Well here is Chapter 3. I'm getting more and more into writing this story and I hope I don't disappoint with it. Practice makes perfect and I'm really hoping to only get better as time progresses. Anyway, not much to say at the moment so I'll just go ahead and start up.
Chapter 3: To the Master League!
"No." Miranda said simply towards her 26 year old teammate as she sat down on a velvet chair, sipping on coffee as she eyed the projection in front of her displaying the news.
"Come on! I wouldn't be asking you this if it was not of the utmost importance, mademoiselle!" Phyllip yelled, on his knees with his hands clasped together in front of her.
"You've chased after the same girl for a year. Leave the Champion alone." Miranda said, her usual calm demeanor she's known for throughout her year as an Elite member slowly beginning to waver.
"She does not know a good man if he slapped her across the face!" He said with exaggerated tears in his eyes.
Miranda's eyes glowed red and a red outline surrounded Phyllip before he was lifted and he sqealed and yelled in fear.
"Shut...up." She said, officially annoyed.
"Mademoiselle, I'm sorry!" He yelled and her eyes narrowed before she heard Cynthia speak up.
"Let him down, Mira." She said and Miranda gazed back at Cynthia who was leaning against the door, her arms crossed with her eyes closed.
Miranda slowly let Phyllip down and he fixed his tuxedo before making a "hmph!" sound and walking away.
To summarize, it has been one year since Cynthia created this group with her at the helm in the region of Suma. In that one year, they took the Pokémon world by storm, their league immediately attracting battlers who were itching for a new challenge. Cynthia and her Elite quickly became known throughout all of Suna and people even began to speculate just how strong they were compared to the other regions. People didn't know the current strength of Cynthia or her Elite's. Just old videos of them but that wasn't much to go on.
Cynthia herself didn't know if this league would take off fast enough but since word quickly spread that she had set up here, everyone wanted to see the Sinnoh native again after so long, specifically four years since they saw her a lot. Needless to say, it quickly gained popularity. Especially with how amazing this region was. In the year that Cynthia was Champion, she quickly got the favor of the people of this region with all the improvements she's made. Barthstone used to be a fairly small town but thanks to her, it has grown to a medium sized city with beautiful grass and scenery much like the rest of the region.
With being champion, Cynthia didn't have time for much more but her Elite's did. Blaze took up art on his free time, several of his paintings being found in museum's throughout the regions or even in people's houses. Miranda was the most surprising of all, taking up modeling and fashion. Her quiet and serious exterior made this a surprise to everyone. Miranda sometimes collaborated with Blaze since she sometimes needed his artistic view and that led to Blaze also becoming a designer.
Again, not what was expected. Phyllip remained in his restaurant as expected but he ditched the clean hair look and tried to copy Blaze and his 'badass' look as Phyllip put it but it didn't work out too well so he went for a buzz cut almost but slightly longer. It worked better than the other idea. But on his free time, he spent training with Charlie since Miranda and Blaze mostly took to training with each other rather than them. On the small occasions that they did train with them, they were merciless and Phyllip learned the hard way why they were ranked above him.
It's not to say that they are stronger than him by a huge margin. Cynthia did keep her promise and trained all four of them but while it made the first two elites more deadly, the last two who already had the strength and intelligence slowly became the dominant ones of the 4 thanks to the training. So they used that skill and power when facing off against the weaker two and it was quite a massacre.
A few people have managed to battle against the Elite 4 but the farthest someone got was scraping a win against Charlie but barely and only knocking out one of Phyllip's. Thanks to this, the two finally began to rise the ranks. The ranking system was originally used to decide the Pokémon Master but after a year, Ash had managed to take that away so now the rankings are simply for who wants to be the best in terms of rank.
In terms of Pokémon Master, Ash had managed to use the Master League to decide that every four years. People didn't prefer this method at first but after careful explaining, they slowly began to see the reasoning and now most people are all for it.
"You're too soft on him." Miranda said as she goes back to reading the news.
