In Sinnoh...
Ash had just woken up. It was 11:30 in the morning. He washed up, transferred his Sinnoh League team, and headed to the Sinnoh League. For the first time, Pikachu had actually been transferred back to Professor Oak's lab. However, he was back now, along with a new team of five Pokemon to conquer Cynthia. He approached the entrance and showed the guard his badges, and headed through the Elite Four. Personally, the Elite Four weren't really a challenge for him. Aaron was a threat with his Drapion. He flew through Bertha and Flint with his Empoleon. Finally, he beat Lucian with his Skuntank. He walked through the door leading to Cynthia, and found her sitting on the side, reading a book.
"Oh, so you've finally made it!"
She got up.
"Let's see if you can be three for three."
"I'm ready!"
"Let's hope you are. Battle, begin!"
In Hoenn...
Silver had gotten up early to make breakfast. He cooked pancakes and bacon, with fresh Moomoo milk as the drink. He had also brought a fresh batch of Pokefood for May's, Serena's and Amelia's Pokemon. Umbreon was also up and running. He assisted his trainer with the making of the food. All throughout, he had been thinking about Espeon, and how their friendship would work out.
"Umbreon, can you take this to Espeon, please?"
"Sure!"
Umbreon used Psychic to pick up the Pokemon food to take to Espeon. He laid down the Pokefood right next to where Espeon was sleeping. Meanwhile, Amelia, May, and Serena had awakened.
"Wow...I didn't know you can cook," May said, "A friend I traveled was a fantastic cook."
"It's just something I learned back home."
"Hey, Silver," Serena said, "How long have you had Umbreon?"
"All throughout my life. I met him when he was a shiny little Eevee. After my dad told me how rare shinies were, I decided to train it."
"That sounds sweet!"
Umbreon was eyeing Espeon again.
"Well, I think Umbreon seems to like Espeon," Amelia said, "Don't you think?"
"You think so?"
"As a breeder, I know when Pokemon have feelings for other Pokemon...and the same goes for people."
As Amelia eyed Silver after that last part, Silver's heart jumped to his throat. He quickly continued to set the table. Anyway, Espeon had woken up, and looked into Umbreon's red eyes. As a result, she jumped back startled. Umbreon quickly blushed.
"Sorry. I just came to bring you your food."
"Well, thank you, and good morning."
"Good morning."
Espeon giggled.
"What are you blushing so much for? Are you feeling okay?"
"I'm fine! I-just, um-" Umbreon searched frantically for a way out while Espeon silently waited.
"I blush a lot when I'm hungry!" He grabbed a plate and began to eat, despite him not being that hungry.
"That's an odd trait."
Espeon then began to eat. Meanwhile, the four just finished their food. Umbreon walked over.
"Silver, do you think you can tell me about not being an idiot in front of Espeon?"
"Well, I-"
"Wait! You can do that too?"
Amelia, Serena, and May had a shocked expression on their face as they looked at Silver.
"Do what?"
"You can communicate telepathically with your Pokemon?"
"Yeah. It's something we've been able to do ever since we were young."
"I can do that too!"
"Really?"
"Yeah! Watch."
"Espeon, can you come here, please?"
As if on cue, Espeon walked over to Amelia. Silver heard what she was saying clearly, and so did Umbreon.
"Wow," said Serena, "I didn't know that was possible! Does it only happen if you have an unbreakable bond with your Pokemon?"
"Something like that...so, Amelia. If you have that power, does that mean you know what Umbreon said?"
"No..." Amelia lied. Even Espeon and May knew she was lying. Secretly, Umbreon breathed a sigh of relief.
"Oh. Well, that's cool. Maybe we should get a move on."
"I have an idea on how we can beat Lisia," May said, "Let's go to Sootopolis City and ask Wallace! Lisia's his niece!"
"We don't really have any other choice! Let's go!" Serena agreed.
The group packed up their stuff and headed to Sootopolis City.
In Kanto...
"Giovanni, do you know where Silver went?"
"Yes. He's in Hoenn trying to get Amelia's attention."
Cyrus sighed.
"Typical."
"Me too. Meanwhile, I've gotten some headway on how to lure Ketchum with the girl. "
"And how do you intend on doing that?"
"You'll see."
In Sinnoh...
Ash and Cynthia were down to their last Pokemon: Pikachu and Garchomp. Up to that point, it had been an intense battle. Both were worried: Cynthia was scared of losing the position she had kept for so long, Ash was scared of breaking his streak and having to go through the entire Elite Four again.
"Well, Ash. The end is in sight. Are you ready to finish this?"
"I've never been more nervous. But I'm ready. You can have the first move."
"Champion and gentleman. GARCHOMP, USE EARTHQUAKE!"
"Pikachu, jump!"
However, what Garchomp did was out of the ordinary. Garchomp actually jumped and slammed Pikachu on the ground.
"What?!"
"You see, Garchomp knows that one can jump to dodge Earthquake, so he just had to ground Pikachu before using Earthquake."
The Earthquake hit and dealt tremendous damage to Pikachu, however, Pikachu got up.
"You're Pikachu is a fighter, as usual. But let me finish this quickly. Garchomp, another EARTHQUAKE!"
