Tales of a Pokemon Knight

[[ Sounds awesome I can handle a little drama ]]

Andy nodded his head in agreement, "Okay sounds like a plan."

Andy followed Asani towards the Radio Tower.

"Yes ma'am I have just got into Kanto the other day, so this is the first time seeing the festival and your beautiful town," Andy smiled as he watched Asani.

"So what do you suggest for a new comer like me to go look at," Andy smiled as he continued the small talk with her.

"It depends what you like." She said as the printer buzzed, slowly printing the tag. "I personally love how we do up the Haunted Maze." she said. "Little kids and Ghost pokemon hide in the halls and try to scare you as you go through. It's really quite fun." she smiled handing it over. "It's also easier to get a prize from than most of the other festival games."

"Thank you Cindy." Asani smiled, gesturing for Andy to follow her once he was ready, walking over to a door that said 'staff only'. She unlocked the door and flipped a switch, headed downstairs.

There were a good number of boxes, though it looked like some had already been removed. Bright colored paper lanterns were folded in many stacks, streamers and fabrics in another. Two crates were full of candles, and another still full of assorted prizes-- dolls and candy.

"Looks like most of the supplies have already been taken." she mused. "Haunter, grab the candles, please." she instructed, going to pick up a couple boxes of paper lanterns.

Andy thanked the lady and told her he would check out that maze.

"What would you like me to carry Asani?" Andy looked at the different boxes seemed like a lot of stuff for a festival, but he assumed lots of stuff might be needed.

"Where would you like me to put them as well?" Andy was always trying to be helpful it was just in his nature.

He called out Gallade and Lucario, "You guys want to help, a few more hands and we could get this all in one trip I bet."

Gallade and Lucario agreed.

"Just follow me." Asani said, leading the way back upstairs and out. People had PVC tents set up here and there, though none er covered in fabric yet. A couple people were streaming lights across the streets. It looked more like a summer festival than anything really.

"This way." Asani smiled, leading them to a tall balding man, he pointed them in the direction he waned the supplies and Asani continued to lead them, setting her box down beside Haunters boxes of candles. "Be sure to grab a lantern before the song and dance tonight." Asani said. "As I reach Route 12 to lead the spirits to the ocean, you light the candle and place it in the lantern. The heat from the flame will lift it off into the night so the spirits aren't in darkness." she explained.

"Haunter!" she called. The ghost pokemon looked over, having been about to dump his box of candles on the head of a man working. Seeing he'd been caught, he floated back over, setting his box down and pulling a streamer out of Andys, flying off somewhere to decorate.

Asani just sighed. "Who needs to have kids when you have pokemon?"

Andy smiled as he put followed her through the festival getting ready streets it was quite amazing to see everyone getting ready and having a good time.

When they reached their destination Andy and his Pokemon put the boxes down where they were instructed.

Andy laughed at the escapades of Haunter, "Aww mom come on," he teased.

"You need anything else Asani?"

Asani shook her head, her smile returning. "No, I should have it covered. Go enjoy yourself." she encouraged. "I'm sure some of the stands are up by now."

A few children ran by laughing, being chased by a rather confused looking Psyduck and Rattatat, playing a game of tag.

Asani began setting up lanterns at a booth she covered with bright red and blue fabric, handing them or otherwise displaying the lanterns designs as Abra blew into her flute, playing random notes every now and again.

[you can follow Andy doing what ever :p Maybe noticing a guy from team rocket out of his uniform]

Andy smiled as he nodded his head, "If you need anything during the day send one of your Pokemon to find me I will be around someplace."

Andy waved good bye as he turned to see what he could see.

The whole town was full of color for the festival. Streamers and colorful booths were scattered throughout the town. Andy stopped by some of them saying hello to the people looking over the booth and seeing what they had. He mentally thought if he would see something nice he would get it for Asani as a thank you for showing him around.

Andy found the haunted maze that he walked through, pretending to be scared from the different ghost and children jumped out at him. After the maze he wandered some more through booths. He saw a nice necklace that he thought he would get as his thank you gift but decided to wait and see if he saw anything else.

