I'm back online, once again! So, this story will be very different from my usual writing. The content won't be that special, but instead of how I'm writing. The entire story will be written in some form of first person, shifting between different character's view. After having a little hard at the start, I slowly enjoyed it more and more. But, it's a lot harder to write. Also, as you'll notice, this chapter is way longer than any chapter I have written before. I'm going to talk a little at the end about some things written. Ages are around 16-20 for nearly everyone, but you can decide for yourself. The characters are written to be older than the anime, and quite more mature. There are also quite a few shifts in views, but don't worry, there won't be that many in every chapter. Review as usual, and welcome to Chapter 1 of The Truth of a Master!
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon.
(Cynthia)
Watching him talk and train with his Pokemon had probably impressed me the most when I met him in Unova. But I also couldn't understand why he didn't place higher than Top 8 during the Unova League. I had seen him battle during the Sinnoh League, using a variety of Pokemon. He could probably manage to defeat a member of the Elite Four if he used his strongest Pokemon and really tried. But for some reason he had taken a step back while he was in Unova. Shivering a little in the cold morning air of Kalos, I was happy that I chosen to wear my black coat. Slowly I continued walking towards walking Ash's camp, without him noticing me. Wearing a black shirt with a white Poke League insignia on it, a white and dark blue jacket and jeans, I could see that he had grown, no doubt. Once I got close enough, he obviously noted something in his view and looked directly at me.
"Cynthia?" Ash asked surprised, looking at me like he had he seen a ghost.
"It's good to see you Ash." I greeted, smiling a little at Ash's expression. Holding out my hand to help Ash, who had been sitting on the ground, I pulled him up and inspected him. He had changed, he was bigger and he looked more mature.
"So, what brings you here?" Ash asked, always being curious. Giving it a quick thought, I decided that words weren't needed. Taking a pokeball from my belt, I held it up so Ash could see it. Blinking a few times, Ash understood what I wanted. "A battle? You're on!"
"Garchomp, Dragon Claw!" I shouted, Garchomp lifting her entire arm while her claw was glowing. After having challenged Ash, the battle had mostly been even until I started giving it my all. If defeating him was needed to help him regain his spirit, defeat it would be.
"Counter it with Iron Tail!" my opponent desperately tried, but both of us knew it wouldn't work. At least he tried, but this wasn't the trainer who had saved Sinnoh or the trainer who had placed top 4 in the Sinnoh League. Slamming her claw against Pikachu's Iron Tail I still watched in amazement. For being a Pokemon of his size, Pikachu was probably stronger than most Pokemon.
"Shove him away, then Stone Edge." I followed up a little calmer, the battle slowly coming to its end. But I really didn't care about the outcome, I would've been more than happy to lose here. Having conjured a stone, Garchomp threw it with all her strength straight at Pikachu who was still standing but looked rather exhausted.
"Get out there, Pikachu!" Ash screamed, still putting the wellbeing of his Pokemon over any victory. Barely managing to dodge, Garchomp's attack still connected and sent Pikachu hurling away.
"Is this all you got?" I asked, hoping I could somehow get his spirit back up.
(Ash)
"Is this all you got?" Cynthia asked, letting me wonder what exactly she meant with those words.
"I gave it my all!" I responded somewhat harsh, looking down a little after the words had left my mouth.
"Maybe you did, but you aren't the one battling here. Where's the aggressive style that relied on speed to beat your opponent? Where's the Ash who managed to defeat Tobias' Darkrai? You can do better!" Cynthia explained, making me think over her words. She was right, I wasn't battling here! I was being too reactive, not taking the initiative to win! But, it had cost me the Unova League. "How about this? If you don't manage to find your Fighting Spirit I'll let Garchomp use Draco Meteor on Pikachu."
"What?!" I exclaimed, surprised by Cynthia's 'threat'.
"I know it's harsh, but you need a reason to start giving it your all again. I'm fully aware of what happened in Unova, but do you think your Pokemon would follow your every command if they didn't trust and believe in you completely? You got to've more faith in your Pokemon, they're more resilient than you think!" Cynthia continued, obviously trying to encourage me.
