Hi Everyone! I hope you all are having a good day! My name is LegionZ and I am here to bring you all chapter 5 to the Chosen One's Wrath! If you all are new, please make sure you follow and favorite the story if you haven't already! It would mean so much to me if you could show your support! Thanks guys!
Now onto other things: I've gotten plenty of messages from people that don't have a fanfiction account regarding this story. Sometimes it's merely just asking questions while other times it's merely comments about how much they liked the story. People who do have accounts can confirm that I take time to respond to everyone, even if it's criticism. While I can't respond to people who are merely guests, I do see everything. That being said, I generally don't type answers to guests questions on here. This one time, however, I'll be glad to do it.
A guest asked me why the champions and Mr. Goodshow didn't tell Ash the location without him being there. This is a very good question that I may have not answered well enough. The answer to that goes like this: in this fanfiction, the tournament that is going to be shown comes around every half decade or so in addition to other region-wide tournaments. The thing is, since Alola has just recently gotten their Pokémon league (I said three years ago as of this fanfiction) and no tournament has been held since, it would make sense for Mr. Goodshow and the committee to want to place the tournament in a location that can be seen as new by the public, and therefore, publicizing Alola. The reason Ash wasn't told was simply because he chose to not to attend any of the meetings, and Lance never said anything as a joke to Ash. Everyone kinda knows Mr. Goodshow is set on what he likes and prefers, so because Ash made the mistake to not show up to the meetings, Mr. Goodshow let it slide, but at the cost of having no say of where the tournament will be held. That's a fair price to pay for skipping mandatory meetings.
I hope I answered your question! Also, it came to my attention that for some odd reason, each chapter is automatically bolding itself. I honestly have no idea why this is happening. It happened once in chapter 3, I fixed it. Then, it happened again in Chapter 4, and I fixed it. I don't know why this is, and I've tried to make it stop happening but I'm currently coming up empty handed. If you all have any idea why this is, let me know!
And with that, I think this intro has gone probably 200 words too long. It's time to get back to the story… so you all can see what is happening after the cliffhanger! Enjoy everybody!
LegionZ Presents… The Chosen One's Wrath… Chapter 5
Last Chapter…
"Hey Kiawé, what's the Ghost like?" Max said eagerly.
Kiawé looked into the mirror and stared back at Max's face, one that seemed anxious, and somewhat… overconfident. Kiawé took his time responding and said. "What do you mean by that?"
Max got a little annoyed. "I mean… what's he like?"
Kiawé got oddly silent for a moment before speaking. "He's a tremendous trainer. He and his Pokémon train together for hours on end before finally calling it quits on a day's work. Sometimes he just relaxes at the League, while other times I think he likes to go shopping and exploring through ALT City… he did, after all, oversee the construction of this entire city that we're driving through as we speak."
Max was still unconvinced. "That's not what I meant."
Kiawé was getting a little heated now. "Then what did you mean exactly?"
Max shot back. "I MEANT, what kind of Pokémon does he have?" Kiawé looked like he was about to explode, so Norman cut in and spoke. "Max! That's enough! Kiawé has been kind enough to show us around and drive us there, you don't need to ruin the day with constant badgering on the region's champion."
Lance desperately scanned the sides of the massive volcano for the source of the scream, but after five minutes, he was beginning to lose all hope entirely. Finally, just as he was about to call it off, he saw something moving alongside the edge of a cliff. His eyes bulged when he saw not one moving figure, but a whole group of them! He couldn't make out who exactly they were, but he was fairly determined to find out. He yelled. "Dragonite! Go help those people get out of here!"
However, instead, Dragonite swooped down and plummeted straight towards the Lava Field below. Lance cried out. "DRAGONITE! WHAT ARE YOU—" He stopped yelling when he saw a rather gruesome sight. There, on a rock just above the lava, was a figure. He ordered Dragonite to land on the rock and to see the condition of the person. Lance couldn't believe someone was down here. He knew was likely must've happened. The group of people he had seen were likely tourists just wanted to get a few pictures, and when the volcano erupted, someone lost their footing, and case closed.
Nonetheless, he still wanted to see who this person was, and so that he could take the body back to the family of the deceased. However, when he actually got a close up of the person, he nearly vomited.
The figure was clearly male. His entire right arm was nearly melted away… presumably by an amount of Lava. Lance got on one knee to investigate the condition of him, and got a shock. The boy's skull was nearly completely broken, and yet, he was still breathing!
But… none of that compared to his prior disbelief when he saw none other than one Professor Samuel Oak talking with them amicably. He tried to think it was simply just coincidence; after all, this was a massive tournament, and Professor Oak could've just run into them by pure chance. Ash knew this was always a possibility.
But the more and more he thought about it, the more and more he was scared it was true; that Professor Oak was a certified member of the traitors. The issue? He needed to figure out some way to prove it.
"Ah… Ghost! Figured I'd find you up here!" A voice said. Ash turned around and was greeted by two figures. His mind nearly exploded when he recognized them.
Present…
When Ash had been betrayed, he swore that he would get revenge on the ones that backstabbed him. He swore to the bottom of his heart that each and every one of them would suffer. He hated their guts with a burning passion, and for good reason. There would be no forgiveness, there would be no second chances, and there would be no mercy. There was one good thing about the tournament in Alola: He controlled everything.
