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Chapter 39 The Sunset Dance

Aichi’s current team

Level 70 Ahmes (Gallade) psychic/fighting

Moves:

Close combat

Solar blade

Swords dance

Future Sight

Level 70 Wingal (Lycanroc (dusk)) rock

Moves:

Stealth rock

Crunch

Stone edge

Play rough

Level 69 Llew (Golisopod) water/bug

Moves:

Sucker punch

Blizzard

Liquidation

First impression

Level 69 Gancelot (Lucario) fighting/steel

Moves:

Focus blast

Stone edge

Meteor mash

Dragon pulse

Level 73 Soul Saver (Haxorus) dragon

Moves:

Outrage

Iron tail

Dragon dance

Scale shot

Level 100 Alfred (Aegislash) ghost/steel

Moves:

Sacred sword

King’s shield

Iron head

Shadow claw

It was getting close to sunset as couples danced together near the stage where Ultra Rare had performed.

“Now, this is what adult is Shinemon.”, Esuka said.

“Oh, stiff and formal adult that’s what you intended.”, Shin replied, with an embarrassed blush as Esuka raised her eyebrow.

“What do you think I meant, pervert?”, Esuka asked.

“Ahem! Uh...uh nothing! Anyway I have gotten so many cute pictures of Misaki today. Now if only I could get her to dance!”, Shin replied.

“In your dreams.”, Misaki replied coldly causing Shin to sulk.

“Come on, Aichi don’t be such a wallflower and go dance!”, Emi urged, pushing Aichi forward.

“I-I can’t even dance! I don’t know who to dance with!”, Aichi replied nervously.

“This is my chance to dance with Miss Emi! Then…”, Kamui thought.

Kamui’s imagination…

There was a beautiful sunset in the background as he danced with Emi. He was in a fancy suit with a yellow tie. Emi had a yellow dress that sparked majestically in the sunlight.

“Ah, Miss Emi your beauty outshines even that wonderful sunset over there.”, Kamui said, with romance anime like sparkles in his eyes.

“Kamui your kindness is greater than even our god.”, Emi replied, with romance anime like sparkles in his eyes.

They went in for a slow dramatic kiss that cut off just before they did.

Image end

Kamui was beet red as he imagined this.

“Kamui!”, Nagisa squealed as she tried to tackle him only for Kamui to swiftly dodge.

“Miss Emi w-would you d-dance w-ith-“, Kamui stuttered as he got up to Emi.

“Kamui can you help me find somebody for Aichi to dance with?”, Emi asked.

“Of course!”, Kamui replied chipperly with a nod.

“He could dance with Misaki.”, Yuri suggested with a sly smile as she elbowed Misaki.

Misaki’s eyebrow twitched with annoyance as she looked away hiding her light blush.

“You could dance with Kou-“, Gai was saying to Yuto before she cut him off with an elbow to the gut.

Koutei looked oblivious to all of this.

“Are you alright, Gai?”, Koutei asked.

“According to my calculations I should have a 98% success rate in getting a dance partner!”, Kishida said.

“Where did you get that statistic from?”, Kurosawa questioned, sweat dropping.

Kishida gasped with disbelief when as soon as Kurosawa’s hood came off girls lined up to dance with him.

“W-What kind of black magic is this!?”, Kishida questioned.

Mark whistled nervously as he looked around.

“So, are you looking for Shizuka?”, Shin asked with a knowing look on his face as Mark flinched.

“Ah, what gave you that idea!?”, Mark questioned defensively.

“Just a hunch.”, Shin replied.

“Maybe you could dance with Kai, Aichi.”, Miwa joked as Kai glared daggers at him and Aichi looked embarrassed.

“No./N-no!”,Kai and Aichi replied in unison.

Aichi looked mortified when he heard the flash of a camera and saw Shizuka walk in with a camera.

“You're always so cute, son.”, Shizuka said as Aichi became red.

“You're like a ninja, mom.”, Emi said.

Shin had a sly smile as he pushed Mark forward.

“I-I don’t even have a suit!”, Aichi said, looking mortified as Shizuka pulled out a suit.

“I got a dress for Emi too.”, Shizuka said as she pulled out a dress.

“Come on, Aichi. It is apart of your kingly duties to dance.”, Alfred said.

“Haxorus! Haxorus! Haxorus! (Hehe! Dance mommy! Dance!)”, Soul Saver giggled.

Elsewhere…

“R-Rekka, Suiko! Stop!”, Kourin stuttered as the two tried to push her onto the dance floor.

She had on a long golden dress with a gold veil that obscured her identity so she wasn’t crowded. The dress had a sun shaped broach and she had green heels. Rekka had a shorter red dress with black heels and a veil. Suiko had a cyan dress with dark blue heels and a veil.

“Y-you guys said this was for a show not a dance!”, Kourin said angrily.

“Well, we lied. Besides you need to live a little Kourin your way too stiff.”, Rekka replied.

Rekka had a Cheshire cat-like grin as she saw Aichi in the distance.

“You little…”, Kourin growled, before Suiko let out a push making her step onto the dance floor.

“Go, knock em dead Cinderella.”, Suiko teased.

“C-Cinderella?!”, Kourin questioned.

With Aichi…

He was looking very nervous as Emi, Kamui, and Shizuka tried to get him a dance partner. He felt very stiff and uncomfortable in his suit. He looked around shyly, catching a glitter of a golden dress in the distance. He sweat dropped as the person wearing it stumbled around ungracefully likely due to the veil blocking their vision. Little did he know it was Kourin and it was because Suiko pushed her. He saw that she was about to fall and moved without thinking, getting over the dance in a flash catching her in his arms. Kourin blushed intensely as he saw Aichi’s face from behind the veil. She saw he was wearing a black suit and dress pants. He had a blue dress shirt and a black tie.

“Are you alright Miss?”, Aichi asked politely.

“Lycanroc! Lycanroc! Lycanroc! (Oh my god, he’s actually doing it!)”, Wingal gasped in shock.

“Haxorus? Haxorus? Haxorus? (Am I going to have a daddy now?)”, Soul Saver questioned.

“Golisopod. Golisopod. Golisopod. Golisopod. (I don’t think any humans would wanna dance with us.)”, Llew said as he pressed the tips of his claws together.

