Ch.10: S.S. Anne
The next day, Ash woke up quite early and saw Serena resting her head on his chest. He smiled and gently kissed her on the forehead before slowly getting out of the bed as to not wake his girlfriend up, and went to the bathroom to take a shower.
After about 10 minutes, he was finished, got dressed and exited the bathroom, and saw Greninja and Delphox opening their eyes.
"Morning, guys," whispered Ash to the two Pokémon.
"Morning," greeted Delphox.
"When did you wake up," asked Greninja.
"A few minutes ago. I'm gonna go downstairs to get Pikachu and then we can train a little before breakfast," said Ash as he went up to the door.
"I'm coming too," said Greninja as he followed Ash and then looked at Delphox. "You stay here and tell Serena where we are when she wakes up."
"You got it," nodded Delphox and Greninja followed his trainer out of the room.
Two hours later, Serena and the others woke up and went downstairs to have breakfast, but noticed that Ash wasn't with them and then they heard an explosion outside. They went out through the door and saw Ash and his Pokémon training with Salamence and Hydreigon facing each other.
"I think you just woke everybody up in the city," said Ash, looking at the two dragons.
"What can I say? We're just too strong," said Hydreigon.
"And you say Lucario and I get fired up while training," muttered Greninja and Lucario nodded.
"But everybody cools down when they're facing Glaceon," said Gliscor as he gestured to the sleeping ice–type as the others paled when they remembered how they felt when they were training with Glaceon.
"She is the literal meaning of beautiful and dangerous," said Salamence.
"Okay, guys, I think that's enough training for today," said Ash.
"You think," said a voice and Ash and his Pokémon turned around and saw Serena, Delphox, Leaf and Brock standing at the entrance.
"With those dragons of yours I really don't think anybody in the city is still asleep," said Brock and Ash sheepishly rubbed the back of his head.
"Yeah, Hydreigon and Salamence kind of got carried away," said Ash.
"Lesson number one, never have two Pseudo–Legendary dragons battle one another," said Leaf and Serena and Brock nodded.
"Anyway, who wants breakfast," asked Brock and everyone raised their hands while the dragons roared loudly, which appeared to be a mistake as Glaceon woke up and looked sweetly at them.
"So, which one of you woke me up," asked Glaceon.
"THEY DID IT," said the dragons, gesturing at Greninja and Lucario.
Glaceon looked at them and then back at the two dragons and unleashed a Blizzard, freezing them solid and walked up to Ash, and rubbed her head against his leg.
"That's one way to show them not to get on your bad side," chuckled Ash as he petted the ice–type.
"Excuse me, but can somebody get us out of this ice," asked Salamence, and Houndoom and Charmander fired their Flamethrowers to melt the ice. "Thank you."
"Okay, that's enough guys," said Ash as he returned his Pokémon, except for Greninja and Pikachu.
After breakfast, the gang decided to look around the city when they saw a luxury liner in the distance. They took a closer look at the ship and Brock recognized it as the S.S. Anne and said that only those who have tickets or are relatives or apprentices of an Elite Four member or a regional Champion can get on board. Luckily, Ash and Serena were Diantha's apprentices, so they could get on board, but refused if Leaf and Brock couldn't. Luckily for them, two people approached them and offered them two tickets for the ship, which Leaf and Brock happily accepted. But, what they didn't know was that those people were actually Jessie and James in disguise.
When they got on the ship, the gang went to the deck and they were amazed at how many people and Pokémon were there.
"This ship is bigger than it looks," said Leaf in awe and the others nodded.
"Let's bring our Pokémon out," said Serena as she and Ash brought their PokéBalls out, but Brock stopped them.
"Hold up, you two. Are you sure you want to bring all of your Pokémon out," asked Brock and looked at Ash. "Look, Salamence and Hydreigon could manage, but are you sure bringing Steelix out is a good idea? He's one of the heaviest Pokémon in the world."
"I hate to say it, but Brock's right," said Leaf.
