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(Celeste/ Iria/Mercy)
"Ugh". she stopped, quickly clenching her wound from earlier.
"Celeste". Mercy removed her hand, seeing the blood dripping down her arm and the deep gash she had.
"I'm fine Mercy, let's just get out of here, I have somewhere to be".
"Whatever it is, it can wait, we need to get you stitched". she nudged her head, signaling the Triplets who nodded and left.
"You don't understand, I have to meet with somebody, it's important". she tried walking but was held back by the bluenette who shook her head.
Iria stepped in front, staring sternly at Celestial who seemed surprised, "You come first, I don't want anything risking your safety….." she lowered her head, her tone becoming soft and low.
"...You're the only key to finding my brother…..so please, let us heal you".
Her expression softened on Iria, then over to Mercy as she nodded, "Ok".
They walked by her sides, Mercy quirking an eyebrow as she looked over at her friend, "Who exactly are you meeting?"
"Just a partner".
(Elite's Wing)
"I knew it!" they all stopped in front of the door, seeing it's lock broken apart.
"Up there!" shouted Dakota, noticing a figure by one of the windows.
"That's my room!" Mika exclaimed, kicking the door open as she barged in, quickly hurrying up the stairs as the others followed behind.
She pushed open her room door, startling the figure who turned back to them.
"My regalia!" growled Hector, stepping forward to join Mika who kept a nasty glare on there thief.
"Who sent you here!" she demanded towards the figure holding Mika and Hector's regalias.
He said nothing, rather instead he pulled out two pokeballs which he threw into the air, releasing a Metagross and Manetric out.
Hector snickered, snapping his neck from side to side as he pulled out a pokeball, "You don't know who you're messing with".
"Luciana…". Mika looked back at the queen who was ready to call out her pokemon.
"...This is our fight". she held her pokeball up, getting a nod of approval from the queen who backed down with the others.
"Houndoom!"
"Nyx"!
Both Houndoom and Umbreon exchanged growls against Metagross's screeching tone and Manetrics ravenous roar.
"Heh". they heard a slight chuckle from the covered figure who ran towards the balcony of Mika's room, jumping off with his Metagross and Manetric who followed behind.
"Thunderbolt!" a deadly beam of electricity was shot towards them, causing all of the Elites to throw themselves aside to avoid being hit.
"I'm not letting them get away!" shouted Mika, taking off with her umbreon as they blindly stepped onto the rail of her balcony, jumping off as a chase began against the thief.
"Mika!" Hector growled underneath his breath, he ran right after them, doing the exact same thing as the other Elite with his houndoom, leaving his fellow comrades in shock.
"Mika! Hector!" shouted Celebrant, running onto the balcony as he saw them all land safely, continuing their pursuit as they ran after there robber.
"We have to follow them!" shouted Luciana, swiftly running past the others as she grabbed the rail of the balcony, leaping over it and then dropping with a roll to ensure a safe landing.
"Queen!" shouted Zero, following after her and doing the same.
"Dakota!" she looked up at Celebrant who held his hand out to her, fear emitting through her eyes from everything that happened.
She took in a deep breath, grabbing his hand as the two leaped off of the balcony together, landing safely as they began the chase for Mika and Hector.
"Flamethrower!" he shouted, still running with Houndoom who had picked up even more speed, surpassing his trainer as Umbreon did the same.
"Nyx! Use Shadow ball!"
Both pokemon had used their attacks, combining them into one which created a powerful flamethrower roaring with spiraling black fire.
He stopped, spinning around as he pointed to his opponents, "Metagross! Use Psychic and send it right back!".
It stopped the attack midway, leaving both Mika and Hector gaping at the move, it was sent racing up into the sky and back down where it struck both dark types who had screeched out.
"Houndoom!"
"Nyx!"
"Manetric! Use electro ball!" it leaped up into the air, opening it's mouth up as it fired a large ball of electric energy down at its enemies.
"Iron tail!" shouted Hector, watching his pokemon shoot out from the smoke, spinning back as it's tail began glowing silver, slicing cleanly through the electric attack.
"Use Dark pulse!" ordered Mika.
Umbreon jumped right after from the smoke, leaping off of Houndoom's silver tail and firing a beam of dark ringed energy blades onto the electric type who was sent racing across the air, slamming against Metagross who was also hit with Dark pulse, causing an explosion to rupture upon impact.
"Ngh!" the thief shielded himself from the blast, using his arms to cover his eyes which were the only thing showing through his mask.
"Return the regalias!" demanded Hector, running over as he planned to take on there perp.
"I don't think so, Use Volt tackle!" he shouted, chuckling beneath as Manetric charged rapidly towards Hector, increasing it's speed as an electric field coated over it, turning the pokemon white and black behind the energy.
"Hector look out!" cried Mika, she gasped when he was tackled and thrown back by the electric type, angering his Houndoom who came charging in, clashing with Manetric as the two went back and forth, dodging and avoiding each other's hits.
"Augh!" he went scraping against the ground, groaning loudly from the cuts he earned earlier from protecting Iria which were damaged further.
She hurried over to him, picking him up onto her lap and then quickly looking down at her hands when she felt something wet, blood, "A-are you ok?"
He groaned when he tried moving, she whimpered when she saw the static running all across his body, "Your…...you're paralyzed".
"Mika! Hector!" she looked back, seeing her comrades running over.
