Hi all! I need to apologize for the upload times of my stories. Finals sort of kick all thoughts of things like stories into the closet for a long time. Oh and I am aware I misspelled Steven's name as Stephen. But fuck it he's Stephen now. Also, I would like to address a fuck up on the list of Megas because I never updated the last chapter with these rules and settings. The updated list now contains Roserade, Eggsecutor, Marowak, Kabutops, Dragonite, The Simi Trio, Scolipede, Hydreigon, The Legendary Birds, Volcarona, Staraptor, Talonflame, Pangoro, Aegislash, Clawitzer, Trevenant, and Avalugg. Why Avalugg? Cause Avalugg is weak and needs a boost. Then there is Primal Volcanion and Regigigas. NOW! The story awaits.
"Samurott! I choose you!" Hugh Yelled. "Alright Shiftry, lets kick some ass!" Said Sidney with a grin. "We have a battle between two wonderful pokemon! However, Sidney has the type advantage. I have a feeling this will be over pretty quickly." Said Alder with a sigh. Cinis smirked. "You may be surprised. I've been training Hilbert for five years now and trust me when I say that Samurott is something else. Sidney is gonna be waist deep in a shitstorm pretty soon." Alder looked at Cinis. "Why do you say tha-" "Samurott use Giga Beam!" Yelled Hugh. Sidney blinked. "What the hell is Giga… OH WELL FUCK ME!" This last comment was wrenched from him as a Giga Impact came speeding through a Hyper Beam. It slammed into the Shiftry, decimating it and sending it impacting into the wall. "Samurott return. You did excellent, rest easy." Called Hugh. "I failed you Shiftry, I wasn't expecting that attack to come so fast. Get a good rest. Now let's turn this battle around with my full strength. Absol! Come out and show him our true power! Go beyond evolution! Mega Evolve!"
Absol burst out of its pokeball and shifted into Mega Absol. Standing defiant and proud as it's majestic white wings spread and readied themselves to give the dark pokemon a boost of speed. "Cool, a Mega Absol. Let's kick its ass. Staraptor! Come out and use Ace Combat!" Staraptor emerged from the pokeball and flew at incredible speed towards Mega Absol. It slammed into the dark Pokemon. "Oooh, and a powerful attack from Staraptor. This looks like it could be it for Sidney's Absol." Said Alder. Cinis shook his head. "While his first Pokemon may have been shredded, the Ace of an Elite Four's team will be stronger than you're giving him credit for." Alder looked at Cinis. "Who do you think will win this battle Cinis?" Cinis shrugged. "Can't really answer that question Alder. I'll say this though, Hilbert's ace has yet to be revealed, and let me tell you, that behemoth will dominate anything Sidney throws out." "So you're saying that Hilbert has pretty much won?" "Yeah, I don't mean to discourage you Sidney, but you're fucked seventeen ways to the new year." Sidney looked up at Cinis on the screen. "You are not helping Cinis!" He yelled angrily. "Keep talking I want to hear more." Called Hugh. "Or maybe you shut up. Absol use Thunder!" Yelled Sidney. Absol shot an enormous stream of yellow thunder bolts speeding towards Staraptor. The flying type Pokemon was unprepared for the power behind the attack. "Don't give in Staraptor! Use Brave Turn!" "Use Thunder once more!" Staraptor sped towards Mega Absol, narrowly dodging thunder and slamming into the surprised dark type. The recoil damage knocked Staraptor out, but not before Absol fainted as well.
"Zoroark, I choose you!" Yelled Sidney, his voice cracking with the tension. "Volcarona, let's end this now!" Said Hugh calmly. In the commentor box, Cinis was going apeshit. "Oh sweet baby Jesus he sent out the god, the power, the undestroyable, the ace in the hole, the true lord of Pokemon cause fuck Arceus! Hilbert sent out his shiny Volcarona! Just look at those powerful golden wings! This bad boy, I will tell you right now, has the the greatest chance to get a Hyper Evolution bond with Hilbert!" "Volcarona! Mega evolve!" "OH SHIT! DEATH INCARNATE HAS ARRIVED!" "Calm the fuck down Ci- HOLY SHIT THAT WAS UNBEFUCKINGLIEVABLE! I DIDN'T EVEN SEE VOLCARONA MOVE UNTIL ZOROARK-" "HOLY SHIT THAT'S MANDIBUZZ GONE NOW! JESUS CHRIST I DID A GOOD JOB TEACHING HILBERT!" Volcarona had knocked out two of Sidney's Pokemon in less than thirty seconds. Sidney held up his hands in defeat. "I'm not going to even try. I forfeit. Kick ass in the next match man." "Thanks Sidney. See you around." Replied Hugh before walking off the field with a glowing smile on his face.