"Yeah, I guess you have a point," said Ash as he put Steelix's PokéBall in his pocket and threw his other PokéBalls in the air, bringing out all his Pokémon.
All Pokémon quietly let out their respective cries, except for Hydreigon and Salamence, who roared loudly scaring the other people and Pokémon.
"Show–offs," muttered Greninja as the others nodded.
"Now it's my turn," said Serena as she brought out her Pokémon, who let out their cries more softly than Ash's, especially Dragonite. But what caught Ash's attention was that there were two new additions to her team, a Ninetales and a Clefable.
"I see you have two new Pokémon," said Ash, looking at Ninetales and Clefable.
"Yeah, I encountered them a week after you left," said Serena.
"Well, it's nice to meet you," said Ash as he greeted the two Pokémon.
"It's nice to meet you, too," said both Ninetales and Clefable.
"Your Pokémon seem it be pretty close," said Leaf as she brought out Ivysaur, Beedrill and Nidorina while looking at the Pokémon.
"Yeah, to tell you the truth, Hydreigon and Altaria, Nidoking and Nidoqueen, and Salamence and Dragonite are actually couples," said Ash. "As well as Greninja and Delphox. And Glaceon and Sylveon are sisters."
"So beautiful," said Brock as he wiped his tears of joy, which were soon replaced by tears of sadness. "Why do I have to be the only one who has to suffer?"
"Is he always like this," asked Serena.
"You have no idea," said Ash sheepishly.
Brock wasn't the only, who was suffering from the lack of romance. Right after seeing her, Charmander has been blushing while looking at Ninetales, which didn't go unnoticed by the others.
"Now that's love at first sight," said Gliscor and the others nodded.
"Well, well, well. What do we have here," asked a familiar, yet annoying voice.
Ash and the others turned around and saw none other than Gary standing behind them with his Pokémon, which were a Wartortle, a Growlithe, an Eevee and a Raticate.
"Gary, what are you doing here," asked Leaf, surprised.
"I thought I could check out the place. Did you forget that my dad was the Kanto Champion," asked Gary. "Wait, how did you get on the ship?"
"Serena and I are Diantha's apprentices and Leaf and Brock got themselves tickets," said Ash, which surprised Gary a little.
"You and Serena," repeated Gary and then looked at the said girl, and smirked. "You know, Ashy–boy, since both of us are here, let's have a battle. I want a rematch!"
"A rematch, but that would mean they already battled once," said Serena.
"Yup. They battled the day Gary, Ritchie and I got our starters. Back then, Ash's Gliscor defeated Gary's Squirtle," explained Leaf.
"It must've been hard. Gliscor is part ground–type and Squirtle is a water–type," said Brock.
"Not as hard as you think. But it has been a few weeks since then, and it appears that Squirtle has evolved into Wartortle," said Leaf.
"If you want a battle, you got one," said Ash with determination.
"Excellent! How does a 4–on–4 sound," asked Gary.
"4–on–4, huh? Sounds fine by me," said Ash, which caught Gary by surprise.
"Really? I don't want to embarrass you in front of your girlfriend," said Gary, teasingly.
"Hey, don't talk to Ash like that! He's more than capable of beating you," said Serena.
"Serena, it's okay," said Ash, softly and kissed her on the cheek. "Besides, Gary is always bragging, but actions speak louder than words." He then turned to Gary with a smirk. "Ready when you are, Gary."
"I'm ready for everything," said Gary, confidently.
"I can be the referee," suggested Brock and both Ash and Gary nodded.
"Get ready to lose, Ashy–boy," teased Gary.
"Trust me, you're gonna be the one that's gonna lose," said Ash.
"This will be a 4–on–4 Pokémon battle between Ash from Vaniville Town and Gary from Pallet Town will now begin. Each trainer will use 4 Pokémon and the battle will be over when all 4 Pokémon on one side are unable to continue," explained Brock. "Please choose your first Pokémon."
