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"He's going to do it!"
"I can't believe it….".
"Maximum power Blaziken!"
He bit down on his lip, clenching both fists at his sides shakingly, *...That's it….*
"Maximum power with Water pulse too Absol!"
Everyone shrieked, being frozen still from the increasing power being emitted from the vortex, both opposing elements clashing to create one.
"What the hell is he planning?" mumbled Leonardo, glaring madly at Eric who returned a similar gaze.
Leonard began shielding his face, trying to avoid the powerful winds being conjured from the vortex which began shooting sparks of electricity all over the area, "Incredible…..I've never seen the fusion of fire and water be this destructive".
"Blaziken!"
"Absol!"
"Ahh!" the sight was beyond amazing to there audience, having caught the eyes of everyone who watched fire and water swirl together, mixing to create electricity which began striking both pokemon from within, their cries piercing there trainers deeply.
"I've still got tricks up my sleeve! I didn't want it to come down to this, but…" he flashed a sly leer over to Eric, snapping his finger over to him.
"Blast burn!"
"What!"
"B-blaziken!" it broke free from the sparks constantly hitting it, a blue ring of fire mysteriously appeared around the vortex from beneath, it used every last inch of strength to shoot itself down, aiming it's flame engulfed fist towards the center of the ground.
"Absol! Stop Blaziken before it touches the ground!"
A chilling roar erupted from within, it also broke free, chasing after Blaziken while firing several razor winds, all of which were dodged swiftly by the fire type.
He chuckled, "Checkmate".
"Ken!" it struck its fist in the center, igniting multiple pillars of spewing blue fire to shoot up, surrounding the vortex which quickly came into its control.
"Ab-absol!" He watched helplessly, the fire trapped his dark type within whose cries and roars became too much for the frontier to withstand listening.
Leonard watched anxiously this time, *He-he's doing it! He's actually doing it!*
"That's enough".
"Es-espeon!"
They gasped upon seeing everything disappear, almost as if time were being reversed right before their very eyes.
"What the hell!" they looked over to the cause, Yun and Michael, an Espeon being by Yun's side as it seemed to be the main source of everything being interrupted.
"Absol!" he ran over to the dark type who dropped from the sky, using his own body as a cushion to retrieve his partner.
Michael stepped forward, his feraligatr by his side, "This matter is now under Frontier's jurisdiction! All of you evacuate the area immediately or disciplinary actions will be taken!"
Seconds later there were only five, Leonard, Leonardo, Eric, Yun, and Michael, silence was quickly inhabited but then brutally interrupted, "What the hell is the meaning of this?"
They walked over to Eric who was seated on the ground, his Absol on his lap, a slight sound could be heard from the dark type whose eyes were faintly shutting, Eric stroked its fur body, comforting the weak pokemon.
"Thanks buddy, you deserve a nice long rest". he called it back into it's pokeball, dropping both hands onto his lap as he looked up towards Yun and Michael.
"I'm sorry my King….It's my fault, I participated in an unauthorized battle, I didn't use a proper battling field like required and I put the lives of students in danger".
Yun sighed, shaking his head in shame towards the shield, "You know better than to do something so reckless, now look what happened, the entire area has been destroyed, two pokemon are fatally wounded and now students will begin talking about today's incident".
He flicked his hand over to Blaziken who was forcefully called into Leonardo's pokeball under the command of Espeon's power, "What the…."
They turned around, now staring at Leonardo and Leonard who showed a strong front, "You two….what were you thinking, taking part in an illegal match, do you know what happens to students who don't follow the rules here?"
The brunette took a deep breath, stepping up as he pointed to Eric, "No, and I actually don't care, all I want is to finish the match me and him started".
"What is it that you want?" asked Michael, sounding quite annoyed by Leonard's persistence.
"I want to be a frontier, and if it weren't for you two interrupting, I would have actually accomplished that".
"Watch it". growled the Joker, a slight similar reaction also came out of his pokemon.
"Eric…." he jolted when he heard Yun's voice behind his name.
"Y-yes". he got up.
"Go back to the Frontier's wing, I'm not done with you yet". he nodded, obediently doing as told, taking off back to the Frontier's wing without another word.
"You….." he turned his attention to Leonard who also got startled behind the tone.
"Y-yes".
"Let me have a private moment of discussion with your friend".
He nodded, and just like Eric, the red head quickly took off, avoiding all eye contact with Michael and his partner.
"What's your name".
"Leonardo, what, are you going to punish me? Lock me up?"
