Ash was rushing to the lobby, checking his watch as he was avoiding other guests in the hallway. His last glance told him it was 6:59, and as he burst through the door his alarm for 7 went off. He let out a sigh of relief as he saw May sitting on a couch, waiting to leave for the night. He gathered himself and walked over to his date, and as he approached both took a moment to drool over the other. Ash was wearing a black v-neck that showcased his well-defined upper body, with his trademark hat, a white jacket, and jeans. May could not help but lose focus at the sight of how good Ash looked. May was also wearing jeans, with a red v-neck that showed a significant, but socially acceptable amount of cleavage. Her outfit clung to her figure like a magnet to metal, and Ash was taking in every inch and curve May had to offer.
After realizing that they were eyeing each other from head to two, both teenagers looked away from each other, both cheeks red as a Slugma. After a few moments of awkward silence, Ash broke it. "You look great tonight May, I love the shirt, red always looked good on you." May blushed harder at this comment, but being polite and sincere, she told Ash thanks and said he was also looking good. "Thank you May, I appreciate it. Are you ready to lead the way? I mean after all, you said you had the perfect plan to celebrate."
May eagerly nodded, "Yep, it's nothing fancy, I just wanted us to have a fun night out and be kids for once, not trainers and coordinators." She grabbed his hand and the two went on their way. The first stop at the night was The Sleeping Snorlax, which is a mini golf course, famous for its 18th hole. "Alright Ash, we both know how much you love competition, so how about we make this game a little more interesting?" May asked. Ash tilted his head in confusion, but signaled for May to continue. "If I win, you have to use 3 more of your 5 new pokemon you said you caught while you were gone in your battle tomorrow, but if you win, you get to ask me 3 questions and I'll answer honestly." Ash took a second to think, he really had nothing to lose, and he did want to find out what has happened with everyone while he was gone, so his mind was made up.
"Deal!" Ash exclaimed. May was right, he was easily excitable over the most trivial competitions. The two started their game, and neither of the two could establish a firm lead. Anytime one of them took the lead, the other tied the game back up. After 17 holes of hitting putts up, down, through, and around various pokemon themed objects and holes, the game was tied and the dreaded 18th hole towered above May and Ash. This hole was famous(or infamous depending on how you see it) for its 'sleeping' Snorlax. A chute went up its belly, its mouth opened and shut constantly, and the player had to hit it with a perfect combination of power and timing to get it through the mouth and in the hole. This hole had never been completed on one shot.
Neither teen wanted to go first, so they flipped a coin to decide. Ash lost, and seemed rather irritated by that fact when he had to go first. He stepped up, trusty putter in hand, and placed his ball on the ground. He spent about 30 seconds practicing his swing, and placed a finger to the wind to detect which way the wind was blowing. May screamed "HURRY UP!" Ash looked back, clearly annoyed, and said "You can't rush perfection." He stepped back up, took the swing, and the ball got in the chute. It continued to roll, and Ash was feeling confident, he believed his shot was golden. The ball was on a perfect course, going up the Snorlax's stomach. Ash was ready to erupt in joy, but than a small noise was heard.
The ball had hit the mouth when it was closed, and it rolled back down the hill, and landed at Ash's feet. He dropped to the ground in a combination of anger and sadness, and May walked to the designated spot. She just placed it on the ground, and took a swing. The ball this time, truly was on a golden course, and it went through the mouth and into the hole. May turned around and started celebrating right in Ash's face. "Winner winner chicken dinner Ash, YOU SUCK! I should have been a professional mini golfer instead of a coordinator!" Ash was fuming, but before he could say a word, a man in a tie came over to the couple.
"Excuse me ma'am, I could not help but notice you got a hole-in-one on our most difficult hole! I found this course 24 years ago, and have been the manager this whole time. You are the first player to do what I considered to be impossible! I would like to congratulate you on this amazing feat, with this pokemon!" The manager proceeded to give May a regular pokeball, which made her happy. "Thank you so much sir, may I ask what pokemon this is?"
