Ash was absolutely devastated about his now ruined and destroyed face. Horrified by the scars, he kept his hood up to hide his face from everyone.
"I can't even look at myself anymore. How did this happen?" He asked himself as he, Teams RWBY, JNPR, CFVY and the staff made it to a bullhead back to Beacon Academy. It was utter silence on the way back to Beacon.
His girlfriends were so worried about him. He's never going to be the same again. They had to do something.
"Well, we can always find a time for us to go on a date sometime." Yang suggested as she walked next to him.
"I don't know. I don't think I can handle the public seeing me like this." He said as he covered his face with his hands.
"We don't have to go anywhere out in public if you're not ready." Ruby said before hugging him.
"I just don't know. I'm sorry, I need to be alone." Ash said before releasing himself from Ruby. She whimpered from what he did.
"He just needs some time. He'll be back to his cheerful self soon enough." Coco said with confidence.
As he made it back to his room, he put his hood up and looked into the mirror. He had been shedding tears ever since he saw the scars the first time.
"How did this happen?" He asked himself.
"Pika Pi?" Pikachu asked for his attention. He looked towards him and smiled a bit.
"I'm gonna be okay buddy." He said before scratching his head. He then looked at his scar. "WAIT!" He shouted as his eyes widen and began having a flashback.
His Charizard used dragon claw on Pikachu, causing him to bleed uncontrollable. Ash used the healing spell on him. There was a scar in its place.
Ash was more shocked after the flashback.
"NO! IT CAN'T BE!" Ash shouted before taking off his coat and pauldron and took off his body glove to expose his upper body. It was covered with scars all over his torso from the healing spells he used on himself from injuries during his seven years of being out in hiding.
Suddenly, Blake burst through the door after he screamed. She saw the scars all over his developed torso. She blushed from the scene.
"Sweetheart, are you okay?" She asked as she walked towards him.
"No. Please, look away. I'm hideous." He said as he quickly put his coat on. He attempted to put his hood up, but he was stopped when Blake grabbed his hands. He looked towards her, and she looked so sad.
"I'm not leaving you. I don't care what happened to you. Our love hasn't changed at all." Blake said before hugging him and refusing to let go of him.
"Same with me as well." Weiss said as she was standing outside the door. She walked towards them and kissed him on the cheek.
Ash backed up from them and he made his way towards the bed. He laid down on the bed and extended his arms towards them. Blake and Weiss ran towards him and snuggled him.
"You guys are the best. I love you all so much." Ash said as he kept them close.
"We love you too." Blake and Weiss said.
Weiss then got an idea. She moved closer to him and decided to plant her lips onto his neck. Ash gasped as she began sucking on it. After about a few seconds, she pulled back, leaving a hickey in its place.
"I saw the same mark on your collarbone the other night, and I thought I should do the same." Weiss said before snuggling him more.
"I couldn't have asked for better girlfriends." He whispered. Suddenly, they head knocks on the door. The girls whined that they were interrupted, and Ash leaving them on the bed. He opened it and saw Ozpin waiting for him.
"Headmaster, how can I help you sir?" He asked.
"I came here to check up on you. You were completely devastated earlier today." He answered.
"Don't remind me. How can I face everyone like this?" Ash asked while slightly rubbing his scars.
"Just take your time now. If you're not ready, then don't rush it. Although, you might want to check in with Glynda later on. She has been very worried about you." Ozpin said before walking off.
Ash began thinking about Glynda. He hadn't hung out with her much due to classes and how busy she's been.
"Everything alright Ash?" Blake asked before wrapping her arms around his.
"Yeah for now. He told me that I should check in with Glynda. It has been a little while." He said. Blake and Weiss understood.
"I guess that's fair. She has been busy so much these days that she hasn't had a time to relax." Weiss said.
"Yeah, perhaps you should go see her. We'll be here resting." Blake said before kissing him. He nodded before kissing them back.
"I'll see you girls later on." Ash said before creating a portal and entering it.
