"Dewott, use Hydro Pump!" The blue haired woman commanded.

"Arcanine, Extreme Speed!" A brown haired man, dressed similarly to the woman, retaliated. The Arcanine dodged the blast of water, charging at the Dewott at high speed. Arcanine slammed into Dewott, knocking it into the air.

"Use Scald!" The woman called. Dewott sent a blast of scalding hot water at Arcanine, nailing it in the face and sending it back. The man was about to call out a command, but stopped at the sound of a door opening. The two walked over to a nearby balcony, spotting two figures down below.

"Aqua, look, isn't that the Princess?" The man asked. Aqua nodded.

"Yeah, but who's that boy with her?" She asked, noting the blonde boy. Another set of doors opened, and a man dressed in white walked out.

"Ruby Ketchum, it's been a while."

"Eraqus... Let's talk." She turned to the boy. "Stay." She followed Eraqus, and the two older trainers ran down to greet the boy.

"Hi!" Aqua greeted. "I'm Aqua, this is Terra, what's your name?"

"Ventus." The boy said quietly after a moment.

"Ventus... How come you were with the princess?" Terra asked.

"Are you going to be training with us?" Aqua asked.

"What kind of Pokémon do you have-" Ventus screamed, clutching his head and collapsing to the ground. Ruby and Eraqus came out.

"Welp, not my problem anymore." Ruby said as she walked out the door.

"What happened!?" Eraqus asked.

"Master, we were just asking him sone questions, and he collapsed." Aqua explained. Eraqus nodded.

"Ventus is unable to explain anything from his past."

"Why?" Terra asked.

"Because he has lost his memory."

XXXXX

Ash watched as Marik recoiled. The sight of Ash's Charizard overtaking his shiny Froslass with a Flamethrower shocking him as Froslass collapsed.

"Froslass is unable to battle!" Roy called. Please send out your next Pokémon!" Marik recalled Froslass, sending out his Drapion.

"Charizard, Shadow Claw!"

"Cross Poison!" The two attacks clashed, creating a massive cloud of smoke.

"Mega Punch!" Charizard slammed his fist into Drapion's jaw, sending it flying.

"Sludge Bomb!" Drapion retaliated with blasts of poison sludge.

"Hyper Beam!" A powerful blast of energy struck the sludge, kicking up more smoke.

"Aerial Ace!" Drapion rushed out of the smoke, slashing Charizard in the face. "Thunder Fang!" Drapion bit down with electrified teeth, causing super effective damage.

"Flamethrower!" Charizard sent a barrage of flames into Drapion's face, dealing heavy damage. "Mega Punch!"

"Aerial Ace!" Both attacks connected, sending up a cloud of smoke, which dissipated to reveal both Pokémon unconscious. Roy called the match, and Ash and Marik sent out Pidgeot and Abomasnow. "Razor Leaf!"

"Hyper Beam!" The two attacks connected, kicking up a cloud of dust. Ash took the opportunity to press his Keystone. Pidgeot was surrounded by a bright glow. The glow dissipated to reveal her in her Mega form. Marik proceeded to Mega Evolve his Abomasnow.

"Use Razor Leaf!"

"Gust!" Pidgeot whipped up a strong wind, redirecting the flying leaves and causing them to pelt Abomasnow instead.

"Skull Bash!" Abomasnow rushed at Pidgeot, his head lowered.

"Steal Wing!" Pidgeot slammed a metallic wing into Abomasnow's skull, both Pokémon recoiling.

"Sheer Cold!"

"Steel Wing!" Pidgeot slammed into Abomasnow's leg just as he formed a ball of ice, tripping the larger Pokémon. There was an explosion, and Abomasnow became encased in ice, unconscious. "Come on Marik!" Ash grinned. "I would have thought you'd have learned the first time!" Marik recalled Abomasnow.

"Well, perhaps sometimes nostalgia is good for people." Ash smirked.

XXXXX

Gliscor cautiously wandered through the bustling lobby. Ruby for some reason gave the Ground and Flying type a five dollar bill and walked away. Ah well, Ash's Popplio told her that the Glacias Region had the best muffins... He was actually one of his few Pokémon that seemed to fully trust her. She looked around carefully, intent on seeing if these muffins were really so good.

"Gliscor!?" She jumped, her whole body shaking as she slowly turned to look Pikachu in the eye.

"...Get away from me..." She said quietly, stepping back.

"What are you doing all the way out here?" She stepped back again. "Hey, don't be like that."

"You stay away from me!"

"I thought we were friends Gliscor!"

"You are NOT my friend!" Pikachu stepped forward. "Don't touch me!" He reached a paw forward. "Don't-" She slammed a glowing claw into his chest, sending him flying, unconscious by way of Guillotine. "-Touch me!" She tripped on her tail as she stumbled backwards, turnibg to run, before bumping right into Ash. She collapsed into a sobbing mess as Ash bent down and lifted her up. He looked at the unconscious Pikachu, then to the Pokémon sobbing into his coat, before turning and walking away.