What is going on folks? Here it is, we are finally going to break the cliffhanger that you have been waiting on for the last week or so. So as I alluded before, this will essentially be the beginning of another arc in this story as Ash is initiated into the Dragon Clan over a period of time and hopefully a decent amount of character development for everybody. I know you're anxious to see this be resolved already, so here's to getting started at last.

Chapter 20: Under Pressure

As soon as Clair offered her confession to everyone inside the Dragon Temple, the room was filled with dead silence as Ash and his friends processed the information with their jaws hanging open in surprise. Mew in the meantime was different as she floated by their view while happily waiting for her human companions to take in the reveal. Most of all, Ash felt an internal battle in himself as he realized just what sort of situation he had just got himself into. It was such a great fear that he was too afraid to look to his left and see how Sabrina was handling the reveal.

The silence was finally broken by none of them, but by the Master Elder who burst out laughing at the revelation of Clair's apparent intentions. It took a few seconds for him to sober before he told everyone, "Well now this is certainly something that gives context to everything. I never imagined that you would be prepared to offer yourself in such a way girl, but I suppose that if you were going to then offering yourself to a young and upcoming trainer who has the intentions of becoming a Pokémon Master, this boy is one of the best choices you could make."

Clair nodded as she answered through her shame, "Yes Master Elder. In my intention to offer myself, I wanted to ensure that I was given to the strongest trainer who could be worthy of me." As Clair offered this answer, Ash was able to recognize just how tense Clair was as she attempted to remedy her situation.

The Master Elder observed, "That would seem to be the case. If this was your intention all along you could have offered yourself to Lance, but I suppose it would have depended on him agreeing to the union. You certainly are fortunate that you found a young man who would agree to such a privilege, but I suppose there are few outsiders who would turn down the opportunity to become a member of the Clan."

Ash didn't even need to read Sabrina's mind when he knew she was about to tell him that he would need to speak out. He took the chance to speak up when he told the Master Elder, "I didn't agree to any of this. Seriously I'm not trying to join anything, I didn't even know about this... thing that you keep talking about that I went through."

The Master Elder was curious at the reveal when he told Clair, "Well this certainly raises a problem. I would have imagined that you knew how this process was supposed to go girl. Those who defeat us are supposed to be offered the opportunity, not forced into it. But this is ultimately a decision that must be made by you Ash Ketchum." He turned his attention to Ash when he told him, "Since you are here and you have passed through the trials, it would seem that Clair's future with the Clan lies upon your answer. Do you accept becoming a member of the Clan?"

Before Ash was able to answer, Clair turned around as she remained on her knees and undid the clasps of her cape before revealing her shoulder sand a clear view of her tightly held cleavage as she told him, "Ash... I promise you... If you accept my offer and undergo the process to become part of the Clan... my body will be yours... to do with as you wish..."

The display was one that left Ash feeling both uneasy and unsure about the practices of the Dragon Clan. Even worse, Clair was now on her knees offering herself as a prize for defeating her intention to remain as part of the clan. Ash wasn't capable of accepting the idea when he considered everything that he had just gone through. Upon their first meeting, Clair had every intention to dominate him and his ambition of becoming a Pokémon Master and was willing to let him fall victim to a Seviper's hunger if it meant she would be able to keep her status as an undefeated Gym Leader.

As he considered his options, he was able to hear something that rang through his thought process. He was able to hear the inner thoughts of Clair as she remained knelt down on the floor and offering herself to him. Her inner thoughts only telling herself, "Please accept me... Please accept me... Please accept me..."

Ash was able to hear the overall intention of the plea as not one that she was earnestly hoping to see happen. it was one that she was hoping to see occur because of the amount of fear that was permeating through her being. She did not want to be cast out of the Dragon Clan. And if sacrificing her independence as a person meant she could have it, she was prepared to accept what she had wrought.

Ash gave a brief glance over to Sabrina to see she was now being as conflicted as Ash was in regards to what Clair had now offered him. She tried to maintain a neutral expression to the idea but simply nodded as she gave Ash an indication of what he would be allowed to do. Ash took a deep breath before answering, "Clair... I accept your offer to join the Clan."

Clair felt a weight lift off her shoulders at the answer while the Dragon Elder congratulated, "Excellent to see that we have another man of such promise under our name. You have made a worthy choice Ash Ketchum. Few are ever given the opportunity to become a member of our Clan. Of all 387 times that this has happened, you are certainly among the most welcome we have come to take into our family."

