Aftermath
"Ash, do you remember all the memories?" Lillie says, still looking at the unconscious Ash. She has just reviewed what happened from the time when she met Ash, until now, where he was being poisoned by the Toxical Perfume.
"I have never forgotten the happy times we have been together, those are the best memories, and I really don't want it to end quickly..." Lillie says as she is about to cry again. "Please, Ash! I want you to wake up, please! I don't want you to leave me alone..."
Lillie can't help but burst out crying, she quickly cries on his body as her hands are on his hands. But then, pink sparks are coming from Lillie's hands and she can feel that Ash's hands are shaking a little. This causes her to be surprised as she looks at her hands.
"What just happened?" Lillie asks as she tries to do it again, and then much to her surprise, a pink glow is now surrounding Ash's hand.
"Is that Heal Pulse..." Lillie says in wide eyes as she lets go of Ash's hands.
"I learned Heal Pulse..." She looks at her hands and makes up her mind. "Heal Pulse is a move that can recover the other Pokemon's health points, and if it can save Ash, then I am going to do it!"
She starts to concentrate her powers on her hands and she grabs Ash's hands, the pulse starts to shine on Ash due to the action. But after 10 minutes, it bounces off as Lillie falls to the ground.
"I just learned this move, so I shouldn't think that I will do it in one try." Lillie mutters as she quickly stands back up.
"Let's do it again." Lillie says as she starts to do it, Pikachu and Sylveon are worried, but they couldn't do anything as they can only watch how Lillie is trying to save Ash.
"Lillie." Aurora comes into the room, "Is Ash-" She is shocked to see Lillie trying to use Heal Pulse on Ash.
"Is that Heal Pulse? Did Lillie manage to learn that move?" Aurora asks in surprise.
Pikachu turns to Aurora and says, "Yes, Queen Aurora. Lillie is trying to use her powers to save Ash all by herself."
Aurora nods and says, "I can use Heal Pulse as well, it will be better if we have two people helping him." Then she also uses her hands to emit a pink glow and then it shines on Ash's body.
Lillie notices the glow and she turns around, she sees Aurora who is also using Heal Pulse. "Aurora?"
"I couldn't just let you used up all your power. He is my son, and as a mother, I am going to help out as well." Aurora says.
Lillie nods as they keep trying to heal Ash. After a few more minutes, Lillie starts to collapse, Aurora says, "Lillie, don't push yourself, you just need to rest and leave the rest to me. I promise I will wake up my son no matter what."
"No. I won't give up until it is over! I will save my love! My finance! My future husband!" Lillie yells. "I am not going to lose Ash!"
She powers up her pulse as Ash begins to glow in a light blue color. Aurora quickly stops using Heal Pulse and she also drags Lillie away from Ash. "That's enough, Lillie. Right now let Ash use Recover to heal himself."
Lillie nods as they see the blue glow starting to get shinier and shinier. Eventually, the light is so bright that both females have to close their eyes. but once the light fades, Ash starts to slowly open his eyes.
"Ash!" Lillie says excitedly, she can't believe that it works, Ash is awake again.
Ash is still feeling dizzy as he slowly turns around and faces them. He mutters, "Mother...Lillie...Pikachu...Sylveon..."
Ash tries to sit up from the bed, and Aurora quickly rushes forward to help him sit down. They wait for a while until Ash is fully awake and he asks, "How long did I pass out?"
"You have passed out for 3 days." Aurora says, and it causes Ash to widen his eyes, he can't believe he has slept for so long.
"3 days? I missed school for three days?" Ash gasps in shock. "How could I do that..."
"Don't blame yourself, Ash. It's not your fault. We...we're just glad you have woken up..." Lillie says.
As Pikachu and Sylveon jump onto the bed as Ash pets them, he asks, "How about Gary and the others? I must have smelled their Toxical Perfume..."
Aurora says, "Those 8 have received their punishment from their parents, so you don't need to worry about them."
"Punishment from their parents...what about the school punishment? It is prohibited to make Toxical Perfume without any supervision."
"They are already being hated by the whole school, some teachers are giving them detentions for their actions. I think that is already enough punishment for them."
Ash sighs as he knows what is going to happen to them, "I see, so they would be in the situation I was in back at Kalos High."
Lillie says, "Yeah, Ash. You don't need to worry about them anymore, they aren't able to hurt you again with us by your side."
Ash nods and then frowns, "I am really sorry, I really made all of you worried. I feel worthless, for you guys to see me in a state like this..."