He smiled as he saw a lot of Pokemon in general from all over the place sinnoh, unova, and many of the other regions. He also thought he saw some Pokemon that weren't from any region he knew of. [[ lots of peoples ideas for Pokemon of the future are awesome leave it open to bring one in maybe ]]

The one thing Andy did notice as he was walking through town and shops was that he seemed to be being followed by someone in a rainbow cloak of some sort. He didn't want to start something if the perpetrator didn't but he decided to keep his eye on him none the less.

He came across one booth of a Mr. Mime and a Jynx acting out Romeo and Juliette, another with a young man making balloon animals and handing them out to children.

The entire festival seemed to be in full swing by sunset, people laughing and dancing, a few children running around with sparklers and one area closed off for pokemon battles.

One young girl paraded around the town with a megaphone, announcing the 'Amazing Fuji's dance and acrobatic act beginning in fifteen minutes in the tent set up near the center of town.

Asani shifted in her swimsuit-cut outfit, shifting her weight in her dance slippers.

She smiled as the tent filled with people, typically older folks and children, the other people around her age currently battling.

"Ready?" She looked to Haunter, Abra sitting on her shoulder. With a nod, the show began, Asani being teleported to the top of the tent. She fell with grace, catching the trapeze swing and began the show as a popular DJ from the radio tower took care of the music.

Haunter swept out over the crowd making faces and casting Trick room, making it seem like Asani was floating and dancing in a field of stars, as opposed to on the high wire swing.

For safety, Abra sat on the ground, sleepily watching. If she fell, he would teleport her to safety.

Andy decided to check out the act. He smiled when one of the stars happened to be Asani. He casually leaned against the stands as he watched her perform her act, he wasn't big on sitting shoulder to shoulder with people. She was amazing at it.

The mysterious figure in the rainbow cloak watched him and her at the same time, he was just suppose to gather information for his master not start or cause anything. His master was still weak and needed time to grow in strength, for now he would watch and take notes.

Andy's eyes seem to never leave Asani though he was always watching the stranger that had been tailing him for so long.

He smiled as she danced through the air.

As the show came to a close, the acrobats left the stage for a round cage. A small motoy bike show went on before the lights brightened the tent once more, leaving a crowd of cheering and whisteling people, happy to have attended.

Asani had slipped off when the bikes came out to clean up for her midnight preformance. She slipped out of the shower rig and tossed her hair over her shoulder, slipping her dress on over the bathing suit.

After getting her hair in a high bun, she left the tent, picking up her bag with a content sign. So far, so good. The festival seemed to be going well.

Andy smiled after the show, she was good and beautiful.

He then decided that he needed to do a little training before the final show of the evening not to mention he just wanted to get the rainbow cloaked man away from the festival. So he returned to the hill he was on yesterday, sure enough the rainbow cloaked man followed him.

"Good," Andy muttered at least he wouldn't start anything for the competition.

Andy called out his three Pokemon.

"Alright everyone time for a little training, can't let a festival completely make us lose our edge," Andy smiled to his Pokemon, "Lucario I want you to keep working on your Aura Sphere technique, Gallade lets see if we can get the Dance of the Crecent Moon, Pi your going to be working on being able to keep your Detect on longer then normal Pokemon could."

His three Pokemon nodded their heads as they all began their training, Andy kept his eyes on his Pokemon and the rainbow cloak. His mind did wander every now and again to what Asani might be doing right now.

Hey! Sorry I haven't been on; finals and stuff >< Come next week I'll be on regularly again.

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They trained for a while before someone whistled to get Andy's attention.

Asani waved with a smile as she hurried up the hill, her white skirt flowing out behind her like wings. It was a rather sheer outfit, allowing her bodies silhouette to be seen, like a shape behind a light cloud.

"Hey-" she greeted with a smile, Haunter right behind her, apparently dancing. Her long hair was up in a tight bun and she had what looked like old fashioned ballet slippers on, tied up to her knees, her flute in her hands.

"I saw you at the show. Did you like it?"

[[ No worries ]]

Andy stopped as he heard the whistle he mentally took note that the man in the rainbow cloak vanished as Asani walked up.

"Lucario watch him," Andy whispered before Asani got up to him.