A portal opened up at a private bedroom and Ash walked out looking around. He saw Glynda finishing up the final reports of everyone's first mission on a desk.
"Ash! Are you okay?" She asked with fear as she got up and walked towards him. She rubbed his two scars gently.
"I think so. I decided to check up on you because it's been a while." He said before hugging her. Feeling his embrace was very soothing for her.
"I'm glad you did. For all that has been happening, and how much you've helped me, I really need it." She said while returning the hug.
"I guess, everyone's gonna have to get use to this new, unnecessary look." Ash whispered.
"They will." She said before pulling back and kissed him. He happily returned the kiss. After they broke it, she lured him onto a bed. As he adjusted himself, Glynda joined him and cuddled him.
"I was so worried about you." She said while tightening her grip on him.
"I'll be fine. Besides, you aren't getting rid of me that easily." He said to her. And with that, it was sealed.
Glynda flipped her body on top of his and planted her lips onto his, creating a short make out session. Ash had to remove her glasses to prevent them from breaking as they continued. After about a half an hour of kissing each other on the lips, and even on the neck, Glynda got up and sat on his lap after collecting her glasses.
"I'm tired of keeping our relationship a secret from everyone but the girls and Ozpin. I don't care what anyone says. I'll do whatever it takes to be with you." She said.
"We'll make it." Ash told her as he rubbed her back.
"Thanks for coming Ash. I have a few more stuff to do. What are you going to do?" She asked.
"I might as well get some more rest, and apologize to Ruby for forcing her away from me earlier after we returned." Ash said before getting up and creating a portal.
"I'll see you tomorrow morning Ash." Glynda said before kissing him passionately once more.
"Take it easy Glynda." He said after they broke apart. Ash walked through the portal and the portal closed.
A portal opened up in Team RWBY's dorm where the rest of his girlfriends were there socializing.
"There he is." Coco said as she eyed him. Velvet ran to him and flung her arms around him.
"I was so worried about you." She whimpered.
"I'm sorry that I made you worried. I look terrifying, don't I?" He asked her. Velvet looked up and saw his scars.
"It will take me a little bit of time to get used to it. Least you didn't lose an eye." She said before letting go of him.
Ash then looked towards Ruby, who was feeling a down for being forced out of the hug. He walked towards her and hugged her, snapping her out of her mind.
"I'm sorry Ruby. I wasn't myself and I pushed you away while you were trying to help." He whispered to her. She returned it tightly.
"I understand Ash. But for now, let's just rest up for the rest of the day." She suggested. Everyone agreed and they continued to relax and socialize. Suddenly, Ash began to feel funny as he rubbed his scars.
"Something wrong Ash?" Yang asked as she noticed him rubbing the scars.
"I don't think so. Probably just my scars acting up. It's nothing." He said after the feeling faded from him.
As night began to fall, Ash began to leave before stopping because his scars began acting up again. Velvet and Weiss noticed this pretty quickly.
"Are you certain that you are okay?" Velvet asked.
"I think so. If this keeps up, I will get them looked at." Ash said before rubbing them once again.
"Well…good night Ash." Velvet said before kissing him and leaving with Coco. Weiss hugged Ash to ensure he's going to be okay.
"I'll be fine." He whispered to her.
"I know, but somehow…I think I feel responsible for what happened." She said before touching his scars. Ash shook his head at her.
"It wasn't your fault. It came out of nowhere. Don't beat yourself up Weiss." He said. She smiled at him and brought him in for a passionate kiss.
"Good night Ash." She said before heading into her dorm. He then went inside his dorm.
When he woke up the next morning, he was sweating bullets, breathing heavy, and he felt like his head was gonna split open.
"What the hell?" He asked himself as he opened a portal with Divine Elemental to head out to the courtyard to have some fresh air, despite only having his body glove on. By the time he arrived and closed the portal, he looked around and saw nobody around.
Suddenly, he heard some laughter behind him. He turned and saw them…the bane of his existence.
"Well, well. If it isn't Ketchum." Max said to him. Seeing the traitors in front of him, he summoned Oathkeeper and glared at them.
