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After finishing the call, Ash walked back inside the house.
"Hey Guys! So what did I miss?" asked Ash.
"You didn't miss anything Ash! We thought we'd wait for you to start any new topic," said Gary
"Thanks!" said Ash cheerfully. He was glad they forgot and didn't ask in how he would enter the tournament without an invitation. He wanted to keep it a surprise.
"So Ash who was on the phone?" Serena asked eagerly. Everyone was looking at Ash expecting an answer.
"Well just one of my friends... " said Ash.
"So guys, what have you been doing these past seven years?" asked Ash, quickly and skillfully avoiding the question.
"Well I have become a trainer once again, Brock has become a Pokemon doctor, Misty's gym is recognized as one of the most powerful gyms in Kanto, May has become a top coordinator, same with Dawn, Max has won the Indigo league this year and is considered a pretty powerful trainer, Iris is now the gym leader of Opelucid city replacing Drayden, Cilan has become a S - class conossieur, Clemont's inventions no longer blow up in the face (xD), Bonnie has won the Kalos League this year and Serena is the current Kalos Queen replacing Aria," explained Gary.
"Woah! You guys have achieved a lot! Congrats! " said Ash.
" Yes and as for another topic, well... we all have our life partners now, " said Cilan.
"Wow man! Never thought Brock would get a love life," Ash said with a hint of teasing.
"Ha Ha! Very funny Ash, but Brock is the only one who didn't got a love life. So as I was saying, Misty and Gary are together, May and Drew are together, Max and Bonnie are together, same with Iris and me, and Clement and Serena. And as for Dawn she has feelings for a certain purple haired man but is not able to confess them as she has not seen him for quite sometime," said Cilan.
"Congratulations to all of you! And don't worry Brocko you will find someone sooner or later. And as for you Dawn I know you'll find him, he must be training his pokemon somewhere," Ash said.
"Thanks a lot Ash! You're the only one who can understand me!" Brock said crying waterfalls. Everyone sweatdropped at this.
"Yeah thanks a lot Ash, I hope you're right!" said Dawn.
"So Ash you aren't going to ask what a love life is?" Bonnie asked, surprised.
"Well no I am not that dense kid anymore. Thanks to my girlfriend who broke my dense shell!" Ash winked.
"WHAT?! YOU HAVE A GIRLFRIEND?!" Everyone exclaimed, surprised that Ash had a girlfriend.
" Well yes. Didn't I say that just now?" Ash grinned, arms folded across his chest.
Now his friends were even more surprised. Was this even the Ash they knew?
"Okay, who are you and what have you done to Ash Ketchum?" asked May, still in shock.
" Well I am Ash Ketchum. And don't tell me you thought I'd be the same old kid you met seven years ago," said Ash seriously.
"We're sorry Ash," Dawn trailed off.
"No worries guys. It's just that these seven years have changed me a lot more than you think-" Seeing that his friends were going to ask something he quickly added, "- and no, I don't want to talk about it," said Ash.
"Oh well okay," sighed Clemont.
"Everyone it's getting late! You all should go to bed now!" shouted Delia from the kitchen.
"Alright guys, we'll talk tomorrow and I think you'll get your invitations by tomorrow too seeing that the tournament starts in a month," said Ash.
" Alright Ash! Thanks for letting us know! Good night everyone!" said Max and with that everyone went to sleep.
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At night:
Ash wasn't able to sleep, so after making sure that everyone was asleep, he slipped out of the covers and headed to the backyard.
He took out his holo caster and started calling a certain someone,
Ring...
Ring...
Ring...
Ri-
"Hello Ash! Not able to sleep?" asked Elena.
"He he, you know me too well Ele," Ash said, sheepishly rubbing the back of his head.
"Oh that I know! So how has everyone been? Have you told them about your accomplishments or about us?" asked Elena curiously.
"Everyone is fine and were happy to see me. I have not told them about my accomplishments yet, I want to keep them a secret and surprise them when they are revealed. And yes I have told them that I have a girlfriend but I have not told them your name or anything else for that matter," he replied.
"Ah I see," said Elena.
"So have you told the others where I have been?" asked Ash.
"Yeah I have told them. At first they were angry at you for leaving without letting them know but they soon let that slide," said Elena.
