash snorted, "You don't even know that half of it."
I glared at Ash, tears starting to form, "It's my fault he's dead. It's your fault I even dated him, so indirectly it's your fault he's dead. I was probably targeted because I knew you and fell for you."
Ash's smirk widened, "Rudy's death wasn't my fault it was yours. The Mujihina Clan didn't know I even knew you until recently so how could they tell how close we were. The reason why you were targeted was not because of me. It was because of you, wasn't it Misteria Ningyo?"
(A/N: I'm not telling anyone what Ningyo means because it's meaning plays an important plot in the story.)
I backed away from Ash slowly, "How did you kn-"
Ash cut me off, "You real name? There are a lot of things that I know. Remember Misteria, the games have only begun."
How?
To Be Continued...
I would have updated sooner, but for some reason my teachers, after months of barely any homework, are loading us with so much homework it isn't funny, expect the next update on the 23rd.
I'm only involving Kanto and Johto as the main location in this story because they are where the war happened and I don't feel like spanning the entire Pokémon World,
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