Hello again, TheEnigmatic97 here. I'm quite happy since the results from the preliminary exams for two of my five subjects this semester came out, and oh boy, [Brag] I got the highest mark. [End of Brag] Now, back to this story. This thing kinda took a bit long to update due to some technical delays, but at least I got to push this out. I don't know why, but this was supposed to be somewhere between 2000 to 3000 words, but this came out to be a wall of text barely exceeding 5000+ words not including the end notes, and the author's note I placed somewhere in the chapter. The only thing you might notice is that a lot of things happen here and out of nowhere, but I hope that doesn't mind you. I still remember saying somewhere that my weakness is writing long pieces, and this happen to be one of them.
Now for this chapter: We come, we reunite, we exchange memories, we rekindle a friendship past. (These previews make me laugh)
Without further ado,
'Surprise Visit'
-Kalos Region Airspace, Kanto Airlines Flight 2K544, 04:42-
"We have now arrived in Kalos. Please keep your seat belts on as we approach the runway for your safety. Thank you."
This was the announcement the people in the plane were waiting for, especially for the ones who were ecstatic for their reunions with their relatives, or friends. Other passengers may be going to the region for business, or just a vacation.
Seated somewhere near the window is a boy along with his well-known sister, who was stirred up from the announcement. The older of the siblings noticed this and removed the earpieces which were playing some of her favorite music. "Are we there yet?" the boy asked. The girl replied "In a few minutes, Max."
On another row, just behind the siblings is another girl, from one look, you can say that she's from the Sinnoh region. Resting on her lap was a blue penguin which was still asleep. Beside her is another girl, someone from Unova. She has a large, purple hair, and a small dragon type also resting on her lap.
And seated behind them are two males. One has green hair, and a light skin tone, the other has a slightly darker tone, and if you don't take a closer look at him, you won't notice if his eyes are closed or open.
They had waited for this day, well, sort of. Upon knowing that a friend of theirs currently located in Kalos had won the League Conference there, they had expected him to return to his home region of Kanto, but he had other plans: he still has to battle the Elite Four in Kalos, and eventually, try to become the Champion. They decided that they'll be the ones coming to Kalos instead of waiting for his return no one knows when. One thing though, the one they'll visit doesn't know that they are coming, all they know was that they are taking their time off.
-Lumiose City Airport, Arrival Lobby, 05:10-
"Since when was the last time we stepped on a new region?" May asked the group. They had explored a lot of regions, especially after traveling with the person they'll visit, plus their adventures took them to where they are right now. May and Dawn are distinguished coordinators of their home regions and are still competing on Pokémon Contests being held around the world. Brock, a former Gym Leader, and now an acclaimed Pokémon Doctor also had times outside Kanto, and had seen a lot of things with his eyes, not only the beauty of the world, but also, despite how awkward it seems to other people, the beauty of women he suddenly approaches before he gets punched with a Poison Jab, or pinched on his ear and being dragged away.
"Whenever we want to achieve something new outside of our comfort zones, I guess." Misty replied as she claims her luggage from the conveyor.
"It is quite nostalgic, to be honest." Cilan added "I still remember stepping on Vermillion soil, and eventually moving to Johto along with Iris."
"I had great experiences training in Blackthorn City." Iris said, recalling her time with the Gym Leader there.
"And now, we are here in Kalos." Dawn said "Sad to say that we are not making a lap through the cities and towns, maybe to discover, or compete. We are just making a visit this time."
"True." Then a slightly paralyzed Brock appeared to them "But at least we could be part of the final stretch. Remember, during the times we traveled with him, he lost at the time when he's the closest, and we didn't get to see him achieve his goal. Now that he's this close again, I guess, we should finish this journey altogether."
"Only thing is that, not all of us are here." Misty said knowing that Tracey didn't come since he was on duty at Professor Oak's Laboratory "We should at least send Tracey some souvenirs."
