Chapter 5 The Beginning of a New Adventure
Four years have passed, and both Ash and Alice are now standing at the balcony of the castle. They have traveled around all eight regions and Ash manages to become a Top Coordinator and the World Champion. He tries Showcase, but he loses to Serena on purpose, considering he knows how hard she wants to become the Kalos Queen.
"What are you thinking now, Ash?" Ash turns around and looks at his girlfriend, Ash smiles and says, "Thinking about our marriage, of course. We manage to give out the wedding invitations to everyone outside of the regions."
Alice smiles and says, "You know, meeting you really is the best day of my life. And I can't believe that I am going to get married."
Ash says, "Me too. Though there is something I'm planning to do, and that relates to my former travel companions..."
"What do you mean?" Alice asks in confusion.
"I have sent them the wedding invitations as well, I know that they didn't betray me as they were following Mr. Goodshow's orders to have me give up my Pokemon Master Dream. It will be unfair not to let them come." Ash says.
Alice nods, during the travels, Alice has heard a lot of stories about his journeys, but what makes her happy is the fact that they are traveling alone without anyone accompanying them. And that gives them a lot of alone time.
"So what are you going to do with them?" Alice asks, and Ash smiles, "I have something planned for them of course."
At the same time, sailing on the seas is a ship that has the sign of the Aether Paradise, inside the ship are a group of trainers whose names are Misty, Brock, May, Max, Dawn, Cilan, Iris, Serena, Clemont, Bonnie, Kiawe, Lana, Sophocles, Mallow, Lillie, and Gladion. Ever since Ash's fake death, they always meet once a month to talk about memories. Some girls like Serena and Lillie have depressions because they had feelings for Ash, the death really affects them.
"Why are we heading there again? Big Brother?" Bonnie asks.
"Because we got an invitation to a wedding party, Bonnie." Clemont says.
"The letter said that the Champion of this region and the Elite 4 member of this region is going to be married, but the problem is, we have no clue who those two are and how they know us." Brock says.
"If he didn't die...do you think he will also come with us there?" Lillie asks.
Everyone frowns as they know who she is talking about. Five years ago, they all go to the house in the Pallet Town in Kanto. The boy they are talking about just lost his seventh League in the Alola Region against Lillie's brother Gladion. Mr. Goodshow is going with the law to revoke Ash's trainer's license, and that causes a lot of disasters in PLA.
A lot of Ash's fans aren't liking the news one bit, and they have been going on demonstrations to show their resentment. People have been refusing to attend the Leagues, which causes the conferences to be banned, not to mention that the Champion of the Kanto Region, Aurora Delia Ketchum, as they know is Ash's mother, also leading the other regions to stop the contract with PLA as they find a new company to cooperate, RPA. The president of the RPA is called Red Satoshi, and he is the one who wins every League. Lillie has battled him once and she is easily defeated by him, other than that, nobody knows who he is or what he looks like.
Arriving at the port, the group leaves the ship as they get to the plaza. They look around and Dawn says, "This place sure looks lively."
"I agree." Cilan says. "It is truly a spectacular place."
"So where are we? Brock?" Misty asks the man who is looking at his guide.
"According to the guide, this is the Otem Town, though it is not a big town, it is where the King and Queen's castle locates as well as the Professor's Lab."
"You mean the Queen and the King? This place has Royalties?" Max asks in surprise.
"It could be." Mallow says dreamily, "The King and the Queen have a prince and it looks so handsome..."
"Or a Princess that looks so beautiful..." Brock says, causing the others to sigh.
"We should get to the Professor's Lab first." Clemont says as they walk towards the lab. On their way, they see a lot of Pokemon, some of them are unknown to them since they don't know anything about the Pokemon. But they manage to find the lab which is located in front of the castle.
"Excuse me, is the Professor here?" Once the group goes into the lab, they see no one there as they are confused. "Strange, so the Professor isn't in his or her lab..." Gladion says.
"No! Crabominable, please be fine!" Then they hear the sound from the backyard of the lab, so they go see it, and then they see two people. One recalls the Crabominable and he says, "I lost so easily...How could this be?"
The female says, "Just because I am the Professor doesn't mean I didn't focus on my Pokemon battling as an Elite 4 member." She smiles, "But I admit, you gave me a tough battle with those Fighting Types. I do hope we can battle again."
The group finally sees the Professor, even though she is wearing a Lab Coat, she has black hair and a black dress under her lab coat.
The challenger nods and he thanks the Professor as he rushes off to the Pokemon Center. The Professor notices the group and she turns to her Pokemon.
"And thank you for helping me, Grimmsnarl." She recalls the Pokemon to her Pokeball.
"Excuse me, are you the Professor?" Serena asks, and then she walks towards them.
"I am, my name is Eve Urup. I am the Professor of this Sevestar Region, what can I do for you?" Eve asks.
"You see, we are new to this region. But we got an invitation from the Champion himself to attend his wedding." Misty says.
"Ah, I see. So you must be the guests that the Champion has told me about. And the wedding is around the corner after all, since the Champion is going to marry my little sister." Eve says with a smile.
"Wait, your sister?" Lana asks. "Your sister is the strongest Elite 4 member of this region?"
"Why yes." Eve says with a proud smile. "Her skills of handling Ice Type Pokemon made us really proud. I think that they really make a great pair as the strongest couple in this region."
"Can you tell us about the Champion? We know nothing about him and how did he send us the invitations to his wedding?" Iris asks.
"All I can say is that he is the Prince of this region." This causes them to widen their eyes. "He is also a successful Businessman that has the Company known as RPA, the company that makes this region a great fortune."
"Wait, you mean Red Satoshi is the prince of this region? It also makes this region a great fortune?" Misty asks.
"Why yes. Though there is something that you miss quite a lot, and that is his name." Eve says.
