OSPREY…SWOOOSH
UO: God damn it. Life is in the way of my writing.
Ash: Tell me about it.
Drew: What he said. So what has changed?
UO: Uh…well….I have a girlfriend now?
(Momentary silence and then the glass broke as all the girls squealed.)
UO: (Looks at destroyed glass) Better that the Bleach Grand Prix set. Good to know the girls are here anyone else here.
Brock: I am here and Max is recovering from ear damage.
UO: Good now before I get interrogated, Ash do the disclaimer.
Ash: UnitedOsprey1991 does not own pokémon or Kamen Rider. He would be a Trillionaire otherwise and at least two of the lovely ladies that are with me in this story would be dating me.
Misty, May, Dawn and Anabel: AWW…(Immediately glomps Ash and kisses him senseless)
UO: Some guys get all the luck but I'm fine with one gal. On with the show. Oh and this chapter is going to focused a bit on Misty if you haven't noticed.
Normal: Dialogue
Italics: Thoughts, Flashbacks, and telepathy.
CAPS: Attacks
Bold: Yelling and Belt Noises
Bold and Italics: Yelling in head:
Underline: Dates and locations
Chapter 36: Queen of the Sea
When we last left our heroes they had put the kibosh on a plan that involved one of their foes Hunter J. In the process Ash gained a new friend in Riolu and a new form called the Soul form.
Now they were in a clearing settling down for lunch. However the two trainers were in the midst of an intense sparing session. They were aura linked with their newest companions Chimchar and Riolu as they punched and kicked in time with their trainers. Drew threw a punch at Ash which was blocked and then the raven haired trainer launch a multitude of kicks. Their pokémon hesitant at first were now almost matching their trainers and feeling the hits of their trainers. The spar went on for a few minutes even breaking out the weapons which Riolu and Chimchar mimicked with sticks until they could potentially learn to make their own weapons. The spar eventually ended and both of their weapons were at their opponents necks.
"Call it draw?" Drew asked.
"Yeah." Ash said and they pulled their weapons to their sides and bowed. They looked to see their pokémon exhausted.
"You guys alright?" Ash asked with a small smile.
Despite their exhaustion, the two pokemon nodded and pounded each other's fists. They walked back to the camp where their friends were settling down for dinner. Ash glanced over to see Misty with her feet in the water.
He walked over to her and noticed she was in bliss in the water. Taking his shoes off and rolling up his pants leg he joined her.
"Hey there." Ash said.
Misty opened her eyes to her boyfriend. "Hey. How was training?"
"Good. How long have you been here?" He asked curiously
"Probably an hour. I just can't stay out of the water. This lake is amazing." Misty blissfully replied r
Ash smiled. "I'm glad. You know sometimes I picture you as a mermaid. I remember the time you dressed as one for a ballet."
Misty blushed. "I didn't like it at first. But it grew on me." She said leaning on Ash's shoulders. "What about the others?"
Ash blushed. "Well…I had this one dream where all four of you were some sort of costume. You were a mermaid, May was a cat girl, she looked adorable with cat ears. Dawn looked like some sort of doll, but danced like a ballerina Ana, man she like some exotic dancer she was very pretty.
Misty smiled in her blush. "Just pretty?"
Ash looked away sheepishly. "Okay you were sexy. You were older, fuller and gosh darn I am not sure how I got out of your embrace with my thing like that."
Misty giggled. "I'm not mad. I'm glad we could get that reaction, Ashy-boy." Misty purred.
Ash groaned. "When did every girl I love become a minx?" He said getting the girl to laugh. Ash scowled and then picked up Misty who squealed and jumped into the lake.
Ash laughed as they surfaced and saw the mock scowl on Misty's face. She dunked him into the lake for a few moments and then let him surface.
"That was mean Ash." Misty pouted causing Ash to give her his infectious grin which caused her to smile. Misty sighed and kissed him. They got out of the water and walked to the camp.
Brock was the first to comment. "Had fun?" Brock said. Their smiles confirmed this and caused the girls to pout.
"Lucky." May said.
"Bet it was sweet." Dawn gushed with sparkles in her eyes.
"You certainly seem happy." Anabel commented.
Ash chuckled and turned to Drew and Max. "Can you guys?"
"Yeah yeah." Drew said as he generated a small flame and encircled them not touching them in the slightest. After a few seconds the flame died down and the two reappeared unharmed. Max then sent a guest of wind which cooled off the two.
"You know I was content into changing into my swim wear but this is fine." Misty said as she sat down.
"It's fine Mist. I don't think we would have minded it you were in your sleep wear either." Ash chuckled.
"Is it strange that we are so comfortable with each other we can walk around in our undergarments and change in front of each other?" May asked getting Max to gag.
"Don't think it's strange at all. We've traveled so long together that we are used to our quirks and we know we wouldn't do anything to each other." Gabby said as she was changing shirts and no one was batting an eye.
"It's almost like a military unit in same ways. Like the Marines." Tori said.
Dawn looked at Drew. "You've brought up your military several times is it that big a deal?"
Drew sighed. "Yeah, when we left they were in…let's call it a proxy war because of people who attacked us without provocation and do not like our freedoms." Drew grabbed Gabby's hand. "We live about a half hour from the largest city in our country. The day they attacked, September 11th 2001, they flew two planes into buildings that were the center of commerce. You…can figure out what happened."
Dawn gasped. "How many people were…killed?"
Drew looked up to the setting sun. "Last check…about 2500 people, counting those in the buildings, the planes of which there were four and people on the ground that tried to save people in the buildings."
Drew looked at the horrified expressions. "I know. I could see the smoke from our houses. We were ten and eleven years old respectfully. Gabby here still has nightmares about the planes." He said rubbing the girl's hair. "Anyway you asked about the military right Dawn?" Dawn nodded.
"Okay so let's see. From what I know there are currently five main branches. Four under our Defense department one under Homeland Security. The first one under Homeland Security is the Coast Guard. They don't have realistic fighting power, they are guys that go after potential drug runners, water born criminals and if need be conduct search and rescue missions.
Next I suppose would be the Army. They are the ground troops. They are the ones with the tanks and the helicopters, essentially they are the guys that will fight on the ground and protect cities. They are the oldest branch.
Supporting them is the Air Force conversely the youngest of our branches. They have the fighter jets and the bombers. Considering the other three branches have air power, they focus on bombers and long range attacks. They also have stealth bombers and the like. In addition they have money in space and aerospace. Heard something about a new stealth fighter jet called the F-22 Raptor. (It is 2004 when they left. It will be when they return. Sort of a space time dilation)
Anyway, those are the land based forces. The other is the sea based forces. Our Navy is considered one of if not the best in the world. Our primary focus would be carriers, essentially floating airports, coupled with support ships like destroyers, cruisers and submarines. The navy has its own branch of aviation and most our well known aircraft are carrier based. Your rider name and your form colors reflect this Max." Drew said regarding the young man who beamed. "A fighter ace is those that have shot down five planes successfully. Don't know if we'll ever have a modern ace because of the tech we have. But it has always been hard to get those five kills."
Drew took a breath. "The last branch is the U.S Marines. The Navy as a force acts as a support for these guys. They are the fire troops and are normally the first in and the last to leave. They are considered the best of the best of the normal forces, they are very hard to get into but they are as tough as they can get."
Drew stopped and looked around at the group who was enthralled by the story. Anabel raised her hand. "You said normal forces. Are there forces that are considered better than those?
Drew nodded. "Yes we have at least two separate special forces branches. The Green Berets are a special forces that deal with many operations including counter terror and unconventional warfare which is essentially undermining a side before the main attack. The other is the Navy SEALS. SEALS which stands for Sea Air and Land support. They are the absolute best of the best as it takes an additional three years once you get selected to become a full-fledged SEAL. They are the guys that can be inserted scout out a location and if need be take out certain targets before they know what hits them. They also try to get hostages as well but sometimes that doesn't always work." He said grimacing. "I may not know much about them but I know their emblem. It's an eagle hovering over an anchor holding a flintlock pistol in one talon and a trident in the other."
Here Misty perked up. "Trident? Like my weapon?"
Gabby nodded. "A trident has been a symbol of the sea since the B.C era I believe it was the god Triton's weapon. Triton was the Greek name for the son of the God of the sea Poseidon. Neptune was the Roman name."
Misty pulled out Lugia and held it in her lap. "A weapon…of a god? I can't image the amount of power he had to control the very seas.
