The time for Ash and Blake's match was coming. They were about to face off against Drew and May. Ash was not at all at ease with himself that he once again had to face off against another traitor. Not only that, but his dark counterpart causing a terroristic attack at Kanto really made him feel more uneasy. They decided to go with Mirage, Grace, Umbreon, and Luxray.
"Ash? A word please?" Anabel's voice spoke from behind them.
"Anabel?" He asked while looking at her.
"There is someone that I want you to meet." She said before stepping aside, and another woman entered the room.
The woman that entered looked like an older Weiss but with slightly shorter hair in a bun and hair covering her right eye. She had on a white and blue military uniform with a battle harness around her torso that had pockets with small weapons within. She had white gloves and blue armor pads on her arms and shoulders. She had long thigh-length high heels with a few belts on her waist. A sword was present on her left side, and a powerful blaster was on her other side. She wore a long white cape with red liner inside that was made out of durable fabric that is fireproof with a large snowflake symbol on the back.
"This is Commander Winter Schnee of the Atlesian Military. She has been tasked with keeping eyes on your movement until this issue with what has happened at Kanto is settled." Anabel said.
"It is an honor to meet you at long last, Ash." Winter said while holding out a hand for him. He took it and shook it. "Your reputation precedes you." She said.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Commander." He said.
"You can just call me Winter. Anyone who is a friend to my sister Weiss is a friend of mine." Winter said. "Hello, Blake. It's been a while." She said while looking at her.
"Same. It was from the battle last year. How're things going in Atlas?" Blake asked.
"It's coming. Thanks to everyone who contributed from all the kingdoms, we could rebuild easily." Winter said.
"That's great. Anyway, we got a match coming up." Blake said.
Suddenly, Anabel's phone was going off. She pulled it out and answered it.
"Commander Anabel…WHAT!? DIANTHA AND LANCE HAVE BEEN CAPTURED!?" She screamed with fright, catching Ash, Blake, and Winter's attention.
"Commander!?" Winter yelled while going to her, but Anabel raised a hand at her, silencing her.
"It was the one that attacked Kanto? What does he want?" Anabel asked. The three of them listened over the line, though Blake could hear it better due to her enhanced hearing. "Prisoner exchanges!? Get Looker at the coordinates and some lawyers out there to discuss terms. I want them safe!" She yelled before hanging up with anger.
"Commander! What's going on!?" Winter yelled.
"The one responsible for attacking the Seafoam Islands have captured Diantha and Lance and is using them as hostages. He wants prisoners in exchange for their freedom." Anabel answered.
"He also looks just like Ash! This is gonna be bad in many ways, especially since Ash will now be a target for terrorism." Blake said while holding his hand.
"Don't worry. That's also why we have Winter and a few squads to keep sharp eyes on you. Plus, I know it's you Ash since I can sense your emotions." Anabel said.
"We will also have this situation taken care of. For now, just get ready for your match. If anything pops up, you will be the first to know." Winter said.
"Okay. Come on, Blake. We got a match to win." Ash said while taking her hand.
"Right." She said as they left for the arena.
They both entered the arena, seeing their opponents Drew and May on the opposite side of the field. Ash was not happy seeing May but is looking forward to obtaining a win today.
"You are a naughty boy for what you did!" May yelled to him, tormenting him.
"Jokes on you! Interpol and the Atlesian Military know that I didn't do it! They have evidence, witnesses, everything!" Ash retaliated.
"The next round of the third round is about to begin! Ash Ketchum and Blake Belladonna Vs. May Maple and Drew Shuu! This is a four vs. four match; whichever side loses all four will end the match! Furthermore, no substitutions are permitted in the middle of each fight!" Glynda announced.
"Time to show you what I'm really made of! Go Roserade!" Drew yelled while sending out his first Pokémon.
Roserade LVL 90 Grass/Poison Poison Point Big Root
Giga Drain Poison Jab Magical Leaf Life Dew
"Time to take the center stage! Blaziken, go!" May yelled while sending out her starter Pokémon
Blaziken LVL 94 Fire/Fighting Blaze Black Belt
Blaze Kick Aura Sphere Flamethrower Bounce
"I'm not afraid of you! Here we go! Mirage! I choose you!" Ash yelled while sending out his first Pokémon.
"Time to follow it up! Go, Umbreon!" Blake yelled while sending out her first Pokémon.
"Battle commence!" Glynda yelled.
"Go for the Umbreon with a Blaze Kick!" May yelled.
