TDBigJ's message: *Talking to myself* I wonder what's with all this hype? I mean, I know it's new, but it seems like it's successful already, that's good- oh wait! I'm talking to myself am I? Sorry about that. I was just thinking about the newest thing in Pokemon that seems to be all over the news right now: Pokemon GO. I've heard some of the things about it are good, but there have been a few downsides. I might try it out. Anyway, it's good to see you guys again. That week seemed to have taken ages to pass by. Okay, not really. My week passes by fairly quick. Uneventful as usual but am I really complaining? Video games and fanfiction are basically my life right now, and I am perfectly fine with it. But yeah, I do want to start becoming independent so I got to start working on that. For some reason the way my dad pronounces Pokemon is "Pokeman". I don't get that. Why? From what happened in the last chapter, I think that had to have been one of my best chapters to date. The previous chapter got some good reviews because of the humor. I would love to do more chapters like that but I've got to stick to the main genres like I've said before. And in case you didn't know, this Saturday's episode is the English dub version of episode 22. Ooh, I'm excited for it! *Shoulder angel taps my shoulder* Oh yeah, I've got to get to the responding of reviews now.

Bryce (Guest #1): Glad you thought it was funny! Everyone will be included on this spring break trip. Yeah, they are still his friends, they are in this chapter actually. Thanks for the review!

Espeon44: Glad you thought so! Thanks for the review!

49ers (Guest #2): I will include them. He is actually in this chapter. Thanks for the review!

Rams30 (Guest #3): I don't think they will. No, don't worry. Maybe a couple of them will. Thanks for the review!

Oliverqueen01: You are Canadian? That's cool! Yeah, I found that out yesterday that this Saturday's episode is episode 22, I'm looking forward to it A LOT. Funny how you compared Clemont to John Cena. John Cena is my favorite. And by the way, a couple chapters ago you told me about what happened a few episodes ago and how you would describe the moment in that episode. I watched that video of Cena and Edge and I think I know have an idea of what her reaction was. Thanks for the review!

Wolves22 (Guest #4): No they aren't. No she won't. Thanks for the review!

Raiders89 (Guest #5): No, he's still friends with them as will be seen in this chapter. Maybe. Thanks for the review!

Jaguars5 (Guest #6): Boy I hope we see Ash in love in the anime. Yep Red is crazy. You prefer Shadow over Red? Interesting. By request, she might be. Thanks for the review!

Pokemonmeat: Glad you liked the chapter. That idea? Hm? I could consider it, but I'm not sure if I could fit it in. I already have the rest of the chapters planned out. But hey, I like your suggestion though. Someone being jealous of their love is a fun thought. Thanks for the review!

Mixt Number XV: Yeah, I really liked that part of the chapter too. I had a feeling somebody was going to find that part of the dialogue funny. Thanks for the review!

Guest #7: Glad you liked it! Thanks for the review!

Shadic4566: I know. Last chapter was crazy. When you said that part about Cilan, I wasn't sure what you were talking about but when I read the chapter again, I think I know what it is. Thanks for the review!

Portland0 (Guest #8): Not sure yet. I'll consider it. Maybe. Thanks for the review!

Brig nodrm2347: Thanks for thinking the chapter was funny. Imagining what they were doing is fun to think about, isn't it? Thinking that the chapter stood out from the others is a good way to put it. Spring Break might be crazy, I do have one crazy moment planned for it. I got your links in your review and PM. Don't worry about them not showing, we'll find a way. This chapter might be in your top 5? Glad if you think so. Thanks for the review!

Mad Ass Dragon: YES! I knew you would like the chapter! I thought you of all people would like the chapter because of how crazy it was and how Red was. I used Red the way you described to me and I thought that stunt would work pretty well for him. Anyway, good to know you enjoyed it and that it's one of your favorites. Thanks for the review!

Mariners22 (Guest #9): Dawn is dating Ally. I'll consider it. And by your temporary username, you like Robinson Cano? He's my favorite Mariner. Thanks for the review!

Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon or it's characters, they belong to Game Freak and Nintendo, and… whoever else.

The sun was rising on a newly arrived Saturday morning. Ash's alarm went off but he didn't move to turn it off, he just kept on sleeping. Pikachu awoke though, who tried to nudge Ash awake to no success. Pikachu did the liberty of turning off the alarm by a simple press of the button, much different than Ash's more complicated slamming of the fist. Ash continued to sleep, so Pikachu thought he would open the blinds to wake him up. Pikachu jumped up onto the window sill and opened the blinds after a couple of jumps to grab the rod. Ash still laid there deep in his sleep. Man, he really was a deep sleeper.