Nothing went by without Ash knowing about it. He had spies all around Alola, keeping an eye on troublemakers. Of course, "Troublemakers", were defined by Ash specifically. No spies took orders unless they were talking directly to the Ghost. They wouldn't take it from his secretary, his Elites, nobody but him. But… he would make the traitors pay for what they had done. The moment he met his most trusted spy once again, he would have him lock onto the group of traitors and not let up until he commanded it.
But… as much as he hated to admit it, there was one person that, to this day, he still could not hate. And, as fate would have it, she happened to be standing right in front of him. His mind froze up. In the last six years, he had not seen her once. Not on TV, not with her brother or father, never. It was like she had vanished from the face of the earth. So how come she was standing here right in front of him? He had to admit, she looked fantastic. Her face had gotten even more beautiful, with her brown pigtails still running strong. Her delicate light blue dress suited her well too, showing off her impressive assets.
Meanwhile, May was standing in shock before the Ghost. To be honest, with a name like the Ghost, she was expecting someone more… well… ominous. Instead, she got a young man that looked to be exactly her age, as her father had said to the family. He was wearing a black suit and dark blue tie to go along with it. She noticed his brown hair and how it seemed to have a mind of its own. As a girl, she could tell when someone's mass of hair just wasn't cooperating; he seemed to have the problem as well. But, what stood out most of all were his dark gray eyes. Even in the moonlight, she could still see the color of them.
Suddenly, the Ghost narrowed his eyes in her direction. May gulped loudly in response. Of course, what she didn't realize that the Ghost was not glaring at her, but her companion who had escorted her to meet the Ghost.
Ash sent the man a death glare that could've rivaled the best leer in history. Kiawé noticed this and sweatdropped nervously. Ash didn't know why May was here to speak with the Ghost, and was clearly getting the wrong idea. If May just talked to him, everything would be sorted out easily. Kiawé spoke quickly. "I'm sure Miss Maple here has got a lot to tell you Ghost… quite a bit indeed."
May turned to Kiawé. "But wait you haven't even—" she didn't finish as Kiawé had already bolted back inside before any more questions could be asked. That left an eerie silence that neither one of the two could break. May's mind was churning rapidly.
'Oh man. Oh Man Oh Man Ohhhhhhh Man. What am I going to say? Now that I'm actually here I just freeze up!? Come on May you didn't bother Kiawé with all that talk about finding Ghost for a "Private" reason, then not even say anything! Just talk, use your words! You know, the thing you use to communicate with people!' She thought.
Ash's thoughts were… well… a bit different. 'That bastard. The next time I see him, I'll light him up so badly he'll be mistaken for a holiday tree. How could he possibly tell May about me!? HOW!? Oh no, she's getting ready to say something! I… What do I even say!? Kiawé should've at least warned me that May was here and trying to talk with Ash Ketchum again! She's too gorgeous… wait what? No! She betrayed me! I can't like her still!' Ash's mind churned.
May, finally plucking up the courage, spoke first. "Gr…Greetings, Mr. Ghost. My—" She was cut off by Ash, who too had found the powerful gift of courage. He spoke huskily, though on accident. "Please. Ghost is fine."
May's cheeks turned pink at the comment, though she didn't know why, per say. She cleared her throat and spoke nervously. "L-look… I-I know you're busy with r-running… well… a region… but if y-you have t-time I was hoping you could h-help me with s-something, Ghost." The man cocked his head gently to the side, as if pondering her statement.
Meanwhile, Ash was pondering her statement, but not for the same reasons as May was led to believe. 'This is… odd… to say the least. It doesn't even sound like she's talking about me…' Ash spoke. "Continue."
May hesitated before murmuring quietly. "A… close friend of m-mine passed away some time ago." Ash spoke softly. "I'm quite sorry to hear that. My condolences, Miss Maple, is it?" May suddenly let out a loud sob and ran towards him. Ash's mind exploded into overdrive. 'This is it. This is where she shoves me off the roof for not telling her I am alive… and to be honest, I don't regret it. She did, after all, backstab me.' May got within feet before Ash closed his eyes and winced for the inevitable punch or blow that would wound him, possibly fatally.
But, no such fatal blow ever came. May hugged Ghost tightly, crying in his embrace. She cried for a good thirty seconds before Ash's brain recovered from its shocked state. She whimpered. "O-oh… just l-look at me! H-here I am talking to a c-champion… a-asking him for a f-favor… and… and I can't even t-tell you my name! I-I'm such a wreck!"
To her shock, the Ghost spoke. "We tend to go far and wide to help those we love. I do not believe you are a wreck, Miss Maple. You just need someone to lean on. Or perhaps someone to confide in… am I correct?"
May couldn't believe Ghost knew all of this already. She nodded slowly. "Y-yes… you're right. Well… shall I tell you about the person who I lost?" Ghost spoke. "But first… erm… what is your name?" He feigned ignorance at the moment with a curious look dancing in his eyes. She blushed a little and said shyly. "May. That's my name." Ghost smiled gently. "An elegant name for an elegant young woman." He kissed her hand and her face turned a darker shade of red.
