𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗘𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗬𝗔𝗟

𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗥 6

Red and Yellow waited in the lobby downstairs for Scott. They had their lunch a bit late and were looking refreshed after their venture in the afternoon. They had kept all their pokeballs and Pokemon in their room. Ash only had Meowth and Lucario with him while Serena had her Delphox and Gardevoir. They were sitting there planning about the next day's training they were going to do at their secluded spot in the nearby forest. At this moment, Nurse Joy called them.

"Hello Red, Yellow! Please proceed to Meeting Room – 1. You have an invitation from Mr. Scott."

"Thank you very much Nurse Joy," they both said and went into the Meeting Room.

"May we come in?" Asked Red.

"Of course Red! Please come in. You too Yellow. It is great meeting you both after a long time. We have company. Hope you guys don't mind!" Scott said. Red and Yellow entered the room to see Mr. Goodshow sitting in the head chair and the former Champions i.e. Lance, Steven, Cynthia, Alder, Diantha along with former Kalos queen Aria surrounded the center table.

"Absolutely not. After all, we are friends," said Yellow as they all greeted each other with the customary handshake and took their seats.

They discussed mainly about the tournament. Mr Goodshow gave them an overview of the security system, details of the opening ceremony and the agenda of the tournament. After that, they talked a bit about each other, catching up on what they were doing these days. Even though Red and Yellow had the reputation of being overwhelming during battles, the public respected them very much because of their polite and helpful nature. They shared a very good and close relation with the former champions who were now a part of the respective elite fours.

However, no one except Scott and Mr. Goodshow in the room knew their real identity. Red and Yellow had decided to reveal their real identities if one of them won the tournament. Nevertheless, they felt it was right to let the champions know who they really were. They did not want them to think that they were an extraordinarily couple who emerged out of nowhere and took the world by storm. In fact, two betrayed teenagers, with a strong motivation to prove their so-called 'friends' wrong, trained hard day and night to slowly make themselves stronger along with their Pokemon. The discussions were about to end when Scott looked at Red and said after getting his nod of approval.

"Well this was not the only reason why tonight's meeting was called. There is something important about which only Mr Goodshow and me are aware. However, it is not our story to tell. I would like Red and Yellow to reveal what it is."

"What do you mean something important? Red would you like to elaborate." Said Steven.

"Yes. I do not know where to start but I want to listen carefully to what I say." Red said and everyone nodded. "I think some of you might remember Ash Ketchum who disappeared seven years ago."

"Of course Ash was one of the most innovative trainers I have seen in my lifetime. Some of his combination moves bug me even now." Cynthia replied.

"He was a great trainer with a lot of potential and never give up attitude which is rare to find these days," said Diantha sadly.

"I sure remember the boy. With a more few years of training, he surely would have given us a run for our money," Alder said

"He was a perfect candidate for my G – Men. It is shame he just went missing after everything that happened to him." Said Lance.