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(Many years ago)
The walls were crumbling apart as the ceilings came tumbling down, the ground began shaking as the Elite four members were rushing to escape. "Raven!" Lillian looked back at the dragon master who held her arm across towards her, "Go! Warn the other Leagues!"
"No! The champion can't be left behind!" She was grabbed from behind by Zack as he lifted her up, running off with Willow and Gregory, all of whom held a grim expression as they got further and further away from the Champion.
"A champion never leaves her Region in times of darkness". she gave an assuring smile to the other Elites, turning back to face her opponents as her expression turned cold.
"Raven! No!" The blonde reached her hand out as the entrance to the Champions hall and arena was blocked by a large rubble of concrete falling from the ceiling.
She stood her ground on her own field, standing across from several cloaked figures who were aligned in a row, all of them facing directly at her. "What is it that you want?!"
"We only came for you, Dragon Master Raven. Unova will no longer have a champion, and neither will the other regions once we're done". They rustled under their dark gowns and each pulled out a pokeball, throwing them up in the air as a row of vicious pokemon roared out loud. She shifted her eyes onto each of them, all of whom were dangerously strong looking, A Gyarados, Ariados, Salamence, Nidoking, Aggron, Conkeldurr and a Dusclops.
"For my region I'll fight till the very end! I'll crush you all for disturbing the peaceful sanctuary that is our Pokemon League!" Her eyes went down to the three pokeballs in her hand, *Damn, the rest are back in the lab…no, three is all I need* She flung the three pokeballs into the air, blinding them all with the light that came out.
"Dragonite! Haxorus! Druddigon! Dragon Pulse let's go!" she aimed her finger towards her opponents.
There ears were pierced with the fierce cries and roars of her dragon pokemon, all of whom charged a powerful turquoise energy ball in their mouths, they shot their attacks simultaneously, striking the row of pokemon opposite of them. A series of explosions occurred as the champion held a confident look.
"Salamence!" The dragon pokemon shot up from the clouds of smoke and up into the air as it soared and tackled Dragonite straight into the wall, splitting it in half as they both roared and clashed continuously.
Dusclops rose up from a dark vortex that opened up beneath Haxorus, firing a shadow ball right into it's chest as it blew it back, dragging his feet across the ground as it left a trail. "Druddigon!" she snapped her head over to her Druddigon who was being held in a tight grip by Gyarados who coiled itself around the dragon type.
"Druddigon! Hyper beam!"
"Haxorus! Dragon rage let's go!"
"Dragonite stay strong and use dragon rush!"
Dragonite's body became surrounded in a light blue orb with white streaks running across it as it's horns glowed blue and released a dragon-shaped energy that covered its body. It slammed itself into salamence with full force, still going as it tackled Nidoking along, taking both pokemon as it shot through the wall once more taking it apart in one go.
Druddigon opened its mouth and fired a dark purple beam of energy with a dark black energy around it at Gyarados, striking it head on as the water type was crushed against a row of statues. "Conkledurr!" It looked back, having no time to dodge as the fighting type used it's stone weapon to slam it against the dragon's stomach, pushing him back on the ground.
Haxorus opened its mouth and fired a powerful blast of blue and black energy at Dusclops that shot up into the air. The beam shaped itself to look like a blue and black dragon and shot itself back down directly at the ghost type who was trapped in it, screeching as the dragon move burrowed a large crater onto the ground, exploding on the spot.
"Aagron, dragon tail". one of the figures pointed at Haxorus who was tackled by the steel type who charged at it, Haxorus fell to the ground as Aggron spun back, slamming it's tail which was glowing light blue now onto the dragon who barely dodged. Raven bit down on her lip she watched the steel pokemon's tail split the ground into a large crack with it's move.
"Ariados!" She looked up above, screaming as the bug type shot itself down, shooting a string shot at her and wrapping her in a cocoon as she fell to the ground.
"Dragonite! Haxorus! Druddigon!" She rolled back and forth, trying to escape the cocoon as all three of her pokemon were being overpowered from being distracted by their trainers struggle for help.
"All of you! Use Draco Meteor!" she clenched her teeth, shutting her eyes tight as she continued flailing about. All three of them bellowed in synch, escaping from their opponents as they joined back to back.
An orange orb of energy appeared in the center of their stomachs, causing their bodies to become surrounded in a faint orange aura. A sphere of bright orange energy traveled into their mouths as they fired into the sky, it exploded, releasing several spheres of energy that rained down over the entire hall, crushing and striking their enemies pokemon, chains of explosions occurred everywhere, causing the Champions hall to start crumbling down heavily.
"Take her away, she'll lead us to Crystal Genesis".
"Never! I'd rather die than tell you!" she held back her tears, clenching down on her jaw as she was being swallowed in by Dusclops's dark portal, her screams echoed throughout the crumbling hall.
"N-never…"
(Now)
(Celeste/ Luciana/ Yun/ Zero)
"What is she talking about?" Zero looked back and forth, quickly realizing it.
Yun smirked, liking that Zero felt idiotic for not knowing, "Oh, you didn't know? Celeste and Luciana are sisters, twins to be exact".
"Luciana…...how come you never told me?" he gave her a stern expression, hiding the fact that he felt a bit hurt from her secret.
"I didn't think it was that important….." her cold leer settled onto Celeste who remained indifferent, the same sly lip curve on her lips.
"Tell me, how are mom and dad?"
"There perfect, actually, they're always asking about you, unfortunately I have to lie to them and say you're doing well…..even though that's not the case". Yun took notice of how Luciana's fists were trembling, her eyes spilling with hatred.
