Chapter 7
"We have our new Kalos Queen! Serena!" Pierre says as Serena cheers while hugging Delphox and Sylveon. "We did it! We won!"
Aria smiles as she gives Serena the tiara, "Congratulations. You're the next Kalos Queen."
Serena says, "But you're not the Kalos Queen anymore..."
Aria sighs, "Don't worry, I know this day will finally come. I'm happy that I lost to you, Serena."
"Thank you. I couldn't have done it without your help, of course, Ms. Palermo also helped a lot as well." Serena says.
"You deserve to have a celebration, and I'm sure he will be proud of you as well." Aria says.
This causes Serena to form slight tears, and she says, "You're right... I really want to show him how I did it... but it is not impossible..."
At the same time, Palermo is watching them as she turns around, "So what do you think about it?"
The person he's talking to is no other than Ash Ketchum. He says, "I'm glad to see her doing a good job. Although I feel that Aria seems to be lacking something... no, I should say, she seems to intentionally give up her title to Serena."
"As expected from my grandson." Palermo says, "Are you still going to hide your identity from her? You do realize that she has been grieving over your death."
"She is the Kalos Queen, which is why I can't reveal myself to her. I don't want those teams to find out I'm still alive." Ash says.
"I see. Well, I should talk to them." Palermo says as she leaves. On top of his shoulder, a female Pikachu is sitting and she asks, "So you know the Kalos Queen?"
"She's my childhood friend, and we had a lot of good times together." Ash says.
"But didn't you already have Lillie, Yancy, and Selene?" Pikachu asks.
"Well, yeah. But I just don't want to hurt anyone's feelings." Ash sighs as he decides to leave. However, when he leaves, Aria notices the man has a Pikachu on the shoulder and she widens her eyes.
"Is that? It can't be him, right?" Aria thinks as she decides to chase after Ash. But just as Ash walks into the alley, Aria yells, "Wait!"
Ash turns around and Aria finally notices the heart-shaped tail and the face of Ash right now. Ash asks, "Aren't you the previous Kalos Queen? Do you need something?"
Aria gives a wry laugh and says, "I'm sorry, it's just, I thought you were someone else. But I must say you're handsome."
"Thank you." Ash says. "I just watched your performance with my grandmother, however, I noticed that you seemed to lose the spark in the performance."
Aria frowns and says, "Yeah... I know what you mean, it seems like I didn't give it my all."
"And why not?" Ash asks. "Could it be... you're tired of it?"
Aria sighs, "You can say so... I've been the Kalos Queen for 8 years until 3 years ago I met two people that might be able to change my life. Their names are Ash and Serena."
"Ah, the Kalos Queen that took your title, and the other one is the one with the special Greninja, right?"
"Yeah. I was jealous of them because they were able to travel and get stronger... I wanted to be someone like them." Aria says.
"If that's the case, maybe I can give you an offer, I can train you to become someone like Ash Ketchum." Ash says.
"Wait, does that mean you know Ash Ketchum?" Aria asks.
Ash says, "I am Ash Ketchum."
This causes her to freeze in shock, Aria says, "No way... I mean, how... didn't you die of that..."
"I did die, but I got reborn." Ash says. "And no, this is not the same Pikachu that you knew. She's my new partner."
"But why didn't you tell Serena a thing? Do you know how much she cried because of you?" Aria asks.
"I know, but I can't meet her just yet." Ash says. "I'm not the same Ash Ketchum before, and right now my name is Red Satoshi and my goal is to destroy evil teams like Team Flare and Rocket. I'm not going to let her be like my mom."
Aria frowns and says, "Then I'll help you as well... and as I said, I wanted to be someone like you."
"Well, welcome to the team, just follow me and I'll show you my place." Ash says.
"Congratulations, Serena. You did it!" Bonnie cheers for Serena as they are having a party in Sycamore's Lab. "You're now the Kalos Queen."
"Yeah, you worked so hard for it and you deserved it." Alain says.
"Thanks guys..." Serena says before turning a frown, "But..."
"You're thinking about him again?" A boy dressed similarly to Ash walks towards her, and Serena frowns, "I can't help it, Calem... it is because of Ash that I managed to achieve my dream..."
Serena starts to cry in Calem's arms, and the others are also sad as they remember Ash's death. Alain sighs, "A shame I never get to have my rematch against him..."
"But there might be a possibility that he's still alive?" Marin asks.
"Nobody manages to find his body and nobody finds Team Rocket as well..." Clemont says with slight anger. "Just how come they have been off the face of the earth?"
"I may not have met this Ash Ketchum in person." Calem says, "But I always wanted to have a battle with him. I always wonder what kind of person is he, to make Serena fall in love with him madly..."
"Stop it, Calem..." Serena is suddenly blushing.