Ash pulled the girl close. "I know it's daunting but I think you can do the same thing one day."
Misty blushed and just buried her head into his muscular chest. "Thanks."
Drew smiled. "That's why we train now. The more we train the better we become. Knowing what's ahead we need as much training as we can get. We've been dealing with small fry but the big guns are around the corner. Including the three Dark Riders. Who knows what we will encounter later on."
Drew looked at his friends. "We are more than friends at this point. We are brothers and sisters at this point even if some of us are more than that." He said looking at the girls who blushed but smiled nonetheless. "Excuse my language but if I had to go into hell I would do it with a smile on my face knowing who has my back."
"Here, here." Brock said and the other raised their glass to toast to his speech.
"Thanks for hearing me out. Now I don't know about you I'm hungry." Drew said picking up a plate.
The others agreed and dug in. If someone was spying on them they would see a family conversing with each other.
Later that night after everyone fell asleep Misty was wide awake and thinking about what Drew said earlier. Sighing she sat up and crawled over to her bag and pulled out Lugia.
"You represent the sea. It's funny how I've grown up in the water that I get a weapon like this." Misty said. She heard shuffling and two arms wrapped around her. Based on the soft feeling on her back, it was May because Anabel and Dawn were not that big yet.
"Hey May." Misty said without turning around.
"Hey princess." May giggled. "What are you doing up?" She said.
"Just thinking about what Drew said." Misty said sighing.
May hummed. "You're the Water Princess are you not?" May asked. Misty nodded. "Then you are probably going to be among the strongest in our group. You have to be in order to lead in my opinion."
Misty smiled. "Thanks."
May nodded and they crawled back over to Ash. May let Misty snuggle into her chest as she petted the soft red locks.
"Thanks May." Misty said nuzzling into May's chest.
May smiled as Ash's arms leaned over and pulled May and by extension Misty closer. Misty was now stuck between the two but she didn't mind the cuddling as she fell asleep
Next day
The group was now heading towards Lake Valor after hearing about the Wallace Cup in a town nearby. Ash and Misty were walking hand in and while May was scanning the woods. Anabel was talking with Max while Drew Tori and Gabby were quietly enjoying the scenery and Brock was looking at the map. Dawn was also enjoying the scenery as she walked with her pink-colored parasol. She had starting walking with it and had taken great care of the thing. As she walked she noticed some rustling and then out popped a pokémon. It was a Glameow that looked frantic.
"What's wrong Glameow?" Dawn said kneeling down. This caught the attention of the others.
Brock took a look at the Glameow. "This looks like a trained pokémon she's not that shy around us.
Dawn peered at the cat who looked at Dawn. She gasped. "Your Zoey's?" Glameow nodded and motioned everyone to follow it into the woods. Moments later they came upon a river where Zoey was on the ground holding her ankle.
"Zoey!" Dawn called out rushing over to her friend. "What happened?" She asked frantically.
Zoey grimaced. "I tripped on something and I sprained my ankle. God it hurts."
Dawn looked at her friend in concern. "Don't worry we can fix you right up." Dawn said. Her friends caught up to her and Tori approached her and examined her. A few moments later she looked at Zoey. "It's a mild sprain. I'm going to heal it, it might feel a little cold alright."
Zoey looked at Tori in confusion and just nodded. Tori took out Aquarius and waved it and her hand over the ankle.
Healing Water
Zoey gasped at the coldness but it felt nice as the spell worked on her ankle. A minute later the coolness left.
"Alright try standing on it." Tori instructed. Zoey looked at Tori with some skepticism and stood up. She widened her eyes as she put pressure on her previously sprained left foot and she felt no pain.
"What…just happened?" Zoey said looking at her friend. Dawn looked sheepish. "Uh…can you say magic?"
Zoey gave her a tell-me-the-truth now looks which got the blue-haired girl to sigh and made the rest of the group set up camp to tell Zoey the whole story.
A half an hour later as Brock was preparing lunch Zoey was sitting there with a wide-eyed expression taking in what she was told.
"So let me get this straight. You three." She said pointing at Ash, Drew and Misty. "Are some sort of prince and princess reincarnated and the rest of you are some sort of knights? And you've trained with weapons and most of you can use the abilities of your pokémon. And on top of that somehow you can transform into super heroes."
"That's the basics of it." Ash said.
Zoey shook her head. "Okay, you can stop making stuff up there is no way any off that is true."
Drew looked at Dawn. "Show her. You're her friend."
Dawn nodded and put down her parasol and picked up her buckle and inserted her change card.
"Henshin." She said without much fanfare and flipped the lever and she was instantly in her armored form.
Zoey was speechless. "Okay I guess the super hero part is true. But what about using your pokémon's abilities.
Hanabi just walked over to a tree and picked up a card and scanned it.
BUBBLEBEAM
She pointed Sylveon at a tree and fired a stream of bubbles at the tree. Zoey watched amazed as the bubbles came out of her sword. Hanabi turned towards the group and swiped her sword in a bow. Powering down she looked at Zoey. "Believe us now?"
Zoey could only dumbly nod. "Wow. I guess you are telling the truth on most of this stuff.
Dawn nodded. "And I am not the strongest. I am more of a support/healer type. Ash and Drew can probably cut that tree and a few others."
Zoey turned to males in question. "Really?"
Ash nodded. "Yeah when I go into my upgraded form I can stone like butter. Drew has never had an upgraded form but I remember him being able cut through a dragon monster.
Drew grimaced and looked at his arm. "The Erupting Blazing Claw. An attack so powerful that it actually burned my arm. Not badly I mind you but enough to classify as a last resort weapon." He said gripping his hand.
Zoey nodded and said nothing. As they were talking Misty was quiet as she took in the conversation. Suddenly she started hearing whispers.
"Follow the River."
Misty perked up and looked around. "What?" She said quietly.
"Follow the River. Follow it to the source of silence. Awaken it as the light returns to earth and dispel the illusion."
Misty stood up and walked to the river. She examined the stream and turned in the direction the water was coming from.
She ran back and quickly packed her things which got everyone to notice.
"Mist? What's wrong?" Ash called out.
Misty said nothing as she finished packing and started running.
"Mist? Where are you going!?" Ash called out.
Drew widened his eyes and turned to Ash. "Her temple is nearby. Guys pack up. Ash go after her." He called out remembering May's and Max's behavior before finding theirs.
The group scrambled to pick up and Zoey watched in confusion as her companions quickly packed up and started running after Misty.
"Zoey come on." Dawn said pulling the girl with her.
Meanwhile Misty was now ahead of everyone still following the river. As she ran she noticed that it had gotten eerily quiet as she got closer to her destination. Soon she came up on a foggy lake which was unusual considering it was midday.
Misty stopped slightly out of breath because she was running full speed since she left the camp. Ash was more the runner but she could hold her own over long distances. As she looked around Ash caught up with her.
"Mist you alright?"
Misty nodded. "I heard a voice. It said follow the river to the source of silence. Do you hear anything?"
Ash concentrated and shook his head. "No, it's dead silent. You think your temple is here?"
Misty nodded as the rest of the group caught up. Zoey was exhausted from the run. "You guys are insane to run like that." She said catching her breath.
Dawn looked at her friend while holding out a canteen. "Sorry we've been working out. Training our bodies and our pokémon is something we've become accustomed to. We rarely notice it now when we travel alone.
Zoey nodded and took Dawn's offered canteen. After calming down she looked at Misty. "So now what?"
"Now we wait. If the last two temples are any indication we need to find a pedestal with Misty's emblem on it."
Zoey looked at Dawn. "Is there one for you?" She asked.
"Yes and I have a feeling I know where it is. But we need to go back to my home. If we are doing the gyms eventually we are going to Canalave City which is near Twinleaf Town." Dawn said.
While the two coordinators were talking Misty was walking with Ash and Drew as they looked for the entrance to the temple.
"Darn it where is it?" Ash called out.
"I don't know but we might have another problem even if we find this place." Drew said getting the two to look at him. "The last two temples have been familiar to me because I've played them in one of my games. If the trend holds then we might a more difficult temple. (Zelda fans should know what I'm talking about.) Go figure one of the princesses gets a much a harder test. Ash I am going to assume the same case for you and for me that we get a harder test."
Misty was looking confused at the lake. "The voice said follow the river to source of silence. It is dead silent now."