"Jump, Pikachu!"
Pikachu jumped again, and Garchomp met him in the air, and prepared to end it. However, Ash was ready.
"Iron Tail!"
Pikachu cut off Garchomp by sending him to the ground with an Iron Tail. Pikachu dealt a lot of damage, but Garchomp still had to land one more hit to send Ash back to the Elite Four. Cynthia was getting slightly frustrated while Ash was happy that they were still in the battle.
"GARCHOMP, END THIS WITH DRAGON TAIL!"
"Dodge!"
The battle turned into a race as Pikachu continued to avoid Garchomp's barrage of attacks.
"Keep going, Garchomp! They're getting tired!"
"Keep dodging, Pikachu!"
Pikachu continued to dodge every attack with its speed, while Garchomp was getting slightly worn out.
"LAND IT AND LET'S FINISH THIS!"
Garchomp unleashed one last barrage of Dragon Tails and missed each one. Finally, it stopped. Pikachu awaited it's trainer's command.
"No! GARCHOMP!"
"HERE'S OUR CHANCE, PIKACHU! THREE IRON TAILS!"
Pikachu rushed forward and landed three super effective Iron Tails. Garchomp was extremely low on health, but kept going.
"GARCHOMP, DRACO METEOR, NOW!" Cynthia shrieked, frantically. Ash kept calm.
The meteors started to hone in on Pikachu.
"Pikachu, remember your training for Grant! Use Draco Meteor Climb, and end it with an Iron Tail!"
"Follow him, Garchomp!"
Ash knew the second Cynthia gave this command, she made a mistake. Garchomp and Pikachu were off. Pikachu used Iron Tail to bounce from rock to rock while Garchomp jumped from each meteor. They were both starting to run out of rocks to climb, though. The last rock was enormous, and Garchomp was almost at Pikachu. The last rock was heading towards them slowly, but surely.
"NOW, GARCHOMP, DRAGON TAIL!"
"Use Iron Tail before he turns, Pikachu!"
Suddenly, Pikachu turned around and landed an Iron Tail right before Dragon Tail was prepared. Garchomp crashed into the ground, but Pikachu still had the meteor to worry about. Without instruction, Pikachu bounced out of danger with Iron Tail. Ash however, wasn't finished.
"USE IRON TAIL TO SEND THAT METEOR TO GARCHOMP!"
With one more Iron Tail, Pikachu sent the meteor to Garchomp at high speed. Garchomp was still struggling to get up.
"GARCHOMP, LOOK OUT! USE DRAGON TAIL TO SEND IT BACK!"
Garchomp was strong enough to use Dragon Tail right back at Pikachu.
"Iron Tail again!"
The meteor was again, sent back to Garchomp.
"ONE MORE DRAGON TAIL!"
"HURRY, AND USE IRON TAIL!"
Pikachu and Garchomp used their remaining strength to both attack the meteor with Iron Tail and Dragon Tail. Pikachu was pushing as hard as he could, but it was starting to give way. Garchomp was also about to give in.
"YOU CAN DO IT, PIKACHU! ONE LAST PUSH!"
"GARCHOMP, YOU TOO!"
However, the force ended up breaking the meteor completely. Garchomp and Cynthia were completely taken aback, but Ash took the opportunity to finish the battle. Pikachu landed the Iron Tail on its target, and landed, panting. Garchomp fainted.
"G-Garchomp?"
"PIKACHU, YOU DID IT! WE WON!"
"Garchomp return."
A tear slid down Cynthia's face as Pikachu and Ash hugged each other.
"Ash, come with me. It's time for you to be remembered in the Hall of Fame."
Cynthia and Ash rode the elevator and Ash placed his Pokeballs in the slots as he became the new Sinnoh champion.
In Hoenn...
"Serena, it looks like you have a champion of three regions as your boyfriend now," Silver said while showing Serena the paper's headline that read, ASH KETCHUM BECOMES SINNOH CHAMPION!
Serena gasped, and smiled, knowing that her boyfriend had made history. Espeon and Umbreon were waiting ahead in a nearby flower patch. Espeon picked up a purple flower and put it on her head.
"How does this look?"
Umbreon was tongue tied, and his heart beat faster than ever.
"It looks beautiful on you, Espeon."
Espeon blushed.
"Thank you. So, how do you think we should put Amelia and Silver together?"
Umbreon's eyes shot up.
"How do you know about that?"
"I have my ways."
"Well, since you know already, maybe we can use these flowers to our advantage."
"I'm listening."
In Sinnoh...
Dawn and Ash stood at the train station as Ash prepared to head to his next destination.
"So, you only have three regions left! Are you going to Unova next?"
"How'd you know?"
"Just a guess."
"Thanks for your help, Dawn. I couldn't have done this without you."
"Congrats again on becoming champion."
"Tell Paul I said hi."
They hugged, and Ash boarded the train to Sinnoh. He found his seat next to Cilan this time.
"Well, if it isn't the Sinnoh champion! I heard that the battle against Garchomp was spicier than a Razz Berry."
"It sure was, Cilan," Ash said.
"It sure was."
Ash then left Sinnoh and prepared to continue his journey in Unova.
TO BE CONTINUED...