Ash is now walking at Snowbelle City when he hears a girl talking to her father. "Mom! Dad! Alice was kidnapped! What are we going to do?"
"We've already called Officer Jenny, there is nothing else we can do." Ash recognizes the voice as Valerie, and he wonders what she is doing here, but then he also hears Wulfric's voice, and he deduces that both of them are husband and wife. And he also recognizes that there are 2 girls, who he hears that their names are Eve and Flora. And there is also a third member named Alice who seems to be kidnapped.
"I wonder if the police would really get in time..." Ash thinks as he rushes into the forest, trying to find the kidnapped Alice.
Ash notices a house, where three people are standing in front of a bound Alice. One man asks, "Hey, are you sure she'll actually sell?"
"Just take a look at her face, looks nice, but she's still just a kid. Doesn't strike my fancy." Another man says.
"I'm not asking about your tastes, we are going to sell her to the Underground market in the capital and auction her off to those old perverts." The boss says.
Alice can only lie on the ground emotionless, "It's so cold..."
Just then, two of the sex traffickers are talking when they hear the door open. Ash is the one coming in and he says, "Excuse me."
"Hold it!" The thug stomps over to him. "How did you find this place?!"
Just then, Ash manages to stab the man and he falls to the ground. "I have my ways."
"Huh? What the hell?!" The boss jumps from the seat, and Ash notices it and he quickly slams the door. When the boss opens the door, Ash already tapes the knife on a broomstick and stabs the leader.
"Go to hell! This is what you get! This is what you deserve! Never get up again!" Ash says with an evil smile as he continues to stab both people. Alice is watching the scene and she is shocked to see what Ash has done.
"You're safe, now." Ash turns to Alice, helping her untie the bindings. "My name is Red Satoshi, I heard your family's worried for you."
Alice stares at his handsome face and blushes, but then she says, "There were 3 people..."
"Huh?" Just then, the third one is back and he notices the two dead bodies. Ash tries to reach for the knife, but the sex trafficker kicks the knife and then grabs Ash, trying to strangle him. "Was it you? Was it you who killed 'em?! Was it?!"
Alice watches in horror, trembling. "I'm gonna kill you! You're fucking dead!"
Ash is struggling and he yells, "F-fight! Fight or die! Win and live!"
"What the hell are you thinking, brat?" The man yells.
"The only way to win is to fight!" Alice picks up the knife from the ground, but she's still shaking.
"No... I can't do it..." Alice mutters, but seeing Ash about to pass out, she remembers that she has been living in a cruel world, and she feels her powers awakened and she charges at the man. "Fight!"
"His heart was pierced through the back in a single strike." One officer says to Officer Jenny.
"Who is the one that does this kind of thing?" Officer Jenny wonders. "Could it be related to the other incidents in other regions?"
Ash grabs Alice as they are now at another part of the forest. He says, "Are you okay? I think we manage to escape the place."
"I'm cold..." Alice mutters.
Ash then takes out a scarf and wraps it around her. "You can keep this. Warm, isn't it?"
"It's warm..." Alice says while touching the soft fabric.
"Good, now you should get back home, you're parents are worried about you." Ash says.
But Alice grabs his hand and asks, "Can you come with me as well?"
Ash sighs as he brings Alice back to her house, Valerie and Wulfric are happy to see their daughter back, however, just before Ash can leave, Alice asks her parents if she can come with Ash because he's her savior, and Ash has to make a promise to the family that he'll keep Alice safe. Flora also decides to come because she wants to keep an eye on this man for fear of what he will do to her sister.
When Flora and Alice are brought into the plane, Ash reveals his true identity to them, and they can't believe that he is Ash Ketchum, the one who was said to be dead. After learning about Team Alpha, both sisters agree to join the team and help him out.
And in Anistar City, Diantha and her daughter Elline are now at the gym, where they find Olympia and her son Daniel there. Diantha says, "Ms. Olympia, you said that there is a new prophecy, what is it about?"
Olympia says, "The world will be shrouded by darkness, however, the Aura Prince will lead another darkness for the chaos."
"What do you mean by that?" Elline asks, "We know that the Aura Prince is Ash, but what do you mean he will lead another darkness for the Chaos?"
"Chaos is made from both light and dark." Daniel says. "The Aura Prince, Ash Ketchum, with his powers, can lead both light and dark. However, he chooses the darkness and he's going to use it to attack the chaos..."
"Then what are we going to do?" Diantha asks.
"Choices are important. Light or Dark, you must choose..." Olympia replies, causing everyone to ponder.
Here is a new chapter, and as you can see, this is the Kalos Chapter and you can try to guess the 9 people who will eventually join Team Alpha. I hope you like this chapter and the next one will be Johto.