AN: Hello again my good readers and writers, this is your friend Dragon with the next chapter. I must say I'm a little disappointed by the lack of Reviews for the last chapter. I got a few but compared to other chapters, it wasn't much but still thank you to those that did. And thank you for all, yes even those that didn't review, for reading my story. Well enough of my chatter, on with the next chapter! The harem is as follows:

Cynthia

Anabel

Korrina

Serena

Ursula

Elesa

Roxie

Dawn

Hilda

Sabrina

Skyla

Pokémon- Attack

"Pokémon"- Pokémon speaking (people won't understand unless told otherwise)

"Pokémon"- Human Speech

'Pokémon'- Thinking

"Pokémon"- Pokédex Entry

Chapter 11:

Reunion and Meeting of Friends (Part 2)

Everyone looked at Ash in shock, even Lola was caught by surprise. The wind itself seemed to go silent at Ash's words. Mia's eyes widened to a point her eyes could have fallen out of their sockets.

"Look Mia, I can't do everything for you, especially something THIS important to you," Ash began as he gazed into her auburn eyes. "I want to help you live your dream, but that's just it, it's YOUR dream. You have fight for it just as hard as you want to live it. Before I came along, you were already fighting hard for this. Well, its time to show everyone here what you can do. It's time to show them how strong your dream is!"

Mia continued to look at Ash in shock and awe, thinking about his words. No matter how afraid or nervous she was, she couldn't deny the one simple fact; he was right! She can't have him fight HER battles! She is a fighter, and she NEVER runs from a challenge!

She gazed into Ash's brown eyes, seeing him using them to convey what he wants her to understand...that he believes in her.

"Ash, step aside please. I want this battle," Mia spoke as her gaze went to Tyrogue, who showed the same determination in his eyes that she possessed.

Ash nodded and returned his gaze to a surprised Lola. "It was fun ma'am, but its time I retire so a more satisfying battle can take place. I apologize if I may have, in any way, insulted you with this." He bowed his head, as his Primeape followed suit.

Lola smiled at his attitude, seeing that her daughter seemed to become more confident thanks to him. Maybe this battle wouldn't be so bad after all. "It's ok and I'll allow this switch, but the terms of the match still stands."

Ash smirked, "I wouldn't have it any other way," turning to Mia, "she's all yours. I'll take over as referee."

Mia and Ash quickly took over the position the other stood in: Ash on the sidelines along with his Primeape and Mia staring down her mother with Tyrogue ready for action.

"The battle between Mia and Dojo Master Lola shall now commence. Begin!" Ash said as he waved his hand downward.

Mia decided to get Tyrogue ready and called out her command quickly. "Tyrogue, use Mach Punch."

Tyrogue's right fist glowed a bright white color as he took off with blinding speed. Primeape brought its arms up to defend itself just as the fist made contact. The hit caused Primeape to slide backwards two feet but not much else.

'Tyrogue's speed and power level are impressive,' Lola thought to herself. "Primeape, use Thunderbolt and don't let up."

Primeape was instantly covered in lightning before firing the yellow bolt at its younger opponent. Tyrogue jumped to his right, dodging the bolt and its explosion.

Primeape continued to fire and Tyrogue kept dodging. The continued assault kept Mia from commanding Tyrogue. Primeape fired one more powerful bolt that Tyrogue jumped forward to dodge…

…only to land directly in front of the Pig Monkey Pokémon.

"Use Poison Jab followed by Brick Break," commanded Lola. Moving before Mia had time to call out, Primeape's purple, glowing fist collided into Tyrogue's stomach, causing the small Pokémon's feet to be lifted off the ground.

Tyrogue let out a silent yell of pain. Not letting up though, Primeape swung downward with a glowing left chop. The Brick Break smashed into Tyrogue's head, causing the Scuffle Pokémon to slam back into the ground with a loud THUD.

"Oh no, Tyrogue!" Mia yelled out in worry. Watching those two attacks hit her friend with such force caused her confidence to drop. The battle just started and she was already being overwhelmed.

"Primeape, use Brick Break once more," Lola commanded calmly. She figured it would best to just end this battle now.

"No Tyrogue," Mia began to yell out in a panic, "dodge, please!" Her plea reaching Tyrogue's ears caused his eyes to snap open as he quickly rolled out of the Brick Break's path. The small Pokémon continued to roll until he was directly behind a surprised Primeape. "Now get away from Primeape!"

Tyrogue quickly jumped away from the Pig Monkey Pokémon, surprising everyone by the choice. Tyrogue had a clear shot at Primeape but was instead ordered to retreat. What was Mia thinking?

