Author's Note: Happy birthday to me. Okay I'm not going to go there. Hey everyone. I'm back. Today is such a good day. My birthday. Last episode of the Kalos League and yes I saw it and I'm salty as a prezel. And the sequel to my best fanfiction story. Without anymore delay. Let's go
The evil has returned
3 months have passed since Ash and Serena stopped Lysandre's plans to resurrect team flare. The young couple had been relaxing at Serena's house the whole time. Life for them was absolutely fantastic. Their relationship had become even stronger. One day, Ash was at Professor Sycamore's Lab having a video call with Professor Oak and Gary
"Professor. I received your package this morning and it worked (You'll find out what worked later)" Ash said to his mentor
"Great. Thank you Ash. By the way. How's Serena?" Oak asks
"She's great. We couldn't be more happy" Ash replies. Gary gives him a look
"What about your old friends" I look surprised
"We have been over this Gary. I'm not forgiving them quite yet" Ash says
"It's been 3 months Ash. Both Tracey and Misty have been very depressed because you are mad at them. They want you to forgive them. And if they are like this, I can't imagine how the others feel right now" Gary says
"Gary is right Ash. How long can you hold this grudge" Professor oak asks. Ash is silent for a little bit.
"I have to go. Talk to you guys later" Ash finally says
"Okay. Remember to talk your mom" Oak reminds him. Ash nods and cuts the call. He starts remembering what happened after he won the world tournament.
Flashback
Ash and Serena had met up with the Kalos Trio after the tournament.
"So Ash. Serena. Where are you two going now?" Tierno asked his friends
"We are going back home to Vaniville town. Mom is waiting for us. I miss her so much" Serena says
"Well. Guess this is it. At least for a while" Ash says extended his hand. The Kalos Trio, one by one, shook it. Serena gave them all hugs.
"We will see each other again. Hopefully soon. Serena. Hope to see you perform again" Shauna says. Serena smiles
"I'll be back performing before you know it. I promise that" Shauna nods and the trio walk away.
"Well. Time to go home" Serena says. Ash nods and they both start walking until
"ASH SERENA WAIT" They hear. They look back to see their old friends
"Ash need to talk to you. Please" Dawn says to Ash
"I have nothing to say to you all" Ash says grudgingly
"We know you are mad. But can you forgive us. Please" Iris says sadly
"No. I can't. You abandoned me when i needed you all the most" Ash says. Everyone including Serena are shocked
"Ash we are sorry. We know we made a mistake. A big mistake but…..." Clemont starts and Ash stops him
"BIG MISTAKE? YOU GUYS LEFT ME. DIDN'T EVEN THINK FOR ONCE THAT I MAY HAVE NOT CHEAT. WHY DO YOU THINK I DIDN'T WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW WHO I WAS" Ash screams at them. They look hurt
"Is that why you user hypnosis on me and May? So we wouldn't find out till the end of the tournament" Dawn says. The others look confused
"Wait. What" Brock says
"I'll explain later" Dawn says and looks back at Ash
"Yes. That is why. I want nothing to do with you all so leave me alone. Serena is the only person I can trust right now. Lets go Serena" And Ash and Serena walk away leaving the group there in shock
End of Flashback
"Remembering the past?" Ash looks back to see Alain. After the world tournament, Alain had gone back to being Professor Sycamore's assistant along with Mairin.