After a long chat:
"Well it's getting late Ash and I am a bit sleepy *yawn* I guess I'll talk to you later?" said Elena.
"Yeah, I am getting a little sleepy too. Goodnight Ele! Love you!" said Ash.
"Love you too Ashy, bye!" said Elena.
Ash laughed at his nickname and walked back into the house to get some sleep.
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Timeskip - 3 and a half weeks:
In the past three weeks, Ash and his friends caught up on the lost time and Ash trained Max and Bonnie so that they could bring out their Pokemon's inner strength and potential.
Present Time:
It is 8 o'clock in the morning and we find everyone asleep except for a raven haired man who is out in the forest, not far from his house, training with his Lucario.
But this Lucario was special. It was white in colour on the places where normal Lucarios are black, marking it as a shiny Lucario. Her eyes were sapphire orbs instead of the usual red ones and unlike other Lucarios, she has psychic powers.
"Come on Luka, I know you can do better than that!" said Ash, who is wearing a black tee and a pair of track pants, while dodging a number of blows.
'Yes Master!' said Lucario. She closed her eyes and after a few seconds opened them showing her sapphire eyes brimming with determination. She then sped up towards Ash with an Aura sphere in one hand and a bluish pink ball of energy in the other.
Ash was caught off-guard by the spheres but he was still able to dodge them perfectly. He was going to retaliate by throwing his own Aura spheres but then saw Luka panting so he called off the training.
"That's enough for today Luka. I see your psychic powers are growing at a remarkable pace. I am very proud of you!" said Ash proudly.
'Thank you Master!' she said, glad to be praised by her trainer. "Geez Luka! How many times have I told you not to call me Master?!" asked Ash.
I believe 6782 times already, Master,' said Luka, smirking. "Why do I even bother?" sighed Ash. They both started laughing.
"Come on let's-" Ash was interrupted by the ringing of his Xtranceiver.
"Hello," asked Ash picking up the call.
A holographic video screen popped up showing a man in his early twenties with a pale face and golden brown eyes, chocolate brown spiky hair wearing a yellow tee with a blue hoodie.
"Hello Ash! How are you doing?" asked the man.
"I am doing fine Phillip. How are things over there?" Ash smiled.
"Things were going pretty well here until we got the news of the six crime lords escape from the prison..." said the man, now known as Phillip, grimly.
"WHAT?! But how can that happen? We put them in a high security prison! How can they manage to escape?!" Ash panicked.
"I don't know Ash. The G-men and the officers are trying their best to find them but to no avail. It appears as if they disappeared from the face of the earth," said Phillip.
'I bet they're planning something big,' thought Ash.
"Oh well... will you do me a favour Phillip?"
"Sure Ash! Just tell,"
"Will you please call in a meeting of all the Champions, Elite Four, Mr. Goodshow and Scott? I want to have a word and discuss this situation with them," said Ash
"Sure! Will do Ash. When should I schedule it?" asked Phillip.
"Schedule the meeting for today noon in the Viridian conference hall. I'll be there by then. And you all don't have to come, I'll give you the instructions personally when I meet you all," instructed Ash.
"I understand Ash. I'll tell everyone of your decision. I will send Alfred and he'll be there waiting for you when the meeting is over to bring you here," said Phillip.
"But-" "No buts! I know what you're about to say and no you won't be teleporting here because you know as well as I know that how dizzy you feel after a long distance teleportation. You wouldn't want yourself sick with the tournament so close now would you?" said Phillip.
"*sigh* Okay you win Phillip, and don't tell anything to Elena, I want to surprise her!" winked Ash.
"Ha Ha Ha! Sure Ash. I won't tell. See you soon then!" said Phillip
"Yup! See you soon too Phillip, bye!" said Ash cutting off the call.
"We should go home now Luka. Pi must have noticed my absence and he must be worried and waiting for me. I just hope he doesn't shock me," said Ash.
'Yes Master we shall. And if you want I'll see to Pi,' said Luka.
"No need for that Luka. If he's worried then I probably deserve that," he said. "Now let's go. Race ya!"
'I'll win!'
"We'll see that!" he said.
And with that they dashed towards Ash's house, laughing all the way.
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A/n: I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter! Leave your thoughts in the reviews and ask anything you want to about the story and I'll answer it in the next chapter! See you soon!