Chapter 4 Reunion and Contest
Back at Vaniville Town, Serena is wearing a black top, a red skirt and black stockings, she is trying on several hats, but she can't decide until a door knock comes.
"Come in!" Serena says as Grace goes inside the room.
"Hey, Serena, are you going out?" Grace asks.
Serena then shows the two hats, one is a pink one and the other is a snow cap.
"Mom, which one do you like?" She asks.
Grace says, "I choose that one." She points at the snow cap.
"Then I'll be wearing this." Serena says as she wears the pink hat.
"You didn't need to ask me if you have decided." Grace says.
"The best choice is the opposite choice of yours. Mom." Serena says.
"I see… So where are you going?" Grace asks.
"I am going to Aquacorde Town, I want to get my starter Pokemon." Serena says.
Back at the Lumiose City, Ash has been carrying the three Pokeballs with him, he says, "I wonder who will be the new trainer that will have these Pokemon?"
Insey says, "Whoever it is, I think all the Pokemon are good choice."
After they arrive at the Pokemon Center, Nurse Joy asks, "Hello there, what can I help you?"
Ash says, "I want to challenge the Pokemon League and the Contests that are holding here, and I also need to access the Showcases."
Nurse Joy says, "Ah, you must be Ash Ketchum. Your Grandmother has told me about your special case to the Showcase, just place your Pokedex here."
After the registration is finished, Nurse Joy says, "Thank you for do it. Ash. And the next contest will be at Aquacorde Town."
"That is great, I also need to go there since I have been asked to do something by Professor Sycamore." Ash says.
After they get to the gate, Ash says, "Clemont, Bonnie, thank you for guiding us through the Lumiose City."
Bonnie says, "No problem, Ash."
Clemont asks, "Hey, Ash. Can we travel with you? Seeing how you trying to help Pokemon, I want to also learn about it."
Insey says, "That is great! It will be fun."
Ash says, "Sure. Why not?"
They cheer as they all head to Aquacorde Town together.
Back in Vaniville Town, Serena bids farewell to her mother and head to the Route 1, until three people stops her.
"Serena!" The girl hugs her as Serena exclaims, "Shauna, Trevor, Tierno! It is good to see you again."
"Same here." Trevor says. "Where are you going?"
"I am going to get my first Pokemon in Aquacorde Town." Serena says.
"Ehh…finally? We are heading to Aquacorde Town, too. Since I am going to take part of the contests." Tierno says.
"Good for you." Serena says.
"Why don't we go together? Since we are heading to the same place." Shauna says.
"Sure." Serena says as they head off.
By riding the flying Pokémon, Ash and his friends arrive at Aquacorde Town. Clemont says, "I don't want to fly with Charizard again…"
Bonnie says, "Come on, Brother! It is fun!"
"I agree, nothing better than a Pokemon riding." Insey says as she also recalls her Butterfree.
"Now we should find the one who is supposed to cone and get the new starter Pokemon." Ash says.
"So we should split up?" Nate asks.
"Sure." I'll go find over there." Ash says as he leaves with Pikachu and Eevee.
At the same time, Tierno says, "I guess we should go training for the contests."
"You'll right. Serena. Good luck on finding the Professor." Shauna says.
"Thanks, guys." Serena says as she runs off.
"I wonder who will the person be?" Ash says as he looks at the message in his Pokedex, until he accidentally bumps into someone.
"Oww…" Ash falls as well as that someone, they land on their butts as Ash says, "I am sorry. I wasn't looking."
"It is fine, I wasn't looking at all…" The girl, which turns out to be Serena, says.
As the two look at each other, they suddenly freeze. "Could it be…" They think the same thing. Then they ask, "Do you remember me?" The two gasp in union as they are thinking the same thing.
"Serena? Is that you?" Ash asks.
"Ash?" Serena says as Ash nods. "Ash!" Serena starts to form tears immediately tackles him to a hug, causing him to blush. "I missed you so much…"
Ash melts into the hug and says, "I missed you too. Never once did I forget about you in my whole life."
This causes blush on Serena's cheek, then he smiles as they look at each other in their eyes until Pikachu snaps them out of it.
