A/N-I want to thank each and every one of you guys who enjoy this story and favorite it. It gives me confidence and motivation to do more and keep you guys entertained. It means so much to me you have no idea. I also have other ideas for more fanficions, but those will have to wait. ;)

After such a surprising reunion between old friends, what will be Ash's reaction to seeing his partner? Will they be able to reform the bond that they had back in Kalos? Does Serena have any more surprises in store for him?Also, as the name of the chapter suggests, there will be a few secrets revealed to help clear the air and answer a lot of questions that anyone might have. Maybe a few twists and turns along the way. What they will be you guys will have to read and see. I hope you guys enjoy.

P.s. this will probably one of my longest chapters.


Chapter 4: Secrets Revealed

Everything was quiet, as they all stood there in silence, waiting for someone to say something, anything to break the atmosphere, but no one did. Serena waited eagerly off to the side, waiting to see their reaction. To say that Serena was excited was understatement. She wanted to do something special for Ash after everything that he has for her. This was waiting to happen for a long time. I know how hard it was for them both to say goodbye back then. And now? What is he going to say? Ash and Greninja stood in the middle of them all, still taking in the sight before their eyes. After what seemed like an eternity, Ash regained his voice, trying to speak through the shock.

"Is it really you Greninja?"

"Gren." he nodded.

Ash wasn't able to control his emotions anymore and rushed towards Greninja with a few tears streaming down his face, embracing him in a tight hug. All the while, Serena was in the back, with a smile on her face, shedding a few tears as well. It reminded her so much of the good old days. She wished for those days to come back, and with them reunited, it felt like that.

"I can't believe it's really you! You have no idea how much I've missed you Greninja! There wasn't a day that went by where I wasn't thinking about you. And now, now you're back! You're back!"

"Grenin-gren." He nodded in agreement.

"But-but, how? How is this possible? Serena, how did you find him?"

"He found me."

Making the embracing tighter, something inside Ash and Greninja clicked and a torrent of water started to swirl around them, encasing them. This didn't phase the two inside however. Everyone around them gasped at the incredible sight that was before them, looks of disbelief on their faces, even Serena's. Despite her look of shock, she knew better than anyone else, what exactly was going on.

Inside the torrent of water, Ash and Greninja were still locked in the embrace, not wanting to let each other go. After so long, they began to feel something powerful, something familiar that they hadn't felt in a long time. Their pulses began to synchronize, and once they were, Greninja's form began to change. Small black protrusions were coming out of the sides of Greninja's head, resembling Ash's hair. The middle protrusion on Greninja's head turned red and a pattern resembling Ash's shirt formed on his chest. The water around them began to become absorbed by Greninja, creating a massive shuriken in his back. Once it was all over, Greninja appearance looked very similar to Ash's, although different from his appearance in Kalos. They stepped back and looked at each other. They had become one once again.

Lana began to get a small nosebleed and soon couldn't handle the sight before her passing out from the shock. This, however, went unnoticed by everyone else as their eyes were still glued to what just happened. Even Hau stopped eating malasadas, which was usually unheard of. Serena looked on with happiness in her eyes, overjoyed that their bond, was still as strong as ever. This was slightly proven wrong when the both of them began to fall forward, landing on their knees. Greninja's form reverted back to normal and they both began breathing heavily, as if they got done with training. Seeing this, Serena worriedly ran towards Ash, who was now on his hands and knees, still breathing heavily. She kneeled down to him and looked him over.

"ASH! Ash are you okay?! Please tell me you're okay...I had no idea that Ash-Greninja would become active after so long. It has been a few years since you two saw each other. I know how much energy it takes out of the both of you."

"There's...no need to worry...Serena..I'm fine, honestly...that just..that just took out more energy than I remember," he chuckled.

"Well I guess after so many years of not being close to each other, it drained the both of you of your energy."

"I guess. We'll just have to train together every day until we re-master it. Right Greninja?"

"Gren." He nodded.