Drew looked at the sky. "We should set up camp we aren't going anywhere." Drew said as they walked back to the camp.
The next morning Misty woke up and crawled out of the sleeping bag. It was still dark out but based on the time on her pokégear the sunrise was not that far off.
"Source of silence. What does that mean?" Misty asked herself. "The last part, awaken as the light returns to earth."
Misty widened her eyes. "We are so stupid." She whispered. She turned to the camp. "Guys Wake Up!"
The group groggily got up. "Where's the fire Misty?" Max asked putting on his glasses.
"Get up I think I know how to get to the temple. Come on!" Misty said taking off.
The group quickly got up and followed after Misty.
Misty ran watching as the sun came up over the mountain. "Got to line this up just right." Misty said. She stopped in a particular spot. She was now looking right at where the sun was going to rise. She looked around. "Where is it?" Misty asked. She then looked into direction of the sun and widened her eyes.
"Mist what is going on?" Misty turned to see Ash running up to her.
"I know why we could never find it." Misty said holding up her buckle and raising it over her head. The sun rose and it reached a certain point. The sun filtered through a specific shape, the shape of her emblem and the light shined until it hit the buckle. The light deflected over the lake and hit the center of the lake. Soon the lake bubbled and a large building rose from beneath the surface.
Misty looked at the group. "Whoever designed this dungeon knew how to hide it. They manipulated the mountain so that at a certain time each morning the sun reflect through the carving in the rock. Only the one with my buckle could reflect the light and raise the temple."
Ash understood and kissed Misty. "I have very smart girlfriends especially my water princess.
Drew looked at the temple. "Entrance is more than likely underwater. Do we have the mouth breathers?"
Everyone reached into their bag and pulled out theirs. In Veilstone, Drew mentioned that they might get underwater missions and invested in them.
Zoey looked at the group as they removed their jackets and put on their swim ware. "Wait what's going on why is everyone stripping?" Zoey called out.
Dawn was in the middle of putting on her swim suit and her swim shoes. "He said the entrance was underwater we don't want our clothes wet. I don't think our stuff will be stolen. If you want to come with us go get changed."
Zoey looked at the group and was surprised at the casual nature of the group getting dressed next to each other. Zoey grabbed her bag and went into the bushes to change into her swimsuit, a red and white one piece.
She walked out to see the rest had changed into their swimsuits, the guys were wearing a tank top and swim trunks, Ash in blue, Drew in red Brock in black and Max in green. Tori and Anabel were in one piece suits, blue and purple respectfully. Gabby was in a red bikini with two knives on her ankles, May was in a green bikini with Mori across her right shoulder, Dawn was in a yellow and red stripped bikini that was the most modest out of those that wore them with Sylveon on her left hip. Misty was in a yellow bikini and it showed she was a swimmer at heart as it emphasized her build and curves. Everyone was also wearing water shoes.
"Alright then. Water pokémon and weapons out everyone. Misty how good are you holding your breath."
Misty scoffed. "I could hold it for five minutes if I had to but I guess Zoey can't." Misty said holding out the mouth piece out to her.
Zoey took the offered mouthpiece and they proceeded into the lake. The water's clarity was stunning and the group took a moment to appreciate the scenery. They dove further into the lake and approached the structure they spotted an opening in the structure. They swam up to the narrow opening with Misty in front. A tense few moments later Misty breached the surface with a loud gasp. She swam over to a ledge and hoisted herself up. She looked around at the architecture as her friends surfaced as well.
Zoey climbed up last and was breathing heavily. When she caught her breath she watched her companions gather their composure.
"Okay other than possibly freezing in the water, what are we doing here?" Zoey asked.
Misty looked over her shoulder. "This is my test. Based on how we got in here we are going to need those rebreathers. Stay close to use and none of the bad guys should get to you." She said. She turned to Drew. "Alright what's- "Before she could respond two bug like creatures jumped out at them. Misty stabbed her trident at one and Ash took out the other.
"As I was saying." Misty said very casually swinging her trident as if she didn't just stab something. "Drew where do we go?"
Drew looked around the chamber. "Okay I can get us around…but the problem is going to be adjusting the water. There is also the matter of finding the right keys."
Gabby looked at Drew. "Wait isn't this the one temple that made people quit?"
Drew nodded. "Yes it is. But I think I can get us through this. Just need to find a way to adjust the water level."
Drew looked to their right. "Alright. First place is to the right. Careful guys this place is slippery." Drew said jumping on a platform. The others quickly followed to the room pointed out.
"Okay we have to go to the end. Stay close." Drew said as Misty dove in with the others putting on their mouth pieces. Misty swam ahead looking back at Drew who directed her down. After swimming through the tight corridor Misty jumped out of the water and entered the door next to the water. She was instantly attacked by four spikey enemies. Extending Lugia she parried the first one and fired off an Ice Beam to freeze and kick it. By the time her friends surfaced she has beat all of them and a chest appeared giving her a map. Returning to previous room Misty looked at Drew. "What now?"
Drew scratched his head. "This is where one of the switches to control the water level is. But I don't see anything."
Misty looked around and approached the wall. She noticed her emblem on the wall and pulled out her buckle and raised it. Instantly the water drained to a point where they could walk on the bottom.
"Well that works." Drew said as they hopped down. With the water down there were two torches that weren't lit. A small fire attack to both torches and the first key chest appeared.
Now in the main room Drew looked around. "Okay next place to go is across the room." They proceeded to the room. They saw a big cube which they proceeded push into a slot in the hallway.
Diving in and resurfacing they came across a whirlpool and a switch underwater.
"Alright now, the switch is underwater and should be in the mouth of the dragon there.
"I see it. How are we going to get it?" Max asked.
"We use your Hookshot and we run to the door." Drew said.
"That's it?" Misty asked incredulously. "Give me the hook shot I can make it. Just run to the door."
Misty dove into the water and swam to the statue and fired at the switch opening it up. The door opened up and the rest of the group ran in. As Misty was attempting to surface she got caught in the whirlpool.
May turned around and spotted Misty struggling. She quickly fired off a Vine Whip which caught the red head.
Ash heard May's screaming and went to help her. Drew looked at the others. "Max Dawn clear the room. Brock prop the door. Everyone else help Ash out those currents are strong."
Everyone did as they were told and they each lined up behind Ash and pulled. A few seconds later Misty was gasping as they pulled her to wall. She climbed out and was gasping for breath. She felt three pairs of arms around her and she closed her eyes to get as much warmth as she could.
Dawn and Max reappeared with a key and Dawn walked over to hug the group.
Zoey watched the embrace and turned to Drew. "Don't question it. They love each other and it's all that matters." He preempted her as he walked over. "Alright I am gonna warm you guys up hold still for a minute." He said holding his arms on Ash's shoulders and send a quick heat wave that also warmed up the rest of the group.
"Are you alright Misty?" Max asked.
Misty nodded and stood up. "Let's finish this. If something like that can't kill me, then this temple is nothing.
Ash nodded and kissed her. "Good. Let's go."
They returned to the main room.
"Okay now Brock take Max and head back to the room with the torches. There should be another key behind a cracked wall."
The two nodded and ran over. A few minutes later they returned with the key.
"Okay. Now this next part I think Misty should do by herself. It's going to get cramped in there." Drew said. "Go through that door, take Max's Hookshot. You should be getting a weapon to replicate the Hookshot soon. Might be able to incorporate into Lugia. Anyway there should be an emblem somewhere in the tower. This next bit is important. At the bottom of the tower when it fills up there will be an opening made by a cube you need to head straight down to get the key."
Misty nodded and took the mouth piece from Zoey. She walked to the door and used one of the keys to unlock the door and went inside. She saw the targets and fired the Hookshot at the appropriate targets. After two jumps she saw where the emblem was and held up her buckle. The water instantly filled and she dove into the water placing her mouth piece on. She saw the cube and swam down into the hole. She spied several spiked enemies coming at her and instantly froze them and shattered them. Finished with the room she swam back out and rejoined her friends in the room.
"Okay. There should be a door over there that's locked it will lead to hopefully the last emblem."
Misty nodded and started swimming over to the left side of the room.
Ash chuckled as he floated on his back. "I always admired Mist's form but man she is beautiful in the water."
His girls giggled as they treaded water. Soon they felt the water rise indicating Misty found the emblem.
"Good job Misty. Now wait over there we'll meet you over there."
