While this was going on Akito finally found Estelle and Felicity and he had found them at the same banquet that he and his new friends were going to attend. Estelle, Felicity, and Akito talked as they followed Ash, Tracey, Misty, and Emi up with the islanders, talking about what had happened with them.
'This is great, now I found Estelle and Felicity and now we're going to a banquet.' Akito thought.
"Are you okay, Felicity?" Estelle asked.
Felicity snorted, folding her arms. "Stupide Maman..." she mumbled. "She never liked me... She left moi and Papa when I was born and came back, but she barely pays any of the attention to moi!"
"I'm sure that Aunt Cherry has a reason." Akito said.
"Papa says she is silly..." Felicity murmured.
Pikachu blinked to her, then jumped in her arms, cuddling with her and not zapping her at all.
Felicity blinked, then smiled. "You are the cute strange monster thing I had ever saw."
"He's not a monster, Felicity, he's a Pokemon." Estelle said.
"Well, he's kind of a monster." Ash shrugged.
"Battle monster to be exact," Misty added. "But he won't hurt you."
"You are still the most cute thing there ever would be!" Felicity smiled as she still held Pikachu for Ash and Emi.
"You're the second person Pikachu has warmed up fast to." Emi said.
"I guess he just likes me..." Felicity shrugged as she held the yellow Pokemon.
"Pika Pi..." Pikachu nuzzled with her.
"He does like you and Akito too," Emi said. "You guys must be special."
"Papa says I am a lot like Maman when she was a little girl..." Felicity shrugged as they were going for a table.
Once they each got to a table, they all sat down.
"I hope we get to see more Pokemon." Estelle said.
"I'm sure you guys will." Emi smiled as she allowed Akito to take a seat next to her.
There was a lot of lively music and there seemed to be a parade as big as Chinese New Year with Pokemon costumes and floats. Erin was telling jokes to her friend Carol who laughed giddily in reply. People came with food for their guests and they happily ate while Misty looked rather steamed about something.
"I can't wait to see what our parts in the legend ceremony are gonna be." Ash told his sister and new friend.
"Same with me." Akito and Emi said in unison and then blushed as soon as they noticed they talked at the same time.
"Um, are you okay?" Estelle asked Misty.
Misty ate her food rather aggressively. "How dare that girl ask if I'm Ash's girlfriend! The very nerve!"
Felicity looked suspicious of her. "Chip was the same way when Gabrielle called us boyfriend and girlfriend..."
"I don't know what you're talking about..." Misty huffed a little.
Melody finally got to sit with Ariel and discuss who she saw and described him.
"He sounds a lot like my cousin from the land..." Ariel remarked.
"You had a cousin on land, Mom?" Melody looked curious.
"Yes, I did," Ariel nodded. "His name is Atticus... I haven't seen him in a very long time, he works as a detective now, but that's all I know. He's also close with my first human friend Cherry like brother and sister. Atticus's mother was your grandmother's sister."
"I never knew that, what was she like?" Melody asked.
Ariel sighed sadly, but still smiled. "Your grandfather and your aunts say I was a lot like her... She really loved music and sang us to sleep every night before we would go to bed. It really wasn't the same without her for a real long time... But eventually we all moved on and things seemed better again... Then I met your father..."
"I wish that she could be here." Melody said.
"So do I..." Ariel hugged her daughter as she slightly sniffled.
Melody hugged her mother back.
"I'm sure this boy you mentioned could be a son of Atticus..." Ariel said as she looked to the distance.
Melody backed up a little. "Could we see them? I'd love to meet them..."
Ariel shrugged, but smiled. "Well... Okay... I'm not sure how though... There's a lot of odd creatures called Pokemon around these days."
"Oh, please, Mom, please?" Melody begged, really wanting to meet her relatives she had never met before.
Ariel giggled with a sweet smile. "I see why your grandfather sees more me in you than your father... But, okay... You can also get to know your aunts and uncle better if we happen to run into them."
"Yes!" Melody said out of victory, happy to know that she would get to know her aunts and uncle and cousins.
Ariel went to her husband, explaining that Melody would like to go to the sea and meet her relatives. "Would you like to come with us, Eric?"
"I'd love to come," Eric said. "Besides, the more family the merrier."
Ariel smiled to her husband. "Great. Let's go tell her the good news then."
Atticus, Mo, Cherry, and Forte set out to finding the kids. They saw a lighthouse ahead and heard lively music.
"Oh, Cerise, you wouldn't wanna go there..." Forte mocked his wife. "It's tons of fun..."
Cherry scowled at him, leaving ahead in silence.
"Nice one, Romeo." Mo said.
"Yeah, nice." Patch said. He had decided to come along with them.
Forte sighed as he followed the others to find their children.
As the others sat with their food, Carol's sister Melody was on stage dressed up and playing with a conch shell to make music for everybody. She nearly looked like a glowing bride on her wedding day.
"Guys, that's her!" Tracey called. "That girl, remember the beach?"
"Melody...?" Ash and Akito whispered, they seemed to be blown away by her.
Emi and Misty looked jealous, but did well to hide it. Melody played her song as she kept dancing along on stage with grace. The people of the land really enjoyed it and were glad that the girl decided to go along with it.
"She's a big show-off." Misty huffed.
"For once I agree." Emi looked angry.
Melody finished her song which earned her a pleased applause. She then came down the stage, making her way to Ash, Akito, and Emi. "Hear ye all!" she called to the people of their land as she made an announcement about Ash and Akito, seeming to exclude Emi and Estelle. "Oh, Chosen Ones," she came to Ash and Akito. "You must climb to the shrine of which is wrong, and the world will be healed by the guardian song!"
"What do they do?" Felicity asked.
"I just told them." Melody smirked.
"Yeah, we heard all that stuff, but what do we have to do?" Ash asked.
"Oh, it won't be very hard, guys, not for you," Melody said as she stood up. "Besides, all the Chosen Ones come back alive."
"Melody!" Carol called to her sister.
Melody giggled, waving to her, then turned back. "All you have to do is get this glass ball with three eyes," she said, demonstrating with fruits. "One for Fire Island, one for Ice Island, and one for Lightning Island. And you have to bring them to the shrine back here. And then, I celebrate by playing this song!" she got up, twirled around and played her shell again.
"And then it's over, oh, Chosen Ones." Melody said, bowing slightly.
"Do we get to wear a cool costume?" Ash asked very excitedly.
"Sorry, but it's just come as you are," Melody said as she collected the pear from Ash's hands as she took a bite out of it. "Besides, you look perfect to me, handsomest Chosen Ones in years." she winked to them.
"Okay, get me a boat and I'm ready!" Ash stood up. "How 'bout you, Akito?"
"Yeah!" Akito said. "How about Emi?"
"Oh, don't worry about them or be in such a rush," Melody made them sit down. "Tonight's just for the party. Stay and have some fun."
"Well some things are more important than fun," Ash stood up again with Akito. "We're Ash and Akito, the Chosen Ones! This is serious, we gotta be responsible!"
"That's a switch..." Misty scoffed as she ate a grape.
"You know what, I like your attitudes," Erin smiled as she came over. "We can take MY boat, guys."
"Alright!" Ash and Akito cheered.
"You guys comin'?" Ash looked to the girls.
"Yeah, Emi, besides, you're a chosen one too." Akito said.
Pikachu grabbed Ash's hat and scampered off, getting their attention.
"Pikachu!" Ash and Emi cried.
Pikachu kept running with the hat, making everyone follow after him.
"Pikachu, get back here with Ash's hat!" Akito called out.
Pikachu kept going.
