The following content contains Amourshipping. If you are offended by such content, please turn away now. Reader's discretion is advised. I do not own Pokemon, although I often wish that I did so I could pair those two lovebirds (Ash and Serena) together already... This is my first time writing a fanfiction. Any and all critiques will be greatly appreciated. Enjoy!


CHAPTER 7 - A Quest for Two Lovers

Ash's mind stirred as he came to his senses. He slowly opened his eyes and saw Serena embracing him with one arm and holding a torch in the other. Serena noticed Ash waking up. Turning a deep shade of red, Serena stuttered, "D-d-did you hear anything?"

Ash, slowly regaining his senses, rubbed the back of his head. "No, I didn't hear anything. I was out cold." Serena sighed with relief. Thank goodness.

Ash noticed that his clothes were wrapped around his body. "Serena, did you do this?"

Serena blushed and looked to the side, then back at Ash. "Yeah… I-I was just returning the favor, that's all."

Serena helped Ash up on his feet. Ash's eyes immediately lit up. Serena thought Ash was excited to see that she was fine, but Ash ran right past her and towards Delphox. "Wow, did your Braixen evolve?"

Disappointed that she wasn't Ash's center of attention, Serena pouted. "Yeah… it evolved during the storm when I was on top-" She blushed and stopped herself from saying too much again.

Ash's eyes were glittering from excitement. "Wow, that's so amazing!" Ash then looked around for Greninja. "I wonder if Greninja alerted the others yet."

Bonnie, Clemont, and Greninja made their way up the snow-capped Snowbelle mountain. All of a sudden, the blizzard cleared and sunlight poured out from between the clouds. "That's odd," Clemont proclaimed.

Bonnie ran ahead of the group, shouting and hopping. "Look, it's Ash and Serena! And… Braixen? No, it's a bigger Braixen!" Clemont and Greninja followed behind.

Serena had noticed Bonnie and the others. "Ash! They're here!" Ash turned his attention from Serena's Delphox to Bonnie, Clemont, and Greninja.

Bonnie held Delphox's hands. "It's sooo cute!" Clemont caught his breath and looked at Delphox as well. "Congratulations, Serena. Looks like your Braixen finally evolved," Clemont added.

Serena smiled at her friends. Then she glared at Clemont, placing her hands on her hips. "Thanks very much for your glorious invention." Clemont turned a shade of blue and looked down at the ground. "Sorry! I'm so very sorry! Extremely sorry!" Clemont apologized profusely.

Serena smiled back at Clemont. "It's okay. As long as no one was hurt, that's all that matters!" Then she thought to herself, without your device, Ash never would have done what he did… Serena blushed at the thought of Ash hugging her tightly.

Bonnie noticed Serena's blush and walked next to her, nudging Serena's side with her elbow. "So, you wanna tell me what happened?" Bonnie teasingly whispered.

Serena immediately perked up and turned even redder than before. "Bonnie!" she cried. Bonnie giggled and ran circles around Serena.

Clemont adjusted his glasses. "Well, it's good to see that no one was hurt. I guess we came up here for no reason; you two handled it on your own!"

Serena was about to say something, but decided to just smile back at Clemont instead. Ash spoke up. "Well, Serena and I saved each other. We're a pretty good team." Ash blushed a little bit. "Where's Pikachu?"

Bonnie, still running circles around Serena, playfully replied, "Pikachu is asleep with Dedenne back at the Pokemon Center." Ash sighed with relief and then tensed up again.

He clenched his fist determinedly and looked at Greninja. "Well, buddy, are you ready to resume our mission?" Greninja looked Ash back in the eyes. "Greninja!"

Bonnie stopped running around Serena and held onto Clemont's hand. "Clemont, I think we should go back down to the Pokemon Center. Ash and Serena can handle it on their own. Besides, you wouldn't want to scale that mountain, would you?"

Clemont looked up at the towering precipice. "Hahaha… no thanks. I guess you're right, Bonnie. Let's head back. Ash and Serena, you two take care." As the two siblings made their way down the mountain, Bonnie turned around and winked at Serena.

Serena sighed, knowing fully well what Bonnie had done. That little rascal, she thought to herself. She turned to her Pokemon companion, but Delphox was already chattering away with Greninja. The ninja frog and fire fox seemed to enjoy each other's company.

Serena then looked at Ash, blushing a little bit from staring directly at him. "Well, Ash, do you want to go alone? After all, this is a quest between you and your Greninja." Serena shuffled her feet back and forth.

I shouldn't bother him anymore. I probably slowed him down by coming along, Serena thought to herself. "Delphox!" She called out. Delphox, smiling at Greninja, looked back at Serena's call.

Ash adjusted his cap and then looked back at Serena. "I want you to come along with me." Serena's face turned a light tinge of pink, surprised at Ash's invitation.

Ash rubbed his nose with his index finger. "I realized something, Serena. Even if this might be a quest to develop the bond between me and my Pokemon, I never would have gotten this far without your help."

Serena placed both of her hands over her heart, swelling with joy. She looked at Ash, noticing a slight blush on his cheeks.

Ash's face burned with determination. "Serena, let's go. We'll find the Greninjite together. That way, my first Mega Stone will be something special. Special because… well… because you helped me find it."

Serena cheerfully nodded her head in agreement. "Yeah!" she exclaimed with bliss. Greninja, already walking along with Delphox, didn't seem to mind Serena's tagging along.

Ash turned his cap backwards. "Alright, team. Onwards!"


#BonnieKnows... Bonnie is the best wing woman, hands down. She's portrayed so many hints in the anime that she knew what was going on that I've decided to give her the role of a wing woman and a supporting character in my future chapters. Too bad Clemont and Ash are still both oblivious bricks... Due to popular demand, I also tried to incorporate some hints at Greninja x Delphox in here. Sorry if they seem unnatural; it's just that I've never actually heard about this ship until some of you guys asked for me to include it. Let me know how I did. Next time: Chapter 8 - For Old Times' Sake! Toodles!