Hi guys! Jmtx100 here and I'm finally back with a new project I came up with!
The backstory behind it is short. I completely hate the Sun and Moon anime right now, I am furious the didn't try to make any kind of continuation of the XY&Z series! You may have different opinions on the new art style, but the cringe comedy is killing me! So I wanted to make something, that in my opinion would be worth calling a continuation to the Kalos Arc. I tried my best not to make any mistakes. If you got here because of my other story Rising To The Top (by the way if you didn't read it, I suggest you also do) this story is kind of similar, but it will not an Ash betrayed story, that's for sure. Still, I kept in the good old style of mine. So I will try to keep posting new chapters regular. It will depend on how long will the chapters be, but I'll try to make all of them equal. So enough talking, let's get right into the action!
Disclaimer: Jmtx100 doesn't own Pokemon. Only the plot of this story is rightfully mine.
(Warning: This story does not follow the ending of the XY&Z anime)
A young boy who was wearing the same blue collared shirt with short sleeves, dark blue jeans, red and white hat and red high top sneakers, ran down the Route 1. It was indeed sixteen year old Ash Ketchum with his faithful partner Pikachu on his shoulder. Yes, they have just completed their journey through Kalos, fresh from the Kalos League in Lumiose City and were on their way back to Pallet Town. It was a rather exciting adventure, full of amazing adventures and plot twists. But Ash wanted to get back to Kanto, meet his mom and friends, so he could get some rest and especially get a certain Kalos League match off his mind…
Flashback
"Greninja I choose you!" Ash yelled.
"Charizard let's go!" Alain furiously threw his pokeball containing his fire-type monster, releasing him for the final stand.
"Here comes Charizard! Both Ash and Alain have only one pokemon left. It's the ending of this extraordinary battle in the Kalos League finals! Charizard versus Greninja!" the announcer yelled across the stadium.
Ugh… Ash didn't want to even get to the finish of this match. In fact, he never wanted to come back to this memory. At least for some time. It was constantly bragging him, coming back to his head whenever it wanted. Ash felt like shit after the finals. However, he didn't get to think about it lots, because of the whole Team Flare attack. It kept him from snapping until a few days ago, when everything got quieter and Ash decided it's time to head back to Kanto. Now it was like a nightmare during daytime. All of his Kalos companions complained about him constantly spacing out, but they never knew Ash was still overthinking the Kalos League finals. It was getting worse every second. Ash knew the only thing that could let him cool down is the familiar scent of Pallet Town, so he stopped by to admire the view. He could have sworn it was nothing surprising really to the majority of people who would come across here and they never would think it could be somehow special. However, this was not the case for Ash Ketchum. It was the view of Pallet Town which he was always happy to see. As cliché as it sounds, that was one of the things Ash missed the most during every single adventure of his. Every single time.
"There is no place like Pallet Town, right Pikachu?" Ash asked his best buddy.
"~Pika" Pikachu happily answered jumping off the boy's shoulder and breathing in the familiar air. Ash did the same, breathed in the familiar, cold, fresh air that is always running through Pallet Town. Just like Pikachu.
"Pallet Town…" Ash dreamingly, with a lot of things on his mind "The place everything started. The place from where we set off our greatest journey… Can you actually believe it Pikachu? It's been six years since we started… six years" (An: In my story Ash isn't ten anymore, he ages normally)
"~Chaaaaa!" Pikachu squealed in response, agreeing with his trainer.
"AAASH!" someone shouted from behind, which made Ash flinch at first as it seemed that he completely forgot about the person behind him. As Ash turned around he saw a girl, a few inches lower than him, who was wearing a red and pink fedora, a bright pink dress with a white collar, gray top underneath and a red waistcoat, dark stockings and brown boots. It was all completed with a blue ribbon on her chest, pinned to her dress. It's the ribbon Ash gave to her during their journey through Kalos. It was indeed Serena.
"You know I don't like when you run off like that" she complained staring at Ash resentfully "I feel like you completely forget about me. You made me walk like a kilometer alone…" she trailed off.
"I'm so sorry Serena. It's just I just love coming back to this place so much…" Ash went silent for a second to think before he said anything more "that for a second I forgot you were there with me, actually" Ash rubbed his back while trying to convince Serena into believing this. But she was still standing there, looking angrily while resting her hands on her hips.
