A/N: Hey guys, what's up?! I told you guys I wouldn't make you wait half a year again! This chapter will reveal some "new" characters in PWO. I hope you enjoy it.

"Ren, hurry up!" Misaki called out as she ran on ahead. "It's not much farther!"

"Yeah, yeah" Ren replied with a weak wave of his hand. "Give it a rest Misaki. It's not like it's going anywhere"

"But I can't help it Ren! I'm so excited!"

"I still don't like this. We could draw unwanted attention"

"That's why I'll be the one participating, not you"

Ren sighed as they continued moving. They made it to the top of a hill and looked on at the huge lake stretching out before them. The size seemed to be about the same as that of Lake Valor back in Sinnoh. The main reason Ren, Clair, and Misaki were here wasn't to marvel at the beauty of the body of water. They were here because of the large building resting on the lakefront. The Battle Chateau.

"I still don't get why you want to risk this so badly."

"Cause it's the best chance to get some experience. If we battle wild pokemon for too long, we're just going to get sloppy in real battles. Plus none of us have been in a tournament since the Sinnoh League."

Ren wanted to argue about the risk, but let it go. When Misaki made up her mind, there was no stopping her. Oddly enough, that stubbornness was one of the main reasons he loved her.

The Battle Chateau Tournament was being held today. Once Miskai heard about it, she thought it would be the perfect chance to train against some tough opponents. Maybe they could even find another region champion while they were at it. While she was happy the Hoenn champion was a friend of Ren's, she couldn't get over the fact that she hated his personality so much.

Ren, Misaki, and Clair walked up to the Battle Chateau and entered through the large two front doors. Misaki was dressed in a new outfit she had bought while clothe shopping in Lumiose City. Her new outfit was a dark green top with a white miniskirt at the end and black leggings. She had also restyled her hair into a ponytail to make it less likely for people to recognize her. The way she was now, only the people from Sinnoh that personally knew her would be able to identify her and none of them were people that would attack her and Ren or sell them out. Ren and Clair were dressed in cloaks to avoid people recognizing them. Luckily cloaks had become somewhat of a common outfit lately with how dangerous PWO had become so they would stand out too much.

There were still another two hours to go before the tournament began after Misaki registered so the black haired girl decided to scope out the competition with Ren and Clair.

"I barely recognize any of these people" Misaki whispered as they walked through the crowd of people. "Most of them must be from the other regions"

"At least that reduces the chance of players recognizing us" Ren said.

"Will you let that go already? Nobody's going to know you're the Sinnoh champion."

"Excuse me for being cautious"

"Sounds more like you're being a baby" Misaki teased.

Ren sighed and shrugged his shoulders. "Let's just get this over with"

As Misaki talked with Ren, she accidentally bumped into someone. The player she bumped into was wearing a hood, but it came off from the light impact. Before the player could put it back on, Misaki caught a glimpse of her face. It was a female player that seemed to be about the same age as her, with long bright hair and hazel eyes.

"S-Sorry" she said.

"No, it's my bad. I should have been watching where I was going" Misaki responded.

The girl quickly put her hood back on and walked away after giving a quick goodbye. Misaki narrowed her eyes. "Well she was certainly strange"

"She was in a quick hurry to hide her face too. You think she's a champion?" Clair wondered.

"I doubt it, but it's not entirely impossible" Ren said. "From what I've heard, two of the five region champions are female"

"Well we'll see how powerful she is in the tournament" Misaki figured with a shrug of her shoulders. "I for one would love the chance to go up against a region champion"

Misaki, Ren, and Clair found the time quickly pass by before the tournament started. Once it was announced that the first rounds were about to begin, cheers of excitement echoed across the room. A total of 32 players had registered for the tournament. The rest of the large crowd seemed content with simply watching the action.

When it finally came time for Misaki's turn, the black haired girl eagerly walked onto the battlefield, which was located outside behind the building. It stood on top of the lake that was directly below them. The player standing across from her didn't seem to be anyone special, just an ordinary trainer.

"This will be a one on one battle. No time limit. Once a pokemon's HP hits zero, or a trainer forfeits the match will be over."

Misaki's opponent grabbed his pokeball and tossed it into the air. "Let's do this Nidoking!" Misaki watched as the capsule device opened up and the large pokemon crashed onto the battlefield, letting out a powerful cry. "Our opponent's a chick. This'll be easy!"

Something snapped in Misaki's mind after hearing those words. "Just a chick, am I?" She grabbed her pokeball and threw it out as well. "Teach this jerk a lesson Altaria!" The dragon type pokemon flew in the air and let out a cry of its own.

Misaki's opponent made the first move. "Nidoking, use stone edge!"

