Author's Note: This is word emphasis

Chapter 4

Route 202, near Bewilder Forest:

Dawn, Brock, and the collective pokémon are all laughing at the sight of Ash chasing his girlfriend to get his hat back. Natsuki was proving that she was far more agile than Ash had known, and soon their chase takes them into the trees near their campsite. " Nat, come on, give me my hat back. "

" Oh, so you can dish it out, but you can't take it, Ash? " the blonde taunts him.

Ash curses under his breath, he should have known she'd get even with him for their make out session where he'd teased her the entire time. Dawn laughs even harder at this, and Brock shakes his head. Ash would learn, but this was hilarious. " Hmph, it's figures you'd be this childish, Natsuki. "

Ash's body language shifts immediately as he walks over to Paul, his brown eyes hard, and unforgiving, " There's nothing wrong with having fun, Paul. Besides, last I checked, Nat kicked your ass. "

" She had the type advantage. " Paul snaps back.

" Well, how about I battle you with a type disadvantage. " Ash retorts, his hat forgotten for the moment.

" Fine, I win, I get one date with Natsuki. " Paul says.

Ash could literally feel the righteous feminine rage pouring off of his girlfriend, and his Pidgeot, whom he'd yet to return to her pokéball. Talonflame and Infernape had dived into their Pokéballs, not wanting to be around for the inevitable beatdown their mistress would unleash on the purple haired idiot. " Ash, you had better thoroughly annihilate him in battle, or you will regret it. "

Ash stiffens, every instinct that made him male came to life at this threat. She was threatening their couple time if he didn't curbstomp this moron, " Chose your pokémon, Brock, judge. If you think, Paul, that I'm going to lose to you now that you've made my girlfriend, a prize, you better think again. "

Watching the battle Team Rocket stays their hands on their next scheme to nab Pikachu. Jessie was pissed that the purple haired Twerp would dare to pull something like this. James was rigid in anger himself, he loathed his fiancée, Jessebelle, and he had never been given a choice as to whether or not he wanted to marry the bitch. They quietly root the Original Twerp on, and well, they did not want his anger redirected at them. Arceus no, let him take his justifiable rage out on the purple haired bastard.

" Elekid. "

Pidgeot takes the place of Ash's pokémon, " This is a one on one battle between Ash Ketchum of Pallet Town in Kanto, and Paul of Veilstone City in Sinnoh. Ash has chosen Pidgeot, and Paul has chosen Elekid. The battle is over when one pokémon is unable to fight. Battle, begin. " Brock says.

Pidgeot moves before Elekid can get off even one electric attack. Paul blinks, wait, Ash was from Kanto, and the Pidgey line was prevalent in the Kanto Region. Damn, Ash had said he'd use one at a disadvantage, but not an inexperienced pokémon. " Whirlwind, and follow that up with Twister! "

" Protect! " Paul orders.

Ash's eyes are determined, " Hurricane! "

The attack hits before Paul can order another Protect, and then Pidgeot takes the initiative, and slams into Elekid with Aerial Ace. Brock observes Elekid, " Elekid is unable to battle, Pidgeot is the winner. "

Natsuki is livid as she storms over to the battle, " I am not an Arceus be damned prize to win in a pokémon battle, Paul! There's also the fact that I'm dating Ash, and would never willingly betray his trust in me. Key word in the previous sentence, willingly! Is your damned ego that far out of check that you think you can get whatever the hell you want at any time! I'd sooner date my own little sister than date you, and I don't believe in incest! "

Ash's eyes darken in lust, damn, he just loved it when she got like this. He could also sense Team Rocket, and he sends them a discreet glare, he would get his kiss in first dammit. If they even fucking attempted to cockblock him on this they would regret it. James shudders, he understood that look, all men did. He would hold Jessie back until the Original Twerp made his move, he was enjoying his girlfriend ripping apart the purple haired bastard. James knew the instant the purple haired one left the Original Twerp would most likely kiss the Twerpette, just like he did at the Battle Pyramid. The instant Paul was out of sight Ash grabs Natsuki, spins her around, and kisses her. This was no normal kiss however. This kiss was full of passion, and the hottest kiss Dawn had ever witnessed. Apparently seeing her sister ream someone out was a major turn on for Ash. Jessie would have moved after the purple haired bastard was gone, but James, and Meowth kept her from doing so, " Think, Jessie, do you want the Original Twerp coming after you because you in essence cockblocked him? " James hisses in her ear.