"Primeape, after Tyrogue with Focus Punch," Lola commanded. Lola easily figured out what was going on when Mia gave out that command to run, and if she was correct, then her next command would confirm it.

"Tyrogue get away from there, dodge!" Mia yelled out frantically. Tyrogue quickly began dodging Primeape's constant swings, looking for a way to gain some distance.

Watching the two Pokémon, Lola turned her eyes to her daughter. The command and the way she commanded more than confirmed her suspicions.

Mia was scared.

She was scared of her and the battle in general. She was scared of her Primeape. She was scared of seeing her Tyrogue get so badly beaten. She was scared of failing Ash and losing this battle. Lola looked towards Ash to gouge his reaction to Mia's sudden fear, only to be surprised by Ash's smirking face.

He had no sign of any form of fear or worry on his face. He was still confident in her, even with the way this battle was going. She put her focus back on Primeape in time to see a Focus Punch finally hit Tyrogue, causing him to soar through the air.

Mia's eyes were teary as Tyrogue slammed into the ground in front of her. She couldn't believe it. She let Tyrogue get so badly hurt. She couldn't do this. She couldn't let her friend get hurt anymore. She opened her mouth to forfeit the match when she heard Tyrogue yell out to her.

"I know what you're planning to do Mia," Tyrogue yelled out, in hopes that his trainer will understand. "DON'T you dare think about giving up! This is your, no, OUR dream on the line! You can do this Mia, I know you can!"

Mia looked at the yelling Tyrogue in surprise. She didn't understand his words, (unlike the smirking Ash), but she understood what he wanted to say through their bond. She could see it clearly in the fire in his eyes.

How could she think about giving up with all the hard work she put into this on the line? All those hard hours of training and meditation down the drain because she got cold feet; because she decided to just quit! She was Mia Seas a soon-to-be Fighting type master!

'Thank you, Tyrogue,' she thought warmly. "Your right Tyrogue. I was acting like a coward and because of that, you suffered. Please, if you would, give me one more chance. I want to battle with you like I should have been and I promise to lead us to victory. What do you say?"

Tyrogue looked her in the eye before smirking and nodding at his trainer. This caused Mia to return the smirk and pumped her fist in the air before pointing it at Primeape. "Let's do this Tyrogue, use Mach Punch!"

Like before, Tyrogue ran forward with a white, glowing fist. Primeape dodged to the left but Tyrogue spun on his right heel and slammed the back of his glowing fist into the surprised Primeape. The attack caused Primeape to sail backwards.

The Pig Monkey righted himself and landed on his feet. Lola nodded her head at her strongest Pokémon, "go and use Poison Jab." Mia decided to counter the attack head on.

"Counter with your Mach Punch."

Primeape and Tyrogue took off towards one another; one with white fists and the other purple. Once they were two feet apart, they swung their respective fists forward with all their might. Once they collided, they pulled back their other fist and sung forward, resulting in another powerful collision. Again and again the two Fighting types let their fists collide, trying to gain a foothold over their opponent.

Ash smiled at the battle before him. This is what he was looking for! Not the battle specifically, but the bond between trainer and Pokémon that he saw with Mia and Tyrogue. He agreed to all of this because he felt their bond, and knew Mia was exactly who he was looking for. When he saw the two stare into the other's eyes, he felt their bond get even stronger. This what he has been searching for; what he wanted in his new elites!

Back to the battle, Tyrogue ducked just in time as the Poison Jab flew over his head. "Now Tyrogue, use Low Sweep!" Kicking his leg out, Tyrogue knocked Primeape on his back by knocking his legs out from under him. Deciding to gain some distance, Tyrogue used the opportunity to jump back from the dazed Primeape.

"Tyrogue, use Bulk Up," Mia commanded. Tyrogue concentrated his power, causing his muscles to grow and harden.

Primeape got up as he shook the dizziness from his head, and glared at the Scuffle Pokémon. "Use Focus Punch," Lola commanded. The Fighting type charged towards the small pink Pokémon with his two glowing fists.

Primeape was quickly upon its opponent, swinging his left fist, but Tyrogue ducked under it just in time. Primeape responded to the dodge with an uppercut using its right arm, only for Tyrogue to roll away from it. Primeape continued to swing its fists, only for Tyrogue to keep dodging the attacks.

"Fire off a Thunderbolt," Lola called out. Primeape swung with one more punch only to miss due Tyrogue jumping away. Following the command of its trainer, Primeape fired a bolt at the recovering Tyrogue, earning the Pig Monkey a direct hit.

Tyrogue grunted in pain as one of his eyes shut in pain. He kept the other one pinned on his opponent. He refused to give in, not when his best friend and partner was counting on him!

