Pokemon: Return of a Hero

Hey, hey, hey! Nemon0416 is here once again for the eleventh chapter of Pokemon: Return of a Hero. So the three chapter long flash back is finally over, that took way longer than I was planning but whatever. If you have any ideas or complaints or comments in general please post them, I find them enterataining to read. Anywho moving on to the story lets get going (the first round of the tournament should be in this story.) Onward to the fic!

Chapter XI

(Back with Ash and his friends)

"...and that's what happened." Concluded Ash finally finishing his story after like three hours of talking, and now his jaw hurt. All of him in open mouthed bewilderment. May was the first to break the silence. "So Lucario is... alive?" She asked. Ash smiled and nodded his head. "And before I forget, he wanted me to tell you that he said hi."

"So you have the power of aura just like Lucario and Sir Aaron?" Asked Brock. "Actually my aura is unique, it surpasses both Lucario and Sir Aaron in power." Replied Ash. Everyone looked from one to another. "What kind of stuff can you do with your aura?" Asked Clemont. "Besides Partner link and Synchro evolution?" Asked Ash.

"Well there is enhnced senses, teleprtation, super healing, and enhanced physical abilities." Explained the Kanto native. Everyone was getting more amazed by the minute. Then Nurse Joy came in. "Mr. Ketchum you are free to leave now." She told them. Ash nodded and got up out of the bed and started to leave with the others.

Soon everyone was outside and walking back towards the hotel that the competitors were staying so that they could get their rooms. It was already pretty dark out with only the moon and the street lights to guide their way, even though the Indigo platue was full of light the stars in the sky still shone very brightly for all to see.

Ash was walking in the front of the group with Pikachu perched on his shoulder. "When are you going to tell them Ash?" Asked Pikachu in a language that only Ash and other pokemon could understand. "Right now." Responded Ash. He turned to look at the group behind. "Misty, May, Dawn, Iris, and Serena, I need to talk to you guys about something in private, can everyone go on ahead, to the hotel we'll catch up?" Asked Ash.

Everyone looked from one to another then all looking at Ash they nodded their heads and those who Ash didn't ask to stay behind went on ahead. "So what is it that you wanted to talk about Ash?" Asked Misty. "Well... you see I left out a part of my conversation with Arceus." Serena and May cocked their heads to side to show they were confused. "Why?" Asked Iris.

"Because what Arceus told me was sensitive and I only want certain people to know what I'm about to tell you." Replied Ash looking from one girl to another. "You see my aura needs to be passed onto the next generation, so I need lots of mates to make sure that, that happens." The girls start to blush as they realize where this conversation.

"When Serena kissed me, it unlocked something inside of my mind, I had an entire year to think about my feelings and I realized something, I had fallen for all five of you and I knew that that wasn't right and it ate away at me, but then Arceus explained that my aura has a function in it to do just that, cause me to take romantic interest in multiple girls, but those feelings couldn't surface completely until I unloocked my aura and now that I have well..." Explained Ash.

"I'm not sure how you feel about me, for all I know the five of you have each found someone else already and if you have I'll respect that, I just wanted to be honest with myself and with the five of you, I don't know howyou'll see me from now on, just know that besides the obvious changes I am still the same Ash who disappeared last year." Ash finished.

The girls just stood there for a minute processing what they had heard from Ash. The boy now not only felt love but he felt it for each of them equally, should they be happy or disapointed? They weren't sure. After about a minute Misty walked up to Ash, Ash focused his attention on Misty to see what the Cerulean gym leader was going to do.

Then the water type trainer put her hands on the Kanto native's shoulders and pulled him in for a kiss. The other girls gawked for a minute jealous that Misty was kissing Ash. When their lips parted she hugged him. "I love you Ash Ketchum, I've known this for a while but was never sure what to do about it, but now I know, if it's what you want I'll be one of your mates.

Ash smiled at the Cerulean city gym leader then wraped his arms around her to return the hug. Then she parted and walked back to the others with an immense amount of red creeping up her cheeks. Then May walked up to Ash she just stood there for a moment staring at the Pallet trainer then she embraced him in a tight hug.

"I love you Ash, even if you love other girls as well as me I'm happy that you do love me at all, I'll happily be one of your mates." Said the Petalburg native, Ash smiled at what she said returning the hug, after a minute she parts from him and goes back to the other girls with a face redder than a tamato from embarresment.

Ash looks over at Dawn waiting to see how the young Twin Leaf Town coordinator would react to this news that he had said and to how he wa feeling, she walks over to the Kanto trainer then smashes her lips against his catching him in surprise, after pulling away she tells him. "I love you more than anything and I'm glad that you love me too, I'll happily be one of your mates."

The young coordinator walks over to the others beet red in the face Ash smile having three mates now but still slightly embarresed about the entire thing. Next is Iris's turn, the Opelucid gym leader walks up to Ash and hugs him. "You may have been a kid when I met you but you are anything but that now, and I love you for everything you've done, I'm happy to call you my mate." She told the aura user.