A chuckle escaped her lips, "Well, if I'm not doing well, then you must be doing terrible".
"Stop" she coldly demanded.
"Why, is my presence too much for you right now?" she folded her arms, taking one step closer to the blonde who stepped back.
"Why are you doing this? The real Celestial would want the regalia's to live on, you are a king to one of the roads too, why are you trying to destroy your gift?"
"It's not a gift, it's a curse, we are signatures and it ends here, I won't let the legacies take on as the next keepers, I'm doing the world a favor, I'm doing you all, a favor…..especially you Luciana".
"I don't need your favors, and I especially don't need anything from you, I am the pledge queen and it's my duty to protect the regalias, even if it costs me my life".
She circled around Luciana, calmly keeping a cool tone, "Are you really willing to go up against your own sister?"
"If I have to resort to it, then I'll gladly take you on". they challenged each other's eyes, a strong aura they both emitted which could be felt by Yun and Zero.
The look in Celestial's eyes changed, something noticed by Zero who stared confusingly, "You really don't get it…...do you…"
"Get what". she asked with a cruel tone.
"That all this…...all of what I'm doing….is for us". her eyes softened on Luciana, becoming more deep with feeling as her twins eyes revealed the opposite.
"You're being selfish, that's all it is, you wanted a war Celestial….well now you're getting one, congratulations, you became the Elites and Frontier's number one enemy".
"Luciana…." she grabbed her sister's wrist, being stopped immediately by Zero who grabbed her arm, both of them quickly exchanged hateful leers.
"Get your hand off of her".
She held back a laugh, "Take your hand off of me or you'll be leaving this party with only two fingers intact".
He refused to do as told, looking over towards Yun who gave him a hesitant stare, "Trust me…...this girls more dangerous than given credit for".
Little by little his hand began slipping off, eventually releasing away from Celestial who also had let go of Luciana, "...If you're serious, then I'll warn you now….Crystal Genesis is bigger and stronger than ever before, I have eyes and ears everywhere, where ever you are, I will know….where ever your teammates are, I will know, nothing gets past me".
They all remained quiet, glaring intensely at Celeste who took pride in their hate for her, "Enjoy the rest of your night, heh, if you can".
She strolled off, leaving all three to continue to stare after her, Yun tightened his fists, chasing after the older twin and leaving Luciana with Zero.
"Zero…." she grabbed his hand, continuing to stare off towards the direction her twin took.
"What". he asked, suddenly taken by surprise when she squeezed his hand.
"I tried…..I tried my best to be strong and fearless in front of her…..but deep inside…..I was scared, I wanted to cry…..".
(Yun/Celestial)
"Celestial". she ignored his voice, still walking ahead as she dodged the crowd.
"Celeste!" he reached forward, grabbing just the tip of her hand which was enough to stop her.
"Yun…...let go". she made sure he kept a distance yet he still had a hold on her hand, both of them now standing still, taking notice that they were nowhere by the party, but instead out by the building's botanical garden.
"Not just yet, what happened back the-".
She shook her head, preferring to not hear anything from him, "I don't care, what you did, what happened back then…...it's all in the past, and I will never look back, we cut ties, you know….I thought I knew the real Yun…..but all along….I was being fooled, just like all the others, well not anymore".
He looked away, using his other free hand to comb through his hair anxiously, "It's true…...the Yun you knew wasn't the real me, but what we shared was real…...I never forgot about Crystal Genesis and I never forgot about you".
She scoffed, following it up with a laugh of disbelief, "It's all history now, this is the present, where you and I are enemies, waging war against the other".
"You're right". he came closer, closing the gap between them quickly, before she even knew it, one arm was around her waist while the warmth of his palm soothed over her cheek, quickly leaving the dual haired girl to rest her head on it.
"Yun….." she whispered, looking down at his lips, then shifting her gaze upwards towards his eyes which pierced her permanently, she could feel his breaths showering over her skin, unable to find the strength to resist his sultry actions.
"History can always be repeated, even changed…". there noses touched, closing the gap even further with only several inches to spare.
"You're right…" she wrapped both of her arms around his neck, letting her whispers brush over his lips this time.
"...Just not with us".
He was pushed back forcefully, glaring at Celeste who simpered, "The naive little girl you once knew died a long time ago, this is the real me, this is who I am".
A chuckle made it's way out, "So it is, looks like it'll be harder for me now".
She hummed quietly to herself, strolling around the Frontier King calmly, "There can only be a Puppet master and it's puppet, I'll let you know now, I'm nobody's puppet".
"Celestial". She was being waited on, having all three males waiting quietly side by side, all of them preferring to ignore Yun.
"It's been a while". he dug his hands into his pockets, allowing Celeste to go with them, Mason pulled his suit jacket off, placing it over the girl's shoulders to give her warmth.
"Yeah, lucky for you, we don't hold nasty grudges, otherwise we would have had you six feet under by now".
He smiled at Maori, "I missed you too buddy".
"Let's go….." she turned her head to the side, gazing over to Yun from the corner of her eyes.
"...By the way, if you do anything to Luciana, I'll personally have your head, that's a promise". They surrounded her for protection, two by her sides while the other behind, escorting their leader back into the party.
A smile was still on his lips, waiting patiently for Celeste and the triplets to disappear, allowing him to drop his lip curving gesture with a growl, "Damn".
(Hours later)
He stumbled from side to side, unable to keep his balance as his words began slurring, "I just…..I just need to get stronger…...ya know? I-I guana be….the berry best".
