What's this? Another Advanceshipping story while I'm still working on one? Yes, this a new story which I'm going to work on. The idea came to my mind while reading some other stories and I thought that I should start working on it before I forgot the entire idea. Anything to expect from this one? Not really, maybe a little longer than my usual five chapter stories. This story takes places after Kalos, so the entire anime is canon, but I won't use any of the characters from Kalos and only one from Unova. Without further delay, Welcome to Chapter 1!

Here're the ages, the first one indicates the ages during the first paragraph, while the second is the age during the majority of this story. I might use the younger ages during flashbacks.

Ash: 14/18

May: 12/16

Brock: 19/23

Paul: 14/18

Dawn: 10/14

Iris: 11/15

Gary: 14/18

" " - Speech/Pokemon speech

' ' - Thoughts/Telepathy

Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon.

Having said goodbye to all of his friends, there were only two left. Walking over to the first one our young hero held out his hand. His older friend took it.

"Pokemon Master Ash, make us proud," Brock said.

"Pokemon doctor Brock, I know you can do it," Ash responded, knowing Brock wanted to become a Pokemon doctor. Letting go of his hand, Brock pulled Ash in for a deep hug. Responding, Ash patted Brock a few times on the back before separating and watching him walk away.

"Well, it seems like we're the only ones left," May said as Ash walked over to her.

"It seems so, Sapphire," Ash responded, using her name he came up for May.

"Promise me that you'll come back."

"I promise on my honor as a Pokemon Master that I'll return."

"I guess we'll see each other then," May said while starting to turn around.

"May, wait!" Ash shouted, making May stop in her tracks. Walking over to her, Ash could only look in her eyes.

"What's it , Ash?" May asked, surprised by Ash's sudden burst. Not saying anything, Ash leant in and gave May a quick peck on her lips.

"Goodbye Sapphire," Ash said, before walking away with Pikachu on his shoulder.

"Pika!" Pikachu shouted, having turned around on Ash's shoulder and waving to May. Placing her fingers on her lips, May could only regret having let Ash leave. And she knew what she was feeling inside her heart. May knew that Ash felt the same and would return one day and tell her.

"Do you think this was the right choice, buddy?" Ash asked Pikachu, who was sitting on his shoulder.

"Pikapi, chu pika," was the only thing Pikachu said, making sure Ash would return to his friends one day.

"You're right, and I don't plan on breaking that promise. I'll return to you Sapphire, I promise."

"Ah, it's good to be back," Ash said, having returned from his year long training and travelling.

"Pikapi!" Pikachu said, pointing in a certain direction.

"How could I've forgotten him?" Ash asked his best friend, seeing the purple haired man stand there looking at him. Not saying a single word, the man walked over to him.

"I see you've returned, Pokemon Master Ash," Paul said, with a smile on his face as he looked at Ash.

"And I thought no one would recognize me," Ash said with a somewhat annoyed tone. Having put on a cloak, most people would never guess who he was. And for those who wanted more, he had changed his appearance enough to make only very few recognize him.

"You think I could ever forget the boy who taught me the meaning of being a trainer? The boy who wanted to be a Pokemon Master and not knowing how to be one?" Paul questioned.

"I more meant that you could recognize me so quickly," Ash said, scratching his head a little.

"I don't really know, I just felt like I knew you," Paul stated, having no idea why he had managed to recognize Ash.

"I actually planned to not reveal myself, but with you recognizing me I'll have to ask you to play along in my little act," Ash said, having a smile on his face.

"What play?" Paul asked, not knowing what Ash meant.

"Well, I want you to act like I'm not who I'm. My name is Red and I'm a trainer from Mt. Silver," Ash explained to Paul, who nodded and had no problem in tricking the others.

"I'm fine with that, but believe me. You know that some of them will recognize you," Paul said, wanting to make sure that Ash knew that not everyone out there would fall for his acting.

"I wouldn't be so sure, I'm going to act quite different from the way you know me," Ash said, knowing exactly how he would act.

"Well, should we start the act right now? Everyone is training for the tournament. I hope you're in it, right?" Paul asked, always looking for a chance to battle Ash.

"Did you expect something else?" Ash asked Paul, having a confident look on his face.

"Maybe you need some training," Paul joked as he lead the way to the training fields.

"Well buddy, time for you to hide," Ash said to Pikachu, who quickly took his place in Ash's bag, who had placed a bottle of ketchup in the bag. Seeing that May was battling surprised Ash the most, especially as he saw that she was battling Gary and his Blastoise.

"Surprised to see her battle?" Paul asked, knowing what Ash was thinking.

"Is May participating?" Ash asked, not having recovered from the shock of seeing May train to battle in a tournament for the best trainers only.

"Yes, and believe me, May has gotten a lot stronger since you left," Paul said, looking at the battle.

"It seems like she's losing," Ash said, wanting to support her but know he couldn't do that without revealing himself.

