Hey guys, welcome to the last chapter of this story. Now I wanted to say thanks to everyone that has been following from the start of this. Now for the reviews:

Vital Info: I debated myself on this and I am glad for the outcome as well. I wanted an Ash to see he needed a long way to go. His next adventure will test that more.

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Element-OverLord: Indeed

Okay, so let's see what happens now.

Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon

Epilogue: Keep Fighting

Gary didn't know what to say, nor Ash. They stood their in disbelief a draw. It was unheard of.

"This….this never happened before and the rules are unclear…."

For Ash, this was something to be thoughful. On the one hand, it looks like he was dead even against Gary. On the other hand, this was a sign that he needed.

Then the boulder moved aside, and in came four individuals. The leader, Lance, had a smirk on him.

"This is something unexpected. A draw." Lance said

"What do I do, sir? I don't even know what to do?" Gary said.

"It seems we do have a bit of an impasse" He looked at the young challenger and then smiled "How about this, he becomes your co-champion?"

This surprised both of them.

"Yes, it would be perfect until he finishes off the Elite Four and then you."

Ash, however, had other things in mind.

"As much I want to be a champion, I can't accept it sir."

"Oh?" surprised on hearing this as Lance said "How come?"

The young trainer sighed and answered "This battle showed me I am not ready to take on the Elite Four yet. If I can't beat Gary, that tells me a number of things. The only clear thing is that I am not ready."

Bruno then said "You beat Lorelei."

Ash nodded "True, but her Pokemon were filled with those Synthetics. She never used skills at all. Gary on the otherhand, he used his skills and strength to keep me from winning. So I will decline accepting the offer. I would rather beat Gary fairly than earning the win that way. No disrespect."

Lance nodded "Sure Ash. We will give a pass, so you will face Gary again only. Like before, you have one year to prepare yourself. Train hard."

He nodded and returned his Golduck. Then his Pokedex gave a small chime.

"Show this to the guard and they will escort you on the Regional's champion."

"Okay, thank you."

As he was leaving, Gary said "Train hard, because I will train harder."

Ash stopped and nodded "I will."

Ash finally leaves Victory Road.

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One week later

Ash trains his Pokemon hard. He knows that he is close to winning, but he needed an edge. He needed to be the best in the world. He saw his Pokemon fight on more and do their best.

All Ash had to do is train hard and meet with the guard. How long will it last, he will not know.

All he knows is one thing, he will be the very best.

The End

A/n: That's it guys, I am done. Thank you for reading this story and leave questions and reviews and I will answer them next week. Take care guys.