Ash was not surprised to recognize that he was not the first to be welcomed into the Clan but was curious enough to ask, "How do you keep track of everyone who made their way in here?"

The Elder answered, "It is something that I have been tasked with remembering is all. It is an easy one for my position anyway. The Clan's nearly 3900 year history has to be kept somewhere. But that's enough talk about that. Ash Ketchum. If you are intent on becoming a part of the Clan, it is now imperative that you go through the customs of being accepted into our fold. I will not lie. Out of the times we have accepted new initiates into our Clan, only 279 of them were able to prove themselves worthy of joining us."

Ash was confused when he asked, "But I thought I went through the trials already. What am I supposed to do next?"

The Elder chuckled when he told him, "Oh you went through the easy part. Now you must prepare to demonstrate that you are a true trainer worthy of the dragons. That will all be accomplished when you have prepared to begin your life with my great granddaughter here. And I promise you this will not be an easy practice. There is a reason we had over a hundred failures in our time to enter, not all are capable of mastering the dragon."

Ash found himself panicking at the answer when he told him, "But I have to be ready for the Pokémon League when it begins."

Will entered the conversation when he told him, "That is something you might have needed a reminder of Ash. It is something we meant to tell you a few times before but has unfortunately been interrupted a few times since our journey. You do know that the League is one that takes place every year right?"

Ash was stumped when he recognized the situation he was in. In his journey across Kanto, it had taken him nearly a year to gain all of the badges he needed to become a trainer worthy of entering the League. Finally he was about to enter Johto's ranks and he realized that he had only been traveling over the course of a month.

Ash scratched his head at the reveal when he asked, "Is this process going to take a long time?"

The Dragon Elder answered, "It will take less than a year if that is what you are worried about. Provided you don't fall victim to fear and decide the challenge is too great for you. But now that you are prepared to begin, this will be your new beginning as a trainer. It has been a long day, I suggest you take a nice rest tonight and be ready for Clair here to begin your taming as a part of our Clan."

Ash nodded when he accepted, "I'll do that. This is still a lot for me to take in I have to admit."

Clair stood up as she picked up her cape and told them, "Ash will take up residence with me tonight. I will begin his taming the first thing in the morning."

The Dragon Elder nodded, "Good girl. The rest of you are welcome to stay as well. At least unless you plan on going your own path now that Ash has completed his journey across Johto."

Sabrina took hold of Ash's arm when she told him, "I think it is best that we leave now. I'm starting to get tired of being stuck down here in a place this foreboding."

Ash accepted his girlfriend's decision when he added, "First I would just like to get my badge if that's not too much trouble."

Clair took a badge from her belt and offered it to Ash when she told him, "You have done everything and more than what I anticipated Ash. With that you are worthy of the Rising Badge."

Ash took the badge and added it to his undershirt where he was now able to say he had accomplished gaining a full eight badges from the Johto region. Happy with what he had achieved, he turned back to the entry door and everyone was ready to leave. Karen admitted, "This sure has been interesting. Can't wait to see how you handle this Ash."

Sabrina added, "And I know that you haven't been hoping to take this opportunity for your personal gain."

The Dragon Elder told her, "Girl, there is no reason that you should feel defensive. If anything that boy should be putting you in your place right now for even thinking about threatening his ambition. Us men of the Clan are more than prepared to remind women that they are to be put in their place if they are not willing to accept their place in a man's harem."

Ash gulped at that statement when he asked, "H-Harem?"

The Dragon Elder nodded, "Of course. It is one of the reasons that many of many of the men chose to become part of our family. At least it was so for the last 195 men who joined us."

Both Sabrina and Ash were left in a state of shock at the addition that had made itself apparent. Karen tugged the both along when she reminded, "Remember we're not looking to spend the night down here you two."

They both followed Karen as she took them out of the temple while Will told Clair, "This is the first non-Pokémon problem that they have had to endure for a while. Things will probably be different when things progress tomorrow."

Clair accepted, "I would think so. I will make sure that Ash is not a mistake that I made."

The Dragon Elder agreed, "You don't want him to be one of the 24 who attempted to be initiated only to be reminded of their incapabilities, that is for certain girl. You do have until the League begins before you are able to prove that he is worthy of being an addition to the clan however. So I recommend that you don't take your time."

Clair promised her great grandfather, "I had no intentions of doing so Master Elder."