Pikachu went to the door and got on all fours and charged forward as he jumped up into the air and pounced on Ash with a soft thud. Ash's eyes opened up due to the sudden impact. He rubbed his eyes as soon as he opened them.

"You just keep on finding new ways to wake me up every day, don't you buddy? Using your quick attack this time."

Pikachu nodded his head. "Pika."

"Well, I should consider myself lucky. At least you didn't resort to using your volt tackle." He stated. Pikachu rubbed the back of his head. He really wouldn't go that far, otherwise Ash would end up in a coma because of it.

Ash wiped the sleep from his eyes one more time, when he looked at the day on the alarm clock, his eyes widened. Today was the day that spring break would start and he would go on a nine day vacation. He thought he would start the day off with his usual routine and then start packing for the long trip.

Once he had taken his shower and gotten dressed, he took the same bags that he had used during Christmas vacation and started placing the many things he would need on the vacation. Things like sunglasses, shorts, and additional black t-shirts were what he was going to bring. Pikachu even had his own little bag to bring. He had just filled it with his sunglasses and a few bags of Pokemon food and berries. The little guy didn't really need to bring that much, he wasn't human after all.

Ash's phone kept vibrating. It was mainly messages from his friends. Most of them asking when they were going to leave, their anticipation of the vacation, and to see if everyone else was ready or getting ready. One thing they were looking forward to on this trip was that there would be no parents around to monitor them. All their parents trusted the kids that they were around with all the time so they put that into all of them to make sure they stayed safe. They just warned if anything bad happened to them during the trip that they would have to come along next time. Most parents wouldn't want the kids to be alone on this sort of thing but they had to accept the fact that they had to trust them as they got older.

Ash started wondering one thing, this was going to be a ten day vacation and his mom wouldn't be there. This would be the longest time he would be away from her since the summer. Well, the summer was for almost three months, this would only be a week and a half, so it wouldn't be a big deal, but he was graduating in a little over a month. His mom didn't have that much time left with him until he started travelling year round. Once he graduated, he would start travelling every day to achieve his dream of becoming a Pokemon master. The only time he would ever get to see his mom during the year after that would be when one of his journeys ended and he came back home to wait and hear about another region and then set off for another one. He wouldn't know how quickly he would hear about another region when the time came around, he would usually have to wait ten months or sometime within that period to hear about something. Luckily, he had already heard about a new region, Alola, so his first summer out of school was set, he just wondered what else there would be after that. But that was a topic for a later time, he for now was just going to focus on the week and a half ahead.

He was thinking about where they were all going. They had planned to go to the Orange Islands. His mom was going to drive him to the docks and they would take a ship there. Everyone's parents were going to drive them to the dock. They had a set time to get to go before the ship left for the orange islands. The ship was set to leave at noon so they had all planned to meet there a half hour prior to the ship's departure so they could all make last minute checks before they had to leave, like making sure everyone was there for example. He looked at the clock, it was 10:00 so he had an hour and a half until he had to be there. It was a somewhat long drive, not very long, but it was at least a forty minute drive there so his mom had told him to be ready by 10:40 because that's when they would leave.

He checked through all his bags to see if he had everything he needed. He checked through it at least ten times to safely assure he had literally everything. After that, he carried his and Pikachu's bags downstairs and put them by the stairs. He looked at it outside. It was pretty cloudy but the vacation wasn't here in Pallet or Kanto so it wasn't like this would be the weather when they were in the Orange islands. It was almost always sunny in the Orange Islands so the forecast was set for the vacation. Ash had been to the Orange Islands before, and it was a great time, he loved it.

He reflected the last time he had been there. The last time he had been to the Orange Islands was back when he was ten. The last four weeks of his summer journey at that time was spent in the Orange Islands attempting to beat the Orange League. He remembered travelling at that time with Misty and his old friend Tracy. He had to admit that the Orange Islands was the highlight of that summer, because he had conquered the Orange League. Ash knew that the Orange League wasn't an official league so his winning of the Orange League didn't really count as a major league victory, but he still felt proud and accomplished doing so, so that's all that really mattered. Winning at least one league, even if it wasn't a major league, still made him happy, so he didn't really care if it was official or not.

But Ash wondered one other thing, it was his travelling companion Tracy when he travelled the Orange Islands. Ash hadn't really seen him a whole lot since that time. He had seen him every so often in school, but only at least two to three times a year, other than that, nada. But Ash did see him in school again recently and saw him much more since then, and wouldn't you know it, he was going on this vacation with him, so he would have a lot of time to catch up with him. And Ash thought he might, he just might, have an important question to ask him.