In the stands, Ash was laughing hysterically. Tears streaming down his face at the sheer idiocy of Cinis and Alder mixed with Hugh's victory. The only person in the group was Paul. The stoic young man just leaned back and sighed. "That wasn't extremely fun. I wanted an interesting battle, I guess Hoenn doesn't have a lot to offer in terms of talented trainers." "You sure about that David? Stephen Stone beat Cinis, and none of us has done that yet." Said Lucas with a grin. "Glad somebody paid attention to that match. Cinis discovers Hyper Evolution and suddenly everyone thinks he could kick my ass to the stone age. Eh… Eh… Stone Age, get it?" Came a joking voice from behind them. A thirty two year old man was standing there with a grin on his face. "Stephen!" Yelled Silver win an enormous smile. Lucas blinked. "Stephen Stone? The current Hoenn Champion?" "Yep, that's me. Good to see Cinis is finally taking on students." Ash smirked. "One of these days one of us is gonna come for your title. Just you wait." Stephen Smirked. "Perhaps you will my young friend. However Cinis and I had a discussion the other day. None of you will manage it until you work past your fears or emotional issues." Paul groaned. "How did you know that? Oh right, Cinis has been saying that since we started training with him." Stephen grinned. "He's wise for such a young man. Smart too. I can think of no one else who has gone past Mega Evolution. From what he tells me, he can Hyper Evolve all of the pokemon he can Mega Evolve." Ash choked on a hot dog. "He has at least fifteen pokemon that can go Mega! You're saying he can Hyper Evolve them all?!" Stephen nodded. "Yes." Stephen looked around to make sure no one was paying to much attention, then he leaned into Ash's ear and whispered quietly. "You shouldn't hide who you are. Trust me, that can do a lot of damage. Just reveal your real name as soon as possible alright?" Ash nodded. "I'll do it once we're down to the last three thousand." Stephen nodded. "Good, get ready for your match. I think that you're-" "Will Cameron Nikiel and Ethan Blue please head to the arena." "-match is about to start." Ash nodded. "See you Stephen."
Ash and Cameron entered the arena. They grinned at each other before choosing their Pokemon. Cinis made the stereotypical rules note then made the call. "Let the battle begin!" "Hydreigon! I choose you!" "Greninja! Kick some ass!" Alder and Cinis grinned. "This will be a fun battle won't it Cinis?" "No doubt Alder. Let's see what Cameron and Ethan give us." "Greninja, use Surf Beam!" Greninja released an enormous surf that covered the entire battlefield in water, allowing Greninja to move more freely as he shot a volley of ice beams at Hydreigon. "Dodge them and counter with Dragon Rush!" Yelled Cameron. Hydreigon narrowly dodged the first ice beam but was nailed dead in the left head, knocking the Pokemon out. "Nice job Greninja, let's keep this up!" "It's alright Hydreigon, you did your best. Ferrothorn, I choose you!" "Greninja, use Power Up Punch!" Yelled Ash. Greninja slammed both its fists onto Ferrothorn, doubling its attack power and knocking out the Pokemon before it could even attack. "Baton Bass!" Called Ash. Greninja returned to his pokeball as Cameron called out his third Pokemon. "Swana, I choose you!" Ash had an enormous and horrifying grin on his face. Cinis, started laughing hysterically. "Ethan is about to do something stupid and genius. Hold onto your seats everyone." "Infernape! I choose you!" Called Ash. Cameron blinked. What the hell is this guy thinking? Flying and Water are both super effecting types against Infernape. "Swana, fly up high!" Yelled Cameron. "Infernape, use Thunder Tomb!" Infernape shot a rock tomb into the sky following Swana before climbing the rocks towards the flying Pokemon. As a rock sent Swana falling down Infernape pounced, using Thunder Punch on the bird Pokemon and knocking it out completely.
Cameron was worried now. He had lost three Pokemon, Ethan had lost none. He tried his best last ditch effort. "Samurott! I choose you! Use Razor Shell!" "Infernape! Use Thunder Combat!" Infernape and Samurott sped towards each other, Infernape hit Samurott first. It's defense lowered, it took serious damage from Razor Shell. But the repeated Thunder Punches knocked Samurott out. Suddenly, the entire arena seemed to grow darker, a cloud had covered the sun, leaving a dark shadow over the arena. What people saw next did many things. It excited them, horrified them, it caused Paul, Cinis, Silver, Dawn, and Brock to lose their shit. "That's Blaze! It's over! It's over!" Yelled Cinis in excitement. "Excuse me Chewbacca, I'm bleeding from the ears here, so stop yelling." Said Alder in a passable impersonation of Dane Cook. Cinis flipped him off. "Fuck that man! This is Blaze! This Infernapes Blaze could bring down a legendary trio it's so strong!" Alder nearly shit himself at that. "JESUS CHRIST THAT'S WAY TOO STRONG!" Said Alder, complaints about yelling forgotten as Infernape dispatched Cameron's Watchog with a flame wheel. Cameron sighed. He knew he'd lost this one. "This was a good battle. Time to end it I guess. Lucario! I choose you! Use Close Combat!" "Infernape! Use Close Flare!" Yelled Ash. The two Pokemon slammed into each other. Each falling unconscious. "And just like that Ethan Blue wins the match! That was a hell of a battle." Alder nodded. "No doubt about that. Just wish it had lasted longer." Cinis sighed. "Can't all be perfect. Now let's move on to our next match!"
