Hey everyone so this going to be a really short story on Amourshipping with a special appearance from Misty! If I see that Queen's making is a hit then I will attempt to make more chapters with the rest of the pokegirls having a special appearance, my aim at this plot is to show Serena's growth through her journey with Ash by meeting all of his previous female traveling buddies and receiving special advice and sharing experiences with them, with every meeting, she gets a lesson on becoming stronger and takes a step forward towards becoming Kalos Queen. So if you like, please review and let me know what you all think!

"Wow! what is this?!" Serena and Bonnie cheerily squealed, entranced and immediately drawn in by the colorful decorations, flower trains hung across street poles while everything was nearly decorated in pink and purple, balloons were everywhere and madness was occurring.

"Hm…" Clemont looked around, seeing the many signs posted up on every shop windows, all of them reading about sales of up to eighty percent off.

"I remember this!" they had all quickly turned to Ash who exclaimed his words out, a look of fear had quickly taken over, his complexion had gotten paler, "They had this back in Kanto, it's called the princess festival…" Bonnie and Serena's eyes immediately grew wide and bright, both males could see the excitement practically spilling out.

"Princess festival?!" they squealed even louder, causing both Ash and Clemont to cover their ears, they had immediately taken off, storming into one of the shops where screams and cries could be heard.

Ash sighed, shaking his head along as Clemont slowly turned to him, a worrisome look had already taken over, "U-um….what exactly is the princess festival?"

"The princess festival is a day dedicated to celebrating girls which occurs once every year, crazy sales are given and girls get to eat everything free for the day". Clemont looked even more worried, gazing from the corner of his eye towards one of the shops windows where he saw a giant mob of women fighting for clothes.

"I can already tell today won't be any fun". he sighed, shaking his head as Ash chuckled.

"I think it'll be fun, besides…" he looked at the shops window where Serena was seen holding up a skirt. "...I think it will help Serena clear her mind from what happened back in Coumarine city". his expression turned grim upon remembering the devastating loss she suffered in her debut.

"Ash…" Clemont frowned.

"We're back!" there jaws dropped at the many bags both Bonnie and Serena were holding as they rushed over to them.

"That fast!?" gawked Ash, Serena giggled.

Bonnie grabbed onto the brunette's arm, jumping in excitement "You should have seen her! She fought off all these old ladies at the same time! It was amazing!"

She gave a sheepish grin, "Anything for fashion".

"Ash?" they were interrupted, prompting all heads to turn to the source of the voice, A familiar figure known to the raven haired boy was standing not too far from the group, his mouth slowly parted while his eyes grew wide. She dropped her bags to the floor, growing the same expression as him, "M-misty?" he was still in shock, what was she doing in Kalos? More importantly, how could she have changed so much?

She nodded, still keeping silence as she continued looking at him, processing what was happening right now. He was taking notice of all of her features, she no longer had short hair, she had grown it out long and full, letting it fall to her waist, she had two small blue ribbons tied to each side of her hair, she didn't have a childish face no more, but instead had a more feminine and refined facial structure, she was a women now and it showed full well through her womanly figure.

"I-i can't believe it…..is it really you?" she took a step forward, but then stopped.

He nodded this time, taking a step forward as well, he continued until he was just standing a few inches away from her. They kept quiet once more, now staring again before throwing themselves into a hug, Serena gasped quietly, she was speechless, that hug, it was no ordinary hug, there was meaning behind it, deep meaning.

They pulled away from each other, now smiling, "Y-yeah…..W-what are you doing here?"

She picked up her bags from the floor, "I came because of the princess festival". her eyes shifted over to the others who were now curious to her identity, they remained on Serena who was now facing the ground, a someone distraught look came upon her, something Misty immediately noticed.

Ash had spun back, flashing the others a huge grin, "I almost forgot! These are my friends who are traveling with me throughout the Kalos Region! This is Clemont, Bonnie, and Serena!" she gave them all a friendly smile, both siblings came rushing over, excited to meet the mysterious redhead. Serena stayed behind, now feeling intimidated by the beautiful redhead who continued keeping her eyes on the brunette.

