Author's Notes:
Good morning everyone and welcome to another chapter of Alpha and Omega. I hope you all are doing well with this Coronavirus and are all healthy. I know a lot of you are probably bored with the schools being shut down and now you're trapped at home, so I hope this update helps with your cabin fever.

Several updates ago the poles closed on the Torrent League theme song. I'm sure there are many of you who have been at the edge of your seats waiting to learn about who the victor was. Well a few days ago I remembered I was supposed to give you an answer, so I went through the chapters and tallied the results, and here is your winner below.

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"Finally," Calem announced with his fists in the air as the group arrived in the city of Segovia.

"Why are you so happy?" Ash asked.

"Two reasons. One, I can't wait to see Serena perform. Two, I'm getting tired of sex in the woods and want a bed to do it on," Calem replied with a smirk.

"Calem," Brendan groaned as he prepared himself, knowing where his boyfriend was going next with this.

"Ash, I'm sure you can relate with Serena. I mean standing and having sex is fun and all, but it gets old. And when you do it on the ground you get dirt, grass, or leaves sticking to your bodies, not to mention how hard the ground is. I know Serena probably likes hard things, but I'm sure she prefers them between her thighs and not pressed against her back. Unless she likes you to go up her back door like I like Brendan to do with me," Calem continued, leaving everyone bright red with embarrassment.

Serena was covering her face as her whole body blushed bright red as Ash wrapped his arms around her to try and make her feel more calm. Not only was Calem bringing up her sex life, but was also talking about his. Talking openly about sex was not something Serena felt comfortable with. She could talk to Ash about it, but even that was pretty limited. Truth be told, Serena didn't know much more about the topic than Ash. She wanted to know more about different things they could do to make it more exciting. Not that she didn't enjoy sex with him, she just wanted to make it the best possible for both of them. Her only problem was her inability to talk to other people on the subject.

"So Serena does have a sex life when traveling with a group," a female voice commented. Everyone looked behind them to see Shauna and Trevor walking up. "Honestly, I kind of expected you would deprive Ash if anyone else was traveling with you," Shauna said as she noticed the two other handsome men with them, and wondered what else might be going on.

"Oh no, these two have been banging like Lopunny in heat. I actually almost caught them one night doing it behind a tree. I'm Calem by the way and this is my boyfriend Brendan," Calem added, then introduced himself.

"Nice to meet you both. I'm Shauna and this is my boyfriend Trevor. So boyfriend? So I take it you two are gay?" Shauna replied with a raised eyebrow, as she calmed herself internally as her theory about Calem and Brendan was shot down.

"And proud of it," Calem replied as he puffed out his chest.

Just then a Garchomp landed beside the group, and two trainers climbed off. "I swear, are we going to all meet up like this before every Master Class?" Miette asked as he landed on her feet.

"OMA, I hope so! I love running into my two best friends!" Shauna replied excitedly and the two hugged. Serena joined them and also gave Miette a hug.

"And I see we have some new faces," Miette commented as she saw Calem and Brendan.

"Hello, I'm Brendan." "And I'm Calem. We're friends of Ash and Serena's."

"Nice to meet you two. I'm Miette and this is my boyfriend Paul," Miette introduced, then looked to Serena. "Serena, I didn't think you had it in you, or that Ash would even allow it."

"What are you talking about?" Serena questioned.

"To be doing it with multiple guys at once," Miette replied as she gestured to Brendan and Calem.

"Haha, I was thinking the same thing," Shauna announced with a laugh.

"What?! No no no. They are gay, and Calem is my childhood best friend," Serena replied quickly in a panic.

"Really? Sorry! I guess it's just me who would be up for a three way?" Miette replied.

Calem then came over and gave Miette a hug. "Serena, I love your other friends. They are all so much like me," Calem replied sounding excited.

"Well thank you," Miette replied as she returned the hug.

