Chapter Eleven: Cressa and the Prom
"Everybody WAKE UP!" Arcey shouted at her pupils early in the morning.
"Arcey, shut the F #$ up!" Ace yelled back, still half asleep. He and the others were tired from their battles with their clones.
Suddenly an eleven foot, horse like creature crashed through Ace's door, blasting him with a Judgement attack. It didn't hurt much, but it was enough to fully wake him up.
Ace returned the blast threefold with a Dark Ball, knocking Arcey back into his wall. The space-time seal fixed the damage as if it never happened, the door being fixed as well. Ace got up, walked over to his closet, and put on his clothes for the day: the usual: black jacket, black shirt, Red scarf from Shadow, locket from Shadow, black jeans, and black shoes. He walked put the door, closing it behind him.
Ace made it to the breakfast table, sitting down in between Shadow and Eon. The other legendaries were sitting down as well, most of them complaining about how early it was. Others complained on needing more healing time before training exercises. May and Phione went around, smacking those complaining about healing (they were the ones that healed them all after said clone crisis). Arcey came down, back in her human forme, rubbing her head after Ace's attack. She sat down at the head of the table and started giving out the morning announcements.
"Well, good to see everybody's up" she said cheerfully. This was how she started all of the morning announcement sessions (and sometimes the afternoon and evening sessions, if they had them as well as the big monthly meetings). This cheerful remark earned her rude gestures from several of the legendaries, including Ace, Eon, Sapphire, Dialga, and even Palkia. Arcey smiled; she was used to it-it had been the same way several years ago when she started doing it.
"To start the day" she continued, ignoring the rude looks she was getting for waking everybody up. "Good job on fighting off the clones. You guys kicked some ass."
"Then why don't we get more sleep?!" Ace shouted from his seat.
"You wouldn't anyway" Shadow whispered in his ear. "We have school today, remember?"
"Aw sh!t" Ace exclaimed.
"Continuing" Arcey said, resuming her speech (much to the dismay of the other legendaries). "Even though you guys won, we still could face another threat. We need to be prepared."
"By being sleep deprived?" Entei said, half joking. "Yeah, that's smart! What happened to your omniscience? Did it go away when you first had your fun with Giratina?"
Raikou and Suicune burst out laughing, several other legendaries joining in, including Ace and Eon. Arcey got a little pissed off over this (when anyone talks about her and Giratina's "private moments", or "meetings" as she referred to them, she tended to get defensive and angry). She shot Aura Spheres at all those laughing, three each for the legendary beasts. It didn't hurt much, but it caused them to look at her.
"What I do with Giratina" she said, through clenched teeth. "Is my business. If any of you have a problem with that, then we will have a "talk" after breakfast. Do I make myself clear?"
The legendaries all nodded, save Ace and Eon, who had started their own conversation. Arcey shot a Judgement from her hands at the two of them. It hit them, causing them to turn and nod rapidly. This was something they had learned that saved them a lot of trouble over the years.
"Now" Arcey said, clearing her throat. "We still need to stick to our training regimen. We can't be slacking off."
"Then why we can't get a little extra sleep today?" Entei asked. "After all, we just fought for our lives."
"Because I f #$ing said so!" Arcey said, standing up. "Now Ace, Shadow, and Eon, you guys need to get to school."
"Later" the trio said as they walked out the door. Arcey watched them go, sighing a sigh of pride. She had done well in raising them.
Pokémorph High-Entryway
Ace, Shadow, and Eon walked into school, talking amongst themselves. When they had reached their lockers, Melody walked up to them, talking with two girls about her age.
The first girl was just a little shorter than Melody. Her hair was pink and seemed to sparkle like diamonds. She wore a little circlet in her hair that held a round pink gem almost the same color as her hair. She wore a pink, long sleeved shirt that had a yellow collar. She wore a necklace that had held a pink, diamond shaped gem in it. Her pants were grey, almost like stone. Around her forehead she wore a small, triangular gem that was golden in color. Her face had a greyish tint to it, almost as if she worked around coal. She wore a pair of grey mittens (very odd since it was May). Her shoes were grey with pink laces. Her face looked kind and compassionate, but at the same time shy. Her eyes were a soothing ruby color with deep pink pupils. She tried to move behind the other girl when Ace glanced in her direction.
The other girl was a little taller than Melody, about the same size as Ace. She was wearing blue and yellow pants. Her shoes were blue with yellow laces. Her sleeveless shirt was blue with a very large yellow stripe running down the middle, making it seem as if it was her underbelly. She was wearing pink arm warmers (I don't know what they're called) that basically took the place of her sleeves. Two ribbons connected at the collar of her t-shirt, winding around her body and connecting themselves to the bottom of her pants. Her face looked kind and caring, if not naïve and curious (almost like a more mature version of Mina). Her hair was blonde, a very nice yellow color, save for the very front of her hair, which was a very warm pink. Her eyes were the same shade of warm pink with white pupils. She seemed to be staring in Ace's direction. Inside her internal temperature was slowly climbing.