“Lycanroc. Lycanroc. Lycanroc. Lycanroc. Lycanroc. (I can’t even dance like a human. I’m not even bipedal.)”, Wingal said.

“Haxorus! Haxorus! Haxorus! Haxorus! (Of course you can dance Wingal! See!)”, Soul Saver assured, grabbing Wingal’s paws and awkwardly hoisting him up on his hind legs.

“Lycanroc. Lycanroc. (Yeah. I think I’ll pass.)”, Wingal replied plainly.

“I-I uhh...it’s nothing! I just uhh...tripped.”, Kourin replied awkwardly, trying to mask her voice.

“There’s Prince Charming.”, Rekka whispered with a smug smile.

“Are you nervous too?”, Aichi asked, noticing her ears were red.

“A-Ah yeah...a bit.”, Kourin replied.

She squirmed a bit in his arms feeling a bit conflicted. His embrace was so warm and inviting she almost didn’t want to get out of it. Also, her heart was annoyingly fluttering as much as she tried to calm it down.

“Oh sorry I didn’t realize I was still carrying you. Hehe. You must really be light for me not to notice.”, Aichi chuckled nervously, putting her down.

“Thank you.”, Kourin replied awkwardly, looking away then back to him.

She put her hands over her chest feeling the flutter of her heart continue especially as she looked at Aichi. Aichi noted how the dress she wore glittered in the sun’s light creating a glowing effect. He squirmed a bit as he looked around the girl still in front of him. He was curious the image just seemed incomplete without seeing her face. Though, he didn’t want to be rude so he didn’t try to remove the veil. Not to mention, he could definitely sympathize with the anxiety that he thought made her put in the veil. It didn’t seem like anyone was asking the girl to dance which seemed like a bit of a waste. Considering the expensive dress she wore he surmised that she was probably really looking forward to this. He pushed down his own anxiety and extended his hand to the girl who he still didn’t know was Kourin.

“D-do you want to dance with me? I’ve never danced before so I’d probably be no good.”, Aichi offered as Kourin felt her heart fluttering faster.

“I haven’t gotten to that part of my king training with Alfred yet.”, Aichi thought.

She could easily tell how nervous he was. The expression was very plain on his face, but he still asked her. After seeing that she didn’t have anyone to dance with.

“Darn it, Aichi! Why do you have to be so nice?!”, Kourin thought, looking away before looking back to his hand hesitating to take it.

Their hands touched and the others gaped seeing Aichi was actually about to dance with somebody.

“Mission complete! Now, time to get my own dance partner!”, Rekka said as she walked onto the dance floor.

“When did he get over there?”, Emi questioned.

“Looks like Aichi is going to dance after all.”, Miwa commented.

“Ah, he’s doing it! I always knew he could!”, Alfred gushed, like a proud parent.

“Ah, my baby!”, Shizuka gushed as she raised up her camera.

Mark stood next to Shizuka nervously turning his attention to Aichi. He felt some pride seeing his shy student coming out of his shell like this. Now, if only he could follow that example.

Soul Saver pouted because Wingal didn’t want to dance looking over at the other Pokémon. This didn’t include Alfred who was too busy being a parent with Shizuka and Mark.

“Haxorus? (Dance?)”, Soul Saver asked.

“Golisopod! Golisopod! Golisopod! Golisopod! (I can’t! I have too much crippling anxiety!)”, Llew replied nervously.

“Lucario. Lucario. Lucario. Lucario. Lucario. Lucario. Lucario. Lucario. (I’m afraid of getting too close to my partner, they might accidentally get pierced.)”, Gancelot replied, gesturing his many spikes, especially the one over his heart.

Ahmes turned his attention away from Aichi who he had been watching with a proud smile.

“Gallade. Gallade. Gallade. Gallade. Gallade. Gallade. (I’ll dance with you if you really want to, Soul Saver.)”, Ahmes offered as Soul Saver bounced with excitement.

“Hax! (Yay!)”, Soul Saver cheered.

The others sweat dropped as Ahmes and Soul Saver went onto the dance floor.

“Looks like Soul Saver wants to dance like her mommy.”, Miwa chuckled.

With Aichi…

“I know how to dance. I can lead you.”, Kourin offered.

“A-alright.”, Aichi replied, nervously following Kourin’s lead taking her hands.

They circled around as they danced, Aichi looked down to make sure he didn’t step on Kourin’s toes.

“You’re supposed to look your dance partner in the eyes.”, Kourin told him.

“I don’t want to step on your toes.”, Aichi replied nervously, looking up.

He felt butterflies of anxiety in his chest as they danced. Especially as he noticed the daunting height difference between them.

“It will be fine. I’m a strong girl.”, Kourin assured.

“Alright...but it’s hard to see your eyes.”, Aichi replied awkwardly.

“True…”, Kourin replied awkwardly, not wanting to take her veil off.

With the others…

Yuri blushed as she danced with Koutei. Kai watched Aichi dance intently similar to Mark. Kamui tried to ask Emi again only to be pulled away by Nagisa. Emi sighed genuinely not knowing who to dance with when there were so few people her age. She wore a pink frilly dress with white heels. Chrono was with Mikuru looking around awkwardly. He had the ‘I don’t wanna be here’ look. He looked rather bored as Mikuru talked to Shin and Esuka. He didn’t really know what to do, just looking around.

“Umm...Chrono is it? Would you like to dance?”, Emi asked as Chrono looked around thinking she was talking to someone else.

Chapter 40 Our Heroes Travel Down Their Own Roads

Aichi’s current team

Level 70 Ahmes (Gallade) psychic/fighting

Moves:

Close combat

Solar blade

Swords dance

Future Sight

Level 70 Wingal (Lycanroc (dusk)) rock

Moves:

Stealth rock

Crunch

Stone edge

Play rough

Level 69 Llew (Golisopod) water/bug

Moves:

Sucker punch

Blizzard

Liquidation

First impression

Level 69 Gancelot (Lucario) fighting/steel

Moves:

Focus blast

Stone edge

Meteor mash

Dragon pulse

Level 73 Soul Saver (Haxorus) dragon

Moves:

Outrage

Iron tail

Dragon dance

Scale shot

Level 100 Alfred (Aegislash) ghost/steel

Moves:

Sacred sword

King’s shield

Iron head

Shadow claw

After the dance ended most of the people who had come were leaving and were saying their goodbyes. One by one many of the gym leaders and their friends waved goodbye.

