Well, I'm sure everyone will be enjoying their Sun and Moon Demo, but I hope you'll find the time to read and review this story! I love you all! Time for Chapter 7!
Chapter 7
A Gamble
"You have to be kidding me..." Diantha spoke, louder than she'd anticipated to. Thankfully, there was no one else in the room with her. All that she had was the screen in front of her as she dabbed some makeup on. That all seemed so silly now on account of the man that was giving her information.
"I'm afraid I'm not Champion, our illustrious President Goodshow was taken today, and-"
"Please, Harrison...it's getting late," the Kalos Champion sighed out, placing her tools down to frown at the man on the screen. Harrison Kalas just grinned sheepishly, running a hand through his hair.
"My apologies, Champion, but I've been in the role so long that speaking as a commentator comes as second nature," Kalas apologized before clearing his throat. When he spoke again, it was in his normal tone of voice. "Anyway, yes, President Goodshow was abducted. Before I even had the chance to blink, he was gone and Vice President Michael was down. I didn't stop the commentary."
"Good...that's good, Harrison. If you had, people would have suspected something, and we can't afford another problem at the moment." Kalas nodded a little as Diantha scoffed inside. It wasn't like they hadn't expected there to be problems, but certainly not a straight up abduction. And of the President no less! The only questions that remained were why, and whether they would receive some kind of ransom call. "Have you informed Lance of the situation? He is a top agent in the organization you inform for."
"I did, and I also contacted the International Police to see if there was any chatter on their side, per Lance's orders, but got nowhere," the commentator continued. "Looker informed me that the only thing he could think of is that it was connected to that lab fire, but that it was a stretch made only by the timing of the two events."
"So, we're no closer...and the Vice President?" Here, Diantha felt she would receive a less favorable answer. Sure enough, Kalas frowned, and even delayed in giving her an answer. In some way, this was why she hated working with the G-Men and their informants, no matter how affiliated with the League they were: their shifty answers hardly made for good communication.
"He...fell," was the simple answer, though it hardly told Diantha of anything. "Some trainers gave pursuit after the President. The Vice went with them, and he didn't return. I can only imagine he was lost over the ravine. That's what I seemed to overhear when the trainers reunited."
"You couldn't get any more?"
"I think I was noticed, honestly," Kalas said. "I've been undercover at so many different venues for gathering info that I didn't think it was possible, but there was a man with the trainers. He was very tight-lipped, like he knew I was listening. He just helped the trainers along since one of them looked injured slightly."
"Let me guess...Ash Ketchum?" Diantha asked with a rather tired sigh. Harrison nodded. She wasn't surprised. Ash had a way of being involved in every major event that happened to the Kalos region. Whether it was by chance or some greater working of fate, Diantha neither knew nor cared, but she felt whatever circumstances there were, things were safe with Ash around. Though she could have kicked herself for thinking that. "All right. Thanks, Harrison."
"And the tournament? With both our presidents out of action, that makes you de facto leader of the region, right? Do you want us to proceed?" Kalas asked sternly, yet with a slight waver in his voice. Diantha had to think a moment, pinching the bridge of her nose as she did so.
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