Whoa, I can't believe it's been a whole month and a week since the last time I've updated this story. Sorry if I kept any of you waiting, guys, but I was very busy with work and college but I managed to fit in some time to work on this chapter while thinking of all of you and promised I'd update soon as possible. Well, today is the day! You know what my disclaimer is: I own nothing from Pokemon except my made-up characters. Enjoy!
Chapter 3: Guardian of Aura
As Angelina and friends continue their journey through the Kanto Region, they arrive at Cameron Palace where a festival is held in honor of its legendary hero Sir Aaron. The main event is a Pokemon competition; trainers have come from near and far to compete. The winner will be dubbed this years' Guardian of the Aura.
"So that explains everything," Angelina said, looking at everyone dressed in medieval clothes.
They entered the castle and explored the huge dressing room of rental costumes for the festivities. They didn't know that Ash and friends were also there in the same room preparing at the same time.
Jeremy and Seamus emerged in similar prince-like attire with their hair combed and fixed in sophisticated manners. Jeremy wore a white courtier's shirt that tightened and flared at the wrist, a black tunic trimmed in silver, and dark blue breeches that complimented his eyes. Seamus wore a black silken undershirt, black leather breeches, a gold-colored tunic and black knee-high boots.
Dani appeared in a green dress with silver embroidery along the hem, waist, and a neckline that was cut low but not immodestly so. The sleeves were tight and blossomed into a three-inch flair. It fell to just above the floor where it brushed her delicate silver shoes, and her hair was combed and half-pulled back into a delicate knot secured by a white lily. "So how do I look?"
"Beautiful," Jeremy said, then looked over his girlfriend's shoulder and chuckled, "Very cute, Tina."
Christina was wearing a mint green dress with a matching headpiece. "Thanks! Wait till you see Lina, she's pretty." she turned behind her when her older sister stepped out, smiling amusedly at the stunned looks plastered to her friends' faces.
"Wow... you look... wow," Seamus murmured.
"Not bad yourself," Angelina blushed darkly and looked to the floor as her ex-rival's eyes slid like oil over her.
Angelina had her hair curled into tight ringlets that hovered around her shoulders, except for her bangs, which were pinned behind her head with a silver butterfly clip. Her gown was dark black satin with gold lace around the hems; strapless and tight around her body to the waist where it spread out to trail on the floor, hiding her tiny black heels. The top was corset-like, midnight purple satin to the black, with black silk underneath and gold ribbon lacing. Intricately designed, a thin white thread was wrapped around each of her biceps. Hung from each was a yellow sleeve that ended at a gold bangle on her wrist, but the sleeve was slit down the front so that it only covered the back of her arm. On her head was a silver tiara; lacy, twirling and spinning with elaborate spins and studded with onyxes. Shimmering purple eye shadow was brushed on her cheeks. In her ears were diamond studs, and a black ribbon chocker circled her neck and a gold chain hung from it and dripped into the hem of her dress.
"Ah-ha, this is me, right Pikachu?" laughed a voice that Angelina recognized was her brother's, Ash. He and his friends were dressed in medieval costumes and huddled over Pikachu, whom was now in a blue-and-white checkered patterned joker outfit.
"You look so cute!" May cooed.
"Yeah, awesome." Max agreed.
"Pikaaa."(Thanks)
"Wow, talk about Sir Aaron coming back from the dead," Angelina said loud enough that Ash and friends looked up.
Ash was dressed in a silver suit with a blue tunic, blue cape, blue-and-yellow gloves, blue boots, a hat with a yellow symbol, and a brown belt with a brown bag; he resembled the man from an old painting that Angelina had seen in the attic of her mother's house. May wore a pink-and-red dress with a white jacket and a Beautifly backing, Brock was dressed in a brown priests' costume, and Max wore a bard-like outfit of blue puffy shorts, a white shirt, and a red hat.
"Christina, you're so pretty!" Max said, holding the girl's hands in his, but only Brock-style.
"Aww, isn't that cute?" Dani giggled, watching the two children.
"Wish it were the same for that," Jeremy nodded at the scene of Brock flirting with a blushing Angelina while Seamus glared jealously.