“I guess this is where we part, bro, Miss Emi.”, Kamui said.

“We’ll see each other again at the Pokémon league.”, Aichi replied.

“Yeah, were going to have our rematch.”, Kamui said as he held out his fist to Aichi.

“I won’t go easy on you, Kamui. I see you then.”, Aichi said with a smile before Kamui gestured with his other hand that they were supposed to bump their fist, realizing this Aichi did and they both smiled.

“It won’t be long till I see you either mr champion. As the champion you’ll have to attend boring meetings with the region’s government alongside the gym leaders. I will have to show you the ropes then.”, Misaki said.

“Yeah, I look forward to working beside you and the other gym leaders Misaki.”, Aichi replied.

“You can always stop by anytime here.”, Emi added.

“We’ll battle on week from today then I will leave to fight Team Asteroid.”, Kai said.

“I see you then, Kai. Please promise me you’ll be careful Kai.”, Aichi replied, before Kai nodded.

“So, for now this is goodbye. But, we’ll all see each other again.”, Aichi said as the others nodded.

“It’s a promise bro.”, Kamui replied, before waving goodbye.

Aichi waved goodbye to his friends alongside Emi and Shizuka. Aichi looked down after they left. This was the start of a new chapter in the life of Sendou Aichi. Aichi’s chapter as the champion of the Kakusa region.

“You’ll start back at school tomorrow after school... I will tell you about everything.”, Shizuka said as Aichi and Emi gasped looking over to Shizuka.

“I had almost forgotten, with everything happening one after the other. Soon...the questions that I’ve had about myself and...my father will be answered.”, Aichi thought as he nodded in response.

“Hey, mom can I hear too?”, Emi asked.

“I’m not sure you would want to, it's not exactly a happy story.”, Shizuka replied.

“I do! I wanna know even if it’s a sad story! I have wondered about our past as well!”, Emi replied.

“Emi.”, Aichi said, with a bit of shock as Shizuka sighed.

“Alright. But, first you both need to get a good night’s sleep for school tomorrow.”, Shizuka relented, before the two nodded.

In Aichi’s room…

He was in his blue pajamas sitting on his bed before his Pokémon.

“Do you guys wanna sleep outside or in the Poké balls? My room’s not very big.”, Aichi asked his Pokémon.

“Gallade...Gallade. Gallade. Gallade. Gallade. (Yeah...I have definitely outgrown my old bed.)”, Ahmes said, sweat dropping, looking over to his old tiny bed.

“Lucario. Lucario. Lucario. Lucario. Lucario. Lucario. Lucario. (It would probably be for the best with how small this place is.)”, Gancelot agreed and Llew nodded.

“Haxorus! Haxorus! Haxorus! (Aww! But, I wanna sleep with mama!)”, Soul Saver whined.

“Lycanroc. Lycanroc. Lycanroc. (I think you're a bit too big for that now.)”, Wingal replied, sweat dropping.

“Soul Saver, Wingal is r-“, Aichi was saying.

Soul Saver pouted before changing his tune and Aichi suddenly patted his bed.

“Oh, it’s probably fine.”, Aichi said.

“Lycanroc. Lycanroc. (That’s the link talking.)”, Wingal replied.

“He’s right Aichi besides you know you can’t baby her forever. Or have you baby her forever because of the link. We should just sleep in the Poké balls.”, Alfred said, sweat dropping as Aichi pouted with Soul Saver under the link’s influence.

“Fine. You can sleep in the Poké Ball, Soul Saver.”, Aichi relented, with a sigh after taking a breath.

“Haxorus. Haxorus. Haxorus. Haxorus. Haxorus. (Sorry mommy. I keep forgetting about the link.)”, Soul Saver apologized, putting her head down.

“I know you don’t mean to. I accidentally affect you too sometimes. We’ll figure it out eventually.”, Aichi replied, patting Soul Saver’s head.

“Well, good night everyone.”, Aichi said as he recalled his Pokémon.

Aichi laid down in his bed looking out the window. The moon shined majestically in the darkness of the night sky. Aichi knew it was time for the curtain to fall on his Pokémon adventure in the Kakusa region. What he didn’t know was about the new adventure that laid ahead for him in the near future. A ordeal far tougher than the first was on the horizon. Aichi closed his eyes trying to ignore all of the pestering thoughts in his mind that usually kept him up at night. He slept soundly knowing soon he would have answers.

The morning…

At his usual time Aichi did his morning routine with Alfred, before going back to sleep needing the rest for school. Emi walked into Aichi’s room rather annoyed he was still sleeping soundly when he needed to go to school. Emi sighed walking over to his sleeping form and shaking him till he got up. He finally sat up still looking half asleep as he got himself ready. He had also let his Pokémon out to roam around the house while he was gone. He got himself together miraculously before sitting at the table to eat breakfast. He checked the time knowing that he didn’t have long.

“Umm...is it fine if you put mine on a paper plate?”, Aichi asked his mother.

“It’s no trouble. Sounds like you actually plan to eat more than a nibble.”, Shizuka replied, as Aichi chuckled remembering how he didn’t use to eat much.

He ended up eating more recently due to Alfred’s training sessions draining his energy. Not to mention, now that he was more active his body burned more energy. Aichi got up to leave as soon as he got his plate of breakfast.

“I believe you should take one of us with you to school just in case something happens.”, Alfred said.

“You think so?”, Aichi questioned.

“Lycanroc? (But, who though?)”, Wingal questioned.

“Golisopod. Golisopod. Golisopod. Golisopod. Golisopod. Golisopod.Golisopod. Golisopod. Golisopod.( Maybe it should be Ahmes or Gancelot since they can both mega evolve.)”, Llew suggested.

“Gallade. Gallade. Gallade. Gallade. (I will happily go, my vanguard.)”, Ahmes volunteered.

“Is everyone alright with that?”, Aichi asked.

Gancelot looked down at Soul Saver who still seemed a bit sad from last night.

