The previously day, in Opelucid:
Serena smiled as they walked around the city with a curious look. "Wow! Unvoa is really different than any place I've been!"
"Yeah! It also has a bunch of fun things here as well! Like the amusement park!" Ash stated.
"That does sound like fun!" Serena thought about riding the ferris wheel with Ash with a blush on her face.
Ash sighed. "Too bad we have work to do… I would've loved to go on the ferris wheel with you."
Serena gave a shocked look. "I was just thinking the same thing…"
Bonnie was looking to her right as they walked. "Wow! Everything here is so cool! I'm so distracted, I can't stop two people from doing things they aren't supposed to!" She then looked over to Ash and Serena and winked for them to go ahead. She trusts Ash and Serena won't just mess around and let the world be in peril, and believes Max is over thinking things.
They both laughed.
Serena then turned to Ash with a serious look. "So… you liked my gift best out of all the other friends you traveled with?"
Ash smiled at her. "Yeah!"
She giggled with a blush. "Well, we were kids when I kissed you!"
"Well, it was still great getting kissed by a such a beautiful and sweet girl!"
Serena heavily blushed. "Y-you thought… I was beautiful and sweet?"
"I still think you're beautiful and sweet!"
Serena looked at him with a shocked look, still extremely red.
"And you didn't lie to me! You did become a lot more attractive when we met again! And I can see you've grown into a stronger woman as well!"
Serena's heart was beating so fast. "I… You really think so?"
"Yeah! No doubt!"
Serena looked at him with a blush. "Thank you, Ash. Hearing you say that… means a lot to me."
Ash gave her a smile. "Don't mention it. I'm just really grateful… that I got to know someone like you in my life."
Serena looked away with a blush. "I'm happy I got to know you, too…" She then gave him a nervous look. "So, since you liked that kiss so much… what would you say… to another one?"
Ash starred at her with a surprised look and blush. "A-a-another one?!"
"You were supposed to say yes, Ash…" Bonnie whispered to herself.
Serena nodded and started fiddling with her fingers. "As I said before… it has been a while since I did it and now that I'm older…" She looked at him and smiled at him with a red face. "You… could like this gift even better!"
Ash looked away with a blush and bashful look. "Sure! I mean… if that's what you want to do…"
Serena nodded with a smile. "I wouldn't have suggested it if I didn't want to do it!"
"Ah… Right." Ash gave a nervous laugh.
Serena giggled. Then she put on a confident look. "Well, alright then." She came close to Ash as she could, trying to ignore her nerves.
Bonnie gasped with her hands to her face and a blush. "Yes!" she excitingly thought.
They gently held onto each other as they gazed into their eyes. Then they closed them as they move their lips towards each other's.
Bonnie quietly sqee'd as she watched them.
Serena's phone blasted out with someone calling him, causing Ash and Serena to get startled.
Serena pulled out his phone, however Bonnie snatched it put of his hands.
"Stop calling! We are busy!" Bonnie snapped.
May gave a frightened look. "Oh… sorry." she then quickly hung up.
Bonnie looked at them with a smile. "Nothing important. Let's all continue what we were doing!"
Both Serena and Ash looked at her with a nervous look.
"Yeah! We should continue doing what we came here to do," Ash said.
Serena nodded.
Bonnie irritatingly sighed. "That's not what I meant…" she thought to herself.
They arrived at the gym, but the workers said they have no clue where Iris is, or where a person who looked like Ash has gone.
Serena looked at her phone online. "Hmm… Seems sightings of him have been stopped after one day."
Ash and Bonnie gave a worried look.
"Does that mean… Team Rainbow killed the Ash here?" Bonnie asked.
Serena crossed her arms as she thought. "People would've saw it happened, right?"
"Not if they killed him at night and disposed of the body!"
Ash and Serena gave Bonnie a horrified look.
Ash ran back to the gym to talk to a worker.
"Ash?" Serena questioned.
"Listen, is there a way to contact Iris? It's important!" Ash asked.
The guy looked at Ash with an unamused look. "I can call her up to see if she wants to talk to ya. What's your name?"
Ash looked down with a frown.
