Chapter 1:

Ash's birthday was coming up in a few weeks and Serena wanted to get him something really special. She wanted to get him something that would let him know that she had a major crush on him and cared about him. It was nighttime at the Pokémon Center that they were bunking at. Serena sat on her bed and pulled out her laptop. She started searching some websites. What would Ash want? He seemed to have a one track mind to becoming a Pokémon Master. Maybe he would like a nice Luxury Ball…

Suddenly, Bonnie burst into the room. Serena jumped in surprise.

"What are you doing Serena?" Bonnie asked chipperly.

"Oh my gosh Bonnie!" Serena gasped clutching her chest, "You gave me a fright! It's nearly 10 p.m at night. What are you still doing up?"

"Oh nothing," Bonnie said mischievously, "I was just making my big brother an account on a dating site! He really needs to settle down."

Serena smiled and then had a sudden idea.

"Bonnie…" Serena said slowly, "What do you think I should get Ash for his birthday?" Bonnie tapped her chin thoughtfully.

"Hmm…" Bonnie thought out loud, "You should get him a really good Pokémon!" Serena considered this.

"You know," Serena said, "That's not too bad an idea! I think I'll do just that!"

"Glad I could help!" Bonnie said skipping out of Serena's room. Serena closed the laptop and sat and thought. What Pokémon could she catch for Ash? Then, the perfect thought struck her. She would get him a Luvdisc! Luvdisc was the perfect Pokémon to catch Ash for his birthday. Now where could she find one… She opened the laptop back up and searched for where Luvdisc were commonly found. She found an article talking about how Luvdisc were nearly hunted to extinction in Kalos and how it was illegal to catch any. The article continued and said that the only place to legally catch Luvdisc was in the Hoenn region.

The Hoenn region? Serena thought. That seems so far away! She looked up some flights to Hoenn. Most of them were really expensive and would cost her an arm and a leg. She eventually found one that said that it was experimental but could possibly get her there in a couple of days. It was a lot of money but was also relatively cheap compared to the other flights. She checked how much she had. It was barely enough. She would have to walk once she got there because she didn't have enough money to take any public transportation.

Everything will be fine, Serena thought to herself, I can just earn some prize money through some Pokémon battles if I'm in a pinch.

But what if you lose? Asked a doubtful part of Serena's mind. What then? Will you get hauled off to prison to rot for 20 years?

Serena tried to ignore the dark part of her mind. She looked back at the sight and gave a yelp. There was only one seat left! Now was the time to make a decision. Will she go to Hoenn?