Blaziken charged in and powered up his foot with flames. It came into direct contact with his face.
"Use Moonlight!" Blake called out to him.
Umbreon howled into the sky and the moon shined down on him. The moonlight began to heal his wounds.
Meanwhile, Mirage prepared a ball of water that circled in front of her mouth. She then fired it into the sky, and it burst. Clouds formed above them, turning it into a powerful rainstorm. The Rain Dance began to douse the field, and Blaziken grew weaker.
"That won't save you! Use Giga Drain on Vaporeon!" Drew yelled to Roserade.
Roserade's flowers glowed bright green. Large vines shot out towards Mirage. They latched around her, and she howled in pain as she felt her energy being drained.
"Go for the Bounce!" May yelled.
Blaziken jumped into the sky, and it vanished amongst the clouds.
"Use Foul Play on Roserade!" Blake yelled.
Umbreon began to channel darkness around his body. He then charged at Roserade and bashed into it. He then grabbed it and threw it to the ground.
Mirage looked at Roserade while limping a bit. She then charged up a beautiful rainbow in front of her mouth and fired a beam at it. The Aurora Beam came into contact and did more damage to it. It then fainted on the spot.
"Roserade is unable to battle! Vaporeon and Umbreon take the win!" Glynda announced.
As the crowd cheered, Umbreon scurried over to Mirage and gently rubbed her head happily. Mirage rubbed his head with a smile.
"I'll make this short and painful. Absol! Get out there!" Drew yelled while sending out his next Pokémon, and the Disaster Pokémon emerged.
Absol LVL 91 Dark Super Luck Scope Lens
Night Slash Psycho Cut Psychic Hyper Beam
"Battle commence!" Glynda yelled.
Just as the fight continued. Ash saw something coming down from within the clouds. It was Blaziken coming down. His eyes shrank and saw whom it was targeting.
"MIRAGE!" Ash screamed to her, but it was too late. Blaziken landed on her, making her gasp and she got paralyzed. "NO!" He screamed in worry as Blaziken jumped away from her.
"Oh no!" Blake yelled while clapping her hands on her mouth. She then saw Umbreon getting pissed off and glared at Blaziken. "Use Confuse Ray!" She yelled to him.
Umbreon began channeling purple gas around his body, forming into a ball. The ball exploded into a flashing light, making Blaziken confused in the process.
"Oh come on! Fight back!" May yelled to it.
"Let me! Absol! Use Hyper Beam on Umbreon!" Drew yelled.
Absol began to channel a powerful ball of dark energy in front of its mouth. It then fired a powerful beam at Umbreon, directly contacting him and dealing tons of damage.
Mirage looked up at Umbreon with worry and looked towards Absol with anger, but she shifted it towards Blaziken. She was able to fire a ring of water at Blaziken. Thanks to the Water Pulse, it dealt more damage to it, and thanks to the Rain Dance, it made things better.
"Quick fooling around! Finish it!" May yelled at Blaziken.
Blaziken glared at Mirage while trying to focus. It attempted to use Flamethrower, but due to the confusion, it began to smack itself to get itself focused.
"Do it! Last Resort!" Blake yelled to Umbreon.
He began to channel golden aura around his body. A star formed in front of him and fired it right at Blaziken. A massive blast erupted, knocking it out.
"Blaziken is unable to battle! Umbreon and Vaporeon take the win!" Glynda yelled over the crowd cheering.
May returned it with anger. She then glared at Umbreon and Mirage with pure anger. She knew what she needed to do.
"I won't stand for this! Go Venusaur!" May yelled while sending out her plant dinosaur.
Venusaur LVL 95 Grass/Poison Overgrow Wise Glasses
Petal Blizzard Toxic Seed Bomb Frenzy Plant
"Battle commence!" Glynda yelled.
"Frenzy Plant of Vaporeon!" May yelled.
Venusaur roared as a green aura glowed around her body. Large roots shot out of the ground and slammed down on Mirage. She screamed with the roots slammed onto her into the ground and knocked her out.
"Vaporeon is unable to battle! Absol and Venusaur take the win!" Glynda announced.
"Mirage…" Ash whispered while returning her. He then gripped it tight to his chest and readied Embrace's ball. "I'll avenge your defeat. Grace! I choose you!" Ash yelled while sending out Grace.
"Battle commence!" Glynda yelled.
Grace glared at Absol with anger. She then powered up a Dazzling Gleam, She then fired the powerful flash of light right at Absol. Absol got hurt by the flash of light and was crippled.
