It was truly a lovely day for a stroll. The scent of the flourishing garden mixed in with the sweet smells of the midsummer's day and a forest of pine trees was complimented only by the stream that sang an ode to the most perfect day ever. It was all so intoxicating to Peach. The princess bent over, picking a flower that caught her interest and sniffed it. Thoroughly approving of it's vivid pink and orange colors and it's sweet scent, she carefully placed the flower in her hair. She didn't care if it was viewed as juvenile, they had to admit, she looked damn cute with it there. The peace and quiet of the perfect summers day was replaced by screeching tires emanating from the driveway. Peach stormed toward the bus, intent on giving someone a beating. She watched the door open and the bus driver as he was thrown off of the bus. He was covered in bruises and tied tightly and apparently without mercy.
"¡Ese lobo es el Diablo! ¡El Diablo, yo digo! ¡Corra, corra tan rápido como usted puede!" The bus driver yelled, shimming out of the rope and running down the street.
"Yeah, and don't come back until you learn how to drive!" Wolf called after him, neglecting the totaled bus and the pile of wrecked cars behind him. The second the driver looked back, Wolf made sure to spit on the spot where he once shook in fear.
"You didn't have to tie or beat him!" a female voice called out. Wolf instinctively looked behind him, looking at the being. The girl who had been yelling had a very light tan and her hair was pulled back in a ponytail, but what really stood out was her beak. She crossed her wings and gave Wolf a stern look. Wolf snarled back at her then walked toward the hotel. She straightened her dress, then proceeded along her way.
"Hey, Er..." Peach began. The Rito looked back at her, then smiled. "I'm Peach. Peach Toadstool. What's your name?" She asked, extending her hand and smiling warmly.
"My name's Yina. Nice to meet you." She said with a smile.
"Wow, you don't look a day older than sixteen. You just HAVE to tell me your secrets!" Peach exclaimed, grasping her by the hand and practically dragging her into the garden. "Zellie and Sam'll be here in a few minutes, don't worry, you'll get along famously."
"Uh, okay, they sound nice..." Yina said, slightly unsure of what to do.
"Oh, Sam's the embodiment of evil until you warm up to her. But after that, she's a rather nice person. Major tomboy, though." Peach explained. Yina followed silently, then took a seat at the picnic table Peach had graciously decorated. She then proceeded to extract the 'Secrets' Yina kept insisting was natural.
"Peach, don't pester the poor girl to death. Hi, I'm Zelda, and Mrs. Personality herself is Samus, Sam for short." Zelda said, pointing behind her to a blonde female with shoulder-length hair and orange armor that seemed to compliment the blue suit underneath.
"Sam, you cut your hair! I would have KILLED for hair like that and you just cut it off!" Peach said, walking over to Samus and hugging her. Seconds later, peach was sitting on the ground, pouting and nursing a bump that had appeared in a split second on her head. Yina let out a chuckle, then walked up to Samus.
"Hi, I'm Yina, It's nice to meet you." Yina said, extending her hand. Samus let out a slight smile, then extended her hand.
"Yeah. Same here." She said, the faintest chuckle escaped her mouth, leaving Peach and Zelda stunned.
"Piichu" a young-looking mouse called out. "PiiiiiiChu!" He called out again.
"Pika Pi?" An older looking rodent apparently asked.
"So, what are they saying, Lucario?" Ness asked, holding a purring and content Jigglypuff within his arms.
"Pichu! Pichu pi! Pi Pichu chu Pi!" Pichu said, running off with Pikachu in hot pursuit.
"Basically, Pichu wants to train and learn how to effectively utilize his electric attacks without causing damage to his own body, and his older brother Pikachu is apparently the only one who can help." Lucario summarized. They watched the Pokemon scamper out of the room, leaving a messy bed in their wake. Lucario gasped, then quickly leapt to put the bed back in order.
"Huh. You're a neat freak..." Ness said, making sure to take off his shoes and place them beside the bed.
"Well, I'm told I have a quirky nature, and being clean and organized is my quirk..." Lucario said, his ear twitching wildly in rage. How he hated being called a freak of any kind. It was bad enough he could communicate with humans and walk on two legs, he hated to add more onto the list.