"Holy crap….he's drunk". sighed Leonard, grabbing a hold of Leonardo's arm which he wrapped around his shoulders to support him.
"He's not the only one". Tyler leaned against the table, pointing out dozens of other students who were also having a hard time walking, eventually bumping into other guests or dropping to the floor.
"Wooooo!" something had speedily passed by them.
"Was that guy….." Leonard started, having his sentence finished by Tyler who nodded.
"...Half naked? I'd say almost, luckily he still had his boxers on".
"What's happening to me…...". mumbled Eira, leaning by the wall as she began breathing heavily, she clutched her chest, feeling the harsh effect of the alcohol she unknowingly drank from punch.
"Ngh…" she took one step but had stopped, crouching forward as she got more dizzier, unable to think clearly, her eyes had closed, leaving Eira to fall forward and faint into a pair of arms.
"I got you". a slight chuckle escaped.
"It's too hot". she slipped one strap of her dress off, doing the same to the other as she was about to pull her gown off.
"M-mika!" Eric blushed, covering his face as Hector and Celebrant rushed to her aid, using both of their coats to wrap around the stripping Elite.
"What the hell's going on?!" shouted Hector, noticing the unusual behavior of the students.
"I….I don't feel too well". murmured Dakota, covering her mouth while clutching onto her stomach.
"Stay with her". ordered Celebrant, leaving Hector to watch over Mika who began crying.
"Dakota"! he rushed to her, lowering himself to her height as he looked and tilted her head up, staring at the Bell Elite in worry.
"What's wrong? Are you ok?" he grabbed her sides, anxiously waiting for a response.
She nodded, "I-i'm fine…..I just…..I think I have to…." she took off, leaving the Ace trainer to run after her.
"Huh?" he stopped, looking back to see Michael holding onto Charlotte, struggling badly as they began shouting towards another student.
"What are you looking at! You want a fight!"
"Bring it!" she shouted, being held back by another student who wasn't afraid to challenge the Diamond frontier.
"Charlotte! What's gotten into you!" shouted Michael gritting his teeth as he fought endlessly to hold them back.
"Celebrant!" he turned over, being joined by Luciana and Zero who gasped at the chaos.
"What happened?!" she exclaimed.
"I don't know…...but everyone's turned into complete whack jobs!"
"Wait…..that smell". Zero held his nose up into the air, taking a few seconds to sniff it.
"Alcohol….they're all drunk".
"What?! B-but, who would do such a thing!"
She tilted over to him, bumping against his side which had alarmed him, "Hey…...you ok?"
"Y-yeah…...I just need to sit down". she cupped the side of her head, taking a seat on the chair that Ari pulled out for her.
"Is it a headache?" he asked, crouching down in front of her as he grabbed her head softly.
She shook it, "No…...it's more of a nauseous dizzy feeling…"
"It's ok, I'm going to bring you some water, stay here, alright?" she nodded, complying with his orders as he quickly took off in search of a drink for her.
"Victoria…." she looked up, unable to make out the figure in front of her because of her vision turning blurry, but to her, the voice was definitely male.
"..." she let out a single deep breath before falling forward into a pair of arms.
"Stop trying to strip!" she tried pulling her gown off again, being stopped immediately when he wrapped his hands around her from behind.
"Why?! It's really hot in here!" she bursted into tears, flailing in his arms as he restrained her from trying to take her dress off.
"I don't give a damn if you're surrounded by a bunch of slugmas, your dress is staying on!"
"Eric". Yun had arrived, grabbing the Shield's shoulder who was startled.
"What's going on?"
He shrugged, completely lost of the situation, "I don't know….all of a sudden Charlotte turned mean, Mika wants to strip, and people are running around like crazy".
(Blake/Rosebella)
"How have your parents been?" they walked back to one of the tables, stopping before they reached it.
"They've been good, dad still asks about you ever since you stayed at our place when the grand festival ended and mom is doing well, the doctors say she'll be ready to come home soon".
"Tell them I'll come visit soon, maybe your dad will finally give me a battle".
She giggled, "I don't think you're ready for that yet".
"Fair enough, so tell me…...what happened with you and Crystal Genesis…...why are they after you?"
She stopped, quickly making Blake regret ever asking that, "Sorry, I-"
"It's ok…the truth is…" she looked up at his eyes, immediately catching something from afar which gained her full attention.
"Mercy…" she whispered, releasing herself from Blake's arms as she rushed through the crowd, grabbing the bluenette's shoulder to forcefully turn her.
"What are you doing here". Blake rushed after her, grabbing a hold of Rosebella's shoulders to prevent her from doing anything reckless.
"Rose? What's going on?" Russell looked back between the two, the hatred pouring from Rose's eyes while Mercy coldly stared her down.
"Am I not allowed to enjoy myself? I'm a student here too".
"Not when you're planning something horrible against us all".
"What is she talking about?" Russell was confused, looking over at Blake who shrugged and was just the same.
"Who is this?" Blake looked down at her, then back at Mercy who smirked.
"That's Mercy…". he was quick to react, pulling Rose farther away from her and by his side protectively.
"So you're the one threatening Rose….who the hell do you think you are?"
Russell left her side, moving over to Rosebella's while sending a chilling glare at the bluenette, "I knew it…...what other dark secrets are you hiding? Huh?!"
"I wouldn't say it's a threat…..it's more of a warning, if anything…...I should be the one intimidated….you always did have a nasty way of obtaining what you wanted, even your parents knew it, that's why they refused to let you inherit the Rose regalia…..you wouldn't be able to handle it, you would drown with power".
