Welcome back everyone! Sorry that I haven't updated in a bit, but I have a reason. I was in NEW YORK CITY! It was a great,but at the end of the day I was to tired to write anything. I am back now with a new chapter in store for all you readers, and a big warning for those who don't like romance. Love is in the air at the end of this chapter!
I DON'T OWN POKEMON, OKAY?!
ELEGANTIA HOTEL: LOBBY
"I'm telling you Brock, he definitely knows about Ash and what we were going to do! You heard him, didn't you? If Red didn't intervene then he could have told everyone!" Misty ranted to Brock as they made their way to the lounge area to meet with their friends. Misty in a yellow T-shirt like normal, but this one covering her mid riff, and jeans.
"Misty, you're overreacting. Ash disappeared years ago! There is no way that he could have gone this long without the league finding him, and what are the chances that he would meet an elite four of one of the most secretive regions in history?" Brock reasoned with his old friend. Him wearing a orange T-shirt and a green vest with light gray cargo pants. His response earned him an incurious look from Misty.
"Brock, this is Ash we're talking about. Don't you remember all the stuff we went through with that idiot!? We nearly died more time than I can count, and all the weirdos that he attracted! How that kid got as far as he did in the leagues, or survived to compete in them is a mystery to me!" She once again ranted. Brock realizing this paled slightly, but didn't worry too much.
"Okay, you do have a point, but what is the worse that could happen? Even if Danny came out with it right now it would be overshadowed by the fact that he's an elite four, and if people did pay attention to it, then we would just be a little less popular and it would all blow over in a month or so." Brock rationalized.
"Brock, don't you realize what would happen if President Goodshow found out? He could take away our Gym Leader status for going against the principles of being one! What are we going to do?" She asked desperately.
"Misty, if you are really this worried about it why don't we talk to the others about this." He suggested."I'm sure they'll help us out , and what you're saying is a worse case scenario. I'm sure it won't come to that."
"Thanks Brock, I needed that." She said as all of her nerves left. The reached the lounge area where some of their friends were waiting for them. The ones there were Dawn, May, Cilan, Clemont, and Bonnie.
Dawn still wearing her signature beanie and one piece dress,but it is longer reaching below the knee. May is wearing a similar style as well, with her jacket being long sleeved, and with leggings. Cilan and Clemont are wearing their normal Gym leader attire. Bonnie now wearing a brown top with a short white skirt.
"Hey guys, we've been waiting! Something wrong I thought I heard screaming?" Dawn greeted/asked.
"Yeah, it's about that gathering that you two were didn't go to. Why weren't you there anyway?" Misty asked the two Gym leaders.
"Bonnie set me up on another blind date. How did you even find a girl in Casus that fast?" Clemont asked his sister.
"I have my ways."She responded mysteriously."What about you Cilan?"
"I preferred to view the delectable sites that this city offers, and find out more of it rich history. I recently became a history connoisseur, and the wonderful history behind this city is truly fascinating!" The Gym leader exclaimed. The others in the group sweat dropped at him.
"Well maybe you can give us a history lesson later,but right now we need your help with something." She said seriously."One of the Casus Elites knows something about Ash and what we did."
"A-Are you sure? There couldn't have been anything else that he meant?" Dawn asked nervously.
"I'm positive. There couldn't have been anything else that he could have meant. We I talked to him, he nearly told everyone there! If the Casus champion, Red, didn't intervene then everyone could have found out. I don't know what to do. We were hoping you guys could think of a way to be sure it stays quiet." Misty explained.
"I'm sure we could come up with something, right guys?" May asked the others.
"Definitely, I think I have something right now actually!" Cilan exclaimed.
"Well don't keep us in suspense, tell us!" Bonnie demanded.
"We eventually one of us are going to face this guy, so all we have to do is get him to agree to keep quiet if one of us beat him! I'm sure at least one of us could beat him!"
"That's a great idea! Thanks Cilan, I'll be sure to tell the others about this." Misty said.
"Who is this guy anyway?" Bonnie asked.
"Oh yeah," Misty exclaimed getting excited."You guys will never believe who it is! Its Danny Ward, the singer! I couldn't believe it!" The other girls in the group also got excited as well.
"He's so cute! I can't believe he is an Elite four member!" Dawn squealed.
The rest of the conversation for the girls consisted of how much they love Danny's music and him.
"Maybe we should get to our room the tournament starts tomorrow after-all." Clemont suggested, and the other men agreeing with him. They left the women to their fan-girling, and walked to the elevators.
THE NEXT DAY
GRAND COLOSSEUM
The Grand Colosseum was similar to the roman Colosseum, but bigger and completely intact. Connected to it are three domes containing other battle fields. The Colosseum was made into three different sections for the tournament. At the bottom is the stands for the audience, and for the competitors that aren't competing at the time. Above that is reserved for Gym leaders who want it and for special reservations. At the top is a viewing box for Champions and Elite only.