"Take a long rest Greninja, I'll see you in the morning." And with that, Ash returned his beloved partner back into his pokeball. Seeing that Ash was still slightly weak, she wrapped his arm around her and grabbed his waist, lifting him up, using her as support. The honey-blonde, slightly blushed at the contact, hoping that he wouldn't notice, but he did. Ash didn't want to point it out however, not wanting to make the situation awkward.

"Thanks Serena," he smiled.

"Yo-you're welcome Ash."

Finally shaking themselves out of their stupor, everyone rushed towards the two, questions on their minds. Lana however was still passed out on the ground, no one seeming to bother to pick her up.

"Ash! What the fuck just happened?! What was that pokemon? Why did it change form all of a sudden? And what was happening with you two in the water current?" Mallow and everyone else began to ask rapid-fire questions and Ash was beginning to be a little overwhelmed by it.

"Guys, guys please stop. I'm pretty exhausted at the moment and not in the mood for questions. Plus this isn't about me right now. This was all for Serena and welcoming her to Alola."

"It's fine Ash, it is getting a bit late and after what just happened, all of us could use some rest. Don't you agree?"

"You're right Serena. I'm sure we're all pretty tired. I know I am. Let's just all go home and we can meet up again tomorrow. Then I can explain everything."

Sophocles spoke up as he was finishing up cleaning the tables, "Sounds great. Hey Kiawe?"

"Yeah?"

"Can you pick up Lana? She's still passed out on the ground over there."

He sighed, "This happened last time she met a rare water pokemon...Sure." Kiawe walked over and picked up Lana's unconscious body and threw her over her shoulder. They waved goodbye and walked off. Hau had suddenly disappeared after everything but that was normal. The energetic boy couldn't be held down. Sophocles also had left shortly after Kiawe and Lana, leaving Ash, Serena Mallow, and Lillie. Serena was still supporting Ash, who was still exhausted from his bond-phenomenon. As they were all about to part ways, Lillie asked a question.

"Hey Serena, can I ask you something?"

"Yeah Lillie, what's up?"

"Will you be staying somewhere in Alola? Or will you be traveling throughout the region?"

"I uhh," she scratched her cheek in embarrassment, "It seems that that little detail seemed to slip my mind," Serena chuckled nervously.

"You can stay with me Serena if you'd like."

Everyone turned to look at Ash who had just spoken up. This statement dumbfounded her and thought she was hearing things. That didn't stop a light blush to cover her cheeks. She stuttered through her next words as her heart rate was picking up pace.

"Wh-what was that Ash?"

"You can stay with me if you'd like. That way you don't need to camp outside or stay in a pokemon center. I think it'll be nice, plus, I have more friends I want you to meet. Also, I can personally show you around the Alola region, that way, we are able to make up for lost time. What do you think?"

At this point the young honey-blonde wasn't able to control her blush at the thought of her crush, personally showing her around Alola, wanting to spend some alone time with her. Even with the embrace they were having now, it was kind of difficult for her to control herself, especially since she was starting to feel something other than love. She wanted to shake off this feeling, but the more she tried, the more that feeling came back. Serena then remembered that Ash had asked her something and was waiting for and answer.

"Th-that sound great Ash."

"Awesome!

"Well I guess that settles it. I'm going to head home you guys. See yah!" Mallow hurriedly walked away, leaving the remaining three to walk home. Ash and Lillie looked in the direction that the green-haired trainer just left with a puzzled expression. The gang turned around and started walking in the other direction. Ash still was being supported by Serena but slowly recovering his strength. Lillie didn't say anything, but Ash decided to speak up, breaking the silence.

"That was...weird..."

"Yeah...it's like she didn't want to be here anymore."

"We can talk about it in the morning, after I've had about 12 hours of sleep," Ash chuckled.

"I agree Ash. But um...Where are we going to stay?" Serena wondered.

"Oh, right. We're actually going back to my house."

"Y-your house?"

"Yeah, remember the one you saw by the ocean?"

"You mean that was-"

"Yep! That's my house. I was able to build that with the help of my pokemon. We can stay there while we show you around Mele Mele island. I think it'll be fun!"

