OMG, wow, ok, first off, I am soooooo sorry this took so long. I've been so busy around the house and packing and stuff. My mom is moving to Florida and so I am moving in with my dad but he's on vacation so I can't move anything yet, unfortunately. I'm also taking care of his house and birds and stuff, while I am also watering plants for my neighbors. Hopefully I can spend more time writing this week….so yea, sorry again for late update but here ya go.

Please read: I know Drake is just an elite four member but in my story Drake beat the Jhoto champion and took his place. I know in the game it's Lance but hey, you have to one for each region. And also, I needed for Ash to know the other champion as well. So yes, I know it's not really correct, but hey, that's why it's called fanfiction, right? Ok, yea, here's chapter 11.

Favor For A Friend? 11: Champions

"Morning Reggie!" Said breeder looked up from setting the outside table and saw Gary, Brock, and Dawn, with Pikachu on Gary's shoulder, walking up to him. He smiled and waved when he set the plates on the table.

"Morning guys!" Reggie exclaimed as they stopped by the table. "How'd you guys sleep?" He questioned.

"Great." Brock answered. "And you?"

"Good." He said with a nod. "Mom and Dad are out right now helping set up the festival tomorrow, so it'll just be us for a little while."

"Festival?" Dawn asked. Gary and Brock also seemed confused.

"Oh yes, after the Champions Conference, it's custom to have a festival in the city that they go to. Mom and Dad are expecting everyone to go, but it's not like it won't be fun." Reggie explained.

"I bet, it sounds fun. I think a festival would be a great way to spend tomorrow." Brock said.

"Well, it's tomorrow night, actually. It starts about five and ends around midnight." Reggie told the three teens.

"Sounds good." Gary replied. He looked at the younger breeder and coordinator. "I think it's a good idea. It could be a lot of fun for all of us."

"Oh yea, I say we most definitely go." Brock said. Dawn nodded.

"Great, my parents will be glad." Reggie told them. The trio nodded. "Anyways, I have breakfast ready so we can eat if you guys are ready."

"Oh yea, I'm starved." Dawn said enthusiastically.

Reggie nodded and then he felt a tug at his pants. He looked down and saw Pikachu at his feet. "Pikapi?" Reggie tilted his head, slightly confused.

"Pikapi? Oh he means Ash." Gary said with a laugh. "He's asking where Ash is."

"Oh." Reggie said.

"Speaking of which, where IS Ash?" Dawn asked. Brock and Gary were also curious.

Reggie shrugged. "No idea. Ash and Paul never came home last night."

The trio blinked. "Say what!" They exclaimed together.

"Pika!"

"They didn't come home." Reggie repeated.

"And you didn't think to send anyone out to find them?" Gary asked.

"Of course not. They'll be fine. Both of them had all their Pokémon…well besides Pikachu here. Between the two of them, I'm positive they can take care of themselves." Reggie told them.

"He does have a point." Brock said. "I know Paul can easily handle himself. Ash as well. Together, they should be fine. I'm just wondering what they've been doing all night."

"Yea and like, how is Paul handling it. He usually can't stand to be in the same room with Ash, I just figured he'd try and get away from him as soon as possible." Dawn said.

This comment made Reggie laugh. Both Brock and Dawn looked at one another confused. "That may have been true a little while ago but believe me, Paul likes the alone time he's getting with Ash right now." Reggie told them.

Brock and Dawn opened their mouths to object but Gary stepped in. "He's right. There's no doubt he's actually enjoying what time he has with Ash. And Ash is most definitely enjoying it too." He said.

"Really?" Reggie inquired.

"Oh yea. I was talking to him yesterday while we were training and I can bet he enjoys this alone time with your little brother." The researcher said with a wink. Pikachu nodded in agreement. Brock shook his head with a smile, understanding but Dawn still seemed confused.

"Wait, what?"