Ash smiles and returns the hug then after a minute Iris parts and walks to the others with her cheecks turning slightly pink. Ash turns to Serena who had just been watching everything that had been happening with a calm expression, then she walked over to Ash and kissed him full on the lips while hugging him at the same time. When she parts she says "Was it much of a surprise Ash? I already kissed you once a year ago." Ash smiles in response.

The other girls look on with a slightly jealous expression, since Ash has kissed Serena the most. But they let it go knowing that they'd have the chance to kiss Ash in the future, with a sigh Ash says "C'mon you girls let's head back to the others before they curious and come looking for us." The girls nod in agreement and follow Ash back to the hotel.

As there walking Ash turns to look at them. "Look you guys this is kind of sensitive information so please don't go telling people willy nilly ok?" He says with a serious expression, the girls nod to show that they understand. Soon they meet up with the guys who were just closing in on the front of the hotel. Ash calls to their friends. "Hey guys were back!."

Everyone turns to see Ash and the girls running towards them, they grin (except for Paul obviously who just kinda smirks) and wave towards them to say hi. "So what did you talk about?" Asked Trip curiously. "I asked to talk to them in private for a reason Trip." Was the only response Trip got from Ash who just rolled his eyes and went inside.

The group walks up to the front desk where a Nusre Joy is standing happily greeting them.

"NURSE JOY- URKH!" Was all poor Brock got out before getting Poison Jabbed then getting dragged off by Toxicroak, Misty, and Max. Everyone but Ash sweat dropped while Ash just looked at the poor guy with pity in his eyes at his misfortune.

"Welcome Mr. Ketchum and friends, I assume you're here to get the keys to your rooms?" Replied the nurse who was answered with nodding heads. "Well let's see there are 14 of you so you can split 4 rooms between you ok?" She said looking from one to another, they nodded in response, then she handed them the keys to their rooms.

As they were walking Ash's aura hightened heaing heard the conversations of some of the groups of people, but only bits and pieces. "...Ketchum..." "...Really him?" "...Why hold a tournament..." "...Never left..." You get the idea. Ash did his best to ignore what other people were saying knowing that there were those who were unhappy with him just disappearing and then suddenly reappearing.

"Well I'll be. It's great to see you Ketchum." Said a voice coming from behind the gang. They turned to see the five (yes five not six) regional champs. Lance: Chapion of the Kanto and Johto regions, Steven: Champion of Hoenn, Cynthia: Champion of Sinnoh, Alder: Champion of Unova, and Diantha: Champion of Kalos.

Most of the trainers were shocked to see the champions appear out of nowhere but Ash just grinned. "Hey you guys it's been to long." He replied happily shaking hands with Lance, the leader of their little group. Cynthia and Diantha blushed a little at the sight of the Kanto trainer. (Cynthia is 22 and Diantha is 24 just so you know)

"Hey Diantha, hey Cynthia." Said Ash noticing the blush creeping up their faces, which upon hearing this only made it worse. All of the other guys tilted their heads in confusion but the girls (excluding Bonnie) looked at one and another in surprise that Ash's "charm" could work on people six and eight years older than him.

"Any way did you want to talk to me about something or were you just dropping by to say hi?" Asked Ash truning his attention back to Lance. This earned him a chuckle from Alder. "You're alwaays on point Ash, isn't that right Tristan?" Said the Unovan trainer to Trip getting his name wrong yet again. "It's Trip, Alder, not Tristian, Trip." Grumbled Trip. "Right, right, Trip." Replied the old man who clearly wasn't going to commit that name to memory. Trip sighed knowing it was a lost cause.

"I simply wanted to speak to the boy who has saved the world like twenty times." Replied Lance trying his best to ignore Alder's senility. "How'd you know about that?" Asked Ash surprised that the Kanto champion was that interested in him. "I talked to Diantha who talked to your friends." Replied the dragon master flatly. Ash chuckled.

"Look can we talk tomorrow I've had a long day, I need to sleep off all of that synchro evolution stress, maybe we can talk in the morning after my match?" Asked Ash. Lance nodded. "I have great pity toward whoever you're facing in round one." Replied Lance. "Speaking of which..." Said Ash turning his attention to the board where the matches for where when and against who were posted.

After looking for a moment Ash's eyes widen when he finds his name. "Oh man." He moaned. He was battling in arena A at noon. But what upset him was who his opponent was.

On the board in bright bold letters were the following words: Arena A, 12:00, Ash Vs. Gary. Ash looked at his home town rival, it was only round one and already he would have to face one of his rivals.

And done! Well sorry for those of you who cringed at the mushy parts, but I did put romance in the description, sort of. Anyway so It's finally time to get on to the tournament and right off the bat Ash must face one of his rivals, I already know which pokemon are going to be used, so put your guess in the comments and if you get even one pokemon right I will do a shout out to you in my next chapter but I will be posting in three days so you better hurry, and with that I guess I'll blow this joint. (God why do I always procrastinate and end up posting chapters in literally the middle of the night, sheesh (Inssert eye roll emoji here) Anyway Nemon0416 is out of here, LATER FICCERS!