"Hector!" they shouted in panic when they saw him on the floor, Zero and Luciana quickly knelt down by him, holding Hector as Mika stood up.
She whipped her head over to the robber, "Nyx! Use quick attack maximum power! "
It took off, reappearing and then disappearing in different locations, ramming straight into Manetric who crashed to the floor and then heading straight for Metagross.
"Go Houndoom!" ordered Hector, flinching and then weakly pointing ahead to which his pokemon complied with doing, joining Umbreon side by side.
Dakota and Celebrant were barely arriving, being stopped by Luciana who pointed to them, "You two! Go find the Nurse and bring her over Immediately!"
"Y-yes!" they nodded, taking off once more from the group.
"Use Flame charge!" Houndoom's body was engulfed with flames, increasing it's speed as it left a trail of burnt grass behind.
"Helping hand Nyx!" a white glow emitted from Umbreon which was transferred over to Houndoom, both of them now sharing it's fire which also engulfed the dark eeveelution.
"Hmph….Metagross, use meteor mash". It's hand began glowing gold, growing increasingly big and taking the form of a star at the front.
"Metagross!" it roared, heading straight for both pokemon who tackled into it, allowing a close hit as it landed its fists onto the two, causing another explosion to erupt and blow both pokemon back, all of them barely having any strength to get up.
He looked down at his watch, seeing the time and then scoffing, "I don't have time for this".
"Metagross, teleport". he was outlined with a blue glow, waving to the Elite's in a teasing manner.
"No!" she ran after him only to fall forward and land on the grass when his body vanished along with his Metagross and Manetric.
"No!" she slammed her fist onto the ground, breathing heavily in anger as raging thoughts scrambled through her head.
"He got away…" she sighed, closing her eyes to contain her expression and hide the worrying feeling she was now getting from their situation.
"What do we do now?" asked Zero, ruffling his hair in a brooding manner.
"I…...I don't know….".
(Victoria/Mark/Rika/Ari)
"W-where….where are you taking me?" her voice was low and hushed, barely being able to speak from the complete haziness going throughout her head.
"We need you to take us to the pledge room".
She laughed, following it up with a hiccup, "I-I can't take you…..the P-pledge room is a no no for strangers".
They chuckled, "We're no strangers, we created the Oracle you have there, it's only right for it's creators to come back for it".
"Really?" she gave a goofy grin, being half asleep as the effects of the alcohol took a further toll on her.
"In that case….it's down the hall, the last door on the left…" her voice faded towards the end, now completely falling into a deep slumber.
"Let's go". they went as told, one of them opened the door first, being hit immediately by her Aggron's tail.
"It's a trap!" one of them screamed, being picked up by the steel type who flung it across the hall.
"Hmph". her eyes shot open, feeling the grip of her holder loosen which allowed her to roll off and quickly hurry to her pokemon's side.
She ignored the dizziness she was still feeling, now glaring at her kidnappers, "Morons! Did you really think I would easily let you get to the Pledge room?! All these doors are hidden with traps, now tell me, who are you!"
"Foolish brat, you don't know who you just picked a fight with". the cloaked figure who had held her previously rustled beneath it's gown, pulling out a pokeball as it flung it up.
"Agron!" she tightened her hands into fists, feeling a bit unsettled about two Aggron's battling.
*No big deal, I can take them!* she nodded to herself, giving a sense of assurance.
The other two figures who were tackled had joined their partner's side, also calling out a pokemon of their own.
"Drapion!"
"Conkeldurr!"
She took in a deep breath, trying to contain her fretting, "Agron use iron tail!"
It charged towards the other steel type, quickly spinning back as it's tail began glowing with a silver light.
"Grab it". it remained calm, grabbing Victoria's pokemon's tail swiftly, leaving her quite shocked.
"What!"
"Now slam it". it picked up Agron without hesitation, leaving Victoria with fear in her eyes of it's power.
"A-agron!" it cried, being slammed over onto the ground, leaving the flooring cracked and now in rubble.
"I need to call out more pokemon". she pulled out two other pokeballs.
"Drapion, grab her". she screamed, dropping her pokeballs to the floor when the poison type trapped her within its claws.
"Let go of me!"
Conkeldurr's trainer laughed, "Alright Conkeldurr, why don't we give her a little show, use hammer arm!"
She tried pulling away, "No! Agron dodge!"
It tried complying with her order but was quickly struck with the white energy engulfed into the punch from the fighting type, sending Agron pummeling through the wall and leaving a hole in place.
"Give it another hammer arm! And then another!" his laugh became maniacal, almost as if he had taken pleasure from seeing both of their pain.
"No! Stop!" she screamed, trying once more to pull away, yet still with no luck.
It's cries rang through her ears uncontrollably, leaving Victoria with watered eyes as she could no longer stand the sight.
"Here! I saw them go here!" They stopped at the gates of the Frontier wing, jolting when they heard a loud roar and crash from within.
They quickly trespassed over, pushing through the doors only to see everything, Victoria being held up by Drapion, Agron and Conkeldurr both teaming up against her pokemon and the three mysterious figures.
"W-what the hell's going?" stuttered Rika, taking a step back from fright.
"I don't know, but we have to do something". Mark pulled out a pokeball, looking back when Ari grabbed his shoulder, surprising him.
They watched as Ari walked ahead of them,"He's right, these bastards are in for it now". he threw his pokeball into the air.