The three boys laughed. "Nothing Dawn, it's all good. Just trust me when I say they're not going to kill each other." Reggie said. She shrugged. "Well, shall we let out our Pokémon and eat?" Everyone nodded and proceeded to let their Pokémon out of their Pokeballs while Reggie went inside and brought out all the food. After they got all the Pokémon fed and then sat down to eat themselves, about an hour and half past. The four then sat around the table and were just finishing up a conversation when they heard a voice yell.

"Yes!" The four quickly looked over to where the fence was and saw Ash had jumped it and was standing in a victory pose. "Ha, I win!" He exclaimed. "Admit it, I'm faster!" For a moment the four teens at the table were confused at who he was talking to but then saw Paul jump the fence on the side of the house as well.

"The only reason you were faster is because I'm still injured from falling yesterday. And I believe it was YOUR fault." Paul told him breathing a little harder than normal. "Last time I ever let you teach me anything."

"Oh please, it was you who wasn't paying attention. And you had fun, you know it, so there." Ash countered.

Paul looked like he was going to say more but didn't get a chance to. "PIKAPI!" The two trainers turned their heads just in time to see Pikachu running up to Ash.

Ash instantly smiled, turned, and opened arms to catch the electric mouse. "Pikachu!" Ash exclaimed as he caught his partner.

"Pikapi…" Pikachu said nuzzling his trainer. He then proceeded to lick the raven haired boy's face as well.

"Haha, Pikachu!" Ash laughed. Paul had watched the whole thing and had to smile at how cute they were.

"Well good morning to you two." Paul turned his head towards the voice as Ash looked up from Pikachu and saw the other four sitting at the table watching them. "Do we get an explanation as to where you two have been the whole night?" Reggie asked with a suggestive smile while the two trainers walked up to the group.

"We fell asleep at the park." Paul answered.

Ash nodded. "Yea, it was kind of embarrassing waking up to an old couple out for a walk." He said with a laugh. "It was worth it though, Paul's face was priceless." Pikachu looked on the table and fought the urge for the ketchup bottle he saw.

"Yea…priceless…" Paul said sarcastically.

The four others laughed. "So I take you two had fun, then?" Reggie asked.

"Before or after Ash tried to kill me?" Paul questioned.

"Kill you?" Reggie questioned with an arched eyebrow.

"Oh please, it was not my fault you fell. You weren't paying attention and you made me fall as well." Ash told his rival. Pikachu licked his lips as he stared at the red liquid.

"Whatever, you made me get on the thing in the first place." Paul replied.

"Wait, what happened?" Reggie asked. The others seemed curious as well.

The two trainers looked at the other four. "Ash here decided to try and kill me last night by teaching me how to skate."

Ash rolled his eyes. "He's mad because he wasn't paying attention and fell. And then knocked me down as well." He looked at Paul. "You were doing just fine until you got distracted."

"Yes, well someone kept talking to me." Paul told him.

"I was talking to you the whole time! You stopped focusing…totally not my fault." Ash countered. Paul was also going to counter but Reggie stepped in.

"Alright, alright." Reggie said standing up and putting his hands in front of each teen. "Geez, I think this whole 'couple' thing is going to your heads. I mean seriously, you two couldn't argue any better if you WERE a couple." Paul and Ash instantly flushed and Gary and Brock snickered in the background. "I do have to ask, Ash," Reggie said turning to the raven haired trainer. "How in the world did you get Paul out on the skating rink? I was never able to do it before."

"He dragged me." Paul answered with a frown. Ash just rolled his eyes as Pikachu jumped from his arms to the table and grabbed the ketchup bottle.

"Well, all I have to say is you're in way deeper than you originally thought, Paul." Reggie told his little brother with a smile.

Paul pinched his nose between his eyes. "Tell me about it." Reggie laughed. Ash gave his rival a questioning look. Paul glanced at him. "Nothing." He told the raven haired boy. Ash shrugged. Pikachu's ears perked up and the electric mouse looked up and smiled instantly.

