Hey guys! Like always thanks for the reviews, fallows, and favs! I hope you guys continue enjoying the story. So without any further interruptions here's chapter 3!
Ages:
Satoshi: 15
Serena: 15
Citron: 15
Eureka: 11
Aria: 17
Concombre: 50
(_)= inner thoughts
(_)=sounds
Disclaimer: I don't own pokemon
Chapter 3
Satoshi looked around in awe and excitement as their group stood in front of the massive castle doors. The sheer size of them was impressive to say the least, as well as the beautiful structure of the castle itself
"Welcome back My lord! Commander!" The couple of knights guarding the entrance saluted them as they proceeded to open the massive doors
The party entered the castle making the raven haired boy jump at the loud thud made by the heavy doors behind them. Satoshi marveled at the breathtaking designs of the inside of the building ,as they made their way down to the throne room. Beautiful and unique portraits adorned the castle walls, many of them where of strange individuals in beautiful attire and the rest where of astonishing landscapes. Impressive suits of armor stood motionless in place, and gave him the impression that they would spring to life in any moment
Satoshi and the group continued walking in the seemingly endless hallway, when a unique picture caught the corner of his eye. He stopped to get a better look at it. A smiling raven haired boy stood posing in front of the castle gates clad in armor and holding a sword, to his right a similar dressed knight with blonde hair playfully punched him in the arm. Satoshi smiled at the warm and peaceful picture before him, giving him the aching feeling of deja vu the more he looked at it
"Satoshi!" the raven haired boy snapped back to reality as Eureka tugged at his shirt "Are you ok?"
"Uh... Yeah I'm fine! I was just staring at this picture"
"Hehe ok, come on we're almost there!" the young blonde exclaimed pulling him by the hand down the hallway
The both of them stopped as they caught up to Citron and Concombre standing in front of a pair of doors
"We're here, beyond these doors her majesty presides! So I suggest you be in your up most behavior boy!" Concombre announced sending a stern glance towards the boy's way
"Hehe calm down now Concombre, no need to be too formal, I'm sure Aria we'll be glad to meet Satoshi" smiled the blonde boy
"Hmph... if you say so My lord"
"Well shall we go" Citron said pushing the doors open
Satoshi immediately raised his right hand shielding his eyes from the blinding light emanating from the room. He slowly opening his eyes; his mouth immediately fell agape at the sight before him. Sunlight beamed threw the windows lighting up the whole room. Red banners with the kingdoms crest hung from the sealing adorning the room. Many elite knights stood in attention opposite from one another, between them a long velvet carpet trailed across the room. At the very end of the carpet sitting above a couple of steps in a prestigious looking chair a red headed girl dressed an elegant white dress and a red robe conversed with three older looking men. One was a heavy built man with black spiked hair and pale skin, he was fully clad in silver and gold armor and seemed to have a six pointed gold star on his forehead. The other is a very tall and slender man with pale white skin and blonde hair, apart from his elegant looking attire he possessed penetrating catlike eyes that are a deep sapphire blue color. The last man has blue eyes with pointed red hair and beard to match, he wore very formal looking attire all black suit with a red trim and black fingerless gloves
"Aria!" shouted Eureka as she ran up the stairs
"Ahh! Welcome back Eureka" the red head exclaimed receiving the young blondes hug
"Welcome back Citron, Concombre... oh and who is this?" asked the young lady gesturing towards the nervous boy behind them
"I-I am Satoshi your highness..." he stuttered nervouslly as he bowed
"Oh my so polite" chuckled the red headed queen as she put a hand to her lips "Nice to meet you Satoshi I am Aria queen of the Kalos kingdom but you can just call me Aria"
"Your Highness! You mustn't be so formal with common people!" proclaimed the heavy built knight to her left
"It's quite alright Wikstrom any friends of Citron and Eureka are friends of mine"
"My lady you are the queen, you must always behave in a formal and proper manner distinguishing yourself from the common folk!"
"Hmph! fine Wikstrom" pouted back the young queen with arms crossed, making the older knight sigh
"So where are you from Satoshi?"
"Hmmmmm im not entirely sure myself hehe..."
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"We met Satoshi a bit away from Vaniville town laying in the fields" exclaimed the small blond "We think he has amnesia!"
"Oh my how terrible! For one to lose ones memories " Aria exclaimed with a heart felt voice
"It's alright your highness you don't need to worry about me! I'm sure I'll regain my memories eventually until then I'm just glad to be of any help to you and the kingdom!"
