Chapter 58
Ash is now sitting in front of the table in his room, he is humming one of the songs from the Colors Band until he hears a door knock. Alice comes into the room and she asks, "Ash? You have been in the room for hours, what are you doing?"
"Oh, Alice. Ever since I came back from the ancient Hisui, I just thought that I want to make something special for you." Ash says as he puts a Ruby necklace on her neck. Alice gasps at the necklace and asks, "Where did you get this necklace? It must be very expensive..."
Ash laughs, "It sure is very expensive since it was made all by myself with Diancie's jewels. Do you like it?"
Alice is shocked to learn Ash making jewels for her, and she gives him a kiss and says, "You just made me love you even more than I would, that is so nice of you."
Ash smiles and says, "You know, how about we create our own jewel store? That will be perfect for our Rock-type disguises."
"That sounds like a good idea. I just hope that the disguises wouldn't be revealed to the crowd just like the Ghost one and the Dragon one." Alice chuckles.
Then they decide to make it a jewel shop named Jewelove located in Mt. Silver in the Johto Region since it is the place where they can find a lot of minerals. They also have their tenth disguises as Tom and Julia, it is their new disguises and they are going to be the best jewelry makers in the whole world.
One day, Ash has gathered all of his Gym Leaders, Elite Four members, and those who are close to them, including Delia and the others. Eve asks, "Why is everyone here, I mean...is there something the matter?"
"Do you guys remember how I borrowed your Key Stones? Alice and I have finished processing them and we're going to give them back to you guys." Ash says as he opens the sheet, and all of them are shocked to see the Key Stones embed into accessories.
"They look beautiful!" Reisa says. "Did you seriously make them for us?"
"Of course." Ash says as he shows them the items.
The first one is a Mega Stone embedded in a Silk Scarf. "This scarf is made from the Silk Scarf that ties together. Nate, you can pick one for your favorite color."
"Thanks." Nate says as he takes one, and Delia asks with confusion, "I thought that the Key Stones don't have any type of difference..."
Alice says, "Of course, they don't, but putting them on the Type enhancing items, they will absorb the energy from the items. That is how some Pokemon are stronger once they Mega Evolve."
Ash says, "Professor Sycamore is the one that told us about it, considering he is also one of the sponsors of this exhibit."
As they go to the next one, they see a belt with a Key Stone attached to it. "For this one, as you can see it is a Black Belt with a medal that has a Key Stone on it. Mark, you can pick one. As for you, Max, I decided to modify your glasses so that your Key Stone will be on it."
"Thanks." Max and Mark nod as they pick the belt.
The next one is the feather with a Key Stone attached at the bottom of the feather, and Ash says, "This feather is not a normal feather, as it is a Pretty Feather that was from a Swanna. It is good for Flying Type trainers. Not to mention that it won't drop onto the ground when attaching it to the Sky Trainer Suit."
"That will be perfect for me." East says as he picks one.
The fourth one is a mask with a Key Stone attached to the front. "As you can see, this one has the Poison Type energy, so the mask is to protect trainers who are using this. Not to mention, it is good at hiding your emotions if you want to play it smart." Alice says.
"Then I'll get one for myself." Tox says. "Masks are also important for doctors."
Ash continues to talk about the next one, which is similar to the ones that Korrina is wearing. "These gloves are for Pokemon riding, the Key stone is attached on the backside of the palm so that you can just Mega Evolve it. Trenor, this is for you." Trenor smiles as he takes the gloves.
"For this one, this is a hat for mining diggers." Alice opens the light and they can see a lot of rainbow colors. "Those who wear this can use the light to search for the minerals, but this light also shines from the Key Stone, which you can see from the inside."
Alice turns out the light and reveals the Key Stone, and she says, "We are giving this to our new Rock-type Leader, even though he or she isn't here yet."
Ash shows them a Pendant with the Key Stone on it and says, "This Pendant has some Bright Powder to decorate it, so it has a lot of Bug Type power, the same, we haven't found a Bug-type user, so we'll be holding this one to her."
Then they see a book which has a Key Stone inside. Alice says, "This one is for you, Golly. The book is full of Ghost Type Pokemon and the haunted stories written by the famous author Shauntal. I know you love to bring it with you even though we were having a mission in the International Police."
"Can't blame me because they are interesting." Golly says as she picks the book.
"Next one is this backpack. This is for you, David. The Key Stone is set in one of the pockets. As you can see, this backpack is pretty much like the one Clemont was using." Ash says as they show the bag.
"Well, guess I can also make some modifications to it." David smiles.
"And this apron for you, Helen, the Key Stone is attached to it so that you can use it on your gym battle." Alice says.
"That also saves the time for me." Helen says.
Reisa notices the tiara and she says, "Hey, this Tiara...that looks similar to Lisia's..."
"Yeah, I made it for you since you're a Top Coordinator and an idol that specializes in Water Type." Ash says.
"And I guess this one is similar to my Mom, so it is for me, right?" Elline asks.