After a minute they were now at another locked door. Going through they saw a rotating set of descending platforms. Knowing what to do Max grabbed Brock and flew over. Misty held onto Ash as he jumped. Anabel hugged May as she used Vine Whip to cross the room. Gabby fired a rope over and the three Earth heroes slid across the rope.
This left Zoey and Dawn with the blue haired coordinator turning to her friend.
"Do you trust me?" Dawn said picking her up bridal style.
Zoey was a little freaked out but nodded. Dawn crouched down and her power flowed through her legs for a Bounce attack. She released the energy sending her flying and Zoey screaming. She landed on one of the platforms and then jumped again and landed where everyone else was.
"That was…insane." Zoey said catching her breath.
Dawn giggled as they went through another locked door. They saw statues and water pillars along with several other creatures.
"Okay we just go to manipulate the water to get up there." Drew said as Misty took one look at the platforms and then made stairs out of water to go up to the door.
"Or we could do that." Drew deadpanned following the group. Once through the door they came into a very empty room.
"Whoa. Looks like the ocean." Ash said.
"Complete with a lonely island." Max called out as they walked over to the door. Seeing it locked they were perplexed at the locked door.
"Great now what?" May asked crossing her arms.
Drew looked around. "I know this is supposed to the mid-boss chamber but where is it?"
Misty looked back at the island. "Maybe it is over there." Misty said walking over.
As they walked back Zoey happened to look down and saw something peculiar. Whereas they had reflections in the pond…Misty did not.
"Misty where's your reflection?" Zoey asked.
Misty looked down and realized she didn't have one. She looked at the island and noticed a shadowy figure.
Drew widened his eyes and cursed. "Misty get out of there!" Drew said as Ash tried to run to her but was bounced back harshly by a barrier that showed up.
Misty turned to see Ash being knocked back but then quickly had to parry a blow from her rear.
She got a good look at her opponent and it was looking at a mirror. Save for the darkened color and the evil smile it was Misty down to the last detail."
"It's a mirror image don't take your eyes off it!" Drew called out as they were forced to watch the fight from the side lines.
Misty swung Lugia and stabbed at the shadow. To her surprise it jumped and landed on the trident forcing Misty back. She kept stabbing and hacking in an effort to get a hit but it kept mirroring her. After two minutes of this she got a lucky hit which made the shadow fall into the lake. When it appeared again it was more aggressive forcing Misty to block more. But now there were openings in the attack that if she took some of the hits she could get through. Soon enough it became a fight of clashing weapons with Misty getting lucky hits forcing the Shadow Misty to back off and strike from behind her. Soon enough Shadow Misty made a mistake and over extended here reach. This allowed Misty to stab it. The feminine screech confirmed the kill and the illusion dissipated revealing a slightly flooded room with a large chest. Walking over she pulled out a much more powerful version of Max's Hookshot and it looked like it could fit onto Lugia.
"Mist you alright?" Ash said walking over.
Misty looked at her body. Other that cuts it didn't look serious, even her bikini was intact. The one thing she noticed was her hair had come undone was now at her shoulder blades.
Dawn and Tori walked over and started casting healing and diagnostics spells. Once Dawn offered her one of her ties which she was grateful for."
Drew looked at the block on the floor. "Misty we need your emblem here." He said pointing the block.
Misty nodded and walked over and held her buckle out. The cube disappeared. Drew released Swampert. "Stay close everyone." Those with water types got the hit and released them. They jumped down to the falling river below. A few tense moments of dodging whirlpools later they were at the end of the passage with Gabby firing off an arrow to get the key in chest the switch opened up. They made their way back to the main room.
"Okay we just need to lower the water the second level. Misty would you be a dear?" Drew said treading water. Misty nodded and dove under the water.
Soon enough the water level dropped enough. "Brock, Max go get the other key. It should be on the other side of a pushable cube.
Brock and Max nodded and swam to get it. Misty had surfaced and swam next to Ash.
"Hey there little Mermaid." Ash asked cheekily.
"So what your Prince Eric?" Misty said giggling. "But in all serious…I'm glad you are my prince."
Ash smiled. "I'm glad you and the others are my princesses." He said nuzzling Misty.
The moment was broken up by Brock and Max returning.
"Alright last set of rooms. One more time to dive."
"With all of this swimming I am surprised we haven't grown gills." Zoey said humorously as they dived down.
Misty and Ash held hands as they approached the door. Ash took a glance and smiled at how at peace the red head seemed.
Once through the door they surfaced and went through the door that was there. Once inside that saw a small pool and a large cube.
"Switch is down there. Everyone help push the cube to the switch."
Everyone did so and soon enough the water level was raised enough to move to the next room. Seeing a switch Misty tossed her trident and activated the timer. They quickly made it across the water pillars and into the last room.
"Misty you can handle this. There is a hidden section under that waterfall. Ash go help her." Drew called out." The two nodded and dove into the water. They swam until they came to an air pocket and opened the locked door. Inside they got the boss key and swam back out.
Once reunited with their friends they went back to the main room and Misty rose the water levels to access the boss chamber.
They swam to the platform and Drew warmed them up.
"Ready Misty?" Ash said after they warmed up.
The red head nodded. They entered the chamber to see multiple platforms surrounded by water.
Misty held up her buckle and the lined shined towards the water.
A few moments later the water started to bubble. They watched as a figure sauntered up to the platform. It was clearly an older Misty with tanned skin. Her waist length dark red hair had the appearance of being in the water a long time but it seem to bring out the shine in the hair. Her outfit was a light blue two piece that showed off her amazing figure. Ash blushed mightily. May's ancestor was beautiful in her own way and was looking forward to seeing her grown up. But Misty's ancestor really looked like a mermaid out of water with her statue like legs and lithe body.
Misty was astonished that her ancestor looked this beautiful.
"Why thank you my equally beautiful descendent." The woman said giggling causing Misty to blush realizing she said this out loud. The woman stood firm. "My name is Kasumi. The Princess of the Water Gem. A pleasure to meet you." Kasumi said bowing.
She looked at Misty. "Before I became the princess, I was living a normal life by the sea. If I wasn't sick I was up at dawn getting ready to dive into the ocean where I lived and came in at sunset." She showed her hands which developed webbing. "I was in the water so often, my body developed webbing on my hands and feet that I could retract at will." Misty took a look at her hands to see it had started to slightly do that
"I supported my family diving and fishing for pearls and other undersea food. I could hold my breath for a long time, earning the nickname the Ruby Mermaid. I was swimming one day when Prince Satoshi fell into the water one day in the middle of a bad storm. I saved him and when he came too, his first words were. "Mermaids truly are beautiful." I had never got that type of compliment before and as I healed him he told me all about the palace he lived.
He was training to protect the vast kingdom and he was on a journey of discovery when he crashed into the reef. The more we talked the more I fell in love with him. When these goons attack my home, I somehow awoke the power of the Water Sapphire. When the battle ended, Satoshi explained to me that he had been searching for his guardians for a long time and he found his princess by the sea. I agreed to come with him and well the rest is history. But rest assured, I loved him and the girls he shared with. I could feel in his heart he would never harm me or anyone he cared for. I think our hearts were in tune with each other."
Kasumi smiled. "Enough rambling…you know why you are here…correct?" She said walking to over to the other side of the battlefield.
Misty nodded. "I beat you I get my final form correct."
Kasumi nodded and her look changed to one of determination. "I will warn you. As a Guardian I was trained to be the best. Until the fall of the Kingdom I was the leader of our naval forces. I personally led a unit of Special Forces."
Misty nodded. From Drew's explanation, to be a member of those Special Forces you had to be truly the best of the best. If Kasumi was the leader of that branch, she had to be strong.
"Ready when you are honey!" Kasumi said getting her belt and activating it.
Misty nodded and activated her own belt. Mirroring each other's stances they began the fight.
HENSHIN
EVOLVE
The two shields came up and fell back like a waterfall. The two pulled out their respective tridents and charged at each other. The next couple of minutes and them dodging and countering each other's moves. Kasumi struck forward only for Misty to deflected it away and then stabbed her weapon and kicked Kasumi back.
"Impressive. Thirteen years old and being able to keep up. Now then time for heart of the storm." Kasumi said swing her trident and pointing it at Misty. "SHARK BOMB." Five ethereal sharks charged at Misty.
Misty quickly scanned a card.
WATER PULSE
She fired the ball shaped attack and dispelling the sharks. She quickly scanned another card.
