Hi guys! Here's the second chapter! Thanks to those who followed, favorited, and reviewed!

There was one question in the reviews I want to address. Ash and Serena are not in high school yet. They're just in a school called Pallet High, so that doesn't necessarily mean they're high school students already

So enjoy! Question of the chapter: If you were to choose, what is your favorite Pokemon for competitive battling? Leave your answers in the reviews section! :D


The sound of a school bell rang throughout the long white hallways of Pallet High; it was soon accompanied by the sound of kids and teenagers talking.

Coming out of a fifth grade classroom was a group of ten-year olds.

The first person was a boy wearing a sleeveless blue hoodie, with two pockets, over a black t-shirt, a pair of light jeans, black and blue sneakers, black fingerless gloves with green wristbands, and a red cap with a white semicircle. He had messy black hair and two birthmarks in the shape of a sideway 'z'; one on each cheek.

Next to him was another boy. This one had spiky brown hair. He was wearing a plain long sleeved indigo shirt and a pair of dark blue jeans, accompanied by a pair of black running shoes.

They were Ash Ketchum and Gary Oak, the best Trainers in the Pokemon Battling Team.

"So do you guys have any plans for later?" Gary turned towards the rest of the group as he asked this.

The group consisted of three girls and two more guys.

The first girl had honey blond hair and was wearing a green baseball cap backwards. She wore a yellow shirt that exposed her stomach and a pair of green shorts. She had a pair of yellow and green sneakers and wore a pair of black glasses that highlighted her bright cyan blue eyes.

Next to her were two more girls. One had long dark blue hair under a white beanie, dressed in a sleeveless pink and black v-neck with a matching pink and black miniskirt, along with a pair of black socks and pink boots that reached just below her knees. The other girl had short brown hair that looked like an inverted 'v', tied by a red bandana that had an. She was wearing a form fitting red shirt that had a red collar and a navy blue stripe that outlined where her collarbone should be. She also wore matching navy blue biker shorts and red sneakers; whether it was a coincidence or not, they both had sapphire blue eyes.

They were Serena, Dawn Berlitz, and May Maple respectively.

"Well, I wanna watch Ash battle Lumiose High tonight," said Serena.

Behind the girls were two guys. One of them had yellow blond hair. He had a pair of large circular glasses and was wearing a blue jumpsuit. While the other one had short dark brown hair and constantly squinted eyes. He wore an orange t-shirt with dark brown pants, a pair of black and white sneakers, and a green vest that had two pouches on each side.

"I'm gonna head over to Lucy's house! I think I have a chance with her!" Brock proclaimed with confidence.

"Brock, you always say that! Just last week, you got charged with stalking, sexual assault, and got locked up in jail for five hours just because you got too close the Chief of Police's daughter and asked her if she 'wanted to come over tonight' right in front of her dad!" Dawn exclaimed.

"Can you blame me? Jenny's my soulmate!"

"Yeah…soulmate…that's the word…" Ash said, earning a couple of giggles from the girls and some chuckles from the guys, other than Brock.

"Well, you wouldn't know, you and Gary have girls knocking on your door every secon-ouch! What was that for, May?!"

May gave Brock a serious stare and shook her head sideways, although it was very unnoticeable.

"Clemont, how about you?" Ash asked his inventor friend.

"I need to walk my sister home, sorry. Maybe another time though."

"While you do that, could you walk Max home too? Please! I want to watch the big match without being annoyed." May begged.

"Alright, no problem. They're in the same class anyway."

"Thanks!"

Gary took a good look at his watch and noticed that it was almost time for him and Ash to go.

"Guys, let's go! We still need to pick up Pikachu from the school's daycare!" Gary reminded the group.

"Oh yeah, I forgot! See you two tomorrow!" Ash said, running off into the direction of the school's daycare with Gary, Serena, May, and Dawn right behind him.

"See ya! Good luck with the match!" Brock called out.


"Nurse Joy? Could I get Pikachu back?" Ash asked.

"Sure thing, Ash! Just give me a minute," Nurse Joy said.

"I still don't get it Ash, just put Pikachu back in his ball!" Gary complained.

"Did you forget the last time you suggested that? You had to spend a whole week repainting the bleachers!" Ash retorted, embarrassing Gary with his old mistakes.