Lucario nodded.

"I did and you looked spectacular in all definitions of the word," Andy smiled at her as she walked up to them, "okay guys take ten cool down exercise time."

His three Pokemon nodded as they started doing cool down.

"You look spectacular now as well," Andy smiled a small blush creeping across his cheeks.

She spun around once, dipping into a low curtsey at the end with a happy smile across her face. "Just the sending away costume." She said modestly. "Here." she took a lantern form Haunter and a scrap of paper the ghost pokemon had been holding onto. "I wasn't sure you had one, and before they were all gone--"

The paper lantern was a light green with blue spots and white stripes on it. "You write a note to someone close to you who's passed away and tie it to the bottom," she said. "Then when everyone starts lighting theirs, you do the same and let it go. The lights lead the ghosts to haven, and the notes are supposed to too."

The light night breeze ruffled her billowy skirt. "You can see where the procession begins form here-" she pointed to the edge of Route 12. "I dance up the docks and at the end is where Haunter and I begin the real performance."

Andy smiled as he nodded his head, "I can't wait."

He returned Gallade and Pi moved to his shoulder he left Lucario out to keep track of the stranger. He took the lantern and piece of paper and wrote on it.

'I am learning well'

He then smiled at Asani, "Can I walk you to where your start?"

Asani smiled, offering him her hand. "It would be my honor to have a real Knight as my escort." she smiled, moving to stand beside him. Her shoulders came a good few inches below his.

She led him down to the docks, stoping once or twice along the way to greet people who recognized her or inform the occasional tourist about the best places to sit during the procession.

Once they reached the docks, She pulled her flute out and smiled, Haunter grinning like an idiot behind her, waiting to start. "If you see any ghost pokemon moving on, don't try to stop them." she warned. "Some will stay, others will go- some are just human spirits. But you really don't want to interrupt their passing." she explained with one finger in the air, indicating she was serious.

Andy smiled and nodded, "You have my word of honor I will just sit back relax and watch the procession."

Andy then bid her good luck and found a spot where he could sit and watch the procession as it went along.

"Lucario where is he?" Andy stated as he perched on top of a building he was able to climb.

'He is just across in the ally,' Lucario replied, 'shall I keep watching him?'

Andy smiled as he put his hand on Lucario's shoulder, "If you would that would be great my good friend."

Lucario nodded.

"Pi lets watch the procession shall we," Andy turned to the little Eevee on his shoulder who nodded in agreement.

Asani stood with Haunters hand in hers, waiting for everyone to settle down as an older gentalman walking up in front of her, addressing the crowd with a bright smile. After Mr. Fuji passed, he had become the town's elder. He explained the history of the festival and encouraged the onlookers to do as Asani had told Andy with their lanterns.

A few people clapped, the old man bowed and stepped off the pier, one loud drum beat beginning the conclusion of the Festival, followed by a few small children from the village running onto the docks with small drumbs or rattles. Haunter spun Asani around before she lifted the flute to her lips, spinning on her toes, fanning out the skirt she wore to a nearly three foot radius. She was able to play and dance, unhindered by the motion, slowly moving along the crowd of people lining the docks who applauded. Anyone close enough could hear Asani humming as she blew at the same time, creating an interesting melody, similar to the broken notes Andy had heard her playing the night before, when the Spiritomb had cornered her.

After the first minute, the applause fell to silence and the algae in the water illuminated at the song, glowing a pale green hue under the moon light. It made the white dress she wore look green at the base as she spun slowly, nature supplying the lighting until people began to release their lanterns, casting an array of colorful shadows over the town.

She and Haunter moved in sync, dancing along side one another, Haunter spinning her and keeping her form walking too close to the edge as she played or dipped down in a sweeping motion. Thunder rolled somewhere off in the distance as she moved, the gown giving the illusion of her floating, down the dock.

From every direction ghosts slowly started to draw towards Asani, in a sort of dazed state. From the spirit house, at least thirty, and from the near by cave system even more. It seemed like in no time, the entire area had been filled with ghost pokemon and unknown whisps of light, all beginning to dance, the same as Haunter and Asani, moving up to the edge of the pier.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zlxyIp4Cw0