'Take that, flower boy.' Ash thought cheekily. May spoke with a stutter to start. "W-well… t-thank you G-g-ghost. I-t's quite sweet of you. N-now… the person I want to talk to you about was… well… he was a really close friend of mine. It's really been shaking me up more than ever recently." Ash nodded. 'Sounds like this person really meant a lot to her. Wonder why she has to talk to me about it though, why not her parents, or even her ass of a brother? Okay scratch that, glad she hasn't confided in that nimrod.'
"He was always so lively, so energetic. He was so entertaining to watch and to talk with. Sure… we had our moments where we couldn't stand each other. But maybe… in the end, that brought us closer together. I miss him so much… I just…" She wiped her eyes at this. "I just… wish I told sooner that I loved him."
Ash was growing increasingly jealous. Of course, she was hung up on a guy that passed away. Classic Ash Ketchum fortune. How could this get any worse?
"And… I… I still love him." She whimpered quietly.
'… You just HAD to say it didn't you?' Ash's mind silently cursed itself. After a moment, he spoke quietly. "I… I see. This boy, he clearly was a dou—" He cut himself off and paused to stop himself from saying what his emotions told him. He cleared his throat and spoke again, though it seemed slightly forced. "He was clearly a… dude… who was close friends with you." He knew it sounded so bad, but it was to save his alternate move: calling the guy a Dou-chebag.
May gave Ghost a curious look, but, Ash was so relieved when the door creaked open from the roof, saving him from explaining just what he meant. Ash saw who was in the doorframe, and then, his face turned pale.
"PIKA PI!" A tiny mouse cried out and jumped into May's arms. '… You have GOT to be kidding me.' Ash groaned silently. May was laughing at Pikachu's antics. "H-hey! Th-that tickles! Watch it!" She laughed hysterically. Pikachu landed on her head and cooed happily.
"Pi Pika Pi! Piiiii Pika Pi Pikachu!" ("MAY! I can't believe it! Ash and I have missed you so much!" He cried out happily.
Ash nearly had a stroke when he heard that, and swore to get the rodent back for that slip up later. Thankfully for Ash and for Pikachu's sake, May didn't understand what Pikachu said. "What did he say?" Ash opened his mouth to come up with something believable, but then, Ash suddenly got a wicked grin on his face. "She." Both Pikachu and May turned to face him. "Pika?" "What was that?" the duo responded at the same time.
"I said, she. My Pikachu is a girl!" He said with a small smirk on his face. Pikachu's eyes bulged open in terror, knowing what Ash was doing. May immediately began rubbing her cheeks against Pikachu's cheeks cooing. "It's sooooooo cute!" Pikachu began to get more and more uncomfortable. Though May didn't see it, Pikachu saw Ash pointing at Pikachu for a moment, then, rubbing his right index finger over his left one rapidly, essentially indicating, "Shame on you."
"You know…" May murmured quietly. "He had a Pikachu too." Ash didn't really think about the statement too much as she continued. "They were inseparable, they were partners actually. They always got into mischief but loved one another to the end of time. He was with him that day where it happened."
Ghost remained silent. Ash pondered. 'Wow… that's pretty crazy. Her crush and his Pikachu both turned out dead on the same day. Wonder what happened. That's actually pretty funny now that I think about it, it almost sounds like she's talking abou—" His mind froze entirely when he finally understood the sheer irony of the situation.
She was talking Ash about helping out with his own murder case! What were the chances!? But… how did May even know he was killed, and not just a case of an "Unfortunate Accident?" Plus, she had yet to say who this person was, so she couldn't give anything away just yet. He spoke calmly. "What is this boy's name?"
Ash braced himself for the inevitable answer, knowing it was coming. She whimpered quietly and spoke. "A-Ash Ketchum was his name, Ghost." Ash couldn't honestly believe it. After six years, she still claimed to love him? How could that be? He would've figured she would be attached to Drew by now. Why wasn't she? Suddenly, his mind had a breakthrough, and it wasn't a good one. 'Could she have actually been telling the truth? Could she have honestly meant she loved me?! Could she have been serious with me… did… did I see the whole situation wrong?'
He closed his eyes for a moment, thinking about that fateful day. He remembered seeing her hands on the back of Drew's head, kissing him for all that it was worth. He remembered how broken he had felt at that instant. The anger and sadness that had coursed through him during that moment and every moment he was taken back to it were painful to no end. He opened his eyes.
'…No. I can't trust her. If I reveal myself to her, I risk more than just my cover… I risk this region. People will begin asking questions. I can't reveal myself to her. That being said… Perhaps I should help her out. She clearly doesn't know it's me… and to keep attention off myself, I should give her my full cooperation.' Ash decided.
"I have heard of Ash Ketchum." Ghost finally spoke. May looked at him hopefully. Ghost spoke quietly. "I will admit, even I had heard of him before he was tragically… killed. His conquests were commendable, and I myself was a bit shocked when I heard what happened." He spoke quietly.
"Do… D-do you think you could investigate some people for me? P-please? I'll give you anything you n-need i-if you can help me out…" May softly said, unable to believe that Ghost looked like he was actually considering helping her. The Ghost was silent for a moment before speaking calmly. "I would like something from you, yes." She waited for the asking price, expecting every penny she owned, and to her surprise, it was nothing of the sort.
