Chapter 16 Turffield Date
Ash and his friends finally arrived at Turffield, a town nestled within the nurturing bowl of many terraced farming fields. They see Hop at the Pokemon Center and then he rushes up to them and says, "Guys, look, there is the Turffield Stadium."
As the others notice a giant building with the Grass Type logo on it, Ash says, "It sure looks different than the ones we have seen before."
Hop says, "But since Milo has returned, so that this place is jam-packed with challengers. It'll be ages before our turn comes up..."
"Aww man. I just want my Gym Battle to come..." Gloria groans.
Lillie says, "Her patience is just like Ash, don't you think?"
"Yeah." Serena says. "But now Ash isn't saying anything."
"Oh, but Sonia was looking for you, Ash, Alice, and you guys." Hop says.
"Why us?" Mark asks in confusion.
"She wanted to ask you about something, she tried asking me, but I had no idea. She's up on that what's-her-face hill. You know the one."
"Sorry, what?" Ash asks.
"What? You don't know the hill? Well, have a look at your map if you're not sure." Hop says.
Rotom appears and says, "I'll help you." But as he is finding the map, Yamper comes and Dawn says, "Sonia's Yamper, maybe it wants us to follow it."
Rotom face fells as he doesn't help with anything, but they go towards the hill.
"Sonia." Ash and his friends greet her, but then they see a giant Geoglyph on the ground as they are shocked by it.
"I had you come because I wanted to hear what you thought." Sonia says. "So that Geoglyph...What do you think of it?"
"That is so...amazing...is it about the Darkest Day that you told us?" Lillie asks.
"Right perceptive of you." Sonia says. "Especially since the portion depicting the black storm has mostly disappeared."
Sonia takes a deep breath. "A long time ago...a great black storm covered the Galar region. Giant Pokemon ran rampant... But what was that black storm they called "the Darkest Day"? What connection does it have to Dynamax? Guess I am the lucky lady who'll be looking into that...Gran sure gives me a lot to do."
"Well, I hope you can find out the truth." Trenor says.
"Thanks for your thoughts on the matter. As thanks, I'll give you a League Card." They get Milo's League Card.
"Milo is a Grass Type leader, so it will be well for you if you use Fire-, Flying-, or Bug-type moves." Sonia says.
"And it is a good thing that I have all that covered." Gloria says.
"Good, go on, then! Get yourself to Turffield Stadium and battle yourself silly." Sonia says as they bid farewell. Then Ash turns around and says, "Well, just like Hop says, it will be ages before that we get our turn. How about we have some time here in this place for some fun?"
Dawn says, "Nice idea. We can see what this place has to offer."
"But I want to do some training." Gloria says.
"Then maybe we should split up and then we can do what we want." Alice says.
"Good idea." Lillie says.
Then with the rock paper scissors between the girls, Ash is decided to go with Alice in the Turffield. As they are walking on the road, Alice says, "So Ash, have you ever gone on a date before?"
Ash blushes a little and says, "Well...I don't think I would consider a date back then..."
"Do you want to try it out with me?" Alice asks with a cute face, causing Ash to think, "Why did you do this to me..."
"I think I can try it out." Ash says, then Alice is happy as they decide to walk around the town.
As they are walking in the town, they notice how many Grass Type Pokemon are in this area. Ash asks, "So Alice, where are we going?"
Alice says, "You know that my mother is a great fashion designer. So I want to check out the clothes here and see if we liked them."
Ash says, "I see..." As they are walking on the streets, they are going towards the clothes store, but they are stopped by a street performance as they decided to watch a singer with his Rillaboom drumming and the Ludicolo shaking maracas. They enjoy the music as they also clap with the crowd in the end.
They finally get to the clothes store, and they start trying out different outfits, Alice shows her in a green sundress and she asks Ash, "How do I look?"
Ash is surprised to see how beautiful she is in the dress, he says, "You look like a perfect Angel. Alice."
"You mean it?" Alice blushes a little and Ash says, "I mean it. It is just like you were born to be a model."
Alice smiles and she hugs Ash, causing him to blush as well. Then Alice quickly breaks the hug and then changes the clothes back.
Once they are finished, they head outside and Ash sees a Shiftry Mask. He asks, "Alice, do you think it is a good idea to buy this mask?"
Alice is confused, "Why do you want this mask? I know it is just like a Shiftry, but it doesn't suit your style." She notices a scarf that is like Whimsicott and says, "And even this Whimsicott scarf looks better."
"True. But I think that maybe we can use this to scare the others." Ash says.
"That is not funny, Ash." Alice groans as Ash sighs, "Just kidding, let's go see something else." Ash grabs Alice's hand as they runoff.
As they continue on the road, they see a boxing show where a man is fighting against a Tsareena, but the Tsareena kicks the man out of the circle and she wins, much to the two's amusement. Then they see the dance of Bellossom on the stage with Maractus shaking beside them.
"Alice, do you know what Bellossom's dance means?" Ash asks.
"No, what?" Alice asks.
"You see, they dance because they want to be a sunny day. Plants may need water, but they also need Sunlight as well." Ash says.
"I never knew that...Wait for a second...since when you were this smart?" Alice asks.
"As I said. I trained by my father." Ash says.
Then they go to a perfume shop since Alice likes a perfume made by Roserade, then this time Ash decides to tell her something. "Alice, do you know? When I was in Kanto, I tried to challenge Celadon City's Gym. But I didn't like the perfume there, which is the reason why they kicked me out of the gym."