"You have such a pure heart Satoshi you are welcome to stay in the castle as long as you like"
"Yay!" Eureka jumped for joy
"Your highness don't you think that's a pretty premature decision! We still don't know if he's a spy from a foreign land!" stated Wikstrom
"You needn't worry so much Wikstrom, I could feel no ill intent from Satoshi's words just now, plus Citron and Eureka seemed to have taken quite the shinning on him as well as I"
Both the young queens and the older knights eyes locked on one anothers, both not giving up on their decision on the matter. The heated deadlock went on for over a minute before the heavy built knight flinched in fear as a red aura momentarily engulfed the young queen
"Haaaa...there's no convincing you once your minds set is there...I will obey your decision your highness"
"Hehe thank you Wikstrom" Aria smiled back sweetly " Now that that's settled we should all get something to eat-
"If I may be so coy as to interrupt your highness, but by the looks of this young mans attire he and lord Citrons party must have been in quite the skirmish!" questioned the blonde knight
"Hmmm... now that you mention it? How was your expedition to Vaniville town Citron?" Aria questioned
"Hehehe about that...we have much to talk about" Citron answered back scratching the back of his head
"Hmmmm so the rumors of the Risen where true then" the young queen whispered to herself
"It appears the in tel from Alain and Red where correct your majesty, we must mount a second expedition to Vaniville and search for the altar!" demanded the red headed man
"Lysandre one mustn't be too hasty in matters as these" exclaimed the blonde kinght
"Siebold is correct.. Vaniville town just underwent a terrible ordeal, Concombre what is the status of the town?" questioned Aria
"The towns destruction was kept to a minimum and their was close to no casualties your highness"
"That is good news... as long as the citizens are fine that's the most important thing, we can send workers from the capital and funds to help rebuild any damages done to Vaniville town"
"Your Highness! You are forgetting of the more important matters at hand, if we don't act now the Risen will be first to procure the location of the altar and if that where to happen this kingdom will come under siege-
"Lysandre! The well being of the kingdoms people comes first before anything else" fired back the young queen with fire in her eyes making the grown man step back
"To be such a caring and compassionate queen! Worrying about her kingdoms people well being first! I'll follow you to the ends of the earth and back your highness!" exclaimed the blonde knight breaking the tension as he bowed towards the young queen "Hehehe thank you for your praise Siebold" sweat dropped Aria
"Your highness I still believe we must speak of our next course of actions on the matter immediately" announced the red headed man
"Lysandre I think this conversation can wait until Citron and Concombre have regained their strength, after all both of them will be in the end of the decision making of this matter"
"But your Highness!"
"I will say it once more we will need Citron and Concombre at a 100% if we our to discuss our next course of action, until then you are to wait for further instructions"
The red headed man held his tongue as Aria backfired with a stern tone "Tsk...As you wish your highness" Lysandre bowed as he excused himself and walked down the aisle making one final eye contact with the raven haired boy for a split second, as he continued his walk exiting the room. Satoshi looked back towards the mans previous direction clutching his shaking right hand and with worry in his mind
("Who was that man?")
"Hmph... he can be so heated and uptight sometimes" sighed the young queen as she shook her head and turned her direction towards the four individuals in front of her
"Well now that that's over I think you four deserve some well needed rest, and Satoshi I believe you need a new set of clothing" the young queen blushed as she pointed at the young man's tattered clothing nearly being held up
"Hehe I guess your right" Satoshi chuckled
"I'm sure that Concombre can procure a set of clothing for you"
"As you wish your Highness" bowed the older knight
"Concombre can you as well find an open bedroom to accommodate Satoshi as he will be staying in the castle?"
"Yes! Your highness"
"We can even find some job for Satoshi to do around the castle as we gather more information on his identity"
"Actually your highness! I've been thinking I want to become a knight of the Kalos kingdom!" Satoshi announced surprising everyone
"You boy! A knight! Don't make me laugh one as yourself could never show the discipline to becoming a knight" shouted Concombre
"Are you sure about this Satoshi?" questioned Citron worriedly
"Yes ever since I saw you and Concombre fighting back in Vaniville town protecting everyone, I knew that I had to become stronger if I wanted to protect whats precious to me; and at this moment that is my friends and the kingdom that they love and cherish so much. So I've decided that I'll pledge myself to becoming stronger and fight for this kingdom and my friends!"
"Kyaaaaaa! Satoshiiiiiiiiii" shouted Eureka as she hugged tackled the raven haired boy to the ground
"Umphhh..."
"Eureka! You should be more careful!" Citron scolded his sister
"Hehe you truly are kindhearted Satoshi..., I believe that is an excellent idea!"
"Your Highness!"
"Concombre if my memory serves me right there is an entrance exam for the Lumiose knights tomorrow correct?" Aria questioned interrupting the older knight
"Yes your higness but-
"Then its settled! Satoshi will participate in tomorrows exam to see if he's qualified to becoming a Lumiose knight" Aria stated clasping her hands together
"Your highness you can't be serious! He is a mere boy! There is no way that he could pass the exam!"
"Hmph! Concombre are you defying my decision..." Aria glared at the older knight with the red aura encircling her once more
The older knight cringed in fear as the young queens glare pierced right threw his armor and made sweat run down his spine "Of-of course not your Highness...I will in list him for tomorrows exam at once!"