Yun laughed, smacking the brunette on his shoulder which left him confused by the sudden change of behavior, "No, don't be ridiculous, I want to say that I'm quite impressed by how you left Eric's absol, that pokemon is known as his strongest partner, but today, you showed everyone that it just might not be…..so I want to make a declaration".
He gave the king a sketchy type of gaze, "Declaration? What is it?"
"Hm". Michael stayed indifferent as he heard everything, preferring to keep his mouth shut rather than voice anything.
(The New year's Ball)
"Whoa….." there jaws dropped upon seeing Rosebella.
"You look amazing". Blake breathed out, her cheeks turned pink from embarrassment.
"Totally". Tyler followed afterwards, gawking repeatedly at the blondish brunette who giggled.
"Your attention everyone!" They all looked at Zero who was at the very top of the grand staircase, dressed in black slacks, black shoes, and a gray dress shirt, he didn't have his glasses on, and instead had his hair slicked back.
"The Elites". he stepped aside, allowing everyone a good view of the figures descending down from the stairs.
Dakota was the first one, waving happily to the crowd who cheered upon seeing her, "Dakota you're so cute!" she turned pink upon staring at a group of males who seemed to be her fans.
"Hello my beauties!" Hector came afterwards, blowing kisses at the endless sea of girls swooning over him.
"This is stupid". Mika grunted underneath her breath, slightly embarrassed at the fact that she had to wear a dress in front of thousands, but the angry filled thoughts had been overpowered by the screams of intense cheering from her fan base.
Celebrant stepped out afterwards, giving a single wave which had riled up the hall the most, girls stared with infatuation and eyes full of admiration, "It's a pleasure, thank you all for coming".
But nothing compared to what the Queen had started, everyone rose their glass up towards her as she came down the steps, people screamed and wooed, cheering non stop which echoed throughout the hall, Mika and Dakota stood on one side, while Hector and Celebrant stood on the other, giving Luciana a grand entrance.
She stopped, giving a courteous smile as she extended her arms wide, "Welcome everybody, to Champion's Academy".
Troy took a sip from his drink, "Amazing….everybody loves her".
Mercy walked by him, "Not everyone".
"Hm?" his eyes followed her all the way, but had lost complete track of the bluenette when a large crowd began forming in the center of the dance floor.
Zero handed her a glass, along with the others who toasted towards the audience with Luciana, "As you all know, Champion's Academy has been a prestigious institute that has been around for hundreds of years, some of the best world leaders graduated from this institute, other's went on to become Champions of several known pokemon Leagues, while the rest opened up their own gym's or also joined as an Elite four member. Here, you will gain knowledge on how to succeed in the outside world, to be the very best, you must give everything you have, but most importantly, you must have heart, soul, friendship, and courage, the road you choose, may not be the easiest, but so long as you never give up, you can achieve anything".
Russell took in a deep breath, placing his hand over his heart, "Damn…..she sure has a way with words".
Mercy's stare became cold, piercing through the Queen's direction but was quickly softened by Celeste who placed her hand over her shoulder, "She's changed, quite a lot". murmured Mercy.
Celeste nodded, "Yes, It's been a while….but the way her words hit you hasn't lost it's touch at all".
"By the way…...I have a little surprise for you".
"What is it?"
"You'll just have to wait".
They giggled quietly to themselves, however it was short lived when the doors to the hall were opened, allowing a loud creak to pierce everyone's ears, one by one, heads turned back.
*Gasp*
"The Frontiers!"
Hector growled, "Who invited them here?!"
"I did". responded Luciana, closing her eyes while taking a drink from her glass.
Dakota took a step back, almost tripping as she caught herself in time, now clenching Mika's dress as she crossed gazes with a serious Charlotte, "What? B-but Luciana-".
"You all very well know that the Frontier's are welcomed just like anyone else, but in this case, I extended a personal invitation to the Emperor and his comrades".
Celebrant nodded, trying to refrain Hector from saying something unnecessary, "Luciana's right, this night is for everyone, including the Frontier's".
"Well well, it's nice to be back in one of these". responded Yun, showing a friendly smile towards the crowd.
"Just like old times" grinned Michael, loving how the audience quickly formed an aisle in the center of the hall, allowing the Frontier's to pass through and stop at the front of the stairs.
"Sweet, look at all the food". drool began seeping from Eric's mouth as his feet quickly headed towards the dessert bar.
"Hold your horses there". sighed Charlotte, pulling him back by his dress shirt collar.
Victoria bowed, keeping both hands in front as she spoke calmly to them, "Thank you for personally inviting us".