"Hey, guys" Melody said, waving. She addressed Ace and Shadow. "Are you two ready for tonight?"
"What's tonight?" Ace asked.
"You mean you don't know?" Melody asked, shocked.
"No, I don't" Ace said. "I've been worried about fighting myself, as has Shadow and Eon."
"Oh yeah" Melody said. "I forgot about that."
"So who are these two?" Ace said, indicating the two girls behind Melody.
"Oh, where are my manners?" Melody said, turning to her two guests. "These are my two friends from Hoenn. The blondie here is Cressa."
"Hey" Cressa held up two fingers like an anime girl. "You're cute"
"Um, well—uhh—thank…you?" Ace said, a bit surprised at the comment.
Cressa walked up to Ace and put her hands on his chest.
"Rock solid" she said, feeling his pectoral region. Shadow reeled back a little, a small look of disgust in her face and eyes. Ace noticed this and promptly removed the blonde's hands from his body.
"Please stop" he said.
"But why?" Cressa said, falsely sniffling. "I like rubbing your chest."
"Your friend's a little flirty, isn't she?" Ace said to Melody. Shadow's right eye started to twitch.
"I think you're cute" Cressa said leaning almost seductively towards Ace. Shadow looked really uncomfortable at the attention Ace was now receiving (trust me; it would look really weird to see).
"Please stop" she said, stepping in between Ace and Cressa. Ace looked a little relieved; Eon was snickering a little bit.
"Oh, are you jealous?" Cressa said, a smug look on her face. "You think I'll be competition?"
"Oh sh!t" Ace said to himself. He knew where this might go and he didn't want to have to hold Shadow back if Cressa was the fighting type.
"I'm not in love with him!" Shadow said as her face turned a little redder, a little louder than she would have liked. Cressa got a little twinkle in her eye.
"Oh, you're not?" Cressa said, grabbing Ace around the shoulder. "Then I guess you wouldn't mind if I do this."
"I would" Ace said removing her hand. Shadow looked a little relieved.
"You have some strong hands." Cressa said. Ace quickly let go of her hand and turned to address Melody.
"So, who's the other girl you brought to introduce to us?" he asked quickly, stepping back next to Shadow.
"Oh" Melody jolted back to attention, having been watching (in humor) the "greetings" of Cressa. She stepped a little aside to reveal the pink haired girl. "This is Diana"
"H-h-hi." Diana said timidly, hiding behind Melody.
"Wait a second." Ace said, looking closer at Diana, who hid her face in Melody's shirt.
"What is it?" Melody asked, used to Ace's behavior at this point.
"Nothing" Ace said, walking back over to Shadow. "It's just been a while since I've seen a Carbink princess."
Diana's eyes went wide as Melody and Cressa looked back at her with confused expressions.
"H-h-how did you know that?" Diana asked, very nervous at this point.
"Just an intuition." Ace said. "You resemble the paintings I've seen of previous princesses."
"But, what are you?" she asked. "I'm just a simple girl."
"Oh no" Ace said. "You're very special. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise"
"But what's so different about a Carbink princess?" Melody asked.
"They're not born very often, so it's an honor to be one." Ace said. "But why were you in Hoenn? I heard Carbink are mostly in Kalos."
"I-I moved there." Diana said shyly. "With Cressa. After the Dark types…"
"After the Dark types what?" Ace asked, confused. "What's with the Dark types?"
"Are you a Dark type?" Diana asked timidly.
"Why do you ask?" Ace asked, confused as to the nature of the question.
"Dark types killed my parents when I was very young." Diana said. "I was rescued by Cressa's family who found me and raised me."
"Yes I am" Ace said, causing Diana to step backwards a few feet. "And so is Shadow here. But we have no intention of hurting you."
"That's what he said when he killed my parents." Diana said.
"Who's he?" Eon asked.
"He referred to himself as Giovanni" Diana said, the name causing Shadow to go pale, and Ace's and Eon's eyes to widen. They knew just who he was and what he was capable of.
"He's not a Dark type" Ace said coldly, his anger evident. "He's something. I just don't know what." (Neither do I at this point)
"How do you know?" Melody asked.
"I fought him once" Ace said. "He's beyond being a monster. He's a full-on demon, truly evil to the core."
"He killed them" Diana said, visibly trembling at this point. "And he laughed while he was doing it."