"Good! Well that's that! Tomorrow you'll be taking the knight's test Satoshi!" the young queen winked at the raven haired boy
"hehehe...the queen sure can be scary" sweat dropped Satoshi
"So Concombre can you lead Satoshi to his room"
"Of course you highness follow me this way boy" Concombre stated bowing to Aria before making his way to a door to the far left of the room
Satoshi stood to his feet lifting Eureka with him and bowed to Aria "Thank you your highness"
"Hehe its no trouble, just give it your all" Aria smiled sweetly making a small blush cover his cheeks "I think you should follow Concombre now before he gives you a tongue lashing"
"Ri-Right! I'll see you guys later" Satoshi yelled as he ran to catch up with the older knight
"If you may excuse me your majesty, I have some matters to attend to" Siebold announced bowing down to Aria
"Of course Siebold, You are all re leaved"
"Yes!" everyone announced bowing down to the young queen
"What a mysterious boy" Siebold pondered as he made his way down the carpet
"Indeed, I hope her majesty hasn't made a mistake allowing him to stay" Wikstrom replied as he followed suit
"Hehe when has her majesty ever made any mistakes" smiled back the blonde knight
"Your right! Her majesty knows what's best for this kingdom and we will always support her decision"
"Mmmmmm...I'm exhausted!" the young queen let out a groan as she outstretched her arms "How about we get something to eat!"
"Yay let's go" Eureka jumped for joy
"Will you be joining us too Citron?"
"No that's okay I have some work to do as well"
"Hmph... Citron your just going to your room to work on another of your inventions!" pouted the young blonde at her brother
"No-no I'm not I just have to do some tinkering here and there... well I'll see you guys later! bye!" Citron answered back weakly before running off
"Your such a nerd big brother!" huffed Eureka in annoyance
"Well shall we go Eureka" smiled the young queen holding the small blondes hand
"I guess so..."the young princess whined still feeling annoyed with her brother
Satoshi walked along side Concombre as they made their way down the castles corridors. Light shone threw the open windows illuminating their way. He looked out the passing windows admiring the beautiful gardens and huge fields; any outsider would most likely be lost without a map or guide. They continued their speechless walk until reaching the end of a hallway; the older knight proceeded by opening a door leading to the castle courtyard
"This way boy" Concombre stated in a gruff manner before continuining his walk
"I thought I would be staying in the castle?, where are we going?" Satoshi asked with a confused voice
"Hmph...you must be quite the fool if you think you'd be staying in the same building as her majesty boy, you along with the rest of the knights and the recruits are quartered at the knights barracks"
Satoshi glared at the older man before haulting suddenly catching the older mans attention
"Why have you halted boy?"
"My name is not boy! Its Satoshi! Ever since we've met you haven't called me by name" he announced with a fierce look in his eyes
"Hmph...one must earn the right to be addressed by their name! Especially those who carry much weight behind theirs"
"What are you talking about!?" Satoshi asked him with a quizzical look
"You not knowing the origin of your own name further proves how much of a child you truly are! Now let us proceed I wish not to entertain you anymore than I need to" with that the older man continued his walk towards the barracks
"Tsk, what is he even talking about?"
The walk was short from the castles courtyard it seemed to be no longer than five minutes until they stood before a large building. Satoshi looked around noticing several men sparing with one another and others practicing their archery. The both of them proceed to enter the building earning the glances of several knights relaxing in tables and a couple at a bar in the side of the room
"Commander Concombre!" all kinghts in the barracks jumped in attention immediately as the older man stood forward
"At ease men I am just escorting this boy to a room, you may return to your activities"
"Sir!" with that the the men relaxed once more
"This way" Concombre walked down the room and up a flight of stairs as Satoshi followed suit
The older man led him down the hallway; as they walked Satoshi saw his surroundings around him, it was a fairly well kept building the hallways seemed cleaned; not a speck of dirt or dust on the floors or ceiling. He wondered if the knights took turns with sweeping the floors and wiping the windows. Many suits of armors like the castle filled the hallways as well as banners of the kingdoms crest. Satoshi stopped abruptly as the older man halted in front a pretty damaged door at the end of the hallway
"This will be your sleeping quarters for now" Satoshi walked into the room with a quizzical stare, swords and lances were thrown all around the room. Closed crates piled on top of one another making it hard to walk, a simple wooden table covered in a blanket of dust centered the room. On the far right corner of the room a small bed with a blanket and pillow basked in the sunlight from the bedrooms windows. The first thing that came to mind was this was a storage room but he sighed as he knew beggars can't be choosers and reluctantly thanked the older man
"I will send someone with your change of clothing momentarily, I suggest you get as much rest as possible if you are to perform a miracle in tomorrows exam" and with that he left closing the door behind him
"Well I guess this will have to do" Satoshi made his way across the room dropping onto the bed, a cloud of dust jumped up enveloping him and the air around him
"cough...cough... this place needs a serious cleaning!" the young boy stood up as he pulled the dirty sheets off the bed "maybe I can find something to wipe down all of this dust"
The young boy walked around the room taking inventory of all the supplies "Hmmmmm there's nothing really useful here...maybe inside these crates" Satoshi began opening crate after crate revealing nothing but knives, old books, and swords"
"haaaaa...i guess I'll have to improvise" Satoshi sighed as he took off his torn shirt and began wiping down the table and windows the best he could
"(knock...knock...) hello may I come in?" a sweet voice came from outside as the door slowly opened
Satoshi stopped from his current cleaning to turn around and be surprised by a red faced girl. She was a short girl with a light dark skin tone, she has long brown hair that seemed to be kept up in pigtails and dark green eyes. She seemed to be wearing casual clothing, a normal pink shirt with some tight shorts that could make any man blush
"So-sorry I didn't mean to barge in! I brought you your change of clothes!" the young girl yelped handing the clothes over to the boy with her face turned away
"It's ok, I was just doing some cleaning" Satoshi answered back kindly receiving the clothing "Why are you looking away?"
