sorry for the inconvenience...but this is just a remake of the chapter, mostly because it was supposed to be set in 2010 but it's well into 2011 now...so I just decided to re-post this chapter. This is going to be an Ego/Contest/Ikari/Breeder/Rebound fic so for all you Pokeshippers, Hoennshippers, Advanceshippers, and Pearlshippers...and anyone else who isn't a fan of these shippings please don't read this story. I really don't feel like getting reviews that tell me that this should be a Pokeshipping story when I specifically tell you guys that this will be an Egoshipping story.
So enough of my insistent rambling, and let's get this show on the road!
~Deepika

The pool rippled as the 25 year old ginger haired girl swam around the pool. The girl was tall and slender, and her hair floated in the pool around her. She had a serene smile on her face as she swam in and out of the water, swimming laps with her pokemon. The girl's pokemon swam closely behind her. If one didn't know any better, they would think that this girl was a mermaid in disguise. Unbeknownst to this ginger haired girl, she had a small audience. A chestnut spiked hair boy sat in the stands silently observing the girl. His eyes were full of love and respect for this girl. The small pokemon next to him seemed to reciprocate his trainer's feelings. The boy's Umbreon looked at the girl's Vaporeon with such longing. A sudden voice snapped him out of his thoughts.

"Gary? I didn't notice you here," she said, happiness apparent in her voice. Her voice, in 27 year old Gary's opinion, was sweeter than an angel singing and her looks beat Persephone's looks by a mile. Gary smiled.

"What, Misty, the professor of Cerulean can't visit the gym and much less his own fiancée?" Gary pouted and the girl laughed.

"I'm just surprised, is all," she muttered as she smiled whilst watching her water lily shaped engagement ring glisten in the rays of sunlight. "So what's in your hand?" she asked reaching for it. Smirking, Gary pulled her hand, causing Misty to stumble forward and close to him. He leaned forward until his hot breath was on her neck.

"Open it," he whispered, causing her to shiver. Misty swatted him away.

"Don't be mean," she laughed while tearing the envelope open. It read:

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Soon-to-be Oak,

You have been invited to the Poke Reunion, where you will be reunited with all the top coordinators, trainers, gym leaders, professors, and trainers. This reunion will be held on November 15. You will arrive on November 8. All necessary arrangements have been made. Be sure to bring fancy clothes as well as a bathing suit and casual clothes.

Sincerely,

Drew and May Hayden

Misty's smile got wider as she finished the letter. Gary's head was perched on her shoulder, reading along with her. He chuckled as he felt her tremble with excitement. He chuckled. "So we're going?" he laughed.

"Hell yeah! I haven't seen May in such a long time!" Misty squealed. "I can't wait! This is going to be the best vacation ever!" Gary smiled at the girl's happiness. With all the drama going on, she could definitely use this break.

"Well today is the 2nd of November so we have 5 days...wanna go make out?" he asked, earning a whack from his fiancée's trusty mallet.

While Gary and Misty were opening their letter, a raven haired man was opening his from across the country. His traditional cap was on and his lanky body trembled with excitement and anticipation. He had no idea what in the world was going on in Kanto and Jhoto, but all he knew was that he was going to get his girl back. This man, Ash Ketchum, had made a mistake many years ago. One of them being that he broke up with his girlfriend Misty and refused to let her come along, thinking that she would hinder him in his quest to become the Pokemon master. Well, here he was, 5 years later as the Pokemon Master of Jhoto, Kanto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh AND top trainer in the whole world. But he missed Misty dearly, and knew that she was waiting for him. The last time he had seen her was over video phone, where she had been a mess; but that was 5 years ago, a few months after they had broken up. Ash knew that Misty was in love with him and would have never moved on, which made life easier for Ash since he could just go and woo her and pick up their relationship from where it started. A little yellow mouse chirped and Ash threw it a circular disk like object known as a poffin. It squealed happily. Ash proceeded to remember the day that he broke up with Misty. He had left for Sinnoh all over again just a few hours later. The next day, his mother had called him to tell him that Misty was a wreck. She told him that he really needed to come back home but he wouldn't listen to her. Now Ash regretted it. He would do anything to get her back in his arms. To hold her, kiss her, and tell her how much he loved her.

