A/N: Sorry for the extended wait everyone. RL and writer's block kept getting in the way. Anyhow, enjoy this newest episode folks!

It was another morning on Densetsu Isle, and in the Ketchum/Landors villa, everyone was chowing down on the delicious breakfast Delia had prepared.

"Hmm, great cooking as always, Mom!," Ash exclaimed with his mouth full.

"Pika Pikachu!," Pikachu agreed.

"Thanks dear, but please don't talk with your mouth full," Delia said. Ash then swallowed what food was in his mouth.

"Sorry…," he said sheepishly.

Another day on Densetsu Isle, and some of our heroes finishing up breakfast and planning for the day's events. Little do they know, though it's going to be a surprise for all of them to enjoy.

"So what do you kids intend to do today?," Oak asked.

"Well, we all agreed to take a break from training today," Ash explained. "But the problem is, none of us could figure out what to do with our day off."

"Yeah, I sort of just want to kick back and relax today," April noted.

"Pikachu Chu," Pikachu yipped.

"Well, I've actually got news of a new event that's happening today," Kensi announced. The thought of news for a new event quickly perked up Ash, Pikachu, and April's attention.

"Wow, really?!," asked Ash excitedly.

"What is it?!" asked April, also excited.

"Pika Pika Pikachu?!," Pikachu squeaked, excited as well.

"You'll find out when we meet the others," Kensi replied causing the three to fall flat on their faces, before quickly getting up.

"Oh, come on sis, just give us the deets right now!," April begged her sister

"Yeah, we want to know what's up!," Ash pleaded in agreement.

"Not until we meet the others. This is a surprise for everyone," Kensi affirmed as her sister and Ash groaned in disappointment.

"Then let's hurry and finish breakfast so that we can hurry and meet them," Ash suggested. He and Pikachu then started eating their breakfast really fast.

"Good idea, Ash!," April said as she then followed suit. Kensi became uneased on seeing them eating so fast.

"Geez, slow down, you two," she said in vain, trying to slow them down.

Delia chuckled as she said with a sheepish smile, "That's my Ash: always pumped up for a surprise!"

"Mime Mime," Mimey agreed.

"Fennekin," Fennekin added in.

"And he always seems to pump others up with him too!," Oak remarked with a laugh.

The Sisterhood Of The Opposite Landors!: Part 1

Soon after, breakfast was finished, and Ash, Pikachu, and the Landors sisters bid Delia, Mimey, Fennekin, and Oak farewell, and rushed to the Pokémon Center to meet their friends. Upon arriving, they immediately saw their friends (and their walking Pokémon) waiting for them at the entrance.

"Ash, guys! There you all are," Alan said, glad to finally see them.

"Shinx!," Shinx yipped happily.

"It's about time you showed up," Flynn remarked snarkily.

"Hey, we got here as fast as we could," Ash replied.

"Yeah, no need for your snark-asim, Flynn," April sniped at the gloomy Dark-Type Specialist.

"Pika Pika!," Pikachu yipped in agreement.

"Well, what's this news you wanted to tell us, Kensi?," Leo asked.

"Yeah, out with it already!," Megan pleaded impatiently. "I can't wait another second!"

"Eevee Eevee!," barked Eevee excitedly.

"Bulbasaur!," Bulbasaur added in.

"Relax Megan, Kensi's gonna tells us right now, right?," Erald asked as he looked at Kensi.

"Well, I happen to have knowledge of the next pre-tournament event, which by the way is happening today," Kensi said, as she whipped out a poster for said event. "A Water-type Relay race!"

Everyone crowded around the poster excitedly, seeing several trainers riding water chariots while their Pokémon pull them.

"Wow, looks exciting!," Ash exclaimed, feeling as pumped up as usual.

"Pi Pika Pika!," Pikachu agreed with a yip.

"Yeah, I'm definitely up for this!," Alan declared, just as excited as Ash.

"Shinx!," barked Shinx.

"So how does the race work exactly?," April asked her sister.

