Chapter 50

"So this is where the Psychium Z is located..." Ash says as Ash, Alice, and Daniel are now standing in front of the pedestal with a lot of Psychium Z.

"The Haina Desert sure is a maze..." Daniel says, "But it is a good thing I am able to memorize our path."

"Yeah, but think about it, how many Z Crystals haven't we got, Ash?" Alice asks.

"Poison, Ground, and Bug for me, and the same for you with the addition of Rock." Ash says. "Daniel, if it is possible, can you get back to Sevestar Island without us? We have some business to do in the Pokemon Trainer's School."

"No problem." Daniel says as he leaves after getting out of the desert with the Psychic-type Z Crystal.


When they finally arrive at the Pokemon Trainer's School, they find Samson Oak and Professor Kukui there. Kukui says, "Ash, it is so great to see you again."

"Indeed. So what brings you back here in this Alola Region?" Samson asks. (I'm not going to do the Pokemon puns)

Ash says, "First of all, I don't think you have met before, but this is Alice, my girlfriend, and my wife-to-be."

"It is nice to meet all of you." Alice bows at them, and Kukui says, "You really found a nice girl to be with you."

"I know." Ash says, "We are just visiting the school, and by the way, is Konomi sensei available for now?" Ash asks.

"She is having class right now." Samson says, "Speaking of which, how about you go into the class right now? I mean, Kiawe, Mallow, Lana, and Sophocles are in that class."

Ash frowns a little as he says, "It is not that easy for me to see them again. After what happened and how I pushed them away every time I met because of what happened seven years ago."

Alice says, "It has been years since that happened, and you already forgave Lillie, I'm sure you'll be able to forgive them this time."

Ash nods as they go to the classroom, but as they get inside, Konomi just finished the class, and all five of them are surprised to see Ash and Alice walk into the classroom.

"It sure has been a while since I last came here..." Ash says. "Good afternoon, Konomi sensei."

"Ash, Alice. What a surprise." Konomi says with a smile. "What brings you two here?"

"We are here to visit you." Alice says. "If you don't mind, can we have a chat?"

"Of course." Konomi says with a smile. Ash notices the four trial captains and he says, "Good to see you again."

"Okay..." Mallow says, "Ash, I think it is time we settle this. All we want is to apologize, but during these years, you have been treating us like we are some sort of your enemy. Can we stop this?"

Ash says, "It has been seven years since that happened, and trust me, I really don't want to do this as well. What you guys said to me hurts me a lot, didn't you realize that?"

Sophocles says, "We have realized that. That's why we want to apologize...You are not a weakling, in fact, you are the best Champion the world has ever had."

"You do know I don't like being flattered. But thank you." Ash says. "But we can talk about this in other time, we are here because my girlfriend and I want to talk with Konomi sensei."

The others nod as they start the conversation. Once they sit down, Konomi asks, "So Ash and Alice, what brings you here to this Alola Region?"

"Well, with your expression right there, I assume that you were a teacher of the famous Kalos Boarding School, is that right? " Ash asks.

Konomi frowns a little and says, "Of course, I resigned at the Kalos High School because of my inability to teach and regulate a group of students, which causes one of my favorite students to drop out of school. Let's say my guilt has best me in this problem."

The other trial captains are surprised to hear what Konomi has said, and Alice says, "You try to get as far away from Kalos as possible, which is why you pick Alola and continue your teaching, right?"

Konomi smiles and says, "Ever since I come to Alola, I meet all of you. You are good students, especially you, Ash. You were just the same as Alice before she dropped out of school. But you have suffered the same fate as well by the news seven years ago..."

Kiawe asks, "Um...Excuse me, Ms. Konomi. You mean you already knew Alice before meeting us?"

Konomi nods, she turns to Alice and says, "By the way, how are you two doing right now?"

"We are doing pretty fine right now." Ash says, "But there are some times when we are still in the depression of our past, we want to forget them, but it is hard. It is a good thing we have each other to comfort."

"Two broken hearts find love with each other. I have watched the movie: Love from the Darkness." Konomi says. "In fact, a few months ago, I just show the movie to my classes and have them write an essay about it. After all, it is a story of my two favorite students."

"I'm glad. I can tell that the actor and the actress in the movie really know what we are thinking back then." Ash says.

"You know, we all thought that Philip and Elizabeth are actually you two, but when we saw the Thunder Girl, we just realized that they are different from you two." Sophocles says.

"Yeah, but they are our good friends." Alice says. "That's why they manage to have our permission to film the movie."