"We?"

"Yeah. Lillie and I. She lives with me in the house."

This statement slightly broke Serena's heart. She never thought in a million years that Ash would end up living with someone else, much less a cute girl like Lillie. Serena became deadly quiet so she was able to process the information Ash had just said. As soon as Ash finished his statement, Lillie's face had become scarlet, fearing that certain thoughts were running through the young performer's mind.

"N-no,no,no,no. It's nothing like that Serena! Ash is just letting me stay with him, until I'm able to get a place of my own."

Serena did feel a little more comfortable with that statement, "Oh? And why is that?"

"Well I used to live the professor of the region as his assistant, but after a while I had to leave for Kanto to help my mother. When I had returned after the incident, I found out that Professor Kukui's Lab had been destroyed, luckily, he wasn't harmed but nothing survived. So a little while after that, Ash had finished building his house and offered me one of the guest rooms. I honestly couldn't thank him enough. Plus, now that my fear of pokemon is mostly gone, I can take care of his pokemon while he is away on duty."

Before Serena could respond with anything, Ash nervously tried to change the topic.

"Y-yeah. It has been a while since that happened. But that is a story for another day. For now, we're here! Welcome to my house Serena!"

Serena looked up and was able to see the house in detail. The house was not that special, just a normal 2-story house. Its white, polished walls shone brightly against the moonlight. The roof was decorated with red ceramic tiles, giving the white a nice contrast. A balcony can be seen overlooking the side of the house, pointed towards the sea. A wooden porch decorated the front of the house along with a stone pathway leading from it to the beach not far from it. A large, white, wooden fence surrounds the house and a large area around it, including some trees and shrubs. The shed behind could be seen as well. It really was a sight to behold up close.

"Wow!" I can't believe that you were able to build this house by yourself!" Serena exclaimed.

"Well I did have a lot of help. It wasn't just me."

"It's still impressive."

"Thanks. Let's go inside and get some rest, there's a lot to do tomorrow."

Upon entering the house, she saw that it was even more beautiful and more detailed than the outside. A polished marble floor greeted the group, along with a staircase that went up to the second floor. It was dimly lit, the only thing giving any illumination was the moon, shining through the skylight. Going upstairs to the second floor, Lillie waved goodnight to the young pair and went to her room. Although she did say that there wasn't anything going on between them, Serena still had some suspicions. She couldn't help but feel a bit jealous that some as beautiful as Lillie was living with Ash. She had perfect, fair skin that glistened in the light, bright green eyes that reminded you of the tropical foliage, a white sundress that fit her body perfectly, highlighting her curves, and a matching white sun hat that covered her golden mane. Her jealous, rambling thoughts were interrupted by Ash, who was now feeling better, being able to stand on his own now. They walked over to another and she assumed that it was her room.

"Here we are Serena, this is your room. I hope you like it, I designed all of the rooms myself."

"Really? That's amazing Ash! I want to thank you again for everything that you've done for me. It was really sweet of you to bring me here and give me such wonderful surprises." She started blushing and was hoping that the darkness was enough to conceal her blush.

"Well I'd do anything for you Serena."Even though Ash couldn't see it, she knew that she was blushing. At this point her face had turned a deep scarlet and would be pretty obvious, even in the dark, but Ash said nothing about it and walked towards his room.

"Goodnight Serena, I'll see you in the morning."

"Goodnight Ash." She turned around, closing her room door behind her and began to jump up and down in pure joy. Ash just laid on his bed, smiling.

. . .

The next morning, the three young trainers were eating breakfast at the table. Pikachu was eating his food out his bowl until he grabbed a ketchup bottle and started to pour it over his food. Everyone chuckled at his antics. Lillie decided to break the ice as the silence was getting a bit awkward.

"Hey Serena. So what do you plan on doing now? There's so many places to see and visit in Alola."

"I'm honestly not sure, I was planning on just going with the flow and seeing things in good time."