"Here you go, Ash!" Nurse Joy came out with Pikachu in her arms.

"Pikapi!" Pikachu squealed and hopped on the raven-haired boy's shoulder.

"Hi buddy! Ready to win?"

"Pika!"

"Then let's go! Thanks again Nurse Joy!" Ash turned around and ran out the door.

"He really needs to chill out…" May murmured, chasing the boy.

'But that's why I like him…' Serena thought.


"Welcome everyone to the match that decides which school gets the championship title of the Junior Division Pokemon Regional Championship! We have a great match today! We'll be kicking off with a double battle between Ash Ketchum and Gary Oak, who are representing Pallet High, against Paul Shinji and Calem Sycamore, representing Lumiose High all the way from the Kalos Region! After that, Lumiose High will be switching Shinji and Sycamore for two of their bench battlers, Kenny and Drew LaRousse!" the commentator announced.

As the commentator finished his introduction, Ash and Gary came out of one side of the ring while Paul and Calem came out of the other, both sneering at Ash and Gary.

By all means, Lumiose High was an excellent school, but it was notorious for its rich and stuck up students, not to mention the students were infamous for constantly hiring prostitutes. Why? Well, they were an all-boys school, so some guys are bound to crave for intimacy.

"Each Trainer from Pallet High may use two Pokemon while the Trainers from Lumiose High may only use one Pokemon each due to the substitution of battlers. To keep the battle fair, substitutions are not allowed. Since Pallet High is the home team, they may choose their Pokemon first and make the first move," the referee said.

"Charmander/Wartortle, I choose you!" Gary and Ash called out in unison, each throwing out their Pokeballs.

From Ash's Pokeball was a familiar orange Lizard Pokemon. Everybody in school knew about how Ash got that Charmander. It was also the day he met Serena.

From Gary's Pokeball came a blue turtle-like Pokemon. It had large brown eyes and a dark blue streak running across each cheek. It had a brown shell that had a light yellow underside and sky blue fur covering its long ears and tail.

"Chimchar, standby for battle!"

"Go, Froakie!"

The opposing team tossed their Pokeballs and revealed two Pokemon not common in the Kanto Region.

The first one was a small yellow chimpanzee Pokemon covered in orange fur. It had black eyes, a swirl of fur on top of its head, and a small flame burning on its backside. The second Pokemon was a blue frog with large yellow eyes. It had white hands, a small mane made up of white foam, two lumps of foam that covered its nose, and a dark blue stripe that connected from the back of its head to its nose.

"Begin!"

"Charmander, use Slash on Froakie!"

"Wartortle, Aqua Tail on Chimchar!"

Charmander's claws glowed white and extended as he charged towards Froakie, while Wartortle collected water from the air and made it condense onto its tail.

"Chimchar, Fake Out!"

"Froakie, Lick!"

Chimchar dashed forward, suddenly disappearing and reappearing in front of Wartortle in less than a second. It clapped its hand and released a powerful shockwave that made the Turtle Pokemon flinch.

Froakie, on the other hand, launched its tongue at Charmander but missed its target; however, when Charmander reached Froakie and attacked it, the Slash attack just phased through the Kalos Pokemon.

"What just happened?!" Ash exclaimed.

"Gramps told me about this once. There is a rare ability only Froakie and its evolutionary line can have. It's called Protean. Whatever attack it uses, it will change into that type, regardless if the attack hits or misses." Gary gritted his teeth as he said this, these two were not ordinary Trainers.

"Too late, Froakie, Water Pulse!" Calem ordered.

"Chimchar, Assist!"

Froakie formed a sphere of water and rammed it against Charmander's stomach, sending the Fire-Type backwards and causing it tremendous amounts of damage.

"Charmander!" Ash cried out.

Meanwhile, Chimchar's hand got enveloped by a white light and formed a spherical shape. It slammed its hand onto the ground and large spiky vines and tendrils came out of the ground and repeatedly lashed out against Wartortle.

"Wartortle, hide in your shell to lessen the damage!"

Wartortle did exactly what Gary ordered it to do and hid in its shell.

"Well will you look at that! Paul's Chimchar had a lucky draw from using Assist and is now using one of the most powerful Grass-Type attacks, Frenzy Plant!" the commentator informed.

