Oliverqueen01- How's it going everyone? Hopefully your week is going good. It's been an eventful week especially for pokemon fans around the world. Anyway you're not here for that you're here for the chapter. So here it is. Anyway disclaimer time.
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Chapter 9:A unexpected meeting.
Ash was still on the floor passed out. Serena was still starting at the girl in the doorway. Pikachu was still shocking Ash back to life. The two girls were both had the same thought:
"Who is she and how does she know Ash?"
After the gazillonth thunderbolt Ash recovered.
"OW my head. What in the world happened?"
Ash looked up to see the scene in front of him. He was freaking out internally. He didn't expect Lillie to show up like this nor did he want Serena to ever meet Lillie like this. If he had to make them meet it would have been under different circumstances. He then got up and straighten himself out.
"So both of you are probably wondering who is the other right now. Serena this is Lillie Naya from the Alola region. Lillie is my childhood friend Serena Yoshida from the Kalos region." Ash said as he introduced the two girls into each other.
"So you're her. The girl Ash kept talking about while he was in school back in Alola with all of us. Well it's finally nice to meet you in the flesh. I hope we can become best friends." Lillie said with a smile.
Serena then took a good look at Lillie. She noticed Lillie's long blonde hair neatly tied back in an elegant ponytail with a white hairtie. Her eyes green as emeralds. Her white dress clinging tightly to her body with a withe pair of heels on her feet. She also had a pink handbag and a half moon and sun necklace adorning her neck.
"I hope we was saying good things about me." Serena asked
"Of course."
The two of them giggled. Ash then invited Lillie inside. She sat down at the head of the table with Ash and Serena sitting down on the right side of her.
"So Lillie how did you find -" Ash began before he noticed a single tear falling from her eyes. He then excused himself to make tea for himself, Lillie and Serena. He came back 5 minutes later with tea for all of them. He handed them their cups and then sat down again.
"Lillie what's wrong?" Ash asked concerned.
Lillie wiped her eyes and spoke.
"I-I'm sorry Ash. I didn't mean to interrupt your date with your girlfriend but I didn't know who else to talk to."
Ash and Serena turned red.
"Oh we're not..." Serena began
"Ya W-we're just friends."
"Oh. My mistake." Lillie apologized.
"It's okay Lillie. So what's going on that you couldn't talk to anyone else but me?"
Lille gulped before she spoke.
"Well remember when we saw each other earlier today and I told you about me being here meeting someone about the Aether foundation?"
Ash nodded.
"I met with him today. He said that the only way that he'll continue the work that the foundation does is if..."
"If what?"
"If I do something for him."
"What does he want you to do?"
"He didn't say what. All he told me was it will be revealed at a later time and date."
"That sounds really suspicious Lillie." Serena interjected
"That wasn't the worst part. It's what he did after."
"What did he do after?" Ash asked raising an eyebrow.
"He gave me a evil smirk. It reminded me of when Mom was controlled by Nihilego and she smirked at us. I can't help but feel that this guy has something evil and wicked planned for me to do so that I can keep the foundation running."
Ash gritted his teeth while Serena looked at him worriedly. She knew Ash could be a bit of a hot head when it came to people and things that he cared about, after all back when he was travelling with her in Kalos they had a fight in the Snowbelle City forest because he had lost to Wulfric by being overconfident. But hours later after a brutal snowstorm and the realization that he was wrong to yell at her he apologized and they moved on.
"Who... Who is this guy Lillie?" he asked with a hint of anger in his voice.
Lillie gulped before she answered.
"His name is... Hunter Zentani."
Lillie noticed the look Ash and Serena gave her when she said Hunter's name. It was a look of shock mixed with surprise, disgust and worry all rolled into one.
"Something tells me that both of you have heard that name before somewhere."
Serena nodded and sighed before she answered.
"Hunter Zentani is also the reason I'm here and the reason why I can't get my goal accomplished."
"Oh?"
Serena nodded before she explained the situation of why she was in Kanto to Lillie. She also explained the concept of Pokemon Showcases like she did before with Gary and Leaf. When she was done Lillie had a look of shock on her face.
"I see, the concept sounds so amazing even if it went back home I think everyone there would enjoy it more than the trials because it would give them something else to do that wasn't the trials or the league but why is he so against it?"
"Lance the champion said he had changed since his parents died in a freak boating accident so many years ago. I think he let all the resentment he had towards them dying and basically to be left an orphan is what warped him into the man he is today."
"Even still... Grief shouldn't change a person this much."
"Ya, it shouldn't but then again the process of going through grief is different for everyone perhaps this is his way of going through it."
"Perhaps but I guess we'll never know. Anyway enough about him for now. What about you Serena? How long have you known this one for?"
Serena let out a slight visible blush before she answered.
"I've known this one since childhood. We went to camp here together one summer. It was the best summer of my life. Well that is until he came to Kalos to challenge the league and we travelled around him challenging gyms and gaining badges while I was challenging the showcases and gaining keys."