"I think you're too hard on him." Cynthia mused before the ground shook a little bit and Cynthia raised an eyebrow.
"That would be Blaze and Charlie." Miranda said simply.
"I figured." Cynthia said.
With Blaze and Charlie.
"Return, Machamp!" Charlie said with a frown as her fainted Pokémon was absorbed into a red light before returning to its pokeball.
A green Espeon was pacing left and right in front of Blaze, watching her opponent carefully to see who she would send out next.
"You're all I've got left, Blaziken!" Charlie said and sent out Blaziken who yelled out its name and the fire on its wrists turned on.
Espeon stared at the Blaziken and got ready.
"Flamethrower!" Charlie yelled and Blaziken opened his mouth, fire gathering in his throat before he released a torrent of flames only for Espeon to dash to the side before releasing a psywave which hit Blaziken in the chest making him skid back a little.
Not the strongest Psychic move but it did the job. Cynthia walked into the room and noticed the current battle, Charlie looking like she was on her last legs while Blaze still seemed fairly calm.
"Future Sight followed up with Quick Attack!" Blaze said quickly, Espeon's eyes glowing blue for a second before they disappeared only for her to glow white before she dashed forward, a trail of white following after her as she went towards Blaziken.
"Blaze kick!" Charlie yelled and fire erupted on Blaziken's foot before he spun around, clashing with the Quick Attack before immediately pushing through and sending the Espeon tumbling back to Blaze.
"Swift!" He said and Espeon complied, jumping into the air and doing a backflip, stars coming from her tail as she did so.
"Flamethrower! Blow them out!" Charlie said and Blaziken yelled before releasing a flamethrower attack, burning through the swift and heading towards Espeon.
"Protect." Blaze simply said and Espeon stood her ground, a green sphere surrounding her as the flamethrower clashed with the sphere and immediately dispersed into different directions.
A portal opened above Blaziken and rocks immediately crashed down on him, making him yell in pain from the sudden attack.
"Giga Impact!" Blaze yelled and Espeon let the green protect die down before dashing forward, her eyes narrowed as she sprints towards her opponent, the purple sphere surrounding her along with yellow streaks on it.
"Quick, use Overheat!" Charlie yelled in panick and Blaziken immediately started to glow red for a second before letting out a massive overheat, the overheat charging right at Espeon who simply sprinted right into it.
A moment later, Espeon burst through the overheat, slightly charred but overall fine as she narrowed her eyes once more and jumped forward, clashing with Blaziken's chest which made him yell in pain, getting thrown back and kicking up a huge dust cloud. A few seconds later, Espeon burst through the smoke, skidding to a stop in front of Blaze, panting a little as she eyed the dust carefully.
The dust eventually cleared to reveal Blaziken on the floor with swirls in his eyes and Espeon simply sits back, starting to lick at her paws.
"Thanks, Blaziken." Charlie said as she approaches Blaziken before kneeling down and returning him.
'Perhaps if you would have used Blaziken more effectively, you would have stood a chance. But what to expect from number 1?' Espeon said through Charlie and Blaze's mind.
"Hey. Zip it." Blaze said and Espeon looked back at Blaze before nodding and Blaze returned her into her pokeball.
He approached Charlie and puts his hands in his pockets.
"You didn't do bad, kid. Espeon is just like that. Just keep practicing and you'll improve. You're young with plenty of time left in front of you." He said and smiled before walking past Cynthia and out the door after a small greeting.
Cynthia approaches Charlie as she stands up and frowns.
"You alright?" Cynthia asked and Charlie looked at her Pokeball.
"We've all trained together throughout the year. I don't understand why it is I'm still so far behind. I see Blaze and Miranda training together and their battles are always neck and neck. Even Phyllip is doing better. Was Espeon right? Am I just ineffectively using Blaziken?" Charlie asked with a frown.
Cynthia sighed and placed a hand on Charlie's shoulder.
