Portal Series

Chapter 12: The Luma Mother Appears! My best friend knows our secret?!

"You're Rosalina from the Mario series!" I shouted. The woman looked at me, giving a chuckle. "You're absolutely right, I am Rosalina, and these lovely floating stars are my luma's, or as I like to call them, my children." She responded. "It's certainly nice to meet you, ma'am. I'm Peachy, the new leader of the Portal. I'm also currently in high school, and I'm very optimistic!" I chirped, smiling. "Yes, I'm aware. I know everything about you. Your personality, your flaws, the school that you attend, your hobbies, and so on." She replied. "In fact, I knew you were the perfect leader from the start, which is why I wanted you to take care of everyone here. Everyone seems to like you, even Dark Pit, surprisingly." "I don't LIKE her, she's just the leader, so I have to treat her with respect." The doppelgänger stated spitefully. Rosalina looked at the dark angel, and smirked, saying, "Someone's got a soft spot for our new leader..." "I DO NOT! She's just...really kind to me, that's all." He stuttered, trying to avert his gaze from me. I giggled. "Anyway, I'm the boss of the Portal." Rosalina continued. "Toadsworth has told me all about you. He also told me that you've been flirting with a certain someone." She teased. Upon hearing these words, Ash and I blushed a bright red, trying to hide our faces. "What's with the face, Peachy?" She inquired. "I was only teasing." "Of course, of course! Haha! I knew that..." I chuckled nervously, my face dripping with sweat. "I see. I have some surprises for you, consider them welcome gifts!" Rosalina exclaimed. "Will Ash Ketchum and N Harmonia come here please?" She asked.  

Ash and N looked at each other with surprised expressions, then stepped forward, saying in unison, "Yes ma'am, you called?" Rosalina looked at the two boys, and kissed them on the forehead, tenderly. They blushed happily. "My fine young men, you two have grown so much. Our new leader needs two warriors to protect her, even if it means risking your life for her, you guys must protect her at all costs. Are you guys up for the job?" She asked them, smiling. I watched them as their faces lit up with joy. "Yes, of course! We will gladly take care of her!" They exclaimed in unison. "Wonderful, just wonderful. You two are now her guardians." She stated, beaming. Upon hearing these words, I ran towards them, and embraced them in my arms. They did the same. "I can't believe you guys are my guardians!" I shouted, hugging them with all my might. "We can't believe it either!" They responded, hugging me back. "I promise to protect you guys as well, you know." I stated. "We know. Judging by your unbelievable strength, you should have no problem protecting us." N replied, giving a chuckle. "Yeah, you're really amazing. The way you battled Electronica was just phenomenal, even if it was just your average Pokémon battle." Ash responded, blushing happily. "Thanks guys!" I chirped, smiling. "I'll do my best, no matter what it takes!" Before we could say anything else, Rosalina screamed, "Wait! I have another surprise for you, Peachy! Hang on!" I waited patiently for my next surprise. After a few minutes, Rosalina emerged from the shadows with a girl walking beside her. 

 "Well, howdy, Peachy! How are you doin', my little sweet potato?" The girl chirped. I immediately recognized who this girl was. "Christine Henderson, that you?" I asked. "No, it's the pizza man." She joked. "Of course, it's me!" Before I could say anything, Christine ran up to me and embraced me in her arms. "You are probably wondering what I'm doing here." She stated. "Well, you see, Rosalina, the boss of the portal, welcomed me here, and when she told me that you were the leader of this here portal, I beamed with joy! So here I am. Oh, did I mention I'm also the portal's new photographer? I applied for a job here." "Really? That's fantastic! I'm so happy for you!" I replied. I introduced her to everyone except Ash and N, I saved them for last. "These guys are Ash and N." I stated, pointing to each of them. "Nice to meet you two!" My friend exclaimed, shaking both of their hands. "Likewise. Ash and I are now Peachy's new guardians." N replied. "Yep! We're in charge of protecting her now." Ash responded. "Oh, really?" Christine inquired. "Ash, Peachy? Can I see you two for a second?" She grabbed our arms, and pulled us to the side. "So, I heard you guys went on a date. How did it go? Did you cuties kiss?" She asked, smirking. "Christine!" I shouted, my face a bright red. Ash gave me a wink, saying, "It's okay, sweetie. We can tell her now." 