“Lucario. Lucario. Lucario.Lucario. Lucario. Lucario.Lucario. Lucario. Lucario. (It would probably make sense for Soul Saver to go too. She can ride you home after all.)”, Gancelot suggested as Soul Saver perked up.

“Hax. Haxorus! Haxorus! Haxorus! Haxorus? Haxorus? (Yeah. I can ride mommy home! Is that alright mommy?)”, Soul Saver asked.

“Yeah. That will be great for the both of you to come. It’s a bit safer too if something did happen.”, Aichi agreed, raising up their Poké balls recalling the two andputting their Poké balls in his bag.

“See you after school.”, Aichi said as he waved goodbye to Shizuka and Emi.

“Have a good first day back sweetie!”, Shizuka replied.

“I will.”, Aichi replied, before going out the door.

“I hope nothing does happen.”, Emi whispered.

Aichi ate while he made his way to school and threw the trash away in the nearest trash can when he was done. It all felt surreal to him. Returning back to a normal life before his adventure began. Well, there would be some changes due to him being champion. Overall, compared to his adventure in Kakusa it was rather mundane.

He noticed all the attention that was on him from random bystanders and then the students as he got up to the school building. The attention is definitely something he will have to get used too.

“Is that Sendou Aichi the champion?”, “To think a timid kid like him actually became champion.”, “He doesn’t look like he’s changed.”, “I wonder if I can get his autograph!”, “He still has to walk to school?”, were some of the chatter he heard.

Aichi was mostly focused on getting to his class in time since he overslept. Aichi quickly took his seat back at his desk. He took a deep breath relieved that he had made it on time. He jumped in surprise when he was crowded around.

“Uh...can I help you?”, Aichi asked, a bit timidly still not good with being the center of attention.

“So, how’s your morning Aichi?”, someone asked.

“Pretty good I guess.”, Aichi replied.

“What’s being champion like!?”, someone else asked.

“Can I have your autograph?”, another asked.

“You have any tips for the league?”, another person asked.

“I uhh..”, Aichi trailed off, feeling overwhelmed.

“Alright! Alright! Give him some space!”, Mark said as they all turned their attention to him before scurrying back to their seats.

“Thanks Mr. Mark. I’m still not very good with crowds.”, Aichi thanked, after taking a sigh of relief.

“Ah, It’s nothing. I hope you have a good first day back.”, Mark replied, before going behind his desk.

Aichi looked around seeing many of the other students whispering to one another though he ignored it. He noticed Morikawa avoid him as he sat down. He was tempted to say something, but class started. Mark went through his lecture which this time was about the Medieval period. Luckily for Aichi, Alfred had educated him about it already and it wasn’t hard to follow along.

“Answer me this, Sendou Aichi! What would you do if you were transported into Medieval times?”, Mark asked as Aichi stood up.

He didn’t notice the similarity to the question he had been asked not too long ago before his adventure started. Aichi blushes a bit nervously at all the attention focused on him. He closed his eyes blocking it all out as he tried to think of a satisfying answer.

“I guess...first I would get some Pokémon and train them up. Depending on whatever the situation was...I think I would try to defend some of the people or maybe...try to create my own kingdom.”, Aichi answered, before opening his eyes and hearing the stunned gasps of his classmates.

“I’m glad you were able to imagine yourself with a bigger role to play this time. Wonderful answer!”, Mark replied as Aichi blinked in confusion.

“Bigger role…”, Aichi whispered,as he sat back down before suddenly remembering.

Flashback

They were in a classroom Mark was teaching while many of the other students didn’t pay much attention.

“Answer me this, Aichi Sendou!”, Mark said pointing to Aichi who nervously got up from his desk.

Aichi had on a closed up grey uniform with grey pants and had his red under underneath.

“Man, he chose Shychi Aichi “,“He chose the quietest kid in class.”, “We’re going to be here all afternoon.”, some of the students commented.

“What would you do if you were transported to the Warring Regions period?”, Mark asked.

“I-I guess...I guess I’d make sure I always had an escape plan.”, Aichi answered as all the other students broke into laughter.

“Man he’s such a coward.”, “No wonder why everyone picks on him.”, “Man o man you're hilarious.”, some of the students commented.

“Well, it’s not a bad plan if all you're trying to do is survive. But, how about imagining yourself with a bit bigger role to play.”, Mark defended.

Aichi blushed embarrassingly just sitting back down to his desk.

Flashback end

“I completely forgot about that.”, Aichi thought.

“Looks like Aichi really has changed.”, “What happened to him?”, “He actually seems kinda cool now.”, some students muttered.

A small smile formed on Aichi’s face.

“Maybe I really have changed. I didn’t even notice.”, Aichi thought.

In Oracle town…

Misaki and many others worked around the clock to erase the damage done to the town and gym by Team Asteroid.

“Mom...Dad...I’m sorry I failed before, but hopefully this time I’ll be able to protect the gym and town.”, Misaki thought.

In Gold Maine city…

“Finishing hold!”, Kamui called out.

A Alakazam fell over knocked out before a Tyranitar which was shooting darkness from its mouth.

“Okay, any of you other chumps wanna face the great Kamui?!”, Kamui asked as the trainers nervously backed away.

Somewhere in Kakusa…

Kai wondered around with the Overlord taking on various trainers.

In Sanctuary town…

After class ended Aichi followed Morikawa. He was crowded by students again.

Chapter 42 The Fall And The Birth

Aichi’s current team

Level 70 Ahmes (Gallade) psychic/fighting

Moves:

Close combat

Solar blade

Swords dance

Future Sight

Level 70 Wingal (Lycanroc (dusk)) rock

Moves:

Stealth rock

Crunch

Stone edge

Play rough

Level 69 Llew (Golisopod) water/bug

Moves:

Sucker punch

Blizzard

Liquidation

First impression

Level 69 Gancelot (Lucario) fighting/steel

Moves:

Focus blast

Stone edge

Meteor mash

Dragon pulse

Level 73 Soul Saver (Haxorus) dragon

Moves:

Outrage

Iron tail

Dragon dance

Scale shot

Level 100 Alfred (Aegislash) ghost/steel

Moves:

Sacred sword

King’s shield

Iron head

Shadow claw

-

Aichi was silent. He couldn’t help, but feel bad for his father hearing his story. Even knowing the horrible stuff he would go on to do to the world and him. Similar to Alfred he had good intentions and ended up losing his way. Though, he knew it wasn’t close to over and he felt it was about to get worse.