"Yeah." Alice says. "You can have it."
"As for this cape, this is actually for Flora. Drandon actually picked this one for you. The Key Stone is on the button so you can press it in front of you." Ash says.
"That is nice of you, Drandon." Flora gives him a small kiss, causing him to blush a little.
"And this ID holder is for you, Daniel. Being a scientist working in the Space Labs, you don't need to worry about it being taken by accident." Alice says.
"Nice." Daniel says as he takes the holder.
"Bryce, this jacket has the Key Stone for it and we think it suits you." Ash says as he hands over the jacket, and Bryce says, "Thanks, even though I wouldn't need it because I can withstand the cold."
"Drandon, Lucine, these two are your own masks as Dragon Knight and Dragon Valkyrie, since you two have been working hard, we decide to give you the masks as a symbol with the relationship with Dragon Prince and Dragon Princess." Ash says.
"Thank you so much." Both of them take the masks with joy.
"Eve, I also modified your Pokedex so your Key Stone will be placed on it since it is a symbol that she is the Professor of this region." Alice says. "As for you, Rosa, we made you a Key Stone on your hair ribbon."
"I don't mind it at all." Rosa smiles, and Eve nods.
"And finally, Minami, your camera." Ash says as he hands over the camera with the Key Stone. "Since you're a detective and you would need to gather evidences."
"Thanks." Minami smiles.
"And those will be our Key Stones." Ash and Alice show their rings, and they are the same with different colors, Ash is black and Alice's is blue.
"Those look great on you." Valerie says. "So I guess you're into creating things with jewels?"
"Well, we have decided to open an accessories store on Mt. Silver, and we named the brand Jewelove." Alice says.
"We're going to be owners, Tom and Julia." Ash says.
"That will be your seventeenth disguises." Eve says, "But I guess we are used to it."
"I agree." Flora adds.
After several days, Ash and Alice are on top of Mt. Silver, since their store has complete and some customers are coming to buy. When they are going to find more materials, they see a Tyranitar blocking their way.
"Go away, humans." The Tyranitar yells, but Ash sees him and he is shocked, it was his own Tyranitar from before. He can't believe that it has been years and before then it was just a Larvitar that was scared and helpless until Ash opens its heart.
"Wait, Tyranitar, we aren't your enemies." Alice says.
"She is right, Tyranitar! Don't you forget about me? It's me, Ash!" Ash says, much to Alice's surprise and confusion, as she didn't know that Ash recognizes the Tyranitar.
Tyranitar flinches as he walks toward Ash, who is in the Tom disguise, "Ash? Is that really you? You look different than before..."
"Oh, sorry, I forgot about it." Ash glows and he is back to his normal form. "Now do you recognize me."
Tyranitar gives him a hug as he tells them how he misses Ash, and how his mother is gone because the poacher brothers were back and they shot her, Ash feels sorry for him, and he asks if he wants to join the team, which he agrees.
"You manage to tame that Tyranitar, that is really something." They turn around and see Steven and a boy who looks like him, Ash flinches as he was the former Hoenn Champion. "Ash? Is that you?" Steven asks.
Ash sighs and says, "I never know you're here, Steven."
"I am traveling the world to collect rare stones. After Wallace took my title, it is easier for me to do this." Steven nods and says, "Well, since you're here, I want to apologize for my actions back then, I don't know what happened, but all I knew is that we were saying something bad to you, we didn't mean it..."
Ash sighs and says, "It is fine, Team Rocket was the one who controlled you, the reason I hid is that I am afraid of the world. Giovanni also told me that the machine they use to control everyone also strengthens the darkness about me in their hearts, so I was just afraid that what you said when you guys were controlled was also true as well..."
"I see." Steven says with a little frown. "By the way, this is my son Luke. Luke, this is Ash, and...you must be Alice, right?"
"I am." Alice says. "It is nice to meet you."
Luke greets them and then Ash decides to take them to the jewelry shop since it is closed so nobody can enter. Steven says, "So you are being a stone collector?"
"Well, why don't we say jewel makers?" Ash says. "Yeah. During these years I have been disguising myself as different people, since my father was dead, people liked his disguises and they were just missing out off thin air for their perspective."
"I see." Steven says, "Your secret is safe with me. But I am curious about where you live."
Ash takes out the map and shows the ocean near Hoenn and Alola. "This is the Sevestar Island, it was my father's hideout, but we lived there and nobody knew the place except the ones I trust."
"I see. So you have opened up to some people." Steven says.
"Yes. And it is thanks to them that I won't make my work boring." Ash says. Luke asks if he can go check it out, but Steven says that he can't go since, after his father's demise, he has to work as the president of the Devon Corp. So Ash and Alice bring him with them to the Sevestar Island after promising Steven he will be fine.
Here is a new chapter, and as you can see, I have revealed the Mega Stone items for the Gym leaders. I hope you like this chapter and the next chapter will be about Luke and the Jewelove, maybe also with another person to forgive.