Lillie giggled.
"So how did you two meet during camp?"
"Well it was special that's for sure. I wandered into the forest one day by complete accident because I thought I had saw a Pikachu so I followed it but then when I realized that I had gotten lost I tried to fine my way back to no avail. Then all of a sudden a Poliwag jumped out of the bush which caused me to fall down and hurt my knee."
"Oh my Nebby. Then what happened?"
"The bush rustled again and I got scared thinking it was another wild pokemon, but then I see a human head and it turned out to be Ash. He walked over to me asked me if I was okay. When he saw that I wasn't he tied a handkerchief around and me. He even pretended to use a magic spell on me to instantly make me feel better and told me don't give up until it's over. He then helped me up, held my hand and we walked out of the forest together."
"Wow that's so romantic. It sounds like straight out of a fairy tale."
Lillie then hit Ash.
"Why don't you ask her to be your girlfriend? She's so amazing and beautiful!"
"I was going to figure out my feelings for her before you showed up." Ash thought to himself.
"I know but... like we said earlier we're just friends." is what Ash really said.
The three of them laughed.
"So what about you Lillie? How did you meet Ash?"
Lillie giggled as she recalled the memory of meeting Ash.
"Well I was with Lana and our other friends Kiawe, Sophocles and Mallow. They were racing Tauros. I was on the side refereeing the race with their pokemon Popplio, Bounsweet and Togedemaru. It was near the end of the race when Ash jumped the fence and walked on to the track because he saw their pokemon. I yelled at him to get out of the way but it was a bit too late. He then proceeded to get trampled by the Tauros."
Serena then turned to Ash.
"How are you not dead?"
"Dumb luck I guess?"
The three of them laughed. Even Ash had to admit to himself that whenever it came to pokemon he had pure dumb luck. However when it came to girls all he had was the worse luck in the world. Two girls who he was sure that he might be in love with were with him in his house, at the same time, talking to each other, about him even.
"Two girls who both know me, one of them in love with me, the other I have no idea. This is going to be a very long week isn't it? Arceus you really like torturing me don't you? I must have done something really bad in a previous life to deserve this luck you're giving to me."
The rest of the night was spent talking about various things ranging from their pokemon to their mothers and everything in between. Serena learned that Lillie had a Vulpix but it wasn't a fire type like she knew but instead an ice type. Ash and Lillie then explained the Alolan forms to her. When they were finished Serena decided to one day to go Alola and catch a Vulpix.
All of a sudden a yawn was heard.
"Oh man, I didn't realize that it was getting this late. I better be going. Serena it was nice to meet you. Ash you better think about what I said about making her your girl. And thanks for listening to me."
Ash turned beet red once again and told Lillie your welcome while Serena laughed.
"It was nice to meet you too Lillie. Maybe we can hang out while you're still here in Kanto?"
Lillie blushed slightly.
"I'd like that."
The two girls exchanged numbers and gave each other a friendly hug. Little did they know how the other felt about Ash. Once they broke apart from the hug Lillie waved goodbye and left. Ash closed the door to his apartment once again leaving him and Serena alone again. Serena had moved back to the couch she and Ash were on earlier before Lillie showed up. Ash sat next to her.
"Back to where we started before Lillie showed up."
"So."
"So."
The two of them giggled at each other.
"Lillie's a nice girl. She reminds me a bit of me."
"How so?"
"Well she's just as beautiful, she's also very friendly and shy."
"She also wasn't able to touch pokemon at all."
"What do you mean?"
"Well... when she was a kid our age her mother did... questionable things with pokemon and Lillie being a only 4 or 5 years old at the time saw it and it had an impact on her so bad that she developed a fear of touching pokemon."
"But she owns a Vulpix, how is she not afraid of touching it?"
"Well after I arrived in Alola and went to school with her and the others we tried to help her get over her fear over the course of the school years. During the first year we were tasked of taking care of an egg."
"Vulpix hatched from this egg eventually?"
"Mh-hm. It was Lillie who took care of it when it was in the egg, but after it hatched and it touched her for the first time... somehow Lillie broke through her fear and they've been close ever since."
"Wow, I wouldn't be able to tell that just by looking at her."
"She's a strong person just like you."
Serena blushed.
"T-Thank you."
Ash grinned at her. He knew that she was a very strong person even if she didn't want to admit it to herself. The two of them were more alike than they knew. It was that same admiration of one another that made them be the very closet of friends. Serena wished that they would be more than just friends, little did she know that Ash was debating that same thing before she and Lillie showed up tonight.
"I should be getting back. It's late."
"Do you want a ride?"
"No I'll be fine, I can use a walk to use my head as well. I'm worried what Hunter is going to make Lillie do."
"You and me both, but we can't worry about that. We'll deal with it when the time comes. After all you still have to try to win him over."
"Right."
