Author's Notes:
Good morning everyone and welcome to another exciting chapter of Alpha and Omega. Now before I let you all get started I need to ask you, do you guys really want to see the Torrent League? This story has been in the works for about a year and a half, and to be honest I'm kind of getting burnt out on it. If you all really want it then I will push through and get it done to the same quality as I've been doing. If not, I've already thought of a nice way to end this book right after the Team Rocket attack. So please comment here and give me your opinion.

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The room continued to shake as everyone tried to keep from falling. Giovanni and his assistant grabbed the hand rails on the catwalk as many on the ground floor had nothing and just fell down. Red and Delia already knew it was pointless the try and keep standing and instead lowered themselves to the ground and held each others hands, showing one another they were in this together. Just then a golden light in the shape of a circle and as tall as the room appears on the wall across from Giovanni. Everyone's eyes lock on the light as something begins to emerge. Arceus slowly and dramatically emerges from the light. As the portal disappears the shaking stops, and Arceus is levitating in the air and looking down upon Giovanni.

"Giovanni, one of the worst of all humanity. You have something that belongs to me. Return it now," Arceus said in a calm yet demanding tone as his eyes narrowed onto the Team Rocket boss.

"I don't know about that. Humans have possessed this plate for over a thousand years, so by human law I'm pretty sure it belongs to us now," Giovanni replied in a taunting tone. Arceus gave a low growl in response. "However, I may be willing to make a deal to give it back to you," Giovanni said with a wicked smirk.

"I do not deal with the likes of you. Give me my plate or face my wrath!" Arceus replied angrily.

"Now just hear me out. Many of your more rare Pokémon are hunted and captured by humans, but if you help me conquer the world, we can put a stop to it and bring an era of peace for all," Giovanni explained.

"I do not deal with humans, and will do nothing to aid in your ambitions." The room began to shake again. "Now return my plate!" Arceus demanded.

"I see, so there is no hope of making a deal with you," Giovanni said sounding disappointed. At the same time an opening in the wall formed behind Arceus as a device that looked like a laser cannon from a sci-fi movie poked out. "In that case, I'll make you help."

"ARCEUS LOOK OUT!" Delia screamed as she saw the device behind him. But it was too late.

No sooner than Delia screamed that a blue beam fired at Arceus and hit him in the back. Arceus roared out in pain as the whole base began to shake violently. Soon the shaking stopped as Arceus calmed down and the beam stopped. Arceus was just left floating silently as everyone stood back up. Colress and Xerosic then walked into the room with four grunts behind them.

"So it's done? Arceus is now under my control?" Giovanni asked the two scientists as he and his assistant boarded a lift and came down from the catwalk.

"Yes, all you need is the controller in that box," Colress stated as he gestured to a grunt carrying a metal briefcase.

Giovanni walked over to the scientists as the grunts by Red and Delia held them in place. As Giovanni arrived the grunt carrying the case came up to the left of Giovanni and opened the case to reveal the controller inside.

"Just press and hold the green button to issue orders. He still has his instincts and base knowledge, so unless you are specific in your instructions he'll do things as he sees fit to complete your order," Xerosic explained.

"Excellent," Giovanni stated as he pulled out the remote and faced Arceus. "You will follow my commands from now on. Do you understand?" Giovanni asked Arceus as he pressed the button on the remote.

"Yes, I will follow your commands," Arceus replied sounding like a zombie.

"Good, now shrink yourself down, closer to my size," Giovanni instructed. Arceus glowed white as he shrunk himself down to the size of a Rapidash. "Good now put yourself into this Pokéball," Giovanni said as he held out his gold and silver Pokéball. Arceus turned to face Giovanni and tapped the Pokéball with his head. He was then sucked inside and captured instantly, causing a smile to form on Giovanni's face that left Red and Delia feeling very disturbed.

"Ahm," Colress said to get Giovanni's attention. "Now that you have Arceus, please complete your end of the bargain. Please release Fennel and I," Colress requested.

Xerosic took a step away from Colress as he was worried Giovanni would lash out at him for reminding him of the deal that was made.