"Eevee, let's go," said Gary as his Eevee got ready to battle.
"In that case, Glaceon, I choose you," said Ash and Glaceon slowly, but with a smirk walked in front of Ash and got ready to battle.
"Let the battle begin," said Brock.
"Eevee, start up with Swift," said Gary.
"Glaceon, counter it with Frost Breath," said Ash.
Eevee and Glaceon fired their respective moves, which collided and appeared to be even in power.
"That Eevee sure is strong," said Leaf.
"Yeah, but I think I know how Swift is stronger," said Ash and looked at Gary. "Your Eevee's got Adaptibily, correct? And that boosts all of Eevee's normal–type attacks."
"You got that right," smirked Gary. "Eevee, use Quick Attack!"
"Glaceon, stop it with Attract," said Ash.
Eevee charged in with Quick Attack, but Glaceon interrupted it by using Attract, causing Eevee to fall in love with her, much to Gary's shock.
"Say what," asked Gary, shocked.
"Glaceon, use Water Pulse and then finish it up with Frost Breath," said Ash.
Glaceon fired her Water Pulse, which struck the normal–type and then landed a picture–perfect Frost Breath to finish it off.
"Eevee is unable to battle! Glaceon wins," said Brock.
"Eevee, return. Growlithe, you're up," said Gary and his Growlithe got ready for battle and sent a wink at Serena's Ninetales, making her nervous and Charmander angry, which didn't go unnoticed by Serena.
"So he's using a fire–type," muttered Ash. "Glaceon, take a rest. Now, who to use?"
He then felt someone pulling him by the leg and saw Charmander with a determined face.
"What is it, Charmander," asked Ash.
"I want to battle him. I want to prove that I'm stronger than him," said Charmander with determination.
"Alright, you've got it. Charmander, I choose you," said Ash and Charmander got ready.
"So this will be a battle between fire–types," said Serena.
"Yeah, but why would Charmander want to battle," asked Leaf.
"I think I have an idea. I saw that Ninetales got a little nervous when Growlithe winked at her and that made him angry," said Serena.
"So Charmander wants to beat Growlithe so he could protect Ninetales," asked Leaf.
"Not only that, but I think that Charmander has fallen in love with Ninetales and wants to win her heart," said Serena.
"This sure is going to be interesting," said Gary. "Growlithe, start up with Bite."
"Charmander, counter it with Dragon Rage and then use Shadow Claw," said Ash.
Growlithe charged in with Bite, but got hit by Charmander's Dragon Rage and was directly hit by Shadow Claw.
"Growlithe, use Flame Wheel," said Gary.
"Charmander, use Ancient Power," said Ash.
Growlithe covered himself in a flaming wheel and charged at Charmander, but the 'Lizard Pokémon' countered it with an out–of–nowhere Ancient Power.
"Stay strong, Glowlithe," said Gary.
"Time to take a risk. Charmander, use Flamethrower," said Ash.
Charmander unleashed his Flamethrower, which struck Growlithe and thankfully it did damage the 'Puppy Pokémon'.
"Growlithe, I know you can do it. Use Flame Burst," said Gary.
"Charmander, counter it with Flamethrower and then use Shadow Claw," said Ash.
Growlithe fired his Flame Burst, which was countered and overpowered by Charmander's Flamethrower and then got hit by Shadow Claw.
"We won't lose that easy. Use Take Down," said Gary.
"Charmander, use Dragon Rage," said Ash. Growlithe charged in with Take Down, but Charmander countered it with Dragon Rage. "Time to finish this. Charmander, use full power Flamethrower!"
Charmander unleashed his Flamethrower and struck Growlithe, who was still recovering from Dragon Rage, with the powerful fire–type move, knocking it out.
"Growlithe is unable to battle! Charmander wins," announced Brock.
"Way to go, Charmander," said Ash happily.
"I won! I won," cheered Charmander and Ninetales couldn't help, but smile.