The magenta haired Team Rocket member freezes, no, she did not want him coming after her for that. Trying to catch Pikachu now that the Original Twerp happened to have a girlfriend was going to be even more difficult. They knew the main reason why the Twerp hadn't gotten them arrested was because he viewed all of their plans as training exercises, you had to get creative to beat some of their ideas, that, and they genuinely cared about their pokémon as well. When Ash finally pulls away from Natsuki it was quite clear he was all that was keeping her on her feet. She was going to have to ream arrogant assholes out more often if this was the response she was going to get all the time.

" So, Ash, you done expressing how much you like my sister going all badass on arrogant idiots, or do we need to slate in some more time for that? " Dawn asks him.

Ash rolls his eyes, though Dawn was a refreshing change from Misty, or even May. Natsuki was a different category altogether, she was his other half, and he damned well knew it thanks to his Aura. " I'm done, Pikachu, Blast Off the three in the bushes please. "

Brock chuckles, " Don't feel like dealing with their scheme of the day, Ash? "

" Hell no, I'd rather push on to Jubilife City so I can get that date in with Nat. " Ash ripostes, " Though I should bring Noctowl over, Bewilder Forest is coming up, and it's filled with Stantler that can cause illusions. Noctowl has more experience with Foresight than my little Riolu does. "

" Good point. " Natsuki says, quite content to stay where she was.

Ash had to admit he had gotten used to having her in his arms, they were packed up, and ready to leave, for the most part, just needed to have breakfast, and they could go. Ash pulls her to the picnic table, and settles them both. Brock looks at his younger friend, Ash was another younger sibling, and Brock suspected part of the reason why Ash kept her within arm's length was his aura. Ash had told only him that the younger teen's aura had confirmed Natsuki was his other half, and Brock truly suspected that their respective aura was solidifying the emotional, spiritual, and mental bond between them. It made sense if one thought about it like that, and then there was Ash's fangirl horde, and he did happen to have one. Playing the dense idiot had kept them at bay until Ash found someone that could keep the Sharpedos away from him. Natsuki was just glad she had a boyfriend that was all too willing to keep the idiots away from her.

Ash does get his hat back, a reward for decimating Paul in battle, though. Only Dawn and Brock had seen, so far, the hickey that Ash had left on the side of her neck. Ash knew damned well he would need to give her something as a subtle means of claiming her so the idiot males don't get Stupid ideas about his girlfriend being available. Hickeys only lasted so long, and he couldn't be with her all of the time, even if he wanted to, and he really wanted to at the moment. Ash knew at some point he'd actually feel comfortable with letting Natsuki out of his sight once the bond between them settled down. Of course, he knew damn well his hormones liked keeping her close. It didn't hurt that Natsuki was literally the first girl he'd met that had defended him, and his actions, or that he couldn't keep his eyes off of. He'd met several hot girls over his years of journeying, Misty's sisters immediately came to mind, and he still had no idea why he'd been taken in by Giselle's looks, her personality was atrocious.

Once they've eaten for the day Ash calls Turtwig out, he needed to bond with his newest Sinnoh pokémon, and he was of a similar mindset to Bulbasaur, which would help out. He just needed to connect with Turtwig, " Hey, Dawn, you up for a battle, I need to work out the kinks between myself, and Turtwig. " Ash says.