"Your methods aren't ineffective. You want to know why? Because they are your methods. Your Pokémon, your methods. You've trained your Pokémon using this same method since you started training. You want to know where it got you? The Elite 4. I chose you for a reason. You're going to see for yourself, why." Cynthia said and smiled as she started walking away. "Heal up and meet up at the meeting room."
With that, Cynthia walked away and Charlie quickly went to heal up.
Meeting Room (15 Minutes later)
The meeting room was fairly simple. It was a square room with a large table in the center which was above a rectangular velvet carpet but there was beautiful wooden floor around the carpet which basically said that the carpet was placed on top. On the table was a few plants in vases and on the ceiling was a chandelier to light up the room which had book shelves lining the walls. Three of the Four Elites were sitting down on the table and the Champion was also missing.
"Fun. She tells us to meet up and she's the one who's missing. Along with Charlie." Blaze said and Miranda shrugs.
"Perhaps they're just walking together." She said.
"I agree. Mademoiselle Shirona is very kind and would probably seek to comfort our youngest Elite after Blaze so monstrously destroyed her team with that green beast." He said, glaring at Blaze and a Pokeball opened, Espeon appearing on the table.
'Perhaps it is you who seems to dislike me for doing the same to your team. I will remind you of what I said to you. Learn to fight and maybe it won't happen in the future. Stop pinning the blame on someone who is just stronger. Take your defeats like a man and stop feeling dejected.' Espeon said with her eyes narrowed and glowing blue.
"Espeon. This is a team. Not your personal impudence group. Stand down." Blaze snapped and Espeon flicked her tail before hopping off the table and curling up on Blaze's lap.
"I quite like her." Miranda said simply and Espeon mewed in response which made her have the smallest hint of a smile.
"That is because you are the only one here that beast has yet to decimate." Phyllip said and Miranda shrugged.
"She beat my Alakazam but then my own Espeon took her down. I don't think she will decimate me but I acknowledge her strength."
"Always the voice of reason." Blaze said but Miranda stayed silent after that.
They heard the doors open and they turned to face them, Cynthia and Charlie walking in as they take their respected seats with Cynthia sitting next to Charlie, across from Blaze and Charlie sitting across from Miranda while Phyllip was sat at the end of the table.
"Thank you for waiting and apologies. I am here now and we can begin." Cynthia said and they all turned to face her.
"Yea. 20 minutes later." Blaze said which earned him a glare from Phyllip.
"She most likely has her reasons for being here la-"
"You really don't stop talking. Do you?" Miranda asked and Phyllip was about to say something but Cynthia interjected.
"You guys can bicker when we're done here. I called you here for a reason. That reason is the Master League. Invitations are out and we need to fill ours out. We will do so if you wish to participate." She said and since there was silence, she continued. "We will all fill one out and send our fastest flyer to deliver it." She finished as she slid the booklet for the Master League over to her Elite's and they grabbed it before opening it to find the information page.
"So we just fill this out?" Charlie asked and Cynthia nodded.
She watched as they all started to fill it out and she could kind of get a feel for what they were thinking. There was a mix of excitement and worry in the eyes she saw and it was to be expected.
Blaze was no doubt excited. He was the most dominant of her Elite and he had a fire in him that was transferred over to his Pokémon on the field that made him suitable to be the 4th elite. He was her fire specialist but recently, he's trained his non fire types more than not with the league coming up. He was ready for this. She knew it.
Miranda was quick to follow. She followed Blaze despite their original meeting and Cynthia would argue that they get along better with each other than the others. They train the most together and Miranda is just about on par with Blaze. She could have very easily been the 4th Elite but she lacked the drive to lead which is why Blaze was. She was a simple person so she was probably just filling it out without much care in the world.
Next was Phyllip and this was where she noticed the power drop. He was not nearly at the level the other two were despite the training she did with him. He's gotten much stronger than when he first arrived but so did Miranda and Blaze so the power there was just too separated. He was also a little weird but there was no denying his strength. His thought process was probbaly in the middle of her other two. Excited but he probably isnt as excited.