Ash went and got a glass of milk and put a couple pieces of toast in the toaster and then went back to look outside. He and Pikachu each took a sip of milk and continued looking at the horizon.

"You ready for this buddy?"

Pikachu nodded his head. "Pika."

"I can't believe we'll be going back to the Orange Islands. It's been ages since we've been there, years." He commented.

Even Pikachu had a good time in the Orange Islands. Winning the league with Ash was one of the first good memories he had with him. He remembered going up against Drake's Ditto in the first battle of the finals, which Pikachu remembered as one of the first times he battled and opponent that looked just like him. Fortunately for Pikachu, he ended up winning that battle. But perhaps the best moment during that match with Drake, was Pikachu was the last Pokemon Ash had left in the battle and he had to go up against Drake's Dragonite. Pikachu admitted it was a tough feat, but a small Pokemon like him defeating a huge Pokemon like Dragonite was a moment where Pikachu knew he was growing stronger as a Pokemon. Not many minute Pokemon can defeat a beast like that. Pikachu had a lot of confidence after beating that Dragonite. It was defeating the Dragonite that sealed Ash's victory in the Orange League, and him and Pikachu winning their first ever League victory. That was one of the times Pikachu felt strong and proud of himself. And there were a lot more times since then were he felt the same way. Really, a lot more. Ash looked at the changing daylight in front of him, unaware that his mom had come downstairs in the meantime.

"Honey, what are you up to?"

"Just looking outside."

"Exactly how long have you been doing that?"

"I don't know. I haven't really checked the time."

"Well, grab your bags and put them in the car, it's about time you leave."

"How much longer?"

"In about five minutes."

"Huh?" Ash's eyes widened as he looked at the clock on the wall. It was 10:35. Time must have been flying by while he was standing in front of the window and looking at the sky. Ash and Pikachu gulped down the last of their milk and Pikachu hopped down off of Ash's shoulder so Ash could grab the bags. He rushed out to the car and put the bags in the car's trunk and closed it. He went back upstairs and grabbed his jacket and hat. Going back downstairs he grabbed his two pieces of toast and went and waited by the front door. His mom went to grab her coat because the air outside was still cold and she wanted to feel warm. She grabbed her keys and the two headed outside into the car and headed on their way.

A few minutes into the drive, Ash took a bite of his toast and put his right elbow onto the door next to the window as he chewed. He looked out the window. As he did, his mom looked over at him.

"Ash, you doing okay?"

Ash nodded his head. "Yeah mom, I'm okay."

"Are you looking forward to this trip?"

"Yep. I'm excited for it."

"You don't sound too excited."

Ash then looked over at his mother. "Believe me mom, I'm excited. Ten whole days on vacation. I'm pretty sure my friends are just as excited as me, if not, more."

"And look on the plus side, you won't have me there. You guys won't have any of your parents there. You should like that, right?"

"Yeah, but I doubt that's the best part about our vacation." Ash stated.

"I know that none of the parents are going to be there, but I just want your word that you will be safe and not get into any trouble. I also want you to be responsible. Please just do that for me, okay?" Delia explained.

"I promise mom. I won't get into any trouble." Ash replied.

"I mean, you can do wild activities while you're there, just as long as it doesn't get you into any legal trouble."

"I'm pretty sure we won't get into that kind of trouble, mom." Ash said.

"I know you won't, but I'm worried that your friend Red will have you do something completely out of the ordinary. Just promise me that you won't do everything crazy that he says. I'm afraid that one of these days that he's not only going to get himself into legal trouble, but you and your friends as well." Delia explained.

Ash knew his mom was right. Red at one point could have all his friends do something so crazy that they could all get in trouble with the authorities. Don't get him wrong, he liked Red being his friend, but the guy was a few nuts away from the insane asylum. It would only be an occasional thing to have all his friends do something Red suggests, other than that, it'd have to be something normal or less likely to end up with all of them getting a life sentence or any sentence for that matter.

"I understand mom." Ash responded, confirming his mom's concerns.

"Okay, just wanted to make sure." She answered. She then rubbed her son's hatless head.

Ash and his mom had reached the docks with five minutes left to spare. Ash had seen that Ritchie, Ally, and Shadow had already made it there. There was less than a half hour until the boat left for the Orange Islands, so he hoped that everyone was not too far behind.

"Hey guys." Ash greeted the four, waving his hand at them, who waved back.

"Hey Ash." They all replied.

"So Ash, you ready for this?" Ally asked.

"I think I speak for all of us that we're definitely ready for this vacation." Ash stated.

"Good point." Shadow commented.

"Hey Ally, have any idea when Dawn is going to show up?"

"She's a few minutes out, she just texted me right when you got here."