"Look, I'm kinda new to this situation. No one has ever came with me to Pallet Town before, so it's new to me. But I know I should be more careful and everything…" Ash apologized, because he really shouldn't have left Serena like that. Especially since he was the one who invited here, asked her to come to Pallet Town with him.
Flashback
"I can't believe we won't be travelling together anymore" Ash said visibly depressed. Serena and him were sitting on a bench, after they said their goodbyes with Clemont and Bonnie and their pokemon. Currently Ash was looking down, while Serena gently moved closer to him rested her head on Ash's shoulder.
"Ash, nothing's gonna last forever. Clemont and Bonnie needed to get back to the gym remember? Lumiouse is their home after all…" Serena tried to make things more positive, but goodbyes are usually sad. And this particular was even more depressing since 'our heroes' had such a good time travelling together.
"You're right. But still, I think I'm gonna miss Kalos the most out of all the places I've been to. I'll make sure to stop by, when Bonnie turns ten" Ash said lowering his head even more. He bonded with Clemont and Bonnie so much he wanted to travel with them forever. Actually, Ash had bonded with all of his travelling companions. Yet he still felt this time it was so much different than with Misty, Brock, May, Max, Dawn and even Iris and Cilan.
"So Ash, what time does your plane take off?" Ash glanced at the clock, hanging inside of the airport,
"We still have a few minutes before I leave" Ash said and Serena sighed. At first she was happy that she decided to go to Hoenn out of all the places. But now, she was having second thoughts. Maybe she wanted to keep travelling with Ash? Maybe without him, she won't be able to make such great performances? And most important of all, if Ash leaves, will she ever get a chance to tell him how she feels about him?
"Hey Serena?" Ash looked at Serena carefully, which she then returned. Their eyes locked in a very emotional moment for both her and the boy. However, Serena wasn't sure if he felt the same she felt at this exact moment. "What's wrong?" Ash asked politely.
"Nothing" Serena said back, looking away blushing a little. She did not really know what to say. A few days before she promised herself to finally speak to Ash about her feelings, but now, she thought otherwise. She felt like she wasn't ready yet.
"Serena if something's wrong, just tell me. Hey I don't want to leave youhere if you'll be constantly in such mood" Ash smiled and Serena only thought about how lucky she is to have her dream guy right by her side and how big of a coward she is by letting him go and not finally revealing what she has hidden from him all his journey.
"Serena?" Ash asked once again.
Serena sighed " I'm not sure Ash. There won't be any showcases for quite some time, I don't have anything to do really, I wish we could have just traveled a little more together…" Serena broke the silence.
Surprisingly, Ash didn't give her an emotional, motivation speech, but only quietly sighed. Serena noticed it right away, as she always observed Ash closely.
"Come on Ash, if something is bugging you now, you can tell me as well" Serena tilted her head, while he was looking a bit puzzled, like he was not exactly sure what to say.
"You know I thought maybe… maybe you would rather come with me to Kanto. You know, so you can revisit the place we met" Ash trailed off, but it really surprised Serena. She never thought Ash was going to ask. Of course Serena wanted to go with him, but she didn't want to make him uncomfortable, constantly following him. So she didn't really think that was going to happen.
"You know Ash, I always wanted to go back to Kanto sometime" Serena said without any hesitation.
"So you wanna come along?" Ash brightened up, as he heard Serena is willing to go to Kanto with him.
"Yeah, why not? I might as well prepare some new performances in Kanto, right?" Serena asked, although she knew the answer already.
" Alright! Then I'm gonna buy you a ticket right away!" with that Ash stormed off to buy an extra ticket for Serena. Serena, on the other hand followed him with her eyes and when Ash disappeared in the distance, Serena smiled triumphantly, like she became the Kalos Queen, which she obviously didn't. But it counted as a success for her as well. She knew Kanto was the place she was going to tell Ash how she feels.
Unfortunately, we have to stop here. But I think it was good enough for a pilot and it deserves to start this hopefully epic story. I know it may be a little short, but this time I preferred to it split up. That way, I'll be sure to update sooner, because I don't give myself a minimum amount of words I need to put in a chapter. But you're the readers, so please share your opinion with me using the 'Review' button!
Well, that's all for now, keep an eye out for the upcoming updates! See you in the next chapter!