"Hmph". Zero turned his head away, ignoring Victoria's words as Luciana showed a smile in return.
"Glad you could all join us". Celebrant made his way down the stairs, being the most welcoming to the frontiers as he extended his hand out towards Yun.
"I'll take that…." Michael got in front, taking the Ace Elites hand instead, shaking it with a rather firm grip as he smirked towards the blonde.
"...Michael Velasquez, The Frontier's new Joker, I've been wanting to meet you face to face, Ace".
He seemed slightly surprised about Michael, "Yes…...I heard there was a new Joker for the Frontiers, I just never thought there would be someone who was capable of defeating the old one".
Michael chuckled, still keeping a firm hold on Celebrants hand, "Well I did, and I'm hoping you and I can have an execution match soon, you know…..to show these new students what true power is".
Rosebella cringed, "All the Frontier's and Elites being under the same roof really gives me the creeps".
Blake nodded, "Yeah, you could just feel the tension stirring between each member, clearly they have more history than is told".
(Mercy/Russell)
"Russell…." Ari nudged him, grabbing his attention as he pointed to Mercy who could be seen from afar.
"She's here…..". he mumbled, excusing himself from the others has he made his way towards the bluenette.
Mercy broadened her shoulders, "Someone's coming this way".
Celeste drank the rest of her drink, "Keep your eyes wide open and give the signal when things start getting messy, you know where I'll be".
She parted from her, quickly blending into the crowd as she allowed Mercy to be approached by Russell who grabbed her shoulder, spinning her back to his direction.
"What are you doing here?"
A giggle came out of her lips, "Why do you assume my presence here is bad? I'm just trying to enjoy the party".
He scoffed, "Yeah, all while hiding the body of a wounded girl…..tell me, what did you do to her?"
She took his drink, switching it out with her empty glass,"She's in good hands right now, but she'll be in even better hands soon enough".
"What's that supposed to mean?" her eyes shifted down to the glass in his hand, a slight crack appeared on it.
(Meanwhile)
"I'd like that actually, but don't expect the match to be taken lightly, I'll give it my all, as should you". Celebrant chuckled.
"What makes you think I wouldn't?" Michael quirked his eyebrow up.
Mika stepped in between the two, splitting there handshake apart as Dakota stood hidden behind her, "Enough of this talk about battling, we're here to celebrate the night and welcome the new students, your match can wait".
Eric pushed Michael aside, grabbing Mika's hand as he planted a kiss on it, "Well well…..it's been a while since I saw you miss Sword…...did you get more stunning?"
She rolled her eyes, unable to hide the blushing tint on her cheeks, "B-back off reaper".
"Ahh!" Dakota yelped when she heard the faint whisper of Charlotte behind her.
She quickly turned around, coming face to face with them, a small rubik's cube was handed to her, "Did you know there are about 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 different types of configurations for this thing?"
"R-really?" she answered nervously, still holding onto the toy hesitantly, Charlotte nodded nonchalantly.
"I could show them all to you if you would like". they grabbed the cube back from her hand, twisting and turning the cube as they completed in solving it.
"Luciana…." she turned back to Hector who was still in place unlike the others, "...If you need me, I'll be around".
She nodded, watching as he went down the steps, passing by the other Elites and Frontiers, eventually coming across Victoria who flashed him a devious smirk, one that he chose to ignore as he went on to join the crowd of fangirls waiting for him.
"Well, let us all enjoy the night!" she announced, letting the party continue on as everyone went about their business.
"L". said Yun, waiting as she came down the stairs with Zero's help who cringed at the sudden nickname he had given Luciana, he extended his hand out to her which she grabbed, allowing the Emperor to help her off the final step.
"Thank you".
He nodded, staring straight into her eyes with a smile still on, "Now, let's get down to business".
Blake moved over in front of Rosebella, holding his hand out with a bow, "Rose…..would you like to dance?"
"I would, thank you". She giggled, giving her hand out to him as she was led out onto the dance floor.
"Looks like it's only us single men?" laughed Troy, nudging both Ari and Tyler at their sides.
"Oh boy". they both groaned, rolling there eyes as they quickly split from Troy, leaving him all by himself.
(Hector/Iria/Celeste)
"Ladies ladies….if you would just give me a moment?" he chuckled wearily, growing more overwhelmed by their erratic behavior.
Iria had her back towards Celeste who joined her at the buffet, both of them choosing to not make any direct contact, "Are you enjoying the little ball?"