The manager simply shook his head. "I want it to be a surprise." May seemed sad, but understanding. "I have to go back to my office, but congratulations again!" The manager said his parting words, shook May's hand, and left. May looked at the ball, and turned to Ash.
"I want you to have this Ash." Ash's jaw dropped, he couldn't believe what he was hearing! "Before you deny it, I want to give this to you to show how much I appreciate you letting me back into your life, and for being the best boyfriend possible." Ash wrapped her in a tight hug. "I promise I'll raise it well, thank you so much May. I love you."
"You're welcome Ash, I love you too!" Ash was about to open the mysterious ball, but May stopped him. "I don't want to see it until your battle against Ritchie, it'll give you time to train it and show me I made the right decision giving it to you. But enough about pokemon, this game wore me out, can we go back home?" Ash nodded, and swept her up in his arms bridal style. May giggled at the action, but didn't complain. She placed her head against his chest, and Ash carried her back this way all the way back to the Pokemon center.
Once they reached the lobby, Ash put her down. The two shared a goodnight kiss, and May wished him luck in his battle tomorrow. Both of them wished each other sweet dreams, and went to their rooms. May went to bed, with a smile covering her face, with the only thing going through her mind was how lucky she was to have Ash. Ash went to his room, and as soon as he opened his door, he was face-to-face with a very curious yellow mouse.
"Pikachu, pika pika chu, pi chu, ka chu, pikachu, pi ka!" Pikachu was very curious about what his trainer had done with May. "No Pikachu, we did not mate, and no we did not ever think about it! All we did was play mini golf and I lost." Pikachu shed tears of laughter as his master was getting more and more furious. "It's not funny! You know how much I hate losing! Ah screw it, I'm going to bed." Ash layed down on his bed, drifting away to slumber land, with Pikachu's laughter ringing in his ears.
Ash woke up the next morning at 7 am. He had always woken up early on battle days, it was like an internal alarm makes sure he's awake. Him and Pikachu went down to the cafeteria, and were surprised to see May by herself. She looked up from her breakfast, and called the boy and his starter over. "Good morning Pikachu! You're looking healthy and strong as always!" Pikachu cooed at her words, and May giggled while scratching his head. Ash was playfully upset, and he showed it. "Oh May do I not look healthy and strong? Are you not happy to see me? Do you not want me to have a good morning?" He than began to cry fake tears, and his girlfriend chuckled. She always loved how silly and unpredictable Ash was. She got up and kissed him on the cheek. "Of course I'm happy to see you, you big baby, I just didn't know I had to say it every time we see each other!"
The two ate their breakfast, and discussed Ash's battle for the day. "So Ash who are you battling today? Are you ready?" May always seemed to doubt Ash's preparations skills. Ash laughed with a cocky tone, and proceeded to rattle off all of the various details about his opponent. "Her name is Courtney Smith from Fortree City. She's 19, she received a Totodile from her uncle from Johto on her 9th birthday. Her Hoenn starter was a Torchic, and her best finish in a league was 2nd in the Unova league when she was 15." May's jaw dropped once more, even though she loved Ash, it was still weird hearing that he prepared ahead of time for his battles now, instead of relying on pure luck and quick thinking.
After the two finished their breakfast, Ash and May started walking to stadium C. They kept talking about trivial things, like how good the pancakes were, or wondering why Pikachu loved ketchup so much. After the walk, Ash arrived at the trainer's entrance, and May kissed him on the cheek. "Good luck Ash, I'll take Pikachu and we'll both be cheering you on!" Ash smiled, he wondered how he got blessed with such an amazing girl. After going through security, Ash was escorted to the bottom of a staircase. He had to wait until he was called out.