"Why don't we go eat?" Ash led the way, walking side by side with Misty as the two of them began talking, they were quickly joined by Bonnie and Clemont, while Serena slowly followed from behind, staring at her bags as she took in a deep breath.

(Moments Later)

They were all seated at a table near a cafe, enjoying their meals as Misty cooed to her delicious dessert, Bonnie took a bite of hers, cooing along with the redhead, Serena poked at hers with her spoon, unable to take a bite, Misty frowned, seeming to be the only one who took notice of her behavior while everyone seemed focused on her.

"Wow! So you're ranked as the strongest gym leader in all of kanto?! Plus you're a water specialist?!" Clemont seemed the most intrigued, seeing as he could relate to the redhead as he too was a gym leader.

She waved off his praising tone, growing somewhat embarrassed from all the attention, "It's nothing special, really, before I took over my gym duties, my sisters had destroyed the Cerulean gym's reputation, it took me months before I could gain any business and win back our reputation again".

"Is it true you're also Queen of the princess festival back in Kanto?!" Bonnie's eyes began twinkling, startling Misty who chuckled as a response, nodding which had made Serena grow even more stunned.

*A powerful gym leader…...and even a Queen…...Misty is truly the definition of a master trainer, no wonder Ash looks at her like that* she sighed quietly to herself, watching in distress as Ash's gaze towards Misty grew more and more soft, the eyes he made, they weren't like any other.

"You said you came here for the princess festival?" Ash asked, taking a sip of his drink, Misty nodded.

"Yeah, this is actually the first annual Princess festival being held in Kalos, as the ruling Queen to the original tournament back in the festival's home region, It is my duty to oversee and host the entire princess festival, I have to make an appearance at this afternoon's battling tournament where I will host and present the crown to whoever emerges victorious in battle, they will be known as Kalos's first Princess festival Queen, not only that, but they will also be presented with a mysterious prize from yours truly". she gave them a wink, Bonnie's eyes couldn't shine any brighter, her excitement had reached it's peak.

"Huh?" She took the redhead's hand, now kneeling beside her as she stared at her in admiration, "So pretty! So cool! Won't you marry my brother?!" Clemont jolted in embarrassment, quickly snatching his younger sibling away from the redhead whose cheeks remained slightly pink. Ash seemed a bit taken aback, now noticing Misty's expression.

She stood up from her seat, now walking over to Serena who slowly looked up, "Um...Serena, do you mind going with me to that store over there? I saw a pair of really cute sunglasses earlier". She didn't know how to react, only being able to nod her head as she followed the red head.

(Inside the store)

"What do you think about these?" she spun around, revealing the pair of shades she wore over her turquoise based eyes, Serena gave a halfhearted smile, nodding in response, she felt bad she couldn't show more emotion, but how could she? Here comes a beautiful childhood friend of Ash's who undeniably has some sort of connection with him, how could she ever think to have a chance with him when he seems to be already in love with Misty. Little by little, she felt her confidence shatter away, how can she possibly be compared to someone like her? She began remembering her loss at Coumarine city, growing more depressed as she replayed the images in her mind, she felt nothing more but a loser standing next to such a trainer.

"Serena…" she pulled off the shades, now staring at the short haired brunette with a look of sadness, she took a seat next to her, sighing.

"I know you don't like me bu-" She quickly shook her head upon hearing those words, surprised that Misty would even say that, "N-no! It's not that! It's just…...just…" she sighed again, growing a bit nervous that she was beginning to fiddle with her fingers.

"...I'm jealous of you…." She turned to Misty who was now staring in shock, "Jealous? Why?"

"You're beautiful, you've known Ash for years already, and you're an incredible trainer, being the Princess festival Queen, a gym leader, and the strongest of them all in your region, you're the perfect girl, I could see why Ash would love you".

"Love? but….." her cheeks turned a bit pink from Serena's words, but a tiny smile had formed on her lips, she placed her hand over Serena's, "I'm just an ordinary girl like you and everyone else, in fact, I started out as a mess myself, I knew my duties were to the gym, but I had so much growing up to do before I could take on such responsibilities, My path towards becoming who I am today took plenty of hard work, but I never gave up and that's how I got to the top, you're aiming to become Kalos Queen, right?" she nodded, now growing curious as to how she knew.

