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Korrina lifted her arm before touching the Mega Bracelet which resided there, letting a beam of rainbow coloured light fire out of it and hit Lucario's Mega Stone.
Lucario let out a roar before starting to erupt with light, slowly being engulfed in the bright, white light.
After a few seconds, Lucario's silhouette started to grow. Dreadlocks started growing while his arms and legs grew spikes.
The light slowly faded, revealing Lucario's Mega Evolution.
Ash and Serena gasped in awe as they observed the new creature. It was magnificent.
"L-Lucario," Korrina stuttered, slowly making her way over to him.
Lucario nodded, triumphant that the evolution worked.
Korrina placed her hand on his arm, feeling the strength and courage pulsing through his veins.
Ash and Serena watched as Korrina hugged Lucario, overjoyed that they could be so much stronger.
However, Korrina wasn't the only person who noticed that Lucario was so much stronger than before.
Close-by, two people in orange suits sat patiently in the bushes, observing.
"Should we?" One whispered to the other, to which they nodded.
"Of course," he said, standing up before grabbing their friend's arm, pulling them up.
Together, the two of them charged forward, releasing their Pokèmon, an Ekans and a Duskull.
"Attack them!" One of the people shouted, pointing at Ash, Serena, Korrina, Pikachu and Lucario.
"Lucario! Use Feint!" Korrina shouted, taking the opponents off guard as they didn't expect her to react so suddenly.
Lucario leapt forward, swinging his arm before his spiky fist made contact with Ekans, making it fly back.
"Use Shadow Ball!" The second person commanded their Duskull, watching it produce a ball of darkness before firing it at Lucario.
"Cut it in half!" Korrina exclaimed, to which Lucario obliged, using another Feint attack to shatter the ball. "Now throw the pieces back at Duskull!"
Lucario nodded before grabbing some of the shattered ball, throwing them at Duskull with immaculate speed.
The shards made contact, sending Duskull back, fainted.
Ekans was conscious until Lucario batted a shard at it, making it faint on contact.
"Quick! She's stronger than us Team Flare Grunts! Run!" One of the people shouted, running away.
"Team Flare, huh?" Ash muttered, recognising the name.
"I've heard about them," Korrina said. "They're trying to take everyone's Pokèmon!"
"I've dealt with people like that in the past," Ash told them both. "We shouldn't have to worry about it."
Serena and Korrina nodded as Lucario returned to his original form.
"That was awesome, by the way, Korrina!" Serena said, giving her a friendly hug.
"Thank you," Korrina said, blushing a little. "Lucario did all the work, though."
"That he did," Ash said, rubbing Lucario's shoulder, making him smile a little at the recognition. "You were great, Lucario!"
"T-Thanks," Lucario said, also blushing a little from the attention.
"We should get back to the gym," Korrina said, sighing. "I've enjoyed being with you two."
"Who knows," Serena said. "Maybe we'll come across each other again soon?"
"I hope so," Korrina said, laughing. "Thank you for this. I don't know how I can repay you."
"Just battle with all of your heart," Ash told her. "Use the Mega Stone efficiently."
"I will! I promise!" Korrina exclaimed, pausing for a moment before pulling Ash and Serena into a hug.
After a few moments, she let go, bidding them farewell as she returned Lucario and skated back to Shalour.
"I hope they do well," Serena said, to which Ash agreed.
"And we're just outside of Courmarine," Ash stated, pointing at the end of the route.
Ash and Serena entered Courmarine city, quickly heading to the Pokèmon Centre.
"I need a good sleep," Ash said, starting to feel exhausted again.
"I do, too, Ash," Serena replied. "But we need to eat, feed our Pokèmon, heal our Pokèmon and shower."
"I know!" He exclaimed, exasperated. "Don't remind me!"
Serena giggled a little, telling Ash to sit down before walking over to Nurse Joy, ready to book the room.
"Of course," Nurse Joy said with a smile as she handed over the keys.
"Thank you," Serena said, taking them before returning to Ash. "Come on, Sleepyhead."
Ash nodded, standing up before following her to their room which just so happened to be the one furthest from the entrance.
"Why?" Ash moaned, annoyed. "Why can't our room be the closest?"
"I think she hates you, or something," Serena said, giggling.
"I can vouch for that," Ash mumbled, only wanting a rest.
"It's only five," Serena said. "You can have a nap if you like."
"I don't know," Ash said. "If I have a nap, I'll wake up and be grumpy."
"I'm always grumpy when I wake up," Serena reminded him. "It's my turn to deal with it."
"I know, but what about other people?" Ash asked as they reached their room, opening the door.
"No-one will care," she said, pushing Ash onto the bed. "Have a nap."
"But-" Ash said, attempting to protest but being interrupted by Serena's lips on his.
"Just nap, Sweetie," she said, giving him a warm smile. "I'll sort the Pokèmon out."
"That's unfair though," Ash said. "You do it all the time!"
"No, I don't," Serena said. "You do it all the time. It's my turn."
Ash sighed, acknowledging that he wouldn't be able to win. "Fine," he said, resting his head on the pillow, deeply grateful that he did a few moments later.