"Well, she hasn't the support of her friend."

"I know what I'll do!" Ash exclaimed, walking a little faster towards the battlefield. His idea was mostly based on luck, hopefully luck would be on his side.

"Hey Paul!" Brock shouted, who had noticed Paul was joining them. But then he noticed the cloaked figure following him.

"I see you've already noticed my new friend," Paul said, snickering lightly at the thought of acting everything. Having gotten attention, Max, Iris, Professor Oak, Lance and Ash's mother looked at him. Not saying anything, Ash was mostly focused on the battle.

"What's your name?" Brock asked, trying to strike a conversation.

"Red," was the only thing Ash said, trying to sound different and more serious.

"It has been a while," Lance said as he heard the name, knowing it was Ash.

"Well met Lance," Ash responded, returning his attention to the battle.

"How do you know him Lance?" Brock asked, surprised Lance knew Red.

"I've battled him a few times, it has been a draw so far," Lance explained.

"Don't remind me Lance," Ash said, not liking that he and Lance were even.

"Hey, we should cheer on our friends instead," Brock quickly said, having noticed the battle was coming to an end.

"Hey!" Ash shouted to May, setting his plan in motion. Turning to look at him, May was taken by surprise as she the cloaked figure walk towards her.

"I see your battle isn't going so well and wondered if I could take over," Ash explained, wanting to show everyone something he had mastered during his journeys, and he wanted to beat Gary once again.

"Well, uh, alright," May stuttered, not knowing why she felt this weird as she watched the cloaked figure.

"Blaziken, will you battle with me?" Ash asked the Pokemon, hoping he would help him.

"Blaze," the Pokemon responded, nodding its head.

"My pleasure," Ash said, having understood that Blaziken wanted to beat Gary's Blastoise. Whispering something in its ear, Ash walked over to his place on the battlefield.

"This is a battle between Red from Mt. Silver and Gary Oak from Pallet Town! Begin!" Brock announced, having taken the role of the referee.

"Lets's finish this Blaziken! Mega Evolution now!" Ash shouted, revealing a stone in his hand. Holding it up, a bright light shot out of it. Blaziken, who never had done something similiar before, jumped up and catched the light. Being surrounded by a white light, which's associated with evolution, with everyone staring at Blaziken in surprise.

"What's happening?" May asked, who thought Blaziken couldn't evolve. No one responded, only looking at Blaziken.

"Well this might be interesting." Gary stated, knowing that his chances were slim.

"Extremespeed into Blastburn, Blaziken!" Ash shouted, having seen that Blastoise was quite beaten.

"Hydro Cannon, Blastoise!" Gary shouted, mostly in a desperation attempt to avoid losing. But it was too late, Blaziken dodged the Hydro Cannon. Appearing next to Blastoise, Blaziken had an orange ball in his mouth. Releasing the ball, a massive orange explosion surrounding Blastoise.

"Blastoise is unable to battle! The winner is Red from Mt. Silver!" Brock shouted, ending the battle. No one said anything, just looking as Ash held up the stone and absorbed a light from Blaziken. Going through a similar process, Blaziken returned to his original form. May ran over to Blaziken, first looking at him then at Ash. Being afraid that May had somehow recognized him, Ash turned away from May and started walking away. Expecting May's voice, Ash instead heard another girly voice.

"Hey Mr. Champion, could we've the honor of you joining us for dinner?" a voice Ash knew all too well asked. Turning around, Ash could see Iris standing with the others, having a smile on her face and her hands on her hips. Noticing that she had different clothes on than when he had met her, Ash remembered that Lance had mentioned Iris being Champion of Unova.

"With such wonderful company I possible can't decline." Ash said, whispering something as he walked past May. Blushing heavily, May noticed that no one had heard the last words. Quickly following the rest, as she had stopped as she heard the words. Seeing that May had stopped, Ash had to call for her.

"You coming Princess?" Ash asked with a smile on his face, but it was not enough to stop his longing to reveal himself to May.

"Coming!" was the only thing May shouted, as she hurried after Ash.

Having finished dinner, everyone had started a conversation with at least someone. Besides Ash, who was just listening. Having noted that Ash wasn't talking, May tried to think of something she could ask him. At the same time Ash thought about something to talk about with May.

"So, what's a coordinator like you doing in a tournament for trainers?" Ash asked, surprised that May was taking part in the tournament.

"A friend of mine, a trainer, taught me everything I know. Which also included how to battle. But he left four years ago, so I decided to battle for him." May explained, having a longing in her voice that Ash knew all too well.

"Do you still believe that he'll return?" Ash asked, wanting to know if she still believed in his promise.

"Of course he'll will!" May exclaimed, a little bit too loud.

"I'll have to pardon," Ash said, putting up a brilliant act, "but I need to train."

"Wait!" May shouted, running after Ash to ask him a favor.

"What's it?" Ash asked, not looking at May while he continued to walk to his destination.