"Where did that guy come from?" Rika looked at Mark who shrugged, running ahead to join Ari with Rika hesitantly following behind.
"Delphox!".
"Torterra!"
She was shocked when she saw them, especially Ari, "Three against one is just sick, so let's even the score".
He snapped his fingers over to their opponent's Agron, "Mystic fire!"
Mark settled his eyes onto Conkeldurr, "Torterra! Energy ball!"
"Dodge it". Agron quickly moved aside, however it was unable to dodge it, being struck with the mysterious blue fire Delphox had released through a ring of flames that it created with it's stick.
"Aggron!" it crashed against the wall, screeching uncontrollably when it was engulfed with flames.
"Conkeldurr! send it right back!" it swung at energy ball with one of it's cinderblocks, sending it right back to Torterra who had used razor leaf to cut through it.
"We don't have time to play games, where is the oracle!" Drapion's grip on Victoria tightened, forcing her to spit up saliva when she couldn't swallow down.
"Over my dead body!" she spat out, a scream escaped her mouth when she was thrown by the poison type under its trainer's orders.
"Victoria!" Ari ran to her aid, throwing himself in front as he caught her, breaking the Club frontier's fault when they crashed to the floor.
"This is only the beginning". They vanished into thin air, leaving all four trainers gaping at how they disappeared.
"What the hell?!" heads turned back to the entrance where the rest of the Frontier's were standing, jaws dropping open at the sight of destruction.
"Victoria!" they rushed over to her, seeing the young Frontier in Ari's arms and Mark and Rika next to her.
"What happened?!" shouted Michael, looking at the disastrous aftermath.
"You! What did you do to her!" Eric grabbed Ari from his collar, lifting him up as he was ready to beat him with Ari preparing to do the same in return.
"N-no!" Victoria cried, reaching a hand out to stop them.
They both paused, looking back over to where Victoria was now being aided by Michael and Charlotte.
Her eyes began glistening, making both males feel guilty as they quickly pulled apart, "Ari saved me…...they all did….but the people who attacked me escaped….I'm…..I'm sorry".
Yun shook his head, being the only one to keep his cool, "It wasn't your fault, tonight was full of surprises".
"What did they want?" Michael picked her up, keeping her firm in his arms as she looked into Yun's eyes.
"They said…...they said that they came back for the Oracle…..Yun, they said they're the creators of it". he looked taken aback, staring at Victoria in disbelief.
"What?….Impossible".
She nodded, "It's true".
Eric coughed, grabbing everyone's attention, "I know there's more important things but…." his eyes gazed around the building.
"...Where are we going to sleep now? The Frontier's wing is destroyed".
Victoria frowned, "Eric's right, what are we going to do?"
Yun sighed, walking over to the real passage where the pledge room was at, "Looks like the Elites will have to do us a favor".
"You don't mean…" Charlotte mumbled, not liking where it was going.
Michael grunted, "What can we do, all dorm rooms are full, this year has more students than ever before, we're practically homeless right now".
Eric smirked, kicking his foot lightly as he scratched his head sheepishly, "Well…...I mean I don't mind as long as I get to sleep in the Sword or Bell's room, or maybe in the Queen's room, I can be an official body pillow for them".
Michael smacked him, "Don't be an idiot, the girls will sleep with the girls".
Eric's imagination ran wild, a giant cheesy smile was plastered on his lips, "Sweet! Slumber parties all night long!"
Charlotte looked over at her room where the door was burnt into crisp, "I suggest we make him sleep outside".
Everyone nodded, even Mark, Rika, and Ari which left Eric with his jaw wide open.
"Well….looks like I better find Luciana, the rest of you stay here in the meantime". they complied with Yun's orders, watching him leave.
(Celestial/Albert)
"Do you have them?" she stayed against the wall, having her back pressed against it as he remained on the other side of the wall, also keeping himself pressed towards it.
"Yeah, although It seems I was unable to fulfill your request for the Pledge regalia, however I managed to snag three of them from those Elites".
She seemed unsatisfied, crossing her arms together as she put one leg back against the wall, "Three's pretty good, but our bargain won't be complete until you bring me the remaining ones, especially the Pledge regalia".
He snorted, shoving a metal case towards her way which she grabbed, kneeling down in front while she opened it, "I know, but you still owe me for what I brought tonight".
She took in a deep breath, keeping it in as she gazed upon the three devices, "Marvelous….." they began glowing, the light blinking repeatedly.
She snapped the case shut, grabbing a hold of the handle while picking up a briefcase on the other side and throwing it over to Albert who caught it, flipping it open with a wide grin when he saw it stacked with bills, "Sweet, I'm looking forward to receiving the rest soon".
A smirk formed on her lips, "And I'll be looking forward to getting the remaining regalia's".
He noticed her leaving, stopping Celestial in her her tracks when he spoke, "By the way…...where did you get all this money from?"
Her smirk remained on as she stifled a tiny laugh, "Just because I look the way I do doesn't mean I don't have connections, I'm quite affluent".
(Harvey/Eira)
He knocked on the door, placing Eira down on the floor as he slipped his blazer off, laying it across the slumbering female's body and then taking off.
"Who is it?" Rosebella opened the door, looking from side to side as she saw Harvey's silhouette disappear down the hallway.
"Mn…." she looked down, gasping when she saw Eira on the floor and instead pulled all her strength to bring her roommate safely inside.