"Growlithe, return," said Gary and he was becoming a little frustrated, and faced Ash. "You beat two of my Pokémon, but there are still two more to go. Raticate, let's go!"
"So you're using Raticate," smirked Ash and looked at his Pokémon. "In that case, Pikachu, I choose you!"
Pikachu nodded and jumped off Ash's shoulder, and got ready to battle Raticate.
"Raticate, start up with Hyper Fang," said Gary.
"Pikachu, counter it with Iron Tail," said Ash.
Raticate and Pikachu charged at one another and their attacks collided, but Raticate tightly held onto Pikachu's tail.
"You've got nowhere to go," said Gary.
"We'll see about that," smirked Ash. "Pikachu, use Electro Ball!"
Much to Gary's shock, Pikachu formed an Electro Ball by the end of his tail and struck Raticate, getting himself free.
"I didn't see one coming," muttered Gary. "Raticate, use Tackle!"
"Pikachu, use Thunderbolt and then Quick Attack," said Ash.
Raticate charged in with Tackle, but was stopped by Pikachu's Thunderbolt and then got hit by Quick Attack.
"Don't give up, Raticate. Use Focus Energy," said Gary.
"That's not gonna happen," said Ash. "Pikachu, use Focus Punch and then finish it with Volt Tackle!"
Raticate boosted its chance to land critical hits with Focus Energy, but before it could move, Pikachu hit it with Focus Punch and Volt Tackle, which knocked it out.
"Raticate is unable to battle! Pikachu is the winner," announced Brock, and Sylveon couldn't help but blush.
"Great job, Pikachu," said Ash with a smile.
"Raticate, return," said Gary as he returned Raticate to its PokéBall and looked at his final Pokémon, Wartortle. "Let's show them how strong you are."
"So it's Wartortle's turn," muttered Ash and looked at his Pokémon and made his choice. "Gary said he wanted a rematch, so that's what he'll get. Gliscor, I choose you!"
"He's using Gliscor against a water–type," asked Serena, surprised.
"It's crazy, but it does make sense. In Pallet Town, Gliscor beat Squirtle, and now when it's evolved, it'll be pretty heated rematch," said Leaf.
"Wartortle, start up with Ice Beam," said Gary.
"Gliscor, counter it with Stone Edge," said Ash.
Wartortle fired its Ice Beam, but Gliscor managed to counter it with Stone Edge.
"Okay then. Use Aqua Tail," said Gary.
"Gliscor, use Thunder Fang on the tail," said Ash.
Wartortle charged in with Aqua Tail, but Gliscor moved out of the way and bit Wartortle's tail with Thunder Fang, dealing major damage.
"Hang in there. Wartortle, use Skull Bash," said Gary.
"Gliscor, counter it with Giga Impact," said Ash. Wartortle charged in with Skull Bash, but Gliscor easily overpowered it with Giga Impact. "Now use X–Scissor!"
Gliscor charged in with X–Scissor and struck Wartortle with the bug–type move.
"Wartortle, use Hydro Pump," said Gary.
"Gliscor, dodge it and use Aerial Ace," said Ash.
Wartortle fired its Hydro Pump, but Gliscor avoided it and charged in with Aerial Ace, but at the last second, Wartortle struck him with Aqua Tail.
"Wartortle, use Ice Beam," said Gary.
"Time to try our new move," thought Ash. "Gliscor, use Giga Impact with a spinstraight into the Ice Beam!"
To say, Serena, Leaf and Brock were taken by surprise by Ash's command and Gliscor did just as he was told. He charged in with a spinning Giga Impact and collided with the Ice Beam, but instead of dealing any damage, Giga Impact got frozen with Gliscor still charging at Wartortle, much to everyone's shock.
"What in the world," asked Gary, shocked by this turn of events.
"Gliscor, use Giga Ice Impact," said Ash and Gliscor went full speed, and slammed into Wartortle with 'Giga Ice Impact' before flying to safe distance. "Now use Stone Edge!"