"Welcome one and all to the Casus World Championship Tournament!" An eerily familiar red headed women announced on the loud speakers.
"That's right Jessie! Today is the first day of the CWCT and also the day that the faces of the Casus Elite and Champion and revealed!"A blue haired male exclaimed causing cheers to erupt from the stands.
"Unfortunately, the Gym leaders of Casus are unable to attend this, but they send their condolences and wish our competitors the best of luck." Jessie explained."Now James, why don't you explain how this will work?"
"Certainly, the first rounds will be a two on two, and so will be the next round. The next two will be a three on three, and the quarter finals will be a four on four. The quarter and semi-finals will be a full six on six leading up to the finals, which will also be a full battle. The match ups will be decided by a randomized system, and the participants in the battles will be notified of their opponent the day before their battle, and the time will be given for their next battle to them after their victory in their current battle. If one of the participants does not appear on their side after ten minutes then they will be disqualified unless plausible reason is given within the time given."
"Now that we have explained all of the rules, here is President Goodshow to give his opening speech!"
"Thank you all for coming to this prestigious event. This tournament is not only to decide who is the greatest trainer of or time, but to reveal the Casus Elite and Champion to the world. For year the Pokemon League has held tournament after tournament, but never in history as one of this scale been held. I send my complements to the Elites and Champion for organizing this event and welcoming the idea with such open it is time for them to step out of the shadows that they have worked in for years and step into the light. Everyone please help me in welcoming the Elites Allen Dark, Alice Frost, Karen Sharp, Danny Ward, and the Champion Red Satoshi!" They crowd roared with applause and cheers at finally seeing them, and seeing Danny, who many were a fan of. They walked on to the grassy field from behind the refs platform, all waving except for Red. They are all wearing the clothes they wore to the meeting when the tourney was announced, but this time Red has Pikachu hidden in his hood as well as his face.
"Now to this off, an exhibition match will be held between Red and Lance!" Jessie announced. The Casus Elite retreated back through the passage they came through, and Pikachu quickly following Danny and getting on his other shoulder. Red walked to his side of the field while Lance entered on the other side. A referee soon appeared at the platform, and both released their pokemon.
"Go Dragonite!"
"Charizard!"
Both dragons appear in a flash of light and a roar, showing their power off to their opponent, with Charizard's being louder. Both dragons look incredibly powerful,but Charizard is wearing a mega-stone around his neck.
"If both Champions are ready?" When both nodded he continued."Then let the battle begin!"
"Dragonite use dragon claw!" Lance ordered. The Dragonite charged at Charizard, but there were no orders given by Red or movement by Charizard. Once Dragonite was about to hit Charizard Grabbed onto both of Dragonite's arms. It tried to get loose of the hold, but the grip was to strong.
"Flamethrower." Red commanded. Charizard was glad to listen, as he launched a powerful flamethrower right into its face. Lance's Dragonite screamed as he was hit by the flames.
"Get out of there Dragonite!"
"Charizard, hit it away with a dragon tail!"
While Dragonite was still recovering from the Flamethrower, Charizard quickly let go and spun around to hit it with his tail, which was glowing. Once it made contact, Dragonite was sent flying back to the other side of the field, and landed on his back.
"Fly up Dragonite, and use Hyper Beam."
The dragon flew up into the air as fast as it could while charging the attack. Charizard remained in the ground with seemingly so worry. The beam fired and still no movement from Charizard or order from Red, but as the beam was about to hit...
"Dodge and then use Steel Wing." Like a rocket, Charizard shot up and around the Hyper beam. While Dragonite was recovering from the Hyper Beam, Charizard zoomed towards him and hit him towards the ground with a Steel Wing, ending in a Dragonite sized crater.
"Hurry Dragonite get up and use wing attack!" Lance shouted.
Dragonite did get up with some effort, but charged a head nonetheless.
"Charizard use Dragon toss!" Ash ordered with a smirk,while the audience was confused at the order he gave. Charizard wasn't and knew what to do. He met each wing with a Slash attack and got one hit to Dragonite's head to disorientate it, and grabbed Dragonite from behind in a way that stopped his wings from being used. Charizard then flew up with Dragonite and started to fly in a loop,while Dragonite tried to get free. Finally Charizard threw Dragonite towards the ground, but with an added Dragon Tail to make it hit harder, and to stop it from flying to avoid the impact. When Dragonite hit, it caused another larger crater,but it could still stand and fight. Charizard landed in-front of Red while Dragonite stood in-front of Lance.
"Your Dragonite is strong Lance,but I say that it's time to finish this." Red commented taking hold of his mega-necklace. "Charizard!" Both the necklace and stone on Charizard and Ash glowed with a bright light that covered both Ash and Charizard completely. Once light faded, Charizard let out a roar that brought everyone's attention to it and it changes. Lance, being unfamiliar with mega-evolution, didn't know what happened.
