Ash was lying on his bed and reflecting on his adventures. Ash had travelled many regions and he knew many people. Ash thought about how he, Misty, and Brock adventured in Kanto and caught many Pokemons in Kanto. Brck then left them and Ash reflected on his journeys in Orange Islands with Misty and Tracey. Ash thought and felt happy that he won the Orange League. Brock then rejoined them in Johto adventures and Ash then competed in Johto League and he lost and Brock and Misty left. Ash reflected on that he travelled to Hoenn and he met May and Max and also Brock who travelled with him in Hoenn and Ash then competed in Hoenn League and he lost. Ash then returned to Kanto and he competed in Battle Frontier which he won and May and Max left him.
Ash then travelled to Sinnoh and he met Dawn and Ash, Dawn, and Brock travelled in Sinnoh and Ash then competed in Sinnoh League and he lost to a trainer with Legendary Pokemons and Dawn and Brock then left him. Ash then travelled to Unova and he met Iris and Cilan who travelled in Unova and Ash then competed in Unova League and he lost and Iris and Cilan left him. Ash then travelled to Kalos and he met Clemont and Bonnie and then Serena who travelled in Kalos and Ash then competed in Kalos League and he lost in the finals when he and Alain was down to the last Pokemon and Alain defeated him and Clemont, Bonnie, and Serena left him. Ash then joined a school in Alola and he met Mallow, Lillie, Kiawe, Sophocles, and Lana.
Ash then competed in Alola League and he won which made him happy but his victory did not make him very famous. Ash then returned to Kanto and traveled with Goh and then took part in World Coronation Series and he reflected that he had many difficulties. Ash felt bad that he mostly lost tournaments and he reflected that even though he knew many girls when he was younger and he thought Serena liked him, when he asked to be Serena's partner, Serena rejected him and when he asked to be Dawn's partner later, Dawn rejected him and they both rejected him as they had their dreams. Ash felt bad that he was rejected and his relation with the two was not good after the rejection.
Ash now mostly stayed in Pallet Town and he trained with his Pokemons but he did not feel the same passion for battling and he was also losing. His rank was quite bad in World Coronation Series and Goh also left him to pursue Mew. Ash only had his mother with him who tried to make him more outgoing but after many career failures, Ash was no longer confident in battling and he stopped travelling to many places and he also left Professor Cerise to stay in Pallet Town. Ash was not with Pikachu right now as Pikachu was spending more time in Professor Oak's Laboratory. Ash sighed that he was now older and without friends as his acquaintances had their own dreams to pursue and so did not visit him.
Ash's confidence took a big hit when he was rejected by Serena and Ash was surprised to hear Serena rejecting him. Serena was an idol along with Lisia and was pursuing her own Pokemon Performer career which meant that she rejected to be his partner as she felt that that would stop her to pursue her dreams and she no longer crushed on him as even if she crushed before, she said that she left the feeling and also that she understood how Ash had changed in her view for the worse based on what she got from his proposal. Serena and Ash's relation were no longer the same after the proposal. Ash confidence took another big hit when Ash then asked Dawn to be her partner but Dawn rejected him as she was pursuing her own Pokemon Coordinator career and she rejected to be his partner as she felt that that would stop her to pursue her dreams and she also felt as though Ash has changed in her view for the worse based on what she got from his proposal. Dawn and Ash's relation were also no longer the same after the proposal.
Serena and Dawn both were no longer close with Ash and Ash missed the times when he was close with them but then such was life that he no longer had good relations with Serena and Dawn. Ash no longer asked proposals to other girls as he did not want the relations with them to be affected due to the proposals. Serena and Dawn however informed Clemont, May, Iris, Cilan, Goh, Bonnie, Chloe, Gary, and Brock about Ash's proposal and said things they thought they got from the proposal like Ash looked at them as though they were not humans with feelings, needs, and ambitions but as though they were prostitutes who were there to serve his sexual needs and Clemont, May, Iris, Cilan, Goh, Bonnie, Chloe, Gary, and Brock also were no longer close with him as they were disgusted on hearing what Serena and Dawn said about Ash and his proposal. Ash felt that he was betrayed by most of his friends and so felt bad and his confidence took a hit. Ash no longer made friends after the experience with Serena and Dawn and Ash was alone.
"Ash, come for eating lunch!" Delia, Ash's mother shouted.
"I will come!" Ash shouted.
Ash then got up from his bed and then left his room. Ash then climbe down the stairs and then reached the hall and then Ash went to the dining room and sat opposite Delia who served lunch to Ash. Ash and Delia soon finished eating lunch. Delia was sad for Ash no longer being confident and suggested that she could buy tickets for Ash to travel but Ash was no longer interested in travelling which made Delia to be sad for Ash.
"You look so down nowadays! Cheer up!" Delia smiled and said. Delia wanted Ash to be happy, so she suggested Ash cheer up even though she knew that such requests may not work but still Delia wanted to see whether such a request would work.
"I lose a lot! I cannot be happy after losing so much." Ash said and Delia felt sad that Ash gave the same answer that he usually gave when Delia asked Ash to cheer up. Delia knew the request could not work and sadly, the request did not work.
"I know that your friend Gary no longer speaks well to you but Gary is not the world! I still love you. You are not a failure." Delia said to make her son happy that there was someone who loved him and to make him to not think that he was a failure.
"Not just Gary, Brock also no longer speaks well to me." Ash was sad that he no longer was a friend to Brock after Dawn said to Brock about what she felt Ash meant in his proposal and Brock was disgusted as he got from what Dawn said that Ash did not value them as humans but as though they were prostitutes who were there to serve his sexual needs even if Ash felt that what she and Brock thought about him was a misunderstanding.
"That does not matter so much! I still love you." Delia said this to make Ash happy even though Ash was betrayed by many close people as they were disgusted with Ash proposing to Dawn and Serena.
"Thank You!" Ash said and got up. Ash then went to the hall and then he climbed up the stairs to reach the corridor. Ash then walked in the corridor and then reached his room. Ash then went to his room and then lied down on his bed while looking at the ceiling.