Minutes after their discussion, they entered Downtown Lumiose City. Their jaws dropped upon seeing the bustling metropolis around them, never they had seen such urban jungle, It is larger than the largest cities of their home regions combined. Up ahead of them is the Prism Tower, whose lights attract every tourist like how moths approach the flame of a candle. (A/N: Or was it?)
"Wow." This was the only word heard from the group upon seeing the city. It was still quite dark, so the lights were still on and it was a beauty.
"Okay, according to the map, Professor Sycamore's Laboratory is located at the South Boulevard, directly opposite to Vernal Avenue." Dawn said to the group
"We are currently located at the gate to Route 16." Max said, who was also reading the directions, if we directly follow South Boulevard, we would be able to reach the laboratory by 6 AM by just walking."
"Well, who would like to walk after that long flight?" May asked
"There are a few cabs dotted around the city, we can take those." Cilan suggested to the agreement of the group.
-Professor Sycamore's Laboratory, Second Floor, 06:00-
Now for some reason, our raven-haired trainer woke up early from his sleep. He slept early after a long day at the theme park yesterday, which left him broke because of overspending, but he just let that pass so that Serena, who was still sleeping won't worry. He took a breather at the balcony, which was overlooking the South Boulevard, and since it was a Monday, people are already starting to go to work. Upon seeing the distinguished trainer peeking from the balcony, they waved at him as Ash waved back to them as an acknowledgement. When he turned back, he noticed a few items scattered on the ground. First was a frying pan?
"Why is a frying pan located here?" Ash wondered "Maybe Serena forgot to -wait, this looks familiar..."
Let's use my frying pan as a drying pan...
"Wait, why am I imagining Brock's voice in my head?"
A few steps later, he saw a white bonnet with a pink Pokéball pattern embroidered on it
"This reminds me of Dawn..." He said while remembering the times they exchanged high fives with each other
He moved his head to the left and saw a fishing rod with a lure resembling "Cilan? Okay, this is getting a bit to fishy."
Ash then noticed the door of their room open, revealing Serena who was still groggy "Why are you up so early?"
"I don't know, but look at these items here on the floor." Ash replied "It looks like some person left their items here. And to think, a lot of these items are quite familiar"
"I don't know what you mean." Serena said
"Remember when I showed you some pictures I carry with me? A lot of these items appear in them." Ash replied "See this bonnet? Doesn't this look like Dawn's? Or this fishing rod, the lure looks like Cilan."
"I get what you mean, but..." Serena then suddenly become silent
"But... whoa!" Ash was shocked when he saw a flash of green before his vision go pitch black. Serena just giggled at her boyfriend as she exchanged a high five with someone in their location.
"What happened? I can't see stuff." Ash said as he heard a familiar voice speak to him
"Of course you won't see a thing. You're such a kid."
"Huh? Iris?"
"Don't say that you forgot who we are." Misty said
"Of course I won't forget who you guys are, Misty?"
"Now to take off my bandanna..."
"May... so if you are here... so that means... Max is also here."
"Sweetie, almost everyone's here." Serena said as Ash is still trying to regain is vision
"What are you guys doing here in Kalos?" Ash asked "And did I just get called by Serena as sweetie?"
"Well, I guess, your good friend Brock will do the explaining." Dawn replied
"So you guys want to finish what all of us started." Ash said as the rest of the group nodded "Well, at least you should have told us earlier so we could have prepared stuff."
"Well, it was our plan to surprise you, and man, you are so surprised." Brock said as he recalled Ash's expression when he saw how Ash acted with May's bandanna covering his eyes.
The lemon-blonde siblings stirred up from their sleep upon hearing the noise coming from outside their room. They would usually wake up around this time normally, but this time, it was not a loud alarm from one of Clemont's gadgets causing them to wake.
"Who's there?" Clemont asked as he approached the lobby "Aren't you guys? No way."
"What you're seeing is true, Clemont." One of the persons responded "Good morning you two."