Several hours later Cinis and Silver were lying around camp. It was about two in the afternoon and after two thousand Pokemon battles which were moved to three on three triple battles to speed up the time Cinis was ready for a break from commenting. Ash was sleeping in his tent, Hugh, Lucas, Pikachu, and Red were playing cards, and Paul was going over strategies for his match tomorrow. Cinis looked at Silver. "Ima go do some karaoke. Wanna come?" Silver shrugged. "Why not? Gray's?" "Gray's."
Thomas Gray looked from his work in the karaoke club to see his two oldest members walk in. "Cinis! Silver! Holy shit it's good to see you guys! You here to give us a performance? Can ause if so I have the greatest challenge ever for you two." Cinis grinned. "A challenge huh? Gimme the details." "Well you know those Unovan pop stars Rosa and Hilda White?" Cinis shook his head. "Never heard of them, we live on an isolated mountain so we tend to stick to what reaches us on the radio, or what we sing ourselves." Thomas nodded. "No worries, anyways, I'm going to ask Hilda to perform with you. I want to know what you sound like together. Sound fun?" Cinis grinned. "Sounds fucking awesome. If she's in then I'm in too." Thomas smiled. "I'll send her back stage if she accepts. Let's see what you two give us."
Hilda looked up from her drink as she noticed the owner walking towards her. "Excuse me mam, but I was wondering if you were up for a challenge?" Said Thomas. "Depends on the challenge." Said Hilda simply. Thomas grinned. "I'm asking if you want to perform one song with Cinis Glaucio. The Johto champion." Hilda narrowed her eyes. "He a good singer?" "In all honesty, I've heard tell he's better than you, and I've heard his voice first hand, and it's unbelievable. He could give you an example really quick. I'll just have him sing a song, and if you don't like his voice then you can say no." Hilda nodded. "Excellent. Send him out."
Cinis grinned. "It's hard to say I do, when I don't. Fall Out Boy, Infinity on High." Thomas nodded. "You got it. I'll make the announcement." Thomas stepped onto the stage and grinned easily at the small crowd. "Ladies and Gentlemen, I have something very exciting for you all today, our oldest member is back from Johto and is still champion there. So give a warm welcome to everyone's favorite singer here for the past ten years. Cinis Glaucio!" Cinis walked on stage and took the mike out of Thomas's hand before the music started. "I speak fast and I'm not gonna repeat myself, no. So listen carefully to every word I say: I'm the only one who's gonna get away with making excuses today. You're appealing to emotions that I simply do not have. Blackmailed myself, cause I ain't got, cause I ain't got anyone else. This is a stick up. Give us all your inspiration. I've got the red carpet blues baby…" Hilda was amazed, he really was amazing. "Made your decision? Asked Rosa. Hilda nodded. "Yes, I'll sing with him." Thomas walked by and heard what Hilda said. "Glad to hear it, backstage please."
Cinis walked backstage after the song ended with a huge smile on his face. "Never gonna get tired of that." He mused happily. "Excuse me." Cinis turned to look at Hilda. "Hi there. So you're Hilda huh? Nice to meet you, I'm Cinis." He offered her his hand, which she accepted with a smile. "Nice to meet you too. You have an idea for the song?" Cinis grinned. "Safe and Sound, Capital Cities." Hilda nodded and smiled. "Good taste." Cinis laughed. "Thanks, oh by the way, I've never actually heard you sing before, I've just heard your good. So don't be surprised if I don't really recognize a reference to any of your songs." Hilda blinked. "How have you not heard of us?" Cinis shrugged. "I haven't been to Unova in seven years, and we get the Johto radio on Mount Silver." Hilda nodded. "I'll try to live up to your expectations." Cinis smirked. "You will, I know it."