"Hey Alain. Yea I'm remembering some things from my past. Bad things" Ash says to his old rival
"Ash. If your miss your friends so much, then just forgive them" Alain says
"It's not that easy Alain, My friends didn't trust me after all we have through" Ash said with sadness in his voice
"You didn't trust me either. Remember. And I forgave you" Alain reminds Ash
"That's different. I barely knew you. My friends have known me for a long time and yet they still didn't trust me" Ash says
"Are you going to continue letting your ego get in the way of your decision" Alain says sternly. Ash is silent once again until he finally says
"I got to go. Serena is waiting for me back home. I'll talk to you later" Ash then walks away
"Stubborn. Isn't he" Alain looks back to see Mairin and Professor Sycamore
"Not surprised. He has been through a lot. He'll figure things out" Alain says and the three go back to the lab
Meanwhile
"Ta da" Serena says showing some delicious cupcakes to Pikachu
"Pika Pika" Pikachu says with amazement
"Look good don't they Pikachu. Ash is going to love them" Serena says
"He sure will. Got to keep my future son in law happy Serena" Grace says. Serena blushes
"Mom would you stop teasing me. Ash and I are happy the way we are. Besides we are only 13. Still have a long time before that happens" Serena says to her mother
"Yup. But in the meantime, try not to do it. I don't want to come home one day and find out my daughter is pregnant" Grace teases
"MOM" Serena yells at her mom. Grace laughs. The two then hear the door open and look to see Ash
"Hey Ash. Just in time. I made you delicious cupcakes" Serena says joyfully but she then sees Ash face, which looked depressed
"What's wrong Ash?" She says with concern in her voice
"Huh. Nothing's wrong. Thank you for making me those cupcakes but I'm not really hungry so I'll eat them later. Will you excuse me?" And Ash walks to his room. Grace and Serena are concerned
"My Ash not wanting to try my cooking? Impossible. Something is definitely up" Serena says
"I'll go talk to him. Serena. You stay and clean up" Grace says. Serena nods and Grace walks up to Ash's room. Ash was sitting there looking through an old photo album with pictures of his old friends. Memories of the past flow through his mind.
"I knew it" Ash's thoughts are interrupted by Grace who was standing by the door.
"Oh hello Mrs. Yvonne" Ash says
"Ash we have been over this. Call me Grace" Ash nods. Grace then sits by Ash on the bed.
"You miss your friends don't you" She asks. Ash nods without making eye contact
"Well then contact them. Serena can't see you like this and frankly neither can I" Grace says. Ash still is quiet
"Why are you letting your ego get in the way" Ash doesn't respond. Grace gets mad
"Sometimes I wonder what my daughter sees in you" She says before leaving in anger. But….
"Grace stop" Grace stops
"I know I'm letting my ego get in the way but I can't help it. I can forgive them for turning their backs on me but what I can't forgive them for is hurting Serena. What they said to her after the party hurt her pretty bad. I can't forgive them for that" Ash says emotional. Grace looks touched
"You love my daughter that much" She asks. Ash nods.
"This is why I'm looking forward to the day you propose to her and become a permanent part of this family. Sorry for what I said. I know exactly what she sees in you" Grace says. She hugs Ash
"It's fine but can you do me one favor" Grace nods "never mention the proposal thing again or else I'm going to be nervous the day that happens" Grace and Ash both laugh.
"Come. Serena worked hard on those cupcakes so you are going to eat them" Grace says and they walk back to the kitchen. Ash started devouring the cupcakes pretty fast. Serena giggles
"Ash they aren't going anywhere so slow down" Serena says laughing. Ash smiles and picks up one of them and starts feeding Serena. Grace looks at them and smiles
"You two are such a nice couple. Can't believe it took so long for you two to finally become one" Ash and Serena laugh
"Would have been soon if a certain someone wasn't so dense" Serena teases
"I'm not dense. Just never noticed how you felt" Ash defends
"Aka. Dense" Serena said laughing. Ash and Serena then start a little argument about Ash's density which makes Grace laugh. Just then they hear a breaking news story.
"Breaking news. Lysandre, leader of the formerly defeated Team Flare, has escaped from police custody along with all former Team Flare members" Ash, Serena, and Grace are all shocked.
"WHAT" Ash screams and continues listening to the news
"The group was reported to have escaped with the help of another criminal group called Team Rocket" Ash is even more shocked. Suddenly, the news feed is interrupted. Lysandre suddenly appears on the television.