"Oh, Pikachu, Eevee. I am sorry. This is Serena, she is my childhood friend. Serena, this is Pikachu and Eevee." Ash says.
As Pikachu and Eevee greet them, Serena hugs the Eevee and says, "They are so cute."
"I know, right?" Ash smiles as how the two Pokemon gets well immediately with Serena, until a message from Insey comes.
"Oops, although it is good to meet you, but right now I need to find the new trainer. You see, Professor Sycamore asks me to send a Pokemon to a new trainer." Ash says.
"Really? I am going to get a Starter Pokemon today, too." Serena says.
"Wait a second." Ash says as he looks at Professor Sycamore's message. "Oh, so it is you, then let's go." Ash says as he grabs her arm, causing her to blush. Then they rush off to meet others.
As the four gets back, Clemont asks, "So do you find anyone?"
"No." Nate says. "I wonder if Ash founds the person."
"Everyone!" Ash yells as they get their attention. They see him taking a girl with him.
"You finally found the person? Ash?" Nate asks.
"Yeah." Ash says. "Everyone, this is Serena. Serena, this is Clemont and his sister Bonnie, my cousin Nate and my sister Insey."
"It is nice to meet you." Serena says.
Bonnie immediately bends down her knees and says, "You are a keeper! Please take care of my brother!"
"Ehh?" Serena is surprised as Clemont uses his Aipom Arm to grab her. "Bonnie! I told you many times that not to do that!"
"But I need to find you a wife!" Bonnie retorts back.
"Wife?" Serena blurts out, Ash feels a little angry and says, "Bonnie, your brother is right. You can't just do that to people who you just meet."
Serena blushes seeing how protective Ash is to her. Insey says, "Wait. Brother. Is she the Serena who you always talk about?"
Ash says, "Yes, the same one."
Serena says, "Well, Ash. I never knew that you have a sister."
"My mom hide the fact from me, in truth I have 3 sisters and 2 brothers." Ash says.
"I see." Serena says.
Ash then takes out the three Pokemon, Serena is amazed to see them.
"Well, Serena, this is the Pokedex, it is for you." Ash says as he hands her the Pokedex.
"Thanks, Ash." Serena says as she uses it to scan the three starters.
(I am not going to write Pokedex entries)
"So Serena, which one are you going to choose?" Ash asks.
"They all look equally great. But I have decided." Serena bends down at Fennekin and asks, "Let's go together, shall we?"
Fennekin immediately yelps and then jumps into Serena's arms. Ash says, "So that is decided." He recalls the two Pokemon and sends out his Charizard.
"Charizard, buddy, can you take these Pokemon back to the lab?"
Charizard nods before giving him a Flamethrower and taking off. Serena asks, "Ash, are you alright?"
"Oh, it is just Charizard's way of greeting." Ash says as he shakes off the blackness of its body.
Insey says, "By the way, now you have finished the stuff, are you going to partake contests?"
"Oh, right." Ash says. "Serena, why don't you come with us to see the contests?"
"Sure. I love to." Serena says.
Nate whispers to Insey, "It seems like the two are a thing."
"I know. They are destined to be together." Insey says.
As they arrive at the contest hall. Bonnie says, "There are a lot of people here."
"Of course, they all come to see Contests." Ash says.
"Serena! Over here!" Serena hears Shauna, Trevor and Tierno waving to them as she walks towards them.
"So, do you get a new Pokemon?" Shauna asks.
"Yes, I got a Fennekin." Serena says as she shows them the Pokemon she is hugging. "And I also found new and old friends."
As Ash and his friends arrive, Serena introduces them to the group.
Trevor says, "Wait, you are the one who saved the Lumiose City from Garchomp, right?"
"Well…yeah…" Ash says.
"You were so awesome, not to mention you manage to be with the Champion of Kanto, too." Tierno says.
"Well, she is my Mom." Ash says, causing them to shock.
"No way! She is also the founders of the Contests, too!" Shauna says. "So are you going to participate?"
"Of course." Ash says.
"Then we will be rivals." Tierno says as the two shake hands, "May the best winner wins."
"You too." Ash says as they all head inside the contest hall.