"That's nice, may I suggest we start with Mele Mele Meadow? Oo, or maybe Kala'e Bay?"

"Both of those sound like great options. What do you think Ash?"

"Those are some of the most beautiful locations on the island, but, I was thinking a little different."

"Like?"

"I want to show you all of my pokemon. All of the ones that I've caught throughout the years. I just got all of them transferred as some them were a bit...stubborn to leave Kanto." he scratched his head in nervousness.

"That sounds like a great idea Ash! I can't wait to see what kind of pokemon you've caught!"

"Me too Ash! I've heard so much about them from you but you've always wanted them to be a secret. Now that they're all here, I really want to see them!"

Seconds later, the doorbell rang and before Ash could answer, Lana, Kiawe, Mallow and Sophocles entered the room with a loud commotion.

"Hey Ash. I can't wait for you to show us all of your pokemon!" Sophocles exclaimed.

"I agree. You've been keeping them a secret for quite some time and we're super excited to finally meet them," Lana chimed.

Ash chuckled, "alright. Let's go to the backyard."

They all hurriedly went through the back door into the huge space that was the backyard. But when they all were outside, they were puzzled as to why there were no pokemon in sight. That is, until Ash cupped his hands to his mouth and yelled.

"HEY EVERYONE! I WANT YOU GUYS TO MEET SOME OF FRIENDS!"

He finished those words and rumbling could be heard. Out of the corner of everyone's eye, a black mass came charging toward Ash, knocking him to the ground. The mass in question was a tall, green quadruped pokemon with pink flower petals around the base of its neck. On its head were two yellow antennae, matching its eyes, who were also yellow.

"I missed you to Meganium," Ash chuckled as she kept nuzzling against her trainer's neck. Everyone started to chuckle at her antics, Mallow on the other hand was fascinated as she had never seen this grass type in person.

"Wow! I've always wanted to see a Meganium! She's so pretty!" Hearing this, Meganium started blushing and walked over to Mallow. She started nuzzling against her as well.

"Looks like she likes you Mallow"

"Mega."

More rumbling could be heard as various different forms could be seen walking and flying into everyone's view. From the sky, came all of Ash's flying pokemon: Swellow, Pidgeot, Noctowl, Staraptor, Unfezant, Talonflame, and Hawlucha all landed in some nearby trees, while Charizard and Noivern landed on the ground near Ash. From the beach nearby came out Ash's Krookodile, Donphan, Gliscor, Torkoal, Garchomp, Tyranitar and Gigalith. From the water behind them were Blastoise, Crawdaunt, Samurott, Floatzel, Kingler, Feraligatr, Dragalge and Seismitoad. The trees and shrubs were rustling as all of his grass and bug types came out. Venusaur, Sceptile, Torterra, Serperior, Leavanny, and Heracross. His Typhlosion, Infernape and Emboar were all walking together, as if discussing important things, and the rest of Ash's pokemon came out of different places, including: Snorlax, Scrafty, Muk, Goodra, Glalie, and Tauros.

"Everyone, I'd like you to meet my friends! Guys, meet every single one of my pokemon I've caught on my journeys. Don't be shy, just be careful with Muk, he's a bit of a hugger."

As soon as all of his pokemon were there, his Kalos pokemon quickly spotted Serena. Once they did, they all rushed over and began to smother with affection. Ash sweatdropped but began to chuckled shortly after he realized that they missed her as well. The others looked on with slight confusion at the displays of affection from his pokemon. Serena began to laugh and feel loved at the attention she was getting.

"Hey everyone, it's been so long! I've missed you all so much! It's so great to see you all again. Oh! I'm pretty sure they missed you all as well. " Serena then released her pokemon and they all had a small reunion, while the others watched from the side, including Ash.

"Hey Ash, how come those pokemon became so happy and almost smothered Serena when they saw her?" Kiawe wondered.

"Ah, cause they are all my Kalos pokemon, and they became really close with Serena while we were traveling together."

"Ash?"

"Yeah Serena?"