"Wartortle, you've got to try to counter it with Hydro Pump," said Gary desperately. To his relief, Wartortle fired its Hydro Pump and countered Stone Edge.
"You fell right for our trap, Gary. Gliscor, use Thunder Fang and then use X–Scissor, followed by full power Aerial Ace," said Ash.
Out of nowhere, Gliscor charged in and struck Wartortle with the electric–type move and then delivered an X–Scissor, followed by an Aerial Ace for the finishing blow.
"Wartortle is unable to battle. Gliscor is the winner! The victory of this match goes to Ash," announced and everyone who has been watching the battle applauded Ash and his Pokémon.
"Great job, Gliscor! I knew you could do it," cheered Ash.
Unfortunately, he stopped his cheering when Gliscor flew at him and landed right on top of him.
"Ash, are you okay," asked Leaf.
"Yeah, I'm fine," said Ash as he got Gliscor off of himself and stood up. "Gliscor just likes doing it from time–to–time."
Meanwhile, Gary was watching in complete shock. How could he lose to Ash like that? It just didn't make any sense! He returned Wartortle to its PokéBall and walked away without saying a word while Ash was swarmed by his friends and fans.
"Ash, you sure are full of surprises," said Brock. "I've never seen someone to counter an ice–type attack like that."
"Yeah, Gliscor and I needed to figure out a way to counter ice–type attacks in case the opponent knew any," explained Ash.
Brock was about to say something when suddenly lots of people neared them. The boys were asking for an autograph or to take a picture with Ash and his Pokémon while the girls were asking him out on a date, which irritated Serena.
Luckily, Leaf noticed this and stepped up to Ash.
"Sorry, ladies, but my brother is already taken so back off," said Leaf angrily and pulled Ash away from all the fans.
"Thanks, sis," said Ash, thankful that Leaf was there.
"No problem," said Leaf and she stopped dragging Ash. "Besides, your biggest fan wants to see you."
Ash was a little confused, but quickly got his answer when Serena wrapped her hands around him and hugged him tightly.
"You were amazing," said Serena softly.
"Thanks, Serena," said Ash as he returned the hug. "But the truth is my Pokémon deserve the credit."
"Don't be silly. Both you and your Pokémon did great," said Serena. "You're the greatest trainer and future Pokémon Master of all time!"
"And you're the greatest girlfriend and future coordinator and performer of all time," said Ash as he pulled away from the hug and kissed Serena on the lips.
Brock couldn't contain himself and cried by the affection Ash and Serena were showing.
"What's Ash's secret? Why can't I get a girlfriend? I don't want to be in so much emotional–," cried Brock before he got hit in the ribs by Greninja's Aerial Ace. "–and physical pain."
"Cool it off, Romeo," said Greninja as he dragged Brock away.
"Does this always happen," Sylveon whispered to Glaceon.
"You have no idea," said Glaceon. "Good thing Greninja is here to stop Brock from having an emotional break down or flirting with every girl we come up with, mainly with Officer Jenny or Nurse Joy."
"Did he try to flirt with Serena," asked Gardevoir.
"No. While we were on our way to Vermillion City, Ash warned him not to flirt with Serena or he'll answer to Salamence and Hydreigon," said Nidoking, gesturing to the two pseudo–legends.
Their conversation was interrupted as there was a sudden explosion that came from outside. The group went outside and saw a group of rampaging Gyarados attacking the familiar Team Rocket trio.
"What have those three done this time," asked Brock.
"I don't know, but we've got to do something about those Gyarados," said Ash, gesturing to the group of Gyarados.
"But how are we going to stop them," asked Leaf as she held onto the railing to prevent herself from falling.
"Don't you think it's a little too dangerous," asked Serena with a frightened tone.
"We can't just sit here doing nothing. Besides, we've dealt with much dangerous stuff than this," said Ash and looked at his Pseudo–Legends. "Guys, we need to take care of Team Rocket first, so let's blast them off."