Iria scoffed, picking up a strawberry which she looked at with disgust before putting it back, "I'd rather be searching for my brother".
She picked up a small roll, placing it on her plate, "All in good time, remember, keep an eye out for anything suspicious, if anything comes up, you know the signal".
Her eyes settled over to the chocolate truffle pyramid, "Celeste….."
"Hm?" she answered, a roll was stuffed into her mouth.
"Are you sure my brother is ok?" she flicked one of the strawberries, frowning deeply down at it.
She took a minute to answer, swallowing the roll she had eaten, "I bet my life that he's ok….don't you trust me?"
Silence occurred afterwards but was quickly interrupted when Iria sighed, "I do trust you…..you're my only key, the only hope I have, I-". she spun around, coming face to face with Hector who stared wide eyed at her.
"W-what are you doing here?!" she exclaimed, stepping back as he pounded on his chest, clearly choking from the three rolls he stuffed into his mouth.
"Hang on!" she got behind him, using the Heimlich maneuver several times before succeeding in forcing him to spit out the food.
*Gasp* he continued panting, coughing repeatedly as he tried catching his breath.
"A-are you ok?" she crouched down along with him, still patting his back as he nodded.
"Y-you…..saved my…..life….thank you".
She shook her head, "It was nothing…..but um….you should probably calm down with stuffing your face, you wouldn't want it happening again".
"I wasn't choking because of that". he stood up along with her, grabbing his plate of food.
"Then what was it?"
"It was your confession". she turned bright red.
"M-my what?!"
He nodded, "Yeah, "You're my only key…...my only hope…" I didn't expect that, those were some deep words, they really caught me off guard, and I mean don't get me wrong, you're cute and all, but I'm just not interested".
His eyes were on the food but quickly shifted towards Iria's direction when he got no response, "Whoa!" he quickly backed away when he saw how red she was, angrily red.
Her body began trembling from being unable to contain all her fury, "I-idiot…...who would confess to you! I don't even know you!"
She stormed off, leaving Hector quite confused,"W-what...hey, come back!"
(Mercy/ Russell)
"If you'll excuse me". she tried leaving but was stopped when Russell grabbed her hand.
"I'm not letting you out of my sight, at least not for the rest of the night". he pulled her in, wrapping his arm around her waist as they joined the other couple's dancing.
"Sounds kinda dirty". she purred in a teasful manner, quickly making him nervous as his face turned bright red.
"T-that's not…...I mean no! I didn't mean that!"
She couldn't stop laughing, "It's ok...keep me in your arms all night Russell….you'll see that I haven't done anything wrong at all".
"I'll be the judge of that". he angrily murmured, looking away as he was too embarrassed to even face her.
(Meanwhile)
"Let's dance". Eric pulled her away, dragging an irritated Mika who followed along anyways, realizing there was nothing better to do.
"H-how many was that?" asked a tired Dakota, forcing a smile on her lips as Charlotte continued showing her new methods of rubik's solving.
"That was configuration 23".
"Y-yay". she faked excitement, crying deeply inside from the torture.
Someone smoothly walked by, pausing in front of Celeste while attempting to flash a charm filled smile, "Hey there pretty lady, care to dance?"
She had no need to be rude, but only looked around, noticing that Troy was standing just a few feet away, "Sorry, but my partners waiting for me". she walked away, knowing that the male was still watching.
"I would love to dance". she smiled.
"Huh!" she grabbed a confused Troy, placing his hands around her waist while putting her own on his shoulder, leading him through the steps.
"Wait….you're that girl from earlier". he mumbled, being drawn to her dual colored eyes.
"And you're that guy from earlier, what a coincidence, now dance". she chuckled, still leading him step by step.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to be rude, you're Celeste".
"It's ok, I know who you are, Troy".
He felt his nerves getting all jittery by the second, seeming sheepish,"So um…..you're really good at this dancing thing".
"I should be, I was basically forced to learn ballroom dancing as a little girl". she chuckled, letting herself go as she twirled back into his arms.
"I would have loved to learn it". she flinched when he accidentally stepped on her foot.
"S-sorry!" they stopped, he wanted to look at where he stepped on but she stopped him.
She gave him a reassuring look, "It's fine, really". they continued on.
"Why is that?" she asked, staring curiously as his expression turned grim.
He turned his head away, "Didn't have time for any of that stuff, It was only me and my brother growing up….my mother died when I was only two, and my father…..well that bastard abandoned us soon after, It was just me and my brother, he gave everything up for me…..but even fate felt the need to take him away from me, Lukas got sick, sick to the point where doctors couldn't do anything for him…..couple months later, it was just me, and now, here I am".