"Rose regalia?" both Russell and Blake asked together.
"I was born a queen, it's in my blood, your father grew jealous of his brother, my dad, for being chosen, he became desperate and did whatever he could to obtain a regalia, he never could bond with them and instead forced the Rose one onto you…..a simpleton, but we both know that I was destined from birth to command my road…..you're only a thief, always envious of me and my life".
"Whoa hold on….you're cousins?!" Russell exclaimed, pointing back and forth between the two girls who looked at him.
Rose scoffed, "Unfortunately…...but just because we're family, doesn't mean that She won't do anything to me".
"That's right, I'm not afraid to take out my opponents, even If I grew up with them, my loyalty lies with Crystal Genesis, my true family".
Blake stepped in front, facing down Mercy, "Whatever it is you and your team are planning on the school, you better reconsider, because we're not letting anything, or anyone, harm the students here".
She grabbed his tie, pulling him in closer as she stared into his eyes, "You must be Blake….Aunty Alice was right when she said you were handsome….Rose definitely snagged herself a good one…...but I just might be tempted to come in and steal it for myself".
She heard his gulp, amused by how nervous he quickly became, "W-what's that supposed to mean?"
"It means….." she shifted her eyes over to Rose who had a nasty leer and then over to Russell who had a chilling expression, both of them ready to take action.
"...I won't let her have you so easily". she pulled on his tie harder, bringing their lips together in a kiss, a kiss which she deepened in front of Rose and Russell.
"Stop!" she pulled Blake back, stepping in between as tears were ready to fall.
His breaths fastened from how quickly his heart was beating, he couldn't hide the red on his face, instead only covering his mouth with his arm, still somewhat in a shock from there kiss.
"What's the matter Rosebella….do you hate me even more?"
"I'll never forgive you Mercy…...never". her fists began trembling from anger.
"Fine by me….I was never taught the meaning of forgiveness". she walked past the brunette, leaving her to remain still as she held in her anger.
"Hm?" he grabbed her arm, stopping Mercy for a quick moment.
"Did that kiss mean anything…..or was it just out of spite?"
"I don't know….you tell me". she gave him a wink, leaving the three to themselves as she blended into the crowd.
(Ari/Dakota)
He returned with a glass of water, stopping when he saw the chair empty, and Victoria nowhere in sight.
"Victoria!" he looked back and forth but saw no sight of her, eventually doing a 360 turn with still no luck.
"Crap". he took off, passing by Celebrant and the other Elites who quickly snapped their heads when they heard a shriek.
"Kyaaaaaaaaaa!"
"What was that?!" asked Luciana, looking at Zero who also had no clue.
"Dakota!" Celebrant took off, heading straight into the restroom with both the Queen and Zero in tow.
"Dakota where are you!" he grabbed the handle, unable to open the door because it was locked.
"Help! Please! Celebra-". her screams were stopped, now being turned into loud muffling cries, triggering Celebrant and Zero to both shoulder ram through the door, breaking it down and allowing entrance into the restroom.
Luciana gasped when she saw Dakota on the floor, hands and feet bound together with a cloth wrapped around her mouth, he rushed to her, getting down on his knees as he untied the blonde, grabbing her head firmly for inspection.
"Are you ok? Who did this to you!"
Her eyes became watery with a trembling pout, she was still in shock, being brought into a hug by Celebrant who comforted her, "It's ok…..".
"Dakota….what happened?" Luciana knelt down by her, stroking the Bell's hair to soothe her fear away.
"I don't know….I came into the restroom because I felt like I was going to throw up, and all of a sudden this, this figure snuck up behind me and cornered me against the wall, L-luciana…..they took the rumble regalia…...they took it…...I'm sorry….I'm sorry". she bursted into tears, burying her face into Celebrants chest as he kept his arms firmly around her.
"It's ok….it wasn't your fault".
"I'm gonna find the bastard who did this, don't worry Dakota". he looked at the queen, shooting her a stern leer.
"Victoria!" he cupped both of his hands together, using them to increase his voice through the loud crowd.
"Hey!" he stopped, looking back to see Eric approaching him.
"Who are you and why are you calling for Victoria".
He sighed, running his hands through his hair wearily, "I'm….I'm just a friend, I was looking out for her because she wasn't feeling well and went to get her some water, but when I came back, she was gone…...and now I can't find her, but I have a bad feeling deep down".
"What's your name?"
"Ari….just Ari, and you?"
"I'm Eric, the Shield Frontier, and if you're saying Victoria might be in trouble then follow me".
He seemed hesitant, looking ahead towards the path he was going to take and then back to Eric who waited on him, "Ok".
(Eira/Harvey)
"Are you sure this is her"?
"Mn…...n-no". she murmured, turning her head back and forth as they carried her out of the party.
"Let's take her to the back, no one can see us there".
They moved out onto the garden, going through several small paths, eventually leading them towards a hidden spot surrounded by large hedges.
One of them had laid her out onto the grass, positioning themselves above the half unconscious girl as he pulled her shaul off, sweeping a lock of her hair away to reveal her face clearly.
"This is her, one of the legacies".
"Alright, now that we have her, do it".
"With pleasure". he chuckled, stroking his hand across her cheek and down to her neck, wrapping both of them around her slender throat, awakening Eira in surprise.
"G-guh! Nghya!" their hands had tightened around her, choking the young girl who tried flailing beneath, grabbing their wrists to try to pull them off.
"S-stop!" she wheezed out, turning red from the excessive pressure.