"Yes, we did kiss, and now we're a couple. We haven't really told our parents yet, though." "Aww, you guys are so cute together!" Christine gushed. "Well, I'm Peachy's best friend. We've been friends since elementary school. She always has my back, I always have hers. I'm from the real world too, from Texas. Don't you worry, I'm very sweet and friendly. I ask that you please take care of Peachy, she's very special to me." Ash smiled at her, replying, "Don't worry, I will. How could anyone not love this cutie pie?" He rubbed my head, and kissed me affectionately. I blushed. "Good! Hey, I have an idea! Why don't I get a picture of you, Ash, and N?" My friend suggested. "That's a great idea!" Ash chimed in. "I agree with you." I replied. Ash went to get N, and he agreed to take a picture with us. Little did I know, Christine wanted to take the picture in an interesting way. "Yeah, that's it!" Christine shouted while angling the camera. "Right there!" I was put in the middle, Ash to the right, N to the left. "Alright, kiss her like you mean it, boys!" Christine shouted. Wait, what? Kiss?! I finally understood why she wanted to take the picture this way, but it was too late. Before I could say anything else, Ash and N kissed my cheeks as hard as they could, and I blushed volcano red as Christine took a picture of us. "Perfect!" She exclaimed. "All right, we're done." Even though the picture had already been taken, I was still blushing, shocked by what just happened. Ash and N told me I was great, then looked at me with worried expressions. "Dear me! Are you sure you're alright? You're burning up!" N exclaimed, touching my face, which made me blush even harder. "You're right! She's on fire!" Ash agreed, touching my face as well. "I'm fine, I assure you..." I stated. "You're red as a sun stone, though!" N exclaimed. "I'm all right, don't worry!" I insisted. "Okay then. If you need anything, just let me know." N replied, walking off. We watched him as he left, then, Ash turned to me, laughing. "What's so funny?" I asked. "You're blushing so hard! You look like your head is about to burst!" He laughed. Upon hearing these words, I couldn't help but laugh as well. We laughed so hard that Rosalina heard us. "Why are you two laughing?" She inquired, giving a chuckle. "We don't even know anymore!" We exclaimed, as we continued to laugh.

 Rosalina gave us a smile, then her expression turned to a look of concern. "Listen, your next opponent is near, Peachy. I can feel him. He is dark and cold hearted... In fact, I'm not sure if he even has a heart, for he finds pleasure in the suffering of others. He's targeting you, Peachy." Upon hearing these words, we immediately stopped laughing. "Rosalina, is this true?" Ash asked, with a look of concern. "Indeed. You and N must stay alert at all times and protect her." She replied. "We'll do our best!" Ash exclaimed in a determined manner. "Yes, we won't disappoint you, Miss Rosalina." N responded. It appeared he was listening to our whole conversation all along. "A person with a cold heart?" I asked. Rosalina turned to me, and stated, "You must fight for what's right and never give up. No matter how dark things seem. Promise me that." "I promise you, Boss!" I exclaimed with determination. "Don't worry, I won't let you down!" Rosalina smiled. "Good. I'll be taking my leave now. Do your best, all of you!" She shouted, walking off. We watched her until she disappeared, wondering what might become of us. Little did we know, we were being watched, for a camera was angled on the 3 of us. The camera zoomed in on me. 

"Yes, this is the girl." Stated a figure, watching me from a monitor. "This is the girl that has been infused with Plusle's DNA, correct?" asked a woman from the shadows. "You're absolutely right. Not only does she have the DNA of the Pokémon, but she's powerful as well. All kinds of powers have been injected into her. Lord Ghetsis will be very pleased. Very pleased indeed." Responded the figure, chuckling evilly. The cameras zoomed in on Ash and N. "We just have to make sure the twerp and..." The figure's voice trailed off, as he angled the camera closer to N. "LORD N?! What's he doing at the Portal?!" The figure screamed. "Relax, Colress. He's probably just analyzing the pests." The woman replied calmly. "Right, right. I'm scaring myself. Besides, it's not like our leader is on their side or anything." Colress stated, reassuring himself. "Our boss will be overjoyed when I tell him the news." With these words, he disappeared into the shadows.