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Cynthia(22)

Hilda(16)

Dawn(16)

May(17)

Iris(16)

Cilan(20)

"Speech/Poke Speech"

Pokemon Attack

"thoughts"

Chapter 2 Why

"Why, Why, Why, dammint Why!" that one question had been Ash's mind for hours after his lose to Tobias after the Silver Conference. Pikachu looked at Ash with worry filled eyes. Pikachu had never seen Ash this way before, sure he had taken some loses badly, but none were this bad. Ash had moved from the chair he was sitting in for hours. He just sat there for hours going over the battle play by play and trying to figure out why he lost. Pikachu had enough of Ash mopping around his room on the ferry and decided to zap him with a minor Thunderbolt. Ash thoroughly fried gave a hard stare that was say "What the Hell!" Pikachu just shrugged and started gesturing towards to door with his paw. "Maybe you're right Pikachu maybe some fresh air will do me good," with that Pikachu jumped on Ash's shoulder and they headed out to explore the ship.

A few hours later Ash was back in his room and he was feeling much better. After exploring the ship and clearing his head he completely forgot the about his loss to Tobias and focused on the future. "Only a few more hours buddy and we'll be back home." Pikachu's ears perked up at this, he always loved returning home, because Ash's mother always spoiled him. As Ash was sitting on his bed thinking of what to do next in his journey his xtransceiver started to ring. "I wonder who could be calling?" Ash asked to himself.

When Ash answered the call he was surprised to see the Sinnoh league champion Cynthia smiling at him. "Why hello Ash, how are you doing?" "Um i'm fine Cynthia just a little surprised that the Sinnoh league champ is calling me." "Oh don't be to surprised we're friends right Ash?" "Of course we are!" Ash said a little to loudly. "Well that's a relief, well I just called to congratulate you on your amazing performance at the Silver Conference." At the mention of his battle Ash's face darkened quickly, but he managed to put on his usual smile quickly. But Cynthia noticed this and was slightly worried for Ash. "Ash is everything alright." "Of course Cynthia why wouldn't it be?" "Well Ash you looked really sad when I mentioned your battle against Tobias. Don't worry Ash you did an amazing job against Tobias. Hell I even would have had a tough time fighting Tobias and his legends." Ash blushed slightly upon hearing Cynthia's words of praise. "You really mean that Cynthia?" "Of course Ash you're one of the best trainers I've ever seen, and you destined for greatness, you might even be able to beat me someday." Ash was taken back by Cynthia's words. "If she believes in me that much then I must be destined for great things," Ash thought with a renewed sense of confidence. "Thanks Cynthia that just made my day you're the best, if you were here i'd hug you." "I wouldn't mind that, wait WHAT am I thinking Ash is just a friend right?" Cynthia was shaken from her thoughts as a loud fog horn went off in the background. "Sorry Cynthia I gotta go we're docking I'll talk to you soon, BYE!" Ash yelled as he hung up leaving a blushing and slightly emotionally confused Cynthia on the other end.

"Ahhhh smell that buddy nothing better than breathing in that fresh Kanto air." Pikachu nodded his head in approval it was truly nice to finally be home. As Ash walking on the docks towards town he accidentally bumped into a girl walking towards a boat bound for Unova. "Watch where the hell you're going man!" the girl yelled as she got in Ash's face. Ash was about to start yelling at the girl to mind her own business when he got a good look at her. She was about 5'6 long brunette hair hidden under a baseball cap much like his own. She was wearing a tight white shirt under a black vest. She was also wearing a pair of cut off jean shorts that practically had Ash drooling, he may be somewhat dense but he is a boy. Ash was shaken from his fantasies when the girl started snapping her fingers in his face. "Hey asshole are you listening to me." "Uhh what oh i'm so sorry I should have been watching where I was going." "You're damn right you should be watching where you going," the girl said getting out of Ash's face and putting her hands on her hips. "How about I make it up to you," Ash said spying the pokeballs on the girls hip. "Oh how do plan on doing that?" The girl asked tapping her foot impatiently. "Well how about next time I see you we battle, oh and i'm Ash by the way." Ash then stuck out his hand for the girl to shake. The girl seemed to calm down instantly, this boy seemed to have a very confident aura around him and she could't stay mad at him. "I'm Hilda, and I will take you up on your offer next we meet we're battling," she said shaking Ash's hand. When touched his hand Hilda could have sworn she felt electricity course through her. "Well I'll see you soon Hilda," Ash yelled running off. He didn't notice a blushing Hilda hold the hand Ash shook.