“I believe that was when Gin snapped. He was never the same after that.”, Shizuka said.

-

“Don’t worry Gin everything will be fine. Even if Arceus is right that means our kid can still catch him and achieve our goal.”, Shizuka assured, as she held Gin in her arms.

After that Team Asteroid was created. Because of her pregnancy she had to go on the sidelines to take care of her baby. She believed that Team Asteroid was simply going to achieve Gin’s initial goal. Unfortunately she was terribly wrong though she was unaware at the time. She noticed something seemed off about Gin though, she couldn’t put her finger on it exactly. She could just sense that something in him died on mount Coronet. She did her best to comfort him, though it was not enough. Things only got worse from there.

“M-miscarriage?! Why? How?”, Shizuka questioned worriedly as she was checked up on by Ryuzu.

“I’m not entirely sure, but I’ll have to take a dna sample to find out the cause. As well as the baby.”, Ryuzu told her as she broke into tears.

“First Gin dies on the inside and now our kid...I-is this because we played god? Is that why all of this misfortune is befalling us?”, Shizuka thought.

At least she told herself that it was Arceus though, logically he wouldn’t want their child to die. She was so stupid for believing Ryuzu. She didn’t know at the time, but it was a set up. Her child didn’t die; they were taken in their still developing state and…

-

Aichi froze, having a horrible sinking feeling in his stomach.

“...that baby...the one you thought died. That was me wasn’t it?”, Aichi asked as Emi gasped in shock and horror.

“Y-yes, that was you Aichi. I’m so sorry Aichi if only I didn’t trust Ryuzu! Then you wouldn’t be like this right now! You’d be…”, Shizuka said as her voice cracked.

Aichi went over to his mother’s side comforting her.

“It’s alright mom. There’s no way you could have known.”, Aichi assured, holding his mom as she cried into his arms.

“T-that’s so messed up! That Ryuzu guy is horrible!”, Emi said shakily, feeling very angry towards Ryuzu.

“Right. They then took you away and did all that weird stuff to you while you were still developing. Making you like this with the powers and the programming. Gin didn’t want to leave the fate of the world in your hands. So, he took it into his own hands by controlling you, the messiah.”, Shizuka explained.

“Ren mentioned something about the messiah when we fought.”, Aichi thought, deciding to ponder more on that later

-

She was devastated because she thought she had lost her child. To try to make her happy Gin had another child with her. This next child was Emi. She was much happier after that having a happy healthy baby. It was Gin’s way to distract her from the plans that he had in motion with the baby she had believed died. Not long after Emi was born a strange person appeared before her. This person was Takuto Tatsunagi who was actually Solgealeo in disguise. He revealed all of this to her using irrefutable proof that the Tatsunagi corporation had hacked from Team Asteroid including files and footage. She was completely devastated and completely unable to believe what she had heard and read.

“I know you may not trust me Shizuka Dou. But, something that is an irrefutable truth that I have revealed to you is that your son is alive. And your husband hid that fact from you. You must realize the kind of man your husband has become and leave here with your children.”, Takuto said.

Shizuka shook as she held Emi tightly, not wanting to accept Takuto’s words. But, as much as she wanted to deny it she knew it was true. How could she possibly trust Gin again when he had hid her own son from her? She could see that something in Gin had changed and now she was forced to admit it. Takuto was right that there was no way she could stay with him, especially knowing his horrendous plan to use her son as a weapon to take over the world.

“Fine, i’ll leave but where would I even go?”, Shizuka relented.

“The Kakusa region would be the safest. Even if Gin found out where you were he is blocked from entering himself because of its divine protection from Arceus. The barrier around the region keeps its worse enemies from entering.”, Takuto suggested.

She didn’t like it, but she just wanted her babies to be safe so she nodded. Takuto disappeared for a brief moment teleporting before reappearing in a few minutes with an unconscious boy. He had blue hair and blue eyes. He wore a grey dress shirt and pants with black shoes. He looked a remarkable lot like Gin. He looked very young; he was only 3 years old at the time while Emi was 1. It was Aichi who wasn’t quite Aichi yet. At this time he was still 003v. Shizuka instantly grabbed hold of her unconscious child holding him close to her chest along with an infant Emi.

“We have to go now. Grab a hold of my hand.”, Takuto said urgently.

“Get him!”, he heard Gin’s angry voice from behind the door.

Team Asteroid members flooded in and Shizuka hastily grabbed onto Takuto.

“You!”, was the last time she heard Gin’s voice before they were teleported away.

She gasped in complete shock as she was now standing in Gold Maine city. The sun shined brightly above illuminating them and making the golden buildings of the city appear to glow. She quickly had to calm down Emi who was crying likely due to all the yelling from before. This was the start of a new chapter in her life. Her chapter as a resident of the Kakusa region raising her two kids.

“I’ve altered his memories. As far as he’s concerned he’s been raised by his single mother and that you fled Galar with him and his sister to escape Team Asteroid.”, Takuto explained.

“You messed with his head?!”, Shizuka questioned glaring at Takuto.

“Trust me it’s better that he doesn’t remember. You remember what you read right? How Gin had been raising him?”, Takuto replied.

“I know but…”, Shizuka trailed off as she looked down.

“Wait, what about his name? Isn’t his name being 003v a bit suspicious?”, Shizuka questioned.

“What do you want his name to be?”, Takuto asked as he held his fingers up to Aichi’s head.

Shizuka froze remembering the name she had originally thought up for him.

“Aichi...I want his name to be Aichi. It has many meanings including love, wisdom and...light of hope. Also, I don’t want to find it easily so our last name will now be Sendou.”, Shizuka replied.

It was unspoken, but they both knew she had chosen Aichi as his name because he was the messiah. He was the light of hope for the world. An aura flashed around Takuto as 003v now was named Sendou Aichi. To further distance themselves from Gin they said their names like those in Kakusa did with their family name first.

