Oscarus

*Meloetta Ouest - Lin Route*

*After quarterfinals of Ferris Wheel Tournament*

 

-Meloetta was happily and energetically flying around, when Ringmaster Alistasia was about to announce the results of the Round 3 of the Tournament-

-on the "announcement grounds", only few were remaining; except Alistasia and Meloetta, there were: Samson Alvarez, Agate Circus' strongman and Ringmaster's bodyguard/enforcer; Oscar Pendragon, "current" Grand Champion of Reborn; Luminia Seijaya, younger sister of PULSE creator Evelynn Seijaya; and Cass (full name currently unknown; A.K.A. @andracass ), close friend of late Amethyst Liddell, former Grand Champion and League Manager of Reborn League-

 

-Lumi and Cass were talking to each other, until Oscar arrived onto the scene-

 

-Oscar was 20 years old, yet looked as if he was in his early-mid 20s', and had 6'3'' of height. His bodybuild was bulkier than average human, but not so extreme. In fact, in terms of that, his bodybuild was actually slightly less "impressive" than that of Drayden - mayor and Gym Leader of Opelucid City in Unova. He had his medium-long auburn hair and dark chestnut eyes. He was wearing dark grey thick shirt and jeans with black no-sleeve coat long to his ankles. He also wore black knee high boots, and also a long ashy grey scarf which looked old (one end of it was lying on the chest, other was behind his back). He was wearing some kind of gauntlet (without hand covering) with spiky/triangual ending at the top. The said gauntlet was metallic blue with silver edges and details, and also had marble- and diamond-shaped holes for Mega Stones and Z-Crystals to insert-

 

Lumi: -tad suprised-   Oscar, you've won?

 

Oscar: Yes. It has taken more than I anticipated, honestly. That robotic Breloom was quite tough... I guess that is because it is a robot, after all.    -ponders-   Still... the range of emotions it displayed was bigger than Florinia's and "adult Lin's" combined. 

Why are you suprised?

 

Cass: We thought something's happened to you, our once-defeated Champion. You should be the one to be here first.

 

Oscar: -sighs-   First of all, you could save that "once-defeated" phrase. It happened almost a year ago, and everyone knows what happened, I do not need to be reminded of it. Second of all, I have spent more time cheering up that Breloom than fighting it...

 

*flashbacks*

 

-in one of the condolas, CL:4R1-C3 (or simply Clarice, or Breloombot) was sitting and being visibly depressed; if it could cry, it possibly would. Oscar was sitting on the opposite end, looking at it and trying to conversate-

 

Oscar: -the situation was kinda awkward to him-   Listen, uh... "Clarice", yes? I know that you, just like any other that participated in this pseudo-tournament wanted to meet Meloetta, correct?

 

Clarice: -very sad; robotic voice-   Breee~...

 

Oscar: I, honestly, cannot relate to you, as I have never had any specific "idol" or "role model" of sorts... except my father... But I can assure that one loss is not the end of the world. You simply have to live your life!

 

Clarice: -lifts their head, stares in consternation on Oscar-   L-looom...?

 

Oscar: I have a friend who's only goal was to deal with certain human for the past. And after said goal was impossible to achieve... She was a bit lost and was finding troubles to find herself in the new reality after the conflict was over... However she did find her next goals, and is pursuing them without having to worry that much about the past. 

 

Clarice: -confused-

 

Oscar: -continues-   The point is... is that we, whether we are human, Pokemon, robot or any other living being, have to have different goals we wish to pursue and achieve, all bigger and smaller ones, and not just one. Because... if we complete that goal, or it is impossible to be done... would we not lose all sense of life after it?

 

Clarice: -"shuts down" for a brief moment, only to later nod and agree-   Bre, brebreloom!

 

Oscar: Exactly! When, in the faraway region of Sacroc, Team Omega was finished, the region was safe, and I lost the title of Champion to younger, more talented and ambitious Trainer than myself... I, too, felt like I had done what I had to...   -gets more confident-   But my master kept claiming that we are never too old to learn, develop or set new goals   -in his thoughts-   ...heh, of course that old geezer would say something like this...