"Well, it's a bunch of basic rules," Kensi explained. "The racers must use Water-Types to pull their chariots, they must go through a marked course through the isle with three checkpoints, all of which they must pass through and then straight to the finish line, which doubles as the starting point. Also, they are not allowed to command their Pokémon to use any attacks against each other, or they'll be immediately disqualified."

"Well, at least they're keeping it clean," Flynn remarked.

"In that case, I wanna race too!," Megan declared happily.

"Me too," Leo added slightly meekly. Erald took a closer look at the poster and noticed the requirements.

"Sorry guys, but only trainers aged 10 and up can compete," he told them. Megan and Leo groaned at this, as Eevee and Bulbasaur comforted them.

"Why is it we're always to young to do anything fun?," Megan whined. Leo could only shrug in response.

"But hey, watching can be just as fun as racing," Ash said in an attempt to cheer them up. "And before you know it, you'll both be out there racing with your own Pokemon someday!"

Megan and Leo glanced at each other and seemed to cheer up a little.

"Thanks, Ash. You always seem to know what to say," Leo thanked Ash.

"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go sign up!," April said.

"Right, let's go everyone," Ash said as he, Pikachu and the others all rushed in to get signed up for the race.

However, little did they know was that Team Rocket was nearby and had heard everything.

"A Water Pokémon race, huh?," Jessie sneered. "What a golden opportunity for us!"

"Indeed! So many Water Types for us to swipe right out from under their trainer's noses!," James added with a laugh.

"And to bring right under da bosses' nose!," Meowth agreed.

"Wobbuffet!," Wobbufett added.

"Mime Mime!," agreed Mime Jr.

"And I know how to do it though," James queried. He then gathered his teammates in a group huddle and whispered his plan, at which they got excited.

"I like it," chuckled Jessie.

"It's sneaky!," added Meowth

"And it…"

"Just might…"

"WORK!," James finished.

"We'll be swimming in Water Types galore! And we'll be promoted and more!," the trio all said as Wobbuffet and Mime Jr. chimed in. The crooks all snickered as they crept off to do their wickedness.

In the Pokémon Center, Ash, Alan, April, Flynn, Erald, and Kensi had all just finished signing up.

"Okay, now we're ready to race!," Ash said. "I can't wait for it!"

"Pika!," cheered Pikachu.

"Actually, not quite," Flynn added. Everyone then looked at him, curious as to what he meant.

"What do you mean by that, Flynn?," April asked.

"I don't have any Water Pokémon on hand with me right now. I do have one at home, but I have to call and send for it."

"Yeah, it's his starter, Feraligatr," Megan explained.

"I see," Alan replied.

"And I have to send for another Water Pokemon from home too," April added. "My Simipour is an impressive battler, but not that strong a swimmer."

"Well, there's a phone/transfer machine over there," Leo said as he pointed to said machine. "So you can send for whatever Pokémon you need."

"That's me," Flynn said as he headed for the machine.

"Me too," added April as she followed after him. The others simply looked on after them.

"Well anyhow," Kensi said as she turned back to the others. "It's good to be in this race again."

"Again?," Alan asked. "You were a part of this race before?"

"Yeah, back when I participated in the tournament. I took part in a lot of the events back then, this race included. Last time, I finished in second place. It was a real close one."

"Wow, and now you're going for the gold this time?," Erald asked with intrigue.

"Pretty much so, yes."

"Well you're not the only one," Ash remarked with confidence. "I'm looking to win it all!"

"Pika Pika!," Pikachu squeaked in agreement.

"Or maybe April might beat you?," Leo slipped in.

Kensi thought about that as she said, "Well, I wouldn't put it past her. She's been trying to live up to me for a long time."

"What do you mean, Kensi?," Megan asked curiously.

"Well, you see, ever since I became a trainer, I've put all my energy into everything I've ever done."

Flashback:

A younger Kensi is shown with her Pokémon in a short montage making many achievements in Gym Battles, Contests, Showcases, Pokémon Leagues, Grand Festivals, and the Master Class Showcase. She is shown winning some and losing others with her family watching and cheering her on.

"Whether it was taking on the Pokémon Leagues, the Contest circuts, or the Showcases in Kalos, I always put in my best efforts to win. Sometimes I was successful, other times I wasn't."