"Why am I looking away? BECAUSE YOUR HALF NAKED!" the young girl shouted back with an even deeper blush "Oomph" she quickly looked away once more as she caught another glimpse of the boys exposed torso
"Hmmm...well its no problem with me? I mean its just my chest" Satoshi reiterated scratching his cheek
"Of course you don't care because your a boy! but boys aren't suppose to stand around half naked in front of a young lady!"
"Hehe your probably right! Let me get dressed right away then!" Satoshi answered back as he began taking off his pants
"Wha-What are you doing in front of me!"
"Well I'm getting dressed of course?"
"Can't you wait until I leave the room?
"Well you seemed like you wanted for me to get dressed right away so I decided to change now?"
The young girl completely turned around as the raven haired boy decided to ignore her and proceeded to change his clothes. The blush on her face intensified as she thought of the naked boy behind her
"There all done!" Satoshi exclaimed patting his chest
The green eyed girl turned around with a sigh of relief; now staring at a boy dressed in proper attire. He wore a simple blue tunic shirt with a white stripe down the middle and black pants, nothing too flashy
"Much better" the young girl let out a deep breath with closed eyes and a hand to her chest. She slowly opened her eyes and looked around the room, it was spotless! All of the weaponry was properly placed on the racks or hung up on the walls, the crates properly stacked; the windows, table and bed nicely dusted
"Did you do all of this?" she asked with surprise in her voice
"Yeah! I didn't have much time to clean or any proper rags so I had to use my own shirt" Satoshi said with a now filthy black rag in his hand
"It's amazing! This room almost looks brand new!"
"Hehe I don't know about that"
"You could even give Tierno some pointers!"
"Tierno? Whose that?"
"He's another knight in training staying here at the barracks, he's a very funny guy! I'm sure you'll meet him soon enough!" she chimed with a cute smile
"Sounds great! By the way I know its a little late but I'm Satoshi" he said holding out his hand
"Oh my! yes my name is Shauna! Nice to meet you!" she said taking his hand into hers "I'm a mage in training under Dr. Platane here at the castle"
"Dr. Platane?" Satoshi asked curiously
"You don't know Dr. Platane?!, he's a well known doctor and scientist of the whole Kalos Kingdom! Theirs hardly anyone who hasn't heard of him!" she shouted at him a few inches from his face
"Hehe...sorry this is the first I'm hearing of him"
"Sigh...well I guess that can't be helped her highness did say you have amnesia"
"Her highness told you that?" Satoshi asked her curiously
"Well of course word runs fast threw the kingdom! Your a high topic of conversation right now! A mysterious boy found by lord Citron in the fields with no memories of his past!" Shauna stated knowingly
"If you say so..." he sweat dropped at the excited girl
"Well any who...welcome to the kingdom I hope we can become great friends and make many memories together" she said sweetly with her hands behind her back
"Like wise" he smiled back
"I have to get back to my duties so I'll talk to you later, oh before I forget food is served in the knights barracks in the morning and late afternoon so you should get there before its all gone" she said as she made her way to the door
"And one last thing... good luck in the exams tomorrow!" She smiled at him one last time as she closed the door
"(Sigh)...I guess word does spread here fast" Satoshi sighed as he once more threw himself onto his bed. He now laid down on his clean bed thinking of today's events. He wondered what the future may bring to him, and if he will ever find out his identity. He outstretched his right hand revealing the symbol imprinted on it clutching it into a fist before laying it on top of his stomach and letting out a loud yawn
"I should really get something to eat before it gets late-" those where his last words before a deep sleep took over him
"mmmmm" Satoshi rolled around as he slowly opened his eyes. Moonlight broke threw the windows lighting up the room. He rubbed his eyes as a huge grumble escaped his stomach
"Damn...I'm starving! Maybe I can find something to eat downstairs"
The raven haired boy stood up as he walked down the dark bedroom having the moonlight guide him. He opened the door and began walking down the hallway, it must have been pretty late no sounds echoed threw out the hallway. He made his way down the stairs and onto the empty entrance hall, most knights have retired for the night but a few remained sitting on the tables; most likely too drunk to return to their bedrooms. Satoshi made his way to the bar counter where an older man wiped it off and cleared some plates
"Excuse me? But is there any food left over?"