"Information. If I ask questions, can you please promise me you'll answer them with complete truth, and nothing but the complete truth, Ms. Maple?" Ash was pleased when May took a moment to ponder the decision. In the eyes of some, hesitance would be considered a bad thing. But… for Ash, it was the opposite. Should May have immediately responded, he would've suspected she was not telling the truth, or she would wing answers, which was not what he wanted. He needed to make sure he answered questions carefully and skillfully, to make sure he made no mistakes. That was, if she said yes.
It wasn't much longer before she did. "I'll do it. You have a deal." The Ghost nodded carefully and after a moment, spoke. "If I… erhm… recall correctly, Ash vanished over six years ago. And… from what I know…. He never once had a girlfriend of any sorts. If you loved him all this time, something must have happened. What happened… if I may inquire?" Ash silently cursed himself. In his mind, the question had sounded much slicker, but listening to it aloud made it sound all sorts of choppy.
May blinked. "Um… what does this have to do with investigating the people…" Ash turned a little bit pale at this. Thankfully, Pikachu made a loud cooing noise that distracted May for a short time, and that was all Ash needed to come up with the perfect excuse. "Miss Maple, it is obvious that one should not remain in love with someone that passed away for over six years if you were never even an… item. So, I want to know the reasoning behind all of this. I am not to be played for a fool. Answer the question truthfully Miss Maple, I insist." Ash spoke firmly.
May was quiet for a moment or two, making Ash sigh aloud. "Then I suppose we have no business here, good day Miss Maple." He stood up and made to leave before she suddenly spoke with a cry. "I cheated on him!" That made Ghost stop cold. He slowly turned around and May noticed the look of anger in his eyes. "You… You cheated on him? Why?"
May softly cried. "We… we told each other that we had deep feelings for the other over the video phone. We both were set up to meet with Ash's friends the following day at his home in Pallet Town. I… I got there before he did… and t-then…" She sniffed loudly and continued, her eyes shining with tears. "Another boy was there. His name was Drew. I knew him from when Ash and I travelled together in the Hoenn Region from years prior. He just came up to me and confessed his love to me, and I was thinking about Ash in that moment…"
Ghost was looking more impatient and curious right now more than anything else. "And? What did you do?" She held her head low and whimpered softly. "He… He kissed me. And… A-And I kissed him back. I just…" She began crying. "I was thinking of Ash and what it would feel like if he kissed me the way Drew was. I entirely forgot that I was kissing a boy I didn't even like… and at that exact moment, Ash found us. H-he told me to leave and n-never come back… The n-next day… he… he…" She burst out in tears and collapsed.
Ash's mind was in turmoil. 'Is that really the truth though? From what I know, that is all very accurate… expect of course for the part with Captain Rose Petal. I don't think I can believe it… it sounds so… Farfetched.'
Ghost spoke softly. "I see. You never got to tell him the truth… or he didn't believe it." May whimpered. "Do you think he really would've believed me if I told him I forgot I was kissing a different boy?"
'That's fair. I wouldn't have bought it then, and I still don't buy it now.'
Ghost nodded. "I understand." May suddenly spoke tearfully. "Do you believe me, Ghost? Do you believe it?" Ash silently cursed his foul fortunate for the third time in the last ten minutes… or was it fourth? It didn't matter. "It doesn't matter what I think, Miss Maple. I have a job to do, hence, I will do it, regardless of what I believe, so long as it for the greater good. Now, my second question… What do you believe really happened to Ash, and how do you know this?" Ghost spoke with sternness.
May quietly said. "What I belie—What I know happened, is that some of Ash's so called friends drugged him, took him on a ride to Mt. Molteau in Kalos, made up the story about saving Moltres when he woke up from his drugs, and then killed him."
Ash pushed the issue. "What would possibly be the motive for that?"
May hesitated before speaking quietly. "I don't know the exact reason, but, I know it has something to do with the Pokémon Professor in Kanto. His name is Professor Samuel Oak, but everyone just calls him Professor Oak."
Ash couldn't believe it. The person who gave him Pikachu wanted to kill him? Why? It didn't make sense. But, at least now he could tell Lance to keep his scope on one more person. Still, without solid evidence, they would be stupid to try and prosecute Oak or any of the traitors. They had to lie low for now.
"You're telling me a Pokémon professor, likely the one who gave Ash his starting Pokémon, had a hand into his death? What is the motivation? Hell, where's the proof he had anything to do with this?" Ghost ranted. May screamed a little. "BECAUSE I OVERHEARD MY BROTHER TALKING ABOUT IT!" She covered her mouth a little, a bit mortified she had just yelled at a champion. However, Ghost didn't appear to be mad. He did, however, speak.
"Your… your brother? That means… your brother killed Ash?" She shook her head. "Yes… no… ugh, I don't know! What I do know is that it was a large group of Ash's old friends that ganged up on him and tossed him into the volcano. I only overheard that! I didn't hear any kind of motivation for killing him either, they were like brothers! I don't know why my brother would want to kill Ash!" May squeaked.
Ash spoke with authority. "I need to know the rest of the people that were involved in the incident. Anyone you suspect I shall investigate."