Finally, there was little Charlie. The youngest at 19 years old. She's had it quite rough due to being the one with the least amount of training and experience. She mostly trained fighting types for her Elite position but she trains many more than just that for this league. Her spirits were much lower than the other three due to being beaten constantly by her superiors so her face had a lot of doubt in it but she still marched on.
Her Elite, while some struggled, they all had their dominant sides of some things. They finished one by one and Cynthia grabbed them back before looking at them.
"Alright. Fastest flying Pokémon." Cynthia said and they all stood up and walked outside in front of the Mansion they call home.
Miranda stepped in front of the group and tossed a pokeball into the air, revealing a Dragonite or as Blaze and Miranda see it, Charizard's biggest rival next to her Espeon. He came out and yelled happily and Miranda handed the dragon the booklets inside of a bag which he strapped around him.
"Get these to the Pokémon League Headquarters my friend." She said softly and pet his nose gently and he nods before flying up. "And be fast." She said.
He nods and takes off like a jet, quickly disappearing from her sight. He would be back quickly. Perhaps an hour or so. For now, they decide to head back inside and continue on with their day.
Two Hours Later.
Dragonite took a bit longer than expected but he came back fairly quick overall. It had taken Cynthia a day to get there with Garchomp so this was definitely a fast Pokémon. When it returned, it had a parcel for them. Cynthia took it and placed it on the table and Phyllip looked at it curiously.
"Soo... what's in it?" He asked and Cynthia grabbed a knife, cutting it open and opening it up before pulling out a magazine wrapped up in plastic.
It wasn't just any magazine. It was the magazine of the Master League. It had the entire map of the league as well as locations for concessions. Turning the pages, it was explaining the rules and it went more in depth with the concessions before Cynthia stopped at an image of a tower. It was the Tower which housed the Champions and Elite members.
She didn't remember this tower from four years ago so perhaps it was simply a new structure.
"I don't recall this tower." She said and Phyllip leaned over to see it before tilting his head.
"I honestly can't say I've seen it either." He replied while scratching his stubble.
She dug through the box and pulled out a thick card along with a note attached to it. She opened the note before reading out loud.
"New tower was just recently built. The rooms are large enough to fit the champion with his or her elites. Pictures of the tower are in the magazine as well as the interior. This card is used to open the door to your room. Don't lose it. Charles." She said and looked at the card before gently placing it next to the magazine before finding a hard cover book that seemed to be brand new, literally hot off the press and four more copies just like the one in her hand.
On the book was another note so she picked it up and read it out loud.
"This book will be used to keep track of the tournament going on. The names of all the competitors are listed on here and the preliminary rounds have already been decided and printed on the tournament bracket. Everyone will get one of these. Scott." She said before placing the note down and opening the book and just like it said, it was the tournament book.
She flipped through the cover page and copyright page before she found the list of names in Alphabetical order. She noticed at the top of the list was a large bold letter A so she flipped through a few more pages before finding B. She skimmed down the names until she found Blaze's and then flipped until she reached the C's. There she found Charlie first and much farther down the list, near the end, she found herself. She started to skip through the names until she reached the letter M and around the middle, she finally found Miranda.
Satisfied, she kept going until she reached the P's section where she found Phyllip almost near the middle of the section. The list of names went on for a while but she eventually found the bracket and went to flip the page when she stopped and tilted her head. She pulled the paper, the paper starting to unfold to reveal a bracket that was literally a poster. Probably for people to be able to hang in their room and fill out. She read through the preliminary names, not surprised when she didn't find herself or any champions or elites. They didn't partake in the preliminary rounds since it wouldn't be fair due to the level of strength they already have. Yes, some of the best trainers in the world would participate but they were probably still below Champion level or almost there just can't quite get there.
So she wasn't surprised. She placed the book down and took out the other books and noticed an envelope. She reached in and pulled it, noticing the familiar Pokemon League emblem on it and she rips it open before pulling out the paper.
