I already am the very best,
(Ash's Pikachu defeating Pakura's Sylveon and being crowned Champion)
Like no one ever was.
(Ash using his Aura to defend himself against all the villainous team leaders)
To prove to them is my real quest,
(Ash and Pikachu confronting his former friends in Pallet Town)
To protect them is my cause.
(Ash protecting his Elite from Team Rocket, Magma, Aqua, Galactic and Plasma)
I will do what I must do,
(Pikachu saving Jude from a knife attack)
Fighting for my rights.
(Ash fighting a shadowy figure with his Charizard)
Each Elite to understand
(The PAL Elite Four standing in a pose)
The power that they have
(Ash's Elite Four showing off their abilities)
PAL! It's you and me
(Ash and Pikachu standing over a mountain that overlooked PAL)
I know it's my destiny
(Ash accepting the task Arceus assigned to him)
Elite Four, oh, you're my best friends
(Ash's Elite Four all nodding at him, saying that they got his back)
In a world we must defend
(The Elite Four surrounded by the villainous teams' grunts, and they prepared a defensive stance)
Chosen One, a heart so true
(The Legendaries all smiling at Ash)
Our courage will pull us through
(Ash and Pikachu managing to defeat Cyrus), (Jude trying and managing to save Philip from drowning in the river), (Phillip using his ability to set a trap for the Team Magma grunts), (Rosaline managing to evade a fatal attack), (Pakura taking an unknown person's offered hand with a determined expression)
You teach me and I'll teach you
(Pakura teaching Ash hand-to-hand and weapon combat), (Ash teaching Pakura battling strategies)
(P-A-L) Gotta protect them all
(All the regions Elites, Champions, with the PAL Elite Four posing together)
PAL!
(Ash running past everyone, and jumping towards the sky with Pikachu)
"Alright, we're here." Jude said as they landed in front of their destination just as the sun rose, and they were greeted by the League Officials, Jessie and James, former members of Team Rocket.
"Look, it's Moltres!" James gushed, pointing at the Shiny Moltres that Rosaline dismounted from. "And a Shiny one at that! Rosaline, can I please touch it?" he begged the owner, eyes sparkling.
Jessie then whacked him on the head. "Stop being so childish, James." She chided, while everyone laughed, except for Pakura. Pakura shot everyone an annoyed look, shutting them up.
"Yeah, we're not going to steal it anyway, so quit playing!" said a certain talking Meowth.
"Alright, alright." said James, trying to pacify them. "We should tell them the details."
"Yeah." Jessie gave a cough and changed to her official business-like tone. "All of you are to register at the Pokémon Center for the tournament. The opening ceremonies and the tournament starts in three days' time."
"As for your rooms, instead of staying at the hotel with the other normal participants, you guys will be staying at a tower connected to the Battle Arena along with the other region Gym Leaders, Elite Fours and Champions." said James. "After that, Charles Goodshow requests you and your Elite to meet him at the Ballroom, something about a briefing and some spoilers."
The Battle Arena has a tower designed exclusively for the Gym Leaders, Elite Four and the Champions of the regions, mainly to keep them safe away from the paparazzi. This will be their home until the tournament ends. Each region has two entire floors (except for PAL since they don't have Gym Leaders). They just simply step on an elevator and press the number the League Officials told them. Easy enough to remember.
The walls of the elevator are made of crystal so that they can watch the people on the ground floor shrink to ants as they shoot up into the air.
Each of them were given their own rooms which consist of a bedroom, a dressing area, and private bathroom with hot and cold running water. There are also so many automatic gadgets that Ash was sure he won't have time to press all the buttons. The shower alone has a panel with more than a hundred options he can choose regulating water temperature, pressure, soaps, shampoos, scents, oils and massaging sponges. When a person steps out on a mat, heaters come on that blow dry his body. Instead of struggling with knots in wet hair, one can just place his hand on a box that sends a current through his scalp, untangling, parting, and drying his hair almost instantly.
There is also a closet full of clothing designed to fit any taste, the windows zoom in and out on parts of the region at his command. He only needs to whisper a type of food from a gigantic menu into a mouthpiece and it appears, hot and steamy, before him in less than a minute.
There is also a desk, TV and computer with fast Internet Connection. There is also a place where you can place all your Pokeballs.
When James, Jessie and Meowth directed Ash to his room, Jessie started ranting about rude twerps, especially Misty, since she has become so stuck up she thought Misty had a stick up her ass. James was also pissed off at Brock. From what they said, he learnt that Gary, Paul, Tracey and Professor Oak are here, though only Gary and Paul are here to participate in the tournament. They told him they had duties to do, before leaving him in his room.
Ash shrugged. He would find Gary and Paul, but he has duties to do as the Champion of the host region. Maybe he would find them after he has registered. With that in mind, he put on a hood that he had, and going down to the Pokémon Center with his Elite to register. His Elite gave him strange looks but did not say anything.
"Alright, good luck to all of you." The nurse said, as they registered for the tournament. As they registered, Ash heard a voice he never want to hear again.
"Max, slow down, the tournament isn't going to go away." said a certain brunette co-ordinator.
"No, I've got to register quickly so I can get to my training and book the best rooms in the hotel." A bespectacled kid answered.
The Elite members looked at each other. Jude even took Pikachu off Ash's shoulder in case they recognize him using that Pikachu.
"Is he one of them?" asked Jude, as Pikachu hopped onto his shoulder.
