OSPREY….SWOOOOSH
UO: Alright I am back Actor Check
Ash: We are here. Misty and May are getting ready
Max: Ready to go
Brock: (On the phone) Alright will do that when we finish.
Tori: Good to go
Gabby: Okay then
Drew: (Comes in dressed like Indiana Jones) Ready
UO: Okay why the outfit.
Drew: Read the script, there are scenes where it is just like the film. Thought I dressed the part.
UO: I would yell at you if you weren't right. But anyway someone do the disclaimer please.
Misty: UnitedOsprey1991 doesn't own pokémon or Kamen Rider. If he did Ash would have seen I loved him a long time ago and not been as dense to the other girls. Especially, May and Anabel here. Also he would be a Trillionaire. And any references to Indiana Jones is owned by Universal Studios.
Ash (Chuckles sheepishly) guess I was a little dense. (Hugs girls to him who blush but sigh happily)
UO: Thank you and save the mushy stuff off camera for now.
Normal: Dialogue
Italics: Thoughts and Flashbacks
CAPS: Attacks
Bold: Yelling and Belt Noises
Bold and Italics: Yelling in head:
Underline: Dates and locations
Chapter 26: Doubts in Power
On the road to the Battle Pyramid July 5th (AG178)
When we last left our heroes, they had to contend with people trying to sabotage May's chances at the Grand Festival. They also had to contend without some of their friends as one of them fell ill. But it was not all bad, the number of riders they now had were nine thanks to Brock's timing in trying to save his family and his new girlfriend Suzie.
Now they were closing in on where the Battle Pyramid was. They had set up camp about two miles from the coordinates given to them to do some light training. Having broken camp they walked for a ways until they reached the top of the hill.
"There it is guys, the Battle Pyramid." Max said to the group.
Those that could whistle did so. Ash though being impatient started walking down the hill with the others following him.
"Ash slow down man." Drew said as he the black-haired trainer finally did so.
"No way, the only to stop me is if the ground fell out from underneath us." Ash called out.
Just then the ground cracked startling the group.
They looked down and they raised their heads.
"Ash…you are a knUCKLEHEAAAADD" Drew started to say before the ground broke away and they all fell into the abyss. A short time later they landed with a thud. The impact caused them some considerable pain.
Gabby was the first recover enough to speak. "Ow…god damn it this is just like Indiana Jones.
Misty recovered soon after and noticed she was sitting on someone. Looking down her face resembled her hair when she saw she was not only on May but was unintentionally groping her.
May recovered her wits and blushed mightily as well but made no move to remove Misty.
"Uh…May can I ask something?" Misty said shyly.
At her nod, Misty continued "How did your breasts get this big already. Thirteen years and it feels like a high B-cup soft too." Misty said squeezing them gently.
May giggled embarrassingly. "Guess all the exercise is helping, can't imagine it when I stop growing." May said softly. She reached up to Misty's chest. "Yours is growing a little bit as well."
Misty giggled at the touch. "I can only hope to be as big as you. But I have a feeling we might be beaten by some people.
(In a far off world, multiple girls with large chests sneeze simultaneously, including a blonde in a mansion, a red head beating up a monster, and a white-haired serving alcohol. In another world a red head with a large chest sneezed cutely while talking to her friend about robots. In a third world a pale eyed girl sneezed while stalking her crush.)
Misty continued, "But I don't care about that do you?" May shook her head. She looked over to see Ash recovering and Drew slowly sitting up. "All that matter is what Ash thinks and I think we are good enough." May said smiling.
Over with Ash he was trying to get the aches out.
"Ash." A voice sounded scaring the trainer. "Come over here please." The voice belonged to Drew and the voice he was using was not one he wanted to hear. It was only used twice, once when Max got them lost again and the other when Misty was in a fit in Viridian Forest. This promised a chewing out and possibly injury. Ash walked over to see Drew sitting up. "Help me up." Ash did so possibly avoiding his wraith. Which was shot down when he smacked up with his hat.
"One of the key central rules of any movie…DON'T. TEMPT. FATE." Drew said smacking him after every word.
"Uh…how many rules are there?" Max curiously asked.
"Enough to make your head bleed." Drew said wiping the dirt off his hat. "Now then…where to go?" He asked as they looked around. They noticed on the walls some writing.
"What are these?" Anabel asked.
"Looks like some form of hieroglyphs." Gabby said holding up a flashlight. "I see pokémon and what looks like Egyptian lettering."
They took another glance at them and then noticed a light down the hall.
"Look a way out." Tori said as they walked toward the chamber. Inside the chamber they saw a Pikachu statue sitting in the middle of the room.
"Oh cool a Pikachu." Ash said as he started to run towards it.
"ASH KETCHUM. FREEZE YOUR BUTT RIGHT NOW!" Drew said getting the young man to freeze.
Drew looked at the statue. "This is just like a very popular film. In which case." Looking around he saw some loose material. "Gabby got an extra pouch." Gabby nodded and Drew proceeded to fill the bag.
"Okay, now to switch it out." Drew said walking up to the statue. He slowly reached down to swap the statues.
"Uh…I don't think this is going to work." Brock said.
"It will trust me." Drew said getting ready to switch the statues.
"Is this safe?" May asked. Drew turned to look at her. "That's part of being on an adventure." Drew getting ready to switch the statue again.
"Are you sure that what you collected equals the weight of the statue?" Max asked. Drew didn't even turn around but groaned. "Guys?" Seven whacks later and Max was on the ground in pain.
"Anyone else?" Drew asked. After a moment of silence Drew tried again. He slowly reached down and in a deft move switched the bag and the statue. He smiled. "Just like the movie." Drew said smiling and walking back to the group. Just then the platform descended and a door opened up above them.
At seeing their shocked looks Drew deadpanned "A door just opened up and there is a boulder about to crush us." They nodded. Max asked the question. "In this film did a boulder nearly crush the hero?"
Drew turned around and saw the boulder. "Yes and believe it or not I thought this was going to happen here too.
The non-earth group narrowed their eyes (You know the one where they eyes become beady and they are about to say something snarky). "You could have told us this before you know!" Misty yelled.
"Yeah I know. Now then enough questions, we should scream and run in the other direction right about now." Drew said. The group proceeded to do so as the boulder came careening towards them. It didn't occur to them to break it with their abilities. As they ran they saw an elder gentleman who saw the boulder.
"Regirock I need your assistance." The man said. The golem appeared with a stoic expression.
"Use Hyper Beam. Destroy the rock." Regirock made no visible acknowledgement but he charged up the attack and fired. Seeing the attack, the kids ducked as the boulder exploded. The blast knocked them off their feet. They all groaned as they sat up.
"Thanks mister." Ash said standing up.
"It was my pleasure young man. I am Brendan I am an archeologist and the Pyramid King.
Drew sat up wiping his hat. "We were looking for ya. I'm Drew that's Ash. We got ourselves six symbols and want to face you."