But what everyone didn't know was that Chimchar didn't rely on luck because Paul only kept one other Pokemon in his party at the time, just in case Chimchar would be too weak to win with its own power.

"Charmander, while Chimchar is recharging, use Dragon Rush!"

"Wartortle, use Aqua Ring!"

Charmander concentrated and summoned a bright blue aura around it. It charged towards its fellow Fire Starter while Wartortle summoned rings of water, steadily healing itself.

"Froakie, Water Pledge!"

Froakie slammed its fist onto the ground, summoning multiple pillars of water that surrounded Charamander; however, not a second later, Charmander broke through the attack and crashed into its two opponents.

"Wartortle, let's finish this! Aura Sphere!"

"Charmander, Dragon Pulse!"

The two Kanto Starters formed their attacks. Wartortle had created a blue ball of aura between its hands while Charmander had a green ball of draconic energy in front of his mouth. They both released their attacks into the smoke, which was presumably where the opponents were. The two attacks crashed into something and caused a powerful explosion.

After the explosion died down, Chimchar and Froakie could be seen lying on the ground, unconscious.

"Chimcahr and Froakie are unable to battle, Charmander and Wartortle win! Which means the first win goes to Ash Ketchum and Gary Oak!"

"All right!" Ash turned around and gave Gary a hi-five.

"Now, Drew LaRousse and Kenny, please come out on the battling arena," the referee said.

"Now the two Trainers from Lumiose High are going to be replaced with two new bench Trainers! Both of them are new in the battling circuit but they are both well known for their reputations; Drew being a veteran Pokemon Coordinator, despite his young age, and Kenny being the son of the Sinnoh Battle Frontier Brain, Palmer; as well as being the brother of Senior Pokemon Division Finalist, Barry!" the commentators introduced the two.

"Same rules apply, now send out your Pokemon!"

"Let's do this Pikachu!"

"Electabuzz, come on out!"

"Don't fail me, Heracross!"

"Treecko, let's win this!"

The first Pokeball opened and revealed a humanoid Pokemon covered in yellow fur with black stripes. It had two antennas with rounded tips, two sharp fangs, three claws on each foot, and a long cat-like tail.

The Pokeballs from the other side opened up and released a blue beetle Pokemon. It had two claws on each hand and a single claw on each foot. The most prominent feature was this Pokemon's large singular horn and the two antennas the came out at the base of either side of its horn. The other Pokeball revealed a small green reptilian Pokemon. It had big yellow eyes and a red underbelly. Its hands and feet had three blunt digits each and had a large dark green tail that looked like it was separated into two.

"Begin!"

"Let's finish this in one move, these amateurs don't know what they're up against. Treecko, Leaf Storm!" Drew said smugly.

"Heracross, Hyper Beam!" Kenny commanded.

Treecko spun around in the air, forming a vortex of shining green leaves and shot them straight at Electabuzz and Pikachu while Heracross complimented the attack with a concentrated beam of energy that filled up the open space at the center of the vortex.

"Electabuzz, Protect," Gary said calmly.

Electabuzz raised both arms and summoned a protective green barrier that shielded them from the Hyper Beam and Leaf Storm combo.

"Pikachu, Volt Tackle on Heracross!"

"Electabuzz, support Pikachu and use Fire Punch on Treecko!"

Pikachu took off, running at unbelievable speed, while cloaking himself in a golden aura of electricity, while Electabuzz took off in the other direction and slammed its flame covered fist into Treecko, instantly knocking it out.

Due to Heracross's inability to move because of the mandatory recharge of Hyper Beam, Pikachu crashed into it head on, leaving a knocked out Heracross in its place.

"Heracross and Treecko are unable to battle, Pikachu and Electabuzz win! Which means the winner of the Junior Division Pokemon Regional Championship is Pallet High!"

"Pika!" Pikachu ran towards Ash and jumped into his arms.

"You did great buddy!"

"Great job Electabuzz, take a nice rest." Gary took out the Electric-Type's Pokeball and returned it.

"And here we have an unexpected turn of events! Pallet High has taken out Lumiose High's bench team with one blow to each of their Pokemon! And now, they're going to be crowned Champions!" the commentator rejoiced.


Ash and Gary were now at the parking lot with Pikachu. They decided to take a break from the wild after-party.

"That was a great battle Pikachu!" Ash held Pikachu up high in front of him.