"Walk it off! Go for the Night Slash!" Drew yelled.
Absol's horn began to glow purple. It got a bit longer and sharper. It began to charge in right at Grace, who prepared herself.
Umbreon rushed in and intercepted the attack, surprising Blake in the process. Embrace was not expecting that at all, and she was caught off guard. Umbreon fell hard onto the ground but could barely hold on.
"Foolish one." May said with a smirk. She then realized that Venusaur was still recovering from using Frenzy Plant. "OH COME ON!" She screamed angrily.
"Go for the Moonlight! Quick!" Blake yelled to him.
Umbreon howled into the sky again, and the light of the moon healed him, but he was still out of it. He slowly stood up and looked up at Grace. Just as he did that, the Rain Dance finally cleared up.
Embrace looked towards Venusaur, and her eyes glowed brightly. Her Psychic lifted her, and she threw her right at Absol. The result was a double knockout.
"Both Absol and Venusaur are unable to battle! Gardevoir and Umbreon take the win! The winner of this round goes to Ash Ketchum and Blake Belladonna!" Glynda announced before the crowd went wild.
"YES! THAT WAS CLOSE!" Blake screamed happily from that narrow victory.
"Yeah! That was a well-respected match!" Ash yelled as he was finally able to relax despite the crowd cheering from that match and they returned their exhausted Pokémon. "Huh?" He asked when he began to sense anger growing from May.
"CHEAT! CHEAT! I'LL MAKE YOU PAY!" May screamed when she took out a pair of gauntlets shaped like talons and began creating hallucinations of clones only Ash can see.
Semblance Analysis
May Maple: Illusions
This semblance gives the user to give at least one person a false reality around them to confuse them. The more people this is used on, the more aura is used, and the weaker the semblance is.
"What…?" He asked when he readied his katana.
"Ash? What's going on?" Blake asked as she was watching him confused.
"She's using her semblance. Well…calls for this." Ash said while closing his eyes and beginning to channel his aura.
May then charged in at Ash. The clones began to spread around him, doing fake-outs on him, but Ash didn't even flinch because he can see her aura. May jumped up at him, only for Ash to jump up himself and kicked her hard in the face.
"GAH!" She screamed in pain before falling face-first into the ground. Ash then got onto his gauntlets and had his katana at her head. "NO FAIR!" She shouted at him while looking up with a broken nose and bleeding.
"That's a good look for you. Festive." He said before members of Interpol arrived on the scene and went to them.
"May Maple, you're under arrest for violations of the tournament rules, and attempted voluntary manslaughter." The captain said while they bound her and took her gauntlets.
"You just can't catch a break, can you?" Blake asked.
"These people really want me dead. Then again…being in hiding for so long can lead to many things." Ash said while watching them take May away, who was struggling to break free.
"Ash, Blake?" Winter's voice spoke behind them.
"Commander?" Blake asked when they faced her.
"Let's go." She said while escorting them out of the arena.
When they exited the arena, they went back to the Pokémon Center where they dropped their Pokémon and the two of them could finally rest up. As they were resting, they saw breaking news beginning on the nearby TV.
"Breaking news! The terrorist that attacked the Seafoam Islands earlier today had summoned Interpol for an exchange of prisoners for captured champions Cynthia and Diantha. The negotiations are about to take place in the middle of the Mandarin Desert. Detective Looker has already responded to the call, and a handful of lawyers appear to be arriving on the scene." The newscaster spoke.
"I can't watch this. I'm gonna go get something to eat." Blake said while getting up. She kissed Ash and went off. 'Ash…don't take this too bad.' She thought to herself.
With Looker, he and the lawyers waited for Hasx to arrive. After a little bit, they see a silhouette of a flying Pokémon coming their way.
"We have a flying Pokémon coming this way. Identify." Looker said in an earpiece to a colleague nearby acting as a sniper.
"Copy that mate, that is the same Zapdos that attacked Seafoam Island with the terrorist riding on it. Looks like the prisoners are being held by a handful of some bloody unidentified flying creatures behind them." The sniper said.
"Roger that. I want a full scan of them. Make sure that they are not impostors in any way." Looker said.
"Scanning now. Estimating time of completing: one minute." She said while taking a pair of binoculars and targeting Cynthia and Diantha, who were struggling to break free.
"Bogey is touching down. I repeat bogey is touching down." Another member of Interpol said as Hasx and Zapdos touched down a good distance away. A surge of dark electricity shot from its feet.