She finally got to sit down when they got to PSY Sweets and she would stay there till she found a place to live. She was rather anxious as Aichi gained consciousness after sleeping soundly in the room’s bed. She held in a deep breath as Aichi stirred, rubbing his eyes in confusion. He looked over to Shizuka who held Emi in her arms. Emi roused from her sleep laying her eyes on her brother for this first time.

“...mom? Where are we?”, were the first words she heard her son say groggily.

She froze as he heard her son call her mom for the first time, forgetting to breathe. She also noted his noticeable Galatian accent like her own and Gin’s. To blend in further in Kakusa she would later make him hide it till eventually he lost his accent all together.

“We’ve made it to Kakusa, Aichi. We’re in PSY Sweets.”, Shizuka replied, finally remembering to breathe.

-

“So, I have gone to Gold Maine city before I didn’t remember at all.”, Aichi said as he rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.

“It’s probably because you were too young to remember.”, Shizuka replied.

“Not to mention, that’s when we first met brother.”, Emi said to Aichi who nodded.

It sounded so weird to think about. Aichi didn’t meet Emi until she was already 1 year old despite the fact they were siblings.

-

Aichi looked around tiredly in a way that reminded her of Gin in the morning. The physical resemblance he had to Gin added to it though he had Shizuka’s colors.

“Oh okay…”, Aichi replied, half asleep.

He crawled over to Emi who looked over at him curiously in her arms. Emi giggled as he came near and Aichi smiled.

“I’m glad Emi’s alright.”, Aichi said as Shizuka felt a very warm feeling in her chest.

Her babies were together and it seemed like they were already getting along quite well. Eventually, they found a home in Sanctuary town and the rest was history.

(End if mommy Sendou story time? I dunno what to put here.)

Aichi sat back absorbing everything he had heard. He had a lot to think about right now. He could tell Emi had similar feelings, it was a lot to digest all at once.

“Thinking back I also regret not bringing Oliver with us.”, Shizuka said.

They jumped as they noticed Aichi visibly flinched when he heard that name. Aichi clutched his head and sweat dripped from his brow.

“Gallade?! Gallade?(Are you alright Aichi?!)”, Ahmes asked, full of concern.

“W-who is Oliver?! That name sounds familiar to me.”, Aichi said shakily in pain.

“Oliver is Arthur’s son making him your cousin. He was a very nice and polite boy. I don’t know what’s become of him now. Gin had plans for him too, I don’t remember everything but he was supposed to be part of a special squad.”, Shizuka answered.

“T-th the Q-quatre Knights…”, Aichi muttered out as he swayed and Ahmes caught him in his arms.

Aichi ended up falling unconscious in Ahmes arms.

“Gallade. Gallade. Gallade. Gallade. (This happened before when he fought Ren.)”, Ahmes said as he placed Aichi back onto the coach and Alfred translated.

“Haxorus...Haxorus. Haxorus. Haxorus. Haxorus. Haxorus. Haxorus. Haxorus.Haxorus… (Mommy...mommy’s in pain. His heart aches and he doesn’t know why…)”, Soul Saver said sadly putting her head down beside Aichi with tears stinging her eyes.

Alfred translated this for them again and they gasped in shock.

“Lucario. Lucario. Lucario. Lucario. Lucario. Lucario. Lucario. Lucario. (Soul Saver is right. I can feel extreme sadness and confusion in his aura.)”, Gancelot confirmed, as he put a hand on Aichi and was also translated.

“Did Aichi know Oliver?”, Shizuka asked, no one in particular still not really remembering the details of Gin’s plans well.

“Aichi…”, Emi said full of concern, noting the small tear that fell from Aichi’s face.

“Is it possible that the memories Solgealeo had sealed are returning to him?”, Shizuka thought, sweating nervously.

In Galar…

Raul had just returned with his prisoners in tow. On a throne was Gin Gaillard. Off to the side bowing was a older Leon with two twin girls by his side. Leon wore a white uniform with bits of purple and gold and a red A. In the middle of it was a purple gem shaped like a diamond. The twins had light blue hair in ponytails and golden eyes. They wore white uniforms with a red A and blue skirts. There was another boy by Gin’s side who wasn’t fully visible, covered by shadow. On the other side of Leon was a few others covered in shadow obscuring their features. Raul bowed to Gin.

“I have found 003v. He is in Kakusa going by the name Aichi Sendou. They say in like Sendou Aichi, but well he is Galarian so it makes more sense to say his name that way. It seems Katsuki had known earlier and hid it from you. Also, the legendary who took him along with your wife and daughter was Solgealeo.”, Raul relayed.

Gin smirked and the boy beside him flinched.

“Please let me retrieve him, master Gin.”, the boy asked.

“No, it should be me. There’s no way he could stand a chance against 003v.”, Leon cut in.

The two narrowed their eyes at each other.

“We will in due time when the time is right. How about we meet the two of you half way. I have a plan to get him back and you're both involved.”, Gin said as the two nodded.

“Thank you, master Gin. I won’t let you down.”, the boy thanked, as Gin just waved him off.

“I will bring you home 003v or Aichi as you are called now. And save you from the clutches of Arceus and Solgealeo! I swear it!”, the boy though as he raised his head.

The boy was revealed to be Oliver who wore a white militaristic uniform with bits of red and black with a red A.

In Kakusa…

Aichi was set back into his bed still sweating. He clutched the covers tightly as his brow furrowed. Soul Saver sat next to him refusing to move in a similarly somber mood. She rubbed her head against the unconscious Aichi.

“Oliver…”, Aichi muttered in his sleep sounding pained.

Aichi tossed and turned in sleep, clearly very uncomfortable. Aichi clutched his head again as he slept.

Somewhere in Kakusa…

In front of a large table sat the gym leaders along with men in suits. Koutei and Mark seemed to be calming down Misaki who looked rather angered.

“Regardless of his deeds Sendou Aichi is still the spawn of Gin Gaillard. You all talk highly of him, but for all we know he could have brainwashed you like Ren. We have sent someone to personally evaluate Sendou Aichi. He has a camera following him and a recorder on him so we will know if he pulls anything. This is why we haven’t called him here today, we do not trust him.”, a man in a suit said coldly.