Brendan nodded. "That can be arraigned but right now I am exploring these ruins. Come I can show you around."
The group followed as Brendan began his monologue.
"You see this place used to be a part of an ancient civilization called Pokélantis. It existed over 20,000 years ago.
"Question?" Misty asked. "Is this like Pokémonapolis?" Getting looks of realization from Brock and Ash and confusion from Anabel and the siblings.
Brendan nodded. "I believe they date to a similar time. However whereas we believe that Pokémonapolis was destroyed in a storm, there is no mystery as to what destroyed this city. The king of Pokélantis, wanted to rule the world and he wanted to use Ho-Oh to do so. Ho-oh not surprisingly did not like that and destroyed the city."
"Sodom and Gomorrah." Drew said. They all stopped when he said this. "In our world we have a religious text. In that text, they talk about the destruction of two cities Sodom and Gomorrah because they were, for lack of a better word, committed so much sin, they were unsalvageable. Maybe Ho-Oh was this cleansing spirit that destroyed both cities because they were doing something unforgivable like trying to conquer the world." (You know I wonder about these cities in pokémon)
Ash nodded. "Yeah for some reason I have a connection to the legendary bird. I know he wouldn't take being captured lightly. Maybe Ho-Oh attacked both cities because of this."
Brendan looked stunned he hadn't even thought of that. They looked at the walls and they had all sorts of different images.
"Wait…I see something." Tori said. She pointed to a set of symbols on the other side of the hieroglyphs.
"Are those Kanji? Japanese?" Gabby asked curiously.
"No…not Japanese." Drew said. "Japanese derives from Chinese as many of the symbols are adopted from Chinese. It a structure this old it has to be that language. Which leads me to the question…what are they doing here?" Drew said.
Brendan looked amazed that these kids knew more about archeology then they let on. "Can you read this?"
They shook their heads. They all continued until they find a strange looking door. The door opened up and being the eager trainer he was Ash ran in. Drew groaned and followed him. When they entered they inadvertently stepped on a switch that closed the door. The two panicked and tried to get out at the same time the girls were screaming and running towards the door as they closed. They pounded on the door yelling for their boyfriends as the boys tried to unlock the door.
"Calm Down everyone!" Brendan yelled. "There is sure to be a way unlock it. Start finding it." He said as they searched for a way to open the door.
On the other side the boys had given up opening the door through force.
"Great. Is this like that movie you saw?" Ash asked grumbling.
"Just be glad there isn't a cult wanting to sacrifice our hearts." Drew said. Looking around he noticed they were in a grand hall like structure.
"This must have been the throne room." Ash said as the place seemingly lit up with flames. Ash noticed something on a pedestal. He ran up to it.
"Uh Ash…I don't think you should be doing this?" Drew asked concerned.
"Where was the bravado you showed earlier?" Ash said cheekily walking up to him.
"There is bravery and there is stupidity. And I am getting the feeling of the latter. Ash I know you are not exactly the brightest person but this is nuts even for you." Drew said looking around a little creped out.
Ash waved him off as he approached the pedestal. "I wonder…if this was where a Ho-oh was sealed."
Drew looked at the pedestal and widened his eyes. "Ash…don't be a knucklehead." Ash grabbed the ball and it looked like nothing happened.
"See nothing happened." Ash said jumping down to the ground. He held it up and then suddenly the gem on the ball glowed. Ash screamed as a dark shadow consumed him. Drew who was blinded by the light covered his eyes. When it died down he hesitantly uncovered him to see Ash seemingly in good health as the ball dropped onto the ground.
"Ash? You alright man?" Drew asked the black haired trainer. Approaching him cautiously and examining him not noticing the smirk on the boy's face.
CLANG
But he did react fast enough to block Raikou.
"Hmn….impressive boy. Not many people would have blocked that attack." Said Ash but he was in a deeper voice.
"You're not Ash…who the heck are you?" Drew growled as the swords were still locked together.
"Hehehe…you should be grateful to fight a king boy." The king said through Ash's body.
Drew kept his gaze steeled on Ash. "The king of Pokélantis. So we were right Ho-Oh wasn't sealed in there. You were."
The king chuckled. "I am. That meddlesome bird destroyed my kingdom all because I wanted to take over the world." He said as the started clashing swords with Drew. It was at this point the gate was opened and the rest of their friends saw them fighting.
"Guys what the heck is going on?" May yelled out.
"Drew what are you doing your brothers?" Gabby called out.
Drew pushed him away. "Think Tommy from Power Rangers." Another parry got them into another clash.
Tori had a look of understanding. "Something possessed Ash and started fighting Drew got it."
"What the heck are you talking about?" Max asked.
"Basically something dark took control of Ash and he is being forced to fight his friends. We just need something to snap him of it." Tori said.
The fight momentarily stopped. "You're good boy. But I sense a hesitance in you. Is it because you don't want to hurt your friends."
Drew growled but then got an idea. "You want strength. I am way stronger than Ash here."
The king pursued the thought. "What's the catch?"
"One match. You and me. You possessed Ash you know what I am talking about."
'Ash' chuckled. "Very well I know what you are talking about. But I think this room is a little small for a fight of that size."
Drew nodded and turned to the group. "Brendan can you lead us to the Pyramid battle field?" The gentleman nodded and they all started to leave. Drew held Max temporarily for some reason but they immediately fell in line.
They got to the pyramid where Scott and Brendan's assistant was waiting. Scott saw them approach but was startled when Ash brushed him off. When pressed for answers they explained what happened to Ash and Scott grew concerned about Ash's well-being.
Ash and Drew stood near the center of the ring which perplexed Brendan as he thought this was going to be a pokémon battle.
The possessed trainer grinned. "Yes this body has power and what a way to awaken it." He said as he pulled out the belt.
"Pikachu get over here." He yelled out. Pikachu sighed as he transformed into a card. Inserting the card he chuckled.
"So much power. Boy if you aren't bluffing then I can rule the world with this." The king said.
"If you think you can beat me you are sorely mistaken." Drew said pulling out his phone and activated it.
POWER ON
Pressing the Leo button he went into his stance.
STANDBY LEO
HENSHIN and completed the sequence.
COMPLETE
Now in Leo form Zodiac took out his blade.
The king chuckled, and just simply brought his hand down to the lever on his belt.
Henshin
EVOLVE
Ash turned into Aura but the coloring was off. The yellow was more faded and the blue had turned a dark purple.
"Let's go boy." Aura said in a menacing voice as he pulled out a card.
THUNDERBOLT
Aura fired the bolt which Zodiac dodged quickly. In response he charged up an attack.
PYRO BULLET
Firing five of these shots Aura grabbed his blade and deflected all of them away.
"Drew don't hurt him!" Misty yelled out.
"Misty if I am going to break him out of this he's going to get knocked around." Zodiac yelled back.