"Hello, everyone!" Bonnie enthusiastically greeted the group
"Hi, Bonnie" the group responded
"Okay, so everyone is here, should I still introduce you to each other?" Ash asked
"No need, since we know each other." Misty replied "Remember the phone call?"
"Oh right." Ash still was adjusting with the sudden reunion... which was becoming slightly awkward.
"Why don't we show them around the city?" Bonnie asked the raven-haired trainer "Plus we can show them the Prism Tower."
"Bonnie, I know how excited you are for our friends to know more of this region, but they may be tired from the plane ride." Ash explained
"We don't have any problem with that." Iris said "We slept well through the flight."
"What time did you leave Kanto?" Ash asked
"It was around 8 PM when we took off." Dawn replied "Then we arrived around 5 AM here."
"Just enough time to rest." May said
"Well, okay, we'll just prepare our breakfast for today." Ash announced "Serena?"
"Coming." Serena replied
"You could really see how she changed Ash." Misty said "He's like the same Ash, only mature-ish."
"He started to act differently towards her before the league started," Clemont said
"We didn't know what hit him, but he's so dense." Bonnie added
"You said it." May said along with nods from the other girls in the room
"We'll check on Professor Oak for a bit." Brock said "We have to tell him that we arrived safely."
"Okay, Brock." Clemont said
I heard that the Nurse Joy's here in Kalos are beauties...
"Well, that's weird." Clemont said after hearing what Brock said
"Is he... always like that?" Bonnie asked the others
"Just wait until we go to a Pokémon Center." Misty said "You'll see."
"Plus every time he flirts with the girls he notices, he gets hurt, physically." May added
"He even said that he already developed an immunity to poison because of that." Dawn said as she remembers the countless number of times Brock has been hit with a Poison Jab.
-Professor Sycamore's Laboratory, Main Enclosure, 09:45-
"Everyone, come out!"
This was the cry that was heard in the enclosure when the trainers released their Pokémon from their respective pokéballs. Unlike their previous reunions, where everyone had carried an almost full party, everyone just brought what they thought was necessary, and have the others transferred when needed.
"Wow! So many! Oh look, a Mamoswine! Wow, a Chansey!, Isn't that a Psyduck?"
"She's so enthusiastic, huh?" Max asked the older brother of Bonnie
"I'd doubt if you weren't as enthusiastic like her when you traveled with Ash." Clemont replied
Brock brought with him his Croagunk and Chansey. Misty has her Starmie, Psyduck, and Azurill with her. May has her Blaziken, Beautifly, and Glaceon. Along with Dawn, obviously, is Piplup, with her Mamoswine, and Buneary. Cilan has his Pansage, Crustle, and Stunfisk. Finally, Iris, who went with her Axew, Dragonite, and her new Gible.
The Pokémon immediately formed a bond with each other. Greninja and Hawlucha had interactions with the other veterans. Chespin and Piplup immediately had a great time with each other. "Only thing we need is Oshawott." Dawn said to Ash's agreement "Remind me later that I need to send over my Pokémon here."
But the reunion that went to everyone's attention was of Ash's Pikachu and Dawn's Buneary. Upon seeing her crush perched on his trainer's shoulder, she covered her face with her fur. The other Pokémon took this as a signal and gave way. Serena noticed this action immediately and asked Dawn which just gave her a nod. Ash then explained the reason behind Buneary's actions during his time in Sinnoh, causing Serena to start teasing the two.
"Kinda reminds me of those two." May points out at a corner where Greninja and Delphox were staying, interacting with the younger Pokémon, along with the ones native to the enclosure.
The girls glanced at the two Pokémon, then at the young couple afterwards and just gave them a teasing nod causing them to blush.
"I hope I did not interrupt your reunion." A familiar voice was heard
"Good morning, Professor Sycamore!" The Kalos group greeted
"Ash, can you come with me for a sec?" The professor asked "Professor Oak wants to talk to you regarding something we talked about days ago."