Cinis and Hilda walked on stage after Thomas's introduction and began to sing in tandem. "I could lift you up, I could show you what you wanna see, and take you where you wanna be. You could be my luck. Even if the sky is falling down, I know that we'll be safe and sound. We're safe and sound. I could fill your cup. You know my river won't evaporate, this world we still appreciate. You could be my luck. Even in a hurricane of frowns, I know that we'll be safe and sound. Safe and sound, we're safe and sound. Safe and sound, we're safe and sound. Hold your ground, we're safe and sound, safe and sound. I could show you love. In a tidal wave of mystery, you'll still be standing next to me. You could be my luck. Even if we're six feet underground, I know that we'll be safe and sound. We're safe and sound. Safe and sound, safe and sound, hold your ground, safe and sound. I could lift you up, I could show you what you wanna see, and take you where you wanna be. You could be my luck. Even if the sky is falling down, I know that we'll be safe and sound. I could lift you up, I could show you what you wanna see, and take you where you wanna be. You could be my luck. Even if the sky is falling down, I know that we'll be safe and sound. We're safe and sound, we're safe and sound, we're safe and sound, we're safe and sound. Safe and sound, we're safe and sound. Safe and sound, we're safe and sound, hold your ground, we're safe and sound. Safe and sound, we're safe and sound." As Cinis and Hilda stopped dancing the crowd exploded with applause. Thomas grinned at the register. He had just made five thousand dollars from food and drinks. "This was so worth the wait." He said with a grin. Cinis and Hilda walked backstage to see Rosa and Silver waiting for them. "You guys kicked ass." Said Silver. Rosa nodded. "That was incredible. You need to do that again." Cinis grinned. "Maybe we will. It was a lot of fun." Hilda nodded. "I concur. Hey, Cinis, do you wanna go get some food together?" Cinis sighed. "I'd love to, but I am in charge back at camp, so I need to get dinner ready, wash the dishes, feed the Pokemon, and get some of the laundry done. You can come by in say two hours though, I'm a decent cook and the meal is free." "He's underselling himself on his cooking skills. He's amazing at it." Silver said with a grin. Hilda smiled. "I think I will. Thanks for the invitation." Cinis grinned. "What are friends for right?" Hilda blinked. "We're friends?" Cinis nodded. "I'd like to think so, if you agree then I guess we are." Hilda nodded. "Alright then, I guess we're friends. The dinner is in two hours at our camp in the forest, see you there." Said Cinis. As the two boys walked out Rosa looked at Hilda. "Did he not notice you blushing?" She asked. Rosa shook her head. "I don't think so, thank god. He seems really nice, but a little dense." Rosa smiled. "You two are a perfect match then. Let's get going. I want to take a shower before we go."
Ash and Red were chatting about what to expect in the tournament. "Why aren't the current champions aloud to compete this year?" Asked Ash. "I know why Cinis and Stephen can't but why not Alder, Diantha, Cynthia, or Gold?" Red shrugged. "I guess it's because a champion won two times in a row. That's a pretty fucking big coincidence. So I guess they wanted to give people a chance. Champions can rejoin next time I think. Why do you think Gold hasn't shown up yet?" Ash pondered that question before replying. "Based on what I've heard from Silver and Cinis when they travelled with him through Kanto for a year he was a huge recluse and hated tournaments. He'll show up when he needs to be here and stay only as long as required." Red nodded. "Sounds likely." He paused for a moment before asking a very serious question. "Hey, there's something I need to ask you. What's your demon?" Ash blinked. "What?" He asked in confusion. "Your demon. Everyone's got one in this little group. Something in their past, something they know happens in the future, something that they know will never happen. Mine is failing to commit suicide to save my father, mother, and my best friend. All I had to do was kill myself to save their lives. It's a thing in my life I'm still ashamed of. I still let it cloud my thinking. Like what happened when we brought down Team Rocket and Cinis snapped. Something in his past caused that. I'm not going to say what. That's for Cinis or God to tell you. That's my demon. What's yours?" Ash sighed. "Broken heart. The girl I loved rejected me, and it hurt. It hurt even more because I knew she loved me back and she still said no." Red nodded. "That's rough man. It still cloud your judgement?" Ash nodded. "I still love her. Even though she probably has a boyfriend and has moved on from me I still love her. I won't let myself get into a relationship with a girl unless it's with Serena." Red nodded. "Maybe what Cinis says is true. We won't reach our peak unless we move on." Ash nodded. "Maybe so." In the forest, Cinis had been washing the dishes when he heard Ashes remark. So… That's Ash's demon. Good new is I can fix it. I'll have Silver do the laundry today.
"You're what?" Whispered Silver. "I'm helping Ash get over his inner demon like we did. Shouldn't be to hard." Silver sighed. "Be back in time to make dinner. I hope you know what you're doing." Cinis grinned. "I hope so too Silver. I hope so too." Cinis walked out of the camp before he started to run. He ran faster than any human should be able to. He jumped up a massive rock in a single leap before reaching the hotel where Ash's old friends from Kalos were staying. "Darmanitan, come out in psychic form and tell me which room Ash's friend Serena is staying in." "Room seven fifty three on the seventh floor." Said the Pokemon through their psychic link. "Is she there now?" "Yes, her friends Clemont and Bonnie are there as well." Cinis smirked. "Perfect. Return, thank you for your service." Cinis started climbing the balconies on the hotel until he reached the room Serena was staying in. He politely knocked on the door.