"What?" Alice asks. "How could they do that?"
Ash sighs, "Well, I was at fault as well...since I shouldn't express my thoughts loudly. But that is in the past..." Ash sighs.
Alice sighs and says, "Ash, it is in the past. You don't need to dwell in it."
"You're right." Ash sighs.
"I know a way to cheer you up." Alice says as she takes Ash to an Ice Store, but they ordered a shaved ice with Matcha flavor on it. Ash asks, "I know that having Ice can help, but why to choose Matcha?"
Alice says, "Because it looks like an Abomasnow, and Abomasnow is my favorite Pokemon."
"I see..." Ash says with a smile. "Maybe I can eat this with you." As they are eating, they see some Eldegoss floating past them, and with the sun shining, the Cherrim start changing into Sunshine forms.
"Eating Shaved Ice and also watching the scene...it sure is beautiful." Alice says.
"I agree, nothing makes it better with you by my side as well." Ash says, causing the two of them to blush madly again. "Did I just say that?"
"Well..." Alice says, "Let's change the topic for now."
"Sure." Ash says. As they continue to talk, Ash then tells her the stories of the Grass Type Gym Leaders he had encountered.
"So you mean that Team Rocket left a Cacnea to Gardenia? The Eterna Gym Leader?"
"Yeah." Ash says, "Since James really wanted Cacnea to learn Drain Punch. But I remembered how Grass-types like Cacnea, Victreebel, and Carnivine liked to hug James to show their affection."
"Sounds like he is kind of Grass Type Magnet." Alice giggles. "But I wonder what would it happen if he got a Ferroseed?"
"Then he may be in pain every day." Ash sighs. "Though he got an Amoonguss in the end, and it is very natural."
"I see." Alice sighs.
Then they walk around the park as they see a Leafeon passing by, the smell of the Pokemon made the walk much more interesting.
"You know, I am kinda hungry after that walk." Alice sighs, Ash says, "Me too, even though we ate that Shaved Ice, I think it is still not enough."
Then they see a restaurant selling an Apple Pie that looked like an Appletun, he says, "How about we try out the Appletun Apple Pie? I heard from my Mother that it is famous around here.
"Sure." Alice says as they buy one to eat, as Alice eats the pie, she says, "Wow, this pie is so sweet."
Ash takes one bite and says, "You're right, it is full of nectar and honey, the taste sure is special."
"So you haven't tried one before?" Alice asks Ash.
"No, I just heard it from my Mother and never tried one myself." Ash sighs. Then he notices the Shiinotic and says, "By the way, do you want to hear a story about Shiinotic?"
"Sure." Since they are going to sit at the place longer, so they decide to order some more food to eat. As they are eating, Ash tells her the story of how he was in Alola and the Morelull trying to absorb their energy. Alice finds it amusing to hear Ash eating curry while feeding the Morelull with his energy.
As they are eating, Ash says, "Speaking of the journey, Mallow sure has the best cooking, though Cilan's is also good..."
Alice is now curious and she asks, "How about you tell me about this Mallow person."
Ash says, "Oh, she is just a good friend, we have nothing happening between us." Then they continue to chat and then they start to talk about how to battle Milo tomorrow.
Ash says, "You know, I remembered how the Coumarine Gym Leader Ramos told me if a person only looks at what is in front of them, then they will lose sight of what is important. Maybe it would be useful in the upcoming Gym."
"I agree." Alice says. "Anything is useful in our upcoming Gym Battle."
"There you are." The two of them are surprised to see Mark, Trenor, Dawn, Gloria, Serena, Lillie, Pikachu, Meowth, and Rotom walking towards them. "Eating Apple Pies without inviting us? That is no fair." Gloria says.
"Sorry, so you guys are finished what you were doing?" Ash asks.
"Of course." Serena says. "How about you two?"
Alice says, "It is great." Then she mutters under her breath, "until you came..."
Pikachu then sits on Ash's lap and Ash starts to feed him with the apple pie. Pikachu likes the taste and then Ash says, "Looks like I am going to buy another pie for my buddy." The others laugh as they sit down and talk about tomorrow's battle.
I am going to add dating chapters for each city that has a gym, and here is the Grass Type one. The next chapter will be the gym battle and if you like this chapter, I hope you will be more excited for the upcoming Water Type one.
Ash's New Pokemon: Thwackey, Skwovet, Rookidee, Dottler, Nickit, Gossifleur, Wooloo, Chewtle, Yamper, Carkol, Arrokuda, Zigzagoon (G), Meowth (G), Milcery x63
Mark's Pokemon: Blaziken, Magikarp, Arrokuda, Milcery
Trenor's Pokemon: Skwovet, Oddish, Swampert, Pumpkaboo, Onix, Basculin, Noibat
Alice's Pokemon: Wooloo x30, Butterfree (Pink), Sizzlipede, Drizzile, Gossifleur, Pikachu, Eevee
Gloria's Pokemon: Minccino, Pidove, Purrloin, Raboot, Chewtle, Ferroseed, Eevee, Woobat
Dawn's Pokemon: Buneary, Hoothoot, Mudbray, Duskull, Piplup, Quilava, Wingull, Oddish, Pachirisu, Mamoswine, Togekiss
Serena's Pokemon: Bunnelby, Pancham, Drifloon, Budew, Combee, Drilbur, Braixen, Bounsweet, Nuzleaf, Sylveon
Lillie's Pokemon: Eevee, Tyrogue, Magearna, Shellder, Yamper, Cherubi, Vulpix (A)