"And I wouldn't be distracted if I were you." Aura said suddenly appearing next to him. Zodiac could only get out of the way as they started clashing again.
"Enough of this. LIGHTNING SPEAR Aura charged up an attack and threw it. Seeing the attack coming at him fast he could only block the attack. The attack was stronger
"Hehehe…I thought you were the strongest one here." Aura said sinisterly. He scanned another card.
VOLT TACKLE
He became enveloped in electricity and started running towards Zodiac. As their friends yelled at them to stop Zodiac could only stand up in slight pain and brace for the attack. Then something extraordinary happened.
ERROR: ATTACK CANCELLED
Before Aura could think on what happened the electricity faded and now his momentum was carrying him to Zodiac who caught him and threw him into the wall.
PYRO FIST
Zodiac connected with a blow to Aura which sent sparks out of the armor. Igniting his fists he started punching and kicking Aura. With a heave he sent Aura flying behind him.
"Grr…why didn't that attack work?" Aura said growling. He Picked up another card and tried to scan it
LEAF BLADE: ERROR ATTACK FAILED
Aura growled and scanned more cards. All getting the same message.
ERROR: ATTACK FAILED.
"WHY. AREN'T. THEY. WORKING!" Aura yelled.
Zodiac chuckled. "Sounds like the pokémon aren't working with you. From experimentation we have determined that the Aura riders need the trust of all of their pokémon for it to work. That is why new pokémon were more difficult to train with in their rider forms than pokémon that have worked with them for a long time.
Aura growled and then held his head. "Arghhh…Drew…."
The group gasped Ash was fighting off the possession.
"Finish….Him….It will be okay….do it…before he hurts….Misty…May…Anabel….AHHH!"
The girls teared up. Ash knew he wouldn't willingly hurt them but being under a possession they cried out for him to fight it off.
"You can do it!" May cried out.
"Ash fight it!" Anabel yelled.
"Please come back to us!" Misty said.
Ash continued to struggle while Zodiac, snapping out of his daze took off his phone and pressed the Leo button again.
STANDBY FINISH: LEO
Inserting his phone into his sword and charging it up he got ready to charge at Aura. The dark king momentarily gained control and saw the attack coming. He had to think of something. Then he saw the three girls chanting for his body to return to normal. With a resounding thunderclap, he was behind the girls who scared them witless. Zodiac was forced to stop his charge.
"Hehehe…I always get what I want. Now then…surrender your blade and remove your armor…or these girls will die or better yet they would become my personal concubines." The king said. The girls started shaking and turned to Zodiac who was growling behind his helmet.
"You're not a king…you're a coward. Involving non-combatants. No wonder Ho-Oh destroyed your kingdom."
The king shrugged. "Who cares as long as I win. Now choose." As if to emphasize the point he took Raikou out and forced the girls onto their knees. He stuck the edge underneath Misty's neck while aiming his hand at Anabel.
Zodiac looked at the fear in the girl's eyes and he knew he had to make a choice.
He sighed. He was going to regret this decision.
"Misty…May…Anabel…Ash and I made a pact that if something happened to either of us we would take care their girls. And I am not going to put you in any more jeopardy then necessary." Zodiac said and he powered down his sword and stuck it in the ground. Removing his phone and pressing the off button he powered down to his civilian form.
The king grinned. "Good choice." He looked at the girls. "I will be back for you red." He said sending a shudder down Misty's spine.
He crossed his arms and unsealed himself from his host. The sudden release of the energy released the Henshin and Ash fell to the ground which his girls were quick to get to him.
The purple smoke started making its way to Drew who was calmly watching it approach him. His girls Tori and Gabby were watching with horror.
"No…Drew please. Don't do this." Gabby said.
"Drew…please…come back to us." Tori said.
Max looked at the girls and made an observation. "Uh guys, where's Drew hat and jacket?" Max said innocently despite the situation.
Gabby clutched the jacket in reflex. Tori reached up to grab the hat they always got when Drew transformed, only to realize she never gotten the hat.
"Where…he still has it." Tori said. Gabby looked at Tori. "He still has his hat. He transformed with his hat on." Tori said. Gabby widened her eyes at the prospect and watched the scene unfold.
The smoke made its way over to Drew who stood calmly watching it approach. Once he thought it was close enough he grinned. "You think you've won…all I have to say is" at that point he reached up with left to remove his hat and grabbed the king's prison in his right.
"Yippee Kiya You Bastard!" He held up the prison and in a bright flash the smoke started being absorbed into the prison. A loud roar was heard as it was being absorbed into the spherical prison. The lights faded away and the group opened their eyes to see Drew kneeling on the ground.
"Drew…" Gabby said walking over with the others. They saw him stand up looking at the ball. "It's always the same…absolute power corrupts absolutely. Sigh…(Looks up at the group) let's hope this is a lesson to never be like that guy."
They all nodded. He turned to Max. "Thanks Max." Max beamed at the praise. He looked over at Ash who was being helped over by Misty and Anabel. "You alright?"
Ash nodded. "I'm sore all over my body and pride but I'll live." Ash said with a pained smile.
Brendan walked over. "That was a good job young man. You were able to force back the king into his prison." He turned to Ash. "Your overconfidence nearly brought about the destruction of all of us. What were you thinking?"
Gabby stepped up. "That was harsh…you can't blame our curiosity for this. How the heck were we supposed to know that the king was in there?
Brendan waved off her protests. "Young man…Ash. I will face both of you but right now I have other places to be I will call you when our battles will commence. Until then train your heart out because I won't give any quarter."
Ash nodded. A few minutes later they watched as the Pyramid took off.
Drew groaned as he watched it take off. "He could have let us spend the night that jerk. Ugh…come on let's find a suitable camp site." Drew said. They were about to leave when they saw something amazing. In the sky above they saw Ho-Oh fly overhead as he made his way across the sky. Something fell from the bird and landed in Ash's hands that quickly changed into a bag of ash.
"No bleeping way. That's Sacred Ash." Drew said amazed at everyone's confusion he answered. "In the games, Sacred Ash is a one-time item that completely recovers every single pokémon in your party to full health. I'd hold onto it might come in handy one day."
Ash nodded and stuck it in his bag. They made their way into camp site and did some light training. After dinner and conversation, they began turning in. Ash got into his shared sleeping bag first and looked up at the sky.
May was the first one back and she noticed Ash's frown. "What are you thinking about Ash?"
He looked at the brunette who was kneeling next to the bag removing her shoes.
"Just thinking what happened during my possession. I…couldn't control myself and he threatened you all. Was my overconfidence the reason I got possessed by him.
May sighed and in a rare move she got behind Ash and lifted his head. "Ash…when I saw you like that we were scared."
"But what gave us the confidence to know you were still alive was when those attacks continued to fail." Misty said with her hair down. In the pale moonlight the two in the bag had to admit she was beautiful. She crawled in and wrapped herself around Ash's front which was facing her. Anabel wrapped around his back her petite frame snuggled against his back side and her head on his shoulder. "Ash…we know you could never hurt us willingly. That's one of things we love about you.
