Ash, Dawn, Barry and the former champion Cynthia were flying in an airplane over to the Battle Zone section of Sinnoh; an island in the North East where either the most elite of trainers or wealthiest of the rich went. Which Cynthia definitely qualified for both.
"Ah, this is the life." Barry sighed. "First class air plane to the most high class island in Sinnoh. What do you guys think we'll see there?"
"I bet it's going to be Cynthia's home. No other reason why we'd be going to the battle zone." Ash shrugged, petting the sleeping Zappy in his lap.
"I bet it'll be a preservative habitat of rare Pokémon that need to be saved from endangerment." Dawn guessed. "That would be so exciting."
"I want to battle everyone there! I may not be able to become champion but maybe I can become the head of the Battle Frontier! Hopefully they'll accept a semi-finalist."
"I'm sure they would Barry." Cynthia replied while reading a magazine. "They normally don't accept applicants that aren't at least conference winners, but given your case, I believe they would make an exception for a hero of Sinnoh."
"Oh right! I'm just too good no matter how you cut it." The blonde gloated. Ash rolled his eyes with an amused grin. Dawn giggled at his enthusiasm as well. When they eventually reached the Battle Zone, touched down, and drove the rest of the way. By the time they reached their destination, it was an incredible view. It looked like a small yet very furnished town where the buildings were constructed in a very fashionable manner down to the stone carving similar to Greek artwork, the vegetation was truly exotic and well kept, bringing out the color of the place. Going past a bride over a small calm stream, and there it was: a stone gray mansion that looks like it was modeled after something that came from Pokéwood. And to the right was a pool big enough for six people to comfortably swim laps in and half of it was shaded by a huge dark brown umbrella.
"Welcome to my home here. Or rather, what once was my home here." Cynthia told the teenagers.
"Pika." Zappy marveled the building in all its glory.
"You sold it?" Dawn asked the former champion.
"Not quite. I'm passing it off to you."
"What?!" They questioned, flabbergasted by this out of nowhere gift.
"Yes. This now belongs to you. You will need to learn the skills needed to pay the bills but until then, my accountant will handle them for you. Well, have a look inside." The woman gestured. Barry didn't wait for his friends and barged into the room, and it looked like a paradise inside just as much outside. The living room had a glass table with two brown and cream colored sofas that were right in front of an expensive tv and audio system to jam out to, along with a couple of book shelves. Some of the more fancier objects involved a work desk and a green piano, which had a glameow bust on it. Finally, above it all was a really fancy chandelier. Going into the kitchen, there was a dining table for four people, a large refrigerator with two doors, a dishwasher, a coffee machine and a tea set, and finally a bowl of fruits. The area was nearly entirely surrounded by cabinets. As the blonde went to explore the bedrooms, the other three entered and Dawn gasped from what was contained inside.
"This is all for us?! This is just overwhelming!" She stated incredulously. Zappy
"I had moving people empty the place of all my belongings here and filled it with whatever you three found fancy. A home away from home, if you will."
"Wait... you planned this from the start if I or Barry won, haven't you?" Ash asked skeptically, though he couldn't help but have an excited face. Cynthia giggled.
"Guilty as charged, though only after you have won. Consider this one of two gifts I'll be giving you for a while now."
"Two? But you've already given us so much! How could you possibly give us even more?!" Dawn cried out, unable to believe all of this at once.
"Well, it wouldn't certainly be enough to just hand the newest champion a small statue and picture of their achievement, would it?"
"No." Ash replied, knowing what she was going to say. "The Pokémon champion get's a paycheck of $10 million dollars."
"Are you serious?!" Dawn stepped back, not sure she could take much more of this. "That's a ridiculous amount of money!"
"How else do you think I can afford being champion and all of the benefits that comes with it?" The woman laughed at the girl's astonishment. "You could spend 25 grand everyday and only run out a little over a year. Within the hour Ash, you'll experience even more of what life has to offer with no issue of money."
"Th-thank you Cynthia, but I'd like to make a request. I don't have need for that much money, so I'm perfectly fine with sharing my new wealth between Dawn and Barry. That way each of us get over $3.3 million."
"Oh Ash, thank you so much!" Dawn cheered as she hugged her boyfriend tightly, kissing him passionately. Cynthia giggled from the display. Feeling a silent alarm go off in her pocket, she knew it was time. "Barry, come back here please! How about we step outside? There's one more surprise."
"You've got to be kidding me. A mansion and $10 million dollars? What else is there." The female researcher inquired, getting used to this by now.
"Did someone say $10 million dollars?!" Barry shouted as he came back with Zappy on his shoulders.
"Yes, but shush." Ash told him. Cynthia opened the door they came through and when they exited their new home, they were surprised to see all of the gym leaders, Prof. Rowan, and all of their family members were there all at the same time, two of which held up a banner that said congratulations in rainbow letters.
"Surprise!" They all said in unison.
"Guys, you're here!" Dawn gasped as she ran to hug her family.
"Hey mom! Guess what! We just an additional-augh!" Ash pulled him by the ear and whispered into it. "Oh, ok. We just got an additional $3.3 million dollars! Oh, hey Master Wake!" As his friends went to their respective families, and Barry to his unofficial master, Ash's mother walked up to him, tears in her eyes.
"I'm so... proud of you Ash. I didn't know what to expect when a person working with Cynthia came to me with a helicopter, but seeing this... I can't even describe my emotions. I love you Ash." She said as she hugged him.
"I love you too Mom." The trainer replied back contently as mother and son embraced.
"Pika pi." Zappy cooed as he climbed up Ash and hugged along with them. Once the hug was over, some of the gym leaders approached him.
"So, mind if we go inside?" Maylene asked giddily.
"Yeah, sure! It's my place now, so do whatever you want! Let's have a party!" Ash yelled out to everyone.
"Thanks Ash!" Roark said.
"There's no time to waste then!" Gardenia agreed.
"Let's have a look then!" Byron bellowed out. For the rest of the day, it was all one big celebration party as they ate the best food, watched a movie with the glass table out of the way, the younger guys and gals playing in the pool like volleyball, and just about everything else. At the end of the day, when the party was almost over and everyone was going to go to hotels for the night, everyone sat right in front of the villa in two rows. Left to right standing in the back row was Dawn's family older family, Barry's mom Fiona, Prof. Rowan, Byron, Volkner, Fantina, Crasher Wake and Cynthia. In the front row sitting down was Roark, Gardenia, Barry, Ash, Dawn with Lucy in between her legs and finally Maylene & Candice. Delia was holding the camera.
"Alright, on the count of three, everyone say victory. One... two... three!"
"Victory!" They all cried out, before a photo was taken. With a flash of that photo, this was officially the start of a brand new adventure.
A/N: Well, that's the end of this main story. Now, if you've missed or don't remember what I said earlier, I'm going to make a new story that covers the post game. It will be called "Dawn Berlitz: the Mythical Legend". She's for most of the chapters the protagonists. There might be a forth position taken but I'm not sure as of yet. I'll still need two request before I do my chosen five.