"There we go". she managed to get Eira on her bed, tucking the unconscious girl under her sheets and then grabbing the coat that was left with her, a small H was stitched onto the left collar, leaving Rosebella to wonder what it stood for.
(Meanwhile with the rest)
"Hey Levy…" she gave her full attention to Leonard who looked at her curiously.
"Yeah?"
"I almost forgot to ask, what are you doing here? Last I remember, you decided to go to Johto and train inside the Dragon's Den, what happened?"
Suddenly, the atmosphere turned grim, "I did….but something terrible happened…."
"What?" asked Troy, listening along with the others who were huddled up.
"The Dragon's Den was stormed and raided by a mysterious group of people, they said were looking for something called a r-regalia? Whatever that is….." she was startled when Leonard and Leonardo gasped.
"What is it?" asked Tyler, frowling an eyebrow at them.
"I-it's nothing".
"...anyways, they had the entire area surrounded, those inside couldn't leave and those who wanted to enter weren't allowed, I was trapped within, witnessing the destruction of it all…...their pokemon were like nothing I've ever seen, so powerful, it made my bones twist and my skin crawl".
"And what happened?" Blake was into the story along with the rest, a look of thought crossed over Troy.
Words of the past came whispering through his head, *Only those who have the power to connect with dragons will be guarded by the source that gives them life, remember little brother, one day fate will bring you into the Dragon's Den, and from there, your new life will begin*
"Do you know what they were called?" Blake and Tyler exchanged looks, wondering if it was who they thought it was.
She shook her head, "No, but it seemed as if they were unable to find what they came for, one of them did leave this however…." she pointed to the shiny emblem pin attached to her hair, shining under the moonlight as they all gazed upon it.
"Wonder what it is". Leonard plucked it from her hair, examining it closely as the rest watched from behind.
"I don't know….maybe some type of group emblem?" they looked back at Blake who shrugged, letting them know it was just a guess.
"What makes you say that?" asked Troy, grabbing a hold of the silver piece and holding it up.
"It's only common for powerful groups to let themselves be known by having an established symbol or emblem, my family has their own personal crest, and believe me, people know who we are when they see it".
"So you decided to come to champion's because of that, huh". she nodded, fiddling with her fingers nervously.
"Well there's that…..and also because…..because…." she began turning pink.
"Spit it out already". growled Leonardo.
"...Because I want to marry my sweet Leonard already!" she threw herself at the redhead who groaned when he hit the ground, glaring at all his companions who laughed at him.
"Levy…." they had stopped, now looking at Troy who still had his eyes on the item.
"...What happened to the Dragon's Den?"
A frown formed on her lips, "They have it blocked, refusing to allow anyone access by orders of Dragon Masters Lance and Claire, my father as well as former Champion Iris have been staying in Johto for a while now, trying to figure out what it was those people were after in the cave, it'll take a while before anyone is allowed to go in".
Blake peeked over at Troy curiously, "Is something wrong?"
"No…..everything's fine".
(Several Days later)
"Get out!" he was thrown onto the floor, being angrily stared at by Mika who slammed her door at him.
She opened it again, "Next time I'm going to make sure your stitches stay open!" she slammed it again.
He rubbed his head, still on the floor when he noticed a shadow hover above him, Hector, and a nasty glare on his eyes while he had a toothbrush in his mouth, "Do I even want to ask?"
He gave a sheepish grin, waving it off like nothing, "You can't blame a guy for trying".
"Moron". he walked off leaving the Shield Frontier to stare after him, only this time more coldly.
Dakota was seated on her bed, staring at Charlotte with uncertainty, "U-um…..what are you doing?"
"I'm reorganizing your room". they had picked up several items, relocating them to different spot in the room.
"W-why?" she asked wearily.
Charlotte stopped, looking back at Dakota with a blank expression which seemed to have frightened the young Elite, "Symmetry".
She scrunched her face up, holding back all temptation to burst, "H-heh….Ok….."
"Morning". she walked into the kitchen, seeing Luciana, Zero, and Celebrant seated at the table eating.
"Morning Victoria, would you like breakfast?" she nodded, taking a seat across from the other three Elites, a smile on both Luciana and Celebrant while a cold brush was given by Zero.
"W-where are the others?" she asked, thanking the maid who brought her her food but also questioning mentally where they got a maid from.
She placed her fork on her lips, settling her eyes up against the ceiling in thought, "Let's see…...Yun left about an hour ago, he said he had something important to do, Mika always oversleeps, Hector takes a while to get ready, and Dakota should be awake by now".
Celebrant chuckled, taking a sip of his juice, "As for Eric, well I'm sure he's awake as well after that small ruckus between him and Mika and as for Charlotte, well….. I'm not sure".
"What about Michael?" she asked.
"Well when I woke up, he wasn't around, so my guess is he went with Yun".
"Luciana…." she kept her eyes down on her food, poking it repeatedly as the blonde gave her full attention to Victoria.
"...T-thank you, for letting us stay here….all of you, it's because of me that our place was destroyed". the atmosphere became dim.
She giggled, "No need to thank us, the Frontier's and Elite's might not get along, but we are all students of Champion's Academy, and no matter what, we never turn our back on our peers when they need us".
Zero smirked, taking a drink from his coffee, "Spoken like a true Queen".