"TRAITORS!" Ash screamed at the top of his lungs. He then fired off fire, blizzard and thunder spells at them. He was shocked to see them dodging them perfectly.
"You're gonna have to do better than that weakling." Misty, Dawn and Serena said in synch to him.
Meanwhile, Lucario and Gardevoir in the Emerald Forest began sensing Ash's aura going haywire. Lucario and Gardevoir called out Pikachu and the rest of his team with their attacks. They made their way towards the courtyard, which was being destroyed due to using so much spells from Ash.
"PIKA PI!" Pikachu shouted to Ash. Ash eyed his partner, and Pikachu was terrified. Ash's eyes were blood red with red aura erupting from his body.
"IT'S THE TRAITORS! GET THEM!" He shouted to his arrived team. They looked around and to their confusion, there was nobody around.
Inside Beacon, everyone has been hearing explosions and felt the ground shake. Team RWBY and JNPR looked outside a nearby window and they saw Ash destroying the courtyard with red aura surrounding him.
"ASH!" Team RWBY screamed. Before they ran to the courtyard to calm him down, Glynda burst through the door with her crop.
"What is going on in here?" She spat at them.
"It's Ash. He's gone out of control at the courtyard. We're heading out there to stop him." Ruby said in a panic.
Weiss then gasped hard from having just remembered something.
"He was scratched by a Beowulf right?" She asked them. They nodded at her question. "HOW COULD I HAVE MISSED IT!? He's been infected with a deadly toxin. If he doesn't get treatments soon, then this world will be down a Keyblade Master." She informed them. Everyone's eyes widen from fear. They will not lose their boyfriend today.
"I'll alert a few medical squads, you girls try to freeze him. If we can get him frozen, it will stop any movements of the poison he's been infected with." Glynda said before pulling out her scroll.
"Leave that to me." Weiss said before sending out her Glaceon, a Froslass, and an Alolan Ninetails to aid her.
Weiss's Froslass LVL 85 Ice/Ghost Snow Cloak
Hail Light Screen Shadow Ball Blizzard
Alolan Ninetails LVL 86 Ice/Fairy Snow Cloak
Aurora Veil Dazzling Gleam Ice Beam Double Team
Weiss and her team made their way towards the destroyed courtyard and they were horrified. Ash was screaming with hatred, and he didn't even notice Weiss was there.
"Look around you Ketchum. You don't belong here." Cilian said while torturing him. Ash saw the world spinning around him. He kept his eyes shut.
"Why don't you see what this world is coming to?" May whispered to Ash.
"NO! I WILL NOT LOOK!" He shouted while holding his head with one hand, while holding his face with the other.
"You are nothing. Nothing." Ash heard his mother's voice surrounding him. It was then something inside Ash had snapped.
"NO!" He exploded while firing off uncontrollable spells in all directions. Weiss had no more time.
"FREEZE HIM!" She screamed to his Pokemon. Her Pokemon fired off ice beams and blizzard at him. Ash felt the attacks and shot his eyes open from the attacks. He sensed that it was Weiss.
"WEISS, THE TRAITORS ARE HERE! STOP THEM!" He yelled at her.
"ASH, THERE'S NO ONE HERE! YOU'RE HALLUCINATING!" Weis screamed. Ash began to feel weaker from the freezing moves on him. Avalugg joined in and fired off a blizzard at him.
The rest of Team RWBY, Glynda, Ozpin and multiple medical squads appeared behind Weiss. Ash was getting more exhausted that he collapsed onto the ground. He then felt a powerful jab on his nerve point on the back of his neck. Then everything went black.
"Get him inside and make sure he stays frozen. We need to cure him immediately." Glynda ordered everyone while putting her crop back into its scabbard. Team RWBY went to a knocked out, frozen Ash. Yang then placed a hand on his face, only to scream out in pain.
"His temperature is too high. We need to cool off his face." Yang said while cooling off her hand. Ninetails and Lucario looked at each other and nodded. Ninetails fired off another ice beam at the ground to create a small amount of ice. Lucario then used slash to make small ice shards to use to cool down Ash's face.
