Ash and his apprentices were basking in glory as the crowd continued to cheer for them. All things considered, everything was spot on and spectacular.
Ash dismissed his Keyblades and then walked towards the center of the arena and took a microphone.
"Colleagues, friends, families…..traitors and enemies. It's good to be back out in the public eye once again." Ash spoke through the mic. The stadium cheered once again, and Ash was chuckling a bit. "As of today, it has been eight years since I've been at events like this. If I'm gonna be honest, I'm a tad nervous. SO ARE YOU ALL READY TO MEET MY APPRENTICES!?" Ash yelled out. Everyone cheered in agreement.
Team RWBY quickly lined up in order with their Keyblades at the ready.
"Alright! So let's start off with the one who seemed like she wanted to wield a Keyblade from the beginning. First up, all the way from Kuo Kuana Menagerie, this young lady may have started off in the White Fang but she has turned over a new leaf and is fighting to become a huntress to help keep the Faunus around the Kingdoms safe. Ladies and Gentleman, BLAKE BELLADONNA!" Ash shouted. The stadium, mostly the Faunus, cheered for her as Blake waved all around the arena.
"Next up, although she may come from the Schnee Dust Company, she is not as cold hearted as you all believe. This young lady has grown to become quite the warm hearted gal and has a very powerful light within that very same heart that has led her to becoming one of my apprentices. All the way from Atlas, WEISS SCHNEE!" Ash shouted. Weiss did a curtsy and waved a bit as everyone cheered for her.
Ash then took Ruby and Yang away from their team by holding their hands. "Now these next two gals here, they may not look it, but they are sisters to each other. They live in the small town of Patch here in Vale and they never leave each other's side. First of the two is a gal that brings out the phrase, 'Punch Grimm in the face first and ask questions later.' And whatever you do, don't get her mad. Even I have to watch out for her sometimes. Ladies and gentleman, the Blonde Brawler herself, YANG XIAO LONG!" Ash shouted. Yang waved and struck a pose.
Ash then wrapped an arm around Ruby. "This next gal, as a bit of a cool trivia, she is the youngest to ever come to Beacon at the age of FIFTEEN! (Mind blow demonstration) Her actions against Roman Torchwick before the beginning of this school year is what impressed the good Headmaster Ozpin so well that she was bumped ahead two years. Everyone, the gal that knows how to swing a scythe with a razor sharp edge with a bad attitude, RUBY ROSE!" Ash shouted. Ruby squealed a bit while waving.
As the cheering continued, Ash looked away and just paced. The cheering stopped and everyone eyed him.
"Everyone, there comes a time in a person life that when you think that after you accomplished something so big that it will be a big motivation for you to keep going on, that fun for me practically came to a grinding halt. A couple days later, eight years ago, I thought I lost everything. The team that I have right now was a team that I created while I was out in hiding, except for Pikachu here. This little buddy has been with me since day one, and we have been inseparable." Ash was explaining all that has happened as to why he disappeared.
Meanwhile up in the stands, Delia and Miette were sitting next to each other.
"Everyone from Kalos heard of what happened. In fact, I think both Kanto and Kalos took it the worst when he disappeared." Miette whispered to Delia.
"I'm so glad that you really care for my only son." Delia said while looking at Miette.
"Of course, I love him after all." Miette confessed to her. Delia saw this coming and just nodded in approval.
Back on the arena, Ash has finished his story.
"But I don't want any more sadness from everyone here. What happened in the past stays in the past. Although I do want to say that if it weren't for what happened, I wouldn't have gained this." Ash said while summoning Divine Elemental.
The stadium gazed towards the Keyblade, Cinder and her faction especially.
"Soon enough, that Keyblade will belong to our Queen." Max whispered.
"This is gonna be a cake walk." Serena said while holding her inactive weapon.
"So before we begin, we have a couple of special events happening before the Vytal Tournament and the Pokemon Tournament begins. We have an exhibition match for all visitors that wishes to see a bit of a demonstration of what to expect from the main tournament, and something special." Ash said before turning off the mic and signaled his team away from the center.