“Aichi may be the son of Gin. But, he is a truly good person. Would he save the region and stop Team Asteroid if he was working for them? Even Takuto has vouched for him!”, Misaki questioned, not backing down and glaring at the man.

Takuto said nothing, but frowned, definitely very discontented with the government’s decision as well. Behind where he sat was Suiko, Kourin, and Rekka. Kourin glared daggers at the man while the other two looked more calm and ready to restrain Kourin when necessary.

“As I said before your words mean nothing Miss Tokura nor does any of your words.”, the man replied.

“What will you do if the person you send does not approve of Aichi?”, Gouki asked.

“It goes without saying we will use all the resources at our disposal to eliminate him.”, the man said as Misaki completely lost her temper and had to be restrained by Koutei and Mark.

Suiko and Rekka have to do the same for Kourin.

“It will be fine. We just have to believe in Aichi.”, Koutei assured.

“We don’t even know if these old farts will give him a chance.”, Misaki whispered.

Near Sanctuary town…

A man currently covered in shadow approached the town shadowed by the employees of the Kakusa government.

In Aichi’s house Gancelot looked out the window putting his hand on it and Llew and Wingal curiously walked up to him.

“Golisopod? Golisopod? (Is something wrong?)”, Llew asked.

“Lucario….Lucario. Lucario. Lucario.Lucario. Lucario. Lucario.Lucario. Lucario. Lucario.Lucario. Lucario. Lucario. (Somebody...no some people are coming. I don’t know who they are, but I don’t like some of their auras.)”, Gancelot said as he narrowed his eyes.

The two tensed and Ahmes and Alfred came over.

“Gallade. Gallade. Gallade. Gallade. Gallade. Gallade.(Whoever it is I won’t allow them to hurt Aichi.)”, Ahmes said as the rest nodded.

Aichi was still fast asleep in his bed with Soul Saver by his side trying to comfort him. Shizuka came into Aichi’s room with a concerned expression putting a wet towel on his head. Emi turned her attention to Aichi’s Pokémon who were gathered at the window becoming rather concerned.

“You should stand back Emi. We do not know what’s coming.”, Alfred warned.

They suddenly flinched when there was a knock at the door. Someone must’ve walked in from the other side. Gancelot cautiously grabbed the door handle opening it slowly. The door creaked as the tension they felt built to a crescendo. The door opened to reveal a figure they definitely did not expect. It was a little girl younger than even Emi. She had light green hair and orange eyes. She wore a little pink dress. Her eyebrows were furrowed and she frowned deeply. Gancelot blinked in confusion taking a double take.

Chapter 38 The Grand Kakusa Celebration

Aichi’s current team

Level 70 Ahmes (Gallade) psychic/fighting

Moves:

Close combat

Solar blade

Swords dance

Future Sight

Level 70 Wingal (Lycanroc (dusk)) rock

Moves:

Stealth rock

Crunch

Stone edge

Play rough

Level 68 Llew (Golisopod) water/bug

Moves:

Sucker punch

Blizzard

Liquidation

First impression

Level 68 Gancelot (Lucario) fighting/steel

Moves:

Focus blast

Stone edge

Meteor mash

Dragon pulse

Level 73 Soul Saver (Haxorus) dragon

Moves:

Outrage

Iron tail

Dragon dance

Scale shot

Level 100 Alfred (Aegislash) ghost/steel

Moves:

Sacred sword

King’s shield

Iron head

Shadow claw

While they were talking the concert had ended and Morikawa had noticed Aichi. Aichi was still pondering what Shin meant by adult when Morikawa came up to him. Aichi had recognized Morikawa and was a bit confused as to why he had gone up to him.

“You!”, Morikawa said as he pointed at a confused and stunned Aichi.

“Me?”, Aichi questioned.

“As if some loser like you could defeat Suzugamori Ren! I challenge you to a battle to see who the real champion is here!”, Morikawa said.

The crowd murmured overhearing this and the reporters were abuzz.

“Will you accept my challenge Aichi or are you still the little coward I knew?”, Morikawa asked.

Misaki glared at him, Emi and Kai frowned looking angry at Morikawa. Aichi was noticeably silent and his Pokémon looked at him.

“Bro doesn’t have to prove anything! He just had to battle Ren yesterday he’s probably not even fully recovered yet!”, Kamui said.

“Oh, wow shouting commands is very tiring! That’s just an excuse!”, Morikawa replied.

“It’s more complicated than that.”, Misaki replied.

“I’ll battle you.”, Aichi agreed, much to their shock.

They looked back to him seeing he had a smile on his face. His gaze held a bit of excitement.

“Uh, you just fought Ren you really wanna battle again so soon?”, Kamui asked.

“Yeah, you had just battled a bunch. Aren’t you tired of fighting?”, Emi asked.

“All the battles against Team Asteroid were all so serious. But, I do truly love battling without all the high stakes. I don’t have anything to lose battling Morikawa not like when I battled Ren.”, Aichi explained.

Ever since he first battled Kai, he knew that he did enjoy it. He always felt the sense of excitement deep within his bones though he tried to restrain it. He didn’t really have much of a chance to fully indulge in this love for battling with the constant threat of Team Asteroid. The only times he really got to was back at PSY Sweets and Alfred’s castle. But, now there were no stakes to stop him from enjoying the battle. Morikawa was just a normal trainer disconnected from Team Asteroid.

“Haxorus! Haxorus! (Yeah! I’m raring to go!)”, Soul Saver agreed.

“Then it’s settled time to battle!”, Morikawa said.

He made a peace sign when the media’s cameras had turned to him.

“I thought he’d be sick of it, but he’s not at all.”, Shin said.

“It might be the Pokémon dna that makes him enjoy battling so much.”, Esuka reasoned.

“Whatever is, I’m glad he can still enjoy battling after what he went through.”, Mark replied.

“Well, boys will be boys.”, Yuri commented.

“Uh huh.”, Emi replied, agreeing and Misaki nodded.

“Definitely.”, Mikuru agreed, sweat dropping and Chrono looked clueless.

“Let’s go, Morikawa!”, Aichi said as Soul Saver jumped in front of him prepared to battle.

“After I beat you everyone will cheer the name, Katsumi Morikawa!”, Morikawa gloated, while laughing and Izaki sweat dropped.

