The sun's rays peaked into the hotel room early the next morning, interrupting a certain honey blonde performer's peaceful sleep. Serena groggily opened one of her eyes, and consequently was blinded by the light that pierced through the window of her room. She blinked rapidly and tried to brush away the small tears that formed from her blinking, but found that her arm wouldn't budge. She opened her eyes fully to see what was restraining her. The sight made her smile. She was in Ash's arms, and the snoring trainer had cuddled her like she was his teddy bear. A faint blush appeared on her cheeks as she recalled the past night. A terrifying nightmare had kept her up, but Ash had decided to sleep with her to keep her company, and here he was now, holding her in his arms. Carefully she removed his arm from around her waist and proceeded to get out of bed. Little did she know however, that Ash had been awake for quite some time now, and that he was gently stroking her hair before she had woken up. He quickly brought his arm back around her and pulled her back into his embrace. Serena squeaked.

"Morning," he said softly into her ear.

"Ash? How long were you awake…?"

"Quite some time now. I'm hungry though; can we get something to eat?"

Serena chuckled. "Sure thing!"

The young couple got dressed and entered the living room. Clemont and Bonnie were there to greet them. They had taken the liberty to go downstairs and get some food for the sleeping pair. The two thanked the blonde twins and sat down with them for breakfast.

"Are you ready to battle Brock Ash? I've heard that he's world renowned as the Kanto regions strongest rock type trainer," Clemont asked. He was very excited for the battle that would take place after breakfast. The Lumiose inventor had been looking forward to someday meeting Brock ever since Ash had mentioned that the gym leader was his travelling companion on several of his journeys. Bonnie tugged on Ash's arm excitedly and jumped up and down.

"You have to show me all your cute Pokémon Ash! Clemont wouldn't let me stay up late, so I never even got to see how many you have!"

Ash grinned. She really did remind him of when he was younger. "Well Bonnie, I'll show you after I have my battle with Brock. I haven't battled with him since Sinnoh!"

"Sinnoh?! Wait Ash, which regions have you been to exactly?" Clemont asked, wide eyed.

"Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, and now Kalos. I made a lot of great friends and Pokémon there too." Ash then began to recall his favorite memories of each region, sharing with the others his past adventures. The others listened in awe of his adventures. "He's come a long way from the little kid who always fought with Pikachu," Serena thought to herself.

An hour had past. Breakfast was finished, and the group was preparing to go to the battlefield that was only a short walk away from the Pokémon Center. Ash had withdrawn his six Pokémon to combat Brock, and had put on his cap. Pikachu jumped onto his shoulder and uttered a happy squeal.

"Pika!"

"Morning buddy. Sleep well?"

"Chaaaaa….."

The four had reached the battlefield in less than two minutes. Brock was already standing at the opposite end of the field.

"Ready Ash?"

"You bet!"

Clemont, Bonnie and Serena all made their way to the sidelines to cheer for Ash. Clemont had taken his portable computer and was ready to take notes on the upcoming battle. Dedenne had climbed onto Bonnie's head to cheer its "brother" on, and Serena had Pancham released to see if he could learn anything from the battle that would help in his performances.

"All right Brock, you first!" Ash shouted from across the battlefield.

"Don't mind if I do! Aerodactyl, you're up!" he replied as he threw a Pokeball into the air. The large prehistoric pterosaur appeared in a flash of light and hovered in front of Brock.

"All right then, Hawlucha, I choose you!"

"Luchaaa!" Hawlucha cried as it was released. It gracefully landed on one knee and stood up, before bowing. He then finished off his "entrance" with a flex of his muscles. Bonnie stifled a giggle. "He's really pumped up isn't he?"

Clemont stood up and walked to the edge of the battlefield. "Battle begin!"

"We'll make the first move. Hawlucha, start off with Karate Chop!"

"Aerodactyl, use Stealth Rock!"

Aerodactyl scattered several sharp floating stones around the battlefield. Hawlucha had to be careful around the obstacles, or they would seriously hurt him in the long run. He rushed at the prehistoric Pokémon and leaped up into the air, before slamming an iron fist down on his opponents head. Aerodactyl was in momentary shock of the attack, but recovered quickly.

"Sky Drop!"

Aerodactyl bit Hawlucha's wing and flung him into the sky, before he shot up towards him. Hawlucha winced in pain from the attack, but was braced for impact as the pterosaur skyrocketed towards him. An idea drifted into Ash's mind as he ordered the next move. "Quickly, before he gets to you! Use Flying Press!"

Hawlucha understood what his trainer was trying to do, and obediently followed, spiraling downwards to meet his foe. Aerodactyl closed the gap and readied his claws to throw Hawlucha into the ground, but as it attacked, Hawlucha barreled left and landed safely on his feet. "High Jump Kick!" Aerodactyl looked down just in time to see the fighting Pokémon knee it in the gut, sending it flying backwards.

"Follow up with X Scissor!"

"Let him get in close, then counter with Crunch!"

Both of Hawlucha's fists, grew a greenish white as it advanced toward the falling Aerodactyl. As he narrowed in, he was surprised as Aerodactyl suddenly righted itself and bit his arm, causing him to lose focus. Aerodactyl took this opportunity to send him into the ground, and hurled him downwards, as if he were a small Rattata. Hawlucha fell to the ground and was injured from the Stealth Rock. Before he could recover, Aerodactyl had used Rock Slide on him. Ash looked on in worry.

"Look out! Use Karate Chop to send those stones right back at him!"

"Luchaa!" Hawlucha quickly deflected several stones back to his opponent, who countered with his own. Both were damaged from the attack, and a small explosion occurred, flinging debris everywhere. Aerodactyl frantically searched through the smoke for Hawlucha, but as it cleared, he was kneed once again by the nimble fighting type. Hawlucha knew that this was the time to finish him off, and eagerly awaited Ash's signal.

"Rock Slide, again!"

"All right Hawlucha, Rock Slide Climb, then use Flying Press!"

Both Pokémon readied their attacks and lunged at the other. As Aerodactyl fired off his Rock Slide at Hawlucha, the fighting type quickly gained speed and jumped onto a falling rock, using it to kick off to the next one. He eventually made it out of harm's way and then finished off the pterosaur with Flying Press.

"Aerodactyl is unable to battle! The winner is Hawlucha!" Clemont shouted.

Brock recalled his Pokémon. "Great job buddy, take a good rest. All right, Onix, come on out!"