"You can do it!" suddenly a new voice shouted, coming from above. That voice! Looking up, I couldn't believe my eyes.
(May)
"You can do it!" I shouted at the top of my lungs, earning a few looks from my two companions. Having seen the last part of the battle, and hearing the Sinnoh Champion's 'threat', even though it wasn't serious, I couldn't simply stand here and continue watching. The Champion was right, Ash wasn't in there. If he wasn't in there, how were his Pokemon supposed to win against anyone on the same skill level or higher than Ash? Seemingly, my support for Ash had convinced the others to voice their support as well.
"Is this all you got, Ketchum? Pathetic, and I thought you had gotten better since last time." Paul added, not having changed that much from what Brock had told me.
"Don't give up!" Brock cheered on his friend, not knowing what had transpired in Unova for him to place lower. The competition could hardly have been tougher, considering Tobias was probably one of the strongest trainers Ash had ever battled. Recognizing both Brock's and Paul's voice, Cynthia looked up as well and only lingered and gaze on me a little longer, most likely because I was the only who she hadn't met.
"Alright Cynthia, this's far from over!" Ash exclaimed, no doubt his spirit back. A smile on his face, his hat turned around and Pikachu standing in front of him with his cheeks showing signs of electricity.
(Ash)
I'm not sure what happened, but May's, Brock's and Paul's support had flipped a switch in me. They were right, what had I been doing this entire time?
"Pikachu-" I tried to call, but a new presence interrupted my attempt to continue the battle.'
'I'll take it from here.' a calm voice said, clearly not coming from a human. A blue blur raced towards Garchomp and used something that possibly could be called Close Combat. I had no idea what was happening, but neither did Cynthia who was staring in terror as something was putting a beating on her Garchomp. Eventually the onslaught came to an end, and standing before me was a Lucario.
'Hello Ash.' Lucario greeted. Blinking a few times, I wondered if I was imagining things. I had only heard that voice once, and that was back during the Battle Frontier when I had been at Cameron Palace. 'It's taking you a while, isn't it?'
"Lucario?" I asked, still unsure if it really was him. "You're alive?!"
'Yes, I'll tell you everything later. But we got a battle to win now.' Lucario stated, already staring at Garchomp who looked rather angry after Lucario's Close Combat. It was was a rather weird feeling, talking to someone who only talked in your mind, it was something I would've to get to it seemed. One thing I noticed though, Lucario was wearing some sort of necklace with a dark blue stone glowing strangely.
"Lucario, use Aura Sphere!" I ordered, feeling my heart beating faster and the blood rushing through my veins. Oh, how I had missed this feeling of satisfaction in a battle!
"Garchomp, block!" Cynthia countered, finally smiling. She had accomplished what she came for, lighting my fire again when battling. Crossing her fins, Garchomp anticipated the Aura Sphere to hit.
'Lucario, flank her and then use another Aura Sphere!' I ordered, talking to Lucario through my mind this time. It was a rather effective strategy, but one I would never use unless against more experienced trainers. But, Cynthia was one of those trainers so I had no regret using my advantage. Blocking the first Aura Sphere, I waited to see if Cynthia would be able to see the next attack coming.
"Garchomp, Dragon Claw!" Cynthia called, Garchomp turning towards the direction where Lucario's second Aura Sphere was coming from.
"Lucario, get close and use Force Palm!" I continued, knowing that if I let up the pressure my defeat was ensured.
"Brick Break!" Cynthia countered. I couldn't help but smile, Cynthia hadn't seen my next move coming.
"Dodge it, then use Close Combat!" I shouted, Cynthia looking rather terrified as she heard my words. There was no way that Garchomp would be able to recover from using Dragon Claw right away, and even if she could, I knew that Lucario would be fast enough. I had been amazed the first time, but when watching Lucario just being a blue blur and Garchomp trying to stay standing under the pressure was just incredible.
"Stay in there!" Cynthia encouraged Garchomp, not knowing how a Lucario could be that fast or power to be able to put such a beating on Garchomp.