"Are you here for your brother? Or for yourself?" he let her words sink in, now shifting his eyes to her direction where they met gazes.
"A little of both, my brother always dreamt of becoming part of the Elite four, I looked up to him and wanted the same, but when he passed away, I made it my mission to come to Champion's for the both of us, I'll make my brother's dream happen, but at the same time, I'll live mines as well".
"Well, there's nothing wrong with that, and honestly, I admire your dedication, I could see it in your eyes, you cared and deeply loved your brother….I'm envious".
"Of what?" he looked at her, dumbfounded by Celeste's words.
She looked down, "How close you were with your brother, I would have given anything to have a bond like that with my sister".
"What happened?"
A faint smile appeared on her lips but quickly faded, "It's complicated".
"Well, I'm sure it's not world domination complicated, right?". he laughed, being quickly joined by the dual haired girl, covering any sense of suspicion on herself.
"Yeah, you're right, but the complications between me and her have driven us apart completely…..as the oldest, I often feel like a failure, as If I could have done more to prevent what happened years ago….". her gaze said it all, sadness, loneliness, he saw the single tear escape from her eye, now falling over his hand.
"Hey…." he stopped, now grabbing both of her shoulders as he stared with a comforting gaze, "...You're crying".
She shook her head, as if snapping out of a trance, she wiped the next tear off, staring down at it in surprise, "I'm…..I'm sorry, I have to go".
"W-wait, don't g-"
"Sorry".
"Celeste!" She took off, quickly disappearing into the crowd and leaving Troy slightly confused and worried.
(Mark/Rika)
Mark sighed, slamming his head softly on the table continuously, "I can't believe this…...unlocking the Queen's regalia is just wrong on another level".
Rick acted nonchalant towards Mark's behavior, taking a drink from his glass as he relaxed back in his chair, "Well you better do it, or Yun will have your head".
"I know that, but the guy is crazy, I don't think he realizes the consequences for doing this".
"Nope, I think he knows full well, that's why he want's to continue forth with it".
Mark scoffed, "Well, all I can do now is pray that Crystal Genesis steps in soon".
"Crystal Genesis, that's bold".
"You know who they are?" Rick nodded.
"Right before I came here, I was on the run from them, they infiltrated my house, interrogated my parent's in hopes of finding me, but I stayed clear of them, just like every organization who tried before them, they wanted me to work alongside their leader, but I didn't want to".
"They seem to have a pretty deep reputation, but most often, people who know about the regalias seem to forget or not know that everything started from within Crystal Genesis".
"What do you mean?" he looked at Mark with slight confusion but also with interest.
"The regalias, the tower, and the royal wars all started because of Crystal Genesis, the original holders who are known as Supremes all came from that organization, the ones who get passed the regalias after them are called Signatures, and after them come the Legacies, none of that would be here now if it wasn't for the Organization, most of the Kings of the roads left Genesis and abused the power they had, some of the original's are still out there, abusing their gifts while others have perished from being drowned in power, the remaining have given up their rights or passed them down to their signature".
"So what do you believe in your own right?" asked Rick, looking back to see Luciana and Yun talking.
He tapped his fingers across the table's surface, thinking to himself before answering Rick's question, "I believe Crystal Genesis is being seen as the enemy, they simply want to bring the regalias back to their respective place, the tower, they've seen the damage it's caused, and having them out in the world is not worth putting millions at risk, they just simply want to erase all existence of the royal wars and lock the tower up for good".
"And that's what you believe?"
A chuckle left his lips, "Well, If it were me, yes, the regalia's are completely useless without a Signature or legacy, why would Genesis just target each device and collect them, why not the holder as well, I would have no use for just a regalia".
"Interesting…..you might just have a point".
(Eira/Harvey)
"Hm…" she stared out from the balcony, a hand under her chin as she turned the pin repeatedly between her fingers with the other.
Harvey stopped at the exit leading to the balcony, staring quietly at Eira who seemed to be in deep thought, "The party's in there you know".
He heard her sigh, "I'd rather not".
"Come on Eira, how do you plan to find the people who hurt Candace, it's almost impossible in this school, you're not even certain if there actually here". she looked from the corner of her eye as Harvey approached her, now taking a lean over the balcony like her.
"I'll find a way, so just worry about yourself". she flipped it up in the air, ready to catch it only for Harley to swoop in and snatch it from her.
"I can't now, because If something happens to you with me knowing everything and having done nothing, I wouldn't be able to live with myself".