"But what about him doing those things to you." Ash said whispering. Misty noticed he was starting to tear up slightly.
"Then…we would take for all it was worth. Because what was underneath that possessed man was the man we loved." May said
Ash looked at her and then buried his head into her stomach. His body started to shake as small sobs were heard from him. May gently picked up his head and moved it to her chest as the sobs became more pronounced. His tears soaked through her tight shirt but didn't mind as she rubbed the black-haired boy's head in effort to calm him down. Misty and Anabel took turns whispering soothing words into his ear.
After what seemed like an hour of Ash crying his troubles out and girls taking turns holding him and soaking their shirts Ash had calmed down enough to be cogent of his surroundings. He looked up with puffy eyes to Misty's cerulean ones look at him with adoration. "You feel better?" She asked in a soft voice.
Ash nodded then felt something off. "Uh Mist…where's your shirt? " He asked a little hesitantly.
Misty giggled. "Well…considering you were crying a lot our shirts got a little wet and well we decided to go with one of our sports bras." Indeed Misty was wearing a grey one and May and black one. Anabel curiously was wearing one of his undershirts which showed her small yet noticeable chest.
Ash though was flushed bright red and closed his eyes. The girls giggled. Misty held his head up. "Only you Mister gets to see this and more." She whispered softly. The trainer opened his eyes to see them smiling.
"Regardless of what happens…you will be ours. Our pokémon master." Misty said closing her eyes and holding him to her chest.
"Our guardian angel." Anabel said from in front of his chest falling asleep.
"Our prince." May said following suit from behind his back
Ash looked at them one more time. 'One year ago…I was a dense trainer who couldn't tell his girl his feelings. Now I have three girls who love me…" He closed his eyes. 'No…I have three angels who love me. I…don't know what I'd do without them.' He said falling asleep.
Three days later (Elements of AG180-182)
After traveling for a couple of days and encountering a group of monkey pokémon that nearly kidnapped May on orders from their spy allies Team Rocket they were finally at the Indigo Plateau. From the where they were standing they could see the festivities and the decorations that dotted the plateau.
"Wow…so pretty." May said with sparkling eyes.
"It's been a while since we have been here." Ash said to Misty and Brock.
"FINALLY! DREW -OWW!" Drew started got nailed on the head with the infamous harisen.
"Don't ruin the moment." Gabby growled.
May though paid no attention to that as they made their way to the festivities. They saw a huge line for the registration. The noticed a red head and a Meowth handing fliers.
"Come one, Come all. To the grandest festival of them all. Registration is still on going so better hurry you coordinators. It's time for you to dazzle us with all your spectacular moves."
The disguised Jessie saw the group approach and ran up to them. "Hello there dearies come to support someone here?"
Ash smiled. "Yeah I am supporting this lovely girl right here." Ash said pulling May to him.
Jessie beamed. "Well in that case. Meowth my lovely assistant give this couple a special brochure."
Meowth did so and Ash took it. Looking through it he widened his eyes and turned to Drew who nodded.
"Sweetie why don't you get in line to register don't want to be late now do we?" Ash said in a sweet tone.
"Of course dear. What will you do in the meantime?" May said in a similar tone.
"Maybe take a look around the fairgrounds see what they put up. You go get yourself ready." Ash said kissing her cheek. May giggled and Drew rolled his eyes but followed them after asking the others to find rooms for them all and meet at the pokémon center. Ash and Drew though separated went to where the note inside brochure tell them to meet with James and Jessie.
They went into an area that was away from the crowd and slightly covered. After a couple of minutes James appeared with Jessie and Meowth who was still disguised.
"Okay…what the heck you two?" Drew said.
"It's been a while since you need to talk to us like this. What is going on?" Ash questioned.
James looked around. "Look guys we have a situation there is a strong possibility that there will be an attack on this place."
Drew groaned. "Figures. Many people here they want to send a message. What else is going to happen?"
Jessie continued. "Glen plans to use one of the contestants that entered into the contest to coordinate the attack.
Ash widened his eyes. "It's Harley isn't it?"
Meowth nodded. "Yeah it's that flamboyant stuck up jerk. Glenn contacted him the other day. He wants to use someone who got into the contest legitimately. Since Harley did so he wants him to carry it out. He gave him a Kaijuu and a group of soldiers which he plans to strike this place."
Drew closed his eyes in thought. "Too many people here and the contest is tomorrow. If they evac the crowds without a valid reason there will be a panic and we can't cancel it is the same reason as the Hoenn festival."
Ash also started to think. "So how do we get him to reveal his cards early? The best time to do is when the crowds are focused on the event.
"Which would not be during prelims. It might be during the knockout rounds. If I recall there are a preliminary round to knock it down to 64. Then there is the real appeals round to knock it down further. So if he wanted to attack it would be when the people's attention is focused on the event. It might be between the appeals and the battle round." Drew theorized.
James nodded. "He wants to attack at the very least during a battle with Miss Birch which leads me to believe there might be some rigging."
Ash sighed. "Great…thanks guys." Ash said as the two trainers turned to leave but they stopped Drew held out his arm.
"You three didn't have to do this. You don't have to any of this." Drew said looking over his shoulder.
Jessie chuckled. "Listen if it's between you, Giovanni or Glenn, we would go with people that won't stab us in the back." She said.
Ash turned around fully. "We may have had our differences but I am glad that we at least get along."
Drew did the same and asked a serious question. "If Team Rocket is brought down…would you stay with Glenn or go down with the ship. Either way I know we aren't done here and it would help if someone was still in Glenn's camp." They both turned around. "Good luck I have a feeling you might need it soon." Drew said as he and Ash walked away.
As they walked back to the pokémon center, Ash sighed. "I hate we have to use them like this." Ash said.
"Yeah me too. We keep offering them to leave but they keep turning them down. That's a true sign of bravery willing to stay in danger despite people telling them not to."
Ash looked down and Drew stopped. "What else is going through your head Mr. Ketchum?"
Ash looked at Drew. "I'm scared. Scared of what happens if we go out of control. What if we lose it and we hurt them. I…nearly did." Ash said remembering what happened under the king's influence
Drew looked at his companion and in surprising move hugged the young man. Releasing him he started speaking.
"Sorry. I have always been a hugger. But to honest Ash I would face the same dilemma. Those girls of yours…you couldn't ask them to leave you could you?" Drew said as they started walking again. "Ash…show me your hand." Ash looked confused and held up his left hand.
"Your other one…glove off." Drew said holding up his hand. Ash did so. The hand which looked strong from climbing and training with his pokémon had only one noticeable scar, a small one near the middle of the palm. Looking at Drew's hand he had a similar scar on his hand.