"Er, sorry. Anyway, wanna go watch the new guys practice? I heard some of them are really good..." Ness said, walking toward the door. "I'll buy you a smoothie..." At this, Lucario's ears perked up. If there was one way to get Lucario to do anything, it was with a smoothie.
"Do you know anybody personally fighting this year?" Lucario asked, running from the room, down the hall, through the atrium, and toward the coffee shop and bookstore.
"I kinda-sorta know Lucas..." Ness said, picking up a pre-made smoothie out of the mini-fridge on the counter.
"You're kidding me. Ness, is that really you?" a voice called out from across the store. Ness searched frantically for the familiar voice, his eyes lighting up as he found it's owner. A girl with shoulder-length black hair and a purple t-shirt that looked entirely too big for her. Ness dropped the smoothie on the floor, much to Lucario's dismay, then ran toward the girl known by most as Izzy.
"Wow, Izzy, it's amazing to see you! What are you doing here? Are your parents okay? Sorry for yelling at you before I left..."
"Whoa, one at a time Ness, I'm here because I'm fighting in the tournament, My parents are fine, and I totally forgive you, even though it was sort-of my fault." Izzy said, placing her hands on her hips.
"Hang on, Fighting? One, you don't know PSI, and two, I don't recall you being able to-"
"I most certainly DO know PSI, And, I'll take you on to prove it." Izzy said in mock seriousness.
"Well, this I've gotta see. I'll warn you, I'm a three time veteran." Ness smirked. Lucario tugged on Ness's shirt, then pointed to a section of the floor that was completely spotless. It took Ness a minute, but he finally caught on and bought the Aura Pokemon a smoothie. The trio ran out of the store and toward the arena.
Joytear smiled at the children running toward the stadium, then continued his tricks. He lifted his arms toward the sky, then amazed the local children as a flock of doves flew forth and lifted him toward the sky. He clapped his hands together and produced colorful fireworks that once again amazed the children. His smile grew wider as the children started to cheer. Maybe fighting in this tournament wouldn't be so bad?
"Hey, funny-looking yellow thing. You probably shouldn't be showing your moves off like that. I've already devised a counter-attack for your little dove trick" A voice echoed from the ground. Joytear looked down, noticing a being with apparently white hair, silver arms, and a blue jacket, but that was all he could notice. Whoever that was let out a faint sigh, then clapped his hands, launching himself toward the sky. Joytear finally got a good look at him, a being with burning red eyes, dark skin, and arms of steel.
"Now now, sir. It's just entertainment for the children. Besides, being overly sure of yourself could potentially lead to your defeat." Joytear said, never breaking his joyful countenance.
"Okay, stop smiling creeper. Besides, why are you hanging out with children all the time. It's rather suspect." The man said, crossing his mechanical arms. A look of realization spread across his face as he started plummeting toward the earth. He straightened out his arms, then was face-to-face with an unfazed Joytear, who shrugged and commanded his birds to take him back to the Hotel. After a few more seconds of flight, he settled down on the balcony to his room, then watched the activity going on in the courtyard. A few of the girls were chatting. The one in orange was being overly violent. A black fox and a bird were talking under the shade of a tree. The wolf came over, the three snarled, then went along with what they were doing. Another bus arrived. Another frightened bus driver. And yet, Joytear's mood remained unchanged. There was something absolutely charming about the day.
"Damn, those birds are fast. Anyway, there's something about you. Something whimsical, yet it tells me you don't take shit from anyone. I sort-of want to take you on." a familiar voice beamed from beside him.
"I'm sorry, I'm not all that interested." Joytear said, continuing to look out the window. "Why ruin a perfectly beautiful day with nonsense violence."
"Why the hell did you sign up for a tournament in the first place if you weren't interested in fighting? Sounds like an idiotic idea to me." Kurt said, crossing his arms and plummeting to the earth again. A quick clap and he was back on Joytear's balcony.