She could feel something from within her chest tighten but couldn't explain why, quickly turning away to hide the red on herself, "Don't be stupid".
"It's true, what if they do to you what they did to your cousin….I don't think I would ever get rid of the guilt".
She turned back to him, a venomous glare plastered on her eyes, "Whatever happens, happens, but I definitely don't need you feeling guilty over me, I don't need pity, or help, or any of that, so just stop".
He stopped her, staring directly into her glacier like eyes, a faint smirk appearing over his lips, "You and I both know that's not happening".
"Hmph". He ignored her scoff, letting the brunette take off.
"Eira". he flicked the symbol pin into the air, snatching it once more with a grin.
(Mika/Eric)
"The sword and Shield are dancing…...together!"
"Why the hell did you drag me out here?" she threw her head back with a groan, restraining herself from hitting a laughing Eric.
"I'm enjoying the party, it's not everyday I can just interact with an Elite, let alone the dark fairy herself".
She smirked, "Are you just publicly trying to humiliate me because I almost beat you in our last match?"
He played off a look of being offended, "For your information, I was totally winning, if it wasn't for the timer going off, you would've been smoked in front of the entire student body, and anyways, that was last year, now it's a new one, and I can tell you this, our next match together won't be like the last".
She yelped when he dipped her down, keeping her that way for several seconds while flashing a devilish smile, "I'm sure you got plenty of compliments already, but you look even more beautiful tonight".
"T-thanks". he pulled her back up, bodies pressed tightly against one another as the crowd became entranced by their little performance.
"Hm?" Celebrant and Michael both turned around, intrigued by Mika and Eric's sudden dance.
Michael rubbed his chin, "That's strange…...I never took Eric for a dancer".
Celebrant ruffled his hair, scrunching his face in uncertainty, "Same with Mika….that girl's like a ticking time bomb….I'm surprised she hasn't done anything to that boy yet".
"We should join them, don't you think?" they looked at each other.
"My lady". Dakota stared at Celebrant with hopeful eyes, grabbing his hand which he had extended to her and allowing herself to be swept onto the dance floor.
"Charlotte?" Michael did the same, smiling and chuckling as they dropped there rubik's cube, taking the Joker's hand without another thought.
(Leonardo/Leonard/Tyler)
"Leonardo you were amazing!"
"How did you get your blaziken to be so fast?!"
"Are you going to battle the shield again?!"
He was overwhelmed by the many guests surrounding him, questioning and fawning over him which became a bit annoying to Leonard who was swamped with them, being shoved and squished in between.
"First of all, thanks, second of all, it's all in the intense training regime we do, and third, I sure as hell am, right when I defeat the diamond first".
Leonard snapped his head over to him, "Wait…...what?"
He nodded, "Yup, that talk I had with the Emperor, he told me that If I manage to beat Charlotte the diamond, I'll get my rematch with Eric, a title match, six on six winner takes the shield name".
"When is the match set for?"
He took a flask out from his jacket, "A month, it'll give both of us plenty of time to prep our teams and train".
"You're insane". sighed Leonard.
"Partly, anyways, this party is getting a bit dull, we need to shake things up a bit". he poured the contents from within his flask into the punch bowl.
"And right when I was going to get a drink". murmured Tyler, staring blankly at the bowl and then at Leonardo who smiled sheepishly.
"One cup won't hurt". he poured a glass for Tyler, handing it up towards him.
"I'd rather not, I like to stay sane when I'm around others". he paused his hand out, shaking his head in rejection.
He looked up at the ceiling, drinking the glass instead, "Yeah….I lost my underwear once…..couldn't figure out whether someone stole them right off of me or if I had taken them off".
"I'd like to keep my boxers on thank you".
(Christopher)
He walked out onto the balcony of the building, avoiding the rowdiness from within the party, "Yeah…...the school's a lot more different than I expected, the kids here are different, they rank above others and these two groups called the Frontiers and Elites seem to have authority in the school".
He smiled when he heard her giggle from the other line, "Well, that's why it's called champion's academy sweetie, I don't think it's supposed to be easy for anyone, not even the teachers, as for these Frontiers and Elites, they seem like they could be a bit of a handful in the future".
"Those were my thoughts exactly, but you know…..the strangest thing happened today, one of the students ended up in the infirmary under intense care for being attacked earlier".
She gasped, "That's terrible! What happened?"
He looked back at the party, turning forward as he made sure to lower his voice, "That's the thing, nobody knows…...the nurse ruled it as an arson attack….but it's damage could only be made from a dragon…...the better question is, who is this kid and why was he important enough to attack and possibly kill".