"This scar means I protect yours, you protect mine. When worse comes to worse I will protect our girls no just them, I will protect our family with these hands. You would do them same thing, my brother. Do not hesitate to protect them even if I am not of the right mind.
Ash nodded. "Would this apply to the other princes when we find them?"
Drew smiled. "Moment they prove it, yes it will be the same thing. We will be a brother hood to protect our family, whether they need it or not. Besides I think they would have a protective streak a mile long each.
(In three other worlds, a pink haired boy, a red headed high school student and a blond in an orange jumpsuit sneezed.)
Ash replaced his gloves. "Thanks man." Drew nodded. "Come on let's go see your sweetie compete."
Ash groaned. "Not going let me live it down are ya?"
Drew laughed as they walked to where they would meet their friends. At the pokémon center May was waiting on line to use the phones. When it was her turn she dialed home. After a couple of rings her mother picked.
"Oh hi there May. It's nice to hear from you again. How are you? Where are you?"
May smiled. "Oh I am doing great. I am at the Kanto Grand Festival on the Indigo Plateau. That's what I wanted to know. Are you and dad coming?"
"Oh…honey I wish we could but something at the gym came up and we can't go. But at least let me get your father." Caroline quickly left and came back with Norman.
"Hey there little Wurmple, I am sorry we can't come to the festival this time. But look at you, you are growing up just like your mother I hope you are beating the guys off with a stick."
May giggled sheepishly. "Well…"
Ash had walked over during the discussion. "Hi Norman, Hi Caroline, nice to see you both again." He casually wrapped an arm around her shoulders. Which was like red to a bull (Not true btw) to Norman.
"Why you punk! Get your hands off my daughter!" Norman yelled through the screen only to get plonked on the head with a frying pan. Caroline giggled. "Don't mind your father. It is nice to see you and Ash together along with Misty. I hope your treating her well."
"Like a princess Caroline." Ash kissing the happily blushing May on the cheek."
Norman recovered. "Caroline why?" He whined.
"Please don't interfere I think they are cute together." Caroline said in the voice most men knew as 'one more step and it's the couch.'
Norman sighed. "Ash…May is our little princess. You hurt her, I hurt you."
Ash smiled. "Never in a billion years."
Norman smiled. "Good now can you wait a few years before making us grandparents." That resulted in him getting knocked out and an angry blush from his daughter.
"Dad!" May was glad that they weren't on speaker. "That won't be for a while." May said burying her face into Ash's chest.
"Sorry love ya May. I got to go punish your father." Caroline said hanging up.
May looked up still in a furious blush. "Parents can be the worst."
Ash chuckled. "Yeah they can be. But they are right, a few years and then maybe we can think of kids."
May's blush died down a bit. "Yeah it wouldn't be so bad." Before she could get further a commotion drew their attention. When they looked they saw an Aipom hopping around grabbing hats and other head accessories.
"Aipom? What is she doing here?" Ash asked as they walked over to where hats were piling up. This Aipom was part of the group of monkey pokémon they encountered two days ago and had apparently followed him. A slight shift and the hats fell onto the unlucky trainer. Aipom noticed this and quickly ran up to him and grabbed his hat. May squeaked and ran to help out Ash. Pikachu seeing his trainer in distress quickly ran after the monkey only to be run into a tree like Tom the Cat. Green Haired Drew noticed this and ordered his Roselia to use petal dance to surround Aipom and confuse it. Another coordinator a red head used a Slowbro to levitate the monkey pokémon and take the hat. Ash caught it and the purple monkey left the center.
"Ugh…I swear I draw the crazy pokémon." He looked over to see the two coordinators. "Thanks for getting my hat back.
The red head giggled. "It was no trouble. I'm Solidad. Me and Drew here go back a ways."
Ash's companions walked up to them. "Oh? This would be an interesting to hear. Let's go find a place to eat and talk about our travels." Misty said smiling.
Later they were at a place set aside for the trainers they were trading stories back and forth. Max was getting some more food when a cloaked man bumped into him.
"Whoops sorry about that mister." Max apologized.
"No problems boy. Here, a secret fan wanted to give that cute brunette over there this." The man said holding up a black rose. Max took it and thanked the man not noticing the sinister smile on the man's face.
Max brought it over to her sister who took it as a sign of affection from her fans. The earth girls widened their eyes.
"May drop the rose!" Gabby said.
"Toss it, toss it!" Tori yelled.
Drew who happened to be next to May grabbed it and tossed it up. It was a good thing because it exploded like a fire cracker.
May gasped as Ash walked around to hug her as she started freaking out. Misty and Anabel were quick to respond and hug her too. Max was in shock as Brock tried to snap him out of it
"What the heck was that?" Solidad yelled as the center went back to its normal noisiness.
B-Drew looked where the rose exploded. "Someone wants to ruin May's chances. That black rose wasn't supposed to mean good luck. It means bad luck or death. Max you would not have known just relax." He said to the panicking kid who was calming down as he saw his sister okay.
After an event like that, they excused themselves to their rooms with May not letting go of Ash. The boy was content to letting May snuggle into his chest and to let the other girls hug her to comfort her. They all went to sleep wary of what would happen tomorrow.
The next day the festival was at a fever pitch. May having recovered from the previous day's ordeal was excited as the other contestants. After introducing the judges including a disguised Jessie, Lillian launched the Grand Festival.
It was a true show of art as coordinators showed off their best stuff.
Eventually it became May's turn and she came out in an explosion of fireworks.
"Combusken, take the stage." She announced with energy.
Combusken roared and turned to face his trainer who had taken out a Frisbee and to amazement of the crowd and her friends she pulled out her blade. She started spinning the Frisbee and placed it on the tip.
"All right combine Fire Spin and Sky Uppercut and aim for the Frisbee." May said looking away from the sword for a moment.
Combusken nodded and charged towards May who was not even flinching. Just before he jumped May tossed the sword with the Frisbee on it and the flames of the uppercut just grazed her not even flinching. Combusken launched the attack at the Frisbee enveloping the sword in flames and destroying the disc. The sword came back down unscathed and May caught it and posed at the same time her partner landed. The crowd was stunned and then a loud cheer sounded as the judges absolutely loved the coordination in that.
Up in the stands her friends were amazed she could pull off that attack.
"Wow I am amazed at what she did." Drew said.
"Wonder where she learned that? That had to be some serious training."
"I plead guilty." Anabel said surprising everyone. "May and I trained together and she came up an idea that involved my chakrams. This eventually involved spinning the Frisbee just like that. And well that was spectacular." Anabel said smiling at the appraising looks.
Ash smiled and he hugged her close. "I got me some smart girls. They would have to be to contend with my idiocy." Ash said getting purple head girl to blush.
"You got that right." Misty said in a huff only to be pulled close to the male as well and sighed at the contact.
Drew rolled his eyes. "Oh brother." He said shaking his head getting his girls to giggle.
