1x1 Pokemon: Rainbow Superstars (WavePearlxSugar)

@Sugar @122 Generation

A thud from the darkened stage signaled Brock had landed somewhere solid!

Cheers went up and huge sighs of relief went up when the audience saw where he landed--in the boat Brenna found! "Eliwood!" Misty cried when she recognized who had landed in the boat.

"Brenna! You're safe!" Brock was just as happy. "Some "Aw"s went up as they hugged each other.

"Listen...while I was locked up, I overheard Captain Vernet saying he only wanted us out of the way so he could kidnap Princess Caliste at the play, and take over the kingdom!" Misty explained.

"That dirty, rotten..." Brock grumbled.

"What's worse, Rowan is being held in the ruins of Choseki Cathedral." Misty continued.

"I thought that place was abandoned when the tides began flooding it..." Brock replied.

"If we don't hurry, Rowan and Pikachu will be washed away with the tides!" Misty cried.

"Come on! Chart a course for the Choseki Ruins!" Brock called as he climbed towards the front of the boat.

"Right!" Misty replied.

 

@Sugar @122 Generation

"Brenna and Eliwood hurried as fast as they could to the ruins of Choseki Cathedral." Melody narrated from her spotlight. "They met Pikachu on the road, and he led them to where his master was being held--but they had to work quickly, or Rowan would drown!"

 

@Sugar @122 Generation

An urgent melody began as Tintri, Misty, and Brock dashed across the stage. "We're coming, Rowan!" Brock called in character.

"We don't care if we die trying!" Misty vowed.

"You are our friend, and we're gonna rescue you!" Brock agreed.

 

@Sugar @122 Generation

We're livin' real close to the edge, babe, Melody sang over an urgent rock tinged melody.
Almost right on the brink!
Judgement day is only moments away
Baby, you know what I think?

We're gettin' too close, too close!
We're livin' in a danger zone!
Too close for our own good!

We're keepin' an impossible pace, babe!
Always under the gun!
Day and night, there ain't no end in sight,
This ain't no life on the run!

We're gettin' too close, too close!
We're livin' in a danger zone!
Too close for our own good!
Too close for our own good!

Keepin' an impossible pace, babe
Always under the gun!
Day and night, there ain't no end in sight,
This ain't no life on the run!

We're gettin' too close, too close,
We're livin' in a danger zone!
Too close for our own good!
Too close for our own good!

We're gettin' too close, too close,
We're livin' in a danger zone!
Too close for our own good!
Too close for our own good!
Too close for our own good!

Misty, Brock, and Tintri arrived inside a scene of the ruined cathedral as the song ended. "We're coming, Rowan!" Brock called.

Just then, they heard a sound of rushing water and Ash feigning a cough from offstage. "There!" Misty pointed, leading the way offstage as the lights went down.

(The basic tune of Melody's number)

 

@Sugar @122 Generation

When the lights came up again, Ash came to on the city streets. "Where am I..." he woozily asked before he noticed Misty and Brock. "Brenna? Eliwood? Captain Vernet told me you guys were dead!"

"It'll take more than locking us up and nearly drowning us to keep us down!" Brock smiled.

"Thank you!" Ash smiled. Some "aw"s filled the air as he hugged Misty and Brock.

"We're your friends, Rowan--best friends help each other!" Misty smiled.

"And stick together, no matter what happens!" Brock agreed.

"Right now, Princess Caliste needs our help!" Misty explained.

"Yeah..." Ash smiled as he stood up. "I may be a little impatient...Brenna can be hot-headed..."

"Hey..." Misty growled, to some laughter.

"And I may fall a little too hard for a lady sometimes..." Brock went on.

"But when we work together, we can do anything!" Ash vowed.

"Captain Vernet can do his worst, for all I care!" Now Brock was inspired.

"But there's nothing he can do to stop us!" Misty agreed.

Ash drew his sword. "For Princess Caliste! And for the kingdom!"

"YEAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!!" the Trio cheered, dashing offstage to a triumphant interlude.

 

@Sugar @122 Generation

Melody reappeared at stage right. "The reunited musketeers hurried as quickly as they could to the Theater Royale, hoping all the while they were not too late to save the princess and stop Captain Vernet from taking over the kingdom!"

 

@Sugar

(Don't worry, all is well in the end! We're coming up on the final battle)

 

@Sugar @122 Generation

The lights came up on the interior of a majestic theater. "The theater was packed to the brim as all the kingdom turned out for the play's premiere--and Captain Vernet was poised to become its new ruler!" Melody narrated.

The stagehands, meanwhile, tied up Alyssa and Martine enough for Tintri to undo their knots at the proper time. The original script had called for actually showing Princess Caliste and Nichole being captured, but Serena had suggested that they already had been captured offscreen while the musketeers were escaping, so the capture was cut out, and therefore not rehearsed or practiced. This slight change had gone over well in the dress rehearsal--now to see how it went over in the peformance.

 

@Sugar @122 Generation

The lights came up on the boy playing Captain Vernet and a female extra in the royal box. "It's time." the boy began.

The extra nodded as a flourish of trumpets went up, getting the crowd's attention. She then spoke in a fairly convincing mimic of Alyssa's voice. "Attention, people of the land! Due to the stress of my royal duties, which have overwhelmed a delicate lily like me...I am honored and privileged to present your new king..."

"Hold it right there!" Brock called from offstage.

The crowd murmured as Ash, Misty, and Brock hurried onstage. "Citizens of the land, we came to warn you!" Misty called.

"That's not really the princess you're hearing!" Brock explained.

Tintri unleashed a Thunderbolt at the extra, charring her disguise. "Behold, the princess you heard was an imposter!" Ash made a grand gesture to the charred extra as the crowd murmured.

"That, and Captain Vernet is a traitor!" Brock went on, to shocked gasps from the crowd. "He has kidnapped the real princess and tried to dispose of us so that he could take the throne for himself!"

"Do you really want to bow before a traitor and a tyrant?" Misty asked the huge crowd of extras onstage.

A resounding "NO!!!" went up from the crowd as Tintri hurried onstage. [Brenna! I hate to interrupt the inspiring speech, but I found the princess and Nichole!]

"You found Princess Caliste?" Ash asked.

Tintri nodded, and dragged on the bound Alyssa and Martine and the charred extras. [Ta-da!] he smiled before freeing Alyssa and Martine.

"Aw"s went up from the real audience as Alyssa gratefully hugged Ash. "Now to deal with the traitor!" Brock growled, drawing his own blade for the impending battle.

 

@Sugar @122 Generation

Hold on to your dream,
And look out towards the sun! Ash sang over a hopeful introduction.

We'll cherish your wish
And we will, we will protect it!

The music picked up into an adventurous melody as Ash led the charge into battle...

The basic tune of the song