All the sudden there was loud roar above the group. Everyone looked up in time to see a flamethrower come out of nowhere and hit Ash directly. For a moment, everyone was frozen in surprise but it didn't last as Paul reacted quickly. As the flamethrower stopped he grabbed one of his Pokeballs and got ready to throw it. He stopped when Ash happily cried out. "Charizard!" The others watched as the large dragon tackled Ash with a happy roar.

Both Gary and Brock stood up instantly with smiles on their faces. "Charizard!" The two exclaimed together. Reggie and Dawn also stood.

"Wait, Charizard?" Paul asked.

"Yea, that's Ash's Charizard, the one he keeps at Characific Valley in Jhoto." Brock explained. They all watched as the large dragon licked Ash's face while the raven haired boy laughed.

After a few moments, Charizard climbed off his trainer and Ash stood up and hugged him. "What in the world are you doing here, Charizard?" Ash asked happily. It let out a roar but before Ash could decipher other voices called out over them.

"Ash!" Everyone looked up and saw a red haired man on the back of a Dragonite and blue haired woman on the back of a Dragonair. Ash smiled instantly and called back to them as they jumped off their Pokémon and landed a little ways away with their Pokémon gracefully landing beside them.

"Lance! Clair!" Ash cried running towards the dragon trainers. Behind him, Brock instantly went into his 'girl love' mode and went straight to Clair running in front of Ash.

"Oh my lovely Clair! You look as fabulous as ever! I say we should go-" The breeder was cut off by Croagunk's poison jab and everyone sweatdropped as the frog pulled Brock away.

"Well this is certainly a surprise." Lance said with a smile as he walked up to Ash holding out a hand for the young trainer to shake. Ash turned and nodded.

"Yea it is." Ash replied shaking the champion's hand.

"It's been a long time." Lance told him as he pulled his hand away.

"Very long." Clair said walking up to shake Ash's hand as well. Ash nodded with a smile.

"Too long." He told the dragon trainers. "I know why you're here Lance, but why are you here, Clair?" Ash asked.

"Just to help out." She answered. "I'm here to show off some demonstrations to the other champions on favor for Lance. Your Charizard here is here with me to help out with the demonstrations as well."

Ash turned to look as his dragon. "Awesome. That's great Charizard. Thanks for helping them out." Charizard let out a happy roar.

"Yes, he's been a great help. You sure raised yourself a wonderful Pokémon, Ash." Lance told him. Brock then recovered and walked up to the duo. "Hello Brock." Lance said shaking the breeder's hand.

"Hey Lance." Brock greeted.

Gary walked up behind Ash. "It's nice to see you again, Gary." Clair said.

"You too, Clair." Gary replied.

Ash looked at him. "You've met?"

Gary gave him a playful glare. "Of course. You didn't think I got the Rising Badge without meeting the gym leader did you?"

"Oh yea." Ash laughed. "Guess I've gotten so you being a researcher, I almost forget you participated in leagues." He told the brunette. Gary rolled his eyes.

"Hey Lance, Clair!" Everyone looked up once again to see a young man on a Skaramory and an older man on a Salamance landing. Lance and Clair nodded as the two men jumped off their Pokémon and walked up to the group. Both men smiled instantly as they saw Ash.

"Ash Ketchum!" The younger man exclaimed.

"Hi Steven!" Ash greeted shaking his hand.

"It's great to see you, Ash." The old man also greeted and shook the young trainer's hand as well.

"Hey Drake, long time no see." Ash replied. Steven and Drake also greeted Brock.

Paul, Reggie, and Dawn stood there with dropped jaws. Reggie leaned over to his brother. "When in the world did Ash meet all the Champions?" He whispered. Paul, still in complete shock of the scene in front of him, just shrugged.

"What's going on?" Drake asked.

"Ash's Charizard sensed him and came flying as fast as possible." Lance told him.

Steven and Drake looked surprised. "You mean this is YOUR Charizard?" Steven asked.

Ash nodded. "Yup."He said putting his hand on Charizard's chest. "Raised him from a Charmander, right pal?" Charizard let out a happy and affirmative growl.

