Tsume and ash have been together for a long time since they were kids, when He met her on her pokemon journey she kept secrets from him but after a year when They met again. It was seen her father was under the context of a dark pokemon, that's when she told him everything, she believed he would hate her but it was the opposite
Ash fell in love with her even more. But he never saw her again after that. He never gave up. In the hope to see her again, even though he saw misty again but his feeling for tsume never faded.
A year later a pokemon United race appeared, it was a race to see who could make it to the finish line and face hard and daring obstacles. The winner would win a trophy and also 25 million bucks, if Ash knew anything about tsume he believed that she would try this competition as she was known to be a very competitive person, Ash wasted no time and signed himself right up and by the next couple of three weeks he arrived at the side of where the Pokemon unites competition would start.
The one thing he didn't know was that it was a team effort and no surprise that he ran it to Misty and Serena that they were going to be a team as he looked around to see if tsume was there but didn't as he only saw other Pokemon trainers.
"Is everything okay?"
Serena questioned when seeing him searching around the place for someone but Ash brushed it off telling them it was nothing.
"Welcome Pokemon trainers to the very first Pokemon unite!"
The announcer said as everyone cheered
" in this competition, you will need 3 people on your team to complete this Journey, Keep Your Eyes on the questions because that will be your guide of getting through the maze"
Tsume pov)
Tsume was standing among a lot of trainers, she was among many trainers and after she won a lot of Pokemon battles and Elites. she did start losing when she went up against a man named Leon, she wasn't taking it well when she did come home without a trophy to her father but her father didn't find it a problem but she found it as if she failed to prove to him that she was the best and not her brother.
"Don't worry father I will win the Pokemon unite and you get to see how good I really am"
Tsume said her father didn't want her to but she insisted
"You win the Pokemon unite, haha! That's a laugh"
"And what is that supposed to mean?!"
tsume shouted at her brother silver as the two of them began to bark at each other, Giovanni had to put a stop to it as he wanted the both of them to actually team up in the Pokemon unite so the two of them could work together, tsume didn't like that idea as she enjoys working alone but she knew she can do it by herself as the competition did allow three people if her brother was going to be on her team.
The announcer got done telling everyone what to do and to wait 30 minutes to prepare, tsume had her Pokemon Lucario by her side
"Hey tsume sorry I'm late"
Gary said walking up to her with his Umbreon by his side
"Hey Care Bear I've missed you"
He said giving him a hug, tsume knew that Gary and ash hated each other because they were trying to fight for her affection by tsume played Coy until the very end as her heart only belong to one man named Aaron as the two of them had Lucario's that can telekinesis speak with them. tsume did like Gary but not in the sense of a romantic feeling.
"Ready to win this thing together?"
Gary asked tsume nodded as the two of them fist-bumped and that's when her brother showed up.
"I don't like this and I don't care what father says once we win it's going to be because of me"
"Whatever you say silver"
tsume said rolling her eyes at her brother.
"Tsume is that you?"
Tsume turned around and was surprised to see Ash along with Misty and Serena, Serena and her never really got along because tsume figured it out that Serena had a crush on ash tsume being the devilish girl that she is she made sure that Ash eyes was always on her.
"Ash, I'm so happy to see you"
She said running over to him and giving him a big hug making the look on Serena's face scrunch up
"Hey Misty "
Tsume pulled away from the hug from Ash and pulled Misty into a hug, the two of them had their differences back then but they became Rivals and sisters.
"Good to see you too Tsume"
Misty said, tsume and Misty chatted as Serena was getting upset
"Tsume come on, we have 10 minutes left"
Said Gary coming over as she apologizes, ash was shocked to see him but he didn't stop to chat
"Hey ash, good luck to you"
He said dragging tsume away with a smirk on his face, ash frown getting jealous
Ash pov)
After a minute they heard a horn go off making everyone run. Ash almost got pushed but thanks to Serena who saved him. They headed off as well with Pikachu by his side.
He was trying to find tsume in the crowd but couldn't see her. Knowing she was with Gary made him more determined to find her,
"Ash look!"
Serena said stopping him as he looked to see that some of the trainers were going another way and some jumped into a stream to ride the river down
"Wow, so I guess you can do anything to get to the end "
"So where do we go?"
Misty asked as ash didn't know where to go. He wanted to follow close behind tsume
"Let's go right!"
Serena said as they headed there. Ash could only hope that they would meet up again
Tsume pov)
Tsume, Gary, and Silver were ahead of the group as some took a different direction,
"Lucario, where to now"
Tsume asked when they came to a stop, Her Lucario closed his eyes before opening it
"This way"
He said to the right, the 3 followed and came to their first pop question
Question 1- What Pokemon does Pikachu evolve into?
Jolteon
Meowstic
Electivire
Raichu
"This is a joke right?"
Tsume asks as she pressed the button answer on the pad that glowed green saying she was right.
"I knew you were a smart cookie"
Gary said as tsume smile, they headed on as a pathway opened up for them, allowing them to move on.
"I hope ash will be OK"
She said not realizing she said it out loud
"What are you worried about him for?"
Asked grey, tsume didn't answer knowing it would make him Jealous if she told him Why.