May and Ash talked about the incident for another half hour or so before May finally let herself go back downstairs, but not before getting the Ghost's contact information on her Pokégear. Ghost asked her to give him to before he would be able to uncover any worthwhile information. He did, however, have a plan to get it. He took out his phone (Pokégear) and dialed a number. After a moment of ringing, a voice was heard.
"Ah, well hello boss. How can we be of service?" the man on the other side spoke. Ash spoke quietly. "I need to speak with you all. Come to the top of TPS and be here in one hour, no more. It's urgent."
"Of course Boss. We'll be there shortly." The line was cut off after that statement. Ash silently pondered his next move. He knew what he was going to ask them to do… the catch was actually executing it. Even for spies of their caliber, he had learned one thing with spying: It was never easy, and most of the time, it never came without a hefty price, one way or another.
TPS 4th Floor… Battlefield…
The four elites currently found themselves watching a rather heated battle. There was a redheaded male on their right and a blonde haired boy on their left. The redhead shouted. "Alright Typhlosion, use Lava Plume!"
The blonde shouted. "Empoleon, cut through it with Hydro Pump!" As the two attacks clashed for dominance in the middle of the battlefield, a thick barrage of steam emerged from the two attacks. Axel commented. "Both of them are thinking too much with the present and not with the future." Xavier gave him a look and Axel sweatdropped and explained further. "I mean, look at their attack choices. Neither one of them is simply evading while using a move that helps with status conditions or attack power or anything. It's just strength on strength in this case, hope every battle isn't like this. It'll be too easy."
July was leaning up against a wall, curiosity dancing in her green eyes. "A little Pidgey told me that you met Malva of the Kalos Elite Four Xavier… that true?" The other two elites turned to see Xavier smirk. "So what if it is? Hey, she's got a great body, let me tell you—" Xavier felt his head spin as Zandra slapped him. "That's beside the point, lover boy!"
Axel commented. "Hey he's not wrong th—" SMACK.
Zandra was glaring at him and Axel rubbed his cheek muttering. "Perhaps I deserved that one." July spoke quietly. "Look, you know why it's risky being affiliated with Malva, Xavier. She was once a member of Team Flare after all."
Xavier waved his hand dismissingly. "That was six years ago. The odds of her still being one of those absolute creeps isn't that high after all, you have to admit that."
Zandra countered. "And you have to admit that if you continue to chat it up with her without telling one Ash Ketchum, you'll have to answer to him… and that won't be pretty. No more girls will flock around your pretty face if you don't have a face to flock around." Xavier grimaced at the thought of Ash removing his face by force. "You have a point."
"Well well well… if it isn't the Alola Elites." A voice said. The group turned and was met by two young men. One had light blonde hair and was wearing a white tuxedo that nearly made him the same color as his hair. He wore rather nerdy looking glasses and bright blue eyes. His companion had spiky brown hair and unrecognizable eyes. He was much taller than his companion, probably by a good foot. He was wearing a black suit with a black tie to match it. He had a plain look on his face that matched the other boy.
There was silence from the two groups for a moment or two. Nobody dared to make a move for some odd reason. After another moment, they exclaimed at the same time. "HEYYYY!" They then all began greeting one another with handshakes and hugs all around. Zandra grinned. "It's good to see some friendly faces!"
Axel added. "How are you, Brock, Clemont?"
Brock cheerfully said. "Looking forward to being here. I may not be participating, but I'm still here to help as a Pokémon Doctor and in any way I possibly can!" Clemont looked around.
"Well, I see four of you. Where is As… Ghost?" Brock chuckled softly at Clemont nearly goofing up in a big way. Both Clemont and Brock were aware of the Ghost's true identity. Truth be told, Clemont had given Sophocles some great ideas for inventions, and Sophocles had aided Clemont in how to safely build inventions.
After a year or so, Ash had decided to reveal to Clemont that he was indeed still alive. He only did so because he had found out a cold, hard truth.Clemont had reacted as Ash would've had Ash just found out that Clemont had been alive all this time: Hugging him for dear life and insisting to know about everything. Clemont was stunned the traitors would do such a thing. He was glad that…
Brock had been the one that Lance had flown Ash to when Ash was desperate to heal. When Lance had told Brock that Ash wanted nobody to know he was present, Brock insisted Lance stay as well to hear why.Brock had mastered himself in becoming a Pokémon doctor, and was called upon for the most odd of reasons. He only saw Ash every so often, as, of course, both of them found themselves busier than ever before.
Now, however, both he and Clemont found themselves searching for their longtime friend and ally. Both were beyond happy that he was champion, and proud of his success. Clemont spoke curiously. "So you don't know where Ash is then?"
Xavier shrugged. "Nah, he's around here somewhere though. Besides, I'm more interested in you Clemont, were you ever gonna tell us that you got yourself a nice babe of a girlfriend? No? Not gonna say anything about dating Korrina?" That got everyone's attention. "HUH!?" Everyone shouted at once. They all looked to Clemont, expecting to see a confused look on his face.
That was not what they got.
Clemont was laughing nervously, rubbing his finger under the bridge of his nose with a small grin on his face. "Well, I'm dating her. We've been dating for about a year now." That got a whoop from Axel and Brock, who cheerfully smacked Clemont on the back for finally getting into the game. Zandra was bombarding him with questions while July and Xavier just watched with grins on their faces.