"And what is that?" Phyllip asked.
Cynthia skimmed over the words before smiling.
"It's the dates for the events such as preliminary matches, dinners, gatherings. The like." She said.
"Oh. When is the closest one?" He asked and watched as Cynthia checked again.
"Hmmm... the ceremony is in five days because people need to arrive and get settled in. Which is why they give out this stuff early. So we have time to prepare." She said as she folds up the paper and noticed other envelopes.
Probably so her elites also know when things are. She nods and organizes everything and just in time too since she heard the doors opening and looked up to see Miranda and Charlie walking in.
"Dragonite is resting. I just figured I'd check in before heading off." Miranda said and looked over at Charlie. "Me and her just walked in at the same time."
"Yea." Charlie said.
"Good timing actually. That parcel gave us important information you'll need for the league so I've organized them so just come pick up one group of items." Cynthia said, standing up and pointing to the group of items she had set up.
The girls approached before Cynthia looked around.
"Anyone seen Blaze?" She asked.
They just shrugged and Cynthia nodded, scratching her head.
"That's fine. He'll come down and see it. He's a curious one." Cynthia said and the girls nodded before carrying their books and paper to their respective rooms.
"Quite an irresponsible 4th member." Phyllip said and Cynthia looked at him confused.
"Phyllip, I have to ask, what exactly is it that you have against him? You and him have hardly gotten along."
Phyllip looked at her and frowned.
"Perhaps you do not see it. Miranda does not either. Charlie seems to see it but chooses to ignore it. It angers me. He walks around this place, treating us as inferiors. His Espeon is completely disrespectful and he doesn't even hide the fact he's proud of his strength. Too proud." Phyllip said, clenching his fist a little. "He needs to be brought down a peg or two."
Cynthia listened before sighing a little. She knew Blaze was a hot head and considered himself the strongest among the four Elite's and his attitude was definitely proud but there was nothing wrong with being proud of ones strength. As long as he doesn't intentionally attempt to break down Phyllip or Charlie, there shouldn't be a problem. Still, she should talk to him at least. He was the leader and he needed to set an example. Miranda rolled with the tide and if she saw someone she sees as an equal in terms of strength flaunt his strength, while Cynthia doubts Miranda would do it, perhaps she would take on a more queen attitude.
It was a scary thought so talking to Blaze would be the smart approach. Perhaps Espeon as well.
"I'll talk to them. He shouldn't be doing that. I chose carefully. I know about all four of you." She said.
"Thank you. Perhaps me and him will learn to get along in the future." He said and she nods.
"Perhaps." She said.
Later Tonight.
Night had approached fairly quickly and the Mansion was silent except for Cynthia who was rubbing her temples a little. The problem between Phyllip and Blaze was hardly something to bring up to her since it was something that should be resolved between them but she was thinking about this from a different perspective. If he got Miranda involved in this somehow or another, the team would actually be in trouble. You can't have two fourths of a team having a superiority complex. The others would just be put off.
She heard the door opening and she looked up, noticing Blaze walk in. He blinked in surprise in seeing Cynthia and walked over before sitting down next to her and grabbing the books and papers that the others had gotten. Cynthia sighed before leaning forward.
"We need to talk." She said.
"Whoa. Is this about how we spend our nights? I swear I can last longer." He said and Cynthia looked at him like he was crazy.
"No. Not how we spend our nights." She said then flushed red when she noticed his expression.
"So you admit we spend our nights together." He said with a wink before laughing and Cynthia couldn't help but smile regardless.
"I walked into that one. Listen, Phyllip is feeling attacked... by you." She said and his amused expression slowly turned confused.
"I don't attack lover boy. That's Miranda's bit." He said
"Miranda's?"
"Yea. Sometimes he won't shut up about you so she uses her psychic to scare him into shutting up but that's it." He said.
"I don't mean physical attack. I mean verbal."
"I'm not bullying him." Blaze raised an eyebrow again.