-to Breloombot again-   What I mean, Clarice, is that you should find some goal you wish to run to. And if you do it, then pick up another. Then another and another, until all your cogs get rusty for you to move. You are very ambitious robot Pokemon; do not throw away everything so easily. As Pokemon League Champion, I can even help you find a job that someone like you would be a perfect fit.   -stands up and approaches Breloombot-   So... what do you say?    -kneels before Breloombot to have him be on the same "level" as it and extends his right hand-   Will you accept my proposal?

 

Clarice: -stands up, smiles and shakes hand with Oscar; jovial-   Bre-loom!!!

 

*end of flashback*

 

Lumi: -likes the story-   Wow~...

 

Cass: To think that Reborn's WORST machine operator would serve as an actual therapist to some random robot...

 

Oscar: I may be bad with modern technologies... very bad, in fact... Yet I am quite experienced in talking to Pokemon; all of them, in fact, not just purely biological ones.

 

-meanwhile, Meloetta stopped flying around and returned to her place; next to Ringmaster; and Samson got really bored, really quickly... and also a bit salty-

 

Samson: -bored to tears-   ...have you guys finished? Let's get going with it already... Sometimes I wonder why I put up with this all...

 

Meloetta: -in a singy tone-   Melo melo etta~!

 

Alistasia: -claps her hands thrice to bring others' attention-   All right, everyone. Here's the results of Round 3~!

In the first match, Champion Oscar trounced robo-Breloom known as "Clarice"!

 

Samson: -questions for a while-   ...anyone know why that... 'thing' was here in the first place?

 

Lumi: I guess it simply loves Meloetta's music

 

Cass: As basically everyone who's here... well, ALMOST everyone   -gives the sharp look at Samson-

 

Samson: To my defense, I was forced to compete. By you-know-who...

 

Alistasia: -cleans throat-   In the second match, Break of Magma Gang was crushed-   -her eyes started to shine and the tone of voice changed slightly to being more proud but in a cute way-    -by our powerful and beautiful Mystery Participant~!

 

Cass: -annoyed-   Subtlety's... rrreally~ not your thing, huh?

 

Lumi: Apparently not-

 

Alistasia: -interrupts them-    Ahem! Continuing, in the third match, Samson's Pride was eliminated by our friendly local, Cass.

 

Samson: -sigh of irritation, annoyance and shame-

 

Alistasia: -continues; ramps up-   Not just eliminated, no no no, but also stepped on and absolutely destroyed! Truth to be told... it's really hard to understate just how much Samson's Pride was thrashed right then!

 

Samson: -impatience grows-   You can stop now...

 

Cass: -to Alistasia-   No, don't stop, go on.

 

Oscar: -to Cass-   You really love to humilate your opponents, do you not?

 

Cass: Hmmmmm... sometimes :)

 

Lumi: Like defeating him wasn't enough...

 

Alistasia: -continues Samson's harassment-   Of the top 10 most humilitating defeats we've had here at the Agate CIrcus, I promptly believe that Samson's Pride suffered the worst out of all of them! But... some might say, that the outcome was bound to happen... to someone like Samson's Pride

 

-having enough, Samson left his place, still trying to maintain his cool-

 

Samson: -to Ringmaster-   Good luck in finding yourself a new bouncer.

 

Meloetta: -worried-

 

Alistasia: -panics-   W-W-Wait! ...Okay, Okay, I'll stop! Just... just don't go!

 

-Samson just turned around, smirked while seeing her beg him, and returned to his place-

 

Alistasia: And in the last, but not least, fourth match, our icy angel Lumi prevailed against Santiago of the Q Gang!

 

Lumi: -excited-   Y-hym! That was a fun battle! And he even taught me a new word!

 

-everyone suddenly began to glare at Lumi, not believing their own ears-

 

Lumi: -confused; looks around-   ...what?

 

Cass: Lumi...? What word that was?

 

Lumi: Oh! Y-you know, the one that Santiago says all the time, in various forms, that starts with 'f'. 