Ace's eyes flashed in anger at the sheer cruelty of the monster known as Giovanni. Eon clenched her fists, while Shadow walked over to Diana and gave her a friendly pat on the back. Diana looked up and looked into Shadow's eyes. In them, those red orbs, she saw something she could relate to: a girl with a darker past, tormented by an outside force, that had made friends, friends she could rely on. Diana saw that and hugged Shadow, beginning to cry a little into her shirt.
"You know how I feel, don't you?" she asked through her tears.
"Yes" Shadow said, hugging her back. "I do. Let me help you get through it."
"Okay" Diana said. "I'd like that."
"Come on" Shadow said. "I'll introduce you to my friends. My name's Shadow."
"Thank you, Shadow" Diana said.
Shadow walked over to her friends to introduce them.
"This is Eon" Shadow said, pointing at the Fire type. "She loves to battle. She's a Flareon"
"Cool" Cressa said, her eyes wide. "If I could be any type other than Psychic or Fairy (in this fic I made the Cresselia species part Fairy type—so it would actually make sense that they could oppose the Darkrai species on equal footing) I would want to be a Fire type. Or maybe a Ghost type. I think I would look better in red and grey."
"And this" Shadow said, pointing to her best friend. "Is Ace. He's a Dark type. He likes fighting just as much as Eon. They fight together all the time."
"Y-you seem different" Diana said, stepping out from behind Melody and giving a little bow. "From other Dark types I mean."
"I'll take that as a compliment." Ace said as a bell rang, signaling that class was starting.
"Oh f #$, we're late!" Eon shouted, taking off running with Ace, Shadow, and Melody on her heels. Cressa was on Ace's heels and Diana was on hers.
Pokémorph High—Math Class
"All right class, settle down" the teacher said, clapping her hands at the very talkative class. Several members of the class kept talking after he was done. Others still were snoring away (Ace and Eon). Still others were having a stare down (Shadow and Cressa).
The teacher chuckled to herself, as she was used to this. She sent a bolt of electricity into anyone who wasn't paying attention to her lecture (uh-I mean teachings).
Half of the talkers jolted upright and stared intently at her. The rest were ground types and therefore didn't give a flying f #$ about an electric type move. Those Pokémon received an Energy Ball to their heads, jolting them up. (the teacher is an Alakazam btw)
Ace and Eon continued to snore away, both of them strong enough to resist both attacks and not be disturbed. Shadow and Cressa were being almost silent (Aside from the growls they were giving each other) so they weren't bothered.
"All right" the teacher said, sucking in a large breath. "F #$ it!"
She used Hyper Voice to create a sound loud enough to startle Shadow and Cressa from their fierce rivalry and Ace and Eon from their nice nap.
"Aww, what the f #$ Arcey/mom!?" Ace/Eon shouted before realizing they were in class. Everybody stared at them, some of them making the "Oh sh!t!" face. The teacher just stared at them for a moment before regaining her composure.
"Well, I hope you two had a nice nap." She said, her voice straining a little. "Because we will now have a quiz over the work."
The entire class groaned, remembering the promise that the teacher had made the previous class: We will take a qui on this stuff, so study.
"Listen, guys" the teacher said. "The prom is TONIGHT! We do our work now so we can have fun later."
"Hey, Melody." Ace leaned forward and whispered to his friend. "What's a prom?"
"You really don't know?!" Melody whispered back. "What is this, your first year of actual school?"
"Yes" said Ace, silencing Melody.
"Sorry" she apologized. "A prom is an event at a school where couples go and dance. It's so romantic and usually some people kiss. It's a special event that is pretty much the biggest thing in one's high school career, save graduation."
"Oh" Ace whispered. "Interesting"
"Hey, Ace" Cressa whispered, leaning toward him. "Would you like to go to prom with me?"
"Um, no thank you." Ace whispered back. "Dancing's not my thing."
"Please" the Dream Queen begged.
"No thanks" Ace said.
"I will make you take me" she whispered in a sinister voice. "You will be my date."
"Class!" the teacher shouted. "I am trying to teach. This is—"
At that moment the bell rang. The students left in a hurry. Ace turned into a shadow and left before the students around him could even register that he had left.
"Where'd he go?" Eon wondered.
"I'll find him" Shadow volunteered.
"I'll find him first." Cressa said, jumping in front of Shadow.
"Why do you like him so much?" Shadow asked. "You just met him this morning."
"Why do you like him so much?" Cressa asked, leaving Shadow at a loss for words.
"Just find him." Eon said. "We need to figure out what we're going to do later."
Pokémorph High-hallway-three minutes later
"Ace! Ace! Where are you?" Shadow called to her best friend as she walked down the hallway. She had been searching for him for a few minutes, but to no avail.