"That's our specialty," grinned Salamence and Hydreigon nodded.
"Alright, Salamence, use Flamethrower! Hydreigon, use Dragon Pulse," said Ash and the two dragons fired their respective attacks at the Team Rocket trio, sending them blast off.
The group of Gyarados noticed the two pseudo dragons and glared at them.
"I guess we caught their attention," said Leaf in fear as the Gyarados charged at them.
"STOOOP," yelled Ash and the Gyarados stopped just as they were about to crash with the ship. "What made you so angry?"
"That purple–haired guy bought me as a Magikarp and a few minutes later, he kicked me out," said the Gyarados in the middle.
"I should've known it was Team Rocket who started this mess," muttered Ash and looked at the Gyarados. "Look, I know you're angry, but that doesn't mean you should cause everyone on the ship to have a panic attack."
"We understand," said the Gyarados in the middle. "Wait, how can you understand me?"
"I'm and Aura Guardian in training," said Ash and the Gyarados looked in shock. "Yeah, hard to believe, right?"
"I've heard of Aura Guardians, but never thought I'd meet a future one," said the Gyarados in the middle.
"Well, everything is possible," said Ash.
"I see that you've got some powerhouses," said Gyarados as he looked at Ash's Pokémon, mainly the two dragons.
"We're the strongest of our species," said Lucario and the other Pokémon nodded in agreement.
"Most of us have been with Ash for four years while others only a few days or weeks," said Greninja.
"Take me for example," said Krabby. "I've been with Ash for only 3 days and I already know some pretty strong moves."
Gyarados looked in shock. If it weren't for the two dragons, he wouldn't believe what Lucario, Greninja and Krabby just said. He always wanted to be part of a team and now he had this chance.
"That's good to know," said Gyarados and looked at Ash with determination. "And I was wondering if I could join you?"
Everyone, even the other Gyarados looked at him surprised.
"You want to join the team," asked Ash, taken back by what Gyarados just said.
"Yeah, I want to become stronger and from what your Pokémon just said, you seem to know what you're doing so I'd like to join your team. I want to be the strongest Gyarados possible," said Gyarados. "Besides, I want to see what it'll be like to travel with a future Aura Guardian."
"Well, if you want to join us, you're welcome," said Ash as he brought out an empty PokéBall and tossed it at Gyarados.
The PokéBall hit Gyarados and sucked the water/flying–type inside. The ball shook three times when a 'ding' sound was heard, signaling for the successful capture. Ash went up to the PokéBall and picked it up. He threw the PokéBall in the air, releasing his newest member.
"Welcome to the group, Gyarados," said Ash with a smile.
"Thanks, I promise I'll my best," said Gyarados.
"Now, let's scan you," said Ash as he brought out his PokéDex and scanned Gyarados.
Gyarados, the 'Atrocious Pokémon' and the evolved form of Magikarp. Rarely seen in the wild. Huge and vicious, it is capable of destroying entire cities in a rage. Type: water/flying. Gender: Male. Ability: Intimidate. Moves: Twister, Whirlpool, Dragon Rage, Ice Fang, Icy Wind, Leer. Held Item: None. Egg move(s): None.
"That's an impressive moveset," said Ash. "With some training, I'm sure we could improve it. What do you say, Gyarados?"
"I like the sound of that," said Gyarados.
"Well, Ash, looks like you've got another Pokémon," said Leaf as she, Serena and Brock approached him.
"Yeah, but I'm a little confused," said Ash. "Professor Sycamore said I could carry up to 18 Pokémon and Gyarados is the 19th, so why the PokéBall didn't teleport to the lab?"
"Oh, I guess I forgot to mention something," said Serena. "The professor removed our carry limit."
"He did," Ash asked his girlfriend in surprise and Serena nodded. "Well, I guess that's good. At least the professor won't be frightened by Gyarados. I'm pretty sure he's tired of his lab nearly getting wrecked by Salamence and Hydreigon."
