AnonJolteon: Intros are starting to take too long, cut to the scene!

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Chapter 35: Reversing: Part 2

"Hey, where do we go now?" The part-jolteon asked.

"Back to where we came from, I guess." The part-flareon replied.

"...How will we find that…" The part-vaporeon asked.

"...I don't know."

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It was afternoon, whereas everyone is about to go outside to eat lunch, though a specific pair of people didn't want to do so.

"No. Just, no. I'm not going outside. Not like this. I'm staying indoors until I switch back." Latias frowned.

"Mana… It's fine!" Manaphy said as he bounced around in May's arms.

"No one will notice, as long as both of you don't speak." Delia sweatdropped.

Ash is simply not saying anything, not knowing why he doesn't want to go out.

"No… no… no! I'm staying here, no matter what all of you ever do!" Latias stood back against a wall.

Then, Manaphy received a shock, along with both Ash and Latias jolting at the same time.

"Oww…" Manaphy said.

"This happens each time something switches back from you two… So I think that's a good sign." May said.

"Well, I'm most definitely not in my own body…" Then Latias stopped.

"So that was what had switched!" Max said. "Their voices!"

Ash simply had a straight line as his mouth.

Now, Latias is speaking with Ash's voice and Ash is speaking with Latias's voice, though no one heard how Ash said anything.

"Great, that gets rid of that problem. Now both of you can talk on your free will!" May said.

"Still. No." Latias shook her head.

"C'mon! We all want to go outside, you wanna stay here and starve?"

"Yes." Latias replied.

"Honey, do you have any say in this?" Delia looked at her son, who was still derping it out. *A/N: That means doing nothing: basically an effect that makes you act like Derp*

Ash shook his head.

"You know what?! I've had enough of this. I wanna eat something good and NOW." May charged out of the household into the outside world.

"Welp, there she goes." Ash finally opened his mouth, and as expected, Latias's voice came out instead. "I guess I have no choice."

Ash stood up and walked after her.

"Wait what? Ash! HEY!" Latias shouted.

"Tia…" Everyone said simultaneously.

"FINE FINE FINE!"

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"Hmmm…" Brock looked at his pokegear, where one of his contacts, labeled "AK," is blinking in the Hoenn region, specifically Petalburg City.

"Sooo… He's back adventuring? Wonder if he is faring well on food…" Brock tapped his chin and thought about it. "Is he?"

Brock sat still, pondering the possibilities, before asking something out loud. "Hey, is it okay if I can go back out adventuring with Ash again?"

Brock turned around for a response, before noticing everyone was gone.

"...Seriously?" Brock took out a tiny sheet of paper and pen, and wrote something down. He put it onto the table, got his unpacked bag, and set out.

"Going out adventuring with Ash again. Be back in a couple of months. ~Brock."

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"Ah, this fresh air is much, much better than that filthy, salty ocean air. Yuck." Jessie said the moment she could smell fresh flower scent floating around in the air.

"Here we are, Petalburg city." James made sure with his monitor.

"What do we do now?" Meowth asked.

"I think the boss said is investigate the twerp again." James looked up.

"Alright, where do you think the twerps are?" Jessie took out her binoculars.

"Well, the twerp might already be adventuring out…"

"Found him!" Jessie was looking down on the path right in front of the Petalburg gym. "And his parents and friends too. Maybe his friend's parents."

"Let me see…" Both James and Meowth took out their own binoculars and looked towards where Jessie was looking, and indeed the twerp was there: slouching at the back, like he didn't want to go where the rest were going.

"Hmmm… It doesn't look like he's attacking anything of some sort." Jessie commented.

"I think they're heading for some grub." Meowth said.

Then, all their stomachs growled.

"Ughh…"

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"So dad, mom, you two are going to leave after this lunch?" Ash asked.

"Yes." Delia responded.

"...Then what's the point of being here? I'd rather be adventuring some other place if not for you two." Ash said.

"If you want to adventure somewhere else, go ahead. I can book tickets for you to fly to any region you want." Red said. "I have a lot of money from pokemon leagues from cash prizes."