"Sorry dear, no hard feelings….but we just can't have you alive".
"What the…." a thick heavy fog quickly enveloped them, blocking their vision completely.
"Who's there!"
"H-help….me". she coughed out, losing consciousness from the tightness still gripping her neck.
A whisper followed through the air, "Brave bird".
A bright beam of light came swooping in, taking out Eira's attacker with a powerful hit and saving her.
She began panting, being swept up by another figure, Harvey, "I told you, didn't I".
"Who the hell are you!" they shouted, trying to find there attacker through thick fog.
A smirk followed on his lips, "No one you should be concerned about, but if you touch her again, it'll be more than just brave bird next time".
"This is serious business kid, you don't know what you're doing!"
He looked down at her, "I know what I'm doing….I'm saving Eira".
"Stop!" they followed the sound of his voice, but were interrupted when the mist disappeared, revealing Harvey and Eira's disappearance.
"What do we do now?"
"Forget about her right now, let's move onto the next step, back to the party….it's showtime".
(Mark/Rika/Ari)
"What's wrong with the people here!" shouted Rika, standing on top of the table with Mark as they avoided the wild mob.
"I don't know, and I don't want to find ou-". he stopped, taking notice of a couple of figures leaving through the side entrance of the hall, a hidden body being carried out by the cloaked beings.
"Mark? What's wrong?" he asked, nudging the brunette who shook his head and then rubbed his eyes again to double check, the figures were gone.
"Something's not right". he jumped off the table, running towards the direction of where he saw the mysterious figures.
"Mark!" Rika shouted, looking back and forth in distress, he stomped his foot, biting down on his lip as he jumped and went chasing after Mark.
Eric and Ari had their backs to each other, looking around at every direction they could, but with no luck of Victoria in sight.
"I know it…...something's not right". mumbled Ari.
*She seemed really happy to be friends….she wouldn't just take off….* he was snapped out of his thoughts when Rika ran past him, his eyes shifting over to his direction where he also took notice of Mark from a distance.
"Let's try once more around the party, if not, we'll hea-". Eric turned back, stopping mid sentence when he realized Ari was gone.
(Leonardo/ Leonard/Tyler)
"Haaa!"the brunette quickly dodged to the side, avoiding being tackled by a drunk student.
"I-i'll take you all on!" he shouted, stumbling back into Leonard's grip.
The redhead sighed in frustration, dragging his friend by the collar out, "Arceus….we need to get out of here before he makes an even bigger fool of himself".
"Leonard!" he released the brunette, stiffening up quickly upon recognizing the familiar voice.
"Oh no…..". he tried swallowing the lump in his throat.
"What was that?" asked Tyler, looking around in confusion.
"Leonard!"
"It….it can't be". he mumbled, wide eyed with complete fear showing through.
"Pretty….." Mumbled the brunette, ignoring the drool falling from the corner of his mouth.
"Leonard my darling!" he was tackled over to the floor by his caller, being embraced tightly as she rested her head on his chest, giggling.
"L-levy!? What are you doing here! Get off!" he shouted, grabbing her shoulders as he tried prying her off.
"You know her?" asked Tyler, fawning over the cute female, she had short white hair that flared to the sides, electrifying blue eyes, and fairly pale skin, she was petite in size which was surprising by how easily she tackled Leonard down.
He grunted, something she didn't seem bothered by as she began snuggling her head onto him this time, "Unfortunately….This is Levy….a childhood friend".
"And his fiance!" she squealed.
"I'm not your fiance!" he managed to escape, leaving Levy still on the floor with tears now on her eyes.
"That's cold". Tyler shook his head.
"I'll Barry you!" Leonard snickered, snatching the glass from a nearby guest and chugging it down.
"B-but…..you promised…...when we were kids….that we'll be together forever…..". her pouting lip began trembling, causing Leonard to stick his hands out in defense and panic.
"D-don't cry! Please!".
"Leonard doesn't want to marry me!" she sobbed out loud, suddenly catching the attention of the guests nearby who began staring at the redhead.
"There there….." Tyler crouched down next to her, he took her hand into his own, rubbing her back for comfort.
"...He's just playing hard to get, of course he wants to marry you". a sly smirk formed on his lips, sparking irritation in Leonard who was hearing and seeing it all.
"Stop talking on my behalf! I don't want to marry her!" he growled.
Tears continued falling, "But…...our grandpa's were so excited to hear of our engagement, they've already started planning all the arrangements and are so excited to join our families together!"
He was taken aback, "What?! Even gramps?!".
He shook his head furiously, "Nope, forget it, I don't care if they do approve it because I'm still not marrying you!"
She wiped her tears away, standing up with the help of Tyler, she pulled a cell phone out, dialing on it which got Leonard curious, "W-what…..what are you doing?"
"I'm calling our grandpa's". he snatched her phone away.
"Why?! Don't get them involved!"
Her expression quickly turned cold, "What's the matter, are you scared?"
"N-no! It's just….there's no need, I already said we weren't getting married!"
"Scaredy pants!" laughed Leonardo, smacking the young boys back in surprise.
"Sounds to me like you are…..what, is your gramps that scary?"
"Don't you know?" questioned Levy, holding her hand out towards Leonard's face.
"No….I don't". Deadpanned Tyler.
"He's Alder's grandson!"
His eyes widened, "You mean Alder? As in the Alder who was the former Unova champion years ago?"
She nodded, "Yup! He's an old friend of my grandfather, Drayden".
He stuck a finger in his ear, twisting it and then pulling it out, "Sorry, did you say Drayden? Like the Dragon Master Drayden?"