Ash walked towards Ruby and Yang and raised a thumps up. Everyone saw the stadium open a hole in the center. Ash then held Ruby and Yang's hands while they were still facing away from the center.
"Alright girls, let me ask you something. What was the one thing that has motivated each of you to get to where you are now?" Ash asked as he got in front of them.
"Fighting to keep my sister safe, and to travel the world to find my mother." Yang answered. Ash then turned towards Ruby. "To make a career out of it, like my father and late mother." Ruby replied.
Just as she finished her response, a white cloaked figure appeared and it moved towards the three of them. Blake and Weiss saw her go by and smiled.
"Do you think she would be very proud of you at your position here right now?" Ash asked them. "Yes." They both said. "Well then…" Ash said before stepping away from them.
The two of them felt a hand holding their hands. They looked down and turned around. They gasped at the hooded figure. The figure pulled her hood up and revealed her face.
"My baby girls." Summer whimpered while shedding tears. Ruby and Yang felt so much emotional feelings quickly building up that their long lost mother is standing right in front of them.
They then broke.
"MOTHER!" Ruby and Yang screamed at the top of their lungs as they did not hesitated to hug their mother. Summer did the same thing. Ash turned on the mic.
"SUMMER ROSE HAS COME HOME!" Ash announced. The entire stadium exploded with cheers as the missing in action huntress had return from being missing for so many years.
In the stands, Cinder was panicking.
"No…it can't be. That's not possible." Cinder said while slowly standing up and quickly bolted out of the stands. A few of the traitors followed her.
Back on the arena, Ash, Weiss and Blake joined the crowd and applauded for the reunion of a family member with her family. Summer kissed their foreheads.
"You girls have grown so much. I'm so very proud of you." Summer whispered.
"Thank you mother." Yang whimpered. Ruby still couldn't get any words out from the emotional outbursts she's doing while holding her long lost mother. Ash walked towards them.
"You three, enjoy your time together." Ash said to the trio. Ruby and Yang looked towards him. Ruby began to put the puzzle pieces together.
"You…you were the one…that found her." Ruby choked.
"Bingo." Ash said. Yang and Ruby hugged him and began to squeeze him tight. "ACK!" Ash said while turning blue. Everyone was laughing at Ash getting his life squeezed out.
"Girls, let him breathe." Summer said. The girls let go of him and he finally gained his breath. "Come on girls, we have a lot of catching up to do." She finished.
Ash created a portal for them.
"My apprentices, head over to a seat. The show is about to begin." Ash said to them. They all nodded and they ran through it. Ash sent Pikachu with them for he won't be needing him for this exhibition match.
Up in the stands, a portal opened up and Team RWBY and Summer walked out and they found seats. Summer sat in between Ruby and Yang. The two of them leaned on their mother and held her. Pikachu joined Blake this time. He laid on her lap and she gently scratched his back just like the time Ash was discovered by the public.
Back on the arena, Ash dismissed his Keyblade and placed the mic back on the stand and Oobleck and Port returned on the jumbotrons.
"Alright ladies and gentlemen, the time has come for the exhibition match tonight. Tonight, your Keyblade Guardian will be taking on an opponent of ultimate fighting and strategy." Oobleck said. Suddenly, the stadium opened up. Ash watched and waited for Winter to show herself.
"By direct orders from General Ironwood himself, this person has been chosen to face off Ash for this special match tonight. She is a specialist of the Atlesian Military's Special Operatives unit. She is none other than WINTER SCHNEE!" Port announced.
Ash saw Winter rise up from the center of the arena ready for combat while the crowd cheered. Ash joined her and they starred at each other.
"So Ash, are you ready for the fight of your life?" Winter asked with a smirk.
"As ready as I'll ever be." Ash said. Winter then got a little closer.
"Then how about a little bet?" She requested. Ash raised an eyebrow from the request. "If you win, I'll teach you some personal fighting techniques of mine that may come in handy for you. But if I win…we go on a date." Winter said.
"WHAT!?" Ash yelled out.
Back up in the stands, Team RWBY and Summer were looking towards them with confusion.
"Hey Blake, can you tell what's going on down there?" Weiss asked.
