Last chapter, our heroes were pitted against each other in a 4-on-4 Pokémon battle. As the rivalry between our two friends continues to grow, Ash may have some tricks up his own sleeve. With that, let's get this chapter of Pokémon XY: A Multi-Dimensional Battle for Love started!

"You're going down, Jeremi!" Kameel taunted. "You'll never make it!"

"We'll see about that, loser!" Jeremi retorted.

"Ready, Serena?" Ash asked his companion. "This isn't going to be easy, with 8 Pokémon out at once!"

"Right," Serena replied, deep in thought. I have to battle with one of my greatest enemies and battle against two of my friends. Don't worry, Serena. You can do this.

"Okay, Miette?" Kameel looked at his partner. She nodded, with a firm grip on a Poké Ball.

"Hey Serena!" yelled Arianna. Serena looked over, and smiled when she saw her friend wave to her.

"Hey Aria...nna!" Serena yelled back, forgetting that the Kalos Queen's name couldn't be revealed. She had called herself Arianna for a reason, Serena remembered.

"Well, Serena, good luck!" called her friend Shauna, who had entered the competition without Serena knowing. Huh, how did she get here?

"So, Wind, are you prepared?" Jeremi asked his new friend. He was petting his Vaporeon, while Wind fed Torchic.

"Of course I am!" he responded. "Ready as I could possibly be!"

"On your marks, battlers!" called the announcer. "Get ready to fight!"

"3..."

Ash and Serena grabbed each other's hands, and they used their free hand to grab their Poké Balls.

"2..."

Arianna and Shauna looked at each other, then looked at their new battle partners, Wind and Jeremi. They glanced back, with a smile of determination.

"1..."

Kameel's eyes were filled with determination. He wanted to win this. Why? He thought that if he battled hard enough, Serena would notice. Oh, how I wish I could relive that amazing moment… Kameel thought to himself, flashing back to the cliff, but was quickly startled...

"BE-GIN!"

The crowd started cheering, and the battle was on. Everyone was in it to win it. Flashes of white light appeared in the arena, with the Trainers' Pokémon flying out of their Poké Balls.

"Alright, Braixen!" Serena ordered. "Flamethrower on Ivysaur!"
"Not on my watch!" Arianna cried. "Delphox! Fire Spin!"

"Hmph, while you guys take care of that, I'll sit here destroying Kameel!" Jeremi said, burning with rage and determination. I—I've never felt so...alive. I feel as if this is the most pumped I've ever been for a battle!

"Alright, Vaporeon!" Jeremi commanded his little Pokémon. "Water Gun!"

"Well, in that case," said Kameel. "Thunderbolt, Jolteon! Now!"

"Jol-teeeEEE!" cried the spiky yellow creature. A brilliant flash of white light came hurling towards the opposing Water Gun. It pushed through the water, striking Vaporeon and dealing massive damage.

"Vaporeon is unable to battle! This means that Jeremi is out of the battle!" announced the referee. Jeremi covered his face in shame.

"Don't worry, Jeremi," reassured Wind. "I got this!"

"Alright, Pikachu!" Ash commanded. "Electro Ball on Torchic!"

"WHAT?!" Wind was shocked that Ash had chosen to attack his Torchic.

"Torchic! Peck it back!"

The little orange fluffy bird dove towards the ball of energy flying towards it. It barely managed to send it back but it still took damage from it a little bit.

"Pikachu! Iron Tail on the ball!" It had been fired back.

Soon, the battle had become a small ping pong game of sorts.

While Ash and Wind continued back and forth, Kameel had gone to help Miette and Serena with Ivysaur and Delphox.

"Serena," Kameel commented. "Use Fire Blast on Ivysaur. It should help!" Serena nodded, and she gave the thumbs-up to Kameel. He winked, and she had her eyes set on the battle.

"Alright, Braixen!" she said, and her Pokémon knew what to do without being told.

"What's it doing?!" gasped the Kalos Queen, who was worried. She didn't announce what move she was using on who...it could be any of us!

Soon, a spectacular burst of fire hit Shauna's Ivysaur. The Pokémon had suffered severely, but it managed to weakly get up.

"Alright, Serena," Arianna teased. "Maybe that cute little smile of yours would be better GONE!" Aria had grown almost angry, her eyes becoming devilishly red.

Never knew she had such a competitive side, Serena thought. This ought to be fun!

"Delphox!" she yelled. "Flamethrower!"
"Braixen!" Serena yelled. "Dodge it, and then send a Flamethrower back!" The two Pokémon had attacked each other, until the two Flamethrowers collided.

"Oooh!" said the audience. It was a remarkable sight with the light and sparks of the fire combining.