Before they can ask for more, Eve gets a call and she asks, "Hello, what's the matter?"
The others sigh as they think that being a Professor and an Elite Four at the same time must be busy, but what she says shocks them. "Really? I mean, sure. I am sure that a lot of people have missed you, Ash."
"Did she just say Ash? But he was dead, we all saw his body and even buried him..." Brock says.
Serena asks, "Is it possible that the Ash she is talking about is not the Ash we know? I won't be surprised if we can find another girl called Serena on the streets."
"Maybe." Dawn says. "But we don't know anything until we find out."
After Eve ends the call, she says, "Sorry about that, my sister's fiancé has something to talk to me about, excuse me for a while."
As Eve leaves, the group decides to follow her. But much to their shock, they see Eve talking to a boy. Other than the outfit which looks like a prince, they can see that the boy is wearing a familiar cap, familiar gloves, and even a Pikachu on his shoulder.
"Long time no see, Ash. Where is my sister?" Eve asks.
"My mother just brought her to D&W, as they are looking for a perfect wedding gown." Ash says.
"I see, and I think your past travel companions have arrived at my lab. Are you going to tell them the truth of the reason for your death and revival?" Eve asks.
The group gasps as they can't believe what they are hearing. May says, "Revival? So that's Ash Ketchum?"
"No way..." Max says, "He was alive!"
Ash sighs, "I could do it, but besides the people in my region and the Galar Region, who would believe that I killed myself so I could get my Pokemon body back and become Arceus?"
Eve chuckles, "Don't worry, Ash. They'll understand. And if they don't, you still have all of us by your side."
"Thanks, that means a lot." Ash says.
Just then, Ash takes out a Pokeball, and out comes a white horse with a pink mane, Ash hops onto it and he says, "Rapidash, take me to Silkan City."
The horse neighs and he leaves, everything makes Ash looks like a prince, and the travel companions in the past can't help but be confused.
Once Eve is back at the lab, Eve asks, "I assume that all of you have questions to ask?"
"Is that really Ash Ketchum?" Gladion asks, and Eve nods, "Of course, he is Ashura Red Satoshi Ketchum, aka Ash Ketchum."
The group can't believe what they are hearing, Red Satoshi is Ash's middle name, does that mean the one who battled Lillie in the past and the president of RPA is Ash all this time?
Clemont asks, "If that's Ash...but we were at his funeral five years ago...whose body is that then?"
Eve says, "That's a good question. Ash is not a human just like you guys, he is an Arceus. Once the splits his soul to become Ash, he has to kill himself so that the soul can return to his body."
The group seems to understand what Eve is saying, but some of the girls are frowning, if Ash is the prince of the region, it means that he is going to marry someone that isn't them.
Serena asks, "Who is your sister and how did she and Ash meet?"
Eve says, "All I can say is that she is the reason why Ash is dense during his travels. We have all live in Pallet Town since 5 and we already are friends that play with each other. We have been together for 4 years, but at that time, my family is moving to the Kalos Region. After he lost the Alola League, let's say that he and his mother come to our house, they invited us to be a part of this region. My sister Alice is the closest to Ash, so it is just a matter of time that both of them confess to each other. Ever since that day, they are inseparable."
Eve turns around and thinks darkly, "A handsome prince chose my sister as his princess, she is quite lucky."
The others nod with a frown and then Clemont says, "I see. Thank you for everything, we will be taking our leave."
"Hold on a second." Eve says as she turns around, much to their confusion. "Why don't you stay here for a while?"
"But we don't want to be a burden..." Bonnie says.
"It will be my burden if Ash finds out that I didn't give you guys the preparations to travel this region." Eve sighs. "How about first I show you around my lab?"
The others sigh and they agree. Then they see that there are 24 Pokeballs on the table that lists the Starter Pokemon. "So what are those Pokemon inside those Pokeballs?"
"Oh, you see, they are the starters for every region. You see, starting from this line is Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, Kalos, Alola and the last one is Galar."
"Galar Region? I don't think I have heard of this region..." Max says.
"We know." Serena says. "It is close to our region. Back when were taught the history, we Kalos Region had a hundred-year war with this region and we won in the end."
"I thought I remembered about it. It also used to colonized Unova and the Alola Region. But we managed to get our independence in the end." Lillie says.
"Well, I see you all know your history well." Eve says with a smile.
"But we just thought of it as a myth, we didn't know anything about their Pokemon or their culture." Cilan says.
"I see, then here are the Pokemon." She sends them out and then there are a monkey Pokemon known as Grookey, a Rabbit Pokemon known as Scorbunny, and a lizard-like Pokemon known as Sobble.
"Wow, they all look cute." Bonnie says.
"Of course they are." Misty says as she tries to pet Sobble, but it starts to cry, causing her to panic. "What did I do?"
Eve sighs, "Don't worry. Sobble is just like a Bonsly. It gets scared easily."
"But why do I feel like I want to cry as well?" Misty asks.
"Oh, because that the tears pack the chemical punch of 100 onions, so it is true that we all might cry once he cries." Eve says.
Then Mallow sees the Grookey using the branch to beat the table, and then she says, "Though the Grookey sure likes to play the rhythm."
"Of course." Eve says. "This little guy uses its special stick to strike up a beat, the sound waves produced carry revitalizing energy to the plants and flowers in the area."
"Wow. And what about Scorbunny?" May asks.
"He is a great runner of course." Eve says. "So do you want to take care of them? Consider as the welcome gift to you."
Then after the decision, May takes the Scorbunny, Mallow takes the Grookey and Misty takes Sobble. And then they all get the Pokedex from the Professor and they stay at the lab for a while.
Now, this is the end of the first chapter, and starting from here will be the journey of my OC Region, the Sevestar Region.