" Sure, I can use Buneary, it'll help me bond with her more. " Dawn says, and Pikachu dives for Natsuki, practically burrowing into her. Buneary was almost enough to make him consider going into his Pokéball. He was not interested in mating with her, thank you! Natsuki chuckles at this, and pets the Electric Mouse Pokémon.

Ash smirks at his starter, and Pikachu zaps him for it, he had enough control that he wouldn't zap Natsuki as well. " Keep it up, and I cut off your Ketchup, Pikachu. "

Pikachu's eyes widen as he Chaa's in apology, anything but his Ketchup! Well, not Buneary, he would gladly sacrifice his Ketchup to escape Buneary. Ash smiles, " You could avoid this if you went into your Pokéball. "

Pikachu gives him his species equivalent of the middle finger, and Ash laughs, " Huh, some sentiments are universal, go figure, and buddy, not into beastiality. "

Pikachu Chaa's in frustration, and the others bust up laughing, " Damn, Ash, where has this side of you been hiding? " Brock asks.

" Had Max with us, remember. I did not want May reaming me out for corrupting her little brother. " Ash admits, " Plus, traveling with just Natsuki got me more in tune with my inner teenager. "

Natsuki grins, " He just didn't like the fact that I was outdoing him in terms of innuendo, and double entendres. "

Dawn can't help the fact that she's laughing her ass off at this information, " Hey, I was traveling with an innocent, at least in intimate endeavours, kid. Took a while to remove my self-imposed filter, thank you, Nat. " Ash fires back.

" Fair point, you did have to keep your language clean, I'll give you that. " Natsuki says, and then she smirks.

Ash reacts faster than she can speak, pulling her into a kiss, he damn well knew that smirk, and there was no way in Hell he was going to allow her to pull that on him this time. Natsuki pouts when he pulls away, " Ruin my fun, Ash. "

" Nat, no way in Hell am I allowing you to pull that on me again, thank you. " Ash fires back. That smirk lead to her leaving him an embarrassed, and wanting mass of teenaged hormones.

Natsuki smiles, " Then do I get to return the favor? "

Ash gulps, he knew exactly what she was alluding to with that, " Fair's fair. " He admits.

" Oh, and, Ash, you might as well add another Firestone to your shopping list. " Natsuki states.

Ash groans, " Pansear? "

" Pansear. " Natsuki confirms.

He bangs his head on the table, " You are evil, Nat, fucking sexy, but evil. "

Natsuki snorts, " I'll accept vindictive, devious, and conniving, but not evil. "

Ash thinks about this, " Fair enough, devious it is, Nat. Now, battle. "

He leaps away from the table, mostly so he can try, and avoid anymore verbal sparring with his girlfriend. It's not that he didn't enjoy it, but he couldn't truly hold his own as long as her little sister was present. No way was he giving Dawn any more ammunition against him. Dawn calls out Buneary, and Pikachu practically cowers into Natsuki. Natsuki chuckles again, and blocks Buneary, " Battle first, Buneary, and you need to take Pikachu's feelings into account as well. "

" Bun. " Buneary says sadly, but has to admit the older human female had a point. Unfortunately for Pikachu Buneary could breed with him, any child they had would get Sweet Kiss as an egg move. Pikachu just wasn't interested in Buneary. Ash slowly gains a rapport with his new Turtwig, comparing him to Bulbasaur did help in that regard. It also helped Dawn get to know her Buneary better. The closer of a bond she had with her pokémon the better their performances would be.

Once Pikachu was sure Buneary was focused on battle he sits on the picnic table, Growlithe was at his mistress' feet, watching intently. Soon enough Natsuki would ask Pikachu to teach Growlithe Iron Tail. Iron Tail was a very useful move to have in one's arsenal, especially against Rock Types. Brock originally only had Bonsly with him, but he had called back home to the Pewter City Gym for his Marshtomp, if only to have a pokémon with him that could dish out an ass kicking if necessary. He had forgotten how often Team Rocket cropped up in Ash's life. Having a pokémon that wasn't an infant was necessary. Of course, having Pidgeot around would make things interesting, though Ash would be bringing Noctowl over to help them get through Bewilder Forest, mostly because Brock suspected that Ash wanted a Stantler.