At the same time, Team Rocket is watching the scene. "So the twerp decides to do Contests?" James says.
"Not to mention, she says that his mother is the founder of Contests and the Champion of Kanto, too." Meowth says.
"They won't be winning the contest while I will." The two then notices Jessie, who is in the Jessilina Costume, Meowth says, "Oh boy…not again…"
"I will show that I am the top coordinator and no one is going to stop me!" Jessie says with a laugh. James sighs, "I wonder…"
In the dressing room, Ash is wearing a blue prince outfit with white gloves that has a mega stone on it.
"How is it, Pikachu? Eevee?" Ash asks.
Pikachu says, "I feel like the world is upside down…you'd never dress up fully."
"That is because I get my powers back, I can't be the innocent self like before." Ash says. "And besides, Serena is also watching, too."
"So you want to impress her?" Eevee asks.
"Of course." Ash says with a smile.
As the contest starts, Lillian is the emcee as she says, "Welcome you all to the Aquacorde Contest!" She then introduces the three judges, formed by the Vice Director of the Contest Committee, Mr. Contesta; the President of the Pokémon Enthusiasts Club, Mr. Sukizo; and the operator of the local Pokémon Center, Nurse Joy.
"Now let the contest begin with the Appeal Rounds!" Lillian says.
As the first round is going on, Serena says, "Wow…they are so beautiful!"
Shauna says, "I know. Those stuff are really flashy."
But when they see Jessie, Insey immediately recognizes her, but she decides to stay silent and watch, Jessie tries to use Yanmega to create a Silver Wind with Spores, but it fails as she falls asleep on stage, causing her to be taken off the stage.
"That was really unexpected." Nate remarks.
"I know." Insey says.
Tierno uses the dance moves with the Squirtle, they are using the rhythm with Hydro Pump, causing him to get a score of 29.5.
"And the last contestant, please welcome Ash Ketchum!"
As Ash comes to the stage, he says, "My dear Espeon, let's time to show the crowd what we are made of!"
As the Pokeball opens, Espeon jumps into the air with stars besides her, then she gracefully lands on the stage. Ash starts to tell Espeon to do Swift and the combination of Psyshock, Hidden Powers with the Return. All the moves go well with the flow, and Ash finishes it with The Baby Doll Eyes to everyone. Causing him to get a score of 30.
"The highest score of 30! Everyone, please give our Ash Ketchum a cheer!" Lillian says as everyone cheers.
"Alright! He did it!" Bonnie says.
"Wow, he is amazing." Trevor says.
Serena is now looking at Ash dreamily, Shauna notices it and whispers, "You really love him, do you?"
Serena blushes and says, "Shauna! Please stop."
As the top 8 that are going to the second round shows, Ash and Tierno are on the list.
"Well, we will be facing each other soon." Tierno says.
"Yeah, I am going to win this." Ash says.
But when Jessie didn't see her name, she is angry as she storms off the hall. James and Meowth sigh and follow her.
"Absol! Time to finish it off with the Night Slash!" Ash says.
Absol jumps into the air and uses the slash on the Grumpig, causing it to faint.
"The winner of this round is Ash Ketchum! As he will be going into the finals!" Lillian says.
"Great job, Absol." Ash says. "Here." Ash feeds him with the red Pokeblock before recalling him.
"So it is Ash versus Tierno." Clemont says.
"I wonder who will win." Bonnie says.
"I will be cheering for my brother." Insey says.
In the final round, Tierno says, "So we will be facing each other."
"I know. And I am not going to back down." Ash says.
Tierno sends out a Pikachu, Ash says, "I'll make things interesting. Milotic, it is your turn!"
As Ash tosses a Pokeball, a Milotic appears from the fog. With its beauty, it attracts a lot of females.
As the match begins, Tierno starts to go with the rhythm and uses Thunderbolt, Milotic dodges and uses Water Pulse, only to be dodged by the quick moves. In the same time, Ash's points has been lower than Tierno due to Milotic's attack being dodged. As the time is only 2 minutes left, Ash says, "I guess play time is over. Let's get started. Milotic, Confuse Ray!"