"I thought you said that Goodra decided to stay at the wetlands? And when did you catch a Dragalge?"

"Well I had received a call a few weeks ago and they had told me that Goodra wanted to come back with me, which we were all excited about. And I had caught Dragalge when it was a Skrelp. I was walking a few months back by the coast when Pikachu spotted her injured and unconscious. I don't know how it happened but I couldn't let it stay like that. So we decided to bring her back here and care for her until she got better. We became really close and after she was fully healed, she evolved into Dragalge."

"Wow, I can't believe that actually happened. But I'm glad that you were able to nurse her back to health."

"Yeah. It scares me to think what would have happened if Pikachu didn't find her." He patted his electric friend on the head.

Lana who was admiring his water types, turned to him, "Hey Ash, why don't you release your pokemon from here in Alola? Now that you were able to transfer all of your pokemon here, it would be a great chance for them to get to know each other."

"You're right Lana! Alright everyone, come on out and meet your new friends!" Once he threw his pokeballs into the air, 5 different pokemon appeared before them. These pokemon were the ones who helped Ash along his journey to become a pokemon master. Incineroar, Lycanroc(Dusk), Kommo-o, Araquanid,Passimian and Decidueye all greeted the new pokemon before them. But Ash felt that something wasn't right. He quickly realized that his Greninja wasn't with them, meeting everyone else. He grabbed his pokeball and released him.

"Greninja! Come on out and meet everyone else!" Once he greeted all of his pokemon, his eyes locked on to two particular pokemon: Sceptile and Charizard. He immediately walked over to them and began discussing. He was surprised that his trainer also had two of the same pokemon that he had rivalry with. Ash saw this and chuckled.

"What's so funny Ash? Greninja seems to be really interested in Sceptile and Charizard" Sophocles wondered.

"That's because back in Kalos Ash and Greninja had a bit of a rivalry with two trainers, one who had a Sceptile and another who had a Charizard," Serena interjected.

"I see. It's pretty coincidental then that he has both pokemon."

. . .

While everyone was done admiring his pokemon and trying to convince Lana that she couldn't have any of his water-types, they had all headed home to their respective positions as trial captains, leaving Lillie, Ash and Serena alone once again. Serena wanted to make lunch for them so she asked Ash if she could use his kitchen, of course he said yes. She went inside while Ash and Lillie sat on the back porch. They were watching all of his pokemon play with each other while others were relaxing. Lillie turned towards Ash with a stern expression.

"Ash? When are you going to tell her?" He tensed up at the sudden question. Serena, who was returning from the kitchen, saw this as well and decided to listen, even though it wasn't polite. She wanted to know what exactly made him tense up so suddenly.

"I-I uh..." he stuttered and fumbled with his hands as he looked away.

"If she is as important to you as you say she is, she deserves to know the truth, about everything. You can't hide this from her, especially what history you have with Mallow."

That sentence alone was enough to draw tears from her eyes. How could I have been so blind? It was obvious from the start when we all met at the airport, how they look at each other, how they act around one another, that they must have had some type of relationship. I thought I was the one who was meant for him? I thought that kiss actually meant something to him. I thought I would end up his one and only love. We would end up being happy together...

She was brought out of her train of thought by the sound of Ash's voice who sighed, "I know Lillie, it's just that..I don't know how she's going to react. I don't want to hit her so suddenly with this information on the second day that she's here...But you're right...I can't hide this from her. I have to tell her that Mallow and I..."

"That you and Mallow what Ash!?"

The sudden extra voice startled them both, especially Ash, who ended up falling off of the porch steps, catching the eyes of his pokemon. Serena was standing in the doorway with reddened eyes, waiting for a response from him. Lillie was about to stand when Serena looked at her with anger and she quickly sat back down, knowing what exactly was about to happen. Ash stood up nervously and started to think of something to say, but couldn't find anything. He didn't know why, but seeing her like this concerned him a lot and made him a bit sad. She was starting to get impatient that he wasn't saying anything but also more and more depressed that her suspicions about Mallow and Ash were true. She needed to keep up this strong attitude, to not show weakness. Not until she got the information she wanted. Seeing as there was no way out of the situation, Ash sat back down and began to speak.