Serena looked up from her conversation with Clemont to see Cinis Glaucio, the Johto champion, knocking on the door of her balcony. Her immediate reaction was, "What the fuck?" Followed by, "How the fuck did he get there?" Clemont opened the door. "Thanks, you're Clemont right? Ash talks about you a lot." Serena nearly exploded when she heard that. "You know Ash?! How is he!? Where is he?! Does he talk about me?! Does he still…" Cinis held up his hands. "Holy fuck calm the hell down! I'm here to ask you a question. Answer it and I'll answer one of yours of my choosing. Deal?" Serena nodded. "Deal." "Do you love him?" Asked Cinis "Yes." Replied Serena without hesitation. Cinis grinned. "Great. The question I'll answer is does he still love you. Yes, yes he does. I'll give you a small bonus and let you know where he is. Here, in this tournament. He says he's go. A reveal himself at three thousand people left. I'd try to find out who he is and get a head start on anyone else who feels affection for him and tries to win him over. Anyways, I'm headed out to get dinner ready. My students are good people bless their hearts but they can't cook for shit." With that Cinis jumped off the balcony, spreading his arms and deploying a wingsuit of dark grey and orange aura. God I love Hyper Evolution. He thought idly. Makes harnessing aura so much easier. Come to think of it that Buzzfeed quiz was right. It is orange and grey. Funny.
Serena stared out at the champion flying out into the forest. "Well that was interesting." Said Bonnie idly. Clemont breathed deeply. He hadn't expected Cinis to be that hyperenergetic. "That's an understatement. Do you think he was telling the truth?" Serena nodded. "I think so. Only one way to find out though. I'm going to start looking for Ash." Clemont nodded and stood, walking over to the video phone and calling Charles Goodshow. "Hello Clemont. What do you need?" "Cinis Glaucio just told us that Ash Ketchum is here. Is he lying?" Charles grinned. "He's using a fake name and he is more blue than when I last saw him." Goodshow winked at Clemont. "Did you just give us a hint?" Asked Clemont. "Yes... he's really here." With that Goodshow hung up and started laughing.
Cinis landed a few hundred feet from camp and walked in with a grin. He was holding a video camera he had hidden on his belt buckle. He pulled up the film he'd taken, handed it to Ash and hit play. "This was taken less than five minutes ago. I overheard you talking to Red, and I decided to do this to help." Ash didn't know how to feel or react. "I can't decide if I should be angry or happy. I also can't decide if I should hug you or kick you in your dick." "Not the dick, we have some people I met earlier today coming over so I need to start making dinner." Ash nodded. "Alright, not the dick." Cinis smirked and jumped over Ash's attempt to sweep his legs. "Cheater." Said Ash as he turned back to his cards, causing Lucas to jump. "I swear I didn't look at your cards while you were distracted again! Please don't use Charizard!" Ash smirked. "Alright." Then seeing Lucas sigh in relief he added, "Sceptile, if you would."
Cinis looked up from the grill to see Lucas running around, being pelted with tons of small seeds. He shook his head and flipped a burger. "Slow the fuck down Luke! Just have one of your Pokemon use Protect." Lucas couldn't reach for his pokeballs because every time he did his hand was hit by a bullet seed. Cinis sighed and sped between him and Sceptile, slamming his fists together and allowing a grey and orange bubble shield to surround them. Once the firing stopped he let the shield go down and returned to his cooking. Ash stared at him in awe. "The fuck did you just do?" Cinis shrugged. "Hyper Evolution makes my aura much stronger and easier to harness, allowing me to use different Pokemon moves, create items like a wingsuit or sword from pure energy, etcetera." Ash shook his head. "When do I get to learn to Hyper Evolve my Pokemon?" "When you get over your emotional problems or fears." Ash blinked. "Did you do that?" "Yep." "What did you have to do to put something that bad down?" Asked Red. Cinis winced. "I had to accept I can't save everyone. At least not all alone. Doesn't mean I stopped trying though." "Who couldn't you save?" Cinis sighed. "It's still kinda painful because they were a close friend. I'll tell you when you learn how to Hyper Evolve. Either that or when Arc visits me in a dream and orders me to tell you. Gods are not to happy when you ignore their commands are they?" Ash laughed. "Yeah. Reminds me of that whole Jewel of Life problem in Sinnoh like nine years ago. I was just beginning puberty when that happened. It is really stressful to deal with that and saving the world." Cinis started laughing. "Yeah. Guess who got stuck with the fucking cleanup for that job. Me and my shiny Rayquaza." Ash sighed. "Why do you always need to mention he's a shiny legendary? Stop rubbing it in." Cinis laughed harder. "Hey, it made it look badass when it came to help you and Hoopa out in Kalos when that whole Unbound Hoopa shit went down." Ash smirked. "Yeah. I'm gonna be honest, Rayquaza was pretty fucking badass there." A thought clicked in Ash's head and he froze. "Every Pokemon you have that can Mega Evolve can also Hyper Evolve to right?" Cinis smiled. "I know what you're asking. Yes, Rayquaza can Hyper Evolve. Oh, and speaking of evolution, I found someone selling the Griseous Orb in the gem shop today. It was like, thirty million, but I got it, the Adamant Orb, and the Lustrous Orb. After checking them out I found out they were all legit. So… I found also out that if you put the Griseous Orb on your Mega Gauntlet then touch it while Giratina is out it Primal Devolves. So catch! Call it an early Christmas gift."