"He said you treat them as if they were inferiors." She said and judging from his confused expression, he still had no idea what she was talking about.
"I don't make them pick up after me or anything. I treat them the way I treat them cause our personalities crash. He's infatuated with you. Charlie is young and loud. They both are always talking. That's why Miranda and I are usually hanging out together. We just appreciate the more calm atmosphere. But that's it. Phyllip is a drama queen. But I won't take advantage of my superiority." He said with a raised eyebrow.
"Can you say the same for your Espeon?" She asked and Blaze scratched his head.
"She's... difficult. A work in progress. But she is my second strongest... well, I'd argue even almost tied with Charizard but, with that strength, I guess she just feels that everyone else needs to be up to par or she feels disappointed. But I'm handling it. You chose me for a reason. Let me do my job." He said and she sighed.
"I don't doubt your abilities to lead. I know who I chose. Keep your Pokémon in line. And keep yourself in line. Okay? We're both busy." She said and he nodded.
"Alright. I got this. Don't worry." He said and stood up which made her nod as she watched him leave and she leans back and rubs her forehead.
Four Days Later
"Everyone ready?" Cynthia asked and turned to face her Elite.
They packed up what they would need since this tournament would be several weeks long but still, most of them only had a backpack or a suitcase with a smaller bag as well for essentials that are smaller. Overall, they were ready and Cynthia nodded as she pulled out Garchomps pokeball, her elite mimicking her action and one by one, flying Pokémon appear with their respective cries.
Garchomp, Charizard, Dragonite, and Pidgeot. Charlie didn't have a big enough flying Pokémon so she got on Dragonite with Miranda. With a powerful push, Garchomp was off, Charizard roaring before flapping his powerful wings and taking off, Dragonite and Pidgeot right on the fire lizards tail. It kind of like follow the leader.
Dragonite narrowed his eyes as he saw Charizard ahead of him and flapped harder, slowly overtaking Charizard who growled up at Dragonite and flapped his wings harder, passing Dragonite back up. Pidgeot simply flew faster to keep up with the group as they all followed Cynthia to the Pokémon Master League which was being held in Indigo Plateau. The regional tournament's were fancy but this... this was beyond fancy.
Dragonite dashed faster, flying past Charizard like a bullet only for Charizard's red eyes to burn with a challenge, taking off in a black blur, passing up Dragonite again and even Garchomp but Cynthia just sweat dropped as she watched the two Pokémon speeding through the air towards the Plateau.
After around six hours of straight flying, Cynthia noticed the Plateau and whistled at the rest of her group before pointing down at it and all the Pokémon immediately spin into a nose dive towards the league, Charlie screaming and clinging to Miranda for dear life who looked like she was about to run out of air from the younger girl squeezing her so much throughout the trip.
Garchomp immediately pulled up and suddenly stopped before landing, allowing Cynthia to climb off of her and Cynthia pet her and smiled.
"Take a good rest." She said and returned Garchomp.
She watched as Charizard and Dragonite flew straight past her in a blur, kicking up wind like crazy before the two stopped and landed gently, the two beginning to argue over who won while Pidgeot simply landed gracefully and ruffled her feathers a little as Phyllip climbed off of her, petting her before returning her.
The two others bickered a little more until they were returned to continue the argument in their own time. They found themselves in the front of Indigo Plateau. In front of them was a Pokémon center without a door or wall so you could see inside without having to open it but there were still walls on the side and back and a roof and the like. People were simply chatting in front of the Pokémon center or just around.
Cynthia looked around before leading her Elite past the Pokémon center to a small path, the floor under them made of a very light gray cement, almost white in color as they walked a little until they reached the square. First thing to notice was the concession stands throughout the square and other areas of the plateau.
To her left, there were hotels for the trainers and across from the hotels, there were houses more fancy for the researchers and other large public figures. It was a simple setup but it worked. To her right down the path, she could make out the tower which probably had more stores and concessions. As usual, the league went all out.