"What is it all about?" Max asked in curiosity
"You saw the bracelet Ash was wearing earlier?" Serena replied "Maybe it was about it."
"What about it?" May asked "Don't say..."
"You're right, May." Clemont said using his deductive reasoning "It's a Mega Ring."
"I knew it after that incident back then in Hoenn." May said "You know this guy has this Charizard which mega evolves and even has the power to silence a Groudon and a Kyogre?"
The rest of the group couldn't believe their ears
"Does that guy happen to be named... Alain?" Serena asked
"You met him?" May answered with another question of hers
"Back when we had some issues with Team Flare to settle." Serena replied "But I'm kinda feeling something else may happen soon."
"Hopefully not. Every one of us has experienced a lot, especially Ash." May said "I wonder how he still keeps on going."
"That's the reason why I like him so much." Serena said "He's always motivated."
"It's something worth admiring." Misty added as she placed her hand on the honey-blonde's shoulder "And I hope you keep that spark in him."
"Why are you telling me this?" Serena asked causing Misty to wink at her, probably giving a signal
"I will." The honey-blonde then said upon understanding the water type gym leader
"... I'll take care of this Professor, don't worry." a voice was then heard from the door
"So I guess it's time for us to show you around the city." Ash said while smiling to the group "You choose, it's either we walk, or ride the Professor's limo."
While the group was preparing for their stroll around the city, the young couple discussed some things regarding his talk with Professor Oak earlier.
"Serena, there is a reason why I wanted to go to Anistar City for our date." Ash said
"Well, what is it?" Serena asked
"You know the sundial?" Ash said "It's somehow related to Mega Evolution. I'm not missing this chance to gain knowledge before I challenge the league."
"I'm not against your purpose, but do you plan on telling the others?" Serena asked
"When the time comes." Ash replied "Also, I need you for one more thing."
"What?"
"Just read this."
Come contact me any time when you're available. It's something that needs to be settled. Okay, you can tell Serena, but only her. In case there is a need to tell your other friends, do it if you think they can help soon. I also heard that Gurkinn gave you a Key Stone during the league. Me, Samuel, and Augustine have discussed about this matter, and have deduced that you gain the knowledge of Mega Evolution before we embark on this journey. Get the Charizardite I sent you from Augustine, you're going to need it.
P.S. Even if Lysandre is gone, it seems like there are still a few embers that need to be extinguished.
-Looker
"Don't say..."
"I already have it." Ash said as he held a round crystalline stone on his hand "It's kinda different from the one Alain had. Speaking of him, I won't be surprised if he's going to be involved in this."
"Should I tell them?" Serena asked
"I'll be the one who's going to tell them." Ash said "The reason I told you first is because I don't want to keep anything from you."
"But I'm intrigued by that Looker guy." Serena remarked
"He's a detective I know from the international police." Ash said "Looker is his codename, probably to protect his real identity."
"Just make sure that we can get through this safe." Serena said
"I promise." Ash replied before pecking her lips "Okay, let's go?"
-Prism Tower, 10:45-
"First destination is my gym." Clemont announced to the group "It's located at the Prism Tower. You probably saw it immediately after you entered the city."
The group entered the tower where the gym is located. A greeting message was then heard.
"Welcome to the Lumiose City Gym. Is there any of you who would like to challenge the gym?"
"That's the robot I made, Clembot." Clemont explained "I gave it the control over the gym whenever I'm off-duty. Although, it didn't have the start I expected."
"Good morning, everyone." The robot greeted
"What do you mean?" Misty, who was also a Gym Leader, off-duty, asked "I would really like to have some robot do the battles so I could at least roam around."