After a few more performances it was Solidad's turn. Solidad released a magnificent looking Lapras who proceeded to use Surf. She then ordered a Sheer Cold instantly freezing the water into a pillar of ice.
Up in the stands those that could whistle did so.
"Wow such a beautiful display." Gabby said.
"Now we see how Solidad got this far. Just look at how beautiful that Lapras is and the attacks were magnificent." Brock said.
After Drew sent out his Masquerain to dazzle with its Silver Wind, Harley took the stage and reveled himself to be dressed like May to the embarrassment of said trainer and her friends. He sent out his Banette who chuckled sinisterly and used its Will-o wisp to surround its self in blue flames while its trainer danced around like a mad man.
After the judges tallied their scores, Drew, May, Solidad and Harley made it to the main qualifying stage.
The gang returned to pokémon center later that night. May after seeing what Harley did had taken Ash onto the bed and kissed the daylights out of him to "kiss away the nightmares." Seeing as May gave him the puppy dog put who was he to deny it after a stressful day chasing Aipom.
As the kissing continued May was bold enough to remove Ash's shirt. She smiled at the reaction and giggled at Ash's blush.
"Now these muscles are the sign of a real man not the wannabe flamboyant man Harley." May said slightly stroking Ash's chest.
"May…when did you become a little minx?" Ash said sputtering.
May giggled. "A little of mom teaching me and a little of you bringing it out in me. I think Drew said it best the walls we build don't matter in here. So you, Misty and Anabel are the only ones that will see it." May said.
Ash chuckled as May slid to his side and he started rubbing her hair getting a content purr. He looked up to see Misty and Anabel dressed for bed as well.
"We didn't want to intrude on your happy time. But I want something like that in the future you know." Misty said sternly but friendly enough.
"We know this relationship is all about compromise. We understand that. Just don't hog us." Anabel said climbing onto his right side.
May smiled. "I wouldn't let him hog us. Right Misty?" May said with a gleam which got the red head to sputter. "No…I suppose not…sweetie." Misty said smiling shyly.
"Uh…something I want to know?" Ash said and Anabel gave them a questioning look.
Misty looked away from them but had a smile on her face. "Nothing you need to worry about right now Ash." Misty said. "Just I believe this relationship shouldn't be just us sharing you." She said laying her head over his heart. Ash widened his eyes but then smiled. "I don't mind. What about you Anabel?"
Anabel snuggled in. "I don't mind, I think it would be fun." She said looking up at Ash and then closed her eyes.
No more was said as they fell into a pleasant sleep.
The next day the excitement built again as the real Grand Festival began. Several coordinators showed off their skills. G-Drew went out with an Absol he had recently caught. He ordered his Absol to use Whirlpool to spin the water and then use its horn to split the whirlpool. Drew grimaced but bowed gracefully but for those skilled at reading emotions he was not happy.
Harley went next and used an Octillery that fired a Fire Blast which launched him into the air. He then spun around causing the fire to spin counterclockwise. Harley smiled at the applause.
Solidad went next and had her Slowbro use Psychic to spin on its tail's tip and too keep it balanced. The crowd loved it as well.
May was the last of the main figures to go. She came out and released her Munchlax. She ordered a Solarbeam to be fired in the air. Then May ordered Munchlax to jump and use Focus Punch. The clashing energies gave off a beautiful glow which wowed the crowd as the two partners bowed.
Back in the waiting room May was a bundle of nerves questioning her abilities.
"May?" A voice sounded snapping her out of her self-pity. She looked to see Ash who looked like he ran a marathon.
"Ash….you scared me." May said calming down. "What is with you, you looked like you ran to Mt. Moon and back."
Ash chuckled. "Yeah…that Aipom we ran into she took my hat again and she was a tricky one. I couldn't capture her."
May nodded. "May!" Another voice sounded. They turned to see Solidad walk up. "That performance was amazing, great job." She said in praise.
May smiled and thanked her. They turned to the screen and saw that May, Solidad, Drew and Harley made it into the knockout rounds. A random shuffle had May facing off against Harley first.
Drew who had finished with a call had walked up to the two and saw the brackets.
"Tough draw. You got Harley, Drew and then Solidad. But I have a great feeling you can make it to the finals."
May nodded and prepared for her battle. Ash turned to Drew. "What was the call about?"
Drew smiled. "That was Scott. Brandon told him he landed in Fennel Valley not far from here. When we are done we will head there."
Ash nodded. Then looked thoughtful. "What will happen when we beat the frontier? Where do we go from there?
Drew sighed. "I know we aren't done yet. We still have not found the seventh knight for your team. I have been hearing about a league in Sinnoh. Perhaps we can talk to everyone after we are done with the pyramid. Because frankly I am not done traveling this world."
Ash smiled. "So what are you saying? One more region and then possibly head to your world?"
Drew nodded. "Yep. Come on let's go cheer your Beautifly." Drew laughed at Ash's expression. Then turned serious as they walked back to the stands. "Are you ready for what may happen?"
Ash nodded. "When do you think the strike will happen?"
Drew looked at the screen as May and Harley took their places. "My money is on if he makes it to the end and wins. But be ready if he loses."
Ash nodded and went back to their seats.
On stage Lillian was giving the introductions. "Alright! Time for the main event. The first match will be between May of Petalburg City and Harley of Slateport City. Five minutes on the clock and BEGIN!"
"Now my darlings, Cacturne and Wigglytuff time to beat little Miss May."
"Eevee, Munchlax take the stage."
The two sides stood ready to battle. Thought the Wigglytuff looked less friendly than it normal appearance it almost looked devilish.
"Eevee use Quick Attack, Munchlax use Focus Punch on Wigglytuff."
The two did so and Harley smirked. "Wigglytuff blow yourself up." The pink pokémon grinned manically and did so allowing the attacks to bounce off.
Harley grinned. "Now Wigglytuff charge in against them."
Wigglytuff did so and May ordered them to prepare for an attack. Harley anticipating thins ordered Wigglytuff to jump allowing Cacturne, needles out, to strike at the smaller pokémon and depleting May's score by 20%.
May growled. "Got to take out that Cacturne. Eevee fire off a Shadow Ball."
The little fox nodded and charged up a black ball. Upon firing May grinned.
"Now Munchlax use Focus Punch. Send it towards Cacturne." The glutton pokémon did so and the force and momentum of a Focus Punch empowered Shadow Ball knocked out the cactus pokémon who couldn't dodge in time. This got a loud cheer and removed 60% of Harley's score
Harley growled and stomped on the ground as May smiled. But then she noticed Wigglytuff dropping fast to the ground and got the two pokémon out of the way.
"Oh no you don't, Wigglytuff grab them with your ears." The pink pokémon grabbed the startled pokémon and proceeded to juggle them up in the air and then slam them into the ground. May became desperate as she ordered more Solarbeams and Shadow Balls which Wigglytuff dodged and depleted May's points to 20%.
"No…come on May get it together, think of something." Ash called out.