"Y-yeah...How did you know?" she looked at her quizzically, Misty reached into her bag, pulling out a stack of letters.

"Ash talked about you alot in his letters, it was a bit annoying but I figured he must really like you, after all, you were the first girl he met as a kid, in fact, meeting you today actually made me a bit jealous, you were the first girl in Ash's memories, way before me". A smile curved onto the redhead's lips as she stuffed the papers back into her bag, Serena's cheeks began turning red, knowing that Ash talked about her to Misty, she was bursting with joy inside, yet was extremely embarrassed at the same time.

"I believe you'll make an excellent queen one day, you'll dazzle everyone with your performances and your pokemon will become stars, all it takes is believing in yourself and never giving up, show the world what you can do, I'll be rooting for you all the way". She grinned to the redhead's words, now she knew why Ash admired her, Misty was a wise girl, beautiful and strong, but she was also kindhearted.

"I'm sorry". she looked at Serena weirdly, wondering what she was apologizing for.

"Sorry for what"?

"I'm sorry for how I acted…". she frowned this time, now avoiding any eye contact with Misty who giggled.

"Don't be, It's natural for us girls to be like this, but I'll tell you what". She jumped up from her seat, startling Serena who gazed up at her.

She gave her hand to the blue eyed girl, "Enter the Princess tournament, compete to become the first ever Princess queen". her eyes widened in fright, the thought of competing in a tournament with hundreds of girls shook her to the core, she couldn't suffer another devastating loss.

"I-i….I can't.." her voice became shaky, now concerning Misty.

She grabbed the brunette's hands, pulling her up on her feet, she gave her a comforting smile, hoping to lighten her mood, "You can't let one loss keep you down….Serena…...it's time for you to make your real debut to the world". She grabbed her by the shoulders, now standing side by side with her as they stared into the long length mirror.

"My….real debut?"

"That's right…...it's time you show the world that a new Queen has awakened". her smile turned into a smirk as she continued staring into the mirror with Serena.

(Back with Ash, Clemont and Bonnie)

"What's taking them so long?" He looked up at the city's clock tower, grunting somewhat in frustration as they continued waiting for both Misty and Serena to appear.

Clemont didn't seem the least worried or impatient, he continued working on his gadgets back at the table while Bonnie rummaged through the bags of items she bought earlier.

"Do you think something might have happened?" he turned back to the blondes who looked back up at him, there mouths began parting open, Clemont had dropped his screwdriver while Bonnie had dropped the new brush she was using on Dedenne.

"What….." he was confused by their reactions, the only explanation would be to turn around, so he did, and he wasn't ready to see what was now standing before him.

"S-serena?!" Misty flashed them a wide smile as she held both arms out towards the brunette, as if she was presenting her.

"Ta-dah! Introducing the new Princess Festival Queen!" She hid behind her pink folding fan, unable to meet Ash's eyes, he kept gaping at her, nearly lost at her beauty. She was now wearing a red kimono with a black sash, tiny drawings of pink colored cherry blossoms were coming up from the bottom of her kimono, her hair was tied up loosely with tiny crystal flowers attached all over while little pink beads hung from the sides along with her blue ribbon that Ash had given her which had tied her hair up.

"Wow! Serena you're like a princess!" Bonnie shrieked happily, running over to the young brunette who continued blushing further, overwhelmed by both Ash's and Clemont's non stop gawking.

"What do you think boys?" Misty gave them a cheeky smirk, placing her hands on her hips as she continued enjoying the moment.

"S-she's….wow…" Clemont breathed out, Bonnie turned to him on the quickness, catching the gaze he continued giving Serena which had stunned her.

"You look even more beautiful…" Ash whispered, not realizing that everyone had heard those words, she turned permanently red, now hiding her face behind her fan completely, Misty giggled, grabbing Serena's hand and leading her off.

"Wait, where are you going?!" Ash pondered, they stopped, the redhead turned back to them with a wink and grin.

"To the Princess tournament of course, aren't you going to cheer for Serena?" they had grabbed all of their belongings in a hurry, chasing after both girls who were a distance ahead now.

