Hi everyone, DisneyAnimefan94 here and welcome to the conclusion of Aloha Amour. So as always enjoy everyone, and be sure to look out for more Disney related names in this chapter.
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokémon!
Chapter 3: Aloha!
After a long flight Ash had finally arrived in the Aloha Region wearing new clothes that his mother made for him. He was wearing a blue visor version of his red hat he had worn during his Kalos journey, a blue stripe t-shirt, matching blue shorts and brown shorts. However it wasn't just him and Pikachu, for the first time since his journey to Sinnoh, Ash had brought his Greninja which was comfortably inside his Pokéball.
"Alright buddy, let's find my cousin." Ash said as they entered the airport lobby.
"Ash!" A voice called out as Ash turned to see a tan skinned girl with short black hair, wearing a red t-shirt with a floral pattern, blue jean shorts and brown boots, with a blue sea lion like creature on her shoulder as Ash smiled.
"Lilo!" Ash said as Lilo stopped in front of him.
"Aloha Ash!" Lilo said.
"You too." Ash responded back as his cousin smiled. "Hey who's that Pokémon?" He asked pointing to the blue creature on her shoulder.
"This is Popplio a water type, one of the three starters new trainers get, but I nicknamed him Stitch." Lilo said as she looked at the water type. "Say hi to my cousin Stitch." Ash said as the Popplio lifted its flipper and waved. Soon Lilo looked and gasped.
"Is that the Pikachu you kept writing to me about?" Lilo asked as Ash nodded.
"Yup." Ash said. "Say hello to Lilo Pikachu." He said as a yellow mouse smiled and waved his paw at Ash's cousin.
"Hi Pikachu." Lilo said waving back as well as Stitch. Ash then realized something as he looked at the Popplio and then back at Lilo.
"Hold on you said your Popplio is a starter for new trainers, does that mean you're a new trainer Lilo?" He asked as Lilo giggled.
"Guilty as charged." She said as Ash was in awe.
"Wow, I bet Nani and Moana are proud as well." Ash said referring to Lilo's older sisters.
"Yup!" Lilo said. "They were really proud of me as well, since all three of us now have all three starters, Nani started with a fire type and Mona started with a grass type." She said. Just then Ash's stomach growled as Lilo giggled. "Yup, same ole Ash alright." Ash laughed nervously at her comment. "Come on I know a really cool restaurant nearby." She said as they walked out of the airport. Not long after Ash had left, Serena's plane had also landed at the airport, Serena was in awe of the surroundings.
"Wow so this is the Aloha region." She said looking around. "I must say it is a nice change from Kalos." She said.
"Excuse me are you Serena?" A famine voice asked as Serena turned to see a girl around her age with young blonde hair wearing a big white hat along with a matching dress and shoes.
"Yes that's me, who are you?" Serena asked as the girl bowed.
"My name is Lillie, Palermo told me to pick you up once you arrived here." She said as Serena smiled.
"Well thank you." Serena said as Lillie nodded.
"Come you must be hungry, I happen to know of a restaurant nearby that has very nice food." She said as Serena nodded as they walked to the restaurant. Meanwhile Ash and Lilo had arrived at the restaurant as they walked in.
"Trust me cousin, you're going to have a full on smorgasbord in here. They even have food here for Pokémon from all over the world." Lilo said as Ash smiled.
"Sounds like our kind of place, right Pikachu?" Ash asked his partner.
"Pikachu!" Pikachu said happily. After taking their orders Ash and Lilo went to a table to wait for their food to arrive but little did Ash knew, Serena had walked into the same restaurant with Lillie.
"This restaurant has very delicious food, even food for Pokémon." She said as Serena smiled.
"Really." She said as she turned the other way. "Sounds like something Ash and Pikachu would like." She muttered to herself.
"What was that?" Lillie said as Serena quickly turned to face her.
"Noting!" She quickly responded. After taking their order they waited at a table as they waited for their number to be called to get their orders. A few minutes had past until the number for Ash and Lilo's order was announced followed by Serena and Lillie's number.
"I'll go get it." The two said to their respected companions. The two then walked up to the order booth as they both bumped into each other. "Excuse me." They both said to each other as they soon looked and were in complete shock and surprise to see one another.
"Ash?" Serena asked surprisingly.
"Serena?" Ash said just as surprised as she was.
"What are you doing here?" They asked each other as they're was utter silence as they continued to stare at one another. It was Serena who made the first move as she then lunged towards Ash as she embraced him in a hug, as tears came out of her eyes.
"Ash, you're here, you're really here." She said as Ash hugged her back.
"Serena…" Ash said as just then Lilo and Lillie walked up to them.