"Yes of course. I am a man of my word after all," Giovanni replied as he put the remote in his coat pocket, and gestures to his assistant, who radioed for Fennel to be brought there.

After a few minutes two grunts rolled a long cart in with a long black bag on top. Delia gasped as she saw it, already realizing what was in the bag. Colress stared at the bag with wide eyes as it drew ever nearer, his heart racing with fear. As the cart stopped in front of him his body trembled as he raised his shaking hand to open the bag. He unzipped the bag just enough to see his loves face, cold and lifeless. Her face covered in bruises and electrical burns from the torture she had endured as Giovanni's prisoner.

"Unfortunately she died several months ago. Apparently one of her guards got bored and decided to rape her while torturing her, and things went a little too far. Don't worry, I already had the guard executed, I don't tolerate that kind of thing," Giovanni stated casually.

Tears streamed down Colress's face as he looked down at Fennel, barely hearing any of the words Giovanni said. The only thing he heard was that she died months ago. Not only did Giovanni hide the fact she was dead, but he had also kept him from grieving for her, leaving him with rage filling his heart.

"Rrahhhhh," Colress yelled as he spun around and lunged at Giovanni.

However he didn't even get close, as Steele leaped into action and grabbed Colress by the back of his head and forced him down to the ground with all his might. Colress's skull fractured upon impact, and lead to his near instant death. Xerosic began to back away, then started running for his life as he feared he would be next. Steele again acted, he grabbed a grunts electric baton and threw it at Xerosic with such force that it lodged into his body and electrocuted him from the inside out until he died.

"Was that truly necessary?" Giovanni asked Steele, as he had hoped to make Xerosic a Team Rocket scientist.

"He ran," was Steele's only response.

Giovanni sighed as he shook his head. "All of you are dismissed, and bring my sister and Red back to his cell," Giovanni instructed.

"You won't get away with this Gio! If Ash doesn't stop you the champions will!" Delia yelled as she was pulled out of the room.

Giovanni just stood there, taking in the moment of completing the next big step of his plan, knowing the champions could be defeated, and only Ash was a real threat.

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It was morning in the Torrent Region, and the guests staying at Don Jose's castle were all converging in the dinning room for breakfast. The dinning room was a long room with a long table, that easily seated everyone. Don Jose was seated at the head on the table, with Palermo to his right, while Aria and Alain were to his left. After that it was pretty much seating at a first come first served basis. The other performers from Kalos were seen, such as the girl with a Glaceon and Leafeon, and the one with the Mityena, along with their traveling companions. The one with the Eeveelutions was escorted by another girl, who was also a performer. While the girl with the Mityena was escorted by her brother, which she made very clear as she tried to see if any of the other male escorts were single.

The current talk of the table was on Ash and Don Jose's battle the evening before, which ended in a draw between Fearow and Talonflame. Talonflame was clearly the stronger Pokémon, but it was Ash's strategy and quick thinking that kept him and Fearow from tasting defeat. This lead to a discussion between many of the trainers as to what was more important in a battle, strength or strategy. Ash and his friends kept out of the discussion as they all agreed a good strategy could easily be beaten if the Pokémon wasn't strong enough, meaning a good balance of both was a necessity to win. Although Ash did try to argue that a third factor needed to be considered, the strength of the bond between trainer and Pokémon, however most believed that was secondary and not nearly as important.

Meanwhile most of the performers were talking about the rumored joint performance at the Torrent Master Class with Aria and two other performers. Nothing official had been said yet, but the girls expected to hear something about it soon, as they were all preparing for an event to be held the night before. The only thing they were sure about was that if anyone was going to be performing along side Aria it would probably be Serena, as they all remembered how Serena made it to the Kalos Master Class finals in her first appearance two years prior, and had been under Palermo's training ever since.

As they all ate, and thought that no one else was coming, a tall young man just a little older than them, with black hair spiked at the front walked in. Most of the people at the table thought that he had to be another performers escort who was running late. However that idea was quickly dismissed as he walked straight to Palermo. She stood up and gave him a hug as he arrived and gestured for him to take a seat next to her. Everyone was curious about who he was and theory's started to fly, Palermo's son and a young lover being the more popular guesses. Serena however didn't guess, she decided to just get her information from a reliable source that was sitting right next to her.