"...Are there any other regions besides Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, and Kalos?"

"Yes." Red said. "It's a big world."

"Really?" This brought his attention. "Where is it?"

"It's called 'Alola.' There are plenty of new pokemon for you to explore, and it's very tropical. I'm pretty sure Latias would enjoy it." Red said. "I brought your mother there right before we knew you were inside of her."

"Yes, it was a great experience. Such soft sands and sunny beaches, it was the perfect summer location." Delia thought back to the days of the Alola region.

"Mom, dad, I don't think you need to buy tickets: Me and Latias could just teleport everyone over there."

"...True." Red thought about the idea for a bit.

"Alright! I'm going to go change pokemon…" Ash started running to the pokemon center before his shirt was caught by his father.

"Remember? Heart swap?"

"Riiight…"

A bit far back, May, Max, Caroline, and Norman were all talking, mostly about May. Even further was Latias, still a bit grumpy for being forced into coming, but her mood is getting better due to Alice being in the bag she was carrying.

"Faster faster faster!" Alice giggled.

"Really? I don't think I can run faster than this." Latias raised her eyebrow.

"Faster!!!" Alice said once again.

"Alright, if you want to." Latias changed into Ash's Latios form, and started flying at faster speeds.

"Wheee!!! This is fun!" Alice had her eyes wide open, feeling the air speed past her furry face.

"Faster?" Latias shouted.

"Faster!!!" Alice put her paw forward.

From the front, Ash and Pikachu looked back at the sight.

"Looks like Latias is enjoying the newcomer." Pikachu smiled.

"Yeah, that looks fun." Ash said.

Latias kept on flying around as a Latios, with a shiny eevee still sticking to her back.

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"Mama! Mama, what's that pokemon?" A young boy pointed to the sky, where a Latios was flying around in multiple different patterns.

"That my boy, is a Latios." An old woman responded. "They are very majestic creatures, I've seen plenty in my life."

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"Do we have any information on this secret organization?"

"Yes sir, we know they can turn humans into pokemon, like manipulating their DNA."

"Manipulating DNA, I've heard that from somewhere." Giovanni said before he realized something. "All these E's, isn't it like our own R's on our outfits?"

"Yes sir. It probably is."

"And R is the starting of Rocket."

"Yes…" The commander started getting a bit puzzled.

"There was a brand new team called 'Team Everest.' Perhaps they have a link to what we're looking for." Giovanni assumed. "During the last meeting, this man named Robert came in without any notice. He simply knew where we were hosting the meeting. He introduced himself and his team named Everest, and claimed that his scientists were very strong in the point of human DNA, where they could even change it."

"Sir, with this new information, I think Everest is that team."

"Well then, I'll have to get a chat with Robert."

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Now, the entire group of people are in the downtown of Petalburg City, where there were stores and restaurants everywhere, and plenty of walls for artists to paint on.

"This looks pretty nice." Latias looked around, seeing all of the colorful walls and murals.

"Wooooah…" Alice looked about, being amazed at all the pieces of art evident.

"A beauty, isn't it?" Norman said. "The beauty of Petalburg City."

Eventually, Norman led them to a restaurant he had recommended. Caroline had already placed a reservation, and all eight people went inside, along with Alice and Pikachu.

"So, what is there to eat?" Ash picked up the menu and started reading through the categories. He found everything great, but couldn't decide from the multiple choices. "What should I get?"

"Well, I don't know. Even with all of us together, we haven't tried all of the things on the menu." Norman said.

"Alright then…" Ash then turned to May. "What do you like the best?"

"...I'd go with the steak or the spaghetti." May thought on her past experiences at this restaurant.

Eventually, everyone had ordered their meals, with Ash being the last after deciding between the two of the meals, which was quite unusual with him. Huh, it might just be that Latias's and Ash's appetites changed.

"Sooo… about pokemon coordinating… do you know anything about it?" Serena asked May.

"I'm a coordinator. I do know the basics, and a bit of the special things, but I won't tell you." May replied back.

