It was early in the morning when the group walked out of the pokecenter.
"Ready?" Ash asked.
"To go back to sleep? Yes. To walk? No." Serena stretched.
"It's great to move around." Korrina smiled.
"That's cause you just use roller skates." Dawn said.
"Come on, let's go before the sun is all the way up." Satoshi said.
The group began to walk off except for Serena and Korrina.
"Uh guys? Where are you going?" Serena asked.
"Huh?" Ash asked.
"The next city is that way." Korrina pointed.
"Oh right… uh…"
"Don't even try to say you knew what you were doing." Serena said.
Ash just blushed and they all began to walk in the correct direction.
"So where is our next destination?" Satoshi asked.
"Well… let's see. It's cyllage city." Serena said.
"Oh god." Korrina sighed.
"What's wrong?" Bianca asked.
"Well, Grant is the gym leader. He's also a bit of a freak with rock climbing." Korrina said.
"How do you know?" Giselle asked.
"Trust me, everyone in Kalos knows." Korrina said.
The group looked at Serena. She just nervously laughed and scratched the back of her head while nodding.
"Serena?" The group heard.
Serena looked ahead and saw someone. He was a boy with a blue track suit and red hat.
"Calem!" She smiled.
The two ran up to each other and hugged.
"What're you doing away from a ryhorn? I thought I'd never see you away from one, knowing your mom." Calem said.
"Well, you remember those twins I told you about?" Serena asked.
"How could I not remember? You talked about them all the time. Especially Ash." Calem said.
Serena punched his arm.
"Shut up. Anyways, this is Ash and Satoshi." Serena said, extending her arm towards the group.
Calem walked up and looked at the twins.
He points at Satoshi.
"Ash."
He points at Ash.
"Satoshi?" He asked.
The twins shook their heads.
"Damn." Calem said.
"Easy mistake first time." Giselle said.
"When we met Satoshi, we thought he was Ash." Bianca said.
"Who are you guys?" Calem asked.
"We're Ash's girlfriends." Misty said.
"Not me." Hatsune said. "I'm with Satoshi."
Calem looked confused.
"I thought you said he was cool. You didn't say he was a legend." Calem laughed.
Serena rolled her eyes.
"Name's Calem." Calem said.
"He was one of my first friends when I moved here." Serena said.
"She told me numerous times about the time you helped her when you guys were kids." Calem said.
"Oh really?" Ash looked at Serena was the same color of red as her skirt.
"W-Well I mean, am I wrong for telling him the truth?" Serena asked.
"Oh wait, so you telling me about when he found you being attacked by Pokémon and, using his sheer strength, scared those nasty Pokémon away, and carried you bridal style out of the woods was all true?" Calem asked.
"CALEM SHUT UP!" Serena tackled Calem.
The group sweat dropped at that story.
"Ow ow ow ow!" Serena tugged on his ear.
"I will have you know that I was only six when that happened." Serena said in a harsh tone.
"Ah okay." Calem smiled.
"Yeah, I just found her lost and helped her get home." Ash said.
"Now you see, Serena? That's an actual sto- OW!" Serena pulled harder.
"Big brother." Yui said as she woke up.
Ash let Yui down and she waved at Calem. Serena let go of his ear and went over to the other girls.
"Who's this?" Calem asked as he rubbed his ear.
Yui hid behind Ash's legs.
"This is Yui, she's our sister." Ash said.
"Aw hey there," Calem smiled and waved, "whelp, I better get back home. I just got back from Kanto."
"Really?" Ash asked.
"Yup. The gyms there are tough but Froakie and I are tougher." Calem said.
"Sounded like you'd like a challenge." Ash said as he walked up to Calem.
"Maybe it was, maybe it wasn't. Guess we'll find out one day." Calem extended his hand.
Ash grabbed it and shook it.
"Agreed." Ash said.
The group and Calem went their separate ways as the sun rose into the sky.
"He was nice." Hatsune said.
"Yeah, Calem is really awesome. When I first came here, he showed me around the town and when we were old enough, travelled together across Kalos. I probably made it to the city we are heading to when my mom told me to come home to focus on Ryhorn racing." Serena said.
"Sounds like 'fun.'" Bianca said.
The group laughed at that.
"So Korrina." Korrina heard Giselle say.
"What's up?" Korrina asked.
"How does it feel to be back in Kalos? None of us really asked." Giselle said.
"It feels… weird. When I came here, I always felt a bit safe from my dad. But now… I feel free. Because after Ash beat him, I feel like I don't have to worry about him." Korrina said. "Besides, I also have my grandfather. He never ceases to be the best."
"Sounds like he'll be neat to meet." Bianca said.
"Oh yeah, he likes to use Lucarios and even if you win or lose, he makes the best tea for people." Korrina said.
"Aaaahhhh… tea sounds lovely right now." Hatsune said.
"I bet I can name more tea than you, Hatsune." Leaf said.
"Oh you are so on!" Hatsune said.
While the girls talked about tea, Ash and Satoshi smiled. Ash looked down and saw Yui holding onto his hand. The group makes it over a hill and sees that they still have a bit of a ways to go before they make it to the city, but they know that they can make it, because they have each other.
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