"Hey Aria," Serena whispered getting her attention. "Who is that?"

"Palermo's boy toy," Aria replied casually without skipping a beat.

Serena's eyes practically shot out of her head as she looked at Aria for a sign she was joking. Thankfully Aria had a horrible poker face, as she had a hand over her mouth as she tried to keep herself from laughing, showing that she wasn't being serious.

"Sorry, I couldn't help myself. His name is M, he's a client of Palermo's," Aria said as she regained her composure.

"A client? They seem pretty friendly for him to be her client," Serena replied skeptically.

"It's true. He and the Kalos Queens are the only clients that Palermo handles personally. She's apparently been representing him since he was I think twelve or thirteen. He's this prodigy coordinator from Sinnoh. Apparently when he started collecting ribbons at contests he never lost, and won his first grand festival, then repeated that three more times before giving up on coordinating and became a pop star. He's pretty much world famous at this point, and he credits his success to her because she opened a bunch of doors for him that it would have been near impossible for him to do otherwise," Aria explained.

"Wow, so what is he doing here?" Serena asked.

"Well, he's the choreographer for the Master Class Performance in a few days. Palermo has said if the Showcases allowed boys to participate he would have dominated it," Aria replied.

"Oh wow," Serena replied both sounding and looking impressed.

"I know. Apparently he just has an eye for move combinations that bring out the best in Pokémon, the moves to make the trainers look good, and the showmanship to bring it all together," Aria concluded.

As everyone was finishing their breakfast Palermo stood up with her glass in hand and tapped her knife on it to get everyone's attention.

"I would like to start by thanking all of you. The Performers who chose to leave the familiar and safe Kalos region, to perform and travel in a new unfamiliar region. And the trainers who, in some cases put their own goals on hold to come here and see to these young ladies safety. It's because of you all that the Torrent showcases have been a huge success beyond our predictions," Palermo said as she clapped at the end, to which everyone else joined in. "Now our work here isn't done yet," Palermo stated as everyone got quiet again. "Now I'm sure you all have been to atleast one of Monsieur Pierre's annual dance parties to unwind at some point. Well Don Jose decided to do something similar." Palermo then gestured to the Don, and he stood up.

"In Kalos the Dance party is used as a break and to give the location of the last showcase to those who only need one more win to qualify for the Master Class. However my party will be used as more of a congratulations to all the girls who have already qualified. The party will be held here in the castle, we will be providing food and dancing for all. It will be an opportunity for the performers to meet and great and socialize with one another. And since we have so many experienced performers here this time, I'll be assigning each of you ladies and your escort to a table for dinner. The Torrent Performers can then come and join you in a relaxed environment. My hopes are for you to perhaps give the girls some insight into the Master Class, maybe give them some tips, and overall just make them feel at ease. Just remember, the drinking age in Torrent is eighteen, so many of these girls won't be able to drink alcohol. So don't try and give them any," Don Jose explained.

"And I expect all of you to represent the Kalos showcases with dignity and respect, so please drink with moderation and don't embarrass us," Palermo chimed in.

"Now there will also be a coordinated dance, a tango to be precise. Since I'm sure not all of you have danced a tango before, I have arranged an instructor to come and teach you all, and that will begin shortly. So please finish up, and you all will be shown the way to the ballroom for practice," Don Jose concluded then sat back down.

"However before that," Palermo started to make sure she still had everyone's attention still. "As I'm sure you all have heard, there will be a performance before the Master Class. However, due to recent medical reasons, Aria will not be able to participate." Murmurs were heard from the other performers, not only were they wondering what was wrong and if Aria would be able to perform at the Kalos Master Class, but also how this improved the chances of one of them participating in the performance. Palermo could tell that she lost their attention, so she clinked her glass again with her knife. "As I was saying," Palermo said as she saw she had their attention again. "This performance will consist of three performers, and do to the complexity it will be coordinated by this young man, M." Palermo gestured to M sitting next to her as he raised his hand to wave to the girls. "Now, as for the performers. They will be Miette Millefeui, Shauna Sana, and Serena Yvonne."