Ash cought the giant orb and touched it to his gauntlet. It shined for a moment before being absorbed into the keystone. "Holy shit, Cinis, I owe you a favor." Said Ash with a grin. Paul stood straight up. "You just let Cinis have a favor! You idiot!" Cinis smirked. "Relax David. It won't be too bad. Hey Ash, could you do me a favor?" Ash nearly fainted from the horrible smile on Cinis's face. "What do you need me to do?" He asked nervously. "I need a two pound bag of sugar, a two pound bag of our usual coffee beans, a five pound bag of flour, two dozen eggs, three gallons of milk, and a pound of cocoa powder for a mocha cake I want try to make later tonight in the bakery. Would you mind running into town and buying some?" Ash sighed in relief at how mild the favor was. He could use his Pokemon to help him carry it all back. Cinis laughed. "The look on your face was priceless! Normally I would hold onto a favor but we have guests tonight, I want to be there when they get here so I can't go and grab it." Ash nodded. "I'll be back in an hour." Cinis smirked. Paul looked at him. "How big are you making this cake?" Cinis laughed. "It's gonna be pretty big. I'll keep Ash's food warm." Paul shook his head. "Numbers man. Give me numbers." Cinis laughed. He ignored Paul as he went back to making burgers.
Hilda and Rosa walked into the camp not quite expecting what they saw. An organized camp in a clearing, foundations for cabins spread out across it, what looked like a solar array being built in the center, and a group of laughing young men gathered around a table. Cinis was at the grill, smiling as he lifted a burger off it and set it on a plate. "This is not what I expected." Said Rosa with a little laugh. Cinis waved at them. "Hey! You're just in time! Burgers are almost ready! How do y'all like yours cooked?" "Medium rare with cheese grilled on the burger!" Called Rosa. "Well done without the cheese grilled on!" Yelled Hilda. Cinis smiled and pulled two burgers off the grill. "What kind of buns?" He asked. "Whole wheat." Said Rosa. "Do you have potato?" Asked Hilda. Cinis started laughing. "What kind of question is that? Of course we have potato! Potato bread is amazing!" Hilda smiled. "I respect you even more now Cinis." Cinis laughed again. "Don't make a habit of respecting me! It'd get to my head. Anyways, I have red wine, cherry cola, root beer, or pale ale. Any of that sound good?" "Root Beer!" Both sisters yelled. Cinis smirked. "At least someone here recognizes the classic other than Hilbert and I." Rosa and Hilda turn to others at the table. "Shame on all of you except for Hilbert." Said Rosa. Hugh blushed a bit as his assumed name was called. Rosa noticed it and filed it away.
Hilda had turned her attention back to Cinis. She was a little distracted and felt a sharp pain on her hand. She yanked it away, yowling in pain as she realized it had been on the grill. Though only for a second her hand was red and had marks where the hot metal had touched her. Cinis grabbed a bucket of ice water from his side and held it as she dunked her hand in. She sighed in relief. "Shut up David! There's no shame in burning yourself. Hilda was just distracted." Cinis turned to her and smiled. "David likes to pretend he's a tough guy and laugh at someone's minor pain or injuries, but he's always there with a salve or medicine or bandages when you get hurt." Hilda smiled. "Thanks Cinis. I'll keep that in mind. Why do you just happen to have a bucket of ice water on hand?" Cinis smirked. "Even a wiz in the kitchen or on the grill like me burns themselves every now and then. Always need to be prepared. Lemme grab some of the rawst berry salve I keep around. The burn didn't look to serious. In half an hour you shouldn't even feel it." Hilda nodded. "Thanks Cinis. I owe you." Cinis shook his head. "Friends don't owe friends for helping them if they're injured. That should be something friends just do for one another."
