The day was nice. The Fletchling were chirping, Furfrou were barking, and Ash Ketchum was sitting in a Pokèmon Center, waiting for his Pokèmon to heal. The day was perfect, and to top it off, Ash had just beaten Wulfric, the eighth gym leader of Kalos. He smiled as he remember how hard the battle had been. He knew the next step- to battle the Elite Four. But, Ash knew he needed more training.
"Ash Ketchum?" Nurse Joy called out. Ash stood and made his way to the desk. "Your Pokèmon are fully healed and fighting fit. We hope to see you again! Oh, and this is for you." Nurse Joy handed Ash an evelope and walked into her office. Ash sat back down, and Bonnie, Clemont, and Serena looked at him. Pikachu appeared from out of its Pokèball with a happy, "Pikachu!"
"Ooh! Open it, Ash! Open it up!" Bonnie called out. Dedenne squeaked from atop Bonnie's head.
"Alright, I'm opening it! Here it is!" Ash happily pulled out a letter. "Let's see. Here's what it says. 'Dear Ash Ketchum, we would like to inform you of the Solar and Lunar Tournaments, taking place on Eclipse Island. The two tournaments were formed to celebrate the opening of the stadium that will be used for the battles. If you are able to attend, please head to Ambrette town by next week. The boat will be heading that way. Thank you. Signed, the makers of the tournament.'"
"Serena smiled. "Congratulations, Ash! You have to go, you were saying you needed to get stronger. You'll find plenty of people to battle there."
Ash pumped his fist. "Yeah! There'll be plenty of competition."
"Serena? Clemont?" Nurse Joy walked over, holding two identical letters. "I found these in the back room."
Serena and Clemont thanked her and ripped open their letters. They skimmed through their letters, and their smiles widened.
"I needed to become a tougher gym leader." Clemont said.
"Maybe I'll get ideas for my next Pokèmon Showcase!" Serena cheered.
Ash nodded. "Eclipse Island, that's where we're going."
Time Skip
Ash was even happier as the boat arrived in Ambrette. Why? Because all of his friends, from Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, and Unova, were on the ship, waving to him as he boarded.
"Ash! Long time no see!" Gary called out, walking up to Ash.
"Gary!" Ash cheered. "I've been in Kalos, training to become-"
"A Pokèmon master, the best that there ever will be." Dawn said as she walked up. Ash chuckled and rubbed his neck.
"Yeah."
Max pushed his glasses up and stared at Ash. "Hey! It's been a while! I haven't seen you since you visited Hoenn! What Pokèmon are you even bringing?"
Ash smiled. "Of course, I have Pikachu," he pointed at Pikachu, who rested on top of his shoulder, "along with Charizard, Meganium, Greninja, Hawlucha, and Noivern."
Misty groaned from behind him, causing him to jump. "Ash! Four of your Pokèmon are weak to Electric types!"
Ash grinned and chuckled. "I chose the team, and I won't lose with them."
"I could easily beat you with Axew!" Iris called out. "Axew!" Axew peaked out from behind Iris's long black hair.
"Ash, I'm glad you made it." N said, holding out a hand as he walked up, footsteps light and quiet. "Hello, Pikachu." He added.
"It's nice seeing you, N." Ash said. "Hey! Are you competing!" Ash asked, remembering the battle Alder had described with N. Hearing about the battle was the reason Ash searched for N, finally finding him talking to a scared Darumaka. They'd been friends after Ash helped it calm down.
"Ash, almost all of us are here to compete." Misty said dryly.
"Who do you think I'll battle?" Ash asked. Cheren turned to look at Ash.
"You'll have to wait, just like the rest of us." Cheren said before turning back to Bianca. "Bianca, for the last time, Ground types don't take any damage from Electric types!"
It was going to be a long boat ride.
Another Time Skip
A girl sat on top of the boat's roof. She pressed a button on her watch.
"Hey, boss? Are you there?" She asked quietly, keeping an eye on the trainers on the deck.
"I'm here. What is it?" A deep, rough voice said through the disguised communicator.
"I can see the island. The boat is almost there."
"Alright, good. Did your vacation go well?"
The girl chuckled. "By vacation, I assume you want to know if I caught that Dratini you wanted." She glanced at her newly filled Pokèball. "In that case, then yes, my vacation was wonderful."
"Perfect."
"Though, it is only level ten." She said. "It will need quite a lot of training."
"I'll leave it to one of the Grunts. They'll be elated." There was a deep laugh for a few seconds. "Great job. I know you won't let me down tomorrow.
"I would never. I have to go. The boat is at the dock."