Natsuki rolls her shoulders as she stands up, Pikachu jumping up onto her shoulder, hitching a ride over to Ash. Pidgeot and Talonflame are left to fly free along with Starly, this would help Starly with his endurance, and he could get flying tips from the others as well. Pidgeot was a phenomenal flier after all. Pikachu leaps over to Ash, and the Pallet Town native smiles, next stop, Bewilder Forest, especially since he had called Noctowl over. The fliers would be recalled when they got there, though Ash does call out his Riolu, cradling the infant pokémon in his arms. Riolu snuggles into his 'father' happily enough, Ash knew the importance of bonding with infant pokémon. This included his Phanpy, and Misty owed him a Togepi, dammit. Even Misty admitted to that, she had been wrong to take the egg from him, but she had still been the first person Togepi saw, though she wouldn't have been had she not stolen the egg from him to begin with, and then Team Rocket also had to steal Togepi's egg as well.

He laces the fingers of his left hand through Natsuki's right hand as they head out. He could fulfill his dream of being a Pokémon Master, and be a loving boyfriend at the same time. Besides, he knew he'd have an Elite Four Member in Natsuki should he ever become a region Champion, though not in Sinnoh. If he'd become a Champion in any region it would be his home region of Kanto. That was for later though, his mother was all the way back in Kanto, and there was no way in hell he wasn't going to take advantage of that. Maybe sharing a tent with Natsuki could be a permanent thing here in Sinnoh, it was nice to have her in his arms all night. Sure, his hormones would like for him to claim her fully, but neither one of them was ready for that. He was just very grateful that Natsuki was more likely to show skin than not. At the same time he had to establish himself as her boyfriend.

He knew damned well there were way too many Idiots that would try, and poach her from him. Say what you would about him, but he happened to be a very protective, and possessive bastard when it came to his friends, and most especially his girlfriend. To be fair, Natsuki was his first girlfriend, and his only. Thanks to his Aura he knew damned well she was it for him, and hopefully his little fellow would be able to help him out along with his little Riolu's mother, because dammit, he so wanted to be able to throw Aura Spheres at idiots that pissed him off. Or Idiots that made passes at his girlfriend. A devious glint can be seen in Ash's eyes, one that had Gary been present to see it, well, the grandson of Professor Oak would have headed for the nearest fortified bunker with three months worth of food and water.

Elsewhere in Sinnoh:

Gary Oak freezes in mid-stride, he knew this feeling. The last time he had felt like this Ash had filled Leaf's room with Tentacool, and had somehow hidden an Arbok in his own, not to mention what he did to those that tormented his mother for the absence of his father. Dear Arceus, Ash, in a devious mood was not someone you wanted to cross. Gary had made a point of dealing with the Idiots that disparaged Delia in front of him, which mitigated what Ash would do to him in retaliation, seeing as how Gary's own parents were hardly ever around. Of course, Ash's parents weren't married as his father had been completely sloshed when he'd slept with Delia to the point he wouldn't have known what happened if not for the fact he was naked in bed with some woman he didn't know.

Hoenn Region:

Leaf Green shudders as the horrible feeling of DREAD hits her. It wasn't directed at her, thank Arceus, but she had developed a very finely honed sixth sense for Ash Ketchum related Chaos. Ash was feeling devious again, and she had heard from Gary that he actually had a girlfriend now. She would pity any Idiot that tried to make a pass at any girl Ash happened to be dating, but quite frankly it was better them than her. Of course, she and Gary both damned well knew better than to say anything to Delia about the fact that Ash actually had a girlfriend, and was just playing the part of the dense idiot.