"Big Brother? Oh My Gosh! Big Brother!" A loud voice was heard.
The entire group stopped what they were doing when a young blonde girl probably about fifteen years old ran up to him and hugged him tightly. However, as she did so, she slammed Zandra out of the way and knocked her to the floor. The girl cooed. "Big Brother! You're here to cheer me on! That's so sweet of you! You should've said you were coming!" Clemont frowned at the girl, who was indeed his little sister, Bonnie.
At an early age, the two had become inseparable, growing very close. That all changed when Clemont met Korrina. The two grew close together and Clemont, who was a gym leader like her, began to develop feelings for her. That was when Bonnie struck. No longer was she the little girl who tried to hook Clemont up with other girls, she wanted to keep them away from her elder brother! She drove Korrina away by feeding her false information. When Clemont found out, he was utterly furious with his sister.
They drifted apart, and she found someone to love instead. And, of course, instead of being angry at her, he accepted the boy… at first. It was only then that Clemont saw how toxic the boy was, and just how much he despised him. He declared that Bonnie should break up with him, and in retaliation, she left him for good. That was three years ago, around the same time as Ash became champion. The next four months were the roughest. He had very little to hold him up, and no friends to support him either.
That changed after a man called the Ghost contacted him about helping him with idea's for a fabulous city in the Alola region. It gave Clemont something to do, and he got two friends out of it: Ghost and a boy named Sophocles, who became great friends with the inventor. Shortly after, Ash revealed himself to Clemont, who was beyond happy to find that his friend was alive and well.
Then, he found out what Bonnie did to Ash, and was crushed. But, it didn't matter. She had acted poorly in front of Clemont for far too long. He swore he would never accept her as a family member ever again for what she did to him, Korrina, and especially, Ash.
Clemont pushed her away. "You don't get to call me that."
Bonnie looked confused. "But big brother, it's been—"
Clemont spat. "Three years. Yeah, I know. And I would've been fine with another twenty. What happened to "I never want you in my life again", huh?"
Bonnie rolled her eyes. "You take life too seriously." She noticed Zandra sitting on the ground and said with annoyance. "Get up. I may trip on you." Axel got a little angry at that statement. "Maybe I'll knock you down a peg or two." Bonnie laughed at him. "Ooooohhh a hothead huh? Clemont, why are you hanging around these people? Oh wait, they do suit you: just as stupid and just as pathetic."
Clemont clenched his fists, how dare she speak about his friends that way? He snarled. "Bonnie, leave now. I won't ask you again." Bonnie made a mock-pouting face. "Ohhh? Or what? You're gonna spank me?" The next thing she knew, Bonnie was sent flying throughout the room and landed on the battlefield, which conveniently, was now vacant. She looked up and looked shock to see Xavier walking towards her with a glint in his eyes.
"You wanna bet?" He said with a carnal smirk. The next thing Xavier knew, another young boy who looked exactly the same age as Bonnie but with dark tealish hair that was spiked up in multiple spots was blocking him off. "Hey! Stay away from my girlfriend you ass!"
Xavier looked at the kid with a bored glance. "Kid, get out of my way. Your ass of a girlfriend had the common decency to knock one of my friends over, insult her, then all of my friends. If you don't let me kick her ass in Pokémon battle then I'll be kicking both of your asses in a Pokémon battle, got it? So shut the hell up and get out of my way!" By now, a crowd had begun to form.
Max Maple looked defiant. "Hah! You think you can beat me?! The future winner of this tournament? You must be as bad as you look!"
July commented aloud. "If he's bad then what exactly are you?" The now growing crowd began laughing hysterically at the comment, including Xavier and the rest of the elites. The next thing July knew, someone had punched her in the jaw. A heated redhead had tried her best to knock out the gorgeous girl, and landed a firm punch. Pandemonium ensued from there. Screams and yelling could be heard all over the floor as panic began to rise on the battlefield.
Rooftop of TPS… About Fifteen Minutes Prior…
Ash found himself staring down at the lights on all of the buildings. With nothing to do but wait for his spies to arrive, there seemed like nothing else better to do. He was counting them quietly under his breath.
"Ninety-Eight… Ninety-Nine…" He murmured.
"ONE HUNDRED!" A voice cried out.
Ash turned and saw three figures standing there. Two appeared to be the same height, opposite gender, while one was much shorter than the other.
"One Hundred Lights that's quite a lot." The girl said while posing.
"If you're looking to battle we're just as hot!" The man said doing a similar pose.
"To protect the world from devastation."
"To unite our people within our nation!"
"To denounce the evil of truth and love!"
"To extend our reach to the stars above!"
The girl pointed to the sky. "It's Jessie!"
The man put a blue rose gently under his nose and said quietly. "And James."
The shorter figure said cheerfully. "Annddddd Meowth and that's the name!"
Jessie punched the sky. "Putting the traitors in their place!" James cried out. "We're the Spies of Alola!" Then, they all jumped together and said loudly. "And we're in your face!" Ash burst out laughing and began clapping as soon as the song ended. James took a bow. "How was that twerp?"