She turned the corner to walk down another empty hallway. She noticed that there was a broom closet in the middle of it. She walked down the hall, her walking path taking her right next to the closet.
Suddenly, two hands grabbed her, one around her waist and the other around her mouth. She started to panic (you would too) as they pulled her into the broom closet. She flailed her arms (which weren't restrained), but couldn't hit her captor.
"Shhh." Came a familiar, quiet voice. Upon hearing it, Shadow's heart rate slowed down back to normal levels, her wide eyes returning to normal. The hand around her mouth was removed along with the one around her waist.
"Don't worry" Ace said jokingly. "I washed my hands."
"Ha ha" Shadow said, trying to see her best friend in the darkness. Normally her eyes would have adjusted immediately, but her unexpected entry had disoriented her. She focused her breathing to help her heart rate function normally. Her dark vision kicked in and she could clearly see her best friend in the darkness (one of the benefits of being a Dark type).
"I bet you're wondering why I'm in this broom closet." Ace said, rubbing the back of his head. "And why I grabbed you like that."
"Yeah pretty much" Shadow said, a smug expression on her face.
"Well, I'm hiding in her to avoid Cressa." Ace explained. "She wants me to go to the prom with her and I really don't want to. I grabbed you because I knew that if you found me, then Cressa might follow you and ambush me."
"Funny." Shadow said, a small grin coming to her lips. "Ace Hunter running from a woman."
"Hardy har har." Ace said, chuckling a little.
"About the prom." Shadow said, getting a little nervous. "Would—would you like to go? With me?"
"What?" Ace said, not expecting the question.
"Well, we could go." Shadow started to say, blushing a little, unsure of what to say or even how to ask her question. "And dance and have a good time."
"I-I-I—" Ace stumbled over his words, also blushing. "Yes. I'll go with you."
"You will?" Shadow said, her face lighting up a little.
"Yes" Ace said, taking her hand in his. "But I'm not wearing a tux."
"Fair enough" Shadow said, giggling a little, knowing her best friend very well. "Now, shouldn't we get out of this closet?"
"Yes, we should." Ace said. "We don't need a janitor opening this door and finding us. What would he think we were doing?"
Ace took his best friend's hand and together they walked out of the door together.
Outside the Hall of Origins-a few minutes later
"Where are they?" Eon asked, impatiently looking at her watch. "They should've been here a while ago."
"We only just got here." Diana reminded her. She had only known her new friends for a few hours and already she was a little braver around them.
"Whatever" Eon said, blowing off the reminder. "I'm still bored"
"Be patient" Melody said. "This probably isn't the first time something like this has happened."
"No it is" Eon said. "I'd be willing to bet money that he left to hide from your friend. You know? The blonde, flirty one that Shadow seems to have spawned a rivalry with."
"Oh" Melody said, knowing who Eon was referring to.
"What did my sister do to him?" Diana asked timidly. "To make him hate her?"
"Nothing" Eon said, reassuring the diamond princess. "She's just a little too flirty for his tastes."
"What do you mean?" Diana asked curiously.
"His heart belongs to another." Melody said.
"Who?" Diana asked.
"Shadow" a voice said from a distance. "Where did they say they were going to meet us?"
"In front of the house." Came the reply
"Who's house?" Ace asked again.
"Ours." Shadow said, face palming (damn, she does that a lot).
"Oh right" Ace said sheepishly, rubbing the back of his head. The two of them arrived at the entrance to the Hall of Origins (or, to be more accurate, the driveway of the property), talking. They saw their friends and ran up to meet them.
"Where were you guys?" Eon asked. "You guys were gone for forever."
"Would you believe we were in a closet?" Ace said.
"Ooooh." Eon and Melody said, playful smiles coming to their lips. "Did you have a good time in there?"
"What do you mean?" Shadow asked, her and Ace with confused expressions on their faces.
"Forget it." Eon said, the joke ruined. "Where's Cressa?"
"Right here!" she shouted, jumping towards Ace from beside him. Ace leaned back, causing her to miss. Before she could face plant on the pavement, however, Ace put his arm under her stomach, catching her. He effortlessly threw her gently to Melody, who caught her and set her back on her feet.
"Aww" Cressa whined a little. "Why don't you want me?"
"From past experiences" Ace said. "I've learned never to trust something that jumps straight at me."
"But you want to take me to the prom, right?" Cressa said, her eyes going moe.
"Sorry" Ace said, taking Shadow's hand. "I'm taken for tonight."
"Aaaww" Eon and Melody said, clasping their own hands together and doing the stereotypical female daydream pose.
"But don't you think I'm better suited for this than her?" Cressa said, getting really close to Ace.
"No" Ace said, putting his hand on her forehead. "I think Shadow and I will have a good time."