"Let's just say that someone here almost fell 50 meters from the ground because of how I programmed Clembot before." Clemont said as he pointed out at Ash
"What? It's just that it required me four badges, when it was supposed to be the first gym I challenged here in Kalos. Plus, we already fixed this issue months ago." Ash replied at what Clemont said
"And we still remember him jump off from the top of the tower to save Pikachu." May said
"That's the Ash we know." Iris commented
-Boutique Couture, 11:36-
"Now to my favorite shop here in Kalos." Serena said "I usually see a lot of beautiful dresses here, like this one, designed by Valerie, the Gym Leader of Laverre City."
"This looks like a good one." Dawn said as she looks at the outfits
"Yeah, why don't we get one so that we could use it at the contest?" May suggested
"Of course." Dawn replied
"Here's something that may look good on me." Misty said as she tried on one of the outfits displayed
"You look great, Misty." Serena said
"Do I look good on this one?" Iris asked as Axew gave her the nod of his approval
"Iris you look cute in there!" Bonnie said
"Thanks, Bonnie."
"Well, now what?" Max asked, probably bored with what he's seeing
"It's LUNCH TIME!" Cilan probably timed his reply with one of his connoisseur lines
"There's a place where we could eat... and battle." Ash said
"But first, we wait for them to finish." Brock replied
"This is going to take a bit long." Ash said while sweat-dropping.
-Sushi High Roller, 12:34-
"As much as how I like the food and the battles here, but the price makes me cringe." Ash said as he takes a look on the menu
"WHAT? 500000 Pokédollars for a main course dish?" Misty can't believe her eyes
"I'll just take the kid's meal if that's how expensive this place is." Iris said
"We're going to be broke before we even finish a meal." Brock said
"Don't look at that, they have other good meals which we could afford." Bonnie said while pointing out on the other pages
"Among all restaurants here in Lumiose, why here?" Serena asked, knowing the last time they tried to eat here
"You almost lost a good amount of money three days ago." Clemont said "Good thing you won the battle."
"Well, that day was so good. At least I became a millionaire for a day." Ash said
"What are you guys talking about?" Dawn asked
"Okay, this restaurant, like most restaurants in Lumiose City, usually conducts battles after the meal of a trainer is served." Ash said "You would pay for the meal either way, but if you win, a good reward comes. It could come as much as 25 big nuggets here, for example, plus the prize money from winning the battle, which would go high as 250000"
"But wait, that means you gain nothing after one round since a big nugget costs 10000 a piece." Max said "Not counting the prize money."
"Well, I guess he still remembers that guy from Icirrus." Cilan said
"That guy usually buys a big nugget for 30000 a piece." Iris added "So that means..."
"You gain 750000 as a return of your reckless investment." May continued "given that you win the battle."
"Although the money I may gain is actually that large, I don't plan on risking a lot just like last time." Ash said as the group turned their heads sideways "You may think that this is not me. I like taking risks, but for some reason, I need to rush, so let's just say that I'll take a light meal."
"This battle will be a first touch wins battle. Each trainer is only allowed to use one Pokémon. The first Pokémon who will hit his opponent will be declared the winner. All shielded contacts will not be considered as a hit. Use of Protect and Detect is not allowed. Also, the prize for the winner is a dozen of Big Nuggets."
"So that's what he meant by a light meal." Cilan said
"Knowing Ash, he would go for something unconventional here, but possibly, he might try to be practical for at least once." Brock said
"This will be either be a quick one or a long stalemate." Clemont added
"Go Ash!" Serena cheered to the battlefield along with the rest of the group, now with Delphox beside her
"Pika!" (Good Luck!)
"It's been a long time since I've tried this format." A woman said to her opponent "And to think I'm facing the Conference Champion, but I'm not backing down. Go! Gliscor!"
"A Gliscor, huh? Good choice, Cliantha." Ash replied "Let's finish this quick since we have to be on time for those Lumiose Galettes. Greninja, I choose you!" (A/N: From what I've searched, Cliantha is one of the possible opponents at the Sushi High Roller.")