Hasx jumped off Zapdos and walked towards Looker while summoning Dark Reincarnation. The humanoid dark creatures called Invisibles hovered above Hasx while holding Cynthia and Diantha with one arm and a sword in another.
"Thank you for showing up. I trust you know what I am here for." Hasx said.
"You want prisoners. How many?" Looker asked.
"Four will suffice, two for each champion. And…who are they?" He asked while looking at the people behind Looker.
"Lawyers. They are some of the best of the best all around the world. They are here to talk about terms, the prisoner's sentences, what they were charged with, and any limitations they can do." Looker answered while introducing them to him.
"Detective, the lass's scans are complete. They are the real deals, and no impostors of any kind." The sniper spoke.
"Copy that." Looker whispered before facing Hasx. "All right. One at a time, gimme a name." He said to him.
"Mercury Black." Hasx said.
The lawyers began digging through the archives until one of them spoke up.
"Mercury Black, in for…acts of terrorism, treason, aggravated assaults, disturbing the peace, conspiracy with multiple other criminals, mainly with Cinder Fall and Roman Torchwick, multiple theft charges, and many murder charges in the first and second degree. His semblance is unknown and claims to have been stolen from his deceased father Marcus Black. He plead 'not guilty,' sentenced to two to three consecutive life sentences." The lawyer named Caroline stated while reading the charges and the results.
"We will allow this, but the catch is that his prosthetic legs are gonna be replaced by wood. Any modifications will result in a violation of his probation. In short, he does anything stupid…" Another lawyer, named Henry, took a device from his coat pocket. He pushed a button, and a boulder nearby exploded. "Instant death." He finished.
"His probation is of no concern. I have special plans for the four." Hasx said.
"Okay…whatever you say. Next." Looker said.
"Merlot." He said.
Looker looked at the lawyers in confusion.
"Is he talking about a Dr. Merlot?" He asked them, who were digging through the archives again.
"Uh, yes sir. Dr. Ebenezer Merlot, founder of Merlot Industries. He is in for acts of terrorism, child endangerment, multiple first-degree attempted murder charges, causing mass destruction, and most importantly, unethical experimentations on the Grimm to make them more dominant and superior to humanity in every way. He was given a plea deal and accepted it. He was sentenced to twenty-five years in prison, and a chance of parole after serving ten years." Henry stated after finding it.
"We'll do this one, but the kingdoms request that he does not have any connections to his industries, and not leave the area. If he does any of those, he will be taken in custody again and carry out his max sentence." Another lawyer named Audrey said.
"Okay…okay!" Looker said.
"Hei Xiong Jr." Hasx said.
"'Junior' Xiong. He is in for property damage, resisting arrest, multiple assault charges, battery, attempted first-degree murder, and child endangerment. After pleading guilty to his charges, and given a plea deal, he was sentenced to only five years in prison." Caroline said.
"Out of the others, he's practically harmless. Yes, we can do that." Audrey said.
"All right." Looker said while facing him once again.
"And last but not least…Cinder Fall." Hasx said.
"Dead." Looker said immediately.
"Beg your pardon?" He asked in confusion.
"After she was captured in the last moments of the battle with Salem last year, she was immediately executed for all the crimes that have happened. Her remains were dumped into the ocean and fed to the Sharpedos. So, no!" Looker answered.
Hasx growled and slammed his Keyblade onto the ground, and dark electricity blasted from the ground, scaring the lawyers, but Looker remained cool.
"You'll pay for that!" He growled while aiming his Keyblade at Looker.
"Pick another." Looker said.
Hasx began to go into thought for a bit, trying to figure out who else to go for.
Back with Ash and Winter, the two of them were watching the negotiations go down in the Mandarin Desert. Ash was not looking well for what was going on, and how Looker was in greater danger. Although uneasy with this, Winter kept her cool and knew that she and the Atlesian Military were going to have more tasks than ever.
She then looked back at Ash and noted how he was behaving. Underneath the table, Winter slowly reached over and attempted to take Ash's hand. When her hand touched him, miraculously, she felt Ash take hers and gripped it rather tight.
"What is he thinking?" Winter asked.
"If this is my darker side, I'm willing to bet my arm that he is going to pick someone arguably worse than the three." Ash answered.
"Good thing Cinder Fall is dead, otherwise we'd be doomed." She spoke.
Back with Hasx, he continued to think. He then had an idea for one.
"Raven Branwen." He spoke.