"You better fucking tell me now Ash, so help me Arceus..."

"Me...and Mallow...used to go out..as in boyfriend and girlfriend." He looked up and saw that her strong disguise was breaking, small tears began to form in the corner of her eyes. Both Lillie and Ash wanted to do something, but they feared that it would only make things worse. So Lillie stayed where she was and Ash tried to reassure her.

"B-but not anymore! That was a long time ago! Both of us are just good friends now. We decided that was the best decision after our feelings for each other began to fade away. I wasn't going to keep being with her, keeping up a mirage of feelings that I don't have. I didn't want to hurt her."

She began to feel calmer with the explanation that she had received but wanted to hear the whole story.

"Ash, tell me everything, from beginning to end." And so he did. His pokemon could feel the tension in the air and began to walk away slowly, even Pikachu.

He began the story when he met Mallow at the Pokemon School, how they hung out almost everyday, going on some adventure, once even helping her find a rare yellow nectar. He told her how they began to bond over the things they had in common, like their love of pokemon, food and adventuring. There were even sometimes where she had to rescue him. Like the incident that happened a year ago, but he decided not to go into detail to bore her.

A few weeks after the end of the school year, she decided to tell him that she had begun to have feelings for him. Ash beginning to not be as dense as he was, said that he needed some time to process it. Mallow didn't take it the easiest and thought that he didn't feel the same, so she ran away crying. Ash ran after her and caught up to her down by the cliffs. They both sat down and began to talk. He explained that during the time he has been here, she was the one that he enjoyed spending time with, the who's green eyes and green hair he fell in love with, the one whose personality made her charming. He explained that even though there were some times where they would argue, they would always make up. She could be stubborn, but that's one of the things he liked about her. That and her amazing cooking. After that moment, they began to go out and everyone was overjoyed.

It was one the happiest times in their young lives, but something changed. Ash, as much as he was happy being with Mallow, felt as if something was missing. That thought began to keep him up at night and even made him more distracted from his duties. Mallow, began to see this as well and worried for him. He told him that it just wasn't working out anymore, it was better off to just be friends. Mallow was a bit shocked but she also revealed that her romantic feelings had begun to fade. The past year and a half had been amazing, but something just changed. So they mutually ended their relationship and continued being friends.

"So you see? We're not together anymore. But I will always have a soft spot for her, as a friend."

She felt relieved after that but Serena still couldn't shake off what Sophocles had said last night, "Ash, what did Sophocles mean when he said there was never a dull moment with you? And DO NOT think about keeping anything from me."

Ash could feel his face heat up quickly as he began to stutter. Shit, he thought to himself. "W-well, y-you see, he meant that Mallow and I..had some...passionate...nights. We would go someplace on the island and ...make out... under the stars, or in a secret place where no one could find us..."

"Oh..is there anything else I should know about?"

He knew that he had to tell her everything. There had to be no secrets between them. Ash sighed. "I also became the champion of the Alolan Pokemon League."

Did she hear that correctly? It wasn't just her imagination? Ash had won a pokemon league and became champion? Serena's eyes widened in shock at the sudden news.

"You what?!"

"I became champion of Alola. It happened after I graduated from the pokemon school."

"You what?!"

"Let me explain. "

"Ok."

"It all started about three years ago when my mom had won a vacation to Alola. While we were here, i saw so many different and new pokemon that I just couldn't take my eyes off of them. My mom saw this and she immediately told me that 'Yes of course you can stay here.' I was a bit surprised that she knew exactly what I was going to ask her. Then again, she knows me better than anyone. She knows how much I love adventure and seeing new places. My mom had to leave at the end of the vacation but in the meantime, I ended up at the pokemon school, where I got to learn so much that I didn't know about pokemon. It was honestly one of the best decisions of my life to stay here. I was able to meet so many different friends and experience new things.