Luciana turned to the Ace, "By the way, how are your wounds Celebrant?"
He rolled up his sleeves, revealing all the bandages wrapped around him, "They still hurt, and the stitches won't be out for another two weeks, the same goes with the others, but other than that, we're feeling much better".
"That's great, although, it's a shame that the first official day of school had to take place a few days after the ball due to what happened….I just don't understand…..who would do this?"
"Whoever it was…...they want you, Yun, and Celestial gone for good".
Victoria scoffed, placing her fork down in dismay, "I can't believe all that happened, all the meanwhile I was getting kidnapped by a bunch of freaks".
Luciana sighed, pushing her plate away which had grabbed the other's attention, "The only thing I can't take my mind off of is…..where are the regalia's that were stolen from us".
(Suicune Division Beta Performance )
"Well aren't you all a bunch of darlings!" she pinched each of their cheeks, fawning over how adorable each and everyone of them were.
Blake flinched, growling beneath his breath angrily, "This old lady's skin is so sharp it feels like sandpaper".
"Ow!" he was smacked by the old woman's cane, "I heard that! And my hands are like sandpaper because of all the training I've done with my pokemon over the years!"
Rosebella pouted, talking while the old lady pinched her cheek, "U-um….e-excuse me Mrs. Wildorf…..b-but I think you maybe getting a bit off track".
Levy nodded, rubbing her face soothingly with a frown, "Rosebella's right…..I can't feel my face anymore".
The teacher cooed, bringing all four of them into a hug while the rest of the class watched, "I can't help it, I haven't had this many adorable students since I first started teaching here".
"What was that, like 60 years ago?" Blake scoffed.
"Ow!" she smacked him with a cane again.
"I-I c-can't breathe…." yelped Dakota, being squished by the woman who tightened their hug.
Blake pulled away, having enough of the teacher's smothering, "Argh! Enough! What could this ancient relic possibly teach us about pokemon contests!"
"Ancient Relic?" the other three quickly removed themselves, allowing Mrs. Wildorf to grab and pull Blake's ear, smirking when he screamed from the pain.
He yelped when he saw the smug look on the woman's face, "Listen here young man, I'll have you know that I was top coordinator back in my days, I won the grand festival in Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and even Sinnoh, I became Kalos queen shortly after winning the Master class Tripokalon and even did some modeling back in the day, so tell me again how I possibly couldn't teach you anything?!"
"You conquered four grand festivals? That's amazing". Rosebella stared in awe at the older figure who smiled sheepishly from the admiration.
"Not to mention you were once Kalos Queen…...truly impressive". Dakota gaped.
"You kids all look to be quite artsy and creative, however it is not good enough if you are in Beta performance, my Alpha class compared to you would make you all rethink your decisions in a heartbeat, they have mastered the ability to synchronize themselves with their pokemon and give the performance of a lifetime, during the time in this course, I will help you all find your signature trait in contests, what makes you stand out and what makes your performance the best".
(Raikou Division Beta Battling)
Leonard looked down at his watch, holding onto his larvesta who was feeding while they waited with the rest of the class, "Geez, can our teacher be any later?"
He looked over at his partner, Leonardo, who was surrounded by several of their classmates in admiration, "Relax buddy, enjoy the free time we have right now".
"You're the guy who took on Eric! Your fight was amazing!"
"I thought for sure you were going to beat him!"
"And now you get an official title match against Charlotte next month, I'm so jealous!"
He embraced the attention while the young red head rolled his eyes, "Well, what can I say, my pokemon and I have practiced day in and day out for many years, I'm not surprised".
"You will be when Charlotte sweeps the floor with you". they turned to the cruel toned voice, Victoria, who had entered into the hall with Charlotte by her side, uninterested in the conversation.
"It's the Frontier's Club and Diamond!"
Leonardo met them halfway, going up against Victoria who returned a nasty scowl, "Is that right, well I'll have you know my pokemon will do whatever is possible to win, and when we do, you'll be next on our list".
Her words came out in a seething manner, "I'll be looking forward to it".
Hector leaned against the entrance, holding up a rose which had the girls in the room riled up, "Whoa whoa whoa, It's only nine and you're all picking fights already?"
Both of them were pushed away by Leonard who interfered, speaking on their behalf, "It's an exchange of heated words, the fights will be in the stadium, isn't that right".
They remained silent, exchanging nods before heading separate directions, a smirk formed on Hector's lips, "This upcoming Frontier title match will be one that will be talked about for months".
Both of them took seats at the far end of the bleachers, "Charlotte, have you been preparing for your upcoming battle?"
There attention was more focused on the book they had in hand, irritating Victoria as she was ignored by her comrade, "Charlotte-".
The book snapped shut, "Don't worry about me Victoria, I have several tricks up my sleeve, ones that I think he'll have trouble getting out of".
"Mind If I join you?" A smiled widely turned upwards on Victoria's face when she saw Ari walking towards them.
"Not at all, actually….I want to thank you again for what you did that night at the ball, if it wasn't for you…..I'd be a goner".
He took a seat beside her, making her all giddy when he nodded in response, flashing her a tiny faint grin of his own, "You don't have to thank me, I'm just glad you're ok".
Charlotte said nothing, but instead had her eyes scanning the boy up and down repeatedly until she finally spoke, "You're an interesting one….you must get a lot of confusion, am I right?"