"What do you mean? We didn't wreck the lab," defended Salamence.
"Yeah, if you don't count the hundreds of times the professor called for an earthquake happening," said Nidoking sarcastically.
"And some of them were at night," added Yanmega. "We could hardly sleep."
"Hey, we're dragons. We're supposed to show our strength," said Hydreigon.
"Maybe a little talk with Glaceon would change your minds," suggested Houndoom and the said ice–type smirked darkly, and both Salamence and Hydreigon paled.
"No thanks, we're good," said the two dragons quickly.
"They're afraid of Glaceon," asked Gyarados.
"Yeah, everyone's scared of her. She might be beautiful, but she can be pretty dangerous," said Ash.
"And there's only one rule for us. NEVER, by all means, NEVER touch Glaceon. Do it and you're in her black list," warned Greninja.
"She's the literal meaning to beautiful, but dangerous," said Gallade.
"I said the same thing this morning," said Salamence
"I'll keep that in mind," said Gyarados with a nod.
"Well, she can be a sweetheart at times," said Ash as he patted Glaceon and she smiled.
"If by 'sweetheart' you mean sending chills down our spines, then yes, she's a sweetheart," said Gliscor and the others nodded, but paled when Glaceon glared at them, even Gyarados.
"Now I see why you're scared of her," said Gyarados.
"Well, I think it's time to get back to the city," said Ash as he looked at Serena, Leaf and Brock. "What do you say?"
"I'd like that," said Leaf with a nod, followed by Serena and Brock.
"Okay, then, everyone, return," said Ash as he returned all his Pokémon, except for Pikachu, Greninja and Glaceon, followed by Leaf and Serena, who decided to leave Delphox outside of her Pokémon. "Let's go."
15 minutes later, the group got off the ship, after nearly getting lost a couple of times, and were now resting at the Pokémon Center.
"Man, what a day," said Ash as he sat on a bench and Serena sat on his left while Leaf sat on his right, leaving no space for Brock.
"Tell me about it," said Leaf.
"I say we stay here for the night and tomorrow we'll hit the road," suggested Serena.
"I like the sound of that," said Brock as he sat on a nearby chair and looked at Ash. "I still can't believe that you swept Gary's team and caught a Gyarados."
"Well, like I said, everything is possible," chuckled Ash.
Then, for some unknown reason, Sylveon came out of her PokéBall ad walked up to Pikachu.
"Hey, Pikachu," greeted Sylveon.
"Hi, you're Sylveon, right," asked Pikachu and the fairy–type nodded with a slight blush and Glaceon didn't know why, but she didn't like the way her sister was acting towards her teammate.
"That's me. I just wanted to say you were amazing in that battle earlier," complimented Sylveon.
"Thanks. With some intense training, one day the others and I will be at the top of the world," said Pikachu.
"Yeah, Ash sure knows what he's doing when it comes to training," said Sylveon.
"That's absolutely true, but he's more than our trainer. He's our friend as well and we're a one big family," said Greninja and Pikachu nodded and Glaceon smiled.
"I'm sure that one day you'll be at the top of the Pokémon League," said Delphox.
"And you'll be the top Coordinators once you start competing in Pokémon Contests," said Pikachu and both Delphox and Sylveon nodded.
After their little chat, the group went to their respective rooms for an afternoon nap, with Ash and Serena still sharing a room, who deeply blushed after Brock told them not to do things they're still not supposed to do, which caused him to receive a Thunderbolt and a Flamethrower from Pikachu and Delphox, respectively.
To be continued…
Hey, everybody. I'm sorry for the long delay. I had an unexpected trip to Romania by the end of December and stayed there for 3 weeks. I was going to upload this chapter by the beginning of the month, but I didn't have my laptop with me. Anyway, I hope you liked this chapter. The next one will be focused on Butterfree. I'll see you all next time. Until then, have a nice day.
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