At the same time Paul walked over to Ash. "How have you not killed him? I've only been here for a few seconds and I already want to ring his neck," Paul stated.

"He's Serena's childhood best friend, and his boyfriend is an old friend of mine from Hoenn," Ash replied.

"So in other words, they'd come after you if you did anything," Paul surmised.

"He's not so bad, and it's not like he lies. He's just shameless and there's just no filter between his brain and mouth," Ash concluded.

"Paaull," Calem said in a voice that reminded him of when Miette was trying to sweet talk him into something. Paul looked over at Calem to see a smirk on his face and his arms held out wide. "Come over here and give me a hug," Calem said and started to walk over. Immediately Paul moved his right hand back and onto his knife. Calem stopped in his tracks. "Maybe another time," Calem said sounding nervous and began to back off.

"Hahaha. Paul isn't much of a hugger, except when it's with me," Miette said as she walked over and gave him a hug without problem. Then she looked up and they gave each other a quick peck on the lips.

"You two are so cute. You all are so cute with your boyfriends. We need to have a girls' night while we're here in town," Calem said with an over exaggerated feminine tone.

"You know you're not a girl, right?" Shauna asked Calem with a raised eyebrow.

"Of course I know that. I just feel like I make friendships easier with girls than guys," Calem explained.

"It's because he likes to pamper himself more than most guys. He also is drawn more to more masculine guys, so he pretty much puts himself into a more stereotypical female position," Serena explained.

"Well it'll have to be after the Master Class," Miette chimed in. "I don't know if Serena's told you, but apparently they want us to do some more stuff that we'll need to practice for."

"Yeah! Serena told me some of the girls will be doing a joint performance with Aria. But you'll still have the nights. We can just hang out in one of our rooms at the Pokémon Center, do our nails, watch movies and eat popcorn or something one night, and then maybe a spa day the day after the Master Class," Calem replied.

"Well that does sound nice, but didn't Serena tell you?" Miette asked with a slightly confused expression.
"Tell me what?" Calem asked curiously.

"Sorry I forgot to tell you. We won't be staying at the Pokémon Center. The performers from Kalos and the our escorts are staying at the Master Class venue, the Segovia Castle," Serena informed Calem apologetically.

"Oh," Calem replied with a sad tone.

"But don't worry, we can still have that spa day when we're done," Serena said, feeling sorry that she had to abandon Calem like that.

Brendan felt bad for Calem, but didn't hold any of this against the girls. He had been trying to get Calem to understand that Serena was probably going to be too busy to hang out. "Don't worry about us," Brendan said as he walked up and put an arm around Calem's shoulder and pulled him in close. "It's a pretty nice town here, so I'm sure we can entertain ourselves."

The group of trainers then made their way to the Pokémon Center, where a limo was already waiting to take the girls and their boyfriends to the castle. Everyone said there goodbyes to Calem and Brendan, which meant getting a hug from Calem. When it came to Paul however, Calem decided not hug him, as he remembered the last time he tried, and instead just waved and said goodbye. However as Paul was about to climb into the limo, Calem decided to run up and give Paul a hug from behind, and a kiss on the cheek, then ran back to Brendan quickly.
"I told you next time!" Calem shouted back as he laughed.

Paul was angry with Calem, but wasn't going to hurt him as it was ultimately harmless and was just unwanted touching, so he wasn't going to overreact. Instead he glared at Calem with a scowl as he raised a Pokéball and pointed it at him with his arm stretched out. "Next time we meet, we battle, and I will destroy you," Paul stated through his teeth, then climbed into the limo. Calem just stood there as the limo drove off, unsure if he made the right move by messing with Paul.

The drive to the castle was actually very short, only taking a few minutes to arrive at the gate, then only one more minute to drive up the driveway to the front door. Shortly after parking, the driver opened the door to let everyone out. At the bottom of the steps stood Don Jose, dressed a little more casually than usual but still well dressed, as it looked as if the only thing different with his look was that he didn't have his vest or jacket on, and the sleeves on his white button down shirt were rolled up. Beside him was an older man wearing a black suit and tie, and behind them were three women dressed as maids.