Aurora says, "Ash, don't say that to yourself. All of us didn't expect that they would try to make this perfume to injure your Pokemon."
"But I should be careful." Ash says with a frown. "If I had been careful, I wouldn't let the Toxical Perfume affect me..."
Lillie says, "It is fine, Ash. I am sure that the others will understand. No one is going to blame any fault on you, and no one is going to mock you for what you did."
Ash smiles at them and says, "Thank you. But you said that I miss three days of school, right? Mother, did you have those teaching videos? I need to finish the lessons or else I am going to fall behind. As a president of the school council, I can't let this happen."
"Calm down, Ash." Aurora says as they leave the hospital wing to Aurora's office.
"Brother, good to see you back." Mark says as he gives him a bro hug. Once Ash has gotten the videos from Aurora to self-learn the lessons that he missed, they go to the Golden Dorm as they greet the others in the meeting room.
"Sorry, I made you guys worried about me." Ash says with a frown.
"Don't be, it should be those guys that should apologize to you." Serena says. "You didn't deserve to be unconscious for three days."
"Serena is right. How dare they hurt you just because they want is to make you a laughing stock?" Daniel says.
"At least the whole school hates them, that is the good news. But for the bad news, those bullies know that we are Legendary Pokemon Arceus...and they would try to capture us so that they would have our powers." Minami says.
"It is fine." Golly says. "They can't capture all of us since our Pokeballs are hidden in the castle with high security."
Ash turns to look at the bullies outside the dorm, they are being glared at by other classmates as they walk around. They want to be angry at them, but the other students can scare them off.
"Well, since I now feel better, why don't we go check out the event in our company this night? Just because of what happened three days ago doesn't make me miss the fireworks show that is going to be held there." Ash says with a laugh.
"Oh, that will be great." Alice says. "I really like the fireworks show."
"But what about the outing permission?" Eve asks. "I mean...after the show, we will be late for curfew.
"Well, I how about this?" Trenor says as he takes out the paper with Professor Nora and Principal Aurora's signature. "Mother gave it to me just before she goes to check on Brother."
"That is great." Elline says. "Now we have fulfilled the requirements, there is no punishment for us to be late to come back."
"That's true. But we should go dress formally since it is a big event." Ash says as they nod, then they are all heading back to their rooms to change their outfits.
At the same time, the bullies are hearing about the fireworks show and it was being held by RPA. Misty mutters, "An event of RPA..."
"So? It is not like we can go because of what we have done." May says with a frown, as she is still sweeping the floor due to the punishment.
"But now we knew that weakling is Arceus, we couldn't capture him since he is captured by his mother." Dawn says.
"And now everyone hates us for what we did to him. Just what is special of him, it feels like he can woo the students here unlike in the Kalos High." Trip asks.
Gary says, "Even Gramps is now respecting him instead of me, just because he is the president of RPA and the fact he is Principal's son..."
Drew says, "We can think about it later, and from what we did, there is only one idea that we can do without being punished but also humiliating Ash."
Paul asks while raising his eyebrow, "And what is it?"
Drew says, "What if we challenge the gyms and then dethrone him from the Champion Position? Then we will get the lost fame back."
Iris says, "That is a good idea, just think about the time when we are the new Champions."
"That is if you are possible to beat us." Ash says, they are already dressed in formal outfits and they accidentally hear them talking.
"How dare you eavesdrop on us?" Misty asks angrily.
"You should keep your mouth lower, everyone in the dorms can hear you saying to challenge the gyms." Insey says.
"And besides, what makes you think you can pass the first gym?" Nate asks.
"We are stronger than you, that is enough for us to win." Gary says.
"Are you really too full of yourself? You didn't manage to beat our Pokemon and you say that you are stronger than us?" Emily asks.
"This is really a new level of stupidity." David says as the others laugh. The bullies are now mad, May says, "Oh we will prove that we are better!"
Ash sighs, "Guys, stop laughing." He turns to the group. "Our schools have records of the battling, and your win rate isn't above 30% since you move into the school. And we are 70% and higher. This is enough proof for us to show we are better."
As they turn around, Ash says, "I won't stop you for challenging the gyms, but a warning, you better throw away your arrogance and superiority if you want to get a chance at winning."
As the group leaves the classroom, Lillie asks, "Ash, why are you giving them advice? They aren't worth it."
Ash says, "Even though I hate them, but as a model student, I can't ruin my image by picking on people."
Lillie smiles, "And this is why I love you." She gives him a little kiss.
Here is the new chapter, and Ash is now awake because of Lillie and Aurora. The next chapter will be a Halloween special chapter.