"Force Palm!" Lucario following my commanded without hesitation. Having stopped his beating on Garchomp, his palm was enveloped in Aura before he slammed it into Garchomp's head who tumbled backwards before she felt on her knees.
"Enough." Cynthia stated calmly, walking over to Garchomp and petting her on the head. Even though she was the Sinnoh Champion, I couldn't really say she was different from any other of my friends. The way she cared for her Pokemon was just incredible. Noticing movement in the corner of my eyes, I turned in the direction before I was tackled to the ground by the girl of my dreams. I was unsure about how I should feel, or react for that matter, so I did the only natural thing; I hugged her back. Acting on instinct, I stroked her hair softly while she buried her head in my chest.
"Hey there." I greeted her softly, continuing to stroke her brown hair which was only possible because she wasn't wearing her signature bandana. Once I started thinking, I was surprised that I was actually doing something like this. Yes, I liked her, but I had never done something like this when we were travelling together a few years ago.
"Do you know how much I missed you?" she asked, the others probably not hearing what she said.
"Why don't you tell me?" I asked back, making her look up at me. Instead of answering, she simply shook her head and instead rested her head on my chest. Looking at the others, I could see that they all had amused looks on their faces.
"Ash?" a new voice suddenly asked, making my blood freeze. How was I going to explain this to her?
(Serena)
"Ash?" I asked, my voice shaking a little as I was watching the scene in front of me. Ash was hugging another girl. And the girl was clearly enjoying it. Watching closely, I could see that Ash tensed up as he heard my voice. Having caught their attention, the girl was also looking at me. Wearing a red top that stopped right before her shoulders with the Pokemon League insignia on the chest while showing her midriff, and a black shirt with straps, black shorts and a white skirt, no one could obviously deny that she was good looking. And by the way she was hugging Ash, it was obvious that she knew him. Letting go of the girl, Ash stood silent for a few seconds before he decided to talk to me.
"Uh, hey there Serena." he greeted me back, Bonnie and Clemont first catching up with me now. Knowing better than to interfere, they watched with care what was happening.
"Aren't you going to introduce me to your friend?" I asked, trying to get the point over that I was the one interested in Ash.
"Well, this is May Maple, the Princess of Hoenn." Ash introduced the girl. Hearing the title my eyes widened a little. She was the renowned Princes of Hoenn? Maybe she was the girl Ash had talked so much about. Sensing that something was going, like always Pikachu quickly found his place on Ash's shoulder while listening to our conversation. First now I cared to see that there were other people close by as well. One of them I recognized as the Sinnoh Champion Cynthia, shocked to see her here for some reasons, and probably two of Ash's friends standing by the side as well.
"Maybe we should sit down talk instead of standing here." one of Ash's friends said, wearing a light green shirt and an orange and brown vest accompanying it.
(Pikachu)
I wasn't really sure what to think, every single one sitting here could be considered my friend. Either I had travelled with them or they had helped us or been a rival. Then came the topic of love, especially when it involved Ash. While Ash had been rather dense when it came to affection, at least the sort every single girl who had travelled with him had, I wasn't. Misty had a crush on Ash, May probably liked Ash the most, Anabel had a crush on him, Dawn had taken a liking for him even though she never really was interested in him like May. Iris was a little like Misty, but she would never admit we had Serena. I had really missed talking to some of them, Blaziken, Croagunk, Glaceon, Torterra, Electivire. Even Cynthia's Garchomp had joined us. But most surprising of all had been to see Lucario again, alive.
"Are you going to tell us what happened?" I asked Lucario curiously, pretty sure he had died back at the Tree of Life.
"There isn't really much to tell, I died as you know. But it seems like Mew was so impressed by my will to return to the living world and travel with Ash, so she allowed me to return to the living." Lucario explained, a few of us gasping as he mentioned Mew.
"So, are you going to be Ash's Pokemon?" Glaceon asked, still being the youngest and least experienced of us.