"Sorry but the kitchen is closed for the evening" he answered back not making eye contact and continuing with his work
"Haaaa..." Satoshi sighed as his stomach continued to let out grumbling noises
"If your truly that hungry there is an apple tree right outside the castle entrance near the courtyard"
"Thanks!" Satoshi exclaimed as he ran towards the door
A soft cool breeze hit him as he opened the barracks doors making him shiver a bit, he closed them behind him. Now used to the cool breeze he began his walk to the said tree. The castle grounds where truly stunning even more so under the moon lit sky. Many trees and flowers decorated the courtyards fields as well as a small pond could be seen besides the castle. Fire flies flew around helping light the way even more
"Now where is that tree?" he asked himself as he scoped out his target, he squinted his eyes towards the direction the old bar tender had told him to reveal a small apple tree a few feet away from a small pond with a statue rising from the middle
The starved boy quickly ran towards the tree delighted that he could finally get something to fill his stomach. He stopped before it and wiped some drool from his mouth, as the moonlight made the bright red apples seem more appetizing than what they already are. The young boy jumped up grabbing an apple in each hand
"Mmmmmmmm soooo good!" Satoshi exclaimed with joy while taking a bite of both apples, he continued eating them as he sat up against the tree looking towards the reflecting moonlight in the pond. The raven haired boy smiled to himself enjoying the scenery
"Quite the beautiful sight isn't it?"
"Pfffftttttt!" Pieces of apple flew out of his mouth as he turned to his right noticing a smiling queen
"Your-Your Highness! What are you doing here!"
"Hmmmph!...I thought I told you to call me Aria!" the young queen pouted
"But Wikstrom said for me to address you by your title"
"Well Wikstrom isn't here now" she said as she winked at him
Satoshi grumbled unassured of the situation "I-I don't know your highness"
"Fine don't listen to her majesty!" Aria looked away pouting cutely
"Okay Okay! I'll call you by your name! when were all alone, is that okay?"
"Yes that's fine" she answered back sweetly "So I see you missed dinner back at the barracks"
"Hehe...yeah I ended up falling asleep after cleaning my room, it was a real mess"
"Hmmmmm...that Concombre I told him to give you a room in the castle! he'll pay for this..." the red head fumed as she took a seat next to him
"It's alright you don't need to give him a lecture, I'm actually quite grateful for everything you guys have done for me"
"Your a really good guy Satoshi I'm glad you became friends with Citron and Eureka"
"So why are you out here so late at night your hig- I mean Aria?"
"Going out for these nightly strolls around the gardens are the only time that I get to myself, so on my usual stroll I saw you and decided to join you" Aria smiled at him innocently
Satoshi stared at the young queen, her tied up hair was now loose and moved slightly with the gentle breeze. She now wore a simple white sleeping gown that hugged her body nicely showing off her developing curves. The maturing boy couldn't help but blush as he turned away trying to get any impure thoughts out of his head
"Hey Aria?"
"Hmm?"
"I meant to ask you... I've noticed both you and Citron and Eureka look nearly nothing alike but your siblings, how is that possible?"
"About that...Citron and Eureka are actually my cousins, my mother was sister to the previous king of Kalos which would be their father" she smiled weakly as she looked towards the water
"Then doesn't that mean that Citron should be the current king of Kalos?"
"Yes your right...he should be, but my mother and the kingdoms advisers believed he wasn't well suited yet to take the throne so all duties of the kingdom fell upon me" the young queen continued not breaking her view of the pond
"I know we where young when the previous king passed away and Citron was still very inexperienced about this whole ruling stuff; so my mother suggested me being the older one in the bloodline they decided for me to take the throne from him" Aria remained silent while she gathered her thoughts "Sometimes I wonder if Citron has been resenting me this whole time"
"No! I don't believe he thinks that" Satoshi exclaimed as he place his right hand on her shoulder "From what I've seen Citron cares for you very deeply he would never be resentful from what happened long ago"
"But?"
"I'm sure Citron understood the circumstances of the situation and the reasons things happened, plus Citron is a great guy he even gave a stranger like me the benefit of the doubt, so I'm sure he cares a lot for his older sister" Satoshi grinned toothily at the surprised red head
"Hehe...thank you Satoshi! You don't know how much those words mean to me" She exclaimed throwing her arms around him hugging him tightly
"A-A-Aria their touching me!" Satoshi blushed fiercely as the young queens cleavage pressed up against his face
"Ohhh" she quickly let go covering her chest and sporting a small blush of her own. The raven haired boy took a deep breath as the scent of roses from the young red head still lingered in his nose
The both of them looked away from one another not knowing what to say. Not wanting this tension to linger on any longer Satoshi turned his attention back to the pond, the moon still reflected beautifully off the clear water. It seemed to have moved a little more down towards the center indicating quite some time has passed. He continued staring until the statue in the middle of the pond caught his attention once more, it was of the same boy in the portrait like in the castle
"That statue" he whispered quietly
"It's quite stunning don't you think? It's of the legendary hero of Kalos from long ago"
"Legendary Hero of Kalos?"
"Hehe, I guess you wouldn't know, if you want I can tell you the tale?"
