Chapter 32
After winning the Unova League with ease, Ash gets the chance to face off against the Elite Four. Before he does that, both Ash and Alice get a call from Drayden to give a speech to the Opelucid Academy. When they are in the Academy, Drayden and Elder are asking them to give a speech for them as well as looking around the campus. They are really welcomed as everyone knows what they did as Red and Valerie. Ash and Alice can only nod as they can't let others know about it.
Just then, they hear laughing as well as mean words from the crowd in front of them, Ash and Alice are now curious and Ash asks, "What's going on there?"
A student tells them, "Oh, the classmates of that class are bullying the two students again..."
Alice is a little paranoid when she hears the words, memories of the bad past flood her mind. Ash asks, "Pauline, are you okay?"
"I'm fine..." Alice takes a breath, she asks the students, "What did the two of them do to get bullied?"
"They wanted to be your students, which is ridiculous since you guys are heroes." The female student tells them.
"That was just like the reason why you were bullied in the past..." Ash says to Alice, who is trembling and she says, "I can't let them suffer the same fate as me...I am going to help them no matter what."
Ash says, "I'm with you. Let's teach them a lesson."
When they walk towards the crowd, Ash yells, "What is going on here?"
The classmates stop their mocking as they see Shin and Pauline in front of them, Ash notices the two students on the floor shielding themselves as he asks the crowd, "Why are you doing this to these two, what did they ever do?"
The students are too nervous to answer. Alice uses the chance to walk towards the two students. She asks with concern, "Are you two alright?"
The two students are surprised to see Pauline asking them, the boy says, "I'm fine...thank you for asking...Dragon Princess."
Alice smiles and says, "Can you tell us your names?"
Now they are shocked since the Dragon Duo is asking their names. The girl says, "My name is Lucine... this is my brother, Drandon..." Ash and Alice can feel that they are nervous as the crowd is trying not to laugh at them.
Ash says, "We have heard from other students, you wanted to be our students, which is why you were in this kind of state?"
The two of them nod as they frown again, they can hear a lot of people saying something mean towards them. Alice is angry and says, "That's enough! I won't tolerate any mean words from you guys! Our job is to protect people from bad dragons, but that doesn't mean you can act like them!"
Now the crowd is quiet as the Dragon Princess is referring them to bad dragons, but they know they can't win against the Dragon Princess when it comes to this. Ash turns to Drandon and Lucine and he says, "We can take students, but there is one condition in order to do so."
Drandon immediately says after hearing Ash's words, "Just tell us, we have been waiting for this since we are younger. We really want to have you as our masters, we want to become the strongest Dragon tamers!"
With Alice still glaring at the crowd, they can only feel the tense air and horrifying silence. Then she says, "Very well. You have hearts of the fearless dragons, and I can sense something from you two. Come with us to the gym, we will show you the mission."
The two nod as everyone goes to the gym as well as Drayden and Elder, who have come to see the ruckus. Ash sends out a Latias and Alice sends out a Latios, much to everyone's shock. "Are they Legendary Pokemon?" "No way...they are the strongest dragons in the Dragon Duo's care!"
Drayden and Elder are also surprised as well, but what surprises them the most is that Ash takes Drandon and Lucine to the middle of the field as the two Pokemon are approaching them.
"Being like us means that you have to learn how to tame fearsome dragons, and these two are the most fearsome dragons in the whole world. If you can prove to us that you can tame them, then we will consider taking you two as students."
Lucine and Drandon are shocked at first, as they didn't expect this to happen. Lucine shows her determination and says, "We have come this far, we can't let that scare us."
Drandon nods in agreement, "Indeed. They are nothing compared to the hardship we faced."
As the two students walk towards the two Pokemon, the two Pokemon give out the mighty roar, some of the students who are watching are feeling scared at the power, but Drandon and Lucine just go closer like it was nothing. Then the two Pokemon try to shoot out attacks on them: Mist Ball and Luster Purge, much to everyone's shock. Drandon and Lucine know that the attacks won't hit them, so they continue forward and see how the attack lands on the ground in front of them. When they finally reach the dragons, they put their hands on their heads and pet them.
Ash and Alice see the scene as they form a smile as they walk towards them. Ash says, "You have passed the test. You are brave and strong, but you still have a lot to learn."
Alice turns to Drayden, "Principal Drayden, is it possible if we take these two under our care? After all, their efforts are accumulated for this moment."
Everyone gasps as they can't believe that these two did it, Drayden nods and says, "Very well. You can take them. I am sure that they will like to come with you as well."
Ash smiles as the two students are happy. "We did it, brother. We are now their students."