He could hear her hum, as if she was still gathering up the words she wanted to say, "Maybe he has connections to the Frontier's or Elites? You said it yourself, those groups have authority, maybe they're tied into what happened".
"Do you think so?"
He could hear her humming again, "Well…...it could be that, or…"
"Or what?" he became a bit anxious, trying to hurry the answer out of her.
"...or it could be that there was somebody with him at the time and he was just a victim of an attempted hit on the person he was with, he had nothing to do with it".
He let out a deep sigh, one full of stress, "You could be right…...I'll have to check up on the students who found him and question them some more".
A slight whimper could be heard, followed by a soft sigh, "Christopher…"
"Yeah?"
"Please be careful, you're new to the school too and have no idea how things are played out, from what I've heard, Champion's is not your ordinary school, so please…...be careful".
A faint smile popped onto his lips when he heard her say that, "I promise Corina".
"I love you".
"I love you too".
The call ended, he snapped his phone shut, staring out silently towards the night sky with folded arms, "What exactly are these kids hiding…"
(Ari/Victoria)
"Hi there, you're really cute, would you like to dance"? he stared blankly towards the other male trying to flirt with him.
"No, and I'm a dude". a smirk quickly formed onto his lips when he saw the devastation plastered onto the guys face.
"N-never mind…..sorry!" he quickly took off, leaving Ari all by himself.
"Victoria! Would you like to dance?"
"No! Dance with me!"
"No no! With me!"
The small crowd suddenly forming near him had caught his attention, he walked over, finding the short frontier surrounded endlessly with males.
They all froze when she shot them an icy glare, "I'd rather eat my own arm than dance with any of you".
He watched as the crowd quickly broke apart, all of the males suddenly scattering off like bugs, except for one, "Dance with me beautiful".
She looked down at her arm which he had grabbed, "Let. Go."
He seemed unaffected by her firm and venomous tone, "Some call you the mansassin for how quickly you break all the males down, others just call you a bitch, I however think it could be something else".
"And what would that be?" she asked through gritted teeth.
He tightened his grip around her waist, pulling her tightly in, "Fear, you're scared of males because you haven't found the right one to handle you, but today's your lucky day because I'm here, and I can show you what a real man does".
"You're disgusting, let go of me". she pressed her hands against his chest, trying to push him away but with no success.
"Let her go". she was quickly pulled back with Ari's help, stripped completely away from the guy's arms.
"Who's this?" he scoffed, staring towards Ari with a nasty glare.
"I-i-" she was quickly cut off.
"I'm a friend, now get lost, you've been creepy enough for the night now".
"or what?" he smirked, coming face to face with Ari who didn't mind.
"You don't want to know". he whispered.
He laughed, shaking his head along as he tightened his fists and bit down on his lip, "You're lucky….I don't fight girls".
Irritation struck Ari like lightening upon hearing that comment, but he held back, instead he flashed his fox like smile, "That's a shame, because I would have beaten you into the next year".
"Hm….well maybe one day". he brushed past him, and past Victoria who glared his entire way.
"Yeah, let's hope". he murmured, glaring after the male as Victoria grabbed his shoulder, forcing him to turn around.
He put his hands up in defense, "Yeah yeah, get lost, got it, I'll leave now".
She shook her head, "No…...why would I tell you that?"
A look of surprise crossed him, *I thought she hated all males*
Her lips formed a smile, "Thank you for helping me, It gets really hard to ignore them all".
He chuckled faintly, "I can't imagine".
She waved his comment off, "I don't believe it, you must be surrounded by guys all the time".
A chuckle escaped his lips in hesitation, "W-what do you mean?"
"It's hard for us girls in this world, but don't worry, all guys will give up when you just start to ignore them all at once, I'm Victoria by the way".
"I'm Ari and I'm no-". he was cut off.
She clasped her hands in excitement, "Oh! Is it short for your real name? Like Ariana?"
He felt a heavy pit sensation in his stomach from hearing that, "N-no…...just Ari".
"Well Ari…..I know this is a bit sudden and might sound weird, but…...do you mind hanging out with me during the rest of the party? I don't know why, but I feel so safe suddenly and to be honest….." he quirked an eyebrow up when she lowered her head.
"...I haven't talked to another girl since I first came to the academy…..I mean there's charlotte…..but it's a "them" now, and…..if you don't mind, I want to be friends…..it gets really lonely at this school…..".