"Hola everyone, and welcome to my home," Don Jose said cheerfully.

"Thank you," everyone said.

"Your home is beautiful," Shauna replied as she looked at the castle.

"Well thank you. Most of that is thanks to my staff," Jose replied as he gestured to the people with him. "Now allow me to introduce you to Antonio," Jose said as he put a hand on the older man's shoulder. "He's pretty much in charge around here. I don't know what I would do without him. So if you need anything, he's the man to make it happen."

"Thank you sir," Antonio replied graciously, then looked to their guests in front of him. "Rooms have already been prepared for each of you, and a maid has been assigned to each room. You have full use of all the castle facilities. Just ask one of these ladies or myself and we will assist you in any way possible."

"Battlefield?" Ash asked in a hopeful tone.

"Hahaha! Eager for our battle I see," Don Jose laughed. "There are multiple battlefields, but our battle will be at the one on top of the tower," Don Jose said as he pointed to a wide tower behind them.

"Can we battle now? My Pokémon have been training hard for this," Ash replied excitedly. Everyone chuckled at Ash's enthusiasm and single minded behavior.

"How about you and Serena get settled in first. We can battle before dinner," Don Jose replied.

"Alright," Ash groaned.

"I'll make sure the battlefield is made ready, and will notify you once Don Jose is also ready. Until then, these ladies will escort you all to your rooms. You ladies don't mind sharing a bed with your escorts do you?" Antonio replied, looking towards the three Kalosian beauties, directing the question to them.

"We don't mind," the girls replied.

The three maids then stepped forward and introduced themselves to the couples they were assigned to, and began to lead them to their rooms. Two of the maids seemed very polite and paid more attention to the girls than the guys, except for one. The maid escorting Miette and Paul clearly checked Paul out before they started walking, bothering Miette. The maid had long black hair, an hourglass figure, with exceptionally large breasts which looked as though her outfit could barely contain them. She then showed that she was clearly proud of them as she made sure to stick her chest out a little more when she introduced herself to Paul.
Miette held Paul's arm tightly as they walked. Paul showed no indication that he was interested in the maid, but Miette felt that Paul did like larger breasted women. This left her feeling a bit insecure as her breasts weren't very large at all.

"Now if there is anything you need, anything at all, please don't hesitate to ask me," the maid said to Paul. Her voice was clearly sounding seductive, and her eyes matched her voice as she looked directly at Paul.

Miette might have felt a little insecure, but there was no way she was going to let some big breasted whore flirt with her man. She then released Paul's arm and walked up beside the maid and took her arm in the same loving manner that she was just holding Paul's.
"Anything?" Miette asked, sounding very seductive.

The maid was clearly made uncomfortable by the way Miette asked, as it sounded as though she had some naughty plans for her. "Of course," the maid replied as she tried to hide her discomfort.

"Well in that case," Miette started before firmly pulling the maid closer so that she could whisper in her ear. "Keep away from my man. Don't even think about doing anything to him, because if you even sound like you're flirting with him, they'll never find your body," Miette whispered in a sweet tone as she squeezed the maid's arm to a point she was scared it was going to break.

"I understand," the maid replied sounding scared.

Miette released her arm and went back to holding Paul's arm, in a much more loving manner.

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Back in Kanto, inside a Team Rocket base, Giovanni was walking down a hall while being escorted by four guards, and a grunt behind him pushing a cart. They arrived at a door with a guard on either side, as one opened it to allow them in. The inside was simple, a bed in the corner and a table in the middle with two chairs. On the bed sat Delia with a metal collar around her neck with a blue light. As Giovanni entered, Delia glared at him angrily.