"Sure!" he answered back excitedly
"Long ago when the Kalos kingdom was barely starting, people and creatures what where once called pokemon lived side by side. This harmony remained for many years each working together in a peaceful community one supporting another, but for moments of tranquility hardships are sure to follow. Wars between neighboring countries began to brake out each longing for their own purpose, be it fame or territory. Amidst all of this fighting and conflicts the pokemon fought side by side their human comrades. The blood shed continued for many years taking casualties from both humans and pokemon, until one day in Lumiose city a bright light appeared before everyone in the sky, from it a horse shaped being descended upon the land. Not tolerating anymore the suffering of his brethren pokemon he sealed all pokemon in rune stones where no humans can use them anymore...just like yours." Aria said pointing at Satoshi's necklace
"This is a pokemon rune?" the auburn eyed boy asked holding the small yellow stone
"Yes, this horse shaped being would then become to be known as Arceus the god of all pokemon."
"A god?"
Aria nodded slowly as she continued the tale "without the assistance of the pokemon humanity fell to their knees to this self proclaimed god. Many kingdoms fought valiantly against Arceus forces but to no avail this beings army's were too powerful. Many people lost all hope of survival and ended up submitting to the god's will..., but one boy amidst all the destruction and suffering stood tall not letting his courage waver and fought against Arceus forces to protect his home town. All alone he drove back an invading force from his home but at the cost of his life, just as he laid on the battlefield a huge bird like pokemon descended upon him from the sky. He witnessed the young warriors unwavering courage and pure heart and asked him what's most important to him. The young warrior with his last words said his friends and family and peace to the kingdom are what's most important to him. Content with the honesty and the pureness of his heart this holy being which would be known as Ho-Oh healed the young warriors wounds. Surprised as to why a pokemon would help a human he questioned the great beings actions. Ho-Oh explained that once humans and pokemon lived together in peace and harmony, and that could once more be achieved but only by the help of the young warrior. As the young boy listened on a bright light enveloped him and a sacred sword appeared before him. Ho-Oh had bestowed him with the power to change the world for the better. Ho-Oh as well told him of five maidens who have been bestowed with the power of 5 sacred pokemon who will aid him with his goal and that he must search for them. The young warrior understanding his new role lifted the sacred sword towards the great being swearing to save this land; pleased with the new hero the great deity disappeared into the sky."
"That's amazing!" Satoshi replied with star shaped eyes open
"Hehe right!" Aria chuckled
"With these new powers of the young hero, the first king of kalos and with the help of the 5 maidens the once one sided battles turned the favors on humanity and with it hope returned to everyone once more."
"That's great! So was peace returned to everyone? What happened the hero? And what -"
"One question at a time!" the red head said holding both hands between her and Satoshi "I'll just skip ahead to the end of the story"
"At the final battle the hero, king and the maidens fought bravely against Arceus and his forces, victory was in arms reach just as the hero delivered the fatal blow to Arceus. But before anyone could celebrate the brave hero consumed the god's pokemon rune surprising everyone. Fighting to subdue the power within his own body the young hero became possessed by the god himself causing him to turn on his friends. Not accepting this outcome the previous king fought his friend in a fierce battle to regain control over his body. The battle was long and hard with both lives at stake, just as the king was running out of energy his possessed friend regained control. The king ran to his friend in joy but was disillusioned as the young hero pleaded for him to end his life and Arceus, the king wept as he could not come to harm his best friend but saw the determination and resolve in the heroes eyes. He took the sacred blade and pierced the possessed heroes body saving the kingdom and the lands. The heroes sacrifice brought piece to everyone and we are all grateful for what he did, to this day we honor him and the sacred maidens who fought bravely for the kingdom... Well that's the end of the story of the legendary hero" the young queen took a deep breath as she finished
"That was unbelievable...it's too bad for the hero though...(sigh)" the auburn eyed boy sighed sadly "It would have been nice if he had a happy ending too"
"I believe he did" Satoshi looked up at Aria " The hero knew the only way to save his kingdom and friends was for him to sacrifice himself, in the end it was his decision alone that helped defeat Arceus. I'm sure in his last moments he felt happy that his friends would be saved"
"Hehe your probably right" grinned Satoshi "But there's still something I don't know"
"Hmm what's that?"
"What was the heroes name?"
"Heheh...silly you already know his name" Aria chuckled playfully
"I do?"
"Yes...I'll give you a hint it starts with Sa and ends with shi"
"Hmmmmmm...is it Sashi?" answered the confused boy
"hahaha no silly...it's Satoshi!" the young queen placed a hand over her mouth trying not to let chuckles escape her lips
"Satoshi!? My name?"
"That's right! It's not so uncommon for boys now a days to me named after the legendary hero"
(So that's why Concombre said my name carries a lot of weight behind it!)