 

Everyone else: -complete silence-

 

-soon after, Oscar turned and left them; even though he tried, he couldn't hide his anger-

 

Alistasia: -concerned-   Um, Oscar... Where are you going? The Tournament isn't finished!

 

Oscar: -stops next to the steps leading to the main part of the Circus-   Forgive me, Alistasia, but can we postpone semifinals for... later? I have a matter to attend in Reborn City.    -pulls out an Ultra Ball from the pocket-   Do not worry, I will return as soon as possible.

 

-he released a Pokemon from said Ultra Ball, which was Dragonaiad (alternative evolution of Dragonair; exclusive to Sacroc region; Pokemon looks like Dragonair, but is bigger, has two pairs of angel-like wings {near their "neck" and in the middle of their height}, plus one additional pair on their head which looks like Dragonair's but are longer - and also Dragonaiad has a bit longer horn, two crystal orbs on the body and and three at the end of their tail)-

 

-he willingly accepted his Dragonaiad's snoggling and jumped on her back, ready to take off-

 

Oscar: -before flying off-   Oh. And if you happen to see the streets of Peridot Ward painted red, it was not me.

 

-he and his Dragonaiad flew to the Reborn City, with others silently standing-

 

Samson: ...he's gonna murder him, isn't he...?

 

Alistasia: Yuuuup...

 

Lumi: -reminiscing-   Like in the old days...

 

Cass: Certified Oscar moment...

 

-all of them were silent for a while-

 

Samson: Now what? 

 

Meloetta: -whispers something to Ringmaster-

 

Alistasia: Ah, okay. Break time!

 

-Meloetta started to soar around again, and Alistasia with Samson returned to the head tent of the Circus-

 

Samson: -while on the way; to Ringmaster-   But I WILL get raise for having me and pride embarrassed, yes? It was you who put me against that gal, when I was to face that Lumi girl.

 

Alistasia: You want a raise for your own embarrassment? It was you who lost, not me. 

 

-"camera" is directed onto Lumi and Cass, who overhear the conversation; voices of Samson and Alistasia are "off-screen"-

 

Samson: I know you manipulate the tournament just to have Meloetta just for yourself and to ensure no other would get her.

 

Alistasia: Whaaat? Pffff, nonsense!

 

Samson: Then explain having yourself as that... "Mystery Participant"... which isn't actually a mystery cuz everyone's know them, or should I say "her"...

 

Alistasia: -tries to think of an excuse-   W-well... That is becauseeee...ummm....

 

-Cass and Lumi looked at each other for a while- 

 

Samson: Also the fields. Because it was such a great idea to put mid-tier Gym Leader against League Representative on the level of the E4 on a field heavily favoring the favorite

 

Alistasia: Y-you were just unlucky, Samson. That can happen to anyone.  ...maybe with a bit of luck...

 

Samson: So you're telling me your match with Champ won't take place on Big Top Arena, huh?

 

Alistasia: ...

 

Samson: U...huh... whatever, boss. 

You're gonna get "stepped on and absolutely destroyed" and "suffer the worst defeat in the history of Agate Circus" anyways

 

-they got so far that their conversation was barely hearable for the girls-

 

Lumi: So... will we tell Oscar about the incident?

 

Cass: -reminds herself of Oscar-   Um, maybe? I don't know. But I've gotta make a phone call - can you stay here for a moment?

 

Lumi: Yes, I can!

 

-Cass went several feet away from Lumi (and everyone else), then took her phone and started to make a call-

 

*meanwhile; somewhere else*

 

-on the "screen" there is seen a room; probably just one of an entire house, even though there were only one set of doors. Walls and celling were painted white, with floor made out of light pine wood. Inside, there was a small office with desk made out of the same wood as floor, and on it there were lamp for night work and lots of papers, and chair next to it. Alongside it, one could find acacia-wood wardrobe next to the desk, one-person bed on the opposite end, two big, soft dens for cats/dogs to sleep next to the bed (both white) and old-fashioned brick stove on the opposite end to the entrance doors. But in the room, there already were Absol and Alolan Ninetales, lying in their dens-

 

-then, doors opened, and through them entered young woman with fair (and a bit pale) skin, long pitch-black hair, violet eyes, wearing light red dress-like shirt long to the thighs, dark grey trousers, black block heels (which weren't high, actually) and black-purple rope bracelet on her right wrist-

 

-Pokemon after seeing her stood up and ran to her, being happy-

 

???: -pats them-   There, there. I'm here, alright? Nothing happened. 