Leonard released a deep sigh, "Y-yeah, this is his granddaughter".
"Soon me and Leonard will combine our families into one, we'll be the strongest family in Unova!" She clung onto his arm, squeezing it tight in her grasp.
Tyler chuckled, folding his arms with another devious grin, "Look at that…..super pretty girl wants you and you're just going to turn the other cheek, are you by any chance interested in the opposite sex?"
She gasped, holding one hand over her mouth in shock, Leonard's face turned completely red in anger, "What! Of course not, I like girls!"
"Are you sure?"
"Yes!"
"Liar".
"Am not!"
"Prove it".
"Fine!"
"Mn". her cheeks turned pink from what came next, a hand gripping over the side of her head as their lips were in contact.
"Wooooooo! That's my boy!" howled Leonardo, raising his empty flask to the two, the students around had joined in as well.
It lasted for only a few seconds, but he pulled away, leaving Levy in a state of embarrassment, "There! Happy!?"
"I think so". chuckled Tyler.
He came to a sudden realization, "Uh-oh".
"Y-you kissed me….". she mumbled, touching her lips with the tips of her fingers.
He took in a deep breath, "I'm…...I'm sorry Levy, I didn't mean to-".
"I knew it! You do want to marry me!" she squealed in delight, tackling Leonard to the floor once more.
He glared at Tyler from below who continued smirking, "I hate you".
(Meanwhile)
"There you are". Iria exclaimed, running over to Celestial who had joined the party again.
"It's time for us to leave Iria, I have a feeling something out of the ordinary is going to happen".
"W-what do you mean?" she asked, quirking an eyebrow up in confusion.
"I was getting bored of this place anyways". Yawned Mercy, approaching the girls and the triplets.
"Celeste!" they all turned their heads.
"Troy". she smiled.
He stopped, now trying to catch his breath, "Are you ok? You took off before I could ask if you were alright".
They all turned to her, curious as to what Troy meant about her.
"I'm fine, I was just feeling a bit off".
"Wait…...you three…..what are you doing here?!" his eyes turned venomous when he noticed the triplets next to her.
"Relax pipsqueak, we didn't come here to fight". smirked Maddox.
Mason nodded, "Yeah, we just came to watch over Celestial".
"So scram!" chuckled Maori, getting closer to Troy's face who stood his ground.
"You're with these guys?" he asked in shock.
"Yes, there close friends of mine, please don't think bad of them, their intentions might seem bad, but they do have good hearts".
He remained quiet, unable to find a response to what she said, "Well…...I don't know about that…...but If you say so, then I'll trust your words".
"Uh…..Celeste?" Iria tugged on the dual haired girl's dress, directing her to Luciana and Yun who were walking their way.
"Heh, if you'll excuse me". she began heading the same direction meeting them halfway as all three leaders were joined with their teams alongside them.
"How dare you". Hissed Luciana, raising hand only to be stopped by Zero who grabbed it, restraining the Queen.
"What did I do now?" chuckled Celestial.
"Return the Rumble Regalia you stole from Dakota!"
"I don't know what you're talking about". her eyes turned cold this time, immediately sending chills down her twin's back.
"I know it was you, who else would target the regalias".
Her eyes shifted over to Yun who gave a faint smile, "There are plenty of people who are looking for the regalia's, it's not just me".
"That's Celestial?" mumbled Dakota, looking at her teammates who nodded, all of them sharing a glare towards the Genesis leader.
"So she's the one Luciana fears then….". claimed Hector, both Celebrant and him exchanged quick glances.
Eric whistled lowly, "Damn….she can be my boss anytime, oompf!" he clenched onto his stomach where he was hit by Michael who rolled his eyes.
"Shut up Eric". growled Yun.
"Pretty". murmured Charlotte, deeply scoping out Celestial.
Luciana tightened her hands, "I'm warning you Celestial, don't mess with the Elites or you'll regret it".
"You". said Hector, noticing Iria by Celeste whom had rolled her eyes upon noticing him.
"Hm?"
A small glint was caught from the corner of the white haired boy's eyes, he looked up, watching the chandelier swing slowly back and forth then break off, racing down towards the center of the hall.
He screamed aloud, pointing up and directing the others to look, they gasped, "Luciana! Watch ou-" something quick had grabbed the Queen, shielding her as they toppled onto the ground.
"Mika!"
"Dakota!"
"Charlotte!"
"Kya!" screams and shrieks of horror filled the hall which were followed by the noises of shattering glass.
"Wha-...wha…" they lowered their arms, opening their eyes to find Celebrant, Michael, and Eric in front, acting as shields and taking all the damage from the flying shards of glass.
"Gah!"
They looked over at Mercy who was blocked and held back forcefully by the triplets, allowing themselves to also take the pain of the flying glass.
"No! Celestial!" they shouted, thinking the worse of what happened.
"Celebrant". gasped Dakota, looking up at the Ace Elite who turned his head back to look at her, their eyes meeting for a quick second before he turned forward, she saw the drops of blood falling from his body.
"Y-you idiot"! Mika exclaimed, completely snapped out of her drunk self and scolding Eric who gave her a sheepish grin, flinching when the pain quickly took over, she whimpered quietly to herself, a hand over her gaping and terrified mouth as she continued staring at the tiny drops of red liquid falling in front of her.
"You…" Charlotte was still in shock from the incident, just staring at Michael's back and then at the tiny growing puddles of blood.
"Are you ok?" asked hector, sitting up over Iria who was below him, being shielded by the Rose Elite.