"Yeah, I got a text from Gary and Brock, they'll be here within ten minutes." Ritchie added. Ash's phone then just vibrated, he pulled it out of his pocket and looked at it.

"Oh, just got a text from Red. He's almost here." Ash stated.

"Does Red really need to come with us?" Shadow asked.

"Come on, Shadow, he's our friend. Why wouldn't he be allowed to come?" Ash asked.

"It's not that I don't want him to go, but after the guys night we had a few weeks ago, do you think he might pull something on the boat? I really don't want to drown before I graduate." Shadow explained.

"I doubt Red would do something that would end up killing all of us."

"Come on, Ash. This is Red we're talking about here."

"Look, we're letting Red come along because he's known us for a while, although Red is a little bent in the mind, he means well and he wouldn't think last before he acted, so I don't think he'll end up doing something that would end all of our lives. Probably the worst that he would do is getting us in jail, that's pretty much it." Ash explained.

"True." Shadow sighed. "Let's just hope for the best."

"Besides, Red would probably be hurt if we didn't invite him. Who knows, he might add some excitement to this vacation." Ash stated.

"Okay, maybe that wouldn't be so bad."

In the next twenty minutes, everyone had arrived. The boat was leaving in a few minutes so they quickly got on board after they had checked everything and made sure everyone was there. They even had to do that once they got on the boat, and luckily everyone was, so with that, the boat set off and off to the Orange Islands they went.

The first half hour of the ride passed by. The docks were no longer within view as the boat had to have been at least five miles away from them by now. It was a pretty long ride to the Orange Islands, but it wasn't going to be an all day ride, maybe just a few hours. Everyone had already gotten comfortable on the ship. Some of them were out at the front, looking at the oceanfront in front of them, some of them were catching some more sleep since they didn't get enough last night in the cabins, and some were just walking around the ship, seeing whatever sights were around them. Our couple were doing the last of the three.

"You enjoying the view?" Ash asked.

"Yep." She replied.

"Just to think, we'll be at the Orange Islands later today. It's been a while since I've been there."

"How long has it been?"

"About six years. I haven't been there since I challenged the Orange League when I was ten."

"Well, it's good to know that you'll be going back to one of the places you travelled in." She commented.

"Yeah. I really haven't returned to any of the regions I've travelled in during the summers I challenged a league."

Serena wondered about the upcoming summer that would be here within a month and a half, when her and Ash would be traversing the Alola region. She wondered what it would be like. What Pokemon were there? What iconic buildings and structures were there? She really wanted to know, but she would have to wait for that.

"I'm really curious what the Alola region is going to be like when we travel there this summer." Serena stated.

"Me too. I wonder what the gym leaders are like and what new Pokemon are there." Ash commented.

Of course he would go to that subject. She had a feeling his first thought would be that. But this was Ash, what else would he be thinking about?

Serena laid her head on his shoulder. "Well, whoever they are, I'll be there rooting for you all the way."

Ash smiled and kissed her on the forehead. "Thanks! And whatever you do there, I'll be there to root for you as well."

"Thanks, I appreciate it."

The two of them continued looking out into the water. A certain red and white jacket boy walked up from behind them and leaned onto the railing.

"How are you two?" Red asked.

"Fine." They both replied.

"Nice to look out into the distance like this, huh?"

"Yep." Ash responded.

"Gee Red, you seem relaxed." Serena said.

"Eh, when I'm out on open water or in a nice, soothing area, I'm quite relaxed." Red explained.

"Wow Red, I never knew you had a side like that." Ash commented.

"It's not one I show a lot or people know I have. When I'm not out having a good time, I on occasion find moments like this to take in."

"Well, it's good to know you are like that sometimes Red." Serena commented.

"Glad you think so. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to the control room and mess around with the controls a bit." Red stated.

"Go have fun." Ash said as Red walked off. But then Ash realized what Red had said. "WAIT, WHAT? Red, hold on." Ash called out to Red and went after him. Serena just kept on looking at the sea, alone. But she knew Ash would come back once he stopped Red from causing a ruckus.

She was going to love this vacation.

At about 3:30, they had arrived at the Orange Islands. They looked around. Everyone but Ash, Tracy, and Misty were amazed by the way it looked. It was really sunny and the buildings and structures were incredible. Ash, Tracy, and Misty didn't really have a reaction, as they've been here before, so they just looked around and smiled. They all then decided to head to a hotel and get a couple of rooms. Once they reached it, they got the two rooms they needed and went up to them. The boys were in one room, the girls in the other. When the guys entered theirs, there were just enough beds to accommodate all of them. The room was pretty amazing.