Outside Bewilder Forest/In Bewilder Forest:

Pidgeot, Talonflame, Starly, and Riolu are recalled, and Ash calls out Noctowl as they enter. Natsuki leaves Growlithe out as he could learn Odor Sleuth soon, though Noctowl's Foresight would be much easier to use in this instance. Naturally she wouldn't say no to battling some of the native pokémon of the forest, if only to have her Growlithe gain more experience. She would wait until he learned Flamethrower in order to evolve him into a powerful Arcanine. Noctowl immediately uses Foresight when the illusions start up, sweeping them away, and then using Confusion on one of the Stantler. Ash grins, Noctowl knew him so well. He already has a Great Ball primed too.

Natsuki just watches Ash in his element, battling a pokémon to catch it. To be fair Noctowl wasn't even receiving a single command from Ash. Ash lived for battling, and Natsuki would never dare to even dream of taking that from him. She knew there were no fire types here, but she does have Growlithe battle a different Stantler for the experience even as Ash throws his Great Ball. He grins widely as the ball only shakes once before dinging to signify capture. He walks over to pick his new Stantler up, " Thanks, Noctowl. Using this as training for Growlithe, Nat? "

" Hell yes, he needs more experience that doesn't end up with him getting used as a pinball by Pikachu. Though Pikachu will be teaching him how to use Iron Tail. " Natsuki says.

Pikachu stills as he turns to look at Natsuki, there was a reason her male pokémon feared her temper. Pikachu did not want to piss off his trainer's girlfriend. He quickly agrees, and Natsuki smiles, " Do a good job, and there's a bottle of name brand, top of the line, Ketchup in it for you. "

Stars fill the electric type's eyes at the mere thought of such a reward. He would be the best damned teacher of Iron Tail ever! No way was he not getting that reward. Ash gives his girlfriend a look, " Really? "

" Motivation, and reward, should Pikachu be a compassionate teacher. " Natsuki states firmly.

Pikachu keeps this in mind, no being a hard ass like Surge's Raichu then. That wasn't really his style either, he had no problems with helping Growlithe learn Iron Tail(AN: Iron Tail is tutorable in Gen Six, I checked). Iron Tail was such a fun move, and it helped him beat Regice, so hell yeah, he loved the move. Dawn was also taking the opportunity to get her pokémon some more experience. They would need battle experience, even if Contest Battles were different. It would also help their stamina as well. They still had some time before they had to get to Jubilife City, though Dawn was dead set on getting a Pokétch. Dawn knew she needed practice with battling, and appeals moves. Ash was still debating as to whether or not he would be a Coordinator as well. Aipom would love it, and he had to admit, he liked coming up with off the wall ideas for his gym battles. Wallace had told him that he had the mind of a Coordinator, and the Soul of a Gym Battler, it was why he took so many gym leaders by surprise.

He could do Contests and Challenge the gyms at the same time, it wouldn't be that hard, and the Grand Festival was always before the League Tournament anyhow. Pikachu was always good for an Appeals round, or he could always let Dawn borrow Aipom, it was worth thinking about anyhow. It was Piplup that set off the Beedrill, and everyone hightails it. Growlithe is returned, as is Piplup, " Why are Beedrill in every damned region? " Ash asks out loud as he and Natsuki lead the charge out of the forest.

" Hell if I know. I would so love a pokémon with the Drought ability right about now. Never did catch a Torkoal, dammit. " Natsuki fires back.

" Why Drought? " Dawn asks.

" It has the same effect as Sunny Day. " Brock answers.

Dawn's eyes widen in understanding, Drought would power up fire type attacks, and her sister specialized in fire type pokémon. " Charizard would be nice right about now. " Brock admits.

Natsuki pouts, " How the hell did you get lucky enough to get the Kanto, and Johto region Starters, Ash? "

" Arceus' Chosen One. " Ash fires back, " I also end up involved in every Legendary situation that crops up without even trying. "

Brock groans, " Don't remind me, and I was only in the Orange Islands when that damned idiot decided he wanted to collect the Legendary Birds of Prey Zapdos, Articuno, and Moltres. "

Ash sighs, " I did not ask to be the Chosen One, dammit. It's not my fault I was named Ash. "

" Well, sis, I'm going to take this to mean we're going to end up meeting Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, Arceus, Darkrai, Cresselia...just to name those off the top of my head. " Natsuki states.