"Raven Branwen, in for a multitude of murder charges, kidnapping, acts of terrorism, conspiracy with that of Cinder Fall during an invasion at Haven Academy, and multiple thievery charges. Plead guilty on all charges after the battle with Salem last year. She was sentenced to life in prison with a possible chance of parole after twenty-five years." Audrey said while reading her charges.
"We request that she does NOT have any connections with her tribe, and her family until after we give the okay. In addition, she is also not to leave the kingdom. And we're serious about this!" Henry yelled.
"Is that so? Then her use for me will be all the more shorter." Hasx said.
"What the hell are you talking about!? What do you really want?" Looker asked him.
"What any abomination like me wants…to exist." He answered.
"Exist? You're literally right here in front of us." Looker said.
"You will never understand. Now about the switch." He said.
"They're being cleared as we speak. Now hand them over." Looker demanded.
"I'm a man of my word." Hasx said before looking at the dark creatures and signaling them to bring them forward. The Invisibles brought Cynthia and Diantha towards them, and they threw them.
With Ash, he began to sense something unusual about this trade. This began to make him feel more and more uneasy. And that's when he remembered something about his darker side.
"He won't be fair with this! This is where I come in!" He yelled while breaking away from Winter and summoning Divine Elemental.
"Wait!" Winter yelled as she got up, but it was too late. Ash summoned a portal and ran through it. "What are you doing!?" She yelled before turning back to the TV and seeing Hasx with his Keyblade raised.
With Looker, he was shocked to see his movement, especially since he was about to strike at Diantha.
"NO!" Looker screamed as he attempted to stop it.
Suddenly, a portal appeared by Looker and Ash shot out of it. He intercepted Hasx's attack, and a shockwave blasted from the impact.
"WHAT!?" Hasx shouted while seeing what was happening.
"Sup, bitch!?" Ash yelled while protecting Diantha, who slowly looked up at him.
"ASH!?" She shouted while processing what was happening.
"YOU'RE OKAY!" Cynthia shouted happily while getting up and pulling Diantha away.
Ash and Hasx glared at Hasx glared at each other while still in a lock.
"This was unexpected, but the fact that you're here makes things exciting." Hasx said.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Ash asked.
"What else? To reign over this world with an iron fist and with the perfect army to fight by my side." Hasx answered before kicking Ash away, and they aimed their Keyblades at each other.
"I'm not afraid of you!" Ash yelled.
"Glad that you aren't. But this will." Hasx said as he raised a hand and snapped his finger. A dark portal opened beside him, and Salem slowly emerged from it. "Look familiar?" He asked him.
Ash looked at her for a moment, and he also sensed that powerful dark presence he felt earlier. He knew who it was.
"Salem, son of…a bitch! You're more beautiful than I thought. I thought you were gonna be like a Vespiquen in a Combee hive, but with a bigger and worse attitude." Ash said.
"Flattery will get you so far. I may have died a year ago, but Hasx gave me another chance to pick up where I left off. And defeating you is at the top of my list. But that weapon…a Keyblade from what I learned. Hand it over." Salem demanded with a hand outstretched.
"Never." Ash said while backing away.
"After we defeat you today, nothing can stop us, and I will be claiming your heart as my own." Hasx said while his Keyblade began to channel powerful dark magic.
"What…? What do you mean?" He asked while backing away a bit.
"I am nothing more than an abomination that was created by neither the light nor the dark realm. With your heart, I can exist truly and completely. I spawned when you lost to your dark side at the Kanto Battle Frontier years ago. I was close to finally being freed once and for all to pick up where I left off, but your friends and the Pyramid King got in the way. But no matter, the spirit managed to turn you into a special creature known as a Heartless. Because of that, I began to form due to how powerful your heart and soul were, thus creating me: Hasx." He explained.
"And thanks to his powers, I've been given a second chance to purge this world in darkness. And this time, the brothers will not save Remnant from me. I have no need for any relics, nor Ozpin. Instead, I have my own schedule with the Grimm. So unless you want a personal demonstration of what we are capable of, hand it over, and we'll make this quick and painless." Salem said with her hand still outstretched.
"Here's what I think of that! THUNDAGA!" Ash screamed while aiming Divine Elemental into the sky, and several large thunderbolts struck down at them. "How's that!?" He asked while taking a battle stance.
Through the smoke, Hasx used Dark Reincarnation to create a barrier around him and Salem, who still stood there as if nothing happened.
"I'll admit that this made me use more power than I thought. But this game is starting to bore me. If you really want to see lightning at its fullest…don't move." He said while aiming his Keyblade at him. "THUNDAZA!" He screamed.