SWIFT
Misty fired of multiple stars from the ends of the trident.
STARFISH SHIELD
Kasumi summoned a starfish which began to spin and blocked all of the stars.
"Interesting. Your cards give you your strength. Time to play to my strengths." Kasumi said turning the star to throw at Misty. Misty dodged it and looked around finding her opponent gone.
"Where did she go?" Misty pondered. As she was looking for her opponent, a watery tendril wrapped around her left leg. She yelped as she was pulled under the water. She struggled as she was pulled under into the deeper part of the pool.
Behind her mask she widened her eyes as Kasumi charged at her stuck her. She could barely react, Kasumi was truly one with the water Misty could barely keep up. Kasumi then waved her hand and Misty was caught in a massive whirlpool and thrown into the ceiling. Her friends gasped as Misty fell back down to the floor.
Kasumi shook her head. "Has my blood line truly diluted itself?" Kasumi walked over to where Misty was struggling to get up. "How you came across my gem is beyond me. I loved the water to the point I could fight with no restrictions in battle.
Misty looked mad behind her mask. "Shut Up! Water Pokémon are my whole world. My gym specialized in it. My mother and her mother and those of my ancestors protected this gem. I am worthy of this gem."
Kasumi chuckled. "Then prove it Honey." She mocked.
Misty growled and then reach for one of her cards. She looked and saw it was her Dewgong firing Aurora Beam.
She scanned it.
AURORA BEAM
She pointed it at Kasumi and fired. Kasumi attempted to dodge it but the attack's impact caught her leg and created some frost on her leg.
"What is…it's c-c-cold?" Kasumi said trying to warm up her leg.
Misty stood up. "It's Ice. In Northern areas the ocean can freeze solid. It wreaks havoc on shipping. But despite the harshness, life can live there but they have to adapt to it. Based on your reaction, you are from a tropical area."
"Damn right, I never saw snow until I came to the capital and met with the other ice wielders and experienced snow." Kasumi said as she tried in vain to warm up her leg. "I grew up on an island worse thing we experienced was hurricanes." She spat.
Misty grinned. "That's good to know." Misty said scanning another card.
ICE SHARD
Kasumi was now on the defensive as she was forced to dodge the shards. Misty used the distraction to charge in and actually made contact with Kasumi. After a couple of hits Kasumi threw some water at Misty and dove into the water.
Misty calmly picked up another card and scanned it.
ICE BEAM
Misty fired the beam at the water in attempt to freeze Kasumi. Kasumi though was too fast and she dodged freezing the pool where it connected. Misty followed the shadow in the water until it got half way and then switched directions to freeze the water in front of Kasumi in an effort to trap her. Soon Kasumi was confined to a small area and Misty was reaching for two more cards.
AQUA JET MAXIMUM ENERGY
AURORA BEAM MAXIMUM ENERGY
COMBO: AURORA JET
She built up energy in her body and waited for Kasumi to surface. Soon Kasumi came it with just as much power but was super-heated and charged at her. The two attacks connected sending up a cloud of steam. The two landed and in a crouch breathing heavily.
(Play Baten Kaitos OST: To the Guardian of the Moon in Moonless Night)
A few tense moments passed for Misty's friends as they watched with bated breath. Then Kasumi smiled. "I guess my bloodline…is stronger than ever." Kasumi said coughing up blood. Her body was beginning to break down, indicating her defeat.
Misty walked over to her after powering down and saw in the water that was coming from Kasumi there were signs of blood.
Kasumi powered down and there was blood dribbling down her chin. Looking up at Misty she smiled. "You know, when Satoshi came for me…he freed me from my mundane life. I never regretted becoming his queen. Do you regret anything with your prince?"
Misty shook her head. "Not a single thing. I wish he would stop being so reckless…but its part of Ash's charm."
Kasumi nodded. "Good…the oceans are in good hands. Here." Kasumi handed her a card. It was a picture of Triton's armor but it looked way more regal with the words Triton Queen Form.
Kasumi looked to the ceiling and reached up to it. "Satoshi…I'll be waiting for you…my prince."
Kasumi closed her eyes and her form dissolved into water in Misty's arms.
Misty stood not moving until Ash hugged her. "Great job, my Mermaid princess." Ash said kissing her.
Misty smiled. "I couldn't have done it without you." Ash squeezed her. "You are strong on your own Misty. With or without me."
The two embraced for a few moments until they heard a throat clearing. They saw everyone watching with amused smiles.
"You can kiss and comfort her later Ash, she needs to get into the treasure room." Drew said smiling.
Misty nodded and walked over to the door to open up the chamber. Inside were jewels, gold, silver and artifacts that were sealed into the tomb, along with Kasumi's preserved body.
"Whoa, this must be worth hundreds of millions of dollars." Zoey said.
"This is only a fraction of the total treasure. The greedy bastards that destroyed the Kingdom on top of those that wanted to kill our ancestors wanted this treasure to fuel their ambitions once they were out of the picture. We hope to make better use of it and hopefully use this treasure to end our opposition once and for all." Drew said.
"But what is going to keep you from making the same mistakes your ancestors did?" Zoey asked.
"We learn from history. We learn from each other. We make sure we do not become consumed by our greed and to hold onto our principles." Drew said.
Ash smiled. "Through thick and thin my brother."
"You know it bro." Drew said pounding Ash's fist. Once Misty had finally sealed up the treasure the last thing was to move Kasumi's body and get out of the temple. Misty gently picked up the body and walked to the teleport.
Once outside she turned to the lake and looked down at Kasumi. "You lived in the water and died in the water. It's only fitting I should let your resting place be the water as well." Misty said walking out into the water and laying the body down. The current seemed to take the body to the center of the lake and then sink.
Misty walked out of the water and headed into the bushes to change. If they had stayed they would have seen Kasumi's spirit smile and the fade away.
(End Song)
Two days later Lake Valor: Nighttime
After the adventures in the Water Temple, Zoey decided to accompany the group to Lake Valor because she wanted to compete in the Wallace Cup as well. After checking in for the contest the girls wanted to date their respective boys separately to which they agreed wholeheartedly considering the contest was four days away.
Dawn was now pacing their shared room in nervousness. She had drawn the short straw thus making her the last to go with Ash. She was in a nice pink blouse and matching skirt. She had long stockings on her feet that reached her knees and red shoes similar to her contest dress. The other girls had done her make-up and now she looked cute with her hair combed out and her lips, eyes and cheeks having a small amount of make-up. In their eyes Dawn was pretty with or without it.
"Dawn relax. Ash is going to treat you fine." May said watching the girl pace back and forth.
"I know. But this is the first time I am dating him as my boyfriend. I'm nervous that it won't go well."
Misty who was watching from the bed stood up and hugged the younger girl. As the oldest one of the four girls they agreed Misty would be the voice of wisdom within their little harem.
"Dawn. I've known Ash for years now, he is probably the nicest guy you will ever meet. You shouldn't be nervous about them. Heck you've seen us on a date with him. You could ask any of us for advice."
Dawn looked away. "I know. But what if he doesn't find me attractive."
Misty looked at her and then surprised the girl by kissing her. Dawn was surprised at the action but her eyes fluttered shut in bliss.
Misty giggled at her reaction when she let go. "Calmed down?"
Dawn looked flushed but nodded. "Thanks."
Misty nodded. "Good. Trust me he finds you pretty walked over and took the lipstick to reapply it.
Dawn smiled. "I'm ready." She said walking over to grab her parasol. "Wish me luck." Dawn said walking out.
Misty sighed and went back to the bed. She licked her lips. "Watermelon, tasty."
"You really helped her out. I could sense her nervousness going away after that kiss." Anabel said crawling over to the red head.
Misty smiled and brought the purple-haired empath to her. "Thanks Ana." She started rubbing her the girl's hair. "So what do we do for the next few hours?"
May crawled over to the two. "We could lie here and just talk." She said.
The two other girls nodded and for the next few hours they just lost themselves to the conversations about anything that came to mind.
In the Hotel Lobby
Ash was sitting down in the lobby waiting for Dawn and was reflecting on the other three dates he had taken the girls. Misty's date was a picnic on the lake with some of their favorite foods. He had to thank Drew and Brock for helping make some of the food. May's date was to one of the restaurants along the lakefront. It was a very enjoyable evening and both of them even restrained themselves. Anabel's date consisted of a walk into the town on the lakefront and a lunch at a café there. That date was probably the happiest he had ever seen Anabel, though it may have been because she got to spend time with him alone. It was a delicate balancing act with all four girls but he was confident that he would make it work.