Eon and Melody snickered, knowing that Ace was pretty much only going to accept Shadow's offer from the get-go.
"But what is it about me you don't like?" Cressa said. "Is it because I'm a Fairy type?"
"No" Ace said, his face showed his confusion at how the blonde had jumped to that conclusion. "It has nothing to do with your typing or the fact that you're a Cresselia."
"Wait" Cressa said, taking a step back. "How did you know that?"
"All Darkrai are born with the innate ability to sense their rival dreamwalkers, the Cresselia; the Cresselia have the same sense towards Darkrai. That has no effect on my opinion of you, but you should have at least known what I was."
"I did" Cressa said. "But I didn't want to say anything because I didn't think it was important."
"It's not." Said Ace. "But most Cresselia have problems with their offspring having relationships with Darkrai and vice versa. My parents are dead, so it doesn't matter to me either way, but I'm sure that your parents would, especially one so close to the original."
"I don't care!" Cressa said. "I like you and I want to be closer to you."
"I have no interest in starting a romantic relationship with you." Ace said. "And it makes me uncomfortable when you throw yourself at me."
"Why?" Cressa asked, striking a moe pose. "I'm an attractive girl."
"That's not what I look for in a woman." Ace said.
"What does she have that I don't?!" Cressa said, pointing to Shadow.
"What are you talking about?" Ace said, not getting what she was saying.
"Oh come on!" Cressa practically shouted. "Anyone can clearly see that you two have feelings towards each other. It's as obvious as the fact that Eon is a battle junkie."
"I'm not following you." Ace said.
"What does she have that I don't?!" Cressa said. "I'm attractive. I have intelligence. I'm a virgin, something I can tell someone like you prefers."
When she had said that Ace's eyes went wide as he looked over at Shadow, whose expression had gone from confusion at the fact that Cressa had said they were in love to an expression of hurt and sadness. Ace tried to put his arm around her and talk to her to try to comfort her, but she threw it off and teleported inside the Hall.
"What's up with her?" Cressa asked, felling a little bad that Shadow was crying.
"It's nothing" Ace said. "She's just had a bad childhood. She's the type to bottle things up for years at a time, only to have it explode later."
"Should I get her?" Eon asked, opening the gate to the driveway.
"No" Ace said, sighing. "With this it's best to give her time to let it out. Remember the last time."
"Yeah" Eon said, remembering. "She'll be ready for tonight, right?"
"I hope so" Ace said. "Arcey should be able to console her and help her calm down."
"Was it something I said?" Cressa said, feeling guilty.
"Yes" Ace said. "But it's not your fault. You didn't know."
"Know what?" Cressa asked.
"She made me and Eon promise not to tell" Ace said. "We're bound by our word."
"But she'll be alright, correct" Diana asked, worried for her friend.
"Oh yeah" Ace said. "In a few hours or less, she'll be back to her normal, cheery, soft-spoken self."
"Oh, good" Diana said, sighing with relief.
"So" Eon said, changing the subject so as to avoid an awkward silence. "Who's ready for tonight?"
"We should get Dialga and Palkia to come." Ace said. "And Ray and Bianca too."
"Yeah" Eon said. "Love is in the air tonight"
"Oh no" Melody said. "Not that song."
"Fine" Eon said, leaning on the fence at the edge of the driveway.
"We should get ready." Cressa said. She leaned in close to Ace's ear to whisper to him.
"I'm still going to try and win you over" she said. "But fair and square. No cheap shots."
"Oh Arceo" Ace said, knowing that there was no way in hell he could discourage her. "Try again after tonight, allright. I already promised Shadow I'd go with her."
"Fair enough." The dream queen said. "But just remember: I'm better for you than her."
"Doubt it" Eon said, having heard what she said (she had exceptional hearing, as Flareon do).
"Why won't you accept my invitation?" Cressa said.
"Because" Ace said. "I just met you this morning. I've known Shadow for years."
"Fine" Cressa said, turning on her heels and walking away. "I guess I'll just have to step up my game."
"Oh Arceo" Ace said, shaking his head. "What have I done?"
"You've created a monster" Eon joked. "A love-crazed monster."
"Well, at any rate." Melody said. "We should go get ready for tonight. It's going to be epic."
"Come on Diana" Cressa said, taking her little "sister's" hand. "You and I are going to go shopping."
"Save me" the diamond princess looked back at Melody, who chuckled at the turn of events.
"Well, I'm going to tell the other two couples the plan for tonight" Eon said, starting up the driveway.
"Me too" Ace said. "And we need your mom to make the girls dresses as well."
"Yeah!" Eon said, a twinkle in her eyes. "Maybe she'll make mine actually on fire."