The Landors family, including a younger April is shown, and April is shown in each event cheering her sister on, celebrating her victories, and sympathizing with her defeats.

"And out of all of my friends and family, April was always my biggest supporter.

The two sisters are then shown spending time together, with April admiring Kensi and vowing to be as great as she is.

"She would always use to tell me, 'Someday Kens, I'm going to do all the same things you've done. The Leagues, the Contests, the Showcases, all of it!'"

Back in the present, Kensi continued to talk to everyone about her and April.

"Since she first became a trainer, she's made it her personal dream to accomplish everything I have."

"Well, that sounds like a decent goal," Ash said. "I mean, it shows just how much she looks up to you. Heck, if you were my sister, I'd probably want to do the same!"

Kensi chuckled as she replied, "That's really nice of you, Ash."

She then looked solemnly as she then said, "But truth be told, I sort of don't want her to do the same things I've done."

Everyone then looked confused as to this, as Megan asked with concern, "You don't?"

"So you don't support her desire to replicate your successes?," Leo asked, equally concerned.

"It's not like that," Kensi explained. "I do admire April wanting to achieve as much as I have. But I don't want her to just copy off everything I've done."

"I see. You want her to follow her own dreams too," Erald noted, understanding.

Kensi nodded as she continued, "I know my sister has great potential and a path of her own to follow. I just hope that she finds what her path is soon."

"Oh, don't worry, she will. She's got a good head on her shoulders," Alan pointed out.

"Shinx!," barked Shinx.

"Pika Pikachu!," Pikachu quipped as well. Just then, Flynn and April returned, each with a Poké Ball in hand.

"Well, I've got my Pokémon for this race," April informed everyone.

"As do I," Flynn added in.

"Then let's get to the beach for the race," Ash said to everyone as the group left the Pokémon Center.

Later on, at the beach, Ash, Pikachu and the group had all gathered to where the starting point for the race was along with many other participating trainers and spectators alike. They were all dressed in their swimwear for this occasion: Ash was wearing blue swimming trunks, Alan sported yellow swimming trunks with white stripes, April wore a two-piece turquiose swimsuit with swimshorts as the bottoms, Kensi was wearing a white two-piece bikini, Flynn had on trunks that were black on top and dark blue on the bottom, Megan had her hair tied up in a ponytail and sported a deep red one-piece swimsuit, Erald wore brown trunks with purple Poké Ball symbols on the sides, and Leo wore green swim briefs. The group faced the ocean where many other trainers had released the Pokémon they were going to use for the race.

"Time to show everyone our racing partners," Ash said with determination. Alan, Kensi, and Erald nodded, as the four then took out and tossed Poké Balls, letting out their Buizel, Dewott, Milotic, and Blastoise respectively into the water. "Okay. Now, April, Flynn, why don't you show us your partners?"

"You bet," April said with a smile, as she took out a Poké Ball and tossed it into the air. "Come on out, Mantine."

The ball burst open, letting out April's Kite Pokémon, who called out and splashed alongside the others.

"And now, me," Flynn added as he drew a Poké Ball and threw it. "Feraligatr, let's go!"

The ball popped open, releasing Flynn's Big Jaw Pokémon, who then let out a roar of triumph so loud that everyone had to cover their ears.

"Wow guys, your Mantine and Feraligatr look strong," Ash remarked. "I can see you both put in a lot of training with them."

"Pika Pika!," Pikachu agreed happily.

"You know it," April replied with a grin. Flynn simply nodded with a small smiled.

"Well, let's just see how fast they are against me and my Starmie," said a familiar voice. They all turned around to see Ellie standing there in a pink two-piece swimsuit, and with a Starmie by her side.

"It's Ellie! Hi!," Ash greeted his Coordinater friend.

"Hey, El, what's up?," Alan added as Shinx barked in delight. The rest of the group was delighted to see Ellie as well.

"Are you entering the race too?," Megan asked.

Ellie nodded as she replied, "As a matter of fact I am, and Starmie here's my racing partner!"

"Well, that's a delight to hear," Kensi noted.