"Put the ice in this." A doctor told them while holding a large bag. The girls gathered some ice and put them inside and placed it on top of him. Meanwhile, Glynda used her glyph to restore the courtyard from the damage.
"Let's get going." The doctor said as they got Ash inside.
Many hours later
Ash began to regain conscious inside a life support pod. He slowly opened his eyes and looked around. He noticed that he was back in the Vault. He had a gas mask that covered his mouth and nose as he was submerged in water. He also felt a few needles inside his back. What he definitely noticed was that his body glove was removed and he was only in his underwear.
"Ozpin, he's waking up." A nurse said to Ozpin.
"How's his condition?" He asked.
"We were able to save him by injecting him with the extract of Lum Berries. It cures the victim of all alien intruders in the body. If they haven't gotten him here about a couple more hours, he wouldn't have survived." She said.
"Thank you so much for saving him. If he had died, we will be doomed." Ozpin said as he walked towards the life support pod. Ash then slowly raised his head towards Ozpin's. They just looked at each other for a short moment, only to have Ash lower his head back down.
"He's still pretty weak though. We're gonna keep him in there to keep an eye on him overnight." She said.
"I see. Will he be available for people to visit him?" Ozpin asked her.
"Yes. People can come see him at any time." She said. Ozpin then sent a message to many people that Ash is available for visit.
The first to see him was Team RWBY. Ash looked up at them and despite having a mask on he had a small smile. The girls placed a hand on the glass as they were so scared for him. Ash did the same thing, but slowly lowered it for still being weak. More and more students and staff later visited Ash to show support for him.
By the next day, Ash began waking up feeling a little better. The water began to descend and Ash felt the needles being pulled out of his back gently. He was lowered onto his knees. The pod opened up and a doctor walked towards him.
"Ash, how are you feeling?" He asked. Ash slowly looked up and took off the gas mask.
"I think I'm okay. Those hallucinations were terrifying." Ash said as he tried to get up, but was still a little wobbly.
"I bet. Well the good news is that the poison from within you has been removed thanks to our use of Lum Berry juice. It cured you, but your stamina is still pretty weak. We recommend that you take it easy and try to stay away from any combat until the start of the Vytal Tournament in a couple more weeks." The doctor explained to him.
Ash got his body glove back and Ash quickly put it on. He thanked them dearly for saving his life. He created a portal from his Keyblade and used it as a cane and walked through it.
A new portal opened up and Ash walked out and fell onto his bed and began to rest up more. About an hour later, he heard some knocks on the door. He slowly got up an opened it. Team RWBY, Coco, and Velvet were outside. Some of them brought him some food.
"Hey girls, come in." He said weakly while allowing them in.
"We were so worried about you. If it wasn't for Weiss figuring out about the poison within you, we would've lost you forever." Ruby said as he began to eat. He was famished.
"I really need to learn how to stop worrying you girls." Ash said. Everyone just cuddled him now that he was going to be okay. "Hey girls…don't you have classes right now?" He asked.
"OH SHIT!" Everyone shouted as they jumped off of him. Ash made a portal that took them to Port's Grimm Studies.
"See you soon girls." Ash said as they ran right through it. Ash smiled before finishing up his breakfast. He owed them for saving his life, and he had the perfect idea.
Later on that day, Ash had regained most of his strength back and returned the dishes back to the mess hall. He met up with his team, and they were so happy to see him back to normal.
I didn't hurt anyone of you, did I? He asked them. They all shook their heads at them. "Thank god. Avalugg, thanks for helping out Weiss." He said before rubbing his head. Avalugg grunted from the rubbing, but enjoyed it nonetheless.
Pikachu jumped onto his usual spot on Ash's shoulder and rubbed his head on his.
"I'm glad to see your all okay. How's the training coming along?" He asked them. They roared at him, showing him that the training was going well. "Great. Unfortunately given the circumstances, I have to stay away from any fighting until the Vytal Tournament coming up. I'll still continue my apprentice's training and yours as well." He said to them.