May despite the distance heard her boyfriend. She let out a breath she didn't know she had. Then she had a thought.
Flashback.
Outside of Petalburg City the humans were training. May had finished her exercises and was looking around. She noticed off to the side Tori waving her body around and walked over to her.
"Hey Tori. What are you doing?"
Tori looked up. "I am practicing my chosen arts. I do not like hurting people and I thought that all martial arts focused on damage. But Drew introduced me to two arts that don't do that. One is Tai Chi which is a Chinese art that focuses on defense and health which helps me considerably because I get sick a lot. The other is Aikido which focuses on not hurting the attacker.
"Not focusing on hurting people?" May asked curiously.
Instead of answering she motioned May to attack her. May reluctantly did so and launched a punch. Tori caught it and slid to the side and the bent May's arm bringing her down to her knees.
"You alright?" Tori asked.
May nodded. "That didn't hurt a lot."
Tori smiled. "Both arts focus on one thing. Redirecting your opponent's energy."
Flashback end
'Redirecting an opponent's energy. Or…use it against them.' May looked up as Harley ordered Wigglytuff to jump in the air to body slam the two young pokémon.
"Eevee, Munchlax use Shadow Ball and Solarbeam one more time aim behind Wigglytuff." May called out.
The two did so and the attacks collided. The shockwave caught Wigglytuff off guard and launched him towards the ground.
"Munchlax get on Eevee's tail. Eevee send him flying up. Munchlax charge up a Focus Punch." The two pokémon did as she commanded and the combined power of the momentum the Focus Punch and gravity knocked the tough looking pokémon out.
"And with both of Harley's pokémon knocked out. It's May who moves onto the quarterfinals." Lillian said.
The crowd cheered for the great battle. But Harley looked mad, furious even.
"No." He whispered. May looked at him. "No." He said louder. "NO!" He roared. "You little b***h! How dare you! How dare you beat me again! I was supposed to win. I was supposed to make the masses adore me and then use it to crush this pathetic festival. But you! You ruined all of my plans! No matter. Tough Puff appear, Minions to me!" Harley said as a large Wigglytuff appeared as well as other shadow soldiers did as well. The monster captured May before she could defend herself and started retreating. The crowd started panicking as they made for the exits. The riders stayed calm as the crowd dispersed.
"Ready guys?" Drew called out pulling out his phone and standing up. They all nodded and got out their belts and went into their poses
STANBY LEO/ORION/KAMEN RIDE
HENSHIN
COMPLETE/ORION/SIRIUS/EVOLVE
The lights died and the riders leapt into action.
Orion broke her bow up and started hacking away at those near her. Next to her Sirius blocked with her staff and bashed a few on the heads. Orion blocked two coming at them and swung at them. She reformed the bow and notched the string back and aimed up.
ARROW SHOWER
She released the string launching an arrow up which broke into hundreds of arrows that took out the troops around her.
She smiled behind her helmet and nodded at Sirius who launched a water blast at those still standing. They then went after the next group.
Triton and Kyokan were fighting back to back. Anabel spun her chakram which blocked an incoming attack while Misty spun around and stabbed an attacker. Anabel then quickly spun her chakram and using her psychic abilities she launched the chakram to send the circular weapon cutting across their opponents. Weapon returning she reached and scanned one of her cards.
CONFUSE RAY
"Cover your eyes Misty." Kyokan said as she levitated the chakrams and caused them spin in a way that resembled hypnosis and sent out pulsating waves.
The opponents that surrounded them got confused and disoriented.
Triton grinned. "Thanks Ana." She said scanning a card.
AQUA JET
Triton quickly became surrounded in water and quickly sprinted through the mass of troops around them she landed and planted her trident as they fell to the ground in pain.
"Great job Ana." Triton said.
"Thanks come on we need to bust through and save May."
Kyokan nodded and started trying to break through.
Onyx and Ace were slashing away. The similar weapons styles allowed them to combo more efficiently then say Aura's Katana. As Onyx swung his axe, Ace grabbed one of the cards Onyx gave him and scanned it.
EARTHQUAKE
"INCOMING!" Ace yelled and landed with authority sending out the shockwave from the attack knocked them over.
Onyx grinned and gave his normally short companion a high five as they went after more of the troops.
With Aura and Zodiac they were slashing away at anything that got in their way. Aura was a man on a mission and Zodiac was just along for the ride.
THUNDERBOLT
Aura roared and fired off multiple bolts as he quickly scanned another card.
BULLET SEED
Firing the projectiles he nearly hit Zodiac who had to duck.
"Ash, calm down! You're going to cause collateral damage!"
"Sorry, but that bastard took my May and they are getting on my last nerve." Aura yelled slashing another one.
"Well then let's clear the way. Switch into one of your Torkal cards I have an idea and mix it with your leaf blade card." Zodiac said as he charged up his sword.
Aura nodded and scanned two of his cards.
FLAMETHROWER
LEAF BLADE
COMBO: FLAME BLADE
Zodiac saw the blade take on a fiery hue. He took his sword and prepared to attack.
INFERNO SPIN
The combined flaming sword slashes decimated the ranks near them and cleared a path out of the arena.
"Go. Take Triton and Kyokan with you. Save May." Zodiac said placing his sword on his shoulder.
Aura nodded and motioned for Kyokan and Triton to follow him. They nodded and they lowered their weapons to run out of the arena.
"Good luck." Zodiac said as he walked over to where the others were fighting swing his sword preparing to attack.
Outside, Harley was growing frustrated. May had repeatedly broken away from Tough Puff. The monster had captured her again. He stepped up to the struggling girl who continued to fight the grip of the monster.
"You know you little tramp. I am getting sick of your defiance. That man Glenn told me this would be an easy job. I create havoc at this grand festival and I get to take my prize, which is you my dear little Maybelle." Harley said sinisterly.
"Why would you want me? I thought you hated me." May said defiantly.
Harley chuckled sinisterly. "Oh I know that. But it would please so much to have you as my plaything. After all this beauty of yours does not deserve to be sullied by that boy you hang around with."
May widened her eyes and the struggling continued. She managed to break free and was about to run until Harley spun her around and slapped her.
"I have had enough of you. I think I will take my prize now." Harley said walking over to May who was trying to crawl away. That was until they heard a mechanical voice.
HYDRO PUMP
PSYCHIC
ICE BEAM
Harley jumped out of the way as Tough Puff took the hits. Harley snarled as he saw the three riders approach.
Kyokan felt May in distress and walked over to her. "May…May are you okay?" She asked.
May was shivering. "He…wanted me as his play thing…he wanted to…" May said couldn't even finishing the sentence being frightened but the implication was clear.
Aura and Triton were furious. "Harley you have gone too far! Cheating is one thing but to actually kidnap and try to hurt May is unforgivable!" Aura yelled.
"She is our girl. The only guy allowed to touch her is Ash. So keep your hands off of her." Triton yelled.