"I can't. They're too far away for my cat ears to pick up. Not to mention all of the sounds from around us aren't helping much." Blake said while trying to listen in to what Winter was telling Ash.
"Pika Pi?" Pikachu asked while looking towards his best friend.
Back with Ash and Winter, Ash was still shocked from her request.
"Are you nuts?" He asked.
"No, but I know how much you love a good challenge. Think of this as a motivation for you to not hold back, or are you not the Keyblade Guardian I've heard so much about." Winter taunted him.
From those words, Ash began to get furious. No one mocks him like this and gets away with this.
"How dare you! Okay fine then. You got a deal." Ash said while summoning Divine Elemental and Oathkeeper.
"It looks like the opponents have already begun talking trash so let's commence with the exhibition match!" Port yelled. Ash and Winter then walked towards the opposite side of the arena.
As they took their positions, a force field barrier formed around the stands to prevent any projectiles from harming anyone. The force fields then extend to the opening of the Colosseum above them to prevent any weather effects interfering.
On the jumbotrons, Ash and Winter were being displayed with an aura gauge underneath them. This indicates how much aura is left in them. And if one enters in the red zone, that person is unfit to continue.
"Ready!" Oobleck yelled. Winter pulled out her saber sword and she pulled out her hidden secondary sword from within it and readied to strike. "Get set!" Oobleck yelled. Ash pound on his pauldron and his Keyblade Armor revealed itself and he struck a pose after disposing his cape by ripping it off of him. "BEGIN!" Oobleck yelled.
The two then charged forward and their swords collided and the duel began.
The stands began to cheer as the Keyblade Guardian and the Specialist of the Atlesian Military began their duel.
Ash and Winter were very evened out as they were able to easily counteract with each other's fighting style. Winter did prove that she was quicker due to her use of her Glyph semblance and Ash was able to keep up with her movements with his aura sense semblance.
Meanwhile during the fight, Cinder and Max hid behind a door where a strange Grimm called a Seer was waiting for them. Cinder looked into the crystal formation on its head and saw an image of Salem.
"My queen, we have a problem." Cinder spoke.
"What now? Can't you see that we already have too much to worry about?" Salem asked with disgust. Cinder takes a deep breath and prepares herself.
"Summer Rose is back." Cinder said while trying to keep her nerves steady. This did not sit well with Salem.
"WHAT!?" She screamed as her eyes glowed brightly. Cinder and Max backed up a few feet. One of the tentacles quickly wrapped around Cinder's neck, causing her to gag. "You are telling me that Summer Rose, the one that WE locked up to rot for all eternity some time ago, HAS ESCAPED!?" Salem shouted at them.
"We would not lie to you Your Highness. We have the evidence to back it up." Max said as he gotten closer.
Salem closed her eyes for a short time to regain her thoughts. She knew that now that Summer has escaped, things would be more complicated. The Seer then released Cinder and she began coughing while regaining her breath.
"Cinder, Max, inform the rest of Ash's traitors to NOT engage him in battle except on the battlefield. The Shadow Pokemon will do all the dirty work as long as things go as planned. In the meantime, steer clear of Summer. She is not to be underestimated." Salem said.
"As you wish." Cinder said while they bowed to her. Salem vanished from the crystal of the Seer and the Seer disappeared into the shadows. "Max…get to it now!" Cinder growled.
"Already on it." Max said as he sent a group message to the traitors of the updated plan.
Back on the battlefield, Ash and Winter continued their fight. Their auras were still in the green, but it was still fun to watch. Suddenly, Winter managed to get the upper hand when she shoved Ash and caused him to stumble backwards. She saw this as the perfect opportunity. She swung her saber at his back.
"GYAH!" Ash grunted in pain as he felt the blade pierce through his armor. His aura gauge went down a bit.
This time, Ash decided to go for a sneak attack. He aimed one of his Keyblade down to the ground and shouted, "MEGA FLARE!" A big ball of flames shot out of Oathkeeper and a burst of explosion erupted. This attack sent Winter flying backwards due to the impact. Some of her aura gauge went down.