About ten minutes later everyone was digging into their burgers with extreme speed. (Eh? Eh? Badumbum Tch.) This is amazing! Thought Hilda with a mouth full of burger. Her burn was no longer hurting and her hand functioned normally. Lucas looked around, realizing that someone was missing. "Where's Ethan?" "I sent him to the market to pick up some stuff for desert. He said he owed me a favor and since it's Ethan this is a huge favor. He's delaying his dinner for Christ's sake." Said Cinis. "Must have been big. What'd you do for him?" Asked Red. "Got him a New Mega stone. It's for that annoying ghost of his." Lucas's eyes widened. He knew what Cinis was talking about. Everyone at the table did except Hilda and Rosa, but they both knew mega stones were expensive. "So where did you meet these two Cinis?" Asked Paul. "Gray's Karaoke. Hilda invited us to get food with them afterwards but I have to take care of you lugs so we invited them here." Paul smiled. "We could have handled it man. You could…" Cinis was staring at him so intently Paul thought there may have been lightning bolts shooting out of his eyes. "Do you remember what happened last time I let that happen David?" Paul felt himself get a little woozy. "Yes I remember, and stop staring at me like that you're giving me a headache." Cinis smirked and looked away, allowing Paul to breath again. Hilda smiled. "Want to fill me in?" Cinis leaned towards her as if he were about share a big secret, but he spoke normally. "David and Ethan handled the cooking while I was at the mountaintop for a few hours looking for some medicinal berries. When I got home there was a gasoline fire in the the kitchen. What they produced before that was some sort of boiled rabbit that had been grilled completely black beforehand and covered in cinnamon, which I assume they thought was red pepper flakes. They're now banned from using anything but the fridge and microwave." Hilda and Rosa laughed hysterically. Hilbert and Lucas joined in. Red shuddered at the memory. He'd been the taste tester. Silver had been out with Cinis and without his boyfriend's guiding hand he had nearly died. "I'm back!" Called Ash with a smile. Cinis grinned. "Hey Ethan! You bring the ingredients?" "Everything you mentioned, I assume you have whatever else we need?" Cinis nodded. "Yep, soon as it's done baking we'll have some Mocha Cake!"
Silver shifted his feet uncomfortably under the table. It's time I guess. Well go on Silver, no need to wait any longer. He stood and smiled. "Everyone, I'd like to call your attention really quick!" Cinis smiled. He knew what this was about. He had been in the jewelry store today with Silver helping to pick out the rings. "I'd like to raise a toast to my wonderful boyfriend, Red Satoshii. Who even in the face of great danger has stood by all of us in our hour of need. He is truly my favorite person on this planet. Cheers!" "Cheers!" Called everyone, a single tear rolled down Red's cheek. "Thank you Silver." "Thank you for being such a wonderful boyfriend. However, I think that it's time we move past that." Right before Red was about to cry out in dismay Silver dropped to one knee and pulled out a silver and ruby ring. "Red Satoshii, will you marry me?" Red felt a huge energy bubble forth. "Yes!" He cried with joy. Tears rolled down his face as he took the ring and placed it on his finger. Cinis smiled and moved to congratulate his two friends in his own way. "Fucking finally!" He said with a grin as his two closest friends pulled each other into a long kiss. "Eight years I've been watching you two date! It was obvious how you felt about each other after the first year! Oh and Silver, I've got a surprise for you both. I've been teaching Hilbert how to play the drums for the past year or so in secret. Now I think it's time to unveil him. Because this was the first song that played on your first date we figured we should sing it." Silver and Red came out of the kiss and smiled. "Thanks Cinis, couldn't have done this without you." Cinis nodded. "Remember that when you choose the best man."
Cinis and Hugh sat down together and began to play. "The whole world's sitting on a ticking bomb, the whole world's sitting on a ticking bomb. So keep your calm and carry on, the whole world's sitting on a ticking bomb. The sun may never rise again, the question ain't if but when. The sea will boil and the sky will fall, the sun may never rise again. The silent war has begun. We're staring down a loaded gun. No refuge found on solid ground, this human race can't be won. Don't wait to say goodbye, you're running out of time. Whatever you believe, it's easy to see. The whole world's sitting on a ticking bomb, the whole world's sitting on a ticking bomb. So keep your calm and carry on. The whole world's sitting on a ticking bomb, and it's about to explode. The whole world, the whole world, the whole world, the whole world. The future is a dying art, laying in a ditch in the dark. I need you here but all I hear is the beating of a broken heart. Don't wait to say goodbye, you're running out of time. Whatever you believe, it's easy to see The whole world's sitting on a ticking bomb. The whole world's sitting on a ticking bomb. So keep your calm and carry on. The whole world's sitting on a ticking bomb, and it's about to explode, and it's about to explode. The whole world's sitting on a ticking bomb. The whole world's sitting on a ticking bomb, and it don't care what side you're on. The whole world's sitting on a ticking bomb. So keep your calm and carry on. The whole world's sitting on a ticking bomb."