"What?" Tierno says in shock as Pikachu is now confused, its rhythm is also out of order.
"Good, now Milotic, use Aqua Ring with the Blizzard!" Ash says as Milotic does what it says as creates a beautiful ice ring, it then hits Pikachu, causing Tierno to lose a huge amount of points.
As the time is up, Ash's points are higher than Tierno.
"It is decided! The winner of the Aquacorde Contest is Ash Ketchum! Everyone! Please give him the greatest applause!" Lillian says as everyone cheers.
As the girls are trying to get his attention, Serena feels jealousy from them. Insey says, "Don't worry, Serena. My brother will care for you the most."
"I am not jealous." Serena says with a blush.
At the awarding, Mr. Contesta says, "Well, done. Ash. You finally decide to be like your mother and take part in contests. Here is your ribbon."
"Thanks, Mr. Contesta." Ash says as he grabs the ribbon.
"Well, I really hope we can see more of your battles." Contesta says as Ash nods.
Back outside, Ash shows his first ribbon to them, Bonnie says, "It looks so good."
"Yeah, you need four more to get the Grand Festival." Clemont says.
Tierno says, "Ash. It is really fun to have a battle with you. I hope we can face each other once again."
Ash shakes his hand and says, "The feeling is mutual."
Shauna says, "So this is a farewell, huh? I hope we will see each other again."
"Bye!" Everyone says as they part ways. Ash sees that the sun is setting, he says, "Well, we need to book a room to the Pokemon Center."
Serena asks, "Why don't you come to my house? Vaniville Town isn't far from here."
"Well, I really don't want to make a burden." Ash says.
"It will be fine." Serena says as she takes them to her house.
As they arrive at their house, Serena says, "I am home! Mom!"
At the same time, Bonnie says, "Is that a Rhyhorn? It looks so cute!"
"It is my mother's." Serena says as Grace opens the door.
"Serena, welcome back." Then she sees her having a lot of friends. "Oh my, are they your friends?"
"Yes. Mom." Before she can introduce them, Grace notices Ash and says, "Ash, right? It has been several years when I last see you."
"You too, Ms. Yvonne." Ash says as she gives him a hug. "Well, your mother is already inside, please come in."
Insey says, "Wait? Mom is inside?"
As they get inside and they see Aurora helping her cook dinner.
"Mom?" Ash and Insey say together.
"Ah, Ash, Insey, Nate. Good to see you again." Aurora says.
"It is nice to see you, too. But what are you doing here?" Ash asks.
"Well, Grace invited me in." She says. "I saw your contest, you did a good job getting the first ribbon."
"I know. Mom." Ash says as he shows her the ribbon.
After they are having dinner, Grace says, "Well, it is a shame that we didn't have too much guests room." She turns to Ash. "If you don't mind, how about you stay at Serena's room?"
This causes Serena and Ash to blush. Ash says, "Well, that is if she is okay with that…"
"I am fine…"
"Then it will be great." Grace says.
After they all go to the guest rooms, Aurora asks, "Are you okay to let Ash and Serena sleep together?"
Grace says, "By seeing how your son with my daughter, I guess we don't need to worry to much about it."
"I agree." Aurora says. "Well, should we get planned for the marriage?"
Grace gives a grin and says, "My pleasure."
In Serena's room, Ash says, "Your room looks so nice."
"Thanks, Ash. Although the only flaw is that Fletchling can come here and peck me up." Serena says.
"It will be better than Pikachu's Thunderbolt." Ash laughs as they all change themselves for the bed. Ash tries to sleep on the floor, until Serena asks, "Ash, can you please sleep with me?"
Ash is shocked to hear this, he asks, "Are you sure about this?"
Serena timidly nods, Ash can only let Pikachu and Eevee sleep in his sleeping bag as he goes to Serena's bed. As they both tuck in, Ash says, "Good night, Serena."
"Good night, Ash." They then close their eyes and cuddle each other.
Well, here is the new chapter, and Ash finally reunites with Serena! He also wins the first ribbon and meets Grace as well. The next chapter will be the new captures.
As for Serena's team, she will be having one Pokemon of each type. This is what I am planning.