As Winter got back on her feet, she charged up her Glyph and she gained a speed boost and dashed towards Ash. Their swords connected and they were in a lock. Everyone in the stands heard the loud clang from the weapons.
"I got to hand it to you, I'm impressed!" Winter yelled.
"UGH! Not…bad yourself!" Ash grunted.
Winter broke the lock and she quickly grabbed his helmet and yanked it off. Ash grunted in slight pain and his head was now revealed. Winter smirked and tossed his helmet aside. Ash growled and prepared to strike.
Back up in the stands, Weiss was holding her heart from seeing Ash in this state.
"Come on my love. Defeat my sister." She whispered to herself.
"You okay Weiss"? Blake asked. Weiss gasped and turned towards her Faunus teammate.
"Yes, I'm fine thank you. Just nerves I guess." Weiss said while watching the fight. Blake knew that she was just as concerned for Ash. After all, she knew her pretty well and how much she loves Ash.
Ash jumped up high and attempted to attack her from above. She chuckled a bit before blocking Divine Elemental and used her other sword to hold his Oathkeeper down. He then looked into her eyes with anger.
But then Ash saw her do something that he never expected her to do. She leaned forward, closed her eyes, and planted her lips onto his cheek, dangerously close to the edge of his lips.
In the stands, people were wolf whistling and some were awing at them. Ash's girlfriends, on the other hand, were shocked and/or angry. At a different spot of the stands, Coco was getting angrier and Velvet was shocked and speechless.
"That boyfriend stealing bitch of a sister!" Weiss yelled out in hatred as she got up and attempted to rush towards the arena. It took the strength and willpower of Blake and Yang to hold her back.
Back on the arena, Ash was still in a stunned position. He then immediately began to think of Weiss, and how devastated at the very most she must be feeling right now.
"Not like this…" Ash spoke quietly as he thought more of Weiss.
Suddenly, the bracelet he was wearing began to glow with a ringing sound on his wrist. Just then, his Keyblade Armor began to making cracking noises as it literally began to break with lights coming out of the cracks. It went up his arm and spread throughout his body.
Weiss then began to feel both dizzy and weak. She fell back onto her chair and breathed heavily.
"Weiss!? Are you okay?" Yang asked with concern.
"I…I feel strange." Weiss said while holding her heart.
Winter then broke the kiss and smiled. She then gasped as his eyes glowed light blue.
"NOT LIKE THIS!" He screamed at the top of his lungs until he extended his body. Suddenly, his armor exploded while his Keyblades disappeared. The helmet that Winter yanked off of him earlier also disappeared. The explosion created a shockwave that sent Winter flying back several feet. She fell to the ground, stunned.
Up on the stands, Weiss suddenly vanished into thin air just as Ash's Keyblade Armor exploded off of him.
"WEISS!?" Her team shouted in shock. Summer saw her disappear and was concerned herself.
Everyone in the stands went silent when they saw what has happened. Coco and Velvet were shocked beyond words of what they saw. Delia and Miette gasped from what they experienced. Emerald, who was watching the match from Ozpin and Glynda's seats sections, had her hand covering her mouth with her eyes wide. Glynda was growing more concerned while Ozpin just froze from the sight.
Winter began to slowly get up and eyed towards Ash. She saw him kneeing down. She saw him wearing something that looked like his dark coat from earlier, only it was blue with parches of silver around it, and his Keyblade Pauldron was gone. The symbol of the Schnee Dust Company was glowing silver in the place of where the Pauldron would be at.
Ash slowly rose up with his eyes closed. He stood there like that for a few seconds until he shot his eyes wide open. One of his eyes was brown while the other was light blue. The light blue eye had a familiar crooked scar on it. His skin was pale as snow.
"WINTER!" Ash and Weiss's voice shouted at Winter as he summoned Divine Elemental and, instead of Oathkeeper, Absolute Zero took its place.
Power Analysis
DRIVE FORMS
A powerful special ability that one can transform into a more powerful form with the aid of a partner that is close to the person's heart. Each form is based off of their powers and capabilities. However the more of it power is used, the more aura will be depleted.