"Ow!" he was pushed over by her, allowing Iria to sit up and stare at him quizically and a bit coldly.
"How is it logical to save someone who's a distance away from you rather than someone who was right next to you". she stared at him blankly, waiting for a response from him.
He scratched his head sheepishly, "A simple thank you would have been nice".
"You didn't have to save me".
"Luciana!" they snapped out of their shock, running up ahead of the boys only to find the Queen safely guarded in Troy's arms, a frown formed on Zero's lips.
"Yun!" He was down on the ground on top of Celestial, picking himself up then stopping, waiting for her to be responsive.
"O-ow…ungh". she grunted, coughing out and then pulling a shard of glass out from her arm.
"A-are….are….you ok?" he grunted heavily, flinching as he lifted himself off of the trembling girl who watched him with cold eyes, she nodded to his question, "Why did you protect me".
"I'll take that as a yes…..". he gave her a faint smirk, immediately causing her to turn the other way in embarrassment.
"W-what the hell just happened?!" they all looked over at Mercy who was wrapping the triplets wounds with torn out pieces from her dress.
"I'm not sure….but that was a close call…." Mika sighed, kicking a large piece of glass away, she quickly glanced over to Eric who was still standing in place, except he was looking down at his wounds, the blood continued running from his arm down to his hand and onto the ground.
She rushed over to him, ripping the bottom of her dress off to use and wrap around his arm, tightly tying it which had made him flinch. "I-i don't know anybody stupid enough to protect their rival…..but thank you…...for protecting me….." she muttered with an embarrassed expression on her face, a chuckle escaped his lips only to turn into a grunt when she tied the cloth too tightly in a bit of rage.
"You protected me….why?" Luciana stared at Troy in surprise while Charlotte did the same towards Michael, both males had remained calm, ignoring the running stream of blood down there uniforms.
"It was just spur of the moment….think nothing of it". she wasn't buying into Troy's words, but rather ignored it when she noticed he was less caring about his wounds. She sat up, grabbing his arm and examining the fresh cuts on his flesh.
"We need to stop the bleeding". she ripped the sleeve of the jacket given to her previously, wrapping it around Yun's arm, he snorted, "Tearing someone else's clothes so carelessly…." she rolled her eyes, "I can buy them even better jackets". he felt a bit irritated by her comment.
"Thank you…..for protecting me…." they saw the growing red stain on Michael's chest, they felt conflicted inside, going back between guilt and fear, taking in a deep breath Charlotte had slowly reached for his shirt, unbuttoning it and staring at the slightly large wound.
"It's nothing, I'm just glad you're ok". he seemed unaffected by Charlotte tending to his chest wound, instead he had his eyes closed.
"Y-yeah". they mumbled…...trying to hide the red on their face.
"You didn't have to do that…..because of me you got hurt…..I'm…..I'm sorry". she looked into his warm filled eyes, feeling unsettled by the deep growing gaze within.
"Don't be….I'm just happy nothing happened to you…." he whispered, her eyes shot open, her cheeks flared intensely like a batch of roses, "W-wha….." he chuckled, flashing her a warm smile, "It's the Knight's job to protect his princess". her entire face had turned red, she looked away, containing her endless embarrassment and uncontrolled urge to faint.
"It's not safe for us to be here". She looked at everyone else, all of them agreeing with her statement as they huddled together, Zero quickly gave a warning to the remaining guests who hadn't rushed out like the others.
"Everyone else still in the hall must evacuate immediately!"
"Let's go". they all exited out with the others, abandoning the hall.
"That chandelier wasn't just a random act…..it was meant for somebody". Celebrant flinched, being supported up by the small Bell elite.
"Or somebodies". added Michael, grunting as he combed through his hair in stress.
Mercy nodded, "Joker's right….Luciana, Yun, and Celestial were all standing where the Chandelier dropped".
They all remained silent, staring at the bluenette who came to a conclusion, "Somebody wanted to hurt the leaders of the Elites, Frontier's, and Crystal Genesis…...but who?"
Troy jolted to those words, *Crystal Genesis?*
Yun clenched his jaw, enduring the pain of his cuts, "I don't know….but whoever it is, they plan to play dirty".
"Celestial". she looked over, grabbing Mercy's hand which was on her shoulder.
"We have to go".
"Ok". she nodded, getting up with her friends help, everyone turned to them.
"Where are you going?" asked Luciana, giving her a look of suspicion.
"If someone out there wants to hurt us, then I sure as hell want to know who it is, I have business to finish". she was escorted by her team, being heavily guarded by the triplets and Mercy with Iria by her side.
"She's right, I want the bastard who did this to be found, and soon". Yun took off through a separate direction, being followed by the other Frontiers who surrounded him safely.
Michael looked back and forth, noticing one missing thing, "Where's Victoria?"
"What now?" asked Mika.
"Like the others said, we find the bastard who did this and take em down". Hector pounded his fist into his palm.
Zero pushed his glasses up, "Clearly, the person who did this wanted to send a message…..and it's gotten through".
"Someone's trying to hurt Luciana?" Dakota spilled fear in her eyes, looking at all her teammates who remained silent.
Hector turned the other way, mumbling to himself, "I don't think it's trying to hurt her, I think it's trying to kill her, along with the others".
"Oh no…" Luciana quickly stood up.
"What's wrong?" asked Zero.
"Did you all bring your regalia's tonight?"
Dakota avoided eye contact with the group, Mika shook her head, "It's back in my room".
"Same here". answered Hector.