As Ash walked down the path to towards Pallet Town something brown jumped out of a bush and his Ash in the face. Ash looked down to see an Eevee looking a him with scared eyes. Ash then heard more rustling as a group of Mankey burst of the bushes as well. "Are these guys trying to hurt you," Ash asked the frightened Eevee. Eevee nodded and hid behind Ash. Ash turned towards the Mankey with a very angry expression. "So you like to gang up on small Pokemon, how about I even the odd?" As Ash says this he releases Infernape who glares at the group of Mankey. "OK either you can leave Eevee alone or I can have Infernape here whoop your assess." The four Pokemon looked at each other sweatdropped then ran away back into the forest. Ash then returned Infernape and turned towards the Eevee who was nuzzling his leg. "So little guy you want to come with me," Ash said holding up and empty pokeball. Eevee eagerly nodded and tapped the ball with her head. The ball shook once and pinged. Ash did his usual victory pose as the ball shrunk in his hand. "Cool buddy we have a new friend." Ash then continued up the road and in the distance he could see his home town. "There it is buddy Pallet Town, I'll race you home," Ash said as he started running through the small town. Pikachu just shook his head and used Quick Attack to speed past Ash. "Hey you cheated!" Ash yelled at a smirking Pikachu. As Ash reached for the door knob he felt a chill go down his spine like something bad was about to happen. He then took a deep breath and opened the door. When Ash stepped into his house the lights flashed on and all his friends yelled "SURPRISE!" Ash was overwhelmed his friends had thrown him a small party to congratulate him for making it to the finals in Silver Conference. Ash was speechless that his friends would go to such extremes to try and cheer him up. There was food, laughing, and talks of previous adventures. But as the night went on Ash couldn't help but feel that everyone was starting to distance themselves from him.

"It's now or never." Brock whispered to Misty as she nodded. First things first we need Delia to leave the house. "Umm Delia?" "Yes Brock." "We're out of soda can you go into town real quick and get some?" "Sure Brock I'll be right back." As Delia left Brock nodded towards Misty it was time to talk to Ash. "Um Ash?" "Yeah Brocko what is it?" "We need to talk." "Sure Brock what do you want to talk about," Ash said while taking a seat on the couch. All his friends started to gather in front of him. Ash felt that familiar chill down his spine."Well Ash we've all been talking and we feel it's about time you give up." "Give up I don't understand Brock." "We mean you should give up your dream of being a Pokemon Master." It took a minute for what they said to sink in for Ash, when it did Ash instantly got very upset. "What right do you have to tell me what I should and shouldn't do, being a Pokemon Master has been my dream since I started my journey!" Ash yelled trying to control his anger. "Well you've been in so many leagues and the only things you have won are the Orange League and the Battle Frontier, which aren't even official league competitions." Ash was slowly losing control of his anger as he heard his friends berate his past accomplishments. He was about to explode in all his friends faces, but something stopped him.

Ash noticed four of his friends standing off to the side with their heads down. It was Dawn, May, Iris, and Cilan. Ash also noticed they had a sad and regret filled aura around them, while the rest of his 'friends' had and angry aura surrounding them.. You see Ash had a special aura very similar to the famous Aura Guardian Sir Aaron. Ash may not be up to Sir Aaron's level in his aura training, but he could use his aura to feel the emotions of others, and if his emotions became to strong he would lose control of his aura. Ash decided to give those for a chance. Everyone was surprised to see Ash suddenly stop yelling at them, and suddenly go quite. Misty was about to say something, but before she could say anything Ash started walking towards the door. "Fine if that's what you guys think don't expect to hear from me for awhile, and next time you see me you'll cower in awe at my power. Come on Pikachu," Pikachu let out a growl as his cheeks sparked as Ash passed his friends. Brock tried to grab Ash's arm and stop him, but Ash turned towards Brock with blazing blue eyes, and simply said "Touch me and that arm is broken." As Ash passed the four who where standing off to the side he stopped and whispered, "meet me at the edge of town in 20 minutes i'm grabbing the rest of my Pokemon." Ash then continued slamming the door behind him. As he left Dawn, May, Iris, and Cilan all shared a confused look.

Ash then raced towards Oaks Ranch to gather the rest of his Pokemon. He was on the verge of tears, but he had to keep his composure in front of his Pokemon. As Ash entered the lab he noticed Professor Oak standing there glaring at him. "Oh not you too man, why you to." Ash tried to walk past Oak and grab his Pokemon, but was stopped by the old researcher as he grabbed Ash's shoulder. "Please my boy calm down, and lets talk the this out." Ash started to shake with anger this man who had been like a grandfather to him was going to betray him to, his betrayal hurt more than anyone else's. Oak noticing the rage in Ash's face started to get afraid, and decided it was best to lest Ash go. Ash then turned to give Oak one last glare before he ran and grabbed all his pokeballs. He then out into the fields and whistled for his Pokemon. As his Pokemon gathered around him Ash could see the worry on their faces. "Guys we're leaving I'll explain later." Not wanting to upset their trainer further all the Pokemon returned to their balls without protest.