Drive Form Analysis
WISDOM FORM
A Drive Form that is created when the user's partner is known for his/her wisdom and combines the power into a form that is magic based.
Primary Effect: Greatly enhances magic based attacks.
Secondary Effect(s): Causes the user to glide a bit while moving, and allows the other person within to take control if the user allows it.
'What the? Ash? What's going on?' Weiss's voice echoed inside Ash's head.
'Weiss? Is that you?' Ash asked with his mind. He was shocked that this is happening.
'Yes. What's going on?' Weiss asked him.
'This is new to me. It seems like our powers have combined somehow, and I'm wielding your Keyblade.' He said while inspecting his body and clothing.
'Whatever is going on, this is getting creepy.' Weiss said. While Ash was looking around, he felt Weiss taking over some of his movements. 'Okay! This is now beyond creepy!' Weiss yelled.
'Calm down! This gives me an idea. You want to have a crack at Winter for interfering with our love?' Ash asked while eyeing Winter, who was still shocked at seeing Ash like this.
'With great pleasure. How about I show you some of my techniques?' Weiss offered.
'Light the way.' Ash said while letting Weiss take over. Ash's eye glowed and the eye was now light blue, matching the other.
Weiss then channeled her aura and created a Glyph behind them. Winter recognized that Glyph and created one herself. They then charged forward and their swords connected and the fight resumed.
They were now relying on speed and long ranged attacks as they fought. No one had the slightest idea of what was going on, but they were enjoying the fight more.
As the fight continued, Winter was getting more furious to the point where she was getting desperate.
"ENOUGH OF THIS!" She screamed as she channeled her aura and her Glyph was forming underneath her.
'Uh oh! I know that attack.' Weiss said with concern.
'I'll take over this time. I have a little something up my sleeve for this.' Ash said while his right eye turned back to brown. He was now in control. He activated his shotlock command and aimed directly at Winter.
Suddenly, a small barrier formed around him and Ash began to hover into the air. Winter had created small Nevermores out of her summoning Glyph. They were swarming around her. Ash then fired off the same 18 different color beams in to the air. The beams created the same twilight environment around the Colosseum.
"HYAAAA!" Winter was screaming as the Nevermores flew faster and faster.
"LIGHT BARRAGE!" Ash and Weiss shouted at the top of their lungs.
"GO/COME ON!" They all shouted at the same time.
Ash was firing off balls of light at her while the Nevermores around Winter was sent flying towards Ash. The attacks collided and there were small explosions upon impact. Winter was creating more from her Glyph was Ash continued to spin his Keyblades and firing off more.
The attacks continued for a little while longer.
'Ash…I…I can't hold on. I feel like…I'm slipping away.' Ash heard Weiss's voice getting weaker.
'Hang in there, just a little while longer.' Ash spoke to her while he continued the attack.
From each of the collided attacks, the explosions at the center of the battlefield were intensifying. Suddenly, an explosion erupted from the center, causing the stadium to rumble.
Their attacks finally ended. Ash was lowered onto the ground and Winter was kneeing down.
'Ash…I…I…' Weiss was so exhausted from that attack.
'Rest up Weiss. You've done enough.' Ash spoke to her.
He then felt Weiss leave him. From that, his form vanished and he was back in his dark coat. He collapsed onto the ground from exhaustion. Absolute Zero vanished from him and Oathkeeper returned, along with his Keyblade Pauldron. He felt his aura being drained from him.
Back were Team RWBY was at, Weiss reappeared and she was out cold on her seat.
"WEISS!" Her team shouted as she returned. She was unconscious and wouldn't wake up. Blake held onto her for support.
Ash and Winter were breathing heavily as they starred at each other. Their auras were down far into the yellow zone. The ending was in sight.
Winter charged up another Glyph and prepared a speed boost. Ash was preparing to counterattack. She then charged forward and Ash swung as hard as he could. Their attacks collided into each other while Winter shot right by him and they just froze.
Everyone went quiet as they just stood there. Suddenly, Ash and Winter felt intense pain from their bodies and they fell to the ground with a thud. Alarms were going off as that was the signal that ended the match.