Inside Clair's gym was a surprising number of guest bedrooms that Ash and his friends were allowed to take residence in for the night. Ash was not given a chance to feel any better about his situation though. He was once again triumphant in beating two Gym Leaders in the same day and yet he now had to be obligated to join a Clan he had never learned much of.

He was about to be bound to her for life and even Sabrina still had trouble processing it as she chose to sleep in another bedroom entirely that night while leaving him alone with Pikachu and mew as his only companions inside. Eventually however he was able to find a deep space of sleep as he tried to forget about everything he had just endured that day. He wasn't sure if Sabrina would want to be around him anymore and he had a hardened and less than perfect start to another relationship to look forward to.

He thought he would have the chance to have a decent night's sleep to consider everything that had happened, but even that was denied from him. Just as he was sleeping, he felt his covers swung over and heard the sound a whip cracking right above his head. He snapped to attention as he tried to find out what had happened before turning to see Clair fully dressed and standing at attention as though she had more than enough energy for the day.

Ash asked, "W-what's going on?"

Clair answered, "It is morning now. It is time to begin our lessons for the day."

Ash lifted himself up as he looked outside to see that the moon was still out and the sun was nowhere to be seen. He pointed out, "It's not morning."

Clair turned to sternly tell him, "It is 1:00 A.M. We will have no further argument."

Ash realized there was no arguing with the Gym Leader before he got himself out of bed and changed his shirt from his backpack and told her, "Okay. So it shouldn't be anything that hard right?"

Clair led him out of the bedroom when she told him, "If you are strong enough, it should be no problem for you. But it will be up to you to face the challenges. You were strong enough to defeat me in battle, you will now demonstrate that you are worthy of embracing our way of life."

Ash accepted the command when he told her, "Okay, I'm going, I'm going."

It was only a short while as Ash left his companions in the gym and saw Clair leaping onto the slope of the mountain that she was about to ascend. She turned to face him and tightened her whip in her hands when she looked down on Ash and told him, "There will be no use of your powers here Ash. You will climb up here with me using only your strength."

Ash was not enthusiastic about the command but realized that it was either face that challenge or face the crack of his fiancé's whip. He made his first few steps up the mountain as he accepted, "Okay. This shouldn't be so bad. Is this all we got to do?"

Clair shook her head when she told him, "This is the first morning exercise. Conserve as much energy as we make our way up." She turned around and made another sizable leap up the mountain as she watched Ash from below make further steps upwards. The challenge was not so great for Ash as he felt the surface beneath him to be rocky but enough to support his footing.

A very long and grueling period had come afterwards as Ash continued his way up. His brow was sweating profusely, his feet were sore, and his clothes were becoming dirty as he tried to climb his way up a nearby cliff that impeded on his progress. He found himself asking, "Why? Why did I agree to this?" He didn't receive an answer as he continued to make his way up and searched for the way up that Clair had been alluding to when their climb began.

He lifted himself up the cliff he was climbing before turning around to see the height he had just climbed up after such a long time. Even worse, the sun was nowhere to be seen as he was forced to continue climbing through the night air. He forced himself up as he made another few climbs before he was thankful to see Clair standing and waiting for him at the entrance of a cave with a stream coming out of it.

Ash lifted himself up as he panted from the amount of effort it took for him to raise himself to the peak of the mountain when he asked, "Is this... really... something... you consider... light?" He snapped at attention when Clair snapped her whip right next to his face.

Clair told him, "Such a pathetic display. I had no conception that you would be so weak after making your way up here."

Ash continued to breath when he told her, "Sorry! I was just worried is all!"

Clair lowered her whip as she told him, "We shall begin now. Come to my side and prepare for the first steps." Ash made his way to her side when she told him, "Now we begin. The motions of dornálaíocht uachtaracha deiridh."

Ash looked at her as he stood with his feet parallel and split beyond the span of his hips. He then saw her rotate her body right and left while her arms flapped against her body with each rotation. He repeated the same process as he saw her do it with her neck, shoulders, and spine.

It was only the beginning of the exercise as Ash prepared to mimic every motion Clair offered and went through every step that he needed to fulfill. The process was exhausting for him as he continued his motions but not another word was spoken between the two as Ash allowed himself to sloppily follow every motion Clair made.

Before long, Ash fell on the ground as he panted and tried to catch his breath. The chance wasn't long enough however as Clair told him, "Continue. We are not done yet."