"I'll be back in a minute, Honey," Serena said, grabbing the Pokèmon before leaving the room to get them fed and healed.
"Why is Ash so tired?" Sylveon asked Serena, having been let out of her Pokèball by her a moment before.
"He's been running up and down hills all day," Serena answered her, to which Sylveon face palmed using one of her ribbons.
"I think he needs a cuddle," Serena said, giggling as she watched Sylveon.
"That's your job," Sylveon said, looking Serena in the eye. "It looks comfy, though."
"What do you mean?" Serena asked, confused.
"I sleep on the floor," Sylveon reminded her. "Pikachu's a cutie and snuggles with me, but that's all I get."
Pikachu looked at Sylveon and put a finger to his lips, telling her to be quiet which made her and Serena giggle.
"So, Sylveon," Serena started, unsure how to say what she wanted to. "Would you like to sleep with Ash and I tonight?"
"What do you mean?" She asked, confused as to what Serena meant.
"Would you like to sleep with us tonight?" Serena repeated.
"Cuddles?" Sylveon asked, a little shocked when Serena nodded.
"You said that it looks comfy," Serena reminded her, to which Sylveon nodded.
"Sure, but what about Pikachu?" Sylveon asked, looking at Pikachu.
"I'm not cuddling with Ash, too!" He exclaimed, making Serena and Sylveon giggle.
"Snuggle up to me, then," Sylveon told him, to which Pikachu nodded.
"All right," he said as they walked into the lobby of the Pokèmon centre.
"Excuse me," Serena said to Nurse Joy, gaining her attention. "Could you heal and feed these Pokèmon please?" She asked, placing that Pokèmon on the counter along with the Pokèballs.
"Of course," Nurse Joy said, taking them to the back to be healed and fed.
A few minutes later, Nurse Joy returned with the Pokèmon, handing them over to Serena.
"Thank you," Serena said, to which Nurse Joy nodded, starting to talk to someone else as Serena left.
"So, cuddles tonight?" Sylveon asked Serena, to which she nodded. "What will Ash think?"
"I'm sure Ash will be okay with it," Serena told her. "You don't need to worry."
"Okay," Sylveon said, bouncing a little as she walked.
Serena, Pikachu and Sylveon returned to the room, opening the door to see that Ash was still asleep.
"Cuddle with him now, if you like," Serena told Sylveon, who nodded before jumping onto the bed, laying down next to Ash before grabbing him with her ribbons. "I need to get ready, anyway," Serena said, walking into the bathroom.
"Wha- What are you doing?" Ash groggily asked Sylveon, confused.
"Your girlfriend said it's okay for me to sleep with you two," Sylveon told him, making Ash more confused.
"Why?" Ash asked, to which Sylveon raised an eyebrow.
"It's more comfortable here than on the floor," she said before continuing. "Besides, if I slept at the foot of the bed, I'd probably fall off. And cuddles are nice, so I asked if I can cuddle with you two."
"Won't Pikachu be lonely without anyone to cuddle with?" Ash asked her, teasing Pikachu a little.
"It's just because I'm cold!" Pikachu exclaimed, making Ash chuckle.
"Yeah, right," he mumbled, making Sylveon giggle a little.
"No," Sylveon said after a moment, answering his question. "He won't get lonely."
"Okay, then," Ash said, deciding that it wouldn't hurt to let Sylveon sleep with him and Serena.
"Okay," Serena said, coming out of the bathroom a few minutes later. "I'm ready."
"All right," Ash said, letting Sylveon let go of him before getting off the bed.
"Are you okay like that?" Serena asked him, to which he nodded. "Okay."
The two of them left the room and headed out to dinner, leaving the Pokèmon behind as they had already eaten.
Ash and Serena returned, both of them even more tired than they were before thanks to the food.
"I think I might fall into a food coma and never wake up," Ash mumbled to Serena as they entered the room, desiring to head straight to bed but knowing that he had to shower first.
"I think I might, too," Serena said, feeling the same as Ash.
"I still don't believe that we managed to get through that entire route in one day," Ash said, rubbing the back of his neck as he continued to realise how big of a deal that was.
"Isn't it the second longest route?" Serena asked him, to which he nodded.
"The second longest in Kalos," he repeated. "Most people would have to sleep on the way through, but not us, apparently," he said, a mixture of shock and annoyance pulsing through his veins at the fact that it made them so tired.
"I'm going to shower," Serena said, pausing for a second before turning to Ash. "Do I have to shower?"
"You showered before, didn't you?" Ash asked, to which she nodded.
"I did when you were cuddling with Sylveon," Serena replied, to which Ash sighed with happiness before pushing her onto the bed.
"You can sleep now, then," he said, happy. "I'll shower now."
"You seem so happy about that," Serena said, giggling. "It's cute."
Ten minutes later, Ash and Serena were in bed, wrapped up with each other, Sylveon covering them with her ribbons while Pikachu nuzzled up to her.
There we go! Another chapter! Anyway, leave a review with anything you want in it, as I will approve. Yes, even 'hate.' It's merely constructive criticism, so I'll be happy to hear about what I need to improve. BYE!