"Going by your expression, I guess that you aren't familiar with mega-evolution. Let me introduce you to Mega-Charizard Y." Charizard let out another roar louder than those before causing people to cover their ears. Charizard's ability kicked in and the sun turn harsh, and people to sweat.
"Charizard, Flamethrower the ground, and then Dragon Tail!"
Charizard set all the grass on fire causing smoke to fill the area and block the view of the battle. All that was heard was a roar and a smashing sound. Soon wing beats filled the air and the smoke dissipated and the remains of the battle became clear. Dragonite lay unconscious with burns and bruises around its body and Charizard de-mega-evolving, and landing by Red.
"Dragonite is unable to battle,Charizard is the winner, which means that Champion Red is the winner!" The ref announce causing cheer to erupt. Red recalled Charizard as Lance did his Dragonite. Red and both walked towards the exit behind the ref, which is a more direct route to the Champion's box where the others were. They walked as far from each other as they could in the hall in silence. Until Red remembered what he needed to do.
"Lance?" Red asked begrudgingly.
"Yes?" Lance grunted out. He still didn't like Red.
"I'm...sorry for the other day." Red forced out. He was glad that his hood covered most of his face, or lance would see his blush face.
"I didn't take you as one to apologize." Lance said surprised, and looking at Red like he grew a second head.
"I'm not, but either way my threats still stand." With that Red sped up his walking a bit to get to the Champion's box before Lance could comment. Luckily for him it was a short walk til they reached it.
It was a large room with more room than needed. The entire front wall was made of an extremely strong one-way glass. Six tables were set up for the Champions and the Elite. Each table was like the one in the meeting room at the Elite mansion, but shape like a rectangle instead of a circle. Each Champion sat at the head of the table with the Elites on the sides. In order from left to right was Kanto/Johto, Unova, Kalos,Casus,Sinnoh,Hoenn.
Most of the Elites and Champions were looking wearily at him or for some respect. He took his seat with his Elite while Lance took his,but still looking at Red like he grew a new head. Pikachu jumped from Danny's lap and onto Red's shoulder once he sat down. Danny noticed and looked at Red expectantly, and gaining a satisfied smirk when when Red crossed his arms and pouted in his chair, though he would never admit to it. The Other Casus Elite noticed and snicked. The tables near them looked over quizzically.
"Something funny?" Cynthia asked them.
"Oh nothing,"Alice replied,"We just think it was a little funny that Red and Charizard toyed with Lance for so long. They could have finished that battle a while ago." Chuckling a bit at the end. The other tables who heard looked at the Casus table weirdly because they thought they were exaggerating. Danny looked at Ash who rolled his eyes in response.
"To be fair,"Red said gaining everyone's attention,"My Charizard was on par with legendaries fifteen years ago, and has only gotten stronger since. I just wanted to give a good show for the audience, and test how strong Lance was. I won't be using him again unless he's needed in the tournament."
Before the conversation could continue Jessie's voice came over the speakers.
"Now that the field has been fully extinguished, we can now announce who the first battle tomorrow. According to this, the first official battle of the tournament will be between Danny Ward and Misty Waterflower! Good luck to both trainers tomorrow! Now to all guest to the land of Casus, we have the privilege to introduce you to a special treat. As today is the summer solstice, tonight we will bear witness to the Casus Lights! James, please explain to the lovely audience what they are?"
"The Casus Lights are a beautiful phenomenon that can be seen all over Casus. The lights fill the sky for only a few minutes each solstice and equinox. The cause of the lights is unknown, but theories have been made. Some speculate that it is a pokemon causing them,and some it being something from beyond our world. Either way it is a treasured tradition for those in love to watch the lights together. Romance is truly in the air on these nights."
"Thank you all for attending the opening ceremony, and we hope to see you here tomorrow!" Jessie exclaimed.
People started to file out of the Colosseum soon after,including the League members. Danny,Pikachu and Red didn't follow the rest. They needed to visit some friends.
COMMENTATOR'S BOOTH
Ex-team rocket members Jessie and James were packing their things from their new job, announcer's for the Casus bureau. James in a white button-up shirt and black formal pants,and Jessie in a long pink skirt, and a white top with Chansey design on it. Before they left however, they had visitors in the form of Danny, Ash, and Pikachu.
"Danny, Boss! How are you two?" Jessie asked giving them a hug, which they both returned, and Pikachu a scratch on the head.
"I'm guessing Red would be better if you stopped calling him 'Boss'." Danny joked.
"Still by Red boss? I thought you'd never change your mind with this whole tournament going on." James commented.