"That would be awesome" Ace said.
Melody looked at her friends, laughing to herself. "These guys are insane" she thought to herself. "But I love being around them."
Hall of Origin-living room
"So that's what's gonna happen tonight" Ace and Eon told Dialga, Palkia, Ray, Bianca, and Arcey about what was going down for the evening events.
"But we don't even go to your school." Bianca said. "How will we get in?"
"Palkia can warp you all in." Ace said.
"What about security?" Dialga said. "They have to know who's a student or not."
"This is a prom at a public school" Eon said. "You could walk in the front door and be fine, but we're gonna play it safe."
"Is Shadow going?" Dialga and Palkia were making lovey dovey faces at Ace.
"She's my date for tonight" Ace said.
"What about afterwards?" Dialga and Palkia said. Eon smacked them in the back of the head.
"Will she be better by then?" Ace asked Arcey, ignoring the reality duo.
"She'll be ready in a few hours" Arcey said. "I'm making her dress, which reminds me: I need Dialga and Bianca to come with me."
"What for?" Bianca asked.
"For me to get your dresses ready" Arcey said, leading the two girls out of the room. "We're going to have a big reveal to the lucky gentlemen who are escorting you two to the prom."
"It's gonna be HOT!" Eon said.
"You just had to make a fire pun" Ace said, face palming (god, he seems to have learned a bad habit from Shadow).
"Yep" Eon said, clenching her fist. "I'm gonna have some fun tonight."
"Who're you going with?" Ace asked.
"Melody" she said, which shocked Ace. He knew she liked her as a good friend and friendly rival, but not anything more.
"Wait, what?" Ace asked, not expecting that answer.
"Not as dates." Eon said, smacking Ace. "We're just going together to keep each other company and to make sure we get a table big enough for all of us. Diana and Cressa are doing the same thing. We're not gonna dance together or anything, just walk together to the prom."
"Oh" Ace said. "It just took me a second to process what you said. I was trying to figure out what to do tonight."
"What do you mean?" Eon asked.
"You know the problem I have." Ace said.
"Oh yeah." Eon said. "Well, maybe Mewtwo could teach you to dance."
"Oh hell no." Ace said. "I might blow up or something worse."
"He doesn't do that much anymore." Eon reassured him.
"Except on April Fools Day" Ace said.
"That was last month" Eon assured her friend. "Besides you could use the practice."
"Maybe" Ace said. "But no promises."
"You don't want to ruin Shadow's big night, do you?" Eon asked.
"No" said Ace. "I'll think of something."
"Hurry" Eon said. "The big reveal is in two hours. Be ready."
"Oh I will." Ace said. "I will. But aren't you wearing a dress?"
"Oh f #$ no!" Eon said. "First I don't have a date. Me and Melody aren't dating. Not even close. We're just going to go in and stare at you and Shadow and laugh at stories we tell."
"Oh" Ace said, heading out the door. "Well I'm going to go do something for two hours. Tell me when the "big reveal is."
"Will do" said Eon.
Hall of Origins-Meeting Room-two hours later
Ace, Palkia, Ray, and Eon were sitting in the meeting room, which had been converted temporarily into a catwalk (Eon was there for support). They all were wearing their casual clothes (Ray and Palkia shared Ace's mentality about tuxedos) Ace and Eon were on the far left, then Palkia, then Ray. There were empty chairs next to the legendaries sitting in the meeting room (for their dates). Ace had brought a few soda cans for him, Eon and Shadow to drink.
"All right" Arcey said, clearing her throat. "We now present to you, the escorts, our three fine women in their fancy dresses made by me, the Great Seamstress, Arceus J. Multius."
"Just get on with it!" the escorts (Ace, Palkia, and Ray) and Eon shouted at the God Pokémon.
"Okay, fine" Arcey said, groaning. "Here we go."
"Great Seamstress?" Ace whispered to Eon. "Weren't our Christmas gloves supposed to be fingered?"
"She said she thought we'd like the fingerless better." Eon said.
"And why are we doing this this way?" Ace whispered back.
"Mom went into one of her moments again." Eon said. (Arcey frequently has these moments where she wants to do something and is too stubborn to be convinced otherwise)
"Great" Ace said sarcastically. "Well, whatever. So long as we get there at the right time. Also tell your mom to lay off the fashion shows."
"Trust me" Eon assured her close friend. "I will"
The God Pokémon walked over to the door where the three girls were waiting to show off their dresses. She leaned in and whispered some instructions to them.
"First up" Arcey addressed the "crowd". "Is our own lady in red. The red Eon Dragon, the—"
"Just send her out!" the escorts shouted at the God Pokémon.
"All right already" Arcey said, irritated. "Arceo, guys, be patient. This is a big event. They need proper introduction."