"Blaziken asked if you could train with him and well, I thought I could use some training as well." May said, hoping Ash would accept.

"Don't expect any special treatment though." Ash responded, hiding a smile under his cloak.

Having arrived at the battlefield, Ash and May were just sitting next to each other, watching the wild Pokemon play.

"So, are you ready to train?" Ash asked, as he was standing up and walking over to his side of the field.

"Could I ask a favor of you?" May asked, while looking at Ash.

"Alright, but if you ask another one you're going to pay for them."

"Could you take your cloak off?"

"Are you serious?" Ash asked as he heard May's words, having tensed as she had spoken those words.

"Yes, or do you've a problem with that?"

"No." was the only thing Ash said as he pulled back his hood. Having pulled his hood back, Ash pulled his entire cloak over his head. May, who was unable to not drool, could only stare at Ash. Sporting a red vest with a black t-shirt under it, black jeans and a red cap with yellow trim like his vest. Noticing that May didn't recognize him, Ash tried to come with a witty comment.

"Enjoying the sight or should we start training?"

"We can start training!" May exclaimed, having stared longer than needed.

"Show yourself Charizard!" Ash shouted, throwing a pokeball in the air.

"Alright, let's go Blaziken!"

Having trained different techniques and battled for over an hour, Ash heard that someone was clapping. Turning to the direction where it was coming from, Ash and May saw that it was Lance watching them.

"May! What an impressive performance!" Lance shouted, starting to walk to them.

"Did I do that good?" May asked, not believing that Lance was praising her.

"You did better than anyone could expect, even if Red was holding back." Lance said, having a small smile on his face.

"Holding back?" May asked, putting her hands on her hips while leaning forwards and pouting.

"Well, I didn't think it would be fair if I had went all out on you and it would've been no training either." Ash tried to explain, not wanting to feel May's anger.

"Maybe you're right." May responded, Ash recognizing the soft tone in her voice.

"Hey Lance, I could care less why you're watching us train this late but I think it's time for all of us to sleep."

"You're right, I'll see you tomorrow." Lance stated, turning around while walking away.

"Ugh, my room is so far away." May complained, not wanting to walk all the way back.

"You could sleep in my room if you want to."

"Sure, but I don't want to know what Dawn will come up with once she finds out I didn't sleep in our room."

"Alright, let's go!" Ash shouted, picking up May and carrying her bridal style. Surprised, May quickly adjusted putting her arms around his neck and resting her head on his chest. As Ash looked down at her he could see May blushing faintly before turning her head away. Having found his room, and managed to open without putting May down, Ash carried her inside.

"Here you go Princess, this is your bed." Ash stated, putting her down on her bed. Once again May blushed as she looked at Ash, not recognizing him. He was quite good looking after all and well trained.

"Thank you." May mumbled, knowing it wasn't that normal to carry a person to your room without a good reason. Not hearing a response, May fell asleep a few seconds later.

"Enough Lucario!" May heard a voice shout, from outside. Walking to the window, she could see Red and Lucario battle each other with only their fists. Not saying anything, May left the room and went to find a way to the battlefield.

"So, you still think you can win?" May continued hearing Red's voice. As she entered the battlefield, she saw both Red and Lucario having an Aura Sphere in their hands. Not having noticed her, they were staring at each other before releasing the spheres. Creating a massive explosion, May had to cover her face to not get dust in her eyes and not see anything. Removing her hands, May could see Red and Lucario lying on the ground laughing.

"What's so funny?" May asked, not seeing a reason to laugh. Seeing that Red was still laughing, Lucario decided to talk instead of him.

'Well, we had some fun fighting and normally I win. So when it ended in a draw we both decided that we needed to laugh. I suppose you're Lady May?'

"I'm no Lady, that's for sure. I'm just a friend of Red."

"Only a friend?" Ash asked, having listened to the conversation between May and Lucario.

"Huh? Aren't we friends?" May asked, trying to hide the fact that she understood what he meant. But before they could continue, they both heard a voice they recognized all too well. And it was cheery as always.

"May!" Dawn shouted, running over to her.

"You don't need to shout Dawn." May said, after Dawn had reached her.

"Well, you weren't in your room this morning and you never came back yesterday evening. Am I not allowed to worry?" Dawn asked, pouting a little.

"Isn't she old enough to care of herself?" Ash asked, not going to let Dawn roll over May.

"So, where've you been the entire night?" Dawn asked, ignoring Ash.

"Well, I couldn't bother walking back to our room. So Red allowed me to sleep in his room." May explained, not knowing Dawn's reaction. Ash quickly stood up and started walking away, hoping he would be out of reach when Dawn started. But it wasn't to be.

"You and Red slept together?!"

So, what do you think? I know the basic idea of this story has been used a lot, but I think I could add my own twist to it. I won't publish another chapter until I've finished my other project but until then I want reviews! Until next time!