Ash curses out loud, " How many legendaries make Sinnoh their home? "

Natsuki smiles, " We'll go over it later, Ash, most people can't say they've met legendaries. You can say you've met them. "

" Latias has a crush on me. " Ash admits.

Natsuki blinks twice, " Huh, she has good taste at least. "

Ash spares a second to glare at her, even as they continue to run, Ash knew damned well they had to get away from the Beedrill, or at least get to a place where Pikachu could deep fry them all. Wait…" Brock, does Marshtomp know Rain Dance? "

Brock grins evilly, " I'm a former Gym Leader, besides, we confirmed my Marshtomp is female, and so I bred her with Misty's Gyarados, and let Misty keep the egg, and Misty let me borrow her Technical Machine for Rain Dance to teach Marshtomp. "

Brock calls out Marshtomp, " Use Rain Dance now. "

Marshtomp understands exactly what her trainer wants, and makes sure every single Beedrill is hit with Rain Dance, and Pikachu takes his signal, unleashing a devastating Thunder attack on all of the Beedrill. The Beedrill turn tail, and fly off after that, and they all breathe a sigh of relief. " I need to run more. " Dawn says, she was breathing hard unlike the rest of them.

" I'll help you come up with an exercise routine suited for you, Dawn. " Brock says, Ash and Natsuki were both way above Dawn's level. Brock knew they trained subtly, by wearing weight on their wrists, and ankles, along with weight vests under their clothes, that way they could train while walking to their destinations. It made sense, and most Trainers never thought to do something like that.

Ash looks at Natsuki as she calls Growlithe back out, and Noctowl lands on a nearby branch, " Pikachu, this looks like a good place to start Growlithe's Iron Tail lessons. "

Pikachu nods, and Ash looks at Natsuki, " Growlithe will need to strengthen his tail first though. "

" How heavy of a rock needs to be tied to his tail? " Natsuki asks.

" Think you could find a good one for Growlithe, buddy? " Ash asks Pikachu.

Pikachu nods at this question, and ten minutes later returns with a decent sized rock that Natsuki then ties to Growlithe's tail, " This will help you learn Iron Tail, and give you an attack that will help out against Rock Types. "

Growlithe yips at this, and follows his teacher. Dawn takes the opportunity to work on her pokémon's attacks, to see if they could up how long they could use them. Brock nods in approval even as Ash leans back against one of the trees, and pulls Natsuki with him. The blonde goes easily enough, anytime she got to snuggle with Ash was good in her books. Noctowl stays alert for more Stantler, though Ash also calls out his Riolu, and Natsuki calls out her Lucario, " Hey, Lucario, think you could help your son with his Foresight, we're in Bewilder Forest right now. Ash's Noctowl is handling the Stantler for the moment. "

Lucario jumps at the chance to teach her son, and Growlithe had learned Odor Sleuth, but for the moment was working on his tail's strength. Rock Types were notorious for being hard to put down unless you had a Water Type, or were lucky enough to have a Steel Type. Of course, Magnemite was an Electric/Steel Dual Type which most Kanto trainers could find. The rest of it was tutoring pokémon to learn steel type moves. Unless you had a fishing pole, and were starting out of Pallet Town then odds were good the only water type you'd end up with was Squirtle, if you chose one as your starter. Ash was kicking himself for not going fishing before leaving. He did decide he would get a Magikarp, if only to have a Gyarados one day. Gyarados could learn Thunderbolt after all, and all sorts of other interesting moves as well.