Suddenly, the raven-haired Trainer felt something heavy on his back. He turned his head and saw the smiling face of a girl with honey blond hair. She had her legs wrapped around Ash's waist and her arms around his neck form behind; it reminded them both of the time Serena fell from the swing they were playing on when they were little.

"You were great, both of you!" She squealed.

"Hahahaha, thanks Serena!"

"Hey, don't I get something for winning?" Gary joked.

"Don't worry, we didn't forget you," Dawn said, giving Gary his own hug.

"Ehem!"

Everyone turned their heads to the source of the voice; it was from Calem, Drew, and Kenny.

Calem was an average boy. He had straight long hair that stopped a little above his shoulders and wore a pair of sunglasses. He was wearing a plain blue long sleeved shirt, a pair of jeans, and a pair of black boots.

Drew was a little odd. He had green hair and wore a black shirt under a purple short sleeved vest. He had a pair of purple pants and black loafers.

Lastly, was Kenny, the one who had bushy dark brown hair. He wore a light green t-shirt over a dark green long sleeved shirt, along with a pair of gray pants.

"It was a gre-" Gary started but was promptly interrupted.

"Shut up, we didn't come to talk with second rate trash like you. Hey, you, the hot girl with the big chest, wanna spend the night somewhere?" Drew asked rather boldly, a little too boldly, eyeing May's chest nonchalantly while everyone was shocked by his confidence, perverted mind, and rudeness. Looks like the rumors about Lumiose High may be true after all.

"What did you say about my daughter?" A new voice boomed out, filled with anger and malice, making Drew turn around.

"Who the hell are y-" This time, Drew was the one who was cut off when a fist came in contact with his face.

The attacker was a tall burly man with blue hair. He wore a short sleeved red jacket and a pair of black slacks with a pair of brown sandals.

"What the hell?! Who do you think you are?!" Drew shouted clutching his throbbing head.

"I'm the referee and that girl's father! And who do YOU think YOU are talking to my daughter like that!" Norman shouted.

The loud shout was enough to scare Drew away, but not the other two.

"How about you? Seems like you want some action if you're that clingy," Calem said, referring to Serena.

The next thing the group heard was a shriek. Dawn had screamed when she felt something on her butt.

"Man…that's a nice ass, I don't think that skirt of yours is short enough to show this off," Kenny said, still groping Dawn's backside.

"Get away from me!" Dawn pushed the boy off and delivered a strong slap across his cheek.

"Norman, could you help us out here?" Ash asked, clearly irritated.

"My pleasure," Norman said, grabbing the remaining boys by the back of their collars and lifting them off the ground.

"Let us go old man!" Calem screamed.

"I'll sue you if you even TRY to hurt us!" Kenny threatened.

"I can say the same thing about you for sexual assault," Norman retorted before tossing the two boys across the parking lot. The two landed pretty hard but they looked relatively unharmed. The two got up and started running, in fear that Norman might do something even worse if they stuck around any longer.

"You okay, Dawn?" Ash asked, letting Serena off his back.

Dawn said nothing but launched herself towards Ash in an extreme need for comfort and protection. She buried her face into his chest and started sobbing.

"Don't worry, he's not here anymore…" Ash whispered soothingly, running his hand up and down her back.

Everyone was extremely concerned. It was the first time anyone of them had witnessed an actual sexual assault and it was also the first time for the kids to have met such disgusting people. Although for Norman, it wasn't the first time for him to see such people. In fact, he saw these kinds of people on a weekly basis when he refereed at other schools.

Dawn continued to sob into Ash's chest, although it was lessening. He was about to pull away when the group heard a loud shout.

"What was that?" Gary asked.

"Let's check it out, it sounds like it was coming from the fields," Ash said.


"You pathetic incompetent losers! How could you lose to opponents three years younger than you?!" The voice came from a man with short black hair dressed in a tuxedo.

"Paul is the only one I can excuse here since he is actually ten but the three of you are thirteen! How could you lose?!"

"Won't happen again coach!" Calem said.

"Good! Now get in the helicopter and let's go!"

Before getting on, the four nodded to each other and each took out a Pokeball and released the Pokemon inside.

"You're pathetic Chimchar, even with Torterra's help, you couldn't win today. I'm done with you," Paul said coldly.