“That guy never changes does he?”, Miwa chuckled.

“He’s still a idiot.”, Kai replied.

“Looks like our champion already has his first challenge! Let’s see if he’s really up to the job or if his win was a fluke!”, a reporter said as Misaki glared at them causing him to flinch.

“Go, Juggernaut Maximum!”, Morikawa called out, throwing out Nidoking.

“Go, Soul Saver!”, Aichi called out, she was already out and let out a roar.

“Juggernaut Maximum use mega horn!”, Morikawa ordered.

Juggernaut Maximum charged trying to ram Soul Saver with its horn. Soul Saver grabbed it by its massive ears and stopped the attack dead in its tracks.

“He stopped one of the strongest bug attacks!?”, Kishida gaped, shaking a bit.

“That kid really is crazy.”, Kurosawa commented, sweat dropping.

“Soul Saver use scale shot!”, Aichi ordered.

Soul Saver shot scales at the pinned Juggernaut Maximum. The scales hit so hard and fast they were able to penetrate its thick skin. It was sent back and Soul Saver whipped her next cutting Juggernaut Maximum with her tusks. Juggernaut Maximum fell over, fainting causing Morikawa to growl.

“Woah, Aichi kicked that guy’s butt!”, Emi commented in amazement.

Soul Saver giggled at all the attention she was getting, feeling very confident.

“Of course, that guy’s a pushover compared to bro!”, Kamui replied to Emi.

“So, what do you have next?” Aichi questioned as Morikawa looked away awkwardly.

“Uh...all I have besides Juggernaut Maximum are Magikarps…”, Morikawa replied awkwardly as many of the spectators burst into laughter.

“W-what?!”, Aichi questioned, genuinely stunned.

“Catching Pokémon is hard okay!”, Morikawa replied.

“Well, that was anticlimactic…”, Gai commented, sweat dropping.

“Haxorus! Haxorus! Haxorus! Haxorus! (Aww! But, I wanna fight more!)”, Soul Saver whined as Aichi’s other Pokémon sweat dropped.

“Anyone else want to challenge me?”, Aichi asked.

“Is this really that same guy we knew?”, Izaki questioned, stunned.

“I’m not sure.”, Morikawa replied.

Some challengers did come up all crowding around him. They couldn’t help, but sweat drop about the crowd not making him nervous now when it did before.

“Is he just going to battle all day?”, Miwa questioned.

“Of course, a real man battles all day!”, Gouki replied.

Later...

It was a testament to Aichi’s strength that it hadn’t actually been all day for him to battle each member of the crowd. It had only been an hour at most much to their amazement. Aichi had recalled his Pokémon who were a bit tired out now.

“Wow, that guy is really strong.”, Chrono commented.

“Of course, my bro is the strongest trainer in Kakusa!”, Kamui gloated.

“You guys don’t look related.”, Chrono replied, sweat dropping.

“Finally, you're done brother. I was worried you were about to spend the whole party battling.”, Emi said as she walked up to Aichi.

“Yeah, especially after you even rematched the gym leaders.”, Misaki added.

“That was a complete massacre.”, Kourin commented, walking up with Takuto, Suiko, and Rekka.

“Looks like he’s definitely proved his dominance as the champion to the whole region.”, Rekka added.

“I think you guys are exaggerating.”, Aichi finally said, sweat dropping.

“Don’t sell yourself short kid, you’ve really gotten tough.”, Mark replied.

“Yeah, you're like Kai now.”, Miwa added.

“With a way better attitude.”, Kamui replied.

“What else do I do?”, Aichi asked Emi.

“I dunno dance? There’s still music and they probably have some games here.”, Emi replied.

“I-I can’t dance.”, Aichi replied.

“That’s because you’ve never tried.”, Emi replied.

“How about we go around to see everything there is?”, Kamui suggested.

“I guess.”, Aichi replied.

There were a lot of food stands and games that you’d find at festivals.

“Aww. I wanna Teddiursa bear.”, Emi said as she pointed at the prize.

“Do not fear I’ll get it miss Emi!”, Kamui offered before being pulled away by Nagisa.

“Get me that prize Kamui.”, Nagisa said as she pointed to a different one.

“No way! I’m getting my goddess Emi a prize!”, Kamui refused.

“It's one of those games where you have to hit a target. Their usually rigged.”, Misaki said.

“Let’s see…I’ll try it.”, Aichi said.

“Alright.”, The person at the stand said as they gave him the gun toy to shoot at the targets.

Aichi raised the gun to shoot.

“I’ve never used a gun before.”, Aichi thought.

“There’s no way he can get it. That girl is right the game is rigged.”, the stand person thought.

He suddenly gasped in shock when there was a bang and he looked over to see Aichi hit the target.

“Huh, maybe this one isn’t rigged.”, Misaki said.

Aichi shot more of the targets to rack up points for the plush.

“W-what the fuck?!”, the stand person thought.

Aichi narrowed his eyes as he noticed how the seemingly stationary targets moved slightly out of the way very quickly. Because of that he thought of simply predicting where the target will move to rather than shoot where it currently was. He remembered the principal from when Alfred taught him about bows.

“We’ll have one Teddiursa plush.”, Aichi said, after he got all the points.

“Thanks brother.”, Emi thanked, smiling brightly at Aichi.

“It’s nothing.”, Aichi chuckled, handing Emi the plush.

“I wish that was me.”, Kamui thought, he cried comedically while being pulled around by Nagisa.

“Kourin wishes that could be her.”, Rekka said with a sly smile as Kourin glared at her.

“As if!”, Kourin replied, looking away with a blush.

“We’ve gotta play the wingmen here.”, Rekka whispered to Suiko.

“Definitely.”, Suiko whispered.

“What are you guys talking about?”, Kourin asked as her eye twitched with annoyance.

They went to play some more games. Next was a dunking game and they couldn’t help, but be stunned at how good Misaki was. Her tall height probably helped a bit.

“I bet I can get more points than you.”, Yuri teased.

“Challenge accepted.”, Misaki replied, with a serious look.

Aichi couldn’t help, but flinched at the intense auras the two gave off. Emi looked amazed at the two cheering them on.

“Those two can be scary sometimes.”, Koutei commented.