"Alright, Pikachu, ThunderBolt!" Ash, a young trainer, yelled. "Gengar, shadow ball" The frail, old woman known as Agatha commanded. Pikachu absorbed the hit but fell unconscious. "Pikachu, No!" Ash yelled. He had once again been defeated by the elite four. "Dammit" He cursed. Now being 21 he had aged quite a bit. His jet black hair had grown longer to the point he had to cut it by-weekly. His face changed aswell. His small thunderbolts had faded more. His cheeks had gotten more sharp. As he stomped out the battling area, Serena ran up to him. "So how'd it go?" She asked. The had been hanging out more often. She had grown, too. Her body started to form a half hourglass shape, as most women do. Her breasts her small but noticeable. Her face was darker, too. To Ash she looked beautiful, but he knew her love for him died out after finding Calem. Calem was another trainer from Kalos who went to Hoenn for the battling. They had gone on dates and became official boyfriend/girlfriend. Since then, Calem and her had an argument and lost each other. Serena was still hurt so she felt nothing for Ash, so he thought. Ash retold the events of his loss. Serena didn't at all seemed shocked. Most trainers who entered the elite 4 didn't have an electric mouse that was level 80 (yet still useless). "You'll win next time. Maybe flamethrower would be better than inferno on Charizard next time". He nodded. His guts shot. He decided to make a move. "You wanna come over to my place?" She thought for a second. "Sure" He lived next to a city in an apartment. Serena didn't have a flying Pokemon so he released Charizard, who invited her on it's back. He stepped on too, right as Charizard took off. He held Serena so 1. she didn't fall off and 2. He got to hold her. Zard landed on the roof. He thanked Zard and returned him. Serena was already in the apartment room. "So what did you invite me over for?" She asked. For a moment he couldn't think. Uhh... Drawing a blank here, help! He thought. Suddenly it struck him. "Uh, just to hang out" Even as old as he was, he still was never good with words. "Oh" She looked a little disappointed. "What did you want to do?" He asked. "Maybe go out somewhere for fun". "Ok, we're going!" Ash claimed. Serena squealed with delight and hugged him. At first he was surprised but he quickly adjusted. They packed up everything they would need. Nothing much. It was noon, so they had plenty of time. As they arived at the park a man rushed up to them. "Hello! I'm guessing a young couple?" He asked, randomly. Serena blushed and said,"No, just friends. Who are you?" "That's what they all say" The man mumbled. "Anyway, I'm giving you 2 free tickets for the S.S. Anne, newly repaired!" Ash almost swung at him. "Last time someone gave us free S.S. Anne tickets it was a rocket scheme" "Oh, young man, I would never trick someone like you two. Go on, enjoy yourselves on this cruise." He explained. "Thank you, sir. Ash here is just being a suborn butthead" Serena took the tickets from the man. He laughed and hurried on. "What the hell was that for?" Ash asked once the man was gone. "We would have been there forever if I didn't but in" She argued. He sighed, knowing he lost. Ash dialed his mom. She picked up and said, "What's wrong?" Ash rolled his eyes and said, "Nothing. I'm just saying Serena and I are going on a cruse. A-" Ash was cut off by Serena. "Nice man offered us tickets and we accepted" Ash shot her a dirty look, but she didn't notice. "Well, enjoy yourselves! Also: I don't need grandchildren yet!" Serena laughed in a nice, pure voice. He loved the sound of her laughter. Even so, he said, "Mom!" His mom chuckled and hung up. As they made their way to Viridian City, the docking place of the S.S. Anne, Ash told Serena jokes or something funny, just to hear her laugh. When they landed they ate at a local restaurant. Finally they made their way to the dock, where they boarded the S.S. Anne.