"I'm going to announce it after this is all over,but for right now I'm sticking with Red. You could call me Ash if you didn't insist on calling me 'Boss'." He said annoyed and glaring slightly at the duo. Jessie and James just shrugged it off.
"Where's Meowth, Jules, and Jared? I thought they would have loved to see this." Danny asked. Jules and Jared being the the duo's six-year-old twin son and daughter.
"The twins are staying with some friends today,and they should be here tomorrow. Meowth however, was to invested in a cat nap this morning to get up." Jessie explained.
"Isn't their birthday coming up soon?" Ash asked.
"Yep, and they've been asking for a visit from their favorite uncles!"James said.
"Still can't believe that I got through nine months with twins." Jessie commented, causing the others to laugh.
"We'll be sure to stop by soon, and give them their gifts. Right now I need get ready for tomorrow." Danny said getting a slightly sour tone at the end, which everyone in the room knew why.
"Sorry,but you both knew that at least one of you was going to have to battle one of them in this thing. Better to get it over with as quick as you can."James said trying to ease the anger coming from the other couple. They were interrupted by Danny's X-transceiver going off.
"Sorry, but I got to take this."He said before leaving the room. Once he did both Jessie and James looked at Ash with an eager expression on their faces.
"So is it really true?" Jessie asked.
"Are you going to ask him?" James asked.
"Yes, I am. Tonight when the lights begin I'll ask him." Ask answered with a big smile on his face.
"I'm so happy for you two!" Jessie squealed,causing Pikachu to cover his ears.
"I haven't even asked him yet!" Ash responded with humor in his voice.
"Like there's any doubt about what he's going to say!" James exclaimed. They all laughed a him, but at that moment Danny decided come back in and was confused by the laughter.
"Something funny?" He asked as he stood next to Ash.
"I'll tell you later. What was that call about?" Ash asked.
"I have an interview tomorrow after lunch to talk about me being an Elite four member." He explained.
"Well we have something planned for right now, so we'll see you two later. Say 'hi' to the kids for us!" Ash said as both he and Danny walked out.
"What do we have planned? Don't remember anything about any plans for tonight." Danny asked confused once again.
"Well I have plans, but they involve you."Ash answered mysteriously.
"What are you up to?"Danny asked suspiciously.
"You'll have to find out, but for right now we need to get back to the tower."Ash told him.
LATER AT THE TOWER
Danny and Ash are standing on the terrace near the top of the disappeared as soon as they entered the tower,and has yet to show himself. Danny was standing next to the railing by the edge, and Ash, with his hood down, behind him with his arms around Danny's waist. The Casus light are about to start any minute, and Ash about to ask the most important question of his life.
"So what is it that you, Jessie, and James were talking about?" Danny asked.
"We were talking about what I plan to talk to you about right now." Ash said as he let go of Danny and stood next to him. Danny turned to him and looked him in the eyes.
"Danny, you have been with me for years, and in that time, you've become such a big part of my life that you have become it. You've made me smile and see the good things in the world when all saw was the bad. I can't imagine living the rest my life without you, and don't want to." As Ash said this he got down on one knee and took a velvet covered box out of his pocket. Danny was staring at him to shocked to move."Danny, will you make me the happiest man in the world, and marry me?" Ash said as he opened the box.
In the middle of the box was a ring. It was a silver band lined with diamonds, and curled around the centerpiece. The centerpiece was made to look like a pokeball. The top was made of ruby, and the bottom diamond. The two gems were split in the center by polished obsidian. At the center of obsidian was another diamond.
For a moment Danny didn't say a thing and just stared. Then his face broke into a smile and he said,"Yes,I will marry you!" Then Danny grabbed Ash and pulled him in for a kiss. When their lips me, the sun's light hit the tower, and the music played. A rainbow of lights lined with gold filled the air around them and it danced along to the music. It then spread to all of Casus, but neither of them noticed. The only things that existed to them were each other. Danny had his arms around Ash's neck, and Ash had his around Danny's waist again. When they separated Ash took the ring out of the case and slid it on Danny's finger.
"Another chapter in our lives has begun." Danny commented as hugged Ash.
"And this one will be better than those before it." Ash said as they kissed again, but as they celebrated the beginning of something new. The villains celebrated the beginning of the end.
And that's a wrap people! A quick thanks to my brother for the help on the battle scene in this chapter. I tried and it ended horribly. Now let's get to important things that I need to say.
IMPORTANT!
All chapters before this have been re-written, so from now on all chapter uploaded will be new ones.
CHALLENGE
Now I don't do these often,but I am doing one right now.
I want you, reader, to tell what you think Team Thanatos' plan will be involving all of the pieces that I have shown you so far. I really want to see if I'm keeping my readers in suspense, and this way I'll know! Thank you to those who do this, and if you don't oh well.
Anyways, this is TheBadWolfGirl signing out, Bye!