Now he was about to take Dawn on her first official date and he got the feeling the girl was extremely nervous about this. So he decided on something simple; dinner at a restaurant and then a moonlit walk around the lake.
"Ash?" Dawn's voice called out gently. He looked and his jaw slightly dropped. Dawn was standing there looking incredibly shy in her outfit. Ash had to blush as he walked over. "You look amazing Dawn."
Dawn looked at him timidly. "Thank you." Ash held out his arm. "Shall we?"
Dawn took it and they walked out of the hotel.
Two hours later they were walking around the lake. The dinner went off without a hitch though it was slightly delayed due to the crowds. They sat and had a pleasant conversation about their past and their current training. Now they were walking around the lake. They were walking hand in hand with Dawn holding his right hand while holding her parasol in her right hand.
They were quiet as the half-moon lit up the lake and enjoying the scenery.
"Ash?" Dawn asked as they stopped.
"What's up Dawn?"
"Its…about the contest in two days. Do you think I can do it? I mean there are so many coordinators and I just have one ribbon and I don't know if I can do it." Dawn rambled.
Ash grabbed Dawn in a hug. "Calm down Dawn." He said soothingly. Pulling back he looked at Dawn's troubled face.
"I know you can do this. Misty knows, Anabel knows even May who is supposed to be your opponent knows you can do this. You just need to be confident in yourself. You have trained for this. It is time to prove to everyone you can do it." Ash said. He placed his hand on her cheek. "No girlfriend of mine should be lacking confidence. I know you can do this."
Dawn was trying to keep her tears from falling. A small one escaped and Ash wiped it with his thumb.
Dawn put her parasol down and took Ash's cheek and planted a kiss on Ash. They stood their kissing for a minute and then released.
"Wow." Ash said as Dawn giggled.
"Thanks Ash. I needed that." She picked up her parasol and then leaned against Ash's shoulder. "Time to head back." She said nuzzling against his shoulder.
Ash smiled and was about to leave when he caught a spectral figure coming out of the lake. The figure danced around and then disappeared.
"Ash? What's wrong?"
"Nothing…just admiring the view." Ash said. Dawn blushed and snuggled against his shoulder.
They walked back to the hotel and back up to their room. Just before they went inside they spotted Zoey waiting outside her door.
"Can I speak to Dawn for a minute?" She asked.
Ash nodded. "I'm going to get some drinks" Ash said walking away. Zoey looked at Dawn. "Does he treat you right?"
Dawn gasped. "Of course he does. Why would he not?"
"I don't know. Maybe because he has three other girls who are with him. I'm concerned he's not giving you enough attention."
Dawn calmed down seeing Zoey was just worried about. "I understand your concerns Zoey. We try to balance spending time between us as a group and individually. We know we can make this work. We love each other that much."
"Would…that involve being personal with the other the girls." Zoey asked.
Dawn blushed and nodded. "They've helped me a lot. I wouldn't be able to compete this week without them."
Zoey hummed. "Final question. Are you happy?" She asked.
Dawn smiled and said confidently. "The happiest I've ever been in my life. I swore to stay beside them through anything. What you saw in the temple was just the tip of the iceberg."
Zoey nodded. "Good. Your my friend. Dawn I don't want you hurt."
Dawn gave Zoey a hug. "Thanks Zoey." Zoey left Dawn by the door and walked towards her room. On the way she met Ash in the hall.
"Ash?" Zoey called out. The raven haired trainer looked at the girl. "Treat Dawn right. You are lucky to have her." Zoey said walking away.
Ash chuckled. "Trust me. I am aware of that every day. Thanks for the concern." Ash said and though he couldn't see it, Zoey had a smile on her face.
He walked up to Dawn. "How was the talk?"
Dawn smiled. "Just making sure you are treating us right."
Ash nodded and kissed her. "I would never harm you willingly otherwise."
Dawn returned the nod and they went into their hotel room and had to smile at the sight. Misty was lying on the pillow and was hugging Anabel and May to her chest. Based on the folds in the sheets they had fallen asleep together.
"You think Zoey would be mad at seeing them like this." Ash asked.
Dawn shook her head. "Maybe at the absurdity of three girls hugging each other and sleeping like that but she understands our relationship." She said walking into the bathroom to remove the make-up and change into her nightgown. She came back in to see Ash had changed into his boxers and a t-shirt and adjusted the bodies on the bed so he was embracing Misty from behind. Dawn crawled into the bed and as if sensing her, the others moved their arms to embrace the younger girl.
Dawn snuggled into Misty's stomach. 'You don't have to worry about me Zoey…I'm happy and content in these arms.' She thought drifting off to sleep.
Next day
The next day was spent to themselves. The coordinators went to practice their moves. Brock and Max went shopping. Tori went with Misty to train her water moves while Gabby went with Anabel to do some personal shopping. Ash and Drew went to train their pokémon.
They were on their way to lunch after feeding their pokémon and were amazed at festivities.
"This Wallace Cup must be really popular to bring all of these people here." Ash said.
"Its like the pokémon league. Get a famous name and suddenly people want to come out. From my research we are going to be coming back here for the festival when both May and Dawn get their five ribbons."
Ash chuckled. "When, huh? You are just as confident in them as I am."
Drew nodded. "But of course. Why wouldn't they be here when the festival comes around?"
Ash groaned. "You have the easy part. I am dating both of them. What if they both get to the finals?"
Drew sighed and patted his blood brother's shoulder. "It's a curse that our good looks ensnared our fair maidens."
"Not helping." Ash growled.
Drew laughed as they kept walking.
"Excuse me my boys." A middle-aged voice sounded. The two turned the source of the voice and saw a well-dressed gentleman that reminded them of a butler. "Could you help me find my loyal Houndour? He seems to have taken off."
The two boys nodded and followed the butler to an out of the way area. When they got there the man was about to pull out something when Ash's voice cut him off.
"Drop the act." Ash said startling the man.
"What…I am just looking for my Houndour. Is that so wrong?" The man asked sweating.
"No…save for the fact Houndour aren't naturally found in this region." Drew said crossing his arms and was tempted to pull his knife out. "Plus we've been watching you follow us for the last ten minutes.
Realizing the ruse was up the man chuckled. "I guess I should have been more clever with my disguise." He said changing his tone and removing his disguise. Now he looked like a stereotypical detective. He held up his badge.
"International Police detective Looker at your service."
Ash frowned. "Looker is not your real name. Based on the disguises you work undercover."
Looker nodded. "I see your intelligence goes beyond your battle tactics."
Ash looked insulted so Drew took the reins. "So what does this…International Police want with the two of us?"
Looker took out his phone and showed him a picture. "I am on the trail of the so-called vigilantes the Kamen Riders." He said showing the armored figures photos.
The two boys schooled their features when they saw the pictures and the videos.
"Why come to us them? We are just trainers." Ash asked.
Looker wagged his finger. "That's we you are wrong. Where ever these riders show up, you two and your friends happened to be in the area." He said showing their pictures. Two of them stood out. One of them was of Dawn and May entering the Eterna museum. The other was in Jubilife City where Drew was walking with Shinx.
"Pure coincidence I tell you. And considering the lack of police presence I think these riders are heroes." Ash said.
"Then how do you explain these three?" Looker said presenting them with photos of Dante, Dracul and Dusk.
"Ever hear of comic books or for that matter Super Sentai? There are those with similar powers that decide that they would use them for evil. These armored heroes could be the evil ones." Drew countered smoothly.
Looker looked taken aback. "Ah…I see. There are reports of two teams of these armored warriors. How do you know about them?"
"They happened to battle near where we were. We got caught up in the mess." Drew said.
"It's hard not to look them up and all with them being plastered on T.V." Ash said.
"Hm…okay. I am sorry I suspected you guys." Looker said turning around. "Of course, if you do know where they are…I'm sure they will want to come see this contest…well both sides at least." Looker said walking away.
The two watched Looker walk away and they turned around and walked now with more seriousness. "What do we do now? We got cops on our heels I am surprised he bought our story." Ash said.
"I don't think he did. He's trying to find the connection between our rider forms and us. He slipped that information intentionally." Drew said.
"So what do we tell the others?"
Drew nodded. "Just let them know to expect anything." He said as they sped up their pace. Ash then felt something in his chest.