"Yeah, I knew it! Your one of them creepy fans! Get out of here!"
"He's not creepy! You je…!" Serena snapped.
Ash put a hand on Serena's shoulder. "Thanks Serena, but we probably shouldn't be causing any trouble…"
Serena gave a serious look, but then nodded. As they left, Serena gave the gym worker a harsh glare that made him nervously sweat.
"I guess the only thing we can try…" Ash pulled out his phone. "…is to see if my number I got for her in my universe, will work here."
Serena gave a jealous look. "You got her number?"
"Of course! I got all my friend's numbers!" He hit to call her, and the phone started to dial it.
They all anxiously waited for someone to answer.
Meanwhile with Iris:
Iris couldn't believe all that has happened to her recently. She thought back when she heard that Ash was murdered. It was so hard for Iris to move on, that she was unable to connect to dragon types. But she suddenly got news that someone that looked like Ash had come to see her. At first, she thought this was some trick someone was playing on her. But when she came with Haxorus to tell him to leave, it was him. Not only his looks, but his voice and his sweet personality was there, along with his pikachu. After seeing him again, Iris couldn't help but to hug him tightly as tears fell from her face. She still remembers how happy he was to see her too, with tears falling from him as well.
"I-it's good to see you too but… you're crushing me."
Iris blushed as she let him go and looked away from him with embarrassment. "Oh… sorry." Then she gave him a serious look. "Just… I heard you've died! How did you…?"
Ash looked down with a sad look.
Iris let him in her gym as Ash told her everything about what he's doing here.
"I see… So then, what are you doing here at this gym?"
Ash gave a nervous look.
"Aren't you supposed to be looking for the other Ashs? Why do you need me?"
Ash looked away with a nervous look "I missed you…"
Iris's heart started to race, and Iris placed her hand by it. "Miss… me?"
Ash then looked at her with a serious look. "And I thought I could really use your help. After all… you are a champion and… I'm closest with you then all the other champions…" Ash let out a nervous laugh.
Iris smiled, but with a worried look. "You do need my help. You shouldn't be wondering around with this world's Ash dead and Team Rainbow around! You still act like such a kid, even after all these years!"
Ash looked away with an embarrassed look, knowing she does have a point.
"So, first things first, we need to disguise you, and give you a new name so no one will suspect it's you."
"Sounds like a good plan!"
They tried to think of what to do for disguises.
Iris gasped, then smirked. "Alright, let's get some ideas for your outfit… Ashley."
Ash gasped. "WHAT?!" He calmed down a bit. "Come on, Iris! Ashley is commonly a girl's name!"
Iris crossed her arms with a smirk. "Well, Ash Ketchum is a man! So, Team Rainbow won't be going after any girls!"
Ash groaned, having nothing to counter that point.
So, they dressed Ash with a blonde wavy wig, a silver tiara, pink dress, stockings, and having him wear blue contacts.
However, with all that, Iris easily saw Ash, especially with his muscular legs and arms, and manly facial features. When she asked the others who didn't know what's going on and that have seen Ash on TV, if they know who she is, they shake their head back and forth. And those who are helping them on their quest were shocked how different Ash looked, saying they didn't recognize him at all. It made her blush every time thinking about it though. After a while, Ash got used to walking around in those clothes.
And after getting that all set, they informed all the other champions about what was happening, to be on the lookout for other Ashs, and try and take them here. And somehow N, Cilan, Chili, Cress, and Bianca got in on everything while having their order of operations be at Striaton's Gym, which they closed for "renovations" as they used it to work and try to find out where the other Ashs are and what Team Rainbow could be up to. Bianca and N had been looking around Hoenn and Kalos for the reports of seeing an Ash there. It was agreed with all of them, that with Team Rainbow on the lookout for Ash they'd keep it between them and not inform anyone else on what's going on. Right now, they are confused on their next move, as they been looking for the other Ashs and found some but has come to a dead end at the moment. They've been looking into a couple areas that have reported seeing Ash. However, when they looked there, there wasn't an Ash there.
Suddenly, Iris got a call from someone. She looked at her xtransceiver and saw it was Ash who was calling.
