Hello again, TheEnigmatic97 here. Well, if you were expecting something major with this update, I would like to apologize for that. WAIT! Don't go. This is a side story chapter that would lead to the next chapter of this story. Well, there would be no harm done if you won't read this because there are not much major events, as the last few parts would be cited in the following chapter, but I do encourage that you read this. Also, this would be quite short in comparison to the main chapters which are kinda short for me at least.

So without further ado

Side Chapter
'Santalune City Outskirts'


Ash was still trying to walk fast after leaving his girlfriend hanging. He may have not wanted to do so, but some teasing made him laugh for a bit.

"Pikachu, join them, I have a plan." Ash whispered to his partner Pokémon

"Pika?" (What?) the yellow rodent asked

'It's a secret" Ash replied. Without any further questions, Pikachu immediately complied to his trainer's command.

"ASH! WAIT!" Serena was still shouting at her boyfriend to come back and join the rest of the group, who were just following him a few meters away.

"Brother, look at them." Bonnie said "They look so cute."

"I have to agree." Clemont replied

"Well, at least you have an idea when I find you a wife." Bonnie said with a wide grin on her face

"Bonnie, how many times do I have to tell you?" Clemont reacted furiously

"Yeah, yeah, not interested in getting married." Bonnie replied with a poker face, but immediately changed her tone "But look at them, you deserve that experience."

"Oh great, I can't wait." Clemont said with a gloomy expression

"Clemont, you'll love it." Ash said giving his insight on their small banter

"ASH!" Serena was still shouting, but Ash didn't listen to her call

"This will do the trick." Serena thought "ASH, IF YOU DON'T COME BACK I'LL LEAVE THIS INSTANT!"

When Ash heard this, he just stopped in his tracks and swallowed his pride.

"Did I go too far?" Serena thought "He just... stood there, face staring at the ground."

Serena approached Ash carefully then placed her hand on his shoulder "Ash..."

The raven-haired trainer did not react at her actions. He was thinking though "Well, here we go... Three... Two..."

"Ash..." Serena continued to call Ash

"One..."

After his internal countdown, he faced Serena and pecked on her cheek at the same instance, afterwards he came rushing to the lemon-blonde siblings as if nothing happened.

Serena blushed furiously at her boyfriend's actions. She felt a warm sensation rush through her body, and lost her focus. She was just staring at the others, without even blinking.

The others were just laughing at Serena's expression, including Ash. Despite this, Ash knew that what he did was borderline crazy, and may just make Serena lose her sanity. Ash then approached her carefully, and held her hand, snapping her back to the real world.

"Serena, let's go?" Ash said to her and they immediately started walking with their hands intertwined, and Ash was just whistling a few happy tunes since his plan worked out well.

"Wha-what happened?" Serena wondered, especially with how fast the event went

'You'll know it when the time comes." Bonnie replied with a small chuckle

The group continued to walk the trail as the buildings start to increase by the minute

"Pika!" (We're here!) Pikachu, who was being clutched by Clemont said when he saw the main landmark of Santalune City over the horizon. the Santalune City Fountain


Meanwhile, a few people noticed a certain group of trainers approaching the city and started to spread the news throughout the city

"They're coming here!" A man shouted

"They are? Call the press, bring out the cameras" A woman replied (A/N: The press again? What's happening to me?)

Then suddenly a mob of fans suddenly surrounded the Pokémon Center in the city, shocking Nurse Joy

"Wow, there's so many people." She said as she was asking for some news

"They're coming" A trainer said to the nurse before returning to her desk

"Wigglytuff, prepare two rooms, the ones with video phones please."

"Wiggly~" (Okay)the Wigglytuff assisting the nurse replied before going to the inner area of the Pokémon Center.


"This is quite odd."


That was short. Well, what do you think about this? I hope this gives you an idea on how chaotic the group's arrival into Santalune City will be in the next chapter. I'll try to update with that chapter within a few days.

Also, I have a "First Kiss Guessing Game." Just guess when the couple's first kiss would happen and send your answers along with your review or via PM. The only clue I could give is that it won't happen until they arrive in Lumiose City. First one to give the RIGHT answer will receive a shout out on that chapter. (Check my profile for the options)

Speaking of which, I would like to give readers Woozart, GoldenExperience, and DeltaRaptor762 a shout out for giving some wonderful insights about the story. Please continue to enjoy the story

To answer a certain review

[reviewer] Minios0903 (ch 6): "Firstly,I will rate your story until now:9.5/10!I mean,this story is amazing,you stay close to each character personality instead of make their character a little odd like some you described the surrounding was fantastic too,especially the confession.I love how you made your story relevant to the anime's previous episodes.
I think you should make an arc after the elite four battle(before the champion battle) where team flare and team rocket start a fight between 2 organizations and it's up to Ash and the gang to settle it and destroy both organizations completely!Then the champion battle and a closure for the story :)"

[reply] Thank you for reading this story, and with your positive response. About the characters, I did not expect that I actually pulled them of well, so thanks for pointing that out. As much as I want to keep the mood of this story light, I am taking your suggestion in consideration as I haven't written any of the Elite Four Arc.

I would like to apologize if I do not answer as much reviews, but to tell you, I read all of them, and take your suggestions into consideration. Thanks for the reviews

So there we go, TheEnigmatic97 here, peace!