I could use this somehow for my next Showcase! Serena thought to herself.She started to dream of her next performance, but then remembered the fact that there was a huge battle going on.

"DELPHOX!" Arianna cried. Braixen had somehow managed to overpower the Queen's partner.

"Delphox is unable to battle!" announced the referee. "This means that Arianna is out of the battle!"

"But...how..." whispered the girl, collapsing soullessly. The Kalos Queen had fainted right out on the spot. Now Shauna was angry. Her eyes were raging, showing no mercy.

"Jolteon! Quick Attack on Torchic!" cried the Pokémon's trainer. It began moving. At least, they thought it was moving. It was going so fast it was impossible to see.

No...not like this, Wind had started to sweat. I-I—I can't even see it, how am I supposed to be able to attack or dodge it?!

"Alright!" Kameel cried. "LET'S FINISH THIS! THUNDERBOLT!" he was pumped. TOO pumped. Not only was Jolteon unable to be seen, it was going really fast AND charging up a Thunderbolt! Soon, Wind was down. He could battle no longer. The Quick Attack combined with the Thunderbolt, which was super-effective towards his Torchic, had defeated him.

"Well, this side only has one Trainer and Pokémon left, I wonder how this will go!" said the announcer.

"Kameel, Serena," Ash told them. "You guys take a rest. We'll finish this!"

"Right," the two replied, nodding. They sat down, and glanced at each other.

Who do I want? Serena thought to herself. Ash, he's the reason I came here, but...Kameel's nice too…

Shauna had aggressively ordered Ivysaur to non-stop Vine Whip Pikachu, in an attempt to capture it and defeat it. Pikachu just couldn't be bothered, countering with Quick Attacks, Iron Tails, Thunderbolts and Electro Balls. Soon, the little green plant Pokémon was tired and collapsed.

"Ivysaur is unable to battle, so Shauna is out of the battle! This means that this side WINS!" the announcer was enthusiastic, and he got up to greet the winners. Miette was gone, no where to be seen.

That's peculiar, Serena thought to herself. Miette was here a little while ago!

After about an hour of shaking hands, talking, laughing, and good-byes, the crew left, on their way back.

"So, Ashy," Serena whispered to her boy. "I told you I had something for you."

"Huh?" Ash seemed to have forgotten, although he remembered he was hungry, and thought back. "Oh, yeah." He blushed a bit, and glanced over at the girl standing next to him. She's so cute, he thought to himself. She's just too pretty and cute to ignore, isn't she?

Serena took Ash by the hand and the two ran away, while everyone else was resting a bit. They ran off in to the woods a bit, where they were unspottable. She then reached in to her pocket, grinning at Ash.

"Well," Serena grabbed his attention. "Here you go!" The trainer looked at the small bag in her hands. Cookies! He thought. He took it from her, and opened it.

But…these weren't cookies.

Inside were two Love Balls. Ash's eyes opened wide, and a huge smile grew on his face.

"Thank you, Serena!" he cried, and dived for her, with his arms out wide. The performer was surprised, but she loved it. She held him in her own arms.

"Of course, Ashy," she replied. She was blushing, and Ash held her tight.

"Thank you, really, thank you!"

Serena looked around herself. No one but Ash. She leaned over towards him, and within seconds, she caught Ash in a kiss. "I love you, Ash."

Ash blushed, and then smiled. It was apparent that a few tears were falling from his eyes. "I love you too, Serena."

After a moment, Serena looked up at the sky. It was a nice dark blue, with streaks of orange.

"Well, we should probably head back," the girl told her crush. "It's getting dark." She was sad that this moment had to end.

"Awww," the trainer replied.

"Before we go..." Serena interrupted. She grabbed one of the Love Balls and a marker. She wrote her name, then kissed the ball, leaving a lipstick stain. She continued to draw a small heart next to her name. "For you, Ash." She blushed, and she handed the ball back to him. Ash was speechless.

"I guess we should get going," Ash quickly stated, as to break the silence. The two stood up, and the boy grabbed Serena's hand. Serena was surprised, but she tightened her grip on his hand. They walked back to meet with the others.

Serena and Ash had gotten back, and everyone got ready for bed. Jeremi was still pissed off that he lost, but he knew that he could feel a bit better, since he knew he would see his friend Wind again.

"Good night, guys! Great job today with the battle!" Kameel yelled

Serena was lost in thought. She was tossing and turning constantly, making Bonnie just roll around. She sleeps so peacefully. Why can't I sleep like that? She remembered the events. The battles, the winning...but even worse, Arianna and Shauna. What happened? When they lost, they just fell to the floor. No warning, no sound. They just...fell. And then there's Miette...maybe her disappearing had something to do with this… She fell asleep in to a hellish dream.