Category: Pokémon
Rating: M
Couples: ?/OC
Warnings: AU, hint of rape/character death
Chapter: 4
Copyright: Characters & places © By Game Freak, Plot © by me
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"Nervous?" Wulfric asked the Kalos Champion. Most of the Gym Leaders had decided to appear at the hearing.
Diantha looked at the large collection of paparazzi nearby. "Not really. I did everything I could, there's nothing more I could have done." She just hoped that she had said that convincingly enough to sell it to them.
The Gym Leader in front of her gave her a crooked grin and then offered her his arm. "Then it'll be a short day for Allortan, I think."
"Oh, that it'll be anyway." The lawyer smiled smoothly, just a hint of smugness showing on his face as they walked inside the stately building that was the Lumiose Courthouse. "I'll be home for lunch. Which hopefully will make me forgiven for ditching part of my free day."
"Wait, you had today off?" Diantha demanded sharply. "Oh my, I..."
"It couldn't be helped." He assured her. "This short notice there was no way I could get the date changed. They want your blood, Miss Carnet, the more chance for that, the better." His smile turned more gentle, one hand resting lightly on her shoulder. "Luckily for you, I am good at preventing that."
"If you manage, I'll dedicate my next movie to you." He had assured her several times that he'd manage to get her acquitted of everything, but it was just so much. The League wanted her blood and one lawyer wouldn't change that, would he?
"Nice. Can I pick the subject?" He purred now, adjusting his glasses. "Well, we can discuss it later. For now, let's focus on getting there, shall we?"
She nodded lightly, watching him head ahead. A small shiver ran through her body and she was grateful that Wulfric was blocking her from sight of the entrance. He probably did that intentionally. By the time the other Gym Leaders arrived, she had caught herself again, greeting them with a warm smile and confidence radiating from her. Likely only Olympia would have noticed the ruse, but the Anistar Gym Leader had been unable to be present, having to open the new walkway of the Sundial today.
When they entered the courtroom they found it mostly empty, only a few people being present. Malva was the only person related to the press that was there, probably citing her position as Elite Four as taking precedence and even that had likely only worked under the insistence of the other three. Diantha might be the one who was being led on trail, but Malva's position was almost – if not even more – fragile.
Allortan was waiting for them, talking to some other men in suits. One of them was old, almost the same age as Ramos, though dressed in a fine suit. She blinked a few times when seeing some rather nasty scars on his face.
"That's the one that started this." Malva leaned into the aisle. "One of the higher-ups of the Kalos League, if I caught that right."
"I don't think I ever met him." Diantha tilted her head lightly. "Purely bureaucratic, I take it?" The Elite nodded sharply, moving to sit on her chair more or less properly again.
Diantha took a deep breath before walking up front. The men nodded lightly at her when she joined them.
"Well, I tried to warn them." Allortan whispered when they took their seats. "You know him?"
"No. Maybe by name, but aside from that… not really." She smoothed her clothes down as she sat down. "So are you going to tell me what you're going to do to get me acquitted?"
"Get everything dropped." He smirked briefly at her, pulling papers from his suitcase. "They have left themselves wide open to that one."
"Errr?"
"Just watch."
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"What I am saying is exactly what I just stated in my opening statement." The light-brown haired male countered his colleague sharply. "There is no reason for my client to be put on trail and it's painfully obvious that this is all for the sake of having a scapegoat – and most importantly, wallet – for the devastation caused by Team Flare." Allortan's voice had seemingly dropped a few octaves when the trail started. Diantha had to admit she could understand now what people meant when saying he would sound dangerous in court.
"She did nothing to prevent the disaster!"
"Malva knew Lysandre intimately. Champion Steven Stone of Hoenn actively helped Lysandre acquire the stone that would grow into the problem it became. My client had no connection to either Lysandre or Team Flare that would allow her to know anything about what he was planning until it actually started." A few rows behind him, Malva flinched but she couldn't really refute the statement. She had been part of Team Flare, had even been part of Lysandre's inner circle and here they were… in a world were he had caused almost more monetary damage than some of the wars he used to give aid after. "You can certainly try to go after them, but you showed your hand by going after my client. You are not looking for who is guilty, but just for the one who has the most money so they can pay your repairs in Lumiose. In that I will admit she is the most guilty." The smile forming on his face would have looked more in place on a predator's face when encountering helpless prey. "Guilty for being in the Top Five richest Women on the planet as determined by that one tabloid everyone reads these days? What a crime that is." He fixed the people next to him with a stare. "You are trying to Tauros-shit your way into my client's wallet and if you do not stop this at once, I'll very much enjoy showing you every last bit of that."