"Can we just keep our heads in the game?"
Silver said not wanting this to be a fight.
Ash pov)
Ash and his friends came to their first question
Question 1- What's the most effective PokeBall to capture stronger pokemon?
Great Ball
Master Ball
Ultra Ball
Timer Ball
"It would be the great Ball right?"
Serena asked
"No it's the master ball, I remember reading from a book that the master Ball can catch alot of pokemon without fail, even capture a legendary"
Serena seem interested in Misty's Theory as she believe that she was right so ash clicked on the master ball and it was correct, a path opened up for them and they carried on their way
"I have a question, why does tsume hate you so much, Serena?"
"How should I know I didn't do anything to her"
Serena said mad as she was pouting
"I'm surprised that the only reason why she entered this race was that she enjoyed a good competition"
Misty told her but Serena didn't care
"She's just doing it to show off," Serena said pouting
"You would think that wouldn't you"
Misty said giggling but Serena didn't know what she meant
Tsume pov)
After 9 questions answered and almost being attacked by wild Pokemon along the way since tsume's teammates were actually in the lead they weren't focusing on getting to the Finish Line quickly enough
"I'm sure the last question should be around here somewhere"
Silver said looking around
"I thought it was 10 questions?"
"The announcer never really told us how many questions we need to be answering so clearly we could be answering a lot"
Gary said as the three were trying to take a break from all the running and battling
"Well I want to hurry up and get this competition over because I have somewhere to be," her brother said
"Silver, you don't go anywhere other than wandering off on your own trying to show off for dad and his stupid company"
tsume sad as silver glared at her as the two began to bicker against one another
"I can see why the two of you don't get along but it's hard to believe that the two of you are brother and sister"
Gary said with a laugh. After their rest they headed in another direction but Gary's Umbreon stopped them while growling at something
"Somthing isn't right"
Tsume said as her Lucario could tell something was up
Ash pov)
as the group answered 6 questions ash felt like they were going in a Circle, it was hard to tell if they were getting anywhere but they still kept going.
"Ash, why is tsume here," Serena asked "did you know she would be here" ash didn't know what to say but he had to lie
"No, i didn't think something like this would be to her liking," ash said as misty chimed in
"That's not true, other than pokemon battling you know tsume loves a challenge, why do you think she enjoyed the pokemon showcase so much?"
Misty said as the thought of that made Serena mad.
"She took my first place so fast i thought i was going to kill the person next to me!" she growled as ash and misty had sweatdrops
"But look at the bright side Serena you still won the competition," ash said trying to make Serena happy but it wasn't working she was still upset with tsume. Ash understood why but at the same time he just wanted the two of them to get along which never did happen
as They carried on in that Direction they came to another question
The first legendary Pokémon, introduced in the Kanto region are Articuno, Zapdos, and …
Mew
Lugia
Victini
Moltres
Misty knew the answer to this one and pressed it as the thing glowed green telling her she was correct, they headed to their new pathway as they were walking they heard a call for help and then Ash could have sworn he heard tsume's name. this made him stop where he was as he continued to listen and there he heard her name being called again
" what's going on?" Serena questioned as he didn't answer and Sprinted off in the direction of where the Sound was coming, ash busted through a bush and saw tsume in the arms of Gary as her brother was keeping a herd of Trevenant back.
"Golbat, use Air Cutter!" Silver shouted as his Golbat did what he was told it kept some of them back but more came in its place
" Gary!" Ash called running to his side
" Ash, I'm glad to see you for once"
" what's going on, and what happened to tsume ?"
" It was horrible, all of these Trevenant came out of nowhere and attacked us for no reason, tsume tried to protect us but got hurt in the process," Gary said as ash looked down seeing some blood on Gary sleeve of his jacket noticing that she was hurt badly
" you have to help us get out of here!" Gary said as ash agreed and soon Misty and Serena showed up as well. They helped Get rid of Trevenant but some of their attacks weren't helping since Trevenant was also able to control the trees around it. Silver's Golbat was knocked out as silver got wrapped up in the vines getting pulled up, Silver screamed and tried to get away but nobody could do anything. Ash wanted Pikachu to attack but new Silver would get hurt if he did.
tsume's eyes snapped open as she started to glow a blue color, she raise her hand up as a wave attack of water shot at Trevenant's scaring them away and releasing silver from its grip but in the process of doing that she collapsed into Gary's arms
"Tsume, tsume can you hear me?"
He called but she didn't say anything, Gary and ash knew of her powers but the ones that didn't were Serena and Misty as they wanted to know what just happened. Silver headed over to his sister and put her on his back running off. Ash wasted no time and followed, They came to a stop when they saw silver under a tree holding his sister to him, he didn't want anybody to come near not even Gary so they started staying back and listening to Silver try to talk to his sister
" tsume I'm going to need you to do me a favor and try to heal yourself," he said as he believed she could hear him but she was just unwilling to do anything at this moment, he saw her powers at work before and he knows that she can heal any damage that she takes but the problem was that she can't stay in that form too long or else she'll sleep for days.
" Please tsume I need you to heal, I know you can do it if you just try… if you can't then maybe you can call one of your friends. do you think you can call someone that can help you?"