"Nice," Dani sweatdropped.
"Yeah, tell me about it," May sighed with hands on her hips, then yelled impatiently, "C'mon guys, we're gonna be late for the competition!"
The gang made their way down to the arena; Ash, Jeremy, and Angelina were participating while their friends watched from the stands. The girls awed over Lady Eileen, whom presented the contest honoring Sir Aaron, and the first battle started with Ash's Pikachu versus a guy trainer's Breloom.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
I'm unbeatable
I'm walking down this endless highway
With nothing but my friends beside me
We'll never give in, we'll never rest
Advanced Battle is the ultimate test
From the earth of land, the sea, and sky
They can never win, but they sure can try
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
I'm unbeatable
Pokemon
Advanced Battle
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
I'm undefeatable
From the stars and the ancient past
They've come to play but they'll never last
(Chorus)
You think you'll win, but soon you'll see
You may beat some, but you can't beat me
I'm undefeatable
There's a feeling deep inside me
And it's always there to guide me
It's in my heart, it's in my soul
Leading me to the ultimate goal
You can try your best, it might be fun
You go down in defeat before you've begun
(Chorus)
Every more you attack and choose
You think you can win, but you'll always lose
Oh, oh, oh
Advanced Battle
I'm unbeatable
Pokemon
During the semi-finals, Jeremy's Sceptile didn't stand a chance against a knights' Weavile while Angelina's Absol was defeated by Ash's Pikachu after a very close match. Ash's final battle was between his Pikachu and the knights' Weavile. Everyone cheered after Pikachu released a powerful Thunder, rendering the Weavile unconscious and Pikachu the winner and Ash the new Aura Guardian.
"That guy's a girl!" May exclaimed, the group stared in shock as the mysterious knight revealed long and curly dark brown hair from the helmet.
Christina was the only one that noticed an Aipom come out of nowhere and dance with Pikachu on the field. Then Max was pulling Brock away from flirting with the girl trainer, which Angelina watched and muttered 'stupid flirt' under her breath.
Later that night, Angelina styled May's hair into pigtails and little braids. Then everyone congregated in the ballroom while Ash was presented the guardian's staff.
Angelina smiled, watching her brother stare at the staff he held, then looked around at a voice that said out of nowhere, 'Why did you betray me?'
"Now we'll begin the grand ball honoring Sir Aaron and our new guardian." Lady Eileen announced. "Please enjoy yourselves everybody!"
During the party, Max and Christina were over at the buffet eating while Kidd was leading Brock as they danced, and Angelina and Seamus waltzed to the music along with Dani and Jeremy, and then May and a guest named Frederick.
At the sight of Pikachu dancing with an Aipom, Ash releases his Pokemon while May sends out her Pokemon to enjoy the party.
"Poor Ash, he's not aloud to do anything. Good thing I lost to him," Angelina said, watching her brother be pushed back into his chair with a Mime Jr mimicking his actions and expressions as he sighed.
"Angelina Murakami! I have heard everything now!"
"But if I had won the tournament, then we wouldn't be dancing like this."
"True, you have a point." Seamus agreed, walking from the dance floor with Angelina to rest, also meeting with Dani and Jeremy.
"Hey Jer, Angel and I need to talk. Could you and Seamus get us drinks?" Dani asked.
"Ya know, if this wasn't medieval themed and we didn't like you so much, I'd say 'get it yourselves'." Seamus said, receiving stern looks from the girls.
"But it it medieval themed," Angelina said.
"And Jeremy knows that he and I are a couple," Dani added.
"That is why we're getting your drinks," Jeremy sweatdropped, dragging away Seamus with him.
"Boys will be boys, I guess," Angelina shrugged.
"Yeah, really," Dani sighed, then noticed Ash and May's Pokemon leaving with an Aipom. "Now where are those Pokemon going?"
"Oh wow, who's the handsome guy with May?" Angelina grabbed Dani's arm excitedly and pointed toward a lavender-haired man wearing a long-sleeved red jacket and brown breeches.