"Good morning Delia, did you sleep well? I hope you're feeling better. I was told it took several Pokémon using Heal Pulse to mend the broken bones," Giovanni greeted. Delia just continued to glare at him as he made his way to the table and sat down. "I was hoping we could have breakfast together and catch up."

"I have nothing to say to you," Delia replied with an angry tone.

"That's fine. I already pretty much know everything you've been up to," Giovanni replied as two empty plates were taken from the cart and placed on the table. Delia just started at him curiously as she tried to figure out what he was up to. "Come and sit. Eat with me. It's not poisoned. I'll be eating from the same source."

The man who pushed the cart then started pulling out trays of food: eggs, bacon, sausage, toast, diced potatoes, fresh fruit, and a pitcher of coffee as well as orange juice. Delia walked over cautiously as she watched everyone, then sat down at the table. The food was then placed on the plates as Giovanni placed his napkin on his lap and awaited the food to be finished being served. Once the food was on the plates, Delia continued to wait on eating, as she still didn't trust her brother. Giovanni picked up his fork and began eating, showing Delia with every item he ate that none of it was poisoned. Delia then picked up her fork and also began to eat.

"Now that's better. Oh and don't bother trying to steal any of the utensils. They won't get you anywhere. With your powers neutralized, these men are more than enough to handle you if you try anything," Giovanni stated confidently.

"What do you even want Giovanni?" Delia asked.

"Well for starters, how about a thank you," he replied.

"For what?"Delia asked with an annoyed tone.

"For helping keep Ash's heroics a secret of course. Didn't you find it unusual that after all he's done that he wasn't already seen as the protector of this world? I spent a lot of money to keep that information from spreading," Giovanni explained.

"And why would you do that?" Delia asked.

"Despite what you think of me, family is important to me. I know Ash wouldn't want all that fame yet, and even if he did, it's not good for someone so young. We don't want the boy to develop a complex now," Giovanni replied. Delia just stared at him, not believing he just did all that out of the kindness of his heart. "Ok you got me," Giovanni conceded with a smirk as he put his hands up in front of himself. "Even though all of that is true, I also want to ensure people don't look at him too closely. If they do it, won't take long before it's discovered that we're family. If that were to happen, people might start looking closer at me and discover my position in Team Rocket."

"And there it is. Just you looking out for yourself. Well thanks anyways," Delia replied with an attitude. "Now why don't you just get to the point. What are you really after?"

"I already told you what I want. You to reign Ash in before he gets hurt," Giovanni replied as he ate his breakfast.

"Now let's try the truth," Delia replied as she leaned back in her chair with her arms crossed.

"That is the truth. Ash is family after all, and like I said, I do care about this family. I just want him out of harm's way before my operation goes into its final stage. If you don't, I can't guarantee his well being," Giovanni replied.

"You know I can't tell if you're insane or if you actually think I'll believe that Tauros shit you're trying to sell me. Yes I do believe that you don't want Ash to get in the way of your plans, but you caring about family? I don't buy it. Red was about to be your brother-in-law and you killed him. Not to mention our parents! You murdered them in cold blood just because they passed you over as leader! You are just pure evil, I'll never believe or help you," Delia replied angrily .

"It seems you still hold onto that old ideology. There is no good or evil, those are just labels created by those with morals that see themselves as good. In reality, there is no difference between the two, except how far people will go to achieve their goals. All people who are considered evil just will do whatever it takes to achieve those goals, while those labeled as good limit themselves and are too scared to cross the line society drew before them. I learned long ago that the goal that Grandfather set for Team Rocket, despite how noble it is, is unachievable with the limits he set. I told Mother and Father this, and even came up with a plan to achieve our goals, but they had a similar response to it that you do to me now," Giovanni explained.

"And then you threw a temper tantrum and killed them," Delia concluded interrupting him.