Ash and the guys all put their stuff in the room they were going to be staying in for the next week and a half. With that guys night they had not too long ago, this one was to surely beat it.

"Aw man, I can't wait to get this vacation started. I'm so hyped up!" Cameron cheered, pumped up for the days ahead.

"Man, he's been saying that the whole ride over here." Gary said to Ritchie.

"Hey, give the man a break. He's just as excited as we all are." Ritchie stated.

"When you've got ten days to do whatever the hell you want with no parents around, why wouldn't you be excited?" Brock explained.

"Just imagine Brock, if you weren't with Lucy right now, I'm pretty sure you'd be flirting with every girl here." Cilan stated.

"Yeah. But that was my past. Lucy is the only girl for me. But you're right, I would try to get at least one girl if I wasn't in a relationship right now." Brock said.

"Oh man, I miss those days." Ash stated.

"You don't, do you?" Brock asked.

"Not really." Ash responded.

"I'm pretty sure for those of us in a relationship, that you're going to spend most of your spring break with them." Clemont stated.

"When are you going to get with Shauna? She's been dropping a lot of hints lately." Tierno asked.

"What hints?" Clemont asked. All the guys facepalmed. Clemont was as dense as Ash was before he got with Serena.

"Come on guys, let's get all our stuff unpacked and go meet up with the girls, they're probably waiting on us." Morrison stated.

"They're probably just as busy as we are at the moment." Stephan said.

"Man, this is going to be one hell of a break." Cameron exclaimed once again. There was no stopping his enthusiasm. A lot of teens looked forward to a time like this in their school years. They were sure going to make the best of this. This was their last chance, if they didn't do this now, there would be no more opportunities. They had to make this count, that's for sure.

Author's note: Well what a start to the vacation that was. Red, don't kill anybody or I'll write you out of the story. Nah, just kidding. You're perfectly fine. I'm sorry if this chapter seemed boring to you. I'm trying to build up to the next chapter which I promise will be more eventful. Believe me, I've got a couple ideas for the next chapter and they're going to be great. If you want to know what one of them will be, read the preview.

With the sun starting to set and the sky's aura a mixture of day and night, the group thought they would start heading in for the night. They got whatever they brought out and headed back to their hotel. But for Ash, he had something else planned. He wanted to stay out a bit longer, but in order for him to do what he wanted to do, he had to change into something decent first so he went to do that.

He headed back up to the guys' room and got into a pair of tan shorts that went down to his knees and put on a light blue khaki shirt, a different attire than that of what he had been wearing throughout the break. He put back on the sandals he had been wearing as well and left the room to go to his destination. On his way to the elevator, he came across Shauna, which was a lucky break, seeing as he needed to tell one of the girls something important.

"Hey Shauna, do you know where Serena is?"

"She's in our room lying down on her bed. Why? What do you need her for?"

"Tell her to meet me down by the shore in fifteen minutes. Oh, and tell her to wear something nice." Ash explained.

"Sure thing Ash." She replied and walked into their room.

Ash went down to the beach and stood by the shore. The horizon shined a red-orange glare, something that Ash liked. It reminded him of Charizard in a way. It looked like Charizard used flamethrower on the sky. In his mind, that seemed like something that would be used in a Pokemon contest, or a showcase for that matter.

Ash continued to stare out into the tropical view. Pikachu wasn't with him. Ash wanted to talk to Serena alone and Pikachu was perfectly fine with it. Pikachu knew when Ash had to do something like this when he started dating Serena, and it was something he was quickly getting used to and didn't bug him really at all.

"I miss this. It's been a long time since I've been here to see this." Ash said to himself.

He then heard squelches of sand as footsteps were heard behind him. He knew it was her. She walked up to him and stood beside him. Ash looked over at her. She looked incredibly beautiful. She was wearing a silver dress that went down to her knees, white sandals that were different than the ones she'd been wearing this week, and wore a pair of diamond earrings and the heart necklace he had given to her back on Christmas.

She put her arms behind her back. "So, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Author's note: Ooh, spicy! Wait! Don't want to get ahead of myself. What is Ash planning to talk to Serena about? Will he declare his love for her? Oh wait, they're already together. *Slaps forehead* Come on BigJ, don't be an idiot. Anyway, what is going to happen? I've never said this before in a chapter. To be honest I'm looking forward to the next chapter. What about you? If you want to find out, you're going to have to wait a week. *Slaps forehead again* Don't be an ass either BigJ. Let's hope your week goes by quick like mine and see what happens in the next chapter. Until then…

TDBigJ out!

We gotta get new agents. We're getting screwed!

-Daffy Duck, Space Jam