"Hello people of Kalos. For those who don't know who I am, my name is Lysandre. Leader of Team Flare. 3 months ago, I was arrested because of a certain trainer. Now I'm back for vengeance. To start, I have in my custody the head of the Pokemon League, Charles. You can relax because he will not be harmed but for how long I cannot tell you. I'll get straight to the point of why I have returned. That is because I'm officially declaring war against the Pokemon League. You have what I want which is Kalos and I have what you want which is Charles. The winner of this War of Kalos will get what they want. With my new alliance with team rocket, we will not lose so resisting will be useless. Before I end this, I have one final message. If any league champions interfere in this war, it will cost you Charles' life. Thank you and let the War of Kalos begin" Lysandre says before ending the feed. Ash, Grace, and Serena stand there shocked.
"War of Kalos? He just won't give up till he gets what he wants. Ash we need to stop him" Serena says.
"My friends. They are still in Kalos" Ash says and then looks at Serena
"Get ready Serena. I guess Aaron and Lillian will return for one more battle" Ash says. Serena nods and she goes to get her things leaving Grace and Ash alone.
"Keep Serena safe Ash" Grace says. Ash nods and leaves to get this things
"Arceus. Keep my children safe" Grace says
Meanwhile, with the Pokemon League
"What do we do? We can't just sit here and do nothing" Alder says as all the champions watch on their monitor battles raging around Kalos between Team Rocket with Team Flare and other trainers.
"If we intervene, Lysandre will kill Charles. We just have to have faith in the trainers in Kalos" Cynthia says. Dianthus gets mad
"I can't just sit here and watch my homeland get destroyed Cynthia. We have to do something" She says
"Cynthia is right Diantha but you're right as well. We need to do something. We need help" Lance says
"The Pokemon champions asking for help. That's surprising" The champions hear someone say. They look to the door to see Ash and Serena but not as they know them. They were wearing their old outfits they wore during the World Tournament but a big different. Ash was wearing a white coat with a white mask and black pants. Serena was wearing a Purple cloak and mask.
"Do you two ever knock and why are you guys wearing those?" Lance asks
"First question. Nope don't believe in knocking. Second question. Cause Aaron and Lillian started this 3 months ago and Aaron and Lillian will end this" Ash says smiling
"We are outnumbered. How would two more trainers make different" Steven says
"I'm hurt. You forget that Lysandre fears us. If we rally up enough trainers together, Team Flare and Team Rocket will fall" Serena responds
"Ash. Serena. Thank you" Diantha says emotional
"You can thank us after Lysander falls. Now where has Team Flare/Rocket attacked" Ash asks. Lance shows them on screen
"There are 10 areas that have been attacked" showing them a map of Kalos "Trainers have been trying to fend them off but they are outnumbered" Lance says
"Okay. Serena. Let's split this. I'll take area 10 and you take area 1. After clearing that area move on to the next" Ash says to Serena. She nods
"Be careful you two. The last thing we need is for something to happen to you guys" Cynthia says
"Don't worry. We won't let you down. Aaron and Lillian are at your service" Ash says and the two trainers leave
And so the War of Kalos has began with the Pokemon League being outnumbered. Will Ash and Serena be able to turn the tide of the War? Find out in the next chapter.
Next chapter POV: Serena, Miette, Aria, and Palmero
"The Pokemon Showcase Arena is under attack. We have to stop this" Palmero says
"Palmero. We are outnumbered. Besides me, Miette and the rest of the trainers are performers, not battlers. We can't win. We must fall back" Aria says
"I hate to say it but Aria is right. We must get everyone to safety" Miette says
"Ok" Palmero reluctantly agrees "But someone has to stop these crooks
"Maybe I can help" says a mysterious person
"SERENA" the three performers say
"Not Serena. Lillian. Anyways. Time to finish this. Next time on Pokemon. Serena's time. Everyone go Pokemon"
Author's note: Well. How was it. Let me know. Oh BTW. I hate saying this but I think I should. After August 18th, it might be a while before my next update. I have Pre Orientation from August 19-21, helping my big sister move back to her dorm on the 22th, Eye Doctor appointment on the 23th, the rest of Orientation from the 24th -27th, and first day of my Freshmen year of College on the 19th. Hope you understand. Please Review and I'll see you guys when I'm done with the next update.