Oh, you must be hungry, right? Let me just redress. 

 

-she then opened the wardrobe, which had quite a few sets of clothes, but above it, on the shelf, not knowing why, a mannequin head (the same which are used in clothing or hairdressing shops)-

 

-mysterious women removed dress from herself, threw in onto the bed, and wore different clothes, which were more... loose. That were white-on-top-and-black-on-bottom T-shirt, violet trousers and dark high boots. Her right hand reached left eye, and pulled out what might look like a eye contact; after removing it, color of the eye changed from pretty violet to deep blue. The same happened when eye contact was removed from the other eye-

 

-after putting them to some box, she looked up in the wardrobe and found black scarf (shorter and smaller to what Oscar was wearing), and wore it around her neck. Then, after adjusting and taking a deep breath, she reached up to her hair, and slowly pulled them off, showing that it was just a wig. After removing it, long snow white hair flew down, and she took a breath once more, only to smile a little. Then she put the wig on the desk-

 

-after everything, the truth was revealed - that women was none other than Amethyst Liddell; presumed dead (or so we thought)-

 

Ame: And~ done! Now we can go to the point.

 

*short timeskip*  

 

-Absol and Ninetales were promptly eating their food given to them in the bowls, with their owner giggling, then suddenly, a phone rang-

 

Ame: -picks it up, but before cleans throat and tries to change the voice-   Yes?

 

Cass: Ame? You there? It's me, Cass!

 

Ame: -freaks out-   Cass!? What have I told you about phoning me during missions!? You're gonna fizzle out my plan! I haven't faked my own death for nothing, you know!

 

-screen splits into two, with a line that comes from top right corner to down left corner - Ame (in her room) is shown on the left side, and Cass (near Ferris Wheel) on the right-

 

Cass: Oh, sorry, I forgot about that. It's just... I still haven't dealt with the fact that "you" are dead...

 

Ame: Not only you. Oscar apparently still deals with it and keep blaming himself for that. And... why are you calling again?

 

Cass: -forehead slap-   AH! Yeah! Do you remember Santiago? That big guy from Q Gang who secretly loves cute and soft Pokemon?

 

Ame: How could I forget him? His reveal made an ever-lasting impression on me.  ...not in a positive sense, though...

 

Cass: You~... might give him an protection or something.

 

Ame: -genuinely confused; curls her hair-   ...what has he done this time? Is it something bad?

 

Cass: Welp, you can say so... He, um, taught Lumi the 'fuck' word, and it seems she may like it.

 

Ame: Oookay? That is definitely a sin, but that doesn't explain why he needs a protection... and from whom?

 

Cass: The point is...   -sighs-   Oscar has heard that, and went to Peridot Ward to punish the foul-tounged gangster. 

 

Ame: -silent for a while, then takes another deep breath-   Do you know... how IMPOSSIBLE that task is?!

You want me, a 'dead' League Chairman, to sent something or someone, to stop a pissed off, determined man who could completely level an entire Reborn City in 5 minutes...  Even if send all Gym Leaders, Reserves and Elite Four, there's a chance they would still lose, and maybe even die!

...maybe you should have informed Santiago how overprotective toward children Oscar can be?

 

Cass: -ponders-   Maybe... Buuuut can you at least organize funeral or something for him?

 

Ame: I'll contact Elias about this. 

 

-meanwhile, on "Cass' part of the screen", Lumi turned to her-

 

Lumi: -waves in the background-   Hey, Cass! With who are you speaking? 

 

-both Cass and Ame were scared of the situation-

 

Lumi: She sounded quite familiar... Who is it?

 

Cass: -puts down the phone and covers it with the hand-   U-um... nobody! We've just finished!