He rubbed his neck nervously, seeing the confused expression on Victoria who barely took notice of his uniform, "Hey…...w-why are you wearing a guy's uniform?"
His eyes noticed the devious smirk on Charlotte in the back, "U-um, well it's because I feel more comfortable in this, I…..I think wearing a skirt is too cliche….."
Sweat was beginning to grow on his head from anxiously awaiting Victoria's response, it was blank, something which made him even more nervous, "I understand, skirts can be a bit of a hassle, especially when there's high winds".
The diamond cackled internally, enjoying the entire scenario before them, *These two will be quite the pair in the future*
*Rosebella doesn't know who left me in front of our dorm room, but whoever it was, they saved my life…...those people who wanted to kill me…..what did they mean by legacy? Why me…..It doesn't make any sense…...none, especially the jacket the person left with me…...H…...could it have been…..no, no I told him to stay out of my business…...so then who?*
"Hector! Sit with me!" she was snapped out of her thoughts, being pushed away by a group of girls running towards the Elite who basked in their affection.
"Please ladies, don't let yourselves be distracted by my presence, we're all here to learn". she put one and one together, wondering deeply of the possibility.
One of the girls gasped, "What happened to you!?"
Attention was brought to his wounds that he received prior, He waved it off, not wanting to make a fuss about it, "These? There nothing, I got them while saving a cutie from certain death".
They all hummed and sighed in admiration, gazing at the Elite who was now a hero to their eyes, Eira's cheeks became red at that point, *S-so…...it was him? He's my savior?*
She was noticed from the corner of his eye, a smile formed on his lips as he approached her, causing a slight thump in her chest to occur, "Eira! It's been a while since I last saw you the day of the ball, I'm glad nothing happened to you considering what happened that night".
"R-really? Y-you are?" she tried keeping a calm demeanor but found it hard when he kept coming closer.
He nodded, "Of course! It was just crazy, but you know what, I'm just glad it's over, although I can't remember where I left my jacket at after it all happened, it was my favorite one".
Her eyes widened, *It was him then…...Hector saved me*
She lowered her head, holding her breath as she decided to go for it, "Actually…...Hector, I want to tha-".
Her head was tilted up when he grabbed her chin softly, "I almost forgot to tell you this when I first met you, but you have beautiful eyes….they're so deep…..almost as If I was staring into a glacier".
She was frozen solid, staring at him directly, "Eira?"
*Crap! My body's frozen! W-why is my heart beating so fast! And why does my body feel like it's burning up!*
"Is this it?" she mumbled, looking down at the paper in her hand, Hector's jaw dropped when he saw her.
"It's you!" he ran over to Iria who stood at the doorway, scoffing and rolling her eyes upon seeing him.
"And I just happened to be in the same class as you…...great". she mocked, obviously unhappy.
Eira was approached by Harvey who chuckled, "Wow…..for someone who loves all things ice, you easily pull off a frozen statue technique, love the dedication".
She let out a deep sigh, having control of her motion again, "I don't know why my body did that….it's never happened before".
"How are you feeling?"
"Fine, why do you ask?"
"No reason, just curious".
She glanced back at Hector who tried talking to Iria but was getting ignored, "Say….w-where were you during the ball?"
He shrugged, "I was everywhere, on the dance floor, at the buffet, in the restroom".
She bobbed her head, catching onto his sarcasm, "Alright alright I get it, geez".
His smirk quickly faded when she turned away.
"What's wrong Tyler?" Leonard noticed the leering expression on Tyler's face.
"I'm just keeping a close eye on those two". he nudged his head to Maori and Maddox who were seated at the very top corner of the bleachers, engaging in a private conversation.
"Are they bad?" whispered Leonardo, looking over once more.
"You could say that".
"Alright everyone! To your seats!" the doors had slammed wide open, startling all the students who watched the older woman strut in.
She stopped center floor, pushing up her glasses as she shifted her weight onto one hip, "My names Aria, but call me Ms. Redfox, welcome to Raikou Division's Beta Battling".
The males were all entranced with her beauty, a full figured woman who had it good in all the right places, light brown wavy hair that went down past her waist and light green colored eyes covered slightly by her bangs.
"In my class, I will shape you in order for you to advance forward, my vigorous training will help you all play to your strengths and figure out where you need improvement, understood?"
"Yes!"
"Very good, now everyone partner up!"
(Raikou Division Alpha Battling )
"It's the Frontier's King and Joker!"
"W-what are they doing here?!"
"Who cares! They're both so cool!"
They walked down the hallway, ignoring all the stares and comments being made towards them, "It's here". answered Michael, stopping in front of a steel door.
"Hm.." he grabbed the handle, sliding it away in a rather harsh manner which had startled the students within, all eyes on him.
His eyes gazed upon the battlefield inspired hall they entered and then switched over to the pair of bleachers at the end of the arena where a small crowd was huddled around, the source of attention, Celestial, who was sitting at the very top with Mercy and Mason by there side, all three of them sharing laughs with the students.
He growled, walking in and over to the two girls who quickly noticed that everyone had scattered away like ants upon seeing Yun and Michael, Mason's eyes narrowed darkly.
"Well well, someone looks quite comfortable considering the events that happened a few days ago". he flashed her a smirk, gaining one in return by Celestial who refused to show any type of inferior expressions.
"It's best when you move on from the past." she asked, grabbing Yun's tie which she wrapped around her hand, pulling the Frontier leader in little by little.