He sighed, officially tired of being thought of as a girl and immediately settled on telling her the truth, "Victoria…."
She looked up, a look she had which he suddenly didn't have the heart to tear, "...I-I…...would love to be friends with you".
A smile rapidly widened her lips, "Really?"
He nodded, "Of course".
She grabbed his hands, admiring him with a gaze, "Wow…..my first female friend, I'm so excited!"
He faked a laugh of excitement, "Me too!"
(Celeste)
She hurried out to one of the balconies, wiping all the tears streaming down her face, "Get it together Celestial, you're not the same person as before".
"Still talking to yourself?" she spun around, meeting face to face with the triplets who were standing by the entrance to the party.
"What are you doing here?" she asked, partially not feeling that into the conversation.
Mason stepped up, digging both hands into the pockets of his tuxedo pants, "Mercy told us everything….".
She shook her head, "You guys did enough for me already, this is my fight, I don't want my friends getting hurt".
Maori nodded, "...You can't do this alone Celeste".
"And we're not your friends…." She was approached by Maddox who picked her up easily into a hug.
"...We're your family". her glare softened quickly, she saw the smiles on the blonde and redhead.
She lowered her head down on Maddox's shoulder, still being held up by the bulky raven haired male, "It's all the more reason I don't want you guys getting involved, I've lost my family once….I won't lose them again".
"Ngh". she looked at Mason in surprise and confusion, he had flicked her head, staring her down sternly.
"Regardless of what you say, we're still joining and fighting alongside you".
Maddox finally had put her down where she was brought into a side hug from Maori, his arm wrapped around her shoulders, "Yup, and you can bet that sweet ass of yours we're not going anywhere, we're here to stay".
"What do you say boss?" Maddox looked down at her, at first seeing an icy stare which then turned warm.
Her eyes shifted from triplet to triplet, eventually settling down on the ground with a growing smirk, "Welcome back, boys".
(Luciana/Zero/Yun)
She looked down at her side, trimming through a millions thoughts a she looked back over at Yun, "So it's true….she's back".
He nodded, "Yeah, I didn't believe it myself either, but when I heard her voice….I knew I wasn't mistaken, Celeste is back, and she's declared war on both the Elites and Frontiers".
Zero looked back between the two, "If it's true then we need to eliminate her immediately, the entire institute could be at risk from her intentions".
Luciana stopped him, shaking her head as she took in a deep breath, "Celeste would never put innocent people at risk, she's too smart for that, her only targets are the members of the Pokemon League and Gym Leaders, as well as the Frontiers and Elites, we're all in danger right now".
"What do you propose then, my queen". he waited for her answer, evidently choking on his saliva when she announced it.
"We must unite our forces and try to take down Crystal Genesis, she's after one thing and one thing only, the regalias". she looked down at the gold one strapped to her arm, her real one, her eyes settled over to her other companions who also had there's on.
"She's crazy, what would she want with all of them"?
Yun chuckled, "Nothing, that's what, Celeste plans to destroy the regalias, she wants to close the tower permanently".
"Even if she accomplishes getting each regalia, without Luciana's infinity pledge, there useless in her hands".
She placed her hand over the device, feeling a strong source of energy surging through her body, "My infinity pledge allows me to unlock further power within all of the regalias for their keepers, however it is Celeste's infinity tempest that gives her the ability to have superior control over the regalias, she can reduce power and strength, if she gets a hold of all of them, she'll be granted access within the tower where the Oracle Hall is located, with it…..she'll have the power to deactivate the regalia's forever and have the tower enclosed".
He sighed, ruffling through his white hair madly, "I don't understand, why does she want to destroy the tower, the royals wars has been a declaration from Arceus himself who bestowed the regalias onto humans, to destroy a holy gift is far more than a crime, it's a sin".
Luciana and Yun exchanged glances, "She believes the regalia's are plagues, that they bring nothing but hatred, darkness, madness, war, the inner evil out of a human bein-".
"On the contrary, the regalia's have wreaked more havoc than imaginable, they took something from me, something I want…." their heads snapped over to that voice.
"Celeste". whispered Yun, keeping a blank expression towards her.
"So this is the famous Celeste". muttered Zero, chillingly staring down the dual haired female.
A devilish smirk crept up on her lips when she approached Luciana, "Celestial".
"It seems my name still manages to make it's way out of people's mouths". a chuckle escaped her lips, one which made Luciana stiffen.
"Why are you here?" the queen's voice was stern and demanding.
Another chuckle escaped, "Why else of course, I came to see my dear old baby sister".
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