"Pika?" the yellow mouse chirped. Ash looked at the mouse, a bright smile on his face.

"Yup, we're finally gonna see Misty after 5 years!" Ash cried excitedly. Pikachu mumbled something which caused Ash's grin to fade.

"Pikachu, I'm almost positive that Misty hasn't moved on...I mean, we've liked, loved, each other for what, 15 years? I mean, that's how long I've known her. You can't deny feelings like this!" Ash glared.

"Pika, pika, pikachu!" the mouse protested. "Pika, pika, pik!"

"Pikachu, just because we admitted our feelings 9 years ago doesn't mean she's gotten over me...right?" he asked, desperation and anxiety clear in his voice. Pikachu sighed.

"Pi, pi, pika," Pikachu grumbled and left.

"AH! PAUL, WE GOT A LETTER!" a blue haired girl squealed into her boyfriends ear. She was a gorgeous girl with hair a shade lighter than the night sky. Her body was one to die for and her long legs were currently jumping up and down. The purple haired man flinched and sighed dramatically.

"Dawn...I told you not to do that!" he sighed but wrapped his arms around her nonetheless. He had a cold, uninviting aura surrounding him. His eyes were chips of brown ice and he always smirked...think of it as a more depressing Gary (A/n- xD)

"Paul, shut up and just open it!" she cried, her voice muffled since she pressed her face into his jacket. "You smell good," she added and Paul felt his lips tugging into a smile. No one could make Paul smile apart from her.

"Well, ignoring that, I think you should see this letter." he smiled knowingly, handing his girlfriend the letter. Dawn grabbed it and scanned it.

"Oh...my...GOD!" Dawn squealed and sighed happily. Finally, she was going to see everyone again! Brock, Ash, May, Drew, Gary, Misty, even Max, who she barely knew. And who knew, maybe she would make some new friends! But after a little more thought, Dawn's excitement died down. She had just gotten over her huge crush on Ash and was scared she was going to fall in love with him again. But, then again, Ash was in love with Misty. There was no secret. But everyone but Ash knew that Misty was engaged to Gary, the hottest Professor in the history of Pokemon professors. Paul noticed Dawn's lack of squealing and kissed her temple.

"What's wrong?" he murmured. Dawn smiled, knowing she loved the man in front of her.

"Nothing...now let's get packing!" she laughed and spun, reverting back to her old self as Paul shook his head and followed the bluenette.

"Blaziken, fire spin, now!" May Hayden cried as her blaze pokemon responded to her command. "Looking good Blaziken! Now Glaceon, ice shards!" she cried and the ice eevelution let out a cry and several ice shards appeared. "Venasaur, vine whip! Beautifly, silver wind! Delcatty, fury swipes! Wartortle, rapid spin while using ice beam!" May cried out a bunch of attacks as a certain chartreuse coordinator watched her happily. Her pokemon were gorgeous, as well as the bubbly brunette coordinator. They had grown up so much over the past and just the flood of attacks together looked stunning. May was enveloped in sparkles and giggled happily whilst dancing. She seemed to be in her own world, but snapped out of it once she heard someone ordering attacks as well.

"Absol, flash! Masquerain, gust! Roserade, petal dance! Flygon, ariel ace!" And suddenly, the whole Hayden mansion coordinating practice field was filled with beauty. May waltzed over to her husband. He grabbed her hand and they waltzed in the sparkles and beauty of their pokemon. Their pokemon watched in awe but continued to enlighten the place. Suddenly, the couple was interrupted.

"Sir, Madame? Your mail has arrived." Smithy, their butler, said. Drew scowled and was about to make a cocky retort when May slightly whacked him on the head. He sighed and got the mail and looked through it while sitting on a marble bench. May walked over and stood behind Drew, wrapping her arms around his neck.

"So...?" she trailed off in a questioning tone. Drew leaned his head back into her chest and looked up into her eyes and smirked.

"Everyone has said yes," he flicked his hair and May kissed his forehead before detaching her arms and taking a seat next to Drew.

"Well...then this week will be full of drama, huh?" she asked, smiling. Drew nodded thoughtfully.

"I dunno...guess only time will tell."