"At the end of the school year, during graduation, we were all asked by Professor Kukui what was next for us. We immediately knew what our future was holding for us. Mallow, Lana, Kiawe and Sophocles told everyone that they wanted to be trial captains and be a part of the Island Trial Challenge. It was a good idea to because we needed trial captains to make the island challenge...well challenging. When it came up to me, I told everyone that I wanted to continue the Island challenge."

"You were taking the challenge?"

"Yes. I wasn't really able to finish because of school, and more importantly because there weren't enough trial captains. So at the end of the year when everyone said that they were going to be captains, it got me super pumped to continue and finish the challenge. But towards the end, something happened that made me pause and take care of what was happening to protect the people of Alola. And while that was happening, Kukui and I were talking in Ula Ula and he said that he wanted to take Alola to new heights he wanted Alola to have its own league here so it would be equal to the other regions. And he wanted my help. He wanted me to finish the challenge, challenge the elite four, and become Alola's first ever champion. And here I am."

"Wow..."

"So after all of these years, after I traveled to so many different regions, caught so many pokemon, made so many friends, rivals and had countless adventures, I finally became champion. It wasn't easy, but with my pokemon by my side, we made it possible. What about you? Were you able to achieve your dream? I know we kinda lost touch after a few months."

"I was able to actually. I became Kalos Queen after months and months of training and traveling through Hoenn. It gave me new ideas and I was able to catch new pokemon as you saw. Also, I kept your advice in my mind all the time. To never give up until the very end. I returned to Kalos with a new attitude, more bold and confident than ever, and actually won. I was able to defeat Aria and gain the crown. But I lost it a few months back too a girl named Samantha. It wasn't easy, believe me, being in spotlight for that long, so I was kinda glad that I lost, I didn't know that how long I was going to last like that. But I'm not done yet, I'll go back and regain my crown. I just need a little vacation, and thanks to you, that's exactly what I'm doing."

"Well it's great to hear that you were able to achieve your dream, I always knew you would. There's no stopping you."

"Thank you Ash, why don't we go eat some lunch and talk about plans while we're at it? I really want to go down by the beach later."

"Sounds great. C'mon Lillie, Pikachu."

The trio had finished lunch and decided that it was best to go down by the beach and relax, since Ash's path lead straight there. Ash had decided to leave all his pokemon in his house, to get more accustomed to the Alolan weather. The two pokemon that he did take with him, was Greninja and Pikachu. He released from his pokeball and told him his plans for today.

"So are you ready for a fun day of training Greninja and Pikachu?"

"Gren."

"Pika!"

He decided to go with blue and black beach shorts and matching t-shirt. Ash had been waiting in the living room for the other two girls to be done when Lillie finally came down the stairs with all of her belongings, Serena followed shortly after. Lillie was wearing a light blue and white tank-top with a long, matching lace skirt with flower patterns, white flip-flops. Her hair was styled up, into a ponytail, and on top was her trademark white sunhat. Serena was wearing a red, sleeveless shirt with a pokeball design imprinted on it, black denim shorts, and pink and black sandals. Her hair was tied into a side pony tail, and on her head was a similar sunhat to Lillie's, but her's was pink and black, matching her sandals. Tying her outfit together was the blue ribbon on her shirt that he gave her, all those years ago. He slightly blushed at the sight of her, but quickly brushed it off.

"Finally! I forgot how long you took to get ready Lillie."

"Oh shut up Ash, I was helping Serena pick something out."

"Well you both look fine, let's go!"

