Apologies to everyone, for taking such a long time to update. I now how that I'll be able to update regularly. Apologies again, for the mistakes. I'm typing this on my phone, so I hope you'll understand.

Ash just sat there on the edge of the cliff, overlooking the churn of the waves. He could not force his mind to a state of calm. He kept think about his life, which had been nothing of a rollercoaster ride. His ever faithful Pikachu, hopped onto his head and cried,'' PikaPi!'' with joy. A smile came onto Ash's face as he stroked the head of his faithful companion. Pikachu cooed with delight. He looked at his Master and thought how much he had changed over the past few years. He was no longer the scrawny kid that he used to be. He had a body which would rival even that of Adonis. His voice had broken and he had become a tenor. But the most striking change was his hair. Due to the lack of contact with civilization, he had been forced to grow out his hair. He now had shoulder length hair. All that training he did along with his Pokemon had really taken it's toll on him.

The changes weren't only physical. He couldn't place it exactly, but his Master seemed different. He merely passed it off as a 'coming-of- age' thing.

Ash looked at his Pikachu straight into the eye and whispered gently,''Are you ready?''. Pikachu jumped up into his trademark pose. He was waiting for this battle for a LONG time.

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May just couldn't sleep. She had all kinds of nightmares about Ash, like him being eaten alive by a Snorlax. She woken up from one of those nightmares in a sweat. She had kicked her Ursarig doll off her bed. Though she was now a fully grown woman, a striking one at that, with 'everything' complete, she still hugged her doll while going to sleep. She picked up her doll and tried to sleep, wondering where Ash was. How she wished she was able to go back in time and change those moments.

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Ash was in one of his fits of anger. None of his Pokemon dared to go near him, except Pikachu. He was trying his best to calm down Ash. But he knew that he wouldn't be able to do it. Ash become a wreck ever since that 'female Growlithe' had left him. Like his Master, he was furious at her. None of Ash's other Pokemon knew about his 'experiences'. But Pikachu knew. He felt bad. And deep down, he knew that Ash felt the same. He somehow managed to 'convince' Ash to sleep with a 'little persuasion' because he knew that the next day would be an important day.

The next day...

Ash woke up the next day thinking about the previous night. He hit his head and groaned,''Oh shit!'' when he remembered what had happened. He made a mental note to learn to have a better control over his anger. He lazily got up and looked at the sky. The day was still young. He was looking ahead to his battle with the psychic.

At The Elite Four..

Ash just strolled into the building as if it were any other gym. After all this time, He realized that being nervous doesn't really help in battle. He walked towards the receptionist who was sitting there reading a book. She hadn't really expected anyone to disturb her, because no one really challenged the elite four. Even if they did, she received news of their arrivals. So when Ash cleared his throat and started to say something, she literally jumped out of her skin. Ashe gave a quick lookover and decided that although she was definitely hot, he had other pressing matters on time and that she just wasn't worth the time. ''Umm, excuse me miss, but, I would like to challenge the Elite four'',said Ash. ''I'm sorry, but you need to have all the eight badges to challenge the Elite Four. But I'm sure we can do something else! I'm Dorthea, by the way!'' said the receptionist with a quick wink. Ash just sighed. He simply waved his badge case in front of her face and said,'' Now, can I make a formal challenge?'', he said with a smirk and added,'' I'm quite busy right now, maybe later'', noting the dissapointment and shock on her face. She managed to gather her wits and said,'' You seem to have all the badges. May I know the name of the challenger? ''. Ash stared at her with a blank face and said, '' Ashton Satoshi Ketchum''. As Dorthea wrote down his name, she somehow knew that the person standing in front of her was bound for great things.

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Brock woke up first among his friends. He shared a room with Misty and gently pushed her off his shoulder. She was still sleeping. He started searching for his dress and put it on without disturbing her. He went out for a quick snack when someone called out his name. He turned around and saw Nurse Joy rushing towards him. He thought of making a move, but rejected the idea when he thought of the last time he has done that. His head still hurt from Misty's smashing. But he became serious when he saw Nurse Joy's face. He realized that something was wrong. Before he could open his mouth to ask, Nurse Joy started stammering,'' Professor Oak... Unknown... situation... serious...''. He couldn't make out anything and put his arms around Joy and made her sit down. From what he had managed to hear, he realized that it concerned Professor Oak. After calming down, Joy managed to say,''It's Professor oak. He is in a serious health condition. Something happened to him and he is on the Verge of dying. ''

Author's note:

Kindly bear with me. I know the story seems slow, but that's because I want it to be. I plan on making this a long one, so, that's why it's rather slow. Another thing, I know I said the pairing of Ash would be May, but now I have second thoughts on it. I've not decided on anything yet and I wanna see how the story develops, because I wanna introduce a new side of Ash. But I think I still prefer May over the others, mostly cuz she reminds me of a certain someone. :-P But the other pairings remain unchanged.

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