"No, at least not at first. They showed me if I wanted to fix this world, I would have to use force. Sadly when I came to take Team Rocket from them, they wouldn't stop. I intended to take them alive and hold them as prisoners, but while battling mother I realized I wasn't strong enough to defeat her without killing her. And once father saw that, he left me no choice but to kill him too," Giovanni replied casually.

"No choice?! You always have a choice! But clearly by your tone killing them didn't bother you one bit!" Delia yelled angrily.

Giovanni then slammed his right fist into the table angrily, showing his anger to Delia for the first time in decades. "Do not confuse my calm demeanor over their deaths with me not caring. I grieved their deaths, but I will not allow anything or anyone to stand in my way. The weight of what I did will always be with me, so I will not allow their deaths to be in vain. I use it as fuel to motivate me, to ensure their deaths had meaning." Giovanni then recomposed himself, placed his napkin on the table and stood up. "Come with me," he instructed Delia.

"I don't think so. You're more than welcome to leave, but I think I'm going to continue eating my breakfast," Delia replied defiantly as she took a bite of her bacon.

"I think you misunderstood," Giovanni said as he looked to one of the guards and nodded. Two guards then moved to either side of Delia as a third came up behind her. "That was not a request."

Delia looked at the guards, then took her napkin and wiped around her mouth and placed the napkin on the table. She then thrust both of her fists out, punching the two guards beside her in the balls, causing them to grab themselves as they collapsed in pain. The guard behind Delia put her in a headlock. She reached behind herself and grabbed his head as she flipped him over her and onto the table. She instantly grabbed onto the front of his head and jerked it down, snapping his neck as she slid under the table to go for Giovanni. Giovanni backed away quickly as the remaining guards moved in and hit her with their electric batons. They struck her several times before Giovanni told them to stop, leaving Delia laying on the ground breathing heavily.
Giovanni then stepped closer as he crouched down be her head. "One way or another, you're coming with me." He then stood up and looked to the guards. "Get a wheelchair and strap her to it now."

The guards quickly moved, and in only a minute or two one returned with a wheelchair. By this point Delia had recovered and was resisting as the guards fought to get her in the chair. In the end Delia was secured, but only because they got more guards, and they then began to roll her down the halls following Giovanni.

Soon they entered Giovanni's office, where Delia saw something that not only angered her, but also made her cry. In a glass case sitting on Giovanni's desk was Red's hat, displayed like a trophy from his victory.

"You really are a monster, keeping a trophy of your kill," Delia said through her teeth as tears streamed down her face.

Giovanni stopped and looked at the hat, then walked over and removed it from the case. He barely looked at it as he walked over and placed it on Delia's lap. "It is not a trophy, but a reminder of that day." Delia was left completely stunned as she stared at the hat.

He then turned around and walked to a bookshelf, which moved over as he arrived to reveal a hidden elevator door. Giovanni walked in, as well as five guards, and Delia. The elevator began to go down as everyone remained in complete silence. When the doors opened they opened to what looked like a dungeon, lined with cells on either side. Inside were the higher ups of many of the criminal organizations that Ash brought down.
"Ash took all of these people down, clearing the way for Team Rocket to move in. This is the leadership of each of those groups, kept alive only for the possibility that they will one day be useful," Giovanni said as he broke the silence.

"And is this where you're going to put me now?" Delia asked as she finally looked away from Reds hat and up to him.

"Only if you want to be. I brought you here to see someone," Giovanni replied.

They soon reached the end of the hall to a solid metal door, the only door to have dedicated guards. The door then opened to reveal two more guards inside. They all walked in and looked to the right to see another cell with a man, who appeared to have been there for a very long time, with long messy black hair that touched the floor inside. He was on his knees and his arms were raised as he was chained to the wall. His clothes were in tatters, but he appeared to be wearing a red and white jacket and blue jeans. He looked up, realizing the presence of Giovanni and the others, showing a pair of defiant brown eyes with z shaped marks underneath.

Giovanni looked at the man with a dark sinister grin. "Good morning Red, I finally brought Delia here to visit you."