"Why should he? He doesn't need to bind himself anyone. And no one can catch him so long he's aware of his surroundings." Garchomp stated, still a little sore in her body after her battle with Lucario.
"Did anyone notice that girl's attitude towards May?" Blaziken questioned, not having liked it at all. I nodded, the the tension had been obvious when Serena saw Ash and May hugging.
"She has a crush on Ash, no doubt. But does Ash have any feelings for her?" Torterra wondered, being a lot nicer than his trainer.
"Unlikely, it was clear that Ash likes that May." Electivire responded, somewhat respecting Ash after his victory over Paul.
"I think Ash only likes Serena as a friend, but I'm pretty sure he knows that Serena likes him more than just a friend." I chimed in, earning a nod from everyone.
"Hey, why don't we join the others and play instead of sitting here?" Glaceon asked, as much as she had grown she had still some aspects of a child. Seemingly ignoring the conversation, Croagunk's only sound had been a low croaking. To everyone's surprise he started walking to the rest of Pokemon who had been released. Taking that as a yes, Glaceon quickly ran after him with while I followed her quickly.
"Shouldn't he just admit?" Blaziken asked, everyone silent. Shaking his head, Lucario also decided to join to us which had taken me completely off. Standing there in shock, Blazken, Torterra and Electivire also finally let down their serious attitude. There was nothing wrong with playing right?
(?)
"Hello?" I called out cautiously, seeing the large group of different Pokemon playing in the field. Feeling the movement on head, I knew my Pichu wanted to join the other Pokemon in playing. Having earned their attention, everyone of them stared at me before a Pikachu sprinted over to me.
"Pika?" he asked, trying to say something.
"I don't know what you're saying," I responded a little sad, before I got an idea. Maybe he could read! "Hey, do you think you can read this?" I asked, showing him the letter I was given. Taking it, he quickly ran back to the other Pokemon and gave it to a Lucario, Opening the letter, I curiously watched him to try and read the letter. Saying something to Pikachu, he walked over to me.
'Your name is Rydia?' he asked, making me think I've had imagined it. Not knowing what to think, I simply nodded in response before he carefully took my hand and led me and Pichu over to the rest. Deciding that he had waited long enough, Pichu left his place on my head and started talking to the other Pokemon. 'Come with me.' the Lucario said, holding out his hand for me to take.
(May)
'Ash?' I heard a voice inside my mind, seemingly not talking only to Ash. Standing there was Lucario, Pikachu standing next to him. I noticed something move behind Lucario, before a small yellow creature placed itself on Lucario's head. A Pichu? Seeing more movement, a little girl came out from its 'hideout'.
"Hello." the little girl greeted us shyly before looking away again.
"Hey there," I greeted her, "And who could you be?"
"I'm Rydia." she introduced herself, making me smile. What a wonderful name.
"So, why're you here, Rydia?" Ash asked, a smile on his face as he studied the girl. They shared many similarities, most of all that big smile. Wearing a blue summer dress with an orange collar and sash.
"Mommy told me I should go and look for someone named Ash." the girl explained, probably not sure why would someone would ask her to do that. Holding a letter in her hand, she gave it to Ash who slowly started reading it. For each second passing his eyes became bigger and bigger, making me worry for him. What did the letter say? Closing his eyes for a few seconds, he opened them again and handed me the letter before he walked over to Rydia and crouched before he started to talk to her. Focusing on the letter, I started reading it.
Dear Ash
If you're reading this letter you have most likely met Rydia. Her father, a man you will meet once you return home, and I decided to go on a vacation. So, I came up with the idea to send her to you. I hope she won't distract you too much from winning the League, me and Rydia's father will be cheering on you. Also, Rydia's father sent a few gifts for you with Rydia. Hope you like them.
-Your Mother
I never expected Ash's Mother to do something like this, but I could understand that she didn't want Rydia with her. So it fell on me to care of Rydia while Ash prepared for the Kalos League.
"So, what do you want to do, Rydia?" Ash asked her smiling, the smile that could make my heart melt every time. Taking his hand, I watched in amusement as Rydia dragged back into the and to the clearing where all of our Pokemon were.
