Chapter 2: Start of the Journey
A new day has arose and the group thanks Eve for letting them stay at the lab for a night. Once they step outside of the lab, they see the castle in front of them.
"So that place is now where Ash and the others are living." Serena frowns. "I can't believe that he is married and it wasn't any one of us..."
"I know, but what can we do? It is our fault that it becomes like this." Dawn says.
When they are walking on the Route 1, all they can see is the vast plains with Normal Type Pokemon roaming around. Just then, they see a girl brushing some kind of sheep Pokemon and she seems to be enjoying it. But none of the traitors know what Pokemon are they.
Brock sees the girl in front of them and he tries to flirt, only to be dragged away by her Croagunk, and then the girl asks, "What can I do for you?"
"What is the Pokemon in front of you? I have never seen those before." Kiawe asks.
"This is Wooloo. They are good Pokemon for the fabric of clothes in this region as well as the Galar Region." The girl says. "I should introduce myself. I am Naomi."
"Wait, that Naomi? I heard about you, you are the famous stylist in the whole world." Dawn gasps.
"Why thank you." Naomi says with a smile. Then the others introduce themselves to her, and she nods. "So what are you doing here?" Misty asks.
"I was invited to the wedding of our prince Ash and the princess Alice. After all, it is thanks to them that I manage to become famous like I am now."
"Wait, you know Ash?" Serena asks as they are surprised.
"Of course I know him personally." Naomi says, but then they hear a sound and they see a Wooloo is trying to tackle on the fence.
"No you Wooloo. You can't do that, you'll hurt yourself." Naomi says as she sends out Herider to chase the Wooloo away. She turns around and says, "Sorry about that, that house over there is my home. These Wooloo here likes to break my fence and I have to chase them off."
"I see..." Then they hear a rumble and then they notice that the Tauros are running so fast as it almost tramples them. "What's going on?"
"Oh, those are Prince Ash's Tauros." Naomi says. "Since this place has enough space to roam around. So Prince Ash leaves them to my care."
"Wait, so those are Ash's Tauros?" Misty says in shock. Naomi says, "Well, not only that, Ash also has asked a lot of us to help taking care of his Pokemon, since he is a busy man of course."
"Seriously?" Max asks, "But why didn't he ask us for help?"
"Maybe because we tried to tell him to give up the dream." May frowns. "He doesn't trust us..."
"In fact, we all knew about it. But the fact that you still got the invitation from Ash himself means that he probably doesn't hate you, but he doesn't forgive you that easily." Naomi sighs.
As they enter the room, Naomi pales as she sees that the refrigerator is open with the berries gone. She says, "Those Skwovet and Greedent again..."
"What's wrong? Naomi?" Cilan asks.
"You see, from the Galar Region, we have Pokemon that likes to eat berries. Wait for a second." She goes under the table and then they hear some noises, then she comes out with two Pokemon in her hand. "Skwovet and Greedent. They are from the Galar Region and they are heavy Berry eaters."
"Wow..." Mallow says as she takes out the berry, and then the two Pokemon eat it happily. Naomi sits down and says, "So I guess you want to know how I meet Ash?"
As they nod, she says, "You see, I was from the Hoenn Region. Petalburg City to be exact."
"That is the same as us." Max says and May nods.
"I knew about it, you two were the children of the Gym Leader Norman. In fact, he was my idol, which causes me to train Normal Types." Naomi says as the Maple Siblings are happy to hear about it. "I wandered in the Petalburg Woods, and it was then I found a Furfrou, a Pokemon that can be styled in a lot of different forms. I showed him about how it can change its form and then I promised him that I would come back and helped him style. It was then that I realized my dream to become the stylist."
She smiles at the memory and says, "4 years ago, I met Ash and Alice. At that time they were dancing near the river with the Legendary Pokemon Meloetta singing by their side. I couldn't help but watch them doing it, but Furfrou exposed us as we were found by them. But instead of chasing us away, he asks me about what I was doing. I replied everything to them and they decided to help me fulfill my dream. They fund me to study under stylists like Paris and Sherman, and thanks to them that I gain the skills that I have been dreaming of achieving."
"That is a nice story." Cilan says. "No wonder that you are this successful."
"Why thank you." Naomi says.
Just then, a Bewear comes into the house with a lot of berries in its hands, Naomi says, "Oh, Bewear, thank you for your help, just place them in the refrigerator."
The Bewear nods as he does it, Sophocles says, "Hey, isn't this Bewear belonged to Team Rocket?"
"What?" This causes the others to be surprised. Naomi says, "It was never Team Rocket's to begin with. But it was true, this Pokemon had been preventing Team Rocket from blasting off in Alola. But Team Rocket never captured it, and Ash is the one that captured it so that it can harvest berries for us to eat and use."
"I see." Lillie says. Then she notices a picture of four Sawsbuck with different seasons. She asks, "Where did this photo come from?"
As the others see it, Clemont says, "You are right. Sawsbuck are Pokemon that changes appearance in accordance to the season. But how is this possible?"
Naomi says, "Who knows. But Ash is the one that sent me this photo. Since he saw it back in the Unova Region and he managed to take a picture of it."
"I see." Just then, they hear a doorbell and then Naomi goes towards the door. "Ah, Ash, what a surprise."
The others are surprised to see that Ash is in front of the door. But Ash pretends not to notice them and says, "Naomi, I am here to take Meowth back."
"Oh, I see. I'll get him, by the way, your friends were inside. Are you going to greet them?" Naomi asks.
"The time has not come yet. I can't meet them for now." Naomi nods as she closes the door and then rushes to call Meowth.
As Naomi and Meowth arrive at the living room, they see that the group are staring at the window. Meowth asks, "So what are you twerps doing?"
The others are surprised to hear the voice and then Bonnie asks, "You're Team Rocket's Meowth?"
"Nah, Team Rocket disbanded 5 years ago since our boss was arrested for his crimes. Right now I am the twerp's Pokemon." Meowth says. "But excuse me that the twerp needs me, so I must go."
The others sigh as Naomi brings Meowth to Ash. "How is your spa? Meowth? You enjoy it?"
"I felt relaxed thanks to Naomi here." Meowth says. "And I feel like I can do another battle."
"Sure, once we get to Silkan City, we will have the battle." Before Ash is going to leave, the others call him. "Ash, is that you?"
Ash stops his feet and then he says coldly, "The time that I talk to you hasn't come yet. Patience is what you should do now." Then he continues to walk away, causing them to get confused.
"What does he mean that the time to talk to us hasn't come? He is such a kid..." Iris says.
Naomi says, "I understand what he feels, he is not ready to see you guys again after you tried to tell him to give up." This causes them to frown. "But don't worry. It will come soon. By the way, if you go pass the Plain Plains, you'll be arriving at the Silkan City, the biggest city in this region as well as the place where the Gym is located."
"I see, thank you for your help." Brock says as they bid her farewell and leave.
Here is the second chapter. And this time we manage to get into Naomi, one of Ash's current friends in the Sevestar Region. I hope you like this chapter.