"Hey cuz, is everything alright?" Lilo asked.
"Miss Serena, are you okay?" Lillie asked as the two looked at their respected companions and nodded.
"Lilo/Lillie this is…" Both Ash and Serena said as they looked at each other and laughed. After a while the group of four sat together at a bigger table introducing one another.
"So this is the Serena you told me so much about as kids." Lilo said as Ash nodded.
"And I'm guess this is the Mr. Ketchum you were talking to me about?" Lillie asked as Serena nodded.
"Yup, we've met up again in Kalos when I traveled over there." Ash said as he looked at Serena. "Which reminds me Serena, what are you doing here in Aloha?" He asked.
"My coach had told me to come over here to find some inspiration for my next showcase performance." Serena explained as Lilo gasped.
"Hold on are you saying you're a Pokémon Performer?" Lilo asked as Serena turned to Ash's cousin and nodded.
"Yeah, why do you ask?" Serena asked.
"Because I'm going to become a Pokemon Performer on my journey with Stitch." She said looking at her water type starter.
"Wait you guys have showcases here in Aloha?" Serena asked.
"That's right." Lillie spoke up as the three turned to face them. "Female trainers here in Aloha are always captivated by the showcases in Kalos. Sometimes they travel there to participate in them, so this year the Aloha Region is having its first series of showcases leading up to the Master Class showcase to crown our very first Queen of Aloha." She said.
"And it will be yours truly!" Lilo shouted her partner Stitch joining her.
"Wow, I wonder if this is what Palermo meant." Serena said to herself as a confident look on her face as she stood up. "I've made up my mind!" She proclaimed as everyone looked at her as she had her hand clinched in a fist. "I'm going to participate in the Aloha showcases and become this region's first queen." She said as Lilo had a confident look of her own on her face.
"Then it looks like you and me are going to be rivals." Lilo said as Serena turned to face her as the two nodded.
"Palermo said you would be like this when you first found out." Lille said as Serena turned to face her. "This is why she sent you here to Aloha to participate in order to regain your confidence and find new ways to perform alongside your Pokémon, so that when you returned to Kalos and re-enter the Master Class showcase, you may have a better chance against Aria." Serena smiled as she then felt a hand on her shoulder and looked at Ash.
"And I'll be there for you, just like you were there for me." Ash said as Serena had a light blush on her face.
"Ash…" She said as the two pulled in for a kiss their friends smiling. Soon after they were done eating the three were outside of the restaurant.
"Well, if you two are going to participate in the Aloha Rookie Showcases, here is the list of schedules and locations where the first ones will be done in." Lillie said handing Serena and Lilo a pamphlet with the list.
"Thanks Lillie." Serena said as the blonde girl nodded.
"I'll be sure to tell Palermo of what you are planning on doing." Lillie said as she waved goodbye to the others and walked off in another direction. Soon it was the three of them as Ash looked at his cousin.
"So Lilo do you want to tag along?" Ash asked as Lilo shook his head.
"I would love to Ash, but I want to go home and show my sisters my new partner, plus I want to go on my own and make some new friends." Lilo said as Serena smiled.
"That's a good plan Lilo, the best part about going on a journey is making a whole lot of new friends, I should know." Serena said as she looked at Ash as the two smiled at each other.
"Well, I better leave you two lovebirds alone." Lilo said teasing the couple as she ran off in another direction.
"Bye Lilo!" Ash called out. "Tell Nani and Moana I said hi!" He said.
"I will!" Lilo called back. "Oh and before you go challenge the Aloha gyms, I suggest you two go visit the professor first, he lives in the next town over!" She said.
"We will Lilo!" Ash shouted as his cousin was soon out of sight. "Well I guess it's just us." Ash said looking back at his girlfriend as she leaned on him.
"I wouldn't have it any other way." Serena said as she leaned off.
"Well, are you ready to get going?" Ash asked as Serena nodded.
"As I'll ever be." Serena responded.
"Pikachu!" The electric type said happily as they started walking.
"Hey Ash." Serena said as she finally for the first time held Ash's hand. "I'm glad to be traveling with you." She said Ash smiling back at her.
"Me too Serena, me too." Ash said as the two walked off on their new journey in the Aloha Region.
The End!
Thanks everyone for supporting this short story. Hopefully Serena will join Ash in Season 20 and be a main character, but we'll just have to wait. But if not, I would really like to have a cousin of Ash's travel with him and seeing a family bond for the Sun and Moon series, but like I said we'll just have to wait and see. Also I wouldn't mind if they did bring back contests or continue doing showcases for next time since I enjoyed watching the two events during Advanced, Diamond and Pearl and XY. So until next time,
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