"Wow, I have to say, I'm impressed." Drake said. "This Charizard is amazingly strong. You've done a great job raising it."

"Thanks Drake." Ash replied with a proud smile. Charizard also roared happily, proud of himself.

The Champions smiled at one another, but then took notice of the others. Ash noticed their glances went towards his friends and turned to them. "Oh right, these are my friends." Ash told the three champions and gym leader.

"This is Dawn, a coordinator, Reggie, a breeder here in Veilstone, and this Paul, my rival. And of course my friend Gary." Ash introduced.

"It's very nice to meet all of you." Lance said.

"You as well." Reggie said. "It's an honor." Dawn, Gary, and Paul all nodded.

The champions laughed. "Well thank you." Steven said.

Lance then glanced at Gary again. "Hey, you're Professor Oak's grandson, am I right?" Gary nodded.

"Yes sir." He said.

"I knew it. I also remember seeing you battle Ash in the Jhoto League." He told the young researcher.

"Yea, that was quite a battle." Gary said with a smile.

"Tell me about it." Ash said with a laugh. The two Pallet trainers shared a glance. Paul noticed and lightly scowled.

'Damn, they have so much history.' Paul thought to himself.

"I was quite sure at the beginning of the final battle Gary was going to win, but you came up from behind and pulled an amazing victory." Clair told Ash.

Paul was surprised. 'Ash beat Gary? But he said he had lost to Electivire…a different battle, maybe?' He thought.

"Yea, Ashy-boy does that." Gary said.

"I watched it as well and it was quite a strategy for you to pull." Lance said. "I never would have thought of something like that."

"Yea, well, I think outside the box sometimes." Ash said sheepishly.

"It was a battle to see. Charizard beating a Blastoise…it was sure something to behold." Drake said.

"Charizard beat Blastoise?" Paul questioned more to himself than anyone else but the others heard it.

"Oh yea, Ash came up with an amazing strategy to get closer to Blastoise and ended up winning." Steven told the mauve haired boy. Though Drake and Steven didn't watch it live, they had seen it later while watching it on rerun.

"Wow." Paul muttered. "What did you do?" He asked his rival.

"Oh uh, I got Charizard to melt the rock field and I knew Gary would cool the field down with a Hydro Pump so it would create steam and Charizard would be able to get close without Gary or Blastoise knowing until it was too late." Ash explained.

"That's genius." Dawn said.

"Really genius." Reggie complimented.

Ash blushed. "Thanks." He said.

"So, how in the world did Ash meet all of you?" Gary asked.

"Oh well, I met Ash in Jhoto when Team Rocket was using a machine to make Pokémon evolve and he helped me stop them and then helped me capture my red Gyrados. We then met up again in Hoenn and he helped me defeat Team Aqua and Team Magma while saving Kyogre and Groudon." Lance explained. Everyone looked surprised at this new information.

"I met up with Ash on Dewford Island while searching for stones." Steven said.

"And I met up with him also in Hoenn and had a battle with him. A very good battle I must admit." Drake added. Ash glanced at everyone's, except Brock's, surprised expressions. He sweatdropped as they looked at him with the expressions.

"I have lots of exciting adventures?" Ash tried.

"I'll say." Reggie said. The Champions and Gym leader laughed.

Just then the back door to the house opened. "Hey kids, we need to know if you're planning on going to the festival tomorrow." Everyone turned to Laura and Steve as they walked out.

"Oh, sorry to interrupt." Steve said noticing the other four people. He then noticed they were the regions champions. "You three are the champions of Kanto, Hoenn, and Jhoto." He said surprised. The three champions nodded.

"It's kind of shocking to see such important people in our backyard." Laura told them.

"Right," Ash said. "This is Steve and Laura. They're Reggie and Paul's parents. This is their house."

"Oh it's very nice to meet you." Lance greeted. The others also greeted them openly.

"And it's an honor to meet you." Steve said walking up to the group.