"What's wrong?" Drew said looking at Ash.
"Nothing. Just a weird feeling in my chest. I'm fine." Ash said keeping pace.
Drew said nothing as they walked back to their hotel room to discuss any possible strategies.
Next Day (This part combines certain elements of AG077-079)
The next day was met by great enthusiasm by the crowd at the arena. As an opening act, the part-time Sootopolis gym leader Wallace showed off his Milotic to a beautiful show. When Misty saw it, she went gaga over it and swore to capture a Feebas to get it.
In the locker room Dawn was extremely nervous. Her outfit was now adorned with two ribbons one red, one yellow and her hands now had two gloves that went up to her sleeves. (Combination of her Lillypad town Contest and her Wallace cup outfits)
"Dawn?" The blue haired coordinator turned to see Zoey in a red dress suit. "It's alright. Where's the girl I knew from the Jubilife contest.
Dawn let out a deep breath. "I know. I just had to be reminded of that."
They turned to watch May open up the contest proper. She sent out Wartortle who used its Rapid Spin onto the water and they used its Aqua Tail to slash through the waves impressing the judges.
May came back smiling and noticed her blue haired girlfriend. Dawn looked up to see May's outfit. It had was similar to her past contest outfit, except she had added bracelets. The brunette sat and hugged Dawn fixing up her hair as Dawn had once again ruined it, in a sign of anxiousness.
"Dawn, we really need to fix this hair thing." May told her sweetly as she combed the blue hair.
"Sorry!" Dawn apologized. Finished with the hair, May looked around and finding no one paying attention hugged the blue haired coordinator close to her.
"Even if we have to face each other…I know we can put on the best performance. Especially for our man." May said over her shoulder. Dawn shivered at the contact. "Just relax. I know you can do this. You are great, you always will be."
Dawn relaxed into the hold and for a few minutes she felt like she was in a cloud of bliss. A half hour later, May shook Dawn awake. "Look Zoey is up. Then it's your turn." May said. Dawn shook her head and watched as Zoey sent out a blue fish called a Finneon. Dawn giggled. "With all of the water pokémon, Misty must be bouncing in her seat."
May giggled at the thought of Misty trying to jump onto the stage. Unknown to them, Ash was trying to get Misty to calm down from all the water pokémon.
Dawn took a deep breath and stood up. May stood up with her and kissed her cheek. "Good luck Buneary." May said.
Dawn blush but smiled and grabbed Sylveon and headed out. She approached the stage and was about to send out her pokémon but she almost tripped. Thinking quickly she tucked and rolled and jumped.
"Ambipom Spotlight!" Dawn said recovering and tossed the poke ball.
Ambipom appeared in a flurry of bubbles. Dawn took out Sylveon. "Use Swift." She called out using her sword as a baton.
Ambipom launched the attack which popped the bubbles in spectacular fashion. She then pulled back her sword. "Now Double Hit." She called out.
Dawn started swing the sword in time with Ambipom hitting the stars showering the arena in sparkles. With one last synchronized attack the last star burst into rain of stars and sparkles.
"That was remarkable!" Mr. Suzio said.
"It is evident that Dawn has trained with one May Maple, her style and grace with her weapon working in sync with Ambipom was flawless." Commented Mr. Contesta.
"A dazzling performance with the two working in tandem to create a beautiful appeal! It shows that pokémon and trainer could truly be an artful pair!" Wallace praised.
Dawn returned Ambipom and curtseyed to the standing crowd.
In the shadows a familiar crop of hair was watching the festivities.
"Tch…why would these people come to these events. They deserved to be burned to the ground. And I have the very creatures to do it as well." Paul said as there were multiple shadows lurking behind him.
Returning to the locker room, she was glomped by May. "That was amazing Dawn. You looked like a real noble woman."
Dawn blushed at the praise. A few minutes later Ash and Drew walked through the door.
"You were amazing Dawn, what an appeal!" Ash said kissing the blue-haired coordinator.
"You two were amazing especially you Dawn. You took a page out of May's playbook with the swords, replied
Dawn nodded as Zoey came over to congratulate Dawn. They talked for a few minutes and then heard an explosion along with a lot of screaming.
"Looks like the cop was right. Come on girls." Drew said as Ash, May and Dawn followed him.
"Dawn!" Zoey called stopping the girl. Dawn turned around. "Be careful."
Dawn nodded and ran after her friends. Rejoining her friends they began to pick up their pace while pulling out their transformation devices and slip on their belts causing them to pulsate.
HENSHIN
STANDBY LEO COMPLETE/EVOLVE
Now in their armored forms they ran into the arena.
Misty was holding off several troops while getting civilians toward the exits once it was clear she quickly pulled out her buckle and activated it.
HENSHIN
EVOLVE
Now as Triton she took some of the water and started bending it towards her opponents and destroying some of them. She took a look around the arena and saw the destruction brought by all off the soldiers. Triton looked over and saw Ace and Onyx helping Orion and Sirius fend off a batch of troopers in the stands. She looked and saw Kyokan dancing around and using both of Royal Circle's Chakrams to confuse and deal considerable damage to her opponents. She turned and caught sight of a familiar foe.
Triton growled and summoned a massive stream of water. She surfed it and came at Kamen Rider Dante with a mad fury.
Dante heard this and turned to brace for the attack. Triton jumped out of the water in an attempt to attack Dante. The dark rider blocked it with his lance and started parrying thrusts by Triton's trident.
"Are you sure you want to be focusing on me?" Dante asked as he raised his hands and snapped his fingers.
Soon two creatures burst through the building. The first looped like a much larger Honchrow while the second looked like a Drapion.
(This next battle is partially inspired by RWBY Season 1 Episode 8. Just replace the characters appropriately)
"Nevermore, Death Stalker wreck this place." Dante said.
Triton watched as Death Stalker went after Onyx and Ace. Orion and Sirius were providing long-ranged support for them. Kyokan had come down to help her. Triton who had back away when Dante pushed her back charged in. Before she could launch an attack Nevermore swooped in and grabbed her flying out of the arena.
This was the sight that greeted the four coming out.
"TRITON!" Aura called out.
Zodiac looked at the battlefield. "Kusa, Hanabi go help out Kyokan and Triton. Aura let's go!" Zodaic said pulling out Leonid. Aura followed him after Dante.
With the Death Stalker
The four riders had ducked and weaved while trying to deal damage to it. The tough exoskeleton kept the damage to a minimum as it slammed down on the platform.
Orion jumped up and activated one of her drives.
HERCULES
Orion reached back and struck home with one of her fists. That only made the creature mad. Ace then tried attacking with his Sais.
BULLET SEED
He fired at the stinger to attempt to keep the poison from affected his friends. This made it even mad and flung Ace into the stands.
"ACE!" Onyx called out. Ace groaned as he picked himself up in attempt to get back in the fight.
Onyx looked and saw that the stinger was dangling.
"Orion!" The Huntress looked and saw what he was talking about. "Got it!" She pulled back her arrows and clipped through the stinger landing it on its head.
"Sirius set me up!" Onyx called out as he scanned two of his cards and charged them up.
IRON TAIL MAXIMUM ENERGY
FIRE FANG MAXIMUM ENERGY
COMBO: IRON FORGE STRIKE
He jumped onto a shielded Sirius and then jumped at the same time she did. He did a front flip and powered up Mortar.
With a loud cry he slammed straight into the stinger driving into its brain, which sank it and tipped the platform the others were on. They landed as the water sprayed around them as the monster exploded behind them.
With Misty at the same time
Misty was struggling against the talons of Nevermore. She couldn't reach her cards so she was forced to attack with her trident. She tried to stab at the body but the legs of the monstrous bird were just long enough. She then turned her attention to the talons and stabbed at the ankles. This seems to irritate Nevermore as it climbed higher into the air. It flung Misty into the air which through her off balance. It then fired multiple feathers which hit her hard. She fell to the water almost defenseless. Behind her helmet she winced and opened her eyes to see the water.
"Got…to get…to water." She strained to get out as she went into a dive. She turned around and saw her opponent charging up an attack. She knew if she didn't get a defensive card out she was finished. She struggled to reach the card as the Nevermore fired. The last thing she saw was a shield that absorbed some of the blow but it still knocked her into the water with considerable force.
BOOOOMM
Kusa, Kyokan and Hanabi saw their fellow rider crash into the lake.