"No way, it's James!" Dani said, she raised a suspicious eyebrow at her best friend. "He's your childhood friend, don't tell me you're-"
"Course not!" Angelina exclaimed, her face slightly red, then she saw Brock standing by himself holding two drinks. "But I just wish...."
"Huh?" Dani looked over her friend's shoulder and smirked. "Well he's alone, go dance with him."
Angelina blushed darker, growling, "Fine, but if he says no, I blame you." then she made her way through the other guests and snuck up behind Brock, placing her hands over his eyes. "Guess who?"
"Angel?"
"Aww! How'd you know it was me?"
"Don't think May or Christina could reach that high," Brock chuckled when the auburn-haired girl appeared at his side. "So where's your partner?"
"Getting drinks, but I noticed you were alone and thought, uhm...." Angelina began blushing in mid-sentence. "Y-your date wasn't really thirsty if she disappeared, and-"
Brock grinned, holding out the cup that he wasn't drinking. "Take this to calm down, then we'll dance."
Angelina smiled, taking the cup and drank in sips so she wouldn't get the hiccups. They were approaching the dance floor when the music stopped and everyone silenced when Lady Eileen stood up.
"We will now pay one last tribute to Sir Aaron. Our new guardian will give the signal to start the fireworks."
Angelina watched her brother strike a pose similar to the castle's tapestry that was the exact same picture as the painting in the attic of Ash's house. Everyone is awed by the fireworks going off outside the castle. Then suddenly, a white light emerges from the scepter and a blue light materialized on the other side of the room into a wolf-like blueish-black colored Pokemon.
"Lucario!" Angelina yelled at the sight of the Aura Pokemon as it jumped over to Ash with its eyes closed.
'Sir Aaron! Why did you abandon the queen?'
Angelina gasped, "That's telepathy!" her friends looked at her confused. "Lucario is a Pokemon that served under Sir Aaron."
'Answer me!'
Lucario then opened his eyes to see that the person he had mistaken for Aaron did look like him, but was younger. The Pokemon looks about very confused with his surroundings and escapes through the crowd of people.
"What was THAT about?" May asked.
"If what is said is true, then it has been asleep for hundreds of years," Lady Eileen explained.
"That explains it!" Angelina said. "Lucario must not be familiar with his surroundings because everything has changed!"
"How do you know that was Lucario?" the maid asked.
"And you called me Big Mouth," Ash smirked at his sister.
Angelina blushed, then explained, "Sir Aaron is our ancestor and that's why Lucario mistook you for him. We're related!"
"That explains a lot." the maid said.
Angelina, Ash, and their friends followed Lady Eileen down into a room that contained artifact in display cases. The lights were turned on and they saw Lucario with his back turned.
"Lucario."
The Pokemon turned around and looked happy, 'Oh, Lady Lynn.'
"I'm afraid I'm not who you think I am. You see, my name is Lady Eileen, and Lady Lynn was one of my ancestors." Lady Eileen said, pulling the Pokemon into a hug. "You have been asleep for a long time, Lucario."
'Is it possible?'
"I'm telling the truth."
'I was in this room just a few days ago.'
"Please believe me. It may seem like days ago, but the reality is you haven't walked in this palace for centuries."
Everyone now stands in Lady Eileen's throne room. Eileen sits on her throne while the maid stands beside her with Mime Jr. on her shoulder.
"According to the stories that were passed down, you vanished during the battle." Lady Eileen told the aura Pokemon. "Can you explain what happened?"
'There were two huge armies on the move; each side has sworn to destroy the other. The palace was trapped in the middle. I went out to see if I could stop the fight, but it was hopeless.'
"So then how was Sir Aaron able to make peace?" Ash asked.
'What?'
"Our legend says Sir Aaron found a way to end the battle and save the palace." Lady Eileen explained.
'Impossible.'
"Isn't that true?" Jeremy asked.
'Sir Aaron deserted the queen. He fled and trapped me inside the staff.'
"But in the legend, he's a hero." Angelina said.
"Could it be wrong?" Brock asked.
"We'll look into it further and determine what is truth and what is fiction." Eileen said.