"If you don't mind me asking, why are you in our backyard?" Laura asked.

"Oh uh, Ash's Charizard is helping us and he sensed Ash so we followed him here. It's a good thing. We haven't seen Ash in years." Clair said.

"You all are friends of Ash's?" Steve questioned quite shocked. This boy was more special than he realized. They nodded.

"Yes, we all met Ash over the course of his journey." Drake said.

"Wow, impressive." Laura said.

"Well, we can't stay. We just came back to get a few things and see if you kids are planning on the festival tomorrow." Steve said looking at the teens.

Ash and Paul seemed confused but the others openly understood. "Oh yea, you can count all of us in." Reggie said.

"Very good." Steve said.

Just then there was a very loud roar above them. Everyone looked up once again and saw a large Garchomp coming in for a landing. The whole group watch as Cynthia jumped off and landed in front of her dragon. "Hey I was wondering where everybody went." She said to the champions and gym leader.

"Sorry, had to follow Charizard to his trainer." Lance said gesturing to Ash. Cynthia then took notice of Ash and the others.

"Oh, Ash, wow. Brock, Dawn, and Gary are here too. This is certainly a surprise." She said.

"Hi Cynthia." Ash and Dawn chorused.

"Nice to see you again." Gary said. She nodded in agreement.

Brock ran in front of everyone and flirted with Cynthia. She sweatdropped. "Nice to see you too Brock." The group watched again as Croagunk Poison Jabbed it's trainer and pulled him away. Ash sighed and shook his head. He'll never change. Cynthia then took notice of Paul standing behind Ash and Gary. "Hello again, Paul." She greeted.

Paul nodded being his usual silent self. "You know our Paul?" Cynthia looked at the woman who just spoke.

Paul noticed the slight confusion. "This is my mother, father, and brother." Paul said introducing his family to the Champion of Sinnoh.

"Oh very nice to meet you." She said with a smile. They all greeted her, equally happy.

"So you've all then, huh? Very cool." Steve said.

"Yes, I had a battle with Paul some time ago." Cynthia told his parents.

"Oh? And how did he do?" Laura asked. Paul sighed. 'Great, this would help with the moving thing, of course.' Paul thought sarcastically.

"Oh he was very good. I was quite impressed. He didn't win obviously but I can tell he is a very good trainer. And that was months ago. I know he's much stronger now." Cynthia told them. Paul looked up surprised. Why in the world did she say that? He was confused considering his loss was pathetic.

"Well, it's very cool to see such an important person know our son…and of course his boyfriend and friends as well." Steve said.

Ash, Paul, Gary, Brock, Reggie, and Dawn all panicked. "Boyfriend?" Cynthia asked.

"Well yes, it seems you know Ash as well." Laura said. Cynthia looked at Ash who smiled at her when their eyes made contact.

"Boyfriend?" She inquired.

"Uh, yea, you know, Paul and I have come quite a long ways, huh?" Ash said to the champion. Cynthia looked at Paul who just nodded with a small and fake smile of his own.

"Yea, Ash and I just, connected." Paul said putting his arm around Ash's waist in an affectionate way. She looked completely shocked at them. Reggie, Gary, Brock, and Dawn face-palmed. The other champions and gym leader also looked pretty surprised Ash had a boyfriend. They all thought he was too engrossed in his training to even try dating at the moment.

"Wait, I thought you said you two were rivals?" Lance said to Ash.

The parents looked at the raven haired trainer and Ash could feel their stares on his back. "Uh, we-we are. See, we're both training for the Sinnoh League and we both want to win, and we've been rivals. That's how we met, through you know, battling." Ash explained. He then added a very fake smile to the champions. They all arched their eyebrows.

"Yes, we thought it was pretty weird as well but whatever makes Paul happy." Laura said. The champions nodded.

"Well, we need to get going." Steve said. "We'll see you kids tonight. Oh and you guys may want to shopping. Everyone is wearing kimonos so you kids need to make sure you have one." The kids nodded. He looked at the champions. "It was very nice to meet you all. A great honor but we need to get back and help set up the booths and things." They all nodded.