On the edge of town the group of four stood around awkwardly waiting for Ash to arrive. The same thing was on all their minds "What did Ash want with them?" They then looked down the road to see Ash approaching them, they all prepared themselves for what was to come. But much to their surprise instead of yelling at them Ash gave each of them a huge hug. Confused Iris asked "Wait you aren't mad at us Ash?" Ash shook his head. "No I could sense your aura and I could see your emotions that you truly didn't mean to betray, that you four still believed in me." Dawn and May were lightly sobbing, while Cilan and Iris let out a breath of relief Ash truly wasn't mad at them. But Ash had to confirm a sneaking suspicion he had. "I have to ask one thing though, why didn't you guys want to betray me like the rest of them?" As they heard this May and Dawn blushed heavily. "Well the truth is Ash me and Dawn both have feelings for you." May said shifting from foot to foot trying to control her blush, Dawn simply nodded in agreement. Ash simply nodded and said "That's what I thought." This confused everyone. "Oh come on I may be a bit dense, but i'm not that stupid I noticed the little hints you two were giving me when we traveled, I just felt that a relationship at that time would be a distraction, but now I know it won't be." Ash finished by giving May and Dawn a quick peck on the lips. The feeling of Ash kissing them almost made May and Dawn faint instantly. Ash continued and said "I'm sorry for not letting you two know sooner, but I want you to know that after today knowing you will stick with me has caused my feelings towards you both only grown." This shocked everyone in the group, THE Ash Ketchum admitted he liked a girl. Ash looked at them and said "What I may not have shown it, but you two caught my eye the second we meet. Throughout our journey I realized that I loved you two."

Ash then turned towards Iris. "Then there is you Iris. I also noticed the signals you were sending me as well." Hearing this Iris turned beat red and tried to deny what Ash knew was true. "What I wasn't sending out anything you were imagining things." Ash raised his eyebrow and teased "Oh was I now." Iris quickly shot back "Well of course you were imagining things... no you weren't unhh I don't know," Iris finished with a huff. What if I could help you decide. "What could you do to help m..." Iris never got to finish her question as Ash had leaned in and had given her a deep kiss. Iris at first was surprised, but quickly melted into the kiss wrapping her arms around Ash's head deepening the kiss. Before things could too intense Ash reluctantly pulled back in need of air, leaving Iris blushing and panting. The only thing Iris could say was "Wow..." "So did that help make up your mind?" Iris just dreamily nodded her head. "So Iris am I still a little kid?" Ash joked. "No little kid could kiss like that so no you're not a little kid anymore," Iris replied still recovering from the kiss. Dawn was the first one to say anything about their situation. "Wait Ash how is this going to work, I mean you love all three of us don't you?" Ash paused for a moment thinking he then replied "Of course I love all of you, and this is a predicament." May then spoke up "Why don't we share him?" Everyone turned towards May. "Hey I think Ash has enough love to go around, and if you two are willing I don't mind sharing him." Dawn and Iris thought this over, and eventually agreed it was better to share Ash instead of not have him all. Ash grinned as his three new girlfriends ran up and gave him a group hug.

Ash then turned toward Cilan. Cilan then sweatdopped "You aren't going to tell me you love me too right," Cilan joked. Ash laughed loudly "Of course not Cilan, but I am a little curious as to why you didn't betray me." Cilan simply sighed. "When your friends came to me with their plans to betray you I knew I couldn't follow their bitter and cruel recipe. I wanted to speak out Ash, but I was afraid of what they would do to me if I didn't agree. I am truly sorry Ash i'm a coward and don't deserve your friendship," as Cilan he finished he hung his head in sadness. To his surprise Cilan felt Ash embrace him in a manly hug. "I completely understand Cilan, and you aren't a coward. I know you never truly meant to betray me and that's all that matters." As Cilan was released from the hug he wiped a few stray tears from his eyes. "So what will you do now Ash?" Cilan asked the question that was on everyone's mind. "Well first I'm gonna train, and then I'm gonna continue what I was doing and beat all my previous leagues. So will you girls join me?" "You don't even have to ask Ash you're stuck with us now Ash Iris joked." Ash then turned towards Cilan. "Cilan I would be honored if you traveled with me and my girls." Cilan thought on this for a moment and replied. "I would be honored Ash, but I must return to my duties as gym leader of Striaton City. But as soon as you are done training you come find me and I will happy to accompany you as take on the leagues." Ash then shook Cilan's hand "It's a deal."

"Well girls it's time to head off and train, are you ready?" "Of course we're ready Ash!" the girls yelled in excitement. "Cilan this is goodbye for now, I'll hopefully see you soon." Ash and the girls gave Cilan one last hug before they went off down the road in opposite directions. "So Ash where are we going?" Iris asked. "That's a surprise, besides I need to make a quick call." Ash pulled out his Xtransceiver and dialed a number. A tired looking brunette woman picked up. Seeing Ash's face she instantly perked up. "Well ASH isn't this a suprise." Ash smiled and replied "Hey Professor Juniper, sorry to call so late, but I need your help."

Sorry to end it on a cliffhanger, but I felt this was a good stopping point. I will hopefully have the next chapter out by the end of the week. If not I apologize you just never know if school will get in the way. Well keep the suggestions coming i'm loving the feed back you guys are giving me. I'm still looking for Pokemon for Ash to catch and he will catch alot, but most will be caught off screen, and Ash will be catching legends in this story, but don't worry he won't be using them like Tobias. One last thing it looks like the last to girls will be Roxie the Virbank City Gym leader and Anabel the Battle Tower Frontier brain, but if you guys keep the suggestions coming I might be able to add one more girl so keep the suggestions coming. So that's it remember to suggest your ideas and to review my story, until next time I'm outta here.