"Well, it's simple. I'm going to attempt to bring some joy into the violence. Sort-of attempt to mellow the world out a bit."Joytear said, dropping a box down onto the ground. There was a loud pop right above Mario's head. Mario let out an incredibly high-pitched yelp, leaving the children in stitches. Kurt had to admit, he had a noble mission, but it couldn't understand why he'd attempt to accomplish this in such a stupid way.
Every day was a performance A new opportunity for entertainment. Another possibility for Joy to mingle harmoniously with violence. He understood perfectly.
"Just don't lose anytime soon." Kurt said, clapping his hands together and appearing to disappear. Joytear smiled, confident they'd meet again on the battlefield and put on a show to end all shows.
"Good match!" Shayne begrudgingly said, holding his hand out to Luxray's.
"Luxray, lux!" Luxray said, rubbing its head against Shayne's hand. Shane twitched a bit as static electricity ran through his body. "Lux luxray lux!" the black and blue Pokemon called out.
"Wait, can you talk? Like, in English, or can you only say your name?" Shayne asked, sitting next to Fox on the sofa.
"Yeah, Pokemon can only say their own names. Except for me, I'm one of those special cases..." Lucario said, scooching in between the two vulpines. "I'm Lucario, and Luxray said that as much as he hates himself for it, he wants a belly rub." Lucario said, sipping on the strawberry concoction. He turned to fox, watching the under-dressed vulpine take a swig from his water bottle. "By the way, I ran into someone on the way here. He said he knew you?"
"Yeah?" Fox said, practically jumping out of his seat. "I bet it's Falco. He-"
"It wasn't Falco. His aura was completely different. Almost demonic..." Lucario said, casually taking another sip of his drink. There was an awkward silence, followed by the sounds of a straw attempting to get the last of a thick liquid out of the bottom of a cup.
"Wolf." Fox snarled.
"Worse."
"How is THAT worse? You can't get much worse than Wolf." Fox exploded in his face. Lucario flattened his ears and snarled in defense.
"Look, I'm the Aura Pokemon. I can sense someone's aura from kilometers away. Wolf... Wolf's aura is dark indeed, but it appears unstable. Possibly burdened by streess or a guilty conscious. But there's someone nearby... VERY nearby... Someone with a lust for blood that's unquenchable, someone who feeds off of fear and violence... Blood red and jet black, lacking a conscious, and oppressing an innocent soul..." Lucario said, his fur standing on end. Suddenly the door flung open, revealing a silhouette of a fox. He stepped into the room, blowing one of his bangs out of the way, running a paw across the red markings on his cheek. He took a second to straighten his jacket out, smooth his gray t-shirt, and fluff out his tail. He looked toward the group, then started to approach. Lucario let out a whimper, his tail curling between his legs, ears flattening, and his body practically convulsing in fright.
"Hey! Fox, It's you! Man, I heard you'd become champion last year, so I joined up. Isn't it great?" the person asked. Lucario let out a fierce whimper, then began to charge up an aura sphere.
"Hey, Lucario! It's okay, it's just Taza. Taza Shinto." Fox said, grasping the Pokemon "Look, I'm sure there's quite a bit that needs to be explained, but in the meantime, try not to..." Fox's voice started trailing off, realizing what Lucario had said before. If he can sense Wolf's aura, he was surely in the city. Looking for him and Falco. Looking for an unnecessary fight, possibly to the death. Fox looked at Shayne, who just processed what Lucario had meant. "Shayne. Stay here."
"No, Fox, I'm coming with you..." Shayne said, grabbing his bag.
"NO, JUST STAY HERE." Fox yelled, running out the door with thoughts of how dangerous the outlaw could potentially be to the citizens of the city.
Well, I'd say this chapter was a success. Please excuse the HUGE wait for this installment, you see, I'm battling a VERY tough virus that likes to eat whatever I write. Oh well. 20+ armor and 30+ awesomeness for getting this chapter up.
What's this? You want answers? Like "Who are the final three OC's?" or "Why did Lucario act that way toward Taza," or "Where are our favorites like Dr. Mario or King DeDeDe?"
Well, because I'm a stupid spoiled whore, I'm not going to tell you. You'll have to wait for the NEXT part :3