Ash laughed. "It gets me every time!" He shook hands with James with a grin. "It's good to see you again. How's—" He began before James said happily. "He's doing great, all thanks to you twerp!" Jessie hugged Ash tightly. "What you did to help my performances in Sinnoh was amazing!" Ash smiled. "I figured after seeing some of Dawn's tactics, maybe you could put them to even better use than she ever could."
Ash got down on one knee to do his secret handshake with Meowth, who executed it to perfection. "How's it going Meowth?"
"Great, ya dig? My Pokémon moves are stronger than ever! Thanks for that training session twerp!" He said cheerfully. Ash clapped his hands once. "I'm glad you guys are doing well! Really, I mean it!"
James turned serious. "But, I don't think we were called here to merely catch up. How can we be of assistance… boss?"
Ash grinned a little. Their days of being aligned with Rocket were long behind them. They had left around 3 years prior… the day Ash became champion. It was all because Ash wanted to hire them as spies. He knew that with the knowledge they acquired from previous regions, they could prove very useful. But, unlike Giovanni, he treated his finest spies with the respect they deserved.
Ash had given them something all very special. For James, he had gotten back James' old Pokémon, Growlie the Growlithe. He then gifted James a fire stone, which gave Growlithe the ability to evolve. Ash was faintly sure that James cried on his shoulder for a good five minutes before finally calming down. Watching James reunite with the Pokémon he grew up with was fascinating and heartwarming. A short time later, Growlie evolved, and the two were still together.
For Jessie, Ash understood that he didn't always need his top spies. So, he paid them well, and told Jessie and the others to live their lives when they weren't on missions. He taught Jessie secret battling tactics to help her win contests in Sinnoh and other regions. She had become a top coordinator named Jessilina, but, her fans called her Jessilina the Great. She too had been moved to tears when Ash had helped her become where she was today. The trio were currently travelling the Kanto Region for James to collect Gym Badges.
Meowth was the last to receive a gift. It was a special thing: A Meowth Z-Crystal. But that wasn't it. Ash gave Jessie and James Z-Rings so that Meowth could use Z-Moves. He also took Meowth in for a month and gave him private training lessons against his most dominant Pokémon to help Meowth become stronger, faster, and more powerful. Meowth walked in fairly strong, but he walked out a powerhouse. Meowth participated in both Jessie's contests and James' Gym battles, and with their Z-Moves, they were all but unbeatable.
All in all, Ash treated them well, and they treated him well back. Although Ash didn't always require their help, whenever he asked for them, they were always there in an instant. They were his finest spies, and he only called on them for the most important things.
"I have the mission you all have been asking for since the day you knew I was alive. You know… the mission." Jessie's eyes widened a little. "You… you mean…" Ash nodded with a smirk on his face. "Yep… it's time we took action against the traitors."
James cracked his knuckles. "About time. I've been waiting to get a go at them! I've already clobbered the tiny Maple Twerp in battle twice, but a third time for good measure is just what I need!"
Ash nodded. "In that case, James, why don't you spy on Bonnie, Max, and Serena? Those three are very close together, so I guess it makes sense."
James made a face. "I saw the Maple twerp attempting to hold the backside of the blonde twerpette. That was something I wish I had not seen at all."
Ash looked at Jessie. "Jessilina the Great…" Jessie grinned widely at the nickname. "… I think the douchebag squad will do. That's Misty, Dawn, Trip, and Cilan." Jessie commented. "Aren't the green haired twerp and the other one a pair as well? Shall I investigate the quartet plus one more?" Ash nodded. "Forgot about the little kid. Go ahead."
He looked at Meowth. "Alrighty Meowth… you ready for this? I got the biggest assignment for you." Meowth nodded and looked prepared. "You need to investigate Professor Oak and…" He could believe he was saying this. "… My Mom." Meowth's jaw dropped wide open. "Wha… Twerp… you can't possibly think ya own mother would—"
Ash had a faraway look in his eyes. "I keep thinking about that day… why did my mom not put a stop to what they did… why did she not mourn me? Why… why this why that? Why?" He looked at Meowth. "I don't know what you'll find… but anything matters at this point. Whether you find out battle information or weakness' or information on the betrayal… it doesn't matter to me. All information is good information."
Jessie nodded. "I hope you know twerp… this could take a while."
Meowth nodded. "I gotta go to Kanto to talk to the twerps mom!" James suddenly said. "My Viridian Gym battle is not too far from there!" He looked at Meowth. "Perhaps I'll join you and provide you with assistance!" Ash nodded. "Do whatever you guys want! However… if you could get it all done in a week's time… that would be ideal."
Then, below him, he heard a commotion begin. What was going on down there? Ash turned away and froze for a moment, fearing the worst. He snapped out of it and spoke. "Well the best of lu—" He froze as he saw all three former Rocket members were now gone from the roof entirely. He chuckled softly. 'Same old Rocket.' He thought.
TPS Fourth Floor… Battlefield…
The floor was a madhouse. Since Misty had thrown the first punch, it had only started a trend: being the first of many. Axel was desperately attempting to restrain a livid Xavier from ripping Max to shreds. Xavier was screaming at Max. "HUH!? YOU WANNA FUCKING GO LITTLE MAN? GOTTA GET YOUR DIAPER CHANGED FIRST?"