Silver and Red gave Cinis and Hugh a hug before going to their tent. Cinis smiled at Hilda. "Bit of an unusual day to stop by. I actually thought he was going to propose tomorrow night. Sorry if things got awkward." Hilda shook her head. "No worries, we totally understand." She smiled at Cinis and he felt his heart beat a bit faster. Hmm, haven't felt that in a while. Thought Cinis idly. Ash smiled. "When are you making mocha cake Cinis?" "I don't see why now isn't an option." Hilda grinned. "Want some help making it? I used to bake a lot when I was a kid." Cinis smiled. "I'd love some help. I haven't had someone help me in the kitchen for over a decade." Rosa smiled at her sister and Cinis. She felt a slight twinge of envy for how quickly they seemed to be getting closer. She looked over to see Hilbert looking at her. He gestured to the bushes. Rosa new the signal and nodded. They walked into the bushes together. Rosa was surprised to find Hilbert opening his backpack and pulling out something she'd long thought had left her forever. He wrapped it around her neck and smiled. "Hi Rosa. I figured you'd want your scarf back." "Is it really you Hugh?" She asked hopefully. "Yes, it's really me. I'm sorry I didn't contact you but we don't have phones and no post man comes to the middle of a forest in Mount Silver." Rosa grabbed his hand. "You are not leaving me again." She said firmly. Hugh shook his head. "No, I don't think I am. I'm guessing I'm not going to be training with Cinis after this tournament. So I'll finally be able to come back." Rosa hugged Hugh. He didn't try to fight her as she nuzzled into him. "That's my little teddy bear." Hugh wrapped his arms around her and felt himself drifting off. He fell asleep hugging his oldest friend, happy and warm in her embrace. Paul and Lucas grinned as they quietly walked away from where they'd been watching, leaving their friend to sleep.
Cinis and Hilda were mixing the batter as Ash hovered nearby, smelling the coffee beans and feeling himself start to get hungry again. Paul and Lucas walked out of the bushes with enormous grins on their faces. "What did you two do?" Asked Cinis. "I think Rosa is spending the night." Said Paul. "Turns out Hugh and her have a…" Hilda nearly fell. "Hugh? Hugh Sabine!?" Cinis nodded. "I guess that cat is out of the bag. Most of the crew is using fake names. Though I'm guessing they don't want me to tell you their real ones. Sorry I had to keep that a secret from the general public, but I didn't know you knew Hugh. Otherwise I would have told you." Paul winced. "So if my brother is here…" "Then I'll tell him, or give him a hint." Hilda stared at Cinis. "Why didn't you tell me?" She demanded. "to be fair, I just met you. Kinda takes time to decide whether to tell somebody a big secret like that. That or incentive from the person who's hiding to reveal it." Hilda nodded. "Good point." Cinis smiled at her. "Alright, I promise I won't keep secrets from you anymore alright?" Hilda smiled. "Alright. Thanks Cinis." Cinis smiled back at her. He noticed he was blushing. Ash grinned wickedly. "You got him to blush Hilda. I'm impressed. Normally he is the definition of density." Lucas sighed. "I get what you're trying to imply Ethan, but that's just plain stupid. The definition of density is mass divided by volume. If you consider what you just said then you would realize tha-" "NERD!" Yelled Ash and Paul together. "Don't you whip out the Dragonball Z abridged shit on me!"
Cinis and Hilda were laughing as they placed the batter in the massive oven. "How the hell did we even get an oven here?" Asked Hilda. "Rayquaza carried it." Said Cinis. Hilda laughed. "Funny Cinis." Cinis smirked. "What, you don't believe me?" Hilda smiled. "No." Cinis just grinned. "Alright, I won't force it." Cinis fired up the oven before walking over to Hilda and smiling. "Do you want to come over again tomorrow? Or maybe I could order some food in for these guys and we could go out?" Hilda felt herself blush. "Are you asking me out?" "Yes." Replied Cinis. "Then the answer is I'd love to." Cinis smiled. "Great! Don't leave yet thou- I just realized something. Paul, you said you think Rosa is spending the night. Is she sleeping with Hugh right now?" Paul smirked. "Regular Inspector Clouseau we have here." Hilda felt herself getting angry. She was about to yell at her sister when Cinis proposed something. "Why don't you two just sleep over? I don't think we would be able to convince them to be apart so this would be easier. We have spare tents for you both." Hilda considered the idea for a moment. "Maybe. Hell maybe we'll even move here. The hotel is a little packed." Cinis grinned. "You're always welcome. We'll also have some small two room cabins set up soon. I bought this forest a long time ago so nothing would be built here except a few cabins and the Pokemon here could have a home." Hilda smiled. "I'm sold. I'll move my clothes here tomorrow. Contests don't start for another three days so Rosa and I will mostly hang out here." Cinis smirked. "Be prepared. Things are probably going to be very interesting soon." Hilda looked at him, confused. "What makes you say that?" Cinis pointed to the forest where a large white figure was walking into the camp. "The fact that God just walked into our camp." He said casually. "Cinis and Ash, there are some details I'd like to discuss with you…"
And that's it! Chapter Two Done! Chapter Three will already be in progress by the time this is uploaded. What will Arceus request (demand) of Ash and Cinis? What is the cleanup Cinis spoke of? Will Ash and Serena reunite? Why the fuck didn't I make more of indication that Red and Silver were dating? Why am I asking these questions when I write this damn thing? I don't know. I just know this is fun to write. Anyways, I would like to wish all of you reading this in the few days after this is published a happy new year! Also would like to take one final opportunity to ask a question, how do you feel about what I've done with the characters I have? Do you feel like I've done well or left more to be desired? Let me know in a review. I ask that any criticism you have be constructive, not hateful bullshit. Thanks. -Frick.