"His opponent has something with average speed, but defensive versus a known hard-hitting speedster." Brock said
"This will be a something spicy." Cilan added "Given with how hot the battle may become with this format, the kick can come in at the moment you won't expect."
"BATTLE BEGIN!"
"Greninja, let's begin this with Aerial Ace!" Ash said as the ninja frog immediately rushed with its usual finisher.
"Gliscor, use Sandstorm to disrupt its vision!" Cliantha commanded the ground-type as it stirred up the dust particles, that later ended up as sand, using its wings.
Greninja, for some reason lost its view in the sandstorm and stopped moving for a few seconds "Greninja, just like what we did at Coumarine. Focus on the more important details."
"Gliscor, go underground and use Aerial Ace on Greninja!"
"Greninja, focus."
"Three..."
The ground type started digging underground. The water type now started to meditate in the middle of the sandstorm.
"Two..."
The fang scorpion is now closing in on the ninja frog. The one on top of the ground though, was still not moving. Was he crazy? He's going to lose if he won't act.
"One..."
Gliscor is now breaking through the ground in front of Greninja. The only fault was it broke through in front of its opponent making the move predictable. Upon knowing the time when the fang scorpion will fully materialize in front of Greninja, it started charging a star-shaped figure of water on its hands.
"Greninja, shoot in front of you NOW!"
"Gliscor, go!"
The ground type suddenly appeared from the ground in front of the water type, but to it's surprise, the ninja frog has already prepared for it's arrival and immediately fired a Water Shuriken at it, while Gliscor started to swipe on the ninja frog.
"Nice." Ash whispered to himself with a smirk on his face
"Did he?" Cliantha wondered about the result
The sandstorm subsided, revealing two Pokémon, still standing but remained in their position. It was obvious that both of them were hit due to the marks that appeared on their bodies.
"The battle has ended. Greninja has made the first hit. This means that the winner of this battle is Ash Ketchum!"
"That was quick!" Bonnie said
"Seems like Ash wanted to end this early." Dawn commented
"I was expecting something else from him." May added
"Looks like he really was rushing for some reason." Serena said as she pointed out on the clock on her personal guide which said 2:45 PM
"The Famous Lumiose Galettes!" Cilan said "How could we visit Lumiose City without even trying those treats?"
"Great battle, Cliantha." Ash said before claiming his prize
"It's an honor to battle the Conference Champion, at least in this format." Cliantha replied
"You can keep this" Ash said as he handed her two big nuggets "I still have a lot with me, you might need that soon."
"Thanks a lot, Ash!" She said
"No problem at all." Ash replied before going back to the group's table
"How was it?" Ash asked the group
"It is kinda good to see you battle in person again." Max replied
"I kinda expected that you do at least some of your contest moves in that battle earlier." Dawn said "But it looked like the pace was too fast for a proper set up."
"Don't worry; you might see something from me soon." Ash said "We could battle some time, like the days before."
"Just remember, your battle with me years ago ended up in a no contest, Ash." Misty teased
"And we know who really won." Ash replied as he became fired up again
"Ash, I thought you plan to bring them to the Galette Shop?" Serena asked while she grabbed his hand in congratulations
"Oh right!" Ash replied "Let's move so that we'll get some freshly-baked galettes."
-Lumiose Galette Stand, 15:00-
"What's with the timing?" Iris asked as Ash and Serena we're in a queue for the freshly-baked pastry
"You see, Lumiose Galettes are quite the treat here in Kalos." Clemont explained "It's so popular that a batch is sold out within an hour after they have been brought out of the oven."
"Plus, they only bake four batches every day." Bonnie continued "Every 3 AM, 9 AM, 3 PM, and 9 PM."