(Battle Stadium)

"Welcome all to the first ever princess festival here in the Kalos Region !" the entire stadium was filled to the very core with people eager to see some battling today. They cheered like never before, but got even louder when Misty had appeared on stage with a microphone on her hand.

"My name is Misty Waterflower, current Queen of the Princess tournament back in the Kanto region, and I will be your host for the day!" the crowd cheered as she shot her fist up in the air. She turned towards the back of the stage where all the competitors were now standing side by side, each of them dressed in their own style. Serena held back on her breaths, growing more and more nervous as she saw the large audience she had to stand before.

"As you can see, we have a lot of competitors today, but only one will emerge as Queen and have the privilege of owning these!" she aimed her arm towards the left side of the stage where a tall marble podium stood, a red cushion was placed on top which supported a glass case securing four pokeballs. They were shown on the stadiums screens where the audience gaped and ooed at the unique designs of the devices.

"Wow, they're beautiful…" whispered Serena, staring at each pokeball intensely, the first one was pink and silver with a white heart on the top, the second was a black pokeball with orange and gold designs that sparkled like a jewel, the third was a turquoise colored pokeball with a yellow crescent moon designed on top, and the final pokeball was the most beautiful of them all, it was entirely dark red, shining brightly under the sun light, it also had the weirdest shape, being a bit dented from the sides which were pitch black with a tiny streak of red running across it, the center was a dark circular shape with a smaller round interior colored red.

"What you are looking at are one of kind pokeballs which have been specially made by the devon corporation, you will not find these anywhere else in the world as only one of each have been made! The love ball, the Luxury ball, the moon ball, and the cherish ball! If that's not enough to get these ladies pumped up, they will also be receiving a special gift from yours truly!"

She jolted at the squeals of her opponents, they were jumping and quivering in excitement as they continued gazing at the pokeballs, but most of all, they were all curious to find out just what Misty would gift to the winner of the tournament.

"So without further ado! Let's get this show on the road!" an ear cringing alarm went off, all of the competitors pictures were revealed on screen, paired with anothers for the first round.

She looked up at where her picture was, now furrowing her brows as she felt a surge of power and determination course throughout her body. She pulled both of her pokeballs from underneath her sleeve, now staring down at them.

"Braixen…...Pancham…...let's do our best".

(Backstage)

"Five pokemon?! But…..but I only have two….." she slumped back into her seat, sighing in distress as she stared down at both of her pokeballs. Bonnie, Clemont, and Ash all looked at one another, frowning as they watched the sad brunette.

"Pi-pikachu!" pikachu had jumped off of Ash's shoulder, landing on Serena's lap which had startled her, she looked at the electric type in confusion. It pumped it's tiny paw up, smiling in determination towards the blue eyed girl.

"Pikachu…...are you saying you want to battle alongside me"? It nodded repeatedly, she turned to Ash who had a smile of his own, "I was just going to say the same thing".

Clemont had pulled out a pokeball, releasing his chespin who had rushed up towards Serena, "I can lend you Chespin for the tournament". Bonnie pulled out a sleepy dedenne from her tiny satchel, it woke up, cooing towards her in joy. "And I can lend you Dedenne !"

"You guys…." she grew teary eyed, knowing that her friends were behind her one hundred percent, they believed in her and so did all of their pokemon, she couldn't lose, Ash, Clemont, Bonnie, and even Misty believed in her, it was time for her to do the same.

"...The stage awaits you, my Queen". Ash lent his hand over to her, she grabbed it, allowing herself to be brought on her feet, she gave one final look towards everyone, ready to burst into tears of joy, but she held them back, instead giving them a graceful and thankful smile, she nodded, taking the lead as she walked towards the curtain opening.

"Making her way on stage for the first round is Serena from Vainville town!" a bright light appeared from behind the curtain, she showered in the crowds cheers and applause, disappearing on stage and away from the group's range.

Ok so it was pretty short but I didn't want to write too much in case this story turns out to be a disaster, I will be updating my other stories real soon (thank god it's summer!) and so yeah, please let me know what you all thought and hopefully I will get back with a new chapter!