Once on the beach, The trio started to settle their stuff down. Serena thought of it as a perfect opportunity to grab Ash's attention, although she was very wary of how he would react, so she would do it subtly. Ash on the other hand couldn't wait to go into the water, so he ripped of his shirt and put it next to his other things on the sand. Serena looked out of the corner of her eye and nearly fainted from the the sight before her. In front of her stood a shirtless Ash, flexing his muscles, ready to get in the water. Behind him, Serena's face was quickly heating up, turning a bright scarlet. As hard as the ex-Kalos queen tried to look away, she couldn't. She had never seen this side of Ash before, only in her fantasies, which she would be too embarrassed to admit to anyone, especially Ash. She could see that all these years of training had certainly paid off. His muscles had become more defined, giving him a more adult feel, his pecs and abs had become more noticeable, filling out his stature. She had to admit, this Ash would make any girl swoon, just like she is doing right now. And after all this time under the sun had given him a tan, which looked good on him. Serena was falling even harder for him than before, giving her a warm sensation down below, but she needed to control herself. It was her turn to make him swoon.

She slowly got up from her beach towel and started stretching beforehand. Ash, who was already in the water beginning to train with Greninja,stopped what he was doing and began to stare. She took off her hat and placed it on the towel she was sitting on. Ash was stunned at the sight and felt as if he was hit with a thunder wave and paralyzed on the spot. Serena had shed her outfit, revealing her two-piece red and black bikini. He noticed how just how much she had changed over the years. Her features had become more mature, giving her an older, graceful look. The curves that adorned Serena's body had filled out as well, giving the honey-blonde a nice hourglass figure. She turned around to neatly put everything on the towel while her face had again began to blush. Serena had begun to feel a bit self-conscious about her body because she had never really revealed this much skin, so it was quite new to her. She wanted to make Ash notice her, and it was working perfectly. She knew that he was staring at her right now and it was making her blush even more. In the water was now a dumbfounded Ash who had a noticeable blush on his cheeks. He knew that it was rude to stare, but he couldn't help it, the way that her fair skin was shining in the sun and the way her hair draped over her shoulders made her look so captivating.

Greninja was puzzled on why his trainer had stopped training with him. He looked over in the direction he was looking and he found Ash's female companion, flirtatiously walking over to them with a smile on her face. He looked back at Ash and began to chuckle a bit, because he knew that she had always had feelings for his trainer, he was just now noticing. Greninja gently nudged him in the side and that seemed to return him from his daze.

"Huh, what?"

"Greninja-gren, nin."

Ash began to blush even harder, "Wh-what!? I was not staring at her! I was just,just," Ash struggled to think of anything to say as he knew he was trapped. Greninja smirked at the look his trainer had.

"Ninja, grenin."

"I-I still have no idea what you're talking about."

"Gren."

"Alright, alright...you got me. I kinda was staring. I just don't how I could've been so fucking stupid not to notice like the way I am now? I think I may be having some feelings for Serena Greninja. B-but you can't tell her alright? I need to figure this out on my own."

Greninja nodded, "Gren."

. . .

A pair of yellow eyes looked on at the trio with malice in it's eyes,

"Sir, the Ketchum boy is on the southern coast of Mele Mele. I overheard he has plans to travel across the islands, this time with two other female companions, and a new pokemon. Do you want me to intervene?"

"No. Do not make your presence known yet, there will be a time and a place for that. I have spent too much time in preparation for this. Keep a close eye on him regardless, beware that he is unpredictable. You can never fully prepare for a battling style like his. There's a reason he became champion and came close in Kalos. But you can send him a warning, telling him that I am here to get my revenge, to beat him into the ground until he is no more, to make sure that everything and everyone he holds dear is destroyed! Starting with her..."

"Understood." The transmission ended and the static noise was silenced.


A/N-Hello everyone! I'm deeply sorry that it took me this long to update this story, everything with school and work has been taking a toll on me. That and I had a bit of writer's block for a bit. I now have an idea of how I want this story to continue, and I hope you guys will love it. Thank you all for sticking with me so far on this fanfic, it means the world to me. I have some pretty interesting ideas for this fanfic ;)...all in good time my friends, all in good time...

Finally we have some plot progression! Looks like there is someone out to get Ash...but who exactly could it be? It's someone that you probably won't expect in a million years to have a vendetta against Ash...Hehe x)

Anyways, leave comment, fave, all that stuff, give me some constructive criticism, any questions let me know, and I'll see you guys next time.

This is the Aztec King signing off...