"Why not?" Serena had a shocked expression.

"Not if you tell me about the showcases in Kalos first." May smiled.

"Alright." Serena smiled back.

As the two performers were talking about the different ways they do their hobby, Norman and Caroline were talking with Delia and Red about their very interesting life. Alice and Latias were playing around, and Ash was simply sleeping.

"Heehee!" Alice rolled around in Latias's lap as she was tickling her.

"You like that?" Latias said.

"Haha! Yes!"

Latias continued tickling the eevee until it turned to a sylveon, where she stopped for a second.

"Huh? Why'd you stop?" Alice the sylveon looked up at Latias.

"Oh yeah, you have different forms. Well, it makes no difference I presume." Latias continued tickling the eeveelution.

10 Minutes Later…

"All of your orders are here, enjoy your meal." A waiter came by, tailed by other waiters holder their dishes of food.

"Wooow… all of these look so good." Caroline looked at the seven trays of food.

"Time to dig in!" Ash said before starting to twirl up a batch of spaghetti.

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Latias's and Ash's tummies are quite full now, along with Max's and May's. The parents are sipping their final glasses.

"Here's is your receipt, please sign and give us a form a payment." A waiter came by and placed down a black mini tray with a sheet of paper and pen. He then walked away.

Norman started taking out his wallet until Red slapped his own stack of pokeyen onto the tray.

"Hey, it's fine. I'll pay." Norman said.

"My honors." Red replied.

"Seriously, it's fine."

"What's with these honor systems…" Max sighed.

"No idea." Serena replied.

After a while of persuading the other person to let them pay, the two of them eventually agreed to share the costs, until it came to the point where the cost was odd. More time was spent on who was going to pay the extra penny, up until the point Ash brought up a penny that he had just found on the floor.

Manaphy was still with May, sleeping comfortably in her lap. The moment they had gotten back to the Gym, he had received a shock, and as expected, Ash and Latias both received one too. When they woke up, they were finally in their respective bodies.

"YES! Finally!" Latias flexed her fingers.

"Good ol' body." Ash adjusted his cap.

"So you're both happy about it? Great." Delia said as she was packing her stuff.

"Yep!" Then, something hit Ash straight in the face. "Waaaaiit… What are we going to have for food?"

The entire Ketchum family stood still for a bit.

"Well, can't you ask that guy who you talked about to come along when you came to the Hoenn region?" Red asked.

"Yeah… but it's not like he's going to be available right now…" *KNOCK KNOCK* Two knocks emitted from the doorstep.

"Huh?" Ash turned around and answered the door. The person who was standing there was none other than slit-eyed Brock.

"Figured you would have some trouble while adventuring again, so I decided to come along." Brock tugged his backpack up.

"Huh?" May's face poked around the corner, then turned to a smile. "Hey Brock! Long time no see!"

"To you too." Brock replied. "Say, are you about to go on an adventure with Ash?"

"No, he just dropped by." May sweatdropped, being completely aware of the incident that had happened.

"Oh." Brock said.

"So this is the friend you were talking about." Red stood up and looked at Brock.

"Yep." Ash nodded.

"Hello Mr. Ketchum, I presume." Brock bowed.

"Just call me by Red." Red smiled.

"OK."

"Well, we'll be going." Delia put on her hat and pulled up the handle of the suitcase she had brought along. "Bye honey, safe adventures!"

Before leaving, she kissed Ash on the forehead.

"Alright mom, you don't need to make such a big deal out of it." Ash said.

Delia and Red held hands as they walked away, before taking one last glance at their son, then continuing.

Who knew this would be the last time they would see him.

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Derp: Wat was dat underline-bold txt at the end?

AnonJolteon: I don't know… I didn't type that. WAS IT YOU?!

Points accusing finger at Demon*

Demon: Legit, I didn't do it. Those words are creeping me out.

Nerd: Well, I don't think it was anybody else.

Everyone stares at Demon*

Demon starts sweating*

Demon: Hey! Stop putting the pressure on me! I am completely innocent!