"Play!" she shouted in glee, Pikachu and Pichu sprinting after her while Lucario and the rest only laughed at Ash's predicament.
"Hey Rydia, whats gifts was Mom talking about in the letter?" Ash asked while getting dragged along.
"Oh, here's one!" Rydia exclaimed, holding up a bracelet with a dark blue stone in the center.
"That's a key stone." Cynthia stated, recognizing it instantly. Maybe it was no coincidence that Lucario was wielding a Lucarionite. Taking it from Rydia, Ash managed to put it on his wrist before inspecting it a little closer.
"And what's the second one?" Ash continued, not sure what more to expect.
"This!" Rydia said, holding up a turqoise and red stone with a mace and engraved on it.
"Woah." Ash said, not sure what the stone was. Seeing the mace, Lucario already knew what it was.
'Ash, could you give me the stone?' Lucario asked, spiking mine and everyone else's interest. Managing to escape Rydia's grasp, Ash walked over to Lucario and handed him the stone. Holding it, Lucario focused his Aura into the stone which prompted it to glow. In the air, the engravement on the stone was now in the air before it slowly materialized into a real mace.
"I can't believe it, the Vandild!" Lucario exclaimed, marveling over the mace he was now holding in his hands. I was, the least to say, surprised to see a mace materialize from a stone.
"The Vandild, but isn't that just a legend?" Cynthia questioned, having read a lot about the ancient weapon made for Pokemon.
"We Pokemon always knew it existed, but only Arceus and a chosen few knew of its location." Lucario responded, wondering how a human could've found it.
(Serena)
A legend? I could care less about that, and more about how close May was standing to Ash. Watching closely, no probably noticed it, I saw May rest her head on Ash's shoulder. He was even enjoying it! Boiling with anger, I knew there was nothing I could do while everyone was watching. As much as I wanted to, I had no plans on making me look like an idiot in front of everyone else, especially Ash.
"How about we start preparing for the Kalos League?" Cynthia asked, catching everyone's attention.
"Alright, but before we start training we should've some fun. And Rydia wanted to do it. Let's play with our Pokemon!" Ash announced, this time pulling Rydia with him into the forest with Pikachu, Pichu and even Lucario running after them. As much as I liked playing with Fennekin and the other Pokemon, I wasn't sure if playing was the best idea when the Kalos League was only one month away.
"Should we follow him?" Cynthia asked, May already running after them while Brock decided to take it a bit slower. This only left me, Clemont, Bonnie, Paul and Cynthia left. Shaking her head, Cynthia shoved Paul in the direction before she entered the forest herself. Watching Paul take a deep breath before he also shook his head, he somewhat unwillingly followed Cynthia and the rest. Seeing that no one was left, Bonnie and Clemont wasted no time following the others so they could play with all the Pokemon that would be gathered. Sighing, I simply followed the trail without much of a choice.
"Catch me if you can!" Rydia screamed in joy, multiple Pokemon chasing her. Besides her, Bonnie and Clemont were the only ones who really played with the Pokemon. Ash, and May, were surrounded by their Pokemon. In Ash's case, he was laying on the ground with the on top of him. Why did May have to appear? I could have made my move on here if it wasn't for her! Somehow, Ash managed to escape the heap of Pokemon lying on him and sat up with a thoughtful expression on his face.
"Hey Brock." he said, getting the others attention.
"What is it, Ash?" Brock asked, wondering like me what Ash could possibly want.
"Would you like to have a battle?" Ash wondered, surprising me a little. Didn't he say that he wouldn't do any real training today?
(Brock)
"Would you like to have a battle?" Ash suddenly asked, catching me off-guard.
"A battle? Alright, but only a 1 on 1." I responded, before I stood up and took a pokeball from my belt. Waiting for Ash to decide on his Pokemon, I wondered how surprised he would be when he sees my newest addition. Holding a pokeball, I knew Ash was ready.
"Tyrantrum!"