He refrained her from pulling any further, grabbing a hold of her wrist as they met gazes, "Just checking up on things…...besides, this is our classroom as well".
Mercy laughed in a mocking tone, "You visited our dorm room yesterday, and the day before that, it seems to me that you just can't get enough of Celestial…...creep". she muttered the last part, something which went noticed by Michael who glared at her.
"It's fine Mercy, let them check up on me, it makes me feel special, I'm especially excited to be in the same room with them". she batted her eyelashes in a playful manner, stealing a laugh from Mercy while Yun rolled his eyes and Michael scoffed.
"By the way….." she grabbed his arm softly, stroking her hand up and down in a soothing motion which made him hold his breath.
"...How are your wounds? The cuts you received were pretty bad".
"What's it to you?" he coldly responded back.
She shrugged, pulling down the side of her shirt and revealing most of her shoulder and arm out in the open, several of her male classmates whistled upon seeing, sparking Yun and Michael to snap their heads back and frighten them into silence.
"I also got hurt….not as much as you, but I still feel the pain,..." he placed his fingers over the patched wound on her arm, she flinched, causing him to retract and pull his hand away.
"I'll survive". his tone was cold to the core, sparking a small frown to appear on her lips.
Michael coughed, bringing all attention onto himself, "Listen…..Yun and I need to talk to you about something".
"And that is?" exclaimed Mason, stepping in between and facing Michael.
"Let's hear it". she asked, folding her arms as she waited for the answer.
"Yes, I would like to know". they turned back, seeing Luciana enter the hall with everyone gasping in reaction.
"It's the Queen!"
"And the Ace!" she was accompanied by Celebrant and Zero.
"Zero as well!"
She hopped off the bleacher, meeting the Queen halfway with everyone staring in shocked silence.
"They…...they look so alike…."
"A-are they related?"
"What brings my dear sister here?" she smirked when Luciana had turned her eyes to a different direction.
"Believe it or not…...this is our assigned classroom".
"Unbelievable". growled Michael.
Mercy laughed, "Isn't this a surprising turn of events".
"What's that supposed to mean?" asked Celebrant in confusion.
"Alright everyone, take a seat". he entered the gym, seeing his students scramble to the bleachers to find a seat which made him grin in satisfaction, all but the small group of students who apparently were in there own world.
"Spit it out you smurf". snarled Zero, glaring down at Mercy who gave him a smug look.
"What was that?" Mason grabbed Zero's collar, pulling him in roughly.
"You there". they all stopped, looking over at there teacher who had a firm and cold gaze.
"Take a seat, you may be Elites and Frontier's but this is my domain".
They did as told, taking seats all near one another, several other spots remained empty.
"Let's see…I seem to be missing a few students". he looked down at his folder which had an attendance sheet, the doors immediately slammed open with both Troy and Russell attempting to squeeze in at the same time.
"Sorry for being late but we overslept!" they shouted simultaneously, managing to jam themselves through the door and get stuck.
"Troy". both twins murmured in surprise upon seeing him, he had heard his name, settling his eyes on both girls with a grin.
"Move it or lose it!" shouted another voice, it seemed to come from behind both boys who yelped.
"That voice". chuckled Celebrant wearily.
Both boys had stumbled forward, clashing to the floor as Mika had her foot up, giving a fiery leer at both boys with a tiny growl, "Idiots".
"Wait for me!" Eric ran and slid past the door entrance, having to return and burst into the gym with cheers and screams of admiration from several of the girls in the room.
He chuckled in a skittish manner, "Sorry, I would have been here earlier if it weren't for Mika locking me in the restroom". he puffed out his cheeks towards Mika who stuck out her tongue.
He counted all of them, nodding in approval that everyone was present now, "Alright everyone, Welcome to Alpha Battling, the highest ranking class in the entire school, I'm Professor McIntyre but you can all just call me professor, if you're a newbie then let me break it down for you….." the atmosphere became heavy.
He pointed at them, "...You are all in this class because the headmaster's of the school have seen your skills and potential to become top members in the battling world, there are three classes in the ranking division for every course at the school, Alpha, Beta, and Delta, right now….you are all considered Alpha's in the Raikou Division, the students who still need a bit more improvement but who are not too far from reaching Alpha are in Beta and those who still need some work are placed in Delta. As Alpha's, I expect nothing less than perfection from each and every one of you, understand?"
They nodded, all staring at one another in uncertainty, Russell leaned over to Troy, hiding a cheeky smirk behind his hand as he stifled a laugh, "Heh…..did you hear that? I'm an Alpha".
Troy rolled his eyes, "We all are".
Mercy whispered close to Celestial, being overheard by Yun and Michael who sat behind them, "Hey…...doesn't the Professor look familiar?"
She hadn't said anything, but instead had her eyes glued onto the professor in a serious manner, *It….it couldn't be…...*
"Hm?" Luciana noticed Celestial's shaky fists which rested on her lap, questioning her twin's action's.
"I'm itching to see what some of you have got to show, so I'm starting the first day off with a one on one match, anyone want to have at it?"
They all raised their hands but only one got up, "Celestial?" Mercy was taken back by what she was doing, she could hear everyone's whispers.
Michael's glare intensified, "Who the hell does she think she is?"
"That's weird…." Yun kept his eyes on Celeste as she made her way down the bleachers.