Max was attempting to rush Xavier and yelled back. "Let's Go! Or you gotta get more hair gel first?"
July was still attempting to recover from the punch Misty had thrown at her, and Zandra was currently strangling Misty on the ground, with both Dawn and Trip on her arms. Other people were fighting and throwing punches at one another in all of the commotion: It had gone from a party to a fight house.
"EEEENNNNOOOOUUUUGGGGGHHHHHH!" A voice bellowed. The entire room froze. All the elites paled considerably at the voice, more than anyone else in the room; They knew who the voice belonged to. The people suddenly began parting out of the way with shocked looks on their faces. There, standing in front of a doorway and facing the crowd, was a young man. He was no longer sporting a dress suit, but wearing his usual red vest and red cap. His spiky brown hair and right arm brace could be clearly seen by everyone. He was wearing red shoes and dark jeans.
He walked slowly through the crowd, only eyeing one particular fight. The crowd continued to part for the man. Max whispered to his dad, who was holding him back, "Dad… who is that…" His father, however, didn't respond, as the man walked up to Xavier and Max and looked at them both critically. He then turned to July and Zandra, who both looked guilty. Axel held up his hands in surrender when the man eyed him up.
Finally, he spoke. "I expected better from you all." He shook his head and began to walk away. Xavier bit his lip nervously, and Axel looked guilty. July grit her teeth together fiercely and Zandra refused to meet anyone's eyes. Everything looked normal other than that, but of course, Max being Max, spoke up. "Hey! Who the hell do you think you are?"
The man froze. He slowly turned around and quietly said. "I'm just a trainer." He then went to keep walking before Max said. "You're all talk! All bravado over here and no proof to back it up! Why the hell should we listen to your sorry ass!?"
Max expected others to rally around him, but for some reason, the man who he was just fighting appeared even more scared than before. When Max turned back around, he nearly pissed himself. The man was looking right at him, mere inches away.
"Now let's get this straight. You should be thrown in jail along with your friends here. You were attempted to fight someone else, therefore, attempted assault. That is enough time to be put in jail for you to miss the tournament. You fight for the sake of fighting; therefore, you show off. You don't try to end fights, you cause them. As a result, you are a liability, not an asset. All in all… I know one thing, and one thing only." He nodded slowly before saying as calmly as he could.
"You are a loser." Everyone gasped at how direct the man was to Max. Of course, Max's face was as red as a tomato by this point in time. He narrowed his eyes and Bonnie, who had decided to defend her boyfriend, cried out. "Hey! Shut your mouth! Max is three times the trainer you are!"
The man smirked. "Listen up, looks-for-brains, nobody gives a flying fuck about your input. Butt the fuck out and go be useful somewhere else." Xavier stifled a chuckle and the man whirled on him, anger in his eyes and finger in his face. "We have plenty to discuss later, keep your trap shut." Xavier paled and then turned a bright red right after.
"You're the loser! Beat me in a battle and I'll admit it to everyone! If I win, you do the same!" Max said boastfully. There was no way this guy would do it! To his surprise, however, the trainer did no such thing. There was almost a glint in his eyes as he said. "I accept." He then walked to the side furthest from Max, who nervously took the nearest side, confidence not as skyhigh as it had been a few seconds prior.
Everyone was now gathered around the battlefield to watch the one shrimpy guy in a suit against the only guy in the entire party who wasn't in a suit. A man had decided to hop up on the podium to become the referee. "This is a battle between two challengers. One on One, obviously, with no substitutions. No items are permitted. Challengers, please state your name and title!" He raised his flag to Max first, who spoke confidently.
"Max Maple, Son of Gym Leader Norman Maple, and Future Victor of this Tournament!" He said arrogantly. Bonnie cheered while other people frowned at the boy's confidence. Norman, meanwhile, facepalmed. Max forgot that all these people who were watching were likely his competition.
"And you?" He raised his flag to the other challenger, who stayed quiet. The referee waited before saying again impatiently. "Sir? Please announce your name?"
The challenger spoke softly. The referee turned to the challenger's voice and said. "Excuse me? Could you say that louder? For all of us to hear?" The man stayed quiet before speaking huskily.
"The Ghost… Champion of Alola."
The crowd gasped loudly in disbelief. Norman's eyes widened in horror. Max, meanwhile, was quite the case. He had managed to avoid taking a leak prior. That was not the case now. He was completely pale at the point, with his entire body pale, with the lone exception of the yellow liquid trickling down his pant leg. He didn't move a muscle. What had he just done?
'This is gonna be fun.' Ash thought with a sinister smirk plastered on his face. 'Very fun indeed.'
AN: Well Folks… guess what? It's my longest chapter I've ever typed in fanfiction! That's right, this was an absolute project for me to type up! But, I think I hit on every major point I wanted to get this chapter, so that's a relief. Still, I didn't think it would nearly smash 9,000 words! But, here we are I guess lol.
So… points to hit: May and Ash… when will they get back together… if at all? The old team Rocket owes their lives to Ash when it comes down to the wire, and they turned out to be Ash's most trusted spies. The question is: what kind of information will they return with? And finally, the moment everyone has been waiting for, Ash vs Max, the first battle of the story. That one is bound to be a good one, so make sure you stick around to read it!
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