"Exactly." Clemont affirmed his younger sibling
"If it's that popular, then it's so good." Cilan continued
"Guys, get it while it's hot!" Ash shouted to the group so that they will be able to taste the pastry
"Oh, this is so good!" May said after she took a bite
"I want to bring some of this home." Misty was like in heaven
"Me too!" Dawn said
"I must learn how to make this myself." Brock added
The Pokémon also ate the treat. Chespin, being the glutton, ate one whole galette in a bite, and burned his tongue from the heat of the pastry. The rest just laughed at his antics. Pikachu broke off a part of his galette and offered it to Buneary, which took it with a blush on her face. The same goes with Greninja and Delphox.
"Guys, before we continue," Ash announced "I have to tell you something."
"What is it?" Clemont asked
"Serena and I have to leave for Anistar City in two days." Ash replied causing the group to wonder "It's an errand we both have to finish. Plus, at least for a day, we get to spend it alone."
"Are you guys going to have a date?" May asked the couple
"It's part of Ash's plan..." Serena replied "But it seems like he's going to do some work. I understand that he wants to finish some stuff immediately, at least, we get to do it together."
"I guess we could stay here in Lumiose for a few days." Brock said "Remember, we're not leaving Kalos without you."
"But won't you get bored with things here?" Ash asked
"You have nothing to worry about. All of us have things planned here." Dawn replied "Me and May will look for some contest attire."
"Cilan and I will do some restaurant scouting." Iris said
"I, Max, and Misty will be doing some volunteer work in the Pokémon Centers here." Brock said
"Plus I could accept some challengers since the gym season starts in two days." Clemont added
"So you don't have to worry about all of us while you're gone." Brock said
"To be honest, we should be worried about you two." Iris said
"Hey, what was that supposed to mean?" Ash asked
"Ash, I guess it's their way to say that we should have fun." Serena said
"So that's settled." Clemont said "Let's go back to the Prism Tower to do some sightseeing by sunset."
And the group took a slow stroll back to the iconic tower that welcomes everyone into the Kalos Region. What does this mean for the group? For sure, they will be fulfilling someone's dream of victory.
The ending was kinda unnatural... And that's for this chapter. This thing took about a week to type, including the planning of what was to transpire in this chapter. How the reunion would go like, internal debates on how to pull of some notable stuff, some research on what Lumiose City offers; and that extremely short battle, which I don't know if it's good or what? Now that the rest of the gang is in Kalos, you might ask if how would I pull off a full dialogue with everyone being involved, plus a group of eight... nine people walking on a route together, I had to ponder on this on a while, and have made a comfortable decision on limiting the appearances of the other characters. Anyways, their major role would come in after the date/mega ring activation chapter coming in a few weeks. Speaking of mega evolution, you might also wonder why instead of Ash looking for the peripherals, he just got it as if they fell from the sky, the answer... soon. Now for what's starting to loom in the story, I told earlier that I'll be doing a rehash of the Looker arc in the XY games, so if you guys have played them, good for you, and as for me, I'll cry in a corner wondering if I'll be able to get a 3DS in my life.
Now to answer some reviews from the previous two chapters:
[reviewer Ch 17] Minios0903: "And you said that you putted the exams on top priority XD. Ash you need to be ready more than that because when you married Serena, she will have some shopping addiction with your money XD. I really want team Flare...and I guess I have said it so many times XD."
[reply] Well, exams, the horror. Speaking of Team Flare, as much as I want them to be involved, but with what is being speculated, the Team Flare Arc in the anime should be around the corner, and with my intention of constantly keeping this story aligned to the events, let's just say I got something else planned.
[reviewer Ch 17] xxxSMDxxx: "Ash was talking to Looker? Dis gon be gud!"
[reply] 3 words; I hope so
[reviewer Ch 16] Oni warrior: "Nice chap, man But miss of a Good Night kiss and Best of luck for exams"
[reply] Looks like your good luck wish came true for two of my subjects, thanks a lot!
About the next chapter: Ash and Serena leave for Anistar City. Along the way, they encounter someone... Okay, I don't have any other adjective.
So there we go, TheEnigmatic97 here, peace!