Misaki watched as Nidoking summoned several small rocks and fired them all at Altaria. She quickly gave out a command of her own. "Dodge and use dragonbreath!"

Altaria easily evaded the incoming attack with grace and then fired off a powerful beam towards Nidoking. The ground and poison type took the attack in full and was pushed back towards the edge of the battlefield. Its trainer looked on in shock. "No way. How does it have that much power?"

"Not so weak now, am I?" Misaki smirked. "Keep up the pressure Altaria! Use flamethrower!"

A stream of fire was blasted from Altaria's mouth and hit Nidoking in full. The attack blasted Nidoking's health into the low red.

"Get it together, Nidoking!" the trainer yelled. "Take that thing down with hyper beam!" Nidoking fired a powerful blast from its mouth that rocketed towards Altaria. It turned out to be a huge mistake however as Altaria evaded the attack with ease. Nidoking's trainer widened his eyes in shock. "No way!"

"Yes way" Misaki grinned. "Altaria, finish it with one more dragonbreath attack!"

Altaria obeyed its trainer and blasted an attack towards Nidoking. The attack easily finished off the rest of Nidoking's HP as the large pokemon collapsed and returned to its pokeball.

Misaki brushed her hair to the side in a show of grace. "That's what you get for underestimating me." With the battle over, Misaki returned her Altaria to its pokeball and walked away leaving her opponent to sulk.

The tournament continued with Misaki blazing through each round with little trouble. None of the trainers seemed to be a match for her with all the battling experience she had. She also hadn't met anyone that seemed strong enough to be one of the region champions.

Finally it came time for the finals. Misaki walked onto the battlefield and stood at her end. Soon her opponent arrived. Misaki recognized her as the girl she had bumped into earlier.

"Hey, didn't think it would be you and me in the finals" Misaki said with a wave.

"Same here. You're much stronger than you look" her opponent said.

The NPC referee took his position. It's time for the final battle. "First up we have the girl that has had no trouble making it through her matches so far, Misaki from PWO's Sinnoh region!" After the cheers for Misaki died down, the ref continued. "Her opponent has blew through her opponents with ease as well, Asuna of PWO's Unova region!"

Misaki heard murmurs throughout the crowd that was watching as they heard the name of the trainer.

"Asuna? Didn't she make it far in the Unova League tournament?"

"Yeah, I heard about her. They say the speed of her pokemon are out of this world"

Misaki watched as Asuna looked to the crowd, hearing the whispers as well as she sighed. "Oh well. I was hoping I wouldn't get noticed already, but I guess that was too much to ask." Asuna removed her hood, giving everyone a clear view of her face. Now that Misaki had a better look at her she could clearly see the chestnut color of Asuna's hair as it flowed through the gentle breeze in the air. She grabbed her pokeball from her belt and held it towards Misaki. "I hope you're ready, Misaki. I'm not one to hold back in a battle"

Misaki finally snapped her head back into the battle as she nodded and grabbed her own pokeball. "The same goes for me. Give me everything you've got"

Both female trainers threw their pokeballs at the same time. Misaki had went with her Empoleon for the battle. On Asuna's side was a Mienshao.

The NPC referee swung his hand down. "Battle begin!"

"Empoleon, use drill peck!" Misaki quickly ordered. Empoleon wasted no time obeying the command as it charged towards Mienshao like a rocket, while the fighting type simply stood there and waited for its trainer's command. Asuna didn't bat an eye or say a word. She just watched as Empoleon got closer and closer to her pokemon.

'What's she planning?' Misaki wondered.

Finally Asuna made a move. "Mienshao, force palm!"

Misaki watched in shock as Mienshao gracefully dodged Empoleon's attack as it was inches away and placed its hand on Empoleon's back. The quick yet powerful blow sent the water type crashing into the ground. Misaki was caught in surprise as she watched it all happen in the blink of an eye. Her Empoleon was now lying on its stomach with Mienshao standing on top of it.

Asuna wasted no time in keeping up the pressure. "Focus punch!"

Mienshao reeled back its fist and then swung it down with a great show of power. A crater now formed in the place Empoleon was already lying.

"Do something Misaki!" Clair yelled from the audience.

'Easier said than done' Misaki thought to herself. 'Empoleon can't move right now with Mienshao on top of it. It doesn't have the strength to push it off… wait, that's it!'

"Empoleon, use ice beam!"

Empoleon opened its mouth and blasted the attack onto the battlefield, freezing it instantly. Empoleon merely had to move its body around a little on the slippery surface to shake Mienshao off. The fighting type stumbled onto the ground as Empoleon got back onto its feet. Misaki wasn't willing to let this opportunity slip away. "Use metal claw!"

Empoleon swung its fin down into Mienshao's stomach with all the strength it could muster. The blow dealt a decent amount of damage to the fighting type.