"We'll see you kids later!" Laura called walking towards the gate.

"Bye!" The teens chorused. The two adults nodded and walked out the gate. Everyone watched where they disappeared for a few moments and when they heard the car start out front, Paul dropped his arm and the teens sighed in relief.

"That was close." Dawn said. Gary and Brock nodded. Ash and Paul looked one another both thinking the same thing.

"So, you two are dating?" Cynthia said still shocked at the news. They heard the car pull away and head down the street.

"No." Both Paul and Ash answered. The champions looked at one another again. The two sighed.

"Um, how about we explain everything?" Ash questioned.

"That would be a very good idea." Cynthia said.

Thirty minutes later, the story was complete and the champions and gym leader completely understood. "Well, that certainly is a reason to help out." Clair said.

Ash nodded. "Yea, I thought so too." He replied.

"Well, that certainly is interesting." Cynthia said.

"Why's it so interesting?" Dawn asked.

"Just because of their history." She replied gesturing to Ash and Paul who were sitting next to each other. They glanced at one another ands shrugged.

"Speaking of history…Ash, how is Chimchar doing?" Cynthia asked.

"Chimchar?" Ash blinked. Then he thought. 'That's right, she hasn't seen it since it's evolved!' "He's doing good but it's just…" He glanced at Paul who shrugged. "He's not Chimchar anymore."

"Oh so he evolved into Monferno then?" She questioned.

"Well, yes, but he's also evolved to Infernape too." Ash told her.

"Oh, very impressive." Cynthia said.

"You have an Infernape?" Lance asked Ash. The trainer nodded. "Very cool. I hear they are very strong Pokémon." Ash nodded again.

Ash then felt a nudge behind him. He turned to see Charizard pushing his head against his back. "What's up, Charizard?" Ash asked. Everyone looked at them. The dragon let out a roar and laid on the ground and moved his head towards his back. "Huh? Oh." Ash said instantly smiling. He jumped up off the ground and then jumped onto Charizard's back. "Alright Charizard, I'll go for a ride with you. Pikachu, come on!"

"Pika!" He chirped as he dropped the ketchup bottle and jumped off the table into Ash's arms.

"Alright Charizard, let's go!" Ash exclaimed happily. The group watched as Charizard let out another roar and instantly took off into the sky.

Paul watched in amazement at the speed of the dragon. 'That's one fast Charizard.' He thought. 'I have to admit, Ash has trained it well.'

"Wow, Charizard is so fast." Dawn said.

Gary nodded. "Charizard is one of Ash's best Pokémon. He's not only fast, but very powerful too. And very loyal."

"Yea, Charizard has beaten many great opponents, including an Articuno." Brock said.

Everyone looked at the breeder. "Ash's Charizard beat an Articuno?" Drake asked.

Brock nodded. "Back in the Kanto Battle Frontier. The first facility Ash was in was the Battle Factory and Noland, the frontier brain, befriended an Articuno and it was there visiting. Noland was giving Ash a choice of which Pokémon he wanted to battle and he chose Articuno. He called Liza and told her to send Charizard. It was a very good battle. Very impressive." Brock explained.

"Wow, it's going to be fun to battle him one day." Lance said. Everyone looked at him. "Oh I believe I'll be facing him in battle one day. He's a great trainer and I know he won't give up until his dreams come true. And I have faith I'll be seeing him win a few leagues." The red haired man told them. The other champions nodded. Paul looked up in the sky where Charizard was flying around with Ash. He couldn't believe he had so much faith put him. 'He's more than I ever thought.' He said to himself.

"Well, we should be going." Steven said standing. The other champions and Clair stood up as well. The rest stood up and they all shook hands.

"It was very nice meeting all of you." Lance said. Everyone agreed and said their goodbyes. They all jumped on their Pokémon. "We'll see you all later." The teens nodded and watched as they all flew up into the air. They watched as the champions and gym leader flew to Ash on Charizard.