"MISTY!" They called out. Their rage building they turned to flying bird.
"YOU ARE THANKSGIVING DINNER YOU OVERGROWN TURKEY!" Kusa yelled pulling out her Kokiri card. Her sisters in arms pulled out their powered up cards
KOKIRI
EON
ZEN
They took flight in an effort to stop this creature to avenge their comrade.
Under the water, Triton was opening her eyes. She had dropped to the lakebed and was feeling the effects of the attack. Only that last second Light Screen saved her from a fatal blow. Misty looked up at the surface to see explosions.
"That must be May…she is the only one with fire attacks." Misty said though due to the water it seemed blurry. An electric attack appeared and then what looked like a Hyper Beam was fired. "That's my Buneary and Eevee. Great job." She said calmly. She knew her armor was made for water so she could breathe at the moment. How long was the question at this point.
"It's so peaceful down here. No pain…no fighting…I could lie here forever." Misty said closing her eyes. Just then an image of Ash's face and his almost vacant look appeared, then her friends and then her fellow girlfriends.
She snapped her eyes open. "No…I can't die here. I have people who need me. People who will be sad if I die. No I refuse to die and if I have to use the very waters of the earth I WILL LIVE!"
Just then one of her cards glowed and appeared in front of her.
"Triton Queen…Appropriate. I am the Princess of the Water. Some day I will be the Queen. Why not start now?" Misty giggled she held out her hand grabbed the card and scanned it.
QUEEN
The card appeared in front of her with a straight shot to the surface. With energy she didn't know she had she pushed towards the shield and a bright light consumed her.
Above the lake surface (Start playing the Red like Roses Part 2. The Version from Episode 8. I don't own RWBY Monty Ohm does.)
Kusa was force to dodge another attack as she scanned one of her Blaziken cards.
FIRE PUNCH
She jumped up and wedged herself into the creature's mouth.
"I! HOPE! YOUR! HUNGRY! YOU! FLYING! RAT!" May said launching several Fire Punches."
PSYBEAM
Kyokan fired off a multicolor beam which seemingly hit the bird but it deflected off the bird.
DISCHARGE
Nevermore dodged the electrical attack and Hanabi growled.
"Nothing is working. If Misty was here we might be able to get something!" Hanabi shouted.
"Well she wouldn't want us to despair we have to keep fighting!" Kusa yelled landing near Hanabi.
Before more shouting could take place, the lake started to glow. All the fighting on the lake stopped as the glowing got brighter, then the water exploded.
The three riders watched as the water was sent into the sky like a geyser. It slowly dropped and a figure appeared. One they thought was lost.
"MISTY!" The girls gasped.
It was indeed Misty in her Triton armor but it had undergone a massive change. The armor was colored a dark blue with light blue accents that looked like scales. Her boots came up to her shin with fins on the heels with her legs looking like fish scales. Her hands were adorned with gloves that weaved up to her elbow. She had a light blue cape that flowed to her back. Her helmet now had a crown on her forehead making her look regal. The last part in the girl's minds was that it looked like a second skin to her because it was streamlined to swim fast in the water
"Pretty." Hanabi said in awe.
"Kamen Rider Triton Queen Form." She called allow flaring her cape and swinging her now longer Trident.
(Start the lyrics)
Nevermore screeched and fired a dark beam at Triton. She raised her hand and a wall of water and blocked the attack. The bird flew at Triton but she just dove into the water. Nevermore was confused as Triton jumped up and willed one her cards forward.
HYDRO PUMP
The massive water attack struck the bird and sent it across the lake. The bird roared in anger and fired a dark colored beam.
Triton spun her trident and a bright shield appeared to deflect the attack back. She then charged
Triton turned and Hanabi seeing the opening sped across the lake and fired an Ice Beam which froze the tail feathers to the ground.
Triton turned to see Kusa using Vine Whip to launch her sword over to Kyokan who attached it to the pillar across from her. Kusa then rooted the hilt to pillar she was standing on. Hanabi had flown back and landed on top of the pillar Kyokan was standing on, who moved down and had one of her Chakrams back with the other prepared to attack. Triton landed on the Vine and pulled back. The other riders activated their finishers.
SOLARBEAM MAXIMUM ENERGY
MIST BALL MAXIMUM ENERGY
Triton looked at Kyokan. "You got the shot?"
Kyokan looked at the bird. "Just waiting for you." She said activating her finisher.
LUSTER PURGE MAXIMUM ENERGY
Triton nodded and willed two of her cards forward.
AQUA JET MAXIMUM ENERGY
AURORA BEAM MAXIMUM ENERGY
Triton pointed her trident forward. "PULL!"
Kyokan released the tension as they launched their respective attacks.
ULTIMATE COMBO: QUEEN'S JUDGEMENT
Triton sped towards Nevermore with the other attacks lining up and merging with her attack.
She connected with the Nevermore right in the chest and drove it up into the air.
"aaaaaaaAAAAAAHHHHHH!" Triton came back down and drove Nevermore straight into the lake.
BOOOM
(End song)
The impact was loud and caused the water to rain down. Triton jumped and landed with the other girls with her trident over her shoulder.
"May the water eternally be your grave." Triton growled. She looked over at the other girls. "Great job. Let's go see if we can help the boys."
The others nodded and followed after their queen. (End the song)
In the arena
Dante was having a difficult time with Aura and Zodiac double teaming him. His only solace at this point was his weapons reach compared to the others which kept them back. The clashing went on as Dante kept the heroes back.
The two heroes knew that and adapted by switching to hand to hand. This caught Dante by surprise as he had not developed such skills. A combo kick knocked him flat on his back.
Dante chuckled. "You think you've won. Your so called princess is bird chow you know."
Aura was about to respond when he spotted something moving behind Dante. Before he could speak Dante was washed away from the battle.
"That was for nearly making me bird chow you bastard." Triton called out.
Dante growled and saw he was outnumbered. "I'll get you next time…I swear it." Dante growled and vanished.
Aura sheathed his blade and turned to Triton and behind his mask he blushed. "Mist…you look great."
Misty blushed and powered down as Brock and the others walked over. Everyone noticed that Misty's hair was a bit longer. Dawn pointed this out and she walked over to the pool.
"Huh…never knew long hair looked good on me." Misty muttered. She turned to see Ash who grabbed her and kissed her.
When they released he smiled. "I'm glad you are alright. And you have a new form."
Misty nodded and then her legs gave out and Ash caught her. "Guess being beat around and using so much power in my new form made me…tired." Misty yawned. Ash chuckled. "I don't mind carrying you around."
Misty giggled and nuzzled close to her man. They walked out and went back to their hotel.
Two Days Later
After the clean-up of the arena the Wallace Cup got back under way. After four intense rounds it came down to May and Dawn in the finals.
Right before Marian could start the clock, both May and Dawn held up their swords.
"Before this battle, we would like to dedicate this battle to a good friend of ours." Dawn said. They turned and pointed their swords at the audience specifically where Ash and Misty were sitting. Misty was leaning against Ash's right with a smile on her face at the dedication.
"She's watching this battle. She might not be a coordinator but she has probably done more for our confidence and our abilities than any contest or battle." May said with a smile.
Misty cuddled closer to Ash. "The great part is, they are telling the truth. They can only grow stronger and better from here. No matter what they do…I will always be proud of them."
Ash squeezed Misty and Anabel closer. "I am too. You may harp on me frying your bikes but I don't regret it at all…if it meant I met you all." Ash said kissing her forehead. The three watched as Dawn and May traded beautiful attacks between Eevee and Piplup. Considering their relationship they did not want to take sides. But they still cheered for both of them. When time was called, Dawn had the slightest edge on May giving her the win. When they went down to celebrate with them they took Misty's hands and raised them up to cheer for her as well. They then posed for a photo with Wallace and then a group picture with their friends in it smiling all the while.
With a new form, the first Guardian has awakened her path to her full potential. How far this potential will go is left to the future. Tune in next time on the Journeys of the Dreamer.
END CHAPTER
UO: Jeez finally this is up
New forms
Triton
Queen: Triton's final form. Fittingly the upgraded for the princess of the water, her control over the water becomes almost second nature. Her power also increases as well. It will only get stronger as she ages.
Preview: As the heroes continue through Sinnoh, the trainers battle their fourth gym in Pastoria City. Then the girls show off their creative skills in Hearthome City. Finally they go to camp but can they keep their secret? Find out.
Next time: Camping Out
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