"Hello ladies and gents, welcome to the first battle of the day here from Stadium C, it's sure to be a good one! We have another Group I match, this time between Ash Ketchum of Pallet Town, and Courtney Smith of Fortree City!" Both trainers walked out to their respective corners. "Both of these trainers won both of their opening matches, so it's bound to be a good one!" Ash raised an eyebrow at the fact this girl had beat Ritchie, so how good could she be? The ref walked up to his usual spot on the podium.
"This will be a 3 on 3 battle between Ash and Courtney. Substitutions are allowed and there will be no time limit. If both trainers are ready let the battle begin!"
Both trainers enlarged a pokeball at the same time Courtney released her pokemon first, "Espeon let's do this!" Ash just smiled, and released another eeveelution. "Umbreon battle stance!" When released, this dark type pokemon smirked, knowing Espeon had a severe disadvantage.
"Espeon start it off with Iron Tail" Espeon charged with a glowing tail, and as she jumped, Ash issued his command. "Umbreon dodge with Dig" Umbreon dug her paws into the ground, and got out of the way as Espeon landed, clearly confused where her opponent had gone. "Espeon don't worry, just use Swift when he comes back up!" Ash already had a strategy. "Umbreon, fire off multiple Shadow Balls when you get up!" Umbreon did as it was told, arising from the ground and launching multiple dark balls of ghostly energy when it jumped. Espeon had sent her Swift attack when she saw Umbreon, and the two attacks collided, causing a cloud of smoke.
Ash knew this was his chance. "Giga Impact!" Umbreon dove through the smoke, covered in a purple and white energy, colliding with Espeon. The attack caused a lot of damage, but Espeon weakly stood up. Courtney was about to call out an attack, but Ash beat her to it. "Shadow Ball!" Umbreon launched the attack, getting direct contact with Espeon, which fainted from the super effective move. "Espeon is unable to battle, Umbreon is the winner!" the ref declared.
Both trainers recalled their pokemon, and this time Ash was the first to select his pokemon. "Alteria let's go!" This was a very special pokemon however, as it's body was a shiny gold instead of it's typical blue. The crowd cheered at this beautiful creature, and even Courtney couldn't help but admire it. "Very nice pokemon you got Ash, but it's going down! Feraligatr let's do this!" Both pokemon looked at each other, curious at what power the other possessed.
"Alteria let's do this, start it off with Dragon Pulse" "Feraligatr counter with Water Gun" Both attacks cancelled each other out. "Feraligatr Ice Beam" The light blue beam struck Alteria in the chest, causing significant damage. Ash gritted his teeth, knowing how effective that attack was. "Alteria use Roost!" "Oh no you don't, Ice Beam once more!" Alteria tried healing itself, but the second attack made direct contact. She couldn't handle 2 double effective attacks in a row, and she landed on the ground, swirly eyed. "Alteria is unable to battle, Feraligatr wins!"
Ash recalled Alteria, praising it for its effort. Courtney decided to keep the giant alligator out, so Ash sent out his 3rd pokemon. "Mewtwo let's go!" A purple, bipedal pokemon appeared, and he took his stance. "Mewtwo end this quick, use Shadow Ball followed up by Thunderpunch" Mewtwo silently delivered the 2 consecutive attacks, utterly ending the battle. The stadium was deadly silent, no one knew what just happened. What power did this pokemon possess? "Feraligatr is unable to battle, Mewtwo is the winner!" Courtney was still processing what had just happened, but she finally got it together. "Arcanine let's do it!" The legendary pokemon howled as it took a battle position.
"Mewtwo, end this quick, use Surf!" Mewtwo summoned a massive wave of water, and Arcanine had no where to run. "Flamethrower!" Even the powerful fire attack couldn't stop the inevitable, and the dog-like creature was washed away, just like Courtney's chances of winning the battle. "Arcanine is unable to battle, Mewtwo is the winner. The victor of the match is Ash!" the ref stated. Both competitors shook hands, then went their separate ways. Ash had walked out of the stadium, only to be greeted with a very intense stare from May. He knew there would be questions to answer.
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