Large dark clouds immediately formed above him. Electricity charged up in the center of the clouds, and a massive lightning bolt shot down at Ash, sending him flying backwards and he slammed into a boulder. Ash struggled to get up but couldn't. Hasx and Salem looked down at him with grins.
"Time to surrender the Keyblade; we'll make this pain vanish." Salem said.
"You'll have to kill me." Ash snarled while still trying to get up.
"Very well." She said and channeled dark magic.
Ash just glared at her while dark electricity with multiple elements swirled around each other. Everyone there watched in horror while the dark queen was about to give it to him. Even spectators were watching the fight happen.
"NO!" Looker screamed.
"ASH!" Cynthia screamed while rushing towards them.
Suddenly, a loud gunfire sound shot from above them all. A powerful blast of fire came shooting down at Hasx and Salem. They saw the fire too late, and they were sent flying backwards from the explosion on impact. Ash shielded himself from the blast to prevent it from getting burned. Cynthia froze from seeing the explosion.
Just then, a dark hooded figure that wore a similar coat that Ash had become visible from the smoke. When the smoke cleared, the figure faced towards Hasx and Salem.
"Hands off the Chosen One." The figure told them as two Keyblades were shown and aimed at them.
Keyblade Analysis
Nightmare Realm (Right hand)
A Keyblade with a long reach that is passed on to one that has earned the respect and trust of the legendary Pokémon Darkrai.
Primary Effect: Boost the power of all Dark-type moves in the user's current party
Secondary Effect(s): Balances out the darkness in the wielder's heart and controls the darkness that is being used.
Attack Power: +6
Magic Power: +7
Keyblade Analysis
Void Gear (Left hand)
A Keyblade with a slightly long reach than the standard Keyblade that has been passed down to one that has tamed and controlled the very darkness within and used it as the wielder's strength.
Primary Effect: Boost all strength of the wielders strikes.
Secondary Effect(s): Increases the chance of dealing a critical hit and ups the power of all Dark-type moves in the wielder's current party.
Attack Power: +8
Magic Power: +4
Hasx and Salem looked towards the man that attacked them. The man lifted his hood and revealed his face. He had long curly hair that had a small ponytail on the back of his head with ocean-like blue-colored eyes.
"It seems we are at a standstill. Salem…collect the prisoners." Hasx said before creating a portal behind them.
"Ta-ta for now Ash. I look forward to seeing you once again. Next time, we won't go easy on you." Salem said before they vanished into the portal.
After the commotion, the man turned towards Ash and aimed Void Gear at Ash.
"Curaga." He said, sending an aura of green energy to him that healed him of his injuries.
"Thank you…but who are you?" Ash asked while sensing his aura. He saw a blue and gold aura surrounding him, showing he is truly on their side.
"My name is Xedrek. It is a great honor to meet you, Chosen One." He spoke.
"Ash!" Cynthia yelled as she, Diantha, and Looker ran to him. "Are you okay!?" She asked when she embraced him.
"Yeah. Thanks to him." He said while they looked at Xedrek.
"What's going on? Why are you here?" Diantha asked Xedrek.
"That's a long story to tell. Let's get out of here and head back to Vale. I'll explain everything when we get there." He said before creating a portal for them.
"I trust you. You saved my life, I owe you." Ash said.
"All units, fall back to base. Keep tracks on the prisoners that have been part of the exchange, and make sure they live up to their bargains." Looker said on a communicator.
"Roger that, chap. Returning to base." The sniper said before she and the others packed it up.
"Let's get going." Ash said before they started to enter the portal.
They began to go through the portal. Xedrek was the last one to enter until he closed it. They appeared back in Vale next to the Pokémon Center. Xedrek closed the portal and dismissed his Keyblades before facing them.
"My apologies for arriving late. I had to deal with a bit of a situation. But that's not important. Ash, Looker, Diantha, Cynthia, are you all, all right?" Xedrek asked.
"Yes. We owe you some thanks. That man…who was he?" Diantha asked.
"Ash's Nobody. It's complicated to explain it now. All I can tell you is that Ash was possessed by the spirit of the last king of Pokelantis." He said.
"All right. Are you gonna be sticking around?" Ash asked. Xedrek nodded to him. "Cool. Now I feel a bit more secure than ever." He said.
After the events that have occurred today, Ash could finally be more at ease knowing that they had reinforcements in that of Xedrek. He and Blake were gonna make their preparations for their next match against Ruby and Penny. How will things go down beforehand? Find out more next time as the story continues.