Konomi says, "By the way, Alice. Since you have been with Ash together for a couple of years, have you ever contacted your former classmates?"

Alice sighs and says, "To be honest, I have never contacted them, because all we had are just bad memories, and I'm trying not to remember them."

"We still remember your teachings. You told us that revenge will lead to more conflicts, and there will be a never-ending war when that happens. If we want to calm ourselves, to forgive is the way to stop our inner chaos." Ash says.

"Good." Konomi says with a smile. "I am glad that you still remember about it."

Mallow asks, "If I might offend you, then I'll apologize firsthand. But how often is Alice being bullied back in the Boarding School?"

"In the past, whenever Alice was being bullied, I was always there to help her out, I have been doing a lot of teachings regarding anti-bullying. And I also did a lot of individual meetings with each of them. But they are either blinded by their thoughts, or something else. None of my talking reaches their hearts, and they take my words like a passing wind. I have also researched about their family background, especially their own leader Ark, he is the son of Lysandre."

"Lysandre?" Ash widens his eyes and he gasps, "But...that's the boss of Team Flare..."

"I know, but before he is revealed as the boss of Team Flare, Lysandre is a famous scientist that creates Holo Caster. He even has his cafe, which is why he is wealthy. Being the son of a wealthy man, he has attracted a lot of students as his followers. That's human nature."

"But Lysandre is now known as the leader of Team Flare who tried to destroy Kalos Region, and that is after Alice dropped out of school, right? What happened to him right now?"

Konomi sighs, "Last I heard, he dropped out of school because of his father. After all, he lost the fame he got as the son of Lysandre."

"He deserves it. Even though it was not right to say it." Alice says.

She turns to Alice and says, "After Ash becomes the Alola Champion, some of the students are actually guilty for what they have done to you. They know that they won't be able to see you again, but they want to know that they are very sorry."

"I see." Alice says. "What about the others?"

"They just treated like nothing happened." Konomi says. "Like you, they just want to forget the past and when you guys met again, you will be like strangers."

"I can't blame him, with Ash's help, I got to be a princess of a fairy tale. I am sure a lot of them are pretty jealous, but they don't want to get on Ash's bad side as well." Alice says.

"I agree." Ash says.

"But if you don't mind me asking, is there actually an island known as the Sevestar Island?" Konomi asks.

"From the movie, right?" Ash asks, "That is actually where Alice and I are staying during these years. The reason why I have been gathering students and become all that busy, is because we are going to transform that island into a region. And I am going to train my own Gym Leaders and Elite Four members."

"Hold on, are you serious about that?" Lana asks.

"We are. So far we need to find four more Gym Leaders, which are the typing: Poison, Ground, Rock, and Bug." Ash says. "You do meet some of them when I was bringing them for the Z Crystals."

They all nod as they know who Ash is talking about. Sophocles asks, "But if you already forgive us right now, what about Lillie?"

"Lillie is actually the first of you guys to earn my forgiveness." Ash says. "She managed to earn a spot as one of my Elite Four members."

"Amazing..." Mallow says.

Alice turns to Konomi and says, "While we are creating the Sevestar Region, we are also helping our students with their dreams, and therefore some of the famous stores are actually sponsored by both of us."

Konomi says, "I have heard about this. I am glad that you are helping more people in need."

"So I heard that you are also rechallenging the leagues, how is it doing now?" Sophocles asks.

"Tomorrow, I'm going to face Lance for his Johto Region's spot." Ash says. "Lance is a Dragon-user, so it will be an easy cake for me to defeat him if I know how to counter them."

"But why do you want to make a bet with Mr. Goodshow like this?" Mallow asks. "I mean, if you accidentally lose, you will also lose your title as the World Champion."

"Under Team Rocket's control, Goodshow has hurt my family. Not to mention, before Giovanni's death, everyone doesn't know he is the leader of Team Rocket who does the control, instead, they remember him as the strongest Gym Leader of Viridian City. I am not going to let the same thing happen again, so when I get Goodshow's seat, I am going to see any potential threats to the world of Pokemon."

"Okay...I guess you have a fair point." Kiawe sighs. "If you don't mind, how about we have a battle like the good old times?"

Ash grins a little and says, "Sure, but don't you think it will be easy to beat me."


And here is a new chapter, as you can see, Konomi sensei is actually both Ash and Alice's teachers in the past. I know Konomi is an original character in my story, but let's say that you can replace her with Kukui in some of the episodes in the anime if you want if you're reading this story. I hope you like this chapter and the next chapter will be about Lance and the future plans.