"Arcey, the prom is in an hour." Ace said. "We don't have time for long introductions. We need to see their dresses so we can go."
"Why are you in such a hurry?" Arcey asked.
"Because" Ace said. "After we've gotten our fill of prom night, we can go to the movies to see the next Crobatman movie. The theater's open late tonight so we can hit the late showing. So the sooner we get going, the sooner we get to the theater."
"You're going to the theater?" Arcey asked. "On prom night."
"Yeah" the escorts said. The dates (Shadow, Dialga, and Bianca) shouted their agreement from their room. "Why is there something wrong with that?"
"No" Arcey said, shaking her head and sighing. "Nothing at all as long as you're all in agreement."
"Good" Ace said.
"Now where were we?" Arcey said, trying to remember where she was in her introduction. "Oh yeah! Introducing the lovely Bianca Ratiasu Aeona (ee-own-uh)!"
Bianca stepped out into the meeting room, holding a rose bouquet. Ace and Eon glanced at her, giving her a thumbs up, and began their own conversation. Palkia waved, causing her to wave back. She looked at Ray, who was just staring at her.
"Are you okay?" she asked.
"He'll be fine" Palkia said. "He just likes your dress."
"Thank you, Ray." Bianca said.
Her dress was long and flowing, almost touching the ground. The bottom half was red with a blue sash around the middle. The top was white with a cutout triangle that was blue around the edges. She was wearing red, elbow length, silk gloves. The sleeves of her dress were white and had small amounts of padding in them, making them seem slightly rounder. Her hair was let down, the bottom falling around her shoulders. She had left the two tufts, though (she'd had them like that for so long that they were stuck). Her lipstick matched the crimson portions of her hair. Her eyes shone like gems, showing happiness and joy. Her smile shone just like her eyes, piercing Ray's heart (almost literally).
"So, Ray?" Palkia said, nudging the Sky God with his elbow. "What do you think?"
"You look great." Ray said. Bianca blushed and sat down next to her escort for the night.
"Nice job, Bianca." Arcey said, motioning to the door. "Next up we have the Time Goddess herself, the tough as all get out, Dialga Diaruga Tempora!"
"How much you wanna bet she fought Arcey to the bitter end about that dress?" Ace mumbled to Eon.
"Probably a lot" Eon mumbled back.
Dialga stepped out of the doorway, putting on hand on her hip and making a fist in the air as if she was posing for a video game character select option. Palkia was staring, two shades redder, almost to the pink color of his shirt.
She was wearing a blue sequin dress that had a metallic look. When she stepped, her shoes appeared under the dress (it opened a little in the front so she wouldn't trip over it). They had heels (very short ones in case of combat procedures-and because Dialga physically cannot walk in high heels) and were the same material of the dress. The dress was sleeveless, but Dialga wore a long pair of cobalt blue gloves that were made of silk. Her hair was also let down, but Dialga put it behind her shoulders so as to keep it from getting in her eyes. She didn't wear lipstick (Arcey had said it would clash with her dress if she wore red and that blue lipstick just looked too punk), but her lips seemed to shimmer (at least to Palkia). Her eyes were softer than they normally were, but still hinted at her tremendous physical power. She wore two cobalt orb shaped earrings that matched her dress.
"I'll bet Palkia's getting some tonight" Ray whispered to Bianca, who giggled and smacked him on the arm. Ace and Eon heard it and started chuckling.
"What did you say, Snake Boy?!" Dialga shouted at Ray (apparently she'd heard it too), who suddenly got a look of minor panic on his face. Ace and Eon moved a little to the left, knowing what might happen next.
The inevitable happened: Dialga leapt towards Ray, pulling back for a punch. Arcey caught her and held her back.
"You'd better f #$ing take that back!" she shouted, flailing her arms and kicking her legs.
"Dialga, calm down" Arcey said, getting the Time Goddess in a full nelson. "One comment isn't worth tearing your dress."
"I'll tear his limbs off!" Dialga shouted, judo flipping Arcey over her head. The God Pokémon landed in Palkia's lap, but fell off. Dialga leapt once again at Ray, but it was Ace who caught her this time.
"Save it for later." Ace said, dropping her in her seat, to the left of Palkia (Ray was on Palkia's right). "No sense ruining Bianca's night over one comment."
That comment was enough to get Dialga to take a few deep breaths and stop. She turned to Palkia, who was staring at her
"Yeah, it's ok" Ray said. "One comment shouldn't get to someone as levelheaded as you"
"If she jumps again" Ace said in an ominous tone, opening a can of soda. "I'm not catching her."
This shut Ray up for a minute as Arcey returned to her position, striking a Vanna White pose toward the door.