The other performers applauded the three girls who were selected, although some were half hearted as they were disappointed that they weren't chosen.

"So if you three would please stay behind while everyone else goes to the ballroom," Palermo concluded.

A short while later everyone had finished their food, just as M received his. Don Jose then escorted everyone except M, Miette, Shauna, Serena, and Palermo to the ballroom.

"Girls, I would like to introduce you to a client and good friend of mine, M. He was once a coordinator from Sinnoh, and even though he's stepped out of that spot light he continues to prove he still has immense talent when it comes to putting on a Pokémon show," Palermo introduced.

"Well thank you for that overwhelming introduction," M replied with a slightly embarrassed chuckle. "Now ladies I'm not going to hold you up for too long, I don't want you to miss your dance lessons. Right now all I need are your Pokédexs so I can see what Pokémon you have and the moves they know."

The girls pulled out their Pokédexs and placed them on the table as M pulled out what looked like an old cellphone and a black disc that looked like a CD. He then placed Miette's Pokédex on the disc and tapped what they thought was a cellphone, but instead a keyboard projected in front of him as a screen projected above it. A projection of Miette's Pokédex appeared and he tapped it, and several more screens were projected giving access to everything in the Pokédex. He swiped up on window after window, causing them to disappear as he closed them, until the only ones remaining were the three that contained all the information about each of her Pokémon.

"Only three, well that makes deciding on Pokémon easy," M commented.

"I don't know if it shows it, but my Scizor can mega evolve," Miette chimed in.

"Really! Well that's good to know. I'll see if I can work that in well," M replied sound as his interest was peaked. He then handed Miette her Pokédex back, as the information remained, and placed Shauna's in its place and followed the same steps, and saw her four Pokémon. He stopped briefly when he got to Serena's as it was different, and looked it over before beginning to follow the very same steps. However when all the windows opened for Serena's, there were almost twice as many as Miette and Shauna combined. "Ugh," M groaned. "I was hoping to have an idea of atleast what Pokémon each of you were going to use by the time your dance lesson was over so we could get started."

"Well we can make it a little easier for you," Palermo said as she and the other girls looked at all the Pokémon Serena had with amazement as any one looked like it would be good for performing. "I know you were initially planning for Aria. Well Serena has a Delphox as well."

"That does help a little, but there are still a lot of Pokémon here to choose from," M then looked over at Serena as he handed her her Pokédex back. "I thought performers don't usually have a lot of Pokémon, so why do you have so many?"

"It just kind of happened," Serena replied. She then had a look of realization. "I almost forgot, my Delphox can also mega evolve."

Everyone immediately snapped there heads to face Serena with looks of shock on their faces.

"That's impossible, Delphox's can't mega evolve," M replied with wide eyes.

"Yes they can. The mega stone just needs to be found, and I found one," Serena replied mater of factly.

"Any other bombs you want to drop on me before you go?" M asked as he started to look back at the screens of Serena's Pokémon.

"Mmm, just two I guess," Serena said and pointed to Meloetta and Drakeon's windows.

"You managed to catch a Meloetta!" M stated in shock.

"And what is this," Palermo asked as she pointed to Drakeon's window.

"That's a Drakeon, the dragon type eeveelution," Serena informed them casually.

"Palermo..." M started before she cut him off.

"No. Only three per performer. Otherwise we risk the performance looking too chaotic," Palermo stated firmly.

"But look at this, a dragon type eeveelution, a Meloetta, a mega evolving Delphox, and all of these other amazing Pokémon. How do you expect me to only pick three?" M pleaded.

"Technically you only need to pick two. Delphox has already been chosen," Palermo stated, them looked up at the three performers. "Now ladies follow me, I'll show you to the ballroom for our lesson."

"Our lesson?" Miette asked as she and the other girls followed Palermo out of the room.

"Are you participating in the dance too?" Serena asked.

"Yes, Don Jose insisted that I come this time. He wants this to also be a celebration of our first Master Class in Torrent, and he felt it would be appropriate for me to be there. The man is completely stubborn and refuses to allow me to just be there, he said that he would be my date for the evening so I'd have a dance partner," Palermo replied.