"I don't need a weak Pokemon on my team. I honestly thought you could reach the potential Roserade had but looks like I was wrong," Drew said to Treecko.

"Buying you off of the black market was nothing but a waste of money. You're just some runt who doesn't deserve to be trained." Froakie looked down as he heard Calem's insults.

"And finally, you! All you can do is find and drink tree sap! Barry said he trained you extremely hard but I guess that's useless if the Pokemon has no talent whatsoever. I'll just catch another Heracross back home. Barry won't know the difference, he's an idiot anyway," Kenny spoke with unreasonable anger.

The four battlers climbed onto the helicopter as it took off, leaving their Pokemon in an unfamiliar region.

"Those bastards, how could they?!" Ash shouted with anger as soon as the helicopter flew over them.

"I've never seen such cruelty from Pokemon Trainers," Norman said in a sad tone.

"I think they deserve a second chance." Ash stood up and walked towards the group of newly abandoned Pokemon.

"Ash, what are yo-" Serena was cut off as soon as Norman held his arm in front of the honey blond.

"This will be good for the Pokemon and for Ash. Just watch," the older man reassured.

Chimchar was currently crying its eyes out, while Heracross held back its tears; however, Froakie and Treecko were shaking in anger.

"Hey." The Pokemon all heard the call and turned around.

All of them suddenly took a defensive stance and prepared an attack. After all, this was the Trainer that caused them this problem in the first place.

"Hold on! I'm not here to fight. I think what your Trainers did to all of you is unforgivable, but you don't have to stay mad. Come and join me, Charmander, and Pikachu. We can become the greatest team, together. We'll show those guys that they were wrong to just toss you aside like that! What do you say?" Ash reached out to them with his right hand.

The four Pokemon looked and discussed the situation briefly and returned to staring at Ash intently.

Froakie then stepped forward and pointed to one of the Pokeballs on Ash's belt, then it pointed to itself just before it turned its hand into a blade and slashed the long grass around it.

"So you want me to battle the four of you if I want you to be part of my team?"

Froakie nodded.

"Then give me a little time. If I'm going to find and catch the four of you, I'm gonna need all the training I can get. Just promise me that you'll be here five days from now," Ash explained.

All four Pokemon nodded before they scattered to who knows where.

"Ash!"

Ash turned around and saw his friends coming towards him.

"That was great, Ash. How you dealt with those Pokemon, I mean," Norman complimented.

"Thanks Norman."

"But, I would like to help you train for when you catch those Pokemon. Come to my house every day after class, you can tag along with May," Norman offered.

"Sure! That's going to be a big help!"

"Can I come along too?" Serena asked suddenly.

"Sure! We can hang out after!" Ash smiled, making Serena blush.


School was over. Ash, Pikachu, Serena, and May were now walking down the street that lead to the Petalburg District, where her father's old Pokemon Gym used to be.

"So Ash, how are you feeling? You're gonna get to battle a retired Gym Leader," May asked.

"Pretty psyched! I can't wait for Pikachu and Charmander to grow stronger!"

Serena just looked at Ash, smiling with a a tinge of pink and red on her cheeks. Several scenarios going through her mind on what she and Ash could do after his training, she just couldn't wait to finally spend some quality time with him!

"Here we are!" May exclaimed and faced her two friends and presented her house, which also happened to be her father's gym.

"Wow, May! Your house is huge! Now, I REALLY can't wait!" Ash pumped his fist into the air as he said this.

"Let's get started then." May opened the door and let the three inside.

"Pika…." Pikachu breathed out at the sight of the gym.

"Welcome, Ash, Serena, and Pikachu! Especially you, Ash; prepare to feel the hardest workout you've ever had!" Norman welcomed the three into his gym.

"Now, let's begin. Go, Slaking!"

A large shadow of a humanoid Pokemon covered the three teenagers and Pikachu. Ash gulped audibly; when Norman says it'll be the hardest workout they ever had, he wasn't kidding one bit.


To Be Continued…..


Here it is! Unlike Reunion of Memories, I'm going to keep this story's chapter constantly at a 4000 word minimum instead of 2000 since some of my readers think it's too short. But I want the chapters to have a consistent number, so I'll just apply the longer chapters in this story. Remember to review, follow, and favorite!