"Rampardos!" I shouted, blinking a few times as I saw Ash's Pokemon. I heard Paul whistle as the sight of Ash's Pokemon. "Headbutt!" I ordered, not wanting to know what Tyrantrum could do if it was one the offensive.
"Show him your Head Smash!" Ash countered, knowing it would work rather well. Waiting right before Rampardos would hit him, Tyrantrum took a step backwards before he charged straight at Rampardos with his head down. Colliding, anyone inside the forest could probably hear the battle Ramparods and Tyrantrum gave each other. "Dragon Claw!" Ash ordered, taking the initiative this time. But this time, I was better prepared.
"Counter it with Dragon Tail!" I shouted, not quite sure which attack would prove stronger. Slamming his tail against Tyrantrum's claw, I watched a little anxious who would come out on top in this brawl. Seemingly losing, Rampardos managed to shove Tyrantrum away before he got in a hit with Dragon Tail. "Now use Ancient Power!" I ordered, hoping the lapse in Tyrantrum's defence would allow me to get in a hit.
"Not going to happen! Block it with Dragon Tail!" Ash commanded, looking rather confident in that it would work. Having used Ancient Power, Rampardos and I were just waiting to see if Tyrantrum's Dragon Tail could stop it. Slamming his tail against Rampardos' Ancient Power, it looked like Tyrantrum wouldn't be able to stop it. But, I was wrong. Increasing his power, Tyrantrum sent the attack straight into the ground where it left a rather big crater. Looking at Ash, I quickly saw his facial expression change. It seemed like he had an idea, something I didn't like at all.
"Tyrantrum use Ancient Power, then follow up with Dragon Tail!" Ash shouted, surprising everyone. Firing off the attack, Tyrantrum in a split second slammed his empowered tail into the white orb. I just watched in amazement as Tyrantrum's Ancient Power skyrocketed towards Rampardos. Getting hit straight in his face, I watched how Rampardos got knocked off his legs.
"Rampardos, get up!" I tried desperately, hoping Rampardos would manage to do it.
"Tyrantrum, finish it with Hyper Beam!" Ash ordered, while I watched it horror as Rampardos tried to get back on his legs. Somehow, a second later, Rampardos had managed to do it and was now standing up again.
"Alright then Rampardos, use Hyper Beam aswell!" I countered, watching as both Pokemon tried to charge up the attack as quickly as possible in order to knock the other one out.
"Fire!" came our order in unison, both Pokemon firing off their respective Hyper Beams.
(Paul)
"Cover your eyes!" I screamed, not wanting to lose my sight even if it was only temporary. Some of our Pokemon even took in front of us to take the brute of the explosion that would come as soon as the Hyper Beams clashed. Seeing that the girl didn't stand behind a Pokemon I quickly took a step forward before I grabbed her quickly flung her behind, not really caring if it did hurt her. Looking back once, I made sure that she was behind me before I turned around to just see the Hyper Beams collide. Closing my eyes, I readied myself for the shockwave that would come and stood my ground.
(Ash)
Doing like everyone else, I took cover behind Tyrantrum and covered my eyes before I braced myself for the shockwave. An ear deafening explosion came first, before everyone got blasted into different directions. Feeling myself hitting a tree, I hoped no bones were broken before the pain made itself known. My entire body was aching, and I was coughing heavily from all the smoke. I waited a minute or so before I dared to open my eyes. Looking around, I could that some Tyrantrum and Rampardos had both fainted while only the strongest of our other Pokemon were still standing. Besides Brock and me, Paul, Cynthia and Rydia were the only ones standing, in Rydia's case sitting. May still got hit, even though she stood behind Blaziken and was out cold. Bonnie and Clemont had managed to get behind Torterra, but the shockwave had knocked them off their feet. At least they weren't unconscious. Serena had ended up like May, out cold.
"Man, we really shouldn't have done that." I joked, trying to lighten up the mood a little.