With a mighty yell, Tyrogue broke out from the Thunderbolt, only to flinch from the electricity sparking around his body.

Tyrogue was caught in a paralysis effect. This revelation only caused a smirk to appear on Mia's face.

"Tyrogue, get in close with Mach Punch," Mia called out. Tyrogue sprung forward at a blurring pace.

"Primeape, counter him with Focus Punch," Lola said. The elder Fighting type took off towards the baby evolution with raised glowing fists.

Due to Mach Punch being faster, Tyrogue struck first, catching Primeape on the side of his face. The attack knocked Primeape off its feet, unlike before when all it did was skid on the ground slightly.

Mia saw her chance to strike while Primeape was vulnerable. "Quickly Tyrogue, Façade!" The Scuffle Pokémon was then encased in a golden aura that took in the paralysis slightly and grew even stronger. Tyrogue took off in a feverish pace towards Primeape, who just landed on the ground.

"Stop him with Poison Jab," Lola called out. Primeape struck forward with his fist encased in purple once more, only for Tyrogue to dodge just in time by moving to the left. Tyrogue rammed his body into the exposed left side of the surprised Primeape. The older Pokémon yelled out in pain before gaining its bearings enough to ram its purple fist into Tyrogue, sending him flying away. Primeape then charged forward at full speed, intending to end this battle.

Tyrogue flipped, landed on his feet, and charged toward his opponent with white a fist as he heard Mia yell out Focus Punch.

When they were mere inches from the other, they swung their attacks forward with all the might they could pull out from their exhausted reserves. The force of the two powerful fists colliding caused the ground to rumble a bit as they tried to overpower their opponent. They stayed in a stalemate for a few more seconds, no one even daring to breathe as the two Pokémon poured more than they ever knew they possessed to win this match. Even amongst the strain, the two looked at each other and smirked.

"You have definitely grown well kid," Primeape said to the smaller Pokémon in a strained voice.

"Yeah I know and it's thanks to that girl, my friend Mia," Tyrogue responded in an equally strained tone.

"I can see that, but I'm afraid I won't lose this one to you child," Primeape said. "I will win this match!" With those words, he put everything he had into his fist as it slowly began to push Tyrogue back.

"No. I won't lose here. I made a promise to Mia to help her live her dream one day," Tyrogue spoke as his voice got more solid instead of the rigid breathing he had moments ago. "I intend to keep that promise! I won't….LOSE!" Just like Primeape, Tyrogue poured everything he had left into his fist, causing him to stop sliding as once again they were once again in a stalemate. The stalemate lasted for a few more seconds before an explosion took place, engulfing both of them.

The surrounding students watched the smoke intensely since they had no clue who could win this match. They were not expecting Mia to do this well. Mia narrowed her eyes, trying to see through the thick smoke as best as she could. Lola and Ash just stood calmly while looking at the clearing smoke.

After eight painstakingly long seconds, the smoke cleared enough for a standing figure to be seen over another figure that lay on the ground. When the smoke finally dissipated, everyone, except a smiling Lola and Ash let out a surprised gasp.

Walking forward, Ash made the announcement loud and clear. "Primeape is unable to battle. Victory goes to Tyrogue and Mia!"

For a moment Mia stood there in shock as Ash's announcement finally began to sink in. "I did it. I actually did it. WE BEAT MOM!" Mia started off softly before yelling out in joy. Tyrogue yelled out along with its trainer as he ran towards Mia and jumped into her arms. "We did it buddy! We really, truly did it!"

Before anymore words could be spoken, Tyrogue glowed a bright blue color as he grew in size. When the light died down, Tyrogue no longer stood there. In his place, something else stood proudly.

Tyrogue had evolved into a Hitmontop!

This only caused Mia to cry tears of joy as she celebrated not only her victory, but also her friend's evolution.

As she celebrated, Lola returned Primeape to his Pokéball and walked over to a still smiling Ash. "You knew she was more than enough skill to best me. That's why you let her better my strongest, isn't it?"

Ash chuckled. "I saw the fire she held along with Tyrogue and also the powerful bond the two shared. She needed confidence and facing your Primeape was the only way for her to let her potential show. A sparring or battle wasn't what she needed. No. She needed to reach her breaking point both mentally and emotionally. I must say she passed with flying colors. There is an old saying I heard. 'The one thing that holds us back from our true potential is ourselves.'"

Lola nodded at his words and couldn't help but see just how accurate his words were. "Well, a deals a deal," Lola smiled warmly. "My daughter is free to do as she wishes, but please, promise me you will look after her. She can be a bit of a hot-head. She gets it from me, I guess."

Ash nodded his head to her as he chuckled slightly, "I'll make her the best Fighting Specialist the world has ever seen."