Jubilife City:

Minako rolls her shoulders as she looks at her Empoleon, she'd chosen Piplup as her starter because she had been so damned cute. " Who should I use in this appeals round, Empoleon? "

Minako happened to have Teddiursa, Sylveon, and she had only known about that Eeveelution thanks to an older Coordinator using it in Johto when she'd challenged the contest circuit there, an Alolan Vulpix she'd gotten in a trade for a Piplup she'd hatched after breeding her Prinplup, at the time, Pikachu, she'd fallen in love with Pichu in Johto, and to round out her team she happened to have Beautifly, as she'd also traveled through Hoenn. Sure, she could up her carry limit, but she liked only carrying six with her. Empoleon thinks things over, and points to Pikachu's ball. Minako nods, she'd have to come up with a unique performance, that was for sure.

Twinleaf Town, Berlitz Home:

Johanna Berlitz sighs as she thinks back to that day, the day her eldest had left to go on her journey. Maybe she should just bite the bullet, and head for Jubilife City to talk to Natsuki in person. She suspected that Ash would be in the room for the discussion as well, though she still needed to tell Natsuki's father she existed. Volkner was going to be pissed when she came clean about this, and Natsuki...her eldest daughter may never speak to her again for this. Johanna steels herself, and dials up the Sunyshore Gym, she knew Volkner was the Gym Leader now.

The blonde male is stunned to see who's calling him, " Johanna, to what do I owe the honor of this call? "

Johanna sighs internally, of course he wasn't going to make this easy on her, " I finally found the courage to tell you something I should have long ago. "

She watches him still, his blue eyes are narrowed, he'd leapt to the right conclusion apparently, " You wait until our child is nearly fifteen to tell me. "

Johanna winces, " To be fair our daughter doesn't know the name of her father either. I haven't spoken with her since she left to go on her journey. I screwed up, she wanted to go through Kalos first, and I essentially told her if she did so she'd have no home to come back to. I regretted it immediately after, and now my youngest is pissed at me for that boneheaded move. "

Volkner glares at her, " Can I know my daughter's name, Johanna? "

" Her name is Natsuki Berlitz, it will be up to her as to whether or not she takes on your name, Volkner. As it is I'll be heading to Jubilife City to hopefully start to make amends with my eldest, though I get the distinct feeling I won't be allowed to talk to her alone. No, I won't say anything more than that. "

Which translated meant the odds were damned good their daughter happened to have a boyfriend that was on the protective side, joy. On the other hand, it also meant she had someone to lean on as well that wasn't family. Someone like that was always appreciated. " How likely is our daughter to just freeze you out entirely? "

Johanna winces again, " Very, she's a fire type specialist, hence why she chose to go to Kalos first. I just wanted her closer to home for her first year, but she used her own money to pay for the Teleport Transport trip with the Kalos branch headed by Olympia. I get the feeling that if not for her new traveling companion she wouldn't have come back to Sinnoh at all. "

Sunyshore City:

After the call with his ex ended Volkner is in a foul mood, how dare she hide the fact that he fathered a child from him! Since he happened to be a Gym Leader he couldn't just up, and leave. Damn Johanna for doing this to him, and their daughter. Still, a fire type specialist, he could work with that. He heads to the computer to look up his daughter's trainer's page, and finds out she had yet to go to Alola, Unova, or the Orange Islands. He might be able to do a little horse trading, and get his daughter a Unovan Fire Type.

Bewilder Forest:

Ash and friends are making decent time through the forest now that they aren't taking the time to train their pokémon as well. Ash knew damned well they needed to get to Jubilife City, and more importantly, he was really looking forward to his date with Natsuki.

Floaroma Town:

Dark haired, navy blue eyed, twenty year old Mamoru smirks, he was guaranteed to earn the favor of his princess once again with his dashing good looks, and charm. Unlike the rest of his peers he had refused to go on a journey. He had never seen any need to be a trainer. Had he known that attitude right there would lose him any chance of being with his princess he would have gone on a journey. Instead he was well on his way to being a doctor for humans.

Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or Pokémon.