"No, I brought mine". Celebrant held his arm up, pulling down his sleeve to reveal his regalia.
"So did I". Zero did the same.
"We have to get to the Elite Wing, quick!" shouted Luciana, running off first with the others quickly following behind.
"Wait-". Troy was the only one left, yet something standing on top of the building had caught his attention, a cloaked figure covered from head to toe.
"Huh?" it jumped up, quickly disappearing before his eyes.
"Troy!" he blinked repeatedly, rubbing his eyes afterwards only to look over and find Tyler approaching him with a drunken Leonardo and Levy being clinged onto Leonard.
"That was some crazy party!" chuckled Leonardo, face planting the ground as they chose to ignore him.
"What's wrong?" asked Tyler.
He shook his head, murmuring quietly to himself, "N-nothing….I don't know what I saw…."
"There you guys are!" shouted Rosebella, running over with Blake and Russell.
"Did anyone get hurt?" asked the one eyed male.
They all gestured with no's, "I can't believe it….." sighed Blake, rubbing his neck nervously.
"...What a night this is". he whistled.
"Something smells bad". Rose covered her nose, holding back the feeling of nausea.
"It's that guy". Leonard pointed down to his counterpart on the floor.
Troy coughed, grabbing the young blonde's attention, "Rose, This Crystal Genesis…..what exactly do you know about them?"
The mood quickly darkened, "There the worst of the worst….words can't describe just how they are….why?" she asked, tilting her head curiously.
He felt the need to keep to himself about earlier, having Celestial on his mind, "Just curious".
Ok so that is where I will end this chapter and I hope you all enjoyed it because there's definitely more to come! thank you all so much for the support I really appreciate it! Also I want to talk about a few things, One, I was actually surprised to find out how popular the shipping of Dakota and Celebrant has become, I did not plan or expect that at all but it's a match made! Second, I want you all to write in your review who you predict will be the main shippings of this story because I'm really curious to see if you guys are catching on or already guessing the shippings. Third, I want to thank Icecakequeen for suddenly inspiring and motivating me to draw the characters of this story, I'm glad to have such a loyal and awesome reader, so with that, I will be leaving a link to you all so you can check it out, I'm sorry if some of the drawings didn't come out as you envisioned but I tried my best, I haven't finished them all, but I have the majority, I'm probably only missing two left, or more depending on how I feel (Evil laugh), also, throughout I will be adding more drawings or redoing certain ones I feel need improvement so I will let you know if your character's drawing has been changed. Fourth, I'm glad that the majority of you who submitted Oc's are still reading this, but I realized that a few of the submitters who have Oc's with me haven't replied back when I asked for the second response to my second OC, so if you're reading this, please send me a pm to let me know you are still reading this because I have some questions to ask about your specific characters, if not, then I'll have to take other alternatives. Fifth, I don't think I mentioned in the beginning, but this story will have some character's death, If you're worried that it might be yours? I'll let you know now, it's not, I won't kill any favorites off lol. Sixth, I hope nobody felt offended about the bit with Tyler and Leonard and the reference of Homosexuality, I In no means had any intentions to offend anybody if that's what it seemed like, I'm all for equality so I just want to get that out of the way before I get a hate comment or criticism. And lastly, If you have any questions or personal thoughts about the story or even ideas that you feel could be a good use in the story then feel free to let me know, I'm all about listening to my readers and wanting to give them what they ask for which is battles, drama, romance, and action! Until then everyone!
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(Preview into the next chapter)
"Who are you and who sent you here!" She demanded towards the figure who had a hold of Mika and Hector's regalia's.
He said nothing, rather instead he pulled out a pokeball which he threw into the air, releasing a Metagross out.
Hector chuckled, snapping his head from side to side as he reached for his pokeball, "You don't know who you're messing with".
"Luciana…." Mika looked back at the queen who was ready to call her pokemon out.
"...This is our fight". she held her pokeball up, getting a nod from the Queen who backed off with the others.
"Houndoom!"
"Nyx!"
Both dark types emerged from the devices, standing orderly in front of their trainers, vicious growls escaped from them as they saw metagross.
"Are you ready?"
"Never been more ready in my life".
"Who's gonna be the best!"
"I am!"
He stepped out of his room, making his way down the halls of the stadium, emerging through the bright lights shining down on him.
"And here's Charlotte's competitor! Leonardo Ortiz who came so close to beating the Shield Eric a month ago, but if he wants that rematch with a full six on six, he's going to have to take out the Frontier's hard Diamond, Charlotte!"
Michael leaned over to Yun who stared down in amusement, "Do you think he's going to beat Charlotte?"
"It's possible, but then again, they did have a month to prep for this battle, it's anyone's win".
"Let's go Charlotte!" he shouted, rooting for his ally who kept their eyes focused on Leonardo.
"Go Charlotte!" Victoria shouted.
"Show him true power!" howled Eric pumping his fist into the air.
"Alright….this is it…" he looked down at his pokeball, throwing it up along with Charlotte who did the same.
"Gallade!"
"Absol!"
Pokemon had struck defensive poses, immediately sparking a rivalry, *So the Diamond has an Absol too…..I wonder, is it anything like Eric's?*
"Dig". it quickly burrowed into the ground.
"Gallade use-".
"Aerial Ace".
It rapidly sprung up, whipping it's head to the side where it struck Gallade upwards into the air with it's head scythe.
"G-gallade!"
"And a quick start for the Frontier Charlotte!" the crowd was pumped.
He stared up at his Gallade, petrified by Absol's speed and the smirk on Charlotte's lips, "No way….."