They walked to the door together as Serena was putting on her black slightly heeled shoes Ash decided to sneak a small but cute glance at her. That's when something unexpected happened. His heart started to beat a million Pontya per minute. When she strapped the last strap she stood up and he quickly turned away his gaze.
"Despite everything that took place tonight.. It was nice just to hang out and talk." Serena told him with a slight blush.
"Well as long as you're here in Kanto, You're allow to come over anytime just next time... I think a phone call would be nice."
"Deal."
The two of them smiled at each other before Serena started to walk out the door. That's when she decided to make a very... impulsive move.
"Hey Ash?"
"Hmm?"
Serena turned around walked right back to him and planted one right on his cheek. Ash stood in bewilderment, shock and surprise all rolled into one. Serena then quickly turned around and started walking home while blushing beet red. Ash stood in his doorway frozen trying to process what just happened.
"I think... I think I just got my answer about how Serena feels about me."
Meanwhile...
Hunter was in bed sleeping when he suddenly woke up from a nightmare about the day he learned his parents died. He stared at the clock on his right. It read 9:50 pm.
"Damn these nightmares, why won't you end? Ya know what maybe a drink will help me sleep better."
Hunter slipped into his black night robe and white slippers and headed down to his kitchen to take out a drink. When he got there he went to the furthest cupboard and opened it to pull down a bottle of scotch. As he was drinking he was playing classical music. That's when something happened. Out of the left corner of his eye he swore he saw someone.
"Who's there?"
No answer.
"Calm down Hunter, it's probably the scotch working it's effect."
He then saw the shadow again and chased after it. the chase lead him back to his bedroom. When he got back there he saw a woman dressed in a peach coloured sundress with a silver bracelet on her right hand and a gold band double diamond ring on her left hand. Her hair was long up to her shoulders and black.
He then tapped on the woman's shoulder. She turned around with bright black eyes looking at him.
"M-Mom?! But how."
The woman ignored him and uttered a single phrase.
"You Hunter Zentani are a disgrace."
That one word rang through his head over and over again.
"A disgrace. A disgrace. A disgrace. A disgrace. A disgrace. A disgrace. A disgrace."
Then he saw people pointing at him and laughing also agreeing with his mother and calling him a disgrace. Hunter clutched his head to try blocking out the sounds but to no avail, the harder he tried the louder it got.
"SHUT THE HELL UP!"
He then took his shoe and threw it at a mirror. The mirror shattered leaving broken glass fragments on the floor. He then took a at the reflection inside the broke mirror. He had the crazy bugged out eyes while doing so.
"I am not a disgrace. I am a survivor. I am justice. I AM HUNTER ZENTANI!"
The loud yell startled the bird pokemon outside who immediately flew away. He then made a sick smile to himself as he went back to bed.
"I swear on the graves of both my parents that I won't let pokemon showcases come here and I will trample anyone who gets in my way including Lance, Serena and Lillie. I will do WHATEVER it takes to stop them."
oliverqueen01- Dun Dun Dun, things happened. So my birthday is next wednesday so if there's no chapter next week I apologize because thats either a) I partied too hard and passed out or b) I forget to upload. So that hunter twist at the end huh? That was in my brain for a while after watching back season 2 of the flash and batman the animated series (the episode with scarecrow was first introduced) and I thought it worked out well. Lillie and Serena met and there's no hostility between them... for now. And Ash well I think he's still passed out on the floor after what happened. Anyway I think i got everything so ya next week there might not be a chapter cause of my birthday :p. Anyhow let's get to the reviews.
Reviews/questions/comments
Armorshippingfan- Yep he does have the worse of luck. After all Charizard didn't listen to him until the whole orange island journey happened. Thanks for the review.
Klay (guest)- umm maybe I'm not sure on that. Thanks for the review.
Espeon44- Maybe one day we'll see. After this I'm going on a very long break. Thanks for the review.
RenegadeReviewer- Well let's call that almost kiss a tease of the end :p. Ya another ship for Ash isn't a bad thing. I mean out of the current ones for Sun and moon now I'm really digging the whole Ash x Lana shipping with Lillie right behind that. Yeah Hunter is the definition of evil by doing that to Lillie and you're probably wondering what it is he'll make her do? You'll just have to wait and find out. Thanks for the review.
Wes27- Yup, as I mentioned last chapter the Barry in this story is based of the Barry in the flash just without his powers. Julian is just a name drop because season 3 is currently going on so why not :p Thanks for the review.
Amourguest- Yes yes, keep up the amourshipping stuff and all that good jazz. I will don't worry about that :p Thank you for the review.
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Until next time this Oliverqueen01 signing off :)
This ability to travel through time revealed a truth. My fate was to become your greatest enemy. I was never going to be The Flash, so I became the reverse of everything that you were. The more people you saved, the more you were loved, the more I had to take from you.
- Eobard Thawne "The Reverse Flash"