"So what's on your mind?" Aria asked curiously moving in close to his face. Once more his nose caught the sweet scent of roses. He stared at the beautiful girl before him, her bright red eyes glowed with the moons light, her beautiful hair flowed softly with the cool nights breeze and her cream colored skin seemed like that of a goddess. The young raven haired boy couldn't help but look away from the goddess before him
"Satoshi are you okay? Your face is turning all red?" Aria asked leaning in even further nearly on top of the blushing boy. At this point the poor auburn eyed boy couldn't help but notice the two large lumps barely being covered by the soft fabric. Any moment if she were to lean in even close he would get a full view of the goddesses sacred treasures
"It-it's nothing I was just thinking its getting pretty late! We should probably go to sleep soon!" He stuttered as he crawled backwards away from her
"Hmph...fine if you say so" pouted the young queen disappointingly. Both of them stood up as they took a final look at the reflecting pond "Thank you for talking with me Satoshi, I really appreciated you listening to all of my worries. You've really placed my mind at ease"
"Hehe any time your highn- I mean Aria, you can always count on me!" Satoshi grinned at the red headed queen as he scratched his messy black hair. Before he could react a soft kiss was planted on his right cheek, the act was only a mere seconds but left a warm sensation behind
"I hope I can keep counting on you" Aria whispered with a bright pink blush " And good luck on the exam tomorrow I know you'll pass with flying colors"
With that the young queen made her way towards the castle doors leaving the speechless boy alone with a hand on his cheek and a face as red as the apples on the tree
Dream:
"Sato...Satos...SATOSHI!...Satoshi! Please wake up!"
("Mmmm...whose voice is that?")
"Come on we have to go! Before its too late!"
"NO! I'm not leaving without him! Satoshi please wake up!"
("whose voice is that?")
"Come on let's go!"
"Nooo...Satoshi!...Satoshi...Satoshi!"
End of Dream
"Satoshiiiiiii...Satoshiiiiiiii!"
The raven haired boy quickly opened his eyes just for him to meet a pair of blue ones a few inches away staring back at him
"Good morning!" the small blonde chirped hugging him tightly
"Eureka!? What are you doing here ? How did you get in?" Satoshi asked the small blonde as he sat up with her on his lap
"What do you mean how? With this key of course!" she declared proudly holding up a metal key around a piece of string. He stared at it intently; (she clearly made it into a necklace)
"Where did you get that!" he shouted as he tried swiping it from her only for it to be tucked into her shirt
"Sorry Satoshi but I can't give it to you, its my precious treasure" the small princess grinned as she hugged the key closely over her shirt " Besides we should go get some breakfast!"
The small blonde jumped off his lap and onto the floor as she skipped her way to the door. Satoshi followed suit as he let out a loud yawn and stretched his arms high before getting off his bed. As he put on his brown boots the same thought crossed his mind once more
"Where did you get that key!" he shouted at the blonde who was now outside the door "Hehe...that's not important, now let's go!"
Unsatisfied with her answer he got off the bed and walked out the door with a future goal now in his mind "I'm definitely going to get that key" as he uttered those words, he closed the door and with it the dream he just had behind it
"So where's your brother?" he asked her as they made their way to the stairs
"Citron is in a meeting right now with Aria and the other Advisers, I think their making plans of what to do next at Vaniville town"
"Wow, so early in the morning! It must be rough being a prince, how come your not at the meeting Eureka?"
"Hmph...auntie Palermo doesn't let me in the room, she says I'm too young" she pouted with arms crossed
Satoshi noticing her disappointment patted her head playfully "Hehe...it's okay you can spend the day with me instead, I know It'll be reassuring to have a cheering section for the exam today" hearing those words the small princess gave him a wide smile and huged him for a second time
The both of them walked down the stairs continuing their friendly chat when Satoshi suddenly fell to floor after hitting a huge wall or what seemed like a wall
"Satoshi! Are you okay?" the small girl ran up to him kneeling down
"Ugh...what was that, it feels like a just hit a ton of bricks" he groaned as he rubbed his head. He looked up to come face to face with an enormous bear like man. Satoshi's mouth hung open as the large man shot a menacing glare towards their way
"Hey you big meat head!" Eureka shouted at the monstrous man "Don't you know its bad manners to knock people over!"
"Eureka!" Satoshi yelped covering her mouth "Don't mind her sir! No harm done...hehehe, Eureka you shouldn't call strangers names"
"But Satoshi this meat head knocked you down! And I'm going to make him apologize!" she jumped off shaking the auburn eyed boy off "Hey you! Say your sorry to Satoshi" She threw a fierce punch at the monstrous mans stomach only for a jolt of pain to travel threw her hand all the way down her spine
"Ow ow ow ow ow ow" Eureka blew on her swollen wrist with a tear on her eye
"Foolish kids should learn to play with other kids their own age" the huge man muttered as he threw a punch at the unguarded girl
"Huh?...Kyaaaaaaaaaa!" Eureka shouted as the punch approached her, but nothing happened! She opened her eyes and saw her savior standing in front her
"Ugh...ugh..." the huge man groaned as Satoshi held onto his wrist with his right hand " What do you think you where about to do to Eureka just now!" the raven haired boy glared at him with a murderous stare in his eyes
"Ugh...why you little!" not being able to free his left hand from the vice like grip he readied his right one for a second blow. Before he could throw it a fierce right kick connected to his stomach sending him flying to a nearby table
"Amazing! Satoshi how did you do that!" Eureka asked with star shaped eyes "I'm not sure...one second I'm on the floor and the next I'm in front of you"
"You little shit!" the infuriated man got up off the ground and tossed the now broken table aside " Your going to pay for that! Aaaaaaahhhhhh!"