"Hey Ash!" The trainer turned to see the champions flying toward him.

"Hey." Ash greeted with a smile.

"Having fun?" Lance asked.

"Of course!" He exclaimed happily. Charizard let out a roar.

"Well listen, we need to be going. We have details to do before the festival tomorrow night." Steven said. Ash nodded.

"Ok, uh, I guess I should land."

"No, no, we're done with Charizard and we were planning on sending him home but if he's happy here, I think it'd be great for you two to catch up." Clair said.

"Oh, cool. What do you say, Charizard? Want to stay and help me train for the Sinnoh League?" The dragon cried out again, happy to be able to stay longer with his trainer.

"Do tell me, how is Infernape, really?" Cynthia asked real quick.

"Perfect." Ash told her. "Since Paul and I are still most definitely battling in the league I didn't want to say everything, but Infernape has learned how to control blaze perfectly. We'll be hard to beat in the Sinnoh League now." Ash told her.

"Yes, I thought as much. Keep up the good work." She said.

"We'll see you soon, alright?" Drake said. Ash nodded.

"It was great seeing you all." Ash said.

"You as well. Train hard and know that I am rooting for you in the league." Lance said with a wink. Ash smiled brightly at him and nodded.

"Pika, pika!"

"Oh and good luck with the whole 'boyfriend' thing." He added.

"Thanks, I'll need it." Ash said with a laugh. He waved as the others flew off in the direction of the city. Ash stared after them for a moment but then looked at his dragon. "Come on, Charizard, I want to see some of your attacks!" Ash told the dragon. He cried out in response and took off towards the sky.

Paul watched on the ground as the champions took off and then Ash fly further up. He shuddered. How the heck he handled being so far up with just being on Charizard's back, he'd never understand. "He could easily fall." Paul said.

The other teens looked up at him from their conversation, looked up, and saw Charizard climbing even farther up into the sky.

"Ash trusts his Pokémon completely. He knows Charizard would never let anything happen to him." Brock said.

"Yea, he has this special bond with all of his Pokémon and they all trust him like he does them." Gary said. Paul shrugged and turned his attention back to the earth.

"Well, should we go shopping?" Dawn asked excitedly.

"Yes, but lets wait for Ash." Reggie said.

"Oh, Ash has one already so he won't need to go shopping for a kimono." Brock said. Reggie, Gary, and Paul looked surprised making the breeder laugh. "His mom sent him one not too long ago. It fits him good. He doesn't like shopping anyways, so he'll be alright. Though, we do want to tell him we are going."

"Yea but how? He's all the way up there." Dawn said.

The teens sat silently for a moment before Paul pulled out a Pokeball. The four others watched as Paul threw the ball and Toterra came out. "Use Leaf Storm at the sky." Paul commanded. The large tortoise nodded and released said attack. "If that doesn't get Ash's attention, I don't know what will."

The five waited but they didn't have to wait long. Ash flew straight down towards them. "What's up?" He asked.

"We have to go shopping for kimonos but I know you already have one so I figured you'd love the chance to stay and catch up with Charizard." Brock told him. Ash nodded. "Very cool. We'll be back later, ok?" Ash nodded.

"Alright, I'll be here." Ash told the group.

"Have fun." Gary said.

"I will. You guys too." Ash said. They nodded and walked to the front, locking the gate behind them. Charizard flew above the house and Ash watched as they climbed into the minivan and then drove off. "Alright, Charizard, let's go! Let's get some good training in!" Ash exclaimed.

"Pika, pikachu!" Pikachu chirped. Charizard roared and took off towards the forest.

End Chapter.

Ok, so here was chapter eleven. I don't know how it turned out….I hope it's ok. Not too bad. I don't know. There may be two or three chapters left…I haven't decided. And I think I will do an epilogue, just because I can lol. And I have something in mind for it. Anyways, sorry again it took so long. I apologize and will try harder to get the next chapter up soon.!