Ash tried to avoid being displeased by the answer as he asked, "Just curious, how long will this take anyway?"

Clair answered, "Until the sun is balanced on the second peak."

Ash picked himself up as he recognized the sun had only begun to rise over the mountain range surrounding Blackthorn City but was nowhere near the tallest point, which Ash was able to deduce was the second peak that Clair was referring to. "Help me..." Ash said under his breath as he continued to force himself through the motions Clair was effortlessly following.

Another long and unaccounted period of time had passed before Ash was able to smile with the biggest grin on his face he had in a while. The sun was over the second peak of the mountain range as he relaxed his body and offered, "I have to admit. This is a pretty tough regiment to follow."

Clair told him, "For someone who has traveled the world for over a year, you sure don't show that you have gone through many demanding travels."

Ash corrected, "Yeah I did. I almost died trying to catch my Aerodactyl. I don't know if you heard about the Unown breakout in Greenfield, but it was up to me and my friends to fix that. I've also been through some tough terrain and such just to capture some of my other Pokémon."

Clair crossed her arms when she told him, "All of it was made possible in part because of your Pokémon assisting you in those situations. It would almost seem that your psychic abilities have kept you from bringing your body to its greatest strength."

Ash felt a little disappointment in the reasoning but accepted, "Yeah. I didn't think I was out of shape or anything but I guess I could try better."

Clair promised, "The ones who were successfully admitted into our clan have always been accepted by the time they have undergone this process 300 times. We can consider this as the first attempt and you will be able to build yourself from there."

Ash felt the weight of the mountain fall on his shoulders when he said, "That means I would have to do this every day!"

Clair nodded when she told him, "The first thing you can do is learn to control your breathing. It is very key in having energy to push through the morning. The next is to prepare yourself for working with dragon Pokémon. The clan will need to notice that you are worthy of such a feat before you are even considered. We cannot do all of it up here however. Once we are back at the gym, you can work on that."

Ash asked, "Back at the gym? Is there at least an easy way down?"

Clair answered, "You can follow the stream but it does take you to a waterfall. And before you ask, no powers or Pokémon. This mountain is here to forge you into a real man."

She made a series of leaps downwards to the same slope Ash had just scaled as he cursed, "This is not what I had in mind..."

Another hour had passed before Ash finally made his way down the mountain and limped his way to the gym door where he saw his friends eating breakfast. Karen waved, "Good morning handsome. You sure look like you had a rough time with your dragon bride to be and not the kind you might have had in mind."

Ash made his way over to the table when he answered, "You have no idea..." He sat himself down when he saw a slab of peameal bacon along with a few boiled eggs and slices of toast before he asked, "Did everybody here already eat?"

Will answered, "We did."

Ash took the opportunity as he slid the slab towards him and began to eat away at the food like a Snorlax denied food for a year. The Dragon Elder entered to see the display of Ash desperate for sustenance when he observed, "Well it is certainly nice to see that someone has a very fond appreciation for my cooking."

Sabrina waited for Ash to finish chewing his eggs as he brought them into his mouth before asking, "What happened up there on the mountain Ash?"

Ash swallowed his food before answering, "I had to climb all the way up to this really high mountain, do a lot of dorn... something and then climb all the way back down and had to start at one in the morning."

Pikachu was surprised at the explanation when he told him, "You managed to get that much energy for doing all of that for this whole morning? If I did all of that I'd rather be going back to bed even considering how early it is."

Ash asked, "How early is it?" He checked one of the clocks nearby to see that he was still early in the day at 8:06 A.M. Ash sighed when he agreed, "Yeah. And considering how I have until the end of the year, I have a long way to go to getting used to this."

Clair entered the room to see Ash had recently finished his breakfast when she handed a book in front of him as she told him, "Your tréimhse fás has only begun. If you are going to prove yourself worthy of dragon Pokémon you will need to have the basics of taming at your disposal."

Ash told her, I have a Dragonite, doesn't that prove that I have what it takes to use dragon Pokémon?"

Clair told him, "I will have to see you use it in action if what you claim is true. Even so you will not be able to your Dragonite properly if you do not speak to it. For right now, memorize the basics of the language and then you will be prepared for being worthy of the process. Starting right now you will have 49 more days before we are ready to move forward."

Ash accepted, "Okay I'll have to get started it sounds like."

Sabrina agreed, "I do hope you don't have any trouble. But we need to have a long talk very soon Ash."