 

Lumi: But...   -points at "Ame's part of the screen"-   ...you still are in contact right now.

 

Cass: -panics-   NO, WE AREN'T!

 

Lumi: -questions her-   Yes, you are. Look. 

 

-Lumi got closer to Cass, while Ame hid behind the "line" so she wouldn't get noticed-

 

Lumi: The conversation window is still here-   -notices-   oh, nobody's there?   -observes the room-   But that place looks very comfy.   -climbs up the "line" to have a better look; Cass is terrified that the truth will be revealed-   The bed, the stove, the... hair? Wait... what's that?

 

 -out of blue, Alolan Ninetales came and stood on their two back legs, so their head was on the same height as Lumi's. Pokemon quickly licked her nose, and returned to their place-

 

Cass: -sweats nerviously-   Um, Lumi? Maybe we'll check if Alistasia and Samson have returned?

 

Lumi: -disappointed-   So... we can't meet your friend?

 

Cass: N-not today, but someday... maybe...? 

 

Lumi: -sad-   Okay...   -quickly reverts to happy-   Bye, Cass' friend!

 

-she returned to the place she had previously been-

 

-Ame stood up and wiped off the sweat off her forehead-

 

Cass: It was close...

 

Ame: Too close, in fact... 

You know why no one else must know that I live, right?

 

Cass: Mmmm... Because you want to live peaceful, non-stressful life out of limelights?

 

Ame: Yeah, that also. But the main reason is that now - especially now - all higher-ups and VIPs in Reborn Region are associated with Oscar and as their Champion, he'll get informed about everything that happens. If he discovers that I'm alive-

 

Cass: -interrupts; thinking that she knows the answer-   He'll be hugging and apologizing you for an entire week straight only to throw a big party for you?

 

Ame: Either that... or I'm gonna be dead for sure...

 

Cass: And what are the chances?

 

Ame: -analyzes all possible outcomes-   Roughly 6 to 1 on "big party's" favor. But that can change, depending on his mood. Because now, I think it's 50/50. 

 

Cass: Okay. So... we're leaving Santiago just like that?

 

Ame: As Oscar's father, Aegis, was saying... "If necessary, sacrificing a few for the sake of many is the best option... as it may be the only good option"

 

Cass: Where did you take that from?

 

Ame: From one of Aegis Pendragon's biographies... which I've "stolen" from Titania's library that one day I was inspecting Gyms while she wasn't paying attention. 

 

Cass: Now you have to worry about both Oscar and Tania, don't you?

 

Ame: -annoyed-   Ugh... Yes, I do... Is that all?

 

Cass: Yes...? I think yes. Enjoy your second life!

 

-both disconnected, and screen returned to the normal, showing Cass and Lumi- 

 

Cass: So, Lumi, what about we start now...? Without having to worry about Oscar, that greedy Ringmaster and her antics?

 

Lumi: -determined-   But I won't lose! Glaceon and I will defeat you, no matter the field!

 

Cass: About that...    -whispers-   ...will your Glaceon still like me if I defeat her too?

 

Lumi: -whispers back-   Don't worry, she will. And I too. Let's have fun!

 

Cass: Then, here we go!

 

-both ran to the Ferris Wheel, ready to face each other-

 

-literal seconds after, Alistasia and Samson (who was pressing a piece of raw T-bone steak to the right half of his face) arrived-

 

Alistasia: ...It's over? Already? Without me?!

 

Samson: -announcer's tone-   It looks like Ringmaster Alistasia's Pride was crushed yet again!

 

Alistasia: -annoyed-   All right, I get it... 

 

-a mysterious, constant sound of heavy object falling down was getting louder and louder- 

 

Alistasia: -looks around with Samson-   What's that sound?

 

???: BANZAIIIIIIIII!!!

 

Both: -look up; not suprised but quite worried-   Oh...

 

-Samson pulled out an umbrella and gave it to Ringmaster, who opened it above their heads- 

 

-for a brief second, we could see Terra diving down while being curled into a ball. In the exact same moment when she touched the ground, everything around in 6 feet radius exploded- 

 

The End