Misaki grinned as she saw the chance to finish it. "Use hydro cannon!" Empoleon jumped into the air and charged up it attack in-between its two fins. Once it was done, Empoleon threw the blast down at Mienshao.

"Aura sphere!" Asuna quickly ordered. Mienshao blasted its attack straight towards the incoming hydro cannon. The attack wasn't enough to cancel it out entirely, but it gave Mienshao enough time to escape the blast. Empoleon landed on the ground and the two pokemon stared each other down as they caught their breath. Misaki and Asuna seemed to be just as exhausted from the excitement of the battle.

"Use rock slide!" Asuna commanded. Out of nowhere, dozens of rocks appeared in the sky and began raining down on the battlefield.

"Empoleon, metal claw!" Misaki yelled. Empoleon's fins lit up with a metallic aura and began smashing apart the rocks that came towards it. The rest of the large rocks crashed onto the field like meteorites.

"Send them at Empoleon with force palm!" Asuna called out. Mienshao quickly began firing the rocks it had created at its opponent with one swift thrust of its arm after another. The water type couldn't keep up with the barrage attack and its HP slowly wore down even more.

"Hang in there Empoleon!" Misaki begged. "You can do it! I know you can!"

Hearing Misaki's plea, Empoleon finally regained its focus and smashed an incoming rock with its fin. A fierce look of determination was in its eyes. Asuna tensed up, knowing this was where the fight would really get serious.

"Empoleon, skate along the ice and use metal claw!" Misaki ordered. Empoleon let out a battle cry as it sped along the water, both of its fins seeming like swords.

"We're not losing this!" Asuna yelled. "Mienshao, wait till Empoleon gets in close and use focus punch!"

Mienshao smashed its feet into the icy field to gain the best footing possible. Its fist became veiled in a bright light as it waited for the perfect moment to strike. As Empoleon approached, it suddenly made a turn, circling to the side with a fake out. It used the opportunity to swing its fin straight towards its opponent. Mienshao quickly recovered from its surprise however and ducked just in time to avoid the hit. Mienshao swung its fist full force at Empoleon, sending the water type flying over the edge and into the water bellow.

"Empoleon!" Misaki cried out. She watched as her partner's health hit zero and automatically return to her pokeball. If it wasn't for the fact that it had been an official trainer battle, it would have died right there and then.

"The winner is Asuna from Unova!" the NPC referee declared. Asuna returned to Mienshao to its pokeball and let out an exhausted sigh. She walked up to Misaki and held out her hand. "That was a great battle Misaki! You seriously rock!"

"Same to you" Misaki grinned as she accepted Asuna's handshake. "But next time we battle, I don't plan on losing"

Asuna smiled at the challenge. "I look forward to it. I guess I'll see you arou-"

"ASUNA, LOOK OUT!"

Asuna and Misaki turned to the crowd of people watching their battle to see a hooded stranger leaping off the balcony and with a Krokorok at his side. "Krokorok, use dark pulse"

Asuna pushed Misaki out of the way as Krokorok launched its attack. Misaki looked on in horror as the blast hit Misaki and sent her flying over the edge. Misaki ran over to the ledge and looked down. "ASUNA!"

The body of water seemed void of the chestnut haired girl that fell into it. Misaki's eyes scanned the lake, trying to find any hint that she was still alive. Finally she saw it as a water type pokemon surfaced from the lake carrying Asuna on its back.

"Thanks Samurott. You saved me" Asuna smiled as she looked at the water type.

"Samu" the water type cried with a happy smile that the girl was safe.

As Misaki tried to comprehend what just happened, another figure ran past her and jumped off the ledge, landing on Samurott. As he landed, his hood came off, revealing a male player with raven colored hair.

"Nice job Samurott. Now let's get out of here" the raven haired boy said. Obeying the player, Samurott sped off across the water like a rocket.

"I knew it! She was working with the Unova champion!" the trainer with the Krokorok said. "Follow them and kill that bastard!"

All of a sudden, Misaki watched as several trainers jumped from the viewing balcony and jumped into the lake, throwing out water type pokemon to ride on and give pursuit.

'Wh-What's going on?' Misaki wondered. 'Did those guys say something about the Unova champion? Were they talking about Asuna? And who the hell was that raven haired guy just now?'

A tap on the back of her shoulder made Misaki turn to see Ren and Clair at her side. Ren looked at Misaki and knew exactly what she was thinking. They were going after them.

A/N: So what did you guys think about the introduction of some of the SAO cast in PWO. I'm going to say right now that they will not be main characters in the story, just ones that show up every now and then in the story. I hope you look forward to what's to come. Hopefully I can get the next chapter out in one to two weeks.