"I think we should recall all of our Pokemon, before we carry everyone else back to camp." Brock suggested, walking over Bonnie and picking her up while Cynthia picked up Clemont. Even though they weren't unconscious, they still seemed rather taken by the hit. Turning around, I sprinted lightly to May before I picked her up bridal style while Rydia somehow got to sit on my shoulders with Pichu on his usual spot. Seeing Paul fling Serena over his shoulder in the corner of my eye, I knew we were ready to leave. Nearly tripping forwards with the somewhat heavy weight, Lucario did me a favor and carried Rydia piggyback.
Having gotten out of the forest, I felt a light pressure towards my chest which I was pretty sure was May. Looking down, I saw that May had put her head on my chest while unconscious. I slowly leaned my head down, but before I could do anything a screech made everyone freeze on their spots. Except, who didn't seem to be bothered, at all, by it. Looking at him, everyone could see Serena hitting his back with her hands in a futile attempt to make him let go of her.
"Quiet girl, or I'll throw you into the closest sea." Paul stated cooly, making everyone laugh except Serena, who stopped hitting Paul as soon as he had spoken his threat.
(May)
Sitting around a fire while Brock was preparing dinner for all of us, Paul, Brock and I had been sharing some of our stories with the others. The most memorable had obviously been my victory in the Johto and Hoenn Grand Festival. After I returned from the Wallace Cup, and lost to Dawn in the finals, I decided to practice all the harder for the Johto Grand Festival. Nearly plowing through the competition, I found myself against Drew like I had back in Hoenn during my first Grand Festival. After a close battle, I eventually managed to edge out Drew in the end and won for the first time a Grand Festival. But, my victory had been far from clean so I decided to return to Hoenn and participate in the Grand Festival there. That time though, my victories were a lot smoother. This time though, I met Solidad in the finals. Even with all my training I had to push my Pokemon to the limit, but in the I won. Inspired by my victories, and disappointed himself that he hadn't seen them, Ash promised that this time he would win. The Kalos League would be his time to prove himself were his words, and I could only smile at them. Having made a brilliant soup, Paul talked about his different adventures after his loss to Ash, and the change had been clear. He was still not the kindest person, but he showed people a lot more respect and treated his Pokemon with more kindness. Maybe Ash had a better influence on him than anyone could expect.
"Guys, I think it's time to go to sleep. Cynthia, are you going to stay with us?" Brock asked, still not sure why Cynthia hadn't left yet. I had totally forgotten that she was the Champion, she seemed like such a great person to be with.
"I think I'll stay with you for the rest of the Kalos League." Cynthia announced to everyone's surprise. A few minutes later, and everyone was lying in a tent and was sleeping. The rest would surely be needed if Ash wanted to train for the Kalos League and claim his first League Victory!
There we go. Man, this was a pain to write, but also enjoyable. A pain to write everything in first person, but the rest was pure enjoyment. Writing the dialogue, setting everything up and so on. So, what do you think? Do you this story has any potential? Before I let you go though, there're some things I will clarify. This story will obviously be Advanceshipping, but also include a love rival for May in the form of Serena. It will only be one-sided Amourshipping, but Serena will still try to win Ash's heart. But please, don't belive I will bash Serena in any way. I actually like her character but she was the best option simply because this takes in the Kalos season. Second, Ash will be better than in the anime. They really butchered his skill for this season. He's going to be more on his Sinnoh level from the start and will grow a lot stronger than the anime, probably Elite Level while some of his Pokemon could maybe draw with certain Champion Pokemon on their best day. Thrid, about the Vandild. The Vandild is taken from a rpg game I have played and will be part of Lucario's battling style to a degree. He won't use it unless Mega Evolved and it won't give him any different moves except one. Else he'll only use it for standard close combat. Finally, about Rydia. For you gamers out there, you will recognize the name in an instant if you have ever played Final Fantasy 4. Her role will be quite significant but she won't more be a supporting character in terms of plot development. I think that's all. Don't worry, this will probably be the longest you will ramble throughout this story. So, please review and I'll see you guys next time!
Note: If you're interested in how Ash, May and Rydia look, you can either check my profile picture or look it up on Deviantart. All credit to Endless-Mittens on Deviantart. You should easily recognize what picture I'm using.