"THAT WAS INCREDIBLE! Both Ash and Winter have given their all and by closer speculation…..WE HAVE A TIE!" Port announced.
"This is the first time in my life that I have ever seen a tie in a Vytal Tournament. This happens when their auras reach the red zone at the same time, and are perfectly equal. Rule indicates that if a tie were to happen, a simple best two out of three coin toss will decide the winner." Oobleck said while reading the official rules of the tournament.
Ash and Winter slowly got up and they just knelt down. Ash aimed his Keyblade into the sky.
"Curaga." He said as green energy surrounded him and he was healed from the attacks. He then aimed his Keyblade at Winter and healed her too.
A referee walked onto the stadium with three coins in his hand while holding a mic in his other hand.
"Contestants, these will indicate who will win this match. Ash, what do you call?" He asked as he aimed the mic towards him.
"I call tails." Ash said through it.
"He has called tails." The referee said. He then flipped the first coin and it landed. "The first coin is heads. Winter gains the first point." He said before flipping the next coin. "The second coin is tails. This final coin will decide the winner of the exhibition match." The referee announced.
Team RWBY were watching with extreme nerves, hoping that Ash wins this toss. Their hearts skipped a beat when the final coin is tossed.
"The winner of the exhibition match goes to…WINTER SCHNEE!" The referee announced. Many were cheering, while others were upset that Ash lost.
"No…Ash." Blake said while covering her mouth and she shredded a tear.
"Poor Ash. Stupid game of chances!" Yang yelled as her eyes turned red.
"Yang, calm down." Summer said in a comforting voice while holding her shoulder. Yang breathed a bit and her eyes turned back to lilac.
With the traitors, they were cheering that Ash had lost.
"Take that Ketchum!" Max yelled.
"In your damn face." Brock said.
Cinder was pondering of what she has witnessed.
"Maybe this might work to our advantage. He looked like he never used that power before, and his aura was drained afterwards." Cinder said with a small smile.
Back with Ash and Winter, Ash looked down at the ground for a moment. He then looked towards Winter with a smile as he accepted this loss.
"You did well Winter. Well as the old saying goes, you can't win them all." Ash said while holding his hand out for her.
"Indeed." Winter said as she took it. She then pulled him closer to her. "You better get your best suit ready." She whispered to him. He groaned a bit.
"A promise is a promise, and a bet is a bet. You won fair and square." He said while pulling away from her. Ash and Winter descended from the arena. They were now going to get some treatments.
With Team RWBY, they began to leave. Blake had Pikachu on her shoulder. Yang picked up Weiss as they went to go check up on Ash.
After about ten minutes of walking, they made it to the very bottom of the Colosseum where they met up just before the opening ceremony. They saw Ash and Winter on a bench getting a few treatments for their depleted aura.
"Hey everyone." Ash said.
"Hey babe." Blake said before kissing him. Pikachu jumped off of her shoulder and landed on his usual spot.
Ash and Winter saw Weiss unconscious.
"Let me see her." Ash said. Yang walked towards them and handed Weiss to Ash for him to hold. He held her close.
He sensed her aura, and most of it was depleted. Whatever happened out there when their powers combined, it greatly exhausted her and drained her aura. That power cannot be used lightly.
Weiss then stirred a bit and slowly opened her eyes. She eyed Ash and smiled.
"Ash…did you win?" She asked weakly. Ash closed his eyes and shook his head.
"We ended in a tie. Your sister won by coin toss out of three." Ash told her. Weiss grew a sad face and whimpered a bit. Ash held her closer and she was able to snake her arms around his neck.
"He did put up a great fight. He really is a worthy opponent." Winter said as she scooted closer to them and held her arms.
"Ash!" A voice called out. They all looked in that general direction. Ash saw his mother and Miette running towards them. Delia hugged him gently.
"Hey mom. You made it." Ash said as she continued to hug him.
"Mom? This is your mother?" Ruby asked.
"Yes. Everyone, this is Delia Ketchum." Ash said as he introduced her mother. She then met the rest of the girls there, and became a close friend to Summer.