Harley tsked. "You talk a big game but let's see if you can back it up. Tough Puff take care of these peasants.
The pink monster puffed up and went after Triton and Aura who proceeded to attack it. After about a minute of trying to slash at the creature it was apparent that none of their normal attacks were working so they switched tactics with their cards.
AERIAL ACE
ICE BEAM
The two launched their attacks but it was clear to see upon impact that their attacks weren't working like they were supposed to.
Harley laughed. "This thing is so tough the attacks can't get through. Now Puff grab them." Puff extended its ears and grabbed the two riders and slammed them into the ground.
When it lifted them again a chakram impacted into the ears releasing the riders. Kyokan landed near them as they reset.
"I think we need a little more strength. Misty go into your next form." Aura said pulling out the Adept card while Triton pulled out the Ama card and scanned them.
ADEPT
AMA
The armors glowed as they powered up to their second forms.
Ash immediately activated two of his switches. While Misty scanned two more of her cards and Anabel pulled two of hers.
PIKACHU
SWELLOW
AQUA JET
IRON TAIL
The three riders ran towards Tough Puff with an increased vigor.
Off to the side, May had recovered her wits enough to observe the battle.
'Everyone…they are fighting to protect me' She though watching the attacks clash. 'When Ash took me in…I was so insecure that I lashed out at everything.' She looked down at the belt buckle that gave her the strength to fight. 'When I got this…I could be helpful…I could be strong….but what Harley said…am I truly weak?' She looked up to see her partners on the ground but still willing to fight. 'No…I am not weak. I have my friends. I have my loves. I HAVE MY POKÉMON! I am not weak. Harley will not win.' May thought as she placed the belt buckle on and went into her pose/
HENSHIN
EVOLVE
May felt the comfort of her Kusa armor wash over her. She pulled out her Fairy card and scanned it as well.
FAIRY
May felt her wings form on her and flew into the battle.
At the battle site the riders were still able to fight but were getting a bit tired of fighting. Tough Puff though looked relatively fresh.
Harley laughed manically as the riders were having a difficult time fighting his monster. That was until Tough Puff was knocked back with a beam. They turned to see Kusa with her wings flapping in the breeze. Harley growled.
"Puff take out that fairy!" Harley yelled.
Puff blew himself up. "BURST AIR BLAST." He let out a large puff of air in an attempt to make Kusa crash into the ground. Kusa though was much faster and ducked out of the way as she scanned another card.
FOCUS PUNCH
Kusa's hand glowed and she charged in as Puff built up another attack. She reared back and launched her fist straight into the stomach causing it cough up the air and blood. It collided with the wall.
Puff slowly crawled out of the wall as Kusa went in with her sword drawn. Without the air in its body Tough Puff was a sitting duck as the faster Kusa slashed and hacked away.
Off to the side, her friends were watching with proud smiles behind their masks. When they saw the monster on its last legs they sprang up to Kusa.
"Ready to end this May?" Aura asked as he flipped the Pikachu switch while Triton and Kyokan scanned their finish cards.
VOLT TACKLE: MAXIMUM ENERGY
AERIAL ACE: MAXIMUM ENERGY
COMBO: THUNDER DRILL STRIKE
AQUA JET: MAXIMUM ENERGY
AURORA BEAM: MAXIMUM ENERGY
COMBO: AUROURA JET
METEOR MASH: MAXIMUM ENERGY
May nodded and activate one of her Combusken's cards.
BLAZE KICK: MAXIMUM ENERGY
ULTIMATE COMBO: ELEMENTAL SMASH
Kyokan ran in and uppercut the monster straight up into the air. Triton and Aura jumped and drilled into the monster repeatedly increasing the height the monster was at. Kusa had flown straight up and when the monster was at a sufficient height her leg glowed with a fiery brilliance and she came down the monster cutting through it like butter. Landing near her friends she said with finality as the monster crashed to the earth in a great explosion.
"Show's over Harley." All of the riders posed with their weapons with May posing like she did with her initial performance.
Harley panicked and tried to run but he ran smack into an armored form. Looking up he saw Zodiac looking at him. With a simple chop he was knocked out just as the authorities showed up. Harley was hauled away on terrorism and after May's testimony later kidnapping and attempted rape charges.
After everything had settled down, the Grand Festival got back on track. May managed to defeat Drew after a big battle but bowed out gracefully to Solidad who went on to win the Grand festival which made May smile sadly.
After the festivities ended, May was in the room petting her Eevee and thinking about her defeat dressed in her pink nighty
"May?" A soft voice said. She looked up to see it was Misty who had spoken and her other partners dressed for bed and looking at her with concern.
"Hi guys." She said with the same softness. She put Eevee down and he scampered off.
"Is something wrong?" Anabel asked as they climbed into bed.
May looked down and mumbled something.
"Sweetie?" Misty asked.
"Am…I good coordinator?" May asked surprising the trainers.
Ash smiled. "May, I think you are a great coordinator. Your pokémon love you. You pull so many great combinations it is like watching artwork." Ash said.
May looked at Ash. "But I have failed twice now. What good coordinator loses two grand festivals?"
Ash chuckled. "Who loses two pokémon leagues? Just about everyone even me. I lost Johto and Kanto and I was feeling just like you. Mist here supported me both times and we will support you…our little Beautifly." Ash kissing her softly.
May fell into the kiss as the other occupants watched with gentle smiles. When they released, May had small tears.
"Can…can you cradle me tonight I don't feel like acting like a strong girl right now." May said.
Ash chuckled and got behind her. Gently he lifted her and started to rock her back and forth. May started to sob gently as her other bed mates hugged Ash's shoulders and watched Ash rock May gently to sleep and they joined them soon after.
In a place far away from the Grand Festival Glenn growled as Jessie and James gave their report.
"That pompous fool got himself captured. I should have known better. Thank you, you two."
James looked at Glenn. "What do you plan to do now boss?"
Glenn looked thoughtful. "Do you know where those riders will be next?"
Jessie sighed and knew she was going to regret this. "The Fennel Valley, I overheard them talking about the Battle Pyramid being there."
Glenn nodded. "Excellent. Call your boss tell them we will corner the riders there and finish them.
Jessie and James nodded reluctantly and went to call them.
Glenn said to himself. "This time riders…you….Will…FALL. AHAHAHAHAHA!" Glenn said maniacally laughing.
What will happen when the gang reaches the Battle Pyramid? Find out in the next installment of the Journeys of the Dreamer.
END OF CHAPTER
UO: Finally done. Now I can work on Bleach Grand Prix during my break. I will skip this story in the rotation to work on 2nd Magnolia. With Finals coming up this might not get updated again until the end of April.
Preview: The Battle Pyramid is upon the trainers. With a couple of adventures along the way. Training for what may be the toughest challenge yet is on the trainer's minds. But unknown to them the shadows move. What will happen find out
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