'I will do what I can to help you.'
"Lucario, one thing hasn't changed. This palace is your home. Please feel free to stay here as long as you like." Eileen informed the Pokemon.
'I am deeply grateful, your highness.' Lucario bowed.
"Lucario, how come you thought I was Sir Aaron?" Ash asked, he and the others looked at the tapestry of Aaron holding the staff. "Is it cause this costume makes me look like him?"
'No, the aura sense in you and your sister is like Sir Aaron's.'
"Really?" Ash asked, then turned to Angelina. "You think Christina would have it, too?"
"Hey you guys!" a voice yelled; Max and Christina run into the room and were followed by Ash and May's Pokemon.
"Christina Rose, where have you been all this time?" Angelina demanded with a motherly stern.
"You won't believe it! I saw a Mew!" Max said before Christina could say anything, everyone gasped.
"Oh what adorable children!" the maid cooed. "Their costumes they're wearing are so precious. They look like little dolls."
"You're not listening to us!" Christina cried.
"We are, Christina honey," Angelina said calm-like as a mother speaks to her child. "Where's Mew?"
"It disappeared with Meowth and Pikachu!"
"WHAT?!" Ash yelled.
'Mew?' Lucario asked, making the two children look at him very surprised.
"Oh, this is Lucario, a Pokemon who is sealed inside the staff of the guardian." Brock told them. "Somehow we managed to set it free."
"Max, are you sure you saw Mew and not a Pokemon who looked like it?" May asked.
"Mew was here." Kidd said, walking into the room wearing her purple-and-white dress. "I was on the roof when I saw Mew change into a Pidgeot. It flew away with Meowth and Pikachu."
"On the roof, huh?" Angelina smirked, which explained how Brock's date went missing during the ball.
"But why would Mew take them away?" Ash asked.
"It was probably playing," the maid answered.
"Mew has a tradition here showing up at the palace to play games and make mischief." Lady Eileen explained.
"It disappears with toys all the time and then never to be seen again." the maid added.
"Does anybody know where Mew took them?" Ash asked. "I have to go rescue Pikachu."
Lady Eileen then took everyone (except Kidd) to the balcony. She points out to something in the distance. "Although it appears there's a giant tree on top of that mountain, it's actually a rock formation. Because of it's great age, our ancestors named it the Tree of Beginning."
"The Tree of Beginning, huh?" Ash asked.
"That is where you will find Mew." Lady Eileen said. "However, Mew can change its form like any Pokemon in the world. It rarely shows its true form to humans. So you may have trouble recognizing it."
Angelina, Jeremy, and Dani shared knowing expressions. They had been in a Mew's presence when Dani had one three years ago.
"Then how will we ever find out where it went?" May asked.
"Lucario, do you really have the ability to see the aura?" Lady Eileen asked.
'I do.'
"Could you lead Ash on his journey to find Mew?"
'If that is your wish, it will be my honor.'
"Hey Ash, I'm going to the Tree of Beginning, too." Kidd said, walking out onto the balcony wearing a pink-and-black spandex jumpsuit.
"You are?"
"AHH! Wait a sec, I know you! You're Kidd Summers!" Brock screamed while Mime Jr. mimicked his reactions, startling everyone. "Coming through," he pushed passed Angelina and Dani, shaking Kidd's hand. "I've seen you on TV before, but you're more captivating in person! I'm your biggest fan! Please forgive me for not recognizing you right away. My love must have blinded me."
"She's famous?" May asked.
"Hello!" Brock whipped out a notebook and opened it, showing pictures of Kidd. "Kidd Summers' has set a world record for most world records ever AND she's soared higher, dived deeper, and space traveled farther than any human being in world history! Kidd's also a surf expert, a gourmet cook, and a bad mitten champ. To call Kidd Summers' a super woman is the understatement of the century. She's super-duper!"
Kidd laughs embarrassingly as Angelina shakes her head annoyedly. Then she walked out further onto the balcony and looked out at the Tree of Beginning. "I came here to explore the Tree of Beginning and solve the mystery of what it really is. Yet another first for me." she winked and gave a V-for-victory with her hands.