"What". asked Celebrant.
Luciana interfered into the conversation, "...She's mad, but why?"
Mercy remained silent, worrying deeply for Celestial, *I know why….*
"Man, I wanted to go up there". Russell sighed roughly, slumping forward with crossed arms, an unamused expression splattered on his face.
"You're a persistent one". he chuckled, pausing when he got a closer view of his student, a staggering look appeared on him, something which was witnessed by the entire class.
He coughed, hiding the astonishment he still felt, "A-alright then, take your time and choose wisely on your opponent".
"No need, because I pick you". she whipped her arm at him, pointing directly at the older male who was caught completely off guard.
"Is she crazy?!" Eric flailed his arms into the air.
"What's gotten into her!"
"Celestial….." frowned Mercy, whispering quietly to herself.
Luciana's eyes were wide, "S-she….she's challenging the teacher? But why?"
"And I thought Mika was reckless". Celebrant whistled lowly, angering Mika who listened from behind.
Michael shook his head, "That girl's not right in the head".
Yun took no motion in response, "Possibly…..or, she has something she's hiding and he's an accessory".
"Augh! I wish I would have thought of that!" frowned Troy and Russell, envious of Celestial's demand in battling the teacher.
"You want to battle me? Why?"
She loosened her fists, attempting to play off a cool demeanor, "You expect nothing less than perfection…...right? Well then, what better way to test our skills than to battle us yourself, I'm itching for a challenge Christopher, so why don't you give it to me".
He looked at the class who waited for a response anxiously, a small devious grin appeared on her lip when he sighed in compliance, "Very well".
"Are you serious?!" they choked in surprise.
She walked past him, aiming to go on the other side of the field, a whisper escaped her lips, "Don't go easy on me, I've gotten stronger these past few years".
He said nothing, keeping his eyes closed as her words remained imprinted in his head, *To think….after all these years….our paths cross again*
The screen hanging on the wall had turned on, revealing a ten minute timer, "The battle will be a one on one, timed for ten minutes and only those ten minutes, understood?"
"Perfectly clear". she pulled out a pokeball, as did he.
Troy had breathed out, "I can't believe this is really happening".
"Don't do anything reckless". mumbled Mercy, clasping her hands all angsty which was noticed by Yun.
A loud alarm rang throughout the arena, "Battle begin!"
"Let's go! Milotic!" he threw his pokeball into the air which unveiled a beautiful ray of colorful light to take form of the water serpent.
She threw her pokeball forward, "Serperior! Go!"
Zero studied both pokemon on the field, "A serpent battle, most interesting".
Russell pointed at Milotic whose body was shining under the light, "But look…..the Professor's pokemon is a different shade".
Luciana eyed the water pokemon, "Amazing…..it's a shiny Milotic, I've always heard of them, but never thought I would actually see one in person….it's gorgeous".
"I can already tell this battle will be intense". they all looked at Celebrant.
Mika scoffed, "Of course it will be, it's between a student and a teacher".
He shook his head, "Not only that, but it's also because it's a battle between two of the most beautiful yet deadly pokemon in the world, Milotic, the queen of the sea, and Serperior, the queen of the land".
Luciana took to his words, looking down at the pokeball she brought out, her Milotics pokeball, *A battle of two queen's….*
(Infirmary)
"In here?" the door creaked open, however Luis remained deep in sleep, still victimized by the coma he received from his accident.
She walked in, stopping bedside as she gazed down at him, her hazel colored eyes grew when she felt the strong energy of his aura emitting out, "Nyla, why did you bring me here?"
A woman appeared beside her, brushing the raven haired girls locks away as she settled her ruby colored eyes down at Luis, the wind blowing into the room had flickered her dark blue hair forward, seeming as if it were going to touch the younger girl only to pass through.
"You have to heal this young man". she placed her hand over the unconscious boy's forehead.
"Why?"
"Because this young man will play an important role in the royal wars, the attack Origin's templar planned on him and Keilani was almost successful, the only thing that failed was that both of them are still alive".
"I-i don't know…...why should I trust your words?"
"Anastasia…." she jolted when she felt his presence.
"L-lukas". a second figure appeared beside her, this time a male, quite young, maybe only a couple years older than her, He had long platinum blonde hair that reached mid way and was tied into a low ponytail with messy bangs swept to the left, he was quite handsome to her, being ultimately tall and having electric blue eyes that couldn't be ignored.
"Please, you have to heal him, you're the only person able to see and understand us". something about his words made her feel more secure about the request.
"O-ok". she placed both of her palms over Luis, one over his forehead and the other over his chest, closing her eyes to concentrate quietly.
A green energy engulfed both of her hands, transferring down onto his body, he began trembling, his face scrunching in pain.
"G-guh…..augh!" he gasped out, eyes shooting wide open as Anastasia moved back, allowing him to sit up rapidly, his breaths turned into heavy pants.
"W-where am I…." he touched his head, noticing his arms which were bandaged, he then saw the raven haired girl who stared in surprise at him.
"What happened to me…." she remained silent.
He kept staring at his wounds, looking over at Anastasia again, "W-who are you?"
Ok so that is where I will end it, I know the frontier battle was supposed to be in here but I decided to put it for the next chapter so I hope you all enjoy! I'm glad you are all still reading and appreciate the reviews and if you have any requests or questions then feel free to message me, until then!