Ash felt more pressure building on him as he considered everything that was happening in what was not supposed to be a stressful part of the day but kept himself from displaying any signs of it when he accepted, "Okay. It sounds like I do have a big rest of the day ahead of me."

Karen reminded him, "Be glad that you do have a place to stay at least. Right now it seems like this is going to be an entertaining part of the journey."

Will agreed, "And my studies will finally be able to cumulate once I have a daily observation."

The Dragon Elder praised Clair, "Well done indeed. It is certainly going to be the talk of the Clan when they learn of our guests."

Clair accepted, "Perhaps. I hope that this is all worthwhile."

Six hours had passed as Ash was left under the view of Sabrina to ensure that he continued to read the Teanga Dragan book that Clair had given him. Sabrina then asked, "So do you feel like you have a start for right now Ash?"

Ash closed the book when he told his girlfriend, "Yeah. I think so. Six different ways to say hello seems to be a bit of an overkill though. I hope the rest of the language isn't this hard."

Sabrina accepted, "Knowing you, this will probably be just another challenge you have to push through."

Ash told her, "Hey I know I didn't thank you earlier, but I'm glad you were able to understand what I had to do."

Sabrina told him, "You didn't have to Ash. I knew that you wanted to only because you didn't want Clair to suffer even though she tried to hurt you in the worst way possible."

Ash shrugged, "I just seem to have that kind of luck it seems."

Sabrina paused when she recognized what he was referring to when she tried to destroy his life not so long ago. She agreed, "Perhaps you do. Now tell me, do you really want to be with her instead of me?"

Ash stood up when he told her, "Hey! I didn't say I wanted to! Listen I don't even plan on touching her in any way possible, you are the only one for me!"

Sabrina corrected her, "You do know that they want you in this Clan for a reason right? Do you not understand that they want you to do something other than marry her in name only?"

Ash found himself in a situation again where he had to confront the situation in a way that was not going to make everyone happy. He told her, "You have to believe me, I never planned to drag you into a relationship that wasn't going to last. I really want this to work out somehow."

Sabrina sighed when she heard the sincerity in Ash's voice in his desire to keep her by his side. She tried to accept the decision when she told him, "The Dragon Elder said that he wanted you to embrace your right to build a harem. I have to admit I'm really not looking forward to the idea right now."

Ash agreed, "Yeah. I thought I would probably get married one day but having more than one wife was something I never thought was legally accepted anywhere. Except here I guess."

Sabrina told him, "I just want to make sure that you are still here for me and not just to cast me aside. It is important for you to think about Ash. Neither of us have really reached adulthood and here we are making important decisions that we'll have to consider for the rest of our lives."

Ash nodded when he told her, "All of this sure makes me miss the days when all I had to worry about was making sure I had strong enough Pokémon. Even better I have a long way ahead of me before I can call myself ready to take on the rest of the world with ease."

Sabrina told him, "Just look at it that way. You have a long way ahead of you, but you will do everything you can to make this work."

Ash was thankful he didn't lose Sabrina that day but he still felt a heavy weight on his shoulders as he was forced to consider just how much of a problem he was in. Sabrina knew that there was going to be sharing involved and he would have to find a way to make her accept the idea while Clair would just be happy that she wouldn't be banished from her family. Sadly it was not a problem that he was going to be able to solve with Pokémon or his psychic powers any time soon.

After another hour, Ash was able to spend some time discussing matters with Will and Karen to tell them about everything that had just been going through the day. He decided if he was going to wake up at one in the morning again, he would have to get some sleep soon, but he wasn't done discussing matters much to his regret. The Dragon Elder invited Ash into his room for some tea when he revealed that he wanted to learn about his first day.

Ash began, "So it's been a pretty hectic day. I have to go through that mountain training every day now and I have to work with getting Sabrina used to the idea of me being with Clair."

The Dragon Elder laughed lightly before sipping his tea and told him, "Well you certainly have a good number of stress upon you young man. Unfortunately it seems to be something that you need to learn to embrace on a far more base level than you are making it out to be. The male and female genders exist to ensure companionship and offer a way for their bonds to take form in that of their children. Some men just happen to be capable of the idea and others aren't able to even process the idea."

Ash asked, "I don't know about that. Am I really able to make this whole thing acceptable just with that sort of attitude?"

The Dragon Elder answered, "Of course you can. It is a duty for a man to uphold and maintain the many women who come to his side. Most look at it as an opportunity but afterwards are unable to keep the bond of even one girl when they bring about the idea. That however is the norm of those who are first introduced to our customs."