Satoshi stood in front of Eureka once more putting his guard up
"NOT SO FAST BIG GUY! RAPID SPIN!"
In less than a second a spinning blur collided with the berserk behemoth sending him crashing onto the wall and knocking him out for good
"Hmph.. it seems you didn't have the right moves!"
An energetic voice echoed from the spinning mass, as it slowed down it revealing a tall heavy set boy with black hair
"I guess I'll have to find a new dance partner" he exclaimed snapping his fingers and tapping his foot to a beat
"Who are you?" Satoshi asked in a confused tone
"Hmmm, you may not know who I am but I know who you are Satoshi!" he answered as he began to dance to a beat " I liked your moves back there! You will make a great dance partner!"
The auburn eyed boy sweat dropped at the choice of words from the larger boy " So who are you then?"
"Hehehe...remember this name! Because one day It'll be famous!" he picked up the pace as he gave one final spin and struck a pose "I'm Tierno the dancing knight!"
Both Satoshi and Eureka sweat dropped as well as all other people in the room
"...nice to meet you" Satoshi answered him with a crooked smile and an open hand
"Like wise" the energetic boy returned the gesture
"Thanks back there I'm not sure if I could of handled him"
"I'm sure you could have!"
"What do you mean?" Satoshi asked curiously
"I saw your moves back there and I'm sure you would have been fine keeping up with that meat heads dance!" Tierno answered winking at the small blonde for using her joke
"Hi Tierno!" Eureka shouted at the tall dancer
"Good morning my lady you are looking rather beautiful today!" Tierno complemented her as he bowed down
"Hehe thank you"
"So how did you know my name?" Satoshi asked trying to get more answers out of him
"Well from Shauna of course! Were both buds!"
"I see...Shauna did mention you yesterday"
"Of course why wouldn't she! Were the best of friends! She told me everything about you yesterday, of how your the mystery boy with amnesia and how your taking the knight exam today! And of course how she barged into your room and saw you half naked" he leaned forward as he whispered it into his ear
"Wha-What!? she told you about that?" the raven haired boy stuttered with a bright blush
"But of course! Like I said were both best buds" he snapped his fingers with a smile
"Told you about what?" Eureka asked curiously
"Oh of how Shauna walked in on Satoshi shirt-"
"Hahaha nothing at all! Just how she walked into my room and caught me cleaning my room...right Tierno" he looked over at the large boy with a glare
"Right!" he looked away while whistling a tune
"Hmmmmmmm" Eureka glared at the two of them not happy with their answer
"Anyway changing topics... so your already a knight Tierno?"
"Well not exactly...I'm here to take the knight exam too, I'm hoping to pass the test and become one " he replied scratching his cheek embarrassingly
Satoshi stared at him surprised, he could have sworn he was a knight already with the moves he just showed. He began to think to himself if he had bit off a little more than he can chew with this
(What if the others are as strong as Tierno? Or if their even stronger? Can I even keep up with them?)
These thoughts kept clouding his mind the more he thought about it
"Hehe, well it's going to be pretty hard for you with Satoshi here?" Eureka said snapping Satoshi out of his thoughts "Satoshi is the strongest guy ever! and he'll become a knight before you know it, right Satoshi?!"
"Eureka..." Satoshi looked at the small blonde smiling widely back at him, and just like that all of his nervousness left him and was replaced with confidence
"Right! I'll become a knight today" the raven haired boy answered forming a fist with his hand
"I'm sooooo pumped! this is going to to be one awesome dance! Let's give it our all today!" Tierno feeling fired up now extended his own fist towards the confident raven head. Not being one to be rude Satoshi gladly bumped his fist sealing there new found friendship
"Now that's what I like to hear!"
All three of them as well as everyone in the room turned towards the top of the staircase. Their stood a fair skinned girl with emerald gray eyes, she wore a casual white and red dress with tight black shorts underneath that hugged her rear nicely showing off its firm shape. What was most noticeable was her long beautiful platinum blonde hair that seemed almost the length of her body. Before anyone could inquire who this girl was she jumped of the top of the staircase and landed gracefully at the bottom
"I can tell by just looking, we have splendid candidates for today's knights exam! And I will be evaluating all of you today for your chance to become one" An ocean of murmurs broke out as she finished her bold statement
"Oh yeah and what makes you think you can fight all of us young lady?" a thin looking man asked the question on everyone's mind
"Hehehe...that's a simple answer! Because I am Korruni apprentice knight! and Granddaughter of Concombre Commander of the Lumiose Knights!"
Authors notes: Well Chapter 3 is now finished! I felt like I should of written a bit more but at the same time I thought this was a great stopping point. I'll try to update the next chapter pretty soon hopefully before next week when pokken tournament comes out, I feel like that will take away a lot of my free time. Well like always any reviews are appreciated and I'll be mentioning new characters in the next chapter. So until next time thanks for reading!