She led them to the tower which was about a few minutes by walking. The tower itself is basically glass. a bunch of windows with an observation deck at the top. As they arrived, the doors slid open by themselves and they walk through to a gorgeous sight. In front of them was a reception desk which was white as well as the carpeting in the first room.
There were two stairs with golden railings both leading to the middle which had two golden elevators. A bright chandelier was dangling safely from the white roof. The group was going to approach but Cynthia stopped in her tracks which made them stop and look at her confused but they didn't see what she saw. In front of them was a young man, probably 18 or 19 years old, messy black raven hair. He also had on a black cap, black vest with a black undershirt and dark grey trousers with black shoes and black fingerless gloves with a red accent.
There was a pikachu perched on his shoulder as it has grown so accustomed to and Cynthia immediately searched for the nearest way to avoid him but the only way was out and her Elite were blocking way.
"Cynthia?" Charlie asked but apparently, it was a bit too loud cause Ash turned around before smiling his signature bright smile.
It was revealed that his hat had a red half pokeball as well as his entire outfit having red accents.
"Hey! Cynthia!" He said and Pikachu greeted happily.
"Ash. Hey." She said a little more quiet than she would have liked.
Her elite took that as their cue to leave and they simply waved as they went upstairs. Those traitors.
"Haven't seen or heard from you in a long time." He said and she nodded.
"Yea. After losing, I just needed a break." She said and looked down a little.
"I guess I understand." He said and she nods, mentally cursing herself for not having anything to say.
She did notice that he was taller now, had a deeper voice, and seemed to speak with a more level tone instead of his usual hyper but, he still has those goofy moments that made her smile when she had first met him.
"I heard you have a new league. Heard it's really tough. Congrats." He said and smiled which made her frown a little. "Or not?"
"No. It's not that. Thank you. It's just... I guess I'm not used to seeing people grow up." She said and looked at him.
"Well everyone grows up eventually. Right buddy?" He asked Pikachu and scratched his chin which made him let out a satisfied "cha."
"Well you and Pikachu still seem as thick as thieves." She said and smiled.
"Of course. He's gotten loads stronger and we've only bonded more." He said with a smile.
"Well I wanted to say congratulations. I'm not quite sure when it happened but Pokémon Master. A dream come true." She said and he nodded with a smile.
"Yea. Everyone is proud. They are all here if you want to see them." He said and she quickly shook her head.
"No. Thank you though. I have to get going." She said quickly and walked past him. "Nice seeing you!" She called out as she reached the elevator and it opened.
She stepped through and sighed as she watched it close. That was awkward for her. Sure the meeting was light and simple but, there is something about it that just didn't sit right. It was the fact that it has been so long and he was still treating her like they saw each other yesterday. He was too nice for his own good but he also had this thing that just made other people want to smile.
She reached her floor and it opened, revealing a similar white hallway with golden doors and she walked to her door and knocked, waiting for one of her Elites to open it. Eventually, Charlie opened the door and let her through before closing it and bounding off to whatever she had been doing previously.
The room itself was huge. More like an apartment but with more rooms. There were five here. One for each person and as opposed to the white outside, here, it was dark colors. velvet carpets and red chairs and couches. The kitchen wasn't very dark with the marble tiles and wooden cabinets. It also had a black fridge and matching microwave. It even had a flat screen above a fire place. There were two steps to her left which elevated the floor for three rooms. To her right, two more rooms. It was a fairly simple yet very fancy set up.
She looked around and noticed that on one of the doors, the word champion was on it so she walked over before opening the door. It was a similar color to the living room but instead of chairs, it was a bed and night stand which was wooden along with a door that led to the bathroom. Very simple yet elegant set up. She assumed the others have a similar set up. She looked out the window of her room and noticed it was dark.
Tomorrow would begin the tournament that would help lead her back to the top. Ash has earned his spot fair and square. Now, she was going to do the same.
Honestly wasn't sure how to make the meeting between Ash and Cynthia so it's probably lacking. Anyway, not much else to say.