"There he is." Coco's voice spoke out. She and Velvet ran towards them and joined the group. Velvet hugged him gently and kissed him. Coco did the same after Velvet lets go of him.
"How many girls have fallen for you?" Delia asked.
"Well…there is one more. But not right now. She has things to do." Ash said before nervously chuckling.
Later that night, Ash was able to build up enough strength to return to his dorm. He decided to walk back with his apprentices and the others. Weiss had to be carried back to her dorm since she was still weak to move from the match.
Meanwhile, Delia and Miette left Beacon's grounds and they were staying at a nearby hotel for the tournaments.
Ash arrived at his dorm. He went and put his dark coat and his pauldron away and he got ready for bed.
Suddenly, his door opened and Emerald walked in with Weiss, who had already changed into her pajamas.
"Hey girls. How are you feeling Weiss?" He asked as he and Emerald set Weiss down on his bed.
"I'm getting better. Still pretty weak though." Weiss said as she adjusted herself to be more comfortable.
"Rest easy Weiss. We will be right here if you need us." Ash said as he and Emerald gotten into bed and joined her.
"I don't know what happened to you out there Ash, but whatever it was it greatly drained your aura." Emerald said.
"Yeah, it was a little unpleasant in the aftermath of using it. But I think we just need our rest." Ash said.
Just before they went to bed, a dark portal opened up. Xedrek walked out.
"Ash, I finally figured out what was going on earlier today at Citadark Island." Xedrek said.
"What happened?" Ash asked as he sat up.
"Ash…it is just as I predicted. It was not just any ordinary Pokemon that killed Torchwick. It was a Shadow Pokemon." He said. Ash felt his heart twist. Emerald gasped in surprised that Torchwick is dead.
"Oh no…one of my worst fear has been realized." Ash whispered.
"Ash?" Emerald asked while holding him.
"I'll explain more of that in the morning." Ash said.
"If it makes you feel any better, I am here to help you and act as a replacement for you should you need to be anywhere during the tournaments." Xedrek added.
"Excellent. It would be an honor if you did help us." Ash said while smiling. Xedrek smiled back until his scroll buzzed. He raised an eyebrow and answered it.
"Hey!" It was Melanie and Miltia.
"Melanie? Miltia? Is there something you needed?" Xedrek asked.
"Junior needs to see you. Plus, we want to see you as well." Melanie said. Ash, Emerald and Weiss was overhearing this.
"Oh that's right. I almost forgot. I'll be there in a jiffy." He said.
"Be quick, we don't like being kept waiting." Miltia said with a bit of a seductive voice and while winking at him before hanging up.
Ash and the others were chuckling at him.
"Aww! You have a couple of admirers." Emerald mocked Xedrek. Xedrek rolled his eyes from that.
"You truly think I have feelings for them? Ridiculous." Xedrek said with a glare.
"By the sound of it, they have feelings for you. They could tell how you feel." Ash pointed out.
"Oh you think I told them how I 'felt?' Once again, ridiculous because…" Xedrek was saying before a portal began to open around him. "A Nobody cannot 'feel' anything." He finished before he disappeared.
Ash was stunned from those last words from what escaped Xedrek's mouth.
"He's a…Nobody?" Ash asked out of pure shock.
"But that makes no sense. He looks like any ordinary human. How can that be?" Weiss asked.
"I don't know, but I think it's time that I get some answers tomorrow. But for now, let us sleep. As of right now…the Vytal Tournament and the Pokemon Tournament has begun." Ash said before they all went to sleep.
Weiss slowly adjusted herself to sleep on his chest. Emerald, on the other hand, decided to sleep on his shoulder and held his arm.
A truth has finally revealed itself to Ash. Xedrek, the one that has helped him and the others on numerous occasions like giving him and Yang a second chance to dance that night, has revealed himself to be a Nobody. What does this mean for Ash and the others? Find out more as the story continues.
This has gotten to be one of the most interesting chapters I have ever written. So…Winter got herself a date with Ash. So as a challenge for you the readers, what do you think? What should they do? One big rule is that this is a Rated T story, so no mature contents please. Well anyway, thanks for reading as always. TheD-Rock900 is signing off.