"Not as much as winning the race will be, which I plan to do!"

"Well, first you'll have to beat me!," Ash quipped with determination.

"Pikachu!," Pikachu agreed with his trainer.

"And me!," Alan added.

"Shinx Shinx!," Shinx yipped supportively.

"And not to mention me," said another familiar voice. Everyone then looked to the right to see Raynard, wearing white and yellow swimming trunks and an open white vest, and with a Dewgong at his side.

"Raynard, I guess you're racing too, and with your Dewgong?," Erald asked as he greeted the former Sinnoh League Champion.

"Indeed. I figure that winning this next event will give me a measure of satisfaction before the tournament."

"Easy, Ray. You haven't won yet," April pointed out.

"Yeah, you still have to beat my brother," Megan agreed and added in.

"And my cousin," Leo added as well.

"Bulba/Eev," Bulbasaur and Eevee chimed in together.

"Not to mention every other participant," Flynn added drolly. "You really shouldn't be so self-important, Ray."

"Been telling him that for a while now," Ellie remarked somewhat snidely.

Raynard brushed off their words as he then said, "Anyhow, you can all me and Dewgong to push as hard as we can and past all of you guys!"

"And you can expect the same from all of us!," Ash declared excitedly.

Just then another familiar voice said with a scoff, "Like any of you weakllings will even make the finish line!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw none other than Seamus standing there in red and black swimming trunks and with a Swampert at his side.

"Seamus!," Ash growled disdainly at his hated rival.

"What do you want?!," April snapped angrily.

"Well, I'm racing too, and with my dad's Swampert, you mooks don't stand a chance!," Seamus sneered arrogantly.

"Swam-pert!," said Swampert, echoing Seamus's arrogance.

"We'll see about that! We and our Pokémon are in it to win it!," Ash declared.

"Pipikachu!," Pikachu echoed in agreement.

"Please Ashy-boy, you guys and your racers are mince meat! Plus, you losers can consider this a warm-up beating, for when the tournament starts!," Seamus cackled, as arrogant as ever.

Flynn rolled his eyes as he snarked, "We'll just see about that."

"Yeah, we're gonna chew you up, spit you out, wipe you off, and then throw you away!," Alan snapped confidently.

"Shinx!," Shinx barked in agreement with his trainer. Seamus only snorted and smirked.

"That was quite creative," Raynard remarked.

"Well, see you mooks at the starting line! Let's go, Swampert!," he said. He and Swampert then walked off, leaving Ash, the others, and their Pokémon looking after him in a huff. Kensi then walked towards the rest of the group.

"Just forget him, you guys. Jerks like him always get what they deserve in due time," she assured everyone.

"Right. Now we should get ready for the race, the chariots are right over there," Erald pointed out to everyone as he gestured to where the water chariots were as the other participating trainers were hooking their chosen racing Pokémon up to them.

"Right. Let's go everyone!," Ash declared as he, Pikachu, and the others all headed over the chariots.

Not to long afterwards, all participants in the race, including Ash and his friends and rivals (sans Megan and Leo), stood at the starting point/finish line, with their respective chariots and Pokémon ready and waiting. As the crowd of spectators (which included Megan, Leo, Delia, Oak and their Pokémon) cheered and camera drones flew overhead, Mayor Stone then stepped up to announce the rules.

"Okay, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, and all of our participants," he declared. "The rules are simple in our Water Type Relay Race: the course is marked with signs and goes full circle around the island, right back to this spot. All competitors are encouraged to stay within the course's boundaries as much as possible. In addition, your Pokémon are allowed to use moves to speed up and get ahead, but under no circumstances are they allowed to attack other racers. Any team that does this will be disqualified immediately. That is all, and good luck to everyone!"

The crowd cheered, and the racers, including Ash and his friends (with Pikachu and Shinx riding with Ash and Alan on their chariots), got ready as the racers official counted down.

3…

2…

1…

GO!

With the wave of a green flag, the chariot teams set off, starting the race to the cheers of the crowd. The camera drones followed them, broadcasting the race to the spectators via a holo-projecter back at the starting point.