After meeting up with his team, he bumped into Weiss.
"Sorry Weiss. Didn't see you coming." Ash said to her. She quickly hugged him after seeing him up and walking.
"I'm so sorry Ash. I should've realized this sooner. I could've saved you before." Weiss said while gripping him tighter.
"It's okay. You were in a panic. And I owe you for saving me, and I know how. I want to take you on a date somewhere." Ash offered to her. She gasped from the offer.
"I would love to, but where?" She asked. Ash thought for a second.
"I have the perfect spot. We can go now if you want." He said to her, who quickly nodded and held his hand. He summoned his Keyblade and fired off another portal. "Close your eyes. I want this to be a surprise." Ash told her. She closed them and she felt her body being put into a bridal carry.
"I love surprises." She said as they entered the portal. By the time they exited, Ash looked around at the paradise of flowers.
"Okay, open them." Ash said. Weis opened her eyes and gasped in surprised at the surroundings of beautiful flowers. "Welcome to the Flower Paradise in the Sinnoh Region. This is a sacred spot of Gracidea flowers." Ash said as he put her down and they sat down on a hill.
"Ash…I've always wanted to come here….I LOVE YOU!" She yelled as she jumped onto him and kissed him hard. Ash fell backwards onto the ground as he returned the kiss. After they broke the kiss, they adjusted so Ash can sit back up and Weiss sat right next to him with his arm around her. She then leaned on him.
"I love you too Weiss." He said to her. Weiss continued to cuddle him for being at a location she always wanted to go to since she was a kid.
Suddenly, Ash sensed a small Pokemon was sneaking up from behind him. He lowered his head towards her.
"Okay, don't make any sudden moves. I sense a familiar presence behind us. Don't worry, it's friendly." He whispered to her.
"Okay." She whispered back by staying absolutely still. The Pokemon continued to sneak up of him. Ash looked to the left with his eyes and grew a grin until…
"GOTCHA!" Ash yelled as he reached from behind him and caught the creature, which squeaked from being caught. Ash carried it and looked at it. "Hey little buddy, long time no see." He said to the Pokemon.
"Oh no fair Ash. And I was just having fun." It said with its cheeks puffed out with frustration. Weiss looked at the Pokemon with shock.
"Is that….a Shaymin?" She asked.
"Indeed. Shaymin, meet my girlfriend Weiss Schnee." Ash said as he showed Shaymin to her.
"Hello. Wow you're more beautiful than Dawn. Speaking of which, where is she anyway?" Shaymin asked as it looked around. Ash sighed from the question from having to once again having a flashback from that dreadful day.
"Who's Dawn? Also, can I see it?" Weiss asked.
"One of the traitors." Ash answered as he handed her Shaymin.
"WHAT!? That nice girl turned her back on you? My mistress will not allow this." Shaymin said as it began to relax while being held by Weiss.
"Mistress? Who's that?" Ash asked.
"April, the Spring Maiden of course. This feels so nice, way better than Dawn." Shaymin said while Weiss began scratching its back gently.
Ash gasped after Shaymin mentioned the Spring Maiden. He quickly activated his aura vision to possibly finding her. He sensed a powerful aura all around them.
"I wonder where she is. I can't tell where she is." He wondered as he began to look around. As he turned around, he saw a females face mere inches from his face. "YIKES!" Ash shouted with shock before summoning Divine Elemental and falling backwards. The girl giggled from the reaction.
"Scared you, didn't I?" She asked. The girl was wearing a long, flower decorated mint dress with a long staff that almost resembled Amber's staff on her back. She had long pink hair that went just above the knees with Gracidea flowers used as a headband. Her eyes were pink.
"You must be April, the Spring Maiden." Weiss said while gazing at her.
"Indeed. I bid you both welcome to the Flower Paradise, my sacred home." She said before giving them a curtsy.
"Thank you April. I'm Ash Ketchum, and this is Weiss Schnee." Ash said as he got up.