"I know. Our dream has come true." Drandon says, also with a smile.
Once the class is over, Ash and Alice bring Drandon and Lucine to the empty classroom. Ash asks, "So Drandon, Lucine. I want to ask, do you have any parents? If we are going for training, I suggest you talk to them first."
Lucine frowns and says, "We don't have parents, they were gone when we were little...Our parents abandoned us because we weren't supposed to be born...our mother was kind of a slut..."
Drandon says, "We weren't from Unova in the first place...we were actually from Johto, Blackthorn City to be precise...because of our mother, we were being thought of as the Cursed Children. We were being booed everywhere, without any help or any rescue..."
"I see...so the thing I was sensing in the heart was darkness..." Ash frowns.
"We were motivated by the Legend of Dragon Duo, that's why we had come to this Unova Region..." Lucine says. "We struggled a lot to come here, Drandon partook in a lot of tournaments to earn enough money to bring us here."
"And Drayden learned about what happened to us, that's why we are in this school...but you knew how people looked at us...we were homeless, and we declared to become your students...and...we got bullied..." Lucine frowns.
"I see..." Ash says, also feeling a part of himself inside the two of them. "Then let me ask you a question. Have you ever thought of dealing revenge on those people who wronged you?"
Drandon shakes his head and says, "We will never do that because we are no better than them if we do so."
Ash and Alice look at each other and smile, he says, "Well done, Drandon and Lucine. I think it is time that we reveal our true identity to you."
This causes them to be confused, but when Ash and Alice glow, both Drandon and Lucine are shocked to see who they are. "The World Champion and his girlfriend..." Drandon recognizes them and asks, "Ash and Alice...you are the Dragon Prince Shin and Dragon Princess Pauline?"
"But I thought..." Lucine mutters.
Ash and Alice reveal that the first Dragon Prince Shin and Dragon Princess Pauline are actually their parents, and how they are trying to follow in their footsteps. Ash says, "We have met a lot of people who are in the same shoes as you two, that's why we are going to help you out. Join us, and we can help you become better Dragon-type specialists. You can prove those people wrong by becoming strong."
Drandon and Lucine are now delighted, this is even better than training under the Dragon Prince and Dragon Princess. With the help of Latias and Latios, both of them are taken to Sevestar Island.
"Where are we?" Drandon asks, as he looks around the island. Ash says, "This is the Sevestar Island, it is a place where we're living. Our project is to make it a region, and since both of you are Dragon-type users, we want you to become this region's final Elite Four member and the Dragon-type Gym Leader."
"You mean both of us can become the Gym Leader like Drayden, or the Elite Four member like Drake from Hoenn?" Lucine gasps in shock.
"Of course." Alice says, and then they hear a lot of people coming out from the castle. Eve says, "Looks like you're back from Opelucid City."
"And it seems you bring two new students." Reisa says.
Drandon and Lucine are a little concerned as they take a step back, Ash says, "You don't need to fear them, they are also fellow members who live in this Sevestar Island. Everyone, I want you two to meet Drandon and Lucine, they specialize in Dragon-types."
Alice and Ash tell them about what happened to the two of them, and they are gasping in shock. Flora says, "That's what happened to both of you combined! I can see why you're bringing them here..."
Mark says, "I must say that what you did is a good choice, Brother."
Ash turns to Drandon and Lucine as he says, "Drandon, Lucine. This Sevestar Region is going to be your new home, you don't need to worry about other people bullying you or badmouthing you, since on this island, we are the only ones here, and we have similar bad experiences that make us close to each other."
Alice adds, "Now first, can you please show us a battle?"
"Why?" Lucine can only ask, and Ash says, "Because one of you will be the Gym Leader while the other one will be the Elite Four member. We can only pick who becomes it by having you two battle with each other."
"I guess that's fair." Drandon says.
As everyone watches the two of them battle, they see that both of them only have 5 Pokemon. Drandon has Appletun, Turtonator, Duraludon, Goodra, and Dragapult, while Lucine has Exeggutor, Tyrantrum, Garchomp, Dragalge, and Noivern. With Drandon becoming the victor, he becomes the Elite Four member while Lucine becomes the Gym Leader.
"I guess it is fair enough." Lucine says, "After all, you are my brother and you have been taking care of me, not the other way around..."
"Don't say short of yourself." Drandon says. "You also take good care of me, it is just I am very overprotective of you."
Ash and Alice smile at both siblings as they continue to talk to each other.
I'll end the chapter right here, as you can see, Ash and Alice bring Drandon and Lucine to Sevestar Island. I hope you like this chapter and the next one will be about Iris.