"And I can help," Brock offered.
"That's okay with me as long as you don't get in my way." Kidd said.
"Yes sir, ma'am," Brock saluted goofily.
"Hmph!" Angelina frowned, hands on her hips. "He's better off in a cage if you ask me."
"And I say she's jealous," Dani whispered a little too loud to the guys.
"Not true!" Angelina hissed back.
"Sure," Dani rolled her eyes, smirking. "But denial speaks for blushing."
Angelina growled with clenched fists, her face slightly redder. Then calmed down and looked towards the Tree of Beginning. "Hey Ash, I bet Pikachu has already made friends with Mew."
"Yeah I know, but I'm still worried I won't relax until I see Pikachu again."
"That's a Ketchum for ya," Jeremy grinned.
"Lina, can we go with them?" Christina asked, tugging onto her sister's dress. "We always miss out on Ash's great adventures, and Max says-"
Angelina laughed softly, kneeling down to her little sister. "We're family, Christina, I know, but this journey is for Ash to find Pikachu, and-"
"I don't want to worry more than what I am now," Ash admitted. "And if mom found out-"
"We'd never head the end of it, including from Aunt Vicky and that'll make it even worse," Angelina replied, sweatdropping.
It was settled among the group of trainers and Lady Eileen that Lucario would lead Kidd, Ash and his friends our to the Tree of Beginning. This left Angelina and Christina to stay at Cameron Palace with their friends until Ash's gang safely returned.
During the evening of the second day, Angelina and friends stood on the balcony with Lady Eileen. They watched in amazement that the Tree of Beginning was glowing green and every crystal formation throughout the land emitted a beam of green light.
"So Ash and Lucario are saving the tree?" Christina asked, rocking her sleeping Togepi.
"Yes, but Sir Aaron saved it long ago with just his Aura power alone for the kingdom." Lady Eileen answered, while Dani and Angelina thought otherwise. They knew Sir Aaron sacrificed himself by using his aura, but they hoped Ash wouldn't be too brave saving the tree and kingdom since he had shown signs of having aura power.
"You girls fret too much," Seamus said, noticing the girls' worried looks. "Calm down and relax, everything will be fine."
Ash and friends arrived back at Cameron Palace the next day; greeted happily by Lady Eileen and Angelina's gang knowing they were safe. Ash explained Lucario's disappearance; how it used its aura power to heal Mew, saving the Tree of Beginning and understanding why Sir Aaron had originally placed it inside the staff. They celebrated that night with a feast and wore their costumes; even letting their Pokemon join the fun, but after everyone had a few moments of silence to honor Sir Aaron and Lucario. Then after a good nights' sleep, Ash's gang departs to continue their journey through the Battle Frontier while Angelina's gang leaves to prepare the next Crystalline concert. What everyone will hold in their minds and hearts were the events that took place at Cameron Palace and the Tree of Beginning.
§To Be Continued§
*Based from the eighth Pokemon movie 'Lucario and the Mystery of Mew', also including the full theme song.
*Rota and the Tree of Beginning are located in the mountains north of Pewter City.
*Angelina, Jeremy, and Ash compete in Cameron's tournament
*Ash wins Guardian of Year and defeats Kidd Summers
*Ash releases Lucario from Sir Aaron's staff
*Sir Aaron is the ancestor of Ash and Angelina
*Kidd Summer alert everyone that Mew took Pikachu and Meowth to the Tree of Beginning
*Angelina's gang stays behind with Lady Eileen while Lucario journies with Ash's gang and Kidd Summers (and Team Rocket's Jessie and James) to the Tree of Beginning to rescue Pikachu and Meowth
*Everyone finds out that Sir Aaron sealed Lucario into the staff so he can use his aura power to heal Mew and save the Tree of Beginning long ago, Lucario does the same for Ash and co.
This one took me a long time to plan out what scenes, characters, how much of the movie I need to watch, and then writing out the whole chapter. So I apologize for the late update, and I'll have the next chapter up hopefully before or during Thanksgiving break. Thanks for reading, of course, comments are welcomed and appreciated.