Things were off to a good start as Ash, Pikachu and Buizel took an early lead and were closly followed by April and Mantine. Seamus and Swampert, however, started charging forward, and inched up on them closer and closer. Several places behind, Alan, Shinx, and Dewott kept trying to inch closer, but were obstructed by Ellie and Starmie, who refused to let him pass them by.

Coming up behind them, Flynn and Feraligatr slid by few other racers, with Kensi and Milotic closing in behind them. In the rear crowd of racers, Erald and Blastoise and Raynard and Dewgong both all sped up trying to catch up with their friends and rivals.

Back at the finish line, the spectators cheered on racers, including Delia, Oak, Megan, Leo, and their Pokémon.

"Come on, Flynn!/Go, Erald go!," Megan and Leo cheered together.

"Bulba-Bulbasaur!/Eevee-Eev!," Bulbasaur and Eevee cheered as well.

"Come on, Ash!," Delia cheered in support of her son.

"Mime Mime Mime/Fenne-Fennekin!," Mimey and Fennekin echoed in cheering.

"Well, looks like things are off to a good start so far," Oak remarked.

Back in the race, the racers continued along the course. Ash and April were both gunning for the lead position, while their friends and rivals continued to catch up to them. However, Seamus and Swampert both then started gunning for the lead, determined to take the race. To that end, Seamus then started ramming his chariot into other racers to force them out of his way (including Erald and Ellie), and had his Swampert splash water into the eyes of the racers' Pokémon (including Dewott and Feraligatr) forcing them to slow down.

"Hey, watch it!," Alan snapped at him, concerned for his Dewott.

"No fair, you jerk! You can't do that!," yelled another racer.

"Too bad, I just did!," Seamus sneered as he and Swampert continued on. Back at the finish line, most of the spectators were upset at his cheating, especially Ash and his friends' supporters.

"Hey, that's cheating!," Megan protested.

"Disqualify him, Mr. Mayor!," Leo yelled in the mayor's direction. Some of the spectators started to boo, and even the Pokémon started to protest Seamus's actions.

"He certainly doesn't know the meaning of fair play," Delia remarked.

"Well, as they say, cheaters never prosper," Oak replied to her. However, they then heard some obnoxious cheering for Seamus and his actions, and saw his father Finley and some of the Power Players, shouting in support of him.

"Alright, son! Don't let anything get in your way!," Finley cheered on Seamus

"Yeah, especially those losers!," Hatcher added in.

"Yeah, and that Pikachu-loving loser most of all!," Dibson added.

Incensed at the remarks regarding her son, Delia stood up and snapped, "That Pikachu-loving 'loser' is my son, you rude little jerks!"

The Power Players then turned to see Delia and the others looking very angry with them.

"Hey, Delia, babe, didn't see ya there!," Finley said flirtatiously. Needless to say, Ash's mother was not amused.

"Don't you 'Delia, babe' me! The next one of you that makes one more rude remark about my Ash is going to get a thrashing you'll never forget, I kid you not! Understand?!"

Surprisingly, the Power Players, intimidated by Delia's fury nodded "yes" in fear and sat down again. Finley, however, was impressed once more by her fiery behavior.

"Anyone ever tell you that you're kinda cute when you're angry?," he snickered at her. Delia, however, turned her nose up at him, and sat back down as everyone else looked at her, impressed at how she handled things.

Back in the race, the competitors and their Pokémon were approaching the halfway checkpoint in the race.

"There's the checkpoint! Full speed ahead, Buizel," Ash commanded.

"Pika-Pika!," Pikachu echoed in support.

"Bui," Buizel replied as it picked up speed towards the checkpoint.

"No, you don't!," Seamus exclaimed upon seeing this. "Swampert, go get 'em!"

Swampert sped up as it and Seamus pursued Ash, Pikachu, and Buizel to the checkpoint, trying to catch them. The other racers and their Pokémon continued on, also trying to reach the leaders.

But then, just as everyone was about to cross the checkpoint, a huge explosion burst from the water, knocking the racers off their chariots, and stunning all of the Pokémon, as well as knocking out the camera drones, and cutting off the broadcast to the spectators, much to everyone surprise and confusion. Then, before anyone had the chance to recover, a bunch of nets came seemingly out of nowhere, and caught all of the Water Pokémon, as well as Pikachu and Shinx, shocking the Trainers.