He begged as he was trying not to cry but couldn't help himself as he felt like he was losing his sister, ash couldn't believe that this was happening, was tsume going to die right in front of him, or was something else going to happen. he wanted to go and help her but Gary told him not to
" come on tsume I know you can do it… I Can't Go Home Without You if I do father will…
he stopped himself not wanting to finish that sentence, he knew that his dad favored his sister more than him at one point he did care but now he didn't care
"Please Don't Leave Me"
he said holding his sister to him not caring that blood was getting on his shirt and began to cry then, He looked up to her Lucario begging him to do something or anything but her Lucario couldn't do anything in a healing process as if he used his Aura to heal her it wouldn't do any good.
"Is everything okay?"
a voice came as they saw a man coming through the forest with a Lucario, Gary knew who this was as this guy was the one that tsume had a crush on
" my sister is hurt and I don't know what to do, by the time we get to the hospital she might die"
he explained to the guy as he didn't know who he was. the man just smiled and kneel down to Silver as he took tsume in his arms. The man took from his pocket a vial that have blue liquid in it
" what are you going to do with that!?"
Silver asked being overprotective
" don't worry this will save her," he said as he drink the liquid in his mouth and pressed his lips against her's causing everyone to gasp. when he broke the kiss, tsume glowed a blue color of the Waves before it disappeared as her eyes begin to open
" there you go you should feel better now," he told her with a smile and she tried to speak to him but was only able to whisper his name
" I know, you're going to be fine," he said as he returns tsume to Silver and got up and started to walk away. Tsume reached her hand out to the guy who kept walking with the Lucario by his side as tears fell down her cheeks, she could only watch as he vanished into the forest.
" tsume, we don't have to finish this race, we can go home," Silver said not caring about the race anymore.
"Thank you Silver," she said in a whisper as he smiled, the rest of the race, her brother carried her back as she slept when they got to the finish line. They got 5th place, everyone headed over to tsume's house, and after Silver told the father what happened when he came home from his business trip.
"I'm OK dad, really"
She said her father always seemed worried when she got hurt after what happened to her the last time. He was still strict but always cared for his kids
"Well as long as you're ok, just don't push yourself"
He said as tsume nodded
"I'm off"
She said ready to head off but silver stop her before she can get out of the door
" Where are you off to in such a hurry?"
"I have to go thank him for saving me"
"Oh, well hurry back because I'm cooking dinner today"
Silver said proudly and smiled and raced off to mews forest. Once there she found Aaron at the lake
"Aaron!"
Tsume called as she raced up to him throwing herself into his arms. She loved him but Aaron knew this but couldn't Accept it
"Thank you for saving me "
"No need to thank me, you did what you thought was best "
"But how did you know I needed help?"
"You and i are connected through our pokemon remember"
He said with a smile, tsume felt stupid for asking him that but didn't care. She always wanted to stay in his arms as he had the scent of fresh-cut grass and pine trees
"Did you visit your father yet?"
He asked snapping her out of her thoughts
"Oops, I guess I should do that."
She said pulling away from the hug. She waved to him and raced off
"She likes you"
His Lucario told him as Aaron's smile faded
"I know, but I can't…I was told she can't be with me. Our time together would be drastic"
"If you ask me I think ho-oh was just playing games with you just so he could keep his daughter for himself"
"That may be so, but we are meant to serve her in the future not be with her…"
"It's your choice Aaron, if you have any feelings for her, you should make that decision not him."
His Lucario told him as Aaron stood in silence.
Back with tsume, she and Gary stood together watching the sunset on her balcony
"Today was fun, but, I'm sorry I couldn't protect you "
He said feeling guilty
"No worries, it's kinda my job to keep balance in the world "
"You shouldn't have to do it alone"
Gary said the reason for them being apart was because of what tsume had. It was a rule to keep her and the others a secret
"I'm not alone, faiya and Lilly are with me"
Tsume told him, Gary knew he couldn't talk some sense into her, not after what happened, keeping her secret was easy for Gary but hard knowing they can't be together. He confessed his love for her but she couldn't accept it due to her duties.
"No matter what…I love you "
Gary said as tsume looked at him, now noticing how close he was. His eyes said it all and she knew she had strong feelings for him as she did Aaron.
"Gary…I"
"Promise me you'll come back to me"
Tsume didn't know what to say, Gary's love for her was way more than she expected
"I will…"
He cupped her face and kissed her. She kissed him back as she was scared falling for him might hurt him more than it would hurt her, Gary was always with her and it was time she noticed this
"What are you doing?!"
Tsume and Gary broke the kiss and looked to see silver standing there with his arms cross
"uh…."Was all Gary could muster before a ball was thrown at him by silver
" get your greedy paws off my sister you disgusting freak!"
silver shouted at him as he held up another ball, Gary shouted at him while balls were being flung he tried his best to dodge them, he told tsume that he will see her again and ran out of the house with silver hot on his Trail,tsume watch from the balcony as silver chase Gary down the block before stopping and telling him not to come back
And that brings our story to an end, If you're wondering what was going on with that Ash will save that for another short story