(Flashback End)

"From there, Ash told me about him being the Champion of Kalos and asked me if I would like to join his new Elite Four. I accepted his offer and well, the rest is history," Mia finished.

Mike was shocked. He knew Ash was a good guy, but to do all that for someone he didn't even know. It just shows how special Ash really is. "It would seem Ash really had your back."

"That's true," Mia said with a bright smile. "To me, I owe Ash everything. I will follow Ash to the end, even if it costs me my life."

Mike was slightly surprised by Mia's words. To have such devotion, admiration, and loyalty towards someone was really something to see. Shaking his heads from his thoughts, he gave Mia a smile as he gestured towards the trainers cleaning the Pokémon. "What do you say we go give them a hand?"

Mia nodded her head as both trainers and the meditating Hitmontop stood and made their way towards the lake.

(In an unknown temple)

Entering an unknown, but ancient looking temple, a figure in a black cloak made his way inside. Moving his hand up, the cloaked individual revealed his arm. On his hand was a black fingerless glove that was red on the edges by the fingers. On his wrist was a long, electronic band with a big rectangular screen.

On the screen, it showed five bars that increased and decreased on the screen as he moved his arm across the different pathways the huge room provided. When he turned to a pathway that was at the farthest left corner, the bars shot across the screen as the screen began to make a rapid beeping noise.

The man looked up from the screen and began making his way towards that entrance, completely ignoring the others. He made his way inside as his feet echoed with each footstep, creating a very ominous feeling.

Behind where the man once stood, the path leading to the temple was littered with unconscious Pokémon. Pokémon of all kinds: Gloom, Golem, Goldbat, Absol and even Weavile all lay unmoving on the floor as the surrounding trees were either uprooted or slightly on fire. The ground itself was upturned or scorched, as if an explosion took place that annihilated the surrounding earth.

The cloaked figure walked further down the hall until he came upon a massive room. The room itself seemed to be held up by three different colored pillars that were far from each other in a triangular formation. One pillar was brown like rock; one was silver like steel, and the other blue like ice. In the middle of the room was a huge statue of a Regigigas. The statue sat on the floor as it stared ahead as it released a calming, kind feeling.

"It's time to awaken. Go Regirock, Registeel, Regice," the man called out as he tossed three Pokéballs into the air.

The Regi Pokémon popped into the room as they each faced the stone statue.

Raising his right hand, a black aura roared to life as it quickly encompassed his entire hand in a stream-like fashion. He watched as his black energy shot towards the statue and began to completely cover it.

When the black aura seeped into the statue, the statue didn't look or feel peaceful, nor did it feel protective. The statue seemed to look agitated, like it was forced to be here. Slowly, the statue's calming aura began to boil and feel more enraged.

The man nodded his head to his three Regis as they took place in front the pillars that match their color scheme. Regirock stood in front of the brown pillar, Regice stood in front of the blue pillar and Registeel was in front of the silver pillar. They each roared out as the pillars glowed brightly along with the statue. The light began to fill the room, slightly blinding the Regi trio and their trainer. When the light finally dimmed down, they all gazed upon the center once more.

Where the statue once stood was now a fully awake Regigigas. The Legendary Regi eluded a dark, menacing aura that caused the other Regis to take a step back in fear.

The man merely stared down the Colossal Pokémon, without averting his gaze in the slightest. After what felt like an eternity, Regigigas bowed down on one knee in front of the man. In response, the man wordlessly threw a Pokéball and watched as it beeped, signifying his capture.

Raising his arm, he tapped the electronic band and a beeping noise was heard. "Regigigas successfully captured and under our command. What's your progress?"

"The Legendary Bird Ho-Oh has been spotted over the Kanto Region. The creator of the sea, Kyogre, is in the waters of the Johto Region."

"Good, keep eyes on Ho-Oh. We will commence capture upon my arrival. As for Kyogre, keep on its trail as well until Dust arrives," the man said. His reply was a quick "yes sir" before the connection was cut. He took out his Pokéballs and returned the three Regi's.

"Everything is coming together perfectly and soon the whole world will begin to shake," looking to the sky a dark smirk made its way onto his face, "be prepared Arceus, you and all your children will fall."

He made his way out of the temple, never once glancing back.

AN: And that is done! I hope you all enjoyed the chapter and at least it wasn't nearly as long as the last one sooooo… YAY for me! I really don't have anything to address at this point in time so I will head back to working on the next chapter when I can. I should have the final spot chosen for the Harem by the next two chapters soo there's that. Anyway please favorite, follow, and please review and let me know how I'm doing. I like to hear from you all as I read every review sent; I just love you all that much. Well that's all for me so till next time.

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