"Hey, what's going on here?!," Erald snapped upset at what had happened.

"Yeah, what's the big idea?!," Seamus demanded to know. Evil cackling rang out and everyone looked to see the two large nets containing their Water Pokémon, being suspended by a large Meowth-shaped balloon. Ash and his friends immediately knew who it was as three familiar crooks made themselves known.

"Prepare for trouble, the big idea is to steal!," said Jessie.

"And make it double, we made that idea real!," added James.

"To protect the world from devastation!"

"To unite all peoples within our nation!"

"To denounce the evils of truth and love!"

"To extend our reach to the stars above!"

"Jessie!"

"James!"

"Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!"

"So surrender now or prepare to fight, fight, fight!"

"Meowth, that's right!," shouted Meowth as he joined Jessie and James in posing.

"Wobbuffet!," said Wobbuffet as it joined in as well.

"Mime Mime!," added Mime Jr. as it posed on top of Wobbuffet. Ash knew immediately who these guys were.

"Team Rocket!," Ash and his friends and rivals growled, annoyed and angry at the crooked trio's presence.

"Who are these three dolts?!," Seamus demanded to know.

"They're criminals who like to steal other people's Pokémon," Kensi replied.

"Not too unlike another group of hooligans that we know," Flynn sniped at Seamus, whose face turned red with anger at the remark.

"And we've just caught us a treasure trove of Water Pokémon!," Jessie cackled. James, however, took a closer look at the nets and saw…

"Ooh, looks like we got Pikachu and Shinx as a bonus!," he noted.

"And more bonuses for da boss means more bonuses for us!," Meowth remarked.

"Wobbuffet!," said Wobbuffet.

"Mime Mime!," added Mime Jr.

Pikachu and Shinx, each in a separate net, then angrily charged up for Thunderbolt and Discharge attacks. April noticed this and yelled out, "Wait! Pikachu, Shinx, don't!"

The two Pokémon stopped charging and looked at April in in confusion at this.

"If you use your Electric attacks now, you'll shock all the Water Pokémon too!"

"April's right, stand down, Pikachu!," Ash told his partner.

"You too, Shinx," Alan agreed. Realizing their trainers were right, the two Electric-types relectantly obeyed.

"What a shame, them two spark plugs can't send us blasting off without fryin' their friends too!," Meowth snickered.

"A plus for us!," James added with a laugh.

"And now time to return port with our catch!," Jessie said as the balloon's rocket boosters began to lift and propel them away, carrying the Pokémon filled nets with them.

"Bon voyage, twerps!," the trio sneered as they started making their escape.

"Hey, get back here with my Kingdra!," one trainer exclaimed.

"And my Prinplup!," yelled another trainer. All of the trainers, sans Ash, his friends, and Seamus, started yelling for the return of their Pokémon. Ash, however, decided to take action.

"No you don't, Team Rocket!," he exclaimed as he quickly swam over and grabbed onto one of the nets, being lifted into the air along with it.

"Ash!," Alan and April exclaimed as they swam over and grabbed the nets too, and were also carried off with them.

"April! Alan! Ash!," Kensi exclaimed, concerned for her sister and her friends as Team Rocket's balloon flew of with them and everyone's Pokémon

"We've got to alert everyone at the finish line about this!," Flynn pointed out.

"Leave that to me!," Raynard said, as he took out his Pokétch (which had a waterproof cover), and started dialing for the mayor. Kensi could only look back to where the balloon was still flying off into the distance.

"Please be okay, sis," she said to herself.

Meanwhile in the shadows on the shore, a man, who had seen everything from the checkpoint, was on the phone with an unknown party.

"Yeah, they just flew off now with everyone's Pokémon. What should I do?," he said. After listening to the unknown party's instructions, the man replied, "Okay, got it sir!"

The man then ended the call, and rushed off.

Who's That Pokémon?: This Pokémon has the ability to predict when a storm is coming!