"And last" she continued. "But certainly not least. The sweetest girl one could meet, the last member of the Unholy Trinity, the Dark Empath herself: Shadow Sanaito Darkstar!"
Shadow walked out into the meeting room slowly. Ace was still drinking his soda when Eon nudged him to let him know that Shadow was there. He looked up and nearly coughed up his soda. He simply stared, utterly speechless.
Shadow was wearing a long flowing white dress that opened up a little in the front, revealing a green underside. She was wearing her favorite white boots with white leggings. The sleeves of the dress were green, along with the formal gloves she was now wearing. Her hair saw let down, allowing it to flow a little. It didn't reach her shoulders, but the green highlights in it complimented her dress and gloves. Her eyes were sparkling, the red in them like rubies. The lipstick she had on (it was very light pink, almost invisible) seemed to make her lips shimmer (at least in Ace's head). Shadow looked over at Ace, noticing his expression.
"So" she said, blushing a little. "How do I look?"
"I think I'm getting a nosebleed." Ace said after he got his voice back. The other legendaries gave a resounding "oooooohh". Ace put his left pointer and middle fingers under his nostrils, removing them to find that he did indeed have a minor nosebleed. Shadow smiled and blushed, taking her seat next to her date. Arcey stood up, gave a "congratulations" to the couples and sent them on their way.
Pokémorph High-Prom
Ace and Shadow walked into the gym for the prom, arm in arm. Dialga followed with Palkia with Ray and Bianca behind them. Several students stared, asking both who the three pretty girls were and why their dates weren't dressed up formal.
"Well, this is underwhelming." Dialga said as she looked around the gym. There were banners and streamers, the stuff an average prom needs, but Dialga (who'd never even heard of a prom before today) thought of it as a regular party.
"Don't worry" Palkia reassured her. "The movies will most likely be the highlight of the evening."
"I hope so" Dialga said. "Cause this looks like it might be boring."
The friends went to find a table for themselves. Luckily for them, Eon and Melody had grabbed a few tables so they could all sit down together. Melody, Eon Cressa and Diana were all chatting together when the three couples walked over and sat down.
"Well look at the happy couples." Diana said, giggling a little.
"Thanks" Shadow said, blushing a little.
"Are you guys ready to dance?" Melody asked.
"We have to dance?" Dialga, Palkia, Ray, and Bianca said, not having expected this.
"What's wrong?" Cressa asked.
"We can't dance" all three couples admitted sheepishly.
"What do you mean?" Cressa asked.
"My mom taught us a lot of things." Eon said. "But dancing wasn't one of them."
"That's too bad." Melody said. "Luckily for you guys the dances they do are just a few simple steps repeated over and over again."
"Oh thank Arceo" the couples sighed with relief.
"You better get going" Diana pointed. "They're already lining up to dance."
The three couples got over to the dance floor. They moved to different sections as the music started playing. They watched how the other couples danced before they started
Ace and Shadow moved gracefully to the music, despite never having danced before.
"After this" Ace leaned in close to Shadow and whispered in her ear. "Do you want to get something to eat? Not tonight, but sometime later?"
"Eat what?" Shadow asked.
"I don't know" Ace said. "Nothing fancy. Just the two of us eating in a restaurant."
"That sounds good." Shadow said. "When?"
"Not sure" Ace said. "Sometime this week."
"Okay." Shadow said. "You've got yourself a date."
"Cool" Ace said. "I'll look forward to it."
Palkia and Dialga also seemed to enjoy themselves as did Ray and Bianca. Eon looked on at the couples, sighing with satisfaction.
"Something seems off." Melody said.
"What?" Eon asked.
"Bianca seems different." Melody said.
"How?" Eon asked.
"Her aura" Melody said. "It looks darker."
"So?" Eon asked.
"It's continually getting darker." Melody said. "That is usually a sign of outside influence."
Eon's eyes widened as she spoke a single word: "Latios"
"Do you think he'd take her here?" Melody asked.
"Trust me" Eon said. "He may have been her brother, but he was a bit different in his feelings toward her."
"Eww" Melody said, catching Eon's drift.
At that moment Bianca screamed, dropping to her knees and holding her head in pain.
"Leave me alone!" she shouted. "I won't let you take me!"
All around her other couples were asking questions like: "Is she okay?" or "Is she sane?"
Ace and Shadow ran over to their friend, kneeling down to see what was wrong.
"He's trying to take control" she whispered harshly through the pain. "Latios."
Oh another cliffhanger. Well, let me take this space to give credit where it's due. The idea for Cressa (and in turn Diana) was given to me by Allthrustnovector.
also on another note the concept art for Ace, Shadow, and Eon is on deviantart. I go by the same username as this one.