Ash silently nodded.
"Let's go, then." Phillip said. "Before your secret is out."
As they made their way back out, unfortunately, Max bumped into Ash.
"Hey! What do you bump into me for, apologize!" Max demanded. Only to be confronted by four angry Elites. Well three Elites were clearly angry. The fourth had her face hidden by her hair.
"Stop shouting at our friend like that!" Jude snapped. "You were the one that bumped into him, not the other way round! If anything, you should apologize to him!"
"Still, he needs to watch where he's going!" said May. "If he didn't, Max wouldn't bump into him!"
Brock, meanwhile, decided to flirt with Rosaline. "Oh, our meeting must be arranged by fate! Such a cute thing like you should go out with a manly person like- AUGH!" At that point, Rosaline snapped her fingers, and Brock's hair caught fire, and he was running around trying to douse it. A while later, Rosaline then snapped her fingers again, and the fire went off. Brock collapsed to the ground clutching to his injured scalp.
"You just used your ability, didn't you?" Jude whispered.
Rosaline nodded. "He deserves it."
"Apologize!" Max was still shouting at Ash, who was ignoring him. "Or I'll kick your ass in a battle!" Only to hear the other Elites (except Pakura) laugh at him. But even she had a hidden smirk on her face.
"There's no way you can beat Red." Rosaline said.
"A kid like you has no chance at all." Jude said.
"Yeah, you'll be flattened in five minutes flat." Phillip said.
"…" Pakura simply looked at Max in disdain.
"We'll see." Max growled.
"Not interested." Ash replied. "Let's go, guys." The Elite nodded, and followed Ash.
"Knew you were weak." Misty said, interrupting their way out.
That ticked Ash off. "Fine, if it's a battle you want, a battle you shall have! Let's get this over and done with."
They found an empty battlefield with Jude as the referee.
"This will be a three on three battle between Red Satoshi and Max Maple. Substitutions are not allowed. The match ends when one side is out of Pokémon. Trainers, choose your Pokémon!"
"Mightyena, I choose you!" Max said, as he sent out a Mightyena, who growled at Ash.
"Xatu, lend me your aura!" Ash asked the Psychic Mystic Pokémon.
"Ha, you're pretty stupid! Dark Pokémon is immune to Psychic Pokémon!" Max shouted. "This will be easy."
"Why would he send a Psychic type Pokémon against a Dark type?" Rosaline asked the other Elites.
"He'll win even if that Mightyena's immune to psychic moves." said Phillip. "Just watch."
"That's right." said Pikachu.
Pakura said nothing.
"Alright, Mightyena, let's start this off with Toxic attack!" Max commanded.
"Take it." Ash said. The toxic badly poisoned Xatu.
"Perfect. Now use Crunch!" Max cried.
"Dodge and use Miracle Eye!" Ash told his Xatu.
Xatu jumped up, and his eye sparkled as it stared at Mightyena.
"What kind of move is that? It didn't even affect my Mightyena one bit." Max sneered.
"Now use Psycho Shift!" Ash shouted out.
"Ha! It won't even affect my Mightyena one bit. Take it!" Max asked his Pokémon to take it to prove that it won't affect his Pokémon. Surprisingly, his Pokémon glowed purple, indicating it is badly poisoned.
"What? How?" he demanded.
"Miracle Eye removes a Dark-type Pokémon's immunity to Psychic-type attacks. Which means, your Mightyena can be attacked by Psychic moves now." Ash explained. "Surely a smart aleck like you would know."
"You…That's why you asked Xatu to take the Toxic attack!" Max accused.
Ash smirked, and nodded. "That's right. Now, finish it off with Dazzling Gleam!"
There was a sudden powerful flash that made those watching the match cover their eyes. When the light died down, Mightyena was down with swirls in its eyes.
"Mightyena is unable to battle, Xatu wins!" Jude announced. "Trainer, send your next Pokémon."
"Gallade, I choose you!" he sent out the same Ralts he had befriended only this time he had evolved to one of his final forms, Gallade.
"Gallade, Close Combat! Let's finish this bird off!" Max shouted.
"Xatu, fly up high to dodge it!" Ash said calmly.
Xatu used its wings to fly up high, dodging Gallade's barrage of punches and kicks.
"Now, Xatu, Aerial Ace!"
"Dodge it!" Max shouted.
Ash calmly said, "While it's dodging, use Aerial Ace again." This time, it hit Gallade, and since it's part fighting, the move was super effective, knocking it out in one hit.
"Gallade is unable to battle, Xatu wins. Trainer, send out your last Pokémon."
Max got angry, and sent out his last Pokémon. A Banette appeared.
"Banette, use Shadow Ball!" Max cried out. Banette created a black ball in front of its mouth and fires it at the Xatu.
"Xatu, use Ominous Wind to blow the Shadow Ball back to it!" Ash said.
"Dodge it, Banette!" Banette dodged it, but that was what Ash is waiting for.
"Xatu, get behind Banette using teleport and use Confuse Ray!" Ash said. It hit Banette dead on, and Banette is confused.
"While it is confused, use Psyshock!" The Psyshock fainted the Banette instantly.
"Banette is unable to battle, Xatu wins!" Jude announced. "The winner of this match is Red Satoshi."
"Come on guys, let's go." Ash said, as the Elite turned, and silently followed him, Jude returning his Pikachu once they are out of sight.