"Amber told me everything about you Ash. Despite the scars, she's very accurate on your appearance." She said before placing a hand on his face.
"These were very recent." He said.
"I see. No matter, it changes nothing. I take it Amber has told you about the X-Blade and Kingdom Hearts?" She asked as she stepped back a bit.
"Yes she has. She has already given me a piece of the X-Blades power source. Here's the proof." He said before taking her hand and placing it on his heart. The warmth flowed through her hand.
"So Cinder was unsuccessful after all. This brings great feelings to my heart. Now by the looks of it, it's my turn now." She said before pulling her staff out and began charging power within it.
"What's going on?" Weiss said before standing up and summoning Absolute Zero.
"Don't worry. This is a role all the Sacred Maidens hold. Just watch and you'll see." Shaymin said to her.
Weiss dismissed it and watched as April plunged her staff to the ground and the Gracidea flowers in the field began to glow pink. The energy from the flowers began to make their way towards the staff. With all of the powers within the staff gathered, April fired it into the sky.
"Wow." Ash and Weiss whispered as the energy fired into the sky exploded and petals from the explosion began to form around and created a small ball of energy in April's hand.
"Ash Ketchum, Keyblade Master, I present to you the next power source of the X-Blade. Take special care of it." She said before blowing it onto Ash. The scent was so refreshing, he felt like he just felt an essence of Nature itself.
"Wow, all of the bad memories that have infected my mind…it feels so….far away. It's like I finally moved on." Ash said while examining his body.
"This power source I gave you makes you immune to all dark tortures. Nothing a little Nature's freshness to help ease the nerves. You now possess half of the X-Blades power. Before you depart, remember that it is not only Cinder Fall and the White Fang that you and your apprentices will battle. Beware of Queen Salem Chosen One. She is far more dangerous than you can possibly imagine." She explained.
"Thank you for the warning April. And don't worry, Amber is safe and only I know where she is." Ash said before creating a portal to return back to Beacon.
"We know, and one more thing." April said before turning to Weiss, who set Shaymin down. "Your heart truly is connected with Ash. The more your hearts are connected, the more powerful your bond will become. Seeing how you truly love him, your powers will be greater."
Weiss smiled before hugging Ash.
"He has done so much for me and my family. I would do anything to be with him." Weiss said.
"Thanks for everything April. We'll keep in touch, and hopefully I'll meet up with the rest of the Sacred Maidens soon." Ash said.
"They'll be waiting for your arrival. And since I'm feeling generous, I will gladly tell you where Aurora, the Winter Maiden and Azalea, the Summer Maiden are located at. Aurora resides inside the Seaform Islands, and Azalea lives near Pomace Mountain." April said to them.
"Alright, thanks again April." Ash said.
"Good luck, and may your heart be your guiding key." April said before giving another curtsy to them as they began to leave through the portal.
Before Ash entered, he sensed something from above them. He looked up and saw a single Honchkrow flying around them. He gazed at it for a few seconds before leaving into the portal.
Upon returning to Ash's room, Weiss has having a skip in her step from having Ash accomplish her childhood dream of going to the Gracidea Flower Paradise.
"Well, that was more than I thought. Did you like the date?" Ash asked her.
"Ash…It was…amazing. I've always wanted to go to the Flower Paradise when I was little, but I could never leave Atlas. This is proof that you and I are connected forever." She said.
"Forever? I like the sound of that. Now what do you say we meet up with the rest? I'm sure they must be wondering what we were doing." Ash suggested. Weiss nodded as he took his arm and they returned to her dorm. After the events that happen that week, Ash knew that he still had six more girls to take on a date. How will he do it, and where will he take them? Find out more as the story continues.
The infection idea was given to me by one with tons of ideas. Kudos to that person. Well anyway, thanks for reading the first date. I am thinking of having each chapter contain a date or two, depending on what will happen. Then afterwards, it's the moment we've all been waiting for….THE VYTAL TOURNAMENT! See you guy's next chapter. TheD-Rock900 is signing off