"How do you know this for sure?"

"I've seen this situation play out 171 times you have to understand. It's not like it's anything new here."

"Okay this is kind of weird. Whenever you say you've seen something happen some number of times, you're talking about something that most people probably only see once unless they're a psychologist. Are you really that old to have seen all of this?"

The Dragon Elder laughed when he answered, "That is the question that has been asked of me every time a new initiate of our Clan arrives. You see boy, this body is only 91 years old. But as Master Elder, I have trained myself to read the memory of my ancestors that are written deep within me. So when you speak to me, you speak to every Master Elder who has come before me. It will be the job of my son and then his to take up this position when their time comes and if you are fortunate, you might be able to see your own one day."

Ash was slightly weirded out by the answer but accepted it when he told him, "I guess if you really did manage to see this situation play out before, maybe you could help me understand how I can handle a situation like this?"

The Dragon Elder nodded, "I could. But much of it is going to play out based on how you intend to act. By the time this is over young man, you will discover that you are not only a worthwhile addition to our clan but a better trainer for having the fortune to "mo iníon a ghlacadh faoi do shciatháin" as they say in our tongue."

Ash scratched his head when he told the Dragon Elder, "I have to say that I'm not that far into learning the Teanga Dragan yet Master Elder."

The Dragon Elder nodded when he told him, "Well you won't have to be once you fully understand what your wings are young man. Today is only the beginning of your new life and you will have the opportunity to prove yourself as a member of the clan."

Ash then asked, "That's one thing I want to know, how do I prove myself worthy of the clan anyway?"

The Dragon Elder answered, "You have gone through the Dragan Tionscnamh and you have shown you are prepared to go through the daily training indeed. The true challenge of it all is that you must be prepared to face our mightiest. And it won't be as a regular Pokémon battle either. You must have at least three powerful dragons at your side and prepare to go through a week of using them to face the five mightiest trainers of our clan."

Ash gulped down his tea at the news wondering if the conditions were going to be that much worse considering how much of a challenge his battle with Clair was already. The Dragon Elder added, "It won't be an impossible battle of course. Most initiates do end up passing in the end after all and you'll have plenty of dragons to chose from in the Dragon's Den as you might have noticed. The challenge can only begin however once you are confident to have three dragons you believe to be powerful enough at your side. Be victorious and your night consecrating the pósadh dragáin will be one worth remembering. Fail and both you and Clair will have to endure the reputation of being caitheadh amach's for the rest of your lives among us."

Ash nodded when he considered how much pressure he was under. He kept his mental checklist in order as he recognized the goals he would have to check through for the rest of the year. He would have to go through the mountain training every day, he would have to learn the Teange Dragan very soon, find a way to win back Sabrina's full confidence, build a team of powerful dragon types, and then undergo a series of battles that had more pressure under him than the Kanto League ever had on him. "Yeah. No pressure at all." Ash said in a drained voice.

And there we go folks, with this chapter this story has now officially made its way into the 100K+ club!

This chapter was intended to be a bit more like "Complicated" in order to introduce the reader to the current status of the relationships while also portraying what the customs of the Dragon Clan will be like.

As you might have noticed, Ash is not immediately jumping on the idea of being a harem guy just yet, primarily because he's unsure of how he'll have to keep Sabrina under his "wings" and have to be introduced to the idea being a norm for his new life. My goal was to make the idea of a harem somewhat realistic and the fact is that women just in general (in my experience) do not like sharing. So introducing this element is going to be a bit of a series of trials that Ash will have to overcome the fact that it will be difficult to accomplish.

I can guarantee this means the next few chapters will not be a slogfest of info dumps where Ash has to learn the Teange Dragan and manage his relationships. This is Pokémon after all and there will be plenty of it coming when it needs to. I plan on adapting Movie 5 at some point and I plan on having a few adventures in the Dragon's Den as well.

Speaking of which, after some browsing the web I decided that there are some Fakémon out there that I would like to introduce because I thought there were some cool dragon types I would like to introduce. If there is any protest to this, I will rescind the idea.

Either way, this will be a different way for the fic to go instead of focusing on Gym battles and should at least even out the variety a little. I hope you all look forward to what comes next and what exciting adventures await our budding champion when we revisit the spanning saga next time.

Until then, I look forward to seeing you all next chapter.